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Show Proclamation OF NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK 1947 WHEREAS Cedar City has hand icapped persons in need of employment, em-ployment, training or rehabilitation, rehabilita-tion, and WHEREAS, each year many of our fellow citizens become handicapped handi-capped because of disease, injury or other cause, and WHEREAS, most of these people do have, or are capable of developing develop-ing special aptitudes, skills, and abilities which qualify them for efficient, useful employment, and WHEREAS, employers of this communty can be of service in giving giv-ing special consideration to the employment of these persons, and WHEREAS, President Harry S. Truman and Oovernor Herbert B. Maw, have in accordance with Public Pub-lic Law 176, 79th Congress, made similar proclamations, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Of Cedar City do hereby designate October S to 11, 1947, Inclusive, as NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY PHY-SICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, for Cedar City, Iron County, State of Utah. Pursuant to this Proclamation I urge all admlnlstrtors in business, public and private agencies within the Jurisdiction of my office, and the general citizenry thereof, to aid In disseminating information and observing this special program In acquainting all persons with the values, needs, and deslreablllty of employing handicapped individuals, to the end that they may become dependable, self-supporting and useful use-ful citizens. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. M. P. HIOBEE, Mayor. |