Show proclamation WHEREAS the president of the united states has warned that more people face starvation and even actual de death ath from want of food today than in any war year and perhaps more than in all the war years combined and WHEREAS president truman has also warned that only through superhuman efforts I 1 can mass starvation be prevented in many areas of the world which experienced the shortest crops in fifty years because of extreme droughts in in 1945 and the disruption of war and WHEREAS the president has expressed his faith that the conscience of the american people will not permit them to withhold or stint their cooperation while their fellow men in other lands suffer and die and WHEREAS the american people have food to share because this country enjoyed a near record production of food in 1945 and a record crop of wheat and WHEREAS more than men women and children in europe and asia are now in dire need of food and WHEREAS disease and unrest caused by food shortages threaten the health and peace of the entire world and WHEREAS the EMERGENCY FOOD collection gives every american an opportunity to help prevent famine overseas NOW THEREFORE I 1 F L parkinson mayor of morgan can cah upon all citizens of this community and all religious educational patriotic civic fraternal business and labor groups to cooperate in this collection of canned food and cash contributions for the purchase of food to be shipped overseas though for free distribution to starving people IN WITNESS THEREOF I 1 have hereunto set my hand hana and caused the seal of morgan city to be affixed on this day of may alay 1946 SEAL F L PARKINSON n c mayor of morgan cit city utah i i rh f i |