Show arbor day proclamation issued by governor dern the authority conferred by the last legislature tin on the states chief executive of designating tin the date when arbor day shall be observed in utah governor george 11 II dern recently issued the following proclamation trees are friends ot of man they shelter ghelber him bini from sun eun and wind they give him wood to burn and to fashion into houses furniture implements in clements ts and vehicles their fruits and nuts nourish his bis body and their leaves blossoms bran branches chei and shap ly Is forms minister to his love of the beautiful they are the dwelling places of the birds which destroy the crop consuming insect pests they are the measure ot of a comfortable and pleasant life we have a custom sanctioned by law of setting aside one day each year on which we may aid mother nature in her task ot of beautifying our communities and our ru ral landscape now therefore 1 I george H dern governor of utah pursuant to law g wr 7 wig do hereby set aside and proclaim saturday april 11 as arbor day and I 1 urge all citizens and organizations ou on that dale to turn their attention to the planting of 0 trees shrubs vines and flowers to the promotion ot of forest growth groth and to the beautification ot of public and private grounds dead trees and trees that have been mutilated and made unsightly should be taken out and replaced re placed with cari carefully fully selected new specimens which in future years will be things ot of beauty when in full foliage and also when autumn winds have stripped them bare |