PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the year 1963. marks the
centennial of the approval by President
Lincoln of the National Currency Act on
February 259 1863; and
WHEREAS, the National Currency Act
led to the establishment 'of a system of
National banks chartered by and operated
under the supervision of the Federal
Government and charged with the responsi
bility of issuing a new National Curren
cy; and
WHEREAS, this was the beginning of
the dDuel Commercial Banking System"
which for a century has been an important
factor in the economic growth and pro
ductivity of the United States; and
WHEREAS, this dual system of Nation
ally chartered and State chartered com
mercial banks, conceived and functioning
in the spirit of competitive enterprise,
hasprovided the credit necessary to keep
our economy vital, has contributed great
ly to the survival and strengthening of
the Nation in times of crisis, and .stands
today as a symbol of our country’s present
strength and future capabilities; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the
centennial of* the approval of the Nation
al Currency Act bd celebrated to commem
orate the significance of the establish
ment of our Dual Commercial Banking Sy
stem:
NOW,THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM A. EGAN,
Governor of Alaska, do hereby proclaim
the period from February 25, 1963, to
December, 1963 as
CENTENNIAL OF THE DUAL COMMERCIAL BANKING
SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES
AND I urge the people of'Alaska to
join with representatives of our banking
institutions in activities and ceremonies
designed to pay tribute to the contribu—
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tions in activities and ceremonies design
ed to pay tribute to the contribution
which our Dual Commercial Banking System
has made to the economic, social, and cul
tural lives of the people of this state.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I .have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of Alaska
to be affixed, this eighth day of Febru
ary in the year of our Lord nineteen hun
dred and sixty-three.
/s/ William A. Egan
Governor
(SEAL)
ATTEST: /s/ Hugh J. Wade '
Secretary of State
ADVANCED CLASS Ii\l FIRdT-aID
The -date for the Advanced Classes in
First-Aid has tentatively been .set for the
week of March 4, 1963*
Highways employees who have success
fully completed the Standard Course, and
who would like to take this Advanced
Course, should leave their names at the
desk of the Personnel Clerk as soon as
possible. This information is necessary
to determine the number of classes that
will be required, andto set up.a positive
schedule.
COPPER CENTER POSTMASTER EXAM
The U. S. Civil Service Commission will re
ceive applications at Washington, D-.C., un
til March 19 for an unassembled examination
for postmaster at Copper Center. The third
class postmastership there pays a salary
of ^A,965 plus 25 per cent cost-of-living
allowance. -Weekly Newsletter