Dorothy M» Bellt5ditor
PALLOR, ALASKA
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NATIONAL EMPLOY
THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED-WEEK - - 19 4 7
P7PEHEAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved Augist 11, 1945 has designated
the first reek in October of each year as National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Tcek, and pursuant to that resolution President Truman has issued a proclamation in
the following terms:
"HKEHEAS this Nation has an unused reservoir of skills and strength in those of our
fellow citizens rho by reason of physical handicaps are denied opportunities for
employment, and
PEEHEAS the people of this Nation are profoundly .conscious of the limitless debt
they ore to their fellow citizens rho count the costs of rars in terms of physical
handicaps; and
PHEHEAS thousands of handicapped workers have demonstrated that physical handicaps
are no insurmountable bar to efficient and productive labor, and
UHEHEAS this Hat ion needs the full measure of faith and participation in our demo
cratic life which can only come in full Aeasure to the handicapped Then they becomo
self-supporting and independent citizens, and
7.7-3SHEAS the employers of this Nation have a unique opportunity to assist in this
national effort to rehabilitate otherwise qualified 'tart physically handicapped
vorkers by employing their services; and
EHEHEAS the Congress, by a-joint resolution approved August 11, 1945 has designated
the'first week in October of each year as National 8z?loy ‘Eke Physically Handicap
ped Ueek, during which appropriate ceremonies a!ro to be hold throughout the Nation,
and has requested that the President issue each year a suitable proclamation:
NOP, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do
hereby coll upon the people of the'United States to observe the v.'eek of October
5-11, 1947, as National'Bnploy the Physically Handicapped 7,’eok. I also call upon
tjie governors of states, mayors'of cities, and heads of other a£encies'of govern
ment and other public officials, as well as leaders of industry, labor, and civic
groups to make every effort to enlist public support for a sustained program aimed
at the employment, and full use of the capacities of physically handicapped workers."
N077, THEREFORE, I, UflKEST GHUEN3NG-, Governor of Alaska, call the attention of the
people of Alaska to this proclamation of our..President and urge compliance with tho
rcruest made therein, and I request all newspapers to give publicity to this pro
clamation, and all radio StationS'to broadcast it so that it may come to tho
attention of all Ala deans.
By the Governor:
f
/s/ Lor M. iVilliams
Secretary' of Alaska
UT wITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto^sub
scribed my hand and caused the Seal of
the Territory 6f Alaska to he affixed.
Done at Juneau, the Capital, this 25th
day of Sept ember in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
/s/ Ernest Crueninr;
Governor of /laska
Keep watch on your words,.my darlings,
For :.-ords are wonderful things;
They are sweet like bees* fresh honey—•
__ Like bees, they have terrible stings;
They can bless like the warm,'glad sunshine
And brighten a lonely life; - ’
i They can cut in'the bitter contest,
Like an open, two-edged knife.