PROCLAMATIONS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1956 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the teaching and the practice of fire prevention are of invaluable assistance in saving lives and protecting property throughout the Nation; and WHEREAS enormous losses can be avoided through effective fireprevention measures; and WHEREAS fire-prevention programs meet vital community needs and should be the concern of all our people: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 7, 1956, as Fire Prevention Week. I call upon our people to join in effective programs to promote safety in the control of fire; and I urge State and local governments, the American National Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and business, labor, and farm organizations, as well as schools, civic groups, and public-information agencies, to share actively in observing Fire Prevention Week. I also direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government to assist in this national effort to reduce the loss of life and property resulting from fires. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. By the President: JOHN FOSTER DULLES, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 1956 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, as a people, we are greatly blessed, both materially and spiritually, and it is fitting that we should recognize the hand of God in every matter affecting us individually and as a Nation; and WHEREAS, with this precept in mind, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved April 17, 1952, provided that the President "shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a August 10, 1956 [No. 3149] Fire Prevention Week, 1956. August 29, 1956 [No. 3150] 66 Stat. 64. National Day of Prayer, 1956. August 29, 1956 [No. 3151] 70 Stat. 932. 36 USC 159. Constitution Week, 1956. Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the WHEREAS the appointed day is one on which to give solemn thought to the mercies bestowed upon us, to lift up our voices in unified thanks for the spiritual blessings we enjoy, especially the profound blessing of freedom, and to acknowledge in all things the presence of Almighty God: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, in consonance with the Congressional resolution, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, September 12, 1956, as a National Day of Prayer, on which all of us, in our places of business, in our places of worship, in our homes, and in our hearts, may beseech God to continue to watch over us in our daily lives and in the conduct of our national affairs. Let us also render thanks to Him for the manifold bounties vouchsafed us throughout our history. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. By the President: JOHN FOSTER Dulles, Secretary of State. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CONSTITUTION WEEK, 1956 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS on September 17, 1787, after four months of debate, highlighted by sharp differences of view and by wise compromises, the outstanding leaders of our Republic, who were meeting in convention at Philadelphia, signed the Constitution of the United States of America; and WHEREAS the story of the framing, signing, and adoption of that epochal document constitutes one of the most significant chapters in the history of our country; and WHEREAS it is fitting that every American should reflect upon the vision and fortitude of our forebears in creating a charter designed "to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty" for themselves and for the fortunate millions who were to follow them as citizens of this Nation; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 2, 1956, has requested the President to set aside the week beginning September 17 of each year as Constitution Week, a time for the contemplation and commemoration of the historic acts which resulted in the formation of our Constitution: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23, 1956, as Constitution Week; and I urge the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in their schools and churches, and in other suitable places. I also urge them at that time to give solemn and grateful thought to that eventful week in September 1787 when our Constitution was signed, delivered to the Continental Congress, and made known to the people of the country, thus laying the foundation for the birth of a new Nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. By the President: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER JOHN FOSTER DULLES, Secretory of State. MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 624), I issued Proclamation No. 3019 on June 8, 1953 (67 Stat. c46), limiting to 1,709,000 pounds (aggregate quantity) the imports of peanuts, whether shelled, not shelled, blanched, salted, prepared, or preserved (including roasted peanuts, but not including peanut butter) which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in any 12-month period beginning July 1 in any year, which proclamation was amended by Proclamation No. 3025 of June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. c54) and by Proclamation No. 3095 of May 16, 1955 (69 Stat. c32); WHEREAS the said Proclamation No. 3095 amended the said Proclamation No. 3019 so as to establish thereafter as the quota year for peanuts the 12-month period beginning August 1 in any year; WHEREAS the total quantity of such peanuts which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption under the said Proclamation No. 3019, as amended, during the 12-month period beginning August 1, 1956 has already been entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption; WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 (d) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, the United States Tariff Commission has made a supplemental investigation to determine whether there is a deficit in the domestic supply of Virginia-type peanuts, shelled (not including peanuts blanched, salted, prepared, or preserved), of sizes averaging in representative samples not more than 40 kernels per ounce, such as to require an increase in the quantity of such peanuts which may be permitted to be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the early part of the quota year beginning August 1, 1956, to meet essential requirements of domestic users of such peanuts, and, if so, what additional quantity or quantities of such peanuts may be permitted to be so entered or withdrawn without materially interfering with or rendering ineffective the program of the Department of Agriculture with respect to peanuts; WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report of its findings and recommendation in connection with the said supplemental investigation; and WHEREAS, on the basis of said supplemental investigation and report of the Tariff Commission, I find that the domestic supply of August 29, 1956 (No. 3152] 62 Stat. 1248. 69 Stat. c32; 67 Stat. c46. 67 Stat. c46. 7 USC 624. c5 Peanuts, modification of import restrictions. 7 USC 624. 67 Stat. c46. Virginia-type peanuts is not sufficient to meet the essential requirements of domestic users of such peanuts and that such deficit may be permitted to be supplied from peanuts of foreign origin, but only under the conditions and subject to the fee hereinafter proclaimed, without rendering or tending to render ineffective, or materially interfering with, the said program of the Department of Agriculture with respect to peanuts, or reducing substantially the amount of any product processed in the United States from peanuts with respect to which such program is being undertaken: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, do hereby proclaim that the said Proclamation No. 3019, as amended, is hereby modified so as to permit an unlimited quantity of peanuts of the Virginia type, shelled (not including peanuts blanched, salted, prepared, or preserved), of sizes averaging in representative samples not more than 40 kernels per ounce, to be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period beginning on the day following the date of this proclamation and ending at the close of business on 10 September 1956, subject to a fee of 7 cents per pound, but not more than 50 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That the said fee shall be in addition to any other duties imposed on the importation of such peanuts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. JOHN FOSTER DULLES, By the President: Secretary of State. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER August 30, 1956 [No. 3153] 70 Stat. 732. National Farm-City Week, 1956. NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1956 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it is fitting that all citizens should recognize the contribution that American farm families have made to our civilization; and WHEREAS it is also desirable that the public should understand the needs, problems, and opportunities of all the people of the United States whose main concern is agriculture; and WHEREAS the productivity of the farms and of urban labor and business continues to provide the food, the tools, the services, and the goods that afford our citizens the highest standard of living in the world; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 30, 1956, has designated the week of November 16 to 22, 1956, as National Farm-City Week, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for suitable observance of that week: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people throughout the country to participate fully in the observance of the period from November 16 to November 22, 1956, as National Farm appropriate agencies City Week: and I request the Department of Agriculture, the landgrant coleges, the meultural Extension Service, and at eter officials of the Govemment, to coopen? with National State, and local farm organizations and other greats in the several States and counties in preparing and carrying programs for the appropmate observance of National Farmi-City Week, including plans for public meetings, discussions etas pageants, and press, radio, and television features with special ene phasis on notable achievements by rural groups and individual's local. State, and National, and on the enrichment of American country living through adequate cultural. spiritual, educational. recreational and health facilities for both rural youth and rural adults. I also request urban groups to join in this observance, along with farm groups, as evidence of our appreciation of all those on the farms and in the cities of this Nation who have worked so well in providing us with the food and the goods that we need and enjoy, IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. By the President: JOHN FOSTER DULLES, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Secretary of State. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 1956 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS since the founding of our Nation, our citizens have zealously worked and sacrificed to provide schools and colleges for the education of our children, our youths, and our adults; and WHEREAS the White House Conference on Education held in 1955, with delegates from all the States and Territories, representing millions of citizens of all races, faiths, and walks of life, reemphasized the needs of the Nation for more and better schools and colleges to the end that our people through improved education may make a greater contribution to the progress and future welfare of America, and to the peace and well-being of the world; and WHEREAS the setting aside of a special education week each year provides a fitting opportunity for parents and educators and the public generally to visit schools and educational institutions, to express their appreciation of the work of our teachers and school officials, and to exchange views upon educational problems and progress: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period from November 11 to November 17, 1956, as American Education Week; and I urge the fullest possible participation in the observance of that week by the people throughout the United States. This week of dedication to education and to the efforts and achievements of teachers, school and college administrators, and others in this important area of public service is especially significant during this first year of appraisal, in terms of local community needs and required action, of the recom |