dispute and report the findings to me within thirty days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on account of such duties in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for every day actually employed with or upon account of travels and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed for and they are hereby authorized to make expenditure for expenses for themselves and of the board, including necessary transportation expenses, and in conconformity with Public No. 373-78th Congress, approved June 28, 1944, not to exceed six dollars ($6.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence while so employed. All expenditures of the Board shall be allowed and paid for out of the appropriation "Arbitration and Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board, 1945" on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine [SEAL] hundred and forty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: PROCLAMATION 2640 EMERGENCY BOARD, DES MOINES AND CENTRAL IOWA RAILROAD-EMPLOYEES WHEREAS, the President, having been duly notified by the National Mediation Board that a dispute between the Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the following labor organizations: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen which dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, amended, now threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the State of Iowa to a degree such as to deprive that section of the country of essential transportation services; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, amended, do hereby create a board to be composed of three persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier, to investigate the aforementioned dispute and report its findings to me within thirty days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on account of such duties in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for every day actually employed with or upon account of travels and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed for and they are hereby authorized to make expenditures for expenses for themselves and of the board, including necessary transportation expenses, and in conformity with Public No. 373-78th Congress, approved June 28, 1944, not to exceed six dollars ($6.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence while so employed. All expenditures of the Board shall be allowed and paid for out of the appropriation "Arbitration and Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board, 1945" on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Board that a dispute between the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the following labor organizations: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Order of Railway Conductors Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Switchmen's Union of North America which dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, amended, now threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the states of Colorado and Utah to a degree such as to deprive that section of the country of essential transportation services; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, amended, do hereby create a board to be composed of three persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier, to investigate the aforementioned dispute and report its findings to me within thirty days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on account of such duties in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for every day actually employed with or upon account of travels and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed for and they are hereby authorized to make expenditures for expenses for themselves and of the Board, including necessary transportation expenses, and in conformity with Public No. 373-78th Congress, approved June 28, 1944, not to exceed six dollars ($6.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence while so employed. All expenditures of the Board shall be allowed and paid for out of the appropriation "Arbitration and Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board, 1945" on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun[SEAL] dred and forty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: JOSEPH C. GREW, Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2642 ARMY DAY, 1945 WHEREAS our valiant Army by its heroic achievements in carrying the war to the territory of our enemies and by its great victories during the past year has strengthened the confidence of this Nation and its Allies in their vast struggle against tyrannical powers seeking to enslave the world; and WHEREAS American soldiers in their unflinching devotion to duty are suffering and dying in defense of our land and our spiritual heritage; and WHEREAS the armies of the United Nations with strength born of unity are liberating the oppressed, and by their victory over tyranny are laying the foundation of a world order to make secure those freedoms for which they fight; and WHEREAS the Congress, by Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, 75th Congress, agreed to by the House of Representatives on March 16, 1937, has recognized April 6 of each year as Army Day and has requested that the President issue a proclamation annually with respect to that day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, in order that we may give special honor to our courageous soldiers, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 6, 1945, as Army Day, and do invite the Governors of the various States to issue proclamations calling for the observance of that day. I also urge the civilians of this Nation to renew their energies for the task of supplying our Army with every necessary implement of war to the end that final victory may be attained as speedily as possible, and to resolve that the peace which follows victory shall be firmly sustained. 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 12th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtyninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: E. R. STETTINIUS, Jr., Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2643 "I AM AN AMERICAN DAY", 1945 WHEREAS within the last twelve months we have granted citizenship with its many privileges to thousands of foreign-born men and women through naturalization, and have received into full citizenship the great numbers of nativeborn youth who have come of age; and WHEREAS these citizens are giving strength to our democracy in its struggle against tyranny and in its striving to make secure through international organization the rights and opportunities of citizens in our own and in other sovereign nations; and WHEREAS the Congress, by Public Resolution 67, approved May 3, 1940, has recognized the third Sunday in May of each year as "I Am An American Day" and has requested that the President issue a proclamation setting aside that day for the special recognition of those who have been naturalized or have attained their majority during the past year: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, in order that we may honor those who have recently become members of our body politic and at the same time reaffirm our allegiance to the principles of American citizenship, do hereby proclaim Sunday, May 20, 1945, as "I Am An American Day." And I call upon Federal, State, and local officials, and patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to hold, on or about May 20, exercises designed to impress upon our citizens, both native-born and naturalized, the privileges of their 678214-46-SUPP. VIII-BK. 1- -3 new status in our democracy and their responsibilities for building this Nation's security and advancing its welfare. 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 14th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: E. R. STETTINIUS, Jr., Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2644 CANCER CONTROL MONTH, 1945 WHEREAS good physical health is a vital factor in building the sound and peaceful world to which we all ardently look forward; and WHEREAS the disease of cancer is one of the most important problems of physical health and welfare; and WHEREAS science has developed the essential methods of early diagnosis that can prevent a large part of the tragic waste and suffering caused by cancer; and WHEREAS every individual in his private capacity should avail himself of these known resources of early diagnosis and in his public capacity should lend all the support within his power to an active program of popular education in methods and means available for the control of this disease; and WHEREAS by Public Resolution 82, 75th Congress, approved March 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 148), the President is authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation setting apart the month of April of each year as Cancer Control Month: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby set apart the month of April 1945 as Cancer Control Month and do invite similar action on the part of the Governors of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States. Page 23 I also invite the medical profession, the press, and all other agencies and individuals interested in a national campaign for the control of cancer to unite in a program for the dissemination of information about the early symptoms of cancer, clinics for early diagnosis, and other health facilities available for the control of cancer. 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 24th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtyninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2645 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1945 WHEREAS a notable contribution was made in the history of ocean transportation when the steamship The Savannah set sail from the United States on May 22, 1819 and made the first successful voyage across the Atlantic Ocean under steam propulsion; and WHEREAS in commemoration of this achievement the Congress by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73) designated May 22 of each year as National Maritime Day and requested. the President to issue annually a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that day; and WHEREAS many thousands of patriotic men and women are toiling through the long hours of the day and night in the construction of the great fleets of vessels that carry the goods of victory to the distant battlefronts of the United Nations; and WHEREAS our ships, sailing every ocean, have been manned by courageous officers and seamen all of whom have left the security of their firesides and many of whom have given their lives for the land of their allegiance; and WHEREAS the American people are looking forward to the days of lasting peace when the merchant fleets of the Nation, wisely used and vigilantly maintained, shall sail the seas freed from the perils of war: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe May 22, 1945 as National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places, and I direct that the flag be displayed on all Government buildings on that day. 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 4th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2646 EMERGENCY BOARD, MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.-EMPLOYEES WHEREAS, the President, having been duly notified by the National Mediation Board that a dispute between the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the following labor organization: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. which dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, amended, now threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma to a degree such as to deprive a large section of the country of essential transportation service: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, amended, do hereby create a board to be composed of three persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier, to investigate the aforementioned dispute and report its findings to me within thirty days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on account of such duties in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for every day actually employed with or upon account of travels and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed for and they are hereby authorized to make expenditures for expenses for themselves and of the Board, including necessary transportation expenses, and in conformity with Public No. 373-78th Congress, approved June 28, 1944, not to exceed six dollars ($6.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence while so employed. All expenditures of the Board shall be allowed and paid for out of the appropriation "Arbitration and Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board, 1945" on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 5th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun[SEAL] dred and forty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: DEAN ACHESON, Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2647 CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1945 WHEREAS the health and vigor of the Nation's citizens are not only essentials in the achievement of peace but also goals for the fullest enjoyment and perpetuation of peace; and WHEREAS it has been demonstrated that many physical defects which handicap large numbers of adult citizens are evident during childhood, and could be prevented or corrected with proper care at that time; and WHEREAS good community planning for the health and care of our children starts with the registration at birth of all babies; and WHEREAS each year the births of tens of thousands of our babies are not officially registered; and WHEREAS the Congress by joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617), authorized and requested the President of the United States to issue annually a proclamation setting apart May 1 as Child Health Day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the first day of May of this year as Child Health Day. And I call upon the people in each community to use that day as an occasion to impress upon parents the importance of registering the birth of every baby born in the United States; and I further urge our citizens to mobilize community resources for the better care of our children so that the growing generation will be strong to mold the peace. 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 7th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-five and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtyninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: E. R. STETTINIUS, Jr., Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2648 [ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT] To the People of the United States: It has pleased God in His infinite wisdom to take from us the immortal spirit of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. The leader of his people in a great war, he lived to see the assurance of the victory but not to share it. He lived to see the first foundations of the free and peaceful world to which his life was |