Proclamation 3490.

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76 Stat. 1500 Proclamation 3490 GENERAL PULASKI’S MEMORIAL DAY, 1962 By the President of the United States of America September 10, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS Casimir Pulaski, a young Polish patriot and lifelong fighter against tyranny, volunteered in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, fought with bravery, provided the struggling new nation with brilliant military leadership, was made a brigadier general by Congress, and formed his own famed Pulaski’s Legion; and WHEREAS this year marks the one hundred and eighty-third anniversary of his death on October 11, 1779, at Savannah, Georgia, where he received mortal wounds while leading a cavalry charge in the battle to recapture that city; and WHEREAS the American people feel deep gratitude to General Pulaski and to his countrymen and the many other foreign patriots who joined in and fought for the cause of our freedom; and WHEREAS General Pulaski’s distinguished dedication to the cause of liberty will always serve as an inspiration to all peoples in their struggle for national freedom:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, October 11, 1962, as General Pulaski’s Memorial Day; and I direct the appropriate officials of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of General Pulaski and the high ideals for which he sacrificed his life.

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 September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3491 September 13, 1962 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3491 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America September 13, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS this Nation, from its beginning endowed by Nature with vast areas of forests highly productive of wood, water, wildlife, and opportunities for physical recreation and spiritual uplift, has built and maintained from the timber produced from these forests a major industry that over the year’s has yielded a continuous, varied and bountiful flow of goods of great beauty and utility; and 76 Stat. 1501 WHEREAS this forest-based industry is among the Nations largest and currently employs one out of every 20 persons employed, and the forest itself continues to be a much sought-after base for expanded industry development that in the future will employ even more people, provide new timber products, and generally aid in the continuation of this country’s economic progress; and WHEREAS under modern technology and enlightened management policies the forest products industry opportunities can lie realized with enhancement of other recognized and inherent material and spiritual benefits derived from abundant, well managed and developed forests; and WHEREAS the Congress, wishing to emphasize and assure full understanding of our great forest heritage and its possibilities, has by joint resolution approved on September 13, I960 (74 Stat. 898) [36 USC 163](/us/usc/t36/s163).designated the seven-day period beginning on the third Sunday of October in each year as National Forest Products Week, and has requested the President to issue an annual proclamation calling for the observance of that week:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 21, 1962, as National Forest Products Week, with activities and ceremonies designed to direct public attention to the necessity for recognizing that productive forests and a thriving forest products industry are elements in our economy essential to its continued growth. 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 13th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3492 September 17, 1962 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3492 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America September 17, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS the outstanding accomplishments in the field of science and technology, especially in space exploration, electronics, peaceful use of atomic energy, and medical research, stagger the imagination and clearly and dramatically demonstrate the need for unceasing efforts to improve and expand our educational systems and educational facilities; and WHEREAS the ever-increasing complexities of modern-day living constantly challenge our ingenuity and compel us to set higher standards of educational achievement to meet that challenge and to assure national progress; and WHEREAS the efforts of our Nation’s schools and colleges to provide the education and leadership required to preserve both freedom 76 Stat. 1502and peace, and to assure a full and abundant life for all people should be expressly recognized:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period from November 11 through November 17, 1962, as American Education Week. I urge all citizens to give special attention during that week to the aims and purposes of education and the programs and problems of our schools and colleges. We should examine the quality of our educational institutions and assess the degree to which our educational programs and practices serve the interests of the individual and bring vitality and strength to our Nation and its culture.

Every American should be fully committed to the advancement of education. 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 seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3493 September 19, 1962 VETERANS DAY, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3493 VETERANS DAY, 1962 By the President of the United States of America September 19, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS we are deeply conscious of the debt we owe to the men and women of our Nation who served in our armed forces during times of conflict, thereby preserving our heritage of freedom and advancing the cause of world peace; and WHEREAS the continued devotion and adherence to the highest ideals of citizenship by our veterans has been inspirational to us in peacetime as well as in time of war; and WHEREAS the eleventh of November has been dedicated to the cause of world peace by the Congress and has been designated as a legal holiday to be known as Veterans Day (Act of May 13, 1938, 52 Stat. 351, as amended (5 U.S.C. 87a)):

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY President of the United States of America, do hereby invite my fellow citizens to S in with me on Sunday, November 11, 1962, in observing Veterans Day by attending and participating in ceremonies which will demonstrate our continued desire for world peace and our heartfelt gratitude to our veterans whose service and sacrifice has advanced the cause of peace. I direct the appropriate officials of the Federal Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on Veterans Day.

I also call upon officials of the Federal Government and of the State Governments, as well as upon local officials, to cooperate fully with the Veterans Day National Committee and interested patriotic organi-76 Stat. 1503zations in their efforts to make clear to all our people the true significance of Veterans 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 nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh.

John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3494 September 20, 1962 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3494 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR By the President of the United States of America September 20, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS October 1962 marks the beginning of the fiftieth anniversary observance of the founding of the National Safety Council; and WHEREAS the Council has striven faithfully during this half century to develop and implement sound, effective programs directed toward the prevention of accidents of all kinds; and WHEREAS there has been a notable and steady decline in the rates of accidental death and injury as a result of such national programs of the organized safety movement; and WHEREAS this decline in accident rates demonstrates the value of nationwide safety activities as carried on under the leadership of the National Safety Council; and WHEREAS the Council, as a guardian of the public interest, has proved its dedication to the safety and welfare of the Nation’s citizens, as set forth in its Federal charter; and WHEREAS the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 222, approved September 20, 1962, requested the President to issue a proclamation *Ante*, p. 569.designating the period October 1962 through October 1963 as National Safety Council Fiftieth Anniversary Year;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period October 1962 through October 1963 as National Safety Council Fiftieth Anniversary Year, in recognition of the role of the National Safety Council in our way of life; and I urge the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and mayors of cities to issue similar proclamations. I also ask the appropriate officials of the Federal, State, and local governments, as well as public and private organizations and the general public, to join in observance of this significant occasion, and to increase their efforts to reduce the number of accidents in homes, in industry, in public places, and on our streets and highways.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 76 Stat. 1504 DONE at the City of Washington this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3495 September 25, 1962 NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3495 NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America September 25, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS this year marks the completion of the first one hundred years of service of the United States Department of Agriculture; and WHEREAS this is also the centennial year of the establishment of the land-grant system of universities and colleges; and WHEREAS an individual American farm worker can now produce food and fiber for himself and twenty-six others, the greatest farm efficiency ever known to man; and WHEREAS this agricultural efficiency and abundance is necessary not only to the well-being of all our own people and to the strength of our Nation, but also to the growth of freedom in the newly emerging nations who look to us for the shared fruits of our land and the technology of our agriculture; and WHEREAS this abundant production and skill of the American farmer has enabled our cities to grow, without fear of hunger; and WHEREAS the American farmer is ever more dependent on the city worker to supply the machines and power and other tools necessary for this efficient farm production; and WHEREAS there is a continuing need for mutual recognition and appreciation by farm families and city families of their interdependence:

NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United estates of America, do hereby designate the week of November 16 through November 22, 1962, as National Farm-City Week; and I call upon our citizens throughout the Nation to participate fully in the observance of that week. I request labor, business and civic associations, industry groups, women’s clubs, and all consumers, along with farm groups, to join in this observance as evidence of America’s appreciation to all those, in the cities and on the farms, who provide us with food and fiber for better living.

I request the Department of Agriculture and other appropriate Federal agencies, the land-grant colleges and universities, and the Cooperative Extension Service to cooperate with national, state, and local groups in preparing and carrying out programs for the appropriate observance of National Farm-City Week, including public meetings, exhibits, pageants, press, radio, and television features, with special emphasis on the interdependence of farm families and city families. 76 Stat. 1505 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 25th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Chester Bowles, *Acting Secretary of State*. 3496 September 28, 1962 EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3496 EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT By the President of the United States of America September 28, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS January 16, 1963, marks the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the Civil Service Act of 1883; and[22 Stat. 403](/us/stat/22/403).

WHEREAS the Civil Service Act has stood the tests of time in providing the excellence in civil service which is required for successful execution of Federal programs and policies which have deep significance to all Americans and all citizens of the free world; and WHEREAS the Act of 1883 has been strengthened by subsequent laws, interpretations, and executive actions to create an even more effective and highly qualified Federal work force; and WHEREAS the life of every American is touched directly or indirectly every day by the services which Federal public servants perform; and WHEREAS public esteem for career civil servants is a prerequisite for attracting well-qualified citizens to compete for Government service, a fact which requires greater public awareness of the value of the merit system, the achievements of Government workers, and the career opportunities offered in Federal service:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to participate in the observance of the eightieth anniversary of the Civil Service Act during the month of January 1963. I also call upon the heads of Federal departments and agencies, as well as leaders of industry and labor and members of all public-spirited groups, to arrange appropriate ceremonies in honor of the public services performed by our able and devoted Federal civil servants throughout the country.

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 twenty-eighth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [seal] sixty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Chester Bowles, *Acting Secretary of State*. 3497 September 30, 1962 OBSTRUCTIONS OF JUSTICE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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