PROCLAMATIONS, 1934. is further extended from September 30, 1934, to September 30, 1935, find that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands is further deferred from September 30, 1934, to September 30, 1935. IN WITNESS 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 29 th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Wn.LIAM PHILLIPS Actin!] Secretary oj State. [No. 2096] NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK-1934 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 3415 j September 10,1934. Disastrous fires destroy each year property of many kinds to a total NatioDal Fire Pre- IhhI1f11 . hN..hd ventioD Week, 193•• greatertIant ewoevaue0 a propertyInt e atlOnInteays of our forefathers. This loss senously offsets our normal gain in national assets. It is the simple obligation of every citizen to realize, knowing this, that a large proportion of these fires can be prevented by the exercise of rroper care and by the use of appropriate fire-prevention measures. call special attention to the unfortunate fact that a very large percentage of fires in every part of the Nation is caused by acts of Individual carelessness and that millions of dollars' worth of property could be preserved each year by the realization on the part of the individual of his or her responsibility to the community. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- t :~\;;t3ni.Dg ~ dent of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and desig- t!. r. • eslgna nate the week beginning October 7, 1934, as Fire Prevention Week, and I yarticularly urge State and municipal officials, civic and com- mercia organizations, school authorities, the clergy, and the press to emphasize the danger of and needless waste caused by fire and to encourage the study of ways and means whereby fire hazards and the disastrous consequences of fire may be prevented as far as possible. IN WITNESS 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 10" day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: WILLIAM PHILLIPS Acting Secretary oj State. [No. 2097)
