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Show Let's Make It Our Flag Acain! Continued from page 7 I c Teacli kids patriotism we belonged under its ample folds. Americans have always looked upon change with less fear than any other people who ever lived. Visitors never tire of making this discovery and using it to explain our amazing history. Probably they are right. It is unlikely that a nation afraid of change could have grown so quickly, in so many ways. But in the process of change and growth, we may have lost that clear and simple sense of belonging. The Flag was a personal symbol, as personal as the pride in our heart or our most secret daydreams of glory. Today, we still respect the Flag and teach our children to respect it, but with the respect accorded to someone elses valued possession. A flag is created by the living experiences of people. It embodies not sentiment but history. It can have no character other than that which we bring to it. But where the Flag has always been an official emblem, it seems to me that nowadays it is becoming an emblem of officialdom. It welcomes honored visitors to our country and accompanies our own dignitaries abroad. It flutters over post offices and other public buildings. It does not belong to us; it belongs to the government. supreme moment To a soldier, there is one moment above all others during which Th the Flag assumes supreme meaning. It is when the last volley is stilled and the Flag is gently removed and carried to where the mourners stand. A man has given his best to his country and she, in turn, gives back her best acknowlher colors. edgment It has been the lot of our lifetime to wage wars for our freedom and our Flag. We have preserved them both, and even added two new stars. Now, by flying the Flag, perhaps we can help our children discover what it once meant to us. We may even, if were fortunate, recapture that same feeling ourselves. Tke lw ,0r double double wear Heolthknit HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG Tie new flag becomes offibut cial July 4, if you don't have a new flag it is perfectly all right to fly an old one. provided it is in good condition. However, no matter what 50-st- ar briefs are precis R Wiled. Vnil.lh.Bh,"yD'"OCO"t - flag you fly, do it properly. Here are the rules in the official Flag Code adopted by Congress in 1912. They were summarized as follows by the Conor,. swto.r flat seams you never feel. Patented tarn doY Heollhlnit In a group of state and local flags: The U.S. Flag should be in the center, or at the highest point. i,h reinforced SPRING The flag neck lor ' Horizontally on a wall: The Union, or blue field, should be on top, to your left as you fare it. Hang the flag flat. On an automobile: From a staff attached to right side of bumper. Vertically from window or wall: The Union of the flag is on top, to your left as you face it. In the audience: The flag is on the right end of the first rowof the audience or congregation. From a staff: Displayed from a staff projecting from window or wall, the blue field should go to the peak of the staff, except when at half mast. In line with flags of other nations: The flag goes to its own right and is hoisted before state or other flags. Hags should be of equal size and the staffs of equal height. Flags of different nations are always flown at the same height, and on separate staffs. isop mho01 U.S. Flag Foundation: With another flag, urith crossed staffs: should be on its own right, its staff in front. TWO-SEATE- COfnf0rt y. fi Popular hL Ask for Heislthkmt hle- - special knit shoulder straps that never Prices Save up to y over comparable quality garments A. Underwear BACK collars hug J Sleepwesr Os Sportswear w; |
