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Show THE OPEN FORUM HOW DO THE PEOPLE OF BINGHAM BING-HAM TREAT OLD GLORY? . I Contributed) ' ever walked down the main street of (Bingham for the express ex-press purpose of looking to see who the really patriotic people of the town are? Try It some time, but before rtarting out read up on the question of etiquette to our "Old Glory." First look at the flags ort the school houses. Don't they look fine. Can you see the Stars and Stripes that are placed upon up-on them? No, you-cannot. One of those flags was hung up by a certain (High School student on April 7. 117. and It has never received onejbit of attention since. One on the Gymnasium Gymnas-ium has been ripped Into tatters. The one on th Central building Is in nearly near-ly as bad a shape! the one on the High School building has no stripes left upon it, having been ripped clear back to the blue square In the corner. . Then come on further up town. Look at the busbness houses. iHave they any flags upon their places pf business? busi-ness? They have not, excepting a few of them. The Bingham State iBank and the Vienna Grocery are the only ones who have a decent (lag upon thpir business places. : ' ' , The Town Hall flag Is an insult to any community. It Is tattered and torn, and the maker would not reoog-1 reoog-1 nize it for an American flag. Teople of 'Bingham, treat your flag I, with courtesy. . Don't treat it as tho j ( it were t!ie flag of the Imperial Ger- ( man government. Don't let it get dirty. And while it is against the , rules of the army or navy of the U. S. to wash a flag it Is better to wash' it ! than to let it fly to the breeze in the condition of the majority of flags lu . this community.1 ; . " , ' Take action at once and keep your flag in good condition. Don't let the flag that means Liberty to the world be disgraced in such a manner. Eveu In Gpnnany the Hags are kept in a beautiful condition. . iShow every one that' you are a firm believer in the honor of the Flag, by keeping It clean. AMICUS. I |
