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Show New Flag Pole Erected at Richards Home A flag raising was held on Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Richards, 97 South 600 EasV'in which the members of the Clifford Bezz-ant Bezz-ant family also participated. Mrs. Bezzant is Mrs. Richards daughter, Ruth. The flag, given to Mrs. Richards Rich-ards recently at the death of her husband Riley, was raised by the Bezzant boys, both Boy Scouts, and the pledge of allegiance given by the entire family. A simple ceremony, perhaps emulated in numerous places throughout America, but also unique for Mrs. Richards because be-cause of the new flagpole she has on the south side of her home. Carl Parry, Pleasant Grove, who works at Geneva Steel, stopped by recently Mrs. Richards Rich-ards said, and offered to build her a flagpole so that she might fly the flag given to her. Monday Mon-day Carl brought the pole and with the help of another friend of Riley's, Norman Stott, set it in concrete. A simple thing, a little work, a bit of pipe and some rope, and yet the spirit and thought behind the deed might be carried car-ried out by all of us in our daily lives, and make us feel as Mrs. Richards does, that we should have faith and appreciation apprec-iation for our fellow men. |