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p^' •A--*-*-*************-*--*-******************'*'*'** ^ ^ Butterfly Design v.^ - .«■ J»-.7V j: .vv^T- ■'" ■ ■' ■ • - ’ ;-«Viv pm >■ THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. V —— INDEPENDENCE DAY 1951 N WE MAY SAY, perhaps, that the first flag was the multi- hued rainbow which Jehovah unfurled across the skies after the Deluge to signal his covenant with man, promising that mever again would He send the waters to cover the face of the earth and destroy all flesh. Whether or not flags are of this divine origin, they serve and have served as a visible bulwark of idealism through the ages, and in that service there is surely a touch of divinity. Certainly our American flag—the child of In dependence Day—has always floated from the pinnacle of high resolve and lofty idealism. The story of the Stars and Stripes is the story of the nation itself; the evolu tion of the flag is symbolic of the evolution of our free institutions. Its development epitomizes the amazing ex pansion of our boundaries and the development of our natural resources. It says, in a single, brilliant flash of color, all there is to say about the United States. The Union Flag For a real beginning, we can go as far back as 1620, when the Pilgrims strode ashore at Plymouth to become America’s first colonists. They had carried the union flag of England on the mainmast of their ship, and they flew it over their settlement. The union flag was not the first Ajnerican flag, but it was the first flag in America. And, in a sense, it contained within its colors the dawn of American independence. The Continental Nag This is one of the several famous "pine tree” flags of American history. It was said to have been carried at the battle of Bunker Hill. Design of the flag probably was evolved from the English ensign, which was in use prior to 1705, by omitting the St. George’s cross and substituting the pine tree. The Bunker Hill Flag Our First Navy Jack .r'. Here is another variation of the "pine tree*’ theme; and this flag, too, was carried by Colonial soldiers at Bunker Hill. Also an adaptation of an English emblem, it was made simply by inserting a pine tree in the upper left quarter of the old blue ensign’s canton which indicated the rank of vice-admiral in the English navy. As the first jack of the infant American navy, this standard was hoisted on December 3, 1775. That was the same day that John Paul Jones first hoisted the navy ensign of the 13 colonies, when Commodore Esek Hopkins as sumed command of the navy built by congress. This flag represents one occurrence of the rattlesnake device, which was seen again and again in our early American flags. * The work that we do is the making of the flag. I am not the flag; not at all. I am but its shadow. I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before ybur eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself, the pictured sugges tion of that big thing which makes this nation. My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors. They are bright with cheer, bril liant with courage, firm with faith, because you have made them so out of your hearts; for you are the makers of the flag, and it is well that you glory in the making. —FRANKLIN K. LANE n OOAT GIVE UP THE SHiP IT Admiral Perry's Flag At the battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry, who was in command of a fleet which he had been forced to construct in feverish haste from virgin timber, unfurled from his masthead this challenge to sturdy Americanism—the dying words of brave Captain Lawrence. As a result. Perry was able to send his message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours.’* Flag of Washington's Navy AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN xmhAWVwWWWWWW This was the flag flown by Washington’s six cruisers in 1775. The Lady Washington, a brig fitted out in 1775, was captured by H.M.S. Fowey on December 7 of that year, and her colors were placed in the Admiralty office in London. The Bedford Flag Probably the most interesting flag of all the colonial period is this standard of the Bedford Minute Men, carried by them in the Battle of Concord. It is small, only about two and a-half feet square, but it carries woven among its faded threads the love and veneration of a grateful America. CD Fort Moultrie Flag j LIBERTY The Bennington Flag Oa a (packer's platform With stat* flag or other pennant o« staff In church, with another flag Grouped with other flags or pennants From window or balcony In procession, with one other flag Against wolf with another flog. staffs crossed THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA --- HOW TO DISPLAY IT FEELING! SLUGGISH DUSK) CONSMWION IMS FOR ft REUI ter Teeth This flag flew from the southeast bastion of Fort Moul trie in Charleston harbor during the famous Revolutionary battle of June 28, 1776. Early in the attack the emblem fell outside the parapet. Sergeant William Jasper, crying, "Don’t let us fight without a flag,’’ leaped over the wall in a rain of bullets and replaced it in position. Colorful Shirt P ARTICULARLY popular this season is the separate skirt that teams up so nicely with all your blouses. This one has colorful but terflies darting about the hemline —embroidered in the gayest of tones. • Pattern No. BUS contains tissue pat tern in waist sizes 34. 25 and 26W in cluded. material requirements, sewing di rections; hot iron transfer for em broidery. color chart and stitch illustra tions. SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK M7 West Adams SI. Chicago «, III. Enclose 20c in coin for each nat- tern. Add 5c for 1st Class Mall if desired. 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