Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-04
Camp Butner Post
LsForn1aUyOpe
With Flag Raising
Governor Broughton
Is Chief Speaker, With
c a m p Officials;
Numerous Civilians
Attend Exercises Held
in Forenoon.
ny Staff Correspondent


en-" liT'nCr. Aug. i.-Hri,f.
.u. "E"rcI~cS marked formal
our. u. today ~ 10 O'Clock of Camp
EIu.. Inc Arny'S ncwcs; traiirn.
cr.". .. lis soldiers. with Cover
aH ....I4h'"n a. The chief Sp.aIlc..
s..,n. hun,it ed especially ivi,r |
'H .''rndrd and occupied bCnCiiC:
'..' lad H''H provided IN ErOr:: O.
g..s a' JuqJnri"rS. on the ur.l,or
of H'"u pCak"rS stood for their
F. 800 ~" program.
g.. r'cICScS lasted only thiliv
"....'.. mt were significant and ap-
i".r. ..'u t. The occasion. C6iuncl 4
! 81 nhcy. post commander. ia:ru-
o. rf Ia" program. welcomed the
.'... r..uu,d up briefly tn, lite
d.. t.',.d Ii"Iry Wolfe Butte. for
H.. '." camp WAS named. ..uI III
,..,'d Malol General T.. u. Pax
g.. g.. commander OF .hr 18Th
'....'nn@j Division. whl"l Will
'.H 81 Euln"r. Colonel Iiunrlcy also
i,,a'.d Governor Broughion.
'." program proper was opened
"l'. . prayer by Chaplain II. W.
W".o. - The 18th Division.
VIII" The Army'S clocklikc prccI-
."u. 'I' exercises began and ended
o. .""ru..c. lasting only thirty min
H'". .nsn The 10 a. III. hour Of the
.,ag'.
Tribute To Farm Families
."' ARMS officers paid tribute e.
ne numerous farm families who
s.t'' up their homes 10 max" WY rog.
'.' camp. and also laudrd The tradi-
..'r. patriotism of North Cg""l,n
'... md thought soldiers VINO tain
'." Mi. draw inspiration from the
.'Ha 'I ne State III It's long his
Flag Raising Impressive
fo.'"winG the governors address.
'"" great flag WAS hoistcd 10 The
'.1 ml the lag pole and uniurlcd rnr
.." i.rs' time over Camp Butucr. \
.'nh IRON Fort Bragg. under dircc-
l.. n! Warrant Officer Lee II. Orig
-'... played The Star Spanslcd
H"rn"r as the entire aSScmblagu
stood AT attention.
.n' huge flag was an impressive
49,. els O.; was hauled To- the top nf
'.' pole. Two soldiers pulled the
.r" AIS loUr others held the folds OF
'' national banner as il Was slowly
u..rd
III" flag is 20 by 80 feet in dimcn-
''H and L. said to be the largest
american flag III existence It's dis
".t reserved for holidays ana
ID. cal occasions.
t|" flag most commonly used IS
'"" post flag. half the >iIc of the
-. -"u flag raised today. This en-
.'" measures only ten by nineteen
..'' In" storm flag. measuring FIVE
- feet. half the size ni the
i'.' Tag. Is reserved for use in wind
'~ and Indictment weather.
Effective after today. when the
".'"'al emblem WAS raised for the
''.' 'mr on the camp reservation,
vi. lag Will bC raised each morning
" E'N"Illc formation and lowered
'''. n'Ght at retreat: according To
.hrHlmCcmCnt.
Butncr'S Kin Present.
I ~" special guests for the CXCr-
CSC. today were y. l.. Buincr. of
WIN. 'om-Salcm. brother nf the de-
"H."d general for whom the post
" named. and Mrs. j. s. Atkinson,
d.. tI'.n. sister Of General B'ltiiIf.
''E "Cr" recognized by Governor
h'niGhi"n during his speech.
Numerous officials of cities and
'''I'I'i"S IN the vicinity of Camp But
I'I W"r" present for the ceremonies
|"'E. Also present were rcprC$cn-
I'i|"s of civic and patriotic orCani-
/"h"ii-. They came from nearby Dur
'''n, from Raleigh. Henderson. OK
'"Id, R"Xboro, Crccdmoor and else
where. II was estimated that some
-" or more civilians were present
'"i me ceremony. in addition Ia Of