| Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer from photo copy of
Calhoun Chronicle date early 40's.
Duck Whispers Again
No two single individuals in Grantsville have done more for defense
purposes, according to ability than Charter Shaffer (illegible) "Whispering
Duck."
By repeated raffling of the duck, whom we will call "Donald" hereafter,
Charter has raised more than a hundred dollars which is deposited in the
Calhoun County Bank for any kind of defense or offense purposes that may
come up.
Donald, like the divine Sarah used to do, is making his first farewell
tour (Sarah made seventeen). Monday, when the boys and some of their
pappys were registering for the draft, he looked up at the small flag on
top of the elevator shaft of the new courthouse where material is to be
carried some 60 or 75 feet above the ground level, and whispered to Charter,
"that's a fine flag, but us near-sighted people can't see it. Lets
get the old wheel out again and give them something we all will be proud
of. If they will buy these Jehovah's Witness bulletins, we can stick
'em for a dime for a flag that truly represents the patriotism of Calhoun
county people. Make it our answer to these human lice who in a small
way are spreading subversive stuff over the country when we are in the
toughest spot we have ever been."
Well, a few hours afterwards the finest wool flag that can be bought,
size 8 feet by 12 feet, had been ordered by air mail. Charley Whytsell,
boss carpenter on the courthouse, started to work on the flag pole which
will extend some twenty-five feet above the top of the elevator.
WPA workers agreed to raise and lower the flag at the proper time.
And Charter and Donald had most of the money need to pay for the flag.
The first formal raising of the flag will be accompanied by appropriate
ceremonies, announcement of which will be made in our next issue. | 
