|
|
Article: Palmetto tree has strong roots in S. Carolina
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 17, 1988
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright (null) Chicago Sun-Times. (Hide copyright information)
|
One balmy spring afternoon not long ago, a formal ceremony was
conducted at the South Carolina statehouse in Columbia. Gov. Carroll
Campbell was the principal speaker.
Although the capital city is more than 100 miles inland, the
subject of gentle sea breezes and palmetto trees was as much the
featured topic of discussion as was the purpose of the gathering: the
unveiling of the first commemorative stamp issued with the new
first-class postage rate.
The timing of the ceremonies had been set to mark the
bicentennial anniversary of South Carolina's ratification of the
constitution. It was the eighth state to do so.
Johnny Thomas, eastern regional postmaster general, waxed poetic
in ...