Show PRIDE OP OF COIN COUNTRY TRY another thanksgiving day has passed pas sedi the usual perfunctory proclamations lar lamat nations ions were issued by public officials bials and read by the people thanksgiving should not be limited to one day in this land lana ot of opportunity and progress are wr wo 3 proud of our country and as grateful tor tho the adWan advantages it gives us as we should be it la Is often stated that californians are greater boosters boasters bo for their state and its resources than are the citizens of any other state in this union why localize our enthusiasm for our country no F state state could exist without our united unite d states why should not every citizen of this country bo be an active booster for a na nation tion which has gone farther than any other in the world in giving liberty property rights business opportunities homo home conveniences educational advantages and amusements to its people why should not our schools and colleges emphasize to a greater extent tent the advantages advantage 3 of a citizen of this nation under our constitutional form of government until something is proper proposed ed wl alich ch would la in a small in measure easu rb give us protection and advantages equal to those which we now receive wo should express greater thanks fori for what we have anabe and be less ready to listen to the thoughtless agitator or professional politician clari who falling failing to ampre appreciate elate the advantages which surround him seeks to foist impractical theories or visionary expert experiments upon a people already blessed with a government better than any other so tar far devised when you feel like kicking look irmund you practically every amer iau citizen can own his own home home it he so desires he can travel to his bis work either in an electric car or over a system ot of highways such as romans never dreamed of in his home gas and electricity du work equal to that done dione by a score ot of servants to former kings and queens queens the american telephone system ean furnishes a communication service in the humblest home beyond the wildest dreams of world famous rulers of the past our property Is safeguarded our workmen are cared tor for and our lives ure are protected by an insurance system I 1 unheard of a hundred years ago and which Is rapidly eliminating the pauper and the poor house aladdin and his lamp have been made a reality by the radio which in conjunction with wire communication has annihilated distance and as the ahe people ot of the world become better acquainted through our mod biorn ern methods of communication will eliminate war the homesteader in the mountains can tune in his radio set and listen to the music lectures and amusement programs of the world our farmers are learning the advantages of applying business methods to agricultural pursuits our industries dus tries are profiting by making their employed employ emp loyes esan an stockholders in their prope properties rites gasoline has made individual transportation possible so that vast sections of the country heretofore impossible of set clement on account of distance have been opened up and are today pouring their produce and business in over Im highways to the greatest railroad transportation system in the world what a picture to paint pores forests ts brines transportation oil elec electricity ity telephone ephone iol gas radio modern farm machinery factory buildings finer than the castles of history roads roada and road building methods such as tho the world has never before seen nobility did not have a few ago think of these things when you hear the croakers and the knockers dont be thankful just on thanksgiving day learn a lesson from cal where the children are taught that the sun Is brighter tho the sky Is bluer bliler and the advantages are I 1 greater reater than anywhere else in the world lot let us ua build up pride in ou our r country not in a boastful or arrogant manner bu but with a sense of appreciation and thanksgiving that w we are so fortunate fortuna teas as to live in a land where opportunities and advantages tor for the poor and the lowly are greater than tho the luxuries offered favored and wealthy persons a short conguy I 1 AP ago 10 1 1 |