Show Y WE AGE GIvE THANKS In a sense mosi most typical pf all our national holidays holiday's Thanksgiving Day DaJ is as American as the aroma of burn ing leaves in autumn Since childhood Thanksgiving has been a beloved and unique institution in our lives Always on school schoolroom room walls hung that picture of strong Puritan men guns gars in hand and demure women ca carrying ng Bibles walking through the snow to the prim New England meet meet- meeting meeting ing house There er are many things to be thankful for in this year 1947 1941 However we believe that the greatest blessing for which we can express our appreciation is that we live in the best nation in the world We are proud of Vernal Uintah County and the United S States ates and are grateful that we wc are fortunate enough tobe American merican citizens and ana enjoy American freedom and opportunity Some people have tried to make us believe that it is not in good style any longer to be proud of this nation Every Every- Everything Everything thing so they imply is wrong with this country They tell us that our economic social and d political system is hopelessly antiquated and ana They have tried to convince us to enlightened and adopt the system of ofa a called so-called from across the seas So the old pride in America is gradually erased and were we're sup sup- supposed supposed posed to feel rather ashamed of our reactionary institutions Nothing was ever more false Nothing is more dan dan- dangerous dangerous to freedom Where does the world come today for its its money for its machinery its food and its skills Who has become the trustee of free civilization It is the coun- coun country country which try of bf freedom which Abraham Lincoln once described as the last best hope of earth It is indeed a good land in which we may justly take pride without prejudice to any other country Nor does this pride in a good good land f d preclude our having a spirit of active international co- co cooperation co operation So on T mt Day be thankful for all that you are arc and all 11 the yd have but above all be thank thank- thankful thankful ful for America Be proud of your country Keep her strong and free forever |