The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-26
WE GIVE THANKS

While there are many other sections OF
the country i'm which there is vastly more
wealth and business, where prohtS are
larger and conditions are far more attrac-
tive for money making, in comparison with
this section. the mountain country OF North
Carolina enjoys many natural advantages
denied the population of many other sec
tons of the United States. This is a prI-
mary advantage and blessing for which
all residents of Hendersonville and this re-
giOn can and ought to give thanks-today
and every day of the year. .tr....
These natural blessings of location, CHI
mate, beautiful country, freedom from
droughts, dust storms, cyclones, floods and
other calamiteS which befall other sec
tons of the country, are certainly among
the greatest blessings enjoyed by our peo-
pie. 1t is to be hoped they are today and
every day fully cognizant of and duly APP
preciate these advantages and blessings.
Other sections may boast of larger pop
ulations, greater wealth, larger volumes OF
business, of more material progress and
prosperity; but nowhere in this vast coun-
try has the Creator bestowed more lavish
" the blessings of natural advantages than
in the mountain country of North Carolina.
AS to the developments of man, the adj
vantages which individuals and society col
lectively have made possible, this country
has fair share. Nobody willing TO work,
v.eo.o..;oc, - roaoonohla apoount of intplli-
gence and energy, ever goes hungry here
or lacks the necessities of life. In fact,
large proportion of the people possess au-
tomobileS, radios and other evidences of
present day prosperity. Most of them live
in fairly comfortable homes and appear to
be reasonably well clothed and fed.
On the whole, there must be numerous
reasons for giving thanks, which will APP
peal TO our people of intelligence and
thoughtfulness. who look beyond all the
blessings of life to the source from whence
they come, to the "giver of every good and
perfect gift" And we do not believe the
intelligent and thoughtful will be content
with the formal observance of Thanksglv-
ihg Day, once year, TO the exclusion OF
the cultivation of spirit of thanksgiving
for the remaining 364 days of the year.
We who live in Hendersonville and the
surrounding country can give thanks Tor
all the blessings previously mentioned IN
this article and for several times as many
additional blessings, if we stop to count al
that come to us daily. We can truly os
thankful for the natural blessings enjoyed
id this section and for our citizenship II
North Carolina and in the United States
for the peace and measurable prosperity
enjoyed by us and our fellow citizens,
Above all. we should give thanks Tor INT
blessings which are superior to and muei
more valuable in our lives than materla
things; for our schools, churches, our .op
portunitiss for intellectual and spiritua
development and progress. 1t IS true ina
many of our people have no understand
inc or appreciation of these higher things
but in every individual with understandin'
and the spirit of appreciation and thank
fulness for. the greatest and best blessing
bestowed by the Almighty upon his crea
lures, there must be constant feeling 0
thanksgiving to the Gfyer of all blessings
The Hmes-Nems is thankful today fs
all the Blessings we have received In Tn