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Jonid-PibM iwfeliMiMro nr pounos Mondays aad nanklsys at ^ No^ Wfikeabore, Noatii Carolina &. 2. OyUt3XB a^ KBIUS C, HUBBABD 8t}B8CBIPiaOlf BATK: Ona icoar f2,00 (In WSkM and A^intng (3MatlM) One Year |8.W (•ntaUa WSkM u4 A«}«tekc Cwntias) Bates To Thaae Id Serrke: One Year (anywtm?e) |2.©0 Ebtw«d at the yiiatalfiti St North Wflkea boro. North Cai^nia, aa Sooond-claas matter under Act of MarcE 4, 187*. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1045 War Half Won Americans everywhere agree that the address and proclamation of President Harry S. Truman announcing the surren der of Germany were very appropriate and provided excellent leadership for America on a day of subdued rejoicing. President Truman intentionally made no reference to V-E Day, choosing, instead, to impress upon Americans the tremendous importance of earnestly working for com plete victory and for an enduring peace. He closed with an appropriate procla mation designating Sunday, May 13th, as a day of prayer. Eis address and proclama tion in full were as follows: This is a solemn but glorious hour. General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to the united nations. The flags of freedom fly over all Europe. For this victory, we join in offering our thanks to the Providence which has gnided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity. Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of Hit ler and his evil band. Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and the heartbreak which today abide in the homes of so many of our neighbors—neigh bors whose most priceless possession has been rendered as a sacrifice to redeem our liberty. We can repay the debt which vve owe to our God. to our dead and to our children only by work—by ceaseles devotion to the responsibilities which lie ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months, that word is—work, work, work. We must work to finish the war. Our victory is but half won. The west is free, but the east is still in bondage to the treacherous tyranny of the Japanese. When the last Japanese division has sur rendered unconditionally, then only will our fighting job be done. V/e must work to build up the wounds of a suffering world—to build an abiding peace, a peace rooted in justice and in law. We can build such a peace only by hard toilsome, painstaking work—by under standing and working with our allies in peace as we have in war. The job ahead is no less important, no less urgent, no less difficult than the task which now happily is done. I call upon every American to stick to his post until the last battle is won. Until that day, let no man abandon his post or slacken his efforts. And now, I want to read to you my formal proclamation of this occasion. By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation. The allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help, have won from Germany a final and uncondi tional surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions up on millions of freeborn men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and mur dered their loved ones. Our armies of lib eration have restored freedom to these suf fering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done. The victory won in the west must now be won in the east. 'The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. United, the peace loving na tions have demonstrated in the west that their arms arc stronger by far than the rffigM: Qt dictators or the tryanny of mili- oliQues that once called us soft and proved in, the Pacific as it has been proved in Europe. For the triumph of spirit and of arms which we. have won, and for its promise to peoples everywhere who join us in the love of freedom, it is fitting that we, as a na tion, give thanks to Almighty God, who has strengthened us and given us the vic tory. Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday May 13, 19.45, to be a day of prayer. I call upon the people of the United States, what ever their faith, to unite in off ering joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and to pray that he will sup port us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of peace. I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord 1945, and of the independence of the United States of America the 169th. HARRY S. TRUMAN. V -THE- EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. “Do you want to be like Christ?” ques tioned one of the deacons as he was inter rogating a young girl who had applied for Church membership, and was being ex amined by the Session. For a moment the girl hesitated as if puzzled. Then she re plied, “I guess I never thought much about that, but I know I want to be like mother.” When I read this story, I couldn't help but wonder how many daughters today would pay that tribute to their mothers; how many sons would say the same concerning their fathers. Mother’s Day, designated by Congress in 1914 as the day dedicated to motherhood, has grown to a week’s emphasis upon the family and its responsibility to God and the community. It’s progressive development has been interesting. The first Mother’s Day service was held in 1907 in Phila delphia at the instigation of Miss Anna Jarvis. At first the day paid tribute to mothers living and to the memory of belov ed mothers of the past. In those days a mother’s castle was her home; a woman looked to motherhod as her greate.st achievement. The noble.st task for a mother was to rear her children into fine Christian manhood and womanhood. Then women commenced to leave the home for the business world. Motherhood was no longer their chief ambition. Mother’s Day received a new emphasis. It challenged woman to remember her God- given responsibility, and appealed to her not to forsake her throne in the home which no one else could take. There is an increasing need for this chal lenge, together with a solemn warning. Never in the history of the United States has there been such a wave of social drink ing and chain smoking among the women as today. The number of women alcoholics is increasing. The divorce courts are crowded. Homes are breaking up. In days past the chivalry of the South towards its women was noted throughout the country. Man respected womanhood; she was on a pedestal. Now she has come down. For days such as these, it is well that she should come down to be a com panion for man, to walk with him and in spire him to follow the way of successful Christian living. But, sad to relate, some women have gone further and have under taken to imitate the vices of their men folk. Others have outstripped them in their profanity, drinking and loose living. This Christian Family Week is a solemn reminder to men and women who have taken the marriage vows that they have a tremendous responsibility in the sight of Almighty God; not to be tossed aside light ly. It is a joint responsibility, but our wo men dare not forget that in the Chistian era woman has ever been the inspiration of man, for better or for worse. We pay tribute to mothers of the past, encourage mothers of the present to grasp their opportunity, appeal to the rising mothers of the future to give us men and women who will do better by the world than we have. BUY MORE WAR BONDS JUST A YARN— Once opon, or under, a time there was a man who had a wife, and also had an antomlblle. Thh automobile became run down, as autos will, and he car ried It to the gara*e for a general checkup on what It needed. When he went after the car that evennlg, he did not get to see the mechanic who has inspected his car. He was In a hurry, because he was going to carry his wife to the physician that same evening for an examination. He was called away from the doctor’s office be fore the doctor got through and when he talked to his wife later about the examination she was downcast and despondent. She was reluctant to tell anything .a- bout the examination. Thinking that he would learn the facts, good or bad, from the doctor, he went to the. phone af ter his wife retired and called the doctor. By mistake, the operator gave him the number of the me chanic who had examined his car, and then one of the craziest tele phone conversations ever to go ov er the wires took place, with the man thinking that he was talking to the doctor when he was talk ing to the mechanic. We’ll let you use your imagina tion on part of this conversation. Here are some parts we can quote: “Sorry I didn’t get to see you after you completed the examina tion. what did you find? Mechanic—‘‘Well, to tell you the truth, she’s not in such good shape. From what I could learn on the checkup, you have been abusing the old boat something terrible. I found plenty of signs of over rest ing, and the temperature rises too fast when she gets going. There is also a leakage which could prove serious. ^ Unless yon take better care of 'what you have, yon might as well start looking for another. There is not much I can do for one that is already ready for the graveyard. Now, I know just the one you could get, in case you are interested. But if you are groing to hang on to that slouchy thing you might as well decide to spend a lot of money and take better care of her yourself. Regular washing would help, and lubrication, I'm afraid, has been neglected’’. All that, and much more which we’re not printing, took place dur ing the conversation before the mix-up was discovered by the two persons doing the talking. Pokt O f f i c ^ Departiiaent Warn* That Many Pack ages Badly Damaged Uiu&iess si^ I illnsas. dea% Ellen Bolings. rUi tbuk cm ors'^^ox.. their by 3Mng the funsr^ of Mrs. ' i,W^M for tenp'tuH' troa to kssp III Inw fontdiis* I^THB FAMILY. -V Attention has been called to improper packing and Insuffici ently wrapped parcels for over seas shipment, by the postofftce deiwrtment. Due to the fact that thousands of Improperly wrapped parcels have to be re-wrapped and packed by postal employees at ports of enubarkation, the postoffice de- pariment at Washington has ad vised local postmasters that such packages should not be accepted. Among factor scontributlng to damage are: shipping containers made of too light and brittle ma terial to carry safely; outer wrap ping paper that is too thin and easily tom; Insufficient coiM too light to withstand strain; insuf ficient and Improper packing of breakable articles, such as bot tles of shaving lotions, jars of pre serves, etc., which when broken cause the outer container to dis integrate; loose packing of arti cles with sharp edges and cor ners. Boxes for overseas transmission should be stronger than contain ers used for parcels which do not leave the country, and should be made of metal, wood, solid fiber- board or strong, double-faced cor rugated flberboard, testing at least 200 pounds. Each box should be tied secur- el with strong cord. V To get uniform results in starch ing shirts, gather all the parts to be starched together and dip them into the starch at She same time. Be careful not to use too much Starch as it will crack the fiber threads and cause the shirt to wear out much faster. BUY MORE WAR BONDS Umitod BuppUea of molding powder JtftT* ourteiled the six ^MU04B0tdlng factories of Pal- estliui. ROBir i 1 N W L A T I 0 H North Vi^Mboro Hardware Go. PRE-WAR MATERIALS 1 large solid maple 4-poster 5-piece Bed room Suite with interlocking coiled springs. 1 5-piece antique style solid chestnut Bed room Suite with interlocking coiled springs. 1 Simmons Studio Couch (new). 1 9-piece mahogany Duncan Phyfe style Diningroom Suite. 1 L. C. Smith Typewriter. 1 Cedar Chest. 1 set Carpenter Tools. 1 two-wheel garden Cultivator. 1 Airway Vacuum Cleaner. 1 Hotpoint Electric Stove with all calrod units. 1 7 cu. ft. Frigidaire, porcelain inside and out. 1 Universal 2-unit porcelain Hot Plate. 1 console style Radio. These may be seen at my home May 11 to 19. GILBERT G. FOSTER MILLERS CREEK, N. C. c GAUL US FOR YOUR Plumbing and Electrical Repsdrs AND SERVIGB • MYERS• WATER SYSTEMS ANDERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY TeleiriMme MO WILKESBORO. N. C. WILLIAMS » MOTOR CO. • T. H. WilUamB, Maxiager BEAR Frame Service GOOD USED OARS, TRUCKS, AND TRACTORS Easy Terms • GMapIete • Body Rebuilding Electric and Acetylene WeMing Will Pay Ca»h for Late Model Wrecked Cam and Tmcka *Phone 334-J ONE DOWN ONE TO GO! So — let’s not let up until FULL Victory Who can blame Americans for going half mad with joy as Hit ler’s cruel war machine is smashed into the dust! For all who have fought and worked and suffered grievous loss, this hour of triumph is deserved. Let's buy extra War tfief, are needed now, more than ever.j But our men are still fighting and dying out there in the Pacific. If we let down now, we’ll be letting them down! Let's use transportation wisely^ Greyhound would like to offer un-, limited pleasure travel right away —^today—but carrying war man power is still its most urgent task. Let’s stick to our war jobs until Uncle Sam says, “Well done — you can relax!” You may be sure that Greyhound will lead the field with fine new equipment, new comfort features, new carefree tours just as soon as war requirements will permit. But now—/ef’s £nisb the job! Hm f| 1!^^' Greyhound Terminal Cor. B and Sixth Streets - M. C. Woodie, Agent ( . Telephone 216 X GREYHOUND
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