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A 11 ■ make every *AY day W A R c'l ’>6 BOND BAT HOF SMMDJN6—>SAFf OOHMf VOLUME 15, NO. 19 Seventh War Loan Will Open Monday ★ ★★ ★★★ . ★ ★ ★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★ Unconditional Surrender Os Germany Completed Last Shot Fired By Patton’s Army On Western Front V-E Day Comes After Five Years, Eight Months And ’ Seven Days Os War Paris Germany bowed Wed nesday to the most crushing de feat ever inflicted upon a nation, her abject surrender proclaimed to the world by the United States, Britain and Russia. The Moscow radio in behalf of Premier Marshal Stalin, whose Red armies broke the armed might of Hitler’s reich on the eastern front, announced the un conditional surrender to the Rus sian people at 1:10 a. m., day, ten hours and ten*mirftftes after President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill pro claimed V-E day on Tuesday. Signed In Berlin The announcement said the final articles of capitulation were signed Tuesday in Berlin, the ruined capital symbolic of the fall of the third reich. Field Marshal Wilhelm von Kietel, chief of the German high command, signed the articles in the presence of Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, assistant commander of the Red armies; Air Chief Mar shal Sir Arthur Tedder, deputy supreme commander in the west; Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of the U. S. strategic air forces .in Eu rope, and Lt. Gen. Jean de Lattre. de Tassigny, comm2Bte||g|fthe Frehtn first army. K The guns of through five years, eight months and seven days of unexampled war inflicted possibly 40,000,000 casualties, fell silent at one min ute past midnight Wednesday (6:01 p. m. Tuesday, Eastern War time.) F Actually, guns on the western front were stilled Tuesday to pre vent further bloodshed as the al lied world celebrated V-E day 11 months and two days after Gen. Eisenhower’s armies stormed into France to liberate a Europe in Nazi chains. Last Shot In Czechoslovakia The last shot on the western (Continued on Page 4) County Board Met On Monday Few Taxpayers Come Before Body Regarding Adjust ment On Property Following routine matters scheduled for the regular month ly meeting, the county board of commissioners met as a board of equalization on Monday for the adjustment of taxes, which prop erty owners felt they had room for. Only a few taxpayers were present to offer claims. These were taken up with H. H. Burgess, tax supervisor. At the regular meeting of the commissioners, the group agreed to erect a flag on the courthouse lawn, with a permanent base. Other routine matters were handled and claims paid. Special Service For Tuckerdale The Rev. M. D. Hart, pastor of the Tuckerdale Baptist Church, -*has announced that an all-day meeting will be held there on Sunday, June 24, at which time .the speaker will be S. C. Eggers, jfof Boone, prominent Baptist lead er and a member of the Baptist State Board. Mr. Eggers will speak at eleven o’clock a. m. Lunch will be served on the ground, and during the afternoon, Miss Virginia Dare Teague, work er in the Ashe Association, will /peak to the grqup. The rest of ’».e afternoon will be devoted to , iging. All choirs in the county invited to attend. ' Tie public is cordially invited | attend the meeting and td £ ag a picnic lunch. £lie Imß Bost $2.00 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON. N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1943 $2.50 a Year Out of County Europe Freed From Nazi Sadism i i Inspecting the savagery, depravity, sadism and inhumani ty found in German prison camps is Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow er. With him are Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. George Pat ton, Jr., and other Allied leaders. Skyland Post Has Received Congratulations From Many On Winning Special Award Paper Expresses Appreciation For Cooperation Received In Work ■ ■ ? Since Jhe ann 9 u National Editorial AHHHKn that The Skyland Podt h# been awarded second place among all weekly newspapers in the United States for community service dur ing the past year, many expres sions of congratulations, both ver bal and written, have been re ceived from friends of the paper. The entire staff of this newspa per is highly appreciative of these and takes this occasion to thank everyone for their good wishes as well as the fine cooperation. Quoted here are excerpts from a few of the many letters received by the paper, expressing congratu lations: “My sincere congratulations on the recognition at the N. E. A. meeting apd the community serv ice award ...” Roy Parker, member of the Department of Journalism of the University of N. C. “Congratulations on winning the NEA award for community service . . . You did a nice job on the infantile paralysis campaign (Continued on Page 4) Makes Record In Buying War Bonds Percy E. Calloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Calloway, of this county, now employed at the Nor folk Navy Yards, Norfolk, Va., second class rigger, holds high honors for individual purchases in the recent Bond Drive there. He made a purchase of SII,OOO in bonds, topping all yard individual purchases, according to reports. Mr. Calloway has been employed there sipce April 9, 1942 and has made a fine record in his work. He has three brothers in service. Announce Dates For Clinics For Pre-School Age Children t Ashe county pre-school clinics will begin today, May 10, Miss Helen Ghormley, county nurse, announced this week. “The pur pose of the clinics is to vaccinate, each child for smallpox and diptheria before entering school. It is a law that no child will be allowed to enter school next year until he or she has all vaccina tions,” Miss Ghormley said. “The law was made for the pro tection of the children and it is the duty of each parent to see that their children are vaccinated be fore entering school. Please bring your child to the clinic at 60 County Men Get Examination At Army Center Many Os Them Have Return ed; List Os Those Taking Examination Given A group of sixty Ashe county men left here Tuesday morning, May 8, for Fort Bragg, to receive preinduction physical examina tions, prior to entering military service. Most of them returned yesterday. They were as follows: Hugh Henry McCoy, Reece R. Roten, William Earl Parsons, James Albert Phillips, Rufus Hi ram Ray, Arlie Lee Blevins, Ralph B. Goodman, William Lee Darnell, Moulton Fields Sheets, Chester E. Farmer, Robert Har son Neaves, Avery R. Turnmire, Calvin W. Atwood. William Ray Lyle, Austin R. Parsons, Bert Blain Lambert, Ed win Wiley Powers, Gather W. Osborne, Howard Hartzog, Gwyn Park Little, Raymond Ray Rid (Continued on Page Four) New Shoe Stamp Available Aug. 1 To help housewives and others in budgeting their remaining shoe stamps to fit the family needs OPA District Director, L. W. Driscoll in Charlotte announced that another shoe stamp will be valid on August 1 for one pair of shoes per ration book holder. The number of the new stamp has not yet been selected, bdt will be announced before August 1, he said. Airplane stamps 1,2, 3 are nbw good *and will continue valid in definitely, he added. one of the places nearest you at the hour of 9:00 a. m.»” Miss Ghormley urged. The schedule is as follows: Jefferson school, Thursday, May 10; Nathan’s Creek School, Monday, school, Thursday, May 17; Lan sing school, Monday, May 21; West Jefferson school, Tuesday, May 22; Virginia-Carolina school, Thursday, May 24; Healing Springs school, Monday, May 28; Elkland school, Tuesday, May 29; and Fleetwood school, Thursday, May 31.* Sunday Is To Be Observed By All As Day Os Prayer President Truman Cautions Nation That War Job Is Not Over President Truman, in words of stern triumph and dedication, pro claimed defeat of a crushed Ger many Tuesday, and served grim notice on Japan that her doom is sealed. A nation at war picking up the cue from its president went on with the matter-of-fact business of making war without breaking stride to celebrate the victory in Europe. This is a solemn but glorious hour,” said the chief executive in a 9 a. m. Eastern War time radio address as he joined Prime Min ister Churchill in announcement of Germany’s defeat. “I only wish that Franklin D. i Roosevelt had lived to witness this day,” the president said. Mr. Truman made no mention of a “V-E” day celebration and cautioned the nation that its war (Continued oh Page 4) Elkland Finals To Open May 12 Senior Play To Be Presented Saturday Night; Public Is Invited... - Commencement exercises at Elkland high school will begin Saturday evening, May 12, with the presentation of the Senior play, the first to be attempted there under wartime conditions. “Hillbilly Courtship”, a farce in three acts, which promises an ev ening of hilarious entertainment with a real old Kentucky feud as a background, will be presented in the high school gymnasium on Saturday evening at eight o’clock. The characters of the play are: Pappy Stilsby, a feudist of the first degree, Page Norris; Luke, Pappy’s son, Royce Miller; Ma Peppin, the other party to the feud, Rena Marie Jones; Emmy, Ma’s daughter, Mattie Jones; Lulu and Seedie Triffet, radio hillbil lies, Betty Krider and Mary K. Worley; Wash Jeddo, the moun tain nitwit, Denver Grogan; Sol Silverstein, manager of hillbilly singers, J. B. Miller; Louis Cat taro, temperamental Italian, Geo. Trivette; Bridget O’Flannigan, the wedding bureau, June Stev ens, and Reverend Boswell, the preacher man, Jack Cox. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered on Sunday evening, May 13, at eight o’clock, at the Methodist Church, by the pastor, Rev. E. U. Stevens. American Legion Will Name Slate It was announced this week that the regular meeting of the American Legion would be held at the community building on Saturday, when officers for the coming year will be selected. Commander W. W. Terry said that he hoped all members would attend. The meeting will open at eight o’clock p. m. Mrs. Testerman To Be Buried Today Funeral service will be held this afternoon at the New Shelter Church for Mrs. Cenith Eller Testerman, 56, of Jefferson, who died at her home on Tuesday, May 8, after being ill for some time. The Rev. Coy Powers will conduct the service and burial will follow at the Eller cemetery. Mrs. Testerman, a native of this county, the daughter of Cal vin Eller and Celia Heath Eller, is survived by her husband, John Testerman, and the following children: Ivory, Carl, Beatrice, Clabe, Glenn and Dewey. General Eisenhower Talks It Over iw- • \ • -3k JI IR J 'K- -JJ s -AttMMMMi '-iww General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in whose headquarters I the surrender of Germany was signed, in a red brick school building in Reims, is seen talking with an American soldier. V-E Day Quietly Observed Here; Little Celebration, But Thankfulness Expressed Two Casualties Os War Reported As Conflict Ends Guy T. Shatley And J. S. Greer Are Wounded In Germany Sgt. Guy T. Shatley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shatley, of Jef ferson, was seriously wounded in Germany on April 17, according to a message received by his par ents from the War Department. Sgt. Shatley was with the infan try and has been in service for over three years. He had gone overseas about three months ago. Two brothers, T-Sgt. Henry M. Shatley and Cpl. Arthur Shatley, are in service. Pfc. J. S. Greer, son of Mrs. Etta Greer, of Todd, was serious ly wounded in action in Duren, Germany, on Feb. 23. He has re turned to the states and is now receiving treatment at the Mc- Guire General Hospital, Rich mond, Va. He served 6 months in an infantry company in combat, and was awarded the Silver Star for bravery on his last night of duty. He was first scout in his company. Scout Camporee Will Open Sat. The annual camporee of the Boy Scouts of Ashe and Watauga coun ties will be held this week end on Negro Mountain, officials an nounced yesterday, provided this section does not experience ex treme cold weather. The camporee, which will open on Saturday morning, was sched uled for last week end, but due to snow and ice, was postponed. James Story is in charge of ar rangements. World Capitals Wild With Joy Over Germany’s Defeat The great bells of St. Peter’s basilica rang out over Rome Mon day soon after the Associated Press report that peace had come to Europe while several allied capitals proclaimed V-E holidays and Tokyo announced continua tion of “this sacred war.” Many of the world’s cities went wild at the hews, and even neutral capitals were bedecked with flags and filled with celebrating crowds. Massed of people gathered in fropt of loudspeakers and news paper offices which were franti cally answering inquiries and rolling out extras. Services Held In Churches; Schools Also Have Brief Programs Ashe county people, like most of others throughout the nation, quietly observed V-E day in a spirit of thankfulness rather than hilarious celebration. As soon as the unofficial news came over the air on Monday morning, little else was thought about. But because the downfall of Germany had come so gradually : and because it was expected, most people accepted the official news, Tuesday, as a climax to other* good news during the past weeks and remembering the war with i Japan, continuing with their ev eryday task here on the home- ■ front. Community service was held at* the West Jefferson Methodist' Church on Monday evening and at the West Jefferson Baptist Church, Tuesday morning, when tribute was paid men in service and thankfulness for victory ex pressed. Some of the schools also had special programs on Tuesday as did some other churches in this section. To a number of people in this county, it meant that friends and relatives, many months in German prison camps, would be released; (Continued on Page Four) Dr. Gaul To Hold Clinic Next Wed. Plans are now being cotnpleted fpr a clinic for crippled children to be held at the health depart ment next Wednesday, May 16. At this time Dr. John Gaul, of Charlotte, will be present and ex amine all patients. The clinic will open at 12:30 and all parents are urged to have children there on time. Only in the unnatural calm of the European fronts was the news reported to have been taken so berly by soldiers who had seen the fighting taper off in one sec tor after another for the past two weeks. In bomb-damaged London, on ly allied capital which fought its way successfully through the Eu ropean war from the start, crowds exploded all over the downtown areas after a week of tense ex pectancy. An official holiday was proclaimed for Tuesday in Bri tain. (Continued on Page 4) 4 OVER THE TCP FOR VICTORY A y SrZ with 5A y/A UWITEO STATES WAR BONfIS-STAMPS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY County’s Quota Set At $235,000; Tyson; Chairman Township Chairmen Named And Quotas Assigned Each Township Plans are now being perfected to carry the mighty Seventh War Loan Drive, which officially opens on Monday, May 14, into every township in the county in order that every individual may have an opportunity to help raise the county’s quota of $235,000.00. “With men on the battlefronts fighting to death for victory and peace, I feel, that everyone will want to back them with bonds. Victory in Europe should make us more anxious than ever to do our part toward the defeat of the Jap anese and complete victory,” L» B. Tyson, county chairman, said. At a meeting of the central committee, township committees were named and quotas assigned, which are announced today. Mr. Tyson pointed out that the schools had done a good job, but that there was much to be done yet. The county committee, as an* nounced by Chairman Tyson, in cludes the following: Dean Mc- Millan, merchant’s group; W. W. Terry, organizations; Roy H. Crouse, farm groups; A. B. Hurt, school activities; Ira T. Johnston, professional groups; Levern John son, industrial groups; Mrs. P. G» Wright, chairman of the women’s groups and Miss Doris White sides, vice-chairman; L. P. Col vard, J. L. Segraves, Glen B. Graybeal and Roy Badger, larger individual gifts; Mrs. Ed M. An derson, publicity. The following chairmen of the various townships together with • their quotas were named by the , central committee this week: Chestnut Hill, Carl Blevins and Sam Blevins, co-chairmen, $6,- 000; Clifton, J. C. Little and Aus tin Jones, co-chairmen, $12,000; I Creston, V. C. Lillard, $5,000; Elk, Clyde Houck, $5,000; Grassy I Creek, Mrs. J. C. Pierce, $5,000; i Helton, Dent Pennington, $5,000; I Horse Creek, Ralph Goss, $8,000; I Hurricane, Mrs. L. B. Ham, $5,- 000; Jefferson, Glenn Little and Mrs. Effie Liddle, co-chairmen, '(Continued wn Page Four) Scouts Present Rotary Program Bruce Porter Is Added As A New Member To Jeffersons Rotary Club In observance of Youths’ Week, several Boy Scouts Were present at the Rotary meeting last Thurs day evening and gave a very im pressive program, of which the Rev. E. W. Powers, local Scout master, was in charge. Lawrence Tyson, program chair man, presented Mr. Powers and the Scouts to the club. Dr. Bruce Porter, druggist at the Graybeal’s Drug Store, was accepted into the Jeffersons Ro tary Club last Thursday night as a new member. The Rev. B. A. Meeks welcomed him to the club and made a short talk on what makes, a good Rotarian. Business Lots Are Here Business property belonging to the McNeill estate, which was sold hefe yesterday, brought what was considered high prices, fol lowing lively bidding. One-half interest in the corner on the square was bought by Mr. and Mrs. James McNeill for $lO,- 500.00. Anothej business lot be yond the Duncan Motor Company was purchased for $2,650 by E. E. Jones. Dr. J. K. Hunter bought a residence for $3,000.00 and Mrs. Ray Younts, a lot in the residen tial section for SBSO. Some farming property as well as some other interests of the es tate were also sold. The sale was conducted by the Cumbow Land Company.
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