Gaston County Board
Sets Three Elections
GASTONIA, May 7. — Today
was apparently “special elections
day” with the Gaston County
commissioners.
Gathering for their regular
first Monday meeting at the Gas
ton county court ho -e. they or
dered three special elections at
the request of vi.-itn.g ieiegatiorn
One is a 2 per cent per Sl'JO
Gaston township tax elect.on. to
be held June 10. when vdteis of
the township will ballot or. the
question of a two-' err tax to sup
port a program * brir g new and
diversified industry to the ■ GastOr
nia area.
Another is a Belmont school .
district electior to levy a 15-cent
tax for supplement.r.g teacher.-'
salaries.
The third’ - a -irr.iar eie ii 'n.
for the same a. t • - M
Holly school u.-ti. ", al.-o to be,
levide for increasing teachers’ |
Yank* Rescue King
Leopold And Queen
WITH THE U S. SEVENTH
ARMY. Tuesday, .Md\ *th.—Leo
pold III. King of Belgium, and
his queen have been liberated by
the U. S. Seventh Army, it was
announced today.
They were found near Strobl,
eight miles east of Salzburg.
The Americans had been told
f. the whereabouts of the royal
With the king and queer, were
IS members of the-h . sta:f and
>■_ r children.
All were in goud h’h.
Elements of the A' cibar, It1'
Cavalry group had t verjowe.r
German SS (elite gUa: o i tro■ : -
i ier to make the rescue
Seventh army troops are
USE EAGLE ADS
AT THE MOVIES
IN CHERRYVILLE
AT THE LESTER,— THURS.-FRI— 2 DAYS
“DOUGH GIRLS’’ with ANNE SHERIDAN, ALEXIS
SMITH, JANE WYMAN & JACK CARSON
SAT—ONE DAY ONLY—AT THE LESTER
With WALLY BROWN, ALAN CARNEY
The Cuties—“GIRL RUSH”
MON.-TUE.—AT THE LESTER—2 DAYS
“THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT’ with
JACK BENNY, ALEXIS SMITH
Surrender Occurs
In Red Schoolhouse
i REIMS. France. May
j many surrendered ur.cor.a::: : a..;.
; to the western Allies aru Ru'.-.r
at 2:4 1 A M. French ti.-.V
(This \va> at »41 P.M. E. 'A. I.
Sunday, i
^ The surrender U>> k ‘place at a
the headquarters <_>J lienti'a* L;
' he
T h e .-u
d after
Od.sc
iV .j
Ivar
d.ate.. after-a a: : ;]“dl a: j r.:.
io'w delegate. t-ie; . Adh. a. Hi
Georg Fri.eden... u. wer e : .ce.
1 i e\ vveie"a--c‘■ 7te"’ if-*;
hvposed ’ Gem a: y :. d
Germany which began Ine
war with a ruthless attack up
on Poland, followed by sue
: • e»*ive aggression* and bru
tality in internment eompi,
turtendered with an appeal
to tne victor* for mercy to
ord the German people and
>rmcd force*.
After signing the full surren
er. J> .1! -aid he wanted to speak
'■i.t'.d was given leave to. do so. ,
this signature,'’ i.f said
- ot-sp.'-o.-n German. the Ger
..a:, people and alined lot are
. etter or worse deliveret in
' , the victors' hands.
"!r this war. which has lasted
: •;< re than five years, both have
1 i-ved arid suffered mote thin
■ • . ps any other people in the
ONCE ALL-POWERFUL
WtHRMACHT NOW DEAD
LON'L<OX, May 7.— The once
igh.ty Wehrmach.t whi '-nread
■■ across Europe and stll the
■ surrendered uncor.'ditrcn
• -day to the United States.
B'r ' . . S v.et Russia, and their
• greatest wardn r ■ *.ory was
! G.ern.tfcn high 'imnin- I
-utrendeied at 2:41 A.M. a: Gen
era: K:ser,hower's headquarters at
Rent's, That was 8:41 P.M. Sun
day. eastern war time. The news
wa.- flashed to the world by the
a—elated press at ;• :05 A.M.
ea-tern war time.
Britain proclaimed tomorrow
E ng George VI sent Eisen
r."wer a message congratulating
him on the “complete and victory
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
FRI.-SAT.—AT THE STRAND
“SAGEBRUSH HEROES” with CHARLES STARRETT
MON.-YUES.—AT THE STRAND
“MY BLuDY” with DON RED BARRY
I
COMING TO STRAND—MAY 16-17
JEAN PARKER, PETER COOKSON in
“THE ADVENTURES OF KITTY O’DAY”
Prime .M misted cnurcmu is auc
to give an official statement to
Parliament at 9 A.M. eastern *ar
time tomorrow.
In Washington, President Tru
man announced he would speak
to the American nation at the
same time. It was thought likely
that Premier Stalin would address
the Russians simultaneously.
Sweden forgot her neutral
ity and wildly celebrated.
Canada proclaimed tomor
row a holiday. The bell* of
Rome’* St. Peter’s rang oat.
There were joyous celebra
brations in Sooth America
and many other countries,
tempered only by the realiza
tion that more war with Japan
lies ahead.
Victory, King George pointed
out, came 11 months after Eisen
hower "led the Allied expedition
ary forces across the English
hannel, carrying with you the
hopes and prayers of millions of
r.en and women of many nations.”
“We are deeply grateful,” he
•hid.
v'o word came from Moscow ex
vpt Stalins announcement to
ght that long beseiged Breslau
German strong point in Silesia,
had fallen to the Red army. Flight
ing continued at Prague.
GERMAN LEADERS HOPES
FOR RECONCILIATION
LONDON, May 7. — German
roieign Minister Count Ludwig
■Schwerin von Krosigke announced
Germany’s unconditional surren
der to his countrymen today and
summoned them to a new life
guided by respect for internal and
:ntei national law so that "we may
hope the atmosphere of hatred
Ahich today surrounds Germany
all over the world will give place
to a spirit of reconciliation
among nations without which the
world cannot recover."
The Foreign minister's an
nouncement broadcast over the
rlensburg radio, followed by a
.hree minute silence, said that the
High Command of the armed
forces today at the order of Grand
Admiral Doenitz declared the un
conditional surrender of all light
■ ng German troops."
! A few hours earlier the Flens
i hurg radio had broadcast an or
| der of the day from Admiral Doe
j nitz, Adolf Hitler’s successoi, no
tifying all U-boats to •’’cease acti
vity,”
LOOSE ENDS ON EASTERN
FRONT
Von Krosigk, in announcing- the
surrender of Germany, declared
that “after a heroic fight of al
most six years of incomparable
hardness, Germany has succum
bed to the overwhelming power
of her enemies.’’
The Foreign minister mention
ed none of these enemies by name
and there was still some loose
ends on the Eastern front when
German commanders in Czeehoslo
vkuih refused to immediately lay
'“■ 11 Ibeir arms and fought on
m -t the Russians and Czechs
' ree passage out of the coun
ie German communique —
moadcast after V’on Krosigk’s
foment— said German troops
V‘‘ were fighting the Russians in
ora via and Nazi broadcasts ov
er the Prague radio said the Ger
mans m Bohemia-Moravia had re
tused to recognize any terms
which included Russia.
But according to Von Krui
' “. w«* over and he
•aid the Doenitr government
had performed “it. noble.t
**k ,— ,ln *urrendering to
fujther, ‘‘••n»ele». blood
diiiategra
„ ‘.‘A, government,” he—sairi
hili'tv Gir3^3 ieel'np of resPonsi
olity for the future of its nation
^£!^Hedtoact after the col"
laps* ol an pnysicai «nu
forces and to demand of the ene
my cessation of hostilities . . . V\t
end this gravest hour of the Cer
man nation and its Reich._
V'on Krosigk pleaded with tlu
German people to “retain theii
unity” and be prepared to “make
heavy sacrifices . .
The German spokesman said
the Allied terms were “haisir
but unavoidable and he called on
the Germans “to accept this bur
den and stand loyally by the obli
gations we have undertaken,
but we must not despair and fall
into mute resignation.”
“In our nation,'' Von Krosigk
said, “justice shall he the supreme
law and guiding principle. We
must also recognize law as tne
basis of all relations between na
tions. We must recognize it and
respect it from inner conviction."
“Respect for treaties will be as
sacred as the aim of our nation to
j belong to the European family of
nations — as a member of whicn
| we want to mobilize all human ^
moral and material forces in or
der to heal the dreadful wounds
wii'cb the war has caused.
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