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Show V-E Day Quietly Celebrated Here V-E DAY VICTORY IN EUROPE! It was announced in Delta at about 7:15 a. m. on Tuesday. Preparations had been made by the committee, com-mittee, flags already got in readiness were put on poles and buildings, business places were closed, and the momentous news was received in an orderly order-ly form, seriously as befitting its magnitude. Victory over Germany! After all these years of toil and sacrifce! What cost in death! What mighty migh-ty forces opposed and vanquished the forces of evil! At far as Germany in concerned, it is now ended. Unconditional surrender has been imposed on the foe. Three great nations vanquish an erstwhile formidable foe, force her to her knees, and win over their hordes. We all feel that right has triumphed. A great nation, one really leading in science, in culture, in performance, reverted to savagery, became be-came besotted in bestiality, and now that it is conquered, con-quered, it is held in contempt false ideology, the following of a wrong course, millions killed, some in warfare others in basest murder, a trail of ignominy never exceeded in history, a nation's mind perverted.. pervert-ed.. Such in brief is the history of the last six years. Another foe remains. A foe well entrenched, and difficult to overcome. But the same measure of defeat de-feat will be imposed on it, witth the same outcome Unconditional Surrender! Thanks are given this day, in humility of spirit, for the victory which is ours. Orderly armed resistance resist-ance has ceased in German held territory. A like cessation of military action will be imposed on Japan Ja-pan Victory Complete. May Providence speed that day! ' V-E Day in Delta was observed with a marked soberness of feeling and a spirit of thanksgiving on Tuesday by the people here. The schools opened Tuesday morning and held patriotic programs after which they were closed for the day. Business houses remained closed clos-ed with people remaining at home, working on their gardens and such. Mr. Seegmiller was in charge of the program at the high school. The program opened with group singing accompanied by the band, "The Star Spangled Banner." prayer, pray-er, M. Ward Moody; band number; talk by Bruce Hilton; triple trio sang, "God of All Nations"; talk by Mayor Black; reading, "So Long, Son," by Bonni,e Black, a chorus sang "The caisson Song" and "The War is Over." After the program school was dismissed for the day. The city was decorated with 21 flags, one for each of the new light poles on Clark Street, and according ac-cording to Mayor Black, these flags will be placed on the poles on all national and patriotic occasions. A joint patriotic program of the Delta churches was held in the 1st ward hall at 8:30 p. m. Community Commun-ity singing, led by M. Ward Moody, opened the services. Bishop Warren War-ren Henderson offered the prayer, which was followed by a talk by Dr. LeGrande Noble on American Ideals. A violin duet was given by Mrs. Max Hannifin and Mrs. Grant Workman, accompanied by Mrs. S. H. Wright. They played a series of patriotic numbers. Dudley Crafts spoke on Americanism. The services ser-vices were closed with prayer by Rev. Carl Nugent. The day was very fittingly observed, ob-served, with the people realizing that only half the war had been won, and that it was still necess-aray necess-aray to defeat Japan. V-E Day at Hinckley The old school bell that rang in 1918 when the armistice was signed, sign-ed, was rung again early Tuesday morning after the official V-E Day news was announced by President Truman. At 9:30 elementarl school children child-ren and townspeople gathered at the church for a V-E Day program. The high school band, directed by Ladd Cropper, played several numbers followed by a flag ceremony cere-mony by the Sea Scouts in their uniforms with Richard Shurtliff, skipper in charge. The opening prayer was offered by President Ben H. Robison. The Star Spangled Banner' was sung by the congregation congrega-tion followed by a minute of silence si-lence with bowed heads in memory mem-ory of our soldiers who, have given their lives. Hugh Hilton, Arthur Reeve, Bishop Verdell Bishop and American Legion Le-gion Corpmander Roy P. Hilton were the speakers. Mrs. Margaret P. Jensen gave a tribute to the parents par-ents of the boys in service followed by the poem, ' Your Flag and My Flag." Musical numbers were, group singing of "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean," by the sixth grade students; vocal solo by LaVoy Tolbert; Tol-bert; trio selection by Erma Cropper, Crop-per, Bertha Love and Ruth Talbot; vocal solo by Donna Rae Judd; and two numbers from the high school double mixed quartet. Accompanists Accompan-ists were Rulon Dee Bennett, Roma Ekins, and Mrs. Tolbert. Retiring of the colors and prayer by Don A. Bishop concluded the program at which Mayor Karl W. Workman was ill charge. The schools were dismissed after the program for the day. V-E Day at Oak City Everyone showed their spirit of thankfulness Tuesday. The school in the morning sponsored a good program, the teachers and the students stu-dents taking part. In the evening the town board and bishopric arranged ar-ranged a real celebration. The program pro-gram at 9:30 included advancing the colors by Legion members. Music Mu-sic led by E. Q. Dutson; talks by Pvt Richard Christenson, who with courage told his experience just prior to his injury in Germany. He has his foot in a cast yet, and his splendid bearing gave realistic thoughts of the war casualties now coming home. Legion veterans John Alldredge and Willard Christenson Chris-tenson also spoke of their feelings and conditions just before the Armistice Ar-mistice in 1018. Edgar Nielson, Ly-dia Ly-dia Finlinson, and Mae Shipley gave short talks. Margaret Roper encouraged the bond drive. Musical Mu-sical numbers were a tiio by Jean Harris, Ramona Finlinson and E-dith E-dith Anderson, with Clara Atkin in charge. The Stars and Stripes Forever For-ever was played as a piano duet by Edith Anderson and Ramona Finlinson. Invocations by Esdras Finlinson and Reed Talbot. Immediately Im-mediately after the program two German prisoners captured by the Boy Scouts were dragged in Hitler Hit-ler and Mussolini and then taken tak-en out and burned on the bonfire. A dance followed enjoyed by all. We hope the FINAL celebration o-ver o-ver the remaining foe will follow this one shortly. |
