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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
1
Whitewright marks V E Day with calm celebration after AP reports German surrender. High School bell rings and flags are displayed as residents attend a 8 15 p m Sunday prayer service at the Baptist Church. uncertainty remains over homecomings and reassignments as troops shift between theaters and duties.
Raymond Smith reports his nephew Private Harvey Lee Smith has arrived in New York after being a prisoner of war in the Philippines. He was captured at Nichols Field and spent almost three years in a camp before release by Americans.
Paris report says Stalin asked to delay the V E Day broadcast as Britain planned a victory message. The 8 a m Whitehall time transmission went ahead Tuesday after the two surrenders at Reims and Berlin were treated as a single act by the Allies. Eisenhower insisted on unconditional surrender in both fronts.
President Truman signed the law extending the Selective Service Act for one year and the Office of War Mobilization announced that draft calls would remain large. Deferments for men under thirty will stay few and decline as veterans return to industry and farming.
The Sun lists new and renewing subscribers this week including Mrs. Jack Harper Mrs. Victoria Denham Claud Dillon Lt. A. L. Jackson Pvt. Robert L. Owens Rex B. Cruse L. R. Alexander A. W. Stedham and England. The honor roll celebrates ongoing readership and support.
The notice lists expiry dates for Book 4 red stamps Y to U and blue stamps H to X and G items, Sugar Book 4 stamp 35 and 36, Shoes Book 3 airplane stamps 1 2 3, a new stamp valid Aug 1, and Gasoline coupons 15 A through June 21 plus B6 C6 B7 C7 for five gallons. The OPA states no cancellation plans for the shoe stamps.
Lt. John Herbert Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs T B Anderson, was killed in action on Luzon April 16. A Bells High School graduate, he enlisted in 1935 and trained at San Antonio and San Francisco. He served under General MacArthur overseas for about a year and was wounded in January during Leyte operations before returning to action.
Rainfall of 1.60 inches Wednesday night and early Thursday morning brought welcome relief to farmers in Grayson and Fannin Counties. The general rain ends a dry spell of over two weeks and aids late cotton germination and other crops.
Washington reports that World War II costs the United States about 800,000 casualties and more than 185 billion dollars. A United Press survey finds the U S share of the cost will far exceed World War I, with future bills from interest and veterans benefits. European operations show 685,247 casualties in the European theater through March 31, including 133,284 killed and 431,965 wounded, with many more uncounted due to ongoing combat.
The column reports on servicemen visiting families in New Orleans and Texas from bases at Camp Fannin Fort Sill Norfolk and San Diego. It notes promotions transfers awards the Bronze Star and Purple Heart and recounts battles including Iwo Jima and Rhine region, with members serving in Navy Army and Air Forces.
The 7th War Loan drive for Whitewright and nearby communities starts May 14 with a $107,000 quota. E Bonds total $67,000 and other bonds $40,000 making this Whitewright’s highest quota yet. As of Wednesday afternoon $25,031.25 of 7th War Loan Bonds were purchased leaving $81,968.75 to reach the goal with two drives this year.
An observer for the American Business Men's research Foundation finds fewer drinking scenes in about 300 films from 1944. The shift from light drawing-room pictures to action driven war pics may explain the decline, with wartime realism leaving little room for imbibing scenes.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder and General Berearin toured Berlin amid utter ruin. The city shows widespread destruction with landmarks like Unter den Linden, Brandenburg Gate, and former embassies leveled. Gestapo HQ ruined and shelters scarce as streets and key buildings lie in rubble.
A Monday fire in Leonard destroyed a large two story warehouse owned by Gill Sudderth and damaged nearby businesses, with losses estimated at 50 000 dollars. The blaze spread aided by a north wind, drawing in neighboring departments from Bailey, Celeste, Greenville and Whitewright to assist. The Victory Theatre and several shops including Sudderth Store and Stateville Grocery were total losses or heavily damaged.
The Pastors Association of Whitewright calls a union thanksgiving and prayer service at 8 15 p m Sunday in the First Baptist Church. Prayers give joyful thanks for the victory in Europe and seek guidance toward peace. All churches will unite, with a large attendance expected.
San Francisco dispatch warns that the end of World War II in Europe begins a difficult era with potential civil strife and mass displacement. Delegates urge a strong peacekeeping body, note unresolved frontiers and repatriation questions for Germans Poles Jews and other populations, and criticize unfulfilled postwar promises by the Big Three.
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