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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednexuy may 9a 1945- 200 pel- annum 5c a copy ictory in europe georgetown celebrates end of historys most terrible war public thanksgiving church services parades bonfire dancing tbe great news ttiat germany had surrendered unconditionally to the western allies and russia was flashed to fee world at 9 36 am last monday morning word ol tbe victory spread hke wildfire ttorough georgetown where an ordinarily quiet monday morning on main street suddenly turned into a joyous exubeant of townsfolk first word to uk h office was conveyed toy mrs w p smith who tiad kareejt passed on the goods news when fac tory wblstlea fire siren and dburch bells proclaimed it to tbe town in general as if by magic flags appeared up and down main street as merchants hurried to decorate their storefront local factory workers left bielr jobs o join in the celebrating and decor ated cars were soon seen in the down town district one of the gayest cor ncr was at brill s where tbe smith a stone office staff were out in force v ui confetti and streamers ptwousjy ktciamd a jboudavby proclamation of mayor cleave it mat tered little to citizens and merchants that v e day was not officially pro claimed tlu tuesday this was tt and ores and factories closed down to ipt owners and employees savour the nevks itid rcliei v nerves tensed from rr n hs of wadug for victory and peace monday afternoon was featured by n pr mptu parades downtown and at 4 i laree parade formed at the le- lu hall leg members the le sion wa lome scots band girls p bind and bo scouls marched to p hteh ifchool rrontkte f b nice of thanksgiving was he i cond icted b ven woo tiompson re r c todd and rev effigy culminated in an announcement j e ostrooi by mayor cleave that a street dance as befits a solemn occaston there would be held the following evening wis wnpbisis on the religious aspect the tyrgion rooms were gay as veter- of tbe day with evening services in aris o fbe two great wars celebrated knox prcyterian st george s the victory with dancing and sing- c irh el england tbe united and xmss bptit churches and in st albans tiicsday was a holiday in town ch rcj of england n tbe glen hn citizens heard tbe official pro in the evening there was a spontan cltmntlon of the surrender announced t cp bation in tbe downtown lis- b prime minister churohill at 9 00 trie ahen a hiifre bonfire was lighted tm he was followed by president at lhe comet ot mill and mark sts tr man cf tbe united states and in an iniorompsu street dance conumlra king qeofce5dland t ilntrlrir and h burning of hitler g prime minister mackenzie made radio addresses there m morning communion at st qeorffta church and a joint service of tts baptist and nnhed cburdhea tn tbe united church tn the evening hh mass was celebrated at holy cross roman catholic church on weirtnesrtar morning the street dance planned for tues day evening was moved mdooxb to ttw legion rooms doe to hj wtt- ther and large crowds enjoyed dando ktogtto thttbiijmntwsttm