Metity Fr.. PmssaWockiody. &&y 3.,1996. PaO lt UNCONDTIONA Document'Signed TET1 At isehow r' OSliAWA Combining The Oshawa Base EarlyToday VL -O 5* "lWith This Signature The German People And Armed Forces Are For Better Or Worse De- livered Into The Victor's Hands," ColonelStfCmet -GnrlEsnoe 1 RO General Gustav Jodl, German Chief 0f Net Present OFFICIAI BRITISHI BROADCASTS TiU By CANADI4Jt/ PRESS LONDON - The British Ministry of In REIMS, FRANCE,-lt has been announeed officially at Supremne Headquarters that Germany bas surrendered Ufl announced that tomorrow will be treated as conditionally on ail fronts and to ail the Allies, Great Britain. the United States, Soviet Russia and France. This was Prime Minister Chjurchill will broadeasi officially announced this morning at General Eisenhower's headiquarters. SGE NSh1eLOS tomorrow [9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.] The Çermans signed the paper s by whicb they laid do'vn their arms at 19 minutes before 3 o'clock this meorxing, LonlgLive Therr Gragcious French Time, in a little red scboolhouse where General Eisenhower bas bis headquarters. THREE ALLIED SIGNATORIES The document wbereby Germaany gave up the military < Aght it. ]aunebed five years, eight xnonth.,and.six days ago was signed by 'Colonel General Gustaf Jodl, the Germian Arrny Chief of Staff. Lieut. General Walter BedelI Smith, (;encral Eisenhower's Chief of Staff, signed in behaif of tbp Allied Higb Commnd. General Ivan Suslopaross signed for the Ru~aîînd General lrancois Sevez, for France. EISENHOWER NOT PRESENT Gencral Eisenhower was net present at the signîng. But rigbt after it was over be received Jodl and the other Ger- itan surroînier delegate. Genieral-Admiral Franz Friedeburg. They were asked solemiily and sternly if tbey understood the < ternis that were beng imposed on Germany and if they would bc carried out by thse Germans. They answered yes and Jodl spid "With this signature the Gernian penople anid armied forces are for btter or worse delivered mbt the victor's hiands." CRERAR ISSUES V*E DAY MESSAGE Says FIrs Canadian Amy Ras Viuaâflnshed Job -Witls The lat Canadian Army- Generai Crerar bas issued a V-E Day message. He says thec1lst Canadian Army is about to disolveâad that he blieves the future of Canada rests in thse hands of of Canadian overacas soldies wbo will bc retumning home. General Crer.r declares the business Canadians went over seas tw do is virtually finisbed. There will yet bo quite a lot of tidying up to do but thc miliiazy might of Hitler's Germany is a horror of Uic past. He adds Usai in ibis prolonged and bitter struggle, now crowned wiih victory, thc artny of Canada bas played a stirring part. Canadians everywheoe cas be proud. O5thAnniversary of -~E Day commemorated specil féaure i SURRENDER lES- GAZETTE- tTimes and ,Whitby Gjazette anc OSHAWA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1945 JESDAY. nformation sV-E Day. t; at 3 p.in. The King d Ch ronicle Puce 3 Cent. TI-IIRTY-TWO PAGES. 'FICIAL V-E DAY at,9 p.m. [3 pn Eastern DaylightTime.] The Ministry's statement sau that -in accordance with arrangements between the three great powers an officiai. announce- ment will be broadcast by Mr. Churchill at 3 p.m. [9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time tomorrow.] YMajesties- KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETII Ascending the Tbrone with the clouds of war bovering ovcr Europe, Their Majesties the King and Quecn bave been a tower of strength to the morale of the Empire. Standing shoulder to shoulder witb their subjccts, they have given unstintingly of their efforts. A common bond witb their people was tbe bombing early in the war of Buckinghain Palace. TOWNS PEOPLE CELEBRATE V-E DAY IN FITTING MANNER SERVICE HELD IN TOWN PARK Many People Attend Services In Various Churches 0f Town On Monday - Parade Held Tuesday This stor ' uas putblished three das later oni May 10 anzd describes the V-E Day celebrations that took place iii W/itb., In company with hundreds of other communities across Canada, Whitby on Monday and Tuesday celebrated V-E Day with degrees of elation and solemn thanksgiving for cessation of hostilities i Europe. Hundreds of persons attended special servicces in ail churches on Monday afternoon and agamn on Tuesday. Tuesday afteruoon the officiai celebration was held with a parade from the' town park te the cenotaph and thence te the town park where prayers of thanksgivingwere offered by glergymen of the town and addresses given by Dr. D. R. Fletcher, superintendent of the Ontario Hospital on behalf cf- the Dominion government and by Mayor Robt. Devereil on behaif cf the town. SEE PAGE 13 ITys vvniwty rree rres M ost of the elements« on this page are taken from the front page of the May 7 edition of the Times-Gazette which was the community newspaper serving both Whitby and Oshawa at the time. The story at the right* appeared in the May 10 edition. The foliowing pages feature additional stories which focus on the personal recollections of Whitby residents. We thank the advertisers who have made this possible through their support. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 Whitby and Brandi 15 Broolin are proud to hos in Witby on Sunday, May 7 'Lest we forget' À VmE Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations .À WHITBYt THIRTY-TWO PAGES, Price 3 Cents 1995