Santa Maria Times from Santa Maria, California • 1

British Push on Into Libya After Taking Tobruk and Many Prisoners, Much Material I SPIED- THE WEATHER Rain tonight and Friday morning; no change in temperature. TEMPERATURE High 56 Low 41 Rainfall 24 hours 03 This season 10.11 Last season 9.56 THE SANTA ITALIANS KILL IN FLIT MADIA XALLFV MEN Cloudburst Turns 9 uitip mt Streets Into Lakes pip 3 0 American Eagles' i'll ill i trtT' uni ii miimiifr 'fist' 'K 9 3 REGISTERED FOR tiling! iiuiiliWtifi IHKIIMIMI ATIIEXS (UP) Frontier advices reported today that Greek troops with the aid of British and Greek planes in the coastal sector, are fighting off heavy Italian counter-attacks. The planes attacked Italian troop concentrations on the main coastal road south of Val-ona and also bombarded the Val-ona airport port facilities, killing three persons and wounding eight, according to reports. The Italians lost a two-day bat-; tie in the snow-covered heights above Klisura on the central Albanian front, and fled north to- ward Berat, driving their tanks over their own dead and wound-; ed, crushing them 'into the frozen ground, according to a dispatch today from a United Press correspondent in that sector Fought Sunday and Monday The dispatch was dated yesterday, but the battle occurred Sunday and Monday. It was late Tuesday before the correspondent was permitted to visit the battle ground, which was described as a field of frozen death, littered with the bodies of Greeks as well as Italians: Klisura was choked with Greek troops and guns being hurled into the attack, the dispatch said.

Much of the fighting had been done at dose quarters with bayo- Santa Marias weather today nets- The Italians held a com- parattvely level stretch of ground was not unusual, compared to the at the b'se of mountainSiwhere remainder of the nation except they could use their tanks. The that it was not cold here. Still, Greeks, lacing skis or snow shoes, the temperature here got no ran, tumbled and rolled down higher than 56 at noon today. 1 from the peaks like an avalanche. Rain setting, in at the crack of according to a description of the -My When .20 cf an inch of rain fell on San Francisco in five minutes .68 in a 1 tail hour storm drains became clogged and streets were turned into rivers and lakes.

Heres a scene on famed Market street with pedestrians, autes and street cars stalled. VjJli I Crush Woundfid With Tanks as Greeks Advance British Move on Against Derna Tobruk's Capturfi battle given the correspondent by a Greek sergeant, who had been wounded in the arm by a hand grenade splinter. British Push On- LONDON (U.R) Great Britain threatened today to drive the Italians completely out of Western Libya as advance tanks, and Royal Air Force planes followed up the capture of Tobruk' by starting to batter Derna. The British brought their total bag of Fascist prisoners in the desert blitzkrieg to about 100,000 with the capture of more than 14.000 men in Tobruk, including four Italian generals and an admiral. While their comrades mopped up Tobruk, R.

A. F. fliers and advance tank units began operations against Derna, 100 miles Continued on Page 6, Col. 1 Poster being displayed by factories who register their plant facilities during the Preparedness Through Production Week, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers in response to Defense Chief Knudsens call for an all-out inventory of American 1 production facilities. ft Union Protests Inequitable Cut In Sugar Acreage State Penalized Greater Than the Nation as a Whole Pointing out that Cuba is seeking an American loan to increase its sugar output, Santa Maria unions are sending letters to congressmen, senators and other federal officials protesting the cut in acreage for sugar beets in the United States this year.

Bob Leyva, chairman of the Sugar Workers union group in the Betteravia district, fighting the curtailment, points out in his letters that Cuba is seeking loans in line with plans to manufacture 500,000 tons in excess of the United States quota and the Cuban consumption while the reduction of acreage in California and the U. S. has been much reduced. This cut in planted acreage fra a great effect on labor; he writes. It is about this that we appeal to you.

The Agricultural Administration board has not given consideration to the number of men affected by this cut. They are under the supposition that the sugar industry employs only those that are in the process of sugar making. But, there are miners, teamsters, agricultural workers, chemical supply manufacturers, power men, and many others, indirectly affected bythis 'action" of the Agricultural 'Administrations Sugar board. Acreage Comparisons In 1940 it was 990,000 acres. This incidentally, was the average planted for the years 1938, 1939 and 1940.

The national allowment for 1941 is placed at 820,000, or a reduction of 170,000 acres which makes a percentage reduction of 17.17 percent. California in 1940 had a plant- Continucd on Page 2, Col. 2 WATER DISTRICT ELECTION SET FOR FEB. 4 Running unopposed, H. E.

Pez-zoni in District No. 5, J. J. Souza in District No. 3 and Owen T.

Rice in District No. 6 will appear on the ballot in the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation district election Feb. 4. Nominations for the posts on the board of directors closed last night. Pezzoni and Rice are running for reelection, while Souza replaces Guido Ferini as the nominee in District No.

3. Ferini moved from the district into Santa Maria. The polling places and officials are: District No. 3, Macdonald Seed Co. office --on Bonita road Inspector, Mrs.

Anita K. Fratis; judge, George A. Freitas; clerks, Mrs. Elsie Teixeira and Miss Gladys J. Souza.

District No. 5, Veterans Memorial building, Santa Maria Inspector, Hardy Mayer; judge, Hilda C. Hockett; clerks, Mrs. Lucy Parnell and Mrs. Cecile Winter.

District No. 6, hatchery building, Rosemary farm Inspector, Mrs. Ella F. Battles; judge, Mrs. Edna Rice; clerks, Mrs.

Elanor Dillon and Mrs. Viola Rice. A boost for El Caminos schools penny a day fund for charity, in the last issue of the State Anti-Tuberculosis association bulletin. Ann Verd announcing that a truce with the weather man brought sunshine yesterday so she could get in a round of golf. Auto registration still slow coming in, with the deadline only 10 days away.

Santa Maria Inn making plans to have the Occidental Womens Glee club sing on Feb. 6 (Ernestine Filipponi of Casmalia, to be piano soloist). The high school making a study of what last weeks graduates plan to do, finding that 11 have no plans whatsoever! A. II. Drexler reconstructing the front of his building in the first block on West Church.

Clenn Carroll and Glenn Baxter finding themselves with not only the same first names but the same birthday anniversary, Oct. 13. Kiwanians singing It Aint a Gonna Rain No More. COMMENTS and CACOPHONY By G. A.

Martin Hancock brothers should send a bill for this to the Southern Pacific railroad if they dont give it to me for it is going to be a story about what fun it is to ride on the Daylight between here and San Francisco. Why anyone will go to the trouble of driving a car to San Francisco and back when all it costs you on the Daylight for a round-trip is $8.95, is something I cant understand. Of course, you have to drive to San Luis Obispo, but it only costs 50 cents to berth the car in a garage overnight, and I cant drive up and back for $8.95, what with all the enticing eating places to be encountered, and counting the wear on my tires. Its worth a dollar to scan the spring-green scenery from the top of the San Rafael mountains as the train climbs out of San Luis Obispo into the series of tunnels you negotiate on the way over to Santa Margarita. Its worth another dollar for the air view of the new Camp San Luis Obispo you are so high above it that its like being in an airplane.

Then all the way up, you fcave nothing to do but look out of the wide windows at an ever-changing kaleidocscope of natures. wonderful spring dress. You just sit in deep rubber-cushioned seats and admire, and let the poor old engineer look out for fool drivers. The radio brings you the news bulletins and the air speeches and music a loud speaker in every car. Theres another dollars worth of view at Nacimiento, where the new army induction center is being erected, and, if it happens to be raining, you are doubly fortunate you can satisfy that childish pleasure of watching the drops splash on the window, and you need have no fear of a skid.

The train will slow up occasionally for a soft place near the track after all this rain, but the cld engineer hits it on high some place else, and you get to your destination on the dot. And to me, the fun of eating on a dfner is worth part of the cost of the trip and if you ever nibbled a daintier salad than the Daylight diners combination a big helping for a quarter then tell me where. Of course, its a bit disconcerting as you are enjoying the fresh crispness of the vegetables, to hear the passenger agents words (between radio programs) come rolling in over the loud speaker informing you that you are now passing through the rich Salinas valley, known as the salad bowl of America. Bill Conser, Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce president, being also the Southern Pacifics local surgeon, ought to see what he can do about that. The only fault I could find with the ride was that they dont sell cigars in the Coffee Shop car and if you run out, you have to walk baclt to the bar or to the dining car.

I dont see why they dont stock some Santa Fes in the Coffee Shop. Maybe that would be asking too much, but Grover Drake, the Southern Pacifics district passenger agent, smokes Santa Fes regularly, so I dont suppose there is a boycott on the name. There is no ban on smoking in any car on these new Daylights the girls and boys all puff when they please. And either of the Continued on Page 2, Col. 3 OWN Lindbergh Says Nazi Collapse Only End to War Sees No Victory For England, No Danger to U.

S. WASHINGTON (U.R) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh said today he believed that even American entry into the war with Great Britain could not bring victory without an internal collapse in Germany. Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs committee against the administrations Brit-ish-aid bill, Lindbergh said he did not believe the measure could enable Britain to win.

I dont think anything short of war, or beyond war, will win this war on the present basis, Lindbergh said. Earlier, he told the committee and 500 spectators who applauded his statements several times, that he hoped neither Britain nor Germany would win war; that neither a British victory nor the preservation of the Royal Navy is essential to American security. I think, Lindbergh testified, that Europe would be in a more peaceful condition if we take no part in her wars. Cant Force Peace I dont believe we can force peace, on Europe, he said. I think! it.

would be cpnstruciyg if the attitude of this country were for peace. He told Rep. James A. Shan-ley, that the pending bill would be a step toward projection of the United States into European quarrels. Lindbergh said he would like a negotiated peace.

I believe, he said, that a complete victory for either side would result in prostration of Europe such as we never before have seen. It would be better for us if the war ends without a conclusive victory, Lindbergh said. I have sympathy for the peoples of both sides, but not with their aims. No Invasion Fear He declared the United States need not fear invasion by air or Continued on Page 6, Cols. 2-3 TWO INJURED IN CRASH NEAR ZACA Two persons incurred minor injuries when the trailer of a semi-truck, driven by Joe Mac-chiaroli of Huntington Park, side-swiped a car driven by Edna Marie Lane of Los Angeles, at the intersection of Zaca road and highway 101 yesterday afternoon.

Injured were Mrs. Lane and Robert Lee, a passenger in the truck. Both were treated by a doctor in Solvang. Lee was in the sleeping compartment of the truck when the accident occurred. The trailer was only slightly damaged, but Mrs.

Lanes car was badly damaged. The truck and trailer were loaded with crated vegetables. No injuries and only slight damage to the cars involved was reported in a collision of autos driven by William Raymond Irey, Santa Barbara, and Bryant De-Loach, 219 Palm Court, at the Santa Maria flagpole last night. Santa Maria Sends Another Draftee Robert Louis Stephenson, first alternate, may be named to replace one of the eight volunteers who left for conscript service Monday. Nelson Bain Spenney, one of the local contingent, was deferred at the Los Angeles induction station.

The local draftees were sent to Fort MacArthur in San Pedro from the induction station, and from there will be assigned to posts of service. The local draft board office will be open from 7:30 to 9 oclock tonight, George M. Scott, local chairman announced. Claws Sharpened 1 Htm jjii ifiiKN iwpi Two Killed, 12 Hurt in Plane Big TVA Sleeper Crashes on Field ST. LOUIS (U.R) Two persons were killed and 12 injured early today when a Transcontinental and Western Airliner crashed about a mile southwest of Lambert Field.

The dead were Chief Pilot P. T. Scott, 36, of New York, and J. F. Mott, Kansas City, a TWA employe riding as a passenger.

Those injured included all the 11 passengers, the hostess, Miss Mary T. Eshback, and Orestes dio Guardi, 28, co-pilot, Jackson Heights, New York. The passengers, all of whom were hospitalized, are: C. W. Juergen, Kirkwood, J.

S. Walters, Chicago; Mrs. L. Hidden, San Pedro, Tom Stoddard, Los Angeles; Mrs. F.

E. Ekey, Philadelphia; Joe of photographic department, Lockheed Aircraft Burbank, E. Clinton Griggs, Columbus, C. B. Shaw, Galesburg, Mrs.

T. E. McClosky, Burbank; Stuart R. Stanford, TWA mechanic in Burbank. Three of the injured were to be given X-ray examinations in St.

Mary's hospital. They were Mrs. Hidden, Miss Eshback, and Griggs. Three were released after treatment for minor injuries. They Continued on Page 2, Col.

1 GATES TO BUILD TWO BRIDGES FOR STATE F. H. Gates, Santa Maria, was low bidder at a price of to construct two reinforced concrete bridges and grade and surface 1.6 miles at Toro and Old Greeks, on the San Simeon-Car-mel highway. The bids were opened by the State Highway department in Sacramento late yesterday. The work is to be done between Morro Bay and Cayucas, near Cayucas.

Breaks Probation William Stanley Rogers was returned here from Sacramento last night on a charge of having violated the terms of his probation. He was placed on probation after having been involved in a burglary in Lompoc a year and a half ago. dawn brought .02 of an inch of precipitation by 7:30 a.m., ac- cording to A. A. Howard's read- ing.

At noon his weather gauge recorded another .01 of an inch. This brought the total for the season to 10.11 compared to 9.56 a year ago4 when there was a precipitation of .16 of an inch during the night of Feb. 22. Rain was falling this afternoon. In the Northwest In the Northwest coastal area, rain was falling today in the area west of the Sierra and Cascade mountains and snow at higher altitudes in a continuation of the storm series that set in Dec.

15. The U. S. Weather Bureau believed the storm, which led to small craft warnings along the coastline, would be one of the most extensive and intensive of the winter. Rain was forecast for today, tonight and Friday and strong wind, reaching gale force north of Newport, was predicted.

Biting Cold A biting cold wave that was Middle-West today from in its wake. The storn the Great Plains today, headed for the Ohio valley. The U. S. Weather Bureau in Chicago forecast severe winter weather for a week or longer in the central region with the cold wave increasing in severity.

Heavy snow was forecast in the Great Lakes region. Light to locally moderate snow already was reported from the Continued on Page 2, Col. 1 Bills Pour In on i Legislators Governor to Give Boys' Big Dinner SACRAMENTO (U.R) The states lawmakers turned out a flood of bills today for the legislative hopper in the hope of taking the constitutional 30-day recess by Saturday night or Sunday. Following the recess, legislators are limited to the introduction of two bills each. In the assembly alone 361 bills were introduced yesterday ranging from reapportionment to regulation of wildcat bus lines.

Principal legislative action was the defeat of an initiative measure which would prevent state seizure of buildings and loan companies if certificate holders favor reorganization. The senate voted 23 to 15 against reconsideration of the bill following its original rejection Tuesday. It will appear on the ballot in November, 1942. Budget Tomorrow Gov. Olson informed the legislative bodies that his biennial budget will be introduced at a joint session at 4:30 p.m.

tomorrow, when he will address the house. This will permit a weekend recess but it was believed it would be necessary to stop the clock Saturday afternoon to permit the cleaning up of necessary business. The governor is becoming far more attractive to persons in the Tonight he will be host at a legislative dinner in the Governor's hall on the fairgrounds. The din- Continued on Page 2, Col. 4 OUCH! UP GOES LID ON DEBT OF NATION WASHINGTON (U.P.) Chairman Robt.

Doughton of the House Ways and Means committee, said today that he will introduce in a day or two a bill to raise the debt limit, and provide federal taxation of U. S. securities. A definite limit for future debt increases has not been agreed upon, Doughton said, but added that there has been some suggestion of $65,000,000,000. The present statutory limit is plus $4,000,000,000 for the national defense.

The federal securities taxation features of the bill, he said, will apply to all future issues. A bill arranging reciprocal taxation of each others securities by state and federal agencies will be considered later. New Camp Area -r In Mountains Cachuma Saddle Location Picked As soon as present plans materialize, a new camping area and Forest patrol station will be completed at Cachuma Saddle, at the head of Sunset Valley, in Los Padres National Forest. The work, which is being carried forward under supervision of the U. S.

Forest Service, is being done by W.P.A. labor. Existing funds, however, permit only the immediate completion of a water system and temporary quarters for a Forest patrolman. The new campground, located in an oak-grass-digger pine area, is situated at the foot of trails leading to Mission Pine and Figueroa mountains, said District Ranger Garth Flint. Other trails lead out of the area into Davy Brown and Manzana creeks.

It will be reached by road through Figueroa guard station and past Ranger Peak and will eventually supply camping space for campers who use the Davy Brown-Mission Pine area and who formerly camped in Davy Brown. Since the closing of the Sunset Valley road at Cachuma Saddle, camping space has been limited in that area. Valley Area Closed Closure of the Sunset Valley road was made at the request of interested citizens and organizations who felt that the area should be maintained in its natural state and that heavy use by automobiles had removed much of its former attractiveness, explained Ranger Flint. The gate which Continued on Page 5, Col. 8 was Madsen, Scott Williams Miss rescuers.

for 47, Avenal Man Among Those Awarded Medals By Carnegie Fund for Heroic Ads PITTSBURGH (U.R) A manfried and a woman who were married after their former mates gave their lives in an attempt to save a drowning girl, were among 20 persons who today received medals for heroism from the Carnegie Hero Fund commission. William Klumker, 43, farmer, and Martha E. Grill, 41, housewife, died July 30, 1939, in an attempt to save Arlene M. Slanus, 10, from drowning in the Colorado river near McCoy, Colo. Since the deaths of their former mates, Mrs.

Klumker and M. Ray Grill, of Tonopas, have mar- and received the posthumous awards. Also given a medal Raymond L. Howe, 20, of Tonopas, who finally save Arlene. Two medals, one a posthumous award, went to Californians.

John F. Williams, was honored for the rescue of Marilyn E. 15, from drowning near Bar, on June 28, 1940. drowned after pushing Madsen within reach of other Joseph C. Horine, of Avenal, was awarded a medal saving Marvin E.

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