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SATURDAY MORNING. 8 00 Anficles Simes JANUARY 2, 1943. PART II. phih.iii, mriwh-pim11 yimiytw i.ii M-w iC It til I is i I Weather Records Show 1942 Driest in 20 Years Practically Normal Temperature Enjoyed in Southland Area During Last 12 Months Two soldiers, obviously not Californians, sat in the open section of a Los Angeles streetcar yesterday and, to the delight of native passengers, one was heard to remark: "They sure got climate here, haven't they?" Suspect Jailed in Police Slaying Three Others Captured as Asserted Witnesses to Shooting of Detective In the Central Jail yesterday was Frank Barredas, 40. of 1546 Ricardo charged with suspicion of In the county morgue was Til say." replied the other." the body of Deiro, 31, po- lice detective assigned to the 'And waving his hand in the flood cf warm sunshine toward a sidewalk of hatless and vestless pe nomiciae aetan.

And in a little home at 5532 Templeton St. were Deiro's destrians added: "Look, can't beat that for winter weather!" widow Ann and her three Husband Gives Life for Wife Man Pushes Spouse Aside When Hit-Run Driver Runs Them Down So a Times reporter went to the Weather Bureau, where Climatologist Irene 0 1 works over 66 years of official Federal weather statistics to see SHOT TO DEATH Mario Deiro, slain as he was making investigation. SEIZED Frank Barredas, arrested as suspect in death Of Officer. Tlmr. phot Joe, 12; Dominick, 8, and Mario 2, whose birthday was New Year's Eve.

Still wondering why his daddy failed to come home for his birthday dinner, Mario Deiro Jr. was taken to the home of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. D. G. Cornalino of 1101 Glenwood Glendale.

Today he will be told of his father's death. EVIDENCE SIFTED Huntington Library Display Honors Sir Isaac Newton the police homicide detail added Su Isaac Newton, scientist andjary exhibit at the Huntington li BAD NEWS Bettie Rapoport poses with some of the 60,000 notices mailed out by YESTERDAY'S TOLL DEAD: Edward Baxter Crossar, 39, of 2670 E. Gage Huntington Park. George D. Tankerslev, 26, of 3943 Glen Albyn Way.

Sam Henry, 30, of 2519 Washington St. up the'odds and ends of evidence jnatural philosopher, is being hon-Lbrary, the city yesterday reminding businessmen that annual taxes are due. Times photo which caused Barredas to be-arJorpd FirediiionSjjmanuscjinls and. rested. Deiro was shot to death jpictures tell the story of New-charge of suspicion of murder, i ton, who was born Christmas the other three men were booked itw icir Opening of Kaiser's Steel Plant Delayed by Tew Bugs1 iucvr uu cc City Reminds 60,000 of Tax when he stopped his car at 1758 N.

Main St. Thursday night to make an investigation when he saw a lying in the street. At the time he was shot to death, Deiro was working extra sault with a deadly weapon. According to detectives, they witnessed the shooting and will be required, to testify at the inquest to be set today by Coroner Frank A. Nance.

scientific discoveries before he was 24 the calculus, the law of gravitation and the composition of light. In the background of the library's view of Newton's birth- about Los Angeles' 1942 weather. Here is what he found: 1 A year of practically normal sunshine; that is, there was sunshine 72 per cent of the hours of possible sunshine; 72 is normal, or average; 2 Practically normal temperatures on the average throughout the year; 3 The driest year of the last 20 and one that showed as fast a wind as ever blew here in 66 years of record keeping. Only 7.40 inches of rain fell in 1942, the lightest amount since 3923 which yielded 6.25 inches. The annual average is 15.23 inches.

But with two of the world's greatest aqueducts bringing water from snowy mountains and cold lakes hundreds of miles away, the drouth meant little but higher water bills for ranchers, orchardists and gardeners. LONGEST DRY PKRIOl) Longest dry period of the year was 102 days from April to August. But 102 days' drouth is nothing unusual in these parts, the records show. One very unusual weather matter of 1942 was the delayed releases of statistics by the bureau, this so as not to aid our war enemies, who like to have Within a short time, Price said, the pig iron, mixed with i ears llVftl't'ET H'fl I7 DM scrap, manganese and other es- Three traffic deaths on Los Angeles County streets and highways were recorded yesterday the first day of 1943. Shoving his wife aside when a motorist bore down on them, Edward Baxter Crossar, 39, yesterday was the hero of I913's first hit-and-run accident.

He sacrificed his own life to save his wife. Crossar, who lived at 2670 E. Gage Huntington Park, was killed instantly at 81st St. and Central Ave. Mrs.

Crossar was has been arrested previously. lnlPlace ls an orchard which may 1932 he was fined for illegal pos-jhave contained the tree from of liquor in Imperial hich the of t-deseribed apple fell County and in 1936 he served Newton's head. This legend sentials will be fed into an open hearth furnaoa, now being rushed to completion. There, 'at-a -temperature of 3500 degrees, it will be changed into steel of various patterns to provide Kaiser's vast shipbuilding plants and other Shortly after the shooting. Barredas was captured by Radio Officer Vance Brasher.

His partner, Tom Buckley, arrested Alfred Valesquez, 32, of 3317 Hunter and Pedro C. Lopez, 47, of 1744 Main St. Later police arrested Steve Chico, 20, of 1416,.4 San Pablo St. While Barredas was held on a days in the Los Angeles City was first recounted by Voltaire and the exhibit has th-e first edi- Jail for possession of marihuana. Discovery of "a few in Henry J.

Kaiser's mammoth steel plant at Fontana postponed the scheduled New Year's Day pouring of the first pig iron ever produced on the Pacific Coast until today, Tom Price, manager of the. plant, announced last night. He explained that sortie minor trouble developed in the motors and bearings on the fans which heat the stoves which in turn heat the blast for the 1200-ton furnace one of the largest in the world1. Price explained that the repairs probably would be completed during the night and the $83,000,000 plant would begin pouring pig iron sometime today. Deiro was born in Ariz.Jtion of Voltaire's "Elemens de yards along th? Pacific Coast with unhurt.

The driver sped away. in 1911 and joined the Philosophic de Neuton," pub-force in 1937. jlished in Amsterdam in 173S. The city of Los Angeles mailed 60,000 postcards yesterday. They, couldn't exactly be described as New Year greetings, either.

They were designed for the purpose of reminding folks that the first of the year had come, however, and that business license taxes were due; further that they would become delinquent on Feb. 28, when a 10 per cent penalty would be due. The postcards were mailed under the direction of Foster R. King, ciiy license clerk. Last fiscal year business license taxpayers paid fees of approximately $1,200,000.

necessary materials. MARINE KILLED In an accident at Alnine and IK it Alameda George D. Tank erslev, 26. Marine Corns non commissioned officer who lived at 3948 Glen Albyn Way, was injured fatally. His automobile up-to-the-minute flying condition) 1 ljm (filmic: 1 fcC-WI information.

This has made some minute data not procurable since Dec. 1. However, the average of a year's maximum temperatures here is 72.9 degrees and the first 11 months of 1942 averaged 73.4. Hottest day showed 99, May 20. The hottest day ever was in July, 1891, when the mercury rose to 109.

Throughout the 66 years, there is an average of one day in the year when it is 100 degrees, but not. in 1942. Similarly, throughout the years, there have averaged four and one-half days a year when it is 93 degrees or hotter. 2 urn 1 i "-i ft bfrr collided with a Southern "Pacific switch engine tender. Tankersley died at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital.

His wife, Dempsey Tankersley, 23, received lacerations. Traffic Death Rate Drops Sharply in 1942 Thanks to gasoline rationing, the 35-mile speed limit and more vigilant enforcement of the law, Los Angeles during 1942 registered the most pronounced decrease in traffic fatalities in the citv's history. While the 1942 toll still was heavy 341 deaths it marked a 36 per cent decrease from 1941 when 533 persons were killed in the city's traffic. The number 'of persons injured in traffic accidents last year was 11,959, according to Rhoda Cross, alilllnT- Liberty Ship. Record Claimed by Company SAUSALITO, Jan.

1. (JP) A record for delivery of Liberty ships from a new yard was claimed today by the Marinship Corp. at Sausalito. Marinship's contract with the United States Maritime Commission called for delivery of three ships by the end of 1942. Five ships have been delivered by the yard, whose construction was begun only nine months ago.

Two other Liberty ships are being outfitted and are virtually ready for delivery, Marinship officials said. The yard's eighth ship is to be launched Sunday. Poultry Sales Under Inquiry Continued From First Page try dealers drafted a protest against the slowness of the O.P.A. regional office in notifying them of new price ceilings. To clarify controversies arising over price notifications, Frank Balthis State enforcement officer of the O.P.A., has issued this statement warning the poultry dealers that "ignorance of price regulations, like ignorance of the law, is no excuse." "Many merchants have been careless about keeping themselves posted with reference to price regulations and offer this as an excuse for repeated violations," he said.

"As far as the enforcement division is concerned, excuses of ignorance as a shield for profiteering and violation of the price regulations will not be accepted as grounds for leniency." The new regulation, which is directed at the producer a3 well -imwmm Nation's Traffic Deaths Show Large Decrease BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The recent sharp decline in traffic fatalities appeared to have held good while the United States celebrated the new year, an Associated Press surrey indicated last night. Of 91 violent deaths recorded during the welcoming of 1943, 60 occurred in traffic. Art Associated Press survey in the evening of Jan. 1 of the pre vious year tabulated 170 deaths, 104 from traffic. Military Policeman Killed by Streetcar Private Truman H.

White, 26, of the military police at the Municipal Airport, was killed yesterday when he was struck by a Los Angeles Railway streetcar when he attempted to cross La Brea Ave. at OSih in Ingle-wood, Captain of Police Y. E. Muir reported. It.

Macoon, motorman of the car, was not jig ''w6 COLDEST DAY IX 1913 average of a year's minimum temperatures here is 53.1 degrees and the first 11 months of 1912 averaged 51.4. Coldest day showed 35 degrees, Feb. 15. The coldest day ever was 28 de-' grees In January, 1913. On an average, each year has a half-day when the mercury drops as low as 32 degrees, which is the freezing point.

But believe it or not, 1942 started out with at least enough snow to see on New Year's Day. It didn't last, long, hardly reaching the ground as snow. There was another bare trace of snow Feb. 21. This has occurred 14 times in 66 years.

Feb. 16 was the of the big wind. It blew 36 miles an hour, at that not exactly a gale! Only once before in the 66 years of bureau records did the wind ever blow so hard and that was in February of 1941 when the top velocity also was 36 miles an hour. FAIRLY AVERAGE So 1942 went into the meteorological record as fairly average except for the lack of rain but old records show that four times in the last 175 years, Los Angeles had not a drop of rain for a full year. That makes 1942 look like a wet year! The great underground natural basins in Southern California have lots of water and with those reservoirs and the aqueduct-well, Angelenos are like cats; they hate to get their feet wet! as the dealer, is expected to help restore order to the local market situation and head off "black police statistician.

This was a 30 per cent slump from the 1941 figures when 17,073 were injured. There also was a 30 per cent decrease in accidents involving personal injury .8886 In 1942 as compared to 12,649 the year previous. Indicative of the Police Depart Fresh Asphalt Cut Up J. Martin Kearse wants the City Council to start an official investigation of a man, Kearse says, drove a tractor and disc over fresh asphalt on National Blvd. market" practices, one O.P.A.

official pointed out yesterday. "Until now," he explained, "the producer has been subject only to indirect price control." ment's drive against law-breaking motorists were the 280,000 citations issued for moving violations (speeding, improper signals, failing to make boulevard stops, etc.) This figure marked a 26 per cent increase over 1941 when 221,690 citations of this nature were issued. Waiting for a Pacific Electric interurban car to pass the Do-minguez Junction on S. Alameda Sam J. Henry, 30, of 2519 Washington Davidson City, met his death when another automobile crashed into the rear of his machine and drove it into the side of the streetcar.

Henry's wife and two small children riding with him were not seriously injured. Henry W. Hoesing, 29, of 2619 Jefferson Escaped Balloon Burns in Long Beach Adding a different kind of a glow to the New festivities, a barrage balloon snapped its cable in the Long Beach area early yesterday, drifted diagonally across the city, plumped down into a power line, exploded end burned. poriwesi' prints for your "here io there" yardrobe! "driver of the other car, and his wife Pearl. 26, were serious' ly injured in the accident.

-b. h. wragge prints that go camp-traveling east, west, north or south I dresses that are "a't home" in any clime simple, undated, in soft rayon Holiday Coffee Party Costs Four Inmates Jail Privileges crepe carnation print left, 25.00 artichoke print right, 22.95 sporlf wear street floor bright breton from sportswear In the middle of the afternoon the prisoners decided to have New Year's Day party. During the early minutes of day several hundred prisoners in the jail atop the Hall of Justice Building welcomed- the New Year by stomping their feet and tossing lighted papers Into the corridors. The small blazes were extinguished by the guards with fire hoses, but no.

penalties were put upon the prisoners. Lighting tissue paper in a sanitary bowl to reheat coffee and make toast yesterday cost four County Jail prisoners their jail privileges for the next five According to jail officials the fouv" men, Ralph M. McCoy, Jack Marek, William Martin and1 Herbert Hathaway, smuggled the coffee and broad to their cells following the morning eating period. breton with a dash of spring in its brim, in its gay grosgrain ribbon; in many dark or bright shades 8.95 sreei Hoor itfifMUMMHWi.