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D. 0. "OCDY A NEWSPAPER FOR THE ROME Information and Eflfuymrnt For Every Member of THE FAMILY Accepts Depot First From Far East When Japs Bombed Hong Kong r- Dutch Sink Tw Large Transports f. -Ijill. IiIim Nwppm MR.

CHASE HOCADAV, right, president of the Salinas Chamber of Commerce, accepted the new $111,000 Southern Pacific depot on behalf of the city at the formal dedication ceremonies held Sunday at which Salinas civic leaders and railroad officials took an artive part 0 0 0 0 Civic Leaders Take Part In New Depot Dedication Ij'CR two brief minutes Sunday, Mr, Chase Holaday, president of the Salinas Chamber of Commerce, owned a brand new, $141,000 depot, complete with waiting and bag- TAKEN by Harrison Forman, NEA-Acmo correspondent In the Far East, this Is one of the first pictures to reach the United States showing the first Japanese attack on Honk Kong. In this exclusive picture, a Japanese bomb Is seen exploding In the distance at left, missing Hong Kong's Kai Tak airdrome foreground, but ruins of other planes bombed and machine gunned lie before hangar, right. Smoke clouds from himdrMs of other Incendiary bombs are In background. This picture, too, was made during the Dec. attack.

(NEA Telephoto.) Bond Election Tuesday city year describing it as an event that will determine the future progress of this community. Councilman Oran F. Shannon, heading the city's educational campaign, Monday appealed for a large turnout of voters to assure the success of the election. Go Ahead Signal Needed To Secure Federal Fund Guard Bill Backed by Slate Body Olon Detain Bequest For SI 7.300,000 to Finanee Defence SACRAMENTO (TPi The 22-member legislative defense committee Monday reaffirmed previous action in designing state guard of approximately 22,000 as the legislature reconvened in special session shortly before noon. Although minor changes were recommended in the guard bill, Gov.

Culbert Olson told h.s press conference he would not compromise hts request for to fmamce the guard for the next 18 months. What the legislature appropriates is its responsibility, not mine, Olson said, "and I believe there is a unanimity of public opinion (for an ample guard) sni the guard should not be reorganized and hamstrung. Olson said he had not decided whether to ask another $5,000,000 for the emergency fund for a total of $15,000,000 or to expand the call for other subjects. The assembly met only briefly and the sheaf of committee defense bills will be introduced this afternoon. The committee wound up its three-week recess study of defense legislation with a brief session in the morning.

Minor changes did not affect the main plan of a mobile force of 7200 men, reserve group of 14,400, and nautical force of 723. The committee changes included modifying the provision which would require officers above the rank of major to have had at least one year of active service in the armed forces of the United States. Under the new proposal such officers would have to be former officers but the length of service would not be considered. Action of the committee followed receipt of an opinion from the legislative counsel bureau casting doubt on validity of some of the bill's provisions. A sub-committee was instructed to consider revisions which would removesuch restrictions as confining activity of a large part of the guard to its home counties.

The committee approved a set of ten bills appropriating funds to various state departments for defense purposes, including the division of forestry to bolster its firefighting staffs and equipment. Assembly Speaker Gordon Garland and Senator Robert Kenny of Los Angeles, named a sub-committee to confer with federal authorities, said the consensus appeared to be that the federal government should establish a national policy on protection of vital industries, resources and facilities on the Pacific coast. Louis Passes Army Entry Exams EW YORK r.P) Heavyweight irnpion Joe Louis passed his ysical examination at Fort Jay. vernor's island, Monday and 1 become a private at Camp ton, on Long Island, Wednes-r. 'Louis passed his mental and rsical tests okay, Major Joseph ittner, publicity director at Fort announced.

He is free to do he pleases until next Wednes-r, when he will be inducted into i Army at Camp Upton. SENTRY THREATENED Fort Ord soldiers guarding the Salinas river bridge on the Salinas-Monterey highway heard a shot in the river bottoms about 9:30 oclock Sunday night, it was revealed Monday at the sheriff's office. The intruder received a heavy reply of gunfire but no trace was found of the suspect. PROBE JAPANESE FIRE SAN FRANCISCO U.R) Fire Marshal Frank Kelly Monday Investigated cause of a fire which damaged records in the Yokohama specie bank Sunday, Russian Armies Hammer Deeper Into Eastern Axis Lines THE WAR IN BRIEF DUTCH EAST INDIES Enemy forces landed at three points on Celebes and on Tarakan island, off the east coast of Dutch Borneo. MALAYA Japanese arm-ies smash southward 30 miles behind strong tank attacks to open country north of Ser-emban.

PHILIPPINES American defense forces on Bataan province throw back the first phase of a big-scale Japanese offensive, with heavy enemy losses. SOUTH SEAS A Jaoan-ese ship attacks the U. S. naval station at Tutuila, in the Samoan islands, but does little damage. RUSSIA The Red Army still rolls forward.

NORTH AFRICA British continue pressure against axis, but without important change in positions. By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor Allied armed forcea struck back at the all-out Japanese offensive in the Ear East Monday and Russian armies hammered deeper into the axis lines on the eastern front In the Pacific where it was disclosed that United States Admiral Thomas C. Hart had arrived In Java on a submarine the land, air and sea forces of America, Britain, Australia and the Netherlands apparently wers oj'eratlng In closer cooperation snd striking heavy blows that deiayed If they did not halt the eremy enveloping drive toward Singapore. Claim Sea Success Off Tarakan island, which the Japanese claimed to have captured. and In adjacent waters the Dutch reported bomber hita on two enemy cruisers and four transports since the invasion started.

Special emphasis was put on counterattacks in which the Dutch allies America, Britain and Australia took part. A destroyer also was attacked and two other transport in the Gulf of Siam were sunk by Dutch torpe-d res. Tokio broadcasts claimed that the Dutch on Tarakan, one of the richest oil islands of the East Indies, had surrendered and that Msnada, on the northern part of Celebes Island, had been captured. Tlie Japanese also reported that they had sunk two enemy submarines and a large freignter in the straits of Malacca, off Malaya. Airfield Attacked Farther north, Rangoon airfield was attacked again by Japanese bombers while Japanese-held Bangkok had a 40-minute air raid alarm, apparently due to DUTCH Turn to Page 10 of tires ho ordinary civilian users in order that our armed forces may have adequate supplies.

Profiteering in these tires already has reached serious proportions a condition that cannot and will not be allowed to continue, Your government cannot permit price to determine who can afford and who cannot afford to buy second-hand tires in this time of war. tXr Admiral Hart Oil Dutch Isle SOMEWHERE IN JAVA fUJ!) Delayed Admiral Thomas C. Hart, commander of the United States Asiatic fleet and supreme naval commander for the united nations in the southwest Pacific, authorized the United Press Monday to reveal that he had arrived In the Dutch East Indies by American submarine more than a week ago. Admiral Hart, a specialist In submarine operations, was retained in command of the United States Asiatic fleet by special direction of President Roosevelt after he reached the usual retirement age of 64 last spring. During the early days of the Japanese war he made his headquarters around Manila.

When British General Sir Archibald P. Wavell was made supreme commander of the allies in the southwest Pacific on Jan. 3, Hart was made commander, under Wavell, of all the American, British and Dutch naval forces in that region. Java lies directly south of the Dutch Islands which the Japanese now are attacking Borneo and Celebes. BOMBER LOST AT SEA MONTREAL (UJ!) A Lockheed Hudson bomber is missing on a flight from Canada to Great Britain, the royal air force ferry command announced Monday.

fective until Monday, Jan. 19, as OPM is printing thousands of the schedules which wilt be posted by ail sellers of retreaded or recapped tires, or shops where that work is done. Henderson said a price ceiling over used tire prices will be Imposed by the government in the very near future. The public must be protected from exploitation, Henderson said. Your government has been compelled to suspend sales WTTH the federal government sharing nearly half the cost, the urgently-needed improvements of the Salinas sewage treatment plant and collection lines will be placed before Salinas voters Tuesday for approval of a $245,000 bond issue! A federal grant of $195,000 already has been allocated by President Roosevelt for the Salinas project, designated as a part of the national defense program, and government engineers have approved the plans.

If the voters give the go ahead signal Tuesday, the engineering work is completed and construction can start Immediately. The call for bids has been set by the city council for next Monday, depending upon Salinas voters giving the project the necessary two-thirds majority Tuesday. The polls will be open from 7 a. m. to 7 p.

m. at four places, the 21 precincts being consolidated into special precincts for this election. Precincts Nos. 14, J5 16, 17 and 20 will vote at the Bernard 154 Central avenue; Nos. 1, 2.

3, 4 and 21 will vote at the public library; Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 18 which Is designated to work in at least 85 per cent of the present equipment, will handle a flow of three million gallons per day, as well as treating industrial wastes which are not treated at present. The plans are designed to keep the plant in full operation during the construction period Mayor E. J. Leach has termed Tuesday's election as one of the most important events in the this gage rooms, murals, red cap porters, spur tracks, switch engines and a stretch of main line railroad.

A belated Christmas dream that came true! It was all his theoretically "to do with as he saw fit. He didn't keep it. He turned it over to the city of Salinas at a dedicatory program held in the new and beautiful Southern Pacific station here, a ceremony attended by a large crowd of valley residents, civic leaders and high officials of the railroad company. The new depot, now in use and dedicated to our democracy, replaces the yellow frame whistle stop station" that had been in service since 1896. Mr.

W. H. Kirkbride, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific and principal speaker at the Sunday afternoon program, briefly outlined the history of his company, told of the structural features of Salinas' newest landmark and then made the presentation to Mr. Holaday. On behalf of the city and the Salinas valley, Mr.

Holaday accepted the depot, a "new and modem landmark on the ancient El Camino Real, the trail of the padres. Improve System In the 110-year history of the Southern Pacific, said Mr. Kirkbride, there have been vicissitudes ind much progress for the company, but throughout it all-even in times of almost overwhelming debt the company gave first thought to safety in rail travel. As an illustration, pointed out, the company's early rails weighed but 50 pounds per cubic linear yard, as against 132 pound rails in use today, a vital factor of safety. During "hard times, the speaker went on, the Southern Pacific used its available money toward other improvements in safety rather than to plant station lawns and erect buildings, which might have meant more business but less protection to the traveling public.

This was one reason, Mr. Kirkbride said, for the long delay in constructing the building here. He further declared that the delay worked to the advantage of Salinas, as many new and important structural features had been developed within Just the last 10 years. Touching on features of the new depot a ructure of modern Mediterranean architecture, simplified he stressed its practicability and cheerfulness. Cheery Atmosphere Light and airy, with a hlgh-ceilinged waiting room, the buildings interior is as attractive as its streamlined tile-topped exter.

ior. Outstanding features of the waiting room are the murals painted over acoustically-treat- DEPOT Turn to Page 10 Ircland Not Seeking War DUBLIN Cl!) Prime Minister Eamon do Valera said Monday that Eire Intends not to enter the war If it can avoid it and added: We will avoid it please God, unless we are attacked." If we are attacked, De Valera aid, "we will defend ourselves. He denied that there had been any secret bargain to which Eire waa a party or that he had been in any other country recently. "We are doing our best to get arms to defend our territory against any aggressor, no matter who he might be, the prime minister said. Los Gatos Ex-Mayor Gets Five-Year Term SAN FRANCISCO O) Federal Judge Michael Roche Monday sentenced Irving D.

Mabie, former mayor of Los Gatos, to five years in federal prison on charges of misapplication of funds of Bans of America Los Gatos branch, of which Mabie was manager. Mabie asked for probation on the basis of his record of 20 years service on Los Gatos council and his service as mayor. Roche rejected the plea, saying he was unable to find anything in the record of the case or the circumstances surrounding it to justify probation. Mabie, who is 58, was accused of arranging fictitious loans on a real estate sub-division and pocketing the money. The amount taken was estimated at $12,000.

Baer-Louis Battle Benefit Purse Large NEW YORK Promoter Mike Jacobs announced Monday he had turned over a check for $89,092.01 to the N. S. Navy Relief society es its share of the Joe Louis-Buddy Baer heavyweight title bout in Madison Square Garden last Friday night. Jacobs donated all his profits, Louis his entire purse and Baer two and one-half per cent of his purse. The sum is one of the largest ever given to charity from a sports event.

WINDOW SMASHED Large plate glass window at the J. C. Penney company store on Main street was smashed Sunday r.ight, resulting in about $300 damage to the window and merchandise, according to a Salinas police report. Arrested for fighting were Herb Schiro, 19, and John Fisher, 21, both of San Jose. Vote 'Yes Tomorrow Is Plea Winding up an Intensive campaign, the citizens committee supporting the sewer bond issue, under the chairmanship of Dr.

A. L. Wes-sels, Monday issued the following statement: It is Imperative to the health of every man, woman and child in the Salinas area that every voter get out and vote, vote early and vote YES for the bond issue. "The present sewer system is inadequate to handle the needs of this fast growing community, carrying a per cent overload, this being untreated and emptying directly Into the Salinas river. At present the city of Salinas has pending a law-suit involving the loss of cattle from the poisonous waters of the Salinas river.

The federal government has recognized the need for a larger sewer system, and Is willing to grant to Salinas $195,000, provided Salinas will raise $245,000 towards the construction thereof. "The State Department of Public Health, in a letter to the Salinaa City Council; declared: In view of the long standing conditions of overloading of the Salinas plant, we take this occasion to urge you to bring up for appropriate enlargement your own city VOTE 'YES' Turn to Page 10 which normally sold for $3.95 were said to have cost motorists overnight about $7.00. To offset "gouging," Price Administrator Leon Henderson Issued an emergency price schedule on retreadahle tire carcasses and retreads which are used for passenger cars, trucks, busses, agricultural Implements, Industrial machines, motorcycles and other common vehicles. The schedule will not be ef GOVERNMENT TO HALT TIRE PROFITEERING Phone 651 Election returns on the sewage plant bond question will be available at the offices of the Salinas Newspapers, Tuesday night, dial 6451, with four trunk lines in use. First returns should be available by 8 o'clock.

and 19 will vote at the Lincoln grammar school; and Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 22 will vote at the city hall. There will be just one proposition, shall Salinas issue bonds, with a "yes or no vote. The election culminates a two-year study and engineering work on the Salinas sewage disposal problem. The present plant is designed to treat a daily flow of one million gallons, but is running at a "congested stage beyond sapacity.

The new plant. WASHINGTON OH- Widespread profiteering at motorists expense will be halted by the governments decision to fix prices on retreaded and used tires, price officials said Monday. The office of price administration said some dealers boosted prices on second-hand and retreaded tires as much as 100 per cent following the OPM order banning sales of new tires and tubes. Some tires.