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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-17
POSTNA UPRAvA
PROSI

| Kakor prejsnja leta, postna
uprava tudi letos prosi obcin-
stvo, da ne odlasa do zadnjih
par dni z odposiljatvijo bozicnih
daril in sezonskih voscilnih kar-
tic. Prieakuje Sc, da DO letosnji
predbozieni postni promet zelo
velik, in postna uprava mnogo-
kje se vedno ne razpolaga z do
voljnim stevilom izvezbanega
osobja. v oddaljene drzave maj
bi Sc postne posiljke po mono
| sti odposlale do tri tedne pred
bozicem, "a lokalni promet pa
vsaj 10 dni pred bozicem.
Naslovljencem velikih me-
stih, kjer je postna odprema
razdeljena po zonah, maj Sc po-
siljke vedno oznaeijo tudi Ste
vilko zone. To zelo pospesi od-
premo posiljk, ker jih lahko tu-
di neizvezbani in zacasni postni
usluzbenci sortirajo po stevil-
kah. v Clevelandu in najbrz tu-
di v drugih velikih mestih DO
postna uprava bliznji bodocno-
sti razdelila med prebivalce bro
suro Postal Zone Directory, kjer
bodo oznaeene vse ceste s stevil-
kami zon, v katere spadajo. Te
podatke maj prejemniki uposte-
vajo, tako z ozirom ma kores-
pondenco v domacem mestu, kot
z ozirom posiljanja naslovov
prijateljem v drugih krajih.
Glede posiljanja paketov v
obmocju Zedinjenih draw je
treba upostevati postno dolocbo,
da teza paketa ne sme presegati
70 funtov in skupni obseg dol
Zine in debeline ne 100 palcev.
Paketi maj bodo dobro zaviti in
dobro povezani. Posiljke, kate
rih vsebina Sc lahko pokvari,
maj Sc posiljajo po Special Deliv-
cry ali Special Handling. Take
posiljke imajo prednost pred
drugimi. Vrednostne posiljke
maj sc zavarujejo; dodatna pri-
stojbina Sc raeuni soglasju z
navedeno vrednostjo in znasa cd
3 do Is centov. Zraena posta ze-
10 pospesi dostavo. Denarja maj
Sc ne posilja v pismih, ampak
| mai sc obcinstvo v take svrhe
posluzuje postnih Money Or
ders. Voseilne kartice je pripo-
rocljivo posiljati v zalepljenih
kovertah s postnino prvega raz-
reda, ker so ma ia nacin delezne
bolj tocne odpreme.
Pakete bozicnimi darili, O
katerih sc more pricakovati, da
bodo dospeli ma oznaeeni naslov
vec dni pred bozicem, Sc more
oznaciti z opombo: "Do Not
Open Until Christmas Postna
uprava obljublja kar najboljso
postrezbo, toda prosi obcinstvo
sodelovanja tenn, da uposteva
njena navodila in priporoeila,
posebno z dovolj zgodnjo odpo-
siljatvijo bozicnih posiljk.
Posiljatelji maj upostevajo
razdalje med mimi in naslo~
ljenci ter posiljkam v bolj odda-
ljene kraje dovolijo vec casa "a
"potovanje." Pri tenn 81 lahko
do znatne mere pomagajo tudi
z zracno posto. Posiljke, posla-
ne po zracni posti, sicer zahteva-
jo visje pristojbine, toda dosta-
va je ma vecje daljave pospese-
ma "a vec dni.
"Nova Doba," glasilo ABZ.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-17
Or. Metod Mikus:

no poudariti. Prvic, da 2 vso do
sledno natancnostjo odkriva vse,
kar je dobrega in slabega, in
drugie, da S svojo pestrostjo in
neprestano vsakdanjostjo pre-
rasca BE tako skelece rane In
vodi v pozabljanje. Danes, ko je
zavest in dejstvo svobode potr-
kala in odprla ze sleherno slo-
vensko srce, tako posteno kot
neposteno, ko kaze vse z neiz-
podbitno zgovornostjo, kako le-
po bo v najkrajsem casu zazive-
la svobodno domovina, pa ma
| staja' nevarnost prav posebne
vrste, namrec, da bi zacel po-
zablJati stvari in da bi Sc ljud-
] ske mnozice uspavale v neres-
nici sprico svoje dobrohotnosti.
Nikdar sc to ne SINE zgoditi! In
&c nam je kolickaj mar, da Sc
ohrani ,tezko priborjena svobo-
da, Sc moramo tudi zavedati, da
| jo je treba braniti vsemi moe
mi. Zaenkrat sicer ne vec oroz-
jem, pac pa smo dolzni braniti
jo naso neprestano pazljivost-
4 jo, z uspesnim delom in osebno
postenostjo. Bo morda kdo de-
jail - o tenn niti najmanj ne
dvoraim v kaksno korist je
znova odpirati rane, znova opo-
zarjati ma to, kar sc je ze po-
zabilo in Sc pobotalo z usodo v
prepricanju, da pravice pac nj
ma tenn svetu in je morda samo
Sc kje ma drugem. Pa je ze ta-
ko, da nj prav, &c pozabljamo
stvari, XII jih ne smemo pozabi-
ii, kot je veasih napaeno, &c Sc
elovek da voditi samo cd svo-
jega srca in pozabi ma razum.
Danes je cas- zgovorno polka
zal, koliko zdravih sill je v po-
stenem slovenskem cloveku,
prav tako pa tudi, koliko jih Sc
spi neizrabljenih. Ne moreno
danes Sc reel, da della vsak slo-
venski clovek z vso silo, z vso
mocjo in pametjo. Imamo ma
Fzorno primero o vprezenih ko-
njih, cd katerih le eni vlecejo
z vso silo in Sc svoje sovprezni-
ke. Tudi pri ljudeh je tako, da
eni vieeejo tako silo, da OBJ
enem dobrim, XII ga prinasa
njihovo delo, vlecejo v sreco in
boljso bodocnost tudi vse tiste,
Xxi jih nj bilo nikdar VOLTA, da bi
Sc pri delu pretegnili. Sprva je
slovenski narod vse to mirno
gledal in trpel, enako kot 60
spodar, XII tudi leni zivini ne od-
teguje potrebne krme, upajoc,
da Sc bo poboljsala in mu scaso-
ma lie koristno sluzila. Pameten
je tax gospodar in pametno bo
storil, &c nazadnje nepoboljslji-
vo zival proda. Enako Sc danes
slovenski narod zaveda, da ina
v svoji sredi Sc lepo stevilo We
ikih in malih lenuhov in da je
| prisel cas-, ko je treba obracu-
natl tudi mimi. Prisla je NAM
rec tezko pricakovana jesen in
polja so rodila kar in kolikor
pac so. Pogrnjena je torej skup-
ma mia slovenskega naroda, to-
da samo "a enc, - in "a lenuhe
nikakor ne. Nikdar in nikoli nj
smo dejali nekrscansko: kdor
Inc della, maj tudi ne je, temvec
vselej prav in posteno: kdor
noce delati, maj tudi ne je. In 10
bo narod sedel k mizi svojega
pridelka, bo prav kmalu uvidel,
da bodo hoteli delati najvecjo
silo in drenj prav tisti, XII vseh
teh dobrot MISC zasluzili. Ne bo
Ipo nobeni postavi neposteno, &c
bo vse te napodil. A naletel bo
ma tako nedolzne obraze, da mu
ho dvignjena roka omahnila.
H Udaril pa DO kljub temu, 6eprav
bo sto izgovorov, katere vse
Hmoramo strniti v enega same
||ga; ne cutim Sc krivega, cemu
Ime podis?
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-17
BREZ KRTVDE?
IL urada Slovenskega arnerisksga narodnega sveta)

je okupator in izdajalec pustil
sanao kup razvalin, sledove sti-
riletnega gorja in trpljenja. Ne!
Zapustil nam je tudi kup lenu-
how in ii zadnj preostanek ME
COVE ohole moci in zivinske SUI
rovosti. In potrebnejse in ko-
ristnejse je, resiti pref to vpra-
sanje kot pozidati poruseno hi
30 ali vas, ceprav nam tece je-
|senski dez ma glavo ali "a vrat.
Hudobni ljudje so to, tisti, XII SO
vzrok draginje, tisti, XII povzro-
|cajo, da manjka toliko prepo-
trebnih reei, tisti SC to, XII jih je
fasizem pustil "a seme svoje se
enkratne rasti.
Ko je zaeela. padati roka ma
rodne pravice po ljudeh, XII so
pasli lenobo in svojimi pose-
stvi in trgovinami sluzili okupa-
torju, pac nj premisljevala, ali
je padla po visoki ali ugledni
osebnosti nekdanje gnile boljse
druzbe. Narod danes dobro We,
da mu nihce cd teh lenuhov nj
nikdar priskoeil ma pomoe. Kaj
je incl slovenski narod cd vseh
grasein, graseakov, bank, zava-
rovalnic it'd. in navsezadnje cd
bogate cerkvene posesti v Cor
MEM gradu, Jelovici in Pod
kljuki? Mic drugega, kakor da
so Sc v najtezji uri, XII jo je pre-
zivljal narod, spajdasii in svo-
jimi sredstvi sluzili najhujsemu
slovenskemu krvniku vseh ca
SOW - fasizmu. To drzi in Sc ne
da ovreei. Ne DO dejal narod:
kriv 81 cato, ker 81 bogat, tenn
vec, kriy 81, kerf 81 Sc veal z ma
rodnimi sovrazniki in 81 Jim dal
ma razplago svoje bogastvo.
Cas- nosi S seboj tudi pozabo.
In danes je slovenski narod ma
poti, da pozabi stvari, XII jih ne
SINE. Ne m g pozabiti svojih
lastnih izdajaleev, ceprav Sc
marsikje ze slisi: "Odpustimo,
pa je, sal je tudi Kristus." Sc
veda je, a je odpuseanje uteme-
ljeval: "saj ne vedo, kaj della
jo." Tega ne moreno trditi o
nasih izdaj jalcih, O vseh tistih,
XII so podpirali in hoteli ohrani-
ii fasisticno suzenjstvo ma nasih
tleh. Neverni Judje pae MISC We
deli, da krizajo Kristusa, narod-
nj izdajalci pa prav dobro, kaj
delajo.
Vemo in priznamo, da je v We
likosti krivde vseh teh izdajal-
cev neka gotovo lestvica in raz-
ika, da sta Rupnik ali Rozman
vec gresila kakor domobranec
bolnicar. PRAY tako narod do
bro razlikuje, da je novopeceni
ubezni kaplanski gorecnez, XII je,
tako naucen, videl "a vsakim
grmom boljsevisko nevarnost,
- nedolzno jagnje v primeri S
svojimi tezjimi in starejsimi So
brati. Prav cato danes narod
ne more dejati: pridite nazaj
prav vsi, enakopravni in enake
casti vredni. Narod je pameten,
xiv in 81 cato ne zeli nesmisel-
no in kratkovidno svoje zopet-
ne zivljenske nevarnosti. Narod
odpusca, iskrene so njegove am
nestije, vso pravico pa ina, od-
puscati toliko, kaj in komu.
Dan "a dnem Glovek lahko po-
slusa: Mas nj prav mic kriv. In
tako miselnost razume pri zeni,
materi, sinu ali hceri. A ia da-
nes Sc neizprosno drzi vseh IT,
stih casov, oh katerih sc clo-
vek upraviceno vprasa, kako SO
vse te Iene, matere, sinovi ali
hcere mislile takrat, ko je eden
cd teh, XII danes mi mic kriv'' ,
odhajal v nemske cape oblecen
" ofenzive proti lastnemu slo-
venskemu cloveku. ~ ~~r
Sc SO danes ljudje, XII jim pra-
= " =
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-17
DOPRINOSI AMERIKu

Nobena posamezna narodnost
Y Ameriki 81 ne more prisvajati
prednj njastva. Kar je Amerika da-
nes. je posledica koordinacije
vseh narodov. v knjigi "A Ma
tion of Nations" je mas poznani
in spostovani amerisko-slovenski
pisatelj Louis AdamiS temeljito
pojasnil. O tenn Sc lahko prepri-
cate. ako 81 nabavite in pre6ita-
to omenjeno knjigo. ki je v zalo-
al v urednistvu Enakopravnosti.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-17

no vodi Sc v boljse in lepse dni.
"Slovenski porocevalec" II. sep
tembra. 1915 SANS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
RUSSIA'S OWN INTEREST
christian Science Monitor)

(ChriStian Science Monitor)
While most Americans and Britons are
hailing with satisfaction the news of Rus
Sia's decision that her neutrality treaty
with ] apan has lost its meaning, a
gratuitousy sour note is struck by one
senator's comment:
This thing can be done for her own
interests"
Let's try to be fair. The senator may
have wanted merely to keep Americans
from supposing that Moscow was moving
toward war with Japan only out of de-
sire to help the United States But is
there any great danger that many would
so suppose? Hasn't Russian realism"
been we'll advertised? Is il not fashion
able to think that ones own country is
alone in acting out of an unselfish pur-
pose?
AT least there are good number of
Americans who talk as if all their present
sacrifices were simply for the sake of
rescuing Europe from the Nazis and Asia
from the japanese. How many have said,
"All those countries are not worth fight
ing for? But of course the United States
is not fighting for those countries-eX-
cept as to help them helps America. 'For
her own interests is the primary reason
each of the Allies entered this war
In that sense the senator was right. If
Russia comes into the Pacific war in the
near future it will not be out of pure al
truism. If she comes in without being di-
rectly attacked she will do so because
she takes long view of her own inter
ests. Possibly if America and some other
countries had had as long a view they
would not have waited to be physically
attacked
We should not necessarily question any
nation acting "for her own interests"
We should be concerned that such action
shall contribute to the common interest.
And our concern will be most effective
exercised in connection with our own
nation
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
SELF-INTERE
clos Angeles Timcs)

In his last speech in the senate before
going to the San Francisco conference of
the United Nations. Senator Vandenberg
laid down principle to which the United
Nations treaty should conform if it is to
be acceptable to this and other nations
He said it should provide safeguards
f or enlightened self-interest.' T e
phrase is not new one: it has, in fact,
been used so often as to lose much of its
original force. But no other combination
of words has been formulated which so
exactly expresses the needed meaning.
That nations, as well as individuals,
act at times on purely altruistic motives
is undeniable. That the best bargain,
however is one which benefits both or all
parties to it is equally undeniable. In the
case of treaty enlightened self-inter-
est is probably the safest and soundest
guide, since treaty which is mutually
advantageous is most likely to be kept.
Altruism may be regretted. but good
bargain lasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF TAX DECIDED
pR0pFRTY

Notice is HEREBY given that bids
for the purchase from the City OF
Ell Centro of the tax decided prop
cry hereinafter described will be
received at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Ell Centro at
the City Hall in said City up to
and un'il 500 O'Clock pm. OF the
2Oth day of April, l945, and said
bids will be opened and considered
by the City Council of the City OF
Ell Centre at the next succeeding
meeting, or at such subsequent meet
ing to which such consideration may
be continued. The City reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Said property is described as fol-
lows.
Los AZ, 43, Al, As, and 46.
Block 80, Townsite.
Lot 16, Block %, Second Addi-
ton.
Lots 81 and 80. Block 80, Town
site.
Lots 8. 4, and 5, Block Alb,
Townsite.
IRWIN MAUPIN,
City Clerk of the City OF
Ell Centre
DATED: April IL, l945.
mo. SD e(Alp
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Arizona Allotted
s1,2b8,219,000
For U. S. Projects

WASHINGTON. April 13. (UPJ-
Work has been started on two of
the 19 power and irrigation projects
which will be under construction in
Arizona for at least IL years after
the war if they are authorized, the
Interior Department announced
Thursday.
The Bureau of Reclamation plans
to spend ST ,268,2l9000 in Arizona
more money than is budgeted for
any other state in the union ac-
cording to a report submitted to the
house appropriations committee.
Partial construction is under way
on two Colorado river projects, a
power installat ton at Boulder Can
yon ard irrigation canals and pumps
on $500 acres of the Gila-MeSa unit.
These will be completed in a year
and a half and two years respec-
lively.
Work On the Davis dam power in
stallation was halted by order OF
the War Production Board. Sixteen
other power, irrigation and flood
control projects are blueprinted for
postwar construction.
These include the S4l4, 400 900 CEN
tral Arizona irrigation project which
will take IL years to complete, the
s476,Oc0,000 Kanab Creek power
project which will take more than
nine years to construct, and a pow
er and silt control project in the
Colorado's Bridge Canyon. This
will cost s2O7. .500.C0 ard be COM
pleted six years after it is started.
Other projects under study are
Parker Dam. Mohawk Irrigation
unit, and Marble Canyon power unit.
all on the Colorado river. These will
take rom a year and half to five
years to build. On the Williams
river the $4,000 Alama reservoir
for flood control will be under con-
struction for two and a half years.
The reclamation bureau also will
have projects at Coconino. Sentinel,
Buttes. Chino, Snowflake. WinsloW,
Hassayampa, and Holbrook.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Russ Sign Pact
With Yugos

LONDON, April 13. (UP)-Radio
Moscow said Thursday that Russia
and Yugoslavia have signed a 20
year pact Of friendsfip and alli-
ance.
Under its provisions. the two
countries promised to go to the aid
of one another in the event Of re-
newed German aggression after The
present war.
The treaty will be renewed auto
matically for five-year periods un-
less che of the countries gives one
years advance notice of termina-
ton, the broadcast said.
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugo-
slavia and Foreign Commissar V.
M. Molotov of Russia signed the
pact at Moscow yesterday. 1t was
similar to other pacts concluded by
Russia with Britain, Czechoslovakia
and France.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
April IL, l945
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the date posted, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, describ-
ed as follows:
2I7 STATE STREET,
Ell Centre
Pursuant to such intent ion, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license (or
licenseS) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license ts) may file
a verified protest with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacramen-
to, California. stating grounds for
denial as probided by law. The prem
ises are now licensed for the sale
of alcoholic beverages.
LOUIS MORGIN GIBSON
(No. 58) tAl3)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Stors and War
Flares Min9Ie

to infiltrate, which is one of their
fsvorite tricks.
The flares were shot up several
er minute from dusk until the
loon came out full. It was very
right after that and me flares
1ere not needed.
But all night long Two & three
hips kept up a slow shelling Of the
ar hills where the JapS we're sup
,osed to be. 1t wasn't a lombard
nent; just two or three shells per
minute. They passed right over us
nd I found that passing shells
lave the same ghostly window
shade rustic" on this side. of the
world as on the other.
My foxhole was only about 20
seet from where two field telephones
md two field radios were lying on
he ground. All night, officers sat
on the ground at these four pieces
of communications and directed our
troops.
AS l lay there listening in the
dark. the conversation was startling
lv familiar-the words and the
thoughts and the actions exactly
as I'd known them for so long in
the infantry.
All night I could hear these low
voices over the phoneS-voices IN
the darkness, voices OF men run
ming the war at the front.
SHOTS IN THE NIGHT
Not long after dark the rifle shots
started. There would be little fur
ry ahead, maybe a dozen shots.
Then silence for many minutes.
Then there would be another fur
~, way to the left. Then silence.
Then the blurt of machine gun
closer, and a few scattered single
shots sort of framing it. Then a
long silence Spooky.
All night it went like that. Flares
in the sky ahead, the crack of big
guns behind us, then of passing
shells, few dark figures coming
end going in the night, muted voices
at the telephones, the rifle shots,
the mosquitoes, the stars, the feel
Of the damp night air under the
wide sky-back again at the kind
OF life 1 had known so long.
The old familiar pattern. un-
changed by distance or time from
war on the other side of the world.
A pattern so imbedded in my soul
that, coming back into it again. 1t
seemed to me as I lay there. that
I'd never known anything else in
nv life. And there are millions OF
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

skilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than $100 per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
intermediate labor, for which rates
are not shown above, shall be not
less than 95 cents per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
unskilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than 87la cents per hour.
Overtime-one and one-half Qh)
times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays except
watchman, guards and flagmen)-
one and one-half Q2) times the
above rates.
The rates of wages, including over
time, holiday or Sunday rates, above
specified are subject to the effect
if applicable hereto, of executive or
ders of the President of the United
States No. 9240, dated September
Q, 1912, and No. $780, dated October
8. 1912, and to any notifications
thereof and to any and all lawful
orders of the President or any other
authorized Federal officer or agency,
insofar as the same may be ap-
plicable to this contract. In case OF
any inconsistency, the rates fixed
by any such applicable Federal or
der. whether higher or lower, shall
control.
In accordance with the provisions
OF Section 17775 of the Labor Code.
a. amended by Chapter 97l. Statutes
Oh 1899, and in accordance with the
regulations of the California APP
premiership Council, properly in
dentured apprentices may be en-
ployed in the prosecution of the
work.
The attention of bidders is direct
ed to the fact that the work herein
proposed to be done will be financed
in whole or in part with Federal
funds and therefore all of the appli-
cable Federal statutes, rules, and
regulations will apply to such work.
The attention of bidders is parti-
cularly directed to the provisions OF
Section 7, article (a), subsection go,
of the Standard Specifications re-
garding the use of domestic mater
ials; and also to the provisions OF
Section 8, articles 1a) and Ob), of
the Standard Specifications, regard~
ing subcontracting ard assignment
Of the contract, respectively.
Plans may be seen, and terms OF
proposal, bonds, contract. and Speci-
ficationS may be obtained at the Of
flee of the State Highway Engineer,
Public Works Building, Sacramento,
California. and they may be seen
at the offices of the District En-
eineerS at Les Angeles and San
Francisco, at the office of the Dis
trict Engineer Of the District in
which the work is situated, and at
the office of the Associated General
contractors in San Francisco.
No bid will be considered unless
it is made on a blank form furnish
ed by the State Highway Engineer
and is made in accordance with the
provisions of the Proposal Require
ments and Conditions annexed to
said blank form of Proposal. Each
bidder must be licensed and also
preuualified as required ry law tSec
said Proposal requirements and
conditio1e,.
The Department of Public Works
reserves TIE right to reject any or
all bids.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS., DIVISION OF
HIGHWAYS.
CT. T. MCCOY,
State E.ghway Engineer.
Da'ed Mcrch 60, 1945.
| NO. 49) (M3C-h6-l3)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Anti-Jap Groups
Plan Moves TO
Halt Returnees

SACRAMENTO. April 13. CUP)-
Local groups opposed to the return
of Japanese to California Will az
tempt to form a statewide organl-
cation at a meeting here April ~.
leaders said Thursday.
Plans for the statewide aSsocia-
ton were laid at a meeting mere
this week of groups from Auburn
Sacramento. Vacaville and winters.
The Auburn group, which has been
most active, is called the California
Preservation Association and that
was the name suggested for the
statewide group.
Charles De Costa is the leader
of the Auburn group.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Editorials and Comment

health.-and vision, and wisdom and sue
cess.
He has the greatest task of any man
on eal tn today and the American people
should realize it. His two co-peers for
world leadership, Churchill and Stain,
grew up in their Jobs" President Tru-
man suddenly has been thrown into the
vacancy left by President Roosevelt. A
doubly difficult job.
Good luck to you our new Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the State Highway
Engineer, Room 808, State Build
ing, Los Angeles, California, until
z O'Clock pm. on April 10, 1945. at
which time they will be publicly
opened and read, in the same build
ing in a room to be designated on
the day bids are opened, for con-
struction in accordance with the
specifications therefor, to which
special reference S made of por-
tions of highway rs follows:
Imperial County, between south
gate of Seeley Airport and Route II
tGI-Imp-Seeley Airport about one
Q0) mile in length to be surfaced
with road-mixed surfacing, and be-
tween Route 1877 and Holtville Air
port (XI-Imp-Holtville Airport
about five and four-tenths (5.4
miles in length bituminous surface
treatment to be applied to shoulders.
Bids are required for the entire
work above described.
THIS IS A NATIONAL DEFENSE
CONTRACT UNDER THE DE-
FENSE HIGHWAY ACT OF 194l.
PRIORITY NOTICE-This prof.
ect has been assigned a preference
rating of AA-2 for rated materials
and an allotment symbol MRO-5A
for Controlled Materials.
Before submitting bids on this
project, Contractors are required
either to own or have access to suf-
ficient equipment to complete the
project.
In accordance with the provisions
of Section TITO of the Labor Code,
the Department of Public Works
has ascertained the general pre-
vailing rate of wages applicable to
the work to be done to be as fol-
lows: