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<br />Broadening. Base 'of' Cooperation
<br />Keylioteof NRECA Annual Meeting
<br />Chicago, DL-M9ie'~ 5,000 peQflle are ~_' here for tbe
<br />N$ttonal, Rui'all!:lectrlc COOperative As$oclatfon's 15th annual meet-
<br />lng._4-7.
<br />N.' C. (Jack), Wagers of B~, NRECA Director for Colorado,
<br />wD1 head a ,state,de1egat1on: of"more than 50 Rural Electric leaders
<br />alWtd1n2 this 15th annual _.
<br />~dTng the meetbig's - theme,
<br />"BroMentns the Base of Coopera- dent J. E.' SmIth;' General Manager
<br />Uoo."- 1h.ls 'year's -nationally _known' CI.yde T. ElliS. -and lUggs Shepperd,
<br />, speakerS Include president' of .the National Telephone
<br />Sen..~ Y,n d ,0 n Cooperative ,Associatlon._
<br />.;J9bnso'n (T&.)j There are five general sessions
<br />Sell. Edward J. scheduled_for the, Chlcago Collseum
<br />:':, T:b 1'-_8 (Mlmt)j durlng:the three-and.a.haU day meet.
<br />S's n. Paul H. ing,w1the1ghtSectlol).aJ:panellorums
<br />Douglas (m)j-Le- discuss,lng R__broad'\,arlety, ot man:
<br />Ilw,d _OJ.ds" eX~U. agement soJutlons,to take place bt the
<br />ttve director of Conrad HUton, the headquarters
<br />Energy ,Research hoteL
<br />. A.ssoclates, and Delegates atterld1ng the general S~
<br />former chairman slons will also have an opportunity
<br />N.o.'WBgen of the', Fe d,er"a I to Mar first hand reports and discus.
<br />Power ConunLsaloni' REA Adi:p1nIs. sions on terr1toriallnva.sioIlS, member
<br />trator David iIamUi Jerry VOl!rhls, participation within the rural electrl.
<br />executive directOr, the CJooperative flcatlo~ program, and inter-organlza.
<br />LeaiUe 01 the USA; NRECA Prea1. tion,support in three panel10rums.
<br />ThIs year's ''MIss' Bura1 E1ectrUIca-
<br />Power Counc,"1 tlon"-oontest wID be held on Monday
<br />nlght.- along with ,the tradltlonat ~.
<br />hJbUs" Night at the Conrad-,HUwn.
<br />. Coord,"nator H~ov",'" ,"ten"'nom'" P........
<br />wW be separated :from, the beau,ty
<br />contest,-and: wID be held on Wednes-
<br />day evening at the coliseum. Beauty
<br />contestants from six states are en.
<br />tered In the "MIss Rural 'Electrlf:lca-
<br />tIon of 19m" contest.
<br />In addition to guest speakers -fea.
<br />tured-10r the:flfth and final ses.slon
<br />Thursday morning, the meeting will
<br />conclude with the report of the Reso-
<br />lutions Committee, actio!); taken by
<br />the voting delegates, and the lnstalla.
<br />tlOD 01 new officers.
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<br />1(1 thought of suggesUng that to him-but then each of U8 has
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<br />Expanded' Electric Educational Program
<br />Planned by Colorado Farm Power Council
<br />An expanded year.round power I
<br />"~ "'eo"U," pro,'= .'.".'.. Rnoo! Farm Power Council leaders
<br />Electric consumers was outlined to
<br />delegates at the- ~qlpl"li,qP',~- ,Farm
<br />Power Courion's annual meeting in
<br />Denver" February 11.
<br />The Connell Is oornp(lsed' ot RUral
<br />Eleotrlo Asfl,oclatlOBS, private uttmles
<br />and elecMe appnl\JlCO 'dlst~butoriJ
<br />and manutacturel'S and ill _the' past
<br />two years 01 Its operation, has con.
<br />ducted numerous home demonstra-
<br />tion shows and appliance e:drlblts at
<br />Rural ElectriC annnat meetings and
<br />other events. -
<br />Retiring President Dol/. L. :Wwh.
<br />cook of Graybar, Denver, and newly
<br />elected President W. L. Duncan 01
<br />G. E. ElectrIc Supply, -Denver.' reo
<br />ported that a full time home' econo.
<br />mist would be hired to. direct the
<br />greatly expanded program. In add(.
<br />tlon to adroinlstratlve work, she
<br />would conduct home demonstration
<br />classes in various areas thrilugh the
<br />winter months. Last year, the Coun.
<br />en had two. Colorado A & M. home
<br />economy students j)Op.duct demonstra.
<br />tions_ at, riiany qf .t:btorado's Rural
<br />E!-<<:trlcs and _these were highlY suc-
<br />cesSful ,TJilS program will be con.
<br />tinued. '
<br />A number of oth61" _promotions and
<br />activitIes to Il18ke eJ.e$:le power use
<br />by farmers and ~r8 mOl:e; d.'
<br />fectlVe were dIsous8ed at tJw meet-
<br />Ing.
<br />'It... addition to the election 01 W. L
<br />DUncmJ. as PrilSIderit: La~ce:GaniJ
<br />01 Colorado Centl"al Power 'was'
<br />named,Secretiry.Treasurel' (\lldGlenn
<br />Stukey. Manager of Yampa Valley
<br />ElectrIc 01. Steamboat Springs, and
<br />Eo R. :PemberiOD ot Colorado Central
<br />Power l>1 pUeblo were named Vice-
<br />~ldents. Bill BaldwIn of Frlgid.
<br />aire, Denver, was named chal~n of
<br />the promotion conunlttee whlle re-
<br />search and Information, committee
<br />heads ~ed includ~_ Chet' J'arrts.
<br />power ii.dvlsor 01 the y" W EIe<<ric of
<br />Akrol\ and BoOOl1 MonIg,m",_,o.( ;pub-
<br />lice Service Company,' Denver. <Bel'b
<br />Van WesteDbRg_ot'Qray&ar; Penver,
<br />and VkrU 00r1. editor "01 the Colo-
<br />rado RU1'Jl1 ,Electrlc News, were
<br />~. co-ehalrmen 01 tiN publicity
<br />"",unitt...
<br />DIrec~s of :the. ~rm' ,POWer Coun.
<br />c.I1 :to~ 1957 -1~W1e 'Qalph M;~
<br />:Manitger 01 'the' Mouljtaln' View E1~
<br />-'WIl"'01'.Llmoni Ed:Galther, Managef:
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<br />:PEG BEYNOLDS
<br />Mrs. Margaret (Peg) Reynolds,
<br />who 1\8.s been home economies ad.
<br />visor lor the Mountain View Eloo.
<br />tr1c AssocIation, at -IJroen 10r the
<br />paElt quee years.' lias ,been named
<br />1uIl.~e coordinator tor the Colo-
<br />rado Fann- Power CouneD.
<br />See adjacent story" on the Power
<br />Counell'. setup.
<br />Pee, Reynolds wUl move' to Denvex
<br />~ March to take 0VGl' her new
<br />duUes' for the Farm PoWer CounelL
<br />She W1iI. work on educatlons.1 proJ.
<br />eota of elootrlo applianoos throughout
<br />Colorado throughout the year.
<br />Last 6uroroer, under Colorado
<br />Farm power CouncU sponsorship,
<br />Mrs. Reynolds supervised numerous
<br />home demonstrtaton courses at Rural
<br />Electric offices wIth two Instructors.
<br />. Dorothy Adolph and ShIrley Strank.
<br />man of Colorado A&M. '_These were
<br />highly 8uccesstul and led to the decl.
<br />slon by the Counell to employ a 1ull.
<br />time coordinator 01 the statewIde
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<br />:Mrs. Reynolds will-have temporary
<br />ollces at 3020 Pontiac Street in
<br />Denver.
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<br />Here are some of 'the top officials of the Oolorado Fann Power
<br />Council shown .at, the Council's annual meeting in Denver in Mid--
<br />Feproory. Top rowbleft to rightl Past President DOn L. Hitchcock of
<br />Graybar ElOOtric, enver; PublIcity Ohairman H._,J. Westenberg of
<br />Graybar, Denver; Director Ed Gaither, Manager of Ban lsa1iel Elec-
<br />trio of Pueblo, and Robert Moniger of Public flervice' Oompany.
<br />Beat€(j; left to rig~!~ F.-N. Jordan of Oolorado Btate University; .'newly ,
<br />electea President w. L'. Duncan of G. E. ElectriC Bttpp'W of.Denv~;
<br />. J. W. Ol8et},of ,the Parker Oompany, DenV6l'; Diredtor Glenn Btu1cf;y,
<br />MJl~ger' of the. Yampa. V~lley El6ctt:i<J of Bteamboqt Bvri_r&g6, pnd-'
<br />E. H.- Pemberton of SoutMrn Colorado Power of Puebld.- (Erik8On
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<br />COLORADO
<br />RURAL ELECTRIC NEWS
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<br />YoL 5, No.' Marc'. 1951
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<br />Eastern Slope
<br />Dial Telephones
<br />Following' the story on Colorado
<br />telephone ll8lloclatloiui in the last is-
<br />sue, Manager Ralph McMillan oJ: the
<br />Eastern Slope Association at LImon
<br />reJ)orts that several additional ex-
<br />changes are now operating. ,The At-
<br />rIba-Genoa exchange was', changed
<br />over to dIal OperaUolllast November
<br />'t. Other exchanges operati.ng include
<br />Elbert, KIowa, Parker and all of
<br />these will be switched to dial on ot:
<br />~1ore May 4, McMllU8n revorts. .
<br />HOG PRICES -. . . "Ten to' 13 'per
<br />cent higher than a year,' ~uer."
<br />That's the predictlon on I'Ofk prices
<br />for next sl?rIng.and sWnmer._as n14l(le .
<br />by :the, Department '01- AgrIcultUre. .
<br />This price 10recast Is ba$ed on the
<br />expectation that 8 pei- cent:feWer pip
<br />will be marketed than. In :~JY':illI5lL
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<br />. 01' SaD Isabel Electric of Pueblo;
<br />J_ames.Itye~, Manager of _the South;
<br />ea8t Colorado Power Association 01
<br />Wunta; DaIl McCrory, Director of
<br />the. ,Sangre de Cristo Electric 01 Sa-
<br />Uda, and Glenn Stukey, manager of
<br />the YamPa Valley Electric ot Steam.
<br />boat Springs, among the Rural Elec-
<br />tric groups that are members 01 the
<br />c:ouncll. DIrectors representing prt.
<br />vate utllitles',Include Boben MonIger
<br />01 Publlc Service Company, Eo -.R.
<br />I'elDbedoD 01 Southern Colorado
<br />POwer' and - :Lawrence GaDD 0( Colo-
<br />rado Central Power.
<br />DireCtors repres-enting manUfac-
<br />turers' and distributors include Jack
<br />Olsen 01 the Parket Company. Deh.
<br />ver; W. 'I.. Duncan 'of G. E; Electric
<br />Supply, BIll -Bali1wln, 01 Frigktltlre
<br />and If. J. Van Westenberg 01 Gray.
<br />bat.,_ Ex-<l_~O d1rectol'S Include DOlt
<br />B1tcbcook: ciJ. G~bar, F. N. -Jordan
<br />imd \Iloml!in._~ o.f Colorado State
<br />OiitversIt)'. -
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