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<br />coioMdo Rural Electric ,~/itcta18 ,CQ'nferrfJd,' ,wltJi, tke86 REA rep.
<br />reaentatiVe8 during the 8t~te A8$Ociat1()n's quarterly meeting at
<br />Denver in M:arch. Left to rfght~, they are Harold Lea'dl, fW!4 engineer,
<br />Grand :JunctiOR.o Robert L. Weingard, Western 'Area:elOOtrlcal ~i--
<br />Merj -Dick RiJhter-1'a8$Want areq chief, Wa8hbigton, D.O.; Fred
<br />Hamlin; tUl'WJy: apPoin~ ,.colorado field representative, and Bob
<br />Holla~J Ookrrad9- fie"l4 engineer.
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<br />State Officials
<br />Meet Apfil26
<br />At Grand Jlinction
<br />Manager, and dli'ectors -will give
<br />a tull, day ot ,review to the poll~
<br />and organlZaUcm of.- thljl 'C91or~
<br />Rural .-mectr.ic 'lUl9oclatlon:, j)efofil
<br />mMdng'a choice of state,manllillr, ,it
<br />was decided at the. annual meeting
<br />of the 8ssoclaUon held In Denver
<br />M81Ch f&20.
<br />AB a result Assoclatlon PreBldent
<br />George WUson' last week isSued an
<br />"m'cent -a~. to', all member and
<br />non'DI-~r rural 'eIectrlo OOOptlJ'Ao
<br />th'e8 oPer.tiP&' In Colorado to ,.Wend
<br />. 8eslIlon ,in Odad .JanCtlon ,on April
<br />2!J.' at 'whlch tlle'revtew wDl be eon.
<br />Iilicted by d.Iffl1lon.
<br />Managers' wID 'meet in the same
<br />city on the same day.
<br />The action lleveIo~ from a sug-
<br />gestion made by the l.nanagers' asso-
<br />cIation, h'eaded. by Glenn Stukey 'of
<br />Yampa Vl\lIey Rural Electric associa-
<br />tion, Steamboat Sprlllgs. Meeting In
<br />Denver on' the second day of the
<br />, state- meetlng,'the managers group
<br />devoted most lit a three-hour session
<br />to the problem of selecting a new
<br />state manager.
<br />As the dlscu8Slons developed, it
<br />was' decided tlUlt the opendlon of ~
<br />state flS8Ocllltlon IIhould be comptete..1
<br />Jy reviewed before any ~tlon' was
<br />......
<br />"The group feels that we must use
<br />this opportunity to exsmlrie fu~, the
<br />functions of our state assoc:latlonil,"
<br />Secretary Fred Cooper, manager of
<br />the Hlghllne Rural E,lectrlc AllSOcla-
<br />tlon, told' the state meeting. ''When
<br />this Is done, the assoCiation, can then
<br />proceed to ,me' a man whose Cj,ualW.
<br />cations match the job 01 the state
<br />organization."
<br />.'. The a8lloclation adopted the recom.
<br />mendatlon, Ind at the 8Ulf(i!lItlon of
<br />Dlreetor WU~ Tormohlen, Morgan
<br />County Rural EIookIc aasoolatlon,
<br />voted to urge all IIlate rural electrles
<br />to IIe1ld a delepte to such. a meetIns
<br />hi. Grand JW1ction Aprll"26.
<br />The mallagers ,had previously
<br />agreed on a sl~ar meeting for their
<br />group on the aarne date, subject, _to
<br />the approval of. the ':"d!vidual bbards.
<br />Blanchard Resigns
<br />As' Sfate' DIrector
<br />GUbert Blanchard, 10rmer director
<br />of the Deita.Montrose Rural Power
<br />Lines a&soclation at. Delta, has reo
<br />signed his position on ,the executive
<br />board of the Colorado Rural Electric
<br />assoclatlon.
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<br />Bill O'Rourke
<br />Acting Chief
<br />Bill O'Rourke: who Will serve as
<br />acting manager for - the Co~ora(io
<br />Rural Electrl,c a!lSOclatlon_ un.W a new,
<br />full.tlme Jnl!.nager:~. S14ected, is ,a
<br />na.tive Coloni.dan wh,o has.a 2().year
<br />record of work and JlJ.terest In the
<br />Colorado 'rural. electrIfICation move-
<br />ment.
<br />His favorite, s~ry abqu.t pIoneer
<br />rural eIe,ctrlc:lty' is_ one _he tells on
<br />himself as-a green country editor just
<br />out 01 'college.
<br />Working.' at: Durango .In WS'J he
<br />cas~y' asked the 10000prlv~u~ty
<br />one -d/Q"l:l:! "Iqak, lnW, this: ,new pro-
<br />gram of l're$IdeDt Boosevelt,- whleh
<br />would' bring "eIectrlclty to every
<br />farmfll' In.Anierlca."
<br />"Ours was ,a desperate community
<br />in those -days," Bill says. "The inlnllS
<br />and smelters-had elosed down and we
<br />were looking to the :r8rffis _lor a way
<br />to rebulld our prosperity. OUr paper
<br />boosted - everything that we thought
<br />would help l~rmers,
<br />''When ,fhe private power company
<br />tllrnllll thumbs down on the Idea .of
<br />borrowing from REA to e~tend their.
<br />poWer lines, 'We contlnu~ to publlclze
<br />the work 01 this new national-agency,
<br />It wa,sn't long untU, the J.aPlata Elec-
<br />tric A~oclatlon had its first, loan, As
<br />everywhere, _the local private .utUlty
<br />moved In and skimmed off the cream
<br />belore the new rural 'electtlc could
<br />get Its 'lInes In.''
<br />Since leaving Durango O~urke
<br />speJJ~ "-4 years In the Department of
<br />Agriculture where he wor~, j.n,
<br />ageJi.~es tha,t' had:a i-eaJ. interest_In
<br />the promotion of rural elootrlfl<lBtIon.
<br />HIli, wOrk ~ In the.. pubUc_ inform_a-
<br />tlon aIJd pers,onnel manaJCment fields.
<br />~lnce,1954 he has heMi,a lree-:lance
<br />pubUc relations consultant and ,has
<br />worked closely with' ,the state asso-
<br />ciation -during a part of the last
<br />three 'years.
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<br />20 Rurlil Eleetrics RepreSented
<br />At State Association Meeting
<br />Eighteen member and two nonMmember rural electrics were rep..
<br />resented at the 1951 _Spring meeting of the Colorado Rural ElectrIc
<br />Association, which featured the second annual Director's conference
<br />and a spirited_discussi<>n of the future of the state association.
<br />Executive Committee ChaIrman
<br />Arthur Anderson 01- Loveland, a dl.
<br />rector of the- l:'Oudre Valley J!,uraI
<br />Electric' assoclaUon, presided at the
<br />general sesidons on the second day
<br />of the meeting. '
<br />Durlng the day the membership
<br />voted to:
<br />Continue _ the ann u a 1 leadershIp
<br />conference!! and b1sttucted,Clul.irman
<br />Lloyd Mason o1_,l)urMil:o to .explore
<br />the possll:1llity of _'hol(,ijng the sessions
<br />at a different tlme-of-the'year, p0S-
<br />sIbly,' _ 'separate _ from the three.day ,
<br />sprlil.; meeUhg. _'
<br />Back the NaUonaJ Rural Electric
<br />Coopem-ttve A~~tlon InUs e(toJ:f8
<br />to secure.. the _passa~ of HOu.$e lolnt
<br />Beaolutlqn SIS, aUtbo~._t~u'j U. s:
<br />CongJ:essto Invelitlgatethe lllQI1etiu'y
<br />and--1lsCaI. POUcles of, thb 11.:& gov~'
<br />ertUp.ent. The acifou :was encouraged
<br />as a p(,sstble JitearuJ of ,topp'Ing 'the.
<br />efforts o( some c6ngt'easJnen ,to ~e:
<br />the. _blterest ;rates on REA- Construe-,
<br />t1oilloans.
<br />Urg~ Chalnnan Marlon ,WlIson of
<br />the SIIJet.y ,and Job Trabilng. com.
<br />mIttee to cemtlnue'hls-'effort/l t9 work
<br />OOt a splutlon to the.,'eontIriulni" prob-.
<br />lem_ot getting 'more j:raln1ng__vlsl-ts
<br />out of 'the ,Joint jl.Ssoc!atlon-State
<br />~ '01 Education safety training
<br />program.
<br />Utged managerS of the member
<br />assocla~ons to push :for more aliver- .
<br />tlsIitg.:for _the Colorado Rural Elec-
<br />trlc New-s,' .
<br />Appimoo. . a plan for, ,association
<br />presldjmts .and 'III8.!lNel'S of aIt 001.
<br />oqdo tural .,tjictrlafi to meet In'Orand
<br />lunCUoQ, AprU -.26, to dlsc!uss - the
<br />future orPmzatlon, and policies of
<br />the8ta~~i)n.
<br />Considered inJt, lilld aside lor future
<br />action a_ plan proposed .by- the man.
<br />a.geI:'s ,association to study possll1le
<br />prograplS .und,e"l'_ which 1ine and_ of.
<br />flce su'pptfes purchases could, be
<br />popled, with Il percentage of the sav.
<br />ings turned over to the stllte asso-
<br />cIatlon'for Its operatlQ,ns.
<br />Heard Claude R. Wickard, Iormer
<br />Administrator of the REA and one-
<br />time Secretary_ of AgrIculture, urge
<br />continue!} vigilance against the ef.'
<br />forts 01 groups who would destroy
<br />the rural electrlflcatlon movement.
<br />Twentylllx directOrs and managers
<br />attended the Dlrectors" confere1l.oo
<br />held on the _opening day by the asso-
<br />elation In cooperatlon with the Unt.
<br />. verslty of .colorado.
<br />On the final day of the session dl.
<br />rectors IUld mallagers .col)!erred
<br />throughout the day w:ith repre,senta.
<br />tlves of 'ijle Bul'ea,u 01 ,Reclamation
<br />on power supply contracts and with
<br />regional and national o~tlc1als 01 the
<br />Ru~ Electrification administration
<br />on specific operatl~ns probiems.
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<br />San Miguel Ups
<br />Power Sales 19%
<br />Manager -George Dobbs 0_1 the San
<br />MIguel Power Assoclatio,n 01 Nuela
<br />told ,members at the co-op~s recent
<br />annual meeting that po\yer sales 'in
<br />1956 were 19 per cent ahead of the
<br />previous year. Dobbs said a sJmUar
<br />increase is -expected In 1957 over
<br />1956,'. "
<br />All San Miguel o.Ul.cers, were re--
<br />cleeted at the meeting: Gordon
<br />P/l1mer of Norwood Is Presldel)l, Don
<br />Watson 0.1 Nucla Is ,VIce-President
<br />and Sen. George WUson Is Secretary.
<br />Treasurer, Other directors Include
<br />Glen J~cobs 01 Redvale, Otho Ayers
<br />of Bedrock, St~en Herndon -of Nor.
<br />wood and Margaret l'durphy of Nuc1a,
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<br />.-t,f'~ ',riit].1t, Itafj8':-o,
<br />aolorado~- (left). and', Mrs. Hays
<br />~_hqttored_git.eat8;_a_t,the_ ban-;
<br />qu6t he~ in- D~er ,March. 1,8 by
<br />lhe."ColiriYido.'1&n-ql ElfX:triO _AIf:o
<br />8Oc{a~ ,_ during- _ the,' qW~er~
<br />meeting., Lt. Gov.. HaY$ .is_ tieing
<br />introd1we4 by ..State Sen. ~g6
<br />Wil8On:-- (right), President 01 the
<br />.A88Ociation.
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<br />Wick.ard Urges
<br />Vigilance by
<br />State Co-ops
<br />~ el~ trl OoIorado--as In
<br />every oDaer st'ate-must-"oontbme-an
<br />aetlve,~qorlfor their rightto.Oper-
<br />ate' freely It tbey are to sun1ve,"
<br />Ciaude B. _ WIcJuird WId' the - atmual
<br />sPrilli meeting of'th.e OoJorado B-urJd
<br />Ele:ctrlo association In Denver In
<br />Match.
<br />PoInting to a' growIng tendency to
<br />drop the militancy that characterIzed
<br />their 'pioneer' operations, WkklU"d
<br />told the group-that they' ,must fight
<br />to keep the right to finance and_ buUd
<br />generation and transmIsSion systems
<br />and the traditional pre_ferenee right
<br />to publicly generated power or lose
<br />their bargairllng power.
<br />The former REA administrator saId
<br />he wall, issuing the warning out of
<br />his experlen~ as l!- direetor and mem.
<br />ber 0.1 an Indiana rutal electric.
<br />''1 ll;now from _ experience that we
<br />cannot expect a 'public .t>ervice co,m-
<br />mission, to protect us. ' And I warn
<br />yo~ that movements 'are In .motlon
<br />every, day to destroy the operations
<br />which the :farmers of Arn,erIca have
<br />Iought tQ build."
<br />He urged 'the members of. the asso-
<br />ciation to work continually to
<br />strengthen the!, state- org~lza-tion
<br />and to support the publication of a
<br />D1.Obthly publloa.tIon which keeps
<br />members lnforined on the rural
<br />eleotrlflcatlon m,ovement.
<br />The former REA administrator, In
<br />Denver lor other engagements, got a
<br />big hand when he stopped in at the
<br />state meeting to_ make hIS brle! re-
<br />~koo.
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<br />Law in Minnesota
<br />Seek Antl.Pirating
<br />St. ,PaUl-Governor Orvllie ;Free-
<br />man has asked the legislature lor a
<br />law to prevent prIvate utlllties from
<br />r.alding territories already served by
<br />electrIc co.ops. ''Recent experience,"
<br />he said, "shows the law Is needed,"
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<br />Save $7.20 on
<br />NOULCO
<br />t.4EH'S ElECTtlC SHAVER
<br />Lo:1''' inO.l.l. b,~nd "0"
<br />&",pf:~ ~?'~':Oo.::t~ Haro14 Lee, _veteran P .o_w 6 T
<br />.nd ~"!'lQ: b"...., "W.' marketing superpiBor for th:e:U.8.
<br />1,'r\y NI~11t .1 511.9',0., PtIC. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver;:
<br />I1Ir~ :?:L-r.: nld......~ ~:= t ld ,",..1on t t the a It:n:11do
<br />_yb.dlfro.....fIOt..11y 0 ~a~'_o 0:__""
<br />~~"fo: Sond chod or "'"nil Rural Electric All8OCia~ qUar-
<br />terly meeting that the -Bureau
<br />~ _1NObO ~... lea 212, St. 1.Hlo .3"~', ~ ~no1kik pbwer'to 8Upp!y the
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