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<br />'MY FAVOR/1/:, APPUAHCF'
<br />Prize Winner Uses Award Money to Buy Range
<br />Schiffner Family Prominent '
<br />In Rural Lile at Burlington
<br />By DALE SPURLIN
<br />Power Advisor, K. O. ElectrIc Assn.
<br />BURLINGTON, Colora4o-Mrs. Wayne Schiffner, wife of a farm~
<br />er llving four mlles west of this Eastern Colorado town and mother
<br />of six young daughters, had been wanting an electric range for some
<br />time. She has most of'the other major electric appliances,
<br />Mrs. Schiffner entered the recent
<br />"My Favorite Appllance" contest eon-
<br />ducted by the Colorado Rural Elec.
<br />tric News. She told how the electric
<br />washing machine' was' her favorite
<br />and explained that In the 10 years
<br />she hWl had her washer she has
<br />Washed 8,620 pieces of bedding, 14,"
<br />586 pieces 01 household furnishings,
<br />4!5,4!54 pieces 01 clothing, and 37,440
<br />diapers, tor a grand total 01 106,100
<br />pieces.
<br />Mrs. Schiffner Wall judged the first
<br />prize winner among hundreds 01 en.
<br />tries in the "Favorite' Appliance" wn.
<br />testw-and the climax to this ,story
<br />Is that she now, has her electric
<br />range. Tq.e tlrst thing she did when
<br />learning that she had won the ,$50
<br />was to Instrnct the appl1ance dealer
<br />to brtng the range out and put It In,
<br />and the prize money went tal" a part
<br />payment.
<br />Tl).e SchlUn~r tamily has been a
<br />membel'COnllumer of the K C. EIee.
<br />Idc ':4ssodlatlon of Hugo slnce the
<br />Rurtl Electric Co-ap started, They
<br />wt!I'e taken out ot the coal 011 lamp
<br />days ,Into modern, first class living
<br />as these accompanying photos show.
<br />Mr. and MN. Wayne Schiffner,
<br />known bett4:lr to thek nelghboni &6
<br />WaYne and mldlU', live on a modern
<br />fann:fOllr mUes west ot. Burlington
<br />wltJt. .thelr,-, siX, 'daughters ranging In
<br />,'afe:'from, one to'a' Three are In
<br />:SO;hOO:l;:,!ill4l tn. Itlnderg'8tten and two
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<br />... Wayne larins-i,600' acres_of' dry
<br />land to-wheat, s'orghwns, other sntall
<br />gralils and su~er fallow. Me keeps
<br />20 to '25: head~(If'cattJe, 'a . few 'chlck.
<br />enlt and does.$ll 'the' fuming without
<br />hlrel;l 'help. Wayne, thanks to ''WU.
<br />,Ile ,'WJred/lal1d:~"has .numerous' small
<br />electric shop'tools, welder"aJr com.
<br />.Pl'l!ss.Or and,'portable.motor, fQr cf!'
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<br />ment mixer and other work, HIs next
<br />ambition Is to Install an electric wa.
<br />tel" system large enough to care tor
<br />their nice yard, garden and the tree
<br />windbreak.
<br />Insplteofsev~dl'outhfl(lndltlOIll!l
<br />in th1s area the past few years,
<br />Wa;rne has bad some Gl'OP. raising
<br />wheat last yelU' that_ made about 11
<br />bushels per acre as compared with
<br />about three bUlOhel average for the
<br />county.
<br />With six daughters,'lt Isn't difficult
<br />to _see, why HUdur Schiffner says the
<br />washing machine Is her favorite ap.
<br />pllance. 'And, the electric b:oner she
<br />has (see photo) Is a big time and la.
<br />bar saver. She can do the week's
<br />Ironing In about 1~ hours and can
<br />sit down while she does it. The elec.
<br />trIc tood freezer is a big held In keep.
<br />Ing the family well fed and Is well
<br />stocked most of the_ time. H1ldur also
<br />uses several small kitchen appliances
<br />to good advantage such as mixer,
<br />deep fat dryer and otp,ers.
<br />For reCNatlon, the SchlUners have
<br />a radio and 'TV set and Wayne, HlI.
<br />dur and the eldest daughter, Kathie,
<br />all play musical Instruments and
<br />like to_sing. They often entertain at
<br />community gatherings.
<br />The famUy Is actlv.e In ,school,
<br />chul'Ch {Uld, eonu;nunlty affaJrs. Th~
<br />beloni' w, 8U~ groups as 4-H, Young,
<br />ll'armel'" and Hom~, ll'apners
<br />Union, County p~' commlttee,
<br />County II'aIi Superintendent tOl'" Cl'"ops
<br />an:J:l#r-*'~;-,"was please9 to
<br />recelvei'j;i:I.~"JlJlet~ f1i\m the Colorado
<br />RUral-lI1fl.~tilC,Newilfor the best let.
<br />tel" In" -'l}l, pi ''1F4vo,!,te;':Appnimce'' con.
<br />test an4 u,Sed it as part payment -on
<br />a new- <PreWay - e~c, range that
<br />she h~ibeen:warttlng tor some -time. '
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<br />Power Advisor Dale Spurlin of the K. a. Electric Asaoclation,
<br />of Hugo presents 'a $50 check to a happy Mrs. Wayne Schiffner of
<br />Burlington, Oolorado, the first prize winner in thf.s publication's
<br />~cent - <tMy Favorite Appllance" contest. MTs. Sc1Uffner ap'p~ied
<br />the $50 on the purchase of-a new Preway electric range and it is
<br />already inatalled in her hom6 as shown in background.
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<br />This, is. the farm home of the. "Fawrite Appliance" first prize
<br />'win?I6T8, the Wayne Schiffner family, four miles west of Burlington.
<br />Oolorado. They are members of the K. O. Electric Association.
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<br />than a cleanser
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<br />Mrs, Wayne Schiffner of -Burlington; Oolorado, first prize
<br />winner in. the "Favorite Appliance" C01Itest, t8 shown ironing d squaw
<br />dr688'.on'heT electric ironer while the two f/ounge8t of ~ siit,'daugJt..
<br />ter8, Nancy and Harriet.J look on. She trons almost all pieceS tor
<br />this 'large family of eignt and completes the entire - weeh!8 iroowtg
<br />chores, in, Jess than if.! hoUTS" thank8 to electricity sUpplied by the
<br />K. O. ,Rum} Electric A88aciat.ion of Hugo.
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