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<br />Colorado Rural Electtic N9WS
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<br />Mountain View Pays
<br />You For Installing
<br />Proper Appliances
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<br />Mountain View Electric Ass'n, will
<br />pay $20.00 installation allowances on
<br />new installations of approved tYlle 240
<br />volt Electric Ranges, Clothes DrYers
<br />and Waler Heaters.
<br />The Association also pays $10.00
<br />toward the proper installation of Elec-
<br />tric Dishwashers with booster water
<br />heaters or dryers, and $5.00 toward the
<br />ip.stallation of reirigeratiO;!l type air
<br />conditioners when properly installed.
<br />If you have added any & the above
<br />appliances, please notify us so we may
<br />check the installation.
<br />If YOU prefElf, you may have an elec-
<br />tric bathroom heater, which lists na.
<br />tionally for $29.00 instead of the $20.00
<br />installatlon allowance on the first three
<br />appliances.
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<br />MINER and MINER
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<br />September. 1961
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<br />Moon Lake Takes Another Step
<br />In Providing Expanded Service
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<br />The RurAl Ele'ctrification Admini-
<br />stxation announces the fo1lQwing loan;
<br />Moon Lake E 1 e c t 1" i c As:;oclation,
<br />Vernal, Utah,.'$J,_299,.oOIl loan. The bor-
<br />rower proposes ~"use the major pOl'-
<br />tion Qf these /u!lQ~ to acquire, ,reba,
<br />bilitate and 'integrate .tJ).e"proper~es
<br />of the Uintah'I:'9.w~A~_f;,iiht'Corilp_ahy.
<br />These facjiiti~s :-'CO~iai of a 1200
<br />kilowatt h.i~':lfel,lfl::a[irtit,unit, ,8 '<iiesel
<br />2395 kW:ll}lit,_,',24'm~.l!s_'o! ,transmission
<br />line,,~~d ~1a. 'miles _-~ dis,ttibution .line
<br />sexvir;i~'1,~9~, qonsl!~rs. As a part'of
<br />the'integratiol1'proce.iQl, the Moon Lake
<br />a_ssociatiq~l.plans to m;st.all a new 15.00
<br />kw hydro:. 9Ii~L~t Uintab.
<br />In addition,..th~ borrower plans the
<br />following new conslruct'i~ in connec-
<br />tion with the combined systems:
<br />322 miles of distribution line to serve
<br />629 new rural l:onsumers; 11 miles of
<br />69 kv transmission ~e;, 11 miles of tie
<br />line. Two substatio,tl&. with combined
<br />capacity of4750J{\r~.
<br />Provis'ion is also made' in the loan
<br />conversion of 63 miles _of e:dsting line.
<br />Approximately $3,053,865 of theBe
<br />funds will be used in Utah and $245,635
<br />in Colorado.
<br />On campletion af the facilities pro.-
<br />vided for In this and >>ri01' REA loans,
<br />the barrawer will be operating 1,778
<br />miles af distribution and trall8111Ission
<br />line 'serving 5,5li5 consumers in fotU"
<br />counties In Utah and two in Colorado.
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<br />Prize WInner
<br />Teen-age panel naem):).ers in. tb,e
<br />August quI.!: gave ex~ptlonal thought
<br />to the qu.estion "Do_~_l1feeJ that 'the
<br />publIe sclj.ools are_offedng'Cl)~.tJiat
<br />. .wi.1J $U_W.c_i~tJj'.
<br />prell~ young,peq..
<br />. ple_ tor the.a~leT-
<br />ate<\ worl.~,:WeJhi~
<br />iD~aY?':':For'.t.hJ/J
<br />rea$o1l it W/lS dIffi-
<br />. culttoseleCta:Wi1\~
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<br />. The thXee judges,
<br />however, deCided
<br />th at Crystal Os~
<br />,borne of Fort Mtlr-
<br />gan developed her ideaa just 'a bit
<br />better and so she was declared the
<br />winner for the month.
<br />Miss Osborne received $',~Oitl cash.
<br />She 1s 16 yeal'S old and will be .
<br />senior this year. She is activ.e bi'the
<br />high school "A" choir, ;is also a mem-
<br />ber cd the Baptist Church choir. She
<br />will be President 0f the iUture Teach_
<br />ers <Jl America and Roll~corder ol
<br />Pep Club this fall.
<br />Miss Osborne .i;8 the daughter of Mr.
<br />aM Mrs. C~il J. Osoorne,of,~ct
<br />Morgan. Her motf1er is on the Di.!ltrict '3'
<br />scbool board and her fathe_r is Ci~
<br />Engineer and In a"d(,litiM. operates full.
<br />(}wn engineering business.
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<br />Check Heating Systems Before
<br />Getting Into Colder Weather
<br />Now's the time to check out your
<br />heating sy$tern! Now? Sure, not when
<br />the cold wind is blowing the snowflakes
<br />around the corner of. the house.
<br />Aeouple of drops of oil In each bear-
<br />ing 01 the 'motor that circulates the
<br />heated air, pumpll the heated wll.tex or
<br />:feeds the stoker will make things
<br />run a lot smoother. Yes, only a couple
<br />of drops, not a couple of squirts to
<br />damage the windings and create It
<br />repair bill. .
<br />A fair idea would be to check' the
<br />~himney or flue to see that waste gas-
<br />ses will flow amoothly out into the air,
<br />instead of }lack into the house. .
<br />There are !leW electro!lic filters on
<br />the market to reduce or eliminate lints
<br />and dusts fronl forced-air systems.
<br />These reduce cleaning and make it
<br />easier on folks with allergIes.
<br />Don't forget to check the fuel lines
<br />ior leaks. Theae will be easy to recog~
<br />nize by discolored grasses, :flowers, or
<br />weeds paraIlellng these lineS.
<br />If your hH1lng sysl.m hn'l up
<br />10 pill' we would like lo:hlll you lb.
<br />.leclrlc healing slory. !h.n yo~ can
<br />ioinlhlll 58 MO\UllalnVillW Mem-
<br />b.... wbo have been relaxing in
<br />eleclrlcally h.aled comfol'l while
<br />you have' bftn. doing all of the
<br />aboy..
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<br />Consulting Engineers
<br />Incorporated
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<br />COLORADO
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<br />Y oungPeopleConcernedWith Future
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<br />Everybody in Coloraj:io;whetherrural
<br />-or urban residents, reallzes the im~
<br />1I0rtance ot the "country" to the IlCO_-
<br />nomIc and social welfare of the nation.
<br />Nearly everybody knows, too, that
<br />rural area development, hll8 tallen far
<br />behind ,the, clUes, resulting b1 an un-
<br />healthy situation. Youpg people, and
<br />even entire famUles, have left the
<br />coUntry for the cities over the past
<br />twc generations.
<br />Colorado Rural Electric News asked
<br />ita conespondents to contact represen~
<br />tative young people of melt communi-
<br />ties to learn what they thought about
<br />this IIltuaUon,
<br />The question' asked: "Why are too
<br />many young people leaving rural &taRS
<br />for the cltie.s, and Js there any means
<br />or reason to halt the trend?"
<br />In this issue our teen-agel's tell us
<br />what they think ot this problem.
<br />Any ,"OIlDS peUOIl I1mg In arllllJ'
<br />lerved by" rural eleclrIo 5flJ!ent
<br />may Join our panell fUll ht calling
<br />or wrUlng the local rural eI&CIric
<br />office. A rellOrie.. wUl cilIl on 7011
<br />100D D, JlOlllble. Opinlonl c4 out
<br />YOUDg people are appreciated. and
<br />a $5 prIze Isl given each mo.nih 10
<br />!he wrller ollhe bell "lay In 100
<br />w(lr<3 01' lell.
<br />A pri-!:e is also offered to the teen-
<br />ager .su.bmitUng a queoztion to be an-
<br />swered by the panel members if the
<br />question is accepted and used. S_eJl.d
<br />them in to Colorado Rural Electdc
<br />News, 80Z Farmers Union Bldg" Den-
<br />ver, or turn them in to your local rural
<br />eleclricotfice.
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<br />A UTTLE
<br />NONSENSE
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<br />now and then. is
<br />relllhed by the
<br />best of men.
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<br />"Here's the place mother said to
<br />stay llway from. I thought we'd never
<br />find it.',
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<br />Billy was taught !he proper way to
<br />ask a girl for a dance by the teacher
<br />in a danee WtruCtJOD class,
<br />A half hour later, BUly lUiked the
<br />teacher, "Now, how do you get rId of
<br />her."
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<br />Capable young people liCl'08/l the na-
<br />tion are leaving the farm because; (1)
<br />they are unable to meet the volume
<br />and capacit;y that is necessary for the
<br />farmer today, (2) there are higher pay-
<br />ing jobs in the city, and (3) it Is nearly
<br />impossible, to start farming' without
<br />considerable capital.
<br />It has come to the point where the
<br />only way a small farmer can farm is
<br />to diversify his iarm greatly, so that
<br />more than one family can make their
<br />living from it.
<br />The large farmer is constantly buying
<br />out the smaller farmer, thus causing
<br />fewer people to live in the rural areas.
<br />. If a person is extremeJy interested
<br />in farming and can not get established
<br />in, it, the next best thing, it seems, is
<br />to have a farm connected job. These are
<br />the only means_ I can see to help keep
<br />people in the rural areas.
<br />Max Olsen
<br />Yuma, Colorado
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<br />Teen.Agersl Send
<br />In Your Quesfions
<br />For Panel Answer
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<br />If you are a teen.ager and have a
<br />question you would like to have an-
<br />swered by Colorado Rural Electric
<br />News Teen-Age panel, please send it
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<br />We will pay $3.00 for each ac<:epted
<br />question.
<br />Of course, teen.agers must ,under-
<br />stand we can only use one a month so
<br />there may be a lot of unused questions.
<br />This does not mean yours is riot as
<br />good IlS those used.
<br />Send your question, along with your
<br />name and address to Teen-Ace J:'anel,
<br />Colorado Rural Electric News, 8'02'
<br />:Farmers Union Building, Denver, Colo.
<br />To be eligihle your parents must be
<br />members of a Rural Electric association
<br />in eOlOl'ado.
<br />Alozo. it you would' like 10 lake
<br />parlIn fhe leen-lIge panel lust cllll
<br />your local IlIsoclailon office. The
<br />repode:r fol' Y01.lr local rural elec-
<br />Iric office will gel in lauch wilh
<br />YOll 800n as possible.
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<br />Children need acres to run, quiet
<br />spaces to holler in and chorea to do.
<br />Country is ideal environment for rais-
<br />ing flllTlilles, yet rural papulation de-
<br />crt!ases alarniingly
<br />because (l) farms be.
<br />come larget CJ) less
<br />manpower required
<br />(3) high costs (4) low
<br />. profits- (5) no'future
<br />for smllll farmers (6)
<br />little opportunity to
<br />acquire farn\land.
<br />Empty iarmhousfu;
<br />and discontinued
<br />dairies and eggeri.e&
<br />increase while unem-
<br />ployment and juvenile delinquency
<br />rises.
<br />Somehow we must return to smaller
<br />profitable farms. Perhaps some factoJ:-
<br />ies could be located rurally.
<br />Growing up in the country is un.
<br />beatable education prepaJ:ing young_
<br />sters to meet life's responsibUities.
<br />America's backbGne is gcod .family life
<br />1l11d overcrowding weakens it,
<br />Trudy Kay Reelle
<br />Peeu, ColoJ:ado
<br />Age: 16
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<br />The cal! of the big city and its' oppor.
<br />tunities often lures the rora} teenager
<br />to metropolitan areas. Jobs with prom- .
<br />ises of higher pay and regular promo-
<br />tions are a major
<br />part of this lure.
<br />YOll_"'!, adults are
<br />no IOIl'lor content to
<br />live in' communitles
<br />where s-'cial activi~
<br />ties a~'e MW and jobs
<br />with 'Jotential ad-
<br />vancement. are
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<br />Co~orado is no ex.
<br />ception t.. tltls trend,
<br />T_he rur~l population
<br />is slowly giving wa.y to the city.
<br />A possible lillSwer to thIs problem is
<br />to give our young adults something to
<br />stay home for-better P'lying jobs witli
<br />chances for advancement, good schools,
<br />good local governments, and parental
<br />support,
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<br />Pamela Jo Lovejoy
<br />Fort MOl'gan, Colo.
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<br />Why are 100 JI1an,y' young p~ple
<br />leaving the rural area for the- city' and.
<br />is there any means or :reason to- baIt .
<br />the trend?
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<br />, The yo~g ~ple
<br />of America are leav~
<br />1pg ~th~ ruva:l are~,s to
<br />.find .better p.$ying
<br />jQbll aUd to better
<br />themseW'es. The av-
<br />erage YOWlg person
<br />CjmllM. ~ord .to bu'1
<br />his own ierm, thus
<br />it ,Is ri~ceJlsQ.ry fOr
<br />him to leave his rural
<br />home and seek em-
<br />ployment in some
<br />city. I! this &ituati()1'I.CQl\ijnues ()Urn&:-
<br />tion will suffeJ: Il serious food shortage.
<br />To keep the young people in the ,
<br />rural areas the higb. cost otlivlng lllust
<br />be controlled: The price of equipm,ent
<br />and land must be ,lowered so the young
<br />ranchers aJ).d fanners can afford to
<br />live in the rural areas and make a
<br />good.llving.
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<br />}>e.ggyMcY\\n'y
<br />Nathrop, Colorado
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<br />We know that many young p.eople
<br />are leaving the rurallU'eas for the city
<br />because a larger number no-w bave the
<br />opportunity to attend college.
<br />Man is shaped by
<br />al~ of his experiimcel!.
<br />The experience - of
<br />higher - ~ducat1on re-
<br />duces prejudice, but
<br />doesn't seem to In-
<br />crease his toleral1ce
<br />in everything-sllch
<br />as the lack of some
<br />things in 'rural 1lt1laa.
<br />'l'he theory ot.
<br />Charles H. Stember.
<br />who made a recent
<br />survey of college students Js that:
<br />"Education sets a person apart from
<br />his group, it makes more diUereJlC&
<br />in his attitudes."
<br />I think this might he the best an-
<br />swer to the situation; to educate our
<br />young folks to the idea that there is
<br />just as great a challenge in rUral areas
<br />-when they are ready to "set the
<br />world on fire."
<br />Linda loy 'Williams, 14
<br />Redvale, Colorado
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