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0010814 .; "" ..3 ''';.; ;,_i, I~ ," "'j MORGAN COUNTY Opportunity Still Here.,- Brush Youth Builds Achievement That Middle- Aged Men Might Envy aud have them r,eady. for market sooner, In 1960 he realized. $600 from :Ieeding nlne heifers. Howard has won multiple honors, both in 4-H and at Brush High School where he graduated this year. Thls spring he was chosen "Mr. Beetdigger" by,BHS students. It's an honor.awarded on the basis of all-round activities dur- ing four years of school. In the seveJ:'l years he has been in 4-H, Howard has missed only one meet- ing of his club, the Hustlers. He's held every office and been active in every club undertaking. Howard and his family are proud of his church record. He has a perfect seven-year Sunday School attendance record at Immanuel Congregational church, and a nine-year pin for attend- ance at Bible School. Somewhere in the 4.H philos- ophy appear the wordll: ''The fulure belODgs 10 Ihose who pre- pare for it:' Howard BOlIlrom believes it! '-,' An 18-year-old farmer-businessman from Brusll has been selected by the Colorado Cooperative Council scholar. ship committe to receive an all-expense paid tdp to the annual meeting of the American Institute of Cooperation. The conference is scheduled for August 20- 23 on the University of Minnesota cam- pus in St. Paul. The scholarship recognizes Howard Bostl'On'I, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bostrom, as "an outstanding 4-H youth hl the eastern part of the state." Howard will make the trip to Minne- sota with othel. scholarship winners from Colorado. John Busch of Longmont is the win- ner of the joint A.I.C. and Colorado Cooperative Council scholarship from the state as a whole. Ids Cooper' of Montrose is the winner from the west~ .em part of the state. Other Colorado delegates include Betty Joe Fonte, Wray; Rich Lopez, Wheatridge, representing the Boy Scouts; Patricia Dodero, Fort Lupton, FHA; Lee Gordon Anderson, Greeley, FFA; Mlthae1 Bauer and Sandra Ewe- gen, both of whom represent the Am- herst Cooperative Elevator, Inc. . A.lton Scofield, executive secretary of tlle Colorado Cooperative Council, wi1l accompany the young people. The group wi1lleave Englewood Au- gust 17, travel to Cheyenne, go through Rapid City, S.D. to the Black mns, and on to St. Paul through Pierre, S.D. and Huron. The return trip indudes Sioux City, Iowa, Fremont and Kearney, Nebr. AI the comerence lhe young peo- ple wUI d.iscuu problemll of youth. and lpeeiflcelly nuaI youth BIld their rol. in Qevelopnuml of Ihe IlIIlIol1'l agriGullun, Howard Bostrom should be able to make a real contribution to the meet- ing. He hllll had more practical experi- ence in larmini thttn most boys his age, artd his seMe of humor, his leader- .ship ability, and the mUlllc whieh he gets from plttno and trombone have added to the 8Uccel!S of Mttny camps and conferenCes. He hllS been a delegate to the Co-op Camp at Liberty, Mo., 4-H Camp held annually at Cameron Pass (both as a camper' and junior leader), Camp Tobin at 'the" Colorado State. Fair, Sterling junIor leaders' training conference, and lllinois Youth Exchange. His 4-H career got a boost when he won two catC!h.lt calves, one at the Morgan County .Junior Fair and the other ttt the National Western Stock Show In Denver. The calves were mar- keted successfully, and Howard UlIed the money to invest in more projeets. Howard has coordinated his livestock .'-, CODY, WYO. - Sept. 18-19 Wyom- ing Statewide meeting, PUEBLO-Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Colo. Farm Power Council board meeting, Oontinelltal Pueblo Motor Hotel. LIMON - Sept. 9 annual meeting . Mountain View Elech'lc Assn. starting at 10:30 a.m. GRAND JuNCTION-Sept. 27-29 an- nual statewide meeting. Howard Bostrom projects with crops-beets, corn- and beans. It's proved to be a big advan- tage to have- your own roughage-beet tops and corn stalks, according to How- ~d, This summer he went into fal'ming In-earnest,renting a38acrefannfrom a neighbor. He has some of the money needed to finance the venture, A local bank considered him a good business risk for the rest. His father will look after the farm while Howard is away at the confer-. ence in St. Paul. .He'll charge custom rates for the work he has to do. How- ard expects to come home weekends this fall from CSU in Fort Collins to harvest his crops and to help his father at home, At CSU Howard intends to study ag- ricultUl'e econoniics, with an emphasis on math, Wha~ he ,has earned with his 4.H projects will finance his college, but, he's glad to have the assistance of. a Union Pacific scholarship, Howard. conliders Ihe Junior Beef Feeding ProlJl'am one of his mod pracllcal iirojed:B. PurpOlle of the prolJl'Dm is 10 teech Morgan county youth to buy caUle at en ad"antag'eoul prlo;:.e. and put- on as much weight, III possible in the flhorlHI ienglh of time. Howard. has found. Ihal he gell Ihe besl results by buying heiUu. The initial eon: islell. he can feecllhe l8me ratlonl. HIGHLlNE Highline Mov.e, To Public Utility Status Representatives of HighUne Electric Association appeared before the Public Utilities Commission in a hearintr held Monday, July 17, in Denver, This hearing was in connection with Highline's application to come under the jurIsdiction of the P.U.C. Additional hearings were to be held, on August 10 and 11. HELP CORRECT LIST An attempt is being made to - correct the newsletter mailing list of Highline Electric. If you are_receiving two or more copies of the newsletter, and have use for no more than one, please notify the Highline office so that the correction may be made. Champion Sub-Station Nearly Ready to Serve The installation of the equipment at the Champion substation is now com~ plete, with the exception of tl).e fence enclosure. This has not yet been put up. Reither and Waffensmith, contractors for the job, are lnthe process ofplac-- ing the poles in the holes for the trans- mission 1Ine. This should be completed within a few days. Members Obviously Coutented With Successful San Miguel Association . The. annual meeting 01 San Miguel BEATS THE HEAT Pow" A$n. Ino. w"' ,ttend'" S,M- day, July 15, by 49 in person ana 59 proxies in the Norwood grade school , auditorium. Gordon Palmer, association _ presi~ dent, called the meting to order and presided at the short afternoon session. In the absence of the secretary, miriute.s of the 1960 meeting were read by board member Mrs. Margaret Murphy of Nucla. George Dobbs, manager of San Mi- guel Power reviewed last years reports of the associatlon and ,told of future' plans.' He told of the development of television for the San Mig'uel Basin from its early availability to the pre. sent time when new boosters wllI soon be erected. The total cost through the years was estimated at $10,000 to bring TV to San Miguel Basin people, ' Members heard of the loan approval' for future improvements and opera. trons of the San Miguel Association. Mr. Dobbs stated that he had received- a complimentary letter regarding Ihe loan, and which explained that it was given without extensive survey becaUll~, of San Miguel's .good operation record.. Gordon Palmer told of the associa- tion investing in coal'lands in Nucla which is being returned at 10e a ton royalty, so Ihe land will be paid for before long. Ail paymen~ to the REA are current on interest and principal, the the re--. port ,Said, and some advance payments made- on loans. There is the pOssibilitY of ANOTHER DEDUCTION IN RATES, Again it was brought out that San Miguel was the only utility in Colorado to loWer rates last year. They said "the cheaper electrielty is, the more people will use". San Miguel also sold. about $45,OO() more current in 1960 than in the pre- vious year. Members were reminded again - that the REA pays $3000 a month in taxes. San Miguel Power Association Incor~ porated pays the highest of any taxes in the San Miguel or Montrose Com- pany. The registration committee clerks were Mrs. Andy Ubell, Mrs, 'Steve Magozstovios, and Mrs. T. R. BigUn of Nuda; Mrs. At Stephens, Mrs. Leona Tate, and Mrs. Mario Dalpez of Nor. wood. No election or business meeting was held due to a lack of quorum: 150 to hold a business meeting and 530 to eiectofficers. Bill Dobbs of Son Miguel Power Assn. pats the heat exchange units of the refrigerated olr system which has been keeping the office cool dur- ing one, of the driert summers on the Western Slope, One advantage (if refrigerated air Is that folks - do not catch cold so easily os when moist air is forced 1hrough rooms by wdtel' unit systems, Pat on the Back- EverythmgOependsUponElectricity Says Snyder, Colo.PoullIT>Raiser Raising 300 baby chicks may -'not ,'<We-iUllt don't-_know,how,to say all seem like big bUsiness to some people; -.ye.fee1 in ,appreciation of your linemen but it's important to Mr. and Mrs. Vern geting- on the job so fast. We _sure did Holzworth of Snyder. appreciate your cooperation in getting That's' why they're so gratef\ll to the lights on for. our chicks.. If it, hadn't Morgan County rural electric linemen been for ~e ChIC~S, we wouldn t have for quick restoration of service at their ~hon~ U~tll m~r;:mg. W~ s~e;id h:: farm during a recent wind and rain 0, h',' d"'" "W"l'"'"h' " ngh:~,-e t ng ,an ,ye we e a our C h""S S arm. would die if they didn't have heat. They The Holzworths were so grateful ~at are worth something to us, so we finally they sat down and wrote a letter sa~mg did phone. so. That letter made the boa.rd of direc- "We s'urely think you folks are a fine tors, tl;le manager, and the linemen feel lot at the.REA. Old farmers like us sure pretty good, and helped to make up for do like the REA. Without your service the times when consumers _are not so we would stl1l be without lots of the complimentary. comforts and luxuries of electricity. 'It's not just the lack of heat when Also you are all so nice at the office the eleCtric power goes off," Mrs. Hob:- whenever we phone you. worth explained afterwards. "When it "People in thi~ area who get their gets dark In the brooder house, the power from other lines besides the REA chicks get scared and they start to pile were without electricity 12 'to 15 hours up. So everything depends on electrl- in that storm, so we heartily pat you city." folks on the back for your prompt Here's the Hoizworths' letter, in part: work." ,,: