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0010~8 i} , I.j ',," I~< 0) PHYLLIS TAKES OVER Will Welch advises while Miss Phyllis Esterly learns her dUlles as secretary for the Colorado Rural Electric Association state-wide office in Denver. Miss Esterly replaced Will at the front desk, since Will assumed his duties as office manager at Sangre De Cristo's offlc~ In Solida. :i PROJECT _ CONTEST We've C()vered quite a lot of gro,und in the past four months. Probably things are getting a little dull on the home front so we will take time this month to _star,t a pr\lject. F6t ,a, S,lmpJe starter we w;U experi- ment 'with . a ,doorbelL' sYstem. It sholj.ldl)~Lcost too much .to: purchaSe' the ~arY,.maleriil.1 and-I'll bet that. if you look closely around the house, shed, garage or other places you store things for future use, you will find most of. the material you need right there at home. You will need a bUl1lzer or bell, push button, a small trans- former or a battery. The buzzer or bell you select can be either 6 volt AC or DC depending on whether you decide to use LINE VOLTAGE (120 Volts), or a battery 8OUl'Ce (6 Volt DC). The p1,lsh button Is '8 simple device you can pick up at most hardware stores and if you dec1de to use line voltage yOUl' trans- former should be 120 VQlt primary to 24 Volt secondl\l'Y. Some bell wire will be needed and- I expect you can find this with your train set. Altogether your expense will be'about $5.00, BlIt remember this is all material that you can use around the house after you :finish your experIment. Let's start by mountJ.ng our equIp- ment on a 18" x 24" 'piece of If-l'' ply- wood or some simUar material, Mount the bell in the upper left corner, the push button at the top center and the transformer directly below at the bot- tom center of the board, This wlll al- low us plenty at room in which to grow as we add to the project, Wire this unit as shown In the sket_ch below in this article. Make sure you have good connections and be sure your wires from the transformer to your power source are well connected' and well taped. A good extension cord from yOul' transtormer lead wires to your power source is vE!ry importlll!-t. Maybe you'd better check this connec- tion with Dad b&lore you plug it ln, Now lee how many Ulell you can find for !bit type of equipment, Make a Ust and forward it to Willie WlredbUld" 802 Farmeu Union Building. Dellvft 3, Colorado. We wul print the teller and list from the plln01l subn'lUllng- the ;, ".; r-:. largll$1 Jlst and a lIuilable pri:e will be Iml tQ ,the fird 10 people sub- mitting-entries, Have fun with this project, practice sending morse code messages or see if you can fool Mom into thinking some- one is at the front door. Be careful, have fun, and LIVE BET- TER ELECTRICALLY, Bell p",~ B~-\\o" (i) IV".J"..W Some Dont's About Your Home Wiring DON'T put in a new fuse or reset the circuit breaker without first discon- necting lamps and appliances which were in use when the service went off. Otherwise, you may blow the new fuse, cause the circuit breaker.to"trip_ 01,1t immediately, DON'T blame the manufacturer or the dealer if your iron, toaster, electric sauce pan, etc, seem to heat slowly. Have your wiring checked first. DON'T change a fuse when your hands are wet or when you are stand- ing on a damp floor, and don't poke your fingers into the opening. DON'T use appliances, especially portable ones, anywhere in reach of the bathtub. This includes radios, DON'T allow the installation of out- door outlets, or outlets in areas where the floor may become wet (basement or garages), without a grounding con- nection. Be sure the appliances con- nected to them have a similar ground~ lng,wire in the cord, MINER and MINER Consulting Engineers IncorpQnded GREEtEY COLORADO SAN LUI~ AU9\IIIL 1981 Sand Dunes Visitors WillE.njoy New Facilities And San Luis Power MONTE VISTA-The San Luis Val_ ley Rural Electric Cooperative Associa- tion will provide the electrical power to the new $57,500 Visitors Center at the Great Sand Dunes National Monu- ment near Alamosa, Ground was offi- cially broken this month for the new building, The San Luis Valley rural electric provides power to the Monu- ment, which is rapidly becoming one of the top tourist attractions in south- ern Colorado, Included in the same building project at the Great Sand Dunes will be an additional expenditure of some $23,000 on a utility building for the Monument. Rural electric will also be used in the utility building, The Visitor's Cen~r, which will be constructed' by McIntyre and Cody Construction Company of Alamosa, will house three office workshops for natur- alists stationed at the Monument, an exhibit lobby, comfort stations, and a covered terrace overlooking the Dunes. It will be constructed about one-half mile north of the Monument head- quarters, An - expenditure of $15,000 will be spent on exhibits in the Visitor's Cen- ter alone. The exhibits will depict the natural plant and wildlife of the Dunes area in additiOl?-_to exhibits of other To remove bases of broken lamps from holders, turn off switch supp1yin~ lampholder, and press a large cork into the base. It will generallY- unscrew wIth little difficulty. Phone WEst 6-4575 MERRICK & COMPANY 'CONSULTING ENGINEERS 2700 West ,Evans Ave, Denver 19, Colorado historical and interesting points that can be visited in the San Luis Valley. Harold Schaafsma, superintendent at the Monument, saId that the work on the Center is expected, to be completed, some time about Jan. 1, 1962, but the exhibits will not be completed until some time in the spring of 1962. Robert Haugen, park naturalist at the Monument, will be in charge of 'the exhibits, Creede Soon Will Get Full, Dependable. Electric Service MONTE VISTA-Preparatory work to connect some 200 Creede, ColoradQ electrical users to San Luis Valley Rural ElectriC power lines, Is reported to be progressing satisfactoriiy. Over 180 poles, and 8 miles of line are, ex- pected to be needed in the project, The eight -miles of wire to be strung includes the distribution -lines to home owners, and electrical power users who will connect to the lines, The Creede City Council issued a franchise to the San Luis Valley R*al Electric early this spring after a Sut"\ley of their own facilities showed that they could no longer afford to operate and maintain a municipally owned plant, Funds tor the Creede project were provided tor out of a $427,000 loan recently approved for the Valley-wide electric association, The Creede project is a portion of a long range project planned by Rural Electric Officials, In conjunction with the Creede proj~ ect a public hearing was held at 10 a.m~ July 25 in the Alamosa District Courtroom before officials of the Public Utilities Commission on the application for serving the old mining town. FFA Champ- Electric Award Winning Jerry Youman Plans CSU Attendance Now that Jerry Youman of Powder Horn, Colo,; has won a nest of honors, induding state rural electrification award at the Future Farmers of Amer- ica Colorado state convention at Rifle in June, he plans to go onto even better things, Jerry says he will be attending Colo, rado State Universlty with a view to majoring in agriculture and engineer. ing, That electrification award didn't come easy, by the way, He ran ade- quate wiring to the corrals and barns, and installed a yard light at the home place in Gunnison county. He put in a water pump at the corral, But that was just the beginning. Jerry built a paint sprayer from an old electric refrigerator unit, and made an air compressor, Next he fashioned an electric wiilch on a Jeep from an aviation starting motor. Then he com~ pletely wired four mountain cabins. constructed an electric welding outfit, and serviced motors, Jerry graduated from high school May 24, t961, and he wasn't exactly' idle in those four years, He, was vice president of the student council in 1961, was vice president of his - Junior class, attended Boys State in '60-61, WQn second in the state wrestling tour- nament, was FFA chapter secretary one year and treasurer another, Encouragement? Well, that cam~ from his parents, Mr, and Mrs, FNd Youman, as well as ~ school Uu:tructors. NEW COMFORT FOR YOU From the new lobby to the bright; newly furnished room you'll sleep in, there's more comfort anclenjoy. ment for you at the Shirley. It's your best Denver hotel value- near shopping, transportation and ample parking, WRiTE OR CALL FOR YOUR RESERVATION NOWI 1 '~~~:;Sm1i1!i~\'I-SClVQ\'I; Hp.tel ~"'~ . \ ~ EAST 17t11 AVE,AT BROADWAY . TA5-2151 . DE~V~ ". ,-i, , ,