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<br />"Don', be slllyl Of course r am go-
<br />Ing to the onnuol state-wide meeting
<br />In Grand Junction!'
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<br />Edling Is President
<br />For Grand Valley;
<br />Tupper Vice Prexy
<br />Mr. R. A Edling, of the Hunter Com-
<br />munity, was elected to a one-year term
<br />as President of the Grand Valley Rural
<br />Power Linea Inc. at a board of direc-
<br />tors meeting in Grand Junction on Au-
<br />gust 16.
<br />Mr. Edling, who formerly served as
<br />vice president of the cooperative, re-
<br />placea Mr. Neal Johnson of Mesa who
<br />had served In the post for the past two
<br />years.
<br />Other new officers are Henry J. Tup-
<br />pel' of Collbran, elected vice president
<br />and Clyde Rooks of Grand Junction,
<br />who was re-elected secretary-txeasurer.
<br />Mr. Edling is also a member of the
<br />District' 51 Board of Education and a
<br />director of the Colorado-Ute Power
<br />Association.
<br />Mr. Tupper ia a long-time member
<br />of tile Mesa County Board of Com.
<br />missioners.
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<br />George Wilson
<br />Scholarship Won
<br />By Charlie Davis
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<br />Colorado Rural Electric AiJsociation's
<br />annual $300 Bcholaralllp award has been
<br />Wall by Charlie A. Davis of Monte
<br />Vista.
<br />Davis topped a list of contestants for
<br />the George Wilson Memorlal Scholar-
<br />ship which is administered by the Colo-
<br />rado State UnIveraity Development
<br />Fund. .
<br />Charlie w1ll register for the fall
<br />quarWlr at - Colorado State University
<br />in Fort Colllns September 20, majoring
<br />in veterinary medicine.
<br />He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
<br />J. Davis ot Monte VJsta, He 'attended
<br />Sargent Hii'h School where he .was ac-
<br />tive in Student Council, Band, Chorus,
<br />FFA, Lettermans Club, Newspaper and
<br />Annual staH, Football, Basketball,
<br />Track and NaUonal Honor Society.
<br />Charlie 'was Valedictorian of his
<br />graduating cl8.llll llnd received the De-
<br />Kalb A~lci.llt1lrlll. Award. He was also
<br />chosen" 11.9 the beat all-around Student
<br />at Sargent for the school year 1960_61,
<br />....Qutslde .of his school actiyities
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<br />Colorado :R-Ujau Electrics Look
<br />Ahead In stale-wide Sessions .
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<br />A program reflecting _the dynamic
<br />forward movement of rural electric
<br />associations in Colorado is being final-
<br />ized for the annual statewide meeting
<br />scheduled in Grand Junction, Sept: 27
<br />through 29.
<br />Statewide Secretary Howard E. Scott
<br />and President William Byers of Fruita
<br />concluded the blisic plans the first week
<br />of September, leaving onlY a few de-
<br />tails remaining for the thl'ee-day pro-
<br />gram which mbres a little fun with a
<br />whOle lot of serious business.
<br />Registrations at Grand Valley Rural
<br />Power Lines begin at 8 a.m. the first
<br />two days, with conferences starting
<br />immediately after the registration the
<br />fJrst day, Wednesday, Sept. 27.
<br />Managera gather for noon luncheon
<br />to be followed by an afternoon meet-
<br />ing. At the same time the ladies will be
<br />attending a program.
<br />First general session hegins at 1:30
<br />p.m. at Grand Valley Rural Power
<br />Lines office building at 2727 Grand
<br />Avenue.
<br />A picnic at Redlands shelter house,
<br />followed by entertainment, concludes
<br />the first day,
<br />Thursday's program opens at 9 a.m.
<br />with the second general session, includ-
<br />ing president and managers report;
<br />Colorado River Storage Project Trans-
<br />mission report; and a pane! 01\ "Future
<br />place of rural electrics." Ray Villard
<br />will moderate the panel. Developments
<br />under the Public Utilities Commission
<br />conclude the morning session.
<br />Confel'ences l'esume in the afternoon,
<br />followed by the annual banquet at Cafe
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<br />Militant Reclamation Commissioner
<br />Will Speak At State-Wide Banquet
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<br />Caravan at 8;30 p.m. when Hon. Floyd
<br />Dominy, Commissioner of the U.S.
<br />Bureau of Reclamation, wlll speak.
<br />Entertainment and an award program
<br />for the Youth Electric Fair winds up
<br />the evening.
<br />Friday, th~ finaI.day, is packed with
<br />reports, resolutions, election ofofficexs,
<br />and th.e Youth Electric Fair and demon-
<br />strations.
<br />Reports include rural area develop-
<br />ment; managers association conclusions
<br />by Pres. I. W. Patterson; safety and
<br />job training by Fred- Cooper; member
<br />education hy Luther Wilkins; special
<br />atate association organh:ation commit-
<br />tee by Al Letey.
<br />After adjournment of regular annual
<br />sessions, election of an :r;rRECA director
<br />will end the fall state-wide conference.
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<br />Action Packed AnnuaL Program
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<br />S~PTEMB~R-27; WEDN:ESpAY _
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<br />8:00 a.m, Registration, Grand Valley Rural Power Lines HQ., 2727
<br />Grand Avenue, (Coffee available.)
<br />8:00 a.m. Conferences, Grand Valley Headquarters.
<br />12: 00 Lunch, Managers Association (continues in afternoon .ior
<br />statewide managers meeting.) .
<br />12: 00 Ladies program.
<br />1:80 p.m. First general session, Grand Valley building.
<br />6: 00 p.m. Tentatively planned Picnic, Redlands shelter house. Picnic
<br />and entertainment courtesy suppliers committee.
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<br />SEPTEMBER 28. THURSDAY _
<br />8:00 a.m. Registration, Grand Valley Rural Power Lines HQ.
<br />9; 00 a.m. Second General Session:
<br />L 'Presidents Report.
<br />2. Managers Report.
<br />3. Colorado, River __Storage Project Transmission Report,
<br />Colorado River Basin Consumers Power Inc.
<br />4. Panel, "Future place of rural electrics. Moderator Ray
<br />Villyard. Panelists not finalized but will probably include
<br />Dave Hamil, Frank Clinton (Director Reg. 4 U.S. Bureau
<br />of Reclmation) and others from Press, TV or radio field.-
<br />5. Developments under PUC; reporter to be selected.
<br />1:00 p.m. Conferences resume.
<br />6:30 p.m. Annual banquet, Cafe Caravan, Hon. Floyd Dominy, Com.
<br />mlssioner U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, speaker. Entertain-
<br />ment proVided by Granq Valley Rural Power Lines.
<br />Award program, Youth Electric Fair.
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<br />SEPTEMBER 29, FRIPA Y _
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<br />" 9: 00 a.m. Third General SessIon:
<br />L ~Jlural Area Development Reports.
<br />2. Managers AsSociation Report, I. W. Patterson, -Pres.
<br />3. Youth Electric Fair and demonstrations.
<br />4. Conunittee reports (10 minutes each)
<br />a. Safety & Job Training; Fred Cooper.
<br />b. Member Education, Luther Wilkins.
<br />c. Special State Association Organization Commtttee, At
<br />Letey.
<br />5. Resolutions, Ray Moses.
<br />6. Nominating Committee Report, Election of Officers
<br />(President, Vice President, Two Executive c.omm!ttee,
<br />Dall McCrory and Lewis-Rhodes)
<br />1. Adjourn regular annual sessions.
<br />8. Reconvene immedhttely as' Ad Hoc group for- election of
<br />NRECA Director (Mllrlnn Wihnn\
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<br />One of, the .most militant -men in the
<br />nation today concerned with develop.
<br />ment of the west will be 'the hanquet
<br />~peaker September 28 at the. annual
<br />state-wide meeting of the Colorado
<br />Rural Electric Association in Grand
<br />Junction.
<br />He is Commissioner of Reclamation
<br />Floyd E. Dominy whose recent state-
<br />ments have given people ot Colorado
<br />a lot at: information on the current
<br />drive of five investor-owned utilities
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<br />to undo the work of both the Eisen_
<br />hOwer and Kennedy administrations in
<br />planning maximum public henefit
<br />from the Colorado River Storage pro-
<br />gram,
<br />As an indication of Dominy's'knowl-
<br />edge and interest, the Denver Post
<br />carried an interview with the Com_
<br />missioner in a recent issue in which he
<br />was quoted as saying that too fre-
<br />quently the national interest is pushed
<br />into the hackground when it conflicts
<br />with objectives of the speciallnterest
<br />concerned, such as the, powerful utility
<br />lobby.
<br />Dominy told the Post that Washing-
<br />ton is filled with utility 1Qbbyists
<br />doing all they can to thwart public
<br />hydr~lectric developments that go
<br />hand in hand with western reclama-
<br />tion.
<br />The commissioner said, "I would like
<br />to have some of these people sit in wlth
<br />us and water users from our projects in
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<br />Colo. All-Electric
<br />School Building Is
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<br />Demise ot the Little Red School
<br />House and ushering in of the all-elec-
<br />tric schOOl era as publIcized in - the
<br />August issue of Colorado Rural Elec-
<br />tric News has gained nation-wide at.
<br />tention.
<br />The Rural Electric Administration
<br />in Washington requested. a print of the
<br />ali-elecfric school at Limon to be sent
<br />out to other national publicat_lol1s and
<br />to be used in a news story for Rural
<br />Lines, a monthly magazine issued by
<br />the REA.
<br />The architects, Nlxpn.& Jones: of
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