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ON FEBRUARY 7th VOTE FOR .
WAYNE BISHOP JIM CALKINS . \ ED WILSON
NINILChIK east road, hcmer . anchor point
A VOTE FOP THEM MEANS
' 1. BETTER MANAGEMENT
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Why better management? Because none
of them are nyes,! men. They are inde- *
pendent thinkers who will not be sway.ed -
by sweet talk from Anchorage and Wash*'
ington* -They will* look the facts in the
eye and make sound » decisions. Two of
* /• them are- experienced; in': the electric
field...something that is sadly lacking
tin 'the present board, They will be able ;
, to tell the; manager what to do .instead
-* of the manager telling them what should
be -Sone.
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3. TEfFICIENCS IN OPERATION 4 *
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If elected* these three men wifi cut
out the inefficiency that abounds in the
HEA today. They vd 11 save you money by
- -checking the operations of the, *co*op; *i
regularlyaccording - to* the by-iaws,.
• *5 * There is ample ( reason to • believe that
tnousaqds of dollars cbuld be-saved, the
consumers if the * board members under
- • stbod even the basic principles of elec
tricity, • .made the maffhger look after ♦ *
the equipment.,#a'nd his records.,.and.
his Pimpn.qp.H^
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2# OPEN MEETINGS
These men know the value of an honest
straightforward -'/approach to business.
They know that the* consumers have, a
right to watch their'directors in action
They are not afraid to meet the consum
ers on an equal basis**.not in a closed
room. They warrt to work for the consum
ers and with the consumers in open meet
ings* .They have the background to make
decisions- that will bh in ' the best in
terest of §11 of the consumers*
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lu A NEW- 100K AT* CAPA *■ •
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It is vitally important to the consum
ers of HEA that a hew look be taken "At <
GAPh0 The co-op must not subjugate .. it
self to a group that makes a practice of
secrecy**.that wastes money*♦*that has
already proven it cannot keep within
stated financial boundaries* The entire
structure of GaPa must be completely in
vestigated before l#ng-term contracts
for jn»wer are ever Signed*
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AND RETURN OF THE CORPORATION TO THE CONSUMERS
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WE; FEEL;-—-7
We who are sponsoring*tMs*advertisement feel that the men we recommend are highly qualified
to represent the consumers#*of the boner ElectriciAsAociation, Inc# as members of thl board of
directors* 'Let*s look at them*
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.Wayne Bishop, of Ninilchik, is an- outspoken critic of the present adniai strati on of the co’-ep.
Wayne Bishop is the owner and eperator of the Inlet View cabiqs at Ninilchik. He is a good
thinker who does not nod his head in agreement every time he hears a suggestion. He is indepern*
dent and fearless* He is rational and will listen to all points^of view..* We: feel that he will
very fairly represent the north end of the association*
Jim Calkins, who lives out on the East Hoad out of'Homer, is more experienced in the field of
electricity. He has worked for years on construction jobs on utilities in the States. He doe©
not c2feim to be an engineer, but through his^ears of experience In .the utilities and hie good
reading habits/ this manshaJH*gained*a*wealth of Knowledge that far, jyfpasses any present member
of the board of directors of HEA. Jim Calkins is a member of the carpenters lecal* He has been
in Alaska for many yeai'3* and has tramped the mountains “ of the Kegai Peninsula many times. He
has watched the development of hydrs-electrie power in this area and knows the prospects for
future development first-hand. He win, add stature to the present board and truly represent the;
Homer area.
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Ed Wils#n,of Anchor Point, is fairly new to the area'having arrived in Anchor Point in August.
Ed Wilson is the proprietor of the cabins (fomerly the Timbuktu cabins) just across the road
from the Anchor Point Post office, tie worked for nine years for his father, who ovned a 'private
power company in Kansas, so ha is no newcomer to the field in which we ara interested. He A?.so
operated a powerhouse in Alaska for ohe year. Like the other candidates we. support, Ed Wilson is
very straightforward in speech. His experience, we feel, will be of great value to the consumers
of Homer Electric. We urge your support of him.
Many people will doubtless wonder why a committee has beeA formed to support three candidates
in the coming HEA election. The answei* is simple*..we have watched from;close range the opera
tion of the co-op for.the several years of its existence and we .are gonvinped that the consumers
are being taken for a ride. The candidates themselves have made no commitments to the committee.
We asked none and we received nj^ne. But we know these men to be men^of intelligence and expert
ience. They are men who will think fon themselves. * True, , their th^jiiiing, in-the main, agrees
with our thinking, but they are independent thinkers who, we .believe, .will give us sound adminis
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* .. .We expect to expand further on these and other thoughts next week. We ask you to read this
carefully and read our ad next week witij. equal*'care^ If you do we feel certain that you mil
. agree with'us and vote for these three men, on February 7th. , - *V -« -
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Hcmer Consumers Committee
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Ken Heath, Chairman
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