Show PEACE APPEARS NEAR FOR OPS CO-OPS 4 Signs of an early peace along tho self help cooperative front in Utah were seen Wednesday following organization organization or or- at the capitol of the Utah Cooperative council as the thet t Advisory head of the states state's co aIs The council came Into being Tuesday Tues Tues- day night during an executive meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the state self help cooperative tive board and representatives of accredited accredited accredited ac ac- ac- ac credited cooperative units ullits' of Utah Although Grant C. C Woodward president of the unrecognized Utah C and other league members who have been in conflict with the state board were present they were not allowed to participate In the councils council's organization The council which was promised recognition by the board elected Dr Hugh M. M Woodward board rd chairman John Mathews and Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin B. B as its representatives representatives n n the state board for a 30 day 80 day period The council will meet again on August 21 to elect pernia- pernia perma perma- nent board members to fill board vacancies that may occur in the interim in in- D. D E E. Hawkins of oC Spanish Fork ForIe Was as elected president of the council R R. D. D of Ephraim was named vice president and D D. R. R Stone Salt Lake City secretary secretary- i treasurer Fourteen of the 17 cooperatives cooperatives coop coop- coop I recognized by the state board participated The councils council's election of the three board members is expected to end a controversy which flared when the Utah Cooperative league challenged their right to sit as representatives of the Utah self help cooperatives and elected three of its own members members members mem mem- bers to the board The board however refused to recognize existence of an any vacancies and ignored the Ute leagues league's election The expected r resignation of Dr Woodward as board chairman did not materialize although it was predicted predicted predicted pre pre- he would heed an opinion of oC the attorney general and withdraw from the board in the immediate future The attorney general ruled that an individual cannot be a member of the legislature and hold another state office at the same time Dr Woodward is a Utah county representative in the state slate senate |