Show gardane group postpones annual membership meeting until fr friday ibay i july 10 at escalante election of new trustees tor for the gardane power association which was to have been held friday of last week at pine lake was wag postponed until friday july 10 the action was wag taken by the board ot of directors of the association friday after it was found that there were we re not enough eligible members at the meeting to conduct the election the postponed session will be bb held at escalante several important matters be sides des the election of now new trustees should have been voted upon at fridays meeting it was stated by officials of the association these questions question it was stated will be submitted to the tha members member at the meeting to be held at escalante a which time it Is expected that enough of the accepted membership will be in attendance to carry on the election in explaining the situation officers stated that it was wag necessary to have at least 30 accepted members ot of the association present at the meeting as we well 11 as considerable representation by proxy in order to carry on the election there were but 20 members at the friday meeting who were eligible to vote according to the constitution and bylaws by laws it was stated officials ot of the company stated that there are naw now some 1400 members signed up by the association so and that some borne of this number have been accepted its BS boni fled members while the rema jong portion of the membership must be accepted at an ot tidal membership meeting before they cabi become boniff ed members it was explained that this problem was only one among several now confronting the board of directors which must be ironed i ed out at sit an official membership ZI h lp meeting ft it was a also stated ed that some stat members 1 ot 0 f the board ot of directors have moved out ot of the area during ing the past few months and are no longer eligible to serve on the board while it is possible for the board to appoint new board members it is the wish of those acting as s trustees that the members themselves the melves nelves choose their new rep representatives ralph B blackburn president of the board and birt gardner secretary are employed in defense areas and were forced to leave their work to attend meeting mr blackburn Is employed in salt lake city and mr air gardner Is working in provo it would seem looking at the situation aa an outsider that the action of the members was a vote of oe confidence to the board members as they now stand but when one views the situation as to its true condition it proves to be an act ot of negligence and non interest on the part pait of 0 the membership the condition may be compared to the ata statement that a chain la Is as ag strong as its weakest link tho nhe members niem beis of the association are aie each link in the associations chain and the weakness of their action s or the weakness of 0 the action ot of one member weakens the entire association while the association has beeh considered one of the strongest of its kind in this section the lack of action and participation shown by its members in falling failing to attend the meeting friday hm has cast an ominous shadow over the strength of 0 the organization iz it Is up to the members to dissolve that cloud by attending the meeting at escalante on july 10 an and d taking part in ili tile the business transacted |