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Show Moon Lake Electric Manager Urges Unity In Ranks Of Co-op Interest in the proposed amendments to the articles of incorporation in-corporation of the Moon Lake Electric Association mounted this week as February 7, the date for the annual membership meeting meet-ing drew near. The amendment calling for a change of the co-op's headquarters from Mt. Emmons to Roosevelt appeared to be the. one. item over which a controversy contro-versy might develop at the Alta-mont Alta-mont high school a week from Saturday. Friends and foes of the proposal were lining up their forces in support of, or opposition opposi-tion to, the amendment. A vigorous campaign is being conducted by the board of directors di-rectors and the new manager of the Association, Le Roy M. Strand, to effect a representative representa-tive membership turn out for the annual meeting on February 7. Mr Strand replaced Dean Cox as manager of the R E. A. co-op on December 1. following the resignation of Mr. Cox. A native of Salt Lake City, he was superintendent super-intendent of an electrical .contracting .con-tracting and engineering business and takes over the managerial duties at the Moon Lake Electric Association with .a background in both field and office operations. opera-tions. . , He received his training as an engineer at the University of Utah, supplementing it with business bus-iness studies at the LPS business busi-ness college. As superintendent Sf the Stland Electric. Service Co. he handled electrical construction con-struction contracts for several. REA cooperative systems. In commenting upon- the February 7 membership meeting , and the problems scheduled for Consideration, Mr. Strand teu ted, the following statement Tuesday. "We wish people to withhold forming definite opinions before becoming acquainted with all the facts relative to moving the REA office to Roosevelt. These facts are available at our office and anyone interested might examine them. "The Moon Lake Electric is in a financially healthy condition. condi-tion. The main trouble seems to be a lack of proper procedure in operations, a shortage of office of-fice help, and dissention among board members." Mr. Strand expressed the hope that it might soon be possible, to put the organization back on a sound operational footing, drawing draw-ing it away from its present weaving policies, which he believes be-lieves to be a factor in the present pres-ent disunity among the stockholders. stock-holders. "If dissention can be corrected immediately," stated Mr. Strand, "Moon Lake can operate on a sound financial basis providing provid-ing stockholders are willing to consolidate their support for the good of the organization as a unit and not for a particular group." Features of the February 7 meeting, slated for the Altamont high school, will include an electrical elec-trical farm display, educational films, a program with an official of the REA appearing as principal princi-pal speaker, and a free luncheon. The day's events will get underway under-way at 10.00 a m. A. DeMar Dudley, president of the board, will preside. The following fol-lowing board members will also i be present: Thomas A. Gilbert, I Arcadia; Frank Morrill. Tridell; Eldon Brady, Bridgeland; Byron ,S Collett, Duchesne, formerly of Tabiona; Lawrence Caldwell, iLapoint; and Chester H. Hart-!man, Hart-!man, Mt. Emmons, secretary. |