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Show Testimonial dinner April 13 planned here to honor W. W. Clyde W. W. Clyde, dean of highway high-way builders in Utah, and noted no-ted business, civic, church and educational leader, will be honored hon-ored at a testimonial dinner Thursday, April 13. Sponsored by the Springville Chamber of Commerce of which Mr. Clyde is a past-president, the testimonial will be held in the art building. A reception will begin at 7:00 p.m., the dinner din-ner at 7:30 p.m. Dr. James Fletcher, president of the University of Utah, will give the principal address. Mr. Clyde, a native of Springville, was born October 27, 1889, a son of Hyrum Smith and Eleanora Jane Johnson Clyde. "W. W." as he is known to most friends and associates credits much of his successful operations to the training obtained ob-tained from his father who taught him the value of hard work and to use his own initiative initia-tive when things needed to be done. He graduated from the U. of U. in 1913, with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in civil engineering. He recalls that he put himself through the first three years of college by waiting on tables, firing heating furnaces and by "batching" meagerly. He took time out in his junior year to work for the U.S. Land Survey earning enough to return a year later when he graduated in 1913. With his newly-acquired degrees, de-grees, he went to work for Springville City as city electrician. elec-trician. He then worked for Utah Power and Light Company, Com-pany, Spring Canyon Coal Company in Carbon County and in 1923 founded his own company. com-pany. His first road job was the Steptoe Valley Highway in Nevada Ne-vada which he completed with his partner and neighbor, the late J. M. Sumsion. The present W. W. Clyde Company is a general contracting contrac-ting firm which builds highways, high-ways, earth-filled dams, bridges and municipal works. He also has other business interests in banking, insurance, real estate, rock products, lumber, building and general hardware, gas, oil. automotive supply and farm equipment. Mr. Clyde presently is serving serv-ing as president and director of the Clyde Foundation, a philanthropic o r g a n i z a tion ; president, Springville Art Association; As-sociation; on the Board of Regents, Re-gents, University of Utah; is Springville's representative on the Utah Valley Industrial Development De-velopment Association (UVTD-A). (UVTD-A). He established a chair at (cont. on back page, col. 1) .,, M,Jtm,, LiWJKMt , V s W. W. Clyde often referred to as Springville's leading citizen, is being honored at a testimonial dinner at the art gallery next Thursday. Clyde testimonial (continued form page one) the U of U in 1965 in the Engineering En-gineering Department to which he has donated $60,000. Springville mayor In 1941-42 he served as mayor may-or of Springville; prior to that he was a city councilman. An active member of the LDS Church, Mr. Clyde has been a member of Springville Stake High Council, bishop of the Ninth Ward and Sunday School superintendent in three different differ-ent wards. Scouting is one of Mr. Clydes' chief interests. He has served as president of the Utah National Parks Council; vice chairman, Region 12, (Region 12 includes Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Ne-vada, California, and the Hawaiian Ha-waiian Islands) : and is presently pres-ently a member of the advisory board of Region 12 and president presi-dent Emeritus, Utah National Parks Council. Two of Scouting's highest awards have been bestowed on Mr. Clyde: the Silver Beaver in 1956 and the Silver Antelope in 1962. He has also been instrumental in-strumental in building a Scout lodge in Payson Canyon and assisting with the office building build-ing in Provo. Several special awards have been given to him. Among them are the Liberty Bell -tt-waru iium uie xoung Lawyer Section, Utah State Bar, and the Distinguished Service Award by the Sertoma Club of Provo. He has also been president presi-dent Utah Chapter, Associated General Contractors. His family who will join in the testimonial activities include in-clude his wife, Jennie Palfrey-man Palfrey-man Clyde; his sons, W. Cornell, Cor-nell, Blaine P., and William R Clyde, all associated with him in the company, Springville; daughters, Mrs. Blake (Louise) Gammell, Springville; Mrs. Vernon Ver-non (Ila Nan) Cook, and Mrs. David (Carol) Salisbury of Salt Lake City. Kenneth Mctcalf, Chamber president is general chairman. Anyone desiring to make reservations res-ervations for the dinner are invited to call the Springville Chamber of Commerce office by Monday, April 10. |
