| Show POLITICAL PROFILES By Marilyn Harrington Editors Editor's Note Note Mrs Mrs Marilyn Har Harrington of Devils Devil's Slide has hal hasa hala a bump of curiosity and a talent talent tal ent for putting words word together She combines the two of them In personal Interviews Interview with as as- for political office in Utah She will endeavor to keep her Profiles Profile non nonpartisan non parti san and san and views view expressed will willbe willbe b be strictly Republican Candidate for Governor George Georgo D. D Clyde Clydeen When en I arrived at Republican Headquarters In Ogden promptly at 2 Z pm p.m. for my In interview the boxcar car shaped room was bustling with people carrying on the busi busl business ness a at rand land Near the center orthe ot or the room four tour men were talking Co Conspicuous among them was the big brawny eagle bald one one one- George D. D Clyde i lie He wore a salt slI and pepper tweed suit Bult and plain blue tie and his shoes were highly polish polish- ed After Artor a very few minutes Mrs Feen Ferny Feeny who had arranged the interview led me to the group and after Introducing me to the candidate suggested that we sit alt down fn at one of several large desks in the main room We began by discussing his personal per history history He I e was born on a farm near S Springville Utah County and lived there most of his early life I was born on July 21 1898 1893 That was the day Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Dewey took Manila he ha laughed which accounts for my middle name I married Orra Packard Packard Pac Pac- kard also of ot Springville and we have five children and seven grandchildren My pry If three le sons eons all alp have hate engineering engine Bring ering ci degrees Most of them live outside of the state and I dont don't see nee them as often as I would like Uke I It Is I. m my hope to be able to bring more more new Industry to Utah ap so 0 that It will pot ot be nee nee- e etuy i ry for so 0 many young people peo pie plc to to loave In order to make a good living he added earnest ly Iy I 1 am extremely Interested In sports During high school am and college I was waa on the basketball 1 land land and track teams I J especially enJoy enjoy en en- joy or mountain climbing and held field trips At this point his hie campaign manager Don who ag kad b been eq sitting s ner nearby lad tham that tha m ny of oI the colee students whom Mr Clyde Clde had bad taught taugh fou 4 t at t tl tp keep up with him himon on a such oh trips tripe At this Mr Clyde broke into a shy hy grin In IA discussing his bis Engineering experience he said I am now director of the Utah Water and Power Board I was wall Dean Hean of ot Engineering En at from 1935 to 1945 Chief of the Division of Irrigation and Water Conservation Conserva Lion tion S Service for the US U.S. Department Depart Department ment of Agriculture for tor the 17 11 western states from 1945 to 1953 I and Chief Engineer of Soil Conservation Conservation Con Con- Service June to August 1953 In slow methodical terms he ho said uld that he believes that the tho immediate problems problem facing the governor of this state are taxation taxa taxa- tion school chool and financing for highways highway Mr Clyde has bas been called a atrue atrue atrue true Republican lIe He feels that Governor Lee Is la sincere In his convictions but he be disagrees with him on many major Issues lIe He added In regard to Governor Lee Jee that he was not concerned about a possible fu vote vete 11 hurting his hi chances tot Jar election By fly this time It was wa past pat 30 and Mr Clyde rose role and that it was necessary for tor him hloi to tc leave for another appointment He lie then thanked me and shook my ray hand with a hearty heart grasp grup |
