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Show UP&L Manager Retires After 42 Years Service By DONE! A GATIIKKL'M LAYTON -- Wayne Flint, the District Manager of Utah Power and Light Company for many years, has retired alter 42 years, with the linn. MR. FLINT'S career with Utah Power and Light started in 1 939 when he look a job as a helner. At the lime of his re tirement, he had worked up through the company to hold the posilion of district manager for the area beginning with north Centerville on the soulh lo (X) North in Clearfield on the north. He was responsible for delivering electricity to 2(),(XX) customers. Mr. Flint worked as a helper for only a few months in 1 939 when a cut back in workers forced a lay-off. He returned to Utah Power employment in August of I940 as a ground man. This means he dug post holes by hand and assisted a lineman on the pole. He held this position until I94l when he was promoted to a tree trimmer. IN 1942 Mr. Flint started his apprenticeship as a lineman. His training was halted with the outbreak of World War II. He entered the armed service in November 1942 and was discharged dis-charged in December 1945. Alter leaving the armed services, ser-vices, Mr. Flint returned to Utah Power and continued his lineman apprenticeship. He became a journeyman lineman in September 1946. At the time there were no job openings in Davis County so Mr. Flint worked in Ogden until June 1950. HE WAS a troubleshooter for the Power Company in Layton for 15 years. Mr. Flint was promoted to foreman in 1965. One year later he became the District Representative. This title was later changed to District Manager. Mr. Flint says he has enjoyed en-joyed working for Utah Power and Light. "The company personnel per-sonnel always treated me fairly. fair-ly. I was never expected to deal unfairly or untruthfully with the customers. I could represent the company honestly," hon-estly," Mr. Flint states. IN 1939 w hen Mr. Flint first w as hired by Utah Power and Light there was only one power pow-er substation to service the area from Farmington to Hooper. Today 10 substations are located in this same district. dis-trict. At one time, Mr. Flint knew the names of all local Utah Power and Light customers. When a call came in for the troubleshooter, the location was identified by the person's name or by a location near so and so's corner or home. There were no street names or addresses. DURING MR. Flint's career w ith Utah Pow er and Light, he has assumed leadership positions posi-tions in the community. He is a member of the Layton Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce. He has served as president of the Rotary Rot-ary Club. An active member of the LDS Church, he has held many leadership positions including in-cluding bishop, member of the Layton Stake High Council and memoer of the Ogden Utah College Stake High Council. Since his retirement, Mr. Flint and his wife have been called to work two days a week in the Ogden Temple. RETIREMENT will be a busy time for Mr. Flint. He has always engaged in farming in addition to his full-time employment em-ployment with the power company. com-pany. For the past 15 years he has raised cattle. Recently he purchased the beginnings of a herd of Saler cattle. 'I his is a new top line bleed that has been imported from France. He hopes to develop a pure herd. Wayne Flint and his wife, Cleone, are the parents of one son and three daughters. Their son, Dennis, has a Ph.D. de- gice in biochemistry. He is a research chemist for Shell Oil Company in Modesto, Calif. 1 he three daughters are married mar-ried and live in Davis County. Shauna Flint Johnson lives in Layton. Marsha Flint Ashby and Jana Flint Anderson both live in Kaysvilie. 'I he Flint's have IX grandchildren. |