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love with this lady. She was smart, had great common sense and was a
joy to be with. I respected her high moral standards in life. During the
winter and the spring, I was in Logan a half dozen times. Twice I was
able to take the family car. The other times I had hitchhiked there and
back. Those were Depression days and it was perfectly normal for fel-
lows going to and from Logan to hitchhike there. People readily picked
up college kids and hitchhiking to Logan was almost as fast as driving
your own car. I did, however, once have the experience of being picked
up by an old farmer who drove not more than 30 miles per hour. Part
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ride with somebody else and got there much faster! Another time I was
hitchhiking when George Abbott drove past me. Mr. Abbott was a friend
of my dad’s and was Utah State Highway Commissioner. He stopped
and asked me with a little wonder, “Does your dad know you are hitch-
hiking?” I assured him that he did.
When I visited Jean in Logan she was sharing a basement apart-
ment with three other girls. They were all nice girls and I enjoyed talk-
ing with them. Jean and I went to dances and basketball games in Lo-
gan. After our date, I would go to a small house that her brother Bob and
three other fellows were renting. I would undress, push Bob over a bit in
the bed, and sleep like a log. I appreciated his hospitality.
In June, I drove to Logan to bring Jean home. We dated all sum-
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parents’ estate to continue Jean in college if her twin brother Steve and
her younger brother John were to get college educations. Jean got a job
located at the Salt Lake City and County Building but paid for by a bank
that had a title and escrow activity. She worked 5½ days per week for
$50 per month. At that time in Salt Lake, $50 was considered a satisfac-
tory monthly wage.

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