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Show vowmest mes! "DE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 9 October 1, 2005 GROWING Noié: The foliowine UP—Part t hit OGDEN VALLEY NEWS has beenprinting l was written by Scott D. Allen, who was born in 1928. He was the second son and the second of eight children of Abner Allen and Elmina Peterson of Huntsville. Scott died in . 996 at the age of 68. His wife Betty | ives in SLC. In iting his personal memories of growin, ie up in Huntsville. His account is a rich portrait of life in the Valley within the memory of many still living here. Betty has also graciously alloweed the paper fo repr int, asa part of ths series, as Cheat ho fy in th 1, Valley: °o ronment and cherie first hand the behavior rae itv ec not to be intevesied iin pins, Actually, I was afraid of the gitls I met in college. I sawall of them as irls ibly be interested ina backward boy fon the farm. I don’t know gan, Downey, Richfield, and Garland to be different fiom those in Huntsville, but I did. It also seemed to me thatall people who lived outside of Hi never picked their nose, had money, underwear without holes, and poise in any situation. Four years of college— three at and ofte in Denver, Colorado—failed to d hip with any girl. I did fall in love though. | ate tuna fishsandwiches with strawberry were 7 a Part of our ees a life until 1946oar oga “AC? (Utah State Agia College). So, itwas as a C4 ever took. Last Sometime during our high school years, “we Not at all unusual for boys growing up in Huntsville, except that this time we invited girls to go with us. Five or six boys, as I recall the group included Bill, Gayle Collard, Bud Johansen, Mc f who convinced Louise Allen (my cousin), Ruth Aldous, Donna Smith, and Li Ayoung married couple, Keith McKay and his wife Donna agreed to go along as chaperones. The degree to which we were recognized by the community as being completely responsible young men is indicated by the© fact thi that the 1 Hed F of farm p But the same ‘religious philosoph d an early mixing of the sexes ee church sponsored chastity. probably My ‘di As a consequence, our teenage ‘years lege a were eee d not ursued ss over to Li college as 1 ly si 1 1 han |] wal comingg back from our camp site at } Moxa porn we y what it was called). — pe +10 slshotgun with m oldChk pn had my I f; . dosed GROWING UP cont. on page 12 n i ee 4 ba) @ 9 ) +¥ ; : * j 2 ex up, oe was sick and couldn’t go. et ily, I never tried again. t E Y, is e ¥ tT , college. It was eet fun to crn home, date my old girl friends, and enjoy comfortable surroundings. When I graduated from Denver eee in 1950, jobs were scarce. I came home, borrowed $2,000 from Dad to buy a new Chevy, and foals to on Lake City ny shoot- oft me. Just as Iwas about to soul the tier, Chuck got Chuck’s at Thit hi 1 withth barrel of thee gun. As usual, old Chuck didn’t learn anything from the experience, but I did; I broke my gun! e trip was a success. We pitched separate tents for the boys and girls at the watering troughs on Mineral — The spring that feeds the troughs has pure cold and is situated close to aspen groves on a high, rolling plateau. The tent for the chaperones was put up some distance from the other two. We must ust have been f gone tour or ig, explorrea a ae Mineral Point, fi: t almost starting a forest fire in an old dead tree, and just horsing around. It was a full day’s journey crossing the flat returning home down the paved South Fork Canyon road. Many of the passing cars expressed their enthusiing and waving as they Boy-girl dione “ne my peer group experienced as teenagers were a little unique. On one hand, they were very relaxed and started at an early age. I think I had my first date with a girl named Lorna Johansen cess is. I tried selling real estate with E. B. Wicks Company. Often, I wonder what my life would have been like if had made a sale. By fall, it was apparent that selling real estate was not my forte. I came home, helped Dad with the farm work, and spent the winter feeding the cattle. While at home, I became infatuated with a girl named Janice Shupe—ny first real love. By spring, I was trying to figure how to get married and rent an apartment for $40, ich was the sum total of my Teserves. The forty dollas incidentally. Pe LethatT SA tat Eden School 1940-41 ~ 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades Back Row left to right: Ned Clark, Howard Fuller, Mack Fuller, Eugene Wilson, Dean Lindsay, Beulah Lindsay, and Teacher - Chloe Fuller. Front Row: Loraine Story, Merle Graham, Owen Froerer, Mac Stallings, Fuller, Ronald Richardson, and Kent Fuller. Photo courtesy of Ned Clark Rex I inter alor 1 Wan: war in Korea interrupted all of this and saved me from financial embarrassment. I had taken ROTC in college and was placed on active duty in the spring of 1951 as an Amy second Tieutenant. Isoldmy Chevy to Uncle Orvi try. My orders instructed me to report to Fort , Virginia. Being a frugal lad, I hitched a ride with Gordon Madsen who lived in Huntsville and iy ie The ride to Ohio was uneventful, "as was the traina from there to Virginia. AZINE MASSAGE Norma’s Quilting Custom Long Arm Machine Quilting right here in Ogden Valley. Hundreds of designs available Oe es BOK Ls Pick up and Delivery (801) 745-0703 ee SIHERARY4 eAUTO ACCIDENTS SPORTS INJURIES *CORRECTIVE CARE °*WALK-INS WELCOME Quilts ~ Bedspreads ~Table Cloths ~ Runners & much more! Norma Aston The good life at the Officer’s Club and swimming pool went unnoticed by such a young, idealistic farm boy, but the weekend trips to places on the East coast : | Historical Photo dal. two or three riding horses. ~ usual, old Chuck was part ho p ized that was, 1 in fact, in the army and that my movements and someone else for the next two years. After a few moments of panic and self criticism for having gotten into this I got up, went to breakfast, and met several — a |tke me, zee be starting the indoctrinatio1 n second lieutenants. Before long, 1wasws caught upiinthe in training which pre- In ed Marjorie. After a ge or so,iT aot up the nerve toask her house to pick _Latrived at Fort | fid Ih igt hora life. My papers { B.O.0. (Bachelor Officer’s Quarters). 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