WEEE EEE HE ER He: 4 SX - ot h iN iM LAY re i ‘ ! Hil hy yi Naw re ot SEAR RL A Ely fils bed UNS One bad forming hadit my I used opinion to of have M. was tNGI wip ite nein ty a og OY ENG MAT UCM RAH i iL a iN Nos Dorothy or A hiHi Nu g Nga, SUBS Ally An iv is SY | fh ff '\ Hellberg to be new acquaintances forever before jumping the at conclusions, introduction was cold, That combination of faults I have tried most sincerely to overcome, My conclusions were far too often embarrassingly wrong and time after time I reversed my opinion. The old adage that says it is a woman's right to change her mind never did apneal.to adays before formuleting fair and honest, Two me, years ago, when happened that brought me Bushnell often had been, first 2. consequence, I teke hug dents The As an. « een Hospitel was clear-cut incident want under mental hapwoened to plenty feel that | construction, picture this of time I have of now- been two inci~ how wrong I way: ‘I was dining along one evening in a-near-—by city, worried about the wer end foeling rether droopy and sour from within,: As I listlessly scanned the feces of fellow diners, a tall thin men dressed in gray held my attention, The grim solemnity with which he tacxled his steal wes amusing, out the tight drawn have lines been of his mouth chiseled "Here," belied’ any Rains Ines from ~~ I thowcht, of expression; his jaw might . in end vernacular of the day, "is a typical sourepusse"! Yet later on while waiting for a bus, I found myself engaged in conversation with him, I learned that he represented a large contracting firm from the East; that he was in Utah constructing = defense project..,.that he hed worries, ever so big worries even as you-and I; thet his leugh was hearty, and his eyes Then were kind, I dropped my first there was Pop Hale...Archie opinion Hale, of him brick mason, in who a mental -shcan, came up this way to help build the great Bushnell Hosvital, Pop was tall and straight, his hair was nearly white, and he had a way of oon as if he dipped oon word in vinegar. Pop Hele and his son Fred stayed at our house that summer, and at first I wondered:time and time again why the meh I had-volunteered to feed. stend on mutual ground, I was sure Sion for anything One the too evening article wes not tart, . someone a I had picture . called of been a my a little more choosy over I was certain thet Fop and I would never he was all acid, and I have a special aver. attention handsome lad, : to an item under which in the I paper, read, Heading "Blaine A, Hale missing in action.,..Word hes been received by Mr. and Mrs, Archie Hale of Spenish Fork that their son, Privete' Blaine A. Hele of the army air coros, has use," been officially reported nea in action on Bataan..." Later at the table I nalied Pop why he nadatt ‘told U8 .° "Aw, Mabie he said, Then to his son Fred, "come on, let's. get: out of here," It wes the next night wnen IJ asked him to tell me about’ Statne. the One of the last two led¥era: from hie son’ was cated Dec. 29th 1941, Another ‘ bearing no date eccompenied it. "It isn't so bad to let one go when he goes in the spirit Blaine wuioalll I was told. I hesitated a minute before I esked. (continued — Sne on page 10) (