The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 August 1976 — Page 13

Crock with clock feature in Peter Pan

Never smile at a crocodile — especially if he’s hungry. Captain Hook did, and he is forever being pursued by an apparently amiable amphibian in Walt Disney’s animated classic, “Peter Pan,’’ which returns to the screen this summer. Joining the captain and the smiling crocodile in Sir James M. Barrie’s fanciful fantasy are Peter Pan, pretty pixie Tinker Bell, and Wendy, Michael and John Darling. In the enchanting tale about the boy who never grows up. Hook is forever trying to outwit Peter. However, there’s a hitch in the pirate’s smooth plans of destruction — the crocodile. The two first met by accident. During an ill-fated duel with Pan, the captain lost his hand. Hook’s loss became the crocodile’s gain, and the pirate had a hand in whetting the crocodile’s appetite. Unfortunately for the buccaneer, the smiling saurian wants to have the captain for dinner once again. Fortunately for Hook’s other hand, the amphibian also swallowed an alarm clock Thus, when the croc with the clock comes ticking along, it’s the captain who is alarmed After Hook narrowly escapes his waiting jaws, the crocodile patiently pursues the pirate, hoping he’ll soon have something

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OPEN WIDE — The crocodile who swallowed Captain Hook’s hand during a battle between the pirate and Peter Pan. waits to dine with the Captain once again in this scene from Walt Disney’s animated classic, “Peter Pan.” in color by Technicolor, this version of James M. Barrie’s enchanting tale is a Buena Vista re-release. The show opens Friday at Syracuse.

to sink his teeth into. Hook indeed moves from the flying Pan into the fire when the crocodile is in hot pursuit, and the villainous pirate literally

bounces over the bounding main. “Peter Pan" features the vocal talents of Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont. Hamilton Luske. Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson directed the color by Technicolor feature. Buena Vista re-releases The show opens Friday at the Pickwick in Syracuse r. STAR HORSE — Nautical famed US palomino jumper poses for a profile portrait during a horseshow scene in Walt Disney’s featurette "The Horse With The Flying Tail.” Rereleased by Buena Vista. After watching US jumping champion Nautical perform at London. British announcer Dorian Williams observed: "Nautical is a cross between an acrobatic dancer and an aeroplane!” Williams is co-narrator of "The Horse With The Flying Tail,” Walt Disney’s Academy Award winning Technicolor featurette story of Nautical, which was produced and directed by Larry Lansburgh. Buena Vista rereleases. The show opens Friday at the Pickwick in Syracuse. PAYMENTS PAUSE The Cannes conference decided Jan. 13, 1922, to postpone Germany’s reparation payments.

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Milford, Utah, celebrated its centennial in 1973

The city of Milford. Utah, celebrated the anniversary of its first 100 years in August of 1973. A booklet. “Milford’s First 100 Years" which is a glimpse at the history of Milford condensed byGeorgia Smith Thompson, tells all about the towns meager beginnings in 1873. Father Escalante talks about his trip through the area in 1776. He may have been the first “white” man to see or write about this valley, but he was certainly not the first man to look across from the Mineral Mountains to the mountain ranges to ttye west. He found Indians living along the Sevier Lake region and recorded that their territory extended to that of Hot Springs which is 15 to 20 miles south of Milford It wasn't until 1850 that pioneers came on a more permanent basis to the Milford Valley. Paiutes were inhabitants of the valley at that time. During the 60 s and early 70’s some titles were held to land in the Milford Valley, but the actual settlement of the town site came in 1870 when Arvin M. Stoddard built a home. He located the house near the bottom of the hill where the Catholic church nowstands. Just why he built there, not by a spring and in such a sagebrush spot, is not clear. Other settlers, the book states, came in the the 70's and located close to water. Although the original settlers were not miners, mining soon became an important factor in the settlement patterns of the Milford Valley, As the miners came in during the 70’s the county court in 1872 created the Star Voting Precincts, which included the various mining settlements and all the settlements below Ytellow Banks. A census taker, the book says, was appointed, along with a justice of the peace and a constable First Train Saturday. May 15, 1880 was a big day in Milford. The first train with its belching, roaring engine came hissing into town, frightening most of the spectators. May 1890 brought a sad chapter to Milford’s from the blachsmith shop'srarted a fire in a hay loft. Quickly, the whole block from the blacksmith shop and bam north became a blaze The south wind moved the flames along the frame buildings with almost lightning action. The railroad depot also went in the Maze. Families moved to the Beaver bottoms or to others

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places and some feared that Milford as a railroad center was finished, but work continued and the settlement slumped, but did not die. Freighting and railroading continued and a fewfamilies remained and built homes. The Ebenezer Tanners built a large place, across the street from the present Jefferson Mercantile Meat Market. This house became known as the Tanner house and served as a rooming house, frontier hotel, stage station, LDS meeting house, as well as the home of the Tanners and their 11 children The railroad bed was allowed to grow back to sagebrush, mining employment was low and freighting and cattle seemed to be the mainstays. Finally, new backing came from the railroad and the Utah and Pacific Railroad began to rework the road bed and to layrails by 1892. Although extending the railroad line made Milford boom

Pershing talks to Civil Defense

The Syracuse Civil Defense Unit held its monthly meeting Thursday. Aug. 19, at the Civil Defense building. Main and Dolan streets Two new applications for membership were reviewed and voted in by the unit. Business of the unit was discussed wuh members on how to build the unit’s membership and better ways of serving the community. Schedules for the upcoming football and basketball games to be held at Wawasee high school were distributed to members. Guest speaker for the evening was trooper Michael Pershing of the Indiana State police. District

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with work, many feared that completion of the extension w-ould make Milford just a whistle stop, but fortunately they were wrong. Milford was a good source of water and with the cattle business still yielding to shipping, railrbad officials maintained it as a division station. The population began to grow slowly; in the mid-90’s it had probably been around 150 people, by 1900 around 279 citizens were Milford residents Families who had bad luck in the Beaver bottoms with lack of water, began moving to Milford. By 1903 the citizens were ready to organize their own town. On October 31. the incorporation petition was presented to the county commission. It proposed that the town include a square mile area in which the 400 current inhabitants were living. The first town board meeting was held on December 1. The town became a city in

21, Ligonier post. Open discussion on serving the public and community was held with Trooper Pershing. Better tips on membership and updating of bylaws were discussed. The unit is accepting new applications for membership and encourages those interested to join the unit. The unit hopes to build its membership so it can better serve the community. For information concerning the unit contact Tom Gilbert, James Sholtey or Kenneth Felts. The next meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the civil defense building. Those interested are welcome to attend.

August of 1947. Varied Funland Beaver county, where Milford

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is located, is as varied as the seasons. Vegetation ranges from lush irrigated valleys to the beautiful Ponderosa pine in the Puffer Lake region, to the sparse sagebrush covered desert and the juniper and pinion pine covered foot hills and lower mountains. The railroad — the Union Pacific — still serves the area. Mining and railroading are still important to the area but dairying, irrigated farming and tourism have in recent years become important to the area’s economy. Fishing, boating and water skiing are popular on Minersville reservoir. The desert area is a mecca for four-wheel drive enthusiasts and is alive with small game, antelope herds and elk. The Mineral range is a favorite spot for rock hounds and the rugged grahite peaks are excellent for mountain climbing. The Tushar Mountains, locally known as the Beaver Mountains, are popular with tourists. The population at the present time is somewhere betweep 14 and 1500 according to information received from Norman Baxter, postmaster. The town has one elementary school and one high school. Besides the railroad industry in farming, ranching and mining. It is a depressed area at this time with high unemployment. The area’s residents had expected a boom period with alunite and the recently discovered geothemal wells, but the environmentalists, USGS and bureau of land management had everything stopped. Phillips Petroleum was stopped after drilling six geothermal wells until a study is made concerning the impact on habitat of the rattlesnakes, lizards and sagebrush.