OCR Text |
Show Seems oth Standard Rate U.S. Postage Paid Milford, UT. 84751 Permit No. 15 P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 VOL. VI ° ‘ — NO. 49 Weds Historical Tidbits largest ¥ 25 Railroad cars of corn and 3 cars of soy are en route from the Midwest to the Circle 4 feedmill. a “Okinawa” ~ ~— Bob Thieme, feedmill manager, says he is going to fire by Norman Baxter- In March of 1945 the Navy assembled the the boiler before the end of the week. One natural gas boiler group of ships ever brought ‘tit a i be Bs greatest together, all in preparation of what. ae battle of war. An unbelievable #// run the entire mill number of carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyer and many support ae Wiring for the computers is in place. ee The mill is totally ships. You could look to the horizon in any direction and see nothing but Computerized, and can be operated from a central control room. ships. Mrs. Leavitt Emily Durrant, Elizabeth Durrant,Governor Leavitt, Alicia Durrant, and Allen Durrant. Not pictured; Pam Durrant, (mom has to take the picture) and Nathan (who won't leave mom's side.) The Durrant Family had a special opportunity Friday evening to attend an Open House at the Governors Mansion. It was media night and they were present as representatives of the Beaver County Monitor. Various groups are invited to come and see the resotrations that are completed now, restoring the Mansion to its original state repairing damage done by fire. Our outfit was a new type.of unit. A Mobile Communication Unit (MCU-43D), we were designed to go in with the first assault waves, Y The office crew, including head dispatcher Valorie Sherwood, will move in the week of December 16. 6 Thieme expects the mill to be on line and run the _ first set up a radio station and handle all communications until permanent faich of feed on December 20. facilities could be built. We went in with the first and second Marine Divisions, after much difficulty got our equipment ashore and set up the station at-a designated area about four miles to the north. One of the first priorities was to dig a fox hole, as we were under constant attack. In our outfit was | a young man from New York. He was very emphatic in his belief that digging a foxhole was just a waste of time. He believed that when your number came up, you went and there was nothing you could do. You had to admire the little guy but it didn’t change my love for that hole in the ground. One day I saw him out, digging a hole, so asked the men about it. They found out that each raid he would go to a different foxhole and asked to be let in. The day before, they passed the word around, “Keep Izzie Out”. So he had spent a long night of air raids, in the open. It doesn’t take much to change a mans mind on life. On one of my attempts to find our Milford doctor, Rollin Shannon, I passed through a small village. It had been completely destroyed. Each dwelling had a rock fence around it but everything was knocked down. Only piles of roof tiles and plaster remained. in one of “Memory Lane” is the beginning of a new tradition at those yards I saw something that has never left my mind. Three, perhaps Milford Valley Memorial Hospital. Christmas trees, adorning the four little children were playing. How confused and mixed up can you south lawn of the hospital, have been decorated and placed there get? We had fought the hated Japanese throughout the Pacific, but here were those children To me Oriental children are like little delicate dolls, by various families as a memorial to loved ones. these were certainly that! They were chattering in their language and giggling, paying no attention to what was going on around them. | couldn’t watch them for long and had to get away from there. No doubt The Fireplace in the front entry was damaged in the fire to the extent it needed replacing. The masthead on the fireplace is of Santa will vist Milford on December 2st. | there were adults around, but were hidden. Later, I picked up some post cards that wereblowing around. They had been through the mail, addresses and messages in Japanese. I King Neptune. It is dome in such detail that it took6eo) hours to never wanted to have them translated. not after seeing those children. (1 ~ showed on the to the Editor, she t ks that now, more than 50 years later “carve just the-head of this replica by hand. it would be alright to have someone translate them.) : By May and June the War was almost over, Japan was certainly defeated. They were attempting to surrender, but on their terms, which } was not acceptable to President Truman and the Allies. Z - In keeping with the King Neptune theme, a huge sea shell tops the fireplace. All of the designs on the walls throughout the house are hand painted, in the original colors [went up on a small hill back of our camp, to look over our part of the Island. It appeared to be a single stock pile of war materials, and supplies. Acres of barrels of fuel and many acres of B-29's, so close together that it looked like a single sheet of Silver. Soon there would be. thousands of those planes over Japan, twenty four hours a day. There wouldn’t have been one brick upon another. Millions would have died. A single fire bomb raid on Tokyo killed more than was killed by the Atom bomb, at Nagasaki. Then those strange new bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered. As terrible as the bombs were, they saved millions of lives. The war was over! But that day was one of: (hesworst. Men all over the Island were firing anything they could get their hands on. Large and small bombs were being set off and Anti-aircraft fire laced the sky into the night. We attempted to stop our men but they just’pointed at the Taryn Morrow discussed her Christmas list with officers, who were doing the same: Finally we just gave up and crawled when he made a scheduled stop in Beaver last Saturday. in the foxhole for the last time. The next day we were told that six Navy page 2 for more photos.) men on the Island, had been killed. How terrible, to go oe the war only to die when it was over. A point system was devised to determine who went home first. The C.O. said that I was high point Navy man on the Island. So it was back to the tales to be discharged on October 4th, and then home to Mark Dotson has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Milford to see my 15 month County in an attempt to stop formation of the Milford. Santa (See OOPS? old daughter, for the’ first time.I had been in the Navy One room. The Circling the mural depicts display. Court hearing is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on December 17, 1996. Township proponents, who first filed their petition on August 26th, are demanding that the of the most beautiful rooms has to be the dining woodwork is magnificent, from ceiling to floor. entire room at the top is a hand painted mural. The animal and plant life found in our state in a colorful The stairway circles around rising three stories. It required the most work of all the restorations, because much of the woodwork is done by hand carving. The color on the wall is called Pompeii Red. “It’s a rather strong color, and probably not a popular one today, but we felt it was important to stay with the riginal colors,” said Mrs. Leavitt. Beaver Valley Township. Commissioners said Dotson is acting as a private citizen Not as a Milford City Councilman... District Judge Eves issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the county from setting a date for the township election during their December 2 meeting. The two figures capping the bottom of the stair rail are replacements. The original figurines were naked, and depending on the group visiting the Governors Mansion, such as a Ladies Guild, there were wreaths specially made to drape over the figures concealing their nudity. The replicas, one shown here, were made with clothing. county place their township and election of planning and zoning board members on the February 6, 1997 special election ballot. Odor from the Circle 4 Farms hog barns was one of the factors contributing to Milford flat resident’s decision to “control their destiny.” Although the city is not involved in the lawsuit, September 3, 1996 Milford City Council meeting minutes refer to a letter which “Dotson had sent to the county, indicating the city’s opposition to the township.” A number of Milford flat residents, in attendance at the September 3 county commission meeting, claim that Commissioner Sullivan handed Dotson’s letter to one of the township advocates, and thatit was read aloud in the meeting. The letter was not, however, mentioned in the September 3 county commission minutes. Paul Barton, Beaver County Clerk, says he remembers “something about a letter from Mark” but has no knowledge of its whereabouts or actual content. Letters, protesting the township, from Beaver City, Milford City, and Minersville Town, were recorded in the November 4th commission minutes. Councilman Dotson’s attendance is recorded in the minutes of the November 5th Milford City Council Meeting. In that meeting the council voted 5-0 (There is no indication that Dotson abstained.) to direct the staff to work with Leo Kanell, City/County Attorney, to prepare a petition to annex the township land....approximately 600 square miles or 396,000 acres....... into Milford City. Dotson operates West Hills Mining and Exploration Company. Additionally, he has represented Centurion Mining and Kiewit in public meetings. There is no record in the minutes of Mayor Wiseman, other council members, City/County Attomey Kanell, or Dotson himself, addressing financial involvement with property or projects inside the township area. The December 17 District Court Hearing may or may not reveal that Dotson has personal financial interest in stopping the township. Kanell will represent the county in the hearing against ‘Dotson unless a question of conflict is raised. Meanwhile, across the street, Circle 4 Farms.....the entity with the most to loose if the township is established....is being very quiet. Setup of the Special Road —— District, Sue to ne 9 commission minutes, was tabled until ee |