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o 1 I a They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo LUSHWELL CAH GO FOR DftYS WTTV! OUT A QUALM Am without KKOWlMG WHEN TO S7DPPO uy. LUSUWFLL- f UH-rrs closing-! n Uk TIME FOR I THINK YOU D ( BETTER CO home y RjT LET MIS LITTLE NEPHEW ELMO TAKE A SECOND BOTTLE OF BURR4 LISTEN TO LUSHWELL- w 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ii i mi i i i i K" ' i i y rviAirvi 4 nuLiwr wrwur .- .- lwtt you run your? no wonder you dost eat J DEFMRTMEnT I - P j VOUR MEALS ! AU. YOU EVfcK . . . .. f I wmm n 1 1 k 1 rr- c trEZT ( n ice ' r SET 'EM UP I V PUT IT HACK .' TmKE A - m IN THE SAME III K GLASS OF MILK " : v home ygv ALLEy- II .Q-TV . m Alan Ludington Is Busiest Cut-Up Man Working in Television Movies By WILLIAM EWALD United Press Correspondent New York i-ffl The busiest cut-up working within the state ly confines of our TV networks is a fellow named Alan Ludington. Ludington, who comes equip ped with scissors, is producer of "Hollywood Film Theatre," a 90-minute ABC-TV opus devoted to feature movies. Neither CBS- TV nor NBC-TV has any such animal. Ludington is the networks' master snipper. He estimates that during his six-year hitch at ABC-TV, he has carved up about ISO English pictures and 26 American flickers. His principal problem is try ing to squeeze or stretch every film to 83 minutes, the amount of time left after commercials and station breaks. That, and S-E-X. Stretching a movie is an art peculiar to television. There have been times when Luding ton has had to rubberize a 60 minute movie for an hour-and-a-half show. How It's Done "One way to stretch is to use a longer teaser' the scene you open the show with," explained Ludington. "You repeat that same scene later in the movie, so the teaser adds to your total. "Another method is to run a longer trailer' the coming at traction that shows what the next film is going to be. Usually, when you're padding, you let it' rgo three or four. There hae beaji limes wnen i neeaea so mut-ii padding, I've run two or three trailers. "If you're using a host, you can have nim talk longer to give you some stretch. And, of course, it helps if all the commercial time is sold." Shrinking a movie calls for clippers and a1 stopwatch. Lud ington times each scene, decides which sequences do not move the plot and then starts snipping He cuts out whole scenes first and if he still needs time, he starts trimming, a more difficult process. Comedies, he pointed out, are the most difficult to chop be cause of their pacing. Dramas with huge chunks of time de voted to character development are the easiest. Ludington's shears also go to work when too much sex seeps out of a film. Long, sensuous kisses, leers and suggestive se quences get a hacking. "We had one picture, 'Cara van', with Stewart Granger and Jean Kent which showed her poised on a cilff .and about to dive into the water. She was naked, but so far away, you couldn't see anything," recalled Ludington. "But the next shot showed Granger leering. Out went the whole business. Whole Picture Eliminated "One scene in 'King Kong never made TV either. It showed Fay Wray in the water. She was all right until she began swim ming. Then you could see her 1 dress was down to h-e-r-e. Out it went. "We had one Britisrl picture, 'Wicked Lady', we had to throw out entirely. We didn't know where to begin cutting. Every thing seemed to be exposed." There are other worries in editing films for TV catching profanity, racial stereotvDes and religious slurs. But one of Lud ington s biggest problems is him self he can't stand going to the movies anymore. "I've only been out to see two movies in the past four years," he said. After watching these things over and over all day in my job, I can't bear the thought of going to a theater." be sure... cane ! HNSL sugar Four Attempt Escape From State Hospital Salem API Four patients failed in an escape attempt from the maximum -security ward of the state hospital here Tuesday night. They managed to over come three attendants but got stuck in a dumb waiter between floors. The four overpowered their attendants about 8:25 p.m. using a hammer and two screwdrivers. They took their keys and locked the attendants up before starting down the food elevator from the third floor ward. Hospital Superintendent Dean Brooks said the combined weight of the men apparently stalled the elevator between the third and second floors and the patients were caught without a struggle. It was the first attempt to escape the hospital by violence since May, 1953, when three in mates choked a guard and fled in his car. Brooks said the patients in last night's escape attempt were Syl vester Roberts, Multnomah coun ty; Rowley Lalo, Klamath coun ty; Mervin Arnold, Lane county; and Alexander Cross, Marion county. All four were committed by courts, but not for criminal reasons. Attendants C. F. Smith, Floyd Norman and George Barthman escaped serious injury in the break for freedom. 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Pickin' Pears News and Notes Frcm Camp White Thursday, August 22, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE By SID HOLLINGSWORTH Dedication exercises for the new picnic area adjoining Me morial Field will be held at the ball park Sunday afternoon, Aug. 25. A large representation of the VAVS will be on hand with guests, members and friends. The event will mark the open ing of activities arranged for the coming year. The annual watermelon bust, usually held at TouVelle Park, will initiate this festivity at Camp White. Special entertain ment is to be provided by Caesar Muzzioli and his accordian group, the Elks Kiltie band of Ashland and the Darel School of Dancing, from Grants Pass. Following the exercises, a per sonally conducted tour of the picnic grounds will be made. Manager E. K. Ricker will make the dedication address and present the guests. Assistant manager Jaffrey will officiate as MC. Chaplains" Eskay and Feller will open and close the exercises with the invocation and benediction. The Camp White color guard will perform the flag ceremony. Those who remember Frank "White when he was a sergeant in Company One several years ago may recall also his prediction, in fact, his insistence that at least two more Eastern teams in the major leagues should transfer their charters, and that they should move to the Pacific Coast. "Only in this way can big league baseball come back into its own as a major sport," he said. Frank White is probably chuckling today over news that the New York Giants are on their way to San Francisco. This, no doubt, will effect realization of the other transfer, which Frank believed was inevitable bringing the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles. Now that S.F. has the Giants, those who are familiar with the intercity rivalry in California can not expect L.A. to be complacent. Frank White should be con sidered an authority on the great American pastime. He has been associated with the game all his life, as a scout and business rep resentative for Cleveland, and before that, the Chicago White Sox. His brother was the famous "Doc" White of the latter team, who really was entitled to the handle "Doc" having graduated in dentistry at Georgetown uni versity in Washington, D.C. The writer talked with Frank at Sawtelle two years ago, and was invited to attend the annual dinner of baseball men in Los Angeles, but circumstances made it impossible. The picture of the gathering which he brought back showed 200 or more players, managers and writers in attendance. Needless to say, the burning top ic of the dinner was the pro posed move of the majors to the Pacific Coast. Frank left for parts unknown shortly after this. Section Lead er Claude McGinnis, who is well acquainted with Frank White, said he would try to find out where he is, and he did. He reports him at Reno at the present time, and if he can be persuaded to return to Camp White next year, he may, with his familiarity with baseball and the business of dealing with players and the public, find a place with the Rogue Valley league. The League needs such a "trouble shooter" to keep it to gether all season. He may be able to persuade his friend Ken Williams, now living at Grants Pass, his home town, to help him out. Williams was with the St. Louis Browns for 10 years. McAllister Speaks To Water Group Cave Junction Lee McAllis ter, regional engineer for the bureau of reclamation, assured Illinois valley farmers Monday night that irrigable land now outside the boundaries of the proposed Sucker Creek irriga tion project could in most in stances be included within the district. At the same time a prelimi nary report by Grange members showed local farmers interview ed so far were in favor of the proposed irrigation project. A time limit of a week and a half was established for contacting about 217 land holders within the present boundaries, thereby speeding up the momentum for an election for an Illinois Valley irrigation district. A number of acreages along the Rockydale road had been excluded in the map of the Illinois valley division of the Rogue River Basin project. This, McAllister explained by stating that soil scientists made their test holes miles apart, allowing some properties to be, over looked. In other instances, land was judged non-irrigable or too isolated from the rest of the district. McAllister urged landholders not included in the original re port to immediately sign up with Monte Heald, secretary of the Illinois Valley Water Resources group, giving location of their property by section, township and range. Local Man Promoted . In Forest Service William V. Jones, son of Mrs. Esther Jones, 31 Meyers court, Medford, has been promoted from district forest ranger on the Stonyford district, Stony ford, Calif., to timber manage ment officer for the Mendocino National forest, with headquar ters at Willows, Calif. Jones, who has been with the U. S. Forest Service for eight years, is married to the former Miss Patsy Robertson, daughter of Mrs. Jack King of Medford. Court Records MUNICIPAL Harold Leslie Schmelzer, violation of basic rule. S10. Harold Wallace Kenyon, violation of basic rule. S10. Bobby Ray Wilson, violation of basic rule. S10. Harold Clement Cox, driving on wrong side of highway, $5; no op erators license. $10. Roland Joe Frazier, no Oregon op erators license. $10. Dary Myron Johnson, excessive noise. S5. George Francis Bell. delecuve equipment, S5. Howard William Cox, expired dri er's license. S5. Angel Ingle, racing with another vehicle. $25. Leland S. McSwan, no driver s lic ense, $10. DISTRICT COURT George E. Trahern, violation baste rule, $15. Fred Myers, no operator s ucense, $10. Jean Dickey Laymance, no motor vehicle license. 55. Marvin William Betts, overlength, $15. Charles Howard Walden, over height. $15. James A. Downs Jr.. following too close, S15. CIRCUIT COURT Nancv Jeanene Robinson vs. Pearl Znos Robinson, divorce complaint. School Man Travels To Delaware Meeting Jim McDonald, director of audio-visual aids and public in formation in the Jackson county school superintendent's office, left Wednesday for Rehobeth Beach, Del., to attend a meeting of the National Commission on Teacher's Education and Pro fessional Standards. ; . McDonald, president of the Student National Education as sociation, has been invited to attend the week-long meeting as a consultant to the commission, representing the student NEA. While at the meeting, he will give an evaluation report of student participation at the re cent NEA centennial convention in Philadelphia and the com mission's annual meeting in Washington, D. O, which he at tended early in July. McDonald will return to Med ford Aug. 26. All New Drivers Face Learner's Regulation Starting last Tuesday, all be ginning drivers in Oregon with a beginner's permit, must be ac companied by a licensed driver of 18 years old or older accord ing to city police chief Charles P. Champlin. Chief Champlin said that a bill passed by the 1957 state legislature, which took effect last Tuesday, will no longer al low anyone under 18 to teach another how to drive a car. City police officers have been, instructed by the chief to begin checking for possible violations of the new law and he plans to issue warnings only until he feels the public has had time to become familiar with the law. DRAMATIC SAVINGS SUNDAY Watch Sunday's Tribune Manager Ricker is impressed with the response of the mem bers as well as the public to the program of games played at Me morial Field during its first sea son. He is considering the changes and improvements suggested, and with the outfield sodded next year, Camp White will have as fine a park as is to be found in this region. The matter of admission and seating is a factor that will af fect future patronage. At pres ent, the public turnout is not only regular but enthusiastic, especially in support of the Dairy Maids, who have made softball more popular than hard ball, at least for the home members. CHUCK'S MARKET 838 W. McAndrews Rd. Store Hours-8. a.m. to 7 p.m. PHONE SP 3-1666 Thurs., Fri., Sat.-8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Special Thurs. 3 p.m. to Sat. 8 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY Quart Size Frozen Foods Vapocans 10 79' VA Pint 1 zest IV for U7 Size SKIPPY DOG FOOD 6 cans 49c TIP TOP COFFEE 69c lb. BISQUICK 20-oz. 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