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I Movieland Epoch Comes To End; 'Spartacus' Cost $9 Million to Film By VERNON SCOTT X7PI Hollywood Correspon dent Hollywood - (UPB - A movie land epoch came to an end this week when Kirk Douglas shouted his final "cut and print" order to the crew of "Sparta cus," most jinxed pic ture ever filmed. Wracked by illness, injury, temperament and replace ments, the movie became the most expensive to be made in Hollywood. The project began last Jan uary as a run-of-the-mine super-colossal. The budget: 4 million dollars The schedule: three months. "Spartacus" hit t h e finish line four months late and, get this, 5 million dollars over , budget. Grand total: 7 months ' and 9 million dollars, v Where did the money go? Most of it was burned up in 247,834 man-hours of labor. There were 129 bit parts, 4851 Ten Drivers Get Licenses Suspended Salem The department of motor vehicles has released Dames of 437 drivers whose licenses were ordered sus pended during the period be? ginning July 27, and ending July 31. Length of suspension varies depending on charges .in volved, recommendation of court, discretionary action by the department or require ments of Oregon law. The de partment said some of the li censes involving court recom mendations may have been re-instated after suspension was ordered. The department warned drivers that the penalty for driving while suspended is a jail sentence of no less than two days and up to six months, and there may be im posed a fine up to $500. Under licensing procedures, this will also result in an addi tional year of suspension. Those suspended in Jackson county were: ' - DRIVING WHILE SUS PENDED (Includes, any conviction for violation of traffic laws, in volving operation . of motor vehicle, while driving privi leges were suspended): Glenn, Richard Dean, 29, of 235 DeBarr st., Medford, no operator's license, sus pended 12-29-59, 1 year. Ladd, Denver Ralph, 23, of rt. 1, box 235, -Rogue River, driving while license sus pended 5-25-61, 1 year. Larson, Leo Franklin, 49, of rt., 1, box 459, Central Point, ' no operator's license, suspended 4-7-81, 1 year. DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF IN TOXICATING LIQUOR (Mandatory suspension). . Oviatt, Lawrence Demont, 25, of 1965 East Main st., Ash land, suspended 7-24-59, 90 days. Pierce, Clyde Haskell; 4860 Hope dr., Central Point, sus pended 7-27-59, 90 days. Vaught, Clyde Noel, 47, of - 530 Crater Lake' ave., Med ford, suspended 7-27-59, 90 'days. COURT RECOMMENDA TION (Following traffic violation convictions) Kelley, Herbert Eugene, 36, of 310 South Second st., Tal ent, violation- of driving re striction, suspended 7-30-59, 2 years. DISCRETIONARY ACTION OF DEPARTMENT Ingle, Angel, 19, of 1978 Table Rock rd., Medford, driving record, suspended 7-31-59, 30 days. Jensen, Jens, 72, of 418 Park st., Medford, suspended for failure to pass tests, sus pended 7-24-59, 1 year. Monia, David Russell, 19, of 47 Laurel st., Central Point, driving record, suspended 7-30-59, 90 days. extras and 30 stars and fea ture players. Several sets cost more than $100,000 each, constructed by 300 carpenters. Must Gross 20 Million Douglas, somewhat wan from his efforts, paced his dressing room surveying the record-breaking marathon he's just completed. "It was worth it," he said flatly. "The picture h a s to gross 20 million dollars to break even. But I think it can make 50 million. " How many movies have earned that mv.ch money? "None that I know of," Douglas grinned. "Not even 'Gone With the Wind.' This picture can do it, though. I'm sure of it." Kirk's epic struggles began in January, 1858, when he an nounced the project. Yul Brynner simultaneously stat ed he would make the same film. After lengthy sparring, Douglas beat the opposition to the draw and signed his stars. "For the first time I man aged to get everyone I thought was perfect for their roles . Lawrence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Usti nov and Tony Curtis," he said. But his troubles were just beginning. Once the film was rolling director Anthony Mann, who clashed with Kirk, was replaced by Stanley Ku brick. The leading lady Sa brina Bethman ("She wasn't up to it") was dumped in fav or, of Jean Simmons. Tony Curtis Sidelined Jean was operated on in mid-picture, missing six weeks of work. Kirk came down with the flu ("first time I've been sick on a picture") and was out for 10 days. Tony Curtis cut his heel while playing tennis with Douglas and was sidelined for another four weeks. "All the while we were ad ding million of dollars to the budgeet," Kirk sighed. "It's been a helluva gamble. No picture has gone so far over its original schedule. Natural ly. I was concerned, but I didn't get jittery about it. "You might say that I had a lisTit workout a couple of years ago when 7 made 'The Vikings.' We only went 1"4 million dollars over the budg et for that one. "But 'The Viking' earned 15 million bucks and cost a third of that to make. So I'm not worried. 'Spartacus' is a great picture, and now that it's ov er I feel sort of sad. It had become a way of life with us." Montague Group Plans Annual Play Day Sunday Montague - The Montague Trail Riders will stage its fourth annual "Play Day," and will be the host group to the Gazelle Horsemen and the Squaw Valley Riders of McCloud, Sunday, Aug. 9. Each year the three riding groups hold three Play Days, with each hosting the other two units once during the sea son. All are striving for the perpetual traveling trophy. Prior to the traveling tro phy, the Montague Trail Rid ers won the first trophy at the first annual play day, which they retained in 1956. In 1957 .the three groups de cided to 'have a traveling tro phy set up so that the group winning it for three years in succession would be able to keep it permanently. In 1957, Montague won the trophy, and in 1958 the Gazelle Horsemen were triumphant. Jackpot Roping This Sunday the Play Day is slated to open at 11 a.m. with a jackpot roping event, where all participants "chip in" for the purse. This event will last until noon. At 1 pjn. events will start for the scoring points, when each unit will have its best riders participating. The events will include pole bend ing, baton race, potato race, equipment race and balloon race. ' Open events for all who wish to enter, with ribbon awards to winners, will in clude calf daubing, barrel rac ing, four leaf clover and bar rel crawling. Prineville Girl Dies After Struck by Car Prineville fUPD Seven-year-old Deborah Joy Puckett was fatally injured Thursday when she was struck by a car on a country road about 5 miles north of Prineville. John Ridenaur, 20, driver of the car, said he did not see the girl until she was directly in the path of his car. Deb orah, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Puckett of the Prineville area, was prononc ed dead on arrival at the hos pital here. STOCKING UP Niagara Falls, Ont. (DPD Alexander MacDonald, 42, who has a farm, got three months in jail for stealing three pigs:' MacDonald was previously convicted for the theft of a cow. The family Council Editor's note: The Family ConncL consists of a judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Martin G. - We shouldn't tell my sister what her little girl told us. Edna G. - The parents should know what goes on in her mind. Martin G. My wife and I are having a disagreement about a problem that con cerns my sister and her hus band. Recently her 12-year-old little girl came to stay at our home for week. One night she came into our room and started crying, telling us she was very unhappy because her parents didn't love, one another. We comforted her as best Bartholomew Sees No Damage in Talks San Francisco-tUPD-Frank H. Bartholomew, president and general manager of United Press International, said to day there was reason for "some cautious optimism" in the forthcoming meetings of President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khru shchev. Bartholomew said in a speech prepared for delivery before the Commonwealth Club of California that he be lieved that "no damage and possibly great good can come of the Eisenhower - Khru shchev meetings will result at least in an agreement to continue the status quo in Ger many for a couple of years, or if fortune smiles and com mon sense prevails, an equit able permanent solution may evolve." Bartholomew spoke on Ge neva, East Berlin and Mos cow," cities he recently visit ed. - The Indian Railways now have more than 35,000 miles of tracks. we could and then scolded her for talking like that. I ex plained that a child can't un derstand the feelings of grownups and that parents sometimes have disagree ments, but that doesn't mean they don't love each other. Shirley wasn't convinced no matter what we said. She made us promise not to tell her mother and I don't think we should. It's a child's fool ishness. Why upset my sister? Edna G. - I feel that I would want to be told if this happened with my child. It's imporant for parents to know what is going on in their chil dren's minds. Aside from this, I have been suspecting that things are not as. they should be in that household. My brother-in-law has always had an eye for women and I'm sure it doesn't make his wife any too happy. Maybe if -he knew these ideas were in his daugh ter's mind he would changer Of course I'm not saying the child really understands any thing, but this might just be the tiling to bring him, into line. What is most important is the fact that this child is go ing around talking like this. .She might do the same thing with her schoolmates or adult strangers. Her mother should give her a good talking-to. The Council: Neither Edna's reasons for telling nor Mar tin's against telling are entire ly to the point. In the first place, we don't think this child should have been scolded nor does she need "a good talking-to." And it was wrong to make a prom ise to her with- the idea of breaking it. ' It is true that children of ten: imagine things that aren't so but adults do the same thing. Most adults are too quick to accept what they want to hear and too quick to pooh-pooh the things they prefer not to hear. If the tell er in the second case is a child it is easier to belittle it. Edna's desire to use this child's confession to bring something to a head in another household is wrong. It is also wrong to break the promise to the child. But Edna's ma ternal instinct that tells her the parents ought to be made aware of their child's unhappi ness is on the right track. The right thing to do iir this case was to have comforted the child and told her she could be mistaken. The state ment that parents sometimes have their disagreements but can go on loving one another was a good one. It should have been supplemented by telling the child, to talk to her parents the next time she has these feelings. When she demanded the promise that her mother not be told, she should have been advised to have no fear, but to tell her mother herself. ' We feel that there is much to be gained by treating children with respect and by recognizing that they are ex tremely sensitive to the feel ings of adults. Children are also very sensitive to moral MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. 9 Friday, August 7, 1959 issues and bitterly resent broken promises and unfair treatment. It would certainly be unfair to reprimand this child for her unhappy feelings and her sad insight whether or not they are founded on fact. (Copyright 1959. General Features Corp.) Nice to Budgets! nider's Quality DAIRY FOODS FOi) MY! at S Reg. 18c Full Qt. Cragmont n When you buy 4 of these reg. 19c clear glass vrag Tiyiiifeleirs Your choice of Cragmont- in 12 sparkling flavors A reg. 94c value - Save 35c. Both for ENJOY REFRESHING SNOW STAR ICE CREAM o SHERBET gal. 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