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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.)
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