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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1960-11-24, Page 6gad by parents, '10094 and ethers charged, with helping ma in lain moral stability, writes John Beaufort in, the Christian Science Monitor. Most concern- ed individuals would not share Mr, Johnston's. easy optimism,. any more than they would agree that the. United. States motion picture is truly representing the. American way .of life to over- seas audiences,. Repeated testis mony from abroad confirms the conviction that many cif the amt distorted views about the United States are manufactured in its own movie studios. This is scarcely the time of the century to be exporting self-libels. In his New York Times col- limn, Bosley Crowther urged "utmost vigilance and responsi- bility on the part of those who" are truly interested in the future of the films" with regard to "the tendency of producers, made evident in any number of recent films, to go for licenti- ous stories and/or inject ex- treme and gross- sex details in their works , . With all due understanding of the wish of the boy5 to make a buck, we erne only see ultimate disaster fop the quality and prestige of. films and, as a .consequenee, for their. commerce, if this sort of thing. goes on." Of 28 United States films list- ed recently in this newspaper's Movie Guide, 12 were marred by sordidness, confused moral values, e,x cessiye violence and/or suggestiveness:,', Six of the stories involved .,illicit rela- tions-hips --employed, in most cases, 'for more or less sensation- al purposes. The incidence of adultery exceeded the degree of adultness. Official., classification of films, at the state or municipal according to their suitability is not in itself a guarantee of bet- ter screen entertainment. It is not • (as Mr. Johnston enjoys; pointing out) a cure 'for juven, ile delinquency. However, in. the light of -the almost complere breakdown of Hollywood's. long vaunted self-regulation and of the prospect that "tra.de. for cash" has by no means run its course, the need has become increasingly great for some form of control which will • at least keep the screen's worst excesses from the young and im::r-:.ssion- able: Hollywood has asked for it. DRIVE WITH Cf RE SALLY'S SALLIES "I might learn to love you, but—have I enough patience 7" ISSUE 48 — 1960 the Trade Winds, before he ii ri his first sight of a. strange new continent, Even today in a too-t- ern steamship, it is fully days after leaving the .canaileS before one sights the three tow- ering forest-covered hills rising cut of the tropic sea which ml ae Columbus christen the new Lt. land after the Trinity. Here was Trinidad, the land- ing-stage for Balegh's. first ttrl- vance in person on his long dreamed eif New World of Ant- erica:. guarded, it. appeared, like, the palace of Hampton Court, by heraldic stone monstees, for the fantastically carved shapes of pelicans still sit today immobile on the mooring-posts of Indian fishing-boats, 7as they did for ,cen- turies before Columbus came.... I-lis own book on, "The Dis- coverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empire of Guiana" re- melee. the most vivid and excit- ing account of that legendary country. One may get a glimpse of it by drifting through the flooded jungles in canoes, safely paddled by Indian gui des through the dark tangle of huge trees that drip their long sine ous lianas like serpents into the water, and suddenly reveal the starry shape of an orchid am-. ong their branches, His book is about the' best true adventure story ever written in the fresh- ness of its wonder and sense of beauty and terror. He and his men faced starvation at times, the fear of getting lost, of at- tacks by unknown savages, the dank wretchedness of getting drenched through by sudden tor- rential rains, sometimes ten times in a day, and unable to change their clothes. Yet far and away the chief impression left by the book is sheer joy, and not only his own. He still gives it to us today, as strongly and brilliantly as he did to his own followers, whom he was. always able to cheer when they were down. Once when. they had despaired of get- ting food, and then had the un- expected chance of a loaf of bread, their spirits rose to a pitch that equalled his, and all -cried aloud: "Let us go on, we care not how far!" He knew then the reward of adventure. —From "That Great Lucifer: A Portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh," by Marg- aret Irwin. e • - Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashley NOT SO MERRY, ENGLAND — Residents of Taunton, England, struggle with a stranded van while another paddles a. canoe through the flooded streets of the town. Heavy rains caused the flood, air Walter Finds Th4 Tropic; 1.00$ „.„.. With . big money invested in his attempt by both the .cecils, father- And, Sent paying anxit es testimony to his enterpri.iel with: the regretful memory of iSess's brave smiles, and of the enraged howls of little Wet at his leaving him, Ralegh watched • the "foggy wintry world reeede behind him, and a Strange., silent world roll up before him over the far horizon. of the bright waters, The scene changed to one of flying fish leaping like small. seraphs out of the foam. of his ship's prow at dawn; of dolphins tumbling like laughing clowns in the clear sunlight that spark- led over the huge sea; of alien: stars that rose each night in a newly appointed place, beckon- ing to him through the darkne.se. towards lands unknown. The Blizabathans' ships were as easily lost at sea as their po- ems upon land, Out of Ralegh's scant five, three disappeared on that uncannily bare sweep across. the Atlantic, spanking along with Mix-Match Trio PRINTED PATTERN BUSY, BUSY—Singer Pat Boone has expanded his career to include acting, writing and promotion of business interests (records, clothing, etc.). All his activities are incorporated un- der the unlikely name of Cooga Mooga Inc. First movie of seven he will star in as "All Hands on Deck" with Buddy Hackett as foil. thA-year-olds to early teens. The first to come were two youngsters with a UNICEF box. Like a good many other folk I think UNICEF is doing a great work and should be supported but, also like some other folk, including Joyce. Davidson and Maggie Grant, I don't think UNICEF and Hallowe'en should be coupled together. Might as well have a circus' mixed up with a church parade. So often these days we seem to be losing our sense of what is fitting and right. Like sacred music being played all day in supermarkets during the Christmas season. How much, better ie the tradi- tional carol singing that has been a feature of Simpson's down-town store for quite a number of years. By separating shopping and carol -singing for a brief period, sacred music is-.giv- en the respect and dignity it deserves. It is enjoyed by staff and customers alike — and also by a large radio audience. UNICEF deserves to be treated with equal respect which, in my opinion, isn't possible, if it is- coupled with witches, black cats, hobgoblins and cries of "trick or treat". I hope it is one form of collecting that will not be re- peated a second time. That, of course, is just my own personal Hollywood Has Asked For It gellywead has asked far it. And now it looks as, if Holly- wood may be going to get it, The United States motion picture in- dustry has averted, by one means or another, the economic crack- up threatened by stiffening corn- petition from television, But the sensational excesses committed in the name of box office — the shock effects designed to titillate the public — have brought United States cinema inereas- inly closer to some form at gov- ernment control, the dreaded official crackdown,' The porents to which inost makers appear oblivious are eummerized In a succession of published reports and surveys. On Oct. 19, Variety, the show business weekly, headlined a page one story: DO ADULTS IL Wes ol arAriaNe headed, ldT AZDwe wUn r" Themes t hFe M B storySe?g Sub ed 1:1 --- "All indications are that the motion picture industry will face one of its most crucial legislative seasons in years in the upcom- ing 1960-61 months with film classification bills- due to be introduced in a number 'of states. , . . Last year the industry was able to beat down state-backed classification measures almost at the last minute — as was the case in New York, This year, however, the pro-classification 'forces are going to be much bet- ter organized — having had a year in which to gather their forces, and they are going to have the backing (sometimes un- intentional, perhaps) of many figures from within the indusr try." Although either unaware or unconcerned with what they were doing, the film producers have placed themselves in the ironical position of providing the classification proponents with their most potent ammunition. The sharp deterioration of moral and ethical standards in a very large number of motion pictures has prompted articles with such titles as "Hollywood Bypasses the Production Code" (Look magazine), "The Bold and Risky World of 'Adult' Movies" (Life magazine). "Trash. for Cash -- More Movie Junk on Our Screens Poses the Question: Will Holly- wood Clean It Up — or Will the Public?" (Cue magazine), and "Dishing the Dirt — A Blast at Mercenary Sordidness in Films" (the New York Times). So far, Hollywood shows no disposition to clean anything up. Its apparent complacency was reflected by Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, .in the course of a talk given at Bev- erly Hills, Calif, Admitting that some pictures convey "a view of the grosser and sordid aspects and values in our society," Mr. Johnston added: "But balanced off, it is no less clear to me that our plus marks very far out- weigh the minuses. And I hope we will add more plusses and minimize the minuses. This hope I assure you, is shared by every responsible producer I know," It is certainly shared by every responsible observer I know — opinion, which may, or may not, be endorsed by the policy of this paper. Now I must go, and prepare for another busy week. U.S. election — and won't we be glad when it's over? A trip to Milton and another to Hespeler, a W.I. meeting and a half-day shopping. And, of course, the inevitable, painting. The last, I hope. Yes- terday the Junior branch of the family was here so the first, thing I must do now is remove finger marks from the windows and woodwork. Sometimes ' wonder how young mothers ever keep the house clean at all. • Two-Needle Set 936 Artificial Hearts Coming Soon SEW -VERY - FAST jacket, princess jumper, blouse — all three go merrily off to school or out to play! Choose washable wool, sturdy corduroy, cotton. Printed Pattern 4758: Chil- dren's Sizes 2, 4, 6/ 8, 10. Size 6 jumper, jacket, 1% yards 54- inch; blouse, 11/4 yards 35-inch. Send FIFTY CENTS (500), (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. SEND NOW! 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Two wires will come out of the chest and trite a portable battery. The battery will last long enough to take you from- one electrical outlet to another, or to the cigarette lighter in your ear," The first candidate for ati artificial, bedirt, Dr. Kolff pre- dicted, will probably be a heart petient undergoing surgery ed by a heart-lung machine, whose own heart cannot. be re- vived. le this ease, Dr, Kolff said, "the chest is already open and death would result if the heart-lung machine it stopped." Much further into the -future, Dr. Kolff suggests that bedrid- den heart patients would gain new freedom with artificial hearts, For 'these people, being plugged into a wall outlet might hot seem a grim prospect at all, "Thera are'fifteen different kitids of rain," Stales ai. meteor» ologist, Yes, and they all find you when you're without a raki, rear We have just got through quite a week . . . painting by day and baby-sitting at night. Sometimes Partner would be at one neighbour's and I at an- other. And what we earned dur- ing an entire evening would be spent in a couple of hours next morning, On paint, of course. But the end is in sight. We have finished the living-room — that is, as far as painting is concern- ed — and I know Partner is thankful. It took a day and a half, two cricked necks and two gallons- of white paint to do the living-dining-room and Ilan ceil- ings. Plus a gallon of beige for the walls. And what have we got to show for it? Well,3 /4 when I was setting the iivingroom to rights. Partner remarked e-e. "You know, anyone could walk in right now and never realize we had done anything at all." I agreed. "It is because there is so little difference in the col- our," Partner added. "Now if you had chosen green, or pink, or blue instead of using beige again it would attract more at- tention." "Yes, but then we didn't want green, pink or blue. Beige is a good neutral tone. Next year, if we are able to get new drapes and a rug we can choose any colour we like and be certain it won't clash with our walls and woodwork." However, drapes and a rug are just a dream at present. Not but what we could do with them right now but to get them is something else again. But at least we can hope, can't we? If, as they say, anticipation is better than realization we'll. keep right on anticipating and be sure of that much fun any- way. During our painting orgy we had our moments: The TV gave up the ghost and we had to have, a repair man come in to fix that. And the telephone had a way of ringing at the most awkward times — generally with Partner on top of the step-ladder and I pouring paint, On our messiest day I looked out of the window and exclaimed — "Oh-oh, we have visitors!" A super-duper off-white car with red uphols- tery was coming up the drive. "Wouldn't you know it?" said Partner. However, it turned out to be a welcome and well-known friend — T had not recognized her because of the new car. We were glad to see her even if I did greet her with a paint brush in one hand and a splatter mop in the other. "Do come in— if you can get in — you are just in tithe to join us in a cup of tea," I said. Mrs, B. got in all right and settled herself comfortably on one of the sheet-covered chesterfields pulled across to one end of the room. I set up a snack table and we had a very pleasant and unhurried visit. In fact we were glad of that tea ourselves to bridge the gap be- tween one sketchy meal and the next. Sketchy meals had been the order of the day all week. But today we are going to have roast beef and all the trimmings, The appetizing aroma drifting in froth the kitchen is making me` so hungry I can hardly type. Of course one of the highlights last Week was Hallowe'en night, And such a night as it was. I got the usual supply of "shell-outs'' ready but it being so wet 1 thought we wouldn't have many callers. Row wrong I was. The children canto in droves. Several times there were eight or pine on the step at one time — &OM HIGH COST OF tOVINO — tdedi Rogers slips a $100 Valentine into its envelope, A greeting card company it Marketing d limited number bf the eitperitiVe etted,. 'eddri OriglnOt Waiter= color by known artist, A love iftettOge hand' Iitteted, /itOulatt FOR A STRONGMAN—Gen. Rcifael Trujillo, Dominican Repuloile strarigtnen, hat Mitior rebellion on his bands in ihe person' of squitining tirciridsari, They're together In Ciudad 4 "1.74,44. 4.4441f:11,471/1Mr 4,4M• HRONICLES 1NGERFARM Gwen.dolin.e, P. Cteake 4758 SIZES 2-10