Show n Movie Companies j II Location Fight for Location 10 W I Last Friday Saturday Sat and Sunday I the two rival movie companies that are on location in Cedar Canyon and the Breaks sta staged ed a scrap for location location location loca loca- tion each claiming Inspiration Point as being their individual property for location purposes The com company pan filming Ramona namona claimed that their advance a ance man had ha staked off the Inspiration Point some weeks ago O while The Shepherd hepherd of the Hills company claimed the point because of the fact that it had been at work there for a couple of If weeks Both companies characterized this spot and surrounding locations as being being be be- ing inK the last virgin irgin spot for fot this purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose in the United States and as a consequence were desirous of using the scenery for their respective e pic pic- tures I The Shepherd of the Hills Co held neta at Day bay ua with sawed off oU shot guns loaded with salt the ram Ramona na company company com rom pany Saturday until finally the tatter latter lat tat ter decided to give up and use other locations for fOt its purposes The two managers so we have been Leen informed got together and arbitrated the matter winding up b by ordering a I peace banquet at the Escalante Hotel Sunday night at which all lif- lif lif- lif were adjusted Reporters for the Los Angeles Times Salt Lake Telegram Salt Lake Tribune Chicago Tribune and the Associated Associated Associated As As- Press were on the ground and featured the scrap for their respective respective re- re sp papers The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune came out with afternoon specials we are alc informed informed informed in in- formed while the other papers played play pla ed up the affair in a sensational way The people here are divided as to whether to believe the affair was staged for p purely rel- rel publicity purposes or whether it was a real honest to goodness controversy Anyway Cedar Cil City certainly got publication in every part of the United United Unit Unit- ed States because of it No doubt hereafter Cedar City Cit will willbe willbe willbe be known as the Battle Ground of Movie Companies |