SUNDAY PICTURES
KEEPING CHILDREN OFF j STREETS With the idea of keeping the children off the streets on Sunday nights, the Chief Constable of Birkenhead, England. Mr. A. C. Dawson, has suggested that the picture theatres be opened from 5.15 to 10.15 p.m. The suggestion was made before local justices, who decided to take no action. The Chief Constable stated, in an interview, that his idea was to help J the young people, and he understood religious organisations in the town i were being approached on the subject, j His suggestion did not mean the opening of theatres merely as theatres, but with strictly censored films, and also community singing. There are strongly divided views on the matter, which has aroused widespread interest. Among those in favour of the proposal are Airs. Ralph H. Gossage, chairman of the ladies’ committee of the Birkenhead Rescue Association, who said: ’lt would be an excellent thing to have the theatres opened for two hours after church service on Sunday evenings with films which need not be over-censored, but at least secular.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 325, 10 April 1928, Page 13
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