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SUNDAY MOVIES BLOMED AFTER1SCORE OF ARRESTS ARB MARRifl HOLD DOORS PROJECTIOH ROOMtSheriff and Deputies il Race with Supply at Projection Operators blit Finally Win Out* rAll of the accused In tha Son* day movia eaaas war# trla#-jointly Monday afternoon batata Justices of tha Peace A. J. and R. C. Sharborough, sitting togethar. Webber Wilson reprR^^' '?£■ sented the dafensa and CooatKv,. . Attorney A. S. Scott handled tbit Yj prosecution. Ha was to have baeh assisted by D. B. Cooley, who hid been retained by tha Laurel. Ministerial Association, but , torney Cooley failed to appMr« ,!*All tha accused contended theyhad volunteered their ?without pay, to members of tSf American Legion. Arguments hinged on the question of whether or not it was lawful to shew movies even for charity on Sunday. ;The two jurists announced fhat ^ the ease would be taken under ad* % visement and that a would be rendered at 10 Saturday morning.Twenty arreeta In which ten projection operators were require# to $500 bond in eachtotal ot $10,000—climaxed by ure of the projection rooms, cessfully blocked efforts to Sunday movies yesterday at Strand and Arabian theatres undo? '/.t auspices of the American Legion.It was the first attempt to show on Sunday since the recent court activity and the first time admit' tance was charged on Sunday. Patrons were given “rain tickets good for any time during week when they were officially from seeing the show.Manager W. S. Taylor ed to appear in city police court bf/, Chief of Police J. E. Brown, arrested him on charges of operate . t lng both picture shows in violation of the Sabbath laws. Mr. did not oause Mr. Taylor to | the city ball or to make bail.Sheriff Freeman and his drifffH deputy, Steve Brogan, was at Arabian Theatre at opening tiaft while Jim Richards, deputy, tho Strand Theatre. The lt;announced they would arrest operate that went into the projf#-tion rocm and attempted to exhfbfc the pictures.Lots of Operators.They did arrest the operators found that as soon as they had d so, substitute operators were ed, Including high school of previous experience. For a wbfls as to whMlI it appeared a question would continue the longest, tbs resting efforts of the deputies the supply of projection men.Finally the sheriffs forces factually blocked the eoni of the performances by seising jectlon roofns.G. T. Edwards was tha first erator arrested at the Arabian 1 atre and Hilton Moss the find dft the Strand. The officers the projections rooms and d ed entrance as the lights flashed on the screen. After a slight delay, they were admitted and placed tho pair under arrest.As they quit the projecting room, , the machines were left running and v two more operators took their plopp^ ■ and continued the show until tbsg^'r in turn were hustled off to tlMD • courthouse to make ball. , „ ;.¥lStudents Defy Officers.Quite a bit of excitement mingled with amusement at the tactics qMdk.V by a couple of operators, bttft school boys rscruited whsn tip . supply of regular operators ran onfc in keeping the officers at boy for ..-' nearly an hour. ^The boys barricaded themselves ■ £ figuratively speaking—behind (Continued on Pago Three)
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Laurel Leader Call
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Mon, Nov 03, 1930
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