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we Meee weet b { fe \ Seurther agrood to go further and asst the esuthorities in S801 provention of delinquency by refusing acmission to unacconmpa children after 7:60 P.M. ana before 2:00 Pete . The association gave wide publicity to this self-imposed restriction and to the Curfew Orcinance. They urged parents and chiléren to comply with it. a “Curfew Trailer" was provided. This troiler carricd the message of Chief of Police, Charles Wy. Dallea, regarding the new curfew Lav. The cost of the procuction and dis- tribution of this trailer, epproxinately 55,000.00 was handled by the Association. . ; The Association reported that its members complain bitterly of the practice which has become cuite prevalent during tho past two years, of paronts "parking" «children in theatres. The children are instructed to sce the show twice, that they will be called for five or six hours later. These arrangements hava been ciscovered when the small chilcren become restléss after seoing the show and start running up anc dawn the aislese . . It was suggested that in order to have the theatre owners and their employees constantly aware of the cooperative practices which wo wish them to foll ow,-a set of rules and policies be prepared and posted in theatres so that all employees might become acqueinted with then, . fhe California Theatre Asso ciation is entitled to great. credit for its splencid attitude which was freely “and voluntarily | imposed at great financial expense to its momberse c, BARS ,,TAVERNS, LIQUOR STORES: Inspection tours of these places were made at rroquent Thtorvals. For the most part the tav= erns were fairly well-lighted, There was substantial evidence of good faith efforts being made to avoia selling liquor to minors. In a mmber of places, however, we found that minors, especially those seventcen years of age and up, still were able to obtain alco-~ hol ic drinks. Liquor store operators particularly often failed to ascertain the age of youthful customers and woule accept fictitious letters from parents in some casese : A good mony prosecutions wore had involving bartenders and liquer dealers selling to minors, C onvictions were obtained in the majority of these casos. However, whoro it was difficult to determine the age of the minor, the jury would sometimes acquit the offender, evon though the law places upon the liquor seller the . burden’ of making aure that the purchaser is over twonty-one years of age, In cases where convictions were obtained, the records were forwarded to the State Board of E gnats gottoan with a reéommendation that pha W4---- os -s. we szuvOorKod, . : The San Francisco Ber ané Tave rn Owners? Asso : a ngelfcpelicine ove oleate rrosicent, Mr. Edward Dunne. has atfocted : Q “po a on which has received th veneral discaso control authorities, the United. see ome eette nealth ° : Service anc the Disciplinary Joint Army-Na Cont 1 B : - rol ‘ ped rata hat ee oe office has found Wat Auscolation of great : n Cisciplining its own membors, This form of organization , sor 7 control is more c . eS omnia ds casos. e effective than pena} punishment in some particular PUBLIC TANCE FALLS: ‘These ces Jpvised, 7 2 : places are very well su Minors under I6 are not adm Ttted.: Howewers when a Minor uncer 18 is" J places he blic Innce Halil Committ supervisors not only make clear: that th 4 ed . the public cance, but they take an 4 t cect tn the miner ond asei est in the minor and i in creating a substitute for the 1 c ca ° pesist 3 public cance The home of ’ minor is visited and the parent end guardian is consulted, ana work is cone to bring into the minor's the desire to attend the public gancee @ healthy substivate for There is little evidence of intoxicatt This is probably due te th . oxication at these dances, a public’ Ganece e fact that liquor cannot be sold at da=1 4