To The Rescue
Recently there has been a lot of information posted on the GrandFalls-Windsor Historical site re the movie theater set up at St. Joseph's school under the tutelage of Father F. P. Meaney, the local parish priest.. As a young boy of about 12, I remember one particular incident which has stayed in my memory for 60 years. I was attending a western movie with my grandmother when what we called a crook was creeping up, six shooter in hand, behind the hero (Rocky Lane, Lash LaRue or Roy Rogers). A gentleman sitting next to my grandmother, jumped up, took a hunting knife from a case on his side and threw it at the back of the crook. Of course it went through the screen, leaving a large tear. Nevertheless the hero was saved, at least in the mind of the knife thrower. The screen was later taped up and the repair remained until the theater closed down some years later. What a different world! Submitted By: Ed Power
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