The daily times., 1921-11-10
TO LESSEN DELINQUENCY {
Norfolk and Southern Planning
Extensive improvements;
Fifteen New Steel Passenger
Cars Will Be Put Into Ser
vice After the First of the
Year.
BY Max Abernethy)


made by the State Child Welfare
Commission which become effective
March /, 1929, will strengthen the
child labor law and. it is hoped les
sen Juvenile delinquency in North
Carolina.
A general appeal is being sent out
calling attention of parents. public
officers. ministers. educators, social
workers, and the public generally
that the Legislature intended this
act to be a measure for child welfare
and to solicit the aid and cooperation
of all in securing the beneficient pur-'
pose Intended. To this end it is ne
cessary to make every possible eff
fort to provide wholesome conditions;
of environment for children, while
not in school or employed. Such en-
vironment must depend upon better
home influences, more parental
thought and care, and more public
cooperation in the way of play
grounds and other wholesome recrea-
ltions.''
Three important changes have
been made by the welfare commission
regarding child labor in this State, all
of these going into effect as of March
II, 1922 The first one is that no
child, claiming to be IA or 16 years
of age, but whose actual age is
doubtful, shall be permitted to work
in any occupation listed under Sec
tion of the child labor law, includ-
ing laundries, mills, garages, places
of amusement, etc, until an age GER
tificate has been issued by the super
intendent of public welfare. The de-
sign of this section is to insure the
proper enforcement of the cOmpul
ployment of any person contrary to
law, and to free the employer from
liability to this act.
| The other changes are as follows:
The superintendent of public well
fare shall require school record of
evidence for any child under sixteen
years of age who makes application
to engage in employment in any of
ithe occupations mentioned before is
suing either an employment certifi-
cate or age certificate, the school
record to be prepared by scnool Off
Icials or teacher in accordance with
the approved school code for children,
and the accredited record system for
schools approved by the department
of education.
! Physical examination by a health
officer or practicing physician shall
be required of any child under Is
Years of age who makes application
for employment, except in cases
where the child has received physical
examination by medical officer of
the State Bureau of Medical Inspec-
ltiOn of schools.
Improvement contemplated by the
Norfolk and Southern Railway will
put that railroad on an equal footing
with the three other big lines Operat-
ing in this State.
General Manager F. P. Pelter is at
the capitol this week and he makes
the announcement that enough new
olling stock has been bought to make
a beginning in improving both the
passenger and freight service in
North Carolina. Fifteen new steel
passenger cars will be put into use
soon after the first of the year and
other Improvements will be added
lgradually from time to time.
4 When a half million dollars has
! been expended by the Norfolk and
Southern on it's roadbed these heavy
!, cars will be available This amount OF
J money has already been apportioned
for the work.
} The passenger service between
!, charlotte and Raleigh offers the road
its best opportunity of competing with
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