The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-28

90 to work at 5 a. m. and Work
as late as s p. M, out WIN il,"
not work more than four houi
during any one day nor lilolF
than ii hours week. Hours OF
worl and hours in school lot
such bows must not exceed eight
hours in any one day. Boys be-
tween IA and II may work more
than as hours a week II they
are the sole support of them
selves and or widowed mothers
provided no shorter-time JoDs
can be found by welfare Off
'ccrs Only 10 such certificates
were Issued during the past ~t"o
years. FL, y
During the year 1922 Of
the past biennium, only i-3!3
children Of all ages were certi-
fled to work within the state
whereas. in the 1928 blennlum
the total was l0,425. The dc
cline is SIC per cent, Il fine rec
ord. Much of this progress IS
due to the fine spirit OF coop
Grafton shown BY industrial eX-
ccutives in North Carolina, who
are and have been replacing
youth by adult workers.
At present. adult men may
work as long as they wish to, IN
any industry in the state, due to
the changes made by the l93l
general assembly. which, how
ever, strengthened the laws rsla-
tive to children and women. me
same legislaturc gave the tivl-
sion Of standards and inspections
the right and duty OF say ing
what machinery or occupations
are deemed hazardous.
The work Of the division, form
crly known as the child welfare
commission and set up by legls,,
lative enactment in 1919, had
been carried on until January
1888. under the direction OF r.
IF. Garter who was succeeded on
January lG, 1888. by Forrest d.
Shuford Of High Point. The pol
icics OF the division have been
based upon q mutual plan, where.
in industry has been protected
| from unfair and malicious pro-
paganda and wherein labor has
! been successfully and consistent
I " protected from poor working
conditions, long hours and haZ-
ardous GmploynentS. At the pres
ent time, the division has charge
! of Investigations of all children
under. l6 and Of women Of all
ages and their employments. The
duties of the division have been
greatly enlarged from biennium
to biennium, until it is today the
only departmental unit which has
/ the facts relative to both indus
trv and labor in the state. The
division has, throughout its ex-
istence, co-operated with other
agencies of the state. to. obtain
! better educational standards and
improved health conditions and
with signal success. The work
among. newspaper boys has been
! outstandingly successful. due to
: the cooperation of circulation
managers over the state. l.,
! The department of labor hopes
10 prove continual help to both
industry. and labor within the
state, so as to foster. through
continued publication if its find
/ jngs, Il favorable and progressive
/ public opinion within the state.
! The, policy of promoting coop;
GRAFTON. between employer and
/ employee will be maintained rs
! the bedrock ideal Of the depart
ment.
The complete report for the
! biennium containing much of
! value to the employers Of the
state. can not be printed and
distributed as in former years
because of lack of funds, nut it
is on file ir the office of the
commissioner of labor who VIII
! be glad to answer all inquiries
and furnish. such information