The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
JUVENILE PROBLEM
TO BE STUDIED HERE
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would be qualified to make rec
concentrations here, Commissioner
Gardner made the move that 1--WE
get the state to help by sending
experts here for survey. And
do something about it,
Commissioner Gardner declared
the board could accomplish moth
ing by "shoving them into the
dump at the county home. There S
no reason why we should. I want
to see the board take some def
mite step to curb juvenile delin-
quency. This work is just as nee
essary as the police department. "
The need for a training school
in New Hanover county was first
advanced by Mr.. Hope, who point
ed out that delinquency is in
creasing here as in other defense
areas. This will go on for a decade
after the war"
His statement was corroborated
by Mr.. Solomon, who asked for
disciplined training for delinquents,
declaring that eff children are put
in schools with hardened criminals
they will come out as hardened
criminals, whether or not they en-
ter as SUCH
Asking for building to quarter
juveniles that must go to a deten-
ton home, Sheriff Jones explained
that four youths under 16 years of
age are now lodged in Jail, having
escaped from the detention home
here, and efforts are being made
to enter them in training schools
elsewhere in the state.
Answering Commissioner Gard
ner, Sheriff Jones said eff the de-
tention home and county home
were separated here it would be
better"
At that point. Commissioner
George W. Trask condemned the
beaches. declaring ''they are not
fit for our children to go to. I
have seen people ther indecently
clad and half drunk. without re-
spect for themselves or the public.
I think it would be better to correct
some people as well as the chill
dren."
Chairman Hewlett admitted eff
the children don't have chance
in their homes, it is up to us to
help them
Answering a query by the Rev.
Mr.. Freed about the progress
made by the county following the
juvenile delinquency report made
by the Council of Social Agencies,
Chairman Hewlett answered moth
ing in particular" has been done.
He admitted that inquiries had
been made about the properties
of the N.Y.A. center and the Red
Cross sanatorium. both of which
seem unavailable at this time.
Near the end of the discussion,
the Rev. Mr.. Fr &c declared
something must be done - and
soon. If it is not done soon, the
situation will continue to gr o W
worse in Wilmington.
The commissioners approved the
request by N. S. Westbrook, com
mander of Post No. 10, American
Legion, for use of Legion stadium
for an Armistice day celebration.
On a motion by Commissioner l..
J. Coleman, and after lengthy dis
cussion, the board disproved bids
for the annual audit of books and
records of the county for the year
ending June 80, 1943, and decided
to ask for new bids, both on
flat and perdiem basis.
Commissioners refused admls-
sion to the county home to a
Pender county resident, W h e
family offered to pay his board,
declaring they could only handle
indigents of New Hanover county.
''We have just got limited space
and we are doing all we can,
Gardner said, and Chairman HeW-
lett added ''it usually stays about
full"