PUBLIC WELFARE MEWS
Published Monthly And Distributed Free By The Forth Carolina state Board
Of Charities And public 'Welfare
MRS. Vi. T. DOST, Commissioner A. Lauranee Aydlett, Editor
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in STATE TRPlflinC SCHOOLS Refugee Hecement
Child criminals should be sent to jail
only as a last resort, Governor Clyde R. Children's Home Society, Greensooro,
Hoey said in a formal statement calling And Children's Service Bureau,
attention to the fact that increased Charlotte, Designated As Official
facilities have been provided at many of Child-Placing Agencies.
the state institutions for delinquent -
children. All refugee children from war-torn
The Governor said he wanted judges and European areas brought to temporary homes
other court officials to know that there in North Carolina will have to bo placed
was room at the institutions for youthful by either the Children's Home Society of
law-breakers, so that the judges would Greensboro or the Children's Service
send fewer children to prison. Bubeau at Charlotte, the State Board of
"I am making this statement by way of Charities and Public Welfare has announced,
information to those who are dealing with these agencies being the two licensed
delinquent young people in the courts of child-placing agencies in the State,
the State, with the hope that the number Long and careful consideration of
of those sent to jail my be still further the refugee problem to formulate a policy
decreased," he said. "We are making of cooperation with the U. S. Department
progress but a jail is no place for a of Labor children's bureau and with the
child, and he should be sent there only U. S. Committee for the Care of European
as a last resort and then only in com- Children preceded the board's announcement
pliance with the' law." designating the two child-placing agencies.
Hoey said he was "pleased to note" Attorney General Harry McMullan ruled
that the young people of today were not that all children passing federal require -
the heaviest contributors to the criminal ments as to health and trust fund deposits
group. would be qualified for North Carolina
"For instance, there were 1,231 per- homes. The North Carolina law requires
sons under 16 years of age committed to a bond in some amount up to ^1,000 to
jail in North Carolina in the calendar assure the state against possible chances
year of 1936", he said. "Each year there- of the child later becoming a public
after there has been a constant reduction charge. The trust fund set up by the
and in 1939 only 784 were sent to jail. children's committee, however, acts as a
This reduction has been made 'without corporate guarantee against such an
significant additions to other institu- eventuality in lieu of the regular posted
tions of a substitute nature. bond and is a substantial compliance with
"The commitments to the juvenile de- the law, the attorney general said. The
tention quarters has shown a decrease state law also requires that any child
from 1,221 total in 1937 to 1,040 in 1939. brought into North Carolina for placement
For purposes of comparison the State of shall be free from contagious or incurable
Virginia had over 2,500 children under 16 disease, deformity, feeble-mindedness or
committed to jail in 1938, with a child vicious characteristics. Any child meet-
population considerably less than North ing the federal health requirements will
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