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This 1923 a Good Year For Social Legislation in N. C. General Assembly Just Past Showed Itself Socially-Minded Body Favorably Disposed Towards Public Welfare Work in North Carolina; Helped Children and Unfortu-* i nates; State Board pf Public Welfare W‘ Pleased With Results of Session. ' „r \KLL BATTLE LEWIS . •nilili’.H, March 10—This has been -oc year for public welfare leglsla igU-, North Carolina. The general rn:v.y of 1924 was distinctly favor Measures providing for the care unfortunate in the state and the 1,1 ‘.Jon of children. Prison reform pr°No'r*li Carolina, it is true, made but 1,1 ;e headway. But otherwise the Uffislature gave progressive evidence t> was, in the main, a socially-: Eroup. It took no retrogressive B1.l luit followed out the same gen lt(\'policies of the three proceeding c[ lIar sessions by passing laws look i towards the improvement of social nations in the state. ' Moft important among- the social a„res passed during this last ses were: the Mothers’ Aid bill; the ’’ tn raise the age of consent from Vtn 16 years and its companion mak . the legal age of marriage 16 in trad It: establishment of an industrial training'school in Eastern North Caro ;ina for delinquent boys; and the bill to allow two or more counties to unite |lUi;ding a home for the indigent. u was also fortunate for the progress l|f public w.elafre work In North -Caro Ins that the proposed amendment to juvenile court law which would yduee the age limit of- juridictlon of ;hat court from 16 to 14 failed to pass. y0 bin to abolish the welafre officer in any county was successful. The 5tate hoard of charities and public wel fare received an increase of $20,000 In appropriation for the next two years, Fa) percent raise. It was in support of the Mother’s Aj<l hill that the State Board of charities and Public Welfare was es pecially active during the legislature. This measure was strongly sponsored I,,, most of the civic and fraternal or ganizations in the state, the N. C. Legislative Council of Women, the N. r orphans association, the N. C. Press association and many of the churches. It met with practically no opposition in either the senate or the house. In the estimation of public welfare offl ■ialfl its passage marks a forward step in North Carolina’s plan of caring for dependent children. The purpose of the oill is to aid worthy mothers who have i,»en deprived of the support of their husbands to rear their children in their nun homes instead of being forced to disrupt the family by sending them to institutions. The initial appropriation is $30,000 from the state. Counties which take advantage of the Dlari are ■equlred to match their share of the appropriation. The administration of the fund will be under the supervision of the State Board of* Chrltles and Public Welfare. 1 i I nITonnfty of Lawn By 'raising the age of consent to 16, iy making the legal age of marriage also Id and by defeating the proposed amendment to the Juvenile court law -which would have reduced the age limit of its jurisdiction from 16 to 14, there has been secured what public welfare officials consider a wise and convenient uniformity in regard to age in these laws relating to the pro tection of children in this state. One of the main ideas of progressive public welfare work is to raise’ the age for which the state is responsible for its . iiildren. Authorities consider 16 to be the minimum. The age of consent bill which was one of the chief measures supported Women and which had also the hearty support of the State Board of Chari ties and Public Welfare was amended "-fore passage. These amendments re quire that a girl between 12 and 16 must prove, her previous virtue; that the marriage of the two parties acts as a l.ar to further prosecution; and that male offenders under 18' shall he guilty of a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The law which makes the iegal age of marriage 16 instead of 14 is the natural companion to that rais ing the age of consent. Establishment of an industrial train ing school In eastern North Carolina ior delinquent boys similar to. the Jackson Training school at Concord Is heartily approved by the State oBard ef Charities and Public Welfare. Ap propriation for this is $50,000. The hill was introduced In the house by Representative R. T. Fountain, of Edgecombe. In commenting upon this measure. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, Statet Commissioner of Public Welfare says: "Tlie establishment of such a school s approved by the state board. It Is '■vident that the Jackson Training school has almost reached the capacity ■ri which it should be increased. An especially good feature about this new "'hoc! for delinquents is that ,it will admit boys up to 18 years old, while the age limit at Jackson is 16. A number .of superior court judges have stated that in their .opinion it is neoes-' sary to have some sucji plaoe of com mittment for the first offender. The inadequacy of institutional facilities , has considerably handicapped the operation of the juvenile court law in this state.” v Consolidate Poor-Relief The law allowing- two or more coun ties to unite in building a home to care for paupers/is in direct line with the policy of the State Board of Chari ties and Public Welfare to consolidate, whenever possible, such poor-relief into district homes as more efficient and economical than the county unit which, It has been disclosed by investigation by agents of th.e state board, in a num ber of counties In the state has degen erated into an ill-conducted catch-all, a very "refuse can of public charity. ’ The board is particularly interested in bringing about improvement in condi tions in North Carolina county hombs, and regards this piece of legislation as a valuable aid to this end. ‘ Consistently, the state board does not approve the law permitting counties to establish orphanages. The board did not fight this bill because certain coun ties have already built institutions for the care, of dependent' children, and local apprepriations to these could not be made legal without such a law. But the system of county orphanages, as of county homes, is considered unwise by public welfare officials, as it is thought that better and more efficient management may be secured in larger institutions. ■ However, since eevry orphanage in the state has> to come up to certain standards in order to bo licensed by the state board it is thought improbable that any consider able number of such institutions will be established. Sentiment Favors welfare Officers Public sentiment in various counties as expressed to representatives in the legislature' appeared to be opposed to the abolition of the office of superinten dent of public welfare. Bills to abolish this office in Surry, Lenoir, Johnston, Columbus and Avery counties were de feated. With reference to Warren county, the state law which made the employment of a welfare officer op tional in a county of less than 82,$$$ in population was re-enacted as a local law. A bill was passed making the of fice of superintendent of public welfare mandatory in Mitchell county and rais- : ing the age of compulsory school at-1 tendance there to 16. Prison reform * bills sponsored by I the N. C. Conference-for Social Service travelled a rougher road in the gen eral assembly than the rest of the so ciol measures. Three out of seven bills on the program of the conference In troduced in the legislature passed These were: to put the state prison on an appropriation basis; to abolish the j department for the criminal insane at the state prison; and to establish a colony for tubercular prisoners. These last two were offerred by George Ross Pou, superintendent of the state prison, and all three had his support. Those which failed to pas? were: to abolisn flogging as a punishment for prisoners; to re-organize the board of directors of the state prison; to change the per-I sonnel of the advisory board of parole and employ a parole officer; and to send to the state prison all criminals sen tenced for more than three months. The appropriation to the State Board of Charities arid Public Welfare was Increased by the general -assembly from $20,000 to $30,900 a year. The State Child Welfare' Commission, of which the commissioner of Public Wel fare is chairman and whose function it is to enforce the child labor law in this state also received an annual Increase of $10,0Q0. Appropriations to state in stitutions in which the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare has special interest were: State hospital at Raleigh, for permanent improvement $394,000, for maintenance, $440,000 as against $766,000 and $320,000 in 1921: State hospital at Morganton $415,000 and $445,000 as against $300,000 and $426,000; State hospital at Goldsboro, $313,000 and $235,000 as against $300,000 and $220,000; Caswell Training school, $500,000 and $146,000 as against $240, 000 and $80,000: Jackson Training school, $135,000 and $100,000 as against $140,000 and $40,000; Samarcand Manor $232,500 and $100,000 as against $165, 000 and $56,000; and for the reforma tory for delinquent colored boys autho rized by the legislature of 1921 but not yet established, $50,000. Clusters of* fruit, preferably cherries or grapes, are frequently seen hanging off the brims of the coarse straw hats designed for midsummer wear. For immediate wear nothing is more pop ular than the small cloche of felt or combination of silk and straw. Willow furniture is accepted all over the country as the best for out-of-door use. On the. cool shaded ver* a,]da there is nothing to make the house more attractive 8 than willow porch furniture such as we have on hand. “BETTER FURNITURE—LESS MONEY” W. J. Bradshaw & Co. Darrell Building ’ Telephone 593 W_ _i_— EFIRD’S Wilmington^ N. C. Never Were Spring Fabrics Lovelier Than These WHAT a colorful season this is going to be! With embroidered and printed fabrics leading the mode, no wonder! Beauty is easy to attain when all fabrics are lovely—drab and unin teresting clothes have no excuse, whatsoever. CSuch exquisite fabrics as you will find here make clothes fashioning a joy—yet prices are modest for sp much loveliness. Silks, woolens, cottons—one simply lovelier than the other.1. ;^ : * ! Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Worth New Spring Silks bought in tremendous quantities for our 33 big department stores. Wilmington’s portion is here and represents all the newest v weaves, colors and effects for 1 spring. Monday will witness a 1 silk selling, the ljke of which ? you never saw before. Come early for the best selections. \ PRINTED CREPE DECHINE—This is a soft, crepy silk, very pretty for the new spring dress. In lovely patterns of both floral and Egyptian designs, 40 inches 00 wide, at ( Cotton Dress Goods The finest line of cottons to be seen this season anywhere. No excuse now for not having one, two or half dozen pretty frocks for early spring wear. Monday you’ll find these goods on dis play moderateliy priced. IMPORTED RATINE—36 ipches wade, in the new plaid effect. This is a very pretty mate rial and the new weave. d»1 OQ The yard ..1.? CANTON CREPE—A pretty quality all-silk crepe, just the -weight to drape softly, nice for street or dress wear, all d»0 Qf leading colors, 40 inches wide, at... «P FLAT CREPE—Absolutely the season’s newest and best.. It has a soft, smooth, crepy effect, drapes very prettily and is very d»0 AC individual for street or dress, 40 inches wide, at ......... .. MALLINSON’S “THISLDU”—This heavy all-silk tweed is the novelty of the season. Is very effective for street, sport d*0 AO an<^ QC or suits, 40 inches wide... MALLINSON’S HOTTENTOT—A lovely®soft, heavy crepe; a pretty ma terial for blouses and combinations, a pretty Paisley in tfJO AO navy and gray, 40 inches wide. ... MALLINSON’S PONGEE—This is a soft all-silk material and is extremely. pretty for suits, dresses or skirts, <£ 9 QQ 40 inches wide.. • • r.***••''* CREPE SATIN—A lovely soft, smooth silk-satin with crepe back, drapes prettily and is also very attractively used for tailored t CO C A wear, 40 inches wide. MALLINSON’S “HOOS-HOO”—A very handsome crepe is this, with & nice, heavy-weight; splendid for spo/t or street, in either QC plaid or stripes, 40 inches wide.. ALLIGATOR CREPE-—Another of the newest crepes is inis neavy au-sun. material, for dress or tailored wear. It is also splendid for QQ capes or coat dresses, 40 inches wide. ^ _ CORKSCREW CREPE—This is a crepe very much like the cantons, but is a heavier weight, just the thing for the dress without a wrap. It is also attractively used for capes, in navy, brown and gray, 40 inches wide .. -• CREPEfDE CHINE—We have “just filled in’' on our new colors of crepe, all the pretty shades for lingeries and also <M £Q and <j»0 JO darker colors for dress, 40 inches wide. «P1 #U*/ SATENl BROCADE—Something different in brocades; very pretty for blouses nad combinations, also makes very attractive linings 01 £Q -for capes, coats, etc., 36 inches wide.. • -.-’'V ■■ A • w KIMONO SILK'—A very soft Paisley material for kimonos, linings Qftp etc., in all shades, 36 inches wide ... RADIUM SILK—A soft, smooth silk that launders and wears beautifully; splendid material for lingeries or washable silk dresses, in Cl 70 SIBERIAN CREPE—36 inches wide.. New material, new goods.- With the new silk stripe. Colors come in tan, orchid, pink, Copen, Turkais gray, rose, burnt orange, white. The yard.. ...... . IMPORTED RATINE—36 inches wide, in the new and wanted colors. These are all new. Per djl CQ. yard. «P1*«KF RATINE CREPE—36 inches wide. This is a new fabric you have not seen; in wanted colors. The QQ - yard . _vOC RATINE EMBROIDERED VOILE—36 inches wide. This is very new and rich looking. Colors, burnt orange, rose, tan. QO _ BOLIVIA SUITING—36 inches wide. This is another new number. A soft silk-like fabric and very pretty. Of. The yard....'.... DRESSWELL SUITING—36 inches wide. These have just been put on the market and are very attractive. . \ Of The yard . .„............ • • • ... OJL POLO CLOTH—^36 inches wide, with the new lockstitch and very pretty fabric. Colors, burnt orange, white, navy brbwn. 7C _ RATINETTE SUITING—36 inches wide. They are so pretty they are selling very fast'while they last. Colors, burnt orange, new green, tan, gray, rose, henna, white. 7C/* The yard...;..*.. I vV. VOILE! VOILE!—36 and 40 inches wide. .These were bought for 33 stores and bought to sell at the low price we put them on. OQ_ RATINE VOILE-^-40 inches wide. This is a pew number. Very JO attractive. The yard .... .... **OC RATINE—36 inches wide. These are a $1.00 value, While they last we will sell them, per Cfl. y.*\rd. . . ALL PURE LINEN—Glendale all linen, 36 inches wide after it has been shrunk. Just the thing for spring dresses. , QO HANDKERCHIEF LINEN—36 inches wide, in all the new and IMPORTED ORGANDY—45 inches wide. The new transparent kind, per manent finish, which will retain its finish. 7C _ LADLASSIE CLOTH—For children’s suds—fast to sun and suds, for little tots’ rompers for little ladies. You can wear the year ag round, Per yard ... uj C SOCIETY SATIN—A pretty washable silk for lingeries in perfectly exquisite shades of blue, gold, orchid, flesh and white, at..... $1.98 VAN RAALTE SILK GLOVES Absolutely, Miss, we haye the most comprehen sive line of fine silk gloves shown in town this sea son. New novelty effects, new shades. If it’s new gloves for Easter, THINK OF EFIKD’S! ALL-SILK SPANISH SCARFS, $3.65 i Positively the newest novelty is this Spani.V scarf, developed in all the new shades, each— i) NEW SHIPMENT OF DEANVILLE SCARF In the new Egyptian figures and colors. Very smart for the younger set. See these Monday. The prices are— f 69c - 98c - $1.98 - $2.98 hand-made blouses t $1.98 -$2.98 Hand-embroidered and daintily hand-drawn, the dainty sheer, splendidly tubbable, hand-made that j tune in with and tone up,so many costumes; busi ness and school tailored suits, sweaters and sport skirts materials, dainty voile batiste in several styles to select from with Peter Pan and tuxedo collars, sizes 34-46. • THE BLOUSE FASHION MOST IN demand Egyptian printed overblouse fashion in flate crepe and crepe de chine, in the gayest colors, with \ the new Square neckline, three-quarter sleeves, trim med with piping buttons and buckles. Some tie models, others jacket and the hipband overblouse— $5.98 - $9.95 EFIRD’S DEPARTMENT STORE $3.65
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