Number Of Children Und?r 16 Illegally Held In Jail Decreases By A. LAURANCE AYDLETT The number of children under 16 years of age illegally held in jail has shown a continual decline during the past 10 years, chiefly because of the efforts of the State Board of Public Welfare in cooperation with local law enforce ment and governing officials and county departments of public wel fare in finding other methods of handling youthful delinquents. From a high of 1,231 children reported by 83 counties in 1936. the total recorded in the fiscal year 1946-47 had dropped to 325 reported by 92 counties. The re porting counties are listed as the average number reporting monthly during the year since the statutes provide that units of local govern ment must file jail records with the State welfare agency. Welfare officials said this wejk that they expected the current year to show an average of 96 counties reporting monthy, but, of course, could not predict the total number of children that would be confined temporarily in the county jails until other provisions could be made for them. It is hoped that the downward trend of recent years will be continued. That portion of North Carolina's child welfare laws which sets up special courts before which deli quent boys and girls are given in formal hearings by a juvenile judge expressly declares that no child coming within the provisions of the article shall be placed in any jail, lockup, or other place where he may come in contact with adult criminals. ? Segregation From Adults Required ? This Section 110-30 of the Gene ral Statutes has been construed by the States attorney general to mean that a child under 16 years of age cannot spend even a short TRY POST-WAR "FASTER ACTING" 666 OH Rei.cve aches and "sleep robbing" Miseriei cf Cc!ds fast with lt>6 ( tablets Of liquid) Cau?>o? Us* #?l? 01 i time in a place where older law breakers re confined if there is any possilility of contact between the two. Furthei than that, the attorney general Us declared that law en forcemen officials who confine children .n such places are them , selves \ lating the law. Because many c< ities do not have modern , facilitie tor temporarily holding I thildr. until final disposition, made o their problems, some county t/fficials in the past have disregarded this construction of the statute Welfare officials, both State and county, have recommended so cialized boarding homes or deten tic homes where young offenders c? be leld for a short time. Sevr n. c?-: imunities have made such P' >vis hi for care of these boys i gills and are finding that the l'ort. and money going into clopment of such facilities >een more than repaid by >rovement in the behavior itudes of the children, philosophy of North Caro ivcnile court law is that i are not criminals but do BUY THE *2 SlZf FOR ONtY $1 buy tho Economy Carton (?fx $1 ?!*? boMl#?) for only $3 50* m T-rr-fi 4 Guards against chapping ^ Soothe > 'kin roughness 4 Perfect as foundation base 4 Helps protect skin from head to heels BUY NOW AND SAVE! MAITNEY DRUG COMPANY Phone 151 Murphy, N. C. ren under 16 years of age held in jail during the 12 months ending last June 30 at the close of the fiscal year 1946-47 were: Ala mance. Alexander. Alleghany. Ashe. Avery. Beaufort, Berti?. | Camden, Carteret, Chatham Cherokee, Cleveland. Currituck. Dart. Duplin. Gates. Harnett, Hav twood. Hoke. Hyde. Jackson. Mont gomery, Moore, Orufi, Pamlieo, Pasquotank. Rockingham, Samp Cash for Black Walnuts HI LLED AND DRY ?V. C. Walters and Co. MURPHY, N. C. PIMPLES DON'T SQUEEZE THEMI Instead brush on .