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Juvenile Delinquency - Transgression Of The Low Bv Children Und» An. BY—Γ. C. GANTT Pastor ML Tib« Baptist Ckvck Juvenile delinquency is a com paratively new term to describe aiPbge-old problem—the prob lem of transgression of the law by children under ac*. This problem is indeed an old one and has existed to some extent in every generation since the dawn of history. However, in recent years this problem seems to have become more acute. I sav "seems to be," because it is jil.^ a little difficult to determine whether is has become more a cute or not. It is difficult be cause the the older generation nearly always feels that the younger generation is much worse than their own. At the same time standards of conduct differ from generation to gener ation, as do methods of detect ing and reporting. Yet, we can not close our eyes to the fact that according to statistics there has been an alarming increase every year for the past several years in the number of juvenile delinquency cases. Also accord ing to statistics juvenile delin quency is increasing faster than the population is growing in size. Therefore, it seems safe to con clude on the basis of these facts that there is a very definite in crease in youth crimes today. What is juvenile delinquency? A child who breaks the law is not considered a criminal, but a: juvenile delinquent. In our co untry he is tried In special courts set up for that purpose. These courts arc set up with the idea that "an ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of cure." Consequently every effort is made by these courts to keep the young law breaker from breaking more laws rather than to punish him for the crime he lias already committed. We hast en to say that not all those who are classed as juvenile delin quents are young criminals. This is the case because almost any kind of action or behavior on the part of the child which en dangers his own well-being may be considered juvenile delin quency. In some states the law says, "A child who begs for money in public, associates with immoral persons, or visits illegal places is a juvenile delinquent." This, of course, does not make him a young criminal. At the same time it needs to be said that the majority o( our young people arc not delinquents. Here in our own community the maj ority of our youth are respect able, law-abiding young people. The exact cause of delinquen cy is somewhat difiicult to de termine. It is not easy to say just why certain children be come delinquents while others grow up to become sane and normal individuals. However, the fact that there has been a sharp increase in youth crimes in recent years indicates that the general causes may be found in the conditions of our time. The development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs and the constant threat of war have cre ated tensions and brought a felling of insecurity to our young people. These tensions and feelings of insecurity propel many of our youth toward de linquency. At the same time it is the con viction of authorities on juven ile delinquency that in a major ity of cases the cnild's home is the source of his trouble. That is to say, the crimes of juveniles { are in most cases the result, not of their own wilful wrongdoing or deliberate choice, but of pov erty, drink, and disease in the home; a defective religious and secular education; and the lack, of parental supervision and au-| thority. It has been observed that where moral values are notl taught in the home and the chil dren led to practice these values in their lives, delinquency is the result. Of course, 1 am not saying that no delinquents come from homes where moral values are taught They do. Some ol them come from the finest ol Christian homes. The Prodigal Son had been taught better and knew better, but that did not keep him from becoming a prod igal and going into a far coun try. Dut for every delinquent that comes from a Christian dome, a score will come trom liomcs where no moral values are taught. The remedy, of course, is the sixty-four dollar question. But it suems to me that the preven tion would be much more desir iblc and much more effective than the cur«. "An ounce of pre vention is worth a pound of cure." The best way to combat delinquency is to stop it before it starts. The responsibility of prevention rests with the com munity. The community must provide the children with chur ches where effective religious ideals are taught, with schools where a good secular education may be obtained, and with ade quate recreational facilities where their activity is directed into useful channels. This, of course, does not take away from the home any of its responsibil ity for the teaching of good morals and the careful supervi sion of the children in the home. It is especially important that the home guard against certain types of literature, radio and television . picture·. Certain type· of motion picture, radio, and comic strip· stress the romatlc thrills of ex citement and crime. In 1982 · Congressional committee made · survey of obscene literatim (which includes certain canto strips) and it found that such literature was responsible, In part, for the increase of ·*-"η quency. Parents should provide good literature for their chQ Iren. Tht prevention of deliniiMncy Is a big job and a corifer on*. But it to · Job that we can do together. With church, the sdtt ity cooperating ___ do a good Job. And tbo is certainly worth wt normal. Iffff ihirtlM THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES i# SERVING COLUMBUS, BRUNSWICK AND HORRY COUNTIES 7!fe »»AID CIRCULATION 2800 VOLUME IX. NUMBER 31 "Tabor City — The Town With A City Future" Ά TABOR CITY. N. C. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2. 1955 5c PER COPY—$2.00 PER YEAR Millpond Lawsuit Does Not Affect Project Planning The lawsuit instituted against J. I. Dodd by Miss Mavie Wil liamson and continued in Sup rrior court last week regarding the boundary on the East side of the millpond here is not something new and is not to be construed as a dispute between τ lie recreation corporation and the Williamson interests. 4 jftk The suit was instigated months ι oefore Tabor City Recreation' Commission was formed because | of the belief of Barcic William-1 soil and his sister Mavie Wil liamson that Dodd had cut some1 timber from the land owned by ι the Williamsons. The suit is to determine whether or not the timber belonged to Dodd or Wil liamson. I (L.H course, the suit will de U.inine a boundary on the East side of the pond. But before the recreation commission purchas ed the pond, the boundary line in that area was pointed out by both Mr. Williamson and Mr. Dodd. There was a difference in the location of this lino in the minds of both parties. However, an understanding was reached with Mr. Williamson at the time t>the effect that he would raise n<> objection to the corporation backing water over his line as long as it did not get out in his fields. No water is expected to reach his fields. And at the same time, the corporation agreed to wave any rights to the timber bordering the pond and the Williamson property. There has been no movemi nt on the part of either ifcrty to break the agreement. Regardless of how the lawsuit may end, the East boundary agreement is expected to remain the same. Mr. Williamson has pointed out to the corporation that he has no complaint against the project. Indeed he has expressed satisfaction with the success of the project and has pledged his support to its continued success. ^ The understanding we had originally will be accepted by me permanently. I have moved no boundary stakes of any kind and I don't intend to. I have a plot showing where my land is and I have told the millpond corporation that the water can fContinued on Page 8) Broken Homes Major Cause 01 Delinquency BY J. R. PR1DC.EN Sheriff of Columbus County ι Much has been said and much! lias been written about juvenile delinquency, but the proolem is! far from being solved. Λ juvenile delinquent is a maladjusted child, an unhappy child, and child seriously in need of help. We find that in our juvenile courts a majority of the boys and girls that come before the judges are emotionally disturb ed. We further find that most of them have no church affiliation whatsovere. I cannot overestimate the value of religious training in and of the · me for our children. With such a foundation, the child is generally able to solve his problems in a healthy man ner. Problems in children do not occur by accident. Λ child, when he becomes 12, 13 or 14 years of ago, does not all of a sudden become a delinquent. The seeds of his delinquency were sown immediately upon his birth. If our children receive the proper care, cuddling, security, affec tion and love in their formative years, their behavior in most every instance will be accept able to society. Many of our children today are brought up in physically broken h^mes. They have tre mendous emotional problems. They cannat understand why their own father and mother cannot live together under the same roof with them as their associates are living. In addition to this, many of our boys and girls are coming from psychol ogically broken homes where they are being subjected consist ently to destructive emotional experiences and influences. I be lieve this type of child will be come even more delinquent than the child from the physically (Continued on I'age 8) Barbers Will Give One Day's Revenue For Crippled Kids 4'iaircuts obtained in local bar-| . shops on Tuesday, March 8. will .serve a two-fold purpose as the proceeds from that day's work will be donated to help crippled children. Barbers throughout Columbus County are pledging their day's receipts on March 8 to the crip pled children's program. The project is part of a state wide program of the Associated Sster Harbers of Nortth Caro n in presenting a "Barber's Kickoff Campaign for Crippled Children" and local barbers will be among 2000 other barbers engaged In the project. ^ Bur rage Cox, president of the Columbus Barbers Association, said today, "Everyone Is urged to get their haircut* on March S * in order to make this project an overwhelming success." Throtißh contributions to the Easter Seal Society, a program of care and treatment for over 250 types of physical handicaps is conducted through the 100 county societies in the State. This is the first time the local barbers have participated in the drive and the participation this year is 100 percent. Shops In Tabor City partici pating in the project are City Barber Shop, Lux Barber Shop, Fowler's Barber Shop and Step hens Barber Shop. Appreciation was expressed to the barbers for their gesture by Mrs. Alice Wright, president of the Columbus County chapter of the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children and Adult·. Parents Should Conduct Lives In Proper Way BY MRS. WILLARD WRIGHT County Welfare Superintendent The familiar adage "The youth of today are the citizens of to morrow" is one the parents who have the responsibility of rear ing a family too often lose sight of in their daily contact with their children. They fail to realize the things boys and girls are allowed to do sometimes affect their entire lives. If the parents would comi to a full realization of this fact and conduct themselves accord ingly there would be but little juvenile delinquency. Parents should see that their children are enrolled in some good club such as the 4-II clubs. FFA or the FHA for girls and the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts. They can thus obtain various types of recreation under adult supervision. These clubs can be made just as attractive as the corner store. The parents τι ad-, dition should give their children I some duty of responsibility a-j bout the home to make them feel! like they belong there. They1 should work and play with their children. There are always some adults or parents who arc willing to give their time toward helping1 the young people develop into! good citizens; but too many al low the children to pick their companions and lose sight of their place in the home and: church. Our Apologies; In contacting advertisers in connection with the juvenile de linquency program, businessmen were told that articles would ap pear from Judge Sank.v Robin son and Rev. R. C. Foster, both of Whiteville. Our representatives were sin-j cere and made the statement in good faith. Both men had prom ised to write such articles. How ever. because of an unfortunate misunderstanding, neither sub mitted the ropy. It is the hope of The Tribune, that these men will see fit to contribute to one of the forth coming issues on the same sub iect. ι The Tribune also wishes to 'express its appreciation to the I ministers and public officials 'who have contributed to the campaign in this week's issue. >It also extends an invitation to lall other ministers, laymen and I public officials to submit their thought* and ideas on juvenile delinquency. Free Milk Fund Sinks At School The possibility of additional contributions toward the "free, milk" program at Ihe local! school was evident today as C. H. T'inner. principal of the school, reported that approxi mately 130 children receive ben efit from this proeram each day. With the program beginning on January 14, the school has served a total of 4.440 students with half-pints of milk. "The milk costs us four cents; per half-pints which means thati we have spent $177.60 during these past two months," said Mr ; Pinner. Λ total of SI50 was contribut ed to the school for the free milk program. Tabor City Jay cees donated $100 at Christmas ι time and the local P. T. A. do-\ nated $50 at it* January meet in« . . . Aid I· secured from the fed eral government on the milk program to the extent that the (Continued on Pag· I) Before γ^τ-ττ.γ'τ*· After Λ BIG CHANGE .... The voting boye from a community near I. or is wcrr running away from home last week whrn they were plarrd In Ihr custody of Mr. Λ. D. Peacock of Whltrvlllr. Thr top photo shows the two boys Ihr day they were plarrd In thr cus tody of Mr. Prarock. Thr "aftrr" photo was taken onr day latrr aftrr thr youngstrra had lirrn treated to a bath .haircut, new clothes and several xond rarah. Runaway Brothers Enjoying Escapade Editor'* Not?: The following | great, ilory I* one that iIvm a perfrct •Hmplf of home condition» thai rften lead to Juvenile dellnqen· if... Fortunately. neither boy kaa «τβτ ran afonl of the law; Ifweftf. when inch condition· linhl Um rM of jnre^wj^e A cigarette dangled from the mouths of the two brothers as they told the kind businessman that they were running away from home and were on their way to Virginia because it waa • "long ways from home." (Continued on Page 8) jlovernor Hodges .· üommenis About' Iuvenile Problem; C W. Horace Carter Tabor City Tribune t Taltor City, N. C. I am clad to know that a ( special issue of the TABOR . CITY TRIBUNE will be de- a voted to a discussion of the juvenile delinquency issue and j, that copies of this special is- |j sue will be sent to every tea- r eher, public official and law enforcement officer in your j, county. The problem of Juvenile de- t liniiuency involves the chil drea. parents, schools, church es. cultural facilities and many ^ other parts of our community , life. We have been fortunate 't in North Carolina in prevent- !, ϊηκ widespread juvenile de- ( linquency due to the coordin· > ated efforts of our people. However, we must continue to develop sound family life, :s wholesome recreational facili- ]" ties, spiritual development 'i and a general awareness of the need to understand and help our young people in their l daily problems. j Signed, j I.uther II. Hodges J Governor of North j Carolina ; ι P.-T.A. Officers i\rt Exhibit t The school art exhibit will be >n display at the meeting of thej Tabor City Parent Teachers As-'· ioeiation to be held Thursday. Uarch 3. at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Earl ^artrette, program chairman an lounced. Winners in three divisions will jc selected from each grade and "ibbons will be awarded. Stockholders Will Work At Mill Pond Λ "work call" has gone out to lay to all stockholders in the Mill Pond project and each is! irgcd to help with the work at Ihe pond on Saturday and Wed nesday at 9 a. tn. "We need to do some work at Ihe pond and our finances pro-, Iiibit having someone else do do1 the work for us so it is impera tive that all stockholders helpj rarry the load," said one of the J directors today in announcing: |dans for the "work day." Mail Boxes Available Through Jaycec Club Rirhard Gordon, president of Ihe Tabor City .layrccs. announced today that resi dents desiring to purchase mall boxes for the city mall delivery could obtain them at llarrelson's Pharmacy, Ne smith Insurance Agency. l'lg gly Wiggly or Tabor City Funeral Home. "Everyone Is urged lo ret their mall boxes as early as possible In order lo expedite the city mail delivery." said fiord on. Three types of mall boxe* are available through the Jay cees Willi prices of 75 cents, 91.25 and 92. House numerals are being sold and erected by memhrr* of the rivitan Club. When the numerals and mall boxes are erected throughout the town, the go ahead signal win he (tren by postal authorities for the mall deltrcry. County Voters To Cast Ballots Saturday OnSchool Bond Issue Voters of Columbus County ill go to the polls Saturday and ist their ballots on the question: s to whether Columbus will oat a $740,000 school bond is- ■ Je or not. Spokesmen for the bond issue! ave been busy in recent weeks ndeavoring to enlighten the| itizenry on the desperate need >r voting for the issuance of; onds. They have pointed out' le plight of the schools in Co unbus County and emphasized le need for improving the situ tion. School officials have said that le annual school enrollment is. icreasing by three percent eve-| y year and that the crowded undition can expect to get pro ressively worse unless the peo le approve the bond issue so| iiat new construction can get nderway. North caiYiWiia is next to the >ottom State in the nation in er-student-day school cost and lie sub normal school system s playing a huge part in the haracter of the people, they ave said. Authoritative sources close to lie school needs and the tax tructure in the county have said *.-T.A. Oficers Election of new officers will e the major business conducted t the Tabor City P. T. A. meet ig to be held Thursday, March , at 7:30 p. m. With health as the topic for lie program those attending the neeting will also have the op lortunity to view some of the rt work done by students in he various grades. that the chanccs are very good that no increase tax rate would be necessary to meet the bond payments. They have observed that today 48.5 cents out of the, 51.08 cent tax money used for schools in the counties, is for capital outlay. This capital outlay that is spent every year is for repairs and improvements. Tax authori ties believe that this amount could be cut to about 36 cents with sufficient new construction. Should this be the case, no new taxes would be necessary. Experts who have studied the school and tax system in the county say that a levy of about 12.5 cents of the evaluation is necessary for the first, second and third year of the bonded indebtedness to meet the pay ments. If the capital outlay could be cut oy tuis '.moant, no increase in t.ie $! »0 tax struc ture would Be necessary. It is also of importance to the people to note that in eight years, some of the present bond ed indebtedness will be paid off and the bond payments at that time would be less than they are today even with the ap proval of this school bond issue. R. B. Mallard, of Tabor City, lias been one of the speakers for the school bond issue. He spoke again at Old Dock Monday night and at Williams Township Tues day night. The Williams meeting was sponsored by the Ruritan Club in that community. T. Ward Guy, superintendent of education for Columbus Co unty, has also been speaking with Mr. Mallard in the various communities. AN EDITORIAL A Program With Merit Today The Tribune launches a series of articles and messages in an effort to combat juvenile delin quency—a curse that has spread into every nook and corner of America in recent years. Indeed, it has always been present but with the modern fast living, it is increasing in alarming fashion. The Tribune does not expect to cure our area of all the evils of juvenile crimes with this issue nor with the half dozen on the same theme that will follow. But we do hope to put before the children and the parents some of the problems that exist and with that program in progress, perhaps just one youngster might profit. If that holds true, then this effort will not have been made in vain. All of us have to live and in the newspaper busi ness we sell advertising to pay the bills. Rusiness men and business firms from throughout the county have realized this and a large number have expressed their endorsement of the program and our campaign with paid signature advertisements in this issue. We are grateful for their support. In one community the Merchants Association saw fit to advise its membership not to take part in the signature endorsements. We regret this misfortune but still have a representative group of firms from thai area to which we are indebted. This campaign is not a makc-a-1ot-of-money effort. The Tribune will certainly spend more money «luring this campaign than it will derive from its endorsers but in the long run, the educational pro gram should and will be carried through to the end. It is being done simply and purely because the pub lic needs to be more aware of the need to combat delinquency among the minors. This Issue and subsequent ones will be malied to teachers, preachers and businessmen throughout the county. We leave the decision to them as to whether the campaign is a worthy one or not.
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