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Page Two THK PILOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, March 1, 1935. THE PILOT Published every Friday by THE FILOT, Incorporat«Hl, Aberdwn and Southern Fines, N. C. NELSOX C. IIY people and especially the color ed teachers throughout the county. Through the combined efforts of 23 schools, over $90 was raised, making a total with amounts handed in by other I’s of $117.50. This is a lDE, Mana^^iiii^ E.aitor; i - ^ . i a.u i- ; splendid etfort and worthy of JAMES BOVIJ STKUTHEIIS BUKT; brought to the attention Contrihutinf; Editors j of people who are interested in SubM-ription Kates; their race. One Year $2.001 “Who know’s what greater six Months $100! things theM, will do when the de- Three Months -50 pression is really over. — — 1 The story w’as signed by Mrs. Address all communications to The i T. A. Cheatham of Pinehurst Civic Loyalty Pays Big Dividends Pilot, Inc., Southern Pines, N. C. This is truly a noteworthy achievement in these times. This Entered at the Postoffice at South-i contribution to the cause of ern Pines, N. C., as second-class mail j fighting tuberculosis is ten per- matter. ! cent of the total collected from — i all sources in the county. It is a heart-stirring manifestation of the desire of these colored peo ple to do their part in the alle- LOCAL USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS Our neighboring cities of; viation of suffering, to cooper- Hamlet an,d Rockingham have.^^^ with their white brethern in submitted their a worthy cause, a willingness to projects under the $4,800,000,-1 -what little they have for 000 relief appropriation bill now I common weal. And one of pending in the national Con-' nicest things about it is, the gress. Here are a few of their amount came from many projects: j hands and hearts, pennies from Sw'amp draining, additional j ^he children, nickels and dimes sew'er lines, library building in | -md quarters from the grown- each town, cleaning up cerne-1 ups. tery, street construction, fire | Our congratulations to the alarm system, sidewalks, curbs I colored race of Moore county, and gutters, public underground! And while on the subject, it rest room, community house is a pleasure to The Pilot to re- with children’s playground,, port in other columns this week municipal airport. ; that the 1934 Seal Sale in the We quote these as ideas for j county not only went “over the towns of Moore county. We have top,” but exceeded all previous not heard any suggested pro-j years in the total contributed, jects here, other than that of ■ THEIIE IS ADDED SATISFACTION in ' mie Sponsored by SUGG’S DAIRY Try Your Home Town First The Child Labor Amendment as It Appears to a Correspondent I the Amendment, must be proof that they recognize that it would not be an invasion of states’ rights, but would be a protection of those Tributes BION BUTLER the Southern Pines Chamber of: Commerce for an auditorium and recreation center, and so far j as we know, no project list has j been forwarded to the proper au- i thorities for use of federal Editorial in The charlotte Observer emergency funds in this section. I The newspaper fraternity of the The time,' as we understand it, j state will be grieved at information is short. i passing, at his Southern Pines The requirements for use of!^®™^- ^he Editor, Ths Pilot: Your editorial of February 5 seems to me to sum up well the opinion of those who are really honest in oppos ing the Federal Child Labor Amend ment. May I offer you some very def inite facts and some expert legal opinions on the othei' side of the ques tion, believing that the same can-' er from such competition. Amendment have us return to such conditions ? Another claim has been that the term “employment” or “employment for hire” should have been used in stead of the word “labor.” One of the most grievous albuses of children that exists i.s/through the sending of work into the home for the comple tion of certain processes in manufac turing. Thirty years of observation has" shown that where such industrial homework i.s allowed it la attended by abuses of children who are often re quired to work through the night and far into the early morning hours, by the payment of miserable wages in sufficient for even bare existence and , . ,, , 4 ' mortal, should be attentive, by the encouragement of the neglect ol ; j~ , , . I amendments, to make it keep pace children by mothers m the drive to . , , with the advance of the age in science felt they would have to work under in competition with Industries In other states where child labor was and would be permitted. The Child Labor Amendment meets this situa tion and places the industries of all the states on a fair and equal basis.” Our forefathers who drafted our Constitution were wise enough to foresee that they could not know of all the conditions that would be met. It was with the thought of new con ditions arising that Thomas Jeffer son, one of the greatest defenders of human liberties, said: “The real friends of the Constitution in the federal form, if they wish it to be im- turn out these sweatshop products I and experience.” for gross underpay. To send such homework across state lines is a fav- j The simple question, therefore, is, orite device for escaping state legis-1 want to continue the gains rep letion. The prohibition of “labor” ! resented in the industrial codes which would clearly prevent such practices. ■ ^®^ve been so widely praised, which Other language would allow them to continue, for the children are not “employed” or “hired.” are temporary, and which we are about to lose unless the Amendment can be ratified? The language of the As Dr. Frank P. Graham President Amendment was drafted by the ablest of the University of North Carolina, {lawyers in the country without regard to party. It affords the sound way of accomplishing this purpose. As Presi dent Roosevelt has said, with refer ence to these gains; “The obvious has well stated: “The Child Labor Amendment is the fairest way to abolish child labor in the whole country. We have found in North Carolina that many of the manufac- ^ "method of maintaining the present turers who were in favor of the abol-1 through ratification of the ition of child labor in North Caro- Amendment.” states which have high standards for ^ jjna refused to support any state ac- —L. B. G. their children against unfair compe- tion because of the disadvantage they ! Southern Pines. Feb. 19, 1935. tition through the use of cheap child labor. North Carolina is a real suffer- dor and sincerity in examining those facts and opinions will convince you of the need for the Amendments. I The necessity for the abolition of ^ child labor w'e may take for granted. ^ The fact that gross abuses of child- Some very foolish things have bctn said as to what Congress might do if the Amendment were ratified, such as that boys would not be allowed to milk the cow.s or girls to wash the dishes. Concerning this claim. Judge ren were far from abolished by state ] Edward F. Waite of the District legislation before the industrial codes | Court of Minneapolis, Minnesota, an we may also take for granted. Ob- ^ able and extremely thoughtful jurist, viously the child labor provisions of | has said; “One hesitates to suggest the codes would not otherwise have 1 even the possibility of extreme folly been needed. j in this field on the part of Congress. The real isue ihat you raise deals • Distrust of our institutions ought the funds are not known as yet. ; ^ through which Mr. But- ^ breadth of power granted \ not lightly to be pushed to that ex It is probable that federal Kinds wrought so effectively for , congress by the language of the will have to be met with local: ‘^e sandhills section. , J funds, on some proportionate to North Carolina language of the first basis. It is a matter that should ! ^ number of years ago, from his na- , justice of the United States, be having the serious considera- ^ ^ive state of Pennsylvania, having tion and study of countv and to this section by pros- town officials, that we may avail developments, with ourselves of whatever benefits j possibilities of oil. He found coal and to the communityvmay accrue. If 1traces of other minerals of the terms are not too drastic, | valuable kind, and he was a let us build something or do l successful developer of coal mines, something that will be a perma nent Sandhills asset. PENDER’S Bargains like these will convince you that even if you don’t need these items now— you need the saving* they create BABY LIMA THE FARMER AND THE STEEL INDUSTRY Helping the farmer helps ah along the line. Increase of an estimated $1,- 000,000,000 in farm income dur- ! But, seeing the far greater possibili- I I ties in development of the sandhills j as a health and pleasure center, and 1 of the soil and climate as a producer of peaches, grapes, berries and truck, | he turned his attrntion chiefly to i I newspaper work, having learned the jart of typesetting when a boy. He had j a large hand in the development of the sandhills and was a factor in es John Marshall, who was, perhaps more than anyone since, concerned to see that Congress did not overstep the bounds of constitutional authority. He , clearly stated what should be the | distinction between a authority. He clearly tent. But let us give heed to warn ings which, strange to say, have had currency over the signature of cap- ble lawyers. Suppose Congress should pass a law framed on the theory that study in school is ‘labor’ within the meaning of the Amendment, or for- j bidding farmer boys of 17 to do any j work on the home place, or limiting ! constitutional ^o one hour per day the work of chil- j stated what > whose labor is not wholly forbid- i TRIANGLE F^iclcles 21c Qt. Jar Oeaxis 3 Lbs 17c I ; should be the distinction between a I constitutional grant of power and a law. “It must have been the inten tion of those who gave these powers, to insure, as far as human prudence ! could insure, their beneficial execu tion. This could not be done by con fiding the choice of means to such narrow limits as not to leave it in the den ... if the question of the valid ity 'of such laws ever reached a fed eral court would they be sustained? To state these queries is to answer them. It is apparent that no such ab surdities would ba sanctional. The courts do not reject the guidance of ! || common sense when they interpret ! the language of legislation, statutory I or ’constitutional. To cite authorities ] here would be to insult the intelli- ; gence of the reader, be he lawyer or , layman.” 1 WHITE HOUSE APPLE BUTTER 38-oz. Jar ... 15c HERSHEY’S Cocoa 3 CANS 25c mg 1934 created the largest de- tabiishment of the big hotels and ^ mand for steel for agricultural: resort homes that now dot the vlcin- : '"'^ht be appropriate and uses since 1929. lity of southern Pines and Pinehurst. ! ‘=«'^ducive to the end. Reliable sources estimate that j in short, Bion Butler has proved a ; J provision is made in a constitu- 1,400,000 tons of steel went into \ “press-agent” of resourcefulness and ! intended to enduie for ages to j farm equipment last year—more | power, it can be truly said that North consequently, to be adapt- than seven per cent of the fin- Carolina owes him a debt of grati- ’ ^ various crises of human af- ished steel produced. This is the I tude for the part he flayed in trans- prescribed the means ^ largest percentage of the total' formation of a barren waste into a i government should, in all this the late Senator Thomas J. production required for agricul-, rich and populous locality, famed ® ^ constitutional tural uses in anyi recent year. over the land, and especially’as a riv- ' change, entirely, the i law and one of the outstanding ' character of the instrument and give ' statesmen of the country has said: D. P. Blend Coffee Golden Blend Coffee lb lb 25c 19c Another claim has been that the Amendment would give Congress power to regulate or control the schools of the country. Concerning Inquiry among leading farm | to Florida as a Winter resort and implement manufacturers by the 1 ^ little the better of Florida as an American Iron and Steel Insti- j out-of-doors playground, tute indicated that prospects in I this field look bright for even i better business in 1935 than in i COX.3TBUCTIVE COURSE I am very much distressed to know it the properties of a legal code.” One of the grounds upon which the breadth of the language of the Child Labor Amendment has been challen ged has been that it would give au- 1934. The value of farm imple ment production was approxi mately $170,000,000 in 1934, about 50 per cent above the pre ceding year. Forecasters gener- allv agree on a volume of output valued at $250,000,000 as the ex pectation for the current year. Consumption of steel on farms is not limited to implements like combines, harvesters, plows. of the death of my friend, Mr. Bion i thority to the Federal Government to Butler. Mr. Butler came to North Carolina from the North ond made of himself at once an excellent North Carolinian. Without appearing to patronize and without offenaing, he pursued a noble and a great constmc- tive course in the State. Hij stood step in and deal with domestic mat ters which should be an exclusive concern of the states. It is well known that children from certain areas where laws and regulations have permitted them to be exploited at very young ^es, with neglect of for the right things and he had the j their education, frequently migrate intelligence to know what was right.: with their families to neighboring, or It should be remembered of aim that: even distant states, where they be- winJmnTsanrtractOTS whic^aVe ^ contribution to our; come a burden upon the states of mostly steel. Fencing, bale ties, I m North Carolina and I their adoption which are in no way roofing sheets eaves troughs ■ to write a full account! responsible for the neglect and ignor- and gutters, steel culverts, wa-T^ invaluable life. |ance in which these children have ter troughs and tanks, and hand I ^ ‘^at i could enjoy his j ^rown up. tools are among the many other f’">endship and could have from time About the most despicable of all to time evidences of his approval of my course. -J. W. BAILEY, "I venture the assertion that the j amendment affords no ground for , even .serious argument that it has j Guch scope or that any self-respecting i j | law'yer will ever stand before a court ‘ -- CALIFORNIA PHILLIPS MIXED Vegetables 3 CANS 23c a steel products demanded by the farm market. Recently^ developed steel barns, cribs and small buildings may open the market for sheets and light shapes still further, as may the anticipated acceptance of .steel-framed or all-^teel houses. COLORED FOLKS AND THE SEAL SALE “Colored People Outwit De pression in Effort to Help Stamp Out Tuberculosis Among Their Race.” So reads the typewritten head ing on a little story left on our desk this week. The story says: “As county chairman I wish to express my appreciation of the fine response and hearty co operation given b:f the colored (United States Senator). CLEAR, LUCID, HONEST I desire to express to you, and thru’ your kindness, to his family, my sorrow and regret at their loss, and yours, and the communities in the death of Mr. Butler. I have never met Mr. Butler but from a constant reading his clear, lucid and honest ed itorials, for several years, I felt, when I read the announcement of his death, that I had lost a dear friend and I shall continue to do so. I never felt in reading his editorials any question of his honesty of purpose, or considered thought. He was a fine man. Sorrowrfully and sincerely, —CHARLES H. PRAY. Pinehurst, N. C. advantages that one state may take of another is to permit the grievous* exploitation of boys and girls because the cheapness of their labor draws factories and mills away from states with higher regulations. There are certain elements essential to the de velopment of a sound ajid intelligent citizenship which are fundamental to national welfare. When greed for profit can be allowed to violate these fundamental human rights of the most helpless members of our popula tion a,s a weapon in interstate com petition then some Federal authority is necessary. The universal acclaim of the child labor provisions of the industrial codes is proof that the peo ple of the country generally welcome this wiping out of abuses when it is fairly presented to them. That 31 gov ernors of the states in 1935, includ ing Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina, have unqualifiedly endorsed ! ii to contend whali it does, assuming that i V, the Congress .shouid ever conclude IH that It was by the amendment vested I:: with any such authority. !|t But let us consider the matter jl| ^ from the other angle. What would bo || the real effect of the limitations in i language which have been proposed by opponents of the Amendment? One claim by the opponents has been that it w’as not a child labor amend ment at all because the word "chil dren” was not used as it should have been. Ii' the Amendment had used the word “children” instead of the phrase “persons under 18 years," there would have been a tremendous outcry about its ambiguity—and quite rightly so. The word child has different meanings in various states states—in some it has been held to be a person under 12 years, in others it covers the age of minority—even up to 21 years. There is no uncertainty about the expression “persona under 18 years.” Another claim has been that the age limit of 18 years should not have been incorporated in the amendment but rather 14 or 16. If this had been done it would have been impossible for Congress to pass legislation to continue the protection temporarily afforded by over 500 industrial codes which prohibit youths under 18 from working at excessively hazardous oc cupations. It has been estimated that 50,000 youths were either killed or injured yearly because of such em ployment prior to the adoption of ihe codes. Would opponents of the OLD VIRGINIA HAM and BEANS CAN'S D. P. Extracts Bottle F».&G.Soap4 for ITc IVORY SOAP 3 for lec GIBBS HOMINY 2 CANS 15c COLONIAL NOODLES, MACARONI SPAGHETTI 4 Pkgs 13c OUR PRIDE Bread Large Loaf 9c For Better Biscuits BISQUICK Advertise In the Pilot
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