Boys Under 14 Can’t
Work Without Permission. . . That Is, in Certain Occupations
Mr. F.H. Wolfe, county welfare officer, in a statement to
The Journal, stated that he had already begun enforcing section 5 of the new
child labor law, which provides:
“No child under the
age of 14 years shall be employed, or permitted to work in or about or in
connection with any mill, factory, cannery, workshop, manufacturing
establishment, laundry, bakery, mercantile establishment, office, hotel,
restaurant, barber shop, boot black stand, public stable, garage, place of
amusement, brick yard, lumber yard, or any messenger or delivery service,
except in cases and under regulations prescribed by the commission hereinafter
created.”
“Farming, if you will notice,” said Mr. Wolfe, “does not
come under the above classification. Farmers, therefore, do not have to worry
about securing permission for their boys under 14 to work.
All others, however,
who do come under the classification must either quit working at once or appeal
to me for exemption. If possible, and consistent with the child’s welfare, this
exemption will be given.”
A number of people have already applied for exemption for
their boys. One of these was an old negro at Waxhaw who wanted his boy to work
in a barber shop until school opened. Permission was given by Mr. Wolfe.
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