Friday, November 29, 2019

Welfare Officer To Check Up on Frank Jenkins, 13, and Milton Lewis, 12

From The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Nov. 29, 1919. This was the first year that North Carolina used welfare officers to try and keep juvenile offenders and truants out of trouble.

Two Cases for Mr. Leonard

Mr. Leonard, who is at the head of the welfare work in this city, has in his charge two little negroes who were caught shooting craps. One of these is Frank Jenkins, aged 13, and the other is Milton Lewis, aged 12. Both were placed under probation for the period of six months and are to report each Saturday to show they have been bring to behave.

Jenkins lives with his grandmother and Milton Lewis lives with his father and mother. It seems, however, that they are kept by their parents under little restraint and are allowed to grow up more like weeds than in any other way. Both are going to school, however, and should know better.

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