Paper Disapproves Curfew for Children Under Age of 16, Jan. 13, 1921

There is a petition being circulated asking that a Curfew Law be passed in town. We want to go on record as being opposed to any such foolish law. It will only be a question of time before a man will have to get a special permit to go to the post office after dark. The following will be the law, if passed: “Every child, white or colored, under 16 years of age must be off the streets, both in business and residential sections, by 9 o’clock, unless accompanied by parents or appointed chaperone, or with special permission from the authorities. This permission should not be given, however, except through mecessity.” (From The Roanoke News, Weldon, N.C., Jan. 13, 1921, John W. Sledge, editor and proprietor)