By Associated Press
Charlotte, Dec. 28—Warrants charging violation of the state child labor law have been sworn out by M.M. Gray, county superintendent of public welfare, against the local representative of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company, S.H. Kress & Company, and against Belk Brothers department store, it was learned here today when F.A. Fichruff, manager of the local Kress store was brought into court for a hearing. Mr. Fichruff admitted having employed two girls during the holiday rush without seeing to it as required by law that they had age certificates.
J. Laurence Jones, counsel for the welfare officer, stated that Mr. Fichruff had co-operated previously with the welfare superintendent and in this instance action against him would not be pressed.
Final judgement in the case of the Kress manager went over until a settlement of the other cases.
The Belk Brothers case was set for Friday, December 29, and that of the Postal for January 8. Many recent violations of the child labor law in Charlotte had caused renewed activity on the part of Superintendent Gray, it was stated.
From the front page of the Salisbury Evening Post, Thursday, Dec. 28, 1922
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