The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 20, 1954, Page 4

Only Daily Newspaper ia Key West and Monroe County NORMAN 0. ARTMAN Business Manager| ___Balered at Rey West, Florida, is Second Class Matter ____ HLEPHONES 2541 od 20S ‘ 2-566) and 25662 eerie semiernctinnneniintenrenanimsbeenedenmamnenniiiinaininianiinaetiCS. _Sabsctiption (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The fs an public issues Sef ARIAS OPEL PE CHILD LABOR STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM Though most Americans might not realize it, the problem of child labor, and of young children leaving * gchool to go to work, is still a major problem in the United States. Those who thought the schools are today claiming all teenagers will be surprised to find that more children: were working in 1950 than in 1940. __ The increase in the last decade has been greatest among fourteen and fifteen-year-old children, and to- day one child in eleven is earning money on his own, whereas, in 1940, only one in twenty-three had a job. Of the one-in-eleven working today, seventeen per cent| of this age group are not in school. . ' ‘The National Child Labor Committee recently re- ported the attitude on part-time work for teenagers has changed completely since World War II and that it ‘is handling - jcourt’s attention. According southern office of the Ne- tional Probation and Parole Asse- tS to provide an accurate picture of ithe kinds of cases coming to the to Judge Eva Warner Gibson, in 1950 there were 520 cases; 1951, 434; 1952, 454; 1953, 503, However, it is not known how) Wdnwn? WOR all this information into a total pic- ture so that all parts fall into| their place and have meaning. Supervision of youngsters or case treatment is not accomplished by| a single act or event. It is a pro- cess in which the child is helped ito develop greater eapacity for self- direction in a socially acceptable To accomplish thi and to re- direct and educate ay individual with anti-social habits are time- consuming, complex matters in- volving a variety of activities and a NOTAS CUBANA it E { if ells e ay ag re ie rl Ege q iH HH it ie 5 ; i i ge iat ii 4 3 i $ 5 if 8 F a 5 by pou Brae Rere fi ( Hi ; UE a2 2 l EE. wBEE ey z if s i ir f E g. | Es F f a 4 ? Pe falc ff i 55 w = 2 = fe Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYQ FORMULA SALVADORA hombre tiene la libertad de actuar sty pil eae belly br In Polio Drive West clibs and organizs- Por temperamento me agrada|/¢omo mejor le convenga en la vida Key ser util a mis semejantes, Durante|Ptblica. Yo. tengo mis recursos yjtions have responded to the call mi vida de funcionario y de|estimo que a ustedes no deben in-|from Paul J. Sher, campaign chair- teresarles, Pero, de todos modos, services.. In some cases, the emphasis is ion personal factors and in others many of these were classed as delinquent and how many were! dependent or neglected. In the now an accepted activity for school children. The Com- mittee’s annual report showed that, in the fourteen and fifteen-year age group, the State of Connecticut had the best record of educational attendance and South! Caro- lina the worst. Some of today’s problems may surprise the reader. Approximately 200,000 children are now working and not attending school, according to the National Child _ Labor Committee report. The report also showed a large number of children carry a work load of thirty-five hours &@ week and attempt to attend school too. Such a work load is sure to interfere with their proper education, according to the committee. The committee urges all states to enforce properly the child labor laws, which require children’ of certain ages to attend schools. Not only should the laws be better enforced, but, in many cases, the laws can be improved, and since the future of this country, and per- haps the world, depends upon the younger generation, better school attendance and better child labor laws will be a good investment in the country’s future. ‘ i Now that the new year has begun, you can start) hich would define the function of looking forward to Christmas again. 3 LS It is a neat pastime to read editorials for the pur- pose of seeing how foolish the editor can be. : ———— Life’s little burden: Trying to look amused when the same man tells you the same joke the third time. PAID) BIT IN ull The City Police Department does not have police officers especially detailed as juvenile officers. Most police departments recog- nize that police services to juvenil-| es is just as specialized a function as traffic control, crime detection, ete., and specialized law enforce- ment personnel should be provid- ed to investigate complaints involv- ing children, to protect children from harmful influences by close supervision of places of commer- cialized amusement, and to refer cases to the court or other appro- priate agencies. Of course, police work and pro- bation work are not the same, and Police should not attempt to pro- vide treatment for children and probation officers should not be re: and become involved in police work, A written policy should be deve- oped between the law enforcement be agencies and the juvenile court each with respect to children, in- cluding the circumstances under which childrem are to be detained. This policy should encourage the law enforcement officer to return children to their own homes when- ever possible, The Key West police department should have pages dy «coger ficers in their juvenile division res- Ponsible directly to the chief. In fact, the recommendation of ithe U. S. Children’s Bureau con-! At the present time, apparently, police do not exercise sufficient dis- cretion in returning children to their homes, but rather turn them over to the court as a routine. judge's opinion, however, that a- bout 75 per cent were delinquency cases. It is. understood that _ petitions are filed in practically all cases; however, the growing trend throughout the country is for the court to handle many, cases infor- mally without the necessity of fil- ing a petition. In fact, in most well organized courts today more cases are handl- ed informally than formally, How- ever, except for the court hearing, these informal cases réceive the same intensive study and follow-up suervision as do the formal cases. Evidence that more cases might be handled informally is the fact that most of the petitions, after being filed, are dismissed and’ the warned, At the present time, there are only twelve children reported to on probation, . Considering the large number of cases coming to the attention of ithe court, it would seem that more children should be placed on pro- bation, even if informally, for con- tinued follow-up supervison by the counselor, However, the continual need te investigate emergency situations and make some sort of disposition limits the time available the coun- selor would have for providing in- tensive follow-up supervision. Although many of the cases re- ported are not serious, children with problems and children from inadequate homes are usually un- quired to investigate “moar. and parents are only .{able to “go it alone” and need the helpful’ guidance of a skilled pro-' bation counselor. Even if most of the neglect situations were referred to the welfare department, when that agency is able to assume greater responsibility when a child welfare worker is available, the on a social situation. This type of service requires professionally qua- lified personnel, Standards for selection of proba- Professional Council of the Nation- al Probation and Parole Associa- tion, include the following: 1, Education. A bachelor’s de- gree from a college or university of recognized standing, with cour- ses in social science as ‘minimal. Professional training for probation and parole work in a graduate school of social work, 2. Experience. One year of paid full time experience under super- vision of a social welfare agency or related agency of high stard- ards; or, one year of graduate work in a recognized school of social work in lieu: thereof. 3. Personality, A probation coun- selor must be a person of good character and balanced personali- ty. Among the essential personal traits are: integrity, ability _ to ‘work with others, emotional stabi- lity, good health and a general in- terest in people and their pro- blems. Probation counsellor should be appointed from eligible lists re- sulting from competitive merit ex- aminations. Reasonable tenure Teves provided to all appoin- es. ‘ However, not only should. per- sonnel be adequate, but in suf-! ficient numbers. ‘The Professional Council of the National Probation and Parole As-| case load per counselor of fifty, units a month with a supervision case counting as one unit and an investigation counting as five units. | e-vising 15 youngsters could make), seven investigations during ‘the month. Considerable credit.can be giv-| periodista, he tratado siempre de atender y complacer a todos cuantos busca \@ mi se acercaran en de un servicio. Ello me tion counsellors, prepared by the enorgallece y hace sentirme feliz. Pero es que algunas gentes se creen que servirles es una inelu- dible obligacién y no titubean en correr tras uno, sin’ importarles la hora, ni el dia, en busca de un favor. Si no estamos en condiciones de prestarlo ‘por qialquier impre- vista razén, entonces el sujeto se siente airado, ofendido y hasta se permite vociferar en nuestra contra, Olvidandose de que los favores se hacen por propia vol- untad y no por obligacién. He tenido muchos - desengafios durante toda mi vida, por faltarme la energia y la decisién para negar um favor a quien venia en busca mia. Muchas veces me he dado cuenta de que “araba en el mar’. que aquel favor iba a ser el pri- mero de una serie interminable y sinembargo, no he desdefiado el hacerlo, sirviéndole, en la seguri- dad de que iba a perder el servicio ty el amigo. ? Cuéntase de un famoso Diputado francés, que en todas las luchas electorales de su provincia, salia airoso, aunque el candidato con- trario fuera una persona de .ran jsolvencia moral y econémica. Ese| Diputado, tan pronto tomaba pose- sion de su alta investidura, no recibia a ningun elector, ni daba cartas de recomendacién. Se con- sociation recommends a maximum|cretaha al, desempefio fiel de su cargo y al €studio de mitologia que \era su suprema diversién. Todos se asombraban de cémo las lides electorales, sin gastarse la plata y sin pronunciar un solo diseurso, durante la campafia el ciudadano, hombre serio, de |di Therefore, a counselor who is Sup-|Doeas palabras y prgenicts violen-|to contrario . . toc, saiera siempre vencedor en| si tienen la bondad de informarme lo que han de hacer despues que —Es que a usted no se le vuelve a-ver en parte alguna, como no sea en la. Camara de Diputados, despues de la eleccién. Usted no frecuenta grupos politicos, ni es asi duo concurrente a eszs peque- nas “pefias”, donde se hacen las candidaturas y g¢ forjan los planes ide lucha en las elecciones . . .. . Todo eso, sefior Diputmdo, nos intriga ‘tanto a nosotros, como a los demas electores y atin a los candidatos. De ahi nuestro enorm: interés°en conocer de que se va! usted, para obtener mas votos ningun’ otro, de la misma zona lectoral .. . —Si ustedes me prometen divulgar el secreto y tan pronto conozean, dejarme en paz, esto: dispuesto a ensefiarles el procedi- miento que he empleado dura: mi vida piblica y privada, pa salr siempre airoso en todo lo he emprendido. Es algo que parecera una enorme parado} pero.en la practica, eréani ustedes, sefiores, me ha dado excelente resultado. Los visitantes se miraron unos @ los otros y el mayor de todos, r. ‘pondié asi al Diputado: —Le prometemos no divulgar su secreto, Nos marcharemos tan \pronto conozcamos ese método muy \suyo, para triunfar y ni siquiera intentaremos usarlo,, en el caso de’ Hed 58 ¢@ = : E j Eee BF i} —Perfectai man, to take an 1954 March The have show. tie F g z Pit! | gE ufet 5k cy i i t i i j e i 3 Be i i s ! § ; : I I ! f i Ly | f i é & 8 t i i | q : f | | : § i it ty at | _it if sek? TELE Py A ‘The probation counsellor inves-\estimated number of d lelinquency |" to the interest of the judge and | politie: egad add ie a tigates the details of the offense and in this respect is performing the court. ‘es should be referrals indicates a need for more than one probation counselor. It is understood the probation counselor has had previous proba- tion experience during the admin- istration of a former. judge of this! court, but that she does not have specific training in social work. However, considering that most of the delinquent youngsters are boys, it would seem important that a qualified male probation counse- lor be added to the staff. Role of Probation Counselor Probation counselling ‘court with a social study of the child and a program of supervi- sion and guidence to help the child and his family. The social inves- tigation or social diagnosis involves the collection and analysis of facts ito reveal the basic problem upon which the treatment plan is based. It attempts to describe as exai .|ly as possible the situation and per- sonality of the individual and his social needs. It includes (a) an un- derstanding of his personality, his attitudes and beliefs, his capabili- ities and limitations; (b) the collec- tion of facts which give insight into his past history, his needs and his personal, social and economie situ- ation; (c) the use of various tests {and extminations which give infor mation about his physical ard tl _cordition; (d) putting tozeta-~ ‘ provides |strengthened and written policy i Probation counselor in recognizing} the need to develop adequate ser-| vices and facilities for youngsters, | and it is hoped that full financial) backing will enable the court to, chieve these results. Relationships with Other Agencies Relationship between the court) and the school system seem to be! jvery good. There seems to be free! jexchange of information between| |the court and the school officials.| | However, there is evidence that! law enforcement agencies and the! welfare department should be) agreements concerning the referral and transfer of cases should be’ formulated. WICHITA FALLS. Tex. ut—Rob-| ert Walkup, 34, former city traffic department employe, was charged Monday with embezzlement of more than $8,000 in nickels from city vy parking, meters in a 13-month nickels on fishing trips, a state period. He told police he had spent the\bedi Y un buen dia, tras de haber) sido re-electo por quinta vez, una) Comisién de electores de su dis-| trito, se organiz6é con la idea de} visitarle y de penetrar en el se-| creto de tantas victorias. Y asi fué. Liegaron a la suntuosa) residencia del Diputado y despues} de anunciarle la visita, entraron en) el salon de espera y alli estuvieron | aguardando al “gran sefor”’, por espacio de dos horas y media. Transcurrido ese largo espacio ei tiempo, hizo su aparicién, envuelto| en una rica bata de moaré, color violeta, calzando unas zapatillas) turcas, pletdieas de bordados y} lentejuelas. afi —Qué se les ofrece?—ingq:irié, | —Venimos,- viejo de los visitantes—a felicitarle|sirven. Todos y por sus constantes triunfos electo-|se asombran de mis rales, A desearle muy buena salud|Y ya ven: la formula, y a formularle una-pregunta, que|de mayor sencilléz usted no estimaré como capeiosa,| Y dando la mano a iF fair junket in Dallas, and two autos, among other things. He) didn’t have enough to make his '$5,000 bond. "t Pays To ADVERTISE In The ~-~--Use Its Columns Freely! .' : 3 $ yor envergadura y superior situa-'me lo contaron cin econémica . . . . viajes, no ha —No sé si debo responder a esa locuente, para neegunta, cue po solo es cavciosa,'mi vida diaria,"la formula sna ura mie ""a i> -caente. Cada aquel Diputado, que siempre r i » Fe