Provisions of Alaska Child Labor Law
Limit Vacation Employment of Minors
Summer vacation is here and
with it the opportunity for many
school children to obtain tempor
ary employment. Alaska’s Child
Law, however, limits these
opportunities by “establishing
protective standards for child
labor to the end that their health,
morals, education and future wel
fare will be protected during the
formative years and to the fur
ther end that any abuses or un
just exploitation of such labor
will be effectively prohibited."
Some of the more general
standards for minors are: Minors
under 16 may not be employed
between the hours of 7 p.m. and
6 a.m., domestic work and baby
sitting excepted. Minors under 14
may not be employed except for
baby-sitting, handwork in and
about private homes, newspaper
delivery or sales, or casing cans
in canneries under competent
supervision. No minor under 18
years of age shall be employed m
any gainful occupation for more
than eight hours in any day. 40
hours in any week or for more
than six days in any week, except
that minors over 16 may work
during school vacations in oc
cupations not otherwise prohib
ited by either the Child Labor
Law' or the Fair Labors Stand
ard Act of 1938, as amended, pro
vided such employment is in ac
cordance with conditions of wag
es and hours prevailing with re
spect to the majority of em
ployees in the industry at time
of employment. i
Occupations specifically pro-|
hibited by the Regulations set up1
under the Alaska Child Labor
Law as follows:
Prohibited to minors under age
of 21. Selling or serving intoxi
cating liquors or working in any
room or other place w'here intoxi
cating liquors are sold for con
sumption on the premises.
Prohibited to minors under the
age of 18 years. Work in or about
coal or surface mines, quarries,
excavations, or underground in
mines or tunnels. Work involved
in the manufacture, mixing or
handling of explosives. Work in
volved in the operation of any
power-driven hoising apparatus.
Work involved in the operation
of any crane, derrick, or hoist.
Work involved in the operation
of anv sawmill, lath mill or shing
le mill. Work involved in any log
ging operation excepting timber
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Each Month
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
MAY 21—22
Shows: 7:15 and 9;00 p.m.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MAY 23—24
Shows: 7:15 and 9'-00 pun.
Sal. Mat: 2r00 p.m.
SUNDAY & MONDAY
MAY 25—26
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 pan.
Sun. Mai: 2:00 p.m.
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With
LUTHER ADLER
and
PATRICIA KNIGHT
cruising, surveying, repair and
maintenance work, messhouse,
fire patrol, or clerical work. Work
involved in the operation of any
floating plant, which shall in
clude loading' and unloading of
boats: the hanging, tending or
brailing of fish traps. Work in
volved in the operation of any
power-driven woodworking ma
chinery; in welding, brazing and
soldering: in the operation of any
steam boiler or retort; or the op
eration of abrasive wheels. Work
involved in the operation of any
motor driven vehicle, either as
driver or helper. Work in building
construction, maintenance, and
repair which requires the minor’s
presence on scaffolds, ladders, or
suspended platforms. Work in
conection with the installation,
operation, or maintenance of elec
trical equipment energized at
voltages exceeding 220: the out
side erection and repair of any
electric wires including telegraph
and telephone lines; meter test
ing: work in any motion picture
projection room. Work in any
dry-cleaning or dying plant.
Work involving the operation or
cleaning of any power driven ma
chine in laundry or bakery. Work
in mechanically refrigerated
freezing or storage room. Work
in pool and billiard rooms; in
hotels as bell-hops; in bowling al
leys, except as pin setters. Work
in any plant where a strike or
lock-out is in progress.
Prohibited to female minors
under age of 18. Employment in
any occupations commonly desig
nated as public housekeeping,
which includes all work concern
ed with furnishing lodging and
preparing and serving food and
beverages to the public; except
the work of a fountain girl or
soda dispenser engaged only in
serving soft drinks of ice cream.
Employment in any occupation
which requires constant standing,
interpreted as any situation in
which the employee is required to
be on her feet for more than 50
minutes in any hours .
Prohibited to minors under age
of 16. Work involved in manufac
turing or processing operations,
including occupations requiring
performance of any duties in
work rooms where goods are
manufactured or otherwise pro
cessed. Work involved in the
Health Council
Beds New Officers
The Matanuska Valley Health
Council held its annual meeting
Thursday, May 15, in the Co-Op
Club Room.
New officers elected were
Thomas Moyer, president; Fran
cis Henry, vice-president; and
Eugene Kirsch. secretary. Ivan
Branton was re-elected treasurer.
After the treasurer’s report for
the fiscal year ending December
31, 1951 the outgoing president,
Louise Kellogg, expressed the
Council’s appreciation for con
tributions made during this year.
Mentioned were the Palmer P-TA
and Beta Sigma Phi for the new
refrigerator at the Health Center;
Maynard Sands for free tele
phone service; the Pearl White
Laundry for free laundry ser
vice; the comunity of Wasilla for
contributing $142 for its financial
share; the Palmer Community
Chest for underwriting operating
expenses with a $1,100 allocation;
Women of the Moose and the
Homemakers’ Council for sewing
gowns and aprons; lay and pro
fessional volunteers for assistance
at clinics and special immuniza
tion programs; and the city of
Anchorage for furnishing dog
tags.
GRANGE PINOCHLE PARTY
The Northland Pioneer Grange
will hold a pinochle party in the
Grange Hall on Tuesday, May 27,
at 8 p;m. This will be the final
party of a lively series begun
last winter.
operation, tending, or cleaning of
any power-driven machinery
other than office machinery;
work requiring manual use of
sharpened tools. Work involved
in any building construction, de
molition, or repair. Work pursued
in any public place such as street
trades (excepting newspaper
sales), clerk, usher, cashier, at
tendant, culinary worker in
hotels and restaurants or soda
dispenser which require serving
or dealing with the public, in
cluding work of a pin settin in
bowling alleys.
Employers responsible. Respon
sibility for observance of the reg
ulations and provisions of Child
Labor Law is placed on the em
ployer. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating these is guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction may be punished by a fine
of not more than $500 or 90 days
imprisonment or both.
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ED SMITH HEADS NEW
VALLEY HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC.
The first Board of Directors of
the new Valley Hospital Associa
tion, Inc. was elected at the first
regular meeting of the association
last Thursday evening. May 15.
With about fifty members pres
ent, the following were elected
for the given terms of office: one
year term—Max Sherrod, Mrs.
Jessie DeVries, Walter Teeland;
two-year term—H. J. Hodgson,
Ed Smith, Mrs. Revira Hiber;
three-year term—Mrs. Julia Gra
ves, Jack Newcomb, and Mrs.
Doris McKinley. The tenth and
eleventh members of the board
are not elected but serve by vir
tue of their positions. One of
these is the pastor of the United
Protestant Church, and the other
is Rev. Rolland Armstrong, Alas
ka field representative of the
Presbyterian Board of National
Missions.
Election of officers by the new
ly elected board members follow
ed immediately after the mem
bership meeting. Ed Smith was
elected president; H. J Hodgson,
vice-president; Julia Graves, sec
retary; and Jack Newcomb, trea
surer.
These officers and board mem
bers will have an extended first
year term by virtue of the an
nual meeting date decided upon
by the membership. The annual
meeting of the association was
set for February 15 of each year
Since the present board was not
elected until May 15 of this year,
there will be no election until
February 15, 1954. At that time,
the three one-year terms will ex
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pire, and three new board mem
bers will be elected for three
year terms. Thereafter, three new
board members will be elected
each year for three-year terms.
After each election of new board
members, the new board will elect
its officers for the year.
Hospital Manager O. K. Kin
caid extended the thanks of the
hospital tb Paul Martin, who had
sold 76 percent of all the mem
I
berships in the new association.
Kincaid also reported that the
purchase price of the new hos
pital site had been paid entirely
from donations: $1,000 from Tom
Murton, $400 from Sunday School
children in the Valley, and $100
from the Valley Hospital Fund.
Union Singspiraiion. Sunday.
May 25, 8 p.m. Church of God.
Special showing of film "Counter
Attack."
Chitna Limousine Service
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a. m. each Monday (leaves Anchorage al 9:15 a. in.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a. m. each Thursday (leaves Anchorage al 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Friday
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wise to give your child enough
of an allowance to provide an
“overage” for saving . . . .
provides the stimulus for pur
poseful saving.
Why not open a sav
ings account for your
child .... and let him
add to it regularly
with his own money.
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DAILY 10 A.M.—3 P.M.
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