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Rh mittee hearing, we world not have gotten to first base. It has been an encouraging note from the very beginning. ‘The entire country should be greatly obligated to this group of men who have toiled and worked as hard as you have worked in order to bring to the attention of the public at least the harm that is being done, the moval fiber of our youth being destroyed at the back door while we are trying des- perately to fight communism through the front door, as we should do.

The. We wish to commend you for the fine work you are doing and the contribution you are making so unselfishly aud so courageously.

Mr. Kapton. Thank you. It has been a pleasure.

Senator Hennines. Mr. Chairman, 1 think it is very evident that Mr. Kaplon is a most public-spirited man and is animated by, I was about to say zeal, 1 don’t mean zealot, by a righteous zeal to do some- thing about this problem that confronts ns, you realize the complexity of it, of course.

Mr. Karton. The complexity is a burden.

Senator Hennines. [t is a tough problem.

Mr. Kavion. No guestion about it. If we can hold the zealots in line who may want to prosecute any storekeeper who may be selling a magazme lke Life, that occasionally has a rather tnieresting picture of a fully clothed woman, shall we say, but in a position that might raise a supereilious eyebrowwe eannot really be prudes altogether, but there are some people who will be and they can make a mockery of this law if they go into uction, Tam hopefil we ean stem the tide in New Jersey.

The. So whatever law we have we will have to have proper safeguards in it.

Mr. tarton. Yes; that we are convinced of, Senator.

Senator Hexnines, Have you not even heard of the prurient mind who turn pictures in all directions trying to see what they can make cut of them?

Mir. Karcon, I have cnough confidence in the magistrates in our State who will act upon this when the complaint is brought in that they will use good judgment in not permitting the law to get out of hand.

A little prosecution, a little conviction here and there against a re- raleitrant dealer, and a little more, shall I say, effort in getting alt of our news dealers signed up, might operate and operate very well.

Tthink that Thave been too lengthy. [know it is late.

The. You have been very helpful.

Mr. Karton. It isa disadvantage to be working at the shadow hour of 5 o’clock. TI want to express my willingness to return at any time, any place, in order to give you any information that might be at all helpful. ;

The. We shall appreciate that very much. Thank you.

Mr. Karrox, J would like to present to this honorable body the interim report of the Juvenile Delinquency Committee of the Union County Bar Association of New Jersey. This report is the result of several months of effort in irying to prebe the reasons for juvenile delinquency and to endeavor to find preventative means of enrbing juvenile delinquency principally by acting in that field which will ban the sale of salacious and lascivious literature by news dealers to minors under the age of 16.