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n SENATOR ;; , I: Sam Ervin •• ' i SAYS :: Washington—The Senate Per manent Subcommittee on Inves tigations, of which I am a mem ber, opened hearings on June 27 which are directed toward the investigation of ihe much publi cised transactions of Billie Sol Estes. Senator McClellan, in his opening statement set the tone of the hearings when he said: I v yF ■ :* 111 l I \ < : , ' •>•*• THOHUP SAYS: I A Wf W IDEA FOR A NEW ERA COVERS YOU PAST 65 f| major | [.} medical* I ... a new idea in health insurance by Nation* •' wide. Helps pay for the" big bills resulting from prolonged illness and serious accidents. Protec tion is guaranteed renew* | able! Phone or visit; JOE riORUD 204 Bank of Edenton Bldg. P O. Box 504 FHONL 2421 II ats on WIDE ; ■\ mutuai insurance company^ Hemp OH«o Columbia, Ohio j 1 fl V/MM* Pick! Price! and Save Now at ■ Mm MM Aamm* |wt J|lJ% I tlie-floor I I ® fefi vacationl I specials I I EOENION MOTOR COMPANY I “lt is our intention to pursue the simple objective of seeking the truth. We shall try not to be influenced *by factors that are not related to these purposes nor shall we be deterred from se curing all pertinent information that we can possibly get.” Earlier he said: "It will be the prime purpose of this Subcom mittee to examine into the op erations and administration of the Department of Agriculture in ceitain aieas to determine whether its affairs are being onducted efficiently without fa voritism and without any un due waste and extravagance.” Thus opened hearings which are expected to give Congress and the people a clearer picture of >£stes transactions with the De partment of Agriculture. Other Hearings The Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, of which I am chairman, began conducting hearings re lating to the hospitalization of the mentally ill on June 26. The bill before the Subcommit tee is S 3261 which relates only to the .District of Columbia, towever, it is hoped that the wide range of studies and testi mony from witnesses will pro duce a -bill of such merit that it will be valuable as a model code for. the states. We have had some very illuminating hear ings. The comments from vari ous professions, including law md medicine, have indicated r, jeneral feeling that the bill if i good one. One of the provisions of £ 261 is designed to encourage eople to volunteer when they "eel they need psychiatric treat nent to commit themselves to he hospital. Those who are ■forking in this field say that this is a very fine provision be ause ii a person is conscious ■ hat he needs psychiatric help o such an extent that he vol ■ntarily applies for admission to he hospital, his treatment is ikely to be much more success ful. This hill also requires that ’ll inmates of hospitals for the mentally i>l shall receive cer tain periodic examinations. It also gives them the absolute right to communicate with their families and physicians and with their ’attorney. All this is di rected, toward the end that pa tlerits~may he restored to use tin service in society in all cases when this" is possible. The bill does not affect the right of “trial by jury” and the remedy by “habeas corpus”. The purpose of the bill is to msilre ''theflKeufic "Irehtm&nt of THE CHOWAN BEBALD, EDFNTON, NORTH CABOT TNA, THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1962. |me mentally ill as well as to I safeguard their constitutional rights so that.,p.atients may re turn to take their places in so ciety and live fruitful lives. I (believe it is a significant step forward for an enlightened ap roach to a great national prob lem. legislative Highlights The Senate has acted quickly since June 23 with the passage of a number of “must” bills to cover expiring legislation. Passed have been bills to continue the Export Control Act, to provide a one-year extension of existing orporate and excise tax rates, to provide a two-year extension of the Defense Production Act of 195 U, and to continue supple mental appropriations for cer i tain governmental agencies un j til Jui.e 3J. 1 Washington A storm of Con ' gressionai protest has arisen over j the U. S. Supreme Court’s re | cent ruling that the Constitution | al ban against the establishment of religion is violated by a 22 j word prayer authorized by the I New York Board of Regents for its public schools. The prayer ecognizes the existence of Al nighty God and implores His blessings on the students, their larents, their teachers, and their ountry. i think that most 'mericans were shocked by this decision. I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state. 5 have felt that there can be no political liberty in a country where the state is dominated by a church. Conversely, I have Stated that there can be no re igious liberty in any state where the government dominates religion. This decision, however, goes far beyond the real mean ing of the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution. The First Amendment was placed in the Constitution to prohibit Congress from establish ing any state church such as prevailed in the lands of our forefathers, to prevent anyone from being taxed directly or in dirwitly for the support of any >h«rch, to prevent the state as anl Organization from declaring by 1 , law that any religion was a true religion and others were faljfe, and to prevent the state frtffn acting through its agencies from proselyting people to ac 'ejN a particular religion or a aarticular religious principle. Until very recent times the : T. S. Supreme Court always said that one of the best ways; to letermine ’tVe meaning of a con : stitutional principle was to seek 1 the interpretation placed upon it by the persons living contem ; poraneously with the drafting of ' the Constitution and by the peo -1 pie and governmental agencies after that time. The First Amendment was placed in the Constitution shortly after the ! ratification of the Constitution. ! It was drawn largely by James 1 Madison, who is sometimes call ed “the Father of the Consti tution”. It was submitted to ' the states for ratification by the ! First Congress. It was speedily ■ ratified by the states. | For more than no ye vs there h«.s urtn a piariitM juu accept ed interpretation placed upon this Amendment by the school huards, teachers, students, and tne public in general. This in j terpretgtion, prior to the Su preme Court decision, was that the First Amendment permit ted the saying by school chil dren of nonsectarian prayers which recognize the existence of , Almighty God. It also permit | ted readings or passages from the Bible or any other sacred book so long as these passages were not given any sectarian in terpretation, mil so long as any ’ ] children whose parents objected | were given the opportunity to I be exempted from attending such ‘ prayers or listening to such Bib ’; lira! readings. This interprets ; tion was. I believe, a wise one. A custom prev ailed when I ' ; attended school in North Caro- JI lina to sing -Carolina,” a song ' I written by Judge , William Gas ton. One stanza invokes Heav en’s blessings upon our State. It reads in prayerful fashion: 1 Carolina, Carolina, Heaven’s blessings attend thee, while we ' live we will cherish, protect, and , defend thee.” Today, in our schools children , are often urged by their teach ers to sing "America”. From its beautiful words, I quote these words: "My country ’tis of thee, ’ sweet Land of Liberty, of thee. I sing. Long may our Land be bright with Freedom’s Holy Light, protect us by thy might, great God, our King.” The very walls of the Senate chamber contain the inscription: "In God We Trust.” All United states money bears the same inscription. The Senate opens every session with prayer. It remains to be seen as to how far the Court will go by other decisions toward extend ing this interpretation of the i First Amendment oyer our daily lives. New Books At Local Library New books received this week; .t the Shepard-Fruden Memor al Library are as follows: Great Stories by Nobel Prize Winners. Marine, the Life of Chesty Puller by Burke Davis. The Wall, a novel by John Hersey. i_erlainties for Uncertain Times >y John Sutherland Bonnell. Honey for Tea by Elizabeth ladell. Tomorrow's Miracle by Frank J. Slaughter. The Old China Hands by i 'harles G. Finney, a humorous account of American Soldiers occupying China three decades ago—from Lt. Col. George C. Marshall to Private Finney. For Young People The Wonder of Heat Energy, a picture story of the vital part j heat plays in our world by Hy j Ruchlis. I Marched with Hannibal by j Hans Baumann. The First Book of South j Virierica by William E. Carter. 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