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This is the Law BY CHARLES W. DANIEL (For the N. C. Bar Association) Judicial Reforms The 1955 North Carolina General Assembly will be given a chance to distinguish itself by making judicial reforms which will materially improve the Tar Heel system of justice and, thereby, benefit every citizen of this State. Some long-overdue reforms, men tioned here last week byway of back ground, will be presented to the Gen eral Assembly by the North Carolina Judicial Council and the General Sta- 1 tutes Commission, both non-paid agen-i cies of the State and both favored by' some of the State’s top legal minds. | The Judicial Council has concluded, after intense study that the first nec-l essary step toward quicker trials is to redistrict the State, increasing the number of Judicial divisions from two (as now constituted) to four, and the number of districts from the present twenty-one to thirty. The practical effect of this plan is to reduce the orbit in which a Superior Court judge would have to travel. He would stay closer home longer, having more time to devote to the actual trial of cases and the dispensation of other official duties. North Carolina Supreme Court! Chief Justice M. Victor Barnhill said that redistrictingr has been sorely needed since before 1912. So, it’s at least 42 years overdue. Flotation of Judges A companion plan to re-districting ■which will be presented to the next 'egislature is that of modifying the n *esent practice of moving judges’ ■■ round from county to county, often hundreds of miles from home. This plan, evolved by former Supreme Court Justice Sam J. Ervin, Jr., now the State’s junior Senator, would keep judges in their home districts for six months at a time and is calculated to j keep the home judge on the local scene; long enough to clear up many old cases that now clutter top-heavy doc kets. So, n judge wquld hold court in 1 his home district for two years in an eight-year term of office. The redistricting plan would not, change the present solicitorial dis tricts. The Chief Justice assigns Su \* /•*' " u ‘""\ / Well, they could \ •’ • I be coming out with | I t V a seven-cylinder car! / X *••• »«.• • • •••• • je • -nr #■ ... ■■■ i > See the Burns and Allen Show Monday 8.-00 PM. on the CBS TV Network Beware of impostors, jokers and teases. The new Motoramic Chevrolets will be seen by everybody * at the same time—bright and early, Thursday, October 28. 8.8. H. Motor Company, Inc. N. Broad and Oakum Streets Edenton, N. C. perior Court judges. His assistant, Max Cogbum, who prepares court schedules and assignments, has assur ed this column that the new redistrict ing plan will not cause conflicts with the work of solicitors. He should know; he schedules the courts. One of the prime reasons why it takes too long to try many cases in court today is the maze of scrambled, antiquated rules of procedure with which the courts —and the public—are saddled. These rules permit—sometimes even force—delays in final settlement of law suits. We need to clean house and j start afresh with modernized, more j flexible rules of procedure, PLACING , THE RULE-MAKING POWER IN! THE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT. If this power is transferred to the court (as the Federal rule pow- | jer is exercised by the United States; | Supreme Court), from the legislature, quick changes and additions could be. made as the need appeared. The leg-j islnture, meeting once in two years, is hard-pressed by myriad other prob lems and the perennial race against time. It is hoped (and expected) that the 1955 General Assembly will give our Supreme Court some long-needed as sistance in the form of law clerks. These clerks, if authorized, could be assigned to work—at least part-time and under direct supervision of the i court —in compiling new, workable rules for North Carolina Courts to j replace the antiquated system now in | effect. The legislature would not be ' asked to relinquish its court rule pow ler until it bad opportunity to examine and pass the new rules. Rarnhill Favors Plan Practical, forward-looking Chief Justice Barnhill is understood to fa vor the general plan outlined above. He fears, however, the possibility that the legislature might hand over the rule-making power at one session, and then take it back at another. Such a sequence of events, obviously, would serve neither the legislature, the court, nor the people of the State. The court, if it accepted the rule power, along with a new package of rules, must be assured that the results of its work would remain inviolate. It is for this reason that a transfer of the rule power to the court should, properly, be done by means of a Constitutional Amendment. It is difficult to get pas sage of Constitutional Amendments in North Carolina. Further, in this par ticular case, the legislature might he reluctant to give up permanently the QUEEN ELIZABETH Read the intimate life story of Queen Mother Elizabeth, a two-part | series describing highlights of her [colorful life. One of many features in the October 31st issue of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY Magazine in Colorgravure with the r BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Order From Your Local Newsdealer THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1954. rule power which it now exercises. [ In any event, the State needs new j court procedure, whether it may come i as a result of a Constitutional Amend-1 ment, or, simple legislative enactment., Every North Carolina citizen is a par ty to this need. HIGHWAYS REPAIRED Repairs have been made to the Hat-1 teras Highway and it is passable again without major detours. The highway was badly damaged by Hur , ricane Carol and for several weeks motorists had to take to sand detours Jat washed out places. The hurricane jalso cut a new inlet on the northern i part of Ocracoke Island which disrupt \ed travel over the sand trail tem porarily, but it is again possible to travel the length of the island with : normal sand-driving caution. i Minutes Os County Hoard Os Education p The County Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday, October 4, 1954, in the office of the Superin tendent at 10:00 o’clock, with the fol lowing members present: G. B. Pot ter, Conroy Perry, G. E. Nixon, Carey Evans and D. H. Berryman. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Potter, chairman. The secretary read the minutes of the previous meet ing, and same were adopted by a mo tion made and passed. The reports of the County School Fund Treasurer and the Local School Fund Treasurer were read, and same adopted by a motion made and passed. The rent for the Chowan High School Teacherage was discussed, and a motion was made and passed to in crease the rent on each of the two apartments, $2.50 per month, and al low the rent on the other rooms to remain at $5.00 per month per teacher. The Superintendent reported that the super-structure of the elevated wa ter tank at Chowan High School was in need of some repair. He was ad vised to have the W. E. Caldwell Com pany of Louisville, Ky., inspect the Kidney Slow-Down May Bring Restless Nights When kidney function slows down, many folks complain of nagging backache, head aches, dizziness and loss of pep and energy. Don’t suffer restless nights with these dis comforts if reduced kidney function is get ting you down —due to such common causes as stress and strain, over-exertion or ex posure to cold. Minor bladder irritations due to cold, dampness or wrong diet may • cause getting up nights or frequent passages. Don’t neglect your kidneys if these condi 1 tiuns bother you. Try Doan’s Tills —a mild diuretic. Used . uccessfully I y millions for over 50 yeais. While of ten otherwise caused, it’s amazing how many times Doan’s give happy relief from these. di v "omfort* —help the 15 miles of kidney tubes and filters I i’ush ou» was:j. Gee Doan’s Tills today! | Pom Pills j tank as scon as possible to see what | necessary repairs could be made. i | At this time the Board heard a I (committee of the Chowan High I School PTA composed of Torn Asbell, I Garland Asbell and Palmer Tynch, ! with reference to getting permission 1 to erect a hall park fence and grand stand for the Chowan High School .athletic activities on the athletic field known as the John F. White Athletic 'Field, and the use of certain timber located on the school property. The matter was discussed, a motion was made and passed to grant permission to the sponsors of the Chowan High School project, to erect a fence and grandstand, and to use certain timber on the school property tor the con struction of same. The bills paid since last meeting were approved upon a motion mode and passed, in the amount of #<>.070.05: Veterans program, $973.73: Kdonton City Unit, per capita, $2,705.65; teach erage fund, $178.19; capital outlay. $229.88; vocational teacher and trav el, $740.00; current expense, $1,242.60. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. G. B. POTTER, Chairman W. J. 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