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' PAGE TWO pis IS j the Law I j i w • 1 |Hjfli h» - ji^P^^r | i By ROBERT E. LEE ! For the N. C. Bar Association) J ! ‘5 Murder By Necessity jAn interesting and unusual -ittrder case was tried in the sighest court of England in 1884. l.nce bo.h the United States md England have the common aw, and there is no law in he United States to the con rary, the decision would p: ch illy be followed today in both Ingland and America, f An English vessel sank during storm on the high seas 1600 rules from the Cape of Good Hope. The three survivors were able to escape in an open boat relonging to the vessel. They lad no supply of water or food, md the nearest land was more ;han 1000 miles away. They Ir.fced for days. Once they caught a small turtle and sub sisted on it for a few days. On are occas.ons they were ab et) atch rain water in their oil ikin capes. On the twentieth day, eight lays since their last food and tlve days since their last water, two of the three discussed what i-rould be done for their sur rxVal. The third member of the jroup was a boy seventeen years i age. He was lying on the bot tom*of the boat helpless, and ex- j tremely weakened by famine or ay drinking sea water. They | decided to kill him and to feed j upon his body. A prayer was offered asking forgiveness of their souls for | what was about to be done. Tne boy was too weak to give his :onsent to be killed or to pro test. A knife was put into his throat and he was killed. The two survivors fed upon the body jund blood of the boy for four ‘days. ! Four days after the act was committed the small boat was picked up by a passing vessel. The two survivors were rescued, still alive, but in the lowest state of prostration. They were ear ned to England and put on trial for murder. If the men had not fed upon the body of boy they would piobably not have survived to be picked up and rescued, but would have died of famine. The boy, being in a much weaker condition, was l.kely to have died! before them. At the time ol j the act in question there w,as no snip in sight, nor any reasonable piospect of relief. There was no appreciable chance of saving life! except by killing some one for the others to eat. j Notwithstanding the able argu ments of counsel, all of the jus tices of the highest court held that the homicide was not justi fiable, and that the two defend ants were guilty of murder. A ! man cannot deliberately take an ' .nnocent and unoffending per- ] son’s life for the necessity of. .saving his own life. If the rule l 'was otherwise, there would be | these who might use the rule av a legal cloak. The opinion of the court said: FOB THE BENT IN -NTFREOPHONK'AND HI-FI MUSIC. 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It is therefore our duty to declare that the prisoners’ act in this case was wilful murder.” The- sentence was afterwards commuted by the Crown to six months’ imprisonment. --———— < 1 Weekly Devotional Column Bv JAMES MachKN/'E The city of Ephesus (The Revelation 2:1-7) was located near the valley of tne Cayster River on the junction of the main East-West trade routes of Asia Minor. The Christian Church there was founded by Paul about A. D. 55. The residence of the Roman Prccounoel for Asia Minor, Ephesus was a degenerate, de praved, debauened. cheap second late imitation of Rome. It was the site of one of the seven won ders of the ancient world,, the Temple of Artemas (Latin: Di- | ana), the goddess cf sex. She! had quite a following in pagan j Asia, and still has in pagan America. The silversmiths of Ephesus ■had quite a thriving business; selling small pocket-size repro-j ductions of Artemas to the j tourist trade; a business which | hit the skids when Paul began ( to preach Christ there. You! may read about the resulting riot in the nineteenth chapter of j the Book of Acts. Entrenched, evil, then as now, was tolerant of religion so long as religion didn't hit those who were en gaged in Questionable business pursuits in the pocketbook. But NOTICE! To Chowan County TAXPAYERS The Tax Books for the year 1959 are now in my hands for the collection of taxes. We urge you to pay your taxes now ami avoid the penalty which will begin on February 1. A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1959 TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 2. AN OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN ADDITIONAL */> OF 1% WILL BE ADDED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID. EARL GOODWIN SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY then as now when the Gospel began to threaten their - blood money the devil’s crowd bared their fangs. . | You can see what the Ephes ian saints had to.put up with. You might expect them to be come rigidly orthodox, patient, and jealous of their testimony. And so they did. They were the extreme Fundamentalists of their day. Our Lord commends them for the.r doctrinal puruy, tneir pa tience, and their determination ; to discipline those of their num- I her whose lives were hjrmrul to I the Gospel. As far as the me chanics of the thing goes, the church at Ephesus was the per fect church. But they had one fault: They j had left their first love! Does I this seem inconsistent? It is all ' too common today. Too many individuals and churches are so busy about the Lord’s work they have no time left for the Lord Himself. For them, hatred of j sin takes the place of love for Christ. The Ephesian saints were r;g- 1 idly orthodox, they believed t'ic j right things, but they just didn’t love Jesus. The trouble was not with their heads, but w.th their hearts. The solution to their problem was the same as !he solution tij the problems of the other six! churches Ft plus R plus K | equals R. That’s poor algebra,] but sound doctrine. Remember when you have fallen, Repent (to repent means to ire sorry, enough to quit). Return to the | Lord, and you will have Re- 1 vival. To them also is the | promise in verse seven, “To him! that overcometh ...” Noti-ej it is to “him”, not to “them”. There is no such tiling as cor porate salvation. Churches back slide because individuals have lost their first love. Revival can come only as individuals remem ber. repent, and return. “To him that overcometh ...” THE CHOWAN HfcRALD, EBENTON. WORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1159. -C - . J -T "'I This is our Lord’s plan far the! Christian life: not “compromise,”li “get along with,” “surrender,” j but OVERCOME! Are you an. overcomer? g -*‘y No Comment By JAMES W. DOUTHAT Vice President, Geveeament Gelation* Division of tke National Aikbociation of Manufacturers NO COMMENT” Is a report of incidents on the national seen* md does not necessarily reflect •TAM policy or position. Washington, D C.—Next Man-1 day, Novemoer 16, month-long panel discussions on tax ' re form will begin before the House Committee on Ways and Means. The almost two hun dred panel experts in business, university, labor, and the pro fessions have already filed with the Committee individual papers covering 2,500 printed pages. Printed hearings will probably cover at least another 2,500 pages. From a skimming of the pa pers filed one quickly realizes that trier- is general agreement that our war-time income tax I rales are too high, and reform cf the rate structure is long overdue. But even with this general agreement and all of the words of the hearings there is doubt on Capitol Hill that any meaningful tax reform will re-‘ suit. Instead, there is a feel ing that all of these fine words might gather dust in neatly printed volumes as have the Grnernl Revenue Hearings of 1958, which covered 3,500 pages How could this re.-ult, The primary reason is the approach taken in setting up the current panel discussions before the Ways and Means Comm'ttee. This approach has been called] various things but is most com-] monly known as the “loophole- 1 closing,” or “base-broadening,” {approach. ] ® Spending Rians flontia— { I, This approach proceeds on the I assumption that government spending will not be controlled and that spending increases will continue to, eat up the revenue • gain from economic growth. I i Federal revenues increase ap-l Iproximately $1 billion from each I 1 per cent annual increase in! economic growth. Federal spend-! ing has been feeding on this ‘.growth for many years, This ap proach, therefore, would accom plish lower tax rates by elimi nating so-called special provi sions or loopholes from the tax I laws, thus subjecting more in come to tax and thereby provid ing a means for lowering rates without reducing existing or fu ture revenues. Many Congressmen say bluntly that this approach will not suc ceed because many of the so called special provisions, partic : ularly those which involve sub stantial revenue, are by no means loopholes but were put into the tax laws by • Congress with full realization of exactly what was being done. They ask who is to make the Solomon like decisions, which would de cree that income-splitting, deple -1 tion, increased deductions for the aged, etc., will be dropped frem the tax laws? Will Penalize Many Taxpayers Furthermore, they point out, and quite '•'-•rrccti’' *bat ever *•' Register for Free Prize Lingerie Special GOWNS PAJAMAS SLIPS SI.OO All Items Priced $5.95 up One Special Group SKIRTS Greatly Reduced the BETTY SHOPPE EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA m i7" - - • j There’s nothing like a new car—and no new car like a Chevrolet. This is the 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe! PEOPLE SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS THEY WANT IN A CAR. ..and CHEVROLET for’6o comes closest to meeting every need! Interviews with thousands of car owners across the country show clearly what they like or dislike about their present cars . . . and what they want most in their 1960 cars. Here’s what the people tell us they want ... and here’s how Chevrolet meets their needs. “Price, that's what’s uppermost in my mind.” All Impalas and Bel Airs with V 8 engines are lower in price, as are automatic transmissions and. many other popular options. Also Biscaynes now include as standard equipment conveniences formerly optional at extra cost. “And haw about operating economy? And resale valve?" You keep right on saving after you buy your favorite Chevrolet, too. And Chevrolet’s tradi tionally higher resale value means you’ll get more back when you trade. “She me plenty of good old-fashioned comfort.” There’s comfort and then some in this one. Chevy’s long on spate, for one thing. Once you’re under way you’ll know just how comfortable Full Coil suspension makes Jour ride. “Safety—don't forgot safetyl'’ You’re surrounded by safety featured in a new -1 - ~ _ . were successful, it rttiglU meat.* lower tax rates for all. But hitl er taxes for many, ’file higher taxes wottld likely hit most se verely those in the middle in come brackets, thereby further inhibiting the ability of our most productive citizens to provide new capital by increased sav ings from current income. But there is another way: the Herlong-Baker bills would re duce rates and taxes for all tax payers without shifting tax bur dens among taxpayers and with out increasing anyone’s taxes. The approach* in the Herlong- Baker legislation is precisely the opposite of the so-called “loop hole-closing” approach. The leg islation over a five-year period, RATS CONTROLLED Coll *P tto " the ork ' n Mm Phone 3223 PEANUT FESTIVAL One Group. NEW FALL Dresses REDUCED UP TO 40% Chevrolet. You’ve got big, sturdy brakes underfoot, for example, that last longer. As it has been for years, safety is standard equipment in Chevy. “Let's Keep upkeep down, too.” More than ever, Chevrolet for 1960 is built to stay on the road and out of the repair shop. You caa teM that from its hushed, unruffled way of going, from the solid thunk at Chevy’s big doors. Os course, if you should need service, you’re always near efficient, econom ical attention to your needs. “I want a car that will stand up to the driving I da’’ For proof of Chevy’s Staying power, just spend a minute watching the nearest road. You’ll see more Chovneteta travsfiug on it than any other x car—evidlmte-on-wheels of Chevrolet durability. (And that higher resale value attests to it, too.) “Mo for a sweet-handling car.” Han dling’s always been Chevy’s forte, and ' t Nearest to perfection a low-priced car ever came , .^l - v •' t. *’ t. u i-* ’ ‘. . 7 \&a wottld reduce both the individual 'and corporate tax rates to ii new tap rate of 47 per cent with compression of all individ ual rates. It would do th» by preempt-1 ing the revenue growth and * would thereby insure even great-1 er economic growth. The five year series of forward-scheduled reductions would act as a means of spending control rather than concede that spending has no place to g« but up. A Old : Quaker Wi STRAIGHT^ ¥1 bourbon Jfflgk WHISKEY m *3® s (A 4/S QUART ' j wga *£2s ■ It PINT • 4 ruts 111 . 11l WUKI MSTILLING Cl.. UWHKBIH. m. One Special Group New Fall Coats Greatly Reduced LADIES’ HOSE <1551 AND 1560) 89c pair WITH SEAMS NON-MESH AND SEAMLESS MESH 1960 is no exception. But really, this kind of lightness and precision you’ve simply got to enjoy for yourself. • “... a car you can look at and bo smug about buying it.” Chevrolet for 1960 leaves the low-price field far behind when it comes to fashion. But you’re the beat judge of styling, so take a good close look at Chevrolet. We warn your yod’re about to fall in love. “And performance. Lot's have a hot artel” Chevy'# spirited VB*s have set the standard for ultra-efficient power in American-built passenger car engines. You’ve got a long list of performance minded transmissions to pick from, too. - So that, friends, iA’wMt you told us you want. We thinjtlt can be summed up rather well w jfs|iOne word: value. 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