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Senator Sam Ervin Says
WASHINGTON—The Sen
ate Subcommittee on Sep
aration of Powers, of which
I am chairman, has been
engaged for more than a
year in a most important
undertaking: the study of
the delicate and contro
versial subject of nonjudi
cial activities of federal
judges.
In July of this year, the
subcommittee held initial
hearings on nonjudicial ac
tivities, and heard testi
mony from jurists, univer
sity professors, members of
Congress and other dis
tinguished persons.
In hearings now under
way, the subcommittee is
receiving testimony from a
most distinguished group
of witnesses. Indeed, in
the current hearings the
subcommittee will have be
fore it four former associ
ate justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States:
Justices Reed, Clark, Whit
taker and Goldberg. Their
willingness voluntarily to
appear and give these pro
ceedings the benefit of
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Thomas Child was, in fact, one of
North Carolina’s early statesmen and
dynamic leaders. >
He served as Attorney-General of
the Colony from 1745 until 1761, and
was the leader of a faction which op
posed Governor Dobbs.
Child also acted ns secretary to
Lord Granville for many years.
He lived in Edenton, in Chowan
County.
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Building, inspecting and maintaining power
lines is a man-sized task even on the fairest
day.
But when the weather gets rough, the
Vepco lineman’s task gets rougher. And
we’ve had some pretty weird weather lately:
violent storms, devastating floods, blustering
winds, lightning-struck trees that downed
lines and disrupted service.
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their vast knowledge and
experience, and their great
prestige, attests to the im
portance of this inquiry.
The subcommittee will also
hear from other distin
guished federal judges,
lawyers and outstanding
representatives of the aca
demic community.
In June, 1968, when the
subcommittee first began
looking into the question of
what outside activities fed
eral judges could properly
perform without doing vio
lence to their primary re
sponsibilities, the problem
appeared almost academic
in nature. Recent events
have demonstrated that this
is a critical issue affecting
the federal bench and, in
its implications, the federal
government. Unfortunately,
prior to these hearings,
there has been more heat
than light on this subject.
The hearings are not in
tended to deal in personali
ties and the alleged impro
prieties of any federal
judge. They are intended
to provide a forum in
And when the weather goes on the
rampage, the lineman goes on the job. Any
time. Day or night. He climbs poles, repairs
torn lines, works out in the elements until the
lights go on again.
It’s exhausting work. Hard. Hazardous.
But it’s vital work and the lineman does it
with pride and satisfaction. That’s his job:
helping Vepco help people.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 2, 1969
which some of our coun
try’s best legal minds,
most learned scholars, and
most experienced judges,
can advocate reasoned prin
ciples which will guide the
public and the federal
bench in the future.
The subcommittee pres
ently has before it two bills
which relate to this prob
lem. G'n February 25, I
introduced S. 1097, a bill
to bar all federal judges
from performing official or
governmental activity of a
nonjudicial nature. There
after, on May 8, Senator
Griffin introduced S. 2109,
a measure to require fed
eral judges to disclose all
outside financial activities.
These measures are repre
sentative of two approaches
that have been suggested
and will serve as focal
points for this inquiry.
One of the questions be
fore the subcommittee is
whether this is a subject
upon which Congress prop
erly can and should legis
late.
Preliminary studies in
this field indicate that the
problems arising from ex
trajudicial activities are not
entirely susceptible to so
lutions imposed by laws.
Still, appropriate laws, if
necessary, can improve our
judicial machinery. In this
context, I believe that the
hearings will be of consid
erable value.
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HARRELL RECEIVES AWARD Stanton Harrell,
conservation technician in the Perquimans - Chowan
Work Unit, was recently presented the USDA Certifi
cate of Merit for Outstanding Performance. This cer
tificate was presented to Harrell for his outstanding
service and contribution to furthering the cause of con
servation in Chowan County. He is shown being pre
sented the certificate by Charles W. Bartlett. Stale
Conservationist, as F. A. McGoogan, District Conserva
tionist, looks on. Harrell was one of eight Soil Con
servation Service employees from throughout North
Carolina to receive such an award. This award was
presented at the annual awards banquet held at the Sir
Waller Hotel, Raleigh, on September 25. Norman A.
Berg, associate administrator of the Washington office.
Soil Conservation Service, delivered the principal a ’-
dress
Dr. Downum Jr. Given Position
Dr. Edwin H. Ashendorf
ol Atlanta, Ga., general
chairman, has announced
the appointment of Dr. Al
len F. Downum, Jr., of
Edenton as a coordinator
for the 47th annual South
eastern Educational .Con
gress of Optometry, Feb
ruary 12-15, at the Mar
riott Motor Hotel in Atlan
ta.
He will serve as local
advisor and liaison with
optometrists in the area for
the congress, one of the
world’s largest optometric
educational meetings. An
attendance of more than
2,000 is anticipated.
Dr. Downum has been
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active in his profession and I
the community since be- ,
ginning practice here in
1965.
He attended University
of North Carolina and
Southern College of Op
tometiy. He has served as
president of Northeast Dis
trict Society in his profes
sion.
Positions of community
leadership he has neld in
clude president of Teenage
Club Association, county
chairman of March of
Dimes drive, Chamber of
Commerce board.
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College Enrollment At New Peak
ELIZABETH ClTY—“En
rollment at College of the
Albemarle is at an all time
high,’’ Dr. Bruce Pette
way, president, announces
with pride.
COA opened its door
this fall to 737 full time
students. This represents
a 5 per cent increase over
last fall’s enrollment figure
of 700. The largest number
of students, 368, are in the
Liberal Arts program.
In addition to increased
enrollment, students are
taking heavier loads of
course work than in the
past, Dr. Petteway pointed
out. This reflects the in
creasing desire of young
people to get all they can
from their educations, he
added.
Projecting into the fu
ture, Dr. Petteway said,
“We expect full-time equiv
alent enrollment figures to
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exceed 1,000 students in the
near future.”
However, comparing this
year’s enrollment figures
to the 1968-69 figures, Dr.
Petteway noted that the
largest percentage increase,
10 per cent, is reflected in
the occupational programs
most of which are operat
ing at full capacity. For
instance, Dr. Petteway
pointed out that students
in the electronic technology
program have increased
from 18 last year to 26 this
year.
"We are delighted at the
increased interest shown
by students in vocational
arjd technical programs at
COA,” Dr. Petteway said.
"Exciting and rewarding
careers are ahead for these
young people because grad
uates of our occupational
programs are m grut tk
mand,”
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motive and machinist
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