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Senator Sam J. Ervin Says
WASHINGTON— Uu» session
of the Congress has witnessed
a continuing controversy over
: our Federal Judfcary. The
[Senate has considered three
• nominees to fill a single va
' cancy on the Supreme Court.
The House has taken prelim
! inary steps to consider a poe
; sible impeachment of one of
i the Justices of that Court
These controversies, to
gether with a general public
; criticism of the administra
| tkm of justice by the federal
: courts, have apparently caus
[ed many members of the
Congress to introduce no less
Ijthan 27 bills to discipline
federal judges. Some of these
bills would require judges
to disclose their personal fi
nances, while other measures
would establish sweeping
controls over the power of
judges to try cases and in
terpret the laws. Some of
these legislative proposals
seek to establish inquisition
like commissions which could
purge unpopular judges in
violation of constitutional re
quirements for impeachments.
As the readers of this
column know, I have con
sistently urged that we have
the best possible judiciary,
and that we appoint federal
judges who interpret the
Constitution in accordance
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ledge. If the deceased was
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his beneficiary is eligible’
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family of a war veteran with
active service. Some trade
unions and fraternal organ
izations provide survivor
benefits. Your funeral
director cari assist you to
learn of and apply for
various benefits to which
the survivors may be entitled.
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with its true intent and mean
ing. At the same time, 1 am
concerned about many of the
proposals now being offered
which would undermine the
independence of the federal
judiciary in an unwise and
unconstitutional manner.
For this reason, as chair
man of the Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Separation
of Powers, I have been con
ducting hearings to deter
mine how we can best re
solve the difficult questions
involved in judicial reform so
that we may preserve the
fundamental need for an in
dependent judiciary.
The principal issue at stake
before the subcommittee re
lates to the future role of the
Judicial Conference of the
United States and the judi
cial circuit councils which
have been in existence for
many years. Congress creat
ed the Judicial Conference in
1902 to clear up a backlog of
cases and to improve the
functioning of the federal
courts. For many years, ju
dicial councils confined their
activities to “housekeeping”
duties which involved the
making of plans for the best
use of judges in clearing
crowded court dockets and in
preparing suggested rules of
practice and procedure for
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the efficient administration of
the courts.
In recent years, however,
due to the national concern
about judicial ethics, these
councils have begun to as
sume disciplinary duties. The
assumption of this authority
has been questioned by many
judges, and has raised the
questions of how far such
councils should be permitted
to go in supervising the op
eration of the courts.
As with any issue of this
nature, there are widely di
verse views on how these
councils have functioned with
in their statutory authoriza
tion. The function of the
subcommittee’s study is to
try to ascertain how we can
best protect the public, the
courts, and assure the fair
and impartial administration
of the laws in accordance
with constitutional prin
ciples.
Since the performance and
integrity of the federal courts
is at stake, I believe that the
testimony given at these hear
ings will be most helpful as
the Congress undertakes to
weigh the consequences of the
various legislative proposals
on this subject
Guard Position
i To Maj. Harrell
Hanover Street, Williamston,
has been named battalion
executive officer of Ist Bn.
119th Infantry, N. C. Army
National Guard, with head
quarters in Ahoskie.
Maj. Harrell enlisted in the
Guard in Edenton 21 years
ago. He received his com
mission from ROTC at N. C.
State University in 1954,
where he was designated a
Distinguished Military Gradu
ate. He served on active
duty as company executive
officer with the 6th Armored
Calvary Regiment in Straub
ing, Germany.
In the Guard he has been
a company commander, Brig
ade S-3 (operations and train
ing officer), and Battalion
S-3.
The Ist Bn. 119th Infantry
has units in Wilson, Nash
ville, Tarboro, Scotland Neck,
Woodland, Roanoke Rapids,
Windsor, Edenton, Elizabeth
City and Williamston.
Maj. Harrell is the Ameri
can Oil distributor for Mar
tin, Washington and Bertie
counties.
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HOW IS ONE SAVED?
International Sunday School Lesson for May 17
Memory Selection: “A man is not justified by
the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus
Christ”—Galatians 2:16.
Lesson Text: Acts 15:1-35; Galatians 2.
In our lesson today wc will endeavor to show
that Salvation is the true gift of God —a gift
given freely and willingly through the shedding
of the blood of Jesus Christ, His only begotten
Son. And the only “price tag” that salvation
bears is that of an unflinching and trusting faith.
For, contrary to somewhat popular beliefs, it is
not necessarily “earned” by good deeds alone.
In these passages today we will alsd see a fa
miliar battle waged—the battle between what
the “law” proclaimed as right —and what was
truly right (We are reminded of the many
times Jesus was confronted with the law, as op
posed to His interpretations; for which He waa
often regarded as a radical). But Jesus felt that
in a strict and fanatical observance of rules and
regulations (laid down, no doubt with the best
intentions in the world) the larger and more
meaningful issues were oftentimes overlooked
completely.
The church, at the time of our studies, was
having “growing pains.” The church at Antioch,
the forerunner of the concept of Christianity for
alt was free-thinking in its concepts, dedicated
and enthusiastic about spreading God's word to
all men, while the church at Jerusalem clung
even more tenaciously to its history in the life
of the Jewish people, determined to preserve the
old customs and the accepted ways of Jewish
life.
It is not surprising, therefore, that circum
stances forced the church, as a body, to delineate
the requirements for salvation and church mem
bership. The concept that merely a dedicated
observance of time-honored rituals and a meet
ing of the obligations of rules and regulations
met head-on with Paul’s interpretations. For
he constantly maintained that Christ was one
who came in man’s behalf, a Being who could
reactivate and re-direct the life of any man who
believed in Him and that for which He stood.
Identification with Christ, maintained Paul, en
abled the weakest of men to duplicate His prin
ciples.
For Paul the Christian, faith was not only a
religion—it was a practical and rewarding way
of life. It was a sharing in Christ Salvation
and fellowship, to him, went hand in hand. This
is reiterated throughout all his writings.
Controversy still rages, throughout many of
our churches today, on many diverse topics. We
should not let it be said, be necessarily dis
mayed—although we need to be wary of un
healthy dissension. For dissension can become
away of life—a habit which accomplishes noth
ing—and which even destroys. But healthy, ac
tive controversy can be an enriching and en
livening experience for the church membership.
For it could very aptly mean that progress is
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10:2j!l7 ,f ,h * y weren,t at our house, they were at Eddie's. Sundays, Eddie
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