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6 Miss. Law. 1 (1959)

handle is hein.barjournals/misly0006 and id is 1 raw text is: The MISSISSIPPI LAWYER Official Monthly Publication of the Mississippi State Bar JANUARY - MAY, 1959 NUMBERS 1-5 LAW DAY U.S.A. CELEBRATED IN HINDS COUNTY A. B. A. HOUSE OF DELEGATES MEETING By GIBSON B. WITHERSPOON Meridian - State Bar Delegate Perhaps the most far reaching and cer- tainly one of the most favorably reecived actions of the House of Delegates was the approval by overwhelming majority of five resolutions urging legislation to tighten the nation's anti-subversive laws, recommended by the ABA Special Committee on Com- munist Tactics, Strategy and Objectives. The resolutions strongly urge Congress to reject legislation which would curb the appellate authority of the Supreme Court. Because of the heavy demand for this re- solution, the ABA Headquarters are repro- ducing both the resolutions and a 50-page report which can be obtained from Head- quarters (1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago 37, Illinois). There was one voice raised against the five resolutions because it had some critical language pertaining to the U. S. Supreme Court. Probably the most dramatic answer was given by Alfred J. Schweppe of Seattle, Washington. Among other quota- tions, Mr. Schweppe quoted from Justice Frankfurter on one of his dissenting opin- ions: Just because the holders of judicial office are identified with the interests of justice they may forget their com- mon human frailties and fallibilities. There have sometimes been martinets upon the bench as there have also been pompous wielders of authority who have used the paraphernalia of power in support of what they called their dignity. THEREFORE JUDGES MUST BE KEPT MINDFUL OF LIMITA- TIONS AND OF THEIR ULTIMATE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY BY A VIGOROUS STREAM OF CRITICISM EXPRESSED WITH CANDOR HOW- EVER BLUNT. He also quoted from a dissenting opinion in Yates v. United States, 355, U.S. 66, 76, in a dissenting opinion signed by Chief Justice Warren and Justices Douglas and Black, stating: This case is a shocking abuse of judicial authority. It is without pre- cedent in the books. The Editorial commended the action from (Continued on page 6) Plan Now To Attend MISSISSIPPI BAR ASSOCIATION BUENA VISTA HOTEL Biloxi, Mississippi June 11, 12 & 13 1959 VOLUME 6 The Hinds County Bar Association partic- ipated in a very active program in cele- brating Law Day, U.S.A., for this year. As we all know, Law Day, U.S.A., May 1st, is a day set aside for nationwide recogni- tion of the important role of law in the lives of all citizens. It is a day on which the American people reaffirm their reliance upon law in private and Governmental affairs, as contrasted with the tyranny and oppression of the individual in the communist world, where the same date is traditionally marked by displays of military might. On Tuesday, April 28th, Mayor Allen C. Thompson, Mayor of Jackson, issued a proclamation designating May 1, 1959, as Law Day in Jackson. Th-e Hinds County Bar Association spon- sored an essay contest in each of the four high schools of Jackson. The subject mat- ter of the essay was My Duties as a Citizen under the Law. A $25.00 savings bond was given for the best essay written in each of the four schools, and a $50.00 savings bond was given for the over-all best essay. Judges for the contest were Robert Nichols, Charles Clark and Henry Barksdale, all of Jackson. Judge A. F. Summer, addressed the stu- dents at Central High School, while Judge W. T. (Billy) Horton made an address at Provine High, and Dan H. Shell made an address at Murrah High School, in con- junction with Law Day celebration. The officers of the Hinds County Bar Associa- tion, Joe Daniels, President; Billy A. Bacon, Vice-President; and John C. Sullivan, Sec- retary-Treasurer, along with the Executive Committee, Erskin Wells and Sherwood Wise, should certainly be .congratulated on their fine Law Day, U.S.A., program. Billy Bacon was Chairman of the Law Day committee, with George P. Hewes, III, in charge of the Essay contest, and Bob Cannada, in charge of the speaker pro- gram. The Hinds County Bar felt that their program was very successful in carrying forward to the public the fundamental ideas of our legal system. It is hoped that next year's Law Day program can be even big- ger and better.

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