Vol. XXXII.—No. 40. v..... Morgan Asks Ifolerance In Speaker Ban Dispute State Senator Robert Mor gan of Lillington Tuesday night reaffirmed his support of the Speaker Ban Law While stressing the need for tolerance on both sides. Senator Morgan told an American Legion gathering at the Center Hill Community Building that he has become disturbed by the criticism directed at those who op pose the law as well as those CT be flu hi it Parade TIME TO PLAN—Tax col lecting in Chowan County has developed into real big business, as evidenced by a report this week that the assessment for 1965 is nearly half a million dollars. In this county the sheriff also doubles as tax collector. While this system appears to be working to the satisfac tion of everyone concerned it is a bit old fashioned. Tax collecting and law en forcement have nothing in common. Maybe in olden days when it took the long V arm of the law to get proper ty owners to pay their just tax, such a system was more or less a necessity. This is no longer the case. ( Law enforcement has be come a science and as the national crime rate rises and criminals get. more protec tion from our high court, more time needs to be spent by the sheriff in the field of prevention. He cannot do this, nor can he improve the image of his profession by carrying the two-edged sword of sheriff and tax collector. Sheriff ESrT tloodWib' hkT done a commendable job in the area of tax collections. But he must put his name on the ballot and face the voters every four years. The office of sheriff is a political of fice, while that of tax collec tor should not be. A tax collector would moVe than pay his own way in extra collections. It is possi- j ble this duty could be coupled with another, such as tax supervisor, if it isn't ' a full time job. The job of being sheriff of '■ Chowan County carries awe some responsibilities and the , enforcement of the law de- t serves the complete attention j of our peace officer. Nothing ean be done until j the 1967 General Assembly convenes, allowing ample ( time for the county commis- | sioners to plan for separation ] of these two offices. NOT PALATABLE Word comes from Earl Britton and - Edenton Jaycees that nearly 1 half of the 500 dushions they i are selling are still in their 1 poss ession. , They will be ] selling them again Friday ni ht at the Edenton-Eliza beth City football game. Jaycees took on the sport cushion project to raise SI,OOO for the John A. Holmes High School Band. Every cushion not sold means that much can't be applied toward the vjeost of new band uniforms now being displayed locally. The band needs the money to get out of debt and Jay cees know the plastic covered foam are at all palatable. For $2 you can help both parties.' FAREWELL TO THE CHlEF—Edenton this week bids farewell to Police Chief. James H. Griffin who leaves to become an officer with the State Board of Paroles. We hate to see him go. Jim Griffin was an asset to the community during his tenure as hegd of oae of this State’s most rapidly expand- SFSI rct enforcement. He had the uniqua ability of being Jim Griffin, as was expect tf* citizenry unnappy, at THE CHOWAN HERALD S ’ *>• who favor it. He also ex pressed his disappointment at the type criticism directed at the American Legion. “We have been accused of using the ‘big lie’ technique,” the speaker said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Although considerable per sonal criticism has been di rected at him since his ap pearance before the study he encouraged them to im prove their lot in life and their knowledge of the changes in police work through education. His ex ample was a goal for every one in the department to seek to attain. His personality, patience, and untiring devotion to duty will make him a good parole officer. Edenton is better off be cause Jim Griffin passed along The Public Parade. NEWSPAPER HONORED— Well, we went with Mayor John Mitchener up to Nor folk last Thursday night to join ■ the Newcomen Society in North America in honor ing The Virginian-Pilot on their 100th anniversary. It was quite an occasion and the remarks of youthful Publisher Frank Batten were good food for thought. The publisher traced the colorful history of news papering in the Norfolk area, pointing out the mergers and other events which ultimate ly resulted in the newspaper .he heads, -nrn vr~- s-~ He didn’t pull any punch es in justifying the need for strong editorial policy as well as news objectivity in the making of a worthwhile jour nalistic product. But counled v'ith these two things, Pub lisher Batten emphasized good management is the kev to good publishing as well as to the operation of any business. This was in line wilh the entire occasion. It was well manajjed, therefore a real success. SALUTE TO 4-H This week salutes the scores of 4-H Club members along The Public Parade who are being recognized nationally for their achievements. While club members in Chowan are not big in num bers they are among the top ranking ‘ 4-H’ers in the Tar Heel State. Two club members have within the past year brought much credit to their county as well as to themselves. We speak of the State Dairy Foods Demonstration winner, Continued on Page Seven •jijr in i - * <.*"• KW^y* Jfo- <• Ik.“ |k ' •''oW*?-111- .«■ #*- • • i :, . ' **•■ 'Wi &g Wmsjr\ •<*•» ». V/« i . ** - < T*T V s " Hr - > • ?.;F% ■F ' '“ '■ »>■ Sills >/ * M r js- jJV !■ I ‘-. i., : y J&&, y,v y|HF Bk <* „„