Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-06
We Will Do No Better . .

acceptance
as chief of police Tabor City the realization to
most of the people replacing him is task
There few available of good moral character VINO
seek Job that calls working about 80 hours week
in the rain and the cold for top salary Of $275
month.
There are only few capable and reliable men who
job that calls for more duties than the average
human being perform. job that regardless OF how
we'll you perform will bring about criticism and grow
ing string of enemies.
As Chief Watson ntimated his letter of resignation
he was accepting job elsewhere in the hope of finding
better working conditions. The conditions under which
he performed his duty here such to have dscour
aged a weaker man many months ago.
That handful of individuals, always in the minority
who themselves sidewalk FBI agents and phony
guardians of the peoples heritage and who delight in
finding fault with public officials particularly the police
department, the of the present police depart
ment vacancy and problem.
We can think of no critic of Mr.. Watson who could have
done the job half we'll We doubt seriously that his
successor regardless of the individual involved will fill
the shoes capably.
No previous six years Tabor Ctys history holds such
record of distinctive law enforcement does that period
just past. What once was known as Razor City and
Border Town" has grown to a peaceful and relatively
quiet village with homcides practically nil and void Just
such revolution took place during Mr.. Watsons term
police chief in Tabor City.
Bascaly policemen be impartial fair intelligent
son has Unfortunately some of these are lacking among
his critics And unfortunate, it will be diff
cult to find all these qualities in a replacement.
The time existed when persons being arrested were
backjacked hiiacked and mistreaed in ways
Such tactics used here during the past
Rather understanding and patience used and it
compshed the same purpose of bringing the lawbreak
ers to justice.
There have been police here and in other COM
munities who persisted in drinking ntoxcans both on
the job and Off Such police chief is than no
police at all But such not the with Mr. Watson
You will find few critics who admit to the good lob
Watson did in respect mang arrests and in
violence in Tabor City and try to substanate their c
csm with charges that he failed carry out his other
duties.
1t is on" contention that considering the tremendous
load OF duties swung aroud the police chiefs neck that
ne did similarly good Job in that respect also 1t must
De taken INTO consideration that he supposed collect
delinquent water bills monthly collect privilege licenses
and keep the board informed new businesses detect
ana report cracks and defects in and sidewalks
Kill stray dogs, direct around the school grounds
cach e KIDS who shoot air rifles and frecracker CHECK
the two hour parking areas, report burned ont treet
HehS answer each fire alarm, witnesses make
o' ""rreh Tor each arrest attend Recorders and SUM-
error court sessions transport prisoners TO Wbi+aviI1o
MAKE out arrest records and keep properly filed raid
oooteggers make daily report showing Whereabouts
" Sl uheS, answer the telephone dozens of times every
day. and still maintain law and order
NO one man can do all these things all the time YouI
Ca" oe III Just one place at time there's Just SO many
nous IN the day Mr. Watson did these things and nor
will ~ VI ''' successor
1T is unfortunate that no one who did 50 much f
olty should find the working conditions such tbst q
neigh6oring towns offer fell receptive ears and v
lost him. f"'' cas- al" we
lou can near those say that there's never been , nan
VINO couldn't be replaced with a better one Tho .ri
n " Sucn statement is false There are plenty Of
% ',ohg JOBS In manner superior to anyone olse We
oouot that there's man available under the Same ,
ana regulations and at the pay who will bo1l th
ponce chiefs job in Tabor City any better than bas NJ
Watson ' '''ei uah mas Mr.
possible in Tabor City nos, l. a. - cooperation Is