The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, December 30, 1994              TAG: 9412290010
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

A PIOUS REJECTION

Regarding the Norfolk sheriff's rejecting $5 gift bags donated by the Salvation Army for inmates:

Comments by the sheriff and jail chaplain were very pious. Norfolk city officials now can choose who deserves what and when.

I am appalled that in the prime of the season marked by the ``spirit of giving,'' people of authority have such an unforgiving attitude.

MONICA POINTER

Norfolk, Dec. 26, 1994 by CNB