THE BETTER WE KNOW US
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by Angela Griffin
HIGH POINT - Otis Leak of the
High Point Police Department is an en
ergetic, vigorous administer of the law.
Leak has been serving the citizens of
High Point for thirty-two years; four
of which he has served as captain of
the Criminal Investigation Division.
As captain, he is confronted with
various situations involving drugs,
child abuse, juvenile delinquency and
vice.
The Criminal Investigation Divi
sion’s main purpose is to investigate
all felony cases; and also, to address
itself to problems of prostitution,
drugs, gambling and violence that
involves juveniles.
According to Leak, drugs are the
leading problem in the High Point
area and its solution is not a simple
one. Captain Leak states, “Without
the support of citizens, drugs will con
tinue to be a major problem!”
Captain Leak believes that any or
ganized society must have rules and
regulations which are to be established
as the “law”.
He feels that his responsibility is
to carry out the laws which are made
by the executive branch. He refers
to his work as a “game of challenge”.
In Leak’s opinion, challenge comes to
everyone once in their life: and when
it comes, one must know how to han
dle it. As an officer of the law. Leak
faces a new challenge each day. These
challenges are in the forms of prevent
ing the crime of prostitution when
there is a willing seller and a willing
buyer; stopping drugs before they are
sold on the street (If not stopped be
fore the sell, inany mental capacities
of today’s young adults are hopeless);
reaching out to assist the mother of an
abused child before it’s too late; and
attempting to understand the various
home problems of a runaway.
Leak says, “Any challenge is faced
with a streak of chance, and risk is
in every one.”
Captain Leak would like to see
more Blacks become interested in the
field of criminal justice. He notes that
since the civil rights movement more
advancements for Blacks are available.
And, under the new system, no black
individual would have to tolerate the
hardships of becoming a black officer
in today’s society. Leak futher feels
that black officers could help the
black community in dealing with their
crimes.
Leak is pleased with the improve
ment of the department; yet, he still
strives everyday to make the High
Point area a much better one.
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Week's
Capsule
by Alfred
NATIONAL
Lt. General Daniel James, Jr., a former Air Force fighter
pilot, was recently nominated to be the first black four-star
general in the nation’s history.
The Senate is expected to confirm the nomination of
James. If confirmed, James will become commander of the
North American Air Defense Command and the Aerospace
Defense Command.
Lt Gen. Daniel James, Jr., is 55 years old and is a native
of Pensacola, Florida.
*****
Senators George McGovern and Lloyd Bentsen of Texas,
both Democrats, say that it is unlikely that Ala. Gov. George
Wallace will win their party’s support as a presidential can
didate. McGovern said that Wallace has not supported the
Democratic candidate in the past 20 years, and no loyal
Democrate would support him.
Sen. Bentsen said that people will be looking for more
than just a way of venting their frustrations, he believes
that they’ll select someone who has positive programs and
shows a real potential of solving this country’s econonuc
problems.
Mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors last
week in Boston, Mass., appear to be caught in a squeeze
between the federal government and their governors.
During their meeting, mayors appealed for $2 billion in
emergency federal aid to fight the recession in their cities.
Ford administration officials did not view this appeal as
favorable. Furthermore, the nation’s governors who met
last month failed to back a similar appeal at their annual
conferencc.
If something is not done within the near future to as
sist cities experiencing these economic crises, garbage will
not be the only thing littering our streets.
STATE
Attorney Ronald Barbee of Greensboro will be appoint
ed to the Superior Court judge seat formerly held by Atty
Sammie Chess according to a spokesman for Gov. James
Holshouser.
It was speculated that Chess would not be re-appointed
because of his party affiliation. Barbee, a registered Repub
lican, will be the second black Superior Court judge of this
state. Chess being the first.
Several months ago, the High Point City Council instruct
ed City Manager Harold Cheek to hire a person to fill the
newly created assistant manager post. It is understood by
all that the person who fills this position will be groomed
to take over Cheek’s job when he retires.
Thus far, according to Cheek, several persons have been
interviewed for the job but no determination has been made
as to who will be hired.
*****
Mecklenburg County policemen could possibly be seen
driving new compact cars within a year if gas prices continue
to rise. Though there are mixed fellings among policemen
about changing over to a fully equipped Chevy Nova, it is
almost certain that the smaller cars will become a reality
for the department.
Many cities have already begun using smaller cars for
their police departments and other city departments. In
these days of economic uncertainty, it would be to the ad
vantage of all cities to investigate this matter as soon as
possible.
VOLUME III, NO. 5
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9,1975
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Member of NORTH CAROLINA BLACK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Sailor Of The Year, Area Native
PEARL HARBOR, Hi.
Navy Yeoman First Class Nor
ris T. Jennings, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Norris T. Jennings of
East Spencer, N.C. has been
selected by the THIRD Fleet
Commander, Vice Admiral
James H. Doyle, Jr. as the
THIRD Fleet’s Sailor of the
Year. This award is present
ed annually to recognize the
individual whose personal
achievements on the job and
in the community reflect a
high level of leadership and
initiative.
This selection placed Jen
nings in competition for the
Pacific Fleet Sailor of the
Year Award.
Jessings was selected by
Vice Admiral Doyle because
his attitude and spirit of co
operation foster a positive
atmosphere, both in the per
formance of his duties and in
his involvement in the Navy’s
Alcohol Abuse/Prevention
Program.
Norris, who was assigned
to the staffin August of 1974,
works as Special Security Of
fice Yeoman in the Intelli
gence Division. He is in charge
of routing special classified
documents to various staff
divisions.
Off duty, Norris spends
most of his time counseling
men and women afflicted by
alchoholism. His volunteer
work involves answering “hot
line” telephone calls at the
Alcoholic Rehabilitation
“Drydock” in Pearl Harbor
and accepting invitations to
speak to civilian community
organizations on the subject
of alcoholism. A former alco
holic himself, Jennings under
stands the overwhelming odds
against recovery and the vast
amount of moral support an
alcoholic must have, as Norris
says, “to live one day at a
time”.
Overall, Petty Officer Jen
nings finds Navy life to be
interesting and challenging.
Already a 13 year veteran, he’s
looking forward to a long ca
reer with the Navy.
Before he enlisted in June
of 1963, Norris Jennings at
tended Livingstone College in
Salisbury, N.C., and studied
for a degree in liberal arts.
Later, while on active duty in
Virginia, he studied American
history at Norfolk State Col
lege. To supplement his on-
the-job training, he attended
a naval intelligence course at
the Pacific Fleet Naval Intel
ligence Center in Pearl Harbor.
Petty Officer Norris Jen
nings is married to the former
Barbara A. Hazell of Mont
clair, N.J., and they have an
11 year old daughter, Sujee,
and an eight year old son,
Richard. The family resides
in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
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YNl Norris T. Jennings (left) at home with his wife, Barba
ra, son, Richard and daughter, Sujee (in front), pose on
a palm tree trunk. (U.S. Navy Photograph)
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Last Week's Opinions
“CON”: Churches in politics is a waste of time and
effort. The church is in the business of spreading
God’s word not politics. In other words, the
church helps to bare the ways of the world, not
run it. When a church gets into politics, it de
feats its whole purpose. There is also no place in
politics for religion because of different beliefs.
REV. W. M. SMITH
Looking back over the years, one can see
the active participation of many Black churches,
along with the Black populace’s feelings on vari
ous political issues. Community meetings were
held to assist the influential politicians that rose
out of the Black church. Therefore, I feel that
the two should not be separated.
J. D. DICKENS
The appointment of two
special judges of the Superior
Court was announced today
by Governor Holshouser.
Named for four-year
terms, they are Ronald Bar
bee of Greensboro and Wil
liam Thomas (Bill) Graham of
Winston-Salem. They will suc
ceed Sammie J. Chess of High
Point and Dennis J. Winner of
Asheville, whose terms expir
ed June 30.
Barbee and Graham will
take the oath of office on
August 1. Their salaries in the
judgeships will be $30,500 a
year.
Barbee, 37, is a partner in
where he graduated Number
One in his class. He was editor
in chief of the NCCU Law
Journal and received several
awards for scholastic achieve
ment. He also holds a B.S.
degree from NCCU.
The Durham native is a
member of the boards of
trustees of the Greensboro
Legal Aid Foundation and the
Greensboro Mental Health As
sociation. He is general coun
sel for Greensboro National
Bank and a member of a spec
ial committee on indigent leg
al services delivery systems.
He is a member of the
N.C. Association of Black
Lawryers, N. C. Bar Associa
tion, American Bar Associa
tion and the Greensboro Bar
Association. He serves as vice
president and treasurer of the
young lawyers section of the
Greensboro bar group.
Barbee was appointed by
Governor Holshouser in ear
ly 1973, to the former Board
of Conservation and Develop
ment. When that board was
abolished under state govern
ment reorganization, he was
named by the Governor to its
successor, the Natural and
Economic Resources Board.
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Barbee, Sr., of
Durham, and is married to the
former Alice T. Murray. Bar
bee has one daughter, Step
hanie, age 3.
Racism^ Not Bussing^ Problem
GREENSBORO - The
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the Greensboro law firm of resistance to bussing now
Frye, Johnson and Barbee, sweeping many northern com-
He received his J.D. degree munities is really a resistance
from the North Carolina Cen- against school integration, a
tral University School of Law, University of Chicago soci-
Named To Dean's List
GREENSBORO- Vir-
len Jessup, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Jessup of 312
Aloe Road, has been named
to the Dean’s List at Culver-
Stockton College following
spring semester work.
Students named to the
Dean’s List have achieved a
I semester grade point average
of 3.50 or greater on a 4.00
scale for the spring semester
work.
A senior majoring in bus
iness administration, Jessup is
a member of the U.S. military
on educational leave to com
plete his degree. Jessup is a
1958 graduate of J. B. Dudley
High School.
ologist said here last Wednes
day.
“Bussing is not the real
problem,” said Dr. Edgar
Epps, Marshall Fields pro
fessor of urban education at
the university. “When bussing
was used to avoid integration,
no one complained. In former
years, we saw white children
ride past black schools and the
parents did not get upset.”
Epps, the second summer
lecturer at A&T State Univer
sity, agreed that some reseg
regation has occurred in the
big cities as a result of the
crosstown bussing, but he at
tributes this to a speeding up
of a suburbanization process.
“Some white middle class
whites were already leaving
the central cities before there
was any pressure for bussing,”
he said.
Epps, one of the nation’s
foremost black sociologists,
said he would like to see this
country move more toward
cultural pluralism.
. “By cultural pluralism, I
mean a situation in which
there are living within the
same nation, people who have
different cultural back
grounds. It is a pluralism based
on the democratic philosophy
in which diversity is respect
ed.”
In order to achieve this cul
tural pluralism, said Epps, the
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