THE BETTER WE KNOW US • • 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. THE TBIBUNAL AID ‘Tell It Like It Is” Serving Davidson, Firsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and Rowan Counties 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 $6,00 PER YEAR PRESS RUN 6,400 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. & m 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) Supstiot Court Judges Notn ed j JiaBaBOQPBBBaBOQPgBaPOqPBCJt WHATTyWr OPINION PRO or CON ON Capital Punishment RULES: Each week THE TRIBUNAL AID will choose a subject. Readers can respond in writing, using 50 words or less, to express theii feelings either in favor of or against the subject. Each week the best response “for” and the best response “against” will both receive a $10,00 gift cer tificate to one of the advertising merchants found in the paper. All entries must be in the office of THE TRIBUNAL AID no later Monday, noon, of the following week to be eUgible for consideration. The choice of merchant must also be stated at this time. Winning entries will be published. All entries wiU become the property of THE TRIBUNAL AID and none will be returned. Mail all entries to: THE TRIBUNAL AID, “Pros and Cons”, P. O. Box 921, High Point, N. C. 27261. i: 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 I toOOOOOOOOBBBBBBOOBPBtaBBCSe ! 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 Continued on Page 7 I pOOQOOOOOOOO B i II Reading Guide {j j [ Page] I I [Business & Finance 2] [ I ICapsule News Ij | Editorials 4| | I lEducation 51 I I |Entertainment.... 70 I INotes & Reminders...., I [obituaries I |Religion.-- I iSports I lYouth SUPPORT THE ADVERTISING MERCHANTS OF THIS, YOUR NEWSPAPER!

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