Jesse E. Curry

What is your present occupation, Chief?

Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department.

And how long have you been occupying that position?

Since January 20, 1960.

How long have you been with the Dallas Police Department altogether?

Since May 1, 1936.

And how did you begin?

I began, I believe, as a traffic police officer--well, I worked in a squad car a few days as a patrolman, and then worked as a traffic officer for several months.

How old were you when you began?

Twenty-three I lacked a few months being twenty-three.

What education have you, Chief?

I graduated from the Dallas high schools--Dallas Technical High School. I did not go to college. I studied a short time--optometry a short time after that, after graduating from high school.

What employment did you have between leaving high school and joining the police force?

I worked a short time for Vitalic Battery Co., as I recall, and at the time I entered the police field, I owned a small cleaning and pressing shop out in East Dallas, which I owned and operated.

Are you married?

Yes; I am.

You have a family?

Yes.

Would you state who they are, how many children?

I have three step-children--no, it's two step-children, one son of my own and one daughter of my own.

I take it that you're practically a lifetime resident of Dallas?

Yes; I moved here when I was less than a year old.

It appears to me from what you have said that you began at the bottom of the ranks in the police department?

That's right.

And would it be fair to say that you worked your way through, as it were?

Yes, sir.

Up the line?