era who gave tirelessly of their energy, understanding, and talents to help mold the future of the members of both classes. The public is invited to participate in this event. There are over 200 . mem bers of the 1934-35 class of Second , Ward, then the only black school In Charlotte. Students came from every Ward and area. They were nurtured and supported education ally and spiritually by the same teachers in the. public schools and also in church schools. The influence of the members of the class of 1934-35 has radiated to all corners of the state of North Carolina and other parts of the country as well. The Golden Years have been spent in service to hu mankind. ■ Some alumni have filled pulpits of j various denominations; countless numbers became educators, nur turing and supporting future ge nerations; the business world has benefitted from the dedication, creativity and vision of other mem bers and a few have served with honor in the armed forces. Still others have contributed to the field of medicine and to the betterment of health care for the communities while other have fought for justice in the field of law. Lives have been enriched through the musical abi lities of talented individuals in the' class and othei s lived honest fives— striving , to better themselves spi ritually and constantly giving a helping hand to others. ^ing Out Against Hunger" Program Witt Be Held Saturday By Jalyne Strong . Post Staff Writer ‘‘It's time we stop talking and get .together to dp something,“ stresses tHev. James Barnette, hardy dis t guising his anger at what be sees as blacks’ disregard for their own . plight. 9 Therefore, in an effort to stimulate blacks to help themselves, Barnette, along with The Feed My Sheep f Ministries and The Christian Lead ership Outreach Center, will spon , sor a “Sing Out Against Hunger’’ program to, be held at Wpst Char } lotte High School auditorium on Sa ji turdfly, June 29, commencing at 8 ; p m The event will feature Kim Witherspoon, The Gospel Jewels, • The Voices of Faith, The Stars of 1 Harnjpny.. and others. / Donations t from the program will be directed to | the Christian Leadership Outreach ►Center and will be dispqrsed among V the needy. But this is only the beginning of what Barnette promises to be an on going black self-help list of events. Already in the planning is another Gospel Sing to take place in July, a workshop in August, apouthcrusack and city-wide marcn on hungeo' ’■ scheduled for the fall. P Barnette laments the fact thdt a large number of Macks are depen dent umm goverment assistance. “We are the only race totally in the pocket of the systetH," he states. The misuse of government assistance has resulted in ajcycle ft depen dency with Mack mothers passing on the legacy of welfare to daughters ' "-w " ..... and they in turn passing it on to their children, according to Barnette. “But whites are not going to carry blacks anymore,” projects Barnette. “Blacks are going to have to come together out of necessity." At some point in the black self help crusade, ah emphasis will be placed on black^>n-black crime also. “We have to discipline our own,” relates Barnette. “We really have to address the wrong we do to each other. “We have' not held our black leaders accountable," he adds, pointing at the growing problems affecting black communities. "And if our leaders are not going to do what they should to alleviate these problems, we’ll have to get new leaders.” Barnette rev.eahtvjfeat it h*&J>een his philosophy for years that blacks should be more supportive of them selves. fBut now I’m taking a more active end supportive role,” he states. “The sun is going down fast and if there is no turn around in this next year for blacks, there will be no future.” He plans to evaluate the progress of tire black self-help programs every »ix months. Barnette hopes that the evaluations will reveal incidences that blacks are begin ning to “pool their resources” and that there will be a decrease in jMack-on-black crime. Ultimately, Hi envisions at the end of the first six month movement, “two to three thousand young people saying, ‘We are taking our destiny into our own hands.’” •'» r«. UWUMITIO MiM^^fcnrto »«|M thli car for *319,a par mo. _—Wp Down Payment*—. ; t * n- -# :%+p‘ 4 ■%■■**■ 44?8^o!tm1nL\5> * Tmi cnifiwi ii r t minr - outorSltri - -— - Gov. Martin Proclaims “Community Watch Day, ..Raleigh - Governor Jim Martin has proclaimed June 29 as “Com munity Watch Day” in North Carolina. “Crime can be prevented in our homes and comniunities when neighbors get together with neigh bors and their local law enforce ment agencies,” Governor Martin said. “I support the purposes of the (North Carolina Community Watch) Association and consider its efforts a valuable contribution to state and local law enforcement agencies’ crime prevention ef forts. We must all work together to prevent crime, because a lack of cooperation only benefits the cri minals.” * Gov. Martin ."Work together" Governor Martin said that all citizens of North Carolina are vic tims of crime either directly or indirectly but that “we do not have to accept crime as inevitable. “ Citizens in more than 14,000 neigh borhoods and communities and in all 100 counties are working hard to make their homes and communities safer places to live and work, according to Joseph W. Dean, Se cretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. “We have come a long way since Community Watch was started statewide in North Carolina in 1977, and I commend these citizens and the Association for their continued efforts in the program.’’ North Carolina’s program of in volving citizens in community crime preventions has served as a guide to the rest of the nation, said Bruce E. Marshbum, director Of the Crime Prevention Division. The fourth annual Community Watch Day activities will be held at the W. 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