The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 19

-r -T; -rr i 1 11 I. amir i 1 '-v yM'jsr I I 1 1rAA 'fw-mi i tf I) V- I A 'r a resident of Resurrection city in Washington bafore-ii---was dismantled this week. Roberf Garton, Repub- from Columbus, talks with 1 ...11 Vl young people were here Friday looking tor a place to perform, a sponsor and ertough people to make their WANT TO COME HERE The "Up With "Peoples-campaign do a' show in Columbus this summer, and two "representatives rof the grdiip 1 of 50 INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE .26, 1968 City 1 I in Resurrection city. some expansion or existing programs. The Johnson administration, eressional demands for spend- I Girls Inspect By DONNA Two of the most enthusiasticleen-age girls I ever mot Ra hpfm-A mv dsk.

COLUMBUS, TIME FOR PLAY cm i fit ItOH it zft' I I WilWIIIil lllMWW MilMliiWmwi TTrv.w;fK t)orria', chnw tn III Mlf I1IK lilt-: tllf II 1L11 M. tWLil, kJllU II wwhft summer. Cheryl Shook of Covington, and Becky Kincaid of Chattanooga, left New York last week and were to visit Columbus and Newkirk in OiUo, and Evans-ville as well as this city to schedule dates the "Sing I I fjTv 1 KNICELY hiibhline over with iov about well brothers, trio ot.foik- singers who had written more than 300 songs and sung them 1VT fah'geaanHind'-the world were invited to create "Sing Out '65." --That year- a cast of 130. singT ers and instrumentalists were selected representing 68 colleges: and ihigh schools in 41 statejri f-Theyet-out -n-thetexross-: country -tour playing tne sea- shore resorts of Cape Cod, the New York World's fair, Washington, Hollywood Bowl, Los Aneeles sports arena and for the teen-agers of Watts, Now their music has spread over seas You don't have to be youngj. I EDITOR'S NOTEr No newsmen Jew visitor! were permitted inside Res urrection-city- In washing- ton before It was closed up this but among those who did see Inside the city of shanties were Robert D.

Garton of Wood lake. Ninth district- Republican nominee for the U.S. Congress, and a member of his campaign staffs John -Rutherford of 2391 Gilmore street, a form er reporter for The Repute lie who wrote this story and took the pictures. 1 By JOHN RUTHERFORD Of the Garton Staff While in Washington for a Re publican candidates' conference, Robert D. Ga GOP nominee for U.S.

representative, pair! a visit tn tho in arrpgnf plywood sheds which housed the participants in the peo- pelsrnaEch. j. I Walking in the mud of Resurrection city, Mr. Garton sought out the-reasons for the dramatic events which have become the symbol of hope for some "and the symbol of disorder for others. He wanted to see for himself what-the' -jerry-built community strewralong the Reflecting pool below the Lincoln memorial was all about.

He wanted to meet the people, and he wanted to see what they had. to say. Before Rioting He stopped by "the city" on Thursday -morning. That was the day after the "solidarity" demonstration when thousands massed between the Lincoln memorial andthe Washington monument. It was the morning of the same day that violence in riot form erupted as demonstrators clashed with police on the outskirts of Resurrection city visitors and newsmen were discouraged as a- rule from going inside the settlement for the sake of law and order inside the settlement.

Having no special pass to get, inside, Mr. Gartonrlike many-thef toUF ists in Washington, walked along the outside of the low fence which surrounds the poverty marchers' city. He talked With'those Mndirig on the'fiv side. They were eager to talk. One man, a Negro named jQhnjya the settlement.

"Come on in and take a look around," he said, pushing down the fence so it could be step ped over. Sea of Mud -It had rained hard the night before, and the interior was literally a sea of mud. Boardj walks led to most of the tent-shaped "plywood houses," but boots were required for regular walking in Resurrection city. The interior of John's hut was neat and clean, and he took pride in it. 'The bed was made, and he had fans rigged up.

at. one end to keep.it cooL Takingleave t)f his host. Mr Garton wandered about theriry, talking, listening and looking. Everwhere there were signs painted on the bare boards. Most combinedLxace and econo- mics with the Idea that Negroes areJeine oDDressed econnmi.

I cally by the white majority. rnove uver Whitey," said one Robert D. Garton, in white settlement where participants ill- 1, ul till I HIWM- I JIK.MKiHI Ml I ilj' irit 3 Children, play on a board walk IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT lican Congressional nominee "Soul said another. A Negro walked by with "Agitate, -Agitate, Agitate," printed on the back of his sweatshirt. Several huts were decorated with poems written by the same poet.

One ended with the line, "I need to know who I am." Mr. Garton spoke with one woman who wanted to talk about1 the previous day's de-monstration when movie stars and other celebrities joined the march. "I hoped it would of rained before it broke up," she said. "I would like to have seen what those people dressed up in their fine clothes would have done then. We had, to come back here to live in it." A tarpaulin hung at the front of: herr A-f ramerstructure rand did a-poor-job-'of lceepdng'out the rain.

You Don't Scrub Mr: Garton, dressed in a suit, tie-and-shiny but muddy shoes, rested his foot on a board. "Don't muddy up my porch," said the Negro woman sternly. "If you had to scrub it, you "I'm sorry," said Mr. Garton who observed that 'the porch" had been painted white and was indeed scrubbed cieaa As a grown son snored on a cot nearby, she talked about the march and its reasons. Like-most: she seemed to-be con-- fused about specific reasons for the march and what it should or would -accomplish.

-At one point she saidshewanted free dom and a short time later said, "We got our freedom but whitey ain't done right by us." There' were -a few members oft whiterace-1iving-in "the city" but they seemed out roes' of place as "show Nee-, in neamy am-wmxe somai MrrKiarton ob served. Talking on the board walk with William Lyles, a Negro so-cialistrMrrGarton pointed out that many. persoiKronsider the residents, of: Resirrrection city as "burris'V and nothing more. "Are they just he ask ed Mr. Lyles who was not stay- VUljr SU1U tfkUUT -relied -MrLyfes, "Maybe some -of them are, but tTurnto-page-33) shirt at left, in the Poor PeoDle's march is reflected in to.

be a member ot.thepyiiwoB City'-" dismantled- People'Scampaign either-; "We had a 74 year old wo irom m. ujuis xraveimg 5'gn. ing" cuts and -other problems, took someminor action through theAgriculture Department-main target demonstrators. while both legislative and administrative victories were- quite modest compared to the campaign's broad demands mw afe therhood and praising the power of ordinary citizens, and the rousing Freedom: Isn't Free" with its toe-tapping chorus. Ll'You sot, to pay a price, you got to sacrifice for your liber- But it's the Sing Outers' high-spirited exuberance -that really makes the show.

Arriving in a town, they spill off buses or trains or planes at acjhgW'per form his specified task to ready the showr Whether-working in rainstorms, on football in" opera: houses or theaters, that enables them to set jup the show from scrafchTHnwc-urs or lessr- They 'Explode' don't emerge on stage they itrracing to their places like a football team after a half-time pep talk. And fornwo-tpurs? zip through 30 or mpre numbers, the stage is a whir of. constant movement. are and we oi xneir. songs," we goi a mighty job to fill.

The world's awaiting to-be remade by every girl and gayyoung balde." are young, people that want to come to Columbus, sent their- all who believe in IN RESURRECTION CITY walks along boards in the i iiiif wheels set in motion could carry hopes in the future for new programs to help feedr house and employ the poorr For one thing, the campaign ers won suspension for one year zrdQufcampaign -girls Wre-trying40 find out as much as tihey could iaboutuinbusarpiacei big enoueh to hold ttheir show, a sponsoring group to help them make the $6,000 needed to bring the 150 young people here, and the best date. The tentative date finally was set for the first week in Aug- ust, probably Aug. 1. The place is likely Jo be Memr orial' gymnasium, but final ar-, rangements have not been made, The. Junior Chamber of is help with the plans as well as HJiehji ifidii homes cast lumbus.

rn, oiris havSnff rrMt -fideretihey caii -pack any play they perform, hav6 been travef ing with the group about a year, Becky, the younger trfi3ie two, took her last year of high school by correspondence as do akeeaiNofFtotravelith a troupe lose a year on. campus, it by studying en route -As one. xjL the students, three casts pointed out: "We've traveled 19.W0 miles observed a 3dnculturwtked-th leaders of many states and yuntriesNoiothereducation ouldJeISs3xcj0M2CJJ; warding. Thi idft of ith. "Sins Outr Up With People" campaign formed in the summer of.

1965 at a youth conference at Maekinac JslandV Moral Re-Armament movement, The aim of the gatlhering was "To give youth a goal and pur- pose for their lives and make them responsible and patriotic citizens." The adults attending statesmen, business leaders, scientists, educators and athletes urged the young people to prepare for future leadership. Leadership Now At that point a college coecf stood up and said, "It seems to jme that leadership is need-, ed right now. I'm fed up with the image of American 'youth being created by beatniks, draft-card burners, campus riot-ers and protest marchers." One of the conference's directors, a former Olympic gold medalist, then commented: "If we're going to debunk the myth of a soft, indulgent, arrogant America and show the world thatwecareabout-to-morrow, wa've got to-sing out our convictions, loud a strong." iThat phrase "sing out" provided tb keynote. Col- curb -on federal: weirare: pay- 1 .1. ftr-.

I I if I J-7A 4" I- v-w -v r- I WASHINGTON (UPI)-The Poor People Campaign felliar snon oi lis aeciarea goais, uui did wia at least a beginning in the way of more federal help for the needy What direction the campaign takes Resurrection on Washinaton were housed. the mud puddles. Dome of the I demonstrators under arrest, lies with the Rev." Ralph David Abernathy and -Other leaders of the "Southern. Christian Leader- ship Conference. preoccupied with Vietnam, the budget deficit and the upcoming iTi.

The Washington monument U.S. Capitol is barely seen. lwithspriJ.4while.You,just have to open. up. your heart and straighten your own life.

better-America -and a better worldrHFtoesn'tmatterhow old you are.T It has to be a to" people thing:" You have to start with the smallest unit and that's From there you These are the words of Miss Kincaid, the outspoken one of I the two girls who" met before theirTriirfiere. Miss Kincaid-is-in-Cast-B, and MissJ Shook in Cast A of the three casts. --jEachgroup travelswith -Jour ouses, a semi-irauer. irucx, a baggage truck, some cars and two vans for their 10 "tons equipment. v-, It costs about $5 a mile for them to travelJThis comes from modest contributions from thous ands of Americans, plus gifts from industries and foundations which consider it an investment in the nation's future.

It is underwritten by the MRA movement, i The Sing Out group also has a ranch in northern California, a national center in. Tucson, farm in New York state rwherewetasts bus! ness office in New York City, and headquarters in Washington, plus they publish a magazine, "Pace," and a newspaper, American." In an article written in' the May, 1967, issue of Reader's Digest, Author. Clarence W. Hall said: Sing Out's electric appeal can be ascribed to two factors: Its music and the enormous gusto Lof. jts jerfarmers.

The sbnes In the repertoire, are originals many written by the Colwell brothers1 and each -tune is set to a lively beat, with choruses that invite audience sing- The zestiest favorites are, "Up With People" plugging 4 o-' 1 i'-fff scheduled to take-effect-July 1.. The postponement was written In to the tax-economy package awaiting President Johnson's signature. 1" Prospects are good for 1 congressional approval of an extra $I0(T million a for three vears. for free school and some breakfasts, for an estimated 5 million youngsters whose parents cannot pay for subsidized meals now generally available. Agriculture Secretary Orville L.

Freeman and the House griculture-Committee are atu dying possible expansion of the $225 million subsidies now provided under the food stamp program. Freeman also is considering reducing the amounts families mugt pay for the stamps, which are priced according to In direct- action, Freeman increased from 18 24 the variety of foods the government provides poor in direct donations from surpluses. fVew provisions to help the poor buy or renovate their own homes have "been i written Into an omnibus housing bill passed by the Senate and recommended to the House by Its Banking Committee, i i mil 11111 iniii.