Evening star., 1952-02-01
Votes
Run-0f Primary
For 5 Officials
Virginia Democrats
Smother 4 Opponents;
Kill Segregation Bills
BY the Assoeiassd Press


RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1.-The
Virginia Democratic organization
won overwhelming approval for q
run-off primary, bill in both
branches Of the General Assembly
yesterday. The Governors sigma
ture will make it law.
Opposition to the measure, which
applies the run-of to the five OFF,
GERS elected by the State at large.
was barely enough to make it
plural. The Senate vote was 80
to Q. The vote in the House that
followed was 95 to 2.
Thus the Assembly gave the bill
well over the four-fifths vote re-
|quired In each House to pass 1t as
emergency legislation which be-
comes effective with the Cover.
|nor's approval. And it smothered
the oratorical opposition Of Dele
gate Robert Whitehead Of Nelson
County. anti-organization candi-
ate-apparent in the 1868 primary
for Governor.
Calls It Change Of Rules"
Whitehead said the bill was
a change Of the rules in the
middle Of the game.
He sought lnsuccessfully to
write in amendments to the bill
in the House to make the run-off
principle apply to any State or
local primary election instead Of
only the two United States Sena-
tors, Governor. Lieutenant Gov
|ernor and attorney general.
Only Delegate Edwin Lynch Of
Fairfax went along with Mr..
whitehead in the final House vote.
On the Senate side Senator'S Vic
tor p. Wilson of Hampton and
w. H. Carter Of Amherst were the
|dissenters.
The runoff primary bill also
moves Virginia's August primary
date to July Is this year and be-
tween July 9 and Is in subse-
|quent years, with the runoft. II
necessary, coming five weeks later.
The rupoff, which Virginia has
not had in the past, is left to the
option of the runnerup candidate.
III he does not request a second
primary, the top man is declared
1.-THE nominee.
| Segregation Bills Killed.
| The forensic fireworks in the
House on the run-off bill topped q
General Assembly day in which:
DR. w. C. Caudill disclosed that
his Senate Committee on Public
institutions and Education killed
1.-THE Moses school segregation bills
lin a quiet unannounced meeting
"Wednesday. These bills by Sen
.Iator Charles T. Moses Of Appo-
lmattox would have permitted the
lState to contribute to private
|"free" schools as a means Of Sepa-
rating the races in the event OF an
adverse Supreme Court decision
Throwing out all segregation.
Delegate Howard H. Adams,
chairman of the House Appro-
priation Committee, disclosed that
requests for about $28 million be-
yong the Governors budget rec
concentrations have been made to
the General Assembly. Some 81
million of this is for additional
operating expenses, and the bal
lance is for new buildings, with $19
million of the total asked for
mental hygiene and hospitals.
Favor Inspection for All.
The House Committee on In
surance and Banking approved q
bill requiring all building and loan
associations accepting public
funds to undergo inspection by
the State Corporation Commission.
Under the present law, associa-
tions taking deposits Of less than
sac, 600 are exempted from sec
Examination.
The new bill, reported out as .
committee substitute for a meas
ure offered by Delegate Tayloe
Murphy of Warsaw, would give
associations which do not accept
public funds the option Of being
regulated by the secs bureau Of
banking.
Highway Bill By-Passed.
| The Senate Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation
passed by temporarily a bill to
restrict flashing lights in adver-
ltisementS along highways. There
was opposition to the bill from
the Virginia Automotive Trade
/ Association.
Mai. Gen. James Anderson,
highway commissioner, asked for
| the bill as a safety measure.
The bill would make it unlawful
to have an advertisement with
ian intermittent or flashing light
within 800 feet Of a State high
way.
The committee reported favor
ably bills which would:
Require trucks with a carrying
capacity Of 10000 pounds to be
Equipped with suitable flaps to
prevent exposed rear wheels from
Throwing rocks. mud and other
matter into the windshields Of
vehicles behind them.
Exempt volunteer f1re-fighting
equipment from license taxes.
Limit from expiration the driv-
lers' licenses Of servicemen while
they are In service.