The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
County Leaders Ask Fair, Calm
Approach To Problems Created
By Supreme Court School Decision
State Commission
Will Soon Begin
Studying Issues

poets to start consultations with
the Prince Edward county school.
0N'' r""u b't that Soeciflc do
cisions BY that body on the SUI
preme Court S segregation decision
can unfold only as Instructions
are received here from the State
Board Of Education.
In the light of what we know
now, based on announcements
from state leaders. our schools
will probably operate through
next year on the present basis, Y
the superintendent said.
This viii provide time to make
necessary adjustments. he added
pointing out that many decisions
must await the final dccrGes of
the Supreme Court after consul
tations in Washington next fall on
how the courts decision is to be
supplemented and how soon.
Call for Reason
Meanwhile our hope is that all
OF our people will wait quietly
until We can find out more speci-
flcally how the order is to be
carried out All Of us desire
earnestly that an atmosphere of
calm reasonableness and a spirit
of justice prevail here as we seek
to work out our problems as di-
rected in the state and national
capitals
Edward A Garter. chairman Of
the county board of supervisors
expressed the view that formation
Of Virginia commission To study
the problem as already sug-
gested by Governor STANLEY - is
the best approach to the new
issue.
He said he sees no reason for
a special meeting of the board Of
supervisors. but { h a the body
as the countys governing group.
would probably discuss the broad
aspects of the question as it may
affect Prince Edward county.
The issue is now before us and
II all Of us deal reasonably, talk
sensibly and act fairly We will
work out the problem in fairness
to all after the Supreme Courts
final DEGREES are made known next
fall he said.
| Virginia S determination to
translate the United States Su-
preme Courts ruling outlawing
public school segregation Of the
races into workable plans in an
attitude Of fairness and justice TO
all has become apparent
With calls for careful delbe-
ratlons, restraint in public pro
nouncements and continued
amicable relations, Governor
Stanley and highest state leaders
in government and education have
begun preliminary discussions.
The Virginia chief executive
announced Wednesday he expects
to appoint early in the summer
special commission to study the
problem precipitated by Mondays
historic decision in Washington.
Lengthy Study
4 The commission is to be APP
pointed after Governor Stanley
has conferred next month with
State and local government Off
Gals. 1t would chart general
course for the state for the time
beng. then move ON to specifies
after the Supreme Court holds
further hearings next fall.
In its decision, the Supreme
Court acknowledged difficulties
thrust upon southern states by
the verdict and called for further
hearings to determine BY what
means the decision is to be nipple
mented into actually, and how
/ soon.
Based on this last phase Of the
decision, Virginia school authori-
/ ties have assumed that present
/ school systems will remain as they
are at least for next year, while
ueHDefatlonS are underway.
Legislators Meet
! Fourth District legislators in
GLIDING State Senators Charles II.
! Moses, of Appomattox. and George
W. Palmer, of Green Bay, met
Wednesday in Richmond with
/ CONGRESSMAN Watkins M. Abbitt
to confer relative to the prob
lem. They met briefly with Cover
nor Stanley after a preliminary
/ session together
/ No specific solutions were pro-
/ posed by the group. 1t Is under
stood, the meeting being more of
a discussion conference in nature.
Meanwhile, time and opportu-
nifty have permitted a full reading
Of the Supreme Court decision
] text.
1t reveals, in essence, the courts
\ view that segregation, despite
equal facilities. is incqutable
1 That view was stated terSelv: We
come then to the question pre-
Sented, does segregation of chill
dren in public schools solely On
the basis Of race, even though the
physical facilities and other
Tangible" factors may be equal,
deprive the children of the minp-
rity group Of equal educational
opportunities? We believe that it
does. Thus wrote the court.
14th Amendment