Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-04

the Supreme Court ruling.
Kansas, one of the states in
volved in the Supreme Court rul-
ing, has a state law permitting
segregation in IL cities, only nine
Of which actually have had it.
Even. before the high court ruling,
Topeka, the capital, abandoned
segregation and began working to-
ward a unified school system.
New Mexico and Arizona, which
also have laws permitting segre-
CATION, have taken steps to inte-
CRATE existing white and Negro
schools. But in Hobbs, N. NJ,
Baptist pastor Bill Carter is lead
ing a move to prevent the immedi-
ate end to segregation ordered by
the local board of education.
Most northern states have abol-
ished segregation generally, al
though there are some areas where
it remains, such as some southern
portions of Illinois and Indiana.
Here are the de-segregation
steps planned in the border states
and the District of Columbia:
District of Columbia: In line
with President Eisenhower's plan
that the capital serve as model
for the rest of the segregated
states, Washington is starting
general process of Indignation
Sept. 13, the opening day of school.
New school boundaries have been
drawn. Pupils entering a D. C.
school for the first time may at
tend the school in the zone where
they live, regardless of race. APP
proximately 1908 children who at
tended overcrowded Negro ele-
mentary, junior and senior high
schools last year will be trans
fered to hitherto all-white schools.
MISSOURI: The states attorney
general has ruled that Missouri's
800 plus school districts may in
tegrate this fall but do not have to
until final court ruling are issued.
Some mergers are planned. The
extent will not be known until
missionaries sent out by the Mis-
souri, Board of Education are re-
turned by school district in Sep
TENDER.
MARYLAND: Public school seq
regation is slated to end this fall
in Baltimore, but not elsewhere in
the state. Maryland's attorney gen.
'eral ruled it would be illegal to end
segregation until the final high
court decree is handed down, since
the state law requires segregation.
But Baltimore Solicitor Thomas
Biddison held the court decision
outlawing segregation required its
elimination in Baltimore.
DELAWARE: One Of five states
involved in cases before the Su-
preme Court. Several cities and
schools in Newcastle County in the
northern part of the state, plan
Indignation moves this fall. In Will
mington, all elementary schools
will have new attendance districts
and children living in each district
will attend the nearest school. In
tegration of junior and senior high
schools is being postponed, prob
ably until the 1866 fall term.
ARKANSAS: Gov. Francis Che
rey has left action up to school
districts but has taken the position
that nothing need be done until
the Supreme Court hands down
specific DEGREES. The city of Fay
etteville has voted for Indignation
this fall and is sticking to it. The
Sheridan school district voted for
Indignation but reversed itself be-
cause of inflamed local feeling. Lit
tie Rock has tentatively decided
against Indignation in four schools
now being built.
WEST VIRGINIA: The State De-
partment of Education has told all
county school boards to proceed
with plans to end segregation by
the fall term of 1855. Several
counties have announced plans to
integrate schools this fall, chiefly
in areas with small Negro popu-
lation.
Counties with large Negro popu-
lation generally have announced
they will wait until the high court
issues DEGREES spelling out formal
steps to end segregation. At least
six countries plan integration this