The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-10

when the waIkout occurred. The strike was
reported to have for its purpose to focus
attention upon conditions at the school and
70 obtain a permanent building. Racial
indignation Of schools was not injected into
the matter until NAACP lawyers were in
troduced upon the scene. II is our belief
that the majority Of the plaintiffs were
under the impression that "a new school,
was the sole issue. Certainly the survey by
the Richmond Times Dispatch on Deem
Der II. 1853 indicated that the majority
Of pupils interviewed in ross-Section pre-
fcrred their own school
The long road through the district Fed
eral Court, an appeal 10 the L. S Supreme
Court, and months of study and mEriads
of legal facts and arguments and the 1896
opinion of this court, enunciating equal
but separate" philosophy. evidently had
the Supreme Court divided upon the law,
Death removed two Of the most able
Judges. President Eisenhower's appointee,
Earl Warren, as chief justice, wrote an
opinion, in an incredibly short time, based
upon psychology and sociology, completely
reversing the lower court and the former
decisions Of the Supreme Court Senator
Eastland Of Mississippi has proposed an
investigation Of the sources upon which
this decision was based and charges that
the sources are the result Of a Communist
conspiracy"
The decision of May II, 1854 declared
that segregation in schools was unconstitu-
tional under the Fourteenth Amendment,
and the Court adjourned for vacation an.
nouncing that it would hear arguments
later as to the form of decree it should
issue. In other words the Court said in
effect that it would not make its findings
effective until later Even though it was I'M
constitutional on May II, 1854 it could re-
main unconstitutional until the court got
around to how and when it would demand
it to become in fact unconstitutional. Of
course, people confronted with complete
change in customs and mores, We're pleas
ed with the respite but the fact remains
we have acted unconstitutionaly for an
entire year And now with an AK over our
heads in the form of a decree to the dis
trict courts these unconstitutional acts
continue 1t appears to US that the Supreme
Court and those who would integrate the
schools, churches, and thus society are
depending upon gradualism, and indiffer-
ence of many areas of people. to enforce
Indignation leading of course to amalgama-
ton Of the races
The people Of Prince Edward have
seen the effective work of the NAACP legal
staff, and we believe, Of the psychological
brain washing" Recent pronouncements
of the NAACP are that the principle of in
tegraton will be pushed with vigor As a
defendant in the case and with the nipple
mentation directed only to this county in
Virginia, we are not willing to choose in
tegraton of schools as an impending fact.
As matter Of principle the people Of
the county believe that separate schools are
III the best interest of the people and for
the best interests Of education. The Board
Of Supervisors. supported by the white
people. refused TO appropriate funds for
the school budget. which was in effect a
choice between integrated schools or no
schools Prince Edward occupies the place
in court as the convicted prisoner on pro-
baton. The Judge can act Immediately
without further proceedings. Other coun-
ties like Nottoway might conceivahly OPT
crate another year on the segregated basis
given time to delay IN court proceedings
That is the reason that Prince Edward has
stood. ON a principle. ready and willing TO
sacrifice for time its public education
The calculated risk Of indignation is too