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Republicans. Protestants, Cath
olics and q few Jews. While there
are. occasional closed meetings
the Defenders are not q secret
order. They cannot be compared
70 the Ku Klux Klan. They do
not advocate any form Of vio-
lence. They do not authorize
threats or terrorism.
They advocate the expenditure
Of as much money for Negro
pupils as for white pupils. But
they want the students segre-
gated and they claim this can be
done legally.
THE Supreme Court has not
said that schools must be inte-
grated" Mr.. Denny says. But
the Court has said you must
stop compelling segregation BY
law.
AS ] understand it, the SUI
preme Court said the States may
not operate schools in which seq
regation is required by law,
So the Defenders are working
to revise the laws Of Virginia to
permit segregation voluntarily.
They also want a State law for
bidding the expenditure OF any
public moneyState or local
for the support of any school in
which there is any integration.
Steady Growth Noted
Although the organization has
had q steady growth in the year
since its charter, it cannot claim
enthusiastic backing from the
great body Of Vifginians. Some
civic leaders are hostile to the
cause. Some are wary of it.
Mr.. Denny says the people Of
Virginia were dazed and "thun-
derstruck" by the Supreme Court
decision on segregation. Many
believed nothing could be done,
he said.
I'VE are now rousing them
from their letilargy,n he de-
clared. adding that the process
is slow because pains are taken
to choose responsible leaders in
the counties and cities.
We've been fortunate in this
respect pretty largely he COM
mented. We're trying to keep
this thing from getting into wild
hands in any area. OF course. il
would be a miracle if some people
didn't do indiscreet things oc-
casionally."
Slipped in Arlington
There can be no doubt that
one Of the '-indiscreet' acts was
the Arlington chapters indorse-
ment OF Democrats Harrison
Mann and William L. Winston
and Republican Charles o. Pratt
for the Virginia House Of Dele
gates. Mr.. Mann and Mr.. win
Etofi promptly rejected the idea.
State headquarters sent word
70 Arlington that Defender nnlicv
was against Individual indorse-
ments.
All Virginia counties except
arlington have appointed school
boards. Arlington operates un.I
der special legislation. The voters
elect the School Board. There ~
4 continuing fighk over educa-
ton policies. budeets, curriculum
and constipation.
The present board Is liberal.
It is under heavy attack from the
conservatives. The latter hone
In Tuesdays election to aet &
toothold. at least, u not wrestling
control Of the school body.
In the conservative faction are
number 81 Defenders. One
member Of the anti-integrationl
group is q candidate for the
school board. He is Willis Kerr.
who Is on the Arlington Tnde-
pendent Movement slate. HIS
running mates are Or. L. III
Blevins and Mrs. Susan OHara.
who are not members OF the De-
tenders.
Convention Ticket
The liberal Convention ticket
consists Of Barnard Joy. James
9. Stockard and Mrs. Barbara
Riches. Running as an indepen-
dent is Stan Stanton. Three are
to be elected to the fiye-memberI
board.
The Arlington Defenders have
special attention to the
School Board contest, assuming
the election Of 4 liberal ticket
would hasten the integration OF
Their tactics and the counter
attacks Of the opposition have
plunged the county INTO . cam
paign of extreme bitterness. 1T
Is reminiscent Of the days of1
Bishop James Cannon OF Alfred
Z. Smith.
At the heart Of the controversy
= 8 series OF advertisements
placed in a county paper BY the
Defenders as an organization and
BY various individuals. 1t has
been charged that integration|
win lead to ''mongreIization 7
that It will be accompanied by an
influx Of Negroes from the Dis
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