Evening star., 1955-11-03
Commission Sets
Post-Election Date
To Release Study

lis one Of the alternate plans tina
Imay be included In the report.
Altar another Of It's all-da,
fsecret sessions yesterday. thl
lcoEnmission adjourned with in
istrucfions for its executive com,
lmittee ito review certain mat.
tiers the commission directe,
them TO study, /" Mr.. Gray said
He said the date was set 10
Thursday. which Is two day
after the elections.
Other Groups Meet
While the so-calied Gray Com.
mission J was meeting ct thu
Capit0i, sessions were being helt
elsewhere In the city by twt
Ieruupsone pro-inteerationists
land the other. pro-segregation'
list.
The Virginia Council on HUI.
man Relations board of director,
approved six steps toward "or.
lderly compliance with the Su.
Ipreme Court decisions on public
schools.
! The chief significance OF thil
lis that the council admittedly
small and claiming only 20l
members lis the first group or.
lganized in Virginia since tht
courts decision to step forwart
and advance q plan for com.
tpliance.
l The prosegregationist gather.
ling was that Of the board d
directors Of the Defenders d
State Sovereignty and Tndiyiduai
Liberties. That meeting was held
behind closed doors.
The Defenders adopted !
resolution ''commending" tht
statements Of Representative
Tuck and Abbitt. virginia Dem.
focrats, afor their forthrighl
statement that under no circunl.
stances and under no plan or Rr.
arrangement should integratiOn hs
permitted In any county or cits
l0f Virgiuia without the approva
lnf the people I
The Tuck-Abbitt statement
gained considerable impetus
when Senator Byrd. head Of Vir.
lginiA's controilins Democrats
organization. gave It his indorse-
Iment Tuesday.
Senator Gray told reporter,
1.-THE Commission on Public Edu.
icafion had considered the Tuck.
IAbbitt statement at yesterday
lsession. Other members Of ths
lconrnission indicated that opin.
lion was divided and that ne
conclusion was reached.
There were various conclusions
las to what the eject would be
lin various localities II the Tuck
Abbitt proposal was adopted
Senator Gray refused 10 be
drawn into . discussion Of the
subject.
j. Seear GraYitt Of Blackstone.
Ia trial Justice who Is q member
Tor ti1e Defenders. explained that
groups action with this state
lrnent:
Sees MisinterpretatiOn
We have never understood
1.-THE Tuck-Abbitt proposal as an
approval Of integration under
local option or otherwise. They
simply stated that under no cir
lcumstances should integration
ever take place anywhere in Vir-
ginia against the win Of the
people.
Collins Denny. I'll. attoriley
for the Defenders. said there
has been b widespread n1isin-
lterpretation or the stand taken
lby Mr.. Tuck, q former Governor
land Mr.. Abbitt. Mr.. Denny said
some have concluded the tWc
Congressman agreed TO integra.
| Ition In those areas where ycteri
approve In q referendum.
They are opposed to it under
Iany circumstances Mr., Denny
said. citing Language from Mr.
lTnck,s address Of October "A Il
the Defenders In Halifax. al
that time Mr.. Tuck declared:
.Tntegration In the public
schools can be prevented by the
adoption of 9 State law forbid
lding the expenditures Of public
money In support Of any inte-
grated school. AS much as ]
would dislike to see the support
Withdrawn. / would favor that
course rather than see the nlix-
ling Of our little children"
Doubt Remains
An Indication that the Gray
Commission has been consider
ling q system Of private schools
came In reporters interview with
the chairman after yesterdays
lcI0sed session.
One doubt still facing the
lcommission Is whether the State,
under the present constitution,
Imay appropriate funds for the
private schooling of war orphans,
IA test case has been pending be-
fore the State Supreme Court
since September
DO you know what the Su-
lprefne Court is going to dor" Mr..
Gray replied In parfyins > ques-
Ition.
He acknowledged. In reply
L to another question, that the
Ic O. m missions recommendation
would be directly affected BY the
supreme Courts decision. That
decision normally would come
labout November 2e. unless the
court or the Governor feels the
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