Evening star., 1956-08-29

continued FROM flFSb rage
from segregation suits in Fed
eral courts.
Delegate c. w. Cleaton OF
South Hill dropped in measure
designed to plug some loopholes
in Gov. Stanley's funds-with-
holding plan. The Cleaton bill
would make it unlawful for any
local governing body to levy taxes
for the maintenance and opera
ton of any integrated school
even after State funds had been
withheld.
Delegate John B. Boatwright
OF Buckingham came forth with
a joint resolution to put the
Legislature on record as "un-
alterably opposed" to mixing the
races in schools and to pledge
every honorable, legal and con-
stitutional" means available to
advancing that policy.
On Monday State Senators
Armistead L. Boothe. Democrat
OF Alexandria. and Ted Dalton.
Republican of Radford, dropped
in two pupil-assignment bills.
They would give local school
boards more latitude than the
Gray Commissions bill in plac-
Ing children in specific schools.
New Assignment Plan
Mr.. Fenwick, a member of the
Gray Commission, said his bill
Is designed to take into consid-
GRAFTON the rights of both a child
who may be assigned to a school
OF another race and the rights
OF the rest of the children in
that school.
To that extent, the legislation
goes one step further than the
measure offered yesterday by
Mr.. Mann.
The Mann bill, in turn, pro-
videS certain checks against in
tegration that are not to be
found in the original assignment
plan Of the Gray Commission.
Gov. Stanley rejected the Gray
Commissions pupil placement
program because it would allow
integration-minded school boards
to mix the races.
Arlington school officials set
of q violent reaction last Janu-
ary when they let it be known
they were considering a limited
amount Of integration under the
Gray program. AS result, the
county has been the object Of
retaliatory legislation by law
makers from elsewhere in the
State. including the loss of its
elected school board.
Funds Bill Is Key
The Governors package bills
we're introduced in the House by
Chairman H. H. Adams Of the
Appropriations Committee. and
a score or more Of others. Mr..
Adams represents Accomack and
Northampton Counties on the
Eastern Shore, where the Negro
public school enrolment is 40
and 50 per cent. respectively,
Accomack pays for only 38 per
cent of its total school operating
costs, while the Northampton
figure is AZ per cent
While there are more sponsors
on some of the Governors l3
bills than on others, the real
test involves the one dealing with
Withholding Of funds from
schools that integrate, either
voluntarily or under court order.
Besides Mr.. Adams. there are 27
other House members who signed
It as sponsors. Since 1t deals
with appropriations. a majority
Of the SO House members is
needed TO pass 1t.
In the Senate. the Governors
program is sponsored chiefly by
Senators Garland Gray Of Wa
verly. chairman Of the commits
sion that bears his name; L. G.
Bird Of Chesterfield and ]. d.
Hagood of Clover.
There are 10 patrons on the
Senate version Of the funds
withholding plan, whereas a ma
jority Of the 80 members will be
needed to pass II.
Tine number Of patrons on this
hey piece Of legislation does not
necessarily represent the true
lineup Of proponents and oppo-
merits. Even the opponents ad-
NIT that.
It is believed the measure
could be bottled up In the House