Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Gray Unit to Face
Noncompliance Bid
Open Resistance
To Indignation
To Be Sought
BY MARY LOU WERNER
Star Stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, May 18.-In-
creasing pressure for outright
resistance to the Supreme Court
segregation decision was evident
here today as plans were laid for
a meeting of the full Gray Com
mission within two weeks.
Senator Garland Gray Of
Waverley announced the meet
ing at the end of a day-long
Executive Committee session be-
hind closed doors yesterday.
1t will be the second meeting
jof the full commission since it
recommended a tuition grant
plan last November as a way Of
complying with the Supreme
Court segregation decision.
The first step of the Gray plan
was carried out at a constitu-
tional convention in March
called by Statewide referen-
DUN. The convention amended
the State constitution to remove
a barrier against use of tax money
tor private schooling but leeis-
lation to provide the tuition
grants has never been adopted.
Agenda Not Revealed
Senator Gray did not disclose
what the full commission would
be asked to consider. From
other sources, however, it was
apparent there would be de.
mands for sterner resistance to
the segregation decision.
/ Gov. Stanley, who met with
the executive committee most
of the day, acknowledged that
other plans of avoiding integra-
ton were discussed besides the
Gray program. In reply to a
question, he said this did not
imply any change in the Gray
program but he added that he
would not oppose trying other
steps if they seemed feasible.
A So-called withdrawal plan
was explained to the executive
committee by Judge William Old
OF Chesterfield County. This
Icontemplates repeal of legisla-
ton which permits school boards
10 be sued. According to Judge
Ola, this would block suits now
being filed by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement
OF Colored People against school
boards throughout the State to
force compliance with the Su.
preme Court segregation deci.
lsion.
| Gravat. Outlines Plan
| J. Segar Gravatt of Nottowav
county urged the commission
members not to take any stems
that would permit integration
anywhere in the State. He out
iHleo his plan, whereby the State
would declare it impossible to
comply with its own constitu-
tional provision requiring opera
tlon OF an efficient public school
system If Indignation occurs.
Both Judge Old and Mr. Ora.
watt are leaders in the pro-segre.
cation Defenders of state
sovereignty and Individual Lib
critics.
State Senator Charles r Fem
WICK said after the meeting he
stu favored carrying out the
gray program, and would like
10 see special General Assembly
session called to enact it.
I heard nothing new TODAY
mat l hadn't heard before" he
Another executive committee
member who declined to be
named said the withdrawal plan
was warmly received" but the
executive committee reached no
definite conclusions on it,
~ was speculated that the
withdrawal plan might be tried
10 stall for time before the tut
tlon grant plan is used. This
plan eventually could bring the
state of Virginia and the Federal
Government to down over
segregation, assuming the with
ulawal action would be chal-
ienged directly in the Federal
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