The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-07


The assignment program offered by the
School Study Commission. which proposed
to assign pupils to schools on any other
standards than by race. in itself admits the
principle of integration. 1t admits the
rightness of the Supreme Courts illegal
decision" It's passage would be con-
Trajectory to the letter and spirit of the
February | resolution.
There are those, very few, we submit,
who say the resolutions of interposition are
but scrap of paper SO was the declara-
ton of war against Japan-if it had not
been supplemented by support of the arms
and resources of the United States
Governor Thomas B. Stanley has sub
mitted to you group of Is bills, each sup
plementing the other. which implement the
state policy declared in February. If YOU
meant what you said in February then inn
plement the resolutions by passing these
bills. We endorse them 100 per cent.
In fact, they should be further nipple
mented by the inclusion of bill asserting
the police powers of the State of Virginia
in maintaining public schools and setting
that segregated schools alone can assure
uninterrupted public education, domestic
tranquility and the welfare Of all of the
citizens of Virginia. The exercise of police
powers is most important.
Whatever protective steps are taken will
be challenged before the L. S. Supreme
Court by the well-financed forces which are
trying to disrupt the Virginia school system.
Let see if the nine men will take away the
police powers of Virginia under these
circumstances and conditions. If they do,
it will mark the end of constitutional
government and the sovereignty of the AZ
states. and will set up government of
men--not of laws.
Those who would say that the governors
program will abolish public school have
peculiar perspective. There are those who
eeen suggest that referendum be held
with the question: Do the people of Nir-
ginia wish to do away with public schools?
Such is pure demagogery. The policy of
Virginia and the program of the governor
are designed to maintain public schools and
to advance them, on the only basis pos
SHELBY maintaining them segregated.
The people in Prince Edward county have
been at grips with this problem for more
than four years. We have made up our
minds. We have considered most of the
various angles. Well over 1000 citizens
have urged the Board of Supervisors in
writing. to withhold public funds from
other than segregated schools, because we
know integrated schools would be of little
or no value from an educational standpoint
and would disturb domestic tranquility and
breed racial dissension This county will
provide educational facilities on a segre-
gated basis
Thank God. In all Of these days of grave
consideration, there have been no unto
ward incidents. With the exception of the
NAACP, no outside organization has at
tempted to lead us in our deliberations
Our race relationships have suffered
minimum amount. believe it is because we
had men who would make decisions and
people who would stand back of the deci-
sons they had made. While others fumbled,
we had to meet the challenge
May God give US men in Virginia-in
this Virginia General Assembly, who will
stand upon the great fundamental princi4
pies Of constitutional government, which
were established by brilliant men in an
atmosphere of freedom, to guide free men
down thrOuph the centuries
Now is the time to stand Now is the time
to separate the men from the boys Now is
the time to determine for all time, Virgin
la S place in the sisterhood of states.
May her flag never be furled in dis
honor. and may the motto, "Sic Semper
1yrannis,' never become a shibboleth.
Follow your governor! Pass his IS bills |,
Assure continued efficient public schools.
Be not distracted by side issues nor con-