The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-15
U. S. Supreme Court
Decision On Norfolk
Seen Key To Issue


mo ming Monday to hear argu ;.
ments on Judge Sterling Hutche-
sons decision which fixed no detin-
ite date FIJI integraiion 10 begin N
Prince Edward County
Hutcheson made his ruling lest
January not to fix a definite inte-
& alton date He SAID III ms legal
opinion tit IS imperative that adj
dltional time b allowed the defen
dants the county school board III
this case who ind themselves in
position Of helplessness unes the
court considers their situation from
an equitable and reasonable view
point
Attorneys for the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People NAACP contend
that Hutcheson erred in not setting
a definite date for Indignation
They contend that the record is
bare of any evidence that Prince
Edward has taken any steps to
break down racial barriefs In fact
they say that the Prince Edward
county board OF supervisors is APP
propriatIng money on a nonth-to-
month basis and viii cut of APP
preparations for schools If the races
are mixed
Tentative plans exist which would
set up a private school system in
the county if immediate indignation
is ordered.
\ Prince Edward county was one OF
the five localities involved in the
y s. Supreme Courts original de-
cislon Of race mixing In schools
Four Other in Court
Four ether Virginia localities are
In direct coHtsct with the court on
me matter of school indignation
They aye Norfolk Newport News.
Arlington and Charlottesville.
Norfolk and Newport News are
being considered together The. :.
Federal Judge Walter E Hoffman.
IN February ordered both localities
to desegregate beginning with the
school term which opened in Sep
i. TENDER 1857
, AT the same time he declared the
pupil placement law unconstitutional
, Oh its face The S. Fourth Cir
cult Court OF Appeals upheld Hoff-
man, but delayed the effective date
Of Indignation pending an appeal to
!, the Y s. Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court convened last
! Monday with 800 various cases
awaiting action by them When and
il the court will review the segre-
4 cation case Is not known Il could
I be at any time
If the court refuses TO review the
case. i; will in effect uphold the de-
. cision Of Hoffman and the case will
! so back to Hoffman to set a new
indignation date
AS another delaying tactic in tho
Newport News Norfolk case. the
q, State Of Virginia could ask the Su-
preme Court 10 reconsider it's dc
/ cision # It refuses to review the
| case.
Charlottesville Under Order
In Charlottesville, Federal Judge
/ John Paul in July postponed setting
! a degeneration date for Charlottes-
vile until tho U S. Supreme Court
/ acts On the Norfolk Newport News
case
| Ii the Supreme Court declares the
{ act unconstitutional. Charlottesville
J must desegregate beginning with
the first school semester following
me courts decision.
Arlington Case Appealed
Arlington was ordered TO lnte
crate this fan by Judge Albert v.
Bryan He first decyeed iii. july,
1856. that the elementary schools iii
Arlington must be intcgrated in
January 1857,
This order was avoided BY re
quest 70 update his decision. III a
hearing this past July ne Maid the
schools must be dcsegregated Ill the
all and that the pupils must com
ply with the pupil placement law.
Seven Negroes tried to enter
Arlington white schools III Scptcm-
Der. On September IA Bryan ordered
nc school board 10 admit tho Ne
groeS on September %. However, on
september 10, he suspended the ef-
ectire date Of his suspended the ef-
an appeal tO the Fouftn C4cut
Court Of Appeals. The appeals court
viii probably hear tie case III Janu-
AIRY.
The Supreme Courts decision Oil
the Newport News Norfolk case
viii probably have some effect oh
thc Arlington case and the Supreme
Court VIII undoubtedly act before
the appeals court
Meanwhile thc pupl placement
act N under attack III thc State
Courts Az Wei ~ ~ thc Federal
Courts
The Virginia Supreme Cour, If
Appeals last week heard arguments
On the pupil placement act On
Cas- originating Id Fairfax county
The U $. Supreme Court has been
asked BY Acknowledgement X. c.
Patty of w sinia to delay IFS hcar-