Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-19
New Fight. Planned
In Warren County
Ruling Sought
By Full Court
On Indignation
BY PAUL HOPE
Star stan Writer

FRONT ROYAL Va, Sept.
l9.-Virginia Attorney General
Albertis S. Harrison, jr., today
announced that the full United
States Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals will be asked to set
aside the indignation order that
has brought about the closing
of Warren County High School.
Mr.. Harrison said he could
not predict how swiftly the
appeal would be made. but de-
clared that the State and
county would expedite it as
much as possible. The high
school apparently will remain
closed in the meantime.
The appeal will ask the
appellate court to set aside
the temporary Injunction,
which Federal Judge John
Paul granted requiring admis-
sion of % Negro students at
the white Warren County High
School.
Delay Was Refused
When the county failed to
get a stay of Judge Paul's order
from Chief Judge Simon Sobe-
loft of the Fourth Circuit, the
school automatically closed I'M
der Virginia's massive resist
ance laws which shut down any
schools where an integrated en-
rollment takes place.
The full appellate court now
will be asked to set aside the
temporary injunction granted
by Judge Paul. pending final
adjudication of the Warren
County indignation case. Judge
Paul granted an immediate
temporary injunction in the
case of the high school stu
dents because the County has
no Negro high school and sends
its Negro students to outside
institutions.
The Warren County High
School Parent Teacher Associ-
alton was given informal word
of the new appeal move at a
meeting last night.
I AT the meeting, the PTA
tabled a proposal to ask
Gov. Almond to return the
fcounty's closed high school to
local operation. 1t voted in
stead to appoint a committee to
study how to get education re-
sumed for 1,044 students who
have been out of the high school
since Monday. The committee
will report at another PTA
meeting scheduled for next
Thursday.
The PTA's action tabling a
resolution for return of the
high school to local operation
was interpreted by some off,
Gals here as a desire to let the
Governor handle the situation
for the time being.
Proposal Rejected
Sponsor of tho move for
local operation was A. G.
McVay. general manager Of
American Viscose Corp. larg-
est employer in Warren County.
His proposal was rejected by
a vote of 251 to 106.
Mr.. McVay said the question
lis not one of segregation or
Indignation but of opening
Warren County High School,"
Under Virginia law, a local
school board and governing
body may petition the Cover
nor to return a closed school
to the locality if he can not
reopen it on a segregated basis.
However, State funds are cut
OH if 1t is operated on an in
tegrated basis.
The Rev. Carlton Blanken-
ship, pastor of the Rivermont
Baptist Church. asked the PTA
to let the Governor handle the
problem.
The motion to set up a COM
mittee TO study proposals for
getting some education for
our children" came from T. L.
Rogers, vice president of the
Riverton Lime & Stone Co. Mr.,
Rogers opposed the McVay pro-
poSal, but did not rule out its
return to the floor by the COM
mittee next Thursday.
Asked if the rejection of the
McVay proposal was a victory
for the segregationists, Mr..
Rogers said he did not interpret
lit as such.