Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
Support Given
Candidates
Almond
PTA Official Puts
OK on lndorsers
Of Perrow Plan

"A plea Tor support OF those
legislators who voted for Gov.
Almonds school program has
been issued to Virginia PTA
groups by a State PTA official.
Hugh M. Davis of Richmond,
State PTA legislative chairman.
sent a memorandum to PTAs
throughout the State urging
them to back candidates in
next Tuesdays Democratic pri-
mary who supported Gov.
Almonds Perrow plan.
The memorandum notes that
attempts are being made in a
number of contests to defeat
those legislators who stood with
Gov. Almond in adopting a
school program that allows
localities to decide whether
they want to operate integrated
schools, or withdraw local sup
port from education.
Advocates Of a return to mas
sive resistance, which last year
closed school in three COM
munities, are attacking the
Governor and his supporters
as being weak on the race
issue.
Lightsey Appeal
Mr.. Davis plea was followed
by an appeal from the head
of the Northern Virginia Dis
trict of the Virginia Parent
Teacher Association to support
specific candidates in this area.
William M. Lightsey urged
Northern Virginia voters to
support Armistead L. Boothe
Of Alexandria, Delegates Har-
riSon Mann, Kathryn Stone
and William L. Winston in
Arlington; Delegate John C.
Webb, Fairfax, and State Sen
ator Blake T. Newton in Prince
William County.
Mr.. LightSey also said that
voters should determine the
positions of every candidate on
this paramount issue because
some candidates who are not
incumbents have no voting
record but support the Perrow
program"
Mr.. Davis said in his me-
morandum that the Perrow
program appears to be the
best solution yet proposed for
the school racial program be-
cause it continues public schools
in areas not faced with deseg-
regation and permits other
communities to operate public
schools with limited integra-
ton If they desire.
1T is felt that members of
the General Assembly who
worked to pass this legislation
should be commended and sup
ported. At times, the legisla-
ton passed by the narrow mar
gin of one vote in the Senate, u
Mr.. Davis wrote.
I'm some campaigns through
out the State, efforts are being
made to defeat members of the
General Assembly who voted
for this means Of preserving
our schools.
"The PTA is nonpartisan and
does not support political par
ties or particular candidates.
1t does, however, support Irin-
cipleS and issues.
I'm this case we have a clear
cut obligation 70 support those
persons who favor improving
and strengthening cur schools. ~
Labor Support
The nearby Virginia candi-
dates who have supported the
Governors school program also
won support from the Greater
Washington Central Labor
Council.
The council today announced
it was backing incumbent State
Senators John A. K. Donovan
Of Fairfax-Falls Church
Charles r. Fenwick of Arling-
ton and Senator Boothe in
Alexandria. Only Senator
Boothe has opposition.
Also Endorsed by the council
are the following candidates
for the House of Delegates:
Mrs. Stone, Mr.. Mann and Mr..
Winston in Arlington; Mr..
Webb and Mrs. Dorothy Nc
Diarmid Of Fairfax-Falls
Church. All are incumbentS
except Mrs. McDiarInid.