in his opinion. Judge JTutcn cson said it was imperative that the Prince Edward C-'uniy Schools b? allowed additional time under the Supreme Court ruling. Hutchison let; the case on le. docket for "such further proceed ings as may bt appropriate Thus the case may be brought before the court again to ask Judge Hutcheson to set a date for inte gration. Schools Under Order In other action last wc-k th" United States Supreme Court : - fused to review lower court ord ers directing Charlottesville ami Arlington county to start- racial (i'-'t.'g regal ion in their public schools. This means, in. effect, that as soon as the court mandate is re layed via the P lurth Circuit Court of Appeal to the District Courts in the two localities, the desegre gation others become operative. The desegregation orders of the Federal court were stayed pending compleUtion of the appeal pro cess, Charlottesville is under the Fed eral District court order of Judge John Paul to begin desegregation of its schools as of last Septem ber (13561. Arlington, by order of Judge Albert V. Bryan, was sup pa.- d to de.v gr'gate its elemen tal:. schools January 31. 1957 and Us high . ciiools by September 1357 These are the decisions of the Federal Courts that the Su preme Court refused to review. Lack Lower to \ct However, the school boards of Arlington county and Charlottes ville. cannot by Virginia State law make any changes in the placement of pupils in the public schools. All applications of Ne groes for admission to white schools must be referred to the Stati- Pupil Placement Board. This is the opinion given to the school boards by Virginia Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond. To further confuse the picture. F n ral Judo' W.Iter E. H Tinian of N >ifolk lam decliired the Vir ginia Pup.i Placemen; Act uncon stitutional on its face. This deci ;. being appealed to the Cir ca.: C n t of Appeals. V < . Case Parallel

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