The Daily News Leader from Staunton, Virginia • 1

VOL. 96. NO. 105. nam eor xm Atror bvbbav exsMroxAnosrs) STAUNTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1952 xoutaam amooiatid rasas, nma iutvu ssbtkxsi PRICE FIVE CENTS Pay Feel Bound By Primary Pledge To Support Stevenso ation GroWs That Byrd Specul Eisenhower Steps Attacks! Stalin Retained Senior Senator To Talk Tonight sAdministration.

On Truman'! Chinese Attacks On Two Heights Are Thrown Back Enemy Casualty Blasts 'Godless Communism Byrd Receives Many Telegrams WINCHESTER. Oct 17 UO-Scnator Byrd (D-Ve) has received spward ljess tetefTsms lines announcing Tuesday that he would discuss the eampaiga lasses la a statewide nulls broadcast tonight. Mr. Byrd, bosy "patting the finishing touches ea his speech," could not be reached today. Bat his son.

Harry T. Byrd Jr. said approximately per cent of the telegrams received at Mr. Byrd's Winchester and Washington offices came from persons supporting General Elsenhower, the Republican presidential nominee. Yosng Byrd, asked If the Senator had taken time to read the messages, replied: "Sere he has.

He's glad to get the views of the people." Democratic Handling Of Domestic, Foreign Affairs For Seven Years Hit EN ROUTE WITH EISENHOWER, Oct. 4 D. Eisenhower campaigned on the Eastern Seaboard today alter a stepped-up attack against the Truman Administration and blasts at II I JL it i 'yv. ft i "godless communltm. With President Truman verbally slugging at him, the Republican presidential candidate la netting back at the Democratic handling of foreign and domestic anairs during In All Top Jobs Of Soviet Party Heads Key Groups In Reorganization Of Two Big Bodies MOSCOW, Oct 17 The 8ovlet Communist Party named its new high command today and kept Joseph Stalin firmly in all the top Jobs.

The party's new Central Com mittee announced election of a Presidium of 39 members and 11 alternates to replace the old Politburo and a 10-man Secretariat to supervise party administration. Stalin was named head of both key groups. Also elected was a new chairman of the party Control Committee which has charge of party discipline. The Presidium is more than twice the slse of the old Politburo of 11 members and one alternate. Replacing the Politburo, it win direct the work of the Central 1 Committee between the party! Quadrennial full sessions and will also take over the duties of the old Orguburo the organisation bureau which dealt with party organlza tlon.

Secretariat Enlarged The Secretariat also was en- larged. It formerly had only five mm rarst 1 I CUT DOWN IT A IURS7 of enemy fire, a badly woundeu Allied soldier Im given plasma and medical treatment after being brought back to aa aid station from the Triangle Hill sector by stretcher bearers. U. 7th Division troops, striking through mist and fog, captured the crest la fierce band-to-hand combat after two previous attempts to wrest the peak by Republic of Korea troops filled. (International Rodiophoto) the past seven years.

Oeneral Elsenhower was scheduled to travel today from New York to iliiuu luu, Del, by UnH iuu tutu work his way back in a motor cart van through New Jersey In his sec ond visit to that state to two days. Ignere Stevenson The Oeneral yesterday virtually Ignored -Governor Adlal Stevenson of Illinois, the Democratic presl dentlal nominee, to rap Mr. Tru man's record. He hit at spending, corruption, Korea and the lack of "a better peace." He told a cheering crowd of 8,000 that filled the Paterson, N. arm cry that "the Important point that we nave no pride in our gov eminent.

"We cannot," he said, "turn to our children and say. Those men and women up there represent all that is best in American public life." Cites Record "We have the record of the loss of China, the emergency action in Oreece and in Turkey, and the airlift to save Berlin, and finally, Ko rea, which unhappily, still goes on. He said It would be unfair to ay that there could be a perfect peace when' "the godless doctrine of communism" commands the strength it does. "What we want to know, be said, "and what we have a right to demand is: why have we not a better peace than we have? Be cause on the other aide of the ledg we must remember this: the total resources available to the free Stalin's top rank in the party fields and producers pressed for was emphasized by the placing of price Increases today as the Wage his name out of alphabetical order stabilisation Board, plagued by dis-at the head of the announced list- session, scheduled another attempt Stuarts Draft Road Rights-Of-Vay Problems Discussed At Conference Nothing Definite come from Parley Burma Missionary In" an effort Tonight At Adventist Church of-way tangle Stuarts Draft, a conference among interested parties was held here Thursday afternoon In the office of Attorney Lyle Q. Wellei: Mr.

Weller represents R. A. Blacka, owner of the water line which has been serving sections of "wn I0r aDoui years. The I world the material, intellectual. At Nine-Thirty Some Of Opinion He Won't indorse Either Candidate By The Associated Press There was speculation today as the hour for Senator Byrd's radio, talk neared whether hs would feel himself bound by the Democratlo jucugo wj support the Stevenson-Sparkman ticket Mr.

Byrd is scheduled to address a statewide radio audience at I JO tonight He has nisM trtss IstariiM a Thus far Mr. Byrd. leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia but a bitter critic of the Truman Administration, has withheld endorsement of either Mr. Stevenson or the Republican presidential candidate, General Elsenhower. The question of the primary pledge was dropped into the er ment of discussion vesterdav ahnitt What Mr.

Rvnf mrlll lr iw opponent ior the Democratic nnm. inauon in last July's primary elec- tlon. Francis Pickens Miller, brought the matter up. Reminded Of Fledgs In a letter to Mr. Byrd.

Mr. Miller reminded him that both hmA signed a pledge when they filed their declarations of candidacy for the Democratlo senatorial nomination, the pledge each said hs was a member of the Democraiis Party, believed in its principles, voted for the party's nominees kt the preceding general election' tn I which he voted, and, pledged he would support and vote for "an nominees' of the party In uie next ensuing general ejection. Democrats for Elsenhower have been saying that no Virginia Dem ocrat is bound to vote far th Democratic presidential ticket" The opinions of three vtrnnla attorney generals are the basis for their argument These ODinkms S4 asl A.m a. kuf vaatas axs VOi- aenuai candidates and electors are not party nominees in the sense meant by Virginia law and v. m.

1 I vvjr iuicb. iiic tnuions new i effect that a Democrat may vote I tnr I he t. to and "eniocrauc nominees, retain his good standing In the party. air. Miner wrote Mr.

Byrd; "Pawled And TrottMed" 1 "You won the primary. Since then, thousands of loyal Virginia Democrats have been puzzled and deeply troubled by your silence, regarding the national Democratlo ticket. However, I am sure that you will keep your pledge of honor, as I Intend to keep mine. "You are, of course, aware that the light between the Democratlo and Republican forces In Virginia is at present very close and that, the issue is still in doubt and countless other Virginia Demo- crats, look forward with confidence to your aligning yourself with Governor Battle and our other state leaders in active support of A dial Stevenson ana John Spark- man. Thus, Democratic victory will be Byrd's Influence Substantial It! is conceded on all sides that Mr.

Byrd's Influence In the presidential race in Virginia could be substantial possibly decisive sines the race appears so close. Many of the Democratlo organisations which Mr. Byrd hag headed for years have declared themselves support of the Stevenson-Sparkman ticket The State Democratis Central Committee so declared tu' self; and Governor Battle who wK3 Mr. Byrd and former Governor William M. Tuck have been described as the Blg Three of the party, has also declared for the national ticket Neither Mx.

Byrd nor Mr. Tuck has spoken. Mr. Tuck said earlier tfiia week-after Mr. Byrd had announced his radio address that he might hava something to say this weekend.

Support of the national ticket ty Virginia organization Democrats has not i been over-enthusiastic Many have given only token sop. (See BYRD, Fg. Cot, f) Tolls Mounting At Record Pace SEOUL, Oct. 17 W) Allied soldiers hurled back bloody but waning Chinese Communist at tacks on two central Korean hills last night and today, adding hundreds to record 1903 Red casualty tolls. The Eighth Army said United States troops since Tuesday morning had killed or wounded 3,750 Chinese on Triangle Hill, north of Kumwha.

Demi Communists litter ed the frost-whitened battlefield. That is the Allied-held height where A. P. Correspondent Mllo Fameti said 1,500 Reds launched six futile essaults between 8 p.m. Thursday and dawn today.

He said the United States defenders killed or wounded 630 Reds. ROKi Repnlse Drive Hard-fighting South Korean soldiers, backed by tank and mortar fire, repulsed about 700 Reds who simultaneously attacked Sniper Ridge, an Allied -con trolled hill two miles east of Triangle. Red casualties were mounting at a rate approaching that of the bloody week of Oct. 8-14. which the Eighth Army estimated cost' the Communists 10,180 soldiers.

The totsl highest for a single week since last November in- eluded 5.868 killed, 4.258 rwl SO rarvhirwl The report said most of these casualties were inflicted at White Horse Mountain, more than 15 miles west of Triangle H11L Communist casualties the first week of October were listed as 7,528 killed, wounded, and captur ed, making a total of 17,714 for the m. a a s.t iirvi two weou 01 uiv muutn. Mosntam Battered Navy warplanes and 'Allied ar tillery pounded Papa-San Moun tain, overlooking Triangle and Sniper Ridge, seeking Red reinforcements. The Red assaults weakened noticeably. A.

P. Correspondent John Fujil said South Korean fire, supported by tanks and was so Intense that the Chinese were unable to close for hand-to-hand fighting on 8niper Ridge. The Republic of Korea (ROK) troops set off explosives sealing eaves where Reds refused to surrender. Chinese soldiers last night and early today unsuccessfully attacked two other TJ. N.

held heights Finger Ridge, west of the Pukhan River on the central front, and Iron Horse Mountain, east of the Chorwon Valley, on the west-central sector. An Eighth Army staff officer said Allied troops were holding firm on Finger Ridge against a 700-man Red assault South Korean troops reported they recaptured the crest of Iron Horse Mountain at 7:05 ajn. today. The height changed hands three times last night U. N.

warplanes made wen over 1.000 Individual missions over North Korea Thursday, Far East Ah Forces reported. To Meet Sunday The fall meeting of Valley Dean ery, Daughters or America, will be held Sunday at three p. m. in the school auditorium at St Francis Roman Catholic Church in Staunton. After the business meeting the Christopher film, "Government Is Your will be shown, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Mrs.

J. F. A. cMan us, president of the Valley Deanery, will preside over the meeting. A social hour will follow.

Members of the St Francis Par ish Council, with Miss Rose Mary McCarrick as chairman, are in charge of the arrangements for the meeting, Virginia Chamber Orders Tax Study NORFOLK, Oct 17 JF The Board of Directors of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce has authorised a careful study of Virginia's tax picture and state expenditures. It designated its fiscal policy committee, at a meeting here yesterday, to make the study. Pur portedly the State Chamber seeks evidence on which to base a demand for a reduction In stats taxes in 1964. STAUNTON WEATHER R. L.

CASON Cooperative Observer inu Oct! 16 to I aja. Oct 17: Maximum 49. Minimum 38. PrecrplUtion Nona. PrsvaCtnf Valley Deanery to cut 11 Jty Oeneral Dwlght lind Is His Own, Says Stevenson Declares General Gave In To Taft SAN DIEGO, Oct.

17 -Governor AdaU Stevenson declared today that the "beat chance for a Just and peaceful world" hinges on the resists of next month's ejection. Assuming a 'bumble roie sn his battle with Oeneral Dwlght D. Elsenhower, the OOP nominee, the Illinois governor said in an address prepared for an early morning rally here that "no man on earth can truiy measure up to the awful re-ponribiliiUes of the But whale he said he was humble to the face of the fact that the voters might make hkn the next presktent, Mr. Stevenson said he not uncertain nor heaHant. Says Mind His Owa "At least my mind is bos' own mtod and I am my own man.

he declared to an obvious refer ence to his charges that Oeneral Eisenhower has surrendered leader ship the Republican party to Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. Asserting that the contest be tween the two major political par ties thai year involves "not just your prosperity but the best chance for a just and peaceful Mr. etevenson declared: "I know that unless we reject the Republican Ideas of isolation ism, we wffl lose the free work and with our struggle for pence." The Democratic nominee was winding up to Ban Diego a crucial campaign for California vital 32 electoral votes. His next stop in today's crowded schedule was Fort Worth, after a six-hour flight eastward.

From there, Mr. Stevenson planned to go to Grand Prairie and thence to Dallas for a major speech tonight Pfeiffer Named To Draft Board Humbin rx nri Selective Service System announces the appointment of C. E. Pfeiffer of 15 N. Central to its board, with authority dated Oct.

13, 1952. Mr. Pfeiffer's appointment was made to replace R. M. Nelson, former chairman of the board who resigned recently.

The appointment was made by the Governor of Virginia for the President of the United States. This appointment carries with it no compensation and Is performed by the board as public service. C. R. Bryan, a member of the board, was named as chairman.

and the third member is J. Earl Jones, secretary. In Children C. SMILEY and two children ow live at 506 Seats tt, i Elder J. O.

Wilson, a returned missionary from Burma, and bis sons of Radford, will present a program of music and mission pictures in the Seventh-day Advantlst church, Dover 8t and Windsor Lane, at 7:30 tonlirht. Color slides featuring scenes of tuni 9 M1U MUCV UiA pcius were born there Seventh-day Adventist missions, I30" Wilson reported, did their jP1 10 eed nd clothe thousands of refugees in Burma during World War IL They operate a 80 bed hospital and clinic in Rangoon, made- possible by the mission funds given weekly by the members of the church and the ingathering funds contributed by friends. Thousands have received medical treatment each year from the three Adventist doctors who are giving full time service in Rangoon, he declared. Elder Wilson has visited most of the villages and towns of Burma during his 31 years of service there. Translation and editorial work as well as pastoral service have been part of his duties.

He said mem' bership has increased 1000 per cent during this period, and feels the Burmese government is "doing as well as is expected to bring order and security to the country." Saturday morning at 11 o'clock he will present the "Battle of Burma" at the services of the Waynesboro Seventh -day Adventist church conducted in the American Legion Hall on Delphine Ave. A social will be held in their hon or Saturday night at the home of Lester Hevener, Lone Fountain. MARKET RECOVERS HEW TORS, Oct tf The Stock Market started a general recovery movement today after three straight days of decline. Prices pushed mp over a range of fractions to better than a point TODAY'S OIVKAWAT A Uack Is Hated on today's giveaway market Dial f-9295 for full particulars. Protest Strike Hits Coal Fields Producers Press For Price Boost Oct.

17 protest strike of 150.000 miners crept through the nation's coal to deckle the legality of the recent soft coal pay boost. Price offlciaJs said the Office of Price BUbiUsatlon was awaiting WSB action before considering offl-oiaBy the many requests received from producers for a ceiling prtoe Increase. Labor members of the WSB, who angrily rejected a "suggestion" from Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam that the WSB postpone KVfnl were ready to give thesr approval to boost. the wage The Increase, negotiated by John Jl month, cannot be "pail until the WSB gives its approval because is nearly fork as high as that automatically ap-provebte under WSB ooet-of-wvfag regulations. But labor members of the WSB, which is composed of labor, industry, and pubbc inemlbers, have argued that other wage rules Jus tify the.

They say tt Is neither inflationary nor unetabiUs-inq. Industry inemberfl, however. firmly reject that thesis. They say they have seen no evidence to Indicate the pay raise is withm existing ceilings. Wilson Tax Letter Is Now On Display At His Birthplace Mrs.

Anne W. Trott, custodian of the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace, this week received a letter written by President Wilson in 1918 to the Collector of Internal Revenue apologizing for an error in Income tax computation. The letter was one of several found in some trash in the form er home -of the late Joshua Miles, who was collector of Internal revenue lor the District of Columbia and Maryland during the Wilson Administration. J. Tolman Gelder of Princess Anne County, who discovered the letters, met Mrs.

Wilson last spring and offered to place one of the let ters the shrine, which offer was accepted. President Wilson's letter to Mr, Miles reads as follows: "My dear Mr. Miles: The error in my Income tax return to which you kindly call the attention to Mr. Tumulty In your letter of April third was, of course, an oversight. Will you not do a busy man the favor of re gardihg this letter as an authoriza tlon to correct the mistake and to have a computation reflgured ac cordingly? "Cordially and sincerely yours.

WOODROW WILSON Toll Roads Are Step Toward Socialism, Oil Man Declares OLD POINT COMFORT, Oct 17 VP) An oil man told members of the Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association here yesterday that toll roads are "Just another step toward socialism." The speaker, J. P. Owaltney of Durham, C- former chairman of the National Oil Jobbers Council said toll roads are creating a revolution In the marketing of gas oline and other petroleum products. Hs said they also create a monopoly. A committee was appointed by the association to kk Into she utter sf toll roads.

Virginia department of Highways was prepared to receive bids for the work when the Blacks complication arose. He maintains that under a half dozen deeds. Drooerlv xecordeAJ pruperiy owners gave uie taie UT. W. 8.

Dodge, who laid the water line, perpetual rights-of-way for it He holds that these richts dm-late those now claimed by the highway department; and that if the water line is moved or otherwise disturb ed or damaged when Route 608 is rebuilt the state Is responsible for any cost Attending the conference here were A. S. Mattox, associate rights-of-way engineer for the state; W. M. Payne, chairman of the Board of Supervisors; John H.

Klndig, supervisor in South River District; Forest T. Taylor, commonwealth's attorney for the county, and Messrs. Weller and Blacka. It is stated that nothing definite was developed as a result of the meeting; however, state highway headquarters in Richmond was to be briefed on the conference by Mr. Mattox.

Bids for the work were to have been opened this week, but were withdrawn when the question of rights affecting the Blacka water line arose. At a meeting several weeks ago the Board of Supervisors advised the State Highway Depart ments to proceed with plans to do the work, and that hi case of legal action, the state was to defend its position and deduct any costs from secondary road allocations to this county. It was after this meeting that ad vertisements for bids were withdrawn. It has been learned that new bids will not be requested until all rights of way complications have been cleared. MARPLE STRICKEN Stricken suddenly this morning, Charles H.

Marple Sr. of 308 N. Lewis St, Is reported In critical condition In King's Daughters Hospital. He lias been associated with Cline's Music Store for some 30 years. cicnunc ana proaucuve resources.

and the- human resources vastly outweigh anything available to this godless communism. "Why then, must we be frighten ed Why have we not been let into a better combination of collective security that will lift from our homes that fear that a son may be called, the dread of hearing bad news from the son who is away from home at this moment?" Augusta Scores Over Aldie High Returning to the gridiron wars after a three-week layoff, Augusta Military Academy picked up Its first victory of the season at Aldie High School Thursday, 19-13. Augusta scored on Its first scrim' mage play of the game, Quarter back Ken Hoke passing to Hunter Cox on a play covering 75 yards. In the third period Quarterback Ed Qulllen passed to Billy Bach, who raced 95 yards to score, and iri the fourth Dave Fletcher went yards off tackle. Cox converted after the fourth euarter score.

Aldie tallied twice in the last half on runs. The Augustan had it all over Aldie statistically. They picked up eight first downs to two, and had 248 yards, running and passing, to 80 for Aldie. AM A Coach Jim Morris reported his team's offense was ragged, but its defensive play was Improved over the opening game loss to Hergrave. He singled out Bach, Cox.

Qulllen, Fletcher, Bill Kiv-llghan, and Tommy Simmons for special mention. Smiley Is Interested lng of both the Presidium and Secretariat. All other names were given in their Russian alphabetical order. In addition, 8talin is head of the party Central Committee and. In the Soviet government, chairman of the Council of Ministers premier of the Soviet Union.

One significant point was the nromotion to Presidium alternate of Foreign Minister Andrei Vishin-skv. now at the United Nations Assembly in New York was reelected, but he never was a member of the Politburo. -o BC Homecoming May Draw 2500 BRIDGEWATER, Oct 17 Two thousand five hundred visitors are expected to swarm down on the. little town of Bridgewater Saturday, when Bridgewater College celebrates homecoming day. The feature attraction of the day will be a football clash between the Eagles and Randolph-Macon on Riverside Field at 2:30 p.

m. Between halves the Eagle harriers will race the cross-country team. At 2:10, Just before klckoff time, Miss Janet M. FJler, of Salem, will be crowned homecoming queen by Johnny Vance and Warren Wright, cocantalns for the day of the Bridgewater eleven. Both Vance and Wrisht are seniors.

Miss Eller's attendants will be Miss Barbara Metzger, Johnstown, Kiss Anne Janette Splgle TroutvUle: Miss Nancy Hollar, Tim Dervme ana suss jaanw rnuixn Smith, Huntington, W. Vs. College students will stage a parade through the town, to Riverside Field, scene of the crowning of the queen, the football game, and the cross-country race. The parade, led by Mayor Nelson T. Huffman and a police escort, will consist of the college band, cheerleaders, and floats representing the different college dormitories and organiza tions.

One of the floats in the parade will be a huge football filled with a bevy or loveiy co-eas. Following the football game, tea will be served visiting alumni be-, tween 4:30 and 5:30 p. m. and a visiting. quartette of musical artists will present a program of Viennese music in Cole Hall at 8:15 p.

m. The Board of Directors of the Alumni Association will meet In Alumni Director Rufus King's of' flee at 11:00 a. m. Page Democrats Back Stevenson LURAT, Oct -17 (ff)-The Page County Democratic Committee has adopted a resolution calling for the "election of all Democratic Party' nominees." The resolution was adopted at a meeting Wednesday night. Chair-man L.

Lynn Lucas and Del. Charles D. Price praised the party's presidential and vice presidential nominees. The group named Mrs.rMUdred Yates vice chairman. 'n NOT TO TRANSFER RICHMOND, Oct IT (ff) The Southern Presbyterian, Church's Board of Christian Education has decided not to transfer from Richmond to action was taken hers yesterday but the board left the way open to make the move later tf It should be deemed drlsebls at some future suns.

Know Your City Policemen Young children, protecting them, and seeing that they grow up to be food citizens, are the prime interests of Patrolman, Charles Edward Smiley. Patrolman Smiley has two young daughters of bis own, Joyce Lee, 8, and Sylvia Ann, 4, and It is a safe bet that they will grow to be model citizens under his genial paternal supervision. Patrolman Smiley came to Staun ton after being employed with the National, Trailways Bus System In Charlottesville and donned the uni form of "Staunton's finest" in May of IMS. It was his Interest -to seeing that people do the right thin that prompted, him to Join the ranks of law enforcement. The religious aspects of everyday life are of deep concern to Mr.

Smiley, and nothing would please him more than to see more people apply religious In thetr day to day living. He was born 33 years agoln Fairfield, Rockbridge County, and has been married to Virginia May Smiley stnes sf Ca sod his wife FOLLOWERS OF THE LEEMEN have not had too much to cheer aboisi I cheer leaders. have been there every gams night plugging Just same, Le i Vames, Yvonne Mackey, Tommls Sue Richardson. Sue FjIpVti, T'- Tzs lord, Connie Rowe and 3taa Fnoto..