The World-News from Roanoke, Virginia • 1

eljelkianokc orlCi New Con Like Cash 'fl Vol No 13 Associated Press) as Second Clan mailer Robertson Virginian Reports To Eisenhower on Mission Io Korea 1 James A Armstrong Johnny II Johnson Kossen Gregory Julian II Rnthcrfoorri Johnson Easy Victor A Armstrong Edces Thomas Gregory and Rutherfoord Win voter! for the municipal and House of Delegates contests did not vote armistice has agreed to col ted Heats emvick by Nearly 2 1 friendliness and cor Roanoke history primary election day A Chinese junior officer cap Raleigh Court that other Robertson Wins Renomination Wlial You Think of the television Is Important! 3 Seek Post Easily in County House Race tabulations 3 for the UH is 1 that the Penelope (ionics Through Stanley Roanoke Brevities Postcards rom the Vacation Egg Zoo Hopes po 119 332 back that he would lies! Robertson '8 1 A JiLlu lit entire State for re nomi won handily over John for the treasurer's nom thab Rhee's objective as that of the United by the most popu on a VH politicians recalled election about the first World War precincts and Roanoke Wil will and trade stock throw to oi an the were Garden City by Norjh Salem by 150 ROBERTSON SAID Rhee "has not changed his objections" to an Dulles said the President con gratulated Robertson heartily on his mission They spent 40 min utes with the chief executive "I extend to you my congratulations on your warmest nomina atop Mill the trans A small turnout of 7694 vot ers went to the polls for an even lighter vote than had been predicted armerburg Ind (UP) arm er Jack Hayden accidently drop ped his wallet while feeding hia cows The bovines gobbled up $300 in $20 bills but refused to touch a check for $700 Robertson's margin of 486 was the largest he has received in four primary elections He will be opposed by Gochenour Salem Republican attorney in the November elec tion an in A 1 laborate with us" in an effort to achieve unification of Korea by peaceful means The Korean leader had been holding out for an agreement to renew the war if necessary to reach unification initial Red assault had been long planned them pre estimated television 1 lion as I do also to Lieutenant Governor Stephens and Attorney General Almond The Stanley Ste phens Almond ticket is a strong and able one I tender you and all other Democratic nominees my enthusiastic support in the No vember enwick too was prompt with a pledge of support And he cited his victory in his own Tenth con gressional district Stanley carried the other nine as indicative that the Tenth by showing its solidarity behind him had shown it would play an Important role in future elections 138246 24804 zations Most ing I work not ac has No hearing date has been set by the CC on the applications for the contested channel the ex Broadcast ing Tclecast ing (ail ed attention to the falling in come and climbing expenses of WROV TV 'I he station began programs March 2 close was taken company said application for Senator Byrd wired this message: WROV TV has $250000 invested equipment A station official said any em ployes found to be surplus with Gregory attorney and Jr 22091 102978 13177 A I A ION BACKED Thomas Stanley was given al most a 2 to 1 majority for the gubernatorial nomination City Treasurer Kennett was Stan ley's campaign manager in Roa noke Lieutenant Governor A Stephens carried Roanoke even more convincingly And a native son Attorney General Lindsay Almond Jr unopposed for nomi nation received a complimentary vote of 6189 frontline reports said heavy Communist shell the front The vote was only about 200 more than the City's June council manic election It was almost 5090 short of the State and mu nicipal Democratic primary four years ago Some politicians interpreted the small vote to mean Republicans and some independents stayed out of the primary to wait for the No vember election before voting Armstrong backed by retiring Commissioner of Revenue John Hart polled 2657 votes to Election commissioners canvass the vote tomorrow report the official returns Seoul resh Chinese Communist troops supported by tanks and thunderous artillery opened a new drive at dusk Wednesday (Korean time) south of Kumsong on the Korean east central front ending a brief lull in the biggest Rod offensive in more than two years ront line Three person have already ap plied for the building1 inspector's job which David Dick will resign about Aug 1 Two of the applicants are now City employes The third is a graduate engineer not now living in Roanoke according to City Manager Arthur Owens Tire ap plications were filed with him Do Expectant athers Go Around Biting Cops? ALLIED GUNS answered with heavy volleys sending shells screaming into Red positions In a steady roar Twenty to 30 Communist tanks were believed in the immediate vicinity of the new fight below Kumsong Chinese armored ve hicles have been observed in the area for some time Allied of ficers disclosed Oddly no Red tanks were employed in the first phase of the big battle which opened Monday near midnight Other tanks have been sighted moving into the east central sector from the western front Some have been knocked out by Allied guns and planes officers said A combination of stubborn South Korean resistance driving rain and a blistering curtain of Allied artillery fire had stalled the massive Red drive by 11 am Tues day along the front 'Johnson carried 27 precincts and lost only Garden City Gregory in leading the ticket for House of Delegates carried 13 precincts Rutherfoord led in 14 and the two candidates were tied for top place in Williamson Rd No 3 An analysis of the returns show ed that about 300 persons who The race was one of the closest for a munic ipal office in DULLES DECLINED to answer directly a question whether Rhee had promised not to continue the fight alone if an armistice is negotiated When Robertson left Eisenhow er's office a reporter asked whether the President had con gratulated him he did and I appreciated Robertson replied Koiuiokf Virginia Wednesday Afternoon Iiilv 5 1953 jectives Then he said there can be armistice in Korea whenever communists are willing The only bar to signing a truce he said is whether the Reds are willing He said he went to Korea a friend of the people of that country and returned "a better Dulles standing alongside Rob ertson said the President's envoy had done a splendid job in Korea and it possible for us to have an The secretary later qualified that statement in response to re porters' questions by saying the mission had made it possible to have an armsticc provided the Communists arc willing Two employes in the Roanoke Office of commissioner of revenue have von the Democratic nomi nation for municipal offices one by an unofficial margin of 70 votes and the other by a substan tial majority James A Armstrong veteran chief deputy edged Assistant City Auditor Robert Thomas in the Democratic primary yesterday to win' the nomination for commis sioner Johnny Johnson City license Inspector Martin Ination Kossen Del Julian Rutherford easily defeated' three other candi dates for nominations for the Vir ginia House of Delegates or governor 1671 of 1816 voting precincts gave Stanley 141 399 enwick 73616 or lieutenant governor 1649 precincts gave Stephens 139892 Loving 46792 There were also contests for 41 of Virginia's 100 House of Dele gates seats in the primary and the results removed several well known memoers among them Del Paul Crockett of York who lost a close three way race to Russell Carneal a Williamsburg attorneySee page 13) Stanley who stepped down from a scat in Congress to run for the job he has had an eye on for a dozen years or more1 had this to fell his well wishers as tliey watched his victory come into be ing at his home in Stanleytown: I am elected governor in November the same safe sound fiscal policies that have guided lus in the past will continue to I guide us in the future I havepromised to apply my knowledge and experience gained through many years of public sen ice and to serve as Virginia's governor in the finest traditions of our SO CLOSE was the race the result was in doubt until the final precinct reported Totals Battle deaths Del Ernest Robertson lias been convincingly endorsed by Roanoke County Democratic voters for his fourth term in the Virginia As sembly Robertson carried 22 of the 24 County precincts yesterday in winning 1207 to 721 over George Draper Salem attorney Tlie total unofficial vote of 1 964 was lighter than had been ex pected will be put in ra television organi The out of town applicant has set a minimum acceptance salary of $5500 which exceeds the present salary by $600 The two City employes who seek the job arc receiving: less than the inspector's job pays Associated Press today showed these unofficial totals: quired tcritial The WSLS TV set count of 87000 tends into North Carolina and West Virginia WROV TV esti mates its set count in the imme diate area at about 20000 Allied officers did not reveal the captured estimates of the size of the latest thrust How ever Allied officers thought the renewed action would grow during the night With part of one new division already fighting Allied soldiers braced for more fresh Red troops Initial there was ing along 2577 on the basis of un official returns The third candidate Carter a former City councilman ran third with 2085 rules require company give up its present channel before it can apply for another channel InsideIt I Glance Dick is quitting at the end of this month Tire post will actually be vacant until his cumulated leave (vacation) been used about Aug 1 In his letter of resignation Dick wrote that the salary Is not commensurate with responsibili ties of the post and his family's needs No action Is expected In filling the vacancy for perhaps a couple of weeks New York (AP) The Bionx Zoo chain sriioked itself into "reasonable today that Penelope its duckbill has become the mama of a pitypus Maybe even two The blessed event an excited Zoo spokesman thought occur red last night It won't' be con firmed probably until October though The thing about pin tykitt cns Is that they don't seem to like being born in zoos In fact they like it so little that been recorded only once in Australia in 1943 Votes' by candidates in the other contests: Treasurer: Johnny Johnson 4285 John Martin 2841 House of Delegates: Kossen Gregory 4172 Julian Ruther foord Jr 3932 Mosby Wil liams 2264 Lindsey 1524 Mrs Louise Cults 1235 Governor Thomas Stanley 4624 Sen Charles enwick 2363 Lieutenant Governor: A Stephens 4244 Charles Lov ing 1955 company pres in the A shiftless car gave policemen trouble today A prowl car radioed the gear shift on the car was stuck The uneventful event occurred at the entrance to the alley behind the Munici pal Building The desk sergeant radioed come outside and give them a push employes are rio both radio and Other unofficial results for the County's 24 precincts gave Thomas Stanley and A Stephens two to one edges over Charles enwick and Charles Loving' in the gubernatorial races with in cumbent Lindsay Almond Jr receiving a large courtesy vote for attorney general In the race for governor Stan ley received 1269 voles to 610 for enwick Stephens polled an al most identical 1270 total as com pared to 484 for Loving Almond received 1653 votes He March 2 The trade magazine reported income of $15569 for the first three months and ex penses of $27045 It explained that this trend on an annual basis would mean a loss of $45 896 Tlie only way we have of knowing what you think is for you to tell us in the Commun ity Survey You can help yourself telling us which ads will do most for the advertisers Your cooperation in this Community Survey may bring you a cash award See page But veteran an even closer time of tlie Horace Mayhew defeated Tillett for city sergeant by a mar gin of either 11 or 17 votes they said Armstrong who weathered at tacks by Thomas and Carter on the functioning of the commis office carried 15 of the 28 precincts He was strongest in tire Southeast and sections Thomas won 10 ran well in South liamson Rd Villa Heights and Wasena Carter who lost to Com missioner Hart by a margin of a few hundred votes four years ago won three precincts Two of are predominantly Negro ci nets Leo Henebry ident explained magazine article that the holders aren't men who money away had no opposition Robertson said he was "plenty over his victory "I appreciate everything the people of Roanoke County have done I expect to shake hands with every voter in the County between now and the general elec tion in November" The delegate went on to say "I congratulate Mr Draper on one of the cleanest campaigns I have ever been in" DRAPER SAID: "The people of Roanoke County have made their choice I am happy to conclude the matter and resume my law practice" "Robertson is to be congratu lated upon his continued strong support from Roanoke County people" he added have regrets no remorse no hard feeling I would like to thank every person who would have chosen Robertson lost only two pre cincts in notching his fourth vic tory Tliey 8 to 1 and to 141 The closing leaves Roanoke with one television sfation WSLS TV on vei'V high frequency channel 10 An article and editorial from Broadcasting Telecasting trade magazine reprinted by the World News this week said WROV TV BOTH STANLEY who will be 63 tomorrow and tlie 10 vears younger enwick are considered members of the dominant organ ization wing of the party although Stanley enjoyed tlie role of fa vorite son Tlie organization leader Senator Byrd took no public part in the campaign but immediately after Stanley's victory was ap parent he wired congratulations and promised his support" to try to stem whatever the Republicans might offer Lieut Gov A Stephens of Smithfield also scored an easy victory in his bid for renomina lion His margin over Del Charles Loving of Bath was even great nearly three to one Atty Gen Lindsay Almond the third State officer for which the voles was unopposed nation ax orms Arc Tough Ami This Proves It PAIR mild tonight Lowest temperature near 61' WARM AIR TOMORROW temperature about 86 (Othrr Weather on page 2) lor either gubernatorial candi date This presumably meant they wanted to be free to chose between the Democratic nominee and the Republican gubernatorial candi date Sen Led Dalton of Radford in November CITY REVENUE is up but sn spending Page 3 THE DOLLAR is becoming respectable survey shows Page 7 CONGRESSMAN denies poli tics kept his son of draft Pago 12 LLMBETH beaten in Bed ford house race Moore wins in Pula ski Page 14 ROSOX TOP Piedmont League Page 15 THE EQUIPMENT Mountain except for mitter and antenna can be used for another television channel Equipment at the studios in the Mountain Trust Bank Building is for television generally and not any particular channel There's no available estimate of what television set owners have sKnt since WROV TV began tele casting for antenna installations and adjusting their sets to the UH channel Standard current sets are equip ped for both VH and UH But some off brand and old sets re quired converters channel Television Station WROV TV will cease operation after the elose' of business Saturday Radio Roa noke Inc announced today The station has been operating on UH (ultra high frequency) channel 27 since The decision to "regretfully" the in order that its A WROV spokesman explained that UH and VH channels nev er have the same potential of sets and therefore the facilities are not comparable or competitive He explained that the limited dislqnce of the UH signal and extra installations generally for its reception cut its from that of VH trade magazine set Killed in action Wounded Missing (x) RIGHT NOW" lie said "we have forgotten profits We have more than $250000 invested Tire networks aren't sympathetic and people who strained to buy TV sets are thinking twice before spending $50 to gel UH" Washington (AP) A i a nt I Secretary of State Walter Rob ertson said after a conference with President Eisenhower today that an armistice in Korea now is squarely up to the Communists Robertson made the statement to newsmen immediately after giving Eisenhower a personal re port on his mission to win the support of South Korean President Syngman Rhee for a truce Accompanied by Secretary of Stale Dulles who met him at (lie airport Robertson checked in at tlie White House at 11:10 am EST little over an hour after his arrival from the Orient at 9:45 am Chicago (UP) The owner of a dog that hit a policeman said the animal had good reason to get ex cited "I expect Rusty was cx cited by the motorcycle's James Manley said Rusty is an expectant Being Vacated By David Dick Robertson said his negotiations with Rhee were on a basis of "frankness He added is the same Nations command and that the differences have been over how it rontline officers said 3000 would be best to achieve tlie ob lRcds hurled a savage two prongLr fmhiino rre i hn regimental assault and anothcro mile front between Kumhwa 3000 were believed ready to be ancj the Puklian River which80 thrown into the renewed fight oon Reds rolled back an undis aimcd al an Allied road net I closed distance Monday and Tues rignimg was described by of ficers as heavy where the Reds hit the line There was no immediate report lured Wednesday revealed the By John Daffron (Oj I he Jssoci nlerl Press) Thomas Stanley a quiet conservative who stuck strictly character during the campaign won a runaway nomination governor in lucsdays Viremia Democratic He trounced State Senator Charles enwick by a lopsided majority of' nearly two to one He will go against Ted Dalton the Republican nominee and GOP na tional committeeman from Vir ginia in tlie Nov 3 general elec tion in what already is shaping up as a sterner fight than the one decided yesterday WROV TV olds Saturday Asks Switch to Channel 7 (x Denotes decrease (y) Includes killed in action 2381 fatally wounded and dead originally reported missing GIRL PUTS TO Joan Garrison 18 a waitress slipped aboard the USS Los An geles with sailor boy friends on a dare She vas terrified not by the 1300 men but by the thunder of (he big guns VH (very high frequency chan the disc01thiuancc of the tele ncl 7 in Roanoke would be con vision channel sidered by the ederal Communi dio or cations Commission Tlie application is the third for channel 7 in Roanoke Station WDBJ the Roanoke Times and World News radio station and Polan Industries of Charleston Va already have applied for tlie channel Stanley Is Chosen By Va Democrats Says Truce Up to Reds Thomas Stanley Democrats' Choice Vancouver (UP) inance Minister Douglas Abbott re i had decided it could not compete I sponsible for billions of dollars nf on its UH channel with WSLS taxpayers' money said today lie has his secretary fill out ills in Tlie trade magazine said ex come tax forms because he finds pericnce has shown that a UH the job too tough station hemmed in by mountains "I'm not so hot on household has great difficulty in competing finances" he said against a VH station on good elevation that gets coverage out to 100 miles or more It explained that a UH signal from the 2000 foot point of the WROV TV antenna on Mill Moun tain can't climb 4 000 foof moun tains 10 to 12 miles away The article also explained eo plc hesitate before spending tlie money for UH installations not required for VH with lar network programs I channel Wirenholo Via Radio rom Tokyo Weary G1 rests after retreat with ROKs on east central front VS Casualties Pass 138000 Washington Announced US baltlc casualties in Korea reached 138246 today an incre'ase of 332 since last week The Defense weekly summary based on notifi cations to lannnes rnrough last riday reported: 65 276 9 Spot Were Mailed rom Home A postcard from anywhere is better than no postcard' Dr Peter A Wallenborn Jr figures He and his wife went to Myrtle Beach for a vacation They wrote all their friends a postcard When they got back to Roanoke the doctor found them in his coat So he scribbled in Myrtle across the face of them and mailed them from the Roanoke post office Reds Open New Attack After Bin Push Halted iA mail 1 A v'JhIL 1 HL BEr E'Wr Jr 1 nitnd PresiO 1 SgCS LCDIS TU "A' zfc ccc jK Jgggll fe Mt) (Story on Pape 13) Plalyi IM" S' 7 JI 'h flil' Mb wHe lly 1.