Evening star., 1953-05-22
Fenwick Talks
On Same Stand
With Stanley
Both Avoid Issue
Of Who Has Been
Avoiding Whom
Rv Alav prnefon
Stor Staff Correspondent

StoT Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, May 22.-After
two weeks Of long-range debate
over who was avoiding whom,
the two Democratic candidates
for Governor politely avoided
the issue when they finally met
on the same platform.
Former Representative Thomas
B. Stanley. however, used the
occasion of their joint appear
ance before the West End
Catholic Mems Association last
night to light into the vicious"
program of his opponent.
State Senator Charles R. Fem
wick of Arlington. who has
charged Mr.. Stanley with de-
clining speaking engagements
where both have been invited,
declared a moratorium. Instead,
he keyed his remarks to the
general makeup of his audience.
Mr.. Fenwick, who is a Baptist,
told the Catholic men that their
church was the bulwark against
communism in the European
nations" He lauded the church
for its contributions toward in
Stilling in its members the re-
sponsibilities of parenthood and
for strengthening family life.
Left Out Some Remarks.
Mr.. Stanley, who made the
more aggressive speech, had
come prepared with a stronger
reply to Mr.. Fenwick's charges.
But reporters. following the
prepared texts distributed before
the meeting, noted that he did
not deliver all Of his advance
remarks.
He spoke after Mr.. Fenwick,
who devoted most of his allotted
time to reviewing his experience
as a legislator and explaining
some of his objectives.
II never thought" Mr.. STAN
ley said, that I would be COM
PEELED to wage war In Virginia
on proposals to expand our State
government into a government
of bureaucracy. However. the
program of my good friend
Charlie to establish several new
bureaus in our State govern
ment is causing me to expose
this vicious plan all over Vir-
ginia and this I shall continue
to do with all my power until
this campaign is completed. ..
Zone of these bureaus he calls
the Division of Industrial De-
veloprnent."
Mr.. Fenwick had explained
his views on this subject when
he spoke earlier. He said he
would not create a new bureau
but would establish facilities
within the Department of Con-
servation and Development to
encourage suitable industries to
come into the State when To-
calities request them.
County Needs Stressed.
'~rhere are some counties in
this State" Mr.. Fenwick said,
"that are desperately in need
of industry to balance their
economy-but they want the
type of industry that fits INTO
their individual economic life.
The State Chamber of Commerce
is doing a fine job in advertising
Virginia to industry. But it does
not go into the problem Of the
individual locality, as I see it.
"At the present time the State
as a whole is subsidizing IA
counties which are unable to
produce enough revenue locally
to be self-sufhcient. So it seems
to me that good government re-
quires us to make possible suff1-
cient diversified industries to
meet a community'S local needs
and facilities and to make it
self-Supporting. These commu-
mites must broaden their tax
base"
Mr.. Stanley, on the other
hand, said. my program to ad-
vance the Virginia economy calls
for a continuance Of this in
dustrial and economic progress
and I propose to continue it with
the same methods and the same
formula which have brought Vir-
ginia such tremendous progress
and with greater advertisement
of Virginia's industrial advan-
tages."