THOMAS B. STANLEY Stanley Announces For Governor Race Congressman Will Leave Washington Congressman Thpmas B Stan ley. frequently the subject of statewide speculation in Virginia's forthcoming gubernatorial race, Thursday made definite his in tention of seeking the Governor's office, subject to next July's Democratic primary election In announcing his candidacy officially, the Fifth District Rep resentative said that he is vacat ing his seat in the House nf Representatives sj that his south side district will not be deprived of representation while he devotes full time to the gubernatorial campaign. '' Ill Leave Congress Stanley has informed Speaker J< sepVi W. Martin, Jr., that lie plans to leave his post in Con gress on February 3. Thereafter. Governor Battle Is expected to issue a writ calling for a special election ts name Stanley’s suc cessor in tlie House. In a written announcement re leased today from his home m Henry County. Stanley said "at the appropriate time I shall make known to the people of Virginia my views and position on all mat ters which vitally affect the pro gress and welfare 01 the Cmi monwealth '' Throughout 23 years of public life Stanley has been identified with the conservative element of the state's Democratic Pact H first political assignment wa.- in the State Legislature. He w.i elected to the House of Delegates in 1929, serving without inter rupt i-n until he entered Conzresfs m 1946. Connected throughout his adult life with the business and industry of tlie Commonwealth. Stanley began his business career in the banking field but shifted to furni ture manufacturing in 1920. Four tears later he founded and or ganized the Stanlev Furniture Company at Stanleytown of which lie is president and treas urer. During his entire career. Stan ley has been engaged in farming. He owns and operates the tobacco farm en which he was born 62 years asi. His chief agricultural endeavor now is the raising of purebred Hereford cattle and dperatine a modern dairv He is a former president of the Vir ginia Hereford Breeders Associa tion.

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