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THE BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER and NEWS The Weather Snow and Colder Tonight; Colder Tomorrow FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 195334 PAGES 2 SECTIONS PRICE 6 UUI IS) FOR- -BIG I I Grand Jury Indicts Ex-State Department Aid to Start Attack on American Ship I By Egyptians Is Reported i CAIRO, Egypt OPyTtie American embassy announced today that; I Pi Charge Former Official Lied an American freighter had reported Egyptian shore batteries tired on her Dies in Dive To 500 Feet Underseas Miami Attorney Gives Life in Attempting New Record MIAMI, Fla. (JPf The choppy blue waters of the Gulf stream as she tried to deliver 9,600 tons ot wheat to Jordan for Arab refugees from Palestine. The embassy identified the TT T- as the Albion, owned by I ban Israel-bound shipping pass-the New York shipping firm of mS thruh the Su Canal. Drytrans. Inc.

Llovds register lists Albion reported she had her home port as Wilmington, ut of lrlnS aa but was making another attempt today Bound for Aqaba reach Aqaba pon The attack reportedly occurred The embassy said it had made yesterday in the Gulf of Aqaba, east "urgent representations' the of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The; Egyptian government and that I III 41 4 i3 3 SfS today held the body of Hope Root and brought a tragic end to WASHINGTOV (JP) the 52-year-old Miami attorney's fPdPraVranHiirv Ynrinv attempt to break the world's free- leaerai grand jurj tOOaj swimming diving record. indicted a former State De- Root went overboard from the.partment official on charges One -Time Chief of Federal Bureau Accused of Falsely Denying He Was Red. FACES FINE AND JAIL TERM iof faiselv denying he was a uommunisi pariv memoer in December, 1950. The indictment named Val R.

Lorwin, who was then chief of the European section of the State Department, international labor, so- clal ana anairs aivision. The indictment charged Lorwin made three false statements while testifying under oath during loyalty hearings. The statements were that he never was a Communist Party member, never carried a Communist Party card and never held a Communist Party meeting in his home. Attorney General Herbert Brown-ell. announced the indictment.

The Justice Department said Lorwin entered federal service as an associate economist in the National Recovery Administration in 1935. He went to the State Department on Oct. 1, 1945, after having worked for the Agriculture Department from 1937 to 1939., the Labor Department from 1939 until 1941, and the Office of Production Management and the War Production Board from 1941 to 1943. Served As Lieutenant He entered the Army in 1943 and served as a lieutenant overseas. In 1943 and 194S he was with the Office of Strategic Services, an intelligence agency under army supervision.

Lorwin was indicted under the false statements statute which carries a maximum penalty of 510,000 fine and five years imprisonment on each count. Thus he would be subject, if convicted, to a maximum of 15 years imprisonment and a $30,000 fine. The Justice Department said Lorwin was born in July, 1907, in 5 W-v I 1 -s, r.s 1 I i- 1 1 i 1 1 1 'if 1 1 ii.V President Mohammed Naguib's re- i i gime had given "assurances that I action would be taken to facilitate 1 the ship's passage through Aqaba Gulf." I The Egyptians also promised an immediate investigation into the re- i ported shooting, i Egyptian naval headquarters at Suez, at the southern end of the i canal, refused to comment on the incident and said a report had been cant in thA nfli-il In rf1ir.in there could not be reached for comment as Friday is a religious holiday. At Aqaba, meanwhile, a cere monial welcome was being prepared for the Albion and its load of American gift wheat. REPORT NO CASUALTIES In New York.

Drytrans, Inc owners of the ship, said they had been informed by the State Depart ment that there were no casualties 'and no damage to the ship as a result of the incident. Capt. James H. Hassell, of East Williston, L. is master of the 1 Albion.

I 1 FoOt of SllOW iTl Til SfllTI 'vFAy Prairie Areas (By United Press The season's biggest snowstorm subsided to freezing drizzle today as seven Louisiana towns cleaned up rubble left by a late autumn tornado. The midwesiern snow storm, which dumped up to a foot of new snow on the prairies, blocked roads, closed schools and snapped communications in wide areas, abated last night and early today. Winds, which had reached velocities of up to 50 miles per hour, dropped but some drifting was still reported. Eleven persons were killed in the southern tornado, seven of them at Leander. and two at Tullos.

Of Leander's 10 homes and two stores, only two homes were worth repairing. Two others were killed in Texas as areas in that state, Oklahoma and Mississippi also reported tornadoes. The midwesterri storm reached blizzard conditions in scattered areas, but, in general, it was not intense enough to be classified as such. Snow fell in South Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. the 10th Air Force Base at Selfridge Field carry the casket of former Central Methodist Church, following services there this morning.

Sigler's Requiem Held At Scene of His Glor SIGLER RITES Officers of Gov. Kim Sigler from the Lansing PW Release Date Firm, Dean Says Warns Reds Nothing Can Change Jan. 22 Schedule. By JACK I. GREEN LANSING (J) Amid the old The altar was decorated with massed mums and roses.

A state po- 7, Araoaiette tw-o mues off Miami Beach at 12:27 D.m. Miami aeacn at 12:27 p.m. (EST) yesterday, plunging to a depth of 500 feet. Search for Hours Patrolling boats and a coast guard helicopter searched for hours but found no trace of the hnriv Root had planned to descend to 410 feet for a new free-swimming diving record. In such dives, a mask, foot fins and a compressed air tank are used but the diver swims free.

Jordan Klein, skipper of the Arabalette. said Root expected to complete the dive in 20 minutes. "He descended to 80 feet and stopped again to equalize the pressure. Then he went down like a shot to 400 feet. Equipped with Tar's "We had a cable over with painted tags at various depths.

Root expected to bring back the tag from the 410-foot level, which would have given him a world's record dive. "Our deepest tag was at 450 feet and I thought perhaps he was going for that one. But something happened. He went down again, this time to 500 feet. "He was tracked by sonar equipment on a University of Miami research boat to these various depths.

The water there vwas about 620 feet deep. That was the end. He wasn't seen again." Ancient Wonder Called Sham Colossus of Rhodes Is Debunked By Archaeologist. LONDON (JP) The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, was described by a British scientist last night as a hollow sham. Herbert Maryon, 79 year old sculptor-archaeologist, told a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries the giant statue was: 1.

Too small to stand astride the harbor of Rhodes. 2. Made of thin bronze sheets instead of solid bronze. The statue, of the Sun God Helios, was the work of a sculptor named Chares, who spent 12 years on his masterpiece. It was erected in 280 B.C.

An earthquake tumbled it 53 years later. The story handed down through the years is that the statue stood with a beacon in its hands and one foot on each side of the harbor entrance, with enough clearance for ships to pass underneath. Maryon said he has determined from a study of inscriptions that the statue was in fact 120 feet high and the harbor 600 feet wide, which would make the famous straddle an anatomical impossibility. stone buildings where he rose guard stood at either end or the closed bronze casket. Family Attends Meet at 3 p.m.

Sigler's daughters. Mrs. Richard! Dulles, British Foreign Secretary Gosssett of Tulsa. Mrs. ByronlEden and French Foreign Minis-Slattprv of rnrmpl ralif sat.

ter Bidault were scheduled tn nwpt u.s. envoy Across one corner was the grey-Arthur H. Dean told the Com- old Capitol where Sigler was gov- Imunists today that unrepatriated.ernor 1947. and 1948- war prisoners will be freed Jan. 22 in thp hir Th trirfmu jMae Sigler, attended in a separate New York City, was graduated a Peace conference decides chapel.

An invalid for years, she.ln arouna ine table immediately was in a wheel chair. some other course "and no humanment as special prosecutor of a hand or mind or debate can change 1 graft grand jury which sent him jfame, Kim Sigler was carried today, 'to his last rest and anonymity. On the other corner was grimy Lansing City Hall where 1 Sigler stalked evil-doers in govern on his way to the political heights. The former governor, casualty of a plane crash near Battle Creek Monday evening, was memorialized in a brief, simple service in Central Methodist Church here as the great and small of state government watched. Many were there who knew Sigler Eight Air.

Force of ficers flying "he whole group was to dine to-friends of Sigler bore the casket: night with Gov. Sir Alexander This Afternoon jChurchill, Laniel Greet Presi dent, Dulles and Strauss On Arrival. FLIGHT TAKES THREE HOURS Tucker's Town, Bermuda (3) President Eisen hower arrived in Bermuda todav the start of a history making Big Three conference with Prime Min ister Churchill and French Premier Laniel. The presidential plane Columbine landed at American-leased Kindley Field at 11:12 a.m. EST.

It took off from Washington at 8:02 a.m. Waiting to greet Eisenhower as he stepped from the plane were Churchill and Laniel with other dignitaries. Crowd of 2,000 There A crowd of about 2.000 was on hand to welcome Eisenhower. Also present was a colorful honor guard made up of Royal Welsh Fusilieres, Bermuda militia and U.S. airmen.

Churchill and Laniel. already in Bermuda, reached the airport about five minutes before the Columbine landed. The British prime minister wore a light gray suit with a white handkerchief protruding from his pocket. He had on the same gray horn-' burg he wore on his arrival here from England Wednesday. Greeted by Governor Eisenhower stepped off the plane promptly at 11:15 ajn.

and was greeted bj Bermuda Gov. Sir Alexander Hood and Mrs. Hood, followed by the commanders of the military units drawn up to receive him. The President then walked a few steps and was met by Churchill, who gave him a hearty handshake. The crowd of Bermudians and Big Three conference officials cheered.

Like Churchill, Eisenhower wore a soft graj suit and gray hat. In the presidential party were Secretary of State Dulles and Lewis Strauss, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy CommissioYi. Strauss was added to the party at the last minute this morning. iat 3 D.m.

to set the formal I underway, with their chiefs gather- afterward. ticoa at Government House. The colorful reception ceremonies contrasted sharply with the somber questions facing the conference. Churchill earlier had been believed eager to press his pet scheme for a quick meeting with Russian Premier Georgi Malenkov. By today, however, it seemed obvi- i give priority to pressuring rTencn ior rauiication or the Eu- avea yesterday.

"uwu a'us mas ne 15 ius1, as eaSer as Eisenhower i01 earning irom Britain and the 'umla states assurances of pro. tection from the rearmed German units which the projected interna-, tional army would include. The exact form of the promises the French want was not made public. Reliable reports earlier this week said Eisenhower was prepared. to offer France his strongest personal assurance that the United States would maintain the "combat effectiveness" of its forces in Europe, if not the total number of American troops there.

British sources pointed to repeated statements by Eden to the House of Commons outlining Britain's intention to keep her troops on the continent. Hush-Hush Session Bidault and Eden had a hush-hush two-hour meeting last night during which, it was reliably reported, they discussed a new joint approach to Italy and Yugoslavia (Please Turn to Page 2, Column 4t for the most part in conciliatory tones. But at the same time he appealed over the President's head, in effect, to the American people on the question of cutting off American aid to any foreign country which trades with Red China so long as any American war pris- oners are held by the Communists Departing from his prepared statement, McCarthy urged all who share his view that such trade should be stopped to write or wire the President, This invitation was filmed for television, and news programs from coast to coast carried it last night. Keceive 120 Telegrams Last night the White House said 120 telegrams had come in. Asst.

Press Secretary Murray Snyder said "they were not all one way," but said no breakdown had been made. McCarthy told reporters he ad libbed the appeal "on the spur of the moment." "Now 1 think President Eisenhower is an honorable man," he said in this unprepared part of his statement. "I think he will follow the will of the American people if that will is made known to him." from the church. Gov. Williams and the massed body of elected state officials and supreme court justices stood at at tention before the church as the hearse, escorted by state police cars and motorcycle officers, left for iHastines sir-ler uMll he hiiriori tvipre old home town at 3 Thp Sieler at his peak, from Gov.

Williams toithis afternoon after services in his ramiiy nved Hastings for 20ous that the American desire to iyears oeiore moving to Battle Creek jn 1942. Albion was bound for the Jordan port of Aqaba, at the head of the gulf. i The ship's first report made no mention of casualties or damage to the vessel. It appeared likely that the Egyp- tian gunners had believed the snip was destined for Elath, an Israeli port also at the head of the gulf to which considerable traffic is routed to circumvent Arab Egypt's New York Press Tie-Up Unbroken No Papers Printed As Mediation Sessions Continue. NEW YORK (.

Negotiators and a special panel of federal medi- ators met again today in efforts to break the deadlock in the week-old photo-engrsvers' strike which has left the city without a major news- Pa-No progress" was the latest re- port on the day-to-day talks. Sessions Resumed A 2'i-hour mediation session re- cessea eany last nignc ana anomer session was started this morning. As the session ended last night. Walter A. Maggiolo.

general counsel of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said no progress PAPERLESS CITY For a detailed account of what It's like in New York City without newspapers, turn to page 22. One man even admits he now looks at 1 is wife across the breakfast table every morning. had been made toward settlement of the dispute over wages, hours, welfare benefits and holidays. William Mapel, president of the Publishers Assn. of New York City, which represents the papers, told newsmen no agreement had been reached.

Denis M. Burke, president of the striking Local 1 of the AFL International Photo-Engravers Union, said he had no comment on the course of the negotiations. Panel Is Set Up The special three-man mediation panel, set up yesterday on orders from Washington, entered the talks at once. Up to that time only one federal mediator had been on the case. Department stores and other retail outlets, unable to advertise (Please Turn to Page 2, Column 2) Vermontville Boy Fourth In Sheep Shearing (Sjtecia! to the Enquirer and News) CHICAGO Carroll Wells, 19.

of Vermontville, placed fourth among the eight finalists in the National 4-H Sheep Shearing Contest at the International Livestock Show here today. First place went to Hal Bowman, 18, of Bloomington, who scored 92.43 points. wens. Micnigans emr, scoreu 89.63. behind entries from Virginia I and North Carolina.

First and second prizes were $300 1 and $150 scholarships. Wells won a $50 war bond. GRINEHALD RELEASED WASHINGTON tf) Henry W. (The Dutchman) Grunewald was released from the District of Columbia jail today after serving a term for contempt of Congress. He got out 10 days ahead of time, for good behavior.

Chance Is Given Spy Suspects WASHINGTON (JP) Senate investigations left the way open today for Inviting some Truman administration cabinet members to explain what they did about FBI reports on spy suspects in government. But first the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee went ahead with efforts to accumulate more evidence about the dates these FBI reports were compiled and distributed among top officials of the Truman administration. Asked for Information Robert Morris, subcommittee counsel, told newsmen the Justice Department has been asked toupply information about five former federal employes Alger Hiss, Irving Kaplan, Harry Magdoff, Edward J. Fitzgerald and Maurice Halperin. They are among nine former employes whose cases are receiving special utiny.

Chairman Jenner R-Ind.) said there is evidence the nine kept their jobs and in some; Other Victims Buried jropean army, treaty now dominates. Joint funeral services were held! Laniel Anxious to Help doorman of the Hotel Olds, nis aoorman where Sigler umuc nis Lansing; home. Dr. Paul Morrison, the officiating clergyman, closed the service withi a quotation from Stevenson's "Under the wide and starry Dig the grave and let me lie "Glad did I live and gladly die And laid me down with a will." Recalls Qualities Dr. Morrison characterized the! I yesterday for the three traveling companions who died in the of Sigler's plane.

They were Mrs. Ruth Prentice 11415 Proiem in me nopes it." "We are never going to agree, under any circumstances, to a change in that date," he declared. Talk for 3 Hours Dean and Communist diplomats huddled for almost three hours on plans for a peace conference while a few miles away 30 more South Korean war prisoners unanimously rejected pleas to return home. Allied persuaders in three days have talked to 90 South Koreans who chose life under the Communists and not one has changed his mind. ROK officers whisked through 30 interviews before noon Friday.

The U.N. command asked to interview 40 prisoners Saturday. The re patriation commission said the re quest for an extra 10 was filed too late, but there were indications it still would be approved. Recess Until Monday Th. rpiiminarv tail- a mai.

a oaiuruav session dc caiieu uii because he will be in Seoul for conferences with South Korea's Presi dent Syngman Rhee. He refused to divulge the subject of the talks and would not comment on rumored differences be tween the U.N. command the South Korean government over plans for a peace conference. The spokesman for 17 Allied tions which fought in Korea spelled out their position on unrepatriated prisoners after' the Communists heatedly Insisted that the POWs could "never be released" until a IN YOUR TODAY'S PAPER Area News 14 Births ,17 Comics 28 Crossword Puzzle 31 Editorials, Columnists. 6 Radio and TV 27 News Notes 12 Sports 23,24.25 Weather 2 Where to Go 2 Women's News 8 Lansing, long Sigler's private secre tary, and Mr.

and Mrs. Harold CVmi trifle fr" "cw Algiers piane. fTaUt, fu.1 ofL Cornell University in 1927, by Ohio State University in 1929 and by the Cornell Graduate School in 1932. The record shows he served with the American Friends Service in France in 1932 and 1933, tutored history at Brooklyn College in 1933 and 1934, and engaged in private research thereafter until he entered government service. Sen.

McCarthy Receives Whole Crate of 'Spies' WASHINGTON (iP) Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) has received a gift of a crate of Canadian apples of the Northern Spy variety with a note attached which read: "Here's something you and your committee can get your teeth into. The woods up here are full of them." It was signed "News staff of the Toronto Globe and Mail." McCarthy posed for photographers as the box was opened and he said he was grateful for the newsmen's gift. her husband, a former sea-going man, visit the lonely old sailor at a local rest home. It was agreed that the two men probably would have great fun reminiscing of their more active days.

The Women of the Moose representative pledged her group to give monthly birthday parties, complete with individual gifts, for the hundred-odd persons residing at the county infirmary and hospital. homeward in fog and dark- imagination, eloquent in speech, he hrni.ffht. thp infi capacity he served." The men who loved him and those who fought with him came out of private life to bid farewell to Sigler." Former Lt. Gov. Eugene C.

Keyes, former Atty. Gen. Eugene F. Black; George R. Averill, Birmingham publisher and Siglers former sec i Brighten Lives of Aged ness, siaeswiped a television antenna and plunged, flaming, into a nearby woods.

See Page 13 for Review Of Science Law Issue What is the current status of the proposed revision of Michigan's basic science law? Governor Williams has sought opinion on the matter from members of the state's medical, osteopathic and chiropractic professions before submitting any revision program to the legislature. For a review of this question, see page 13. officials of Michigan State peace conference decides their fateJLAKE MICHIGAN LEVEL McCarthy Reported Planning Personal Chat with President GI Reveals Shocking Details Of Red Atrocities During War Start with Christmas Volunteers to a large number of Calhoun Coun elderlr Persons have brighter, and happier future, espe cially at Christmas time, as the result of a meeting held yesterday afternoon. About a dozen Battle Creek clubs, church circles and other organizations sent representatives to the session held at the Community Services Building. The 23 women who were present were responding to a call to do "something" for the aged, something to dispel the lone- to Explain in Government instances we-e promoted despite derogatory security information about them.

The four others are Harry Dexter White and -three subordinates when he was assistant secretary of the (treasury: Harold Glasser, Victor 'Perlo and V. Frank Coe. Plans Interview Jenner, meanwhile, was making plans for or had already arranged a secret interview with Igor Gouzenko, the one-time code clerk at the Russian embassy in Ottawa who exposed a Soviet spy ring in Canada in 1945. The subcommittee, with its bearings in recess until sometime next week, received from the Justice Department yesterday lists of government officials, with dates. Morris said those named received FBI re- ports containing what he called the Communist records" of Coe and Perlo and Solomon Adler, another former treasury official.

Similar data previously had been put into the record about Glasser. College, for whom Sigler was at. torney, former Gov. Wilber M. Brucker they were all there in the packed church.

LOWEST IN 2V2 YEARS GRAND HAVEN IP) Lake Michigan water level here is now at its lowest point in two and a half years. A drop of six inches during the past month brings the lake to 581 feet above sea level, the U.S. engineering office reports. For Sunday Reading This Baby Walks At Four Months! The story of a Battle Creek baby that walks at four months; an telling how a Johnstown Township farmer is using I science to reach new milk production goals; the "insiders' view" on the prospect that Gov. Williams will try for Sen.

Fergu-I son's post these are a few of the many stories you won't want to miss in your big Sunday Enquirer and News. A fine old club in which friendship and. integrity count more than position and influence is the Bon Ami Club of Coldwater which is described in the Sunday Regional section. From rag dolls to a toy business is the story of the Zoolephant of Albion, an article with a holiday flavor. "Sidelights on State Affairs," by Willard Baird of the Enquirer and News Lansing bureau, is a Sunday feature that is always both interesting and informative.

liness which so often accompanies old age. As a result, the aged in 19 con valescent, rest and nursing homes in Battle Creek and 166 at the Cal houn County Infirmary and Hos puai Marengo Township near Marshall will receive Christmas gifts, hear Christmas carols, have birthday parties once a month and perhaps, most important of all, have frequent visits. Mrs. Esther Rollyson of the coun' ty's Bureau of Social Aid staff re viewed a number of "case histories' of aged, lonely persons in these homes and at the county institu tion. The eyes of her listeners brightened with interest as they heard descriptions of infirmities, hardships and other effects of old age.

Then, as she finished speaking, the response was almost overwhelming. Hands were raised as the women sought more details names, addresses, ages, needs and so on. Volunteers Listed Mrs. Rollyson and her assistant. Mrs.

Grace Hakes, happily jotted down the names of volunteering persons and organizations. Within half an hour, it seemed that almost every mentioned "case" had been taken care of. Also helping with the recruiting the eager volunteers was Mrs. Margaret Johnston, director of the Volunteer Bureau. The bureau's program of "Friendly Visitors" for some time now has been aimed at reducing the problems of old age loneliness.

One young woman volunteered yesterday to write a large number of Christmas cards and greeting cards throughout the year to elder ly persons residing at local rest and convalescent homes. A grey-haired housewife, representing a church circle, said she would have Dean said the Reds appeared to be trying to block a peace conference in an attempt to hold in indefinite captivity 22,600 Koeran and Chinese war prisoners who have refused to go back to Communist rule. Treffery told of seeing two fellow Americans on the floor of a stall in the building used as a hospital, naked, maggot-eaten and so weak they could not "brush off the blow flies." That was what drove him to break off his own protruding toe bones rather than go to the hospital horror center. Treffery added shocking details to the previous atrocity testimony, including these: Communists promised to carry American wounded back to the American lines when he was taken prisoner, but later the surviving Americans found these wounded "frozen stiff" where they had been abandoned. A prisoner was forced to stand on one foot and then Korean civilians were permitted "to slap him down several times a day." Potter today challenged Andrei Vishinsky and his associates to try to disprove Korean veterans' ac- courts of the brutal atrocities.

WASHINGTON (JP) The White House said today approximately 900 telegrams had been received in response to the public appeal from Sen. McCarthy. WASHTNGTON (JP) Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis was reported today to be planning a personal chat with President Eisenhower soon after the President returns from the Big Three talks in Bermuda, This report came from a person in a position to know. McCarthy declined to be quoted on the sub-i ject, and the White House press office said it hadn't heard anything about such a meeting.

Reserves Right to Criticize McCarthy yesterday disclaimed any intention to challenge Eisenhower's leadership of the Republican party but he reserved the right to criticize the administration "when I think it is making mistakes." This was a reply to statements earlier in the week by the President and Secretary of State Dulles rejecting McCarthy's demands for drastic revision of some phases of administration foreign policy. McCarthy's statement was phrased 1 I WASHINGTON UP) Sgt. Wendell Treffery of Terryville, told yesterday how, fearing infection in the filthy surroundings "to which he was subjected after Chinese Communists had cut off eight of his toes with a pair of garden shears, he had personally broken off the toes' stubs to avoid complications. Sergeant Treffery was one of the key witnesses called by Sen. Potter of Michigan in his Senate investigation of 'bestial Red atrocities' during the Korean war.

No Anesthesia Used Treferry, using crutches and still a patient in an army hospital at Waltham, said a woman acting as a Red Chinese nurse cut off most toes from both his feet with a pair of shears like those used to clip hedges, without anesthesia. His feet had been frozen after his capture in late 1950, near the Chosen reservoir when Communist captors took all heavy clothing and boots from him and other Americans. Treffery said the prisoners were forced to march in 20 degrees below zero weather for 15 or 16 days..