2 CENTRE COUNTY'S wwsssssm MILY NEWSPA ARAMA 4 HE be Cenfre Democrat } www THOUSANDS READ mwswasavn THE CLASSIFIED ADS ¢ ARRAN FRNA LW VOLUME 57. NUMBER 52, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1937. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR 3 % C Chemistry Annex Totally Destroyed Structure Housed Historic ‘Bull Pen’; Loss Includes Valuable Equipment, Records, and Laboratory Reports LOGAN PUMPER MAKES RECORD RUN ANSWERING CALL FOR AID Destruction Adds to Acute Shortage of Classrooms: Build ing and Contents Covered Tanks Add te Fury by Insurance; Exploding of Blaze, Yesterday Penn Slate's gloomy “Bull Pen,” io see flames in th otherwise known as the Chemistry Annex, one of the poorest bulldings on the college campus, is no more. The large contrite block and frame structure which since early In the present century has provided classrooms and laboratory space for students. was destroyed shortly after noon yesterday in one of the most disastrous fires in the central part of the county in many months The giant amphitheatre in the central part of the building, in which sevéral generations of students sat through lectures, and which gave the building its colorful name, was reduced to ashes with the rest of the building as flames ate their way rapidly through the aged and tin- dir-dry yellow pine interior Maost of the loss in yesterday's fire cannct be measured in figures, {ot while the building was originally erected only for temporary use, and did not represtnt a heavy invest- ment. it housed records and equip- ment of incalculable value. In it weze some of the country's finest labomatory setups, including a high-pressare laboratory conducted by R. B. Dow; Dr. Wheeler P. Dav- y's X-Ray equipment, and J. H Simon's physical chemistry labora- tory. In addition many graduate students and assistands, nearing the completiong of experiments neces- sary lor their degrees, saw months and In some cases years of study and work go up in flames. The building heell is insured un- der 3 “blanket” palicy camried by fhe College. Authorilies claimed the loss of the buliding will be mos! ly felt not because of its actual worth, bul because of the acute shortage of classrooms and labora- tory facilities at the college The blaze was discovered shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday almost simultaneously by two persons in the building at the time. Benjamin Weaver, a lecturer's assistant was sented in an office when he heard an explosion and ran into a hallway be eee HOLIDAY SEASON MARKS JOYOUS ANNIVERSARIES Elderly Centre County Cou- ples Observe Wedding Dates At Family Gatherings ALL HAVE BEEN WEDDED FIFTY YEARS OR MORE Mr. and Mrs. George Steven- son, Mr. and Mrs, A. R. Lee Among Honored Couples Monday brought fred Robert Lee, of Boalsburg, marking as it did the fiftieth anni- versary of thelr wedding day Alfred Robert Lee, son of John and Mary Lee, was born in Colyer, Potter township, January 30, 1865. Mrs. Lee was Miss Sara Elizabeth Smeltzer, daughter of John and Hannah Smeltzer, and was born at Potters Mills, Potter township, Feb- ruary 19, 1869. They were married December 27, 1827, at Potters Mills by Rev. J. M. King, Evangelical (Continued on page seven) County Judge, Monday 8 major mile- | stone in the life of Mr. and Mrs. Al- | Sullivan, an assist oticed smoke in hl and he turned in an alarm. The Alpha Pire Company immedi- ately oesponded, and found blaze in the Annex was beyond con- trol. Firemen gffectively prevented the spread of fames the nearby shingle roof of the physics bullidng Af Intervals the he the \ > he Lo + 1 AIRS uae; blaze t ng hydrog 1 pressure ex- rete block the area and oxygen ploded «fdewalk ar with flaming ris During ti fire the tm signaled @ 4 ne section, an Alpha Fire Company's trucl CNL 10 the & aiarm and the campus 5 fea i for¥e y vi prove wv Tix h 3 LDAL el eco be a dis- astrous one, and the Boalsburg and Bellefonte Fire Departments were 1iked for aid. The Boalsburg pump r. and the Logan's Buffalo pumper wer nt to the scene The Logan squad left Bellefonte at 12:45 p'clock and reached the scene at 101 o'clock, making the from Bellelonie to tate College in 16 minutes. The way was clear- ed by Bellefonics Pue Marabal Jahn J. Bower, who accompanied by his son, James C. Bower, escorted he pumper on its record run. Arriving at the College. the local department found their services were Not necessary, but they stood by untll all danger had passed Among the pooperty and equip ment destroyed were: the sopho- more physics laboratory and all the equipment ; preparation rooms CIASS rooms. storage space chemical glass, and 35.000 worth of laboratory glassware: the chemical museum of Dean Pond, collected over & period of 50 years and of in- estimable value; and extensive fll with which Dr. Davey kept in touch (Continued on page seven) IIT FRE Fa for » JUDGE-ELECT and JUDGE GUESTS OF COUNTY BAR vs : The Centre County Bar Associa tion last night tendered a testimoni- al dinner to Judge-Elect Ivan Walk- er, who on Monday will become Judge of Centre County, and Judge M. Ward Fleming, who retire from the Bench when Walker is inducted into oflice The dinner was held at the Mark- land Hotel. and every member of the Centre County Bar, w» "h the excep- ition of ane, was present. No formal addresses were made, the meeting being in the nature of a get-togeth- er, with W. Harrison Walker, of | Bellefonte, acting as master of cer- | emonies, i wil Mr > NAMED CHAIRMEN OF BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Ammouncement was made yester- day of the gppoinment of chairmen of commitiees for the Centre Coun ity celtbration of the President's ‘birthday. The chairmen are Bellefonte Cecil A. Walker; for Cen- tre Hall. Roy Jamison, and for Phil- ipsburg, Roy Rowles. The Bellefonte celebration will be in the form of a dance, which will be held at Hecla Park on Friday evening, January 28. Commillee members will be named by the vari. ous chairmen within the next week or two me offices, including the Deser- | , Probation and Parole Office, for | BUILDING BURNS AT COLLEGE | Form Partnership AT “haw JUDGE M, WARD FLEMING WILLIAM T. LITKE, ESQ. Sl ———— NEW LAW FIRM 10 OPEN HERE Judge Fleming and William T. Litke Will Have Offices in Decker Building peburg, will open er garage bulid- now occupied by r Department of - will be Wn ( Before his ele- tin Years ago ad a wide and suc thee kn as in Philipsburg { the newer meme County bar, be- throughout the ; nis association with Senator Thompson in the practice of Both members of the new firm well founded in the laws of the partnership should most successful one oe tx idely wie the + (42) Centr Ame known ug JAW Al ana ang thet to be a p—— ROCKVIEW HEAD ADDRESSES CLUB Dr. J. W, Claudy Discusses Phases in Life of Aver- age Criminal Dr. J. W. Claudy spoke before the members of the Deliefonte Kiwanis Club at the mecting Tuesday on “The Rehabilitation of the Crimin- al" During the past six months, the speaker stated, there has been an nerease in crime among young men of from 24 to 27 years of age. This « 118 a rather foreboding situation be- | cause their age is such that they ought to have a constructive view of life and should be looking seriously {to a MMe of usefulness in society. Over against this, as an encourag- ing feature, fs the fact that the glamour of crime, the feeling that it is a Ife of adventure and romance | ¥* being dissipated. Pour or five (Continued on page seven) expected that some major notified that the President has ap- be embodied in the proved the following project | tre county: An allotment in the sum 676.00 to improve the school in Coburn, by grading, age cleaning i ditch; perf and enant ner of High and Spring | AS 1938 BEGINS i— In a few days the year, 1937, will end and we will enter upon a New Year, known under our present cal- endar as 1938. We naturally look upon the first day of a New Year as an event of importance, because of the feeling that we are turning a new page in our existence. The emotion, of course, is largely psychological ;: neverthe- less it is well that we possess this common tendency to be able to look ahead, to take stock of the past and plan wigely for the future Naturally, we think there moves in every being, a for improvement. If wishes sufficed we would be er by far than we are, but it is necessary that we do much more than wish for advances. We must reso- Jutely point our personal course toward the desired goal and, with determination, fight to make our wish- rue, Frankly, we think Centre County is a pretty good place in which to live. We think it has as good a set of people as will be found anywhere, But there is no doubt a desire among us for progressive improvement, and the beginning of a New Year, therefore, gives us a time to stop and reflect, to think and plan, and an occasion to make a start along a desired course. So, as we stand by, a&bout ready for Year, the Centre Democrat good wishes to its readers the New extends greetings and with the hope that every them will be able, a year from this day, to look and recognize distinct advances in personal de- velopment. Surely this iz one activity of men and women that finds us without envy and one effort that carries with it the hearty good wishes of all our loval f one oi hack Fionds . Labor Board to Conduct Hearing Here January 20 8s leaned that th te expected to last 1 interview by telephone yes {ftermoon with Robert H { Pittsburgh, regional atiars Zay the Nall Lagor Relalon | £4 | Board, The Centre Democrat wis cox {informed that the Board plans (ec «cond one of its Find held in oduct a hearing in the Court’ Bellefonte since the establishment House, Bellefonte, beginning Thurs. of the National Labor Relations day, January 20 Board A to Mr. Kleeb, the hear Lagt ng will be held on complaints 10 be thy flied by the NLRB against an Osce- Mills concern, but he declined apaingt to further identify the Industry or turing reveal the nature of the complaint the Board has formally filed the Board has been handed down in its compiaint, which is expected 10 Lhis case. Mr. Kiech became widely Le done in the near future, he sald. known throughout the Bellefonte Mr. Kleeb stated that he expect at the Titan hearing where he (0 be assigned to act a8 counsel for ented the Doard in the same the Labor Relations Board at the sapacily as he expects to act in the hearing. and from other sources it {orthcoming hearing proceedings three or four ney plans for the hearing mature, monih’s court actich will be cording NLRB eonducted a of un- preferred Metal Manufac- Bellefonte, To prefiminary report of Jing neanng Iabor practioes the Titan Con, inte Only the LL tt on CHarg™ fmiy ail na any antil ura repre Fr " Scores Claim Awards | ol the 87 awards had been Unclaimed are a $50; two $10; six 5, and tweniy- Urrer $2. awards. Pemons having winning coupons are requested 10 Wke them 10 the Chamber of Com merce offices on the second floor of the Logan Hose House. Bast Howard Street, § tary of them Drawing for the $800 in cash awards given away by the Retall Division of the Beliefonte Chamba of Commerce was held Christma eve in the Plaze theatre with 2 committee from the Division super- viging the drawing Coupon stubs from all partcipat- ing stores were mixed together In a large piece of canvas and the stubs were drawn gut, one by one b) Gladys Baylett, ten-year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E Baylett of East Logan Street. Aller a stud {for ench of the 87 awards had been [drawn, an auxiliary set of stubs wis drawn to go into effect in case win- of 30 of laimed $25; five the Chamber, will redeem won awards In the $600 cash prim sion of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce, the addresses are Belle. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC {ners on the firs list do not claim fonte, unless otherwise shown their awards. The second lst will 3100 Award: Miss Pearl Miller. N {go into eifect January 16 Allegheny Street. | Late yesterday afternoon a total (Continued on page five) | Owing W Saturday being a holi- FILE BRIEFS IN day all retail stores in Bellefonte | {will be closed all day. Food stores | CHEMICAL CASE in Bellefonte will remain open Fri- | | day night so that purchases for the | two-day holiday can be made dw- Company Contends Reorgan- ing the evening | Beginning with Wednesday, Jan-| zation Under Bankruptcy | wary 4, all stores and business places | , ; {in Bellefonte will resume the haif- | Laws Would be Harm ful | holiday every Wednesday afternoon. | —-- ‘tall Division. Chamber of Com. Of Scranton, Tuesday received briefs merce, Bellefonte. from counsel for the Chemical Lime | Company ot Belly fant, and for | three ¢ ] corporation LD PO oN Seta | skis to have ps der seclion 71-8 of the Pederal neon of Port Matilda is | PANKTuptey act. on cha an offices In State Ooljege Jas 8a by Julie Witlian ast . pleaded fity | day morning = ] hearing fore Sauire PF 8. | which the company contended Oap on Friday. | feorganization under 71-8 would be reported to have re- harmful to the company, its credit . L. Kauffman, who | and stockholders thelr argument where Karl E Kuste, secre- | In the following list of those who | fund sponsored by the Retafl Divi- | REGRETS DELAY Port Matilda Man IN RESTORING . RENNER HOME Is Killed by Car Col. Shoemaker, in Daily Col- umn, Scores ‘Red Tape’ Offi- cial Confusion’ 410 KIDDIES GET TOYS FROM LOCAL AGENCIES 8. 8, Osman, Well Known Fu- neral Director, Struck While Walking Along Road ihe collection and repacring PAINTS COLORFUL VIEW ber of agencies for distribution b COLEVILLE MAN FREED OF HISTORIC PROPERTY 5 1. of 0 IN BURNHAM FATALITY names : Predicts Camplete Destrue- tion of Mansion Unless Ac- tion is Soon Taken fee on Roads Creates Hazard for Holiday Traffic; Many Accidents Reported Centry Pennsylvania i grandest histori Benner homestead--g0 to sticks the sake of red tape, bureaucracy and official confusion.” writes Col Henry W. Shoemaker, State Archi- vist and historian, in his daily col- wmn “This Morning's Comment,” in y the Altoona Tribune k a : Heine- The article, one of the most inter. Man workea for nfariy four Gays &e- esting yet published in connection CONE, Sorting and packing the Lo) with the proposed restoration of the Conia Hutton ar old mansion along Spring Creek, 2¢ 040% foliowing: A {Continued on page six) A & sem——————— SPEEDERS FACE 2 LICENSE LOSS State Will Enforce 90-Day Permit Suspension Begin- ning Friday Night Strategy of Pennsyivania’s cam- County aod Central let the {e3r LAF afford to wirine ill oan Emest H principal wis exoneral. E & Ma- a Ooroners Jury which mel the direciicn of Coroner W ry & nw dormiion; Baughinan OTATO GROWERS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Charle thie H. Campbell Centre Coutily P ASSOGIALION, announces nual meeting of Lhe will be held in the Court Bellefonte on Tuesday of January 4 atl 1:30 p. m paign for highway safety was re- Potato growers from all parts of vised this week from a program of Centre county will be interested in public education 10 one of severe this mecling, ss the program will enforcement of the motor laws as consist largely of a discussion on se- the announcement went out from ‘curing disease free seed potatoes Gov. George H. Earle that all driv- for next spring's planting ers convicted of violating the 50- According wo president Campbell mile speed Bmit will Jose thelr l- potato growers in Centre county tenses for 50 dave during the nt have baen Terming Wis drastic move “nol | troubled with black centers and a ony justified, but wholly unavoid- had infection of late blight which in able” Governor Earle set FPriday many cases has the cron midnight as the effective date for glmost unsalabie his suspension order There “Few persons realize the honor of relative mounting sulomoblle casualty Nets in the gtate and nation.” Earle said ologist ‘During the past year approximate- College ly 2700 persons have been killed with ass {Continued on page Tour) : dns MB — a” ROA WILL irs. George Hat rr, | Eu the Fb en North : that her hias- r 4 walk afve: nending Ww re had planned 10 corm a—————— BURGESS HARRIS STRUCK BY CAR Town Official Injured After Iscuing Warning to Prevent Such Accidents vieeny rendered prank on Burgess of are problems Won of qualily Burke, Plant H the Pennsylve ix many had re- ask- 5s Slow as through the striking s stepped 1 Allegheny a2 passing y injured Ira Vieh- who was trav. slow of speed. claim- ed he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car and did not see the pedestrian In time to stop Viehdorfer stopped his car within a family, of State College Mr and few feet from where he had struck Mrs. Harry Smeltzer and daughter the Mayor. and Chief of Link” on the Jacksonville road will | Sar. of Lock Haven; Mr. and Mrs. | Police Harty Dukemes in “Sine begin as soon as the weather permis Willard Harter and son Charles. of adn 10 a physician's office and iat next spring, it became known here Jcksonville: Mr. and Mrs. Allen oF or Saal | yesterday when the Stale Highway Harter and family, Mr. and Mrs Surreons Department advertised for bids for Parl Armstrong and family, of Mr the project. Zion; Mr. end Mrs. Glen Walizer The “Missing Link” consists of a daughier Mary Kathryn and son section nearly three miles in length | Glen, Jr of Belielonte; Mrs. John beginning a short distance east of | Weber, Mrs. Alice Holter, and Mrs Jacksonville and extending east- Sancia Dorman, of Howard wardly across the Centre-CTlinton Sr —— RE toy en es we FREEMAN BUYS BANK BUILDING | Dwi gevera] years ago, and the un- | finished portion Liss been a hazard Business Block in Philipsburg Brings $45,500 at Public {to motorist for the past two years, | when construction ecased The completion of the lnk will] Sale Last Week Al a receiver's sale last week, the give motorists a shorter and im- proved road between Bellefonte and (the Lock Haven prea. Bids for the 13.991 linear feel of road will be re- ceived by the State Highway De- portion will be of | Moshannon National Bank building the same type of construction as the wag s0ld to Charles E Freeman of (sections which have been completed Philipsburg for $45 500 {namely of native stone base with 8 Mr. Freeman did not disclose his i surface. Tt will be 14 plans so far as the future of the Tibia will t4 ec PeSs information a 1 nt presen vailabl — sr Ws TO HOWARD WOMAN FETED car dt aff Ave y of her 70th birthday aor of Snow Shoe irr vate useful a many gifts. Dinner as cling ail a served at 12:30 Those present were: Mr. and Mr Raymond Harter, daughter Kath- lcen, Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Harter and Highway Department to Com- plete Important Stretch East of Jacksonville Construction of the “Missing na keman the hos at ita] found Harris to Le suffering from a ration of the lip. a laceration on the head, and shock. Upon their ad- vite, the injured man remained In the hospital until vesterday when he had entirely recovered from the effects of shock. The accident hap- pend in front of the Lintz stare, oposite the State Motor Police headbunrters on North Allegheny Street EMPLOYMENT, COMPEN- SATION OFFICE TO OPEN An unemployment compensation and employment office will be op- ened in the former postoffice build ing, North Spring Street, Belle- fonte, Monday, January 8 It was announced yesterday by Albert Mingle, of Coburn, senior Interview. er. who will be in charge of the office The office will be open regularly after Mondey for registration for employment and for making appli- cations for unemployment compen- | PAY 10 o'clock a m, The sale was conflucted by Thomp- i son and Baird. attorneys for the re- ceiver, James Kerr. Senator E J Thompson was in charge The sale of the bullding was a step in the process of liquidating the assets of the Moshannon National bank, closed on October 8, 1931, | While David Nearhood. of State College, was between Potter: (Mills and State College, Tuesday morning, a large doe ran out on the | (highway in front of his car, and Tuesduy from 8:30 to 11°30 a. m. at Millhelm. (rooms to be chosen laser), £ (will be paid some time In the near . |future, although no dates have as yet been got The building, one of Philipsburgs best business blocks. originglly cos: M6000. Tt kk a thrie-story build- tit sie -» HL 2 3 5 I £ TH : : i : THe g T : i : j
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