Page Four See College | Project Near Completion Largest Works Project Pennsylvania Nearing Completion in EXPANSION WILL PERMIT DOUBLING ATTENDANCE Yayrolls to Workmen on Site Will Exceed $1,000,000 at End of Period The $500000000 Pennsylvania State College expansion program, made possible by the financial as- sistance of the Public Works Ad- ministration, is rapidly nearing completion, it was announced yes- terday by C. E. Strausser, engineer in charge for the Public Works Ad- ministration, in a report to G. Doug- las Andrews, Associate Director of Region No. 1 This project is the largest in Pennsylvania under the 1937-38 PWA and General State Authority program and has now reached 80 per cent completion. The last of 13 bulldings will have the exterior walls finished this week. This pro- Ject, in addition to 11 large and 2 small buildings. includes several miles of utility tunnels, enlarge- ment of power house, increase in water supply and laying of new water mains. The following new buildings are included in the pro- Ject: Library, Liberal Arts, Educa- tional, Electrical Engineering, Min- eral Industries, Service, Chemistry and Physics, Agricultural Science, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Povitry and two pump houses. The expansion of Pennsylvania State College will permit doubling the student body and results in an educational institution of the hi est standard. This project to dite consists of 15 major contracts, was started February 3. 1938, and has had an average employment of workmen at the site of more than 1100 men each week. In addition to the men employed at the site this project has given work to many thousands of workmen in the mines, heavy in- dustry, railw.ys, ete, throu the state and nation. Payrolls to the men at the site have exceeded $750,000.00 tu date and will exceed $1,000,000.00 before the project is completed. Seven bull now ready for interior f 1 and will be reads to turn over to the College in about 45 days. The bulance of the bulld- ings will be ready for turnin before the contract t! of June 30, 1839, The completion of this will result In an educational tution which represents an invest- ment of over $15.000,000.00 exclusive of operating costs, BSteote owned, and an institution in which each ¢ en of Commonwealth can take considerable pride. PWA engineer Strausser express- ed his appreciation to the College, Municipal Authorities General State Authority Personnel, Archi- tects, State and Federal Employ- ment Offices, the various libor or ganization and contractors and Workmen for their excellent co-0p- eration In every respect, 10 place so many men at work at short notice and in the quality of work being done The architects ar Caldwell, of Altoona The 15 principal contractors are Freeland, general on tunnels, William M. Clark & Co., piping; Elliott & Co, turbo generators; Brandon-Reed Co... water supply; Herre Bros., power lines; McClos- key & Co, egeneral-on buildings; Daniel J. Keating Co. heating, Herre Bros, plumbing; H. B. Fraz- ler, electrical; Dravo Corporation, power plant equipment; Breslau & Fsn~ond, Ceco Bteel Products Corp. Hamilton Mig. Co, and Oliver C Bleel Mfg. Co. equipment contract poh. SN pp. u . on date over oi compie ir al the ¢ Hunter & Tre in ors. During the past I three years, Public Works Administration En- gineer, C. E. Strausser, has had «charge of the following projects for Su the government--representing in excess of $10,00000000 in construc- tion: Pennsylvania State College 13 bulldings and utilities; cell block at Pennsyivania Industrial School at Huntingdon; cell block at Rock- view Penitentiary; three schools at Lewistown: high school at Yeager- town. high school at Burnham: high school at Hollidaysburg; school st Howard; gymnasium at Spring Mills; school at Blair and Mifflin RT ————— — | problems threatened | delay occupancy for this year's farm New Arena To Seat Over 7,000 Ampitheatre at Farm Show Will Be Available Jan, 20 Pennsylvania's new farm show arena will be available for this year's stock and agricultural exhibi- tion during the week of January 16, according to a statement issued in Harrisburg. A fundamental feature of this massive ampitheatre is its roof of poured gypsum. The expanse Is greater than any similar construc- tion attempted before on unsup- ported arches, and the engineering for a time to ghow. The announcement that the building will be in readiness will please the hundreds of thousands interested in Pennsylvania's annual demonstration The outside new farm show dimensions of the arena are 240 ft. by 348 ft. with a wing 48 ft. by 172 ft. It covers a ground area of 91. 000 square feet, and will cost more than a million dollars exclusive of administrative and architectural ex- penses. The central feature Is the arena floor which is 120 feet wide and 240 feet long. the ends being circumscribed by sweeping semi- circular arcs with 60 ft. radii. It Is enclosed by a 5 ft. wall, at the top of which 19 tiers of seats ascend at an easy backward angle. The per- manent seats in these tiers total 7639 and from them at evenly spaced distances thirty-six vomitor- jeg lead to the first concourse level, and thence by eight stairways and six ramps to the street level exits a Logan Grange Hold Meeting Oyster Supper and Joint In- stallation Held on Fri- day Evening An upper served by Logan Grange at their hall in Pleasant Gap n Frida’ oysier was enjoyed by 150 patrons evening, January 6tl F: lowing the meeling Pearl Biddle Rhoades as Juvenile Matron following Juv officers { Master, Junior McDonnell; tisrar 1 ootiy ATUL . ellie § JO= Phil Jodon; Cate- keeper, Eddie Summers; Ceres Grace Brooks: Pomona, Mary Krape: Hne Witmer: Lady Asst >; Matron, Mr don; Secretary, rs. Rober Rhoades Next In of subordina‘e formed by Pomona Irvin and staff of Washington Grange, as foliows: Master, L. E Biddle; Overseer, Clarence Grove; Lecturer, Joseph Owens; Chaplain Mary Benforl; Steward, Boyd Corl. Asst. Steward, Howard Corl; Treas urer, William Benford; Secrsiary Carrie Owens; Gate-keper, George Jodon: Ceres, Lizzie Grove; Flora, Beatrice Jodon; Lady Asst Steward Dorothy Brooks; Ex. Comms. Forest Benford and Robert Rhoades; Fin- ancial Comm. Andrew Rockey; Plan. ist, Lannie Jolon; Per. Agent, Weaver, Fire Ins Grov Interesting talks were given by Ce- cil Irvin and Alice Corl, of Washing- ton range. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wasson, of Victor Grange, and LL E Biddle, Malcolm Musser, Joseph Owens and Clarence Grove, of Logan Grange The newlyweds Mr. and Mrs Harold Confer, were congratulated by all present. order was the installation officers for 1909, per- Deputy Cecil - Secrets of the Jungle. Brian O'Brien, renowne] explorer, teils of weird mysteries, savage sor- cery and terrilying tragedies in the wilds Africa. Don't miss January 22nd instalment of this story in The American Weekly, the maga- zine distributed with the Baltimore nday American. On sale at all of the town; municipal buflding town; school at Bratton township; armotys at Lewistown and Hunt. ingdon; State Highway garages at Lewistown and Bellefonte: sewage at lewis disposal plant at Williamsburg and | at Bellefonte; County Home at Wil- liamsburg and at Bellefonte, a school at Boalsburg, and other pro- jects not listed. January GAS RANGE SALE You Sa ve 20% ON ANY MODEL ON OUR FLOOR Reg. $ 62.00 Magic Chef - only $49.60 Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. 66.50 Magic Chef 81.50 Magic Chef 105.00 Magic Chef 131.00 Magic Chef only 53.20 only 65.20 only 84.00 only 104.80 NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE OFFERED SUCH LOW PRICES, MAKE YOUR SELECT] ON WHILE THE STOCK IS COMPLETE ! Convenient Monthly Payments If You Wish ! Central Penna. Gas (o. Bellefonte State College — i THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, VA. SON OE wr Pennsylvania’s New Arena Built by State Authority Upper—View showing nearly 8,000 permanent seats in Harrisburg Farm Show Exhibition Hall and 120 feel by 249 feet Arena lo be opened to the public Lower left—Photograph of during the week of January 16, Lower righl—Another view of huge structure erecied by the General State Authority. main entrance, Yan Zandt Asks Passion Play Film Rotary Hosts To Youth Accused Vets’ Hospital New Congressman Also Pro- poses Changes in R. R, Retirement ' hospits arfield or VanZandt gressman, on in Cot rons ruction propriation essary for t new Congressman VanZand! expiai: that there are more veterans of the World an American Wars living Pennsylvania, sary al present either the near Pittsburgh naval hospital “Considering that Aspinwall only 505 beds and the Philadelphin naval hospital only 540 beds that all are filled at present with long waiting lists, the need for ane other hospital in this section of the State is certainly n® far-fetched.” Congressman VanZandi said. Ilis bill calls for 500-bed | tal The 23rd’s representati out ns advantages of bhi pent counties the high altitu fine climate, and the by railroad and highway parts of the The bill Is expected to be refer red to the World War veterans’ committee In Congress. Should it be passed, the task of selecting a site will be left to the veterans’ admin- istration. When questioned about his plans, | Congressman VanZandt explained { that the need for such a hospital in central Pennsylvania is clearly dicated when one considers that the combined beds of the two press ent general institutions will only take care of 1.045 veterans at one time, “In the entire state 300.000 World War and American war velerans iat any time need brief but care- ful hospitalization as a result of their service for their country, With i the large waiting lists at both pres jent hospitals already there ean be ino doubt of the need for such an | institution.” he said | Mr, VanZandt, In speaking of the | two veterans’ hospitals in the stale, | was referring 9 the general medical | institution for the treatment of | transient cases. The veterans’ hos- | pital at Coatesville would no longer {come under this classification, be- ing used largely for the treatment of permanent disability eases, Congressman VanZandt also in- troduced a resolution in Congress {to amend the rallsay retirement inct to make retirement at 65 years of age compulsory and optional at bill he institution and that Yr 3 \L] | . hospital Aspin the Philadel ” r the Philadelphi hs a VORY ve AcCCrss ron gtate % there are Spanish« who may service. Another bill he introduced would grant retirement credit for the full neriod of enlistment to all men who War, i Marriage Licenses, Florence A. Miller, 060 upon completion of 30 years of | left work to serve during the World | To Be Shown Here Famous Religious Drama Will Be Shown in Bellefonte Methodist Church Freiburg and ammergau “Passion Plays ope, Holy Land ] a tremendous brought here by cau for Relig Films, of 0" (iis H 1 — Me and is ig shown as par 5 program to presen the Gospel In Art and Drama durin the onvidng season oH mat - the pastor A complete and very a oprial usic will or be fi! . am . y £4 reprog BOOTY nlire wquipment, ing '2 eholeest ort ion. choral music by bending in with scenes which pore ¥ 4 and historic crucifixion an eension of Jesus, This {iim has veen exhibited than one 4 sand leading churches in the Unit. ed States and Canada, having been seen by more than one million peo. pie. It is highly recommended hy the leading clergymen of the coun- try on ¢ organ and 5 COMPOSETs agnificent ¢ fashi on | Bie in more This will be a real sevice of wor. ship. A very spiritual and reverent atmosphere is produced and maine tained throughout the entire pro. ram. and leaves the audience in a meditative, prayerful, and heart. searching mood, provoking thought | concerning the reality of the Christe fan principles in their daily lives The people of Belicfonte and vice inity are cordially invited to aliend No tickets are required {8r admis. sion. Children should be accompan- fed by adults, A free-will offering will be taken to defray the expences. PLEASANT GAP SPORTSMEN'S TO FORM JUNIOR CLUB At 2nd, of the Pleasant Gap Sports. men’s Club plans were adopted for a Junior Sportsmen's Club for boys between the ages of 10 and 14 years {They also decided on a tip to Green's Valley, which was made last Saturday afternoon for the pure pose of buliding game feeders and shelters. All boys within the age limit were | invited to take part in the trip ang about 50 showed thelr interest in sports of this type by attending. The club has planned another trip to the woods for this coming Saturday and all boys residing in Pleasant Gap and vicinity are urged to take part. The place of meeting will be at Melroy's Shoppe. Every time a creditor hears that I€ebtor has gotten hold of a few dol the regular meeting. January Football Squad Leo Houck, Penn State Coach, Speaks on Need of Fair Play in Athletics the Belle rails Member hoo! 1938 helr coach {fonte High football squad cheerleaders school band g iar ghoul led by Cecil A. W Earl K. Block as panist Former Judge president of Lhe guests and reminded th ’ even (€ $ HRS Fie ini Fi welcomed Lhe the football players i not win many SEASON 5 in the lleld of Henry A. Brockerhofl, cl of the program committer troduced alter emphasizing we of football acter and the speakers. R Wu develo mnship pr J. Kennard Stale College Rotary briefly. Ix LeRoy Locke and Rev. Thompson. intro- duced as former coliege football players, spoke briefly in ox football of their day with the pr ent-day game Leo Houck, boxing coach at Penn State for 17 years, also stressed the importance of sportsmanship in all branches of athletics. Mr. Houck who in addition to his boxing work coaches the [freshman baseball team. cited a number of instances where the spirit of fair play was ex- hibited by members of Penn State boxing teamns. He too, recalled the old days of football, when only meagre equipment was available Coach John Miller introduced each member of the football squad, as well as managers, cheerleaders, and drum majors. James Toots’ Wilson co-captain of the 1938 team, ex- pressed the thanks of the high school guests for the Rotary dinner invitation. Toastmaster Brocker- hoff then introduced each member of the Rotary Club n sportan sie dent of the Club spoke et THREE MEMBERS OF FAMILY FETED ON ANNIVERSARIES Close relatives of Mrs. Clayton Korman, Mrs. Clay Johnstonbaugh jand Miss Margaret Korman gaihe lered at the Clayton Korman home near Bellefonte Sunday for a birth- day dinner in Aonor of the three : birthdays {| ‘Those present were: Mr. and Mrs dayton Korman and children, Sa- villa, Margarel and Ralph, of near | Bellefonte; Forrest Young, of Red { Roost: Mr. and Mrs. Clay Johnston. | paugh and children, Gladys, Grace, | Betty and Marceline, of near Fill ters, of near Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs, {| Clarence Johnson and son Dale, all of State College; Mr. and Mrs. Earl i Harper and children, Pauline and ipesn, and Ada Harper, of near | Pine Grove Mills. | The anniversaries will be held a! i Fillmore, next year. Of Taking Car Arrested After Automobile is Damaged to the Extent of $100 Raymond Albright, 20, of Osceola Mills, is being held on charges of operating an automobile without the owners consent and damaging it to the extent of 8100 In an accident p : al Chet The car Lt of $100 control, the into a telephone pole ling over. No one was occurred road accident *hilipsburg near Laura street ear 1 accident in that police Three were involved in an. territory, mo- her 3 4 py T red The Wa regs accigent rrisdale at 8 o'clock Cars 28 Crass- Morrisdale, “8, of Mun- InNL ANG inveived Bleve He Joe Hzisdash IL. Watls, COTA > 28 ycora was traveling west on route 53 when hi car and a machine driven by Hzisdash was trav eling in the opposite direction. side swiped, Walls who was Uaveling be- Secora crashed into the rear of Secora’s vehicle Damage to Secora’'s car was esii- mated $30; to Hzisdash car at $50, while Watts’ machine was dam- aged to the extent of $10. who hind 3 at NEW YEAR EGG SETS RECORD FOR SIZE Curtis White, of Axemann, has been larming miany years and has seen many fresh eggs, but one he found in a nest last week shows in- dications of being the result of a hen's New Year's resolution, The egg weighed 6 ounces, or Ra heft Jorma it cho i of a . A Ay ro teal {1 ‘Bellefonte A. M. E. To Cancel $350.00 Indebtedness on | three times more than the average | double-yolk egg. Upon opening the perfectly -formed specimen, he found a white and a yolk, together with another complete egg of aver. age sizes. The egg measured 6% inches around its smaller diameter and its greatest circumference was 8'% inches, White attribuies the freak chicanery in the chicken coop - on— LOGAN DRAMA CLUB HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING The Logan Drama Club heid its regular monthly meeting Monday, (January 9th, in (he Pleasant Gap ; Grange Hall. president of | Thirty all of to Mrs. Ward Krape, | the club, presided. spine persons were present, | whom received a useful gift. | | i { The evening was passed in danoc- | {ing and playing bingo for small | prizes. Choice {by the Kmpe family. refreshments, con- | {sisting of ice cream. sponge cake, | 'more; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wal | ;rota0] sticks and coffee, were served | | No monthly play was presented | | at this meeting as it was found m= | { possible to practice over the holi-! | days. This part of the program will ibe resumed at the next | meeting when a play entitled “The (Light at the Crossroads” will be Linnie Jodon. 1 | James A. Bradford,.....Centre Hall lars he wonders why he doesn’t get | the Clay Johnstonbaugh hope, near | given, under the direction of Mrs. | .. Rebersburg | his money. i The BL Pauls A. M., E. church of Bellefonte, has been able by rigid economy and careful business man agement during the last quarter of 1938 (October 1 Wo December 31) 10 carry on its work effectively within the bounds of its monthly income The Trustee Board of the church has announced that this policy of operating within the limits of the budget will be strictly adhered to under the present administration In addition, the sum of $7650 has been pald on oulstand debts within this same period time. 862.50 of this amount was provided the appropriation of the Community Welfare Federation. I'he Wellare Feder had made appropriations previously in the sum of $150.00 Nevertheless remains obviously repairing the chwreh the spring 1988, including inter lor renovation of th i 1 ing of out of Lion 350.00 in outstand- The Extensive ing debt reason is wo clear raid paig of bullding & of building was done at a $56250., Out of thi $360.00 remains very rack Let A a0 .. Lamb Bt Two Men Hurt In Slide From Hay Truck a Oo, VALUE MISS! MANY, JUST STOP MANY IN WEIS 2422 STORES AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WEIS PURE FOOD STORE . HERE'S A FOOD VALUE EVENT YOI AND SAVINGS ON FINE QUALITY FOODS! January 12, 1939. Church Seeks thur R. Foreman, who Is also en- gaged in the uphiolstering business in the community; George 8. Mos- ley, Harvey A. Btewart, 8r., Thomas Trammell, Bimon B. Foreman, Har- Pendleton, Mir Fowler, Mrs. Curie M. Thomas, Mrs. Mary W. Green; and Archie E. Brown, Edgar J. Clark, W. L. Robinson, the last three residents of Blate College Mr. Thompson, who Is chalrman of the Bt. Paul's church Debt Clear- ance Committers has announced plans for 0 be held for three days during the first week of Pebruary This bazaar will be conducted In the form of 8 “Village Stor” in the best location that it is possible to obtain nes ter of the busine old Clara big bazaar Gifts of every Of Bae as lage Blore By a MARKET QUOTATIONS els y Herr & oe As COI~ Hever: Visions rected weekly Eggs. per dk i STOOPTie grocer} pan DAYS! CAN'T AFFORD TO SEE FOR YOURSELF THE College Inn TOMATO FFS WHE cE rec AT o CE Santa Clara PRUNES 7080's 4.19 5c ! WEIS QUALITY QUALITY WEIS QUALITY | GumpPERTS CREAM STYLE CORN FARLY JUNE PEAS SOLID PACK TOMATOES, DICED CARROTS CUT GREEN BEANS...... } } PORK & BEANS APPLE BUTTER MAYONNAISE s-coior 14 - ation 39 - ir 256 DESSERTS cues. Be DROMEDARY GARTH OR PINK GRAPEFRUITJUICE 3 =: 25¢ 6: 25¢ wu 106 4 No. 2 cans 285¢ ASSORTED AS YOU WISH! 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