Aid Amazes Fire Victims See Pcide VOL. 52, No. 55- Taxes May Force Bowling Price Rise An increase in the assessed valuation of the Dug-Club in State College, if allowed to stand, will force a rise in bowling prices, P. H. Gentzel, owner of the alleys,rsaid yesterday. Gentzel was unable to set the amount of the increase, but hinted that the only alternative would be closing the alleys completely, Students - Must List Fire Losses Students who suffered losses in the Gentzel' Building fire _must report to Daniel DeMarino, as sistant Dean of • Men, if they de sire help in recovering their losses. The min have been asked to report several times . before, but as yet only a few have done so. According to DeMarino, "The co operation of these men is neces sary if we are to be of any serv ice to them." Marilyn Levitt, Panhellenic president, has announced that the Panhellenic Council has begun soliciting funds for the fire vic tims. She said that each sorority will be responsible for its own contributions. Leonides, independent women's organization, has also started to solicit funds, according to Edna 'representative president. Each council representative will solicit the girls in their individual units, and the money will be turned into the central fund, jointly collected by Association of Independent Men, Panhellenic Council, and Leonides. Although much of the clothing which was in the building at the time of the fire was destroyed, there is a great deal of it.that was only partially ruined. 4 Values on articles that were partially destroyed will have to be agreed upon before any settle ments can be made. It would be very helpful if the men who suf fered losses would arrange an itemized list of what they lost, including what is still usable and what is no ,longer useful, De- Marino said. „.,. It would - also expedite if the men would have informa tion concerning personal insur ance coverage at hand. Some of the men have said that their family insurance might possibly cover some of the losses but prob ably not all of them. Board Takes Loyalty Oath FORD CITY; Pa., Dec. 4—(R--- ) Six members of the Ford city school board voluntarily - took a loyalty oath last night. Sen. Albert R. Pechan (R-Arm strong) sponsor of a proposed loy alty oath and a member of the school board; - adininistered the oath to the members after_ taking the oath himself from Board President Louis Goldman. All members of the board took the oath except on e absentee. School • boafd members are not required to take , the oath under Pechan's Gro•osed loyalt bill. ~ c ,• _. ~,.. 1.. - r i a t - ~,,,,,.::.,',..-7, Toil , • as was done in protest to an in crease in the borough licensing fee. Dec. 31, 1949. The alleys were closed for 37 days at, that time, before a peti tion by' 500 bowlers of , State Col lege prompted State College Bor ough Council to repeal the in crease, Gentzel said. Increase Reduced The Dux Club owner made his announcement after the Centre County board of commissioners sitting as the board of assessments and revisions of taxes failed to overrule entirely an increase on the property of which the Dux Club is a part. The board did reduce the in crease se t by C. Otis Cromer, borough assessor, from $l5OO to $lOOO, after an appeal by Gent zel. "The $lOOO increase in assess ment would mean -a tax increase which we could not stand at pre sent prices," Gentzel said yester day. "We would be forced to raise our prices even above what would be ,necessary to meet' , the tax increase, for it appears that the borough is interested in in- Creasing the tales again at the first opportunity," he added. "Now is the time to take a stand on the question," he said. • 3100 Per Cent Rise Gentzel emphasized that he has long attempted to hold bowl ing prices •down in State College and said he chose to close com pletely when the borough's in creased license fee would - have (Continued on page eight) Committee Distributes 65 Scrolls A total of 65 scrolls was distri buted Monday by the Crusade for Freedom committee, Harry Cover, All-College vic e president, an nounced yesterday. Yvonne Carter, Women's Stu dent Government Association rep resentative on the commitee dis tributed 20 scrolls; John Laubach, Association of Independent Men, distributed 20; and James Whar ton, Interfraternity Council passed out 25 scrolls, one for every two fraternity houses. Miss Carter and Laubach prom ised 'to have their scrolls turned in today. , Wharton asked for an extension of time due to the dif ficulty of contacting each frater nity. The assistant county chairman, R. G. Shannon, commended the students in charge of the drive on campus. He said their work will be greatly appreciated. The drive, which netted over 2400 student signatures last year, included approximately 1133 fra ternity names, 574 independents, and collected about $BO last year. The College, similar to last year, is given more scrolls than any other area in the county. The county totaled 10,879 Centre County signatures including the College. Contributions, which were sent to finance Radio Free Europe, totaled 'nearly $2OOO. Marilyn Levitt, Panhellenic Council president, with the aid of 12 women students will help dis tribution of scrolls'in the borough of State College. Christmas. Parties Organizations or individuals planning to have Christmas par ties for children or wanting to give- baskets to needy families should contact Agnes McElwee, coordinator of Christmas activ ities in State College, at 4318 or 8441 extension 2413 for detailed information. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1951 Jam Session Canceled The jam session usually held on Sunday afternoon will be canceled 'this Sunday because of the tea:dance to be held by the Association of Independent Men in the West Dorms. Cranston Stresses Strong UN By MARSHALL O. DONLEY The American people •'can stand on their feet and lead the world to peace" by adopting a policy of strengthening the United Nations, Alan Cranston, president of the United World Federalists, said last night. Speaking before about 400 townspeople, professors, and stu dents, Cranston said action on this important matter must be taken before the world is plunged into a third world war. The United Nations under its present system lacks the power to prevent aggression, Cranston said, and therefore no one depends on it for security. The UN must be reinforced, he said, by giving the Assembly a better system of rep resentation, by removing the power of veto from the Security Council and Secretariat, and by giving the World Court the power of compulsory jurisdiction. The United States need not lose its sovereignty in the UN, for through adequate UN machinery each nation could "exercise its sovereignty," Cranston said. Stressing the effects of the arms race on the present world, Crans ton said that our enemy—coin munism—will not be destroyed through another war any more than it was destroyed in the last two. However, he added, the present United States policy for arms can not be deserted, but should be transformed into a "two-barreled defense policy," with the second barrel being a plan for peace through strengthened UN. Cranston, who worked under President Milton S. Eisenhower in the Office of War Information in the last war, was well-received by the mixed crowd in 121 Sparks. Students Admit Guilt, Pay Fines and Go Free William Scanlin and William Shaffer, students at the College, who were caught attempting to remove an air filter from a car in State College, yesterday pleaded guilty to larceny charges before 'Guy Mills, justice of the peace. The two were released when they paid $1 damages and $10.50 costs. Politicians to Decide On College Tax. Report HARRISBURG, Dec.' 4—(lP)—Sen. James S., Berger (R-Potter), Republican caucus chairman, said his colleagues have yet to decide on what to do about a report by four college presidents who esti mated state revenues in the next two years will be $22,350,000 higher than the governor's estimates. The report was prepared at Fine's direction by the presidents of the Pennsylvania State College, Universitiy of Pennsylvania, Uni versity of Pittsburgh and Tem ple University. Their report said $111,621,000 in new taxes would be needed if Fine's budget for the current two year fiscal period is lef t un touched. It made no recommen dations, however, on specific taxes. It boosted Fine's estimate on likely collections of corporate net taxes by $l5 million; public util ity receipts tax, by $2,500,000 and inheritance taxes, by $2 million. Lesser increases in other levies also were estimated. The report said the increased estimates were based on the as 4 Help AIM rg,tatt. Welfare Group— See Page 4 Court Campaign Opens Tonight Against Ithaca The curtain goes up for the 1950-51 Penn State basketball team at 8 tonight when the Lion cagers open their 24 game' schedule against Ithaca College in Rec Hall. Coach Elmer Gross has a veteran lineup which has won five practice games while dropping one. Gross expects a fast-breaking team with more scoring and a bet ter offense than last year's squad which finished with a 14-9 record. Last year the Lions dumped Ithaca 70-31 in the home opener. But this year Ithaca has the ad vantage of three games ex perience. Coach Ben Light's court 'men have played LeMoyne, Samp son Air Base, and St. Bonaven ture. Sunday night they lost to the Bonnies 69-43, and the Air Base team defeated them, 91-75. Five Lion Vets Basketball Mentor ..~..::;:~.~.~.r...;;.~_.. ~..,,..." rn.W;. ~,:.u...:.~:W:,..,W;:.M..0~ a Elmer Gross Fornis Available For Froth Jester At SU, West Dorms Do you want to be Frothy, the Penn State Froth's jester, who appears at athletic events? Frothy, long a traditiOn at the College, spends his time cavort ing with the Nittany Lion, tumb ling, and assisting the cheerlead ers at most football games, bas ketball games, and pep rallies. Fifteen finalists chosen from these applications, containing name, semester, college address, and tumbling, cheerleading, and/ or dramatic experience, will be contacted by a member of the Froth staff and given instructions for the Dec. 13 tryouts. Completed applications should be returned either to the Student Union desk or to the main desk in Hamilton Hall no later than 12 noon Dec. 10, Ron Bonn, Froth editor, said. sumption that economic and fi nancial `conditions in. Pennsyl vania in the next year. and a half will be the same as they • were during 1951. • Dr. Edward B. Logan, the gov ernor's budget secretary, com mented that the report confirmed Fine's'belief that "a large amount of additional tax revenues are re quired to finance the appropria tion recommendations made by the governor and the atpropria tion. bills reported from the ap propriation committee." The teacher salary bills, backed by Fine and the Pennsylvania State Education association, were passed without a word of debate. By DAVE COLTON Ithaca has seven veterans from last season including four start ers. Grey Cordtnes, six feet two inches, Al Gilbert, six feet, Don Howard, six feet two inches, and Ray Moore, six feet one inch, were in the starting lineup against the Lions. Other men back are Angelo Fuciletti, John Fletcher, and Burt Masken. A promising newcomer is Ed Byrne, a sophomore, who averaged 17 points for the Ithaca frosh last year. Although the Nittanies fir s t string has five lettermen, Gross is bothered by a lack of expe rienc.ed re s er,v e s. Co-captains Hardy 'Williams and Jay 'Tiny' McMahan, Chet Makarewicz, Joe Piorkowski, and Herm Sledzik will start. Williams and McMahan were both regulars last season, and the others saw a lstt of action. Reserve Problem This year's squad is the tallest Gross has had in his three years as State coach. The first team averages six feet four inches, and the second five about six feet three inches. Gross admits his first team is good, but. hesitates to be too op timistic because of his reserve problem and the tough 24 game schedule. Fifteen of the Lions games are away from home, in cluding two contests against Vir ginia and Michigan in the Steel Bowl in Pittsburgh, Dec. 27-28. (Continued on page six) Junior Group Suggests Gift Of Phonograph Donation of a record player and several records for the Pat tee Library has been suggested as a , junior class project, by a special committee. The class would begin a col lection of records which the Col lege would add to, so that non music majors, who do not have access to records in Carnegie Hall, could listen to music for enjoy-. ment. The committee, headed by Rob ert Sherman, is also awaiting sug gestions 'for projects from other members of the class. A hundred dollars is available for the class' use. Suggestions may be given to Sherman at Beta Sigma Rho or left at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Members of the project com mittee also suggested installing a fountain in Schwab Auditorium or dedicating a memorial plaque to former Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock. The plaque would have enscribed on it each year's outstanding junior in student government. Members of the committee are Allan Miller, Terese Moslak, Jean Nisley, Virginia Opoczenski, Elsa Pasline, Benet Rosenthal, James Schneider, Stefan Schreier, Wil liam Shomberg, and Nancy Show er& PRICE FIVE CENTS
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