PAGE TWO Delta Since Sig Blaze Largest 0. W. Houts Fire Just a year ago this weekend the biggest fire in the history of State College struck the O. W. Houts & Son, Inc. store. This morning’s blaze at Delta Sigma Phi appears to be the largest fire since the half-million dollar Houts blaze. That broke out at 6:23 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 1954. The largest fire involving students in recent years took place in November, 1953. Two students, one faculty mem ber, and seven townspeople were left homeless by a fire in a pri vate home at 133 W. Bernard street, where students had been rooming. $20,500 Damage Caused Damage from the Barnard street fire was estimated at $20,500. Ac cording to Sgt. George A. Hahn, state fire marshal who investi gated the 1953 outbreak, the fire was caused by faulty timing de vice in the building’s oil burner. Just as students and towns people have come forth with of fers of assistance to the homeless Delta Sigma Phi’s today, help was quickly offered following this earlier tragedy. Help Came Swiftly Students and faculty members of the department of music and members of the Penn State Blue Band conducted a fund drive to help Richard Brady, one of the students victimized by the fire. Brady, then a senior in music education, lost a $4OO saxophone in the blaze. Cost of personal pos sessions lost in the fire was esti mated at $3500. A fire on Sept. 28, 1953 de stroyed the trailer home of Ron ald Mohler and his wife and chil dren. Mohler’s trailer was located in Woodycrest trailer camp. Loss of the trailer and personal pos sessions was estimated by Mohler, now a senior in mechanical en gineering at $2OOO. Mohler, who is from Ephrata, was a sophomore at the time of the fire. Stove Caused Fire Fire-- (Continued, from page one) night. All officers will remain at Phi Sigma Delta. Irvin C. Boerlin, supervisor of the University’s audio-visual aids department and house adviser, said, “We never had much insur ance until recently. Now I’m glad we wrote out those large checks.” He said the property was “pretty well covered” by insur ance, but that you cannot have a fire “without losing money.” The house does not carry in surance of the student’s indi vidual property, but Raymond W. Achenson, State College insurance man and a house alumnus, said that the students are covered up to 10 per cent of the face value of their parents’ policy. The insurance adjuster is ex pected to arrive tomorrow. A spe cial meeting of Interfraternity Council has been called for to night. “It’s when you’re In trouble that your true colors show,” Ach son said. He also said that he knew “the true fraternity spirit” would show at this time. Members and pledges will guard the house tonight from looters. Driving Conditions Considered Good Road conditions were generally good today as many weekend im ports left State College. State Police at Rockview and Pleasant Gap reported no accidents j and also said that all roads were' clear. The few remaining slippery spots in highly elevated places were ashed and are considered safe, police said. Tomorrow’s weather will be fair and continued cold with an esti mated temperature of 28, according to the department of meteorology. Today’s high temperature was 29. Bucknell Paint Job —Joe Patton Photo THREE STUDENTS from the first floor of Hamilton Hall examine the word. "Buck nell.” painted in red letters on the right-hand wall fronting the steps leading up to the West Dorms courtyard. The students are: (kneeling) Charles Berdanier. senior in agronomy from Knoxville; (standing, left to right) Fred McClymonds. freshman in mechanical engineering from Pittsburgh; and John Yeosock, freshman in Chemical Engi neering from Plains. The words, "Bucknell," as well as "BuBu" were painted in red, or ange, and blue paint Friday night, presumably by Bucknell students, on both right and left hand walls next to Hamilton and Thompson dormitories. The University plays Buck nell in basketball on Jan. 18. The trailer blaze was started by a bucket-a-day stove in an en closed porch attached to Mohler’s home. The fire broke out at 1:15 a.m. Firemen explained that a line from the tank to the trailer’s gas stove broke and the gas feed ing the flames with a blow-torch effect. Libya Asks for Wheat TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 11 W) Informed sources said today Libya has asked the United States for a gift of wheat until next harvest. Drought has afflicted this country for eight weeks. tHE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Coed Murder Still Unsolved ; Police Baffled OMAHA, Dio. 11 UR Hard pressed for clues in the slaying of Carolyn Nevins, detectives today were still seeking answers to all three of the basic questions: Who shot the' attractive coed, where and why? Carolyn, 20-year-old Omaha Uni versity "honor student with aspi rations to become a lawyer, was found shot to death at 4:10 a.m. yesterday. She had worked at the campus library until 10:05 p.m. the previous night and was last seen about an hour later. Detectives indicated today the search for the killer was “cold.” A 24-ysar-old man had been and County Atty. John Hanley said, he “apparently has no con nection with the case.” the case.” Officers were unable to offer any apparent motive. Though the pos sibility of a sex angle is still con sidered, the acting coroner, George Sullivan, said there was no evi dence C. rolyn had been criminal ly assaulted. There was no evidence of rob bery. Neither police nor National Guardsmen with mine detectors were able to find shell casings in the area. Student Involved In Accident An auto operated by Lloyd Kenegy, senior in ceramic tech nology from Huntingdon Valley, was struck at 6:30 p.m. Friday by a car driven by Joseph Beeghley, 1129 Oneida St. Beeghley’s car skidded on the hill near Prospect Ave., as he was heading north. He lost control and collided with Kenegy’s car, al though Kenegy had attempted to avoid the collision. Damage to Beeghley’s car was estimated at $2OO and to Kenegy’s car, $5O. No one was injured. Dynamite Blast Averted HOME, Dec. 11 (fll—A truck loaded with five tons of dynamite collided with a crowded street car in Rome yesterday. Police 'said a catastrophe was averted because both vehicles were moving slowly. Two passengers on the street car suffered slight bruises and there was minor damage to the street car and truck. v t---' •. ** ■>•■*« • Debate Debaters Place Bth In Pittsburgh Meet Members of the Men’s Debate team placed eighth out of 46 schools participating in the University of Pittsburgh’s cross-exami nation tournament held Friday and Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The affirmative team, composed of George Haines and Carl Saperstein, had a record of three wins and two losses. The team defeated Allegheny College, Kings College, and the College of" Wooster, while losing to Duquesne and Dickenson College. The negative team, composed of Irwin Bass and Edward Kievans, had a record of two wins, t\yo losses,'and one tie. It was announced at the tourna ment that Harold J. O'Brien of the University speech department won first place in last year’s rat ing of the debate judges. The team ratings at this year’s debate were given. on the basis of speaker rating, rather than the win-loss record of the member teams. Notre Dame University, Case Institute of Ohio, and the University of Pittsburgh were tied for first place, The Bucknell Tournament, in which the debate team wds sched uled to participate, was cancelled because of numerous last minute withdrawals. " * 'h v.p --v All BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS are invited to Student - Faculty Coffee Hour TUESDAY, DEC. 13 3:00-4:00 p.nu HUB Ballroom ' • SUNDAY. MG6MBSR 11. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN < Successor to THE FREE LANCB, cat. IUT Published TlNdir through Batarday amrnings Inclusive daring tha University year by the.ataff of Tha Dally Collegian ef Tha Pennsylvania State University. Bntarad aa aacaad-clua matter Jaly I, 1»M, at tha Stata College, Pa., Paat Office ander tha aat ef March t, lt?t. Mike Miller Acting Editor STAPP THIS ISSUE: Mike Miller, Roger Beidler, Don Shoemaker, Ron Leik, Ron Walker, Ron Oatehouse, Ted Serrill, Ed Dubba, Sue Conklin, Larry Jacobson, Jim Nivens, Lianna Cordero, George French, Bob Franklin, Roger Vogelsinger, Joe Boehret, and Roy Williams. Penn State’s Grange Memorial Residence Hall for women, built in the late 1920’5, was a gift o£ the State Grange. Roger Vogelalngor Act. Boa. Mgr.
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