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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
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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.
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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.
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All BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS
are invited to
Student - Faculty
Coffee Hour
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
3:00-4:00 p.nu
HUB Ballroom
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