Rs ER i cation King Kong , in the original, uncut version of the film, will make a nostalgic appearance at College Misericordia March 2, as film collector Raymond Stroud presents the 1933 classic in its entirety. The film will be shown in Walsh Auditorium on campus at 8:30 p.m. and will be open to the public at no charge. nearly 40 years ago, King Kong was the first science fiction movie with an animal as its star. It became the prototype for a host of other sci-fi films, starring every conceivable type of animal. The print owned by Mr. Stroud was obtained through a firm in Baltimore and is con- sidered to be in “mint” con- dition. The print was made from the original negatives, rather than from another print, ac- cording to Mr. Stroud, and is the one used by CBS television when they aired the film a few years ago. What classifies the film as “uncut” is the fact that the scenes snipped from the U.S. version back in 1933 have been recovered from European prints of the film and spliced back into Mr. Stroud’s print in proper sequence. The cut violent side of Kong, Stroud said, and were considered too violent for 1933 audiences, although they are mild by today’s standards. When King Kong was released, it obtained a four-star When Lois Malak was elected justice of the peace in Jackson Township in 1967, she became the first Democrat to hold an elective office in -the Back Mountain community in many, prised hei®s much as any of the poll watchers—she had tossed her hat into the ring only when Democratic friends had per- suaded her that no candidate should rn ungpposed, even an incom b J fd Although her office as J.P. is an elected one, Lois is adamant that it not be considered a political position. ‘‘I don’t believe in playing politics as a justice of the peace,” she ex- plains earnestly. ‘‘There’s just too much at stake—people depend on you to know the right answers to their questions; they don’t want you playing politics with matters that are important to them.” As a justice of the peace, she has officiated at several wed- dings, handled neighbors’ complaints and police work. She is quick to refer matters which she believes are beyond her ken to District Magistrate Leonard D. Harvey, a man for whom she has considerable admiration. She supported him during his bid for ( ction in November, suggesting that ‘I may be the only Democrat in the Back Mountain who worked at the polls for a Republican!” Lois’ term of office expires in 1974, and although she insists that she has no plans to seek any other pogition in Jackson Town- ship, h®r interest in local politics runs quite deep. When she insists that she will not seek another office come 1974, there is a twinkle in her eye which some might think belie her words. But for the present, Lois is using the phrase familiar to all potential candidates: No comment. It may be that this winter has left her no time for political planning. The flu bug has hit the Malak home with a vengeance, and her husband, Ray, and each of her three children have been ill—Rae Ann, who is 10; Lee Ann, 6, and even 1% year old Jo Ann. 4 who blame a tired mother for looking forward to spring and summer? Lois dreamily recalls her family’s daily trips to Moon Lake last summer, which is a scant 10-minute ride from her home on Chase Road, this year. For the present, she fills the long winter days with knitting, The Dallas Post Has A Variety - Of Wedding Stationery 675-5211 crocheting and reading pro- jects, and has good intentions of learning to use the new sewing machine her husband gave her for Christmas. She likes to cook but likes to play bingo even more, so several of the recipes she shares with Dallas Post readers are, in her words, ‘‘good and easy.” Sausage Dressing 2 lbs. bulk pork sausage 1, C. margarine 1-2 stalks celery 3 bags prepackaged, un- flavored bread stuffing cubes 3 envelopes onion soup mix 3to 4 C. boiling water (moisten to suit own preference) 2-3 t. poultry seasoning. Saute sausage and celery in margarine until tender. Do not drain sausage. In a large bowl, mix bread cubes with sausage mixture; add dry soup mix, boiling water and poultry seasoning. Lime Jello Salad 1 large box lime gelatin 1 small pkg. cream cheese, softened to room temperature 1 T. salad dressing Water according to directions on gelatin box Mix above ingredients well, pour into 13 x 9 pan and place in refrigerator. When mixture starts to set, add drained crushed pineapple, chopped celery, minced apple with peeling, carrots, walnuts, miniature marshmallows and banana slices in proportion to own taste. Photo by Pat Cancro When set, cut into squares and serve. Goofy Chocolate Cake Sift together: 3 C. flour 2 C. sugar 6 T. cocoa 2 t baking soda 1t. salt Add to flour mixture: 2 T. vinegar 10 T. oil 2 C. cold water 1 t vanilla Mix until smooth. Pour batter into greased 9” layer pans (2); 13 x 9 baking pan or 24 cupcake molds. Bake in 350 oven 30 minutes for cupcakes, 35 minutes for layer cakes or 40 minutes for 9 x 13 cake. Connie’s Boiled Frosting 5% heaping t. flour 1 C.milk Y, C. soft butter or margarine Y% C. shortening 1 t. vanilla 1 C. granulated sugar Mix flour and milk well; bring to boil, then cool. Slowly beat sugar into shortening and butter (taste to make certain it is mixed well). Add vanilla to shortening mixture. After it is cooled, beat flour mixture thoroughly. Add flour mixture to shor- tening mixture; again mix well! If icing seems too soft, place in refrigerator for a few minutes. Makes enough icing to frost a layer cake or 9 x 13 cake. rating as a “must” film to see. In the ensuing 40 years, the film has become a classic, par- ticularly in regard to some of the techniques used in- production. The film stars Faye Wray, Bruce Cabot, and Robert Arm- strong, and was almost totally responsible for launching Arm- strong o his successful cinema career, according to Stroud. The film is being presented at College Misericordia under the sponsorship ‘of the Cultural Events Committee. Im- mediately - following | the showing in Walsh Auditorium, there will be an opportunity for informal discussion of the film to be held in Kennedy Lounge. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Vaughn of *Mehoopany an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Jane, to Brent A. Smith of Lake Winola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Smith of West Dallas. Miss Vaughn is a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and spent one year in the Philippines as a Rotary In- ternational Exchange Student, She is presently a student at Marywood College, Scranten, majoring in music. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Dallas Area High School and attended Pennsylvania State University, University Park. He Charmin Paper Products Co., Mehoopany. Society Plans Fiesta Session Gate of Heaven’s Altar and Rosary Society will conduct a meeting March 6 at the school auditorium. A workshop in pre- paration for the parish’s Ideas on how to make different articles will be explained and demonstrated. Plans for the will be discussed and an invita- tion will be extended to all altar boys of the parish to attend. March 3 is set aside for all church of the Back Mountain area as a World Day of Prayer. Host for this day is St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown. The service will begin at 1 p.m. and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society will serve as a lector. Members of the parish are cordially invited. Baby sit- ting service will be available free of charge. The West Luzerne Deanery will sponsor a card party March 5,2 p.m., at the home of George and Theresa Decker, Sterling Avenue. Women of Gate of Heaven Parish are welcome. The society will conduct a rummage sale April 28 and 29 in the school auditorium. Please save useable items for this sale. On Dean's List Lawrence A. Gilbert, 5 College Manor, Dallas, is among the 462 Lehigh University undergraduate men and women who were named to the dean’s list for outstanding achievement during the fall 1971 academic semester. New How-To Explains Doll The Real Book of Making Dolls and Dolls’ Clothes by Catherine Roberts is a practical how-to-do-it book packed so full of suggestions, ideas and in- formation that it stimulates a desire to start creating at once! Simple, clear and complete instructions are provided, with the author’s drawings, and actual-size patterns to be traced. There are dolls made with pipe-cleaners, cotton-wool and crepe paper, rag dolls, paper dolls with clothes draped and pleated just like fabric, and rag dolls made on wire frames. None of the dolls is difficult to make and many are very easy indeed—so easy that you will want to make whole families of Mr. and Mrs. Sherry Nulton of Briarcrest, Dallas, have returned ' from Rome, Italy, where they were guests at the Cavalieri Hilton Hotel, Monte Mario. As a staff manager for the Home ‘Life Insurance Company of America, Mr. Nulton attended the meetings of the Home Life ‘President’s Club” which were held in the Italian capital. Anthony Brown, West Wyoming, and Patrick Cooper, Harvey’s Lake, both members of Mr. Nulton’s staff attended the convention with their wives. While in Rome, the group enjoyed a rare treat—an official tour of Italian President Leone’s Palace. In addition to touring Rome and Vatican City extensively, they were officially received by the Mayor of Rome and received the blessing of Pope Paul VI. Book Making them. An index for handy reference makes this a thoroughly usable book. Helen Jill Fletcher has a book entitled, The See And Do Book Of Dolls And Doll Houses. What child has not longed for the joy of making a doll of one’s very own and a doll house to put it in. Even the plainest rag doll dreamed of and planned and created by a little girl gives a feeling that no fancy, expensive “store’”” doll can bring. For there is a delight that comes from making things with one’s own two hands that the most costly gift cannot equal. One does not have to be gifted to make a doll or doll house or doll clothes. Not if one learns in the simple, easy-to-follow steps described in this book. Mother and child together—and even brother and father, for there are boy dolls too—will find making a doll or doll house a game that the whole family can enjoy. Another book recently added to the library collection is Boxed-In Doll Houses by Betsy Pflug. In a time when it seems that almost everything changes from generation to generation, one thing remains constant: Girls are delighted by doll houses. And what could be more fun than designing their own houses and filling them with furniture they’ve made themselves? Betsy Pflug’s easy-to-follow and fully illustrated directions show how old boxes can be transformed into attractive doll houses, complete with windows and doors. Household scraps and throwaways, plus a little imagination, provide rooms full of marvelous furniture—a sofa made from sponges, chairs that were once paper cups, bits of foil made into a tiny tea set. J0000000000000000000000C00000000000000000000C]1 IN LUZERNE PLENTY OF FREE PARKING EST SHOPPING SIE SALE reg. $2.75 - $3.49 NOW $1 .98 per yd. yd. D’AMARIOQ’S FABRICS 00 0000000000000000000 Hours: Mon. Tues. Wed. & Safi. Thurs and Fri 9 io 9 9 io 6 675-1605 © 0 000000000000000000Q0¢C Page 9 St. Aloysius Church, Wilkes- Barre, was the setting recently for the wedding of Nancy Jane Lohmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Lohmann, 47 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, and James Francis Donnelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Don- nelly, 32 Oxford St., Lee Park. The Rev. Charles Rokosz performed the ceremony and was celebrant of the Nuptial Mass. Maid of honor was Barbara Lohmann, sister of the bride; Patrick Considine, Lee Park, was best man. Ushers were David and John Lohmann, brothers of the bride. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of imported Mexican lace. She wore baby’s breath and roses in her hair and carried a longstemmed white rose. Her maid of honor selected a Guatamela linen gown of forest and similar headpiece. She Plains, followed by a reception given by the bride’s brother, John. Out-of-town guests in- and Nancy Winters, Willet, N.Y. siding at Rear 149 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. The bride graduated from attended Luzerne Community College. She is employed at RCA, Mountaintop. The bridegroom graduated from St. Nicholas High School and is a junior at King’s College. Antiquing By Joel Slater In 1860 because of a treaty which removed protective duties from imports of ribbons the ‘manufacturers of Coventry, England found themselves in an economic bind. Ribbons made on the continent were finer and prettier and now that they could sell for competitive prices the English makers were quickly doomed. But as always among small businessmen, a few hardy souls refused to admit defeat. Among them was Thomas Stevens. The Jacquard loom was in- vented in France in 1801. It permitted the weaving of patterns in ribbons. Thomas Stevens had been ex- perimenting with it for some time and when the panic hit the Coventry makers of standard riopons, he looked for a new approach. His solution: Create picture designs which could be woven in many colors on Jacquard looms. Then, going one step further he concluded that fancy ribbons about 1% inches wide by six inches long would make ideal book markers. This was his great idea. The business established by Thomas Stevens was started in 1854, nearly went under in 1860, went through an experimental period from 1860 to 1862 as he a ribbon maker, and then set- entirely through 1877. collectible. In later years the firm expanded it’s activities to about seven by nine inches commemorating special events. The firm continued active until existence in 1940. Stevensgraphs were used as gifts, prizes, souvenirs. Special designs were created for world- wide markets including America. Many were designed for giving as greeting cards for birthdays, weddings, holidays. Since creating the original cards which guide the proper colored yarns into the finished design is a complex and ex- pensive process, once a design was made it continued to be produced for a number of years. Stevens produced millions of bookmarks. Over the years I have thumbed my way through several million used books. I have found many hand made markers similar to needlepoint but I’ve never found a woven ribbon bookmarker made by Thomas Stevens. No wonder they sell for $25.00 to $75.00 and occasionally: more. “since 1914” EL ALL DIAMONDS
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