January 23, 1980
FOR SALE
3M Dry Copy Machine.
Perfect Condition. $49.00.
Spangler Appliance. Phone
426-3122.
CHEAP FOR CASH. Al
steel buildings. Must sell.
Arch type. Never erected.
Call 717-569-5336.
Franklin Fireplace stove,
all cast iron. Phone
653-5218. (130)
Capizio Toe Shoes. Never
worn. Size 62B. $15. Call
426-2730.
: (123)
Used Bathtub, Washbowl
and fixtures for sale. Good
condition. $70. 653-5933.
(123)
16 channel programable
scanner, excellent condi-
tion. Asking $130.00. Call
426-2327. (130)
NOTICE
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE DONEGAL MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
The Annual Meeting of
the members of the Donegal
Mutual Insurance Company
will be held in the office of
the Company, Rt. #441
By-Pass, Marietta, Lan-
caster County, Pennsylvania
17547, on
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 1980,
between the hours of 9:30
L am and 10:30 am for the
i purpose of electing Direct-
ors and the transaction of
such other business as shall
properly come before the
said meeting or any adjourn-
ment thereof.
J. EDW. CHARLES
President-Treasurer,C.E.O.
Attest: Mary N. von Stetten
Secretary
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WANTED TO RENT
Mature responsible musi-
cians seek secure place to
practice and store equip-
ment. Call Greg after 7 pm
at 684-0534.
FOR RENT
Apartments for Rent—Mar-
ietta: Three single-bedroom
and one two-bedroom apart-
ments available immediate-
ly. Most utilities. Call
426-2225.
WANTED
10>’ Floor Model Table
Saw. Good Condition. Call
Randy at 426-1166 after
5:30. (123
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Coin operated laundro-
mat. Good business, choice
location, extra equipment.
426-2225.
NOTICE
Stray cat dropped off at
my premises in Marietta.
Strong resemblance to TV’s
Morris. Housebroken, well-
mannered and wearing a,
flea collar. Will be glad to
return to proper owner.
Phone 426-2270 or 426-3221.
(123)
ESTATE NOTICE
Estate of Frank B.
Shreve, Jr., late of Mount
Joy Borough, Pa.:
Letters testamentary on
said estate having been
granted to the undersigned,
all persons indebted hereto
are requested to make
immediate payment and all
those having claims of
demands on the same will
present them without delay
to the undersigned.
Emma E. Shreve, c/o
David E. Greer, Esq., 8 N.
Queen Street, Lancaster,
Pa. 17603.
Herr, Kirchner,
Greer & Herr
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Babysitting in my home.
Excellent care, balanced
meals, references given.
Call 653-5716.
WELCOME WAGON
Have you just moved to
our area? Recently engag-
ed? Had a baby? Or do you
know someone who has?
Please call. We will be
happy to swop by and give
you a Welcome Wagon call.
Our basket holds lots of free
gifts to welcome the new-
comer, new baby, or newly
engaged girl. Please call
Cherie Dillow 653-1609, or
Sue Binkle 653-4895 in the
Mount Joy area: or Hazel
Baker 421-3643 in Marietta.
If you have been thinking
about installing a wood
heater now is the time to do
it while the supply lasts. We
have many models and
prices to choose from.
426-3286. Hiestand Distri
butors, R.D. #1 Marietta.
Wholesale. Columbia To-
bacco Company, Inc., 684-
2710 — Partv Supplies,
Cigarettes, Tobacco, Candy,
Paper Goods. 509 South
16th Streei, Columbia, PA.
HELP WANTED
Cleaning lady, one day
per week. References. Call
653-1633 after SPM.
Dental Office
Middletown
needs
chairside assistant
Experience preferred
but not required
36 Hour Week
4 Days a Week
Call 944-3054, 9-10 am
or
426-1867, 7:30-8:00 pm
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Kramer vs.
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a corollary generalization is
that American directors
have had a much poorer
track tecord with young
children. Director Robert
Benton, who readily ac-
knowledges the invaluable
assistance provided by Dus-
tin Hoffman, captures a
brilliant performance from
seven-year-old Justin Hen-
ry. This young child is
captivating. When he sheds
a tear, unlike that tear
machine, Ricky Schroeder,
in The Champ, your heart
aches for the torments he is
going through. At the risk of
sounding hyperbolic, it is
the finest performance I can
recall by a young actor in a
good number of years.
Benton’s direction is ad-
equate; excluding his handl-
ing of actors and his flawless
case selection (which in-
cludes Howard Duff who
also appeared in Benton’s
The Late Show and Jobeth
Williams. The latter is
delightful, especially in one
short scene where she is
stark naked and bumps into
Hoffman's son on her way to
the bathroom. While trying
to hide her vital parts, she is
egaged in a discussion of
fried chicken by the boy.)
Director Benton does not
rush things. He allows
enough time to linger over
small touches that are
enjoyable unto themselves
and go a long way toward
providing a texture that
gives variety and flavor to
people’s lives. This is
expecially true during the
quiet moments.
The films weakest part is
the basic plot. Robert
Benton takes his story from
Avery Corman’s novel,
which I have not read. If it
had not been for the brilliant
casting and acting, the film
would have been a mediocre
drama about modern day
marriage. Kramer vs. Kra-
mer’s plot is a trifle
calculated for my taste; one
can almost hear the con-
trived story devices clicking
into place. Listen for: How
can the wife suddenly
demand a salary of
$31,000?; Why does the
husband have to lose his job
immediately prior to Christ-
mas?; Why does the
husband have to be such a
total klutz around the
kitchen?—he can’t even
crack an egg; why does his
secretary have to so un-
thinking in her efficiency?—
she follows him into an
important meeting carrying
a bag of his groceries. If
there is a glaring flaw in the
movie, it is the concluding
scene which is psych-
ologically inconsistent and
dramatically anticlimactic.
Benton should have either
eliminated it or padded the
scene in an attempt to make
it seem less abrupt and
more consistent with the
wife’s growth.
One question in passing:
Would the film have
‘eceived such critical ac-
:laim (I exclude the acting)
had it focused on the
working housewife? How
much of the film’s success is
because it is the husband
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Kramer (cont.)
fighting for custody of his
son rather than the reverse?
Benton’s photographer is
the extremely gifted Nestor
Almendros. His work in
Kramer is purely pedest-
rian. It comes nowhere near
his previous cinematograph-
y in, for example, Truffant’s
The Story of Adele H (his
endless array of dark brown
shadings was staggering),
Terrence Malick’s Days of
Heaven, and Eric Rohmer’s
piddling Chairs Knee.
Kramer vs. Kramer is
playing at the Pacific 3
Theater in Lancaster.
Scavenger Hunt
When multi-millionaire
board game tycoon Milton
Parker dies he forces his
relatives and faithful em-
ployees to engage in a real-
life scavenger hunt to collect
his fortune. The prize is
$200 million, and it’s
winner-take-all. Of course,
the items to be collected are
extremely off-beat (e.g., an
ostrich from the San Diego
200).
Scavenger Hunt is di-
rected by Michael (Car
Wash) Schultz. The movie
contains an endless assort-
ment of unfunny physical
skits. For example, two
people lugging a huge safe
down serveral flights of
stairs because the elevator
isn't operating (until, that
is, they reach the bottom
floor) or a group of frantic
people ‘‘drowning’’ in a
tidal wave of (you guessed
it) soap suds.
Going in Style
If you enjoy seeing three
old timers sitting on a park
bench feeding pigeons and
watching instant coffee
dissolve, you'll be in ecstasy
over Going in Style.
Otherwise, the film—star-
ing George Burns, Art
Carney, and Lee Stras-
berg—is designed for sleep-
ing. Its pace is geared
toward a car backing into
the East River Drive at rush
hour.
Joe (Burns), Al (Carney),
and Willie (Strasberg) are
marking time. They live to
cash their social security
checks. While waiting in a
bank line one day Joe hits
upon a foolproof plan—
‘““Let’s stick up a bank’’.
Why is it foolproof? Simple.
As Joe tells his disbelieving
buddies, ‘‘What’s there to
lose?” If they don’t get
caught they'll have the loot,
if they do get caught they’ll
simply serve their sentences
—free room and board—and
collect three years worth of
Social Security checks when
they get out.
Martin Brest’'s maiden
directorial venture has
about as much life in it as
the inane plot. The picture
has even fewer laughs.
Going In Style is currently
playing at the Wonderland 3
Theater in Lancaster.