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15 iazleton Standard-Speaker, Tuesday, July 31, 1973 Buyer Loses Painted' Diamond Trick A 1 'ill ber posted outside the shop who By CARLTON SMITH Know what a "paiiited" diamond is? weu, it lar irom Deine a girl's best friend. If you had been walking through New York City's diamond district in the west 40s not long ago, you might have noticed an obviously lovelorn couple making their way spotted the easy marks, gave them a quick pitch on the great buys inside, then physically steered them into the shop. That itself is illegal under the city's consumer code. Next the merchant's story on why he happened to be selling certain stones at. incredibly low prices so unbelievable that he could understand, he said, why the couple might be incredulous.

Take the stone to an appraiser to verify its value, he suggested. Off they went, under escort, to an appraiser selected by the merchant. One appraiser said a stone priced at $500 was worth $800. An fcom one shop window to another, The stones were taken there for analysis after the investigators had bought them. with funds supplied by a reputable merchant, outraged at the frauds being After going through a bath of alcohol, or stronger solvent, the bargain diamonds came out dull, lifeless yellow stones of the lowest quality, -worth a small fraction of the prices they'd been sold for.

"Painting" a diamond, an official of the Gemological Institute says, is not hard. Simply going over the stone with an indelible pencil will suffice though more sophisticated techniques make use of a baked-on flux enamel. The object is to give the stone a thin coating of blue or violet, which spectrally neutralizes the I Buy your gems from an established merchant of known reputation. Don't believe in spectacular bargains. The demand for investment-quality diamonds is such at present, said the Gemological Institute spokesman, that "they just don't have to be put on sale to be moved." In any case, there is little room, economically, for bargains in diamonds.

Costs, from the rough stone on through the cutting and polishing, are standard enough to result in fairly uniform prices for a gem of given weight and quality, once it reaches the retail jeweler. Finally, don't accept an appraisal value by an appraiser to whom the seller steers you. That should be pretty obvious but evidently wasn't to the many victims who were sold "painted" diamonds until the Department of Consumer Affairs broke up the game. gazing at diamond solitaires and giggling nervously. That was the only disguise they needed.

They were undercover investigators for the city's Department of Consumer Affairs. Five of these teams were in the district, working in cooperation with the Manhattan district attorney's office. Authorities had been getting other "appraised" at $1,100 a ring priced at $500. Still a third put a value of $950 on a solitaire priced at $450. "Each of the appraisers," says yellow light refracted from cheap stones of inferior quality.

For a while until the coating wears Betty Furness, the city's commis off the stone has the icy blue fire of a quality diamond. if? sioner of consumer affairs, "told our investigators that they were getting a fantastic bargain from complaints about fraudulent practices by certain diamond merchants. The undercover work resulted in the arrest a few days ago of four merchants, with a warrant out for a fifth who has done a vanishing act. In each case, the pattern was almost identical. First, the grab Just one more addition to the list of tricks the gyp artists use to the dealer, and urged them to rush rip off the consumer.

To avoid back and buy the gem at once." It was a different story at the getting taken in diamonds in Gemological Institute of America.1 spades: Nuptials in Conyngham Miss Linda Boats Miss Anne Pensock Miss Herring Is Bride-Elect Of C. Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Herring, 777 Branch Court, this city, announce the engagement of their daughter. Engagement Announced Mrs.

Paul J. Hoats. 242 E. Grant McAdoo. announces the engagement of her daughter, Linda, to Joseph Stepanik, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Stepanik, 36 E. Blaine McAdoo. Daughter of the late Paul J. Hoats, Miss Hoats was graduated from Hazleton High School and attended the Empire Beauty School.

She is the owner of the Linda Hoats Beauty Salon in McAdoo. Mr. Stepanik, a graduate of McAdoo High School, served six years in the Air Force, and is employed at Dorr-Oliver this city. Dorthea Lynne, to Christopher L. To Wed Harry Berlitz Mr.

and Mrs. George S. Pensock. 2 E. Grant McAdoo.

announce the engagement of their daughter. Anne, to Harry D. Berlitz, son of Harry Berlitz and the late Marie Berlitz, 238 E. Green West Hazleton. A spring wedding is planned.

Miss Pensock was graduated from Marian High School and is employed at Deemer Co. Mr. Berlitz was graduated from West Hazleton High School, attended Luzerne County Community College, and is employed at Hajoca Corp. Miss Agnes Nancy Daniels, daughter of Mrs. Anna Daniels, Drums R.D.

2, and of the late John Daniels, was married to Robert Matthew son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Makarewicz, Sug-arloaf R.D. 1, June 30 in St. John Bosco R.C.

Church, Conyngham. Msgr. George T. Casey officiated at the 10 a.m. double ring ceremony, and Mrs.

James Harber served as organist. The wedding reception took place at the Shady Rest Restaurant, Drums. Given in marriage by her brother, John Daniels the bride had her sister, Mrs. Irene Drasher, Drums, as matron of honor. The bridesmaid was Miss Nancy Chick-erino, this city.

Edward Makarewicz, Holly Lynn Trailer Court, served as best man for his brother, and Wayne Zehner, Sugarloaf R.D. 1, ushered. Following a honeymoon trip to Atlantic City and Wildwood, N.J., and Delaware, the couple took up residence at Drums R.D. 2. The bride is a graduate of Hazleton High School, class of 1968, and is employed by the St.

Regis Paper Valmont Industrial Park. Mr. Makarewicz, an alumnus of West Hazleton High School with the class of 1965, is a mechanic for the Pennsylvania Power and Light this city. Hartman, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Hartman, Lehighton R.D. 4. The wedding is planned for October. Miss Herring is employed at Carrol's Restaurant, West Hazleton. Mr.

Hartman is an employe of Deutsch Homes. TRICHINOSIS Americans account for 21 million of the approximately 28 million persons in the world who are infected with trichinosis annually. The thorough cooking of pork is one means of prevention. All pork should be cooked to 137 degrees throughout, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. REUNION SATURDAY The 36th annual reunion of the Steiner and Eisenman families will be held at the Weston A.A.A.

Park, Weston, Saturday afternoon and evening. Persons attending will take their own picnic lunch. Earl Steiner is president of the group and will preside for the 2 p.m. business meeting. Dorothy DeLash Tendered Shower Family Lib: Miss Dorothy E.

DeLash was tendered a pre-nuptial shower at Miss Marcy Lou Upperman M. Upperman, Joseph Skasko fell of Troth Mr. and Mrs. Richard Upper-man, Mechanicsburg, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcy Lou, to Joseph C. Skasko, the Fiesta Room.

Fifty-seven The Subject Is Dirt guests attended, coming from Rar- itan, N.J., Jim Thorpe, Prospect Park. Elizabethtown, Hereford, as Marinate canned bean sprouts, after draining, in French dressing and serve on lettuce as a salad on a Chinese-style menu. Finely chopped apple and bits of crisp bacon may be folded into pancake batter. Serve the pancakes with butter and maple syrup. By LEW KOCH The Supreme Court has ruled well as the local area.

Hostesses were Mrs. Joseph De that the 50 states can determine what is and what is not obscene. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Skasko I'm going to have a bit of a Lash, Mrs.

Anthony D'Andrea, Mrs. Carmella Streit, Miss Sophie Streit, and members of the bridal 212 Main New Boston. A winter as obscene since such behavior does not raise the moral standards of the public. Miss America, Miss World, Miss Universe contests shall be banned unless brains and talent can gain contestants as many points as beauty. Before any public funds are used to ban dirty books and dirty movies, funds shall be used to eli- problem understanding exactly how each of the states is going to wedding is planned.

party: Rosanne DeLash, Geraldine D'Andrea, Marilyn Depretis and Miss Upperman is a graduate of judge what is obscene. Mechanicsburg Area High School To my mind there are a whole Mary Jane Havrilla. and of Wilma Boyd Career School The daughter of Mr. and Mrs raft of things that I think are obscene and in case any state legislator is looking around for a list Joseph A. DeLash, 100 S.

Poplar Pittsburgh. She is employed as a reservationist for AMTRAK in minate the following "dirty" prob Miss DeLash will be married to Ralph John D'Andrea, son of Cornvvell Heights. of things to ban, he might start here: Mr. Skasko was graduated from Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony P. D'Andrea, No supermarket shall be per Mahanoy Area High School and at tended the McCann School of Bus 304 Fourth Weatherly, Sept. 29 at Holy Rosary Church, this city. JON DAVID Hazleton Area's Leading Stylist Presents THE 60 SECOND HAIRCUT! mitted to use the word "SALE" in lems: discrimination, poverty, housing, poor medical help, lack of education. After all, what is "dirty" is in the mind of the beholder.

Now, of course, I have my own very personal list of what is ob iness. He is employed by Capitol newspaper, television or radio ad Trailways. Harrisburg. vertisements when that same su Marriage Licenses permarket is selling steak for more than a dollar a pound or lettuce for cents a pound. What the Robert E.

Stark Ashley scene, which, of course. I wouldn't Suzanne Wenning, Star Route, White Haven American public is forced to pay want any person to follow unless he really believes in it. But in case you're interested, here are some Binnie Barnes for food it definitely obscene. David Singley Tomhicken Any television show or movie JoAnne Petrylak Nuremberg of my personal obscenities: Binnie's Back in Films which portrays violence such as Anyone who orders a pizza and shooting, knifing, garroting, Strang' Albert R. Kislan Eckley ling, axing, as a means of Mary Ann Famish Hazleton leaves more than two pieces while I'm standing in line waiting to ry of "40 Carats" in which a 40- resolving conflict shall be judged order should be publicly thrashed year-old woman falls in love with a young man.

"I know an enormous amount of younger men who are mar Any policeman who devotes time to writing me parking tickets Anniversaries Fashion Headtiner African Trader Beads by Hattie Carnegie Antique glass beads glow with the color and beauty of Venetian mosiac design Once used instead of money for trade and barter. These re-discovered treasures dating from the 18th and 19th centuries are exotic and dramatic in shapes, sizes and patterns. Chokers, earrings and bracelets. instead of chasing muggers and BIRTHDAY: burglars is guilty of obscenely Stephen Hoppy III, son of Mr, -imm and Mrs. Stephen Hoppy 231 E.

wasting time and energy. Fashion designers. All of them. NEW YORK (AP) Twenty years after her retirement, Binnie Barnes, one of the -Hollywood sirens of the 1930s, is back on the screen as Liv Ull-man's young-spirited mother in "40 Carats," a movie version of the Broadway play of the same name. The picture was produced by her husband of 34 years, M.

J. Frankovich, but Miss Barnes says he has nothing to do with her getting, the part: "The director and the writer wanted me in it," she said. "My husband didn't know anything Ninth fourth, yesterday. without exception. It is obscene Kenneth Zipovsky, son of Mr.

to spend money for the kinds of clothes they believe are beautiful. and Mrs. Joseph Zipovsky, Har-leigh, third, today. Any neighbor whose lawn or garden is in better shape is cer WEDDING: tainly guilty of something. Mr.

and Mrs. John Kasarda, 515 John F. Vito Hazleton Arlene J. Baran Beaver Meadows John J. Diehl Hazleton Rose M.

Schiavone Hazleton Ernest J. Tambasco Hazleton Sandra R. Oreol Levittown John E. Miller, San Antonio, Texas Judith M. Schmidt Mountaintop Gary L.

High Conyngham Janet Smith West Hazleton Nicholas J. Cerullo Hazleton Mary L. Rouse McAdoo George Evancho Freeland Susanne Johnson Drums R.D. 1 Richard TV Zions West Hazleton Jacqueline M. Devaney Oneida William L.

Kozicki, Mountaintop R.D. Nancy A. Berkant Ashley James H. Steinson III, Mountaintop All-right, Tve given you my list. E.

Fifth sceond today. Mrs. ried to older women and are terribly happy. Very happy. It's not unusual.

"Two people in love should be able to do whatever they want. But they'd better make sure they have something more than sex between them. Otherwise, when the first impulse is over, everything is over." The last of 16 children of a London bobby, Miss Barnes was brought up on a dairy farm the family owned and started her show business career in night clubs. One day, Noel Coward came to hear her sing, and picked her for his play, "Cavalcade," making her famous. She later came to Hollywood, made several movies, and in 1940 married Frank What is yours? Since this column appears in big cities and small Kasarda is the former Marie Colombo, and the couple has one son, John Jeffrey.

towns in various parts of the coun 'AI I' it- try, why don't you write us your Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheman- sky, 1014 W. 15th second, Tues list of what is obscene and we'll print as many as space and the Gorier day. The couple has a son, Thomas Scott.

cu kuuic ai law allow. Send us your "dirty" list in a and Mrs. 'Peter Puhak. 233 BR00KHILL Conyngham-Open 10 AM to 9 PM-Sunday 2 PM to 9 PM plain envelope, fast! Allen West Hazleton, 36th. today.

The couple has five children Copyright 1973 Lewis and Joanne Koch and seven grandchildren. ovich. Denise L. Jones Wilkes-Barre f- Miss Barnes says she is not embarking on her second acting career. Her life has been very fulfilling and she wants nothing.

"But if something comes ud Summer Office let us about it until I got it. I rehearsed some young girls for the part, and they liked my reading, and they wanted me for it." The London-born actress, remembered for such films as "The Private Life of Henry VIII," and "Man about Town," is now a 63 year old grandmother of four, but her face is as fresh as that of a milkmaid that she once was rosy, unblemished and unwrinkled. "I don't like to see old women with a lot of makeup and lour layers of eyelashes," she said. "I use hardly any makeup. I wash my face with soap and get on with it.

Over-madeup, you look much older." "I haven't had my face lifted yet, but I think I will eventually," Miss Barnes said. "When I reach 80, if I live that long, and think I will. Why not? Facelifting is such a marvelous thing. I think every woman should make her best of her lace." How did she feel coming back in front of the camera? Chauffeur you on your most romantic day Furn. that really suits me, I'll do it," she said.

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