The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-10
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BY Billy Arthur

be played and shown Immediately. 1t looks as if film
may eventually be as outmoded wire for recording
purposes. 4
/ say that because with the stations modern film
processing equipment it takes minimum of II minutes
to get it the air after exposure and development.
The tape can be shown as you get revers
ed on the reel.
Now don't rush out to buy one even if you do have
$53000 because the hour-long Ereels Of tapes cost
$500 EACH They can however be used over and over.
Unlike film, too
Members of the press were shown this new piece
of eectronic equipment during tour of WRAL's new
studios, conducted by David Wtherspoon, A. J. Fet-
cher, and Fred
Dave and Mr.. A. J. remembered for their Grass
Roots Opera doings and Fred also for his fairy tales
on radio some years back That's beside the story,
however
The videotape recorder at WRAL is the only one
in the state and among only two three in the South
1t is but one piece Of the alnew equipment and build
ing that WRAL-TV has about quarter of million
bucks invested in. Still to go a mobile TV unit
which around the area musical fountain
an administration building, and an outdoor amp@
theatre seating about 900 persons. Even now, sales
men who call on teleyision stations will tell you WRAL
is tops in the South
Were it not for my association with The Weekly
wouldn't have the station and its electron-
ic marvel. And anytime Mr.. A. j. will provide the
wherewitha to get another and Fred will provide the
pasrami corned beef rolled beef and shrimp, I'll sup
ply the appetite and write it up. Just like this
Lynn Nisbe who covers Raleigh for the N C.
Association Of Afternoon Newspapers, recently did
piece the childhood memories around the farm. He
recalling the threshing and the threshing
machine, and he said that little boys nothing
but nuisance" when the threshers came.
That isn't the way recall it. We kids had our job
to do just like the grown ups.
1t was important job because my folks never did
throw anything away especially piece of string Every
bit Of string of whateversZe was regiousy saved and
rolled into ball for again. And twne came under
the category Of string SO twas the little Kids job to
pick up the twne which the tfesher cut from around
the shocks of wheat and oats, ana dropped to tMe
ground That twine used to We the sacks Of grain
next year to bind the shocks w the wheat, oats
and rye were cut
We kids got as dirty much yhaff down our
necks, and as hungry the menfolks.
Hungrier in fact, because mad TO eat at
the second table More on that later however.
Those big airplanes recently made faster Atlantic
crossing from America to England than they did ON
ing back Uncle Sans money does, too
Aunt Connie Used Broom straws as Egg Beater
Godsboro NewsArgus
You know Old Timers who will tell you sincerely
that woodfred cook stoves bake the best biscuits -,
And in some homes deep in the woods and aGhg
housewives who cook their biscuits three times
a day and on wood stoves.
That line Of thought developed upon reading about
a New York Times interview with Alfred Lunt, GA,
on French cooking The actor holds diploma from Cor
don Blep Cooking School of Paris. He was Dragging
on his newlyacqured souffe secret Egg whites are
beaten by hand with wire whsk not at ALL he said
You beat and beat OF you may drop dead in
the end, but no matter. don't understand why Amer
can cook books state Beat until stiff but still moist
That's nonsense We beat the daylights out of them
and turn out the best souffes you have tasted"
Some of you good cooks prize your wire whisk for
beating egg whites Most of you long ago succumbed
to the electric beater And before that there was the
rotary beater You turned crank that was gearNeto
beaters which whired like miniature helicopter
When was boy, however, broom straw made the
best egg beater Aunt Connie the cook of our house
who went in for such raretes She would select three
or four strong sraws from the handle of the broom.
1t seems she tied them together near one end with
thread, and then of children was assigned to
do the beating At the start it was real adventure.
But often before the had been beaten to suit Aunt
Comics taste our tired end and we wish
ed we hadn't been around when the idea started.