Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

This is Guest Column Month
Pacific Northwest comer. Subbing
regular conductor is Mrs. Frank
ner, wife of King County's No. 2
graph operator.
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"MY DAYS" or are they
"HEY DAYS?"
By Mrs. Frank Countner
An opportunity like this doe n't always
happen, to wrile a guest colum~. However
if it is to be termed as an intervIew I would
rather write than have an oral quiz-and
what' more there could be a chance that
a talent scout would read this issue and see
a budding author. Or would he?
Writing isn't my profession-the city di-
rectory has me down as "Housewife," but
these days you have to be diversified so
here goes.
Last week-end we spent on Whidby Is-
land, a perfect paradise. At this par-
ticular point the tide goes out about a
mile and when it turns and comes back
over the sun-baked sand, it truly is bath
temperature. We all went fishing on Sun-
day morning and as we were trolling along
-Bing-something grabbed Frank's line,
he became so excited he almost stepped
over the side of the boat. He let out his
line, which began to unroll yards at a time.
Of course he was sure of a fish on the
other end. So he bowed and tipped his
hat and asked for the press to make a state-
ment and his picture to be taken. By this
time he realized some two hundred feet
had gone out and decided something was
not right-we must have bottom-well,
wouldn't you know it.
Did you ever see a cloud come over the
sun? Well he certainly was low at the
corner of the mouth and who wouldn't be
when your hopes are raised only to find your
hook, line and sinker are dragging. In he
reeled. At last he saw his sinker and
flasher, so all was not lost. What's that-
well, I'll say all was not lost for on the end
covering the hook was a luscious 13
pounder with not a wiggle left he was so
played out. And the sun shown again.
Which all comes to the reason we were
at this particular place. We have started
to build a summer place, so by the end of
summer I'll be an authority on angle irons,
brick window frames and sash-whether
they 'are puttied or primed, bedded and
glazed.
In the construction of all this, little Frank
has taken a keen interest as he is five now.
The other day he went with me as I picked
up a fireplace damper and I had the usual
routine of questions. Where does it go, and
what is the object which I explained and
then, "Do. we ~av~ one at home?," ..and I
unsuspectmg saId Yes, of course.
Well,
how does Santa Claus get down?" he shot
back.
What is this high Temp fever that has
stricken so many of the operators and dis-
tributors? All symptoms are that it is
"Cadillacittus." I believe Don Waltz was
the first victim and then came Mrs. F r e d
Fields, soon to be followed by Irving
S tept and it is rapid succession, Fred
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Fields, and Deidrickson. What makes
me so conscious of it is Irving Stept leaves
his parked in front of his home where I
view it from my living roow window.
The warm weather certainly got us, seek-
ing a place to cool off, when everything
was so hot. Deanna, she is now two, and
brother Frank have been practically living
in bathing suits and using the neighbor's
wading pool in which they keep cool. The
other day she was all dressed up and play-
ing on the edge-soon her dress was a
little wet and the next thing I knew-
splash, splash, and she was in, clothes and
all. It waS only the third time she had on
a new pair of shoes which, by the way, are
specially built. Oh, me! It's lot of fun with
one child but twice as much with two.
There are some interesting things that I
have observed through our record store.
People for one thing, especially the young
folks. With all their jitterbugging, they are,
as a whole, a very nice group of youngsters.
Also that 75 per cent of the record buyers
are men or boys and that Bing Crosby sells
on location but very seldom over the
counter. That most people are not inter-
ested in a bargain on used records; when
a number is hot they want it right now.
Then there are those young swain who come
in to buy Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw on
"My Day" and look around as if they had
lost something and say, "Where is that cute
little girl today?"
A few pet peeves I have, are: Requesting
and insisting on a record by a certain
artist, who never made it; calling at night
about 9 :30 or later to tell you the ma-
chine has been acting up all day instead of
calling during business hours; and how
about the accounts that call at 5 :30 on a
busy Saturday afternoon and want nickels!
My sympathy is extended to J ohnnie
M ichael whose father passed away July 15.
Peter Michael was a well known business
man in Seattle for many years. Also to
Ralph Love who the same week motored
with his family in their new Pontiac to
Boise, Idaho, to attend the funeral of his
father.
Now, of course, you will want my fav-
orite recipe, which is for paper-thin pan-
cakes. Some call them Swedish but they
really are French. Take 3 eggs, 1 pint
rich milk, 1% cups flour and 1 tsp. salt.
Beat together. This makes a very thin
batter. Have the griddle hot. Put one tsp.
butter on; when melted and slightly brown
pour 4 tbsp. of batter on, roll griddle so
batter completely covers. When the side
that's up gets dull turn over for a few sec-
onds. Remove, spread with jam, roll like
jellyroll. Serve hot. Makes nine. These
are 0 thin that the cooking time is very
ow I assume that the operators'
short.
wives will read this. On second thought
maybe a recipe for pickled herring would
be more suited to this column.
Well, with such a build-up in the July
issue I hope I haven't altogether failed.
However, if I have disappointed you and
have not revealed all the secrets you ex-
pected, well, chances are there are none in
spite of the mystery that is supposed to
shroud each and every operator.
This has been a pleasant task and have
enjoyed it immensely and I thank Louis
Karnofsky for giving me this opportunity.
Oh, by the way, that was the first fish
Frank ever caught. I have a picture of it,
would you like to see it?
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Mrs. Frank Countner.
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