Friday, September 28, 2012

Chet Huntley, The Jaycees, Businesses in 1963 in Wheeling...Crow and Mushroom Stew

I'm sorting through papers and books. It probably sounds like a productive pastime. Unfortunately, I have a horrible habit. I love researching items. I love reading every bit of information I can gleen about them. Today I found an autographed program from the Jaycees Citizen Of The Year Award Banquet held on February 20, 1963. Mr. D. Miton Gutman is pictured and listed as the 1961 Citizen Of The Year. I can't find any information on who actual winner in 1962. But it does list each individual of the month and the person's achievement.
This particular program is autographed by Chet Huntley. He was the speaker for The Citizen Of The Year banquet. Imagine the cost to have a nationally known NBC news commentator come speak at a banquet. It's hard to imagine any group/club in the Wheeling Area being able to do this today in the year 2012. This program tells alot about the economy in the city of Wheeling in 1963. There are 85 businesses listed as sponsers. There's only 9 of the listed burinesses still in the Wheeling area. The census lists Wheeling's population as being 53,400 people in 1960 compared to 28,486 in 2010. It's sad to see our hometown so diminished.

Anybody want to take a guess at the 9 businesses?

Chet Huntley was a native of Bozeman, Montana and worked for Movietone News and then CBS radio in Los Angeles, as well as NBC TV in Los Angeles. His big break came when he moderated NBC coverage of the 1956 political conventions.He was paired with UPI reporter David Brinkley.Their on the air chemistry was apparent from the start, with Huntley's straightforward approach countered by Brinkley's sarcastic wit. This partnership led to the Huntley-Brinkley report. The closing catch phrase of "Good night, Chet" , "Good night, David and good night for NBC News" made them as famous as their reporting. I wonder if any stars will emerge from the upcoming elections?

Huntley was known for keeping his personal views separate from the subject he was reporting. This isn't always the case for all reporters. At times a reporter will have to "eat crow". Eating crow is a U.S. colloquial idiom meaning having been proved wrong after taking a strong position. Eating crow is foul-tasting in the same way that being proved wrong might be emotionally hard to swallow. Below is a WW II recipe for eating crow. I found this on Bert Christensen's Website http://bertc.com/subfive/recipes/threecrows.htm. This site has some very peculiar recipes!

Crow and Mushroom Stew

Ingredients

3 crows
1 Tbsp lard/shortening
1 pint stock or gravy
2 Tbsp cream
1/2 cup mushrooms
salt and pepper
cayenne pepper
Directions
Clean and cut crows into small portions and let them cook a short time in the lard/shortening in a saucepan, being careful not to brown them.
Next, add to the contents of the pan, the stock or gravy, and salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.
Simmer 1 hour, or until tender, add mushrooms, simmer 10 minutes more and then stir in cream.
Arrange the mushrooms around the crows on a hot platter.

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