Automatic Age

Issue: 1941 May

Cooperation is not a senti­
ment— it is an economic neces­
sity.
The most effective gospel a
fellow can preach is to live an
upright life.
THE ABT BUNWAY
E d ite d by LEROY STEIN
Manager, Amusement Board of Trade of N. J., Inc.
HAT our Association be­
stows many benefits upon
our membership is taken
too much for granted. Perhaps,
the greatest of these is the
opportunity that is afforded us
to work together toward our
goal — the stabilization of our
Industry. We ought to achieve
other goals, too. Among them
should be fraternal, philan­
thropic, cultural and patriotic.
Whatever the goals may be
makes little difference. What
does count is the development of
a kinship in thought and feeling
that binds us together with ties
which are not wholly the result
of proximity. A vital unity
results from working either in
a routine task or an uplifting
project. It extends beyond the
meeting room and enters upon
our inner lives and wider inter­
ests. Today, more than ever
before, do we fully realize and
appreciate this feeling of one­
ness that has fueled the fires of
our Association for nearly ten
years. It is this unified spirit
that makes it possible for us to
stay in business. Let us con­
tinue to fan the fire of enthu­
siasm with an earnest determi­
nation to work together in the
true Holiday Spirit.
T
In
modern prose all poetry
seems drowned,
Yet in ten thousand homes this
April night
An ancient people celebrate its
birth
To Freedom, with a reverential
mirth,
With customs quaint, and many
a hoaring rite
Waiting until, its tarnished
glories bright,
Its God shall be the God of all
the earth.”
— Israel Zangwill
"EASTER SPIRIT"
Truth-telling means courage.
When you reach the Great
Beyond you will not be asked to
what did you belong, but did you
live up to your obligations.
Every soul has a larger influ­
ence than it guesses, either for
good or evil.
Pride and selfishness drive out
the spirit of thankfulness. Hu­
mility develops it.
Every fellow creates his own
world and has to live in it.
&
MILLS EMPLOYEES GIVE A
WILLIE SHORE PARTY
250 employees of Mills Nov­
elty Company purchased tickets
for the Wednesday night, April
16, performance of “ See My
Lawyer,” starring Willie Shore,
Chicago’s favorite night club
performer. Willie is well-liked
by Mills folks, not only for his
humorous activities at the Hi-
Hat, but for the wonderful job
of emcee work he turned out at
the Mills Fiesta during the Coin
Show in January.
“ It’s our way of giving Willie
Shore some support and show­
ing him we are with him, wish­
ing him success, in his first
break on the stage,” stated a
Mills official.
Boston— To cut down messen­
ger boys’ time running after soft
drinks for staff members, Sta­
tion WEEI installed a coin-oper­
ated beverage dispenser.
"S E D E R -N IG H T"
“ Prosaic miles of streets stretch
all around,
Astir with restless, hurried life,
and spanned
By arches that with thund’rous
trains resound,
And throbbing wires that gal­
vanize the land;
Gin-palaces in tawdry splendor
stand;
The newsboys shriek of mangled
bodies found;
The last burlesque is playing in
the Strand—
Packard Pla-Mor remote control equipment pack* them in to Bergen's Sweet Shopp®'
Newark, N. J.
AUTOMATIC AGE
66
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May, 1941
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LT. BYRON BLOCK JOINS HIS
COMPANY IN LOUISIANA
Lt. Byron Block (as he is now
being called) has just joined
Company “ L” , Q. M. Regiment,
Camp Claiborne, La. Byron is
well known to the entire trade
for his work with his father,
Harry Block, of Block Marble
Company, Philadelphia, suppli­
ers to the industry. He was the
one who helped to build this
business to leadership in its
field. Byron is responsible for
the fine catalogs that the firm
has been turning out, and since
his graduation from the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania, has in­
terested himself in the Block
Marble Company to the extent
where he was practically in full
charge of the business until the
call came to join his regiment.
“ About two years ago,” ac­
cording to Harry Block, “ Byron
joined the Q. M. Corps here in
Philadelphia and has since been
very active. Tho he continued
to work in his offices here at
our Block Marble Company he
was recognized as one of the
outstanding officers in the Q.
M. Corps. Still a young man,
Byron was naturally on call.
We just gave him a great party
and a send-off to his new posi­
tion where he takes his official
title of Lieutenant Byron Block
and will be in Camp Claiborne
trom now on.
Everyone here was certainly
sorry to have Byron leave for
e has been one of the most
energetic officers of this organi­
zation. He was in charge of all
sales promotion and advertising
as well as general correspondent
or us. Those friends of his in
e trade that want to write to
Tlm can reach him in Company
r
Regiment, Camp Clai-
b01*ne, La.”
Byron was one o f the most
orilhant students of the Univer-
*y
of
Pennsylvania
at
the
harton School of Finance and
Business. He will be 24 years
old on August 31st. He won a
four year scholarship while at
the University and had intended
to continue his studies. Byron’s
sister, who is now the wife of
Dr. Joseph Bitman of this city,
was also a winner of a 4 year
scholarship from the University
of Pennsylvania. The family
are well known as scholars to
the regents of the University.
Friends in the industry who
heard of Lt. Byron Block’s leav­
ing his business at this time
have all sent telegrams and let­
ters wishing him well and are
of the belief that he will prove
as good an officer of the U. S.
Army as he did an executive in
Block Marble Company.
KEY RING
Brass Sleeve Slides back to
permit instant removal of
any K ey.
Brass Sleeve kept locked by concealed
com pression spring.
L ife T im e G u arantee!
35c
. . 50c
Medium size, holds 75 keys
Large size, holds 150 keys
(Stam ps accepted)
Flexo-Claws Tool
F o r placin g charms in vendors. Handles
nuts, bolts, screws, etc. N o tool kit
com plete without one. Strong, sturdy
and flexible with a powerful grip. 12
inches long. Stamps accepted.
3218 G rove St., O akland, Calif.
DuGRENIER TREASURER
ENJOYS SOUTHERN
CRUISE
Miss Blanche Bouchard, treas­
urer of Arthur H. DuGrenier,
Inc., returned from a Southern
cruise the first week in April
feeling fit as a fiddle and ready
to pitch in once again from her
office at the DuGrenier head­
quarters in Haverhill, Mass.
“ I certainly am glad to be
back at active duty even though
I had the time of my life,”
stated Miss Bouchard upon dis­
embarking, “ and it is wonderful
to learn that sales of our Cham­
pion cigarette merchandiser and
Candy Man 5c candy bar ma­
chine are way ahead of last
year.”
New Orleans— $5,000 was col­
lected during March in bell and
vending machine privilege taxes,
the state tax commissioner re­
ported. This is the first year
such taxes were levied.
© International Arcade Museum
. . . .
THE PERFECT
Dick Tyrrell Co.
&
May, 1941
N EW
WANTED!!
SLOTS AND
CONSOLES
MUST
BE
M E C H A N IC A L L Y
PERFECT, FO R Q U A R T E R
PLAY
OR
ONLY,
W IT H
M O R E C O IN
SEVEN
SLOTS IN
M A C H IN E S .
Am in the market for as many ma­
chines as I can get. They can be as
old as "Time," either floor model or
counter model.
SO LO VEY
BOX 398
ANCON, C. Z.
AUTOMATIC AGE
67
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