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In this Issue.·
As the newly elected President of COCA, I would like to reflect on how far our organiza-
tion has come since its beginnings almost l O years ago . That progress has come about as
the result of many hours of work by a lot of dedicated volunteers. I want to express my
sincere thanks to Frank DeMayo, Paul Hindin, Alex Warschaw and Bill Petrochuk for
their service to COCA and for leaving the organization both fiscally sound and continuing
to grow. I also want to thank all of our past officers as well as our current ones : Marsha
Blau, Doug Cain and Lester Aaron as Vice President, Treasurer and Recording Secretary,
respectively. Last but certa'inly not least, Ken Durham has done an excellent job keeping
the web site running well while Paul Hindin and Randy and Sue Razzoog continue to tum
out beautiful and informative magazines for us all to enjoy.
Looking forward, I plan to work closely with our officers, volunteers and members over
the next two years to keep our organization growing and to continue expanding knowl-
edge of our hobby among the general public. My plans are to focus on the following
three tasks that are of critical importance to us all:
• Modify and add to the web site as necessary to make it more useful and of greater value
to our membership and to enhance the appeal of the hobby to the general public.
• Work with the board of directors and officers to formulate and begin execution of a
strategic plan to "market" our hobby to the public.
• Work with the officers on our various corporate affairs, including but not limited to
financial management, records, insurance and IRS non-profit status.
All of our past presidents have been very accessible to the membership and I plan to
continue that tradition. Please email me at erickjohnson@cox.net with any recommenda-
tions, suggestions or comments you may have. I will respond personally to every email I
receive from our membership. If you see me at the Chicagoland show or at the upcoming
convention (July 23 - 25, 2010) in North Carolina , please introduce yourself if I don ' t
already know you.
Our next meeting will be held on Friday, April 9, 20 IO at the Hilton Garden Inn St.
Charles. The cash bar wil l open at 5:30 p.m . (note the later start time), with din-
ner at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Please email Marsha Blau
(foxsnake@aol.com) if you have any questions regarding the meeting.
• An Upright Delight
Cover Story ...
by Frank Zygmunt .................. 4
• Talking Scale, cl904
by Jim & Merlyn Collings ...... 7
• An Important Stop for Historians
by Marshall Fey ................... 10
• Chicagoland
by Jack Kelly ........................ 18
• Bally Draw Bell Restoration
by Sam Mazzeo ..................... 20
• Honors Box
by Roger Smith ..................... 24
• Frank Zygmunt Profile
by Rich Penn ........................ 29
• Making Some Predictions
by Tim Laganke .................... 33
• Anatomy of a Clown
by John Peterson .................. 37
If you are receiving this magazine, that means you are a member of COCA. Since our
club is what we make it, I want to encourage you to participate as much as possible in our
events and to bring new members into the club whenever you can.
Thank you all in advance and I look forward to serving you all.
Erick Johnson
COCA President
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: MAY 9, 2010
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• COCA Hall of Fame
Frank De Mayo ..................... 41