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THE COIN MACHINE JOURNAL
December, 1946
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EDITOR & PUBL.ISHER
COIN MACHINE . JOURNAL
We are happy, all of us at COIN
MACHINE JOURNAL, and more es-
pecially your editor, for the hundreds
of good friends we have in this trade.
For the kindness and tolerance dis-
played toward our feeble mortal ef-
forts . Whatever our mistakes we want
all to know that the welfare and pros-
perity of this industry is our deepest
concern; its prosperity is your pros-
perity.
Holidays so bluntly and punctually
remind us that we are getting older.
We have seen some pass on, others
have fathered new heirs to the bene-
fits and woes of this life. So it is
that we are reminded how short time
is; hence we hasten to speed our
resolutions to improve our friendships
and efforts for good, that we may be
remembered long after our pen is
silenced. And remembered for patience
and understanding of our fellowman
who, like ourselves, must think nobler
than we can live. For this holiday
season 1946 we wish you all the
bounties of peace and plenty.
We also want to maintain the good
standing of COIN MACHINE JOUR-
NAL as a reliable source of informa-
tion and help to all operators at all
times in their dealings. This magazine
published early last spring an item
describing this company's new Trikle-
Ball unit. As a result Mr. Huling com-
municated with this company, and in
June this year sent $48.00 via express
money order in full advance payment
for two units. The money order was
cashed but no word or shipment was
forthcoming. Repeated letters have
failed to get a response so Mr. Huling
turned to COIN MACHINE JOUR-
NAL for help in dis po.sing of this
matter.
In view of the facts before us we
can only suggest to the trade that it
should insist on shipments by sight
draft bill of lading, open account or
C.O.D. for any merchandise they may
have occasion to buy from McClellan
or General Products Co., Sacramento,
Calif.
Must Treat JOURNAL
Readers Right
Call Off the Dogs
We have asked Fred C. McClellan,
General Products Co., 1220 Kay St.
Sacremento, Calif., t o refund $48.00
sent them by A. L. Huling of the H
& H Novelty Co., Pontiac, Ill. The
history of this transaction is given
here to protect other operators
against unsatisfactory dealings of a
similar nature.
Down in Missouri, in the bottom
lands, the echoes reverberate with
more intensity than anywhere else on
earth, except in the coin Machine In-
dustry. On moonlight nights when old
Sadie, grandpa's hound dog, started to
bay at the moon she roused all the
dawgs to fury all the way from Long-
town to Cape Girardeau.
All that racket because of a big
silvery moon in the East and a
shadowy countryside. But the hounds
didn't understand that. They only
bayed in mock bravery stirring up still
more hounds until there was no peace
for man or beast. Beating the poor
critters did no good, neither could one
shame them into silence.
Now this yiping and bawling at the
big moon of virtue in our industry as
reflected in the Mangan-Greene inci-
dent, and being mischieveously aggre-
gated to no good purpose, is remini-
scent of this picture of our youth.
Responsible leadership would dictate
that we direct our intelligence and
reasoning powers, our energies and
vocal abilities, toward luring public
favor rather than driving our public
to resentful distraction by a senseless
and egotistical lunar phobia.
Our Friend Morava
Is Dead
The coin machine industry lost one
of its younger executives December
2 in the passing of E. V. Morava, vice
president of Mills Automatic Merchan-
dising Corporation. Ernie Morava was
for years head of the Mills operating
organization.
While his death comes as a surprise
to many Mr. Morava was under
doctor's care at the time of his appear-
ance at the October annual convention
of the National Automatic Merchan-
dising Association. Despite his in-
disposition he served his industry well
fulfilling all his duties on various com-
mittees of the organization of which
he was a director. His presentation of
the plaque to R. Z. Greene, President
of N .A.M.A. will be remembered by
banquet guests as a gem of sincerity
and iilimple rhetoric.
The National Automatic Merchan-
dising Association wiH find it difficult
to replace this tireless, resourceful
member.
Your editor enjoyed years of per-
sonal association with Ernie Morava
and will hold his memory always in
highest esteem.
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