Pacific Coin
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Publication
PAULW.
BLACKFORD
Office:
1113 Venice
Editor and
Publisher
Boulevard
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F itzroy 8269
25 Cents Per Copy
On e Year ... One Dollar
Published at Los A ngeles, California, d uring the first week of each month for distribution to operators of coin controlled
equipment fr o m coast-to-coast a nd with a 95% coverage of the eleven states west of the Rocky Mountains
Coast Show Seen as Boost f or . Operators
Iowa Ops Name
1936 Officers
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Exterminate the Pest •
DES MOINES, Iowa- Re-election of C.
l-I. Robinso n of Des Moines and hi s incum-
bent staff and approval of Ihe National
Operators' Association fiv e-po int program
marked th e first anniversary meeting of the
Au tomatic Merchandisers' Association of
Iowa, attended by more than 60 members at
Ih e Hotel Savery here May 25th.
Officers named with Robinson include C.
A. Wittern, Des Moines, first vice-presi-
dent; Forre t R. Rook, Marshalltown, sec·
ond vice-president; Fred K. Chandler,
Des Moines, sec retary; Lee Arnold , Boone,
treas urer, and M. F. Smith and W. I. Col-
lins of Des Moines as direc tors in addition
to th e above officers.
R. .T .. Y~un g, ch~i~'man of th.e national
aSSOCJaLJon s organJZJI1g commJttee, was
present from Ohio and outlined the national
program as follow s: I-Organize every
~ tat e. 2- Combined industrial group rep -
resf'ntin:r manufacturer, jobber, operator
and trade publisher. 3--Per capita levy
at so urce of manufacture, prorated among
organized sta te groups and national body.
4--Legislative prognlm. 5-Establishment
of orofessional rating and creation of
wholesale pri ces for bona fide operators
instead of oresent retail orices by which
operator and location pay the same price.
Following indorsement of this program,
th e meeting was given over to a vaudeville
enterta inment. with Tom Dyer as master of
ceremonies. Presidenl Robin so n and Sec-
relary Chandler were presented with auto
radios in appreciation of their services.
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Two Sportlands Open
At Ocean P ark, Calif.
OCEAN PARK, Calif.- L. A. Neibur-
ge r is operator of two sportlands which re-
ce ntly opened on the amusement pier here.
Each is well equipped with latest mod el
pin games and digger machines, with an
amnle di splay of merchandise. Neiburger
Relected good spots for his concessions and
looks forward to a continuous good play
durin g th e summer.
National Leaders
In Eastern T our
PROVIDENCE, R. I.-At a state gath-
ering of coin machine men here May 17th,
Ralph T. Young of Norwood, Ohio, chair-
man of the organization committee of the
National Association of Coin Machine Op-
erators completed th e first leg of an eastern
tour of state organ izations.
Young started the sw ing May 10th at
Baltimore, and hi s itinerary included Pbil-
adelphia May 11th, Newark, N. J., on the
12th, New York on the 13th and 14th, and
New Haven, Conn., on th e 15th a nd 16th.
He announced that Ohio ope~ators would
appeal to the State Supreme Court after
the Court of Appeal s had sustai n eJ the
lower court in denying the operators right
to sue the state liquor board. The latter
body has ruled against pinball games in
locations having liquor li censes.
]uly .J
is the closing dat e for the
2nd An n iversary Issue of
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From Windy City
Th e REVIEW
1. H. Vaughn of Chicago is setting a
fast pace for the boys to follow and prob-
ably has some good ideas to send in to THE
R EVIEW soon.
All copy and cuts intended
for the J uly number must be
in Los Angeles by J uly 5.
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Big Event Aids
Their P restige
LOS ANGELES-O pera tors throughout
the West are looking forward to the an-
nual Paci fic Coast Coin Machine Expo-
sition, to be held here in September, as
an event which will ga in publi c recogni-
tion of th e coin machine industry as a
valuable and leg itim ate en terprise in th e
entertainm ent and ervi ce fields_
While leadin g magazines and newspa-
pers throughout th e cou ntry are favorably
publi c izing the industry's efforts to raise
il s standards, the operators beli eve that it
I akes an outstanding event of the magni-
tud e of th e Coast Show to impress the pub-
lic with the importance of th e services
rend ered by coin-controlled equipment.
At tracts W ide Attention
J n arranging to stage the ex hibit at th e
Ambassador Hotel, the finest in luxurious
appointments and co nvention fa cilities in
the West, the show committee realized
I hat this featur e alone would attract favor-
able attention in newspapers and, in turn,
of the many business men, location owners
and others, with whom the operators come
in contact. In addition, a gathering of op-
eralors, jobbers and manufacturers such
as i to be held at the Coast Show will
impress legislators that they a~e dealing
with bona fide business men when they
enact laws which license and protect coin
ma chin es.
Th e ex position will be held September
9, ]0 and 11th in the Ambassador Audi-
torium , a huge display hall in which
150 booths will be arranged amid elab-
orate decoration s and startling lighting ef-
f ects throughout th e 30,000 square feet of
floor space. Th e auditorium adjoins the ho -
tel in th e center of a 22-acre park which
is convenient to down-town Lo s Angeles
but just out of th e congested traffic area.
Sizzli n g Entertainment
Th e hotel, of co urse, will b e the center
of activity for operators' meetings, confer-
ences, and social affairs. Use of the Am-
bassador's private theater, with its leather
divans, and other conference rooms, has
been reserved for coin machine men for
Ih e duration of th e show. In addition,
I here will be dinner parties in the famous
Cocoanut Grove, where two world-renowned
dan ce orchestras broadcast nightly and
film stars mingl\l with the smart set. Many
gay groups will gather at the tables and
elaborate bar of the Tzigane Room to ce-
ment friendships over tinkling glasses, or
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