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Office:
PAUL W .
BLACKFORD
Ed ito r and
Publishe r
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1113 Venice Blvd.
Fitzroy 8269
Los Ang e les
25 Cents Per Copy
One Year .. . One Dollar
Publ ished at Los Ange les, Califor nia, du ri ng the first week of eac h month for distribution to operators of oo in controlled
equ ipment from coast-to-coast and with a 98% cove rage of the eleven states west of th e Rocky Mounta ins
8,000 Coinmen Attend 1936 Show
CITY TICKET VENDER
.• Los Ang eles' recogn iz ing uses
for co in-oper ated s erv ices.
LOS ANGELES.-The City of Los An·
geles, having recognize~ t~e val~e of coifo!-
oper ated mechanisms m I~stall.mg tenms
court electric light meters and com·operated
gas plates at picnic grounds, has .gone a
step further with the contemplated mstalla-
tion of an automatic ticket vending machine
for the patrons of the Griffith Park Plane·
tarium.
The new machine, discussed by the park
commission, will vend tickets a."d deliver
correct change to patrons attendmg the as-
tronomical demonstrations at the municipal
observatory.
$2000 FOR CITY.
• Pin ga m e lic e nse f ees b ig a s -
set to ci ty 's t reas ury.
PORTERVILLE, Calif. -
This city's
newly adopted ordinance licensing skill
games is bringing in funds to the city at
the rate of $2000 a year, Chief of Police
Lee Martin reported January 14th in an·
nouncing close cooperation from operators
in paying their fair share toward the
support of city government.
The new license provides for a mmImum
quarterly charge of $75 on the operation
of pin games and $50 on punch boards.
The total rus to about $500 per quarter.
BAN UNLICENSED GAMES
• Ope rato rs w a rn ed t o get ski ll
ga me permit s a t $1 per mo nt h.
ABERDEEN, Wash.- The operation of
skill games was given somewhat of a black
eye here January 16th because some of the
operators had not taken out city licenses for
their games at $1 per month. Mayor Herbert
Horrocks ordered a drive on unlicensed
equipment and sent out trucks to get it.
Of 23 machines impounded, 21 were of the
automatic payout type, which is not covered
by the city ordinance. The city licenses slot
machines at $500 per month for 100 or less
and $5 for each additional machine.
Operators A. E. Rau, Otis Morehead and
the Grays Harbor Novelty Company urged
other operators in this territory to comply
with the license ordinance.
Make room for another Des Moines sub·
scriber, Aubrey Gibson.
The rest of the readers would like to
hear from Steve Moore, operator of Clare-
mont, Calif.
Boone, la., boasts of Operator Floyd
Nelson.
FEBRUARY ,
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Progressive Action by Operators' Group,
Manufacturers and Distribs Marks Event
C HICAGO.-An outstanding success from every angle, the eighth annual National Coin
Machine Show held at t he Hotel Sherman here last month goes down on the record book
as a significant step in the progress of the industry's three closely interwoven branches-
manufacturing, dist ributing and operating.
From the operator's point of view, the convention brought assurance of full recognition
with the adoption of an eight-point program for 1936 by the National Council of Coin
Machine Operators' Associations. The National Council re-elected as its chairman Ralph
T. Young of Norwood, Ohio.
Manufacturers measured the success of the Show in terms of attendance, with some
8000 operators and jobben. from every state in the Un ion and many foreign countries on
hand to view the new equipment on which
the industry is staking its future. This
record attendance and an all-time high for
sales volume at the Show established be·
yond any doubt the fact that the industry
as a whole is geared for advancement as
each year hoves into sight and races by.
Heading the National Association of Coin
CHICAGO.-Arthur Herman
Operated Machine Manufacturers for 1936
of Kingston, N. Y., is the lucky
is Walter A. Tratsch, of A. B. T. Mfg. Co.
man of the 1936 Coin Machine
Distributors, in the key position of con-
Show, but Mrs. Herman is the
tact men between the operating territories
lucky lady. Overjoyed at being
and the factories, mapped a campaign of
the one man in 5,000 to w in the
greater co-ordination during the year with
beautifu l Dodge sedan offered by
emphasis on establishing in their respective
the NACOMM , Art said it would
districts the industry's recognized legal
be h is w ife's car. He held the
status. Banded together as the National
stub of the winning ticket out
Automatic Distributors' Association, they
of 20,000 deposited for the draw-
elected J . D. Lazar of the B. D. Lazar Co.,
ing.
Pittsburgh, as their president for 1936.
Herman , who operates under
Higher Priced Equipment
the name of the Art Novelty Co.,
has been an operator four years.
In dicative of the trend for the future,
With e ight tables as a starter in
j udging· from the displays at the Show,
1932, he has built up a business
was the predominance of higher priced
that includes 200 games, 50
equipment being offered for the 1936 model
phonographs and 22 cranes. At
operator. While pin games again were the
the Show he purchased more
most extensively displayed type of equip-
phonographs as well as a sub-
ment, it was the automatic payout models
stantial supply of cigarette ma-
in more elaborate design and more durable
chines.
operating possibilities that occupied most
" The same commission to all,"
of the booth space in this division. The
one of Herman's strict rules, is
term "straight pin game" was applicable
his advice for successful operat-
to a small percentage of the products
ing.
shown.
Automatic phonographs for 1936 came
out in a variety of colorful models with
numerous improvements both in design and
mechanical performance, while novel fea-
tures of some types of instruments foretold
CHICAGO.- Bally Mfg. Co.'s latest con-
new possibilities in attracting public
tribution to pin game action is a new 5-way
patronage.
spring. No matter where the ball hits the
The anticipated emphasis on modern
spring, it encounters "live" spring surface
vending equipment was fulfilled in every
and consequently cannot go "dead."
respect, with new types of merchandising
The new spring is featured on Bally's
(See 8,000 COINMEN, page 18)
new Peerless and Peerless Multiple games.
Art Herman Gives
Prize Car to WiFe
5·WAY SPRING
COl N
MACHINE
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