The name;s
FRANK ALLEN
The place ;s
3131 WESTERN AVENUE
SEATTLE
The purpose ;s
TO GIVE YOU BETTER. SPEED·
IER AND MORE EFFICIENT
SERVICE. MAKE YOUR OPER·
ATING LESS STRENUO Y S.
YOUR PROFITS LARGER. '
DECCA DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION is t hus pleased t o
anno unce the opening of a direct fact ory branch in ' t he Pacific
Northwest unde r the management of Mr. Frank Allen. Here
operators will find complete stocks - demonst ra ting facilities - a
high standard of service - leadership in a rtist names and profit-
making discs.
54
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
DECCA DISTRIBUTING CPRPORATION,
108 East 17t h Street
LOS ANGELES
105 Mar ket Street
SAN FRANC ISCO
Harris Counly (Texas)
Phonograph Operalors'
Association
Pr"'side"t - w. C. "ATKINS; Vice-President -
FREt) M~CLUR E, Execu tive S .. r.reta ry- W . A.
NIEMACKL. P.O. Box 2250. Hous' on. Phone
Fairfa x 2648, Trea surer-LESTER HEARN.
By JOHN G, WRIGIIT
The regular business meeting of the
Harris County Phonograph Operators,
held at Ben Milam Hotel Thursday eve-
ning, November 17, was marked by two
events, These two, the reported collapse
of retail sales plan and payment of the
first quarterly dividends, proved to a
qreat extent the merit of an effective
organization, All elective officers were
present but because of bad weather
eight regular members were absent. It
was the first time that Plore than one
absentee had been noted,
Followinq the openinq formalities,
Secretary W. A, Niemackl, qave a de-
tailed report of what has been done
about the retail sales problem. The
report showed that this problem. a raq-
ing storm a few weeks ago, has
dwindled to iust an annoying whirl-
wind, Specifically, eighteen of th" '
twenty-five lost locations were reported
as recovered and again under the com-
petent charge of reg\flar operators, The
remaining seven locations. while ac-
tually not desirable, would be mopped
up in du e time a s a matter of prin-
ciple; a mere detail.
One new member, Harold W. Dailv
was voted in, Daily, recently elected
President of the State Music Associa-
313 1 West ern Ave nue
SEATTLE
tion, came in as a regular operator and
his application was read and voted
upon at one and the same meeting, in
accordance with the recently amended
by-law-"Board of Directors have power
. to order a vote on applications of mem-
bership at the same meeting at which
application was read:" By-laws form-
erly provided that applications be read
at one meeting and voted upon at next.
Two other applications for membership
were held over for ~ further consideration.
Operator William Peacock delivered
a forceful address con-demning the
operators who are now working against
the association but IQter expect to join.
He was supported by Operators Cruse,
Willett, Clancy and Bellin.
Secretary Niemackl gave ci bfle(re-
port of the State Music Association
which he attended as a delegate of the
Harris County organization. It ; was
bro)lght out that the by-laws , of.. ,the
Harris County Association were ;:r.ecid
and declared almost perfect by visitors
from three other states.
An invitation to join the State Asso-
ciation as a body was held for further
discussion and will be voted up'o n at
the next meeting.
A m otion to request City Council ' to
legislate against outside loud speakers
was withdrawn, Instead, a' resoiution
was adopted condemning loud ' speak-
ers and pledging the suppori ci'nd co-
operation of the .' Association 'in the ef-
fort to ' eliminate such speakers.
In conclusion, Niemackl stated that
there liad not been one single violation
oft h e non-bumpipg ordinance; ' all
members are paid up in full; 90 to 95
percent of all phonographs in Houston
are in the organization. After divid.end .
checks were distributed, meeting was
adjourned until December 2, 1937. '.
New Viclor,
Bluebird distributor
in Omaha.
OMAHA. (RC) - November 15 wit-
nessed a change in the setup of Vict6r
and Bluebird record distribution for the
Omaha territory, with the Sidles Co.
now supplying the needs of the music-
men. John C. Dauble, better known .as
"Johnnie" over Iowa cmd Nebraska', has
been named manager. Daublewas 'w ith
RCA Victo'f Distributing Co., with head-
quarters at Chicago, for nine years.
The territory assigned to this Omaha
company will include all of Nebraska,
all of Iowa except the counties touch-
ing the Mississippi river, and the south-
ern half of South Dakota, Omaha head~
quarters will be at 502 South Nine-
teenth Street.
The Sidles Co. has branch hciuses-' at
Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln, Nor-
folk, North Platte, Nebraska, 'and ' Atlem-
tic and Des Moines, Iowa:
, ...
Polly: Where do you usually meet
your sweetie?
Ann (absently): Half way1
PHONOGRAPHS
Flrst·Closs Condition
WURLITZERS
P·30 .......................... $ 89.50
P·12 -.......................... 99.50
P·400 ........................ 125.00
"312 and 412 .............. 139.50
616 and 716 .............. 195.00
Skee·Balis .............. _. 50.00
The late depressi"on closed every store be-
longing to the substantial music bu.siness
built up by 71-year-old B. D. Schaffner of
DuBois, Pa., leaving him with hundreds of
unsalable items and ' owing thousands of
unobtainable dollars. Providence stepped
in and he became a Wurlitzer operator.
Now, with every debt paid, he says the
music business is only beginning.
MILLS
Dance Masters ....•.•.
Te rms:
1/3 Deposit -
45.00
Bal. C. O. D.
ORGAN SUPPLY CORP.
P. O. Box 999 - - - Erie,
pa.