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G roetchen
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the Groetchen plant is the perfection of a
method to guard against the use of slugs.
Machines equipped with this service pay
from the top of th e stack, so to speak, so
that any person using slugs, if he should
hit a winner, will be paid back his own
slugs.
The Groetchen organization employs 160
happy satisfied workers, mostly highly
sk ill ed mechanics. Associated with Mr.
Groetchen is Karl Klein, as General Mana-
ger. Among other things Mr. Klein person-
ally plans and directs production, is re-
sponsible for the development of new ma-
chines, takes care of administrative prob-
lems and directs the advertising and pro-
moti~naf activities of the company. With
all this, Mr. Klein finds time to travel ex-
tensively, keeping alive his many contacts
and acquaintances with operators through-
out the country.
Mr. William G. Peters is the Chief En-
gineer of the firm, and Mr. Groetchen feels
that Mr. Peters is one of the greatest engi-
neers in the industry, who has contributed
freely and greatly in the solution of many
a difficult production problem.
The General Sales Manager, Mr. J. 0 .
Bates, is also widely known in the industry,
and is a heavy contributor to the welfare
of the organization through his excellent
sales record.
One of the main reasons for the smooth
working of this organization, is the fact that
Mr. Groetchen is able to delegate import-
ant work to members of his staff with the
assurance that it will be done "right" and
on time. This gives him an opportunity to
get out in the shop and work side by side
with his employees, in the development of
new ideas, and also gives him a chance to
travel in every part of the U. S. A. as well
as abroad, learning from actual contact
with the. trade just what they are thinking
and talking about, and what can be done to
improve their business. While thus en-
gaged, he often indulges in one of his fond-
est hobbies . . . a universal weakness of
man. Yes, sir, Richard Groetchen may be
the Boss, but he is still "one of the boys"
who, like the rest of us, loves to fi~h .. .
and does.
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"Quit worrying about any embargos _or
excessive import duties on merchandise
from Japan," says M. Brodie, of the M.
Brodie Company. Brodie feels confident
he will be able to supply toy operators with
charms for an indefinite period and that
there is no cause for alarm on the part of
the operator.
Fred Brummitt, the thousand-machine
operator of Master toy machines, is spend-
ing his spare time painting and redecorat-
ing a home he recently purchased in Hunt-
ington Park. Brummitt has a route ex-
tending from Los Angeles to San Diego,
through Imperial Valley and over to Phoe-
nix. Just as if that weren't enough, he finds
a little spare time each month to dash off a
cartoon for THE REVIEW.
Extensive changes are being made in the
Brodie All-Electric Cigarette machine as
the result of a thorough check given the
machine by consulting engineers during
the past month. This has delayed produc-
tion but the machine is now completed and
will be available to operators shortly.
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Rock-Ola Phonos.
0. K. by Navy
SAN DIEGO-When the "Fleet's In"
business booms in San Diego, there are
plenty of nickels flooding the Rock-Ola
phonographs of Gus Fox, Rock-Ola distri-
butor for San Diego and San Diego county.
A survey was made recently when sixteen
U. S. cruisers were in the harbor and the
boys were on shore leave. For an entire
week various phono. locations were visited
and a check-up made on the popularity of
the location and the popularity of the
phonograph. The surprising results showed
that the Rock-Ola luxury lightup phono-
graphs were high above all others in popu-
lar favor.
Naturally Fox has capitalized on this
popularity and states that business is bet-
ter than it has ever been. He is enthusias-
tic also over the new counter model be-
cause he sees a very definite market for it.
Already he is taking orders for them and
expects to do a nice business on these
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alone before the end of the year.
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
Max Kraut In L. A.
for Uneeda ·Pak
LOS ANGELES-Distribution of Uneeda
Pak products in the Wes tern States is now
under the supervision of Max Kraut, new
sales manager of this division. Following
a reorganization of the district office in Los
Angeles, the local distributing company
will be known as Uneeda Pak Western
Sales, Inc.
Service to local operators will go for-
ward under the personal direction of Kraut,
who has been connected with Uneeda Pak
for some time. At one time he was the
general manager of the Uneeda Pak plant.
Kraut knows the operating business well,
having maintained a large route of his own
machines throughout the Greater New
York area. He has been in personal touch
with cigarette and candy merchandising for
several years and is highly en thused over
the new Uneeda Pak models now being
offered to operators of the Wes tern states.
Will R. Golden, who was formerly in
charge of the distribution of Uneeda Pak
machines on the west coast, is now with
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the company in Cleveland.
2 NEW CHARM ASSORTMENTS
THE TEXAS SPECIAL
THE REVELATION
175 Pieces, Including Charm Bracelet, Jew•
elry Charms, Large Dice, Large and Small
Celluloid Charms, 60 Varieties. NO LEAD
OR METAL TOYS. Price, delivered ,
144 Pieces, including Charm Bracelet, Jew-
elry Charms, Large Dice, Large and Small
Celluloid Charms, 50 Varieties. NO LEAD,
NO METAL TOYS. Price, delivered,
$1.00
85.¢'
M. BRODIE COMPANY
Long Beach, Cal.
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Dallas, Texas
St. Louis, Mo.
Minneapolis, Minn.
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