Phonograph Ops.
advised to allow
25 per cent depreciation
NEWARK, N. J.-Addressing the mem-
bers of the Automatic Music Association
of New Jersey, at their semi-monthly
meeting on May 16, Roy Waldemede,
comptroller of the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Company, recommended the allowance
of from 20 to 25 per cent depreciation
per machine each year.
Waldemede's talk dealt with office ac-
counting for the operator, and stressed
the necessity of maintaining complete
records on all machines. He advised,
"The records of today are the basis for
judging the results of tomorrow. Opera-
tors should maintain a card record for
each machine, noting on the front the
income per week and on the reverse
side the maintenance, transportation,
depreciation and servicing costs."
Everett Masterson, president of the
Association, pointed out, following Wal-
demede 's talk, that far too many opera-
tors fail to keep detailed records and
consequently are not taking advantage
of deductables on income tax statements.
He announced that during the months
of June, July and August the Association
will hold only one meeting per month.
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Horry Cohen Posses
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
CHICAGO-Harold Cohen, of Hender-
son and Webster, died here during May,
leaving many friends and acquaint-
ances in and around Chicago who
deeply regret his passing.
As a tribute to Cohen, a man they all
knew and liked, the song pluggers and
office workers of the Woods Theater
Building closed their doors between the
A phonograph that consistently take'S in over $90.00 a week operated by Joe Pariano in
his own place of business, the Silver Dollar, in Houston, Texas. Joe, with hands in his
pockets, is a bonafide operator-member of the Music Operators' Association.
hours of 2 to 4 o'clock on the afternoon
of May 19.
Cohen was a jovial, hard-hitting
salesman for Wurlitzer Distributors, and
all who knew him will miss the continu-
ous smile that helped to make him so
popular with everyone.
A wife, Ruth Cohen, also connected
with the music business, is left by
Cohen.
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Rules of the music game call for
records that the greatest num-
ber of people like to hear.
DECCA records are always the
latest and most popular-made
in tune with the public's taste.
Such a policy means money to
the operator.
Rule No. 2
for
Music Operators
PllllJ
DECCA
RECORDS
Play safe and PLAY DECCA'S
Record Hits. Here are a few of
DECCA's latest, sure-hit re-
leases ...
2494 EL RANCHO GRANDE
By Bing Crosby
2462 BEER BARREL POLKA
By The Andrews Sisters
2447 DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM
By Bing Crosby
2436 WISHING ( Will Mako It So)
By Russ Morgan & His Orch.
2286 IF I DIDN ' T CARE
By Tho Ink Spots
2321 SUNRISE SERENADE
By Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orch.
DECCJ.\
DISTRIBUTING CORP.
3131 Western Ave., SEATTLE
108 E. 17th Street, LOS ANGELES
35 Stillman St., SAN FRANCISCO
TOMMY KEARNS, 1032 Alakea St., HONOLULU, T. H .
and other branches In U. S.
Benny Goodmon
meets phonograph
operators of St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (RC)-At an informal re-
ception held for Benny Goodman, sixty
operators, dealers and music men met
the famous maestro here, May 10.
Martin Balensiefer, St. Louis Wurlitzer
distributor, was host to the group at the
Wurlitzer office on Market Street. Mrs.
Balensiefer acted as hostess, entertain-
ing wives and women operators during
the reception.
Goodman, who was playing a week's
engagement at the Fox Theater in St.
Louis, was pleased by the large display
of his own records laid out in the show-
room and played during his visit. Al-
though he had only one hour away from
the theater, he managed to meet most of
the music operators of the St. Lou'.s
district.
Included among the visitors was R. W .
McAllister, veteran phonograph operator
from Louisiana, who has been handling
Benny Goodman-RCA-Victor recordings
since the orches tra made its first set.
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Bowlers Clash
in Wurlitzer's Fifth
Annual Tournament
NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.-Wind-
ing up a strenuous season of bowling
matches between plant and inter-plant
teams of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Com-
pany, the Fifth Annual Inter-Company
Bowling Banquet was held here re-
cently.
Thirty-two inter-plant teams took part
in the 1939 tournament to decide the
champions of the year. A special match
was held between the North Tonawan-
da Division and the Cincinnati office
force .
A banquet, attended by several hun-
dred bowlers, completed what officials
claim to be the "bowlingest winter Wur-
litzer workers have ever seen."
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