Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1939 March

On One Of Those Cruises
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by Karl Schott
Prominent Yuma, Arizona, O perator
So I took a trip to Havana. As if to
prepare me for some of the beauty that
I was to see on the island of Cuba, the
lovely city of New Orleans was the first
stop of any length after leaving Houston,
the starting point of my vacation jaunt.
I arrived in New Orleans, claimed by
many to be America's most interesting
city, after the long trip across the desert,
prepared to spend several days in see-
ing the sights. Weeks could be spent in
and about the town and one would still
miss many of the beauties and points of
interest. Famous Canal Street, Amer-
ica's widest business thoroughfare, with
sidewalks paved with terrazzo marble, is
a pleasure to see.
The Municipal auditorium, used for
Mardi Gras balls, is a center of culture
for the city. Other points of interest in
this travel mecca are the Saint Louis
Cemetery, with its tombstone inscrip-
tions in French and Spanish and oven-
like burial vaults; Montairie Cemetery,
the most modern and beautiful in the
country; the inner harbor navigation
canal, dug at the cost of nearly $20,-
000,000; the Huey P. Long bridge, the
finest span across the Mississippi river.
On to Tampa, and the adventure of
Cuba. The P and O liner, Cuba, takes
one via Key West and in a few hours
docks at the city of Havana. The ap-
proach is one of the most beautiful
sights on the trip. Morro Castle greets
every visitor with impressive dignity. It
is a touch of the Old World, so lasting
in the memory of all who visit the island.
One is greeted at the docks by agents
of all the leading hotels in the city. They
swarm about you, talking of the merits
of their respective hotels, giving cards,
booklets, pictures and sales-talks that
fairly daze the uninitiated.
All of the regular hotels are well con-
structed with marble and tile floors
throughout, and attractively furnished
with mahogany furniture and wood-
work. The rates are very reasonable .
On the door of every room there is a
card indicating the maximum to be
charged for the room. The rate is set by
the Cuban government.
After checking in at my hotel, my first
thought was "Sloppy Joe's." Fate had
been kind to me and I found the bar but
a short distance from the hotel. The his-
tory of "Sloppy Joe's" indicates a rather
unique beginning. It is said that the
place was originally a small bar in front
of a grocery store and that water from
the vegetable booths kept the floor wet
and sloppy. And, as the story goes, a
doctor from the States named the place
"Sloppy Joe 's," and it stuck. The supply
of liquors and cigars is large and one's
choice has little limitation. There are
no tables but the stools offer delightful
relaxation to any weary tourist.
The cleanliness of Havana is one of
the most refreshing features of the city.
Streets and sidewalks are always clean.
Traffic is usually heavy and offers some-
what of a problem to visitors. There are
no signals, with the exception of a few
around Central Park.
Many of the streets are narrow and
one-way and when the pedestrian
crosses the street he must watch all four
directions as the system is usually
"every man for himself." O'Reilly Street,
one of the main avenues in the shop-
ping district, is only wide enough for
one car.
The Prado, a very beautiful street,
was originally a fashionable residence
district, but is now the location of many
leading stores. Prado Avenue leads to
the Malecon, or sea wall, from Central
Park. In the center of the street, there
is a wide walk-way made of beautiful
terrazzo with rows of trees and marble
benches on both sides. The ground-
work is mosaic marble and is of the fin-
est workmanship.
It is around the Prado and Central
Park that much of the cultural and busi-
ness life of Havana is found. A large
two story building facing the park has
a roof-garden with a theater where you
may listen to musical programs and
plays. On one street facing the park are
several sidewalk cafes with orchestras
and entertainers.
The National Capitol faces Central
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SHOTS BY SCHOlT. Top to bottom:
Morro Castle, a visitor's first greeting in
Havana; Karl Schott e njoying a cigar,
and other things, at one of the many
sidewalk cafes; narrow streets of Ha-
v ana carry every class of traffic; interior
and exterior of the world famous Sloppy
Joe's Bar. Here vis itors from e v erywhere
gather.
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Park and is set in the midst of tropical
gardens planted with the mos t colorful
of flora. The building is one of the most
beautiful to be found in Cuba. In the
cons truction of the building over 65 var-
ieties of onyx, jade and marble were
u sed. All of the floors are of marble and
terrazzo and only mahogany has been
u sed for the woodwork.
In the floor at the center of the build-
ing, a large diamond has been set, a
donation by the workmen. It is set in
the center of a compass design and is
the zero mile post of Cuba.
Everyone seems to take pride in their
homes and insist on line materials and
workmanship. Along the waler front
drive one finds many homes built with
no space between. They have iron
grilled windows with s hutters and large
carved mahogany doors, wh'ich give the
impression that no one lives in the
neighborhood. When one is admitted
they find luxurious dwellings with beau-
tiful patios in the rear or center of the
buildings.
In 1587 Morro Cas tle was constructed
by the Spanish. Coral rock was quarried
out for the moats and there was built the
jortress of Cas tellode las Ires reyes Del
Morro-Castle of the Three Kings of
Morro. The moat is crossed by a draw
bridge. All about are prison-like rooms,
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vaulte d roofs and dark re cesse s. Whe'n
th e Morro was occupied by a garrison
the s harks g a thered he re for garbage
thrown into the sea and it is among the
traditions of Morro that through the s ea
passage the bodies of Cuban prisoners
were cas t to the sharks.
The s tone building on the harbor sid e
is a well equipped signal service sta-
tion, the semaphore with its flags and
signals announces to the town the ap-
proach of ships. Below the cas tle on the
harbor side are the guns of the battery
of 12 apostles.
There are many cigars made in Cuba
and many modern factorie s are to be
found there. Havana has interesting
stores where fine clothing, jewelry, furni-
ture and art may be found . In contrast
to this, one may find a cigar s tore and
saloon on almos t every corner. It was
interesting to note , that there are no slot
machines or similar devices in Havana,
however, in the s uburbs and around the
beaches a few slot machines may be
found , as well a s some novelty games .
I noticed two ten-record Wurlitzer
phonographs in Havana and a World
Series marble game near the Capitol.
At the beach near Playa de Mari-
anoa one may find beautiful cas inos
where the many games of chance are
open to the public. Fine boat clubs and
public bath houses with beaches that
may be compared to the famous Waikiki
of Honolulu are available to the tourist.
Many days may be spent visiting the
spots of beauty and interest. There
seems to be no limit to the trips that one
might take. Thus, it was with some
misgiving that I prepared to leave the
grand city of Havana and return to the
States. One never says good-bye for
they know that they will always want
to return again.
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reported vending
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CHICAGO.-The American public is
ve nding machine conscious today, de-
clares H. F. Burt, head of Autornat
Garnes. He points to the fact that scores
of items are sold to millions of people
every day through this quick , easy,
profitable method of distribution.
"One of the line features about such
a business," he asse rts , "is that when
machines are placed at strategic points
they cons titut e what might be termed a
corps of sale smen who are working
cons tantly day and night for the owner,
without pay, and turning in all the prof-
its. Many are attracted to this profitable
business as a part - time proposition,
since machines are serviced in s pare
:irne, thus giving the owners an extra
income.
"The small investment required for
the machines and merchandise is with-
in the reach of practically everyone,
enabling a man to go into a business
of hi s own on comparatively little cap-
ital. It offers advantages which most
other kinds of business do not have:
There is no rent to pay, for instance,
no losses from 'bad accounts,' no ad-
vertising expense, no payrolls to meet.
And the scale of operation can be as
large or as small as the owner wishes.
The more machines he has working for
him the bigger his total profit, of
course ."
Burt declares that the Silver King
vendor was designed with the thought
in mind of making operation simple, at-
tractive, profitable, and almost self-en-
larging. It is his belief that this ma-
chine is "without an equal in its field."

CMA Elects
NEWARK, N. J.-The following officers
have been elected to head the Cigarette
Merchandisers Association of New Jer-
sey for 1939. John Sharenow, president;
Max Jacobowitz, vice-president; Michael
Lascari, secretary; Leonard Ziegler,
treasurer; A. Breeze, sargeant-at-arrns.
Leon Eskin, Jack Grout, Michael Herman,
Mrs. Babe Kaufman, Mrs. M. L. Lewis,
Samuel M. Malkin, Charles W. Stange
and Harry Zink comprise the Board of
Directors.
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