Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1939 October

Angelo raises and trains fighting game
chickens. Lester Hearn, formerly a travel-
ing salesman, likes to go on long automo-
bile trips just to be getting over the coun-
try. Harry Armer and Jess Porter have an
eye for snappy photos and each have a
sizeable collection .

THE
PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE
WITH AN
Luxury Lightup business is rushing and the boys are taking a "breather" . From lelt to
right: D. M. Wertz, Rock-Ola district manager; Johnny W elch , northwest operator. Lester
Beckman , joint owner of Coast Amusement Company , Portland, Ore., and Rock-Ola distribu-
tor; sitting on truck. Bob Allen, the other partner at extreme right with Bud Alverfson
standing next to him.
provements, conveniences and the like. He
reads all trade papers along those lines and
is constantly on the lookout for new publi-
cations. Bill Peacock, not a heavy drinker
himself, specializes in mixing drinks. He
really can do things to a coco-cola. Nick

with
JOHN G.
WRIGHT
There are several lady operators in the
country, but we know of only one who c-an.
and actually does, do everything connected
with the business, such as servicing ma-
chines, installing wall boxes, and such.
That outstanding person is Operator Mrs.
Zoe Johnson, wife of Operator B. F. John-
son, of Houston.
Just how efficient Mrs. Johnson is at in-
stalling wall boxes was demonstrated re-
cently when she and a male operator each
bought exactly the same number of Wur-
litzer wall boxes for practically the same
type locations. The male hired two men to
install his boxes. Mrs. Johnson tackled the
job alone and did it in less than half the
time of the other opera tor. Furthermore,
she only had one bit of trouble, ,which she
quickly corrected by referring to factory
installation specifications. The male work-
men had more grief. The male op, being
a good sport, gave permission to have his
name used, but we declined. He remarked
that next time he had such a job he would
attempt to hire Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson modestly admitted that she
was equally good on outside speakers,
trouble shooting, electrical work and the
rest. Finally, lest an impression of a large,
coarse-voiced, mannish looking person be
formed, we hasten to add that the lady is
smaller than the average, soft spoken, at-
tractive, and wi th the slender, capable
hands of a musician or expert mechanic.
Houston Music Operators have some in-
teresting hobbies. Ernest Gates is an ama-
teur collector of stamps and coins. His
stamp collection is especially large and has
a value totaling hundreds of dollars. Jake
Zoeller is another stamp collector. For-
merly a professional and active in the local
collectors' association, Jake now seeks the
rare ones purely for pleasure.
Fred McClure likes home buildings, im-
"EAR FOR MUSIC"
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WISCONSIN
Don't Buy Victor International Reco_rds
if you want to lose money
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COIN
BUT
MACHINE
REVIEW
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE MONEY
( Lots of It)
As you did with V710 ( Beer Barrel Polka J
Here Are a Few Good Suggestions:
GLAHE MUSETTE
ORCHESTRA
V-710
V-722
y .723
BEER BARREL POLKA
HOT PRETZELS
JELLY-ROLL POLKA
WPA POLKA
SHORE LEAVE KISSES
SAILOR' S DANCE
V-724 DOPEY POLKA
BANANA SPLI T
V- 725 LOW DOWN
PLAY ME
V-731
PICK ME UP
GUESS IT
y . 733
KICKING UP
HUMDINGER
V-71 4 EM I LIA-POLKA
CLARINET POLKA IN WALTZ
TEMPO
L. Duch ow Orch.
V-726
y . 727
V-728
V-729
V-730
V-732
V-734
y .735
WHOOPEE
SUZETTE
DePri nce
HELENA POLKA
HI TOOTS ! ·wai t er G r abek
HAPPY LITTLE CHAPPIE
STUDENTS' MARCHES
De Geczy
SWING POLKA
OUR OWN POLKA
Eddy Terl ey
GET TOGETHER POLKA.
PEAN UTS , POLKA
Si lver Bell
HU LA HULA
PARISIAN NIGHTS
DePrince
UPPERCUT
IT'S YOUR FAULT
S. Erwi n
TA TA TA , POLKA
HARASHO, Russian Polka
Montm arte
O rch .
O rch.
Orch.
O rc h.
Orch.
Orch.
O rch.
O rc h.
.Order From Your Local Victor Distributor
We Invite Your Comments and Suggestions
ST AND ARD . PHONO CO.
168 W. 23D STREET
NEW YORK CITY
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Ops Get New Profits
In Counter Models
Seeburg's J ean M inthorne
Cong-ralufaliond
to
the
"OPERATORS
OF
THE
"OPERATORS
OF
THE
MONTH" who have purchased
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REMOTE
COIN
MACHINE
llEVIEW
Con g-ralufaliond
to
the
SAN ANTONIO - "The counter model
phonograph is gaining in popularity by
leaps and bounds," says Ken Wilkinson of
the United Amusement Co. Wilkinson, who
is Rock-Ola distributor for Luxury Lightups
in this territory, says the current swing to
the counter model is particularly interesting
in view of the fact that when they made
their appearance there was some reluctance
among operators to give them the same
acceptance as the larger models. The
appearance of the new Rock-Ola Luxury
Lightup Counter Model had a lot to do with
changing reluctance into enthusiasm in Wil-
kinson's opinion. "With this new model it
was possible for the first time to offer all
location owners-even the smallest-all the
performance of the larger models.
"As a result," continues Wilkinson,
"operators have found it extremely profit-
able to fill in the gaps on their location
routes. Where formerly they were content
to place large models in the larger taverns,
hotels, restaurants, etc., now they stop at
the smaller in-between spots too. Naturally
with new fields wide open for new business
with virtually every small bar, cocktail
lounge, cafe, drug or confectionary store an
A-1 prospect for the new counter job-it's
a cinch that operators are going to find the
phonograph field more profitable than it's
ever been before."
Wilkinson goes on to comment that in
many cases, these smaller spots with their
continuous day-in and day-out traffic assure
a play for the counter models that ap-
proaches and often passes that given the
big models in the big spots.

In Passing
MONTH" with the foresight to purchase SEEBURG'S WIRE-
• •
LESS WALL-O-MATIC and SEEBURG'S WIRELESS ILLUMI-
"I've been thinking it over," said the
husband, "and I've decided to agree with
you."
\
"That won't do you any good," said the
wife. "I've changed my mind."
NATED PORTABLE PLA-BOY. All of these latest devices are
in the Marbl-glo finish and walnut.
Cong-rafuf aliond
to these operators who are ex-
periencing these unbelievably high revenues.
CarloaJ:1
of units have been installed in Southern Cali-
fornia and Arizona already. Be among the first to own them
and to be able to offer them to the best locations.
REMEMBER Seeburg's new Remote Control equipment is
manufactured in two styles: one with wires and one without
wires.
ONLY SEEBURG HAS THE CO~PLETE
REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR IN-
STALLATIONS WITHOUT WIRES OF ANY
KIND. LET US TELL YOU MORE TODAY!
G. :J. mape mlldic Co.
JEAN MINTHORNE -
1517 West Pico Blvd.
Branch Manager
Los Angeles, Calif.
WATCH FOR THE SAN DIEGO OPERATORS OF THE MONTH IN NOVEMBER
• •
Brown: "So your son had to leave college
on account of poor eyesight?"
White: "Yes, he mistook the dean of
women for a coed."
• •
A salesman was rattling along a country
road in Tennessee, when he came to a ford.
A negro was standing by the little stream
where some ducks were swimming. The
salesman said: "Can I get through the creek
with this car all right?"
"Yes, suh, drive right through."
The salesman, thus encouraged, drove
into the stream, only to find that the water
was so deep that it Aooded his engine. He
and his companion had to get out into the
stream with the cold water up to their arm-
pits and push the car to the bank.
The salesman turned and said: "What do
you mean by telling me that I could drive
through that creek?"
"Well, boss, I never knew dat water was
so deep. It only comes half-way up on my
ducks.
• •
A wife paid a surprise visit to her hus-
band's office, and, creeping up behind him,
put her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who it is?" she asked gleefully.
"Stop fooling," was the reply, "and get
out those letters."
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