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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
same time, spotting one at either end of the
hall. Very Ii ttle trouble materialized, and
the dance was voted a huge success de-
spite the nerves of the men in charge.
The second annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Phonograph Owners of St. Louis,
with installation of new officers as the high-
light, was held February 23rd in the offices
of the St. Louis Decca branch, with Joseph
Turner of Decca playing the role of host.
An attendance prize of a new portable elec-
tric phonograph was won by Seymour
Raiffe, a St. Louis service man with the
Atlas Phonograph Company. New records
and the 1940 plans of the Decca organiza-
tion were "aired" for the boys. Outstand-
ing among the talks delivered was an ad-
dress by Dewey Godfrey, the Association's
legal counsel, who spoke on "What Asso-
ciation Membership Means." Pointing out
that Association cooperation means unified
opinion and a more or less powerful stand
against whatever problems develop in
music operation. Godfrey pointed out that
there is nothing mythical about the group
- it is simply a group of men in the same
business protecting tbeir interests and
working for the good of the whole. After
the meeting, Turner served refreshments in
the Decca office.
Fred Pollnow, midwestern phonograph
tycoon, is sojourning in Florida until
spring, and writes that the weather has im-
proved.
Wilbur Bye, district salesmanager of the
Wurlitzer company, was in St. Louis for a
fpw davs, visiting from headquarters in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Walter Hartwig, one of this city's best
known service men, has joined the staff at
Martin BD lensiefer's Wurlitzer headquar-
ters at 1500 Market Street. Balensief er has
just completed a model service shop which
is receiving plaudi ts of everyone in the in-
dustry-equipped with 100 A.C., 110 D.C.
and 32-volt current for handling any type
of equipment.
The pinball field, as is usual, was full of
action during February. W. E. (Bill)
Lucas. has been added to the sales staff at
Carl Trippe's Ideal Novelty Company, and
has begun callinG; on the ops in the in-
terests of Rock-Ola phonographs. Rock-Ola
is /!:oing very well into 1940, Trippe reports,
with advance orders far ahead of last year.
Most vitally concerned of all coin ma-
chines is Triumph, Bally's new game,
which has been swamped with orders
greatly in excess of the factory's delivery
schedule. The new Scientific "Skee J ump"
is another newcomer which made its debut
ausniciously recently at Ideal's halls.
Cigarette men have finally dropped the
fight against St. Louis' two-cent cigarette
tax, which has been the subject mntter of
one of the hottest controversial fights the
legislAture has yet ac ted ullon. A ruling
upholding the constitutionality of the tax
was passed by the S1JDreme comt near the
first of the month, which signaled cessation
of efforts by the cigarette merchandisers of
the city.
New officers were elected by tbe Missouri
Cigarette Service Association in February,
for the first full-veal' pro/!:ram. They are:
Abe Jeffers. president; Jerry Clancy vice
presidfmt; Richard Obergenner. secr~tary;
and Morris Roufa, treasurer. Membership
remains the same, composed of the leading
cigarette vendors of the city.
Danny Lansbaum, veteran owner of the
G. J. L. Amusement Company. bought a
new home in University City, Mo., during
February, and celebrated with a house-
warming for fellow opera tors. William Of-
ferman of East St. Louis was one of the
visitors.
Phillip Brichera, pinball and phonograph
operator, is vacationing in Old Mexico dur-
ing the cold weather, for two months of
touring the more picturesque cities and
villages of Mexico. While there, he in-
tends to get in some big game hunting.
Fires were not confined only to St. Louis
and metropolitan districts, George Row-
land, who recently moved to Poplar Bluff,
Missouri, reports. A fire at Piedmont de-
stroyed both the location and a new phono-
graph early last month.
"Red" Greer, southern Illinois' best-
known pinball and phonograph operator,
moved this month from DuBois to Duquoin,
lllinois, and has purchased a flaming red
Mercury sedan to work his routes. The car,
plus Red's brilliant hair, is becoming a
trademark in the terri tory. Another new
.operator who has gone into major scale
operation in lllinois is Glen Leibig, of
Mascoutah, Illinois.
Clarence Kynion, manager at Missouri
Tavern Supply, Springfield, Missouri, was
married recently, with Ideal Novelty Com-
pany as the background. Both are owned
by Carl Trippe. Harley Morgan, St. Louis
pinball operator who is noted for operating
h is route on a motorcycle, was married to
hi former secretary Feb. 20th at the St.
Louis Master Baker's wedding-night Pl'O-
gram.
Subzero weather has been bad for Carl
Trippe's roller l'ink in Maplewood, Mo.,
Trippe reported, but better weather has
brought the skating jitterbugs back to the
fold. Trippe is using the ring as the ideal
place in which to spot his new Bally and
Rock-Ola products for reception-testing. •
PHILADELPHIA I
GOLDBERG APPOINTED ASSOCIATION INVESTI·
GATOR ••• BANQUET SET FOR MARCH 23 •••
NEW OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED ••• KEYSTONE
SENDS UNIQUE INVITES ••• CONTEST CLICKS
By Harry Bortnick
PHILADELPHIA - Expecting an in-
crease in his family soon is Operator Sam
Chadwin, a member of the Lerner clan.
Sam is fervently hoping for a boy to help
him carryon with his large route. They
s tart them young in the Lerner family
which is probably why they're such im-
portant operators.
Operator Joseph Sichel says he will prob-
ably enjoy his first vacation since enter-
ing the coin machine business when he
leaves for an extended honeymoon follow-
ing his marriage April 6.
The F lorida sunshine has proven too en-
ticing for another operator and so Paul
Cooper will celebrate his wedding anni-
versary with a trip South. Others in the
local Association who will migrate to th e
Sunshine State are George Silverman and
Herman Hoffrichter who was recently mar-
ried.
New Sergeant at Arms of the Philadel-
phia Coin Machine Operators' Association
is Oscar Spiegel, who for a long time as-
sisted Eddie Richter in guarding the en-
trance during meetings.
As though the partnership of the Pasa-
dena Novelty Company, consisting of four
partners-Max Brown, Harry Mendelsohn,
Nat Choderker and Al Roth-was not large
enough, it seems that the organization will
shortly be enlarged in order to take in two
(See PHILADELPHIA, page 48)
GREAT ARRAY OF BARGAINS
9UALITY RECONDITIONED MACHINES AT LOW PRICES
OFFERED BY AMERICA'S LARGEST DISTRIBUTOR
WURLITZER COUNTER MODEL 51 PHONOGRAPH-Marbleglo Finish .. $ 56.50
JENNINGS ' CIGAROLA MODEL XV............................................................
97.50
GROETCHEN METAL TYPER-Including Name Plates.............................. 159.50
MILLS' MODERNE SCALES ...... _...................................................................
29 .50
Beaut iful Illumi nated Gr ill e
I n. t a ll.d ............ $9.00 Extra
Titl e St ripl __ ........ _.40c per 2000 strips
PHONOGRAPHS
S •• bu rg Mod. 1 A .......................................... $ 29.50
S •• bu rg Mod. 1 B.......................................... 32.50
Seeb urg Mode l H ( Multi-•• I.ctiv.) ....... 49.50
S •• bu rg K 15 .................................................. 69.50
S •• burg K20 .................................................. 99.50
S •• bu rg Rex .................................................. 109.50
S.eburg Royal . ............................................ 11 9.50
S •• burg G.m ................................................ 149.50
See bu rg R.gal .............................................. 169.50
Seeb urg Casino ....................................... _ ... 159.SO
S •• b urg Pl aza ....................
.. ............ 179 50
Wu r litz.r PI 2 .............................................. 37.50
Wurl itzer 4 12 .. ___ ............ __ .. _._ .. _ .................... 44.50
Wu r li tz.r 6 16 ................................................ 79.50
Wu r litzer 24 ................................................ 132.50
Rock- Ola R.gu lar........................................ 32.50
Rock -Ol a I mperial 20 .. ... __ ... __ . ___ . __ ............. 49.50
Rock - Ola Monarc h (20 R.cord 1938) .... 124.50
Mi lls Dance master . __ ............................ ___ ....
TERMS :
17.50
1/ 3 deposit, balance C .O.D.
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PAYTABLES
I
Sport Page ..................................... .......... $ 64.50
Gra nd.ta nd .................................................... 94.50
P ace nl aker .................................................... 110.00
Hawt horne ................. _ ...... _ ...... _................. 79.50
O.ad Heat .................................................... 89.50
Stoner's Zipper ........... _............
........ 24.50
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COUNTER GAMES
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Oeuc •• Wil d .................................................. $
Joker Wi ld ....................................................
Lu cky Pack ...... ...........................................
T a ll y ..............................................................
ABT Target Mod.1 F..................................
ABT Ch a ll .ng.r ..........................................
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2200 N. WESTERN AVE.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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