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Issue: 1941 February

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ANN- OUNCES
THE APPOINTMENT OF
RICHARD A. PARINA
156 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
AS DISTRIBUTOR OF THEIR
CHAMPION
CIGARETTE
MERCHANDISER
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IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:
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business leaders will attend to address
members of the group.
New members of the Association include
several who have large location lists in
town, strengthening the group consider-
ably. Among those whose machines now
display the official sticker are Sam Greizer,
Ferezn Lang, Robert Epstein, partners
Mintz and Spilberg of Spring Amusement
Co., and Bertram Schlein.
That strutting gent with the handful of
cigars is Phil Driben, who expects very
soon to become a father.
Change i'n the sales organization of I. H.
Rothstein's Banner Specialty Co. came
with the resignation of Lew London, for
many years its salesmanager, to form his
own organization to be known as the
Leader Sales Co., with hearlquarters in
Reading. His opening party was held Sun-
day, February 2. Succeeding London is
Fred Walter, who has been associated with
the coin machine distributing organization
for a number of years.
Bernard Klein, brother of Tippy Klein
who heads Premier Music Co., will follow
his brother, Louis, into matrimony in
February, according to public rumor.
Penn Coin-o-Matic Co., Wurlitzer dis-
tributors, are in new quarters in Baltimore.
at 510 St. Paul Street. Dave Margolin, head
of the Philadelphia division, reports a fine
business being done on new Wurlitzer
equipment.
Eddie Rosen, hard-working record pro-
motion manager for the Raymond Rosen
Co., is continuing his effective work with
operators in connection with the appear-
ance of recording maestros in the Quaker
town, doing a sound job with Erskine
Hawkins in a local appearance, working
out a promotion on the Hal Kemp mem-
P .H I L A Il E L P H I A
- - - - - - Covered By - - - - - -
HARRY BORTNICK
PHILADELPHIA (RC)-The motto of
all operators here was "Chicago or Bust"-
and few of them "busted" anything but
records for purchases of new games and
equipment. The largest delegation of coin-
men and phonograph operators-a train-
load of them-went to Chicago to return
with enthusiastic reports of new games
and important work done in conferences
and meetings.
Beyond that the biggest local news was
the officer-election of the Coin Machine
Operators Assn. which saw Martin Mitnick
retaining his chair as president, for the
sixth consecutive time-a probable record
for any similar association and a tribute to
his efforts in boosting the effectiveness and
influence of the group. Samuel Pinkowitz
likewise held his office as vice-president, as
did Jack Brandt that of secretary. Morris
Stein was named treasurer, and Al Cohan
became financial secretary.
Most heated balloting came in the elec-
tion of the board of directors, where four
members-Sam Stern, Lew Sussman, Rob-
ert Stein and Eddie Richter-.vere retained
and two new members added: short, ci'gar-
smoking Snubby Sloan, and recent bride-
groom and the Association's handsomest
member, William "Big Bill" Rodstein.
Preparations are continuing for the offi-
cers' induction banquet, with present plans
setting the stage at a leading hostelry with
a name-orchestra due to provide dance
music and accompaniment for a gala floor
show. It is expected that several civic and
orial album with many operators puttin~
some of the old Kemp favorites in their
machines, and planni'ng for the scheduled
appearance of Tommy Dorsey at the Sunny-
brook Country Club and of Sammy Kaye
at the Earle Theatre.
Berlo Vending Co. executive Jack Bere-
sin has announced the engagement of his
daughter, Ruth, to Henry Garson.
Al Rodstein, youthful owner of Arco
Sales Co., got warm in Florida during the
week preceding the Chicago Show, accom-
panied by his wife. Irv Newman and Jack
Gross, lzz Rothstein, Joe Ash, Artie Pock-
rass, Bill Gross, Frank Engel, Sam Stern
and Jack Kauffman were others seen de-
parti'ng either for Florida or the Windy
City.
Three new operating or distributing or·
ganizations have been opened here during
the month, most unique of which is that of
Sam Katz of Atlantic City, who has taken
offices in the PSFS Building for the Meter-
Matic Laundri'es, catering at a coin-drop
to milady and ye bachelor. Mutual Vend-
ing Co., new, is headed by Harry D'Ales-
sandro and Alfred and Cosimo Lalli, music
operating brothers. Atlas Distributing Co.,
named local Packard Mfg. Co. distributor,
combines Louis Lalli, Sam Weinstei'n and
Ed "Tippy" Klein.
Certain members of the trade are going
in heavily for advertising through radio
and newspapers, with beneficial results for
the entire local industry. The Berlo Vend-
ing Co. has been carrying steady space in
newspapers and spot announcements on
local radio stations; recently the Leco
Vending Machine Co. and Workman's
Vending Machine Co. placed announce-
ments on the Chester-directed program of
station WIP; Lou Hinden's Garden State
Amusement Co., on the other side of the
river, in Camden, N. J., advertised in one
of that town's journals in behalf of one of
his new locations; and even in distant
Hazelton, Pa., the AMI and the Standard
Ci'garette Service, Tamaqua, advertised for
one of their joint accounts which had en-
larged its space.
The industry received considerable pub-
licity from newspaper stories regarding the
pinball-playing proclivity of American Am-
bassador to Bulgaria George H. Earle, who
sent his wife a beautiful emerald and
diamond ring; papers were roused to spec-
ulation as to the possibility of the diplo-
mat's having won the bauble playing the
pinball machine presented him by local
clubmates, with the King of Bulgaria.
Ben Stirling, Jr., Wurli'tzer distributor in
the Wilkes-Barre district, was recently
named president of the Business and Pro-
fessional Men's Club of a town adjacent to
Wilkes-Barre.

Resort Fire Destroys
Wired Music Operation
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Fire of unde-
termined origin on January 23 destroyed
the establishment of Palm Springs Wired
Music, with a loss estimated at approx-
imately $3000. Though brief, the blaze was
a serious threat to a half-block of buildin,rs.
The concern was located in the Zaddie
Bunker Court.
Harold Harper, owner of the operating
firm, stated that some $2500 worth of lost
equipment was partially covered by in-
surance. Loss of the building was set at
$500. Only one of ei'ght hundred records
was saved. It bore the title, "Gone, but
Not Forgotten."

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Easy-Operating
Policy Announced
CHICAGO-Combining a policy of build-
ing counter games so as to make operating
easier with volume backed up by terrific
demand, The Daval Co. is now producing
Cub and Ace at the rate of one a minute,
or 480 games for each eight•hour working
day, according to report of Al S. Douglis,
president of the firm.
Declares Douglis: "The s peci ally• de-
signed and super·engineered construction
of Cub and Ace, American Eagle and
Marvel are entirely based on making operat-
ing easier for the coinman. That's why
when we built such tiny-sized units as Cub
and Ace we included our original Daval
automatic coin divider and two separate
cash boxes. Regardless of their small size,
the operator need not collect as often as
he did on former small counter games, for
his cash box is three times the size it used
to be and he need call only at regular
intervals and take out his coin, without
even stopping to count it, for he knows
that the location has already taken its
share from its own cash box.
"Even in the construction of the mechan-
ism we have made operating easier. No
nuts, no bolts, no screws - hold one simple
spring catch and the entire mechanism
slides right out into the operator's palm.
This eliminates waste of time. The oper·
ator also knows that because of the pre-
cision manufacturing methods for which
Daval is famous he will not encounter trou-
ble at any time.
"All these points, from the first blue-
prints, and the first designs, are checked
carefully so as to be built from an easier
operation standpoint to assure the oper-
ator the type of product he knows he needs
in these days of speedier servicing and
collecting. All this is equally true of Amer-
ican Eagle and Marvel.
"This principle has undo ubtedly been a
major factor in the heavy demand for our
equipment," Douglis declared. "And 11n-
other important factor is the fact that the
longer these games remain on location,
the more solidly en trenched they become
and the better the public likes to play
them."
The midget games won the approval of
the biggest distributors at the Show, and
that's a good sign for the operator, Douglis
indicated, since none of them can afford
to handle equipment which operators don't
take to.
Among the distributors that came to the
Daval booths to compliment the firm were:
Carl Trippe, Ideal Novelty Co., St. Louis;
Roy Torr, Phi ladelphia; Art Sauve and
Buddy Sauve of A. P . Sauve Co., Detroit;
Mac Churvis, Grand National Sales Co.,
Chicago; Al Stern, Roy Bazelon and Clay-
ton Nemerof of Monarch Coin Machine
Optl'ILt",-,J
YOUR BEST BETS THIS MONTH
Evans TEN STRIKE .................. $25.00
Gottlieb SKEE BALL-ETTE ...... 30.00
Keeney ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN 60.00
CHICKEN SAMS .................... 67.50
Gottlieb 3-WAY GRIPPER ...... 11.00
A. B. T. CHALLENGER,
late model ............................ $1 2.50
A. B. T. RED WHITE AND
BLUE .................................... 12.75
New Comes ot S99.50
Baker's BIG TIME
Bally FLICKER
Gottlieb SCHOOL DAYS
Exhibit STARS
Genco SLUGGER
Chi. Coin SPORT PARADE
Genco SEVEN UP
Buy 'Em By the Cose
Daval CUB .................. ea. $13.95
Daval ACE .................. ea. 14.95
Case of 6 .................. $75.00
Case of 6.................. 80.00
STILL THE BEST PLACE IN TOWN TO TRADE
SOUTHWESTERN VENDING
MACHINE COMPANY
2833 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Co., Chicago; I. H. Rothstein of Banner
Specialty Co., Philadelphia; Harry Rosen-
thal of Banner Specialty Co., Pittsburgh;
Irv. Blumenfeld of The General Vending
Service Co., Baltimore; Harry Moseley of
Moseley Vending Machine Exchange Inc.,
Richmond; B. D. and Si Lazar of B. D.
Lazar Company, Philadelphia and Pitts•
burgh.
Harry Payne of H. G. Payne Co., Nash-
ville; Max and Harry Hurvich, of Birming·
ham Vending Company, Birmingham; Ed
Furlow and Si Lynch of Electro.Ball Com•
pany, Dallas, Houston and Memphis; R. D.
Rose of R. & D. Sales Co., Marietta, 0.;
and Washing ton, D. C. ; M. Y. Blum and
Jimmy Passanante of Ajax Novelty Co., De•
troit; Bill Marmer and Ben Goldberg of
Sicking Inc., Cincinnati; H. Zorinsky of
H. Z. Vending Sales Inc., Omaha, N eh.;
Joe Frank of Automatic Sales Co., Nash-
vi lle; Sam London of Milwaukee Coin Ma-
chine Co., Milwaukee; Bert Lane of Sea-
board Sales Inc., New York.
Leo Weinberger of Southern Au tomatic
Music Co., Louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati,
and Indianapolis; Harry Le Vine of Allied
Novelty Co., Chicago; Morrie and Eddie
Ginsburg, Phil Greenberg and Mike Kratze
of Atlas Novelty Co., Chicago, Detroit and
Pittsburgh and Ben Kulick of Atlas, Buf-
falo; Art Nagel of Avon Novelty Sales Co.,
Cleveland ; Al. S. Cohen of Asco Vending
Machine Exchange, Newark, N. J.; Jack
Kauffman of K. C. Novelty Co., Phila•
delphia, Ben Axelrod of Olive Novelty Co.,
St. Louis; Bill Gross of Lehigh Specialty
Co., Philadelphia; Joe Ash of Active
Amusement Machine Corp., Philadelphia.
Dave Bond of Trimount Coin Machine
Co., Boston; Carl Hoelzel of United Amuse·
ment Co., Kansas City; Meyer M. Marcus
of The Markepp Co., Cleveland and Cin·
cinnati; Bill _ Cohen and Benny Friedman
of Silent Sales Co., Minneapolis; Sam
Taran and Herman Paster, of Mayflower
Novelty Co., St. Paul; Ted Bush of Acme
Novelty Co., Minneapolis; Mac Mohr, Mac
Sanders, Harry Kaplan and Irving Brom•
berg of Los Angeles; Rake of Philadelphia;
Lou Wolcher of Advance Automatic Sales
Co., San Francisco.


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FOR
FEBRUARY
1941
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"I read in the paper about a guy that
ran over a girl and later married her."
"Well, if everyone had to do that, there'd
be a whole lot less reckless driving."
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