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Herb McClellan, left,
of the Herb McC lel-
lan Company in Los
Angeles, explains to
his service man , the
redeeming fe atures of
Da v a l " C u b " a n d
" A ce" while a group
of interested opera-
tors listen in.
The greatest, most •
thril l ing , most
beautifu l counter
game in all his-
tory! RUSH
YOUR OR D ER
TO US T ODAY !
I / 3 Deposit,
B al ance C. O.D.
SAMPLE
$19.75
CASE OF 4
$72.so
ADV. AUTOMATIC SALES CO.
1021 Golden Gate Ave . . San Fra ncisco
283 7 W . Pico St ., Los Angeles
WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS
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FO R
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3126 Elliott, Seattle , Wash.
1226 S. W. 16th St . , Portland, Ore .
Now th ere remain ed only one shot be-
tween Samuel and starvation. Starvation in
a mountainous wilderness, alone. He gath-
ered what nuts and berries he could find
and tried to appease his ever - growin g
hunger until John 's return.
Savin g th e powder charge until he was
so weak that he knew he must have food ,
he went into th e woods one day. As a
huge buffalo charged, Samuel shot. Th e
animal fell dead , and he had food again
at last!
Even though he ate sparingly of th e
meat, the day came again wh en food was
gone. And still John had not come back.
Samuel was almost certain that his broth er
had been kill ed by the Indians or arrested
by the English. But, knowing that John
would return if it was possible, Samuel
prepared to leave th e agreed message
telling of his long wait and hi s final fate.
Bein g so weak that it was impossible for
him to walk, Samuel crawled out into the
woods and began carving into a fall en tree
the story of his last days. Then he lay
down to di e in the woods he had loved
so long and so well.
His mind began to wand er. H e thought
he heard a musket shot. Then, in his nea r-
delirium state, he thought he heard the
voice of John callin g. With an almost hope-
less prayer on hi s lips, he managed a faint
answerin g call. And then John was stand-
ing over him! John had really returned!
Along with the much needed food , John
brought word th at at last th e F rench and
Indian war was over, and they no longer
needed to fea r being arrested as deserters.
So the brothers decided to leave the tree
which had been their hom e for two yea rs
and go to th e East.
Returnin g to the South Branch of the
P otomac, th ey told their fri'ends of the
wonderful lan d opportunities in th e West
Virginia mountains and of th e fertil e valley
near th eir home site there.
Tales of th e beauty and wildness of the
country appealed to their other rugged
fronti ersmen fri ends and soon a small party
willin gly agreed to return with them.
The first of th ese pioneers came to thi ,
region fo r actual settlement in th e sprin g
of 1769. Soon other settlers came from Ohio
and th e country began to thrive. Today,
descendants of th ese first ·people still live
on the land th eir for efath ers staked off as
th eir own. Th e ground is still fertil e and
productive.
And on the spot where the fi rst large
sycamore stood, is th e third. The first fell
more than a hundred years ago. From the
roots spran g a second tree which was swept
away in a flood. Today, a third tree stands,
provin g th e life and enterprise in th e old
root. By a sin gle coincidence it has a
cavity in its trunk which will shelter two
men from a thunder sto rm. And on the
opposite side, wh ere two woodsmen cut an
extra hol e for li ght nature has provid ed a
slit in the tree.
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CHICAGO - Ca pacity production on
Pike's P eak, plus special emergency meas-
ures, have fa il ed to make a dent in th e
mountain of orde rs on hand fo r this spec-
tacul ar mon ey- maker, accordin g to Carroll
E. Vetterick (Vet) of Groetchen Tool
Company.
Exhibiting a long-distance order for fifty
Pike's P ea k just received from Pittsburgh,
he said th ese were for a single operator
whose daily collec tions on Pike's P eak
averaged more th an one-h alf the cost of
hi s machines.
"This is not an unusual report," Vet-
terick stated. "Dozens of testimonials have
been received whi ch fa r outdistance any
claims we have made fo r Pike's P eak.
And since there is no necess ity of making
payouts or awards, the operator ' pockets'
at least half of th ese big collections.
"Pike's P ea k is definitely the game the
industry needed. In addition to the favo r-
able reaction it is receiving in territories
long closed to other types of coin machin es,
this 5-ball amusement ga me is crea tin g the
kind of prosperity operators have not
known sin ce th e peak of the pin table
boom," Vetteri ck declared.
"Operators everywhere are disa ppointed
in not bein g abl e to purchase enough Pike's
P eak fo r waitin g lo cations. Delays have
been caused by the tremendous task of
assemblin g this ga me, which requires
exacting workmanship. Whil e 'short cuts'
might enable us to double production we
are determin ed that every Pike's P eak
must be perfect when it is unpacked and
rushed to its location ," Vetterick stated.
New District Manager
CHICAGO- Virgil "Chris" Christoph er,
well-known coinman, has been named
Southern distri ct man ager of Bally Mfg.
Co., accordin g to General Sales man ager
George J enkins' announ cement. T erritory
he will cover includes Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, T ennessee, Arkansas
and Louisiana. J enkins declares that this
direct fi eld contact with distributors and
opera tors will benefit customers and fa ctory
alike. Christopher will endeavor to coordin-
ate new uniform standards aimed a~ reach-
in g highest possible degree of market sta-
bilization and coin machin e prosperity in
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SALESBOARD OPERATORS A N D JOBBERS
We have just gotten out several new numbers and we will ask
that you write .f or samples and .our new prices.
GENERAL SALES COMPANY
1003 R.USSELL STREET
Groetchen Fa ctory Hums
On Pike's Peak. Orders
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