smoke nor drink. After priding himself on
being the only teetotaler in captivity,
Jack had to admit there were other won-
ders around. In selling this location, Jack
assured the owner that the first man who
takes to drink would lose out on the deal.
When it comes to hard liquor, Jack is su-
perstitious to a fault.
The hubbub occasioned by the Federal
Trade Commission's order to "cease and
desist" handed the Interstate Cigarette
Merchandisers was expected all along.
The FTC had been examining books over
a protracted period and had been passing
out hints as to what might happen. The
associations mu t now find less embarrass-
ing ways to regulate their respective terri-
tories.
Counting noses this last week-end, we
spotted Max Levine, Louis Bloom, Bill
Rabkin and Earl Winters, all back from
vacations and ready for business.
Irving Mitchell, who has bought out
Dave R obbins, long-established jobber,
announces he is holding open house
throughout the Fall. Now, according to
Mitchell, with increased quarters, he can
accommodate not only old customers but
many new ones.
And, in closing, a tip for all interested
in scales: Why not answer the erroneous
statements in the recent World-Telegram
article, which followed their stunt of hav-
ing a reporter weigh himself at subway
scales and report on discrepancies.
Irving Sherman •
Bolly Holds
Employees Picnic
CHICAGO - Six hundred Bally em-
ployees and their families attended the
picnic given by the Bally Manufacturing
Co., at Harms Park, especially chartered
for the occasion, on August 23rd. As each
picnicker entered the park, there was a
presentation ceremony consisting of a
gift of tickets for amusements, refresh-
ments and entertainments, an official Bally
badge, a rodeo hat and picnic souvenirs.
Features of the program were dancing,
entertainment by WGN radio artists includ-
ing Al Marney's Music Masters, the fol-
lowing entertainers: Gene Jerome, accord-
ionist, Wally Matz, clown, Mackey and
Paul, comedy act, Grady Lomax and his
"Back home Boys," a pie eating and cracker
eating contest, and races.
The picnic committee comprised John
-Simonsis, U. S. Grant, Joe Chytry, Eu-
gene Boudreau, John Ropoel, Emil Meis-
ter, George May, and Florian Zientara.
B. T. Perkins, Bally sales official, was
host. Ray Moloney was official camera-
man. Herb Jones, advertising manager,
was in charge of badges.
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We know what a Scotchman goes
through before giving his sweetie a string
of pearls. He goes through the five-and-ten-
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cent store.
N AM E A ND
Lear Heads New
Industry Council
Executive Reports
Bonanza In South
NEW YORK-Dave Lear was elected
president of the recently organized Coin
Machine Industries' Joint Council of New
York. A public relations program for the
purpose of creating an appreciation of the
coin machine industry by the public is the
pri mary purpose of the council.
Membership is made up of representa-
tives from the Greater ew York Vending
Machine Operators' Association, Inc., a
Brooklyn and Queens association; the Amal-
gamated Vending Machine Operators' As-
sociation, Inc., New York association; and
the Empire Distributors and Jobbers Board
of Trade, Inc., from the metropolitan ew
York area.
Marvin Leibowitz was elected vice-presi-
dent; Joseph J. Hart, secretary and treas-
urer, and Max Weiss, Moe Gladstone and
Irving L. Mitchell, trustees. George M.
Glassgold has been engaged as public rela-
tions counsel.
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EW YORK-A tremendous future for
American trade exists in South America,
reports Robert Schasseur, executive who
has just returned from a trip of 20,000
miles in seven months through Central and
South America. "American salesmen can
be good-will ambassadors" be declares.
Schasseur, special foreign representa-
tive of Emerson Radio and Phonol!;raph
Corporation, advises, "Every effort should
be made to foster this great future. Still
apparent is a carry-over of the good-will
gained by European manufacturers through
financing South American distributors in
the past, although they are now turning
more and more away from those influences
toward United States products.
"It is up to our country to make the
most of this opportunity. In some of the
Latin-American countries, for instance,
German propaganda is being gradually
overcome by American efforts."
Schasseur pointed out that it was sig-
nificant that the countries having demo-
cratic or liberal government were enjoying
improved conditions, while those under
dictatorial influence suffered poor business.
As to fifth column activities, he stated,
"There is evidence of it more along the
eastern eaboard than in the west coa t
countries. Despite this, an intelligent,
carefully planned propaganda campaign by
this government will go a long way in de-
feating these Nazi efforts. American busi-
ness men should make the most of this
opportunity now."
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Evans Present
Baseball Robots
CHICAGO-The mystery of a robot man
has thrilled humans for centuries! Frank-
enstein was the most famous-and fright-
ening robot in history! But H. C. Evans
Co. engineers present a new kind of ro-
bot-amusing, sportsmanlike, little fellows
who can pitch, catch and bat-in their
"Play Ball" game.
Rex Shriver, Evans official, says, "This
is the game in which baseball is actually
played by manikin players. It took years
of pioneering work, months of research
and experiment by our engineers, and the
most gruelling tests imaginable. The
pitcher really picks up the ball with his
hands, winds up, throws it through the
air. A batter, controlled by the player,
steps up and bunts, steps back and swings,
hits, sacrifices, fouls, fans or is walked.
The catcher actually catches the ball on
strikes and many fouls. The playing field
is a miniature reproduction of a baseball
diamond, even to dug-outs. Almost every
baseball play can be made, including sac-
rifices which advance the base runner.
A massive score board shows play-by-
play results as completely as a box score."
Commenting on "Play Ball," R. W.
(Dick) Hood, company president, said ;
"Evans has been a leader in giving the in-
dustry its greatest game successes. It's
only natural that the trade looked to
Evans to build a real-play baseball game.
In 'Play Ball,' Evans' engineers have vir-
tually brought a coin machine to life,
precision-engineered it to such fine points
that it is a miracle of mechanical perfec-
tion, absolutely dependable in operation.
Distributors are already predicting that
this game will carry the coin machine in-
dustry to the high plane it deserves!"
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"IDENTIFY YOUR MACHINES"
50
100
250
500
P LA TES
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7c
5c
4c
3Y,C
each
each
each
each
Total $ 3.50
Total
5.00
Total 10.00
Total 17.50
Write for Circular on
BRASS TRADE CHECKS
Polished brass or aluminum plates with your name and
address, consecutively numbered, black enamel filled
over·all size lAIr x 2 1 /2". Can have any lettering or num·
bering on plate within reason.
Established
1872
W. W. Wilcox Mfg. Co.
564 W. Randolph St., Chicago, III.
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Atlas Reports
Omaha Success
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A fellow crossed his carrier pigeons with
parrots 0 that when they got lost they
could ask their way home.
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AS PLA I N
AS
BLACK and WRITE!
Tha t's Good Printing at Its Simplestl
But It Also Mea ns "Tops in S tyle" . . .
,. Ec o no my"
• • • ., Spee d" !
The things the Coin Machine Industry de-
mands ... the things we give them! We beat
quotations from all printing plants in the
West! Give us a chance to save you money
0", your next iob and you'll see why we defy
competition. G et the best for the least!
"
HOLDSWORTH PRINT SHOP
128 South Alma St., Los Angeles
Me n tion of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is yo ur b est introduction to o ur adv ertis ers.
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SEPT.
OMAHA, Neb.-Sometimes the baby of
a family gets everyone's attention just he-
cause it's new-and then again it may be
such an unusual newcomer that it actually
deserves to make people sit up and take
notice! The latter situation is the case in
the Atlas ovelty Company's family where
the newest member of that organization,
the Omaha branch, is breaking records
in phonograph and game sales.
Joseph Ratliff, head of the Atlas-Omaha
phonograph division, works seven days a
week handling orders from automatic mu-
sic machine operators. Joseph Kline, in
charge of the game department, reports,
"I never saw business any better."
Commenting on the new branch, Eddie
and Morrie Ginsburg say, "It has set a
pace which makes even headquarters
hurry."
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
AN 16077
1941