1941 Biggest Year
Says Parsons
CHICAGO-"The year 194,1 has been
kind to all of us in the country wide Buck-
ley Music System organization," says F. H.
Parsons, Vice President of the company.
He speaks with authority and great person-
al satisfaction for he is one of the pIOneers
who developed the music system from an
idea to its present perfection.
"To me," says Parsons, "the music box
and the music system performs the same
good service today as it did when we started
its development several years back. The
music system installed in a location always
showed the music man an increased profit
ranging from 50 to 300%. When we started
manufacturing our music systems we knew
that this was a fact because we proved it by
setting up a dozen installations in as many
locations. The music , man in general, how-
ever didn't see things as we did so we
spen't two or three years developing the
music systems showing and demonstrating
the extra profits made possible by music
system installations. Today, it is , hard to
believe that at the start it was necessary to
make an installation and then turn the keys
over to the music man and let him count
the money for a week or two so that he
would know what profits could be made.
"In going back over this year and the
previous years great credit is due our many
distributors who are located in the prin-
cipal distributing centers from coast to
coast. These men were just as far sighted
as we were and were just as well sold on
what a music system would do to increase
profits for the music man. They had to
build up an i!Jstallation organization and
had to invest their money in equipment and
in payrolls to sell the music men on the
music system. Through these men we took
our music system as developed in the fac-
tory and then combined this information
with the experience that was given to dis-
tributors everywhere. The main thing that
we had in mind to start with and the main
thing that we 'have in mind today is to
build and give an operator a system that
operates every hour that the location is
opened so that he may enj,oy 100% of the
profits. At this time of year, I speak for
our entire organization in saying that we
want everyone of our many customers to
know that we appreciate the business and
appreciate the faith that they have shown
in. our products."
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"He said he's ha<;l a tune running through
his head all evening."
"Well, there's nothing there to stop it."
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71 Wurlih:er Counter Model
Rock·Ola Counter Model with
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Mills Throne of Music
Keeney Aircraft 'Guns
Cigarette Machines
Assortment of 12-record
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PERCY SHIELDS
1549 West Pico Boulevard
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA
FEderal 1919
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HOUSTON-A. C. (Buster) Ayo, service
manager for R. & A. Distributing Co., en-
listed in the U. S. Army and left for San
Diego December 17. Buster is a well-
known young old-time coinman. He was
salesman, then office manager for Houston
Decca branch, later salesman . for South-
western Music Corp., and about a year ago
was appointed to his present position with
R. & A. Co.
J. Hamilton Hart, formerly with Dallas'
Decca office, was appointed manager of the
Houston branch in December. He took over
his new duties immediately.
Miss Dorothy Dobbs, secretary of Hous-
ton's Decca branch the past two years, was
married November 26 to L. R. Kennedy.
They will make Houston their home.
Beginning January 1, Columbia records
will be dis tributed in Houston and sur-
rounding territory by Crumpacker Distrib-
'uting Corp. A. B. Garza, manager of the
Houston branch of Southwestern Music
Corp., former Columbia distributors here,
together with his entire office force, will
also go to the new distributor. Don Law,
District Manager, Columbia Recording
Corp. district manager, announced the
change in distributorship.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Long, of Com-
mercial Music, Houston, spent Christmas
holidays visiting relatives in Dallas.
Many operators are rabid football fans
and have a habit of backing the team of
their choice with something beside words.
The day following the great game between
Texas University's "Longhorns" and the
Aggies of Texas A. & M., which Texas won
23 to 0, this actually happened: A certain
operator, noted for his j!:ood Jiving and
little spending, was carefully counting out
the exact change for a pack of cigarettes.
The lad behind the counter noted the prac-
tically empty purse and made the expected
trite ' remark-"Elephant stepped on it,
huh?"
"No, sonny," replied the operator sol-
emnly, "this purse was gored and tromped
on yesterday by a herd of Steers, Texas
Longhorn Steers to be exact".
Most distributors suspended- business
Christmas Eve and kept open house for
their friends and customers. Refreshments
were served and good wishes fDr next year
were exchanged.
Malcolm Dewees, son of Lonnie Dewees,
one of the major scale and vending machine
operators in the Southwest, spent the holi-
days with his parents in Houston. Malcolm
has been in the Army for several months
and likes it.
The writer wishes t6 thank the many
Texas operators and distributors for their
. beautiful holiday greeting cards and other
remembrances. They were all truly appre-
ciated. Same to you, fellows, and many of
them. P. ' S.-The editor of this magazine
also sent me a beautiful gift, but editors
seldom get any thanks for their good
doings. I'm going to be like the majority-
keep quiet when I'm thankful, raise plenty
of H-I when something he does displeases
me.
John C. Wright. •
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Gutshall Changes
Firm's Name
LOS ANGELES-Esquire Music Co. is
no more and henceforth will be known as
the Jack Gutshall Distributing Co. Change
became effective~n January 1st.
Commenting on the name change Jack
said: "I have long felt that the name Es-
quire did not properly identify our business
and the scope of its activity nor did it give
our business any individuality. We have
long pondered on the matter and finally
decided to change the name to the Jack
Gutshall Distributing Co. Some may falter
on pronouncing the name but they'll not
make a mistake in doing business with us
for they'll find a square deal the year
'round at the Jack Gutshall Distributing
Co."
The firm continues to occupy its ample
quarters at 1870 West Washington where
it acts as distributor for Packard Pla-Mor
products.
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