Congratulations
to the
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
On It's Ninth Birthday
•
We will continue to maintain
our
NATIONAL PARTS
Department and supply all Na-
tional Cigarette Operators to
the best of our ability.
How long an adequate supply of parts will be available is doubt-
fu l so we suggest that operators a nticipate their parts re-
quirements for some months to come and lay in a supply NOW!
E. C. McNeil, Inc.
713 SOUTH WESTMORELAND
COIN
MACH IN E
REVIEW
24
FOR
JULY
1942
so.
CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES- Th e 4th .of July vaca·
ti.on days f.ound S.outhern Calif.orni a c.oin·
men taking their .outings c1.ose t.o h.ome.
N earby lakes and the seash.ore claimed
primary a ttenti.on a nd th.ose that didn' t
budge .out .of h.ome p.ort stayed h.om e t.o
whil e away the h.ours with temperatures
rangin g fr.om 88 in L.os An geles t.o 118 in
the Imperial Valley. Chickens in the San
F ernand.o valley dropped .over dead fr.om
th e sudden heat spurt.
Arca des a t th e beaches had th eir b est
day .of th e year a nd ni ckels fl .owed freely
int.o din e and drink sp.ots as the natives
sipped their drinks t.o c.o.ol .off.
J ack Gutshall fini shed a m.onth's vaca ti.o n
a t Big Bear, .on th e Sunday after the 4th
a nd return ed with Mrs. Gutshall t.o relate
the j.oys .of f.ou r weeks .of recrea tiDnal bliss.
The Gutshalls h ad a nifty cabin just a few
d.o.ors fr.om .one .own ed by Max FactDr, the
H.ollyw.o.od c.osmetic kin g. Visit.ors galDre
dr.op ped i'n durin g th e m.onth and the three
beds and davenp.ort didn' t h ave an un.occu·
pied ni ght. PrizPo ca tch .o f the m.onth was
a f.our p.ound t r.out. Small er tr.out, Blue
Gills, and the like were plentiful a nd f.or
the time bein g, the Gutshall s a re nDt .order·
ing fi sh in resta urants.
J. E. Min ett has m Dved t.o a new h.om e
he recently purchased in El M.onte. Minett
was fD rmerly in th e Los An geles ar ea.
Russell Smith .of th e L A . .offi ce .of Cali·
f.ornia Simplex, left .on June 17th f.or a
m.onth in Chi cag.o. Russell is still shDutin g
th e praises .of his yDun g son nDW ab.out a
year .old.
L B. McCreary, E. T. Mape headman, h ad
his arm .operated .on in mid·Jun e a nd has
been ca rrying it in a s pecial s plint. Impr.ove·
ment is in evidence and it w.on' t be l.ong
bef.ore M ac will b e usin g the arm again t.o
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
drive h.ome p.oints in his a rguments why
Seeburg is the best buy f.or Music M en.
Ye Scrib e caught Mr. and Mrs. Willi a m
H appell, Jr., in China t.own .on June 18th.
The Happell s were enj.oyi ng th e ma ny
unique sh.ops after stDwing away a true
Chin ese dinner.
L.oui s Velasc.o, N.ogales, Ariz., .opera t.or,
ventured int.o t.own th e last .of Jun e t.o start
s.ome equipment N.ogales·ward.
J.oe Ash, pr.omin ent c.oin man fr.om P hil·
ad elphia, was in L.os Angeles the first week
in July a nd dr.opp ed in at Badger Sal es f.or
a chat with Bill Happ ell as he made the
rounds .of lDcal establishm ents t.o c.ompare
c.onditi.ons and talk sh.op.
Nick Carter, .o pera ting as th e Nickab.ob
CD ., re p.or ts his phDn Dgraph .operati.ons h ave
shrunk. Nick started .off as a ph.on.o. Dper·
a t.or and w.orked up a ni ce r.oute and aug·
me nted it with a wi red music system. Littl e
by little he has g.one .over t.o th e game sid e
until 't.oday he has .only .one ph.onDgraph
remaining, but a magnificent r.oute .of radiD
rifl es f.o r whi ch he prepares his .own conver·
si.on units.
K. B. Pr.oducti.ons previewed " Rubb er
R acketeers," starrin g Ri ca rd.o C.ortez, at th e
H.ollyw.o.od Filma rte Dn Jun e 23rd and reo
ceived very gDDd press n.otices th e f.oll.owin g
day. K. B. Pr.oducti.on s a re n.on e .other tha n
M.orri s a nd Frank K.ozi'nsky, well kn.own
.operat.ors in the 1. A. a rea. This is their
f.ourth pr.oducti.on a nd will b e released hy
M.on.ogram . The b.oys mail ed .out 850 passes
t.o their fri ends in the industry but t.o gain
entrance Poach was required t.o brin g a d.ona·
tion .of rubber scra p .of a ny type. F.oll.owin g
th e previ ew m.ore tha n a t.on .of rubber was
turned .over t.o the G.overnment's pr.ogram.
Phillip K ellerman , president .of the Berg·
strDm Music CD., H.on.olulu, Hawaii, is .on
the mainland buying equipment f.or the
islands. Kellerman dr.opped a huge .order
.off a t Badger Sales f.or music machin es t.o
be shipped t.o th e islands under G.overnment
pri.orities.
I sh.ould really blush. In the June issue
we mentiDned tha t Cant.or's W estern Vend·
ing M achine Service was c1.osing and that
"CantDr is clDsi'ng his l.ocal establishment
as s.o.on as the l.ocalities take his machines
away fr.om him." N.o s.o.oner did THE R E·
VIEW hit the mails than we had a h.ot ' ph.on e
call fr.om M rs. Cant.or empha tically n.otify.
ing us, a nd threatening t.o tell certain pe.o·
pIes, that they did n.ot sell lDcati.ons. Mrs.
Cant.or a ppa rently didn' t l.o.oking up the
meanin g .of " L.o calities" b ef.ore she called.
There is a difference between l.ocalities a nd
l.ocati.ons.
On July 28th S en.or Shelley, .of Shell e}
R adi.o CD. , will ring th e g.ong wh en h e cele·
brates hi's birthday. H ere is .one fell.ow real·
Iy .out t.o serve th e music men .of the W est.
Shelley is well st.ocked with tub es but is
rati.onin g th em .out in a fair mann er s.o
tha t all will be su ppli ed a nd n.on e will take
undue advantage and try t.o get a c.orner
.on a certain tube.
Les L.orden has branch ed .out wi'th film s
fDr h.om e m.ovie users and is gettin g a nice
res p.o nse in thi s fi eld. L es has five new
s ubj ects f.or the m.ovie .operat.ors a nd from
what we've been t.old, they're P UH·lenty
interesting.
.
Charli e W alters .of C. W alters & Ass.oci·
a tes, defi es a ny.one t.o stump him .on a ny·
thin g. Charlie n.ow has at his elb.ow a
$37.50 leath er b.ound c.opy .of 'th e new W eb·
ster Dicti.ona ry 'which was pr.oduced at a
c.ost .of m.ore than a milliDn d.olla rs. In ci·
dentally, C h a r li e purchased the h.o.ok
throu gh THE REVIEW'S B.o.ok Service De·
par tment. Regardless .of whatever b.oo k y.oll
a re inter ested in, we can .obtain it f.or y.ou
at a special c.onfidential disc.ount. Try us
s.ometime.
M ac M.ohr ran int.o a streak .of luck wh en
the h.o t weathe r set in f.or M ac is well
equi pped with a swell lin e .of fans f.or every
type .of s p.o t.
Ph.onette has been granted a Defense
c.ontract and is n.ow busily engaged in turn·
ing .out material f.o r the war eff.ort.
B.ob Riddell, s.on .of Arch C. Riddell,
Pasa dena Wi red Music King, is in Miami
f.or a c.ourse .of in structi.on a t the Air C.or ps
SChDDI there. BDb is .on the administra tive
side and has as a classma te Cla rk Gabl e,
.of picture fam e.
MiltDn Lange, Glendale Dpera t.or, is en·
WANTED
FOR SALE
We wi ll pay top
prices for a ny late
Bally Ma rble Ga me
or Keeney Fo rtu ne
a nd Contest, a lso
Mills l a t e Slo t
Machin es a nd Ar·
cad e Equ ipme nt.
CONSOLES
everyone's got a nickel for
BROTHER BILL
On Bluebird: TONY PASTOR
FOR SALE
PAY TABLES
Baker' s Pacers. Daily Double .. $235.00
.Buckley Track,. .o dds .................... 195.00
Evans Ga ll oping Dominos .... _... .. 65.00
Eva ns Ga l. Do m .. Late H.ad .... 185.00
Ex h ib it Racers, 7 Coin P lay ___ . 60.00
Ex hib it T anforan .......................... 60.00
Kenney T rack T i me, Red Head
75.00
K •• ney Tri pl e Entry .................... 175.00
Jen ni ngs Uberty Bell .............. 40.00
Jennings F lashing Through ...... 60.00
95.00
Mills Fl as h.r ............
75.00
Ba lly Rays Track ....
STEWART NOVELTY CO. f~5~~~
Bally Grand National ... ............ $ 130.00
Bally Grand Stand
........ 105.00
Bally Thistle Down
85 .00
Ba lly Fair Gro u nd
40.00
Ba ll y F I.etwood .......
30.00
Bally P reakness ..............
23.00
Bally Carom ...................
18.50
Keeney Velvet ................. _.
29.00
Western's Center Smash
12.50
W estern ' s Flying High ......... __ 12.50
Stoner's T urf Cham!' .
22.50
Gottli eb Da ily Races .
15.00
133 East S.cond. So uth .
S ALT LAKE CITY, UT AH
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