Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1942 May

Westem Cigarette Operators B WAR BARGAIN
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We have just a few more 1942 NATIONAL CIGARETTE MACHINES
for immediate delivery from our Los Angeles stock to established oper-
ators only. We cannot accept any business from new accounts.
Our St. Louis facto ry has discontinued the manufacture of machines
and thrown its entire facilities over to the war effort.
However, fo r. the duration of the war we will continue giving service
on all parts a nd repairs for NATIONAL machines. We have just added
a large parts department with complete stocks, and we hope to be able
to take care of all emergency repairs until the war is over.
WIRED MUSIC
Unit of Ten With Ten Cabinets
Complete and in fine condition

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Music Co.
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2323 W. Pieo Blvd., Los Angeles, Colif.
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E. C. McNeil, IDC.
Tommy Kearns of Honolulu has been on
the Coast for the past month buying every-
thing he could lay his hands on. Tommy
says since the nightly blackouts at 6 p.m.
Los Angeles, Calif.
the folks go for records, parlor games,
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cards, and anything else they can use to
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kill the time. He's shipped quantities of
merchandise out to the islands since he's
been on the mainland.
of a wrecked fishing barge damaged pilings
Down at Irving Bromberg's comes the in-
under the hippodrome building causing a
formation that son, Martin, is still sticking
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colla pse of a corner of the building where
it out on the islands and is not a bit de-
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the equipment was stored. It dropped into
pressed over the threats of future bomb-
major record companies are on display.
REVIEW.
the sea and now the neptunes are seeing
ings. Marty is taking care of a big opera-
Jack has the added facility of having Decca
tion over there and even though it isn't
just how a coin chute really works.
-across the alley from his back door so if
Hot quip around the row is the question:
top money right now it still is doing right
he is shy on a number he can generally
well. Tourist traffic has been completely cut
"What's the new definition of a goose?"
pick it up in short order.
Answer: "A Yank in the A. S. S.!"
off but the folks left on the islands are
FOR
Over in Pasadena Arch Riddell, operat·
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Bill Hogan of Fresno was in town mid- ' really entertainment hungry and Marty's
ing the largest wired music system in
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May to see what he could take home with
machines look mighty good.
town, has opened a record store in con-
Big Bill Corcoran, Buckley chief man
him.
junction with his operating activities. Rid-
Elbert Brown is the new chap in charge
for the Coast, arrived in Los Angeles May
, -'dell has stocked his new store with a varied
of the Paint and Repair department up at
11th for a gab-fest with the local Buckley
assortment of new and standard tunes, plus
boys.
2311 West Pi co in L. A.
a representative assortment of albums. De-
Charlie Robinson is getting a taste of the
Stanley Selover, who used to be the man-
spite the apparent record curtailment in the
aging director of the Business Men's Asso-
old sod. Since the Japs left Charlie has been
offing both Riddell and Gutshall are enjoy-
ciation at Long Beach, is now at the Cali-
doing the chores on his property and pops
ing an average business and pleased with
fornia Shipbuilding Corporation in an im-
up at the office many mornings with back
their new ventures.
complaints ... and good excuses.
portant capacity. Stanley says Cal. Ship is
Bud Parr is one of the happiest papas on
Oliver E. Charlesworth, formerly operat-
now the second largest shipbuilding yards
the street. His Doberman Pinchers-Baron
in the world and a new ship is launched
ing in the San ta Barbara area, has moved
and Sally-are winnin:g honors at the Holly-
to Redondo Beach.
every 'four days.
wood Dog School. Baron seems to be lead-
APDI, short for Associated Producers
ing the school and has been put through a
Distributing, Inc., is now at 4516 Sunset
six weeks course with the dogs being
Blvd. Firm specializes in producing film
trained for army service. Right now Baron
shorts for the 16mm boxes.
is trained to the point he will guard a man
The Arcade bug bit Bi1l Nathanson and
upon command and if the individual moves
he has opened the . "smallest Arcade on
he'll leap upon him and lay him low. Fur-
Main Street" in Los Angeles. Nate expects
thermore he knows when the wrong man
to sell new and used equipment, as avail-
has a gun and immediately will jump and
able, from sales offices in connection with
clamp his massive jaws on the arm of the
his Arcade.
gunman and beat his weight against the
Seeburgs, Wurlitzers and Rock-Ola
Bud Smith, gay soldier of the coin chute,
aggressor until he floors the individual. But
phonographs with several wall box
has forsaken his first love for a Cocktail
as a pet Baron cannot be beaten. He loves
installations. A few marble table
Lounge and Cafe in Oxnard, Calif., on
everybody, is friendly as can be, and only
locations. Route will stand inspec-
highway 101. Smith, in partnership with
assumes his special duties when the com-
tion. Will be glad, if interested. to
William Ornellas, opened the Colonial
mand is given. Sally is also on the same
have you ins p e ct the route. Chance
Room and Lounge on April 23rd.
course but will graduate with lesser honors
for more equipment to be installed
-according to daddy Parr.
A rare sight at the offices of Paul Lay-
on route. Will guarantee route to pay
Several pieces of equipment, including
mon these days is Mrs. Laymon. Since the
for self in one year. One service m a n
phonographs and arcadt! stuff, were lost on
new manse opened Lucille kinda likes it
can handle entire. route .
May 2nd at Redondo Beach when the keel
down thar by the sea.
Priced to sell $13.500.00. Route will
invoic e Billboard prices. Accept
$6.000.00 cash - balance payments.
Real reason for selling.
See for yourself the fine work of Mott's, oHicial photographer for the industry
a s represented iii. every issue of this magazine. Every commercial shot a '!lales
triumph -,- every photograph an artis tic achievement - at fair live-and-Iet-
live prices! Call
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Record Production Cut
NEW YORK-The recording industry,
on the threshold of the greatest year in its
history, was dealt a severe blow by the War
Production Board on April 14th when an
order was issued limiting the disc makers
to 30 per cent of last year's consumption of
shellac.
Shellac, imported almost entirely from
India, is needed vitally by the Navy and
the merchant marine as a barnacle· resistant
underwater paint.
Despite the apparent seriousness of the
situation record officials feel there is no
cause for undue alarm for there are several
methods by which record production can be
stepped up and still comply with the WPB
order. Already a program of reclamation
has been launched. In the last three years
over 250,000,000 records have been sold
and wi th an exchange plan on records such
as is being used on toothpaste tubes, it is
entirely possible that record production can
be up to 60 per cent of normal within a
few months.
Victor led the reclamation parade by an·
nouncing that one record must be turned in
for each new record purchased by music
operators and one record for every three
purchased by music stores. These scrap
records are credi'ted to the operator's ac -
count. Decca followed with a one for three
arrangement for both operators and dealers
and at presstime no set policy had been
announced by Columbia.
Reduction in number of records to b e
made meant a reshuffling of artists and the
elimination of the cheaper records. Victor
cut the number of 35c Bluebirds to the
bone, Decca transferred a number of its
35c artists to the new 50c label and Colum-
bia abandoned the 35c Okeh series entirely.
Consensus of opinion amongst operators
seems to be that the reduction in releases.
will have a stimulating effect on business
for on ly proven tunes will now be placed on
the discs and the operators will not have to
sift a lot of poor numbers from each
month's purchases to keep a hit program on
the turn tables.
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Approximafely
$50 ,000 changed
hands when Golden
Gafe Novelfy fook
over Wolf Sales Co.'s
San Francisco busi-
ness. Seafed are A I
Armos of Golden
Gafe and Wolf Rei-
wifz of Wolf Sales.
Sfanding is AI H in -
ley of Golden Gate:
Ch i ck Rob e ,fs of
Wolf Sales, and af-
forneys Dinesfein and
Sugarman.
Golden Gate Buys' Wolf Union Plans Phono. Rap
SAN FRANCISCO- Announcement was
made here the first of the month that the
Golden Gate Novelty Co. had purchased
the stock and good-will of the Wolf Sales
Co., I nc., and would henceforth handle the
sale of Wurlitzer equipment in the northern
California area.
In announcing the closing of the San
Francisco office, Wolf Reiwitz, h ead of
Wolf Sales, said : "Weare closing our office
here and have disposed of our equipment to
the Golden Gate Novelty Co. My son Chick,
who has been in charge of this office, and
my other son, AI, who has been managing
the Denver office, intend to join the Armed
Forces. I will continue the Denver office and
handle the sale of Wurlitzers in Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
eastern Idaho.
"In closing our San Francisco office I
want to thank all of our friends and cus-
tomers who patronized us so liberally and
made it possible for us to build one of the
largest dis tributing organizations in the bay
area . "
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LOS ANGELES-A group of local union
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musicians known as the "Sub-Committee on
Records and Transcriptions" plan to carry ~
a fight to the floor of the next American
Federation of Musicians conven tion to see
why radio stations and coin machine op-
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erators should be permitted unrestricted
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use of phonograph records for commercial
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purposes without paying royalties to mu-
sicians who made the records ostensibly for
home use only.
Leaders of the group, who make no bones
of th e fact that they believe AFM officials
have been asleep at the switch on this deal
for years, have introduced a tentative plan
calling for collection of royalties for the
c'o mmercial usage of recordings. Collections
would be distributed among the performers
according to ratings after the ASCAP man-
ner and also among unemployed musicians.
At past AFM conventions the same propo-
sition has been discussed time and time
again and it seems very unlikely that the
local committee will be able to push the
matter ahead any further than it has been
at past conventions although the local com-
mittee feels certain of success this time.
Wurlifzer Mus ic Merchanf Floyd Knudson of Fresno made fhis insfallafion af fhe Towne C lub,
Madera, California. Colonial in afmosphere, fh e locafion enj oys a splendid repufafion for
qualify, servi ce and enferlainmenf supplied by a lafe model Wurlifzer and a baffery of
Model 125 Wurlifzer 5, 10, 25c Bar Boxes conveniently placed fo sfimulafe phonograph play.
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