Philadelphia
COIN
MACHIN E
REVIEW
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.ogniti.on f.or the music·machine .operat.ors
and als.o in b.o.osting a fav.orite tune .of the
m.onth. It is expected that a similar pr.o·
gram will be c.onsidered in the Philadelphia
territ.ory, if pr.oper arrangements can be
made with the l.ocal distribut.ors .of rec.ords.
The m.ost sincere c.ond.olences were .of·
fered t.o the family .of Ge.orge Freeman,
manager .of the l.ocal .office .of the Decca
rec.ords since its .opening, wh.o died .of a
heart attack .on April 9. Many gr.oups and
individual .operat.ors were represented at
his funeraL
New manager .of the Decca Philadelphia
.office is J. G.ord.on Th.ornt.on, c.oming .over
from the New Y.ork branch. JIe pr.omised
the .operat.ors the same friendly treatment
which they had received fr.om his predeces·
s.or.
My best pers.onal wishes and regards t.o
my year·l.ong ass.ociate and friend David
Carm.osin, wh.o w.orked faithfully and well
with me in the Sales Pr.om.oti.on Department
.of Raym.oll,d R.osen & C.o. He left f.or Uncle
Sam's armed f.orces .on May 1st. I'm sure
that all the .operat.ors wh.o have met Dave
extend t.o him the same best wishes f.or
luck. New assistant rec.ord sales pr.om.oti.on
manager f.or R.osen's is Margie Welsh, who
was pr.onwted fr.om her previ.ous p.ositi.on
.of secretary f.or the departmen t.
Irv Newman, wh.o .operated a large r.oute
under the name .of M.odern Music C.o.,
.opened Ph illy's swankiest rec.ord sh.op at
910 Chestnut St. early in ApriL The st.ore
was .officially .opened by Benny G.o.odman,
wh.o was visiting the city and handled the
cerem.onies f.or Newman.
Harry Bortnick
TO JOIN
FORCES
c. (Ch ick) Rob-
erts, left, and AI. A.
(Ackie ) Roberts , of
Wolf Sales Co., Inc. ,
Denver, will soon be
leaving for service
with the U. S. armed
fo rces.
A.
OPERATORS MUST ANALYZE
CURRENT MOVEMENTS
By
W illiam R. Happel, Jr.
Badger Sales Company, Los Angeles, Cali/.
The entry .of the United States int.o the
present w.orld c.onflict has taken us int.o the
midst .of the greatest ec.on.omic and s.ocial
re·adjustments .of m.odern times.
Our participati.on in this war f.or freed.om
has created the great pr.oblem .of h.ow t.o
pr.ovide an .outlet f.or the increasing nerv.ous
tensi.on .of the vast maj.ority .of the American
pe.ople, wh.o with their increased purchasing
p.ower, are l.o.oking f.or the necessary recrea·
ti.on and amusement facilities t.o brighten
up their lives and give them peace .of mind
and relief fr.om their daily cares and
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
TO
MOSIC OPERATORS OF THE WEST
KEN·BAD
METAL TUBES
Complete St ock - All Types and Sizes - Shipped
from Los Angeles Upon Receipt of Order.
Write for Pric:e List on TUBES and Other Supplies for
Automatic: Music: Operators
SBELLEY BADIO··
COMPANY
Los Angeles, Calif.
1841 South Flower Street
PRospect 4484
tr.oubles. This als.o applies t.o the S.oldiers,
Sail.ors, Marines, Aviat.ors, and defense
w.orkers when away fr.om their duties.
A great part .of this burden has neces·
sarily fallen .ont.o the sh.oulders .of th.ose
wh.o pr.ovide vari.ous aut.omatic ph.on.ographs
and amusement machines f.or public use and
amusement. Many new games and ideas
were curtailed in the interests .of .our war
effort bef.ore they eQuId be manufactured
f.or general circulati.on, and all present man·
ufacture .of new machines and re·placement
parts als.o fell under the .orders t.o "Halt all
pr.oducti.on f.or the durati.on except .on g.ov·
ernment .orders."
This curtailment .of equipment, plus the
new taxes that had t.o be imp.osed, sh.ould
make all .operat.ors, b.oth large and small,
realize that they t.o.o have a duty t.o the
public and themselves f.or the durati.on .of
the war. Operat.ors must expect price in·
creases and a smaller supply .of new mer·
chandise fr.om n.ow .on. It is their duty t.o
themselves and t.o the public t.o take an in·
vent.ory .of their equipment and t.o take
advantage .of the current prices in pur·
chasing equipment and spare parts f.or
future use when the supply will n.o l.onger
be .obtainable. We are taking quantities .of
.older m.odel ph.on.ographs and dismantling
them, and their parts, speakers, m.ot.ors, c.on-
dens.ors, gears, catlins and plastic parts are
being systematically st.ored in .our st.ock
r.o.om s.o that we will be able t.o take care
.of .our friends and cust.omers when such
parts are n.o l.onger available, and s.o that
we may be in the p.ositi.on t.o take care of
all emergency needs and keep the present
equipment .on l.ocati.on in g.o.od w.orking .or·
der. We are making every eff.ort t.o supply
whatever needs that we p.ossibly can and
thanks t.o .our preparing f.or just this emer·
gency, we believe that we are fulfilling .our
promise t.o satisfy .our friends and patrons.
Packardites Buy Bonds
INDIANAPOLIS-The Packard Manu·
facturing C.orp. is the first plant in Mari.on
C.ounty, Indiana, and in the state .of In·
diana, and p.ossibly in the entire United
States t.o have every empl.oyee buying war
b.onds in the am.ount .of 10 percent .of their
wages. Packard has been presented with a
nice flag by the Treasury Department.
The Packard plant is rapidly being c.on·
verted .over t.o war w.ork and the wheels will
s.o.on be turning '.on three milli.on d.ollars
w.orth .of c.ontracts already .on hand.
The week .of April 27th was a busy .one
f.or Prexy H.omer Capehart. The Veterans
.of F.oreign Wars staged a huge parade,
l.ongest ever held in the state since the last
war, and Capehart r.ode at the head as
Grand MarshaL Parade r.oute was ab.out
twelve miles l.ong.
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