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LOS ANGELES-Everyone in Western
Coindom is breathing easier. The income
tax deadline has passed and one more head·
ache is erased for another year. Business
in general continues brisk in all western
trade outl ets and jobbers and distributors
alike report a steady sales curve that proves
operators are not using the alibi route to
keep from buying needed supplies and
equipment but are scouring th e field to ob·
tain what they need to maintain their loca·
tions at peak operating condition.
The Arcade season is about to break out
in earnest in this area. At the beaches the
Arcade business has been moving along in
customary winter fashion but with the ap·
proach of spring the business takes on new
momentum and by late spring things are
really humming where the salt water laps
the shores. In·town Arcades and those spot·
ted around army camps report b usiness
above the average and there is every indica·
tion that 1943 wil be THE Arcade year.
In San Diego business continues way
above average and terrific grosses are being
registered each week. In the downtown area
Harry Gordon has opened his scooter ride
and installed several pieces of Arcade equip.
ment to take care of the patrons who don't
want to ride.
In Los Angeles from San Francisco was
Eddie Brennan, manager of the General Mu·
sic office in the North. Ernie reports that
business is big in the bay area also and that
the presence of soldiers, sailors, marines
and defense workers with plenty of folding
green is telling a pleasant story in cash box
receipts.
Tony Brill make a jaunt up to Oxnard
and Ven tura the first of the month to look
after his Arcade interests.
Louis Dunn, Monterey Park, is taking a
course in tool making and will soon take a
job in a defense plant.
. Jean Minthorne reports his defense plant
IS ready to go on a 24·hour basis in order to
turn out some of the huge orders that have
come to him as a sub·con tractor on war
supplies. The factory is located on Venice
Blvd. in L.A.
OPERATORS -
In from San Diego was Harold Presher
to pick up some new pieces for his boom
town spots.
John Patrick is doing a bang-up job with
his ' new Commandos on his Santa Maria
music loctltions. In addition to his ma-
chine operating Patrick also has the Mis-
sion Taxi Service in Santa Maria.
Paul Hirschler has taken delivery on ten
new Cornfnandos and is placing them on his
former wired music spots in Pasadena.
Jimmie Jones of Southwestern Vending
is touring the middle west in search of
equipment for the local office. On the way
east Jimmie contacted operators in Phoenix,
EI Paso, New Orleans and way points.
In at Paul Laymon's in recent weeks to
make purchases were Mr. and Mrs. 1.. R.
Gibson of Ogden, Utah; William Wolfe, E.
A. Presher and Charles Peverly of Oxnard.
George Bucknum of San Diego, visited
local jobbers and announced that he had
purchased the ro ute of O. H. Presher in San
Diego.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ewing, Bakersfield,
took time off to come to the big tpwn and
introduce their new mechanic, Miss Edy
Doughty. Edy is doing a good job on the
Ewing machines, according to Slim.
Homer Gillespie, Arcade kin g with head-
quarters in Long Beach, keeps ever on the
go in search of new moneymakers for- his
many Arcades.
Kenneth Mumm, Honolulu coinman, is on
the mainland surveying the conditions exist-
ing here at present.
Out-of-towners visiting the various job-
bing establishments in search of equipment
included Ken Ferrier, Oxnard; L. L. Ben-
nett, Pomona; Jake Everett, La Habra; Carl
Collard, San Bernardino; Peter Thelan,
Glendale; J. P. Knowles, Elbie Berson, Ted
Brown and Bill Shafer, Bakersfield; Ollie
Trevillian, Santa Barbara; Mrs. B. Giles,
Monterey Park; Walter Schinkal and C. T.
Presher, San Diego; Mrs. Ray Russell, Ri-
verside; Harold Murphy, Indio; Lester Ber-
linghoff, San Bernardino; D. D. Patton, Tur-
lock; Nate Mack, Las Vegas; Glenn Mc-
Carter, Hemet; Dick Arnold, Barstow; Ber-
nie Kolda and W. H. Shorey, San Bernard-
ino; and Frank Showalter, Santa Ana.
Remember Frank A. Allen? Could be
they are talking of him when they ask what
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San Francisco operator has romance in his
heart and matrimony on his mind.
H. N. Swanson who recently moved here
from New Hampshire, is on the row almost
daily buying equipment for the operation he
is establishing. This rt\porter spotted him
huddled with Fred Gaullt.a t General on an
equipment deal.
Johnny Nelson, Frank Root mechanic at
Visali a, was in for a fling.
Bob Bard of Bard Music, had J ack Gut-
shall make a big installation for him locally
the first of the month.
The Sheffler Brothers have vacated their
two story building on Grand Avenue and
the Reliable Nut Supply Co. has taken over
the entire structure.
General Music is doing a nice job with
their recen tly announced amusement ma-
chine division. A full line of consoles, slo ts,
guns and tables is carried for the conveni-
ence of operators.
Percy Shields made a trip to Riverside on
the 9th to pick up some equipment at March
Field.
Harry Gordon, San Diego, made Jean
Minthorne's his headquarters on a visit here.
Harry is sub-distributor for Jean on Rock-
OIa and was up to arrange for the shipment
of more Commandos to his territory.
Word has been received that Ernie Bush
of the J. & R. Amusement Co., Bakersfield,
is improving following his recent hospitali-
zation for flu.
Jack Gutshall loaded his car with coin-
men on the 14th and drove to Lake Hen-
shaw for a day of fishing.
C. O. Rigdon relates that the Henry Kai-
ser plant has turned Fontana into an opera-
ting paradise.
Several new employees have been added
to the shop staff at Badger Sales.
Walter Ross, former Long Beach opera-
tor, is now connected with Gillespie Games
in the Arcade business.
Marjorie Schlegel is back as secretary at
General Music.
L. B. McCreary made a 5-day swin g
th rough the territory prior to the opening
of the new amusement division of the E. T.
Mape Music Co. Under the supervision of
Percy Shields the new department will spe-
cialize in consoles, slots, guns, phonograph
equipment, one balls and arcade pieces.
Jack Lipps, Arcade opera tor near Camp
Elliott, made the rounds to pick up new
machines for his spot.
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1943