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Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1943 September

FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH- The drouth in Texas
has cut back th e peanut yield from the
average prodtlction of 26 bushels per acre
to 12 and 18 bushels per acre. However,
due to price rise, the Texas peanut crop
will be a very valuable on e. P eanut rna ·
chine operators a re a nxious for the new
crop to hit the roasters' ove ns as the old
crop, which they are now having to use,
goes stale quickly. Op erators report good
busin ess on all th eir goober vend ers with
the past summer season being u nusually
brisk.
Coin machine mechanics are a scarce
item in these parts and a good live·wire
serviceman can almost write his own salary
figure. According to one arcade manager
the mechanic problem is the most out·
standing at this time.
Ernest Walker, well known coinman of
this area, is planning to open on Main
street, Ft. Worth, a co mbination coin·
operated merchandise store a..nd arcade.
Walker says he will install both merchan·
dise venders a nd all types of amusement
devi ces. H e plans to have the place op·
erating in Septemb er.
Operator Bob Cowan, has moved into his
bea utiful new home whi ch he recently pur·
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5c Get Lu cky ......................................... 400 T h ick............ . .............. 11. 73...... .
5c BOMMITY · BOOM
......................... 1000 Extra Th ic k ................ 23.00...
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2.50
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.......................... 1200 Th ic k.....
24.00.....
.. ........ 4.20
Li tt le S lu gger
............ 1200 Extra Th ick ................... 34.40 ..................................... 4.40
EYE S OF THE 'F iXET '
............ 1248 Ext ra Thi ck.. ............... 34.40....
4.50
Take ·It - Easy .....
.. ...... 1500............................
.. ...... 27.50....
.. .. 4.20
NET RE S ULTS
1260 Extra Th ick....
. 36.95... _...
. .. 4. 90
Deal Me In
...................... 1260 Extra Thick ................... 36.75...
. .................. 4.60
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5c S id. P oc ket
......... 1280· Extra Th ick .................. 37.25.
. .................. 4.60
5c S ILVER VENOO R ........................ 1600 Th ick.............
... 38.20.
. ................. 4.50
5c Easy To Get
................ 1650 Thick.
. ......... 39.35.....
.. ................ 4.20
5c T FORMATION ............................ 1664 Extra Thick...
48.95.
.. ................. 5.50
5c Big Barn Dance ...
.. ...... 1680 Thi ck...
... 49.60 ................................. 5.50
5c GOLD PRINCE
......................... 2400 Th ick ............................... 54.20......
. .................. 5.75
5c La Conga ................... . ...................... 1664 Extra Thick... . ........... 44 .00 .................................... 5. 75
.... 840 Extra Thic k...
25.00.
.. ............. 3.60
5c WHAT ' S STEWIN G
5c Forward Pass .. '
............. 1280 T hi c k...........
.. ......... 38.00...
.. .................. 4.60
5c S URE WINNER ................................. 1000 Thi ck........
. ................ 24.50.
. ........ 3.95
5c Pennant Wi nner .............................. 1680 Thi ck..............
. ........... 44.00.
................. . ... 5.60
J- lOc IT AIN ' T HAy
............................. 440 Ext ra Th ick .................. 23.00.
.. ........................ 3. 50
10c Litt le Deucer ........ .. .................... 480 Ext ra Thi ck... . ........... 20.00 .................................... 2.25
1-I Oc B ES T 0 FALL
.................... 600 Extra Thick ................... 33.88....
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J-IOc Litt le Be n
............ 1050 Extra Thi c k ................. 4 1. 00 ................................... 4.60
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J-lOc LU CKY DI ME R ... ..............
J-25c Fat P ickens
.............. 600 Ext ra Thi ck..... .. ........ 32.00 ..................................... 3.90
J-25c S WI FT ACTION
.......................... 120 Extra Thi ck.
.. ...... 22.00.
.. ........................... 2.60
J-25c Qu ick J ac k .........
.. ............... 2 10 Extra Thi ck ................... 33.50.....
. ... 2.90
J-25c BI G LEADER
...... 300 Extra Th ick ................... 34. 96 ...................................... 3.70
J-250 Litt le Marvel .....
.. ........... 400 Extra T hick.
.. ...... 35.55...
.. ...... 3.60
250 V NOTE
.... 484 Extra Th ick
........... 4 1.00
........................ 3. 10
J-25c Pl ay To Win ....
.. ......... 500 Extra Thi ck...
.. ......... 49.20
.. 3.90
J-25c THE QUETER
........ 690 Extra Th ick .................. 54.50
.. 4.70
J-25c Quarter J umbo
..................... 600 Extra T hick ................... 68.00..
.. ................. 4.90
J-25c Q. T . ............ :............
.. .......... 600 Extra Th ick... .. .......... 68.00 ...................................... . 4-. 90"
J-250 Extra Payoff' .. .
.. 640 Extra Thi ck.. ................. 54.20 ...................................... 5.00
250 FAS T P LAy ....................................... 1000 Extra Th ick... ..
98.00 ...................................... 5.90
25c Lotta Cha rl ev (JKP T) ..
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.. .. 57.03 .................................... 3.70
25c JA C KPOT CHARLEY
.... 1000 Extra Thi ck...
56.99
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J-25c Big Ben .... /...
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.. .... 105.00..
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chased. Bob is one of Texas' pioneer op·
erators, having had music operating ex-
perience from away back when the first
coin operated phonos showed up. He also
operates one of th e "BETTY" systems in
Ft. Worth.
Mrs. Johnny Wilson, Sr., form er head of
the Ft. Worth Novelty Co., extensive op-
erators of music in the Ft. Worth area,
has sold the entire business of her firm and
has retired from the op erating game. The
Ft. Worth Novelty Co. was one of th e
pioneer operating organizations of the
south, havin g been organized some twenty.
five years ago by the late Johnny Wilson.
A number of the boys on coin machine
row, Ft. Worth , have been called into the
service and more are schedul ed to go soon.
More than a dozen well known coin men
are now working a t war plants in and near
Ft. Worth and Dallas. The wives of som e
of these men are keepin g th e coin rna.
chines going.
Miss H elen Ewing, leadin g lady mer-
chandise machin e operator of Ft. Worth ,
reports top business from all merchandise
u nits now under her supervISIOn. She
handles a n extensive ro ute of various mer-
chandi se venders.
Johnson Likes Texas
LOS ANGELES- In a letter to TH E R E.
VIEW in mid -August Jimmi e Johnson, for-
mer head of Western Products, Inc., amuse.
ment machine ma nufacturers in Chicago,
stated th at T exas is the place to be. Said
Jimmie: " Believe me Texas is th e place to
loaf a nd enjoy life itself. Of course t here
i'n no night life here as you know. You can
buy all the whi skey you want but not a
drink for they don' t allow cocktails or any
mixed drinks and all th e bars can serve
is beer. That naturally limits on e's activ-
ity in one sense but you and your friends
get to gether at each others homes and
really have some swell times. Th en too, th e
hu nting is great and that is wha t a ppeals
to me-a long hunting season and pl enty
to h unt.
"As yet I don' t know what I will do
after the war but unless somethin g awfully
good comes up I am goin g to live my re-
mainin g days here in good old Texas-but
like a woman, I can change my mind easy."
To whi ch th e operators, jobbers and dis·
tributors add "Please do" for Jimmy cer-
tainly made some of th e fin est mon eymakers
in the good old days.
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" H alt! Who goes there ?"
"American."
" Advance and recite the second verse of
The Star Spangled Banner."
" I don' t know it."
" Proceed, American."
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Dear Mr. Blackford:
Though it took some time for me to be-
come re-accustomed after my furlough to
the regular Army routine, especially get-
ting up at 0530, I managed to do that task
in about two weeks. Forgetting about th e
thrills, the pleasures and dates of Philly
proved much more difficult, however. I
still feel an occasional thrill when some-
thing happens or I see something which
reminds me of those grand ten days. Some-
how, they seem much more pleasant now
than when I first returned. But that is
probably because, lik e wine, memories im-
prove with age.
There really is so little of any novelty or
newness that I can tell, this letter will
have to be extremely short. Maybe it is my
imagination but the "chow" has improved
greatly. However, eggs still comprise the
greatest part of th e breakfast menu, much
to my disgust. I'd much rather have th e
chicken than the egg and would even be
glad to let the darn thing hatch under my
pillow in a fashion similar to that used
by one of De Maupaussant's characters.
After a week of comparative social in-
activity I began making regular visits to
the nearby town and also to some Service-
men dances in the area. A number of
WACs have recently improved the scenery ·
somewhat and so made the evening a bit
more pleasant for some fellows than pre-
viously. I still feel an attraction toward a
dress or skirt though probably th e WACs
have suffered no loss because of that. The
boys have established very friendly rela-
tions with the "soldiers" and we even had
part of a Battery of WACs at one of our
group parties.
The reason for the party was to present
our Top Sergeant with a gift marking his
30th anniversary as a soldi er in Uncle
Sammy's services. He is a swell egg, short,
stocky, extremely pleasant and even
friendly-for a sergeant.
The Regimental Commandi'ng Officer
made a very nice address in honoring us
by making the presentation and everybody
was thoroughly happy except the Sergeant,
who was extremely uncomfortable self-
conscious and a little tongue-tied i~ mak-
ing the proper response to the eulogies and
commendations.
Of course it rained in the middle of the
party, which was planned as an nnt,l"()rs
affair but wound up in our mess hall. Rain
always visits parties in this area. The WAC
officers who escorted the girls to the affair
seemed to make some nice contacts them-
selves, and with plenty of reason, for the
WAC boards did very well in choosing offi-
cer candidate material insofar as good
looks goes. The officers, who had agreed
to only infrequently visit the gathering, had
a party of their own in the midst of ours
when the grape·vine reports about the
WAC looies was passed around. The boys
didn't mind, however, because most were
occupied by their own little problems. I
learned, to my disappointment, that a
WAC non-com can be tough as a soldier
when issuing orders;, So I'll probably stick
to civilians. I don't. care for several days
of KP as an aftermath of a date.
During the past :week another chaplain
was assigned to us. · He is a Jewish Chap-
lain and held Friday services in the PX
where about 10 boys attended. In typical
army fashion the services were brief but
somehow he created an aura, an atmos-
phere fitted for religious matters. His brief
sermon was centered on "A Serviceman's
Faith" and left all of us with a more com-
plete understanding of what we should be-
lieve and believe in. The chaplain proved
a friendly fellow, easy to get along with and
affable in his gathering following the serv-
ices. In fact, most fellows agreed that even
a soldier benefits from some religious and
infinite·following contacts.
Pvt. Harry Bortnick
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