tor, now in the U. S. Army and stationed
at Camp Shelby, Miss., is recuperating
and will soon be home on furlough. Be·
fore coming to Na tchez, Private Menefee
was an opera tor at Mobile, Alabama.
According to letters received by former
business associates, Staff Sergean t Allen
Hullum, who for many years was mana-
ger of the local branch of th e Service Nov-
elty Co., is now on active fighting duty at
the Anzio beachhead in Italy.
Extending his operations, William L.
"B ill" Eidt, has opened anoth er location
on the Natchez-Washington highway 61
north from thi s ci ty. His newest en ter-
prise is a steak house and cafe, operated
for civilians an d officers onl y. Eidt, who
owns num erous' machines in this section
also operates th e Win dmill Night Club and
the Windmill Cou rts, and is one of th e
largest operational men in the state. H e
was given a medica l discharge from the
a rmy several months ago.
Back from New York, where he was
call ed on business, P. K. Ewing, Jr. , well
known opera tor of th e WMIS Co., reports
buying new interests and says his busi-
ness continues very goo d. He was accom-
panied on his trip by Mrs. Ewing.
Th e many friends of George Valles, well
known local operator, are glad to see him
out again after his recent serious illn ess.
Harold M. Case
Mfgrs. at Capitol
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
40
FOR
JUNE
1944
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The War Pro-
duction Board representatives met with a
selected committee of Coin Machine Ma nu -
facturers h ere on May 15th to discuss
" Civilian PToduction ." Committee co nsist-
ed of Walter Tratsch of A. B. T. Mfg.
Corp; Dennis Donohue, Mills Novelty Co.;
.J. E. Broyles, Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.;
George J enkins, Bally Mfg. Co.; W. E.
Bolen, Northwestern Corp ; R. Z. Greene,
Rowe Mfg. Co., and D. Gottlieb, D. Gott-
lieb & Co.
Following the Washin gton meet th e
manufacturero will call a m eetin ~ in Chi-
cago of all industry factors at which tim e
the governm ent. selected committee will re-
port on its session witb WPB, accordin g
to D. Gottlieb, president of Coin Machine
Indu stries, In c.
NAMA Meetinu Considers Automatic
Vendinu Machines Future
By ABEL YOUNG
CHICAGO- A look at the present, a
venture of hopeful things to come an d a
discussion of curren t problems highlighted
a meetin g of the National Automatic Mer-
chandi sing Association at th e Palmer
House on May 2nd. Around 40 represen-
tatives of va rious phases of automatic mer-
chandise vendin g were on hand to co ntrib-
ute th eir bit to the discussions which com-
prised th e first midwest get- togeth er since
Pearl Harbor.
Not a very optimistic note was sounded
on supplies of vendin g machin e merchan-
dise and current restrictions in effect dur-
in g past months seem certain to hold for
th e months ahea d. However, th e meeting
keynoted operating in the post-war years
and merchandising in terms of public con-
venience came in for major study.
High light of the meeting was an ad-
dress by Nathaniel Leverone, of Automatic
Ca nteen. Levero ne dwelled long on the
future ahead in automatic vending and
stated that the vending field has " finally
co mmanded acceptance and recognition as
a business that is so und and one that can
no longer be retarded." Durfng his talk
Leverone pointed out that the NAMA is
active agai nst unreasonabl e tax proposals
affectin g the vending industry.
of the present supply of peanuts are pegged
for overseas shi pment and consequently the
ve nding machine operator will feel ano ther
pinch on this item. Kelling said peanut
acreage was considerab ly larger this year
than previously and, all things being eq ual ,
the new crop might provide adequate sup-
plies for both operators and other interests.
BEVERAGES
Here is another ti ght fi eld due to sugar
rationing and Gordon Mason, of th e Dr.
P epper Co., in his talk said that slightly
increased sugar quotas meant a small in-
crease in production but th e ultimate dis-
tribution result was still somewhat of a
question.
CIGARETTES
Plenty of cigarettes are going to be
available in the months ahead but some
smo kers might have to change from brand
to brand from time to time, declared R.
Z. Greene, of Rowe Manufacturing Co.
Greene related th at, despite rumors, there
is no really serious tobacco shortage but
rather a manpower shortage in producing
the fa gs. Then too, heavy shipments to
our lads across the waters are reducing our
domestic supplies.
S. Darling, secretary of NAMA, gave
CANDY BARS
a report on the activities of the Association
Various suppliers and industry execu- in the months past, th e campaign against
tives made brief talks. In th e candy bar . a workable ration token, efforts for favor-
able legisla tion and highlights of the past
field it was revealed th ere is littl e chance
year's operation of NAMA. In his report
for improvement due to sugar shortages
he stated that 157 firms are now on th e
and army requirements. A heavy increase
NAMA membership rolls.
in this year's corn crop will aid materially
for candy manufacturers consider corn
syrup a critical ingredient in many vend·
Badger Inventory Big
ing products.
LOS ANGELES - Badger Sales Co.'s
PEANUTS
stock shows plenty of all types of refin-
M. 1. Kelling, of the Kelling Nut Co.,
ished and reconditioned equipmen t ready
- spoke brieRy and related th at 50 per cent
for shipmen t and Bill Happel declares:
"With our en tire sales an d buying force
on the look-out for good equipment, and
with many years of experience on every
type of recondltioning work, together with
the specialized skills of the individual me-
chanics who make up the shop staff, our
service is now proving a real asset to
active operators.
"With the opening of summ er resorts
and beach locations, we are an ticipat in g a
brisk demand for all types of equipmen t
during the comin g months. Every effort is
being made to supply the demand with
th e grea test effi ciency."
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