ish Columbia, and Alaska . . . . Slot shot:
the apple of the Mills' eye, Black Cherry
Bell, is finished in Hammerloid silver dec-
orated with cherries instead of jewels, and
th(:: old malleable iron construction has
given way to aluminum . . . . Like a cat
close·watching a mouse, Sailor Jesse Bick·
ford eagle-eye's last· minute developments
in the navy's discharge system from Vir-
ginia. Today Jesse is closer to being a
civilian than at any time duting the past
three years.
Enterprising phono ops with a zest for
fresh horizons would do well to slant their
aims Alaskaward, according to Bert Proctor
of the local Victor office. Having just re-
turned from a five-week voyage that car-
ried him as far north as Nome, Bert re-
ports: "Before the war, there were quite
a few operators. Due to lack of personnel
and inadequate service facilities, more and
more locations began buying their own ma-
chines, until now about 70% of them are
in that category.
"Fair-sized operations are carried on in
Juneau, Ketchikan and Anchorage. Other
than these three towns, the largest phono
ops manage about a half-dozen games--
and then only as a sideline. Most machines
are old models and have been badly neg-
lected. Games needing repairs are shipped
by plane to the states and returned the
same way. The bills would knock your eyes
out.
"The big problem from an operational
. standpoint, is transportation-trying to
cover a vast area whose locations are thinly
strung out."
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KANSAS CITY-The new coffee vend-
ing machine to be manufactured by Ben-
son Manufacturing Co. has attracted the in-
terest of the first Russian purchasing com-
mission to visit Kansas City since the end
of the war.
Ernest Benson, vice-president of the com-
pany, said that while the commission had
not placed any orders, it displayed great
curiosity regarding every detail of the new
apparatus, which was explained by Joseph
Knapp. Knapp is the inventor of the new
coffee vending machine, having designed
all of its mechanism_ The cabinet, however,
was designed by Alphonso Bach of New
York_ Benson Manufacturing will mannfac-
ture the coffee dispenser under a Knapway
patent.
Knapp showed the Russian commission
how the machine dtopped pellets of dehy-
drated cream, sugar and coffee in a paper
cup, and then poured hot water into the
cup. While the Russians admitted that cof-
fee is not too popular in Russia, they
thought the machine would be useful in
doling other beverages. It was not ex-
plained whether they were thinking of
blending a Vodka sidecar, or simply re-
placing the samovar or brewing tea.
Gottlieb Appoints Men
CHICAGO-Appointment of Sol and
Maury Gottlieb as national Field Repre-
sentatives has been announced by D. Gott-
lieb & Co.
Both men are pioneers in the trade and
are well known to coin men throughout
the country. Selection of these men to
serve as direct links between manufacturer
and distributors was made on the basis of
their broad experience in all fields of
operating and distribution, company offi-
cials declared.
"Frequent contact with sales outlets will
enable us to serve our distributors bett~r,
and at the same time, improve distribution
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of equipment to operators," asserted Nate
Gottlieb.
Bally Appoints
LOS ANGELES-Paul A. Laymon has
been appointed factory distributor for the
Bally Mfg. Co., and presently is delivering
Undersea Raider, an upright game with
loads of player appeal. In addition Lay-
mon is booking orders for future delivery
on Victory Derby and Victory Special,
the first pin games to come from the Bally
plant.
Al Slight, factory representative, was on
the Coast to make the Laymon appoint-
ment and at the same time arrangements
were made for sub-distributing the line by
Minthorne Music Co. and California Music
Co.
While here Mr. and Mrs. Slight were
week-end guests of the Laymons at their
home at Pacific Palisades and an evening
in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador
Hotel.
Buy K. C. Vending
CHICAGO-Frank LaMaskin and Al
Tigerman, two well known coin men have
announced their purchase of K. C. Vend-
ing, located at 2252 West Chicago Ave.
Plans are being inaugurated for an ex-
pansion of their service to the coin machine
trade and as soon as everything is in readi-
ness an announcement will be made.
Both men have been in the coin machine
business many years and have contributed
much to the business from its very i'ncep-
tion.
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She (on the phone) : "I'm afraid your
dinner will be burned a little tonight, dar-
ling."
He: "What's the matter? Did they have
a fire at the delicatessen?"
LET T E R
FROM
• • LONDON
LONDON-Talk of staging a trade ex-
hibition for next year was the most impor-
tant subject, next to the Purchase Tax, at
the meeting of the British Automatic Ma·
chine Operators Society the middle of Oc-
tober. One argument for an early revival
of the trade exhibition is that it will show
authorities the industry is ready to get
cracking provided that obstacles are not
placed in the way.
Scott Supply Co. Ltd., re-equipped the
Pennimatic Arcade which recently burnt-
out on the London Strand. Those who saw
the place right after the fire said it was
a sorry mess and Scott did a good job of
re-fitting.
Scott's are developing their trade in
floor-type machines and doing a good job
on repairing and refinishing the machines.
Harry Hooper reports for Hoopers' Auto-
matics: "We have lately received letters
from India, Denmark and a buyer was in
from Brussels but we were unable to help
them owing to the restrictions on manu-
facture, but still it shows that things are
moving and it looks like there will be a
big demand for the future."
An amazing assortment of automatic
equipment is still being offered here, al-
though it is, for the most part, of ancient
vintage. Prices are high; Wurlitzer 24
record machines are considered a bargain
at £350. Spares for most all types of ma-
chines are on hand in fair quantities.
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BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
'DECEMBER
1945