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No-we don't have an
UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF NEW VENDORS
bu t we do hop e it will not be t oo long b efore we can so proclaim to ou r
hund reds of custom e rs th roughou t th e W est. Until th a t happy day we wan t to
ass ist in eve ry way in kee ping you r pre sent e qu ipm e nt op erati ng in tipt op
shape. Wr it e us on any of you r pa rts probl e ms .
Also-Attention:-OPERATORS, JOBBERS, DISTRIBUTORS:
37 Groetchen Counter Games, 21's, Zig-Zags, Black Jacks, Solitaires,
some with meters. Brand new. Original cartons. Make us an offer to
close out.
Viking Specialty Gompany
530 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIFORNIA
COIN
MACHINE
IIEVIEW
44
FOR
FEBRUARY
1945
Los Angeles
Christmas and New Year's have passed
by and the Industry in th is a rea has se t·
tIed down to make 1945 co unt for as mu ch
as d id 1944. A ba nn er year is a hea d and
sal es of equipm ent durin g the first two
weeks of J anuary equalled th e whol e
month of Dece mber in mo t cases-and
Dece mber was th e be t end ·of·th e·yea r
month for j obbers a nd di stributor in the
hi story of th e busin ess.
Charlie Robinso n has co mpl eted tb e
modernizin g of hi building at the co rn er
of Ma gnolia and P ico. Building is one of
th e most a ttracti ve on th e tree t a nd will
soon be co mpl etely tenanted by fa ctors
se rvin g th e opera tors. Cha rl ie moved over
the holidays.
Curl ey Robinso n, AOLAC managin g di-
rector, is out of th e ci ty on a trip and i
expec ted back in two weeks.
I. Be rnstein has forsa ken th e cold coun -
try and has ki ssed Minn eapolis goodbye
and expects to remain in Southern Cali-
fornia. Back E ast Bern stein operated as
Gopher Sale. H e h as purchased a $16,000
hom e on Airdrome Street and moved hi s
furniture West.
Fra nk Roo t, he of ma ny bus inesses, h as
added a new one. This tim e it's a Liquor
Store on West 8th Street and Fra nk in -
tends to cater to the operator.
Art Schwartz, of Pacifi c Mu ic Sales, is
off to New York for a 3-week trip in th e
in terest of Maestro Reco rds.
Coinmatic Di tributor rolled up a ba n-
ner Dece mb er and Preston Jarrell says :
" Th e trade is findin g out th at we have
the ha rd-to-get items." Out-of-town ers in-
clud ed J. P. Cu ick, Santa Paula: A. L.
Mill er, Blythe : Roy Garrison, Phoenix ;
Karl Schott, Yuma; Ollie Trevillian, Santa
Barbara; Tex Leerskov, Ontario ; J. Caci-
oppo, Tucso n, and R. L. Ratto, Pomona.
Lu cill e Laymon has added a n 8- hour
shift every oth er week at th e Red Cross
Canteen at Min e Field to her various Red
Cross activi ties.
anteen is operated
around th e clock for the Air Transpo rt
Co mmand a nd Lu cill e finds the work most
interestin g. Men being moved to and from
the various thea ters of war, and men home
on furlough or in for th e last furlough
before going overseas co nstitute th e me n
frequ entin g the Ca nteen.
Frank Anderson has return ed to hi s op-
erations in Honolulu after spend ing the
summe r at h is bea utiful hom e in Beverly
Hill .
American Reco rdin g Artists staged th eir
first Christmas Party at th e ARA offices
an d pl a nt at 686 North Robe rtson in Hol-
lywood on th e Saturday before Christm as.
A number of operators and jobbers put in
an appearance and enjoyed th e ARA ho -
pitality.
Red Oakley's fath er, fami liarl y known
as "Pops", passed away in ea rly Ja nuary
as th e r e ult of injuri es rece ived when he
was recently robbed and mauled by thugs.
Recen t operators in at Washburn's to
pick up equipment includ ed Carl Collard,
San Bernardino ; Bi ll McGowan, Visalia;
Fred Trev illi an, Santa Ba rbara; W. C.
Thornburg, Wasco; Di ck Sharp, Santa
Ana, a nd Harvey a nd Kelly, Pismo.
A. M. Keene, Taft, is back from hi s
Christmas vi sit to M exico City. Keene be-
ca me ill way down South and had to cut
short his sojourn in the land of man ana.
Al Anderso n, Shafter, will be ind ebted
for a lon g tim e to Bill Happel at Badger
Sales. Arriving in town without hotel res-
erva ti ons, Bill pull ed the strin g and sup-
plied him with n ea t quarters at th e May-
fair. Certainly shows a jobber really has
a place in thi s husin ess.
Mrs. J. R. Donaldson i back from T exa ,
wh ere she spent Chri stm as with her so n,
Priva te Robert Donaldso n.
Dolores and J ea n Minthorne had a party
of 14 at th e Rose Bowl Game on New
Yea r's. Among those in the party were
Mabel and Ollie Trev illi a n, Santa Barba ra ,
and Quay Sargent, Minthorne salesman-
ager.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ross, Long Beach,
were in town over th e hol idays. Walter
used to op erate but [or th e past year has
been raisin g melon in the Imperi al Val-
What Do You Need?
WE HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF FIVE-BALLS.
OR IF YOU NEED CONSOLES. SLOTS.
REMOTES OR PHONOGRAPHS
WE CAN HELP
WE HAVE A FEW BUCKLEY ILLUMINATED AND PLAIN MUSIC BOXES
COMPLETE REPAIR SERVICE
We have a competent staff to repair your games and phonographs. Parts
available wher e replacements are necessary. You'll like our conscientious
service.
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