Shulman has advised that they will have
their first showing of the Rock-Ola Phono-
graph in December.
Wolf Reiwitz and wife are now in Cali-
fornia on a three weeks' pleasure trip.
A. A. Roberts of Wolf Sales Co. said
that the company is now beginning to
formulate plans for the expansion of their
organization. Offices will be opened in
Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and El Paso,
Texas, operating approximately the first of
the year. These are being established in
order to give operators better service after
the territory has been expanded to include
a part of Montana, fifteen counties in
Texas and additional counties in Idaho and
Nevada.
Frank Negri has been added to Wolf
Sales organization as field representative,
and William Hillman has been added to
the service department.
Robert M. Waggener, President of Coin
Machine Acceptance Corp., stopped over·
in Denver to visit with members of Wolf
Sales. He was accompanied by his wife
and Howard Pretzel, CMAC representa-
tive.
Howard Holt and A. A. Roberts had a
week-end fishing trip on the Colorado
River. They report a most enjoyable time
and a very successful catch. The only cas-
ualty-Roberts fell in the river-but that
was part of the fishing experience.
Roberts said that all operators who have
been in recently report that their business
remains fairly constant and, according to
COIN
all indications, will increase with the ad-
MACHINE vent of new equipment. They are all look-
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ing forward to receiving new equipment
and are making preparations now to go out
and get all of those locations which they
were unable to handle previously.
In addition to planning an extensive re-
FOR
NOVEMBER modeling program, Wolf Sales Co. is erect-
ing another building adjacent to the one
1945
which they now occupy.
• A number of Denver operators have been
victims of depredations by petty thieves
who have been breaking into machines in
both outside and inside locations. Ma-
chines placed in theaters have been broken
into and robbed. The thieves are very
bold in their operations. In some instances
they have committed the robberies during
the day.
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It is believed that the thefts have been
committed by young vandals of high school
age who work in groups or gangs and post
a lookout who gives warning when there is
danger that they will be apprehended. Ap-
parently Denver is suffering from a juve-
nile crime wave similar to that which is
sweeping over the entire country. Denver
police, thus far, have been unable to
catch any of the miscreants.
Operators express the opinion that the
coin-operated machines are so frequently
robbed as well as wrecked because they
are, in the main, built "'.ithout adequate
protection against burglary, and there is a
rising demand that manufacturers adopt
methods which will make the machines
burglar-proof. It is understood that a de-
vice can be built in which will afford such
protection.
The loss of earnings, expense and delay
in getting new parts and the time required
to make repairs on machines is a big head-
ache to operators suffering such damage.
It is reported that petitions are now
being circulated throughout Colorado in
an effort to have horse racing and slot
machines legalized. It is claimed that the
position recently taken by State Treasurer
Homer F. Bedford, who advocated the le-
galizing and the state licensing of slot ma-
chines, encouraged the sponsors to circu-
late the petition, which reputedly seeks to
have the question of legal slot machines
and horse racing submitted to the voters
in the next general election.
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HOUSTON-Standard Music Distribu-
tors have been appointed distributors of
Globe Records for the state of Texas, and
South Texas distributors for Melodisc rec-
ords.
According to H. M. Crowe, adequate
stocks on both labels are now rolling in
and the firm is ready to serve the operators
without delay.
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A man bought a parrot and tried to
teach it to talk. Going over to the bird, he
repeated for several minutes the words,
"Hello, hello." At the end of the lesson
the parrot opened one eye and answered
drowsily, "Line's busy."
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Gisser Visits Coast
LOS ANGELES-M. S. Gisser, of Cleve-
land Coin Machine Exchange, Cleveland,
planed in on October 10th to see this fan-
tastic country and see if it lived up to all
the reports which have filtered back to
Cleveland.
"Frankly, it's been a plan of mine for
15 years to come out here and just see how
wonderful a country this really is," said
Gisser. "I've heard some mighty fine reports
for years and I must say my first impres-
sions jibe with reports I've heard. It seems
everybody out here is subsidized by the
local Chamber of Commerce for I've never
run into such a congress of local boosters.
But it's all well, it's a swell climate, a
mighty fine part of the country, and the
most hospitable coin machine men I've run
into anywhere."
Gisser visited THE REVIEW and, with a
twinkle in his eye, declared it was "just a
pleasure visit. No business, absolutely."
But we'll be watching Sir Gisser. It's
quite likely that a hard winter in Ohio
might give him some new plans.
Robinson Shows Chi·e f
LOS ANGELES-C. A. Robinson has
unveiled the new J enni'ngs Bronze Chief
. . . a colorful beauty-gleaming chrome,
burnished bronze, hand-rubbed walnut
slot. Custom built, as Jennings famous
Chiefs have been through the years, and
featuring many new improvements over
pre-war models, Robinson reports a fine
response to the showing and the booking
of some nice orders.
Robinson relates that the sample on dis-
play is the very first machi'ne to come oJf
the production line-a promise made when
he was in Chicago, and fulfilled in accord- •
ance with arrangements. A de luxe show-
room has been set up for Jennings displays
in the headquarters of C. A. Robinson and
Co.
Laymon Hot on Conversion
LOS ANGELES-"To keep 'em modern
and up to date until there are plenty of new
machines, you can't beat the conversions,"
believes Paul A. Laymon and proves that
others share his opinions by showing a
stack of orders for conversions he is
offering.
When the Japs said "Uncle" the Shoot-
the-Jap conversion was a sick duck quick.
Laymon filled the breech quickly with a
new Photo Electric Rifle Range Conver-
sion which revitalizes the old Seeburg
Chicken Sams and Convicts, and Shoot-
the-Japs.
Laymon has also tabbed up a nice busi-
ness on the 5 ball novelty revamp by Gott-
lieb known as "Cover Girl." "We've sold
all we can get," he said, "and very few
more will be coming through because pro-
duction is giving way to new stuff pegged
for deliveries in the months ahead."
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