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ators are away and a machine needs work
the service call is referred to W. H.
Leuenhagen & Co. and the service work is
done in a minimum of time. Bill says it
keeps him on the jump but he really feels
that he is helping operators to get maxi·
mum plays out of their machines. Sidelight
on Bill's efficient service is fact that he
too has been able to get away from the
city several times recently, traveling up
to Paso Robles and thereabouts.
Roy Rigels has purchased the W. S.
Patterson music route. Roy is new to the
coin machine field, but is well known in
other activities allied to the amusement
business. He has been a champion wrestler
for some time. H. M. DeGovia engineered
the route deal.
Two new servicemen have been added
to the Laymon staff to meet the present
demands. They are Orville Sorenson and
Ben Shupp.
Alex Koleopolus, Bakersfield, has been
soliciting clothing for European relief
agencies.
E. T. Mape arrived in Los Angeles a
few days ago, having flown from Chicago
where he attended the first showing of the
new Challenger '47 automatic phonograph.
Showing was at the general offices and ·
showrooms of Challenger Industries.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Thompson are
the proud parents of a 5 pound 8 ounce
baby girl, chrIstened Sherry Antonia. AI·
though married 12 years this is the first
child for the Thompsons. Sheridan and
his brothers, Bill and Gary, are out of the
COIN
MACHINE service and back operating in Long Beach.
J. R. Donaldson, former local operator,
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took time out from his operations in Salinas
to visit with local coinmen. So did Guy
Evans, Phoenix, who used to oper.ate in
Long Beach, and Russell Hooker, Phoenix,
who used to operate in Los Angeles.
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Fred Gaunt took a week off from his
duties at General Music to take the missus
to 29 Palms for a vacation with his
brother, Shorty.
Charlie Robinson's beautiful doberman,
Burgundy, has graduated from the 5 months
training course in North Hollywood and
is at home with Charlie.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richarme are on a
two-months visit to Louisiana to visit old
friends and old spots they frequented
before coming West. Joe formerly operated
the Long Beach Coin Machine Exchange.
Spotted on Coin Row the first part of
the month were L. A. Barnes, Johnny
Ketchersid, Homer Gillespie and George
Landier, Long Beach; Mr. and Mrs. George
Young, Selma; Charlie Peddicord, Ana·
heim; Roy Garrison, Phoenix; Jack Ar·
nold, Barstow; Norman Glover, Bellflower;
S. L. Griffin and Lloyd Barrett, Pomona,
and Paul Sullivan, Oceanside.
Distributing would be a beautiful busi-
ness if only the machines arrived from
the factories in the desired quantities, reo
lates Charlie Robinson, who is adding a
few gray hairs trying to fill orders for
the new Jennings slots.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laymon spent the
March 15th weekend with friends who
operate a turkey ranch near Lancaster
and enjoyed plenty of fried turkey. Ever
eat it? The Laymons say it's delicious.
Dick Wright, stepson of Aubrey Stemler,
and veteran of Guadalcanal, Bouiganville
and for over two years in the Air Force in
the Philippines, is out of the service and
engaged in 30-wire installations and service.
At present he is working from his home
at 2700 San Marino St.
Bill Happel spent the March 8th week·
end in Palm Springs vacationing and
booking orders from operators in the area.
Mollie Simon, former secretary to Curley
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Robinson of AOLAC, has moved into C.
A. Robinson & Co. and will act as secre-
tary and manager for the Music Operators
Association, as well as continuing her
secretarial work.
Nick Carter planed out on March 17th
to call upon Chicago manufacturers and
arrange for added distribution.
We can't close this month's column with·
out sharing Jack Gutshall's favorite joke
with you. A mountaineer walked into the
doctor's office and told the doctor that he
wanted him to see what he could do about
patching up his son·in·law's ear-saying,
"I shot a hole in it yesterday." The doctor
reprimanded him severely-the idea of
shooting his son·in·law. The mountaineer
replied: "Waal you see he wasn't my son·in-
law yesterday."
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Nothing could more decisively demon·
strate the new confidence and vigor of the
coin machine industry than the teeming
activities taking place or scheduled to
occur in the near future. The phenomena
is observable in various ways, like new
ventures, expansion of premises, augmented
staffs, group meetings-but all adding up
to the total: complete faith in the grand
future of the industry.
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The first Sunday of March Aireon elec·
tronic phonographs were introduced to the
trade by Osbotn Distributing Co. The
showing was held at the Whitcomb Hotel.
D. H. Osborn had intended to hold it at
his own premises which is now being built
for him but it was not ready in time. About
450 operators attended the gathering. Doc
C. N. Kimball, Aireon /vice president, in
charge of all electronics, arrived for the
occasion, and also W. E. Simmons, reo
gional manager, G. Todd and Herb
Klemme, Aireon factory service instructors.
Senator Ken Johnson, Nevada was a
distinguished guest. R. W. Miller, head of
R. W. Miller DistritJuting Co., Sacramento,
and his son Ralph, helped to demonstrate
the new Aireon models. R. W. Miller Dis·
tributing Co. will handle Aireon through.
out the Sacramento Valley. Operators were
much impressed by the pleasing tone qual·
ity, automatic volume control, and colorful,
novel exterior of the new models. D. H.
Osborn said: "Operators showed their ap·
proval in a very convincing way-by plac-
ing hundreds of orders."
M. A. Pollard, owner of M. A. Pollard
Co., was happy to announce that his firm
had been appointed exclusive distributor
for Northern California, Oregon and W~h·
ington for the products of Compas Inc., and
for H. C. Evans Co., for Northern Cali·
fornia. ·Pollard said that Compas manu·
factures a complete line of parts for every
type of phonograph and games at the
lowest wholesale prices. He expects dis-
tribution to start on the 10th of April.
Displayed at the Pollard showrooms are
samples of the new 1946 Evans Bangtail
and Galloping Dominoes for which orders
are accepted. Deliveries will be made in
rotated order. Pollard is also distributor for
the entire West Coast of the Han-Dee
Lift Truck which are available right now.
Ready for delivery are Packard Pla·Mor
boxes, Genco games, Chicago Coin games,
and Go alee. Pollard stated his policy:
"Every sale must be a happy sale. We
guarantee complete satisfaction with each
transaction."
M. S. Wolf Distributing Co., (formerly
California Amusement Co.) is getting
ready in a big way for "the showing of the
new AMI phonographs, which will be held
in their own showrooms April 2 and 3.
Walter A. Huber, sales manager, believes
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