his own use at least part of the time.
It's been travel time at Nelson & Michael,
what with V. A. Nelson and George Corey
back from separate trips to Los Angeles.
Nelson went on business (he says) while
Corey comes clean and says his was a
pleasure trip, at the same time alleging
that a trip to L. A. is no pleasure (L. A.
Chamber of Commerce please ignore) and
that he's glad to be back in the Queen
City where the sun is more merciful. (Yeh,
merciful, if not a downright stranger).
New at Nelson & Michael, and in the
_phono end of the service department, is
Jimmy Baldassin. Fresh out of the navy
after a two-year hitch, he saw service in
both oceans, largely in destroyer escorts.
Jack Howlett is boasting of new 2-5 pay
Club R oyal Bell machines for the chartered
club play. He says he will have some new
model 3-5 pay rigs when Mills get tooled
up to make them (about October 1). Wash-
ington is the only state using the 3-5 play
machines, adds Jack.
Ralp h (Horatio) Alger of Hi-Tone Mu-
sic Co. has a cheerier visage as result, and
I quote, of the "female trouble is all set-
tled." And, respecting his desire for pri- '
vacy over his recent bout in court, I'll say
no more. New at Hi-Tone is Stan "Red"
Conant in the service department, formerly
of Wolf and of Fox in San Diego. Marget
Riggn doubled-aisled it not too long ago
and is now Mrs. Glen Sodman, bui she
continues at Hi-Tone in her same gracious
manner.
COIN
George Schnabel of Puget Sound Novelty
MACHINE has been ill but is now showing up at the
REVIEW
office for a little light work now and then.
New faces at P. S. include Margaret Har-
rington and Donald MacDonald, both in
the office. Weddings include the nuptials of
Ed Y ocon, of the shop staff, on July 12,
FOR
and of Dorothy Hill, of the office force, who
AUGUST
in June became Mrs. James Buser. Lyle
1946
Tenner, who usually travels Washington,
Oregon and Idaho for P. S., came in from
-the road to help out while Boss-man
Schnabel was ill. He says machines are
easier to get now and tells of the arrival
of Victory Derbies and Specials.
School bells ring weekly at Jack R.
Moore Co. where, beginning July 10, a class
is held every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. in the Seeburg Distributor's Field
Service School. The class runs for 12 weeks,
with Edwin Eby, of Moore's Portland office,
doing the instructing. George Goss, Moore
Seattle manager, says enthusi'asm for the
school is high and that lads from in and
out of Seattle attend.
Goss is still busy enlarging and moderni-
zing his shop, with work delayed for a
time because of the lumber lack. Soon to
be installed will be the elaborate Seeburg
test bench that looks like a combination
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summer, but will take an occasional horse-
back ride in the hills for recreation.
He reports th at Pat Johnson of Rawlins
and Henry Chipp of Rock Springs were
beer.
recent visitors in Denver.
Pinball and slot machine operators are
Describing a recent fishing trip by mem-
certainly paying their way in Spokane. In
bers of the Wolf Sales Co., A. A. Roberts
two months the city has collected $22,452
as its 5 per cent take from the gross oper- said, "We drove from here up to Cross
Lake,' Minn., and stopped off at Omaha to
ating profits of the slots and the city
pick up M. H. Rosenberg and Tim Crum-
fathers figure they will reap more than
met of Central Distributing Co., who rode
$100,000 this year. Pinball machines will
up with us. The trip up was more or less
net Spokane about $150,000 this year in
uneventful. While we were there the fish-
license fees. There are probably 500 slot
ing was just fair. I caught the biggest fish
machines scattered through Spokane's 25
one day and A. C. Roberts also got an
clubs.
award, but he is not telling for what. E. R.
The Seattle ci ty council'is going easy on
Wurgler caught one of the largest Great
granting pinball licenses and operators are
Northern Pikes seen in that part of the
facing waiting periods on their requests.
country in a long time.
Judging from the sentiment of the city
"We had a combined dinner and business
dads, there is a possibility licenses may be
meeting at El Paso for a number of the
disallowed if requests continue at the pres-
Wurlitzer operators in the El Paso and
ent pace. Re.gulations limit to 200 the
Phoenix areas. Guests at this meeting
number of machines any one operator may
were Gordon Sutton, assistant general sales
hold, and there are now some 180 ops in
manager, Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.; Ben Hol-
the field here.
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singer, advertising manager of the -Rudolph
The fate of slot machines in private clubs
Wurlitzer Co.; Al Mendez, regional man-
is in the hands of the Washington state su-
ager, Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.; Raymond Wil.
preme court as the resu lt of an appeal from
Iiams, owner of the Commercial Music Co.,
' a Seattle court on conviction of a bail bond
Dallas. Houston and San Antonio.
broker who was convicted on a charge of
"Following this meeting I went to San
possessing a slot machine. The broker had
Antonio as a guest of the Wurlitzer opera-
the machine in his office. A 1937 state law .
tors'. meeti,~g conducted by the Commercial
permits machines in private clubs only.
Music Co.
Lloyd Shorett, King county prosecuting
The Blackwell Distributing Co. reports
attorney, contends the law was not intended
having received 80 Aireon phonographs,
to permit opera tion of slot machines in
most of which are on location and creating
private buildings.
quite a sensation in the district and have
Although the city of Bremerton said,
received much favorable comment. The
"No, no-no license," the Isley Corp.,
company is feeli ng very happy because the
headed by Lloyd G. Isley, i's still operating
customers with the nickels, who are after
its pinball machines in the town. Under
all the real judges, like them very much.
an amendment to an ordinance, which gives
The location men report that it has increas-
them a wider latitude in issuing licenses,
ed their "take" tremendously.
Bremerton councilmen denied Isley licenses
C. D. Kemp, district manager for Aireon,
for his machines which expired July 1, is leaving on an extended trip throughout
although permits were granted other oper-
the 5 states of this district.
ators. Isley, who operates 15 machines in
A great many of the operators' service
10 locations, has filed suit against the
men were in for a service school, and seem-
councilmen, asking $136,000 damages based
ed very well pleased with the perform-
on an asserted income of $1500 a month
ance of the phonograph and the beauty of
from the machines.
its cabinet.
Apparently Isley's licenses were refused
H. L. King, service instructor for Black-
for none other than purely personal reasons
well Distributing Co., i's making an extend-
and under the city ordinance which gives
ed trip through the territory for the pur-
the councilmen the right to pick and choose
pose of holding schools for service men.
when it comes to handing them out. How
Dan Kenaga, the Blackwell Co.'s live
long Isley will operate without licenses is
wire operator, of Pocatello, is leaving with
a matter for conjecture.
his family for a trip to Southern California.
R ay Bloomberg
Knight Ketchersid, Boise, recently redec-
orated his place of business. He has pur-
chased some new equipment.
Paul Shor£, operator of the Cigarette
C. J. Fendrick, who was taken seriously Service Co., Inc., at 3401 West 26th Ave.,
ill last month with bronchial pneumonia, is
reports that the cigarette situation is in
again able to be about and says he is get-
pretty fair shape now. He operates in Den-
ting in touch with business.
ver and adjoining counties of Adams,
The Jones Distributing Co., distributors
Arapahoe and Jefferson and has provided
for J. P. Seeburg Corp., is opening up a
this service over a period of 11 years. He
new paint room, which has been added for
handles Rowe machines exclusively. He
the purpose of refinishing boxes.
( See DENVER, Page 86)
Ken Kronauer, head service manager for
Seeburg in the Denver district, recently re-
turned to the office after spending some
time in the main office in Salt Lake City.
Service man H. C. Baker is ill at his
home, but expected soon to be able to re-
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turn to the office.
Helen Holkerstad, secretary, recently re-
turned from a two weeks' vacation, which
she spent with friends in Minnesota. She
reports a very enJoyable and restful time.
Gibson Bradshaw, of the Denver Distri-
-SEE-
buting Co., says he is not getting in very
many machines-some machines no t stand-
ing up very good, but as a whole, condi tions
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are better than expected. He has been mak-
ing a number of short trips over the terri-
tory to keep in touch with conditions. Brad-
shaw says he is no t taking any vacation this
between an automat and a cigarette vend-
ing machine and which will give out, it
seems, with almost anything except a cold
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