Los Angeles
The waiting continues! Operators have
been reluctant to buy, believing that new
equipment will be rapidly forthcoming.
It isn't. Repair establishments tell of
the lull caused by the new machine threat.
Apparently operators are not considering
the terrific material shortage that is bot-
tlenecking every manufacturer in the bus·
iness.
An important meeting of AOLAC was
held on December 11th at which time mat-
ters affecting operating in this area were
discussed. A Long Beach situation has
added heat to an undesirable situation.
Nick and Marge Carter, Nickabob Sales,
are back from a trip through the San
Joaquin Valley and on up to Frisco. Nick's
new branch in Fresno will open on J anu-
ary 1st. A former tenant in the building
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caused some trouble by not moving his
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storage out in time for the announced
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December 15th opening.
Lucille Laymon had a thrill (?) a few
days ago when a chap came in and after
establishing her identity, asked her to
guess his. When she gave up, the chap
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took her back to Indiana when he was
JANUARY a pupil of hers in high school some years
1946
back. "It's things like this," said Lucille,
"that make you start to feel you're crawl-
ing along behind Father Time at a steady
gait."
Former operators are leaving the service
and returning to their first love. Stuatt
Metz, out of the Navy, has rejoined S. &
A. in San Bernardino. Harold Halgren,
out of the Seabees, will resume operating.
And-incidentally, Harold had to wear
his uniform for several days while he
scurried around trying to find clothes, for
he'd outgrown his prewar togs. Charles
Cahoone, Long Beach, has kissed the
Seabees goodbye and is ready to start op-
erating when he can get equipment. Nor-
man E. Glover, discharged from the Navy,
has opened a service and repair business
in Bell.
Jack Gutshall made San Francisco
headquarters for the second week in De-
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cember while he scouted business for his
line up of records.
Jimmy Rutter, infanticipating in Feb·
ruary, is back from Marysville, Baker,
Barstow and San Diego where he assisted
operators on repairs.
AOLAC continues its goodwill campaign
with Churches and Charitable Groups by
supplying equipment for parties, carni-
vals, bazaars, etc. More than a dozen
thank you letters received the past month,
attest to the value of such a program.
Frank Spencer Root, Jr., 7 pounds and
12 ounces, made his appearance on Oc·
tober 23rd and immediately took over
the center of interest at the home of the
Roots. Red hair, and all, the youngster
bids fair to becoming as good an operator,
in time, as his old man.
Out-of-town operators in on equipment
and supply buying the past month in-
cluded the -following at Laymon's: Perry
Irwin, Ventura; G. L. Catlin, Montrose;
J. A. Stewart, Reno; E. 1. Bryant, Glen-
dale; D. D. Patton, Turlock; Eddie Sea-
man, San Bernardino; Earl Beatty, Tem-
pIe; Ed Sullivan, Oceanside; Ray Ressel,
Riverside; . A. R. Kelly, Pismo Beach;
Glen McCarter, Calimesa; Charles Whale,
Colorado Springs, Colo.: 1. P. Bender and
W. H. Shorey, San Bernardino; Louie
Dunn, Monterey Park and S. L. Griffin,
Ontario, to mention only a few.
Frank Lamb is back in town after a
vacation trip in the middle West.
Bud Parr returned from San Francisco
on the 12th after visiting his Bay District
office for the first time in weeks.
Bill Wolf, that seasoned traveler, ar-
rived from Chicago on the 6th, left for
the San Francisco office on the 11 th, re-
turned to Los Angeles on the 17th and
expected to head for Chicago again on
the 20th. California Amusement has a
big showing of AMI instruments sched-
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uled for January.
Tom Wall, of California Games, and
Associates, are installing a new beach
concession game on the Pike in Long
Beach. From now on Tom will divide
his time 'twixt the game and gals bathing
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down thar.
They live differently in Nevada. At
least Charlie Robinson found that true
on a recent visit to the key cities where
spots are open around the clock. To con-
tact owners and operators Charlie had
appointments from 4 a.m. on through to
midnight. When he got home he spent
a full day sleeping and recuperating from
such arduous business engagements.
Aubrey Stemler left with the Missus
on the lIth for Chicago to be on hand
for an important business conference which
should result in an important announce-
ment next month.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laymon and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Wilkes week-ended in the
Lancaster area the middle of the month
in search of desert holly for Christmas
home decorating.
Connie Berkbauer, a former customer
of Bill Happel's in the years he was at
Badger Novelty, sold his operation in Mil-
waukee and took a look-see at California.
You guessed it! Connie bought a house,
hi'ed home to Milwaukee to sell his home
there and get back here quick. When
new equipment is ready he expects to
establish an operation.
New serviceman at the Laymons' is
Fred Johnson.
Lane Jasper is on a business trip to
Chicago.
John McCall has been busy the past
month, taking time out from his opera-
tions, to cut and bring to Los Angeles a
quantity of Christmas trees from the Lake
Tahoe area.
Apollo Record Distributing Co. has
opened local offices on West Pico.
E. L. Hearn, of Globe Records, and
operator-extraordinaire, has been fighting
arthritis.
Fred Meyers, of K & M Service, has
been on a prolonged trip through the
South and is sending through terrific
orders for records handled by the firm.
On the 13th he was 500 records ahead of
the local sales record of L. E. Kelly.
Jack Simon is displaying a new one-
wheel trailer that looks good for operators.
See it at Sicking Distributing Co.
The display rooms of W. E. Simmons
are in order in the Bekins Storage Build-
ing in Hollywood and awaiting the new
Aireon phonographs.
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