.Mississippi
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
78
FOR
JANUARY
Young Mr. 1946 is a welcome visitor to
Mississippi this month and as the Old Year
was rung out and the New Year welcomed
in, Magnolia State operators looked to the
New Year with hope and confidence. 1946,
they predict, will be the most successful
year in a decade for operators of all coin
machines. All curfews have been removed,
bans have been lifted and with the con-
tinued return of service men from overseas
and from camps in the states, business is
looking up and 1946 should find it at a
new high.
Francis Smith, late of the U. S. Marine
Corps, has been given an honorable dis-
charge as a Lieutenant after three years
of service in the Pacific. Following a visit
here with his parents, he and his wife
left for California, where he plans to open
operations in the coin machine business.
Corporal Thornton Smith who has been
in Europe for two years in the finance de-
partment of Uncle Sam's army is en-route
home and expects to resume operations
here.
Jake Sangninetti, recently discharged
from the Navy at Pensacola, is home and
has taken up where he left off when he
was called to the colors. With his partner,
John McGivaren, they operate the J and
J Co.
Among the operators who attended the
Notre Dame-Tulane football game in New
Orleans recently were: John McGivaren,
Pinky Gremillion, Beauvais Caire, Dave
Junkin, Barnett Seruo, Hoody Woods, and
Charley Dixon_
Charles Morel, son of Charles Morel, Sr.,
owner of the Morel-Starr Co., is now as-
sociated with his father in the operation
of the business. Morel, Jr_. came here
recently from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, where
he was operating a branch office of the
local firm.
Robert "Pee Wee" Garrity, who served
in the armed forces, has been discharged,
and is now working for the Eidt Distrib-
uting Co.
Wayne Jenkins of the California Co. is
enjoying a well earned vacation. He re-
ports killing a number of ducks and a Jeer
on a recent hunt in the swamplands of
Louisiana with a number of other oper-
ators.
Bill Eidt, owner and operator of Eidt's
Enterprises is back from a hunt in Tensas
parish, Louisiana, and says that the game
is like his business, bigger and better. Bill
looks forward to a successful 1946.
Charley Stewart has opened a new busi-
ness in the county and says his coin ma-
chines are doing a land office business. His
place is on the Liberty Road, near Natchez.
He formerly operated in Woodville, Miss.
James W_ Sheppard, son-in-law of oper-
ator Ham Nelson, has received his honor-
able discharge from the armed forces and
is now associated with Nelson in the oper-
ation of the F and N Amusement Co_
Mrs. Ellis C. ,Keathley. widow of the
late E. C. Keathley, owner and operator
of the Natchez Music Co., is visiting with
members of her family in Cotton Valley,
Mississippi, and recovering from her recent
illness.
After being associated with Ewing Co.
for some time, Harvey "Slapsie" Lawrence
has resigned and will open his own com-
pany soon. He plans to operate in Natchez
exclusively and has already begun plans
for construction of a shop on one of the
main streets of the city_ He was also
formerly with the Star-Morel Co.
Sgt. Charles L. Weeks, formerly con-
nected with coin machine operatbrs of this
city liS a service man, has received his
honorable discharge from the U. S. Army
Air Forces and is now at home.
P. K. Ewing, Jr., of the Ewing Co.,
accompanied by George L. Wilson, his
service man, attended the annual Sugar
Bowl game in New Orteans on New Year's
Day.
Mike Verruchi, well known local oper-
ator, is out following a recent operation
for appendicitis at the Natchez General
Hospital.
Coin machine business seems to be very.
very good in all parts of Louisiana. Espe-
cially in Baton Rouge and New Orleans
is business on the upgrade. Slots are
permitted to operate in both cities, and
all other machines get good plays also.
Too bad the counties of Mississippi frown
on slot operators because they would real-
ize much revenue, just as they would
from liquor sales, etc.
Local operators and your humble scribe
had the pleasure of entertaining one of the
top automatic phono singers, the famous
movie-stage and radio and recording cow-
boy artist, the one and only Tex Ritter.
Tex with Wesley Tuttle, also a recording
artist in his own right and the inimitable
Dub "Cannonball" Taylor, were here with
the Tex Ritter troupe while touring the
south on a series of one nighters. They
played to a capacity house at the munici-
pal auditorium and came here from a
week's engagement in New Orleans.
Harold Ill. Case
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Canteen Hostess: "Do you and your ser-
geant ever have any differences of opinion?"
Private: "Lots of times, but he never
knows it."
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Congress should levy an amusement tax
On those fat girls who will wear slacks.
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