LOS ANGELES
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MACHINE
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FOR
MAY
1946
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frequent flights from Vail Field to Arizona
and Central California.
Mollie Simon has established an "Ac·
commodation Center" at 2301 W. Pi co
Blvd. where visiting out·of·town operators
can receive telephone calls. As part of her
service, Mollie also is mailing out mime·
ographed schedules of cou.nty licenses and
Federal taxes, showing amounts due on
various types of equipment and dates pay·
able.
M. C. (Bill) Williams, Williams Dis·
tributing Co .• is all set up now in hi's brand
new, remodeled establishment at 2309·11
W. Pico Blvd., one of the handsomest
places along the Row. Glass brick and
birch paneling have been used throughout
with striking effect. The showroom and
main office are finished in mahogany, while
Bill's office is a rich walnut.
Jimmy Rutter, Operators Service, made
a quick flying trip to Chicago over a
recent week· end, picked up some spare
parts, and was back on the job Monday
a.m.
DeLoss Osborn, San Francisco, spent the
Easter week·end with his family here.
There's a better place than home to store
your receipts and L. B. Webb knows how
true that is. For on April 15th two masked
bandits visited his home and removed 10
canvas bags containing $1100, all proceeds
from his phonograph and scale operations.
Another loser was M. W. McBroom,
Phoenix, who decided to attend a newsreel
theater in Hollywood while here on Aireon
business. He left the theater $300.00 poorer
than when he entered for some one picked
Mac's pocket while he was engrossed in a
picturization of national events.
The usual parade of operators has been
in evidence at the Laymon jobbing and dis-
tributing emporium. The Laymor.s hope to
get underway on their new building as soon
as restrictions are lifted.
Sam Ayo, Standard Distributors of Hous-
ton, spent four days in town and a good
share of them with Jack Gutshall. Ayo han-
WITH
CHICAGO COIN'S
GOALEE
dIes Aireon and Jack's line of records. In·
cidentally, Jack has appointed Barney Sug-
arman, Runyon Sales in New York, to han-
dle New York state for his record lines.
Ray Smith, Barstow operator, is in the
Lorna Linda hospital in San Bernardino
with Penicillin poisoning.
Jack R. Moore has given up the lease on
the mansion he had at Palm Springs and
sojourned at the local Biltmore until head-
ing home on the 21st.
Shelby Longoria, Eldorado, Mexico, was
a recent visitor in these parts and was feted
by the Laymon,s.
Jerry Kaufman has arrived from New
York and intends to establish a local opera·
tion.
The Badger Sales building at Pico and
Arapahoe is nearing completion and a
swellegant layout it will be, too.
Ed Wisler, Aireon district manager in
Arizona, New Mexico territory, has just
purchased a new home in Phoenix.
Jack Gutshall has appointed Melody Mu-
sic Co. as San Francisco distributors for
his record lines. By the middle of May Jack
will have the entire country covered with
ample distributing outlets. All of which
means more carefree weekends for the Gut.
shalls at their cabin at Big Bear.
Highlights of Machines
At English Show
Reports in Tfie World's Fair, English
amusement journal, on the Amusement
Devices and Trades Exhibition held in
England recently give news of the auto·
matic phonographs, coin chute equipment,
pin games, and amusement games of
various types which were shown there.
Two new English-built automatic phono-
graphs are announced. The first, built by
Hawtins, Ltd. of Blackpool, is said to
feature an everlasting needle and an ultra
lightweight magnetic pick·up which re-
duces wear to an absolute minimum.
Automatic Music Purveyors also had
a new phonograph with a 24-record changer
and some innovations in tone control.
Many amusement games were shown-
new models as well as improved pre-war
models. Hawtins presented a new version
of Skee-Roll. According to report, an
extra winning cup has been placed above
the normal target area. This cup is opened
and closed intermittently so that the throw
must be timed, as well as aimed, accurately.
A ball placed in the cup doubles the
existing score.
Peerless Enterprises, Ltd., Paramount
Automatic, British·American Novelty Co.,
Ltd., Hawtins, Ltd., Original Machine
Manufacturers, Ltd., Walton of Blackpool
were among those showing games.
Favorites at the Exhibition were the
car· driving test amusement devices. No
details have been given about these ma-
chines however.
A rifle range, pin games, a console
model grip test, and new or improved
models of various other games were shown.
Essex Engineering Works is said to have
had an interesting display of coin chute
equipment and parts. New coin mechanism
shown reportedly handles one to six coins
at a time, is insulated from the cabinet
by special mountings, and slides out for
easy servicing.
The English journal sounds an optimistic
note in describing the new equipment. In
the automatic phonograph field they feel
that their new models will answer pre·war
American domination of the market.
Speakers at the opening of the Exhibition
mentioned shortages facing the amusement
industry in England. How extensive these
shortages are, and of what nature, is not
known. In all probability, British manu·
facturers are no better set for production
than are we. In fact, it is safe to assume
that they may be in a less favorable po-
sition. However, judging from the tone of
the speeches, Britain will put major em-
phasis on the 'making of machines for
export. Domestic trade will have to wait.
Superficially, at least, in the United States
we would seem to be following the oppo-
site policy.
Petrillo Wings CI'i pped
WASHINGTON-President Truman on
April 16th signed a bill to become effective
immediately and aimed at "cutting James
C. Petrillo down to his own size."
The pint·size bigwig of AFL Musicians
Union is the primary target of the new legis-
lation which levies heavy penalties on coer-
cion and limits the power of the so-called
czar of musif:-automatic and otherwise.
Said Representative Brown, of Ohio,
"This bill is specifically designed to put in
his place and cut down to his size a man
named James Caesar Petrillo."
Law provides penalties for the use of
force, threats or "other means" to compel
radio stations to hire more employees than
they want; pay money for services not per-
formed; pay unions for the use of phono-
graph records; etc.
"Mutoscope Newsreel"
NEW YORK - A publication entitled
"Mutoscope Newsreel" is being issued by
International Mutoscope Corp., Long Island
City, N. Y. Devoted to news of Mutoscope
employees, news of company activities, and
general articles concerning the coin ma-
chine industry as a whole, the "Newsreel"
is a four-page monthly published with the
assistance of The Howe Service. sales and
house organ specialists.
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Badger Sales Co.
Badger Novelty Co.
1612 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles 15, Cal.
2546 N. 30th St.
Milwaukee 10, Wis.