Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1946 November

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Portland 5, Oregon
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and George Demich-have had their
licenses suspended for 90 days by the
Tacoma city commission because th ey had
allowed minors to play the machines.
More news from Tacoma: Hall Music
Co. is installing the new music system,
Telotone, in a number of the city's taverns
and restaurants.
Seattle distributors have played hosts
to a number of out-of-town visitors during
the month. Ted Brower of Grays Harbor
Amusement Co., Aberdeen, was reported
bo th at Jack R. Moore Co. and Puget
Sound Novelty; Bill Smith of Smith's Au-
tomatic Music, Chehalis; B. Hart of Hart
Music Co. Yakima; and Nick Foisy of
Prosser, all at Moore's and Western Dis-
tributors.
Also stopping at Moore's were Earl
Stump and Jack Van Sender, Anacortes;
Bob Farrell, Oak Harbor; Earl Beresford,
Vancouver, B. C.; C. J. Cassutt, Bothe};
Wyn Hawes, Bellingham; Stillman Miller,
Cashmere; Gearge Forsyth, Centralia;
Wayne Odom, Cle Elum ; H. Mac Blain,
Goldendale; Bill Ecclestan, Grandview,
and Audi Clark, Yakima.
Looking aver equipment at Western Dis-
tributors were Al Cole, Omak; Arnold
Olson, Ketchikan; Davis Court, A. M.
Vogel and Ernie Rector, all of Centralia.
Signing the guest book at Seattle Coin
Machine were Russell Pentz of Omak and
B. T. Beeson of Puyallup. Puget Sound
Novelty entertained Royal..: Pinkerton,
Wenatchee; A. Van Diest, Yakima; Art
Rud, Spokane; Arnold Mason of M and
M Amusements, _Tacoma; Ralph Hall, also
of Tacoma, and Lou Dunis, Portland.
Bert Beutler, who left Jack R. Moore Co.
five months ago to serve as local manager
for M. S. Wolf, has returned to Moore,
again as manager. With him from Wolf,
where she was his secretary, came Daphne
Little. Gardy Goss, manager while Bert
was away, takes over the post of service
engineer. Gardy, with the Missus, are just
back from a trip to Alaska, reward for the
Seattle branch topping all Moore offices in
August sales. Bert celebrated his new ap-
pointment with a trip to Victoria and Van-
couver, B. C., calling on A. H. Pease of
the Automatic Vending Machine Co.,
Victoria, and the following Vancouver ac-
counts: Earl Beresford, Roxy Automatic
Music; George Ellis, Teletone Co.; and
the Phonomatic Amusement Co. A second
week-end saw him visiting J ack R. Moore
in Portland.
Beutler has been getting a steady flow
of Seeburg phonographs and expects a
lifting of the q uota in Novemher. With the
shipping strike tying up the waterfront,
Seeburgs have taken to the air to reach
Alaska.
Dick Robinson of Moore's Seattle office
has been transferred to Spokane, where he
will assist Manager Ralph P erin.
Another new piece of equipment that is
finding a ready market is the junior changer
that Ron Pepple of Northwest Sales Co.
has just begun to advertise. With two
slots for nickels, it is designed particularly
for tavern use. Ron's larger changer, with
slots for nickels, dimes, quarters and 50-
cent pieces, also continues in demand, with
deliveries to every state of the union.
Good news at Puget Sound Novelty is
the return of George Schnabel to a daily
working chedule, after months of ill
health. New men in the shop include
Barney Kerr, formerly a Navy Yard in-
spec tor at Bremerton, and Claude T. Allen,
a Missourian just out of the Navy. Gone is
Bob Montgomery, son of Foreman Dave
Montgomery, who has entered the Marines'
aviation corp .
New- at the M. S. Wolf shop is Clyde
Dixon, formerly of Puget Sound Novelty.
In the office, Mrs. Florence Cowan replaces
Mrs. Vera Jones.
After months of secrecy, something new
has emerged from the Puget Sound Novelty
shop. Called the Red Dot Special, re-
vamped from other games, it is meeting
with a good response from the operators
as it adds the game-of-chance appeal to a
skill game. Also in demand is the ABT
Manufacturing Co.'s Challenger, a penny
counter game.
Dave Martin and Earl Everett of Duro-
matic, Inc., had no sooner returned from
one 12,000-mile, 30-day trip when Dave set
out on another which may he almost as
long. They brought hack plenty of orders
for their new escalator conversion, from
Boston, Baltimore, Louisville, Kansas City,
Denver and points in between. · Dave's
Western Distributors is beginning to look
second trip takes him to Reno and the
like a cycle club, with three motor bikes
south. Inquiries for Duromatic have been
parked by the door. Curley Gore and Walt
Solomon, who long have claimed there's
coming from all parts of the world, includ-
ing Scotland, South America and the Canal. .. nothing like a motorcycle for transportation,
finally talked Marvin Nelson into buying
Zone. One of the requests for a distri-
one. Curley is showing signs of neglecting
butorship comes from Vincent A. Barrie
of the SL Thomas· Coin Sales Co. of St. • his .bike for his 36-foot boat, however, and
it's just as well the two operate on different
Thomas, Ont., whose initial order left him
well satisfied.
elements. After working on the boat for
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many months, he now has the engine in
and running.
Taking a belated vacation, in Banff, has
been Vern Preston of Western Distri-
butors.
J. J. Mellon, manager of the Canteen
Co. of Washington, attended the conven-
tion of the National Automatic Merchan-
dising Assn.
Comes word from Bremerton of another
tax on coin machines, $5 per location an-
nually for vending machines and $5 to
$150 on amusement devices.
Le Monde Chic de Larson, toy poodle
owned by Mrs. Harry Jacobs, wife of the
well-known operator, was among the win-
ners in the Western Washington Kennel
Club's dog show.
Ray Bloomberg
Portland
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Budge Wright and , George Trambitas of
Western Distributors were host to the fol-
lowing delegation of out of town operators
and wives at Portland Meadows race track:
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Antrim of Pendleton;
Mr. and Mrs. Happy Ross of Ashland; Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Raw, Seaside; Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Kennison of Hermiston, and a few
others whose names I didn't get. Dinner,
drinks and admission were on Western.
Betting on the ponies was every one for
themselves.
.
Fred Klaus and his babies have the deep
sympathy of all his friends at the sudden
passing away of his beloved wife.
Yes, sir. The M. S. Wolf school for
mechanics is a proven success. A Philadel-
phia, Penn. company called the school for
a GI trainee. Result, trainee on way.
Ray Davis and A. M. Moss were the
city's official photographers at the recent
High school football rally held at Mult-
nomah Stadium. lncidently A. M. Moss is
a candidate for president of the Portland
Kiwanis Club.
Ruby Tisen recently took over the duties
of office manager of M. S. Wolf Co. Paul
Lethco is now in charge of records.
Alan Dibble and party culminated a
successful hunting trip by bringing in their
quota of venison.
Ace Arnsburg of Western Penny Arcade
attended the farewell party at the Congress
Hotel, given for his friend Schimmel Rosen-
crantz who since has joined the ranks of
benedicts.
Lonnie Logsdon, kingpin Irish operator
of Clackamas county, can now spend more
time at his popular Club Mecca, due to
competent help.
Western Distributors, in rooperation with
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PORTLAND, O~EGON
Aireon Mfg. Co., held a two day school
meet for owners and mechanics alike to
better acquaint them with the mechanics of
Aireon machines.
W. E. Hyde and Harold Saull went fish-
ing in the Siletz River. They brought back
a 43 lb. salmon.
Jack R. Moore is regularly attending
Portland Meadows and picking the good
ones.
Lou Dumis of Oregon Pia-Mor was host
at a preview showing of the Packard Hide-
away to . a large attendance. Johnny
Michael of Seattle and Fred Fields,
Packard regional manager, were among
those present. Refreshments were served.
Johnny Trambitas
Laymon's "Bells" Cliclc
LOS ANGELES-"Far exceed ing our
fondest hopes" is the way Paul A. Laymon,
Bally Distributor, describes th e reception
accorded the new Draw Bell and Triple
Bell conso les now being delivered.
"Yes, they're 'way beyond expectations
and we're hav ing some fine reports from
our customers. The hold principle on
Draw Bell never fails to attract play, and
at the sa me time turn a nickel play into
a dime play. The machine is well bui lt and
possesses permanent appeal. There is no
doubt but wha t it wi ll be a prime money-
earner over a period of years and therefore
represents a good operating investment."
The: Laymons, unable to build their
magnificent new ultra-modern jobbing and
distributing building because of current
shortages, have re-decorated their present
quarters in a delicate combination of two-
tone green chartreuse and blush peach.
Quite ducky, too, and very, very lovely to
set off the array of new equipment being
offered. New light fixtures and venetians
complete the refurnishing.
Despite the current lull in sales around
the country the Laymons report an ex-
ceptionally brisk business. In fact, Paul
has added a couple of new fire extinguishers
just in case business gets "too hot."
Excise Tax Changes
Deemed Unlikely
( Special to Th e R e'l'iew)
WASHINGTON- It's going to take let-
ters-and lots of them-from individual op-
erators to persuade Congress to effect a
change in the present Federal excise tax
levied on coin machines.
Although the new Congress will not
wander into the Nation's Capitol before
January, tax committee staffs of both the
House and Senate are already at work
on a new tax law. Whether the driver's
seat after election is occupied by the ele-
phant or whether the donkey keeps con-
trol, present indications are that no sub-
stantial tax changes will be made before
1948. Some of the excise taxes, however,
are certain to receive a going-over.
Representative Robert L. Doughton,
Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, has announced that his group
will consider the proposal of the Arcade
Owners' Association of America that the
tax on coin machines be collected quarterly
rather than in a lump sum. According to
the Association, this method will eliminate
double taxation which occurs when an
operator pays the tax and later turns the
machine over to a new operator who must
also pay the tax to operate the device.
While backing of the Association is
sufficien t to get the plan before the com-
mittee for consideration, insiders point
out that it takes a lot of pressure on Con-
gress to secure a relaxation in any tax.
The best way, they say, is through letters
from "back home."
Mail from operators in favor of quarterly
collection of the coin machine tax should be
addressed to the House Ways and Means
Committee, U. S. Capi tol, Washington. D.
C.; Senate Finance Committee, Senate Of-
fice Building, Washington, D. C.; or to the
operator's own congressman.-
Demand Heavy for "Free Play"
CHICAGO-Distributors throughout the
country report mushrooming sales for Da-
val's new counter game, Free Play.
Featuring the same money-making fea-
tures of a pin game, Free Play accumulates
up to 70 plays, registered on a large visible
window, which keeps customers engrossed
for hours at a time.
The game is all-mechanical, with every
part precision built.

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