COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
92
FOR
JANUARY
1947
state tax, 2/3-cent sales tax, ~-cent state
biz tax, and 1/10-cent city biz tax_ No
wonder that wooden Indian is wearing a
. Santa Claus mask.
Major business transfer of the month was
a $20,950 deal consummated by Chelin
Music Distributors, handling Melody Lane.
Innocentino Riccetti, who could not be
reached at press time, will be the new
Melody Lane headman.
At Century, Mickey McMillan was busy
• announcing platters over a trim Musicale
unit. Mickey, ambitious gal, attends mor~
ing classes at the University of Washing-
ton, and spends her afternoons as a platter
jockeyess.
Chet Garton, M. S. Wolf .... manager, is
looking forward to the Chicago convention
next month, as is Solly Solomon of Western
Distributors, and many other Seattle coin-
men. There is a feeling among local dis-
tributors that the convention will pull the
lid off many new business stimulators that
should revitalize the entire industry.
Bob Martin, Capitol manager, says De-
cember will be the best month since the
opening of the Seattle disc branch one
year ago. The heavy snow slo,wed things to
a canter in-November, but as warm weather '
returned, record sales galloped along at a
sizzling pace. Harold Berger is new on the
sales staff, and will soon be out among 'em,
after some preliminary training.
According to Frank Countner, the Allied
Phonograph Operators have discontinued
their regular nwnthly meetings, and now
huddle only when there is a matter of some
importance clamoring for attention.
At Acme Amusement, Helen Reed has
replaced Doris Evans as head secretary.
Helen is new in the coin biz, but she can't
miss- she's a nice Miss.
Ron Pepple, topman at Northwest Sales,
says his Changemaster is going great, and
although the boys who put that scintillating
chrome plating on the changers were slowed
down a bit recently, the output is now
stepped up to where he can take care of
orders.
Alice Ripling~r, attractive stenographer
who has been with Ron for three and a half
years, is to be married January 7. Ron says
the lucky gent is Jim McKeegan. It will be
tough to fill Alice's chair at Northwest.
Putt Kincaid, on the road for Northwest
Sales, is .covering Southern Idaho, and
results are gratifying.
Bert ,Beutler, Jack Moore manager, and
Bill Alsdorf, sales manager, are back in
town after attending the Seeburg conven-
tion in Chicago. Bert and Bill joined the
Portland delegation on the way to Chi,
arriving there by train. While at the con-
vention, the coal strike settled on the East
like double pneumonia, and Bert and Bill
flew back.
, Visitors at Jack Moore's during the
month: H. M_ Roberts and Boh Boyson of
Centralia were. in and reported that their
new operation was going good. Bob Farrell
checked in from Oak Harbor, and V. T.
Beason, who recently acquired several new
Seeburgs for Puyallup. Other visitors were :
George Austin, Pasco; Ted Brower, Grays
Harbor; Ralph Alger, High-Tone, and sev-
eral operators from Alaska.
According to Bill Alsdorf, operators are
happy over Seeburg's new policy whereby
the 1947-48 models will be identical to the
1946 models with the exception of new trim
and fl ash, which may be added to a '46
model at small cost;, In line with this model
economy, Seeburg 'is sticking to five-cent
play, Alsdorf said.
Jack Howlett was busy working on his
electronic speaker, which looks like a
honey. The units are built around a 15"
diaphragm, and Jack says when the music
comes out of that attractive case, nothing
Badger Sales to Hold
is missing.
Formal Opening. Jan. 15
At Puget Sound Novelty, Dan Yocum
LOS ANGELES-One of the major
and Ted Allen, shopmen, were making with
events of the month along this town's Coin
. the hammer, crating up some Red Dot
Machine Row will be the grand opening of
Specials for delivery. Lyle Tenney, floor
the new headquarters for Badger Sales Co.,
manager, says the Red Dots are going better
Inc., at 2251 W. Pico Blvd., on January 15.
than expected; in fact, they are so hot
General Manager Wm. E. Happel has sent
that steady play has burned up the innards
out an invitation to all coinmen to attend '
of a couple of them. Lyle says the liberal
the opening and partake of the refresh-
pay-off and those fascinating wheels dood
ments that will be served from 10 a. m_ to
it. George Preece, parts foreman, says parts
10p_m.
.
are coming through pretty good. Carl Selk
"We are glad at long last to open the
is a new man in the paint shop.
doors of our new headquarters," said Hap-
Dave Montgomery, shop foreman, will be
pel, "and we believe that our facilities for
lonesome Christmas, as Mrs. M. is off for
serving the trade are well worth the wait."
California to visit son Robert, now with
Work on the building was started over a
the Marines, and formerly with Puget
year ago and was delayed by labor and
Sound here. Ralph Fletcher was added to
materials. The building contains about
the shop forces last month.
8,000 square feet of floor space and in-
Visitors c4ecking in at Puget Sound re-
cludes four executive offices, bookkeeping
cently were: Roy Ritner, Shelton; Dans
office, a foreign department, a big parts
and Compton of Cle Elum; Robert Good:
department, repair shop with six individual
win, Forks; M. R. Strong, Ruby Amuse-
work benches and test panel, and a shipping
ment of Port Townsend; H. J. Lister,
and receiving department.
Vancouver, and Earl Stump, Skagit county.
Showrooms and offices are equipped with
George Schnabel threw a Christmas shin-
overhead sound-proofing and walnut panel-
dig for the entire Puget Sound staff, and
ing. There are separate sales floors for new
selected the Sand Point Country Club as
and used equipment and both are large and
the site of the festivities.
,
well lighted to permit display of equipment
Dorothy Buser and Margaret Harrington,
to the best'advantage.
veddy charming young ladies, serviced us
People who have seen the new building
with a swell cup of coffee and a delicious
in advance of the grand opening have' ex-
hunk of roll from Puget Sound's coffee bar.
pressed the opinion thaf from the point of
A good idea, a good idea, that coffee bar,
utility and attractiveness Badger Sales has
especially with willawaws blowing the Se-
what is probably the best showrooms in this
attle countryside to shreds.
.
locality.
Oh, yes, Al Crow, M. S. Wolf foreman,
Phonograph Servicing
is a brand new papa, an 8y:!-pound bundle
of joy coming via the stork to Crow's house
Simplified
by New Device
last week.
NEW YORK-A device which reduces
And speaking of new babies-remember
trouble shooting by phonograph service
last month· I promised to tell you about the
men to-the very acme of simplicity has been
immediate ancestry of a precious little one
perfected by Allied Electronics Co" Inc.
just born to some coin man ? The proud
Called the Portoscope, it is now being
father is Arnold Salkin, the little girl's
delivered to the trade. Key mechanism is a
name is Karren Lee, 6 weeks. Salkin is the . cathode ray tube used in radar equipment
proud papa of a new business, too, because
during the war_
he has just purchased the King Music route
"We developed the instrument to make
from Kenneth Bozley; a $32,000 deal!
cathode ray servicing practical for phono-
Michael Clary graph boxes on location," Ed Hartman of
Allied Electronics stated. "It is simple in
CMI to Award Cadillac
operation and shows a visual picture of the
performance of phonograph ' pick-ups, am-
For Best P. R. Job
plifiers, speakers, etc_ Tbrough the use of
CHICAGO--Are you a manufacturer, dis-
Portosco pe, time required in trouble shoot-
tributor, jobber or operator? Or are you
ing is reduced to a minimum. Many defects
employed by a coinman or coin company?
in equipment, difficult to locate otherwise,
Then you are eligible to try for the new
can be immediately isolated, making it
Model 61 Cadillac to be awarded by CMI
easier for the service man to maintain the
at the February 5 banquet in the Stevens
equipment in first class order_"
Hotel.
'Portoscope is light in weight, compact,
The glittering hunk of costly metal is to
and priced nominally.
be presented to th~ man who has done the
Allied Electronics report that production
best job of public relations during 1946.
of their Ultravox Automatic Record Volume
"All you have to do," says James T,
Leveller has been stepped up to ' meet the
Mangan, director of CMI's Public Relations
growing demand.
Bureau, "is to write a simple letter stating
in detail what you have done during 1946
CMI Treats Orphans to Circus
in a public relations way. Namely: activi-
CHICAGO-James A. Gilmore, secretary-
ties aimed at building good wiU for the
man,ager of CMI, found his family had
Industry in your own community or state
in creased many fold during Christmas week
or the nation; any new and effective ideas
and he seemed pretty happy about it, too.
which you started and completed; any
Jim made special arrangements with the
crusade which you headed, or any organi-
Sister Kenny Fund Committee to take 50
zation, fraternal, social, patriotic or chari-
orphans and underprivileged children to
table work in which you- participated during
the Coliseum International Circus.
the past year."
Camels Climb Sales Hump
Letter must reach Coin Machipe Indus-
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.-Third quar-
tries Public Relations Bureau, Room 508,
ter sales of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,
134 North LaSalle St., Chicago, before
amounting to $158,498,210, were 6.2 per
. January 25, 1947. Entries will be judged
cent more than sales for the second quarter
on the quality, quantity, and spec~al nature
of this year and represent a 47.1 per cent
of the work done.
jump over 1945's quarterly average.
Contest is barred to members of CMI,
One of the factors responsible for the
Coin Machine Industries Public Relations
uppage in dollar volume was the 25-per-
Bureau and the Public Relations Committee
cent-per-thousand price increase authorized
of CM!. According to Mangan, ihis award
~y OP A early in April.
will be made annually.