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MACHIHE
REVIEW
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JULY
1947
a sandbar and sunk. "All the passengers
walked ashore safely, clothes and all,"
Ipoaned Ed, "but, not one of them thought
about my machine, which went down witp
the ship."
Latest addition to the expanding per-
sonnel of Murphy Distributing Co. is Boh
Habering. Bob is IIlcting as assistant to
Al Mason in the engineering department.
'Before joining Frank's outfit, Bob was
flying the big birds in Uncle Sam's Army
Air Forces. Incidentally, Bob is the son
of Papa Habering at Proctor Sales Co.
H. D. McClure, of the distributing com-
pany of the- 5ame name, is in and out of
town so often that there is some discussion
as to where he claims residence. Latest
jaunt was 'to Chicago for a week, after
an extended business trip through the
Southwest and California. McClure is
waiting now for the first sh ipments of the
new coffee vendor which will dispense a
good cup of coffee on the spot. He says
a lot of office managers will be glad to
see a machine which will eliminate those
long coffee drinking periods that scourge
most offices.
While rriost vending operators are look-
ing forward to the lucrative summer months,
E. R. Bashford, manager at Canteen, says
the same old problems of heat are here
again. "The only solution to mushy candy
will be concentration 'on more hard candies
in the machines," said Bashford. "Of
course, I can't complain too much for the
manufacturers are supplying us with more
candy now than we have had in years."
Robert A. Latim er
Boston
Here in N,ew England operators of
amusement games report shifting about
50 per cent of their equipment from the
cities to summer locations to take ad-
vantage of the seasonal travel. Early season
reports are an indication that thIS summer
business will be grea ter than ever. The
supply of machines does not come any-
where near meeting the demand to enable
operators to take advantage of summer
business to the fullest extent. Cape Cod,
Berkshire Hills, White Mountains, Green
Mountains and the beach area in Maine
are new locations in New England which
cater to summer travel.
Operators report placing a good many
machines in hotels in resort areas through-
out the New England territory. New arcades
have been opened in places like York
Beach, Me., and the Cape Cod area.
Candy sales have dropped generally,
probably due to the advent of summer.
In meeting the hot weather problem, oper-
ators get along very well, merchandising
candy that "stands up" well in warmer
temperatures. In the last four or five
previous summers candy came down the
chutes at such infrequent intervals, on
account of the shortage, that there was
no difficulty about softening. It didn't have
a chance. There is no difficulty in obtaining
supplies of candy, but the general com-
plaint is that the price is still higher than
operators would like to see.
Considerable protest is expressed in
Massachusetts in regard to prices of ci-
garettes, which operators say are higher
than in any other state in the Union.
The high price of peanuts: cuts down the
profits of operators. Mixed, peanuts now
cost 29-30 cents a pound compared with
former figures of 23-24 cents. Jobbers say
. that the oil ~ manufacturers or peanut
crushers are buying more peanuts, even
of the best quality, in their endeavor to
meet the oil shortage.
The Mills Constellation phono has re-
LEADERS IN NAAMO-Group picture taken at a recent meeting of National
Associati on of Amusement Machine Owners at national headquarters in Atlantic
C i ty. Seated. left to right: Miss Vaughn. acting executive secretary; f. McKim
Smith. p.resident ; AI Meyers. secretary; Meyer Wolf. regional d!rect.or; and. I. H.
Rothstein. Philadelphia member. Standing. II. to r .J: AI Rodstelft. vIce-presIdent;
Joe Ash. regional director; AI Blendow. former president; Sam Pinkow ltz. Max
Levine. and Max Shaffer. Shaffer is a vice-president.
impr ssed with Williams new All Stars, a
ceived immediate response from New Eng-
life-like baseball game, which will be on '
land operators. Orders have been heavy,
distribution very shortly.
with operators waiting for delivery.
Cinco, Inc., Boston, has been incorpo-
Ed Ravreby, of Associated Amusements,
rated to operate coin and amusement ma-
owner of Playland Arcade in New York,
chines, etc., with a capital stock of 250
has placed a battery of Pokerinos with
common shares, par value $100. Myer
merchandise prizes in the arcade, realiz-
Blau is president; William N. Pierce,
ing very good earnings.
treasurer, and Sylvia Abbott, clerk.
Recent operators visiting Boston include
e. Frederick Wellingto n
A. E. Lake and Joseph Volta, Providence;
Fred Papolas, Waterville; Seymore Bushell,
New Britain; Leo Glosband, Lynn; Wil-
liam Kelley, Springfield, Sam Couti and
Walter Jafarian. , Haverhill.
Business is better in this area and it
On June 1, Edgar Nimmer, one of the
improves still more as real summer comes
best music box mechanics in the country,
to the section. Another factor increasing
who was associated with the Pioneer Music
business is the arrival and sales of th"
Co., passed away. Pioneer Music is do-
latest model phonographs. Operators from
nating a music box to be raffied off, the
the surrounding towns continue to buy
proceeds to be given to his family.
machines from distributors here and that
Pioneer Music has a new member of
all adds up to making the local trade better.
the company. On May 23, Mrs. Ralph
One distributor said out-of-town opera-
Lacky, wife of the general manager,
tors are too busy with their routes to come
brought into the world a six· pound, two-
into the city, so they do business by mail
ounce baby girl. Elyse and mother are
or telephone. Another distributor tells of
doing well.
selling a phonograph every day during a
trip of a week into country territory_
After a few difficulties, Pioneer Music
Our resort territory, the OzarK 'region,
Co, has a new bookkeeper, Vivian Benson,
should be a summer paradise for operators
a local girl, who is quickly learning all
but we have heard no reports from that
the tricks of the trade.
area. Flood conditions have hurt some dis-
Showrooms of the Greene Distributing
tricts but that should all be over by the
Co. were gaily decorated fO!: the showing
time this issue reaches its readers.
of the Fiesta model phonograph with a
Apparently, there is little expansion or
Spanish atmosphere. Brightly colored hats
change in the cigarette vending field in
and paper drapings of many hues on the
this area, and candy operators also have
windows were a part of the decoration.
little to say. Have not seen any new
Among the visiting operators at the
installations of soft drink vendors in public
Fiesta showing were: A. C. Sturgis and
locations here.
Chick Schandelman, Jr., Automatic Distri-
butors, Inc., Terry Martin and S. C.
Harry Silverburg, W-B Music Co., in
Leondar, Vets Music, Dorchester; Hugo
company with Bill Betz, St. Louis division,
Capporiccio, Cappy Music; Sam Landau,
enjoyed the New York showing of the
Back Bay Music, Boston; D. J. Baker, -new offices of Atlantic Corp., a Seeburg
Melo-Tone Music, B. Penn, Penn Music
distributor. Silverburg reported a fine trip
Co" Revere; Stephen Morrell, Pioneer
and also that the Atlantic firm had wonder-
Music Co., Boston; George Varney, Cam-
ful new offices. He said 3600 attended the
bridge; John F. Deignan, George P. Aile,! , opening. Silverburg says V oiceograp,hs and
and Norman G. Blean, Mid-State Music
Photomatics are moving out as fast as
,Co., Worcester, and Fred Cobitose, Chelsea.
they come in and the coin business seems
Recent visitors to Atlas Distributors
to be on the upturn. Visitors included: J.
were Robert Dunlap, sales promotion map-
C. Witcraft, Witcraft Music Co., Colum-
bus; Forest Parker, Parker Amusement Co.,
agel', and Clyde Port, director of service,
of Seeburg, Chicago, who were in town
St. Joe; Elmer C. Jackson, Bronze Amuse-
two days .
ment Co., Kansas City, Kansas; Louis
Tappas, Tappas Music Co., Parsons; and
Dave Bond, president of Trimount Coin
1. Thompson, Tri-State Amusement Co.,
Machine Co., has returned from a business
Afton, who was in town looking for
trip to Chicago, where he found all fac-
tories humming with activity. He was much
25-cycle equipment to match the type of