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Issue: 1949 March

Page 44 Text:

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ed some to the ~eight of Oh Henry bars
beginning 1 an. 1, also another small in·
crease as of Feb. 1. Peter Paul, Inc., began
more than two months ago to increase th e
weight of three of its bars- although old
labels are still being used. This firm made
the chocolate thicker.
Other bar manufacturers were reported
to be increasing bar sizes, ~s of Feb. 1,
but would require three to four weeks to
get new bars out on the market.
The price angle will be of most direct
interest to operators. Many of them have
already profited by the price reductions on
certain bars, and notices of price reduc·
tions on candy bars are now a welcom e
routine. ,The WSl lists the following price
reductions to illustrate the trend:
_E. 1. Brach & Sons wired wholesalers,
1 an. 31, that prices on three of its bars had
been cut from 80 to 72 cents on 24-count
boxes; Walter H. 10hnson reduced Power-
house bars from 80 to 72 cents; Wilbur-
Suchard offered a 1 anuary special, at 72
cents instead of 80; Euclid Candy Co. has
cut from 80 to 75 cents; and so on. Some
of the firms have been offering similar price
cuts on the larger packs most often pur-
chased by operators.
Hershey is said to be sticking to its price
list, but admits considering a bigger bar.
Hershey has helped other manufacturers
reduce ,prices, however, by cutting cost on
coatings by as much as half on some types.
Operators will be interested in the re-
port thbeen running about 20 per cent below the same period a year ago. It seems that 1949 is starting off similar to the previous year, for the first two months of 1948 brought a definite drop in sales of all kinds of candy, including candy bars through vendors. Manufacturers say that, by giving op- erators and retailers a better break and also by giving the .consumer a bigger bar, they hope to sell more candy bars this year. In an official report, the National Candy Wholesalers Assn. said manufacturers had started reducing prices last year, but that some makers were offering premiums and deals in an effort to maintain present prices. Wholesalers much prefer price redur-tions, the report said. The cocoa bean subject probably will be much discussed for months. The spot mar- ket price dropped from 53 cents a pound last November to 23 cents on lan. 31. Th e African crop began moving in November and showed up to be bigger than expected. About half of the Brazilian crop has been held off the market, but will be available eventually. Processors like Hershey carry supply to cover three to five months. Gen- eral stocks in the country are low; most buyers bought lightly for months to force prices down . Cocoa bean and chocolate market circles have buzzed for weeks with reports that candy bar sizes will be increase d and will use 'more 'chocolate. One candy trade pa- per recently said market authorities have advised that the recent drop in cocoa bean prices was "quite abnormal," and that sell- ers of chocolate should be prepared for other changes. Peanut prices come in for much criticism by candy manufacturers. Market prices for processed peanuts seem to be still holding at a high level, said to be bolstered by th e large exports of pea nuts. Growers have heen getting about one cent lower per pound than parity support price for their 1948 crop. Except for the present high export rate, peanut prices should show some declines in price. MARCH, 1949 REGIONAL REPORTS (Continued from page 42 ) of new locations such as airports and filling stations here. All in all, the Industry is crying for a more eff~.cti"e public relations program at the conimunity level and a number of prominent coinmen and association officials are aiming at getting membership inter- ested in. becoming more active in their community affairs to gain friendship towards the long-suffering Coin Machine Industry in this state. Coinmen hope to build reputations to prevent future attacks. DO YOU WANT TO SA VI A MILLION DOLLARS? -Then you'd bett~r start a minf- But we can help yo u ma ke money if you i /I b uy 10 of these- MONEY·MAKERS N . F. Wood Washinglon, D. C. Operator business has not been good re- cently, but thousands of D. C. government workers are about to get a $330 raise, and that should mean a lot more loose money floating around. ,Federal workers received a similar raise last year. General business during 1 anuary and early February was al~o poor except for a brief spurt during Inauguration Week, and even that spurt was' less ' than expected. Operators are not discouraged, however, and hope for better things when the winter doldrums ar" over. Commerce Dept. has rome out with some intprestin lY figures for Wa~hington business. ' All retail busines~es in 1948 averaged a 5 per cent gain over the previous year. For filling stations and drug stores in the nation's capital, the gain was about 14 per cent. D. C. restaurants and taverns, however, reported declines of 3 per cent from 1947. , Arcades are doing fairly well, with two new ones having opened in recent weeks to bring the downtown total to seven. In mid-town, two Negro establishments are operating. The opening of a fourth D. C. television station, WOIC, hypoed TV in- terest to the detriment of phono operators. The sensational success of the local basket- ball pros has spurred interest in telecasts of 'the games. The flow of coins into pin balls has been satisfactory, but the terrific cost of maintenance imd new equipment is playing hob with the net. Soft drink vendors ' are doing fair fo} winter months, while the pick-uD in candy sales hasn't been all that could be hoped for. Ciggie machines are doing okeh, but operators have their eye peeled on the prospective salps tax which will force a orice rise. Luckies are well out in front, but Philip ' Morris is moving up like a house' afire. Coin laundries, located in most of the newer apartment houses, are earning their keep, and a couDle of laundries have oDened UD in the northwest section of town. Shoe shiners are sDotted only in arcades and are attracting little trade. Scales con- tinue to show a small but steady profit. R oy S. R amsey Push Qtrorterly Tax Payment MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-A special meet- ing of the tax committee of the National Assn. of Automatic Machine Owners was held here recently to outline plans for ob- taining payment of federal taxes on coin machines quarterly instead of on an an- nual basis. The committee discussed ways of pre- senting a petition to proper officials, pos- sibly to the House Ways and Means Com- mittee eventually. Arguments to be used were also discussed fully. One suggestion considered is that federal tax stamps be issued, to be affixed to each machine on which fee has been paid. Before further steps are taken, NAAMO requests that op- erators write their views to its headquarters at 1325 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N. 1. Sf! ART SHOWS NUDIE. BEAUTIES Th e lo veliest girl model s. shown in actual colo r photos in third dimension, 35mm. film loops. Three programs on each loop. ·Customer must spe nd three nickels to Flee all three programs. They see the shows over and over again! Extra color films 82.50 per loop of thre e program s . Machin e entirely auto- matic. e lectd c- plug in anywhere! Com plete with Console Stan d as III.ustrated. Ma chine Only- $49.50 Pri ces f.o.b. fa ctory ; deposit required with orders. Complete with three -program co lor film , ready to start earni ng big mon ey! SALESMEN & DISTRIBUTORS Write for Propositi on Shipman Mfg. CO ~ 1326 So. Lorena, Los Angeles 23, Calif. 45

Page 45 Text: DON~T BUY ANY ELECTRIC SCOREBOARD UNTIL YOU INYESTIGATE THE 1tJeJ te,." TESTED AND PROVED ON LOCATION FOR 9 MONTHS • Wall type. • Simple to operate. • . Can be used with all ~huffle board makes and models. • All parts are new. • Fool-proof throughout. • Attractive hardwood cabinet. • Few moving pcirts. • Ten cent coin chute. There are still a few distributorships available for both the Western Scoreboard and the outstanding Western Black Top Shuffleboard. Inquire today! WESTERN SHUFFLEBOARD CO. OPERATOR'S PRICE 2307 W. Pi co Blvd. Los Angeles 6, Calif. Phone DUnkirk 8·1937 Branch Office: 944 7th Ave., San Diego, Calif. - Phone F. 9-8414 I.os Jlngeles You've heard of Nature Boy; now give a listen to Laughing Boy. He's Music Op- erator Roy" B. Jones, who has never been caught with a sad puss since he left the insurance business and joined the music rllnks. The other day he and his partner, Ray Powers (no relation to Ray R., the popular manufacturers' representative) had enough money between them to buy om: pair of shoes, so they flipped a coin and Laughing Boy won. He was seen strutting his stuff at the Nickabob Co., wearing purple shoes with multi-colored shoe laces. H. B. Hoffman, one-ball operator of Spo- kane, Wash., couldn't resist Coin Row while on his way to Arizona, thence to the Mardi-Gras, and spent part of his two month vacation chinning with the . local coin clientele. Mary Sims, vivacious manager of West- ern Shuffleboard's Los Angeles office, did a lot of recovering last month. First she recovered from a bad ankle sprain, then from a bad cold, but she's still not re- covered from the deluge of orders for Western's electric scoreboard which con- tinues unabated. Little known fact about a well known coin figure: Ralph Clapp, head of R. B. Clapp Co., the electrical timing specialists, is a member of the San Gabriel Chapter of the Barber Shop Quartet Singers and appeared over KXLA for three years with his three brothers: Albert, Randall, and Arch. Back in 1898, when tht Clapp boys first went vocal, Ralph's dad · had a com- bination grocery store and meat market. Fifty years later the Clapp quartet reo turned to the same site-now the city hall -and completed half a century of harmony. Incidentally, there are 500 chapters of the 46 F.O .B. Los Angeles • Barber Shop Quartet in the United States, frequent the Laymon establishment and comprised of 25,000 members. this month found W. E. Erwin in from Quickies-Dan Donohue, Seeburg's west. Needles; along with Albert Cicero, Santa ern representative, paused in Los Angeles Maria; William Bradley, Covina; William Shorey, Stuart Metz an~ Irving Gayer, San long enough to report that Seeburg's· Select. O-Matic 100 is boosting music grosses to Bernardino; Jack Johnson, Johnny Ketch· almost unbelievable heights-CMACs Bob ersid and Charles Cahoone, Long Beach; Morse, back in town after nine months in Pop Burris, Montebello; Ivan Wilcox, Vi- salia; F. L. Griffin, Pomona; Jack Neal, Arizona and New Mexico . . . Operator John Hawley reports increased business in Riverside; Perry Irwin, Ventura; Clyde cigarettes and shuffleboard the first week Truss, Oceanside; William Spa,row, Santa of February, with music gross remaining Barbara; Jack Mallett, Claremont; Al An- unchanged .. . Nels Nelson, general man- derson, Shafter; and E. E. Peterson, San ager of Ray Powers' Los Angeles office, Diego. Pete Schupp, Inglewood, is fincling vita· holding down the Pico fort while Ray com- pleted arrangements for the opening of the mins . a valuable adjunct to operating. Sacramento office . . . Weymouth Service "Helps one get more locations with the Co. has appointed L. Silver of San Fran. added pep they give," he claims. Bill Bye, former Wurlitzer factory repre- cisco as sub-distributor for .the Vendall candy vendor . . . Merc.Cal Vendors, dis- sentative in the West before the war, now has a hQttling plant and a lumber yard in tributors of the Mercury Athletic Scale, have been appointed California franchise Los Angeles. operators for the Hayes-Sloan Bowling Ball Harry Williams, Chicago, planed in on Cleaner, which washes, cleans lind drys February 15th for a visit with local coin· balls in 50 seconds for a dime. men and flew out on the 18th to visit Ari· Paul A. Laymon is featuring some new zona operators enroute back to Chicago. pucks for shuffleboards which he contends "You just can't beat the Recordio for steady, consistent returns," claims Paul are the last word. Known as Ros-Con, they are standard weights of the hardest metal Laymon. He displays some figures on and give perfect satisfaction despite heavy averagjs infPX, YMCA, de~~t and ~a~~ing usage. rLoom ocha IOns 0 proveh IS. cofn enCIOI~' F re d . an. d 011" aymon as an ex on t e umt or a I- .Ie T reVI 'Ir Ian h ave d' I~POS~ d fornia. of theIr hIstorIcal El Paseo propertIes III Santa Barbara for a reported .$450,000. _ Avery Brundage of Chicago was the pur.' ~~ I The Industry was saddened to learn of LOS ANGELES - Herbert Klein, sales the death of the wife of G. B. Sam the first manager of International Mutoscope Corp., of the month. Burial was on February 5th. ' Long Island City, visited the West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ross, Long Beach, territory recently in the in terests of his were recent visitors in the city. Ross used firm. Klein had previously attended the to operate but is currently selling shuffle- 1949 Coin Machine Show in Chicago and boards and traveling the western states. reported an excellent reception of the firm's The Who's Who of Coindom continue to new machines. M utoscope S a 1 es M gr. Visits Western Area COIN MACHINE REVIEW

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