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OOPS!!!
I wish to make an issue of the
last two paragraphs of page 27 of
the Sept. issue of your magazine.
[The Rock-Ola article]
I went to work for the Auto-
matic Musical Instrument Co.
(known later as AMI and now
known as Rowe AMI) on August
12th, 1928. At that time their
jukebox held ten records, played
both sides and was fully selec-
tive. This gave twenty selections.
It also had an amplifier and
speaker.
My first two weeks were spent
in the factory school learning the
mechanism. I was then sent on
the road as an instructor, which
job I held for about three years.
When the depression got really
rough, I was told to pick any city
I liked and become an operator. I
chose Tulsa, Okla. (which I have
never regretted) and worked for
them as an operator until May
1940.
At that time I was offered the
chance to buy all the equipment I
was operating and thereby get
into business for myself. This I
did and have been at it ever
since. This is my 48th year and in
all that time I have never
operated anything but jukeboxes
and no jukeboxes except AMI.
But all this has nothing to do
with the fact that Rock-Ola seems
to be giving the impression that
they were first with a selective
jukebox. As a matter of fact,
besides AMI there were selective
Seeburgs, Mills and John Gabels
machines on the market before
Rock-Ola ever made their first
jukebox.
H.W. Dolph
H. W. Dolph Distributing Co.
Tulsa, Okla.
kick on a soccer tournament,"
[Sept.].
As operators, we can honestly
ay every di tributor and opera-
tor who handles soccer tables
should read the article.
We can truthfully say table
soccer tournaments are very
effective. In our operation we
generally have a good-size tour-
nament at least once a month,
with draw for partner tourneys
every night of the week at
variou locations.
Local tournaments are great
for both the operator and the
location, as was said in the
article. But most of all, it's good
for the sport itself because the
player is getting a return for the
money he has paid by learning
how to play. Also, when the local
operator has the promotion of a
big money tour and national
tournament to help his own
promotion, he can't go wrong.
ON TOURNAMENTS
Our compliments to you on the
article "Recharge your route,
Ken & Bob Trebelhorn
Columbia Amusement Co.
Portland, Oregon
Thank you, MOA
We at I.T.S., Inc. would like to thank all of you who
stopped by our booth at MOA '75. Your interest in our
totalizers was greatly rewarding and deeply
appreciated. The orders we received from both our
domestic and overseas clients proved our product is
accepted and respected.
We shall strive to maintain that respect by the
reinforcement of our existing policies. We look
forward to serving your industry with integrity for
many years to come.
International Totalizing Systems, Inc.
123 Chestnut Street
Newton Upper Falls
14
Massachusetts 01264
Tel: (617)965-4777