Automatic Age

OPERATORS ARE GETTING
SIGNED AGREEMENTS
FROM LOCATIONS
Charles Fleischmann of The
Baltimore Salesbook Co., 120 W.
42nd St., New York City, who
has been specializing in forms
for coin-operated machines, re­
ports that his business is con­
siderably ahead of last year.
The Form “H” Handyest Lo­
cation Agreement which he
designed to serve for all types
of machines is proving very
popular with operators thruout
the country. He reports, “Opera­
tors are becoming more indepen­
dent today and are starting to
develop the good habit of making
every location sign an Agree­
ment for one or two years. It is
a swell way to prevent chiseling
A D V A N C E
M A C H I N E S
Various types still
avail­
able. Place YOUR order
N O W before stock is de­
pleted.
New orders may be ac­
cepted for sanitary napkin
and postage stam p m a­
chines.
We repair ADVANCE M A­
CHINES
and
supply
re­
placement parts.
A d v a n c e M a ch in e Co.
4641-47 RAVENSWOOD AVE.,
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
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CO RP.
C h ic a g o , III.
and stabilize earnings.
“Now that machines are get­
ting scarcer every day and loca­
tions can’t afford the loss of
whatever income is derived from
coin-operated machines, it is just
the time to insist on signed
written agreements. Operators
always should have had this
added protection, but due to keen
competition were afraid of los­
ing locations if they were too
strict. Responsible operators,
however, are now getting more
signed Agreements as they be­
lieve that the present time is
most opportune to change the
arrangements made with loca­
tions to meet higher operating
costs and, at the same time, they
can insist on a Location Agree­
ment being signed. When the
war is over those operators who
have signed Agreements will
surely be in a better position.
“It seems that the need for
records is more important today
than ever before. It is absolutely
necessary for operators to know
how profitable their machines
are due to substantially higher
operating costs. Taxes are an­
other reason why records must
be kept and many who never
were interested in record forms
are writing in for information.
Many companies now insist on
specially printed books to include
their name, address and other
special printed copy.”
A complete servicing organi­
zation is maintained in the New
York office to help operators in
every way from the record angle.
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JA C K BECHTOL DIES
One of the best known figures
in the coinmachine industry, A.
H. (Jack) Bechtol, died on May
16. He was head of the Florida
Coin Machine Exchange, of Day­
tona Beach, Florida. He was one
of the founders of the A. B. T.
Manufacturing Co., Chicago.
Walter Tratsch, president of
the A. B. T. Mfg. Co., attended
the funeral services, as did a
large delegation of friends of the
deceased.
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AUTOMATIC AGE
CANDY CONVENTION TO
DISCUSS NEW FORMULAS
The effects of war on candy
will receive principal considera­
tion at the 59th Annual Conven­
tion of the National Confection­
ers’ Association, which will be
held in New York, June 8 to 11,
according to Philip P. Gott,
president of the Association.
The discussion of war effects
upon the confectionery and re­
lated industries will range from
the production of raw materials
to the delivery of the finished
product, Mr. Gott said. A raw
material forum will deal with
the availability of supplies and
the restrictions of government
orders with respect to important
ingredients.
The program for the conven­
tion is being developed under the
direction of Gordon Lamont, of
Peter Cailler Kohler Swiss Choc­
olate Co., Inc., New York. Other
members of the Program Com­
mittee are William F. Heide of
Henry Heide, Inc., New York,
and I. C. Shaffer of Just Born,
Inc., New York.
The Production Forum will be
under the direction of D. P.
O’Connor of Penick & Ford, Ltd.,
New York. At the Forum con­
sideration will be given to the
use of alternate ingredients
which are used in lieu of sugar;
with the diminishing availability
of cocoanut oil, consideration
will be given to new vegetable
and animal oils and fats that can
be used and in what manner in
candy manufacture. Changing
of formulas with maintenance of
quality, and the shelf life of
candy also will be discussed.
The nutritional value of candy,
its importance in the war pro­
gram, will also receive special
emphasis. Detailed reports will
be submitted with respect to the
incorporation of candy, choco­
late and related products in the
various government rations and
the use of candy by defense
workers to relieve fatigue, re­
duce accidents and increase pro­
duction.
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May-June, 1942
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