Automatic Age

“THE COIN TUBE MAN”
GIVES NEEDED SERVICE
W. R. B u r t t , the coin tube
man, at 308 Orpheum Building,
Wichita, Kansas, is in a posi­
tion to supply a long list of
Radio Tubes for phonographs,
panorams, and guns. Burtt is
an experienced hand in this in­
dustry, and counts his custom­
ers in the hundreds all over the
country. In these wartimes, the
fine service given to operators
by Burtt is more than ever ap­
preciated.
Burtt recently made an in­
teresting observation to your
editor. He said: “We have a
great deal of respect for the
Automatic Age. It happens to
have been born about the same
year we entered the coin ma­
chine field.” Our best wishes
to this enterprising coin man,
and may he continue to render
his service for many years to
come.
Music for War Workers
Installations of phonograph
music especially for war pro­
duction plants are growing in
number, according to reports
from various centers of the
country. Appropriate music is
carried to the workers through
amplifiers at regularly spaced
intervals. The u p 1 i f t i n g of
workers’ spirits has had a pro­
nounced and beneficial effect.
Fatigue and monotony are thus
being banished, and workers’
show the result in m o r e and
better production. Music, and
particularly phonograph music,
is serving the war effort. It is
building morale for countless
numbers of workers today, and
building prestige for itself.
Ben Sterling, wellknown pho­
nograph distributor and oper­
ator of these machines, with
headquarters in Moosic, Penna.
is among the alert figures of
the coinmachine industry who
are bringing phonograph music
to war workers in their com­
munities. Recently, Sterling
ran a large advertisement in
the Scranton daily newspaper
to promote the installation of
phonographs in war industries
plants. A part of Sterling’s ad­
vertisement was taken from of­
ficial reports, as follows:
“ M u s i c will pep up your
workers and increase produc­
tion 11 to 16 percent — actual
army tests in Detroit and other
defense industries have shown
extensive increases in produc­
tion. The same s y s t e m that
furnishes this music could be
used for air-raid warning sig­
nals, war news, ration news,
and other morale-building an­
nouncements.”
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Packard Mfg. Honored with
Army-Navy E Award
A signal honor was bestow­
ed on a well-known plant of
the coin machine industry early
in March — being the Army-
Navy E Award received by the
Packard Manufacturing Cor­
poration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Homer E. Capehart is the dyna­
mic head of this organization,
which is on war production.
Colorful ceremony was held
for the occasion. Leading offi­
cers from the armed forces,
prominent national figures and
industrial captains were pres­
ent. A banquet for 1,600 em­
ployees of the Packard plant
preceded the award of the E
Pennant. Army-Navy E pins
were presented to employees.
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