Automatic Age

with the tremendous require­
ments of the armed forces, and
the quantities exported under
lend-lease. One operator in a
small industrial city writes:
“Why are Camel cigarettes
very few at this time? We are
not receiving our usual supply
and would like to know what
the indications are for the fu­
ture on the other standard
brands. Any information lead­
ing us to what the difficulty is
will be highly appreciated.”
Out of the maze of claims
and counter claims, it is a nat­
ural result of manpower prob­
lems, increased consumption
and new outlets for a l a r g e
part of the cigarette produc­
tion. The answer, even if for
temporary period of time, is to
use more of the less popular
brands. It is better to have less
popular brands in machines,
than to have empty columns. It
is noteworthy to consider the
r a d i o announcements of a
brand which is coming up in
favor. They plug the manufac­
turers’ farsightedness in stock­
ing up on leaf tobacco, and con­
sequently have plenty of cigar­
ettes. Actually, the case may
be that this manufacturer has
not used its quota of available
leaf tobacco.
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GUM MACHINE RAIDS!
It seems that s o m e gum-
chewers are solving their prob­
lem by buying out gum vending
machines, since over-the-coun­
ter sales of gum has also felt
the pinch of a s h o r t a g e of
chewing gum. Several opera­
tors report that they frequently
find a number of their gum ven­
dors empty when making a
service call, and find the re­
quired number of pennies in the
machine for the gum they had
inserted on the previous call.
Gum chewing has boomed. It
is relief to the tenseness of
workers. No doubt these inces-
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santT gum chewers, finding no
gum at counters, stock up by
placing a flock of pennies in a
gum vendor until empty.
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HIGH SCHOOL PRESS
Feeling that a share of his
record breaking stand at the
Capitol Theater in New York
was due to youthful followers
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of the Ellington band, Duke
granted a m a s s interview to
more than fifty high school
newspaper reporters. P l i e d
with surprisingly apt questions,
Duke emerged from the con­
ference w e a r y and grinning.
“They’re hep, those kids,” was
Ellington’s pleased comment.
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