Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

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LOUIS
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Boating, fishing, swimming and a half doz.
en other outdoor pastimes were crammed
in to one fun.filled afternoon at Pipe Lake
on July 30 at Evergreen Novelty's gala pic-
nic and good time party. Operators and
their families from all sections of the
Northwest turned out in large numbers,
and their unanimous decision, consolidated
into one expressive word, was "terrific!"
Al Gustafson left no stone unturned in his
preparations for making the outing a suc·
cess, even going so far as to reserve ten
cabins in the event that Jupe Pluvius
should drop in unexpectedly.
When a full.fledged aviatrix who eats,
sleeps and rides in airplanes, suddenly
loses all interest in the winged birds and
becomes boat conscious, a Sherlock Holmes
isn't necessary to discover that something
is radically wrong. That's exactly what
happened to Helen Casady, office manager
of Northwest Sales, some time ago. She
met a tall, handsome executive in the office
of the Puget Sound Navigation Company,
and from then on the blue waters held a
kind of magic sway over her. After a hasty
exchange of arrows from Dan Cupid's bow,
the badly speared couple wound up at the
altar on July 29. Coin Row extends hearty
congratulations to the newlyweds.
While "Porky" Jacobs is the Northwest's
official Comedy King, a newcomer has risen
from the operating ranks to challenge J a-
cobs' supremacy. He is Phil Shelly, for a
number of years a Tacoma luminary, whose
type of fast cracking humor follows much
on the same line as Bob Hope. When
Shelly opens up and starts firing, the wise-
cracks explode with machine-gun precision
and it takes an agile mind to keep up with
him. An old knee ailment cropped up last
month and kept Phil on the shelf for six
weeks. But nothing could keep his gags
on the shelf for long. Like Old Man River,
they just kept rolling along.
It cost Bert Farmer $185 to be a hero on
July 26. Bert was lolling in his speedboat
on Lake Stevens, taking refuge from the
most searing heat wave to hit this section
in years. Some distance away, a young
lady was water skiing behind a motor boat.
She lost her balance and was plunged into
the lake which was about 90 feet deep. The
weight of the rope she was hanging on to
and the speed of the boa t combined to ·
drag her down. Several times she came to
the surface, gagged over a mouthful of
water, and shrieked to the driver to stop.
But the driver thought this was all part of
the act and zoomed merrily along. To the
rescue came Bert Farmer in his craft.
When he dived for the girl, the driver of
the other motorboat realized the serious-
ness of the situation and slowed aown.
Bert grasped the girl below the surface.
Panic•stricken, she grabbed hold of him
and applied a scissors lock. For a moment
it looked like Davey Jones would have a
couple of permanent customers. However,
Bert broke her hold and hauled her to
safety. When our hero flashed his person•
ality smile for newspaper photographers,
he discovered a very odd thing. A bridge
plate of teeth, which cost $185, was miss-
ing, having been knocked from his mouth
during the rescue. When they start pin-
ning medals on Bert, he hopes they will
also pin a new bridge set back in his
mouth.
The Row's best mechanical team in
seven years-Ducky McFarland and Jerry
Steffan-was broken up some time ago
when Steffan joined Western Distributors.
A couple of months ago Decca put Les
Tobey to work in their shipping depart•
ment. Now another "Gold Dust" team
steps forth. When Tobey and Bill Honey•
well merge their efforts, the discs fly
around wi th the velocity of a juggler and
the filled orders reel off the counter at a
dizzy pace.
While Coin Row's astute members were
having fun and frolic on July 4, Ron Pep-
ple arose early in the morning and made
tracks for Northwest Sales. He spent the
day building the Luxury Lightup Lounge,
show•room de luxe. Not only is the room
brilliantly lighted and cosily furnished, but
perfect ventilation is provided by a Monk's
cloth draping over the ceiling.
In approximately two more weeks, the
Rudy Petersons will be blessed with an heir
or heiress. The past month has been mighty
tough on Rudy, the Northwest's strong
man. Worry and anticipation has caused
him to lose weight to such a degree that
he is down to a mere 240.pound shadow.
The sunny clime of California claimed a
number of vacationing coinmen last month.
Operator Cy Morgan was gone for two
weeks. Helen Casady took an "advance
solo" honeymoon, traveling to the south for
a fortnight and then returning home and
getting married. The Heberling Brothers,
George and Chet, took their first vacation
in 25 years. Chet's family led off, and
upon their return brother George and wife
departed.
COININGS ON THE CUFF-
Flash ! It has j ust been discovered that
Rosser S, the horse Al Brashem purchased
and en tered in a recent Longacre race, is a
fugi tive from a local glue factory. All bet-
tors better beware of this animal . .. How-
ard Russell, for the past year an operator
for Superior Distributors, put on the cigar
passing act on July 22. It was a 7-pound
boy.
The distinction of being the first girl to
manage a jobbing house in· the Northwest
HECKS
le
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5000 ................ $4.50 M
1000 ................ 4.75
500 .................. 3.00
25c
$5.00 M
$4.50 M
$6.00 M
5.50
4.75
7.00
3.50
3.00
4.50
Nickle plated checks add $1 .00 per M to above prices.
Terms-One-third Cash-Balance C.O.0.
SUPREME PRODUCTS CO., 333
goes to Thelma Oliver, major domo at J ack
Moore's . . . Friends of Operator Bill
Smith, of Chehalis, will be happy to hear
of his recovery to health after being oper-
ated upon for rupture on July 17th. He is
now at home resting. New mechanic at
Western Distributors is Howard Serven,
transferred from the Portland office.
This fast streamlined age is getting no
jumps on Fred Miller. Five or six months
ago he sold his operating route and em-
barked to Australia. He returned last
month, organized a phonograph route in
double.quick time, and a week later sold
out to Ken Shyvers.
Coin Row extends the Order of Royal
Welcome to L. C. Gilman, Pacific Coast
Manager of Decca; Lou Wolcher, of West·
ern Distributors, and Operator 0. A. Brow-
er from Aberdeen, who graced the North-
west with their presence last month . . .
Two wrinkled fenders and a dented rear
serve as reminders to Operator Billy Lynn
that his Chevrolet coupe acted as shock
absorber for another car on Western Ave-
nue recently.
Anacortes' ace operator, Mickey Hannon,
is back home after a trip to Alaska . ..
Joan Schroeder, a stately blonde who hails
from Minneapolis, succeeded Adam May•
ers as Superior Distributor's office manager
last month.
♦
• •
"Your sister has eloped with that man
she's been taking vocal lessons from."
"Heavens! What will the neighbors say?"
"They'll say, 'Thank God!' "
• •
Judge: "Have you ever appeared as a
witness before?"
Witness: "Yes, your honor."
Judge: "In what suit?"
Witness: "My blue serge, sir."
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Specials
BARGAIN
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No. 2's-$27.50
NEARLY NEW
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Fine shape-ready to go
Only-$25.00
8 MILLS
V-12 C igarette Vendors
$35.00 each
I 00 Used Marble Games
from $3.00 up.
We sell all free-play games
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1511 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles
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