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"Revenge," quoth Bill Staed, with a
serene look in his eye, "is sweet." And,
maties, Bill, the operator who is a perfect
double for W. C. Fields, is one who should
know, because last month he ·erased a
humiliating mark that had been smarting
for months. Readers of this column will
remember the account of the golf match
between Bill and Frank Allen, the Decca
man, before Frank left for 'Frisco. With
the aid of a smoke bomb expertly planted,
Frank administered a sound thrashing and
made a right handy collection in the matter
of wagers. Bill suffered in silence for a
long time. Frank, meanwhile, was pro•
moted to the managership of Decca's 'Frisco
office, and it looked like Bill's chances to
redeem himself were quite nil. But sev•
era! weeks ago, vacation time came for Bill
and he bee•lined for San Francisco. A re•
turn match ensued, during which Bill
scored a decisive victory over Allen, beat-
ing him 8•up in an 18.hole match. After
pocketing the greenbacks, Bill was in a
much better frame of mind to enjoy the rest
of his vacation. P.S.-Taking the advice
of his friends, Bill stayed away from Holly•
wood, as there was a rumor that the movie
moguls were on the lookout for a stand•in
for W. C. Fields, and Bill didn't want to get
snatched.
Local jobbers reported a brisk upturn in
business last month and operators, who are
usually tight.lipped and conservative, stated
that-well, things weren't going so bad at
all, so it was not unusual to see so many
out•of•town operators placing orders for
equipment. Among those spotted along the
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Row were 0. A. Brower. Ab-,rdeen; Russ
Pentz, Okanogan; L. C. (Dick) Foisy,
Prosser; Fred Noel and Frank Cyr, Yaki•
ma; K. Crawford, Bremerton; Alf Hanna,
Olympia; and Bill Smith, Chehalis.
Give them another ten years and we'll bet
that Decca will have taken over the entire
Kulien Building. They started on a modest
scale, but continued expansion necessitated
larger and larger quarters. Regarding their
most recent move in September, Commun•
ique No. 8 should read: "Another partition
of the building was torn down by advanc•
ing Decca forces, heavily armed with sales·
appealing records. As a result, they moved
their private office to a strategic point near
the South Wall to make room for a steadily
mounting army of new merchandise."
COININGS ON THE CUFF -
I've got this down on my cuff; put it
down on yours: in another year the title
of "No. 1 Northwest Fisherman" for coin
machine men will go to Operator A. J .
(Sandy) Sandtner, a comparative newcom•
er, who has come forward at a terrific pace .
. . . And speaking of fishermen, we wonder
if Harry Weatherwax, the veteran salmon
snagger, is slipping. We asked Harry why
he didn't enter the Ben Paris.Seattle Star
gigantic derby, in which 5 new cars and
worthwhile prizes galore were offered, and
you could've knocked us over with a copy
of THE REVIEW at the answer: "What! And
get up at four in the morning?"
There was sorrow wherever the Row's fair
sex · gathered last month, because "Ducky"
McFarland, Coin Row's Casanova, resigned
at Jack Moore's to become an operator.
Well, anyway, Ducky, the girls hope you
visit the Row often .. . . Jack Moore's very
pleasant policy of providing each of his
branch managers with shiny new cars re•
suited in Thelma Oliver sporting a shiny
black 1939 Ford Coupe last month . . . .
Budge Wright phoned Beulah Baldwin
long.distance from Portland and the first
thing he wanted to know was why he hadn't
been receiving mention in this column. As
soon as street car service to Portland is re•
sumed, Budge, we'll be right over to see
you.
Coin Row witnessed the advent of the
football season last month right on its back
doorstep. A double reserve play saw the
Wurlitzer office move across the corridor to
the suite of rooms formerly occupied by
Interstate Novelty Company, and Interstate
move across the hall to an office adjacent to
the one Wurlitzer vacated.
Another change at Decca resulted in
Bob Johnson, who just joined the force last
month, returning to his old railroad job
and being succeeded by Floyd Huffine,
brother of out.of.town sales manager Andy
Huffine . . . . Jerry Steffan, who has been
enjoying the beautiful gals these many
years without anything serious happening,
innocently looked into an emery wheel he
was working with in Western Distributor's
shop, and he was home for a week because
of particles that got in his eye . . . . The
most phenomenal escape of the month is
that of Vic Abdo. Somebody else's car
tried to play post.office with Vic's, and only
a miracle saved him from injury in the
resulting crash.
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