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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
Son Francisco
SETTLEMENT NEAR IN TAX ISSUE . . .
WIRED MUSIC OPS ORGANIZE . . .
PHONO TEL TO MOVE PLANT TO L. A.
. . . RUGGERIO GETS BALLY GIFT .. .
KINGSTON BLESSED EVENTING SHORT-
LY . . . OAKLAND BUSINESS GOOD.
By RONALD PATRICK
SAN FRANCISCO - One gets 'to like
pounding out a column for a town like
Frisco. Don't know whether it's the air, the
temperature or just that you meet such a
gang of swell guys. Actually, it's tough to
decide who to start the column with-'cause
it's impossible to pick a favorite.
Thus we'll begin with an impersonal mat-
ter such as the long litigated tax situation.
Looks as if there'll be settlement shortly on
the basis of $1.00 per unit. However, they're
still arguing on higher rates-on up to
$5.00. Of particular point in this legislation
is the astonishingly vague information the
city's supervisors are attempting to pin their
higher revenue hopes on. Main current re-
sult is that a number of major dealers and
operators are holding down until the ques-
tion is settled.
There has been a string of visitors a half-
mile long hitting distributors and dealer's
show-rooms these bright summer ( vaca-
tion?) days. Think that Wolf Sales- hold th e
record for this month. Sample of their last
Tuesday hospitality trail included -the foot-
prints of such well known denizens of the
northern California area as Watsonville's
Jack Girdner, Ukiah's Paul McCarty,
Healdsburg's Paul Speer and Frank Vitali,
and the 'heads-up' Lauritson and Sons from
Salinas. Wolcher, Frank Kingston and Me-
tro Music, Mills Sales, Jack Moore, Al
Armos of Golden Gate Novelty and Wallace
at Viking's all had an imposing visitor list.
My inference is for an active fall.
Had the pleasure of meeting Bob Spencer
of the Northern California Automatic Music
Merchant's Association while doing the row
along Golden Gate Avenue. He showed me
a sheath of signed contracts, which to me is
evidence enough that all goes well. Inciden-
tally, much credit belongs to 'Pop' Wolf for
having put this organization into operation
at the time when wired music was going
'haywire'. Thanks to NCAMMA, locations
were saved and many headaches balmed.
Feelers at the front are pretty unanimous
in pronouncing the situation very nic~ly in ,
hand now.
NCAMMA'S first president was the able
Joe Baker of 12 years experience on the
coast. He's now distributor for California,
Arizona and Nevada on Wurlitzer Simplexes
and Wall Boxes. He has one of the model
display locations at 1157 Post St., San
Francisco.
There's a thick rose colored carpet cover-
ing the entire floor. It certainly lends the
ri'ght touch for setting off those super
sumptious Wurlitzer machines. I'd like to
make a personal comment about Joe Baker.
He's a distributor that would serve well as a
pattern for the industry; solid as an old
oak, and with an engaging pleasantry in his
manner, you know that in doing business
with him you will experience a rich share
of personality, pointers and profits.
Have just returned the receiver after a
phone conversation with Stanley Harris of
Phono-Tel. Big news is that they've decided
to open a L.A. plant. Will be at corner of
Jefferson and Maple Sts., over 30,000 square
feet-about the size of th eir San Francisco
building. First operations will begin about
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