Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

St. Louis
Pf.anstiehl Aids
Wired Music
CHICAGO - Declaring that "Tone is
paramount with wired music operators,"
W. F. Hemminger, manager of the Pfan-
stiehl Chemical Co., has pointed out that
the new and improved 4000-play Pfanstiehl
Needle is of particular benefit to wired mu-
sic operations since it's "the needle the girl
operating the central studio can put in the
tone arm herself and never worry about
again until it's played at least 4000 times.
"She doesn't have to call a serviceman
in to turn the needle after a certain num-
ber of plays," Hemminger continued, "and
she doen't have to worry whether the
point's going to break off, for it never does.
It's these apparently insignificant items,
coupled with the true tone of the round-
pointed Pfanstiehl Needle that have made
it a favorite with wired music operators
all o_ver the country."
Hemminger indicated that the rapid ad-
vance of wired music in the last few months
made it imperative that exacting require-
ments be met for the needs of wired music
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REVIEW
4000 Play
NO BREAK IN PERIOD
A special high polish applied to the needle
point gives the equivalent effect of octu·
oily having ploved 3 or 4 records. A further
reduction in record wear.
NEEDLE MUST NEVER BE TURNED
One side of staff is purposely mode flat
to prevent tu r ning. Reduces time of serv-
icing.
ROUND POINT
Assures truer tone with less record wear.
POINT Will NOT BREAK OFF
The special Pfonstiehl o\\oy point won' t
break oH even under the hardest service.
4000 PLA~
The Pfonstieh\ needle costs you less and
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PFANSTIEHL CHEMICAL COMPANY
Metol Division
105 Lake View Avenue
WAUKEGAN, ILL.
APOLOGIES TO MR. STEFFENS . . .
PHONOGRAPH OWNERS MEET . .. SO
DOES AMUSEMENT MACHINE ASSO-
CIATION . . . DECCA CHANGES
PERSONALS.
- - --By ROBERT LATIMER- - --
ST. LOUIS (RC)-This is a season of
alphabetical soup in politics and associa-
tion activity, with GOP, DEM, WPA, FMA
and all in the headlines, as well as the coin
machine industries' !BEW AND IAAEPO.
Consequently an apology is due E. C. Stef-
fens, president of IAAEPO for getting his
recent talk in St. Louis to phonograph
owners of the city
mixed up with a
concurent interest
in IBEW discus-
sion. Mr. S1effens is
president of IAAE
PO only, and has
no connection wi th
the electrical broth-
erhood, as errone-
ously reported in
the October issue.
A number of
changes were made
in the bylaws of the
Robert Latimer
Associated Phono-
graph Owners of St.
Louis at the group's meeting of October 1
at the Statler Hotel. Plan now allows
managers a more flexible hand in settling
disputes over routes and location territory,
and puts the association on an even, more
workable basis. Grievance committees par-
ticipated in a "fall cleanup" of all prob-
lems on hand, reporting at a round table
discussion open to every phonograph oper-
ator in the city. Following the meeting
there was a social period of cards, cigars
and refreshments.
Fred Pollnow of Automatic Phonograph
Co. is again seen along the routes, having
spent a well-earned vacation in the North-
ern lake region-doing some good steady
fishing.
Whitey Lehmkuhl of W. L. Amusement
Co. is more enthusiastic than ever about
the industry, having just returned from
the Mills party out in Hollywood.
Martin Balensiefer reports back in St.
Louis after a business trip to Chicago.
A number of changes have been an-
nounced at St. Louis' Decca office where
Hit Parade music seems most in demand.
Joe Turner is still swinging around the
circuit, but Claude Brennan has taken up
new duties at Denver which call for the
cultivation of that sales territory. Bruce
Evans is the new assistant manager here-
a newcomer to the music field, and Bud
Danforth of the traffic department has been
promoted to salesman. Hildegard Koebbe,
Decca's personable receptionist, announced
her engagement early in October,
Sam Singer's Royal Novelty Co. is steam-
ing ahead under forced draft in servicing
stops in a district that has been dormant
for the past eight years. New equipment
and lots of it is the main reason for the
firm's steady growth reports Sam. Fewer
trouble calls, bigger volume and greater
customer satisfaction are marked in Roy-
al's books due to this policy. Royal's re-
lacement plan has resulted in a net de-
crease of 50 units on location compared to
figures of two months ago, but new equip-
ment now accounts for 95% of all stock on
location.
It is hearts, flowers and wedding marches
for Mickey Silverstein and Jerry Levitt,
Royal Novelty Co. field men. They will
marry - no, not one another - late this
month. Bob Shawcross reports back to
work at Royal from a pleasure trip to Jef-
ferson City. The firm's bowling team is
showing good form at practice sessions held
at the St. Louis Bowling Association Hall
in preparation for joining league play.
The line up includes Charley Quentin,
Gene Payne, Bob Shawcross, Sam Singer
and his brother, Bob. A merry Oldsmobile
with Sam Singer at the gear shift can be
seen any day along the routes. It's that
"replace the old with the new" idea of his
popping up again.
In the games field, war news and the
arrival of machine-gun units of a half-dozen
manufacturers recently brought an upsweep
in sales. Deliveries are almost up to par,
and ops report that their locations are run-
ning more smoothly.
The Missouri Amusement Machine Asso-
ciation's October 15 meeting was high-
lighted by a discussion relative to spot•
purchasing from operator to operator. Open
bidding, allowing the operator an oppor-
tunity to capitalize on carefully built good-
will, will be the system used whenever an
operator leaves a spot. This, it is felt, will
give every operator a better chance to real-
ize on his investment of time and money.
Bids will be okayed by the association, to
make certain sure the price is fair.
The association is planning a winter
dance, and similar frolics, which will help
the boys to forget the nervewracking busi-
ness of attempting to get every route in
complete operation despite lack of new
machines. Meetings are being held on reg•
ular schedule through the winter season,
and there will probably be several more
"special calls" to meet problems sure to
come through increased number of opera-
tors in the city.
C. F. Burgess, of Marissa, Ill., was in
St. Louis shopping the market for new
equipment. Reports business good in every-
thing but music. Jack Nelson, salesmanager
of Rock-Ola Corporation, came down from
Chicago to discuss wired music with local
ops.
Carl Trippe of Ideal Novelty Co. was
present at a reunion of old school chums
held at Festus, Mo., early in October. Two
tire blowouts were the only mishaps en-
countered on the trip. Ideal's bowling
team has rolled into third place of the
Midtown Businessmen's League, reports
captain Leo Wichlin, chief kegler of Ideal's
nine-member bowling fraternity.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davies of the Davies
Novelty Co. and Art Heimke of the St.
Louis Novelty Co. spent a belated vacation
at Bagnell Dam fishing. Mrs. Davies caught
one of the biggest bass on record-but
when it came to the poker game, her luck
didn't hold out. Andrew McCall of the
McCall Novelty Co. is the proud father of
a new baby girl. Engagement of Harry
Eidelyman. McCall Novelty, most eligible
bachelor in local coin circles, has been
announced. Lee Guerke, of Advance Pho-
nol(raph Cn. is sportine: a new 1941 Olds-
mobile, and pleased with his new connec-
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He: "I donated a pint of blood when l
was in the country."
She: "Sick friend?•
He: "No, those darned mosquitoes."
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