Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

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SEATTLE-"Just how rapid has been
the growth of the record distributing busi-
ness in this city?" queried a Coin-Rower.
Which prompted a little investigation, with
the following interesting results: In 1934,
Maybelle Dace was Harper-Meggee's record
department; at present, the staff numbers
seven_ In the fall of 1936, the Columbia-
Vocalion-Brunswick organization (now fly-
ing the banner of Sunset Electric) totaled
three_ Today there are seven. A sensa-
tional surge is credited to Decca. The
Seattle office boasted three employees in
1937. Four years later the figure had
quadrupled to twelve_
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
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Sybil Stark, Washington State's dis-
tributoress for Panoram Soundies, triumph-
antly reports she has been successful in
sub-franchising all but five co unties. There
is no throat-cut-throat shenanigans in this
field. An operator or a corporation is
named for certain counties and no one
pushing the same product can move in.
Don Waltz, well-known in local operating
circles, is handling seven counties in Cen-
tral Washington. A variety of vocations
have dipped into this new and fascinating
business. Among those holding sub-fran-
chises are a railroad engineer, automobile
salesman, stock broker, newspaper man,
banker, grocer, ex-film saleslnan.
Joe Moaner, the famed manipulator of
Coinland's Crying Towel, swings the Turk-
ish flimsy, and squalls: "Taxes, taxes,
taxes-and more taxes! They're driving
me crazy! There's an excise tax, a use tax,
a federal tax, a state tax, city and county
license fees. And then, to top it off, a
Federal income tax. The irony of it! When
I get through scraping my pocketbook to
pay all those other levies, how do they ex-
pect me to have an income left to pay a
tax on, anyway?"
More changes at the ever-changing Decca
office. Genevieve Rossman deserted the
typewriter for the apron and broom, turn-
To Better Serve
• • • Operators, J obbers and Dis-
trib u tors in the Pacific Nor thwest,
THE REVI EW has opened offices
at 1 007 Termin al Sales Bu ildin g,
Por tland , Oregon, where J . A. Con-
verse is ready to serve you. For f r ee
copy-writing service call ATwater
211 1 o r wri te.
Louis Karnofsky, who has cov-
ered the Seattle newsfr ont for THE
REVI EW for mor e than four years
will continue to d o so and r ead e r s
a r e requested to get in tou ch with
h im a t 5224 37th N. E ., Seattle,
a b out n ews matter and publici ty.
FOR
OCTOBER
1941
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SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
VANCOUVER, WASH.
MArket 6292
ROchester 9933
Phone 745
ing over her office duties to Frankie
Brown. a brown-eyed lass from Kansas. Lee
Morman, shipping and order clerk, en-
dorsed his farewell pay check and enrolled
in the University of Washington, where he
is concentrating his talents on aeronautical
engineering.
Stand by your posts, Northwest phone
operators! Man the Big Berthas, rush out
the hand grenades, bombs, anti-craft guns
and other counter-offensive weapons, be-
cause ordinances are wafting homeward
upping fees on phonos and wall boxes, par-
ticularly the latter. Contemplated levies for
"each coin entry" (a synonym for box)
are due.
SEATTLE SHAVINGS-Rudy Peter-
son, Coin Row's 240 pound strong man, is
getting the welcome mat ready, for some-
time in March he will unroll it for Mr.
Stork's second visit . . . Ron Pepple ap-
peared relaxed and refreshed after a two-
week automobile jaunt to California with
Bud Kinney ... Ken Shyvers sank 20,000
simoleons into a one-story building on Sec-
ond Avenue to house expanding operations .
Newcomers to Fred Fields' Wurlitzer
office are Sid Williams, service and parts
man, and sister Peggy, Queene Anne High
graduate, who is a typewriter pounder par
excellence . . . Back to the farm goes
Beulah Booth, a sweet gal who spelled sun-
shine and efficiency around the Western
Distributor' office. Replacing her is El-
vira Wurch.
Doug Brandt, ex-AI Gustafson ace, who
is now right-handing for V. A. Nelson and
Charley Michael, proud-pappaed it on Sep-
tember 15 when a handful of coming pulch-
ritude named Dolores squawked her seven
pounds worth . . . Tinkle! tinkle! went
the cash register at Puget Sound Novelty
in September. The sound of that sweet re-
frain lit up the face of Clyde Newton, who
declares that September sales more than
doubled any previou month in the firm's
existence.
Out-of-town platter shoppers last month
included Cle Elum's Karl Kindler and
Yakima's Mrs. J. T. Shafer . . . Blonde
eyeful Mary Ann Rosbert boasts of the
shortest honeymoon known to the annals
of marital bliss. She said "I do" to Navy
Ensign C. J. Rosbert, and ten hours later
the high-flyer was winging his way out of
the city.
You've heard that old expression, "Sky's
the Limit!" Well, Dick Fields has expe-
rienced it literally. Enrolled in Phone-
Operator Bill Woods' Boise C.A.A. flying
school, Dick rang up 75 hours Qf soloing.
Right now he's taking a breather in Seattle,
preparatory to returning for an advanced
course.
Louis Kama/sky.
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Golf Seriously
SAN FRA CISCO - A few years back
R. A. Parina, of R. A. Parina & Co., Du-
Grenier Western Representatives, looked
upon barnyard golf as an opportunity to
wear off an inch or two of the waistline.
But the game got him . . . and got him
plenty!
Today Parina is not interested in the
exercise . . . he's interested in how pro-
ficient he can make his game. "Dick" has
purchased a new set of clubs and is really
going to town banging the little white ball
around the cow pastures up North. Brother
"Tony" played with "Dick" in late Septem-
ber and admits he's a tough lad to beat.
Mention of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is y our b est introduction to our a d ve rtisers.
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