Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

then we'll see. Right now I'm taking no
chances, especially with gas rationing in
the offing." In all seriousness, however,
Modern's snappy little sales manager has
been holding open house as long as we can
remember.
The recent U-Need-A-Pak blowout at
Indian Point, N. Y., was the real thing .
Everybody showed up, including out-of-
town salesmen who made the trip just for
the fun. A feature was the tremendous
clouting of Sam Althohz, the firm's man-
ager. Not to be outdone, Murray Wei-
n er, sales manager, did a few Houdini's
for the guests. But when that b lond dis-
appeared . . . . Well, this makes another
story.
Timed with Joe S now's departure for
the Midwest, Wally Sipple, DuGrenier's
Southern representative, hit the town after
getting excellent results in Florida. As we
go to press, Sipple is traveling once more,
this time aiming for Arkansas and Okla-
homa, where we hope the comrades out
there will do right and proper by our lad.
New distributors in this territory are
Mur r ay Sa ndo w, representing Weston
Distributors, and T o m S ingle ton for the
Rosenberg-Munves Corp. In the used
games end, Barne t Su garma n of the
Royal Mus ic Co., Newark, N. J., in com-
bination with H er man P e rrin , salesman
for this firm, is off to a good ~tar\.
J oe F ishma n bobs up again. Joe
states that he has something brewing which
ought to hi t the trade in the very near
future. Advance reports as to what im-
pends hinges, it is intimated, on a late
Keeney model, the nature of which is
planned to increase sales in local terri-
tories.
Another spot to watch is the Ton y Gas-
p arro outlet. Tony is reported in Chi-
cago where he is negotiating for some nifty
sellers and hopes to hit the town very soon .
Ment ion has been made of the increasing
popularity of vendors. Bearing out some of
the observations is the report brought back
by D ave Fi r esto n e of Ct:nt-a-Mint Sales.
Firestone states that so hearty has the re-
sponse been to the firm's candy merchan-
diser that bigger production is planned
for the Fall. An interesting angle is the
inducement offered to cigarette operators
who can attach Cent-a-Mint's one-cent gum
vendor to the cigarette machines and pick
up some extra change.
Another enthusiastic report come from
B urnhart (Bip) Glassgold, touring Du-
Grenier territory. Writing from the South,
Bi p unfolds a tale of growing demand for
candy merchandisers as lack of manpower
and the cost of living decrea es retail op-
portunities. "It's the chance of a life-
time," states Glassgold, and goes on to out-
line some of the increases in various ven-
dors as recorded by DuGrenier. - Espe-
cially prominent in DuGrenier sales has
been the 5-cent candy bar merchandiser.
Jack Berger met his match the other
day in a location owner who does not
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
12
FOR
SEPT,
J94J
N~W Y~RK
NEW YORK-A little bit of observation
is all that is sometimes needed for a tre-
mendous idea. A profitab le bit of thinking
was recently advanced by a local coinman
who had observed that the increases in
movie adm issions were sending former
movie-goers to coin machine amusement
fields. "Why not," he suggested reasonably,
"acquire loca~!on spots for games near
movIe houses?
Whi le in the suggestion mood, we'll pass
along another which concerns national de-
f ense. This could be bolstered by a com-
mittee, it has been suggested, which rep-
resents the coin machine industry. Formed
of several subdivisions, this committee
could help to create economies in gas util-
ization, motor equipment, etc., thus aiding
Uncle Sam and showing again that mem-
bers of the industry always work for the
nation's best interests.
In from Chicago, B ill Alb e r g of Brook-
lyn Amusement reports that coinmen need
not fear priorities for, while some manu-
facturers may have to go slow now and
then, in most cases there will be no short-
age on games which tbe makers believe
will make the grade.
Bo ton was recently represented in this
town by Walter Stra u ss of National Ciga-
Opel-ILtCI- ,J
110tice
rette. Wa lter conferred with Lou Canto r ,
his boss. Touching upon the tax situation,
in connection with cigarette merchandisers,
Cantor and Strauss sta ted that, in the end,
the machines will prove the better invest-
ment. Supporting this view, they told of
cigarette vendors being shipped by car-
loads up and down the Eastern Coast_
Daval quarters are being brushed up fol-
lowing a communication from Al S,
Dou g lis that he expects to visit New York
soon. Postmarked in Michigan, Douglis'
communication spoke of a lazy trip through
that state, and plans for meandering down
to Big Town to see if they still have the
Empire S tate Building on ice. Douglis
doesn't go in for flying trips; he does
a thorough canvass of territories, stopping
over frequently.
Al Ble ndow, who has been around in
the merchand i ing of games and is now en-
sconced at Mutoscope, flashes a note about
the way Drive-Mobile, Ace Bomber and
penny arcade equipment is going. Al re-
calls that we gave the arcades a boost
and says, "Well done." The truth is we
just put down what we saw. Believe us,
friends, arcades are coming back!
Since grabbing that Chevrolet, Meyer
P arko lT of Modern Amusement has dis-
covered hosts of new friends, most of
whom claim that Meyer promised them a
ride in the car. Laments Parkoff: "Wait
'til I wear orne of the paint off the car
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