Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
22
FOR
AUGUST
7942
from Brigadier General F. H. Osborn, Chief
of the Morale Branch':
"This will acknowledge receipt of
the package of 30(}Standard Permo
Point Needles. It is' very gratifying to
learn of your gift of this material for
the use of the men in the armed forces
in the outlying bases. The gift will con-
tribute substantially to the content-
ment and well-being of the men serv-
ing our country in isolated locations. I
am sure these men will be deeply ap-
preciative."
The Servicemen's Recreation Center in
Chicago, one of the largest in the country,
has three or four automatic phonographs in
constant operation. Permo supplies gratis
the needles for these machines, as well as
for the one in the recreation center at Cha-
nute Field at Rantoul.
Phonograph operators can do much in
such a program. For example, in those ci'ties
where recreation centers are main tained,
one operator could, each week, take over
the supplying of records and servicing
gratis for one phonograph. This would as-
sure the boys of uninterrupted entertain-
ment with the best music. The cost to each
operator would be small but the benefit
would be great.
The phonograph operating industry could
and should make sure that each such recre-
ation center or hospital has a phonograph
with a constant supply of playable records.
Automatic phonographs also play an im-
portant part in the home front. Outstand-
ing in this was the campaign which placed
the record "Any Bonds Today" on every
phonograph in the nation during October
of last year. It is practically impossible to
find a machine now which has less than two
or three patriotic numbers on the program.
In defense areas the demand for phono-
graphs has been great. Not alone because
money is plentiful, but because the men and
women are working at top speed and they
find music, as furnished by the automatic
phonograph, a great relaxer and enter-
tainer.
Many large industrial plants broadcast
music over their loud-speakers throughout
the plant at regular intervals during the
day. It has been proved that this practice
speeds up production as well as eliminating
the strain and monotony for the worker.
Permo Products has been doing that for
the past year with excellent results, having
a musical period during both morning and
afternoon.
Ordinarily you do not hear a school
teacher arguing for the benefits of the "juke
box," as they put it, for the high school
boys, but this is the reasoning used by a
school teacher with whom I chanced to talk
a few days ago:
"Were it not for the 'juke box,' the
average high school boy would be out
of luck in his competition for dates
among his girl friends since many of
his classmates have left school to take '
jobs in defense plants which provide
them /with sufficient money to take their
'dates' dancing to the music of an or-
chestra. Without the music of the best
bands on the phonographs available for
dancing to the high school boy and his
girl friend, he would be greatly handi-
. capped in the entertainment he could
provide as against the boy wi th money
coming in from his -.defense job."
Some interesting and unusual incidents
arise from playing recordings of our N a-
tional Anthem. Severai wired music studios
discontinued the use of ' tbese records, be-
cause location owners claimed that it led to
heated arguments. Here's how it worked-
a patron would stand a few times when
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Bally Club Bell-Cony •................ $259.50
Keeney 5c Super Bell_Cony •.... 245 .00
Mills Jumbo Parade-Cony" ....... 169. 50
Bally Thorobred-One Ball .......... 269.50
NEW FIVE BALL FREE PLAY PIN GAMES
Genco Victory ............•.... '''' ..... '' .. $109 .50
Genco Defense ............... _ •...... _...... 109.50
Gottlieb's 5-10-25 ..... " ................. 109.50
Gottlieb's Texas Mustang............ 89.50
GOOD USED CONSOLES, CONY. CASH OR FREE PLAY
BALLY CLUB BELL
(4 coin conv.) ............ $174.50
BALLY BI G TOP........ 59. 50
BALLY HIGH HAND 109. 50
JENNINGS SILVER
MOON ........................ 75.00
MILLS JUMBO-Conv.
Cash & Fr • • Pl ay... 139 .50
MILLS JUMBO-Fr ••
Pl ay ....................
65.00
BALLY TEASER ,
Cas h P.O. ................ 69.50
BALLY GOLD CU P-
I Ball ........................ 49.50
BALLY SPORT PA GE-
I Ball ( Pay T abl.) 69. 50
KEENEY 5c SUPER
BELL ........................ 149.50
KEENEY PADDOCK
CLU B ........................
89.50
PACES RACE S-Early
Model ........................ 69.50
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AIR CIRCUS ................ $
A.B. C. BOWLER ......
ALL AMERICAN ......
ANABEL ......................
ARGENTINE ..............
ATTENTION ................
BOLOWAY ..................
BORDERTOWN ........
BOSCO ..........................
BI G PARADE ............
CHAMP ............
84.50
37. 50
19. 50
17.50
39. 50
2 1.50
44. 50
19.50
58.50
80. 00
32.50
DEFENSE-GENCO .. 87.50
DUPLEX-EXHIBIT.. 27. 50
FLICKER .................. .. 22.50
GOTTLIEB FIVE &
TEN .......................... .. 79. 50
GUN CLUB ................. . 40.00
HOME RUN-Convrl d 39.50
JUNGLE ...................... .. 44.50
LEGIONNAI RE ........ .. 35.00
MAJORS ....................... . 34.50
MILLS 1-2-3 .......... ..
79.50
NEW CHAMP ........... .
PAN AMERICAN .. ..
PROGRESS .............. ..
STAR ATTRACTION ..
SPOT POOL .............. ..
SUNBEAM ................. .
SPOT 0 CARD
( Like New) ............ ..
TEXAS MUSTAN G ..
VICTORY " GENCO .. ..
VEL VET ....................... .
42. 50
27.50
24.50
38.50
44.50
27.50
79.50
47. 50
69.50
27.50
Five per cent d iscount will be a llowed on all orders of 'five pin ball mac hin es bought for s hipm ent at
one tim e. All prices subj ect t o change with out not ice. and merchan di se subject to prior sale. One·
t hi r d certifled de pos it required. ba lan ce C.O. D. No d isco unt on conso les.
We have ma ny ot her novelty ga mes as ide f rom th ose listed a bove. Wh en se nd ing your orders. please
list severa l choi ces as th ese ga mes are goin g fast.
B. D. LAZAB COMPANY
1635 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Grant 7818
the National Anthem was played but even·
tually resented the con tinuance, when
someone who may not have been there
when it was played before, demanded that
the customer stand (not knowing that he
had done so many times before). Such is
an example of the effect phonograph music
plays on the public at large.
The government fully appreciates the
need of music for its fighting men as evi·
denced by the fact that they req uested in·
strument dealers to "earmark" all Grade A
instruments, which are no longer manufac·
tured, for sale to the government.
The phonograph owners and operators
throughout the country have been doing
some splendid work in the sale of War
Bonds and Stamps. The Cleveland, Ohio,
Phonograph Operators' Association has
been doing a remarkable job, and several
months ago their members and servicemen
had purchased over a quarter of a million
dollars in War Bonds and Stamps. Other
cities where phonograph associations have
been doing outstanding work in that di-
rection are Detroit, Philadelphia, Oakland,
and others.
Phonograph operators are perhaps into,
or entering, the most lucrative period of
their operations, notwithstanding new and
higher taxes and operating costs. As an
industry, it will be contributing thousands
of dollars to various forms of relief and
servicemen's entertainment. In addition,
everyone in the industry, individually and
collectively, should and will do everything
possible to provide these deserving boys in ·
the ranks with the automatic phonqgraph
music which will bring them pleasure and
entertainment during their leisure hours.
Every play on a coin phonograph in com·
mercial locations should increase the
amount of War Bonds purchased by th ~ Iil,
dustry; and each Bond brings our victori-
ous end oile step nearer so-KEEP 'EM
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Capitol Starts Big
HOLLYWOOD.-Record sales hit 17,-
000 platters in the first two weeks follow-
ing the first release on July 1st by Capitol
Records.
Heading the list was Strip Polka, a nov-
elty number recorded by Johnny Mercer,
wh o wrote it and is also vice· prexy of
Capitol. In second spot was another coin
machine favorite, Cow Cow Boogie, by
Freddie Slack and fea turing the vocals of
Ella Mae Morse. First tune accounted for
a neat 3400 sales and second ditty tailed
with about 300 less.
Ca pitol expects to issue new releases
every two weeks.
Reeder Moves In Glendale
GLENDALE, Calif.-Robert E. Reeder.
owner and operator of Coin Machine Serv-
ice, announces that his repair service is now
located at new and larger quarters at 1070
Thompson Street in Glendale.
Reeder started his service to the indus-
try about a year ago. Through consistent
REVEW advertising he has built up a steady
clientele until it was necessary for the move-
to larger quarters. Reeder has won an envi-
able reputation in the industry for turning
out superior work and his slogan of "Once-
a Customer-Always a Customer" has WOlll
him a neat volume of business.
THE REVIEW wishes Reeder well in his:
new and larger quarters.
Dim-Out Restric:+ions Issued
SAN FRANCISCO - Sidney Mackin.
managing director of the Amusemen t Mer-
chants Associa tion, Inc., issued a bulletin
on August 5th to all locations in the Bay
area acquainting them with the provisions:
of the semi·blackout order issued by Lieu--
tenant General John L. DeWitt which goes
into effect for the entire Pacific Coast area
on August 20th.
Mackin sent each location the require-
ments and regulations and a map showing
the areas affected.
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