Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Baltimore Arcades Open
ltIississippi
NATCHEZ-The newly established cur-
few is not having too many ill effects on
the coin machine business in Mississippi
and nearby sections of Louisiana, accord-
ing to operators. All are co-operating
wholeheartedly with the new ruling and
believe that if it will help win the war
operators all over the nation (even in New
York) should lend their fullest co-opera-
tion to make it a success.
Of course, operators do not like the idea
of shutting up their places of business and
pulling the plugs out of coin-operated ma-
cbines at midnight, but all realize there
is a war going on and operators, many
of whom are either in the service or have
those near and dear to them on the battle
fronts, feel that everything should and
must be done to help the war effort.
Several new locations have been estab-
lished here and in this section of Missis-
sippi and across the river in Louisiana.
A rising Mississippi river and backwater
from lowlands in Louisiana has hurt busi-
ness in some locations, but better weather
is promised and from all indications the
next few months will be banner months
for operators of this area.
E. C. Keathley, Natchez Music Co., has
returned from a business visit to New
Orleans, where he conferred with the F. A.
Blalock office and visited record companies
and others while in the Crescent City. He
later visited in Monroe, Shreveport and
Cotton Valley.
Ham B. Nelson is again operating coin
machines in Mississippi and Louisiana, hav-
ing recently sold all of his audio phones to
F. A. Blalock. He is being assisted in his
operations by Frank Smith.
Friends of Private Harry L. McKay, for-
mer local operator who has been in the
U. S. Army for the past two years, are
welcoming him home after he received his
medical discharge from the army. Before
he was given his discharge at the Fitz-
simmons General Hospital in Denver, he
was stationed for some time at Letterman
General Hospital in San Francisco.
George Wilson has returned from Jack-
son, Miss., where he has been located for
the past several weeks assisting P. K.
Ewing, Jr., in opening a new business in
the Mississippi Capitol City.
Friends of Norman 1. "Slapsie" Law-
rence are elated to see him out again
after his recent serious illness.
Also back on the job after a recent ill-
ness is George R. "Shorty" Long, one of
the best known service men in the state,
who operates a shop on the Liberty Road,
near Natchez and does repair and service
work for a majority of local operators.
A welcome visitor here this week was
Pat McDonough, who operates in Vidalia
and Tallulab.
Dennis A. Mulvihill, Jr., who for several
years past served as Natchez manager of
Service Novelty Co. and who later was
associated with Silas Redd Distributing
Co., has left the business. He is now con-
nected with the Natchez Police Depart-
ment, but friends believe that he'll soon
return to the coin machine business.
B. O. Moddisette has sold his business
interests in machines located in Mi sis-
sippi and Louisiana to F and N Amuse-
ment Co. Moddisette says he is leaving
the business to enter another field as a
salesman. He has been one of the leading
operators of this section for a number of
years. Friends wish him much success in
his new undertaking.
Law Joins Mills
CHlCAGO-Richard K. Law, director of
advertising and public relations of Ameri-
can Hospital Supply Corp. since 1942, has
resigned to become advertising manager of
Mills Industries, Inc.
-Law began his advertising and sales ca-
reer on the sales staff of Cuneo Press, Chi-
cago, in 1933, and in 1935 became adver-
tising manager of National Mineral Co.,
manufacturer of equipment for restaurants,
taverns and beauty shops, a position he
held until joining the hospital supply firm.
Julian Gibbens recently entered the U. S.
Navy and received his "boot training" at
San Diego. He is now located at Atlanta
as an instructor. He is one of the many
operators from this area in the armed
forces.
Charles Morel recently returned from a
business visit to New Orleans.
Richard S. "Jake" Sanguinetti, with the
U. S. Navy at Pensacola, was recently
given a promotion. He is now a chief petty
officer. Sanguinetti, before he entered the
Navy was associated with Johnny McGiv-
aren in the operation of the J and J
Amu ement Co. McGivaren is now connect-
ed with Pat McDonough and Pinky Ver-
million.
After serving 10 months on overseas duty
with the Naval Amphibious Forces, Chief
Boatswain Mate Joe Guercio is back home
on leave. During the time he was overseas
he participated in two major engagements
with the liberation forces in the Philip-
pines_ He was transferred to the States
recently and will soon return to sea duty.
Before he entered the Navy he was a local
operator. It's always good to see the boys
return.
Harold M . Ca8e
BALTIMORE, Md.-The substantial Ar-
cades operated at the outdoor amusement
parks, at Carlin's Amusement Park and
the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, have
been opened formally by the managements.
Carlin's is owned and operated by John J.
Carlin, and is located at Park Drive, and
Gwynn Oak is owned and operated by
Arthur B. Price. In each of these parks
some 200 or more coin machines of various
kinds are operated, including straight coin
machines, still picture coin machines, and
the general run of amusement machines.
These Arcades opened a week before
the parks were formally opened for the
new season. The weather has now become
favorable to such operation and the Ar-
cades will get more fully under way as the
season advances.
John J. Carlin's Amusement Park is the
oldest establishment of its kind in this
city, and is still under the same ownership
and management. It is said to be one of
the largest in the city and the Arcade
operation is one of the features of the
establishment.
Arthur B. Price is owner and general
manager of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park
and also owns and operates the Arcade.
Price a member of the Baltimore City
Coun~i1, is also owner and operator of the
Amusement Center on North avenue at
Charles street, the Meadow Brook swim-
ming pool, and the Aurora Theatre located
on Charles street at North avenue.
A third coin machine Arcade to be
opened in Baltimore and its environs, will
be opened later in the season at Bay Shore
Amusement Park, some 15 miles outside of
Baltimore. Thi establishment usually opens
about Memorial Day unless favorable
weather permits an earlier opening. About
200 coin machines are operated in connec-
tion with the coin machine arcade operated
here.
Mex. Production Up
LAREDO, Texas-The 1944-45 tobacco
crop in Mexico, on the basis of favorable
early season weather conditions, may total
66 million pounds, an increase over pre-
vious like period of 22 million pounds.
Most of the tobacco is grown in Nayarit,
Mexico's principal tobacco producing state,
and the leaf consists of light varieties-in
the only region producing flue-cured leaf.
Export to the U. S. has been insignifi-
cant in years past but in recent weeks,
several Mexican firms have received in-
quiries from U. S. concerns regarding the
possibilities of obtaining both leaf and
products. Reports state that one American
firm has placed a trial order for cigarettes.
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1945