Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1945 May - Page 64
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* From Our Boys In The Service
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Dear Mr. Blackford:
France
As you will notice by th e new address I
have moved aga in. But thi s time I'm liv-
ing in quite comfortable fashion. 0 more
tents but instead a clean hotel room-in-
clud in g maid serv ice. But the maid service
is limited to the hall ways and what can
one do in a hall-I mean what could the
maid do in the hall, of co urse!
In addition to compara tively luxurious
quarters we are allow ed more lib erty than
in our old location. We receive one-day a
week off, which inrludes an 8 hour pass to
wander or visit in town. S in ce we reside
practically in th e center-of-town I have
much more opportunity to udy the French.
Our French alli es are the world's great-
est hand- hakers and greeters. Anyone of
them could easily instruct a professional
American hand·shaker in some pointers.
When one meets a Frenchman in th e morn·
ing he is greeted with a handshake and
"Come Tallyvous" or "How are you?" At
parting there's a hand·shake. Meet again a
short tim e later and the routine is prac·
tically duplicated.
The French girls are not th e lib erti nes
we G.I.'s build them up as being. Of co urse,
quite a few of th em are "friendly." These
girls all wear their ha ir and make·up in
much more pleasing fashion than I can
recall our girls doing. Here, even chi ldren
wear make·up and dress up like grown-
up mademoiselles. Of course th e clothes do
not compare with American standards. Most
females wear knee·length cotton socks. The
men, too , are much more meticulous about
their appearance, and especially their .hair
than we are. It is not unusual to see a boy
or man with a fingerwave in his hair.
Everything h ere is tremendously expen·
sive. Food is also quite scarce. But I can
see where France would be a swell place
in normal peacetime.
Best R egards,
Ammunition Handling Training program
from this district and last January was in
San Francisco to a con ference where part
of my program was recommended for use
in other districts. It is my responsibil ity to
teach th e boys to load the amm unition so
that it may safely and without damage
be transported 7000 miles to be sho t 7000
feet, eff ecti vel y.
Don't have any irons in th e fire for th e
future except do a ll I ca n to ex term inate
the Japs. Then after it is all over will look
around for opportunities.
Kind est regards to all,
A . H. Fanner, Lt. (jg ) USN R
. P. S. Am not sick, Paul. A gang way
aboard ship carried away a nd I landed on
my knee breaking th e knee cap. Another
month and I will be on deck, I hope.
I am sti ll well represented in the business
by my wife who is doing a bang up job
1vith our operation in Sa n Francisco.
Ifs interesting to note here that slots
and sca les of any type are pretty scarce.
In all of Iceland I know of only one
weighing machine operated through a very
complica ted system . The slot is a push
type, taking a 25 Aurar piece. This piece
is a very small coin abou t three·fourths the
size of our dime and worth about 31J1
cents in our money. It' s a British made
machine, electri cally operated with co unter
balanced springs.
Another interesting item is one that
sho uld carry a lot of interest to people
back hom e. That's th e c iga rette deal here
in the capitol of Iceland, Rekyjavik. Cig·
a rettes are of the U. S. brand and there
seems to be enough of th em. Travel is
sli gh tly restricted at present so I wouldn't
advise anyone back home to come this
far for a pack. They sell for 3 Krona
50 Aurar, which is about 50 cen ts of our
money. Expensive if th e GI buys them
this way, but accord ing to the exchange
in money a Krona costs a GI 15 cen ts
whereas an Icelander pays only 71J1 cen ts.
Therefore his pack only costs him 25 cents .
That's all for now and h e re's hopin g
it won't be very long now b efore I am
back in the saddl e again.
Pvt. Charles JJ7 einer
Somewhere in Iceland
Dear Mr. Blackford:
Just a line from an old operator still in
Iceland. I've written you from Cal ifornia,
Texas, England, and finally from Iceland
and I hope the last stop before I am in
th e good old
. S. A. again. You have
been very kind to publish my letters and
it sort of makes me feel I am still a part
of th e old game. However, as you know,
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A man in a restaurant was having
trouble cutting his steak. No matter how
much pre sure he exerted or how much he
jabbed at it, he got no results. Finally he
call ed the waiter. "You'll have to take this
back and bring me another."
"Sorry, sir," said th e waiter after closely
examining the steak. "I can' t take it back.
You've bent it."
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FOR
MAY
1945
YOU CAN'T SAFE.
GUARD YOUR
RETURNS THIS
Harry Bortnick
Dear Mr. Blackford:
It is indeed a pleasure to read the "Re-
view" each month. Especially here in the
hospital where one has plenty of tim e -to
run thm the past, wondering what th e
other fellow is doing and· where he is lo-
ca ted. One in particular . is Louis Karnof·
sky. I remember th e time he ca me on ·th e
"Row" for th e "Review" and I gave him
an ad. Just a young fellow and interesting.
I always enjoyed reading hi s column and
notice that he has now reached th e rank of
Corporal in the Army. All thru th e " Re·
view" are found names of friends and for-
mer associates in th e business so it is need-
less to .s ay I always welcome the latest
issues.
My little bit in the war effort has been
"Loading Officer" for the Naval Transpor·
tation Service. Someti mes we are called
"Cargo Officers" and it is our duty to see
that Naval Transports and merchant ships
assigned to th e avy are properly loaded.
That is in respect to th e proper stowage of
cargo against damage and also th e safety of
the ship. Transportation is a big item in
this war when the fronts are so far away
from the source of origin, and space is at a
premium. Recently I had cl}arge of th e
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
•.. look at the protection you can get from famous Illinois Duo Locks!
• Key can't be duplicated on standard key machines
• Triple-combination action of 14 tumblers makes picking
virtually impossible
• Floating key guides assure perfect alignment and easy operation
• and, in addition,' you can get the exclusive DUO REGISTERED
KEY PLAN which gives you the only key in your territory that
will work all locks which have your registered key combina-
tion_ You need only one key for all your ma-
chines ... yet you get maximum protection.
Write for complete information!
ILLINOIS
LOCK
804 South Ada Stfeet
vos. \
in cen •.
right part,
1 apply. All
1tia1. BOX
COM flEW, 1115
Ch - Icag o~' California.
(M-P)
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* From Our Boys In The Service
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Dear Mr. Blackford:
France
As you will notice by th e new address I
have moved aga in. But thi s time I'm liv-
ing in quite comfortable fashion. 0 more
tents but instead a clean hotel room-in-
clud in g maid serv ice. But the maid service
is limited to the hall ways and what can
one do in a hall-I mean what could the
maid do in the hall, of co urse!
In addition to compara tively luxurious
quarters we are allow ed more lib erty than
in our old location. We receive one-day a
week off, which inrludes an 8 hour pass to
wander or visit in town. S in ce we reside
practically in th e center-of-town I have
much more opportunity to udy the French.
Our French alli es are the world's great-
est hand- hakers and greeters. Anyone of
them could easily instruct a professional
American hand·shaker in some pointers.
When one meets a Frenchman in th e morn·
ing he is greeted with a handshake and
"Come Tallyvous" or "How are you?" At
parting there's a hand·shake. Meet again a
short tim e later and the routine is prac·
tically duplicated.
The French girls are not th e lib erti nes
we G.I.'s build them up as being. Of co urse,
quite a few of th em are "friendly." These
girls all wear their ha ir and make·up in
much more pleasing fashion than I can
recall our girls doing. Here, even chi ldren
wear make·up and dress up like grown-
up mademoiselles. Of course th e clothes do
not compare with American standards. Most
females wear knee·length cotton socks. The
men, too , are much more meticulous about
their appearance, and especially their .hair
than we are. It is not unusual to see a boy
or man with a fingerwave in his hair.
Everything h ere is tremendously expen·
sive. Food is also quite scarce. But I can
see where France would be a swell place
in normal peacetime.
Best R egards,
Ammunition Handling Training program
from this district and last January was in
San Francisco to a con ference where part
of my program was recommended for use
in other districts. It is my responsibil ity to
teach th e boys to load the amm unition so
that it may safely and without damage
be transported 7000 miles to be sho t 7000
feet, eff ecti vel y.
Don't have any irons in th e fire for th e
future except do a ll I ca n to ex term inate
the Japs. Then after it is all over will look
around for opportunities.
Kind est regards to all,
A . H. Fanner, Lt. (jg ) USN R
. P. S. Am not sick, Paul. A gang way
aboard ship carried away a nd I landed on
my knee breaking th e knee cap. Another
month and I will be on deck, I hope.
I am sti ll well represented in the business
by my wife who is doing a bang up job
1vith our operation in Sa n Francisco.
Ifs interesting to note here that slots
and sca les of any type are pretty scarce.
In all of Iceland I know of only one
weighing machine operated through a very
complica ted system . The slot is a push
type, taking a 25 Aurar piece. This piece
is a very small coin abou t three·fourths the
size of our dime and worth about 31J1
cents in our money. It' s a British made
machine, electri cally operated with co unter
balanced springs.
Another interesting item is one that
sho uld carry a lot of interest to people
back hom e. That's th e c iga rette deal here
in the capitol of Iceland, Rekyjavik. Cig·
a rettes are of the U. S. brand and there
seems to be enough of th em. Travel is
sli gh tly restricted at present so I wouldn't
advise anyone back home to come this
far for a pack. They sell for 3 Krona
50 Aurar, which is about 50 cen ts of our
money. Expensive if th e GI buys them
this way, but accord ing to the exchange
in money a Krona costs a GI 15 cen ts
whereas an Icelander pays only 71J1 cen ts.
Therefore his pack only costs him 25 cents .
That's all for now and h e re's hopin g
it won't be very long now b efore I am
back in the saddl e again.
Pvt. Charles JJ7 einer
Somewhere in Iceland
Dear Mr. Blackford:
Just a line from an old operator still in
Iceland. I've written you from Cal ifornia,
Texas, England, and finally from Iceland
and I hope the last stop before I am in
th e good old
. S. A. again. You have
been very kind to publish my letters and
it sort of makes me feel I am still a part
of th e old game. However, as you know,
* * *
A man in a restaurant was having
trouble cutting his steak. No matter how
much pre sure he exerted or how much he
jabbed at it, he got no results. Finally he
call ed the waiter. "You'll have to take this
back and bring me another."
"Sorry, sir," said th e waiter after closely
examining the steak. "I can' t take it back.
You've bent it."
63
FOR
MAY
1945
YOU CAN'T SAFE.
GUARD YOUR
RETURNS THIS
Harry Bortnick
Dear Mr. Blackford:
It is indeed a pleasure to read the "Re-
view" each month. Especially here in the
hospital where one has plenty of tim e -to
run thm the past, wondering what th e
other fellow is doing and· where he is lo-
ca ted. One in particular . is Louis Karnof·
sky. I remember th e time he ca me on ·th e
"Row" for th e "Review" and I gave him
an ad. Just a young fellow and interesting.
I always enjoyed reading hi s column and
notice that he has now reached th e rank of
Corporal in the Army. All thru th e " Re·
view" are found names of friends and for-
mer associates in th e business so it is need-
less to .s ay I always welcome the latest
issues.
My little bit in the war effort has been
"Loading Officer" for the Naval Transpor·
tation Service. Someti mes we are called
"Cargo Officers" and it is our duty to see
that Naval Transports and merchant ships
assigned to th e avy are properly loaded.
That is in respect to th e proper stowage of
cargo against damage and also th e safety of
the ship. Transportation is a big item in
this war when the fronts are so far away
from the source of origin, and space is at a
premium. Recently I had cl}arge of th e
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
•.. look at the protection you can get from famous Illinois Duo Locks!
• Key can't be duplicated on standard key machines
• Triple-combination action of 14 tumblers makes picking
virtually impossible
• Floating key guides assure perfect alignment and easy operation
• and, in addition,' you can get the exclusive DUO REGISTERED
KEY PLAN which gives you the only key in your territory that
will work all locks which have your registered key combina-
tion_ You need only one key for all your ma-
chines ... yet you get maximum protection.
Write for complete information!
ILLINOIS
LOCK
804 South Ada Stfeet
vos. \
in cen •.
right part,
1 apply. All
1tia1. BOX
COM flEW, 1115
Ch - Icag o~' California.
(M-P)
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