Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1946 January - Page 73
Portland
On December 10 the Operators of Port-
land attempted a get-together at the Mult-
nomah Hotel for the purpose of discussing
plans for an Association_ Inasmuch as
some of the majority groups were not
present, no matters of consequence could
be aired and for that reason it was de-
cided to adjourn and make an attempt to
get more of the fellows together on Janu-
ary 17_
Many of the local ops seems to agree
that for their own welfare, some kind
of an Association with the means of con-
trolling the situation to a degree would
be beneficial to all concerned, but from
appearances a general mutual accordance
of ideas is going to be a difficult matter.
(Who, around these parts, could wield
an axe of authority?)
Have heard it rumored that already a
number of the old time operators have
found it wise to trim location percentages,
and in view of the apparent mounting
costs, and prices of new equipment, it is
apparent to this correspondent, although
at present removed from the operating
business, that the old percentages can not
profitably be paid to locations in the
future_
Since very little new equipment has
appeared, there seems to be little in the
way of news to report except some of
the activities of local personalities_
Clayton Ballard, after a strenuous trip,
making the rounds of his large territory
for Aireon, is at present laid up with
tonsilitis but plans to fly tomorrow for
Spokane with Budge Wright and Walter
Solomon (business or pleasure?)
Vern Raw, back at Seaside, the home
town, after one of the shortest recorded
stays in the Navy (one month) . . . Earl
Bush of Coos Bay, reportedly getting
along o.k. after a serious accident _ . .
Saw Marty Fibiger at one of the jobbers
looking thin but pleased to be out of the
Navy __ . plans to rest before a trip to
Chica!(o in January . . . Bill Haner doing
free lance repairing since release from
the Navy and looking for a place to set
up shop.
Roy Gatto claims, and probably truth-
fully, the distinction of being the only
man on the coast still operating 250
Keeney boxes profitably . . . (he looks
happy and unconcerned . . . a pat on
the back for Jack Keeney) . . . Al Brun,
back from Europe at Coast Amusement,
reports his first impression of his new
son satisfactory . . . Sol Fox, still getting
around to his music spots, and hitting on
all 16.
Maury Wiczer, with Harry Marcus of
Chicago, has been calIlng on the local
trade . . . has a few parts left to sell
so is heading for Tacoma and Seattle ...
Sgt. Eddie Glazier expected back from
China in January.
Keith Payne representing Clark Dis-
tributing Co. has liquidated his house in
Seattle and purchased a new home with
-acreage in the Northeast district of Port·
land . . _ Clark Distributing remodeling
the buiTding that they have leased, as
their headquarters on Northwest 16th and
Lovejoy.
The Jack Moore outfit is forced to get
by with a skeleton crew probably until
the first of the year . . . Jack and all
Branch Managers, Shop Foremen and
Servicemen are at ' the Seeburg Factory
in Chicago for a meeting of Distributors
and a Servicemen's School . . . meetinl!;
now instead of in January because of
Hotel shortage ... of this group a number
plan detours before heading homeward
_ . . A. S. (Bert) Beutler and wife
I
.-L..
Budge Wright. Porfland distributor. takes
a turn on the new Victory Derby while Jack
R. Moore. Pacific Coast Representatiye looks
on-smiling encouragingly as Budge collects.
•
("Free") stopping by Ashland, Ky. for
Xmas . . . Ed Cusson plans to visit his
sister at Angola, Ind. . . . Eddie Eby
visiting El Paso for Xmas with his son
. • • Dan Hugenin returning via San
Francisco.
Operators are anticipating another de-
luxe Xmas party at the Moore office with
turkey and trimmings, etc., and hoping
that traditions will be followed with C. H.
McGirr mixing and serving the Tom and
Jerry batter.
During the shortage of
Moore executives, Forbes Simpson, who
was enroute to San Francisco, was talked
into pinch-hitting for the service depart-
ment until Xmas ... and Dick Hiland has
gone on the road for Jack (permanently).
Frank Bennett reportedly has purchased
L. H. Robison's operation of games . . .
Rumor has it that G. F. Johnson may
retire shortly and allow his two sons to
succeed him . . . Sgt. Tom Bushby at
present writing reports from Victorville,
Photo Electric
RIFLE RANGE
CONVERSION
FOR
"Shoot the Jap" . . . "Chic:k-
en Sams" . . . "Convic:ts",
are all making top dollars
when c:onverted into the
brand new Coinex Photo
Elec:tric: Rifle Range. Can be
installed on loc:ation in 20
minutes by anyone: has
great player appeal: loc:a-
tion-tested. Rifle Ronge in-
dudes all the old target
princ:lples. As stundard as
sugar and salt.
$14.75
in lots of 3
$17.50
sample
f.o.b. factory
SEE
PAUL A. LAYMON
DISTRIBUTOR
1503 Wost Plco
Los Angelos 15
Cal. . . . Rolly Savage working with
Johnny Welch since returning from the
Navy . . . Chet Doerr still plugging away
with Melody Amusement . . .
Over at Nat Schoen's, home of "The
Phonograph of Tomorrow", E. Roland
Allen, General Manager, reports troubles
again this month . . . Since the Liquor
Commission ended rationing, he has made
daily attempts to buy Scotch • . . finally
got two bottles but was forced to give
them away for Xmas . . . so none left
for poor Roland.
Darrel Ellis, prominent Los Angeles
operator, has been visiting his brother
Neal Ellis of the operating firm of Ellis
and Taylor at Neal's palatial "Canterbury
Castle" . . . after slipping on a banana
peel while attempting to dive into Neal's
swimming pool (he claims there ain't no
dive like this Canterbury Castle in L.A.)
. . . so he hied back to L.A. to liquidate
his affairs . . . his return to Portland will
be accompanied by the openi'ng of a new
exclusive steak house .
That's about all I can find out that
should be printed, this time. See you
next month.
Fritz Hall
Richarme Refirin'g
LONG BEACH-Joe Richarme, who has
operated a jobbing business under the
name of the Long Beach Coin Machine
Exchange for a number of years, has an-
nounced his retirement from jobbing and
COl"
distributing activities.
"I do not intend to re·open the sales- MACHINE
REVIEW
room on coin machines or radios," said
Joe. "I am going to take a needed rest.
The boys (Thompson Brothers) are going
to operate out of this place and use it
for their headquarters."
FOIt
The best wishes of the Industry follow
you, Joe, and we hope for your early JANUARY
1946
return to activity in our industry.
73
REVIEW ADVERTISING PAYS
On December 10 the Operators of Port-
land attempted a get-together at the Mult-
nomah Hotel for the purpose of discussing
plans for an Association_ Inasmuch as
some of the majority groups were not
present, no matters of consequence could
be aired and for that reason it was de-
cided to adjourn and make an attempt to
get more of the fellows together on Janu-
ary 17_
Many of the local ops seems to agree
that for their own welfare, some kind
of an Association with the means of con-
trolling the situation to a degree would
be beneficial to all concerned, but from
appearances a general mutual accordance
of ideas is going to be a difficult matter.
(Who, around these parts, could wield
an axe of authority?)
Have heard it rumored that already a
number of the old time operators have
found it wise to trim location percentages,
and in view of the apparent mounting
costs, and prices of new equipment, it is
apparent to this correspondent, although
at present removed from the operating
business, that the old percentages can not
profitably be paid to locations in the
future_
Since very little new equipment has
appeared, there seems to be little in the
way of news to report except some of
the activities of local personalities_
Clayton Ballard, after a strenuous trip,
making the rounds of his large territory
for Aireon, is at present laid up with
tonsilitis but plans to fly tomorrow for
Spokane with Budge Wright and Walter
Solomon (business or pleasure?)
Vern Raw, back at Seaside, the home
town, after one of the shortest recorded
stays in the Navy (one month) . . . Earl
Bush of Coos Bay, reportedly getting
along o.k. after a serious accident _ . .
Saw Marty Fibiger at one of the jobbers
looking thin but pleased to be out of the
Navy __ . plans to rest before a trip to
Chica!(o in January . . . Bill Haner doing
free lance repairing since release from
the Navy and looking for a place to set
up shop.
Roy Gatto claims, and probably truth-
fully, the distinction of being the only
man on the coast still operating 250
Keeney boxes profitably . . . (he looks
happy and unconcerned . . . a pat on
the back for Jack Keeney) . . . Al Brun,
back from Europe at Coast Amusement,
reports his first impression of his new
son satisfactory . . . Sol Fox, still getting
around to his music spots, and hitting on
all 16.
Maury Wiczer, with Harry Marcus of
Chicago, has been calIlng on the local
trade . . . has a few parts left to sell
so is heading for Tacoma and Seattle ...
Sgt. Eddie Glazier expected back from
China in January.
Keith Payne representing Clark Dis-
tributing Co. has liquidated his house in
Seattle and purchased a new home with
-acreage in the Northeast district of Port·
land . . _ Clark Distributing remodeling
the buiTding that they have leased, as
their headquarters on Northwest 16th and
Lovejoy.
The Jack Moore outfit is forced to get
by with a skeleton crew probably until
the first of the year . . . Jack and all
Branch Managers, Shop Foremen and
Servicemen are at ' the Seeburg Factory
in Chicago for a meeting of Distributors
and a Servicemen's School . . . meetinl!;
now instead of in January because of
Hotel shortage ... of this group a number
plan detours before heading homeward
_ . . A. S. (Bert) Beutler and wife
I
.-L..
Budge Wright. Porfland distributor. takes
a turn on the new Victory Derby while Jack
R. Moore. Pacific Coast Representatiye looks
on-smiling encouragingly as Budge collects.
•
("Free") stopping by Ashland, Ky. for
Xmas . . . Ed Cusson plans to visit his
sister at Angola, Ind. . . . Eddie Eby
visiting El Paso for Xmas with his son
. • • Dan Hugenin returning via San
Francisco.
Operators are anticipating another de-
luxe Xmas party at the Moore office with
turkey and trimmings, etc., and hoping
that traditions will be followed with C. H.
McGirr mixing and serving the Tom and
Jerry batter.
During the shortage of
Moore executives, Forbes Simpson, who
was enroute to San Francisco, was talked
into pinch-hitting for the service depart-
ment until Xmas ... and Dick Hiland has
gone on the road for Jack (permanently).
Frank Bennett reportedly has purchased
L. H. Robison's operation of games . . .
Rumor has it that G. F. Johnson may
retire shortly and allow his two sons to
succeed him . . . Sgt. Tom Bushby at
present writing reports from Victorville,
Photo Electric
RIFLE RANGE
CONVERSION
FOR
"Shoot the Jap" . . . "Chic:k-
en Sams" . . . "Convic:ts",
are all making top dollars
when c:onverted into the
brand new Coinex Photo
Elec:tric: Rifle Range. Can be
installed on loc:ation in 20
minutes by anyone: has
great player appeal: loc:a-
tion-tested. Rifle Ronge in-
dudes all the old target
princ:lples. As stundard as
sugar and salt.
$14.75
in lots of 3
$17.50
sample
f.o.b. factory
SEE
PAUL A. LAYMON
DISTRIBUTOR
1503 Wost Plco
Los Angelos 15
Cal. . . . Rolly Savage working with
Johnny Welch since returning from the
Navy . . . Chet Doerr still plugging away
with Melody Amusement . . .
Over at Nat Schoen's, home of "The
Phonograph of Tomorrow", E. Roland
Allen, General Manager, reports troubles
again this month . . . Since the Liquor
Commission ended rationing, he has made
daily attempts to buy Scotch • . . finally
got two bottles but was forced to give
them away for Xmas . . . so none left
for poor Roland.
Darrel Ellis, prominent Los Angeles
operator, has been visiting his brother
Neal Ellis of the operating firm of Ellis
and Taylor at Neal's palatial "Canterbury
Castle" . . . after slipping on a banana
peel while attempting to dive into Neal's
swimming pool (he claims there ain't no
dive like this Canterbury Castle in L.A.)
. . . so he hied back to L.A. to liquidate
his affairs . . . his return to Portland will
be accompanied by the openi'ng of a new
exclusive steak house .
That's about all I can find out that
should be printed, this time. See you
next month.
Fritz Hall
Richarme Refirin'g
LONG BEACH-Joe Richarme, who has
operated a jobbing business under the
name of the Long Beach Coin Machine
Exchange for a number of years, has an-
nounced his retirement from jobbing and
COl"
distributing activities.
"I do not intend to re·open the sales- MACHINE
REVIEW
room on coin machines or radios," said
Joe. "I am going to take a needed rest.
The boys (Thompson Brothers) are going
to operate out of this place and use it
for their headquarters."
FOIt
The best wishes of the Industry follow
you, Joe, and we hope for your early JANUARY
1946
return to activity in our industry.
73
REVIEW ADVERTISING PAYS
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