Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1950 July - Page 36
Greene EmbarkS
Matrimony Sea _
NEW YORK - Industry congratulations
were recently extended to Robert Z. Greene
and his bride, Nancy Jane Greif, of Balti-
more and Miami. They were married at
Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nev.
Congratulations poured in from all sec-
tors of the trade when the announcement
was made. Greene has long been prominent
in the trade as president of Rowe Manu-
facturing Co. and also an outstanding
leader in associational activities.
Turf King Takes
Post at Laymons
LOS ANGELES-The favorite to win at
Paul A. Laymons' currently is the new
Bally Turf King which has the sales force
doing nip-ups explaining the many new
features on this new one or five-ball pin-
ball game which incorporates all of the
time-tested features of Citation and Cham-
pion and adds an equal number of its own.
Speaking of the game Paul Laymon said
-" This is THE one. It has Citation and
Champion backec;l off the map and you'll
remember they were and are topnotch
games. But Turf Champ is presented to the
pinball public in a new and fascinating
way and fans love it."
Another new item is a Downey-Johnson
Sorter and Counter which sorts and counts
all coins from a penny to half-a-dollar. One
dial reading gives total in dollars and cents.
Laymon also stocks the Downey-Johnson
coin wrapper which rounds out an excellen t
line of coin handling equipment for today's
operator_
Huge Silver King Order
in Eastern States Expansion
CHICAGO-Edward Barnett of Cameo
Vending Service, New York, placed the
largest order for Silver King bulk vendors
in the history of the machine according to
an announcement by H. F. Burt of the
Silver King Corp.
Delivery is to be made .over a three year
period during which strategic branch sales
{)ffices will be opened to thoroughly cover
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
First branch has already been opened in
White Plains. Silver Kin g vendors will be
handled exclusively and Barnett revealed
he selected the vendor because "of its
rugged simplici ty, its popular sales appeal
and its performance record."
Bally Oilers Turf J{ing
With Improved Controls
CHICAGO-Bally Manufacturing Co. re-
-c ently announced a jumbo type of pin
ball game called Turf King. Jack Nelson,
general sales manager, said there are many
new mechanical advances in the game.
He emphasized its improved control unit
with longer lasting contact wipers, its new
style clutch with ample take-up provision,
its improved relays of horizontal type for
-easy access, and its faster action reflex
unit.
Nelson also pointed out that the play-
field is brightly illuminated by five lights
running through the center of the field
from top to bottom. In addition, glass frame
lock is convenientlY located on th e side
.of the back box.
Mencuri Named
Exhibit Sales Head
CHICAGO-Frank Mencuri has been ap-
pointed sales manager of the amusement
games line of the Exhibit Supply Co., suc-
ceeding Charles J. Pieri. Mencuri also re-
tains the sales manager post on Exhibit's
arcade division.
36
In making the announcement, Ford Se-
Bastian, executive vice president, said that
Mencuri's promotion is the most important
in a series of company moves to expedite
service and improve relations with distribu-
tors and operators.
Mencuri has been a sales executive for
16 years. He joined Exhibit Feb. 1, 1946,
as assistant sales manager under John
Chrest. Shortly after he was named assist-
ant to Perc Smith, head of the arcade
division. When Smith died in June, 1948,
he was placed in charge of arcade sales.
During the war, Mencuri was an inspector
of precision instruments made by Minne-
apolis-Honeywell Co. for the armed forces.
:LOS ANGE:LES
son, Corona and Jack Mallet, Pomona_,
R. B. Clapp reports an unusual busi-
ness volume in the new ABT coin pay
meter, particularly for television purposes.
William Schrader, salesmanager for
American Shuffleboard, is plugging his
bowler reconversion by using the new
Stereo Realist Viewer slides taken by
Merge Studios.
Among the many out-of-town Shriners in
town for the national Shrine conclave was
C. S. Pierce, Brodhead, Wis. In addition
to operating a flock of Seeburgs in and
around his town, C. S. is also mayor of the
2,000 souls' hamlet.
Marlyn Walker who has handled Pack-
ard Pla-Mor warehousing at Bekins Stor-
age for a number of years, has joined
Alpha as secretary to W. E. Simmons.
Allan Brown, Alpha service manager, is
spending considerable time on the inside
on inspection work in the Hi-chroming de-
Carl Musarra is a new operator in Po-
partmeD~.
mona having recently purchased a marble
W. E. Happel, Jr., returned on June
table and automatic phonograph route.
12th from a vacation spent in Milwaukee
P. E. Bressem, Oregon operator, vis-
visiting friends and relatives.
ited Alpha Mfg. & Dist. Co. headquarters
Recent visitors at the J. Peskin Distrib-
while vacationing in Southern California
uting Co. included George Licati, Ontario;
in May.
Hans Taylor, San Bernardino; Dick
Johnny Hawley reports an exception-
Cortez and Bob Butcher, San Diego; and
ally brisk 's ale of his new adaptors de-
E. R. Rippee, Compton. Solly Solomon
signed to connect 30 wire boxes on Seeburg
is back from a swing through the territory
100 installations. Elmo Robinson, Phoe-
and reports a general calm.
nix, has added a substantial number, ac-
Ray Powers has joined the phonograph
cording to Johnny.
and music accessories department at Bad-
E. E. Eggleston, operator of flower
ger Sales.
vending machines in Las Vegas, Nevada,
Vice-president Fluke of Bonanza Mfg.
reported to W. E. Simmons of Alpha that
Co. is now in the process of building a
one corsage vendor near a marriage license
new sales organization. He states condi-
office in Las Vegas, exceeds $100 per week,
tions are particularly good in the Stockton
average. Eggleston's vendors are all of ,the
and Bay areas.
visible type with flowers in plastic con-
Lucille and Paul Laymon are recon-
tainers and under refrigeration. Six quar-
structing their lovely gardens at their Paci-
ters are deposited for each corsage_
fic Palisades home. Quantities of boulders
An 8Y2-pound boy arrived on June 2nd to
from the Montrose area have been trucked
gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Woodie
in to provide novel borders for plant beds,
Leslie and was promptly named Patrick.
dolamite has been spread on all the garden
Pappy is west coast factory representative
walks, and 30 lights in varied colors and
for Coan Manufacturing Co.
concealed under trees illuminate the garden
William Nathanson is resuming his ac-
at night should one desire a stroll through
tivities in the coin machine field and made
a verdant fairyland. Electric lights have
a survey trip to San Francisco in early
been added also to the big pool which
June to call on operators and get th e lay
graces the center of the garden area and a
of the land_
shaft of red colors the column of water
Bud Parr says that someone sent him
rising six or eight feet into the air. Alto-
the following news item presumably clipped
gether, it's really sumpin'.
-
from a Florida newspaper: "A hurricane
Nels Nelson has joined the Minthorne
completely wrecked George Wynn's house
Music Co. to devote his future efforts to the
and all six of his children are missing.
Seeburg line. Ed Wisler, who recently
Neighbors donated a bed to give George
joined Minthorne on sales, is now stationed
and his wife a new start_"
in Phoenix and covering Arizona for the
Charley Kelley, San Joaquin valley rep-
firm. Hal Chaney has left the organization
resentative for Packard Pla-Mllr Products,
and· is doing a little free lance buying and
is spending June and July in nis old home
selling and calling the local Mills Sales
town , Onawa, Iowa.
office his headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown are back
There has been no dearth of operators at
from a two weeks' wedding trip which
Paul A. Laymon's this month. Out-of-town-
took them to the East Coast.
ers included G. F. Cooper and Jack Neal,
Phil Sreden, vending operator, is sport-
Riverside; Jim Murphy, Inyokern; Alex
ing a new Oldsmobile 88 and Pres Coombs
Koleopolus, Fred Allen and William
has a new Lincoln.
Black, Bakersfield; John Ketchersid,
C. P. Calls, Salt Lake City, was in town
Charles Cahoone, Gary Thompson and
the first week of June and called on Oper-
Homer Gillespie, Long Beach; Judd
ators Vending Machine Supply Co.
Lilly, Montebello; Thomas Boddy, Lomi-
Paul Rodenberger is a new vending
ta; F. L. Griffin, Pomona; Anton Jep-
machine operator in the Bakersfield area.
peson, Rivera; Jack Spencer, Big Bear;
Stan and Kathleen Lederman are the
Jack Mallett, Claremont; Glen Sessions,
proud parents of a baby girl born June 2nd.
Compton; Ted Kohl, Coronado; Clyde
She has been named Karen Bess. -
-'Denlinger, Balboa; Earl Stephens, Ver-
dugo City; Perry Irwin, Ventura; Clyde
J. C. Pruner picked June 25th as the
Truss, Oceanside; Norman Christ, Lom-
date to marry the girl of his dreams and
the happy couple included Washington,
poe; Z. E. Stephens, Arcadia; Lawrence
D. c., and Baltimore on their honeymoon -" Raya, Colton; and I. V. Gayer, San
trip.
Bernardino.
Mike Hammergren of SuperVend was
One of the busiest Shriners on Coin Row
during the recent convention was Walter
in from Chicago for a confab with Badger
Solomon at 1. Peskin Dist. Co. Solly found
Sales. Out of towners visiting Badger re-
cently included Lee Wirt, Montebello;
his hands full with visiting nobles from his
own Temple in Seattle.
6arney Smith, Long Beach; Pat Patter-
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
Matrimony Sea _
NEW YORK - Industry congratulations
were recently extended to Robert Z. Greene
and his bride, Nancy Jane Greif, of Balti-
more and Miami. They were married at
Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nev.
Congratulations poured in from all sec-
tors of the trade when the announcement
was made. Greene has long been prominent
in the trade as president of Rowe Manu-
facturing Co. and also an outstanding
leader in associational activities.
Turf King Takes
Post at Laymons
LOS ANGELES-The favorite to win at
Paul A. Laymons' currently is the new
Bally Turf King which has the sales force
doing nip-ups explaining the many new
features on this new one or five-ball pin-
ball game which incorporates all of the
time-tested features of Citation and Cham-
pion and adds an equal number of its own.
Speaking of the game Paul Laymon said
-" This is THE one. It has Citation and
Champion backec;l off the map and you'll
remember they were and are topnotch
games. But Turf Champ is presented to the
pinball public in a new and fascinating
way and fans love it."
Another new item is a Downey-Johnson
Sorter and Counter which sorts and counts
all coins from a penny to half-a-dollar. One
dial reading gives total in dollars and cents.
Laymon also stocks the Downey-Johnson
coin wrapper which rounds out an excellen t
line of coin handling equipment for today's
operator_
Huge Silver King Order
in Eastern States Expansion
CHICAGO-Edward Barnett of Cameo
Vending Service, New York, placed the
largest order for Silver King bulk vendors
in the history of the machine according to
an announcement by H. F. Burt of the
Silver King Corp.
Delivery is to be made .over a three year
period during which strategic branch sales
{)ffices will be opened to thoroughly cover
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
First branch has already been opened in
White Plains. Silver Kin g vendors will be
handled exclusively and Barnett revealed
he selected the vendor because "of its
rugged simplici ty, its popular sales appeal
and its performance record."
Bally Oilers Turf J{ing
With Improved Controls
CHICAGO-Bally Manufacturing Co. re-
-c ently announced a jumbo type of pin
ball game called Turf King. Jack Nelson,
general sales manager, said there are many
new mechanical advances in the game.
He emphasized its improved control unit
with longer lasting contact wipers, its new
style clutch with ample take-up provision,
its improved relays of horizontal type for
-easy access, and its faster action reflex
unit.
Nelson also pointed out that the play-
field is brightly illuminated by five lights
running through the center of the field
from top to bottom. In addition, glass frame
lock is convenientlY located on th e side
.of the back box.
Mencuri Named
Exhibit Sales Head
CHICAGO-Frank Mencuri has been ap-
pointed sales manager of the amusement
games line of the Exhibit Supply Co., suc-
ceeding Charles J. Pieri. Mencuri also re-
tains the sales manager post on Exhibit's
arcade division.
36
In making the announcement, Ford Se-
Bastian, executive vice president, said that
Mencuri's promotion is the most important
in a series of company moves to expedite
service and improve relations with distribu-
tors and operators.
Mencuri has been a sales executive for
16 years. He joined Exhibit Feb. 1, 1946,
as assistant sales manager under John
Chrest. Shortly after he was named assist-
ant to Perc Smith, head of the arcade
division. When Smith died in June, 1948,
he was placed in charge of arcade sales.
During the war, Mencuri was an inspector
of precision instruments made by Minne-
apolis-Honeywell Co. for the armed forces.
:LOS ANGE:LES
son, Corona and Jack Mallet, Pomona_,
R. B. Clapp reports an unusual busi-
ness volume in the new ABT coin pay
meter, particularly for television purposes.
William Schrader, salesmanager for
American Shuffleboard, is plugging his
bowler reconversion by using the new
Stereo Realist Viewer slides taken by
Merge Studios.
Among the many out-of-town Shriners in
town for the national Shrine conclave was
C. S. Pierce, Brodhead, Wis. In addition
to operating a flock of Seeburgs in and
around his town, C. S. is also mayor of the
2,000 souls' hamlet.
Marlyn Walker who has handled Pack-
ard Pla-Mor warehousing at Bekins Stor-
age for a number of years, has joined
Alpha as secretary to W. E. Simmons.
Allan Brown, Alpha service manager, is
spending considerable time on the inside
on inspection work in the Hi-chroming de-
Carl Musarra is a new operator in Po-
partmeD~.
mona having recently purchased a marble
W. E. Happel, Jr., returned on June
table and automatic phonograph route.
12th from a vacation spent in Milwaukee
P. E. Bressem, Oregon operator, vis-
visiting friends and relatives.
ited Alpha Mfg. & Dist. Co. headquarters
Recent visitors at the J. Peskin Distrib-
while vacationing in Southern California
uting Co. included George Licati, Ontario;
in May.
Hans Taylor, San Bernardino; Dick
Johnny Hawley reports an exception-
Cortez and Bob Butcher, San Diego; and
ally brisk 's ale of his new adaptors de-
E. R. Rippee, Compton. Solly Solomon
signed to connect 30 wire boxes on Seeburg
is back from a swing through the territory
100 installations. Elmo Robinson, Phoe-
and reports a general calm.
nix, has added a substantial number, ac-
Ray Powers has joined the phonograph
cording to Johnny.
and music accessories department at Bad-
E. E. Eggleston, operator of flower
ger Sales.
vending machines in Las Vegas, Nevada,
Vice-president Fluke of Bonanza Mfg.
reported to W. E. Simmons of Alpha that
Co. is now in the process of building a
one corsage vendor near a marriage license
new sales organization. He states condi-
office in Las Vegas, exceeds $100 per week,
tions are particularly good in the Stockton
average. Eggleston's vendors are all of ,the
and Bay areas.
visible type with flowers in plastic con-
Lucille and Paul Laymon are recon-
tainers and under refrigeration. Six quar-
structing their lovely gardens at their Paci-
ters are deposited for each corsage_
fic Palisades home. Quantities of boulders
An 8Y2-pound boy arrived on June 2nd to
from the Montrose area have been trucked
gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Woodie
in to provide novel borders for plant beds,
Leslie and was promptly named Patrick.
dolamite has been spread on all the garden
Pappy is west coast factory representative
walks, and 30 lights in varied colors and
for Coan Manufacturing Co.
concealed under trees illuminate the garden
William Nathanson is resuming his ac-
at night should one desire a stroll through
tivities in the coin machine field and made
a verdant fairyland. Electric lights have
a survey trip to San Francisco in early
been added also to the big pool which
June to call on operators and get th e lay
graces the center of the garden area and a
of the land_
shaft of red colors the column of water
Bud Parr says that someone sent him
rising six or eight feet into the air. Alto-
the following news item presumably clipped
gether, it's really sumpin'.
-
from a Florida newspaper: "A hurricane
Nels Nelson has joined the Minthorne
completely wrecked George Wynn's house
Music Co. to devote his future efforts to the
and all six of his children are missing.
Seeburg line. Ed Wisler, who recently
Neighbors donated a bed to give George
joined Minthorne on sales, is now stationed
and his wife a new start_"
in Phoenix and covering Arizona for the
Charley Kelley, San Joaquin valley rep-
firm. Hal Chaney has left the organization
resentative for Packard Pla-Mllr Products,
and· is doing a little free lance buying and
is spending June and July in nis old home
selling and calling the local Mills Sales
town , Onawa, Iowa.
office his headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown are back
There has been no dearth of operators at
from a two weeks' wedding trip which
Paul A. Laymon's this month. Out-of-town-
took them to the East Coast.
ers included G. F. Cooper and Jack Neal,
Phil Sreden, vending operator, is sport-
Riverside; Jim Murphy, Inyokern; Alex
ing a new Oldsmobile 88 and Pres Coombs
Koleopolus, Fred Allen and William
has a new Lincoln.
Black, Bakersfield; John Ketchersid,
C. P. Calls, Salt Lake City, was in town
Charles Cahoone, Gary Thompson and
the first week of June and called on Oper-
Homer Gillespie, Long Beach; Judd
ators Vending Machine Supply Co.
Lilly, Montebello; Thomas Boddy, Lomi-
Paul Rodenberger is a new vending
ta; F. L. Griffin, Pomona; Anton Jep-
machine operator in the Bakersfield area.
peson, Rivera; Jack Spencer, Big Bear;
Stan and Kathleen Lederman are the
Jack Mallett, Claremont; Glen Sessions,
proud parents of a baby girl born June 2nd.
Compton; Ted Kohl, Coronado; Clyde
She has been named Karen Bess. -
-'Denlinger, Balboa; Earl Stephens, Ver-
dugo City; Perry Irwin, Ventura; Clyde
J. C. Pruner picked June 25th as the
Truss, Oceanside; Norman Christ, Lom-
date to marry the girl of his dreams and
the happy couple included Washington,
poe; Z. E. Stephens, Arcadia; Lawrence
D. c., and Baltimore on their honeymoon -" Raya, Colton; and I. V. Gayer, San
trip.
Bernardino.
Mike Hammergren of SuperVend was
One of the busiest Shriners on Coin Row
during the recent convention was Walter
in from Chicago for a confab with Badger
Solomon at 1. Peskin Dist. Co. Solly found
Sales. Out of towners visiting Badger re-
cently included Lee Wirt, Montebello;
his hands full with visiting nobles from his
own Temple in Seattle.
6arney Smith, Long Beach; Pat Patter-
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