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Over the past 5 years operators have endured the following cost increases. Pr.ice of
nev equip't, over-all average, up over 82.5%. General overhead expenses up ove r 79.4%.
Depreciation raised up an additional 65%. Cost of labor up over 57.3%. Interest costs,
loans, time payments, up over 11Z'. (With these figures before him how can any tho'tful
operator continue on the antique, outworn and rediculous 50/50 commission basis?) •••
Jules Olshein of Greco Bros.,Albany,N.Y., mailed us clipping of article that originally
appeared in "Washington Post" headlined, "Gee,Dad! It's no longer a Wurlitzer." This vas
reprinted in "Albany Times Union". Jules comments on statemenJ:-s of Wurlitzer execs in
that article, "Sour grapes." ••• Bob Fitzke of 'Wausau,Wis., telling hov, ten years ago,
he started helping his landlord to run a route and for free. Then vent to work for the
man full time. Nov owns the route. Both Bob and his wife look ahead to a great future
in this business where they've already met "a lot of terrific.friends".
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It's been a fev years since we've had the opportunity to talk with the extremely busy
David c. Rockola, one of the very few pioneers still active in the industry. Jt was,
therefore, a very pleasant surprise, indeed, to pick up our ringing phone the other day
and find ourselves talking with Dave Rockola. What vas most welcome, was the fact Dave
phoned to compliment us on certain items that had appeared in "Marketplace" • • •• Happy
to hear so many distribs agree "Service Schools" more important than ever. This sure is
the time for operators and their mechanics to learn the speediest and most ef1'ici ent way
to repair to keep equip't in operation at all times under any and all conditions . (One
top service mgr who should be out there teaching operators and mechanics is Norm Dompke
of Seeburg's Miami office. He's covered all types of equip't over many years. ) ••• Sure
would like to see the following wearing "2000 Club" lapel pins: Carol Stevens , Don Bill'is,
Dave Higgins, Jack Gabriel, Charley Brenon, Nancy Salzman, Don Streeter, E!:.!!!.~~,
Frank Mandia, and other members of the prestigious "2000 Club".
Here's what Bill DeSelm vri tea about "Flipper Games": "Flipper Games have ~ap·tured
the fancy of the Public, the World Over, as Players accept the Challenge of t~o 'Plashing
Lites, Pop Bumpers, Chimes, Wild Ball Action and Play Again Appeal built into this great-
est of all pastimes that soothes the nerves and makes everyone oblivious to World Prob-
lems as they battle the game, vatch the tilt and use the greatest dexterity a~d skill to
make the features, collect the extra ball and, above all, have a grand time playing a
harmless game that defies their every move but responds "to the winning hand and, finally,
indicates success - a Winning Score." (Did you like this description of a "Flipper Game"?
Tell it to: Bill DeSelm, 3401 N. California, Chicago 60618 or phone him at: 312/267-2240)
Don't know how young man like yourself, N. Feldman, Chicago, came across this. So very
few recall this old vending unit. We were very close to the people who handled it in Nev
York City some 40 years ago. It was National Vendors, under their late founder, B.L.F!y,
who introduced this most complete bank of all white venders called the, "Automatic Groc-
ery". Also featured one of the very first coffee vend.era ever seen, a tall, all black
cylinder, trimmed in chrome. Complete display was at the General Motors Building in Nev
York City vith late John P. Moran in charge. (John had been president of Savage Arms.
Later vent to work for Robert z. (Bobby) Greene of Rove Mfg. Co.) Tho the "Automatic
Grocery" got reams and reams of publicity all over the world, written up in Eome of the
most outstanding business publications, it just wasn't able to get off the ground. It
did bring the idea of "banks of vend.era" to the vending machine business.
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