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How Columns Are Born NEW YORK, AprIl 24. - How do

syndicated Broadway columns start? Well, here's one example:

Jesse Adler, of the Adler shoe store chain, was for years "the Wisecracker of the shoe industry" and even dab- bled in songwriting. Last year lie started, sending out a c.olumn. called Humoriaing the News, offering it cuff° the first six months and $1 a column thereafter. Today, the column goes to 136 newspapers.

Big Advance for St. L. Munk Op; Readying Casts

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-St. Louts Mu- nicipal Opera Company has announced the headliners who will star in the outdoor Productions in Forest Park beginning June 3. Season will mark the 25th anniversary of the park shows. Femme performers who will take the leads include Martha Errolle, Evelyn Wyckoff; Gladys Baxter, returning for her 12th season, and Mary Hopp le. Among male stars are Bob Lawrence, Bob Shafer,

e Edward Roecker, Leonard Cee ley and Joseph Macau ley.

Miss Erro lle will be featured in Bala- laika, The Chocolate Soldier and Chit. Chin Chow. Evelyn Wyckoff will be seen here in Sunny, Babes in Toy land and Rosalie. Gladys Baxter will be seen as Countess Olga in The Great Waite, her third appearance here in that role. Mary Hopp le will be heard in The Chocolate Soldier.

Bob Lawrence, who will be starred in Balalaika, was vocalist with Paul White- man's ork for five years. Bob Shafer, who has also been seen on Broadway in At Home Abroad, The Show Is On and Hooray foi What, will be seen in Rosalie, The Desert Song, The Merry Widow, The Chocolate Soldier and Chu Chin Chow. Edward Roecker will be in Rose Marie and The Desert Song. Leonard Ceeley will be seen only in the opening production Balalaika, which will run for 11 nights. Macau ley will have character roles in 10 of the season's 11 productions.

Advance ticket sale is heavy. Season runs thru August 30. Principe le will be supported by local singing and dancing Choruses. Richard Berger is doing the booking.

Troop Riots Shut Clubs in Atlanta

NEW YORK, April 24.-An ordinance .by the Atlanta city council forbidding liquor or set-ups to be sold in any At- lanta restaurant or cafe has caused cancellation of all fiats going into night clubs in that town. The situation canoe to light when Juddie Johnson, manager of the Henry Grady Hotel, came here 'to straighten out the situation regarding performers hooked into his spot.

Johnson, the American. Guild of Variety Artists and Artists Representa- tives' Association worked out a deal whereby acts already down there would get their transportation and expenses returned. The Star-Spangled Rhythm ice revue and Clayton and Phillips were inoluded among the acts who had their expenses refunded by the hotel.

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NEW YORK, April 24.-Altho the Otlice of War Information's Overseas Division Is already broadcasting 3,000 15-minute programs a week in 24 languages and, over 22 transmitters, the government's "psychological" war is still way behind that of the Axis in size and facilities. Germany alone operates 68 short-wave and long-wave transmitters, and those of 'the other Axis nations bring the total to 110 transmitters-a radio set-up that dominates the war area because' of the transmitters' geographical location.

The U. S. started its short-wave war programs July 1, 1941, when the Co-Or- dinator of Information's foreign service got them going. By January, 1942, the service was sending out seven programa a week that British Broadcasting Cor- poration's rebroadcasts. Today OWl's 3,000 programs, including repeats, mean 1,600 hours a week of transmitter time -which is more than twice the combined domestic air time of tho four networks.

In short, MVPs overseas radio activity today is the biggest single radio operation in the nation in terms of broadcasting time and number of programs, bile it still has a long way to go before it can catch up on the Axis radio organization, which has had several years' head start.

The OWI radio section list drawn upon tul. agencies, newspapers, magazines, stations, transcription companies, talent, agencies and free-lance producers for its personnel and has on its Civil Service pay roll more than 1,500 people. It maintains network standards In timing. breakaways, scripts and music, as it is constantly competing for a listening audience With Axis stations and its programs must be dynamic enough and in- formative enough to induce many listeners-in in Axis-occupied countries to risk their lives by tuning in.

The OWI Eastern radio ectivities are headquartered in New Yore., with Rob- (V. S. as No. 1 Broadcosiss on page 8)

Ringling Banner Tipped To Herald Summer Garden Show

NEW YORK, April 24.-11n mid-June, about a month after the Ringling circus exits from Madison Square Garden, a production -type -ring show will be presented hi that arena, under the banner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, according to one source who is in on the ground floor. Neither the circus management nor the Garden would make any comment on the report, but it con be stated definitely that a circus is in the works mad that it will run "Indefinitely:.

The Garden first 'broached the idea to the Big Show. How to keep the building active during the warm weather has always been a problem which hos never been solved, altho the place has had some hot-weather attractions in the past, none of them successful, Ringling management never figured to be directly interested in pushing such a proposal because, for one thing, it is getting nothing but money at its current 37-day stand.

Secondly, it has always slated away front "outside operations." Under the arrangement as desecrated by the in- formant, the circus will supply andano- duce the show and the Garden will furnish the house, the staff and most of its routine facilities. RB will promote, exploit and manage the show. There will probably be a tie-up with the Treas- ury Department on the sale of War Bonds, similar to that whidh prevailed at the circus opening April 9, when

The city council passed the ordinance after a series of outbreaks by troops stationed ilt Fort Benning. Army authorities, according to Johnson, threatened to put Atlanta "out of bounds" unless 'the city closed all spots serving liquor. Council acceded to the army demands.

every seat had a bond, purchaser, with blocks of a few hundred bond tickets at subsequent performances.

Acts are being sought already and the Kitnris, featured aerial revolve novelty now in the RR program, is a definite booking, as It is free after the Boston engagement, which is for two weeks end- ( See Ringling Garden Show on page 38)

Times Change ATLANTIC CITY, April 24.-When

a IMO show, with the Ritz Brothers as guest stars, played Convention Hall here last Thursday, the backstage soldier crew of stagehands included Pvt. Broderick Crawford, actor, staid Corp. Roger Marlin, former Para- mount producer.

BM Crawford is new drilling a group that includes his former Brand- in, Pvt. Bobby Pepper.

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Suit to Jury NEW YORK, April 24.- Supreme Court

Judge McLaughlin this week denied the motion, filed fortnight ago, of Walter Winchell's attorney for, a dismissal of the libel action brought by*Nikifor Origorieff and Fedor Mansvetov. Court ruled a jury would have to pass on the ease.

Plaintiffs allege that Winched said they had pro -Nazi connections on his broadcast of December 28, 1941. They each damages amounting to $25,000.

WW's attorney is also rapping the An- drew Jorge= Company, who sponsora his Sunday broadcasts, and NBC, which in those days contained the Blue Network, in the snit.

oronto Repeat TORONTO.-a'oller Follies of 1943 will

return to Maple Len/ Gardens May 0-8. .Marquet, whose latest assignment Was the army show, is directing the choreg- raphy of the coming Follies, with 25- piece orchestra 'under direction of J, Wilson Jardine. Orchestrations arranged by John Van Vugt.

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Stampede-Crush-Riot-Police-Hookey NEW YORK, April 24.-Not since the

violent jitterbug outbreaks of the swing regime initiated by Benny Goodman in 1937 have there been, such activity at the Paramount, where Harry James's appearance is causing quite aproblem to the management as well Be police.

On the opening day, Wednesday, Lines started forming at 5 aen, and at 8:3D the crowd was so thick that the plate- glass Winslow at McBride's Ticket Agency, next door to the theater, was smashed by the mining youngsters. Vet- eran observers on the street pointed out that it was the first time the McBride office was open that early.

Since then the Paramount has been

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opening its doors at 7:30 a.m., the earliest opening time in the theater's history, 'Phis has relieved some of the traffic congestion, but not enough to have some of the 40 policemen assigned to the house removed.

Rain apparently had no effect on the long lines of jitterbugs waiting to get in, but Bob Weariless, managing director of the house in a. period of compassion remarked that it WM a pity that all those poor kids were in the rain,

Harry Levine, the booker, had no such qualms. "To hell with 'em," he said, "Why signet they come last week when it wasn't so bUsy."

However, despite the rush of trade, management after the opening show had quite a problem on its bands in getting the youngsters out of the house. After the first show, very few patrons made their exit. James, after the second show, thee announced that 1,000 of his photos would be distributed at the stage entrance. More than that number responded to the offer; and a' member of the ork staff then threw that number of photos out the window.

By noon on opening day more than 10,000 tickets had been sold at 75 cents and total for the day was more than

(See Harry James' Riot on page 11)

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OPINIONS ON SHOWBIZ & WAR Poll Idea on Entertainment As "Essential Industry" Gets Mixed Reaction From Fields

NEW YORK, April 24.-A movement to arrange for a poll of the public on the question, Are you in favor of show business being declared an essential industry?" is gaining ground. The Asso- ciated Actors and Artist.; of America, parent body of AFL actor unions, is expected to take up the problem today. Other organizations and individuals when queried said they had not given much thought to such en idea. They were about evenly divided as to the advisability of having a public poll At this time.

The persons queried by The Billboard were picked so as to represent a cross- section of local show business. (Officials of organizations spoke for themselves, ns they had no time to check the senti- ments of their memberships.)

Paul Dulizell, executive secretary of Actors' Equity and of the Four A's, said the idea of a national survey might work in with attempts of performer unions to inaugurate a war program for the entertainment profession which, it io hoped, will merit an "essential" classification for show business. He added that he would bring up the poll at today's Four A meeting as part and parcel of the plan to bring the government to a further realization of the theater's potentialities as an essential adjunct to the war effort. Dullzell indicated that it would help AAAA considerably to know definitely what public reaction would be should the parent union's war program committee ultimately ask the. War Man-Power Commission to take the show business out of the "No Man's Land" of being regarded neither as essential nor non- essential.

Approves Private Poll Dullzell feels, however, that the poll

should be conducted privately and that the Four A's might be interested in footing the bill if the survey doesn't take too long or cost too much. Desire for

JERRY WAYNE

(This Week's Cover Subject)

TERRY WAYNE, current "Lucky Striker" on j "Your All-Time Hit Parade," came to bat on this program a few months ago and can still bo heard socking out melody homer, every Friday from 8:30 to 9 p.m. via the NBC air- waves.

An unknown actor until three years ago, plugging away at assorted roles like Sasha, the pasha of "Room Service," and Damns Dins- more in "Petticoat Fever," Wayne's sudden change to vocalizing brought a change of luck with it and the promise of a successful career which has since been fulfilled.

Born In Buffalo 26 years ago, Jerry attended Ohio State University and is just one year short of being a dentist. Married and expecting a little chirps. this summer, he now tours schools to sell bonds.

In addition to a background of acting and singing, Wayne claims ASCAP membership tiny five songs he has composed and reluctantly admits that the hurt of an unsuccessful acting career has been more than healed by recent singing accomplishments.

Currently broadcasting over WEAF from Carnegie Hall, New York, home of "the best tunes of all," Jerry Wayno is booked by Dell Peters.

privacy indicates how uncertain the performers are about what John Q. Public thinks about the importance of entertainment as a military and civilian morale builder.

A spokesman for legit managers, who prefers not to be quoted by name, said the survey could 'nave no value for the theater since "the public had no more right to judge whether actors are essential than to decide whether plumbers are essentlal."Private or public, shrugged tile spokesman, "it's bound to leak out

The Pros and the Cons Mrs. Emily Holt, executive secretary of

the American Federation of Radio Artists: "I wouldn't want to venture an opinion, as the Pour A's will probably discuss the NH idea today,"

Matt Shelvey, executive secretary of the American Guild of Variety Artists: "A good idea. It ought to be tried,"

An official of another actor union who refused to Ise quoted by name: "The poll Is not advisable at present. It would be useless. 'The public is not sufficiently' informed about show business's wonderful effort for the war, and it would not snake intelligent answers when queried."

The music field, judging from those interviewed, is opposed to the poll. Said William Feinberg, secretary of the musicians' union, Local 802: "If there was a poll on whether entertainment is essential I'm sure the public's answer would be 'Yes.' In the war production

(See Showbiz: and War on page 11)

Pasadena Festival Tarkington Monop

PASADENA, Calif., April 24.--Pasadena Conununity Playhouse will present eight plays by Booth Tarkington at its ninth annual Midsummer Drama, Festival here, June 22 to August 15,

Plays will be The Man From Home, June 28 to 27; Intimate Strangers, June 29 to July 4; Colonel Satin, July 6 to ii; The Country Cousin, July 13 to 18; Mis- ter Antonio, July 20 to 25; Your Humble Servant, July 27 to August 1; Monsieur Beaucaire, August 3 to 8, and Seventeen, August 10 to 15.

Previous festivals have featured plays by Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Maxwell Anderson and George Kaufman.

Wynn "Big Time" Neat 19G in L. A.

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-Big Time, the Fred Finklehoffe-Paul Small variety show at the Mayan Theater here, turned In a neat $19,000 for the first week of its run,

House seats 1,600 with regular prices running to $2.75 following tile opening night's $4.40.

Stewart Chi OCD Air Boss CHICAGO, April 24.-Phil Stewart, ra-

dio director of Roche, Williams & Cun- nyngham, ad agency, has been appointed radio director of the Office of Civilian Defense for the Chicago metropolitan area, succeeding Howdee B. Meyers, who was inducted into the army. Stewart will continue with the agency and will have Phil Gelb as his assistant on. the OCD job.

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Overseas Entertainment Format SPOKANE, April 24. - "Give us

snore music from America," is the Plea of Col. William A. Matheny, who led the bomber raid over Midway and is now stationed in the South Pa- cific.

In a letter to his wife, a Spokane resident, Matheny said: "To get good music, we have to listen to Jap stations. They know what the American boys want. Let's have less home talent shows and programs glorifying the home front heroes in overalls. The boys here want good music and comedy programs."

The colonel's complaint has often teen repeated by boys coming back from the South Pacific. They want less old and garbled war programs and more sweet swing and American folk music on short-wave broadcasts.

SPOKANE, April 24.-North African natives are hop to swing, reported M. A. Morgan Jr., musician, second class, United States Navy, while home on furlough. Morgan, serving aboard a cruiser group flagship, was with the first navy band to play on the beach at Casablanca. Later they entertained in the park for the native citizenry and French.

"They are solo jitterbugs," Morgan reported. "They asked for American dance music they had heard on recordings and when we played, they started to cut the rug on the grass. Instead of grabbing a partner, they did a bit of solo jiving. They didn't go for military numbers at all."

Morgan disbanded his Spokane 'dance ork 21 months ago to beat the skins for the navy.

3 CIO-Show Tunes Make CBS 'Report' NEW YORK, April 24.-Three songs

from the war workers' musical to be produced by the National CIO War Re- lief Committee will be previewed over CBS network tonight (24) on Report to the Nation program. Songs to be heard include the title tune, Roll Up Your Sleeves; I Hope floe Music Never Ends and Swing Hi, Production.

Show was started as a project of the Michigan CIO with the aid of the Wil- liam Morris Agency. Music and lyrics were written by Leonard Keller, former band leader who is now working in a Detroit war plant. Show is expected to open in Detroit in June, following with is nationwide tour thus production centers and army camps.

Philly Opera in Legit House Try

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-In an unprecedented move, the Philadelphia Opera Company will snore next season from concert hall to legitimate stage. POC features English versions of grand. operas and during its four years' existence has given all Its local productions at the Academy of Music, spread over the season in a series of single performances. For the 1943-'44 season. David Hecker, general manager of the company, is taking the group into the Er- langer for a straight two-week run be- genning next November 29.

Change in policy is prompted by the desire to appeal to the larger audience of theatergoers who would turn out all a legit house and run away from the Stiff concert halls. Besides, the opera company figures that the Gilbert and Sullivan opera companies have already paved the way for higher brovi stuff in the legit realm. In addition, Philadelphia. troupe is planning an extensive road tour next season, with more than 100 performances already booked.

NY Post Hits.100G MetoperaExemption

ALBANY, N. Y., April 24.-Governor Dewey has signed the Moffat bill exempt- ing the Metropolitan Opera House Irene paying New York City real estate taxes, estimated at $100,000 a year

In New York The Post attacked the move es discriminatory. It pointed out that the Met is the only New York City theater permitted to maintain a bar, that it has two sponsored radio programs, that it is closed most of the year, that $5.59 top Is still a lot of money and that its operatic repertory system is ex- pensive and outdated.

Ex-Troupers, Now Gobs&WAVES,Draw $ at Memphis Show

MEMPHIS, April 24.- Memphis Audi- torium was packed to SRO when a cast of 225 gobs and WAVES presented The Hasp Comes Ashore, which drew $2.451 for the Red. Cross, All 2,449 seats were filled, and as many as the fire laws would permit were standing, while additional hundreds were turned away.

Show heel former Detroit dancer Jack Chenoweth; Four Bennett Sisters, six years with Clyde McCoy and before with Dave Apollon, but now cashiers sit Mill- ington Navy Base; Jack Emerson, at Paramount vaucie, later vocalist with McCoy; Clyde McCoy' (himself) and She Sugar Blues orchestra, now known as "Navy Blues" since mass enlistment here last summer; Jack Scherr, society maestro; Steve Linardes, formerly with Jock Teagarden and Joe Venuti and Dorothy Lee, Wilmington (Del.) canary.

Taylor Briggs, who as Igor Ivan was for years one of Memphis's top news- casters on WMPS, and who went out with Major Bowes shows, emceed the performiatlee. Ducats were $1.65 per head.

(Editor's Note-Some of the 2,449 phis SRO "customers" must have been cuff° been-use at $1.65 a copy the take should have amounted to more than 4(5's. Prob- ably some of the tars and WAVES were admitted on the arm.)

Kibbler Drops 100G Suit Against AGVA

NEW 'YORK, April 24.-Gordon bler, unit producer, has asked permission to drop his $100,000 suit against the American Guild of Variety Artists. Papers agreeing to the dismissal of the claim were signed by AGVA and Kibbler Friday (23),

Kibbler contended that AGVA's action constituted restraint of trade in forcing him to put up a $1,000 bond, while rival producers were not required to do so. The demand VW 'a bond followed KiAler'S cancellation of a check given to Tirza, the Wine Bath Girl, following her leaving the unit when her salary demands were not agreed to. He said he was forced to close the 'unit, wine. Women and Song, when she left the outfit.

Republic Inks Vera Hruba NEW YORK, April 24.- Republic Pie-

tures has signed Vera Hruba, Czechoslo- vakian figure-skating champ and feature of its recent lee-Capades Revue film, to a seven-year contraut. She is touring with the Ice show lee-Capades and starts working on Republic's Gar/ Blades the end of May, when the leer ends its tour in Los Angeles

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 24.- With most of the big dance and entertainment centers In town taken over by the army for its meteorological school here, localites have turned to new substitute types of entertainment that are clicking in a big way. Army has taken over the two largest hotels, the Civic Auditorium, Powers Theater and Pact- lind Exposition Building, snaking nearly a clean sweep of major social centers In the town.

Public dancing was most severely hit. but Phil Osterhouse, dance teacher, has opened up his studio, featuring dancing for servicemen three nights a week. Drawing good crowds.

Another unique entertainment is being staged every Saturday by Mac McQuire, radio announcer, who has

Kostelanetz for First 2 Toronto Longhair Proms

TORONTO, April 24.-With it season of 22 concerts lined up the summer "proms" by the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra will get under way May 8. Same policy as last year, with guest conductors and guest stars will be followed.

Andre Kostelanetz will conduct the first two, with Naomi Yanove, as pianist and Rupert Lucas as commentator at the first, and Marita Farrell. soprano, as soloist at second. Erno Rapee will conduct the next two, with Salinas Kay and chorus and Tosefa Rosanska, pianist, as stars. Next two will be under Ettore Mazzoleni, with the Vokoff Ballet and Brune, Cagtagna, contralto, as guests.

Negro Boosts .WB for "Casa" NEW YORK. April t 24.-Alfred A.

Duckett, theatrical editor of The New York Age and Ohio Express, has sent to amusement editors a letter commend- ing Warner Bros. for the role it gave Dooley Wilson in Casablanca.

Duckett points out that the Negro press has been protesting the manner in which films have presented Negroes and that he feels Hollywood ought to be given publicity when it does indicate its willingness "to co-operate in screening Negroes in a just manner."

Bill Hayes in the Service MANCHESTER, N. H., April 24.-Wil-

11am O. Hayes, announcer and sports commentator for 'MAUR, has entered the armed forces and is now located at a Texas camp.

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Drive Ban Lilt Boosts Biz and. Talent DeMands

BOSTON. April 24. Shortage of acts in this area has been made more acute by the opening of roadside spots, in business again since the lifting of the pleasure-driving ban. Spots that have reopened and fighting for talent include the Hi -Hat, Lowell; HI-Way Casino, Fall River; Ruth's Grill, Westport; Moore's, Shewsbury, and Frolics, Shewsbury. Acts refuse to leave the city unless paid well.

This yeas' few new acts have been coming in. For the first time within memory, agencies are actually forced to turn down talent orders.

BALTIMORE. April 24.--Litting of the ban on pleasure driving has increased business in local night clubs well over 50 per cent. Night club patrons now constitute a new cross section of the population, with the largest percentage made up of war workers and servicemen.

SYRACUSE, April 24.-Lifting of the driving ban has perked up local night life. Andy's Inn has gone back to shows, while Don Horton's Club Royale is bringing in heavier bills, including the return of a line. Club Candee is now set again to play name attractions.

CAMDEN, N. J., April 24. -John Weber's Silver Lake Inn, at Clementon, N. J., top roadhouse in the Southern New Jersey area, which went dark with the ban on pleasure driving, lighting up again Wednesday (14), with Alice Lucey and George Read again at the helm of the talent roster. Roadhouses located closer to the city, which returned floorshows with the lifting of the ban on pleasure driving, getting some relief from the local musicians' union in helping to make ends meet. Weber's Hof Brau and Neil Diegrian, operator of Dieghan'e Cafe, both adjoining roadhouses on the outskirts of the city, have been reclassified temporarily as B spots by the musicians' union. Both spots, along with Silver Lake, are the only A class roacatiuses in the territory.

MILFORD, Conn., April 24.-The Seven Gables Inn here, one of Connecticut's oldest niteriee, which has been closed for several months due to gas rationing, reopened last week, with Harry Hutchin- son's and Al Christie's orchestras playing on alternating nights. Both orchestras are popular, in this sector.

FORT WORTH, April 24.-Gasoline rationing has not caused a single night club or dance hall in this section to close or even curtali activate.. Even the Casino at Lake Worth, several miles from the city limits, still enjoys week- end crowds,

The Supper Club, nearer to downtown Fort Werth, which was opened several months ago by George T. Smith, who also operates the Casino, has been able to get bands and floorshows. Bands are being given longer engagements and some are being picked from nea -by Texas cities because of transportation problems.

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War as Pillelia" 'Bits Chku.-t Plans NEW YORK, April 24.-A general conference

of all persons and organizations in the entertainment Industry, managerial, craft and creative, together with representatives of existing Theatrical war agencies, will take place within the next twn weeks, it was announced today by the Associated Actors and Artistes of America. Program for the conference will aim not to supplant but to supplement the existing agencies thrtt which the entertainment industry is now serving the armed forces and civilian population.

NEW YORK, April 24.-Four A's is pushing ahead this week in its campaign to tie its member unions and the entertainment fields they serve more directly to the war effort so that show business will not be found wanting when the expected showdown comes on whether the field merits an "essential" rating from the War Man-Power Commission. Repre- sentatives of Equity, American Guild of Variety Artists, American Federation of Radio Artists, Screen Actors' Guild, otos were to get together. at Four A's headquarters today for the purpose of whip- ping up a concrete program of increased entertainment activities in the camps, In the hospital's in the factories and on the fighting fronts of the world.

Only after an actual blueprint is drawn up, union officials feel, can the show business dare to suggest that it is making a vital contribution to winning the war. Paul Dulizell, who is serving on the committee as an ex officio representative of Equity, said this week that while performers feel that the theater can be an essential branch of the government's war machinery, no one can make that claim at present. Dulizell charged, too, that the government is not using the full resources of show business to put across its educational program.

For example, the recent food show, It's Up to 'You, under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, was the only instance where a legit production was used to put across an important piece of home-front propaganda. One of the reasons Equity insisted that the actors be, paid for that show, said Dulizell, was to emphasize the fact that entertainment is an important wartime commodity that should be paid for by the government just as other war Materials are paid for.

'War Department is the branch of government that will most probably be appealed to, once plans are set. It is hoped that government funds will be allotted the program and that the War Department, if it takes on the' job, will put officers in charge who have had previous connections with the theater. The American Theater Wing would administer the program for show business.

Four A's made it clear that it does not seek exemption of actors from the draft. It asks only that actors who have been rejected by the armed services be put back in the theater rather than be required to drive a tractor or be a riveter.

Set-up will be modeled after the En- tertainment National Service Association In England and similar entertainment projects in Russia and China. It will differ from USO-Camp Shows and Lunchtime Follies only in scope and iti the elimination of the bugaboos connected with those two organizations. Un- der the auspices of the government agency, for example, transportation and priorities difficulties would disappear. Shows would have access to every mill-

tory camp here and abroad. Performers' salaries would be stabilized.

USO shows, dependent on public financing, has thus far been unable to expand fast enough to reach every camp, and to reach them often enough. Biggar camps, those housing 24,000 men or so, just haven't the facilities for putting on MO shows. Some of them waited months for a USO troupe.

Commercial aspects of IMO shows have also inveighed against their full effective- ness. Altho CSI is a non-profit organization, it is operated like a commercial concern. Acts are booked thru agents, who try to establish the highest prices possible for their acts. Many cancella- tions occur because the agent doesn't want his client to work for so little a salary. Turnover of acts is terrific due to break-ups incurred by the draft.

Lunchtime Follies has its own pe- culiar problems. While workers, thins their labor unions, are urging that more shows be put on during raeal hours, managements are slow to Scalise their -

value. Backed by the War Department or seine other government agency, the American Theater Wing, it is felt, could break down owners' resistance by arguing that the government has recognized Use importance of entertainment In the fees tories. According to Four A's figures, Lunchtime Follies has presented about 50 shows in all, whereas in England ENSA puts on about 800 a week.

Other theatrical organizations such as the League of New York Theaters will be invited to participate, but as yet no invites have been extended. Expected that the managers will discuss the problem at their next board meeting.

Buffalo Nitery Owners and AGVA Still Hope for Peace

BUFFALO, April 21.-The newly elected officers of the Niagara Frontier Night Club Owners' Association are continuing to hold meetings with Patrick Gerace, new local rep for the American Gulidi of Variety Artists, in an effort to settle all controversies and encourage more talent into this "tree. Gomm veteran labor man here but not a performer, succeeded Professor Mail.

The new night club association officers are-Louis Schmidt, of Whitey Schmidt's, president; Mrs. Agnes Brogan, Brogan's, vice-press Mary Rogers, Velvet Grill, treasurer, and Esther Lang, secretary.

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NEW YORK, April 24.-Talent seems headed for a better shake at NBC as a result of the creation this week of a Program Development Division to ride herd on all phases of talent usage. Un- der the guidance of Wyllis Cooper, radio and screen writer and producer, the PDD "will be concerned with the development and organization of new programs, new ideas, now talent, as well as the constant review of programs already on the air."

In the past any one of four or five NBC execs received and considered program ideas and new talent. And it was not unusual for one of them to insist on airing someone or some idea that the other execs had nixed. All of which was not particularly helpful to the artist, writer or producer involved.

In addition the same situation , ex- isted in NBC Chicago and Hollywood. Consequently talent never knew whether it was coming or going, how it was doing and whom to heed in the advice and direction department. For which reason NBC's record bee not been up to snuff insofar as finding and building now faces and ideas are concerned. For a time the late NBC Artist Bureau ban- died this function, but never on an exclusive basis.

Under the new POD set-up Wyllis Cooper will be in sole charge of creating, co-ordinating and developing programs of all types for the entire network, as well as finding and keeping tabs on new talent and ideas, dealing with independent program producers and working with the net's sales department. For the time being, PDD will work out of New York, with offices in Chicago and Hollywood in view after the plan gets into swing and experience has had opportunity to nail weak spots.

Cooper, a short, rotund gent, in appearance not unlike Alfred Hitchcock, has been in radio for 15 years, less two and a half years he spent writing Mr. Moto and other thrillers for films. In radio he has written and produced everything from musicals to strips to dramas. His credits include Empire Builders, Hollywood Hotel, Immortal Dramas and Lights Out. For the past

Warner Taps WCAU Spieler for Pix

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-H011ywood reached into the local radio scene and grabbed off Herb Newcomb, announcer at WCAU. Active in local little theater productions, Newcomb was caught by Martin Jurow, Warner talent scout, while handling the male lead in the Plays and Players' production of The Philadelphia Story. Reports to the studio in the fall, and so has left the station to brush up on his dramaturgy.

Philly Hillbillies Hit Nepotism 'High

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Most of the hillbilly performers on stations in these parts are family groups. A local topper is the corn-country troupe added to the WCAU program schedule to get the folks up at dawn, now that the station is getting on the air at 5:25 a.m. The new hillbillysgang is tagged "Uncle Henry and Hie Kentucky Mountaineers and Cousin Emory and Her Kinfolk."

HOLLYWOOD. April 24.-Joseph 3. Alvin has been upped to the post of assistant manager of NBC's (Western Di- vision) press relations department Will serve as aid to Harold J. Bock, press department manager. Alvin was previously with NBC, Chicago, and prior to that the Associated Press.

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"He stacks up," said one incite producer, "as a smart gent for the job for, in addition to his Gem, lie has worked, in the past, with C. L. Menser, the NBC v.-p. in charge of programs. They know each other and will work together, which should make it easier for everyone concerned."

For the nonce, Cooper's staff will consist of Tom Bennett, NBC staff composer, who will concentrate on musical talent, and Lester O'Keefe, head of the NBC production department, who will scout the dramatic field. Cooper himself figures the job as no cinch, but thinks it can be made to work out; meantime he is retaining his staff small to keep operations simple.

For NBC the creation of PDD figures to yield one immediate asset, namely, more economic operation, since department heads will henceforth not waste time listening to new people and ideas.

Ship Builder Airs All-Employee Show

PORTLAND, Ore., April 24.-The Wil- lamette Iron is Steel, turning out chips for Uncle Sam, is sponsoring all-employee radio program each Sunday 9 :30- 10 p.m. over HOW. Program is called We Work for Wise°.

George Wilhelm, former HOW announcer. does the emote duties, with musical by Wise* Hard-Hatters ork under leadership of ex-band leader Sam Amato.

Red River Beats KTBS

SHREVEPORT, La., April 24.-Old Man River stepped in and forced KISS. local NBC outlet, to move its transmitter. which was dedicated this week after a prolonged period of operation on an emergency unit. Such moves are ordinarily 'banned under wartime restrictions. but the Red River failed to heed the ruling and the original tower suc- cumbed to caving levees.

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Realty to Radio PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Miltou

J. Hinlein, local real estate operator, I:; seeking an FCC okay for his con- enplated purchase of IG:IRO,

Mo. Station, 100-watter in. daytime, 250 at night, is owned and operated by Robert A. and Albert Drohlich, who are giving up station to enter military service.

It will he Hinlein's first try in radio. If deal goes thru, he will give up his realty business to assume management of HOED. Deal calls for a toed of $27.500 If made in a single payment, or $85,500 if in in- stallments.

OCD Offering Free ARP e.t.'s; Sounds And Guests Are Legit

NEW YORK. April 24.-The U, S. Of- fice of Civilian Defense is offering stations a series of 20 recorded programs, dramatizing Air-Raid Precaution. Series, titled We Rave Met the Enemy, was matte by the London Transcription Serv- ice of the BBC.

In each recording an ordinary Walsh man or woman is interviewed by Lindsey Mac Barrie, of the American Red Cross, and Brewster Morgan, of the Overseas Branch of the OWL Thus each week an ambulance driver, a gas main foreman, a heavy rescue worker, a rest center foreman, a housewife. a shelter worker, a fireman of a demolitiop squad, a billet- ing officer or a nurse's aid will portray,: the work done, explain problems and experiences and state reactions.

Typical of the stories are: A woman tells of returning home from an air-raid warden's post to find her nn home in flames; another how the homeless are fed and caredfor; a man of the work he does protecting a vital war plant., It's all done in the hope that the experiences of Britain will prove useful to us.

The series is available to all stations thru their local civilian defense groups. Programs were cleared with OW1 for policy.

New MaryAnn Mercer Show CHICAGO, April 24.-A new musical

show featuring Mary Ann Mercer, vocalist, will make its how on a. 28-station hook-up on CBS May 2. It will be a five-minute spot, 2:55-3 p.m. EWT, Sun- days, and will originate at WBBM. It will be a live show on 36 stations and waxed. on two, Kansas City, Mo., and St. Louis. Quaker Oats Company (latuffets) bas bought the show, thru Sherman K. Ellis agency, for 18 weeks,

WIP, Philly, Set To Take Dance Band Remotes Out of Camphor PHILADELPHIA, April 24. - Dance-

band remotes, an oddity now in local radio, now coming iii for revival as far OS WIP is concerned, with the express purpose of developing pick-ups for feeding to the Mutual network. Station once offered an impressive nightly dance parade, and while there are not as many big bands around as before, WIP feels that such remotes spell added listeners and make for a welcome change in program pace to set off the heavy war dramas and news. Moreover, absence of a steady stream of new records and transcriptions because of the Petrillo ban finds the disk jockeys losing much of their punch.

Concern over lack of dance-band remotes on Mutual was expressed at a recent meeting of program managers of the elmin's stations, and member stations got the go-sign in picking up bands. WIP in recent weeks has put In a wire at the Met Ballroom and on the stage at Fay's Theater, both spots using name bands. Moreover, they represent the only two dance remote spots in local

radio. However, remotes are still locals, with possibility that Met bands will go over the web next month.

Biggest headache in getting desirable bands for Mutual is that the network wants the bands for exclusive airing.

That's no go for name bands because MBS remotes do not hit into New York or Chicago. New York song pubs do not rate a Mutual shot as a major plug unless it is carried by WOR in New York, and from that standpoint exclusive privileges are no dice for band leaders.

Feeling at WI? is that this short- sightedness on the part of Mutual in not developing remotes for late-hour broadcasts may find them all behind the eight ball if the recording ban con- Unites much longer. Other networks aro getting member stations to develop variety musical shows to fill the gap in dance remotes. No budget is allowed the Mutual station for building such variety shows and it must depend on the free band programs. WI? also ey- ing remotes of nitery floorshows when and if the pinch sets in.

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session of the NAB War Conference gets under way this morning at the Palmer House, with prominent radio men. from all parts of the country in attendance. 0. E. Arney Jr., secretary-treasurer, arrived here April 21 to make preliminary arrangements. Walter L. Dennis, chief of the NAB news bureau, also has been busy arranging for newspaper and trade paper coverage. Assisting him is Jack L. Fitzpatrick, until recently sports editor of WJJD. Advance registrations indicated that attendance will be around 600.

Prime topic of discussion during the confab, aside from the usual con-gab the delegates feed each other and the plati- tudes they get from the speakers, will be the forthcoming Supreme Cpurt decision on the networks' legal action against the FCC anti-monopoly regulations. Supreme Court ruling, which had been expected today (26), is now not due until May 3.

Speculation will center on what the networks will do if the high court ruling is adverse, since it wilt make each station a free agent with regard to network affiliations. One benefit mentioned by early-bird arrivals at the conference will be the anticipated offering, by the nets, of prime sustaining programs in return for taking commercials, which, as some see it, Is the reason CBS recently brought in Bob Landry as director of program writing, and 14130 this week organized a program development division under Wyllis Cooper.

Other cinch subjects for confidential chats will be man-power problems, the ASCAP drive to switch per-program stations into blanket contracts, the Cox committee investigation of the FCC and how a trade publication and at least one foreign language outlet are trying to dig up anti-FCC witnesses for the probe, and what if anything the army will have to say about how they'd like radio to handle air-raid warnings and data.

Atlass Buys WLOL; Mittendorf New Mgr.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.-Ralph L. Atlass, owner of WJJD, Chicago. and WIND, Gary, Ind., has acquired control of WLOL, Mutual outlet in the Twin Cities. Stock was purchased from Cnarles J. Winton Jr., WLOL president David J. Winton, and Beatrice L. De- vaney, widow and executrix of the estate of John P. Devaney, station founder.

Mrs. Devaney's interest consisted of 565 shares, representing 46 per cent of tho stock, valued at $29,128. In addition to the war, which has depressed valuesAhe station has only been in operation since June, 1940.

Sale is subject to FCC approval. Mean- while Atlass has maned E. S. Mittendorf general manager of the station. Mitten- dorf was manager of WIIRC, Cincinnati, from 1925-'34, then held a similar position with WIND until 1941.

Station Towers to Steel Scrap Drive

DESQVCOINES, April 24.-The 10-year- old towers of KSO-KilleT were scrapped for salvage this week with 55 tons of steel going to the scrap drive and 60,000 feet of copper wire turned over to OWI for its radio activities.

ICSO and KRNT are now operating on four new towers which went into construction in 1941. They were the first stations in the nation to operate successfully using the same tower facilities,

Another Cowles station, WNAX, Yank- ton, S. D.. is also making tower news. New WNAX tower, now under construction, will be 927 feet high, the tallest in the Americas and possibly in the world, since the 1,020-foot tower located in Budapest, Hungary, may have been destroyed during the war.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Having already purchased the Yankee Network in New England, and declared its intention to get into radio in a big way, much trade realm was evidenced over the Interest being shown in radio in these parts by the General Tire Ss Rubber Company. On Thursday (22), tire company filed application with Pennsyl- vania Department of State for an amended certificate of authority to do business in Pennsylvania.

In addition to its regular activities in the tire and rubber field, the company declared its intentions of "acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of radio broadcasting, transmission or reception stations, and the rights, franchises, pat- ents and properties that are necessary thereto, and to purchase, hold and sell stocks or securities of corporations owning such stations."

Recruiting Flash Pan ics Listen ers; Scare Copy Banned

TORONTO, April 24. -Scare broadcasts like the one heard this week, over Sta- tions CCEMB, Toronto, and CFOS, Owen Sound, when a "newsflash" that the Japanese had invaded British Columbia was given out, have been banned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Investigation of the program, which Was so realistic newspaper offices were deluged with telephone inquiries and members of the Reserve Army reported for duty, showed the announcement was intended to impress upon. the public the need for enlisting in the Canadian Reserve Army.

NewPeterHandShow Is Company's Fifth

CHICAGO, April 24.-A new half-hour show devoted to reports on the war effort will start on WGN tomorrow (25). Titled They Give Their Lives, program.

- will carry no commercial announcements and will consist of dramatized trial, scribed reports of war correspondents and "eye-witness" accounts of events on the battlefronts.

Five minutes on each shine will be devoted to worthy war organizations. Made- leine Carroll, the film actress, will he featured on the first program.

Show is sponsored by the Peter Hand Brewing Company, which also has four other programs--Sanders and Savage, Hollywood Spotlight, Comedy Capers and Night Cap Yarns. Account placed thru Mitchell- Faust.

Technicians' Pool As Station Aid - NAB Hunts 'Em Up WASHINGTON, April 24. - The Na-

tional A.ssociation. of Broadcasters has organized a Technieta,ns' Candidate

.* Pool, which locates, itsts and provides L technician replacements for stations

strapped for engineers. Uncles. the guld- a ance of Howard Frazier, director of en- , gineering tor NAB, the pool lass been in

the making foratwo months. Candidates are located via ads Ira QST

and the American Radio Relay League snag. The pool, with about 200 names, including female technicians, lists the candidates' background, training, avan-

t lability, etc., and has people on file from 1E7 37 States.

NAB is making the service. available f: to all stations, non-members as well as

Members. Actual placement is not handled by the NAB. All it does is supply

4' the station with a list of names, then the studio does the hiring,

"Calling All Cots--" PHILADELPHIA, April 24. - Local

stations are continually arranging space-for-time swaps with local newspapers. But WIBG figures it might be snore profitable to arrange some sort of trade deal 'With AbIng- ton Hospital. Rupe Werling, WIBG production manager, arrived there in a hurry for an appendectomy. He wasn't out of the place a week when Mrs. Douglas Arthur, wife of the station's program director, was carted in with the identical complaint. She was home only four days when the electors ordered her husband there with jaundice.

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NEW YORK, April 24.--Shuberts and a.few other managers are holding up the works for a complete settlement of the Associated Theatrical Agents and Men- agers-League of New York Theaters dispute on the payment of retroactive funds. Moneys accruing since last Sep- tember were awarded ATAM members in a decision by Prof. Paul P. Brissenden, War Labor Board arbitrator. Brie - senden's award provided for the immediate setting up of a trust fund of retroactive pay pending final approval of his ukase by the full board. Amount due each individual member is equivalent to $15 for each pay day since last Labor Day:

Altho many managers have already offered to contribute their share of the fund, and some have actually done so already, managers' organization, as a whole, feels the trust-fund idea goes far beyond the powers of the arbitrator. League, however, has indicated it will "guarantee" the money to ATAM once remaining opposition within its ranks is overcome. Sidney Cohn, attorney for ATAM, says its "guarantee" would be acceptable In lieu of the actual pool.

Final decision by the WLB is expected any minute now.

Net Break for Vet PORTLAND, Ore., April 24.-Jim Abbe,

vet KGW-KEEL commentator, received his first network break. He's on for Fisher Mills, West Coast Blue, at 7:30 a.m., five 'days weekly, aired over KEN. Does 15 minutes a day-mostly war.

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NEW 'TONIC, April 24. - Used - car dealers, most of them newcomers to this town, are spending a total of about $10,000 par week on local stations to dig up used cars for war-plant workers on the West Coast. Dealers are out-of- town operators with West Coast lots, plenty of customers and a shortage of cars. Used cars are a must on the Coast, where plants are often .20 to 40 miles from home and suburban transportation is limited. With few used cars available in those areas, since all residents need them to get around, dealers have had crews beating across the country buying jaloppies. Similar technique was used in the Southwest when opening of new war plants boomed need for old cars.

Practice, as used in .Cleveland and other Midwest towns where war-plant workers can operate sans cars, is to hit town with a flurry of radio announcements and personal ads in daily papers. Dealer usually exhaust available supply of used cars in two weeks,

In New York the first such operator, Tony Heiser, who uses the air name of The Smiling Irishman, expected to exhaust the available supply in 80 days. However, since local war workers are few in number (there aren't many war plants here) and are adequately serviced by existing transportation facilities, the supply of used cars has not petered out and a fresh flock of dealers have hit town.

Most stations, t of the air time, all spread around

local consists of spot announcements. Recently with stiffer competition the trend has been toward the use of 5 and 15-minute segments, either news or MUSIC, liberally Interspersed with plugs.

Stations like this type of business since it's all on a cash basis. Some of the sponsors have ad agencies, but since they are out-of-towners and there's no telling when the supply of used cars will dry up, this his is on a week-to-week pay -off,

to hustling used cars, dealers also use considerable time and space to locate drivers to take the cars west. They furnish gas and oil ration coupons, and drivers qualify if they

House Investigating Committee K. 0.'s 2 FCC -ers, Okays Another

NEW YORK, April 24,-Three FCC Dr. Watson, in his statement on the staffers this week went thru a "bath matter, said that "If this action Is car- of fire" at hands of the Kerr Investigat- ried thru to dismissal it will be a severe ing Committee. Two were singed and threat to freedom of thought and ex- the other escaped unscathed. pression among my fellow' Ameilcans,"

The losers, Dr. William E. Dodd Jr., and pointed to his record of work in assistant news editor, and Dr. Goodwin the office for the last year and a half.

,B. Watson, \chief analyst of the FCC's Dr. Dodd, in his refutation, stated: Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service, " . . . a committee of the Congress at- were investigated after being named by tempts to outlaw individuals from the the Dies Committee in its witch hunt government from the right to earn for "subversive elements." living without due process of law. Today

Dr. Frederick H. Schumann, who is the it is 'subversive activity' as defined by principal political analyst of the 'FBI's the Kerr committee, which excludes German section, was also on the carpet, patriotic citizens who have never advo- but the committee gave him a clean bill cated the overthrow of the democratic of health, dropping charges kir lack of government of the United States, which evidence. they love as deeply as the members of

Accusation against Dodd and Watson the committee." He expressed the is that they belonged to or were friendly thought that a Congressional committee with persons who were members of or- might soon object to "the color of one's ganizations such as Americas Commit- skin or shape of one's nose." tee for Democracy and Intellectual Dr. Watson's salary is $8,500 and Freedom, Conference on Pan-American Dodd's $3,200. Democracy, Descendants of ,American Outcome of the investigation and its Revolution and the League of American resulting recommendations regarding Writers. Some of thew groups have "fitness to serve in a government post- been branded by the Justice Depart- ton" may be of vital concern to the ment as "fronts" for un-American ac- FCC when appropriations again come tivities. 'up for its maintenance: Congress ten

Kerr's committee recommended the grant operating fluid to FCC with stipu- removal from office of both Dodd and latlon that no part °fat may be paid to Watson, aitho both denied the charges either Dr. Watson or Dr. Dodd if it de- of "subversive activities" and challenged sides that the Investigating Committee's the findings of the Kerr group. findings are valid.

are family men and able to pay expenses across. Dealers charge nothing for the use of the car, as this method of transportation is cheaper than railroad and doesn't require priorities on freight-car space. And since New York is over- loaded with labor anxious to get out to the lush West Coast war plants the supply of drivers has been adequate.

Blue's New Gimmick On Foreign Pick-Ups

NEW YORK. April 24.-Starting this morning at 8:30 the Blue Network went in for a new wrinkle in foreign news round-ups by having regular news commentators from the country where the pick-up is made give out with reports instead of assigning the detail direct to correspondents representing the web.

Half-hour airing, originating on WJZ, links New York with London (six minutes), Mdscow (five), Melbourne (five), Mexico City (five) and Chungking (five), wwiten. h switchbacks to New York In be-

billed as United Nations News Re- view and has undergone two trials-ex- perinientally April 10 and in the lab last Saturday-and is a weekly shot with news (in English) prepared, edited and spieled by the respective staffs. News treatment will he twofold-latest war communiques and domestic news slanted to American listeners.

Of the cities on the hook-up, only London has a correspondent for the Blue (George Hicks), so that the new technique suggested itself naturally. That foreign commentators will diffuse propaganda for their respective countries doesn't hold water because U. S. correspondents have also been known to make with news colorations, not to mention the fact that their continent Is subject to the censor's hand.

Geo. Lasker Heads WCOP; Keeps WORL

BOSTON, A.pril 24.-Harold A, Lafount, manager of the ,Arde Bulova stations, yesterday (23) named George Lasker, general manager of WORL, to the man - 'agership of WOOF. Lasker will hold down both posts.

A, N. Armstrong Jr., ex-general manager of WCOP, joins his successor as assistant manager of both of the' Eulova, outlets.

Luker is one of the radio pioneers, baying started with WFAB, a foreign language coffee-pot in New York olty Neat was located in the Carnegie Hall Building, was later absorbed by what is now WEVD.

E. T. Disk Delivery Snag Halts 'Forum' HOUSTON, Tex., April 24.-Difficulty

in delivery of electrically transcribed disks to the State has caused discon- tinuation of the weekly radio program Texas Foremen of the Air, Representative Patman, of Texas, wired from Washing- ton this week. Tatman was director of the feature.

Program woe transcribed on glass for some time as a substitute for regular material, but too many came in broken to permit continuation. Patman hopes for more satisfactory arrangements in the future. ,.

, NEW YORK, April 24.-May 2 program of Transatlantic Call series will be. titled Front-Line Farmers and originate in Chichester, England. Programs are joint effort of BBC and CBS. '




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CBC Fears Of Cannel Radio; Gov): Doe3 Not interfere, Says Thomson

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OTTAWA, April 24.-Touting the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as the guardian of Canadian radio, Dr. James S. Thomson, CBS general manager, told the Ottawa Canadian Club last week that the alternative to the CBC type of operation would result in mental domi- nation by the U. S. A.

"If," said Dr. Thomson, "we are to have a national spirit In Canada, it Is necessary to have a national system of radio. The CBC is protection from the control of radio networks in Canada by U. S. interests.

"Have we any interest now in moving into a new period of cultural colonialism in which we receive:all our daily talk from points of origin in the city of New York? I think that is the alternative to our CSC," he declared.

Dr. Thomson also elucidated on the measure of government control of CBC. He made the point that there is no government-owned radio, per se, in Can- ada; rather that the CDC is a system owned by and responsible to the people; that, never, since he took office last No- vember, had he received anything In the nature of instructions from a minister of state or government department about what should or should not appear on CBC programs.

"There is an agreement among all parties in the House that we are not department of the government, that we have a large measure of freedom, but that we have a responsibility to Parlia- ment rather than to the government of the day," Dr. Thomson said.

"Radio obvioulsy must have some form of control in view of its power. The question is what kind of control? In

R. Paige's Youth Ork Set S. S.

NEW YORE, April 24.-Expecting inroads by selective service, Raymond Paige has a waiting list of 100 musicians for his Youth Orchestra, which he pre- miered on the Goodyear-NBC program. Tuesday night. He lost three youths to the draft during rehearsals, but says he has many married toys and some 4Ias, as well as several women, in the present 40 -piece outfit,

Paige says the musicians are from 17 to 23 years old, and that lie feels sure he can hold together a good ordhestra despite the draft. Band plays light concert and pop stuff.

Paige originally had organized a youth Orchestra a couple of years ago, but Couldn't get a sponsor for it then.

WMCA Trick Teaser NEW YORK, April 24 Modern Indus-

trial Bank, bank-rolling two commentators-Sidney Moseley and Dr. Frank Kingdon-on WMCA five times a week, has been using a tricky stunt to belly the programs,

' Every evening a 50- second e, t. is made of some highlight on each program. These are spotted thruout the schedule 'the following day as teasers for the program. Announcer intros the fast plug with "Last night Sidney Moseley said," then follows the actual transcription.

Stunt requires a little extra budgeting to cover e. t.'s and spot announceanents, but has been working out as audience builder, presumably because the listener gets a taste of the speaker's style and voice.

Super Circus Fan CHICAGO, April 24,-- Charles Urqu-

hart, NBC production manager, loves radio, but he also loves the oirctui, and when the buds begin to swell and circus paper makes its appearance on the billboards, Charlie gets "itchy feet" and longs for the road:" So he's planning his vacation to get that itch out of his system. 'Urqu- hart is a long-time friend of 'Ferrell and Dolly Jacobs, noted animal trainers, whose show will tour Canada again this year. He will join them in Canada and for two or three weeks will pinch-hit as cage boy, ticket seller and announcer.

Great Britain there is a public corporation. ''In the United States the control of radio Is under a federal commission, but the actual broadcasting is thru. great private corporations. In Canada wo have chosen a middle course."

Dr. Thomson also revealed that CBC spent something like $750,000 per year on maintenance of telephone lines.

Morgenthau Mugs On "People,' Show

NEW YORK, April 24.-Gulf Oil will turn over We, fire People, tomorrow (25) .to the Treasury Department to plug sale of War Bonds. Unusual part of tile set-to will have Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau establishing some sort of precedent by emseeing the show and doing the interviews.

Program will air sans Gulf plugs and go over the full CBS network Instead of the usual 81-station hook-up.

New York Niteries Buying 717ingf'

To Lure Late Eve Listeners NEW YORK, April 24.-Night clubs are

now accounting for a sizable chunk of air time on local radio stations. So far the major beneficiaries of this comparatively new typo of business are WMCA, WNEW, WINS and WAAT, with prospects that the rest of the indies In town will soon be getting their slice of that trade.

With the exception of WINS, whose night club business comes in the form of spot announcements, other stations have been allotted 15-minute recorded shots. Most of them start at 10 p.m. and continue until the late hours to attract those stay-ups who constitute the major portion of club patrons.

Night club radio advertising started about a year ago, with Billy Rose buying time for his Diamond Horseshoe. Other niteries followed in short order, and at its height 15 spots were contributing to radio's income. Last week Billy Rose Issued a stop order but is expected to resume when he gets his new show set.

Whenever recordings are available most clubs have the stations play disks of

U. S. as No. I Broadcaster (Continued from page 3)

art E. Sherwood, the playwright, as director (under Elmer Davis) and Joseph. Barnes, formerly of The Herald-Tribune, as chief of Atlantic operations. John Houseman, former 'producer and partner of Orson Welles, is chief of the radio program bureau.

OWI's overseas radio section's func- tions are;

1. To air direct short-wave broadcasts; 2, To'cut electrical transcriptions for

outposts; 3. TO send relays (short-wave to a for-

eign point and then rebroadcast by short or long wave).

Hugo Short-Wave Program The short-wave program is vast. The

3,000 15-minute shows a week going out from New York, Boston, Schenectady, Cincinnati and San Francisco are live thews except for a few recorded repeats. These programs are almost entirely newscasts the OWL knows Europe is news-hungry), with music, commentary, variety and sports filling out the range of programing.

The problems of this branch of the OWI's radio set-up are fairly typical of standard station operation, except that it .doesn't have to worry about sales or publicity departments. Its most important chore is to analyze domestic and foreign news, and reports on Axis radio and press, then to dope out the correct "line" to follow Sc presenting news on the short wave. Next job is writing (OWI has a large array of veteran scripters from radio and newspapers), and then the programing and broadcasting. For the broadcasting, voices have to be selected with care. Correct knowledge of each language ns important, of course, as is the tone of the voice. Women's voices are avoided because they usually can't get thru jamming and atmospheric conditions as well as men's. .Bombastic, high-pressure "selling voices," so popular on domestic commerced programs, are not wanted for short wave, because the OWL does not want listeners-in to feel they are being sold the American viewpoint. Instead, the bureau uses intimate, conversational but strong and high-pitched type of male voices.

300 newspapermen to write news and propaganda scripts, as well as publicity for newspapers and material for pant- pallets. It's straight psychological warfare in co- ordination with physical war.

Employs Radio Brains In staffing its rapidly expanding radio

organization the OWL has called on people from all parts of the radio and writing business. It is handicapped by lower salaries, civil-service rules and by its refusal to ask for draft deferments for' employees of this division. How- ever, many radio execs have come to the OWI despite the personal sacrifices involved.

It has, for example, Al Hollander, who managed 'WIND and WJJD. in Chicago; Douglas Schneider, former program director of WRUL, Boston; Bill Tyler, his assistant at WRUL; Maurice English, news editor at NBC; Brewster Morgan, a CBS director; Leonard Carlton, New York Post radio editor; Louis G. Cowan, owner of the Quiz Rids; Charles Seipman, writer-producer; Ken Fry, special events director for NBC, Chicago; Leon Meadow, script chief at Blackett, Sample& Hem, inert, Chicago; Paul Levis, of Columbia Concert Bureau; Jell Wade, of Wade Agency, Chicago; Bob Newman, writer; Howard Teichraan, writer; Janet Mc- Credo, NBC continuity acceptance; Con- nie Ernst, writer; Dorothy Van, Doren, writer; Howard Fast, writer; Werner Michel, former exec of Berlin Radio; Edd Johnson, CBS Listening Station; Walter Lurie, producer; Charlie Barry, production man; Hue Bernstein, writer; Nathan Zatkin, publicity agent-writer; Jerry Ross and Larry Mencken, writers.

In addition this OWI radio division employs some of the better known technicians, including Pete Nelson, Loring Andrews, John Doud, Gene Patterson,

. Carroll Hauser, George Herrick, Howard de Long, Charles Phillips and John Sheehan. Its new studios, constructed after much difficulty due to priorities on equipment, are up to the minute.

Many Work Without Pay -Guest artists and consultants, working

without pay, augment the OWI employees.

The largest group of short-wave programs are In English (beamed to New- foundland, Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain Ireland, North Africa) and. originating from the OWI transmitters in New York; Boston, Cincinnati and Sche- nectady. French programs have been increased since the North African inva- eion. Other broadcasts being handled by the Atlantic Operations section of OWI's radio division are. in Afrikanna, Albanian, Arable, Czechoslovakian, Dan- ish, Dutch,' Finnish, German, Greek, Huhgarlan, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tiarkinit and Yugoslay. (Programs in English, Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Mala- yan, Talalog and That are beamed to the Far East by the Coast unit of OWI.)

This language business makes the local OWI radio hcadquaters a veritable Tower of Babel and League of Nations combined. Tile multi-language problem complicates its operation, and that, along with the man -power problem,

Names Augment Programs Most standard announcers are used

from time to time on some of the Eng- lish broadcasts, and a few are employed permanently. 'Many actors and singers with European background are drafted for the foreign -language airings. Vosko- witch and Pereck, Czech political satir- lets, are examples of foreign artists being used to , reach their home country. American' film stars and other celebri- ties are worked into some foreign language scripts, too. For example, Charlie Chaplin waspotted on a Turkish broadcast, and the stunt made all the Turkish newspapers. On special events broad- caste, novelty speakiirs are worked into the script.

OWI's Atlantic broadcasts are being augmented now by the relay system thru the BBC and by the network of transmitters being established in North Attlee, where OWI is planning to Send

the band current in their spot. Thus the Hotel New Yorker has records of the Jerry Wald ork between spiels about its ice show, white Rogers Corner ordered the turntables stocked with the Korn Kobblers' records. The latter provides the only 15- minute nitery program on WINS.

Chief club advertisers current on the air are the Park Central's Cocoanut Grove, Village Barn, Jack Dempsey's, Endure, Club 18 and Kelly's Stables, along with the New Yorker and Rogers' Corner.

The niterles, in this respect, are following the pattern of the rest of the amusement industry in using radio ,as an advertising medium. Broadway legit shows, dramatic and musical, have bought spots on the major stations. And the film companies are now using radio advertising on a sizable scale.

Chi's Blue Additions CHICAGO, April 24.-Several person-

nel additions to local offices of the Blue Network were announced this week. Lewis G. J. Green, veteran of radio and vaude, has joined the production staff. Bob Sabin, former news commentator on WIND, Gary, Ind., has been added to the announcing staff. Dick Garner, local sales representative of WLW, and Tom Clark Jr., for the pasta 19 years associated with the Thomas F. Clark Com- pany, publishers' representatives, have joined the Blue sales department, replacing Ray V. Hamilton and John MA- Cormick.

Gillette Joins W75NY NEW YORK, April 24.-Announcer

Don Gillette has jbined the staff of W75NY, local PM station, He was with the Building Operations Department of CBS and doubled on a number of Norman Corwin programs. Gillette replaces Albert Morgan, who resigned to become an assistant in, the program department of WABC.

Theda Bara's Back NEW YORK, April 24.-Titeda Bare,

'siren of the silent screen (wahoo!), will guest on the Groucho Marx-Pabst Beer program. on CBS May 8.

means it has to operate without production frills.

Cuts Hundreds of E. T.'s OWI cuts hundreds of e. tas that are

beamed out by short wave and also transported to overseas outposts, there to be broadcast mainly for the benefit of American and Allied servicemen. For example, 23,/, hours of recorded pro- genus a week will be launched over the Reykjavik station for American soldiers beginning this week. This series was given a special events introduction thu a half-hour short-wave broadcast featuring Gladys Swerthout last week,

"Denatured network shows" are also short -waved. These are entiresponsored programs but without the commercial plugs. Specially, recorded name shows are cut for the overseas troops, in co- operation with the Special Service Divi- sion of the army which, on its own, is

,cutting 80 shows a week for short-waving or transporting to overseas locations.

Much music is used in these platters. Music and author copyrights are cleared without cost to OWI, and the American Federation 'of Musicians and Its locals okay members' cutting these disks despite the A,FM's ban on all other recording. OWI says the musicians' unions have been "co-operating perfectly."

Longhaul Local PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-One of

the longest remote broadcasts in local radio will be set up tomorrow pay .

by WIP to bring a program of Per- sonal Messages from local lads stationed at Marine barracks, Parris Is- land, 5, C. Line being drawn from

, here to the post's recreation hall for the half-hour Easter airing.

Statign sent its own crew down to Get up the special, Including Sam Scrota, assistant program director; announcer Ray Kay and engineer James Tisdale.

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May 1, 1943 HARM The Billboard 9

11. 211M(1)3TRA111 REVIEWS EWT Unless Otherwise Indicated

"Colony Serenade" Reviewed Tuesday, 10:15-10:30 p.m.

(CWT). Style- Musical. Sponsor - Italian-Swiss Colony Wines Company. Station-WBBM (Chicago).

Appealing to a more or less select audience, this new tri-weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) program features pop ballads and semisciassics, with music by the Serenaders and vocals by Lynn Ohahners. Music on opening show was mainly 'colorful, soothing gypsy melodies, featuring the excellent violin playing of Marshall Sosson.

Songs by Lynn Chalmers included Falling in Lose With Love and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Formerly featured on Melodies in the Air with Harold Stokes and on Club Matinee, Miss Chal- mers has a voice well suited to sentimental tunes and puts her numbers across effectively. She and Russ Brown will alternate on the program.

Commercials not too long and nicely handled by John McCormack, who has a fine mike voice. Nat Green.

George B. Armstead Reviewed Monday, 6:05-6:15 a.m.

Style-News comment. Station-WDRC (Hartford).

George B. Armstead,-formerly managing editor of The Hartford Courant, is being presented in a 10-minute news comment spot Monday thru Friday. Armstead is well known here, and plenty of advance stories appeared in local dailies on his new program. Does a good job on comments, which Appear to have thought behind them.

News commentators are rare in Hart- ford, aitho WTIC has used staff announcers in sports comment spots over the air for some time. Armstead seems to appeal because he doesn't attempt to "show off" hie knowledge. Gives his listeners the facts in an interesting manner. Allen M. Wident,

KYW Sextet Reviewed Monday, 6:45-7 p.m. Style

-Musical. Sustaining on KYW (Phila- delphia):

A pleasant quarter-hour musical In- terlude for early evening listeners le afforded by the newly organized KYW Sextet. Rounded up by Arthur Hinett, staff organist, group includes a harpist and a string quartet comprising a pair

f of Strads, viola and cello. Floods the airlane with shimmering and silky salon music, sticking close to standard selections and semi-classic songs. Instru- mental blend of. organ, harp and strings make for lush-with-richness for the listener. Enhancing listening appeal, adding to the musical color of the stanza, is the rich baritone of Roger Williams giving full voice to the standard song favorites to balance the instrumental. selections. Maurle Orodenker.

"Salute to Youth" Reviewed Tuesday, 7:30-8 p.m. Style

-Music and drama. Sponsor=Good- year Rubber Co. Agency-Arthur Kud- ner. Station---WEAF (New York) and NBC.

Title of new Goodyear series is well chosen, show being a salute to youth by youth. Program lauds the youth of all the Allied countries, drainatically por- traying the responsibilities of today's young generation and extolling the courage with which they acquit themselves both on the home and war fronts

Program follows pattern successfully and currently used by the Prudential Life Insurance Sunday show on CBS, and has little to feat from competition on Tuesday in this slot.

Raymond Paige introduces his 40-piece girl-and-boy "Young Americans" orchestra to their first sponsored network show. He deserves kudos for having whipped the group into a mature performance which belles an apparent average age of 20. Rapidly switching from semi- Classic, to pop, to tricky incidental music neither ruffled their poise nor prevented

their turning out a spirited and polished performance. They're good, these kids.

War correspondent and author W. L. White chooses, writes and presents the Service Story of the Week, which is dramatized. First episode was the story of a group of American fliers and their heroism in action over France.

Met Opera and radio star Nadine Conner handled the vocalizing nicely and was supported by the 12 male voices of the Goodyear Chorus.

Each program will have its young guest. James A. Merrill, Goodyear chem- ist recently given a citation by the White House for his perfection of bullet- puncture-sealing gasoline tanks used in war planes, was so honored on this program. He was interviewed by Ben Grauer, announcer.

Goodyear, undoubtedly convinced that the war will be long, shows commercial foresight in utilizing youthful talent who so quickly grow up into the purchasing public. Wanda Marvin

"Made in Milwaukee"

Reviewed Sunday, 4:30-5 p.m. (CWT). Style-Musical. Sponsor-Allis - Chal- mers Manufacturing Company. Station- WTMJ-W55M (Milwaukee).

Delightfully smooth is this new airing, which carried reference only at start and close to the sponsor. The 22 -piece orchestra-under the masterful direction of Maurice Kipen offered such satisfying selections as a Gershwin Overture; Qua Paso, by Hallberg: Deep Purple, by De Rose; Ala Fors E Lui from Traviitta and Romberg's Lover Come Back to Me.

Latter two numbers were sung by Gertrude Bartelt, 20-year-old dramatic soprano. with a beautifully refreshing voice.

A brief recitation by Don Stanley provided a patriotic interlude between musical selections. It is hoped that the quality of this show will be maintained in succeeding airings, for it is a real contribution to local airlanes.

Special arrangements for the show were made by Ralph Herrmann, of WTMJ musical staff. Announcing by Don Hen- dricks was in keeping with the good taste of the broadcast. H. C. Brunner.

Jericho Quartet Reviewed Sunday, 1:30 -1:45 p.m.

Style-Spirituals. Sustaining on WCAU (Philadelphia).

Making for pleasurable and relaxed listening on a Sunday afternoon, most refreshing and spirited vocal harmonies are offered by the Jericho Quartet. A Negro aggregation, group was one of the finest in town when they were known as the Sesame Singers. Later played Downtown Cafe Society in New York as the Jericho Quintet. Coming back home now after two years the Jerichos are still the top cream off the musical bottle. It's an inspiring 15 minutes of a ce.pella singing of spirituals peppered with plantation and folk songs. Four voices are of sterling quality and blend most har- moniously, characterized by an inherent rhythmic swing and lilt to their /yriciz- ing. Use no Instrumental accompaniment, plenty of tonal color in their natural harmonies. Macrie Orodenker.

"Pay Off News" , .

Reviewed Wednesday, 9:15-9:30 p.m. Style - News. Sponsor - Christian Feigenspan Beer. Agency-Maxon, Inc. Station-WOR (New York).

Pay Off Alma sn't the best title for this show, but it's 'use was ordained by the sponsors brand' name, PON. Why the sponsor should think listeners will automatically associate Pay Of News with his brand is one of these things that make radio an interesting business.

The show is simply the old Answer Man technique with the questions and answers limited to news items. The listeners submit their questions, Fulton Oursler, ex-editor Liberty magazine, se- lects the ones he wants to answer, digs Up the data and then answers them.

DX Stations Go Back To Firing Shows at Troops With 0 i9i4fry Army Aid; 17 oc't" to IV

NEW YORK, April 24.-Short-wave stations which ceased airing commercial programs to the troops (rebroadcasts on short wave of standard commercial programs with sponsors paying the freight) when the Office of War Information took over all short-wave facilities, this week resumed beaming of programs to the servicemen. Programs are aired, sans commercial plugs, in co-operation with the OW/ and the radio section of the army's Special Service Division. (The Billboard on March 27 first told the story of the magnificent global broadcasting job being done by the radio section of the army's SS.)

For example, CBS's daily short-wave schedule to the fighting fronts totals 331/4 hours, about half of which covers news. Balance includes music, drama, comedy and sports shows. Regular commercials aired without plugs are Fred Allen, Kate Smith, Hit Parade, Major Bowes, Andre Kostelanetz, Guy Lom- bardo, Morton Gould and Harry James. Regular sustainers being shortwaved are /imitation to Music and the Raymond Scott musical aggregation. In addition,

KNX Surveys A.M. Audience With a Vice Versa Stunt

HOLLYWOOD, April 24.-KNX found itself with it tough nut to crack in trying to check the audience of its all-night swing-ehif t broadcast, since telephoning listeners wouldn't meet with much approval that time of the scorning. To check, KNX reversed the procedure and had listeners call the station.

KNX aired announcements one morning, requesting calls from those tuned to the station with a total of 8,054 calls being received. Vountary mention of family and other groups tabulated totaled about 5,910 persons in all listening during the check. Extra switchboard help was secured for the survey, but even here were complications. On a check call at 1:16 a.m. there were 22 busy signals before the call could come thru.

Listeners were asked to write rather than phone the balance of the week, with 1,357 arriving at the station. These were from 36 California counties. 14 other States and Alaska and Canada.

Survey showed that majority responding were in war work, a number were swing-shift families at home, some itetened at work during rest or meal periods, others tuned in regularly while returning home from work.

WLS Spot Spiel Biz CHICAGO, April 24.-Spot announce-

ment biz on WLS was active this week. Glenn Snyder, general manager, reported the following new business: Life of Wheat (wheat food), thru Rogers & Smith, five announcements weekly for 13 weeks; Kerr Glass Company, thru Raymond R. Morgan Company, five one- minute announcements weekly, 11 weeks; Procter & Gairsble (Ivory Flakes), thru Compton Advertising, Inc., six one- minute announcements weekly, la weeks; Dr. Miles Labotatories (Nervine), thru Wade agency, five one-minute announcements, 14 weeks; Chick Bed Com- pany (poultry supplies), ifin-u W, D. Lyon. Company, six spot announcements weekly, two weeks; Lever Bros. (Rinse), thrut. Ruthrauff & Ryan, 17 one -minute announcements, tf, and Vio Bin Corpora- tion (cattle remedies),- thru Rogers & Smith, three one-minute announcements weekly, five weeks.

The lucky listener who's question Is swered gets $3 and his name mentioned.

Nothing to get 'excited about and since the network competition during the week (Pay Of News he a live-a- week strip) is tough, to put It mildly, its a moot point as to how much of a dent the show will make,

Oursler does a splendid job as the data -digger and voice. But the test will conic in the quality of questions submitted. Lou Frankel.

there are 35 shows produced by the CBS short-wave unit and beamed to the troops.

From the army's Special Service Di- vision CBS gets and shortwaves Front Line Theater, We Who Fight, Yarns for Yanks, Jubilee, Mail Call, Downbeat, Are You a Genius? and a sports show.

From the OWI come two programs produced for the navy: Liberty Party and Calling the Navy.

EDMONTON, Alta., April 24.-Altho the radio section of the U. S. Army's Special Service Division concentrates on providing programs for troops overseas via shortwaving and with transcriptions for use by foreign transmitters, it recently permitted stations in Western Canada, one of which is CFRN, air a number of SS programs.

Stations are adjacent to the Alum Highway, road its Alaska being built by the U. S. Army, and give the Yanks a chance to hear their favorite programs. Stations are also sufficiently remote to obviate any conflict with stations airing these. programs as commercials.

Shows being aired include Hit Parade, Barn Dance, Fred Waring, Eddie Cantor, Fitch Bandwagon and Kay Kyser transcriptions of 'Yank commercials with the plugs deleted) plus the regular schedule of SS produced sustainers. Since many of the commercials are heard in Canada, the non-conflict angle is important.

Programs are on early morning and early evening so as to mach the boys during rest periods.

WBRC, B'ham, Back On Air After Strike

24.--Staton WBRC was back on the air Wednesday following a stoppage of 'three days as technicians returned from a strike. The men lett their posts in protest against a War Isgoor Board ruling on certain provisions of as new contract with the station and returned when It was ruled that the bofird would give them no further consideration until they kept the station on the air.

The electricians had asked for a wage boost of 11 per cent, but were given only 9.5 per omit increase under the "Little Steel" formula.

Wasey Working on Kiddery NEW YORK, April 24.-Erwin Wasey

is looking for a kid show for use in the Chicago market. Probably for one of Its cereal clients. Several adventure shows, in e. t. form, have been submitted.

Blue vs. Blue Means Blue for the Axis CHICAGO, April 24.-When Blue

Network emioyees thruout the country were asked to buy enough War Bonds during the Second War Loan drive to purchase a U. S. Army tank, 'they were advised that if they doubled their present monthly subs scriptions during the push, the tank, coating $25,000, could be bought. After E. IS. Borroff, vice-president and general manager of the Blue's Cen- tral Division, addressed the employees it was decided Chicago would buy a 'tank "on its own." So Borroff wired Edgar Kobak, executive vice-president of the Blue: "At a meeting of Blue employees this morning it was decided we don't need your help in buying a tank. We'll buy our own."

James L. Stirton, program manager, was named captain of the driv$ and in turn named a corps of de- partmental lieutenants. E. J. Huber, sales promotion manager, set up an impressive lobby display, spotlighting a progress chart In the shape of a tank to be filled in Crossword puzzle style in $1,000 sections.

On the strength of subscriptions up to Wednesday (21), Borroff. wired Kobak yesterday (23): "We have OUT tank. Do you have yours?"



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Equity Waives Rz.a.e. Pay or Actors by Studio Theater But rill

itth Rider of June 3 Deadline NEW YORK, April 24.-Actors' Equity

Association has waived until June 3 its rules on payment of members by the Studio Theater of the New School for Social Research. School has until that data to put on a production without paying the actors. Arrangement was made possible by a few interested members of Equity council, including Stun Jaffe, Aline Mrteafahoit, Paul McGrath and Ruth Hammond. After a visit to the Studio Theater, they requested the council at it special meeting Tuesday (20) to reconsider its earlier demands for rehearsal pay ($20 per week) for all Equity members appearing at the expert- mental theater.

Edwin Ptseator, director of the theater, says he Is considering a. production of Edmund Edwin Mayer's Sunrise in My Pocket or three one-act plays - Chekov's Marriage Proposal, Tolstoy's The Cause of It All and Gogoi's The Gamblers, but the time is so short that the Studio may not be able to take advantage of the breather at all.

New School shuttered the studio last month, announcing that demands by the theatrical unions had made it impossible to continue operations this sea- SOIL Equity was last to move in on. the school, insisting first on the regular minimum salary ($57,50) for its members, on a prorate basis. Later reduced this to rehearsal pay when the school asked for further consideration. But by "further consideration" It meant "for free," which Equity felt it could not concede at the time, since stagehands and others were being paid.

Last week the council threw out the recommendations of its Experimental Theater Committee for a set of practical regulations and conditions under which its members may perform in experimental productions. Recommendations. which included a provision for an actor who had appeared in the experimental version to receive a percentage of the gross. if and when the play is produced

Equity Needs $, May Hike Dues

NEW YORK, April 24.-Actors' Equity Association is mulling a change in dues, the first in its history. Paul Dulles% executive secretory, reiterating his warning at last month's quarterly meeting, said this week that Equity members would have to expect some such shift within the near future. Absence of over 1,800 of the most active, regular-paybig members has put a oaan-sized dent in incoming funds.

Equity's exchange agreement with other Four A unions cuts into new revenue. Under this set-up, an APRA, AOVA or SAG member coming Into the legit union's paristliction pays only the difference between his parent union's initiation fee and Equity's, which is $100 (highest of any performer union), plus one half of the regular Equity dues, With an increasing number of new Equity members being recruited ;front other unions, possibility of augmenting the treasury is not too rosy.

, Change would take the form of either hike In the current blanket dues of

$18 or a classification system under which dues would be graduated according to income. Latter method is used by APRA. and SAG. New rates would have to he put up to a special committee chosen by the council.

1 -Day "Corn" 6G Prov Finale

PROVIDENCE, April 24.-Curtain on 1943 legit season hero was probably rung down by Ethel Imarrymore in her one- night stand at the Metropolitan with The Corn Is Green, which drew $6,000. House has Connecticut Opera Associa- tion In // Trovatore on May 4 and Pos- sibly one or two more "class attractions," but to more roadshows scheduled at this time.

on Broadway with another actor in Iris role, were filled full of holes by other councilmen in two and it half hours of heated discussion. Committee, augmented by Ruth Hammond, was sent hack to re-mull the problem.

Earlier this season the Experimental Theater, administered Jointly by Equity and the Dramatists' Guild, came upfor discussion, particularly since it had but one production 'this season. At that time it was felt that Equity's own rules for its experimmital activities were strangling production, and the committee was charged with revamping them, making them applicable, if possible, to all experimental groups, including the Studio Theater.

'Porgy' $78,600 3 Ph lily Th.; 5 on Tap Apr.-May-June

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Revival of Porgy and Bess, closing a three-week engagement last Saturday at the Forrest Theater, proved a major click. Gershwin opera hit it fancy $78,600 for the full run. Ducats scaled at a $3.42 top with tickets at a premium, in face of Show Thee and Those Endearing Young Charms, both doing good business and both winding up profitable fortnight runs the some day. Porgy jumped from here for San Francisco and Los Angeles bookings, a guarantee fund underwritten to cover the' expensiye 'transcontinental jaunt.

Holy Week finds the legit houses dark with Forrest relighting Monday (26) for return of The Student Prince, followed by Blossom Time on May 10. Preens. of Miss Underground, new Vivienne Segal, Jack Pearl and Wilbur Evans musical, on May 31 will take the house into June. Locust house has added Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo for the April 28 week, while the Walnut has nothing in view until May 17. when The Eve of St. Mark comes in for a fortnight.

Salto $11,500 For "Tobacco"

BALTIMORE, April 24.-A complete sellout the last performance at the Lyric boosted Tobacco Road gross for the week (ending last Saturday) to $11,500.

Attraction came hero under auspices of United Booking Office, which has the contract for presenting stage attractions at Ford's Theater here.

Fox Buys Nord Play NEW YORK, April 24.-Nickos Laides,

who under the pen name of Paul Nord wrote Goa Strikes Back, which ran for four performances at the Concert Thea- ter last month, has sold the play to 20th Century-Fox. Nord has been on the 20th Century pay roll as script writer the past year and before that was a name playwright and satirist in Greece. His play was the first produced here with Nazi invasion of Greece as theme.

Soldiers Go for Dram in Florida

TAMPA, April 24.-According to Staff Sgt. Maurice Geoffrey, whose sundry military activities include directing shows for the Tampa Little Theater, boys in the service are going for legit shows in a big way. Geoffrey recently took his Little Theater company of Claudia on a tour of near-by Drew and MacDill Fields and, says he, "the boys loved it."

Next production will be Ibsen's Ghosts, to run three days at the Little Theater starting May 5, probably followed by extra shows at the camps. It will be the first production of Ghosts ever staged on the west coast of Florida.

News Guild Prize To "Patriots" is Production "First"

NEW YORK, April 24,- Playwrights' production of The Patriots, by Sgt. Sid- ney Kingsley, is the first legit attraction to receive a page one sword from the Newspaper Guild of New York. Awards have been confined in the past to outstanding personalities in the entertainment field rather than productions.

Award, a stick of type act in a metal base, cites 'the Kingsley work as "the play of the year which best promotes the principles 'underlying the Four Free- doms." Madge Evans will accept the award for her playwright husband at the Guild EMI at the Astor April 30.

Guildsgalm Is the third to be heaped on the play within the last two weeks. New York Drama Critics' Circle 'voted it the "best American, play of the year" at its meeting last Tuesday (13) and Theater Club, Inc., association of play- goers, followed suit a few days later.

Portland '25G for "Arsenic" May Get Boris Back There

PORTLAND, Ore., April 24. - Boris Kariofft original New York cast of Arsenic and Old Lace did nearly $25,000 in a week's stand at Parker-Evergreen Mayfair. Six night performances and two matinees were capacity (1,500). Tickets scaled $1.10 to $3.30.

Biz so good and so many unable to get seats, Karloff will try to come back in June for three-day stand, and give Seattle a second whack at it, too.

Junior Miss moved into the Mayfair for four nights and Saturday matinee starting Wednesday (21).

38Cs, 6 Shows for MOAT MEMPHIS, April 24, -Six shows to

cost $38,929 will be presented by the Memphis Olsen Air Theater this year. Last year-five shows were produced for 533,500, so that the new policy tentatively approved by MOAT directors represents a cut of about $200 per show in the budget. Directors also voted to name a queen and to admit enlisted men and non-commissioned officers for half price except to the cheaper seats.

Chorus Pay Tangle Set for an Airing Before War Labor Board

NEW YORK, April 24.-Chorus Equity Association and the League of New York Theaters, failing to get together to put the chorus union's increased minimum wage demands before the War Labor Board, have agreed, nevertheless, to take the dispute to a single referee, to be 'chosen by the WLB. Negotiations will be carried on here.

Chorus Equity, which is asking for II 15 per cent rise, bringing the minimum from 40 to 846, says that the League made it an "offer" of a five -sevenths of one per cent increase. Managers claim that chorines got a 14 and two-sevenths per cent hike in November. 1941, which is the basis for their suggestion.

Altho the union has no basic agree- anent with the League, latter responded to chorines' request for assistance rather

than force each individual producer to Ale a separate Joint application with the board.

Rag Richmond, executive secretary of 4thoe irackA

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Chorus EquitY also announced its regular ticket for election at its annual meeting the first week in June. Can- Ididates are Paul Dullzell, chairman of executive board, one year; Gerald Moore, recording secretary, one year, and also 'to serve on Actors' and Chorus Equity council until 1948; Jeane Beryl, Eugene Ashley, Margaret Long, May Muth, Harold Gordon, Paula Kaye and Carolyn Ayres. members of the executive committee for three years, and Kate Fried- Itch, two-year replacement on the exec conunittee. First four are incumbents.

May 1., 1943

Berle in Khali Trould Drive

Vf-,zek NEW YORK, April 24.-One of the

first big legit casualties that may result from the War Man-Power Commission's new regulations affecting childless married men is tile Ziegfeld Follies. The slime. as candidly pointed out by the critics, is largely Milton Berle, and the backstage jitters at the Winter Garden aren't because the Carrier cooking system is being tested. Nobody, not even the star, can say how long that 3-A rating is going to stick. Follies, with its $5.50 week-end top, is No, 1 on the Broadway hit parade.

Only the Shubert office, while recog- nizing the current danger, remains, out- wardly at least, unruffled by the con- tingency. Berle will be replaced, the show will not be closed, says a spokesman, apparently paying no heed to the dearth of likely substitutes.

Predicament recalls the Let's Face it fold-up when Danny Kaye left for the Coast.

Skinner Bio. 4G At DC Sun. Date

WASHINGTON, April 24.- Cornelia. Otis Skinner, as monologist, drew a terrific $3,960 at a one-night stand hero Sunday, Show held in ballroom of swank Mayflower Hotel as a benefit for Kentucky Frontier Nursing Service. Room was packed despite the fact that all pews pulled $3.30, which is plenty steep even for a benefit. Show lacked promotion, so high gross further indicates that Washington is almost fool- proof 'where entertainment Is concerned.

Miss Skimmer's unidramas made up the complete bill. Only emsee was ,Mary Breckenridge, who represented the sponsor.

Straw Hat Semester Starts Small Spurt

NEW YORK, April 24.-The summer stock season is slowly but surely showing signs of awakening despite the dirge that has been sung for it in some quarters and the lack of activity on the part of tile Summer Stock Managers' Asso- elation, whose 48 or so members gathered in a huff last April to discuss plans for their first year under wartime con- '<intone.

Initial °Meier 'evidence of summer activity was the posting of the first bond with Actors' Equity Association Monday (19) by the civic- sponsored Louisville (Ky.) Park Theatrical Association. Asso- ciation will operate a six-week season of operettas at the National Theater, Louis- ville. Opener will be Show Boat, with date still to be set. This marks the Huse season that the company will operate indoors.

Newport (R. I.) Casino Theater will open a nine-week season July 5 under management of Sara Stamm, but no bond has been posted as yet.

Other summer theaters that have announced intentions of opening are Bucks County Playhouse, which will again operate at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia; the Gay Nineties troupe, at the Willard Hotel, Washington, and Theodore Jones's company, which will be located in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

NEWPORT, R. I.-Casino Theater has been leased for summer season of nine weeks by Sara Stimulant and will open July 5, two weeks earlier than usual. Guest stars and list of plays not yet announced.

Tires far Newport promises to be Rhode Island's only straw hat center this summer.

MILLBURN, N. J., April 24.-Paper Mill Playhouse here has squelched all rumors to the contrary by announcing it will operate this season despite gas rationing, Opening May 24, theater, wills present a series of musical. shows. Auditions will be held in New York next week. lei

'\ BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 24.-Klein Memorial will have Bela Lugosi in Dracula April 30. Claudia, which played here several weeks ago, is rebooked for May 21-22.

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Beginning Thursday Evening, April I, 1943

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES A revue devised and staged by John Murray

Anderson, with lyrics by Jack Yellen and music by Ray Henderson. Dances directed by Robert Alton. Costumes designed by Miles White and executed by Brooks Cos- tume Company. Scenery designed by Wat- son Barrett, constructed by Nolan Bros., and painted by Kaj Velden. Dialog directed by Arthur Pierson and Fred de Cordova. Or- chestrations by Dan Walker. Orchestra directed by John McManus. Stage management, Fred de Cordova. Electrical equipment by Century. Special props by Fred Corway. Electrical equipment and props by C. D. W. Theatrical Equipment Service. Publicity director, C. P. Greneker. Howard Newman, associate. Company manager, Phil Adler. Production manager, Archie Thomson. Tech- nical director, Carlton Winkler. Stage manager. Danny Brennan. Additional material by Joseph Erens. Supervised by Harry A. Kaufman. Presented by the Messrs. Shubert in association with.Alfred Bloomingdale and Lou Walters. by arrangement with Billie Burke Ziegfeld.

PRINCIPALS: Milton Berle, Ilona Massey, Arthur Treacher, Jack Cole, Sue Ryan, Nadine Gee, Tommy Wonder, Dean Murphy. Christine Ayres, the Rhythmaires, Jack McCauley, Imogene Carpenter, Jaye Martin, Katherine Meskill. Bil and Cora Baird, Arthur Max- well, Charles Senna, the Jansleys. Ben Yost's V1-Kings, Ray Long, Mary Conley, Patricia Hall, Penny Edwards, Dixie Roberts.

SHOW GIRLS: Bea Bailey. Doris Brent, Veronica Byrnes, Josino Cagle, Betty Douglas, Eleanor Hall, Yvonne Kummer, Renee Riley, Betty Stuart, Rose Teed.

CHORUS: Carolyn Ayres, Mary Alice Bigham, Virginia Cheneval, Skippy Cekan, Grace De- Witt, Gretchen Houser, Marilyn Hightower, Jerry Koban, Kay Lewis, Bubbles Mandel, Mary McDonnell, Janie New, Marianne O'Brien, Rosaleen Simpson, Ila Marie Wilson, Mimi Walthers, Doris York. MALES: Jim Barron, Bob Copsy, Ray Cook. David Gray, Arthur Grab!, Bruce Davison. Howard Ludwig, Michael Pober, Torn Smith.

BEN YOST'S VI-KINGS: Edmund Lyndeck, Feodore Tedick, Manfred Hecht. Howard Jackson, Edward Hayes, Robert Rippy,

Well, this reviewer has finally got around to Ziegfeld Follies. Deadlines and current complications concerning 'Uncle Sam's postoffice department have made this report come rather late in the day, which we trust renders will excuse. But this is only a revusical with the celebrated title has not had the tough luck at the box office that this corner has had in getting the details into print. Ziegfeld Follies is three weeks out at this writing, and its weekly take hovers in the neighborhood of $40,000. It ain't timothy.

What the show would be without Mil- ton Berle can only be guessed at. One guess is that it wouldn't have much of a chance. When Berle is in there with his quips, his manner, his speed, his emseeing, his timing and his general zanyism, it's a whale of an entertainment piece. When ho is resting frorn his arduous chores, permitting the girls, the boys and the other name and semi-name performers to strut their stuff, it's just another revue-good, to be sure, but not much more than that.

This is by no means a barb et the two other featured players who rate equal size In the billing-Bona Massey and Arthur Treacher. Miss Massey is, of course, beautiful, and a real ornament to any stage, but somehow she is all but lost in the shuffle. Treacher, another recent fugitive from Hollywood, is called upon to toy with some of the dullest and unfunniest material seen and hoard here- abouts in many a season.

Nor is this a poison-type thrust at Sue Ryan, who, when Berle is not around and even sometimes when he is, practically runs away with the show-she's a terrific comedy mate to the Berle boy.

And then there's Dean Murphy, the very personable impressionist, who goes thru his skillful grimaces only once, in the first act, never to be seen again until the wind -up. Not to mention Nadine Gae, that pretty gal with the scholarly legs, and Tommy Wonder, with whom she teams here and there; and Jack Cole, the longhair terpist, whose maneuvers in The Wedding of a Solid Sender is plenty solid; and Christine AyreS. the former buries- queen Charmaine, who moves in and out of the pageantry with what is no doubt one of the top-flight torsos in all girldom; and Cora and Bil Baird, the swell pup- peteers; and Ben Yost's VI-Kings, with whom Berle cuts up in one of the most hilarious pieces of insanity he has ever been called upoto deliver; and an even more provoking joust with the Jansleys, veteran Risley performers who supply the No. 1 novelty highlight of the show; and

LEGITIMATE

N BROADWAY Dixie Roberts, a very clever stepper who promises to go far.

In short, Ziegfeld Follies has a lot of stuff In it, but most of it is concentrated in Act 1, making Act 2 quite a letdown for the customers, who pay up to $4.40 except on Fridays and Saturdays, when the top tab is $5.50.

Of the song numbers, there are two which figure to make some sort of dent on the population -Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee, led by Arthur Maxwell and Imogen Carpenter, and This Is It, by the same duo. Carmen. fn Zoot, one of the big ensemble pieces, is a valiant try as the closer of the first part, but Bizet, being long since departed, will never have to shoulder living responsibilities for hay- inspired the hodgepodge.

Skeleton scenery indicates that priorities have cut heavily into decorative ef- fectiveness.

It's strictly a Berle-built show and couldn't score at the wickets without him.

Leonard Traube.

ETHEL BARRYMORE Beginning Wednesday, April 14, 1913

TOMORROW THE WORLD

The Bilibourd

A play by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau. Staged by Elliott Nugent. Designed by Raymond Sovey. Scenery built by Martin Turner Scenic Construction Company and painted by Robert W. Bergman Studios, Inc. Chandos Sweet, business manager. Leo Freedman, press agent. Paul Porter, stage manager. Nancy Stern, production secretary. Fred to Varga, electrician. Presented by Theron Bamberger.

J oPatricia Frame

Nancy Nugent Joyce Van Patten

Jessie Frame Dorothy Sands Frieda Edit Angold Michael Frame Ralph Bellamy Leona Richards Shirley Booth Emil Bruckner Skippy Hornier Fred Miller Richard Taber Dennis Walter Kelly Butler Richard Tyler Tommy Paul Porter Jr.

4'The role of Patricia Frame will be played by Nancy Nugent on Thursday and Friday evenings and on Saturday matinee; by Joyce Van Patten on Wednesday and Saturday Evenings.

THE SCENE-The Living Room of Professor Michael Frame's Home in a Large University Town in the Middle West. ACT I-A Satur- day Morning in Early Autumn. 1942. ACT II-An Afternoon, Ten Days Later. ACT III- Early the Next Morning.

Broadway's newest hit show. A. out- set 10-character play, it got off to strong notices and should have no trouble staying for a long time. Aiding the tiox office is Ralph Bellamy, back on Broad- way after 13 years of film work, and Shirley Booth, who is featured on radio's Duffy's Tavern and who recently enjoyed a two-year run with My Sister Eileen.

Tomorrow the World, whose title comes from the Horst Wessel song, is a strong drains. It represents an adult approach to the serious problem of what to do with the 12,000,000 Nazi youths after the war. These youngsters are the German soldiers of tomorrow and, unless their direction is detoured, they constitute a terrific menace. The Allied Nations might win the war and lose the peace if a problem such as that represented by Nazi youth is not solved.

The problem, is personalized. in the play thru the central character, Emil Bruckner, a 12-year-old Nazi brought from Germany th a professor's home in a college town in the Middle West. The prof Is the boy's uncle and is an avowed liberal who believes firmly in educating for progress. His fiancee, the principal of a progressive children's school, is another one of those starry-eyed moderns who believe in sparing the rod. Into their home comes the goose-step- ping little Nazi. He shocks them when ho mouths Nazi doctrine, when he de- nounces his own father for committing suicide, when he connives to disrupt the household by setting one person against/ the other. He tells lies, he steals, he spies, he tries to murder the prof's daughter from a former marriage, he sets the prof's sister against the prof. and he intrigues with a local Nazi. 111

short, he causes' an uproar, and finally both educators lose their tempers, forgot their fancy progressive education the- ories, and tyke e -1 a Its at hi

It is a terrifying picture, and It is even more terrifying when it is remembered that there are millions like this Nazi boy in Europe today. It is only in the last act, when the boy grows re- morseful enough to break down his steel-like reserve and cry, that the houSehold begins to see a glimmer of hope. The prof and his fiancee decide to keep him In the house, feeling certain now that they have found the chink in his armor: his desire to be loved. As

the curtain comes down they take him to breakfast, and notify the police that they have decided not to prosecute lihn.

The subject matter is, of course, topical and it is well presented thru person- slicing the problem. The excellent performance by Skippy Homeicr, a radio actor making his stage debut, does much to make 'the play exciting. Ralph Bel- lamy and Miss Booth, thru warm, understanding performances, provide the perfect frame for the boy's dramatics. Nancy Nugent, as the prof's 10-year-old daughter who is uninhibited and altogether real, provides sharp and shrewd contrast to the mentally regimented Nazi boy. (Joyce Van Patten alternates with Miss Nugent in this role.)

The rest of the cast is fine, and Nu- gent's direction Is faultless. In fact, if there is a fault to the play, it is in the character of the Nazi boy. He is represented in the first two acts as a vicious brat, so that when the first Signs of reformation conic one would be jus- tilted in having doubts. But the climax is nevertheless satisfying because it ap- peases our wishful thinking: we prefer to believe that we will be able to lovo and understand the Nazi youth and bring him back to civilization. But we wonder. Pant Denis.

IIARRY JAMES RIOT (Continued froth page 3)

25.010 admissions with 99 cents as the top nick:

The Paramount management recruited every available usher. Even this was not enough. Bob Weitman, managing direetor of the house, and Harry Levine, house booker, deserted other duties to maintain decorum in the lines.

Business on Thursday and Friday ex- ceeded that of opening day. Favorable weather was a great factor in bringing out more juves.

Truant officers had their bands full. During any other week they could yank youngsters out of line and send them home, but out-of-town schools are closed this week and there are 110 visi- ble characteristics to distinguish natives. They took few chalices and as a result picked on those who were fool- hardly enough to bring hooks with them. The following day one school principal sent a memo to be read In class informing them that the Harry James band recital was not part of regular, curricular 'activity and should be wit- nessed only after school hours.

The influx of youngsters Is helping other houses, some of the overflow crowding neighboring theaters.

Meantime, the James ork and other performers are standing up as best they can with six shows as the minimum daily output.

SHOWBIZ AND WAR (Continued front page 4)

areas the public would be overwhelm- ingly for entertainment, as populations In those areas have outgrown their local entertainment facilities."

An executive of a pig band booking agency: "Such a poll would be a mistake. The WMC in Washington has already made it clear that it does not want to stick ltd neck out for the show business and that if it is pressed for a decision it would have to declare show business non-essential. If this problem is brought out into the open by a public poll, it will result in a ruling that showbiz is non-essential."

Charlie Green, president of Consoli- dated Radio Artists: "Not a good idea. The public may not think too deeply on the subject when queried and might answer casually. The term 'show business' might confuse them and result in negative answers. Tho poll is danger- cals."

Richard Walsh, president of the Inter- national Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said he would rather not comment on the poll idea.

"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" Barry Mahool, secretary of the War

Production Training Committee of the American Theater Wing Service: "I question ,the poll's advisability. Show business is not listed as non -essential so why not let sleeping dogs lie?

Jonas Rosenfield Jr.. president of the Screen Publicists' Guild (CIO) : "We should have a poll. Show business has a important role in morale during wartime. The Allies, who are closer to the war than we are, have found that out."

Alton Alexander, radio producer: "I'm sure the public will agree that show people can do more good in civilian life than in the army. And not enough men are involved to really matter in the war man-power situation."

T?ni Mendez, girl-line producer:

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"Show business should continue to sell itself to the public as important to the war effort before it approves such a poll."

Deems Taylor, president of ASCAP: "I'm certainly in favor of such a poll."

William Rent, president of the Artists' Representatives Association and a World War veteran: "Entertainment is very important for morale, but it's unfair to question the public, as its reactions will be emotional and It will think immediately of Its relatives in the armed forces and then wonder why show people should be treated any differently. Such a poll might force the government to rule that show business is not essential."

Mark Woods, president of the Blue Network, stated that he doesn't feel the poll is advisable, that the importance of show business to the war effort is already evident to the public. Proof is the rising attendance and interest in amusements by the public, adding that a poll is likely to draw opinions from too many misinformed people.

James C. Petrillo, president of the AM, declared himself In favor of such a poll.

BROADWAY RUNS PerfOnnanem to Apiil 24 Inclusive Dramatic Opened Per /.

Anal Strad (Bolden) Dec. 5,'41 580 Arcuate and Old Lace (Mol- ten)

Spirit (Booth) 1°.;41 gg2 Counsellor at.- Law (reriyal)N". 6.41 (Royale) Nov, 24___ 173

Dark Eyes (Belaseo) San. 14___ 110 flougheirle. 'rho (Lyceuro) Bec. 00-- 180 Pre of St. 11m.k. 'rho (Corti _ Oct. 7___ 230 Merritt lSfill l'esi Sloe. la;;; E.RO Janie (Playhouse) Junior Mien (400) SW__ _I'm,: 18,1 oct Rho and 'Yell (1311tintwo) )far. VT___ 46 Life With Pother (Empire)_ Nor. 8,80 1488 Patriots, The (National) San. 20__- 100 Pirate. The (Beek) Nov, 21___ 174 Skin of Our Teeth, Tho

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The Good A.ets It Can Find HOLLYWOOD, April 21.-The medium.

that probably contributed more to the downfall of vaudeville than any other new 'Mien of entertainment is now re- deeming Itself by buying up more acts and attractions than are now used in most 'of the nation's combo houses. While it may be physically impossible or financially Impractical today to stage a nationwide vaude revival on the thee- ter stages themselves, the motion pie- titre industry is doing just that thin the medium of the screen.

It' Is not Hollywood's worry about the problems of flesh talent, of course, which has brought about the wholesale employment of acts and bands for pictures. It is 'the terrific popularity of musicals, primarily, which has the film moguls literally begging for big attractions. lvlusioals have to have talent of the type used on vaude and night club stages, and Hollywood is doing all it can to land that talent.

worked on their lots this year, and the schedule calls for many more. Ann Corio is doing another one for Mono- gram, this one labeled Sweetheart of the Marines.

Act agencies, consequently, are reaping a harvest. With William, Morris Agency still in the lead, MCA is fast gaining ground thru its concentration on the field. Agency has been able to make package deals, selling a name band and supporting talent at the same time. Frederick Bros.' Artists Corporation is making a big effort this year to get into the swim. President L. A. Fred- erick has been making frequent trips from. his Chicago headquarters, and may even settle here permanently to give the studio lots more personal attention.

*Universal has probably started the new musical trend. which has been gaining in momentum for the last couple of years. Nate Blumberg, bead of Universal and an old vaude man himself, has fore- seen the screen possibilities of flesh talent snaking the vaude and. nitery rounds and since he has been in power has used (Weems of acts and attractions. Most of them have been employed in 'B' grade pictures, budgeted at around $75.000, considered cheapies in flialland, but they have been cleaning up at the box offices. Even the Abbott and Cos- tello pictures are far from being 'A' specials, but their Income has topped everything else produced on the Uni- versal lot since the Deanne Durbin heyday films. The Andrews Sisters quickies, the Jane Frazee mini-musicals are gar- nering four and five figure profits and each of these pictures employs an average of three to four acts anti. musical attractions.

Other major studios are now loosening their purse strings to outdo each other on musicals and film- revues, and the result will be plenty beneficial to acts. Metro is doing a new Broadway Melody with Ed Wynn in the lead, and has tinder way Meet the People which will use a line-up of standard acts and bands. (The latter picture, incidentally, had Dick Jurgens and band set before that outfit disbanded. Contract called for $45,000 for four weeks' work.) MCA is planting many acts into People. Metro also set deals with Jimmy Durant& and Glnny Simms for featured spots In forthcoming revue-musicals.

Bill Pine and Hill Thomarns, independent producers releasing thru Para- mount, are readying a musical, The Duchess Flies High, which is scheduled to use some 20 acts. Calls are being dis- patched to all act agencies for available material.

Warners, with This IS the Army in its final stages of shooting (picture, Md.' dentally, will have many acts, now in uniform), is turning to Harvest Moon (Life of Nora Hayes) which will call for the services of a number of acts. Bob Evans, ventriloquist, has already been set. William. Jacobs, former booker and agent, is producing 'this -picture. Dinah Shore may get the lead, her picture possibilities now held in greater esteem. since the nest glimpses of her in Thank Your Lucky Stars, featuring Eddie Can- tor.

Paramount started work on Let's Face It. while 20th Fox fuss under way Wetter Three, both musicals. Latter studio is also scheduled to do Star and Garter, the Michael Todd allow which MCA recently bought for Independent production. Gypsy Rose Lee is slated to repeat, the Iced on the screen.

Columbia is shooting What's Buten:, Cousin?, and starting Jam Session, latter to use swing talent.

Republic, Monogram and Producers' Releasing Corporation have been very active in the musical field, on a cone- patative basis. Dozens of acts have

Harold Nicholas As Single for $850

CHICAGO, April 24.-Harold Nicholas, the still civilian member of the two Nicholas Brothers, is going out as a dance single at $850 as the starting price. Bayard Nicholas was drafted Into the army last month. The team, just before breaking up, was getting as high as 82.500 for theater dates.

Harold goes into the Oriental here May 21, follotved by the Riverside, Mile watikee, May 28.

New Sat. Highs for Palmer House, Hollywood Casino

CHICAGO, April 24.- Palmer House's Empire Room scored a new attendance mark for a single night Saturday (10) when 1,147 patrons turned out. 'Man- agement credits new high to popularity of Griff Williams add band, now back for the duration.

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HOLLYWOOD, April 24.-Harlent in Hollywood, the Noble Stssle show at the Hollywood Casino produced by Nate Krevitz, set a new record for a single night's business Saturday (10) with 1.200 admissions at $1.00 each. Spot recently moved part of the bar, Increasing seating capacity by 300.

And He Wasn't Kiddin' PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Classic

yarn making the rounds after dark tells of a local nitery op, while visiting New York the other night, telephoning back to check on the night's business when Isis headwaiter replied: "Business? What are you wor- rying about business? I've got good news for you."

"What kind of good news?" asked the impatient nitery op when the headwaiter interjected, "Our bartender has been put in 4-F."

Singer Turns Comic And Boosts Salary From $75 to $350

PHILADELPHIA, April 24. - Turning comedian after a career as a singer is paying off big dividends for Johnny Ca- hill, who steps out into the top-money class as far as local enesees are concerned. Opening Monday (28) at Frank Palumbo's Theater-Restaurant, Cahill has been booked in at $350 a week, quite a jump from the $75 a week he cotrunanded on the local scene six years ago.

Originally a. singer, almost a permanent singing fixture at Jack's Grille here, Cahill decided on a comedian's life aster teaming up with Red. Skelton at a Walk- athon in Camden, N. J. Has been playing the local circuit since, slowly moving ahead of the 875 a week figure and the $350 he is getting now Is more than *double the salary he received at Frank Palumbo's last year.

Cahill is managed by the Eddie Suez Agency here.

Yarmouth House Has Plans YARMOUTH, N. S.. April 24.-Yar-

mouth Amusement Company is converting the Strand back into a theater after using It as a ballroom for the past dozen years. Originally a vaude house, management once more plans to adopt a combo policy. House seats 507 and is completely redecorated.

Clovis Club Adds Shows CLOVIS, N. M., April 24.-La Vista

Club has added floorshowts due to increased biz from the neighboring Army Air Corps base. Opening bill has Johnny Platt, magician, and Hal Wasson, ork leader and emsee. Acts booked for four weeks.

Dark Future Seen for Paramount Granting Andrews Demand for

Ayres Ork, Even Tho It's Cheaper. NEW YORK, April 24.-The tiff as, to is quite a chunk of moo. Besides, the

which band will accompany the Andrews trade points out, the Andrews, Sisters, Sisters during their engagement at the together with the strength of the Bing Paramount is giving Broadway quite a Crosby picture Dixie, are expected to laugh. bring windfall business to the house

Agents as well as bookers have sat and any medium name ork won't con- down with pencil and paper and, as a tribute much to the box office during result of the excursions into higher mathematics, have come to the conclusion that the Paramount Theater could save itself quite a chunk of dough if it acceeded to the Andrews Sisters' demand that Mitchell Ayres be their musical backstop instead of Hal McIntyre. who has a two-week contract to play that house for the period allotted the girls. Ares has been touring with the trio and is already familiar with their music.

They point out that McIntyre's contract calls for $4,000 weekly, while Ayres will be getting $3,000. In addition it would be cheaper to play Ayres because he has a Local 802 band and so the $2,000 weekly stand-by fee could be eliminated. Therefore six weeks of McIntyre would cost the house $36,000 while Deal is causing gray hairs for all Ayres% fees would be $18.000 for that parties concerned. The slighted ork will period, a saving of 818.000 net, after pay- undoubtedly get apologies from the win- ing McIntyre $8,000, leaves $10,000, which sling opposition.

that period. McIntyre has been signed for two

weeks and options, and so the house Is reported as trying to get a compromise with McIntyre to take either the first or last two weeks. The situation has been cooking for about a week and still no settlement.

However, the trade points out that the ParaMount Booking office doesn't want to be a party to a, deal which would be tantamount to an insult to McIntyre. In addition, agents point out that by acceeding to the Andrews Sisters demand that Ayres replace McIntyre, theaters will leans themselves open to further dictation from names and bands.

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vaude is blooming into its former self in this area these days, with the continued success of Ken Murray's Black- outs of 1943 at the El Capitan, now in its 44th week and still grossing a healthy average of $14,000 per week, and the click of the Paul Small-Fred Finklehoffa show Big Time, starring Ed Wynn, which moved into the Mayan for four weeks. First week's gross totaled a big $19,000.

The Music Box is getting Boris Petroff's Bingside Follies next week following a four-week rim at the Coliseum in San Diego. Vaude review features Sylvia Froos, Francis and Grey, George Cortello and clogs, Ruloff -Follett and Lunard, Sammy Wolfe, Ken Ruggles, Nilsson Twins, Judith and Margaret Gibson and 17 chorus and show girls, among others.

Taking advantage of this trend, the American Legion is sponsoring Saturday slight vaude bills in the Hollywood Legion Stadium, produced by Al Wager and be Bran, of the Al Wager Theatrical Agency. Of the 3,500 seats, 2,000 go to servicemen free of charge, while the buying public pays 55 cents to $1.85. Opening bill had the Three Radio Rogues; Lowe, Hite and Stanley; George Riley, Dave Gould's Hollywood Debu- tantes (8), Bill Morrel Trio, Bonnadine Wolf. Herzog Trio, Heller and Riley, Betty Wells, Paul Gordon, Raymond Wilbert and Ben Lasky% band.

City Licenses Lost By Mayfair, Miami

MIAMI, April 24.-City Judge Cecil C. Curry has issued an order for the revoca- tion of all city licenses held by the May- fair Club, of which Johnny Monfrey is manager. This is the first Instance in Miami history that such licenses have been revoked for law violations.

Judge Curry based his action on the conviction of Joe Lancaster, a waiter, on the charge of selling a soft drink mixed with ruin 40 minutes after the midnight curfew. efonfrey was convicted twit March 5 of employing minors where liquor is sold. A 8500 bond was posted pending appeal to Circuit Court. Meanwhile the club will remain open.

West Coast Mouses Benefit by Vaude

-SACRAMENTO, April 24.-Use of live talent has Increased grosses at 25 theaters acquired by Robert L. Lippert, San Francisco, in the last year. Acts used 1neluded the Dead End Kids, Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Mandrake the Ma- gician, and Max Terhune, of the Range Busters.

Typical example of Lippert's showmanship is the Liberty here. Taking advantage of swing and graveyard shifts at local air repair base, house was first in city to open at 10 a.m. and now stays open until 5:30 am. every day. Mandrake and Terhune boosted receipts here, with large advertising budget also contributing.

Latest Lippert theater to be opened is the HI-Way, at Sparks, Nev.

Duke in the Dough; Hurricane Biz 20G

NEW YORK, April 27.-The Hurricane Is continuing to do turnaway business, with Duke Ellington's ork as the attrace time Week ended Wednesday (14) spot accounted for a record $20,000.

The take similarly benefits Ellington since he's In on a 'guarantee and per. cents& arrangement.

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Chez Paree, Chicago Talent policy: Production shows at 8:30,

11:45 and 2:30; show and dance; rumba band. Management: Joe Jacobson and Mike Friftel, operators; Fred Evans, producer; Bob Curley, publicity. Prices: Minimum. $3 ($150 week-ends).

The new show, in for seven weeks, em- phasizes the open-door policy for acts. Three newcomers are in the current line- up in addition to the repeats of Romo Vincent and Estelle Sloan. New here are Connie Russell, Bob Evans, and JRosita and Deno. Bill has plenty of entertainment and plays well.

New routines with the 12 Adorables frame the shows. When caught, the shapely and well-rehearsed dozen opened with a patriotic flavored Hip, Hip Hooray opening, came on midway for a seasonal Easter scene, and closed with a harem burlesque in which rolly-polly Romo gets his measure of laughs as the Rajah. Band vocalist Kay Allen handles the production tunes pleasantly.

Estelle Sloan, vivacious and capable tapper with fire in her spins and circles of turns, gives the revue a sock send- off. She displays originality, particularly evident in I'm Nobody's Sweetheart, backed by the band's rhythm section and glee club.

Bob Evans and his dishevelled dummy Jerry O'Learly garnered laughs with a familiar routine. A master but youthful vent technician, Evans tops the average voice manipulator with high and legitimate baritone voices which dots the act with socko bits.

Connie Russell, ;litho still a kid, is a changed personality since caught last by this reviewer at the Famous Door, New York, a couple of years beck. A sparkling singer of the Ethel Merman-Al Siegal school, her dress and make-up are entirely too sophisticated and phony looking to tie in with her bright delivery and appealing mannerisms. Someone advised her the wrong way. A more natural appearance will help. At this particular showing a noisy mob limited her set to three numbers: Something for the Boys, I've Heard That Song Before and I've Got Rhythm.

Rosati, and Deno are small In stature but fast on their feet and hard workers. Do two Latin numbers and a swing exit, featuring off-the-floor tricks. Went well.

Romo Vincent proved once more that he has talent handling comedy songs and knows how to sell them. Equipped with new and good material, the Jolly comic proceeds to display it and peddle it off with the showmanship of a veteran. Started, logically enough, with Five By Five, then a timely Can't Get Enough To Eat novelty, and finished strong with Cop on the Beat (sturdy skit) and his standby, Unmounted Lone Ranger.

Lou Breese continues as emcee and leader of the main band, playing okeh dance tunes and cutting a show to the extreme liking of the acts. Ludo Garcia, South American singer, fronts the intermission rumba band.

Sam Honigberg.

La Conga, New York Talent policy: Floorshoios at 8:30, 12

and 2; show and dance band. Manage- ment: Jack Harris, operator; Jimmy Sheirr, manager; Carl Poach, headwaiter; David E. Green, publicity. Prices: Din- ners from so.

Carmen Amaya and her picturesque family, in a return engagement here in a little more than three months, make with a top-flight flamenco exhibition. Her appearance here attracts quite a number of her eampaneros who give out

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NIGHT CLU REVIEWS with uninhibited applause punctuated with "olcs." When she comes here there is as much show from the audience as from. the floor .

As in her previous stand here, there is a special platform built to save wear and tear on the regular floor and to accentuate Amaya's violent taps. Her unrestrained, violent and artistic heel work is tops, lien sisters, Antonia and Leonora, abet the principal, while her brothers, Jose and Paco, and Geronimo Villarino supply background with some educated guitar pickings as well as a few flamenco terps.

Ssbicas gets a turn at the guitar and demonstrates a superior skill and deft fingering. He similarly got some "ales."

Consuleo Moreno, brought in to provide vocals, is by no means tops vocally, but she does know how to handle flamenco songs and the house took to her. She similarly did some terping, but they were incidental to her songs.

Some additional production would aid the show, since it runs a bare 32 minutes. Outside talent would set off the Amaya troupe for better effects.

Joe Cohen.

Hotel Netherland Plaza, Restaurant Continentale,

Cincinnati Talent policy: Dance band and floor-

shows at 8 and 12 :30. Management: Max Schulman, hotel manager; Richard Elsner, catering manager; Maurice, headwaiter; Toni Damara, sommulier; James Mason, captain; Amy V. Pace, publicity. Prices: Dinners from $1.75; drinks from 40 cents.

This smart dine, dance and show chamber was the first to introduce the ihotel -room leers to the local trade some four years ago, and they've paid off heavy dividends since in the form of added patronage. The new show which opened last Thursday (22) is the beginning of the 11th consecutive month for Frederick Bros.' leers, set by the firm's W. Carl Snyder. This is the ninth edition of the Frederick, shows, with Donn Arden again giving of his usual capable producing. While not as spectacular as some of its predecessors, the new layout radiates considerably more feeling than most of them.

First show's few rough spots were hardily noticeable to the uninitiated. New vehicle stresses youth, with the new principals showing off well, making for a lively, spirited ice session that is sure to catch on. The costuming is average.

Joan Hyldoft, shapely, 17-year-old blonde, is a worthy successor to Mary Jane Lawson, who has just closed after more than six months here. The baby- faced Joan is a personable miss and sells like a vet. Impressed especially with her finished routines.

Billy Peterson. a holdover from the last show, has caught on speedily with the local patronage. The 19-year-old kid is the standout skater here, his polished work and wholesome appearance making him a valuable asset.

Joan Barr and Marshall Beard, a handsome pair, give a good show, imparting sparkle and color to the proceedings with their ballet and jive routines. Beard also registers well in his single speed and figure specialty,

Ruth Noland and Bob Payne, a young, flashy team, create excitement with their adagio and rhythm work. Features some good holds, spins and whirls.

The Six Lovely De-Icers, here since the first edition, and extremely popular with the patrons, give their usual good performance.

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also made his bow here with the first show last June 28, continues to give the show good continuity with his singing emseeing. Burt Farber's ork lads continue their fine work on the show chores and dance stints, Dill sacks.

Troika Club, Washington Talent policy: Dance band; shows at

8:30 and 11:30. Management: Helen Hamilton. Prices: Minimum, $3 ($3 Saturdays),

Topped by Adelaide Moffett, society vocalist, and surrounded by lively acts, the show is one of the most diverting on the local after-dark scene. Miss Moffett has a throaty voice, which she often low-

ers to a whisper in doing some close mike work, and gets away with all Inti- mate style pretty well. Corning on in a sexy, tight black gown, Miss Moffett puts over the sultry stuff with plenty of sock. Starting number, Will You Still Be Mane?, was only so-so, but next tulle, You Go To My Head, drew plenty of applause. Coining back for an encore, she drew heavily with That Old Black Magic, but last number, Do You Love Me?, was a poor choice to close with,

Show opens with Sasha Lucas leaving the band to play two violin solos In the spot. Always plays light classics in a mellow style. Mimi Kellerman, character dancer, offers Russian gypsy and Spanish numbers and clicks well. In closing she teases male ringsiders with a rose,

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With sharper editing layout could be considerably smoother, aitho individual acts went over well. Ran .ibout 15 minutes overtime and caused some equirming among the patronage. Picture, Reunion In France, also contributed. to tile general restlessness.

Principal offender in causing the overtime is Benny Rubin, who has a routine between every act, us well ns bit with Diosa Costello.

He Is on too long for the good of the show, altho his contributions went over well and got laughs.

New to Broadway is the collection of songwriters under the label of The Hit Paraders, consisting of Herman Hofe id (As Time Goes By). Walter Kent (White Cliffs of Dover), Ruth Lowe (I'll Never Smile Again) and Kay Twomey (Johnny Doughboy). House applauded the genius if not tho song-selling abilities cif these writers.

Kent maintains the pace of the act with his emseeing, and the tunesmIths, with four pianos on stage, do acceptable vocals. Act Is nicely presented, getting

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Stepin Fetchit does surpriSingly well with his familiar laiy act, even tho somo of his gags couldn't be heard In the tip- per reaches of the house.

Adrian Rollini Trio (vibes, bass and electric guitar) could have done Inure than one encore. Closing spot went to Diem Costello, whose singing and torso wiggling coupled with a comedy dance number with Rubin got a fair hand.

Openers, the Novak Sisters, capably warmed up tile house with a flash ttimbling exhibition. Joe Cohen.

Chicago, Chicago (Reviewed Friday Afternoon, April 23) The Pour King Sisters (minus the back-

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thony, Allyn and Hodge, in addition to the house line of 16 girls.

The line girls make three appearances, opening with a patriotic-flavored Easter routine in abbreviated military costinnes, followed midway with a reclium doll novelty (seen before but still clever) and a religious finale to the Kings' rendition of The Reser?).

Anthony, Allyn and Hodge, comedy dance trio, are spotted too early. Their waltz routine has its share of straight tricks and laugh bits, and would have gone better in a later inning. The two men and girl make a good appearance.

Oxford Boys, former trio now working as a. pair, did not impoverish the act thru this change. Their vocal impressions of radio personalities, particulerly band leaders, are grade A. Turn hasn't changed much during. the past couple of years and judging by the response it doesn't need changing.

Bob Williams and his wonder dog, Red Dust. are sock all the way, The act is far above the average dog specialty. primarily because of Williams. whose line of patter and salesmanship put the offering over from start to finish. He sells the dog's wonder muscle control work and ability to relax to the nth degree. Went big.

The King Sisters come on to a warm welcome and please right off the bat -with their fine, flashy appearance and pleasant harmony work. Yvonne, smallest of the four blonds, still handling the cute stuff and she is not overdoing it. Did Why Don't You Do Right?, As Time Goes By, Let's Keep Smiling and I Said No (still good the way Yvonne sells it). Moved to one end of the stage for The Rosary production finale.

On screen. Happy Go Lucky (Para- mount). Biz off end of first show Good Friday. Sans Honigbery.

Paramount, New York (Reviewed Wednesday Evening, April .?/)

Harry James has returned to the Para- mount, met by os riotous a reception as ever anyone received. The kids started collecting in front of the theater doors with the crack of dawn and crowds were still milling in the lobby for the last p.m. show. Bill and pleture layout has been trimmed down fine and James started the first day of his four-week stand doing six shows. Seven are skedded for Saturday but an extra. show on some other clays as well won% be sur prising the way things aro shaping up. Only thing that dampens enthusiasm is the film China.

The James aggregation, 29 strong, is a letter from home to New Yorkers who have had to get their Jaanes via radio and phonograph. The ork Is full, rich and enveloping; the vocalists are darn near the very best in the business, and James, , h 1 ms e 1 f , looking younger, healthier and more handsome after his California sojourn is blowing. his trumpet just the way the audience likes it.

With the exception of Buddy Moreno's work, new wLth James and different from what it was with Dick Jurgens, the act holds few surprises. James plays his record arrangement of Velvet Moon, which means a full-voiced, sweep- ing trunmet solo: Helen Forrest sings Heard That Song Before and Crasiest Dream the way she did it on disks, and encores with As Time Goes By and Please Think of Mc. Her singing is, If anything, better than ever end her stage appearance detracted not a whit. Polka out front couldn't get enotigh of her.

Johnny McAfee sings Black Magic for fair returns, but it's Moreno, of the male singers, who may make lt it contest with Miss Forrest. The lad is potentially a movie juve, with a gleaming smile and ap attractive boyishness he takes full 4idvantage Of in putting over Taking a Chance on Love, Jenny and Nice Work If You Can Get It. The last two are comparatively unknown to the average movie-goer and made Moreno's job of putting them over tougher and more

noteworthy. A fine addition for James. Golden Gate Quartet has gotten

Mound the entertainment field so rapidly, theirs is virtually a standard turn by now. They open with Little Brown Jug, follow with Hit the Road to Dream- land. as clone in The Star-Spangled Ban- ner pie, trot out their original Stalin Wasn't Stallin', a rhythmic parable told in terms of the war, and conclude with one of their earliest and best-known spirituals, Noah. Stuff is in a different idiom than Is James's, but they supplied the same kind of beat to their songs and the house rocked.

Dave Barry in his first Broadway theater appearance scored heavily with Isis rapid-fire gags and impersonations. Nice-looking guy who does most of his chatter dead-panned, letting out occa- sional screams, however, for seine startling effects-. Does riotous take-offs ult Humphrey Bogart, Carmen Lombardo, Wendell Wilke and Donald Duck, and -unveils cute stunt showing how war jobs have affected speaking habits. Barry won a nice welcome In this burg and should find plenty of spots wanting him.

Evelyn Forney did two nice tap MU- tines but they were too quiet in tone to make a dent in the noisy crowds that have taken over the house for the James engagement. The band played Its Two o'Clock Jump for the closer, throwing the fans into cestacy.

Elliott Grennard.

Earle, Philadelphia (Reviewed Friday Afternoon, April 23)

For the Easter wade it's Phil Spitalny and his all-fennne Hour of Charm orchestra, and it's exactly an hour of charm in musical and vocal entertainment. Musical talents are bountiful within his aggregation. Gals are gorgeously gowned, and Bill Israel, house manager, has afforded them a velvety and satin setting enhanced by a rainbow of colors in the lighting effects that makes the presentation all the more exciting.

Spitalny holds full sway over his aggregation thruout and paces a varied assortment of vocal and instrumental selections at a fast-moving clip. It ,is sock° from the stirring opening, a medley of victory marching songs, until the finish, with an even more stirring group- ing of George M. Cohan ditty dandies, save for a jive arrangement of a piano exercise piece, that permits the gals tO blow off a bit of steam to the complete satisfaction of both band and audience.

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Selections featured the soloist. Kathleen Hamilton, clarinetist. impressed much with the singing of As Time Goes By; Viola Smith doing a Gene Krupa at the drums, assisted by the trumpeting of Ruth Cole. Her kicking in with the het riffs was a show-stoppe. The deep and entrancing-voiced Maxine added credit with Johnny Zero and The Lord's Prayer, assisted 'by the choir. Evelyn and Her Magic Violin made for a femme Rubtnoff with 'N' You and The Night and the Music and Intermezzo, and the bell- like soprano voice of Evelyn captured the audience with Indian Love Call. Pat Brewster, a newcomer to the Spitalny family, is a real show-stop with her Betty Huttonish brand of jitterbug- singing, A bloild looker, gal gives as much animation as voice and had them begging for more after Murder, He See, and Giddyap Mule, a victory garden swing ditty. Spitalny had to apologize that the gal wasn't prepared to deliver more, Beatrice Howell's mad satires of the movie guys and gals, familiar with Spitalny's stage presentations, made for comedy pleasantries and a well-spotted change of pace to bridge the wealth of musical selections on the menu. Hit Parade of ;1943 on screen. House well filled at late afternoon show caught.

Maurie Orodenker.

Roxy, New York (Reviewed Wednesday Evening, April 21)

Tommy Tucker's ork and Victor Borge moved in to succeed Chico Marx and Modernaires when the latter two acts couldn't get out of previous commit- -- ments. Booking of both acts has some unusual angles. Tucker has been signed for four weeks:and will play the other three at some future date, while Borge last week finished at the across-the- street Capitol. It is unusual for a headliner to play a neighboring house with only one week's breathing space.

Tucker's band pitches out with two numbers, R11,7Litite Wild and an excellent arrangement of Blue Skies, both, getting

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into the good graces of the house. Don. Brown, his baritone tonsileer, is similarly allotted two pieces, Wrong and As Time Goes By, He still gives put with some uneven Focal moments, knit his delivery continues to improve. The other chirper, Amy Arnell, does fine with two novelty tunes.

Berge, as in his Capitol engagement, did his dissertation on vocal piimetua- tion marks and rounded out his stay with a really funny piano interlude. He got top returns.

Rest of the show continues as is, until Jimmy Dorsey comes in Wednesday (28). Hello, Frisco, Hello is still the film.

Joe Cohen..

Golden Gate, San Francisco

(Reviewed Thursday Evening, April 22) A packed house caught the first night's

showing of the bill and was extremely liberal in applause. Charlie Haley and Orchestra are back on stage after an absence of nine weeks, during which time the house presented a run of name bands. Got a good hand.

Show opens with the Peggy 'O'Neill beauties in a Tyrolean number, with an orchestra background of Poet and Peasant.

Wally Brown, here six months ago and Glace employed in a Hollywood studio. is a dribble talker de luxe. Got plenty of laughs with his unconnected sen- tences. Much of his material is clever,

Dave Apollon, the Russian wild man, in his third week here. Does a mandolin solo and then directs the orchestra In a tribute to George Gershwin. He's plenty solid. -

The Rockets, three Harlem steppers who were with Duke Ellington in Julep for Joy, do a chain dance in which tin- ing ,plays the all-important role. Trio, a unit of precision, got good applause.

Roy Riggs Is a trickster with the har- monica, imitating musical instruments and offering jam sessions on a pair of mouthpieces. Dave Apollon on again, this time with three Filipino instrumentalists. They prove that one Rus- sian and three islanders can combine strumming and comedy.

The O'Neill line returns in a ballet routine, gorgeously costumed. Orchestra plays Lieberstraum, and Apollon bur-

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lesques the dance attired in red trunks. jr Audience got a great laugh. Kenny Baker Set

Harbers and Dale are dance stylists, with the girl doing some clowning with For 35C in Vaude Apollon before taking up with her partner. Forever and a Day is the plc. NEW YORK.. April 24.-Kenny Baker

Edward Murphy. has been booked for three dates at 83.500 guarantee and percentage. He starts at

Olympia, Miami (Reviewed Wednesday Agernoon,

April 21) A well bill presented under a

decided handicap, what with Harry Reiser and ork, who have provided the music here more than two years, quitting and compelling Manager Al Weiss to round up a band at the last minute. Walter Witko, the new lefider, broke in nicely.

DeCastro Dancers, three men and three girls, opened the show with an adagio number.

Chester Dolphin and Company have a swell juggling act. Dolphin manipu- lates balls and hoops cleverly, gagging continually. Does a lot of the stunts while standing on his head. Ills encore, wherein he balances a bottle on his head while standing on his hands and drinking from a glass, won a big hand.

Jeannette Curette has as well-dressed tap and Spanish dance routine. She pleased.

Jackie Green, crack canoes, did a number of songs and impersonations. His wise-cracking gained him hearty applause.

The DeCastros followed with congo number in' which they Went down lists the audience for stooges. Novelty got them hearty laughter and put them across nicely.

Allan Jones, of the cinema, sang Yanks Are Coming Again, Why Do I Love You?, Donkey Serenade 'and, in response to 'thunderous applause, an Italian aria from the old film A Night at the Opera. Had to beg off.

Pic, Happy Go Lucky. Biz continues good. L. T. Berliner.

Vaude for Krim, Detroit DETROIT, April 24. Krim Theater,

nabe house operated by Sol and Mao Krim, has shifted to a policy of one day of vaude weekly after experimenting with week-end allows using bands. Open- ing bill had six acts. ,

the IlKO, Boston, May 20, and con inues with Palace, Cleveland. May 28 and the Oriental, Chicago, June 4.

Other dates are being lined up for Baker by the William. Morris Agency.

SF Wynn RevueNabs 120G in Six Weeks

SAN FRANCISCO. - Ed Wynn's Big Time variety revue grossed $120,000 at the Curran, where, It played six weeks ended March 10.

Show will play 'Los Angeles, with a New York opening a big question mark.

Line Out of Capitol, Wash. WASHINGTON, April 24. - Capitol

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BISMARCK HOTEL, WALNUT ROOM, CHICAGO:-The stock company of six months ago is back, namely, Jimmy Joy and his orchestra; Don and Sally Jennings, ballroom team, and Tana, (Wermuth), character dancer. The combination is still a good one for this popular dining room, but the steady customer here would undoubtedly consider it a treat if the two acts would. do something about introducing new routines. Both repeat their old sets, pleasant but too familiar.

Joy, despite draft raids which removed most of the familiar sidemen from his ork, has managed to round up a pretty good assortment of men who fit in nicely with the rest of the family and continue to dish out the dulcet tones for which this band is known. The two original singers are still on hand: Earl Randall (trombone), tenor, and Betty Burns, sweet and attractive dispenser of pop tunes.

The Gloria Lee Dancers (5) are the most impressive features of the floor bills, offering six routines (in two shows), tastefully costumed by Ralph Mont and gracefully executed by the lovely looking girls. Numbers are fresh and seasonal. Acts are worked into the production numbers, making for additional flash and color. Ed Beck is the producer.

Art Kassel and band will return again June 11. Sant Honigberg.

New AGVA Offices for West HOLLYWOOD, April 24.-Four branch

offices of American Guild of Variety Artists will be opened soon in the West to handle acts playing defense centers, Florine Bales, regional director, said. Offices will be opened in Denver and Salt Lake City, with AGVA representation for checking purposes to Os stationed In Reno and Lite Vegas. Decision to open offices followed report that local office was unable to properly service those areas.

It's Co-Pilot Rae Now MINNEAPOLIS, "April 24. - While at

the Niconet Hotel here Jimmy Rae ne- gotiated with Mal Freeburg, chief pilot of Northwest Airlines, and landed a post as co-pilot and will be assigned to the Alaska, run after a six-week course in the Co-Pilot School in Rochester, Minn. His comedy-acro, sot goes into the trunk for the duration. Rne has been piloting his own plane for some time.

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IN SHORT New York:

RUTH HUGHES AARONS, formerly of Glans and Aarons, table tennis act. Is making her singing debut at. the Pierre's Cotillion Room. She still retains her ping -gong act with a new partner, Louis Pagnaro. . . MITZI MARTIN, acre dancer, added to the Park Central Show Saturday (24). . . BEA WAIN is signed for the Riobaniba May 5. . . MILDRED BAILEY added to the Cafe Society Up- town show to replace Hazel Scott who goes out for a Hollywood assignment.

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Chicago: SHIRLEY DEANE has signed a per-

sonal-management contract with Fred- erick Bros. She will play the Palace, Rockford, 111., April 30-May 2 and Keith's. Indianapolis, May 7-10. . . PALMER HOUSE will bring a new floorshow into its Empire Room June 10.

BOB EVANS. ventriloquist, now at the Chez Parse, has been set to appear in Warner's forthcoming musical, Harvest, Moon, a picturization of the life of Nora. Bayes.

LOU COHAN is the new booker of the Club Flamingo here. Maxine De- Shen is heading the new bill which also Includes Lillian Barnes, Jackson and Nedra, the Martingales, Gil Ray and Kay Boley.

BILLY HOUSE is in town rehearsing in a new unit which Harry Rogers will put out. . . . WILFRED DuBOIS, at the Oriental with Bombshells of 1943, is doubling at the Sherman Hotel. . . . FRANCES PAYE held over again at the Latin Quarter. this time thru May 13.

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Philadelphia: MARTY BOHN revives his Insanities of

1943 revue for a Seven-week, stand at the Swan Club starting May 3. . DeMAY. MOORE AND 1VIACY set for a (series of Monoco movie shorts following their run at the Shangri-La. . CLARK BROTH- ERS, with eight weeks behind them, hold over for four more at Frank Palum- bo% Cafe. . . . ALAN GALE leaves the local scene for two weeks at the El Morocco, Montreal, starting May 3, and then returning to the Mayfair Club, Bos- ton, on May 17 for two more weeks. .

SOPHIE TUCKER goes overseas on a USO tour next month.

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Hollywood: ETHEL SHUIT4 set by William Mor-

ris Agency to open at the Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nev., June 25.. . . Ramon. Foreteurr AND LUNARD, now appearing in Ringside Follies, the Boris Petroff show in San Diego, move soon to the Latin Quarter, Boston, and then to the Latin Quarter, New York. Act also signed for Melody Parade at Monogram. Pictures. . . . DOOLEY 'WILSON, now on p.-a. tour, returns to $1,000-a-week job at Universal on basis of his hit cc the colored singer in Casablanca. . . .

ALEX. of the dance team of Alex and Amelita, at the Samba 'Club, Los An

Wes, breaking In new partner, with Amelita leaving the act. . . . CONNIE HAINM replaced Nita Ann Carol at the Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los An- gel.,

THE LAMARRS, comedy dance team, have switched from the management of Consolidated Radio Artists to Music Corporation of America. Now on tour with the Ice Frolics.

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Jenkins theaters in Georgia, bas been named manager of the Rosy, Atlanta, changing jobs with Jack Hodges.

EARL AND JOSEPHINE LEACH returned to the Walton Roof, Philadelphia, April 28, following a run at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh. . . . DILLON AND PARLOW are at the Tropics Club, Battle Creek, Mich., followed by the Villa Bee Club, Jackson, Mich., and the Flamingo, Chicago, opening May 10.. . . JACK KELTON, emsee, now in the navy, stationed at San Diego, Calif.

JERRY COE, of Jerry Coe and Mari- anne, Is an army sergeant in special service at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., in charge of entertainers. Marianne worker in a near-by defense plant and helps out with the act at show time.

CAPPELLA. AND BEATRICE meld an additional six weeks at the Nixon, Pitts- burgh.

HARRY BROADWAY JONES, old-time singer, started his third year at Andy's Gay 'fles, Minneapolis.. . . MAYA. AND HARI filling a three-week run at the Wsrfteld Theater, San Francisco. . .

STONE AND VICTOR into the Snow Street Cafe, Providence. . . . LLOYD AND WILLIS follow their current engagement at the Hollenden. Cleveland, with a run at the Roxy, New York. . . .

FRANCIS RENAULT touring Maine with the Harr' Henries unit.

BILLY JACKSON'S son Bobby reported to Camp Upton, L. I., N. Y, . .

LARRY NORMAN, singer and straight man, now Pvt. Larry Sentenza, 93e Eng. Cam. Bn., Co. B, March Field, Calif., has written a new song, When This Is Over.

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WALTER AND JEAN BROWN started a two -week date at the Brown Hotel, Louisville, April 27, taking in the Derby rush.

DAN TERRELL, p. a. for Loew's Capi- tal, Washington, leaves this week for a spot overseas with Office of War In- formation.

DIOSA COSTELLO will top the new Clover Club, Miami, show next week.

BUDDY WALKER has joined Sid White's Southern Theatrical Agency, Miami Beach, Fla., as associate booker, replacing Charles S. Wescourt, now stationed with the army at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, N. C. . . . THE CRATERS, Nick and Dolly, opened at the Swan. Club. Philadelphia, April 19' with Alan Gale.

NICK LUCAS repeats at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, November 11 for four weeks, . . HAUKANE AND LONYA are also signed for the Roosevelt. JOAN BRANDON follows the Nixon, Pitts- burgh, with the Bowery, Detroit, May 3. . . . FRED KEATING has been signed for the musical, My Dear Public, which opens In August. . . . OSCAR DAVIS has replaced J. C. Flippers In Merry-Go- Rounders at the Wilson Theater, Detroit.

NEW STORK CLUB was opened Satur- day (24) near Memphis by Ernest Hill. Another new spot in that town is the Cotton Club Grill, operated by Raymond and Frank Stuart. . . SHERMAN BRCYIHERS AND TES= are a double now. Dan Sherman is in the army stationed In Washington. The act is now at the Hotel Bingham. Binghamton, N. Y. . . . BUDDY PAGE, emsee at Fay's, Providence, reported to his draft board in New Brunswick. N. J. . . . POLLY JENKINS and Her Plowboys continue for USO. They started a Northern route In West Virginia last week.

H. F. Parker, former manager of the Capitol and Strand theaters, Yarmouth, N. S., has been promoted from captain to major in the Canadian army in Eng- land. . . Sid Dean. of Reed and Dean, went into the army April 15.

'SIGHT CLUB REVIEWS (Continued from page 13)

Impressive act of the show, offer an interesting net of dances. Fresh and sparkling, act has plenty of class and went over big with the crowd. Their opening routine, Tales of a V i377110 Woods, was a capably executed waltz that was all the more amazing because of the tiny quarters in which the dancers operated. There was plenty of fire, as well as grace. In their next number. which was a. quick shift in tempo. A Turkey Trot novelty clicked well, followed by another flashy waltz, this time against a musical background of May Make Believe. The act closes with a ballroom interpretation of jitterbugging, which' Mario describes as the 1943 version of the Turkey Trot.

Bob Preble, as emsee, has an amiable personality and handles his chores well.

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This redecorated downtown spot, now using standard talent, is doing the best business in its history. Seats 450 on main floor and an additional 150 on balcony. Current show includes Jan Murray, the Ross Sisters, Ginger Harmon, Phyllis Clare and the Sally Rand Love- lies (12).

The Sally Rand girls do three routines, starting off with a collection of South American dances to d Rendezvous in Rio, in which the girls are colorfully dressed with frultpots for hats. In their isecond number eaels girl depicts some old-time famous girl from Mary to Irene to Minnie the Moocher, each girl wearing the gown winch is supposed to go with her song. In the Salute to the Navy finale they are appropriately dressed in brief reel-white-blue costumes and look very lovely.

Jan Murray, funny man, has a most difficult time getting this holiday throng to give him any attention. His material, however, is good, and with a more atten- tive audience will draw laughs. lie should concentrate more on his take-offs and not use Henny Youngman-Milton Berle gags.

Ginger Harmon, singer, had this audience in the palm of her hand. She started off with Murder, He Says, then went into COMite In on a Wing and a Prayer. ,Her range was effective, but she should Trot shout out this number. She encored with a medley of memory tunes and a jump version of Old Man River.

The Ross Sisters are three youngsters who do sensational acrobatic-in-unison work. Their youthfulness and freshness help put them over. The girls do reverse stands from a pedestal in which they stop the show. One of the girls working from a three-foot stand does a reverse stand, letting herself recline on the floor then picking herself up. Had the crowd cheering.

Phyllis Mare, personality tapster, fills in nicely. She does a clean-cut routine with twirls that earn her applause. Teddy Phillips, production singer, has a pleasing voice but under lights looks ghastly.

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thin torso. Edith Waters, a neat blonde, revealed a trained soprano voice in pop tunes. Pleasing personality and delivery. Varies and Vida, good-looking and clean- cut Latin ballroom team, snapped off a couple of lively routines to make a fine impression. Kepi Clarque, French magician, had them laughing continuously with his tongue-in-cheek kidding presentation of standard magic tricks plus a fancy French accent. We remember him as Keith Clark, without an accent. Douglas Brothers, two young Negroes, made the customers sit up with their fast, furious, eccentric, novelty acrobatic hoofing and clowning. A lively, noisy turn.

Hal Saunders and 10 musicians cut the show exceedingly well and also revealed a fine dance beat during the hoofing sessions. Lois Bannerman, concert harpist, works with the band in the dance sets and also solos. She's fine. Joe Pafumy band handles the Latin rhythms well, with pretty Anita Bezel vocalizing. Paul Denis.

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Following the surprise hlt (the Kath- ryn Duffy all-girl unit), Frank Law has doped out a new show, an Allied Nations' revue. It's .compoded of acts that represent the Allies, including, of course, the U. S., and is emseed nicely by Harry Stockwell. Stockwell, who was the voice of the singing prince of Snow White, is a handsome young baritone with an in- gratiating personality, a good voice and an okay but not exciting delivery.

lilt of Use show is Ming and Ling, a two-man Chinese act that's hilariously: funny. Ming Is the short accordionist, and Ling is a tall, good-looking singer. Both do comedy and impersonations (including that of cowboy hillbillies) and positively panicked the audience.

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James (-irk, Jams Para; Easter Spec AL MEI larliww:,3; Other Houses Good

NEW YORK.-The town's distinguish- ing feature Is the sensation calmed by the Harry James band which moved Into the Paramount Wednesday (21). School kids have been jamming the box office, which may collect, about $100.000 or more for his opening stand. Other houses are also doing okay, but nothing comparable to the Paramount.

The Paramount (7,064 seats; $55.487 house average), preceding the present windfall, had the fourth week of Les Brown's ork, Gil Lamb, King Sisters and Happy Go Lucky, which took a fair $35,000. Preceding stanzas rolled in $40,000, $46,000 and $60,000.

The Capitol (4,020 seats), with the second week of Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Jackie Miles and Hangmen Also Die, seems headed for a fair $40,000, after getting $53,000 in the opener.

The Strand (2,758 seats; $30,364 house average) has little cause for complaint wills the third stems, of San Savitt's ork. Ethel Waters and Edge of Darkness, which is heading toward $45,000. not far from the $47,000 for the second stand. Opening took $54,500.

The Roxy (5,835 scats; $50,067 house average) supplanted Chico Marx and the Modernaires with the Tommy Tucker ork and Victor Barge for the fifth and final Session to accompany pie, Hello, Frisco, Hello. Probable take is $47,000. Prior

Holy Week Crabs Phi lly Earle Take; Fay's Sound $8,400

PHILADELPHIA.-Earle Theater (seating capacity, 3,000: house average, $18,000) was hit hard for the Holy Week ended Thursday (22). Bad weather on weekdays and the We Will Never Die pageant on Thursday at Convention Hall made for a major competitive factor, resulting In the gate sinking to a low $17,000. Hal McIntyre's band and movie- land's Alan Mowbray looked goody on the marquee but didn't help inside the house. The Three Samuels, Charles Car- rer, with Helen Ward and Al Nobel out of the band, rounded out the bill, with screen showing Journey Into Fear,

Now bill opened Good Friday (23). with Phil Spltainy's all-girl orchestra carrying the stage. Bill got off to a fair start that should pick up with the holiday week-end and bring the house at least $22,000. Hit Parade of. 1943 on screen.

Fay's Theater (seating capacity, 2,200: house average, $6,000) beat the Holy Week full and wound up with an pressive $8,400 for week ended Thursday (22). Instead of a band, Fay's offered a strong ox-office teaser in Dooley Wilson, singing star of Casablanca, to head the variety bill. Dixie Dugan, filled out on screen.

New bill opened Friday (23), with Count Basic snaking for a major band draw. Got off to a fast start and should bring in at least $10,000. James Rushing and Thelma Carpenter, out of the band, and the La Conga Dancers featured. Power of the Press on screen.

weeks scored $60,000, $75,000 and $82,000. Jimmy Dorsey in Wednesday.

The Music Hall (6,200 seats: $94,402 house average), with the second week of Easter pageant and Flight for Freedom, is looked upon to produce a fat $100.000, after Slitting a big $110,000 in the opener,

Loew's State (3,327 seats; 622,856 house overage) opened Thursday (22) with the Hit Paraders, Benny Rubin, Adrian Rollini Trio, along with Reunion in France, and is counted on for $28.000. Last week, with Joe Marsala's on, Willie Howard and Hit Parade of 1943, knocked off $23,000.

IIntton 20G; Kinney 19 Despite DC Rain

WASIUNGTON.-Warner Bros.' Earle grossed $20,000 last week with the Ina Ray Hutton band. This is good business and is up considerably over previous week. Plc, Something To Shout About. On Thursday show switched, with Mario and Morn, dancers, taking vaude spot. and plc, Edge of Darkness.

Ray Kinney and orchestra at Loew's Capitol grossed a nice $10,500. Pic, Her - rigase's Kid. On Thursday (22) shoe changed to Dave Elman's Hobby Lobby, with pie The Moon Is DOWIL

Weather was none too good.

Balto Hits 19G BALTIMORE. - Hippodrome Theater

grossed an excellent $10,000 week ended April 21, with stage bill headlined by Billy Rose's Jentima, including Walter Dare Wahl, the Great Yacopis, Pansy the Horse. Laura Cobra,y and Harry Meehan. Pic, Reveille With Beverly.

A good $7,500 was grossed by Mary- land Theater week ended April 22, with stage bill headlined by Stan Kenton orchestra, featuring Red Dorris, Dolly Mitchell and Eddie Meyers. Also on bill were Little Tough Guys, Hally Chester and Harris Berger, Rex Weber and Al and Connie Penton. Pie, The Mysterious Doctor.

L. A. Orph Fair LOS ANGELES.-Stageshow featuring

Bonnie Baker and Henny. Youngman drew a fair $16,000 at the Orpheum for week ended April 20. On same bill were Ray Riggs, Mats and Hari, and the Three Rockets. Plc, Silver Skates, with Monogram putting plenty of publicity behind first local showing. House seats 2,200. House average, $7,500, with 65 cents top.

Lanny Ross Nabs 6G PROVIDENCE.-Metropolitan's man-

agement laid off any "name band" booking for Palm Sunday week-end, instead calling in Ed Drew and his orchestra, local radio (WPRO) org to furnilh accompaniment for Lanny Ross, Shayne and Armstrong, Bud Sweeney, Frank Gaby, and the Galli Sisters. Line-up got $6,000 for three-day stand.

Holy Week Didn't Bother Chicago; Gracie Barrie Ork 40G, Louis Jordan Fine 211/2G

CHICAGO. - Loop theater operators, counting up the wholesome grosses for week ended April 22, couldn't believe that it all happened during Holy Week, traditional headache period for showbiz. The war has changed all that. The Loop is mobbed with people nightly. Par- ticularly week-ends, and plenty of them turn to theater's for their entertainment.

Chicago (4,009 seats; $40,000 house averagi) didn't expect much with the combination of Reunion in France and Grade Barrie and her hand on stage. for week of April 18. Layout turned in an okay $40,000, however. On Good Friday (23), house opened with a presentation revue featuring the King Sis- ters and Bob Willams and Red Dust and,

on screen, Happy Go Lucky. Bill 'Mimi/. top 'the average take with the added stimulant of Easter Week business,

Oriental (3,200 seats; $20,000 house average) had Louis Jordan and band and June Havoc of the films, plus the second Loop run of Life Begins at Eight- Thirty week of April 16, and grossed a fine $21,500. Jordan can take a bow for much of this biz, his colored novelty band having skyrocketed in popularity Isere within the past couple of years.

' Week of April 23, Oriental is featuring a return engagement of Harry Howard's stage unit Bombshells of .1943, featuring this time Smith and Dale and Sybil Bowan. Another second ram picture; Journey for Margaret, rounds out the bill.

BURLESQUE NOTES NEW YORK:

INA LORRAINE while in Baltimore doubled at the Gayety and in lion Nickels's nitery underneath the theater. . . ELAINE MERCER moved from Pinto's, Greenwich Village, to the Cow- shed, Cleveland nitery. . . MARY LOUISE, former strip, is in a defense plant. ill Waterbury, Conn. . . PAUL SISTERS (3) from the Gayety, Montreal, joined two other sisters at the Hudson, Union City, N. J., April 18. . PHIL ROSENBERG back from a month's rest spent in Arizona and California. . . .

THE HOUGHTONS, Sandra and Stan- ley, dancers, left the Hirst wheel In Baltimore April 24. . . MIDWEST Cir- cuit houses changed from road to stock shows April 23. . .. DONNA BRUHN out of the line-up at the Hudson, Union City, N. J., because of a fail in one of the numbers and laid up with a sprained shoulder. . . . GEORGE LEWIS, comic, exited from a Hirst unit April 17. Re- placed by 'Bert Carr its Baltimore April 18. Jack Coyle, straight man, departed from the same unit April 24. Lewis and Coyle slated for a new Broadway musical.

, . CHET ATLAND, vocalist, has left the Casino de Parse, New Orleans, for a job in a Baltimore shipyard.

CRYSTAL AYMES opened a new burly theater in Ocean View, Norfolk, Va., with

Sinatra Grossing 25G at Riobamba As Columns Cheer

NEW YORK, April 24.-Two happy results are being perceived by the col- umnar activities of Earl Wilson, The New York Post saloon editor, and Dan Richman, music columnist for that sheet. Both are continually writing praises of Prank Sinatra, current at the Riobamba,. It appears that their mail on the subject of 'Sinatra is giving both enough material for innumerable columns.

The results are evident at the Rio- bamba, where the place has been jammed since Sinatra began. hts engagement March 11. He is being held over in the current show. The average week's gross is around $25,000.

At the same time, the publicity resulting from this engagement Is doing Sinatra no harm. His value in cafes has increased to the point where he is being submitted to other cafes at $2.500. He returns to the Paramount Theater here May 19 for four weeks and options at $2,250 per week for the first two weeks and $2,500 thereafter. Other spots are trying to work out percentage deals with General Amusement Corporation for the former Tommy Dorsey vocalist.

Irving Zussman, praise agent for the Riobamba, and George Evans, who handles Sinatra's publicity, are working overtime to maintain the lineage.

Sinatra is the leading Mg-time name developed in the cafe and vaude field this year.

CHICAGO, April 24.- Charlie Hogan, booker of the Oriental Theater here and the Riverside, Milwaukee, has taken an option on Prank. Sinatra's services as soon as he becomes available for out- of-New York theater dates. Art Weems, local GAO manager, assured Hogan of the Sinatra booking for his standard theater salary. Helen O'Connell, former Jimmy Dorsey singer now on her own, has also been optioned by Hogan.

Loss of Performing Dog Brings Verdict of $900.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.- Verdict of $900' was awarded Gail M. Brancel, of Minneapolis, by a District Court jury In her $2,000 suit brought against Henry Wines, operator of Sloppy Joe's misery in North Minneapolis.

Miss Brancel, who }Italia clog act with her clog team of Jack and Jill, charged that on December 2. 1941, when she was engaged for tavern Inorshow, Jill ate a spoonful of poisoned oats found under bandstand and died the following clay. Testimony indicated oats had been left to exterminate rate,

Burly Finally Paying Off Ira Ifiat,Active San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 24.-.Fred and Frances Johnston, veteran operators of the Hollywood Revue Theater, lone burly spot here, are finally making money with girly shows after a number of lean years. Thanks to the war activity, servicemen and defense workers are swarming the place for a look see of leg art. The first seven rows are so popular, in fact, that those seats are priced at 80 cents compared with the regular 55-cent admission.

The Johnstone stage their own shows and use burly as well as vaude acts. Current line-up includes Harry Rose and Claude Menials. comics; Hillary Dawn, Juanita and Nits Louise, strips; Ulls and Clark, Hughes Trio, Bob Lynn, June LaRue, Karen Parks, Margie Summers and 16 gale.

Arlen Stewart as a partner. .. . CHUCK McKENNA replaced Bill Stern at the Hudson, Union City, N. J., April 11 as stock vocalist. . HONEY O'DARE, another new strip in Hint units from the Midwest Circuit, was a former aero dancer In Western nIteries. A severe cut on the right wrist from an electric fan in her home town, Indianapolis, that laid her up for almost as entire year forced her to change stage routines. . . .

LEONA LEWIS (Mrs. George Lewis) at home in Detroit recovering from a. sprained arm as the result of a fall off a saddler. . . HARRY WHITE, singer, closed at tile Mayfair, Dayton, April .15 to enter a defense plant here. . . . MOE COSTELLO, part owner of the Gayety, Norfolk, where he also owns a hotel, visiting here along with Virginia Jones and George Harris, other new Norfolk residents. 0110.

PHILADELPHIA: ALEC TAPPEN, property man at the

Troo Theater, iff In St. Joseph's Hospital here with the thieurnonla. . . ROSITA ROYCE started at Strinley Carroll's.here to break in a new routine for the niteries. . . . ED (SPIKE) HOWARD, vet strong inan, latest novelty act booked for the Izzy Hirst circuit.

Dian Rowland 37C in Minna' Holy Week; DeFee Tall 55C

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.-Holy Week played havoc with the Alvin Theater box office for the week ended April 22, with than Rowland. strip queen at the Harry Hirsch burly house attracting $3.700.

For week ended April 15, Lois Deft° pulled a surprise $5,500. Her tail stature worked well for publicity gags which netted newspaper space.

Season closes this week with Patricia Joyce and Mae Brown sharing headline honors.

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NEW 'YORK, April 24.-Cocktall bookers are beginning to see an. era of units doubling ha two spots. This condition is developing around New York because of the talent shortage and it is likely that it will spread to other areas.

Locally Don Baker is doubling between Dempsey's and Martins' Cafe, while Irving Fields Is alternating between Rogers' Corner and the Enduro. The Hickory Nuts are spending considerable time com- muting between Newark and Elizabeth, N.3%, where they serve In lounges in both towns.

Bookers are happy about the situation. They feel that else ice lies been broken and once the idea of these bookings gets around generally, more are sure to follow.

A great hells to the doubling idea is the matinees at Rogers' Corner, Enduro, Dempsey's end the Aquarium. Arrange- ment of hours is simple when one of these spots is involved. These spots are not averse to having their talent advertised in other lounges. They feel they get the

Jones Unit Set for "Meet the People" ,

HOLLYWOOD, April 24.-Spike Jones and His City Slickers, corn outfit, will forego their planned vaudeville house tour, from all indications, due to transportation difficulties and important as- signments In their own back yard. Metro signed the combo for a spot in its forthcoming film musical Meet the People. Jones is also auditioning with his boys for a number of summer radio shows.

The Jones musicians have their homes here and are not too anxious to take to the road. General Amusement Corpora- tion recently snapped a theater tour for them and had no trouble getting 33,500 - a -week offers.

benefit of the additional ads and publicity.

Bookers can sell A unit at a lower price if permitted to double elsewhere and buyers are expected to go for that bolt. Bookers also believe that with talent becoming scarcer because of the inroads by the draft and war work, lounge operators will be forced to get units on a doubling basis,

Operators are having trouble getting suitable combos now. Once doubling becomes more prevalent their talk will be easier. The idea may work out to the advantage of all concerned with units able to get more, working two places, even the they are being submitted to each at a lower price. Bookers similarly expect to get in on the harvest.

Kobblers Set To Do Short on Rationing

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Korn Kob- biers have been signed by Paramount to rio a short, Rationed Rhythm, a comedy

treatment of 'the rationing situation.. This short will also be reduced to 16mm.

for showings among the arched forces outside the country.

The outfit is NOW doubling between a

New Jersey war plant and Rogers' Corner.

They are at the latter spot week-ends only.

Loins Jordan in 4F CHICAGO, April 24. - Louis Jordan,

leader of the Tympany Flve combo, has been rejected by the army and classified in 4F because of a hernia condition. He will fulfill his four-week army camp tour starting Friday (30), as scheduled, and then resume with theater dates.

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Off the Cuff EAST:

THREE BROWNIES into the Lord Lans- downe Lounge, Dayton, 0. . . . STEVE BERNARD'S Three Cats and a Fiddle to the Hillerest. Hotel, Dayton, a .

THREE LOOSE NUTS started at the Majestic Music Bar, Philadelphia. . .

SCHNICKELE'RITZERS' date tut Demp- sey's, New York, has been moved to May 7. . . LITTLE FOUR, vocal quartet of six-footers, signed with Como/Rioted Radio Artists and open at Windmill, Charleston, W. Va., May 3 for 26 weeks. . . . PAULETTE PARKER. singer, is an addition to the Ringside, New York. . . .

SUGAR HILL QUARTET opened at the Turf Athletic Club, Galveston, Tex., Saturday (24) and are to follow with the Flagship, Union, N. J. . . JAQUELINA, singing accordionist, is on a tour -week date at the Brevoort, New York.

JOE MARCELLA, pianist, teamed up with vocalist Judy Lane. . . JESSE ALTMILLE.R. breaking in his new combo at the Atlantic Grill. Philadelphia. . . .

HELEN PAGE and her Three Jacks of Rhythm, new at Wilson's Cocktail Lounge, Philadelphia. . . . JOHNNY PARIS teams with Mary Lou PaVelle for a ph:no- wt:al duo at Lou's Germantown Bar.

. THE FOUR GEMS next in at Betty's Musical Bar, Camden, N. J. . DIEVA and JERRY makes for the new unit at Hotel Penn's Mirror Bar. Trenton, N. J. . , JACK LEWIS brings his Three Collegians to Philadelphia's Shubert Grille.

KENNETH THOMPSON, novaehord player., is featured in the Rule Restaurant Neptune Room, Washington. . . . BEE SCOTT TRIO have started at the Melody Club, Staten Island, N. Y.

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Detroit Bars Booming; Big Combo Demand

DETROIT,, April 24.-The cocktail unit field here is booming, thanks to the thousands of war workers spending a share of their income for entertainment. While regular night clubs are doing fine Ms, the cocktail lounges get the major share of the spending money due to their convenient 10.1110118, type of entertain- silent offered and popularity of prices.

Soule 64 spots are located downtown and In neighborhoods using units ancL according to estimates made by local booking agencies, spend around $1,000,000 annually for talent. Units, consequently, are in heavy demand, singles pulling clown anywhere from $85 to $150. and teams up $225. Nome attractions, of course, make special deals.

The Delbridge & Gorrell Office here, which books 16 of the lounges in town, employs some 40 performers weekly, earning an average of 34,000. Salaries in this area are probably better than In any other key city with the exception of New York, clue to the terrific business enjoyed by local spots which can afford to spend more money for good talent.

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May 1, 1943 NIGHT CLUB S-VAUDEVILLE.0 combos are highly popular. Meade Lux Lewis, sepia pianist, has been set Into Baker's Lounge, alternating with Jack London, piano and voice. Bill Goodin, colored pianist, started at the Crept Show Lounge, moving over from Club 509. Ruben Evans, piano, took over at the Seville Hotel Lounge.

The unit booking field has keep many an office from going out or business for the duration. particularly offices which have concentrated on automotive company shows and parties, now fond mem- ories. The Delbridge-Gorrell firm, for one, grossed $750,000 annually from these dates.

War Dishards Three More Philiy Units

PHILADF,LPHIA, April 24.-War forced three of the town's top cocktail combos to disband this week. Freddy Baker Quartet, holding forth at Wilson's Cock- tail Lounge, called it quits when guitarist Baker left to take a job in a shipyard and fiddler Earl ((lump) Comfort took a war job at Budd's.

Four Toppers, one of the first combos in the field, disbanded, fiddler Joe Gor- dano, leader man, going into the army. Other three lads took jobs at the Brewster Aircraft plant here. Lou Hamm% broke up his Three Interludes when the army took his pianist and the war factory Isis guitarist. De Francis joined the Don Rena !do Quartet cement at Frank Palumbo's.

CHICAGO, April 24.- The army will break up the original Sharps and Flats (3) June 11 when Arvid Garrett, guitar. and LeRoy Morrison. bass, report for In- duction here. Colored combo, together for eight years, is now filling its last job at Louis Germantown Bar, Philadelphia.

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bination of expert musicianship and showmanship. Play and sing sweet, swing and South American tunes equally well. Their youlhful appearance is further enhanced by Latin costumes.

A sister-brother team forms the nucleus of the unit. Jim Nuzzo plays tenor sax and clarinet. Ann Nuzzo is an accomplished accordionist. Both sing. Accom- panying them on guitar is Vic Conchola.

They have played the Town Casino, Chi- cago; Carter Hotel, Cleveland, and the Lor- raine Hotel, Madison, Wis. Currently starred at the Show Boat, San Diego, Calif. Managed by Music Corporation of America,

Red Cooper. remaining member, playing vibes and drums, hopes to pick two new mee and continue under the same label.

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Chi Officers' Club Starts Unit Policy

CHICAGO. April 24.-The Officers' Club of the Knickerbocker Hotel, limited to officers and with a seating capacity of only 30 people, will adopt a unit policy starting Monday (26) when Dan Sterling and His Dukes (4) open an indefinite rim. Contract has been set thin Bert Genes, local agent, and Alma Koch and Celle Howard of the hotel staff. representing the club.

Room is ultra In appearance, recently furnished and decorated by Marshall Field's at a cost of $25,000. Units will work six nights a week. Saturday entertainment programs limited to the neighboring ballroom in the hotel where Lew Diamond and Ills band the playing for dances.

Waller Sinoleri for $750 in Plzily 11,1.

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Fats Waller, as a single, is pulling clown $750 a week at Mort Csiesway's Celebrity Bar here. Quite a figure for a spot which his a capacity for only 95 people.

Waller is one of several new units to work local cocktail lounges. Dooley Wil- son, the singer In the Casablanca movie, doubled et The Cove from Fay's Theater this week, and Bill Cadmus and His Sky- liners, recently in the Mary Martin musical Dancing in. fee Streets, and the Palmer Brothers, formerly with Cab Cailoway's band, started at the Midway Musical Bar. Others include Estelle and Her Brunettes and Harry MacKey Trio into the New 20th Century, and Marjorie Hyams and Her Stylists into the Cove. All set thus the Eddie Suez Agency.

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moved to the Oahu Isle Room of the Nameless cafe, Chicago, Sunday (25).

EVERETT HULL and His Topnotchers () moved Into the Normandy Lounge. Chicago. , . FOUR BLAZES started at the 115 Club, Grand Forks, N. D., after a long spell in this area. . . JACK Tonarcrizt, sax man with The Modula- tors (4) at Helsing's, Chicago, Is in the army. Unit, Incidentally. has signed up Peggy Lester, vocalist, as a permanent fixture. . . . DUKE SCHILLER and His Kernels of Korn (4), now at the Kentucky Lounge, Chicago, have signed a personal management contract with Phil Shelley. . . . THE EMIR SENATORS started a run at the Hotel Stigler, St. Louis. Betty Lynn, vocalist, added to the unit. . . . DON GOMEZ. organ-piano, held over at the Anclroy Hotel, Hibbing, Minn. . . .

HENRY BURST, cocktail booker with Frederick Bros. in Chicago, left for his home town, Kansas City, Mo., to be inducted into the army. . . . SPRON AND DUKOFP opening a return date at the Neil House. Columbus, 0. . . . JEANNE WILLIAMS, piano- voice, staying another four weeks at the Oasis, Sioux City, TA.

JERRY AND WI WAGNER, organ and piano duo, lost their Hammond organ during the recent fire at the Mane, Duluth, Minn. They have replaced it, however, and opened at the La Salle Ho- tel, Milwaukee. Other units at the Flame during the fire Included Carol Thompson and Clark Hayden, singers.

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WEST COAST; THE THREE PEPPERS, colored unit,

have a featured spot in Bill Robinson's Born Happy unit at the Alcassr, San Francisco, . . . FOUR KINGS OP JIVE going into the Florentine Gardens, Holly- wood. Both handled by Jolly Joyce. Phil- adelphia..

(Routes are for eurrent week when no dates aro given.)

A Ascent, Hughes Ruth (Pierre) NYC, nc. Adler, Larry (Riverside) Milwaukee. t. Al & SOMA (Ubangi) NYC. nc. Allen, Beverly, & Billy Revel (Glenn Ren-

dezvous) Newport, Ky., nc. Allen, Sara (Onyx) NYC, nc. Althea. (Old Roumanian) NYC, cc, Alphand, Claude (Slue Angel) NYC. nc. Amaya, Carmen (La Conga) NYC, cc. Ames. April (Copacabana) NYC, nc. Ammois & Johnson (Cafe Society Downtown)

NYC, nc. Anderson, Dolores (Casbah) NYC. nc. Anderson, Jellybeans (Ubangi) NYC, nc. Andrews Sisters (Palace) Cleveland, t. Anthony. Allen St Hodge (Chicago) Chi, t. Arabella (Glen Park Casino) Buffalo 2G-May 1. Arlaine Trio (Dixie) NYC. h. Arlen, Faith (Leon & Eddie's) NYC, no. Armand & Anita (Villa Madrid) Pittsburgh,

no.

Baker, Belle (Yacht) Pittsburgh, nc. Baker, Bonnie (Ono's) Hollywood, re. Balzer Sisters (Dixie) NYC, h. Banks, Alfred (Fay) Phila. t; (Royal) Balti-

more, May 1-7, t. Minks, Sadie (Old Roumanian) NYC, re. Barnes, Lillian (Flamingo) Ohl. no. Barrett, Elaine (Coo Rouge) NYC, nc. Barrett, Sheila (Lookout House) Covington,

Ky., nc. Barry, Dave (Paramount) NYC, t. Barry, Gene (Rosalinda) NYC, no. -Barry, Vicki (Sawdust Trail) NYC, Be. Barrys, The (La Martinigno) NYC, cc. Beaucaire, Pierre (Louise's Monte Carlo)

NYC, nc. Benoit, Jenn (Bertolotti's) NYC, no, Ber-Mar (Pierre) NYC, h. Berry Bros., Three (Strand) NYC, t. Birse, Darla (Russian Krotchma) NYC, re. Bishop. Wendy (Park Central) NYC, h. Blaine, Larry, Trio (Cashel)) NYC. Be. Blair As Dean (Clover Club) Miami, no. BlaKstone. Nan (Esquire) Montreal, no. Blanche & Elliott (0aSanove) Detroit, rte. Belling, Clem (Continental) Chesapeake, 0.. nc. Blue, Ben (Slapsy Maxie's) Hollywood, no. Bolos, John (Temple) Rochester, N. Y., t. Boley, Kay (Flamingo) Chi, nc.

THE ANGIE BOND

.1,231A AcT, v-R-TI''.111111q °ATTRACTIONS II is, Claire & Shannon (Hurricane) NYC,

In. Harris & Shore (Capitol) NYC, t. Havoc, June (Itivereide) Milwaukee, t.

41',:.:`,' - WINUTIEF,i, (For Orchestra Routes, Sec Music Department) Hawkins, Coleman (Kelly's Stable) NYC, no. Hawkins, Sid (23 Room) NYC; AC.

Explanation of Symbols: a- auditorium; b-ballroom; c-cafe; cb-cabaret: cc--country club; Henley, Egifeatic,:cn, uzott Ifil'clegarde (Savoy Plaza) NYC. h. h- hotel; mh-music hall; nc-night club; p-amusement park; ro-roadhouse; re- restaurant; Herbert,

S-showboat; 1-thee ter. Billiard, Harriet (Capitol) NYC, a

Hit Paraders (State) NYC. t. Hobby Lobby Show (Capitol) Washington, t.

(See ROUTES on page 56) Callahan Sisters (Mount Royal) Montreal 28- May 0. b.

Capella & Patricia (Nixon) Pittsburgh. re. Carlos & Renee (Louise's Monte Carlo) NYC,

nc. Carlele, Una Mae (Plantetion) NYC. no. Carr Bros. (Mich' ;an) Detroit, t. Carroll, Jimmy (23 Room) NYC, nc. Carter, Chariot & Bob (Nixon) Pittsburgh, re. Chesney, Guy (Copacahana) San Francisco,

Ohittison, Herman. Swing Trio (Le Ruben Blue) NYC, no.

Chocolates, Three (Plantation) NYC, TM. Claire, Bernice (Queen Meryl NYC, tic. Claire, Harris & Shannon (Hurricane) NYC,

Clark, Keith (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Claude), Marguerite (Idle Hour Supper Club)

Charleston, S. O. Coles. Eddie (Ubangi) NYC, no. Colstons, The (Orpheum) Omaha, t. Conrad, Cliff (Embassy) Brooklyn, fie. Corday & Triano (Baker) Dallas, Cortez, Flores (Te Pee) Miami, no. Costello, Masa (Mate) NYC, t. Covert & Reed (Park Plaza) St. Louis, It. Crater., The (Swan) Phila. no. Crawford & Caskey (Park Plaza) St. Louis. h. Cross Se Dunn (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky.,

ce. Curran, Vince (Club 18) NYC, aro.

D Demur, Hone (Essex House) NYC, h. Daniels. Billy (Kelly's Stable) NYC, no. Davis, Eddie (Leon & Eddie's) NYC, no. Dave, Evelyn (Versailles) NYC, no. Debonetts. The (Glantz Rendezvous) Newport,

Ky., ne Deny, Arleen (Sawdust Trail) NYC, no. DeMar & Denise (Wm. Penn) Pittsburgh, h. Deceit, Doris (131apsy Maxie's) Hollywood. nc. Dennis dn Sayers (Brownie's) Rochester.

N. Y. nc.

Earl & Francis (Regal) Chi, C. Si Cote. (Chez Amli Buffalo 20-May 15, nc. Eldridge. Jean (Lookout House) Covington,

Ky., no. Eights, Pour (Tower) Kansas City, Me., t.

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LARRY ADLER. Sh a ync anri Arun - strong: Oriental, Chicago, May 7, week; Riverside, Milwaukee, May 14, week.

KENNY BAKER: Oriental, Chicago, Juno 4 (week).

BLACKSTONE HOTEL, Chic ag o: Georgie Price, April 29 (four weeks); Giovanni, May 28 (four weeks).

NADI BLAKSTONE: LaConga, Incl., May 17 (two Weeks).

JANE FRAZEE: Palace, Columbus, O., Emerald Sisters RTSO-Shows) Port Ord, May 11-13; Palace, Cleveland', 14 (week);

Salinas, Calif.. M-29; Treasure Island, San New Bijou, Battle Creek, Mich., June Francisco 30; Naval Alr Sta., Alameda, May 4.6. .

1; Replacement Center, Pittsburg 3. HUGH HERBERT: Oriental, Chicago, Errolle, Martha (Drake) Cht, h. Evans, Bob (Chez Parcel Chi, nc. May 21 (week); Riverside, Milwaukee, 28 Evellni Trio (Monte cares) NYC, no. (week); Tower, Kansas City, Mo., June

4 (week). Varney, Evelyn (Paramount) NYC, S. MITZI MAYFAIR: Chicago, Chicago, Fernandez. Jose (Havana-Madrid) NYC, no. May 14 (week).

OZZIE NELSON: Riverside, Milwaukee, Petehlt, Steein (State) NYC, S.

Field, Robert (Leon Ss Eddie's) NYO, cc, Aug. 6 (week). Fields, Benny (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport, HAROLD NICHOLAS: Oriental, Chi-

Ky., nc. Porbes, Brenda (Blue Angel) NYC, Cu. cage, May 21 (week); Riverside, Mil- Forrest, June (Music Hall) NYC, t. waukee, 28 (week). Forsythe, Christine (Temple) Rochester, N. CALLAHAN SISTERS: Beverly Hills

V 27 Y., t. Country Club, Newpoit, ley., Ma 14- .

Francis. Jeanne. & Jerry Grey (Coliseum) GEORGIE TAPPS: Chicago, Ohlohgo, May 7, week. Franey, Dot Star-Spangled Ice Revue (Henry

De VasConcellos (Roxy) NYC, C. Diaz, Iris (Ubangi) NYC, nc. sin Diego. Calif.. until May 1.

TRIO D'Ray, Phil (Trocadero) Henderson, Ky., 19- Frame% Gregory (Henry Hudson) NYC, Is 29. nc. Freshmen Four (Rogers Corner) NYC, re.

Fero. Rtrr. Alrenar.:4ervt,'O'aaele'ilege'rervigik, Artists, DeShon, Maxine (Flamingo) Chi, no. R. C. A, Bldg ., N. Y, 0, Di (Loon Fa Eddie's) NYC, fie,

DiOntano, Jayne .9.: Adam (Beverly Hills) ashy, Prank (RKO-Boston) Boston. t. Newport, Ky., cc. Galante & Leonardo. (Staler) Detroit, h.

Dixon. Gaye (Club 18) NYC, nc. Gale. Lenny (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport, Dombey, Ken (Puritas Springs Park Rink) Ky., sc.

Cleveland, p. Gary, Tex (Onyx) NYC, no. Dont...I', Nicolay (Russian Kretchma) NYC, Gases Trio (Stadium Circus) Chi; until May

re, _9. Corbett. Dorothy, Dancers (Edgewater Beach) cseroux, Jackie (Latin Quarter) NYC, no.

Gerity, Julia (Sawdust Trail) NYC no. Chi. h. Douglas Bros. (Belmont Plaza) NYC, It. Gifford, Albert (Music Ball) NYC, t. Drake, Johnny (Roxy) NYC, 1. Gifford, Maya (Bertolotti's) NYC. oe. DuBois, Wilfred (Oriental) Chi, t. Gilbert. Gloria (Latin Quarter) NYC. no.

AND HER MUSICAL PLOWBOYS 'Duke.. Willie (Plantation) NYC, no. Glover & Leaf. (Hamden) Cleveland, h. Dunedlen, Myrtle (Leon 84 Eddie's) NYC, as. Golden Gate Four (Paramount) NYC, t, DuPont, Bob (Strand) NYC, t. Golden pair (Vogue-Terrace) Pittsburgh, h. For

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Dupree, Bobby (Nixon) Pittsburgh, re. Granada (Old Roumanian) NYC. re. a: terms and eiddiCisn

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Durant% JIMMY (Copacabana) NYC, no. Gulear Tito (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, Si. ........-.......--..-

D'ivons, The (Pierre) NYC, h. Grady) Atlanta, h.

AMERICa FINEFT Ctriplarun'ellt01-1/mil Act, DeRivero, Carmen (Havana Madrid) NYC, Be. Pula, Leo' (Old Roumanian) NYC, re.

Bond. Gertrude (Royale) (Verl'iTer.C'ortimbini.

O., t. Bourbon & Battle (Jefferson) St. Louis, h. Bowan. Sybil (Oriental) CM, t. Brandon. Joan (Nixon) Pittsburgh, re. Bride. Phil (La Martinique) NYC, no. Bromley, Bob (Hurricane) NYC. nc. Brooks, David (Mount Royal) Montreal, h. Bruce, Mary Jane (Cafe Trouville) NYC, no. Bryant, Betty (Le Ruben Bleu) NYC. no. Burns, Betty (Bismarck) Chi, h.

Cabana Trlo (Mmma) NYC, re.

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NEW YORK, April 24.-Billy Shaw, one-night booker for the William Morris Agency, may become known as the "god- father of jazz" if his plan to tour jazz groups jells. Shaw has lined up six groups of six men each, with Eddie Condon heading "Chicago Jazz," Sidney Bechet in front of "New Orleans Jazz, Mary Lou Williams or Lips Page with 'Kansas City Jazz," Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson fronting a "Boogie -Woogie" band. Art Hodes and company featuring "Blues and Barrelhouse," and Coleman Hawkins leading a gang in "All-Star Jazz."

Groups will be sold singly to colleges, clubs, etc., or in package form for big city promotions. One such promotion, skedded for Washington 'about June 1, will get the tours under way, with follow- up dates being fixed in Boston, Phila- delphia, Bridgeport, Scranton, Rochester and here in New York.

An Idea Is Born Shaw. who is an ex-trumpeter, has

continued to keep his ears cooked for the hot stuff while peddling the more salable sweets, and the many jam sessions here that attract =sic fans at a dollar a clip set him thinking. When the grosses on the three Ellington concerts done in New York, Boston and Cleveland reached telling totals, Shaw began to see the possibilities in selling jazz wholesale to the public.

Shaw's booking experiences cautioned him against taking on anything that would present transportation difficulties, so he decided on limiting the groups to six men, adding a local small band from each town as the basic ork.

Promoters will tie in local disk jockeys as "commentators," expecting from then1 plenty of free plugs and playing of the performers' records as belly in advance of the dates. Tie-ins will also be made

Rey Adds Manager, Two New Vocalists

NEW YORK, April 24.-Working together side by side in the Coast airplane plant of Vega has brought about an extra- curricular business association between Alvin Rey and Happy Goday, formerly professional manager of Leeds Music. Goday has become Rey's road manager, tripling from his war work and song- plugging activities.

Rey has also added two new vocalists, Andy Russell and Peggy McCall, while the King Sisters are playing theater and hotel dates in the East. But for tho duration ark's dance dates will be only side-fine to war work,

Dunham Flunks Physical; Vallon in Army May 15

NEW YORK, April 24.-Sonny Dun- ham, who went thru another army physical examination this week, remains in 4-r due to a heart condition.

Mike Vallee, personal manager of Woody Herman, is set for Induction into the army May 15.

Erie Ballroom Reopens ERIE, Pa., April 24.-Rainbow Gardens

opened. the season after a full winter blackout to draw 1,000 dancers to Rich- ard Bimber's music. Advance tickets were out at $1.25 a head and while final figures were not available gate looked like $1,200 plus.

Last band to appear before Himber was Les Brown, who came in early De- cember in the midst of gas rationing, drawing $700. Jack Teagarden, who came in just before the gas ban, brought in $844.

Back k) Jazz, ;.1.1 euegur

with the numerous "hot clubs" and fan clubs scattered around the countryside. One of the gimmicks planned as an added attraction will be recordings of the music played on the spot, awarded to lucky prize winners among the audience,

Jam for Free WNYC, the municipal broadcasting

station here, has been running annual jazz jamborees as part of its American Music Festival, and local toot Butters turn out en masse for the occasions.

Participating horn blowers knock themselves for free, glad Of the opportunity to indulge in some righteous roughhouse. At odd times there are as many as eight regular jam sessions a week on tap in this town and it is a common practice for many famous but hungry names to sit in for kicks, getting their bread-and-butter money where they can find it. If playing jazz can be put on a paying basis by Shaw, he's going to win himself an awful lot of friends among the hot boys.

Jazz Concerts, Inc., has been organized by the Morris Agency to take care of the bookings.

"Zero" Pub Wins Dismissal of Suit

NEW YORK, April 24. - The suit brought by the writers of Machine Gun, Song against %Candy-Joy and the writers of Johnny Zero charging copyright in- fringement was dimissed by Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell. However, the court ruled that plaintiffs may serve a second amended complaint, making Ed- win H. Morrie, publisher of the G41n song, a party to the action.

Case arose when a musical device used by Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, Mann Curtis and Cy Corbin in Machine Gun Song was duplicated in Johnny Zero.

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bookers are having their hands full explaining hikes in band costs to promoters. Pop into any booker's office at any time of day and the conversation over the long-distance phone will run along these lines:

Billy Shaw (William Morris): "Don't blame me. I'm working for Mr. Rail- road, understand?"

Harry Moss (MCA): "It's transportation, I mean . . . transportation!"

Dick Grabbe (GAG): "What arc ya kicking about? It all goes to the railroads."

Wima buy a train, I mean, band?

TD .Denver Orph's First li le h. Act: in 4 Years; Does 26Gs

DENVER, April 24. - Tommy Dorsey and his ork did a capacity seven days at the Orpheuin here. His engagement ended Tuesday (20) with a $26,000 gross. Dorsey's appearance was the first stage presentation at the Orphetun iii four years.

Mark Ailing, house manager recently transferred from the Golden Gate in San Francisco, was much impressed with the business and hopes to book additional ork units into the theater.

Besides his featured vocalists, Bar- bara Camvin, Skip Nelson and the Sen- timentalists, Dorsey used two acts, the Colstons, comedy dance team, and Lew Hoffman, "The Mad Hatter," juggler.

Eddie Stone in Radio 'Try, Marks Time Plugging Songs

NEW YORK, April 24.- Eddie Stone, vocalist who left Freddy Martin about five weeks ago, is here dickering for a radio spot as a single.

In the meantime Stone Is working as New York representative of American Mosaic, Hollywood publishing firm. The singer holds a card in the Contactrnen's Union, taken out for Isham Jones's publishing company when Stone sang with Jones.

Musiliers Miss That ET Moola, Mull a Petition to Petrillo; Sono-n Singing s Singing the Blues

NEW YORK, April 24. - Musicians formerly engaged in electrical transcription work are griping about the apparent failure of AVM heads to settle the recording ban. There is lots of talk about sending a petition to Petrillo urging a conclusion of the ban, but each recalcitrant is afraid to be the one to snake the first move.

These men maintain they were solidly behind their union leader when he was under attack by NAB- and most of the daily press, but they feel the Senate hearings and the Supreme Court decision constituted a personal triumph for Petrillo, and they now want personalities to be forgotten and a workable solution. reached,

Vocalists are in the unique position of having the permission of their own union, AFRA, to make recordings if they wish but are afraid to do so because of what Aral might say. Some have made ETs either unaccompanied or with uku- leles (not under union jurisdiction), but the best known names are afraid of being put on the AFM "unfair list," which would deprive them of any future orchestral accompaniment.

One of the major diskere toyed with the idea of cashing in on the current popularity of one of its singers by putting out waxings with vocal accompaniment, but received work unofficially that It was inviting a peck of trouble from the musicians' union.

Another singer is reported to have been offered $1,000 on the line to record

10 sides with Hammond organ accompaniment, which would have been boot- legged to retail record shops. It is understood that those behind the $1,000 offer have a lino portable recording which could be set up anywhere that is safe from the prying eyes of an 802 delegate.

Another gripe from musicians is directed at the union's failure to track down the "Hal Goocianans" and "Ross Leonardo" who have been recording for some of the smaller disk firms. Altho 802 has summoned a string of members before its trial board for questioning, 111

has been unable to make any headway in finding out where or how these wax - logs have been made. Dissatisfied members maintain that if questioning leads nowhere union officials should . take stronger action by setting private detec- tives on the trail of ban-breaking suspects.

NEW YORK, April 24.-Local 802 was stymied once again in its attempt to track down the "Ross Leonard" now recording for the Savoy label. "Leonard" was believed to be Pat Rossi, former vocalist with Don McGrarie. McGyane, who appeared before the union's trial board, said he would request Rossi to appear, but neither the union nor the hand leader have any hold on the singer, as he is no longer connected with the orchestra and is not a member of the union.

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NEW YORK, April 21.-Joe Glaser. who has been expanding his hand stable steadily over the past year, is now riding high on a rising market with plenty of bands to feed hungry spots. Unlike most of the other bookers, Glaser has been lucky In not losing his name properties to the draft.

In the past three weeks Glaser has had three of his bands playing three of the top New York theaters. Les Brown just closed a five-week engagement at ,o

the Paramount, Van Alexander's band fronted by Bob Crosby played two weeks at the Capitol, while Jan Savitt is currently working out a six-week date at the Strand.

Earning power of Glaser's bands has been mounting rapidly, with some of them having shot up from nowhere into high-priced brackets In the past year, Les Brown reached the figure of $8,500 ;F

a week for his Paramount date. Along with the three mentioned above,

Teddy Powell has been making a terrific comeback after going thru a long period of bad breaks. Freddy Slack, playing on the Coast, is booming higher every day. Lionel Hampton has been burning up the race theaters mad the McFarland Twins are hooked solid for five months ahead unless they decide to go into war work.

Eddie South is still playing steadily, while Red Allen and J. C. Higinbotham have been on the way up since they teamed as co-leaders. Wingy Manone is pulling an even stream of work on the Coast, and Don Bestor, musical director of Station WHN here, is playing a few. outside dates a week in this vicinity.

Pictures have also proved to be a nice source of revenue for Glaser's outfits. Columbia has already signed three of his bands, Jan Savitt, Teddy Powell and Louis Armstrong, for its big musical production, Jam. Session. Les Brown was on the screen in Seven Days' Leave and expects to return for more films. Freddy Slack got a big boost from his screen debut in Reveille With, Beverly.

James Sets 2 Chi Ballroom Records

CHICAGO, April 24. - Harry James broke the single-day attendance records at both the Aragon and Trianon ballrooms April 10 and 11 respectively, At the Aragon, James attracted 10,500 people who paid $1.10 (lemmas) and $1.50 (normal prices are 07 cents and $1.25). At the Trianon, attendance was limited to 8,500 patrons. Doors had to be closed for an hour and a half due to the enormous crowds which flooded the ballroom. Prices for the room were $1 and $1.25 as compared to the normal admissions of 80 cents and $1.10.

James was on for four hours during the evening in each ballroom. Eddy Howard was the Aragon co-feature, while Freddy Nagel alternated at the Trianon.

Aragon has lost the Guy Lombardo booking for May, the contract permitting Lombardo to cancel If a radio deal went thru in the East (which it did). Eddy '

Howard will remain thru May 8, followed by Tommy Dorsey, May 9-13, and Buddy Franklin, May 14-June 10. Lawrence Welk returns to the Trianon April 24 and drops out May 8 and 9 to permit Tommy ;- Dorsey to come in on his own. Welk I

will be back May 9 and will be followed June 15 by Eddie Rogers, who will remain thru July 4.

Another Leader to War Work CHICAGO, April '24.-Carvel Craig noti-

fled the William Morris Agency, his bookers, that he will break up his band this week at the conclusion of the Roose- velt Hotel, New Orleans, run and go into a war plant. He was set to open at the Claridge, Memphis, tonight (24), but the date has been canceled. Craig is married but has no children.

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May 1, 1943 MUSIC The Billboard 21

N!. 11112 A critical analysis of the latest record releases, covering both the musical arid

commercial angles of each disk reviewed. Reviews of greater length are given to recordings that possess unusual interest as to artist, selection, or both.

Paragraphs in heavy type are designed for operators of automatic phonographs as a guide to the potential value of recordings in music machines.

Key: FT-Fox Trot; W-Walls; VC-Vocal Chorus; V-Vocal Recording.

By M. H. ORODENKER

COUNT BASIE (Columbia 36675) AU of Me-PT; VC. Rusty Dusty Blues-PT; VC.

COLUMBIA digs at the bottom of its scrap pile to come up with this Count Basle kr pairing, the label's lone contribution this month to the pop lists. However, that fact does not detract any from the attractiveness of the issue, and both of the sides pack enough merit to gain wide circulation. The hit rage of an earlier day, All of Me was originally cut two years ago when Lynne Sherman, pale-face canary and wife of Basic's personal manager. Milt Ebbins, put in a recording 'session with the band. Gal is no novice wiser' it comes to selling a song. Strikes a note of sincerity in her lyricizing, and there is plenty of honey-dripping In her soft and soulful warbling. Moreover, the Basle band cools off the horns and applies a deft touch to the music that gives Miss Sherman sympathetic support that matches the character of the ballad. Setting It off at a moderate tempo, Miss Sherman picks up the opening chorus and lets the wordage fall like balsam on the ears. Solo trumpet in the low register, rifling it lightly and politely without doing so at the .expense of the melodic structure of the song, carries a second stanza halfway, and Miss Sherman picks it up again to carry out the spinning in song. Plattermate finds the Basle boys in a familiar pattern for Rusty Dusty Blues, typical race blues dished up in that Kansas City blues style at which the band Is so adept. And for this side it is James Rushing out in front for one of his typical rockin' and rollin' blues chanting. Tempo is slowed down a bit for this side, and after the sax section introduces the opening blues theme, Rushing takes over entirely to sound a word of warning to Isis sweet woman who is lacking in ambition when it comes to the love making. And there is a bit of spicy race humor implication in that part of the anatomy carrying the nondescript nomenclature of a Rusty Dusty. Rush- ing's singing is up to snuff, being particularly pleasing for such blues chanties, with the added advantagepf the biting band riffs cutting thru in the background.

For wide appeal, the familiar "Ail of Me" ballad has an excellent chance of hitting the phono mark. Moreover, the rabid Basic fans, particularly at the race locations, will find "Rusty Dusty Blues" just right,to their likings. In all, this couplet lends Itself to loading the dill -box with nickels.

PETER PIPER (Hit 7042 and 7043) When the Shepherd Leads the Sheep Back lionte-PT: VC. My Dreams of Tomorrow -FT; VO. What's the Good Word, Mister Bluebird?-PT; VC. There's a Harbor of

Dreamboats-PT; VC. Bon, of these Hit records are the answer to any disk purveyor's prayer. Mister

Bluebird, tuneful and rhythmic ditty, is already forging its way to the top of the hit-tune ladder. And with title being the only version on wax, its merchandising appeal is all set. Moreover, the nondescript Peter Piper offers up a highly acceptable entry in face qt present circumstances in the recording field. The other three titles all take their roots from the same pile that produced When, the Lights Go On Again. All are the anticipatory and sentimental war ballads of the boys on their way back. And having the benefit of attractive lyrical development to blend with pleasant and tuneful simple melodies, any one of the three has rich possibilities of striking it rich in song popularity. And again, Peter Piper puts In an acceptable performancesm each count. 'Mister Bluebird is taken at an easy and breezy tempo that is attractive to the tune. Tile unidentified male tenor voice goes cute end cuddlesome with the wordage for an opening and closing chorus bridged by a bright and toe-tapping band chorus. The remaining three ballads are all taken at a moderately slow tempo and give forth a particularly pleasant baritone voice that adds much to the commercial appeal of the songs and the sides. Mated with Bluebird le, There's a Harbor of Dreataboats (7043). Following the opening band chorus, the singer tells of the sweethearts lined along the shore of moonlight bay waiting for the rainbow that will signal the return of the boys and then their dreamboats can sail out of the harbor once more. The theme is again treateein similar allegorical manner for When the Shepherd Leads the Sheep Back Home, as the title itself might indicate. The band opens the side with half a chorus to set the stage for the singer and then returns for another half chortle to carry out the side. The plattermate, My Dreams of Tomorrow (7042), is more down to earthly phrenology, with the dream fantasy turning to thoughts 'of the lads 3 Dates in 3 Mos., returning home. For the side, the band ensemble lays down the opening chorus, Hampton's Record with the second stanza carrying the lyrical expressions.

Being 'exclusive entries, and with 'little At Fay's, Philly likelihood of any others entering the field, the music cps should lose no time In lining those up. "What's the Good Word, Mister Blu'. bird?" is already In the hit class, and one or more of the three sentimental war ballads are SUM to land in the same circle.

Garber First Name At Spokane Park; Teagarden Next in

SPOKANE, April 24.-Jan Garber and his new 18-piece swing band has been booked as the first MCA attraction at Natatorium Park pavilion this season. He goes in for two nights, April BO and May 1.

The park his its official opening May 7, with Jack Teagarden at the pavilion for a six -day stand. Manager Louis Vogel is trying to extend Teagarden's stay to eight days. Wally Boardman, fOrmerly of the Metronome here, is our- rently featured at the dance hall with Friday and Saturday performances.

SPOKANE, April 24. - George Hill, Spokane musicians' union secretary, and Mac Mullen have opened at the Metro- nome hall, replacing Wally Boardman and his hand, Who went into Natatorium Park. Hill and Mullen have joined forces for the first time and have organized a five -piece ork, with most of the boys doubling Crowds are good. drawing heavily 'from servicemen.

PHILADELPHIA, ApriI.24. -A third return engagement in less than three months is the record being chalked up at Fay's Theater here by Lionel Hamp- ton, For the. February 19 week Hampton set a house record at Fay's with a gross of $12,864; He then topped his own mark by going over the $13.000 mark on his second trip for the April 9 week, which brought the maestro a guarantee of $5,000 against a 50 per cent deal. Now Fay's has booked Hampton for a third trip in May. Hampton's popularity and drawing power borders on the sensational, especially since the band is without any hit records,

McShann Does 14Gs On 10 Race Dates

CHICAGO, April 24.-Jay MeShanis, Colored maestro, grossed $13,748 in 10 one- nighters, most of them in the Texas territory. Biz was above average in the majority of the spots, all Negro dates.

Following is the breakdown: Harvest Club, Beaumont, Tex., March 31, $1,350: Auditorium, Houston, April 1, $2,310; Auditorium, Galveston, Tex. 2, 81,720; Rankin's Ballroom, Dallas, 3, $960; Recrea- tion Center, Fort Worth, 84. $891; Audi- torium, San Antonio. 5, 11,891; Palace, Shreveport, La., 6, $796; Downbeat Room, Tulsa., Okla., 8, $943; Auditorium, Okla- homa. City, 9, $1,699, 'and the Forum,

Kan., 10, $1,245.

ON TERE4 F4,7iTAND Reviews of orchestras playing hotel, night club and ballroom locations and o art Comment Is based upon the present or potential commercial value of the

well as its musical quality.

Jeter-Pillars (Reviewed at Club Plantation, St. Louis) 11,141S ace sepia outfit has held forth

here for the past nine years and remains steadfastly popular. James Jeter and Hayes Pipers are the musical brains of the outfit, Pillars, makes es flashy sax-tooting front, while his co- leader remains in the background, part of the reed section.

Strongest selling point of the band is the perfection of the reed section. The four sexes, Including both leaders of the hand, blend as one, can sob or moan out a race tune or ride out on a hot chorus. Five-man brass section knocks out riffs with machine -gun precision, backed by the regulation four rhythm instruments, their heavy beat a tiling of joy for the dancers.

Lazy Rhythm is the original theme of the band and keynotes their style. Plenty of the library is on the slow side and that's when the band is at lie best. Pillars paces the band smartly, laying off the hot stuff for this non-jitterbugging patronage. Considering the tribu- lations of the band biz, this outfit has stood like a Rock of Gibraltar in a sea of sinking sidemen.

Malty Malneck (Reviewed at Biltmore Hotel, Los

Angeles) ANATTY MALNECK. composer of many ILL song hits and well known as the former viollnist-arronger with Paul Whiteman for 10 years, brings a sub- dued hotel style into the Biltmore that fits well. His variety of tempo includes ballads for many requests and fast numbers for the younger patrons. In addition to the dancing assignment, he plays the floorshow.

Malacca fronts in dignified style and paces with exceptionally good fiddle playing. His four brasses include three trumpets and a trombone, with Abe Benike 'taking the spot for hot horn parts and Frankie Stan doing smooth work on muted sweet stuff. The four reed section is plenty strong, with Alvy Weisfeld's alto work out of this world. Three rhythm highlights Milt Golden's effective work at the piano.

Pretty Gloria Faye, who rejoined the band on the slight caught, warbles the tunes in outstanding style.

Sam Abbott.

Bob Allen (Reviewed at Hotel Penney/van/a,

New York) THE last time Allen was reviewed by

this department, nine months ago, he was awaiting word on a Penney booking and his attention was fixed on the possibility of knocking off his first big-

time date, rather than the musks ema- nating from the bandstand. The data came thru shortly afterward and Allen settled down to the business of leading a band. He's still at It, beating off, arm waving, smiling and selling for all he's worth, and the result is, he's worth much more.

The real change, however, is yet to come, possibly after next week when lead trumpeter Randy Brooks leaves Allen for a post in Les Brown's band. Brooks is credited with having brought the Allen crew along to its present standing, musically, and he rates a nod for the fine dance beat it possesses end the drive it gets into the fully scored modern arrangements.

That's where the credit ends. Because of Brooks's horn work, the trumpets compose the screamingest, ear-pounding section in the business. They blow as tho they ware trying to run up a record mark on a noise meter. And front and center, usually standing up so that he will register a few extra sound &Tibias, is Randy Brooks leading his teammates into competition with the proverbial boiler factory.

That this kind of music, good as it may be for its kind, is at odds with the voice and personality of Allen apparently has never occurred to any of the managers connected with the band. Allen Is a soft-voiced crooner of romantic ballads, his ork is a brass hand, and never the twain shall meet. Maybe when the Brooks replacement is found the thing will work itself out as a matter of course. That 1,s, unless Allen tries to find Brooksei double.

Paula Kelly, with the band a short time, is a pert-looking gal but is not exactly a bail of fire. She, too, needs a different kind of music behind her and may work out well enough if the musical changes are made.

Allen has been moving up Steadily in the present bullish band market, and a Capitol Theater (New York) date Is already on the books. Conditions for leaders who remain in the field are daily becoming better, and Allen can make each now showing count If he hits on the right formula. As was mentioned earlier. he'll have the opportunity after neck walk. Elliott Grenstard.

Johnnie Long (Reviewed) at Hotel Gayoso, Memphis)

nNE of the more successful Micisouth V bands for the past few years has been Johnnie Long, a drummer boy heading a combo of three fiddles, three rhythm, one trumpet and three sax-an odd instrumentation, but one which he makes effective by simple arrangements which stick close to the melody. Origi-

(See ON THE STAND on page 24)

Easter Brings Back Name Bands To Philly and A. C., But Parks In Pennsy Lucky To Get Locals

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Personal appearances of big name bands for dances In this territory, almost a rarity today, enjoys a brief revival for the Easter holiday. Recently opened Met Ballroom it the only spot in town with band attractions Of .any name value. Currently has Teddy Powell, who is to hold over for a third week, and ath:oath is dickering for Tony Pastor to follow.

Holiday attention, however, will be focused on Town Hall here and on the Marine Ballroom at near-by AtlantioCity. Tom Cavanaugh and Jimmy Martin, who promoted the name band dances on Sat- urday nights at Brookline Country Club until the ban on pleasure driving set in, return to the promotional Bold tonight (24), bagging Jimmy Dorsey for a Town Hall prom. Marks Dorsey's first appearance h this the first

held forth at DtiPres's Strand Ballroom here last Thursday (15) for a race prom, Considering Lent and the cold weather, the 000 dancers turning out enabled the promoter to break even. With ducats sealed at 85 _end 95 cents, gate hit $740,

In Atlantic City, Steel Pier's Marine Ballroom has lined up three bands for the Easter Saturday and Sunday (24-25) dancing with Les Brown, Ray Kinney and Alex Bertha sharing the musical honors. Plan to bring In the available names for week-ends until the start of the regular summer season In June, when the pier's ballrooM becomes a full- week stand.

Indicative of both the dearth of available name bands and the hazards of barnstorming, Easter holiday finds no names for the park ballrooms thruoUt Eastern Pennsylvania. Holiday was always the signal for the new season's

Cavanaugh-Martin promotion since dark- starting with the large capacity of the ening their Brookline ballroom several ballrooms enabling the promoters to get months ago. the first call on the cream of the crop.

Town Hall again on Monday (28) at- This season, those of the park dements tracts attention with Jimmie Lunceford that are still running, consider it lucky on the bandstand for an Easter dance enough if they're able to pick up a local promoted by Reese DuPree. Earl Hines or territorial =telex/.



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in the order of selling appeal: Atlanta: Cox Prescription Shop; S. II, Kress. Birmingham: Nolcil's Radio = = 1 _most number of network plugs iw WEM', vutsc d WOR) ....]. Service Shop; E. E. Forbes & Sons; Monarch Sales Co.; Lotus Pizitz Dry Ci0OCIS CO. M ton: The Melody ... ' m between 5 p.m.-I a. weelowis and R a.m. -1 a.m. Sunday Mr the Shop. Bridgeport, Conn.: Howland Dry Gouda Co.; Whiting Radio Service; Gilman Music Store. Buffalo: =- week ending Thursday, April 22. Film tunes are designated by

= an (E); musical comedy tunes by an (14). Whiteman Song Shop; Broadway Music Shop. Butte. Mont.: Dreilbeibis Music Co. Chicago: Fluelson-Ross; z;

..... = Sears-Roebuck & Co.; MarshM1 Field; Wurlitser's Lyon & Healy- Goldblitt.t Bros. Cincinnati: Song Shop; = This compilation Is based upon data supplied by Accurate .... Willis Music Co.; Rudolph WurlItzer Co.; Steinberg's. Inc.; Clifton Music Shop. Dallas: S. H. Kress. El. Reporting Service. t = Denver: The May Co.; Century Music Shop; La. Salle Music Shop: CharICS E. Wells Music Co.; S. H. Kre.ss ,.., Des Moines: Des Moines Music House; Davidson Co. Detroit: Wurlitzer's; Grinnell Bros. Houston: S. :H, E Position Title Publisher Plugs Kress. Jacksonville, Fla.: Butler Record Shop. Kansas City, Mo.: MUSIC Box. Long Island: Temple of = La - t This Music Stores. Los Angeles: Southern California Music Co.; Hollywood House of Music; Glenn Wallich's r..; 7.4 Wk. Wk. Music City; S. IL Kress. Louisville, Ky.: Stewart Dry Goods Co. Memphis; 8. H. Kress

Miami: Richards Store Co.; Burdine's, Inc. Mihvaukee: Schuster's; Broadway House of Music; .....

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May 1, 7943 MUSIC

Ex-Musie Ed in Khaki Paints Gloomy Picture for Orksters Who Think Uniformed Ma Care

By PFC. DICK CARTER, A. A. F.

NEW YORK., April 24.-Before entering the army last November I was Music Editor of The Billboard and used to make sounds like a trade expert every week. Back in town on furlough, I'm asked to make sounds like an expert on what kind of music army men like, what kind of music they get and what the trade can expect from us dogfaces after the war is won. What I have to say will carry weight only if you agree that the major percentage of post-war band patronage is now in the service.

First of all, most of the drafted maestri who left the music world hope- ful their names would stay alive can forget about it. Many other leaders not in uniform who think they'll have a. big head start toward heavy coin during the post-war boom can forget about that, too.

Most soldiers left civilian life prefer-. ring Miller, James, Kyser, the Dorseys and one or two less unanimous favorites. They possibly took a passing interest in some new band or other, but they'll forget about it with passing time, especially since the odds are 1,000-1 against them. hearing Use band dining their army careers, So, salsa civilian bookers are straining to create new idols, it can't be done, because things just aren't set up that way.

Radio Take radio, which has always been the

prime factor in hand build-ups, There are plenty of radios in. every barracks, but they all play at once and are in competition with card games, arguments and tough sergeants rushing in to demand that the lights and radios be doused. I myself have been able to hear two Coca-Cola shows and one remote during flee months in the army. If most other barracks are like the 16 or 20 I've lived in, I'd say that a lot of radio music has been wasted on a lot of soldiers-that is, as far as profiting the band is concerned. The music may be turned on. I reepat, but hardly anyone Is really listening, and fewer know or care who is playing.

Because I keep in touch with things, I know that Frank Sinatra had clicked as a single. But those of my buddies who care enough about bands to know the names of vocalists don't know that Frank had left Dorsey. A couple of weeks ago we heard a snatch of the Hie Parade and a lot of the lads were mildly surprised to hear SLnatre, on the show.

Juke Boxes Juke boxes fare better. Located in

almost every barroom and in all Post Exchange stores, they get plenty of attention. Glenn Miller's name on the title slip of That Old Black Magic was sufficient to draw plays for the tuns and get moat of us whistling It in the showers. Before that it was Miller's Moonlight Remees You. Now it looks

as if it may be James's Velvet. MOM, But other records are played only because they're there. They carry no weight. When the wax works beg,in functioning again and start releasing disks made by new talent, I suppose army nickels will be dropped, but I doubt if the names will mean anything. lacking radio build-up.

Movies, Shows Bands playing in movies naturally get

undivided attention while on the screen. The movies are always packed and there ore no interruptions. Elia Mae Morse, ,

I recall, made or terrific hit at one of !

nay posts with her Cow Coat Boogie Reveille With Beverly. The guys will re- 1, member her. There are other instances. 1.1

Which brings us to USO shows and other personal appearances by band people. There aren't enough USO band shows given In enough different places to keep uniformed men conscious of the names of leaders. I spent three months at Chanute Field, 18 miles from Ohms- paign, Ill., and about 120 miles from Chicago. The week I left Ada Leonard and a unit played a USO show. That was the first band to play the camp while I was there. The excuse seems to be that Chanute Field is "too far oft the beaten track." So you can imagine how much professional music more remote posts get.

Service Bands We get our music from little soldier

combos playing in our service clubs. Most of them go heavy on the jive side, because that's what soldiers prefer and that, incidentally, is what soldiers will want after the war.

Shortly before I left Chanute Field a 14-piece army band turned up in the mess hail at lunch and began playing a flock of Glenn Miller and stringless Harry James arrangements. They tore the place down. Maybe somewhere in the army there are bands like that which don't appear anonymously. Maybe they are playing original arrangements and their leaders are getting local reputations which will spread. If there are such things, they'll have a good chance of commercial success later on.

Leaders who were Thinly established before the war-Shaw, Miller, Duchin, Jurgens and who else?-will be able to return to business as usual. Anybody not in the Shaw bracket will probably have to start from scratch. I don't care how many record jockeys are trying to keep them alive,

One last word. The other night all home I heard Tommy Dorsey's radio show for the first time in months. I now appreciate what the man-power problem Is in the band biz. The ork dropped more clinkers in that one half hour than a Dorsey band used to In one year. I can imagine what some of the other bands sound like.

erchcstra do) Of Maestri and Men

"TARRY JAMES and DUKE =mail. TON will receive Page-One Awards for outstanding contribution to the war effort at the annual New York News- paper Guild dance Friday (30) at the Astor Hotel, New York. . . . GUY LOM- BARDO, JIMMY DORSEY, VAUGHN MONROE and TOMMY TUCKER first bands skedded for weekly name band broadcasts from Manhattan Beach Naval Base, New York. . . . TOMMY DORSEY is combining his honeymoon with a tour of army camps starting in Colorado and ending up in Illinois from April 21 to May 7. , .. GENE KRUPA, LES BROWN, JAN GARBER, RICHARD 'UMBER. FRANKIE MASTERS and TONY PASTOR

sot for the Coca-Cola Spotlight Band Parade week of April 26, in that order. . . SAMMY KAYE, on the road after closing Frank Dailey's Terrace Room, Newark. N. J., opens the State Theater, Hartford, Conn., April 25 for a week, following with a week in Passaic, N. .5.

. . . CHICO MARX set for a string of one-nighters week of May 7 on his way to Lakeside Park, Denver, where he opens May 14. . . , MARILYN DAY replaces 1s RN YOUNG as vocalist with JOHNNY LONG. . . , HENRY JEROME signed by William Morris Agency. Band will continue indefinitely at Pelham Heath Lui, Pelham, N. Y.. . . BOB STRONG into Blue Moon, 'Wichita, Kan., April 24 In (See ORCHESTRA NOTES. on page 21)

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Dear Friends: At this Easter season we desire to extend our greetings to every branch of show business, and particularly:

1. TO OM'D. MIER ASSOCIATES, ARTISTS AND

1V110 WV UNIFORI The best dressed men and women in the Easter parade this year will be the men and women who are wearing the uniforms of our armed forces. In this category We desire to send special Easter greetings to those of our former associates who are now fighting our fight-. to Ensign Cole J. Keyes; to Flight Lieutenant Jim Sher- man; to Lieutenapt Ben Zucker; to Sergeant Bill Foster 4."somewhere. in Africa"; to Professor Hal Zeiger; to Lieutenant "Nig" Zucker-"somewhere in South America"; to Gene Detgen, of the United States Coast Guard, and to Sergeant Lee Stone. God bless you all, and hasten our day of victory!

2. TO OUR ARTISTS. Thank you for the part which you are doing in these trying war days helping to maintain morale. Show people have always been more than willing to give generously of their time and talent to all worthy causes. In these trying war times we feel that our artists, along with the rest of our profession, are giving graciously of their time and talent in their efforts to hasten our day of victory.

3. TO OUR PATRONS. Thanks very much for your patience, patronage and indulgence. We not only extend to our patrons our best wishes for a happy Easter season, but also desire to express our gratitude for the understanding which has been forthcoming from you in meeting the problems brought on by war. To all of our friends-in hotels, cafes, ballrooms, night clubs and theatres-employing our artists, thanks a lot for your patronage and consideration and for your parts in hastening our day of victory.

V for Victory. Very sincerely yours,

TILE STANFORD ZUCKER AGENCY

By Cirri 2ucket SZ-dm

P. S. We are happy to announce that, effective May 1st, Fred Robbins-formerly associated with the ARCY Agency-is joining our organization, in charge of our Act Department.




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(Routes are for current week when no dates aro given.)

A Allan, Bob (Arcadia Grid) Canton, 0 ne. Allen, Bob (Pennsylvania) NYC, Andrews, Gordon (18 Club) NYC. no. Andrews, Ted !Butler's Tap Room) NYC, nc. Anse lino, Don (Frank Palumbo's) Ph lla, nc. Angelo (Iceland) NYC, re. Arnheim. Otis (Sherman's) San Diego,

Calif., c. Arturos, Arturo (Park Central) NYC, h. Astor, Bob (Summit) Baltimore. b. Ayres, Mitchell (Palace) Cleveland, t; (Buf-

falo) Buffalo 30-May 6, t.

Baker, Don (Jack Dempsey's) NYC, re. 1

Bar, Vic (Olympic) Seattle, h. Baron, Paul (Savoy Plaza) NYC, h. Burragon (Queen Mary) NYC. no. Bari. Sam (Chicagoan) OM, h. Barrfe, Gracie (Slate) Hartford, Conn., 20-

Mny 2, t. Berta'. Jene (Lexington) NYC, Basile, Joe: Buffalo 28-May 1. Bates. Angie (Daniero's) Belle Vernon, Pa., re. Baum, Charles (Stork) NYC. sc. Bennett, Larry, & Steingtet (Endure'5) Brook-

lyn. re. Benson, Ray (Drake) Chi, h. Bergere, Maxlmillian (La Martinique) NYC,

no. Betancourt, Louis (Park Central) NYC, h. Manny. Bela (Coq Rouge) NYC, no. Bondshu, Nell (Blackstone) Chi, h. Bore, Mischa (Waldorf- Astoria( NYC, h. Bowman, Charles (Way. NYC, re. Bradshaw, Tiny (Rhumboogle) CM, no. Brandon, Bob (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky.,

cc. Breese. Lou (Chez Parcel Chi, Sc. Brigade, Ace (Pia -Mort Kans. City, Mo., b. Brown, Les (Paramount) NYC, t. Busse, Henry (Palace) Sall Francisco, IL

C Caballero, Don (Fete's Monte Carlo) NYC, no. Cabin Boys (Brown Derby) Washington. no. Capella & Beatrice (Hurricane) NYC. lie. Capella,. Joe (Jimmy Kelly's) NYC, at. Cordenas (Caste.) NYC, nc. Carroll, Jimmy (Astor) NYC, h. Carter, Benny (Hollywood) Hollywood, no. Casy (61 Club) NYC, no, Chester, Bob (Frolics) Miami, ne. Chiquito (El Morocco) NYC. nc. Collins, Bernie (Newman's) Saratoga SprInES,

N. Y., nc. Conde, Art (Homestead) NYC. h. Conn, Irving (Que. Mary) NYC. ne. Contreras, Manuel (El Peso) Santa Barbara.

Calif., re. Crawford, Jack (Trocadero) St. Paul, March

15-May 2, nc. Crane, Lee (Edison) NYC, h. Ougat, Xavier (Stanley) Pittsburgh, t. °urbane, Faust° (Stork) NYC, ne. Cutler, Ben (Versailles) NYC, lie.

D Dacha (Rainbow Room) NYC, no. Davis, Eddie (La Rue) NYC, re. Del Duca, Olivero (El Chico) NYC. no. Dinorah (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC, no. Dorsey, Jimmy (Roxy) NYC, April 28-May

25, t. Dorsey, Tommy (Orpheum) Omaha. t. Dougherty (Casablanca) Minneapolis, tic. Drake, Edgar (Adolphus) Dallas, h. Drowery, Russell (Diamond Subway) Balti-

more. nc. Durham, Eddie (Regal) Ohl, t.

Eddy, Ted (Iceland) NYC, no. Ellington, Duko ( Hurricane) NYC, Ms Ernie & His Norsemen (CaStlehelM) NYC, re.

F Pamllant, Mickey (Palumbo's) Phila. ow. Farber, Burt (Netherland Plaza) Cincinnati, h. Fisher, Mark (5100 Club) Cht. ne. Floyd, Chick (Syracuse) Syracuse, IL Poster, Chuck (Blackhawk) OM, a. Frooba, Frankle Ill Club) NYC, ne.

Garcia, Ralph V. (Cuban Village) CM, ne. Gordon, Max (Elks' Club) Charleroi, Pa., rut. Grant, Bob (Plaza) NYC, h. Grant, Rosalie (Essex House) NYC, h. Gray. Chauncey (El Morocco) NYC. no. Gray, Glen (Palladium) Hollywood. IL Gray, Zola (Frank Palumbo's) Phila. no. Greene. Murray (Horseshoe) Sunnyeldo. L. I.,

N. Y.. o. Grey, Tony (Bat Tabarin) NYC, no.

Handy, George (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC, no.

Harold, Lou (Hal Taber.) NYC, no. Harris, Jack (Lit Conga) NYO, no. Harris, Jimmy (Henry Grady) Atlanta, h, Hawkins, Erskine (Savoy) NYC, April 25-May

20, b. Hayes, Billy (Shangri-La) Phila, ne. Heath, Andy (Flitch's) Wilmington, Del., c. lleatherton. Ray (Biltmore) NYC. h. Herman, Woody (Orpheum) Oakland, Calif.,

29-May 5, t. Hill, Tiny (Highway Gardens) Stanwood, Ia.,

28; (Germania) Freeport, Th., 29, M (Rain- bow) Belvidere, May 1, M (Rink) Wauke- gan 2. b: (Melody Mill) Dubuque, 4, Is.

Hines, Earl (Apollo) NYC, t. Hoff, Carl (Edison) NYC, h. Hollander. Will (Kitty Hawk) La Mardis Air-

port, N. Y., no. Holmes, Alan (Aquarium) NYC, re. Horton, Aub (Clover) Fort Worth, Tex., nc. Humber, Wilson (Annapolis) Washington, h. Hutton. Ina Ray (Plymouth) Worcester. mass.,

29-29. t; (RKO-Boston) Boston 29-May 5, t,

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Following each listing appears a symbol. Fill in the designation corresponding to the symbol when addressing organizations or individuals listed.

ABBREVIATIONS; a-auditorium; b-ballroom; c-cafe; cb-cabaret; cc-country club; h-hotel; mh-music hall; nc-night club; p-amusement park; co-roadhouse; re- restaurant; s-showboat; t-theater.

'Tuber, Jerry (Molt Parcel NYO, no.

James, Harry (Paremount) NYO, t. Jenney, Jack (Chase) St. Louis 26 -May 5, It. Jerome, Henry (Pelham Heath Inn) Bronx,

NYC, ro. Johnson, Happy (Alabam) Los Angeles, BC. Johnson, Wally (Patio, Cincinnati, en. Jones, Spike (Ciro's) Hollywood, no. Jordan, Jess (Village Baru! NYC. ne. Jordan, Louis (Riverside) Milwaukee, t;

(Paradise) Detroit 30-May 0, 1. Joy, Jimmy (Bismarck) Chi, h.

Kavanaugh, George (Royale) Detroit, no. Kaye. Don (Claremont, Berkeley, Calif., h. Mayne, Judy (Aragon) Cleveland, b. Keeney, Art (Casino Royale) New Orleans. no. Kemper, Ronnie (Last Frontier) Las Vegas,

Nev., h. Kent. Peter (New Yorker) NYC, h. Kenton, Stan (Sherman) CM, until May 13, h. Keyes, Larry (St. Regis) NYC, h. Kinney, Ray (Colonial) Allentown, Pa., 26-

28, t. More Kobblers (Rogers Corner) NYC, no. Krupa, Gene (Terrace Room) Newark, N. J..

nc. Kuhn. Dick (Astor) NYC, h.

1.....,MOSS PHOTO sanitise, illISW.4.3,N.Y.c........

few as 5e each( References: 50-$4.13 MCA. RCA. Victor.

Write for Price List, 100-$6.60

Planless. dew prints . ell gxj 0 sizes. In large quantities as

Labrle, Lloyd (Darling) Wilmington. Del., h. Londe. Jules (Ambassador) NYO, h. Lace, Tony (Canary Cage) Corolla, Is I.,

N. Y.. nc. Lang, Lou (Belvedere) NYC. h. LaPorte. Joe (Old Roumanian) NYO, re. Leeds, Sammy (Primrose) Newport, Ky., go. Leicourt, Harry (Rogers Corner) NYC. no. Le Roy, Howard (Idle Hour Supper Club)

Charleston, S. C. Lo Scala°. Michael (La Rue) NYC, re. Levant, Phil (Armory) Brookings. S. D., 29;

(Excelsior) Excelsior, Minn., 30 -May 2, p; (Top) Austin 4, b.

Lombardo, ally (Roosevelt) NYC, Is. Long, Johnny (Michigan) Detroit, t; (Stan-

ley) Pittsburgh 30-May 9. t. Loper, Tony (mover Club) Miami, no. Loper. Vincent (Tani NYC, h. Lucas, Clyde (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky., co. Lunceford, Jimmie (PalaiS Royale) South

Bond, /ad., b. Lyman, Abe (Lincoln) NYC, h.

MeGrane, Don (Latin Quarter) NYC, ne. McGrew, Bob (Kans. City Club) Kansas

City. Mo. McGuire, Betty (Buvette) Rock Island,

26-May 9, nc. McIntyre, Hal (Temple) Rochester, N. Y., t, McIntire, Lan' (Lexington) NYC, h. McNamara (Shelton Corner) NYC, no. Mack.° (La Conga) NYC, no. Manuelo, Don (McCurdy) Evansville, Ind., IL Manaanares, Jose (La Salle) Chi. h. Mara, Anthony (Village Barn) NYC, ne. Martell, Paul (Arcadia) NYC, b. Marti, Frank (Copacabana) NYC, Sc, Martin, Dave (St. George) Brooklyn, It. Martin, Freddy (Ambassador) Los Angeles, h. Marx, Chico (RKO-Boston) Boston. t. Matthey. Nicholas (Russian Aretchina) NYC,

MaK ti.

the, hick (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport,

Maya, Don (Casbah) NYC, no. Mayhew, Nye (Bossed) Brooklyn, h. Melba. Stanley (Pierre) NYC h. Messner, Johnny (MeAlp)n) NYC, h. Miller. Freddy (St. Regis) NYC, h. Miller, Jay (Club 100) Des Molnes, no. Millinder, Lucky (Majestic) Houston, Too

(Maiestle) San Antonio 29-May 0, t.

Molina, Carlos (Indiana Roof) Indianapolis 24-30. b.

Monroe, Vaughn (Commodore) NYC. h. Morales Moro Iliavamt-Madrid) NYC, ne. Morgan, Russ (Edgewater Beach) Chi, h. Morris George (Armando's) NYO, no. Munro, Dave (Casa manual) Albuquerque.

N. M., until April 30, no.

Nelson, Male (Capitol) NYC, t. Newton, Charlie (Gables Inn) Pleasantville,

N. J nc. Nicholas, Don (Venice) Phi., a,

0 °Imam Val (Versailles) NYC, no. Osborne. Will (Casa Madrid) Louisville 26-

May 1, no.

Pafttmy, Joe (Belmont P1050) NYC, h. Panehito (Versailles) NYC, nc. Paulson. Art New Yorker) NYC, It, Pearl, Ray: Cedar Rapids. Ia., 28; (Germania)

Freeport. III., 29, 13.

Perner, Walter (Roosevelt) NYC h. Prrry, Ron

(ttmraosted)orNril.)1LChl, h. Peal, Emile Plummer. Joe (Slapsy IViaxie's) Hollywood, ne. Porter, Freak (Hickory House) NYC, re. Powell, Mousie (Aquarium) NYC, re. Prager, Manny (Child's) NYC. c. Price, Georgie (La Conga) NYC. no. Prima, Louis (Hofbrau) 1.,awrcnce, Mass., 25-

May 2, re. Prussln, Sid (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC,

Quinton Robert (Fefe's Monte ClarM) N70, no.

Remold, Prank (St. Merit* NYC, h. Ravazaa, Carl (Roosevelt) New OrleanS, 11. Reichman, Joe (Schroeder) Milwaukee. h. Reid, Don (Happy Hour) Minneapolis 28-May

18, no. Resh, Benny (Bowery) Detroit. nc. Reisman, Leo (Del Rio) Washington. RIcardel. Joe (Sheraton) NYC, h." Richards, Jimmy (Oh Henry) Willow Springs,

Ill., b.. Ricker, Prank (Cnsbah) NYC. ne. Riley, Al (Millet. Club) Flint, Mich. Roberto (Bertolottrs) NYC, no. Roberts. Eddie (Lido) NYC. b. Rodman, Jack, Quartet (Avalon) Hot Springs,

Ark.,. no. Rogers. Harry (Half Moon) Brooklyn, h. Rosello, Jack (Louise's Monte Carlo) NYC, no. Rotgers, Ralph (Roosevelt) New Orleans, h. Ruhl, Warney (Neil House) Columbus, 0., h.

S Sacasas (La Martinique) NYC, ne. Sanders. Joe (Ansley) Atlanta, h. San ers, Sid (Rainbow Inn) NYC, no. Sandifer. Sandy (Warclman Park) Washing-

ton. h. Saunders. Hal (Belmont-Plaza) NYO, h. Savitt, Jan (Strand) NYC, t. Schreiber, Carl (Medlar.. Cafe & Avalon.

Ballroom) ChL 8.r/tether, Lou (Mayflower) Jacksonville,

Fla., h. Scars, Walt, Callforniana (2530 Club) ChL no. Selger, Rudy (Fairmont( San Francisco, h. Shaw, Maurice (Chateau Moderns) NYC. nc. Silvers, Johnny (Kitty Davis Airliner) Miami

Beach, Pia., no. Smith, Ethel (St. Regis) NYC, h. Secants (L1bangl) NYC, no. Spector, Ira tChatueau Modern) NYC, ars. Spitainy, Phil (Eerie) Phila. t. Spivak, Charlie (Adams) Newark, N. J., 28-

25, t; (Armory) Wilmington, Del., 25; (Earle) Phila 30-May 0, t.

Stanley, Stan (Supper Club) Ft. Worth, ne.

ADVANCE BOOKINGS 1

CHARLIE BARNET: Apollo Theater, New York, April 30-May 6; Earle Thea- ter, Philadelphia, '7-13.

LES BROWN: Bradford Hotel, Boston, May 3-15.

CAB CALLOWAY: Memorial Audito- rium, Buffalo, May 10; Turner's Arena, Washington, 12.

BERNIE CUMMINS: Syracuse Hotel, Syracuse, May 7 (indefinite).

JIMMY DORSEY: Earle Theater, Phil- adelphia. May 28 (week).

TOMMY DORSEY: April 30-May 6, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis.

SONNY DUNHAM: Capitol Theater, New York, May 29 (two weeks).

GLEN GRAY: Palladium, Hollywood, April 6-May 17; Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, 19-25.

JACK JENNY: Frog Hop Ballroom, St. Joseph, Mo., May 8; Tromar Ballroom, Des Moines, 9; Tunetown Ballroom, St. Louis, 11 (two weeks).

AL KAVELIN: Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., May 23 (three weeks).

SAMMY KAYE: Central Theater, Pas- saic, N. J., April 80-May 2; Palace Thea- ter, Albany, N. Y.6-12.

Sterney, George (Jack Dempsey's) NYC, re, Stevens, Bert (Governor Clinton) NYC. h. Stevenson. Bobby (Casanova) Detroit, no. Mower, Jules (18 Club) NYC, ne. Streeter, Ted (Copacaltana) NYC. no. Strand. Manny (Earl Carroll Theater) Holly.

wood, re. Strigle, Earle (Seelbach) Louisville, Strong, Bob (Blue Moon) wicIllta. Kan, 24. May 'I. b. (Old°, Don (Bertolottrs) NYC, no.

Terry, Bob (St. Reels) NYC, h. Townsmen (Warwick) NYO, Trace, Al (010101 NYC. is,

V Venal, Joe (Lyric) Bridgeport, Conn., 2-4;e;

Roseland) NYC, 6, b. Victor, Frank (Dixie) NYO, 11.

Wakely, Jimmy (Plantation) Culver ally, Calif.. until Mop 14, ne.

Wald, Jerry (New Yorker) NYC, 11. Walter, Oscar (1010th Ave.) NYC, h. Wstples, Bud (Nicollet) Mlnneapolls, h. Warren, Dick (Lookout House) Covington,

Ky., no. Wasson, Hal (La Vista) Clovis. N. M., no. Wharton. Dick (Shangri-La) P11115, etc. White, Irving (Palm Beach) Palm peach,

Fla., h. Wilde, Ran (Baker) Dallas. h. Williams. Olen (Fay's Southern Grill) Ma.

con, Ga., no. Williams, OW( (Palmer House) Chi, h. Williams, Sande (Warwick) NYC, h. Wilson, Dick (Coq Rouge) NYC, no. Vinton, Barry (Rogers Corner) NYC, re,

Car., Michael (Waldorf-Astoria) NYO, h.

STAN RENTON: University of Illinois, Champagne, May 14; Frog Hop Ballroom, St. Joseph, Mo., 15; Skylon, Sioux City, Ia.. 18; Arkota, Sioux Falls, S. D., 17; Prom Ballroom, St. Paul, 19; Tromar, Des Moines, 20; Eastwood Gardens, De- troit. 21 (week).

JOHNNY LONG: Paramount Theater, Toledo, May 14-16; Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, 21 (week); Eastwood Park, Detroit, 28 (week).

FRANI= MASTERS: Trianon. Ball- room, Las Angeles, May 4.

WILL OSBORNE: Club Madrid, Louis- ville, April 26-May '1; Worth Theater, Fort Worth, 7-10; Majestic Theater, Dal- las, 13 (week); Metropolitan Theater, Houston, 20 (week); Majestic Theater, San Antonio, 27 (week).

JAN SAVITT: Commodore Hotel, New York, May 8.

CHARLIE SPIVAK: Earle. Theater, Philadelphia. April 30 (week); Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, May 14 (week); Pennsylvania Hotel. New York, 24.

JOE VENUTI: Roseland Ballroom, New York, May 7.

ON THE STAND (Continued from. page 21)

nslly Long's band consisted of six pieces, but as it prospered it grew. He has been ,1

doing well Saturday nights at Hotel Gayoso and Is much in demand for private parties thruout the territory.

No particular individual Is featured in the band, whirls is mostly made up of musicians from name orchestras who have married Memphis girls and decided to leave the road. Accordingly, Long accepts no engagements more than 250 t to 300 miles from Memphis. Within this area ho enjoys popular acceptance.

As a front for ,the band Long has improved markedly in the last six months. He now waves the baton, leaving the drums to another except for too rare solo jobs In which he aquits himself handsomely. One or two girls in the band provide a pleasing eye note.

Kenny Sargent, formerly with Casa Loma, books separately, but frequently accepts dates with the Long band at '

slight extra charge. He is definitely an improvement over the canaries previously tried, but his singing falls a little under the tremendous bulld-up he is given.

Band is sweet and melodic but still a little lacking in cohesion and showmanship. Ted J0/1.71401t.

ORCHESTRA NOTES (Continued from page 23)

three weeks, following with four weeks at the Claridge Hotel, Memphis, starting May Si. . . . L. A, FREDERICK, Frederick Bros.' prez, has left his Chicago quarters for a trip to the Los Angeles branch, . . - RALPH ROTGERS given an overage discharge from the army, . . .

EMILIO CACERES set for another three months at the Tropic Club, San Antonio.

. . DICK MILLER undergoing a major operation in Winfield, Kan., while ork holds font)) at Alexandria, La. . . .

MAURIE LIPSEY; MCA head in Chicago, off to the West Coast for conferences with Beverly Hills (Calif.) execs. . . .

INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM starting theater tour at Para- dise, Detroit, week of April 23 and end - log up at RKO, Boston, week of May 27. . . . FLETCHER HENDERSON opens return engagement at New Kenmore Hotel, Albany, April 24. . . TONY MAT- TINGLY into Club New Yorker, Port- land, Ore., for an indefinite stay.

Atlantic Whisperings CHARLES SOLOMON, operator of the

Met Ballroom, Philadelphia, matched all War Bond purchases of the dancers when the dansant launched the second bond drive April 12. TEDDY POWELL draws a holdover at the Met, with EARL DENNY coming in for the relief rhythms. . . . JON WEISS returns to the Winter Crystal Ballroom, Reading, Pa... . FRED- DIE POORE for Murray's Inn, Haddon- field, N. J. . . . ED HIRST holds over at the Roman Grille, Philadelphia. . .

CLEM HORTON ushers in the new dance season at Willow Grove (Pa.) Park. . . .

ANDY PINO leaves sax section of MICKEY FAMILANT'S band at Frank Palumbo's Cafe, Philadelphia, to join the GENE KRUPA crew, . . . ED FARLEY brings his music to Murphey's, Trenton, N. J. . . . JAMES MONTGOMERY for Roseland Cafe, Philadelphia. ..-




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There will be many showings this summer, just the some as previous summers, on vacant lots in small towns all over the country. These Will be free shows sponsored by the merchants of the community. However, this year, we feel that there will se even more admission shows under canvas. Actually, many showmen nre realizing even greater profit with this type of show than they did in the heyday of the free summer show, so all the operators who have canvas or can get it will be showing at admissions this year.

In our opinion there should definitely be no trouble for any roadshowman in getting good pictures. There will, of course, be a few cases where showmen were using three to four or even more programs each week in a certain territory and will have to either cut down the number of showings and circuits or move some of them to a new territory so ns not to ran out of programs.

It is our opinion that most of the roadshowmen entering the business now are going Into it with the idea of really working at it and making something of their Circuit,

By Russell C. Roshon PITTSBURGH, April 24.-The gas ban

in some areas in this territory has affected the roadshowman while others, who have really tried, have been able to get enough gasoline to carry on their business.

It is just as essential that the people in the isolated areas have their sound motion picture entertainment as those located in metropolitan areas or marketing districts such as county seats, etc. It is also as important that the government's informational. fihns be shown in these Communities as well as in the communities where there are established theaters. It is more conserving to supply one man with sufficient gas to bring these motion picture,: into the isolated areas than to have the people in those communities use lip tires driving Into towns or Cities where there are theaters.

It is reasonable to expect an increased attendance among roadshow audiences this year because people will not be in a position to waste their gasoline) driving into other areas.

There are bound to be less roadshowmen this year because no many of the men have joined the services. Of course, this will meals more good locations available than In former years. We feel it only right and proper that any man entering such communities and taking over the work where a man now in service left off, should give back such locations to the serviceman when he returns from active duty.

Despite the fact that no many men have gone fro the armed forces, WO have found that we are doing a satisfactory volume of business and there Is still plenty of activity among the roadshowmen now operating.

DE VRY CORPORATION receives coveted Army-Navy "E" award for production of motion picture souncl equipment. Left to right: William C. DeVry, president, who accepted the "E" banner on behalf of his company; John Lang, who accepted "E" lapel insignia for his fellow workers; Lieut. Col. Gerald H. Reynolds, who presented "E" pins to veteran DeVry employees, and Capt. Frank Loftin, U. S. Navy. secretary to Army-Navy "E" Production Award Committee, who presented the "E" banner to DeVry in Chicago recently.

Films Shown at Brooklyn Association of the Deaf

NEW YORK, April 24.-Jullus J. Melt exhibits films on a roaclshow basis for members of the Brooklyn Association of the Deaf.

Show, which runs for two hours, features only silent pictures. Some of the films exhibited to date include: Half Holiday, Criminals at Large, The Wake- fiqld Case and Laurel and Hardy pix. Pletures are shown three and four nights a week and an admission is charged.

There are many organizations of a similar typo where roadshciwmen have exhibited films and have picked up some good money. Many of these roadshowmen don't charge the organization for their service, but instead they show a commercial film along with the regular Program and get paid by the advertiser.

RoadShownien Exempted From Iowa Licensing, Fire Bill

DES MINES, April 24.-The Senate of the Iowa Legislature has passed a bill licensing theaters and establishing fire regulations, but roacishow exhibitors were granted certain exemptions. The bill must still be acted upon by the House before it can become a law.

Traveling exhibitors are exempted from the provisions of the set except that their equipment assist be completely enclosed in a portable booth constructed of fire resistive material and approved by the State fire marshal's office. The bill pertains only to combustible films. Any roadshowman using non-combustible film would not he affected by the act.

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::t The Billboard REPERTOILItE.TEIVT SHOWS by DILL SACHS-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati,

May 1, 1943 0.

Ca anon. Showfoik Rep Lipp les Aid War Effort

CANFIELD, 0., April 24.-Members of Cannon's Comedians tent show, off the road for the duration, have gone all-out in their war effort, either as members of the armed forces or in vital war plants.

Frank D. Cannon, owner-manager and piano player, and- George B. Stone, bum- pet man, are working in a war plant near Cleveland, turning out airplane parts.

Staff Sgt. Morris A. Cannon, manager Cannon's nephew, is it prisoner of war somewhere in Germany. He was a tur- ret gunner on a B-24 and was shot down over Tobruk last July. The only one of the nine-man crew who survived, he was recently awarded the Distinguished Plying Cross and the Silver Star for gal- lantry In cotton during ,the bombing of the Roumanian oil fields and Axis shipping. Ile also shot down a Me-109 before he eras taken out of notion.

At least 26 other former members of the troupe are known to be in the service also. Larry Reed, when last heard of in Trinidad. is a staff sergeant. He Is a brother of the Reed sisters, Patsy and Elms, also of the Cannon oast

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McIntyre are both in war work and Ken is employe& by the U. S. engineers in flood-control work. Mabel is employed In a plant in Youngstown, 0., also turning out airplane parts.

Buddy- Cannon, after rising to a technical sergeant in the army and then getting -the boot on a medical discharge, is also In war work. He is now a clerk on flood-control projects with the U. S. Army Engineers. In addition. to his daily grind, lie beats the skins on the week-ends in the Pick-Ohio Hotel, Youngstown. Re's also keeping a anger in the pie by doing some amateur the- atricals.

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BONNIE BRUNK, of the Fred Brunk Show, Is critically ill and not ex-

pected to live, according to word from King and Hazel Felton. Friends may write her in care of Fred Brunk, Avon- dale, Ariz. . . RUTH AND CECIL PHELPS are out of the business for the present and located in Plorence, Kan. . . . THE MUSICAL ISHAMS (Edna and Walter, postal that Bob Thrasher, veteran repster, Is in Veterans' Hospital, Wadsworth, Ham, and anxious to hear from old trouper pals, . . MR. AND MRS. D. 0. COUDEN, who have had a long and pleasant season in schools with their novelty act, will wind up soon and then head for St. Louis for a visit with Cauden's brother, whom he has not seen in 20 years. They plan to work on a tenter for awhile this summer and then head for Oklahoma for the fall school term. . . . HOWARD BRADSTREET will leave Norfolk, Va., soon with his vaude- picture show to play hails then Virginia and West Virginia. Winding up there, he'll hit out for Lebanon, Tenn., 'to launch his tent show to make the fairs. Bradstreet is doing his vent and novelty musical act with the unit. . . ADDIS NINAH, with the Silas Green and other colored troupes in the South in the pant, is doing a one-person version of AU Are Equal, a dramatic bill by E. F. Hannan, under auspices in schools in the Montgomery (Ala.) area.

it

willILE playing Wichita, Kan., April TV 17, King and Hazel Felton were

feted by Henry and Mercedes Brunk, now out of the business and engaged in government work there. The Feltons also enjoyed a pleasant visit with Joe. and Stella Chenoweth, who are managing the Sandra Theater, Wichita, for the duration, and John J. Justus and wife, Ethel Romain, of the old Justus Remain Show Of Tilden, Neb. Mrs. Justus is mending from an illness which plagued her all winter, while John is keeping busy looking after -his theater interests in Wichita. . , . TED WAGNOR, of Tilden, Neb., for 20 years with the Justus-Romain troupe, is mourning the death of his mother who passed on several weeks ago, . . .

ERNEST (POSSUM) CANDLER. and wife, Libby, are now residing in Newport News, Va., where Ernie has taken a job as a welder in the shipyard. And Candler reminds that his yard broke all records In a recent War Bond rally.. . . TOM (WILD CAT) ASTON pencils from Pampa, Tex., that he's now agentlng Al Gross's International Hillbilly Jamboree, 16-people unit featuring the cowboy, Ace Newton. Eddie Dorney, stilt walker, handles the street batty, Aiton has the trick set thru Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.

MIACTFC, By BILL SACHS

ltrILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER has just ILL returned from his second overseas tour for IMO-Clamp Shows, Inc. And it was a haappy Easter for Mil. He got off the Yankee Clipper the day before it crashed at Lisbon. . . DR. ARTHUR MARCUS. the "Mad Magician," now featured at Lou \Vetter's Latin Quarter, New York, was guest of honor at Leon & Eddie's weekly celebrity party last Sun- day night (25). . . . DUKE MONTAGUE, after a seven-week swing thrtt the Pacific Northwest, is in at the Nevada-BlItmore Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., for a two-week stand, after which he goes to the Coast for the Paul Savoy office. . . .ROY HALL beadlines with his bag of nif ties at Club 500 in downtown Detroit. . . . HARRY OTTO, after 18 weeks at the Olmo Club, San Antonio, as magician- manager, recently hopped into Kansas- City, Mo., where he was married to Bette Lee Jef- ferson, owner of the Court House Hotel there. They have taken tip residence in San Antonio, with Harry resuming his duties at the nitery. He was formerly in amide for a number of years in the act of Ham and Mildred Otto, presenting a magic routine 'under the billing of "The Public Deceivers." . . . JIMMY coNLEy,

By Gosh Launches .Tent Trek May 1

CHILHOWIE, Va., April 24.-By Gosh, tent show vet, now winding 'up a theater tour with government war picture to what be describes as "excellent results," took delivery this week on a new 40 by 100 -foot tent at his headquarters here, and has a crew busy repainting trucksand equipment for a canvas tour to get under way May 1.

Gosh says he has received the necessary ODT permits to travel, and one and two-day stands will replace the 'usual week's engageanents. He will play Ten- nessee, Virginia and West Virginia under

and PAT. Show will carry no blues this season, Gosh reports.

Swain Unit Show for Boys TOPEKA, Kan., April 24.-Ray Swain's

Variety Unit, ccanprising Mario Willett, Phyllis Wright, Raymond Hunt, King and Hazel Felton, Ray Swain and a. line of six girls, showed recently at Meadow Acres, local nitery, for members of the 24th Air Squadron. Station WIBW col- laborated in the show plans and furnished an emcee.

DERISYSHOW NEWS (Communications to BILL SACHS, Cincinnati Office)

Gayer Sets Detroit Show DETROIT, April 24. - Detroit's first

clerbyshow In two years opens soon under the direction of Archle Gayer at Eastwood Park in East Detroit. A tent is being erected in the center of the park to house the attraction. Eastwood has a long history of successful derbyshow contests going back a dozen years, in all cases drawing excellent crowds.

EDDIE LEONARD, ex-contestant, pens from Tucson, Ariz., that he is working as clerk in the Brunswick Drug Store there. Eddie would like to read a line here from Marvin (Hobo) Hobaugh, Jack Glenn, John Reed, Frank Donato, Joe Rock, King Brady and Bill Tezeal.

SGT. AL OSTROW, reminiscing about the "world's championship walkathon" contest he won at Arcadia Gardens, Chi- env, seven years ago, asks if the record, which held good for several years. is still unbroken. Al's partner at the. event was Edna Gowake, and second place winners were Mike Govas and Marian Kirk. Os- trow Is supply sergeant In the air corp and plays in the post band and orchestra.

INQUIRIES REACHED the desk last Week on Ray Harmon, Joe Rock, Sammy Lee, Hal Brown, Jackie Anderson, Earl Clark, Don and Naomi King, Kenny Dur- gin, Gladys Hoffman, Minnie Palm, Jimmy Forenza Johnny and Marie Groves, Jean Collier, Bob Turner, Due Steuart, Bonnie Lucas, Ruth and Al

Smith, Lee and Mary Sullivan, Betty Burke, Silly Steele, Clifford and Frances Shaw, George and Maxine Grant, Mary Kamar, Marshall Roberts, Betty Barber, Blair Brown, Carol DeFeo, Bill Fort, Mabel Brown, Bucldle Saunders, Sally Neely, Dean English, Edna Davis, Jerry Green, BM Cain, John Hughes, Mel Mason, Eddy Hoerr, Charles Richards, Bill and Ruth McCoy, Jim Hastings, Cliff and Gayle Real, Jack Gardner, Betty Lee Darla, Margie Bright and Stan West. Shoot in a line and let your friends know where you are and What you're doing.

G. E. BOWLEY, formerly employed in various capacities at walkathons, pens from Washington that he has spotted a number of former contestants there. According to Rowley, Virginle. Anderson, who last walked in King Brady's show at Riverside Stadium, Washington, is working in the navy yard in the same city. Johnny Hughes is working at the cigar stand at the Now Hotel Statler, and Eddie (Curly) Blessing is bellhopping at the same Washington hostelry. Frankie Donato continues as emcee at Kavoka's Grill. Jack Stanley is stationed at Camp George M. Mende near Wash- ington and is now a staff sergeant. Ja1ck's wife, Babe Stanley, is employed in a Washington five-and-dime store. Duke (Slave 'Em) Hall, former emcee of King Brady's Productions, is working for the Hecht Company, Washington department store. Ray C. Alvin, who promoted many a walkie, is now manager of Bernie's Credit Clothing Company, Wash- ington.

Managers, Performers! We solicit your co-operation In

keeping the tent-repertoire page alive and interesting. Managers, we're interested to know how your business Is progressing; what effect tire, gas and similar war restrictions are having on your business; the roster of your show and any other information which may be of Interest to our readers. Performers, shoot in your personal news items. Your friends are anxious to know where you are and what you're doing. Drop in a newsy line to the rep editor now, even If It's only a penny post card.

former Los Angeles 'Master and now in the army at Camp Williams, Utah, spent Sunday of last week (18) with Montague the Magician and Henry Valiant. Conley and Montague met recently when they both showed up on a program for the officers' club at Jimmy's post.... PAUL DUKE is still presenting his magic on skates with Stars On. Ice at the Center Theater, New York. . . . GEORGE DEX- TER is presenting his wizardry at Nell Deighan's Airport Circle Cafe, Penn- sauken, N. J. , . HERMES AND MAR- LENE are showing their magic and mental wares at the 41 Club, Maple Shade, N. J. . . . JOHNNY PLATT opened April 14 at the Le Vista Club, ClovLs, N. M., for an indefinite engagement after winding up seven weeks of camp shows for Nat D. Rodgers. . . FAIRFAX., actor- magician who recently appeared in New York In The Barber Mad P5,0 Sans, opened April 14 at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, Calif. . . . JOE SCOTT, who recently laid aside his hag o' tricks to don the navy blue, ie stationed at Lambert Field, St. Louis. Says he hasn't met a soul there who is vitally interested in the good old art. He's keeping in trim, however, showing his wares to the boys in his outfit.

ROYAL VILA'S ASSEMBLY NO. 20, Se- a% ciety of American Magicians, put on a special show last week at Hillside Home, Bridgeport, Conn., in honor of William Traphagan, a resident of the home, who many years ago toured the country tinder the name of Kellner the Great. Trap- began, at 80, is the oldest member of the assembly. Those who participated in the show were George Hero, James Ryan, Solly Solomonson, Robert Sherman and Dr. J. G. Milstein. . . . DAVE AND PAULINE COLEMAN were visitors at the magic desk last Patchy (23) while in Cin- cinnati for a week's stand at a nitery, set by Jack Middleton. Same office has them at Murray's Grill, Richmond, Ind., this week, with a Dayton, 0., night spot to follow. . . . VERNON E. HENRY, now with Clyde Beatty, on the conclusion of the latter's indoor circus dates in Ottawa June 8, rejoins Marquis the Magician. Henry says he recently visited Corporal and Hazel Gallagher in Pittsburgh, and also caught Elehb Taylor in a good performance a few weeks beck. . . . PRINCE SAMARA (Terry Brady), who put in the bulk of the winter in Idaho and Utah, Is back in the latter State on theater and hotel dates. He will appear at the Ogden Theater, Ogden, Utah, week of May 8 with the picture, Crystal Ball. . . . R. N. MENGE (Norman the Wizard) has just placed on the market his first magic book, The Wizard's Wonder Book, containing 16 tricks and illusions, several of them suitable for the carnival or circus side-show Magician. The book goes for $1.

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ADAMOWSKI-Timothee, 86, member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 23 years and on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, April 18 in Boston. Survived by his widow.

ADAMS-Rennie D., 67, former circus acrobat and trick cyclist and for the last 40 years a manufacturer of stags props, in Minneapolis April 22. He Is credited with manufacturing the first Butterfly Girl device. In recent years his prinicpal business has been repairing bicycles and household articles. Sur- vived by his sister, Lily Adams.

BARKER-Peggy, 38, publicist and wife of Ambrose Barker, member of Republic Studio press department, at her home in North Hollywood, Calif., April 9 following a. long illness. She had appeared with her husband in vaude. Services in Van. Nuys, Calif., April 10.

BARTH-Lee, 60, vaude actor, April 20 in Roosevelt Hospital, New York. He played on the Keith-Albee, Loew and other circuits.

BURKHARDT-Charles (Sliding Charlie), 66, vaude and burlesque performer and member of Burkhardt and Roberts' vaude team, April 12 in Chicago after a long illness. He was a brother of the late Addison Burkhardt, who wrote the music for many of the shows at the old La Salle Theater, Chicago. Survived by his widow, two sons and a brother. Burial in Chicago.

CL/PPARD--Arthur, 55, known in outdoor show business as Bob Fox, at his home in Tupelo, Miss., April 22 of a paralytic stroke sustained April 18. He had been in ill health the last three years and had not trouped since last summer when he operated a cookhouse for a few weeks on Wallace Bros' Shows. Clippard spent most of his life in outdoor show business and had been special agent for Al C. Hansen, United Atherican and Wallace Bros: shows. The widow, a stepdaughter, and three sons, David, Harold and Roy Daniel, all of whom are in tho armed service, survive.

CRAWFORD-William, father of the late Jim Crawford, circus man, in Steu- benville, 0., April 18. Burial in Steuben- ville.

CUSHING - James, assistant theater manager, in Holyoke, Mass., April 16. He had been associated in the management of several Holyoke theaters in the past 40 years. At the time of his death he was connected with the New Holyoke Theater. 'Two brothers and two sisters survive.

DASHIELL-Williird, 70, playwright. stage and screen actor and lawyer, April 19 in Holyoke, Mass. He sang with several opera companies and was credited with being the first American singer to appear in Wagner's Parsifal. He also appeared in stock, vaude and silent films, and appeared on the legit stage in American Tragedy, Front Page and White Cargo. He made his debut at the old Empire Theater, Holyoke, in The Great John Gantry. For many years he directed and appeared in the Poll Stock Company in Springfield, Mass.

DEPPENSCILMIDT-William H. Sr., 54, father of Pet. William IL Deppen- sohmidt, orchestra leader known as Buddy Williams, April 10 as his home in Phila- delphia of a heart ailment. His widow, son, two daughters, two sisters, a brother and his father survive. Services April 15 in Philadelphia.

DORET-Gustave, 76, Swiss composer and conductor, April 18 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

ENGEL--Joseph W., 60, motion picture pioneer and producer, April 18 in Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. He was one of the founders of the Universal Com- pany, the Famous Players Company and the Metro Company, which later became MGM. He produced Queen Elizabeth, starring Sarah Bernhardt; The Four Horsemen and Hell's Angels. Survived by a brother and a sister. Burial in Mount Neboh Cemetery, New York.

FISCHER-Mrs. George, whose husband Was one of Milwaukee's pioneer motion picture exhibitors, at her home in Mil- waukee April 15. Services at St. Robert's Church, Milwaukee, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery there. Survived by her husband.

FI7'ZGERALD-Henry Black, '78, stage actor, April 18 in New York. Since 1920 he had many roles in Broadway productions. Survived by a sister.

GRESS-Louis George, 50, musical director of many stage hits, April 18 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, after an illness of six months. He began .

his musical career in 1917 es musical director of the Ziegfeld Follies and the following year with Al Jolson's Passing Show. He became associated with Eddie Cantor in 1920, directing the musical

The Final Curtain scores of Midnight Rounders, Make It Snappy and Kid Boots, and in 1933 was engaged by George White to conduct the Scandals. He returned to Eddie Cantor in 1936 and 1937, directing the music for the comedian's radio shows. In recent years he conducted a dance orchestra at the Park Casino, Philadelphia, and last year directed a series of Pop Concerts in Town Hall, Philadelphia. His parents survive. Services April 21 in Philadelphia with interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery there.

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GUY-Marlum E., 80, wife of the late G. R. Guy, owner and manager of the old Guy Bros' Minstrels, In Springfield Hos- pital, Springfield, Mass., April 20. She toured with her husband's show for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. May Mee and Mrs. Lillian Jermy.' Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield.

HALL-Alfred Henry, 68, veteran film bit player, on the set at the Samuel Gold- wyn studios'in Hollywood, ApFil 21. Hall played with James Cagney in the latter's first stage play, Fitter Patter, hi New York several years ago. Cagney asked for Hall to play the hit in his first picture to be made under the Cagney banner. Survived by his widow, Frances, and a daughter, Harriet, both of Hollywood.

HIESTAND-C. P., 65, magician, recently in St. Louis. Until his retirement several years ago he played Midwest theaters for many years. Since Pearl Harbor he entertained servicemen in camps in the St. Louis area. Survived by his widow and two daughters.

HENRY-James Edward, 73, pioneer wagon-show operator, at his home in El Monte, Calif., April 18: He had been associated with outdoor shows for over 50 years. He went to California in the early '20s and operated a truck show out of Los Angeles. Burial in M Monte April 21. Survived by his widow,.Mabel,"and daughter, both of El Monte, and five sons, Robert, George, Glen, Richard and Arthur, all, in show business. Members of the Pacific Coast Showmen's Associa- tion attended the funeral.

HENZE-FGilbert, former guitar-playing tenor of the Lads of Harmony radio team over WHO, Des Moines, recently of wounds received in the Solomon Islands area.

JACSICSON-William B., 39, general sales manager of Westinghouse Radio Station, Inc., a chain of six stations with offices in Philadelphia, April 16 at his home in Merlon, Pa., following a heart attack. He had been associated with the radio industry since 1930. Sur-

viving are his widow, Dorthe Grover; two sons and a daughter. Services April 10 in Philadelphia, with burial in Pitts- burgh.

LEIPSIGER-Leo, retired actor and brother of the late Nato Leipsig, magician, in Detroit April 19. Another brother, George, survives.

McINTYRE-Jane, 75, sister of Frank McIntyre, stage, screen and radio performer, April 16 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

MeRAE-Donald, 58, for many years field representative for a Chicago theater equipment company, April 15 In Boston. Survived by his widow.

MARKENDORF-Hugo, 63, lobby display maker for legit and film theaters, April 19 in New York of a heart attack.

MERIN-Sam, 32, member of Max Gor- don's publicity staff, April 19 in Beth Moses Hospital, Brooklyn. He was employed as a Hollywood writer, and he assisted in publicizing the Alexander Woollcott company of The Man Who Caine to Dinner on the Coast. He also did road publicity of My Sister Eileen and Junior Miss. Since last September Merin had been an associate of Nat Dorf- man, head of Gordon's publicity department. Survived by his widow, Eda Reiss, stage and screen actress; his parents, a sister and a brother.

MILKS - Corp. Theodore, 25, former assistant manager of Warners' Allegheny Theater, Philadelphia, before joining the army, April 10 at Shenango Per- sonnel Replacement Depot, Transfer, Pa., following a brief illness. His parents survive. Burial April 16 in Philadelphia.

MONTAGUE-Edward H., 82, former director of Three County Pair, in Northampton, Mass., at his home in Westhampton, Mass., April, 19.

MULVIE -D. J. (Dave), 47, general agent of Wallace Bros' Shows of Canada, April 19 in Simcoe, Ont., of a heart attack. A member of shows for the last eight years, MUM° formerly was inspec- tor of the Palace at Ottawa and there came in contact with most of the shows and circuses playing that territory. He also was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and was in charge of the police morals squad in Ottawa for some time. A member of the Showmen's League of America and Masonic Lodge of Ottawa, Mulvie is survived by his 'widow, Edith; son, Dave, a lieutenant in the Canadian army, and daughter, Jean. Burial in Ottawa.

O'DONNELL-Pat, 48, author and playwright, April 19 in ;New Orleans after a long illness. He wrote The Great Big Doorstep, which was staged on Broadway during the past year. Leaves his wife, parents and two sons.

O'HARA-Darlene (Mrs. Morrb Cohen), 28, former chorus girl and principal in burlesque and tabs, April 14 at Flower Mission Hospital, Indianapolis, following a long illness. She entered show business with her brother, Johnny O'Hara, at the Gerard Theater, Philadelphia, in musical tab stock presented by her uncle, Jack Roof. Surviving are her husband, Morris Cohen, Detroit; a sister, Erse Wilkins; her brother, and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roof. Burial in Kankakee, Dl.

O'KEEFE-John A., 47, formerly on staff of Warner's Embassy Theater, New Britain, Conn., at his home there April 16. Funeral In New Britain, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery there.

OLSON-Christina, 84, grandmother of movie actress June Lang, at her home in Minneapolis April 16.

OLSTAD-Peter, 68, said to have been Tex Rickard's first announcer, at his home near Strum, Wis., April 16. He was with the Buffalo Bill show and was with a circus in Europe. Survived by a daughter.

PAUL-Robert, 79, British film exhibitor, March 28 in London. He was the first to make and show films in Great

IN FOND MEMORY

of AL "TAPS" SCHORNSTEIN April 16, 1943.

ir who passed away

Taps was associated with me in my Studio for the past four years and loved and respected by eveibody. Anyone fortunate enough to have known .him will miss him very much. My employees join me in deepest regret at our loss. Broadway has lost a very dear pal. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

JAMES 1. KRIECSMANN NEW YORK

Britain and also manufactured peep- show picture machines. He was the co- inventor of the Bragg-Paul Pulsometer, used for dealing with respiratory paraly- sis, and also invented a scientific instrument being used in this war.

PETERSON-Robert E., 69, owner of Electra Parlc, Waterloo, Ia., in his office in that city of a heart attack recently. He had been owner and manager of Elec- tric Park for 25 years. Survived by his widow, one son, Clarence E., who has taken over management of the park, and one daughter.

RIDDLE-Craig Y., 69, theater manager, April 10 in Canton, 0. Survived by his widow, a son and daughter.

RIEGLE-William S., 76, veteran circus musician, skating rink manager and motion picture projectionist, in Three Rivers, Mich., April 16. From 1880 until 1902 he was musician with George Leon Whitney Family, Trans-Atlantic, Sting & Franklin, Sig Sautelle, Golimar Bros., Stowe Bros., Sun Bros., McKinley & Andrews, Wixom Bros and Lemon Bros: circuses. In 1903 he left the road after a season with Stetson's Tom show and worked as a projectionist and manager at Michigan theaters. He also managed the Movie Drome Theater in Flint Park, Flint, Mich., for nine years. In 1935 he returned to the circus field with Lewis Bros.' Circus, remaining there four years. Following a season of managing the Rolar Skating Rink at Flint Park in 1841, he retired. Surviving is his widow.

SHUTE-Henry A., 84, musician and hand leader, recently in Exeter, N. H.

STERNBERG - Sheldon B. (Sternie) 95, orchestra leader, April 19 of a beast attack while en rotate from Fremont, Neb., to Omaha. Survived by widow, daughter, parents, three brothers and a sister.

TESTS-Plunket Capleton, 27, carnival man, in Portsmouth, 0., April 8. He had been with Johnny J. Denton Shows as front-gate ticket man and had pre- cloudy been associated with James Anderson 'as concession agent on PrYor's All-State Shows. Burial in Vanceburg, Ky., April 11.

WAINWRIGHT-Mrs. Amelia Fergu- son, 81. former rep actress, in Detroit April 18. She and her late husband, C. H. Ferguson, had trouped with the old James H. Brown Theater Company, Rice's Merry-Makers, Rice's 1492, Mur- ray Comedy Company, Ferris Comedians and Grace Hayward Company. She was the mother of Edward and Albert, owners of the Ferguson Bros.' Stock Company. Interment in Port Byron, Ill., April 20.

WOODBURY-Yvellne Eisenstein, 99, radio script writer, April 21 in BrOoklyn Thoracic Hospital after an illness of six months. For the last two years she wrote scripts on democratic themes for the World-Wide Broadcasting Founda- tion which were short-waved thruout the world. Surviving are her husband and parents.

ZUCCA-Dorothy, 17, granddaughter of Madame Zucea and daughter of Joseph Zucca, owner-operator of Casa Manama, Hollywood Casino, Hollywood Club and Hermosa Terrace, in Los Angeles April 12 following a brief illness. Private services April 14. In addition to her grandmother and father she leaves a brother.

inattiages OARD-TRUITT-Leo V. Card, former

Michigan Secretary of Agriculture, and Lois Truitt, nonpro, at Washington. recently.

CONRAD-331tENTON - Judy Conrad, pianist and band leader, to Brenda Brenton, dancer, in Kansas city, Mo., Marsh 28.

HALL-STRAHL--Pvt. Edward J. Hall, stationed at Fort Smith, Ark., to Florette Strahl April'1. Both were formerly members of the Alton Five, acrobatic troupe.

HAYDEN-FLA.GG-George Hayden, son of Bessie M. Hayden, former. Scotch drummer and wife of William Hynd, Scotch bagpiper, to Doris Louise Flagg in Springfield, 0., April 16. Bridegroom Is in the navy and has just, been made a coxswain.

LaMAZE-KING - Marcel A. LalVtaze, proprietor of Ciro's, Hollywood, and formerly with Earl Caeroll's Theater-Restau- rant, Los Angeles, and Virginia King, nonpro, in Las Vegas, Nev., April 19.

MeRAE-MERCER- William E. McRae Jr., musician first class, USER, to Mary Ann Mercer, radio vocalist, April 8 at EL Dorado, Ark. McRae 'formerly was arranger for Andre Kostetanetz and Tony Martin. Miss Mercer is vocalist on WBBM, Chicago.

MARLEY-DARNELL - Sgt. Peverell Marley, former motion picture camera-

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Saturday night turnout hits 10,000-30-ear .train to transport organization

NORFOLK, Vas April 24.-Altho hampered by cold and rainy weather, Art Lewis Shows wound up their inaugural Week's stand at Monticello Avenue and 20th Street circus grounds hero last Saturday to midway grosses which ex- ceeded last year's marks by 30 per cent. Management said results far surpassed expectations, and midway obtained big play from sailors, war workers and civilians alike.

Saturday's Children's Day was sponsored by a national chain store and drew big crowds, while shows recorded one of the best attendances in their history that night when over 10,000 passed thru the main entrance. Joah Kitchens, owner of the Monkey Circus, received a shipment of animals during the week. Among them woe a four-year-old chimp, Tony. Ford Munger again has the sound truck and photo gallery. Morris G. Stokes, special agent, advises that he is engaged In war work in Indianapolis but may be able to join the shows about May 1.

Management said shows will bo transported this year on 30 railroad cars. Frank Segaer, trainmaster, returned from Birmingham with two new state- room coaches purchased from }Jennies Bros.' Shows, and several flat cars being added to the show trtlin. Eddie and Mollie Owens have the diggers. Eddie is pinch-hitting as mail man and The Bill- board sales agent.

Vets In the shows' service include Eddie Delmont, assistant manager, 12 years; Bull Smith, night watchman, 12 years, (See Lewis Noifolk Draw on page 34)

Eudy-Prell Combo Gets Good Weather, Biz at Durham, N. C.

DURHAM, N. C., April 24.-With good weather, Endy Bros. & Prell's World's Fair Shows auspiciously launched their 1943 tour in the downtown business section, with over 5,000 paid admissions being registered the initial night. Shows worked under a 15-cent pay gate, and management reported that every show, ride and concession was well manned and worked to good results on the week. Local authorities and newspapers gave good co-operation, and biliposting was capably handled by Tommy Rice.

Shows moved in here on 47 semis, all owned by the Endy-Prell combine. Line- up included Moon Rocket Ride, Ben Cheek, foreman; Jimmie Carl, assistant;

(See ENDY-PRELL BIZ on page 37)

Fire Destroys Three Bright Light Rides

GORDONSVILLE, Va., April 24, -Durs log Bright Light Exposition Shows' move here from Clarksville, Vas, a semi caught lire, destroying the Chairplane, Airplane Swing and Kiddie Auto rides, John Ge- coma, general manager. said this week.

Also damaged in the blaze. Gecomm said, was a complete switch box, Snake Show banner line and poles and ground cable. All equipment is being replaced. Gecceno, sold.

Leaglre Red Crm,is 1-11°"'' V'V'gks Drive Tops .10 000 (;O(P for Heth"

Staff, Line-Up Set CHICAGO, April 24: Participation of

the Showmen's League of America in the Red Cross drive for funds is going along nicely. The League's contributions are substantially past the e2,000 mark. Con- tributions reported. since last week. follow; Nate Miller $ 25.00 U. S. Tent & Awning Co. Em-

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Penn Premier Opens in Erie ERIE, Pa., April 24.-Penn Premier

Shows have closed negotiations to open their season here May 5 with a 10-day stand on the Pittsburgh Avenue showgrounds, County Commissioner Dell an- nouneed this week. Shows wintered here. Dell also said that James E. Strates and Bantly's All-AmeriCan shows May appear here later in the season.

Total $579.00

VG Beats Weather Handicaps To Chalk Big Run in Suffolk

SUFFOLK, Va., April 24.-Despito inclement weather and an estimated $1,000 storm damage to concession tents and tops a. few days before opening, Virginia, Greater Shows inaugurated their 1043 tour here to business which topped last year's opener on the same lot, the management reported. Damaged equipment was repaired in time for the bow under direction of Bill Penny and Tom Ellis Sr. Management was complimented on shows' appearance despite the various handicaps encountered at opening.

Visitors included Art Lewis, of shows bearing his name; George Floyd, Silas Green Minstrels; Sheriff Culpepper; Ser- geant Fobbs and State Police Trooper Burgess, Larry lariggs, Doc Holland; Jack Perry, Kays Shows' agent; Maxie Ander- son, Harold Stevens, Wallace Goodrich. and Harry Taylor. Shows' lighting arrangement met with the approval of Civilian Defense authorities, and all attractions reported good business.

William C. Murray, general agent, handled the shows' business during the winter while employed on a government police job at Franklin, Va. Local papers (See VG BEATS WEATHER on page 34)

Brydon Unit With Hennies CHICAGO, April 24.-Bay Marsh Bry-

don has signed with Hennies Bros.' Shows to present his International Con- gress of Oddities on the shows. He will have two units operating this year, Unit No. 1 at Riverview Park and Unit No. 2 with Hennies.

BIRMINGHAM, April 24.-L. J. Roth Shows concluded the fourth week of their current tour to good weather and business at Fourth and 11th Streets, South, last Saturday. Management reported that business has been good since the organization's inaugural stand, which got under way March. 19,

Staff has L. J. Beth, owner-manager; Alfred Benz, business manager-secretary; 0. C. Leasure, agent and publicity director; George Spaulding, front-gate tickets and The Billboard sales agent; Bill Bozeman, ride superintendent; Charles Russ, sound car; H. Berry, electrician; Red Brown, truck supervisor; Ed Nol, scenic artist; C. Oshurn, painter.

Red Brown, two Kiddie Rides; Edwin Nolforraan, two Ferris Wheels; Mary Bozeman, tickets; Paul Wimberley, second man. Tilt-a-Whirl, Charlie Oshurn, foreman; Harvest McCray, second man: Mrs. Spooney Brown, tickets. Chair- plane, William Jenkins, foreman; Her- man Waller, tickets. Octopus, Charlie Stricklin, foreman; Merry-Go-Round, Harry Perry.

Side Show, Chief .Washburn; Juanita, Faust. escape; Tonuny Cain, magic; Pea- nut Smith, tickets. Fred Trost has a grind show. Dick Inland has the front of the Egyptian Slave Market. Paris After Midnight, Dick Hyland, talker: Sunny Allen, drums; Remona Mul- leneaux, prima donna; Sunshine Mc- Guire, girl in gold; Allen, Melita

(See BETH TOUR 071 page 34)

Jones Expo To Use New Location in DC

AUGUSTA. Ga., April 24.-Business during tins week for the Johnny 3. Jones Exposition made it worth while to remain here for the second week, said General Manager E. Lawrence Phillips. He reported fair business except on one cold night.

He has been able to engage additional workingmen, he said, and painting has progressed; including the entrance arch, which will be ready for the Wash- ington engagement. Show will leave tomorrow morning over the Georgia as Florida and Southern railroads, going via Charlottesville, Va., to Washing- ton, which will he played on April 28- May 8. Manager Phillips said the lot in the capital at Eighth Street, N. E., and Oklahoma Avenue is three blocks closer to street-car lines than was the lot formerly used.

St. Louis Seen as Utopia as 11 Combos Converge on City

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Present activities indicate this city will See more carnivals playing various local lots this spring than ever before in Its history. Money is plentiful, as this area is considered one of the largest war plant sectors in the country. Hennies Bros.' Shows open at Kingshighway and Chip- pewa avenue for a. 10-day engagement May 1 and will follow that stand with an eight-clay engagement on another -lot in the heart of the city. Rubin & Cherry Exposition plans to open about May 8 at Grand and LaClede avenues lot. Stand is for two weeks, toe possibility of a third week being played.

AI Baysinger Shows opened at Wash- ington and Vandeventer avenues today and plan to play various other lots in the city for the next two months, Fidler United Shows, which were the first to open here last month, move back. to Kingshighway and Natural Bridge for a two-week engagement beginning April 26 after playing a 10-day date at the Kingshighway and Southwest lot. They chalked up the biggest day's business

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in their history there April 18, Sam Fidler, owner, said.

The John Francis-John Maher combo moved to Virginia, and Eichelberger streets Thursday for a, 10-day run, while Oliver Amusement Company's No. 1 Unit plays 18th and Ann streets. Oliver's No. 2 Unit, titled Mound City Shows, is at 9800 South Broadway. Midway of Mirth Shows are playing 9000 North Broadway, while Johnny Bales Shows are at Park and Hickory streets.

Byers Bros.' Shows sin scheduled for cities on the east side of the Mississippi, starting the week'of May 3, while World of Today Shows and several smaller outfits plan to play some of the "steel" cities on the east side beginning next month.

J. C. McCaifery, acting as general agent; Cash Wiltse, lot superintendent. and James Donahue, assistant to Wiltse, are here making arrangements for Hen- flies Bros.' Shows' appearance. Current plans call for the show train to leave Birmingham on Monday night, with arrival here scheduled for the early morning of April 29.

11-revious Gates RICHMOND, Va., April 24.-Altho John

H. Marks Shows' inaugural was blotted 1

by rain, snow and a windstorm the first three days, Owner John H. Marks reported that the engagement proved highly successfully financially and that the Friday -Saturday business, with 20,000 packing the midway at the West Broad Street location, topped, organization's previous record marks here.

Ample streetcar service wan provided direct to the lot thru the efforts of H. E. Stainer, assistant manager. Top show money went to Art Gordon's Hi-Hat Revue, with the Club Chocolate and Circus Side Show running close up. Whip and Fly-o-Plane led rides. News- papers and radio stations co-operated. Station WMBG tied in with the shows for a bond sale at a busy downtown corner, broadcasting an hour's program, presented by show people. A special party was given for Joe Brown's Gang, Station WRVA feature, WRNL came thru with a, calliope broadcast, and both local papers carried stories almost daily. Shows (See -Marks Richmond Gates On page 36)

Lawrence in Winner At Click Opener in Fayetteville, N. C.

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., April 24.- With good weather, Lawrence Greater Shows last Saturday concluded their two- week engagement at a downtown Ion-

-Hon under FILL auspices to good results, H. D. Scott reported. Leon Gibson, committee ohairman, co-operated. and local papers and radio stations complimented management on organization's appearance. Attendance was good thruout, with 5,707 paid admissions being chalked up on closing night. Shows, rides and concessions reported highly satisfactory in- sults.

Staff here included Sam Lawrence, manager; Shirley Lawrence, treasurer; Tommy Carson, business manager; Jesse Reese, secretary and auditor, Edward Bolan, general representative; B. P. Brown, billposter; Scotty Johnson, elee-

trician; Sam Hollman, press; Louis Gueth, lot man and The Billboard sales agent; Robert Young, ride foreman; Thomas Smith, master mechanic; Wil- liam Todd, handy man.

Shows included Bill Woodall's Casino (See Lawrence in Winner on. page 34)

Zacchini Greenwood Opening Biz Up 30%

GREENWOOD, S. C., April 24.- Zacchini Bros.' Shows, owned and operated by Bruno Zacchini, chalked up a 30 per cent increase in gross business over a year ago at their /opening week's stand here Aspite cold weather, Carl 0. Bartels, secretary, said. Midway drew good crowds thruout. Work is still being clone on equipment under direction of Manager Zacchini.

Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Octo- pus, Rolloplane, Tilt-a-Whirl, Chairplane and light towers have been repainted, and shows recently took delivery on a new light plant from Sumter, S. C. Bruno and Hugo Zacchini are presenting the double repeating cannon act. Shows have erected a War Bond sales booth at the main entrance.

Concessionaires include R. L. Wade, 10; W. 0. Taylor, 10; Reid L. McDonald, 5 stock and 7 percentage; Andy John- son, 3, and Alfred Brown, 2.

Staff has Bruno Zacchini, general manager; Hugo Zacchini, assistant manager; Albert C. Bartels, general agent; Reid L. McDonald, concession manager; Carl 0. Bartels, secretary; Bill Holmes, electrician; John Knight, superintendent of rides, and Arthur Jetts,'mail man and The Billboard sales agent.

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WANTED - - WANTED

AGENTS WANTED For Bowling Alley, Fish Pond, Ball Games. Pitch Till You Win and Counter Men for Bingo. All Agents that worked for net before, can Placa ME Following Agent, wire me: Tea Herrington, Shorty Dearch, Big. Toni and Dudley.

JACK THOMAS Caro BUNTING SHOWS. LADD, ILL.

LIEUT. FRANK M. SUTTON, JR. Presents

GREAT SUTTON SHOWS Wo open Blytheville, Ark., SaturdeY, IttaY

Will sell rdsciii4sizaptiCont Game

Went tde Foar V13Ttblea,

AT'Ite.7iiirlrerTail"`O Trirdsl Will furnish rk. We will pease you

A;kims:tlitiltr ean..put som7CISIngTialtdoe.anYb"). utevilla Ark., April 28 to May B.

FOR SALE 8.01R STREA )1 LI NEED

WH Bud d New

CHARLES OLIVER 1417 Grattan Street ST. LOUIS, MO.

WANTED Agents for flashy Grind Store, Shun Store. Capablo, fast Corn Gene 'Help. Capable people, enntact se. Will book Photos. Eats, Knew Con., or what have you? Real spots. Answer quick.

ROY GOLDSTONE, NAILL SHOWS Plum Street Lot MONROE, LA.

WANT Second Men who driro tntelik. all Rides. Gotx1 salaries, good working condition, Competent Sido Show People for neat Rite Show, Model Farm or any good clean Slow. 250. Wisconsin Palm Mart. July, followed by Mimbisippi Palm in fall.

Marked Tree, Ark., thls week; Node none. DYER'S GREATER SHOWS

BOSWELL'S AMUSEMENTS Cr,nt plaeFo'SteriggS'11n" lo.ndahVpltte0" d Ferris Wheel. A few Stock Stores' that 'twat

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Ditto or come

and. Johnson that were here lent year. tsloe

mBefOttrale111,1 liner.,":thia work.

Tivoli's Webb City Opening Successful

WEBB CITY, Mo., April 24.-Tivoli Ex- position Shows got away to a fast start on the season's tour with a click inaugural tinder Lions' Club and High School Band auspices. Management reported committees co-operated, and business the initial week was above expectations.

Ride line -up Includes Merry-Go-Round, Cecil (Tex) Cummings, manager; M. J. Moran and Mrs. W. P. Tomlin, tickets. Ferris Wheel, Henry Cappell; Mrs. M. J. Moran. tickets. Kiddie Auto, Charles Fisher; Mrs. Barns, tickets. Rolloplane, H. P. Powell, foreman; Frank Thompson, second man; Mrs. J. Maxim, tickets. Aerial Joy Ride, W. F. Tomlin, foreman; Homer Eason, second man; Alvin Barnes, tickets. Tilt-a-Whirl, C. 0. Carrington, foreman; James Maxim, second man; Mrs. J. 0. Green, tickets. Eel Strom- baugh. mechanic and electrician; Shorty Walker, billposter; Harley Avert, lot superintendent.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Utah have the ,string game, cigarette hoop-la, ball game and dart gallery; Mrs. C. 0. Car- rington. punk rack; Patty Ann Green, penny pitch; Bill Wells, diggers; Carl Larson, popcorn and peanuts; Ben Alex- ander, pan stand; Mrs. B. Alexander, penny cigarette pitch; A. Lavin, fish pond .d ball game; Harley Everts, Busy Little City and pea ball game.

Cookhouse, Skeet and George McAl- len and Bill Bemore; Jimmy Bemore, chef; Pat Bemore, waitress; Anthony Correa, kitchen. Mr. and Mrs. Silts, jewelry. H. S. (Curley) Clark, TrIxie Clark, William Pierce, Scoop McKerney, corn gatnc. These members of the shows last year are now in the armed forces: Sgt. H. V. Peterson, Corp. Dr. Le Rot, Corp. Gene Mercer, Corp. Billy B. Green, Sgt. Frank Martz, Pvt. Clam R. Frazer, Pet. Sparkcy Davis, Pet. Marcus Wiest, Pvt. John McNees°, and Jim McNeese, who is in the navy. Rita and Bill Oakes are working In a war plant at De- sots, Kan.

Staff includes Alex Bendlicien and H. V. Peterson, owners; J. 0. Green. general agent, and Frank Delmainc, secretary.

Crafts Lynwood Bow Pars Other Seasons

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-Crafts 20 Big Shows successfully opened their 1943 season with a 10-clay stand at the circus grounds on Long Beach and Tweedy boulevards in suburban Lynwood April 9-18. Altho cool weather prevailed, Kid- die Matinees on both Saturdays registered grosses above last season and business on the week compared favorably with engagements played at the same spot In other seasons.

With quarters only a short distance away, all were afforded an excellent opportunity to get equipment in shape before the regular road tour started.

Staff of the shows is comprised of em ployees formerly of the No. 2 and 3

units, while many members of the No. 1 show not in war work or the service are still on the lob here. At present, besides 0. N. Crafts, sooner, Ilne-up has Harold Mook, auditor; Roy ,Sheppard, general superintendent; Roy Rutter, chief electrician, and Roy E. Ludington, who Is looking after the business end, routing, press and lot details.

Mrs. 0. N. Crafts is operating the Penny Arcade and penny pitch this season, with Mack Doman and Frank and Charlotte Warren in charge. Roger War- ren Is back with the grab stand. Ragland and Korte ere hack with 15 concessions, while Ceechini and Levaggi have six. Jeff Griffith is operating three shows and Clyde Rawlings has the Motordrome. L. R. Whitney has a hoop-la concession and E. C. Bolton a photo gallery. Lloyd Lusby is superintendent of the main gate and The Billboard sales agent. Sam Hinson is master mechanic and John (Cup Cake) Woronek artist.

ATTENTION! WANTED FOR A PERMANENT PARK

Year Round Operation Will Buy or Book Following Rides:

FLYA-PLANE TILT-A-WHIRL GLASS HOUSE

FLYING SCOOTER SKATING RINK HIGH CLASS KIDDIE RIDES

Or Any Other Elide Suitable for Parte

H EL P WANTED Man must be able to handle all mechanisms on rides.

Ferris Wheel Foreman

Boomerang Foreman High Striker Operator Ball Game Agents

CONCESSIONS WANTED High Class Photograph Gallery and Building for Same.

Wire Worker. Jewelry Concessions. Guess Your Weight.

Other Legitimate Concessions Considered

PLAYLAND PARK 2222 No. Alamo Street, San Antonio, Tex.

WANTED FOR DOWNTOWN DALLAS, TEXAS

Apel 30 to May 15 Then army camps and defense towns to follow. Coneemlotts that work for 10e. Can use Ciga- rette Gallery, Pitch-Till-You-Win Firth Pond, Coca-Cola Bottles. (Manes, 'Snow Cones. Popcorn or any legitimate COneeS81011n. Have for Salo-Spillman Twoqkbreast Merry-Go. Round. Can he seen in operation at Dalian. Want Ride Help and Foremen for following Rides: Merry-GoRound, Ferri, Velma, Whirl, 31ix-Up and Itchy Auto. All address:

DOO ELLINGTON Cate Campbell Hotel Dallas, Toe.

LAWRENCE GREATER SHOWS PLAYING EASTERN DEFENSE TOWNS

Can place at once-Manager with people for Side Show; we have outfit with 140-foot front and 110-foot top. Talker and Grinder for Monkey Show, also Inside Man to handle Monkeys and Princess Mario the Chimp, or will turn show over to party with own help on percentage basis. Want Manager with not less than four Girls to take over Girl or Hawaiian Shows; we have complete outfits. No time to write, wire. Can place

Girls for office -owned Casino, top salaries. Have complete outfits for Unborn, Snake.

Illusion or any other Grind Shows. Can place Octopus, Roll-o-Plane, Kiddie Auto' Ride. All others are office owned. Help-Lot Man, Canvas Men, Ride Help; semi trailer drivers preferred. Foreman for Chair Plane, top salary. Also Second Men for all Rides.

Concessions-Bingo fact quick), Cook Flouse or Sit-Down Grab, Custard, Studio, Arcade. Cigarette Shooting Gallery, American Palmistry, Wheels and legitimate 10-cent Grind Stores. All wires to

Eastern Ave. and Dundock Ave., BALTIMORE, MD., April 28 to May 8.

CAN PLACE CAPABLE SECRETARY Who understands all form of taxation and double entry bookkeeping. Salary no object if you know your business. 'Jesse Reis, answer. Lot Man who can handle help and lay out a lot and some knowledge of building. Billposter, we furnish you with truck; must have a union card. Girl Show Operator with own costumes. We are only carrying one this year. Ride Help who can drive Semi Trailers. Top salary to good drivers. Ferris Wheel Foremen and Second Man for Scooter. Sensational Freo Act for the season. Whitey Weiss can place Agents for Scales, Guess Your Age, Slum Stores, Coupon Stores and two Wheelmen; also Countermenefor Bingo. Have Pea Pool open, and other Wheel Agents, write or wire. Place Girls for Bali Games. Mrs. Wagner has for sale Kiddie Whip and Allan Herschel! Goose Ride, both in good condition; first $1500.00 takes both rides.

Address AL WAGNER, Albany, Ga., This Week. Route to Interested Parties.

MAD CODY FLEMING, Manager DAVE DAVIDSON, Gen. Representative

Mad Cody Fleming Shows LAST CALL - Show Opens Moultrie, Ca., Downtown, May 1.

We have the best route, we have had in several years. Want Lunch Stand,. Clean Grind Concessions, $18 a week. Ride Help, notice-NO holdbacks, no meal tickets, pay in full each week. Can use two deferred men that can drive, es this show shows you new faces.

Wires: Nahunta, Ca. Phones and Mail: Hickox, Ca., till Thursday; then Moultrie.

CARRABELLE AMUSEMENT PARK WANTS CONCESSIONS: Pitch To Win, Riali Striker, lloon-La Cork Gallery or any legitimate Concession. En/arsine nark. New loention, one mile from Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida's largest canto. Nov soldiers every eight week.. Place one Fiat Ride; Cue Elsner, get in touch. Want One Orion,, good sentry; also Illde Help. W111 buy Concession Tope. Also place one or two Shows permanently for duration; no moving and plenty people. No gat, Address: CARRABELLE AMUSEMENT PARK. N. P. ROLAND end GEO. GOFFAS, Darreholle, Florida.



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Samples of tho 4. Readings, Four for 254, No. 1, 34-Page, Gold and Silver Covers. Each .35 Wall Charts, Heavy Paper, Sire 28034. Each 1.00 Gating Crystals, OulJa Boards, et,

NEW DREAM BOOK 120 Pages, 2 Sets Numbers, Clearing and Policy.

1200 Dreams. Bound In Heavy Gold Paper Covers, Geed Quality Paper. Sample, 150.

HOW TO WIN AT ANY KIND OF SPECULA- TION. 24-p. Woll Bound 250

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Worked the same as oar Original Big Tom. A mien money =her. Ask any old. timer. 2 or 3 can be toot ked in a 10x12 top.

ECK & CO. Plainville, Ohlo

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The only one of its kind. Cannot be duplicated during war.

Address

MRS. CHAS. NICHOLS 91 South' Bay Ave.

Freeport, Long Island, N. Y.

HUBERT'S MUSEUM Inc. lor

228 W. 42d Street, New York City Open 1 P.M. Daily

WANT NOVELTY ACTS OF MERIT. State salary and all details In first letter.

Opon all year round. SCHORK Cr SCHAFFER.

FOR SALE KIDDY RIDES

Sailboat Pony Cart (high for Children's World. N. Y. World's Fair), Oyer the Wares, Airplane and small Auto. First 32500.00 takes all 5 Rides. E. J, REICHER, earn Billboard, 1504 Broadway, New York City.

Midway Confab (Communications to 25-27 Opana Place, Cincinnati, 0.)

MAY flowers.

CURLY AND TRIXIE CLARK are with Tivoli Exposition Shows, where Curly is managing it corn game.

TONEY MARTONE, who opened his rides and concessions In downtown Kan- sas City, Mo., April 21, plans to play lots there for several months.

HARDSHIPS bring midway families closer together.

LUCKY JACOBS cards from Decatur, Ala., that he opened his second season with Fearless Greggs on Ail-American Exposition there.

W. D. AND BLANCHE SULLIVAN are working at Duncan Field, San Antonio, and will not troupe for the duration, they report.

SOME of the '43 midway canvas can hardly be called "tops."

CARNIVAL mechanics Jess Ross and .1. C. Hollingshead are in Statesville, N. C. They report they will not troupe tills season.

EDWARD C. ANDREWS, magician and fire eater, is en route to join Bartley

WHERE are the berthless show-train riders Loinitosirn;wtat the second cup of coffee

cats?

JAMES H. DREW JR., concessionaire, carols from Columbus, 0., that he has built new booths and will open there with Gooding Greater Shows April 29. It's his second season with tho shows.

YEARS ago a sale of used midway equip. meat didn't bring 25 cents on the dollar. But the light plants of today's midways arc selling at par.

MR. AND MRS. EARL HUTCHF,NS, carnival troupers, are in Gulfport, Miss., where they will remain for the duration. Mrs. Hutchens (Lady Lucille), novelty musical entertainer, Is teaching music there, tin(' Earl is a chef in a cafe.

PROOF that old-timers are corning back. Cate & Banner Shows reported that they advanced money to 20 talkers to get their Prince Albert coats out of hock, plus enough for 25 years' interest.

MARY (HIPPLE) SHERMAN, former Girl Show operator, letters from Balti- more that she is at 1523 South Canton Street recovering from two paralytic strokes suffered recently. She would like to react letters from friends,

MAJOR carnival managers used to think that they were down to rock bottom if they didn't hold contracts for at least three molar fairs each fall.

T. M. (TOMMY) ALLEN, widely- known carnival executive and for the last several years assistant manager of the Johnny J. Jones Exposi- tion, recently was engaged in an executive capacity with Art Lewis Shows for 1943. He assumed his duties at the opening stand at 20th Street circus grounds, Norfolk.

Lamb's Side Show on Gold Medal Shows at Paducah, Ky.

WONDER whether the show gals, who double on canvas this year, will be rewarded by being dubbed "roughneckettes?"

WILLIAM (BILL) FIELD advises from Uniontown, Pa., that the Johnny J. Jones Exposition Is booked there for at

week's stand. Field handled the book- 1ng.

EARLY-DAY LAMENT: "What is this biz coming to? My wife, the best cooch dancer in the biz, can't find an empty seat In the day coach!"

LAST SEASON with L. S. Beth and Blue Ribbon shows, Jimmie and Irene Griffin will remain in St. Andrews, Fla., for the duration, they report. Jimmie is employed in n shipyard there.

HAVING as liveried chauffeur today and then back to eating beef stews behind a show top tomorrow-is what keeps carnival. troup- ing interesting.

IIUGIIIE MACK, well-known front talker and show producer, visited The Billboard Cincinnati office April 24 while playing the Gayety Theater in the Queen City.

ATTENTION, Carnival Managers: Send routes to reach the Cincinnati offices of The Billboard by Saturday of each week.

ROY F. PEUGH, former speed secretary of the Albany-Schenectady County Fair Association, sponsor of the annual in Altamont, N. Y., has been appointed press representative for 0. C. Buck Shows for 1943. He replaces Lon Ramsdell, who recently joined United Artists Pictures as press representative.

CONCESSIONAIRE with Billy Lynch Shows, Joseph Cohen Is in Rose Bay, N. S., convalescing from Illness. He's sufficiently recovered: to open with Lynch's Shows when they open at Hali- fax, N. S., however.

GALS are taking over men's lobs on midways, but the thing we are afraid that they won't go for is having their heads shaved so as to work In geek-show pits.

MAX MERKER, engraving concessionaire with various carnivals in Canada and the States and who toured. the Western Canada Class A and 73 fair circuits until 1941, is in Halifax, N. S., for the duration. He has established an engraving service there.

SOME showman once opined that every midway should have two press agents, ono to put it in and one to keep it out. No doubt he was referring to the boss's picture.-Milo McCoof.

THOMAS (FUZZY) HUGHES, ride owner, is on a tour of the Midwest and South visiting various carnivals. He cards that he visited with Shorty. Far- row, Wallace Bros.' Shows, during the shows' opening week in Grenada, Miss., and that business was the best opening week In history of the organization.

Crystal-Ball Booking CRYSTAL BALLS have been the

guiding spirits in the carnival business for years. Proof lies in the fact that them are always one or more on every midway which are eazed into either for cash or self- satisfnction. The proper way to book a town thru the transparent quartz is first to glue a Mal) of the world on one, which will -then make it at globe of the world. Leave both the top and bottom of the globe open by leaving off the North and South Poles so that the seer-general agent can gaze into the ball. On account of fete shows playing the poles, the territory won't be missed. Next mount the crystal globe upon the same type of swivel that is used in mounting other map globes. The idea is to snake the globe rotate horizontally or vertically. An indicator, same as is used 021 wheel concessions, Is placed along the globe's side. If the show is playing in Canada do not refer to an indicator as an "Indicator" but call it an "apex." Now -you are ready to pick your first town. Let the ball revolve slowly and uncon- trolled. When it conies to a stop the indicator will be pointing toward the town you should play. Look thru the ball from top to bottom to see ef everything is clear; if so, the spot is okay. Don't let countries or con- tinents bewilder you. For example, should the indicator point toward Alexandria, Egypt, and your show Is In the States, you then play the closest Alexandria to you. There is one In Tennessee, Virginia, South Dakota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and Minne- sota. Before sending out your agent call a meeting of your cookhouse witch-burners and learn whether people living in the nearest Alexan- dria walk under ladders, throw peanut hulls on batty platforms, own black cats or whistle In dressing rooms. If the report isn't favorable, then lengthen your jump to the next closest Alexandria about which the cookhouse seers have given the all- clear signal.

OPERATORS, who formerly didn't want women ticket sellers on their shows or rides because they didn't help in setting up and tearing down, have undergone a change of heart.

DANNIE LaROLIECH, prominent cookhouse operator, who has been operating in New Orleans for several months, left April 20 for Massena, N. Y., his home town, to spend Easter with his children. He plans to spend about two weeks there. While en route back to New Orleans he plans to stop over in St. Louis to visit his many friends there.

IF going out this season serves no other purpose than keeping a title known as a going concern In the minds of fair managers and committeemen, It will pay dividends after the war.

LON RAMSDELL, 'United Artists Pic- tures press representative for the last six months, will not return to the press berth on the 0. C. Buck Show this season. Since shows' closing last Septem- ber, Ramsdell tells in advance or Olsen and Johnson's Helimpoppist. When the musical closed in Philadelphia Thanks- giving week, Ramsdell joined United Artists.

LIZZIE SCHMIDT (native Hawaiian dancer), now employed in a war plant, states that the vibration of an electric riveter which she is handling has automatically added many new twists, jerks and stars to her lance.

CONCESSION LINE-UP on Art Lewis

SATISFIED

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Ask Pa About It. ELI BRIDGE COMPANY

Builders 800 Case Ave. Jacksonville, IIIInola



nay 1, 1943 CARNIVALS Tire Billboard 31

Shows includes H. W. (Bill) Jones, bingo; Peggy Blake, 6; Charlotte Wright, penny pitch; Jack Barth, 1; Slinky Bernstein, 1;

String Cohen, 1; Bobble Bernstein, bail game; Bertha Cohen, hall game; Sam pants, 1; E. B. Braden, 5; Howard In- gram, 2 popcorn stands; Henry (Whitey) Solomon, frozen custard; Eddie and Molly Owens, diggers; Fred Wilson, scales; Charlie Wright, 1; Sol Kane, scales.

SOME managers have trouble remembering names. Others can't place faces. But when a trouper who took a powder while on the not comes on the lot 10 years later they peg hint Immediately.

Carnivid Oddities A SOUTHERN farmer booked a cane-

Juice booth on a carnival midway at a pumpkin fair at $5 per foot. Seeing crowds watching the custard and cotton candy machines work, both of which were doing a good biz, the farmer decided that in order to sell products on midways they should be displayed so that customers could are them made. That night he erected a cane grinder which had been brought in from his farm. The grinder had a 30-foot gin pole to which a mule was hitched and he started grinding the juice before prospective patrons' eyes. The mill, mule and pole covered more space than did any flat ride on the lot. When the privilege, collector arrived on Wednesday the farmer beefed loudly when charged $150, or the length of the pole at $5 per foot. The collector thought the privilege reasonable because, due to the mule's traveling in a circle, the footage could have been figured by multiplying the 00-foot diameter by 3.1416 and collecting $5 per foot for the figured circumference. They finally settled for $75 and the farmer was allowed to sell pecans raised on his farm as a sideline.

A SMALL platform show was located on a midway next to a tepee which was used as a restroom. It was well roped off to keep people out and a sign reading, "Private. Show People Only," dan- gled on its front. Curiosity got the best of midway patrons and the platform showmen was asked time and again "What have you in the Indian wigwam?" The tepee having aroused so much interest and biz being bad, the showman decided to bolster his gross by whisper- ing, "Buy a ticket to this show and I'll let you look Into the Indian wigwam free:' Results were good.

A CIRCUS trouper joined his first carnival to work on a concession. On Monday while he was sitting in the shows' cookhouse he heard "Beef on the merryl" yelled all over the lot. Seeing the new man paying no attention to the yelling, the carnival manager approached him with, "Didn't you hear that yell?" "Sure!" answered the new one, "but I thought it was only some midway jargon." "Jargon, hell!" yelled the manager. "That means for everyone to help lift the Merry-Go-Round center pole off the ground."

Bingo-Batty News- Global Revue

FROSTPROOF, Ariz.-Manager Duke co-owner of the 'Duke at Shilling Odor- less Midway, stated that he was in farm of the government freezing labor 01 midways after hearing rumors to that effect in his cookhouse. "You may rest assured," he added, "that my future ads will read, 'If now employed on another midway do not aptly?".

HIGH PRIVILEGE, Ind.-Over 500 members of the Fairgrounds Restroom Flingers of America, headed by their president, 01' Sam (who gets no salary), subscribed toward a fund to send representation to Washington to fight the coinage of 3-cent pieces, claiming that a nickel is a small enough tip.

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WALKOUT, Wyo.-Co-owners of the Gate & Banner Shows staged a sit- down strike here by refusing to move out of their office, turn on the lights or accept percentages from shows and rides or take privilege money from concessionaires until the independent operators would agree to pay them time-and-a- half percentages and privileges for overtime and double percentages and privileges on Sundays, with a two-week veep:-

tion with full pay during the winter. To date the strikers are holding out.

FLAGWAVE, N. Y.-Bill Gypsauce. cookhouse operator on the All-Leather Suitcase Exposition Shows, reported that he is operating a victory midway cafe this season. The stand is painted reel, white and blue. The menu also is in patriotic colors, carrying food prices and slogans which should aid in winning the war. Prices and slogans as listed are: Small steak, $3.75 (Conserve Meat): hamburger (meatless) sandwiches, 85 cents (Support Greek Relief); hotcakes, $1 (Co- Operate With All Edicts); regular dinner, $2.25 (Donate Liberally); chop suey (midway style), $2.50 (Help the Chinese); baked beans, $1.25 (Buy More Bonds). A sign over the cashier's table reads, "Hold your lip. Tile enemy may be listening."

IN -A, THE

ARMED FORCES Showmen in the nation's fighting forces and their relatives and friends are invited to send personal items, including rank and branch of service, to this department.

S. T. DOUGHERTY (Dulce) advises he has been transferred to 1st Division, U. S. Naval Air Base, Glynco, Ga.

AGENT on R. IC. Spitlell's concessions the last three seasons, Pet. John W. Lower Jr. is with 78th Infantry, Light- ning Division, Camp Butner, N. C.

RIDE foreman and manager with Greater United Shows, Wilbur D. Taylor is a corporal in the army air force. He's doing overseas duty.

PVT. R. R. COUTS, last season on Alamo Exposition Shows, is with Com- pany C, 22d Engineers Battalion, 6th Armored Division, Camp Forrest, Tenn.

LAST season with F. E. Gooding Amusement Company, Pfc. Ross E. Reed is stationed at the Army 33 and C School, Fort Devins, Mass.

CORP. JACK LEZARK, formerly with Royal American and World of Mirth shows, is with 22d Supply Company, A. D. G., Tinker Field, Oklahoma City.

E. J. MERCIIR,, carnival trouper, reports that he has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is with Special Service Office, Randolph Field, Tex.

PFC. N. P. RAYMOND, former carnival trouper, is with the Army Air Forces Technical School, Seymour Johnson Field, N. C.

JAMES E. CHAMPNEY, a member of 0. C. Buck Shows last season, is with the navy at Camp Endicott, R. I. While on a recent furlough he visited the Buck combo at its quarters in Troy, N. Y.

PVT. JOSEPH E. )3RUNEAU, last season with Hennies Bros' Shows, is with the Air Corps Technical School, Flight 150, 51st Training Company, Keesler Field, Miss,

PVT: TOMMY WALSH, aerialist with Maine Amusement Shows last season, appeared in five USO shows in camps near New London, Conn., where he is stationed with an M. P. Company.

ITS corp, Irvin F. Brown. A former concession agent with Dee Lang's Fa- mous Shows, Broom was promoted to the rank on April 2. He is with 23d Ferrying Squadron, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.

PVT. GEORGE NERCHA (Polack Whitey), formerly with Johnny J. Jones Exposition, letters from Texarkana, Tex., that he isdn the Post Hospital there with a broken jaw and would like to read letters from friends. Ho is with 187th Ordnance Company, 013T0, Army Train- ing Center.

EDWIN V. MOORE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Moore, concessionaires, was commissioned a lieutenant at Blackland Army Air Base, Waco, Tex., March 21. Graduation exercises were attended by his wife, Lulu; Virgil Sells and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Guinn, of World of Today Shows: His mother was not able to at-

CORP. CHARLES GOLDING, for 16 years a frozen custard concessionaire with carnivals and at fairs and parks and who was inducted into the army December 15, 1942, is a tank destroyer commander of the 810th T. D. Battalion, Company A, at Camp Bowie, Tex. He had his basic training at Camp Hood, Tex. He is a member of the Showmen's League of America and Murat Shritie Temple, Indianapolis.

tend because of a last-minute plane cancellation.

PVT. LEO LEVIN, formerly with Mid- west Merchandise Company, was transferred last week to Administration Headquarters, Winter Haven, Calif. "Out here," writes Leo, "it's 110 in the shade (haring the. daytime, but drops to 60 all night."

WHEELS OF ALL KINDS

Tickets-Paddles-Laydowns

SHOOTING GALLERIES

Complete KENO Outfits

CARNIVAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

GAMES, STRIKERS, ETC.

WRITE FOR CATALOG

H. C. EVANS & CO. 1520 -28 W. Adams St., Chicago 4

Harry Craig Shows Opening Wichita Falls, Texas,

April 28th

Want Ride Help. Shows that do not conflict with what we have.

Concessions and Agents for Cigarette Gallery, Ball Games and Wheels.

WANT Clothes Pin Store Agents, Wire or

come on.

LIPSKY & PADDOCK Marks Shows, Richmond, Va.

WORLD'S MOST POPULAR RIDES OCTOPUS-ROLLOPLANE-FLY-0-PLANE

Manufactura by

EYERLY AIRCRAFT CO., Salem, Oregon

BUY WAR BONDS NOW BUY WAR STAMPS NOW AFTER THE WAR BUY A NEW

TILT-A-W(1M In the Meantime Keep Your Tilt-A-Whirl Safe With the

Original Builder's Parts.

SELLNER MFG. CO. Faribault, Minnesota

SPECIAL PRINTED TICKETS ROLL, FOLDED-100,000-$18.50.

DALY TICKET CO. COLLINSVILLE, ILL.

SNOW CONES BE SURE YOU CET OUR LATEST PRICE LIST ON SNOW CONE SUPPLIES.

We Have Everything You Need and Our Prices Savo You Money. This Year Line Up With an Outfit That Has the Stock To Take Caro of You.

Send a Postal Card for Your Price List Today.

GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO. 131 E. PEARL ST. CINCINNATI, OHIO

.1, DI R See rho Tiny Shrunken Body Once a mighty fighting soldier. now a ahrunken midget See the shrunken Jan bode as be reposes in hiacasket, Ho is complete in every detail, strictly nude, everYthIng ahowing: bends, feet shrunken: ribs, hair, eye lashes, brows. A reproduction of n Japanese body in shrunken condition, made of nest flesh colored material, leeks like a Jap, black straight hair, etc. Wt. about 7 Ills., length over all about 8 fret. Gold one 5 , we the crowds flock around. Put one in window, it stops everybody. Roodshows, Carnival, Sideshow, Window Attractions, atom Shows, order one today. Sent post paid for only 515.00. Also afreproductlen of the Japanese Shnmken Tread, about half life alzo, only 58.00 P.P. Ocher one or both today.. Send money order, cashier's cheek, postal money enter. Deposit required on all O. 0. D. orders.

TATE'S CURIOSITY SHOP SAPPORO, ARIZONA

SUNSET AMUSEMENT COMPANY Opens Saturday, May 1, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

WANTS Cookhouse or Grab, Photos, Palmistry, Digger°. Opening for Arcade. Slum) with one outfits 15% of grass. Derry W. Lemon can use a few Concemiona and Agents, AI H. Murphy mints Wheel Agents. liar Wheelock wants people for Athletic Show, Roberta Cannily can ow Girls and Talkers for Girl Show, Several Legitimate Concessions open, reasonable Pt...neg..

Address: EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO.



32 The Billboard CARNIVALS

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CHICAGO, April 24:-Regular meeting of April 22 had Third Vice-President S. T. Jossop presiding. With him at the table were Treasurer William Carsky, Secretary Joe Streibich and Past Presi- dents Edward A. Hock and J. C. McCaf- fery. Membership committee presented application of Jack Schenck, credited to Brother Charles Zemater. Committee Chairman J. C. MeCaffery reports progress in the Red Cross drive. Brother Mike Wright has been a valuable aid In the work. Brother Rankine Is resting easily at the hospital, and Brothers Wil- liam Coultry, William Young and Wil- liam Blencoe are showing improvement. Brothers Tom Vollmer and James Mur- phy are still confined. No late report came from Brother Al Wagner, who is In a Mobile hospital. Soldiers' Committee sent out gift packages during the week. Brothers Carsky and Mendelson are seeking suggestions from brothers and friends to help them in making future Selections.

Members were grieved to learn of the death of Brother David J. Mulvie In

Simcoe, Ont. Brother Alex Dayton, League representative, attended funeral services. Message of condolence and flowers were sent. Past President Ed- ward A. Hock, chairman of the cemetery committee, has visited Showmen's Rest and ordered the flag pole painted. Al Carsky and Harry Hancock came in for the meeting after a long absence. Whitey Woods, who has been discharged from the armed service, gave an interesting talk. Al Cadillac Cherner came in to be inducted into the service. Brother Ray Oakes has pledged one day's receipts from any one of his concessions for the Red Cross drive. Al Sweeney, John R. Hannon and Charles Owens are working on it promotion folder to be sent to members and friends.

Nat Rodgers was in town and visited the rooms. J. D. Edwards is still here for medical attention. Al Kamm, here on furlough, visited the rooms. Sparky Gil- son is back from the South. April 29 meeting is the final one of the (spring, but the rooms will be open all summer as usual.

Letters were received from Sam Wither, Ralph G. Lockett, James P. Sullivan, Edwin J. Hock, Frattlt B. Downes, Nick Raymond, Neil Webb. W. B. Featherston and Sam Feinberg. List of brothers now in the service includes Pete Andrish. Joe Archer, Randolph Avery, Carl J. Berg, Harry Bernstein, Sant Beyers. Frank E. Brice, Matt Borup, Bruce M. Chase, Moe C. Claman, George L. Crowder, Harold A. Dabroe, Russell Donnelly, Frank B. Downes, Walter Dupont, Joseph Etile, W. B. Featherston, Morris Fine, James George, Sam H. Glickman, Eugene liar-

(See SLA on page 53)

Club Activities 72atioptai

1,towtnest s assn. Palace Theater Building

New York

NEW YORK. April 24.-Joe °lacy, past president Pacific Coast Showmen's Asso- ciation, was a most welcome visitor Tues- day. Joe, a Brooklynite, is paying a periodical visit to relatives and is returning to California Monday. Another visitor, Top Sgt. Pat Schillizzi, who has just returned to the States front Hawaii. He has been in the Pacific for the last two years and is returning as an in- structor, to be stationed at Camp Tyson, Tenn. Pvt. Larry Bonn returning to camp at Laredo, Tex. Letter from Pvt. Joseph Rice, who by now is somewhere in the Pacific. Pvt. Eddie Kalln in from Camp Claiborne, La. Eddie, one of Frank Miller's boys, is spending most of his time at the circus. Recent visitors, Max Gould, Lon Ramsdell and Bill Jones. Sid Goodwalt has contracted for the concessions on Gilbert Bros.' Circus. Brother Frank Wirth is the power behind the throne with this outfit. Brother Lloyd Coffey dropped in, said hello, good-by. Pine letter from Brother Pvt. William Powell, Fort Sill, Okla. Brother Jack Lichter, chairman of the Veterans' Committee, is going to have a new large photographic copy made of Brother Sgt. Charles (Doc) Morris Jr.'s picture, to be hung in it permanent position. Brother Pet. Samuel Karp on a three- day visit to New York from Isle detail in Newport News, Va. This is his first visit here since his induction six months ago.

Next and last gala event in the rooms will be the Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary on Thurs- day, April 20. President Blanche Hender- son reports that there will be plenty of berries on hand and, of course, everything else that goes to make a successful festival. Next and last meeting of the winter season will be held. on the 28th. The rooms will be entirely redecorated and everything put in fine condition for the influx of the boys at the close of the outdoor season. Jimmy Davenport, who has been operating the lunch stand, will probably have a show of some sort. The 1943 membership drive is about to be inaugurated. Vice - President Oscar C. Buck is chairman, and Third Vice-President Jack Wilson and Trustee David Endy are vice-chairmen. It is hoped that the drive will bring in more members than last year's, which netted 903. The Year Book Advertising Committee, headed by Gerald Snellens, Is

(See NSA On page 53)

Under Personal Direction-B. S. GERETY

GRAND OPENING

SATURDAY MAY lst

FAIR PARK (LOUISIANA RATE FAIRGROUNDS)

SHREVEPORT, LA. "rim, CITY OF HOSPITALITY"

BIG AMUSEMENT CENTER NEW THRILLING RIDES ---FUN HOUSES

AND CONCESSIONS FOR ANY DEPARTMENT, WORKING-

NO HELP WANTED FOR

RIDE FOREMEN OR CONCES- SION OPERATORS. ALL STAFF POSI-

DON'T WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE TIONS FILLED.

The Beckmann & Gerety Shows will again take to the road after all "trouble and strife" is ended.

, WANTED MANAGERS AND HELPERS

"Ng.Tls-7TirOr arlfb1 es complete set -up

for right. big

J. M. SHEESLEYI Gen. Mgr. MIGHTY SHEESLEY MIDWAY Week of Apr11 26th, Anniston, Ala.; Nashville, Teen., May and.

Pacific Coast

gitownteit's Osste 6231/2 South Grand Ave., at Wilshire

Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-Pacine Coast Showmen's Association went all out for Victory at the regular Monday night meeting, with the membership voting unanimously to buy an added $3,000 in War Bonds, Organization purchased. about $10,000 worth of bonds about 15 months ago during it Victory House celebration in which over $100,000 was subscribed by members and other individuals. Also at the.regular Monday night meeting, with Ed F. Walsh, president; Harry Taylor, first vice-president; Ted LeFors, second vice - president, and Charles W. Nelson, secretary, on. the stand, final plans were insets for the organization to attend Russell Bros.' Circus in a body April 26. Discussion of plans for the Mission Beach-Russell Bros.' Night to be held May 3 also wee held.

Application of Louis Cash Rogers for life membership was presented and approved. Drive for the Mail-Order Spring Festival continued, with more members coming up with contributions. Among them were Sam Dolman, Harry Clifford, Max Kaplan, Candy Moore, Charles Olski, James J. LaFrange, E. G. Chapman, Bob Matthews, James Gallagher, Bill Allman, Zack Hargis, Isaac McFadden and Leo C. Gotsch. Festival is being held in place of the Hi-Jinks party. President Walsh is heading the drive.

No meeting will be held April 26, as the clubrooms will be closed while the members attend the circus. However, on May 3 the regular meeting will be held, with the festivities in honor of Mission Beach people and Russell Bros. taking over following the session. There will be no membership drive this year. Member- ship now is $15, with a reduction of $2.50 after July 1. Dues for 1044 are payable in September,

Ladies' Auxiliary President Edith Bullock opened the

April 12 meeting, which drew 36. Lucille Delman returned after several Weeks in the North, and Ruby Kirdendata was present after being out with the flu. Topsy Gooding, Inez We/eh, Mary Tully, Dolly Martin, Ethel Olson, Mario LeFors, Lillibelle Lear and Tillie Peemateee gave brief talks. Helen Brainerd Smith returned from a trip to Mexico and brought along a door prize; which was 'won by Rosemary Loomis. Bank night award went to Merle Tait.

Julia Smith, Red Cross chairman, said that she had two quilts ready to finish and that they would be turned over to the Red Cross with other material time was finished April 21. Mission Beach and Russell Bros.' Circus nights were

(See PC54 On page 53)

g.0. W6 nest's etd,

Maryland Hotel St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Club hold its regular business meeting in the clubrooms April 8, with President French Deane in the chair. Other officers present were Treasurer Gertrude Lang, secretary pro tem; Kathleen Gewle, Chap- lain Daisy Da.vis and First Vice-Presi- dent Ethel Hesse.

Mrs. Letha Cleerich and Mrs. Theresa Sidenberg were eleoted to membership.

Boatel held in honor of Goldie Fisher April 16 was well.attended. Bridge said rummy tables were formed for amusement for the women, while the men held a business session. Marie Jones and Ethel Hesse were winners. Luncheon and refre.shments were served. Letters are coming in from the boys who ehared in the St. Patrick's party. Any member elf the International Association of Showmen now in the armed. forces who did not receive a letter from the acting secretary of the club, Is asked to write the secretary. Club wants it known they have not been overlooked inten- tionally.

May 1, 1943

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g0tonett's Out) Reid Hotel

Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 24.-Only a few members remain in the city. Mel Bendixon, Tivoli Deposition Shows, hash placed his Rollopinne and Dive Bomber in Fairyland Park. George Howk is ,

readying his concessions for opening at Fairyland Park. 0. C. (Jockey) Stevens has returned from. Pittsburg, Kan., where he went to join Charles Rotollo's Elite Expositions Shows. Roy Marr he booked his concessions with Heart of America Shows. John M. Stone, who has been stationed with the coast guard. artillery at Fort H. G. Wright, New York, has returned to the city and will be ernplozed in one of the local ordnance plants. Willie Levine continues to do business with his photo gallery on west 12th Street.

Chairman of the membership committee has issued notice to all members to ,

send An their petitions immediately. Brother F. M. Shortridge is in a Des Moines hospital. Past President Norris Cresswell, who has been managing a local theater, is being transferred to Clinton, Mo., to assume a similar position.

Ladies' Auxiliary First Vice-President Lettie White

called the weekly meeting to order and on the rostrum with her were Loretta Ryan, secretary, and Hattie Howk, treasurer. Marie Starr was elected to mcm- beratlip, and Rosa Lee Elliott was in attendance. Margaret Stone is awaiting the arrival of her husband, who has been released from the array. Members voted to keep the clubrooms open for the summer. Night's award went to Nellie Weber, Motion of Hattie Hawk and Nellie Weber to have members begin sending in donations for the club's silver anniversary was approved. Money will be used to buy silver tokens. as favors for the anniversary dinner.

Club's social night on April 0 attracted. 18 members. It was the final one of the season, and bingo was played, with all in attendance winning prizes. Night's award, a box of candy donated by Harry Altshuler, went to Bird Brain- erd. Nellie Weber, chairman of tile en- tertainaneut committee, direeted the serving of lunch and refreshments.

A second award, with proceeds going to the Silver Fund and donated by Ruth Ann Levin, was won by Lettie White. Juanita Stassburg carded from New York, where else is on business.

712icitigatt

gtOWIttettjSaSSII. 156 Temple Street

Detroit DETROIT, April 24.-Regular meeting

was held Monday night, with First Vice- Pesident Pop Baker in the chair. At- tendance was good. Brother Jack Gal- lagher won the War Bond. Brother Mike Befog was inducted in the army last week. Several letters were read from the boys in service, including Isador Reiener and Sammy Glickman, who are doing overseas duty. Brother and Mrs. Louis Wish entertained several club members at a dinner Saturday night in their home. Brothers Al Kamm and Joe Euie visited over the week-end. President Harry Stahl's wife left the hospital and is recovering at her home in East Detroit.

Brother Joe Bennett was out of the city for a few days in interest of the Wade Shows. Brother Ray Ellis came in for a few days. Past President Ross is in the city for a few days. Club mailed 114 packages to the boys in the armed forces today.

BINGO COUNTER MEN Good Salary and Bonus. Pay Every Night.

join At Once. Springfield, Ohio, This Week. Chillicothe, Ohio, Next Week.

JOHN CHAPRIA.N Care GOODING GREATER SHOWS



Hay 1, 1943 CARNIVALS The Billboard 33

G.14. alto Kic Lulcrr,nr r. florl-Buying Spree helps Fayetteville Drive

gLOWIttei416 FAYETTEvILLE, N. C., April 24.-

2161/2 Soledad St., San Antonio, Tex.

SAN ANTONIO, April 24. - Business meetings have been dispensed with 'until next fall. Departure of Roc' Wing- field and Sans Aldrich to Rubin & Cherry Exposition was the occasion for a big party in the clubrooms, with many members attending. Clubrooms were decorated with circus and carnival paper, and Secretary Dave Stevens received many compliments on his efforts. Jack Ruback, owner Alamo Exposition Shows, came in from Del Rio, Tex. Tillie Jones, Alamo Exposition Shows, is employed at a war project here, as are a few other members of the club, including Felix Charneski, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sullivan, Eddie Baker, Bingo Whitie and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rosen.

Bleak, Tarkington Is the new custo- dian of the club. Ben (Lefty) Block returned last week from Laredo, Tex., where he opened a new Penny Arcade. President Sam Feinberg, for the last several years with Beckmann & Gerety Shows, Is massager of a bingo palace in Biloxi, Miss. William R. (Bill) Hirsch, secretary-manager Louisiana State Fair, Is here for another visit.

Clubrooms will remain open all summer, as many showfolk will remain in here all season. Three shows are playing local lots to good business. Edna Tarkington has three photo galleries operating on West Houston Street, and John Graves has four rides and a string of concessions on a downtown lot. Mrs. Bessie Jewell is here on a vacation. Skinny Dawson is clay manager of the Club's Cocktail Lounge.

Dave Stevens has several concessions at Playland Park which are being managed and operated by Mrs. Stevens. Charles Scbubb is operating the Na- varro Bar and night club here. Charles Aronson and Jack Ruback are large War Bond purchasers, Club donated $25 to the Red Cross war drive last month. Death of Brother Paul (Jelly) Simpson, of Alamo Exposition Shows, cast gloom., around the clubrooms. Sid Wheeler has a new novelty store on West Commerce Street. Bob Pahl Is here with a knife rack and ball game.

.A number of showmen now In the armed forges were given compli- mentary membership cards. Among them were Ben Gross, formerly of Alamo Exposition Shows. Bob Mor- lock visited for several days. Mrs. Rose Ruback and Mrs. Martha Rogers motored in from Del Rio, Tex., last week. Harry Rogers is out of the army and managing the Maurer Apartments here. Harry Coin is expected Seine soon. Mike Ru- back, brother of Jack, was discharged from the army two weeks ago. HYmie, another brother, is at March Field, Calif.

Lawrence Greater Shows, with War Bond purchases totaling an estimated $3,000, sent the second War Bond drive here off to a good start. Manager Sara Lawrence made the initial purchase when the drive opened during shows' local stand and he was followed by Shirley Lawrence, Tommy Carson, Dave Fineman, Mark Ellman, Mary Weiss, Syl Bosewell, A. J. Harvey, Milton Cohen, Bertha Cohen, Fred Hedrick, Winnle Wozniak, Louis Light, Lena Husking, Leona Harris, L. D. King and Louis Guerth.

Local papers and radio stations complimented the management and personnel for their support In the drive. Betty and Benny Pox, who gave three performances daily, were sponsored by the Treas- ury Department In selling the bonds, They were assisted by Leon Gibson, manager Carolina Theater, the mayor and local Chamber of Commerce.

Dixie Belle Readying For Cannelton Opener

CLOVERPORT, Ky., April 24.-Quar- tors activities of Dixie Belle Shows are rapidly nearing completion for organization's opening In Cannelton, Ind., May 1, Manager Louis T. Riley announces. Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel have beets overhauled and Tilt-a-Whirl is about ready. Manager Riley has enlarged the organization this year and plane to carry 7 rides, 4 shows; about 20 conces slops and a free act.

Recent arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Chase Hayes, three concessions; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Owens. two; Mrs. Mary Stanley, one; Mr. and Mrs. Ace ROSS, two; John Hansen, three; Bessie, Harry and Julie Stanley, one each; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rad, two; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harden, two, and 0. R. Cuminin, three.

David Logsdon has a Dancing Show,. featuring Linda Lopez; Billie Logsdon, Side Show; Harry P. Husters, Snake Show, and Carl E. Moore, Monkey Show. Rides include Merry-Go-Round, Perris Wheel, Tilt-a-Whirl, Rolloplane, Chair- plane, Kiddie Autos and Kiddie Aero- planes. John Crane is overhauling the Diesel light plants.

Also in quarters are Tommie Davis, Forest Weatherholt, G. B. Felder, Everett Philips, Bill Madston, and Benton Bid- well, mail man and The Billboard sales agent. Jerry and Marion Spillman are expected in time for opening.

WANT HIDE MEN Foreman and Second Man for Eli Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, Loop, Kiddie Auto and ether Rides.

ALL CONCESSIONS OPEN 6 big Weeks in heart of Louisville. Then 20 good Fairs,

VIRGINIA ROSE MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS, Inc. 501 REALTY BLDG. LOUISVILLE, KY.

SUNFLOWER STATE SHOWS OPENING MAY 1ST. LAST CALL.

Want Itti Forennu,, smi.on per weak end Lanni. Foreman for ;Rix. or Teen. All post drive. Will book any Kiddie Ride. Shows that don't eotissflisi;0,17a5tgoltfivrbfl,,Wilteli. jot itroTISATri sea Inter, tloumd (:nr. l=l'gm'grit'Aiits, Weights Cigarette Gallo, Iloop-im, 3insle 'Board. PaliniSta. Darts. Penny PM.: Hall Games, Swingers, Nail joint, nr what hove you? Sinners, wire, Joint, Arcade,

Hare proven serfs,: tome of MI and arms comp towns. lkirs, and celebrations start July .ith. SiteS joint. 815.00 per week. Wire or moue, I Still place MI, C. A, GORSE, Sharon, Kans.

0 MOW! YOU CAN PROTEC YOUR CONCESSION, RIDE, CANVAS AGAINST

WINDSTORM 1,-(,.400-i ANADO INCLUDING FIRE, SMASH-UP AND WINTER STORAGE. RATES FOR Ai.L, -- $35 PER THOUSAND ONE YEAR.

4'- CHAS. A. LENZ

'The Showman's Insurance Man' A1338 INSURANCE EXCHANGE

CHICAGO, ILL.

Sr. DUDLEY SHOWS OPENING WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, DEFENSE TOWN, APRIL 28

WANTED- Legitimate Concession, People for Girl Shows, Side Shows. Ed Kemp, John

Lahood, H. C. Johnson, jock Olnyan, Doc Roberts, contact mo at once, Want Skin Help

for Ferris Wheel, Till. Mixup, Merry-GoRound, Autos and Train.

HARRY CRAIG, MANAGER, BOX 71, MANK1NS, TEXAS,

ALL AMERICAN EXPOSITION, INC WANTED-LEGAL ADJUSTER

Want Ferris Wheel Foreman, Second Men and Helpers; also Ride Men and Second Men for all Rides. Want Corn Game, Penny Arcade and all Concessions open. Want Posing Show, we furnish complete outfit with wagon. Want Minstrel Show Musicians. Want Fun House, Glass House or any other good Show of merit.

Huntsville, Alabama, this week; Evansville, Indiana, week May led. P.S.: Wonted -Special Accist and Billposter,

A. F. OF L. LOCAL 156 SPRING FESTIVAL Pert Hum, shah., business district location, ten days, Including two Balairdaya and two

Sundays, beginning Friday, May 7.

Want Fun House, Penny Arcade, Ball Oames, Sheeting Gallery, Fish Pond. Siring Game, Balloon Darts, Pitch Till Ton Win and other legitimate Concessions. Exceptional opporluni18 for Cookhouse or Oral. Address:

W. G. WADE SHOWS 289 ELMHURST, DETROIT, midi( :AN. PHONE: TOwNSBND 8.1008.

NOTICE-Show Opens Saturday, May 1, in Richmond, Va. All Agents Report Friday, April 30.

Can place experienced Counter Men for Bingo. Top salaries.

JACK GILBERT

WORLD OF MIRTH SHOWS

PRUDENT'S AMUSEMENT SHOW OPENING MAY 1

Want Ride Help, top wages. Whitey Harris, wire me at once. Want to book Popcorn, Candy Apples, Dart Came, Duck Pond, Devil's Bowling

Alley, String Game. Want to buy Concession Tops, 10)(14 ; no junk.

MIKE PRUDENT, 124 Cedar Ave., Patchogue, L. I.

BUCKEYE STATE SHOWS WANT SIDE SHOW. (Havo New Outfit. Good Proposition.1 ALSO ANY GRIND SHOWS NOT CONFLICTING. Ccorgo Herds wants Colored Musicians and Performers. ALL 10c GRIND STORES OPEN. EXCLUSIVE ON DIGGERS OPEN. HELP WANTED FOR ALL CONCESSIONS, INCLUDING BINGO. WANT RIDE HELP THAT CAN DRIVE.

All Address: MALDEN, MO., Week of April 26; ALTON, ILL, To Follow. (Playing All Defense Towns)

WANTED FOR OPENING MAY STD AND SEASON

RIVERSIDE PARK ANDERSON, INDIANA

Located ,othin a blocks of Court Trotme whi all ear and bun lines, Want sty Ittiles that dmi t conflict. Good icessiat for,Peny1.14.,,cik, Tntin, Arcade and ptalatleBlilillri,iCzcesisi,c.f2.=VetkPoorp-gii,,,,T,,A.z....T:

won, A;,Futt7?or ratlr'GZiserlrlildNtls:aplear4. egpla for Grab andyJulee West little Operators for Eli, InerrY-G0.1tound and 1.(.10. Time for sale or lease--#6 Ell, ale wire,

J. R. STRAYER, 2001 Martindale Ave., Anderson, Ind,

LAST CALL-CONVENTION SHOWS Opening 'Broadway and City Line, Buffalo, N, Y., Saturdel, May 15511.

Want. Ride Help, highest salary. Girls for Posing Show, Sap, art of office. IlInslonIst with toaster Missiona, salary out or olio, W111 look Roll-n-11am with own transportation. Roy Rutter. communicate at our, Conk Hume oririlege for mle. Palmists complete A-1 Sideshow and transportation for capable Maim, ,0,111 ,nple. All communications:

CLAY MANTLEY, 811 CENTRAL AVE., DUNKIRX, NEW YORK.

George CLYDE Smith SHOWS OPEN DUNCANSVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 8711.

WANTED-Plod., Ihniling Bich Striker, American Palmistry. ma, Pond or any legitimate COn. MAIM operating for 19 cents. WANTP.D-Girl Show. War SIM., Side Show. WANTICE1-PerrIn Wheel and Cliair..Plane Foreman mid Truck Drivers and Workingmen In all departments. Address all eommunleations In GEORGE CLYDE SMITH SHOWS, DURCANSVILLE, PA.




34 The Billboard CARNIVALS May 1, 1943

(MIN & WILSON SHOWS,Inc. WEEK MAY 3d, Ostend and Hamburg Sts., Baltimore, Md.

WANT:-Oriental Dancers for Sultan's Harem Show.

WANT Several Young, Attractive White Chorus Girls for Famous Paradise Revue Show.

WANT:-Octopus, Fly-O-Plane and Spitfire with or without own transportation. Will furnish wagons for same if desired.

WANT:-Crind Shows of merit. WANT Experienced Show Painter; Fred Havens, answer.

WANT:-Skilled Working Men in all departments. We pay top salaries for skilled men.

WANT:-Chalkers, Polers, etc., for train crew. Can place Legitimate Merchandise Concessions of all kinds. No percentage or cats and, drinks.

ALL ADDRESS THIS WEEK: 25th and Kirk, Baltimore, Md.

CUNNINGHAM'S EXPOSITION SHOWS HURRY! BURRY! LAST CALL

Opening May lot for seven big days at New Matamoros, Ohio. Still dotes In defense Areas to follow.

ATTENTION TO CONCESSIONAIRES: Will lex* any type of legitimate C011eagoil. (Menhir fur nil except th ugs, Peprow and Come Floe. Can nor ivohhmwe or Rig= S "_,fi.110 in meal Urkets, SHOWS: Hnrc complete mrtlits and' lr,u,rorlollen far (llrt Oboe,

1 lidn-1 Show, Athletic Show, Snake Show, Pot Show or ate' Grind Show! Will also book Allows which hove their mem outfits. Con use Ride Help for Eli, Aeroplane Kid Ride, 11err.00.1tomul, Chose Mono and Whip. Top salaries. Everyone that has halt on this Show before. 'Yenta on.- Al Devine has already booked for the entire season with his Sound 'Fmk. Will took two Free Acts,

tar George P7mi:i*a Whitey from you iwtncdinlely. Slurry

SAL1.;--11.0 tan No, 5 Slit in id oandition;will sell one. Writs or wire CUNNINGHAM'S EXPO. SHOWS, Box us, New Matamoros, Ohio.

WANT RIDE HELP and TRUCK DRIVERS

ROGERS GREATER. SHOWS April 26th to May lit - Mt. Vernon, Illinois

May 3d to 8th -Mattoon, Illinois

James E. Strafes Shows, Inc. Can place for season, Pony Ride, Spitfire. Will furnish wagons for same. Can place organized troupe of Midgets; an office attraction. Can place Man capable of handling well-framed Snake Show. Can place Colored Musicians and Performers, also Chorus Girls. Can place good-looking Chorus Girls for Vanities of 1913. Also Piano Player and Trap Drummer. Can place Penny Arcade and furnish wagons for same. Can use Blacksmiths and Carpenters, Paintors and Builders. Want Canvasman capable of keeping canvas in repair. Can use Ride Help, Train Crew Help and Canvasman for office attractions. Can place Tractor Drivers. Will book any new and novel attraction, furnish outfits and wagons for same. Can place legitimate Concessions. Address:

JAMES E. STRATES, CHESTER, PA., APRIL 27TH TO MAY 8TH.

BUCKEYE EXPOSITION SHOWS WANT Manager wills Acts for new complete Side Show outfit.. Manager for Girl Oho, one with people. music. wardrnbc. WIII place one more Grind Show with own outfit. CONCESSIONS: Win Mare any legitimate Merchandise Concession except Bingo Popcorn open. Counter Mon mid for Bingo, nave lest mohair.... Bove opening Inc two more Wheels and Grind Store. Pete Richards. wire, RIDES: Will book stet Kiddie Rides. Foreman for Verna Wbeel and Merry -Co- Round. Second Mon and other Ride Ifelp that can drive. Semis. Tea salary. bonus and extra for driving. Can place geed Calms Mon. Addrem: BUCKEYE EXPOSITION SHOWS, Halls, Tenn., April 26May 1.

VG BEATS WEATHER (Continued front -page 28)

and radio stations gave shows good co- operation. congratulatory messages on the new season came from Sol nigger, Tampa, former partner of Owner Rocco Masucel in the operation of tho shows; Torn Ellis and Russell Lane. The last) named two arc in the armed service. Vincent Bileres, now in the armed service, visited his father, Michael Bileres, concessionaire, while on a furlough.

Line-up includes Rocco leisucet, owner-general malmg,er; Mrs. Sarah Masucel, secretary - treasurer; Murray, general 'agent; Arthur Gibson, chief electrician and master mechanic; Bill Penny, superintendent of canvas (1.11(1 construction; Albert Rivers, office assistant and front gate tickets; Jeremiah O'Brien, Arthur Gibson, Jack Oanady, itenneth Mahone, truck drivers; O'Brien, mail man and The Billboard sates agent.

Concessions Bingo, Mr. and Mrs. White, manager;

cookhouse, Putt Aiken, manager; frozen custard, Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Olson; popcorn, candy apples, pan game and penny pitch, Michael Bilcres, manager Mrs, Bileres, Ruth Fields and Ruby and Curly Mahoney, duck pond, pitch-till- you-win and country store, Bill Penny; Wayne Kennard and David Young, assistants; three ball games, pitch-till- you-win and cigarette gallery, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Woods; Mrs. Doyle and Ar- thur Sheen, assistants,

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Vitall, cigarette and penny pitch; Joe Conley, Jog Aarons and Frankle Schelliaia, one Concession each, and Mr, and Mrs. Reed, pitch- till-you-win.

Rides: Merry-Go-Round. Raleigh Gib- son, foreman; Biddy Julius, second man; Clcopatha. Demon, clutch. Ferris Wheel, Jeremiah O'Brien, forenum; Jimmy Mon- roe, second man; Kiddie Autos, Arthur Gibson; Chairplane, Willie Arthur.

Shows include Sol Speight's Cotton Club and Jungleland, Side Show, Parisian Revue and Girl Revue. Bull Martin joined with four shows and several concessions.

WANT Acts, Girls, Tattooer. Also Record Makingladoli4Or4ibdelMn tur::1, rue- corner,

J FrdourdIt'n!Pitr.G.V.XT Prel-k end Working Acts. Christine Holley, waiting; wire. Also'Peaturc Attirocilonis'. one Talker, Girls for Bally and Illusions, one small Girl for Blade Bus, Slate act at Bally. Good spot for Tatlooms.

W. J. O'BRIEN ROCKET RIDE LOCATION REVERE BEACH; MASS..

BUNTING SHOWS WANT Grob Joint or small Cookhouse; will make real pmposItion if son bare neat, clean outfit. Can r lar,o Merchancilso Concessions of all kinds. Absolutely no Coupons or P. C. Save your stamps. Will book Arcade. Good proposition for a Tilt. Can plum Octopus Foreman and Second Mon. Also place Second Men other Rides. Must drive trucks and be draft exempt. Show opens middle of May M Central Illinois. Address: BOX 297, LADD, ILL.

HETH TOUR (Continued front page 28)

Hilton, Julia Renfro, Tillie Wright and Jimmie Cain, dancers.

Concessions: Palmist booth, Virginia Gamut; cookhouse, Toiruny and AIMS, Colman; Graham Davis has 2; Turtle Sordlet, 1; Fred Fitzpatrick, 1; Billie Fitzpatrick, 1; Alice Mooney, 2; Spooney Brown, 1.

Minstrel Show, Mess Around Brown's Broadway Steppers; James Brown, producer- manager; Teddy Wells, stage manager and -principal comic; Buick Malone, heavy; Lillian (Aunt Jemina) Harris, blues singer; Baby Rose.

LAWRENCE IN WINNER (Continued from page 28)

Beautiful, Sammy Lewis's Plant Show, Dale Barron's Fighting Den of Alligators, Mike McKay's Congo Show, assisted by Mrs. McKay. Monkey Show is handled by Jesse Saunders, with Princess Marie, chimp, the feature.

Rides are: Whip, Otis Barr, Steve Jones, Mrs. Cohen. Merry-Go-Round, Louis Gueth and McDonald. Ferris Wheels, Bob Young, Ray Stevens and John Lewis. Ridee-0, Thomas Smith and Harry Wilson. Chalrplane, Jeff Robertson and Jack Roberts: Kiddie Rides, Bob Olinger and B111 O'Brien.

Concessions: Rhea Carson, pan game. Whitey Pally, nail store; Fatale Brown, three stores; Max Tarbis, rat game; Fred- die Hedrick, ball game, dart balloons, pill pool, pion game and penny pitch: Jimmie Cyr, ball game and roll down;. Milton Cohen, one stand; Al Harvey and Cappy Nuseman, three stores; Syl Bosewen, three ball gamq, penny pitch, pitch till-you-win, Wassen, bingo; Joe Harris, one; Louis Light, one; Dodda King, one; Pill Pooihazel Mercer, ball game; John Davis, popcorn and candy apples; Jack Farris and Sammy Cohen, one stand; Slim Barry, one stand.

J. C. WEER RIDES WANT HELP FOR ALL RIDES

Merry-Co-Rounds - Ferris Wheels - Tilt-A-Whirls - Octopuses ALL MY OLD HELP, COME ON

ADDRESS: J. C. WEER Care OUVER HOTEL, SOUTH BEND, IND.

Princess Ming Toy is one of the features on the Midnight Follies. which Is aged by Al and Virginia Mercy.

Walter Stoffels'a Wild Life Exhibit is Proving popular. Visitors included Rocco Masuccl and Jack Perry. T. 0. Milligan Is the talker on Jerry Jackson's Minstrel Revue. C. E (Doc) Barfield's Bomb Diver and Spitfire rides did well. Guy Markley is manager of the H. W. Jones bingo stand. Show remains on the Monticello Avenue and 20th Street site until May 1 and then moves to South Norfolk.

LEWIS NORFOLK DRAW (Continued front' page 28)

and E. B. Braden, business manager, 6 years. Howard Ingram, general superintendent for the last six years, took delivery on a new popcorn stand. Unit will be managed by Mrs. Ingram. Bill Williamson Is the talker on the Wendell Kuilt8 Side Show.

Art Lewis, owner-manager, is handling the advance bookings and reports conditions look promising in the larger defense towns. Most of the engagements this season will be of 10 days or two weeks' thlratIon, Owner Lewis said.

GIRLS GIRLS F. W. MILLER'S GIRL SHOW

$30.00 a Week Hawaiian, Rumba. Oriental and Strip Tease with or without wardrobe. Also Ticket Seller and Canvas Men; prefer men out of draft. Show opens April 28, Monroe, Mich., with World of Pleasure Shows. All replies to

F. W. MILLER General Delivery Monroe, Mich.

LIBERTY UNITED SHOWS WANT

For 14 weeks here, various locations, for Civ. Defense G (V) Kid M. G. R., Funhouse, Arcade, Photo, Custard, Popcorn, Apples, Fishpond, Cig. Pitch and Gallery, etc.; (NO GRIFTI. WANT Girl Show, have panel front and outfit complete. Also Help for Ridee-0. Tickets? YES. North Charleston, S. C., this week.

BOX 778, Charleston, S. C., next week.

WANTED

W. S. CURL SHOWS Opening May 1

Fairfield, Ohio In the heart of Patterson Field. Thousands of service men and women to work to. Also big defense pay every week. Can place a few more legitimate Concessions and one Feature Show. Address:

W. S. CURL, Boo 27, London, Ohio.

FOR RENT A New 35 KVA Diesel Light Plant, 110 AC, mounted on New Truck. Will furnish man to operate plant.

Address P. 0. BOX 608, Charlotte, North Carolina

WANTED GIRLS CONKLIN'S CANADIAN TOUR.

Looks and Form Essential. Experience Unnecessary.

Also Teams, Small Parts, Two Canvesmen. Top Salaries.

(HAS. TOY GRAMLICH FORD HOTEL BUFFALO, N. Y.

ALL AMERICAN SHOWS CAN PLACE

Penny Arcade. Wye) ItInn, permanent 'Mahlon. Aloe Foreman for Tilt. Brownie Adkins eon Plow Agents for Roll Games and Steck stores. Atirlic541: NIP BUTTS, Box 372, Lowton, Oki.

RIDE HELP Wont Ferris Wheel and ChairoPlarie Foremen, also Second Men for Ride Mit. Short mores and no buts to drive also that worked for me before. write. Top aalary.

STEWART WACHTER 720 So, 4th Street Chambeesburg, Pa.

WANT' errig Wheel Foreman; also Corn Game, Hoop -La.

Ball Gams Sleek Joints.

MOORE'S MODERN SHOWS Benton, Illinois, this week

WANTED idar2,="ifitr"i?*ciMemoarnr7fh;irr"marl'

EARL PURTLE Caro World of Mirth Shows



May L 3943 CAD; It V A. LS

91°W PRINTING CIRCUS

.CARNIVAL wage. POSIRS CARDS HERALDS . ammo

Type. fuvrred.Lithe. Stock Dolga for AO Ott2SIOns.

WRITS FOR DATE BOON AND PRICE UST

CENTRAL 5110W PRINTING COMPANY MASON Cit Y. IOWAi

J. R. EDWARDS SHOWS WANTED WANTED For the Galion firemen's Association Week of May tiril iti Mil. Shows, lertiiimalo C4111.0,(40118 of all kinds. Can place FOIVIM41 for TWA klIERItY00-11.0UND and CHAIR. MANN. Workmen for all deuartutouts. Addeo. all mail and Wit. to

.1. Ir. ',town nos, Wooster. Oldo.

BILL \IN/VIED 'WILL BUY BUY

IPA T URN Cuetkoninisli er Daisy

$940.00 Per Case for .22 SHORTS

UCK-PINS AND BALLS COMPRESSED AIR- GALLERY

Any MoneyMaking Indoor Concession.

COTTON'S FUN PALACE AUSTIN, TEXAS

VIAN1VID TO BUY

Silver Sneak, Rocket, Tilt-a-Whirl, Kiddie Auto Rides. Give complete details and lowest cash price in first letter.

WAR() ININPRIS[S Marshall Hall Park, Marshall Hall, Md.

ATTENTION GIRL SIIOW MANAGERS

With Leo ur more Cirls. Will furnish enruplite outfit. Good proposition. Wise

Peppers All State Shows Smithers, W. Va., Apr. 22.May 1

FOR SALE A complete Poona and Candy Apple. Mat wry. thing needed. Two Colman Handy One Stoves, ono Conner Bettie, ono Aluminum Popping Rattle, twenty Trays, one Candy Thermometer, ono largo Metal Box for Corn, me Anchor Tup and Promo Mont all glassed 101. Joint only rued twelre weeks. Can see same in 'Richmond. Va. HARRY SUGGS, care or Mark Shows, Richmond, So.

HARRY W. LAMON WANTS For set set. shelve. Excelrier SPrillga, Mo.. and playing rirtenho roots. Wheel and other Concession Agents of all kinds, Ball Ogee Agents. Following people. wire me: Mirky Dale. Humphy Rtheridge, limit awl Itehel. HARRY W. LAMON. Excelsior SprinOS, Mo., CIL in, Stil; Week May 10th, Atchison, Kansas,

FISHER BROS.' SHOWS WANT MIMES' Acts for Big Show, Sideshow Acta Act to feature. Clown. People for Band. Workingmen,

'ett.T1 NO Cookhi,n. Hato all and lowest salary. Can place. Grabc'Snints and Conreladons. Write

FISHER BROS.' SNOWS; Jackson, Mich.

Coleman Bros.' Show Wants Shows all kinds, Grind Stores. help in all de- hartmente, must dins Semis. Amil 22 -Mac' 1, Middletown, Conn.: nr.r 13-8, Willimantic, Conn.

THOS. J. COLEMAN 505 Maln St. Middletown, Conn.

I BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE SHOW*PROPERTY

NOW BOOKING ATTRACTIONS FOR

PARK AMUSEMENT CO. CLIFF LILES, Mr.

Cara Bentley Hotol Alexandria, La.

Direct Front the Lots Gentscli & Sparks

Columbia. Miss. Week ended April 10. Location, showgrounds. BUSilleSS, good. Weather, fair.

Because of a. muddy lot in. Laurel, Miss., shows did not open here until Tuesday night, when e. large crowd of good spenders turned. out. Business held up all week. Saturday afternoon and sight saw shows play to near- 'capacity business. Minstrel Show led shows, whit' Wheel topped rides. Mice sold Lts 7orris Wheel and. bought another one of later model, which foreman Stanley miller says it in good cou- dition. Office also purchased another motor amid Dititalled It in the light plant. Co-Owner J. A. Cientsch reports a successful booking -tour of Tennessee. while Co-Owner Prank Sparlcs made a flying trip to Millervillo to get stock for the office-owned concessions. Operators of office-owned. concessions Inolude George Abbott, Elvert Massey. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin, Mom Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Shorty Cooper, Mrs. Mule Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. James Falcon, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins and 1M Melon. Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Moore joined with their jewelry store. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ver- jeski report good business for their concessions. and Lewis Ross was satisfied with his receipts.

MRS. J. A. GENTSCH.

West Coast Petalunia, Calif. April 13-17. Location,

circus grounds. Business,lair. Weather, cold. Pay gate, 10 cents.

Business here was not up to standard, but much better than the last time shows played locally. Anna-John Budd Show again led shows. Several dinner parties were held by Charlie mid Edith Wel- pert, Margaret and Hunter Farmer and Mr. and tilts. Hurry Meyers. Manager Mike Krekos is recovering 'from a heavy cold. John Miller has his cookhouse clicking. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Doliman left to take a government job in Los An- geles. General Agent Jessup reports he has the, shows ,lined up for the next 10 weeks. He is also billing the shows,

Napa, Calif. April 6-12. Auspices, L. L. L. Location, City Park. Business, fair. Weather, cold.

Dave Cavanarra, a West Coast circus fan, arranged this spot and he was on hand daily to lend assistance. Top rides here Tilt-a-Whirl and Ferris Wheel. Con- cessions reported good results. Pay gate also was good considering the weather. mrs. Mike Krekos visited her husband, Manager Krekos, over the week-end. Louis Leos and Swede Wilson had the shows up ready to go by noon on opening day. ANDREW COKAN.

TORTURE PROOF Original Maio. Find Time Advertiaed. Write

ABBOTT'S, Colon, Michigan wftioh Lancet Moles IIMIldwa

C. W. Naill Delhi, La. Week ended April 10. Aus-

pices, Pair and Stock Show. Business, good. Weather, fair.

C. W. Nails, owner-manager: Mrs. C. W. Neill, secretary-treasurer, and Ray Gold- stone, manager- operator of concessions, reported shows registered their biggest spring opening in their' history. All rides, shows and concessions operated to near-capacity. Neill suffered an attack of arthritis and appeared daily on the midway on crutches. L. OPSAL.

'Buckeye State' Jonesboro, Ark. Week ended April 17.

Location, Cole showgrounds. Auspices, American Legion Post. Business, good when weather permitted. Weather, cold and rain all but two days.

Move here from Helena, Ark., a distance of 108 miles, was mule in good those, altho three of the trucks were stalled by minor breakdowns and did not arrive until midnight. Everything wits up and ready for opening by 7 p.m. Monday, and shows drew over 2,800, with an admission being charged for the first time this season. This count did not include newsboys from both daily papers who were guests of Mike Rosen for the night. 'Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights were lost to rain and cold weather. Thursday was almost a duplicate of Monday, when all attractions did good business. When Friday was lost, the management decided to stay hero for another week. Shows looked well and the lot was ideally located. Leo Arduengo joined as special agent. and Dillon, Sub-Stratospherer, came on as a free midway feature. Tints is

enough help, and only one staff member, bloat of secretary, is yet to be placed. Staff has Mike Rosen, owner-operator; Joe .1. Fontana, manager; Samuel Lavine, superintendent of privileges; H. B. Shin, general representative: Leo Arduengo, special representative; Robert Jones, lot superintendent; Clyde Barrick, superintendent of Diesel generators.

H. B. 8111VE.

John It. Ward Baton Benue, Ca. Week ended April

18. Auspices, Louisiana Stale Girard. Location, Ideal. Laundry Grounds. Gami- ness, satisfactory. Weather, threatening except the last two days.

Chalking up the best week's gross of the season so far, shows finished four consecutive weeks under the same ans. pices at downtown locations. Large crowds prevailed bore nightly and all rides worked to near-capacity business over the week-end, Dive Bomber led the midway. Octopus was second. Man- ager John R. 'Ward, Dick Kennedy cud J. Bill Carneer returned from quarters of the Keystone Modern Shows, Valdosta, Ga., where Manager Ward purchased a Penny Arcade and some Diesel plant equipment. Texas Bill Aiken joined to take care of canvas and fronts. Bobbie Sickels, who visited the organization this winter, left to loin F. H. Bee Shows. Pearl Robbins accompanied Bobble and they will have their penny pitch there. Louis Cutler joined with his string of concessions. Whitey Dixon, in charge ITT

office-owned concessions, reported a week here. Conditions are good in this section, grosses exceeding last year's hs over 00 per cent.

VERONICA E. MAKOVICZ.

Gold Medal Jackson, Tenn. Week ended April If.

Location, Short Street yrounds. Busi- ness. poor. Weather, cold and rein.

Move from Columbus, Miss., was made without incident, and shows were ready to open early Monday. Altho weather was threatening Monday night, business was satisfactory. Because of cold weather on Tuesday and Wednesday only a feet people turned oat. On Thursday weather and business was satisfactory. Heavy rains fell Friday and Saturday, ruining the week. Floyd Matter joined with grab stand. Mrs. J. F. Murphy left for Piqua, 0., to visit her physician. Joe Howard is doing well with advance publicity. The Cooper brothers are hastening light plants capably. Dave Dixon, Jackie Sellers and Twist° visited. Dave Tennyson left for Chicago. Rob Beth also visited. HARRY E. WILSON.

Tho Tlillboard.

3000 BINGO No. ] Carole, henry while, t :7. :- . dupiieatc cords,

erode In all nets of- 35 cords. 53,50; SO cards. 54.00; 75 cards, $4.50; 100 cards, 55.50; 150 card, 50.25; 200 coeds. $11; 250 cards, $13.76; 300 owes, 515.50. Remaining 2700 cards 55 per 100 toe cards only -markers or tally omitted. No, 3 cards.... Heavy, Croon, Yellow, Red - Any sot of 30 or 100 cards, per card 04.

3000 KENO Mello In 30 ,.eto or 100 cards cad,. Played in S.

moo across the cards -not up sad down. Light.. weight rind. Per set of 100 cards, tally cord.

cAall1439in:lold'1*..31;000:..tr e t 'no et with wood markers, tally and',Iireet en'rds ire 557.

LIGHT WEIGHT BINGO GARD& ltlork nhitr. "and thickness. Om be

1;;;10 or

il:rgrii,o501:11O74,5'170b.p'e.IITS; markers, extra, 604. Automatic Bingo Shaker. 0,01 Clasp ....$12.50 3,000 Jack Pot Slips (strips eel' numbers),

per 1,000 5x7; White, Grace, fled, 1.25

3,000 Small inirst2i0ht per 100.

B I go St e_ots., 7 colors, pads of 25. Siso 415,nper ti,000. 1,25

3,000 Featherweight Binge 01105,. &Vs ra tirseiSlip per M. Stapled In pads of 1.50

Box of 25,000 Bleat Strip Card Markers 1.00 All ahem mires are transportation extra. Catalog and sample cards free. Ne renonal checks accepted. We pay excise tax. Immediate dellrent

J. ItIc. SIMMONS & CAN 19 W. Jackson Blvd., cbiem.!,,

I" 0 5 fl

BAIROMP5 Merry -Co -.Round with

II 52 Animals, 4 Coaches, 20 Armed Machines.

Timken Roller Bearing 0 Roller Coaster Cars,

42" Gauge, 3 Seats,

DUQUESNE ELECTRIC & PFD, CO,

Pittsburgh.

WANTED-Cm' place few morn. Sleek CO:1004i048.

Am, Aicxnuder TeS"l'r 1114elitTo'r 0W:r, Sony

Hoop-Ls and lieca.ColaJoint. WANT Arcade Mechanic, salary and percentage. lewd Stone, wiry

Booed Walk, This la for the duratitat. 'Iliac Interested

cod Helen LUBiakr, write. Forrest

ALEXANDER,

BEACH AMUSEMENT CENTER, P. 0, Box 5428, Jacksonville, Florida.

DIXIE Ban SHOWS Opening Cannelton, Ind., May 1st

Want one MOTU glum Block Combatants, legitimate eddy; especially east Bingo, Photos and small Crab.

7. Donny, can place you. Want Tau et Fora. men, Help is all departments. Write-wil., LOUIS T. RILEY, Gen. Mar.; HARRY DAI,INE, Rusin, Mgr., Commotion,

BAKER'S GAME SH cc

Wheels, Posts, Skillos, Roll Downs and Brazilian Boards. Buckets. old and now style. Penny Pitches, Pan Joints. Big Dice and Chuck Logs. Pea Pool Outfits, Laydowns. Now Water Fall Coupon Blowers. Bingo Blowers and Master Boards. Complete line of Bingo Cards. Arkansaw Kids. Milk Bottles. Large Stock of the finest Midway Comes. New Catalog Free. Must Mention Your Business. 2907 W. WARREN DETROIT, MICH.

* INSURANCE * CHARLES A. LENZ

"Tilt SNOWMAN'S INSURANCE MAN"

A1538 INSURANCE EXCHANGE. BLDG. CHICAGO

UNITOZEIN DEFROSTED

sum snow PEOPLE For the best equipped ILLUSION SIDE SHOW in America with World of Mirth Shows, opening May 3, Richmond, Va. Good Ticket Sellers, Magician, Girls, Novelty Side Show Acts. Top salaries. Best route in We East. Goldie Fitts, Paul Amesbury, wire. Address T. W. SLIM KELLEY,

WORLD OF MIRTH SHOWS RICHMOND, VA.

BEE'S OLD RELIABLE SHOWS, INC Want to buy Four or Five inch Round Dart Balloons, any quantity. WANT Rido Help and Concession Agents. John Terry (Middle) wants Coupon Agents. Will book Rides we don't have with own transportation. Have outfit complete for Side Show and Snake Show. Will book' any Show with own equipment and transportation. Can use useful Show Poople in all departments. nixardlithwit. Ky., April 30 to May 8; Frankfort, Ky., May 10 to 15.



361 l'he Billboard CARNIVALS

M41.5iNENT DI, ICES

HOKIN DESIGN-DISTINCIIVE APPEM.

Moon. aaeket Ski'; i

Carrouseta Kiddie /ante, _Ride

ARAN HERSCHEa (On, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.

FoR SALE

SINGLE LOOP-O-PLANE In excellent condition. Quick - set-up model. Can be operated on any pavement; requires no dead- man. Wire your best offer to

The Western States Amusement Co.

522 N. Main, Pueblo, Colorado

Skafeland Amusement Park FT. SMITH, ARK.-OPENING SOON

A real spot for all summer. Operate 7 clays

week. Free gate. 50,000 population- 30,000 soldiers. Can place three more Rides and a few morn Concessions. Bingo, High Striker, Photo and Scales all open.

W. H. STANLEY BOX 401 FT. SMITH, ARK.

DUAL LOOP-O-PLANE FOR SALE

Ready to operate. Good condition.

C. F. KELLER, Jr. 24 Knickerbocker Bldg. Baltimiire, Md.

WANTED CONCESSIONS Lang Rrzirgo Bait.to .asii= Custard

store. Thla Is a small unit 'staying selected spots In money territory.

KAY AMUSEMENT CO. 214 B. BOTH HT, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

DOC STANTON, JAY DAVIS, NORVAL IRVIN

Tour jobs arc; still open. Will pay you top salary if you join at once.

PEPPERS ALL STATE SHOWS Smlthors, W. Va., Apr. 22.1day 1

HARRY NELSON STRIKING MACHINE BUILDER AND

DOLL RAOKB. 2914 V&A 18th St. Coney Island, N. Y.

Phone: E8.2.43080

SECONDHAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE Si9.76 New Tarpaulin Waterpl, 14510 rt. Others. 53.00 New Hand Klaxon Horn. Great batty. $80.00 Lord's Prayer Mach., 3 languages. Bargain, $41.00 Band Uniform and Cop. Flashy color, all sizes, WE BUY Candy Floss Machines, High Strikers,

Concession Tents. PAY CASH. WEIL'S CURIOSITY SHOP

12 Strawberry St. Philadelphia, Pa.

WANTED FOR MeMARON SHOWS

Opening at Marysville, Hanras, May 22nd Elbows with own outfits or will furnish foe Athletic and GM Show, Rare Arcade to lease to tespontable party or will book one. Need few more Grind Stores that work for ten cents. Can use Ride Boys that can drive trucks. All parties contracted, please acknowledge.

FOR SALE vorrit..-rei.priTgiuga...Pr$sign=

SILVER RALEY 508 West Oak LOUISVILLE, KY.

COUPON AND GRIND STORE OPERATORS Got our prices on our EXCLUSIVE runt ITEMS. Send for Illustrated Sum Vat.

DIRECT SALES SERVICE Insurance Bldg., St. Marys and Martin (its.,

Ban AMAMI% uses.

ancticatt Oaf/tic&

association. Vac. By MAX COHEN

ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 24.-We will soon forward to members the second bulletin of the season, covering matters of interest.

Lewis L. Holman, owner of Holman's Rides, a member, advises that his local rationing hoard, based on information furnished it from the Rochester (N. Y.) board, has reversed Its previous denial and has granted coupons for gasoline for non -highway purposes.

The WPB announced that It has somewhat relaxed previous restrictions on manufacture of civilian goods and is permitting manufacture of certain necessary items, including, of interest to our membership, electric light bulbs, electric storage batteries, radio tubes and similar items. The United States Department of Commerce has issued a. survey of business conditions in Cele- rado,4 Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, 19 Western counties of Missouri, 13 North- ern counties of New Mexico and all except ft Southern counties of Oklahoma. A similar survey with reference to the Indianapolis area is also available.

Survives Wright Wreck Santa Ana, Calif.

Editors Tice Billboard: In The Billboard Mike T. Clark recently

asked for information on the wreck of Harry Wright's carnival, which traveled by boat. I am a survivor. The wreck occurred about 3:90 p.m., Sunday, April 26, 1900. At that time I was 20 years old. Mr. Wright, a good man, was doing Ins own general agent work. I had been playing independent vaudeville dates when I noticed in The Billboard an ad stating there would be a Mardi Gras in Helena, Ark. My partner, August Pom- mier, now deceased, and I went to Helena in the hope of booking our act. But when we arrived the company that was supposed to be there, Overland Fair & Festival Company, Manager Harry Alberto, failed to show up. We met several concessionaires and, since we had failed to book our act, we decided to go to work for R. S. Van Sickle, running a high striker for three days. We left for Forrest City, Ark., upon learning that the Overland Fair & Festival Company would be there, and opened to good business at 'Devils Bluff, Des Arc and Searcy, Ark.

Van, as he was known, booked a number of us with Harry Wright at Augusta, Ark. Our boat was a flat bottomed named Miriam and was owned by Cap- tain Joyce from Newport, Ark. We would load an equipment on the deck and move as on a train, unloading as any gilly outfit would. It was nice traveling on the water. We moved from Augusta to Ciaedon, but we were only wild -tatting in there. We then moved to Helena for pretty good business and left the city with the impression that we had,a neat little outfit. This was later stated when we returned to Helena after our rescue, as they turned out en masse with clothes, shoes, etc., took us into their homes, feeding and treating us as tho we were prominent guests. Chief of Police Scott was a fine fellow.

Prayer and Reunion We left Helena about 1:30 Sunday

afternoon for Caruthersville, Mo. The band played a little (I lost a silver- plated York alto I had loaned to Rod- ney Clark) and near the mouth of the St. James River a storm struck us broad- side, turning us over. Timbers were made into kindling. It was cold, and hall accompanied the storm. We crawled thru the windows to escape. A Mr. Rum- mell, of Princeton, Ind., Merry-Go-Round owner, had his family with him and among them a little boy named Denver. Rummell called frantically for the lad and finally someone replied that Denver was with a bunch of the others. You have never seen such a happy reunion as when Rummell clasped the boy to him and uttered a prayer. Of course there was a lot of silent praying,, and one woman offered a prayer for Billie, her parrot, that would make any priest or preacher sit up and take notice.

One woman had a camel-back trunk and some white mice, and the white mice were constantly being blamed for the wreck. The mice survived for awhile but the camel-back trunk did not. The wreckage never sank and we floated down the river until the current took us into midstream. We landed on a sand bar.

This appeared to be a miracle and was the cause of many of us surviving. Two men came in a boat and told us to he calm and we would all be saved, women and children first. After the men reached shore with the first load, others came out and got us. The boat I was in sank miclway to shore and the engineer went down. A wave carried three of us into a drift pile. A boat passed us and in the darkness they shouted that they would come back, but it was a long watt.

We were taken to homes of Negros on a plantation island, where we received black coffee and corn pone and we were able to dry our clothes. Exhausted, we dropped off to sleep and the next morning we gathered on the river bank to check up on survivors. Captain Joyce was taken to' Helena in a rowboat and that evening Is ferry boat took us to our friends In Helena. Van and I had made friends with Mr. Sexton, who helped us make a striking machine-as the saying goes, "the show must go on." That was the end of Harry Wright's venture with it boat-traveling carnival.

Toll of 12 Lives I have often wondered how many sur-

vivors are living and what they are doing. At present I am chef at the Hotel Santa Ana, Santa Ana, Calif., and reside at 607 South Main Street, Santa Ana. There were 12 people lost, including a beautiful young woman, Anna Golden, mother of a small boy, Johnnie Golden. She was the oldest daughter of Mother Bon Ami, who had an attraction at the St, Louis Exposi- tion. One smell colored child, whose mother was cook for the boat crew, drowned. Several colored performers of the Minstrel Show and some white men were lost. Roster of the carnival, as I remember it: Harry Wright, deceased; Leo Wright, son of Marry; Mr. and Mrs. Gregory; Mr. and Mrs. Rummell; Charles and Sally Hughes; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beecher; Frank and Mary Fisher (Frank drowned); Blinky Dale, drowned; A. Gor- don, drowned; Jack (Curly) Bristol, deceased; two Miller boys, older drowned; Rodney Clark; Madame Lucerne, owner of the mice and trunk; Al Jordan; Windy Wilson; R. S. Van Sickle; Jack Ivey; Charles Hudspeth, deceased; another man named Hudspeth; Morris Miller, deceased (later owner of a large carnival); Dr. Hannlphan; Mother Ron AIM, deceased; Theresa and Amelia, her daughters.

Van Sickle became one of the country's foremost high divers, and I was his announcer and manager of concessions for a number of years. I then left carnival business and went to the circus, where I stayed until 1936, closing with Tom Mix in Newark, N. J. I went back to California, where I have been ever since, excepting a trip to visit my father in Kansas City, Mo., three years ago.

ED C. BROWN.

MARKS RICHMOND GATES (Continued front page 28)

used much paper and contracted for the sides of 200 wastepaper cans in the downtown section.

Opening spot was stretched three days longer than planned in order to make up for the lost time occasioned by the blow- down on April 13, which damaged fronts and canvas to the extent of $3,000. Shows plan to carry nine rides and eight shows. Fronts and rides are being repainted, completing the work started several weeks ago in quarters.

Shows Line-up included Duke Jeannette's Cir.

ous Side Show; Lady Emma Rowan, mentalist; Hazel Scott, elcetra, Flossie Hyatt, blade box; Professor Hooper, magician; the Great Claude, fire glass and razor blades; Marie Compton, iron tongue; Marion Jeannette, performing birds; Johnnie Dell, sword swallower; Alice Johnson, girl with horse's tail; Joe Garner, tattoo artist; Prince Conga and his shrunken heads; Tony and Angelo, joined together twins; Margaret Clark, double-bodied girl, annex; Professor Keller, lecturer; Herman Chambers, tickets. Art Gordon's Hi-Hat Revue, Dixie Douglas, featured dancer; Kitty Lee, Vir- ginia Cameron, Katharine Quintana, Hettie M. Averitt, Virginia Smith and Sandra Lynn, entertainers; William Smith, Frank Gordon, .100 Lynn, Frank Schoen, orchestra; Henry Ray and Joseph Napier, tickets; Joseph Jordan, Frank Napier and Joe Franklin, back end.

Ruth-Roy Belles Bros. Circus Arena, Ruth Roy, manager; Royal Roy, equestrian director; Joe Hodges, trick and fancy roper; Ray Mantloy, elephant trainer; Bob, Edwards, ponies and mule rides; Forrest Byrd, tickets. Animal Show, John T. Rea, owner; Ed LaSalle,

May 1, 1943

manager; William Smith, tickets. Harlem Club Revue, E. C. (Doc) Anderson, manager-trombone; Evelyn Anderson, assistant manager-secretary; Walter Berry, comic-bass drums; Randolph Dixon, comic-snare drums; Clarence (Pegleg) Richardson, Herman Prescott and Car- men Kimbell, dancers; Careless Lane, piano; Raymond Hogan, banjo-trumpet; Charles Burt, trumpet; Kenneth Brooks, sax; Princess Inez Resteio, acrobatics rumba dancer; Selma Smith, singer; Dorothy Barney, Gussie Lde Monroe. Esther Johnson, Mildred Wilkins, Evelyn Bailey, Jennie V. Berry, Florence Smith and Mary Wingate, chorus; Willie (Foots). Collins, canvas.

International Casino, Princess Mok1 liana, manager; Lei Lani liana, Lillian Louise Banes, Gladys Mae Taylor, Lillie Fioriene Rushing, Kitty Daniels, entertainers; Chuck Creighton, front. Hall of Science, John T. Rea, owner; Mrs. John Rea, lecturer; William Adams, front, Madagascan Wonder Exhibit, Richard (Fat) Lorraine, manager; Ruby Smith, lecturer; Henry Ray, front.

Rides Fly-o-Plane, Chet Dunn, owner; N. L.

Martin, foreman; Freddy West and Homer Akins. Whip, Peter J. Sharovich, foreman, and Horace Meads. Twin Ferris Wheels, Charles Dutcher, foreman; Charles Swanson, clutch, Wheel No. 1; James Pleasants, clutch, Wheel No. 2; Mrs. Pearl Wiggins, tickets. Merry-Go- Round, W. L. Bumgarner, foreman; Bill Whitworth, second; Mrs. Chilscsa, tickets. Octopus, C. A. Dunn, owner; Gene Comp- ton. foreman; Harold Burleson, second; Ernest Clemons, tickets. Rocket, Little- ton Weldon, foreman. Speedway, Dutch Carlisle, foreman. Kiddie Ride, Chet Dunn, owner; T. E. Atkins, foreman. Rolloplane, Chet Dunn, owner; Sherman Atkins, foreman; Frank Butler and George Harris.

Concessions Cookhouse, John Gravis and Harry

Basin, owners; Ethel Miller, cashier; Bob Walters, griddle; Polly Parker, tables; Paul Kennedy, counter; Paul Jones, chef; John Robison, dishwasher. Holliday's Frozen Custard, Walter Holliday, owner; Elsie Holliday. secretary; Frank Matthews, assistant. Popcorn, peanuts and candy apple, Mr. and Mrs. George Welch, as- sisatiei. der by Frankie Bruno and Shang

Bingo, W. W. Jones, owner; Ralph P. Flannigan, manager; Whitey Patterson, Ernest Minor, Charles Ashley, James Brown and Joseph Short, agents.' HI- Striker, Helen and Frenchy Verville; jewelry stand, Louis Sandler; pitch -till- you -win, Mr. and Mrs. J. Con Weiss; ball game, Mr. and Mrs. James Conners; Ruby Kane, two bail games; Joe Kane and WilliaM Knowes, cat rack; Vera Kelly and Grace McCarthy, bottles.

Paul Lane concessions: Tony Harass, Russell Dockworth, Louis Ross, Al Palitz, Tommy Poll, George Kidd. Ball game. Mrs. Ida Sincley, Don Talbot; ball game. Jean Connors, Rita Palitz; ball game, B. Seamans, owner; Dorothy Ashley. Anthony (Porky) Fustanio has two concessions, with M. E. Lovitt and Opal Lee Fustanio. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Downing have a ball game.

Happy Hawkins's Concessions: Scotty Brown, manager; Tony Soaper, assistant; Mickey Hawkins, pea pool; Ruth Dunkin, .pitch-till-you-win; Happy Hawkins, mouse game; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mooers, pan game; Joe Quinn, mouse game; Scotty Brown, diggers; Josephine Hay- wood, penny pitch; Ralph Perry and Carolina Dunn, pan game.

Lipsky and Paddock Concessions: Eddie Coe, secretary-treasurer; roll-down, Dave Fineman, manager; China Jackson, Abe' Zukerman, Frank Riley, Jack Bloom. Sky Fighters, Tom Cooper. Bowling Alley, A. W. Morris, manager; Lee Carl- son, Frank Benesch, Phil Knight and Scotty Helpa. Clothespin, A. C. Jones, N. Jones, Charles Carr, Mom and Pop Wasserman and Robert Bryant, Roll- down, Earl Galpin, Jack Yazvao, Harold Tennis, Paul Long and Sam Hickmall.

John H. Marks, owner -manager; Niches las B. Stepp, secretary-treasurer; 11. E. (Doc) Stabler, assistant manager; Walter Fox, contracting agent; T. W. Lewis. business manager-legal adjuster; T. A. (Red) Schulz, in charge of gates and tickets and mailman and The Billboard sales agent; George T. Chesnut, billposter; Charles (Dutch) Lester. ride superintendent; R. Henry Chilson, master mechanic; Ernest Davis, mechanic; At Palmer, lot; Whitey Hansen, front. Electrical equipment and Diesel plants are in charge of Walter Rowan, assisted (See Marks Richmond Gates on page 44),

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Bandy is Ready For Du Bois Bow

REYNOLDSVILLE, Pa., April 24.--- Brod ly's Ali-American Shows concluded preparations here this week for their formal opening in Du Bois, Pa., today. A number of new laces are in quarters this year. Art Converse will replace A. J. Budd, who went to the West Coast with his side show. Jimmy Smith, former thrill showman, will replace Bill Whit- more, who was inducted into the army, as secretary.

C. F. Mc Donner will have two girl shows, and Jimmy Cunningham is back to operate the Girl in the Fish Bowl. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Harder will massage the Funbouse and an office-owned Life Show. Laster Hicks will be foreman of the Rolloplane. Other foremen getting their rides ready are Mickey Yanulittis, Robert M. (Fingers) Davis, Al Sever and Fred Kuchenbuck.

W. J. Cameron is the new manager of the Penny Arcade, and Harry Faith is taking over its transportation manager. Mr. and Mrs. Prank R. Sheppard came in from Florida. Shows planned to open with only 10 rides and nine shows he- cause of labor and transportation difficulties. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Beastly have been entertaining many visitors at Imperial Hotel.

ENDY-PRELL BIZ (Continued front page 28)

Mrs. R. Levan, tickets. MacArthur Dive Bomber, Harvey Powers, foreman; Chuck Bradley, Roland Frankio and J. C. lVfc- Daniels, assistants; Ethel Kuchenbaels. tickets. Whip, Harry Fox, foreman; Harold Strombaugh and J. Jenkins, assistants; Mrs. D. Spence, tickets. Rollo- plane, James H. Casey, foreman; Bill Dancer and Ed Russell, assistants; Mrs. George Brown, tickets. Octopus, Ray- mond Levan, foreman; Herman Smith and George B. Harps, assistants; Josephine Strombaugh, tickets. Merry- Go-,Round, Joe Parsons, foreman; George Gilds, assistant; lairs. Parsons, tickets. Tilt-a-Whirl, William Meade, foreman; T. E. Smith and Jimmie Farrell, assistants; Mrs. McDonough, tickets. Time Ferris Wheels. Stacy Knott, foreman; Fred Kuchenbach, Eli Cutler and H. Webster, assistants; Mrs. Harry Fox, tickets. Kiddie Autos, Cort Smoot, foreman.

pony rides, Bud Guild. Speedway. Ben Johnson, foreman; Roy Krause, assistant; Isabel Cheek, tickets.

Shows Glass Muse, Sam Caruso, manager;

Robert Young, assistant. Monkey Shows, Abe Wolf, manager; George Johnson. assistant manager; Clare Carl, ringmaster; Evart Mary, assistant; Edward Dickens, trainer. Side Show, Cash Miller, manager; C. Scotty, assistant and front; Matt Crown, second opener. Gay Farce Charm Hour, Mrs. Gertrude Miller. manager, and Betty Jane, Lucille Fuller, Dorothy Gay, Millicent Rent, Audry Miller, Billy Roseform and Jane Thomp- son. Funhouse, Harold Barnes, man ager; Shorty Grimes, assistant; S. Rand, tickets. Casa Manna Revue, Dixie Lee, manager, and Anna Greiner, Florence Fonda, Enna. and Rims Buse,. Geraldine Carr and Billie Beck; Bob Roberts, organ. Miss America, Martha Farmer, massager. and Clare Roberts, Jean Philips and Betty Miles. Curley Abbott is in charge. Motordrome, Speedy Woods, manager; Speedy Bowers and Ralph Justice, trick riders; Miss Woods, fancy riding; Wiley Wing, front. Penny Arcade, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schreiber. Midget Show, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Holmes; Barney Ross, tickets. Snake Show, Ted Barnes and Bradley Smith and sister.

Concessions Of the 42 concessions on the mid-

way 23 are owned and operated by the shows. Cookhouse and popcorn stand are managed by Ernie Bursa lia. Grab stand is in charge of Popcorn Charlie, and de luxe custard is owned by Mrs. David B. Endy. Seen on the midway were these concessionaires: Bennie Weiss, Jack Russell, Harry Benjamin, Mrs. Labia Price, Marge and Harry Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe, J. Littlefield, Louis Simpkina, Mrs. Haut, Jerry Gerard, Harry Goldstein. Walter Tyski, Carl Lee, Mrs. William Tucker, Jack and Golly Golly McClure, Harry Weiss, Nate Waterman, Max Turbin, Al and Winnie Edwards, Mrs. Whitey Hewitt, Evelyn Royster, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lux, Jake Fisher, Harry Ed- wards, Joe Sanfratello, Archie Peer. Louis Stern, Becky Wolverton, Bill Hoge Itnan, Bill Boxer and Terry Mc- Govern. Handling front-gate tickets are Mrs. Hazel Zabriskie and Mrs. Ben Cheek.

Staff David B. Endy, general manager and (See SNDY-PBELL BIZ on page 40

Sponsored Events Veteran, Lodge and Other Organization Festivities

Conducted by ROBERT R. DOEPKER

(Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, 0.)

attde Units Aid 'Denver's Second War Bond Drive

DENVER, April 24.- Vailde units made a major contribution to the success of an outdoor show staged in connection with the Second War Bond campaign here.

Two local agencies. Wheeler -Pittman and Jack Blue, supplied several aota each, with Bill Wheeler and Blue assisting the committee In staging the show. Wheeler supplied, AndrIllita, singer, and mistress of ceremonies. Other Wheeler acts included Mason and Lewis; Donna Dale, dances.; Lang and Lee, comedy team, and the Wheelerettes. Hugh Dol- mens directed for Wheeler.

Blue provided Dark and Cloudy, Minda Lang and the Florence Kessler Girls. Several former vaude personalities now in the army also were in the show. &tufa Sgt. Edgar Schlossback (Barry Brooke.) was enlace, with Pet. Van Perlman as comedy stooge. Others 'Inducted Corp. Paul Preston, who, with his former partner, Kitty, Montgomery, presented a skating est; Pet. Sidney Rader, escape artist, and Pvt. Joe Holland, song stylist.

HELP WANTED-MALE .ricea itt. Delp far Lasso Scooters and Water Ride. Must be able to make own repairs Oa Bare and Boat Engines. Also alienist far Manager Frozen Custard Stand. Write or trim

JOSEPH GUILIANO 191 Wooster St. New Haven, Cone.

Jockey Club Frames Sports Show Plans

MOBILE, Ala., April 24.-Gulf Coasts Jockey Club has completed plans for a carnival end sports show next month, Judge Thomas B. Allman, local promoter, announces. Associated with Allman are Aaron Cline and Dan Rogers, showmen, who are making their homes here.

11,1dIss and shows will be provided by Bernie Srauckler, who has been operating riding devices locally for the last two years. Horse races will be a feature of the 70 -day event, offloials said. The promoters have signed contracts for Mobile County Fairgrounds at Whistler, Ala., on the bus line.

Gorilla Signed for Iowa. And Illinois Celebrations

ST. LOUIS, April 24.---Elmer Brown, business manager of Jay Gould's Million- Dollar Circus, during a visit to The Bill- board office here this week advised that show will open its 1043 tour at Savanna, Ill., May 27 under canvas. Show will carry its own light plants.

Prior to arriving in St. Louis, Brown closed contracts to play Clinton, Ia., in the heart of the city, under Lions' Club auspices, and Dixon, Ill., under Elks' sponsorship.

Geconta for Brunswick Cele BRUNSWICK, Md., April 24.-John

Clecoma's Bright Lights Exposition Shows have been contracted to provide the midway at this year's Firemen's July 4th Celebration, making the organization's ninth year here, Clecome, reports.

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straight trucks, and we could convert one of your own trucks to a tractor to pull it. We also have some used tractors.

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girl; cue Jules. C.C. DeAme. Yiri,n, Dunning. Beale. HoPPle, Gravity% Baby Betty, Shackles, ,tileed Family, Twist.: Bettor Williams. 44cated colored girl: Christine Holly; Geraldine, crocodile 0

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.i.,,lers.that wear hats and mind standing op. No Cookhouse. No bra, as SSW, no holdbacks. No 0A .ono, Sack Milton, Bill Bahian, 'Whitey Woods or mly other tonnotch Door Talker. Ticket

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Address all mail zinc] wires ROBERT MANSFIELD, Strafes Shows, Chester, Pa.

SIDE SHOW TAN. KERS ilnr Wanted for Palace of Wonders, Coney Wand, Nrw York. Ono spot summer neasen 1943.

HIGHEST SALARIES paid to Talkers who tart turn them in,

Would like to hear from Fonts Middleton, Buster Castle and logo Thompson. Write, V/ire or Phone.

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Last Call-GARDEN RAH SHOWS Last Call Grand opening Bile Saturday. May 1st to the stlt, Vieth:titan, Pa., In heart of city.

All holding contracts report to or come on to Statington, ye. Crploy, l'a., and PhRli Jerser, to follow; all in auditor of tame. Want ten, mare Cried Storey, Autgrican Palmistry. cue nr two Wheels, Proust Custard, Candy Apples, Potato Frye, ono or two Grind Shows. Alas hare Olrl

eo nith talent. Louie Agustins wants data for Train-One, also (hind glgr7, cAViltItc. tel:.1:..l707,11eonlfer'ria Wheel. Foremen and Chair-oPlano Foremen; will pay highest wages and the beat or trmdrnent to all, ro come on now, as the Coll, House ix now opal. Address all :nail to R. H. MINER, GARDEN STATE SHOWS, Slattngton, Pa., till May 8th.

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Jimmie Chanos Shows Want Bingo, Cookhouse, Legitimate Concessions; Bait Came, Pitch Till You Win, Fish Pond, Cigarette Shooting Cailery, Photo Gallery, Dart joint or any other Legitimate IcrittL Would like to hear from a good Athletic Man; also have tents for other Shows. Ride Help for Merry/Go-Round, Ferris Wheel and Chairoplane.

Show Opens in Portland, Ind., May 1. No Cato-No Racket. All Replies to IIMMIE CHANOS, Care Jimmie Chanos Shows, Portland, Ind.

FIDLER UNITED SHOWS WANT FOREMEN AND RIDE HELP for Merry-Co-Round, Ferri, Wheel, Roll .0-Plano,OCIMPBS and Tilt-A-Whirl. ALSO WANT LEGITIMATE CONCESSIONS AND CONCESSION AGENTS. CAN PLACE PENNY ARCADE. ALSO WA.NT CAPABLE ELECTRICIAN'.

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33 The Billboard CIRCUSES likty 1,1943 Conducted by CHARLES WIRTH-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati 0.

CB BOWS TO BOND SELLOUT New Big Top Packed in Cold At Louisville

Specs and acts, with added emphasis on horses, score solid .register

LOUISVILLE, April 24.-With 6,500 shivering customers who laud purchased $500,000 worth of War Bonds to witness the opening night's performance, Cole Bros.' Circus opened the season here April 20. Crowd, represented a sellout. A slight drizzle failed to hamper the response of spectators. Show, under direction of Harry McFarlan, ran 2 hours and 20 minutes. Col. Harry Thomas did the announcing. In the slx-day stand here, which closes Sunday (25) it is expected over $800,000 of War Bonds will be sold. Barry Buchanan, Washington, representing the 'Treasury Department. made a pre-spec speech in which he thanked Louisville and the circus staff for their wonderful co-operation.

Opening with a. colorful spec under the new royal blue, 10-ounce drill canvas big top, first display was the Con- quest of Coronado, gorgeous pageantry, conceived by Thomas. A spectacular equine ballet participated in by members of the Coronados followed Ito Conquest number. The Patterson Troupe scored with somersaulting and difficult acrobatics on the trampoline. Drawing all eyes to them in the center ring, the Great Latinos gave an exhibition of seemingly impossible maneuvers on is tight wire. Walking with as basket on each foot, rope jumping on the wire anal somersaulting thru a paper hoop brought the crowd to the edges of their seats. In spot No. 6 the clowns took over.

Boxing Horses Co Over The Harold Troupe, performers on the

aerial ham, earned as good hand. Eugene Scott's dancing elephants, worked by women trainers, proved interesting. An- other horse act, this time featuring Gracie Hanneford In the center ring, (See CB Has Bond Sellout on page 45)

Ciney Billed by Cole Crew CINCINNATI, April 24.-Under man-

agement of Verne Williams, Colo Bros' advance car arrived here April 22 with three days ahead to bill the show's appearance on the Cumminsville lot May 6-9. Crews did a good job of downtown lithographing and in billing the surrounding area. C. S. Primrose, contracting press agent, visited The Billboard offices on April 22.

Behee-Rubyiatt Troupe To Go With Hamid-Morton

CHICAGO; April 24,- Behoe-Rubylatt Troupe, teeterboard artists, who have been playing night clubs, will go with the Ilamid-Morton Circus in midsummer. Troupe recently completed a 10-week engagement at the Bowery, Detroit, and will return shortly for an additional 14 weeks.

Frank Bebe°, understander, has left the troupe to work in a war plant. Troupe will continue with four members and will be known as the Four Casablanca.

Victory Gardens Close Erie (Pa.) Up-Town Lots

ERIE, Pa., ..April 24.-The choice in town circus lots fell to the plough. the victory gardener and national defense. Notwithstanding. Wallace Bros.' Circus will play here May18 on the Pittsburgh Avenue grounds, home of the former Erie fair and regular carnival grounds.

County Commissioner Dell Darling, Erie's No. 1 Hin, announced that the Ringling show will not be in this season, but that Cole Bros. may appear later. Regular city transportation is available to the Pittsburgh lot.

Curtis With Cole I RB Name Tipped To Front NY Summer Ring Show for Garden; Sunbrock Opus Is Facing Snags

(Continued from page 3) lag May 29. No other acts presently in the Big Show performance will be used, however.

Garden and Ringling figure on a top of $2.20, but scale may be upped slightly on week-ends. Probably four matinees a week and seven night shows, totaling 11 performances.

Canvas Sunbrock Problem Meantime, the town was buzzing over

the snags faced by Lorry Sunbrock in opening his big top circus back of the Rosy Theater. The promoter had been scheduled to tee off the end of this

j WILLIAM H. (BILL) CURTIS,

familiarly known as "Cap," veteran trouper, last with Ringling Bros. and

Barnum & Bailey Circus, is this season general superintendent of Zack Ter- rell's Cole Bros.' Circus.

Richmond Grotto Assumes Pay -Off; Promoter Pinched

RICHMOND, Va., April 2I.-Santis Grotto took a licking when it presented Hoffman's Indoor Circus in the 8,000 - scat Mosque here April 12-17. On trio closing Saturday acts and band musicians, claiming that Edward F. Hoffman, Washington, who promoted the show, bad not paid off, refused to work until money was forthcoming front the auspices committee.

The committee declared that it had paid Hoffman In full for all attractions. But it went on the nut for an additional $1,800 in order to have acts work the final matinee anal night. Later on Sat- urday Hoffman was arrested on two warrants, charging him with intent to de- fraud J. R. Boykin, leader of Bob Boy- kin's band, .d Thelma Sprouse, manage( of the Montana. Plainsmen. of WRVA.

Tile warrants charged 'that Hoffman had received $830 in the case of Boykin and $337.50 in the case of Sprouse, with which he was to have paid them for their circus work, but failed to do so. The local Grotto has Informed Grotto headquarters In Chicago regarding the matter so that this information may be passed to affiliated organizations.

Also said to be included in local un- paid bills were those of show printers and stables where circus animals were quartered.

Richmond Musici [ins' Association, Local ,I23, AIM, has since adopted a ruling that funds for payment of its members for services to he rendered at future promotions of any type must be depos- ited in escrow In full before the opening performance. It was understood that trio acts which had been booked by the Gus Sun ()Mee were paid in full after arrival hero of Gus Sun Jr.

Ringling Biz, Over Million, Again Phenom

Record bank depqsits reported by official kids, sans vacation, turn. out

NEW YORE, April 24.-The Ringling show, starting its third week today, will have gone well over $1,000,000 by the time it winds up on May 16 after 37 days in the Garden. Afternoons and evenings have been mostly capacity with turnaways on week-ends. Last year's business was phenomenal, but this season's take will surpass it. In fact, a Ringling official was quoted as saying that the company has more money in (See Record Ringling 13i;.0 on page 44)

First Six Days of Sacramento Shrine Circus Tops '42 Gross

SACRAMENTO, April 24.-Sponsored by Ben All Shrine Temple, Polack Bros.' Circus held in Memorial Auditorium April 10-17, played to 27,000 patrons during the first six days of an eight-day run, which is at 33 per cent increase over last year.

Acts on the program were Sonny Moore's dogs and ponies; Polack Bros.' elephants; Black Brothers, comedy acro- bats; Liberty horses presented by Carlos Carreon; Hubert Castle, wire act; Billetti Troupe, high wire; Eric Philmore, juggler; Emil Pallenberg's bears. Clowns were Dime Wilson, Jack Elippel, Dennis Stevens, Ed Raymond and Frank Prevost.

Dates Set for Mobile .Show MOBILE, April 24.-J. Frank Hatch re-

ported that he had signed contracts to produce Abbe Temple Shrine Circus In Murphy High School Stadium here on May 31-June 6. Plans are under way to give the show plenty of billing and radio and newspaper publicity.

Won, Horse & Upp Combined Circus 1

An Equine and Canine Paradox-The Show With a Leaf of Cold

By STARR DE BELLE

rlitT2Zkirf).43, Dear Editor:

A closing notice was posted in the cookhouse last Monday at Little Har- mony, Okla., and the show closed here on the next day for a two-week )ause. The cookhouse top was erected upon our arrival at quarters. and all performers and workingmen were Invited to stay without any cost to themselves. Most of our people welcomed the two-week rest and will be allowed to draw against their holdbacks up to 20 per cent. While

seeking a suitable pause quarters, Gen- eral Agent Tankerton Borough was fortunate in locating the last remaining building on fairgrounds which had been deserted 10 years ago. Even the there wasn't a roof on the building, its four walls made an excellent windbreak for our animals and people. Being outdoor showfolk, we didn't mind not having a roof over our heads.

While scouting for a barn last Mon- day, Borough contacted a banker here who owned the former fair site' and the (See WON, HORSE & UPP OS page 44)

week but could not get by the Board of Standards and Appeals on the structure. especially fireproof canvas. Other fabrics were submitted to the board on Thursday and what looks like a. final hearing on the subject will be held next Tuesday. Sunbroek, never one tee be fazed by obstacles, now claims he will get started on or about May 8, as he figures on an okay from the board. The "never-a-dull-moment" impresario says he ]rasa new Idea in canvas-a flameproof fabric called velon-said to be a. Fire- stone product which has passed rigid. tests. Sunbrock's top will measure 120 by 250.

Nate Eagle, hero for about two weeks, has been installed as general manager. Eagle, together with Jack Andrews, Sun - brock's chief aid, and the great Sun- brock himself are being kept busy making explanations to performers *wall contracts who have descended upon. them at the Astor Hotel to find out what's what. For instance. Jack Hamil- ton (the Great Knoll) and Roy Valen- tine, of the Flying Romas, who also hold contracts, arrived in to determine what goes on, but they came away with little information except that Sunbrock insists that he'll get under way.

Tented NItery, Too Also part of "Circus Mall.' New York

with a Sunbrock angle is this; Frank Law, promotion-publicity chief of the Emil Roney chain of local hotels, says he is fronting a tented nitery to opera June 1. The site: Opposite the Sunbrock Circus. 51st Street side. Has bought a tent, 83 by 40 feet, and will set it up In the parking lot, which. is owned by Emigrant Savings Bank. Seating capacity about 850, with bar, bandstand, dance floor and a center ring for Boor- show. Novelty acts will dominate. Law claims a. license has been granted and he is awaiting the nod from the health department. Scheduled to run for four mouths,

J. M. Cole Signs More Acts PENN TAN, N. Y., April 24.-Jarnee

M. Cole, owner-manager of James M. Cole Circus, reported that those to sign with the show last week were Bernice Kelly, wire; Morris Duo, perch; A. Lee Hinckley, bandmaster; J. H. Waterman..s performing buffalo; Bill Mathes. popcorn privilege, and Cuban Mack, side-show manager. Personnel Is reported almost complete, with the outlook goal for being full-handed at opening time.

IN THIS GROUP, left to right, are Don Smith, Farmington, Mich., who writes the Circus Historical Society notes for The Billboard; Doc Waddell, 80, retired circus press agent, Co- lumbus, 0., who sent the photo, and Palmer Kellogg, retired circus mart and stage actor.



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ROCHELLE, Ill., April 24.-George H. Barlow III, Binghamton, N. Y., writes: "I graduated from the Dental Techni- cian School at Pitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, as a line corporal in the U. S. Army. My health was none too good and, being over 38, I was eligible for discharge. Next to circuses, my hobby was always ships; in fact, I was turned down several times by the navy last summer. I received an honorable discharge March 5 and headed for the Navy Yard at Mare Island, Calif., by way of Los Angeles. I am working for the Long Beach Company and have charge of the navy lumber yard, where I am acting as lumber expediter and am responsible for checking out all the One lumber that goes into the construction of a fleet of 45-foot picket patrol ships for the navy. We build the boats, install engines, machine guns, depth charges, etc. I feel that I am really doing more than I could in the army, as I was never cut out for dental work. If later I miss the uniform and feel the urge, I shall re-enter some branch of the service voluntarily.

"At Fitzsimmons I made the acquaint- ance of Corp. William Cooper and brother, formerly in allow business and whose parents were for years identified with the American Circus Corporation shows. I also mat Dr. Homer H. Bards, of Denver, State chairman. When in Los Angeles I visited the quarters. of Russell Bros.' Circus and also spent evenings with William Antes, of that ehow, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews, of King Taffy (wire-walking lion) fame. We all attended the Florentine Gardens show recently.

"I attended Arthur Bro's.' Circus here. Am looking forward to the arrival of Russell Bros. in the Los Angeles area."

Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hohenadel, Ro- °Ilene, were made happy during month of April when their sons, Walter and Francais, were home on furloughs at the same time. Walter was given a month sick leave from McCaw General Hos- pital, Walla Walla, Wash., and reports back there May 1. Sgt. Francis Hohe- nadel, located at Camp Claiborne, La., was home for two weeks.

Collectors' Corner By FRED P. PITZER

292 Madison Avenue, New York City

In the magazine section of The Nets York Times, April 4, 1043, appears a double-page spread in natural colors of circus one-sheets. It is the best thing we have seen in a long time.

In his column, "Do You Remember?," in The Fairmont (W. Vat.) Times, E. E. Meredith writes very interestingly about a route book in thyme. Here it is:

"Frank E. Foster, of Iowa falls, Ia., sends this department a route book of Ragenbeek-Wallace Circus for 'the season of 1908 which contains 'The Route in Rhyme," by Wallace Pepper. which vras the name under which the conductor of this department provided circus news for The Billboard and other publications in 1905, That season Hagonleeck- Wallace got into a flood at Bucyrus. 0., on May 30, and the happening should have a place In a circus history. The 'back- waters of two rivers which units there flooded the tent until the ground acts had to be taken from the program when the show was half over,

"The main entrance was on higher ground, but the water was deeper between the tent and the way to the heart of tho city, which made those not already wet above their knees walk in water more than knee deep. Women paid roustabouts a quarter to wheel them from the seats to the entrance only to find they had to get wet after all. The 'route in rhyme' tells of the event. "'Twos on Decoration Day, The memorable thirtieth of May. The flood came on us at Bucyrus To further aggravate and ire us, And nearly washed the show away And made the wise guy and the jay Walk thru the water from the tent To reach dry land as was their bent; And everyone is wont to say The workingmen were brave that .day. Sixteen fine horses and a bull It took that afternoon to pull The last big wagon off the lot But not a stake was there forgot.

"The circus gave an afternoon show at Bucyrus but made no attempt to show at night."

To our knowledge two route books have been written. In rhyme, the ono mentioned above and one for the Bob Hunting Circus.

BILL ANTES, of Russell Bros.' Circus, reports that the show ds playing to good crowds in California, also that It has an Increased menagerie, with additional middle piece. The Tribune Sutra, San Diego, gave the circus a splendid notice.

Din cr the Marquee (Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati, 0.)

FIRST of May!

'SINGLING show will use Hampden Park, Springfield, Mass., July 80 and 31.

SI AND FANNIE and their trick mule, Abner, are with the Russell show.

THIS season should prove that showmen aro born.

PRANK (DUTCH) WARNER, former superintendent of tractors and baggage atock with Cole Bros.' Circus, lettered from Seattle that he was discharged from the army and would remain there for the present.

Rex U. INGHAM reports from his home In Ruffin, N. C., that he has resigned as general agent of Bello Bros.' Circus.

WHO originated the crack: "Actors don't get up until noon?"

LARRY VOGT, last four years assistant chief usher on Ringling-Barnum circus, is working at Universal studios. Lee Angeles, and will not troupe this Season.

"LORENA GRAHAM, owner of the trained horse Faithful Flash," lettered C. IL Howell from Paris, Ills "returned

FOR SALE Bcr,,titul yew;, feel. Colt!, and coed feeder. Writo or wire BOX cam Tho Billboard, 155 N. Clerk 8L, ChIcno,

to her home here after spending several days in a hospital."

WHAT can the side show's four-logged girl do with only throe paiM of shoes?

JOSEV RIX, former circus callioplat, advised from Lansing, Mich., that he recently acquired many photos of the late Walter Wellington, noted clown.

SHORTY SYLVESTER, former midget clown with many circuses, lettered from Akron that he had been working in a war plant there and had been given a two-week release to visit his mother, who is in bad health, in Tulare, Calif.

ATTENTION. Circus Managers: Send routes to roach the Cincinnati offices of The Billboard by Saturday of each week.

A TALK on the circus was given by Jake J. Mach, "Corrigan the Cop," to the Cudahy (Wls.) Moose Club on its Family Night, April 14. The film Here Comes the Circus!, including many shots of Cole Bros.' Circus, was shown.

SHOWMEN lay the blame for their sins on Eve for eating the apple; natives Memo Barnum.

PROM Billy Pape: "From Port George Mead marched Corp. Louis Arley and Private Robert McKeone to the Mary- land Theater, Baltimore, to visit Billy Pape and Concha.e. Verbally, the troop- ers and troupers virtually won the war and took out their own show within four enjoyable hours."

HEARTY chuckle: The took on the face of a grizzled old.-timer at a stake.and.chains wagon when a youthful autograph huntayske him to write his name in her book.

THIS comes from Walter D. Nealand: "Now that the old-time parade has been revived, even the It is under canvas, how about reviving the chariot races to close the program? It would mean a lot to patrons to again see the lady driver of a four-horse team win out after an exciting battle down the home stretch, defeating the two men delvers."

MEAN trick: The privilege car manager who used to put kitchen grease on the rails along- side of the coaches to keep the rail- sitters from spending their time outside while waiting for the train to move.

ORRIN DAVENPORT was tendered surprise party on his birthday, April 17, by friends in Chicago. Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Lou Daven- port, James O'Shea, Mr. and Mrs, Orrin Davenport Jr., Madame Bectint, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shipley and Dorothy Emerson.

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ARMED RIRCE: Showmen in the nation's fighting forces and their relatives and friends are invited to send personal items, including rank and branch of service, to this department.

CORP. FABIAN BOCJIGACK, formerly with RInglIng-Barnum circus, and Pvt. George B. Hubler, model builder, are stationed with 3615 Grandel Squadron, Jefferson City Training Detachment, at. Louis.

P. 0. JAMES O. VESTAL, machinist mate second class, formerly with Shelby's Wild West, Cumberland Valley Shows and assistant to Butch Baker on Col. Tim McCoy's Wild West, la stationed at St. George Depot, U. S. C. G. C. 83428, Staten Island, N. Y.

JOHNNIE ROSELLI, SC 3/c, many years featured clown with ((houses, writes from the Destroyer Base, San Diego, Calif., that he's out of the hospital and back on duty. "Visited Rus- sell Bros.' Circus," he writes, "on opening day and had quite a visit with some of the old-timers I had trouped with. Met Cheerful Gardner and Cy Comp- ton. Russell Bros. Is one of the smooth- est little shows I have attended in years."

(Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati, 0.1

HAMBURGER, trick steer performer of bile Huntsville Zoo Rodeo, died April 15. He was 11 years old. Used by the clowns of the rodeo the last couple of years, }Minimizer bogged down in a pond of mud and suffered exposure 'which led to his death. The steer was well known in Texas.

HAPPENINGS In the rodeo field 10 years ago: E. (Pee Wee) Lunaford was playing Florida, Georgia and South Caro- lina spots with Jones Bros.' Wild West Show. . . . Duquesne Garden Rodeo, Pittsburgh, under direction of Johnny Harris, got away to a flying start.. . . Maj. George W. Scott was handling publicity for the JE Ranch Rodeo engagement in Kingston, N. Y. . . . A crowd Of 20,000 turned out for the Hoot Gibson Golden State Ranch Rodeo held in Saugus. Calif.. . . Despite unfavorable weather the Pioneer Days and Rodeo held in El Reno, Okla., proved a huge success. . . Fred S. Ross, one of the promoters and directors of the Ellens- burg (Wash.) Rodeo, was seriously in- jured when lie fell from his horse. . . .

H. E. (Ted) Merchant was in charge of the concert of Gorman Bros.' Show.. .. Roy Owens was arena director of the successful Red Bluff, Calif. . . . Buck Steel was again concerting with. Kay Bros.' Circus. . . . Ed (Shin) 'Bowman and John Beasley were presenting their rope and whip act at the Atlas Club, Worcester, Mass. . . . E. B. Williamson was in Elkhart, Lid., preparing the Jones-Williamson Rodeo Hippodrome for its opening there June 13.

JAMES COLE ROIS CALL CALL

Allpeoplgiaoyng:gd report Palmyra, t4. Y.,

Show opens May Stli. Account disappointment can place Boss Canvasman, Light tvlan, 2 more Clowns, 2 more Ground Acts, Cornet, Bass, Clarinet. Ushers and Workingmen, come on. Top salaries to all who are for it. Address:

FAIRGROUNDS, PALMYRA, N. Y.

I. OR SALE Fins Kentucky bred. Saddle and Trick Mere, I Midget. Mulea, perketir broke sad a real act. If ltaereHted write for Particular. Alto 801180 ft. Round Tao, 12500 ft. Oriental Top.

J. J. EVANS Marie., Charles Ave., S. W. MasslIforr, ChM

CIRCUS. ACTS Of all !rinds for May 8. Eapecially want Dog and Posy tel Rate lowest. Can plium phoneme:, toe banners, program Liekete aad merchants tielrote. Yrar around work.

Patterson Tiros.' Circus Wrntetth LANSING, MICH,

SHRINE TRILL CIRCUS Seats 12,000 MURPHY STADIUM Seas 12,000

Mobile, Ala,

MAY 31-JUNE 1-2-3-4-5-6

WANTED-Circus Acts of every description; High Thrill. Aerial, Platform, Ground, Rodeo Troupe, Hillbilly Troupe of S or more. ORGANIZED BAND, 8 OR 10 PIECES, UNION.

ANNOUNCER or M. C., must bo good: also Program Solicitors, Phone Men. FOR SALE-Soft Drinks, Sandwiches, Peanuts, Pop-Corn in Stands; also

Novelties exclusive.

J. FRANK HATCH, General Director Shrine Headquarters, Mcssinine Floor, Battle House, Mobile, Ala.

Mobile's pop. since Pearl I-Wbor lids increased east- 2C0'; population now over 250,CCO.

JAY COULD CIRCUS GRAND OPENING - SEASON 1943 - MAY 27

WANTS-WANTS-WANTS-WANTS-WANTS Goss Gamesman and Assistants for Big Top. Billposter with truck or car; Truck Drivers, Circus Acts of all descriptions, Including Animal Acts. Name all in first letter.

ELMER BROWN, Business Manager 604 WOODS BUILDING CHICAGO, ILL.' - -.-...



40 l'Ite Billboard P K May 1, 1943 Conducted by WILLIAM J. SACHS-Communitatoons to 25 Opera Nate, Cioeinnati, 0

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WASHINGTON, April 24,-In spite of unusually bad weather, with one clay bringing snow, Glen Echo (Md.) Park has just concluded its biggest opening week's business on record. Cold weather cut attendance somewhat, but at the week's end the tally showed business bed been greater than any other opening week. No admission is charged.

Chief casualty in the amusement area this year is the motor boats. Shortage of gasoline for amusement purposes caused operators to kill the feature which in past years had drawn heavily. No new features were added, but all of the old ones were in operation except the boats. Park is well maintained and makes a good appearance. Management had plenty of headaches getting help for the opening, but problem seems fairly well solved now.

Opening night brought heavy business to Glen Echo Ballroom, with 2,840 dancers laying it on the line (45 cents for men, 25 cents for women) to hear Paul Hain and his band, vocalist Joan Ritter.

The swtin pool opens May 22. Park is open from 1 p.m. to midnight daily.

ODT Easing of Rail Operations s

Boon 'to Resorts WASHINGTON, April 24.--An an-

nouncement by the Office of Defense Transportation of interest to operators of amusement concessions at Atlantic City and other resortispots stated that certain additional summer railroad operations may be allowed. The summer service to be approved, said ODT, will be limited to coach trains operated between Saturday noon and Sunday midnight, and using primarily commuter equipment that would otherwise be lying idle during that period and additional trains of a semi-commuter type operated on other days of the week within a radius of approximately 50 miles of a terminal. ODT officials said that all other requests for extra coach or parlor-ear train service for daffy, tri-weekly or week-end summer operation would be denied.

Effect of .his ruling on the activity of resort spots will be to increase the tempo on week-ends. With special train operation bracketed between Saturday noon and Sunday midnight. amusement spots will undoubtedly feel a-sharp impact of vacationers during those periods and slumps in between, unrelieved by mid- week excursions.

However, even the relaxation offered for the short week-end period will come as a Welcome sign to operators who bad feared there would be no relief from the train schedule freezing of last Sep- Umber 26.

Travel restrictions may also have the effect of lengthening seasons at many spots. In appealing for vacationers to avoid concentrating trips during one or two summer months, ODT Director East- man said:

"The prospective volume of vacation travel cannot possibly be accommodated unless the usual concentration in July and August is avoided and vacations are spread out over a much longer period.. Vacation schedules must be spread thruout the 'year and in no circumstances involve travel at holiday periods."

The extent to which railroads and busses can handle the annual vacation travel depends on the extent to which non-essential travel is eliminated, East- man said.

Clementon Gets Going aLzuliarroN, N. 3., April 24.-Theo-

dora W. Gibbs opens the season at his Clementon Lake Park today. Spot will operate Saturdays and Sundays until May 22, when it goes into daily operations. Also opening tonight for the week-ends is the Dansorium Ballroom, under the management of R. B. Maur, with Ray Cathran and His Chevaliers for the music.

GAY CABALLEROS, in serape and sombrero, experience no drain on their A-books as they see Tijuana's sights via the standard form of transportation-the donkey cart. Snapped on their recent visit to the Mexican playground are Arnold B. Gurtler, general manager of Elitch's Garden, Denver, and Paul H. Huedepoisi (right), boss man at Jantzen Beach,

Portland, Ore.

!Tampion Readies For Lush Summer

HAMPTON 'BEACH, N. if., April 24.- Official season opening at this 'resort is scheduled for May 30, but many of the attractions and business establishments are already in operation. Hal McDonald and his concert band will be featured thruout the season, with the first concert slated for Sunday, May 30. There will be four performances each Sunday in June, and beginning June 27 there will be two afternoon and two evening concerts daily until Labor Day.

The 15-mile-per-hour travel restriction, enforced last year, has been changed. Normal speed limits have been restored and it will no longer be necessary to' drive with parking lights only at night. Autoists henceforth will drive the same as anywhere in the First Serv- ice Command area, with headlights dark- ened halfway and using low beam lights on the ocean front.

Last year the resort attracted over 1.000,000, and With many additional thousands of war workers seeking relaxation this year, Hampton Beach is planning for its best summer.

Spokane Illf-sildrtE!) .P.

1L4eiral OWWrkers, For Biz Support

SPOICANI April 24.-War workers living at lake resorts because of housing shortages in the city may hold the key to' the resort situation in Spokane district. There are five major lake resorts within 30 miles of Spokane faced with the task of drawing crowds or closing down for the duration.

Mike Damascus, operator of Silver City resort on Liberty Lake, opens his amusement spot Decoration Day. Liberty is the closest lake to Spokane, and most gas card holders can make it to Liberty without sacrificing gas rations. The Silver City shooting gallery and cat rack concessions will be closed because of nia- torial shortage.

Steve Mattasch's band is set to play at Eioika Lake, north of Spokane. and Karl Livigari is negotiating for an ork for Loon Lake Pavilion, which draws from rural communities northeast of Spokane. Medical Lake Pavillon may reopen this year due to influx of war workers.

As most of the cabins at Newman Lake are filled with workers from the new aluminum rolling mill east of the city, the pavilion and concessions there are expecting a healthy play. Only Saturday night dancing is planned for Newman, Eloika, Loon and Medical lakes, but mid- week programs may be attempted at Liberty, only resort able to compete for city crowds.

McFalls Sees Rosy Run for P. A. Pier

PCYFUT ARTHIJR, Tex., April 24.-Poill Arthur's Million-Dollar Pleasure Pier, operated on a curtailed basis during the winter and early spring, opened with high-gear summer activity today (24). Fred tecTells, lessor, looks for a bonanza, season. lie brought in Ken Baker's ork for opening week.

'Work in recent weeks costing several thousand dollars has put the play spot In first-class condition, with all concess Mon buildings and rides rebuilt and repainted. Menne saw that ho will use name bands most of the summer.

MIDDLETOWN, 0.-LeSourdsville Lake Park, located midway between hero and Hamilton, 0,, opens the season May 23. Men in uniform will be offered reduced rates this summer, and plans are under way for the sale of 'War Bonds and Stamps.

THE POOL WHIRL By NAT A. TOR

(Alt Communications to Nat A. Tor, Care New York Office, The Billboard)

A. A. U. Blues The recent national women's swim

champs sponsored by the Amateur Ath- letic 'Union in Chicago brings to mind remarks made by pool men about the AMY in Chicago last December.

Those who attended the NAAPPB con- fabs there last winter will recall the discussions anent the AAU and the merits of its so-called championships. If remember well, there wasn't one commercial pool man who was in favor of staging AAU meets. Henry Guenther, of Olympic Park pool, Irvington, '. J., con- fessed that aitho he was president of the Jersey AIM at one time, he discontinued staging AAU aquatic contests last summer.

"Three years in succession I said I would never bother with It and that am -Meru," said Guenther at the meeting. "They cost you money. If there Is a favorable reaction on the part of the publio to come and view it, that is one thing, but you don't even get that. The AAU members themselves don't even come to see the meet."

Len Schloss, national prexy of the NAAPPB. in talking on the same subject, revealed that he discontinued AAU water Meets three years ago and never intends to restage them unless the policy of the org and the attitude of Ito board of directors change.

Paul Huedepohl, of the Jantxen Swim Association, Portland, Ore., who has probably had more experience with the AAU than any other pool man, has his own ideas about the group. "The only reason I have one Afar national championship event each year," said Paul, "is because of the fact that I am chairman of swimming for the State of Oregon. The AAU and I have niade application fpr one championship number. Last year I had two. I had the 440 junior outdoor championship door junior championship for women. I have a good championship team. They bring pressure to bear on me, and I have to put on something. Two years ago I put on the national women's outdoor championships, and I lost $1,400 on it. You might as well make up your mind, that you are going to lose money on them, because their demands always ex- ceed your budget, and they run the meet. They tell you how to spend your money; they have programs printed up and pass the bill on to you." I bring the subject up now as I un-

derstand the ANC' is calling upon various outdoor tanks in an attempt to get them to run different championship swims this summer. Those who have been approached are urged to take into consideration the opinions of experienced

(See POOL WHIRL on page 47)

Carlin Radiates enilfidPlICO; Sees Big Season Ahead

BALTIMORE, April 24.-While many in the amusement -world are shedding team of anguish because of the way the war has jammed up their plans and hopes, u ray of sunshine filters out of Baltimore, where genial John J. Carlin Sr., founder of the park that beams his name, scatters confidence and optimism and who sees for his fun spot the most successful season In its 24 years of existence.

"The public must have recreation and relaxation in times like these," Carlin says. "And what branch of the amusement industry can offer more entertainment than an amusement park with its diversified programs? We had our share of headaches with priorities and rationing, but where -there's a. will to operate there's a way.

"In the pest we've bad to rely a lot on our rural trade, but those folks cannot travel now. But we still have our native 33altemorearis, and a million of 'ens represent a, lot of folks in any language. Our transportation problem is no problem at all. We have street cars and busses, and it's an easy task to reach the park at any hour of the day or night. We hope to arrange various attractions that will take care of both day and night werkers in the various war plants. In the 23 summers we've been in operation we've drawn an average of better than 1,000,000 a year. We hope to go well beyond this average in 1943.

"Co-operating with the war effort, vie plan to keep our prices down, frequently running 'One-Cent' or 'Free-Admission' days. Our motto will be 'Give Your Dol- lars for War Bonds and Spend Your Pen- nies Here.' Despite the tremendous boom in war industry in Baltimore, we have no intention of increasing our prices anywhere in the park. If anything we'll probably reduce some of them."

Carlin's officially opened its 1943 season tonight and plans to operate until after Labor Day. As usual, free acts will be featured.

Carlin has imported Willis N. (Jersey) Jones, well-known sports publicist, from New York to relieve Col. A. T. Miller of some of his many, duties. Jones will take over public relations and announcing, 'while Miller will concentrate on special events and assist in the manage- inent.

Detroit Openers Marred by Cold

DETROIT, April 24.-Two Detroit parks got off to only a moderate start last Sun- day (18) because of inclement weather. High winds and a temperature of 40 kept many prospootive patrons away, especially in the evening.

Eastwood, which had a preliminary opening of some attractions a few weeks ago, opened officially Friday (16) with one new major attraction, the World's Fair Odditorium. Eastwood Gardens, huge outdoor be/1room. opens May 21

with Stan Kenton's band, followed by Johnny.Long. Name-band policy will be used.

Walled Lake opened Friday (16) for the week-end only and will continue the week-end policy until May 7, when reg-

opening is scheduled. Major remodeling job at Walled Lake this year has been the reconditioning of the skating rink.

At Walled Lake, located farthest out of all Detroit parks, about 600 summer i

cottages around the lake are now permanent homes for war workers. This is ex' peeled open a new field of patronage i

Williams Grove Sundays Only MECHANICSBURG, Pa., April 24.-Wti-

Hams Grove Park near by opened last Sunday (18) for the new season. Resort is remaining open Sundays only this year due to the tiro and gas situation. Shows will again be presented at the park's Mount Vernon Theater. Open- ing attraction there wile On to Victory Revue and the 101 Ranch Boys. Policy for the theater provides free admission to all zooms and women in the armed forces said for war workers.

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Illions Holds On To 2 Ride Spots; Swing for Celoron

JAMESTOWN. N. Y., April 24.-The old Merry-Go-Round in Celoron Park is being replaced with a $20,000 M. C. Mims & 8011S swing. said Harry A. Intone, new proprietor of the park. A brother, Phil Mims. went to New York to facilitate loading. Snow last week delayed work for the park opening on Decoration Day.

Proprietor Miens returned from Mont- real, where he conferred with General Manager Hex D. Billings and President- Director L. M. Lyinnurner, of Belmont Park, where Illions will have rides. He said prospects there aro good, the park being in excellent condition. because Leo Tide, labor foreman, and it crew lied been kept on during the winter. Belmont preview is set for May 8 and. 9 and season's opening for May 16. Miens has the Magic Carpet and Laff-in-the-Dark in Seaside Park, Virginia Beach, Va.

Square-dance sessions in Celoron started so well on April 16 and they will be featured Friday nights. Business, with the Play Boy Band and Nelson, dance caller, was excellent despite min and snow. Manager 0. Zimmer is promoting many parties in the all-year Skateland Roller Rink.

Rapiona A41 Rodes, Signs Marcus Revue

DETROIT, April 24. - Ramona Park, Grand Rapids, MiCh., opens the season. May 22, according to Manager Fred J. Barr. Two new rides, a Tilt-a-Whirl and Rolloplanc. are being added this season.

Promotion plane call for heavy concentration on picnic activity. with -three new roasting stoves installed this season to attract this trade. Publicity is being planned to feature the theme "Play So You Can Work Better."

Prospects for the season are good, with bus transportation running right In to the park and about '7,000 soldiers stationed in downtown Grand Rapids. Industrial conditions here arc much improved over last season, when woodworking plants appeared to be by-passed In war activity. An aggressive local program, has brought, a sizable share of government contracts to the Furniture City.

Ramona Theater will again have the A. B. Marcus Rama. opening July 3, and the resort will alga feature free acts booked by Boyle Woolfoik.

Wildwood Looks Up- , Hunt Starts Earlier

WSLDWOCID, N. J., April 24.-With. the expectancy for a prosperous summer here becbming increasingly greeter, Wil- liam C. Hunt is opening his Hunt's Ocean later for the Easter Sunday hotlday and will keep In open on. week-el-Met until the regular season qpens. The. pier has never opened until late in June, and this is the first time in flits history that it has opened for Easter: Mime bands will be featured in the pier's Star- lit Ballroom on week-ends.

Moat of the Boardwalk end Casino Arcade concessionaires also plan, to open tonight for the holiday week-end and continue wedkeend operations until the regular season gets under way. BPI Gerst, who has been managing Hunt's Ocean Pier for many summers. arrived here this week from Plailadelphts, to resume his old ditties.

A. C. Brodies on Palm Sunday Biz

ATLANTIC CITY, April 24,--Palm Sun- day, Usually a preview of what Easter Sunday will bring, was way below expectations. Apart from war jobs cutting down on the traditional crowds for the Palm Sunday parade, cold weather and curtailment of transportation also helped to dampen festivities. The crowd was estimated at 85,000, at least half of. them in uniform.

Ropes are, as high, however, for a largo holiday crowd tomorrow (26). No extra trains or busses were run Into the resort last Sunday. with travel estimated as about the same as an average Sunday. Apart from the Boardwalk movie temples, Steel Pier was open for Palm Sunday but reserved Its name attractions for the Seater Sunday week-end.

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amaican Recteationat

Euip/neat association By R. S. UZZELL

Seldom do men realise a dream se completely as John J. Carlin has done with reference to his palatial home into which he has recently moved his family of two daughters and two sons. The fine home has been completely done over and furnished it ha period furniture. The two parlors arc a feast for the eyes and the Colonial dining room Is a gem. The well-kept grounds set the house off to advantage. It Is in one of Baltimore's best residential sections.

Fred Levers has done considerable to rehabilitate the White City portion of his Sevin Kock property. He has put In several rides on the same site where E. C. Boyce built the original White City in 1904. It is pleasing to his friends to hear of Fred remaking the grade in a great way.

Up at Holyoke, Mass., the past week they had about two and a half inches of snow. Mountain Park, on the side of Mount Tom, looks cold indeed. Never- theless the concessionaires are beginning to stir. Mrs. Fenny Mason must hesitate to leave Oklahoma for a New Eng- land clIniate now, but she always gets on the job when opening time appears.

One brave man talks of buying as elephant for his park this year, and he knows the price of hay.

There has never been a you' when so many carnival men have anchored le amusement parks. Transportation at largely the reason.

Oil the ground floor of the Chrysler Building, Now York, is a, war exhibit that Is attracting throngs. Some of the equipment is of older vintage, but the crowds are curious. What would that exhibit do in an amusement park? Last Saturday a small tank pulled up in front of Carlin's Park, Baltimore. It was a small one, but in just a few minutes it; drew sit audience that tarried, while the four men In it had their dinner in the restaurant.

Andres, Casassa, of Revere, Mapes Ia (Sea AREA an page 43)

'With the Zoos BALTIMORE.-Zoo in Druid Hill Park

has installed a new sea lion pond and new polar bear cage, as well as new cages for smaller animals.

MEMPHIS.-Six new animals have hem added to the Overton Park Munici- pal Zoo. They were purchased from I E. Bennett, of Livingston Park Zoo, Jack- son, Miss. A camel, coating $750, was bought to replace the one which died last year, while five Russian bears were purchased for $600.

PHILADELPHIA. - The 22 - year - old rhinoceros Peggy, the only one in the Philadelphia Zoo, died last week after an Illness of five days. The rhino was bought from Frank Buck for $8,000 in 1923.

Baltimore's Pools Crack Season May 1

73ALTIIV108111. April 24.-Balimore's commerolal swim pools are scheduled to open the season Saturday, May 1. Last year the pool did a thriving business due to the fact that the city-owned swim spots were closed because of the lack of funds.

Among the better known outdoor plunges here are the Lakewood Swimming Pool, Charles and 26th Streets, owned and operated by Arthur B. Price; the Meadowbrook at Mount Washington, and the swim pool at Carlin's Park.

Alexander Explains Risk Plan Savings

CHICAGO, April 24.-When asked recently the reason for the large Increase in number of policyholders for 1943 under the NAAPPB risk plan, N. S. Alexander, chairman of the insurance committee for the association, stated: "There are a number of reasons contributing to the unprecedented popularity of the plan. All operators realize that with greatly increased crowds attending parks diming wartime, hazards multiply not only because of the increased size of crowds but also because of the nervous strain under which most people live from day to day during wartime. This means that all operators need A-1 protection.

'Then the general pick-up in business during the past few seasons has enabled certain operators who have previously been self-insured to afford the luxury of first -class coverage. Increased bust- nese always brings increased accidents. I know of one of the biggest parks in the country which, because of economic (See Alexander Risk Man on page 43)

atlat4tiC 13y MAUR I E ORODENKER

The post-war planners here, viewing a Greater Atlantic City, held an Informal meeting here last week to listen to the suggestions made by Martin &merge, prominent New York planner. Attended

(Sec A7'LANTIC CITY opt pope 45)

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Jolly Joyce Lands Two Spots PHILADELPHIA, April 24,-Jolly Joyce,

of Jolly Joyce Theatrical Agency here, closed contracts this week to book Were- ern names and attractions Vim the season at Valley View Park, near York, Pa., and Brendel Manor Park, near Baltimore.

ST. LOUIS.-Art Kassel and His Ifessela in the Air Orchestra will be the ballroom attraction when Forest Park Highlands opens its 47th season Sunday, May 2. Manager Adrian W. Ketchum has the resort in lip-top shape for the new EOM=

Alexandria, VI, Armrkan Legion Park IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN RIGHT ON KING STREET NOTHING BUT GOVERNMENT AND WAR WORKERS, BESIDES THE. THOUSANDS

of SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES

RIDES-Two Major Rides not conflicting. SHOWS of merit with or without own equipment. CONCESSIONS of all kinds except Grift or P. C. Everything on percentage basis. No privilege. Can place Artist and Help, in all lines. Free Acts, corning and going, get in touch with us. Write, wire

JONES COX, Mgr., Alexandria, Va. Phone 1350.

Seasonal Attendance 850,000 Maryland's Inland Saltwater Beach STREET CARS DIRECT ro

BAY SHORE P RN: ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Want Concessionaire for $75,000.00 gross Eating and Drinking Concessions, exclusive or partial. Also have opening for Games, Frozen Custard and Photo Gallery. Manager for Bowling Paley and Penny Arcade en share basis.

MAY 22 TO LABOR DAY 24 KNICKERBOCKER BLDG. BALTIMORE, MD.

CONCESSION AGENT WANTED Wanted-An experienced Concession Operator for Amusement Park and Indoor Bazaars. This is an all-year-round position. This is a good opportunity for one who is capable, In writing give full details as to what type of concessions you have operated.

HARRY GERMAINN P. 0. Box 292, Newark, N, I.




42 The Billboard FAIRS.1EXPOSITIONS May 1,1943 Conducted by ROBERT R. DOEPKER-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O.>

Secs See York Victory Plans Pushed

Officials see larger crowds as result of greater liberality in use of gasoline

YORK, Pa., April 24.-FeaturIng an "All Out for Victory" theme, management of York Interstate Fair last week predicted that unless something unfore- seen occurs this year's annual will prove one of the most successful in the 92- year history of the society. Officials point to the fact that while gasoline is more restricted as far as quantity is concerned than it was last year, there is a greater liberality for which it may be used. This, they feel, should result In an increased attendance over last year.

Officials said that indications point to a. near-capacity line-up of exhibits in the agricultural and horticultural balls, and management feels it will encounter little difficulty in filling the dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine and steer barns. Secretary John. II. Rutter, who is currently revising and preparing the annual premitnn list, said that exhibits, which arc the foundation. of all agricultural fairs, will be sufficient and available to present a good fair.

Management is endeavoring to maintain its high standard of acts and attractions. President Sam S. Lewis, after contacting booking agents and outdoor show people, is of the opinion that the policy adopted last year to make late bookings is equally applicable this year. Contracted thus far are Paul Remos and HU Toy Boys. A tentative agreement has been made for a return engagement of Dr, I. Q., radio show. A contract' also has been. tentatively entered into with the James E. Shakes Shows, which have been playing the local lair for the last several years, to provide the midway 'attractions.

Concession Manager William 0. Thompson has received a number of deposits for concession space and is daily receiving inquiries and expressions of intentions from condesslonaires to attend the fair. Race Secretary Harry P. .Peeling expressed the opinion that there will be no difficulty in obtaining the required number of harness and running race horses to put on the -usual good races in front of the grandstand. Ho said that there should be more horses of both classes available this year than last because a number of fairs and running race meets have been canceled.

Champlain Valley Officials Favor Resumption in '43

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 24.-Presi- dent James S. Grow and Manager A. K. Drury, of Champlain Valley Exposition, will strongly favor resumption of trio annual this season at a meeting of the executive board to be held soon. Last year's annual was canceled because of the gasoline shortage in the East.

President Grow said that he believed that the fair would be a definite and valuable contribution to the war effort. He added that the 1943 exposition, if approved, will be streamlined, with every effort directed towards stimulating increased dairy and vegetable production.

Prizes are expected to be on a par with 1941, and the entertainment budget will probably remain the same.

Plans are under way to have the World of Mirth Shows again provide the midway.

Leroy and Boxy in Revue CHICAGO, April 24. -Leroy and Boxy,

crack rifle shots now playing night clubs, are organizing a revue to play fairs this summer. They will be under the management of W. C. (Billy) Senior.

Promising Season

SAMUEL S. LEWIS, show-minded president and general manager of York (Pa.) Interstate Fair, which this year is featuring an "All-Out-for- Victory" theme, is laying plans to maintain the annual's high standard of acts and entertainment. Contracted thus far for appearances are Paul Remos and His Toy Boys, while a tentative agreement has been made for a return engagement for Dr. I. Q., radio show. lames E. Strates Shows, which have been playing the fair for several years, arc tentatively booked to again provide the midway.

29 in Iowa Set Dates for 1943

DES MOINES, April 24.-Lloyd B. Cunningham, secretary Iowa State Fair Board, reported 29 county and district fens in' the State have set dates for 1943 and estimated that at least 80 of them would be held this year.

"Despite gasoline rationing and other restrictions, the outlook for county fairs this 'year is promising," Cunningham said. He added that the recent action, of OPA in lifting all ceilings on 441 Club livestock sales will aid materially in club show work at the county fairs,

The Iowa Legislature recently set up $140,000 for State aid to county fairs this year, the amount of aid being distributed according to the amount of premiums paid by the fairs to exhibitors. It had been expected that the amount would be trimmed to $100,000, but the Legislature allotted the usual amount.

TIPTON, Ia.-Board of directors of Cedar County Fair Association, at a recent meeting, decided to hold a three- day fair this year.

Midwest Circuit Backs War Aid

Ample traveling time provided in date arrangements -crop production hiked

BIXBY, Okla April 24.-Middle West Fair Circuit will continue operations as usual in 1943 and dates on the circuit will include those of Ionia (Mich.) Free Fair, and Wisconsin State Fair, Milwau- kee, Ethel Murray Simonds, circuit president and secretary-manager of Okla- homa Free State Fair, Muskogee, said upon her return here from the annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo.

Secretaries in attendance at the meeting voted to arrange dates to give ample 'traveling time between points. As in the past, emphasis will be placed on the production of better quality crops and livestock to aid the nation's war effort, Sirs. Simonds said. War Bond booths and exhibits of all governmental agencies also will be stressed..

Altho Louisiana State Fair, Shreve- Port, is undecided as to 1943 operations, elates were set for the following annuals on the circuit: Ozark Empire District Fair, Springfield, Mo.; Missouri State Fair, Sedalia; Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul; Iowa State Fair, Des Moines; Ne- braska State Fair, Lincoln; Kansas 'Free Fair, Topeka; Kansas State Fair, Hutch- inson; Oklahoma, State Fair and Exposi- tion, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Free State Fair, Muskogee; Ionia, Free Fair and Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee.

Attractionists represented at the meeting were Barnes-Carruthers, M. 1-1.

(Mike) Barnes; Music Corporation of America, Hogan. Hancock; The:trio-Dui- field Fireworks, Frank P. Duffield; Rubin & Cherry Exposition, Carl J. Sedimayr; liennies Bros.' Shows, J. C. McCaffery; Wonder Shows of America, Max Good- man; Dodson's World's Fair Shows, M. G. Dodson and Curtis L. Bockus, and World of Today Shows, Denny Pugh.

J. F. Malone Retires As Beaver Dam Sec

BEAVER DAM, Wis., April 24.-After 20 years as secretary of Dodge County Fair here J. P. Malone has retired. At the annual meeting of the fair's board of directors last Saturday Forrest Knaup was elected secretary. Other officers named were: President, E. F. Horn; vice- president, Virgil Knaup; treasurer, Eel Nitschke. Dates for the fair have not been definitely set, but plans are under way to hold the annual some time in September.

Malone will continue as secretary of Wisconsin Association of Fairs until the next annual meeting.

TRAM' SERVICE FEAT,USE

Agricultural Situation Condensed Data From March Summary by U. S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

'WITH spring planting time almost at " hand, farmers tha'uout the nation

are preparing now for an all-out production offensive. Total agricultural production goals this year are nearly 6

per cent higher than actual production in 1942, itself' a record-breaking year. Farmers, as well as urban groups, are urged to produce ample garden stuff for home use when conditions permit. Prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities averaged about 111 per cent of parity in mid-February, a four-point drop from mid-January. Production supplies for this year's crops, including labor, machinery, seed and fertilizer, are getting major attention from the Department of Agriculture, now proceeding to assure all supplies possible. Farmers last year turned in the greatest production in history, sur- passing 1941 total production by 12 per cent, at the same time increasing production in the crops mast needed in the war. This wartime conversion now

steps into a new and more complete phase, as plans for this year's production are formulated,. emphasizing further the needs for agricultural products specially needed In the war.

COMMODITIES: GOALS Farmers at the beginning of this crop

year face the biggest and toughest assignment in history. Assumlng normal yields, acreage goals for farm commodities this year call for a 4 per cent increase over 1942 in crop production. Livestock goals for 1943 are 12 per cent above 1942 production. Size of the task ahead is shown by the fact that last year's production was 12 per cent higher than in 1941, which year Itself was a recordabreaker in many crops. Furth6 heightening the difficulties of the job will be the wartime reduotton in sleilied agricultural labor supply and difficulties in obtaining new machinery.

Farmers generally are fully aware of the urgent need for full-blast prodnc- (See AGRICULTURAL on opposite page)

Monahan Nominated for Auto-Racing Czar Post

By LEE WILLARD LOTT

Letter commenting 211107t, the article, "Future of Auto Racing," which appeared in the April 10 issue of The Bill- board, wherein, the author, B. Ward Beale, suggested that a czar be appointed for the auto racing industry in the Milted States.

I read in the April 10 Spring Special Number of The Billboard B. Ward Beam's Proposal that someone be placed at the head of the automobile racing industry in the United States. I am, therefore, listing a few of the points which I feel should be considered in picking a czar for the game.

1. A promoter for whom all drivers will race.

2. A showman who will bring into town a race dressed up and a camp which is kept clean.

3. A good campaigner and 'handler of men and a man who drives or has driven racing cars and knows what it is to lose a car on a guarantee of expenses for participating.

There are a number of other characteristics that should be added to the list, but let the race drivers who read The Billboard send along their ideas about whom it should be.

Here is my entry or nominee for the post, Pat Monahan, of Steubenville, 0.

Mass. To Feature Competitive Plan For Victory Farms

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 24.-Vie tory gardeners of the State will have an added incentive thla summer, Alfred W. Lombard., director of fairs for the State Department of Agriculture, revealed in announcing a competitive plan for the fall fairs.

Lombard stressed the fact that sopa- rate divisions will be created for new garden producers so that they will not be forced to compete with old hands at the gardening game. Gov. Leverett Saltonstall has announced that he will ask the Legislature for a special $2,000 appropriation as the State's share toward Victory garden awards.

Local Victory garden committees and county extension service officials are mapping plans to provide information on how exhibits should be prepared. Other wartime innovations will include awards for the remodeling of clothing and knitting, and some fairs are planning contests for homemade tractors.

Last year a total of 91 fairs were held in Massachusetts. Thus far SO have been scheduled for 1943.

Wisconsin Boards Discuss Problems At Regional Meet

MAD/SON, Wis., April 24.--Seventeen county fairs were represented at the regional meeting of the Wisconsin Asso- ciation of Fairs held here Tuesday in the Memorial Building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. Meeting was handled by J. F. Malone, secretary of the association; A. W. Kelbus, Wis- consin State Fair, and William. T. Mar- I

riott, State Department of Agriculture. Wartime problem of the fairs were discussed and suggestions were offered how best to forward the war effort. Most of the fairs represented announced changes in their premium lists to emphasize food- stuffs most needed and eliminating many non-essentials,

At luncheon Milton Button, State commissioner of agriculture, talked to the fair men. For himself and the de partment he endorsed the county fairs for 1943, stating that they bad an important job to do and he felt they would do It right.

Represented at the meeting were fairS in Waukesha, Beaver Drum, Darlington, Monroe, Jefferson, Houghton, Merrill. Lodi, Janesville, Baraboo, Elkhorn. Luxemburg, , Mineral Point, Plymouth. Westfield and Viroqua and Wisconsin' State Fair,

Barnes Contracts Lincoln CHICAGO, April 24.-M. R. Berries,

head of Barnes-Carruthers, has signed to furnish the grandstand show for the 1943 Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln.



Hay 1, 1943

Richmond Exec for City's Retention of Grandstand

RICHMOND, Va., April al.-Gamble Bowers, local Public Works director, this week reccerunended to the mayor's advisory board that the city retain 'the grandstand at the State fairgrounds, and that it not be sold or given to Virginia state Fair Association,

Director Bowers had been requested by the eity council f Mame conunittee to report to the committee before its nest meeting whether the city has any use for the $40,000 structure, which was built by the fair association under an agreement that the Improvement, when completed, should become the property of the city. In a discussion of the dis- position of the grandstand at the meeting of the mayor's advisory body, Direc- tor Bowers said that while the city has no present use for the geandstand, he advised against disposing of it to any private parties or interests.

Mayor Gordon B. Ambler, in commenting on Director Bowers's recommendation after the meeting of the board, said that he "thoroly approved" Bowers's decision. He also said that ho felt that city property should ho retained by the city, and that he believes that after the war is over and conditions change, the city will find some use for the grandstand.

Virginia State Fair Association was forced to move from the fairgrounds lass year When the grounds were turned over to the army for duration by Richmond's City Council.

AROUND TUE OUNDS

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SHELBY, Mles.-At a meeting of the board of directors of Mississippi Delta Fair Association plans were made for continuation of the annual this summer. Great progress In development of livestock In the Delta encourages con - tinuation of the fair, W. J. Toler. Shelby, president, reports. Horse show, held each year in connection with the fair, also will be held, Toler said.

WEST 'UNION, Ia. - Fayette County Agricultural Society will hold its 90th annual fair this year as usual, Ed Bauder, secretary, announced.

Fair Elections KAUFMAN, Tex.-W. E. Jones wee

elected president of Kaufman County Fair Association. Other officers are Grandon Bacon, vice-president, and George Becker, chairman of the board of directors. Annual fair will be held this fall despite transportation problems, the association deeming the fair an aid to the Food for Victory war effort.

CORTLAND, N. Y.-Officers of Cort- land County Agricultural Society for 1043 are A. J. Sears, Cortland, president; Ralph Butler, Oortland, vice-president, and Harry B. Tanner, Cortland, secretary- treasurer, In a recent issue it was erroneously reported that B. E. Bacon, Barry W. Covert, J. Victor Fawcett and Edward Hardemeen had been elected to those offices. Bacon is president; Co- vert, vice-president; Faucett, secretary. and llardeman, treasurer, of Central New York Agricultural Societies.

AGRICULTURAL (Continued from opposite page)

tier this year to supply the requirements of the armed forces, people on the home front and the nation's allies abroad. Difficult as the achievement of the necessary production may be therefore, farmers of this country are determined to do the job.

FOOD Altho the per caPita supply of food

for civilians will be less this year than last, It will probably be close to the 1030-'39 average. With low income groups earning more money than usual and important foods rationed, a larger part of the people may be well fed in 1945 than in the past. Assuming average yields in major crops and continued gain in livestock production, total agricultural production this year will ex- ceed that of 1942. The increasing requirements of food for military said lend -lease uses, attendant upon expansion In the theaters of war, account for the expected shrinkage in civilian supplies. By careful use of available supplies, and by rationing of scarce commodities, it Is believed enough food will be available on the average for a

reasonably adequate civilian diet. Last year over 12 per cent of the food

produced in this country for Mullen consumption went into military and lend-lease uses. These demands were and continue to be heavy for the protective foods, especially for meat, milk and eggs, which can be concentrated end shipped easily. In 1943 military and lend-lease requirements are expected to take 20 to 25 per cent of the beef produced here; of the pork, 35 to 40 per cent; eggs, 25 to 30 per cent; butter, 16 to 20 per cent; cheese, 40 to 46 per cent; condensed and evaporated milk, 40 to 50 per cent; lard, 25 to 30 per cent; other edible fats and oils, 20 to 25 per cent; canned fruits, 50 to 60 per cent; 'wheat, 10 to 15 per cent, and rice, 15 to 20 per cent. In all, these requirements probably will account for about one-fourth of the nation's total production of food for human, use. At the same time, civilian demand for food is unusually large because of increased domestic employment, increased earnings and inability of consumers to spend money for many durable goods items that are no longer for sale.

Even with Increased production, the total of civilian, military and lend-lease requirements result in over-all shortages In some foods. Transportation difficulties, price ceiling differentials between areas and abnormal concentration of people in defense areas have contributed to shortages In certain locali- ties. Shortages led to rationing of sugar and coffee last year, to rationing of processed fruits and vegetables beginning last month and to the necessity for rationing meats, canned fish and fats and oils, undertaken March 29,

VICTORY GARDENS Every farm, wherever climate and

water supplies permit, should have this year a victory garden large enough to produce the family's entire years supply of vegetables, vegetables fresh from the garden or storage pit, vegetables canned, dried, salted or frozen, but vegetables in some form or other sufficient to provide three or four servings a day every day in the year. Above all, first choice Should be made of green and leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, tomatoes and more tomatoes, for these groups of vegetables are the richest in nutritive values. They are particularly rich in vitamins A and C and the minerals, lime and iron, so essential in maintaining health. Yes; six million farms at least need to have bigger and better gardens this year.

There Is need also for 12 million or more town and suburban gardens as well as metropolitan community or allotment victory gardens, gardens that will contribute a measurable supply of vegetables for nonfarm homemakers. Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wick- ert!, national food administrator, in a recent press release called on every town, city and suburban family with a sufficient plot of open, sunny and fertile ground' or access to a comsn.unity or allotment type of garden to join in the 1943 victory garden program.

By growing a. home vegetable garden, he said, any citizen can make a worth- while contribution to the nation's total food supply and thus help win the war.

"Victory gardens offer those on tho home front a chance to get in the battle of food," Secretary Wickard said. "While farmers broke all previous records of food production In 1942 for the third consecutive year, needs are now practically unlimited. We need more food than ever before in history-we need it for our armed forces In action on world- wide fronts, for our men and women in training arid for our fighting allies. We need it to keep those at home healthy and strong,

"We are asking farmers to produce even more food in 1943 than last year and they will do their level best to meet their goals. Every farm family will be expected, of course, to have a garden for its own use, and where possible, to send extra supplies of fresh vegetables to near -by markets.

At the same time, the residents of towns, cities and suburban areas who have suitable garden space available can make an important contribution toward supplying our total 'food needs by growing victory gardens. The vegetables they produce will provide nutritious food for the family table, lessen the drain on commercial food stocks and ease transportation burdens. Home-canned vegetables also will insure a reserve food supply for family use."

So great is the need of the military and naval forces and allies abroad that the government will take one-half of the 1943 prospective commercial pack of vegetables. The transportation situation is such that the quantities of vegetables so freely shipped in the past from

far-off points will bo greatly lessened. Producers near to consumption points will be strained to grow enough vegetables for canning pleats and near-by markets. Retail costs of vegetables necessarily have risen. Also, numerous other factors affecting is nation at war may prevent many people from getting the amounts of these protective foods they should have. Of special concern is the resultant Insefficient daily supply of vitamin O.

So every urban or suburban family with sufficient open, sunny space and fertile ground should have a victory garden this year. Vacant real estate developments, vacant property surrounding industrial plants, vacant iota, ground on a railroad right of way, undeveloped park spaces, property near by to industrial housing communities, vacant property of any kind that is at all fertile and can be tilled ought to be given over to victory gardens. Smile school grounds might well be turned into school farms to produce vegetables for school lunches.

Farms and suburban homesteads should no longer put off planting some fruit to meet the home needs. Small fruits, such as grapes, strawberries, come into bearing soon and, with ordinary good care, reward the owner with highly desirable and healthful food. Strawber- ries scorn especially desirable, for they are rich In vitamin C and can be grown easily on any good moisture-holding garden soli. Nor should the planting of the kinds ,of tree fruits that do well In the community be delayed any longer.

Green and leafy vegetables, Spinach. lettuce, kale, collards, broccoli, cabbage, snap and lima beans, peas, carrots, yellow turnips, yellow squash, yellow corn and tomatoes must be the mainstay of every garden. All are rather easily grown, given half a chance. They Can be planted so that the garden yields something from early spring until the hard freezes 'of winter. And they supply the essential vitamins A and C and scene minerals. Halt a cupful of cooked greens will supply an adult with his daily vitamin A requirement. Three- fourths of a cupful of green cabbage will yield one half of the day's vitamin C needs.

To be sure, victory gardeners will want to plant other things. On our farms, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, parsnips, celery, oyster plant, dry beans and peas and herbs as well will be grown for home use. But the town gardener with restricted garden space must plant to get the most out of that space and the groups of 'vegetables named will do that.

Victory gardeners should be prepared, of course, the secretary of agriculture has said, "to take care of their gardens faithfully right thru the spring and summer season and, where climate permits, right thru fan and winter es well. We cannot afford to waste seed, fertilizer, insecticides and effort this year." This implies that the victory gardener should plan his garden well and follow thru so that the garden will produce something even after the. first flush of spring and the easy growing days of early summer. Moreover, it means that the victory gardener should look very carefully to his soil. In many hack yards the soil is not conducive to vegetable gardening because It is the soil that war taken out when the cellar was dug. That Is always bard stuff to manage and bring into shape. By starting with fertile, easily 'worked soil, almost half the battle is won. The beginning victory gardener should also avail himself of the very great amount of Information on gardening which is

available. The Department Circulai, 483 "Victory Gardens" will, be most helpful. Circulars from the State Ex- tension Service of the various State agricultural colleges, likewise, may be obtained freely. Moreover, In every lo- cality there are gardeners of experience who will help the new gardener to judge quality of the soil and And how to lay out and plant the garden. Much work and many disappointments will be avoided if the beginner will plan his garden and carry on his work in lino with such counsel.

The program will be carried out on a national scale, with back yard and community gardens, farm gardens and school gardens everywhere, perhaps not blooming like roses, but yielding the utmost of much needed protective health maintaining vegetables.

ALEXANDER RISK PLAN (Continued front page 41)

pressure, eliminated public liability insurance. After a couple of years the owners patted themselves on the back because they thought they had saved some $20,000 iu premiums. Like a thunderbolt they were struck by a big accident which not only wiped out all of their savings but many thousands more.

"Then there are the fellows who have tried to save money by insuring in car- riers who offer cheaper premiums; also those carrying foreign insurance and are awakened to the fact that losses sustained today may not be settled for several years. These are but a few of the reasons which have created a strong demand for coverage tinder the NAAPPB plan in the Associated Indemnity Core pomtion. Perhaps the last obvious reason. Is the $250,000 which everyone in the industry knows has been saved policyholders under the plan during the first seven years Of Its operation."

AREA (Continued front page 41)

borne from the hospital where he line dement an operation that kept him from the meeting of New England park men. For a time Wallace Jones will do the work of treasurer of the New England Section of park men. Cassese had much to do with getting a liberal Sunday law for Massachusetts, which was long past due and which is much needed In several Eastern States.

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Detroit Clubs Will Be Hosts During RSROA_ Tourney in Arena

DETROIT, April 24.-Arena Gardens Roller Skating Club and Detroit Figure Skating Club will be hosts to top skaters of the nation when the 1943 convention and amateur championships of Use Roller Skating Rink Operators' Associa- ton of the United States are held in Arena Gardens Rink here en. May 11-15. Arena has a skating surface of 87 by 242 feet. Spectators will be seated outside the railing and in the balcony, and spa- cious clubrooms will be used for meetings.

"We are gratified that we will have scores of the best skaters in the nation who have qualified in their respective districts for an opportunity to participate in the national events," said RSROA Secretary Fred A. Martin. general manager of Arena Gardens. "Events will be featured each clay, starting with all.. speed competition on May 11, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and then going Into elimination of figure skating and 'skate dancing, free style and pair and fours on May 12-15. All of this program will take place during the daytime. Regular skating sessions will be held at night. 8 to '11:30. The RSROA Board of Control has termed titls year's nationals the interim-nationals hi deference to those titleholders Who are in the armed forces. It is the expressed wish of men in the armed forces that a 1943 RSROA nationals be held this year. The national

Plastic Products Corp. Absorbs Ak-Sarlien. Firm

OMAHA, April 24. Announcement has. been made by the Plastic Products Corporation, Omaha, of the purchase of all assets of the Ak-Sar-Ben Skate Equipment Company, also of this city. The skate equipment supplier is now being operated as a corporation division of the plastics firm. Altho change of ownership took place on February 1, announcement was made only this week.

John. Lauritzen, plead of the new skate equipment division, revealed that an- aaotincement had been held tip until all details had been eared for. He told of overhauling of machinery, manufacture of nev dies and other technical changes. He said the firm had been handling or. dors thru the reorganization without trouble and that it was prepared to ship promptly.

"Our organization," he said, "is one of the few left that are keeping rink operators supplied. We hope we may continue for the duration. It is a feet, however, that stein is allotted on priority and we may at some future date he required to convert to 100 per cent war work."

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offices of the RSROA have received letters front skaters from Coast to Coast saying, in effect: 'We are willing to put up with any hardship in order to be present. Hold a national and we will stand tip all night its is day coach or steep under the stars, but we will be there.'

"With skitters' spirit like tins there is every Mese!) to believe that the 1943 tournament will be enormously success.. fut."

Entries have been received front 23 States. Two State& Kentucky and Ten- nessee, havo been added to the list, altho qualifying meets were not held in these States.

At present tho number of entries is well In excess of 100 'aid Is equal to last year's entries at this time despite transportation difficulties.

Arrangements have been made with Detroit hotels to assure aceettunodations for entrants despite crowded conditions prevailing here, It is saki. '

Good Biz Helped by Soldier Patronage at Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 24.- Ramona. Gardens Rink, which has been in operation. all winter, swings into summer sessions May 22, according to Manager Fred B. Baer.

Bushiest at all Grand Rapids rinks, including the downtown Ooliseutn, operated by George Zindel, and at the 1100/ Penthouse, operated by SI Bowen, has been good, with considerable patronage from the 7,000 soldiers quartered in the town attending the army meteorological school.

CENTRAL RINK, Trenton, N. B., reopened April 15 with nightly sessions.

HELEN REYNOLDS GIRLS are high- lighting the Our Country Revue at the Shangri-La, Philadelphia cabaret.. restattran t.

ANOTHER national periodical has kicked in with a boost for roller skating as a healthy economical sport, especially for war workers. In its May 4 issue Look magazine carried an article with

NANTASKET ROLLERWAY, Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Mass., will open for the summer season May 1. Schedule calls for nightly sessions and Sunday matinees during May, with evening and afternoon sessions seven days a week Commencing early in June.

INITIAL performance of Conrose's Juvenile Dance and Figure Club show staged by George Carbonell at Conrose's Rink, Hartford, Conn., April 17 drew a capacity house. Forty skaters took part its the show, which is scheduled to next appear at Holland Skateland, Bridgeport, Conn., May 1.

SKATELAND JUNK, f Celorths Park, Jamestown, N. 'Y'., which is operated all year, reports good business and lively promotions thru skating clubs and other organizations, Management of 0. Zim- mer has come in for praise from Harry A. Illions, new proprietor of the amuse- incest Perk.

BILL HENNING, connected with the skating, game for the past 35 years thru championship races, roller derbies and as coetest manager, is in Hines Hospital, Hines, Ill. He has beets taking treat-

meats its preparation for an operation and expects to he an Invalid for at least four more weeks. He would like to bear from old friends thru l'ite Billboard.

ANNUAL transformation of Winter Garden Rollerway into Riverview Ball- room will occur when this suburban Boston rink in Dorchester, Mass., closes April 25, to reopen five days later as a thinsalit. Beginning April 30, it will op- Crate as Riverview Ballroom and will continue to offer dousing facilities until. fall. Despite gasoline eborage, pleasure- driving ban, Mao -power situation and dim-out restrictions. attendance at Win- ter Garden Rollerway bas been uni- formly good thrum': the winter.

RECORD RINGLIN'G BIZ (Continued from page 38)

the bank right now than it has ever had this far In the stretch.

Aitho public schools were open this holiday week because the pupils got their "Easter" vacation In February. when the halls of learning shuttered for five days owing to gas and all shortage, afternoon performances were wall stocked with the boys and girls. Probably a lot of the youngsters were playing hookey, the annuli( circus spree figuring to be more important in their lives than spelling and geography.

It all adds up to the greatest engagement of all time.

Big Top-Ics Art Conceit° isn't working steadily in

the flying act. Veteran Joe Slegrist has stepped into the breach and will remain.

Estelle Butler recovered from injuries and is back in her turns on horses, specs, etc.

Bobbie Warriner, former RS performer, and her husband, Staff Sgt. Eddie Mader, up from Goldsboro, N. C.. to catch the show.

Tom Short, 'usher, enjoyed a brief visit with relatives in Fayetteville, N. C., when the show train came Ulm them en route to New York.

Johnny Carson, boss of ushers, and his crew are esselettng In all departments during NY run (also Boston). Gardee. staff of ushers taking care of that department.

Harry Dann, clown, is keeping on ono of his props, a live goose, due to the meat shortage, according to Jimmy Gurnett.

Ed Kelly, assistant general menage& returned to Sarasota to move the second section to Philly for the canvas opening May 31.

Jack Birmingham, retired in recent years, has rejoined the advance car No. 1.

Miller Bros.' concession personnel: Candy department. Mel Hamlin, manager; novelty, Eugene Gutman; eats and drinks, Paul Fleher; backyard eat stand, Lou Delano; custard, Hans Hoffman; cotton candy, Victor Pratt; chameleons, Mike Healy and Joe Trocey; Jack Harria, cashier.

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railroad, he started to walk away. The bosses demanded that he stay in quarters and work out the ducat, which lie agreed to do. So far all he has done is stencil "Cleaned and Tested" on the wagon's running gears. A carnival which had been held over for Its third week at Squaws Tepee, Okla., five miles away, was still short of move 'stoney, and Man- ager Upp purchased its minstrel-show wardrobe for a song. It is certain that the circus will have a spec this year. Our press department, utter writing the spec, titled it Gay Days in Ilarlein, but after seeing the wardrobe had to switch to Levee Life in Use Delta. We have enough colored came..0 to properly stage the spec.

MARKS RICHMOND GATES (c.ti..cd front page 36)

by Tommie J. Heath, Willie D. Smith and Arthur Lane.

Visitors included G. E. Unbend, L. A. Pete .Christian. Jack Byrnes, Judge Ben Tucker. Joo Payne, Will Hill, Alfred Nowiteky, Gus Stu). Jr., George Price, Jim McHugh, Thomas J. Nelson, Pete Clete, Burgess Ramos, Z. BaecigislUp0, Col. Willie Lane, Earl Pnrtle, Hon. M. B. Fulton; Batt Ecklington, Tire Billboard representative; Hon. Cecht Harris. Gerald Suellen& Norman Manwaring. Joe Brown, Ralph Bethel, N. L. Havens, Frank Dailey and Bob Eagan.

WON, HORSE & UPP (Continued front page' 38)

only lumber yard in town. After the fact was stressed that the bosses woutcl spend $50,000 for material in the burg and that other towns had 'made the show special Inducements In the shape of providing quarters free in order to give the merchants fresh money, the banker donated this building without any charges or strings attached to the deal, It is another feather In our agent's cap.' (He'll go back to wearing a hat when the straw season starts.)

Last Thursday Manager Upp went to the banker's lumber yard to place an order. To his surprise, the man In charge refused to sell him anything, even for cash. Rushing to the bank to find out why he couldn't spend $6 of the promised 50 G's, he was surprised' again when the banker road, "Yours is not the first show to winter here. We have had one on that site for 10 consecutive years. When the first one left we had Wen of the 10 buildings still standing. When the second one left we had eight and when the last one resumed its tour there was one. I figured that letting shows winter there is a cheap way of getting the old buildings torn down and the lumber hauled away." With the go- head signal given, the work of rebuild-

ing the show started at high epeed and the office saved the six bucks.

An order hue been placed with a tent and awning company anti se soon as the palms and needles arrive much new canvas, will he in evidence. In answer to our recent ad for a trainmaster, Bill Crossdeek, who was advanced a ticket. joined on. closing night. After learning that we had a wagon train and did. not

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i, ExpElENCEof Semis Grotto, Rie hm on dVa s de- `

may have a salutary effect on some characters in the I, indoor circus field. And it may not. Reports of and

warnings about previous alleged doings of the promoter in question have appeared in The Billboard, apparently to no purpose insofar as the Richmond

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auspices were concerned. If reported arrest of the promoter results in a clear adjustment of the mess in the Old Dominion capital some good, of course,

. - will have been clone. Report' of the fiasco to Grotto national headquarters and decision of the union musicians' local that in the future funds animal be

,s' placed in escrow to guarantee payment of members should guard against any similar occurrences there if not elsewhere. Such provisions should effectively stymie the fly-by-nights and should not deter the numerous legit indoor impresarios who are leaving their towns in good order and are replenishing

1. exchequers of sponsoring orgs and swelling war chests. For Richmond now to take a position

1 banning indoor circuses would be manifestly unfair. 'r. The responsible men in the field are successful and

generally welcome, and it is not difficult for any projected auspices to find out who they are.

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MORE info conies to bear out unofficial word from k... Washington that local rationing boards (as stated in

. this column in the April 17 Issue) are "to have it within their discretion to issue or to refuse to issue e gasoline coupons for non-highway (ride) purposes."

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By cLAuDE R. ELLIS

CINCINNATI

An operator who, with others, is affected in Tampa, Fla., gave up the road this season and intended to operate on a permanent spot, a public playground. He sends a clip from a Tampa newspaper which reads. In part: "Turning down a Board of Representatives' request, the gasoline panel of the rationing board unanimously voted not to issue gasoline rations to amusement places for operation of rides. The city board thought such amusements were a fine thing in boosting the morale of the people, especially that of soldiers. The gasoline panel said maybe so, but the gasoline shortage is too acute here to use so much for pleasure. Rationing of suggested, however, that operators investigate the possibility of converting to electricity, coal or some other typo of power. It won't do operators any good to appeal, the panel said. The matter is optional with local boards said their decision is final." Note the wordage: . . . "the gasoline shortage is too acute, here. . . ."

f A COUPLE of queries as to construction in parks

brings up a recent statement of R. S. Uzzell, executive secretary of the American Recreational Equipment Association. In referring to work in Washington by President Leonard B. Schloss of the NAAPPS and citing that parks have not as yet landed on the preferred list, Secretary Cent!. declared: "Meanwhile we each have to work out our own problems. There is a scarcity of materials which will continue thru the year at any rate. Plants with war contracts are experiencing delays from lack of material deliveries

4,1 Th Cruss rca ir15 VID a prominent carnival owner the other day: "I 1.7 wouldn't go out this year no matter.how much money is to be made. There is no doubt there's plenty of money in sight, but the grief the showmen will have to take isn't worth it." Evidently a ma-

t jority of tile showmen do not agree with that view, for most of them are preparing to go out or have already opened. For the owner who made the foregoing statement his decision to remain off the road may be wise, but most showmen are not, so situated

fthat they can sit back and take it easy for a year. They have a living to make and show business is the only line in which they are experienced, so they'll go out and take the bitter with the sweet. Resourceful- ness is their long suit and, regardless of difficulties encountered, they will keep the shows going if it's humanly possible.

t t ON ground that it owes no "moral obligation,"

the Nebraska Legislature last week refused to okay State aid for Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln. Never- theless, the fair board decided to go ahead and hold the fair. Conunenting editorially upon the action of the Legislature, The Lincoln Star said, in part: "The fair actually seeks only one end, and that Is an improved and bettered agriculture. It may undergo many variations in its types of entertainment and recreation, but it rests primarily upon the Incentive

altho they have the highest priority ratings. Large numbers of their employees are just marking time waiting for material. Our best bet is used material or a small dealer who is selling out and has no war orders. Nothing new of any consequence should be started now without a certificate of essentiality. One loan ran Into considerable trouble when repairing one of his buildings without first obtaining such a certificate. Only by showing the necessity to avoid grave danger to life and limb did he escape the extreme penalties provided."

'1' + SOME of the Ringling big -toppers are profiled in

the Portfolio of Personalities in the May Coronet magazine... Corp. Charlie Golding, who left hls four custard unite in favor of soldiering at Camp Bowie, Texas, also retains concessions and an interest in Riverside Park, Indianapolis.... Dave (Butch) Cohen chirps from San Antonio that he knows the names of the two carnivals recently referred to in Carnival Oddities as beving clashed at a State fair In '21. So do we. . . . Secretary Ralph Lockett is happy about early biz and the array of vet execs and other staffers gravitating to the Art Lewis Shows. . . . The newly hitched clue, B. Lawrence Phillips and Milt Morris, sure should know their way around Washington... .

Olney circus fans are said to have fixed with the weatherman so that flood waters, rampaging again, will be back to normal when the Cole show hits the Cumminsville lot. . . . Nebraska State Fair board Is latest to join the courageous procession to perpetuate fairs when some politicians falter. . . . Back from a jaunt "South of the Border," Arnold B. Gurtler, Elitch'a Gardens, Denver, and Paul H. Huede- pohl, amt.= Beach, Portland, Ore., have doffed scrapes and sombreros and buckled down to the season's grind. Adios, Tijuana! . . There's no ceiling on blue-sky dates. Or is there?

By NAT GREEN

CHICAGO

and the inspiration provided by the exhibits of farm products, including grain crops and livestock, and the activities of the 4-H Club organizations. It lass been a live, wholesome force for nearly 100 years."

+ F. M. FARRELL, Ithaca, N. Y., read the item in

this column about Harry James playing the drums in his father's circus band at the age of six, and he sends along a photo of the band with young Harry In the front row holding a drum almost as big as himself and his father standing behind him. Pic- ture was taken on the Christy show in 1919. Sorry the photo is not distinct enough to reproduce. . . . Nat D. Rodgers, who has been producing camp'shows In Louisiana during the last couple of years, is in CM for a brief vacation. Rodgers was in charge of concessions at A Century of Progress in '33. . . . Curtis Velars, of the Royal American Shows, in Chi- cago looking after some of his local interests. He has spent the winter in Florida and expecte to return there shortly. . . . Mabel L. Stire, former secretary of Mississippi State Fair, Jackson, mining hello to friends during a short layover in Chi on her way to visit friends In Sioux City, . . , IL A. Atwell, circus photog, off for Louisville to get some shots of Cole Bros.' Circus. . . . Rube Liebman, in from an act-selling trip thru Iowa, announced he will be with Dee Lang in Downs Park, St. Louis, this season.

C. E. cvnix writes from Jeffersonville, Ind.: "The passing of Harry B. Gray, son of James H. Gray, part owner of the Sella & Gray Circus, recalls a circus title of 'just a little more than 30 years ago. The Sells & Gray Circus, owned by William Sells and James H. Gray, started its career season Of 1000 in Elwood, Ind. The writer passed bills for its appearance in Jeffer- sonville May 14, 1900. The circus toured In 1900-'05. The title was changed to Sells & Downs and later became Cole Bros.' World Toured Shows (Martin J. Downs, proprietor) for 10013-'09, and came to an end when sold at auction in January, 1910, by Piss. Doerr az Carroll, New York horse dealers. Since that time the title Colo Bros. has been kicked around quite a bit."

JUST 50 years ago next Saturday (1) the World's Columbian Exposition was formally opened. In commemoration of the event the Chicago Historical Society is presenting an exhibit of photographers' and architects' drawings of the famous "white city," along with costumes of the period, badges and other souvenirs. Old-timers who were present at the exposition are now banded together in an organization known as the '93 -era and they will hold a special luncheon in honor of the anniversary. Mrs. May E. Gibson, widow of the fair's official photographer, is president of the '93 -era. Only remaining evidence of the world's fair today ,is the restored Fine Arts Building, which has become the Museum of Industry and Science, rebuilt at a cost of $5,000,000. A few of the old store buildings bordering the fairgrounds remain, and in Jackson Park the wooded island and several winding lagoons are remindful of the old era.

CB HAS BOND amour (Continued from page 38)

with Mickie Freeman, Jimmie Reiffen- ach, Corinne Deere and Freddie Freeman in the two end rings, was a good display of bareback riding, which brought applause. Trained sea lions and a pony act scored. One of the best acts was Easter Boy and Easter Cloud, two boxing homes. Harry Thomas put on a typical vocal running of the match. Trainer John Smith acted as referee.

Lovely ferns attired in abbreviated sailor bostumes, performed on high

i swinging anchors in an aerial 'ballet. Featured were the Misses Parton° and Dears, Young and Nelson. Act was climaxed by the Great Petroffs, Russia's breath-taking aerial stars. The pride of Zack Terrell was the presentation of Kentucky-bred three and five-gaited saddle horses, ridden by Cossacks and young women. Tho Kentucky horse- 'evil* audience spared no applause on this. Most impressive was the beautiful living art creations, depicting paintings

r', of the old masters. Portrayed were "Columbus Discovers America," "The

s Dove of Peace" and "Victory." Florence Tennyson scored as soloist in the number.

Hanneford Presentation Poodles Hanneford and family, as

Usual, were tops. This was Poodles' second appearance here this spring, he having been here before with Polack Bros. At end of the act Mother Banns- ford was presented with a large bouquet PI red roses by Thomas as a gesture of

good luck for the season. Cyse O'Dell brought a great round of applause es Thomas slowly called out the number of times she made one-arm planges over the center ring. A distinguished company of riding maids put the waltzing and high-jumping horses thru their paces. John Smith brought out his jitterbug horse which has enough rhythm to team up with any real rug cutter. This was especially well received by the younger members of the audience. The Great Antaleks, assisted by Virginia Tif- fany and Bert Dearo, put on an aerial act that went over big.

Victory Spec Brilliant As can be concluded, the show is well

spotted with horse acts, the final one being the Liberty horses, handled by Smith, Paul Nelson and Mahlon Camp- bell. They have done a remarkable job of training, as not one flaw could be found in the act. The Flying Thrillers, featuring Eileen Harrold in a double- twisting somersault while blindfolded, brought a great round of applause. A brilliantly costumed victory spec and the playing of the national anthem closed the show and sent a cold but well. pleased crowd home.

Arthur Hoffman, manager of the aide show, did not fare as well comparatively as the big top with crowds, but this was due mostly to weather conditions. Gene Weeks, superintendent of concessions, reported business extremely good for an opening night.

Eddie Woeckener is doing an outstanding job as bandmaster. His boys can really give out with circus music, with

anything from swing and jazz to the classics.

Some Staff Changes Staff includes Zack Terrell, president

and general manager; J. D. Newman, general agent and traffic manager; Fred E. Sehortermier, general counsel; Joe Ha- worth, legal adjustor; Robert DeLochte, treasurer; Lorne M. Russell, auditor; Ora Parks, A. E. Waltrip, C. Poster Bell, Jack Grimes, C. S. Primrose, on press staff; W. H. (Cap) Curtis, general superintendent; Orville (Curly) Stewart, master of transportation; Noyelles Burkhart, superintendent of front door; Gene Weeks, superintendent of concessions; Charles Young, superintendent of canvas; Rich- ard 0. Scatterday: national advertising representative; Harry Maarten, equestrian director; Paul Nelson, assistant equestrian director; Mitt Carl, superintendent of commissary; Louis Scott, superintendent of illumination; Pink Madison, superintendent of properties; Harry Thomas, director of performer personnel and announcer; Arthur Hoffman, Manager of side show; Eugene Scott, superintendent of menagerie; Mahlon. Campbell, superintendent of ring stock; Walter Rice, superintendent of public address.

In clown alley are Otto Giebling, Horace Laird, Alva Evans, Freddie Free- man, Arthur Borella, Bill Bailey, Albert Powell, D. M. Pearce, Karr. DeMott. Joe Franklin, Lew Hershey, Merlin (Shorty) Hinkle, Albert White, Ray Good, Lee Smith, Charles Robinson, Chester Wiley, May Wright and Maryin Simmons. Fur- ther details in the next issue.

ATLANTIC CITY (Continued front page 41).

by a group of prominent civic, business and amusement men, including Frank P. Gravatt, operator of Steel Pier, discussion centered mostly on the possibilities of annexing Brigantine for the development of a project similar to Jones Beach in New York.

Ansorge said that he had been surprised to learn there was such a large undeveloped area so close to Atlantic City which could easily be made a part of the resort. He also pointed out that time resort would draw more heavily from New York if good roads were completed from New York to Atlantic City, particularly if built adjacent to the ocean.

Movement Is afoot here to make the dim-out more attractive by using the technique of camouflage. The Rotary Club heard Lentz Gold, lighting expert, declare that It is a fallacy to shield street light ham the ocean side and than let the glare from the island side reflect on the buildings. He outlined a lighting and painting scheme whereby light rays would be absorbed by the painted building without any reflection, using similar system of light traps for the stores on the Boardwalk, which la entirely blacked out.

Unconfirmed reports have it that the military is considering Atlantic City as a training area for the WAACS for the near future.

The menthltsts dotting the Boardwalk are reaping a harvest. Soldiers and sailors are the best customers.

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information. MAYWOOD B. PUBLISHERS, 1133 Broadway, New York. my8

MINVO7333,00112.1TVW,L.Z.A

ISUSl(NESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE - POOL ROOM, UPSTAIRS, SIX tables complete. Air conditioned. Contact

R. E. DUCKWORTH, 303 S. Anderson St., Tulle- home, Tenn.

GET VALUABLE TIPS ON THE ROADSHOW Film Business Fres 16-Page Booklet tells

how to get started In the business, hove to operate, stories of actual operations and a special section of answers to questions frequently asked by Roadshowmen. BOX C-444, Bill- board. Cincinnati. tin MOVIE THEATRE FOR SALE -ONLY THEATRE

In trade territory approximately three thousand people doing good business. ROXY. Howard City, Mich.

4111111111

INSTRUCTIONS BOOKS & CARTOONS

YOU CAN ENTERTAIN FOR ALL OCCASIONS with our Trick Drawings and Rag Pictures,

Catalog 10c. BALDA ART SERVICE, Oshkosh, Wis. mylx

MISCELLANEOUS

BUY YOUR BALLROOM WAX NOW FOR ALL summer. Special, 1000. $16.00. Specify

floor material,) OLD COLONY WAX CO., Davenport, Iowa.

FOR SALE - BINGO DEALS, COMPLETE AND sticked, $2.25 while they last. Better hurry.

COLBERT COIN MACHINE CO., Box 574, Nebraska City, Neb. HAVE SOME RED, WHITE AND BLUE NUM-

bars. Wrlto or wire 'orders. CHAS. 0. BROKAW, Payne, 0. my8

LUMINOUS FLOWERS - GARDENIAS, $2.00 dozen; Corsages, $3.00; Luminous Religious

Statuettes, $3.00 dozen. Assorted dozen, $2.50 cash. LUMINITE, 241:14..N. Fifteenth, Philadelphia.

PRINTING

WINDOW CARDS-14x22, ONE COWS, 100, $2.75. 50% deposit, balance C. 0. D., plus

shipping charges.' THE BELL PRESS, Winton, Penna.

11.100 LETTERHEADS OR ENVELOPES. $2.95; 100 6-Ply Window Cards, $2.25; 5000 4x9s,

$4.00. LEE CRESSMAN, Washington, N. 1.

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COIN-OPERATED MACHINES, SECONINHAND

N 0 C E Only advertisements of used

machines accepted for publication in this column.

CASH FOR STONER UNIVENOORS OR NA- tional Candy Machines by operator. Full

particulars with first letter, HAROLD STEUBER, 6547 Falcon, Long Beach, Calif.

CHOICE - $12.50 OR ANY FIVE, $55.00. Big Show, Big Six, Brite Spot, Cadillac,

Formation, Headliner. Oh Johnny, Polo, Roxy, Short Stop, Sports, Ocean Park, On Deck, Top- per. Vacation, Variety, Lucky, Wings. Folding Slot Stands, $4.00; Jennings Safe Stands, $10.00; Ginger, Mercury or American Eagle, $7.50; Mills Penny Blue Gold Vest Pockets, like new, $19.75; 5 Cent Green VPs, $23.75; Keeney 20 Record Wall Boxes, $7.50; Model F

ART Targets. $12.50. Many others. NOVELTY SALES CO., Box 377, Independence, Kan. x

CLOSEOUTS: $25.00 EACH 3 JENNINGS Free Play, Vender Slots; 1 Fast Time, Free

Play Console; 2 Evans, Jungle Camp, Free Play Consoles; 1 Western Seven Flasher, One Ball Preo Play Pin Table. 1/3 deposit. MANI- TOWOC DIST. CO., 209 N. Sixth, Manitowoc, Wis.

ELECTRICITY, FLOOR MODEL, $59.50; FISH- pond, Fish, Poles, 500 Prizes, $65.00; Ball

Game, Hitler, Japs, Baseballs complete, $95.001 Exhibit Con. Base, $15.00. GLASS, 4043 Agnes, Kansas City, Me.

FOR SALE- 25 DUGREN1CR t i COLUMN Champions, 20-5, 15-W; 25 Rowe Ansto

crats. Write for prices and state how many you can use. JOE SMITH TOBACCO COMPANY, Pittsburg, Kan.

FOR SALE - CAILLE 5c 3-5 PAY, $50.00; Cattle 10c 3-5 Pay, $50.00; Jennings 25c

lc 2-4 Pay, 15.00. 2-4 Pay, $25.00, and Mills One-third deposit required. GEORGE . DUN, Box 123, Sabina, 0. FOR SALE - TWO KEEP 'EM FLYING, EXTRA

good, $167.50 each; one Western Seven Flashers, one ball, 6 coins, $125.00. Wanted to buy: '41 Derbys. Longacros and Thorobreds and other late 5 Ball Tables. Quote best price. S & W NOVELTY CO., 213 Congress Ave., Austin, Tex.

GOTTLIEB 3-WAY GRIPS, $15.00; HULAS, $10.00; Kicker-Catcher, $18.00; Zooms,

$20.00; A.B.T. Challengers, R.W.B. Model F, $20.00; Pikes Peak, 515.00; Rockola Porcelain Low Scale, $25.00; Watling Porcelain Big Dial, $25.00; Large Dial National, $15.00; Groetchen Skill Shot, $20.00; Texas Leaguer, $35.00. Will pay $35.00 thousand for Groetchen Name Plate Medals, HERB EVERSCHOR, 276 S. High St., Columbus, 0. MILLS 10c CHERRY BELL, EXCELLENT. AND

Se Blue Front, fair, $145.00 or best offer takes both. Will ship from Salt Lake City. Write LIEUT. MANWILL, Chemical Office, Langley Field, Va. NORTHWESTERN STANDARD AND 33 lc AND

5c Slug Prof, $3,00:-Deluxe, $6.00; Stands, $1.00; Pikes Peaks, $10.00. AMUSEMENT SALES CO., 4304 Jefferson, Kansas City, Me.

SPECIAL-TWO Se MILLS VEST POCKET Bells, $17.50; one 5c Jennings Sliver Moon

Totalizer, O.K. condition, 5105.00; Penny Packs, $5.00; Cant-A-Smoke, $5.00; Deuces Wild, $5.00; one Bally Gold Cup. one ball free Play, $36.50. Deposit required. WEST COAST AMUSEMENT CO:, 820 S. WAR Ave., Tampa, Fla.

SPECIAL" - 25 NATIONAL a630 C1GA- rette Venders, $22.50; Standard Coin Counter,

Pennies, $90.00; 25 Masters, $4.00. Uneed- apak Mirrors, Keys. Wanted: Challengers. CAMEO VENDING, 432 W. 42d, New York. WANTED- KEENEY ANTI -AIRCRAFT SHOOT -

leg NMIV1trIsIDG1,1 a1;1.' Oc.4-Bio'::r1),IbeiSfeotrsd

P. 0., Detroit, Mich. myl WANTED - MILLS MINT VENDING MILO:).

Check Machines. COVELAND WHO. CO., 1303 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La. myl WANTED - A.B.T. GAME HUNTERS. CHAL-

lengers, Model Fs and Kicker & Catchers. All games 'must be in good condition. Give full descriptions and price. Cash waiting. A. GERRY, Box 6435, Philadelphia, Pa. my8x WANTED FOR CASH - ANY AMOUNT MILLS

Free Play Mint Venders. Mints, Milco Checks. Magnets for Mills Mike Escalators. SOUTHWEST AMUSEMENT COMPANY, 1712 Field, Dallas. Tex,

5 GREEN VEST POCKETS, $35.00 EACH; 10 Blue and Gold Vest Pockets, $45.00 each;

Mills Jumbo Parade. FP., $65.00; Columbia Double Jack Pot, $37.50. HERMAN LAVINE, C)II City, La.

May 1, 1944

FOR SALE - BUSINESS BUILDERS, NOVEL- ,

lies, Supplies and Second Hand Equipment 1,

for dime photo operators. WESLEY PRICE, Junction City, Kan.

ONE BEAUTIFUL 8x10 ENLARGEMENT FROM your photo or negative, 35 cents. Reprints,

10 cents. Quick service. PHOTO LAB., 3122 N. Clark St., Chicago.

VIBROtvIACINES (FOOT MASSAGEI - lc: big hit at World's Fair. Single. DAVID-

SON TRADING, 300 Fourth Ave., New York.

FOR SALE SECOND-HAND GOODS

A NEW AND TIMELY GAME, "SMACK THE Axis," America's finest Dart Game. Send

three cent stamp for illustrated circular FRANK WELCH, 735 E. Main St., Rochester, N. Y.

ALL KINDS - POPCORN POPPERS, ALL-ELEC- tries, Burch, Star, Kingery, Carmelcorn Equip-

ment, Peanut Roasters, Popmatics, Popcorn Venders. NORTHSIDE SALES CO., Indianola, Iowa. 1026X

ALL AVAILABLE MAKES OF POPPERS - Largest selection of Mechanical Machines

obtainable from $45.00. CARAMEL CORN EQUIPMENT, 122 S. Halsted, Chicago.

FOR SALE - PORTABLE FISH POND, ALL metal, factory made, runs with electric

motor, complete in A-I condition with 500 metal fish, 40 fish poles, lines and hooks and extras. Used three seasons. Price $300.00. Can be seen In Coney Island. S. J. FRIGENTI, 1649 E. 37th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. myl

FOR SALE - PORTABLE HARDWOOD MAPLE Roller Rink Floor, 50'x134'. Excellent con-

dition. J. H. STREVER, 203 S. Highland Ave., Aurora, III.

FOR SALE - PORTABLE ROLLER RINK, SIZE 40x100 ft. A-1 condition; 146 palm of

Chicago Skates, Music latest type. Phone 2655 or write BETH MITCHELL, Box 30, Centralia, III.

LONDON PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW LEFT BY late Harry Fetterer, including Canopy and

ten Dummies., Also Negro Ventriloquist Dummy, Tuxedo and other clothes. KOESSLER, 5839 N. Whipple, Chicago, III. Sunnyside 2344. POPCORN AND CARMELKORN MACHINE -

Burch make, complete with 1006 Corn. $40.00 cash. LANES NEWS, Lebanon, Mo. POTATO PEELING MACHINE - BAKERS Re-

volving Ovee. C. Mc NTER, Box 933, Spring- field, 0. myl

assetaadar=n,r, naal.lera.111

FOR SALE --SECOND. HAND SHOW PROPERTY

COOKHOUSE - 20x30 FT., 30 STOOLS; ALL necessary equipment, including Refrigerator

and Loud Speaker. Formerly with Rubin & Cherry Shows. Top good as new. JACOB GRUBERG, 734 W. Norris St., Philadelphia, Pa.

COMPLETE TENT PICTURE SHOW FOR SALE or trade for factory House Trailer or other

Show Property. PALACE PHOTO SHOP, 923 Congress Ave., Austin, Tex. myl DE VRY PORTABLE SOUND PROJECTOR

Outfit, two machines, late model. Also serial seven features. Sacrifice because of bad health. BOX 242, Shawnee, 0. FOR QUICK SALE - COMPLETE EQUIPMENT

and Chairs from 400 seat theater. Big bargain. MOVIE SUPPLY COMPANY, 1318 S. Wabash, Chicago. my22x FOR SALE-SIXTEEN AND TWENTY-FOUR

Seat Chalr-Planes, Le Roi Engines, Fence, Ticket Booth, complete. CALVIN GRUNER, Pinckneyville, III. myl FOR SALE - 5 GALLON MILLS ICE CREAM

Freezer, 60 Gallon Hardening. Unit; Webster Public Address System, 120 Watt Output; Coaster, complete; Carrousel; Miniature Rail- road, gasoline, 1300 ft. track; Aero Swing, Kiddy Smith & Smith Aero Swing; all in perfect shape; Mangers Shooting Gallery. OLYMPIA PARK CO., McKeesport, Pa.

KENTUCKY DERBY GAME, IN EXCELLENT condition; money maker in any park. Also

twelve Japanese Roll Down Tables. P. D. PORTER, 37 Whitfield Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. MINIATURE TRAIN - A-1 CONDITION, 24

inch gauge, Gasoline Engine and four Cars; 24 passengers; 1400 ft. Track; bargain, $1,150. Six attractive Carrousel Animals, $150.00. J. B. ALEY, Rt. 4, Anacostia, D. C.

PARKER MERRY-GO-ROUND, ELI WHEEL, Merry Mixup, Kiddie Auto Ride, 8 Ford

Trucks, Light Plant. ELMER FELDMAN, Can- ton, S. D. myl PORTABLE ROLLER RINK TENT, SIZE 50x120,

Used only three months. Complete with poles, stakes, sldewall and bags. Also have Tent. size 16x24 complete, reasonable. HER; BERT BRANCHLA, Warren, Ind. RAT GAME - PAN GAME COMPLETE, 12x12

Frame, Top, Counter Boards, Pans, Lights, Rats, $130.00; Pea Pool, $20.00; Hoopla, some stock, $30.00. PAUL MAGO. 1714 5th St.. N. E., Canton, 0. TENTS -ANY SIZE. COMPLETE LIST, $1.00.

Hand roped, good as new. Rented couple weeks. Sidewall, Poles, Stakes, Pullers, Sledges, etc. Describe fully, Send stamp. SMITH TENTS, Auburn, N. Y. 1026

PHOTO SUPPLIES DEVELOPING-PRINTING

DIME PHOTO OUTFITS CHEAP - ALL SIZES. Better drop in and see them. All the latest

improvements. Real bargains. P. D. Q. CANIERA CO., I 1 1 E. 35th St., Chicago. III.

my29X

WANTED --- EASTMAN 2 INCH; GIVE $15.00 Also 31/4; give 520.00. Wire WILLIAM

GRACER PHOTO SHOP, South Grove Ave., Elgin,

WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR EAST- man Direct Positive Paper, any size. State

expiration, etc. ;arra... ittlgokca, Phi/1.V

my8

WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR EASTMAN Direct Positive Paper, any size. Direx B.

11/2 inch. Any quantity, State expiration. PEERLESS VENDING tvIACHINE COMPANY, 220 W. 42d St., New York. WILL BUY ANY QUANTITY 11 /2, 2, 3, 31/2, 4

Inch Eastman Direct Positive Paper Rolls. TONY BRILL, 815 S. Hill, Los Angeles, Calif.

my8 WILL BUY ANY QUANTITY OF 21/2, 31/2 OR

4 Inch x 250 ft. roll Direct Positive Paper. GERBER & GLASS, 914 Diversey Blvd., Chi- cago. my22x WILL BUY DIRECT POSITIVE PAPER - EAST

man or Direx, any size, any quantity. Espe- cially want 3 inch. State price and expiration date. SMITH'S STUDIO, Paris, Tenn. my15 WILL PAY $25.00 FOR TWO AND HALF BY

two fifty Eastman Direct Positive Paper. Will buy other makes. PALACE PHOTO SHOP, 923 Congress Ave., Austin. Tex, my8x WILL PAY $20.00 FOR ONE AND HALF, $25.00

for two inch, $30.00 for two and half, $35.00 for three Inch, and $60.00 for five inch East- ntlin Direct Positive Paper, unbroken packages, good dating. THE NEW ART STUDIO, Neosho, Mo. my8x WILL PAY $25.00 PER ROLL FOR ANY QUAN-

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PotslittYve'fPla.incS';afe2e5XPitooratitoVartne'.n 191t15 C. BOWEN, 752 5Ih Ave., San Diego, Calif. le==aaar." . a - -ewer a =nmeramerv-Atemsescr.

ACTS, SONGS 4, _PARODIES

A SENSATIONAL NEW TANGO REGULAR copy free. Enclose 10 cents for handling

charge. Write LA ROSE, 1407 'Market St., Harrisburg, Pa. , I

HITLER STORIES, POEMS, PARODIES, ALL FOR' one dollar. Ventriloquial Dialogues. Mono-

logues, Special Songs. TIZZARD, 104 W. 71st St., New YOrk. HYPNOTIZE ANYONFs SPEEDILY, EASILY, EF-

fectively. Sure -firs method. Guaranteed.. Complete practical ciurso, $5.00. I lnforma- ties, stamp.) EASTERN, Box 1373, Raleigh, N. C. x MELODIES WRITTEN TO POEMS, $5.00

Vocal Orchestral Recordings. $6.00; Piano' Arrangements printed with title page, 250 copies, $20.00. URAB-BB, 245 West 34th, New York. my8x

MUSIC COMPOSING AND ARRANGING - A Piano Vocal to Your Poem, $5.00; Modern

Arrangements, $1.00 per instrument. Swing Solos any Instrument, 50e. Satisfaction guaranteed. MERCER'S ARRANGING STUDIO, 1005 N. 6th Ave., Pensacola, Fla.

NEW WALTZ - "YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY Sweetheart," Piano Copy, .25c coin. NU-

MELODY SONG COMPANY, Publishers, 803 Madison Ave., Toledo, 0. 6,,KVIVIt2114$111,111MIANYISMIPPER.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ACCESSORIES

SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR LIBRARY BAND Music, twelve Regulation Coats and Caps.

Holton Slide Albert System Clarinet. FRANK tvlEISTER, Apopka, Fla.

11112.1=f1=MML.Earraa

COSTUMES UNIFORMS, WARintonEs

A THOUSAND COSTUMES - STAGE, MAS- quoted°, Mon, Women, Children, $1.50 each:

single or lots. Closing sale. CONLEY, 308.1 W. 47th, New York. CHORUS COSTUMES - SLIGHTLY USED,'_ 1

short and long, all colors, two dollars each, FOLLIES COSTUMES 209 W. 48th St., New York. rnyl 5x

CLOSEOUT BARGAINS COSTUMES - CHORUS:: Sets, singles, one dollar. Send deposit with_

order. GUTTENBERG, 9 W. 18th St., New York.: my22x

Buckskin Beaded Vest, $9.00. Catalogue, 5c,

INDIAN RELICS, BEADWORK. CURIOS, OLE; Glass. Eaglefeather ,War Bonnet, 51acior

VERNON LEMLEY, Osborne, Kan. x

SCENERY AND 8 ANNERS1.

ADDISON STUDIO - SIDE SHOW BANNERS.' Well made and flashy, 8x10 ft., price $18.00.

741 Addison St., Chicago, Ill. -

BEST CARNIVAL SIDE SHOW BANNERS AND Modern Pictorial Panels, Positively no dis-

appointments. NIEMAN STUDIOS, 1236 5.

Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. mY131(

Copyrighted



r May 1, 1943

MAGICAL APPARATUS

CLASSIFIED AiDIrEfifr HSI-BRE T ti. The Billboard 47

A NEW CATALOGUE OF MINDREADING, Mentalism, Spirit Effects, Magic, Horoscopes,

Forecasts. Buddha, Future Photos, Crystals. ,,,. Lucky Pieces, Palmistry, Graphology Charts and

Books. Wholesale. Largest stock. 164-page illustrated catalogue, 30c. NELSON ENTER- PRISES, 336 S. High sr.; Columbus, 0. myl 5x

1' ATTRACTIVE 216-PAGE ILLUSTRATED PRO- (esslonal Magic Catalogue of Tricks, Books,

Supplies, etc., 25c. KANTER'S (Magicians' Headquarters), 13-131I Walnut, Philadelphia, Pa. my29

LARGE PROFESSIONAL MAGIC CATALOGUE, 25c MAX HOLDEN, 220 W. 42d St., New

r York City, N. Y. myl 5x

LEARN PROFESSIONAL FIRE-EATING, VEN- e triloquism, Mind Reading, Hypnotism, etc.

Swap magic. Particulars, Sc stamp. MANLY, 1315 S. Ferris, Los Angeles, Calif.

MAGICAL DEVICES AND THOUSAND DIFFER- ent Books -Selling and satisfying customers

since 1933. List, exclusive publications and catalog; hundreds startling secrets, 25c. NELMAR, 2851 Milwaukee, Chicago.

7. SAMPLES 40 LATEST TRICKS, JOKES, NOV- elties, $1.00. Wholesale catalog, 10c.

Graphology Charts, $3.95 1,000. I Pitchmen's Headquarters.) ARLANE, 4462 Germantown, Philadelphia.

VENTRILOQUIST FIGURES - TERRIFIC BAR- gains in uncalled for goods; late effects,

marionette set, service rate. TURNER, '511 Faraon, St. Joseph, Mo.

ANIMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES

ATTENTION, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, PARKS and Circuses - Have Mexican Donkeys

(Burros), weight from 400 to 500 lbs. each, for slaughter to feed animals at $20.00 each. Can supply by carload. WORLD'S REPTILE IMPORTER, Laredo, Tex.

SEAL ACT FOR SALE - COMPLETE, READY to work. One young.animal. Good money-

s maker. 233 FLOYD AVE., Sarasota, Fla.

HELP WANTED BILLPOSTER - FOR TOWN NEAR CHICAGO.

State age, experience and salary expected. J. H. WOLF, 2711 Greenleaf Ave., Chicago, III.

rEXPERIENCED GIRL BASS - DOUBLE VOCALS for trio booked by M.C.A., working steadily.

Good pay. Send photo, details. BOX C-I42, Billboard, Cincinnati. FIRST CLASS EXPERIENCED MECHANIC FOR

, Phonograph, Pinball and Ray Gun Route; I $300.00 month and commissions. Write

CASINO NOVELTY COMPANY, Box 4152. t Tampa, Fla. myl ! FLOOR MANAGER FOR PORTABLE RINK - 1, Draft exempt, honest, sober. Top salary for f right man. Steady work. BOX C-136, Bill- ' board, Cincinnati, 0. myl I FLOOR MAN. DRAFT EXEMPT, OR FLOOR

Lady for permanent skating rink. Good salary year around. W. H. STANLEY, Skate- land, Ft. Smith, Ark. my8 HIGH RIGGING AERIALISTS WANTED -

Owing to misrepresentations, can place few mere experienced people. Prefer those with

' circus experience or outstanding specialties. Top salaries to top people. Others according to ability. Send full details with photo. Re- hearsals start Immediately. Long season as- mired. No money advanced unless 1 know you. CRASH DUNIGAN, 237 Osgood Ave., New Britain, Conn, IMMEDIATE OPENING -TENOR SAX, CLARI-

net; must read, fake, go. Drummer, must play 2 beat society style, for 4 pc. hotel unit. Long location. Wire CHUBBY MARTZ Mc- Conkey Orchestra Co., Chambers Bldg., kansas City, Mo, MAN TO HANDLE HIGH DIVING RIGGING.

Must also drive truck. Write LUCILE AN- DERSON, care General Delivery. New Orleans, 1.a.

MUSICIANS - ORGANIZING BAND; 4 SAX, 4 Brass 3 Rhythm. Already have library of

fine specials and stocks. Steady location, six nights throughout duration. Salary thirty-five dollars. Must bo dependable, steady, sober. Prefer draft exempt men. Write all, giving ago, qualifications, Write BOX C-I43, care Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. my8 MUSICIANS - FOR REPLACEMENT ALL IN-

struments write, wire, stating all qualifications. Location work, good salary. STAN STANLEY, Supper Club, Fort Worth, Tex. SAX MEN AND BASS - OTHERS WRITE.

Good pm, Name territory band; sweet and swing. Write BENNETT-GRETEN, Rochester, i, Minn.

F TENOR MAN, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, GOOD i Proposition for right man, location, other musicians, write. JOE CAPPO, Bentley Hotel, Alexandria, La. myl WANT MUSICIANS ON ALL INSTRUMENTS -

Also complete bands. Pay well. Air mall all details. VSA, Box 1299, Omaha, Neb. WANT MEN FOR FLYOPLANE, ROLLOPLANE

Whip re l'ZOWdtoctge=oerLO 1

C LL, Playland Park. Seattle, Wash. WANT SOBER MAN HELP IN DOG ACT AND

drive truck. Address BELLING, care Tausig, 29 W. 46th St., New York.

WANTED FOR PLATFORM SHOW OPENING May 15 - People in all lines that can change

for two weeks. Singles, Doubles, Singers, Danc- ers, Yodelers, Hillbilly and Cowboy Musicians, Novelty Acts, Vocalist strong enough to feature. No wires, please. Write, tell all in first, salary wanted, or no reply. T. C. JACOBS, Russells Point, 0. myl

WANTED - GOOD FEMALE AND MALE MU- sicians. State all. Hotel, good pay. Don't

misrepresent. BOBBY LEES, 935 Burgess St., Fort Wayne, Ind.

WANTED - SMALL CHORUS, 4 TO 6 GIRLS. Double Specialties for army camp tour. Send

photos, details. KAY ROBERTS, General De- livery, Alle. Co., Oakdale, Pa.

WANTED - MED SHOW PEOPLE IN ALL lines. Producing Blackface, Piano Player,

Novelty Acts. Tell all in first letter. Open in Ohio May 17. Address BLACK HORSE, R. 5, Upper Sandusky, 0.

WANTED AT ONCE - COWBOYS, COWGIRLS, draft exempt; Yodeler, Fiddler, Accordionist,

Mandolin, Hawaiian Girl Players for high class act. Steady work. Give details, pictures and lowest salary. Write SHORTY FINCHER, Radio Station WORK, York, Pa.

WANTED TO BUY ALL KINDS, POPCORN MACHINES, ALL ELEC-

trics, Gasoline, Roasters, Popping Kettles; also Vending Machines. Highest prices paid. NORTHSIDE CO., Indianola, Iowa. myl

WANT TO BUY LIGHTING PLANTS, GASO- line or Diesel driven. Give full description

and lowest cash price. L. STANHOPE, Wayne, Pa. myl

WANT - BUY, LEASE ABOUT 80x200 BIG Top and Marquee; 3 month lease. Cash If

bargain. GEAR, Box 248, Centreville, Miss.

At Liberty Advertisements

30 A Ward t r:rst.1.1no L:1,01105 CanitnIs) 24 ,Word (Mr, Um, Small Lloht Cvmltnlv) 10 a, Weed f Entire Ad Small Livid. Typo) Fleas Total of Words at 05. Rat° Only MINIMUM 251 CASH WITH COPY

AsmsaosAmsuanowssrmomumanamssomal

NOTICE Due to the expense of postage cemetery

for the forwarding of mall addressed to "blind" ads, or those using a box number in care of The Billboard Instead of their name and address, an additional charge of 25e to necessary to cover this service.

Therefore when figuring the cost of publishing your advertisement kindly add 25c for the forwarding of replies.

AT LIBERTY BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS Available Max 80 - Ken Dismay, the Crown Priem Muliciti"irthtlf`d'efNgd,"1,21.:F=1, 1'2 un)ore

or Michigan. Write Box 20.1, Bloomington, pl.

AT LIBERTY CIRCUS AND CARNIVAL

HALF AND HALF ATTRACTION - A-1 FLASH, make up, wardrobe, spots, blow ups; clever

expose, intelligent lecture. This ad duo to disappointment. Managers with acts, answer. I don't misrepresent, don't you. FRANCIS CARLTON, care General Delivery, Washington, D. C.

HALF AND HALF - UNUSUAL ABILITY, IN- telligent lecture and first class presentation.

Reliable managers only. G. GORDON, 5101 Ave. I, Brooklyn, N. Y. my8 Esperieneed Carnival or Circus Secretary at liberty

on account of show net going out.. C. handle the office duties of any sire organizatien. Capable Press Agent back with ohm, Save Unnecessary cor- respondence, quote salary. Write or swim YlarveY "Doe" Arlington, care Palace Hotel, Fort Wayne, Ind. MY15 Man - Age 42, married, sober and reliable. Able

to operate Chairplanc. Tilt-a-Whirl, Ferris Wheel and keep same in repair. Wants job in small park. V. Meek. Box 801, Rogers. Ark. my8

AT LIBERTY MISCELLANEOUS

ROLLER SKATING TEACHERS - MARRIED couple. Can teach both Figure and Dance

Skating. Man draft exempt, capable of running rink. Prefer R,S.R.O.A. rink. Will forward further information to interested party on request. BOX C-134, Billboard, Cincinnati.

my8 GageTitcr, idea Man - Writer of band novelties,

patter, gags, parodies. Withea connection with legitimate act or radio station. Freo to traveL Frankel, 3623 Dickens, Chicago.

AT ULIIVBERTY tSC:rIANS

MINIMUM SALARY, ;000 per ecrfreicki.nnazoisi voice. BOX C- I 37,

A-I BASS TUBA PLAYER AND FLUTIST - Prefer factory work with concert band. Both

widely experienced. Full particulars, please. C. KINAMAN, General Delivery, Boston, Mass.

my8

AT LIBERTY - UNION ALTO SAX DOUBLING Violin. Good tone, read and lam. Age 31,

married. Experience and reliable. Location only. CLARENCE DAUGHERTY, Derby Hotel, Lafayette, Ind. my8

BAND AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR-SCHOOL or municipal band. Address BOX C-144, Bill-

board, Cincinnati. 0. myi

BASS AND PIANO- EXPERIENCED ON BOTH. Prefer cocktail combo on long location, Must

be good. Age 28, 3A. CHUCK EWING, 419 Center St., Findlay, 0. DRUMMER AND GIRL VOCALIST - MUST

work together. Have experience necessary to work with any type of band. Can road and fake, swing or mickey arrangements. Prefer location, no one nighters. Vocalist sings any style songs. MAL IRBY, 516 Fairfax Ave., Norfolk, Va. Phone 30137.

DRUMMER - 17, SOBER, RELIABLE, DANCE and radio experience. New white pearl out-

fit. Read or fake. Play any style. Prefer location in Ohio. Can sing. Will loin Im- mediately. Will answer all letters. BOX C-141, The Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. HAMMOND ORGANIST - EXPERIENCED ALL

lines. Double Piano and Accordion. Perma- nent summer location by June 1, No rush. Write INEZ MANN, 4704-23 St., Meridian Miss. myti PIANO ACCORDION SOLOIST AT LIBERTY

Juno 1st. Have played with Western units on Stations KSD, KWK, WHIS. Can double Piano. Prefer work with Western unit or radio. No pennies. Union, don't drink or smoke. Age 21, married, draft 4F. Read and fake, sweet or swing. Wife Vocalist, BOB BARRY, 705 E. Main St., Danville, 111. my8 At Liberty - Alto Sax, Chninet, Flute Draft ex-

empt. Nemo band experience. Age 23, Clarinet ad lib. Local 803: $50.00 minimum, Give all Particulars. Musician. 304 Sherman St. Fond do Lac, Wis, Lead Tenor, Clarinet, Flute. 'Vibe - Transpose,ar-

alintlie,noL=,MIT'll= Wang. IT Available for Jobbing or wceir.end location, Peoria area. Phone 2541, Larry Gibson, 1004 W. Jet. tenon, Washington, 01,

3d Alio Sexist, Doubling Clarinet--Or ploy straight melody for lam combination. Draft exempt,

single, neat, no habitat. Anything ammidered, .go anywhere Write Musician, 6006A Page Blvd., Sr. Louis. Ate. myl

AT LIBERTY PARKS AND FAIRS

FOUR HIGH-CLASS ACTS - THE WORLD'S Best Wire Act, real Comedy, Tramp Juggling

Act, Novelty Trapeze Act, Hand-Balancing and Acrobatic Act. Write or wire BINK'S CIRCUS ATTRACTIONS, Route 1, Cudahy, Wis. my15 America's Favorite Talking and Pantomime Clown,

the Original Dingo Sunshine as "Corrigan the Clown Com" Clown Specialties for chem. fairs, celebrations or any outdoor or indoor mut. Ad- dews: 4562 Packard Are., Cudahy. Will, myl

caerre.K7erngr'ell:kag:geetOggerir A% and

St., Ain. 7, New Y. 4613

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Indoor and Outdoor Celebrations. He's made thmieenda happy. Address, Bingo Sunshine, 4562 Packard Aye, Cudahy, Wis. mei E. It. Gray Attractions - Triple ller, Swinging

Ladder, Rolling Globe, Single Trapeze, Comedy Argobate, Posing, Contortion. Orin be booked atm. rate. Harding and Keck Aces., Evanirville, Tad.

Outbrica, Fred and Starie--Pour different Free At- tractions. Dancing light Wire. Balancing Tra-

peze, Iron Jaw Butterfly and Double Trapeze. Lady and Gent. Beautiful wardrobe, Reasonable. 220 W. 9th St., Cincinnati. 0. lary8 The Act Beautiful-Amerlca.'s Greeted Acting Binh,

All largo White Australian Cockatoos, 5111itarY Macaws. This act ills in any place. ox any show. This leading attraction troll known for over half mntury of yearn. Still in the lead. Presented by the one and only Prof. Pamahasika, himself. For a reel good entertainment for all ages wire, write, tele-

gr.% 111.drgkrtier, eg;b4ir DirithB'sienThrilf

Viiiiii,ahlaira'sTI4M-q4rArair LETA...P. "----°"° The "Great" Kelly - Now booking for '43. Riding

a regular bicycle flaming with fireworks down narrow chute thee house of solid flames, crashing: solid or Clan walls. Jumping over two automobiles

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AT LIBERTY PIANO PLAYERS

MALE EXPERT PIANIST-NON-UNION. READ, transpose, revise, Interpolate, reconstruct.

Experienced all branches. Rank with Ameri- ca's foremost pianists. Locate, travel. Past draft status. Good appearance. Make offer, State all. COMPOSER, care Billboard, St. Louis, Mo. myl All Around Planiat Union. Available for 1Furk

in Nem Turk City, Leonard gaslaw, pianist. 220 Tr. 106th BE., Now 'Ark. Academy

PIANIST FOR DANCE BAND - LARGE OR small. Draft exempt. Read, fake. Union,

sober. Must be location. JAY HARROLD, Gen- eral Delivery, Rome, N. Y. my8

Plenty rhythm, modem takeoff. Youug, experienced, dependable. Avallable,on weeks notice..

Write complete Haan t..e..goog P.m, tti Melton Montgomery,

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AT LIBERTY VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS

AT LIBERTY - SISTER TEAM. DANCERS and Musicians. USO Camp Shows, hotels.

High class act. THELMA CARMEN, 252 E. Lakeview Ave., Columbus, 0. 4-GIRL LINE DANCERS -2 WITH SPECIAL-

ties. Nice wardrobe. Available now. THELMA CARMEN, 252 E. Lakeview Ave., Co- lumbus, Actor, Pianist - Single, twenty, draft exempt, good

appearance. Prefer work with one man or small unit to learn show buninesa Join immediately. Write now, Irving Duke Thommon, Smoaks, 8. C.

At Liberty - Team. Man, 47; Wife, 36. Change for week or longer. Singles and donblea; woo

novelties, Blackfam only. Know the bits and act, put them on and make them go. Good sales workers. Bare car and Inn. trailer. Prefer Hied show or rem Am A-1 Boas Canvasman, do specialties and Produce concerts. Wife tickets. Three PM 'cam with Bradley Kincaid Radio Gang. 'We do not ploy music., State what you can and will pay. L, Salis- bury, Orleans, Ind, Famous E. Russell - Female Impersonations,

popular singer et 806_2a. Egyptian Oriental Dancer. Impersonating OATS of yesterday and today. Bog 484; Billboard, 1664 Broadway, New York.

POOL WHIRL (Continued from page 40)

pool men, and if they plan to run ANC meets they'll know how to go about making the right deal.

Add War Heroes Members of the swim fraternity, espe-

cially the old-timers, will remember Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the London swimster who attempted to swim the English Channel back In 1925 and nearly did, too ... missing by a more 600 yards. Well, the same Bernard Freyberg is now Lieut. Gen. Freyberg, the officer you've been reading so much about in the newspapers in connection with the African campaign. Bernie and his contingent chased the Axis away from Gabes and they're still hot on their heels. In the army for years, Freyberg has been using hie swim background to good advantage. In battle he's known to lead his troops. commando fashion, across streams and rivers. No body of water can stop WM.

Mon and Mentions As expected, Mack Rose Is resigning his

defense Job to resume activities at the Cascades twin tanks, New York. He'll probably have the Job ail alone this summer, too, as there's talk of Harry Pincus, Mack's former swim partner. Joining the navy.

Gertrude (Trudy) Ederlo, of Engllah Channel fame, is working In a defense plant in the New -York area. Trudy is stone cleat and crippled from the fall she had a few years back. It was ironical that she should have broken into the news a few weeks ago-about her defense Job-on the very day the papers carried stories about Dudley Field Malone and his semen. debut. Malone was Trudy's manager when she returned to New 'York for that triumphant tour up Fifth Avenue.

ENDY-PRELL BIZ (Continued from page 37)

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Gunther, Mrs. Holston, Jack

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Ethel Hoover, Frances HADDAD. John HOOPER. Wil Ilaggerman. JOSS

HOPPED, Lon Hate, W. O. Jo Cate. Tice

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Vicky Jos. Power, Jimmie Roy Circus, Me' S LONG, Clue. Win. LONG, Joe. Edw, Maymen, David NEWTON, Lewis TRESSON, Dratfus Rude% Miss Ginger S Lonsadorf, Barney Mayo..-LaBean lease Dewey Ruddy George N LOPEZ, les. Bud MAZER. lured hiee. Ike PRICE, George Rut.% Denim Harr, NIBLICK, Ellis Lovett, G.. MEADOWS, Dante Union! Pringle, Johnnie ib*11 Rush, tsiem. LASH, Albere Bare

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Rey. Piano Schafer, Walter

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Claude M. Edw: Em1.0Robt. ...Prin. Hal & Hilda Scott, Booker T.

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TAYLOR. Seen Weston. Erie Slim Yeoman Bros., The Greek, Luba Taylor, Ralph W. Wheeler, Geo. & Young Sisters Taylor, Lucille tenyk. ici, Youmans, the Four arena, Mrs. Tina .,,, .... A jlair,.::: Taylor, Raymond

WHEELER, Wm. TYO'llne,G.RIllwelaird EDel7i'jigs''''::611.11,1(81141.61:1 Allen hi'l"fon:NoTiGUE. Ray Young, Mrs. Doria, E.

CHICAGO OFFICE 12551512own.flegni,trdm,

Office Hours- 9:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday to FRIDAY (Not open on Saturdays or Holidays)

Parcel Post

Terry, Henry O. White. Doris Vire Dutehess Younghleed, 'lake Eddie and Edna NIOROLSON,

Dogs (Stoneman) Zabel, Alexander C. (whitey) Pepe. Billy THARPE, Will' mite. mar,

Terry newton nia V. Dit Mout, Cleo Nelson Sisters Terry's Wonder White, Geo Zimmerman. Jam. Baimereen, mr. S. Clyde Archie

Franklin Emil & Evelyn Pappas, Sam Thomas, 011ie MAIL ON HAND AT Francisco. Don Patinite. Tommy Phonies, Jim PREDRECESON, PHILLIPS, John Thom.

THOMAS,

L. NEW YORK OFnCE . Gatanor, aRci,-.0 PINNEY. Joseph

Johnny Wolf

Donald R. , THOMAS, Oliver

Shaddock IL 1584 Broadway

THOMAS, Troy GAVIN, Paul Reynolds, Sir. 0.

Alexander Office Hours- Geraghty, Williams Raebuele, P. L. W. Thomason, Nelm P. Ross, Al .9:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Tommy Geno (Not open on Saturdays or GLEASON, Jame. SALVERS, J. THOMASON, Monday to FRIDAY

Henderson THOOIPSON, Jas. Holidays) Gibbons. 0.rgo

Heath. Ruth nem., Chester Sizemore. Logan

Thompson. Marion (Pianist) 'rlIOMPSON. Alberts, Albert Corn. Howard 11°M

151. Smith, Cyril

Worth Sinclair ATOM Frank'& Cortez & Narano Hoosier Amusement Steffen, J. E. Thorne, Toner Co. STROUBLE, Albert Jeanette COZENS, Cornelius

Haines BACOAMAZZI. Crawford. Margaret Johnson. Howard John Thornton, Mittel& Michael OZAZA, Chester A. (Duke) Texas Tommy Tidwell, Mrs. Mary BANKS, Resell Dante the Magician TONES, Edward Underwood, Misa Tilner, Harry Jon. Devies, Stanley Francis Beth Tip Tops, Six Berm Martin E. DAVIS, Erie L. Jontti, Little Vaughan. G. F. Tipton. Bob Ben, Banda Dawn, Delon. Joining Wahl, Frank P. TIPTON JR., (Idabel) Dean, MY.. Koreas, Mrs. R. World's hair break

Cobine (Gay Byrd) m TODD, JParsa.nola

M. Berryman. Lionel Deals (Pete) DeFee. Lois

Franklin BEVANS. Joe ,Dever, Gene MAIL ON NAND AT Tomb, Doc & Bishop. Barbara Earl, M. S.

Freda Bishop. Mildred Ellis. Louie TONER. M. J. BLACK, Henry Mending, Rol A. Torre Twin & et. ENGELS, Fred 890 Arcade Bldg.

Townsend, Lady Bryant, Julie ito,!Dorouica Bucher, Andn

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Input, Mrs. Agnes Calvert. Bob TOGGLE, Alonzo Carroll, Joan brasier, Billie

N. COM, Louis Adkins.. Conlon Anderson, VitOn TURNER, Coleman, Joie

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50 The Billboard Hay .1, 19J3

Conducted by 1. B. KOFF - Communications to 1564 Broadway. New York City

DINGO us

By JOHN CARY

Altho there is a shortage of merehana dise available on the market today, there Is no excuse for bingo operators to try to sluff off cheap articles on players.

The popularity of bingo ]ills grown con- eiderably since the U. S. catered the war. It's just because bingo is the greatest little game in the world for raising the morale of the civilian population and that of the crewel forces. In addition, there is no more popular Way of bringing people closer together for an evening's fun and no easier way of raising Sundt; for worthy charities.

Altho the public Is willing to Spend its money and time playing bingo. it expects to get worth-while merchandise in return, and it doesn't like to get fooled.

It's true that the cost of merchandise has been upped during the past year, but that is no reason for ops to pass off cheap merchandise on their customers. Several bingo operators are raising the price of the games and are increasing the charge for additional cards. Players will undoubtedly be willing to co- operate with the bingo operator as long as they are satisfied: wills the prizes being offered.

It might be simple enough, for an operator to pass off a cheap prize, but he can do it only once. After that the customers will get wise to his tactics and will boycott his games by word of mouth. Women like bargains and are always hunting for them. But just try to pass off something as a bargain that is a dud and look out for the unfavorable reaction. It doesn't pay to try to fool the public. Wise ops realize 'the success or failure of their games depends upon their ability to win and hold the good will of their patrons,

In addition, local authorities in many sections are only too glad ler an excuse to shut down hinge games in their territories. Governor Dewey's veto of the bingo bill in New York won't help the mational picture any. It was felt by many that once Dewey passed the bill other State and municipal authorities would follow suit. This would have given a tremendous boost to the entire merchandise industry, which sells a large quantity of goods to bingo operators. Unfortunately, however, Dewey didn't realize the importance of bingo games upon civilian morale. We have high hopes that the issue hasn't died and will be revived in the near future.

We suggest that bingo operators give players their money's worth so that an irate public won't take a justifiable case to the local authorities and demand the abolition. of bingo in that territory.

Bingo operators in certain localitieet sounded their own death knoll when they insisted on giving away casts prizes, instead of sticking to merchandise. Once they gave away caeh local authorities attached the name of gambling to an otherwise harmless pastime. We suggest that bingo ops who are allowed to continue their games do so by only giving sway merchandise so that local authorities can't pin the taint of gambling onto an operator who is conducting a game to raise money for a", local charity.

J. A. Whyte & Son report increasing demand for their line of tropical jewelry and curios. The firm is constantly increasing its list of Sterile and is equipped to promptly handle orders, Main office, factory and display rooms are in Miami. The Whyte firm recently announced the opening of a second factory in the Ba- hama Islands, where shell and other material used in manufacture of jewelry and curios is available IA abundance.

Toy Fair Affords Merchandisers Chance To Ascertain New Trends; Deliveries 60 to 70% of Orders

NEW YORK, Aprll 24.-The toy fair afforded saerchendise men a good chance 'to look over new lines of toys and games and to wort:akin what conditions will be in the industry for the coming year.

Chief problems affecting the industry are the shortages of mien power and raw materials, Critical materials once used in the manufacture of inlay toys have gone to war. In their place aro toys made front wood. plush and Plas- tics.

Altho there is a labor shortage. merchandise men predict that buyers can expect delivery of 60 to 70 per cent of orders placed. Deliveries are slower than they were before the war, but buyers are becoming accustomed to this and are accepting it without complaint. Merchandise men who bane dealt wills jobbers and manufacturers for uneasy years have little difficulty in Issuing their orders filled. Toy and game maim- lecturers and jobbers aro taking care of their regular customers but aro, to same extent, reluctant to seek new bus! news

Increase in Orders Orders -placed at the fair were front

10 to 25 per cent larger than those of lest year. Buying was so brisk the first week of the exhibition that many manufacturers were sold out before the end of the fair. Many of the manufaeturers will be unable to fill all of their orders, and the demand for merchandise ta growing as the outdoor season ap- preaches.

As the demand for merchandise grows the labor and raw materials situations becoine more acute. These factors will make it more difficult for manufacturers to fill orders they have received and will cut clown future production.

Wartime Trend Noted The military motif was- predominant

at the 'Toy Fair and items of this nature will be consistent good sellers for the duration, merchandise men feel. In- stead of being made of metal, toy jeeps, tanks, airplanes, battleships and guns aro manufactured from cardboard, wood or plastics. Soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, WAACS and WAVES are big sellers in the doll field. Military games are sure to hit Jackpot sales. They are popular with the boys its the armed forces and with civilians, In fact, genies of all types are ringing up sales.

During the last year use birth rate has increased, with the result that in-

tans' toys have been given a trauma- does boost. Thetis articles were shown in great numbers at the Air.

Cardboard train sets, complete with all the trimmings, military toys and dolls are among some of the new items made from wood to take the place of the moral toys that law° disappeared for the duration.

There Is a shortage of metal and glassecine moving-cr.-a la the doll ins dustry. It has been reported that doll manufacturers will receive only front 40 'to 60 per cent of the moving eyes nor- mally used. As a result, doll manufacturers urge merehandise men to order ne-half moving - eye dolls and the other half planted-eye dolls. Tower crying and talking dolls will he available this year.

Demand for stuffed toys was so great for Easter that many jobbers sold out ilsrec to four weeks before the holiday arrived. hi addition to labor problems, manufacturers of stuffed toys aro faced with, the difficulty of securing rayon Plush end washable materiels.

WPB Asks Ban on Commercial Flags To Save Fabrics

WASHINGTON, April 24.-A ban on the manufaature of bally banners, bunting, pennants. streamers and other types of flags used primarily for commercial purposes was suggested as a means of conserving fabrics for essential purpOses at a meeting of the Plug letanufacturers' Industry Advisory Com- mittee with WPB officiate last week.

Flags for patriotic and other essential purposes will continue to be available in a degree consistent with. the -fabric supply picture, it was said.

Any curtailnfent of the manufacture of banners and bunting, as well as pennants and streamers, will be keenly felt by merchandising operators of amusement parks and carnivals who have ens- ployed this type of merchandise exten- sively as prizes and awards. Since the metal shortage became so acute many concessionaires have been relying on fabric devices, and banners have been among the most popular of these.

Another suggestion brought forward at the me s e ti Ig for conserving ng alst o was that flag alms be limited to- the most common. sizes. It was pointed out

Novelty Biz Booms that banned by War Department orders.. In

fringe on service flags is now

At Ringling Show NEW YORK. April 24.-Ringling Brae'

and Barnum & Bailey Circus opened strong and the crowds are freely spending their money on novelty items. They appear more anxious than ever to buy souvenirs to send back home or to the boys In camp.

.Altho there Is a man-power shortage, Miller Bros., who own the novelty concession, have sufficient butchers to handle the business. Business has been good and should continue to hold kta own as New Yorkers flock to the Garden,

Canes and whips are as popular at ever, and hats of many sizes and styles, including sombreros, tropical and cowboy, are'golisg over big.

In addition to the usual line of goods, the Ringling concessionaires are featuring many patriotic items. Military lapel gadgets are popular, and many of the dangling dolls are dressed its red, white and blue.

Conspicuous by their absence are articles made from metal. However, from the we, other merchandise is selling, the public apparently is- satisfied with the substitute articles offered.

addition, Congress has prohibited the placing of more than one star on each service gag. If the flag is displayed in recognition of more than one person In the armed services, a numeral indicating the number in the service-rather than a star for %oh individual-is permitted to be placed on the flag.

Book Matches Are Newest Weapon on Propaganda Front

WASHINGTON, April 24. - NOvelty book matches may go to war on the prop. agenda front. Already packages designed for overseas use have been seen here.

Restrictions on fancy covers advertising night clubs and hot spats and trick matches dieguised as beer bottles and chorus girls are being prepared by the Office of Price Administration. Such containers are said to be due far almost complete extinction.

One of the propaganda match con-

lift IJI A Column for OPERATORS Cr DISTRIBUTORS of SALES- BOARDS, SALESCARDS and

TRADE STIMULATORS.

PIL By BEN SMITH'

Despite shortages, priorities end other I

problems which have cropped up to plague the American manufacturer, slier. cltandise Is still available to the bolsi who watch and follow the trends. Such wills -awake operators have been a resourceful lot and most of them have been able to locate sources of supply for re-' placement goods to fill the gaps left by the extinction of many of the old re, 1

liables. At the moment almost anything with a military insignia will go and operators who have followed this trend have been pocketing plenty of the long green in areas around service camps and else. where.

Among the more recent additions to the military merchandise line are the distinctive cigarette cases and compacts I

offered by Murray Simon. These are made of handsomely matched WOOL'S and are available with each of the service insignias in a combination of mother of pearl and gold plate.

* e

Jerry Gottlieb is apparently one of the Sources of supply that has an maple stock of merchandise on hand. In. fact the firm's old quarters proved so inadequate to house all of it that Jerry was forced' to move to the fifth fieor of his present building,. where he now occupies 10,000 square feet of space. He insists that merchandise is not hard to get if yott set your intact to dig for it.

* J. Rothman, World Trading Corpora,

tion, has come thru with two theme, de-. signed by himself, which should go. One is a 52-inch-high, carved smoker in walnut and mahogany. The other an 18- inch-high ornamental stork figure for decorative display.

Meyer Rubinstien, Phoenix Merchandise Company, is up and around again after,' a two-week illness. Looks swell, -too.

S. B., of Waterloo, Ia., writes: "Have seen mentioned a number of

times in your column the subject of fur coats on salesboards. Can you give md. any information regarding the operation: of this deal, or can you refer me to an operator who is now working smite, deal.",

There Is really very littlealifference, any at all, between a fur-coat deal =d eny other. Basic operating principles alai the same and it is just a question of choice of garment, price, range and size' of card to be used to bring in the needs -' sary take. Fur coats, jackets and chubhtes have been just what the doctor ordered for many of the boys who would have had long slack spells otherwise.

HAPPY LANDING.

tainere, designed for -shipment to Franc carries that country's to -colored fl and a caricature of Pierre Laval carry Mg a German swastika. Inside it say Pierre Quisling Lava/ would put Pm to fire and sword, but he is cooked."

Another package, obviously designed) for North Africa, shows an American flag: on one side, with the statement "Im ported from the Untied States of Amer- ica" on the other. Inside Is an Arabi inscription.

Matches are considered. an excellen propaganda medium because in Axis-controlled countries they are all most impossible to get and are there, fore highly prized.

Plans 'have been discussed for drop ping the propaganda match books from planes in occupied areas.

Copyrighted rnateriaA



Hay 1, 1943 MERCHANDISE Tire Billboard 51

De Luxe Kitchen Stool Top uphol- stered in red leatherette, reinforced with chrome plated steel rim, new style ply- wood legs and brace. Height 24 inches. In- dividually packed.

Ho. 828A25,

Each.. $3.48

$3.48 Dozen Lois,

$39.00

JOSEPH HAGN CO. The World's Bargain House Since 1911

217-225 W. Madison St., Chicago

READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

ae

Flocked Military Rayon RANDKERCHEEFS

with Emblem; of ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD and 911111- CHANT 'MARINE.

GROSS . . . $10.80 26% Deposit Required on all C. 0. D. Orders.

BENGOR PRODUCTS CO. $78 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y.

AMERICAN sLum MADE

PLASTER $4.25 Per. AT ONLY I Cr.

N3021-2% In. Metal Whistle. "7376-m""' Frop "`" $1.00Cr. 41162-Wedding Ring.

Also Many Import Numbers. N8702-3 Wise Monkeys Cr $ .80 143948-Skull on Book Gr. 1.00

Large Variety of Plaster, Sc to 22c. Writo for Listings on Above Lines.

LEVIN BROTHERS Tr Rlir70 I VA' r fA7,7; All .R7=1

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131 W. 14th St. NEW YORK, N. Y.

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JOBBERS!

NUDIE fa a 7.1neh doll that doesn't talk-but says no much! ActuallY seems alive became of her flexible pliable.

IMO, salt but fire,

g.as...kitn'ori Shops, -

'1'0118 and Night C11113 dn ners. Retells for $2, The business gift item you often want for &metal ()madam. A standout for remem-

brance valuer Redhead Blonde or Bru- nette-and each a tonic for the Bluest

Ind, packed. Send ;10.80 for ono dozen inserted Nudies. or $3.00 fur three. One sample 51.00 and nitre list for quantities by writing the creator today.

ABRAHAM, Novelty Creator

2ta Welt 9oTri? ht Palls? Yes his is toll

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Tilt Top Tables Casey Premium Merchandise Company

has a tilt-top table which has it heavy fiber top set in is molded wood frame. It is liquor and water resistant and comes in a walnut-finish frame and legs with ivory tops. Sloe, 29x29 inches, Suitable for a card table or fire screws.

Service Bar Pin Luria & Son, Inc., has is service

bar pin of 24 -karat gold-plated white metal. Pin has a sterling silver insignia of the various branches of the service. Insignias are hand buffed wills hand- tinted laurel leaves., Pins aro 1 incises long.

Boat-in-Jug Leo Knul has a novel and attractive

item in his miniature hand-blown glass jug which holds a boat with spread sails. The Jug IS 19% Inches high, with a y.-inch opening on top, while the boat

FAST SELLING RELIGIOUS PICTURES SET IN GLASS WIRE EASEL SELLS ON SIGHT ,

Assortment eensists of t Birth of Christ Holy Family Little Flower Sacred Heart. of Jesus Sacred Heart of Mary Walking on Water Saint Anthony Last Supper 'rho Good Shepherd Saint Joseph

Religious

GROSS

Religious Tinsel Horseshoes $21.00 Or. Largo RellgiOUS Mirror Plaques 0.50 D., Medium Religious Mirror Plaques 3.75 Ds.

Sample of any item, 35c. Terms: 113 Dep., Bal. C.O.D., F.O.B. N. Y. Positively no orders shipped 2cithout deposit!

HAMMER BROS.' NOVELTY CO. 114 PARK ROW NEW YORK, N. Y.

MILITARY MERCHANDISE All Styles of Kovelfy Pins and Gadgets

WING PIN

#M303-Heavy sterling silver wing and propellor pin. Actual size as pictured.

$6.75 Per Dozen WRITE TO

ALPHA-CRAFT. INC.

001 51h be., New York, N.Y.

MILITARY INSIGNIA JEWELRY FAST SELLERS FOR NOVELTY STORES, CONCESSIONAIRES, ETC.

No. 430--Snail Double Love Birds with Blue or Khaki Ocean Mother of Pearl Heart and Insignia. $9.00 Per Dozen, Terms: 1/3 Deposit, Balance C. 0. D. F. 0. B. New York. Order Today!

We also have separate gold-plated sterling silver insignias for cementing. Send $1.50 for sample card of 15 different available emblems. In addition, we can supply Pearl and Wire for Wire Workers. Write for details.

Jobbers, Write for Special Dealt Scud $1.00 for sample of item

shown in ad?

Scud for Catalog of Complete Line!

MURRAY SIMON 1111111111111,

430

109 South 5th Street Brooklyn, N. Y.

BLACK-OUT FLOWERS

RELIGIOUS FIGURES

GARDENIAS 31/2" In Diameter

$16.50 GROSS

CARNATIONS

$13.50 GROSS

1

Special Evening GARDENIA

$14.50 GROSS

Two Glowing Colors Our lino Is the most popular and alters the best value on the market(

Special Offer Send $1.00 for samples of the three flowers plus a 5" luminous religious figure In two colors. Shipped renal d with circular Its complete lino of Flowers, ReligiOna Figures,and Novelty Subjects In brilliant color.

NILE GLOW PROD. CO. Dept.

105 W. 47th St., N. Y. C. Me 3-5794

Jerry Gottlieb and Joe End

say THANKS To Our Many Satisfied Customers. You Have

Forced Us To Move Into Much Larger Quarters in the Same Building (Thanks to you).

UP TO THE MINUTE MERCHANDISE

BEST PRICES GOOD SERVICE

PLENTY OF STOCK

Write or wire your wants, no matter WHAT they may be

JERRY GOTTLIEB, Inc. 303 FOURTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY. CRam. 5-4433

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I No. 3892 K MINIATURE DANDBLOWN GLASS JUG BOLDING BOAT SPREAD SAILS

Jug is I di inch bleb, with an inch opening on top, while the beat and open di inch wide, and the puzzle arises. "How did the boat Oct Into the Jug ?" Lit rails are

Bottom of Jug green. representing water; Boat and Sail white. Cork red, thus these less are attractive looking as well as pu.773ir2

$3.00 Per Dos. - $2.40 Per Dos. in 3 Doz. Lots. $27.00 Per Cross.

No O. O. D. Orders Without a 26% Deposit. We have a tremendous aSSOrtment of novelties ranging In PrICO from 25 cents to 515.00 sellers. Complete sot K Of Illustrated price lists sent to any storekeeper on application,

LEO KAUL 115-119 IC South Market St. 24

Chicago

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FOX TAILS IN STOCK! PItchmen, Carnival and Fair Workers, here at last aro the well-known HMI Fox Tails you've been waiting to grab up? Cash in this season with these largest, bushiest, genuine fur fox tails while they last. Tails come with two strong cords (with or without "comic saying" cards) to tie to autos, motorcycles, bicycles, canes; etc. Send for free price list, or send 50c for the samples of 4 various sizes. Stack going fast . . . better rusts your order for immediate shipments!

H. M. J. FUR CO., 150-8 W. 28th St., New York City

BEACON BLANKETS AND SHAWLS We carry ivimpleto line of Beneens. One or a carload. Deacon Plaid SIIII.W1/1 With wool frinee--still in stuck. Other limns we Call deliver ere IA., at ;7 80' per dozen.; End Tolle ,1 Stand. Dinnerware (42 Pc., 08 Pe. and 100 re. rev(, Card Tables, Ga,seroleu.,C.latreke!. algFoldig, rim and Pond O., 'fable Litet, Pictures. Mirror, Stuffed Toys Bar 411.kware"rSallilboarle- Atnerielin Flaga. Toilet Set, Anierimminade Sham and Plaster Nay flee' flame Items"rangi4 to nide° from. 98.00 to 927.00 * dozen. Complete line of Military &nice Men's articles. such as

cllir.e4l.D.e.ttra41,1,,.NteneY Belts. Money 'Clips, Pit...Patriotic

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Wo pay MORE -you buy fur LESS, bemuse we're America's host known. biggest Meter. Thousands upon thousands of new and used, Guns from $5 -.up to the finest. All modals. gauges, calibers, makes- Winchester, Remington. Coll, Beerier, Smith t. Wesson, No. We also buy, sell or tootle Ammunition. Fishing Tackle, Outhnords, Golf Equipment, Mew- trim, Old Cold, Cameras, Diamonds, Sewelty, Sports Clothing, etc. Describe fully what you hare to trade or sell for cash. -Money Back Guarantee" backed by 55 years' fair dealing. Free "Guaranteed Bargain Catalog" featuring thousands of "Hard-to. net" items, Bend Moto (refunded with first order) to cover handling costs. K LEIN'S SPORTING 60005, INC., Milton P. Klein, Pres.,DOSN,South Halsted, Chime,

and open sails are %-Inch wide. Bottom of the Jug is green, representing water, and the boat and sails are white. Jug has a red cork. Puzzle is: "How did the boat get into the Jug?"

Novelty Pants A cute item for servicemen to send

back home are the novelty pants being featured by Mitt Williams Novelty Com- pany. The pants are made of rayon and come in assorted colors with lace edges. Name of any camp or city is printed on them,

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EVERY MAN AND WOMAN IS A CUSTOMER. A GUARANTEED SALE EVERY TIME

RETAILS AT 25c YOUR COST -

$2 per doz. it's mode to hold ration Book Nos.2-3.Fits pocket or purse. Handsome leatherette and availoble in assorted colors.

NOT A FAD - NOT A CRAZE A NECESSITY FOR EVERYBODY

ORDER TODAY SEND CASH WITH ORDER

MINIMUM ORDER -3 DOZ.

MILITARY PILLOW

TOPS

SERVICE 'BANNERS

Army, Nary. Ma. rinr. Air Corps. Satin with , gold fringe. Asst, inscriptions and insigruan. Asst. cobra, 20"520". S5.50 Dos. Names of any Pnst or Comp FREE with order of 2 grom or more. Stroke Banners. 0x12, Red, Wh. & 1. , stars. 5I.50 Doz.. S113.00 Gross. 13IME- DIATE DELIVERYI ra deposit with order. balance C.O.D., F.O.B. N. Y.

AAA FLAG CO 247 W. 34th St.

Hew York City

CARNATIONS-FOR MOTHER'S DAY Bost Quality Cloth

Carnations Rod White- Pink

Na, 65 - Cloth Carna- tion. 1536.00 per 1000; 53.76 per 100. Pro. Par. Green Fern for Carnations. Per dozen bunches, $3.50. Throe bunches Fors required for each 100 Carnations. Send for Now Price List of Flowers, Wreaths, Sprays, Nannies sad all Fallacies for Mothers' Day and Memorial Day.

50%, Deposit, Balance C. 0. D.

FRANK GALLO importer & Manufacturer

1429 LOCUST ST., ST. LOUIS, MO.

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Nn. num-contain, 70 Indly dual mins. All American made goods In colorfu cabinet, Brings, In $7.00 at 100 a sale. Fast seller to dealers at $5.25. Sells out In 2 to 8 I rs., according to reports. Blo repeater. Order 1 to 10 and con- vince yourself. Guaranteed to sell or you etc your money back. Shipped express or freight, shipping therms collect. Ship. wt. 10 the Sample deal $3.50. Lots of 10-S3.35 Each. SPORS CO.. 448 Lamont. Lc Center. Minn.

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PRINT ANY NAME OF CAMP OR CITY

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Made of extra fine quality rayon in assorted colors with taco edges. FAST 500 retailer. Sand 250 for samplo-lots of 100 or morn, $15.00 rico hundred. 25% required on all orders, balance, C. 0, D. PREPAID TO YOUR CITY.

MILT WILLIAMS NOVELTY CO.

1033.1035 Mission St. San Francisco, Calif.

FOR SALE

BINGO DEALS Complete and clicked, $2.25 while

they last.

Colberl Coin Machine Co. Nebraska City, Neb.

FOR PITCHMEN fv BILL BAKER Lem..1 U U C-.45

Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, Ohio.

TED LONG . . .

pipes from Miami that Mrs. James Neal, known to many of the fraternity as Miss Ghoffln, was recently' released from women's branch of the armed service, ho which she enlisted, due to illness, and is cleaning up on Wonder Press Cloths in Lilo Kress Store, Miami.

OPTIMISM is the yeast of selling. It raises the dough.

MICKLEY BUCK BILL . . .

has transformed his New York gift shop on West 23d Street into what he terms the "Giant Panda Shop" and reports excellent biz.

ARCHIE SMITH .. .

the "Mark Twain of Pitchdom," is on his way back to join Nell Kane in a glass-cutting act, according to Carl Her- ron, who pipes from New York.

IN PITCHDOM; Croat minds discuss ideas; avorage minds discuss events, and small minds discuss fellow pitchman.

BABE AND BLACKY BEARD . .

are still conducting their phosphorus flower and novelty shop on New York's 69th Street, across from Bloomingdale department store, and have a line window flash and one of the best locations in the city.

JAMES L. OSBORNE . . .

blasts from Lufkin, Tex., that lie and Solder Red have just about had an exclusive on the Lone Star State, not having spotted another pitchman in those parts all winter. Osborne says business 1s big and weather is swell.

A HICK TOWN Is a place where a fine girl finally gives up and marries a Jerk became she has no chance to meet anybody else.

BIG AL ROSS WILSON . . .

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BUFFALO BEN . . .

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traded his crystal ball and blindfold for a kit of machinist's -tools and is doing war work for the duration. He would like to read a pipe here from Jack and Francis Zimmerman, Bob Friedman, Bert Goodman; Butler, of Evershine fame; Seymour and Rose Jacobs, and Zelda Lupton.

PEOPLE ARE WILLING to help a chap who can't help himself, but as soon as a pitchman is able to help himself, and does it, they loin in making his life as uncomfortable as possible.

JUDGE J. FRANK HAITHCOX who daily airs the Tire Peaceful Valley With the Old Judge program over WHKY, Hickory, N. C., reports that he Is maintaining top sales with his med pitch over the ether. Halthcox recently spotted Frank Blanton, Big Sam, Doc Teague working the North Carolina territory.

IT'S GOOD to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.

CARL HERRON . . .

claims a victory for the Pltchmen and Peddlers' Association in the recent favorable decision of the New York Courb of Appeals in the suit Instituted by the Good Humor Ice Cream Corporation. Carl opines that New York pltehmen's 'two -year battle with Mayor La. Guardia has been finally won.

Pitehdoni Five Years Ago

Doc George M. Reed was pitching in Terre Haute, Ind. ... Ricton, "Barnum of the sticks," woe preparing his outfit for the fourth year under canvas.... Made- line E. Ragan, traveling in a new car to Houston, narrowly escaped death when the auto caught fire. . . . Sister Mary reported business improving in Long Beach, Calif. . . . Lew Masser quit pitching to go back to work as a shoe

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salesman. . Jim Ferdon was operating a store in Galveston. Tex. . . . Paul Hauck, Jam and med man, was laying over in Detroit waiting for better weather and repairing hie canvas.... Jim Heed worked Detroit with soap... , Joe Steele was bringing hearty laughs in the Ike and Mike pitch store in Detroit.

Jimmy Burnell was working Lexington, Ky., with hones and paste. . . Harry Carry was readying his jam auction store for one of the big shows. . . Charley Montgomery, former pen and coupon worker, switched to the med line, making good in his first stand at Pineville, Ky.

.Ed Ross took over Sgt. Frank Points'. pitch store in New York. . . Harry (Razor) Riley arrived In Hot Springs with plenty of shekela. . . . Mrs. Harry Howard and husband on sick list at Wartrace, Tenn. . . . Keyes Milton and two entertainers worked farm sales in Southern. Illinois, splitting time with corn-punk worker Joe Clark. . . . Louis Hendry and James Krester were working the courthouse lawn in Pineville, Ky., with sharperners and solder. . . Glen Hall was working thru Southern Ken- tucky. . . THAT'S ALL.

The Unusual By E. F. HANNAN

T HAVE a letter from a showman who has been operating a combination wax

and novelty show patterned on the Chamber of Horrors idea. He says that c-astorners go stronger for the villians than they do for heroes. Years ago I went into an exhibition of this kind in London that had busts of all the killers from Cain to Jack the Ripper. The owner remarked: 'They linger longer at the ones that have committed the Most crimes. They like the abnormal.",

It is more than likely that It is the unusual rather than the abnormal that interests the public. I knew a showman Who made a living with a bird show. Ho had handsome birds and queer-looking ones. People would pass up the good- looking ones with the fine plumage and hang around the odd-looking ones. Freaks, particularly human ones, have always attracted people and always will.

Pitchmen often take advantage of this inborn curiosity of mankind. Frank Talbot, a pitchman I knew who sold a mending glue, used to carry around a small ship's model made of wood. He'd place the model near his glue bottles and folks would come up and ask, "Did you use the glue in making the model?" "It can be done." Frank would reply. The idea helped his sales.

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Events for TWO Weeks

April 26 -Slay 1 ILL.-Chicago. Olympia Circus at stadium,

24-May 0. MD.-Chevy Chase. Dog Show, 1-2, MINN.-Minneapolis. Sportsmen's ShOw, 29-

May 2. O.- Cleveland. Sportsmen's Show, 24-May 2, OKLA.-Enid, Tel -State Band Festival, 29-

May 1. TENN.-Columbla. Horse Show, 26-may I.

Kin1gsport. Klwanis Club Circus, 26 -May

TEX.-Dublin. Rodeo, 30-May 2.

May 3-8 ALA.-Attalla, Legion 'Spring Festival, 3-8.

Birmingham. Dog Show, 9. ARIL -Said Knob. Strawberry Festival, 2-16. CALIF. - Oakland. Dog Mew, 8-9- ILL.-Chicago. Olympia Circus at Stadium. MO.-St. Louts. Police Circus, 5-18. N. J.-Plainfield. Dog Show, 8.

Trenton. Dog Show, 9. PA.-Philadelphia. Natl. Folk Festival, 5-8.

Pittsburgh, Dog Show, 8-9. TENN.-Chattanooga. Dog show, 9,

Knoxville. Dog Show, 5.

WASH.--Spokane. ivostock Show, 5-7.

Michael Stark, Fred B. Steinberg, Paul E. Studebaker, Julius Turovh, Lloyd I. Thomas, Frank R. Winkley, Sam Wilmer, Ward P. Williams, Ilerman Weiner, Ernest E. \Veneer, Irving C. Ray, Dwight Bazinet and Charles V. Winkley.

Ladies' Auxiliary Regular meeting April 8 saw President

Mrs. Phoebe carsky presiding. On the rostrum with her were Mrs. Edna O'Shea, second vice-president; Lillian Lawrence, chaplain, and Elsie Miller, secretary. Mrs. Filograsse and Cleora Helmer aro recuperating at their homes. Mrs. Lil- lian Woods is seriously ill, Cards were received from Lena Schlossberg and Edyth Rayspi. Blanche Latto 1,VD1f the prize donated by lire, Ida Chase.

After the meeting cake and coffee was served. On April 15 a social was held, with Mrs. Ida Chase and Myrtle Hutt as hostesses. A large crowd attended. Nan Rankine donated a homemade cake, which was awarded to ,Tasuise Rollo. Nu- merous prizes were awarded. Myrtle Hutt left to join All-American axposi- Mon. Grace Goss is in Texas, while Viola Fairly is back home in Wichita, Kan. Data and details on presentation of the ambulance are to be announced later. Mrs. Henry Belden, chairman, will make the necessary arrangements,

NSA (Continua from page 32)

starting to function. Jamboree Commit- tee is now in the making and it is anticipated that records will be broken. Eligi- bility Committee has passed .upon and elected to membership William Terry Martin and Samuel James Golden.

and Donna Glenn instead of the usual silver cups. Stella Linton donated a scarf to the club to 1)0 awarded, with proceeds to go to the auxiliary. Second night of the quiz program got under way with Julia Smith the only member present from the week before. Marie LeDoux and Jewel Jewelman left to Join Russell Bros.' Circus, and Vivian Gar- man was too ill to attend. President Bullock then named Rosemary Loomis and her mother, Jessie -1,,Toomis, and Heeln B. Smith to make up the team. Helen B. Smith was high scorer. Re- freshments were served at adjournment.

Altho many members have left for the road, 40 were present at the April 19 meeting. Cards were read from Tillie Paimateer and Doreen Dyke. Babe Miller's condition was reported improved, but Mario LeFors and Tillie Pahnateer are on the sick list. Virginia. Kline 16 planning to enter St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, Ore., for an operation. Bank night award went to Frances Barth, and the door prize, donated by Marie Tait, woo won by Stella Linton.

Since members are invited to the Rus- sell Bros.' Circus performance April 21, there will be no meeting that night. The following Monday, May 3, will be Mission Beach and Russell Bros.' Circus Night. Pearl Slade spoke briefly, as did Olga Celeste, Sig Dyer, Lucille Dolman, Vivian Gorman, May Alman, Jennie Rawlings, Dot Cronin; Nell Sic, Ethel Hotahing and Nina Rogers. Edith Bullock won the scarf donated by Stella Linton. The quiz program was then held, with Stella Linton, Vivian Gorman, Mabel Brown and Julia Smith participating. Vivian Gorman won. Refreshments were served and cake was donated by Helen Smith.

Ladies' Auxiliary Regular meeting was held on April 14

with 44 members present. War Bona drive got under way, with over $1.000 Worth being purchased by members and friends. It alto was voted to invest $1,500 worth of the Midge Cohen Po, Kiddies and Orphans' Fund. Plans were discussed for the Strawberry Festival to be held April 29, when a $25 War Bond will be awarded. Committees headed by Sisters Ethel Shapiro and Dolly Udowitz are arranging some amusing features, Refreshments will be served.

After much discussion It has been decided that the picnic will be held as usual at Palisades Park June 20. Sister Sherry Mopper underwent an operation and is now on the road to recovery. Sister Ethel Shapiro has been ill with la grippe for about a week. Letters were received from Sister Dode Allen and Secretary Frances Simmons, the latter reporting that Sister Onalee Jones has returned to her home from the hospital, where she recently underwent an operation. Sister Jane Bruderlein attended her first meeting in several weeks, as did Sister Helene Rothstein. Vice-Presi- dent Marlea Hughes was In town for a couple of days on business but was unable to attend the meeting.

A meeting of the ways and means and entertainment committees was held April 21 to discuss plans for the Strawberry Festival to be held in the clubrooms April 29. Sister Edith Devany has received word thru the Red Cross that her brother was wounded in action in North Africa. Sister Irene Moore writes from Baltimore that she will remain there -Rile summer. Her husband, Brother Bill Moore, is still in Philadelphia. Sister Rose Bevans writes that her husband is in the army and that she has taken over his scales in Flint (Mich.) Park. Cor- respondence also was received from Sis- ters Dade Allen and Bee Cohen, both of whom are purchasing War Bonds thru the club. Sister Ethel Shapiro Is still on the sick list, as Is Sister Rose Messias.

SLA (Continued front page 32)

per, Maxwell Harris, Edwin J. Hock, Areal R. Hoyt, Clarence M. Hunter, R. W. Hutchinson, Russell L. Ingle, Al Kamm, Woodrow Jones, Leo Le Doux, John Littau, Roger S. Littleford Jr., Joseph Miles, Alex McLachlan, Henry Minash, John J. O'Connell, Patrick H. O'Sullivan, Leo Overland, William Per- rot, H. V. Petersen, Potey Pivor, Richard Pronath, Robert Revolt, Charles Rosen- mutter, Nick P. Raymond, J. C. Rosen- helm, Wolfe W. Rosenstein, William E. Saunders, Henry Suck, Robert J. Schulze, Max Shaffer, Irving J. Shapiro, William Shulman, Morry Silberman, John A. Sloan, Harry Smiley, Albert 8proull,

PCSA (Continued from page 32)

then discussed. A committee was named by the president to greet members and guests on May 3. Peggy Foretell was appointed chairman. Among those donating cakes were Ida Delano, Stella Linton, Rose Ramie Mary Tully, Marie Tait, Edith Bullock, Frances Barth and Marie Morris. Esther Corley and Rose Rozard were appointed to consult with the men's club regarding details of the event.

Club voted to give War Savings Stamps to the two new babies of Betty McAdams

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MADISON, Wis., April 24.-Motor vehicle bills introduced into the Wiscon- sin Legislature. of interest to carnival and concession operators, include the following:

The Brown Bill, No. 1-S, which seeks to reduce the automobile license fee for all vehicles over 400 pounds by $5 per vehicle beginning with the 1943 registration year.

The Jaciclin-Murray Bill, No. 188-S, to provide quarterly registration fee for busses, trucks and trailers shall be only one quarter of the annual fee instead of one quarter plus $1 as provided for under the present law.

Bill No. 208-A, which would repeal and rewrite the reciprocal truck law to enable the governor and motor vehicle commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements with other States on motor vehicle licenses and taxes.

The Tank Bin, No. 241-A, which would

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require brakes of commercial trailers to be able to stop such vehicles within 50 feet at 20 miles per hour, such brakes to be operated from the propelling vehicle.

Buck Ends Preparations For Debut in Troy, N. Y.

TROY, N. Y., April 21.-0. C. Buck Shows completed repainting and rebuilding activities in local quarters Idols week preparatory to opening their season at Laureate Ball Park today under Veterans of Foreign Wars Post auspices. A crew, under direction of Owner Oscar C. Buck, has been working in new quarters on Fifth Avenue for the last six weeks.

Staff this season includes James L. Quinn, general agent; Patrick OWinnity, business manager; Richard TOL11111.11, office manager; Roy F. Pugh, publicity director; Somme! Beatty, concession manager; Lloyd Coffey, show director; Luke Stalker, master mechanic; R. L. Johnson, electrician, and 0. E. Packard, billposter.

Eddie Borrow will manage the Motor- drome. Jimmy Hurd, formerly with James E. Strates Shows, joined to manage the Side Show. Mow MacDonald will have charge of the Snake Show. Edgar Lewis will handle the camera stores and Samuel Glickman the toy stands. Shows will carry 8 rides, 10 shows and I free acts. Lon Ramsdell, shows' former publicity director, visited quarters last week.

MARRIAGES (Continued from page 27)

man and now in the army, and Linda Darnell, screen actress, in Las Vegas, Nev., April 18.

MARTINE-HEPBURN-F. B. (Mackie) Martine, trainmaster with Mighty Sheesley Midway, and Virginia Mae Hepburn, dancer on the Gay New Yorkers attraction with the some organization, in Meridian, Miss., April 14.

MORRIS-SEARLL -James A. Morris, seaman first class, to Leola Searil, staff member of the Center Theater, Fall River, Mass., at Newburyport, Mass., recently.

PETERSON-GIFFORD-Staff Sgt. Wel- don H. Peterson to Lavonia Ernestine Gifford in Coliseum Hall, Akron, April 11. The bride is the foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Gifford, owners of the Akron Coliseum and a niece of Walter L. Main, former circus owner.

PITCAITHLEY-TOWNSEND-Pfe. Al S. Pitealthley and Lynne Townsend by Rev. Walter H, Traub at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, Omaha, April 9. Both are well known in the rep field and last season were with the Frank Ginni- van Show. Bridegroom is now in special service office at the army air field in Carlsbad, N. M. Bride, the daughter of Roy and Peggy Levine, recently concluded a season with the Lewis Players.

POOLE-POST-Forrest Poole II, concession operator with World of Pleasure Shows, to Lewella Post, dancer and singer, in Newport, Ky., April 1.

ROOK-THOMPSON-Corp. Earl Rook, formerly of the Badger State Amuse- ment Company and now stationed at Port Riley, Kan., to Jerry Thompson, formerly with J. J. Page Exposition Shows, recently.

SIIPCIK-ENLERS-Robert Seicik, nonpro, and Annemarie Ehlers, of the pro gram departMent of Station WF'IL, Phil- adelphia, April. 24 in Detroit.

VATJGHN-ANDERSON-Pvt. Thomas J. Vaughn, army air corps, to Helen Ander- son, nurse, formerly on the staff of the Loew Poll Theater, Hartford, Conn., at Miami Beach, Fla., recently.

&Ai A daughter, Peggy Ann, to Mr. and Mrs.

Prather Sargent in Detroit March 28. Father was formerly a ride foreman.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Groesse at Santa Monica, Hospital, Santa Monica, Calif., April 12. Father is art director at Metro.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold IVIortis recently in Providence. Father is assist-

. ant manager of Loew's Poll Theater, Springfield, Mass.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goffman April 4 at Mount Sinai Hospital, Phila- delphia. Father is a former dancer and now day manager of the Shubert Grill, Philadelphia.

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Rosenbaum April 3 at Sea Isle City Hos- pital, Sea Isle City, N. J. Mother is the former Zoe Kennedy, musical comedy dancer.

A son, Charles LeRoy, to Charles and

Edna Louise (McOwen) Clark, well known in the rep field, in Chicago March 1.

A daughter, Patricia Ii, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Siee .April 2. Father is MOM press and exploitation representative In Michigan.

A daughter, Ruth Babette, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Singer March 31 at Lying-In Hospital, Philadelphia. Father is music and movie critic for The Phila- delphia Inquirer.

A daughter, Laura Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Darr at Hendricks Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Tex. Parents formerly were with the Darr-Gray Stock Company. Father Is with the Army Signal Corps at Camp Barkely, Tex. Grandfather, A. G. Kelly, is general agent of Miller Bros' Circus.

A son, Stephen Kent, to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dale, of Chicago, April 2. Father is announcer on WIND, Gary, Ind.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Berk at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, April 4, Father was formerly prop man for Pine-Thomas, movie producers.

A son, Addison III, to Mr. and Mrs. Addison Smith IX March 30 in New York. Father is production supervisor of the Quiz of Two Cities show.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Irwin recently. Irwin formerly was owner of the Palace Theater, Penacook, N. H.

A girl, Rose Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conner April 1 in St. Louts. Father plays drums and vibes in Carl lichen- garten's orchestra. Mother is former Rosalie Garrett, nonpro.

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blumberg April 13 at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. Father is manager of the Senate Theater, that city.

A son to Mr, and Mrs. Tony DeCarlo April 15 at St. Agnes Hospital, Phila- delphia. Father is manager of Warners' New Palace Theater, that city.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Karpen April 15 at Frankford Hospital, Phila.del- Vila. Father is manager of the Edge- mont Theater, that city.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Cobb at

May 1, 1943 1 Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Hollywood, April le. Mother is the former Helm) Beverly father is under contract at 20th Century-Fox.

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers sot Hollywood Hospital, Holly- wood, April 18. Father is cowboy film

actor' A son, Scott Duncan, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacDon'ald in Chicago April 14. Father is news editor at Station WIND, Gary, Ind.

A. son to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pouzz. nor recently in Middletown, Conn. Father owns the Middlesex Theaters chain in Connecticut.

A daughter, Patricia. to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Burke at Teresian Lying-In Hospital, Newton, Mass., April 14. Father Is a carnival concessionaire.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schwartz at Michael Meager Hospital, Texarkana, Ark. Parents are with the Great Sutton Shows.

'.';we've; William B. Dinsmore, composer, from

Mrs. Edith T. Dinsmore in Reno, Nev., March 31.

Eddie Norris, screen actor, from Mickey June Satterlee in Hollywood March 29. Norris formerly was married to Ann Sheridan, film actress,

Mary Creed Patio, nonpro, from J00 Patio, musician and orchestra leader f" known as Joseph Fisher, March 27 in Philadelphia.

L111 Damita, film actress, from Errol 7 Flynn, film actor, in Hollywood April 7.

Edith Grant Aiken from Louis E. Aiken Jr., Nashville radio singer and announcer, in Cincinnati April 18.

Rosemary Strong, Detroit radio singer, from Caspar H. A. Strong, nonpro, in le Detroit recently.

Jeanne Conroy from Tex Conroy, formerly with. World of Mirth Shows, in Indianapolis April 23.

Esther R. Stokes from Harold B, Stokes, orchestra leader, in Chicago April 22.

LETTER LIST GREGO, Frank Miller, J. E. Melvin Mitchell. Gee. I.

(Continued front page 49) SrrieZ.V.I.c. J. itVn717,4 err' ,,,E. E.

(Pincushion Act) Davis, Mrs. Jackie (8,,,,V) Gilbert Midi% William , TIall. Howard Nelson. Pete Howell, Fred C. David, Mrs. C. D. ...,. ,_ .., _ BROOKSHIRE. Dilbeck, Mrs. Mario mmiefiew. . ado PPPE70.134,Ittemsesa Jack Kelton Dobbins, George Bruce, Edgar Ii English, Sire. Barbanel,. Chas. C. Clod1 haler, hire. Sara Crash HARPER, Willard Pink, William Bydairk, Albert EUBANKS. John Frank Polk, She Bessie BYNUM, James Aradimn, Hartley, Mary Polk, 011ie

touts Felton, S. Nate -Union, George POTTER, Robert Carrigan, 'William (Midget Sampson) newts. Seek P. William

Carding. Victor Flannigan, DorothY T. Felts, Mrs. Arthur IVEY,

,RobertOlifton Piteel,71ohtneejtosep" h

Coleman, William FOSTER, Herbert Jacobs. Mrs. J. It. IIts, 5..,111 Soo Cartrall Kraft, Lords P. Roberts. ... Gee.

Coombs, Raymond Fouts, Jack LaVoll, F. X. Route, Prof. Cowan, W. D. George, Olsen MoSPARREN, SCRAPPER. Louie Cramer, Rag or Gibbons, Frank William Perry taste

Gould, , L7dclas Mackey, II. F. Schropsider, YmItriie. CRENSHAW.Greta lfamseo Richard

Charley Bryant Grant. Everette MARINO, Joseph Schulte, It. W. CUMMINS, Thomas GREGG, Dallas H. Paul Babbette

Shores, Edgar I

Smith, Charles Smith, Wm. D. Stone, J. W. Stole, L. P. Sumption, F. W. Thomas, Harry Tubbs, Eddie Vreeland, Jack Wallace, Al Washburn. B. 0. Waters, afrs. J. A. Welles, Vickie Wells. I.eretts WHITE, William .;

Charles ; WILLIAMS,

Herbert WILLIAMS, Jac WILLIAMS, 1

Willies, Hoary Wiumd, E. L. Woods, Frankio Yoder, Harry Seem, Charlie

PEORIA'S WHITE CITY Amusement Park

Located on the banks or the river three blocks from the heart of the city. The home of the Caterpillar Tractor Co., R. G. LaTerneau and many other Industrial plariti. WANTED-Rides, Concessions of all kinds. Nothing toe largo but must be the BEST. Good proposition for man with portobio Skating Rink. Free parking space for unlimited number or oars. This Is a permanent location and will use outdoor free solo, changing each week. Acts coming this way, communicate with mo. Camp Ellig Just opening Item. Address:

PEORIA'S WHITE CITY, GUY L. BEACH, 021 North flAlatrq, Peoria, III.

M. L. CLARK AND SONS COMBINED CIRCUS Want Acts of all kinds, Riding Act, Animel Set, Aerial and Grotugl Acts, elownes, girl Acts. Will buy or lease Elephant Act.. Want lice, 0 'mournms who known canvas and seats, Sideshow Manager and Sideshow Acta, Colored Band and Min,trel Show, Legal Adjustor. Concessions open. Air Calliope Player and snappy Drummer, Banner Man that can loll banners, Billposter and Lithographer, kfechauic to handle Light' Pints, Working Men. No drunks. WILL BET Seats, 8 by 10 Sideshow Banners, Stake Puller, 10 ft, Top with ono Middle, 14 by 20 ft. Top.

M. L. CLARK & SONS' CIRCUS, 4750 N. Main St., Dayton, Ohio.

HELLER'S ACME SHOWS WANT Bingo, Grind Stores, Shows of merit. I have outfits. N.Varit Spitfire Foreman.

Roy Sheep, come on. Mechanics, Electrician, Ride Help wanted. This week

East Paterson, N. J.; thon South River, N. J.

Address HARRY HELLER, Mgr.

ROCHESTER, PENNA., WEEK OF MAY 31 WM use sensational Free Act, high wiro preferred. Can piece Grub Joint or Cook House. Itahhit Reed. wire. Working Men in all department.. Foreman-Will place Spit Fire Foreman at hir,h

who, Ruby Irene needs Ball Game Agents. Girls for Dancing and Posing Show. Highest raise. Grind Shows with or without own equipment. Legitimate Concessions of all kinds. All wo rt

BERMAN BANTLY Du Bois, Pa.

....L.pyrighted n.



May 1, 1943 GENERAL OUTDOOR. The Billboard 55

Group Would Host U. S. Service Sholviolk on Leave in England

CINCINNATI, April 24. - An English showmen's organization has members who want to act as hosts to any showfolk members of the American armed forces who are on leave In England.

The Pi ((board today was in receipt of the following radiogram:

"Amusement Caterers' Association has

New Park Will Be Opened By Guy L. Beach in Peoria

CHICAGO, April 24.-Guy L. Beach has been in Chicago this week arranging for the opening of a new amusement park in Peoria, Ill. It will be known as White City. It is located on the banks of the Illinois River just a few blocks from the heart of the city.

Rides, concessions and a dance 1.11 and other attractions will he operated, and Beach says he will snake generous use of free acts.

Beach has been well known for years in the repertoire field, having operated

.the Guy and Biota Beach Players.

SOUND TRUCK WANTED Also want High Aerial Free Act. Can place worth-while Grind Show. Few choice Con- ceisions open,

JONES GREATER SHOWS Mason City, W. Va.

P.S.: C. W. Cable, wire.

GEO. ATKINS WANTS

opened register of English showmen hosts who are willing to give hospitality to showiolk. In United States forces who are on leave in England. Guests are to be from amusement parks, carnivals, variety, etc. Please insert, this news and convey to all showmen's associations in the 'United States and Canada. Kindly reply by letter, giving addresses of these associations.

"(Signed) Henry Self, social liaison, Amusement Caterers' Association, Lon- don, England."

This message has been forwarded to the showmen's organizations in the States and the addresses of the various clubs have been mailed to the English association.

Ray Peacock Added To Rin,,tn lino. Staff

NEW YORK, April 24. - A feature writer for the Associated Press here has been added to the Ring ling-Barn= publicity department effective May 1. it was announced by Roland Butler, general press representative. He's Ray Pea- cock, native of La Crosse, Wis. For three years lie was with the AP and before that with Tice Dubuque (Ia.) Telegraph- Herald and Gary (Ind.) Post-Tribune. Joined AP in Milwaukee in 1937, and transferred to Now Tort office in 1910.

He was on the Big Shove for 10 days last season, to get the feel of things. Peacock 'MS a newspaperman at 16 on The Tribune In La Crosse and two years later was named sports editor,

IF you have a sense of humor you cart

AGENTS always get a chuckle by watching the expressions on the faces of women ticket sellers

For Penny Pitches, Poll Down, Pan Game. Also as they stand in a long line at 1 a.m. while 'Erin for Wheels. Lake, City, Fla., tot too weeks, waiting for a slow secretary to check their

care crystal Shows. No collect wires. cash.

MOTORIZED

GILBERT BROTHERS' COMBINED CIRCUS

Season Opens May 26-Clifton, N. J. Booked Solid-Eastern States Until MId-Oct.

- WANT - DRIVERS - RIGGERS AND CANVASMEN

Apply Phil Wirth, Supt. of Lot SEAT MEN - PROP MEN - USHERS

Apply to Joe Daly, Supt, of Seats BUTCHERS - STAND MEN - NOVELTY MEN

Apply to Sidney Coodwalt HARRY SALTZMAN VERNON McREAVY HAL OLVER

Celli Manager Gen'l Agent Gen'I Press Agent ALL ACTS BOOKED BY FRANK WIRTH

CAN USE MORE ACTS AND SIDE SHOW FEATURES 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N, Y. C. - Circle 6-5848

111111...1,

fELL MORE eea

WANTED FOR

Greensboro Amusement Park Greensboro, N. C. (Operated by Geo. A. Hamid and Norman Y. Chambliss)

Opening Friday, May 21, and Continue Thru Labor Day. RIDES of all kinds. Want especially Roll-o-Plane, Octopus, Spitfire, Silver Streak; special proposition to Kiddie Rides. Can place LEGITIMATE CONCESSIONS as follows: Ball Throwing,Games, Pitch Games, including Hoop-La, Pitch-Till-You-Wins, Cigarette Pitch, Shoot-Till-You- Win, Cork Gallery, Duck Pond, Basket Ball Game, Guess-Your-Age and Weight, Novelties, one American Palmistry. ATTRACTIVE proposition to Popcorn and Candy Apples. Exclusive to right prty. Park will support 3 stands. Exclusive on Photo Gallery. Want Frozen Custard or Pineapple Dip, Penny Arcade. Wilt furnish building for Arcade. Will book or finance any new or novel Park Attraction. Park located in Fair Grounds, in the heart of city of 75,000 people PLUS Army Aviation Camp of 40,000 soldiers, located in city limits. Busses run by Park every 30 minutes. No transportation problem. Rides and Concessions playing this park will have chance to play nearby Fairs after Park closes.

Write or Wire Quick, MRS. CLYDE KENDALL, Massager.

NOW when buying at its peak!

BY advertising in The Billboard!

is

ESPECIALLY the big SUMMER SPECIAL

HIS great annual edition will make its appearance .i. the last week of May just as Circuses, Carnivals

and Parks get into the full swing of their seasons and a month before the big July 4 Parades and Cele-

brations.

Your advertisement in this important issue will receive the best possible attention because merchandise buyers use the SUMMER SPECIAL as a seasonal buying guide and reference book.

Special editorial features assure lasting reader attention, and wider circulation gives complete coverage, better returns and low cost per order.

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56 The aillboar(.f GENERAL OUTDOOR May 1, 1943

Palisades Park Opem With Big War.Baad Rally

NEW YORK, April 24.-Idea spring weather and plenty of customers greeted Palisades (N. J.) Amusement Park today as it became the first spot In the metropolitan arca. to rush the season with an Easter Saturday preen). Rosenthal Bros.' playground looked shipshape following several weeks of Intensive preparation, including liberality with pastel paints.

Opening-day promotion was a War Bond rally tonight, with Walter Thorn- ton Models selling bonds and stamps and acting as ride partners to buyers of 81,000 certificates. Later in the evening they acted as dance mates to those who upded with 000 bonds.

Mal Hallett ork played for the free offering, featuring Sensational Marion, With the Hallett outfit booked for the week-end doubling on free terpery In the PAP Casino. As per lust year. servicemen In uniform will be admitted free any clay.

Jack and Irving Rosenthal ore the Operators, Bert Nevins the publicity advertising chief and Charles C. (Doc) Monts the promotion-outing manager. Joe McKee is construction superintendent, and Al McKee is general superintendent. Anna Halpin is treasurer and Phil Smith Is manager of the big pool Which opens late in May.

George A. Harold books the free nets and the Music Corporation of America the bands:

ROUTES (Contimsed /rapt page /0)

Hoffman Sisters (Clover) Portland, Ore., 26. May 2, nc; (Antato's Supper Club) Astoria, Ore., 3-9, no.

Holton, Mary )Oriental) Chi, t. Hollywood Blondes, Three (Music Hall)

(NYC, t. Holman. Libby (La Vie Parlstenne) NYO, so, Hosier, Beverly Olertolottrs1 NYC, no. Hoslcins. Helene (Blue Angel) NYC, no. Hoveler. Winnie, Dancers (Tic Toe) Montreal,

Howard,, Johnny (El Morocco) Montreal, no. Howard-Paysee Dancers (llipp) Bellmore, t. Howard's, Harry, Bombshells Of 1949 (Orien-

tal) Chi. t. Marjorie (Zebra) NYC. ne.

Hudson,. Sunny (Oriental) Ohl. t. Hutton, Marion, Co. (Rosy) NYC. t.

Jackson. & Nedra (Flamingo) Chi. no.

Jennings. Don & Sally (Bismarck) Chi, h. Jessie & James (Palace) Cleveland. t. Johnson, Ginger (Pork Central) NYC, h. Johnson, Johnny (Casbah) NYC, ne.

Kay, Beatrice (Michigan) Detroit. t. Kellerman, Mimi (Capitol) Washington, t. Keyboard Males (Sawdust Trail) NYC, nc. Keyes, Frances (Sawdust Trani NYC, on. Kidd, Ruth. & Frank McCormick (Kennedy's)

Binghamton. N. Y., nc. King, Carol (Riobamba) NYC, no, King Sisters, Four (Chicago) Chi, t. Mellow, Bonnie (Louise's Monte Carlo) NYC,

ne. Kula, Matte (CSC-Show) Hattiesburg, Miss.,

25-May 1.

LaBato, Paddy (Stevens) Cleveland, o. LaClalree (Flamingo) OM, ne. La Vohs. Don, & Carlotta (Utah Canteen

Service) Salt Lake City. Lawlor, Terry (Hellenden1 Cleveland, It. LaZellas, Aerial (Carnival) Douglas, Ariz., Lee, Bob (Wive]) NYC. re. Lee, Lois (Villa Madrid) Pittsburgh, Sc. Letter & Martin (El Morocco) Montreal, rm. Leone, Benny (Ellaosy Maxie's) Hollywood, an. Lester & /rmajean (Lyric) Salt Lake City. t;

(Bank) Ely, Nev.. 3-8. no. LOWS, Ralph (3700 Club) Cleveland, no.

WANTED Up to 200 New zed Used

BEACH UMBRELLAS Must be in sound condition. Quote lowest price and quantity first fetter.

MARLIN AMUSEMENT CO. 4018 Kansas Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.

sontotwatswomusownwst

AMMUNITION WANTED .22 SHORTS

$135.00 PER CASE ANY QUANTITY

VERNON STEWART i 02C1 P,entls 0(0, Potsmo,;t1), Pa

Lillane & Mario (Edgewater Beach) Chi. h. Lit, Bernie (Sliver Dollar) Baltimore. no, Long, Walter (Commodore) NYC. h. Louis & Cherie (Ga -o-Nile Club) Junction

City, Kati., 26-May 10, nc. Llicero. Normadta (Zebra+ NYC. sic. Las Raines. Pasy (Leon & Eddie's) NYC, ne, Lynne, Ada (Traver) Kansas City, 140., t.

M Maggl (Armando's) NYC, nc.

Me biey, Jackie Ubangi NYC, no. Munn, June tHurricanei NYC. Manners, Judy (Park Central' NYC. h. Marcus, A. B., Revue (Rosy) Atlanta, t. Mario & Florin (Earle) Washington. t. Marlowe, Sylvia (Blue Angell NYC. on. Marquette, Pee Wee IPlantationt NYC. no. Martingales. The (Flamingo) CM, no. Mulvey. Gene (Earle) Washington, t. Mason, Melissa tLe Rub. Bleu; NYC. nc. Masters & Rollins (Pula.) Cleveland, t. Maurice & Cordoba (Mount Royal) Mont-

real. h. Max .d Oang (Oriental) Chl, May, Marty 'Rout NYC, t. Mayehoff. Eddie (Le Ruh. Bleu) NYC, Be. Mayln (El Morocco) Montreal. no. Melville, June (Sawdust Trail, NYC, no. Mich., Machael (Russian Kretehtna) NYC,

re. Miles, Jackie (La ;Vied Miguel NYC. nc, Milskaya (141. Vie Parisienne) NYC, no. Milton, Prank (Oriental) Chi, t. Mine & Late (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Atoncito & Lao (Havana-Afacirldt NYC, ne. Monk, Julius (Le Ruban Bleu) NYC. no. Montague. Duke ;Nevada Blitmorm Las Vegas,

Nev.. 26-May 5, h. Monti, Milli (La Martiniquel NYC, ne. Montoya. Carlos (Cash.) NYC, nc. Montverde. !lector (Mite Angel( NYC, tic. Moore, George W. (Sportsmen's Show in

Auditorimm Minneapolis, 12-30. Moore. Patti (S)ipsy Maxie's) Hollywood, rte. Morris, Will, & Bobby (Hamid-Morton Cir-

cus) Buffalo 26-May 1. Morrissey. Tex (Hollendent Cleveland, h. Murphy, Jean (Monte Carlo) NYC, ne. Murphy Sisters (Commodore) NYC. h. Murray, Wynn (La Martinique) NYC, Ile. Myrus (Mount Royal) Montreal, h.

Nadell, Ronny (Old Roumanian) NYC, re. Nendes Sisters (Yacht) Pittsburgh, no. Nolan, Cissie (W1.1) NYC. re. Novak Sisters (State)NYC, t.

0 Oslo, Teresita (El Chico) NYC, ne. Oxford Boys (Chicago) Chi, t.

Palmquist, Eric (Tic Toe) Montreal, no. Parker, Paulette (Ringside) NYC. a Parker, Ray (Savoy Plaza) NYC, 11. Pickford, Murry (Ford) Buffalo, h, Ptimus, Pcttri (Cafe Society Downtown) NYC,

na Platt, Johnny (La Vista) Clovis, N. M., nc, Porter, Prank (Hickory House) NYC. re. Purney, Leah (Maxim's) Bronx, NYC, no.

Rand, Sally (Brown Derby) Chi, ac, Randall. Earl (Bismarck) Chi, h. Pane. Victoria (Bay Tabula) NYC, ne. Pasha & Mirka (La Vie Parlsienne) NYC, no, Roy, Claire. Girls (Nixon) Pittsburgh, re. Ray, Gil (Flamingo) Chi, nc. Raye, Iris (Monte Carlo) NYC. as. Reyes, Raul & Eva (Stanley) Pittsburgh, t. Reyes, Revs (Cesbahl NYC. na Reynolds Si Donegan Skaters (Madison Sq.

Garden) NYC. Rhythm Rockets, Four (Latin Quarter) NYO,

nc. Rhythmettes, Three (Tower) Kansas City,

Mn,, t. Richey. Jean (Earl Carroll Theater) Holly-

wood, Calif. Roberts, Dave, Trio (Jack Dempsey's) NYC,

re. Retinal. Adrian, Trio (State) NYC, t. Robinson. Gil (Helsing's) Chi, re. Boner, Fred (Jefferson) St. Loeb, h. Rosario, Alberto, Trio (Don Julio's) NYC, ne. Malta & Deno (Chez Parcel Chi, no. Ross, Stuart (Blue Angel) NYC, no. Rubin, Bonny (State) NYC,. t. Russell, Connie (Chez Pares) Ohl, Ile.

Salamack, Tony, Trio (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport. Icy., nc.

Batch & Satchel (Trot) NYC, nc. Scott. Jean (Slapsy Maxie's) Hollywood. nc. Sharon. Ann (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Shaw, Wini (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC, on. Shown, Dorothy (Music Hall) NYC, t. Shea, Chautse (885 Club) Ohl, an. Sheldon, Charles (Colosimo's) Chi. sic. Sheldon. Gene (Stanley) Pittsburgh, t. Shure (Harlequin) NYC, sac, Sinatra, Frank (Riobamba) NYC, no. Sinclair & LeRoy (Regal) Ohl, t. Slim & Sweets (Ubangi) NYC, no. Sion, Estelle (Ch. Parcel Chi, no, Smith. Betty Jane (Beverly Hills) Newport.

Ky., cc, Smith, Canfield (Temple) Rochester, N. Y., t. Smith, Cyril (Traver) Kansas City, Ma. t. Smith & Dale (Oriental) Chi, t. Sonia (Ubangi) NYC. nc. Southern Sisters (Tie Toe) Milwaukee 28-

May 8, no. Spencer, Kenneth (Cafe Soclet% Downtown)

NYC, cc. .porn & Dukoff (Nell House) Columbus, 0., h. Saringman. Fag. (Capitol) Washington, t. Standish, Helen( Wet. Penn) Pittsburgh. h. Stevens. Virginia (Old Roumanian) NYO, re. Stockwell. Harry (Belmont Plaza) NYC. h. Stoyenovsky, Arcady (Russian Kretchma)

NYC, re. Stuart. Gene (Howdy) NYC. nc. Sullivan, Maxine (Le Ruben Bleu) NYC,. nc, Sumner. Helen (Ivanhoe) Chi, re, Suns, Three (Piccadilly) NYC. h. Sven & Birch (Leon & Eddie's) NYO, no.

T Tana (Bismarck) Ohl, h. Tatum. Kay (Iceland) NYC. re. Taylor, June, Dancers (Hurricane) NYC, Ile, Templeton, Aloe (Waldorf-Astoria) NYO, h. Teresite, (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h.

Therrien, Henri (Palace) Manchester, N. H., 29-May 2, t.

Thompson, Kenneth (Ronser's Neptune Munn) Washington. N. C.

Three Business Alen & Pearl (Leon & Eddie's) NYC. nc.

Tomack. Sid (Slapsy Maxie's) Hollywood, no. Travers. Pat (Hickory Hanel NYC, re. Toy & Wing (RKO-Boston) Boston. t.

V Valencia, Jose (Havana- Madrid) NYC, ne. Valeska, Geri. (Beggar Bart NYC. ne. Valle. Camilla (Bertolottrst NYC, ne. Van, Otis (Lookout House) Covington, Ky., on. V.., Joel (Park Cottrell NYC, h. Vance, Terry (Villa Madrid) Pittsburgh. no. Vargas, Amelia (Havana-Macirld) NYC, no. Vadat & Vida (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. Vincent, Romo (Chez Perch) Chi. nc,

Ware, Leonard, Trio (Blue Angel) NYC. Warfield, Wynne (Bertolotths) NYC. no. Waters, Edith (Belmont Plaza) NYC, Is. Waters, MINI (Strand) NYC, t. Wanes (Versalllest NYC, nc. Whaling. Bobby (Orpheum) Omaha, t. White, Madelyn (Bertolottral NYC, no, White. Danny (Iceland) NYC, re, White, Eddie (Villa Madrid) Pittsburgh, ne. White. Jimmy (Ubangi) NYC. no. Williams, Bob, & Red Dust (Chicago) Chi, t. Williams. Frances (Mon Parer) NYC, tic. Wilson, Dooley (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC,

Winng. Toy (Rory) NYC, t. Wright. Earl. & Partners (USG -Shawl Or-

lando, Flu.. until May 15. Wyse. Revs (Hurricane) NYC, Re,

Yale, Chick, Otto Viola Sa Pete Roberts (Hffilllid-Morton Circus) Buffalo 28-May 1,

Zalipskayn, Lalla (Russian Kratchma) NYC,

ffioske. a. Karen (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h.

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL (Routes are for current week when no

dates are given)

Arsenio and Old Lace (Geary) San Francisco. Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo (Locust St.)

Phila. Chatham), Ruth (Erlanger) CM. Claudia. (Colonial) Boston. Cornell, Katharine (Can) Detroit. Cry Havoc (Plymouth) Boston. Dough Girls (Selwyn) Chi. Dracula (Klein Auditorium) Bridgeport,

Conn., 30; (Bushnell Awl.) 'Hartford May 1. Eve of St. Mark (Nixon) Pittaburgb. Gilbert & Sullivan Operas (Wilma) Missoula,

Mont.. 28; (Rainbow) Great Fails 30; (Bab- cock) Billings, May 1.

Good Night ladies (Blacksionel Chi. Homo Front, The (National) Washington. Junior Miss (Metropolitan) Seattle. Junior Miss (Royal Alexandra) Toronto. Life With Father (Biltmore) Los Angeles. Porgy & Bess (Curran) San Francisco. San Carlo Opera Co. (Boston 0. H.) Boston. Show Time (Shubert) Boston. Student Prince (Forrest) Phila. Tobacco Road (Shubert) New Haven, Conn. You Can't Take It With You (Shubert-

Lafayette) Detroit.

ICE SHOWS ON TOUR Carnival on Ice (Netherland Plaza Hotel)

Cincinnati. ice-Capades of 1043 (Pan-Pacific Auditorium)

Los Angeles. until May 31. Lamb-Yocum. Ice Parade (Ben Franklin Hotel)

Phila. McGowan as Mack (Palace Hotel) San Fran-

cisco. Stars on ice (Sonja ;lento & Arthur Wirtz)

(Center Theater) NYC. Victor's, Art. I. Parade of 1943 (Hotel Adol-

phus) Dallas.

CARNIVAL (Routes are for current week when no dates

are given,. in some taste.es possibly mailing paints are listed,)

Alamo Expo.: Laredo. Tex. All-American Expo.: Huntsville, Ma. Alien, Fred: Syracuse. N. Y. American Beauty: Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; Do

Soto 3-6. B. & H.: Columbia. B. C. B. & V.: Hackensack, N. J.; Clifton 3-8. Bach, 0. J.: Clayville, N. Y.: Utica 3-8. Badger State: Milwaukee, Wis. Baker United: Edinburg, Ind.; Columbus 3-8. Bantly's All-American: Du Bois, Pa. Baysinger, AI: (vandeventer & Washington)

St. Louis, Mo. Bazinet: Minneapolis, Minn. Barkoot Eros.: Toledo. 0. Bee's Old Reliable: Richmond, Ky. Boswell's Am,: Smithfield, Va.; Fort Usils 3-0. Bright Lights Expo.; honaconing, Md.; Ali-

quippa, Pa., 3-8. Buck. 0. O.: Troy, N. Y. Buckeye Expo.: Halls, Tenn. Buckeye State: Malden, Mo., 28-May 2; Alton,

Ill, 5-15. Burke, Harry: independence. La. Byers Bros.: Cape Girardeau, Mo. Capell Bros.: Savanna, Okla. Cann & Wilson:' (20th & Kirk Ave.) Beni-

more, Md.; (Ostend & Hamburg lilts.) Balti- more 2-8,

Chanos, Jimmie: Portland, Ind., 1-8. Chatham Am, Co.: Jefferson, S. C. Coleman Bros.: Middletown, Conn.; Williman-

tic 3-8. Colley, J. J.: Eufaula, Okla. Craig, Harry: Wichita Falls, Tex. Crescent Ain. Cb.. West. Columbia, B. C.; Con-

cord, N. C., 3-8. Ounningham's Expo.: New Matamoros, 0., 1-8. Curl. W. B.: London, 0., 1-8. Dick's Paramount: Baltimore, Md. Dixie Belle: Cannelton, Ind., 1-8. Dodson's World's Palo Tyler, Tex. Dudley, D. S.: Wichita, Kan. Dumont: Belair, Md. Dyer's Greater: Marked Tree, Ark.; /Dale 34.

Edwards, J. R.: Wooster, O.; Galion 3-8. Elite Expo.: Coffeyville, ICan.; Independence

3-8, Endy Bros. & Prell's Combined: Boston & Ell-

wood Ave., Baltimore, Md. Expo. at Home: Bridgeport, Pa. Fidier's United: St. Louis, Mo. Fitzpatrick, G. T.: Fords, N. J.; S. Amboy 3-8, Francis -Maher: (Virginia & Eicheibergem Bt,

Louis, Mo, Franks: Macon, Ca. Garden Stale: Blatington, Pa., 1-8. Gaway: omega, Ga, Genoa's United: Seymour, Ind, Gold Medal: Paducah, Ky., 3-8. Gooding: Marion, 0.; Newark 3-8. Gooding Greater: Springfield, 0.; Chillicothe

3-8. Grady, Kettle: Courtland, Ala.; Sheffield 3-8. Great Lakes Expo.: Albany. Ga. Great Sutton: Blytheville. Ark., 1 -0, Happy Attractions: iffirlcitsville 0.

J Heller's Acme; E. Paterson, N. J.; South Trivet 3-8.

Rennie:: Bros.. Bt. Louis. Mo., 1-8. Heth, L. J.: Nashville, Tenn. Hite's Greater: Chariest., W. Va. Jones, Johnny J., Expo.: Washington, D. 0

28-Alay 8. Rims, W. C.: Edenton. N. C. Lake State: Detroit, Mich, Lawrence Greater: Eastern & bundock Ayes.,

Baltimore, Md. Lewis, Art: (Monticello Ave. & 20(11 St.) Nor-

folk. Va. Liberty United: Nor')) Charleston, S. C. McKee. John: Parma, Mo.; Dexter 3-8. Midwest: Las Vegas, Nev. Moore's Modern: 13enten, III. Motor City: Toledo. 0., 28-May 9, Mound City: (18th & Ann Sts.( St. Louis, Mo. Oliver Am. Co,: (9600 S. Broadway) St. Louis,

Page J. J.: Johnson City. Tana., Peppppers All -State: Smithers, W,

May 1 y.; 1-701111

Ploasaut 3 -0, Rogers Greater: Mount Vernon. Hi.: Mattoon

3-8. Rogers & Powell: Grenada, Miss. Rubin & Cherry Expo.: at. Louis, Mo., 3-8. Scott' Expo.: Maryville, Tenn. Sh.reeensincy, 311401clway: Anniston. Ala,; Nashville,

Siebrand; Douglas, Ariz. Smith, George Clyde: DuncansvIlle, Pa., 6-15. Snapp Greater: Cartilage, Mo. Sperks, J. F.: Birmingham, Ala. Star Ant. Co.: Monticello, Ark.; Judsonla 2-15, Strates, James E.: Chester. Pa. Sunset Am. Co.: Excelsior Springs, Mo., 1-8. Tassell, Barney: Iticinnond, Va.. 26-May 8. Tidwell, T. J.: Ocleasa, Tex.; Pecos 3-8, Tivoli Expo.: Neosho. Mo. United Expo.: Leesville, La. Virginia Greater: Suffolk. Va. Wallace Bros.: Hopkinsville, Ky. Ward, John R.: Ponchatoule, La. West Coast Victory: Martinez, Calif.; Vallejo

3-8. Wolf, K.: Keasbey, N. J. World of. Mirth: Richmond. Va., 3-8. World of Pleasure: Monroe, Mich., 29-May 8. World of Today: Wichita, Kan.; Junction City

3-0. YAM Ant. Co.; at, Paul, Minn., 1-8. Yellowstone: Albuquerque, N. M., 26-May 8. Zacchlni Bros.; Martinsville Va.

CIRCUS Arthur Bros.: Modesto, Calif., 27-28; Stockton,

29-30; Tracy May 1. Cole Bros.: Evansville. Ind.. 27; Terre Haute

28; Indianapolis 29-May 2; La Fayette 3; Anderson 4; Hamilton, 0., 5; Cincinnati 6-9, 1

Colo. James M.: Palmyra, N. Y., 5; Canan- daigua 6; Penn Yon 7; Corning 8; Bath 10; Hornell 11; Wellsville 12.

Dailey Bros.; San Angelo, Tex.. 27; Winters 20; Merkel 29; Anson 30; Rotas May 1.

I/amid-Morton: Buffalo, N. Y.; 26-May 1; St. Louis, Mo., 5-18.

Kelley-Miller Bros.: Hugo, Okla., 1-2. Mills Bros.: Wadsworth. 0., 27; Orrville 28:

Minerva 29; Lisbon 30; Louisville May 1; Massillon 3.4; Medina 5; Wellington 6; Elyria 7; Lorain 8.

Polack Bros.: (Civic Auditorium) San Fran- cisco, Calif., 20-May 8.

Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey: (Madi- son Square Garden) New York City, until May 15.

Russell Bros.: Los Angel., Calif., April 38- May D.

Wallace Bros.: Portsmouth, 0., 28. Wirth, Frank: New Haven, Conn., 26-May 1.

MISCELLANEOUS Barrett, Roy (Stadium Circus) Chicago 33-

May 9. Birch, Magician: Popular Bluff, Mo., 28; Dex-

ter 29; Sikeston 30; Chaffee, May 3; Cape Girardeau 4; Flat River 5; Washington O.

Burke & Gordon: Indianapolis 26-May 1. DeCleo, Harry, Magician: Marysville, 0.. 28-

May 1. Frye, Magician: Auburn, N. Y., 30. Green, Magician: Mundare, Alta. , Can., 26-

May 1; /nnisfree 3-4; Panoka Hutchens Museum: Laredo, Tex., 26 -May 1. Lippincott, Magician (Lyric) Waycross, Ga.,

28; (Temple) Jacksonville, Fla.. 29-May 5; (State) Tallahassee 6.

Long, Leon, Magician; Wilmington, N. 0., 26-30.

Lucy. Thos. Elmore: Gainesville, Mo., 281,

Rolla 30; University City, May 1-10. Ricton's Dogs, school show: Port Payne. Ala.,

26-May 1. Sisco, Henry, Tent Theater: Waynesville.

28 -Hey 1, Taber's, Bob, Animals: international Falls,

Minn., 28; Alceiey 28; E. Grand Vertu, 301

Lancaster, May 1.

ADDITIONAL ROUTES (Toe Late for Classification)

Cunningham, Fairy (Nevada Biltmore Retell Las Vegas, Nev.

Golden Pair (Cher Aml Club) Buffalo. Kramer. Stan (Beverly Hills Club) Newport.

Ky., 30-May 13. Mignon (Club Avalon) La Fayette. Ind. Pan -American Train Show: Chattanooga.

Tenn., 30-May 2. Snow, Dorothy (Clyde's Cafe) Detroit.



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Real Challenge A challenging opportunity now confronts all who

profit by recorded music. This opportunity has been brought to light by efforts in various cities to provide places of amusement for young people. It confronts the music industry because of the wide prevalence of juvenile delinquency. .

Juvenile delinquency is recognized as a national problem at the present time. Many claim that it is due to war conditions, but Chicago newspapers recently quoted civic leaders who say the situation is

due to a lack of proper places of amusement for young people more than anything else.

Some notable ideas have already been tried out in conducting places of amusement for young people, and recorded music is found to be an essential in such places. In most cases a juke box, with or without the coin chute, is used for music because of its durable mechanism.

A big problem in providing amusement centers for young people is that of finances. There are plenty of public-spirited citizens who will contribute their services in helping the young people, but it still requires cash for a Iot of things. In Burlington, Ia., the Kiwanis Club provided $2,500 for a young people's amusement center and volunteer workers. Many other plans are being followed to help the cause of

young people, but in every case there is still the lack of funds.

A possible plan of financial assistance for the amusement centers has been suggested by all the discussion about paying fees on recorded music to James C. Petrillo and his union. An attorney suggested in Harper's magazine that a national foundation be established to collect big fees from the juke box trade to be turned over to unemployed musicians. The 'Rosen- baum plan, said to have been known to Petrillo, suggested a national collection agency to collect fees from juke boxes and to administer this fund. The expenses of the agency were estimated to be about $200,000 a year if it should be set up.

More recently Petrillo and his group have asked that record manufacturers collect a fee on each record sold to the juke box trade and perhaps to the public. The money would go to unemployed musicians.

If it is legal and practical to collect a fee on phonograph records to turn over to Petrillo, then it would he much more patriotic and wise to collect such fees on records to go to a national fund for establishing amusement places for young people.

This constitutes a challenge to Petrillo and his union. It constitutes a challenge to the record manufacturers. It is a challenge to the juke box industry. It is a challenge to the public.

If any fees are to be collected on records sold to the juke box trade, this industry had much rather see the money used to help solve a national problem that involves the youth of the land. It seems clear that if any extra fees are added to juke box records, to be collected by the record manufacturers, the same fees will have to be added to all records sold for home use also. Thus the public will also be vitally con-

cerned in the matter of collecting extra fees on records.

If the matter of who shall get the money derived from these fees is presented to the public, it will certainly insist that the money be used as a national fund for the young people rather than go to any other group or plan yet proposed.

If such a fund should be raised by the recording industry, many civic and patriotic organizations would offer leaders and services in developing and conducting amusement centers for young people at the lowest possible cost.

There are many reasons why no extra fees should be tacked on to phonograph records, but if the public and the juke box trade is going to be assessed extra fees, let the money go

where it will render a real national service.

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Developtitetns of the 'Week in All Industries

OPA FORMS DISCARDED-Since the start of the year, the OPA has eliminated 70 of the 460 price reports and questionnaires that business men have been required to file, reports Prentiss M. Brown, price administrator. The Statis- tical Standards Office, set up by the OPA for simplifying and eliminating reports, is reviewing the remaining forms. If further study reveals any current reports are nonessential, they will be discontinued, Mk. Brown promises.

OSMIUM CURTAILED- Amounts of osmium alloys that may be used to make long-life phonograph needles and fountain pen points have been drastically curtailed by WPB under Conservation Order M-302 as amended. Osmium metal may be used hereafter only for the manufacture of an osmium alloy for use in war implements.

FEW SYNTHETIO'I7RES THIS YEAR - The Office of War Information says that most civilian car-owners cannot hope to obtain synthetic rubber tires before tho last half of next year. For essential civilian driving some synthetic tires may be available earlier but how many is, according to the OWI, "still an open question."

As for new natural rubber tires, civilians will not get any even in the latter part of next year and probably not until after the war. Until that time they will be reserved for military requirements.

William M. Jeffers, rubber director, told a special Senate committee a short time ago that we have some 7,000,000 tires on hand, which would mean that we must produce an additional 5,000,000 tires from synthetic or natural rubber.

The main hope for the continued use of most passenger cars for the next 12 months lies In recapping, according to the report.

PAPER USED FOR CANS-Conservation of substantial tonnages of steel, tin and cellophane for use In war materials has been accomplished by substituting paperboard containers for a number of metallic cans, pails, boxes and other types of containers, the WPB containers division announced.

Paperboard containers have been developed by industry in co-operation with the containers division. Substttute containers have been produced for a wide variety of products, including tobacco, coffee, foods, drugs, and delicate mechanical parts.

Production of fresh and frozen flail containers last year consumed over 1,000.000 pounds of tinplate. Such containers this year are made of greaseproof paperboard. Approximately 7,500,000 pounds of tinplate were used last, year In the production of frozen egg containers. A paperboard container has been designed to replace the type formerly used, and is asphalt lined.

LUMBER OUTPUT SHORT OF COAL-Lumber production this year will be more than 2,000,- 000,000 feet short of the WPB`s goal of 32,-

,000,000,000 feet, Henry Clepper, chief of the program section of WPB's lumber division, estimates.

Basing the estimate on reports of first quarter production, Mr. Clepper said that the lumber shortage had grown progressively worse in the last four months and had spread to nearly all commercial species.

Loss of man power, bad weather and shortage of couipment are blamed for the reduced output. Other factors are the increased sub- stitution of wood for metal and the widespread use of lumber for war purposes.

It was Indicated that box and crating requirements for war purposes might increase to the point where they would tetra SO per cent of all lumber produced this year, and It is possible that lumber used for other purposes wilt have to be diverted to box end crating.

GASOLINE OUTPUT INCREASES-An increased average daily production of 200,000 gallons of natural gasoline and allied products In February has been reported by the Bureau of Mines. The daily average was 9,960,000 gallons compared with 9.701,000 in January. Outstanding increases occurred in Feat Texas, the Texas Gulf and Oklahoma districts. Stocks increased from 206,968,000 gallons to 209,832,000, which was 8,946,000 gallons less than reported for February, 1942.

SLAN RESTAURANT MEETINGS-The (WA has asked representative national

restaurant and beverage trade organizations to name an advisory committee to work with that office on price control for restaurants, cafeterias, hotels and other eating and drinking establishments. Prentiss M. Brown, price administrator, has authorized OPA regional offices to set maximum prices for food and beverages in restaurants. The OPA plans to call a series of meetings with the restaurant trade In various parts of the country to consider methods of permanent price control for the industry.

PLANT EMPOY1V1ENT RISES -Manu- facturing employment rose about 160,000 In February, bringing the total to the 16,000,000 level-a new domestic record- the National Industrial Conference Board reports.

Total employment rose by at least 900,- 000, raising the total, Including men In uniform, to 58,900,000 or about 8,000,000 more their a year ago, the survey said. Farm employment, however, was about 100,000 less than in February, 1942.

The 18,000,000 figure compares with only 10,000,000 engaged In manufacturing In 1939. At that time 31 of every 100 civilian workers in non-agricultural activities were on factory pay rolls. At present 38 of every 100 civilians employed off the farms are factory workers.

Declines in employment during Febru- ary were reported In the construction, finance, distribution and trades groups.

NEW RUDDERLESS COATING- Rubberless raincoats, fire -resistant coating for the family car or airplane and lightweight vacation tants may be among the developments based on one of the new war "dopes," nitroparrafin.

The new substance is used for coating air-

planes and many other war articles, and comes in many forms. Its use was described at the recent meeting of the American Chemical So- ciety.

A now scientific branch of war, the Office of Production Research and Development, part of the WPB, is the place where discoveries are translated into practical use, the scientists were told. Many of its important jobs may be of interest to the trade, as they Include new processes In making sugar from wood, oils and glycerin.

WLIS QUESTIONNAIRE" -Some 15,000 manufacturers working on principal war contracts shortly will receive a revised WLB questionnaire combining two earlier questionnaires and designed to eimpdify reporting to the board. This form com- bines the plant report of operations (WPB-732) with the quarterly report on shipments of products and inventories of critical materials (CMP-7). It eliminates the necessity of an additional questionnaire on the consumption of power.

HOME FOUR MULLING-Newest development in home food processing is milling flour.

Models of two diminutive flour mills, one small enough to be used In the farm kitchen, the other large enough for community projects, have been developed. The kitchen mill will grind about 12 pounds of fine flour an hour or up to 60 pounds of coarse ground. The coin- raunity model, run by a 1-horsepower motor, can turn out 60 pounds of fine ground flour an hour.

Commercial production of the kitchen mills is waiting for an okeh from the WPB on the vital matter of raw materials. As this may not be given, the will probably won't be available until alter the war.

Whole wheat flour turned out by the mills is crammed with vitamins and ties in handily with the national nutrition program. Use of the mill would enable farm families to increase home production of nutritious food, it is pointed out.

DEPARTMENT OF USELESS INFOR- MATION-An. article in Collier's sums up the average man thus: he spends 409 days of his life smoking 13,140 cigars, he listens to 1,000 news broadcasts a

Money Plans Revealed . . WASHINGTON, April 24:4-The British and American gov-

ernments have advanced rough idea of their plans for a world monetary system after the war. The purpose of these plans is to stabilize currency, and 37 nations have been invited to take part in the development of the plan. A conference will be held soon to discuss many of the points involved.

The coin machine industry will be vitally interested, along with all other industries, because a stabilized monetary system for most of the nations of the world would be the best guarantee of big export trade for coin machine manufacturers. There is always the hope also that moves to adopt co-operative monetary systems among the leading nations of the world will eventually bring about some system of uniform coinage.

A universal system of small coins would be the greatest single boost to the use of coin machines in all parts of the world that could ever happen.

REAL GET-TOGETHER-At the new offices of the Redd Distributing Company, Boston. Left to right: M. G. Hammergren, Miss Redd, Spence Reese, Mrs. K. Jacks, Mrs. Dorothy Weidner, Cart E. Johnson, Mrs. W.. S. Redd, Betty Birnbaum and W. S. Redd.

tiirel4 I a Le Report CHICAGO, April 24.- The Associated

Press released to newspapers thruout the country April 13 a story which involved en operator of Juke boxes and pinball games In Hartford, Conn. The press release said that an operator in Hartford had been denied gasoline for a 30-day period due to abuse of his ration privileges.

The OPA alleged that the operator had in some way obtained from his local ration board a considerably higher ration rating than the coin machine trade was entitled to. The discovery was made by checking the speedometer of the operator's ear which showed that he had more mileage than a B card would entitle him to in his business.

The case was carried to the State office of the OPA and the decision made, Offl- dals said it was the first case of Its kind in the State and may lead to further checking on men in the business.

year, he spends three whole clays of his Married life shaving and uses 20 pounds of shaving cream and 1,800 razor blades, wastes about four years of the more than nine years spent at the office lit interruptions, telephone calls, people coming in, appointments that drag out, and eats 261/3 dozen eggs in a. year.

urrAL TRADES CONVENTION-The 45th annual convention and production conference of the National Metal Trades Association, to be held May 26 and 27 in Chicago, is expected to set a record in attendance because of its significance to war production.

Theme of the convention, in keeping with the current national keynote of industry, is "Production Keys to Victory."

Latin America Called One Of Finest Trade Sources

NEW YORE, AprIl 24.-Latin America offers one of the finest trade sources in the world, both now and after the war, John B. Glenn, president of the Pan-American Trust Company, told members of the New York Society of Security Analysts at a recent meeting.

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"The current and prospective accumu- lation of increased exchange reserves as- sures Latin American monetary stability and offers an exceptionally favorable outlook for post-war trade. It would not be surprising if the financial position of some of our Latin American neigh- born were even better after the war than our own, in spite of our credit standing as one of the richest nations on earth," Mr. Glenn declared,

The banker said that we could easily increase our exports to $1,000,000,000 annually, while receiving basic raw materials such as rubber, tin, silk, man- ganese and other metals needed in our domestic economy.

Latin American countries prefer Amer- ican goods on the basis of quality, but in the past have been tempted to buy from Europe because of more receptive co-operation and understanding and longer credit facilities, he added.

Question Member Statement About Gaming Machines

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-The Los Angeles Comity Board of Supervisors It

recently had another hot discussion on licensed pinball games in the county, and again the friends of licensed games won on a 3-to-2 vote.

The leader of the opposition on the board madeirt statement that federal tax. reports showed there were 2,084 licensed gambling devices operating in the county and made a proposal that these machines t should be picked up because the federal government tax report proved them to be gaming devices. Members of the board who have strongly favored the county S,

license plan thru many bitter fights Im- mediately checked on the report and found that the federal tax did not shot these to be gaming devices but amuse-. ment machines. and that the charge vats

false on the face of lt. Then the board voted 3 to 2 to retain the license plan. the same margin by which the board has voted in the many contests that hare come up.

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Trade relations with South- ern neighbors of great importance, say experts

NEW YORE, April 24.-Newspapers thruout the United States joined to cele- brate Pan-American Day April 14. Recog- nizing the importance of trade relations

' with our neighbors to the south, many of the publications featured entire sections on the subject. Typical was a 16-page supplement issued by The New York Journal of Commerce, featuring articles by prominent persona.

L. B. Howe, director of the Pan-Ameri- can Union wrote, "We may well rejoice that in this most critical period of the

, history of the Americas there exists thruout the continent a spirit of good will, of co-operation and mutual help- fulness which constitute the most effective safeguards to our security at the present time and will be an important

,factor ih1 giving to the Americas far- ,' reacIling influence in shaping the future

of mankind." t "War is giving increased impetus to

inter-American trade," says an article by Joseph C. Rovensky, assistant co-ordi- nator, Office of Inter-American Affairs. He points out that the United States now has reciprocal trade agreements with 15 of the other American republics, and

fs that this system of trade pacts also has spread rapidly among the various Latin American governments.

Trade Increased Greatly John B. Glenn, president of the Pan.

American Trust Company, writes that since 1914 our trade with Latin America has increased by leaps and bounds, accounting for more than 20 per cent of our total exports.

"During 1940 we sold 6'190,000,000 and F:Toti4rf ,,ha,sed $610,000,000 (or goods). In

purchased more than we sold ', and in 1942 this balance has been in- - creased. By buying from Latin America,

and making shipments of goods, as required by the conditions and trade of each country, we can easily increase our exports to more than 91,000,000,000 a year," according to the banker.

Latin American countries will be less dependent on European products after the war, says Eugene P. Thomas, presi-

). dent of the National Foreign Trade Council, who acids, "Our future expectations of firmer and mutually profitable trade with the other Americas centers in the raising of the standards of living among 100,000,000 of the 125,000,000 people living in Latin, America. The crux of the world's post-war problem of economic reconstruction is the raising of the standards of living thruout the

Iworld." Enormous reserves of Latin American

money have accumulated in foreign ex- changes in the past few years, observes

I Daniel A. Del Rio, vice-president of the ' Central Hanover Bank and Trust Corn - ',many. Most of these reserves are in New

York, with 'smaller amounts in London. He estimates that between South

3 America and Mexico there are accumu- lotions of at least $800,000,000 abroad

: Reasons for the concentration of these large sums are reduced imports from the United States and larger exports by Latin America,

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CHICAGO, April 24.-Economies never bothered the natives of New Guinea until the Australians landed recently in Port

Capehart Speaker INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 24.-Homer

E. Capehart, president of the Packard Manufacturing Company, addressed members of the Indianapolis Rotary Club this week at a luncheon meeting. His topic was "From Music to%Cuns."

The Packard Manufacturing Company, awarded the Army-Navy "E" March 11, formerly engaged in manufacturing electric phonographs, is now producing gun, tank and airplane parts.

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The following two letters will explain themselves. We are urgently requesting the trade to read the request of the major in New Mexico that any operator or distributor who is willing to donate one or two games, a juke box, or any amusement machine, please write him direct, saying what you can offer. The major will then write to those whose machines he desires.

To the Editor: 1 am enclosing herewith a copy of a

letter received from the Deming Army Air Field, Deming, New Mexico, which Is self- explanatory. There is no way in which our association can help these people.

Wo would appreciate your referring this request to some operators' association in the vicinity of the point of Inquiry.

Your assistance will be greatly appreciated by our association as well as the air field.

Yours very truly, Skill Games Board of 'Trade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Gentlemen: I have been advised that thru your ef-

forts certain secondhand or used pinball games have been donated to various agencies of the armed services. I do not know whether your efforts have been confined to your local territory or whether you arc engaged in a program on a national scale.

Your courtesy will be appreciated if you will advise Inn where I can obtain one or two such machines for use in the Day Rooms of this organization. If the same are not obtainable as gifts, I would appreciate being advised of the name and address of the nearest dealer.

ERNEST 1. MEM., Major, air corps, commanding 971st Bombr, Tr. Squad., Deming Army Air Field, Deming, N. M.

U. S. High Court Makes Decision on Copyright Renewal

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The United States Supreme Court announced a, number of decisions on April 5 in its regular schedule for announcing decisions. One of these Involved a question on copyrights.

The court held that an author may as- sign to others his interest in a renewal copyright before he secures the renewal,

The decision, in which the court was divided 5 to 3, Involved a case of P'red Fisher Music Company, Inc., against M. Witmark & Sons in a contest over right's to the song Whets Irish Eyes Are Smiling.

Justice Frankfurter, who wrote the majority opinion, concluded that' "renewal interests of authors have been regarded as assignable both before and after the Copyright Aot of 1909, To hold at this late date, as a matter of law, such interests are not assignable would be to subject all relevant aids to construction."

Justices Black, Douglas and Murphy dissented, saying Congress intended "to reserve the renewal privilege for the personal benefit of authors and their families." Justice Rutledge took no part in the case.

Moresby. With their arrival came in- flation and as a result the waive marriage market went to pieces.

For years the accepted price for a wife has been two sticks of tobacco, about 28 cents. A man worked and saved steadily in order to acquire the extra tobacco and purchase the wife of his choice.

When the Aussies came, however, they wanted souvenirs to send the folks back home and were willing to pay as much as two or three dollars for a crude stick or club.

The natives were unimpressed by the money Until they found that a dollar would buy seven sticks of tobacco. Every native then found at least one curio which he could sell for money and convert into more tobacco than he had 'ever seen before.

As a result the men acquired wives, whether they wanted them or not, and the, richer ones even bought mates for their friends. The result was that soon oven the skinny girls, heretofore scorned by the New Guinea.ns, were swept oft the market.

10-his _1 _ 9-24 LOS ANGELES.-The Senate Judiciary Committee of the

State Legislature had quite a fight on SB-106, which had the purpose of banning slot machines from the State. Two members of the committee strongly opposed the bill and prevented it from being moved out of committee. The two members who opposed the bill said that it was so extreme it would ban pinball games and other machines accepted as amusement machines. Last reports said the author of the bill would amend it in order to ex- clude pinball games.

MEMPHIS.-Newspapers continued 'to give big news publicity and editorial space to the juke box and pinball situation. The city council gave the police department complete control of coin machines in the city and banned the $3 weekly service fee which operators had been collecting. A curfew was also set up for coin machines.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-Due to a recent filibuster there were some prospects that the State Legislature might be in session until May 15. The coin machine trade is interested in the cigarette tax and a proposal to repeal the mercantile tax system.

SEATTLE.-After a long period of agitation the city council killed a proposal to ban pinball games by a five-to-four vote. There are possibilities the measure will be brought up again. The city and State license pinball games at present.

TACOMA, Wash.-By a vote of four-to-one, the city council decided to continue licensing pinball and digger machines. -

PHILADELPH1A.-A general meeting for all types of coin machine operators has been set for May 4. Music and pinball operators will lead in the plans. The meeting will be a social gathering rather than an organization meeting.

NEW YORK.-All parties agreed that the conferences between Petrillo and record and transcription manufacturers April 15-16 accomplished little. Senator Cla;k was present at one of the meetings by "coincidence."

MILWAUKEE.-Newspapers here and in various parts of the State are again crusading against bingo and slot machines. The agitation is due to a State bill to legalize bingo for churches and clubs.

CHICAGO.-The attention of operators and distributors is called to the following request by Major Ernest I. Spiegl, 971st Bombardier Training Squadron, Deming Army Air Field, Dem- ing, N. M., who would like one or two pinball games or other machines to place in the recreation room. Those who have machines to donate, please write Major Spiegl direct.

NEW ORLEANS.-A State Supreme Court decision April 12 gives the State police authority to enter towns and cities and pick up coin machines alleged to be gaming devices.

NEW YORK.-A recent action of the Department of Justice against a trade association of retail merchants here charged with boycotting The New York Times is attracting considerable attention. The heavy fine imposed upon the association and its members calls attention to the danger of trade associations engaged in boycott practices.

CHICAGO.-A recent check shows that the following 17 States now collect a tax on one or more types of coin machines: Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, North Caro- lina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wash- ington.

HALIFAX, N. S.-Cities and towns in the province have petitioned the Legislature to give local governments authority to license pinball and other coin machines.

JERSEY CITY, N. J.-An ordinance was. recently introduced which would require locations to stop juke boxes whenever a minor under 17 years of age entered the store.

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Confectioners Plan Meeting

Streamlined wartime con - ference to be held June 2.3 at Chicago

CHICAGO, April 24, -A streamlined, two-clay wartime conference of confectioners to be held in conjunction with meetings of committees is being planned for June 2 and 3 at Chicago, according to the National Confectioners' Associa- tion.

The widely attended exposition which has been an integral part of every NCA convention for the past 19 years has been canceled.. The usual convention frills such as the dinner-dance, golf tournament and ladles' entertainment have also been classed as wartime casualties in keeping with the spirit of the government wartime program.

A series of pre-convention regional meetings have been scheduled. At the meeting held in Chicago April 9 the industry's radio program, Washington Reports on Rationing, was presented by Theodore Stempfel, vice-president of E. J. Brach ,Sc Sons and vice-chairman of the Council on Candy as a Food in the War Effort, and J. W. Hicks, public relations counsel. A similar presentation will be made at the Philadelphia meeting on April 14 as well as those held in New York on April 15 and in Boston on April 16.

According to Stempfel, this public service program is being well received by the industry and by government officials in Washington. At a recent board meeting the directors of the National Confectioners' Association voted to continue the present program for another 13-week period.

As a means of still further readjusting the industry to wartime needs and wartime regulations the two-day conference in June will deal exclusively with the emergency wartime problems. How can the industry meet the increased demands for candy by government agencies and civilians who are working in defense plants or on farms for the attainment of victory? How can the industry deal most effectively in the face of a broad- ening list of unavailable ingredients? What procedure can be adopted to re- adjust the industry to the unemployment and man-power problems? These will be typical questions under discussion.

Regional Meetings A series of important conferences with

leading executives in the manufacturing confection industry, sponsored by the National Confectioners' Association,.were held in four major cities of the country in the period between Apr11 9 and 16. The first one was a luncheon meeting held at the Palmer House, Chicago, on April 9, and this was followed by similar meetings. in Philadelphia, New York and Boston on April 14, 15 and 16 respectively.

Each meeting was under the chairman- ship of Philip Gott, president of the National Confectioners' Association, and the principal speakers were Theodore Stempfel and Joe Hicks.

The four conferences in as many cities Were in reality preliminary to a two- day wartime conference of the confectioners to be held in Chicago June 2 and 3. This will differ from all prior gatherings held annually in that the gathering will continue a much briefer period than usual, also that practically all social features will he dispensed with in deference to the war. Alsg the exposition, a display of machinery, equipment and packaging materials, is to be canceled, altho it has been a feature annually for the past 19 years.

The prime purpose of these regional meetings was to acquaint candy menu; facturers with the work of the Council on Candy as rood in the War Effort, and particularly what has been achieved by the radio program it has sponsored from Washington every Sunday afternoon for some weeks past titled Wash- ingtoit Reports on Rationing.

Mr. Stempfel stressed the point that the program was developed for the purpose of increasing the stature and dignity of the confectionery industry, to educate the public as to the concentrated energy and other benefits of candy, as well as

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candy's position as a food in wartime. He stated that a splendid start had been made in the direction of informing the public on 'these topics, but that it Is very Important that the work should not be dropped at this point, but continued until the story lass registered with every individual in the country.

It might be explained that one factor that caused this movement to be inaugurated was that early in the war Period there was a suggestion from some quarters that candy is a luxury and,eould be dispensed with during the war period. That this is not true is proved by the fact that federal officials only recently asked confection manufacturers to allot larger quantities of merchandise to war plants, to satisfy the demands of war workers. From some plants letters have been received in Washington complaining that insufficient supplies of candy were being furnished to keep workers satisfied. Steps were taken by manufacturers to comply with the government request, and it is understood the situation has been greatly relieved.

In Every Camp Another proof is that candy is being

sold In every army camp exchange in the country and that a large proportion of all gift packages for both domestic and overseas shipments contain confections. Still other evidence is that in many kinds of special rations, prepared for emergency use, the Army Quarter- master Corps includes bars of chocolates and other confections made to special order.

Mr. Stempfel made a strong appeal for continued support, declaring it was by all odds the crest important educational activity ever undertaken by the industry as a whole and that it is already bearing fruit in directing public opinion on the subject of candy into the correct channels. Serving on the committee with Stempfel al's some of the leading confection executives of the

country. They include S. W. Halistrom, of Walter H. Johnson Candy Company, Chicago; Arthur Stang, the Crackerjack Company, Chicago; W. 0. Dickmeyer, Waynes Candies, Fort Wayne, Ind.; G. IL Williamson, William Candy Company, Chicago; Otto Schnering, Curtiss Candy Company, Chicago; 0. G. Trudeau, Trudeau Candies, Inc., Minneapolis, and Philip Gott, president, National Confec- tioners' Association.

Joe Hicks, public relations counsel, declared the radio program Washington Reports on Rationing is an important one from the standpoint of public service. Because rationing is a subject of paramount importance to every citizen, the program won an immediate following and hex a huge listening audience every Sunday afternoon.

Government Speakers This quickly developed following may

be attributed partially to the Impressive list of distinguished public officials who have already appeared on the program. These include OPA Director Prentiss Brown: Lend - Lease administrator Edward R. Stettinus Jr.; Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wiekard; Harold Rowe, director of the food rationing division of OPA; Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson; Paul V. McNutt, chairman, War Man-Power Commission, and Col. Paul P. Logan, subsistence division, office of the Quartermaster General.

Other notable public officials who are yet to appear include Donald Nelson, of WPB; Ex-Governor Lehman, now in charge of foods for foreign nations; Wil- limn. Jeffers, rubber administrator; Charles E. Wilson, deputy chief of the War Production Beard, and Admiral Ernest J. King of the 'United States Navy.

Mr. Hicks was authority for the statement that at the end of its fourth week, this program Washington Reports On Rationing was given a 6.2 rating by the Co-Operative Analysis of Broadcasting (Crossley Radio Poll), which he said ex- ceeds the rating of 16 Coast-to-Coast programs established from one to four years. He asserted further that based on numbers of listeners per dollar spent, this is the highest rating known to the National Broadcasting Company.

The program was contracted originally for 13 weeks, which are up on May 9. National Confectioners' Association has extended the contract another 13 weeks, which will carry it into next August.

Legalize Bingo for Charitable Purposes In Maryland County

BALTIMORE, April 24.-Bingo for charitable purposes has been legalized for Howard County. Maryland. This measure became legal automatically due to the fact that Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor neither 'signed nor vetoed it.

Under resolutions adopted by the Legislature several weeks ago, all bills sent to Governor O'Conor are now dated, giving the executive a limited time in which to veto them. Otherwise they become law.

Real Pinball Heaven . LONDON, April 24.-A pinball fan's idea of heaven has come

true at the American Red Cross Rainbow Center here. Not only are coins provided for free play, but the machines

pay off with considerable frequency in packs of cigarettes, chew- ing gum, candy bars and other small trophies.

When the Red Cross opened this latest service club just off Piccadilly it was decided that since pinball machines were such favorites in America they should be part of the equipment. The machines were donated by British owners.

The question of coins to operate the machines puzzled officials temporarily. If servicemen used their own, it would be gambling. Someone thought of slugs, but that idea was discarded because it was feared they might find their way into telephone boxes or other coin slots.

Finally it was decided to keep a large supply of British pennies (worth 2 cents) on hand to be given to the soldiers with the understanding that those not used were to be returned. So far penny losses have been practically nil.

The machines are so popular that it is now necessary to keep a supply of 10,000 pennies on hand.

Juvenile Problems (Prom The Christians. Science Monitor,

January 30, 1943)

Increased juvenile delinquency, running from 20 to 40 per cent over a year ago, is reported from many war-industry centers in the United States. The condition-as has always been the caae-sterns principally from broken homes. Wars hove accentuated the problem, but this time not merely the absence of fathers and older brothers in the service is responsible, but the employment of Moth- ers in war plants, The children of today are the citizens of the future for whose rights and freedom this war is being fought.

Adolescent girls appear to be the group most obviously affected by the absence from home of employed mothers. Dou- bling of the number of missing girls in. one Midwestern war plant city is reported in newspaper stories which tell of girls of tender age disappearing, of ten with men In uniform. In one month of 1942 the Boston Travelers' Aid Society reported three times as many runaways as for thb same month in 1941. Delinquent girls coming before the Children's Court in New York City increased by 24 per cent in the first 10 months of last year.

Should mothers with children work? "The general employment of mothers with young children should be one of the last steps taken under the nation's man-power policy," declares the Educa- tion Policies Commission of the National Education Association.

British Example Great Britain, which has mobolized all

women front 18 to 45, exempts front/ call mothers of children under 14 in spite of the desperate need for workers. Britain has found full-time employment of such mothers to be poor economy. In some cases part-time shifts are arranged so that two mothers can do teamwork at home and on the job, four hours at each place. Both in Cfreat Britain and in the United States it has been found that the employment of women with children greatly Increases the rate of absenteeism.

Placing youngsters in child-care con- tersexcept where a real need exists-

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frowned on by social' agencies, whose work for years has been in the direction of keeping homes intact.

"Nursery schools and kindergartens cannot, in most cases, compensate for children's loss of home care," asserts the N. E. A. Policies Commission.

In the case of adolescents, of both sexes, many British cities have organized youth service corps, engaged. in regular work for national defense.

Since it is not always possible to appeal to the type of woman who hangs the door key about User child's neck or who leaves 13 or 14-year-old girls to roam the streets, some duty rests on em- ployers not to hire mothers whose children are not provided for.

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Survey Shows Thousands of Small Stores closing Due to Labor - Merchandise Shortage

NEW YORK, April 24.-The eyes of the business world are focused on the state of the small retail outlet and how it is faring under wartime conditions.

Undertaking a survey in a number of important cities, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the little fellow is the wartime casualty of the retail business.

Reasons for the closing of many small stores include: The owner is going into the armed forces or taking a better paying Job in a war industry; merchandise isn't available, or employees Just can't be obtained.

Experts estimate that this year there will be a net loses about 260,000 retail establishments.

In Chicago, mortality of drugstores has not been as severe as those in other retail lines, principally because druggists are converting to true pharmacies again,

A few drugstores have closed in Cleve- land and it is likely that more will close, particularly the small one-man drugstores. Five have closed since the first of the year out of 1.000 serviced in this area by a local drug wholesale house. The man-power problem and shortage of goods are responsible.

District of Columbia records show 'hat in the final three months of 1942, 862 new firms opened their doors, while only 656 went out of business.

This trend has been reversed this year, however. In January and February 457 stores closed and only 317 new ones opened. "There is probably no question," said L. P. McLachien, president of the Washington Board of Trade, "but that curtailments of merchandise and man- power shortages will cause an Increasing number of merchants to close their doors during the remainder of 1943."

One drugstore owner said, "Business I is rife. Never before have we had to

many customers. If a druggist can get merchandise at all, he can rest assured he will sell it." Few ctrugetores have closed.

Rufus S. Lusk, secretary of the Build- ing Owners' and Management Associa- tion, reports less than 1 per cent of commercial vacancies in the downtown area and termed this better than normal. In 1941 commercial vacancies averaged 2.1 per cent.

Taverns Have Trouble Altho San Francisco tavern keepers

currently can get from their regular liquor dealers only a fraction of what they sell, some go out and buy supplies a bottle at a time from retail liquor stores and druggists, paying retail prices.

Saloonkeepers are practically unanimous in predicting that within six months bootlegging will be rife in San Francisco, as It was during prohillition, and the production of bathtub gin and 24-hour bourbon will be one of the new industries.

Altho the labor shortage is serious among retail stores, the greatest reason for closings is lack of material to sell.

Without exception, retailers are putting every dollar they have into merchandise.

A State -wide chain of candy shops opens many of its stores at noon, closing ae soon as the daily quota is sold, usually within an hour or so.

Vacancies along Market Street, main artery in San Francisco, have in many instances been taken up by venders of cheap Jewelry, who do a rushing business with soldiers and sailors. One ex-pinball operator now has six such stores and has made a small fortune.

A 20 per cent mortality in Massachu- setts drugstores since the United States went Into the war has put the remaining stores in a much stronger position.

Since the first of this year 112 drugstores have closed. This came on top of a decline from 2,292 drugstores at the time this country entered the war to 1,867 at the end of last year.

From Detroit comes the report that the retail casualty rate in Michigan increasing rapidly.

At the start of 1942 there were 87,614 retail outlets in Michigan. There was little change during the first six months of last year. The total number in business at the end of June was 87,338. In the third quarter, however, the number of failures or voluntary closings increased sharply and by the end of September there were only 84,255 retail establishments. Tho decline for the three months was 3,083 and for the first nine months Of 1942 it was 3,359.

October Fatalities October of last year took a big toll of

the remaining establishments, 3,821 passing out of business in that month alone, or more than had suspended in the preceding nine months. November showed a slight gain. December brought a drop of 1,065 and in January an additional 2,803 passed out of the picture. From January 1, 1942, thru January 31, 1943, the reduction in total retail establishments was 10,739.

Figures for various ffiassifications of stares show considerable variation from the over-all picture. Drugstores, for example, were nearly as numerous at the end of January, 1943, as they were at the end of 1941. Los Angeles drugstores reportedly have fallen off from 1,100 to 1,000 in the past year, and the remainder have shortened their hours.

In the past six months Los Angeles City and County have been losing from 1,000 to 1,100 stores a month. Average closings have run from 2,000 to 2,600 monthly, and the opening of new stores from 1,000 to 1,600.

In Philadelphia the city treasurer reports that the number of going-out-of- business licenses issued by the city is running about the same as last year, which showed only a slight increase over 1941. Here, too, it appears that more casualties are in prospect. In the last two weeks alone the treasurer's office has had about 15 inquiries regarding the licenses. This is very unusual since the license costs little and the store owner

Hit Assn, Boycotts NEW YORK, April 24.-Recently an association of retail mer-

chants here boycotted The New York Times when it increased its rates on advertising. The situation assumed national attention and the developments have been important to trade associations of all kinds, involving the question whether an association has the legal right to boycott newspapers and magazines, or business firms.

r. On April 13 the Department of Justice, Washington, announced that the retail association was guilty of violating anti-trust laws, and the association and its member stores were fined $80,000. The Department' of Justice charged the stores withdrew their advertising as a part of a concerted effort, that they discussed this proposition in meetings of the association attended by representatives of the stores and that they are trying to regulate the advertising policies of the newspapers.

The Department of Justice in announcing the ruling said that the newspaper had not filed a complaint against the stores and that the government took this step on its own initiative.

usually Just comes In and gets it when lie has made up his mind to act.

Store closings in the Cincinnati area have been comparatively small, with electrical appliances the hardest hit, as they can't get equipment to sell.

Other stores, planning to remain open as long as they can get merchandise, are trying to get by without hiring additional help in order to keep their operating costs down and to meet the labor shortage situation.

Very few new stores are opening because of the difficulty of getting merchandise and the risks involved in making the business pay.

Population of Minneapolis Passes Half-Million Mark

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.-Minneapolis has passed the half-million mark in population, according to ration book figures released by local officials of Office of Price Administration.

City's official 1940 census placed the population at 492,370. OPA said 506,355 war ration books Number 2 were issued here. Indications were that war contracts and an influx of war workers had swelled the city's population beyond the half million figure.

On the other hand, St. Paul showed a population drop, es indicated in the ration book figures. The 1940 census listed 287,736 persons resident in St. Paul. Only 280,610 books were issued.

Duluth, the State's third largest city, registered a population drop from its 1940 census figure of 101,065 to ration book distribution of 96,110 copies.

The metropolitan area of Hennepin County (Minneapolis) and Ramsey

COMMISSIONED FIRST LIEUTEN- ANT-"Ira" T. Byram Ir. is now stationed at the Lexington (Ky.) Signal Depot. Lieutenant Byram is well known in the coin machine industry, as he established the Silent Sales System in Washington seven years ago and was manager of the company until he entered the signal corps in January. During his absence John T. MacLean Is managing the company.

County (St. Paul) showed a decrease from the 1940 census figure of 911,077 to 861,- 240 in ration books. Hennepin issued 554,971 books and Ramsey 306,369.

Pensioners and Reformers Battle Over License Law

Recently passed Oregon license law stirs up real agitation in State

PORTLAND, Ore., April 24.-The move to secure a popular vote on the recently adopted coin machine tax law seems to be making headway. The attorney general has certified the ballot title for the popular vote to the secretary of state The preliminary petition was filed by a reform group known as the Pioneer Anti- Slot Machine, League, Inc., which has headquarters here. The organization has until June 8 to complete the petition signatures, and only 9,408 signatures are required to place the question on the ballot in the November, 1944, election.

The move by the reform organization to get a popular vote seems to be stirring up a lot of agitation In the State. The revenue to be derived from the tax on pinball games and Juke boxes would geb to the State pension fund. Accordingly, backers of the State old-age pension are going into action. They have started an extreme counter move to ban all coin machines from the State. Apparently this extreme move is being made in order to turn the spotlight on the reform group. Newspapers are beginning to editorialize on the fight.

The Dallas (Ore.) published the following editorial recently:

Misuse of Referendum "Reports from Salem, Ore., indicate

that the referenduin will be invoked on at least two bills approved .by the last session of the Legislature; the Burke wine bill and the measure providing for it tax on slot machines and similar devices.

"The motives behind these moves will be subject to question until the sponsors see fit to give the public full information. For referendum petitions, if completed.

would delay the enforcement of both laws until the people have voted on 'them at the 1944 election.

"For instance, is the proposed slot machine referendum a bona fide protest against State licensing of devices that the Oregon, Supreme Court has ruled illegal, or is it an attempt to delay collection of the tax for another two years? And is the law against sale of fortified wine-except in State liquor stores- based on the sincere belief that this law is contrary to public interest, or is it In- tended to continue the sale of 'high- powered. wines for almost two More years, thru present channels?

"The referendum affords citizens of Oregon protection from legislative ex- cesses, but it also is subject to abuse on frequent occasions."

The Capital Jousted, published at Salem, Ore., the State capital, published its editorial views on the fight over the coin machine license laws:

That Pinball Referendum "Old-age pensioners, aroused by re-

ports of in threatened referendum against the pinball tax measure enacted by the recent Legislature, are talking of initiat- ing a bill to ban all such devices from Oregon if the referendum is resorted to by the pinball Interests.

"In resorting to such retaliatory tactics the pensioners would be cutting off their noses to spite their faces. Even if the referendum is invoked against the pinball tax, that measure will almost certainly be sustained by the voters when it is referred to them.

"If the pension forces really want to discipline the pinball operators, they can do so effectively by starting a campaign for strict enforcement of the laws under which these machines operate. It Is a safe guess that 90 per cent of them in the State are now being operated il- legally."

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May 1, 1943

Juke ox Music ked m Center for Young People

Kiwanis Club raised $2,500 to finance a project of national interest

CHICAGO, April 24.-The nation has become seriously disturbed in recent months about the problem of juvenile delinquency. Government officials, including J. Edgar Hoover, have repeatedly expressed their alarm over the situation. Civic leaders in all parts of the country have expressed worry at the Increase in juvenile delinquency and are also urging that the nation do everything possible at once to turn the tide.

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Name Contest The name, Spider Web, was chosen in

a contest in which the students participated.

Much of the decorating and painting wets done by the students.

A large mural was painted by students in art classes. Others waxed floors, and the boys produced a handsome vanity for the girls' room.

The Web has a separate entrance, apart from the "Y." It has an attractive, well- polished dance floor, a soda fountain, donated without cost by one of the students' parents, a lounge, and more than

When attention is called to the sub- a dozen booths and tables. Other fea- ject most people are inclined to say that tures will be a pool table, checkers, chess It is due to war tension and is to be ex- and other game tables. peered. In various cities, leaders In organizations that work with young people say that the real problem is that of providing suitable places of amusement for the youth of the nation. The opinion of experts on this subject is almost unanimous that much could be done by establishing proper amusement centers in cities and towns thruout the country as soon as possible. A lot of pionieer work has already been done in a number of cities.

The Des Moines Sunday Register, March 28, published the following detailed story of the amusement center in Burlington. Ia. Juke box music is an important item in this amusement center for young people, and it may prove to be of great moment for the juke box industry.

The story as it appeared in The Register Is reprinted in full as follows:

BURLINGTON, /a. - The Burlington Student Center, Inc., known as the Spider Web, is paying dividends to many Burling- ton residents these days.

The Spider Web, Burlington's newest night spot, open to all high school and junior college students, is one answer to the so-called "growing juvenile delinquency problem."

Situated on an Upper floor of the YMCA building, the center leas been "packing 'ern in." sines it opened recently.

There was much talk decrying the fact there was no place for students to congre- gate after school and evenings except Burlington drugstore hangouts and taverns. An editorial by Burlington high school's

Purple and Gray editor, Bill Brown, last fall, bemoaning the fact there was a scarcity of real honest-to-goodness spots for students to gather, brought the matter into focus.

They Cet Action Shortly after the article wag printed,

Principal Robert White, and a representative from each high school class gave four-minute talks on the problem before the Burlington Kiwanis Club.

The club president, Marion Gaston, appointed an investigating committee of club members, which was augmented by Burlington clergymen, service club mem- hers, the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups.

A Kiwanian, 1'. R. Hammer, was named chairman of a drive to raise $2,500 to be used for development of the idea. The drive, on a voluntary contribution basis, raised somewhat more than the goal in a week's time. By Christmas a non -profit corporation

was formed. It was found the second floor of the YMCA building could be had at a nominal rental. The choice was presented to the students. who voted favorably on the location, and formed a committee composed of live representatives

Hours of Opening The Web is open every afternoon from

3:30 to 5:30, except Sunday; on Monday night from 8 to 10:30; Friday night from 7:30 to 11 and Saturday night until 11:15.

A juke box never stops grinding out modern jive, and jitterbugging is popular. The music box took in $35 In nickels the first week.

The milk bar serves soft drinks, sodas, sundaes and other confections, at "cost" to members. A woman manager, paid by the Center, supervises the fountain, which is "manned" by students who work on a rotating baste

Students Only The age limit for members is 16 to 21

Record News Week CHICAGO, April 24. - The week of

April 26 promises important news in re. fatten to the Petrillo record ban. The National Association of Broadcasters will convene here April 26 for an important meeting that will last four days. The Petrillo record ban is listed twice on the program for important discussions.

The hearing on the second government suit against Petrillo on anti-trust charges is scheduled for April 28 in Federal Court hero. It is probable that a last-minute pica for another postponement . may be made by Petrillo's attorney.

The discussions at the NAB conference on the record ban may have much to do in shaping the policies of the transcription companies scheduled to have another conference with Petrillo May 10.

and only high school and junior college students are eligible. Dues are 60 cents each school year, and each member must present his card at the door to gain ad- mittance. About 600 students have membership cards.

Ties student committee makes the club rules and can eliminate any boy or girl who violates the rules by the simple ex- pediment of taking away his membership cued,

Little Smoking Smoking Is permitted, but only a few

boys and no girls indulge. Dates and "slags" aro about equally divided. Par- ents act as chaperons.

Its President Hammer said, "We tried to give the Burlington young folks a select club of their own, just like the downtown adult clubs, but without beer or slot machines."

Other adult officers are: Mrs. Roy /Mel- man, vice-president, and active PTA worker; Tom Dyer, treasurer, and George Crabtree, secretary.

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ANOTHER ILLUSION BITES THE DUST.-If you, like this correspondent, have a love for the West you may be amazed to learn that some of the most successful cowboy songs are the work of an Englishman who has been to the United States only once and has never seen Wyoming. Arizona or Texas. The truth came out in a story by Robert Musel, of the United Press, writing in The Toledo Blade.

The songwriter is Michael Maurice Beretsford Carr, and his cowboy hits include such Items as Old Faithful, South of the Border and Riding Down the Sun- set Trail.

Carr, a One-time prize fighter, explains his success very simply, "I believe the British are intrigued by the thoughts of vast prairies and limitless space -and we're so far away so far away from the Old West we can't have our illusions shattered."

A new Carr ballad has just been sent to the United States, There's a Cowboy Riding in the Sky. ,His publishers are predicting it too will be a hit unless this story shatters. some illusions.

The Englishman is versatile in that he can turn out other successful songs as readily as cowboy ballads. He has written such hits as Red Sails in the Sunset, Ile tVears a Pair of Silver Wings and Dinner for One, Please, James.

BERLIN'S BEST. - A correspondent writes E. V. Dueling, The Chicago Herald-

. American columnist, for his choice of Irving Berlin's six best songs. Dueling's answer: Alexander's Ragtime Band, When I Lost You, Always, A Pretty Girl Is Like a.Melody, All Alone on the Telephone and What'n I Do?

AFRICAN SONG CONTEST.-Slightly

Irritated because of the scare ty of ap- propriate songs for the war, the Ministry of Information of the Prenc c government in North Africa has am ounced a songwriting contest-with a reward to the author of a ballad of suitable caliber, writes John Lardner, of the North American Newspaper Association, in his syndicated column.

The ministry seems a little skeptical of finding a song, however, as the announcement says that in case none of the works submitted is of good quality the prize will not be awarded.

Lardner says the war has been thin of melody everywhere except perhaps in Russia and among the British, Australian and New Zealand territorials who have belabored every rook and tree between Edinburgh and Wellington with Bless 'Ein All. He says the Australians are the best and most willing mass singers he has heard to date.

American soldiers seem to confine themselves to a handful of topical parodies, beginning last February, during the brief days of American reverses, with "those eighty-eights are breaking up that old gang of mine." In the desert battle both this and last month a new version of Blues in the Night was popular; it went, "From Sheltie to Gafsa, from °rasa to Gabes, wherever the four winds blow" --and blow they did.

WARNING: LONGHAIR STUPPI-Syd- ney J. Harris, of The Chicago Daily News, recently interviewed Desire DaPauw, newly appointed conductor of the Chi- cago Symphony Orchestra. Among other things, Defauw said:

Swing music is either very good or very terrible. When it is spontaneous and "from the heart" he likes it, but so

Change Suggested In Milwaukee Law On Tavern Music

MILWAUKEE, April 24.-Art amendment to the tavern music ordinance to permit music In taverns in business and industrial areas until closing tine has been submitted to the common council by Ald. Milton J. McGuire.

The amendment provides that an ad- dltional fee of 5100 would be paid for this privilege. It also provides that before the permit is granted all persons living within 200 feet of the tavern would be notified so that if they wished a protest might be voiced.

The amendment would permit music business and industrial areas only up

to 2 am. weekdays and 3:30 a.m. Sun- days, the closing hours for taverns in Milwaukee County established last week by the Legislature.

Under the present ordinance, music is permitted in neighborhood taverns until 12:30 a.m. weekdays and 1 em. Sundays, At the present time music is permitted In business districts until 1 am. weekdays and 1:30 am. on Sunday.

1943 Sales "Almost On Par" With 1942, Decca Co. Reports

NEW YORK, April 24.-Despite severe materials restrictions, sales of Decca Records, Inc., for the first quarter were almost on a par with sales for the same 1942 quarter, company officials said following the annual meeting.

Development for substitutes, as Indi- cated in the annual report, is helping the company to maintain Its sales. The company has not disclosed the nature of these substitutes altho it is known that one of the most important is used in the place of shellac, ordinarily the No. 1 material used by the company in making records. Limitations on shellac have been very severe during the past year, reaching a full ban at one point.

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Radio Program To Trace History of Popular Music

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-One of the most unusual phonograph record programs on local radio, and one designed to stimulate interest in recordings, was launched this week over WCAU. AI Tay- lor, creator of radio's original Wax 21f

seum, which features the unusual and unique platters, has started a new daily I

series called The Wax Library at 8:16 each morning. Thru the media of recordings and accompanying commentary. Taylor will present the history of popular music from the time of Edison's discovery to the present clay. Some of hiS selections will be genuine antiques, recorded by artists who have long sines I.

left the scene. Others will' record the 4 beginnings of today's front-line recording stars.

much of it, he thinks regretfully, is

cold and artificial, "without beauty and without meaning." li

George GershwIn, Defauw thinlcs, was a great genius, adding that he does not use the term lightly and that it was a tragedy that the composer died so young. with so much unwritten.

Defauw's greatest contempt is for "musical snobs " -professionals who look, down their noses at non-classical laymen. Be likes the man who knows nothing about music, but appreciates it from his heart better than the one who is so concerned with technique that he does not catch the beauty of the music.

MUSICAL A HIT.-The new musical, (See Music in the News on opposite page)

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' MUSIC IN THE NEWS (Continued front opposite page)

Okra/rowel, now playing in New York end based on a play of several seasons ego, Gress Grow toe Lilacs, has some excellent tunes, which, according to the critics, should be heard frequently In coming week,.

Among those singled out for mention are: 0e, What a Beautiful Mornia', Peo- ple Will Sep; The Surrey With lice Ereree CM the Top, 1 Collet Say No, Pore JoeL and Manses City.

Richard Rodgers wrote the exude for Oklahoma! and Oscar Hammerstein II is responsible for the lyrics.

Burns Mantle says of the music: "Most; all the songs have a touch of Home on the Range, but, curiously, their same- ness is fascinating rather than mo- notonmss."

SWEETER. MUSIC.-Glen Gray, leader of the popular Ca. Loma orchestra, finds an increasing trend toward sweet music, according to an article in The Chicago Daily News.

"It's a natural reaction to aver nerves for musical tastes to sweeten up when relaxation is available after a hard day's work. War speeds up maturity of the young men of the country and will show itself in many ways, among them types of musical enjoyment," says Glen.

The Casa Lomans first became aware of the trend toward some of their old- timers like The Marc I Love and I'll See You he My Dreams when letters from teen overseas responded to short-wave broadcasts with demands for more of the sweet numbers, both old and new.

"Such a finding does not mean that swing or jazz will not hold its own, but it is probably the best evidence to date that American youth is giving con temporary music more than a passing thought," according to Gray.

The first commercial airtime swing music was played by Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra in 1933. The tune Smoke Rings was written especially for the broadcasts and continues ea the band's theme song.

The Casa Loma band is one of the few successful orchestras of the corporation

A ooloolo of music information for ohnoogratAl oneralm, ltfilboard's Auoual 'foist fp and 'Pmex iinnyM nii,nt /:1511e11 tic 11, 1.4.11. in tivololober y,ar.

By ELLIOTT GRENNARD

WITH the vaunted "April 15" sheeting TY between chskers and musIckers now

but a dream of what might have been, the only date on the calendar to look for-

s ward to is May 10, at which time the eeaf and the electrical transcription companies will hold another confab to explore further the possibilities for a solution. There appears to be some slight hope that a workable agreement will be reached- as both sides have expressed the belief that by May 10 they will be better prepared to tackle the problem. . . . While the record people have officially adopted a hands-off policy until Petrillo and company concede that their "unemployment fund" idea is possible of achieving, the dickers will keep their fingers on the pulse of the developing situation thru their close connection with the ET outfits. . . .

As was reported lest week in The Bill- board, Senator Clark was spotted In the hotel lounge sipping a cocktail while

T'the boys were having it out upstairs in a room. His presence there was merely a coincidence, according to the senator, who Insisted the Ambassador Hotel Is

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alwaes his residence wisen he is in. New York, but it thrill% stop some of us from wondering whether it was purely coin- cidental. . . . At any rate the senator informed reporters that his committee investigating the recording ban is in re- cess pending the receipt of more information. Whether the committee will now swing into action is not known, but Senator Clark checked out of the hotel soon after the powwow was Over and 'the next word will probably come from Washington.

Territorial Favorites CHICAGO: Please Give Me Something To Remem-

ber You By. Dinah Shore. This may easily become the theme

song of hundreds of coin machine operators directed at recording artists, judging from the way new disks are coming in. !a case the rest of you don't remember the particular ditty mentioned above, it was the hit of its day, written by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz for Libby Holman to warble in a. Broadway musical. There's a publisher who uses as his slogan "Old Songs Are the Best Songs." Who knows?

LOS ANGELES: Rifferte. Freddy Slack.

The title assay- be a fancy way of saying "Riff it" or it may be a fanciful way of saying that Slack, who is quite a -man on the keyboard, hes contrived a toothsome instrumental that inhabi- tants of the City of Angels choose for an exercise piece when they feel like winging around the dance floor in the lee cretin parlor. The tune is a newcomer to Record Buying Guide reports, long may It riff.

NEW ORLEANS: In the Mood. Glenn Miller.

Well, look what's back! It's not even 20 years old and it's lacing revived already, or maybe It never died. How many times has it spun around on a turntable and how many nickels has it registered, and how much did it do for Captain Miller's popularity? Answer to all questions is "Plenty." Which Is an idea. So long as ops are rummaging thru their shelves for platters, how about dragging out a real mood piece,

Note For a comparatiee listing of songs

played most oftenn, over the radio for the week ended Thursday, April 15, and the week previous, ended April 8, see the Music Popularity Chart In the Music De- partment, this issue.

Operators with machines In Negro 10- catitns will also find that the Popular- ity Chart presents a valuable hating of the seplan best sellers under Harlem Hit Parade.

gto k a tte SPOKANE, April 24,- Virgil Fortune,

long-time coin machine operator here who left biz year ago, has purchased the machines of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Rego. Transaction include 14 juke boxes and pinball games In some of the best spots in town. The Regos are moving to the Pacific Coast.

Ralph Ferran°, Chop man at Wellcome Music Company, is recovering from a major operation at a local hospital and will be back at his bench in two weeks,

Grace Hill is the new secretary to H. D. Severson, owner of Columbia Novelty Company, pinball and music machine operators.

The Army Air Corps got W. S. (Scotty) 1 Goddard, long-time serviceman for Fred

PHONOGRAPH MECHANIC-WANTED LaVell Coln Machine Company, who is with knowledge of Pm Games and GUM now an aviation cadet. Carman C.

Draft exempt, Shaw, LaVeln shop manager, has gone $75 per week to the Allied Shipyards, Seattle. New

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type, Organised in 1929 as the Orange Dioesom Band, the uasa Lomans have a co-operative system of running the orchestra.

Gray was elected president of the corporation in the beginning, but he sat with the Instrumentalists mad didn't frost the grotto until a few years ago.

BRITISH COMPOSERS WORRIED.- British songwriters, worried about the increasing nuinbe of American songs coming into their country, have formed an organization "for the advancement of British song=," an article In The Daily Oklahoman reveals.

The association is not going to run a campaign against American songs- which tome about 75 per cent of the :songs being issued lay English publishers -but will try to increase the number of British songs sold to at least 50 per cent, the article says.

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64 The Billboard AMUSEIIIENT MACHINES (MUSIC)

With These TEN VICTOR and BLUEBIRD HITS

Nickel-Habbers That Have Whaf II Takes!

VICTOR RECORDS

DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE

Duke Ellington 26610

TAKING' A CHANCE ON LOVE Sammy Kaye 20-1527 \ i AS TIME GOES BY Rudy Vallee 20-1526

"MURDER," HE SAYS

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

Dinah Shore 20-1525

Glenn Miller 20-1523

BLUEBIRD RECORDS

THE SHEIK OF ARABY

PLEASE THINK OF ME

ROSE ANN OF CHARING CROSS

The Four Vagabonds 30-0811

THE ARMY AIR CORPS Alvino Rcy B-11476

THERE'S A STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

WAVING SOMEWHERE Elton Britt B-9000

Spike Jones 30.0812

Shcp Fields 30-0807

To help us make the Victor Records Tutu 10511 wont to-

morrow, sell gtur old oues to pour distributor totlog:

Help Keep Your Customers iit'16-6-ni

Going with Music '

Order Today From Your AS TIME GOES BY RUDY VALLEE

.VICTOR. AND BLUEBIRD RECORD FT.

(3d week) JACQUES RENARD (Chorus) Vicior 20-1526 Brunswick 6205

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Ban Sticks cording companies, the national release The settlement of the recording ban date for each film, and the recordings of '.

was pigeonholed for some time in the the film tunes. obscure future when negotiations between Petrillo and diskers broke off last week. Possibility exists that the May 10 meeting between AIM chiefs and transcription companies may bring some results and influence future dealings with disk firms. In the meantime, however, operators will have to dig back thru dust-laden shelves to fill empty slots. One bright hope is the large number of name and semi-name bands that are boosting their reputations several notches higher with extensive pie- tri plugging. This goes a long way to make the nickel-droppers anxious to spin even an old waxing by these maestri. Operators can look to tie -up possibilities on the strength of the band with more assurance than tie-ups on songs at the present moment. Altho quite a number of new musicals feature recorded tunes, in many cases the waxings have been cut out of diskers. catalogs. Only In the case of a large-scale production like Cabin in the Sky, where tunes have been getting a lot of ether plugs, have the record companies reissued old recordings. Operators have very few more films like Happy Go Lacky, where a batch of masters were made before the ban, to look forward to. With the problem of making oldies, standards and what-have-you's click on machines, operators would do well to exploit every picture tie-up possibility, as pie plugging, can give phono fans the Initial stimulation to. respond to the name in the slot.

Follow the Band A

(UNIVERSAL) Skinnay ends, Frances Langford, Ray Eberle

RECORDINGS: "My Devotion'

Jimmy Dorsey (Decca! Charlie Spivak 'Columbia) Vaughn Monroe (Victorl King Sisters (Bluebird)

"My Melancholy Baby" Harry James (Columbia) Kate Smith (Columbia) Joe Roichman (Victor) Earl Nines (Victor)

"The Army Air Corps" Aivino Rey (Bluebird) Fred Waring (Dacca) Victor Military Band (Victor)

"Ain't MisbehavIre" Tony Pastor (Bluebird) Paul Whiteman (Bluebird) Fats Waller (Bluebird) Louis Armstrong Decal) Cootie Williams (Okehl Horace Henderson (Okeh) Sidney &diet (Victor)

"Rosie the Riveter" Four Vagabonds (Bluebird)

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News Notes Bing Crosby set for Paramount's latest I

React picture, The !toad to Utopia. . . .

Ray Eberle signed for Universal's new Mister Big. . . . Golden Gate Quartet's next flicker to be Paramount's Rainbow Island. Ginny Simms signed by MGM for a new musical, Its yet untitled. .

Vaughn Monroe and the King Sisters National Release definitely skecided for MGM's Meet the

Listed below are films to be released People. . . Arid the Angels Sing, song within the next three weeks which lea- hit of a few years back, will be revived' Lure tunes that have been waxed by rein Paramount's Four Angels.

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RECOR110 BUYING: Special reports received from The Billboard representatives last week

show the records listed below are currently receiving the most play on automatic phonographs thruout the nation. These reports stem from all the country's leading operating centers and arc averaged together. Thus only records that are distributed nationally will show up in the guide.

GOING STRONG DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE

INK SPOTS tiocca 18503 GLEN CRAY (Kenny Sargent-LeBrun 1.

D USKilt "ELLINGTON Decca 18479 Victor 20.6610

This ditty wended its way nonchalantly on to a few machines here and there at first, taking its time in building up a following. But build one it did and proved conclusively that its title was misguiding. The Elling- ton recording makes its first appearance on the Guide this week, but it has already made a good start toward catching up with its predecessors,

Columbia 36661 I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE HARRY JAMES (Helen Forrest)

(11th week)

XAVIER CUCAT (Chorus) Columbia 36651 ' BRAZIL JIMMY DORSEY (Bob Eberle-Helen

O'Connell! Decca 18460 i FRED WARING (Pennsylvanians) Deem 18412 ENRIC MADRIGUERA

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Victor 27702

YOU'D BE SO NICE TO H

COME HOME TO DINAH SHORE Victor 20- 1519r" 19th week)

(10th week)

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

GLENN MILLER (Skip Nelson and The Victor 20-1523

JUDY GARLAND Dacca 18540 Modernaires)

(7th week) FREDDIE SLACK (Margaret Whiting) Capitol 126 ,

CHARLIE BARNET (Frances Wayne) Dec. 18541 HORACE HEIDT (Charles Goodman) Columbia 36670 i

FOR ME AND MY GAL... JUDY GARLAND and GENE KELLY Decca 18480 (5th week) COY LOMBARDO Dacca 4371

ABE LYMAN Victor 11549

WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT?

(4th week) BENNY GOODMAN (Peggy Lee) .... Columbia 36652

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Additional Market Reports

Buffalo

Trade Not Sure Summer Locations Will Succeeed

BUFFALO, April 24.-The coin machine Industry in the Western New York

4, area is still doing okeh despite the innumerable handicaps which now confront the operators daily. There are the meal shortages, coupled with transportation difficulties and draft of younger eaten, causing a drop in attendance at amusement and night spots.

The emphasis is definitely on music operations. Due to the many difficulties operators haven't the time to bother with much else. Some operators sold their /pinball routes and are concentrating on their music business. Others are still keeping up the bulk of their operations but have cut down on locations generally, getting rid of those on the outskirts of town. Many operators are now forced to pull in older machines to replace parts on their newer models.

; This is rapidly becoming an accepted practice, as service parts are very scarce, and even old machines aren't readily available any more.

The distributors haven't really much to sell, and that situation has caused some firms to close for the duration, especially those who operated branches of their main firms in Buffalo. Some distributors, who had operated equipment to some extent before, are now concentrating on the operating end of the business entirely, while Just a few distributing firms are still selling sere- ices to the trade, and are offering ma, chines only when and if they are able to procure them.

The man-power shortage in Western New York is very acute, because many large war plants are located in this area. Being an industrial area to start with, Buffalo and its surrounding territory are enveloped in the war effort to a far greater extent than many cities. Short- age of workers has naturally hurt the

coin machine industry here considerably. as it is virtually impossible to hire new help. Most operators arc doing as much of their own work as possible.

Record Talk The record situation looks none too

good, and all operators arc complaining about the records that they are able to get. Those operators who have stocked their record libraries with a good many usable old standards and good specialties are the fortunate ones. The crop Or new releases isn't doing much to help the music ops, as they aren't very plentiful, and their general wearing quality isn't at all good. Some men claim that they can only get 10 good plays from the average record. Such platters are Glenn Miller's Sunrise Sere- nade, In time Mood; Artie Shaw's Begin the Beguine, Indian Love Call; Tommy Dorsey's Who, Marie, Song of India, Stardust and other older disks by outstanding bands are the salvation of operators these clays. Mixed In with these standards operators are using Hawaiian numbers, Irish ditties, patriotic stuff or any-thing that has a chance. The customers on the whole haven't reacted unfavorably to this phono diet. The play on location is good wherever there is good patronage of the spot to start with. Some locations have lost trade title to draft of more and more men (many married men and even defense plant workers are now leaving).

Operators are not overly optimistic about improvement of the Petrillo situation, but hope to continue the way they have if necessary. A strong music operators' association set-up is helping a great deal. A stabilized commission system is In effect here now, and is doing much to keep things on an even keel. Collections are quite satisfactory for most altho not as big as a year ago. Most operators are not looking for a Spectacular increase after Easter, (litho as is rule business does pick up some following the Lenten season.

Whether or not summer locations will open up as usual hasn't been determined so far. Some operators have made definite plans to place equipment at their

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GUIDE-PART ONE According to The Billboard representatives, who have this past week

contacted at least four large automatic phonograph operators in their cities, the records listed below are rapidly gaining in popularity all over the nation. and indications are these records will eventually move into the most-played bracket on the opposite page.

COMING UP

MURDER! HE SAYS DINAH SHORE Victor 20-1525 JIMMY DORSEY (Helen O'Connell) Deem 18532 TEDDY POWELL I Peggy Mann) Bluebird

30-0809

In Just a matter of a few weeks this tune has mounted from nowhere to the top of the list. It was fortunate enough to have some solid recordings to draw the phono fans to the nearest coin machine after seeing Happy Go Lucky, film from which the ditty stems. This is one number that hasn't waited for the green lights, and at its present rate should shoot over the top in 310 time flat.

TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE

BENNY GOODMAN (Helen Forrest) Columbia 35869 SAMMY KAYE (Three Kadets) Victor 20-1527 ELLA FITZGERALD Doses 3490

MGM's film Cabin in the Sky spurred revived interest in this ballad, which first became popular at the time of the stage show. Extensive ether plugging boosted It even more, so that it's in the No. 2 spot in its first appearance. Both the Goodman and Kaye 'recordings were reissued after the picture started getting around, and it seems as if diskers used their limited shellac to good advantage.

IT STARTED ALL OVER TOMMY DORSEY (Frank Sinatra-Pied AGAIN .. Pipers) Victor 20-1522

Altho this tune is holding on tight in some territories, it has not yet gained solid enough footing all around the country to move up and over the top. However, operators are culling enough nickels from the TD waxing to keep them smiling, and the maestro's name is a Std. ficient draw to keep the ditty going at least on an even keel.

VELVET MOON HARRY JAMES Columbia 36672

This velveted number was trumpeted up from seml-obscurity by the operators' old stand-by, James. It hasn't yet taken the country by storm, but it has plenty of nickel-droppers mooning for more. Aitho it has yet to equal its predecessor, Sleepy Lagoon, the tune has already shown itself to be the perfect answer for operators With empty slots to till,

established summer places, others are undecided. The trend on the whole is away from summer spots. The easing of the gas ban may help summer business and the general opinion is that there will be more gas available by summer for pleasure driving. Ops aro doing okay with their gas rations, most of them having enough additional "Juice" to make up for the recent cut in basic A coupons.

Arcades should play a fairly important role this stunmer. Most parks featuring them are planning to open up as usual Decoration Day. The vending machine situation isn't too good, with shortages of gum, soft drinks, candy, etc., growing more acute.

New Orleans

Records at Low (Reprinted from The New York Times,

April 22, 19431

The effect of the ban on recordings by the American Federation of Musicians was evidenced in yesterday's issue of The Billboard, weekly trade publication, which for the first time omitted its listing of -new popular records for "juke -box" operators.

In place of its usual review of new disks, The Billboard carried this note:

"New releases, which have been com Mg in sparsely during the past few months, have finally hit rock bottom and disappeared altogether this week. Due to this condition we find ourselves unable to offer any week's best releases."

Food Shortage in Eating Places Hurts Patronage

NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-With sharp slump in patronage of pinball games the return of bells to the Cres- cent City metropolitan area finds the trend of business in this direction, while music operators continue to report a steady improvement despite growing shortage of disks, parts and servicemen. The foresight of music ops in stocking up bits of other clays is paying dividends,

One of the largest distributors of pin games here admits that he has practically sidetracked selling of factory rebuilts for the time being and is concentrating on renovated phonograps and bells. This firm, usually a good seller of consoles to interior 0111, reports a marked scarcity of such'machines here. Phonograph record distributors report continuation of the practice of prorationing and any that the plan is still successfully meeting the crisis.

In addition to blaming the reopening of the city to bells for the letdown, pin- game operators pronounce is slump in their business in downtown areas due to a "rushing up" of working hours. In- ability of restaurants to supply enough food to meet the increasing demand in the war-plant areas has increased carrying -home lunches to work. This hurry and haste keeps the workers close to the factory, rind machine operations drop off at a time when business should be booming.

The ability to get a good serviceman fades almost Into oblivion. Sonic operators are managing to get part of their repair work done by rolling up their sleeves and getting former servicemen to give them a couple of hours daily after regular working hour at war plants. There are at least a dozen of the former A-1 servicemen here doing double duty by working eight-hour five-day weeks in shipyards and' allowing former em- ployers one full day and one or two hours daily, getting part-time pay equal to full week's salaries of a year ago.

Vender Crisis Merchandise venders are out of luck

and their operators are down to new lows. Candy is so scarce here that many

retailers are using saiesboards to admit. tags to sell their limited stock. Boards are not plentiful, but a. couple of distributors have made favorable stock-pile purchases in the past year that help the supply situation. Distributors of gum are limiting sales to single boxes.

Bells continue to operate without molestation with slug payoffs. There is also a noted increase in operation of penny cigarette reels, but many location owners complain the machines are more an act of convenience than reasonable profit.

I the interior many areas are suffer- ing loss of patronage either by migra- tion to industrial centers or inductions in the armed services. Since lumber and textile centers operate their own commissaries and other concessions, regular ops are not reaping any benefit in those sections. In the area of service encampments there has been a noted tightening up of restrictions, particularly in regard to endows.

Deficit DETROIT, April 24.-Woodrow MeLen.

nan, Detroit i1111.115CMCIlt game operator, specializing in nut venders and gun games, has moved headquarters to 134 Moss Avenue, Highland Park.

Sam Lucas, former head of the Michi- gan Panoram Company, distributor, has established his own plant here, doing war work exclusively for the duration.

Charles Priedenberg, head of the 0. F. Amusement Company, has moved head quarters to 18045 Ohio Avenue.

Arthur P. Sauve, head of tile A. P. Sauve Company, has been a victim of a strop throat the past two weeks but itt expected back at the office shortly.

Harry Sands, well-known coin machine operator, died here April 12 following a heart attack. He leaves a daughter.

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66 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHININ CHATSIfe)

Government Orders

Part 1010-Suspension Orders (Suspension Order 0-283)

DART BOARD EQUIPMENT COMPANY .7. W. Tempest and T. W. Tempest, do-

ing business as Dart Board Equipment Company, 300 Cherry Street, Pbiladel- phia, Pa., are engaged in the production of darts and dart boards and other toys and genies. Prom November 25, 1942, to December 31, 1942, Durt Board Equipment Company used lead or lead base alloy, iron and steel to make 224,892 darts. Prior to November 25, 1942, J. W. Tempest, T. W. Tempest and Edward A. McTague, general manager of the company, knew that darts were toys and that Conservation Order M-38-c prohibited the use of lead or lead base alloy in their production, that darts were game devices and that Conservation Order M-128 prohibited the use of iron or steel

, in their assembly, and that Limitation Order L-81 prohibited the use of iron and steel in the processing, fabrication and assembly of darts, which are toys and games.

This use of lead or lead base alloy. iron and steel constituted willful violations of Conservation Orders M-38-c, Conservation Order M-126 and Limita. ton Order L-81, whirls have hampered and impeded the war effort of the United States by diverting scarce materials to uses not authorized by the War Produc- tion Board.

In view of the foregoing facts, It is hereby ordered, That:

91010.263 Suspension Order No. 5-263. (a) Deliveries of material to J. W. Tem-

pest and T. W. Tempest, doing business as Dart Board Equipment Company or otherwise, jointly or separately, their successors and assigns, shall not be ac- corded priority over deliveries under any other contract or order and no piefer- cues ratings shall be assigned, applied or extended to such deliveries by means of preference rating certificates, preference rating orders, general preference orders or any other orders or regulations of the War Production Board except as specifically authorized in writing by the War Production Board.

(b) No allocation shall be made to J. W. Tempest and T. W-Tempest, doing business as Dart Board Equipment Company or otherwise, jointly or separately, their successors and assigns, of any material the supply or distribution of which is governed by any order of the War Production Board, except as specifically authorized in writing by the War Production Board.

(c) J. W. Tempest and T. W. Tempest, doing business as Dart Board Equipment Company or otherwise, jointly or separately, their successors and assigns, shall not accept deliveries of, or use, any iron, steel, lead or lead base alloy in the processing, manufacturing, fabrication or assembly of any article whatsoever, except as specifically authorized in writing by the War Production Board.

(d) Nothing contained in this order shall be deemed to relieve J. W. Tempest and T. W. Tempest, doing business as Dart Board Equipment Company or otherwise, from any restriction, prohibi- tion oproviston contained in any other order or regulation of the War Production Board except insofar as the same may be inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

(e) This order shall take effect on April 5, 1943, and shall expire on October 5, 1943, at which time the restrictions contained in this order shall bee of no further effect.

Issued this Sri day of April, 1948. War Production Board, By Z. JOSEPH WHELAN,

Recording Secretary.

MILEAGE RATIONING: GASOLINE' REGULATIONS

A rationale accompanying this amend- Ment, Issued simultaneously herewith, El has been filed with the Division of the = Federal Register..

Ration Order 50 is amended in the = following respects:

Section 1394.8007 is amended to read = as follows:

= 13942007 Lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or wrongfully withheld coupon ;I: books or bulk coupons. In the event = of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation = of any coupon book or bulk coupons or = the wrongful withholding of such eau- = pons from the rightful holder, the per- = eon entitled to the possession thereof shall make application for the replacement of such book or coupons pursuant = to the provisions of Procedural Regula- = Lion No. 12: 2 Provided, That where ap-

plication is made for replacement of a coupon book or bulk coupons which have been lost or stolen, the board shall waive all waiting periods provided for in Para. graphs (a) and (b) of 1300.954 of Pro- cedural Regulation No. 12 where such requirement will result in extreme hard. ship upon the Individual, impede essential transportation or will be contrary to the public interest; Provided further, That where application is made to a board other than the board of original issuance of the coupon book or bulk coupons, an additional copy of the application shall be made to be forwarded to the board of original issuance.

This amendment shall become effective April 8, 1943.

Note: All reporting or record-keeping requirements of this amendment have been approved by the Bureau of the Budget In accordance with the Federal Reports Act of 1942.

(Pub. Law 671, 76th Cong.; as amended by Pub. Laws 89, 421, 507, 77th Cone,: W. P. B. Dir. No. 1, Sums. Dir. No. 1Q, '7

F. R. 582, 9121; E. 0. 9126, 7 F. R. 2719) Issued this 2d clay of April, 1043.

PRENTISS M. BROWN, Administrator.

Part 3096-Conservation of Paper and Paperboard

(General Conservation Order 111-241-a, as amended April 7, 1943)

Tile fulnilment of requirements for the defense of the United States has created a shortage in the supply, for defense, for private account and for export, of various materials and facilities required in the manufacture and distribution of pulp, paper and paperboard; and the following

Phono Parts (0)rder WASHINGTON, April 24.-The War

Production Board yesterday issued order L 265, which requires that old tubes and radio parts must be turned in when obtaining replacements. Im- mediate available information indicates that the order will apply in general to radio and phonograph equipment including automatic phonographs.

Dealers and repairmen are required to collect he old tubes or parts or to get a certificate when making repairs or changes. Souse exceptione are made to cover cases where return of the old part is impractical, and to cover sales of equipment completed before yesterday (23).

order is deemed necessary in the public interest and to promote the national defense:

3096.2 General Conservation Order M-241-a--(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this order:

(1) "Converter" means any person engaged In the business of manufacturing, from pulp, paper and/or paperboard any of the commodities or articles referred to in paragraph (b).

(b) Restrictions on consumption of pulp, paper and/or paperboard in the manufacture of certain converted prod- ducts. (1) No converter shall during the first calendar quarter of 1943, or any calendar quarter thereafter, consume in the manufacture of any article or class of articles on List A any quantity, in tons, of pulp, paper and/or...paperboard great-

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RECORD BUYING GIIIBE-411111 A Forecast of What New Songs and Record sage ' _ rrl,, us,,r 7 Releases Are Most Likely To Be Needed e-

E-: by Phonograph Operators

EE al I possinturrus Er:

= These Records and Songs show indications of becoming Future Nationwide Hits 12. i in Automatic Phonographs. Selections arc based upon Radio Performances, Sheet Music - Sales, Information from Music Publishers on the relative Importance of Songs in Choir =

= Catalogs and upon the Judgment of The Billboard's Music Department.

NOTE

Releases this week moved up one step from the rock-bottom hit last week. Columbia. came out with a Golden Gate Quartet waxing of Stalin Wasn't Stettin' and Dip Your Fingers in the Water on the Olcch label. The former is a modern spiritual which has been getting several air plugs. The vocal group has also come In for a number of ether shots and some picture plugging, and the disk might prove to be a very satisfactory filler-in. Co- lumbia's only other offering is a Count Basle waxing of the standard, All of Me, coupled with Rusty Dusty Blues, with the latter especially good for race areas. Decca's only pop release is a Jimmy Dorsey' waxing of a couple of oldies, Find You and Only a Rose. Victor is still holding back and doesn't expect to release any new recordings for several weeks.

1V/GM's Cabin in the Sky and Paramount's Happy Go Lucky have already created a couple of fast-moving numbers, and the title tunes from both films are now beginning to work their way up, with Vaughn Monroe (Victor) leading the way on both. Faddy Duddy Watchmaker, another Happy Go Lucky tune waxed by Hay Hyser (Columbia), is also starting to show up.

THE WEEK'S BEST RELEASES These Records have the Strongest Chanel; for Success among the Past Week's

Releases by the Record Companies. Selections are based upon Commercial rather than Musical Value. 'These are not definite predictions, but merely the opinions of The Billboard's Music Department.

WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD, MISTER BLUEBIRD? PETER PIPER (Vocal refrain) Hit 7043

This highly tuneful and rhythmic ditty has already scaled the heights in song popularity, and with the radio lanes having given it a lift, the record is ripe to reap a harvest on the phone circuit. Particularly since this Peter Piper entry has the field all to itself as far as record versions go. There has been consistent improvement in the musical qualities of these Piper waxes, and at this stage both band and singer offer up highly aecentable performances that are designed for wide phone appeal. Piattermate, There's a Harbor of Dreamboats, is a pleasant and melodic post-war ballad that develops the When the Lights Qo On Again theme in flowery fashion that should find wide favor. Again the band and voice satisfy.

ALL OF ME COUNT BASTE (Lynne Sherman). ... Columbia 36675 This one one is the old-time ballad favorite of some years ago. And on = the strength of Lynne Sherman's wistful lyrical wooing, with the Basle E. band backing her up softly and smoothly, the phono fans will want to hear this all over again. Plattermate also rich in phono appeal. particularly at the race spots. The Basle boys go back into their real = groove for this side and dish up Rusty Dusty Blues in their, exciting Kansas City style, with James Rushing carrying the side in his rocking = vocal manner, EL'

Dcualomoenlne records are omitted from this column. P"P'"" E.

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Norma In parentheses Indicate vocalists.

May 1, 1943-1 or than the quantity determined by ap- plying the percentage figure on List A opposite the designation of such article or class of articles to either, at the option of the converter:

(i) The quantity, in tons, of pulp, paper and/of paperboard consumed by such converter in the manufacture of such article or class of articles during the corresponding quarter of 1942; or

(ii) One-fourth of the total quantity of pulp, paper and/or paperboard consumed by such converter In the manufacture of such article or class of articles during the entire calendar year of 1942.

Extension Dates (2) From and after February 15, 1943,

no converter shall manufacture out of pulp, paper or paperboard any article or class of articles on List B except that for a period of 90 days from February 16, 1943, such converter may manufacture any article or class of articles on List B from pulp, paper or paperboard held by him In inventory on January 15, 1943.

(3) It shall be the duty of each converter to determine in the first Instance which, If any, of his products are In- cluded among the articles and classes of articles on List A and B. In case of doubt he may apply to the War ?reduction Board, in writing, describing the product In question, for a specific ruling, by telegram or letter, determining whether or not the same is so included. The WPB may of Its own motion in any case, by telegram or letter, Issue a specific ruling determining whether or not a particular product of a particular converter is so included.

(c) Applicability of priorities regula Mons. This order and all transactions affected thereby are subject to all apple. cable provisions of the priorities regulation of the WPB, as amended from time 11 to time, except to the extent that any provision hereof may bo inconsistent ;

therewith, in which case the provisions of this order shall govern.

(d) Appeals. Any appeal from the provisions of this order shall be made by filing a letter let triplicate, referring to the particular provision appealed from and stating fully the grounds of the appeal.

Keeping Records (e) Records. All persona affected by

this order shall keep and preserve for not less than two years accurate and complete records concerning inventories, production and sales.

(f) Audit and inspection. All records required to be kept by this order shall, upon request, be submitted to audit and inspection by duly authorized representatives of the WPB.

(g) Reports. All persons affected by this Order shall execute and file with the WPB such reports and questionnaires as 5

said board shall from time to time re- I

quest. (h) Violations. Any person who wil-

fully violates any provision of this order or who, in connection with this order, ,

wilfully conceals a material fact, or fur- nishes false information to any. department or agency of the United States, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction may be punished by fine or imprison- ment. In addition, any such person may be prohibited from making or obtaining further deliveries of, or from processing or using, materials under priority control and may be deprived of priorities assistance,

(I) Communications. All commutes- tions concerning this order, shall, unless otherwise directed, be addressed to: War Production Board, Pulp and Paper Divi- sion, Washington, D. C. Ref. M-241-a.

Issued this 7th day of April, 1943. War Production Board,

By J. JOSEPH WHELAN, Recording Secretary.

List A NOTE: List A amended April 7, 1943.

Articles or class of articles: Percentage Chair seat covers Coasters and Mats, such as beer mats, and coasters of the type commonly used for households, hotels, taverns, restaurants, etc 9500

Dishes, plates and spoons Doilies, mats (place, table and tray) and tray covers

Expansion pockets, unprinted Facial tissue File Fly

folders, unprinted paper

Laundry specialties to wit- (a) Shirt bands (2" wide or less), (b) circles, (c) Collar sup- -

Napkins 95

Photo mounts 75 90 Salt and pepper shakers

90 90 90 90



;lay .1, 1943 AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) The Billboard 67

Shelf and drawer lining-Retail packages 60

Slippers '75 Tab lecovers 60 Toilet tissue 110 Towels 95 Venetian blinds 90

List B

NOTE: List B amended April 7, 1943. Articles and classes of articles in the

manufacture of which pulp, paper or paperboard may not be used after Febru- ary 15, 1943. Aprons. Ash trays. Bakers decorative specialties, such as:

(a) Pie collars and rings. (b) Cake circles. (c) Cake laces. (d) Casserole collars.

Bird cage specialties, such as: (a) Bird cage bottoms. (b) Bird cage covers and hoods. (c) Bird cage food holders.

Bouquet holders for displays, corsages, etc.

Chop holders. Combs. Costumes. Dusters and dusting paper. Finger bowl liners. Hanger protectors. Novelties- holiday, party, advertising and

decoration, such as: (a.) Garlands, (b) Serpentines. (c) Horns, (d) Hats. (e) Table decorations and place cards. (f) Streamers, including those for win-

dow display and decoration. (g) Flower pot covers. (h) Costumes. (I) (Deleted April 7. 1943)

4 (J) Artificial flowers and flower specialties.

(k) Confetti. ) (I) Festoons.

(M) Fireworks (except such Items manufactured pursuant to duly au- thenticated orders from the Armed Forces).

(9) Bouquets. (o) Skewers.

Poker chips. Punch boards, pullboards and similar arti-

cles. Shirt protectors and envelopes.

Window drapes. Shirt displayers. EASTERSVII Shirt bands (wider than 2"). Shirt boards.

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RECORD PROMOTION. Artist uses a glorified model of the Commando phonograph in a promotion of the record "juke Box Saturday Night" by members of the cast of ''Stars on Ice." Skaters, left to right, are Arthur Nelles, Mary Jane Yco and Paul Castle.

Willies -ate, Pa. W/LKESLBARRE, Pa., April 24.-A sys-

tematic check of mercantile licenses in Luzern County to determine which pinball machine owners have failed to pay the 021.50 State mercantile tax is being made by members of the State Depart- ment of Revenue.

Explaining the action, Mercantile Ap- praiser John A. Riley reported that a large number of persons have been found without mercantile licenses 'for 1942 or have been found to list insufficient totals of gross business.

The Investigators do not carry out any criminal prosecution. Offenders are

I given slips showing the amount they must pay and duplicates are sent to Ap-

`4 praiser Riley. In an order handed down by Judge

J. Harold Flannery, of the Lucerne County Court. 15 slot machines were or-

( dered reduced to Junk. The machines were seized in raids on local establishments,

By BEN

About Town Billy Wells, Apex Coin, Boston, was

In town on a buying trip and out again. . . . D. J. Ambrose, music coinman, Patchogue, L. I., N. Y., poping. in and out of spots along Tenth Avenue. . . .

F. Max Smith, well-known arcade operator, with an installation at Central Pier, Atlantic City, a visitor. . . . Leon Berman, on a quickie to Pennsylvania, is back and is now planning more frequent out-of-town buying hikes. . .

Irving Mitchell is eating heartily in Prep- aration for the day when he can resume his blood donating routine. . . . Sam Sacks is gradually becoming an expert phono mechanic. Last time caught he Was in the midst of a repair on an am- plifying unit and doing a good Job with it. . . Al Blendow is a much happier man now that his secretarial problem has been solved. Mike, Munves is back, a trifle tired but no cold this

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Difficulties . . BOSTON, April 24.-The first reported check on operators

who had converted passenger cars to semi-commercial vehicles in order to get truck ration cards was made by ODT officials here recently. Just what the final decision by the ODT will be has not been reported yet.

However, some operators have already been asked to sur- render their T cards and accept B ration cards from the OPA. Operators recently held a meeting and asked ODT officials to 'speak and also petitioned for rulings on special cases, but the temporary decision at least was that operators violated regulations by converting cars to station wagons and other forms.

Several months ago the ODT issued an official warning to operators not to convert their cars. These warnings were published by The Billboard, but no action by the ODT had been reported in any city until the present occurrence in Boston.

SMITH

time. . . . Skeeball alleys are making a terrific comeback. . . Ernie Kreuter is still operating Panorams and music boxes around Newark, N. J.

Cetogether Willie Levy, one of the real old -time

New York coinmen, came in from Charlotte to hold a session with the boys at the music operators headquarters. Among those present were Lee Rublnow, Willie Blatt, Bill Alberg, Sidney Levine and Senator Al Bodkin. Levy is now running a Sportland.

Sherry at his place in Norfolk, N. P. Mike Munves was also there at the time and all flew back together when Mike returned to the big city. Al came Into New York for the holiday and spent 10 days here.

Quick Takes Harry Brown and Abe Green, Runyon

Sales, back from an extensive trip thru the South, report they've bought up a number of large routes.... Jack Graber, International Mutoscope, is going into the army in June. . . . Joe Webster Is taking army life In his stride.

OPA Sets Ceilings For Used Trucks, Commercial Cars

WASHINGTON. April 24.- Moving to reduce war inflated prices, the Office of Price Administration has set ceiling prices for used trucks and other commercial vehicles.

The new regulation, which becomes effective April 26, set top legal prices of vehicles at a percentage of the original delivered price, depending on age and whether the vehicle has been reconditioned. The ceilings range from 26 to 97 per'cent of new cost.

Aitho passenger cars, station wagons, taxicabs and farm tractors arc exempt from the new order, OPA officials are studying the possibility of similar restrictions on these vehicles.

Tho action is expected to result in the release of many used vehicles which have been withheld from sale by speculators in anticipation of a shortage of transportation vehicles, causing further price ad- vances.

Cantor at Factory Louisa:C. Cantor, Louis H. Cantor Com-

pany, Is now at the National Venders, Inc., plant in St. Louis, where he will probably remain for the duration. Na- tional obtained additional war contracts and it became necessary for Lou to go out there and pitch with the others. In the meantime the Cantor facilities in New York will continue to function as before under the capable supervision of Mrs. Martell Davis. Offices and repair shop will remain open to service local operators.

Outdoor Season Earl Backe, National Novelty, between

chores as truckman, mechanic, salesman, shipping clerk, etc., still manages to get in a set or two of tennis practically every day. He has now switched from the indoor game to outdoors and is ready to take on all comers.

Dave Lowy. on His Own Dave Lowy advises he has resigned as

vice-president of Amusement Sales Dis- tributing Corporation. He is now setting up his own business and intends to specialize in music equipment. Ho will be located at 592 Tenth Avenue, New York.

Flying Party Ben Goldberg, Sicking. Inc., and Nat

Bartfield and Al Lieberman, B ffi W Novelty, dropped in to visit with Al

&halo BUFFALO, April 24.-Quite a number

of the boys along coin machine row have received their call to arms and are serving Uncle Sara for the duration. During the past few weeks particularly the exodus of coin machine operators has been very noticeable and has occasioned quite a few changes in the business set-up of sonic local firms.

James Greenville, a well-knOwn music operator, has been in the service for several weeks, and his mother and sister, Mrs. Helen Davies, have taken' over the operation of the business. The ladies expect to do all right, having been somewhat acquainted with Jim's methodic before, and should carry on with the help of a trained mechanic for service and repair work.

Meanwhile Bob Miller, of Iroquois Amusement Company, was off to Port Niagara... and after a few weeks' stay there was off to parts unknown at this writing. Bob had been in the army previously, considerably prior to World War II, and told the folks back home recently' that the old army life seeras pretty good again. He was, previous to his induction, the right-hand man and dissociate of James D. Blakeslee, head of Iroquois. Blakeslee has since had to part with another man, George Arnold, a serviceman for the company, who's also in the army now. Another coin machine operator expecting to be leaving soon is Jack Wiesner.

Al Bergman, head of Royal Amuse- ment Company and Rab's Record and Radio store, is about to glVe Uncle Sam the second son. Both boys had been active In the operation of the coin machine business for some time. Al Jr. entered the army some weeks ago, just after he'd turned 18 years old, and is stationed in Hearn, Utah. Roy Bergman. is at present taking a course in the Army Signal Corps here in town and expects to be leaving for active duty 0000.

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Sales of Chocolate Products Continue Rise in February

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Sa les of manufacturers of confectionery and corn- petitive chocolate products in February, 1043, stood 19 per cent higher than In February, 1942, according to data released by the Bureau of the Census. They registered a 3 per cent increase over those of January, 1943, and were 17 per cent higher in the first two months of the current year compared with the corresponding period of 1942,

The quantity (based on pounds) of confectionery and competitive chocolate products sold by 119 manufacturers in February, 1943, was 2 per cent more than was odd in February, 1042. Dollar sales of this group on a year-to-year basis increased 17 per cent. The average price per pound was 21.2 cents in Febru- ary this year; i8.4 cents in February, 1942, and 20.7 cents in January, 1043.

For manufacturers of chocolate products competitive with confectionery sales in February, 1943. reached a level approximately the same as that 'of February a year ago. On the basis of the same comparison "other" manufacturers' sales gained 24 per cent. and manufacturer- retailers gained 11. per cent.

A comparison of sales of February. 1943. with those of the preceding month notes increases of 45 per cent and 21 per cent for manufacturer-retailers and manufacturers of chocolate precincts competitive with confectionery respectively but registers a alight decrease (2 per cent) for "other" manufacturers. By year-to-date comparison, sales changes were as follows: "Other* manufacturers, up 25 per cent; manufacturer. retailers, up 21 per cent, and nuumfac turers of chocolate products competitive with confectionery, down 12 per cent.

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Samples furnished on receipt' of 30c (Sc stamps) to cover cost of postage and packing.

gCHARMS Coed assortment, all cut, no strings.

10 Cross $9.00. Parcel post paid. Cash with order.

Communications to Vending Machine Department, The Billboard Publishing Co., 155 North Clark Street, Chicago.

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$20.00 Each in Lots of 10. Single Machines, $25.00 Each.

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Growers to sell to sheller or oil mill, receive one price

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Commodity Credit Corporation intends to control purchase and sale of the 1043 crop of peanuts in the sane way it controls the movements of other vegetable oilseeds and establish one price to the grower, it was learned today.

The contemplated arrangement is not intended to give the corporation control of all peanut marketing. As J. B. Hut- son, corporation president, explained it, the farmer would sell his peanuts to a sheller or an oil mill as he has done in the past, and the corporation then would enter Into a purchase-and-reealo contract with the sheller OP oil mill.

One Price for Grower Ono price would be paid the grower

for his peanuts, regardless of their ulti- mate use, according to present plans.

"If we pay $130 or $140 per ton for

'nix calendar ALABAMA: May 10-Tobacco use tax

and reports due. May 20-Sales tax and reports due.

ARKANSAS: May 20-Gross receipts tax and reports due.

COLORADO: May 14-Sales tax and reports due. Use tax and reports due.

CONNECT/CUT: May 1 - Amusement park,license fees due. May 10-Cigarette distributors' inventory reports clue. '

GEORGIA: May 10 -Tobacco wholesale dealers' reports due.

ILLINOIS: May 15-Cigarette tax returns clue. Salts tax and reports due.

KANSAS: May 20-Sales tax and reports due.

LOUISIANA: May 1-Wholesalers' tobacco reports due. May 16-Wholesalers' tobacco 'tax reports due, May 20-New Orleans sales and use tax and reports due. State sales and use tax and reports due.

MASSACHUSETTS: May 15-Cigarette distributors' tax and reports due.

MICHIGAN: May 15-Sales tax and reports clue. Use tax and reports duo.

,MISSISSIPPI: May 15-Nanufacttirersa distributors' and wholesalers' tobacco tax reports due. Sales tax and reports clue. Use tax and reports clue.

MISSOURI; May 15-Retail sales tax and reports clue. May 31-Soft drinks reports and payments due.

140W MEXICO: May 25-Ilse or cons- Pensating tax and reports due.

NORTH CAROLINA: May 10-Tobacco dealers' monthly reports due. May 16- Sales tax and reports due, Use tax and reports clue.

OHIO: May 16-Cigarette nee tax and reports due.

OKLAHOMA: May 15-Sales tax and reports due. May 20-Use tax and reports due.

RHODE ISLAND: May 10 - Tobacco produote tax reports clue.

SOUTH DAKOTA: May 15-Sales tax and reports due. Use tax end reports due.

TENNESSEE: May 5 - Cigarette distributors' reports due.

UTAH: May 16-Sales tax and, returns due. Use tax and returns due.

WASHINGTON: May-16--Sales tax and reports due.

WEST VIRGINIA: May 16-Sales tax and reports due.

WISCONSIN: May 10-Tobacco prod- tleta returns due.

WYOMING: May 15-Sales tax and reports clue. Use tax and reports due,

peanuts for all purposes," Mr. Hutson said, "we would have to sell some of the peanuts for oil at $80 or 885 per ton, and we would expect to sell some of the remainder to the edible trade at a profit of acme $15 to $20 per ton. Under this arrangement all growers would get a single price."

The Present program of paying two prices to the grower has confused the latter, and growers without established quotas feel they are discriminated against, it was said.

It was difficult to explain to the average farmer that the government wanted peanuts perhaps more for oil than for edible purposes, it wee declared.

"Oneeman who had a quota would take his peanuts in and get $140 or $150 per ton, and another man who did not have a quota would take his peanuts in and get $80 per ton," Mr. Hutson said.

The Journal of Commerce learned today that the 1042 crop of peanuts has been so depleted that shelling mills and other peanut processors are having a difficult time( buying them.

Shortage Not Artificial In a letter to Senator Gillette (Dens.,

Ia.) Price Administrator Brown contended that the shortage is not an tirtificial one created by the price ceiling on peanuts.

"We have checked the matter carefully with several peanut shelling mills In various producing areas and have been advised that the 1942 crop is in fact el- most completely exhausted)," Mr. Brown said.

Shipments of shelled peanuts from mills up until March 28 was 44 per cent greater than last year, he added.

"This increase in shipments from nsill points is indicative of the greater demand for peanut butter and peanut products to replace other foods that have become scarce and tends to confirm reports that the 1942 crop is virtually exhausted," Mr. Brown explained.

Wholesale Stocks Of Peanuts Gone; Ceiling May Rise

Quarter Million in War Bonds Bought At Chicago Dinner

CHICAGO, April 24. - At a dinner tendered more than 100 candy jobbers and raw materials suppliers at the Edge- water Beach Hotel by the Schutter Candy Company, more than a quarter of a million dollars of War Bonds were sold in the government's current $13,000,000,000 drive. The meeting was the forerunner of similar dinner meetings to be held ill other cities, including Boston, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Mil- waukee, Denver, Baltimore, Vasnington, Minneapolis and St. Paul.

While some of the subscriptions were of voluntary character without special in- ducement, a substintial number came from candy jobbers who were privileged. as the result of their bond purchases, to buy certain specified quantities of candy bars. Such a proposition has its attractions at this time for candy jobbers. because most of them are having a difficult time keeping sufficient stocks on hand to supply their retail customers. In this instance the candy bars offered were Old Nick and Bit -O'- Honey.

The plan of sale was precisely like an auction, with an experienced auctioneer in charge. Lots of candy were put up in quantities ranging from 48 boxes to as many as 500 and 1,000, and the highest bidder in bonds on. each lot secured the right to the candy at the usual wholesale price. Many of the bids were for as much as $5,000 and $10,000, and it is anticipated several minion dollars in bond sales will result from the meetings in tile various cities scheduled.

Present at the recent Chicago meeting were Robert Schutter, president. and George M. Schutter, secretary-treasurer, while the master of ceremonies was Paul R. Trent. the firm's vice -president.

In Detroit recently a similar auction plan was employed by the Detroit Candy Club, which secured bond subscriptions totaling well over $165,000. In this instance lots of candy bars made by a number of different manufacturers were offered.

RICHMOND, Va., April 24.-An increase in the demand for peanuts has made it evident that the 12 per cent greater acreage called for by the Department of Agriculture in 1943 will not meet the need, according to 1.17. B, JeSter, head of the National Peanut Council.

A large supply of peanuts is on hand for seed purposes, Jester said, but at the present there are no peanuts on the market in wholesale quantities, and peanuts and peanut products are fast disappearing from retail stores. Some of the present stock of peanuts will be held for seed until the middle of May, when planting in the Northern peanut-producing States is completed. Jester stated that it was probable that more seed pea, nuts are being held than will be required for planting and that some of this stock probably would be released for edible purposes.

A leading factor in the present peanut market is a possible gat in the ceiling price on farmers' stock peanuts. The Paco Bill, which is Under consideration in the Senate after having already passed the House, will require that the cost of farm labor be taken into consideration in setting parity prices on faun products. Acchrding to Mr. Jester, this will mean an increase of approximately 10 per cent of the parity price on peanuts. The ceiling price would naturally follow parity prim upward. Therefore, the holders of peanuts naturally feel that they asave nothing to lose by holding on to their

(Sec PEANUTS on page 72)

Candymakers to Distribute Thru Normal 'Channels

CHICAGO, April 24.-Normal channels of candy distribution will be maintained as far as possible by manufacturers. A statement to that effect was made today by the Natibnal Confectioners' Associa- tion in a special release to the lobbing trade.

The NCA. points out, however, that additional candy will not be available because "no additional raw materials over present quotas are being allocated to eandly manufacturers to supply. war plants." The candy association thus advises jobbers that they "must serve war plants out of their present quotas."

"Jobbers in war work areas," says the NCA, "must assume the responsibility of diverting a portion of their candy quotas from their civilian trade to war plants,"

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VENDER SIRLY NOTES FEWER JELLYBEANS-The small fry

among the nation's candy eaters are beginning to feel the effects of war. On order of the Department of Agriculture and War Production Board, manufacture of jellybeans has been cut to one- fourth of last year's output. The move was made to conserve sugar. A previous WPB order banned the manufacture of chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.

GOING UP IN SMOKE-With the enormous increase in pay rolls thruout the country as a result of booming war industries, workers are doing some terrific smoking these days. Not only have cigarette sales forged ahead but the sale of cigars has jumped tremendously. The increase is reflected in the first quarter reports of two cigar companies. Bayuk cigars for the first quarter earned 83 cents a share compared with 71 cents in the same period of 1942, and General Cigar reported earnings of 40 cents a share contrasted with 32 cents in the similar period of 1942.

PEANUT SHORTAGE HITS PROCES- SORS-Severe hardship and possibly complete shutdown Is anticipated by many small manufacturers using peanuts due to their inability to obtain stocks from shellers, according to trade spokesmen. Despite the volume of this year's crop, which was almost double that of last year, farmers and shellers were reported Withdrawn as early as March.

Not all manufacturers are in the same position, however. Those who were able

t to build up an inventory while shellers were freely offering, and before the per- nranea, lower ceilings were imposed, bought in sufficient quantity to ward off any possibility of a peanut shortage

! for at least a year. Usually simile's continue operations

t thruout the year, supplying manufacturers Who do not deal In sufficient volume to build up sizable inventories. The heavy advance buying reportedly done by some of the large peanut users, such

,,, as salters and peanut candy manufad- turers, cleared available stocks as early as March of this year.

BEET SUCAR PRODUCTION -Beet sugar Production in the U. S. during the 1942 -'43 campaign totaled 32,327,342 bags of 100 pounds each, according to the U. S. Beef Sugar Association. Production in the previous season totaled 29,563.669 bags. California again led the States In production with 7,021,652 bags followed by Colorado with 6,415,759 bags and Michigan with 3,448,951 bags. The 1942-'43 production is equivalent to 1,729,513 short tons, raw value, compared with 1,581,- 656 tons in the previous crop years and the record production of 1,894,125. tons in the 1940-'41 crop year.

SPICE QUOTAS REDUCED -Drastic reductions in quotas of restricted spices have been announced by' the Department of Agriculture as a means of further stretching present stocks and ensuring an equitable distribution among users.

New quotas on spices used in candy manufacture are: cinnamon, 45 per cent against a previous quota of AO per cent of the base period; cloves, 30 per cent, compared with 80 per cent; ginger, 100 per cent, as against 115 per cent; mace, 40 per cent, compared with 75 per cent, and nutmeg, 60 per cent, as against '76 per Cent.

Usual sources of spice supply have been t cut off by the war, and shipping space

for importation is limited even when spices are available.

URGE LARGER PLANTINGS-W. H. Jester, head of the National Peanut Council, last week urged farmers to plant

yr. every acre of peanuts possible to take care of the 1943 demands,

He states, "We have a peanut famine today. The 1942 crop is practically exhausted and it the present demand continues the anticipated 1943 crop will nob be more than half sufficient to supply the demand:'

The government requested farmers in peanut-producing States to plant 5,500,-

r According 000 acres this year. Accordin to the '7 "intention to plant" reports, approxl-

iMately 4,270,000 acres will be planted, Which is about 12 per cent more than was planted last year. This, based on the average production of '762 pounds per acre the last two years. should produce this year 3,095,750,000 pounds or 1,647,

8711;t8 eonsCoomf mc>irUyts. Credit Corporation, now guarantees the farmers an average price of $137 per ton for their crops Which, according to Jester, means that farmers will receive approximately $212,- 058,875 for the 1943 crop, For the past

five years these planters received less than $70,000,000 Per year.

In regard to the 1343 crop, Jester re- minded that practically all of the remaining farmers' stock peanuts are in the hands of the peanut co-operative 'associations. The United States Depart- ment of Agriculture peanut report Issued April 7 shows that, 148,362 tons of farmers' stock peanuts are held by the co- operative associations. These peanuts, because of the great demand, are being sold as fast as they are offered.

The greatest Increase in acreage for the 1943 crop, according to Jester, will be in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, where an increase of 25 per cent Is indicated. Georgia, Florida and Alabama will plant about 6 per cent more than last year and about 7 per cent snore in the Virginia seed! the Car uolina area,

EXPECT TOBACCO SHORTAGE,--Ex- perienced tobacco men In Virginia are convinced that a critical shortage of tobacco may confront the cigarette industry this year, even under the 10 per cent and additional 5 per cent acreage allotted the burley growers and the 5 per cent increase given growers of bright flue-cured tobacco recently by the United States Department of Agricul- ture. Experience has proved that tile tobacco farmers as a whole do not plant the full acreage allotted to them, and it is contended that any increased acreage allotment for 1943 should have taken into consideration the deficiency in the acreage actually planted last year. The total acreage allotment for bright flue- cured growers in 1942 was 841,200 acres, but only 791,900 acres, or 5 per cent less than the allotted acreage was put in production. The total allotment In the burley sections was 382,000 acres with only 366,400 acres or 9.3 per cent less than the allotted acreage planted.

These tobacco men further contend that the large planters who were unable to plant their entire acreage allotments last year will be under even more seri- cats handicaps this year and will again reduce their allotments, Due to wartime conditions it is believed the planting deficiency for 1943 will probably ex- ceed that of last year. According to one of the best informed men in the tobacco industry, the growers won't raise as much tobacco this year as they did in 1992. This is due mainly to the disrup- tion of farm labor by the war situation.

According to these tobacco men,, the solution to the short crop problem (See Vending Supply Notes on page 72)

Delay Predicted in Introducing Florida Cigarette Tax Bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 24.-Clov, S. L. Holland's bill levying a 3-cent tax on each package of cigarettes will be one of the last measures Introduced during the current session, it is predicted here.

A 31-point program drawn up by the governor is scheduled for consideration before the Legislature adjourns, and the leas controversial measures are coming up for consideration first. Already six bills have cleared both the houses of Legislature.

The cigarette tax Is the only new revenue bill introduced by the governor. Because of the great decline in revenue as a result of the closing of the State's race tracks and smaller income from the gasoline tax, several methods of raising additional funds had been considered.

Undoubtedly influenced by the war, the Legislature is more serious than at any previous session. There is far more questioning of where the people's money is going, and both the Senate and the House have appointed special committees to analyze tax spending.

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Postage Machines Business Increase

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LOS ANGELES, April 24.-Operators of automatic postage stamp dispensing machines are handling tile greatest Vol- ume of business In the history of these essential and convenient machines. Since America entered the war, letter writing has been popularized In an unprecedented manner, much to the pleasure of the millions of men in the service. Every- one is writing to some relative or friend in the many branches of Uncle Sam's protectors, keeping them informed of news from the home front and helping to maintain the morale so vitally necessary.

Reports of the increased business thru postage stamp machines comes from no less an authority than A. V. Shipman, owner of the Shipman Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles, who has been manufacturing and distributing these popular machines since 1935. Shipman told The Billboard that his operators from all sections of the United States have been purchasing the cardboard folders, used in packaging the stamps for the machines, in ever-increasing numbers for the past 12 months, indicative of the greater volume of business their machines are handling. Also, many operators have written Shipman en- thusiastic letters telling of the pleasure and profitableness of their stamp machine routes.

Since the inception of gasoline and tire rationing, most merchants are abandoning their former custom of selling loose stamps from the cash register as a convenience to their customers and are installing Shipman automatic postage machines which are serviced and refilled by responsible operators in practically every city in the United States without cost or obligation to the merchant. The small profit derived by the operator from the sale of each folder of stamps amounts to big volume, bossi- ness according to the number of machines the operator owns.

Shipman also stated when interviewed that his well-equipped factory is handling a large amount of punch -prom and other precision work for defense plants in the Los Angeles area. These war contracts, of course, take precedence ovet all other work in the Shipman factory. Several months ago parts for the postage stamp machines were made up in large quantities, and when the factory is not busy with war work the mechanics as- semble and test postage machines for the stockroom, ready for immediate deliveries as the orders come In.

Shipman postage machines are manufactured in two models: The duplex has two coin mechanisms and two separate compartments for stamps. One side delivers four 1-cent stamps for a nickel; the other side delivers three 3-cent stamps for a dime, thus allowing a penny profit from each customer purchasing a folder of stamps.

The other, model is a single-column dime unit, which has many uses. Most operators use this smaller machine as an auxiliary to the duplex, selling folders containing one air -snail stamp and one 3-cent stamp. The single-column model alio is very practical for the slower selling locations as an individual machine selling folders containing two 3-cent stamps and three 1-cent stamps for a dime, which is an ideal combination of stamps for any stamp customer.

The folder-type machine is preferred by many locations because the stamps are delivered in sanitary cardboard folders bearing a printed message as follows: "Present conditions do not justify this location to sell stamps. Using this sanitary machine-save your gas and tires-ours. tool" These cardboard folders afford the customers a sanitary package for retaining unused stamps and are also used by many operators as an advertising medium for many lines of business.

Shipman postage stamp machines are being manufactured under priorities of the War Production Board as essential products because they sell a vital government product without a clerk, saving man power and aiding the war program. This company has an excellent proposition for salesmen and distributors to sell new operators in quantities.

age box for dry ice that can be made by an carpenter out of easily obtainable ice evaporation is cube shaped with a materials has been designed by the hinged top lid, tightly constructed from Mathieson Alkali Works, producer of varinshed seasoned wood, with all six carbon dioxide and other chemicals. surfaces lined with several inches of

The storage box Mathieson has found standard Insulation such as cork, kapok to be, the beet type for retarding dry- or some equivalent material.

The Peanut Situation

To prices quoted must be added freight, shrinkage in cooking, salting

and one-hall cent a pound prollt for the salter.

RICHMOND, Va.. April 24.-Increased support prices on peanuts Were announced by the Department of Agriculture on April 8. Tile prices at the new levels will be supported thru government commodity loan and purchase programs. The new support price for Virginia and Spanish type peanuts will average $140 per ton and for Runner type peanuts $130 per ton, with adjustments for grade. These prices compare with 8132 for Virginia and Spanish type peanuts and $122 for Run- ners, announced by the department on February 10. Prices to farmers for peanuts of like type and grade will be Uni- form in all areas. This Is a one-price system as contrasted with the two-price system last year, when prices were scaled on basis of "quota," or "excess" peanuts.

On April 9 the department authorized a distribution payment of 510 a ton, less outstanding indebtedness to the government for 1942 seed, for farmers who delivered "excess" or oil peanuts to designated agencies under the 1942 peanut program. The distribution payment represents a conservative estimate of surplus above cost of operating the 1942 program to March 23, 1943, on approximately 300,000 tons of "excess" peanuts. An additional distribution Is expected to be available under completion of the 1942 peanut marketing program.

Payments to growers will be made with the approval of the Commodity Credit Corporation by peanut grower co-operative associations designated as agencies of the Secretary of Agriculture for the purchase and sale of peanuts. The agencies are the OFA Peanut Association, Camilla, Ga.: the Southwestern Peanut Growers' Association. Gorman, Tex., and the Growers' Peanut Co-operative, Inc., Franklin, Va.

According to latest estimates mere than 2.5 billion pounds of quota and excess peanuts were picked and threshed in 1942, as compared with less than 1.8 billion in 1941. The 1943 production goal contemplates the production of at least 3.5 billion pounds under a one-price system providing for uniform prices to farmers in all areas for the production of peanuts of like type and grade. There will be no marketing cards and no "quota" or "excess" peanuts this year.

The department has also acted to make peanuts available to growers needing additional. supplies for planting the 1943 crop. These peanuts will be sold to eligible producers by the designated agencies at cash prices ranging from $125 to 8155 per ton, Eligible producers are those who have 'obtained peanut planting mccirttteifiesca.tes from their county AAA com-

Very few sales or purchases of either farmers' stocks or finished goods were reported in the Virginia-North Carolina section during the past week. The trade is begging for peanuts, but shellers are unable to furnish any large lots. There are apparently very few large lots of farmers' stock Virginias outside of the holdings of the co-operative association, Some farmers holding remaining lots seem unwilling to sell at ceiling levels,

Planting is progressing very satisfactory in the Southeastern section altho it is about 10 days later than normal, with good weather conditions over most of the section. Early plantings which are sprout- ing are showing good stands. Little or no farmers' stock peanuts are available for trade purposes, except government owned peanuts which am being allocated to the trade.

Maker of Venders Advises Operators, To Removq Magnets

MORRIS, Ill., 24.-Recently the Northwestern Corporation, manufacturer of vending machines, notified its customers that they should prepare to remove the magnets from penny venders which have such devices in the coin chutes no that their machines would handle the new steel pennies.

Directions were given to customers of the firm on how to adjust the coin chutes of the various types of penny venders which this firm Manufactures,




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By SAM ABBOTT

Of The Billboard Los Angeles Office. Address: 416 W. Eighth Street.

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-Reports picked up along the Coln Rows of this city show that during the past week several jobbing firms have been fortunate in getting a slumber of shipments. -

Most of the equipment was bought in this section, as jobbers prefer to secure machines here to save freight and to facilitate shipments. Shipments from the Middle West and East have become headaches, with the delivery service ineffi- cient to a point where purchasers do not know when the equipment will arrive. With such delays facing them, jobbersi are scouting the adjacent area to secure what equipment Is available.

Arcades continue to go strong, with the weather beginning to favor night crowds. Weather here hasn't been the best, but the nights are getting warmer and people arc making the rounds of the spots. Main Street, Los Angeles, is still the "Arcade Street," with the operators flashing up the spots to attract bigger takes. Large banners are serving to keep lighting within the chin -out orders. Op- erators are also using them to advertise and in this way banners are taking the place of neon signs and lights that before the war were used to advertise arcades.

Operators' Org Busy 'Under the able direction of William

Nathanson, president, the California Penny Arcade Operators' Association is getting set to make a drive for membership. During the past few weeks the CPAOA has been building the foundation for what is indicated will be one of the strongest organizations of its kind in the country. Arthur Mohr, who is well acquainted with the problems of the coin machine field, is serving as general counsel of this group as well as of the Associated Operators of Los Angeles County, Inc. Mohr also is vice-president of the arcade association. The new group will give careful consideration to the problems of the arcade owners, with black market dealings being one of the first things to come under its jurisdiction. Matters pertaining to exorbi- tant prices for materials have already been discussed by the group. Fred McKee is secretary and Robert Moran is treasurer.

In addition to the arcade equipment sales here, automatics and parts are in the limelight.

Heppe! to Coronado William Heppe' Jr., manager of the

Badger Sales Company, took off from here this week-end for a stay in Coronado. His plans are to stay there and work with customers along the Mexican border and in San Diego. With business going like house afire in the San Diego region, it is anticipated that Heppe' will return to his desk with a sheaf of large orders. . . . Harry Gordon and Mrs. Gordon, of San Diego, were In Los Angeles during the week to purchase equipment. They left after a brief visit, with shipments to follow. . . .

Fred Allen, Bakersfield, was in the city to purchase arcade machines. Bakers- field is getting good play because of the military camps in that vicinity. . . .

Glen McCarter was among the recent arrivals from the desert regions, coming here from Calimesa to look over stocks and pick up needed equipment. . Jim Passanetti, accompanied by wife and son, Jimmy, spent a week in Southern Cali- fornia enjoying the sunshine. Their visit was cut short here by reason of a seven-week stay in Phoenix, Ariz. Pas- sanettl was armed with movie camera and made quite a few shots of natural settings to show to the friends at Ajax when he returns to Detroit. They were entertained here with a round of the night clubs by Lucille and Paul Laymen. Passanetti is Bally representative in De- troit and Laymen represents that line in Los Angeles.

Sallee Sells Out Louis Sallee, the grand old man of the

Penny Arcade, has sold his arcade in Long Beach. New owners are fixing up the spot and getting ready for a banner year. . . . From Bakersfield this week was E. J. (SIlm) Ewing in town to purchase equipment to accommodate his expansion program. . . . William Anderson, Honolulu, Is still in the States combining business and pleasure. He is noted along Pico at various intervals making purchases of parts and equipment. His stay is now rounding out two months.

. C. L. Banford, of Tacoma, came down and shipped quite a largo order of arcade equipment hack to home base. While here he powwowed with Paul Lay- men. . . . Allen Anderson, of Shatter, put in some time at General Music Com- pany and at Laymen's picking up equipment. . . . Charlie Peverly, of Oxnard, made one of his regular trips to town during the week to investigate what was offered for sale. Peverly is one of the most consistent visitors to Los Angeles and always returns with ample parts to keep his route in A-1 condition.

Bob Freeman Returns Generally this column's main work is

reporting coinmen from California, Art- sona and adjacent States, but this one comes (indirectly) from Portia. He is Bob Freeman, formerly serviceman at Paul Laymen's. Freeman is back in the City after service with the U. S. forces in Persia. He's working with Douglas Aircraft, getting planes out to bomb the Axis. . . . Gene Dixon, formerly with Jack Gutshall Distributing Company, returned from Portland and has again joined that organization. He's serviceman here but may soon be a serviceman as he's in 1-A. Dixon is official photographer also for the firm. ... Gutshall reports that he is shipping Capitol and 3/Lusicraft records to all points of the nation. . . . Ray nuts is on a trip east and is due soon in Chicago from Kansas City. It's business. . . . Jack

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Cape was likely to light revealed that he Wasn't In at press time. Big doings have been planned during his visit.... George Wheelock, San Diego music operator, made one of his frequent trips to Los Angeles during the week for a look-see into the equipment situation. .

Mitchell Geoff, of Templeton, also came in. He was scouting around the various music places to get things set for his route in Templeton. . . . Mrs. Dorset-. of Bakersfield, is adding to her route and purchased quite a large order from Gut- shall. . . Jack Outehall reports that in the equipment line that he has been able to get some shipments of late machines. "I was Just lucky," Gutshall said. . . .

Marjorie Schlegel has returned to her post as secretary at General Music Com- pany after being away from the job for some weeks.

Savage Buying Pat Savage, of Shatter, made a trip to

town buying music equipment to keep his route going in that city. Savage Is in the army but has been stationed, fortunately, near his home. Because of this good break he is able to give his route some attention. . . . Bill Wulf, of Modern Coin Exchange, joined with Sylvester Burris and son, Jim, for a picture at the recent meeting of the AOLAC.... Bob Bard, Los Angeles music operator, reports that business Is moving along nicely for him. .. Jack Fogel, also a Los Angeles music and games operator, Is kept on the jump with his routes. . . . Bill LeBahn., Orange County, said on a recent trip hero that things are perking in that section. In addition to the profitable citrus crops being produced the county is drawing heavily from servicemen stationed in the vicinity.

Leibee in Town Louis Leibee, Hanford, Calif., was

among 'those making the rounds buying equipment for games and music routes. . . . Lee Webb, Los Angeles music operator, is adding to his steadily growing route. . . . Bill Thomsen, of Delano, Calif., put in several hours looking over equipment in view of gettting more music machines and other equipment to be placed on location in that area. .

Bill Leuenhagen, music and gasses operator, made one of his infrequent Pico Boulevard appearances. His route keeps him pretty busy, he said.... Bill Shorey, of Inland Amusement Company, San Bernardino, Calif., can be counted on to make at least one visit a week here. He keeps abreast of the times by keeping his eyes peeled for machines on the sales floors. . . . Coin machine business in the Santa Monica Bay area is good and the pay rolls of defense plants are helping out a lot, so said C. H. Robson of that area.

Pressber Here Harold Pressher, of San Diego, came up

during the week to look over music equipment and dropped into General Music Company to talk with Fred Gaunt. . . . Bill Nathanson is adding arcade equipment in view of opening a new spot.... Wes Middleton, Glendale music operator, lett the wilds of that section to visit with jobbers along Pico and West Washington... Frank Lamb, Los An- geles County, continues to get around in Los Angeles despite the additional work created by his routes. . . . Bernie Colds, of San Bernardino County, was a West Pico buyer during the week.

Joins Arcade Om

LOS ANGELES, April 24.- Curley Robinson, managing director of the As- sociated Operators of Los Angeles Coun- ty, Inc., became a full- fledged member of the California, Penny Arcade Opera- tors' Association at a special session of the AOLAC in North Star Auditorium Thursday morning (15) to discuss important matters. William Nathanson. CPAOA president, presented Robinson with his membership card.

Occasion was especially impressive when it was learned that Nathanson had made the presentation on April 15, his 55th birthday. Also present from the CPAOA was Arthur Mohr, vice-president and general counsel of the organization. Molar also serves as counsel for AOLAC.

,Litacttge, 72. /. SYRACUSE, April 24.-Distribs are all

crying the blues as his took a slide the past month. Offaly optimistic note is that of the Rodk-Ola distributor, Rex Amusement Company, who claims a steady gain for their player. Angelo Delaporte, head of Rex, looks forward to the best summer in the firms history, attributing new gains solely to the Rock-Ola machine.

Angelo Cannizo is back on top using Wurlitzes on all his firm's accounts, and easily finds himself leading the rest of the local distributors fighting for business. Many local spots have given up the ghost the past few months, and remaining distributors are fighting, to take over what's left. There are many new hits near the new army air base, and that part of town is the only bright

spot. The rest of the town reports business away off.

Still further headaches for local distributors with the announcement that Enna Jettick Park at near-by Auburn, N. Y., will again shutter for season, for dame rumor had it that the famous park would open this year; now looks definitely off for the duration. Spot always was a machine money-maker.

Juke box players craving for Harold Arlen tunes in this town clue to Arlen being a local boy who made good. His disks get biggest play, and distributors handling records fill machines with Arlen tunes whenever possible. Carmen Cavelier° disks are also in favor due to a local engagement of the maestro.

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from the experiences of the operators ioipierountre odlyffnereciiitttyl.rVelseiol inthaechsin, men try 150 operators of all types problems are basically the samel.es of machines plan to at-

Same Problems tend "Whether a mien operates music ma- * chines or cigarette machines his problems

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-One of the of man power, equipment, transportation most unusual get-togethers among C0111- and the like are essentially the same. men will be marked on May 4 when an A pinball operator may have a system all-industry dinner will be tendered at of collections or a plan for servicing that McAllister's Restaurant here. Unprece- would prove beneficial to a music opera- dented In local machine history and be- tor, but he could never learn about it Meted to be the first time for such an with field divided as It Is. It is only affair in any center, the dinner is being by such an exchange of ideas, brought jointly sponsored by local music machine about by good-fellowship and fraternity, operators, pinball operators and cigarette that all branches of the industry can machine operators. derive the benefit of each other's ex-

At least 150 operators covering an Perleaces'" phases of the machine industry are ex- Cade pointed out that there is abso- pected to be in attendance. Jack Cade lutely no organizational idea behind end Joe Silverman are in charge of this all-industry dinner, which is still arrangements, as both of these men viewed by many operators as a revolu- fostered the idea, tionary idea. "Its only purpose," he

The dinner is for the operators and added, "Is to foster good-fellowship and distributors, designed to foster better better relationships among all the relationships among all branches of the branches of the industry." industry. There is no particular order If the first dinner is a success, as it Of business for the dinner meeting. Apart promises to be in view of the large num- from the food the only thing of import- ber of early reservations, it is planned once on the program will be good fellow- to make it an annual event. ship.

Jack Cade, in sponsoring the all-industry dinner, said that it was about time that all the operators got together for at least one evening so as to get to know each other. There has been talk here for many years for such a get-together but nobody took the inititive to call such a meeting until now.

"It snakes no difference what kind of machine a man operates," said Cade. "Essentially he is an operator, be it music machine, pinball or cigarette machine. Since we are all part of one and the same industry there is no reason why we should not get together every

4 . once in a while and get to know each other a little better. The existence of a friendly relationship among all branches of the machine industry is bound to benefit each particular branch.

"Apart from the good fellowship that such an all-industry dinner will tend to create," continued Cade, "it should prove most stimulating to every operator. We found that the problems of the music operator in Canton, 0., are virtually the same as those of the music operator in Philadelphia, and we benefited by an exchange of ideas with operators in far- removed cities, so there is no reason why we should not be able to benefit

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Study Shmvs Gain In Output of War Materials in East

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-The region Including Eastern Pennsylvania, South- ern New Jersey and Delaware has not only gained in relative importance as a producer of war materials in 1942, but the same area increased its population by a half million last year. These are the conclusions of a study disclosed this week and made by Leonard A. Drake, regional consultant of the U. S. Depart- ment of Commerce.

War and army -navy contracts in Allis area were 7.4 per cent of all war production in the United States during Septem- ber of 1942, an increase from 7 per cent six months earlier. The same region contains 5.9 per cent of the country's population. The increase In population, with Philadelphia alone attracting more than 300,000 new residents, Drake says, is the result largely of the government's decision to make use of existing facilities in place of building new plants.

The regional city showing the greatest business activity increase during 1942, as measured by postal receipts and bank deposits, was near-by Chester, Pa., with a gain of 67 per cent, Bethlehem, up-State, followed closely with 63 per cent. In Philadelphia the gain was 19 per cent, compared to 9 pee cent in 1941.

While there has been an increase in business and production activity in this region, the dearth of several consumers' supplies resulted in a substantial reduction in the dollar volume for several lines, particularly motor vehicle dealers, household appliance dealers, filling stations, sporting good stores, furniture stares and hardware. stores. Even more significant is the decline in wholesale inventories for the Middle Atlantic States, particularly electrical goods, plumbing and heating goods, furniture, hardware and auto supplies.

In Philadelphia, Drake says, close to 20 per cent of the automobile dealers have gone out of business, others having converted to machining shells, airplane parts and other minor war necessities. While the problems of retailers are increasing daily, department store stocks as of Jolly, 1942, were double the average for recent years. By the end of the year many items were completely gone, with many others fast disappearing from the market.

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CLEVELAND COIN TRADING POST Offer two sets of four units, 10c completely automatic, coin-operated Pace 45-Foot Duck Pin Alleys . . excellent shape and condition-one set used approximately 60 days- 41500.00. Other set slightly older, $1200.09 . . . complete. Both sets already crated, ready for shipment. We need the floor space. Wanted to Buy-Complete Arcades, Arcade Equipment, Slots, One Balls and Wurlitzer Skee Balls. Send full particulars in first letter,

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batun, one of the partners in the firm of Interment in Beth Shalom Cemetery, Mechanics Service, coin machine jobbers, Pittsburgh, April 21.




72 The Billboard AMIJSEINENT MACHINES May 1, 1943

"WRITE FOR NEW LIST OUT CON.

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',Ides Fight _dingo Games

Wisconsin legislature gets hill legalizing game-Cin- cinnati officials responsible for enforcement

MILWAUKEE, April 24.-Bingo, which has been it big issue here for more than two yeas., has again jumped into the limelight. District Attorney James M. Kerwin has declared war on the game and has also declared that ho intends clearing the city of slot machines,

Previous crusades against bingo have always met with opposition from church and fraternal groups, clubs and parent- teacher associations that favor the game sea means.of raising money for various expenses.

The present conflict is the result of a bill Introduced into the State Legislature by Senator Bernhard Gettelman, of Mil- waukee, which would legalize the game if it Is conducted by church, veteran or fraternal groups. Kerwin has said he Is in favor of the bill, but that If it

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Love," "Love Meters," 3 to a Sot. Par Sot of 3 132.50 Stands for Shove, $17.60

Exhibit Candid Comer. $195.00 Belly Basketball $ WOO Exhibit Ramosos 226.00 Poker Joker (Now) 116.00 Exhibit Radlogront 225.00 Keep Punching (Now) 115.00 Exhibit Mystic: Ere 225.00 Solar Northrop° 05.00 Exhibit Bloods Trainer 115.00 Exhibit Rotaries 169.50 Exhibit Foot 0150110w 75.00 K. 0. Fighters 160.00 Exhibit High Ball 89.50 Shooter Pollard Footballs 00.00 Genoa Play Ball 140.00 Grip Tease (Now) 00.50 Goofy Golf 120.50 Barnhardt Dial Striker 125.00 Chicago Coin Hockey 186.00 8015100 Meek 120.00 Jennings RolllnBarrol 110.00 Star Striker 'Ian Sciontifie Batting Practice 80.50 Grandfather Cloak scientific Upright Baseball or Basketball. 110.00 Lighthouse 125.00

Sceburg Hockey 85.00 Drop Picture Machines, canpiait.wlitt 'Pio. mas Casino Golf 45.00 Lifters

skill Jung/ 5.00 Mutoscopes, complete with Reels and Signs 20:88 Western Be Luxe Baseball 135.00 tures and Clans

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We are not fussy, because cabinets are refinished anyway. Machines must be complete with amplifiers and all parts, but not necessarily in good

working condition. $10.00 less without bases. Ship C. 0. D. or Sight Draft. Write us description and quantity before shipping.

CHICAGO NOVELTY CO,, Inc 1348 NEWPORT AVE.

CHICAGO, ILL

A TON OF PENNIES FOR $12.50 BOMB-BIT Last ones available, factory cartons, never inipacked. Beautiful hardwood cabinets, heavy plate girl% pickproof lock. Colorful, artIstio acreetted playboard catches the eye and the cash. Separate coin. pertinent reconia the hits. Honey back in full after 10-day trial if this little peeny-play tunnies amusement game isn't all we claim or for any reason of your dissatisfaction.

USED EQUIPMENT-FACTORY REBUILT HOLCOMB & 110ICE POPCORN MACHINES, met originally from $600 to 6850. Our price $195. Good roe men), yearn of PROFITS. Fullb automatio--lpops, butters and dumpa enough corn fur 01 l) per hour take. OnlY few available no all Antony, H. & 1I, IIOT ROASTED PEANT1T MACHINES., cannier sine. all clerttie Production 15 lbs. nt ono to one hair and a, half. Crnnreuta to 1 deep. 22" Melt. Loran ersongir to mnko 11:4"

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P. K. SALES CO, 6fh Hyatt Sts., CAMBRIDGE OHIO

fails of enactment he will prosecute operators of the game.

Tile State Supreme Court has ruled that bingo is a lottery and thus in vio- lation of the anti-lottery section of the State constitution. Despite this decision Many groups have been conducting bingo games.

No hope has been held out for slot machines. Regardless of where they are located they must go, Kerwin declared. He gave operators until April 22 to get rid of the machlues, adding that the ruling applied to private clubs as well as veterans and fraternal groups.

Cincinnati Court Rules Meanwhile In Cincinnati the Appellate

Court ruled that it is the city's duty, to stop the playing of bingo. The court refused, on a technicality, to grant a writ of mandamus stopping the issuance of bingo permits. In its opinion the court stated that bingo is a game of chance and that present permits are "utterly void."

There is a duty on the part of city officials, the court held, to "affirmatively enforce any and all laws against gambling and not, by inaction, to abut their eyes to obvious and known violations and certainly not by any abortive plan or system to, in effect, license or permit particular violations."

City officials responsible for enforcement of the law declined to make any comment until they had read the decision of the case.

Suit was brought by a woman resident of Cincinnati who sought to restrain issuance of permits for bingo games.

'Fhe opinion also said that a writ compelling the discontinuance of issuing permits would not of itself suppress the playing of bingo in the future, as it still would depend upon the attitude of the enforcement officers. It pointed out that the issuance of permits would still be dependent upon the general course

-of conduct of the superior officers of the chief of pollee and the character of orders issued to him as to whether the law would be enforced.

Came Legalized in Maryland County From Maryland comes word that bingo

for charitable purposes has been legalized in Howard County. The action was taken under somewhat negative conditions the governor neither signed nor vetoed the bill legalizing the game.

Under resolutions adopted by the State Legislature some weeks ago, all bills are dated, and those which are not signed or vetoed by the governor within is

limited time become law.

Start Production on Cigarette Moistener Made From Apples

ST. JOHN, N. B., April 24.-A cigarette moistener, made by a secret formula containing apple sirup, has been started in production at Middleton, N. S., by the Scotian Gold Company. Thii firm discontinued making and canning apple juice and canned apples because of scarcity of metal. The apple sirup replaces glycerin formerly used and now required in the manufacture of ammunition for the war efforts of the United States and Canada. Experiments with the apple.. sirup have found It an effective substitute. It is made from un- marketable apples, and the plant is located in the midst of the Annapolis Valley. Apples which formerly were available for the trucking are being bought at a price stipulated by the Ap- ple Marketing Board. Experiments with the apple sirup resulted in the production of the sirup, which is shipped to United States cigarette manufacturers.

Cigarette papers are also to be manufactured from prunings from apple trees, with a plant to be established in the Annapolis Valley, at a spot yet to be decided on. A start is to be made at 10 tons of the papers per ,clay for export to United States cigarette manufacturers. The Nova Scotian Government is interested In this project, the financing of which is to be jointly by tho government and the Pangars Holding Corpora- tion, Toronto. The manufacture of the papers will not be merely a war duration industry, but aimed at permanency, with the provincial government to continue its active partnership and sponsorship in the indnetrial venture.

PEANUTS (Continued from, page 68)

peanuts as there is no chance of the market going down within the next six months, but it may go up.

An additional contributing factor, according to Mr. Jester, is that a large part of the peasants which are now held by the peanut millers are sold to manufacturers for future delivery and are not available for the market but will be shipped to the manufacturers to be manufactured into peanut products.

VENDING SUPPLY NOTES (Continued from page 69)

would be to allow any bright flue -cured farmer with an allotment of less than four acres to increase his acreage up to lour acres for the duration of the war. A very large percentage of these growers have allotments of less than three acres. This increase will enable the small growers to harvest and cure their tobacco better, as those who have only one or two acres are forced to pull tobacco before it is completely ripened in order to fill their barns sufficiently for curing purposes. It is believed that small tobacco farmers can produce four acres of tobacco more economically sod without interfering with the production of food crops, as corn, cotton. soybeans and peanuts are harvested after tobacco is finished. Then, too, a large part of the work on tobacco during the cultivating and harvesting season is clone by women and eisinirm,

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Repair Pin Games, Guns and Skee

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particulars. Address

BOX D-66

Care The Billboard, Cincinnati, 0.

10% DISOO NT ON 3 OR ORE 20% DISCOUNT ON 5 OR MORE

2 Gun Club ..547.60 1 1042 Homo 1 Seven up.. 37.50 1 Show Boat.. 43.50 1 South Paw.. 39.60 1 Now Cleamp 54.50 1 Bosco .... 64.50 1 Bolaway . 49.50 3 Jungle ... 54.50 1 Bell Hop .. 44.50 2 Snappy . . 44.50 2 ABC Bowler 44.50

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3600 *Chestnut Ave., VICTORY VENDING

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Run ....$e7.00 1 Horoscope . £19.50 1 Super

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Hay 1, 1943 AMUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 73

CONSOLES AND SLOTS Mills Vest Pocket, J.P., Blue & Gold

(New) 5 Mills Vest Pocket, J.P., Blue & Gold '6'F,:gg

Mills 10 Vest Pocket, J.P.. Blat & Gold 45.00 Mills 50 Vest Poe., J.P., Chrome 55.00 Mills 5c Glitter Gold (New) 125.00 Silver Moen Totalizer 85.00 Jumbo Parade, F.P. 95.00

ARCADE MACHINES A.B.T. Chant:neer, $ 27.50 A.B.T. Medel F Targets 27.50 Kicker & Catchers (New) 29.50 Hick. & Catchers 19.50 Pikes Peak 19.50 Circus, 15 Pin Target 13.50 Criss Cross 12.50 Horne Runs, 10 Ball Gum 12.50 Gottlieb 3 Way Gripper 19.50 0010105 1 Way Gripe. 12.50 Viewascopes, 5/ 25.00 VIewascopes, 10 25.00 Mutoscepe Moving Picture, Flo. Model 35.00 Seebure Jailbird 109.50 scriburg Chick. Sam, Hitler Conversion 110.50 Chicago Hockey 179.50 Gen. Play Ball 199.50 Evans Ten Strike, L.D. 59.50 Batting Practices 90.00

FREE PLAY GAMES All American.529.50 Anabel 17.50

HI Dive ....$52.50 HI Hat 39.50

Bandwnarin Boomtown ..

29.50 26.00

Horoscopes Majors '41 .

32.50 49.50

Capt. Kidd .. Clover

30.50 09.50

Pan American Sea Hawk...

29.50 32.50

Dixie 19.50 Double Feature 15.00

Snappy '41 .. Seven Up...

39.50 37.50

Four Diamonds 39.50 Finn Roses 30.80

Sky Blazer.. Stars ...... 52.50

39.50 Fox Hunt Gold Star Gun Club

27.50 29.50 54.50

Star Attraction 30.50 Stratollner .. 39.50 Sunbeam ... 46.00

ALL GAMES ARE CAREFULLY CHECKED BEFORE SHIPMENT IS. MADE. ONE-THIRD DEPOSIT REQUIRED WITH ALL ORDERS. SEND FOR COMPLETE LIST OF OTHER MAOHINES.

RAKE 2014 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.

CLOSE OUT SALE Five B211 Free Plays and Leto Modal Ono Bath

FIRE BALL Playtime: ....047.50 Silver Skates 525.00

Triumph Ten Spot (2)

20.00 Liberty

IfTelc 60.00 20.00

Ea, ...... Home Run (2)

30.00 Up .

KcoioBall 25.00 20.00

Ea. Thumbs Up (2)

22.50 Sca Hawk (3) Ea. .. 30.00

Ea. Wild Fire (2)

25.00 Roll Call .... Mascot ..

30.00 25.00

(Ea.) .... Umps

26.00 22.50

Captain Kidd. Horoscope

32.50 30.00

Power House .

Sparky 20.00 20.00

Sea Power .. Llte-aCard ,. 30.00

35.00 Dude Ranch Yacht Club , .

20.00 20.00

Spot-a-Card . New Chomp

40.00 26.00

Trail Ways (2 Commodore (2)

20.00 LotoFun ... K nockout. ( 2)

25.00

Ea. !Mole Sky Ray (2)

22.50 20.00

Es. Yanks ...... Commander ..

65.00 50.00 45.00 ...... 37.60

B19 Parado 57.50 Major '41 47.60 LATE MODEL ONE BALLS

Thorobred ..0275.00 RecordTimes 5130.00 Pimlico .... 275.00 Dark Horse.. 120.00 Keeney's Blue Grass . 160.00

Contest .. 120.00 Club Trophy. 250.00 '41 Derby .. 176.00 1.2-3 ..... 125.00

1/3 Deposit With Order, Balance C. 0. D.

CRESCENT CITY NOVELTY COMPANY 1400 St, Charles Ave. Now Orleans, La.

Texas Mustang 37.50

Will Accept Any Reasonable Offer

5 PANORAMS (Separately or the Lot)

All are now in operation- first-class condition-under 20,000 plays-latest models

Write BOX D-63 Care The Billboard

Cincinnati, 0.

25c JACKPOT CURIES, 25c 960 Holes at 25c a Sate.

30 Hole Jackpot $25.00 Top

Nonprotected Cards

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 2 or Moro

25 or Moro $2.10

2.05 50 or More

100 or Moro 1.06 1.75

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DELUXE SALES CO. BLUE EARTH, MINN<

U. S. Income Up 18.6 Billion

Rise in prices partially offsets income rise, OPA survey shows

WASHINGTON, April 24.- Americans in 1042 had $105.4 billions of money income, all increase of 018.6 billion or 21 per cent more money than in 1041, according to a survey just completed by the Office of Price Administration. The study was made to determine what tho population did with Its war-swollen income last year,

They spent 074.5 billion for goods and services; saved $25.4 billion; paid persons! taxes of $4.3 billion and made gifts totaling 81.2 billion.

Among the expendltaires showing the largest increase was the one for food niscl beverages, which went up 12.5 per cent.

On an over-all basis, the report said, the consumer was able to buy what he wanted in 1042, and that the impact of the war on his total consumption "teas not very marked."

Prices did show st definite rise, however. The goods anti services bought for $74.5 billion in 1342 could have been purchased for $67.3 billion in 1941,

The report may become an important yardstick for measuring future economic controls.

Dividing the population into five groups. the report said those having an Income of less than $1,500 a year octually spent more than they mule and were barely able to maintain their usual low living standards out of current income.

Those in the 81.500 to 53.000 001010151 income bracket lind an increase which .w111 adequately preserve the health, ef- ficiency and morale" of civilian famiNes. Those making between $2,000 rind $3,000 a year are better able to pay taxes than those making between $1,500 and $2,000, the researchers said.

Probably the most Important spending group. and therefore the most desirable to control by taxes, is the $3,000 to 85,000 bracket.

The $5,000 to $10,000 range Is the one which on the average appears to have a comfortable surplus with wInieh to most the demands for sacrifice imposed by the war.

Those making above $10,000 a year Usually have a pretty high level of'sav- lugs and therefore are fairly well insulated against measures aimed at reduc- ing constungtion. They can pay taxes out of their savings, the report concluded.

-MARKEPP VALUES - SLOTS

15 MILLS 10c BLUE FRONTS, Serials 440,000 .,. S219.50 Knee Action, C.H.

3 MILLS CHERRY BELLS, 5c, 3.10 PO C. H. 159.50

4 MILLS VEST POCKET BELLS, 60, Brand New 89.50

2 Mills BLUE FRONTS, 10e, over 400,000 145.00

2 Jean. 100 FOUR STAR CHIEFS 129.50 3 Double Safes. Double Doors 09.50

Dble. Safes, Comb. Locks. HeavyDuty 59.50 RCA E

ChIcoln ALL A

STAR DE

HOCQ UIPMENT KEY& .. .5194.50

DELUXE WESTERN BASEBALLS . 84.50 Rockela TEN PINS 49.50 Dave! BUMPER BOWLING 69.50 Gen.) MAGIC ROLL 68.50 ABT Target 12.60 Rockol. TOM MIX RIFLES 69.50

PHONOGRAPHS Seoburg ROYALS $ 99.50 WURLITZER 600.6, Rotary Dial 109.50 WurlItier 610 60.50 Wurlitzer 310 30-WIro Wallboxes 17.50 WurlItter 332 Bar Boxes 19.60 Reekola IMPERIAL 20 .. . 89.50 Rockola '40 SUPER ROCKOLITE

with R.O. 239.50 Recitals '30 DELUXE . Laic; 1139.50

WANTED FOR CASH 'J.-minus Slots, Mills

Consoles. Half Certified Dem. with Order, Bal. O.O.D.

The Markepp Company 3008 Carnegie, Ave. CLEVELAND, OHIO

ro

--Tat STU ORTHY INIONAlgen GAMES! Milts Spinning Reels. One, Ball Multiple Payout, Fruit Reels 5126.00 Rally Kentucky, One Balt Multiple Payout with Jackpot 275.00

en Bally Pecemaker, Ono Sall Multiple Payout with Jackpot 115.00 G Daily Rebuilt War Admiral, Ono Ball Multiple Payout 51111 Jackpot 250.00 X Betty Owe Illtiben. 0. Rail Multiple Payout with Jackpot 95.00 Ca Bally Hawthorne. Ono Ball Multiple Payout with Jackpot 00.00 03 Rally Spec. Pa.. One Soil Meltiple Payout 65.00

8211y Record Breaker, Five Boll Multiple Free Play Halo Game 150.00 Mills 1041 One-Two-Three, Free Play, Fruit RCelt 125.00

FREE PLAY CONSOLES-EXCELLENT CONDITION Mills Jumbo Parade $ 65.00 Jennings Fastime ..5 50.00 Jennings Bobtail .5 04.50 Jean. Silver 50.5.0,25/ 150.00 Jennings Sliver Moon, Jennings Bobtail, .bieve 156.00 Jenn.Silvereation,New 160.00 Ono Cherry Payout. 115.00 JumboParade,81.&Red 85.00

SELECT ARCADE EQUIPMENT Chico ° Cobh Hockey $220.00 Keeney Submarine .5195.00

Evans Playball, F.S. 225.00 Exhibit StrIkette 150.00 Exhibit Speed Bike 195.00 Exh. 3 Meters, Stand 135.00 Western Super Strength 65.00

Exhibit Card Vendors 44.50 Exhibit Latest Vitalizer 85.00 AstrologyFortsineTeller 95.00 Rock-Ola Tcm Mix Radio Rifie-Ccmplete with All Parts-As Is 50.00 Seeburg Rape-LIM-100 Shots-Cempleto with All Parts-As Is 60.00

AUTOMATIC PAYOUT CONSOLES

LOOK FOR THIS STAMP WHEN BUYING

NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED BY

SEIDEN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY ALBANY. NEW YORK, U.S. A.

CU

Cf >e,

Western 1941 Major League Baseball _0175.00

Western DeL. Baseball 101.50 Roily Blow Ball 150.00 Gottlieb Skethalictto. 80.50 Ton Strike, HI-Score. 95.00

y air RalUer n:f9.OV MuloseopeDri vemobl le 285.00 Sethuen Shoot-the-Chutes.

Beautiful Jap Conv. 100.00 Keeney Texas Leaguer 49.50

Keeney Super Bell, F.P. & P.O. .5210.00

",g7751;17f(li;e1:.B.:"350.00

K.5'n1Y2T5nZgr Boll,

0. 4,ney Triple Ente.y.. 100.00 Keeney '38 Track Time 140.00 Bally Roll-Ern .... 185.00 Bally Royal Draw .. 115.00 Paces Races 75.00

KeeneySuperBell,2555250.00 Mills The. Brits .. 750.00 Mills Four Bells, Fac- tory Rebuilt 000.00

Mills Jumbo Parade 110.00 Paco Reels, 1941 .. 145,00 Bally Club Bell, F.P er P.O. 210.00

Evans Lucky Lucre . 195.00 Keeney KentuckyClub 115.00 Pace '41 Reels. 250 175.00

Evans '41 Dcm.. JP 5335.00 Baker Paler, Jackpot

& Daily Double .. 325,00 Paces Races, Walnut 175.00 Watling '41 Big Game 140.00 JennInns Silver Moon 150.00 Pace 1941 Saratoga. 120.00 Pare 1941 Saratoga,

Comb. F.P. & P.O. 150.0D Evans 1937 DernInas 05.00 JrnnInos Good

Looks 65.00

Top Glass for Mills Three Bells 020.00 Backboard Glass for Jockey Club $12.60 Ono Set of 6 Glass for Four Boll 20.00 Backboard Glass ear Longacro 9.25 Backboard Glass for Therobred ....... 0.25 Backboard 01001 for P1011100 9.26 Top Gloss Jumbo Cash, Fruit or Animal.. 7.50 Backboard Glass for Sport Event 0.25 Top Glass Jennings Silver Moon 7.50 Backboard Glass for Jumbo Dash 4.50 Too Glass Jennlnns Bobtail 550 ankh.. Glass for 41 Derby .. ..... 9.25

20 WE REPAIR BALLY OPEN TYPE MOTORS. 86.00. WRITE FOR PRICES ON ALL COIN MACHINE EQUIPMENT NOT LISTED.

TERMS: 1/5 Deposit, Balance C. 0, D. or Sight Draft.

1545 H. FAIRFIELD AVE.. ( PHONE ARMITAGE 1434 ) CHICAGO.

SINK THE JA PS (A CONVERSION FOR 8EVENUP)

With a sensationally new scoring come-on. gnat/ the plus. 'ways to score. Player tinspense is terrific. Cash box results ate autung. Comma your game today and double your earitIngs at oute,

$9.50 EACH CASH WITH ORDER F. 0. O. CHICAGO, DLL.

. Too ran make this ehanet,orer right ou legation in 1,9 Hint: five minutes. Ne !cob needed. No playing time lost.

-HERE IS WHAT YOU GET TO PUT YOUR GAME BACK IN THE BIG MONEY CLASS Ail entirely NEW BACK RACK CLASS. designed for the occasion and prinicesed in twelve 011011114 rulers with plenty of tenon 01114 Cenir.On. NEW OVER-51%13, TWO-TONE ILLUMINATED immrtit CAPS allowing colored Jals Fitees. Th.e new caps will fit the old style smell bumpers os bell as 1110 newer ernes. NEW INSTRUVPION CARDS that explain the play and show scoring for Irmo Plays. Can be had with or without Pooc Play numbera on bads glass.,

ALSO SHIPPING KNOCK -OCT TIIE DAPS (for Knoell -0511. SLAP 'FIIE TAPS (for Steal., L.111.1. SMACK Tim JAI'S /fur Ten Spot), HIP TIlle jAPS (for (told Soo.

VICTORY GAMES 2140-44 SOUTHPORT AVENUE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

-EASTERN DISTRIBUTOR LEADER SALES CO., 131 N. FIFTH ST., READING, PA. Phone 4-3131

( IDEAL BARGAINS IN IDEAL EQUIPMENT NEW REBUILT-1 BALL FREE PLAY GAMES 11.1111 S.

WAR ADMIRAL I RACE KING (Grand National) .$239.50 (Thistledown) 5233.50

ALL A1 RECONDITIONED-READY TO PUT ON LOCATION CONSOLES

Blg Top (Bally) .575.00 Jennings Good Luck .$29.50 vacRhrxikto.) $26.00 01,10 (Bally Auto,) . 89.50 "12,,:rd... 65.5.0

701(00117er ()Jon isinVSIe .199." Fastitharr (JormIng8 Kentucky C160 59.60 55, F.P. ........ 99.50 High Hand (F.P.) Lon(r/Ksgaegps'aiiie..) 0269.6000 Tanforan (Automatic) 26.00

1 BALL AUTOMATICS Arlington $17.50 Mills 1-2.3 (1939) .517.50 Fair Grounds _ 37.50 Pranks.. 17.60 WINNER

REELS .$73:in Keeney 10(0111 Races.. 15.00 Racing Form 17.50

Terms: 1/3 Deposlt, Belem. C. 0. D. Strad for Our Complete Pries LIst on Any Coln-Operated Machines You Aro Interested In.

IDEAL NOVELTY CO. Phone: Franklin 5644 2823 Locust St., St. Louis, Missouri

$28,000.00 CASH BUYS ONE OF THE 'BEST PAYING MUSIC ROUTES

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 100% ASSOCIATION OF

OPERATORS ELIMINATES COMPETITION. IF INTER- ESTED, WRITE BOX D -64, CARE THE BILLBOARD, CINCINNATI, OHIO.




CWANTEDTh FOR CASH'

Bally Defenders, Rapid Fire, Mutoscope Drivemobiles, Ace Bombers, Evans Super Bomber, Air Raider, Air Defense, Night Bomber, Sky Fighter, Chicken Sams, Western Baseball, K. 0. Fighters. Also any other Machines suitable for Penny Arcade.

MIKE MUNVES The Arcade King

520 W. 43rd St., NEW YORK Bryant 9-6677

SEE

GREATEST HIT! OUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS

AFTER WE LICK THE AXIS

BALLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2640 Belmont Avenue . Chicago, Illinois

SENSATIONAL OFFERS IN GOOD CLEAN MERCHANDISE

SLOT MACHINES 30 Late Model Mills Vest pocket. Ma-

chines, Blue & Gold, Be Play. Ea. .955.00 30 Late Model Mills Vest P CCM Ot. EMU

Machines, Green, SO Play. Ea. 50.00 80 Late. Model Columbian with Largo

Cigarette Reels, Front and Back Door Pay Outs, 50 Play. Ea. 60.00

3 Jennings Fast Time, Automatic, Pay Off, Used 60 Days, Ea. ..... .110.00

1 Jennings Fast Time, Free Ploy, Used 80 Days. Ea, 110.00

MARBLE TABLES 1 Yacht Club, 5 Ball F. P. Table. Ea, $30.00 1 Dough Boy, 5 Ball F. P. Table. Ea. 25.00 5 SilYerShates, 5 Ball F. P. Tables. Ea-. 35.00 1 Mystic, 5 Ball F. P. Table. Ea, 30.00 2 School Days, 5 Ball F. P. Tables. Ea. 30.00 2 Ploy Balls, 5 Ball F. p. 'Table.. Ea. 30.00 2 1940 Models Mills 1-2-3 'rubles. Ea. 85.00

SHREVEPORT NOVELTY CO. 008 N. Market St. SHREVEPORT, LA. Alln

WANTED

PHOTOMATONS Also 11/2" Eastman or Dlr. Positive Paper and Mutoscope Photo Frames.

WILL PAY TOP PRICES

MIKE 111UNVES 520 W. 43rd St. N. Y. C., N. Y.

MANUFACTURING RESTRICTIONS ON CARD.

BOARD AND OTHER MATERIALS 'AND

POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON FREIGHT SHIN

MENTS MAKE IT NECESSARY TO

r ORDER NOW Tho Supplies You Need

NOVELTY CARDS- GLAMOUR GIRL TYPE AND MANY OTHER POPULAR CARD SERIES OFFERED.

GRANDMOTHER PREDICTION CARDS, HOROSCOPE CARDS AND CARDS FOR

MACHINES OF SIMILAR TYPE.

MUTOSCOPE REELS, STEREOSCOPIC

VIEWS, VIEW-A-SCOPE FILMS, ETC.

PUNCHING BAGS AND BLADDERS.

LIMITED AMOUNT OF ARCADE MA- CHINES STILL AVAILABLE.

Write for Price Lists of Supplies and List of New and Factory itecondi. tioned Machines.

INTERNATIONAL MIITOSCOPE CORPORATION

Penny Arcade Headquarters Since 1895. Manufacturers of PhotomaAlo and Other FeJlIOUS

Coln Operated EqUIpment,

44.01 Eleventh St., Long Island City, N.Y.h

Aar

TRADE SERVICE Industry Mentions FEATURE

Blitnad Magazines ---Newspapers

Crossed Wires? Mention was made last week of the

Universal Studios movie set where six slot machines, rented from the police department, were guarded by a police- man. This week we have two Universal news releases about the machines. One story confirms the fact that the slots arc guarded during the day and placed under lock and key at quitting time. The other release describes the set, which Is a recreation roop fitted out, with billiard table, ping-pong table, dart game, half a dozen pinball machines, bridge tables, radio-phonograph, books, magazines and easy chairs: and says that the 30 to 300 extras employed on this set are permitted by the director tO amuse themselves between takes,

The movie, incidentally, is Get Going, a comedy with Robert Paige and Grace McDonelcl.

Coinman Makes City Who's Who Ralph N. Linder, manager of the

A. M. I. Distributing Company, Philadel- phia, was singled out by The Phi/adel- phis Dispatch in Its April listing of "Who's Who in and About Philadel- phia," among those "deservedly prominent in mercantile, professional end industrial activities."

The newspaper said that among those lines of business which have expanded rapidly during the past few years, the manufacture and distribution of various types of amusement and music machines is one of the most important in the business and social life of the city, and it was with that thought in mind

that The Dispatch mentioned the name of Mr. Linder. In, a brief biographical sketch, the paper said that Mr. Linder was formerly In the radio field for 23 years, and for the past 11 years had been with the A. M. I. Distributing Com- pany, distributors of the Automatic Hostess music machine. He is a Man of broad and intimate knowledge of the business and has made a. close study of conditions as they apply to his particular field, continued the news item.

The Dispatch. said that Automatic Hostess machines .are recognized as a standard of the highest quality and are in use among an extensive clientele.

Industry on the Air Falstaff Openshaw, who gives out with

verbiage in verse on Fred Allen's program, last Sunday announced a new poem entitled "As the Juke Box Softly Played Brazil, the Bartender Slipped His Hand in the Till."

Tho the quip in itself may sat be sufficient incentive for you to follow this Sunday evening radio program, The Man Behind the Goes makes good listening. Each week a story of our boys in the service is broadcast, and on April 11 life in North Africa, was featured, Two soldiers, ordered to set up advance headquarters, were investigating a house abandoned by the Axis for "booby traps," xviolch are explosives wired to innocent appearing articles the boys would be apt to handle. Willie the soldiers were sliding a bayonet blade carefully behind a picture of lEtler, which one of them had at first wanted

GS 200

IN CARTONS, OF COURSE!

RADIO TUBE

$1.35 net each

Send No Deposit

Just Received!! About 1/2 Metals and 1/2 CT's.

Rationed Five Per Order Orders for five 6SC7 tubes not combined with other tubes will be shipped

promptly-BUT-our cost on 6SC7 tube was so high that we will be

shipping you without making a profit. So give us a break and look over

your tube stock and sec what else you need. OUR COIN TUBE STOCK IS

COMPLETE with the exception of type 2A4G--none on hand as this ad

goes to press.

W. R. BURTT "The Coin Tube Man"

308 ORPHEUM BLDG. WICHITA, KANSAS

FAST PLAY 1836 TIP COMB.- JAR DEALS

'No. 1- Straight Pay-Out Deal. Total of 90 Winners consisting' of $3.00, $1.00 and 50c. Take $91.80. Pay-Out $66.00. Profit $25.80. Single Tickets Or 5 Folded as 1-$36.00 Dozen.

No. 2-1836 TIP COMB. TICKETS 50 Seal $1.00 to $10.00 Jack Pot Card, Average Jack Pot Card Pay-Out $21.84. Label Pay-Out $36.00. Average Profit $33.96. This deal has a long profit with 121 winners. Single Tickets or 5 Folded as one $48.00 Dozen.

SPECIAL-VICTORY CARDED DEAL 300 ticket pasted on attractive card. Fast Play. Takes in $15.00. Average Pay-Out $8.00; Average profit $7.00 per card. Price $9.00 Dozen.

A B C NOVELTY COMPANY 310 N. WALNUT ST.

MANUFACTURERS

MUNCIE, IND.

0 vor 75,000 Now Giving Trouble-Free

Service!

IMP $1.70 WHILE THEY LAST!

Regular Price:

$12.50, Packed 6 to

a Carton. 1/3 deposit with order.

GERBER & GLASS 014 DIVERSEY, CHICAGO., ILL.

WILL PAY CASH FOR

ANY AMOUNT

PHOTOMATIC FILM

$38.00 Per 1,000

PHONE, WIRE, WRITE

OHIO SPECIALTY CO. 29 W. Court St., Cincimlati, Ohio

WANT PHONOGRAPH MECHANIC

Salary $75.00 per week to start. Must be draft exempt, a hard worker and sober. One who knows Remote, Control and mill repair Amplifier; on Wurlitzera, See. burgs' and Roelc-Oho:.

ALSO WANT MECHANIC ON AUTOMATICS

Salary $75.00 per week to start. nrdt. exunipt, a hard worker and sober. One who can overhaul Paces Ram,

WANT TO BUY PARTS Fon ALL TYPES OP AUTO- mArics, 11,111 MOTORS, TRACKTIME SPINNER MOTORS, ETC. Address: BOX 208, Caro The Billboard,

80. Louis, Mo.

p- BASEBALL 11 0 JACKPOT CARDS it

Can Be Played Daily or Weekly 0 Covers All Possible

Scorings I 0 Tfere it is!!! ewest smash setiaationil; 0

Uc keis 0 111';'IlitgllYthirZcwis'itl?Lit.lo cOfiterr-

0 Vioounit.' r1r4Arliir Zerri'd'ags "101

0 ng combinations. each covered with

largo colored seal. A. real moneymaker en 0 sit locations. Don't hesitate! Get your sham Ot Prep!

Sample, postpaid, 504 A

Per 100 , ...... $25.00 Per Demon

00 Order now while present dock. are available.

GENERAL MERCHANDISE CO. 320 E. Clybourn St., Milwaukee, Wis.

MONEY CARDS and

Merchandise Cards Fortunately wo were Mile to run up big stocks of ninny of our Posh Grads before amen:most curtailment. Therefore we can still simply yon with many cards front these Litt have esirecigyiloniavy stocks

Write us y'our.;Liredesds7111':ell is a gall chance ,ce ran take taro ,nose sonny eblen ortfnclt.s14:.

present ere

000 Holea. Write for free catalog. Write today to

W. H. BRADY CO. Manufacturers

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

,'The Push Card Rouse"

BUY WAR BONDS TO SPEED VICTORY

FOR SALE Gottlieb Grins, 013.00: A.B.T. Target Skills, 51.00: Electric SI:oaken, 03.00: Basketballs, 81.50: Double Player Basket Ball, $5.00; Pin Tables. $3.00; Peanut Machines. 52.00, Gott- lieb 4-Coin Corn Venders. 810.00; Jennings Low Type Penny Reales. $50.00; Old Style National Cash Register. good working order, $it6.00, Corona Type.writer. needs small renal, cost 550.00. sell 520.00. 10 dep. with order.

ROBERT POL1LOCK. Rock Fells, III.



May 1, 1943 ATRUSEMENT MACHINES The Billboard 75

WHAT HAVE YOU TO TRADE OR Salt 54 Brawn Fronts, over 400.000 50 Ohio Fronts, over 400,000

$109.50 139.50

50 Mills Slug Proof 100 Sliver Chlofs

99.50 169.50

250 Brown Front Jennings Model P4 10{ Chief

229.00 110.00

Marvels Mercur les

8.50 8.50

Liberties American Eagles

7.50 6.50

Bally Club Bell Bally High Hand

195.00 119.50

Two-Way Super Mil, 6-5 Keeney Super Track Time

329.50 275.00

Paces Races Paces Races, Check Separator

95.00 165.00

Kentucky Club '30 Track Time

69.50 95.00

Lucky Star Saratoga P.O. Rolls, Late .... ... 110.50

109.50 Spinning Reels, Like Now Track Moot

99.50 199.50

Mills 250 Dice Machin°, Like New Chicago Coin Hockey

159.50 199.50

Keeney Submarine Gull Keeney Air Raider

189.50 189.50

Sohn,' Jail Bird Secburg Chicken Sam 483:gg Jennings Roll In the Barrel Wurlitzer 61

99.50 69.50

Wurlitzer 616 Wurlitzer 24

69.50 115.00

Wurlitur 249 WurlItaer 6009

129,50 189.50

50 PIN GAMES WRITE CHAS. HARRIS

2773 Lancashire Rd. Cleveland Hts., 0. Yellowstone 8019

WANTED SEEBURG WALL-0.MATICS

MILLS CHROME BELLS, 2.5

JUMBO PARADE, 25c, C. P.

State condition, serial number and price for cash.

Hubbard's Music Service 386 Chcnango St. Binghamton, N. Y.

HAVE 4 &etyma Wallet/tallest 5 Melody Parades: 7 ten cent play, practically new Model 100 Wnr- litzer Including 175 feet 30 -Wire Cable and 1 bmnd.new litxer 2 -Tiro 5.10-

30 "%Tallboy( and Itemil,c, Stepper. WIll trudu ter 2 Wurlitzer 500. All equipment V. 0. D. Williston, S. C. Will buy Wurlitzer 700 and 8 800s. WA be close for cools.

HENRY SIMON 409 Cherry St. MACON, OA.

FOR SALE

PENNY ARCADE Very Successful,

83 MAIN STREET, WATERBURY, CONN. Apply

PEERLESS VENDING MACHINE CO. 220 W. 42nd St, NEW YORK CITY

WANT TO BUY

MILLS KOUNTER KINGS

BOX D-62 Care The Billboard Cincinnati, 0.

WANTED 31fIls Free Ploy Mint venders, any nalniiis:; Writs, wire Or telephone

JONES SALES COMPANY 1330.32 Trade Ave. HICKORY, N. O.

Tel. 107

WANTED MILLS SLOT MACHINES-All Denominations. Write, Wire Yam Erwial Numbers, Conditions

and Lowest Price.

WAYNE SERVICE COMPANY 1530-32 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio.

MR. OPERATOR! We will buy late Pin Games, Wurlitscr Model 71'r or 01's. Rend list and quote prices.

THOMPSON MUSIC COMPANY 1823 Rankin Aye., N. S. Pittsburgh. Pa.

to tear down, to see If there were any trip wires attached to it, one of them asked the other, a sergeant, what would happen if there were such a wire. The sergeant growled, "The thing lights up and you get four free gamest"

No Mention Editor and Publisher magazine in a

recent lassie had a story on records sold thru mall retail record stores which emphasized the advertising possibilities of these small shops for newspapers and periodicals. One of the subheads of the story is Why Stools Records?, and various bloods or types of collectors are men - tioned -stile classical fans, the hymn singers, the "week-enders who want Laugh records," and the music students. The omission could have been uninten- tional, of course, but mention could have been given to the people who buy records for home listening because they heard them on a juke box. We have our own family to prove this contention isn't just a space filler. Pop heard the Beer Barrel Polka down at Larry's Place attd insisted we bring the record home the next day.

Workers Milk Machine The Chicago Daily News has been publish-

Mg pictures of recreation activities in various manufacturing plants in and around the city, and when Buller Bros.' plant was featured on April 12, one of oho pletures showed three workers patronizing one of the row of milk- vending machines. From the appearance of the well-filled racks for empty bottles it certainly seemed as if the machines weren't there just for looks either!

. Coin Chatter /Mrs. Moneybags" Is the caption of an

article in the April 12 Newsweek magazine about Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the United States Mint, who was recently reappointed to a third term. The story said that Mrs. Ross's Job is tougher now than ever, due to "the demands for coin brought about by cash-anti-oarry chain stores, anes and excise taxes and tloe enormous vending* machine and juke-box trade" which have multiplied along with the war- wages boom. To supply the heavy de-

mists In 1042 operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and broke all coinage records, producing more than two billion coins.

Page Fadiman We're reading "Last Train From Berlin,"

by Howard K. Smith, another of those war correspondents who came back from Germany with a book. However, this isn't just another book, aside from the feet that on page 12 the author says the Nazi soldiers on the parade ground "react to incomprehensible, monosyllabic commands as a new slot machine reacts to a shiny coin." This is one of the most interesting and Intelligible of the lot, and we'd like the ability of book- reviewer Clifton Fadiman to urge everyone to read it.

Manufacture of coin-operated machines, especially vending machines, was a big industry in Germany at one time, its largest factory was said to rival the best In the United States.

Juke for Troops in Transit Walter Winchell, in a recent column,

'sported that juke boxes ore now stanch- -ord fixtures on troopships.

WANTED One Now or Used Motor fora Keen.

Triple Entry.

FOR SALE 1 Keeney '38 Skill Time (Cracked

Gloss), Good Condition $ 00.00 1 Like New Late Mutoscope Puncli.o.Bag 275.00 2 Exhibit Merchantmen (Diggers),

Newly Painted . ... . . e 60.00 1 Exhibit Merohantman, Not Painted 45.00 1 Saratoga, Very Clean 80.00 6 Mutoscopo (Like New) Floor Model

Card Vendors (2 for 50) 0 30.00

THE IDLE AMUSEMENT CENTER Atlantic Beach, N. 0.

SLOTS RE-NEWED: Send us your Slot Machines for

REPAIRING REBUILDING RESPRAYING

Parts replaced. All work guaranteed. Machines repaired by Mills factory experts.

Monarch Coin Mach. Co. 1545 N. FAIRFIELD CHICAGO

CENTRAL OHIO QUALITY BUYS Encsnanaccam-53 "There is No Substitute for Quality"

SUPERBELLS, 5c, Comb. F. P., like Brand New $199.50 SUPERBELLS, 25c, Comb. F. P., Like Brand New 255.00 JUMBO PARADE, (. P., Late Heads, Like New... 99.50 BALLY CLUB BELLS, Comb. F. P., 4 Coin Mull. 199.50 BALLY HIGH HANDS, late Serials, Comb. F. P. 129.50 KEENEY TRIPLE ENTRYS, Like New, 9 Coin 149.50 EVANS JUNGLE CAMPS, F. P., Al . 89.50 CHARLI.HORSES, 5c.5c, C, P., Number Reels 149.50 KENTUCKY CLUBS, A.1, Reconditioned 89.50 EVANS GAL. DOMINOES, Brown Cabinet 139.50 STANCO BELLS, C. P., Fruit Reels, Mills Slot 119.50 25c GOLFAROLLA, Mills, Used Two Weeks 169.50 KEENEY KENTUCKY CLUB 89.50 KEENEY TRACK TIME, '38 115.00 KEENEY TRACK TIME, '39 125.00

Woolf Solomon

WANTED We Will Pay Cash for Original Chrome Bells, Gold Chromes, La te Mills and Jen- nings Slots. Also Consoles, Arcade Equipment, Music Boxes and Late Tables of All Types. Advise immediately .what you have to offer.

Of BLUE FRONTS, over 400.000 ...$134131 3.5 $59.50 101 BLUE FRONTS, mar 400,000 .. 175.00 50 PACE COMETS. 2.4 59.50 25{ BLUE FRONTS, over 400,000 .. 1911.00 50 MILLS SLUGPROOF, 3.5 or 3-10 89.50 50 CHIEFS, One Star 69.50 50 CHIEFS, 4 Star or Bar 84.50 78QoT.4%,1-1.',ITEBIZEFAMT . STE 100 CHIEFS, 4 Star or Bar 09.50 If Q.T.'s, LATE BLUE FRONT . 49.50 50 CHIEF CONSOLE CLUB - .. . . 149.50 50 COLUMBIAS, Fruit or Clg. 55.00 50 BROWN FRONTS. 460.000 ..... 189.60 2 SINGLE SAFES, Medium .. 59.50 50 BROWN FRONT, 433,000

ARCADE 179 50

EQUIPMENT SINGLE SAFES, Light 49.50

EVANS PLAY BALLS, Llko New ...$225.00 BATTING PRACTICES, Late $100.60 RAPID FIRES, A.1 189.50 TEN STRIKES, High Dial 65.00 KEENEY SUB GUNS, Like Now .... 199.50 TEN STRIKES, Law Dial 55.00 HOCK EYS, Like New 199.50 CHESTER POLLARD GOLF 88.50 AIR RAIDERS 100,50 DRIVE MOBILE, Liko Now 285.00 MUSIC 750E's WURLITZER, Liko New - -$425.00 71 WURLITZER A STAND $129.50 0000 WURLITZER, Rotary 175.00 ROCKOLA 40 COUNTER & STAND. 120.50 BOO WURLITZER, Hare Four 399.00 816 WURLITZER, Light Up 75.00 61 WURLITZER, Liko New 79.50 STEWART FILM. TONE 325.00 SEEBURG CONCERT GRAND .... 199.50 ROCKOLA 30 DELUXE 179.50 CIGARETTE VENDORS

All Machine Take 200 and Aro Unconditionally Guaranteed. Fully Reconditioned, Like Now end Ready for Locations.

50 NATIONALS, 9-30 $79.50 5 UNEEDA-PAK, 12 Col., 1939 -57260 25 NATIONALS, 9.50. King Simi 115.00 6 UNEEDA.PAK, 15 Ccl.

' 1940 ... 85.00

50 ROWE ROYALS, 8 Col. 79.50 3 UNEEDA.PAK, 9 Col., 1939 .... 59.50 5 ROWE ROYALS, 10 Col, 89.50 3 ROWE PRESIDENTS, 10 Col, ... 99.50 3 ROWE ROYALS, 6 Col. 62.50 10 DU GRENIER, 72 Cal. 89.50

113 ROWE ARISTOCRATS, Stan.ds,6001, 49.50 DU ORENIER'S CHAMPIONS 95.00 1/2 CERTIFIED DEPOSIT WITH ORDER.

CENTRAL OHIO COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE, INC. 514 S. HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, 0. PHONES: ADams 7949, ADams 7993.

SEEBURG

9800 ES

HITONES

$395.00 Perfect Cond,

FRANKEL'S SPECIALS Mills 5c Gold Chromes, 2-5 $260.00 Mills 5c Cherry Bells, 3-10, CH 175.00 jean. 5c Silver Chiefs, 3-5 175.00 Paco DeLux Chrome, 5c, SP 110.00 ROLATOP, Sc, Brand New 175.00

Mills Jumbo Parade, Con-

raig'ut71%d., $165.00 Brand New

Bally Rapid Fire $175.00 Shoot Chutes Gun 125.00 Shoot the Bull .. 85.00

SEEBURG Remote Control Mechanism, I n s t a. 1 Cabinet. with 0 Walls.

$395.00 Complete

SALESBOARD All Sizos Cash Boards. 25% Off List. WRITE.

SEEBURG Mechanism in Stee Cabinet with 6 Buckley Chrome Liteup Boxes, $325M0 Complete with Adaptor, Speaker and 30-Wire Cable

Mills Square Bell, Fruit Reel $ 55.00 Jean. Chief, Console, Slot, 50 110.00 BRAND NEW Mills jumbo Parade,

Payout Console, 25c Play 195.00 Mills Weighted Stands 15.00

Soeburg 8800 RC Hitone $395.00 Wurlitzer 750M 395.00 Wurlitzer 500 195.00 Wurlitzer 950, Like New 575.00 Wurlitzer's 1943 Modernized Write

One -Third Deposit, Please

FRANKEL SPECIALTY CO. Phone 7724 Rock Island, Illinois

JAR DEAL TICKET SETS LIMITED QUANTITIES * * ORDER NOW

Prices F. O. B. CLEVELAND $1.06 Per Set of 1,000 Tickets, Unsealed and Loose. $2.25 Per Set of 2,000 Tickets, Unsealed and Loose.

Half certified deposit with all orders. Tickets are unsealed and loose but creased and gummed slips enclosed for easy sealing. Minimum orders 50 sets.

WRITE-WIRE-PHONE for Distributors' Prices.

THE MARKEPP COMPANY 3908 Carnegie Ave. Phone: Henderson 1043 CLEVELAND, OHIO

WILL PAY

$1130c% FOR .22 SHORTS $300 FOR ONE KIRK NIGHT BOMBER

PEERLESS VENDING MACHINE CO. 220 WEST 42ND ST., NEW YORK CITY

Telephone: Wisconsin 7-8610



76 The Billboard. AMUSEMENT MACHINES May 1, 1943

$325.00 Each * 4 MILLS Sc CLUB CONSOLE SLOTS * $325.00 Each rserlaIS -457.803, =467,924.:464,251, 0464.252)

$595.00 Each * 2 NEW LONG ACRES, Never Uncrated * $595.00 Each ATHLETIC

Ex. HIStrIkor $149.50 Ex. Strormth Test Lifter 65.50 Gott. 3-Way Grippers 17.50 Ex. Punch Tester 145.00 Super Gripper, Used 39.50

GUNS Rapid Flro 5179:00 Slicm.the-Chutes, Jan Convert 119,60 Jap Chicken So. 12450

FORTUNE Co. Card Vender, Floor Modol $ 345 0 Ex. Emden Seeross 3,35, Ex. Mag. Crystal o.,..,," Mills World Horoscope n,,,T.,, Heart Seat, Tester ,00.o.

SKILL Bally Basket Ball $135.00 Much Hockey 8950 1939 Welt. Baseball, Deluxe 94.50 TenPins . 05.00

Chicago Coin Heckel. $204.50 Host Mon Golf 74,50 Batting Practice, Late Model 115.00 DrIvomoblio

COUNTER GAMES 289.50

Radio Lovo Message (Pair) $ 25.00 Ex, Card Vender-Countor ... 14.50 Above With Base 24.50 Whizz Ball & Sweet 16 7.50 Mee Peaks AST Guns, Late Models

19.50 22.50

MISCELLANEOUS Back Glass for Mills & Bally WRITE Keeney AntlAi Screens, Now $ 0.50 Mute Movine Reel 29.50 Mule. Wind Mill 15.00 Contact, Pclnt & Rivet Kit 7.50 New 14 Bulldog Coln Chutes 2.75 Rectifiers, =24, 28, 32 5.00 Used 50 500 F.P. Coln Chutes ... 2.00 Collection Books. Per 100 6.00 7-Col. StewartMcGuIrc CM. 40.50

NEW JEEP & ACTION.' $135.00 - - - - NEW MIDWAY, $175.00

WE REPAIR BALLY SPINNER TYPE MOTORS, $5.00 SLOTS

250 Bluo Front, Late, CM. 54 Sliver Chrome) Boll 54 Cherry Boll, 3.10 P.O. 104 Cherry Boll, 3-10, P.O. ........ 50 Watling Relator/ 60 Bluo Fronts, Reconditioned 14 Mills Glitter Gold Q.T. 50, 104, 250 Extraordinary. Per 250 Sliver Chloe Latest Model Golfarolas Jumbo Parade, F.P. Jumbo Parade, F.P., Late Model 50 Watling BM Game. F.P.

Homo Run of '40 ..924.50 Blu Chid 39.50 Glamour 24.50 Flicker 34.50 All AMMO. 34.60 Longue Loader 29.50 Wow 20.50 Broadcast 37.50 Dixie 29.60 Miami Beach 47.50 Ton Spot ... 47.50

WANTED TO BUY-GUNS EXHIBIT SUNBEAMS.

. . ONE BALLS $235.00

235.00 205.00 225.09 59.50 ...... 129.50 62 r0

Set.. 285.00 195.00 129.50

60.50 .... 89.50 79.50 PIN GAMES

Sport Parade ABC Bowler Hi -Hat Show Boat Do-Re.M1 Jungle 60,006060 Snappy HI-DIvo Champs Argent.

AND ALL WEST

. . . CONSOLES Longacro & Thorobred '41 Derby Club Trophy Record Tinto Dark. Horse Santa Anita Jockey Club, Like Arrowhead, 1-13011 Pero 50 & 200 Kecnoy Contest, 1 Mills Owl Exhibit Congo Jumbo Parade,

$37.50 49.50 47.50 47.50 47.50 54.50

... 47.50 49.50 54.50

. 49.50 49,0

TYPES OF ARCADE WIND AND DOUBLE

$545.00 375.00 365.09 185.00 165.00 159.50

Now 375.00 F.P. 34.50

Royal Twin Slot 239.50 1.0011 .... 130.50

69.50 ..... . . ....... 39.50 Combination 154.00

Captain Kidd $49.50 Seven Up 39.50 Sea Hawk 42.50 Coin Ole 54.60 Knock.Out 89.50 Olu Parade 99.50 Toplo 84.50 Monicker .. 84.50 Gun Cluls 64.50 Zombie, 35.00 Crossilne ... .... 30.00

EQUIPMENT. PLAY.

ONE11ALF WITH ORDER, BALANCE C, 0. D.

EMPIRE COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE 2812 W. North Avenue, Chicago, III. Phono: Humboldt 6288

N.

TWIN PORTS QUALITY SPECIALS FACTORY RECONDITIONED AND REFINISHED

MILLS BLUE FRONTS, LATE, S. .f. CLUB HANDLES Sc S135.00 I 10c $165.00 I 2$e $225.00 CHERRY BELLS

Original Factory se, 3.10 Payout. -9105.00

100, 3-10 Payout. .. 185.00 254, 3.10 Payout .. 235.00

CHROME BELLS Ono Cherry, 2.5 P.O.

' se 5285.00 100 285.00 254 325.00

BROWN FRONTS Club Handle, Knoo Action 50, Llko New ....5176.00

100, LIko New .... 200.00 260, Like Now .... 260.00

SPECIAL GOLD REFINISHED WAR EAGLES - CLUB HANDLES-BLUE FRONT MECHANISMS

50, 3.5 Payout. 20 Stop 5129.50

{WATLING ROLOTOPS 50, 3-5 P.O. $5950 se, 2-4 P.O. $35.00

100, 3-5 P.O.. 69.50 100, 2-4 P.O.. 45.00 250, 3.5 P.O.. 99.50 254, 2-4 P.O.. 85.00 1.60 Melon- Bell RelM00, 3.5 Payout 80.50

MILLS 50 Ext. 3.5 P.O. Ref. Brown Crackle $125.00

.,5,,,., .!".".11.l', 3.2 r,..O.,' 86.00 ..', ..,,.-L..X.7`',:. r-,`Thiti ,., 100.00

504 00oigeCkTio viicip,-3.5'F,;yeet-. i66:i.6 50 Club Console, Knee Action, Late, .Serial «439120 ... 285.00

50 Melon Boll, very Clean 165.00 i - c .7, Blue, Green, Late 3950 = A.T., ewe, Orange' Later 65.00

., over 50 Orig. Chrome, '2.5 '11'.0 * 450.000 275.00

100 Orlg. Chrome, 215 P.O., over 460,000 295.00

PACE 254 Paco Deluxe, Red, 3.5 Payout ....$119.50

50 Paco Deluxe, S.P., 3-5 Payout .. 89.50 250 Paco Rocket, S.P., S.J., 3.5 Payou.t. 146.00

Latest Type -Elko New

54 Pace Club Console, 3.5 Payout ...0185.00 100 Pace Club Console. 3-5 Payout ... 185.00

ALL STAR PACE COME1'S, VERY CLEAN 3 -S Payout, 54, 504.501 100, 574.60.

JENNINGS 54 Ciller, 4 Star ....SIMS() se Dixie, Boll . , ..... 89.50 54 Silver Chief 140.50

CHIEFS I

50 Master Chief -.51E15.50 I

10 Silver Chief ..... 99.50 5001. Console .,... 99.50

VEST POCKIgTS 50 Green, A1 ......$39.50 50 Blurs & Gold 49.50 54 Chrome ,.. 85.00

GUARANTEED-CONSOLES-PAYTABLES done. Fast TImo, Aut.

P.O. . . . . . . . . 579.50 Saratoue, Later, 91111

Skfid. .. . .. ..... 89.50 '38 Keeney Track Theo 85.00 Paces Races. Black .. 00.00

Sliver Moon, Like Now . .. . . .. $119.50

Jumbo Parody, ..... Now 109.50

Dolly Hi Hand, P.P or P.O. 125.00

Bally Royal Draw ..9100.00 Bally Bally Longshot .... 260.00

. Bally Jockey Club 375.00 Bally 'furl King ... 450.00 Spinning Reels .... 100.00

GUARANTEED nit' ItLITZERS

850, Peacock $535.00 750, Like Now 435.00 700, with Wireless

Arlan. 395.00 600. Keyboard 195.00

A-7 PHONOGRAPHS SEEBURGS

1942 Hit6no 8200 .$495.00 9800 Rhone, EARS. 450.00 Major, ESRO 345.00 Envoy, ESRC 385.00

ROCKOLAS 1840 Master ......$105.00 1030 Deluxe ...... 165.00 1938 Monarch . ... 85.00 1940 Counter Mod.. 89.50

ARCADE-RAY GUNS Keeney Air Raider .0185.00 Chicken Sans $109.50 Ten Strike .580.00 Sally Rapid Fire ... 185.00 Keeney Texas Leaguer 32.50 Keeney AntlAircraft. .. 39.50 ficientiflo Skee Jump 60.00 Intl., Mute. PokorIncr 69.60 Mills Seale 49.50

2/3 Deposit, Balance C. 0. D. Write, Wire, Telephone.

TWIN PORTS SALES (0.,222 E. Superior St., DULUTH, MINN.

g Victory RED-WHITE-BLUE Tickets p SEALED TICKETS-Most Popular Ticket 0

A $3.50 Per Deal in Lots of 12 or More. r $4.50 Per Deal In Smaller Quantities.

Terms: 1/2ORDatil,TB(?,lacret C. 0. D.

Takes in 1930 Tickets @ 5c 596.50 Pays Out 1Actuall 72.00

PROFIT (Actual) $24.50 91 Winners.

0

a Cincinnati, Ohio. A

1216 Walnut St.

0,0 NATIONAL MERCHANDISE CO

Tampa Operators Warned Licenses Must Be Secured

TAMPA, April 24.-Operators of pinball machines were warned today in Municipal Court that unless they purchase licenses for each machine when clue, instead of waiting for city license inspectors to check them, they would be subject to heavy Hoes.

The city prosecutor asked Judge Wat- kins to levy a fine on a pinball machine operator for failure to take out licenses for seven machines he had located in two bowling alleys. declaring some operators have set up many machines in the hope of escaping paying licenses if not caught by inspectors. In the past, he observed, they were merely required to pay the fee wluat caught by inspectors.

The distributor was fined $10 in each instance.

Peanut Raisers Guaranteed Higher Prices for Crops

WASHINGTON, April 24.- Govern- ment-guaranteed higher prices on five vital War crops to promote increased production have been announced by Chester C. Davis, federal food administrator. The crops are peanuts, soybeans, flaxseed, dry beans and peas.

The higher prices will replace a $100,- 000.000 incentive payment program announced earner by Secretary of Agricul- ture Claude R. Wickard. Funds for such payments have not been provided by Congress because of farm-bloc opposl-s tion.

The new support price for Virginia and Spanish-type peanuts will average $140 a ton and for runner type $130 a ton, with adjustments for grade. These prices compare with $132 for Virginia and Spanish type and $122 for runners, as announced earlier. Prices to farmers for peanuts of like type and grade will be uniform in all areas.

11HARLICH A NAME

TO REMEMBER

NOW MORE THAN

EVER FOR

SOUND PROFIT

MAKING

SALESBOARDS

For Viclory-Buy War Bonds

HARLICH MFG. CO. 1413 W. JACKSON BLVD.

CHICAGO, ILL.

tzWHILE THEY LASTwomn, Eoans'

POCKET EDITION

GALLOPING DOMINOS

NOT COIN OPERATED A aura bat for operators with this loworiced

Write at Once for Quotationsf

FOR VICTORY THROW YOUR culle INTO THE SCRAP Cheat.proof. Silent *al.. Plenty of flash.

Highly colored plater glow top; walnut alb. Chrome trim. 8Ixe 17"x12"x3" high.

H. C. EVANS & CO. 1520.1530 W. ADAMS ST. CHICAGO

THE BEST IN NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT SPECIALS THIS WEEK 2 Evans Bangtalls, '39 Mod, Brown Oab. $165.00 Bally Santa Anitas, Cash Pay ..... ....$200.00 2 Evans '30 Mod. Dominos, Brown Cab. 105.00 Bally Grand Nationals, Cash Pay 90,00 1 Buckley Track Odds, Daily Double Mod. 400.00 Bally Dark Horse, Froe Play 165.00 Keeney Super Track Times 850.00 Bally Record Times, Fro" Play 145.00 1 Evans Lucky Star, Llko Now 200.00 Bally '41 Derbys, Free Play 305.00 Jennings Sliver Moons, Free Play 110.00

Bally Club Trophys, Free Play 885.00 1 Paces Races, Rod Arrow, JP Model ... 210.00 Bally Victory, Free play 05.00 1 Evans Bengtall, Slant Heed 76.00 Keeney's Fortunes, Free Ploy 295.00 1 Keeney Kentucky, Slant Head - - .. 7E5.00 Keeney's &Mots, Free Play .. 165.00 Mills Jumbo Parades, Cash Pay, LateMod. 110,00 CONSOLES *SLOTS Bally Club Bolts, Brand Now, In Original Mills Blue Fronts, 50, Crackle Finish,

Orates, Comb. Cash and Fran Play: Reconditioned 8149.50 Single Orders . 8299.50 Mills Bonus Bolls, 50 Play 2 25.00

Quantity Lots 289.60 Col, Bells, 50. R. Door Payout, GA .. 42.50 Mills Jumbo Parades, Brand Now, Comb, Jennings Chiefs, 50 Play 78 0 Cash & Free Play, with Mint Vendors. 188,50 6 Mills 10 Q.T.'s Evans Gal. Dominos, Brand Now, JP 3 Mills 54 Q.T.'s

Model. 2 -Tone Cabinet . . . .... 450,00 2 Mille 164 Q.T.'s .... . .. 70.00 Evans '41 Gal. Dominos, i. Model, 2 Mills 10 Q.T.'s, Glitter&Gold JP

2 -Tone Cabinet ..... ....... .

... 325.00 Mills 50 Chrome Vest Pockets 65.00 Evnns '41 Bangtalls, 2 -Tone Cabinet... 350.00 Mills se Blue & Gold Vest Pockets 60.00 1 Evans Luoky Lum, 5/50 Slots 285.00 Watling Goosenecks, 14, Jackpot 25.00

Order Direct Front This Ad, All Orders Must Be Accompanied by One-Third Certified Deposit.

JONES SALES COMPANY1JONES SALES COMPANY 1330-32 Trade Ave., Hickory, N. C. 31-33-35 Moore St Bristol, Va.

Tel. 107 Tel, 1654

Wanted to buy Salesboards, Ticket Deals, Tip Books and Slot Ma- chines. Write full description and price.

LONE STAR 411 North Bishop Ave.

If you are in the market for Salesboards, .Ticket Deals, Tip Books or Slot Machines, write for circular, description and prices. '

SALES CO. Dallas, Texas



May .1, 1943 AMUSEMENT MACHINES 7'he Billboard '17

WHILE THEY LASTS A. 13. T. Challenger $ 27.50 Rotary Merchandiser 229.50 Sky Fighter, Fact, Rebuilt 325.00 Tommy Guns. Used 149.50 Tommy Guns, New 249.50 DrIvemebilo, Brand New, in Orig. Crates 375.00 Drivemobile, Used, Parr. Cond. 275.00 Keeney Submarine 199.50

Brand New Electric Shockers (In 6-Foot 125.00 Knockout Punch Tester

Cabinets) Test Pi lot 2 World Series Texas Leaguers, Do Luse View.aScopos Skin Juni,. Brand New Batting Practice 1

Vitalizer Radlb Rifles Love Tellers 1

1 Shoot the Chutes :11 Rapid Fire

Jennings Lo-Boy Scale 2 Exh. Card Machines

59.50 29.50 99.50 49.50 20.50 42,50 89.50 79.50 89.50 89.50 29.50 89.60 09.50 35.00

$7.70

YANKEES WINGS 9.90

All Brand New in Original Cartons. 9.90

MERCURY LIBERTIM 1 cri 532.50 value. While they lastT

$69.5° GRIP TEASE Brand New in Original Carton

I DIGGERS' Metro Hoists $ 69.60

I Traveling Cranes 99.50 Buckley Doluxo Diggers

Merchantmen

149.50

09.50

1/3 Deposit With Order

tr

GERBER & GLASS

'Rae is t substitute

tot Quality Products Will Last for the Duration

D. GOTTLIEB & CO. CHICAGO

Benjamin Grabiec, Coinman, Killed in Army Plane Crash

CHICOPEC, Mass., April 24.-Put. Ben- jamin J. Grabill, who before going into the Army Air Force conducted one of the biggest vending machine businesses In this city, died in the service of his country April 7, the army has notified his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. John Grabiec received a telegram from the commandant of Lock- bourne air base near Columbus, 0 telling them that their son died on April 7 of injuries received in a plane crash near Hamrick', Incl.

No details of the crash were contained in the telegram nor were further details available when Private Grablec's body was brought here by an escort for a military funeral on the 13th. It was known, however, that after entering service on August 23 he was trained as an air mechanic.

Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Pet. Stanley J. Grabiee, in the marine corps, and Michael Grablec, of Chicopee. who is carrying on his brother's vending machine business. While no plans have yet been made it was believed here that Michael would continue to Operate the business.

Vibrating Bed CISARLESTON, W. Va., April 24.-The

coin chute has been applied to a number of vibrating machines, including rocking horses. vibrating chairs. foot vibrators etc. It may now be possible to manufaeture a coin-operated rocking- horse bed after the war. Just how such a vibrating bed could be used in an arcade Or other location will remain a puzzle for some ingenious inventor.

In any case. Auburn Taylor, an inventor here, has developed a vibrating bed which he says will quickly put people to sleep. The inventor is recommending it for convalescent patients, but people with vivid imaginatiOns can see that such a vibrating bed might be a lot of fun in an arcade.

WANTED SLOT MACHINES

Highest cash prices paid for late model Slot Machines of all makes. Any model, any condition. Now is the time to get those machines out of storage. Help win the war by getting them into circulation. Uncle Sam will get $100.00 per year for every machine put into operation, and you can use the proceeds to buy War Bonds. Write, wire or phone! Tell us what you have.

BAKER NOVELTY CO., 1700 W. Washington, Chicago Phone MONroe 7911

QUALITY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF FIVE BALL FREE PLAY

FOX Hunt 529.50 Bin Chief Metro 32.50 Anabel 24.50 Wow 29.50 L Up 27.50 Band Wagon 26.00 D ixie 32.50 Seven Up 32.50 Score a Line 27.50 Three Score 21.50 Four ROM . .. 35.00 Barrages, Like New 32.50 All American 37.50

SLOTS, ONE BALI. AND CONSOLES

1 Melon Bell, 100 Play 5120.00 2 Mills Q.T., 10 Pl. @ 35.50 1 Now Columbia Chi.

Reels 110.00

1 Enub3:..7.11g.4 120.60

1 Grand Stand, 79.00 1 Victory, F.P. 49.60 1 Baker's Paces, D.D 275.00 1 Poles Races, Brown

Cabinet ... 125.00 3 Kentucky Gibbs.. rig 89.50

8 Derby Day @ 536.00 1 Liberty Bell 30.50

ARCADE EQUIPMENT A MUSIC

1 Batting Practice ...$89.50 1 High Ball .. 35.00 1 Western Baseball, '38 09.50 1 Western Baseball, '38 49.50 1 10 Ft. Midget Roll

SkocBall ...... 95.00 1 Chicken Sam 85.00 1 Wurlitzer 816, Light

Up Dome .

1 Wurlitzer Model 7$.50

with Stood 78.150

1/8 Deposit With Order- Balance 0. 0. D.

MODERN AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE, INC. '

2618 CARNEGIE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO

oproEIN41.0ipEEARATTE:: NmAAM,HIEntems

You are invited to submit your inquiries and problems to the house that has served you steadfastly for fifty-three years.

MILLS NOVELTY COMPANY, 4100 FULLERTON, CHICAGO

Largest Stock of Phonographs in America All Our Equipment Reconditioned By Our Staff of Factory

Trained Heclumics Under Supervision of "CHICK DEVORE"

WURLITZER 800 $419.50 616 $72.50 700 349.50 61 74.50 616 Sides & Grills 89.50 41 89.50

412 $49.50

SEEBURG 800 ESRC $439.50 Regal $149.50 Commander ESRC 329.50 Crown 149.50 Cadet ESRC 329.50 Standard 49.50 Commander .... 299.50 Rex, Complete

Classic 229.50 With Adapter . 139.50 Vogue $209.50

ROCKOLA Deluxe $179.50

I

Windsor 20 $79.50 Standard 159.50 Counter Model.... 69.50

41 Console $109.50

MILLS Empress $179.50

REMOTE 320 Wall Boxes...$22.50 Seeburg Baromatic.$42.50 331 Bar Box 29.50 Seeburg Transmitter, Seeburg Wallomatic 35.00 Model Tll .... 27.50 Seeburg Wallomatics Seeburg Receiver

(large) 25,00 SR27 29.50 Seeburg Speak Remote Receiver

Organ 39.50 RR512 32,50 One-Third Deposit With Order, Balance C. 0.0.

WE WILL PAY

SPOT CASH FOR

PHONOGRAPHS,

SLOTS OR

ARCADE

EQUIPMENT On or Off

Location CONTACT US

TODAY

MILLS SLOTS,

BLUE FRONTS and

CHROME BELLS

WRITE FOR PRICE

SPECIAL ROCK -OLA 1941 TONE

COLUMN AND PLAY

MASTER. LIKE NEW,

COMPLETE,

$2393°

Mayflower Distributing Co. 1420 Locust Des Moines, Iowa

"COLORS"-1 Ball Automatic Pay- off. Six Coin Chutes. Write for descriptive matter and price.

Our "Lite-a-Line" 10 Ball Game is going strong all over the U. S. A. Write for descriptive matter and price.

SALESBOARDS - WE HAVE A VERY LARGE STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 1,000-Hole 1. P. Charley 25c

30-Hole I. P. $1.79 1,000-Hole Charley Board 25c 1.65

1/3 Deposit With Order

Write for our latest circular on salesboards

A. N. S. CO. ELMIRA, N. Y.

In this line over 20 years.

4 MILLS PANORAMS $1,100.00 buys four almost new Mills Panorams, including four Bar Boxes and four Wooden Bases to set Panorams on. , Machines equipped with automatic film cleaner and all latest improvements. Serial Nos, 4198, 4107, 4548 and 5097.

PALMANTIER SALES CO. 1108 12TH ST., N. E. CANTON, OHIO

WANTED-USED 'EQUIPMENT FOR CASH Mills Four Bells, Mills Three Bells. Keeney Super Bells. All Models Aroado Maohlnes add Late Model Phonographs. Send list of Machines you have to soli and lot us quote poem we will Pay for your Machines. Send list today by air mall.

BADGER SALES COMPANY 1812 WEST pleb BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CALIF.



78 The Billboard AMUSEMENT MACHINES May I, 1943

w JUST AS WE PROMISED

TODAY'S BIGGEST BARGAINS Floor Stock of Large Operations Just Purchased.

and Ready To

SLOTS

Every Machine Overhauled Operate.

ARCADE MACHINES 254 3.10 Payout Mills Serial 250 Jennings 4 Star Chief, S.J.P. ..

$315.00 132.50

2 A.B.T. Big Game Hunter. Each -... 1 A.B.T. Firo and Smoke Gun

18.00 20.00

260 Red Front Mystery, 379008, D.J.P 260 Comet

125.00 75.00

1 A.B.T. Red, White and Blue Gun .

2 A.B.T. Target Skill Go, Each 20.00 18.00

.100 Bluo Frolit, Serial 378105 104 Glue Front, Serial 387038 100 Caine

125.00 125.00

50.00 1 Bally Rapid Flro 1 Casino Golf

198.50 20.00

50 Cherry Bell, High Serial 50 Blue Front, Serial 360070.

146.00 105.00

1 Chicken Sam I Exhibit Bicycle

95 00 105.00

50 Brown Front, Serial 466317, or Proof . 150.00

7 Two-Way Grippers, Like Now, Each.. 1 Throe-Way Gripper

16.50 18.50

50 Caillo, Serial 91047 60 Melon Bell, Serial 422853

35.00 105.00

6 Jena. Peanut Machines and Bags, Ea. 1 K.O. Price Fighter, 2 Metal Men In

10.00

50 Melon Bell, Serial 432887 .. 106.00 50 Blue Front, Serial 373103. - - 100.00

a Case-e, Real Money Maker .... 3 Kicker and Catcher, Each

175.00 15.60

50 Pace Do Luxo Chromo Boll, Like Now, Serial 4947051 105.00

Match Machines, Now, Each 1 Mills Punching Bag

0.00 122.50

50 Glitter Gold, Serial 461123 .... 50 Mills CIO Bell, Serial 429906 ..

145.00 195.00

2 Mutoscopo Sky Fighters, Each 1 Mutoscopo Vicwoscapo

275.60 25.00

60 Bluo Front, 436378, .J.P. ..... 54 Blue Front, 387492, SAP. ..... 105.00

99.50 1 Pikes Peak 1 Rockola World Seri. . 10.00

89.50 54 Blue Front, 407030, S.J.P. ..... 60 Bluo Front, 411644, S.J.P. ..... 105.00

105.00 1 Sciontiflo Batting Practice 1 Sclentiflo X-Ray Poker

105.00 110.00

50 Blue Front, 387301, 9,... I .P. . ... . 54 Blom Front, 324648, D.J.P. ..... 99.50

99.60 1 Seeburg Shoot the Chutes 1 Scoburn Jop Conversion

112.00 125.00

50 Rod Front, 414031, S.J.P. 50 Mills 0.0. Vender, 370809

105.00 42.50

1 Sweet 10 2 Ton Strike. Low Dial, Each

6.00 45.00

10 Collie, Serial 90044 ,

10 Watling Roll on Top 27.50 35.00

2 Texas Leaguers, Each 1 Western Base Ball, Do Luxe

35.00 06.00

210 Gold and Bluo Yost Pocket, En.. 1 10 Green Vest Pocket

35.00 18.00

1 Wizard Shocker 1 Hot Don and Bun Warmer, Like New,

7.00

2100.7., Green, Colt 1 10 Q.T., Yellow Front

34.50 27.50

Fine for Arcade Use 10.20 Rebuilt Coin Slides, Each '

35.00 4.00

PIN GAMES i 4.8.0. Bowler _ .342.00 2 Air Circus, Ea. ... 76.00 1 Conquest 12.00 1 Do Ro MI .. 45.00 1 Exhibit Short fitop 22.00 1 Gott. Bowling Alloy 10.00 1 Jungle 52.50 1 Majors 12.00 1 ParadiSo ... 29.50 1 Play Ball ........ 37.50 1 Pylon ..... . . . .. 12.00 1 Soy. Up 17.-Up) - 90.50 1 Silver Skates 30.00

1 rtrletttra.ctron . :Vag 1 Strat-o-Lino` ..., 35.00 2 Sunbeam, Ea. 42.50 1 Super Six 22.00 2 Target Skill, Ea. 25.00 1 Triumph 8.00

PHONOGRAPHS 1 800 WurlItear, Keeney Adaptor 3 860 Wurlitrors, Each 1 616 Wurlitrer 1 61 Wurlitter 241 Wurlitaer 2 760-E Wurlitrer, Each 3 Mills Empress, Each 5 Mille Thrones, Each 1 Machete Monarch

ONE 1 Blue Grass 1 Eureka 1 1940 Ono-Two-Three 2 Owls, Liko Now,

COUNTER 2 Aces. Es. ......... 1 54 American 1 Black Jack 1 Clearing House 1 Three Jacks 2 Four Jacks, 1 Flo Jacks ... 2 Liberty, Ea, 6 Poker Reels, 1-Reel Races 1 Sparks - 3 Sparks, Late

Ea 1 Coln a Pak

....5305.00 480.50

82,50 52.50 72,50

415.00 149.50 110.00 110.00

BALLS $1 agg

90.00 Ea. 85.00

GAMES 7,00

Eagle. 22.60 8.00

, ... 2.00 5.00

Ea. ... 5.00 - . 5.00 6.00

Ea. .. 6.00 5.00 6.00

Model, M $ 8.00

. 3.00

and EQUIPMENT 1 Twin 12 Rochelle,

with Keeney 1 Rokola Imperial,

for Hide-Away 1 Metal Cablot,

HIdo-Away Packard Well Boos, Keeney Wall Box., Packard Bar Brackets, Adapts., All Kinds,

CONSOLES 1 Bally Favorite ....$27.50 1 Bally Skill Fluid ,. 55.00 1 Bally Tanforan ... 15.00

1 Club H..' 35.00 1 Derby Day Console 22.50 1 Galloping Domino 55.00 1 Jumbo Fro Play 75.00 1 Liberty Bell 30.00 1 Lucky Lucre .... 185.00 1 1-2-3, Cash Check

Model, 1039 .

2 Parlay Races, Slab Head, Each Both for 74:0000

1 Royal Draw 2 '37 Track Time, Ea, 97.50 1 '38 Track Tiro . 85.00

Motel Cabinet, Adaptor $ 85.00

Keeney Adapter, .. .. .. -._ .. 02.50

Now, .... 24-Record 27.00

Each 27.50 Each 8.00

Each 2.26 60% Off WRITE

TERMS: 1/3 Deposit With Order, Balance C. 0. D.

RAY B1GNER WESCO NOVELTY CO

1983 State Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio

ROTOR TABLES Coln-operated came rotate; oiler Oa. lop while views sit with think, food, etc. 50 play. tray Bestow,. wan,. a table. (lames aro in fint.ch. condition swely to eilmrate,

Less Than 45 Left, $64.50 NATIONAL NOVELTY COMPANY 183 Merrick Road, Merrick, L. I., N. Y.

SPECIALS! """ Brand New Mills jumbo Parade, F.P. $149.50

'New Seeburg Selectomatics, 16 Rec., 30 Wire 17.75 /Mr New Seeburg Wired Speakorgans 32.25

ARCADE MACHINES Chicago Coln Hockey $229.50 Keeney Submarine, . 189.50 Bally Rapid Fire 195.00 Williams Heart Boat 149.50 Exhibit 131Cycl0 139.50 Seeburg Jailbird 119.60 Seeburg Shoot the

Chutes 114.50 Baker Line-a-Lino 99.50 Vitalizer, Late Model 89.50 Hooey AA Gun,Brown 59.50 Casino Golf 39.50 DoLuxo Texas Leaguer 49.50 ABT Flre 4 Smoko.. 34.50 4137' Target Skill 24.50 Eleo. Defense Dun .. 24.50 Hitler Gun, 10 24.50 Advance Shocker 19.50 Gott. Triple Grip 10.50

MOTOR REPLACEMENTS FOR BALLY RAPID FIRE

(New Armature, en Field Coll and 4 Brush Assembly)

Title Strips, 2000 $ .50 Curved Ten Strike

Glasses 2.50 Relay Coils for '39 1-2-3 .75 Jackpot Glasses ..... 1.25 /Comer Wall Bozos

fl(20) M 512.50

o D's melody Parade, 5 Selector Counter Box 8.60

GCAM for Exh. Bicycle 10.00 Toggle Switches for

Chicken Sam . 2.00 Bails for Bally Alloy 1.00 Brand New Mills

Weighted Stands . 21.50

BELLS Mills 50 Gold Q.T. .5159.50 Mills 10 Q.T. 59.50 Mills 10 Smoker Boll 59.50 Paco 14 Blue Cornet 69.50 Jenn. 50, 100 or 250

Gooseneck . 59.50 Greetchen Columbia 89.50 Watling 50 Rolatop . 89.50

FREE PLAY GAMES Bally OrosslInt $39.60 C.O. Sport Parodo 39.50 Genoa Gun Club 49.50 Gonco Argentlho 84.60 Exhibit Duplex 69.60 Gott, Belle HOP 50.60' Gott. Sea Hawk 50.60 Gott. &sheet nays 54.50 Keeney Twin Ste 44,50

FACTORY REBUILT MILLS) BELLS -WRITE FOR PRI0E81 TERMS: 1/3 Deposit, Balance 0. 0. D.

2200 N.'WESTERN AVE.,CHICAG0,111.. titlt. ASSOC [MIAS AUTOMATIC MUSIC CO 3939 Grand Riv,Ave , DETROIT

FICES ATLAS NOVELTY COMPANY, 2219 Fifth,Ave., PITTSBURG do,

Baltimore Coinmen, Despite Troubles, Keep Spots Going

BALTIMORE, April 24.-DeSpito the heavy drain made on meth:mica and other personnel, local operators are managing

'to keep the locations taken care of, according, to reports of a. number of operators. It is tough, they point out, but they are finding. it possible to go along under present wartime conditions.

Short on mechanics and other personnel, operators find it necessary to work hordes' to maintain their spots in full operation. Fortunately, most of the operators have learned the fussiness from the ground up and are equipped to service their own machines. Some, too, are getting assistance from distributors.

Operators report collections, despite difficulties in man power, are holding up well.

Baltimore is an Important war work center and because of this work is plentiful and wages are high. There is ample money in circulation. Operators having locations patronized by war workers net a substantial sum. This is mentioned to point out that while there may be loud complaints from some quarters, in boomtown Baltimore it means that coin machine operation is a good business, a business that is netting an appreciable weekly return.

What is true of amusement machines is also applicable to vending machines. Operators in defense plants are finding it possible to secure a satisfactory supply of candies, cigarettes, etc., to keep their machines In continuous operation, with gratifying results.

Beg Your Pardon! BOSTON, April 24.-In the April 17 issue

of The Billboard it was stated that I. 5.

Colombo is associated with the Trimount Coin Machine Company. Columbo, formerly sales manager on the East Coast for Rock-Ola, is connected with the Trimount Automatic Sales COmpany, which sells music machines.

APRIL'S

tits-thp BEST BUYS

We Have What We Advertise

5 Mills Brown Fronfs,25c,C.H.S275.00 4 Mills Blue Fronts, 25c, C, H. 235.00 5 Gold Chromes, 25c, 3-5.. 335.00 4 Gold Chromes, 25c, 2-5... 345,00 5 Chromes, 25c, 2.5 Payout. 335,00 3 Gold Chromes, 5c, 2.5_ 259.50 4 Gold Chromes, 5c, 3-5:-. 249.50 3 Gold Chromes, 10c, 3-5... 264.50 2 Gold Chromes, 10c, 2-5... 274.50 9 Brown Fronts, se. Club Handle. 189.50 7 Poe Comets, se, Double Jackpot 69.50 2 Paco 250 4 Slur Comets, 3.5 . 135.00 4 Paco Comets, ior, Double Jackpot 70.50 1 Paco Deluxe, 54, 3-5 Payout .. 115.00 1 Paco Deluxe, 254 - 145.00 6 War Eagles, Se. 3-5 125.00

War Eagles, 54, 2-4 50.50 4 Jennings 50 Silver Chiefs 165.00 2 Jennings 250 Silver Chiefs 5 Jennings5cTripleJackpol,3.5 69.50 1 Jennings 50c Chief 375.00

Jenn. Chief Triplex, 50-104-260. 165.00 3 Caillo 7 Coln Hod, 54 226.00 1 Calilo 7 Coln Head, 250 376.00 1 Watling Rolatop, 250, 3-5 125.00 5 Columbl. . ........

.

39.50 20 Mills 50 Green Vest POW, 37,50 2 Mills Three Bells 895.00 2 BuckleySevenBells,SlantHead 445.00

Pacos Races Red Arrow 195.00 3 Paces R.., Brown Cabinet 149.50 2 Paces Races. Black Cabinet 75.00 1 WurlItrcr 780 (Colonial) 425.00 2 Wurlitrer 750E 440.00 1 Wurlitrcr 750 395.00 1 Seeburg 9800 Wireless 425.00

Seeing,' 9800, R.G. 395.00 1 Rock -Ole Master, '40 195.00 2 Seeburg Classics 249.50 2 Sechurg Vogues 225.00 2 Wurlitter 600 169.50 1 Rock-Ole DolUxo, '39 109.50 1 Mills Empress 179.50 1 Soburg Crown 149.50 3 Sccburg Regals 149.60 2 Mills Throne of Muslo 149.50 7 Wurlitur 616, Light 03 89.50 Now Rock -Ole COMMANDOS .... Write

Program Slips In 5,000 Lots, 02.65 M. Terms: 1/3 Certified Deposit. Bal. C'. 0. D.

STERLING NOVELTY CO. 669.671 S. Broadway, LEXINGTON, KY.

op We Are Now Refurbishing and Rebuilding

SPORT PAGE BLUE RIBBON

THISTLEDOWN SEA BISCUIT

GRAND STAND GRAND NATIONAL into PACEMAKER

All Games Tested and Proven for Profits

SEE YOUR DISTRIBUTOR OR WRITE DIRECT!

SULLIVAN-NOLAN ADVERTISING CO.

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"CIi!Y:frNPieR" "RACE KING"

"WAR ADMIRAL"

527 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Refurbishers & Rebuilders of a 1 -Ball Payout Games

WANTED: To Buy Your Old Thistledowns, Sea Biscuits, Grand Nationals, Grand Stands, Mascots and Triumphs. Advise price, quantity and condition.

BUY U. S. 117.11B. RONDS .4ND ST.1.111PS

PHOTOMATIC FRAMES (Improved cardboard or metal)

WIII pay $50.00 Per M for Cardboard and $60.00 Per M for Metal Frames.

Eastman Direct Positive Paper also wanted. Will pay $20.00 Per Roll for 2x2.50: $22.50 for 3x2.50 and $15.00 Per Gross for 5x7 Enlargement Paper.

WANTED-S-14-A SKEEBALLS. Write or WIRE us collect.

THE WESTERN STATES AMUSEMENT CO. 522 N. MAIN PUEBLO, COLORADO




SEE GRAND CANYON

ARIZONA SUN VALLEY

SANTA FE At All Leading Distributors

WMANUFACTURING CO. 6123 N. Western Ave Chicago,

Weather Report Weather such as we have hail so far this

alleged vernal season is apt to create a state of affairs in which words fall you. In browsing and gleaning in the public prints here lately, however, we have dis- covered a really apt description, amaz- ingly free from profanity and in every sense fit to print. It sprang from the Solomonic intellect of some unknown ob- server who pecks is typewriter for a living on The Pittsburgh Press. It reads as follows: "Some days It's hard to tell whether we're having fall or winter this spring." There you have It and welcome.-From The Memphis Commercial- Appeal, April 19, 1043.

HURRY -REAL BUYS-WON'T LAST LONG SLOTS

Mills So Brown Fronts $189.50 Jennings 50 Chief, Four Stars $129.60 Mills lot Brown Fronts 199.50 Jennings 100 Chief, Four Star ....... 139.50 Mills Se Blue Fronts _ ., 169.50 Jennings Se Chrome Chief 179.50 Mills 100 Blue Fronts . . 179.50 Jennings 10f Chrome Chid Mills Se Gold Chromes 249.50 Jennings 50 Club SOW.' Mills 100 Gold Chromes 269.50 Jennings 100 Club Special Mills SC Silver Chromes . IMO 224.50 Jennings Se Red Skin Mills 100 Silver Chromes .. . 234.50 Jennings lot Red Skin 109.50 MIlls if also Q.T. 62.50 Jennings Se Big Chief 128.50 Pace 50 Comet 89.60 Jennings 100 Big Chia 139.50 Pace 100 Comet 89.50 Watling So Rel.n.Tap 89.60 Paco if Chrome (NEW) 119.50 Watling 10t RolaTop ........ 90.60 Groot. Columbia, can be used In le, Sf, 10e. 250 Play, Including all parts to make changes 60.00

Mills fl,T,,T.r Maria

5179.00 Rockola. DeLuxe 149.50 Roar,. Commando (NEW)

$AITO CONSOLES

Mills Jumbo Parade ( Cash) $ 99.50 Bally Club Bolls $249.50 MillsJumbo Parade (F.P.) 89.50 Bally High Hand 149.60 Mills Square Bells 09.60 Bally Royal Flush 69.60

99.50

189.60 . 155.50

Keeney Triple Entry .. 169-00 Bally Royal Draw Baker's pacer, Daily Dot hie $275.00 (TERMS: 1/3 Dopes t, Balance C. 0. D.) SICKING, INC. 1401 CENTRAL PKWY., CINCINNATI, 0.

927 E. BROADWAY. LOUISVILLE KY.

. , A. B. T. RIFLE RANGE PELLETS In Lots of 100 M $2.50 Per M In Lots of 50 M 2.75 Per M In Lots of 25 M 3.00 Per M

4. BEWARE of inferior and offsixe pellets. We guarantee ours to be the perfect pellet for A.B.T. Rifle Ranges.

REPLACEMENTS for UTAH RELAY USED IN BALLY'S DEFENDER, SKY BATTLE, FIRE and CONVOY. While the Supply Lasts, $7.50.

Write, Wire or Call for Any Needed Parts

:, ECONOMY SUPPLY CO ''',..1:1"c'' BRY. 9-3295-6 ,..., ... V We Still Have Coin Wrappers of All Denominations.

Write or Wire for Special Low Prices.

OA

TUBES READY FOR SHIPMENT OZ4G ...$1.60 IA5CT .. 1.60 1B5/25S 1.30 1146 ... 2.35 1N5GT .. 1.30 2A3 .... 1.95 2A5 .... 1.00 3A8GT .. 2.35 5U4C ... 1.00 5V4G ... 1.60 5Y3GT .70 5Y4G ... .75 5Z3 .... 1.10 6A6 .... 1.60 6A7 .... 1.00 6A80 ... 1.00 685 .... 1.95

6B8 ....$1.95 6V6GT ..$1.10 6C6 or 77 1.00 6X5GT .. 1.00 6D6 or 78 I:00 6Y6C ... 1.60 6F6GT .. .90 6Z7G ... 1.95 6F7 .... 1.60 7F7 .... 1.60 615GT ... .90 12K7GT . 1.00 6J8G .... 1.60 12Q7GT . .90 6K7 .. 1.10 12SF5GT . 1.10 6K7GT . . 1.00 14A7 / I2B7 1.95 6L6G . 1.95 19 1.30 6N5 .... 1.60 25A6, metal 1.95 6N7G ... 1.60 25A7GT 1.60 6N7GT .. 1.60 25Z6GT 1.00 6Q7G .90 30 1.00. 6SC7CT . 1.30 32 1.30 6SQ7GT . 1.10 34 1.30 6SR7 ... 1.00 35A5 1.30 89

One -Third Deposit Required With Order

35Z3 ...$1.30 41 .85 42 .85 43 1.10 45 .80 46 1.10 53 1.60 56 .80 59 1.60 70L7GT 1.95 75 .85 76 .90 77 or 6C6 1.00 78 or 6D6 1.00 80 .70 82 1.30 85 .90

1.00

CAMP SHELBY RADIO SHOP Care Camp Exchange, Camp Shelby, Miss.

MR. OPERATOR Cet in the BIG LEAGUE $ 15.00

WOW Ws a

Going Like WILD FIRE ACTION

2275:5000,

Lots of 1329.5500

Be a CHAMP 32.50 Preset. your LIBERTY 109.50 Buy

War Beath 473..e.ertinaci ................SINK

ToirdEor,lAtga 0. O. 0. 59.50

THOMPSON MUSIC 'COMPANY' 162344NeatoAuv,Ei3A!* S.

BALLY

2 PIMLICOS 3 BLUEBALGLYRASS FOR QUICK SALE

OPERATORS-JOBI3ERS-WIRE US 'YOUR BEST OFFER FOR ONE Olt ALL FIVE. 1.1,EAsE r.1 NoT Tir.T.EPTIONE

ANDERTON NOV. CO. COWAN, TENN,

'B AND NEW GET THEM WHILE THEY Write Us for Prices on Brand New Fronts, Also 5/10125c Mills Chrome, Also Mills 5c Emerald Mills Slots Are Equipped With Reels and Are Factory Rebuilt. COLUMBIA BELL, Cash GA, RP, Sc. $115.00

EVANS COUNTER MODEL DOMINO. 32.50

EVANS GALLOPING DOMINO, JP.. 450.00

KEENEY SUPER BELL,5c,Conv.Vend. 299.50

KEENEY SUPER BELL, 25c, Cone,.. 325.00

BOX STANDS 21.50 FOLDING STANDS 6.50

,00r FLOOR SAMPLES AND MILLS BROWN FRONT, 5c $225.00 MILLS BROWN FRONT, 10c 275.00 MILLS BROWN FRONT, 15c 300.00 MILLS BLUE FRONT, 10c 205.00 MILLS BLUE FRONT, 25c 250.00

yip MACHINES'

ARE STILL AVAILABLE Mills 5/10/25/50c Brown

Gold Chromes and Copper Hand Load Jackpots. All

Moseley's Special Discs and Guaranteed Brand New.

MILLS VEST POCKET, B A G, 5c ..$ 82.50 MILLS FOUR BELL, Original, Mc.. 800,00 MILLS FOUR BELL, New Style, 4.5c 850.00 MILLS JUMBO PARADE, Cash.... 159.50

Sc PACE RACE, Red Arrow , 450.00 PACE RACE, Red Arrow, 25c 500.00 STAMP VENDORS, 3.3's, 10c

4.1's, 5c 29.50

SLIGHTLY USED --VC MILLS BLUE FRONT, SO( $500.00 MILLS ORIGINAL CHROME, 5c 300.00 MILLS ORIGINAL CHROME, 10c 350.00 MILLS ORIGINAL CHROME, 25c 375.00 MILLS GOLD CHROME, 50c ' Write

Dar USED IPLACILINES-Reconditioned CONSOLES

BALLY HIGH HAND ""." EVANS GAL. DOM., JP, Ch. Sep , Lki. Cab 335.00 EVANS GAL. DOM., Factory Rebuilt,

JP 23(3.00 EVANS GAL. DOM., Dark Cab., Sc

JP, Factory Rebuilt, .2911-3222- 3041.3237.2480 210.00

EVANS GAL. DOM., Dark Cab., 25c, .2371 275.00

EVANS GAL, DOM., Light, 03998, Rehuilt 300.00

EVANS BANG TAIL. Dark Cabinet_ 225.00 EVANS LUCKY LUCRE, F.S. 350.00 EVANS LUCKY STAR, 250, Like Now 170.50

SLOT MACHINES COLUMBIA BELL, RP, Caelt St $ 50.50 COLUMBIA BELL, Oh. See., Se 82,50 COLUMBIA BELL CHROMES, Serials

.8053- 8056;8553, Se 02.50 .CAILLE CONSOLE, 5e, JP 90.00 CAILLE CONSOLE. 10e, JP 95.00 JENNINGS VICTORIA, Sf 39.50 JENNINGS CHIEF, 50e, 8.120526 360.00 MILLS, MELON BELL, 50, High Serial 170,00 MILLS BONUS BELL, Se... . .. . 190.00 MILLS BLUE FRONT VENDOR, JP. 165.00 MILLS BLUE FRONT, 100, JP 152.50

COUNTER CHALLENGER TARGETS. Liko Now. 6 20.50 MODEL F TARGETS, Like New 27.50

PHONOGRAPHS MILLS THRONE OF MUSIC, $130.50 MILLS EMPRESS. Perfect 180.69 SEEBURO CONCERT MASTER, RC,

ES, .79425 325.00 SEEBURG CADET, RO, ES 225.00 SEEBURO VOGUE, .68209 226.00

and Like Neu, -.me

UIETZLTZLr $ 78,50 KEENEY SKILL TIME, cP,

5/5 325.00 KEENEY SUPER; BELL, Twin CP,

5/25 3 MILLS JUMBO PARADE, FP... ;95.61

MILLS JUMBO PARADE, FP, Blue Cab. 89.50

MILLS JUMBO PARADE, Cash 08.90 PACE RACE, 5t. JP, .6310 180.00 PAGE RACE. SC, JP, 46088 150.00 PACE RACE, 250, JP, 6088.0550 300.00 PACE RACE, 260 Red Arrow, g 8182-

0583 300.00 TOM MIX RAY GUN 69.60

MILLS BLUE FRONT,10e,S.416000$226.00 MILLS BROWN FRONT. Se. .46694. 226.00 MILLS BROWN FRONT, Se 180.00 MILLS CHERRY BELLS, Se.

-440000 179.50 MILLS FOLDING STANDS 4.60 MILLS BOX STANDS 12.50 PACE COMET CONSOLE. 104 225.00 PACE COMET CONSOLE, 254 260.00 PACE DOUBLE CLUB, Md.. 5/25f 318.00 PACE REELS With Eirms Rolls 06.00 PACE REELS, Skill Attaclunont 80.00

GAMES I GINGER,

' '

RACES, SPARKS, MER4 I cury $ CEO

SEEBURO 8800, ES, Like New ....5350.00 SEEBURO WALL BOXES, 239,

30 Wire 17.50 SPEAK ER IN CABINET 20.00 WURLITZER 616, LightUp Panel 82.50

owe- SPECIALS These Machines Are Reconditioned,

Money Refunded If BALLY TORPEDO, FS $210.00 BATTING PRAOTICE 179.50 EVANS DOMINO, JP, Light Cab., SU 325.00 EVANS DOMINO, BeosYn Cabinet,

Factory Reconditioned ... 225.00 EVANS COUNTER MODEL DOMINO 27.50 KEENEY SUPER BELL, se, Cone. SU 225.00 KEENEY SUPER TRACK TIME,

07200 Up 350.00 KEENEY AIR RAIDER, Latest Model 225.00 KEENEY SUBMARINE 179.60 MILLS THREE BELLS. High Serials 900.00 MILLS FOUR BELLS, Lams Ooln

Head, 4.5e 800.00

"i13 Guaranteed Like New.

Not Satisfactory. MILLS FOUR BELLS, Latest Style

Coln Head. Me, 1426e, 8.02807 Up 1850.00 MILLS FOUR BELLS, Original Style

COM Head, 35e, 1-25e, 8.2400- 760.00 MILLS CHERRY BELLS, Se, Krteo ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, .,,,,,. ..,

-eziz-i.i.n.,;,;,--i;r7,ire,",;;*Aud:666, 182.00 MILLS FOUR BELLS, Original 0tyl

Coln Head, 4-5e Slot, 842300 Up.. 4300.00 MUTOSCOPE SKY FIGHTERS, Recoil.

ditionod 800.00 SHOOTTHEJAP, Rebuilt New, Never

Unpacked 152.50

7 MILLS PANORAMS Latest Model-Guaranteed-Perfect

Used Less Than 6 Weeks. Cannot Be Told From Brand New, Equipped With Automatic Wiper. PRICE $400.00 Each, or Will Trade for Late Model Slot Machines. Send List of Slot Machines You Have, Giving Serial Numbers, Guaranteed Condition and Lowest Price.

SUPPLIES WALL.O.MATIC COVERS 55.0015-WIRE-CABLE, Per Fool $ .10

JACKPOT GLASSES FOR SLOT MACHINES, Shatter Proof, Sample $1.25. lois of 10, $1 10 ea.

If Your Requirements Are Not Found Listed Above Either on Machines or Supplies, Write Us. 1/3 Cash Deposit Must Accom- pany Order, Balance C. 0. D. Write and Ask To Be Put on Our Mailing List. Above Prices Effective May 1, 1943, and Subject to Prior Sale and Change in Price Without Notice. On All West Coast Shipments Full Cash Must Accompany Order in the Form of Post Office, Express or Telegraph Money Order,

MOSELEY VENDING MACHINE EL, INC.

0 00 Broad St., Richmond Va. Day Phone, 3-4511, 3-4512. Night, 5-5328,




:ZMIPA'fAcK.)

PAST! PRESENT! FUTURE! The name of SUPERIOR salesboards will

live ON and ON and ON VICTORIOUSLY!

HELP SPEED THAT VICTORIOUS FUTURE

BY PURCHASING MORE and MORE WAR BONDS and STAMPS!

SUPERIOR PRODUCTS 14 N. PEORIA ST. CHICAGO, ILL.

9 SEEBURG CLASSIC MARBLE11ED.$219.50

SEEBURG CLASSIC 209.50

g WURLITZER TWIN 16.32 REC-

ORD, Buckley Adaptor 149.50

WURLITZER 600 KEYBOARD $179.50

WURLITZER 24 STEEL CAB., 0,

With Adaptor 119.50

WURLITZER 71, With Stand 159.50 r OUR TERMS: OnoHalf Certified Deposit With the Order-Balaneo 0. 0, D.

AJAX NOVELTY COMPANY 4848 MT. ELLIOTT AVE. 0 DETROIT, MICHIGAN

EIZIMILIbIlk.111210111111110111.116.11.11011011.116.16.111.11011.11101

VICTORIOUS 1943

TURF CHAMP 7 CAN PLAY AT ONE TIME ONE-BALL ACTION FREE PLAY FEATURE THIS REVAMPED VERSION OF STONER'S TURF CHAMP - "VICTOR IOUS 1943" - WITH ITS NEW PLAY-EXCITING FEATURES IS A WINNER. ACTUAL LOCATION TESTS HAVE PROVED IT THE MOST OUT- STANDING CAME AVAILABLE TO THE OPERATOR IN 1943. CABINETS HAVE A BRAND-NEW APPEARANCE! . WITH A NEW PATRIOTIC DESIGN. MECH- ANISMS THOROUGHLY OVER- HAULED, IMPROVED AND RE- BUILT - NO OPERATION WORRIES. VICTORIOUS 1943 IS ABSOLUTELY CHEATPROOF. ALL MACHINES ARE IN PER- FECT OPERATING CONDITION.

For those who are not familiar with the Turf Champ, a single player may choose any unit of selections from one to seven, or one to seven people may play at the same time. First you turn the dial to what selection you want, then insert 5c. If you want more selections you go through the same procedure. When you are finished making selections you pull the button on the side, releasing all the balls at one time, which shows your odds from 2 to 40. The balls go tip the board, then all start coming down at one time to a thrilling finish. The stall the ball goes in first is the winner. ONLY A LIMITED STOCK AVAIL. ABLE-SO DON'T DELAY.

$199.50 Ea. WIRE, WRITE, PHONE YOUR ORDER-CASH

OR 1/3 DEPOSIT, BALANCE C. O. D.

WESTERHAUS AMUSEMENT CO. 3726 KESSEN AVE. CHEVIOT, OHIO

IPhones MOntana 5000, 5001, 5002)

WE WILL PAY UP TO $50,000.00 SPOT CASH FOR ANY ROUTE

ANYWHERE . . . WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE TODAY!

WE ALSO WANT TO BUY FOR TOP CASH PRICES ALL TYPES OF COIN OPERATED EQUIPMENT, Such as

Wurlit2or 24, 000 lielarie, 900 Keyboard, 500, 700, 800, 750, 7:1010, 850, ore, Bochum R200 It11, 8000, 9800 RC or ES, Majors, Colonels. Vogues, Envoys, Gems, Regale. 1118yfaIr, Pleven, Ilexes: Rockall:. Commando, 1940 Super Masters, 1939 De Lose and Mondani; Packard Ilexes, Mel:ley Bones, &pimp Wireless Boxes. All kinds of Areado Equipment: Skyfighters, Night Romberg, Ace Bombers, Defender:, Rally Defenders, Rapid Eire, Sky Battle. Also Slut, Consoles, 1 Ball Pros Ploy nod Payouts, 5 Ball Pin Tables, Wire, Plimio or Wrilo Todayl

Here's where 000 got highest cash grim for your egUIPMOnL

RUNYON SALES CO. 123 W. Runyon St., NEWARK, N. I. (Big. 3-6685)

WANTED NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

TOP PRICES PAID Lam Slots Late Bally One Ball Machines Mills 3 & 4 Bells Keeney 3 & 4 Way Super Bells Mutoscope Voice.o-Graph Scientifle PokerInes PhotometIc Photo Frames Eastman Direct Positive Paper Late Phones Kirk Night Bomber

STE 133 EAST 2ND SOUTH

FOR SALE FOR SALE PAY TABLES: All Equ'oment Cempletefy Reconditioned

Bally Santa Anita .. $185.00 Got. Daily Races ....5 15.00 Bally Long Shot 235.00 Keeney Velvet Replay 30.00 Bally Grand National coLoo CONSOLES Bally Pace Maker 90.00 Keeney Triple Entry ..$175.00 Bally Grand Stand 80.00 Keeney Track Time, R.H. 75.00 Bally ThistleDown 75.00 Mills Jumbos, New .. 160.00 Bally Fair Grounds 30,00 Evans Lucky Lucre .. 200.00 Bally Fleetwood 25.00 Evans Gal. Dom., Leto Belly Preaknen 25.00 Head .......... 165.00 Bally Golden Wheel 19.50, Jenn. Bedell Totalizer 85.00 Bally Carom 18.50 Jain. Liberty Bell ... 35.00 Bally Hialeah 18.00 Jenn. Flashing Through 35.00 Got. Derby DaY 20.00 Keeney Dark Reese .. 75.00

WART NOVELTY CO. Phono 35055 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

5' PANOHAMS @ $275.00 EACH BAND WAGON 525.00 RED, WHITE & BLUE $20.00 BOWLER 39.50 SCORE CHAMP 20.00 BIG TIME 25.00 SPEED BALL 32.50 CAPTAIN KIDD 62.00 SPORT PARADE ":22, DEFENSE, BAKER 35.00 STARS

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JUST THE BUYS YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!- Singing Picture Wurlitter 24 5109.50

Speakers, New ..5 18.50 61 with Stand 89.50 Rock° la 1300 179.50

Rhythm Master 16 49.50 600 159.50 Imperial 16 .... 59.50 750 365.00 Imperial 20 .... 69.50 780 175.00 Super Rockelite.. 239.50 800 300.00 Muster 189.50 Sceburg Gcm .., . 129.50 Standard

Gib ... 59.50 144.50 Regal 139.50

Wurlitter 616 ... . 59.50 149.50 2 Packard Plainer Steel Cabine S (New) for naiad' .Johs00.6

LEGAL. EQUIPMENT Mills Scales Target Skills & Big

$ 3450

Game Hunters 16.50 Gottlieb Grippers--

3 Way 10.50 1 Way 9.50

Shockers 8.50 Sccburg Hockey 80.50

SLOTS WatlingRol.a.Top,250 569.50

3.5, 54 59.50 Mills Cherry Bell, 504

(Like Now) 450.00 Paco Cornet, 3.5, 54 49.50

-tor ..... 54.50 DeLuxo Siugpr'f, 54 94.50 104 99.50 250 ... . 129.50 Rocket Slugpe'g, 50 109.50 100 ..... 114.50 250 139.50 Deluxe, 54 94.50

Bally Torpedo .....$194.50 Keeney Submarine . 1134.50 Scientific Batting

Practice .

119.50 Exhibit's Vibrant Foot

Each 79.50 Watling You Guess It

Seale . . ...... 110.50

4 Star Chief. 50 $ 79.50 100 84.50 Silver Chief, 50 , 149.50 104 159.50 Triplex 94.50

Columblas *Mon, t.o 10.54.100.250 Play) 59.50

Callle Playboys, 54 . 89.50 100 ... 99.50 Commander, 50 69.50 104 . . 70.50 Slot Console, .164. 04.50

Watling Roia.Top,

Mills Elelt linpaliTt.e5d0(New 1115Sriglritit.ileainii 96.60

Scchurg Crown 5149.50 Casino 159.50 Colonel, RCES 349.50 Mayfair 160.50 Commander, RCES 329.50 8800 R.C. 425.00 9800 R.O. 450.00 12 Roc. Keyboard 50.50

Playboy 29.50 539.50 Ea.

Western DeLuxe Bass. ball, LitatipBackh'd 509.50

Ton Strike 49.50 High Dial . 64.50

Skeebollotto 49.50 Bally Ailey 29.50 Bally Bull's Eyo 49.50

Mills Q.T. Gold Chrome, 50 7 89.50 14 49.50 104 . 70.50

COUNTER GAMES Cubs, 14 & 50 5 4.95

cos, 54 4.95 Libertys, 14 6.06 American Eagles

Nov), 14 9.96 American Eagles

Used), 14 Marvels Dave! 21 (Nov)

6.95

3:gg 5 18.50

CONSOLES. Exhibit's Chuck aLette (7 Coln Head) 49.50 1038 Bangtalls, 7 Coln Head... . .. 5110.50 Jennings Good Luck 20.50 1940 Bangtalls, 7 Coln Head (CND Jennings Fast. Time, P.O. 69.60

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Now) Jackpot 274.50 Jennings Fast Time F.P. 69,50 Buckley Track Odds (Old Head) 109.50 Watling 819 Game. P.O.. ..... ... 134.50 Buckley Track Odds (New Head), Serial Mills Jumbo Parade, P.O. (Leto lfead) 114.50

011124.11502 525.00 Mips Jumbo Parade, F.P. (Lnte Head) 89.60 Paces Reels, 60 84.50 Paces Reels Combination (Convertible, Paces Reels, 254 149.50 to F.P. and P.O.) 149.50 Saratoga, 50 with Rail 94.50 Bally's Ray's Track, Serial Over 4300. 04.50 Saratoga, 250 with Rail 149.50 Bally Long Champ (Large) 49.50 Milts Square Bell Exhibit's Races, 7 Coln Head 49.50 Jennings Liberty Bell, Flat 'Top .,.... 29.50 Bally Solitaire Flicker 39.50 Jennings Liberty Bell, Slant Top 39.513 Galloping Dominos (Cracked Glass) .. 30.50 Jennings Derby Day (Flat Top) 29.50 Keeney's Kentucky Club . .. . ... 89.50 Jennings Derby Day (Slant Top) 39.50 Bally "The Favorite." 9 Coin Head... 89.80 Stoner's Zippers 30.50 Sugar King, P.O. (Floor Sample) ...

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79.50 Bally Roll 'Em (7 Coin Head, new type) 149.50 Jennings Totalizer, P.O. (Floor Sample) 169.50 Bally Tanforan 79.50 Jennings Triple Entry 124.50

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CONSOLES ARCADE FREE PLAYS RECONDITIONED LIKE. NEW

Club Bells $195.00 Rapid Fires $165.00 Knockouts $95.00 Super Bells 185.00 Chi. Hockeys .... 195.00 Five Cr Ten 95.00 High Hands 145.00 Ten Strikes 45.00 Texas Mustangs ... 45.00 Mills Highboys 45.00 Eagle Eyes 65.00 Miami Beach 35.00 Mills Flashers .... 45.00 Bulls Eyes 65.00 ABC Bowler 35.00 Bally Hawthornes . 55.00 ABT 1940 Targets. 20.00 High Dives 35.00 Milts 1-2-3, '40... 85.00 West. Baseballs .. 65.00 Bally Victory 65.00 Bally Parlay 95:00 Texas. Leaguer . . 30.00 1941 Majors 45.00

BELL PRODUCTS CO. 2000 N. OAKLEY CHICAGO, ILL.

GUARDIAN SERVICE KIT FOR PIN GAME OPERATORS

The Original Contact Kit Made by the PIONEER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS of the Industry.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS Buy Guardian and You Won't Como to Grief

STILL ONLY f.,..',7,A.inanwirgen:.-iam-BaTirr. $7.50 Separators. Contact Point Adjusters, BMX Rivets, Capper Pig Tail \tire, Fish Papers. Ask

COMPLETE . Inc our free Parts and Supplies Catalog!

No. 1000-NEW SERVICE KIT ....$9.50 .21Z11'it."'""ig10"1071fOru7g.m.t=rit. ki7,Tr'h (ttet2C 11:,,,,it:ts,_venittir ni /Wan' to the Liberal Assortment of Switch

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GET IT FROM BLOCK-THEY HAVE IT IN STOCK!

ACCLAIMED-FROM COAST TO COAST!- . OUR SENSATIONAL . NEW . . PROFIT-SHARING . . PANORAM DEMI,

AVAILABLE TO RELIABLE OPERATORS Wherever you urn located, In whatever State, hero's the big deal of '43. Here's the most unusual opportunity for you to such In with Mills Panorarn-on a PROFIT-SHARING. BA8181: The Headache of BIG INVESTMENT Is REMOVED . . . YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING FOR ,

TO MAKE MONEY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S INVESTMENT! GET IN TOUCH WITH 05 TODAY!!

THE GEORGE PONSER CO. 764- South 18th Street NEWARK, N. I.

We still have a number of PANORAMS

FOR OUTRIGHT SALE Write today for prices!

CHICAGO NOVELTY COMPANY-SPECIALS-ALL WINNERS! The most thorough and complete "CHICKEN SAM"--Change .over to "JAI."

Ray Guns--in the U. S. A.

*"SHOOT THE JAP" Ray-O-Life Guns * $149.50 $149.50

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Factory reconditioned SEEBURG "CHICKEN SAM" Guns converted to the "JAP" Ray Gun by factory trained mechanics, The machine Is made to look like brand new. A certified check of 1145.00-in full with order-will start one or those quick Income Ray Guns on the road to you.

HARD-TO-FIND RADIO TUBES Safety-First. Guard yourself against Loss of Income on account of idle machines; put in a supply of Tubes you use regularly in your equipment. "HARD -TO -FIND" Tubes for your Phonographs, Ray Guns and Panorams is our Specialty.

With scarcities of critical Radio Tubes developing everywhere, we have become an "EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AGENCY" for many of the finest operators and jobbers throughout the country. We are trained to locate sources of supply-to purchase-to speed deliveries of vital Tubes that you may need for your machines.

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BRAND NEW RUBBER-COVERED CABLE Rubber- Covered Can Cables, 8 ft, stand- 45-Foot Main Cables, 7-wire, rubber.

Por cable

very pliable, brand now, shielded, fine quality. Standard

$12.75 ard length 5-wire shielded, Each wire insulated. Excellent Quality.

CLOSE -OUT Or CONDENSERS .1 MFD Condensers ...10c Each i 1.0 MFD Condensers . . .10c Each .02 MFD Condensers...10c Eachi

An Assortment of 50 Wadt30,4ZAIrrityLogdoornric.and Amplifier Problem.

5e SecAidary Slides..$0.25 Each 5c A.B.T. Coin Chutes, I Sc A.B.T. Coin Slides, .85 Each 8500, "Brand New".$3.75 Each

AN HONEST, CLEAN, LEGITIMATE PROPOSITION!

YOU "CHICKEN SAM" OPERATORS

Complete Re- Conditioning lap" Conversion F. 0. B. Chicago

Ship us via motor truck your run-down "CHICKEN SAM" and we will transform your machine 10)9 the most thorough and clean "IAP" conversion job in the U. S. A. We will recondition the amplifier, repair or replace both main and gun cables. Tho front, middle and back scenery on the target cabinet will have an elaborate Sea Battle scone,

all hand painted. We will use the original doll, which will be carved and hand painted into the Oriental lap." A "20 Shots 5c" card will be placed on the Gun stand. The machine will have an entirely new appearance, The outside of the cabinet will tie painted in a blue and black trimmed combination. All the tubes and Photo Electric Cells will be checked and replaced if necessary. A 'beautiful machine in perfect working order will be shipped you In the 'mount of $49.50, C. 0. D.-F. 0. B. Chicago.

$49.50

VERY SCARCE

Photo [Electric Cells for Scebur8

Ray Guns @ $2.50 Ea.

For Chicken Sams, laps and Chutes.

RAY GUN AMPLIFIERS Amplifier Repair Service reconditioned, repaired or exchanged and put in first-class working condition by expert amplifier service men. Ship express and wo will return perfect amplifier by express collect.

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Armada ..$25.0 Delta Spot ,.. $20.00 I Piny Balls Oun Club 47.50 Anat.,' 10.60 Lucky Strike 20.00 Polo 18.60 Flicker 24.50 Silver Skates 34.00

ARCADE MACHINES Aeo Bomber ......$276.00 Anti Aircraft Guns 52.50 Arcade Floor Gripper 52.50 Bomb Hit 9.50 Bally Bull's-Eye 89.50 Bumper Bowler 49.50 Chicken Sam 104.50 Chicken Sam -Jap &

Hitler Conversion .142.50

Chicago Coln. Hockey $215.00 Gott. 3.Way Gripper 15.00 Keep Punching 13950 Kicker & Catcher 16.00 Mills Punching Bag 05.00 Pikes Peak 19.50 Poker & Joker 13950 Rapid Fire 190.00

Ray.o.Lito Gun .... 400.00 Shoot the Bull 95.00 Oboe Balletic, 60.00 Submorine-Keeney 107.00 Texas Leaguer 32.50 Western Baseball-

DeLuxe 95.00 World'aSeries--Rockola 06.00

COMPLETE MUSIC SYSTEM EQUIPMENT WALL BOXES--ADAPTERS--SUPPLIES

Buckley Boxes-New $35.00 I Wurlitzer Boxes, Model 100425.00 Buckley Boxes-Rebuilt 25.00 Model 310. 15.00

I Keeney Boxes 8.50 Packard Boxes 25.00 Model 120. 25.00

Seeburg Stroller 35.00 I Model 125. 42.50

SPEAKERS AND CABINETS Buckley Zephyr Cabinet- Packard Large Wall Cabinet..$75.00

New $ 11.25 Buckley Floor Speaker Cabinet Charm Tono Tower 122.50 with Speaker & Buckley Box.135.00

STEEL CABINETS Buckley Single Mechanism...$27.50 I Buckley Twin Mechanism...$31.50

COMPLETE ASSEMBLED MUSIC SYSTEMS Wurlitzer T12, Complete in

Cabinet with Buckley Adapter $100.00

Rockola T12, Complete in Cabinet with Buckley Adapter 100.00

Wurlitzer T12, Complete in Cabinet with Packard Adapter $100.00

Wurlitzer TI2, Complete in Cabinet with Keeney Adapter 80.00

SUPPLIES Perforated Program Strips. I Buckley Long Life Needle....$0.30

Per M. Sheets $3.50 Buckley 275A Bulbs .12

COUNTER MODEL PHONOGRAPHS Wurlitzer 71 $119.50 I Wurlitzer 61 $79.50 Rockola -With Stand and Outside Speaker 57.50

Write for Complete List All prices fothjert to prior sale. Teruld-Cash with order or deposit onaotirtb amount of order. balance to he paid O. 0. D. Our complete line encore Phonographs-Wall Roses-Adnprers--Coin Machines. Consoles. Arcade, Marhines, Pin Tables: All equipment Is carefully checked and put in first -clans condition by experienced flet011 trained met:haiku. This is your assimules of complete satisfaction. Write, stating your requirements so you ran got nor pee,

WILL PAY CASH FOR ARCADE MACHINES

A.B.T. Aetomatlo Sheeting Drive Mobile Gallery Evans Super Bomber

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Mine Four Bells Mills Three Bolls Knee Y S

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CONSOLES Keeney Super Bella, 2 Way

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SLOT MACHINES oherrr Balls MILLS Gold Chrome Balls MOO Fronts, Serial 400,000 Bonus Boll, wEgno, Brown Front Club, SO

Kirk Night Bomber Mutoscopo Ace Bomber Mutoscopo Sky Fighter Mills Punching Bag Mutoscopo Boy Puncher Wurlitzer Skeet Balls

Keeney Super Bolls, 4 Way Keeney Super Track TImo

Emerald Chromes Copper Chromes Moles Bells, 261 Yellow Front, 34

JENNINGS 4.8111 Chloe, 5006.260 Sliver Chief, 51.101-251

PHONOGRAPHS WURLITZER SEEBURG

860, 800, 750, 600A Keyboard High Tone, tilemoto

750E, 700 Wall Saxes High Tono, Reg. Envoy, E.S.

600 Keyboard Packard Boxes Regal 30 Wire Cable.

ONE BALLS Blue Gross--.p.p. Long Shot Club Trophy -F.P. One-TwoThree 40 -P.O. 41 Derby-F.P. Pimlico

Eureka-F.P. Sport K ng-P, 0,

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Betty Toletone Boxes

Turf King -P.O. Fairrnent-F.P, Santa Anita Lang Aores-P.O.

SCALES -All Makes Wire or Man Quantity and Price

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LOS ANGELES

BILL RAPPEL

MILWAUKEE SEE BADGER'S BARGAINS CARL HAPPEL ...........--,..........

NEW MACHINES IN FACTORY BRAND NEW MACHINES

New Keeney Super Bells, Combine. Von Frec Play, Pay Out ... . .6289.50

New Mills Jumbo Parades, ComMna- slot Frco Play, Pay Out 249.50

Now Evans Galloping Dominos, 1042 Jack Pet Model .. 495.00

Ncw Baker's Poser, Double Jackpot 495.00

SEALED CRATES -- NOT REBUILTS

New Bally Club Bells, Combination Freo Ploy, Pay Out . .......9285.50

New Mills Jumbo Parades; Automatic Payout ....... . . .. ....... 179.50

New Mills Jumbo Parades. Free Play 179.50 New Buckley Daily Double

Track Odds 005.00

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KEENEY SUPER BELLS, 4-Way. 3-5c, 1-25c. Rebuilt and Refinished Like 4 u New

MILLS FOUR BELLS. Genuine Factory Rebuilt, Re- finished Like New ' Late serials

Mills Rine Fronts, All MACHINES LOOK LIKE NEW-SERIALS

Sc PLAY $129.50 10c PLAY 139.50 I

R elmill and Ref inished AROUND 400,000

25c PLAY $149.50 50c PLAY 375.00

MILLS 25c GOLF BALL CLUB BELL, USED 30 DAYS

PRICE $195.00

MILLS 5c VEST POCKETS BLUE AND COLD REFINISHED

LIKE NEW $59.50

RECONDITIONED ARCADE licence Air Raiders $225.00 Bally Rapid Flro 199.50 Keeney Submarine 190.50 Chicago Coin Hockey 199.50 Gene° Play Ball (Leto) 199.50

RECONDITIONED Wurlitzer Model 950 $550.00 WurtItzer Model 850 . 550.00 Wuilltror Model 800 395.00 Wurlitter Model 700 345.00 Wurlitzer Model 600 . 225.00 Now Pla-Mor Boxes, $30.60; Used, 32.50

All Machines Reconditioned, Ready To Operate. All Prices F.O.B. Lot Angeles. Write

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I I LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

EQUIPMENT Mutoscopo Skyf Ighter $325.00 Mutoscopo Deivemoblio 325.00 Mutoscopo Punching Bag (Late) 295.00 Bally Defenders 296.00 Evans Tommy Guns 179.50

PHONOGRAPHS Rock-Ole Commando WNte Scoburg Model 8200 WNW. Beetling Model 9800 R.C. $476.00 Seeburg Model 8800 R.0 450.00 Seohurg Colonel. R.0.E.5. 375.00 Now Bar.o.MatIcs, $54.50; Used 49.50

1/3 Cash With Order. Balance C. 0. D. Milwaukee for Special Price Quotations.

BADGER NOVELTY COMPANY

I 2548 NORTH 30TH STREET

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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ROCKOLA

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ARCADE MACHINES Submarino 9185.00

Tommy Gun (New) 185.00 Ton 8 Ike, HI Dial 78.00 Shoot the Joy 199.50 Cblcoin Hockey 109.00 Bat, Practice 110.00 Electric Shocker 10.00 Fire & Smoke 17.50 Chester Pollard Golf. 85.00

New Liberty ..WrIto for Price Victory 079.60 Gun Club 54.50

Terms: 1/3 Doposlt, Balance 0. 0. D., F. O. B. Chicago

Advise Quantity, Serial Number, Price and

Condition.

WURLITZER

500 750E - DOD

-850 PHONOGRAPHS

RocloOlar Elopers $285.00 Masters 225.00 DoLuxo 169.00 Standard 159.50

Writo for Prices on Wurlitzer, Ni Models, CONSOLED

Totalizer $ 08.00 Jumbo Parade, FP 79.00 FostIme, FP. 00.50 Keeney Tracktime,

38, P. 0 120.00 P Bally Club Bolls, O 236.00

Bally Roller, PO 165.00 En. Lucky Stan, New 236.00 Flying Chump, PO . 89.50 Mills Spin. Roots, PO 87.50 Preeknoss 36.00

5-BALL F. P. GAMES 1010.00 Wildfire

sea Hawk Rosy Stratoliner Vacation Play Ball Progress Boom Town Pylon 4 Roses

Dude Ranch $27.60

Landslide Flicker Metro Silver Skates Crosslino Anabolic,

$37.50 Rig Chico All American ZIg Zoo

$47.50 Miami Beach Ton Spot Legionnaire Star

Attraction Pan American Capt. Kidd Snappy Argentine

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If you operate Mills 4-Bells you need spare cabinets to protect your Investment and UP YOUR PROFITS! Increase the value of your equipment by Installing your old mechanisms in these new cabinets now. These are rare bargains. Quantities limited. Rush your order today. Send 1/3 deposit with order, please. Balance C. 0. D.

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NEW PACKARD ADAPTERS NEW PACKARD SPEAKERS, PLASTIC Single 16 Wurlitzer 936.50 LICHT-UP MODELS Combination 12-16 Wurlitzor 45.50 Violet, 8 Inch $19.50 Twin 16 Wurlitzer 45.50 Lily, 10 Inch 39.50 Twin 12 Rock-Ola 45.50 Iris, 12 Inch 59.50 Mills Empress or Throne 40.00 Orchid, 14 Inch 70.00 500A Wurlitzer 39.50 Leatherette Speaker Cabinets 5.00 700 or 800 Wurlitzer 39.50 Seeburg Stroller, Complete 17.50 All Curved Front Seeburg Models .. 50.50 1000 Ft. Shielded Vol. Control Wire, 7c Ft.

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wuRcirzER* Your choice of Rotary or Keyboard Selectors. See your Wurlitzer Distributor.

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