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skilled Hands That Work in the Dark<br />

Riverview at 2nd Street Kansas City 18, Kansas • C 602 West 52nd St, N Y 19<br />

Speaking of Speakers...<br />

EVERYONE<br />

BLOWS HIS<br />

OWN HORN!<br />

It's easy to say "greatest speaker<br />

value", "lowest cost quality speaker",<br />

"most spectacular value", or<br />

moke other superlative claims .<br />

BUT a tiny, tinny, toy speaker is<br />

no bargain even if you got it for<br />

nothing.<br />

Buy a Pair of S. 0. S. "CO OP"<br />

speakers and compare with any<br />

speaker at^ny price — BE<br />

During the national program for "employing handicapped persons." Frank tetany, blind veteran of<br />

World War II who is employed at the Ballantyne Co. plant, demonstrated his skill from a Toledo<br />

CONVINCED!<br />

department store window.<br />

Thousands of onlookers watched this blind expert skillfully assemble the numerous tiny parts that<br />

go (0 make up Ballantyne's Sound Master in-car speakers.<br />

Big Sombrero Covers New Technique<br />

F^-om Sulphur Springs, Ai-k., J. Bye Coverston<br />

ers back to us in much better condition<br />

comes forth with the answers to a than formerly."<br />

good many drive-in problems, outstanding<br />

An added advantage is that, although<br />

among which is in-car speaker loss. picking up speakers from departing cars<br />

As owner and operator of the Big Sombrero<br />

may slow up the break by five minutes, it<br />

Drive-In Theatre, Coverston has makes it possible for him to regulate the<br />

worked out a snap-on arrangement for flow of theatre traffic into the highway.<br />

his speaker connections which makes it In a somewhat lighter vein, Coverston<br />

possible for him to issue an in-car speaker admitted that although taxes are going<br />

BUYS 2 speakers<br />

to each car as it passes through the boxoffice.<br />

Speakers are collected as cars depart. he at least had the opportunity to do a<br />

to be with us for some little time to come,<br />

and a junction<br />

According to Coverston, patron reaction little "picking and choosing" as to where »16 box complete<br />

has been favorable to the plan. When a he paid them. "The Arkansas-Missouri<br />

NO OTHER SPEAKER<br />

patron fails to turn in his speaker he is state line runs right through my<br />

CAN MAKE<br />

drive-in,"<br />

asked to return to the ramp and get it. he said with a broad grin, "and if taxation<br />

ALL THESE STATEMENTS:—<br />

"Prom the standpoint of the management."<br />

becomes unfavorable in Arkansas. I<br />

(1) Large 6" cone for greater volume and tone<br />

Coverston says, "the program has not only just move my boxoffice into Missouri and<br />

quality.<br />

Die (2) cast Aluminum Alloy housing with 3<br />

stopped speaker loss but has gotten speak-<br />

operate from there."<br />

different handles.<br />

bulls-eye<br />

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