The talking machine world (July-Sept 1921)

48 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD September 15. 1921 FOLLOWING UPJ>CII00L SALES Columbia Dealer Prepares Interesting Educational Campaign — Plan Proving a Success Wilson's, Inc., a Columbia dealer in East Radford, V.i , lias a novel way of securing business. His plan as outlined in the Columbia Record is as follows: With every dollar's worth of records purchased he gives to the customers asking for it a coupon worth 10 cents. This coupon is to be gathered by the school children and turned in to the school principal. These will be redeemed at tihcir face value in cash by the dealer, the money to be used by the schools for the purchase of a Grafouola. In other words, the dealer is willing to give a Grafonola to the school, provided the Fin's nlv just been put into operation and the heads of all the local schools have given assurance that they will" be glad to take hold of and push it. Following it up, this dealer if giving a children's concert in his store every week. The concerts arc being conducted by tlte head of the school music department in East Radford, and as a special treat for the little ones ice cream is served at each entertainment. * As an additional drive, from time to time, twenty-live educational records arc sent out on approval to schools, and each time records arc sold. The first lime that was worked a sale of thirteen resulted, and at another time a sale of seventeen. An Artistic Window Display Used by the William Gushard Dry Goods Co., Decatur, 111., Brunswick Dealers in That City HELEN YORKE AT MAINE FESTIVAL Helen Yorke, coloratura suprauo and exclusive Palhc artist, will appear as a star at the Maine Music Festival in October. This festival, which is one of the conspicuous musical events of New England, opens in Bangor on October 8 and will include a recital in Portland on October 12. A number of brilliant stars have been engaged, including the celebrated Ponselle and Charles Marshall. DEVISES PARCEL POST GUIDE Chart Drafted by E. B. Hyatt, of Hyatt Talking Machine Co., Portland, of Great Value and Is Used by Local Post Office Poktlanii, Out., August 31. — The Portland business men and all others who have occasion to use the parcel post system from Portland to the zones in Oregon, Washingion and Idaho have to thank E. B. Hyatt, of the Hyatt Talking Machine Co., for simplifying their efforts in ascer taining the postal rates on packages. Mr. Hyatt has prepared a chart showing the class and the rate of postage due, which can be seen at a glance. Mr. Hyatt lias had the chart copyrighted and it is now used at all of the windows in the main post office of Portland and at all of the branch offices in the city. If one should go to the post office in Portland and ask for a postal guide that would give him the above information he is immediately referred to the Hyatt Talking Machine Co. IT PAYS TO DEAL WITH KENNEDY-GREEN CO. IT PAYS TO SELL OKelL Records BIG PROFITS FOR YOU IN Our Specialty— Latest Hits QUICK DELIVERY KENNEDY-GREEN COMPANY 1865 Prospect Avenue CLEVELAND, OHIO