Bristol Herald Courier from Bristol, Tennessee • 83

In Tune With Times Vending Machine irm Puts Music Over Area Vending Machine Exchange of 63 Commonwealth Ave Bristol services 500 music boxes in the vast Bristol area And the man behind the music Is Hudson who selects the records placed in the tfia cbines Hudson owner of the vending company says the records are chosen from the latest hits based cn polls conducted by show and music magazines He owns all the coin operated machines he services and buvs all records used on the ma chines As new model machines appear older ones are replaced investment in ma chines alone runs into many thousands of dollars Popularity Meter Each machine comes com plete with its own popularity meter so the trend of song pop ularity in the area is noted No difficulty therefore is cxpeb lenced in determining which tunes are most popular at a given place According to the Vending Ma chine Exchange owner a popu lar recording star or group auch as the Beatles will norm ally have one dr more' records cn a machine at a time Juke boxes offered by the firm play from 10 to 160 records But Vending Machine Ex change offers more than music I In addition to juke boxes the' firm also provides coin operated 1 amusement machines Like! jukeboxes there are an esti mated 500 amusement machines1 operating in the Bristol area Hudson said Notes Progress As in any other business prog ress is very much a part of the jukebox business old' jukebox surely compare! with the new stereo sounds pro duced Hudson noted as he compared the older hoxes to cars produced many years ago older model cars perform like the' do he said With a staff of 15 in Bristol Virginia Vending Machine Ex change also maintains an even1 larger force to serve the sur rounding area In addition the firm main tains a record shop at its Com monwealth Avenue address the' largest in this area The record shop offers the latest recordings of all artists and all labels Included are hit tunes rock and roll classical show tunes country and west ern folk tunes and the popular recorded comedy albums irmly Entrenched Progress Still Keynote At Tri State Discount Starting its' third vear of op eration in Bristol Tri State Center on Pierce Street has become entrenched in the economy of Bristol and Southwest Virginia The store which is one of a chain of six including a newly opened store in Anderson Indi ana opened here in 1962 The number of employes which was 30 in the first year is now 150 with an approximate annual pay roll of 125000 Has Several Branches Tri State Discount Center part of the GMS Stores Inc has main offices in New York Other branches are in Anderson Ind Cumberland Md Altoona Pa Williamsport Pa and Charleston Eugene Sharpstein is chair man of the board and Bernard Goldstein is president of GMS George Bradley former mana ger of the Bristol store is now manager ot the Anderson Ind store and William Twigg is new ihahager of the Bristol Raymond Hoover is as sistant manager of the Bristol branch May Expand The company is presen 1 1 thinking in terms of adding two additional stores to the chain The principal sales items include clothing for the entire family housewares do mestics curtains hard ware paint automotive supplies cos metics drugs records jewelry millinery toys sporting goods and shoes The parent firm of which the local Tri State Discount Center is a part last year doubled the size of its stores in Williamsport and Altoona Twigg says he expects busi ness to rise by some 10 per cent in 1966 for the Bristol area and foresees business in the entire chain rising by the same amount International Speedway Expan ding BRISTOl HERALD COURIER Way ebruary 27 1966 ast year An Aerial View Of 'Race Day' At Bristol International Speedway ini MASSINGIU HMMAaUTICALS Building a Healthier Tomorrow The Massengill Company Makers of ine Pharmaceuticals OR 69 Years BRISTOL TENNESSEE Kansas City Dallas San rancisco Chicago Bristol ast Becoming Speed Capital Of US SSL liZ Him if n' ranaritv inc 11131 jjuu nidjui idtu ai iwigncu laic the track has been set for March' 20 when the top stock car drivers of the nation will converge on the city for the sixth annual Southeastern 500 a 250 mile race that will feature posted awards totalling $27000 This large cash total makes the 250 mile race the richest of its kind' in the world Another 250 mile The lack of adequate or complete effective treatment for any disease or health problem is the challenge of research The goal of research is to devolop such adequate and effective treatment Massengill research scientists concentrate on the development of new pharmaceuticals dosage forms and improvement of present products Use by the medical profession pro motes good health today and for generations to come By KEN MINK During two weeks out of each year Bristol becomes the Speed Capital of the US And one of these days soon the city may be able to claim that title for more than just two weeks The rapidly expanding Bris tol International Speedway add ed a new facility last year and work is progressing now on an other addition to the track's var ied program Completed and used last year for the first time was Bristol In ternational Dragway consider ed by all top drag race officials as the finest such fa cility in the world The facility got a highly publicized initia tion when most fa mous drag racers roared into town to take part in a series of' Springnational events A weekly drag race program was also set up for local drivers Road Course Work is underway now on the Bristol International Road Course and plans have been made for a United States Cham pionship Road Race as soon as the course is completed All of the top sports car drivers from this country and many foreign lands are expected to compete here when these plans become reality Bristol received nationwide publicity last year at the drag race events here when Conrad (Connie) Kalitta pushed his AAA dragster to a quarler mile speed of just under 210 mph the first man in history to reach such a drag race mark Hundreds of thousands of rac ing fans have streamed to the Twin City since the half mile Bristol International Speedway oval track was completed in 1961 Each year there are two 250 mile races at the track and sellout crowds are the rule With the addition of the dragway and road course over 200000 people are expected to watch speed events here each making the racing center the No 1 sports attraction in Ten nessee The track was founded by a corporation headed by Larry Carrier Carl Moore and Pope In 1962 Carrier and Moore bought interest in the enterprise The first major event ever held at the track was a pro foot a 1 1 exhibition between the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles Among the famous personalities to make appearances at the track have been such people as Brenda Lee Patsy Cline Skeeter Davis ar on Young Ray Peterson Bobby Vce and a host of others Weekly Program In addition to the many major events slated for the various Bristol speed layouts in 1966 a weekly drag race program will also be presented The first 1966 maior racp at The Massengill Company manufactures over 275 fine pharmaceutical products which are used by phy sicians throughout the United States and in foreign countries The company also produces animal health products which are sold through veterinarians race will be held at the half mile track in July The March race also will have another special feature Tennes see Gov rank Clement has proclaimed March 20 as ior Johnson In the Volun teer State Johnson winner of the South eastern 500 here last year has retired from racing and will not defend his crown To Get Bristol 'Tennessee Mayor Wes ley Davis will present Johnson a to the when he arrives for the race Although not racing himself Johnson is sponsoring a racing car to be driven by Bobby Isaac In his proclamation on ior Johnson Gov Clement said of the nationally famed driver: great courage and desire to win has placed John son auto race driver of our neighboring North Carol i a among the greatest competitors and his racing abil ity has set a pattern for other drivers to follow throughout the Even though Carrier was in strumental in getting the speed way built here he is just now beginning his extra job as the general manager He succeeds Hal Hamrick in that 141: 5 1 i HilHi ilii i iigSK3Kibgs MM a 1 I 1 A Cs ''v' 'X s'' 'f Is ll 'I I New York j)g( saKsaaEBBBSSHHHaBaaEKSsaaEEauaasanBaB9E9BBBBSMsessEEU tA I wiMlEr 7f I.