Show PUSHBUTTON FARE BILL M Meatball Due To Be Electrified The pushbutton may never replace replace replace re re- place the meatball but with the rapid ascendancy of electric vending vending vending vend vend- ing machines it is promising to exert a profound influence ence on the destiny of that spherical aggregation aggregation aggregation tion of ground beef as well as on many another item in the American American Ameri meri- merican can diet Even now plans have been drawn and preparations are being made by Eight C-Eight laboratories in Newark N. N J. J to open a retail store in Los Angeles where customers will be beable beable beable able to make a variety of purchases from food and beverages to dry goods simply goods simply by stepping up to an electrical vending machine inserting inserting inserting insert insert- ing the prescribed amount of money in the slot and pushing a few buttons This unique establishment scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to open its doors in April will be operated in Los Angeles on an experimental basis If II customers indicate indicate indicate in in- that they are pleased with this brave new twist in merchandising ing similar electric vending machine machine machine ma ma- chine stores can be expected to spring up in other parts of the coun coun- try a Presupposing that such a trend is established persons living in small or rural communities can look forward forward forward for for- I ward to seeing these robot sales salesclerks salesclerks salesclerks clerks in their local stores around 1950 The experimental store in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles will feature machines quivering quivering quivering quiver quiver- ing with electrical impulses and ready to dispense at a touch such varied merchandise as bottled coffee cof cot coffee fee mouthwash peanuts fruit juices bread canned goods eggs blouses stockings neckties and other wear to goods Still in the developmental stage are other pushbutton marvels which will accommodate frozen deep-frozen foods or to go to the other extreme complete complete complete com com- cooked meals that will erupt from the vending machine piping hot and ready to serve instantly or orin orin orin in an hour or hour half-hour as you wish The freeze deep-freeze and cooked foods machines however are still too expensive expensive expensive ex ex- pensive and complex for widespread use so housewives cant can't look forward forward forward for for- ward to being emancipated from standing over a hot stove all day for forat forat forat at least some time What happens to to the sales clerk if electrical vending machines sweep the country on a mass scale That is a question for which no one has come up with an answer so far As a matter of fact no one has started worry t fl about it yet J |