Automatic Age

November, 1932
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A t the last meeting of the Coin Machine
Operators’ Association of Washington, D.
C., held October 7th, 1932, the following
motions and discussions were passed and
debated on.
The Association has retained one of
Washington’s most prominent attorneys,
George P. Lemm, to represent it. Six new
operators were admitted at the last meeting
making the membership now a total of
twenty-eight. Meetings will be held twice
each month. A ll members are working in
harmony, and when a complaint comes in
it is immediately settled by the operator at
fault.
The storekeepers are in favor of the A s­
sociation as they are not continuously both­
ered by other operators trying to place ma­
chines in their stores as they were hereto­
fore.
A reserve fund is being accumulated in
event of any legal controversies which may
arise. The Association voted to bar all Jack
Pot pin games.
The attendance at the meetings is getting
so large that it has been decided to rent a
regular hall especially for the meetings. It
is the intention of the Association to hold a
banquet in the near future at one of Wash­
ington’s best hotels. Prominent district of­
ficials as well as representatives of the Coin
Machine Industry will be invited to attend.
This affair will not be held until the latter
part of November, the exact date to be giv­
en out later.
A t the previous meeting on September
26th, 1932, held at Suite 908 District N a­
tional Bank Bulding, Washington, D. C.,
the Association voted to have labels printed
for each member with the name of the A s­
sociation as well as the members name on
his label; the labels to be pasted on each
member’s machine to identify him.
The members agreed not to make any in­
ducements whatsoever, to storekeepers other
than the fifty per cent agreement. Each
member agreed not to place a machine in
any location where another member already
has a machine; to refrain from buying ma­
chines from any manufacturer who circular­
izes or sells the storekeepers.
An Investigation Committee of five was
formed. Their duty being to take care of
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any complaints that come in. Those on the
Committee are: Mr. E . 0 . Likens, Mr. Burt
Lopatin, Mr. Earl Ritzert, Mr. Milton Po-
litzer, and Mr. J. W . Morgan.
The membership now consists of twenty-
eight operators who own and operate over
four thousand Amusement Machines and
Scales in the District of Columbia and
vicinity.
Mr. George P. Lemm, on of Washington’s
most prominent attorneys, gave a short in­
teresting talk on the advantages of harmony
and cooperation among the operators.
The meetings are being held at the new
offices of the Pioneer Novelty Company, a
member of the Association, at 414 H Street,
N. E ., Washington, D. C.
New applications have been received since
the last meetings. There will be two meet­
ings held each month.
The aim of this Association is:
To promote harmony among operators.
To give each member absolute protection
of his locations.
To protect each members investment so
that he can earn a decent livelihood and get
a fair return on his investment.
To eliminate the cut-throat competition
and to establish a percentage fair to both
the location and the operator.
To keep the racketeering element out of
the business.
To agitate against the manufacturer or
the jobber selling a location.
To cooperate with the authorities of the
District of Columbia and vicinity, as well
as the Parent Teachers Association.
To provide legal service for its members.
Chicago Company Steps
Up Production
The Ace Novelty Company of Chicago,
manufacturers of machines and playing
boards, report that they have stepped up
production on game boards sufficiently to
assure no further delays in filling orders.
Their plant has been enlarged to four times
its original size and they have added a
large number of employees. Harry Stein­
berg and Wm . J. Gearon are partners of the
firm.
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