April, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
C. M. A. of New Jersey A Success
Managed By LeRoy Stein
M R LE ROY STEIN, manager not only to themselves but to
of the Cigarette Mer’diser’s others that do and as a conse
Association of New Jersey, is a quence forge to the front.
model for all association mem
He credits the foregoing ad
bers, whatever their affiliation, monitions to Sol M. Cantor,
to follow. In his monthly paper president of the International
distributed among the members Trade Composition Association.
of the industry Stein philoso
But he insists that the prin
phizes with the following state ciple can also be applied to any
ments :
association in earnest about the
“ Depression, recession and advancement and cooperation of
bad times are largely the result their own well beng.
of a loss of confidence in busi
“ What applies to that Associ
ness. Sometimes adverse legis ation,” he says, “ is applicable to
lation, revolutionary policies of all others/ especially the C.M.A.
administration, wild spending, of N. J. Every effort must be
or ill-time enforcement are the made to continue the function of
underlying causes for the break the association and its determin
down of business progress. But ation to secure the utmost in ser
under these conditions, trade as vice among its members. It is
sociations, which are among the only through honest cooperation
first to suffer, should be boom of all members that conditions
ing.”
in our industry can be improved.
This latter statement has been This is a time for sticking to
brought out vividly to the edi gether.
“ The special membership com
tors of A u t o m a t i c A g e by the
mittee
appointed for the sole
scarcity of news coming into
our offices from Associations purpose of cooperating with the
which were heretofore very ac manager in securing applicants
tive in their desire for publicity in membership has adopted the
and also in their longing to following slogan: ‘No operator
strive for better times to com e;
they are sure to remain station
ary when other Associations
rise to the heights.
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is bigger than the Association,
whether member or non-mem
ber.’
The committee welcomes sug
gestions for the improvement of
the association through activi
ties for the common good of all.
If you are interested, get in
touch with Le Roy Stein, man
ager of the Cigarette Merchan
disers Association of New Jer
sey.
The Association’s first annual
banquet is shown on this page.
A crowd of 475 attended the
Exhibit of the Evolution of the
Cigarette Vending Machine.
Many of these also attended the
annual banquet, which was con
ceded to be one of the best plan
ned and entertaining affairs
held for some time.
The toast-master of the even
ing was Le Roy Stein, who in
troduced the first past president,
Mr. Charles Stange, who told
of the Association’s history.
Stein then introduced the new
officers of the Association. They
are: Samuel M. Malkin, presi
dent; Milton H. Lewis, vice
president;
Leonard Ziegler,
treasurer; John Sharenow, sec
retary; Nat Silverstein, ser
geant-at-arms, and Sol L. Kes-
selman, council.
“ Business men should flock to
their Associations for protec
tion, advice, knowledge and ex
perience.
When business is
faced with stormy weather, the
trade Associaton should be a
haven for refuge, for it is only
through close cooperation that a
business storm can be weath
ered” , he adds so sagely.
Sound reasoning if we ever
heard any. Why other associa
tions can’t follow this advice
and reasoning is a mystery and
if they don’t it will continue to
he a perplexity for many years,
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