Automatic Age

July, 1940
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MAKE PICNIC YOUR AFFAIR!
Capacity Crowd Expected At
First All-Industry Event
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NOUGH money will
be spent by the Coin
Machine M a n u fa c ­
turers’ Association to make the
First Annual All-Industry Pic­
nic a never-to-be forgotten af­
fair,” declared Dave Gottlieb,
President of the Association, at
the Picnic Committee’s dinner
held in the Rose Room of the
Hotel Sherman, June 5th.
all employees and manufactur­
ers will wear special colorful
badges identifying them as part
of the great Coin Machine In­
dustry.
No end of surprises is in
store. There will be races for
the fat men, balloon bursting
contests for the ladies, crab
races for the children, and
countless other games.
Speaking to almost sixty rep­
resentatives of local machine
Manufacturers, Gottlieb intro­
duced Herb Jones as chairman
ln charge of the picnic.
“ This picnic has two vital
Purposes,” Jones stated. “ First
all, it must demonstrate to
Chicago and to the United
States that the Coin Machine
Jndustry is an important factor
ln the progress of the nation—
that it is a clean, honorable, and
wholesome business employing
thousands of real persons.
“Secondly, it is basically a
good will builder for employees.
*t is designed to give them an
opportunity to have fun and
Meet the wives and childen of
the men with whom they work.”
Ten committees were ap­
pointed to insure the success of
this important affair.
Each
committee is headed by a capa­
ble leader.
Manufacturers who have not
^ t joined with the Association
111 pushing this beneficial event
ai'e being urged to get behind it
at once. It has been emphasized
that this should be an affair at
^hich rivalry and all other dif­
ferences be cast aside for the
General good of the industry.
HERB JONES
Hundreds and hundreds of
tickets have already been sold
to the various manufacturers
participating. These tickets are
in the form of books and con­
tain free admission to the park,
50c in free rides, and 25c in
free drinks.
Although it was suggested
that employers give two tickets
to each employee, the ticket
committee hopes that if addi­
tional tickets are needed by em­
ployees for other members of
their family, employers • will
donate them gratis. The pur­
pose behind this gesture is to get
as many coin machine people as
possible to turn out so that a
splendid showing will be made.
Tickets actually cost the man­
ufacturer thirty-five cents each.
In order to keep outsiders from
gaining entrance to the picnic
grounds and “ begging” tickets,
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Many valuable and worth­
while prizes will be awarded. It
is planned to have a large cash
door prize and probably several
smaller door prizes. Door prizes
will be awarded to holders of
lucky tickets. Dick Hood and
Dave Gottlieb started the gate
prize fund by donating twenty-
five dollars each. The attendance
committee believes that in offer­
ing gate prizes the attendance
will be greatly increased.
This is certainly one affair in
which every manufacturer who
can should take part. It is the
kind of an affair that people will
notice and remember favorably.
Every coin machine man regard­
less of his position should put
his shoulder to the wheel and
help to put the picnic across.
There is nothing selfish here,
there is no favoritism being
shown to any party or any be­
lief. The only belief we should
all have now is that the Coin
Machine Industry deserves its
rightful place under the sun!
Let’s put it there!
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