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April 1935
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
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New National Vendor Gets
Approval of Cigarette Ops
PAUL W. BLACKFORD
Editor and Publisher
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Vol. 2
Apr~ ,
1935
No. 10
UniAed Opera'tors
Out of the recent Chicago convention
has come another movement to organize a
national ass9ciation of coi n machine op-
erators. Let us hope that the spirit shown
during the pa t month doe not die down
bllt continue under able leadership until
localized up port ha a chance to function.
Then, and then only, will it be sufficiently
tabilized to present a unified front.
The chief argument in upport of ana·
tional organization of operator i the fact
that the operator ,is the industry's only
con tant source of contact with the public.
The manufacturers, throu gh their central-
ized 'executive power, are frequently able
to bring pressure to bear at the right place
and the right time ill legislative matters.
But think how much more effective their
work would be if it were backed )lP by
solid action on the part of the operators
and the public opiQion they had enlisted!
Influential senators and assemblymen may
be persuaded to listen to rea on able pre-
sentations of the industry's ide of a tax
i sue by the manufacturers' spoke man,
but the real force behind such a pre enta-
tion would be the weight of opinion of the
lawmakers' constituents--thfl, thou and of
operators, Iodation owners and bu ine s
melJ. whQse vot~s count.
It s all a matter of clo e co·operation,
and at presenti the manufacturers do not
know with whom to co·operate because
there is no i~gle official organization of
operator. They can't risk dealing with one
group of operators that may prove to rep-
resent only a minority. It's up to the op-
erator to provide this unified majority
front matching in efficiency the manufac-
turer' a ociation, and then you'll find
the two units working in uni on for com-
mon good.
fean of financing a national operators'
as ociation is the first problem, and the
propo al of the temporary organizing com·
LOS ANGELES-Great interest is being
shown by Pacific Coa t cigarette machine
operators in the new model ational ciga-
rette vendOT announced in the last is ue
of THE REVIEW, according to E. C. 1c eil,
head of the Mc eil ational ales Com·
pany and president of the California Ciga·
rette Vending Ml\chine Operator' As ocia-
tion.
Attractiveness of the cabinet and display
feature of the new
ational is one of
the reason for its trong cu tomer appeal,
operators declare. The machine vends six
popular brand of cigarettes and holds a
sufficient supply to i'educe servicing reo
quirements to a minimum and still keep
the stock fre h, yet its ize is convenient
for placing in any location with limited
floor space. A large mirror i a useful as
well a ornamental part of the new Na-
tional.
implicity and dependability of its me-
chanical operation i the National's chief
ource of atisfaction to operators, Mc eil
state, and they regard this machine as a
practical investment in ales equipment
that will continue in operation for years.
Possibility of a state tax on cil!:areLtes
i not holding up ational sale. Mc eil
expla in, becau e the 1935 model can be
adjusted to deliver merchandise on a va-
riety of combination of coins.
mittee on this. matter i awaited with in-
tere t. If the operators are willing to have
a fixed sum added to the purcha e price
of each machine for organization work
and its attendant benefits of legal counsel
and publicity, there is no rea on why the
same amount couldn't be rai ed by each
operator contributing the asses ment to hi
organization through an association label.
However, the sugge tion of a means of
financing is not the purpose of this mes-
sage. ,
This is a plea for unity of operators. In
orne communities there are two or more
associations, controlled by rival factions,
and their purpo e is competitive rather
than for unification. This duplication
hould be done away with if a national
movement i to ucceed.
We agree that each phase of the coin
machine industry hould be independent.
Amusement operators have their problem,
distinct from those of the vending or music
machine operators. Each of these grouos
should have local or~anizat.ions, yet each
hould be Teare ented in the single nation·
al operator' as ociation.
'
ompetent and non-partisan leadership
ha been offered in the organization /!ffort
of the committee. Chairman Ralph Young
of orwood. Ohio; Vice·Chairman Charle
Hughe of Ladago, Indiana, and ecretary-
Treasurer Harry Drollinger of Houston,
Texas. Inve tigate their propo 81 on its
merit. get the ball rolling, and th e co·
oper"tion of the manufactur r . di tributor
and jobbers will undoubtedly be forthcom·
ing in the interests of the common cause.
Locations Defy
City's Warning
LO A GELE
Instances of lack of
co-operation of location owners with marble
game operator here in failing to observe
the police department's warning tbat the
city licen e prohibiting pay·oHs is being
enforced re ulted in the police department
clamping down here during the month.
One recent week-end, Capt. C. D. Hoy of
the police vice quad took two of bis crack
hots Officer R. R. Rushton and A. A.
Beach and went looking for pin games
that ,~ere eing operated illegally, either
through ignorance or defiance on the part
of the location owners. In a cafe at 2024
West eventh treet, Officer Rushton reg·
i tered a winning core on a marble game
and on collecting 15 cents prize money
he arrested Pete Kunellis, a waiter. The
same happened at 8681 Pico Street, where
Jack Regan, an employe, was arre ted for
paying off a dime for Officer Beach's win·
ning score. The two men paid 10 fines.
Operators here have posted on their
tables igns indicating the games are to be
played Ior amu elDent only, but a few lo-
cations are g iving the games a public
rating of "gambling device" because they
payoff kill awards in violation of the
city ordinance.
Punch boards are under official ban here,
and three men were arrested here recently
on uspicion of punch board posse ion.
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