Phonograph Operators
of Eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey
President - FRANK ENGEL; Vice-President-
FRANK VISCIDI; Treasurer - MORRIS MAR-
GOLIS; Secretary-MAURICE FINKEL_ Offices
-Madison Hotel, Twenty-second and Walnut
Sis., Philadelphia. Phone-Rittenhouse 4915.
By HARRY BORTNICK
Almost fraternal friendship was displayed
at the first meeting of the Phonograph
operators, as they met in new quarters.
Morris Margolis' new office, their latest
place, was barely large enough to hold
all the members who attended, an able
testimony to the tremendous increase in
membership. Although Margolis had en-
larged his new office to approximately
triple its previous size, still it was just
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The most important accomplishment of
the organization's existence was highly
praised by the entire membership. That
was the ability of its able and capable
attorney, Edward Polisher, to successfully
convince city authorities that the presence
of a music machine in a location did
not make it a place of amusement. Dis-
cussion of this news took up most of the
meeting.
It was feared for a time that it would
be necessary for all phonograph opera-
tors to take out permits and · pay an
amusement tax on automatic music ma-
chines. However, the Association, with
due credit to the Association's attorney,
Mr. Polisher, proved its ability to defeat
such a measure. This -·service, it was
brought out at the meeting, has saved
members and customers thousands of dol-
lars, and has well repaid all for their
efforts and their interests, and their mem-
bership in the organization.
Ways and means were discussed for
stabilizing the business in Philadelphia
and its outskirts, where mest of the
members operate. Jack Sheppard of the
General Amusement Co., a member of the
Good and Welfare Committee, was author-
ized to put in to force plans for the pro-
tection of members which were adopted
at the meeting. It has been revealed
that unethical operators have attempted
to harm all members of the organization
who operate in an honorable fashion, and
the members have taken measures that
would enable them to protect themselves
against such attacks.
It was brought out that the organization
has now been in existence one year, and
plans to celebrate this event are being
made. A grand banquet, of the same
magnitude and grandeur which has marked
other events will soon take place, and will
have two ultimate purposes, to celebrate
the first birthday of the Association, and
to introduce the wives of the operators
to each other. The men have so much
in common and feel so close that they
believe it will be a good thing if their
wives become acquainted thus making
closer the ties. Perhaps an auxiliary will
be formed.
Association Personals:
The newest membe r of the Phonograph
Operators' Association is Harry Scherdorff,
of the Model Amusement Co.
It was good to see Phil Frank of the
Automatic Vending Co. , at the last meet-
ing. His presence always adds a bit to
the necessary cooperation.
Congratulations, Morris Margolis, on your
new office and services. It's a grand
place and should help you make a mil-
lion. Everyone in the Association wishes
you success.
Genial and friendly President Frank
Engel was back at his old post again,
leading the meeting.
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JOHN CABEl MFC. CO.
H. E. WEDEWEN,
formerly with the Fisher Brown organiza-
tion of Dallas, where he was sales man-
ager, and prior to that affiliated with ~ol
comb and Hoke, United Mercantile ' Ex-
change of Indianapolis and Exhibit Sup-
ply Co., has been named traveling rep-
resentative for the credit department of
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., according £6 an-
nouncement of Wurlitzer's General Credll
Manager W . . P. Bolles.
4505 S. Vermont
Los Angeles
1004 E. 12th St.
Oakland
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Bickley Offers
. variety in music
equipment.
HOUSTON. (RC)-Bickley Distributing Co ..
owned and operated by O. L. Bickley,
really does "have something" for the music
operator. In addition to a regular line
of Decca records and a complete stock of
speakers, tubes and other supplies, he has
one of the most varied assortments of
colored lights in the state.
Bickley, however, contends that his
greatest asset is an attachment which puts
young life into old Gabel machines. "All
operators would buy them," he remarked,
"if they only knew what they would do."
An attempted description could not do the
instrument justice.
The excellent repair service of the com-
pany is not surprising to one who has
known Bickley through the past several
years. He is a craftsman, almost an artist
in the electrical line, and real craftsmen
are skilled workmen. During the years
when radio was in its infancy Bickley
was an expert in that line. Tone, volume,
amplifiers, speakers, the human ear, and
all the tiny wires and parts were as sim-
ple to him as A.B.C. It was the most
natural thing in the world for him to y'-'
in for automatic music, and just as natural
that he apply his already acquired knowl-
edge to keeping up and ahead of the
technical side of that rapidly developing
industry.
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Wnrlitzer Airs
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HOLLYWOOD. - From Hollywood, city
where the unusual is usual, comes report
of an unusual method of selling coin
machines. Wurlitzer Simplex is on the
air. Purpose of the weekly broadcast is
to aid Wurlitzer operators in securing lo-
cations.
Over the Warner Brothers' Station
KFWB, every Friday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock, there issues an hour's program
titled ;'California on Parade." The "Wur-
litzer Simplex float" is one of twenty
floats on this air parade.
Program will run for eight weeks, is
directed to location owners, telling them
that if they do not already have a Wur-
litzer Simplex phonograph, to telephone
the Hollywood office of the firm and a
Wurlitzer operator will be sent to call on
them.
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