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MANUFACTURERS GROUP HELPFUL . . . SLUGS
AND FIFTEEN CENT CIGARETTE SALES HAVE
OPERATORS IN DITHER
By Irving Sherman
Some close shaves were reported as Leap
Year closed for local ops. Unconfirmed re-
ports have it that some of the boys are still
running. Sort of a "Sadie Hopkins" day
for the operators.
Harold Jacobs and the Mrs. are looking
the Dionnes right in the face these days.
The addition of a daughter to their family
makes them two up on the Dionnes.
Walter H. Mann, prexy of Du Grenier
Sales, was forcibly taken and separated
from his appendix recently.
Once in a while a layman knows almost
as much as a doctor. When Jackson Bloom,
of Cigarette Service, was in the hospital he
refused to permit an operation deemed
necessary. Later it was found that an oper-
ation wasn't needed and now is Jackson
happy!
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Part of Max Weiss' route numbering
about forty machines has gone over to the
growing route of Dr. Bauer, the Ph.D. of
the cigarette crowd.
One of the minor catastrophies has laid
its stern hand on Bill Peek who is bothered
with a bad cold. "It's a conspiracy," shouts
Bill, "for here I was about set to go with
a brand new set of gags and a couple of
juicy motions when out crops this cold and
hits me."
Crusades come and go but pinball games
go on forever. This is the refrain we heard
the other day as a handful of jobbers were
busy trying to supply the demands for a
couple of nifty games. Over in Mike Mun-
ves' place everyone was busy writing orders
and skipping lunch, Bert Lane was up to
his ears in orders and Gabel phonographs
were being uncrated by the dozens, Sam
Kressberg was knee deep in Seeburg orders
and over in Brooklyn Willie (Little Napo-
leon) Blatt was making things hum with
new orders all over the place. Looks good
for 1940!
Shunning the limelight but working for
the welfare of the coin machine operator
is the National Automatic Manufacturers'
Associa tion, of which Robert Z. Greene, of
Rowe, is the head and Marty Berger, Rowe
salesmanager, is the right hand bower. The
group is co-operating with local Associa-
tions everywhere in combating discrimina-
tory legislation. At the present time the
New York City Occupancy Tax is being
considered and there is reason to believe
that favorable action will be taken on it.
The activities of the NAMA should result
in better operating conditions for operators
everywhere.
As the result of Sam Jacob's resignation
f rom Harold Vending, his secretaryship in
CMA was invalidated. New scribe is Irving
Wildstein of Dublin Vending.
Sam Sachs, of Acme Sales, has signed
up several more outlets along the Eastern
Coast for his Rebuilt Phonograph business.
The cigarette tax situation is developing
into a canker and unless the city fathers
do something about it many small operators
will be forced to the wall. Cases where cig-
arettes are selling for fifteen cents are being
brought to the attention of the local Asso-
ciations daily and does not need great
imagination to visualize where such mer-
chandising will lead. The point is simply
this: the tax authorities are going to wake
up some of these days and find that instead
of realizing more revenue they are actually
getting less.
Slugs and more slugs! Ops are beside
themselves with accumulations of these
pests, clinkers ranging from three to five
dollar per take. Manufacturers are being
addressed in the hope that some device or
gadget might be presented that will reduce
slugs to a minimum. Perhaps a sighting
slot as seen in New York subways might
help or the ringing of a bell that would tip
off the location owners that all is not well
wi th Nelly. As ·matters stand now, ops are
playing a sucker's game and when one fig-
ures that playing can fall off considerably
in spots, the element of slugs becomes very
serious.
"Tie your spots up to long contract if
you want to stay in business," Al Hirsch,
leading pinball operator, told a group of
Amalgamated members. As AI sees it, the
shorter the term of the contract the more
bargaining and shopping on the part of the
location owner. "Sign him for three years
and it's long enough to give the spot a
thorough try and know whether you want
it or the other fellow can have it," Al
unburdened.
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