Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1941 December

NEW YORK - Are we getting results?
You bet we are, said New York coinmen
as the cops closed in and nabbed one of the
niftiest slug sources in years. A gang of
five, all with an eye on easy money, were
caught red·handed making nickel cheaters.
Arraigned before Federal Judge John W.
Clency, they asked for counsel; but reliable
sources assert the government really has the
goods on this outfit.
Local outlets receiving a little shock in
the close·up of the Mechanical Mfg. Corp.,
at 245 Fifth Avenue may want the low·
down. The petition to organize, we have
learned, was on a voluntary basis. Court
records disclose that Mechanical listed lia·
bilities, exclusive of capital stock at
$44,536, assets at $63,786. What this com-
pany needs is a little time; if it gets it, it
will be in there pitching again.
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which · seems to be distressing the trade-
it must be kept in mind that these have
been going on for years. The premise that
the mere possession of a game is, ipso facto,
a violation of the law, sounds quite jarring,
but that the higher courts will sustain such
a brief remains to be seen. Deferred until
March 16, we will see then what the Appel-
late Division has to say about this test case.
.A.re we on the right track? Movie ma-
chines are hitting their stride, but what
about subject matter? All right, so kid dies
won't go near theIR! But there are a lot of
children hidden in most of us and such
subjects as The Turkish Jerk flashed on the
screen simply dives back to the odorous
days of the side-alley arcades. The industry
has enough to worry about without getting '
the public aroused on this point. Why can't
it be kept clean and make money, too?
Unless the movie people can answer this
they'll be sorry, so help us .
Congrats are due Willie Levey, Lucky
Skolnick and Hymie Budin in the forma-
tion of the Budco Co. which is hot-footing
the trade with some bright surprises. Budin
has been around the coin machine business
long enough to sleep it. Lucky Skolnick
can always call 'em, and as for Willie Le-
vey, put him down in your little blue book
as the bright boy who has master-minded
more than one good route.
Note to the vendor crowd: Have you seen
those nifty peanut vendors in the subway?
Bright and sparkling and humming fairly
constantly. It begins to look as if the mer-
chandisers are really coming into their own.
Like everything else, the machines move in
cycles. A few years back the vendors were
on the skids, today you bang your shins
against them. It's all in the cards. Man-
power is' diminishing; designers are slant-
ing towards greater eye-appeal. Moreover,
priorities tend to em phasize the essential
industries only.
The reconditioning trade keeps ringing
the bell. Now it's Dave Robbins; he's been
unloading cigarette vendors in fair quan-
tities and claims there's a real demand for
these machines. From Acme Sales we hear
that this firm is expanding and will soon
be represented in Venezuela as well as other
South American markets.
Bob (Gentleman Bob) Hawthorne of Du
Grenier has additional competition these
days. Known as one of the few aviators in
the business, Bob must now admit to the
lone eagle company, Sandy Warner who
bats 'em out for Seaboard Sales. Sandy has
just gained his pilot's license and already
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a blood-curdling defy has been hurled along
"The Row." Sandy has challenged Bob to
the double barrel, the Immelman roll, and
what have you? We're dizzy already.
Well, they keep on doing it, despite what
we married guys tell 'em. Latest victim was
Bernie Beder of Mike Munves. Beder, who
has never done. anyone any harm and al-
ways had a nice word for the boys, walked
the plank under the orders of Miss Muriel
Kass. But Beder took it like a man and last
word from the honeymooners' camp is that
the benedict is bearing up well, considering.
Have you heard the latest? They're form-
ing a bowling team among the operators
and want the wives to do the same. Coin-
men have asked us to pass the word along.
All those who love to send the pins roll-
ing, get in touch with the Amalgamated.
Business must be good, what with that
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long trek of operators hitting for Florida.
Irving Somers, Joe Beck, Robert Simon, Al
Lovejoy, "Doc" Wiston and others were
vacation bound. Some of the boys plan to
visit in Chicago and won't be back in town
until the end of January.
This town's het up about the impending
Chicago get-together at the Hotel Sherman.
This year some of the wives are coming
along, too. Inquiring "how come?" among
the trade we were told that many of the
smarter operators feel that machines should
appeal to women as well as men. They want
the ladies to give the works the glad-eye
and then report on their conclusions. If
wifie thinks it has the goods, friend. hus·
band will come across on the dotted line.
Is this a gag? Not if you talk to those in
the know who will tell you that behind not
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a few routes is a lady who is really runnin g
the show. There are more wives in busin ess
than many busfness men will admit.
Are operators heedin g our warning about
varyin g their calls? Reports of suspicious
characters lurkin g around barrooms and
other locations watchin g servicemen an d
askin g questions, have come in. These men
are up to no good. The bes t practi ce is to
keep 'em guessin g. Instruct your men not
to converse with strangers. In gettin g th e
payroll try to vary the tim e and approach.
Also, if you're shaky on thi s, phone the
Police Department and ask for an esco rt.
They'll be glad to obli ge.
Daddy and Baby Snooks are going to
have competition , but Bill McDonald, office
manager of Fitzgibbons, wants th e world
to know what he is not goin g to take any
back talk from that little bundle the stork
deposited recently. The little girl is only
about two months old and alrea dy, swears
Bill, she keeps eyeing the windows and ad-
miring those Persian La mbs and .sables. Bill
says that it doesn' t mean him , but the
future so n-in-law who is going to have all
th e trouble.
Spotted up to their ears in deliven es were
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Al an d M urray S Imon
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of Acme, Blanche Bouchard, Du Greni er;
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M urray S an d ow, W es t on D IS
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Rabkin, Al Blendow, Mutoscope, Al Davis
of Automatic Sanitary; Joe Eisen and
.Terry Thorn er of Manhattan D,stributin g
Co., Wurlitzer outfit.
Th a t tax exemption on th e' cigarette
vendors was much nee ded. It's / no secret
th at the Interstate and the CMA 'of New
York were worried about th e situations.
Pinball handlers think th ey have troubles;
but it must be remembered that the ven-
dors are always hec kled, too-mostly on th e
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State Sales Tax
Stein Boosts
Associations
NEWAR K, N. I.-More words of wis-
dom come from th e pointed typewriter of
sin cere, thinkin g LeRoy Stein, manager of
the Coi n Machin e Industri es Joint Counci l
of New J ersey in th e Thanksgiving issue
of "Th e Coun cil way," this time on the
matter of trad e associa tion s. Writes Stein:
" How many business men really appreci-
ate th e value of th eir trade associations and
th e broad benefits to th e industry it repre-
sents. Whil e it is presumed to be efficientl v
organized and well run, it is not alway~
properly a pprec iated because th e non-
memb er does not kn ow the kind of work
the association performs. But should any
associa tion disband it would not be very
long before th e entire industry would be
adversely affected. The mere existence of a
trade association is evidence that the out-
standin g leaders in th e trade are earnestly
engage d in a coopera tive effort to insure
a much more prosperous condition of
affairs than would be the case if such an
organization did not ex ist.
" It is unfortuna te that th ere are always
a few perso ns in every industry who are
co ntent to let th eir more unselfi sh fellow-
operator stand the burden, hut who n ever-
th eless share in th e benefits derived from
assoc iation effort . Th ese men who express
their doubt of receiving a definite return
in tan gibl e benefits a re apparently oblivious
to th e tremendous benefits they a re con-
sta ntl y receivin g a nd yet are unwillin g to
stand th ei r share of th e burden.
"Take th e poli ceman off th e street and
lawlessness will in crease. Abandon all
churches and morals will surely suffer. Th e
tra de association has a similar restraining
influ ence on morale as th e church on b e-
havior and as has the policeman. We sel-
dom think of the direct benefit of either.
Everybody engaged in any industry should
belong to his trade assoc iation."

tax sid e and th ey also have a co mmodity
problem to consid er. Nice going, CMA!
Jack Gottlieb has fla shed a note to this

department to the effect th at he has not
been lost, but travelling a nd vi siting the
Chicago crowd recently. J ack's card ex-
NEW YORK- If operators will coope r-
ate with each other and . actually take
plain s that he is thinking of territory else-
wh ere and after hi s survey may decide to
advantage of present conditions, includin g
qui t New York for good. It's not the com-
the new taxation, they can eliminate a
number of unethical practices and ev il s
pany but th e co mpetition, we are informed.
now prevalent in virtually every state,
P erhaps it is not as well known as it
mig ht be but Bahe Kaufman is groomin g
thinks Charles Fleischmann, of the Balti-
two Wes t Pointers. Both of her sons are
more Salesbook Co. As an aid in this
military school products, and first rate
direction, and as a ben efit to th e industry
material , too. Co mmi ssions will be forth -. as a whole, Fleischmann has worked for a
co min g wh en th ey get out and on e of th e
year in developing a standard location
most enterprising wom en in any bus in ess
agreement usable by every operator of a 1·1
will have th e sa tisfaction of knQwing that
types of equipm ent in all states.
she has also succeeded as a mother.
Developed to give operators th e one
Saul Kalson of th e Brooklyn Greater
basic tool to take advantage of " the bi ggest
opportunity in th e history of coin ma-
Amal ga mated is one grandpa who do es not
sit back. Kalson lends hi s voice and efforts
chin es," the form, now ready, will create
to all good causes, not only within th e trade
an opportunity for making locations sign
but elsewh ere. The recent confab a t the
up for on e or two yea rs wh ere before th ey
Hotel Astor at which coinmen sa t down
refused to sign anythin g. Use of agree-
with practically every judge in town, saw
ments, too, would mean the respect of
Kalson and Lou Goldberg, Kalson's keenest
other operators and the possibility of giv-
rival, handle th e affair with th e utmost
ing better serv ice at more profitable terms
rather than makin g less and less profitable
!rrace
and success. More events lik e th ese
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a rrangements, Fleischm ann points out.
and maybe th e busi ness ca n get from under
Wh ile it will not eliminate all the un -
the constant im pu tat ions and get a brea k
eth ical practi ces and grievances, th e new
a mon g co nsum ers.
Agreement Form will h elp tremendously in
Well, thi s is th e sign-off for '41. A Merry
l>educ in g many of the evils, and will afford
Christm as a nd a Happy New Year, Every-
operators greater protection of their own
body!
Irving Sh.e rm.an •
and th e industry's investment.
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Cooperation of various interests in th e
Th ere was a yo un g lady of Joppa,
--industry, and advice of outstanding legal
Who came a society cropper,
co unselors went into th e making up of th e
She went to Ostend.
form whi ch has bee n a rranged with a fresh
carbon for each set so tha t a perfect copy
With a gentl eman fri end ,
will be mad e on every contract. Forms are
And the rest of the story's im pro per.
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