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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
32
FOR
OCTOBER
1943
PORTLAND, Ore.- In a momentous de·
cision Ci rcuit Court Judge Walter Tooze
has rul ed that th e Oregon state law as·
sessin g a fixe d tax · upon coin-opera ted
a mu sement devices a nd automati c phono-
graphs is unconstituti onal a nd in viol ation
of indi vidual ri ghts.
Judge Tooze overrul ed the demurrer of
the Sta te tax co mmission to th e complaint
fi led by S. A. Sedlock, operator of a pprox i-
mately 50 automatic devices. Sedlock had
attacked th e statute on constitution al
grounds.
Said the Portland Oregonian : " Recent ly
three circuit j udges, sittin g en ban c in
P ortland , held the act unco nstituti onal in
a case invo lving so me 38 coin-in -th e-slot
operated musical devices.
"'It would be most presumptuous for
this court to inqu ire into or concern itself
with th e correctness of th at decision,'
Judge Tooze said. 'This court mi ght con-
tent itself with adopting th e decision in
the case as deter mi native of the issues now
befo re th e court, but it a ppears to this
court that there are other constitutional ob-
jection s to th e act in question of equal im -
pOl·tance to those co nsid ered and adopted
in the oth er case.'
" Pointi ng to th e fea ture of th e law for
providin g fund s to pay old-age assistance,
Jud ge Tooze declared it is a travesty on
justice th at elderly persons should be com-
pell ed to look to ' profits from the sale of
intoxica ting liquors and taxes upon petty
a musement devices as the source of revenue
necessa ry to give them economic justice.
"'It has been stated th at it is expedient
th a t thi s law be upheld because of th e
necessity of raisin g fund s with whi ch to
pay old-age assistance,' Judge Tooze sai d.
'Expedi ency only should never be adopted
as a just r eason for fritterin g away the
constitutional rights of an indi vidual. There
has rece ntl y b een too mu ch attention paid
by th e courts to collective social ri ghts a nd
too little attention given to the constitu-
tional guara ntees of an individ ual.
" 'The guarantees of our constitution, and
particul a rly th e so-call ed bill of rights, are
there as a protec tion to the ind ividual and
should be jealously guarded. Th ere was a
tim e wh en every Am eri can cit izen looked
upon th e constitution as somethin g to
wh ich he might turn with confidence fo r
protec ti on aga inst the encroachments of a
majority. So much has occurred in judi-
cial constru ction that this confidence of th e
individual has been badl y sha ken, and just-
ly so.
"'F inancial assis tance to our elderly and
worthy citizens is now a fixed prin ciple in
our economic life. For a trip "over th e hill
to the poorhouse" we have justly substitut-
ed th e payment of an a nnui ty and payable
to our se nior citize ns as a reward for good
citizenship and not as a cha rity to pauper
benefi ciaries.
"'Though wholly unn ecessa ry to a deci-
sion herein , nevertheless it does seem a
travesty upon justice that our senior ci ti-
zens should be compell ed to look to profits
f rom the sale. of intox icatin g liquors and
taxes u pon petty amusement devices as
the so urce of r evenu e necessary to give
them eco nomic justi ce.'
"It is expected th at th e cases will be
a ppealed to the Supreme Court for fin al
decision. Judge Tooze pointed out th at
eve n if th e law is finally uph eld the revenue
to be derived fro m its operation is far be-
low th at estimated wh en th e act was before
the Legislature for passage.
Repointing Pleases
HOLL YWOOD- " Ben nett prec ision n ee-
dle repointin g service has sa tisfi ed hun-
dreds," says W. E. Simmons, Benn ett rep-
resentative, "and thousa nds of needl es are
b ein g repointed every week in the special
r epointin g department of the Benn ett fac-
tory in Chi cago."
Al pha Distributing ha s prepared a spe-
cial used needle box suitabl e for mailin g in
old needles for th e repoin tin g service. Boxes
are fr ee fo r th e ask ing a nd each is labeled
with th e operator's name and address.
A Bit
of Irony
SAN J UAN (P. R.) - Wh en a new de-
fense unit recently a rrived at an unnam ed
Caribb ea n b ase, members un crated a radio-
phonograph combination a nd 125 bra nd
new reco rds to hel p pass the time.
Wh en th ey started to thumb throu gh
the records th e boys were' a little ch agrined
to find 40 records of Tim e on My Hands
a nd 40 cop ies of No L etter Todar..
NICKEL NUDGERS
The O perator's Ideal Christm"s
Gift to Locations!
Th e se chang e ma kers d ispense accura te ly in mu lt iple s
of fiv e nickels, making change rapidly ava ilabl e for
play on gam e s, music machines , etc. A Ch ristm as gift
a cc e pt abl e to you r-.-Iocations tha t will a id yo u in in·
cre asing coin mach ine play. Opera t ors write fo r
quantity p rices.
Yanks Like Old Songs
LOS ANGELES- Donald A. McKibben,
musical adviser to the Uni ted Service Or-
ganizations, revealed that t he 1943 model
America n soldier is up to date but he sure
likes th e so ngs dad sang, on a recent visit
here_
"Many of th e World War I favorites are
bein g sung," he sta tes. " These include
Over Th ere, Kat y, Pack Up Y our Troubles,
and needless to say, Mademiiiselle From
A rmentieres with plenty of new verses. Al so
still older Ameri cana like I' ve Been W o rk-
ing o n th e Railroad gives a kick to youn g
men today as it did to th eir fa th ers and
grandfathers."
Automa tic music operators might cash in
on thi s definite preference by usin g some
of these tunes on machines in spots fre-
quented by the boys.
Bing Still Has Edge
LOS ANGELES- The personal appear-
ance of Frank Sinatra in the Hollywood
Bowl and his presence in these parts while
makin g a picture at RKO led Don Otis,
KF AC disc jockey, to conduct a poll
amon gst listeners as to wheth er or not
Swoon-a tra had taken the crooner's crown
f rom the brow of on e Bing Crosby. Votes
were invited by mail and the tally showed
Bing still had the edge by a slim margin
of 43 vo tes on a polling of 3153 votes.
Packard Expands
LOS ANGELES- The P ackard Manufac-
turing Corporation recently purchased an-
other large factory in Indi anapolis to accom-
modate their fast growing demand for war
pro ducts.
W. E. Simmons, P ackard Western Repre-
se ntative, has just return ed from a trip to
Ii-.dian apolis and r eports the P ackard pl a nts
runnin g at top speed.
Bill accom panied Homer E. Capehart on
several trips to nearby cities in Indi ana
where Cap ehart addressed various groups
at industri al centers, a nd civic organiza-
tions. Capehart has a new and interestin g
a ddress, entitled "Music To Guns," which
he illustrates with several ordnan ce parts
through special permission of the War
department. According to Simmons the
speech is th e most enlightenin g and inspi ra-
tional Homer has yet delivered.
RECORDS
( Con.tin.u e d fro m P age 3 0)
straight dance tempo with vocals in the
traditional manner. Goodman didn' t
waste too much time on the orchestra-
tions on either recording and the num-
bers show lack of polish. First side is
best of pair and will please in the less
. discriminating s pots.
4* 7055 Pete r Pipe r
IN MY ARMS (FT VCI
TAKE IT ON THE E STRING
The catchy tune from MGM's "See
Here , Private Hargrove" fairly beams
under the tre atment given it by Peter
Piper on the "A" side of this release.
Vocal work is feature d th~oughout and
some clever catchlines are worked in.
Second side is a weak n umber from the
"Lady of Burlesque" flikk er, and as au-
. tomatic phonograph fare it's a "dud."
Buy this for the first side and you won't
miss.
OKEH
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