to th e membership at a second meeting,
was announce d. Those on the committee
include: W. A. Tratsch , of ABT ; George
J enkins, of Ball y; J. E. Broyles, of Wur·
litzer; D. W. Donohue, of Mills; W. E.
Bolen, of Nor th western ; Di ck Hood, of H.
C. Eva ns; John Chrest, of Exhibit ; and
" Bip" Glassgold, of DuGreni er.
Coin machine fi rms represented in clud·
ed represe ntati ves from : A. B. T. Manu·
fac turing Cor p.; Advance Machin e Co. ;
Ball y.Lion Ma nufacturin g Corp. ; Th e Bill·
board; Baker Novelty Co. ; Buckley Music
System. Trading Post ; COIN MAC HINE R E·
VIEW; Daval Manufacturing Co. ; Coin Ma·
chine J oumal ; Chi cago Coin Mach ine Co.;
A. H. DuGreni er & Co.; Exhi bit Supply
Co. ; H. C. Eva ns & Co.; Cash Box; D.
Gottlieb & Co. ; Genco, In c.; Groetch en
Tool Co. ; O. D. J ennin gs & Co. ; J. H.
Keeney & Co. ; Rowe Manufacturin g Co. ;
Mills Industri es, In c. ; Sickin g, In c.;· Ston·
e r Corp. ; Watlin g; Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.;
Rock·Ola Manufac turin g Corp., and Au·
tom atic Sales Co.
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FOR
PAUL A. LAYMON
DISTRIBUTOR
Washinuton Appellate Court
Approves Free Play Games
B y HENRY MURCHISON
WASHINGT ON- E ndin g a t wo-year exile , p inba ll m a chines h ave b een
given a clean bill of health b y .the U n i te d S tates Court o f Appeals wh ich r uled,
April 7th, that th e de vices are no t gamblin g m achine s and may b e op e r a ted
h e r e . The d ecis ion -r ever sed a District Cou r t ruling which b ecame effective
April 1 5, 1 942 , f o llowing p o lice se izu r e of equipme nt the previou s March 6 th,
wh e n the d rawn-o ut legal fight b egan .
"Wh atever inducing motives may actu·
ate the restless, the idle, or th e curious to
spend their time in this silly form of
amusement," read th e opinion of Chief
Justice D. Lawre nce Gron er, "it certainly
is not the gambling instinct, n ot is it ~h e
ON
incitement to gain by chance any more
th an is the game of solitaire."
Although the decision declared the ma-
chin es legal, a nd the Ch ief J ustice ordered
District Court to " proceed consisten tly"
We specialize in remote con-
with the app ell ate decision, District Court
officials said th at United States Attorn ey
trol music insta.liations
Edward M. Curran was studyin g it in an
effort to determin e wh ether th e operation
Let us help you keep your equip-
of such devices could, in itself, be con·
ment operating for the duration . Im-
sidered unlawful.
mediate servic.e-reasonable rates.
Indication is that th e U. S. Attorney
will ask for a rehearing or will fil e an
appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. Table
operators in the District expect such a
(Jimmy Rutter)
move and feel con fident of further vic·
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tories.
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