Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1950 July

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"I say that your magazine should fight for the
repeal of loeal and federal taxes. They get enough
money in the ineome, wage and other taxes."-
A. K., Philadelphia.
Attention has been centered for many weeks now
on the actions of Congress in shaping the 1950 omni-
bus tax bill and the many items that go into it. The
Industry has been much interested in the prospects
for repeal of the federal excise tax on machines.
At this time it is not possible to say what will
happen to the tax bill on its way throl1gh both Houses
of Congress, but the first reports of the House Ways
and Means Committee indicated that the coin ma-
chine excise would not be repealed.
As our Philadelphia reader suggests, the tax fight
is a broad one and covers city, county, state and
federal fields and when a fight is over on one field,
it often happens that tax threats rise up in another.
That is why the fight for fair and equitable taxes
must be kept up continuously, why operator organ-
izations must always be prepared to petition for
hearings and to offer facts and figures in behalf of
operators.
If the federal tax on amusement and music ma-
chines still stands, as it now seems likely to do, it
will not be a signal for operators · to let up in their
vigilance on the tax question. There seems to be a
kind of custom over the land for cities and states
to wait until Congress gets through with its tax ideas
and then the other government divisions look over
the field to see where they can get more reve~ue.
While there is a usual breathing spell during the
hO.t summer, yet fall is not far away and fighting
organizations should always be ready to put up a
good defense. Fortunately, there should be a good
breathing time before state legislatures get into ac-
tion again-the big majority of them scheduled for
regular sessions again in the first half of 1951.
If it stands that the trade failed to get repeal of the
federal tax, it is evident that the times are against
such repeal. It is almost like the stress during the
year 1941 when the federal tax on coin machines
took shape. Then it was the national desire to be
prepared for defense in ccise of war, and the need
for much revenue to build up the nation's defenses.
Now, the nation is moved with a new desire to be
fully prepared and the present summer is witnessing
an increasing demand for revenue to improve our
outlook. At such ·a time repeal of the federal tax on
machines may not have been in the cards.
But this situation should lead the trade to a re-
doubling of plans and efforts to prevent new taxes
on coin machines and also to amend some of the
high license taxes already on the books.
The national level of busineSs seems to be high,
although operators themselves are squeezed by high
JULY, 1950
costs, and when national business is good the states
and cities find the flow of revenue holding up well
also. Hence, the time is such that states and cities are
not pressed to put high taxes, or any taxes at all on
coin machines.
It is true that many states have piled up revenue
needs to pay bonuses to veterans, and still others
have skyrocketed the need for funds through pas-
sage of pension and compensation laws. But sales
and cigarette taxes are proving to be the best
sources of revenue to meet these big pension and
bonus demands.
While the stress is on cigaTette and sales taxes.
it may be an opportune time to get beUer considera-
tion for machines. Operators do not want in any way
to encourage' taxation of cigarettes, or any other
business, but the tax fight is such that one trade must
fight for relief while another business is in the tax .
limelight.
The National Automatic Merchandising Assn. has
in the last year or so set a good example to the
whole Industry as to what can be done through a
constructive program of tax action. In addition to
defeating new tax proposals, the NAMA program
has led to repeal or modifying tax laWs that had
been on the books for some time. This constructiv.
work called for long preparation, a lot of ground
work, and a lot of educational work to arouse opera-
tors to the need of making a fight.
It is the need to arouse all operators to the im-
portance of the tax fightthat evidently leads so many
of our readers to suggest that THE REVIEW help
in the cause by continually stirring up operators.
It seems that many operators wait too long to get
into the fight, or maybe never give full support-
until everybody has to pay and pay in the form
of high taxes.
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In addition to what THE REVIEW can do in passing
the word along the line, there seems no beUer way
to get operators aroused in time than to hold meet-
ings and to have somebody talk on taxes who knows
the subject. This is a plan that all organizations
should put into operation and keep going, even
though m.any op~rators seem never to be aroused
or to take any interest in the subject until a tax bill
is already about to become law.
n is a good tim.e now to begin to arouse the trade,
even though summer is hard on organizations and
on holding trade meetings. Organization leaders
and farsighted operators will have to take the first
step and work hard to arouse others.
-Walter Hurd
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ALL-INDUSTRY SHOW
(Continued from Page 12)
Vendors, Fresh Fruit - Fruit-O-Matic
Mfg. Co., 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
Vendors, Hot Drink-Bert Mills Corp.,
SuperVend Sales Corp.
Vendors, Postage Stamp- Northwest-
ern Corp.
Vendors, Post Card - International
Mutoscope Corp.
Vendors, Sanitary - Twin-Tex Vendor
Mfg. Co., 12653 S. Irving Ave., Blue Island,
House Ways and Means Comm ittee seemed
certain to omit counter games from the
$100 excise tax, a move that would greatly
encourage this type of machine.
Salesboards (coin-operated) - ' R. C.
Digger Appeal Gives Rise
Walters Mfg. Co.
Scales- A. B. T. Manufacturing Corp.,
To Case Against Officers
Watling Manufacturing Co_
PHOENIX, Ariz. - City and county offi-
Shoe Shining Machines - Northwest
cials have been ordered to face contempt
Engineering & Mfg., Inc_, 3114 West 28th
charges after officers picked up some 60
St., Minneapolis.
Ill.
"digger" amusement machines in Phoenix
Shuffleboards - American Shuffleboard
Voice Recorders-International Muto-
territory recently. The Superior Court had
Co., Coin Machine Service Co., 1547 N.
scope Corp.
Fairfield Ave_, Chicago; King Pin Equip-
The success of the convention added previously ruled that the machines were
ment Co., 826 Mills St., Kalamazoo, Mich. ;
laurel & and Industry commendations to the not gamblin g devices and a permanent
injunction was issued about a year ago
Monarch Coin Machine Co., National Shuf-
leadership of Herb Jones and Vince and
against confiscation of the machines by
fleboard Co., Purveyor Shuffleboard Co.,
Grant Shay. It was a compliment to the
th e city or county.
Shuffleboard Specialists, 1114 S. Michigan
pioneer membership of the ACMMA also.
The case regarding the claw machines is
Blvd., Chicago, Valley Shuffleboards, Inc.,
In the amusement field , the shuffle-bowling
333 Morton Ave., Bay City, Mich.
type of games made a good showing but under appeal to th e Arizona Supreme
Shuffleboard Accessories - American
some of the well-known manufacturers of Court.
Old 'favorites are still the best sellers in
Shuffleboard Coo, Buckley Manufacturing
this type of game did not display. Based
Phoenix candy vendors. Melvin Sova (U-
Co., Coin Machine Service Co., Empire
on the convention showing, shuffle games
Select-It Vending Service Inc.) finds that
Coin Machine Exchange, King Pin Equip- . will mark up another good year.
ment Co., Monarch Coin Machine Co.,
The standard shuffleboards were en livened Baby Ruth (Cu;tiss), Hersheys and Love
National Shuffleboard Coo, Purveyor Shuffle-
by the showing of new boards and acces- Nest (Euclid) con tinu e to be the best in-
board Co., Royal Products Co., 926 W.
sories and one firm announced a trade-in come producers in th e machines.
Camel cigarettes are still leading vending
Irving Park Blvd., Chicago.
policy of sales. The national tournament
Shuffle Games - Bally Manufacturing
of ASLI was also getting under way at machine sales in Phoenix, according to
. Talman Andress of Andress Cigarette Serv-
Co., H. C. Evans & Co., J. H. Keeney & abou t convention time at Peoria, Ill.
Co., United Manufacturing Co., Universal
Music demonstrated a new vigor, more ice.
Other brands in order of their vending
Industries, Inc.
• so · than the number of music displays
Skee-Bowl Games - Edelco Mfg. & would indicate. At least three phonograph ' popularity in May are: Lucky Strike,
Chesterfield, Philip Morris and Old Gold.
Sales Co.
manufacturers held meetings of distributors
Guy Lombardo's Decca waxing of Third
Skill Amusement Machines - ABCO
at convention time and other music firms
Novelty Co., 2009 W. Iowa St., Chi cago;
welcomed their distributors from all parts Man Theme is still getting the most plays
A. B. T. Manufacturing Corp., Baker Nov-
of the country. Rock-Ola gave a preview in Arizona music boxes, according to Max
Cooke of th e Cooke Music Co. in Phoenix,
elty Co., Edelco Mfg. & Sales Coo, H. C.
of its new 50-selection machine to distrib-
large Seeburg operators in Arizona.
,E vans & Co., International Mutoscope Corp.,
utors.
Victor's My Foolish Heart, with Mindy
Play-Write Corp., 596 S. Main St., Akron,
Bulk vendors gave evidence of an in-
Carson, is second in the early summ er col-
Ohio; Telequiz Corp.
creasing vigor in this field, following the
Slug Rejectors-A. B. T. Manufactur-
slowing of bulk vendor sales in 1949. New lections. There's No Tomorrow and It Isn't '
Fair are two hits that are income producers
ing Corp., National Rej ectors Service Co.
Il¥chines 'and even new names in the field
despite a wane in their popularity.
Trailers for Coin Machines-Morrison
added to the signs of progress.
Newcomers, popular in Phoenix, are
Steel Products, Inc., 619 Amherst St., Buf-
Machine prices, always a convention floor
Decca's Andrews Sisters' chanting I Wanna
falo, N. Y.
topic, was not enlivened by any surprising
Vendors, Ball Gum-First Distributors,
announcements. Automatic Products an- Be Loved and Gordon Jacobs' rendition
of Bewitched.
1748 W. North Ave., Chicago; Harris Gay-
nounced a price reduction on its cigarette
Ideal's La Mucura, with Bito Villa, tops
lord Mfg. Co., 660 S. Rochester Rd., Claw-
vendor. While th e convention was on, a
the Spanish-Mexican hit parade, with Peer-
son, Mich_; Northwestern Corp., Oak Manu-
decided price advance was under way in
less' Trio Los Jaibos doing Un Corazon a
facturing Co., Penny King Co.
the materials field.
close second. Pobre Corazon (Victor) with
Vendors, Bulk Merchandise - Harris
Chicago factories as usual played host
Gaylord Mfg. Co., Northwestern Corp., Oak
to visiting coin men and the factory visits Fernando Fernandez is third in the Mexican
music box collections. '
Manufacturing Co., Penny King Co. ,
were an important part of the convention
. Vendors, Candy - Automatic Products
time.
Race hits include Double Crossin Blue'S,
Co., Harris Gaylord Mfg. Co., Northwestern
with Johnny Otis (Savoy), Johnny and
Convention topics also included the ac-
Corp., Oak Manufacturing Co., Penny King
Cry Baby (Regent) and Joe Liggins with
tivities of Congress and more hearings on
Co.
Specialty's Pink Champagne.
the Johnson and Preston bills were to come
Vendors, Cigarette - Automatic Prod-
up early in June. But Congress was already
ucts Co., O. D. Jennings & Co., J. H.
getting bogged down on the tax and other
Keeney & Co., Inc.
major bills and it became evident that the
Vendors, Coft'ee~Bert Mills Corp.
an ti- crime drive might stall. Newspapers
Vendors, Bottle Type Beverage-Mills
had also increased their opposition to the
Why do you not give your em-
Industries, Inc.
Johnson and Preston bills, a fact th at may
ployees the consideration they de-
have much to do in' defeating them by in-
Vendors, Cup Beverage-Mills Indus-
serve, since it costs you nothing?
action.
tries, Inc., SuperVend Sales Corp., 134 N.
The 1% State Unemployment deduction
La Salle St., Chicago.
Good news was in the fact that the
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