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by the Board which had been adopted
by the NAMM Trade Practice Com-
mittee. The NAMM Board of Directors
adopted this resolution as follows,
"Whereas, the objectives of the National
Association of Music Merchants, Inc.,
is to encourage the highest standards
of service to the public through ways
and means in the common interest of
all of its members, the Board of Direc-
tors decries and condemns as unethical
the use of something for nothing "bait"
advertising offering musical instruments
representing the price as the "Balance
due", or unpaid portion of the previous
sales contract when such is not true in
fact.
Membership Campaign
NAMM Secretary and Membership
Chairman, Ben F. Duvall, Chicago, 111.,
explained in full detail, plans for the
membership campaign, prizes for which
include a silver tea and coffee service,
silver chafing dish, silver well and tree
platter, and silver pitcher. These awards
will be made to the traveling repre-
sentatives of manufacturers and jobbers
who secure the greatest number of new
members for the Association between
March 1, and the Annual Convention
in July. All Directors were assigned
one or more manufacturers or jobbers
in the industry to secure their full co-
operation in making the membership
campaign a success. A prize will also
be given to the manufacturer or jobber
whose customers represent 100%
NAMM members.
Group Insurance
The Directors adopted the group in-
surance program as a project f o r
NAMM members. This project will be
The opening Luncheon—TOP—L. to R. Carl
Veith, Southern California Music Co.; O. K.
Hoffman. Johnson Hoffman Music Co.; Ed-
ward Borqens, Boraens Music Co.; Ray S.
Erlandson, San Antonio Music Co.; Harry
E. Callavuay, Thearle Music Co.; George
Finder, Finders Music Co.: Fielder Lutes,
Thearle Music Co.; William R. Gard, NAMM
Executive Secretary. In the foreground is
William Schmoller I I , Schmoller & Mueller.
CENTER—L. to R. Left side—William M.
Schmoller I I , John H. Gettell, Winter A Co.,
O. Fred Rydeen, Aeolian American Corp.;
"rank F. Story, ,'r. and M. D. DuBrow, Story
& Clark Piano Co.; Ted Korten, Korten's;
Irwin Gunderson and Emory Penny, Penny
Owsley Co. L. to R. Riaht side—W. Howard
Beasley, Whittle Music Co.; Emert S. Rice,
Rice & Son; John F. Maleski, Jr., Music
Trades Co.: J. A. Brown, Brown Music Co.;
-harles Adams. Adams Music Co.; Arthur
E. Godfrey, Williams Piano Co.
LOWER—L. to R.
Left oidf—Parker M.
Harris. Philip Werlein Ltd.: Paul W. Jen,
kins, Jenkins Music Co.; Ted Brown, Ted
Brnwn Music Co.: Lynn Sams. C. G. Conn,
Ltd.: Georae H. Beasley. Beaslev Music Co.;
Rib DeLong, Winder & ~Co.: Verne Marceaux,
N A.M.M. and Thomas Parrish. N.A.M.M.
Right side. L. to R.—R. O. Gras^mueck. Ber-
ry & Grassmueck; William R. Steinway,
Steinwav & Sons; Alex H . Kolbe. Kolbe
Publications. Inc.: F. O. W i l k i n t , Wilkina
Music Co.; Ben F. Duvall. W. W. Kimball
~o.; A. P. Averv. A v c y Pia"0 Co.: John H.
TrouD, TrouD Mn«>'r Hn"se: Jark Van Grove,
Louis Karzen, Atlas Piano Co.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. MARCH, 1953