Association News
Manufacturers Associa-
tion to Hold Big Show
in February
Official announcement of the big
coin machine show to be held under
the auspices of the Coin-Machine
Manufacturers A ssociation of Amer-
ica, has been made. The big event
will take place on F ebruary 20, 21,
22 and 23, 1933, at the Hotel Sher-
man, Chicago.
According to information sent u s
dire ct from the office of Mr. Lee S.
J ones, president of the A ssociation,
there has already b een reserved not
only the Exhibit Hall itself, but the
entire mezzanine floor. Very soon
there will be prepared sketches of
the space to be sent to the trade, and
will be displayed in the magazines,
in order that early reservations may
be made.
The 1932 conyention established a
record for displays and attendance,
but the officials and committee in
charge of plans are working- hard to
make a greater show in 1933.
Advance reservations have already
be·e n coming in, and if these are any
in dication of what the show is going
to be the 1933 exhibit will be a real
show. Membership in the manufac-
turers' association is also increasing
steadily, as the sentiment for a well-
organized trade gradually spreads.
The annual show is the outstand-
ing event of the coin-machine trade
year, and in addition to benefits for
the trade it gets favorable attention
for a national industry.
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New Jersey Operators
Ass'n Elects Officers
A very enthusiastic and important
meeting was held by the .New J ersey
Operators, at the large display room
of the Jersey Specialy Co., at Sin-
gac, N. J.
Many important matters were dis-
cussed and acted upon. The name
of the Association is known a s the
Con solidated Automatic Sales Asso-
ciation of New Jersey. H eadquar-
ters will be at the J ersey Specialty
Co., Singac, N. J. T emporary initi-
ation will be $5.00, but in the near
future the initiation fee will b e in-
creased to $25.00, as the operators
who were activ: in the b egi nning and
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In Unity There Is Strength, Divisio n Means Failure.
May We Have Union With Unity.
are trying to smooth and straighten
out all the problems that they are
confro nted with and besides spending
a lot of time a nd money on attorneys
and court cases fee l that any oper-
ator who does not come in now and
join \ immediately at $5 .00 and will-
ing to give his help, is not entitled to
come in later at the same initiation
fee as the so-called charter members
came in, and so therefore will have
to pay $25.00 in order to become a
member and receive t h e protection
and benefits of the organization.
Dues will be 50 cents weekly.
Rul es and by-laws of the a ssocia-
tion were drawn up by a committee
and agreed upOn by the association
members.
This association was organized
solely for the protection of the 150
operators who operate in Passaic a nd
B ergen counties, and to work in har-
mony together and to fight unfair
competition, and decided not to sell
any machine to location owners, and
also should any operator be found
out to have paid a higher amount of
commission than agre·e d upon by the
association, or to have sold a ma-
chin e to a location owner, he is liable
toa fine of $10.00 to $50.00, by the
association.
Officers elected were Mr. P. Hage-
dorn, president (elected unanimous-
ly). Mr. Hagedorn is very popular
amongst the trade connected with the
automatic industry, having ' re·p re-
sented a number of years several
coin operated machine manufacturers,
and also operated routes of machines
as far back as fo urteen years ago,
and just prior to organizing the J er-
sey Specialty Co. at Singac, N . J.,
owned and operated routes of ma-
chin es throughout New Jersey.
Mr. Bud Fuerstone, vice-president.
Mr. Fuerstone is at the present
t ime branch manager for I rving
Bromberg store in Passaic, N. J.
Mr. Albert M.e yer of Paterson,
treasurer. Mr. Meyer is one of New
Jersey's operators today.
Mr. Gilbert, secretary. Mr. Gil-
bert is also one of the foremost op-
erators in and around Paterson, and
operates large routes.
Mr. P. Krakower, t r ustee.
Mr.
Krakower is one of the pioneer op-
erators in N ew Jersey a nd is well
known in the trade circles in New
Jersey.
There were several committees
appointed, including an executive
board to receive complaints, etc.
The meeting was attended by close
to 100 operators from variou s parts
of the state, and the meeting was
also addressed by two well known
lawyers who gave their opinions as
to the legality of the pin, games, and
what could be done.
The most important matter dis-
cussed was the recent action taken by
the Passaic authorities, in seizing
over 100 pin tables in that city. Sev-
eral cases were heard the following
morning and some storekeepers
pleaded guilty to the charge of gam-
bling, we have been informed, and
were fined $51.00 and those that
pleaded not guilty were laid over un-
til October 14. On October 14 the
cases were to come up for a decision
but were again laid oyer for two
weeks. The matter was referred to
the executive board which will con-
sult the association's attorney as to
what the proper steps must be taken
in order to have these machines re-
leased and to allow the operators to
continue operating thei r machines,
and also what will be considered
legal, as to prizes, for skill, etc. It
may be necessary to have a test case
made.
The association has distributed
lab els for their machines to the mem-
bers which read, "Warning, this ma-
chine is operated by a member of the
Consolidated Automatic Sales Asso-
ciation of New J ersey. Any person
caught tampering with this machine
in any way will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law."
Several contributions were re-
ceived from jobbers and manufac-
turers to help defray some of the
expenses of the association, and any
jobber or manufacturer who wishes
to contribute or donate to help fight
these l~gal battles, their contribu-
tions are thankfully received.
The association welcomes and re-
quests other a ssociations throughout
the country for any informatio n they
can give as to how they met the sit-
uation, such as the legality of the
pin game in their respective cities
or states. Add ress all communica-