Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1942 August - Page 3
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AUGUST, 1942.
The COIN MACHINE REVIEW f.or August, 1942, Vol. 10, No, 2. Published monthly at 1115 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif, Fitzroy 8269. Paul W . Blackford ,
editor and publisher, NEW YORK OFFICE, Ralph p, Mulligan, 441 Lexington Ave " Murray Hill 2·5589. CHICAGO OFFICE: C. J. Anderson, 35 East Wacker
Drive, CENtral 1112. PORTLAND, Ore., OFFICE: J .. A , Converse, 1007 Terminal Sales Bldg ., ATwater 2111. Entered as Second Cia .. Matter July 23, 1936, at
the Post Office at Los Angolos, Calif., under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $1.00 per yoar or $2.00 for 3 years. 25c per copy.
Conservation Stressed
LOS ANGELES.-In a bulletin t.o all
l.ocati.on .owners in L.os Angeles C.ounty the
Ass.ociated Operat.ors .of L. A. C.ounty has
asked aid in helping .operat.ors c.onserve
gas.oline, tires, parts, and eliminate un·
necessary service calls in c.o.operati.on with
the War Pr.ogram.
"Try t.o d.o away with unnecessary trips
f.or y.our .operat.or-calls f.or nickels, calls
f.or an electric bulb, etc. We are asking
y.ou t.o use y.our discreti.on in putting in
a service call f.or y.our .0 pera t.or-and per·
haps tw.o Dr three things can be attended
t.o in .one service call," said the bulletin
in part.
Explanati.on was further given that man-
ufacturers can still sell the .operat.or neces-
sary service parts f.or marble games but
cann.ot replace their depleted st.ock by ad·
diti.onal manufacturing. This factsh.ould,
in itself, be a warning t.o all t.o make an
eff.ort t.o c.onserve that which will add t.o
the life .of all vital parts.
Donates Huge Scrap Pile
CHICAGO.-There was c.onsiderable
hub-bub here the middle .of July when a
m.ountain .of heavy, expensive metal in-
nards .of th.ousands .of unc.ompleted mechan·
isms f.or vending and amusement machines
was dumped int.o the nati.on's scrap pile by
Mills N.ovelty CD. An estimated 800 t.o
1000 t.ons c.omprised the d.onati.on which
was valued at appr.oximately $500,000.
SEPT. TAX CALENDAR .
SEPTEMBER 15
FEDERAL INCOME AND EXCESS
PROFITS TAX. Citizens, Residents,
Fiduciaries, Domestic Corporations
and Domestic Partnerships. Last day
t.o pay third quarterly installment t.o C.oI-
lect.or .of Internal Revenue; als.o last day
f.or D.omestic C.orp.orati.ons t.o pay third
quarterly installment .of excess·pr.ofits tax.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX. Non.
resident Aliens and Non-resident For-
eign Corporations. Sec.ond quarterly
installment due the C.ollect.or .of Internal
Revenue.
SEPTEMBER 21
FEDERAL INCOME TAX. With-
holding Agents. M.onthly return .of tax
withheld .on b.ond interest f.or the preced-
ing m.onth t.o be filed with the C.ollect.or .of
Internal Revenue.
SEPTEMBER 30
FEDERAL TAXES ON ADMIS-
SIONS AND DUES, FACILITIES, OIL
PROCESSING,
SAFE
DEPOSIT
LEASES,
ELECTRICAL
ENERGY,
TRANSPORTATION,
SALES
(IN-
CLUDING RETAILERS' AND MANU-
FACTURERS'
EXCISE
TAXES).
Taxpayers. Return and payment .of tax
f.or preceding m.onth t.o C.ollect.or .of In-
ternal Revenue.
s. F. Members Warned
Tax Bill Pending
SAN FRANCISCO.-In a special bulle-
tin .on July 28th Sidney Mackin, managing
direct.or .of the Amusement Merchants' As·
s.ociati.on, Inc., p.ointed .out that the mere
purchase .of the $50.00 Stamp Tax d.oes n.ot
make a gambling ntachine legal in Cali-
f.ornia.
"The fact that the Federal G.overnment
has a $50.00 tax classificati.on f.or pin ball
machines being .operated .on a pay.out basis
d.oes in n.o way whats.oever change the re-
quirements Dr provisi.ons .of Secti.oI) 330-a
.of the Penal CD de .of the State .of Cali-
f.ornia. Secti.on 330-a makes pay.out .opera-
ti.on .of any equipment illegal in ihis state,
and any.one .operating equipment illegally
is subject t.o arrest," the bulletin explained.
Members .of the Ass.ociati.on are pr.ovided
with gummed stickers reading "This Ma-
chine Is F.or Amusement Purp.oses Only.
P.ositively N.o Awards Dr Prizes Given as
a Result .of the Operati.on There.of. Mem-
ber-Amusement Merchants Ass'n., Inc."
The Ass.ociati.on insists that "the spirit and
the letter .of the 'Amusemen t Only" sticker
be c.onf.ormed with at all times."
WASmNGTON, D. C.-(Special to
The Review) The Senate Commiuee,
handling the huge tax bills introduced,
is still tussling with the coin machine
section of the 1942 Revenue Bill.
The Senate Finance Committee will
spend some time with the revenue bill,
of which the coin machine section is a
small part, and more than 250 requests
to testify will be honored as time per-
mits.
Following the action of the Commit-
tee the bill must go back to the Senate
for debate, amendments, and a vote.
Amendments already approved b y
the house include a $10.00 per year tax
on automatic phonographs and penny
vendors which dispense a prize not in
excess of a 5c value.
As matters now s tand marble game
locations which redeem free plays will
be required to pay a tax of $50.00 per
fiscal year. Marble game operators
should wire or write their Senators
NOW to amend Section 617 of the
1942 Revenue Bill, House Resolution
7378, for a tax not exceeding $20.00
per year on free plays.
Penny Coin-Operated Counter Game
operators who have machines issuing
prizes can support an amendment pro-
posed some months ago by writing or
wiring your Senator to amend the 1942
Revenue Bill, House Resolution 7378,
Section 617, to read as follows: "Penny
Coin-Operated Counter Games, incor-
porating amusement or gaming fea-
tures, which entitle persons playing to
receive merchandise prizes, not exceed-
ing in value one package of cigarettes,
shall be classified under section (1)
RATE, $10.00 annual tax."
In writing and wiring Senators, or
members of the Hou se, The Review
suggests wires be brief and statements
quick and to the point. Reference
should be made to the bills in transit,
sections, etc.
New Coin Magnetic
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Giving due c.on-
siderati.on t.o the hundreds .of th.ousands .of
c.oin-c.on tr.olled vending machines in the
nati.on which rely up.on the magnetic c.on·
tent .of the present five cent piece t.o ward
.off thieves wh.o w.ould defraud the ma-
chines, the United States Treasury has
.ordered that the new five cent CD in c.ontain
just enD ugh electrolytic manganese t.o pr.o-
vide the magnetic quaJi'ty.
New c.oin, made .of half c.opper and half
si lver with the manganese menti.oned ab.ove,
will replace the nickel c.oin n.ow in circula-
ti.on and will be minted until December 1,
1946.
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Lovely Marie De Forrest, of St. Louis, Mo.,
is happy to display the type of clothes she is
going to wear this fall in visiting the. various
Dude Ranches of the West. Marie is a Para-
mount starlet and has appeared in a number
of pictures featuring Jack Benny, Joan Ben-
nett and other Paramount stars.
Important Notice
For the duration of the War the Los
Angeles offices of THE REVIEW will be
open from 1 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. only each
day. Switchboard service will be from
10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. and the offices will
continue to c;:lose all day Saturday.
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
3
FOR
AUGUST
'7'942
,
I
Monthl, Issae 01
~
,0 '
e~iH 1":I,f1:f:iHe ~ ellle""
AUGUST, 1942.
The COIN MACHINE REVIEW f.or August, 1942, Vol. 10, No, 2. Published monthly at 1115 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif, Fitzroy 8269. Paul W . Blackford ,
editor and publisher, NEW YORK OFFICE, Ralph p, Mulligan, 441 Lexington Ave " Murray Hill 2·5589. CHICAGO OFFICE: C. J. Anderson, 35 East Wacker
Drive, CENtral 1112. PORTLAND, Ore., OFFICE: J .. A , Converse, 1007 Terminal Sales Bldg ., ATwater 2111. Entered as Second Cia .. Matter July 23, 1936, at
the Post Office at Los Angolos, Calif., under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $1.00 per yoar or $2.00 for 3 years. 25c per copy.
Conservation Stressed
LOS ANGELES.-In a bulletin t.o all
l.ocati.on .owners in L.os Angeles C.ounty the
Ass.ociated Operat.ors .of L. A. C.ounty has
asked aid in helping .operat.ors c.onserve
gas.oline, tires, parts, and eliminate un·
necessary service calls in c.o.operati.on with
the War Pr.ogram.
"Try t.o d.o away with unnecessary trips
f.or y.our .operat.or-calls f.or nickels, calls
f.or an electric bulb, etc. We are asking
y.ou t.o use y.our discreti.on in putting in
a service call f.or y.our .0 pera t.or-and per·
haps tw.o Dr three things can be attended
t.o in .one service call," said the bulletin
in part.
Explanati.on was further given that man-
ufacturers can still sell the .operat.or neces-
sary service parts f.or marble games but
cann.ot replace their depleted st.ock by ad·
diti.onal manufacturing. This factsh.ould,
in itself, be a warning t.o all t.o make an
eff.ort t.o c.onserve that which will add t.o
the life .of all vital parts.
Donates Huge Scrap Pile
CHICAGO.-There was c.onsiderable
hub-bub here the middle .of July when a
m.ountain .of heavy, expensive metal in-
nards .of th.ousands .of unc.ompleted mechan·
isms f.or vending and amusement machines
was dumped int.o the nati.on's scrap pile by
Mills N.ovelty CD. An estimated 800 t.o
1000 t.ons c.omprised the d.onati.on which
was valued at appr.oximately $500,000.
SEPT. TAX CALENDAR .
SEPTEMBER 15
FEDERAL INCOME AND EXCESS
PROFITS TAX. Citizens, Residents,
Fiduciaries, Domestic Corporations
and Domestic Partnerships. Last day
t.o pay third quarterly installment t.o C.oI-
lect.or .of Internal Revenue; als.o last day
f.or D.omestic C.orp.orati.ons t.o pay third
quarterly installment .of excess·pr.ofits tax.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX. Non.
resident Aliens and Non-resident For-
eign Corporations. Sec.ond quarterly
installment due the C.ollect.or .of Internal
Revenue.
SEPTEMBER 21
FEDERAL INCOME TAX. With-
holding Agents. M.onthly return .of tax
withheld .on b.ond interest f.or the preced-
ing m.onth t.o be filed with the C.ollect.or .of
Internal Revenue.
SEPTEMBER 30
FEDERAL TAXES ON ADMIS-
SIONS AND DUES, FACILITIES, OIL
PROCESSING,
SAFE
DEPOSIT
LEASES,
ELECTRICAL
ENERGY,
TRANSPORTATION,
SALES
(IN-
CLUDING RETAILERS' AND MANU-
FACTURERS'
EXCISE
TAXES).
Taxpayers. Return and payment .of tax
f.or preceding m.onth t.o C.ollect.or .of In-
ternal Revenue.
s. F. Members Warned
Tax Bill Pending
SAN FRANCISCO.-In a special bulle-
tin .on July 28th Sidney Mackin, managing
direct.or .of the Amusement Merchants' As·
s.ociati.on, Inc., p.ointed .out that the mere
purchase .of the $50.00 Stamp Tax d.oes n.ot
make a gambling ntachine legal in Cali-
f.ornia.
"The fact that the Federal G.overnment
has a $50.00 tax classificati.on f.or pin ball
machines being .operated .on a pay.out basis
d.oes in n.o way whats.oever change the re-
quirements Dr provisi.ons .of Secti.oI) 330-a
.of the Penal CD de .of the State .of Cali-
f.ornia. Secti.on 330-a makes pay.out .opera-
ti.on .of any equipment illegal in ihis state,
and any.one .operating equipment illegally
is subject t.o arrest," the bulletin explained.
Members .of the Ass.ociati.on are pr.ovided
with gummed stickers reading "This Ma-
chine Is F.or Amusement Purp.oses Only.
P.ositively N.o Awards Dr Prizes Given as
a Result .of the Operati.on There.of. Mem-
ber-Amusement Merchants Ass'n., Inc."
The Ass.ociati.on insists that "the spirit and
the letter .of the 'Amusemen t Only" sticker
be c.onf.ormed with at all times."
WASmNGTON, D. C.-(Special to
The Review) The Senate Commiuee,
handling the huge tax bills introduced,
is still tussling with the coin machine
section of the 1942 Revenue Bill.
The Senate Finance Committee will
spend some time with the revenue bill,
of which the coin machine section is a
small part, and more than 250 requests
to testify will be honored as time per-
mits.
Following the action of the Commit-
tee the bill must go back to the Senate
for debate, amendments, and a vote.
Amendments already approved b y
the house include a $10.00 per year tax
on automatic phonographs and penny
vendors which dispense a prize not in
excess of a 5c value.
As matters now s tand marble game
locations which redeem free plays will
be required to pay a tax of $50.00 per
fiscal year. Marble game operators
should wire or write their Senators
NOW to amend Section 617 of the
1942 Revenue Bill, House Resolution
7378, for a tax not exceeding $20.00
per year on free plays.
Penny Coin-Operated Counter Game
operators who have machines issuing
prizes can support an amendment pro-
posed some months ago by writing or
wiring your Senator to amend the 1942
Revenue Bill, House Resolution 7378,
Section 617, to read as follows: "Penny
Coin-Operated Counter Games, incor-
porating amusement or gaming fea-
tures, which entitle persons playing to
receive merchandise prizes, not exceed-
ing in value one package of cigarettes,
shall be classified under section (1)
RATE, $10.00 annual tax."
In writing and wiring Senators, or
members of the Hou se, The Review
suggests wires be brief and statements
quick and to the point. Reference
should be made to the bills in transit,
sections, etc.
New Coin Magnetic
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Giving due c.on-
siderati.on t.o the hundreds .of th.ousands .of
c.oin-c.on tr.olled vending machines in the
nati.on which rely up.on the magnetic c.on·
tent .of the present five cent piece t.o ward
.off thieves wh.o w.ould defraud the ma-
chines, the United States Treasury has
.ordered that the new five cent CD in c.ontain
just enD ugh electrolytic manganese t.o pr.o-
vide the magnetic quaJi'ty.
New c.oin, made .of half c.opper and half
si lver with the manganese menti.oned ab.ove,
will replace the nickel c.oin n.ow in circula-
ti.on and will be minted until December 1,
1946.
* * * * * * *
-Ie
REVIEW SERVICE
*
FLAG
-Ie
*
-Ie
*
-Ie
*
-Ie
*
B. K. ANDERSON
-Ie
HARRY HOLDSWORTH
*
ROBERT A. LATIMER
HERB TRACKMAN
-Ie
*
* * * * * * *
* *
* *
0"
t~e Cc17el'
Lovely Marie De Forrest, of St. Louis, Mo.,
is happy to display the type of clothes she is
going to wear this fall in visiting the. various
Dude Ranches of the West. Marie is a Para-
mount starlet and has appeared in a number
of pictures featuring Jack Benny, Joan Ben-
nett and other Paramount stars.
Important Notice
For the duration of the War the Los
Angeles offices of THE REVIEW will be
open from 1 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. only each
day. Switchboard service will be from
10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. and the offices will
continue to c;:lose all day Saturday.
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
3
FOR
AUGUST
'7'942
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