Music Trade Review
Issue: 1951 Vol. 110 N. 7 - Page 16
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NAMM
W. R. GARD
Executive Secretary
RAY S. ERLANDSON
President
During this convention which is now
in progress NAMM has established a
service for the younger musical mer-
chants. Baby Sitters, Inc. will offer
competent women (over 25 years of
age) experienced with children of all
ages. Rates are 75 cents per hour
(minimum charge of 3 hours )plus car-
fare.
Scrap Round-Up Gains Momentum
The iron and steel scrap drive of the
National Piano Manufacturers Associa-
tion and the National Production Au-
thority is gaining momentum. Every
music merchant can aid new piano
production by salvaging the scrap iron,
and steel from old worn out pianos.
NPMA Iron & Steel Salvage Chairman
L. P. Bull, recently advised Manly
Fleischmann, of NPA, that piano fac-
tory scrap sales currently totaled over
163,160 pounds.
Price Control Developments
NAMM mailed (Special Bulletin)
Price Control # 8 to all members on
June 27. This bulletin contained the
new Price Rules 4 and 8 (CPR 7),
important OPS dates, OPS Guide to
Service Price Regulation (CPR 34) and
copies of CPR 7 and GCPR consolidated
with amendments. At present, there
are no new developments on NAMM's
appeal for listing and pricing pianos
and organs separately in Category 860.
NAMM is pressing the case as effectively
as conditions permit.
ciations affiliated with the American Re-
tail Federation. The OPS statement
accompanying formation of the RIAC
said in part, "We consider this group
of retailers to be one of the most impor-
tant advisory committees working with
OPS, representing as it does over 494,-
000 retail establishments with a 1948
sales volume exceeding 47 billion dol-
lars. . . ."
Nominating and By-Law
Committees Report to Members
Each official representative of an Ac-
tive Member company has been sent
official notification of the nominees for
election to the Board of Directors and
the proposed amendments to the Consti-
tution and By-laws. These items of
business will be placed before the An-
nual Meeting of Members, Tuesday,
July 17, 10 a.m. Grand Ballroom, of the
Palmer House.
Eight directors are to be chosen for
a three year term from a list of sixteen
proposed by the nominating committee
as follows: E. E. Forbes, Sr., E. E.
Forbes Piano Co. Inc., Birmingham,
Ala., Ralph Grassmueck, Berry & Grass-
mueck, Pasadena, Cal., Russell B. Wells,
Charles E. Well Music House, Denver.
Colo., Ben F. Duvall, W. W. Kimball
Co., Chicago, 111., Frank 0. Wilking,
Wilking Music House, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Edward A. Schmidt, Schmidt Music Co..
Davenport, la., Parker M. Harris, Philip
Werlein Ltd., New Orleans, La., Henry
C. Wildermuth, Blaine-Wildermuth, Inc.,
Toledo, 0.. John H. Troup, John H.
Troup Music House, Inc., Lancaster,
Pa.. A. P. Avery, Avery Piano Co.,
Providence, R. I., Arthur E. Godfrey,
Williams Piano Co., Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Roy Warden, Roy Warden Piano Co.,
Nashville, Term., Thomas J. Holland,
Glen Bros. Music Co., Salt Lake City,
Utah, Carl E. Hollenback, Hollenback
Piano Co., Spokane, Wash., Ted W.
Brown, Ted Brown Music Co., Tacoma,
Wash, and Joe E. Meagher, Forbes Mea-
gher Music Co., Madison, Wis.
Namm Director Appointed
To OPS Committee
E. R. McDuff, President of Giinnell
Bros., Detroit, Director and Past Presi-
dent of NAMM, has been named by the
Office of Price Stabilization to its 36
member Retail Industry Advisory Com-
mittee. Mr. McDuff served the music
industry during World War II, through
his able relationships with the WPB
and OPA, end helped free musical in-
struments from controls long before
others achieved decontrol. The OPS
action was taken after months of insis-
tence by NAMM and other retail asso-
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JULY, 1951
NAMM
W. R. GARD
Executive Secretary
RAY S. ERLANDSON
President
During this convention which is now
in progress NAMM has established a
service for the younger musical mer-
chants. Baby Sitters, Inc. will offer
competent women (over 25 years of
age) experienced with children of all
ages. Rates are 75 cents per hour
(minimum charge of 3 hours )plus car-
fare.
Scrap Round-Up Gains Momentum
The iron and steel scrap drive of the
National Piano Manufacturers Associa-
tion and the National Production Au-
thority is gaining momentum. Every
music merchant can aid new piano
production by salvaging the scrap iron,
and steel from old worn out pianos.
NPMA Iron & Steel Salvage Chairman
L. P. Bull, recently advised Manly
Fleischmann, of NPA, that piano fac-
tory scrap sales currently totaled over
163,160 pounds.
Price Control Developments
NAMM mailed (Special Bulletin)
Price Control # 8 to all members on
June 27. This bulletin contained the
new Price Rules 4 and 8 (CPR 7),
important OPS dates, OPS Guide to
Service Price Regulation (CPR 34) and
copies of CPR 7 and GCPR consolidated
with amendments. At present, there
are no new developments on NAMM's
appeal for listing and pricing pianos
and organs separately in Category 860.
NAMM is pressing the case as effectively
as conditions permit.
ciations affiliated with the American Re-
tail Federation. The OPS statement
accompanying formation of the RIAC
said in part, "We consider this group
of retailers to be one of the most impor-
tant advisory committees working with
OPS, representing as it does over 494,-
000 retail establishments with a 1948
sales volume exceeding 47 billion dol-
lars. . . ."
Nominating and By-Law
Committees Report to Members
Each official representative of an Ac-
tive Member company has been sent
official notification of the nominees for
election to the Board of Directors and
the proposed amendments to the Consti-
tution and By-laws. These items of
business will be placed before the An-
nual Meeting of Members, Tuesday,
July 17, 10 a.m. Grand Ballroom, of the
Palmer House.
Eight directors are to be chosen for
a three year term from a list of sixteen
proposed by the nominating committee
as follows: E. E. Forbes, Sr., E. E.
Forbes Piano Co. Inc., Birmingham,
Ala., Ralph Grassmueck, Berry & Grass-
mueck, Pasadena, Cal., Russell B. Wells,
Charles E. Well Music House, Denver.
Colo., Ben F. Duvall, W. W. Kimball
Co., Chicago, 111., Frank 0. Wilking,
Wilking Music House, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Edward A. Schmidt, Schmidt Music Co..
Davenport, la., Parker M. Harris, Philip
Werlein Ltd., New Orleans, La., Henry
C. Wildermuth, Blaine-Wildermuth, Inc.,
Toledo, 0.. John H. Troup, John H.
Troup Music House, Inc., Lancaster,
Pa.. A. P. Avery, Avery Piano Co.,
Providence, R. I., Arthur E. Godfrey,
Williams Piano Co., Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Roy Warden, Roy Warden Piano Co.,
Nashville, Term., Thomas J. Holland,
Glen Bros. Music Co., Salt Lake City,
Utah, Carl E. Hollenback, Hollenback
Piano Co., Spokane, Wash., Ted W.
Brown, Ted Brown Music Co., Tacoma,
Wash, and Joe E. Meagher, Forbes Mea-
gher Music Co., Madison, Wis.
Namm Director Appointed
To OPS Committee
E. R. McDuff, President of Giinnell
Bros., Detroit, Director and Past Presi-
dent of NAMM, has been named by the
Office of Price Stabilization to its 36
member Retail Industry Advisory Com-
mittee. Mr. McDuff served the music
industry during World War II, through
his able relationships with the WPB
and OPA, end helped free musical in-
struments from controls long before
others achieved decontrol. The OPS
action was taken after months of insis-
tence by NAMM and other retail asso-
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