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Information has been received that in Mid-1946 ARNCLD BROMBERGER, MOE ZIMMERMAN, and DAVE XAPLAN established the Rona Metered Equipment Corporation, which concern obtained and operated concessions for coin-operated washing machines in apartment houses. The business a reportedly flourished until 1947, when a new firm, the ad Federal Automatic Company, Evans Terminal Road, llside, N. J., was set up by IRVING BLUM, After the Federal Company was established, the Rona Company allegedly had difficulty in obtaining concessions in the new building projects, and it was determined that the concessions were being . granted to the Fedcral Automatic Company even though Rona supposedly offered a larger commission to the owner or the builder for the concessicn. One of the owners of the Rona Company allegedly said, "There is no point in fighting the ww. ob ee eee ee a er By ee te we Fy Se was SS ae — oS mob, You don't want to find yoursalf some day in the Passaic River," Toward the end of 1947, a representative cf Rona was tcld it would be silly to attempt to get the concession at a project then being built because the FHA loan granted in connection with the financing of the project specified that the Federal Automatic Company would be allowed the concession, 3) Greater Newark GHC Truck Sales Company 570 Belmont Avenue, Newerk In testimeny before the Senate Crime Irvestisating Committee in 1951, ZWILLMAN acmitted interest in the Greater Newark GMC Truck Sales Company, which company was the successor to the former Diamond T Agency, Inc. The Greater Newark GMC Truck Sales Company succeeded its predecessor on July 15, 1949, Considerable comment in the “Newark Evening News" of April 1, 1851, reported that the purchasing records of the City of Newark revealed that concerns in which ZWILLMAN told the Senate Committee he had an interest had solid the city $518,442.00 in trucks, fire apparatus, and parts in the previous four years, This sane news article aiso commented that a ZWILLMAN concern had some thirty washing machines in three projects in the Newark House Authority, This would refer to the washing machine installations mede through the Federal Automatic Company, described atove, - £7 - Te re ne ene ee ET SR i cE tem po age a pe mae ym er