The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

26 THE EXHIBITOR PRC Sets Canadian V-Day Prem. New York — World premiere of PRC’s “When the Lights Go On Again’’ will be held in Quebec, Canada, during the week of European V-Day, and will be dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in trib¬ ute to the historic conferences they have held in that city, it was announced re¬ cently by Leon Fromkess, production chieftain, and Leo J. McCarthy, general sales manager, PRC. James Lydon and Barbara Belden, who co-star in the film, will make personal appearances in connection with the picture in the Canadian city. McCarthy declared everything was in readiness for the open¬ ing and it could be staged on 24 hours’ notice when word comes that war is at an end in Europe. Indianapolis, Ind. — In the nation-wide campaign on “When the Lights Go On Again,” the Honorable Henry F. Schricker, governor of Indiana, last week stated that he would proclaim a week of thanksgiving and prayer to be known as “When the Lights Go On Again Week.” STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. Required by the Act of Congress of Aug. 24, 1912, and March 3, 1933, of THE EXHIBITOR, published weekly at Philadelphia, Pennsylviania, for Oct. 11, 1944. State of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia, ss.— Before me, a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared Jay Emanuel, who having been duly sworn accordinq to law, de¬ poses and says that he is the publisher of THE EXHIBITOR, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid pub¬ lication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of Aug. 24, 1912, as amended bv the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in Section 537, Postal Laws and Regulations, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, business manager, and managing editor are: Publisher— Jay Emanuel, 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Business Manager— Paul J. Greenhalgh, 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Managing Editor— Herbert M. Miller, 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. 2. That the owners are: Jay Emanuel, 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Paul J. Greenhalgh, 1225 Vine Street, Phila¬ delphia 7, Pa. Herbert M. Miller, 1225 Vine Street, Philadel¬ phia 7, Pa. Minnie Kohn, 5306 Gainor Road, Philadelphia 31, Pa. Harry Cohen, 1920 Panama Street, Philadel¬ phia 3, Pa. Edna S. Cohen, 1920 Panama Street, Philadel¬ phia 3, Pa. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of the total amount of bondholders, mort¬ gages, or other securities are: none. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stock¬ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company, but also in cases where the stockholders or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions un¬ der which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in the capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above is— (This information is required from daily publications only). JAY EMANUEL, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of September, 1944. (Seal) ALBERTA A. NEIMAN (My commission expires with the next session of the Senate) HINTS ON NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING s FOX ss • starts 1 ODAY : Another great"AI^»is added to Columbia’s No. 300— "Mr. Winkle Goes To War" (Columbia) Two of the ads reproduced lay stress on “famous” Mr.’s of the screen. The west coast lay-outs allow space for co-feature, while the Philadelphia ad permits space for mention of a short subject. Note that in the latter copy considerable space is allowed for mention that the picture is adapted from a best seller, a potent selling point. October 11, 1944