Automatic Age

No, Virginia, Santa Claus
these days does not come thru
the chimney, but thru a large
hole in daddy’s pocketbook.
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One wonders what might
happen if common sense, de­
cency, and culture were adver­
tised as v i g o r o u s l y and
persuasively as cosmetics and
patent medicines.
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MAN­
AGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., RE­
QUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CONGRESS
OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3,
1933 of AUTOMATIC AGE, published
bi-monthly at Chicago, 111., for Oct. 1,
1943.
State of Illinois, County of Cook—ss.
Before me, a Notary Public, in and for
the State and county aforesaid, person­
ally appeared Prank C. Petrine, who,
having been duly sworn according to law,
deposes and says that he is the Editor
and Publisher of the Automatic Age and
that the following is to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true statement
of the ownership, management (and if
a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required by
the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended
by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied
in section 537, Postal Laws and Regu­
lations, printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing editor,
and business managers are:
Publisher, Frank C. Petrine, 4021 N.
Melvina Ave., Chicago, 111.’ Editor, Prank
C. Petrine, 4021 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago,
111.; Managing Editor, R. A. Petrine, 4021
N. Melvina Ave.; B u s i n e s s Manager,
Prank C. Petrine, 4021 N. Melvina Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
2. That the owner is: Automatic Age,
Inc., 4021 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago, 111.;
Prank C. Petrine, 4021 N. Melvina Ave.,
Chicago, 111., M. A. Petrine, 4021 N. Mel­
vina Ave., Chicago, 111.; J. A. Baukus,
4021 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago, 111.
3. That the known bond holders*
mortgagees, and other security holders
owning or holding l per cent or more of
total amount of bonds, mortgages, 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 ap­
pear upon the books of the company
but, also, in cases where the stockholder
or security holder appears on 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 con­
ditions under which stockholders and
security holders who do not appear upon
the books of the company as trustees,
hold stock and securities in a capacity
other than that of a bona-fide owner;
and this affiant has no reason to believe
that any other person, association, or
corporation has any interest direct or
indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other
securities than as so stated by him.
Prank C. Petrine, (Signature of Editor,
Publisher, Business Manager.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 30th day of September, 1943.
ELEANOR TRINGALI
(Seal)
(My commission expires April 26, 1944.)
"BALLY" PLANT RECEIVES Army-Navy "E " Award. Left to right, holding "E "
Flag, are: Ray Moloney, president of Lion Manufacturing Corporation, manu­
facturers of "Bally" games and venders. Rear Admiral Alex M. Charlton;
Herb Jones, "Bally" advertising manager; Lt. Colonel J. S. Harvey; Comman­
der E. E. Paro.
“BALLY” PLANT RECEIVES
ARMY-NAVY E FLAG
Chicago, Oct. 30 — Before
an assembly of two thousand
employees and friends, who
packed the Grand Ballroom of
the Hotel Sherman here this
evening, the employees and
uormanagement of Lion Manufac­
turing Corporation accepted
the coveted Army-Navy “E”
Flag from Commander Eugene
E. Paro of the U. S. Navy, who
delivered the presentation ad­
dress.
Colorful Ceremonies
Presentation ceremonies be­
gan with posting of the Ameri­
can colors by the Common­
wealth Edison Post, American
Legion, while the entire assem­
bly sang the national anthem.
Following presentation and ac­
ceptance, the “E” F l a g was
hoisted before a brilliant back­
ground consisting of the mass­
ed colors of the United Nations.
Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Har­
vey, U. S. Army, then present­
BUY MORE WAR BONDS!
ed “E” Pins to a group of men
and women, elected to repre­
sent all employes of the “Bal­
ly” plant. Included in the group
were Les Landt, oldest employe
and Mrs. Marion Schrubbe, a
night-shift w o r k e r who has
four sons in the armed services
of the United States. Romeo
Kuklinski, night-shift inspec­
tion foreman, accepted the “E”
Pins on behalf of the employ­
es. The ceremonies were then
ended with singing of “Ameri­
ca.”
Naval Hero Speaks
Commander Eugene E. Paro,
who presented the “E” Flag,
was awarded the Silver Star
Medal on April 3 of this year
for “extremely heroic and in­
trepid conduct while attached
to a submarine detachment
which carried supplies into Cor-
regidor during the siege and
evacuated American personnel
from the area.” In addition to
Commander Paro and Colonel
Harvey, the ceremonies were
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