About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1925)
PAGE TWO FOUR MORE DAYS Until Close DETAILS OF THE FINAL COUNT In order to maintain the utmost secrecy as to the numhe r of subscriptions turned in by each canddiate, this the last period of the Big Gift Distrbiution, the race will be broug ht to a close under a sealed box ballot. No subscriptions whatever will be accepted through It is calculated that it will take some time, how- the campaign department this week, but instead, candi- ever, to canvass the findings in the box and determine dates themselves will deposit their final collections in [he winners. The official results will be published as the sealed box—located at the Planters Bank, Americus, toon thereafter as possible. Ga. By doing so, no one, not even the campaign man- I) TA 4 I\ 'TIITQ OUT-OF-TOWN CANDIDATES, ATTENTION! « 0f.3.“e bl X !^e n KEAU 1 1110 . any possibility of favoritism and insures fairness to the privilege of mailing their et ers con ing p minutest degree. from their home town as ,ate as the clos,n S hour of the Locked and sealed, the ballot box has been placed various “periods.” . This will not be permitted the last in the Planters Bank, Americus, Ga., and will remain un- TJ < /"A I A night of the campaign. All votes and .su scrip ions til the closing day of the campaign. ■ /%Inr I ’ must be in the sealed box when the race is closed at When the final hour arrives at 9 o’clock Saturday -*• A o’clock sharp- . . night, October 31st, the campaign will be declared dos- Out-of-town candidates should, where it is. possi- ed. The judges will break the seals, unlock the box ble to do so, arrange to deposit their envelopes m per ’nd immediately thereafter, or as soon as votes can be son at the bank, but where this cannot be done, e ers issued on subscriptions contained therein, the last count f i a 1 I containing remittances should be addressd to Campaign will begin. The winners will be determined by merely 1 €1 | || I IV/ ' Departmest,” The Times-Recorder, Americus, C»a., an adding the published vote totals, which appeared for the «/ * plainly marked: “For sealed ballot box, n ° . ■ast time in Monday’s Times-Recorder, to reserve votes opened.” Particular care should be taken to post sue and those contained in ballot box. There will be no letters in good time to reach this office before e na waiting; no complicated count, but simply a matter of hour and it is advisable that the same be under speci adding the vote totals and announcing the winners. . ■■■■ delivery stamp. IMPORTANT NOTICE! All subscriptions deposited in the sealed box must be accompanied by Cash, Money Order, Bank Draft, or Certi fied Check for full amount to cover. Personal Checks w ill not be accepted. This Rule is made in fairness to all candidates and will be strictly adhered to. Candidates must verify and attest 100,000 to the correctness of their count by Friday, as the judges will accept EXTRA VOTES the last count as absolute and final. „ T . , With Every Club of sl2 I ** Ballot Box now located in Subscriptions turned in. at Planters Bank. De- posit all votes and n ' y ays atter Today, and subscriptions in Prizes and Cash will be awarded, the Ballot Box • ■ • * THE JUDGES May the Best e Mayor J. E. Poole; J. T. Warren, President & <£> I Rotary; Fred Smith, President Kiwanis; B. E. >VI > vlv< W" (Turner, President Palladium; J. P. Luther, W'W T* • Merchant. Winl THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 27, 1925 SEALED BALLOT BOX TODAY AVAILABBE TO CANDIDATES AT THE PLANTERS BANK! May Turn in Subscriptions and Votes to Ballot Box Any Time This Wook During Regular Banking Hours and Until 9 P. M. Saturday LAST PUBLISHED SCORES BEFORE CLOSE PRINTED YESTERDAY This week the ballot box, locked, and sealed, uesd in closing The Times-Recorder’s circulation sales campaign and SIO,OOO Gift Distribu tion, is available to candidates and their friends at the Planters Bank, during banking hours. The bank is open daily between the hours of 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. On Saturday the ballot box will remain at the bank until the closing hour when it will be brought to The Times-Recorder of fice and placed conveniently in the business office where it will be avail able for turn-ins until the stroke of 9 o’clock Saturday nigh* the hour for closing the compaign. Details of Final Count To insure fairness in the awarding of the prizes the race will be brought to a close under the sealed ballot box system and- will be under the per sonal supervision of two or more Judges selected form the Advisory Board. During the final days of the campaign, the box—locked and seal ed—will repose in the vaults of a local bank, where candidates and their friends will deposit their final collections and votes. And not until the race has been declared closed will the seals be broken, the bov un locked, and judges begin the final count. In this way no on“, not even the circulation sales campaign man ager or the publishers, can possibly know the final voting strength of the respective candidate, which pre cludes the possibility of favoritism and insures fairness to the minutest degree. Full details an re lating to the plan for closing the cam pagin will be printed today and it is the duty of each and every candidate to be familiar with them. If there is anything you do not understand, anything that is not clear to you, it is your business to seek out the campaign manager and secure the in formation. Must Verify Your Count Every candidate is urged to com pare his or her totals to the end of the Third Period with the records of the Times-Recorder if the count is not absolutely correct, according to your records, notify the campaign ONLY FOUR DAYS MORE AND ITS ALL OVER I - > » BETTER HURRY! Free Voting Coupon JN THE TIMES-RECORDER "EVERYBODY WINS” GRAND GIFT CAMPAIGN GOOD FOR 5 VOTES I herebay cast 5 FREE VOTES to the credit of Miss, Mr. or Mrs * ** **•••••••••••*•••• *•**•**»»••• Addrtsu- This coupon, neatly clipped out, with i.ame and address of the andidate, and mailed or delivered to the Cam paign Department of The Times-Recorder, Americus Ga will count as ; 5 FREE VOTES. It does not cost any thing cast these coupons for your favorite candidate, and re not restricted in any sense in voting them’ Get .1 u ean and send them in—-they all count. r- -;oll or Fold. Deliver in Flat Packages NO'! E —This coupon must be voted on or before Oct manager imediately so that proper correction can be made befo close of the campaign.No corrections will be made after Friday Oct. 30, at 9 P. M. Candidate MUST verify and attest to the correctness of their count before Friday at 9 P.- M. Heretofore out-of-town candidates have had the prviilege of mailing their letters containing subscrip tions from their home town as late at the closing hour of the various periods. This will not be permitted the final nignt of the campaign. All votes and subscriptions must be in the sealed box when the race is clos ed at 9 o,clock sharp next Saturday night Oct. 31. You Must Be In Time Out-of-town candidate should where it is possible to do so arrange to deposite their envelopes in person at the bank, but where this cannot be done, letters containing final remit tances should be addressed to “CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT,” The Times-Recorder, Americus, Georgia, and plainly marked: ‘“FOR SEALED BALLOT BOX, NOT TO BE OPEN ED.” Particular care should be taken to post such letters in good time to reach this office before the final hour and it is advisable that they should be under special devilery stamp. The burden of getting you turnins into the Box is in your own hands. One fact is certain—they must be in the box before the closing hour or they will not be counted. Regarding Personal Cseeks All remittences for subscriptions the final week must be in the form of cash, money order, bank draft or certified check for the full amount to cover. Personal cheeks viH not be accepted. This rule is made in fair ness to all concerned and will be strictly adhered to. Final Period Schedule .The schedule this final period of fers you exactly th e same vote mak ing .opportunites that it offers every other candidate. There are no final favors or advantages. The schedule is here and you can make it jus tas pro fitable to you as your ability war rants.
