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Thursday, October 21. 1954
_ _ EXTRA EFFORT THIS WEEK WINS
STOPONE MILLION VOTES
AND FIGURE ON
GETTING THE
WINNING VOTES
DURING THIS
EXTRA VOTE
PERIOD
How Prizes will Be Awarded
Under the contest rules, entrants can win prizes as
follows:
All entrants will be eligible to win the new 1954 Chevro
let “Two-Ten” 4-door Sedan. This includes residents of
Newton and Rockdale Counties, residents of the Southern
and Eastern part of Walton. Eeastern DeKalb, Northern
Henry, Northern Jasper and Western Morgan Counties. The
person entering from this area and securing the largest
number of vote credits by any or all of the methods of
obtaining them will be aw'arded the Chevrolet on October
30, 1954.
All entrants from this section will be eligible to win the
|SOO CASH. The one securing the second largest vote total
will be awarded this prize.
After the FIRST and SECOND PRIZES are awarded the
entrant from the ROCKDALE DISTRICT with the next larg
est vote total will be awarded the $484.80 HOTPOINT HOME
FREEZER. This district includes entrants residing in Rock
dale County, Eastern DeKalb, Western Walton to Highway
No. 81, Southern Gwinette, South of Highway 78, and the
portion of Henry bordering on Rockdale county to Highway
20.
The entrant with the next highest vote total, regardless
of residence, will be warded the $299.95 Frigidaire Automatic
Washer, and the next highest the $249.95 Westinghouse Tele
vision.
The SIOO DEFENSE BOND will be awarded to the Negro
entrant, regardless of district, finishing with the largest vote
total, providing it is not the first, second, third or fourth
highest vote. If a Negro entrant or Negro entrants wins any
of the four main prizes, dhe SIOO Bond will go to the next
highest Negro entrant. If no Negroes enter or if they do
enter and fail to. comply with the contest rules that apply
to all entrants or fail to make regular weekly reports, this
prize will not be awarded to any other entrant. No entrant
can win two prizes.
IMPORTANT RULES
4. Vote credits issued for subscriptions will be in accordance
with the schedule published in this issue, including the first
week cash and vote coupon, which will become a first period
coupon minus extra cash, one week after a contestant makes
his or her first cash report. This coupon will decrease in
value 25,000 votes every week, starting one week prior to
the close of the first period. Right is reserved to issue extra
votes not to exceed the value of 10 each of these coupons,
also on extended subscriptions.
5. Votes are not transferable. One contestant cannot with
draw in favor of another contestant or give subscriptions to
another contestant. Contestants violating his rule are subject
to disqualification. <
6. Any collusion on the part of contestants to nullify com
petition or any other combination formed to the detriment
of these newspapers, or contestants is forbidden. Contestants
taking part in such combination and violating this rule are
subject to disqualification at the descretion of the management.
7. All votes issued to contestants may be held in reserve and
be published at the discretion of these newspapers. Published
standings will show only enough votes to show the leaders
for the prizes.
8. The winners of the prizes will be decided by thek - earned
vote credits, said credits represented by votes issued for cash
subscription collections, extra votes for turning them in at
certain intervals, and the free coupons clipped from these
newspapers.
9. Contestants in this contest are authorized representatives
of these newspapers but it is understood and agreed that they
will be held responsible for all money collected and will
remit such amounts in full on regular report days to the
Contest Department. Right is reserved to take reports daily
after first period.
10. No statement or promise made by any representatives
varying from the rules and statements appearing in these
newspapers will be recognized by the publisher. In case of
typographical or other error in a rule or statement, it is un
derstood that neither the contest manager nor the publisher
shall be held responsible except to make necessary corrections
upon discovery of same.
11. To insure absolute fairness in awarding the prizes, the
contest will be brought to a close under a sealed ballot box,
in which the final returns will he p ai d and opened by a
board of three impartial judges at a g.. ui hour. By doing this,
no one—not even the contest manager, can possibly know who
the prize winners will be. This precludes any possibility of
favoritism and insures absolute fairness in awarding the
prizes. The decision of the judges will be final.
12. In event of a tie for any of the prizes, a prize identical
in value will be given each tying contestant.
13. ALL CONTESTANTS will be paid $2.00 for each "club”
during the first week of activity. Active contestants who do
not win prizes will be paid 10 percent (10%) cash commis
sions on the amount of cash collected for subserpitions, after
first week. It is distinctly understood, however, that in event
any contestant becomes INACTIVE, failing to make weekly
cash reports, he or she will at the discretion of the manage
ment, become disqualified and forfeit all right to a prize or
commission.
14. These newspapers guarantee fair and impartial treatment
of all contestants, but should any question arise the decision
of the management will be final.
15. In becoming a contestant, each person agrees to abide
by the above rules and conditions.
16. This contest officially opens with the first published list
of contestants, and continues until October 30. 1954
(Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
For Turning In The Most Money For Subscriptions
A Ballot good tor ONE MILLION VOTES wM bo added to the total vote of the contestant turning hi the LARGEST AMOUNT OF MONEY for subscriptions from Monday, Oct.
18, through Saturday, Oct. 23, V p.m. These are in addition to all other votes. They are the only extra votes to be given. They will "LINE UP” THE BIG PRIZE WINNERS. WIN
one of these FOUR VOTE BALLOTS and win a prine. The official judges of rhe contest win add ONE MILLION VOTES to year total after rhe final votes are counted if you turn
in the MOST MONEY for subscriptions THIS WEEK —* during the Third Vote Period.
750,000 Extra Votes
Added for 2nd Amount of Money This Week
VOTES WIN WIN A BALLOT WIN A PRIZE
THESE VOTE BALLOTS “LINE UP” THE PRIZE WINNERS
*
Here is YOUR FINAL OPPORTUNITY to do Something about winning that now Chevrolet. If you are a little discouraged; if you "let up." here h a chance to redeem your
self. Soon your friends will be ashing "where did you finish?" If you slacken now and FAIL TO WIN, you have no one to blame but yourself. Failure to WORK NOW means
BITTER disappointment and defeat, not o nly to you but your friends who have supported you. thinking they were helping a friend who would be in there fighting a game to the
. finish. The priie you win is squarely up to you. It’s WOR K AND GET RESULTS "NOW OR NEVER."
FIRST GRAND CAPITAL PRIZE
NEW 1954
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"TWO-TEN" 4-DOOR SEDAN fc-
This prize can be won by any entrant—Winner n —
Must Buy License Hates
To be supplied by and be on display at
GINN MOTOR COMPANY
202 CLARK STREET COVINGTON, GA.
FOURTH PRIZE
NEW 1955
Westinghouse Television
With 21-Inch Screen
SELLS FOR $249.95
Mahogany Cabinet
Covington Electric Co.
Pric.s and Schaal a of Veto* for New and Ron.wal Subscription*
THE COVINGTON MWS and THf CONYERS NEWS
Th. feHowmg as ««* w wHI b. ««u.d far aaSsampikHM fer during Ga $4,500 iubser^boa Gan+arfs
COVIN ^^e NfWS CONYERS NEWS PERIOD 2nd PERIOD 3rd PERIOD FINAL PERIOD
P * ICES PRICES Thra Oct. 2 Thru Oct. 14 Thru Oct. 23 Thru Oct. 30
m Georgia In Georgi. VOTES VOTES VOTES VOTES
I Year 2.00 4 Y.«rs $4.00 100,000 40,000 80,000 75 000
I Year. 4.00 4 Y..r« _ 4.00 40,000 35,000 30,000 25 000
S Years 4.00 2 Year. 3.00 10,000 8,000 7 000 4 000
5 Year. $9.00 I Year 1.50 4,000 J,OOO 2,000 I’oOO
ADD 50c par year to above for subseriptien. 200,000 VOTES ADDED TO THE ABOVE FOR EVERY $20.00 WORTH (Club)
out of th. State of Georgia. OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TURNED kN.
25,000 EXTRA VOTES GIVEN FOR CASH SUBSCRIFTION REFORTS ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
NOTE: Conyars News subscriptions for on. and two years aarn th. same vet. credit as subscription, for Th. Covington Naw.. No extra
votes will be issued on subscriptions out of the State of Georgia,
Subscribers Can Extend Their Time and Give Favorite Extra Votes:
If you have paid a $2.00 Covington News subscription, you can pay
$7.00 more, get 4 more years, and give contestant 96,000 VOTES.
If you have paid a $1.50 Conyers News subscription, you can pay $7.50
more, get 5 more years, and give contestant 96,000 VOTES.
If you have paid a ONE YEAR subscription to any contestant, you can
give any contestant ONE MORE YEAR, and it gives 6,000 VOTES.
EXTEND YOUR TIME — HELP YOUR FAVORITE WIN NOW
THE COVINGTON NEWS
THESE VOTES HELP CONTESTANTS WIN THESE PRIZES
500,000 Extra Votes
Added for 3rd Amount of Money This Week
Special Negro Prize *
SIOO.OO BOND
(See How Prizes Will Be Awarded)
To Be Delivered to Winner By—
BANK of COVINGTON &
TRUST COMPANY
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
250,000 Extra Votes
Added for 4th Amount of Money This Week
ROCKDALE DISTRICT PRIZE
NEW $484.80
HOME FREEZER
17.2 CUBIC FT.
Holds 604 lbs. frozen foods
On Display At
Steele Hdwe & Electric Co.
"WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS" CONYERS, GA.
SECOND PRIZE
$500.00
CRCU
AaDJnl
THIS PRIZE CAN BE
WON BY ANY ENTRANT
THIRD PRIZE
This Prize Can Be Won by Any Entrant
NEW 5299.95
FRIGIDAIRE
AUTOMATIC
WASHER
Supplied by and on display at—
Major Appliance Co.
212 Washington St. Covington Ga.
CASH COMMISSIONS PAID TO
ACTIVE NON-PRIZE WINNERS
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