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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1928)
S2.000 EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1928 PAGE vs M ax — — — — B— — THREE *M '“ I I IN EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS “ EVERYBODY WINS” CIRCULATION BOOSTER CAMPAIGN Those Who Join the Chevrolet Coach, Prize Given For Greatest Number Of Votes Unusual Features Of “Gift Club" will be The Big Campaign Agreeably Surprised for New Subscriptions to see how many people appreciate a go>d weekly newspaper. The housewife has the same opportunity nr tin' experienced sales man in this campaign. Every woman knows the value and importance o f a good, re i d.lc newspaper, so does every man. The fie l i is open to all, and all go into it knowing each has a chance to obtain a valuable prize, or other compensation fo r their services. I t ’s an a ffa ir for the grown-ups, as well as the younger folks. It w ill be a short and snappy race in which everybody wins a valuable prize or receives a substantial sum in cash. Remember this campaign lasts only eight short weeks, ending on the 17th day of March, St. Patrick’s Day. Someone will be paid at the rates o f about $100 per week fo r this time. How the Prizes Will Be Awarded The first grandwapital prize, the Chevrolet Coach, will go to the candidate polling the greatest number o f votes in the entire cam paign. The second prize, the Ford Roadster, will be awarded to the candidate polling the sec ond highest number o f votes In the entire territory. The next highest in the contest w ill receive the $200 Radio Set. The fourth highest will receive the $150 Radio Set. The next candidate will receive the $50 cash prize. The next highest will receive the $25 cash prize. The next highest will receive the $10 cash prize, and i f such contestant, or i f any o f the contestants receive prizes amounting to less than 10 per cent o f the business turned in, they will be given cash to equal said 10 per cent. However, all candidates must re main active until the close. E ve!; one will get a fair and square deal. In order that absolute fairness and impar Li: lity may be observed, and to oft'sei any opinions that may be formed as t o sealing: \ th rd ilates, rbic drive will Ltr unde: tin supervision of an advisory body or local '-us ir.es3 men who w ill act ns judges and whose honesty and integrity will be beyond re proach. 1 hcv will see that the campaign »3 closed as pe; the rules and have entire enarge of the closing, checking, counting aim awarding the prizes. This takes it out o f the hands o f the newspaper entirely, except tne help It can give during the campaign. W ill be on display at the Cascade Motor Company soon The Chevrolet Coach ........ $733.95 Ford Roadster .............. Radio S e t ......................... 200.00 Radio S e t ......................... 150.00 Cash p r iz e ....................... 50.00 Cash ................................. 25.00 Cash ................................. 10.00 Estimated Cash Com........ 500.00 A cash commission o f 10 per cent on all business turned in w ill be paid candidates who fail to win prizes, or if such commission w ill amount to more than the prize won the difference w ill be paid. NOMINATION BLANK Miss (Mrs. or M r.)..................................................... ............................................................. as a candidate in The Everybody Wins G ift Cam paign Note— Only one coupon accepted for each candidate nominated F IR S T — To fam iliarize every man, woman and child in Eastern Clackamas county with the News, the only newspaper in the east ern part of the county, and to increase the quality circulation of this paper throughout the county. SECOND— To arouse keener appreciation, more interest and en thusiasm in good, clean salesmanship, and at the same time enable the News to recruit the salesmen and saleswomen from the ranks o f its readers and friends. The News has made its g ift offer unusually liberal and espec ially attractive for those men and women who can utilize a small part o f their spare time to profitable advantage by taking part in this interesting competition, which affords a training in salesman ship seldom accorded, as well as awards o f high value. Anyone who has tact s a good candidate. It requires no ex perience. There are no obstacles to overcome. You can sell the News easily. ‘ The people want to know what is going on in their community and this paper has no competition in the territory it serves. And renewals count the same as new subscriptions. Old accounts collected will count the same as subscriptions. Vote Schedule and Subscription Price of Eastern Clackamas News I • F IR S T PERIOD l 2 S 4 5 fi 10 to Saturday Night February 18 Price Votes year $ 1.50 12,000 years 3.00 30,000 years 4.50 60,000 6.00 120,000 years years 7.50 240,000 years 9.00 360,000 15.00 680,000 years I ! 1 i su bs cr ip t io n t u r n e d SECOND PERIOD THIRD PERIOD February 19 to Saturday Niffbt , March 10 Price Votes year $ 1.50 9,C0< 1 2 years 3.00 22,500 4.50 45,000 3 years 6.00 90,000 4 years 5 years 7.50 180,000 >i nn 270,000 6 years 10 years 15.00 510,000 Ma rch 11 to Saturday Night, March 17 Price Votes $ 1.50 1 year 6,000 2 years 3.00 15,000 3 years 4.50 30.000 6.00 60.000 4 years 5 years 7.50 120,00C 6 years 9.00 180,000 10 years 15.00 340,000 The above declining o f votes will positively not he changed during the campaign. A special vote ballot good fo r 100,000 extra voter will he ’ »sued o’l every “ club” o f o20 turned in. This special o ffe r will remain in e ffe c t du.ing the entire campaign and will be considered a part o f the regular schedule. Honor rolls will draw 10,000 votes. Ladies’ special stationery will dr»'*’ the same as subscriptions but w ill not commence until the second period in b y any candidate in the G i f t C l u b C a m p a i g n w i ll g e t 20 ,0 00 e x t r a v o t e s in a d d it io n to the r e g u l a r sc he d ul e and o p p o r t u n i t y co u p o n pu blis hed e l s e w h e r e in this pa p e r . Th is w i ll g i v e y o u a g o o d start. B r i n g this co up on w i t h yo u , i f y o u w a n t this c r e d i t No Cost to Enter; Men, Women Eligible Every Name .......................................................................................... ered man b y th e and wom an Eastern in th e field cov C l a c k a m a s N e w s ■* I n v i t e d to j o in o u r G i f t C lu b a nd sh ar e in the aw a r ds . Nominate a Friend I f you do not care to enter the contest yourself, nominate some one whom you think would like a new car fo r a few Peeks’ effort. Coupons appearing in another part o f this paper every issue until the contest closes will count the same as regularly earned credits. .Jump in today and put your community on the- map in big red letter» by winning one o f theie prize». No luck, no chance, ju»t houeat e ffo rt. Remember, »tart N O W and have the advantage. Procrastination is the thief o f time. This is a short campaign. It closes on Saturday evening, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, at 8 o’clock p. m. Ride home in yom own new auto on that date. Come into the o ffic e fo r any further In formation. Clanks and all you w ill need to start will be furnished you. The offic e w ill be open evenings during the campaign. Two Bold Purpose in This Campaign Up fi r s t ENTER YOUR NAME NOW I hereby nominate and cast 10,000 votes for Address Good For 20,000 Credits TH E PRIZE LIST The object o f the drive is to increase the circulation o f the Eastern Clackamas News. No other object except to make It a profit- sharing one to those who take part. The prizes offered can be won only in a llgltlmate manner, and under a method which we will be glad to explain to anyone if they do not fully understand the conditions and rut« s as printed in this issue o f the News. I t ’s your opportunity. W i l l y o u g r a s p it ? A n h o u r a d a y w i ll pa y . R E M E M B E R this is a sh ort c a m p a i g n — ju st a f r a c t i o n o v e r e i g h t sh ort w e e k s , e n d i n g on St. P a t r i c k ’ s D a y , M a r c h 17. W i l l y o u d r i v e tior .i: n r.ew C h e v r o l e t C oa ch , o r Fore’ roadster- -;n that day? O r w i ll y o u t a k e »tome a nic e r a d i o o r s o m e o f th e cash p r i z e s as w e l l as cash c o m missions. E n t e r th e c o n t e s t t o d a y if y o u w ish t o w i n t he se a w a r d s. THIS NOMINATION COUPON CREDITS YOU WITH 100,000 ----- ------- ------------- --------------— EXTRA VOTES OPPORTUNITY COUPON Good for 100,000 Extra Votes This Coupon Counts Member’s Name.................................. A d d ress.............................................. This coupon and a one-year paid-in-advance subscription or the equivalent thereof entitles the member to 100,000 extra votes in audition to the regular schedule. Only four o f these coupons allowed any one member. 100.000 VOTES And you can u:e Four o f Them THE RULES AND REGULATIONS TV. a t d . _ i • • - 1— Any white person o f good character residing in this county is eligible to enter and compete fo r a prize. Nominations may be made at any time during the campaign. 2— No employe or near relative o f any employe o f this newspaper is eligible to enter the contest. W e reserve the right to reject any nomination. 3— The winners o f the prizes w ill be decided by their accredited credits, said _ credits oeing repre sented by the ballots issued on business turned in to the News and coupons clipped from the papers. 4— Candidates are not confined to their own par ticular town or community in which to secure cred its and subscriptions, but may take orders anywhere in the United States. However there is an increase in subserptiion rates outside Clackamas county. 5— Cash must accompany all oroers where credits are desired. There will be no exception to this rule. Candidates will be allowed to collect sub scriptions and renewals and credits will be issued on both alike. G— Credits are free. It costs the subscriber noth ing extra to vote fo r his favorite, nutiscribers should ask fo r credits when paying their subscrip tions. 7— Credits cannot be purchased. Every cent ac cepted during the campaign must represent suh- scriptions, and stationery credits. 8— Credits are not transferable. Candidates can not withdraw in favor o f another candidate. Should a candidate withdraw from the race his or her credits w ill be cancelled. Neither will it be per missible fo r candidates to give or transfer sunscrlp- tions to other candidates. Credits on such trans ferred subscriptions will be subject to disqualifica tion at the discretion o f the management. 9— A n y conclusion on the part o f candidates to nullify competition or any other combination ar rangement o f e ffo rt to the detriment o f candidate; or this newspaper w ill not be tolerated. *n y car. didate or candidates entering into or taking part in such an agreement, arrangement or effo rt, will fo r fe it all rights to a prize or commission. 10— A n y ballot issued on subscription» may be held in reserve and cast at the discretion o f the candidate. The printed coupons appearing from week to week in this paper must be cast before the expiration date appearing thereon. 11— In event o f a tie fo r anyone o f tne prizes a prize identical in value will be given each tying contestant. 12— N o statement, assertion, or promtse, ellher written or verbal, made by any o f the solicitor», agents, or candidate« w ill be recognized by tile pub lishers or the campaign management. 13— In case o f typographical or other error It :s understood that neither the publisher or m e cam paign manager shall be neul responsible, except fo r the necessary correction upon the seme. 14— Every candidate is an authorized agent o> this newspaper, and as such may collect subscrip tion payments from present as well a- reo.a nev. subscribers. 15— A subscriber once turned in by a candidate and extended at any time during the campaign be yond the time it was originally turned in f o i , will have the same vote value as though the full -uu scription had been turned in originally. it;— It is distinctly understood and agreed f.ia candidates will be responsible fo r all monies co. lected and that they will remit such amounts in fu ll at frequent intervals or on demand to he cam paign department. 17— There will be sevcial big prizes awaracd be sides a ten per cent cash commission to all A C T IV E non-prize winners, but it is distinctly understood that in the event that A N Y candidate becomei I N A C T IV E , failing to make a weekly casii report., nc or she will at the discretion o f the management, become disqualified, and thereby fo rfe it all rignts to a prize or commission. 18— To insure absolute fairness and impartiality in the awarding o f the prizes, the c; mpaign will be brought to a close under the “ sealed ballot box” system. During tile entire last week o f tne race, n hailot box, locked and sealed, will repose :n tne local bank where candidates and their rrren rs wili deposit their final cash collections and reverve votes. When the race has been declared cio ed n committee o f local business men, wno will acc as the official judges in awarding ihe prizes, wiil take charge o f the ballot box, break the seal.-, unlock the box and make the final count o f the votes. In this way no one, not even the campaign manngcr, raa possibly know the number o f votes held by any can didatc until after the judges have made the final count, which precludes any possibility o f favoritism and guarantees fairness to the minutest degree. 19— Candidates are allowed to organize 'heir friends and get all the help possible in the promo tion o f their campaign. 20— The Eastern Clackamas News guarantees fair and impartial treatment to all candidates, but should any question arise, the decision o f the man agement will be absolute and final. In accepting nominations candidates agree to abide by the above conditions. W