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The SPRINGFIELD NEWS Announces
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Starting
April 10, 1931
Ending 8 p.m.
Wednesday,
June 3, 1931
(For Lane County Residents Only)
$4,000.00 in Valuable Gifts and Commissions
to be Given FREE in a County-Wide, short 46-day, Subscription Drive!
FIRST GRAND PRIZE - Graham Paige Sedan
Special Six Sedan
(Six window» Four speeds)
SECOND GRAND PRIZE
LIST OF PRIZES
Choice of Ford Tudor Sedan or Coupe
$1335.00
1. GRAHAM-PAIGE Special Six Sedan
647.00
2. FORD TUDOR Sedan or Coupe
300.00
3. ALASKA TRIP for two persons
145.00
4. ATWATER-KENT Radio
75.00
5. Merchandise Certificate
at Fulop's Department Store, Springfield
6. Cash
Hundreds of dollars set aside to pay for cash
commissions, cash prizes, etc. estimated
$4000.00
Total
THIRD GRAND PRIZE
Trip for Two People to Alaska
Purcliased of
852 Pearl Street
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NEW
TUDO R
SED A N
Purchased of
ANDERSON MOTORS. Inc.
Springfield Authorized Ford Agency
ALL EXPENSES PAID
CHAS. TAYLOR S OARAGE
FORD
Eugene. Oregon
Everybody Receives 10% Cash Commissions Each Week based on their Subscription Sales up to 8 p.m. May 29
and an additional 19% if they do not win a prize. You can“EARN and WIN” in this Campaign - What could be fairer?
FOURTH PRIZE
Rules of Campaign
Any person of good ch a ra c te r, over IS years old. resid in g In l-cn«> co u n ty ..ex cep t a salaried em ployee of this
new spaper. I» eligible to e n te r and com pete for a prize. N om inations may be m ade at any tim e d u rin g the cam-
jm lgu up to Mav 20. Inclusive.
Atwater Kent Radio
Any ballot Issued may I» held In reserv e and cast a t the discretio n of th e candidate.
No' lodge, club o r o rg an isatio n accepted pn a body.
Ballot Box
T he cam paign will be brought to a close under the sealed ballot system . D uring the final period
of th e cam paign the co n testan ts will deposit th e ir subscriptions and rem ittan ces etc.. Into a locked and
sealed ballot box. No one. not even the cam paign m anager, will know how much any co n testan t
accom plishes during th a t time.
Official Judges
No assertio n , statem en t or promise, eith e r w ritten o r verbal, by candidatea o th e r th an as outlined in this
announcem ent will he recognised by th e publisher or the cam paign d ep artm en t.
Voles a re not traneferuble. I'w ndidates cannot w ithdraw In favor or an o th e r candidate.
w ithdraw , then hla o r h er votes will be cancelled.
Should a candidate
D uring the last tw o weeks of the cam paign four prom inent business men In Lane county will be
selected and asked to act as official Judges. They will declare th e cam paign closed a t 8 p. m. Ju n e 3,
1931, and will then open the ballot box and count the votes earned by the co n te sta n ts for th e sub
scriptions they have deposited into the ballot box nnd they will check the votes Issued to c o n testan ts
by th e cam paign m anager for the first and second e rio d s W hen they have com pleted the check they
will aw ard th e prizes to th e w inners im m ediately.
Any collusion on th e part of the candidatea to nullfy com petition or any o th e r com bination arran g em en t or
effort d etrim en tal to o th er candidates, will not be to lerated by thia new spaper.
Any can d id ate tak in g p a rt or
entering Into such an ag reem en t will forfeit all right to a prlxe or com m ission.
C andidates will be responsible for all money collected and th at they
frequent In terv als or on dem and, to th e cam paign d ep artm en t.
will rem it such am ounts In full at
How Prizes Will Be Awarded
T here will he a cash com m laaton given to all can d id ates wlm do not win prises, hut It is distin ctly understood
that In the event a n y candidate becom es INACTIVE by f i l i n g Io m ake a cash re p o rt a t least once each week,
und have a totul re m ittan ce of not less th an |2 5 for th e en tire cam paign, he or she wilt a t th e d iscretion of the
ma 'ugemenl. become disqualified and th erefo re forfeit all rig h t to a prlxe o r com m ission.
At the close of th e cam paign the official Judg es will count the votes and th e c o n te sta n t having
•he g re a te st vote total for the en tire cam paign will be aw arded the U raham -I’alge autom obile which is
the firs t prize. The co n testan t having the next g re a te st am ount of votes will be aw arded th e Ford
autom obile which is the second prize. The c o n te sts, i having the next g re a te st am ount of votes will
be aw arded th e Alaska T rip for two persons, w hich - the th ird prize. Votes earned for the sale of
e ith e r or both new spapers sponsoring th is cam paign will count tow ard th e first th ree prizes.
T his n ew spaper g u aran tees fair und Im partial tre a tm e n t to all can d id ates, but should any question arise, the
dec sloti of th e m anagem ent will he conclusive and final.
The m anagem ent reserv es the right to co rrect any typographical e rro rs th at may occur In any of Its announce-
tm Ills or to Issue votes on ad v ertisin g or Job printing.
The cam paign m nnager reserv es th e right to re je c t o b jectionable nom inations.
In case of a tie for any of (lie prizes, a prlxe ideitfticul w 'il be given each of the tlelng co n testan ts.
In accepting nom inations can d id ates agree to abide by th e above conditions
WRIGHT <& SONS
Springfield, Oregon
Canipulgn opens April 10, and closes a t 8 p. m. We Inesday, Ju n e .1, 19.11.
Weekly Commissions
Schedule of Votes
PRICE
$1.75
3.50
5,00
«.50
7 50
TERM
Due Year
. Two Years
Three Years
..... Four Years
Five Years
VoYES
2,000
5,000
15,000
30,000
50,000
ThfH schedule I h for regular votes earned on new
subscriptions during the entire eampalgn. Renewals will
earn the full amount of votes during the first period only
and ufter date which is May 1«. renewals will count one
half of the amount shown In the above schedule.
This eampalgn Is named "Earn and Win” because each
person participating is paid ten percent cash commission
weekly; based on their total subscription sales for the
previous week. There is no limit to the amount of cash
to he earned as the more subscriptions sold, the more
commission wil he paid. The more cash a contestant
earns during the campaign, the greater is their oppor
tunity to win the first prize. There are absolutely no
losers in this campaign as everyone who is entered and
remains active until the close will win one of the prizes
or they will be paid an additional ten percent of their
total subscription sales for the entire campaign.
EVERYBODY WINS—What could be Fairer?
A fter the first th ree grand prizes have been aw arded the next th re e c o n testan ts having th e g re a t
est to tal of votes for th e sale of The Springfield News and the n ext th ree c o n te sta n ts having the
g reu test total of vote« for the sale of the Eugene li cord will be aw arded the th ree prlxes given by
each new spaper In advertised o rd er In the order in wh ch they finish In th e vote standing. All others
who have rem ained active throughout the cam paign will he aw arded 10% cash com m ission based on
th e ir to tal subscription sales.
Bonus Vote Period
How to Get Votes
There will be three periods in the campaign and bonus
votes will be given on new subscriptions turned in during
these periods as follows:
First Period from the beginning until 8 p. in. May 16th,
each $20 in new subscriptions earn 60,000 extra votes.
Second Period from the end of the first period until
8 p. m. May 29th. each $20 in new subscriptions earns
40,000 extra votes.
Third Period from the end of the second period until
the close of the campaign which is 8 p. m. Wednesday,
June 3, 1931, each $20 in new subscriptions earns 20,00o
extra votes.
NO BONUS VOTES GIVEN ON RENEWALS
Votes t an he earned by clipping the nomination coupon
below which counts 5,000 votes for the person whose
name appears on same and by selling subscriptions to
this newspaper or to the Eugene Record. Many extra
votes can be earned by getting subscriptions early in
the campaign. See explanation under Honus Vote
Periods._______________________________________
BIO TEN DAY PERIOD FOR EACH CONTESTANT—
D uring a c o n testan t s first ten w orking days In the cam paign
they will earn double th e am ount of reg u lar votes as shown in
th e vote schedule for all su bscriptions turned In w h eth er new
o r renew als. T his Is th e biggest vote earn in g opportunity of th e
e n tire cam paign.
Address
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as a contestant in the Ben Franklin “Earn and
Win” Campaign.
Nomination Coupon
THIS COUPON TURNED IN BY MAY 20, 1931 IS GOOD FOR
5.000 FREE VOTES
I hereby enter and cast 5,000 Votes for
Miss, Mr. or Mrs..............................................................—•
NOTE—Only one nomination coupon accepted for each contestant
Nominate yourself or a friends today.
For Full Information Inquire “CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT” The SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Phone 2