Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-22
CASH PRIZE OFFER
FOR BEST LETTERS
ON BEATING WEEVIL,
Leaders Campaign to Beat Boil
Weevll Will Close March l
READERS ASK EXTENSION
Want Contest Open Until After
National Conference in Atlanta

AT the request of Leader ENTERPRISE
readers who are interested in the bolt
Weevil letter contest, the closing date
OF the contest has been extended from
today, February 22nd, to next Thurs
day.. March /. A number of nros-
pective contestants state that thew
want to wait until after the national
conference for boil weevil control, in
session in Atlanta this week. before
writing their letters.
In view of the fact that the sole MR.
pose of the contest is to bring forth
good ideas to help in making better
crop of cotton this wear. these reonests
were granted in the belief that better
suggestions might reasonably be ex-
pected after the contestants had read
IN the daily press. as we'll as the Lead
eer, what the speakers at the conference
had said about the question,
Widespread Interest
considerable interest had been arous-
ed by the contest, not only in the i'm
mediate section, but other places the
Leader circulates. One of the contest
letters comes from so far away as At
lanta. While this is gratifying to the
Leader to have so wide an interest
created in its efforts against the cotton
pest. it should not discourage home
folks who want to enter the contest.I
1t is likely that people here in the wire
grass country can tell more about
what to do in fighting the weevil than
some one IN Atlanta could. However,
that will be entirely up to the judges.
Prospective contestants who do not
subscribe to daily papers but who want
to see what they have to report on the
national wetvil conference can see them
at the Leader office any day this week
Visitors will be welcomed. They will
carry more complete reports than the
Leader has room to carry.
Rules of Cor AZ
Entrance in the bou Aeevil contest
IS easy, The contest isl Zen to anyone
living anywhere. The letters are linn
tied to 500 words in length. 1t is not
much work to write 500 words and no
one will be permitted to write more
than that SO everyone has an equal
chance. The judges of the contest will
be men not connected with the Lead
er Enterprise or interestd in anyway
with the contest.
The man, woman or child who wants
to enter the contest should simply write
his or her ideas on "How I Can Beat
The Boil Weevil" and mail the letter to
the Boil Weevil Contest Judges, The
Leader. Fitzgerald, Ga" Contestants
may bring them to the Leader office
in person if they wish.
Prizes are Offered
A total of $50 is offered to be divid-
ed among the three best letter writer's.
IT a one year subscription to the Lead
er is sent, either new subscription or
renewal, the first place winner will re-
ceive SIS. If no subscription is sent.
the winner will receive SIS. If the Sec
ond place winner sends one year sub
scrlption, new or renewal, he or she
will receive $40. If no subscription
is sent, the prize will be So. If the
third place winner send a one year
subscription, he or she will receive SIS.
If no subscription is sent, he or she
will receive 81. The qualifying blank
tor the larger prizes is printed else
where in today's paper
The Leader believes that if its read
ers respond to this offer, ideas will be
brought out that will help considerab-
ly in making better crop of cotton
this year than was made last Year and
thus increasing the prosperity of ev-
eryone in this section.