The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-10-16


1t is estimated that $500 extra
will be given away in commissions.
Every active contestant who doesn't
win Il capital prize, will he given
cash commissions of 20 per cent on
all money turned in.
Naturally many readers will ask
why paper wants so much circu-
latiOn. The answer is easy. A.
newspaper depends for its living on
its advertising. The more circula-
ton Il paper has. the more advertis-
ing it gets. and the more pages 1t
carries, the more room for news 1t
will have. and it's readers will find
more entertainment and all-round
good value for their money.
THE INDEPENDENTS shop can
easily turn out twice as many papers
as it has ever handled. 1t WAS
built large enough to take care OF
future needs. The town is growing
and needs a paper to thOrOly cover
the entire territory that trades with
it. Good roads make Elizabeth City
more of trading center than ever,
for these n-coantiss Of northeast.
ern. North Carolina.
THE INDEPENDENT should
easily have twice as many papers
going in these immediate counties;
in fact it could put ont 10 600 papers
almost aS easy. But the circulation
has not been worked actively. to-
ward any increase for years.
Come on and get ili the race for
the hig prizes. Your territory is the
counties of Camden, Currituck, Pas
quotank. Perquimans. 'ChOwan,
Gates. Washington, lTyrrell, Dare
and Hyde.
| Every contestant in THE INDE-
PENDENT'S big gift distribution
will receive an award. No one
works for nothing. Men, women,
boys, and girls are all eligible to
take part in this wonderful OppOr-
trmity. THE INDEPENDENT has
the best equipped shop in this Sec
tion and capable of careing for a
much larger circulation and for this
reason is going to enlarge its FAM
lily of readers by Offering some valll-
able gifts to those who assist in
attaining this objective.
THE INDEPENDENT believes in
its field. it believes i'm its army OF
readers: it believes I'm its future and
the future Of the community, these
are the reasons for this gigantic
Joyous gift distribution during the
next six weeks. And it Is with this
gigantic Gift Distribution that THE
INDEPENDENT hopes to reach out
and add many friends and also read
erS to its already big family"
This is to be "A memorable event.
1t is to he unlike anything ever be.
fore attempted here. 1t Is to be a
friend-making campaign.
In addition to the fine autOm0-
hiles and the other handsome
awards, TINE INDEPENDENT is
making it possible for every mar.
woman, boy or girl who takes part
ir this distribution to be prize
winner. Everybody Wins" Is the
slogan. And everybody does win.
j That every one participating In
this election may know in advance
that Everybody Wins there will
he set aside sum of money to he
paid in cash commissions. This Is
over and above the prizes. Did you
ever hear Of anything more fair! No
and no one else ever did.
/ Now. why does THE INDEPEN-
I DENT put up $1,000 in Gifts? Why
does TIE INDEPENDENT guaran-
tee every reader who is active in the
election valuable consideration for
her or his effort? There are two
reasons: F'irst-this is friend
making election, Second-only by
conducting a fair and liberal elec.
ton, with gifts of value to every.
one, who participates, will it be pos.
sible for THE INDEPENDENT to
accomplish its aim. And what Is
THE INDEPENDENTS aim? How
can THE LNDEfLSDF ~ ford 10
give Tree without oDe cent OIL e.