Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-01
Stanton Tribune Stages Subscription Contest

time decided not to conduct SUBJ
scription contest this year owing to
the depression. But, times have
changed so in the last few weeks and
prosperity is just around the corner,
this is the concensus OF opinion, OF
every leading business man from Inc
highest, who is President HERBERT
Hoover, down to the corner grocery
store man. The new change OF front
has changed our mind, and especlai-
lv from the bright prospect OF our
own territory.
The public will recall, the former
contest that were conducted on such
a high plane by this newspaper. Each
wear this paper besides adding nun
dreds of new subscribers to its list
have turned over two hundred doi
lars back to its contestants each yea
who have been the staunch readers
OF the only Negro newspaper pun
lsbed in the Valley of Virginia. This
wear the contest will be conducted
on the same high plane, excepting,
there will be minimum as In former
years. The highest in the race Will be
awarded the prizes, irrlgardless Oh
how many subscriptions they turn
in. The contest will be worked on tne
following plan: in each paper there
will be coupon for fifty (ool
VOTES, these coupons will be Oh
the same value in each issue from
Nov. 18th to Dec. %, 1880. To WIN
tbe nrizes all YOU have to do to win
the prizes will be to cut the coupons
out of the paper, and send them IN
and they will be totaled each week.
the person having the greatest num-
Der of coupons, will and what SUP,
scriptions they may wish to get Will
be awarded the first prize. This con-
test is being conducted primarily to
get weekly readers, however, there
will be those who live in the rural
and other districts where there chan-
ces will not be as good to WIN, as
those who live where there are nun
dreds of readers. For these people,
ach subscription these people secure
they will be given $500 Votes.
An the subscriptions that were
gotten in the last years subscription
Contest will expire Nov. 18th. If, per
chance, there are any who have not
received their paper each insertion,
they will be given credit for TINS on
their new subscription. VI all inc
contests that this paper has conduct
ed. this bids fair to become the most
popular as it will be easier to win, as
there will be no minimum. We mean
bv this that, we do not say this year
as last that, if you will give us Zooo
subscriptions, we will give you an
automobile, we say this get in the,
RACE, and the highest OF the con-
testants will get a Radio, regardless
os the number of subscriptions ana
Votes you turn in, just so you are
the highest. 80,
Every man, woman and child who
are readers of this paper are invited
to become contestants: The. final
rules of the contest will be in the
next issue of the paper read them
carefully, and nominate yourself as
a friend and get into the Race and
win a valuable prize. Added to this
unheard of proposition, is the fact
that on each SUBSCRIPTION, you
turn in paid up you are to receive
10 per cent in cash, should you not
win a prize, by this method there IS
no possible way Of not winning some
thing. ,..,
Persons who desire to get a little
spare change and also a valuable
prize for Xmas are asked to commun-
icate with Contest manager Of the
Staunton Tribune, before Nov: 18th
which will carry list of those who are
. to battle it out for these rich prizes
which will be absolutely FREE Of
charge, excepting little Of your
snare time. Besides wishing to in
crease our readers on the weekly
scale, which we have found out is the
most satisfactory way OF distribu-
ting the paper, we, also act on the
advice of many of our friends who
have encouraged us to go thru with
the campaign this year as in the past
years. The best way to start off, is
to send the paid up subscription OF
yourself or a friend and get off. to
a flying sta,), please report on Mon
DAYS of each week. Don't forget to
write us Immediately for informa-
ton, concerning the contest, il you
wish to enter. Some of our most
foremost people of the Valley will en-
ter, some of last years contestants,
will also enter.
Whether you wish to enter or not
nominate some friend and ask the
peonle of your neighborhood for the
VOTES in their paper each week,
What could be easier? Subscription
receipt books will be mailed to you,
on request.