The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-01
Popularity Election
Rules Made Public
Every Girl Who Enters Is In.
sured Equal Chance by
Terms of Contest
FOUR BIG PRIZES OFFERED
Regional Award System Ex-
planned; All Eligible For
Free Florida Trip

With numerous entries coming i,
and every prospect of keen public in
terest in the popularity contest whici
is being sponsored by The Tribun,
and Bismarck merchants, rules gov
erning the election were adopted by
committee Monday
They were designed to give ever,
girl who enters an equal chance Il
win the grand prize of a free trip K
Miami Fla, or one of the three re-
gional prizes, which are free trips t
Chicago. Separate regional prize!
are being given in Bismarck, Mandar
and the Bismarck trade territory. Thu
grand prize will go to the girl with
the most votes and the second plac.
girl in that region will get the dis
trict prize. Any girl between the
ages of II and 80 may enter.
In order to insure the utmost fair.
ness and that there may be no Ques.
ton as to every entrant having tn.
same opportunity. girls employed BY
The Tribune or by merchants par.
ticipating in the contest are barred
Members of the families of owners o.
managers aof participating firms ars
barred. but this prohibition does no
extend to members of the families o.
non-managerial employees of suct
firms.
Under this rule, the daughter of t.:
store owner is ineligible but tn
daughter of one of his employees ma.
become candidate.
Race Starts Thursday
The election starts Thursday. AL
gust 4. and ends at midnight on Wed
nesday. September Is. Votes are Civ.
en- on the basis Of 100 for each ever
dollar of cash paid to participating
merchants as follows: (a) On al
counter cash purchases. ID, On al
cash payments made on open account
purchases. (c) On all cash down
payments and installment payment.
made on time payment accounts dur
ing the election period, regardless o.
when the purchase was made.
Purchases or payments of $l.1S
ST. SO or Sl.98. for example. receive Ion
votes. Payments of 81 but not ex'
ceeding $500 receive 200 votes, etc.
Votes will be given only on strictly
retail business, that is quantity pur'
chases of commodities by industrial
concerns or wholesale purchases b!
merchants are not be included.
The election is open to girls OF Bis
marck. Mandan, and the Bismarck
trade area and at least one entran
from each of these districts Is SURE
to get prize. In addition. each Il
eligible to compete for the grand prize
Judges will be appointed by TIT
election director from the cooperating
merchants and their decision on al
matters will be final.
The election judges reserve tn
right to reject any nomination.
Votes may be mailed to the popular
ity election director. care of the Bis
marck Tribune. or placed in the Off
+. cial. ballot boxes to be located at tn
A. w. Lucas company, j. G. Penne!
company or Montgomery Ward ant
company stores and the Bismarcl
Tribune.
Merchants participating in the cleo
ton agree not to permit their EN-
ployes to exert any undue influence II
favor of any candidate.
Vote Buying Prohibited
Buying of votes by any firm IN be-
half of any candidate or distribution
of votes by any method not in &C.
cordance with these rules is expressly
prohibited.
Although the contest will not start
until Thursday, emphasis was place.
Monday on the fact that the girl who
gets away to good start and or.
ganizes her friends early in the cam
paign will increase her chances Of
winning. To participate In the con.
test requires no public work OF any
kind. All girl has to do to win Il
to organize her friends to make pur-
chases at the stores of merchants CO.
operating in the contest and to SEE
that they cast for her the ballots they
will receive.
The trips are we'll worth while. The
winners will travel in luxury and vii
be royalty entertained along with
girls who win similar contests in 9TH
er places.
Remember, this contest opens
Thursday August f. There Is still
plenty Of time to enter, The popular
girl with initiative and energy will
win. Nominate your favorite now ano
then work to see that she wins the
grand prize, that glorious free trip tc
Miami, Florida, one of the grea'
playgroundS of the world.