The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-17

Better Times Contest Gets Under,cay;Trip to Old Mex
 Is Creating Great Interest

With many nominations already received, interest in the great Bet ter Times Contest being conducted by the leading Juneau merchants and The Daily Alaska Empire is growing, following yesterdays first announcement.
 First nominations are made today and candidates will soon be very ac- tive in seeking votes from their friends. The prize trips to Seattle, California, and Old Mexico are well worth striving for, the type of trip that money cannot buy
 Ordinary tourists to California and Old Mexico are unable to do many things on their trips that are arranged for the winners of these contests, also being conducted in ap- proximately 50 towns in Washington and Oregon. The trips are person. ally conducted oy very efficient es along to assist the girls. Special sleepers are chartered for the entire trip. There is a special diner in which all meals are served enroute. There is a special club car, with comfortable chairs and davenports, where the girls gather during the train rides as a special club
 Every detail is attended to by the tour managers, working under the direction of the Washington Press Association and the Oregon Editor ial Association. Every needed item oI expense is paid during the entire trip, railroad and bus and boat fares, diner, hotel and restaurant meals, berths in sleepers fine hotel rooms, theatres, movie studios, border tax into Mexico, and even tips and premium on an accident insurance policy.
 The contest is open to unmarried women between the ages of Is and 30 years, and of good morals. Any girl meeting those qualifications may enter herself, or she may be nomi- mated by friends. A bonus vote is giv- en at time of nomination. Votes thereafter are given out by all the participating merchants, on cash sales of $1.00 or more and in some instances, for the payment of old accounts. One hundred votes are giv- en with each dollar cash sale. No votes are given for fractions of dollar, undo any circumstance Thus $10 sale means 1000 votes.
 Merchants Progressive
 The merchants are offering those magnificent travel trips to stimu- late their own businesses. It costs them real money and they are pledg- ed not to give any votes except under the exact specifications, in the rules. The merchants committee has the right to refuse further votes to any merchant failing to live up to the rules of the contest.
 Vote Publication
 There will be daily counting and publication of the vote standing in issues of this paper. There will be ballot boxes, in which votes can be dropped, at the office of this news paper and also at convenient places which will be announced later.
 The contest is sponsored by the Daily Alaska Empire, the Washing ton Press Association, and the Ore- gon Editorial Association. The To- cal contest is furthered by this news- paper and the participating merch- ants, who will be listed in each issue of this paper, starting Wednesday, January 9. The coupons are given out by the participating merchants as an expressio nof their good will towards their customers. They are not sold and they are without sx- pense to the customers.