The Washington times., 1936-12-19

Announcement of these aid 80
other winners who share in the
awards totaling $1,000 was made
today by the judges of the contest,
which consisted of puzzle pictures
based on film players and titles,
published in The Washington
Times for five weeks from october
81 to December 5.
Weary from the task Of inspect
ing the thousands of answers re-
ceived during the past week, the
staff detailed to handle the judg
ing declared today that every
entry was carefully examined but
that the great majority could be
Immediately eliminated from the
running either because they vio-
lated the rules or contained too
many incorrect answers.
8 Found Perfect
When the mass of entries had
been finally plumbed to the bot
tom of the last mailbag, the judges
found only eight entries in which
every answer was right. A few
more revealed only one incorrect
answer, while several revealed two
wrong answers. All Of the entries
In these three categorieS received
prizes, except for four with two
wrong answers which were deemed
ineligible because of a lack OF
neatness or the poor quality OF
letters submitted with the answers.
Judging was based on the an
nouncement in the rules: "Accu-
racy, neatness and simplicity" and
the quality Of letters on the subject
Of "What I Will Do With the
First Prize of $500 If I Win It."
Accuracy came first, hence all en-
tries with three or more incorrect
answers could be eliminated upon
inspection. Those with less than
three wrong answers were studied
from every angle before placed in
the various prize categories.
Since simplicity was a criterion,
"fancy" entries in the form Of min
iature theaters or pirate chests or
"pin ball" machines were given no
credit for their originality or COM
plicated construction. Most Of the
winning entries were simply, but
neatly, designed.
DOS and DOn'tS"
For the information of persons
expecting to enter other such con-
tests in the future, the judges COM
piled a list of "do's and don'ts."
First, they said, amazement was
expressed among themselves at the
great number of entrants who had
obviously neglected to study the
rules carefully.
In this class were those who
mailed their packages after mid
night Of Saturday, December 5;
those who failed to send in jig
saws or facSimilieS of them; those
who sent in jigSawS but omitted to
unScramble them; those who SUB
mitted answers in a hodge-podge
rather than numerical order; and
those who omitted to send letters.
Second, declared the judges, it
is unwise to spend time and effort
designing fancy" entries when
the rules call for simplicity. Diff
Guilty in inspecting the answers,
even though they were in numeri-
cal order, was found in the case
Of many "dressed-up" entries.
Third, the judges pointed out,
hundreds of wrong answers could
be traced to neglect Of contestants
to follow clues published in con-
nection with the puzzle pictures.
AS an instance, the judges picked
puzzle picture No. 73, which was
identified as Warner Bros. pro-
duction starring Marguerite Curch-
ILL" Only one film title, Man
Hunt" fitted this description. yet
hundreds of puzzlers thoughtless-
" named other picture titles.
Fourth, added the judges, ac-
cCracy was often lacking in the