The Washington times., 1938-10-28
RIPLEY CONTEST
WINNERS TO Get
CHOICE IN PRIZES
Will Select According
To Their Ratings

10 IneIr katIngS
The prize list in the All-American
National Believe 1t or Not"
Contest is raising a lot Of questions
in the minds Of readers because
there is no first prize, second prize
and so on down the list. Just IA
grand prizes that anyone would
be delighted to win.
The answer is, winners Of the
grand prizes will pick their own
prizes in the following fashion:
WILL CHOOSE IN TURN
The No. winner Of the national
contest, as chosen by Robert Rip
ley, gets first choice Of all the ii
pizes; the second prize winner
will have choice of the remaining
13, and so on until all the prizes
have been distributed.
Check over the incredibilities
from your private stock, then
hustle and send them in so that
they can be considered for the
grand prizes. Send one in today.
II you get q better one later you
may enter that, too. The more
the merrier.
ONLY TWO RESTRICTIONS
Remember, there are only two
restrictions regarding Believe It
or Nots" eligible for consideration
In the contest: every entry should
be accompanied by proof it is
true, and 1t must be about or
originate in North, Central or
South America or nearby islands,
or q. 8. possessions.
Write legibly on one side Of the
paper only and add any eXplana-
tion or proof necessary to make
it believable. It must be true to
win an award. Just address it to
the Believe It or Not" Editor of
Washington Herald and Sunday
Herald Times. Do not mail entries
direct to Ripley. ........
Z SIMPLE RULES
A contestant submitting even
one provable fact Is eligible for
any Of the above awards. You
may submit as many as you like.
Read these simple contest rules:
/. You may submit as many Believe
It or Nots' as you wish All entries
must originate in or concern facts aboutS
North, Central, South America, the near
by islands and United States posses
sions. You do not have to submit any
drawings or sketches. Write legibly on
One side of the paper. Have your name
you send in more than one. Each entry
must contain the explanation or proof
of it's kfnth. No responsibility can be-
I .. contrisutionS 81 viii viz be Judged daily
for local prizes wherever such local
prizes are awarded. No contribution
will be considered which 10 mailed after
midnight November 13.
3. Where local prizes are awarded,
the contestant agrees to accept the
Judgment of the local paper in the
tributions will be forwarded to Mr..
Ripley to compete for the National
Grand Prizes. The contestant agrees to-
accept Mr.. Ripley's Judgment on the
Nationfal Grand Prizes winners will be
named.
winner will have his choice of any of
the list of awards; the second prize
winner will choose from the remaining
prizes, etc.
o.
be awarded all tying contestants.
6. You do not have to buy this news
paper to compete in this contest. Files
e. this paper be foeR1 at tine oee
where the instructions of the contest
may be consulted.
z. This contest Ia open to everyone
except to employees of participating news
papers, King Features syndicate, Inc,
Believe 1t or Not, Inc, and their families.
ATY ASuOREV
That's the signal for which OF
the grand prize winners in the
All-American BELIEVE IT OR
NOT Contest will be waiting, as
they stand on deck aboard the s.
s. Monarch of Bermuda or the
Queen of Bermuda, in the shadow
Of New York's skyline, while prep
arations for weighing anchor go
on.
It Is a signal that will launch
them on a dream jorney to one Of
the beauty spots of the Atlantic
the coral strands of Bermuda,
far from the wintry blasts that
will be sweeping over the United
States.
Whether the trip is made
aboard the Queen of Bermuda or
the Monarch of Bermuda, it will
be q journey of successive de-
lights, for both Of these ships COM
pare with the transatlantic lux
ury liners in appointments and
conveniences.
FURNESS LINERS
They are operated by the world
famous F'urness Lines and are
geared to meet the most exacting
demands Of the traveller bent on
holiday adventures.
There are spacious swimming
pools, sports decks. night clubs,
bathrooms and theaterS aboard, so
there can never be q dull moment.
Although the trip to Bermuda it
eelf is a much-Sought prize, the
BELIEVE TT OR NOT prize win
ner will enjoy a gay interlude
ashore before the trip back to
New York and home.