The Washington times., 1938-10-26
RIPLEY CONTEST
FLOODS OFFICES
WITH ENTRANTS
IA Grand Prizes Arouse
Widespread Interest

The All-American Believe 1t or
Not" $4,000 contest being con-
Quoted by Washington Herald and
the Sunday Herald Times and
Robert L. Ripley is in full swing.
Readers have flooded our offices
in competitino for the IA amazing
Grand Prizes! The height of in
credibility is reaching new peaks
in each mail.
You, too, may win. How? Just
send us a believe-it-or-not, some
unbelievable fact you know which
you think would make a good
Ripley drawing, enclosing any
proof or explanation necessary to
make us believe your unbelievable
statement.
Everybody knows a believe-it-or-
not. A Schoolchild sent this one
to Ripley: Believe 1t or Not, At
lanta, Ca, is farther west than
Detroit, Mich" It's true. See for
yourself. 1t is right there on the
map. There may be others.
The arithmetic books are full Of
them, too. A high school boy
mailed Ripley this one. "The diff
ference between l per cent and
two 2 per cent is 100 per cent" :"
Figure it out for yourself.
Years ago Alexander Pope wrote:
Then know thyself presume not
God to Scan-The proper study of
mankind is man. One man who
evidently took Pope's admonish-
ment very literally once won a
prize by sending Ripley the in
formation that the little toe has
more joints than the big toe.
Write legibly on one side of the
paper only. Put your name and
address on every sheet. Submit
proof for all statements. Mail
your contribution to the Believe
I iIt-Or-Not" Editor of the Washing
ton Herald. Only entries that are
about or originate in North. Cen
trail or South America, nearby
islands or U. S. possessions will be
eligible for the prizes.
A contestant submitting even
one provable fact is eligible foc
any of the awards. You may sub
init as many as you like.
Read these simple contest rules:
/. You may submit as many Believe
1t or Nots" as you wish All entries
must originate in or concern facts about
North, Central South America, the
nearby islands and United States pos
sessions. You do not have to submit
any drawings or sketches. Write 1egibly
on one side of the paper. Have your
name and address on each sheet OF
paper if you send in more than one.
Each entry must contain the explana-
tion or proof of it's truth. No responsl-
bility can be held for return of entries.
2. Contributions will be judged daily
for local prizes wherever such local
prizes are awarded. No contribution
will be considered which is mailed after
midnight November 13.
8. Where local prizes are awarded
the contestant agrees to accept the judg-
ment of the local paper IN the award
ling of the daily prizes. All contri5u-
tions will be forwarded to Mr.. Ripley to
compete for the National Grand Prizes.
The contestant agrees to accept Mr..
lRipleys judgment on the grand prize
winners as final. Fourteen National
Grand Prize winners will be named.
L. The first National Grand Prize win
ner will have his choice of any of the
lllSC OF awards, Lne seCUHu pTlL0 "InnefS
will choose from the remaining prizes,
etc.
S. In case of ties the same prizes will
be awarded all tying contestants.
G. You do not have to buy this news
paper to compete in this contest. Files
of this paper may be found at the public
library or at the newspaper office where
the instructions of the contest may be
consulted.
7. This contest is open to everyone
except to employees of participating
newspapers, King Features Syndicate,
Inc. Believe 1t or Not, Inc, and their
families