THE BABY CONTEST

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 151, 24 April 1940, Page 5

THE BABY CONTEST

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE EFFORT LIST OF PRIZES The Baby Contest conducted by the St. John Ambulance Association is a Dominion-wide endeavour to (lis cover New Zealand's most popular baby. It is conducted in every town and centre of importance In collaboration with the picture theatres, and is based entirely 011 the voting by patrons who view the screen pictures of the young aspirants. The finalists from Whakatane will go 011 to tht larger centres where by tli)? process of elimination the Dominion champion will be determined. The local prize list is as under:— Ist Prize (Chair) donated Messrs Bridgers Ltd £0, in cash £2 10s, total valule £7 10s. 2nd Prize Electrical Goods donated R. Oxenham £2 2s, in cash £2. £4 2s. 3rd Prize m cash £2 10s. 4th Prize Goods donated A. G. Allen 10s 6d, fir cash £1 10s. £2 0s 6d. sth Prize in cash £1 Is. 6th Prize in cash 10s 6d. The above prizes will be presented to the (winners at the evening performance at the Regent Theatre on Thursday, May 9tli. The thanks of the promoters are due to those businessmen who made the prize list possible. The ceremony will include the presentation of a special cake to the winning child and a bouquet to the mothers. The finalists will be eligible to compete for the district prizes valued at least £20 against tlie placed children from Tauranga, Opotiki' and Gisborne. Films of each section will be screened at Wliakatane.

ANOTHER WEEK TO GO

The local St John Baby Contest is not concluded in Whar* katane as announced unofficially in Monday's BEACON. There is still another week in which patrons to the Regent Theatre* will be able to record their votes for the town's most popular baby.