Popularity Campaign

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1025, 16 July 1930, Page 16

Popularity Campaign

Demonstration of Prize Cars at Te Aroha and Hamilton

SEMI-FINAL PERIOD CLOSES SATURDAY!

The great semi-final period in The Sun’s poxiularity competition will close this week, Saturday, at 1 p.m. Until that time 200,000 extra bonus votes will be given for each total of £lO in subscription money turned in by contestants. The campaign is rapidly nearing the time when contestants must take direct stock of their resources and make plans for the final effort to win the big prize desired. The campaign has but a little over two weeks to go before the prizes will be awarded. DISPLAY AT TE AROHA Through the co-operation of Willis Brothers, Te Aroha representatives of General Motors, a grand display of the prize cars —Buick, Marquette, Pontiac and Chevrolet, will be made in Te Aroha. A parade of the cars will be held and Miss Lallie Magill, the Te Aroha candidate, will be the guest of honour in the prize Buick. Miss Magill has been selected as carnival queen for Te Arolia and Willis Brothers, assisted by the carnival committee, are making this big exhibition of the prize cars in order that Her Majesty. Queen Lallie Magill, may show to her many friends and supporters the prize she hopes to win. EXHIBITION OF PRIZE CARS AT HAMILTON Starting Monday next, Ebbett Motors, Chevrolet and Pontiac dealers for Hamilton, and Whitford Erson Motors, Buick and Marquette dealers, of the same city, will make a big exhibition of the prize cars in Hamilton. A street parade will be held and the various contestants will be feted and given an afternoon ride in The Sun’s prize cars. The Hamilton people are keenly interested In the Hamilton contestant's and incidentally very interested in the prizes they hope to secure for Hamilton. Mr. D. Patterson, campaign repre sentative, will be in Hamilton todaj and in Te Aroha for the balance of the week arranging and assisting in the prize car demonstration. Contestants who desire to see Mr. Patterson should immediately communicate with The Sun agent in the respective towns. FINAL CLOSING Tomorrow the big secret will be out. A definite place where the final count of votes and awarding of prizes will be held will be announced. The campaign will close in The Sun’s office promptly at 4 p.m. on August 2, and the final count of votes will start at 6.30 p.m. It is expected the count will be completed between 9 and 10 o’clock and the prizes will be awarded immediately.

During the last week of the campaign all remittances from contestants must be either in cash, bank draft or certified cheques. During the last seven days no uncertified personal cheque over £5 can be accepted by the campaign manager. Contestants who receive personal cheques for more than that amount should immediately cash them or should get the cheque certified by the bank before presenting it to the campaign manager for votes. This procedure is definite and all contestants should take warning so that no embarrassment may be caused at the last minute. All contestants should have their judges present at the final count aud should either be present themselves or empower the judge to make the selection of prizes when the contestant’s name is called during the prize award. When a contestant does not make immediate selection of prizes when his name is called, the campaign manager will be empowered to select the best available prize and the selection will be then passed on to the next contestant in line. All contestants must abide by this rule, so that the distribution will not be held up while a contestant takes time deciding what prizes he wishes. All contestants must be prepared to make selection Immediately.