Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Thursday Moy 31, t94s_thc stars and stripes a War Bond. A letter. And 50 valuable prizes Here Are the rules these rules explain in detail Fust what a Soldier officer or enlisted Mant a wac or a member of the army nurse corps must do to enter. They Are l the stars and stripes War Bond contest is open to All military personnel in the Eto except those serving sentences awol or deserters. 2. Prises will be awarded to those submitting the Best letters on the subject a my savings and Post War plans. 3. Letters must be not fewer than 50 words nor More than 350 words in length. 4. Literary style punctuation spelling or kind of stationery will not be considered in award ing Prises. Letters May be written with either pen Pencil or typewriter. V 5. Following the signature each letter must contain one of these three statements 1 1 have a class b War Bond allotment in Force. 2 i have taken out a new class b War Bond allotment. 3 i have purchased a War Bond since May 1, 1045. It. Name serial number and Apo address must be placed on the upper right Corner of each letter. 7. If More than one Sheet of paper is used they must be mailed in the same envelope. It. Letters must be addressed to War Bond contest Apo 837. Letters must be postmarked on or before july 7, 1045. 9. Winning letters will be judged by a Board chosen from the air forces ground forces and service forces. 10. The decision of the judges will be final. They May elect to decide ties if any by lot. All letters become the property of the sponsoring agencies. New prizes More cars and refrigerators Quot 20 radios Are now offered in War Bond letter contest with the stars and stripes War Bond contest at approximately Vav the half Way Mark today the manufacturers of the prizes added to the list boosting the total to 60. This includes a new group of prizes 20 radio phonographs manufactured by the Bend radio corp. Five More Chevrolet cars or trucks and five More Prog Daires went on the prize list which now includes 15 cars 15 refrigerators and the 20 radio phonographs. One of the cars being offered is pictured on this Page. The contest is based on a very simple thing. All a Soldier Wae or nurse has to do to enter i to write a letter of not fewer than 5ft nor More than 250 words on the subject a my savings and Post War Plana these letters May be written with pen Pencil or typewriter. They should be addressed to War Bond contest Apo 887. By a special ruling of army postal authorities contest letters need not carry the usual words . Army in the address. Other details of the contest will be found in the column of rules printed on this Page. I. Already it thousands of men and women serving their country in the Eto have evidenced interest in the contest wed As Well thought out plans for their poet War futures by writing in their own versions of plans for after the War. These plans some of them thought out in Muddy Shell holes or crowded service installations of the communications zones show a trend of careful planning and serious thought whatever Wise acres at Home May think about Post War plans of America s service their letters to the War Bond contest make it Clear that nobody looking for a free ride on the Gravy train. A Many men Are attracted by the idea of settling in Alaska others Type to own retell businesses of their own. College or specialist education appeals to others. These plans tied up with a positive statement concerning Claas by War Bond allotments arc tie kind of thing the letters should show. The judging will be by a committee of officers and enlisted men. Including an army nurse who will make selections on a basis of soundness of plan evidence of sincere and careful thought on a problem which faces All discharged service personnel and evidence that the entrant is doing something besides thinking about his off her career. The contest closes july 7, by which time every service Man and woman in the Eto will have had a Chance to write and mail an entry All letters must be postmarked on or before the closing Date. Vii contest started May 1. Winners will be notified wherever they May be when the final decision of the judges is announced. That Means that a Soldier nurse or wac who May have been redeployed to the Pacific of the United states or who May even have been discharged will have the Chance of winning As a Man still sweating it out in the Eto. Literary style spelling punctuation Type of stationery used or other unimportant details will not be considered in making the awards. This is a test of a Many a or woman s ability to plan Ana prepare for the future Mot a school exercise in composition. In addition to that it will be the entry to Many Happy peace time hours for 50 persons now serving in the Eto. Bowling along City streets or country highways admiring the trim lines of a gleaming White refrigerator of the latest Model or listening to the music of world famous bands these sex service men or women will have the satisfaction of knowing that they took advantage of the savings Opportunity their government has Given them through Purchase of United states government War Bonds on a regular payroll deduction plan. In the Case of contest winners these savings will have a multiple value because the Money saved will be duplicated or multiplied by the value of the prizes. All it takes to enter is a Little time a Little trouble and 50 to 250 words on a my savings and Post War plan8.�?� you done to even need a two cent stamp on the letter