Main “Whopper-Swopper” Prizes Will Benefit Two Organisations

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27443, 1 September 1954, Page 13

Main “Whopper-Swopper” Prizes Will Benefit Two Organisations

Both of the first two prize-winners in the “Whopper-Swopper” contest held by the Canterbury Junior Chamber of Commerce want cash instead of the prizes of free Tasman Empire Airways tickets. Neither of the winners in the open section of the contest collected coupons as individuals, and each merely signed the entry form on behalf of an organisation. Mr J. K. Haberfield, of 35 Jacobs street, St. Albans, who is president of the Heaton Street Intermediate School Parent-Teacher Association, made his entry on behalf of the association. He has no use for two return Tasman Empire «Airways tickets to Fiji, but his association could use the money it would cost to buy the tickets, as well as the £5O in cash which goes with them. The association decided to enter the competition to raise funds for -a swimming pool at the school. Pupils, who are unlikely to see the fruits of their work as they remain at the school for only two years, collected 6627 “Bailey’s Bread” coupons in an area from Riccarton to Shirley. The coupons were pasted on sheets of paper, 20 to a sheet. When the job was done, the sheets and coupons made a stack 10 inches high. The -association will probably try to sell the air tickets, privately or back to the airline.

Mothers’ Club Entry ’ The second prize-winner .was Mrs R. B. Spear, of 195 Knowles street, St Albans. Mrs Spear entered the contest with 5777 coupons in her capacity as treasurer of the St. Albans Mothers’ Club. The club joined forces with the St. Albans sub-branch of the Plunket Society to collect “Sutton’s Clotheslines” coupons. If it can sell a T.E.A.L. ticket for a trip to

Sydney, the money will be used to buy furnishings for the sub-branch’s new Plunket rooms, the foundations of which were recently laid on a small area of land given to the branch in front of the Mairehau School.

Mrs Spear said that members of the two organisations had asked their friends to collect for them. The response had been very gratifying, but

members did not think enougn coupons had been collected to win a prize. “We heard of so many others who had collected thousands.” Mrs Soear said. “But we are thrilled we have got a prize. We think that more people will benefit than had we entered as individuals. It will help the mothers of the district a lot.” The secretary of the Plunket subbranch is the wife of the first prizewinner in the “Whopper-Swopper” contest. Junior Chamber’s Attitude Mr C. B. McLachlan, public relations officer for the Junior Chamber of Commerce, said last evening that all the accounts were not complete yet, and he had no idea what profit could be expected from the contest, in which 500,000 coupons had been entered. Mr McLachlan was asked by “The Press” whether his organisation could give cash to prize-winners instead of the advertised prizes. “The chamber received entries from individual persons, and the travel tickets will be handed over as prizes," he said. “What happens to the tickets is a matter for the individual prizewinners.” Mr McLachlan said that £5OO of the profits from the contest would be given to the North Canterbury Blood Transfusion Unit. “This allocation has been approved by the board, and it means that the chamber has raised altogether £l5OO for the unit,’’ he said. Results were as follows: Open section.—Mr J. K. Haberfield (35 Jacobs street) 1; Mrs R. B. Spear (195 Knowles street) 2; Elwyn Hughes (1 Howard street) 3; Miss Pamela Ball (21 Southampton street) 4. Section I.—Boys: David Beaton (50 Mackenzie avenue) 1. Girls: Maureen Thomson (13 Athelstan street) 1. Section II.—Boys: Elwyn Hughes 1. Girls: Pamela Ball 1. Section III.—Boys: D. A. Smith (8 Pannell street) 1. Girls: Noela Whitworth (83 Purchag street) 1. Section IV.—Boys: Anthony Taylor (110 St. Martins road) 1. Girls: Alice Shilton (16 Sails street) 1.