LUCKY TICKETS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1939, Page 3

LUCKY TICKETS

£2OOO WINNER NOT YET KNOWN. (Per Press Association—Copyright). CHRISTCHURCH, August 26. “Tidewaiter,” winner of the first prize of £2OOO in the “Pot Luck” art union, is preserving a discreet silence as to his or her identity. Tne only information that Mr D. A. McCormick, Christchurch; agent for tne sale ot tickets, could give to-day was that the ticket was bought at Eslick’s, Ltd., hairdressers, Colombo Street. .. Mr L. Brian, manager of Eslicjc’s l;/ttl.,. ; l hits; u ■ seljpg jtlie' ticket, nor' lias Miss Ins Taylor, assistant in the shop. They explained, however, that if they were busy in the shop the purchaser of a ticket would often fill in the name himself and they would not oven notice the nom-de-plume.

Most of the tickets for this aftlJ -union- were sold- -during? race--' week',-, said Mr Brian. The nom-de-pluffie suggests that the winner of £2OOO was a keen racing enthusiast. > Mr McCormick said he had received the usual number of ; inquiries from people who had mislaid or lost tlieir tickets and who thought that the vahj islred slip of paper might entitle them to £2OOO. * *■ £IOOO WINNER. % \ WANGANUI, August 26;. The winner of the £IQOO prize in rtiho “i'uc i.ncK'' art union is Mr Ron McCormick, aged about 26 years, a single man, who lias, been employed driving a bulldozer on’ road construction work in the Taiim'ne'distriWfor over a year.