Evening star., 1938-07-22
Derby
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lumber yard can offer, were under
going final inspection today for tomor-
rows event
$50 Cars Checked.
More than $50 boys in Washington
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
rolled or hauled their cars to the
salesrooms of II Chevrolet dealers,
where they were to be checked by
trained mechanics for dimensions,
brakes, steering and general construc-
tion-in fact. everything but the
weight of the car and driver COM
bined
The weight, limited to $50 pounds
gross, will be checked tomorrow Just
after shirts and helmets are issued to
the derby candidates at $50 am. at
the race course.
Derby Director Holleran said the
boys will be issued drivers Ii
censes by the dealers, the licenses
to be tackled on each car. After the
cars have been inspected for size and
safety the boys will be given tickets
for their cars, which will be left with
the dealers. Early tomorrow morning
the dealers will transport the racers
to the track, where the boys again
will get their cars, be weighed in and
prepared generally for the races, which
will begin at II am, following the
parade at 10 o'clock.
Trucks to Return Cars.
After Washington Soap Box Derby
champion has been crowned tomorrow
evening, special trucks will begin the
return of derby racers to the homes
of the candidates in Washington, AL
exandria and Arlington, Va; Hyatts-
vile, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and
Chevy Chase, Md. Boys living some
miles from Washington, including
Gaithersburg and other communities
sending derby entrants from outside
the immediate metropolitan area, may
salesroom of the dealer with whom
they registered.
Any boy may take his own racer
home from the course if he desires,
Mr.. Holleran announced. Likewise,
any boy who does not receive his car
by truck tomorrow night should call
for it Monday morning at the dealer
ship.
Cars will be judged at the track,
just before the first heat of four boys
is run, for the best design and the
best upholstering. The judges are
Robert Owens, Garland Wolfe and
Edward Stohlman, Chevrolet dealers.
For the best designed soap box racer
the prize is bicycle donated by the
dealers and for the best upholstered
car pen and pencil set donated by
the Collins & Aikman Corp.
Special Police Staff.
The derby area will be policed to-
morrow by a special detail of 200
patrolmen operating Under Capt. Jo-
seph Pearson of the sixth precinct,
augmented by 100 Legionnaires from
the Police and Fire Post. Approx
mately 200 Legionnaires have been
assigned to special and general duty
at the track all day tomorrow.
The Soap Box Derby parade, to be
will assemble at 10 am. at Madison
street NE, just east of New Hampshire
avenue NE. The parade route will
be as follows: Northeast on New
Hampshire avenue from Madison street
to the District Maryland line, which
is approximately six-tenths Of mile.
Hiram w. Hummer is the parade
marshal, and his aide is Joseph Blu
baugh. The parade will move rain or
shine, and marchers without uniform
will wear white shirts and dark ties.
The marching will be by column of
fours with three PAGES between ranks
and the colors accompanying the re-
spective units.
Order of Parade.
The order of the units comprising
the parade will be the following:
First division-Thomas R. Callahan,
assistant parade marshal; the Elks'
Club Boys Band, the group of derby
entrants, the Fort Stevens Post Squad
ron, Sons of the American Legion
Drum Corps and the 10 troops of the
Boy Scouts of America.
Second division-Harvey E. Knott,
assistant parade marshal; the Kiwanis
Club Boys Band, Arlington, Va; the
four clubs of the Boys Clubs Of Wash
ington, the D. C. Department, Sons
of the American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps, and IL squadrons of the
Sons of the American Legion.
Third division-Ray Eichorn, assist
ant parade marshal; the Holy Com
forter Boys Band, the unattached
boys groups, the Y. M. c. A. Boys
Work Unit, the National Training
School Boys Band and the Metropoli-
tan Police Boys Club dour clubs.
William Hargrave, chairman Parade
Committee, said: ''The parade will
move rain or shine. Marchers with
out uniform will wear white shirts and
dark ties, and colors will accompany
the respective units" Marching will