Evening star., 1938-06-15
ENTRANT T|NDERBY
WILL BROADCAST
Wayne KemmeII, 15,. Will
Give Talk on Soap Box
Event Tonight.

The first hoy broadcast" of The
star-American Legion Soap Box Derby
will be presented over station WRC at
6:45 O'Clock tonight.
One of Washington's few Soap Box
Derby veterans-few because this sum-
mer's event is the first in the Capitals
history-will be the guest speaker. He
Is Wayne Kemmell Is, of 3725 r street
NV, who raced in the 1884 derby in
Chicago, held that year at the Worlds
Fair.
Wayne failed to win a prize in the
Chicago competition. Ready to try
again, he was one of the first boys to
enter the Washington derby. He is a
son Of Charles F. KENNEL, examiner
for the Public Works Administration,
and is graduating this year from Cor
don Junior High School,
Music for tonight's broadcast will be
furnished by the Sons of the American
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, in full
dress uniform.
Fred johnson Speaks.
]. Fred johnson, senior attorney in
the Federal Communications Commits
sion and past national vice commander
Of the American Legion, told the radio
audience last night why the Legion
was marching along with The Star in
sponsoring the derby for boys of the
Metropolitan area
In an address over WRC, Mr.. john
son declared "one of the chief activ-
ities Of the Legion is its Americanism
work, and under this heading comes
its great work for youth throughout
the country.
What is the Americanism program?
Briefly, it is program to preserve the
democratic ideals of American govern
ment and to do everything possible for
the younger generation, to give boys
and girls sense of responsibility and
understanding of what the American
Government is and what it means"
That's. where the Soap Box Derby
dovetails perfectly with the American
ism program Of the American Legion
We legionnaires are interested in boys,
10 our own boys and Washington boys
in particular and We are urging every
one of them not younger than nor
older than Is to enter the Soap Box
Derby and to construct, to the very
best of his own ability. a coaster car
that will meet all requirements and
stand a fine chance of winning the
Washington championship when the
big race is run on local course in
July.
Fosters Sportsm anship.
"The Soap Box Derby fosters clean
craftsmanship among boys, and for
those already in the competition and
those who are contemplating getting
IN, call their attention to the code
OF sportsmanship-here 1t is: Keep
the rules, keep faith with your COM
rades. keep your temper, keep your
self fit. keep a stout heart in defeat,
keep your pride under in victory, keep
. sound soul, a clean mind and a
healthy body, play the game we'll and
play the game fair
Mr.. johnson told boy radio listeners
that now is the time to enter
the derby. School will be out a
week from tomorrow Building a racer,
the kind you want to build, the kind
that will win, takes time and work
and plenty Of both. Start now, and
you will have plenty of time"
o. c. Holleran, chairman of the
Americanism Commission of the Dis
trict Department of the Legion and
director OF the derby announced that
the Stephen B. McGroarty Unit of
the Legion Auxiliary had voted to
sponsor a boy in the deroy. Miss
Falstire Dennis of the Library of
Congress is president of the unit.
Legion posts throughout the Dis
trict are cooperating in arrangements
for the derby itself and are helping
orphan boys, who otherwise could not
enter. to pay the expenses of con-
structing q racing car for the DERBY.
The time and place of the midsum-
mer event will be announced later.
Commissioner George E. Allen is
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, working with Mr.. Holleran. and
the Legionnaires on the derby.
Directions for entering the DERBY
are printed daily elsewhere on this
page.
(Watch The Star for Derby News.)