Evening star., 1939-07-12
Soap Box Derby
Winners 10 Receive
Prizes Tonight
HoIleron Expresses
Thinks to Many Who
Aided in Event

Thanks to Many Who
Aided in Event
Winners in the second annual
Washington area Soap Box Derby,
sponsored by The Star and the
American Legion, will answer the
roll call in Central High School
Auditorium at 3 o'clock tonight to
receive the prizes they won in the
competition last Saturday.
Not only the winners, but the
losers as well, and the families and
friends Of the 366 boy racers who
sought the Washington champion
ship are extended an invitation to
attend the prize presentation. The
invitation goes also to other boys
who signed up for the Derby but
were unable to get into the race.
The lions share of prize awards
goes to Carl Cederstrand, IL, of 37l9
Appleton street NV, the new cham
pion, and the runner-up, Clark B.
Stewart, IA, of 312 Elm street, Chevy
Chase, Md, who lost to Carl in
what was almost a dead heat.
Other Prizes Ready.
There will be prizes for boys who
won first, second and third heats
and for the runners-up to Carl and
Clark in the class finals, which pre-
ceded the Washington finals, as
well as the boys who were judged
as having cars showing the best de-
sign, workmanship and upholster-
ing.
Meanwhile o. G. Holleran, direc-
tor of the Derby, extended thanks
today to all the individuals, agen-
cies and organizations that con-
tributed to making Saturdays
Washington running, Of the ALL
American Soap Box Derby a sue
cess.
Mr.. Holleran said Derby officials
and sponsors were especially grateful
to Supt. of Police Ernest w. Brown,
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, Dis
trict highway director, and Frank
T. Gartside, acting superintendent
Of National Capital Parks.
Each one of them did more than
his part in helping lay the founda-
ton for the Derby, planning the
event and contributing the facili-
ties that made it go off smoothly"
said the director. They helped
select the Massachusetts avenue
race course for the Derby and then
collaborated in arrangements for
rerouting of traffic, clearing the
course and on Derby day handling
and accommodating the crowd.
"All four of them are naturally
interested in the Derby. because
they are interested in boys and their
betterment. They started working
back in March and continued right
on until the Derby was over"
Letters of Thanks.
Mr.. Holleran's expression will be
transmitted officially in letters to
all the more than so sponsors of
the Derby. members of the General
committee on Arrangements, the
chairmen and assistant chairmen
OF American Legion committees
working on the Derby and, among
others, the following:
The public schools of the District,
Alexandria and Arlington County,
Va, and Prince Georges and Mont
gomery County, Md, their superin-
tendentS, principals and woodshop
teachers.
The National Capital Area Coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts of America; Boys
Blub Of Metropolitan Police, Boys
Club of Washington, Junior Board
OF Commerce, Lions Club of George
town and to other groups which
sponsored boys in the Derby.
Washington I. Cleveland, District
manager of the American Automo-
bile Association; Ted Allen, secre-
tary OF the A. A. A. Contest Board,
who authorized use of the device
that timed each heat winner in the
Derby; Steve Crick of the Contest
Board and Art Bauer, Aberdeen,
Md, an official A. A. A. timer. who
operated the timer at the finish
line.
The Toledo Scale Co., for it's
contribution of the scale with which
contestants were weighed in; Chevy
Chase Farms Dairy, for donating
orange juice for Derby contestants;
the District National Guard, which
furnished tents used on the race
course; the L. c. Briggs Packing Co.,
which supplied sandwiches for the
noon lunch of bays in the Derby.
The National Broadcasting Co.,
The Stars Station WMAL and An
nouncer Ray Michael in connec-
ton with Derby radio programs,
and to G. L. (Uncle Bud) Ward and
Mrs. Ward, for their contributions
OF child talent from the National
Children's Frolic, a weekly N. B. C..
network feature broadcast each
Saturday over WMAL.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co., for its work in installa-
ton of special telephone facilities
for the Derby.
I'VE wish especially to thank
American University for the facili-
ties OF its gymnasium, cafeteria
floor space and the campus for in
spection last Thursday and Friday
and during the running of the
Derby on Saturday" Mr.. Holleran
said.
The kind courtesy and Coop
Grafton of Mr.. Herbert E. Walter.
university business manager, helped
make the Derby more successful,
and the university facilities were
invaluable. We were able to keep
the racers of all contestants under
shelter and to use. the gymnasium
and cafeteria as an inspection clear
ing house.
Our thanks go also to the Met
ropolitan Police Department and its
officials and to police members of
the Police and Fire Post of the
American Legion who composed the