Evening star., 1941-05-10
Broadcast Series
On Soap Box Derby
News Opens Today
Feature to Be Given
Aspironts for Capital
Title Euch Saturday

The first Soap Box Derby radio
broadcast of 194l was to be heard
over Station WRC of the National
Broadcasting Co. today, featuring
the latest Derby news and the more
important rule changes for this all
boy event.
Set for 1890 pm, the program is
scheduled as regular weekly fea-
ture to keep boy builders up to the
minute on Derby information. The
broadcast will be heard each Satur-
day at the same time until Derby
day.
William H. Hargrave, District of
Columbia Department Commander
of the American Legion, which CO.
operates with The Star to sponsor
the coaster race for boys, was to
speak briefly during the program,
and introduce Derby Director Zeb
T. Hamilton.
Greater Interest Indicated.
Mr., Hamilton, director of the
Derby last year and associated in
an official capacity with the event
In the three years it has been held
In Washington. was to tell the boys
OF the plans for the fourth annual
race to be held on Saturday. July
IL. Mr.. Hamilton said yesterday
that early registrations indicated a
greater interest in this years race
than ever before.
There is going to be plenty of
competition this year." he said "Out
of 1t We hope to get national
champion for Washington"
The Derby is open to boys living in
washington and nearby areas who
are between IL and IS years of age,
own car at cost not to exceed $40.
and according 10 rules outlined in
the 194l Official Soap Box Derby
rule book.
To obtain a rule book, 60 with one
Of your parents or guardian, to the
Chevrolet dealer nearest your home
and sign up now for the Soap Box
Derby. When you have registered
there, and signed the safety pledge,
you Will be given rule book.
26 More Entries.
The official registration forms of
rs more boys were cleared through
Soap Box Derby headquarters at
The Evening Star today. They are:
Warren M. Barrett, Is, 4525 Maple
avenue, Bethesda, Md; Justin
Clarke Barton, 13, 1926 Chestnut
street, Bethesda; Richard Bisset, IA.
4712 Rosedale avenue, Bethesda;
Harry Burdette, 13, Gaithersburg,
Md; Arthur Chapman, jr.. l3, 47O6
Maple avenue. Bethesda; Paul Clat-
terbuck, II, 460l West Virginia ave-
nue., Bethesda: Edmund D. Coolidge.
13, 1917 Old Georgetown road, Be-
thesda; Allan Corderman. Il, 440l
Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md:
Wilmer L. Dodson, 13, 1927 Battery
lane, Bethesda; Earle Donoho. II.
318 South Chelsea lane. Bethesda:
Bob Ewing, 13. 3l4 Windsor lane,
Bethesda; P. Dudley Fischer. IA,
45l0 Ridge street. Chevy Chase;
Glen Gibbs, 13, 63O7 Oakridge ave-
nue., Chevy Chase; Charles T.
Jacobs, 13, Alb Diamond avenue.
Gaithersburg, Md: Marshall john
son, 13, 2l4 Elm street, Chevy Chase,
Md; Louis John Lancaster, IT.. 13,
320 North Chelsea lane. Bethesda;
Lars Molander, II, 67O3 North Cen
trail avenue, Chevy Chase; Alan
Moore, II, 2O5 Fairfield drive, Be-
thesda; Donald OHair, 13, 4517
Harling lane, Bethesda; Alvin Gill
roy Petit, jr., IA, ia Southbrook
lane, Bethesda; Hugh Shoemaker,
IA, 4705 Maple avenue, Bethesda;
Robert F. Shoemaker. jr., IS, 51O5
Forty-fourth street NV; Hobart H.
Simons, IA, $40 Maple Ridge road.
Bethesda; Cole Stratton, IS, 6403
RidgeWood avenue, Chevy Chase;
Houston K. SWink. jr.. IA, 1921 Rose
dale avenue, Bethesda. and David
William Turner, II, 1925 Thirty
eighth street NV.