Evening star., 1941-07-04
Last Year Mark
Passed as 308 Enter
Soap Box Derby
Boys Urged to Listen
To Final Instructions
Over WRC Tomorrow

The final tabulation of registra-
tions for WaShington's fourth an
nual Soap Box Derby reveals a total
Of 308 boys entered for the coaster
race July II, Zeb T. Hamilton, di-
rector of the Derby, announced to-
day. The figure is 80 above that of
last year, Mr.. Hamilton said.
THE rate of return of postal cards
sent out by headquarters indicates
we shall have high percentage of
the registrants actually taking part
In the racing" the Derby director
commented. The cards were dis
patched for the purpose of learning
when the boys would have their cars
completed"
Final instructions to entrants will
be broadcast tomorrow during the
last radio program in the Derby
series, which will be heard at 1890
pm. over Station WRC.
Important Instructions.
Every fellow who plans to COM
pete should make it a point to be
near a radio while the program is
on the air." Mr.. Hamilton empha-
sized He said the broadcast would
include important announcements
concerning the turning in of racers
to Chevrolet dealers, inspections,
weighing and plans for the program
Of Derby Day.
Letters to registrants were in the
mail today. They were accompanied
by the official racing numbers for
the cars, grandStand tickets and
lunch tickets emitting participants |
TO a free noontime meal in Ryland
Methodist Church. The church is
located near the official course
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, between
Texas avenue and Carpenter street. |
Mr.. Hamilton said the letters were
sent to all regiStrantS who had in |
dicated in the postal cards that they
would have racers ready for the |
Derby. Any entrant who expects to |
race and does not receive one of |
these letters should telephone head |
quarters, National 5000, Monday, he |
added.
Weighing In to Begin.
Inspection facilities will be set up
Monday night in the Randle High
lands School, Thirtieth street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. The first
group of boys to be weighed will .
report to V. V. Radionoff, weigh
master, at 7:30 pm, to be checked
in with their racers.
The date on which the registrant
Is to come to the school is stamped
In red on the letter he will receive,
and he must show up only on that
date" Mr.. Hamilton warned.
Latest Registrants.
These boys comprised the last
batch of registrants to be recorded at
headquarters in The Star Building:
Jack Hutcheson, Is, 2317 Mime
sofa avenue Sc. The following Alex
andria, Va, boys: Howard Futch,
13, 104 w. Reed street: William H. |
Duvall, IA, 2715 Sycamore street; |
Addison B. Callahan, u, 1850 Jeffer-
son Davis highway; Alton Petit, 13,
1920 King street; Buddy Wheelehan, |
is, 308 S. Patrick street; Billy Riley, |
II, lis Alexandria avenue, Norman |
Quasebarth, 13, 202 E. Oak street:
Robert Hutt, 13, Seminary Hill; |
Chester Roland, II, and Bobby Ro-
land, IA, 822 Duke street; Carl Schel-
hammer, II. 1906 King street; Ash
ton Lee Rush, jr., II, 420 E. Chestnut
street; William Moore, ID, 11O6
Wilkes street; Allan Row, IA, 81
Rosecrest avenue; Roland Morgan,
IS, 20 Chaplin street, and Carl Neff,
IA, 709 Whythe street.
Also: Ronald M. Gardner, u, 1914
Nineteenth street south, Arlington,
Va: Donald CLARK, IA, Groveton, Va,
and Edwin White, IA, $40 Twenty
fourth street south, Arlington, Va.
(Wdtch The Star for Derby Ne1UsJ