Evening star., 1941-07-07
Soap Box Derby
Weighing Will
Start Tonight
Cars and Drivers
Will Be Checked
By Scales Crew

The first group of Soap Box Derby
entrants to be weighed in for the
fourth annual coaster race for boys
to be held Saturday, will report at
7:3O o'clock tonight to Weighmaster
v. v. Radionoff in the Randle High
lands School, Thirtieth street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue Sc, near the
course. The scales crew will check
cars and drivers against the Derby
limit of $50 pounds for both and l35
pounds for racer alone.
section of the 5u-man Inspection
Committee will begin examining the
cars after the weighing. Edwin r.
Thomas, chairman of the committee,
will supervise the work The in
spectors will determine whether all
construction features of each racer
measure up to the standards estab-
lished by the national rules Zeb T.
Hamilton, Derby director, has in
structed them to pay particular
attention to items affecting safety
of the little motorless vehicles, such
as steering and braking assemblies.
The committeeman. all volunteers
from American Legion posts, are
empowered to summon entrants for
proof their cars did not cost more
than $40 to build and were con-
structed by the boys hands.
Deadline Is PM.
The racers were being gathered
together at II Chevrolet dealers in
Washington and vicinity today, and
transportation to the inspection
point was scheduled to begin late
this afternoon. The deadline for
turning in cars to the dealers was
set at pm.
The contingent instructed by letter
to appear tonight for weighing will
be followed tomorrow and Wednes-
day by other groups of boys. When
the last racer is inspected Wednes-
day night. the Registration Coma
mittee will prepare to begin work
| Thursday on assignment of entrants
to the first-heat races. Three cars
will take part in each race. !
| Because their lateness was caused
by unavoidable delays, several boys
were given permission to turn II,
their coaster cars tomorrow night
or Wednesday night, instead Of
today. They were told they would
be obliged to bring the racers di.
rectly to the Randle Highlands
School, rather than to the dealer
with whom they registered, how
ever.
Two Committees Named.
Mr. Hamilton announced the per-
sonnel of two committees today, the
engineering and finish line groups.
All members were drawn from the
ranks of the American Legion,
which, together with the Chevrolet
dealers, is associated with The Star
in sponsorship of the Derby. =
! Vincent Orlando heads the En-:
gineering Committee, which is re-
sponslble for the many physical ar
rangements at the course, Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, between Texas
avenue and Carpenter street. His
assistants are Louis Bon, Rudy
Blick, j. F. Sturgis, George Wilson,
o. G. Merrell, Dillon Flattery,
James Judge, Christian Scheible
and George Lands.
E. Mack Clarke again is chair
man of the Finish Line Committee,
which handles tagging and certifi-
cation of heat winners for prizes
Other members are: Ed Donaldson,
James Clarke, R. T. Haugh, John
Long, Albert GaZelle, Miles Bell
Ed B. Ditto, Herbert Audas, Ed
Zuranski, William Kelson. John
Dudley, C. T. Milne, A. L. Thomas
A. G. Powell, Robert Snow, Mr.,
Blick, Albert Hildreth, Joe AbramS
George D. Nuhnel, William D. Mul.
key. WE. Terrell, Frank Elvidge,
Guy Dodson, Lloyd B. Fields. James
Tinnons, James Brent, w. T. Wells
B. F. Oliver, David Kisluck and
Ollie Schrierer.
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