The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-27
20CARS TO RACED0WN
 12TH STREET
Parade Starts at / O'Clock Runs at 2:30-Keep
 Dogs dt Home

event in the world will talk, place in Juneau tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 It IS the Soap Box Derby and ehefe are 20 Juneau youngsters, in ,sp~clally built cars, ready to go. The event will he held on Twelf- tn Street starting at the top of the hill above the Gold Creek Bridge ana Will end at D Street and Twelfth, where the judges stand will be erected permitting the rac- CTS one block between D and E Street to apply their brakes and come to a stop. The parade will start at 2 o'clock from the Alaska steamship dock led by the Juneau City Band. will De up Franklin Street to Fourth. along Fourth to Calhoun Avenue. and end at the top of the hill. The pandsmen will meet not later than l;3o o'clock at the High School gym.
 The Fire Department is also ex- pected to be in the parade with the hand and the 20 Soap Box Lerby cars with their drivers. The line of march is made as short as possible in order to saw wear and tear on the little racing cars.
 : It is expected that fully 1000 spectators will line Twelfth Street ito watch the racers. A warning is given to owners of dogs to keep them home to avoid the canines running out on the thoroughfare and perhaps causing accidents as the racing cars go down the course.
 The following are the prizes for the Daily Alaska Empire Juneau Rotary Club sponsored Soap Box Derby:
 First Prize: All Expense Trip to Akron, Ohio, to compete with all other cars from all over the United States and a Trophy. Second Prize: Bicycle.
 Prizes for Winner of Heats in First Sweep: One Army Type flashlight each.
 Prize for Best Upholstered Car: Pen and Pencil Set donated by the Chevrolet Motor Co.
 Prize for Best Constructed Car: Pen and Pencil Set donated by the Race Drug Go.
 Prize for Best Constructed Brakes: Watch donated by Lou Hudson.
 All winners will receive a medal. First Prize in Class c: months Guest Card to Capitol Theatre. Second Prize in Class c: 2 months Guest Card to Capitol Theatre.
 For all further particulars, read page B. today's Empire. ; The chairmen and members of the various committees in charge of the affair tomorrow are as follows:
 Chief Inspector: Dr. w. Blanton; Assistant Inspectors. Bob Bowling, Joe Mclean; General Chairman, Dr. William M. Whitehead: Track Director, Waino Hendrickson; Hill Top Director, Hank Harmon.
 Director of Heats, Lou Hudson; Assistant Director of Heats, Milton Daniels, Scotty Adams, Tory Karnes.
 Director of Service Pits, Lisle He- bert; Chief Judge, Howard Stabler; Assistant Judge, Ken Alexander, Brig. c. O. Taylor, Tom Morgan, Frank Heintzleman.
 Director of Finish Line Operation, Vic Powers; Assistant Directors, Dr. C. c. Carter. Rev. Herbert Hiller- man.
 Chief Starter, Mike Haas: Assist ants, Henry Hogue, Rod Darnell; Registrar, Stan Grummett; Assis- tants, James McNaughton, Dick Byrne, Jim Cooper.
 Clerk of Course: Ralph Rivers: Assistants, John Young, Del Miller; Directors of First Aid, Dr. w. P. Blanton, Dr. Whitehead, Dr. c. c. Carter; Concessions. Dr. R. H. Williams, J. O. Ryan. Bert Mc- Dowen, Charles w. Carter, Tom Dyer, Ed Shafer, George Schmidt.
 Loud Speaker Operations; Jerry Mckinley. Ernie Parsons; Chief Photographers. Brooks Hanford, Jack Fletcher; Director of Parade, Horace Adams: clowns, J, B. Bur- ford, Hank Green: Chairman of Prizes: Homer Garvin; Test Pilot (ChieD Monty Grisham.