The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-13
SOAP BOX
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MONS will have their own CLUB
With tiny Negro page boys to
cater to their every want; there
will be swimming parties. a great
chicken dinner at the Goooyear
hangar. a trip through the Good
YEAR ..blimp". planr, movies, floor
shows, vaudeville end what not
While the Champ is busy, his
narents will be free to take IN
the many sights Of Akron ana
vicinity there will be a special
party for his mother and on Sat
u.day night both will be guests
of Chevrolet at the big, colorful
rre-race parade, featuring scores
OF hands and delectable drum ma
1orettes, marching youths, floats,
end finally, the parade Of cham
.r:ons. This in itself is a great
show, but second only to the ALL
American Derby itself, which will
be witnessed this year by 100, 900
people.
Climax of Derby weekend in
Akron, will be tie Champion S
banquet Sunday evening, featur-
ing the largest speakers table in
the world. This year the banquet
will be held near the Akron dirigi-
BILE hangar in n Of the largest
buildings of its type in the world.
Since the beginning of the ALL
American Derby the banquet has
been growing in size and import
ance. In this, the 10th anniver.
sary year Of the Derby, the BAN
quet has ohtgrown its former
place, the Akron Armory, and is
being moved to make possible
virtually unlimited space.
The Wilmington champion for
1947, who ever he may be, and
1872 other champions from as
many communities throughout the
United States ard Canada, will be
honored guests at the banquet.
Though Only n of the 1873, and
it may be master Wilmington,
1947," will have achieved the hon
or Of being national international
champion, every boy will realize
at the banquet that he is still a
champion. and will be treated as
such.
Every champion will receive
gifts, a watch and diplomas from
the Chevrolet Motor division, co.
sponsor with this newspaper, and
additional gifts from other civic
and industrial organizations inter-
ested in the Soap Box Derby.
Top-flignt entertainment will be
provided for the boys, their fami-
lies, newspaper representatives
and others who dine at the ban
quet. The big program Derby
night will be topped off by the
awarding Of prizes and trophies to
the youthful Derby winners. First
prize is a college scholarship, Sec
ond prize a Chevrolet sedan. Eight
other national prizes will be
awarded with souvenirs OF the &C.
casion for the parents.
At present some IS Wilmington
boys are building, or putting the
finishing touches to their cars for
the Wilmington Soap Box Derby
on July 30. Several more will en-
ter this week. From the group, a
1947 Wilmington champion will be
crowned and receive the Drey'
seadt PLAGUE and other awards.
His car will be reprinted imme-
diately and shipped to Topside,
Derby Downs. Akron, Ohio. Less
than two weeks later, the boy
himself will board a train for Ak
ron with all expenses paid by The
Star-News. With him will be his
proud parents, off to see the
greatest amateur racing event in
the world for boys on August H.,
and their expenses, rail fares, no.
tells and meals will be all taken
care of, for they will be the guests
for a week Of the Raney Chevro-
let company.
A swell trip for some enterprls-
ing boy and his parents-and it
can be sny boy. There is still
time to enter and build a car for
the Wilmington Soap Box Derby
july 80. Boys can sign up at
Raney Chevrolet company or at
1913 Princess street. But n or
both of their parents, or guardi-
an, must accompany them. And
every boy who signs up this week
will receive free a swell racing
helmet. a copy of that valuable
book, Chow to Build A Soap Box
Derby Racer" and a gift can OF
lubricating oil from the Shell Oil