The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-30

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hand at Derby Downs this after
noon to broadcast the first 81
minutes of the Derby program and
at $3.50 Tom Cause will be back
on the air to give Southeastern
North Carolina Soap Box Derby
fans a play-by-play, foot-by-foot
description of the final heats of
the afternoon.
Tom Eagleson of the WMFD
staff will handle the color story
on the Derby. When the new
champion is crowned, Tom Cause
will have him and his parents at
the microphone in a matter OF
seconds to tell the world of the
thrills Of Derby victory.
Prizes
Presentation of prizes will fol-
low with R. B. Page, publisher OF
the Star-News and L. A. Raney
of the Raney Chevrolet company,
passing out the major awards,
while co-chairman c. H. Casteen
will award all other prizes, a ma
jority of which have been donated
by Wilmington merchants. And
the prize list is lengthy and well
worth winning.
Late yesterday the Ingraham
Engineering Service placed the
big starting ramp in place, WMFD
wires we're strung for the broad
cast and judges and radio stands
placed in position. Police blocked
off the Derby Downs course on
South 18th street and it will re-
main free of vehicular traffic I'M
til after the close of the races
today.
This morning, bright and early,
the city engineers department
will flush down the course. vacuum
the surface and then mark the
racing lanes. Track Director H.
Hayes stated last night that
everything will be in ship-shape
bv noon and that a large police
detail will be on hand to keep
the crowds off the racing strip.
Derby Day will be ushered In
with a parade through the down.
town section OF Wilmington, start
ing from the YMCA at 1890 a. m.
The route of the parade will be
Market and Third, north to Red
Cross street, west to Front
street, south to Market and east
to Fourth street where it Will
disband.
Leading the parade will be a
detail of motorcycle police and
Immediately behind will march
the ROTC band under direction
of Lieut.. Eugene Lacock. Cars
carrying members of the Soap
Box Derby Advisory committee
will be next in line, followed by
officials who will handle the actual
running of the Derby this after
noon.
Close behind will be the first of
81 trucks bearing 81 racers and
their drivers, everyone of whom
has been sponsored by some en-
terprising Wilmington business
firm, service club or ~fraternal Or
ganization.
The drivers will wear the offic-
ial racing helmets that they will
wear during the big event CT the
afternoon and their cars will bear
the official racing numbers on
the sides.
Immediately following h
trucks with racing cars will marca
scores of Boy Scouts in Uniform
and right behind will be the
famous Drum and Bugle Corps of
Post No. 10, American Legion in
~colorful uniforms. The Drum
Corps will be led by Director
Riley. A detail from the Whining
ton Fire Department will bring
up the rear Of the parade.
Immediately following disband-
ment of the parade, all Derby
cars will be conveyed to ''Topside'
at Derby Downs where they will
be lined up in heat arrangement
preparatory to the start of the
Derby itself.
Race time has been officially
set for 200 p. M, and a new
champion should be crowned
shortly after 4:30 p. m.
PA System
Through the courtesy OF Sidney
Wilson of Wilson'S Appliance Sales
and Service, a public address sys-
tenn will be set up at the downs
and spectators will be kept inform
ed of the participants and their
sponsors.
1t should be a great day n
that thousands of Wilmingtonians
will long remember. For the 81
boys who will vie for honors over
a flag-lined course this afternoon.
are a true sample OF the VIII
mington men of tomorrow - boys
with initiative and engenuity -
good clean-cut kids all. Whining
ton can best recognize them by
attending the Derby today and
cheerinp m their favOriteS