The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11
Two Weeks Remain Before
DERBY Race To Be Run Here

naming peIOTe OeADy ON''
fbirty.odd boys who already hav
signed up for the big race IN Jul
10. are either building feverlsnly
or putting the finishing toucne
N their racers, Derby headqual
ters announced yesterday ate
4 telephone check-up.
Several additional local entrie
are expected this weekend as Bo'
Scout troops turn in reports o
prospects while entries from sur
rounding counties are expectet
to boost the starting total to wei
over the SO mark.
Will Raney of the Raney Chevro
let company. co-sponsor with IN
Star-News in promotion OF TN
race here, announced that he ma
received a shipment Of the book
How To Build A Soap Box DerD!
Racer"
All boys who have signed a.
entry blank to date may have on
by calling at the Raney Chevrole
company office. Boys who hav'
yet to sign up, also will receive !;
COPY of this valuable aid, Whlcl
is chock-full Of diagrams and hint
on ear construction, when the.
sign up.
In addition they will receive {
practice helmet and a can OF luorl
eating oil as a gift of the Shell
Oil company.
Meanwhile plans for the race
are crystalizing rapidly. The In
graham Engineering service has
completed working drawings O
the new starting ramp which VII
be erected at Kidder street d.
Derby Downs and actual work on
the ramp will get underway nex'
week.
Chairman Jack Scott Of the prize
committee informed headquarters
that he is meeting with swell re
sponse and hopes to be able to an
nounce the full list of local prizes
by Tuesday of next week.
Down at the Bruce F. Cameron
camp at Porter's Neck, four boys
will start to work tomorrow on
Derby cars. All four, and a fifth
will sign up Saturday, are being
sponsored by local firms. These
boys promise to give all and sundry
a real race for top Derby honors
here.
Representatives Of the co-spon'
sors will meet with Chairman Raj.
Volk of the committee on officials
this morning to draft a preliminary
set of officials for this years race.
Announcement of the official list
and another top announcement OF
interest to every entrant will be
made through the Star-News on
Sunday.
The following is the unofficial
list of entries together with spon-
sors for the Derby, to be run July
80, as announced by Derby head
quarters yesterday:
Jimmy Stone, 10, 81 Ann street;
Robert Meyland. 10, Ri. l, Box
131A; Joe Wilkins, IA, 1910 So. 4th;
Bert Lunan, IS, 1853 Lake Forest
Parkway Wilmington Trave-
Agency; Albert Ting, IS, IL Cour'
Y, Lake Village-Anchor Hard
ware Co.; David Melvin, IL, Il
West Drive, Lake Village; William
H. Land, Jr., II, 2307 Princess
Street RODE. Rusher Co.; Law
renee Harrison, IA, 105 No. 23rc
street; Walter T. Bradshaw, ID.
3N So. 18th street;
Jimmy Williams, II, 800 Park
Avenue, Audubon - Shew's Drug
Store; Ted Williams, Is, 300 Park
Avenue, Audubon Williams
Cleaners; Norman Mckenzie, II,
Rt. /, Box %; Ivey B. Strickland,
II, Rt. /, Box 244A; Lawrence
Pennington, IA, Ri. 3-Penningtor
Flying Service; Thomas N. Sim
mons, IL. Ri. 2, Box 201; Cecil
Gore, ID, Ri. l, Box 244B; Bobby
Copeland, H., 119 Forest Hills
Drive;
Tommie Capps, II, 2O4 Border
avenue-Ideal Laundry: Charles
Cummings, Ia, 1927 Kline Rod
Typewriter Inspection Co.; Emf,
Boado, Jr., 10, 1870 Woodlawn Ave,
knights Of Columbus; Robert
Garner, Is, 122A Williamson Drive;
ALI S. Gunnerson. Jr.. ID, 5O4 S,
Carolina Ave-, Carolina Beach
Universal Sign Service;
GARNER L. Davis, IS, 8 Sunset
Avenue, Wrightsville; Brantley
Flowers, IA, 418 Campbell Avenue
(X) - Newton Cleaners; Donald
Taylor, ZIG N. 9th street. (Ander.
sons Bicycle Shop; Donald S
McAllister, 10, Masonboro Sound
Glide Water Power Coz; Donald
Ray Avery, 10, 19F Nesbitt Court
independent Ice co.,; Percy
O'Sullivan, 10, 4G Nesoitt Cour'
(Sutton-C Council Furniture Co..;
Jimmie Merritt, II, At Nesbit
Courts (Civitan Club; Gene Eel
lers, u, 518 Castle street (Mac.
MILAN & Cameron Coz; Jimmy
O'Sullivan, II. &C Nesbitt Co,,r1