The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
LARGE STAFF
OF STARTERS READY
IN SOAP BOX DERBY
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award, a handsome hand lantern
of powerful strength, and which
will go to the boy who turns ir
the best upholstered job on a racer
entered in the Wilmington Derby.
Last year, Emil Boado, Jr..
walked off with the Collins Ack.
erman award mad will face the
starter agsin this year, determin-
ed to give every boy a real tussle
for the right to represent Whining
ton at Akron, Ohio in the ALL
American finals on August II. The
lucky boy, who ever it may be,
will be sent to Akron by the Will
mington Star-News with all ex-
penses paid and from the morn
ing of August 18th, until Monday
morning August 10, he will be
CHARTERED at the Mayflower hotel
along with the champions from 116
other cities in Canada and the
United States.
This year, National headquarters
has added another full "a hours of
entertainment for the champions
and the boy who represents Will
mington at Akron, will lavishly ice
creamed and djned right up until
the hour he leaves for home again.
Next week, local Soap Box
Derby headquarters here will
swing into real pre-race action.
Announcement will be made Mon
day morning of the names of two
leading citizens who will take over
the craftsmanship of the Will
mington Soap Box Derby Advisory
committee for the 1947 race. Let
tiers will go out to all service
clubs and organizations interested
in boys work. requesting the ap-
pointment of a representative to
serve on the Advisory committee.
When the personnel of the Ad-
visory group is completed, a meet
ing will be held for the purpose
of organization and by July l, it is
confidently expected by Derby
headquarters, that a site for this
years race will have been select
ed, the official race-day staff Sc
lected and many other details in
connection with the big race taken
care of.
In order that the general public
NAV know the names of the boys
already entered for this years
Wilmington Soap Box Derby, the
following list is being printed with
the age.
Thomas N. Simmons, Rt. 3 Box
POI, u.
Donald Taylor, ZIG N. Ninth St.,
10.
David Melvin, 10 West Drive
e.. Vilage), q.
Brantley Flowers, Alb Campbell
St., IA.
Walter T. Bradshaw, 307 So. 18th
ST., Is.
Lawrence Pennington, Rt. ,, IA.
Ivey B. Strickland, RI. l Box
244A, II.
Norman Mckenzie, Rt. /, Box
%, II.
Lawrence Harrison, 105 N. Third
ST., IA.
William H. Land, Jr., 1907 Prin-
cess ST., II.
Robert Garner, 122A Williamson
Drive, Is.
Albert King, II Court Y, Lake
Village, Is.
Emil Boado, Jr., 100 Woodlawn
Ave, 10.
Ted Williams, Carrier IS, Box
So, Is.
Jimmie Williams, Carrier rs,
Box So, II.
Aft S. Gunnerson, Jr., 5o4 S. Car
DINA Ave-, IS.
Wilbert G. Lunan, 1873 Lake For
est Pkwy., Is.
Entry blanks are available now
at the Raney Chevrolet company
and at 1913 Princess street. Boys
who have not yet entered their
names for this greatest OF all am
ateur racing event for boys are
urged to do 50 at once. But under
National Soap Box Derby regula-
tons, one Or both parents, Or
guardian, must accompany the
boy when he signs an entry blank.
There is a four-year scholarship
to any college or university the
National champion may choose.
And some Wilmington boy has just
as good a chance as any other
boy throughout the nation to be-
come that National champion for
1947. And there will be fine prizes
also for the first ten finishers at
Akron as well as the first ten
here.
But the first step necessary is
the signing of an official entry
blank. Visit the Raney Chevrolet
company tomorrow fellows take
mother or dad along, sign a blank
and walk out with a swell racing
helmet. Then get busy on building
that racer-for who knows, 1t may
be you who board that ACL train
here on the night of August IL en-
route to Akron and possible ma
tional honors.
The Chinese sometimes equip
their wheelbarrows with sails.
land. It existed until June 1871
when the Germans turned upon
Russia.