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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

Box Derby Awards Banquet and to see Frank receive the beautiful Dreystadt Trophy for winning the local race. MT. and Mrs. William Maier were there to proudly watch the entire ceremony.
 Honored guests at the banquet were the parents and advisors of the Sitka boys who promised to return this year with a bunch of tougher entries Living up to the promise, five Sitka entries arrived here Thursday night and are anx- iously awaiting the race tomorrow
 Homer Garvin acted as toast master and Don Skuse, Juneau's Soap Box King" gave the main address. Skuse stressed the im- portance of the race to the boys and thanked all those who had con- tributed to making the race pos sible. Paying tribute to the CO., operative spirit of Juneau, Skuse said he had to do nothing but ask for help and he had it ready and waiting on each elbow.
 The l946 champion. Leo Oster- mar. was presented along with Mayor Hendrickson and Dr. c. c Carter who was the derby genera chairman
 Boys receiving prizes at the ban quet were Vern Forrest. Bruce Cas- person, John Livie, and Dale Hill erman, Sandy Blanton, Jack Bod iy, Dale Osterman. Lowell McClel- an, Gerald Hill, Jerry Wade anG Frank Maier
 Following the banquet the soaI box enthusiasm was fairly vel o Akron for the national event
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

 Juneau in ti1e championship matches to be run at Akron. AS many of us will recall, young Maier came across the finish line about three lengths ahead of Livie, who was the class "B" entry in the finals. Maier was sponsored by the Sommers Construction and Livie carried the Bowling Motor Colors.
 The next night more than 100 persons gathered in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel to pay tri- tute to the 26 boys frcmt Juneau, Douglas and Sitka at the Soap settled for the year and all eyes turned to the forthcoming trip
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
FIRST RACE T0GET OFF AT
 TW00'(l0Ck
Parade to Start af 1:15 p. M. from Bowling
 Motor Co.

At about l:15 tomorrow after noon thirty-two boys will go to Bowling Motor Co., to pick up their soap box racers which have been on display there all day today, and the 1948 race parade will get underway from there.
 Some are covered with canvas, some neatly worked from wood scraps and other metal covered, the multi-colored parade of racers will take a single file form and is scheduled to leave Cowlings and go down Willoughby Avenue as far as 18th Street where they will file off and move slowly up the hill bounded on either side by several rows of spectators.
 Starting at approximately l:30 o'clock, the cars will be pushed up to the starting ramp in the reverse order of which they will come down The last man up the hill will be the first to come down. and the first heat of the day is slated to leave the starting ramps at 2 o'clock.
 Don Skuse, soap box committee head, has modified the course to eliminate curves and bends which have proven dangerous in past races Instead of starting atop the l2th Street hill as last year, { tomorrows race will begin just below the Gold Creek Bridge from starting ramps. Shorter than the former course, the length is slightly more than 900 feet long and within 50 feet of being identical with the Akron course. SkuSe said the speeds attained by drivers tomor- row will be slightly less than those in previous years, but the degree of safety to the boys will be much improved.
 Racers will go down the hill in pairs with the elimination tourna- ment being undertaken right af- ter the last of the regular runs has been clocked by the finish line.
 Spectators are urged to be at the track early to witness the parade as it passes up 18th Street en- route to the starting ramps. More than l,500 persons attended the event last year and it is expected that an equal or larger number will be on hand for the first heat tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
THIRTY-TW0 RACERS SET FOR EVENT
RAY BEACHES HAVE
 } SONS COMPETING
 IN SOAP BOX RACE

In the way of a consolation message to those parents in Ju- neau who have heen at times dis turbed the past two months by nail pounding and board saving brought about by Junior working on his soap box racer in the eel lar, the case of MT. and Mrs Raymond Beach is cited with a finger of pride.
 The Beaches don't have one boy entered in the race, nor dc they have two they have three sons and each one will be at the hill with his car ready to go to- morrow Raymond and Mason are twin, IA years old, and will be ir the class "A event, and the thiro son is Eric, age II, who will run in the class "B" heats.
 When asked if it was a great deal of trouble having three boys in the race, Beach was quick tC correct the statement and add that instead of being a problem, the building months have been pretty much of one big laugh and he is right now the proudeSt pop ir Juneau.
 Now there were limes," Beach said, when Mrs. Beach and gently toyed with the idea of talk ing refuge in the Panama Valley wilderness, but as it happened, ev- erything always worked out with out single casualty.
 True, Mrs. Beach and I often found it necessary to serve in the capacity of velvet-soft medlators when three hands reached for the same saw at the same time, and there were occasions when the hoys found it little difficult to work three brushes into the same paint can in one movement"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
JUNEAU DERBY
 TO BE MANNED
 BY VOLUNTEERS

It's often said that for every star, there are Is persons acting silently behind the scenes, and the Juneau Soap Box classic is far from being an exception to the rule. To- morrow when the cars speed down the hill the young race aspirants will enjoy the full spotlight and be in the height of their glory, but the boys, spectators and residents of Juneau owe a vote of thanks to the following committeeman and assistants for making the race possible and tending the track dur ing the operations.
 Officials for the race are as follows:
 Chairman Don Skuse; Track Di- rector, Waino Hendrickson; Director of Hilltop Operations, Ellis Rey- holds; Director of Heats and Reg istrar, Stan Grummett assisted by Joe Mclean, James McNaughton and James Ryan; Director of Ser vice Pit; Sherman Smith and Dan Livie Director of Finish Line Oper- ations, Vic Power assisted by Lee Lucas, Bob Akervick, Neil Fritch- man and Gee Casler
 Chief Starter, Carson Lawrence as- sisted by Bill Feero, Milt Daniel, Bob LaJoie and Bill Whitehead ,; Clerk of the Course, Tom Dyer as sisted by Ben Benecke and Fred Eastaugh; Chief Inspector, Bill Blanton assisted by Ellis Reynolds, Manuel Parades and Vic Power First Aid, DTS. Whitehead, Blanton and Carter.
 Parade and Novelty Races, Hank Harmon assisted by Jack Burford Cass Carter, Herb Hillerman, Wayne Johnson, Ed Keithahn, Bert Me Dowell, Jerry Mckinley and Hugh Wade; Finances, Del Miller and Ralph Rivers; Treasurer, James McNaughton, Prizes, Gee Casler l; Ramps, Manuel Parades; Photo grapher, Malcolm Creamy.
 Concession Committee: Chairman Dick Williams assisted by Horace Adams, Earl Albrecht, Bill Blanton, Jack Burford, Cass Carter Bob Bowling, Gil Eide, Harold Foss, Ho- mer Garvin, Brooks Hanford Frank Heintzleman, Herb Hillerman Henry Hogue, Wayne Johnson, Ed Keithahn, Bob Martin, Bert Me Dowell, Jerry Mckinley, Del Miller Ralph Mize, Tom Morgan, Ralph Rivers, George Schmidt, Don Skuse, Henry Sully, George Sund- borg, Clark Telquist, Art Uggen Hugh Wade, Pete Warner, Maurice Powers, Wilfred Johnson. Sam Me- Phetres, Ed Clark, Eric Newbold Elton Engstrom and Bill Hughes
 Losers Club, Monte Grisham and Hank Green; Chief Judges, Howard Stabler and Ernest Gruening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

At the big National Derby in Akron, Safety is the first thought of the race officials. Stay off the track and don't crowd the rope
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

Cheer for the winner-and u loser tool
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
FIVE SITkA ENTREES
 HERE ON NORTH STAR

Displaying an active interest in the Soap Box Derby, five Sitka boys arrived here Thursday after noon to participate in the classic tomorrow.
 Entries from Sitka are Justin Ripley and James Price in Class "A, and Gregory Ripley, Harold Donnelly and Charles Butcher in Class B" run.
 Housing here for the five boys has been arranged for. Harold
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
WONDERFUL TRIP
 HAD BY WINNER,
 LAST YEARS RACE

Reminiscing just little bit, it was just about year ago when Frank Maier raced down the Ju- neau Soap Box course on Sunday, July 27, to beat out John Livie in the finals for the champion ship and the right to represent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

Donnelly and Charles Butcher are the guests of Gary Hedges in the home of MT. and Mrs. Art Hedges. Others will be guests in the homes of Ed Keithahn and Hugh Wade, who last year played host to two Sitka boys and asked for more this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

August IA to IT. Frank left Ju- neau August l2 and was accom- panied by Waino Hendrickson to the Ohio track
 Back home after the races he had swell trip to report and a real thrill from just having been at the race.
Evening star., 1948-10-24

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St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

me again, and we'll give it a whirl.
Let's look at the past first, shall
we? | gaze into my crystal ball
l see a mist in front of my eyes,
the mist is getting clearer, clearer,
and what do | see, behold! Why,
that's Mary Brown and Harold,
Jeanne Cannon and Reginald AL
len, and Betty Kind and Connie
Austin, and they've all been united
in holy matrimony over the past
week end or two. can also catch
glimpse Of Leola Graham and
Roy Crawford, and | see that she's
sporting a beautiful diamond, but
then everyone knows-they've an
nounced their engagement. Now, |
see people walking over a sheet Of
broken ice-barefoot! Oh! | know
who they are! That's Doris White
and Jackie Morrison. They were
initiated into the Around the Clock
Club" you know. Here's hoping you
two didn't catch a cold, or do you
always carry box Of Kleenex with
you (smile).
see by my Crystal Ball that
the T. /. was on the beam last Sat
urday evening. A few of the cats
and chicks that l saw there were:
Gene Reed, Ema Roberts, Jean and
Reggie Allen, Almercia Baines
Hammond, T. J. Jackson, Cecilia
Robinson, Addie and Brewer, Bob
bic Smith, Norval Brooks, Lois
Milsap, Shirley Martin, Sarah Hill,
John Culver and Frank Brown q.
and the goth Limited didn't do too
bad either cause most of the kids
went over there after they left the
T. /. Although the view in the ball
isn't too clear l can manage to see
Felix Claridy, Joe Lewis, Oscar
Newman, Maurice Howell, Addie
Marie Young, Hank Franklin, Mar
garet Grissom, Frances Ashford,
Bob Patterson, Roland Grissom and
Joker"
But let me tell you about the
Eddie Vinson dance. 1t was real
gone, and l think everyone really
enjoyed themselves. With Lea and
Chuck, Vergella, Dan and Jane,
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

That it hardly becomes any Of
US,
To talk about the rest of us.
and this goes double for the
individuals l have in mind, who
were out to the T. l. last Sunday,
II the shoe fits-wear It'll see fine
clothes, and a big crowd! Oh, that's
the Pilgrim Annual Style Show,
and is it ever going to be fine.
can hardly wait until the Path so
| can see it!
Say nowl Hey nowl My crystal
ball is really bouncing up and down,
but | guess that even it has TO get
his kicks in when it catches sight Of
the King Cole Trio, and Stan Ken
ton. The date: about the 25th Of
April-and l know that you will
see at least one performance! Hap
py birthday to John Twiggs, and
Tommy Copeland, and may you
both have many more!
Well, my Crystal Ball is on the
bum, but | don't need it to tell you
this: Did you know that three of
our girls made the Senior Honor
Roll at Mechanics this yearH Well,
it's true, and naturally l feel quite
proud about it. It's an honor that
very few individuals achieve. 0hl
the girls are Omar Fawcette, Rosie
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19
Social and Personal

Married: Mary Brown, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Brown Of
S71 St. Anthony Ave, was married
on Friday, March IL, 7 p. m, to
Harold Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Brown, 405 st. Anthony
Ave. The marriage was performed
in the parsonage of the Pilgrim
Baptist church, with Rev. Floyd
Massey, Jr., uniting the couple.
Their attendants were Margaret
Brown, sister of the bride, and
Ellsworth Harris, uncle of the
groom. The couple are making their
home temporarily with Mr.. Browns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brown,
406 st. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. John Dorothy Scott of
555 W. Jessamine, is recuperating
at her home, after being a patient
in Fairview hospital, Minneapolis,
where she underwent a minor oper-
alton.
Harold MeDuffie, 900 Bryant
Ave. No., will celebrate a birthday
today friday, March 10.
On the sick list this week are
John Johnson at Bethesda hospital
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

and Katherine J. Scipio, 651 St. An
thony Ave.
Married: Jean Cannon of 68S
Carroll Ave-, and Reginald Allen
Of Minneapolis, were married Fri
day, March II, at St. Peter Claver
church with Father Jerome Luger
uniting the couple.
Mrs. LenOra Curtis of San Fran
cisco, returned to her home last
week after spending a week visit
ing her sons and daughter-in-law,
Richard Curtis and wife at 71S St.
Anthony Ave, and Frank Curtis
in Minneapolis.
Visitors: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dodd
Of 70l Carroll Ave. have as their
house guest, Mrs. Dodd's sister,
Mrs. Letitia Parrish of New York
City. Mrs. Parrish, who is i'll, was
visiting in Des Moines with rela-
tives and returned to St. Paul with
her sister, Mrs. Dodd, who was in
Des Moines due to her illness.
The Just Us Club will hold its
next meeting with Mrs. Pansy
Dodd, 70l Carroll Ave.
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

Huck, Herman, Pauline, Walter,
Virginia, Bill Coins, Leon, Melvin,
Margie and Billy, Joe, Phyllis and
Jim, Viv and Annabelle and Dolores
and Anna Woods there you know
that the place really rocked for
awhile. / think the outstanding in
strument this time was the bass vi,
and that musician sure played a
mean one! The dance was most
mad!
Wait, l see someone getting on
a bus. 1t looks like--it is? Clyde
Allen. He must be going back to
camp as he has a couple Of suit
cases with him. / also see an elite
party at the Nicollet Hotel in Min
neapolis.
And that's enough about the past
as present events are beginning to
come into view. see people skat-
ing, oops, someone fell, but that's
bound to happen at a roller skat-
ing party and the one to be given
Saturday at the Col is no exception
and see a group Of people, wait!
l can make out a few faces, and
l believe that it is none other than
Dorothy and 2. T. Munson, Peggy
Aparicio, and Bradford Benner, and
| betcha my last penny that they
are practicing for the Sweet
hearts" operetta that is to be pre-
sented soon. Mr.. and Mrs. (fOrmer-
ly Eva Scroggins) Donald Day are
the proud parents Of a baby boy,
and is he ever cute. Il wish that
you could see him, too.) Congratu-
lations to you two. l see a
handsome lad coming into view.
He's in uniform-oh? that's Eddie
Morris and he's home for awhile
from the Navy, and does he ever
look sharp!
And now for the future! The
first object that comes into view
is-what's this! 1t looks like a boy
and girl reading a book. The title
For Whom the Bell Tolls" Silly
kids: All they'd have to do would
be to come down to Halle (starting
March 3lst) for the discussion
groups on Dating, Courting, and
Selecting a mate and they wouldn't
have to read about it! The Bell
(wedding ones at that would toll
for them! only wish | could per-
sonally contact them to inform
them that this group is limited, so
they had better hurry and register,
but maybe they'll find out in time.
l hope so. All! a verse is forming
in my Crystal Ball-to whom it
may concern:
There is so much good in the
worst Of us,
And so much bad in the best
of us,
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

Mrs. Charles PhelaR, 23l6 10th
Ave. So, went to St. Louis, Mo-,
Sunday evening, March II when
notified Of the death of her sister.
will be heard. All are welcome, we
are looking for you.
Miss Wilma L. Starnes, formerly
Of Omaha, Nebr., became the bride
Of Mr.. Fred L. Sharp of Omaha,
Sunday, March IL. The ceremony
was held at the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Palmer, us 7th
St. No.
Baby Shower: Mrs. Howard
Sandvik, S4Ss 25th Ave. So, was
honored at a baby shower given by
her sister, Mrs. Spencer Shivers,
1921 Fourth Ave. So, at the lat
ter's home. Guests present were
Mines. Emma Gilchrist, Henry
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19
Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS

Bakion, Clifford Rucker, James
Brown, Albert Coles, John Phi6Gr,
Charles Miller, Jr., Charles Miller,
Sr., Houston Taylor, Riley Gil
christ, and Ella Franklin. Gifts
were sent by Mrs. Dorothy Roberts
and Mrs. Albert Coles. Mrs. Sand
Vik received lovely and useful gifts.
Elder Henry Wilson Of the Con-
gregational Church Of God in Christ
will sponsor q mems meeting at the
church, 34l E. 3sth St. at o'clock
March 21.
Mrs. Lillard Evans Of Portland,
Ore, arrived in the city Friday,
March ~. She will assist her Eis-
ters in the care Of their mother,
Mrs. Ella Washington Of 4040
Fourth Ave. So, who has been III
for some time.
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

Mae Johnson, and Jean Kirskey.
Hats of to you three kids. II your
PAST and PRESENT is an ex-
ample Of what your FUTURE is
TO be like, I'm sure you'll have
much success in the coming years.
II you're still with me, you can
climb down out Of the dream world
| made for you. Thanks for seeing
me through with my experiment.
AS you and l can plainly see, I'll
never make a Want Washington
(but wasn't it kinda funD Next
week I'll be back to my own sad
natural way, so until next week,
l remain,
Charlotte Of course.
P. S. My sister covered the story
at Marshall High School for me on
Tuesday evening. The affair: a
play given by the Music Depart
ment. Joan said that Charles Will
liam, Bobby Cox and Stanley Will
liams played their parts exception
ally well, but honorable mention
should go to Thelma Price, Eugene
Harris, Eula Camp, Belva Pipes,
Camille Williams and Moses Knot
and from what Joan says 1t
must have been a real gone showl
That's all.
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19
Ted Bies Has
New Business
In NeighbOrhOOd

A new business known as Ted
Bies Liquor store has been opened
by the well-known bowler Of that
name at the corner Of University
Ave. and st. Albans, St. Paul.
The Bies store address is 67s Uni
yersity Ave, He invites all his old
friends to come in and see him."
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19

Mr.. Lucus Hendrix arrived in the
city Wednesday, March II, from
New York. He will visit his mother,
Mrs. Jane Smith, 27O9 3Oth Ave
So., and other relatives.
St. Paul recorder., 1948-03-19
TWIN CITY FLASHES
By CHARLOTTE Perfect

Say kids, have you heard the Want Washington POgram It's
really ?and that novel idea of his having theme
for Say, that's ideal think I'll try this week
works. Now, whaI for my theme Hum what
Three Little Words" PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE?
I'm again but III ANYTHING know so bear with
Evening star., 1948-07-18

plored the fact that too many bank
directors fail to direct. Directors who took
thetrouble to order independent examina-
tions occasionally, supplementary to the
regular bank examinations, might save
their banks lot of trouble, according to
Mr.. Pratt. His study of a thousand en-
bezzlement cases convinced him that most
of the frauds could have been prevented
had banks taken reasonable steps to cor
rect conditions inviting theft. Whether
this holds true for the Newark case can
be determined only by thoroughgoing
inquiry of the type ordered by Governor
DriScolI
Evening star., 1948-07-18
The Special Session

President Truman has put himself on
record as saying that IAN extraordinary
occasion" required him to call Congress
into special session a week from Monday.
This should not be dismissed out of hand
as being a mere pretense to cover up
partisan political maneuver. Admittedly,
the call has the appearance of political
stunt, but the possibility that the Presi-
dent will advance legitimate reason for
his action Is not foreclosed. No one can
say what will happen in Berlin during the
next ten days. 1t is at least possible that
events will make 1t imperative that Con-
gress be brought back to Washington.
The test OF this will come with the
message which the President sends up to
the legislators when they reassemble. It's
content will show whether there is or is
not an extraordinary occasion which justi-
f1es the first special session in nearly
century in the midst of campaign year.
If the President has nothing more to
put before the Congress than call for the
enactment OF the measures to which he
referred in his Philadelphia address. then
1t will be clear that he is playing politics,
and at cost of more than $220,000 to the
taxpayers. For while these measures are
important, there is no urgency about any
of them that requires action before the
regular session Of Congress in January.
The power Of the President to call Con-
gress into special session is supposed to be
exercised only to meet some real emer-
gency situation involving an important
national interest. It is not supposed to
be exercised to advance the political for
tunes Of President or of a party. And 1t
Is not supposed to be exercised to harass
those Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives who are facing hard fights to
hold their seats. or to aid the Democratic
aspirants who would like to replace them.
If the event shows that the Republicans
are right in their charge that this is the
motivation behind the special-session call,
the President will stand indicted for abus-
ing his powers in the interests of bit
of political trickery. But the country can
afford to await the event. The message
Of July 26 will show whether this extra
ordinary occasion" is fact or fiction