Evening star., 1948-05-21
District Teacher Runs 'CIinic'
To Help Derby Contestants

The neighborhood around the
Taft Junior High School, Eigh-
teenth and Perry streets NE, will
be represented adequately in the
seventh Washington Soap Box
Derby on June rs.
Thirty boys living near the school
and constructing their cars there
have registered for the big event.
Most of them are being sponsored
by the Eastgate Businessmen's As
sociation. which sponsors a coaster
race of its own to climax neigh
borhood celebration Of the Fourth
Of July.
Last years Washington Soap Box
Derby winner, David Icenhower,
earlier had copped top honors at
the Eastgate Independence Day
race.
Under the sponsorship plan OF
the businessmen's group, each
member has undertaken to supply a
boy with wheels, steering cables
and other items which cannot be
built by hand. Under the rules,
this Is allowed.
The boys working at the Taft
School are fortunate in that Charles
Hid, metalcraft instructor at the
school is intensely interested in the
coaster races-and in boys.
Offers Boys Advice.
Mr.. Hid. according to Eastgate
President James Hagan, has donated
much of his spare time to advising
the boys and illustrating methods
of doing difficult construction.
Each Wednesday and Friday from
7 to 9 pm. clinic is held in the
school, conducted by Mr.. Hid.
Problems are worked out, ideas ex-
changed and hints given IN an ex-
change between boys and instructor.
Mr.. Hid reported many boys bring
their parents, who are as interested
in building the gravity powered
cars as their sons.
Not all the youths using the facil-
tiles of the clinic and school work
shop are students there. Some at
tend parochial and private schools
in the area. But Mr.. Hid Is help-
ing them all,
I'VE cannot give enough credit to
this District teacher for his help"
said Mr.. Hagan, who added that the
business group hopes to increase the
enrolment in its race this year.
Last year. q boys raced down the
track" on South Dakota avenue
NE.
Meanwhile, registrations still are
arriving at Derby headquarters. |
Officials warned that the lists would
be closed in the near future,
however
Registrants Listed.
Among those registering are:
Eric Allen, 13, OF TOT Fifty-frst
street NE: Stanley Nairn, 12 Barry
Carney. 13: Tommy Wilkinson, 13,
and Bobby Carney, IA, all Of the
st. Joseph's Home and School.
Also Jack Hammond, IS. of 2713
Ontario road NV: David L. Smith.
II, of 1882 R street NV: Charles
H. Bats, IA. of 241 Sixty-third
street NE: John Robinson, jr., 13,
of 1904 Langston place Sc; Ivan
D. Gates, IA, of 1713 Seventeenth
street Sc; Karl F. Phillips III, IA,
Of 1923 Sixty-third street NE: Athey
D. burlington, IA. of 635 Sixth street
NE; Angelo j. Bernolfo, II, of 28o9
Evarts street NE, and Jeffrey R.
Stewart. jr., IS. of Alexandria. Va.
Also Howard Miley, 13. of 5536 Jay
street NE: Robert E. Dixon, II. of
1912 New Hampshire avenue NV:
Robert Haas. IS, of 6717 White
House road; James Hall, IA, of 3l4
Eighteenth street NE: Robert Hau-
prich, IL, of 4l12 Eighteenth place
NE; Donald Miller, IA, of 5805
Landover road. Cheverly; Charles
Williams, 13, of 5508 Foote street
NE. and Paul Brahler, 13, of 172o
Bay street Sc.
Also James L. Sanders, IA. Of 17l9
Bay street Sc; Harry L. Taylor, IA,
of 1707 Bay street Sc; Joseph Molz,
IL, of 273l Twenty-eighth street
NE; George C. Nacht. IL, of 205
Thirty-third street NE; John
Coates, IL, of 1857 Alabama avenue
Sc: James L. Thompson. jr, II. of
81 Hawaii avenue NE, and William
Hewitt, IA, of 91S D street S.W.
Read The Star for Derby Ne,rs)