The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-25
SOAP BOX DERBY
 BOYS SIGNING UP;
 RACE ON JULY Y
Foriy-six Youngsters Show Up al Meeting Last Night
 Rules Are Given Out

Under the supervision of Dr. William P. Blanton, 46 Juneau boys interested in the coming Soap Box Derby were entertained and regis tered in the High School gymna- stun. Treats fer the boys were hot dogs and pop and film slowing last years race and parade.
 Rules for the race and specified dons for the cars were passed out to the boys. Any boy interested in entering the race and not able to be at last nights meeting can con- tact either Dr. Blanton or Don skuse for the rules and specified tions.
 The Soap Box Derby is sponsored cy the Rotary Club and Daily Alas ka Empire. The date for the local race has been set for July r.
 The only major rule change over last year is that no power tools of any sort can be used except for work that must be performed at 8 shop. The work done by a shop includes the making of axel rods, adapting of automobile leaf springs, and fixing the steering shaft so that 1t may ce used or the homemade car.
 Site for the race Jll.s year IS the same as last year on the 18th street hill. Last years race was run over a distance of $50 feet but this year the course is being shortened SO that the cars will be able to make the turns. The highest rate of speed for any car in 1943 was 35 miles an hour.
 Boys may have sponsors but the cars must be made by the boys themselves except for the shop work. The loys have been signed in the TWO official groups with one added for local competition.
 Glass A includes those boys who will be between the ages of B and Is before August 14, the date of the National Finals, Class B includes thoss boys between the ages of Il and l2 with the same date. Class C will include those between and 10.
 Class c is purely local group ing and is the training class for the next years race. These boys are the only ones who can have help.
 This years winner will Ee sent to the National Finals in Akron, Chic, as have the winners in the -olr previous races Winners for the past races in Juneau were. 194l, Jerry Chapman; le46. Leo Oster- man; 1947, Frank Maier; 19A8, Jus tin Ripley of Sitka. A plaque is given each year to the winner.
 It is the ambition of the Rotary Club committee that bleachers will be built for the spectators for this years race.
 Committee members are: Dr. Will liam Blanton, chairman, Don Skuse, Henry Hank" Harmon, Carson Lawrence, Mel Friedman, Stan Grummett, Dr. c. c. Garter, and Bill Hixson. Those helping in last nights entertainment were Dave Ramsay and Gerald Shaw.
 Shaw, who was an entrant in the last three races, stated that he paced the winner in each race to victory in one heat or another. The race is put through an elimination process where the loser of each two car heat is eliminated.
 Those boys registered last night were: Class A, Jack Gould Keith Oyerton, Gary Hedges, Skipper" Museth, Ted Tisdale, Bill Glafke, Leroy West, John Richardson, Bruce Casperson, Jock Livie, Mason Beade, Donald Dull David Glenn, Pat Wellington, Lowell Mcclellan, Jerry Smith, Robert Kohlhase, Jer- " Kelly.
 Class B, Robert Osterman, Rich ard smith, Donald Bareus, Robert Whistler, Clifford Robards, Michael Wade, Sam McPhetres, Michael Mcclellan, Bobby Johnson, Fred Wittanen, Bill Andrews, Jimmy Bu-