Evening star., 1951-05-17
Film on Soap Box Derby Finals
available to Civic Groups Here
By Meredith S. BueI

A color film showing the high
lights of the 1850 All-American
Soap Box Derby finals in Akron
is now available at The Star on
Ia loan basis.
The Commute Aim shows the
$50 city champions in action as
they compete for the top national
prizes-a $1,000 college scholar
ship and a new Chevrolet sedan.
Also shown is the pre-Derby race
between Actor Jimmy Stewart,
Boxer Jack Dempsey and India
napolis Race Driver Wilbur Shaw,
who raced in especially built Derby
cars. Hopalong Cassidy. standing
at the bottom of the hill, flags
the winner across the finish line.
The movie is produced by Chev-
rolet, national sponsor Of the
Derby. It is available to schools.
boys clubs, and civic, fraternal,
patriotic and veterans groups, as
well as others.
The film is obtainable by calling
Howard P. Bailey, Washington
Soap Box Derby general chair
man, at Sterling 5000, the Stars
Derby headquarters. The Star
will loan a protector and screen
to organizations not having them.
On Television This Week.
The Derby will be featured
twice on televi 2ion this week.
Mandell Ourisman, Washington
Chevrolet dealer and Soap Box
Derby publicity committee chair
man, will be interviewed at $50
pm. today on WTOP-TV. Fiji
teen year-old Don Sheets Of Ar
lington. making his fourth bid for
the Derby Crown. will appear at
1870 pm. Sunday on the Chew
rolet News Program, also on
Meanwhile. spokesmen for the
Goodrich and Firestone tire deal
ers say their supplies Of official
Soap Box Derby wheel and axle
sets should be in any day now.
Mr.. Bailey pointed out the i'm
portance Of starting construction
Immediately.
Boys should begin building
now to finish in time for the big
June 80 race" he said, "since
there are kinks that must be
ironed out and minor problems
that confront every Derby builder.
THE way registrations continue
to pour in is proof that this years
event will be one of the biggest
ever run here. Derby officials will
see to it that every boy in the
Washington area wanting to race
will be supplied with official Derby
wheel and axle SETS"
25 More Boys Register.
Many boys have called The Star
asking about approved steering
wheels and shafts. They may be
obtained by writing to r. j.
Cooper, the Village Smithy, State
Route 81. Box 48, Munroe Falls,
Ohio. The complete steering as
sembly Steering wheel and shaft)
is 81, and will be sent COD.
Twenty-Five more boys have
registered for the prize-ladened
event. They are Melvin Eugene
Baylor. IA, of 704 Barry place
NV. sponsored by the Junior Po-
lice and Citizens Corps: Charles
Brown, II, of 165 Chesapeake
street S.W.; j. c. Herbert Bryant,
jr.. ii. Of Marbert Farm, Alexan-
dria: Robert Cullins. IA, of 4334
Barker street Sc; Warren w.
Dewey, IA. of 1918 Eccleston street,
Silver Spring; William Duvall, IA,
Of 3458 Pennsylvania avenue Sc:
Bernard Hammett, II, Of 1904
Twentieth street NE.
Also Tommy Herr, IS, Of 4S08
North Twenty-sixth street, Ar
lington: Lawrence H. Reed, jr.,
13. of 1904 Evans parkway, Silver
Spring: Zack Sare. IL, of I'll
Chinquapin street, Alexandria: !:
Arthur Kramer. IL, and Billy Nc
Clear, IL, both of 4119 Nebraska
avenue NV. and both sponsored
by George Washington Post No.
l, American Legion; James Klein,
13. of 1905 Forty sixth street NV;
Robert L. Fox. II. of 1858 Military
road, Arlington; Thornton C.
Seller, 13, of 3114 McComas ave-
nue., Kensington; Reynaldo j.
Thurston, 13, of 1900 Fifteenth
stret NE.
Also A. Wisner Andrews, IS, of
1850 Wisconsin avenue NV,
sponsored by American Legion
Post No. 46; Robert Lee Leven-