Evening star. [volume], May 09, 1948, Page A-9, Image 9

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Old Papers Help Rockville Boy
Build Car for Soap Box Derby
James J. Taylor, jr., who is being sponsored in the Soap Box
Derby by Spengler Post No. 12 of the American Legion, discusses
the race with (front row, left to right) Edward J. Garber, per
sonal assistant to the Director of Racing and Lee O. Burris,
Derby chairman of Post No. 12, and (back row, left to right),
Haywood Saunders, chief starter, Elwood H. Whitley, com
mander of Post No. 12, and Gail T. Judd, Director of Racing.
—Star Staff Photo.
Old newspapers, laboriously col
lected from neighbors near his
Rockville home have made it pos
sible for James J. Taylor; jr., 11, to
enter the Washington Soap Box
Derby, June 26.
When James decided sometime
ago he wanted to be one of those in
the seventh running of the prize
laden event, he knew he needed
some money for materials. So he
set out to raise it by collecting and
selling old papers. He lives on a
farm with his parents and five
brothers and sister. It wasn't a
short trip to the home of his neigh
bors to pickup the papers. But the
work has paid off. James has the
frame of his coaster built and will
be ready soon to cover his car.
Barked by Legion Post.
He is being sponsored in the race
by Spengler Post No. 12 of the
American Legion. They will buy
the wheels for his car, so that he
can spend all his spare time working
on his vehicle instead of collecting
papers. The youth, captain of the
Safety Patrol at the Potomac School, I
plays guitar for a hobby. He recent-!
iy entertained the Legionnaires j
sponsoring him by playing and;
kinging.
Edward Garber, a personal assist
ant to the director of racing, first
interested James in the Derby. Be
cause in a family of six children j
there isn't too much room to spread i
out the tools and building materials
necessary to construct a motorless
racer, Mr. Garber donated space
in his garage to the youth. There
he works each evening until dark.
He is building a “most stream
lined" racer. So thin is it, that
Mr. Garber keeps a close check
on James’ hip measurements, td
make sure the youth doesn't grow
wider than the cockpit before Derby
Day.
More Entries Pour In.
Meanwhile, additional entries
continue to pour into Derby head
quarters. Registrations have been
received from Jon Mills. 11, of Aii
K street S.E.; Larry Eitel, 11, of
126 Fairmont street. Falls Church;
Edward R. Gaylor, 12, of 1619 Fair
lawn avenue S.E.: Alfred Spicer, jr„
14. of 5200 Blaine street N.E.;
Daniel Spicer 13, of 5200 Blaine
street N.E.; Robert Martin, 11, of
4310 Willow lane, Chevy Chase;
Nelson Dorny. 11, of 6812 Oak lane,
Chevy Chase; Corky Brittain, 12,
15 Yardarm green S.W.; Frank M.
Holmes, jr., 13, of 152 Tennessee
avenue N.E.; Duane MacDonald,
14. of 8408 Bradmoor drive, Beth
esda; Raymond Jackson, 15, of 1872
Alabama avenue S.E.; David Mickle,
11, of 6307 Oakridge avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md., and Anthony Miller,
13, of 4021 Meade street N.E.
Also, Gary Orfield, 12, of 511 Sev
enth street N.E.; Wilbur Smallwood, j
12, of 640 L streeet N.E.; Buddy
Owens. 15. National Training School; I
Lewis Brown, 15, National Training
School: Paul E. Carroll, 15, of the
National Training School; Donald
Cliff, 13, of 705 D street N.E.; Bar
rie Carter, 13, of 120 Fifty-third
streeet N.E.; Charles E. Rogers, 14,
of 613 H Street N.E.; Willard Wil
kinson, 14, of 5304 Fiftieth avenue.
Soap Box Derby Guide
The Washington Soap Box
Derby is a coaster car race for
boys sponsored by The Star and
the District Department of the
American Legion. Boys 11 to 15.
inclusive, and those reaching
their 11th or 16th birthdays in
the period from June 1, 1948, to
August 15, inclusive, are eligible.
Official rules books and driv
er's licenses are issued on reg
istration with a Chevrolet dealer
in the Washington area. Entry
blanks must be signed by a
parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be
built by the boys racing them,
at a cost of not more than *6
each in addition to the amount
spent for wheels and axles.
The maximum limits are
prescribed: Length, 80 Inches;
width, 42 inches; height, 28
inches (windshields of any kind
are prohibited); weight of racer,
150 pounds: combined weight
of racer and driver, 250 pounds.
Officials will disqualify any
car which, in their opinion, was
not built by the boy who en- _
tered It in thie race.
Hyattsville; James H. Taylor, 13,
of 5006 Sheridan street, Riverdale;
Harry Hart, 14, of 4207 Sheridan
street, University Park; Burke L.
Wilson. 15, of 1931 Hamlin street
N.E.; Merle W. Nelson, 12, of 33-U
Ridge road, Greenbelt, Md„ and Ar
thur Williamson, 14, of 1600 Gales
street N.E.
Also, John J. Collins, 13. of 1600
Isherwood street N.E.: Milton De
laney, 11, of 4221 Benning road N.E.;
Larry Gilliam, 12, of 308 C street
N.E.; Ralph Johnston, 12, of 1831
D street N.E.; Ronald Shoop, 12,
of 508 Second street S.E.; Irvin
Shephard. 12, of 4239 Benning road
N.E.; Donald Van Der Linden, 15, of
1740 D street N.E.; Douglas Van
Der Linden, 13, of 1740 D street
N.E.: Charles E. Wraase, 13, of 1816
D street N.E.; Burrell T. Brown
III. 15, of 117 Fifty-third street
N.E.; Henry W. Morgan, 14, of 2122
Decatur place N.W.. and Terry L.
Komenda, 11, of 1652 Trinidad ave
nue N.E.
(Read The Star for Derby News.)
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ly th* AikociatW frui
Will Clayton, adviser to Secretary
of State Marshall, urged Congress
yesterday to renew the Reciprocal
Trade Act “without crippling amed
ment.” Otherwise, he said it would
risk the loss of American leader
ship in lowering world trade bar
riers.
Unless Congress acts, the admin
istration’s authority to adjust for
eign trade tariffs expires June 12.
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days of closed hearings.
The Brotherhood of Railway'
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George M. Harrison, president of
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Conference to Discuss
Problems of Marriage
A city-wide Cana Conference at
7:30 o'clock tonight in the parish
hall of St. Paul's Catholic Church,
Fifteenth and V streets N.W., will
discuss “Day-to-Day Relationships
of Marriage.”
The Rev. Edward P. Dowling, 8. J.,
of 'St. Louis, one of the founders of
the Cana ^Movement, will speak.
Married and engaged couples of
all Catholic churches in the Wash
ington archdiocese are invited to
attend the conference, which is the
last meeting of the season.
The Rev. John 8. Spence was
appointed conference director last
week by the Most Rev. Patrick A.
O’Boyle, Archbishop of Washington.
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