El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 7

EL PASO HERALD POST Monday June 12 1939 Page 7 FHA Full Information Mayfield Lbr Co "Headquarters AdVe Hold Tight There Feller! Soap Box Derby Fun Is Ahead i HOLD EVERYTHING COMMISSIONERS TO WORK MORE Tax Valuation Reduction Hearings Required Under New Law the National Finals will be required to I make a safety trot run over the Derby I course at Akron before be may race in competition (d) Substitute Each City Champion in the National Finals must drive the same car in which he won his local ice In event of hla Illness or any emergency preventing hie competing at Akron hia sponsorin' newspaper (upon notification to Soap Box Derby Headquarters) may name a substitute driver but the ear must be the same car which won the championship in that city's local race and the combined weight of the car and substitute driver must not exceed the specified 350-pound maximum act in Rule 13 Note: In case of driver substitution the sponsoring newspaper abould require that a written agreement determining the ownership of any prize or prizes won at the National Finals ba made before the National Finals by tha substitute driver and the Champion who la unable to compete In general It la recommended that the prize If any should go to the local champion who built the car and drove it In hla local race (e) Lettering of cars Before being hipped to Akron each car In tha National Finals should be lettered on both Idea with the name of its city and its sponsoring newspaper No other lettering Or Insignia will be permitted (f) Each car entered In the National Finals will be closely inspected by the National Technical Committee before the teat runs The committee may disqualify a car violating any of the rulea or require that the necessary corrections be made by the boy himself (sea Rule 36-1) (g) Drivers may be called before the Inspection Committee and required to answer any questions pertaining to the construction or coat of their can Parents or escorts also may ba called if necessary but will not bo privileged to answer any question that a boy capabla of building a Soap Box Derby ear abould be able to answer (h) Wheels and bearings on which an entry will race must ba on tha car at tha time of its final Inspection After the inspection no entrant may change hla wheela or bearings either' before or during the championship races without the permission of the Inspection Committee Only wheela and bearings inspected and approved by the committee may be substituted in case of damage to the original equipment- (1) Repairs or changes in construction at Akron if permitted or ordered must be made by tha boy himself or under his supervision by the official Soap Box Derby mechanics appointed to hanHi- the Service Pita (j) Service Parents or escorts will not be permitted within the service pit area during the teat runs or tha championship finals (k) Enforcement of rules The de cisions of the National Technical Committee and National Finals Race Committee in all matters pertaining to tha interpretation or enforcement of these Soap Box Derby rules and to the conduct of the race will be flni and htH-ing on all persona concerned Commissioners Court In the future will have to revise its method of handling tax valuation reductions under a bill recently passed by the Texas Legislature In addition to liberalizing the power to make tax adjustments the law gives the Court some more work It requires hearings Adjustments in the past have been handled at regular meetings of the Court on recomihendationg of the tax office and action was restricted to property on the unrendered rolL The new law permits adjustments of either rendered or unrendered property current or delinquent taxes and gives the court authority to consider long delinquency with piled up Interest and penalties Court members said they favor setting aside one day a month to consider such tax problems KEEP COOL with this blower type 1000 CFPM Standard KOOLER On sale for few days at only 55950 Unsurpassed performance Peterson Lumber Co 1630 Texas 7400 WEDDI INVITATIONS McMath Printing Co WYCtRIK AT COTTOa lUia 507 BEST OF THE BETTER CAMPS 528 WIIeexLes Aaqtlei H021fT Scratch Itchy Skin Scratching minor akin irritations leads to greater discomfort later on add you- ing and soreness with -r-White Ointment Cleanse skin with Black and White Skin Soap Ldv For Rheumatism Pains Make This 25c Test Sufferers of pains associated with Muscular Rheumatism Neuritis Arthritis Lumbago and Neuralgia will welcome Sal-Ro-Cin This California product contains' ingredients which bring quick palliative relief from the excruciating pains which accompany painful ailments We suggest if you are suffering such pains that you go to your druggist immediately and get a 25c package of Sal-Ro-Cin It contains no narcotics If you are not satis-field we will be glad to refund your money For sale at all good druggists Adv OULEjMS ConcUtlone Due to SIurr eh Bowels Withont RisksSf If not (Misti ted return the box to ne whet ALWAYS CARRY QUICK RELIEF FOR ACID INDIGESTION Low Interest Rates Saunders Street Phone M-195 clarification of that Issue Is found In the 1939 code Wheel size however remains the same Overall length of the race cars has been increased for 1939 according to the committee's ruling with the present maximum set at 80 incres as compared with a max irnum of 72 inches in 1938 New Weight Ruling Combined weight of car and boy for 1939 is again set at 250 pounds the rules disclose but the car itself cannot weigh more than 150 pounds The latter restriction is another new 1939 ruling Cost limit on the 1939 racers Is the same and is set at a maximum of 510 per car However one change has been made in regulation covering this phase of the pre-race preparation If a contestant employs an automobile steering wheel and shaft the cost of this item whether purchased new or second-hand or acquired free is not included in the overall cost of the car This ruling the committee points out was amed purely in the interests of contestant safety As in previous years the rules body asserts the first interest of the Chevrolet Motor Division aside from a successful race from the boys' standpoint is promotion' of safety both in the national finala at Akron and in local races Start building your racer now but FIRST READ THE RULES CAREFULLY Km ara the rules: 1 OBEY THE The Soap Box Derby is strictly a event deafened to promote both craftsmanship and portsmanship through competition in buildins and drivins Simp Box racing ears When you enter the Soap Box Derby contest you offer to pit your akUl in building ani driving against that of other boys Therefore sportsmanship or fair play requires that your car shall represent only your own a kill as its designer and builder just as when it comae to the race your performance will represent only your own skill as a driver These rules are designed to insure an equal opportunity to all entrants and thus further the spirit of fair play among the boys of America Therefore follow the Official Rules to the letter and aa a true sportsman enjoy the thrill of pitting your individual ability against the beat that the field has to offer Study thsse rules over and over for your car will bo carefully Inspected before the race and may be barred from competition it any single rule has been overlooked or broken Remember Ignorance of the rule is no excuse 9 AGE The Soap Box Derby la open only to boys 10 to 15 (inclusive) years old on the day of their local race 3 EXIGIBLE CARS AND (a) Entrants must design and build their own cars but may have other boys of Derby contest age as helpers (b) Neither former winner of a Derby nor bis car may compete in year's race (e) Other cars entered in previous years races may compete if they comply with the 1930 rules However these cars must be entered and driven by the boys who built them originally (d) No car or boar entered in one city may compete in another city Eligibility of entries in any city race will bo decided by the local Race Committee CAR MUST BE BOY-BUILT-(a) Except as stated hereafter in these rules every bit of the work required in building a Soap Box Derby car making and shaping of the separate parte of the chassis and body and joining the parts to form the assembled car must be performed by the boy Entrants may however receive help In building and assembling their care from other boys of Derby contest age Advice and direction may be accepted from parents teachers or sponsors but the actual construction must be done entirely by the boy Any car showing evidence of adult workmanship or of machine shop assistance (except that permitted by Rules 7-b and 16-h) will be barred from the contest (b) No welding brazing or soldering of any type is allowed even if done by the boy himself except as provided for In Rule T-b 5 READY-MADE (a) Running Gear (wheels tires bearings axis rods) and the Steering Wheel and Steering Shaft are the only coaster car parts that may be used in ready-made form (b) Automobile steering wheels and steering shafts may be used (see Rule 19-a) but no automobile parts ara permitted in the construction of the remainder of the steering system or anywhere in the brake system (cl Second-hand a to mobile spring leaves 1 valve springs may be used in the springing system or suspension of the car (d) Hardware (such as pulleys tum-buckles hinges springs metal cleats nails screws and bolts) may bo used freely 'in the construction of both chassis and body RUNNING GEAR (a) Wheels and Axles may be obtained from coaster wagons tricycles baby carriages and other small vehicles in popular use or may be purchased Wheels used on previous racers may be used provided they conform to the 1939 Derby rules b) Wheels Home-made or band-built wheels are prohibited (e) Wheels made for or salvaged from commercial units (such as factory trucks hospital stretchers industrial hand trucks or trailers) will not bo permitted even though bought second-hand (d) Welded or riveted Disc Wheels that have been taken apart and rebuilt are prohibited Rebuilt wheels are unsafe and unfair In Darby competition (c) Wheel No car mar have wheels more than 13 inches In diameter including the tires (f) All cars must run on four wheels like a racing car (g) Tires must be of solid rubber and not more than 3 inches in width Pneumatic tires are prohibited (h) Cbat In no case shall the cost of four wheels with tires' axles and bearings exceed 9700 This amount refers to the retail or catalog price whan new Used wheels and exle nets will be valued at their original retail pries when new (See Rule 19) (I) Purchased In buying wheels bearings and axle rods in ready-made form make sure that they comply with all the 1939 rules If possible purchase wheel-and-axle sets that carry the official approval of the All-American Soap Box Derby Inc Such approval will be In the form of the Soap Box Derby emblem either cm the wheels or on the box in which they are packed (J) Floating Axles (or axles turning on bearing) art prohibited SPECIAL BEARINGS (a) Cars having prevision bearings or special bearings (any bearings not originally furnished with the wheels) and cars having specially machined wheel hubs or axis rods will be barred from competition (b) Axle Rode may bo taken to a machine shop to be brought to proper length (by removing or adding stock In the mld-dl of th road) and rejoined In a straight lino by welding or to bo threaded but no other alterations or machine work In the approved equipment will be per mitted NOTE: The foregoing rule does not prohibit you from replacing a worn damaged wheel bearing or axle with another of the same make and model -You may ass any approved make of running for the front and a different ap- We Solicit Loans ON Irrigated Valley Lands Long Terms Coles Bros 204 North Oregon Now Popcorn With Chili Now comes popcorn with chin sauce and cheese The Rocky Ford Popcorn Co at 2123 Texas street will offer El Pasoans a pop corn coated with chili cheese Friday )G3 JULY 15 SET AS DATE FOR EXCITING RACE Prizes Galore and Trip To Akron for Winner Of Event (Continued from Page One) his parent or guardian who must ign the boy's application card in See presence of the dealer or salesman At the dealers the boy will get a 1939 rule book an entry blank a license an honor card and windshield stickers There is no charge This Soap Box Derby will be the third in El Paso The last one was held in El Paso in 1938 Bigger Better' Race "A bigger better race for an even greater number of boys than those who competed in 1938 was the theme behind revision of the Soap Box Derby rules for 1939 according to Gormly national director of the great sports classic for youth "When the national technical committee met early this year In Detroit" Mr Gormly said "the prime purpose was a revision of the entire rules book to rewrite all rules with a view towird encouraging more boys to enter the race in 1939 Although few major changes were made the technical committee studied every regulation thoroughly recommending simplification of construction details When the 1939 finals are run off at Akron on Aug 13 we hope more boys than ever before will have had a chance to enjoy the thrills and excitement that are a part of the Derby" Ages Changed The age limits have been change 1939 with the new age requirements set at from 10 to 15 years inclusive Formerly nine year-olds were allowed to compete The principal rule change concerns the wheels of the midget race cars Because of some doubt existing in previous years as to which type of wheels were per- miscible under the rules great DOKS NOT CLASH WITH TOUR FAVOSITI PERFUME Checks excessive perspiration odor' for more than 40 years A POWPtR PSOOOBAHT HE I Chec (il Texas Foremost Theatre! V8I9KRATION 25c to 6 51 or HEAVEN MISCHA AUEP kxtka jots DOMALD DUCK Is PICNIC Travel sad News Watch for Coming! LAST DAY FIRST RUN Sponosored by the Sisterhood of Temple Mt Sinai ij a ii ft I fflSQFffiX? Also Fenny Arthur Lake Larry Simms As funny as a first biscuits! As human as missing the As tender as goodnight kiss! tt PITo 0GMJ3S added weight or ballast la for your safety because a car built becomes unsafe whan loaded with added weight 14 CHASSIS The frame of the chassis must bo made of wood and may bo reinforced with metal braces or diagonal struts only at the corners This is not intended however to prohibit the use of light steel or strep Iran angle bracesr T-braces or L-braces for holding wood frame members together 15 BODY (a) The body frame must bo constructed of wood (b) The body of the car must not confine the heed or prevent the driver from easily raising his hands to adjust his hairnet (e) The driver must ait upright and have a clear view to the front and both aides Cockpits must bo open at the top (d) Tin sheet metal fabric wood leather paper beaverboard papier-mache plywood wire or -cardboard may bo used as Hood and Body Covering Do not use metal lath In body construction Plaster or concrete will not bo permitted in the construction of the body shell or body covering There must be no expc rough or sharp edges All edges around the driver's cockpit must bo padded or protected 10 (a) Steering The steering control must be by means of steering wheel (For safety and accurate steering the steering wheel should' be 8 inches or more in diameter) Readymade steering wheels are permitted (sei Rules 5 and 19) Tha hub of the steering wheel must be securely and rigidly fastened to the steering post or shaft The steering control must operate the front axle or front wheels Rear-end steering will not be permitted (b) Steering may be by flexible connections (cables and pulleys) or by any other arrangement constructed entirely by the boy himself (c) Flexible Connections if used must be of wire cable (One-eighth-inch preformed cable or cable of similar strength is necessary) Rope or chain steering connections are barred (d) Steering Cables must be fitted with at least one turn buckle two If necessary to permit eaay tightening of slack cables NOTE: Cables made too tight cause hard steering (e) Cables must be firmly attached soldered connections ara unsafe and ara prohibited (f) Mechanical Steering devices may be used Instead of cable steering However mechanical steering must bo boy-built and abide by all the rulea covering construction and safety (g) Cut-down automobile steering assemblies and steering assemblies with gears sprochets or chains will not bo permitted (h) STEERING If a metal (solid abaft or pips) steering shaft la used It may be taken to a machine shop to bo cut to the proper length and to bo threaded or drilled through for bolts or pins to be used in attaching tha steering wheal and tha csbls drum or in locking tha Shaft in poaltlin in the body Both tha a tearing wheel and the cable drum must be firmly attached to tha steering shaft without excess play or lost motion (i) STEERING The body and seat must be so built that tha driver sits In a normal driving position (as In an automobile) permitting easy operation of tha steering wheel and brakes Tha driver may lean forward In his seat during a race but a reclining position (leaning back) la prohibited 17 BRAKES (a) Every car must be equipped with a brake or brakes capable of stopping tha ear quickly and aafely In a straight line Only two types of brakes will be drag brakes and wheal brakes (b) No matter which typo of brake la used it must ba operated by a single lever moved by hand or a single pedal 'or foot bar moved by one foot or two (c) Drag If a single drag brake is used it must ba In tha middle of the ear (aa measured from one aids to tha other) If double drag brakes are used there must be one drag on each side of the car Drag brakes must be faced with leather or rubber to give a better grip when applied (d) Wheel brakes ir used must apply equally against both rear wheels 18 Attachments (a) All attachments such as decorations pennants or ornament must be securely fastened to the car (b) Glass win not bo permitted anywhere on tha ear NOTE: Officials may remora any attachment considered dangerous to drivers or spectators (c) Starting No ear may have any attachment that can in any way aid In tha starting of the car or Increase Its peed while running (d) Towing ring Every ear shall have towing ring of at least one inch diameter firmly attached near tha front of the car NOTfc: The ring-bolt or eye will bo counted In figuring over-all length If It projects forward beyond the foremost part of tha car 19 COST (a) Total No ear may coat over ten dollars ($1000) This amount refers to tha retail or catalog price when new of all material used In construction including tha running gear However- any steering wheel or steering shaft permitted by three rulea may ba used regardless of tha original retail price which shall not ba included In figuring tha total cost of the (b) High costs unnecessary The amount individuality of money needed to bond a good car baa been purposely limited by Rule 8 specifying what running gear may be used by Rule 7 prohibiting special bearings by Rulea 14 and 15 requiring tha frame and body frame to ba built of wood end by Rule 16 prohibiting expensive- steering assemblies NOTE: It is well to keep an Itemized account of material and construction coats ao that your completed racer will not represent an outlay in excess of tan dollars (c) Inspection Cara that appear expensive will ba closely examined by the Inspection Committee and the boy will ba required to prova that ha built tbs car himself and kept within tha cost limit 30 (a) Entrants must drive their own cars in authorised races No car shall carry mors than one boy (b) Goggles or sun glasses may not ba worn during tha racing 31 AGE (a) Drivers will race In accordance with the following TlllHti" Class is-15 Inclusive Class 10-13 Inclusive (b) Each driver will ba classified according to tha aga ha will ba cm the day of hla local race and this age classification will hold up to and Including the final race at Akron Ohio for determining tha National Champion EXAMPLE: If a boy has passed his 11th birthday on tha day of tha local race ha la in tha Class group If a boy has passed his 18th birthday ha la ineligible for competition Boys under 10 years of aga ara not permitted to enter and any who try to evade this rule will ba barred from all future races 33 RACE PROCEDURE (a) Hesta All race will ba run on a system of elimination by heats (b) Start! ngCars must start by gravity from a stands till at a starting Una on tha track or on a special starting ramp (depending on local conditions) with no (b) Starting Cara must start by gravity 33 (a) All cars must ba Inspected by the official Inspection Committee before they compete (b) Changes After inspection no entrant shall change wheels or bearings or make any other change in his car either before or during the Derby without the permission of tha Inspection Committee Should a ear be damaged before or during the race permission to make repairs must ba obtained from tha Inspection Committee Only wheels or bearings inspected and approved by the committee may be used If tha originals must ba replaced All repairs must ba made by tha boy himself or with tha help of official Soap Box Derby mechanics Warning: At the 1931 Soap Box Derby national race at Akron cars that did not comply with the official rules were barred from competition and ware re-admitted only when tha necessary corrections (in wheels bearings brakes steering ate) had been made Ona car was disqualified for violation of Rule 4 and not permitted to race NOTE: Special attention will ba given to wheels bearings steering and brakes during inspection Inspectors may require tha removal of wheels for Inspection of bearings Failure to provide tha car with strong and safe steering and braking devices will lead to disqualification (c) Drivers may be called before the Inspection Committee and required to answer any questions about the construction or coot of their racers Parents also may ba called if necessary but will not be privileged to answer any question that a boy capable of building a Soap Box Derby car should bo able to answer 34 (a) Tha decisions of local race officials regarding the interpre-tatfama of these rules wlU be nai (b) Officials will disqualify any car which in their opinion may prove dangerous to tha driver other drivers or Weetatora (e) Officials will disqualify any ear which in their opinion waa not built by the boy who entered it in the race (d) Officials will disqualify any driver who shows poor sportsmanship or whose driving la such aa to interfere with other (e) Poor sportsmanship la meant to In- elude any attempt to gain nnfai advan- 1 tags under these rules (such aa receiving adult help In construction) or using ma- terlal (such aa rebuilt wheels or special bearings) not permitted by these rules or Improper race conduct (such aa intentional interference with car or I driver) I 35 RULES BINDING ON By entering the Soap Box Derby you bind yourself to live up to every rule In the Past It baa happened that the winner of a city race wee disqualified at the fin-line and that a City car waa disqualified at Akron because the boy had not carer ally studied tha rules These rules are drawn to give you an oqual chance against all competitors Do not lose your chance by fawns to know the rules FINALS (a) Changes changes In design or construction may bo mado in a City Cham-1 toad race and before the National Finals at Akron (This rule la not Intended to prohibit a City Champion from repairing any damage to I the car or tuning and tightening it in I preparation for the National Finals) (b) Display of Provision will be by sponsoring newspapers to dis-1 py tore Champion's cars before shipment to Akron thus construction I fv which might disqualify cars at I the National Finals will bo prevented (c) Test run Every City Champion In to 6 TIMES SAN FRANCISCO with Bark Gable Spencer Trscj Jeanette MacDonald Makar Msais Cartaan A Nawa LAST TIMES TODAY IHGI LOVE and UNIFORMS ROMANCE DIVINE BDUEEOF WEST POINT with i LOUIS HAYWARD 'TOM BROWN RICHARD CARLSON JOAN FONTAINE ALAN CURTIS AND LUCILLE BALL uumSuki DONALD NEWS The Beautiful Scenic Route Between Texas and St Louis Ride the Texas and Pacific Railway's Internationally Famous proved make for the rear but this design is not wise because it requires you to carry two different seta of spare wheels and bearings for emergency replacements (c) Permitted Work This rule is not to bo taken as prohibiting a boy from performing work on the wheels bearings and axle abaft in order to balance the wheels to run in the bearings to true up the tires or alter the tire tread (by grinding the rubber) or other work not forbidden by the rules WHEXX Neither front nor rear wheel treed shall be leas than 30 Inches or more than 30 Inches Front and rear treads do not have to bo the same NOTE: The tread is the distance from the center line of one tiro to the center line of the opposite tire 9 Every ear shall have a wheelbase of not leas than 40 Inches NOTE: Wheelbase la the distance from the center of the front wheel hub to the center of the rear wheel bub cm the same aide of the car 10 The over-all length of the ear shall not exceed BO inches 11 WIDTH The over-all width of the car shall not exceed 43 inches 13 HEIGHT The over-all height of the car shall not exceed SO Indies Only the steering wheel may extend above the allowed over-all height NOTE: All cars should have road clearance of at least 3 inches to claar starting ramps or starting blocks 13 (a) The combined weight of tha car and the driver In any class must be not more than 350 pounds: however regardless of the weight of the boy the car by Itself shall weigh not more than 150 pounds EXAMPLE: If you weigh ISO pounds your car must not weigh more than 130 pounds or If you weigh under 100 pounds your car must weigh not more than 150 pounds (b) Added The addition of loose material (such as bricks lead Iron cement sand water etc) to Increase car weight is not permitted and any violation of the rule will subject the car to Immediate disqualification The entire weight of the car must be made up of parts and materials actually used in the construction of the chassis and body NOTE: If you want a neavy car you must build It heavy The rule against 25c to 6 CERT- JIIM? 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