The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 10, 1941, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1941. Ij Ill.lII!"IIIIIII!I!IIIIllll|IIiI|lIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIllIIlillil|IIlIIlI|IIIIIIIIIIlll'il'lmIIIlIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII:IIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!I"|||Il||||||||||||IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL':—‘ BIG DE Al THE WEATHER = = = = 1 OBEY THE RULES TE SOAP BOX DERBY is strictly a boys’ event, designed to promote both craftsmanship and sportsman- ship through competition in building and driving' Soap | »x racing cars. When you enter the Soap Box Derby’ test, you offer to pit your skill in building and driving | against that of other boys. Therefore, sportsmanship, or | fair play, requires that your car.shall.-represent only your own skill as its designher and builder, just as, when lt‘ 1es to the race, your performance will represent only | own skill as a driver. v | These rules are designed to insure an equal opportun- ity to all entrants and thus further the spirit of fa.r play among the boys of ‘America. Therefore, follow the Of- ficial Rules to the letter, and, as a true sportsman, enjoy the thrill of .pitting your individual ability against the best that the field has to offer. " " tudy these rules over and over—for your car will' be carefully inspected before the race, and may be barred from competition if any single rule has been overlooked or broken > f Remember . Ignorance of the rule is no excuse. 2 AGE LIMITS i The Soap Box.Derby is open to boys 11.to 15 (in- clusive) years of age. However, a boy Who.becomes 16 years of age between June 1, 1941, and August 17, 1941, may enter and compete. A 10-year-old boy who becomes 11 years of age during this same, period’ may. also enter and compete. gy i 3 ELIGIBLE CARS AND DRIVERS, (a) Neither g former winner of an officialy spon- sored Soap Box Derby, nor his car, nor any parts of his car, may compete in this year's race. (b) Other cars entered in previous years' races may compete if they ecomply with the 1941 rules. However, these cars must be entered and driven by the boys who built them originally. 5 (¢) No car or-boy may entér- ot -take.part in more than one officialy’ sponsored . race; in any' one: year. Eligibility ofc entfantd\ln: any city. race qr preliminary race will be décided by thé' local Rage Committee. RULES ON.BUILDING YOUR CAR { CAR MUST BEJ}OY-BI{J” Oilsy fl?fi (a) Except as stated hereafter in these rules, work required in bullding a Soap Box Derby car—maiing and shaping the separate parts of the chassis and body, and joining the parts to'form the complete car—must,be performed by theé entrant. 4 ¢ 4,7 Note: Entrants may receive limited help from other boys under 16 yeat's'of age. These helpérs may assist only in, putting together gompleted parts of the car, in aligne ing wheels and agels, and in assembling and adjusting steering and braking systems. Helpers are not permitted must be built:by the:boy who will drive it in the race.. to build an entrant's car, or ‘parts of the car. The car (b) Advise only may be acceptéd from ; parents, teachers, of R e @ B (¢c) No welding, brazing, or soldering of -any type is allowed on any:part of the car, evén if done by the boy himself, except-as provided in Rules 7-b and 16-b. 5 READY-MADE PARTS s ‘. (a) RUNNING GEAR (wheels, tires, besrings, axle rods) and the STEERING WHEEL and STEERING SHAFT are the only coaster car parts that may be used in raedy-made form. D (b).. .Automobile, or other ready-made steering wheels and steering shafts may be used (sée Rule.19-a) but:no automobile parts are permitted in the construction of the remainder of ‘the steering system or anywhere in the brake system. (¢c) Second-hand automobile spring leaves may be used in the springing system, or suspension, of the car. Spring leaves may be taken to a workshop for cutting, trimmin, or punching. (d) Heavy coil springs may be used only on the front-end springing system. (e) HARDWARE (such as pulleys, turnbuckles, hinges, stabilizer springs, metal cleats, nails, screws, and bolts) may be used fréely in the construction of both chassis and body. 6 RUNNING GEAR 5l ; (a) Wheels and axles may be obtained from coaster wagons, tricycles, baby carriages, and otheér small vehicles in popular use, or may be purchasedy. .oy 1. . e (b) Tires must be of solid rubber, and not more than 2 inches in width. Pneumatic or metal tread: tires are prohibited. (¢) WHEELS—Home-made or hand-built wheels are prohibited 3 (d) WHEELS made for, or salvaged from, commer- cial units (such as factory trucks, hospital stretcher, industrial hand trucks, or trailers) will not be permitted, even though bought second-hand. ., .. | (e) Welded or riveted DISC WHEELS that have been taken apart and rebuilt are prohibited. (f) WHEEL SIZE—No car may have wheels more than 12 inches in diameetr, including the tires. (g) Al cars must be run on four rubber-tired wheels, like an automobile. (h) COST LIMIT—In ng case shall the cost of four wheels with tires, axles, and bearings exceed $6.00. This amount refers to the refail or eatalog price. when new. Taxes and freight, express, or postage charges need not bé included in figuring total cost of running gear. Used or secand-hand standard approved wheels and axle sets will be valued at their current retail price. Note: Approved wheels and axle sets which cost more than $6.00 in 1939, and were permitted by the 1939 rules, will be valued at $6.00. iy i (i) - PURCHASED WHEELS — 1In_buying wheels, bearings, and axle rods in ready-made form, make sure that they comply with the 1941 rules. If possible, pur- chase wheel-and-axle sets that carry the official approval of the All-American Soap Box Derby, Inc. ,Such ap- proval will be in the form of the Soap Box Derby emblem, either on the wheels.or on the box .in which they are packed. (J) FLOATING AXLES (or axles: turning.on beay- ings) are prohibited, (k) Disc wheels may.be balanced only holes in. the discs. 7 SPECIAL BEARINGS; BRC.« . os” + 1 (@) Cars having precision; beasttigs.or special bear- ings, and cars having specially’ mashined wheel hubs or axle rods, will be barred from competition.. . (b): AXLE RODS may be taken 'to a werkshop to be braught to proper length (by remaying ar.adding stock in the middle of the rod) and rejoiried’in a straight line by welding, or to be threaded, but no other alterations or machine work in the approved wheel assembly will be parmitted. ' s by drilling Wil s Rl it s ljlj\}lljllIIll|II[LHIQ[IIII_HIIUIIIUIII!IIIIlfllllllllllW!lllmllllllmllllII|flmflmnl&MMEMIMMM@jflflMMQHMiHflIIIIlI]IIIIII_I_IIIII!!IIIHNIIIIIHIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII![I[I[IIIIIIIIII EMPIRE-—-—--ROTARY . » and EGULATIONS * x Ak [S0AP BoX DERBY AT All entrants are required to obey the following regulation NOTE: This rule does not prohibit you from replacing a worn or damaged wheel, bearing, or axle with another of the same make and model, However, welded or rjveted disc-wheels may not be_taken apart to replace bearings (see Rule. 6-e). Entrants may also perofrm necessary work on wheels, bearings, and axle shafts, in order to run-in the bearings-and to true up the tires, or other work not forbidden by the rules. 8§ WHEEL TREAD . Neither front nor rear wheel tread shall be less than 30 tuches or more. than 36 inches. ¥Front and rear treads do not have to be the same. Note: The tread is.the distance from the center line of one tire to ‘the center line of the opposite tire. 9 WHEELBASE * _Every car shall have a,wheelbase of not less than 40 inches, ¥ Note: Wheelbase is the distance from the center of tive front wheel hub to the center of the rear wheel hub on the same sidé of the car. 10 LENGTH The .over-all length inches. A 11 WIDTH The, over-all width of the car shall not exceed 42 inches. 12 . HEIGHT : (a). The over-all. height of the car, inclding the windshield ‘shail not exceed 30, inches. Only the steer- ing wheel may extend above the over-all height. (b) All cars must have a road clearance of at least 3 inches with the boy in the cer. 13 WEIGHT (a) The entire weight of the car must be made up of parts and materials actually used, and necessary, in the construction of the chassis and body. The car by itsélf shall weight not more than 135 pounds. Pl ] of the car shall not exceed 80 (k) The combined weight of the car and the driver | in any class must not be more than 250 pounds. (¢c) ADDED WEIGHT—The addition of material (such as bricks, lead, iron, cement, sand, water, wood) or; any object which, in the opinion of the Inspection Committee, is not necessary in the construction of the éar and is used solely to increase car weight is not per- mitted. Any violation of -this rule will subject the car to disqualification. 14 CHASSIS FRAME The frame of the chassis must be made of wood, and may be reinforced with metal braces.or diagonal struts only at the corners. This is not intended, however, to prohibit the use of light steel or strap iron angle braces, T-braces or L-braces for holding wood frame members together. Metal braces must be not more than % inch thick by 1'% inches wide. N 15 BODY CONSTRUCTION (a) The BODY FRAME must be construeted of wood. \ (b) The BODY of the car must not confine the driver’s head, and it must,be wide enough to permit the driver to raise, his hands to,adjust his heimet while in a driving position. The body must be so built as to permit easy inspection of the construction and, material back of Note: This may be accomplished by porviding the car with a hinged or remavable seat-back or. a, small removable inspection plate in. the rear body. section, .(c) ‘The cockpit of the car must be large enough to permit the driver to get in or out without removing the steering wheel or without, remoyving or opening a section of the body. ¢ » © uxed 1 (d) COCKPITS must. bé. open at the top. .. . (e) Tin, sheet m_ etal, fabric, wood;: leather, paper, fiber wallboard, papier-mache;. plywood,: Jinoleum, .wire, or cardboard may. be used as HOOD and BODY COVER- ING. Do not use metal Iath in hody construction. Plaster or congrete will not bé permitted.ih the construc: tion of the body shell or body, covering,. .There must.be no exposed rough- or, sharp edges. . All edges arpund :the driver’s cockpit. must be padded or protected. Metal braces, used in.body construction must be not more than % inch thick by 1% inches wide. 16 STEERING. ; ¢ (a) STEERING WHEEL—The steering control must be by means, of a steering wheel. . The stéering wheel must be a complete circular: frame, eight inches or mere in diameter, which can be turned through g'complete revo- lution without interference with parts of the car or. the driver’s body. Ready-made steering wheels are per- mitted (see Rules 5-8 and 18-a). The hup of the: stéering wheel must be securely. and rigidly fastened to a metal steering post or shaft. The steéring control must operate the front axle or front wheels. Rear-end steering,will not be permitted. v el s X% AN (b) STEERING . SHAFT—A ' metai, stééring shaft must be used It may be takén to a workshop to bé cut to | the W length and (o, be: mw.or rilled; T AT Far i SRR 354 BRINGING UP FATHER SO MAGGIE MOVED. THE" LOUNGE OUT UNDER THE TREE IN THE YARD-AN' THAT FAT-HEADED BROTHER OF H%;‘Sr',? STILL SLEEPIN' LAT THINK IT'S TIME YOUR 3 WENT HOME ? through for bolts or pins to be used in attaching the steering wheel, cable, and cable drum or in locking the shaft in position in the body. Both the steering wheel and the cable drum must be firmly attached to the steer- ing shaft without excess play or lost motion The steer- ing wheel and cable drum may be attached to the steer- nig shaft by welding or brazing Steering drums must be round. : () FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS-—Steering may be by flexible connections. Flexible connections, if used, must be of woven wire cable. (Flexible pre-formed cable one-eighth inch or more in diameter, or cable of similar strength, is necessary.) Rope, chain, or clothesline cable steering connections are barred. (d) STEERING CABLES--Steering cables must be fitted with at least one turnbuckle or similar adjusting device (two if necesary) to permit easy tightening of slack cables. For safety, all turnbuckles must be wired so that they cannot unscrew. (e) CABLES must be firmly attached. .Soldered connections are unsafe and are prohibited. Cables must be wound on the steering post, or drum, in such a man- ner that the front axle or wheels will steer in the same direction as the steering wheel is turned. (f) MECHANICAL STEERING devices may be used instead of cable steering or instead of the Kingpin method of moving the entire front axle. However, mecharicals teering must be boy-built, and abide by all the rules covering construction and safety. (See Rules 5 and 19.) (g) CUT-DOWN AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLIES, and steering assemblies, with gears and sprockets that are not boy-built, will not be permitted. Chein steering assem- blies are barred. Commercially-built front wheel steer- ing mountings or steering arms will not be permitted, (h) STEERING POSITION—The body and seat must be so built that the driver sits in a normal position (as in an automobile), permitting easy operation of the steering wheel and brakes and a clear view to the front and both sides. The driver may lean forward in his seat during the race, but a reclining position’ (leaning back) is prohibited. (1) The steering wheel must be above the level of the driver’s legs when the driver is in position. There must be a clearance of at least 2 inches between the rim of the steering wheel and any part of the car. 17 BRAKES (a) Every car must be equipped with a brake or brakes capable of stopping the car quickly and safely in a straight line. Only two types of brakes will be per- mitted—drag brakes and wheel brakes. OPERATION—No matter which type of brake is used, it must be operated by a single lever moved by hand, or a single pedal or foot bar moved by one foot or two. (¢) DRAG BRAKES—If a single drag brake is used, it must be in the middle of the car (as measured from one side to the other). If double drag brakes are used, there must be one drag on each side of the car. Drag brakes may be faced with rubber, or old tire treads, to give a better grip when applied. ‘ (d) WHEL BRAKES, if used, must apply equally against both rear wheels. 18 . ATTACHMENTS (a) All attachments, such as decorations, pennants, or ornaments, must be securely fastened to the car. (b) . GLASS will not be permitted anywhere on the car. Note: Officials may remove any attachment con- sidered dangerous to driver or spectators. (c) STARTING DEVICES—No car may have any attacchment that can in any way aid in the starting of the, car or increase its speed while running. . (d) TOWING RING—Every car shall have a towing ring; of at least one-inch inside diameter, firmly attached near the front of the car. .. Note: The ring-bolt or eye will be counted in figuring over-all length if it projects forward beyond the fore- most part of the car. 19 COST LIMIT . {a) TOTAL COST-—No car may cost over ten dol- lars ($10,00). This amount refers to the retail or catalog price, when new or all,material used in connection, in- ¢luding the. running gear. (See Rule 6-h). However, any steering wheel or steering shaft permitted by these rules may be used regardless of the original retail price, which shall not be included in figuring the. total cost of the car. Paxes'and frieght; express, or postage charges need not be included in figuring the total cost of the car. (b) INSPECTION—Cars that appear expensive will be closely examined by the Inspection Committee, and the boy will be required to prove that he built the car him- séIf, and Kept within the cost limit. ‘. Note: It.is well to keep an itemized aceount of mater- ial and éohstruction costs so that your completed racer will: not represent an outlay in excess of ten dollars. E-IT'S &TTIN' DONT Your BROTHER Eleli- THEN | CAN GO AN BRING IN THE LOUNGE- Wi MADE IN THIS CITY Juneau - Young Hardware| Home-Owned-Jones, Geddes Buy Stock The well known commercial firm of the Junéau-Yourig Hardware Co. is now entirely home-owned by a e deal just completed here. John W. Jones and Warren’ Ged- des have purchased the stock of Glenn Carrington and all stock is now held locally. The deal was completed yesterday while Carrington was in Juneau on his way to the Interior. Arrange- ments were made for the buying of the Carrington stock while Jones was south recently but final nego- tiations were not completed until yesterday. The deal shows distinctly . the confidence both Jones and Geddes have in Juneau’s future. Mr. Jones, who has been manager of the Juneau-Young Hardware Co. for the past ten years and also a stockholder, will remain in the same official capacity. Warren Geddes. has been asso- ciated with the first for the past 25 years in various capacities, the past 10 years as bookkeeper and credit manager. There will be no change in the present personnel at the store. William Geddes and Ragnar Kron- quist will remain in the hardware department, Harold L. Arnold will remain in charge of the furniture | department and George O'Brien will remain as chief of deliveries. The management will continue the same business policy as prev- iously and maintain all departments with full lines of wares for con- | venience of patrons of Juneau and surrounding communities. Mr. Jones, during his recent busi- ness trip to the south, made pur- chases of the latest goods on the Seattle, Portland and San Francisco markets, { PUBLIC IS INVIIED. 10 GOVERNMENT | HOSPITAL MONDAY Annual "OBe—nHouse" in Conjunction with Na- tional Hospital Day In commemoration of the birth-! day of Florence Nightingal>, picneer | in the nursing profescion, Naticral Hospital Day (May 12) will be ocb- served Mcnday afterne ¢ the Government Hospital with a tea be- tween 2 and 4 o'clock | In the form of an open house, the public is extended a cordial in- vitation to inspect the hospital and | to view the exhibit of native art and craft. The articles which are| to be displayed were made by pa-; tients in the hospital and may be purchased by anyone desiring to| do so. The exhibit will be in charge of Mrs. James L. Hobgood and mem- | bers of the teaching staff of the Government School. Established in 1915, the Govern- ment Hospital has a staff of nine- teen, including two physicians, a head nurse, eight staff nurses and nine non-professional nurses. There are fifty-eight beds in the hospital, thirty of which are set aside for tuberculosis, The tuberculosis ward was established in 1930 and is the only one in the Territory. The tea is sponsored by Mrs. Earl McGinty, chairman, and her com- mittee including Mrs. V. R. Farrell, Mrs, Fred Geeslin, Mrs. L. R. White and Mrs. E. F. Vollert. Assisting during the afternpon | will be Mrs. Ernest Gruening, Mrs. | Claude Hirst, Mrs. H. I. Lucas and members of the sponsoring com- mittee, Miss Macklin Sails - South on North Sea [T Miss Jessie Macklin, surgical nurse at.St. Ann’s Hospital, sajled for the south on the steamer North Sea. She expects to go to Vancouver, B. C, to work. = 2 NiF Empire Classifieds Pay! By GEORGE McMANUS NEVER MIND - HE LIKES IT SO WELL AN’ HE OOKS SO COMFORTABLE ON \T-1 GAVE ouT lowest temperature tonight about grees; gentle variable winds. temperature tonight winds. § Forecast of wihas alonig the erly winds; fair; Cape Spencer to Barometer Temp. 55 39.2 53 RADIO Time 4:30 pm. yesterday 3019 4:30 a.m. today 30.24 Noon today . 30.25 Max. tempt. Station last 24 hours Barrow e Fairbanks .. 61 Nome 42 Dawson 62 Anchorage 51 Bethel 55 St. Paul ... 38 Ditch Harbor .. 46 Wosnesenski ... 47 Kanatak 55 Kodiak .49 Cordova 48 Juneau 58 Sitka .. 55 Ketchikan . 57 Prince Rupert .. 58 Prince George Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco WEATHER southwest portion of Alaska, and aska, and over Southeast Alaska. 34 degrees north and 132 degrees ward during the next 24 hours. northeast of Alaska. Juneau, May 11—Sunrise 4:41 Sunrise 4:39 a.m, sunset 9:10 p.m. Forecast for Southeast Alaska: and Sunday; coming moderate to fresh southeasterly winds; partly cloudy, rain west of Yakataga; Cape Hinchinbrook to Resurrection Bay Fresh easterly to soutlieasierly winds; rdin; Resurrection Bay to Ko- diak: Fresh to strong southeasterly winds Lecoming moderate to fresh southerly near Kodiak Sufidiy; rain. LOCAL DATA Lowest 4:30a.m. temp. (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 4:30 p.m., May 1 Fair and not much change in temperature tonight and Sunda: 40 degrees, highest Sunday 62 de- Fair and not much change n gentle to .mederate variable coast of the Gulf of Alaske: Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer: Moderate southerly to southeast- Cape Hinchinbrook: Moderate, be- with Weathel Cloudy Clear Clear Humidity Wind Velocity 47 w 5 90 Calm 52 SSW 2 REPORTS TODAY Precip. 4:30am. 24hours Weather Pt. Cldy Clear Clear Clear Showers Clear Rain Cloudy Rain Rain Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear CI Clear Cloudy Pt. Cidy Rain Cloudy Cloudy tempt. 17 [ 36 [ 42 28 4 36 32 42 38 4“4 41 43 39 41 39 42 33 39 52 52 60 SYNOPSIS coHoRoocoho Bl Due to the influence of a lov center in the Bering Sea, a strong southerly flow of warm, moist, mdritimeé afr had invaded the rain had fallen during the previous 24 hours from the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea, the Kuskok- wim Valley and the Alaska Peninsuld. had fallen at a few points from Southeast Alaska to Cook Inlet. The greatest amount of precipitation during the previous 24 hotrs w 364 inches, which was recorded at Dutch Harbor. cloudy skies prevailed over the interior and northérn portions of Al- Scdttered light rain showers Clear or partly The lowest temperature this morn- ing was 17 degrees which was recoded at Barrow. The Saturday morning weather chart indicated that a low pres- sure area of 2062 inches was located at 43 degrees north and 143 degrees west, and a second low center of 2941 inches was located al west. These two lows will move eastward to near the California-O-egon coast within the next 24 hours. A low center of 29.23 inches was located at 55 degrees north and 172 degrees west, and the frontal portion of the storm extend- ed from this center eastward and sjutheastward, and was expected to move about 400 miles eastward duing the next 24 hours. A new low center was forming near 40 degrees north and 170 degrees west, and was expected to deepen rapidly ani move about 700 miles northeast- A high center of 30.30 inches was located at 32 degrees north and 158 degrees west, and a ridge of high pressure extended northeastward to a second high located to ihie a.m. sunset 9:08 pm. May 12 R. H. Stevenson, fishing fiend who is willing to swap social secur- ity numbers, draft numbers, grocery orders and anything but his fish, is planning another flying trip into the Admiralty Lakes today. He in- tends to leave sometime tomorrow with pilot Dean Goodwin and is getting a load and all the dope lined up. PAA pilot Jérry Jones and a crew of Pan American employées were gathering hampers, rods and reels this morning for a day of strip fishing, possibly at Auk Bay. Apparently Bill Neiderhauser doesn't like the way the Bobby G is being painted. For he picketed the little ship last night waile work was being done on it at the boat| harbor, Sitting in a deck chair on the float, Neiderhauser sat com- fortably with lemonade and caustic remarks kibitzing on the whole job on a sit down strike. Bill Saunders of the Gastineau Hotel reports that he took a beat- ing at both Auk Laké and Peterson Creek yesterday. He used every- thing but his lunch bucket on the trout in the Lake but it did no good. They were breaking the wa- ter but he couldn’t hook on. | At Peterson Creek he says there |are lots of steelhead, but he couldn’t get them on the hook. They follow | the lure right up to the surface but they won't strike, he says. Coming from Sitka last night on the North Sea, United States Deputy Marshal Sid Thompson says that the run of kings in Sitka Sound and | Eastern Channel is going monxi with fishermen bringing in some on the hook! Dr. Robert Simpson is preparing today for his first trip in his boat, the Auknu. Tomorrow he plans to cruise out to Auk Bay. Trollers are starting to bring in salmon today as the Big Sam un- loaded 1,000 pounds at the Cold Storage. With this fact and today being the opening day for gill net- ting in the Taku River, indications for a large run at Point Bishop and Marmion Island are evident. There is salmon feed in the hoat harbor and schools were seen rip- pling the surface there last night. What a spot in which to hook on to a 40 pound king! Walter Hellan, Earl Neuru, Harold Bates and Lynn Gemmill are due to wing out of the Channel today on a trip to Admiralty, but either they have not yet decided just what lake they will fish, or they are not speaking, for there is not a word as to their immediate destination. It's either Hasselborg or Florence, how- ever. P& S Sl A SIMMONS MAKES TWO FLIGHTS TO COAST Early this morning pilot Shell Simmons rcarried D. B. Stewart from Ralston Island to Juneauand then winged out of the Channel with Harold Aase and W. Coughlin for Sitka and Mrs. M. Olsen for Hirst. The pilot is expected to return with two passengers from Hirst and three from Sitka. ———————— ATTENTION REBEKAHS Rebekahs are to attend Mother's Day Services at the Lutheran good catches, The trout fishng is good in Indian Church. Meet at 10:45 o'clock at the church. adv. 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