Show I S 7 ai SS I I Iv v F 1 I A. A I S 'S 4 S S S W S S k S IL 44 ri v S i OFF THE RUBBISH PILE Boys Boys' club members check a working drawing of a speedboat model limited in cost to 51 Si for the Skippers Skipper's Cup contest Explaining construction details are Guy Lombardo left and David W. W Armstrong executive director of Boys Boys' Clubs of America START FROM SCRAPS toys Boys rt J Comb Rubbish Heaps Heaps For For Boat Contest Materials i j Its It's a treasure hunt in the rubbish heap for boys all over the United States They are seeking old tin cans mothers mother's castoff garters scraps of wood paper clips rubber bands and even leftover leftover left left- over paint all of which will be used for building entries in left left-I the first nationwide Skippers Skipper's Cup model r. speedboat contest ITo To build a swift and sturdy crait cratt for less than 1 is the immediate objective of many of the quarter r million illion youngsters who are members mem mem- hers bers of ot or affiliated with Boys' Boys Clubs of Df America This organization and Battery company are cosponsors co- co sponsors of the nationwide contest If the skipper qualifies locally locally locally lo lo- lo- lo cally his next aim is to survive survive survive sur sur- vive regional eliminations so he hean hean can an race his speedboat in the Reflecting Pool at Washington April 10 and 11 for final honors The national contest is dated to with annual observance of Boys Boys' Club Week The contest is limited to boys un- un ler 16 all of whom are supplied with ith th working drawings of model The model boat was designed y Doug Douglas ls Rolfe who also will erve as one of the j judges of the finals Instructions c cover cover- verg ver- ver ng g length weight and detail gov- gov rn mn n all series Hulls must be competed com corn and water speed tests led to national headquarters on or before fore March 13 Builders of the best boats locally vu vill receive awards of tiny two- two electric motors and a supply f flashlight batteries Winners in he seven Boys' Boys Club regions of the J. J S. S will receive regional Skippers Skipper's ups In the national finals in Washington Wash Wash- ington the seven boys who score top time trials regardless of region region region re re- re- re gion will compete before U. U S. S and foreign celebrities under the shadow hadow of the Lincoln Me- Me Ie- Ie monal Judges will include Gu Guy Lombar- Lombar lo 10 band leader and speedboat Bill Stern and other well- well YIl rno sports figures Former lent Hoover is serving as honorary of the national committee Local craftsmanship contests will recede precede speed trials Judging which vill ylli be on a basis of point competition tion on will cover basic design workmanship finish and over- over ill appearance r |