Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
CLOGC'S new
GARAGE CENTRE
OF ATTRACTION
Large Crowd Assembled Saturday
To Witness Drawing For New
Ford Touring Car.
IRA BRITTINGHAM WON
WITH TICKET NO. 2l5l

saturday last was one of the larC-
est days ever experienced in POGO
rloke City, so it is claimed by our
eldest citizens. The occasion was the
giving away by Mr.. j. Milton Clogg Of
new Ford Touring Car, the event
llarking the opening of his new and
Endsome garage at the foot of Market
street, full description of which oc-
CURED in our last issue. Mr.. Clogg.
who is one of the most wide-awake
BUSINESS men on the peninsula, had
advertised that he would give the car
away at o'clock Saturday afternoon,
and for one full week chances on the
car had been given every one who
visited his place of business and regis
tered their names. An accommodate
ing force of young ladies were kept
busy the entire week registering the
rames of the visitors and giving out
the tickets. This was kept up until
the hour of four o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon and the record showed that
there had been abut 5000 registered
and a corresponding number of tick
cts given out.
AS the person who drew the car
had to be present with their ticket at
the hour of the drawing, it is unnec-
essary to say that large crowd was
present. The people began to assem-
bic in the early morning and as the
hours passed the crowd grew larger,
everyone holding a ticket trying to be
present should the luck set his or her
way. The drawing was done in froHt
Of the garage and the square facing
the handsome building would not ac-
commodate the people, so vast was
the crowd. In order that our reader;
ray have an idea of the scene we
print on the front page of this issue
snap picture taken by a Worcester
Democrat staff man.
When the hour of four arrived, Mr..
John w. Ennis. cashier of the POGO
moke City National Bank, who had
charge of the drawing, made his ap-
pearance, and with his assistants, took
his position in the car in the centre
&C the crowd. The tickets were all
deposited in the box in full view of the
large assemblage and for several min
ties were shaken thoroughly so that
they would be we'll mixed. He an
rounced that there would be three
tickets drawn, the first receiving S.
gold piece, the second likewise a SIS
gold piece and the third the car
Little Miss Jean Young, daughter
cf Mr.. and Mrs. j. Paul Young, who
happened to be in the crowd. was
b'indfolded and asked to do the draw
ing. The first number drawn was No.
SIS, the ticket being held by Mr.. Har-
ry Tull, of New Church, Va. The
second drawn was No. 1902, the hold
er of this being Mr.. William T. Ma
son, of this city. Everyone held their
breath as the third number was pick
ed out of the box by the innocent lit
tie Jean. Child like she made tie
dip for the third and lucky ticket and
handed it to Mr.. Ennis. Again there
was a cessation of breathing and it
continued until Mr.. Ennis made the
announcement ticket No. 2151 had
cen drawn and the holder was en-
titled to the car. AS quick as thought
MIR. Ira Birmingham Of this city had
his hand in the air displaying the
duplicate ticket which correspondent
to the one drawn and he road away
with the car amid rounds of ap-
plause. The crowd dispersed every
ere telling his or her neighbor just
how close their number was to the
luck one. How close-and yet so
far.
The affair was surely the greatest
event that ever occurred in our town
and Mr.. Clogg has been complimented
generously upon the manner and way
in which it was conducted. 1t was a
great advertising card for him and
he will see fruits of it for many years
to come. If we had more Milton
rloggs Pocomoke City would be
much greater business place than it
IS today. And we do not say this in
any disparagement to the other BUSH
ress men Of our town.