The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-11-30
GREAT CROWD In
TOWN TRADE DAY
More Than 1000 Visitors Witness
Aeroplane Stunts and Ford Parade.


Trade Day last Fridav WAS attsna.
FED By one Of the largest crowds Port
llpson has entertained for MANY
years rally two thousand visitors
were nere 70 witness the Ford parade,
see the aeroplane stunts and make
their purchases. The crowd began to
assemble early IN the day, as il was
expected that part Of the days pro-
gram would take place III the morn
ing but IL was one o'clock before TIE
hrst thing, except the band playing,
was pulled OFF, The delay was
caused By the desire on tile part 81
those having the exercises la charge
% give the school children also an
Opportunity 70 witness the unusual
/ performances.
Promptly at one o'clock the Ford
cars all kinds and conditions be-
gan to wind their way through the
streets The procession was verv lone
one, and was headed BY the band aud
the new cars in the garage Of Brown
Heath Motor Co "A number of prizes
had been offered for various things
which apply to Fords only, and There
was q lively competition for these
prizes AS the cars came into Main
street from Walnut the ludges-E.
" Davis, g. p. Barland and Mr.. Rice
from ayette-reached their decision
On al Of the questions that affected |
the awards except the car driven bv /
the prettiest girl. Here they called |
It g draw. The prizes awarded were 4
as follows:
Ford driven BY pretticst girl-hIis /
Edna Headley and Miss Mary Belle
Elllott-lst prize, box Of candy. Sec
ond prize Miss China Nesmith. box
Of candy.
Oldest Ford NJ. j. Spencer, 1918 +
model, suitable prize.
Ford driven BY fattest lady Mics
Merle Watson, inner tube.
Ford driven by oldest man-A. C
Calender, noturmeter.
FORD with most on It'll ]. Miami,
suitable prize. There were 50 boys
ana the chauffeur on this car.
Soon after the parade the aeroplane
with Aviators Windham and Burgess.
made several flights over town before
attracting more than passing atten-
-Ion. jest as some one had declared
'hat the whole thing was fake, Bur
CESS stood up on top on the plane and
ield his hands aloft This was fol-
owed by many other stunts, each be-
ng plainly seen as the machine flew
ow over Main street Following this
who was plotting the plane
made nose dives, tail dives, rolled his
machine over several times, some
INES, with its back down, and did
'ther things, The stunts, all new Is 4
'eople Of this section, were heartily
pplauded.
Finally the machine began to drop
lips of paper with numbers upon
hem. a few of these numbers had {
corresponding numbers in the stores II
fhieh had promised prizes, and there Q
fas q great rush for the slips Those s
7hich fell upon the tops Of buildings t
rere soon rescued by the eager crowd, d
nd q number Of right valuable arti-
les Of merchandise were secured rfee q
+ cost to the lucky holder Of The sue (
essful numbers
On the whole, the day was d very
nioyable one, and was worth All IL c
ost the merchants and other business e
interests TO stage it. While from s
nancial way, no great amount Of z
uslness was done, it is d good thing &
? furnish The community with some- a
ming which is both entertaining and &
lstructive from time to time IN aD- 4
recitation Of past favors. ID