Secretary, 117 Jacksonville Circle, Pearlington, Mississippi
39572
Sunday morning, October 25, found me groping my way around the
yard at 6:00 A.M. Finally I found a way to get my eyes open enough
to hitch up my trailer loaded with my 6 HP Waterloo Boy. A glance
at the sky filled with hurrying clouds told that the unthinkable
would happen-rain.
The Bayou Old Time Engine and Power Association held its Fall
Gas-Up Saturday and Sunday, October 24, 25,1981. The Association, a
nonprofit corporation dedicated to the preservation of our past
heritage, was founded in 1978 and has 53 members.
As dedicated engine lovers, we started down the highway hoping
the rain would cease. The constant torrents turned to sporadic
rain, and finally the clouds broke and the sun returned. Just
outside the Pioneer Village Camp and Showground at Breaux Bridge,
Louisiana, a trailer load of engines went the other way on MO. I
had missed James Osborn, another member from Mississippi.
As we drove around the puddles we wondered if anyone would be
there. Sure enough, there was Ralph Olmsted with his latest engine,
a 10 HP IHC Mogul; Robert Mayeux had his Palmer marine engine with
the strange shaped head and a 1874 hot air engine on loan from
Southwestern Louisiana University. Louis DeVille had some small
model engines that would arouse anyone’s interest.
There were 23 members present with 42 engines to display. Ernest
Felterman had his trailer loaded with his magnificent collection of
marine engines. When Dick Gibbens ran the sugar cane mill everyone
came to watch. The nameplate on James Enlow’s 2? HP Alamo
interested me. It reads sold by W. F. Taylor and Son, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
I talked with J. L. Price and Carl Phelps about the show and
their engines and also with some others whose names I did not write
down and promptly forgot. Sorry about that. We appreciate your
support of the club.
At 3:00 P.M. Sunday afternoon the TV newsteam from Channel 10 in
Lafayette arrived, took pictures and asked questions of Dick
Gibbens. Ralph volunteered me to do a short interview, and of
course, when the camera started to roll, I promptly forgot
everything I wanted to say.
We hope many of you will find your way to our Spring Meet in
May. For full information contact Ralph Olmsted, 120 Guadalajara
St., New Iberia, Louisiana 70560.
