Hello once again Big River members!!

Hope all are doing well! 

Just one more meeting before our “Show at the O'!  Please make every effort to attend April's meeting to get your assignments and details of the show. I know that every member will help in every way that you can. I really appreciate Tommy taking on the responsibility of show chair.  

Speaking of shows, we had a great time at the show in Byram , but ladies you left me out numbered. I had all these men to keep straight and that was not an easy task.  

Our next club meeting will be April 14^th at the Western Sizzlin Steak House Hwy 80 and Flowood Drive. Again, please make every effort to attend this important meeting.

Judy

Bobby Buckley and Bobby Clark remain on our thoughts and prayer list as they each have ongoing health issues. Bobby Clark fell and hurt his shoulder while attending a basketball game and had to have surgery to repair a torn tendon or something. No updates since the surgery so we will assume, hope and pray that it all went well.

Our deepest sympathies go to the Sanders family. John's brother, Carl Sanders from Many, LA passed away in March. Becky Holder's mother from Woodville, MS fell and broke her hip. She had to have surgery on the hip and is now on the road to recovery. Bill Barbuto had a kidney stone attack while in Gulfport and had to spend a few hours in the hospital down there. Says he finally passed a stone a few days later. Carolyn Mason reported that Newt's brother John Mason could not beat his infection and had to have his leg removed above the knee. After his surgery he was moved from ICU to a room. He is not out of the woods yet, but if he remains stable he will probably be moved to a rehab in the next couple of weeks. They are hoping he will qualify for the one at St D. He will have to have dialysis, wound care & rehab all at the same location. The family was told he had a 10% chance and yet he has survived this surgery and seems to be holding his own. Carolyn said that If it wasn't for all the prayers, he could not have made it this far. Please keep John Mason in your prayers.

We also send our deepest sympathies to St. Pierre's in Louisiana. Mary St. Pierre lost her battle with cancer last month. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Herman. Another classic Chevy friend, Mike Swain from Ruston, LA also lost his battle with cancer. May you rest in peace Mary and Mike! We will miss you.......

Big River Classics January Meeting
February 17, 2011
Reported by Wayne Hart

BRC held its March meeting at the Western Sizzlin in Flowood. Members attending included JoAnn Barbuto, Bobby & Jessie Buckley, Allen Carpenter, Bobby & Diane Clark, John Davis, Tay & Dot Everett, Wayne & Jane Hart, Dale & Ann Holloway, Tommy Hudson, Newt & Carolyn Mason, and Paul & Judy Webb.

Bayou Classics Club
"Classics for Hospice"
March 3-5
Hammond, LA
Reported by Dot Everett

Tay & I went Friday afternoon.  It rained all the way and most of the night.  No paint washed off!  Saturday JoAnn and Bill Barbuto, Diane & Bobby Clark, Jessie & Bobby Buckley and Carolyn & Newt Mason arrived around 10:00. They saw several wrecks, had to take a detour, got lost (the usual stuff). The only classic representing BRC was Tay's '55.  Everybody else traveled in their regular vehicles. The people were very nice and the banquet meal was delicious. Tay's car won 3rd place.  The host club presented a check for $6,000 to the Richard Murphy Hospice Foundation.  BRC donated another $100. We left Hammond about 9:30 Saturday night and got home about midnight.

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Troop 98 8^th Annual Car & Truck Show & Shine
Saturday March 19^th
Byram, MS
Reported by Wayne Hart 

The Boy Scouts of Troop 98 had a perfect day to host their 8^th Annual Car & Truck Show & Shine at the Springridge Road United Methodist Church in Byram. Numbers were down this year compared to last with around 90 or so participants. The annual St. Patty Parade was also going on in Jackson this day so the lower turnout could have been a result of that. The rising cost of gasoline probably had its big foot in the door too! But still, 90 cars was nothing to complain about. Big River Classics was represented by Bobby Buckley in his 57 Chevy, Bobby Clark in his 57 Chevy, Wayne Hart in his 57 Chevy, Larry Holder in his 57 Chevy accompanied by Bill Barbuto, John Sanders in his 55 Chevy panel truck, and Paul and Judy Webb in their 68 Camaro. Paul is doing some interior work on their 57 Chevy convertible thus dusting off the Camaro and showing it off for a change. As usual there were door prizes being given away and burgers and dogs being cooked up and sold for extra profits. Girl Scouts were also on site selling coffee, breakfast items, popcorn and GS Cookies. When time came for awards the Webb's Camaro was in the Top 10 car picks. John Sanders had just got his panel truck back from Tink's with its new paint job and won a "Just Because" plaque. Jack Brown with the MSRA once again helped the scouts organize this years show. Great show guys!

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Monthly report on Project "W"
Wayne's 57 Chevy Truck
Reported by Wayne Hart 

Believe it or not I finally finished sand blasting the truck frame! I also sprayed it in primer and now have it all painted in black. Got on a roll there the last two weeks of March! The frame has been moved inside my shop beside the Belair. I am hoping by the end of next month to have the front axle, new mono leaf springs, new shocks, and new 5 lug disc brake conversion kit all mounted back in place.

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Joke Time! This month brought to you by Bill Barbuto

The Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner, the four Goldberg Brothers  
  
The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.
  
The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into
telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car.

They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.
  
The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them $3 million for the patent.
  
The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they wanted the recognition by having a label, 'The Goldberg Air Conditioner,' on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed.   

Now old man Ford was more than just a little anti-Semitic, and there was no way he was going to put the Goldberg's name on two million Fords.

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4 million and that just their first names would be shown.

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show --  Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max -- on the controls.
 

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