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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-09-19, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013.Threshers’ bell donation comes with historyBy Janis VoddenAs the pioneers cleared away thebush around their cabins, the landscape and the way of life changed. Father and often, hired men, or neighbours were working beyond shouting distance from the house. For those who could afford it, a bell was the solution. Sometimes, it was hung atop the summer kitchen or the woodshed beyond. Other times it was hung on an outbuilding. Andrew Williamson Sloan, who lived on the north half of Lot 1, on Concession 9, Morris thought a bell was called for. The one he bought must have been quite heavy as his granddaughter remembered that she was 11 before she was able to ring “Poppy’s bell”. That event was one of the milestones in her life.No doubt, the bell could be heardeven when men were working in A.W.’s brother William’s farm across the gravel road to Wingham. Both brothers had farmed first in Hullett. William gave up farming and became a doctor and served Blyth and area for many years before moving to Toronto. Andrew W. farmed near Kinburn until 1865 when he purchased the farm in Morris. He married Janet Richie McMichael that same year and they lived most of the rest of their lives there. The apple exporting business really boomed once the London, Huron and Bruce Railway which later was called The Grand Trunk Railway, came through Blyth. Almost every farmer had a small orchard whose fruit supplied his family’s needs and also added a little cash from the extra harvest. Local coopers, William McElroy and N.H. Young made upwards of 3,000 apple barrels in 1886. Apple butter and apple cider were side products. As well apples were purchased by owners of apple evaporators, Isaac Brown in Blyth and others in neighbouring communities. These products were also shipped across the country and across the Atlantic. The Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Dec. 24, 1893 reported that the Grand Trunk Station, Blyth, had shipped “to date, 23,000 barrels of apples with more in storage awaiting shipping.” Andrew Sloan sold from an orchard of one acre, $240 worth of winter apples, and had from the same orchard a considerable crop of harvest and fall fruit. By 1897, Andrew W. had gone into apple growing in a much bigger way. With help from Joseph Combs THE EDITOR, The Wingham Salvation Army Community and Family Services and Food Bank would like to thank our community for its support throughout this busy year. We have had some confusion lately regarding the two food banks in town, the North Huron Community Food Share and ourselves. People seem to be under the impression that we are connected or affiliated and when they donate it goes to both. That is not the case. We are both run independently. The Salvation Army Food Bank is open for drop in Tuesdays from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and other times by appointment or for emergencies. I can be reached five days a week, as I am in the store everyday anyway, which makes it nice, as sometimes you can’t plan these things. Food donations can be dropped off at 205 Josephine St. the Wingham Salvation Army Thrift Store receiving door, behind the store, during business hours. The food donation norm has also evolved over the years and we can now take not only non-perishables, but fresh produce and much much more as we have fridges and freezers in our building. And if the donation times do not work for you we can also make arrangements for a time that best suits you or we can come and pick it up too. Please feel free to call me at the store 519-357-3757 during business hours or leave a message on my voicemail at 519-357-1387 and I will call you back. The Salvation Army does so much good in our communities across Canada and beyond and I would love to answer any questions you may have about us. As we approach our busy time of the year, Christmas, I am already underway in planning our Christmas Hamper program, where families, singles and seniors can come and register for food and toy hampers. This is the time of the year we really rely on our community and beyond as we service quite a large area, from North Huron to South Bruce counties. We also have our big fundraiser called our Kettle Campaign, were you will see volunteers standing beside our bubble stands collecting monetary donations. We are always in need of volunteers to man our kettles and if you are interested please call Kettle Co-ordinator Anne Bartlett at 519- 357-6671 and join our team. It can even count towards high school volunteer hours. We at the Salvation Army in Wingham look forward to our future in here and celebrate our past 127 years of service to this community. 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Radioactivity unit 21. Neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy (abbr.) 22. Frosts 27. A design or arrangement 28. The class of birds 29. Pickled ginger 30. Alkenes The Citizen Crossword 54 King St. Clinton 519-482-3951 Dips — Sauces Letter to the Editor Salvation Army looks for donations Dinner time Janet Clemence, right, a granddaughter of the late local apple farmer Andrew W. Sloan, donated a dinner bell that had been in the family since Sloan was farming in the Blyth area in the 19th century. Clemence and her family donated the bell to the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association just before the annual reunion of the club earlier this month. Shown accepting the bell are, from left, Janis Vodden, association president Tom Dickson and Brock Vodden. The Voddens were to originally receive the bell after Clemence made contact with them but set up the donation to the association instead. (Denny Scott photo) Continued on page 18