HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-09-13, Page 3Firemen s flapjacks
Bill Burkholder and Dave Lee were cooking up a storm at the
Blyth Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast this past weekend.
Approximately 288 people attended the breakfast on Saturday
while Sunday’s crowd was a record 525 people.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1989. PAGE 3.
Clouds don’t rain on parade
Blyth
People
Johnston Crawford of Clinton and
Mr. Earl Yungblut of Woodstock, a
newphew of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Longman’s, were recent visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longman of
Blyth.
Neighbours
Despite threatening weather the
28th annual Huron Pioneer Thresh
er Reunion appears to have match
ed last year’s all-time record
attendance, organizers say.
The famous “threshermen’s
weather” that has seen the big
event seldom rained on over its
long period held out again this
year, although several times the
skies looked dark and a few rain
drops did fall. Huge crowds again
swarmed into Blyth, not only filling
parking space at the fair grounds
but lining Gypsy Lane all the way to
County Road 25 and backing up all
the way to downtown Blyth.
Joe Hallahan, camping chairman
said a record 270 camper trailers or
motor homes crowded into the
newly-expanded camping area.
More than 500 people at a time
watched the fiddling and step
Pure religion theme
of church sermon
Sunday September 10 service at
Blyth United Church opened with
the Call to Worship followed by
prayers of invocation and confes
sion.
Greeting the congregation were
Lloyd and Donna Sippel. Ushers
were Bill, Susan and Rick Howson.
Mrs. Phylis Boak, music director,
accompanied the singing of hymns
“Fairest Lord Jesus”, “Lord Speak
to Me” and the senior choir’s
anthem entitled “The Wonder of it
All”.
It was announced that the Junior
and Intermediate choirs will have a
combined practice at 3:45, Thurs.,
Sept. 14 and the senior ladies will
meet at 7:30 prior to regular
practice. The Sunshine Unit will
also hold a meeting at 2 p.m. on
Sept. 14.
The sermon topic was “A Hands-
on kind of Faith” based on the
scripture reading James 1 (17-27).
dancing competitions at one grand
stand while nearly as many took in
the entertainment at the other
grandstand. In addition crowds
swarmed to watch the contests
such as log-sawing and bag-tying
at the south end of the grounds,
and watched the shingle making
and threshing demonstrations. In
between thousands more stopped
to admire antique and classic cars
on display, sampled baked beans
from an iron kettle, or talked to the
drivers and firemen of the huge
steam engines.
Sunday trophies were handed
out to the owners of the machines
chosen as the best in the show. The
Jack Arthur Trophy for the best gas
tractor in the pre-1930 period went
to Ken Elder for his Allis-
Chalmers. The John Ellacott trophy
for the best tractor in the 1930 to
This passage reveals the message
that we must not only be good
listeners of God’s word but must be
doers of the word. James tells us
that he who hears the word and
fails to put his faith into action is
like a man who looks into a mirror,
sees himself, yet as soon as he
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tothe people of Blyth and surrounding area who worked
so hard this last weekend to make the Thresher Reunion
such a success. It takes a lot of co-operation from
everybody to make such a huge undertaking work.
You’ve put Blyth on the map!
Huron Pioneer Thresher & Hobby Assoc.
1950 period went to Jeff Thomson
for his 1940 Oliver 80.
Among the steam engines, the
Wayne Houston trophy for the best
show engine went to Bill Jackson of
RR 1, Wyoming for his 1918
Goddison.
In the antique car category Gord
and Ruby Freeman of Hamilton
won the Clinton Auto Parts Trophy
for their 1932 Ford Coupe. Wayne
Hodges of Clinton won the Classic
car award, a clock from D & M
Clocks, for his 1956 Ford Fairlaine.
The John Hallahan Memorial
Trophy for the team winning the
belt-setting contest went to Mike
and Jason Searson who won Sun
day’s steam engine competition
with a time of one minute and 59
seconds.
The best time for belt-setting
using a gas tractor in the competi
tion Saturday was by Jim Gibbons
and John Jackson with a time of
one minute, 25 seconds.
In other special events, Jim
Hayden won the tractor and wagon
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Mr. and Mrs. Milford Doerr of
Stratford visited on Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer.
Mrs. Florence Daer of Goderich
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Daer.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyce of
Bayfield visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Daer and attended
the Thresher’s Reunion. . z
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brunskill
of London visited recently with Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Daer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Longman,
Bradley and Jason of London, Mrs.
Mary Longman of Londesboro, Mr.
bid farewell
to family
On September 4, parting gifts
were presented to Marie Gerard
and John Phelan, by Isabell Craig
and Betty Kelly on behalf of the 7th
line neighbours in Morris. They
will be moving to their new home in
Londesboro.
Marie Gerard and John thank
everyone for the nice gifts. We are
sure they will be missed on the 7th.
Poems composed by Ollie Craig
were read.
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