The Citizen, 1998-09-09, Page 41Welcome
to Blyth
Congratulations to the Pioneer Thresher
Association on their-37th Reunion
John, Bev, Rick & Anne Elliott,
Barb, Jackie & Amy
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Chisholm has answer to comfortable heating without electricity
If you're worried about El Nino
sending an ice storm into the Bruce
and leaving you freezing like the
Montrealers, then Chisholm Fuels
of Lucknow has just the answer.
It's an oil fired space heater that
looks as charming as an old country
fireplace, takes up almost no space
and will heat the entire house from
almost any corner you care to put it.
Recently we visited the beautiful
brick rambling ranch home of Frank
and Muriel MacKenzie on the second
line of Kinloss, just north of Lucknow
and saw one of these Dovre Heatilators
in operation. It was doing a good job of
heating the entire house from a space
three feet square in the basement.
The electric furnace in another room
had been shut down.
The Dovre Heatilator, about the size
of a 27-inch TV, works quietly, without
any need of electric power and at a fuel
cost so low that the MacKenzies will
probably recover the price and instal-
lation in about two years.
All you need with this Dovre
Heatilator is an oil tank and chimney
Frank MacKenzie of Kinloss.
and it will run 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
Frank and Muriel built their house
22 years ago after retiring from the
surrounding farm. He installed an
electric furnace because hydro then
was low in cost, but he put in an air-
tight wood stove because he had lots of
wood from the nearby bush. Besides,
they like wood heat; when they moved
into the old log farmhouse back in
1946 they even had coal oil lamps.
But illness has cost Frank the use of
his right hand, so bundling wood into
the stove was a problem. They were
burning 12 to 14 cords a winter. And
leaving a lighted wood stove for more
than a day was a concern.
With a threatening electric heating
bill of $2,000, Frank called Chisholm
Fuels. They suggested the Dovre
Heatilator. In jig time it was
installed, a 250-gallon oil tank in
another room.
This unit comes in two sizes, a
maximum 35,400 btu's an hour or
48,900 (as the MacKeniies have).
There are six heat settings.
At the heart of the stove is a catalyst
creating the efficient fuel-air mixture
that explains the bright blue-orange
flame you see through the door's glass
window. Efficiency is 80 per cent .
From October to mid-January, the
Mackenzies burned $350 in oil.
Find out all you want to know about
this remarkable unit by calling
Chisholm Fuels at 529-7524, 357-2820
or 1-800-799-3363. There are printed
specs too.
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PAGE A-22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY., SEPTEMBER 9, 1998.
1998 HURON PIONEER THRESHER REUNION & HOBBY SHOW
Sawmill brought out of storage each year for Reunion
and true. The mill has a 54 inch blade and
an edger for edging the logs.
The sawmill will be set up near the
tractor pull site, at the southwest side of
!he park.
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1992 Dodge Spirit - 4 dr.,
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1992 Dodge Grand
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1988 Chev Caprice
Brougham - 4 door, loaded
1988 Dodge Aries Wagon -
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Wilbert Phillippi of Chepstow has operated the sawmill at the Blyth Thresher Reunion for many years.
of the type of sawmill used 50-100 years ago always attracts a large group of spectators.
The Huron Pioneers Threshers Reunion
and Hobby Association has many sights
not often seen by the young generation,.
with its collection of antique threshers,
tractors and trucks, but there is one
exhibition which even antique enthusiasts
may only get to see once a year.
Each September, the members of the
reunion haul the steam powered sawmill
out of storage and spend a couple of days
reassembling and oiling the equipment
and sharpening the blade.
A group, including operator of the mill,
Wilbert Phillippi of Chepstow, gathers a
few days before the event to put the
machine together because it has to be
dismantled and put in storage. The belts
and blades are removed for the safety of
chillren playing in the area throughout the
year.
The mill, which shows spectators what
it was. like 50 'to 100 years ago, is run
completely by steam engines, 10 in all,
which come from Lucknow, Auburn,
Moori field, Mitchell, St. Thomas, London
and includes two Sawyer Masseys from.
Watford.
The engines used range in horsepower
from I() to 75. They have great lugging
power and each size is useful for specific
woods. The 10 hp is used for softwoods
and the 75 hp is used for beech logs.
The logs are sawed‘to rough lumber and
are then used for the construction of
furniture. There is no waste with a steam
powered sawmill because the scrap wood
is then used to fire the engine.
The mill used by the Threshers was
donated to the club more than 20 years
ago. It has an all steel track and cuts nice
Crafts fill arena floor
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Hobby Show, the arena floor overflows
with beautifuls works while others display
their wares outside.
The displays include hand-painted
china, ceramics, wood whittling, knitting,
jewelry, quilting, woodworking and many
more.
It is hoped there will be on-going
demonstrations of quilting, woodworking,
• whittling, jewellery assembly, china
painting and running trains.
The three-day event, which brings out a
different group of crafters, offers a
different selection from other shows, says
Fox, because it is a summer event. "It is a
good craft show so everyone should enjoy
t."
Congratulations & Best
Wishes to the organizers
of the 37th Annual
Thresher Reunion
His demonstration
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BLYTH
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