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The Citizen-40Th Annual Reunion, 2001-09-05, Page 45eampatutatien,a, to, the Rattan, Yio,fleett .9714eaket, Ma iv asaaciatien, Jac. an, vest* 40th Sectaand SP NA • F9111.19 s www. spariings. corn M.G.M. Townsend Tire Welcomes you to the 40th Annual Pioneer Thresher Reunion We were pleased to provide the tires for this tractor. Owned by Aubrey McNichol. Built by Ron Root Watch for it at the Thresher Reunion We sell, service and install new or used tires for antique tractors and implements. After Hours: Londesboro 519-523-4742 522-1629 or 523-9190 Happy 40th Anniversary to the Huron Pioneer Threshers' and Hobby Association - have a great reunion! From your Andersen patio door and window dealer - D&D Glass We can supply you with the complete Andersen' line of windows and patio doors. Call' if :L A / „, s c 0 CALL D&D GLASS FOR: • Wide selection of vinyl and vinyl clad wood windows, steel and fibreglass entrance doors n Interior and Exterior - Wood French Doors II All Glass and Mirror work n Gadco Garage Doors probe, a'uied • Boncor Siding, Soffit, " 1 St Avenue, Fascia • Call for FREE estimates LOCAL CALLS AND MIRROR VANASTRA IF BUSY CALL GLASS 482-7869 482-5816 PROFESSIONAL SALES • RVICE • INSTALLATION THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. PAGE A-13. 40th Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion Piece of Blyth history to be on display at 40th Reunion Some Blyth history Harm Thalen, left, stands with the unloading scoop once used in Archie Montgomery's coal business. With him are Montgomery's niece and her husband Angus. By David Blaney Citizen staff An almost forgotten piece of Blyth's busi- ness history will be on display at this year's Thresher Reunion. The large steel scoop on wheels with its two wheelbarrow-like handles ment suggested that he take it home for safe- keeping. Now after being cleaned and sandblasted by Thalen, painted by Bill Burkholder and deco- rated by Bob Simmons, this relic from a sim- pler age will go on display. In an era when bulk rail- cars are unloaded automatically it requires some imagination to call up the picture of Montgomery and his employees unloading a boxcar full of coal one scoop at a time, but that's how it was done. The weight of a scoopful of coal was known so if you were picking up your fuel at the station it would be put in your wagon or truck by the scoopful until you had the correct weight. If the coal was to be put into storage the box- car would be unloaded into a coal auger which would pile it in' the coal, sheds by the train tracks. Montgomery started his coal supply busi- ness during the second world war after origi- nally wholesaling hay between the local area and the west. In 1953 he leased coal storage sheds on CPR property. Overall he supplied area homes with coal for two decades and is still fondly remembered by many older resi- dents of Blyth. The original blueprints showing the location of the coal sheds have been framed and are on display with the scoop and several photos of Montgomery's trucks. Stop by Thalen's display at the fairgrounds. In addition to the scoop he has a tractor or six that he would love to tell you about. definitely has a story to tell. It is the story of S. Archie Montgomery and two decades of heat- ing Blyth and area homes with coal. Several years ago Harm Thalen discovered the scoop in the old coal sheds across from the CPR station. Former town clerk, Helen Grubb, knowing his interest in restoring old equip-