Clinton News-Record, 1983-08-31, Page 23sh
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fers
ryone
ons, spinning and
ng, wood carving,
ics, cake decorating
nstrations, hand
ng and sewing,
made baking and
ce, jewelery, ice
making and butter
ng.
oor exhibits Will in -
an impressive life
display by the Blyth
Department with the
of Life. Grain will be
ed, lumber will be
by steam and there
four and six horse
and a black smith
rgetic men and boys
in in log sawing con -
the belt setting com-
n and bag tying.
reunion also offers a
variety of musical
•ainment, from the
Legion Pipe Band on
ay and the Mount
Cameron Highlan-
ipe Band and OPP
on Sunday, to the toe
g sounds of the
a Seniors old time
who will play at a
Saturday night dance in the
arena from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The Seaforth Community
Band will be playing on
Sunday. Earl and Martha
Heywood will be on hand
with their CKNX-TV mobile
speaker for the old time
fiddler's contest and step
dance competition.
The reunion will have its
official opening on Saturday
at 4:30 p.m. with a downtown
parade and opening
ceremonies. Local mer-
chants have decorated their
store fronts and will be of-
fering sidewalk sale specials
throughout the weekend.
The 22nd annual event will
conclude on Sunday with a
giant morning church ser-
vice at local churches and on
the grounds at 10:30 a.m.
The Heywoods will be
leading the service.
From the start of the show
on Friday at 1:30 p.m.,
Saturday at 9 a.m. and
Sunday at 1:30 p.m., to its
conclusion, there will be
something for all ages and
interests at this fantastic
country event.
ks prepare
g appetites
used by the Legion for
work.
nwhile the Blyth Lions
e barbecuing five, 30
roasts of beef for the
barbecue finale on
y. Last year the Lions
ore than 300 and this
they are anticipating
y large crowds.
dinner sittings are
12 to 2 p.m. and from 4
m. and tue menu will
de bakeii potatoes,
cole slaw, relish trays
ice cream, along with
rbecued beef.
Lions also operate a
booth on the grounds on
day and Sunday and a
garden will be held at
earby Lions Park.
n member Larry Walsh
s that this ambitious
e is the biggest annual
y maker for the Blyth
bringing in more than
for their community
cts.
e Lions have been
g in the food depart-
ment at the reunion for 22
years now and they receive
appreciated help from their
wives and the Figure Skating
Club.
The Blyth Fire Depart-
ment will be joining the food
service at the reunion this
year. The members of the
volunteer brigade will be
hosting a pancake and
sausage breakfast at the fire
hall on Saturday morning.
More than 60 pounds of
sausage have been ordered
from the Blyth Meat Market
for the breakfast and Bev
Bromley will be donating the
maple syrup for the hun-
dreds of pancakes that will
be made by the firemen
turned chefs.
Like other meals offered at
the reunion, the pancake
breakfast will help firemen
raise funds for their new
emergency van.
There's liitle doubt that
anyone will go home hungry
from the 1983 version of the
Blyth Thresher Reunion.
est Wishes
22nd Annual
Reunion
nrkholder
0 BODY
ON REPAIRS
FINISHING
TOWING SERVICE
523-9474
ountiful
arvest
Cyton News -Record
September 21, 1933
The golden grain with
nodding head
Fills all the land with
bounteous store
To fill the hungry mouths
with bread
That none may want from
shore to shore.
No! every mouth will not be
filled;
For man has built a fence
around,
The gleaner has no welcome
here,
This land is mine, Keep off
my ground.
My sturdy arm hath plowed
the fields!
My arm bath cast the golden
seed,
I'll reap my fields, and build
my barns,
Of others I will take no heed.
Oh selfish man! Who built
the worlds?
Who gave thee power to sow
the seed?
Who sent the gentle rain
from heaven?
And sunbeams dancing
overhead?
'Twas God our father sent
the sun
To stir the life that hidden
strength:
The blade, the ear, the
ripened grain;
And the harvest home at
length.
Oh foolish man, what could
we do
Without that mighty hand
divine?
Our feeble power is loaned to
us
That we may bless all
humankind.
Shall we not worship at the
shrine
Of him who rolls the worlds
along,
Commit our every care to
Him,
And fill our days with thank-
ful song?
-by J.B. Lobb, Clinton
, ,..
Exciting log sawing contests draw participants and supportive fans to the Blyth Thresher's Reunion. Speed and coordination help make
winners at this test of skill as well as the bag tying competition. (Blyth Standard photo)
Threshers bring farm history to life
September 3, 1975
The Blyth Standard
Some 10,000 people are
expected to invade Blyth this
Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, looking for history
to come to life.
In Canada, history has
always been considered a
dull subject. Even dead.
Canadian history has until
recently at least, been
written as if the writer was
seeking the answer to in-
somnia. The interesting
parts have been ignored or
written about so poorly that
even those who actually took
part in the events would
probably start dozing if they
At harvesting time
Clinton News -Record
September 14, 1933
Today I lingered near a field
of wheat
Tossing its tawny plumes
against a sky
Of peaceful blue
How far removed it seemed
from bread to eat
And hungry lands where
bread is but a cry
To strike fear through.
There with the sun lying
mellow warm
Upon golden -rippled waves
that fragrant air
So gently spread,
I breathed a simple prayer,
"God keep from harm
All harvest fields, that no
child anywhere
Need lack for bread."
-Lekie Dean Robertson, in
Good Housekeeping.
had a chance to read about
themselves.
Likewise our museums are
often warehouses for old
items of reality which now
seem unreal because we
never get a chance to see
what they were like when
they were in use.
But in a few places, at a
few times, history comes to
life. One of these places is
the annual Huron Pioneer
Hobby and Thresher
Association show in Blyth,
better known to most locals
as the Thresher Reunion.
The show was first
designed as a place for men
who loved the big steam
engines and other old farm
implements to have a place
to show off their large toys.
The Association is made up
of persons whose hobbies are
to find old farm equipment in
barns or lying in long grass
rusting. Slowly, with infinite
care and love, they put those
machines back in working
order.
The first line of interest
was the huge steam engines
that used to be the major
mechanical source of power
on the farm in the early part
of the century. But later,
people began to branch out,
22nd Annual
Huron Pioneer
Thresher & Hobby Assn.
'REUNION
Blyth, Ontario
SEPTEMBER 9,10 & 11th,1983
L rge Steam Engines, Antique cars, Threshing Machines. Hay Press, Gas Tractors
& engines, Log sawing, belt setting, bag tying, Step dancing contest, fiddler's
ntest, crafts, bean soup pot, souvenir dishes, etc.
HOT MEALS SERVED ON THE GROUNDS
Saturday Night Old Tynio Dance In Arena 9-1 a.m.
Free parking for cars; Trailer Park room available.
camping with hydro & water.
'Wayne Houston
President
R.R. 3 Moorefield Ont.
NOG 2100
Mrs. Marian Hallahan
Secretary
R.R. 3 Blyth, Ont.
NOM 1H0
restoring early vintage gas
tractors, old water pumps,
motors, cars and trucks,
threshing machines and
other odds and ends of
machinery from an age now
passed on.
In this way, the men of the
association have done us a
double service, rescuing the
machinery from the junk
heap and putting it back in
shape, and at the same time
giving us an opportunity to
learn just how the machines
work.
The Thresher Reunion
virtually thrusts the visitor
backward into history.
Strolling through the
Turn to page 4
WELCOME
TO
BLYTH
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Continued success to the Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association
and Best Wishes on your 22nd Reunion
in Blyth
We're glad you're here
The Village of Blyth
and
The Public Utilities Commission/
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