Stumptown 1991

By Staff
Published on August 1, 1992
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Patten Bros, gas engine owned by Letnayne Cline of Cadiz, Ohio.
Patten Bros, gas engine owned by Letnayne Cline of Cadiz, Ohio.
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Left to right: Cat 10, Custom Bear Lear, Allis Chalmers C, and 40-62 Huber on Tractor Row.
Left to right: Cat 10, Custom Bear Lear, Allis Chalmers C, and 40-62 Huber on Tractor Row.

Rt. 1, Box 332 Adena, Ohio 43901

The good Lord again blessed the Stumptown Steam Threshers Show
crowd with beautiful weather for this year’s event. The show
opened with prayer by Lester Nabb and the raising of ‘Old
Glory’ by the Cadiz Boy Scouts. Most of the steam engines were
moving and the gas engines were popping as the show got into full
swing.

The first chore for the sawmill was to square timbers for the
shingle mill. The shingle mill was powered mostly by gas tractors
this year. Souvenir shingles were made and given away. Corn meal
was ground and sold both days and Dick Carnes entertained with his
band organ. Plenty of food was sold by the Weirton Lions Club and
the New Athens Firemen’s Auxiliary, with soup beans cooked in
an open kettle being their specialty.

At 12:45 the crowning of the 1991 Queen and Thresherman of the
Year was featured, with Carl Jackowski named Thresherman and his
wife, Gayle, crowned the Queen. They took their official ride in
Ralph Jones’ Model T truck.

At 1:00, the slow engine race got underway. Dennis Hudak was the
winner on the Krofft family Case. The block race competition was
very exciting. Three engines finished the event without knocking
the block over, but Ray Sell had the least amount of time, so he
was the winner.

After the races, threshing began with the A & T thresher and
the Peerless engine. Sawing, baling, cornmeal grinding and shingle
making continued until 3:30 when the Tri-Valley Farmers & Wives
put on the Kiddie Tractor Pull. Results in Class 1 were: Kate
Rogers, Cadiz, Ohio in first place; R. J. Miller, Martins Ferry, in
second place; Mike Thatcher, Flushing, in third place. The results
in Class II were: Daren Lucas, Freeport, in first place; Dale
Ferrell, Belmont, in second place; and Casey Huffman, Seville, in
third place. The results in Class III were: Bill Blakley,
Alledonia, in first place; Derek Swalley, St. Clairsville, in
second place; John Barrett, Hendrysburg, in third place. The
results in Class IV were: Matt Modra, Shadyside, in first place;
Brad Thornsburg, Barnesville, in second place; Lee Ann Lucas,
Piedmont, in third place. The results in Class V were: Kevin Lara,
Piedmont, in first place; John O’Neil, Cadiz, in second place;
Brenda Ronevich, Bellaire, in third place. We wish to thank all the
youngsters who participated and the Tri-County Young Farmers for
putting on the show.

At 6:00, the Ohio Valley Promenaders Square Dancers and
Clog-gers put on their show which was enjoyed by all. At 7:00, the
Old Time Fiddlers contest was held with eight contestants entered.
The Special Don Wilson Trophy was won by Clarence Miller of
Brilliant, Ohio in the 60 and older class. Dorman Jefferies of
Toronto, Ohio, came in second place and Jim Ady of Woodsfield came
in third. In the 20 to 59 class, Chuck Monticello came in first and
Norbert Ebert of New Martinsville, West Virginia came in second. No
contestants were entered in the under 20 class.

While the judges were tallying the scores, a ’round
robin’ of all the fiddlers and accompanists took place. Several
tunes were played. Ed Cole of Cadiz also played several tunes on
his dulcimer while the fiddlers were signing up. After the contest,
several played country and bluegrass for an hour or so.

On Friday night, Foster Lucas and his band had entertained the
early arrivals. A large flea market was in operation both days.

Sunday’s show started off with church services led by Marion
Rogers of Freeport, Ohio, followed by the usual threshing, baling,
shingle making, sawing and grinding, until the noon whistle
blew.

At 1:00, the gas tractors got in action with the wagon backing
contest. Tom White of Cadiz took the prize in the first time winner
class, and Jay Graham of St. Clairsville took first place in the
previous winner class. At 2:30, the Ladies Auxiliary held their
drawings. May White of Salesville, Ohio, won the quilt. Beth
Eastlick of Scio won the wreath, and Merl Griswald of New Athens
won third prize.

Children under six were asked to come forward for a
‘quarter’ hunt in the trimmings from the shingle mill. $10
worth of quarters were sown for the hunt. After a time, the hunt
was opened to the older children. One young lady found $1.50 in
quarters.

Just before the parade, a call went out for the oldest man and
woman attending the show. The oldest lady was Esther Mercer of
Cadiz, who was 86 years old, and the oldest man was Everett Eddy of
Fairview, at 89. Lee Booth of Porters Fall, West Virginia and John
Hepburn of Lafferty, Ohio won the drawing among the members.

At 4:00, the grand parade got underway. Mickey MacDonald was the
emcee. All moving equipment entered the parade, which concluded the
show. The equipment at the show was: eight full-size traction
engines, one ? scale traction engine, 1 full-size portable, 1 ?
size portable, 80 small steam engines and models, two threshers, 82
gas tractors, 466 gas engines, 15 antique cars and trucks, a
blacksmith display, a milk can display, and several toy tractor
displays. Approximately 2500 people attended the show on Saturday,
and 1800 on Sunday. The 1991 show was the biggest show yet.

The officers and directors wish to thank all who helped make the
show a success. A special thank you goes out to the exhibitors who
worked so hard, and to the spectators who pay for the show. The
next show will be September 12 and 13,1992. See you in
September!

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