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CHAPTER # 33 FORUM
VOLUME 9 – ISSUE 51 –Fall 2014
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"CARL'S COMMENTS"
I’m writing this in the middle of October with very little harvest completed. The corn that
we have picked has had good yields with moisture slowly coming down. The nearly daily rains
however, have been making the fields difficult to navigate. We were able to cut soybeans for
two days despite green stems and leaves but with dry soybeans in the pods, but we are unsure
as to when we will be able to get back to harvesting them. Hopefully by the time you are
reading this newsletter the sun will be shining and we will be back in the fields at full speed!
Looking forward to this winter, I have another tractor and a Farmall road grader I plan
on working on. My goal is to have at least one, if not both, finished by the winter convention in
Michigan City. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you members there for lots of fun and
fellowship with each other!
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our annual Christmas meeting at Christo’s
Dining Hall in Plymouth, Indiana on December 7th. Please bring your auction item and be
prepared to have a laugh or several with your I.H. friends and family!
Runnin' IH Red
Carl
MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTS
IVAN ALBERTSON
I have always lived in Indiana. My occupations as a commercial driver have taken me all over the United States. One of my many jobs was
working for an excavating business, in Texas. I discovered a John Deere Model G sitting behind a barn, and passed it on a daily basis. I finally
stopped and talked to the man who owned it. I wanted to buy it but the man didn’t want to sell it. I kept stopping in about once a week. It took
me 14 months to get it bought. The last time I stopped the man’s son told me his father was in the hospital and wouldn’t be using the tractor
anymore and I could buy it!
Jump ahead about a year, I was at Wal-Mart in Valparaiso, IN and noticed a semi unloading roses. I noticed the city he was from was Yancy, Tx.,
and went over to talk to him. I asked him where Yancy was and was told that is was close to San Antonio. Our conversation lead to discussing
tractors and I told him about my Model G that I had restored and that I bought it in Southlake, Tx. But I couldn’t remember the name of the man I
got it from. I could remember the sons name was Bill and that he was in real-estate business. The driver of the truck asked if the original owner
was Aubrey Smith. My mouth dropped open! How could he know it was Aubrey Smith? He said Aubrey Smith was the only one in that county that
had a John Deere Model G and he used to drive that very same tractor. I asked him where he was headed next and he said Michigan City, IN. I told
him I lived on 421 and that he would pass my house on the way, so he stopped in to look at the tractor. About 6 weeks later, I sold the Model G.
You might think this is the end of the story but it doesn’t end here, the same scenario happened to my brother, Carl. Carl had purchased a John
Deere Model G in Oklahoma. A short time later, he came across a man who was wanting to buy the same tractor that Carl owned. So now, I’m
without a tractor. My cousin called one day, wanting to sell a Farmall F14 with an Indernational Harvester hydraulic system, and a Farmall F14
factory starter, generator, and lights. I purchased them both. Then sold them both. Again, I was without a tractor.
It was around this time that Jerry Smoker organized our Chapter 33 of the International Harvester club, of which my brother and I ar charter
members. I still didn’t own a tractor.
Then, on day traveling down US6, I spotted a Farmall 806 factory propane, sitting by a barn. I left a note on the door of the house stating my
interest in buying it and got a call 4 weeks later from Gene Wolf. Gene told me that the 806 hadn’t been used in 35 years and not started in over 8
years. We put a battery in it and it fired right up. He would sell it to me but I would have to buy a Farmall 560 factory propane as well. So I did! I
ended up selling the 560 to a man in Illinois. I restored the 806 and still have it today. I take it to shows as often as possible.
My wife, Terrie, and I are so glad that we are a part of the large family of International Harvesters. We enjoy the times we are at meetings or
functions and get the chance to be a part of a wonderful group of people.
LARRY ZECHIEL
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This is the story of an International 461 Industrial Engine. First owner was grain terminal on 9 street in Lafayette, IN., it was used on a grain vac
to suck corn out of Quonset with a direct drive on engine. Purdue University purchased this engine, used it for a grain vac one year, the attached a
PTO shaft off the engine drive to run a grain dryer. For seven years they used the engine to power a grain dryer. They reported the manifold and
muffler glowed red while running the fan to the dryer.
On a bitter cold winter day, Larry Zechiel and his 16 year old daughter, Jo, attended a FFA consignment sale is West Lafayette, and purchased the
engine for $250. Larry converted the engine from gasoline to LP gas and attached it to the blower, for 25 years it blew corn and hay silage into the
silos. For a couple of years it ran grain dryer and augers, the finally rested quietly in the barn.
Longing to hear the engine crackle again, Larry brought it into the shop, gave it a shiny paint job, chrome stacks, added a siren and brass bell, and
took it to tractor show. Again the little engine that could attracts attention of many when it starts its engine, roars with power, and snaps, crackles
and pops, attracting the attention of many antique tractor lovers.
MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTS
DAWSON OVERMYER
I started my collection when I saw my Uncle Ben Overmyer restoring tractors. I thought it would be cool to try it. My grandpa, Carl Overmyer, and
Ben are the leaders of the “Our American Heritage” 4-H project for Fulton County. This is my sixth year in 4-H and I have taken this project every
year. My first year, I restored a little garden tractor trailer that is, of course, for a Cub Cadet. I displayed it at the 2010 Red Power Round Up in
Laporte, Indiana. My second year, I took a little Cub Cadet blade for the front of a Cub 100. For my third year, I restored a 1963 IH McCormick
Model 311 three bottom plow. It received a Grand Champion placing. My fourth year, I did a 1947 International 450. I did the mechanical work
and plan to finish it up next year. For my fifth year, I did a 1951 Farmall H because I am part of the “Lily Pearl Square Dancing Tractors” group and
we use it to square dance with.
Last, but not least, this year I restored a two bottom McCormick International #39 roll over plow. My grandpa bought the plow out of Nebraska
and Jerry Smoker picked it up and brought it to Indiana. Jerry also picked up the decals in South Dakota at the Red Power Round Up and brought
them back. Thank you, Jerry! This plow is the Reserve Grand Champion “Our American Heritage” exhibit.
All six of my projects have received blue ribbons. It is hard to pick a favorite one out of all of them. The three bottom plow was the easiest to
sand blast and paint. The hardest project was the H because we had to split it in half and put a new clutch in it. I really enjoy doing restoration so I
plan t continue restoring and collecting.
IHCC33 Members’ 10th Annual
Christmas Party/Auction
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Christo’s Banquet Center
Plymouth, IN
Please Look for your Specific Time Zone Listed!
Doors open for Meal Time:
9:30 – 11:30 Chicago Time
10:30 – 12:23 Indianapolis Time
Meal Cost $15.00 per person
Meal Cost $10.00 per person with auction item
Membership Meeting w/ Auction to Follow
at Noon Chicago Time/ 1:00 Indy Time
Please remember to bring your auction Items!
This is what makes the auction possible and an exciting event!
MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR THE UPCOMING DIRECTOR ELECTIONS TO BE HELD
AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Chapter #33 needs members to run for office as there will be three positions up for elections at the
2014 Membership Meeting/Christmas Party. Nominations will also be taken from the floor.
DOUG SEYMOUR
I am a charter member of the International Harvester Collectors. I volunteered at the Chapter 33 organizational meeting
to be on the Board of Directors. Two years later I was elected Treasurer of Chapter 33 and have held that position
since. My wife Catherine and I collect mainly the older steel wheeled and hand cranked tractors and memorabilia from
that era. Over the years we have enjoyed attending the events of the International Harvester Collectors. We have two
grown daughters who have given us three grandsons and one granddaughter. We are passing down our interest in
International Harvester to them. It's been a privilege to serve the members of Chapter 33. If re elected I will continue to
help Chapter 33 be an active chapter.
Doug Seymour
AL BARRETT
I have held several positions with the Co-operative System for the past 40 years. I am currently with the North Central
Co-operative, based out of Wabash, IN. I have also worked at other Co-op’s prior to NCC: The Fulton-Marshall Co-op,
Rochester, IN., Steuben County Co-op, Angola, IN, and Greene County Co-op, Switz City, IN.
I started collecting IH Farmalls in the year 2000 when I purchased my father’s 1942 H at his farm auction. Since that
time, I have collected 5 more including: a 1950 C, 1952 Super M, 1954 Super MTA, 1959 660, & a 1960 460. I am a
charter member of Chapter #33 and have been an active member since that time. I have shown tractors & helped the
membership at several IH Farmall events and shows.
I was born & raised in North Webster, IN and attended Wawasee High School and Manchester College.
I am married to Margaret, who also attends & helps with Chapter #33 events and shows.
We have 4 children and 10 grandchildren, who actually take precedence over the IH Farmalls!!!
I’m running for this position because I want to do my part in keeping “Red Power” alive! If elected, I plan on
representing the membership with honesty and integrity and keeping an open mind when discussing the matters at hand.
Thank you,
Al Barrett
WAYNE SEYMOUR
Wayne Seymour resides in LaPorte, IN with his wife and daughter. He is a charter member of Chapter 33 and president of
LaPorte County Sunday Farmers tractor club. Wayne has been a collector of antique tractors for over 30 years and
restoring tractors professionally for 25 years. He is the sales manager and head mechanic of Seymour Sales and Service
in LaPorte. Wayne has been on the LaPorte Fire Department for 28 years and currently holds the position of Fire
Inspector.
CARL OVERMYER.
I am Carl Overmyer and my term is coming to a close, so in turn I would appreciate your vote for me to a 3rdterm. I am a
charter of IHC Chapter #33 and have also served as your president for the past 3 years. I am also a member of Metea
Baptist Church, where I have served as a deacon for numerous years. I am also a director on the Fulton County Historical
Power Association and started the Our American Heritage project at the Fulton County fair, where I am currently a leader.
My duties with the project include helping young people restore tractors, equipment, and any other antique item they are
interested in preserving from rural America.
My brother, Dale, nephew, Philip, and son, Ben, farm in Fulton, Marshall, and Starke counties raising corn and soybeans
on our farm. We also do excavating and land management projects as time permits throughout the summer and winter
months. Ben is currently our restoration and painting expert where he does everything from tricycles to semi trailers.I
have a supporting wife Raenae, 4 children, and 5 grandchildren, (1 big 15 year old boy and 4 pretty little girls).I like
restoring IH tractors and farm equipment, collecting pedal tractors, and staying active on the farm.
Thank you for your support!
Carl Overmyer
2015
IHCC WINTER CONVENTION
March 5, 6, & 7, 2015
Registration runs $40.00 per person now until Dec. 31, 2014. Then it raises to $45.00 per person from
Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 2015. All registration deadlines for IHCC 2015 Winter Convention are February 15,
2015.
Ad Costs for Convention Program are as follows:
Full Page: $100.00
1/2 Page: $ 65.00
1/3 Page: $ 50.00 (business card size)
Anyone interested in taking an ad out in the winter convention program should contact jerry smoker at 219-508-2618 or
smoker@csinet.net.
HOMEMADE Cookies and fudge are requested for the Winter Convention Hospitality Room. Please let
Sharon Lindzy, 260-352-2371, know what you can bring! Thank you
Winter Convention Displays & Banquet Door Prizes Needed
Hey #33 Members,
The club needs small IH Displays for convention that will be held once
again at Michigan City Event Center/Blue Chip. Please contact
Carl Overmyer or Doug Seymour.
FOR SALE: 1953 International Pick-up truck, ¾ ton, 4 speed, white, good tires,
runs good, $5000.00.
Larry Zechiel, 574-540-3001
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
FOR THE WINTER CONVENTION
JANN CARL
Best known for her 14 years at “Entertainment Tonight”, Jann Carl has build a distinguished career in television.
She began as a news reporter at WLS in Chicago. Her next move was to Los Angeles where she reported for
KABC, and hosted KABC’s “Eye on L.A.” magazine show. Her work in the market culminated in her selection to
co-anchor “News at Ten” at KTLA: during her eight year tenure she earned three Emmys for news coverage.
When the red carpet beckoned, Carl joined “Entertainment Tonight”, where she was senior correspondents and
weekend anchor. Nationally respected for her interviews, she went on the record with America’s biggest stars and
most influential newsmakers. The long list includes Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Halle Berry, Steven
Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather, and Barack & Michelle Obama. She has also co-hosted ABC’s
“Oscar Countdown” Academy Awards show, the Emmy pre-show, as well as the Tournament of Roses Parade on
CBS and HGTV.
Jann is founding partner of Yellville Productions, an independent television production company and most
recently Co-Executive Produced the series, “SOLD!” for The History Channel.
Carl has been a friend of the Muscular Dystrophy Association for 25 years. After co-hosting the MDA Labor Day
Telethon in Los Angeles for eight years, she was chosen by Jerry Lewis as a national co-host in 1996. She has
also served on the national board of directors, and as a national vice president. MDA has recognized her
contributions with the Directors’ Award and the Paragon Award.
A graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, she lives in Southern California with her husband,
David. They have two children.
RODNEY MILLER
Rodney Miller was born and raised on a farm in Benton, Illinois area, where agriculture was a way of life. He now
lives on a farm in the Ocilla, Georgia area with his wife, Kendra. They have three children and one granddaughter.
He is an avid collector of antique tractors and equipment. Rodney maintains an 800-acre row crop operation in the
Benton, Illinois area and a small farming operation in Georgia, as well as the founder/co-owner of a large Corn
Maze/Agritouism desination in the Atlanta metro area.
He currently is the Co-Host, along with Jann Carl, formerly of Entertainment Tonight, of the highly rated National
TV Show, Small Town Big Deal, which “Celebrates the Great Stories from across America”. He is the creator and
Pres./CEO of the show, which airs every Thursday night in prime time on the RFD-TV Network and FamilyNet. The
show can also be viewed anytime at www.carbontv.com and on Wonderful Living TV Network.,
He also has served as the Assistant to the Dean and Director of Advancement and External Affairs, for the College
of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia.
Rodney previously served as the CEO of McCormick International, USA in Duluth, Georgia and was CEO of
Montana Tractors. The late J.B. Hunt was the majority owner of Montana. Rodney led a team that took Montana
Tractors for $2 million in annual revenue to over $80 million in annual revenue in just three years.
Before his stints as CEO, Rodney helped Valtra Tractors set up USA operations. In the 90’s, he was a territory
manager for both Long and Mahindra Tractor companies, managing dealers in several states. His career
experience extends to ownership in a tractor dealership that he operated for more than 10 years in Illinois, as well
as majority owner of a lawn mower manufacturing facility in Wichita, KS.
Rodney recently served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
He also supports agriculture around the country by serving on several boards, including: the Georgia FFA
Sponsor Board, the Georgia Agribusiness Council, the Illinois Rural Heritage Museum, and the Georgia
Agritourism Association. He has been regularly featured in various trade magazines and publications and has
written regular articles for some.
In 2009, Rodney was named “Alumnus of the Year” for Benton High School in Benton, Illinois
Chapter 33 Red Power Review 2015 to be held at Winamac
Make plans now to attending the Thirty-Eighth Annual Power from the Past Antique Engine & Tractor
Show, July 16, 17, 18, 19, 2015 in Winamac, IN.
Below is a copy of the organization letter sent out by Fremont Hoover to organize the International
Harvester Collectors Organization 25 years ago.
RECIPE CORNER
BARBECUED MEATBALLS
BY RUTH ZECHIEL
½ cup soft stale bread crumbs
¼ cup milk
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon accent seasoning
1 small onion, minced
Flour
Soak bread crumbs in milk, mix with beef, salt, accent, and onion Form into balls. Rollin flour and brown in 2 tablespoons
margarine.
Glaze
¼ cup molasses
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup catsup
¼ teaspoon Tabasco
½ teaspoon marjoram
Combine ingredients and pour over meatballs and simmer 10 minutes, stir so all meatballs are glazed.
International Harvester Collectors Club
Chapter # 33
10111 S. 900 W.
Wanatah, IN 46390
Important Dates to Remember:
CHAPTER #33 CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 7, 2014
CHRISTO’S BANQUET CENTER
PLYMOUTH, IN
WINTER CONVENTION
MARCH 5,6 & 7, 2015
BLUE CHIP EVENT CENTER
MICHIGAN CITY, IN
RED POWER REVIEW
JULY 16, 17, 18 & 19, 2015
POWER OF THE PAST
WINAMAC, IN