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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-08-09, Page 1Peter Malcolm Former Legion President dead Weil -known area piper and former local Legion President Peter Malcolm died Saturday at Seaforth Community *Hospital. He was 79. He was head of Seaforth Branch 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion from 1982- 84, and worked at Douglas Point for many years where he was a popular union Stewart. His piping enlivened many area events over the years. His son, Charlie, an accomplished drummer often accompanied him. Born in Perth, Scotland he was a peacetime soldier in the British Reserve for seven years before World War II broke out, then enlisting in the famed Black watch Regiment, the 51st Highland Division of the Scot- tish Territorial Army. His unit was trapped at Dunkirk and he was a German Prisoner of War for the remainder of the conflict. When liberated he returned to Scotland, emigrating to Canada and Scaforth in 1953. He is survived by his wife Annie of High Street in Seaforth; three sons, Peter Bruce of Belleville, Andrew Glen of Calgary and Charles John of Guelph; and, one daughter Moira Anne (Robi- nson) of Clinton. He is also survived by a brother Duncan and sister Jessie (Keay), both of Perth, Scotland; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was pre -deceased by two sisters and four brothers. The funeral service was yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home. Interment in Harpurhey Cemetery. This Space Could Be Yours Call Terri or Mary 527.1240 SPORTS Local high school student wins national bronze. see page 11. FARMING Crops look good... but wait and see best approach. s' Droves fulfill Pinder's dream at Homecoming '95 BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor 'Plan it and they•will come.' Just as Kevin Costner fol- lowed his dream in the movie Field of Dreams the Seaforth Homecoming Committee fol- lowed Bill Pinder's dream and 'planned a party. They then waited to 'see if people would hear the call. They came in droves. Thousands of former Seaforth and area residents descended upon this fair town on Thurs- day night and the streets were bustling until the Homecomng ended with fireworks on Sun- day night. For many of the natives of the Seaforth area who returned it was the time of their lives. They came from as far away as British Columbia, Bermuda, Nova Scotia and Atlanta, Georgia. The idea for Homecoming '95 belonged to Bill Pinder, an active community member who passed away early last year. Homecoming committee mem- bers joked before the weekend that Bill was in charge of the weather. As if to give his blessing, he came through with a beautiful three days and four nights. There was a sprinkle of rain during the weekend but Seaforth missed the rainstorms which hit our southern neigh- bours. (When it looked like lightning up above, Home- coming Co -Chair Joe Steffler said, "That's not lightning, that's just Bill taking pic- tures.") The days were warm but far more moderate than the hot and hazy days of recent weeks. Homecoming Co-chair Joe Steffler said the committee was pleased with how everything turned out. "The crowd was there, the weather was there, I think the atmosphere was there," he said. Co-chair Carolanne Doig said she was touched that so many people made the long journey home. She was also glad that all generations enjoyed the event. INDEX Sports...pages 11, 18 Homecoming photos... pages 2,5,8,10 Entertainment... page 17 Theatre...pages 9,17 Agriculture..page 6 "Your community newspaper since 1860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, russets and surrounding communities." HOMECOMING '95 OFFICIAL OPENING - Pairs figure skater Lloyd Eisler Jr., Homecoming '95 co-chairs Joe Steffler and Carolanne Doig and guest speaker Clare "I really liked the way my Dad and Mom were having as much fun as I was I having...it was real cross -generational." Every organization in and around town worked hard to make the event a success, she said.. A ceremonial kick-off for Homecoming took place Friday evening with the opening cere- mony. Guests of honour included MP Paul Steckle; Bruce Machan, Warden of Huron County; Seaforth Mayor Irwin Johnston; Walter McKenzie, Warden of Perth County; Hullett Township's Doug Hugill; McKillop Township Reeve Ron Murray; Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bill Camochan; guest speaker Clare Westcort; Homecoming Chairs Joe Steffler and Carolanne Doig and former world pairs figure skating champion Lloyd Eisler Jr. TIM CUMMING PHOTO Westcott officially opened the reunion festivities in front of Seaforth Town Hall on Friday evening. The homecoming went on to draw thousands back home. Guest speaker was Clare Westcott, one of the most distinguished natives of Seaforth. Among his career accomp)ishments have been serving as a Citizenship. Court Judge, working as a Deputy Minister for cabinet ministers and premiers and heading the largest urban police force in Canada. Unfortunately, due to the size of the crowd which filled the Main Street, a single amplifier was not enough to project Westcott's speech and many people missed out hearing his words. His words, however, were sentimental about the town he still calls home. "I am not only among friends, I am home...and so very proud to be back in the place where my life began many, many years ago," he said. see Young, page three Area volunteers harvest wheat for world's needy BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff Volunteers with 13 combines gleaned about 225 tonnes of wheat from 114 acres northeast of Seaforth in the heat and humidity last Tuesday for this area's annual donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The grain will be stored at elevators in Goderich for later shipment to the world's star- ving by the national relief organization. The Seaforth harvest remains the largest of 65 similar projects in Ontario, according to Jim Papple of Tuckersmith Township. He is provincial co- ordinator of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. He says where exactly last week's arca harvest will even- tually end up has yet to be determined, "possibly India." Papple says the Scaforth project remains relatively uni- que because it is community- based, with all arca churches participating. He praised Seaforth project coordinator Gerry Vanden Hengel and last week's volunteer crew for their practicality and organization in the midst of ,the busy harvest -.season for farmers. HARVESTBOUNTY - More than two -dozen volunteers harvested about approximately 225 tonnes of wheat for the "They respect the time of year," the provincial co-or- dinator says. "Volunteers are lot stuck there all day but work hard for a couple of hours. It is generous of them." About 25 to 30 volunteers took about two -and -a -half hours to clear the same ground where they harvested soybeans for a donation last year," says Don McKercher of RR 1 Dublin, co-ordinator of the Perth -Huron Foodgrains Com- mittee. "It was a good average crop," McKercher says. Tuesday was a humid scorcher for harvest, he adds, but with hindsight it turned out to be a wise choice Seaforth project of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank last week. The Seaforth project remains the largest of 65 in the province. because .the weather turned quite bad Wednesday. "Over 700 million people in the world are so poor that they do not know where their next meal will come from," says Al Doerksen, executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. "Add to that the world's refugees forced to flee from contlict. Add to that the num- ber of people who are mal- nourished because the food they receive is not the right nutritional mix, and the number grows to over 1 billion. "It is only by bringing the 'promised land' to the poor, that we can be secure in our own 'promised land'," he adds.