The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-11-10, Page 1119th Year — No. 44
Doug Cruickshank
Cam Coleyheun
Brian Carroll
One Loss, One Tie
Siftos Open
Goderich Siftos opened th3ir
schedule last Friday and Satur-
daywith a loss and a tie..with
Preston Legionnaires.
In Goderioh Fridays the Si11os
dropped their first outing by a ,
4 to 1 count., Showing little of
---the skating and hustle they did
against the Owen Sound Greys
r B's in their..last es?hib
tion game, the *Goderich team
trailed by two goals after a
lacklustre first period. Noroott
and Burkhart tallied for the
Legionnaires. .
Norcott scored the only goal
of • the second period to give
the visitors a 3.0 lead. The
Siftosbegan to come on, out -
shooting the Legionnaires, but
failed, to score.
Both teams counted once in
the final frame:- Ross Forster
put Goderich back in the game
with his goal on a pa.s.s from
Ron Deyell at the 12:44 mark,
but Cliff Murray put the game
out of reach two minutes later
when he scored Preston's fourth
goal.
The absence of centre Frank
Hagan from the line with Wayne
D,oak,and Brian Carroll seemed
to hurt the Siftos. Jim Farrish
filled his spot and worked hard
. but the aline �laeked ..finish,.
Ragan made -his presence felt
Saturday night in Preston as
he scored one.,goal and assisted
on another' to, lead the Siftos
to a 2-2 draw with the Legion-
naires.
Jim, Farrish, moved to right
wing for the game, garnered
assists on both of the Goderieh
goals. Captain Brian Carroll
scored the other Goderich goal.
.Goal " rider 11 Ten` ifowe '
played a stronggame. for the
Siftos, holding them in the game
when the defence., suffered
lapses. The Siftos, . however,
could have won it with any luck
on several good chances late in
the third period.
The Siftos go against the
Hespeler Shamrocks here this
Friday and then will journey
to Hespeler on Sunday for an
afternoon contest.
The sagging Sifto defence may.
be bolstered somewhat with the
return of John Pirie to the line-
up. Attending the University of
western - Ontario; John- will" be LT
available for weekend games.
Always a rugged performer, he
should add a lot.
The -advance information on
the Hespeler team is that, they
are a big, rough club so Pirie's
presence may be appreciated.
* *
The 1966-67 edition of the
Goderich Siftos, entered this
year m the Western group of
the O.H.A. Junior "C" series:
Coach -Doug Cruickshank.
Manager—Harry' Kerr.
Trainer—Keith Huisser.
Goal. --Allen Howes, 17, from
Clinton, 5 ft., 8 in., 145 )lbs.,
played, last year for the Clinton
Midgets where he compiled a
fine 2.5 goals against average.
A real "holler guy" and cool
under fire; Allen has already
shown he can hold the fort -when
the going gets ,heavy around
the Sifto's net.
Sub -goal --Calvin Hickey, 19,
front Winghan married, with
one son. Cal is a trainee -manager
with the Beaver Lumber Com-
pany. He played last year with
the Wingham Intermediates and'
the C.K.N.X. Sports.
Defence—Brian Smith, 17, a
product of the Goderich minor
system, 6 ft., 160 lbs., played
lash-- year 4ith the Goderich
Midgets and, in the latter part
of the season, with the Siftos.,
"'IOC per 'cent'every. triintiti±w 7te
as on .the ieP.
Defence—Jon Bateson, .19, a
solid 5 ft., 9 in., 180 lbs., from
Wingham. Jon is the "wit" of
THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1966
Meet Hespler Friday
Promising Hockey Season
the Sifto squad and provides
the dressing room humour, that
helps build team spirit.
.--Defence—,Brian Broome, 17, 6
ft., 1 in., 170 lbs., from Seaforth,
where he scored ten goals as a
defenceman with the juvenile
team last year.
Defence — Dirk Woiterbeek,
ods
rich boy that many observers
feet has a real future in hockey.
Dirk. should he a standout on
the blueline this year.
Defence—Don Fisher, 19, 6 it.,.
one in. ,190 lbs., from Lucknow.
Don got married this fall and
works for the Bell Telephone ,
Company, His size and experi-
ence with the Siftos of last
year make him a valuable asset
to this year's team.
Forward—Brian Carroll, 19,
5 it., 9 in., 185 lbs., in his third
year of junior hockey in-Gode-
rich, Brian hast -been chosCn
uy,coach Cruickshank as captain
of the team, and it is nopea he.
Will provide the leadership
necessary to spark the Siftos
to a successiul.season.
Forward—Wayne,' Doak, 20, `5
tt., 8 ins., 160 lbs., right winger
in his third year with the Siftos.
'Teamed this year on ' a line with"
Brian Carroll and Frank Hagen,
Wayne should be in for a good
year.
Forward — Camolquh
only 15 years old and already
5 feet tall and 160 lbs., Cam
scored 43 goals the Clin'on
for
•
Midgets last year. A strong
skating, centre,. he should blink
the red light often this winter.
Forward Denis Lassaline, 18„;
-5 ft., '7 ins., 130 lbs., right
winger, scored 11 goals with the
Goderieh Juveniles' last year.
Forward—Jim Farrish, 17, 5
ft., 6 ins., 145 lbs., ytility for-
ward, played luveni,1e hockey
in Goderich last year, scoring 10
goals. Jim's hustle makes him
Story By
R. J. Madge
Photos By
Bob Shrier
Second Section 'Rages 1A to OA
a valuable player to fill in.
where the need arises.
Forward—Doug Johnston, 20,
from Lucknow, 5 ft., 9 ins., 150
lbs., winger, with the Siftos last
year. Doug will be leaving the
team later this month . to .join
the R.C.A.F.
Forward—Ross Forster, 20, 5
ft. 7 in.s., 150 lbs., scored 40
goals with the Kincardine Junior
"D" team last year. Ross is mar-
ried and lives in Lucknow.
Forward—Frank Hagen, 19, 5
ft., - 10 ins., 155 lbs., from Sea-
lorth, attends Stratford Teach-
ers' College, 4o far has proven
to be the spark plug of the
Siftos' highest scoring line.
Forward—Ron Deyell, 19, 5
ft., 9 ins., 150 lbs., from Wing -
ham. Ron is playing left wing.
Last year he had 24 goals and
18 assists playing for the Wing -
ham Juveniles.
Forward—Tom Deyell, 19, 5
ftry 9, ins., 170 lbs., played with
his cousin Ron in Wingham last
year, gettin _ ,, 8 goals and , 20
assists. Tom y, ugged perform-
er and ad • . s rength to the
club up front.
jetei
Dirk Wolterbeok •
° Don Fisher
Tom Dayoll
Prank Hagan
Jim Ferrish
Tito
o ML. 5chedu1e 134 "..a�,
tigekT
° Ross Forster
GODERICH STF-r s SCWEIRICE
1966-67
— At Home —
All games begin of 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 11--x-Hespeler.
Nov. 18—Guelph
Nov. 25—Hanover
Nov. 29—New Hamburg
• Dec. ' 6—Elmira
Dec. 16—Gbelph
Dec. 23 -Preston
Dec. 30—New Hamburg
Jan: 3—Hanover
Jan. 10—Hespeler
.Jan. 20—Elmira
— . Away —
Nov. 13 Hespeler
Nov. 20—Guelph
Nov. 22—Hanover
Dec. 2—New Hamburg
Dec. 9—Elmira
Dec. 17—Preston
..Dec. 20—Hespeler
Dec: 27—Hanover
Jan.. 6—New Hamburg
Jan. 13- Elmira
— Jan- 1-7—Guel-ph_---..._
Allen Howes
Brian Broome
REMEMBER 1965 SEASON
Brian Smith
John Ba+loson
Locate Near A .Burn Said Father
Ypung Family Blazed Trail To
-First members of the Young
family from Scotland to settle
in Colborne Township crossed
the Maitland River at Goderich
on a footbridge and followed a
lazed trail to their chosen land,
ots 7 to 10, inclusive, in Con-
cessions 7 and 8.
Mindful of his father's advice
to locate near a burn (creek)
that would 'operate a mill, Wil-
liam Young, then aged 22, found
such a site on Lot 9, Cion. 8,
where Sharpe's Creek, as it is
now called, crosses to Lot 8
in concession 7 and travels on
to Benmiller. On the upper
stream, the Youngs built a saw-
mill, and across the road there
was a barkey mill.
Having located the farm and
mill sites, young William evi-
dently decided against an eight -
mile journey back to town after
dark. It is family history that
he spent the night In shelter
of -a huge elm. Salvaged from
the virgin forest as a landmark,
the tree survived for many
years.
Many such incidents of " pion-
eer life are narrated in a book-
let, Early History°of the Young
Settlement, by Mrs. W. H. Reed,
84 Arthur St., Goderich.
It is the kind of - history
which ought to be, done on be-
half of many other Huron fami-
lies, d'hd-rnay encourage similar
enterprise'- by -others. Nobody
should undertake it lightly; it
takes enormous research and
great patience, and the help
of many pennons, as indicated in
Mrs. Reed's booklet.
.In Nairn, Scotland, about
1805, Alexander Young mar-
ried Jane Squgires. They had
a family of 11, of whom 10 grew
to maturity. It is surmised that
they read John Gallt's articles
abut Canada in the Backwoods-
man magazine. Also, the eldest
son, John, had joined the mili-
tary and eft for Canada in
1826. In 1833, Alexander Jr.
and William, second and third
sons, were sent to investigate.
They embarked on a sailing
ves.sel which crossed in nine
weeks. Sandy spent the summer
working with farmers, then
headed west. In "Muddy York,'
according to legend, he cot-
sidered buying land at what. us
now the corner of Bloor and
Young Sts., but finally reached
Goderich and, being an experia
enced tailor, worked for Mr.
MacKay, who had a store at the
corner of West Street and the
Square.
William, having explored Col-
borne, told the Canada Company
agent he wanted 800 acres. Quot-
ed the current price of $2 an
acre, he explained that he had
no money but that .hi's parents,
five bro'the'rs and three -sisters
were• coming from Scotland to
work the land. The agent told
him they were the type of
settlers the company desired,
and assured him of the land.
The remainder of the famiry
came out in 1835. (The register
of deeds shows that Lot 8, Con.
VITT, became the property of
Alexander Young, Senior, Oct.
31, 1839. It was 1841 before
w.
BY
E.'Elliott
Lots 7 and 9 were deeded, re-
spectively, to Alexander Jr.,
and George. The father also
oWned Lot 10, but there is no
entry regarding it until 1857.),
In Goderich the newly -arrived
family bought a, cow, which
Gordon, one of the younger
boys, rode out to the 'homestead.
"Jane Was afraid to trust her
200 pounds to the footbridge
and was carried over by one of
the famed strong men of . the
area." In order of age there
were Alexander and Jane, the
parents; Isabelle with her hus-
band, Huh / Rose and baby
daughter; Alex. Jr., ',William,
James, Margaret, George, Gor-
don, Charles and Mary. The
Roses soon moved to Con. VI.
Hugh Rose was a blacksmith,
and made one of the first carts,
entirely of wood.,
There is a brief biography of
each ,son and daughter, and
Mrs. Reed has included a gen-
ealogical table of Alexander
Young, Jr., cher great-grand-
father. He married Jessie An -
nand and after her death
Christena MacKenzie. They had
11 children, eight of whom grew
to maturity and two of whom
Chosen. Land
becarfre Presbyterian ministers.
By their marriages, eight dis-
trict families were connected
with the Youngs, and in sub-
sequent generations many times
that number of families were
linked with the Youngs.
"Of the many hundreds of
descendants of Alexander and
Jane," Mrs. Reed writes, "there
is only one now owning land in
the settlement, and he does not
live there. He is James Mac-
Phee, a great-grandson of Gor-
don of dairying fame, and he
carries on the tradition with a
herd of purebred' Jerseys. An-
other great-grandson of Gordon
----Arnold Young—live§ in the
next block, and he and his son
Larry are the only Youngs left
on that road. A grandson of
Gordon, Girvin, was born on
the original farm, but now has,.,
a dairy farm at Benmiller."
Religious services in the
early years were held in private
houses, then in log schools as
built, but for many years the
Youngs walked the eight miles
to St. Andrew's church in Gode-
rich. Alexander Jr. was an
elder in that church (the Gselic
church on Nelson 'street) while
Rev. Alexander MneKid was
minister.
A'site for the first log school
in the area was given by Alex-
ander Young Sr., being a quart-
er -acre on the' northeast corner
of Lot 10, Con. VIII. Evidently
they did , not bother about. a
.deed at the time; first entry
in the county register is dated
1866. It Ls believed the school
was in operation about 1840,
with William Symington as first
master. He taught there for 25
years, then went to the West.
"Rev. John Young," the book-
let records, "tells of seeing 23
pupils being thrashed at one
time, and he was one of them
Possibly this punishment may
have had something to do with
battles between Grits and
Tories, or "Up the road and
down the road." Cousins and
very best friends were often not
on speaking terms during elec-
tion fever, which is a far cry
from the present, when a major-
ity of public school students
would not know who their re-
spective M.P.s were."
In 1876 the log 'school was
replaced by a brick building,
which stood until 1952. The
original bell is now in British..
Columbia.
"The trees in the virgin
forest," the narrative concludes,.
"were so high and dense that
it took many months before
the clearings were large enough
to let in some light. It has been
said that the shanty with the
most sky had the most visitors,
yet in the short time of 10 to 12
years substantial barns and
houses were being built, grain
and hay were increasing in acre-
age, excellent stock was being
built up,. and there was even
money for a few luxuries such
as a pound of tea and a new
bonnet."
•