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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-03-17, Page 1Babe Sieierf's cacke.t career traced in article. The News received an inter- esting article in the mail this week from the Kitchener -Water- loo Record 'featuring the career of the late Babe Siebert, a native of Zurich and a long-time star in the National Hockey League. The story is written by Ernie Ronncnberg and is one of a series on members of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame at Doon Pioneer Village at Kitchener, Charles Albert (Babe) Siebert, "a great hockey player with a heart as big as his massive body," started his 'National Hockey League career with Montreal Maroons and completed it with Montreal Canadiens, He's in the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Waterloo' County Hitll of Fane. N111. fans of the 1930s cherish the memory of Siebert as a great broad -shouldered giant with c«ol and fearless eyes, a Mai! rode through his plays wit°; the complete eonfidenee of h'rr, own nolvcr," says 1ht' hot:1;c%. %alt of• Came i(1111!IicatlOn. Named to the first all-star teams i11 three successive seasons starting in 1935-36, Babe was to Lions busy with two projects The Zurich Lions Club mem- bers are presently busy with two campaigns in the community. The first is the annual fund raising drive for Crippled Child- ren. Lion officials report that mailings have already gone out to Zurich residents and donations are starting to come in by return mail. The objective this year is $1,650. If you have not received a request and wish to make . a donation, contact any member of the Zurich Lions Club for assistance. The second campaign is fur used eyeglasses which are for- warded to the "Eye Glasses For India" headquarters. The glasses are shipped to the Lions Club of Bombay, India and are disbributed to indigent persons who without the help of the Lions Clubs around the world, would not have corrective glass- es. • • Lions have been participat- ing in the project for the past 14 years. Anyone in the Zurich area with eyeglasses to donate could. leave them at Laporte's Meat Market, Gascho's Dry Goods, Oesch Shoe Store or the Bank of Montreal, Zurich. put iii his first full season as coach of the Canadiens in the 1939-40 season but drowned in Lake Huron at St. Joseph Aug. 25. 1939. He was attending a family l'e11111o11 to mark his father's birthday and vas swimming with his daughters. Judy 11, and Joan. 10, An inflated inner tube, with which one of the girls had been playing, drifted away and Siebert went after it. He called for help and sank 50 yards from shore. Clarence (Dodo) Hoffman, former Galt baseball and hockey star. and a school principal, made an unsuccessful attempt, fully clothed, to get to his side. 'Those who knew hint, re- membered that he usually came out best in a scramble along the boards. But they remember hint, too. as an inspirational leader of hockey teams and as a devot:'cl inisi)tnul a a(f fathci'," said a news report. Said Frank Calder, lder, ;11(.11 president of the NI11.: "He was not old( a fine man ll\)Ill the point of vice of hoeke‘. but he was a model farther and a fine° husband to his sick wife. He was a model of self-saeritiee. He was not the kind of player who made money in the winter and spent it in the summer." "The same bruising Siebert, who relentlessly dealt out one of hockey's hardest bodyeheck's, carried -his ailing - w'ifc each hockey night into the Forum at Montreal to 0 rink -side seat. :\Tier the game he carried her tenderly out to Itis ear." Mrs. Siebert, now deceased, was the former Bernice Mil- hausen of Kitchener. daughter of 1l.1r. and Mrs. John Milhausen. Mr. Milhausen Sr. was Kitchener Canadian National Railway station agent.. Mrs. Siebert hail si;lftrc;i natalysis about the age of 22, :said Clare Milhausen. her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Siebert's daugh- ters are Mrs. James (.1udyr Swartz of Kitchener told Mrs. .loan Morrow of Washington. D.C. The name Siebert is not to Ile confused with Seibert despite similarity of the names. Babe (Siebert) and Earl Seibert, both all-star NHL defencemen, both played junior hockey in Kitchen- er. Son of Mr. and Mrs, W.L. Siebert, Babe was horn in Platts- ville, Jan. 14, 1904. The family moved to Dashwood, then to Zurich where Babe played his minof hockey. A junior, he was with the Exeter -Zurich intermediates, defeated by Kitchener one year. The next year he came to the Kitchener .juniors. He was still a junior a when he moved on to the Niagara Falls seniors in 1924-25. When he joined the Maroons he was part of the Big S line (with Nels Stewart and Hoolev Smith). This became one of the NHL's highest -scoring units for t he next five years. Maroons won the Stanley Cup in 1926. The only other time Siebert Was with a w'ot•1(I champ- ionship club was in 1933 when lee' played for New York Rangers, He was "with the Rangers only a year and a half when Lesley Patrick sold him to Art Ross of Boston. Ross Converted h1111 into a defenceman. He teamed up with Eddie Shore. In the summer of 1936, Cecil Hart again became coach of the Montreal Canadiens. He got two players he wanted. Siebert and Howie Moretti. (continued on page •15) NOT JUST PANCAKES—There was more to be had at the Varna pancake supper than just pancakes. Krista McAsh, above, finished her supper of pancakes, coldcuts, cheese and biscuits and headed for an unplanned treat ---the sugar bowl. News Photo NO. 12 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARC! -1 17, 1976 rii st Construction of the new sen- ior citizens home in Zurich is expected to get underway in late April. Clerk Betty Oke told council members Wednesday afternoon that Ontario Housing Corporat- ion had issued preliminary tender calls for the contract to construct • a building " C.uid house 21) units. At the sank sleeting council made the necessary changes in the village's land use bylaw to allow construction of the sen- iors building, Council agreed to hire a person to deliver dog tags in the vill- age and take a census on the number of dogs. When clerk Betty Oke said only 11 dog tags had been issued, councillor Ray McKinnon replied, "There sure are more than 11 dogs in the vill- age." A notice will also be placed in the local newspaper advising residents of the control of animals bylaw requiring dogs to be restrained from running at large. Considerable discussion was held on the matter of some Zurich residents not hooking up to the new sewers which were recently installed. Letters will SENIOR WINNERS—Donna Miller, right, of St. Boniface School, receives the trophy for first place it.; the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 468, Hensall senior elementary public speaking contest held Friday night. Rev. Blackwell is seen presenting the trophy. On the left are Ilona Schaafler, third, of Hensall Public School and Rosemary Dustman, second, of St. Boniface School. News Photo r s r'` .. dion be sent out asking that this work be (lone as soon as possible. Councillor Leroy '1'11X1 said, 'bit'the road gets paved then there will be real trouble for those not hooked up." Rav McKinnon sug- gested the number of ,properties not connected would be about 25 or 30. In a report -from the Zurich rc,.'reation committee, ematlk'tltor McKinnon said, "WC will not ass- ume new rcc programs for non- residents in the future. Our taxpayers can no longer afford to provide services fin. non- residents. If grants are not forth- coming from area municipalit- ies we will be forced to put on a surcharge." In answer to a question reg- arding practice time for the Zur- ich and district band, McKinnon said, "They now get free use of the auditorium whenever hours are available." From the hydro committee, council learned rentals of hot water heaters be discontinued and an increase in rates for those already in operation. The finance and property committee reported "a rough statement would be received in the near future from the auditor and then we will get cracking on the budget for 1976,': • Neat' the end of the meeting which lasted less titan three hours, reeve Fred Haberer,introd- ueed information regarding a federal government sponsored housing program. 1?,.,1,: re'r cont. inued,"they seen) to have oodles of money for these projects. The County has talked about going into low rental housing and l ate certainty interested." When Leroy 'Thiel suggested this type of project would he doing subdivision people an injustice. Haberer replied, "there are restrictions. Single units must be constructed for less that. $34,000. In adjourning the shortest session in many months, reeve Haberer commented, That's what a storm does." Council agreed to issue a "thank you" to all village resid- ents, employees, electricians and volunteers for their great co- operation 'during the ice storm emergency and cleaning up after. Chamber to hold ural -Ur ` 1'.an The regular meeting of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce was held last Thursday evening. . The Campers and Hikers Association asked the Chamber for support in their bid to secure the Zurich arena and ballground for the May 24 weekend. About 500 campers attend this event usually held in Exeter. However, due to the condition of the Exeter Arena they wish to use the facilit- ies of Zurich this year. The Chamber expressed their sup- port. April 1 is the Chamber's Rural - Urban night. Each member is asked to bring a guest from the country. Guest speaker will be MP Bob McKinley with a slide presentation of his trip to Venez- uela. The Chamber's annual Sauer- kraut supper will be held on April 7 in the arena. Tickets will be available at the door. Plans are under way for Zurichfest to be held September 15, Wafter Ostenuick and his polka band from Kitchener will light supply some of the erllcrtain- mcnt. The Chamber's house number- ing project in Zurich is almost completed. Farmer fined Judge Glenn Hayes assessed a Pine of $4,300 against a Zurich arca farmer Lionel E. Wilder on March 12 after finding him guilty of not reporting income from 1968 to 1972. Mr. Wilder was also required to pay $21 634,69 in taxes, interest and pen- alties. A representative of the Depart- ment of National Revenue stated that Mr. Wilder had not report- ed income of $62,634.78 from 1968 to 1971 and 518,826,58 in 1972. Mr. Wilder was given are opt- ion of nine months in jail on the forfeit of payment of the $21, 634.69 with six months to pay. An option of one month in jail was offered on the fine of 54,3.00 with payment to be made immecl- iatrely,