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Don M. Dunbar, EditorF;I)IronI%L OFFI('E COPPFR ('LIFE, oT.

Appointments

Are Announced

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The following appointments, effective Janu-ary 1, were announced by Vice-President J.R. Gordon:

Mining & Smelting DivisionJ. C. Parlee, manager of reduction plants;

H. J. Mutz, manager of mines; T. M. Gaetz,superintendent of mines.

Nickel Refining DivisionR. C. McQuire. manager; W. J. Freeman.

asst. manager; W. J. Cook, asst. manager; J.

January 1. were announced by H. J. Mutz,

H. Walter, asst. to the manager; M. Luck.asst. to the manager. _____________________________________

Copper Refining DivisionR. Hewglll, manager; A. Smith, asst. man-

ager.The following appointments, effective

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H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh showed keen interest in telephone relay parts,incorporating platinum contacts, when he was conducted around the ex2ilbttion by Dr.L. B. Pfeil. President of the Institution of Metallurgists, Dr. Pfeil is a member of theboard of The Mond Nickel Company; he was recently a visitor in Copper Cliff.

Robt. H. Brown, superintendent Crean uni;Mel Young. asst. superintendent Levack;David Lennie, asst. superintendent Garson; Duke ()pene1 thH. W. Peterson, asst. superintendent Murray.

Other recent appointments in the minesdepartment include: J. C. Cullen. superin- /latinu,,i .T1talstendent Open Pit; F. Smith, asst. superin-tendent, Open Pit; J. Piggot. undergroundsuperintendent No. 3 and No. 7 Shafts, Creigh- H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh opened theton; A. Bennett. general foreman. Creighton; Platinum Metals Exhibition at GrosvenorM. Hall, general foreman. Frood-Stobie; v. House. London, organized by the InstitutionRitzel, safety engineer, Frood-Stobie; L. Mac- of Metallurgists.Donald, safety engineer. Creighton; M. The exhibition marked the 150th anniver-Jowsey, divisional foreman, Creighton. sary of the discovery of platinum by W. H.___________ Wollaston. and portrayed the historical

aspects of the platinum metals, their uses In

Used [-us [lobby to Frood No. 4 Shalt when he started in withthe Company, and ended th his retirement

Help Friends Build in December atAndy left Inco in 1931 to go farming in I

A leader underground before his retirement Southern Saskatchewan but returned two Ion disability pension after 19 years and six years later, this time to Creighton No. 3 Shaft. Imonths o credited service, Andrew Milly He was at Creighton until 1939. then went to

Garson.A carpenter when he came to Sudbury

from the Ukraine in 1927, he found work hardto come by in Canada at that time but got ajob as a miner and made his trade his hobby. ITo say that his hobby was appreciated by Ifellow miners is putting it mildly, for his Ihandiwork is much in evidence at Garson. IHe put in many of his spare hours helpingfriends build their houses; Mike Melnyk. Bill I

I, Luhta and Joe Mitchell are among the many IInco employees who benefitted by his skill. j

Andy was married in 1936 at Sudbury to

____________________ Rita Skiaruk. and they have three children:Marie. 16. Milton. 14. and Kenneth, 9. all athome.

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takes great pride in the fact that neither henor any of his men had a lost-time accidentin all the time he worked with Inco.

That record had its beginning in 1929 at

Exhibition of

Held in Londonpresent-day industry, and their effectivenessas an artistic application for jewellery, coinsand medals.

This Is the powder box accepted by H.R.H.The Duke of Edinburgh for pesentation toHer Majesty the Queen. It Is made entire-

_____________ ly of metals of the platinum group platinumand palladium predomInat1ng with rhod-

CONFUSED IDENTITIES ium, Iridium, ruthenium and osmium usedThe mistake was so obiou.s as to require as hardeners of platinum and palladium.

no explanation for those who are acquainted All these rare metals are obtained fromwith its victims, but for the sake of the record Sudbury District ore mined by Inco.it should be stated that the two single-columncuts at the bottom of Page 14 in the January EMERGENCY SUPPLYissue of the Triangle were transposed. The Sorry to put you to the trouble of fetchingperson who benefitted most by this error was water specially for me," said an EnglishNorman White, master mechanic at Frood- tourist who had ordered whiskey in a High-Stobie, who was transformed into Dan land inn.Thompson of the Open Pit and split a $386.00 Nae trouble at all." replied the host. ISuggestion Plan award, Unfortunately for always keep a drop on the premises In caseNorm, it was purely a paper" profit. of fire.'

All the valuable and rare metais displayedwere produced in the Acton Reenery of theMond Nickel Company, Inco's subsidiary inthe Bfltish Isles.

M1. and MRS. ANDY MILLY

rd\JtxPrepare o meet another charmtng Group of Seven as we

take a trip around The Inco family circle once again: (1) Mr.and Mrs. Douglas Hanham (Port Colborne with Ross, 3 mos.

and Scott. 3. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Ken McLeod (Levack Mine)with David, 13 mos. 3) Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred PattersonConiston and Glenn 16, and Barbara, 10. (4) Mr. and Mrs.

Charlie Crouch (Copper RefineryT with Marilyn, 12, andRonald, 14. (5) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buchy Crelghton Mine;

with Connie, 6, and Judy, 2'. (6) Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd PaulCopper Cliff with Carol, 11, Kenneth, 6, and, in the back

row, Bill, Gerald, Lloyd Jr. and Donald. (7) Mr. and Mrs. A.Lennie tFrood-Stobie with Heather, 6, and Brenda, 2.

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Brought Up On Honored for Life-Saving HeroismMiner Folklore

The article in tile Deccniber issue of theTriangle on the superstitions and folklore ofminers was especially interesting to Mrs. JohnJameson, whose husband recently joined Incoat Creigliton Mine.

As a Cousin Jinnv' a Cornish woman.whose husband would be called a "CousinJack' Mrs. Jameson says she was broughtup on tales of the "kiiockers" and otherlegends and beliefs of the old miners of Corn-wall. Her father, Clarence Paull, was formany years the manager of the famous SouthCrofty tin mine, near Red Ruth, as was hisfather before him, and his grandfather. Min-ing is certainly in her family, for her hus-build's father was chief inspector of minesin Malaya.

"No Cornish miner will tolerate whistlingunderground," Mrs. Jameson relates. "Womenare also considered unlucky if they venturebelow surface.'

Speaking of the history of mining in thatpicturesque part of England she used to callhome, Mrs. Jameson said, 'My father oftentold us that tht Phoenicians came to Cornwallto trade for tin as early as 2000 B.C. Thereis a legend in Gwennap that St. Paul himselfcame to Cornwall to buy tin and that Creek-braw's mine supplied him with it.

The patron saint of miners i St. Piran, orPerran as it is scmetimes spelled, Mrs.Jameson told the Triangle. 'He hailed fromIreland Rnd the story goes that, despite hisgreat goodness and kindness, the Irish kingsconspired to kill him," she said, recountingone of her favorite bits of Cornish folklore."They had a millstone tied around his neckand he was to be cast into the sea from the

Later this became the tinner's standard, and "plate-glass" expert could ever wish to see,is supposed to represent the black ore and Sandy McGhee has played the grand oldwhite metal of tin, game for more than 10 years. In the photo

Perran's Day, the second Thursday before the gallery watches intently as he gets a shotChristmas, was at one time celebrated as the away with an economy of motion that doestinner's holiday. 'The mine owners con- credit to his racial background - and con-tributed a sum of money toward the feast, trasts sharply with the long sliding style ofand there was much merry-making," Mrs. the Ken Watson school.Jameson related. "A favorite drink was blacktreacle and gin, and even to this day drunkns a Perraner' is an expression in common 1uJ.(e Sereda. Isusage."

Nowadays most of the Cornish mines lieidle, but all over the world wherever thereare metaliferrous mines there too will be S4e\%T iEensionerfound the 'Cousin Jacks", and they can betrusted to keep alive the quaint legends and Seen taking his ease in the accompanyingsuperstitions that have been handed down picture is Luke Sereda, well-known Nickelfrom generation to generation. Refinery worker at Port Colborne. He's sit-

Mr. and Mrs. Jameson lived first in Singa- ting in a lazyboy chair presented to him bypore where her husband, who has his dredge his friends in the electrolytic department onmaster's certificate from the School of Mines hi retirement recently after more than 25at Cambourne, was on a mine engineering years with Inco.staff. "We saw the shadow of Communismsteadily growing over the Far East, and de- -cided to make a new life in Canada nowrather thaii later," she said, They have two

. IJichildren, Peter, 5, and Julia, 21.

Sandy McGhee AidsUs to Hail Bonspiel

Sandy McGhee, as braw a Scot as everMrs. Jameson holds the miner's hat lamp tossed a stane, is the "cover curler' on this

her father wore when he was manager of issue as the Triangle hails the 67th annuala famous old Cornish tin mine. bonspiel of the Northern Ontario Curling

Association, February 1-6.top of a high cliff. The day on which this Sudbury Granite Club is official host of thistook place was stormy and a heavy sea wasraging. Yet the instant that the saint was bonspmdl, assisted by Copper Cliff Curling Club

hurled into space the sun shone brightly. and Sudbur3' Curling Club.was then seen that the saint was .ea ted on ' Among the magnificent array of prizes aretime millstone which floated down, and as it four beautiful new permanent trophies. Theytouched the ea the water became calm, have been given by International Nickel, Al-Thousands who witnessed this miracle were goma Steel, Chapman Bros., and Falconbrmdgethat day converted to Christianity." Nickel, and join those previously donated by

The story continues that St. Piran floated Cochrane-Dunlop. Sudbury Brewing, and Im-on the millstone across the sea to Cornwall penal Tobacco for official competition. Thewhere he liv'd to the ripe old age of 206, Carmichael-O'Brien Memorial Trophy for theMrs. Jameomm went on, He wa tremendously grand aggregate completes the roster of NOCA

popular, particularly among the miners. "silverware."It is said that he discovered a secret regard- A skip in time Copper Cliff shift league,

jug the manufacture of tin metal. He adopted which takes to the ice every morning andas hi bann'r a white cross on i blaek ground, produces some of the bonniest curling a

Luke was born in Poland in 1888 and cameto Canada as a young man. He worked forsow.e time in Nova Scotia before pushingon to Ontario, where he located in Port Col-borne.

Making the presentation to Luke, CharlieBridges, asst. superintendent in the electro-lytic department, conveyed the best wishes ofall his workmates for a long and comfortableretirement.

"Spotlighted" by a Canadian oil company for a life-saving rescue, three WUlisvilleGirl Guides, Linda Lou Witty, Myrna Campbell, and Gail Campbell were presented withcharcoal sket4hes of themselves done by Jgbert C. Reed, Canadian artist, The divisioncommissioner, Mrs. F. Cameron of Fspano1a, is seen making the presentations, A sketehwas also given to Joan Dow, now in training for nursing, in recognition of her out-standing career as a Girl Guide.

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Martin McAllister gave out with someyodeIIin that was right from the range.

Teeners Are Hit7.

In Variety ShowThe standing room only" shingle was up

when Creighton teen-agers staged a VarietyNight at the Employees Club - and judgingfrom the aftershow comment it was one ofthe most entertaining productions held inthe mining town in years. A repeat per-formance had to be arranged.

Directed by Harley Belfour of CreightonMine Public School staff, the Variety Nightconsisted of a one-act play, a talent showtnd 10 of the most beautiful ?) models inNorthern Ontario.

The play, Georgie Porgie, concerns a boyTodd Spinnit who has his New Year's eve

plans complicated by the news that he must Three of George LeBreton's gorgeous models (Stan Mareinishyn, Don Cassel, andbreak a date with his girl in order to take Dick Pentney) were the epitome of maidenly innoeence and charm in a wedding tableauout a visiting cousin. The play then centres that could have been lifted straight from the picture section of Vog-ue Magazine.around Todd and his attempts to bribe ayounger brother, Georgie Porgie, into datingthe cousin. After much finagling, frustra-tion and embarrassment for Tcdd, Georgieagrees and the show ends on a happy notewhen the relative turns out to be the belleof the ball.

Members of the cast were Ed Zanier asGeorgie Porgie, George LeBreton as Todd U!I. =:

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One of the most popular items on (lie program was the tap dance performed byMarilyn Kovolehuk (left). Gloria Koskela (right) was .tnother young lady who scueda direct hit, with her very tuneful handling o the big squeeze-box.

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Madelan Roehon (left) and TrudyEvans, of (he ('reighton teaching staff,s%ere make-up artists for the play. Herethey et Susie Alary ready.

Five of the husky miners who drove thenew maIn haulage way on 2,850 level atLevack Mine In record time are seen below:(back) Frank Doyle, level boss, Ray Smith,John Joimsen; (front) Paul Zojac, AlPerry. Closely following the timing of thewell-organized cycle set tip for them, thethree crews averaged better than 3S0 feetof advance per month. They operated fiveair leg drills from a drill carriage speciallybuilt by Inco, did their mucking with alarge electrically - operated mechanicalloader.

3000-Foot Drift Break-Through"Right on the Nose" at Levack

One of those feats of precision engineering shift of November 26, and of course was thewhich are a regular occurrence at Inco was occasion for a lot of heavily-feigned surprisethe 3,000-ft. main haulage drift recently on the part of some not connected with thedriven to connect No. 2 Shaft with the new project who had been darkly hinting that theNo. 3 Shaft on 2,650 level at Levack Mine. drift might "get lost" and eventually come to

So accurate was the "navigating" done for surface In a Chinese temple garden. Kiddingthe high-speed drifting crews by the mine aside, the mine as a whole took pride in theengineers that at the break-through point, success of the operation and the men vho2,640 feet from No. 2 Shaft, the new haulage carried it out.way was only three-quarters of an inch out To establish survey stations on 2,650 levelof line with the section being driven from from which to guide the driving of the newthe No. 3 Shaft end, haulage way, both No. 2 and No. 3 Shafts

The break-through came on the afternoon were "plumbed" from 1,600 level by the en-

These three members of Levack Mine's engineering staff were largely responsiblefor making the new 3,000-foot haulage way break through only three quarters of aninch off line: Al Ryter, Jack O'Shaughnessy, JIm McCoy.

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gineers. In each shaft three fine piano wireswere suspended the depth of the shalt in atriangular pattern, and at the bottom of eachwire was hung a 50-lb. weight or "plumb bob."Bobs are ribbed, or vaned, and each was im-mersed in a container of water so that itsswinging or turning movement would beminimized. From the position of the threewires in the shalt at 2,650 level, points weredetermined with the utmost care and fromthem a base line was established for survey-ing. Then, at regular intervals as the driftadvanced, lines were extended for the drillcrews, and precision surveys - double checked- were carried out to hold the possibility oferror to a minimum.

Sharing the spotlight with Levack Mine'sengineering staff for a large and difficultassignment well handled were the threeoperating crews that drove the new haulage-way in record time:

L. CaIdwell (shift boss), F. Doyle (levelboss), R. Smith, A. Taylor, P. Zojac, A. Perry,J. Briedis, J. Johnsen, H. Loupret, A. Maroas,R. Trudel, A. Waili.

P. MIller (shift boss), S. Dusick (level boss),M. Wojtiuk, F. Chisholm, M. Corkal, F. Sealy,J. Hayes, E. Jackman, R. Faubert, M. Melnyk,J. McCardle.

A Sinclair (shift boss), D. Laidlaw (levelboss), C. Von Klein, F. Lablanc, D. Demers,V. Pa1ngiewicz, J. Van Den Broek, W. Mills,B. Procyshyn, W. Bailey.

father decided to move to Espanola, he went of a family of 10; three are working for Incoalong too. He completed his schooling in and three of his daughters are married toEspanola and worked there until 1915 when Inco men. They are Leonard, an electricianhe took a job with Mond Nickel Company at in the separation building at Copper Cliff;the Coniston smelter. He was there for just Bill, a machinist at Copper Cliff; Joyce, of

the tabulating department; Mary (Mrs. Mal-cohn Finlayson), whose husband works with

pthe electrical department at Copper Cliff;

- - Bernice (Mrs. Peter Laberge), whose husbandis a Frood-Stobie warehouseman; Frances(Mrs. Bill Muraska), whose husband is an

-- electrical engineer at Coniston; Gertrude- (Mrs. John Faught) of North Bay; Barbara,

Kay, and Jack, at home. The Hodgins have21 grandchildren.

six months before moving to High Falls on

Bill 1-lodgins lIE-las plant construction.In 1916 he went to British America Nickel

Co., near the spot where Murray Mine is now,

21 Grandchildren and operated a locomotive crane for 16months. In 1918 he returned to Inco, this

The rst job Bill Hodgins of Copper Cliff time for good. He went to the mechanicalhad was in the rOckhouse with the Canadian department at Copper Cliff as a locomotiveCopper Company back in 1902. He was only craneman and held that Job up until his

retirement, highly respected by all.13 years of age then, and had he remainedwith the Company would have held an even Born in Pembroke, Bill lived for a shortfiner service record than the 34 years and two while in Two Rivers, Ont,, before coming tomonths credited to him on his retirement. Copper Cliff in 1900.

But Bill didn't have much to say about He was married in 1912 at Espanola tofamily matters in those days and when his Kathleen Mulvaney, and i the proud father

The Picture ofYour Life

If all the good you've ever doneWas painted on a wall,Into a picture framed in gold,Would it be large or small?If every smile appeared in blueDepicted as the sky,And clouds of black were painted nnEach time you told a lie-If trees of green would sho each timeYou gave a helping hand,How many would your background show,How dense would be the stand?And if each act of kindlinessWould mean a shining rayOf sunlight, on your work of art,Would it be light as day?Or would your picture look like nightWith skies more black than blue,And shadows dark, instead of trees?It all depends on you.For every man must paint his ownAnd all the world will seeIt hangfrig in the halls of blissFor all eternity.

Albert J. Bakers

Athletic Association "Sprang" for Nifty JacketsCreighton Indians, Nickel Belt Senior Baseball Leag-ue champions for the 1953 season, proudly display their new Jaekets, a gift

from the Creighton Mine Athletic Association. From left to right, front row, Tom ifowe, Paul Girard, Art Hutton (bat boy), Jackhowe, Frank Hreljae; baek row, E. E. Muinford (mine superintendent and president of the association), Maurice Kbikley (eoach),Jim Smith, Andy Zacharosky, Bill Kasepehuk, Art W1son and Jim Hutton (manager); not shown: Bob Fortin, John Baia., Earl Boyd,Art Pearce, Joe SteImaih, Art Carhone, Frank O'Grady and Tommy Davies.

R. AND MRS. BILL HODGINS

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A Finnish couple, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Hoffanen, have been two years at bushcamps, want to learn English and establish in Sudbury. With D. Venturi(centre), employed on Inco iron ore plant construction, they take primer lessons.

The new Machine Shop shaper Is explained by Instructor Evan Gordon toJoe Poellath of Copper CUff mill, two years out from Germany, who is eagerlystudying the English interpretations of his trade, machinist.

A group in Stationary Engineering uses the gas analyzer: Bill Rockwood, ofFalconbridge, Igor Kraus and John Htwley of Copper Cliff smelter, Paul Kauhanenof Co-Op Dairy, and Instructor Jim Wharton, himself an Inco worker.

At Sewing class were Mrs. Jean Visentin, Mrs. Florence Kilpinen, Mrs.C. S. Burns (instructor), Mrs. Irene Mcllveen, Mrs. Julia Bacciaglia.The husbands of these attractive students are all Inco employees.

Leathercraft is a popular hobby taught at the night school. In this pictureare Mrs. Joe McNab instructor, and three teachers of Copper (lilT Public School,Miss Loretta McAvoy. %liss Joyce McCinn, and Miss Catherine Higgins.

In Auto Mechinics Instructor Charlie Severin explains a Ford dis-tributor to Wilf Slater, smelter, and Harry Kelly, mechanical department,(upper Cliff. This is Wilt's third different course at night hool.

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Training to build homes or just to Improve their hardiness around the house, the Building class often goes out to study newconstruction on the spot. In this group, Bud Sheppard, Don Dunn, H. Lanthler, A. Markwart, V. Ploompuu, Copper Cliff smelter; W.Gaylor, L. Bali, Frood-Stobie; M. Elchyshyn, Garson; Wm. Charrette, L. Desjardlns, Copper lefinery; Michael O'Connell, Falonbridge;L. A. Emon, Inco geology; J. Charney, L. Bousquet, Guido Diniro, lene Fiche; Instructors James Sandul (left) and Paul Laudry.

More Than 1,000 Enrolled inTechnical School Night Classes

John Kozlich and Eddie Zamorez commutefrom Levack Mine to attend Instructor 'Pat"Patterson's demonstrations in Electricity.

Carl Pischler of Frood-Stobie timber yard,who came out from Yugoslavia In 1949 andhas worked two years underground, Is attend-ing his second term of classes to train him-self for a job In the mine machine shop.

Will Slater, a craneman at Copper Cliffsmelter with 17 good Inco years behind him,is studying Auto Mechanics so he can tinkerwith his own car, and so is Harry Kelly, anelectric welder in the shops.

New Canadians lealning to speak their firsthalting words in English, ambitious young menwith one of the trades as a goal, longer-service employees far-sightedly picking up a

Mrs. A. L. McGinn (instructor) and Mrs.Denise Bosse (a Frood-Stobie wife) cutpatterns in the Sewing class,

hobby against the day when retirementthru.ts unaccustomed leisure upon them,women imparting flew skills to nimblefingers - of such as these are the 1,000 andmore people attending the night classes atSudbury Technical & Mining School.

Four evenings a week from October 1 toMarch 31 the big school is given over to adultgroups studying a dozen different subjects.Some of the instructors are permanentmembers of the Tech staff, others are onspecial assignment. Since the classes arepart of the city's educational system, thetuition fee for the five-month course in anysubject is only $5.00.

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A workout In wiring a house is theevening's assignment for Frank Zelgar ofCreighton, who came from Austria.

These students are in the advanced English class taught by George Thomson: 1strow, F. Hunger, Mrs. N. Marlck; 2nd row, G. Lovin, Mrs. M. Armiento, .1. Kroslak; 3rdrow, J. Sterner, J. Esposito, Mrs. J. Passi, A. Lecce; Ith row, K. Bets, J. Kalidjeff.

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courage frivolity and maintain decorum. Butout of the general attitude of mutual helpful-ness grow many friendships and an espritde corps which Ls reflected in the pleasantsocial events that always mark the con-clusicn of the term.

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ley as Hugh Cameron, Susie Alary as DorotheaSpinnit, Marilyn Boyer as Mamie Burmiesterand Theresa LeBreton as Tessie the maid.

The 10 luscious models had the huge crowdIn an uproar from the time Maureen (MauriceDennie) came onto the stage wearing aBikini bathing suit that would have turnedheads even on a Florida beach. The othermodels were Paula Paul Kudla), Lana (LarryMcLaughlarn, Fth (Stan Marcinishyn),Donna iDon Cassel), Dorothea (Dick Pent-ney), Alice (Allan Massey), Patricia (Pat

Ideas Helped Improve Drill Centralizers Murphy), Doris (Dennis McLaughlan) andKatie Ken Miron). George LeBreton wasthe talent scout who selected the models for

For separate suggestions that helped in- on a new means of repairing them. A married the show.crease the efficiency of drill centralizers, two man with no children, Henry says the money The teen-age talent also came in ror a shareFrood - Stobie men received substantial will bolster his bank account after two recent of the plaudits with entertainment that In-awards. Henry Schaefer Ueft) of No. 7 Shaft trips to Vancouver, one a family emergency. cluded a tap dance routine, Western musiccollected $67 from the Suggestion Plan com- Pete wasn't quite sure where his award money and songs, a piano solo, an accordianist andmittee for an idea he submitted to modify the would end up, but said his wife would un- a group of popular song numbers. Takingcentralizers Percy (Pete) McLachlan (right) F doubtedly put it to good use. He has two part were Lawrence O'Connor and his guitar,of No. 3 Shaft pocketed $33 for his suggestion children, David, 15, and Dennis, 14. Sam and Earl Waytowich In a vocal duet,

Marlene Moore at the piano, Susie Alary and1925. Members of their family are Elizabeth Vera Baker in a duet; Roger Alary, who alsoStarted VVith Inco (Mrs. Lloyd MacGregor) of Walkerton, Elsie acted as master of ceremonies, sang a duetMrs. Cecil Hiuser of Gatchell, and Fred of with Wayne Kinkley, Pauline Dennie sang a

randchlldren solo, Martin McAllister played the guitar.A.t Port Colborne Minnow Lake. There are 11 g and sang two cowboy numbers, Marilyn

volchuk danced, Jayne Roberts sang a soloA care-free, easy-going Scotsman whose .7\7ight Sc/zool and Gloria Koskela played the accordlan.

greatest joy is a romp with his grandchildren, Miss Madelan Rochon and Miss TrudyGeorge Mitchell says he hasn't yet started Evans of the Creighton Mine Public Schoolto think about Ms future as an Inco pen-. (Continued from Page 9) staff were in charge of make-up for thesioner. He retired from the Copper Cliff in 1921 but discontinued during the depres- actors.smelter in December after 29 years and two sion in the early '30s, the night classes havemonths of faithful service with the Company. been held each year since 1935. Enrolment THE DIPLOMAT

A craneman during most of his career with has been as high as 1,400. Principal L. E. R. Visiting Parson (to little boy): If yourthe Company, George got his early training Stephens, who has been head at Tech since mother gave you a big apple and a little applefor the job in Scotland when he worked with 1926, says that more than 15,000 have re- and told you to give one to your brother,a bridge building concern. He came to Can- gistered for the classes since their Inception. which would you give him?"ada In 1923 and headed first for Saskatche- This term there are 11 classes in English, Little Boy: "You ,mean my little brother

and seven of these are for beginners, many or my big brother?'of whom can't speak a word of the language:

I ; when new-found friends of their own racial A READ STARTorigin bring them in to enrol. Often Sud-. Donald and Mary decided to adopt a chiid,b's Councfl of Friendship is the good angel and asked at the orphanage for a little gfrl.which ha encouraged them to take this One was produced, and Mary was about tofirst exciting step toward citizenship. close the bargain when Donald tapped her

Happily dedicated to self-improvement, the shoulder. Mary," he whispered, 1et's haveIkI, pple atnding the night classes attend to• a boy. Hae ye forgotten the wee lads capbusiness no birch rod is necessary to dis- we fcund in the train?

wan. After a few months he moved to PortColborne to work for the Canada CementCompany before joining Inco at its nickelrefinery on January 8 1924.

His first job at the Port was punchingtuyeres but it wasn't long before he wasmoved to the cranes at the copper end. He.came to Copper Cliff in 1932 when the newOrford building was opened and piloted acrane there up until the time of his retire-rent.

Born in Motherwell Scotland, he was marned there to Jessie Cunningham, who withtheir three children joined him in Canada in

Garson Combines at Closing BanquetCombines, the Garson girls' sottbail team, are seen above at their season-closing

banquet at the Sportsmen's Ciub. With Ruth Constabie as m.c. each member o theteam was presented with a crested gabardine jacket: Tom Croteau (coach), Ede Matson(team captain), Lii Scagnetti (manager), Ruth Constable (asst. coach), Leah Thorburn,Oiga Kyryluk, Marilyn Couling, Jackie O'Nelii, Lillian Armstrong, June-Ellen Pettersen,Irene Manning, Noeila Paquette, June McDonald, Lil Lashuk, Betty flolmes, AudreyHofbauer (scorekeeper) and Diane Scagnetti (secretary-treLsurer). Leah Thorburn andOlile Kyryiuk recetved chniile crests for their "team spirit" throughout the season.

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contract is by far the largest of those signed"by the government.

The additional 2,000,000 pounds per monthproduction was made possible by the com-pletion by Inco in 1953 of certain miningand metallurgical developments, the resultof years of planning and research,

Joseph Rivet Was

Although Joseph Rivet had 20 years andfive months credited service when he retiredin December, he had been around the Com-pany a good deal longer than that.

Joe got his first glimpse of Inco 25 yearsago when he came to Sudbury to work onLhe new Copper Cliff smelter with FraserBrace. A carpenter, he later worked on thenew general office, and then at Levack build-[ng homes for the miners.

Liking what he saw of Inco, he came offthe Levack job and applied for work at

Creighton Mine. He was there for two yearsbefore being translerred to Frood - Stobie,where he remained until his retirement. Hewas a timberman's helper in his early daysat Creighton, then a motorman at Frood-Stobie, an ore-pass tender and finally atippleman.

Born In River Joseph, Quebec, he movedto Sturgeon Falls with his parents in 1901,working there first as a fireman in the papermill and later as a carpenter. He came fromthere to Sudbury.

Married in 1910 at Field, near SturgeonFalls, the Rivets have six children: Rene ofNorth Bay, Lionel of Montreal, Irene Mrs.Romeo Poulin), whose husband works atMurray Mine, Leonicle Mrs. Joseph Mc-Aneny) of Sarnia, Romeo, who works atProod-Stobie, and Edward of Toronto. Theyiave 14 grandchildren.

. JUST CUIHOUSUs 10-day growing period over, a 138-lb. cathode of pure nickel is hoisted from one "I came in to see about your ad for a man

of the Nickel Refinery's 1,300 eleetrolytic tanks, while a nickel "starting sheet" is suspended to retail canaries.in its plaee. Dennis Trepanier and Romeo Gingras are the two operators in this picture Do you want to apply for the job?of nco nickel on its way to the defence of freedom. No, I just wanted to find out how they

lost their tails."From its vast Port Colborne refinery, Inco With an additional output of 24,OO00OO

has made its first shipment of metalUe nickel pounds aimually, International Nickel's rate THE $64 QUESTIONunder a contract calling for quick delivery of nickel production is now approximately Wall Street Journal)of 120,000,000 pounds of the metal to the 275,000,000 pounds per year. The passenger on his first airplane flightUnited States Government over a five-year When signing of the contract with the was being comforted by a fellow traveller.period ending in 1958, J. Roy Gordon, vice- Defense Materials Procurement Agency of 'You have nothing to worry about," said hispresident and general manager of Canadian the U.S. Government was announced on June pal. 'If your time ha come, you cant dooperations, announced on January 26. De- 1, 1953, Edmund F. Mansure, then admini- anything about it."liveries will be made at a monthly rate of strator of the agency, noted that "from the That's O.K.," he answered, 'but what2,000,000 pounds until the contract is com- standpoint of the quantities (of nickel) firmly bothers me is suppose the pilot's time haspleted. committed and the rate of delivery, the Inco come and mine hasn't. What happens then?'

Years of Research EnableHuge Extra Shipments to Start

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Guide TroopHas InvestitureAt Copper Cliff

ABOVE: Mrs. D. H. Forster, Girl GuideArea Commissioner, presents the TenderfootPin to Guide Vivian Easton during investitureceremonies at the Copper Cliff CommunityHall. Mrs. B, M. Forsythe, leader of theCopper Cliff company, takes part in theceremony, while In the background are GuidesDiane Morrison. Mary Lou Macphail. Louiseanne Fon,ter, Karen Kruger, Marilyn Allenand Joanne Renzoni,

LEFT: A group of Guides wait in line readyto serve ea and .sanowiches to their guests.Dorothy Clark pours while waiters' fromleft to right are Barbara McCandl'ss, DianeGodfrey, Anne Chandler, Lillian Hinds andHaroldiiie Wright.

PIONFEThe first nisil to go cii a forty hour week

was Robinson Crusoe. His work as all doneby Friday.

4LlADF OF OPINIONMn'ia in ''Oh, men i re all alike.''Piped up her sorority sister from the deep

South, "Men are all Ah like, too,'

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Another WonderfulChristmas for All!

A record 14513 children were entertainedat the nine Christmas parties held in Dec-ember by Inco employee-organizations.

Frood-Stobie Athletic Associations mam-moth day-long reception by Santa Claus atthe big tree in Inco Employees Club, Sudburytopped the list with 5.200 kiddies. A total of3400 attended Copper Cliff Athletic Associa-tions theatre party. The Garson 'tree hada turnout of 1314 youngsters Levacks had1100, Livelys 1017 Creightons 915 Murrays772, and Copper Ret,nerys 723. At LawsonQuarry the party given by the RecreationClub at the schoolhouse was enjoyed by 72kiddies.

Impossible to estimate was the time andeffort put into planiing and arranging thesewonderful gatherings by the leaders andtheir conlmittpes in the various employeeassociations. These men, many of whomgladly assume the responsibility year afteryear, measured their reward in the radianthappiness that their activities contributed toanother grand Christmas.

- _'! These two lucky little codgers, GordonJolly old Saint Niek holds court in this picture Ueft) at Murray Mine's party sur- Fraser (left) :nd Jimmy Ralph, both 3, got

rounded by admirers. Susan Dugas, 4 (right) is cbout overcome by awe at the Copper a thrill theyll iong remember at theRefinery tree as she accepts her gift from Santa. Garson entertainment.

Too interested in what a chubby, white-bearded old man Is doing on-stage to have any time for a camera-man is this spell-bound group at the Lively Christmas party: Gregory Marion, 5, Mrs. Walter Shelest tnd son Jerry, 4, aid Mrs. Maurice Marionwith Michael, 2 and Louis, 4. At the right, 4-year-old Fay Mullin has a heart-to-heart chat with the man of her dreams at the biFrood-Stobie celebration. As usual, Santa had lots of willing helpers wherever he went.

At the Levak Christmas free, Mary Ann Dubois, 5, eagerly opens her gift fromSanta; watching are brother Clement, friend Mary Sawehuk, and sisters Claire andEvilyn, the latter a twin of Mary Ann.

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The Majesty of a Great Canadian Enterprise

A view of Copper Cliff smelter in the summer of 1953, with a few of the houses on McKean and MacNiven streets in the fore-gTound. Majestic is the word for this huge metallurgical enterprise, with its three great white plumes of progress and prosperity.

I I November 6. Other free world countrieswhich had restrictions took similar action

I during the year.I Search for New Nickel Deposits Continues

During 1953, the nickel industry has con-I The Nickel Industry in 1953tinued its extensive search for new nickeldeposits. fli Canada, particularly, this pro-gram has been on a scale far surpassing

Demand for nickel throughout the free years, were substantiaUy relaxed in 1953. The anything previously undertaken. The estab-world in 1953 continued at a high level, with relaxation of controls occurred as a result of lished producers of nickel have underway ex-defence needs again restricting the amount the progressive decrease in military demands, pansion programs which, with the output ofof the metal available for civilian applica- commencing in mid-year, and the mainten- new companies in the field, should furthertions, Dr. John F. Thompson, chairman of ,ance of a constantly high level of nickel increase the overall supply of nickel availablethe board of directors of The International production throughout the year. The easing to the free world'Nickel Company of Canada, Limited, stated of military requirements allowed additional International Nickel - United Statesin a yearend review of the nickel industry, supplies of nickel to flow into the civilian Government Contract'It is estimated that almost half of the economy. In August, the Manganese-Nickel-production of the free world during the year Cobalt Committee of the International Ma- Dr. Thompson said that Internationalwas allocated for its military, atomic energy terials Conference announced it had decided Nickel's contract with the Defense Materialsand stockpile reQuirements', Dr. Thompson not to recommend an international alloca- Procurement Agency of the United Statessaid. "Over 65 per cent of this 1953 output tion for nickel for the fourth quarter of 1953; Government, announced in June, was anwent to the United States for both defence subseQuently this Committee was dissolved, important result of the completion duringand civilian purpces. The Organization for European Economic 1953 of certain mining and metallurgical de-

"Production of nickel by the free world is Cooperation, in August, released member velopments climaxing years of planning andexpected to approximate 340,000,000 pounds countries from a common decision to restrict research, coupled with the rapid advancesthis year, an increase of about 20,000000 the use of nickel. The United States Govern- in the company's underground mining expan-pounds cver 1952, and 50,000,000 pounds over ment, in October, revoked controls over the sion program. Under this contract," he1951", he continued. 'Canadian output, it is civilian use of nickel in that country, effective continued, 'a total of 120,000,000 pounds ofestimated, will reach 285,000,000 pounds in November 1, after arrangements had been metallic nickel will be delivered over a period1953, or about 85 per cent of the free world's made which would assure that military and of five years ending in 1958. The Companytotal production, atomic energy requirements would be ade increased its monthly production capacity by2,000,000 pounds in December with the result

Controls Relaxed Quately met. Also in October, Canada lifted that deliveries will start at this rate in Janu-'Governmental restrictions on the alloca- all use and purchase controls on nickel, and ary, 1954. This, together with previous

tion and end uses of nickel in various in the United Kingdom all similar restric increases in output, brings the Company'scountries, which had been in effect for several tions on the metal were removed, effective annual rate of nickel production to upproxi-

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mately 275,000,000 pounds. Inco's presentsch&Iuled production will permit its mines todeliver to the free world over the five yearsending in 1958 a total of about 1,380,000,000pounds of nickel. This is an increa.se of325,000,QOO pounds over deliveries for the fiveyears 1945-1949, immediat€'ly preceding Korea,

The research which made the iucreasednickel production possible had as a corollarya new process for the recovery of high-gradeby-product iron ore from the nickel ores oftile Sudbury District of Ontario. This de-velopment will enable International Nickel tosupply iron ore higher in grade than any nowproduced in quantity in North America.

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iiickel, Prior thereto, the percentage of nickel 'T'ake It from iN'ick,allowable, even in permitted uses of thisalloy, had been radically reduced and manyapplications prohibited entirely. Flard \\Tork Pays Off"Production of cupro-nickel alloys duringthe year was at about the same level as in That old adage about hard work uever1952, although demands for both the 10 per hurting anyone is right on the beam, Nickcent and 30 per celit nickel grades showed Melnyk told the Triangle on his retirementan increase, particularly in recent months, from the Company after 26 year.s and two

nionths of credited service."Nkkel-chromium alloy castings are esseii-tial in heat-treating furnace equipment for "I have worked hard ever since I can re-both the maintenance of existing facilities member." Nick said. 'because I always feltand the installation of new units. A signifi- it was the right thing to do. Now look at m.cant amount of nickel was employed iii this tm a retired nian at 65 and I feel is thoughfield during 1953. I could put in another 26 years."

Applications , Nick started with Mond Nickel Company at'Applications of nickel in 1953 were neces- Ni-Hard, the abrasion-resisting uickel- Coniston in 1927 and was working as a tap-

sarily influenced by governmental restrictions chronlium cast iron, continued to serve in per's helper when Mond was merged with Incoprevailing during most of the year. The essential applications for grinding balls in the two years later. That was when his hardsteel industries of the United States, the ,mining, cement and paint industries. Ni- work" began to pay dividends. He obtained aUnited Kingdom and Canada, in the produc- , Resist, the corrosion-resisting nickel alloy cast plot of land on William Street and builttion of stainless steels, engineering alloy iron, was again used in components of indus- his own house. He now also owns propertysteels, and jet engine alloys, were again the trial equipment where resistance to cor- in Sudbury and is dickering with the idealargest consumers of nickel. rosion, heat and wear is required, of building again, this time in the city.

It is estimated that alloy steel ingot ton- "The mag-netostrictive property of nickel Sam Prockiw, formerly of Coniston, and anage in 1953 in the United States will exceed continued to arouse interest in widening cousin of Nick's wife, gets the credit forthat of 1952 and the quantities produced of all fields. One of the first applications of this bringing the Melnyks to the Sudbury dis-grades of stainless steels will probably show interesting characteristic of nickel was ina new high record. However, consumption depth-finding instruments on ships, whichof primary nickel by steel companies in the was later expanded to Sonar,' an ultrasonicUnited States, where alloy and stainless steels submarine detecting device. During the yearare produced in the largest quantities, was several new fields employing this principle -somewhat lower in 1953 than in the previous have been developed, including such diversi- -year. 'fled applications as an electronic machine -.

An appreciable proportion of the 1953 pro- tool capable of cutting intricate shapes induction of chromium-nickel stainless steels' the hardest materials, oil well drill bits whichwas required for the defence programs. As markedly increase drilling rates in hard rock,nickel becomes available in larger quantities a burglar alarm, and a device for detectingfor civilian uses, manufacturers of products whales and schools of fish." -for the architectural, appliance and utensil Increase in Nickel Production ' -fields are expected to return to the nickel- Dr. Thompson added: Coupled with the

containing types of stainless steels because continued diversification of markets for nickelof their good fabricating characteristics and recent years, there has been a substantialother outstanding properties. increase in the metal's production. This " -

The amount of primary nickel consumed greater output has been less apparent be- Hin the broad range of engineering alloy steels, cause of the large requirements of the de-which find widespread applications in both fence programs and stockpiling desires ofmilitary and civilian equipment, is estimated countries of the free world. Since 1949, theto have been slightly larger than in the pre- year prior to the beginning of the Koreanvious year. These steels continued to provide conflict, the nickel industry of the free worldthe high level performance needed in essen- has increased its annual production from,tial parts of aircraft engines, trucks, power about 265,000,000 pounds to approximatelygeneration machinery, railroad transporta- 340,000,000 pounds, or over 25 per cent. Thetion equipment, earth moving and road further increase now achieved in Interna- MR. AND MRS. NICK MELNYKbuilding machinery and farm equipment such tional Nickel's production capacity and otheras tractors. expansion programs underway indicate that trict. Nick came to Canada from the Ukraine

Production of high nickel alloys at Inter- free world nickel production should reach in 1910 and had worked with the Canadiannational Nickel's plants in the United States about 385,000,QOO pounds in 1954. Based upon Pacific Railroad at Toronto and the grainand the United Kingdom continu&I to expand announced expansion programs, the free elevators at Fort William when he receivedin response to defence requirements. In world capacity by 1960 should be at least 75 a letter from Sam telling him of the oppor-these countries and Canada there were broad per cent greater than that existing in 1949. tunities for employment in Sudbury. Nickapplications of the Nimonic and Inconel Much of the expected 1954 world produc- pulled up stakes and moved to the Nickelseries of nickel-chromium alloys in com- tion increase is under contract by the United Belt, and he says he has never regretted it.ponents of both jet and reciprocating aircraft States Government anl will be delivered to His first job at Coniston was on the scrubengines. Monel, a nickel-copper alloy, and it for defence and stockpile purposes. Whether gang, but it was not long before he went onInconel again found employment in industry the supply in the United States for civilian the furnaces as a tapper's helper. His nextin approved uses, such as in the chemical purposes will improve or lessen will depend step was to tapper, where he remained forhandling field, where resistance to corrosion upon changes in the military requirements 15 years, and then to the charging floor asor heat and high strength are needed. Monel and whether the United States Government a motorman six years before his retirement,

He was married in 1922 to Mary Prockiw atwas required in oil well drilling equipment makes diversions to the stockpile out of nickel'Fort William. Four of their family are living,and as corrosion-resistant sheathing to pro- supplies which heretofore have been made Steve of Windsor, Sophie at home, Peter of

tect off-shore drilling platforms. Incoloy available for civilian consumption." Welland, and Olga Mrs. Michael Danyluk)found continued demand as heat-resisting

of Minnow Lake. A third daughter, Annealloy furnace tubing in the production ofTHE KIND WORD (Mrs. Ray Wagoner) of Conneaut, Ohio, diedethylene in the petrochemical field.

A pleasure indeed was the letter which early this year. There are 10 grandchil-"In the distribution of nickel which, during came in at year's end from J. C. Chalmers of dren.

most of the year, was under government Toronto. Highly regarded as a pleasant, kind-allocations, the nickel-p1tjng Industry didnot receive a sufficient quantity of the metal "I have just read your Christmas issue," hearted nian by all those who know him.to maintain pre-Korean practice in respect he wrote. "I thought your editorial was fine. Nick was houored by 50 members of his shiftto the thickness of coatings, The nickel How true it is that those in the district have at a retirement party and was presentedsupply for plating became somewhat better much to be thankful for and happy about, with a purse of money.by the latter part of the year through in- One cannot help but have confidence increased allocations made both before and the future of Canada as he scans the photo- WOULDN'T KNOW HIMafter government nickel controls were re- graphs in the Inco Family Album'. "How you've chauged You used to havelaxed. 'I was particularly interested in the item thick, black hair and now you're bald. You

Manufacturers of nickel silver, since the about Fred Faddick, whom I knew years used to have a ruddy complexion and Howrelaxation of controls, are returning to the ago, and his four beautiful daughters, also you're pale. You used to be stocky and nowproduction of the 18 per cent nickel-con- the photograph of John Didone, whom I you'i'e thin. I'm surprised, Mr. Brown.taming grades of this copper-nickel-zinc knew, and his fine offspring, surely a credit- 'But I'm Hot Mr. Brown."alloy to the extent permitted by supplies of, able looking group." "Ohl So you've even changed you' lianie!"

SNAPSIIOTSOF LIFE WITH INCO

Quiet, friendly little Aubrey Ireland, ofJt,ck Rennie's fitter gang at Copper Cliff, hasrunt the bell again. Olympic senior singlespaddling champion in 1939, he would haverepresented Canada at Helsinki in 1940 [1 thewar hadn't intervened. He was elected tothe CAAU Hall of Fame last year, now hasbeen invited to represent Canadian paddlersat the annual Celebrity Dinner held at To-ronto February 18 by the Sportswriters andSportscasters Association in aid of crippledchildren. He is married, has one son Brian,2 mos. "Yorky" Wootton of Copper CUt! re-verbs is his proud father-in-law.

Showing the smooth form that helped himroll a perfect eore in five-pins on December13 is Hurlie fireljac, popular (reighton bowler.Secretary Tom Mulligin of (reighton ('om-muiilty ('lub, where flurlie posted his dream-score of 150, presenfrd him with a specialprize oE $25.00 and he is to receive otherawards. Still hotter than a toy pistol onJanuary 10, he bowled 1623 for five games- J44, 279, 53, 27, aiid 20. What a guy!

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Gift of a second $100,000 by Inco toward the cost of completing the beautiful Sud-bury-Algoma Sanatorium on the shore of Lake Ramsay was announced by Vice-PresidentJ. R. Gordon. "Inco is pleased to express its interest in the welfare and happiness of notonly its own employees but of all the people of the Sudbury district by making this furthercontribution," he said, adding that the San has already demonstrated its importance to all.

The good old sport of sail skating was popular January 17 on the slick ice of PortColborne's Gravelly Bay. This picture by Dour Peacoek of the Tribune shows "Chuck"Ott of the Nickel Refinery, son David, and Charles M. Steele.

Every evening at 7.00 (Sundays 6.45) CKSO-TV Sudhury carrIes a world newscastsponsored by Inco. This studio sht4 shows teleeaster Bill Kehoe before the camera