NUMBER IVOLUME 6 ('O2PER CLIFF. ON'F.ARIO .A PRIL, 1946

Inco Mines Capture Four of Five Top SpotsIn Dominion-Wide John T. Ryan Competition

Canadian Safety Championship Trophy

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With a spectacular effort which earned themfour of the five top places in Dominion-widecompetition, Inco mines stole the spotlight inthe 1945 race for the Ryan Award, emblematicof the Canadian safety championship for metalmining.

Garson Mine led the parade with the im-pressive frequency of only 6 . 69 accidents foreach 1 , 000 men employed , but was closely

I chased by Creighton with 7.41. In third placewas Frood With 11 . 26; last year Frood won theOntario regional Ryan Award and was secondfor all Canada; fifth for 1945 was Levackwith the creditable frequency of 18 . 05, whichwas just edged out by Omega Gold Mines.

Announcement of the sweeping triumph forthe Inco plants was made during the ParkerShield contest the evening of March 28, andwas greeted with ringing applause . Word hadgot around that the Ryan results might beready for release that night , and representativesof the four mining camps were all on the quivive. For almost three months the mines hadwaited while the Ryan committee assembled

land checked returns from across Canada, and} it was anxious waiting . Superintendent FosterTodd says that at Garson the Ryan Awardtheme song became " Is You Is or Is You Ain'tOur Baby."

The results were announced by GeneralSuperintendent R. D. Parker upon receipt ofa telegram from E. J. Carlyle, general secretaryof the Canadian Institute of Mines and Metal-lurgy, which sponsors the competition.

Vice President R. L. Beattie read a telegramE of congratulations from R . C. Stanley, presi-dent of the Company, as follows:

"Tremendously pleased to hear that ourmining organization has received the 1945

Ryan safety award . Our splendid record showsthat our Garson mine stood first , our Creightonmine second , our Frood mine third , our Levackmine fifth in the annual contest. It is grati-fying to know that our Garson mine won boththe Dominion and Ontario metal mining Rvansafety award . This high honor for the Inter-national Nickel Company reflects great crediton our workmen and supervisors , who were

responsible for this excellent achievement. My

heartiest congratulations to all."Mr. Beattie expressed his pleasure at rho

great honors captured by the Inco mines. It

is particularly gratifying to Inco, he said, tobe the first company conducting operations of

ma;or size to win the Ryan award. "I want

to assure you:" he said, "chat your Company

is both proud and appreciative of the miningrecord set over the past five years in which

the Ryan contest has bot-n conducted. and ofthe honors thereby '.+rought to the emplopmesr.d r., ,, Cxn ,nv,c. p.c

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John T. Ryan Safety Trophy, emblematic of Dominion -wide safety honors , wonGarson had entered the charmed circ:e of

for 1945 by Inco 's Garson Mine with a frequency of only 6.69 accidents for every thousandwinners Creighton, having served notice in

men employed . Administered by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy , the award 1944 that it really meant business for 1945.was donated and named in memory of the late president of Mine Safety Appliances Company,Ltd. (Continued on Page 3)

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Published for all employees of The Inter-national Nickel Company of Canada, Limited.

Don M. Dunbar. Editor

EDITORIAL OFFICE COPPER CLIFF, ONT.

INCO TRIANGLE APRIL, 1940

Water Wings Would Be Good Too

M h b i st h ble ter t ow ng your ownuc anhorn is to have some thoughtful person

l fstep up voluntari y and do it or you.

In the issue of April 4 the editor ofThe Northern Miner had this to say:

"International Nickel Company ofCanada, Ltd. won the Ryan Safety Awardfor 1945, by an impressive performance,which placed the company's Garson minein first place, Creighton in second, Froodin third and Levack in fifth positions. Harold Beck, left, and Glen Winger , centre, offer each other congratulations onOfficials are particularly gratified that it, escaping from the clutches of Lake Erie . Both were out fishing , fell through the ice, andis the first company conducting operations' w ere thoroughly dunked . On the right is Len Hobbs, Port Colborne safety engineer, present-

of major size to win the award. ing the boys with something useful in the way of safety equipment for future fishing trips.

"The competition for the Ryan Safety I, TOE BLAKE HONORED magazine came out full of mistakes?"Award is nation-wide and to win it is al Hector (Toe) Blake of Coniston, veteran "Father," was the reply, "I'd blame the

distinct honor. It is evidence of safety left wing and captain of Montreal Canadiens, printer.consciousness on the part of management has been awarded the Lady Byng trophy for And the father wept with joy, because he

and men." good sportsmanship and high standard of play knew he had a successor for the editorial chair.during the past season in the National HockeyLeague. FIVE CLUBS IN N.B.B.A.

WELL BABY CLINIC McINTYRE TAKES TITLEThere will be five teams entered in the

AT SUDBURY CENTRENickel Belt Baseball Association league again

After taking two straight wins on Sudbury this year. At the first executive meeting ofA Well Baby Clinic has been inaugurated . Wolves' home ice, McIntyre cinched the the year on March 28 President Barney Bar-

at the Inco Medical Centre in Sudbury . 'Northern Ontario senior hockey championship nett received entry assurances from representa-More than 50 pre-school youngsters of Inco at Timmins on March 6, defeating Wolves tives of Creighton, Coniston, Copper Cliff,employees received a complete physical i5-4 in 10 minutes of overtime. The Macmen Frood, and Shamrocks.check-up at the first session of the Clinic 'later were eliminated from the Allan Cup race

on March 19 , and it is expected that up - by Hamilton Tigers.

wards of 100 will be registered at each ofCIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

the Tuerday afternoon sessions in future . CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Sonny: Mama, Papa wouldn't murder any-

Inco doctors, headed by Dr. Jack Stanion , An editor had cause to admonish his son body, would he?are in charge of the Clinic . Inoculations , , because of the lad' s reluctance to attend school. Mother: Gracious no! What makes youvaccination , and advice on diets and for- t "You must go everyday and learn to be a ask that?mulae are among the items on the program great scholar," said the fond father, "other- Sonny: Well, I heard him down in thewhich the sponsors are confident will raise wise you can never be an editor, you know. basement saying, "Let's kill the other two,the health standards of Inco families . What would you do, for instance, if your George."

Garson Mine, Where 1945 Safety Championship Was Won

APRIL. 194(, TWO Ti:lANGLI': Page 3

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT BEATSAN OLD MAINTENANCE HAZARD

the second Cliff counter in the first match,were the only Redmen to solve the St. Mikedefence.

Mines TakeFour of Five

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had almost turned the trick; Frood had re-tained its place among the leaders; Levack.overall figures for the five years of the contest

y y show, averaged no less than second on that

An ingenious safety device which wonenthusiastic praise from Electrical Inspec-tor Don Douglas of the Department ofMines has been developed by the ElectricalDepartment at Copper Cliff.One of an electrician's many jobs is opening

and closing disconnecting switches, demon-strated in the picture by Gordon Clark at the ,Crushing Plant. In the lower part of thephoto is a row of electrically operated oil cir-cuit breakers used to open electrical powercircuits and shut down connected motors.

A great hazard to maintenance electriciansis making the mistake of opening or closinga disconnecting switch while the circuit breakeris in the "closed" position. Invariably theresult of this error is a "flash" resulting inburns to the electrician and damage to equip-ment.

fifth with 26.40, and Garson ninth with 31.87.In 1944 when Stadacona took Dominion

with 16.99, Frood fourth with 17.61, Creightonup again as winner with 6.25, Levack third

23.79, and Creighton was tenth with 25.74.The 1943 competition found Omega bobbing

as fourth with 14.09, Garson was seventh with

In 1942, the year Omega hit the headlineswith 4.77, Frood was third with 13.12, Levack

sixth with 14.43.

basis.History of the Ryan Award reveals that

Inco plants, although never before reachingthe inner sanctum, have been knocking at thedoor since the competition was inaugurated.Illuminating is the comparison between today'ssafety frequencies and those of previous years,indicating the interest which employees areshowing in their safety performance.

In 1941, when Chesterville Larder took theaward with a frequency of 8.5, Creighton wassecond with 12.12, Levack was third with 14.13,Garson was fourth with 14.18, and Frood was

collections of hockey talent in Memorial Cup honors with 10.70, Frood was second withhistory, the Redmen nevertheless were by no 12.64, Creighton was third with 13.56, Levackmeans disgraced. Their spunky performance was fourth with 19.34, and Garson was sixthand the flashes of smart combination play with 24.50.which Coach Jim Dewey had drilled into them,won great favor with the fans. Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes

Tatter McClellan, bagging a goal in each are made because he does not really know theof the games, and Gord Heale, who scored things he thinks he knows.

Winner of $250 Inco Scholarship

The Electrical Department devised a way toovercome this hazard. A door made frominsulated material is hinged in front of the l.disconnects, and electrical contacts (marked byearrows) are installed to open and close theelectrical control circuit of the oil circuitbreaker. The contacts are operated by theopening and closing action of the door in sucha way that the instant the door is opened theoil circuit breaker must automatically open andcannot be closed again until the door has beenclosed.

At least that's what Ernie Cox says, and heought to know.

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Redmen Outclassed'But Not Disgraced

Although they won the Northern OntarioJunior A hockey crown in convincing stylein a series with Porcupine Combines, the'Copper Cliff Redmen came a cropper whenthey bumped into the powerful St. Michael%tram at Toronto on the Memorial Cup trail

In two straight games, 13-2 and 8-1, St.Mike's polished off the Northern titleholders;at Maple Leaf Gardens, leaving nary a doubtin the world of their bone-crushing superiorityin every department of the game.

Outclassed by one of the most powerful

One of the most coveted awards at the recent Mu--ical Festival in Sudbury was the$250.00 scholarship donated by International Nickel Company to encourage young musiciansand further their training . Winner was Miss Mary Foys , seen in the above picture tuningup with her teacher, Archie Canapini, former Copper Refinery worker- A highly gifted youngperformer, Mary was a popular winner of the award. The Festival, conducted jointly bythe Kiwanis Club and the Ontario Music Teachers ' Federation , Sudbury Branch, was anoutstanding success and is established as an annual event. Hundreds of Inco people took partin the contests. A tireless and very effective worker on the organization end was Mrs. E. C.Lambert of Copper Cliff, herself an accomplished musician.

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MiscellaneousGlimpses ofLife in Garson

Not only on the job where the actualhazards exist, but also in the homes wherecontented living produces the frame of mindthat wins a Dominion safety championship, isthe story of Garson' s Ryan Award victory tobe found.

On this and the next page the TriangleI takes its readers on a quick trip through the

mine and also into some of the happy homesr ! of the community, to meet a few of the people

responsible for Carson's great triumph.Oki

1. Leading off the picture parade is JohnZ h illi h i 23i d bac seen r ng t reast stopea e n,on 1200 Level. The steady attention to busi-ness of men like John resulted in Dominion-I i f C Miid iw e recogn t oron ne .arson

2. Here's a glimpse of one of the confer-ences which have helped to build Garson'ssplendid safety record. Seated is Superinten-dent Foster Todd, who started with Inco atFrood in 1927 and became safety engineer,was transferred to Levack where at the end of

- three years he had become general foreman,went to Murray as superintendent in 1942, andwas named superintendent at Garson in 1945.Huntin and fishin are IT is fav rite diversionsg g .oStanding in the centre is Archie Massey, gen-

,eral mine foreman , who had more than threeyears' experience at Frood before coming toGarson, At the right is Safety EngineerHarold Fullerton, who has been at Garsonsince 1917, came originally from Thessalon,spent two years at Falconbridge before joiningInto, is an ambitious gardener and an active

worker in the Athletic Association.3. Neilo Jussila, an Inco man since Decem-

ber, 1926, is pictured here scaling down loosein 23 stope on 1200 Level. Neilo is the

father of attractive Miss Violet Jussila, Gar-

son's entry in the Ice Queen Contest con-ducted in conjunction with the Dominionspeed skating championships in Sudbury thisyear.

4. A cageload of miners descending for theday's shift. At front left is Harold McBride,cage tender, who has been with the Companysince May, 1937, and is a son of the lateHarry McB-ide, long time prospector in Sud-bury District. At right front is Laurie Hell-man, shift boss on 1,400 Level.

5. Tony Strumbelj, at the controls of his!motor on 1400 Level. Tony is by no meansas quiet and pensive a character as he appearsin this photograph. His service record dates;back to May, 1929.

b. Seen timbering the top of a raise in 32srope on 800 Level are Pete Norris and Andy,Stilly, whose service extends from 1934 and1933, respectively. Pete is known as a ladwho dearly loves an argument , and Andy is aformer Western Canada farmer.

A review of Carson's safety setup wouldbe tar from complete without reference to thefaithful medico whose responsibility is theheairh of the community. Here he is, Dr. n'_'.

Larry Kirk, familiar stogie in hand, as hechecks up on a patient from his office.

4. Albert Ftrenzina, a <enior scope boss, isphotographed here with his large and happyf.runty. Left to right are Delmer, Shirley.Ak'ert, Rena, I faroldine, Sharon, Mrs. Faren-tina, and the unofficial head of the hou,c,Clement. Another son, Frankie, attends Scol-.art Hall at North Bay. Albert, in ex-goalieon the Ciarson fo,,thill resin. nipped steel withSid Gemmetl at AY'orthingron rnvey back in10

1 C_,'t'tng accny a letter to Dick. who is still

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Garson Public School Girls' Choir

One of three choirs from Garcon which entered the Musical Festival at Sudbury, the Public School Girls' Choir, pictured here, wasan outstanding winner in its class. Left to right: back row, Terrie Lou Gomoll, Doris Black, Eleanor Thompson, Evelyn Gasnick, LorraineManning, Josephine Lee, Ola Kowch, Doreen Crisante, Isobel Zinger, Joan Smerdon, Ellen Koskela; second row, Helen Norris, Betty Burton,Virginia Oldroyd, Betty Holmes, Mary Pasishnyk, Raili Nyfors, Patricia Williams, Edith Lashuk, Virginia Todd, Jessie Morawski, Bernice Arm-strong , Miss M. Anderson, accompanist; third row, Mrs. R. C. Gomoll, conductress; Doreen Williams, Wanda Morawski, Catherine Maclver,Joan Morrow, Sally Lewis, Olga Kyrylak, Dolores Davidson, Lorraine Zinger, Anna Dudovitch; front row, Margaret Creig, Doreen Mann,Therese Van Huekelom, Thelma Sippola, Irene Manning, Helen Kaattari, Shirley Armstrong, Barbara Oldroyd, Lily Lashuk, Ruby Joyce.

Glimpses ofLife in Garson

!justly famous as centre half on many a goodGarson football eleven ; on the right is FlemingLaPierre , 1937, the Garson canary king.

14. About to dump a car of fill in 16 stopeon 1400 Level is Ken MacDonald , who wasrecently transferred to Garson from Frood-Stobie Open Pit.

HOW IS YOURBRAIN-POWER?

(Continued from Page 5)15. Supper time at the home of Arvi Kos-

with the Air Force at Vancouver, is a family ! kela, and around the table are Gloria, aged 5;affair in the McCauley home. On the left is' Arlene, aged 9 Mrs. Koskela; Sandra Ann,Mary, aged 9; the official chronicler in the aged 6 months; the old man himself, andcentre is Mrs. McCauley, and next to her is Ellen, aged 13. Arvi, who has been with theEllen, aged 15. A senior scope boss, Bob, on Company since April, 1924, is Garson rock-the right, has been with the Company since house foreman, and as chairman of the enter-1939. He is an enthusiastic football supporter. taining committee of the Athletic Association

10. In 1800 main west drift heading Larry l is one of the community's most active andSaari, left, and George Wilson are seen as popular workers.they drill off a round. Larry is an Incoite of 16. Representatives of four of the surface.'1929 vintage and George was recently rein- . departments, which get credit for an importantstated with the Company after Army service. share of the Garson Ryan win. Left to right,:

l 1. Photographed in the loading pocket at Bill Luhta, surface motorman, with Inco since !the bottom of the mine on 2100 Level are two January, 1937, is a member of Neelon-Garsonskip tenders, John Peerla, left, and Archie Township Council; John Brodie, machinist jBowen. John's service dates from February, leader, has been with the Company since1937, and Archie's from May, 1929. Archie's March, 1912, and is well known as one ofactivities include Athletic Association and Sudbury District's most talented artists; RossFirst Aid, and the giving out of sweet music Moir, maintenance electrician, with Inco sincenow and then with a fine baritone voice. December, 1935, has a considerable reputation

12. Doug Thompon, veteran powderman on as a trout fisherman; John Dixon, storeman1400 Level, is seen issuing fuse to Mike Hof- helper, dates his service back to September,Bauer, driller. Acknowledged fly fishing cham- 1923, and is an unfailing helper in organizingpion of the District, Doug has been with Inco community affairs.since September, 1926, and is soon to retire 17. It was just about bedtime when the

First, let's clean up last month's business,Smith was the engineer. E. A. Collins wasthe first to phone in the right answer,although a lot of our readers turned ourto be on the beam. Bob Morrison of PortColborne was another early bird. Wecouldn't make head or tail of it so it wasa good thing we knew the right answer.

This month we present a really toughone but good clear precise thinking shouldgive you the answer before long. Don'tmonkey around too long.

"A rope, passed over a pulley, had amonkey on one end and a weight on theother, and the whole remained in equili-brium with the same amount of rope oneach side of the pulley. The rope weighedfour ounces for every foot and the age ofthe monkey and the monkey's mothertogether was four years and the weight ofthe monkey was as many pounds as themonkey's mother was years old and themonkey's mother was twice as old as themonkey was when the monkey's mother was

on pension. Mike had unusual training as a Triangle arrived at Arvo Bontinen's house,half as old is the monkey will be when the

driller-he spent two years studying dentistry The four kiddies photoed with their parentsmonkey is three times as old as the monkey's

before going into the mining game. are Carol, aged 3; Linda, aged 8; Richard,mother was when the monkey's mother was

13. The importance of a good First Aid aged 4, and Nancy, aged 6.With the Com- three times as old as the monkey, and the

department cannot he overestimated when pany since January, 1923, Arvo is a driller `"eight of the weight and the weight of theand an inveterate sports supporter.

ope was half as much again as the dif-cifery records are being sought. Prompt and Terence between the weight of the weightexpert treatment of injuries holds lost time to 18. Careful scaling down of loose is very, in;l the weight of ibe weight plus the weighta nvnimum liere are Carson's three cracker- important safety measure. Seen performing of the monkey."jack First Aiders: Walter Benn, with Inco since this operation here is Art Treitz, a Westerner1934. is treating a patient for an eye injury: who has been on the Inco rolls since May, = WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THEin the centre is Ollie Matson, a 1937 man, 193,' ROPE?

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CREIGHTON GALS PUT KIBOSH ONCALORIES AT GYM. CLASSES

'walking machine; Edith Slater is the cyclist.The class is conducted by Barney Barnicott,

who deserves a medal for the time and efforthe volunteers to keep Creighton healthy. Healso has large classes of boys and girls whichmeet twice weekly for gymasium training.

New York OfficeHelped EntertainSudbury Girls

Winner of the Ice Queen contest held inconnection with the Dominion speed-skatingchampionships in Sudbury, Miss Theresa Bar-beau was presented with an all-expense trip toNew York by W. E. Mason, publisher of theSudbury Daily Star.

Members of Inco's New York office helpedentertain Miss Barbeau and her friend, Miss1 vette Proulx, who accompanied her. Thegirls were met at LaGuardia Airport on Feb.

1 28 by Bob Broderick and escorted to the HotelPi dill Th b Fl d h C- y. ey were we come y .I N . cca ere .tjAllgeier, assistant chief comptroller, who tookthem to the office of Lester Patrick at MadisonSquare Garden.

Trans-Canada office from which point theywere taken to their plane at LaGuardia Fieldfor their return trip.

Broderick, Cody and Finnerty are all ex-servicemen just recently returned to Inco.

That evening the party went to the Hotel Taftfor dinner and the girls obtained VincentLopez's autograph. Then they spent a fewhours at the "Village Barn," a showplace inGreenwich Village.

The following day the young ladies hadlunch with Mr. Allgeier and were then shownaround the downtown financial district by JackCody. On Wednesday Bill Finnerty met thegirls at their hotel and escorted them to the

Iatop the R .C.A. Building in Rockefeller Centre.Hall, followed by a visit to the Rainbow Room

On Monday, March 4 , Jack Cody and BillFinnerty , members of the Accounting Divisionof Inco in New York, escorted the girls to anafternoon performance at Radio City Music

That they "rang the bell" as escorts was indi-7.,VM cated by the "thank you" letter Miss Proulx

Calories lurking in maple fudge and butter-scotch sundaes hold no terrors for the 20young ladies of Creighton Mine who keep theold avoirdupois in check by purring in in houror so twice a week it the Gym Class in thehmplovees' Club.

In rh.• r,.p n ic!Vn-, tuna role, are I e".1

Flora, D,,ris Zanier- and P Staples, and in thesecond row are Lena Franceschint. Stella Kora-

lak, and Betty Narasnek.

in the centre picture as a quartet of girls per-

form on the ladder. Left to right they areF. Desiardin.s, Rita Loupelle, Anne Kozak, andBetty Rivard. Hanging around like that getsplenty tiresome.

Some of the special oquipment in the Fm-plovees' Club gym is getting a workout in thethird picture: Elva Grier is doing some rowing:Velma Franceschini. Cecelia Noonan. and

.-A difhculr gymnastic stunt is demonstraced :Orma McGillvary are .away for a hike on the

"I would like to thank you most sincerely forhaving been such a thoughtful and gracioushost and providing us with very charmingescorts."

wrote to F. C. Allgeier. She said, in part.

EILEEN & CAROL A HO:'VJerry Mahon, of the Copper Refinery, sends

along this snap of his two cute young ones,Eileen, 1t,2, and Carol. 4' Jerry works inthe Stores department at the Refinery.

Fashion shows not only offer commercial opportunities for over-the-air broadcast,

but they can be sent over wired television-from the woman 's shop of a department

store to the show windows or other sections of the store, for example . This picture,

incidentally , shows the television pick -up equipment-camera , for sight , and the

microphone , long gun -like apparatus at the right, for sound.

You can see and hear a bull fight in Spain,

a tribal dance in Zanzibar, a football match

in Great Britain, or just a fashion show at

your neighborhood department store one ofthese days without stirring from your air-con-

ditioned living room. All by television.These events, of course, are not all going to

cone over the air immediately. There are

still many problems to be overcome and pro-

duction of new receivers can't he accomplished

overnight. But engineers predict that with the

release of materials and technically trained

personnel for the construction of new television

sets, you'll be able to see and hear plays and

current news or sport activities with the same

clarity that you can see and hear them in the

movies. But you'll see them as they happen

and not as history. The world literally will

coma into your living room as, and to the

degree that, you invite it, with the flick of

a switch.These predictions arc based partially on the

progress in electronics that came with the war,and partially on the history of other develop-

ments, such as radio, which followed the last

war. Engineers point out that television is far

beyond the comparative "crystal set" stage of

radio in its early days.While television research, as such, was ham-

pered by laboratory pre-occupation with the

war, developments in the basic field of elec-

tronics were pushed ahead the equivalent of

several peacetime decades in five years of war.

This accumulated knowledge has been applied

to commercial television, into which direct re-

search was carried on a scale which began to

broaden with increasing signs of victory.

One of the major problems facing the gen-

eral use of television when the first commercial

receivers were introduced, at the time of the

''orld's Fair in 1939, was the assignment of

"channels" to the transmitting stations. These

were so much broader than those required for

radio broadcasting that only a few stations

could operate without crowding the dial on

the receiving set into chaos. Under the in-

fluence of wartime necessity, however, electronic

engineers developed the "microwave," by

means of which television and other signals

can be confined to infinitely small channels,

Action outside the studio is sent fetransmission through the control rootwith the same facility as progratroriginating in the studio itself.

N I C K!T H E W ORT,

and limits on the number of stations havelifted, for most practical purposes.

Unlike the low frequency waves of r

which follow the curve of the earth, the

frequency waves of television tend to tray

a straight line and off into space. Thus

practical limit of reception, from the poir

transmission, essentially is that of the hot

and ranges roughly from 20 to 60 miles

pending upon the elevations of receivint

and transmitter.

The relay has become the answer to

vision's problems of distance. Relay sta

will be located, where high points are avail

between 60 and 100 miles apart, and bet

20 and 30 miles apart where terrain is fla

Master stations will serve the large idirectly, and relay stations will carry thegrams to distant points. The relays willbe used to serve local stations with nettprograms. These can be interrupted as dofor local programs,

Television will make use of wires as

as of ether. Engineers foresee the day v

management may see and hear operation

various points in the plant without leavin5'

office. Also, by means of wired televi

fashion shows, displays, or other features

department store may be relayed to show

doves or to other parts of the store.

stores will relay programs and displays to

stations for broadcast. In some cases, do"

ment stores, either singly or in co-opera

with others, will operate their own brow.

units.According to most engineers, this indu•

field, called "intratel," has very many

sihilities.Present plans for new television sets cal

direct view as well as projection models.direct view receiver will resemble those mlectured just prior to the war. In theseimages are imposed directly on the cathodi

Hearts of television transmitting and receiving sets are two tubes-the icono-scope, or pick -up tube, at the left, and the receiving tube, at the right. Bothdepend for necessary electrical properties on nickel and nickel alloys.

SILL HELP BRING0 YOUR LIVING ROOM

ing tube. The projection models make4 special lenses by which the images cantown on a screen which folds into theor when not in use, or can be projecteda screen hung on the wall-much like

creen used for a motion picture projector.

.ins for these new sets already have beenleted and only awaited the end of the

c War to release materials and facilities

heir construction. As war production per-

d, research provided broadcasting studiosnew equipment, new means of control,

other facilities that kept them up to date,providing blueprints for the expansion towhen production of equipment has time

t its stride.

-e all other electronic devices, televisionon the versatile characteristics of nickel

nickel alloys. These are found both inubes and in the complicated and intricate'teal circuits which send the visual imagessynchronized sound over the air."art of television-both in receiving sets1transmitters--are two cathode ray tubes.tube in the transmitter is usually theoscope," or camera pick-up tube. The

ticon" or "dissectitube" tubes may also beRoughly, these are to television what

microphone is to radio.

the "iconoscope," light passes throughis lenses and the scene is imagined on a

coated with tiny drops of silver. This

^,vered with chemicals which make them

photo cells. The screen takes the place

lie film in an ordinary camera and eachdrop becomes electrically charged depend-

^tpon the intensity of the light falling onA\n electron beam from a nickel cathodeling the plate removes each charge, line

,,to, from the plate in the form of electrical

Uses. Then, by means of complicated

4ical circuits, the impulses are sent over

is in the form of signals.

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The receiver consists of another complicatedelectrical circuit with from 16 to over 30 tubes,the largest of which is the cathode ray tube.This very roughly performs for television whatthe loud-speaker does for the radio. Its insideface is covered with fluorescent materials.

A coated nickel cathode in this tube pro-duces electrons, or tiny particles of negativeelectricity, whose number depends on thestrength of the broadcast signal from thetransmitter as received in the tube. Theseelectrons are attracted by positively chargedelectrodes and, acquiring tremendous velocity,are literally fired-as a stream-against thescreen by an electron "gun," much as a hosedischarges a stream of water.

Normally, this stream of electrons wouldstrike the center of the screen. But, by meansof deflection plates or magnetic sweep coilsbetween which it must pass, the stream is de-flected up or down, right or left. Delicate

sweep circuits, as they are called, apply thecorrect voltage to these plates or current tothis circuit and cause the stream of electronsto sweep over the fluorescent coating of thecathode ray tube. This coating converts theenergy of the impinging electrons into light.

The spot of light moves so rapidly in form-ing the image by a series of closely spaced lines(525 lines for the entire picture repeated 30times a second) that the eye actually does notsee a single line, or even a single picture. Allit can glimpse is smooth flowing, living actionwithout interruptions.

In direct view receivers, this tube serves asthe screen upon which the broadcast is seen.In indirect view models, a lens throws theimage either on a built-in screen or projectsit on a wall screen,

The cathode rav tube like other tubes inthe receiver is made of glass and metal. Afterthe tubes are sealed and evacuated of air, it

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Here are post -war and pre-war versions

of G.E . television sets . The servicemen

in one picture are watching the action

in one of the older, direct view

receivers. In this type, the action is

flashed directly on the cathode ray

tube which serves as a screen. In the

second, the action from the tube is

transferred by means of special lenses

to a screen . This permits the use of

smaller tubes and provides a much

larger image.

INCO TRIANGLE :APRIL, 1940

ANOTHER GROUP RETURNS FROM THE SERVICES I

COPPER CLIFF

Stephen J. Dunn (Army), Frank Fletcher(R.C.N.V.R.), J. Coraddo Frattini (Army),

Noble Galloway (Army), Adelard Gauthier(Army), Albert Gavler (Army), Frank Gramo-

lini (Army), William L. Hall (Army), NestHobin (Army), Walter Johnstone (R.C.A.F.),Roy Lavigne (Army), Robert Lineham (Army),Joseph E. Marshall (Army), Walter Marashak(Army), Ernest E. Mayhew (Army), HaroldMacLennan (Army), John R. McNeil (Army),

Clare O'Neill (Army), Roland Phi Ili p s(R.CN.V.R.), Samuel G. Porter (R.C.A.F.),Robert W. Smith (Army), Robert R. Stevenson(Army), W. Hedley Williams (R.C.A.F.),Thomas C. Acheson (R.C.A.F.), David Basso(Army), William Becket (R.C.A.F.), James A.Fairbairn (Army), Laurier E. Gagne ( R.C.N. , 'YS:tr9 ^1^1^ e^rt. ^sV.R.), Duilio Gattoni (Army), Oscar Gau-vreau (R.C.N.V.R.), Aime D. Labelle (Army), Every day another group of former Incoites shows up at the Employment and PersonnelRussell P. McKessock (R.C.A.F.), Bernard R . Department in Sudbury for reinstatement with the Company after service in the Armed Forces.Murray (Army), Bernard O'Neill (Army), Among the men being welcomed back the morning of March 23, when the Triangle droppedAlbert Paquette (Army), Laurier Sabourin in, were: Jim Graham, returning from the Army to Creighton as a driller ; Cec Brodeur, from(Army), Frank Sargent (R.C.A.F.), Mike the Air Force to Accounting at Copper Cliff; Frank Welsh, former Frood timberman whoShalatynski (Army), Gordon H. Stalker qualified as a stationary engineer during his Air Force service; Jack Pigott , from the Army(R.C.A.F.), Bernard St. Martin (Army), to Frood Engineering ; Gordon Young , from the Air Force to Garson Mechanical; HarryGordon Telford (Army), Walter J. Van Exan Murdock , from the Navy to Creighton Mechanical . It's good to have you home again , fellows.(R.C.A.F.), Real Vezeau (Army), Alex Wasil-^chuk (Army), John K. Duffin (R.C.A.F.), Bill Jukosky (Army), W. Goulding (Army), ing operations; resistance to corrosion by per-Nello Frattini (Army), Ulyas A. Kuula P. Elliott (Army), H. Coopman (Army), Edw. spiration or other corrosive factors; resistance(Army), Napoleon Larocque (Army), Con- Scott (Army), R. St. Louis (Army), Ross to warpage and distortion due to all causes,stant Lavallee (Army), William Muraska , Lever (Army), Ray Bertin (Army), Don including high temperature. Accurate reten-(R.C.A.F.), John R. MacLennan (R.C.N.V.R,),- Kramer (Army), Norm. Simons (Air Force),! Lion of shape and close clearance of all partsJohn Romanow (Army). !Stanley Shymansky (Army), Cyril Hodgkir}s are most important especially as tubes become

FROOD , (Army), F. Michael (Army), D. Godin smaller.(Army), John Jones (Navy). Suitable electrical properties are required.Lionel Beaudr (Army ) Fred CheyneYI ,

STO$IEAlex F. Coulas (Army), SergeEthier (Army), Wilfred Leigh (R.C.A.F.).William L. Morley (Army), Michael Pechkoff(Army), Gordon Ramsay (Army), JosephRoland Riopelle (Army), Joseph Delval Si-mond (R.C.A.F.), William A. Stephens(Army), Ernest St. Louis (Army), WilliamSwain (R.C.N.V.R.), Arne Virta (Army),Donald S. MacMillan (Army), Ray J. Abrams(A ) P : k D A

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especially proper electron emission characteris-ti Th ll b l i i dcs. e meta s a so must owe n conta neMatti Jouppi (R.C.N.V.R.).gas and readily susceptible to de-gassing, and

CONISTON must be easily formed and fabricated.Roy A. Bray (R.C.N.V.R.). Besides all these qualities it is also essential

HURONIAN that metal for many parts be either non.

Vincent Houlahan (Army). magnetic, such as Inconel, and the nickel-

GENERALchromium Stainless Steels, or of high magneticpermeability such as Permalloy, particularly

Robert T. McAndrew (R.C.A.F.), John for shields external to the tubes. These mate-rmy , attic . wyer rmy ,mt e H e n r y Vanderburg (Army), John Weir; rials are used in the tubes for a variety of

Pellerin (Army), Andrew Rayne (Army).(R.C.A.F.), Gordon A. Allen (Army), Ken purposes-especially for the electron "gun"

OPEN PIT neth W . Barlow (R.C.A.F.), Ralph Hawkins supplementing the use of pure nickel where

Edmond Binette ( Army), Cecil Burton (R.C.A.F.), Nicholas Koropatnick (Army), the latter ' s magnetic properties prevent its use.(Army), William D. Collison (Army), James Fraser Fields (R .C.N.V.R.), Harold M. Tyers While all of the non-magnetic alloys are beingA. Crane (R.C.A.F.), Wilfred Kunto (Army), 1 (Army), Eileen Van Allen (R.C.A.F.), Richard used, probably the bulk of cathode-ray tubes

Leonard Poulton (Army), Anthony Teddy! J. Waide (R.C.A.F.). for television at the moment use a Stainless(Army), Daniel Thompson (Army), Benjamin REFINERYW. Hurd (Army), Daniel J. McKerral (Army). I Alfred Austin (Army), Lawrence Quigg

GARSON (R.C.N.V.R.), Gordon W. Spaniel (Army).Franklin Lange (Army), Thomas D. Porttila TOWN

(Army), Kenneth P. Stone (Army), Ernest John W. Blight (Army), Norman Harper

Anderson (Army), James V. Armstrongh

Steel usually containing 12 percent nickel.Nickel is the standard material for cathodes

in receiving tubes and for many other internalparts. The vacuum-tight seals between metaland glass use copper-clad nickel iron, cobaltiron nickel or a low chromium nickel iron.

There are a large number of alloys of aHector Charette (Army) , Jo

n^^^^^^ AND TELEVISION

wide range of compositions that are usedLangin (Army), George Wilson (Army). throughout the transmitting and receiving sets

CREIGHTON because of special electrical properties. For

Aime Desabrais (Army), Rodolphe Giroux, (Continued from Page 9) the most part these are standard materials for

(Army), Yvan J. Lafleur (Army), Alphonse, is necessary to eliminate undesirable gases con. electrical and electronic applications and areMcFarlane (Army), Rolland A. Pilon (Army), tained in and on the metal parts in the glass. not limited to television. They all are included

Lewis F. MacDonald (Army), Leonard St. This is accomplished by induction heating among the many modern materials developedAmand (Army), Grant Villeneuve (Army), which causes the :petal parts to attain a tern- bcth prior to the war and since, which haveJohn J. Behenna (Army), Isidore Duhaime perature of 1850 F. Thus resistance to high helped give entirely new concepts of perform-(Army), Eugene Lacelle (Army), Patrick G. temperatures and low gas content are essentialance in the television receivers and to the,Mulroy (Army), Herbert K. Russell (Army). properties of the metals used. These properties, transmitting facilities which will serve them.

LEVACK must characterize the metals in other tubes

Lawrence K u t c h a w (R.C.A F.), George, used throughout the radio industry. STU MACFARLANE WRITES

Stephen Army), Edward M. N o r r e n a Other characteristics likewise are important = From Esquimalt, BC., where he is stationed

R C.A.F). John Yanda (R.C.N.VR.). These include: strength, even in thin sections with the Signal Corps, Stu :tacfarlane sendsInd sort tempers to avoid detormarion by con- greetings to all his old Into friends. He was

PORT COLBORNE stint handling during manufacture; a higghwith the Electrical Department at Copper CliffW. B u I I e y m e n t (Army), Edw. Wynn. modulus of elasticity throughout the range of before enlisting, and he and Mrs. Macfarlane

(Army), A. W. Bryson (Air Force), M `temperatures; ability to provide strong spot will be remembered as leading members of theRichardson (Army), A. Crawford (Army),; welds and resistance to oxidation during weld-;Figure Skating Club.

APRIL, 1946

Midget TeamsHad Big Timeat the Gardens

A "thrill that comes once in a lifetime"was the lot of a group of young Nickel Belthockey players who were sent to Toronto tocompete in the all-Ontario midget league playdowns held March 22 and 23 under the bigtop at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Teams from Garson, Falconbridge, Sudburyand Copper Cliff, sponsored by their towns'Athletic Associations or service clubs whichgave them sports leadership during the winter,made the "dream trip" and had a wonderfultime.

Copper Cliff successfully defended its pro-vincial Midget N.H.L. championship withcomparative case in a big round-robin tourna-ment, but had to watch St. Michael's gothrough to the all-Ontario midget title.

The boys were tickled stiff with the treat-ment they received at the Gardens, and seizedevery opportunity to improve their brand ofplay and add to their hockey lore. Thepublic-spiritedness of their sponsors came infor much favorable comment.

Personnel of the Nickel Belt teams was:Copper Cliff-A. Biondi, G. Byers , K. Cle-

INCO TRIANGLE

land, O. Macoritto, G. Tramontini, Z. Top-pazzini, E. Martel, D. Nicoli, H. Bellay, C. George McGinn , left wing , and Don Harper , centreman , both of the Sudbury MidgetTuttle, J. Toppazzini, R. Taylor, M. Farrell. , League entry, had a huddle with Bob Davidson, Toronto Ma:ile Leaf star.G. Alcott, manager. B. McClelland, coach,

Sudbury-L. L a r o q u e, G. McGinn, R.Trainor, D. Kallico, S. Donies, L. Bolger, F.Harper, C. Mullen, A. Butler, J. Stacknik, D.Kallies, L. Cliff, B. Stesiuk, J, Soucie, G. Kallio,

J. Hinds. W. Lemieux coach. i:,'$4D. McDonald ,,L. Simpson , manager . _. a}^

Garson-B. Thorburn, G. Morin, B. Kyrluk, ' .,;H. Beadry, J. Gemmell, R. McNeice, M.Kyrluk, G. Joyce, V. Radey, J. Mclvor, R. 1Bergeron, R. Laking, A. Nasi, H. Dubblestyne.IB. McNeice, coach. S. Gemmell, manager.

Falconbridge-L- MacMillan, K. Tulloch, B.Phipps, G. Armstrong, H. McNamara, P. Mc-Court, L. Blake , C Raymond, H. Kinloch, I.Sheppard, E. Blais , J. McLean, E. Rogerson,J. Cameron. J. McNamara, coach, A. H.Wilson and E. Jewell, managers.

Gordon PresentsInco Scholarships

At the annual Commencement Exercises ofSudbury Mining and Technical School onMarch 16, the International Nickel Companyscholarships of $50 each were presented to theboys with the highest standing in each of thefour years of the mining course.

In making the presentations J. R. Gordon,assistant to the vice-president, remarked thatthe Company had been awarding the scholar-ships for 20 years to help and encourage boyswith .ability.

A survey covering the past eight years, hesaid disclosed that 40'e of the winners had[,gone on to university or intended to do so. Jerry Toppazzini and Keith Cleland , of the Copper Cliff team , listened intently whileOf the remaining 60' ; approximately 90` Foster Hewitt of hockey broadcast fame explained the Maple Leaf Gardens layout.had expressed a desire to continue in mining.

Arno Lahti, of grade 9, with a standing of MARKSMEN ORGANIZE FOXY CUSTOMER85'',: Vincent Bozzer, of grade 10, with 88'.: After five years of inactivity, Garson Rifle A policeman stopped by a pool in the park.Clarence Pidwerbeski, of grade 11, with SO' %.'Club is back in the news again. Executive In front of the pool was a huge sign whichand Arthur Liinamaa. of grade 12, with 85' ^ re;d:were mwarded the scholarships. For

both eIected it a reorganization meeting was: hon-Swimming poslrlveJv forbidden." I:1 the

Clarence Pidwerbeski tad .ArrhUr Lunam,t,i it >ntry president, Foster Todd: president. Ralph pool a man was splashing about.was the third -car thev had won Inco sc-Kolar- Armstrong: vice-president, Jack planning: Thc, o'hze- ,,alkad to :h, edge of t::,'ships. ,t°cretsry-treasurer, Frank I onge: executises. "I'm going to arrest you,'' he said, `a, soon

Bill Moreau and Tom McNeice. Tentative Is -you come out of there!"it the 'upertor man seeks is in himself plans include renovation of the old Garson "`H.,-ha-ha!" the man cortled, "I'm not com-

bur whir rho snail in in .eeks is in others. fide range. ing out-I"m committing suicide,"

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Producing Starting Sheets at Port Colborne

production of starring sheets which will be = inch thick. Enclosed in a wooden frame to layout Fred Speers, George Scott, and Tony

built up into full-size nickel cathodes in the prevent the nickel from plating around its .Caduc are seen pulling a plated blank from a

electrolytic tanks, is in interesting feature of edges, the stainless steel blank is immersed in auk. Tony, on the right, i; ready with a

the process at the Nickel Rehnerv in Port _en electrolytic t nk for 48 hours. During resh blank which will replace the plated one.

Coiiborne, that time, by the magic of the electrolytic And so the cvcie goes, day in and day out.

The "starring sheet" for the starting sheet, process, pure nickel to the thickness of .040 I Some 3,000 stainless steel blanks are used at the

i,` you get what we mean, is a stainless steel of an inch is plated on both sides of the blank. dart Colborne plant. Their 8' % nickel content

blank 28 by 46 inches and one eighth of an In the first picture of the accompanying helps them to withstand the corrosive effect

APRIL, 1946 1N('O TRIANGLE i's:ge 13

of the electrolyte in which they are immersed. which they are cut are left in the tanks onlyIn the second picture Nick Foressi is strip- about 40 hours to produce a lighter material

ping the starting sheets from the steel blanks, which is easier to handle. The straps areThe thin sheets of nickel peel off easily from spot-welded to the sheet, each strap receivingthe blanks. The latter are then washed care- ;three welds. A team of workers like Jim and

fully and are ready to return to the process. Pat can spot-weld straps on about 1,100 sheets

Incidentally Nick's official classification is. in an eight-hour shift."stripper," but definitely not of the night club The starting sheets are now ready for bond-

variety. iong. In No. 5 Joe Sandelli, head stripper, isIt is very important that the nickel starting about to lower a rack of sheets into the bond-

sheets be as straight as possible when they are ing liquid, a brew of copper sulphate, sulphuricdropped into the electrolytic tanks. A crooked acid, etc_, which has a "de-skinning" effect onor badly warped sheet would cause a short cir- the sheet, cleaning off any oxide film or othercuit in the tank, hogging all the power and impurity it may have picked up during thethus reducing plating efficiency. On the right; stripping operation. The sheets remain in the

in No. 3 Leslie Istock is trimming feathered'bonding liquid for five minutes and then comesedges from the top and bottom of a sheet with a rinsing in a neighboring vat containing athe trimming shear, while Joe Gobels and Joe' boric acid solution.Toth are busy smoothing and straightening, And so the starting sheets are ready for

Next step is affixing the two straps by which suspension in the electrolytic tanks where, ineo ch sheet is suspend(d in the electrolytic tank the course of 10 days, they will grow fromand through which the electric current is con-! 12'/ -lb. "beginners" into full-fledged 160-lb.ducted, and this is the operation being per- nickel cathodes. The bonding process resultsformed in No. 4 picture of the layout. Jim in a solid cathode, whereas if there were anDemeter (right) and Pat Neville are the work-1 oxide film on the starting sheet there would bemen on the job. The straps are made of 1 a tendency for the cathode to split when beingelectrolytic nickel too, although the sheets from cut for packing and shipping.

Annual Skating Carnival WillBe Staged on April 12 and 13

Left to right, Lenore Beaver, Lorraine Hamilton, Mary Lou Simcox, Ann Aubin, andKatharine Ferguson, gowned for the Flower Ballet. (Photo by W. G. Beaver).

S PECIAL decorations , beautiful costumes, and the skill and grace of outstand-ing young figure skaters will feature the 10th annual Carnival of Copper C L71

Skating Club at Stanley Stadium on Friday and Saturday , April 12 and 13. Abou'

100 will take part . -_hi h h fb i hn w c t ey won top onors orer

The rink will be transformed into an Arc istest num

scene, the ice painted pure white and decorated bands at therecent musical festival.

with igloos . Two our-of - town skaters will be added attrac-

A Flower Ballet , in which 16 young ladle, .ocns at the Carnival. Hugh S. Popo of Lon-

will be costumed in shimmering;white, will he' don, brother of Joe Pope , professional of the

one of the ous-anding numbers. Another Copper Cliff Skating Club, will be seen in threed l ty ,'ct.y torn, a nove

colorful senior presentation will he Mountie, rolo numbers. a come

on Parade. with act=r of 20,and a rnilitarv number. A former pupil of ,i

The chief junior effort will be Toyland Fan- A;`i>sWinnifred Harpell of Port A.thur. wil

tasia, staged in the workshop of the old Toy- also b a `o1ois-. Although only 16 she is the

m oker in the fr)zen Northk warm of 'enior ladies' free-skating c.iampion of the'

Bright ProspectsFor Nickel Seen byPresident Stanley

(Welland -Port Colborne Tribune)

Unusual interest attaches to the announce-ment at the International Nickel Company'sannual meeting by President Robert C . Stanleythat post-war plans , which have taken muchtime and study , are now being put into effect.The problems of re-creating and developingdemand for nickel in overseas markets arereceiving special attention at the company'sLondon office.

The International Nickel Company has longbeen known as one of the most enterprisingmanufacturing concerns in taking advantageof technological developments and in creatingnew uses for its products . That the companyintends to maintain this progressive policy wasindicated by Mr . Stanley ' s remarks. He hadthis to say:

"New applications such as the use of newalloy steels in the place of carbon steels willrequire nickel . Two great technical develop-ments, Radar for finding distant objects andLoran for determining one's location , will makepeace-time travel by plane and ship safer andbetter . Micro -wave beam transmission per-fected during the war will broaden communica-tions . All of these devices employ nickel andnickel alloys in the numerous amplifying tubesand in many cases nickel or platinum is usedin the powerful transmitting tubes.

"New alloys containing nickel for high tem-peratures such as those required for gas tur-bines will be necessary . Heavier electro -platingin the automobile and electrical industries willuse more nickel . Stainless steel , to which weare devoting much technical study , will requirea large tonnage of nickel . Coinage also isnow receiving especial attention in all parts ofthe world and will need nickel.

"In adition to the consumption of refineryoutput we believe also that our mill productswill be in demand . The maintenance of naviesand merchant marine ships will use a substan-tial tonnage of Morsel metal and other nickelalloys. Large quantit'es of these products willbe consumed by the petroleum and chemicalindustries.

"As sales to these prospects are realized itmay be assumed that the bu-iness of Canada'sgreat metal enterp - ise will resume its upwardtrend and will continue to occupy its place asa growing industry."

youngsters well impersonate the toysThunder Bay .hkanng Club.

come to igfe to his dream. Hard-working committees under Prt,silentg^l^'^ ^^ ^ ^'^^

D:u, Totino .ind his C<,nt>ton Band will Charhm- Dorian have arrangements for the' Little wonder that Al Scammell, of Copper

again perform for the Ca-nival_ The publicCarnival well in hand, and everything points Cliff First Aid department , is proud of his

will be pleased to learn that for their overture ` to it being one of the most successful in the = young son, B_uce, aged one year. He's cer-

they will play "I usrspiel" by Keller-Della, the history of the Club. tainly a winner.

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APRIL, 1946 INCO TRIANGLE

Concentrator Team WinnerOf Annual Parker Contest

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the eight teams which took part in the semi-finals after winning inter -department competi-tions at their respective plants.

2. Frood Mine's entry , which placed 3rd forunderground : Cyril Varney, Vic Laporte, BillGaylor (captain ), and Weir Stringer. Coachwas Ed Chateauvert and spare was Bill Young_

A CRACK crew of First Aiders from Copper Cliff Concentrator won the Inco' 3. Levack Mine, which placed 4th forinter-plant First Aid championship and the R. D. Parker Shield at the Inco underground: David White, Dar Storey, Fred

Club in Sudbury the night of March 28. In floor work and oral tests the Concen- Spencer, and Willard Petersen (captain).

trator team had a margin over Garson Mine, winners of the underground semi-final CCooach was Dr. Cowan and spare was E. Arm-g.

event. 4. Creighton Mine. placed 2nd for under-the car they were supposed to be driving in, ground: Harry Farrell, Norman MacDonald,The keenly contested final was witnessed by

a representative gatheringwhich included = noted the license number of the hit-and-run" Carl Clubbe (captain), and Bill McKee.

many of the First Aid men who had been machine, and then patched up the injured Coach was Dr. McGruther.eliminated in the earlier stages of the com- pedestrian. 5. Garson Mine, which copped the under-

petition. Judges were Dr. H. F. Mowat, Inco chief ground semi-final: Archie Bowen, Haroldsurgeon, and Dr. C. Cowan of Levack; con- Sutton (captain), Bob McCauley, and Ben

Announcing the winner, General Superin- ducting the oral tests was Harold Fullerton of Spencer. Coach was Ollie Matson and sparetendent R. D. Parker said that a total of 145 Garson, and timekeeper was Ed Chateauvert man was V. Stone.men had competed in the various contests by of Frood. Chairman was Tom Kierans of 6. Coniston, which finished 2nd for surfacewhich the new holders of his shield had been Frood.

plants: seated, Alex Beauparlant, Ralph Taylordetermined. Speaking of First Aid in general,he announced that in the 10 years since the; For the underground semi-final on March 21' (captain), Ed Albert; standing, Adjutor Belan-

Parker Shield event was inaugurated, a total this was the problem posed by Tom Crowther: ger, G. Tessier, and Bill Bray (coach).

of 5,000 men and women had received First' The time is 11 a.m. The place is a new, 7. Open Pit, placed 4th for surface: seated,scope starting at level. You four men (the Bill Olver, captain; standing, Tom Hearty,mid instruction,

at had qualified for awardsmore than Io plants, and of tady First Aid team) are members of a stope crew. Ernie Tweedle, and Ed Wolfgram. Coach was2,from the St. John n Ambulance Association. He Another man belonging to the level is scaling R. Wotton and spare was A. Plante.

expressed his personal thanks as well as the down loose, and suddenly you hear him shout 8- Concentrator, which emerged triumphant

appreciation of the Company to all who had for help. On reaching the scene you find him ! among surface plants: seated, Alex Blanchard,

in any way contributed to the success of the pinned under a piece of loose. Act as you ? captain; standing, Romeo Dominic, Arne Kau-

competition, and mentioned particularly Tom should.! hanen, and Alf Desotti. Coaches were G.

Crowther, Assistant General Safety Engineer, Once again cleverly arranged "props" added Scully and E. Stoneman, and spare man waswho had been largely responsible for arrange- much to the realism of the performance. Bill Cook. This team went on to win the

Judges were Dr. Mowat and Dr. C. A. Stephens Parker Shield.menu of the annual event.

Both Concentrator and Garson teams gave a of Copper Cliff. The oral examination was 9. Copper Refinery, which was 3rd for sur-g conducted by Angus Harrison, and timekeeper ; face: seated, Ed Sutherland (captain) ; stand-

convincing exhibition of First Aid skill in was Bob Wotton. C h a i r m a n was Tom ing, Jerome Bernard, Jack Latreille, and Joenegotiating the tricky problem set for the final. Crowther. I Rodney. Coach was Tom Scanlon and spareThe time was 11.00 a.m., the place a quarter For both the semi-final events and the final man was Stewart Smythe.mile from Hanmer village, and the weathers contest the "patient" was the perennial Tommyfair and warm. The captain of the team was Newman of Frood, who has been cheerfully s ON THE MAKEthe only one allowed to read the problem, submitting to "treatments" in Inco First Aid "How's your patient, Doctor?"which told him that his name was John Brown contests for the past five years. "Coming along fine, thank you. This morn-and that he was a farmer with a knowledge of Other pictures on the opposite page show a ing he took a turn for the nurse."Fi t Aid H dl ih l f i drs . e was suppose y e p ng a enrbuild a house when in some manner the friendaccidentally fell from the scaffold and was;injured.

Brown knew that three neighboring farmersalso trained in First Aid (the other membersof his team) were working in the fields closeby but were not within hailing distance.

He had a small First Aid box in the build-ing. There was a telephone in the generalstore at Hanmer, He had full permission touse any props in whatever manner he desired.

Until the arrival of a passerby whom he !sent to summon the other three farmers fromthe field, the First Aid captain had to play alone hand in treatment of the patient. Oncehis pals were called to the scene of the acci-dent , care of the patient went ahead in theusual way.

A key move on the part of the captain wasprompt examination of the patient to discoverand treat for arterial bleeding. Other injuriesto be treated after the rest of the team arrivedfrom the "field" were fractured leg and frac-tured jaw, as well as shock,

Dr. P. H. Kyle handled the oral test for thefinal contest, and judges of the floor work wereDr. H. F. Mowat and Dr. C. A. Stephens.

As usual the setting for the competition wasrealistically arranged.

In the first picture of the layout on theopposite page are shown the realistic "props"erected for the surface plant semi-final at theInco Club on March 18, with the Refineryteam in action.

The problem for the competition, preparedby Tom Crowther, was: "Four men, driving toSturgeon Falls, are about five miles from therewhen they see a man struck and knocked down

Last Post-Mortem of the Season

by a car. The car does not stop. A highway Gathered around the "post mortem table" for their final hot stove session of theFirst Aid post is located 50 yards away, con- curling season are the 1946 winners of the Collins Cup, blue ribbon award at Copper Clifftaming First Aid equipment and telephone. Curling Club, posing under the watchful eye of Bill Jessup (left rear), ice maker deluxe.Weather: 5 below zero. Time: 10 a.m. Time = Seated at left is George Ferguson, skip, who won the Collins in 1944 with the same teamlimit, 25 minutes." and also lifted it in 1936 with a team of which Sid Smith (seated at right) was also a member.

The competing teams arrived on the scene. The trio of besom-wielders standing at the end of the table is Johnny Cecchetto, Ernie Collinsfrom behind a backdrop painted to resemble i (it was past his bedtime). and Wes McNiece.

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Completes 40Years WithThe Company

Although he has neither a white beard nor ^ 7a case of the gout to substantiate the claim. IJohn Roland O'Donnell, Works Auditor atPort Colborne Refinery, has completed 40years' service with Inco. At age 53 he qualifiesas another of those "young oldsters" who gotaway to a boyhood start with the Companyand have been going strong ever since.

Born at Madoc, in Hastings County, inJanuary of 1893, Roland was at the tender ageof three when his father, a farmer, movedto Copper Cliff to take a job at the old EvansMine, near the Copper Refinery site. Twoyears later the family moved to a pioneer loghouse on the Clara Belle hill above the Stod-dart home.

Early days in the thriving little mining campwere interesting enough from an adult pointof view, but there was little diversion for therising generation . With Billy Chapman, JackMcNevin, and the rest of the gang, Rolandwent swimming at the old Lady McDonald damuntil the health officer caught up with them,or stood under the arc lamp on the board walkby the McIntosh block in the evenings andswapped stories.

When he was 13 Roland became office boyand mail clerk for the Company in the TownHall building, under Chief Clerk Robert Kirk-

Real Shooting Was Done at Night

Dr. Harry Feldhans ( left) and "Chick" Cecchetto posed modestly with the heads of twomonarchs of the Levack glades which fell before their unerring marksmanship during thehunting season . "Doc" says these two were mere infants compared to the big ones shotby "Chick" and his gang in the evenings by the old cook stove.

Oil tanks kept in the basement of buildingsshall not have a capacity of more than 275U.S. gallons each. Not more than two suchtanks may be kept in a basement. Where thetanks are enclosed in masonry , however, theymay have a capacity greater than 275 gallons.

Cliff for five years and then entered the nuts- 3. Tanks al:ove ground and outside ofmg profession, died in January, 1945. buildings.

Affable but efficient, Roland has a wide circleThe distance from outside above ground

of friends who value their association with him tanks to the nearest building shall not be lessin Inco service.

than that set forth below:750 U.S. gallons or less, minimum distance

Regulations forof five feet; 1,100 U.S. gallons or less, min-

j (mum distance of 10 feet.

(^4. Construction of tanks.

Oil Burners Listed Tanks ro buildings shall in constructed(j, of steel or wrought iron of a minimum gungee

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( (U.S. Steel) in accordance with this table:

By 1lye Inspector7 to 180 gallons, minimum 16 gunge; 181

1 Inspector to 275 gallons, minimum 14 guage; 276 to 560,minimum 14 guage• 561 to 1 100 minimum

Stirling, Ont., where he will celebrate his 80thbirthday in May.

He has two sisters, Miss Alice O'Donnell ofToronto and Mrs. Alex Guerriero of Ridge-wood, New Jersey. Another sister, Miss Maryof New York, who taught school in Copper

J. R. O'DONNELL Numerous inquiries have been received by 12 guage. The last two must be enclosed inwood. He drew $23.00 a month and figured Fire Inspector Bill Humphries regarding re- masonry.that was some punkins. After three years he gulations for storage of oil for oil burners Outside above ground tanks, including tops,became junior clerk, then went to Shaw' s Busi- and other details in connection with oil-: shall be constructed of steel or wrought ironness College in Toronto for a secretarial course. burning equipment. in accordance with the following regulations:For three or four years after his return he Bill points out that there are no Dominion Horizontal or vertical tanks, 1 to 60 gallons,worked as a steno in various offices, then gra- or Provincial regulations governing the instal- minimum thickness 18 guage U.S. Steel; 61 toduated to general clerical work. When the, lation of this type of equipment, the matter 350 gallons, 16 guage; 351 to 560 gallons. 14Inco accounting department was opened in having been left to local control. In the guage; 561 to 1,100 gallons, 12 guage.Toronto in 1918 under F. P. Bernhard, Roland absence of such regulations the rules laid downy 5. Pressure tank feed shall be used onlywas transferred there, and when it was closed = by the National Board of Fire Underwriters with burners arranged to prevent abnormalin 1922 he went to Port Colborne as assistant = (U.S.) cover installations in Company build-'discharge of oil at the burner by automaticworks auditor to E. C. Lambert. ings. Some of the points covered are: means specifically approved by Underwriters

On transferring to Copper Cliff in 1933 he 1. Oil burners should be of approved type. Laboratories or Canadian Standards Associa-became assistant works auditor to R. L. Beattie, 'The Canadian Standards Association at the Lion for the burner for which it is used.moving up to works auditor in 1935. He re- I National Research Building in Ottawa has a Pressure tanks shall not exceed a capacityturned to Port Colborne Refinery as works: testing laboratory and conducts tests on oil-of 60 U.S. gallons and shall not be operatedauditor in September, 19-10. burning equipment, as also does the Under- = at pressures exceeding 50 pounds per square

He i+'as married at Pittsburgh in June, 1922, writers' Laboratories in the United States. inch.to Miss Eva Fichenlaub. Last year they built; Equipment approved by either of these or- 6. Gravity supply tanks shall not exceed 275a lovely new summer place at Rathfon Point g. nizations is labelled, and Bill says it is good U.S. gallons in individual capacity. Whereon Lake Erie. policy to look for that label. more than one gravity tank is used, such tanks

Secretary of the Copper Cliff Club and also 2. Tank inside buildings. shall be connected to the feed pipe leadinc totie Inco General Ath!eric Association for Oil ranks Ierger than C0 gallons 1U_S.1 shall the burner through a rnanualiv uperited, ap.wars, he is now chairm.in of the Inco Recrea-not be located in buildings above the cellar proved, three-way valve in such as way chatiron Club and is a metvhir of the Porr Co'- Sr casam,nt. rely one tank ..psi <<i;c-hat_r;t- ,cs contents .51borne Public Library Board. No unenclosed tank shall be within seven a rime.

His father retired in 1922 after long and feet of any fire or flame, except the small tanks I Anyone desiring more detailed informationhonortble Inco service and is now living it which are part of the stove they supply, has only to phone Bill at 254 1.