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Underground Says Hello to Open Pit STORY ON PAG}

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Published for aU employees of The Inter-national Niekel Company of Canada, Limited,

Don M. Dunbar, EditorE1)tTt)R1A1. OFFI(E ('OPPEI ('1.1FF. ONT

Distant FriendsEmployee newspapers and magazLne are

becoming more and more numerous, .nd allof them make good reading. Somehow theycapture some of the neighborliness and inti-macy of the country weekly, with its op-portunity for recognition of homely veritiesand its destre to do good in a quiet andunobtrusive way,

Two of the most welcome arrivals amongour exchanges are comparatively new em-ployee publications, One, all dolled up eachmonth with a full-color reproduction on itscover, brings news of the doings of the peopleat Rhokana Corporation, In NorthernRhodesia. The other, edited by V. M. Sun-dara Rajan, tells of activities in the KolarGold Fields of India. Both are extremelywell done.

To the j'eders of Rhokan Review andthe K.G.F. Magazine the Triangle extendsfriendly greetings and best wishes from allin Inco.

Long ServicePublished n this issue are the names of

441 Inco employees at Copper Cliff and PortColborne whose association with the Com-pany dates back 25 years or more.

According to present day stand&rds of newsvalues, this list has no particular worth.Nobody has started a war, or committed amurder, or bitten a dog. But according tothe standards of human values this is avery important list indeed.

A young nation, prey to the danger ofgrowing too fast for her own good, has greatneed of the sort of stability represented bythis list. People like these give her thebackbone to shoulder the formidable burdensof her development. Their roots are deep,their stability unquestioned, their loyaltysure. Would Canada had more of them!

To be associated with one firm for twenty-ive years or more is a distinction. It speakswell for the man, and it speaks well for hiscompany.

We extend our sincere congratulations toevery man and woman whose name appearsin this list and to the company which em-ploys them. They seem to have worked outa pretty satisfactory deal together over theyears.

TRY JOYIf you have failed in your high hopes, and

sighFor better days, and feel the times are bad,That you are poor and weak, for life is sad,The end is long to seek, and shadows lieAcross your path: oh murmur not nor cryFor former Joys, for friends whom once you

had;It is a comely virtue to be glad,To take the blessings given you and to tryTo pass them on. So then your life would beA spring of water, welling up within.Life.giving, growthpromoting, flower free,A comfort unto others, genuine.Turn from your woes, take on a cheerier viewAnd God Himself will make your joy come

true.- Susanna U. Fisher

- IY( () TRIAN(;f,E M.Y,

Baseball Popular in English Midlands

MAY. 1952 INCO TRIANGLE Pagt' 3

øJ !M( L1LWSomeone asked, "What happens when you run out of

families for the Album?' Well, that's one thing we neverxpct to have to worry about around this Company, and allrst-class families, too. Here's this month's group: (1) Mr.

and Mrs. L. A. Obonsawin Murray Mine with Donald, 16 •jnos (2) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller (Frood-Stobie) with 'Chuckie, 14, Cookie, 10, and Jean, 7. (3) Mr. and Mrs. Angelo • . 4Franchetto (Coniston with Jane, 4'/2, and Raymond, 7/2 L

months. (4) Mr. and Mrs. Mac Buchanan (Creighton) withJohn, 21 months. (5) Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boulton (Garson •. .Mine) with Shirley, 7, Wayne, 6, and Lorraine, 9. (6) Mr. and

4.Mrs. Bert Bond (Copper Cliff Accounting) with Bill, 12,oenna, 8, and Kerry, 6. (7) Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson 1 . ' .(port Colborne) with Donald, 5, and Dick, 12. .

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225,000-Ton Blast at Frood-Stobie Mine

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in this view from the south ramp of the Frood pit is seen the footwafi ore remainIng n the blasthole section between 3.5 and 8.5pillars prior to the clean-up blast on AprIl 19. The jutting block of ore In the foreground contained more than 225,004) tons. A totalof 2,223 blastholes, 1 hiche n diameter, was drilled for this particular blast, aggregating 97,716 feet of drilling. All mining at thuend of the orebody Is now being done by the blasthole method to recover the balance of the ore between 1,000 level and the floor ofthe pit, but surface mining will be carried on n the central and northern parts of the pit until about the end of 1953.

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After the Blast "Cleaned Up" the Big Open Stope

And here is a picture taken from the same spot in the Frood pit after the April 19 blast, how1ng how cleanly the remainingfOotwall ore was removed and dropped down to the boxholes leading into the slusher drifts on 600 leveL Size of the area where theflflderg-round operations have holed through to the pit is deceiving-It's 220 feet wide by 350 feet long What appear in this picture tobe vertical white lines on the ore at the opposite end of the pit are blasted churn drill holes. The masts of two churn driUs can beSeeti in the distance on the right, or footwall, side of the pit.

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Part of Stope Face Showing Drill Drift Openings

• with their churn drills; they drilled andBig Blast Dramatizes Inco sWith this slot as a starter the underground

Conversion to All-Underground rc::

In the technique of blasthole mining, smallAnother chapter in the absorbing in- of 45 degrees for safety reasons, had tapered tunnels called drill drifts are driven alOS*

dustrial drama of conversion to all-under- In width to the point where the exposed each side of the stope for its full length-ground mining at Inco was a clean-up blast part of the orebody was too narrow to be From bottom to top of the stope there RXon April 19 which sent a quarter of a million• worked. This was the beginning of the end! several such pairs of drifts, one above tbtons of ore tumbling down to 600 level at for Inco's surface mining; in that section other, 70 feet apart.Frood-Stobie No. 3 Shaft. of the mine, operations literally "went under- From the safe vantage of the drill drtft

Footwall ore remaining in the blasthole ground" and launched the program of blast- the drillers with their rotary drills and dI*section between 3.5 and 8.5 pillars was re- hole mining planned long in advance by the! mond bitted rods drill rings of i'-inchmoved by the blast, squaring off an area 220 Company's engineers. While the churn drills diameter blastholes in a predeterminedfeet wide by 350 feet long in which under- and the big electric shovels carried on in the pattern. The holes vary in length from Oground blasthole stopes have holed through central and northern parts of the pit, as they to 75 feet and are drilled to break a 5-footinto the south end of the Frood section of the will until about the end of 1953, underground slice of ore the whole height and width OfOpen Pits. crews took over all mining of the ore body the stope face. The blastholes are loaded

The big blast dramatized the orderly trans- in the southern part. with explosives and electric blasting caps 91ition which is taking place in Inco's mining! First step of the change-over was to drive inserted. The caps are connected into serl5program. Surface mining in the south end a 9-inch churn drill hole from the pit floor! which are in turn connected to the blastlflfof the Frood pit last summer reached the through to the stopes 40 feet below. Then cables.predetermined depth at which it was no the diamond drillers took over underground When the miners are out of the mine, atlonger economical. At that point the pit, the' and widened the churn drill hole into a raise, the end of the last shift of the week, thesides of which must be maintained at a slope The next play was made by the pit miners blasting cables are connected to the flrlfl(

Some conception of the scope of blasthole mining is gained from this view of part of the stops face which was blasted on April19. The camera was pointed across the huge stope at the footwall of 4.1 sub-leveL The miner Is standing In the opening of 7.0 p1 flatdrill crosscut in 4.1 sub-leveL The openings of two other drill drifts can be seen, one to the left and the other to the right; fanningout to the lower left of the latter can be noticed the radial pattern of ring drilling etched on the stops face by the powder burns ofthe previous blast. A total of eight drill drifts were Involved In the April 19 blast, which was the largest todate In the blastholmining program at Frood-Stoble.

Loading Some of 2,223 Drill Holes Fired in Blast

An unusual picture of underground opera-Lions Is this, In which daylight Is seen throughthe opening at the end of the drift. ThePicture was taken In 6.1 drlil crosseut of 4.1sub-level at Frood-Stobie as Ken SheppardHfld Roland Fortin loaded blastholes with

powder In preparation for the 225,000-tonblast on April 19. The crosscut opens Intothe huge stope which has holed through intothe open pit. Curled over the top of thehose in the left foreground is a flexible plasticloading stick used to tamp powder In the

long blastholes, The use by Inco of this typeInstead of the sectional wooden loading stickwas an iimovation in Canadian mining. Theflexible plastic stick is much lighter andeasier to handle.

Zitch, located on surface. The switch is lumps of ore. The crushed ore is loaded Into to equal this.Cosd, the shot roars out, the whole face of 15-ton skips and hoisted to surface. "With the above accomplishments to yourt1u stope erupts, and thousands of tons of credit, it is to be expected that all the men

and supervision of Coniston Plant will workore go rumbling down into a heap on thefloor of the stope,

The ore ifils the boxholes, funnel-shaped A uiother Pea ther to keep your good safety record intact, passthe 200,000 safe shift point, and even, exceed

openings in the stope floor that lead into the 227,965 mark."1Usher drifts 40 feet below. Here at onefld of each drift a 125-h.p. two-um electric In Conistofl Hat THE FRONT COVER1usher hoist is set up. The hoist, fitted with 'Underground says hello to Open Pit" in

hivy wire rope, hauls a massive steel scraper The following letter, written on April 22 this view from a drill drift on 4.1 sub-levelbeck and forth in the drift, dragging three by Safety Superintendent A. E. O'Brien to at Frood-Stobie Mine. In the foreground isor more tons of ore with it at each pass to F. 0. Murphy, superintendent of Coniston the huge blasthole stope which has beenan opening in the drift floor. As the ore j Smelter, speaks for itself: opened from underground into the south enddrawn away from the foot of the boxholes "Dear Mr. Murphy: of the Frood pit. The picture symbolizes theIn the slusher drift, the pile in the stope Once again we have the pleasure of con: transition at Inco from combined surface andgnidually settles. By the time the pile has gratulating you and your men on the good underground mining to all-undergroundbeen removed another slice of the stope face safety work done from August 9, 1951 to mining.tms been drilled and then another blast is March 23, 1952 when you won the 100,000 Safefliade. Shift Award. I NO MARKET

Through the opening in the slusher drift "It is noteworthy that this is the seventh An artist spending a holidiy in a smallthe ore is loaded, either directly or after time Coniston Plant has won that award village entered the store and asked if theytravelling down an ore pass, into 12-ton since its inception in 1944, and leads all kept camel-hair brushes.trazn cal's which are hauled away in long the other planLs and mines in that respect. "No, sir, we don't," the shopkeeper replied.trains by 20-ton locomotives and dumped by "Another record that Coniston Plant holds "You see," he added apologetically we nevera rotary tipple into the massive steel jaws is your outstanding 227,965 consecutive safe have any call for them. Nobody in theseof a crusher which breaks up the larger shifts. No other plant or mine has been able parts keeps camels"

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In this cross section is shown the relationship of the shafts, crusher stations, and ore passes to the ore body a No. 3 Shaft .rFrood-Stobie Mine, The drawing illustrates how the blasthole program In the upper section of the mine carries on where surf sefmining leaves off,

I chose his seat and the deck to be dealt byhis side; second highest took the oppositeseat, as his partner; third highest took hisrFRusTRATI0N choice of the remainin two seats, lowest

I card becoming his partner.DEPARTMENT I Without troubling to put the facts In___________________________________________ chronological order, we may note that White's

card was lower than Brown's. Green askedPROBLEM for a match, which was supplied by White's

Four members of the Rainbow Club sat partner. Black said "What is your choice,down one afternoon to play bridge, partner?" Brown sat on White's left. The

In accordance with the rules of the game, left-handed man chose the blue cards, andthey drew cards from a deck spread lace since Brown is right-handed you can nowdown. The man who drew the highest card. make a diagram of how the four players sat.

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-It is below the surface-The Window p*t.

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Victorious teams in the season's com-petitions mong members of the Ladies'Curling Club of Copper Cliff were presentedWith their prizes following an enjoyablebanquet at Cassio's. In the photographic'ayout above are the victors:

1. Winners of the Jessup Trophy: Ida Bell,Betty Parlee, Bill Jesup, donor of the trophyand prizes, Florence McIntyre, Irene Kuz-fliaski.

2. Winners of the Canadian Legion Trophy:Betty Boyd, Gina Ogilvie, Bess Bray, Irene

Uzmaski. The trophy and prizes werepresented by Arnold Boyd.

3. Winners of the Robert Brown Trophy for

the Colts Event: Bea Forsyth, Alyce Morri-son, Terry Glynn, Elsie Madill. Trophy and ful country this is, now. Here we Irish havedone so much for the United States andprizes were preented by Doug Brown. b'jabbers they've named only one state after

4, Winners of the Racicot-Darrach Trophy: an Irishman!"Jean Wright, Inga Stemp, Bess Bray. Absent, His faithful friend Pat raised his redJessie Fosten. eyebrows. I didn't know there was such a

5. Winners of the Senior Round-Robin: state, Mike!"Betty Burchell, Betty Boyd, Eileen Johnston. "Sure and have ye niver heard o thatAbsent, Noreen Nelan. western state, ORegon?'

6. Winners of the Junior Round-Robin:Aileen McGauley, Ethel Fitzgerald, Peggy HIS VERSIONDimmock. Absent, Jerry Pappin. The class had had a lesson on Eskimos, and

were asked to write an account of it. OneA FINE STATE OF TfflNGS bright youngster began: "The Eskimos are

"Faith,' declared Mike, tis an unthank God's frozen people.

Brought Home Bacon in Ladies' Curling Events

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L 150 RegisteredAt Baby Clinic

• • Every Tuesday______ "Getting bigger all the time" is the wordTriangle hears from Dr. Jack Stanyon, chief

medical centre in Sudbury, aboutthe weekly

An average of about 150 young "eustomernow are being treated at the regular Tuesdayafternoon sessions of the clinic. "We are

4very pleased with the interest being shownby the mothers," Dr. Stanyon says. Theattendance holds steady throughout the

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year, except when bad weather strikes.Babies make their initial visit to the clinic

between the ages of three and six months(and the earlier the better, says the Doctor).

- They are vaccinated and receive their first• -. combined toxoid injection; the latter pro-

tects them against whooping cough, diptheria,- f and tetanus infection, and Is administered

in three doses, one month apart. One yearS later they receive a "booster" injection and

[.' j then they're all set untli they start schooLThe tetanus toxoid was added to the corn-

bined injection at the Inco clinic about twoyears ago. It has been found very valuable

- -in protecting infants from infection in cuteand bruises, and has the added advantageof avoiding the unpleasant reactions whichoften followed the serum previously givento protect against tetanus.

The accompanying photographs were made

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Trophy Winners Decided in Copper Cliff CurlingNext to a Nobel prize, there is probably no Trophy): Ron Heale, H. J. Jones, Bob Squires,

during a typical Tuesday clinic. In No,'s 1 more deeply coveted award in the field of Jack Lilley.and are some of the young patients and human achievement than a curling trophy. J 4. Winners of the Junior Event: Bob Mc-their mothers. In No.'s 2 and 4 a protest Is Whatever shape or form it may take, a curl- Ghee (substituting for his father), Melregistered in no uncertain manner as Nurse ing trophy is approached with reverence, Dickhout, R. W. Campbell, B. M. ForsytheJo-Anne Coulter makes ready with that big handled with consummate care, and cherished I (sub.) absent, Andy McGhee, Dr. F, Mc-bad old needle. In No. 3 Nurse Eileen Tobin with love and affection. Gruther.checks the weight of a future boxing champ- The men who win a curling trophy take 5. Winners of Single Rink Event: LenIon. In No. 5 a mother listens carefully, on an aura of dignity and importance which Kitchener, Johnny McCreedy (skip) Guydespite the static, to Nurse Willa O'Hearn, has no relation at all to any other distinc- Hashey, Stan Dutchburn.assigned by Metropolitan Life Insurance to J tions they may have acquired, A curling 6. Winners of Inter-Rink Event: StanE.SLst the staff of the Inco clinic in giving champion is a man apart, a man who has Dutchburn (sub.), Ted Harb?r (skip), Guyadvice on baby care, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice scaled the giddy heights and walked in rare Hashey, Walter Chornenky (sub); absent,Juteau of Creighton are seen with their company upon the broad plain of fame. Fred Burchell, Bruce King.infant daughter in No. 6, and in No. 8 are Pictured above are teams which joined the Unfortunately not pictured is the teamOther members of the clinic staff: at the roster of champions at Copper Cliff Curling which won the Waterbury Trophy for thecounter are Lila Hultby and Delma Palmaro, Club at the close of the seawn:

shift league championship: Walter John-receptionists, and (centre) Nurse VerlieUmpherson; in the background is Julie: 1, Winners of the Collins Trophy: Ralph stone, A. R. Bray, R. Skinner, and T. Harkins.Predon, another receptionist. Brown, W. C. Jarrett, Al Rodin, Maurice The Basil O'Brien lineup which won tte_____________ Coulter, Keith Segsworth. Gordon Trophy appeared in last month's

The way of a superior man is three-fold: 2, Winners of the Nute Trophy for junior issue of the Triangle.virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he curling: Doug Wainman, Charlie Davey, Carl The club had the most successful year in its1 free from perplexities; bold, he is free from Sarlin, Bill Niemi. I history with a membership of 360 and a fullfear. -Confucius. 3. Winners of the Colts Event (Henry program of activities,.

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Organized in the fall of 1950, Levack Junior Community Hall, at which are shown movies boys have applied for speckled trout finger-Rod and Gun Club started with a member- on wildlife and conservation; Sgt. Conley lings with which they will restock a smallship of 30 lads ranging in age from 9 to 16, arranges a brief talk on sportsmanship and lake near Levack. Other projects in mindand since that time the roll has grown to keeps the boys up to date on the game laws;about 85. The young hustlers are shown then a lunch Is served, are tree planting, hikes, and a camping trip.above with their leader, Sgt. Bert Conley, This coming season the club will split up Sgt. Conley says, 'The kids are certainlywho gets the lion's share of the credit for into groups which will be taken out bytthe splendid work the organization is doing. members of the senior club on expeditions I enthusiastic, and their knowledge of the buAh

Meetings are held once a month in the to restock district lakes with fish. The would put many an adult to shame."

441 Associated with IncoFor 25 Years or

Among Copper Cliff and Port Colborneactive employees of Inco, a total of 441started their careers with the Company morethan 25 years ago. The four longest-servingveterans have Inco associations of between45 and 49 years. Here's the honor roll:

45 to -49 YearsCopper CIII!

J. E. McKerrow, 0. Gatien, T. A. Wulif,F. Faddick,

40 to -45 YearsOpen Pit

0. Rintala.

LongerCreighton

R. Pascoe, W. F. Blackwell, P. Posamek.

LevackT. Kauppinen.

HuronianW. N. Wainman.

ConistonG. Fantin, E. Valiquette, F. R. Parker, T.

Tancredi, W. A. Johnson, 0. Antonlazzl, F.Belanger, D. Forestell, F. J. Cresswell, A.Colquhoun, A. Halverson, R. Morehead, W.Shalatynskl, A. Prenol, G. L. Geoffrey.

Copper CliffA. J. Simmons, H. P. Tombs, C. T. Cum-

Frood-Stobie mings, M. Horrick, M. Paganucci, C. C.S. McKenzie. Chapman, G. Kirk, W. H. Soule, G. Moroso,

CreightonJ. T. Behenna, J. Dlngwall.

ConistonP. Petryna, E. A. McKerral.

Copper CliffC. Leonarduzzi, R. C. Crouse, G. F. Hilde-

brant, W. Dopson, W. T. Waterbury, G. M.Ferguson, W. W. Chapman, A. Perlini, W,Balm.forth, A. F. Brock, E. Stoddart, H.Moore, R. L. Beattie, L. J. Thomas, S. C.Smith, H. M. Stephenson, D. Finlayson, R.H. Keast.

Port ColborneR. White.


H. L. Walker.Frood-Stobie

L. Marols, B. Krasnozonyk, R. L. Martin,0. Blackmore.

s. Longarmi, . M. inomas, 'r. n. rlyrm n.E. Ovens, W. Rivers, T. D. Price, W. H.

I Burchell, A. Lehtonen, J. Bello, A. Foisy, C.D. Ferguson, E. Lau.zon, 0. Bertrand, J. P.Clement, W. Acheson, A. Mash, J. B. Stone,H. Hyland.

MurrayK. Draka.

Port CoiborneJ. C. S. Wilson, W. J. Freeman.


E. W. Mason, M. Fior, E. Yureczko.Creighton

R. H. Brooks, H. PIlon, 0. W. Simpson, T.J. Mulligan, E. Kiviaho, N. L. MacDonald,A. Difilippo.

GaronV. Devuono, J. Donnelly, R. Jack.

HuronianE. R. Went.

ConistonW. Curlook, P. Hrycay, C. J. Fortier, J.

Storozuk, A. Desloges, B. Comacthlo, 0.Comacchlo, G. Visentin, E. Polrier, 5. 0.Smith, P. Marcon, E. Bray, H. W. Bassett,R. Lemieux, F. Lalonde, M. Citko, M. Boni, B.Drill, L. Gauthier, F. Spencer, E. Levesque,M. Girolametti, A. Sabourin, E. Zanatta.

Copper CliffL. Lewis, G. Montesi, F. Stedman, R. Dop-

son, W. Hodgins, 0. Leclair, J. Frost, J.Hudson, A. Mel, T. A. Fraser, J. T. McNeil.R. Canapini, A. Uguccionl, W. J. Gegear, 0.E. Zinkle, J. Bowers, F. Bowers, J. J. CuUen,W. E. Boyle, H. F. Cobbold, L. Hamilton, J.Shrigley, J. Hradowy, J. A. Lineham, A.Godfrey, F. Morelli, W. M. Buchan, G. BlondEE. Mossey, A. Yandon, A. Antonioni, L.Barbro, 0. Lalonde, F. J. Morrow, J. Bowers,W. J. Bray, W. Rogers, D. Silvestri, W. Fez,0. Salo, T. Harkins, E. Wright, M. E. Somers,J. T. Gennings, C. Parker, D. 0. O'Reilly, W.H. Latanville.

Copper RefineryR. Mornan.

Port ColborneR. A. Hughes, A. L. Weaver, E. C. Grace,

G. C. Beck, W. A. Duke, C. E. Wolfe, D.Concessi, H. Toole, A. Godin, H. A. Houses',J. J. Weedmark, F. R. Dobson, T. Petroff, J.1.. Spencer, T. Simmons, A. Willett, L. R. Pew,E. H. Cooke, A. M. Lewis, W. Mahagan, F.R. Hammond, L. Crumb, A. Byng, F. Godak.A. Concessi, A. T. Mathew, T. Lee, W. MC-Donald, J. Emburgh, J. A. Maclntyre, J.Byng, I. Royal, V. A. Lynden, J. Norton, F.Boggio, A. Ernburgh, T. Christie, 0. Sale, J.Warren, H. Beck, W. K. Crabbe, P. Davidson,J. Ewasnik, G. Worthington, C. Daubney, W.Eden, R. Karpinchik, G. F. Hall, L. R. MC-Gratten, J. N. Williams.


A. Wilson, J. W. Dixon, B. Peterson, C.Cayen, B. Moore, H. Gascon, L. Maley.

Junior Rod and Gun Club Enthusiastic at Levack

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Inco Club, Sudbury, defeated YMCA in the playoff for the Nickel Belt "B" badminton championship. Here's the Lineup of thevictorious team: front row, Marg Cong-him, Irene Ranta, Dorothy Purvis, Hattie McCrea, Marj Jones, Eileen Van Allen; baek row,Ray Peratto, Joe Matte, Chick McDonald, Jim Harrower, Jim Kuznlar, Kay Chalette, In the battle for the "A" group championshipInco Jets lost in the finals to the powerful YMCA senior team.

Frood-Stobie W. M. Burns, W. C. Walker, S. Floreani, A. Henderson, H. L. Vandyke, J. Archibald, R.

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Cayen, J. A. Ressel, R. p. Charsley, E. Weloski, W. G. Patterson, F. Diseher, J. H. Seale, B. Welyhouski, G. G. Condie, G. Cam-W. Wirta, A. Roy, 0. Obumsawin, G. Iosset, Gagnon, J. Werstiuk, F. Revais, S. Chorney, milletti, J. Tincombe, W. O'Brien, F. Lumiey,A. Simond, W. F. Stephenson, S. Burke, J. J. Bromczeski, I. Baronowski, X. Lalonde, M. G. Visentin, W. McNeice, Sr., C. Tuttle, A. M.Githa, 0. E. Penman, G. Vairo, J. H. Randall, Rewak, S. Kulikowskl, A. Davie, L. Jeffrey, Peura, R. Bell, P. Allesandro, F. Falcioni, A.0. L. Dunsmore, W. Stevens, F. B. Learned, W. Hollongo, J. A. Farnel, T. Fitzgerald, P. Mossey, L. Sleaver, G. Deluca, H. Spad1ng.H. J. Cullen, D. Henry, E. Mousseau, F. Brozcrak, A. Glibbery, M. Martinello, M. N. F, Meaden, A. Zillo, K. Harkin.s, D. Kyrc,Pegoraro, J. Zoporynuik, J. Suoranta, Tessier, D. J. Kidd, W. Quesnel, M. Slywczuk, L. Brooks, F. Stek1sa, J. Davidson, M.Olink, E. Haldin, L, Relf, W. Lilnamaa, F. E. Johnson, L. Piotto, P. Ungurian, N. Pestr- Pakkala, P. Veccia, R. Spencer, S. A.Luopa, H. Leblanc, A. V. Stone, W. F. Gilbert, zelony, J. Bloemmen, Y. Szetegej, M. Gervais, Crandall.W. F. Thorburn, H. Poirier, E. Mulcahey, G. W. McLaughlin, W. Wasyenko, B. Bachorskl, MurrayPassi, F. Somrak, W. Wroblewski, F. Cavarson, F. Argentin, H. J R. H. Towns, J. Perttula, A. Legault.

Stoker, A. Blake, L. Visentin, G. de Marchi, Crean HillCreightonN. Melynk, W. Conlon, A. Ladurante, E. W. M. Vaananen.

J. Poutanen, 0. Chevrier, B. Cayen, J. Albert, L. F. Cresswell, A. Trepanier, ). Port ColborneTreasure, F. Semeniuk, F. Milligan, R. Hladki, W. Dejneka. G. Woronczak, E. Royer, C. E. Neff, C.Stephenson, H. Farrell, V. Galipeau, L. Mc-Laughlin, N. Wolos, W. Wikman, I. Zagar, Copper Cliff Start, E. Bilodeau, A. Marko, L. Roy, G.Perry, W. Mew, J. G. McKelvie, J. Makare-J. B. Smith, A. Koskela, W. Holopalnen, T. R. Clark, D, Stickles, H. A. Smith, I. wich, W. Page, L. Donnelly, J. Romanovitch,Starkey, A. E. Emblin, J. E. Devonshire, Uusitalo, P. Muraska, K. Deacon, Y. Maki, W. Wegrich, C. R. Howard, A. C. Harvie, A.Thomas, M. Majnarich, P. Franceschini, A.Lapointe, L. P. Verilli, R. Truszkoski, M R. H. Waddington, N. Langevin, J. Johnston, Shewchuk, J. Ceply, F. C. Prosser, W. Nicoli-Bello, F. Pentney, A. Barbe, E. Cretzman, L, Jennings, E. Valade, A, Salo. J. A. Butler, chuk, L. A. Hobbs, W. Sands, P. Kettle, R.

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E Mumford, A. Zanier, 0. Malmberg, A turi, T. B Tunney, W. Muraska, E. A. niuk, D. Cowper, G. Maskaluk, J. Paul, J.McI.eod. Saunders, A, Beltrame, A. Foisey, S. D. Clarke, J. Cook, B. Klukach, M. Cosby, F.

Gemmell, G. Zilio, L. E. Ade, A. Wuori, W. R. Hoyle, A. Korikos, P. Turchan, A. Paloczy,Levack Phillips, G. Mitchell, G. Robb, Y. Vesanen, E. R. English, T, Charchyna, G. R. Cowper,

W. Puro, A. G. Armstrong, Y. Leino, A. J. D. Fitzgerald, 5, Barluk, A. Giardini, W. F. Tamas, J. Audler, A. McIntyre, L. Foresi,Affi, J. Smith, F. Leach, A. Tuomi. Alder, J. Davidson, L. Paul, E. Ronchini, D. R. Cochrane, G. Strong, C. A. Lynden, E.

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'"Badminton Title for this Inco Club Team

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Here, for sure, is the nerve centre of Inco ing a large block of power may be startedoperations in the Sudbury District. This is at any point in the Inco system without anthe power system operator's control room at okay from the operator here. With his Inti-Copper Cliff. Its switches control the re- mate knowledge of all plant operations andceipt and distribution of all power used by their relative importance, he either calls forthe Company at all its mines and plants in extra power from one of the sources or, ifthe area. Connected with this little roomare nine incoming and outgoing feeder lines it's a peak period, adjusts the system load toat 115,000 and 30,000 volts, 25 cycle, and nine take care of the new demand. Following aat 115,000 and 44,000 volts, 60 cycle, period of power failure, all major installa-

No big motor or other equipment draw- tions must have his permission to start up

again, and in times like that his three tele-phones dance a wild jig all over his desk.

His job calls for coolness and fast think-ing In an emergency, and he must be onthe mental alert every minute of his shift,scanning the big panel of meters before him.

The control room has recently been re-modelled; it Is sound-proofed and air-condi-tioned. The operator on shift when thispicture was taken was George Condie.

Receives Oil Painting of His Shop Jack ThompsonNow on Pension

As a boy of less than 16, back in Scotland,Jack Thomrson walked three miles in themorning to his job, worked 9'. hours, walkedhome for his supper, and then went. to techni-cal school at night. His pay ws $1.50 aweek. After two years he had saved upenough money to buy a bicycle, and countedhimself a fortunate young man indeed.

Fifty years later Jack Thompson is stillcounting his blessings, not the le:st of

I which, he thinks, is the retirement systemwhich guarantees his security and comfortin the days of leisure which lie ahead forhim. A man doesn't really start to ap-preciate the retirement system until he'saround the 60-year niark," Jack told theTriangle. A younger man doesnt thinkenough cf those things. But when he reaches60 and wonders what's to become of him,lie suddenly realizes what a wonderful thingit is the way the Company has provided forhis future. Just as he starts to worry aboutsecurity, he finds he has nothing to worryabout. I hope you'll print what Tm saying.I don't know of a finer or fairer companyto work for."

It was at Buckhaven, in Fyfeshire, Scot-land, that Jack was born on March 31, 1881.Those were the days of sail, and Jack's father,a deep sea fisherman, was often gone three

i or four months at a stretch on voyages

Power Control Room Operational Nerve Centre

On his retirement, Jack Thompson left) was presented with an oil painting of theInco blacksmith shop at Copperr Clift, over which he presided for many years. Thepainting was done by a gifted young artist, B. Bartolucci (centre), a blacksmith shopemployee. At the right is W. J. Eipley, master mochanfc of smelters who made thepresentation at the italian Hall. Jack also received an easy chair and a Gladstone bags further expresslonø of the great esteem In which he wa. held.

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which took him as far north as the Shetlaridand Orkney Islands. A few times Jack wentwith him, on shorter trips, but the sea hado lure for him and at the age of 14 he

became an apprentice in Davey Peters'sblacksmith shop. Then came the job withHenry Balf our and Co. at Leven, three miiesfrom home. He worked there five years asan apprentice and two years as a journey-mn, after which he went to Glasgow. About

year later he was on the ocean, bound forpeterborough, Ont., to join a friend who hadworked beside him in Scotland.

Jack first arrived in Copper Clifi In 1911to work at the smelter as a blacksmith. In1917 he broke his service, a move whichnow seems to have been a very foolish one,but he was back in 1918, eventually was pro-moted to shop foreman, and was in chargeof the Inco smithy until his retirement. Hehad the splendid credited service record of33 years and 5 months.

Although he is quick to admit his dmira-tion of modern fabricating methods and thewonderful things which can be done withelectric welding, he can't suppress a yearn-ing for the old days. "You never see a manput a weld in the fire any more," he sayswith regret. "It's .dl steel castings, andplastic rings, and theres hardly even a pickto sharpen these days"

Jack was married in Copper Cliff in 1912t Christina Johnson, whom he had known InBcotlafld, and who died In 1939. He rernar-rted In 1945, his bride being Bernice Collinso Massey. He has bought a cosy littlehome at Massey, with lots of room out backfor a garden, and will settle down there thisgutnmer. Next year, if all goes well, he andMrs. Thompson will take a trip to the auldtand, where four of his sisters reside.

A host of good wishes from all his matesto this happy veteran as, sound In healthizid contented in mind, he steps Into retire-ment!

When You PlantTrees or Shrubs

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Of lively interest at this time of year arethe following valuable tips from Inco's Ag- 'L 'rdn1tural Dept. on how to handle new treesftXd shrubs:

1. Put them In a shady place and coverthe roots with moist soli, or put the roots In 7•(tub of water in a sheltered place and leaveuntil you have the holes dug ready for A sure sign of spring is a strange malady which Invariably attacks a percentage ofplanting, the population. The victims are not necessarily what would be called dyed-In-the-wool

2. Plant In the evening if possible. fishermen, and their attack may be cured by only one treatment. They are the smelt3. Dig holes deep enough so that a shovel seekers. Along about such a time as last April 19, when the silvery little beauties were

full of good garden loam can be put In the reported to be running at Algoma and on the Manitoulin, to cite specific Instances,boLom, and large enough so that the roots these people become Imbued with a desire transcending all others. They take off withCan be spread out in natural form, cans and nets and rubber boots, they find the p1ae where the water teems with the

4. CAUTION: Well-rotted manure can be object of their desires, even though it may tike them most of the night to locate it,PiBeed in the bottom of the hole if it is well and they fill their reeepta.cles to overflowing with smelts. Then they go home and giveCovered with soil, but do not put manure or' them to their friends. The picture shows an ardent smeltman, Bill Armstrong of Cop-Iertthzer of any kind next to the roots, per Cliff, gazing with undisguised affection upon his first netting of wriggling morsels

5. Observe the soil mark on your tree or from a creek near Kagawong. On the rlg'ht is Doe Newburn, sage of the Island.hriib. This indicates how deeply it was1aflted In the nursery. Plant your tree so at least once a week until after the heat of were the best in the playoffs. Members of

tI this mark is covered about one inch. the summer is past. his team were Harry Narasnek, E. Hreljac, J,6. When you place your tree or shrub in 13. In the fall you might mulch around Szendry, and M. Hreljac.

the hole, put a shovel full of good loam, well each tree or shrub with some rotted manure.bruken up, around the roots; then partly fill THE MORNING AFTELtth the soil dug from the hole.

Before filling any more, pack the soil Creighton ralkes Two revellers in a bar were discussing life."I had the funniest dream last night," said.horoughly around the roots, using your heel. I

one, "I dreamed that suddenly about a8. Pour a pail of water into the hole, and Inter-League T'itle F thousand little men were dancing on top ofI it Soak in.my body. They had pink caps and green suits9. Fill the rest of the hole, leaving a

dtprpssion around the tree or shrub that will Inco inter-league bowling honors for the and funny red boots that curled up in thehold at least half a pail of water. 1951-52 season were won by a team represent- front."

10. Go back within a day or two and thor- ing the Creighton loop. Other lineups in "Yes," agreed the other, "and there was a°hly pack the soil again, the annual battle of the stars at the Inco tinkly little bell at the toe of each of the

ii. If pOssible stake your trees, using an Club in Sudbury were Frood-Stobie, Garson, boots,"Ofl rod or a 1'.-in. square wooden stake, and Copper Cliff, "How do you know that?' said the first

Ti With a twisted rag or wire through a Bob Seawright paced the Creighton team reveller in surprise.D'ce of hose to prevent injury tø the tree, to its ti'iumph with a five-game total of 1,296, 'There are a couple of them still sitting

2. Thoroughly water each tree or shrUb including a 362 single, Both these scores on your shoulder," said the other.

Lo! The Smeitman Cometh

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MAY, 1952

W. E. Gillespie Life Can Be So Topsy-Turvy!Electrical Supt.

For 25 YearsHad W. E. Gillespie remained with the

Company from the date of his first em-ployment until his recent retirement, heWould have piled up a service record ofalmost 50 years,

In 1902, at the age of 16, he worked as ascale boy at the West Smelter In CopperCliff, weighing ore for the bla..st furnacesas the men pushed it away In wheelbarrowsJust 25 years later he succeeded J. B. Mc-Carthy as electrical superintendent of Inco.Eafly this year, when he reached pensionage with credited service of over 40 years,it was announced by Vice-President R. L.Beattie that he would be retained by theCompany in a consulting capacity on spe-cial projects.

Born on Dec. 28, 1886, at Nipissing, nearNorth Bay, Evered Gillespie attended schoolat Callendar. When his parents moved toCopper Cliff he landed that first job at thesmelter, but it came much too soon in lifefor him to think of staying put. He wentto work for a brick company in Sudbury,setting bricks, then caine bck to the smelteras an oiler in the steam plant. His destinystarted to take shape when he wa trans-ferred to the electrical department a..s anapprentice. By 1909 he had his papers andwas off to British Columbia as an electricianon a power development north of Vancouver.He returned to Inco in 1911, thIs time forkeeps.

From Copper Cliff in 1916 he was trans-ferred to Creighton as chief electrician, andthere he remained until 1920 when he tookleave of absence to attend the Bliss Schoolof Electrical Engineering in Washington,D.C. On completion of his course Incoposted him to Port Colborne where he wasIn charge of the change-over from steam tohydro-eleetric power, and the Installation ofthe first electrolytic units.

When he returned to Copper Cliff in 1927it was as electrical superintendent of theCompany. They told him he'd have a yearto look around and get acquainted with hisnew job but within a month the construc-tion program started to roil and Its beengoing almost steadily ever since. The electri-cal department's first big special assignment,In addition to regular operations, was re-building the transmission line from CopperCliff to High Falls. Then came instailationof the new hoisting plant at Frood Mine,followed by letting of the Fraser-Brace con-tract for the power plant at Big Eddy. Thencame construction of the new mill andsmelter at Copper Cliff, and things werereally humming.

Of ail the remarkable jobs handled byhis department, and they have been many,installation of the big mill is the one inwhich Evered takes the most pride. Thistype of equipment was new to him and hismen, and the electrical hookup was a highlycomplicated assignment, but they took it intheir stride. Over the years they have wona reputation for laying out and engineeringtheir own construction work. They arealso well-known for their ingenuity in handl-ing major rebuilding job€ in their own shopsinstead of shipping equipment back to themanufacturer for this work, thus avoidinglong and costly delays.

The retired superintendent is inclined todeprecate his own part in this distinguishedrecord: 'Without advice and help I havebeen given, I could never have carried onthe work." His men will have an answerfor that modest remurk, but they will aisoappreciate his tribute to them,

Evered Was married in 1929 to Miss Arethusa

RJ platinum tresses tossing wildly and a gthnaee of agonized anticipation distort-ing his cIasIc features Leon "The Mad Ruan" Kirllenko Is seen here about to hitthe canvas with a thud that shook the Kremlin. Adniliilgtering thIs callous treatmentto the Pride of Pefrograd Ii Luther Lindsay, classy young Negro who has a great foJIowngamong Inco Club wrestllng fans. When Leon got the decision in a flukey ending tothe bitter brawl, the crowd roared for revenge for Luther, but the canny Kirilenko wasvery cagey about agreeing to a return match, and it looks as if Promoter Larry Kasabosklwill eventually have to agree to force a grudge mateh between these two matman. Howold Larry will hate that! The Inco Club wrestjthg cards are still one of Sudbury's topentertainment attractions.

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