Fisherman's Feast

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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.

Five MethodsUsed by IncoUnderground

When mining was started in the Sudburydistrict 67 years ago the ore deposits wereopened on a small scale and mining methodsccnformed to a general pattern of small opencast pits , followed by open stopes as miningwas extended below the pits . The openstoping methods used were heading-and-

In certain cases abench and shrinkage ., •. 'itype of cut-and-fill mining was used with l

drywall tramways and drywall chutes in thee;fill. As the mines were deepened, a general) .

-.ai itt fill d n ng,square-se mchange to cu -and- anwas effected, and these methods became;standard for mining the higher grade oresof the district. With the improvement of lmetallurgical practice and the developmentof low-cost bulk mining methods, recoveryof the lower grade ores became economicallyfeasible. Blasthole and caving methods areused to mine these low grade ores.

The methods of mining now employed atInco mines are square-set, cut-and-fill,shrinkage, blasthole, and induced caving.Blasthole and square-set methods are usedat Frood-Stobie, square-set and caving atCreighton, blasthole at Murray, shrinkage,cut-and-fill, and square-set at Garson, andblasthole and square-set at the Levack mine.

A $115 Suggestion Plan cheque was"found" money for Guy Felicioni, of theblacksmith shop welding department. Hedropped his suggestion on the welding ofcrushing plant scalper screens in the boxand eventually forgot all about it. In themeantime his idea was placed under testby the Company , found practical, and anaward determined. The man shown abovewith the $115 grin is Guy, and on the rightis his foreman, Syd Stone.

INCO 'r2IAN CL E September, 1953

"Oi Be Hundred-and-Four"

Nickel News, magazine of the Mond Nickel Company, Inco subsidiary in the BritishIsles, hails Tom Lloyd of Cardiff , Wales, as "the oldest living Company pensioner". Inits July issue The News reports : "Tom is now 104, and can carry on a bright andinteresting conversation, although he jokingly says he has given up cycling as his legsget tired . He came all the way from Cardiff with his daughter , seen on his right in thephotograph, to join in the Coronation Dinner given to all pensioners and pensioners'widows at Clydaoh." Dr. Ramsey , superintendent of the Clydach refinery , is seen chattingto the veteran and other old stalwarts . The picture was taken by the South WalesEvening Post.

The choice of stoping methods at each ofthe mines is determined by conditionspeculiar not only to the individual mine, butalso to the particular areas and horizons of

rock pressure. In each instance these factorshave a bearing on the stoping method whichis selected.

host rock have been weakened by faulting.and movement; the depth below surface; theinecessity to minimize subsidence and control

each mine: the size and shape, attitude,composition, and grade of the orebody; theinherent physical properties of the host rock;the extent to which both the ore and the

stope areas, as well as to recover remnants

roe are wea, cut-and- w ere a wak fill throck may be weak but the ore itself strong.r IDThe square-set method is also used to re-cover vertical and horizontal pillars in filled

set method is used where both ore and wallk h 11'

Square-set and cut-and-fill methods areused 1-to obtain complete extraction witha minimum of dilution of the higher gradeores and 2-to minimize caving and sub-sidence of the overlying ground. The square-

of ore left in stopes or in the fringes of ore - ELECTED PRESIDENTj bodies that have been worked by other

1I methods. Ralph D. Parker has been elected presidentThe shrinkage method is used in the of Canadian Nickel Company Limited, Inco's

smaller, steeply dipping orebodies where the subsidiary which conducts its exploration andore and wall rock are strong and where the prospecting program, of which he has beenconditions are such that a minimum of ore vice-president and a director since May, 1952.

loss and dilution can be expected from use He came to International Nickel in 1928

of this method. from McIntyre Porcupine Mines, becomingsuperintendent of Creighton Mine. In 1935

Blasthole and caving methods are applied he was appointed general superintendent ofto the bulk mining of lower grade ores in the mining and smelting division and inthe new underground mine developments. December 1947, to the additional post of

assistant vice-president of the Company.Since joining Inco he has had world wide

It we lose our hbt riles. it a 11 be because eosperience in the search for and examina-we abandon them. - Dr. Vsnnevar Bush. , ton of nickel occurrences.

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"Luck of the draw" brought Triangle into personal touch

during the past month with these fine Inco families, and it

was a pleasure , as always , to meet them: ( 1) Mr. and Mrs.

"Paully" Duchene tFrood-Stobie) with Jackie, 2, and Jean-

Paul, 9 mos. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Russel Beauchamp (Port Col-

borne) with Kevin, 5, Mark, 3, and Nancy, 1 month. ( 3) Mr.

and Mrs. Buster Martel (Copper Cliff Concentrator) with

Carolyne, 5, and Judy Lynn, 6 weeks. (1) Mr. and Mrs. Bob

Ludgate (Levack) with Ian, 16 mos. (5) Mr. and Mrs. Orest

Andrews (General Office, Copper Cliff) with Roberto, 6, and

Billy, 3. (6 ) Mr, and Mrs. Jim Smith, (Creighton) with Jim

Jr., 20, and Ken, 12. (7) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Angove (Coniston)

with Keith, 11, Jimmy, 7, David, 7 mos., and Janet, 9.

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Eight members of the Propbusters Club line up behind their planes prior to a big Sunday night meet . They are Ray Rouleau,Chris Mathers , Don Bush , Albert Potvin , Barry Durant, Bill Nolan, Brian Burnette , and John Austin . The club boasts a total of 19members and is considered the largest and most active In Northern Ontario.

Chris Mathers lets a helicopter take off from his hand , powered by a "jet" engine.

of Coniston Smelter, who is ably assisted in

Model AircraftClubatSudburyNorth's Biggest

Model aircraft enthusiasts can be seen inaction almost any night of the week whenthe weather is right, at a small flying fieldadjoining the ninth tee at the Sudbury GolfClub. There the Sudbury Propbusters Clubholds forth with models of all shapes andsizes.

Although it is only four months old, theclub's 19 members have already won it thedistinction of being the largest and mostactive model aircraft organization in North-ern Ontario . Its president is Bert Potvin,

Ray Rouleau installs an engine in his Mustang fighter . The Mustang Is one of the Bert Potvin ruefully collects the shatteredlarger planes in the club and is capable of hitting speeds up to 80 miles per hour. ^ remnants after a crash.

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Johtniy.LeoneWas Best ScoutJohn Leore, 13-year-old son of Ned Leore

of Frood-Stobie, was named Best Scout at theannual Sudbury District Scout camp thisyear at Windy Lake, near Levack.

It was the first year John had attendedthe camp but his scoutmaster, Phil Fletcherof Frood-Stobie, said he carried out his dutiesof patrol leader like a veteran.

"He showed character, resourcefulness andgood spirit," he said, "and was an easy choicefor the award."

In addition, John and the six othermembers of his patrol won the Best Patrolaward over seven others. With him in thewinning patrol were his brother Henry,Gordon Sage, Doug Adolph, Allan Tennyson,Tony Fellbaum and David Lewis. Patrolswere judged on their work and initiative

^r̂ . around the camp and on their participationin Scoutcraft and games.

Three-Man Team for Take-offsThese three work together as a team to start their aircraft . Brian Burnette handles

the control reel , Chris Mathers holds the plane until it is ready to take off, and BillNolan , whose father Earle is a chemist In the control lab at Copper Cliff, acts as starter.

coaching the members by five other Inco men,John Austin and Percy Edmonds of CopperRefinery, Bill Peacock and Marcel Cayen ofCreighton, and Jerry Lacelle of Copper CliffSmelter. A large percentage of the organiza-tion's plane owners are boys under 18 yearsof age.

Sunday is the big show night for the club,and the handful of spectators who line thesnow fence which cuts off the flying area seemore than 50 aircraft go through their paces

The gas-powered models are the babies thatbring out the crowd. They clip along atspeeds up to 80 miles per hour and supplya bag of thrills in the short 10-minute periodthey are airborne. The motors are about thesize of a man's fist and produce approxi-mately half a horsepower at 15 000 revolu-,tions a minute.

"All you need to keep it ticking is a smallquarter-gallon can of fuel and an eye-dropper," Percy Edmonds of Copper Refinery, tN

The different types of models range from explained. "Then you have to have toughsmall gliders to speedy gasoline-powered ! fingers to stand the cracks a prop givesfighters. There are "jet" powered helicopters them when it kicks over as you attempt toand the "old-fashioned" elastic-driven air- start it."craft. One of the most popular models as far as

Bert says the organization is open to any-' the fans are concerned is a small helicopterone who knows something about modelI which is powered by two "jet" engines. Theplanes. His only advice is to bring along a jets" burn a special type of fuel which ex-handful of propellers. "You'll find they come, plodes out the rear of the cylinder andin handy." supplies the thrust that spins the copter's

Model planes work on the same aerodynamic I rotor. When the fuel is spent - it is goodprinciple as real aircraft and are capable; for about two minutes - the rotor loses itsIof going through any type of acrobatic In thebook. A good model flyer can make his craftloop, barrel roll, perform wing overs, slip,spin and drop down for a perfect three-pointlanding.

Although the construction of the aircraftIs quite simple, John Austin, of Copper Re-finery, says it is the most important phase

speed and drops the craft lightly to theground.

The flight of gasoline-powered aircraft iscontrolled by means of a thin steel wirewhich is connected to the ailerons andelevator and manipulated on the ground bythe flyer. The amount of tension on thewire sends the plane into its aerobatics and

John was one of a few Scouts selected toattend the camp four days early to help putup the tents and prepare the camp site. Hehas been scouting for 18 months.

More than 50 Scouts from Sudbury, Copperof model flying. ' is regulated by a hand-held reel. If the line Cliff, Garson, Coniston, New Sudbury, Lock-

"It must be strong to stand the stress of is allowed to go slack - which Bill Peacock erby, Gatchell and Minnow Lake attendedflight and rough landings and have a balance of Creighton Mine says is one of the big the 10-day camp.that will allow it to be manoeuvered at the! hazards in model flying - the aircraft pitches [ Jonn is a grandson of Dr. Harry Feldhans,slightest touch into aerobatics. When you out of control and crashes to the ground. who retired on Inco pension in 1948 afterconsider that the entire plane is made of light J The club has seen its share of crack ups' over 36 years' service.balsa wood and covered with flimsy Japanese but members touch wood when they say nonetissue, you can easily see why it is necessary have been of a serious nature. The most LADY, YOU 'RE LYIN'!to follow construction plains closely so as to serious have consisted of broken props and The door to door salesman stared doubt-get the maximum possible strength Into the! wings or loose undercarriage. No motors; fully at the formidable-looking animal lyingmodel." have been smashed and no planes have 1 on the step.

John explained that he gets best results shaken loose from their controls to lead the ( 'What breed is your dog?" he asked theby scaling up his drawings to their full size, owner on a merry chase across the country-,little old lady.and acquainting himself with the plans side. "I don't quite know," she said. "My brotherbefore he starts building. In that way you're - - 'ent it to me from Africa.",sure of sturdy construction, he said. DAMPENED A RDOR "Well," said the salesman, hesitatingly,

He also emphasized that the covering, tissue: "3fy by friend kept me standing in the the queerest dog I've over seen."be doped a number of times to make it taut rain for an hour before he proposed." The old lady nodded in agreement andand add a certain amount of strength to thef "What did you You <1,ould have seen it before I outplane. I This is so sodden," its mano off."

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A group representative of all employees at the mine gathered for a brief presentationceremony at which popular Andy Cain received a handsome decanter and set of glassesfrom Ernie Conroy on behalf of everybody at Garson . Left to right , watching the presenta-tion , are Ray Beech , Jock Maelver , Ray Gresham , Jack Donnelly, George Seeker, MelYoung, Lee Pletzer, Walter Coulis, Dan Patching , Ed. Mills, George Sullivan, andSuperintendent Norman Wadge.

ANDY CAIN HELPED TO SINKSEVEN OF INCO'S MINE SHAFTS

gItalian spices. I usually try to get enoughroosters to put up 15 jars," Mrs. Pella said.

"I like my recipe for putting up dill pickles,too. It is what they call Polish style. I put

put at the 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki.Although he didn't finish first, Roy says if hehad had his mother's cooking in Finland itmight have given him a couple of moreinches on his discus try.

Besides the mushroom appetizer andpeaches, Mrs. Pella also preserves pears,Italian plums, crabapples, dill pickles, onions,peas, beans, tomatoes, beets, cherries. straw-berries, spinach, raspberries and roosters.

The roosters come in handy for spaghettidishes.

"I got the idea of preserving roosters a fewyears ago after I bought a large number froma farmer. I save the legs, breasts and wingsand mix them in a special sauce of onesliced onion, a couple of spoon-fulls of oliveoil a arlic three or four tomatoes and some

The eldest son. 23-year -old Roy, attendsthe University of Michigan and is home onlyduring the summer months . Roy distinguish-ed himself as an outstanding athlete byrepresenting Canada in the discus and shot-

three or four carrots and six small onions intoeach jar with the cucumbers and add Italianspices to make it tasty."When she first started preserving Mrs.

Pella confesses that it cost her almost asmuch money as she saved through canningto replace the jars that cracked in the boiler.

"It's not bad now, though," she says, "since

9It was the spring of 1905 , and Andy Cain, Andy was married at Cobalt in 1913 to ^ .- 'had handled the log drive from the head of Charlotte Mills. They have four sons, allMoon Lake down to the Blind River mill. He ! living near Niagara Falls, where Andy willwas on his way home to Pontiac village, on reside with Mrs. Cain.the Ottawa River, when at North Bay heI A full day's work for a day's pay was Andyheard fresh news out the boom at Cobalt. Cain's creed, and he was faithful to it. He'Like a bee for honey tie headed north to , will also be remembered by all who workedadventure, and from that day on he was at with him for his quiet sense of humour andheart a mining man. his witty expressions. That his retirement

His first real mining job was helping sink will be a long and comfortable one is the wishthe shaft at Coniagas . Its dimensions , 7 x 11 ! of all his associates at Inco, who held himft., seemed pretty big to him then , but in the in the highest esteem.years that lay ahead of him they were to,grow tiny by comparison. The first manhe helped on onet the two big piston drillsused in sinking the e shaft was Charlie Caesar . ►►►I""""LLLLL

rs• Tony Pella

who later also became a well-known Incoworker .

! Justly FamousAndy came out of the Cobalt camp in 1917with hankerin Southern Ontariof Hega or .put in six years with the provincial hydrosystem on canal work at Niagara Falls, and For Preservesthen followed other construction work. Butby 1933 the call of the North was too in- Slice six big tomatoes and mix them withsistent to be denied, and Andy headed back I seven dried green peppers, two sliced onions,to the work he really enjoyed. He signed three garlic buds and four large spoons ofon with Inco and worked as a driller at, mazola oil. Then pour the mixture over anFrood until he was transferred to the sinking' equal quantity of mushrooms, boil for 2'zcrew at Creighton No. 5 Shaft., to 3 hours and you have an appetizer that

Andy became one of Inco's shaft experts, ! goes down in Mrs. Tony Pella's book as herworking on the sinking of Creighton No. 5 favorite preserve. It makes exactly 15 fulland No. 6, Levack No. 2, Garson No. 2 and jars.extensions, Murray No. 1. and Frood-Stobiel The mushroom appetizer is only one of 16No. 7 and No. 8. His last assignment before' recipes Mrs. Pella uses each fall to put upretiring on pension was in Garson No. 2, more than 350 jars of preserves. When thewhich, at 4,222 ft., Is now the deepest single- Triangle paid her a visit this month, shelife shaft in the Company's operations. The was canning peaches, of which she does atdeepest point in an Inco mine, of course, is least 100 jars.at Creighton, 5.562 feet, but it is reached' "That might sound like a lot of pre-through two shafts. serves," she said, "but I have a house of big

In half a century of work, only once was eaters to look after. We couldn't afford toAndy away from his job for a long period pay the grocery bill otherwise, And they're- and it took a bout of typhoid fever to lay fussy, too. Everything has to be just so-so,"him low. Last year he got the first hint that the laughed,

'I found out that different preserves requiredifferent periods of boiling, and I don't letthe water get too hot or leave the jars in toolong."

For instance, the peaches, pears, Italianplums, crabapples, peas, beans, tomatoes,rooster, strawberries and spinach are left inthe boiler for 15 minutes. The dill pickles,onions and raspberries get five minutes, themushroom appetizer gets 25 minutes and thebeets 20. The cherries are sealed withoutgoing into the boiler in order to preservethe flavor.

"I don't know how much money I save byputting up preserves," she said, "but it is notas much now as it was two summers ago whenwe had our big garden. It used to be 45 by55 feet but Tony built a new house for us onthe property and cut the garden space to 12by 45. We still get lettuce, tomatoes, cu-cumbers, peas, beans, spinach, carrots, onionsand parsnip from the garden but not nearlyas much as we need. I buy most of myhe was slowing up when the good old-i Heading the list of "big eaters" is her, vegetables at the niarket now."

fashioned remedies failed to cure him of husband Tony. who works in the Copper Cliff But whether her vegetables come from hera heavy cold and he had to go around to thickener station. There are three children own garden or the market, it's a safe betDoc Kirk for a needle. At the time of his at home, Bobbie, 15. Dianna, 13, and nine- that Mrs. Pella's preserves will always beretirement he was a divi.5ion f-;reman. year-old Ronnie. an experience in good eating.

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Three StacksOf Copper ClifffWorld Famous

The "plumes of prosperity" at Copper Cliffsmelter wave from the tops of three famouschimneys. Two of the huge stacks, 500 feetabove base, are the highest in the BritishCommonwealth, and the third measures 350feet.

Of the relatively few communities in theworld in which chimneys have been built 500feet or more in height, Copper Cliff alone hasmore than one of these giants.

Symbol of the strength and security of thenickel industry, the three great Inco stacksdominating the Nickel Belt skyline are aphotographic "must" for hundreds of touristsduring the summer months and an unmistak-able landmark for the steadily increasing airtraffic of the North.

One purpose of these very tall chimneys isto exhaust waste gases at an altitude wherehorizontal air currents will diffuse them andrender them harmless before they settle againto the earth. The other purpose is to furnishstrong draft for smelting operations.

The Inco stack on the left, as viewed bythe two little girls in the accompanying pic-ture, but which appears in the centre of thetrio when seen from the highway, was con-structed during the summer of 1929, requir-ing seven months and 13 days to build. Its500-foot perforated radial brick column issupported on a mass concrete foundation 10feet high. Its inside top diameter is 45 feet,its outside bottom diameter 72 feet 7%inches. Thickness of the wall at the top is17 Inches, at the bottom 54 inches. Itsweight above foundation is 15,600 tons.

The other 500-foot stack, which stands onthe right of the trio, rises from a mass con-crete foundation 54 feet high. It was con-structed in six months and 20 days of 1936.Built of concrete, it has an inside top dia-meter of 40 feet and an outside bottomdiameter of 62 feet i inch. Its wall is 8inches thick at the top and 333% inches atthe bottom. Its weight above foundation is9,000 tons.

Both the 500-foot stacks are lined withperforated radial brick and surmounted by aceramic cap anchored with monel metal bolts.At an elevation of 190 feet above foundationthere is an opening in each chimney and atest platform from which samples of gasescan be taken.

Each stack has a lightning rod system con-sisting of a series of points around theperiphery of the top and four downieadingcables grounded separately in permanentlymoist earth. The points are 7,.-inch solidcopper rods and the cable is %-inch heavystranded copper cable. The complete sys-tem is sheathed with '.s-inch sheet lead.

In the second of the accompanying picturesis a view inside one of the Copper Cliffstacks, showing the flue opening, 18 feetwide and 40 feet high, through which comegases from the smelter to pass up the chim-ney. The men standing in the corners ofthe opening provide a contrast In size.

In the bottom of each chimney is a hopper,lined with acid brick, for collecting dust de-posited by the gases.

Inco has a third 500 - foot stack at itsnickel refinery at Port Colborne.

DEAD SET ON ITDoris-When is your sister thinking of get-

ting married?Little brother-Constantly.

It is a great misfortune neither to haveenough wit to talk well nor enough judg-ment to be silent. - La Bruyere.

Paw s

WELL ON THEIR WAY - Our fishermen board ferry at Nairn,find journey across Spanish River easy pulling . Then there's9-mile trip to Lake Agnew where they park car.

HOW CAREFUL CAN YOU BE? - After 15-minute trip up LakeAgnew by boat Steve hides motor in heavy bush near shore. Hehid it so well it took 10 minutes to find on return trip.

RUGGED TRAVELLING - John Creek has to be crossed severaltimes during 6-hour trip on foot. Here boys stripped to wade deepspot with gear strapped to their backs.

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Fourth Annual Tryst at"Secret" Fishing Haunt

For the fourth consecutive summer Howard Morgan came upfrom St. Catharines last month to visit his brother-in-law, SteveKuzmaski of Copper Cliff, and to keep a sacred annual tryst attheir "secret" fishing hole in John Creek. away back in the bush.

Since the success of this annual pilgrimage over the years hadbecome legend in local fishing circles, the Triangle sent a cameraalong in hopes of recording for posterity some of the largestspeckled trout ever ogled by an angler. Photographically the ex-pedition was a success; piscatorially it was adequate but by nomeans epic, for a very sad but sufficient reason.

Bob McAndrew of Copper Cliff, who Steve said was "one of thefew who know about the secret hole" was the third fisherman inthe party.

The trio started out bright and early in ideal weather, travelledby car to Lake Agnew after taking the ferry over the SpanishRiver from Nairn, and crossed by motor boat to a point near whereJohn Creek empties into Lake Agnew. The motor was hiddenbeneath a thick growth of bush and the tough six-hour overlandjourney began.

The trip was split into four stages, allowing a brief rest aftereach 45 minutes of walking time. It was made for the most partthrough heavy bush, the men carrying only their fishing equipmentand enough food to last two days.

OFF INTO THE WILDS - The boys hit the long, long trail. Butthis is highway compared to what's in store when they tackleseldom - travelled path through dense bush.

LIKE GOOD OLD DAYS - At halfway mark trio stopped forrefreshing swim and rest . Bob said chilly stater was just like oldswimming hole of his boyhood hack in Alberta.

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Everything went according to plan. There wasn't a hitch fromthe time the trip got underway until the fishing spot was ap-proached. Kuzmaski and McAndrew were confident; the littlefears that had been gnawing at their subconscious ever since theywere there last year vanished, because at no place along the trailhad they seen any indication of intruders or usurpers.

Then the awful fact broke upon them like a tidal wave. Direct-ly in front of their "secret" fishing hole lay the dampened embersof somebody else's camp fire!

With heavy hearts they made their first casts. The worst wasonly too true. Their private hole had been fished out!

But, like the true sportsmen they are, they refused to give upthe ghost. They fished up and down that creek from 4.00 p.m.of the first day until shortly after noon of the second, taking timeout only for two meals and a one-hour nap around midnight.And when it came time to start back, they had netted a total of50 speckled trout. Only 27 were considered big enough to takehome, the rest either being thrown back into the creek or servedat meal time. No trout under 10 inches was kept.

True, no records were broken, but many an angler has gonehome with less in his creel.

The prize for the biggest catch went to Bob, who hauled out afighting 21'-pounder.

It was a lot of work, they agreed , to bring home only 27 fish.Not like the days when they could drop their lines into the holeand bring out twice that number in a few hours - and all big ones,at that. Now that the hole was no longer secret, it would not beworth the trouble of the long walk to fish it again.

When Howard left for his home in St. Catharines the boysassured him they would find another "secret" hole for next year.

KILROY WAS THERE? - Bob made sure of this 2!4-poundspeckler which , because another party had fished their "secret"hole Just ahead of them , was biggest caught on trip.

A LABOR OF LOVE - Steve was "toed" to clean enough fish for,upper. Rest of catch was cleaned, salted, rolled in cloth andpacked in haversacks for long trip home.

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NO TLME WASTED - Fishing spot reached at long last, Howardcaught first trout , measuring 10 inches. Expert casters, Steve,Bob went into action right away too.

SMILES OF SATISFACTION - Steve, Howard and Bob, withnice catch. They hooked 50 but only 27 were over 10 inches long,considered "keepers". Average was about 141/2 inches.

DELICATE AND DELICIOUS - End of perfect day as specklerssizzle in pan. "Give 'em lots of salt and butter ," says Bob, "andyou don 't have to chew - you just inhale them."

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Charley Rollins, of Maclvers, was called safe (left) at Garson, but camera shows Merle Currie, of Mills, tagged him off bag. BillAykroyd, centre, hurts for Stelmackowich at Frood-Stoble. At right, Charley Rousselie , of Bennetts, safe at Copper Cliff.

Shift Leagues,At Inco PlantsStart Playoffs

Three out of the four athletic associationleagues are now in the playoffs, and semi-,finalists have been declared in the fourth,as Inco shift ball players round out anotherseason packed with edge-of-the-seat action.

Pandkes' C . Menard and Albert McGillivray have a Bennett runner trapped betweensecond and third . Short-stop Felix Lalonde comes in to help In this Copper Cliff action.

Frood-Stobie and Levack have started theirplayoffs, while Garson is down to the finals. i^At Copper Cliff the four lineups to enter the -playoffs have been decided.

rw ^A round-robin was needed at Levack to W_determine the third and fourth place win-ners when Palumbos , Laidlaws and Legionfinished behind Town and Office with fivewins each. Laidlaws took third place bywinning both its games, while Palumboseliminated Legion for fourth place.

Dr. Al Knight, who doubles as a thirdbaseman and pitcher, and shortstop ArchieCucksey, make Town the favorite in theirplayoff series with Laidlaws. Pitcher AlexDidur and heavy-hitting Murray Hatfield look:good for the underdogs.

Office, a team which claims to have no in-,dividual stars, does boast two of the league'stop hitters, however, Don Endelman and.Gene Wrixon, who are expected to makethings rough for Palumbos in the second .'series. Palumbos counter with two of theirown stars in Yvonne "Rocket" Forget, a manwho they say can play any position on thefield, and first-baseman Bill Lord.

At Frood-Stobie, where all four teamsmake the playoffs, first-place Glagaloffs meetthird-place Stelmackowich and the defendingchampion Dunnes meet the cellar-dwellingMarcotte team of Stobie.

Glagaloffs claim one of the best pitchersin the league in Eddie Werbiski - he hurledalmost all league games - and two heavyhitters in Eldon Sloan and Bert Proulx.Stelmackowich also have a top pitcher, BillAykroyd, who will get able support againstGlagaloff from the manager himself, MattStelmackowich.

In the other series, Dunnes will have theirhands full against Marcotte. The defendingchampions have practically the same teamthat won for them last year, with MickeySmrke and Red Day providing the power at

vMills ' John Chokan hits, John Gates catches, Angus MacDonald amps,

(Continued on Page 121 LAidiaws' Alex Didur whiffs, Ernie Hilton catches, Pat Owens umps, at Levack.

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AN ALL- STAR BOARD OF STRATEGY - "He sure kicked that one around ," the bat boys are thinking as they study a badplay perpetrated during a Nickel Belt Baseball League game . The four experts , left to right , are Ronnie Rinaldi of Garson, Art Huttonof Creighton , Edwino Santi of Coniston , and Bill Doherty of Copper Cliff.

• down on us just after mid-season when web and outK

ids Who Handle the Hickory pl

hit aace, badt Islumpth ink we proved ourselves ^st

with a strong finish that won it back for

Speak minds on Who Was Best keeps. The only team that could have givenus a run for the money was Coniston andh fey ell apart at the end of the schedule.Who knows better than the bat boy how; League race this summer : t

b b ll l b i ti ki ? "a ase a c u c ngs RONNIE RINALDI, 14: Iwad with Gar- infield, and our pitching, with Bill Kasep-No fan however died in the wool or rabid son last ear when we finished in the lea ue, , y g

can possibly get as intimate a view of the ! cellar and I think that' s where we belonged . chuk rounded into shape, was the best in

players and coach as the kid who handles ! But this year it's different. We didn't belong the league . We didn't have too many hitters

the hickory, in fourth place. We should have been fight- in the .300 bracket but we had Jerry Girard

With this in mind the Triangle asked bat' ing it out with Creighton for first place, with picking up his share of hits and Kasepchukcoming through with the odd extra baseboys Edwino Santi of Coniston, Ronnie all the new players we brought in this spring.

Rinaldi of Garson, Art Hutton of Creighton There isn't a finer coach in the league than wallop. We have the best short-stop in the

and Bill Doherty of Copper Cliff to give their Normie Hann ... and who covers the short league in Johnny Baia and I pick him as

straight-from-the-shoulder no-holds-barred! field better? Take a look at Gil Benoit and ! my favorite all-around ball player. I like

opinions of the Nickel Belt Senior Baseball see what he's hitting - up near the .4001 Jack Owens from Garson, too. Another(Conti d o 15Pnue n age )mark Ev Sta les doesn't tak a ba k t. p e c sea

to any catcher in the league and our pitch-; .-

' has Keith Boyd and Copper Cliff has MooseMcQuarrie, but other than that I can't see

!them beating this club. No, sir, I think you

ing was by no means the poorest. Coniston

just have to write that fourth-place finish

GENIUS AT WORKMasterminding isn't always as tough as

some people think it is. Here Garson batboy Ronnie Rinaldi nibbles on an icecream cone while he studies the play,

the league - but Ray Muise hasn't had aspod a season as h did I tg e T bb

p s ng y ur er to

here and there. We were good enough tofinish third this year and I think with a

j break or two we could have climbed anothernotch. Creighton is tough ... I make themmy choice as the outstanding team in theleague, We got super pitching from KeithBovd - I'll ut him a ain t a h I

as we had then, with a few minor changes

oas a y wi n s on u I olloweu themo t b t Pclosely last year when they won the MonellCup. We have pretty well the same club now

EDWINO SANTI, 13: "This is my first yearb t b 'th C i

off to bad breaks."

as year. u yHalverson has done a great coaching jobsince taking over the reins in mid-seasonand his heavy hitting certainly hasn't hurt,us any. I'll take our Jim Milne as the topball player in this league and Sam Masonof Copper Cliff as my choice for an out-nelder."

ART HUTTON, 12: "A lot of people were

i uuu L Lilula capper unu can mason our

MAN OF MANY PARTSYou have to be a jack -of-all-trades to

be a top-grade bat boy. Art Huttonhustles from the dug -out to give First Aidto an injured Creighton player.

Greedy SharkAlmost NabbedHer Big Catch

There is no doubt in Mrs. Gordon Wilson'smind when it comes to naming the biggestthrill she experienced during her 10-day holi-day trip this summer to Pompano Beach,Florida, It came on a deep-sea fishing trip offthe coast when a big shark wanted to dine ona 20-pound dolphin she had hooked.

The shark followed my fish right up to theboat," she said, "and snapped at the dolphinjust as the captain gaffed it. It would havebeen awful if he had taken a bite out of itbecause it was the first big one I have ever;caught. But everybody got a big thrill out;of the shark coming so close, particularly myhusband."

With her husband Gordon, of Frood-Stobie,Mrs. Wilson made the trip with Mr. and Mrs.Wilf Moore , of Creighton . She fished once:more after her experience with the shark buther line broke when the fish she hooked doveto the bottom and tangled it in the rocks.That was "the big one that got away."

Gordon was crowned champion fisher-man of the quartet . He caught a 15-lb.snapper and an 18-lb . king-fish. Both Wilfand Mrs . Moore were also successful in catch-ing fish.

The fishing was done from a chartered"drifter" boat that takes a party out to a spotover the shoals on the edge of the gulf stream

INCO ERI.AN(;1.E September, 1953

New Legion Branch Receives Charter

Len Turner (left), president of the new Lively branch of the Canadian Legion,receives the branch's charter in a special ceremony at Queen's Athletic Field during theorganization 's provincial convention in Sudbury. Erie Burgess of St. Thomas, theLegion's national chairman, makes the presentation. In the background is Leo Troyof North Bay, regional vice-president for Northern Ontario. The Lively branch, organizedIn April, already has 35 members and will probably be one of the most active in theprovince.

and shuts off its motors. They fished as they beautiful grounds at 269 Long Lake Road.The rich beauty of Florida 's Cypress Gardens Shfilldh 'thd1 ht d h d he

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Gordan and his king -fish, Mrs.and her dolphin.

if t Leagueo pro es, ona envy, oo. [^1

"It was definitely the most beautiful sight\tsa rt PlayoffsI have ever seen in my life. It's simply a J Ll.

e er wt e ig - an p r aps a as if f i 1 t

(Continued from Page 10)1They even have rare tropical pants grow- the plate and Angus MacDonald doing most

ing in surroundings which reproduce their of the mound work. Manager Al Marcottenative jungle homes. And they all grow as 1 helps his own cause at shortstop and Leorankly on the cypress at the gardens as they Hranuk provides the long ball.

fairyland of nature," she said.11

Warehouse was showing the way in theCopper Cliff shift league at final writingwith all wins and no losses. Flyers weresecond, Forth were third and Machine Shop

ittl th fed n e ourth playoff spot. There are"The gardens are located on a number of seseven teams in the league.islands and you cross from one to the other,

on small rustic bridges. You see trees clothed Warehouse swept through the league onin huge jungle-creepers with fantastic leaves. the strength of heavy slugging by Joe Sauve,

"They say you have to spend a year down j Yacker Flynn and Tommy Acheson. Tony

no on the jungle trees of their own Iands.They have tree ferns from Australia, pothosfrom the Solomon Islands, the monstera ofMexico and the philodendrons of SouthAmerica, as well as scores of native trees.

there to realize the true beauty of the place.Florida has a 12 month flower period andeach flower has its own particular seasonfor blooming. It gives the gardens an ever-

Bertrand, Ray Groulx and Roland Asselincombined to make Flyers formidable duringthe schedule with their fine fielding, andAsselin contributed his share of base knocks.Third-baseman Jack Newell was outstanding

months alike I for Forth during the season and his fieldingchanging array of beauty, with no two

Wilson "Something else that impressed me at the and hitting made him one of the most danger-gardens was a unique swimming pool which ous men in the league. For fourth placejuts out into the middle of a lake. It was; Machine Shop, versatile Bill Hodgins, Wes

drifted over the shoals. It cost $3.50 per designed as the setting for a motion picture: McNeice and Art Van Allen were among theperson for the boat ride and an extra $1 for and has the shape of the state of Florida. best.tackle. s It was drawn to scale from a standard road The only shift baseball at Inco plants Is

"There wasn't a great deal to the fishing," map and is made of concrete and steel, with played at Gars.on. The three-team league IsMrs. Wilson said. "Everything we needed was the entire top surface covered with broken now down to the finals with Little Giantson the boat. All we did was drop our line into' ceramic tile. The length from Key West tothe water and hope for a bite. Mrs. Moore. the Georgia line' is 87 feet and the maximumand I only went on two trips but the men depth is about 5'_ feet. I didn't get a chancemust have been looking for a whale or some- to swim in it so I can't say if the design madething because they went out four times before; any difference to the water. But it did lookthey gave up. ;inviting."

`One part I enjoyed about the fishing was, Mrs. Wilson did such a good job of "selling"' tough for them in the playoffs . Little Giantsthe big fry w e had that night at the cottage. Florida when ahe tot home that her 19 -year - ` are led at the plate by their manager, coachThere were 12 couples of us altogether . We, old daughter Shirley decided to make the and star player , Charley Chaperon , and first-had more fish than we could eat, and it was game trip. She left on August 28th and will ba eman Joe Gerdes is one of their heavierdelicious, too." follow the route taken by her parents. hitters.

Mrs. Wilson turned next to her pet topic;,f conve'r atien, gardening, at which .he and' He _Ina he who The only :=;r, thing about l;tck Is that it

her faim;ly have % von many prizes fur their, ha: hop,r li.i.. Arabian Pr:,u""ru, i ahi cham,e. - WdL.on Mizaier.

facing Mills. Maelvers were eliminated in asudden-death duel by Mills.

Although Little Giants came home in frontduring the league schedule , Willard " Speed"Dupont and pitcher - third baseman MerleCurrie of Mills are expected to make things

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iDon Dixon's son John Scott met Lively 's Mayor Albert Elliott . Lysette, Roberta, and Remy Gagne very busy with corn on cob.

Marion Hillyard proudly shows her daddy Serious Little Susan Dennis helpedthe doll she drew at fish pond. Secretary Gerry Mahon make prize draw.

Funny clown congratulated Theresa Lan- Baden Carroll, 5 mos.,vin on winning lovely doll at bingo . his refreshment in solid

Mrs. Hunter gave Kathie herfirst teeter -totter ride.

U Brown heaves a ringerat the horseshoe courts.

Big Turnout atLively's FirstAnnual Picnic

If the success of its first annual picnic isto be the measuring stick for its other com-munity projects, then Lively will be livelyfor sure in the years that lie ahead.

It was a fine sight to see, that good old-fashioned get-together that the new Incotown's Athletic Association held on theCompany's grounds at the Morrison Farm.There was a large, attendance.

Five hundred balloons and 1,000 ice creamtreats were distributed to the youngsters,who also enjoyed a full program of races.

A well-organized bingo game with a smartselection of prizes, wheels of fortune, andgames of skill kept both young and oldamused on the "midway". There were severalprize draws. Lively Mohawks scalped Naugh-ton 14-4 in a softball match.Many families brought picnic baskets and

completed the day by having supper on thegrounds by the lake.

Gerry Pidgeon was chairman and JerryMahon was secretary of the association'spicnic committee, and they received excellentsupport from the executive and hard-workingmembers of their organization.

Proceeds of the event, which were sub-stantial, will go toward equipping a child-ren's playground in Lively - a project which

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naturally has the enthusiastic support of thewhole community.

Many a man can credit his success to thepreferred to take fact that he didn't have the advantagescomfort. others had.-The Wax Kasette

Rosemary MacDonald hadhpr share of big picnic pie.

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"OFF-STAGE" VIEW : This was the way things looked from behind the camera when a big square -set stope was ready forphotographing. Over 50 lighting units were used . Louis Legault, who enters from the manway at the left , and Stan Hall, at thedrill, were the "actors" In this particular scene . Roy Anderson also appeared before the camera in the sequences shot in this stope.

Movie CameraAnd Big LightsUnderground

Stopes, Blusher drifts, tipples and crusherswill all get their turn under the klieg lightsduring the next few weeks as Film GraphicsLtd. move through Inco's underground work-Ings making a new motion picture. Depict-ing in full detail all phases of mining fornickel, the new film, about an hour long, willbe given wide distribution by the Companyfor educational purposes.

Eastman's negative-positive 35 mm colorfilm, a recent development, is being used tomake the movie ; its higher emulsion speedand better rendition are proving a big helpin dealing with the very difficult lightingproblems encountered underground. FilmGraphics have also brought into action an18.5 mm lens; its extremely wide angleenables them to make pictures in closely

uartersconfined .qEnough "juice" to electrify 60 modern

a,"M- %WF -. AOWWIM ___7 homes is being made available to the movie-makers through special arrangements by

---- - "- - ^- - --. _ "" s^T7 Tnrn', Rlartriral T-)-rtment. Four 25-kva

MOVIE-MAKERS : Shown here , front row, are Joe Kohn , director , and Harry transformers, capable of producing 100,000Yingling , asst, cameraman; back row, At Shaw , chief electrician ; Dave Quaid , camera- watts, have been mounted on a timberman; John Haupt, "grip" or utility man. Tony Lamarca, also of Film Graphics , Ltd., is truck which is spotted as close as possibleunit manager. !to the camera local:on_ S,me 3,000 feet of

September , 1953 INCO TRIANGLE Page 15

cable, on reels, is supplied to carry the For Civil Defense - Merely dress with, to sit on the sidelines. That was when heelectricity into the mining places. This standard burn pad; do not use ointments or came to Inco.special electrical equipment weighs about antiseptics, But this time I will make it stick," George21tons. Some Don 'ts said. "It is certainly good to know you have

Both Joe Kohn, the director, and Dave Don't try to remove clothing or other a company like Inco behind you when pensionQuaid, the cameraman, veterans of 18 years matter that sticks to the burned part, time comes. I don't think there is a betterin motion pictures, admit that a nickel mine Cut around it and leave the rest for

retirement plan anywhere ... it is a wonder-is a tough lace to make movies, es eciall ful company to work for.g p p Yi the doctor.

"I made many friends at the refinery, andin color, which requires a great amount of l Don 't apply iodine or alcohol to a like any other pensioner I hate to leavevery even light. But they are enthusiastic burn, them. But I think I'm ready for a rest."about the co-operation they are getting onthis Inco assignment, not only from super- Don't try to open blisters. George has a number of hobbies to helpvision but also from the miners who are being ! If it happens that you cannot get prompt him put in the spare hours. Both he andphotographed at work. They are as natural medical care or cannot otherwise provide his wife are ardent gardeners and take greatas regular actors in front of the camera - treatment, it is best to treat the victim for pride in the well-kept lawn and flower bedswe couldn't ask for better performances than shock and cover with a sheet or other clean at their home on Cartier Street, Sudbury.we are getting," Dave told the Triangle. And material. While awaiting the physician, give; He was a soccer referee in the city for overJoe wanted to be quoted this way: "Any the victim 1 teaspoon of salt and ? teaspoon 20 years and has also followed hockey andsuccess this picture may have will be due to of baking soda in a quart of water. En- baseball. He is interested in good music,the miners." courage the person to drink as much as having served as choir leader at First Bap-

Both have been impressed with the' possible. tist Church for years, and has also organized"safety-mindedness", as they call It, of all You may want to cut out these instructions' male voice choirs.men they have encountered underground. and place them in the medical cabinet in

Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1888, Georgecame to Canada in 1912 and started work in"They look after us like fathers," Dave said. your home, or in some other handy place. Sudbury as CPR freight shed foreman the

When Children Are Burned same year. In 1913 he married Edith May

How to Treat Burns Burns are the leading cause of accidental Baiss, of Cardiff. They have one son, Ernest,death among children after infancy. Badly 37, who was a chemist with Inco for eight

years before moving to North Ba in 1948y ,burned little children quite naturally beg forprompt relief but don't have the patience tolisten to reason. Therefore, the sympatheticparent may be tempted to provide any kindof salve or ointment in order to help relieve;the pain. While this is an understandablereaction by the adult, improper treatment.;may lead to infection, and little children arenot equipped to fight off infection on exten-save burns.

Someday you may be glad to know what.o do for burns if medical aid or a first-aiddispensary is not immediately available. Youan be a great help if you are able to provide'

prompt and proper first-aid.

"'There 's probably nothing quite so painful He Has Retiredas a burn. Even brief exposure to flame orheat can cause discomfort and suffering.

On the job or at home, it is important toget prompt and proper first aid for all burns.Even minor burns can be dangerous if nottreated correctly. If a burn is deep or ex-

When George Shute retired September 1from the metallurgical department at theCopper Refinery with credited service of 20years and three months, it marked the secondtime in his 65 years that he has settled downto a life of leisure.tensive, a physician's services are always. The first time was in 1929 when he was Bat Boys Decideneeded. I employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in

the extent of tissue injury. Here are some 0^ Who Was the Bestof the first-aid steps suggested for treating ' e.

various types of burns:Burns of Limited Extent - Apply a sterile'

compress saturated with a strong baking sodasolution or any good burn ointment. Overthis lay a thic.-, dry compress, and bandageit in place, snugly but not too tightly. This'relieves pain by keeping out the air andhelps to prevent infection.

Burns of Large Area - With extensiveburn the victim develops severe shock, andno time should be lost in placing him underthe care of a physician. While waiting forthe doctor, cover the burned area with severallayers of sterile gauze or a freshly launderedsheet, wet with slightly warm solution ofbaking soda or Epsom salts (2 tablespoons toa quart of water). Help to lessen shock bykeeping the victim lying down and comfort-ably warns with blankets, over and underhim. Give him water to drink in moderateamounts.

Chemical Burns --- For burns caused bychemicals such as wrong acids and alkalis,immediately strip off all clothing and drenchthe skin continuously with large quantitiesof clean water, preferably under running 1water, After the chemical is thoroughly!

MR. AND MRS . GEORGE Sllt'TE

"LIFE -TIME" STOGIEAll departments of the Copper Refinery

were represented at a retirement stag inthe Caruso Club for George Shute, whowas presented with a wrist watch and a"life-time" cigar . George Is shown gettinga light for his stogie from Norman Arbour;Joe Bischoff holds the presentation watch.

(Continued from Page 11)thing that helped us was Maurice Kinkleytaking over the coaching job. You can't beathim."

BILL DOHERTY, 19: "I've been with theCopper Cliff Redmen for four years now butI have never seen a team with as muchspirit and fight as this one . We have somedam good ball players but I think it was theteams' spirit that lifted us into second place.We had the best pitching staff in the league,though, with Moose McQuarrie and ClemHebert. Andy Milne helped a lot with hisfive home runs and Jerry Wallace was justis good as always at second base. I pickJerry as the league's best coach, too. In myapinion, Creighton was the best team in theleague and Coniston and Garcon were not farehind. I have to rate Copper Cliff in fourthlace although this is going to hurt me.=arson owes a lot to Ev Staples - withoutum they wouldn't be as far as they are."

WORLD SERIES NOTICENotice on staff bulletin board:"All requests for time off on account of

I headaches, bad colds, funerals, etc., must beGeorge sass it took him only f our f made to the manager by noon on the day

sashed "ff, give first aid as directed above Sudbury,Get medical aid at once. years to learn that he was too active a man l oefore the game"

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On his retirement on Inco pension at PortColborne, where he was a member of thesecurity guard, popular Barney McGrathreceives a gift from his co-workers, presentedby Asst. Superintendent W. J. Freeman.

Paul Groote, of No. 3 time office in CopperCliff, gets his Sharpee ship-shape for a saleon Lake Ramsay on a breezy Saturday morn-ing last month. He is seen tightening themain-sail to the mast. The boat is designedfor racing and was brought from Holland byPaul two Years ago. It is listed in officialracing circles as an international 12 squaremeter class. A keen sailing fan, Paul racedthe craft in Holland regattas for four yearsbefore coming to Canada.

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- _These three young ladies were so busy playing with their dolls when the Triangle

camera approached that they didn't even look up to see the "birdie". They are, from leftto right, Anne Scanlon, 6, Jessica Stoneman, 5, and Susan Acheson, 4.

This scene is a familiar one to the boys in Copper Cliff smelter during the summer.It shows a group of tourists looking on as tapper 's helper Francis Hannah buds up No. 1furnace in the nickel reverb department . This season more than 5,000 visitors have takenthe tour of the smelter. They came from every province in Canada, the United States,England , Scotland , Holland and Australia.

When Harold Cameron of Lively (Creighton Mill) went to work on his car duringhis day off, he got some expert help from i-year-old son Allison. Here "Pop" and Allisonare deep In conference over installing some new tie-rod ends.

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