VOLUME 17 COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY, 1958 NUMBER 11

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I WitPublished for all employees of The

International Nickel Company of

Canada. Limited.

Don M . Dunbar , Editor.

Editorial Office Copper Cliff, Ont.

Authorized as second class mail, PostOffice Department , Ottawa.

British ScientistIs Appointed toNew Inco Chair

The establishment of a chair inchemical metallurgy at ColumbiaUniversity, New York City, by Inco,Inc., has been announced by Dr.Grayson Kirk, Columbia's presi-dent.

Dr. Kirk said that the univer-sity's trustees have designated thenew chair as the Stanley-Thomp-son chair in honor of two out-standing alumni of Columbia'sSchool of Mines, Robert CrooksStanley, who was chairman of theboard and chief officer of Inco un-til his death in 1951, and JohnFairfield Thompson, chairman ofthe board and chief officer sincethat time. Mr. Stanley receivedthe degree of E.M. in 1901 and thehonorary degree of doctor ofscience in 1939. Dr. Thompsonreceived his B.S. degree in 1903,Ph.D, in 1906, and an honorarydegree of doctor of science in 1950.

In making the grant, Inco presi-dent Henry S. Wingate explainedthat the Company wishes to sup-port fundamental research in thesurface chemical and physical as-pects of many problems in mineralbeneficiation and extraction metal-lurgy.

"The demands made today forimproved practice in the extractionof metals from their ores, particu-larly necessary in a period of gen-erally rising industrial costs, callfor a better understanding of thescientific bases of this technology,"said Mr. Wingate. "We hope thatthis chair, the work of which willextend beyond many previousstudies on the properties of inter-faces, will encourage researchcontributions to basic knowledgein this important field."

Appointed to occupy the chair isDr. Jack Henry Schulman of Cam-bridge University, England, whowill begin his Columbia teachingduties immediately. Dr. Schulman,an outstanding British scientist,reader in surface chemistry atCambridge and a fellow of TrinityHall, Cambridge, has resigned hispost as director of the Ernest Op-penheimer laboratory in the De-partment of colloid science atCambridge University.

During World War ii he was ascientific advisor to the ministry ofsupply and helped to developspecial weapons for the BritishWar Office. He has been a direc-tor at the British Smelting Corp..Ltd, and scientifle advisor to sev-eral large British Coninionwealthjoining corporations and industrialconcerns.

Dr. Ward Joins Info's Toronto Staff

i Dr. S. H . Ward ( facing camera) discusses a metallurgical problem withErnest Holmes , holder of an Inco research fellowship at the Universityof Toronto. Dr. Ward was recently appointed to Inco 's staff at Toronto,where he will be directly concerned with market development and re-search , particularly in the industrial chemical field . He will also helpco-ordinate the Company 's program of aid to Canadian education.

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Ingo Metals at WorkIn Temperature Probe

As the new supersonic inter-ceptor streaks through the upperatmosphere at higher and higherspeeds, air friction on the skin ofthe craft sends temperatures soar-ing. This is the "thermal barrier"that engineers and designers arestriving to conquer . To study thisaerodynamic heating on newplanes, scientists employ an in-strument called a total tempera-ture probe. Platinum , gold, andchromium - nickel stainless steelcombine to make this tiny but im-portant unit possible.

The probe is mounted on theforward skin of the craft and, asspeed increases , feeds into a com-puter information on frictionalheating. This total temperature isessential for computing true airspeed. Rosemount EngineeringCompany of Rosemount , Minne-sota, design their model 101 tem-perature probe for speeds up toMach 3 (three times the speed ofsound) where readings above 630'F. are expected.

Including its threaded connec-tion, the body of the instrument isabout 4 inches long and tapersfrom a 5-inch diameter mountingring to a head 112-inch long.Chromium-nickel stainless steelwas selected for the body of theprobe because it is non-magneticand easily withstands the tempera-tures encountered. Joined byRosemount Engineering Companywith high temperature silver sol-der. the "18-8" stainless steel bodyhas the necessary strength toresist the severe vibration of jetaircraft.

A platinum sensing componentis located inside the head of theunit. This precious metal was

chosen for its stability at hightemperatures and because it willgive accurate readings over andover again. Built around the sens-ing element is a platinum-goldalloy radiation shield to prevent itfrom losing heat and giving incor-rect data.

Originally, the temperatureprobe was employed only on ex-perimental craft whose flightcharacteristics were not fullyknown, Now, since the newestoperational planes are regularlyattaining tremendous speeds, theunit has become standard equip-ment.

QUICK QUIZ1. What is the origin of Canada's

name?

2. Name the 10 provincialpremiers. and their party affilia-tions.

3. In its 27-mile length theWelland Canal overcomes whatdifference in water levels betweenLake Erse and Lake Ontario i thisone ought to be a cinch for ourPort Colborne friends).

4. Of the 186 Canadian radiostations how many are govern-ment-cwned.

5. Canada's 1556 retail trade to-talled $15 billion. What proportionwas handled by chain stores,

ANSWERS: 3. A difference of326 feet. 5. 18 per cent by chainstores, 82 per cent by independents.1. It is believed to come from theIndian word kanatta, meaningvillage; explorer Jacques Cartiermistakenly thought it meant thewhole country. 4. 22 stations areCBC-owned, 164 are privatelyowned. 2. B.C. Bennett, SocialCredit; Alta., Manning, SocialCredit; Sask., Douglas, CCF; Man..Campbell, Lib.; Ont., Frost, Cons.:Que., Duplessis, Union Nationale;N.B., Fleming, Cons.; N.S., Stan-field, Cons.; P.E.I., Matheson, Lib.

(Material prepared by the editorsof Quick Canadian Facts.)

Goggles Saved Coniston Man's Eyesight

Stan Dzimidowicz (right) tapper helper at Coniston smelter, and tapperMike Yakiwchuk, inspect a pair of goggles _ that saved Stan's eyesight.A minor matte explosion spattered him with molten matte, almostcovering both lenses of his goggles. As it was he received only slightburns to his face and hands but there is no doubt he would have losthis sight if he had not been wearing goggles. Four others, workingnear him, who were wearing approved eye protection, also receivedsuperficial burns but no eye injuries.

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LEFT: Mr. andMrs. Ken Leachwith Greg, 7, andJanice, 3. Theylive in Sudburyand Ken works atMurray mine.

RIGHT: Mr. andMrs. Jean Sabour-in (Coniston smel-ter) with Ivon, 3,Jacques, 2, andAnnette 5. Theycame from Stur-geon Falls, live inOld Coniston.

INCO FAMILY ALBUM

Tony Rondeau hasworked at Creigh-ton mine for 16years. Here he iswith his wife andfamily, Norman, 8,Claire , 3%, Diane,6, and Guy , 7. Theylive in Lively.

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Mr. and Mrs. Dave Fazekas of Port Colborne have threedaughters, Sharon, 11, and the twins , Darlene and Dianne,8. Dave Is an amateur rocket expert.

A car repairer underground at Frood mine, Ellard Sloan is seen here with his wife Oswald Vouk (Copper Cliff smelter ) with his wife and theirand their fine family , Kim, 2, Colleen , 10, Carole, 17, Jo - Anne, 5, and Shane , 9. daughters Margaret, 8, and Monica, 9.

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.4 Strange Brew for Blasting -- but a Good One:

Bill Gibson (right) and his partner, Frank Patterson, blend a blasting charge of ammonium nitrate fertilizerand fuel oil in a churn drill hole at Lawson quarry. The primacord that will be used to trigger the blast isseen in the foreground , attached to a loading stick.

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Fertilizer MixedWith Fuel Oil IsLatest Explosive

'First thing you know they'll beblasting with oatmeal," grinned theblaster, glancing briefly at hispartner to see if the humor wasappreciated. It was.

The scene was a bench at Inco'sLawson quarry, and Bill Gibson'sremark was prompted by the bagsof ordinary commercial fertilizerthat had been unloaded at the drillholes. These were to replace con-ventional blasting powder, someonesaid.

Well, Bill had blasted hundredsof holes and broken thousands oftons of quartz with good old BRXblasting powder, and you wouldhave to show him that seeminglyharmless fertilizer could shatterthose walls of rock.

But shatter them they did, andBill is now firmly convinced thatwhile oatmeal may never do it,fertilizer certainly can and does!

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, anagricultural product, is the newvoice of authority in open pitblasting operations. Mixed in thedrill hole with a specified amountof fuel oil and a charge of powder,it works like a charm and thesaving in cost is up to 50' of thatfor conventional explosives.

The loose granules of ammoniumnitrate, known as prills, are dumpeddirectly into the drill hole fromthe bag, and by the addition offuel oil are converted into a mildlysensitive but highly efficient ex-plosive. The ratio of oil to nitrateis approximately one gallon per80-lb. bag. The carbon in the oilsensitizes the ammonium nitrate,which in itself is insensitive.

Ammonium nitrate has no in-

To provide a dry base for the ammonium nitrate , and also to serve as a detonator for this relatively insensitive blasting material , the firstfew feet of a drill hole is loaded with BRX blasting powder . Bill Gibson is shown on the left, lowering a bag of BRX by means of the primacorddetonator . In the centre picture Frank Patterson dumps finely crushed quartz into the hole as spacing between deck loads . On the right BillGibson threads the primacord through a pentolite primer , which he was investigating as a possible replacement for BRX in deck charges.

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Levack Girls Victorious in 8th Annual Nickel Belt NiteTheir captivating personalities

and sharp co-ordination wonLevack Continuation School's nine-girl team the cheerleading cham-pionship of the Nickel Belt in thehectic annual contest at SudburyHigh School.

The vivacious victors appear inthe cover picture of this issue ofthe Triangle: clockwise from thelower left, with Joan McAteer inthe centre, they are Yvonne Allen,Grace North, Janet McFarlane,Linda Koski, Sharon Gorham,Maureen Dixon, Bonnie McCreedy,and Betty Bushnell.

As usual, Nickel Belt Nite wastremendous . . . had everything.The gym at Sudbury High waspacked to the rafters with colorfulcheering sections, each of whichnearly blew the lid off when itsteam took the floor. Besides Levackthere were entries from Espanola,Sudbury Tech, Copper Cliff, Lively,Nickel District Collegiate, and

Sudbury High.The coveted title of Miss Nickel

Belt was shared by Maxine Fawcettof Nickel District and RosalindPalmquist of Espanola, when the ijudges were unable to decidebetween these two spirited young

Flashing some of the zing that made them a strong contender are the Nickel District Collegiate cheerleaders.One of their team , Maxine Fawcett, shared the title of Miss Nickel Belt with a gal from Espanola HighSchool , Rosemary Palmquist.

cheerleaders. Others who were Nickel Belt were Sharon Markussonsingled out in the judging for Miss of Sudbury High, Betty Bushnell

of Levack, Elaine Lahti of Sud-bury Tech, Pat Nelan of Copper

Here 's part of the Sudbury High School cheering section , which gave its cheerleading team great support . In the picture on the right, shownas they debated their difficult decisions, are the judges of the 8th annual Nickel Belt Nite contest , Mrs. N . Porter, Miss Trudy Manchester, andthe well -known sports authority , Gerry Wallace.

herent water resistance and cannotbe used without protection in wetholes as it will dissolve quitereadily. So bags of BRX blastingpowder are first placed at thebottom of a drill hole to a depthabove water level, on top of whichthe paper lining from the powderboxes is tamped in to form a drybase. The fertilizer and fuel oilare then poured in simultaneously,completing the pocket load of ap-proximately 15 feet. Two or threedeck loads of explosives are spacedin the remainder of the hole toassist in fragmentation. For spac-ing between the deck loads finelycrushed quartz is used, and, finally,the upper 15 to 20 feet of the holeis filled with quartz to eliminateilyrock.

Primacord is used to detonatethe BRX charge, which in turnserves as the detonator for therelatively insensitive fertilizer. Likethe stubborn mule, the fertilizerneeds a good kick to get it going.

Ammonium nitrate has been usedas an ingredient in the manufac-ture of commercial high explosivessince about 1867; most commercialhigh explosives made today containsome of this material. It firstreached prominence in World WarI, when it was widely used inmilitary explosives production. Inview of its high nitrogen content,efforts were made after the warto introduce it as a chemical ferti-lizer. At that time, however, it wasavailable neither in sufficient quan-tity nor in suitable form to findwidespread acceptance.

The discovery that ammoniumnitrate constitutes a powerful ex-plosive when sensitized with car-bonaceous material, such as finelyground coal dust or lamp black,or by hydrocarbons such as fueloil, was made only recently. Themixture is quite cafe to handle anduse, as it is not sensitive to initia-tion by shock or friction, or evenby commercial blasting caps, high

explosive or blasting agent primersbeing required to detonate it. Inthe confines of the drill hole hightemperature decomposition of am-monium nitrate proceeds at anexplosive rate, and it is this charac-teristic that forms the basis of itsuse in blasting.

Experiments with ammoniumnitrate as an explosive were com-menced by Ineo last summer atLawson quarry, and proved so suc-cessful that it is now in regularuse there. It has also been in-troduced at Frood-Stobie open pitwith marked success. At the presentstage of its development, however,it is not practical for use in under-ground mining.

There are two kinds of dis-content in this world: the discon-tent that works, and the discontentthat wrings its hands. The firstgets what it wants, and the secondloses what it had.

--Gordon Graham

FOR A STABLE WORLDThe root of the matter (if we

want a stable world) is a verysimple and old-fashioned thing, athing so simple that I am almostashamed to mention it for fear ofthe derisive smile with which wisecynics will greet my words. Thething I mean is love, Christianlove, or compassion. If you feelthis, you have a motive for exis-tence. a reason for courage, an im-perative necessity for intellectualhonesty.-Bertrand Russell.

"I REMEMBER .. ."I remember, I rememberThe fir trees dark and high;I used to think their slender topsWere close against the sky;It was a childish ignorance,But now 'tis little joyTo know I'm farther off from

heav'nThan when I was a boy.

-Thomas Hood.

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Gay Crowd Enjoys 8th Anniversary Dance at Carson Club

Handsome couples , good music , and a cabaret atmosphere made the 8th anniversary dance at the Inco Employees Club in Garson another worthyaddition to the long line of successful events that have been held in this popular hub of community activities . In these pictures are shown part ofthe capacity crowd that attended , and closeups of some of the guests . At top right the two couples caught by the Triangle camera are Mr. andMrs. Dave Mann and Mr . and Mrs. Vic Stone ; immediately below them are Reeve and Mrs. Don Gillis , and Mr . and Mrs. Jim Kuzniar.

NMrs. Andy Muir and her brother , Art Lye , are the couple on the left . In the next picture are Mrs. Weldon McKay and John Sliede ; then are shownMr. and Mrs. Glen Strutt and Mr . and Mrs. Andy Dines ; on the right are Weldon McKay and Mrs. John Sliede.

Many Inco MenBonspiel Winners

The second 8-ender in the 70-year history of the event was ahighlight of the annual bonspielof the Northern Ontario curlingassociation. Walter Dydyk ofCopper Cliff skipped the rink thatbuilt the perfect end, and his mateswere Art Carbone, Jack Medd, andPhil Forster.

As usual, Inco men were promi-nent among the 'spiel winners. Aconsistently strong NOCA per-former over the years, GordMcLean of the personnel depart-ment at Copper Cliff, led his mento victory in the Cochrane-Dunlopevent; with him were Tom Crow-ther, Vern Tupling, and J. Krystia.Walter Dydyk was runner-up inthe Cochrane, and El timphersonwas runner-up in the Algoma Steel,Dr. Charlie Jessop of Levackskipped the winning rink in theChapman Brothers, and Art Silverof Stobie, another consistently cool

Mayor Robert Saddington of Cop-per Cliff officially opened the bon-spiel, throwing a stone that cameto rest right on the button.

performer when the chips aredown, was the victorious skip inthe Sweet Caporal. The Falcon-bridge was won by the Copper Cliff

quartet of Basil O'Brien (skip),Walter Flowers, Joe Zimmerman,and Ron Gauthier.

A record entry of 96 rinks , allow-ing a perfect draw, made thebonspiel one to remember. Nine-teen curling clubs were represent-ed. The NOCA president, A. E.O'Brien, spoke highly of the workof the various committees handlingthe arrangements, and thankedprize donors for their outstandinggenerosity. One man who came infor special praise was the hard-working bonspiel secretary, TomCrowther.

Host club was Copper Cliff. withSudbury, Sudbury Granite, andFalconbridge also lending theirfacilities to provide a total of 19sheets of ice.

PAIN OF PARTINGA commercial traveller had earn-

ed a reputation for devotion to hiswife by taking her about with himwherever be travelled , notwith-standing the fact that her featureswere very homely.

One evening he was with two

friends, both of whom had mar-ried pretty girls.

"How is it," said one of them."that we, who have married prettygirls, always leave them at home,while you insist upon taking yourwife wherever you go?"

"Boys, to tell you the truth, Ijust can't pluck up courage to kissher good-bye."

To VioletVerse written by the Spooling

Room poet on Violet Tew havingcompleted thirty years' service.

Congratulations Violet TewOn a feat achieved by very few.These thirty years we hope you'vespent

in happiness and true content:And if someone should say to you"Now tell me truly what you'd doif You could spend this time once

rnore"We hope you'd answer "Oh! but

thenI still would do the same again".

-Nickel News, London

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M ! ed for the town for a number of- years. He Joined the CPR as a

sectionman in 1916 and spent thenext 12 years at that work. Thiswas to stand him in good steadlater.

Ernest Cornford and his wife Doreen with some of the members of the White Cane Club to whom they givesquare dancing lessons twice a month . Although eithsr blind or of limited vision, many have developed intoproficient square dancers during the two years since the group was organized.

9V__ -I_ _ _ ]A--- __ having fun together. Ernest ad-

To White CaneClub Members

Helping the handicapped enjoylife is very rewarding work, asErnest Cornford of Inco's geologi-cal research department, will gladlytestify. One of several Sudburyindividuals and groups who regu-larly assists handicapped personsin some recreational outlet, heteaches members of the WhiteCane Club to square dance.

Twice a month Ernest and hiswife Doreen instruct a group ofdancing enthusiasts of limitedvision. Sessions are held in thebasement of the Church of theResurrection on Regent Street,with two and sometimes foursquares in action. Some of thedancers are totally blind and othershave up to 3017, vision, but all haveone thing in common - they enjoy

mits that this is more importantthan making good dancers out ofthem.

Despite their handicap manyhave developed into quite proficientsquare dancers, their teacher says,adding that a marked improve-ment in self confidence is alsonoticeable in those who havestayed with the group since itsinception some two years ago.

Teaching square dancing topeople of limited or no vision re-quires patience, tact and perse-verance. Explicit word picturesmust be given for each step. Con-tact figures are preferred over freefigures, the couples in a squareretaining physical contact through-out the dance. The tempo of themusic is slower. Those with somevision help the less fortunate.Apart from that they just go aheadand dance and enjoy themselves,according to Ernest.

The Cornfords have been squaredancing in Sudbury for over fiveyears. They were one of theoriginal couples who started with

I Les McDougall and developed theCircle 8 group, of which they arestill members. In addition Ernestcalls for the Falconbridge Cii cleand Square and the Onaping Twir-ling 8's, and is also a key figure inthe Carousel Club which speciahzosin round and national type dances,polkas, etc. Fortunately these

not all meet weeklyd .groups osince Ernest must find time towork on the trailer he is making,take an active part in his church's

I building campaign, be a father tohis three children and attend tosundry social obligations.

Developing a square dance caller

requires a fair amount of study

and practise. Ernest told the

Triangle. He has attended theannual calling school at LakeCoucluching for the past three

re they dance and learnTheyears.10 hours daily for a solid week. Headmits he enjoys dancing morethan calling. but takes some pridein having mastered that difficult

z art. He says it takes him severalBy using contact figures and slowermusic , the White Cane Club'ssquare dancers get along fine, andthoroughly enjoy themselves.

hours to prepare for a night ofcalling, and at present he is devot-ing a total of three or four eveningsa wenk to the twirling squares.

His Father Cut Pulpi Wood on Elm Street

"My father cut pulpwood in Sud-bury from the post office cornerup to where the YMCA is today,"said Joe Lapointe, recalling thathis family moved from Montreal toSudbury in 1898. Although he wasquite young at the time Joe sayshe remembers that Sudbury wasn'tmuch of a place then, mostly mudroads and bush. His family movedto a farm near Garson, and whatwith the work to be done there andlack of facilities, Joe never didget around to going to school.

In 1910 he left the farm and re-

Hiring on with Frood's timberyard crew in 1928 Joe went under-ground in 1930 . Track laying wasturned to Sudbury where he work-

a major operation at that time andin view of his experience Joe wascommissioned as track foreman,at which he remained until hisretirement on service pension. Be-tween new track, maintenance andrepairs Joe estimates that he wasresponsible for laying close to 100miles of track at Frood and Stobie.In 1945 he moved to Murray andhas laid more than 20 miles oftrack there, all 80-lb, rail too, headded.

Joe married Emelda Rouleau atChelmsford in 1916 and they havea family of five. Their daughterIrene is Mrs. Bill Urich of NewSudbury; sons Simon and Ger-main both work in the smelter atCopper Cliff, and Leo and Florentwork in Sudbury. They have ninegrandchildren.

Joe is more than happy to spendhis retirement years in Sudbury.Chores around his big home onElm street west give him a dandyopportunity to keep active, and thiscoming summer he and the boysplan on building a camp at Nepa-wassi lake.

In good health, he is enjoyinghis retirement to the full, and hasevery intention of making that aregular habit.

Record Hour Popular at Sudbury Library1, NU7,3

An innovation at Sudbury Public Library that has proved popular witha steadily growing number of music lovers is the Record Hour held everysecond Friday evening. High fidelity recordings of the operas are playedin the auditorium . Shown above chatting during an intermission afterlistening to Act I of Verdi's Aida with Renata Tebaidi singing the titlerole, are Ted Easton of Copper Cliff smelter, Jan Robertson , a nurse atSudbury Memorial Hospital , Ruth Geddes, of the Sudbury staff of theV.O.N., and Art Shaw, of the iron ore recovery plant . They said theythought the Record Hour an excellent project. and hoped it would becontinued.

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^ Upwards of 5,000 ContestantStaged Another Great Festiv

Another Sudbury and district any place else." he said in laudmusical festival has left its glow- the smooth and efficient marine'ing mark in the community's which the event was staged.

A school chorus waits, relaxed and ready for its date with destiny.

record of achievement.

Once again the Kiwanis Club,the Registered Music Teachers'Association, and upwards of 5,000contestants combined their en-thusiasm and talents to score aresounding success for Ontario'sfifth largest annual festival.

Dr. Leon Forrester, who camefrom England with W. StanleyVann to adjudicate the festival,remarked on this co-operation be-tween the service club and themusic teachers. "I notice thathere in this city the Kiwanis isassisted in putting on the festivalby the music teachers, and this isall to the good. In many othercentres Kiwanis fosters and spon-sors the festival, but I haven't seenthe music teachers as co-sponsors

The daring young man on the flying trapeze had no more courage than this.

Lots of "oomph" for the "oompah". Testing the test piece.

The festival brought the tof a lifetime to gifted youngHrobelsky, who could scarbelieve her ears when it wasnounced that she had wonInco scholarship of $250. Itpresented to her by RichardDow, administrative assistantthe general manager. A vipupil of Emil First, Mary is al17 years old. The adjudicapredicted a most promising mucareer for her. Her father, RoHrobelsky, is an Inco emploworking on the blast furnaceCopper Cliff smelter.

Announcement of the winnerthe many scholarships awaannually at the festival wasduring the closing concert

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A long-cherished dream is realized by Mras she receives the grand prize of the,

$250 Inco scholarship, from Richard;

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The trumpets send out their silvery notes . . .

Hrobelsky>tival, theDow.

Stirring, swaggering music came from the accordions.

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An adjudicator speaks. A musician listens.

And young voices are joined in gentle harmony.

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The Luck of the Draw Results in Copper Cliff Reunion at Welland

Smelter Workmates Give Marshall Napes Big Retirement Party

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Marshall Mapes, a popular Copper Cliff smelter veteran, was guest of honor at a big banquet in the Italian Hall, Copper Cliff, on the occasionof his retirement on service pension . Pictured above are some of the head table guests , left to right, It. Lemieux, Denis Thyne , MarshallMapes, Steve Wilson, Danny Rowe , Bill Nelan , C. Irish, Norman Pearce , Frank Matte , A. Rovinelli. Like his brother Bill of Frood - Stobie openpit. Marshall has been with Inco more than 28 years. He is a bachelor and lives on a farm near Whitefish.

Chappy Daoust onDisability Pension

Helping Fraser Brace build thebig Eddy dam back in 1927 gaveChappy Daoust his first introduc-tion to Inco. Liking what he sawand heard, Chappy hired on as afloorman at High Falls in 1929.He stayed there until 1942, thenJoined the RCAF and saw prac-tically all of Canada in his fouryears of service. Upon his returnto civies in 1946 he went to workwith the fitters at Copper Cliff.

He became a 1st class mechanicat the mill and for the last fiveyears worked at E station.

He retired in December on dis-ability pension with almost 29years of service.

Born at Papineauville in 1904,Chappy attended school in Hull.From 1921 to 1924 he worked onboats plying the Ottawa river be-tween that town and Montreal. Hewent with Fraser Brace in 1925and shortly afterwards qualified forhis stationary engineer certificate.On the Big Eddy job he ran thelocomotive from Turbine to HighFalls, transporting much of thematerial used on the project.

Inco has been a good place towork. Chappy said. and he ad-mitted he was sorry to leave. Heparticularly liked working at HighFalls where he said Geor,e Hart-man was like a father to him.Tom Strong at the mill also camein for favourable mention as afine supervisor.

In 1927 Chappy married Laudi-ane Charron at Hull_ Their threechildren are all married now:Huguette is Mfrs. St. Laurent ofHull, Paulin Mrs. Bazdel of theSon and Maurice is a plumber in

Sudbury. They have four grand-children.

Since most of their relatives andmany of their friends still are inHull, the Daousts have decided tomove there to live. Awaiting themove, Chappy is relaxing, recover-ing from the Christmas festivities,and generally enjoying his leisure.His many friends wish him well.

WITH SOUND EFFECTSAn African chieftain flew to

London for a visit and was met atthe airport by newsmen. "Goodmorning Chief," said one. "Didyou have a comfortable flight?"The chief made a series of rau-

cous noises - oink, honk, screech,z-z-z. Then he added In perfectEnglish, "Yes, very pleasant in-deed."

"And how long do you plan tostay?" asked the reporter.

Prefacing his remarks with thesame noises , the chief answered,"About three weeks, I think."

"Tell me, Chief," inquired thebaffled reporter, "where did youlearn to speak such flawless Eng-lish."

After the now standard oink,honk, screech, z-z-z. the chief re-plied, "Short wave radio."

When you get a chance to buythings for a song it's a good ideato check the accompaniment.

Busy People at North American Ski Meet

Shirley Akkanen of the insurance and retirement section at Copper Cliff,was a busy young lady during the staging of the North American cross-country ski championships by the Sampo Athletic Club of Sudbury, ofwhich she is secretary . Picture shows her (centre ) at her desk withher assistant , Lily Kurkimaki , and some of the meet notables. PaulJansson , in his day one of the world's best cross-country racers; LauriTu)kku , chief of the race ; Arvo Venalainen, a veteran competitor;Sakari Ruuskanen of Stobie , president of the Sampo Athletic Club.Winner of the North American title was Antero Rauhanen , the powerfulyoung Sampo entry, who later won the Canadian cross-countrychat.iplonship at Kimberley , B.C.. defeating the famed Clarence Servoldof Alberta.

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The Triangle camera "hit the jackpot" recently on a visit to the Welland Curling C lub, where the luck ofthe draw had brought together no less than six Port Colborne devotees of the game, all former residentsof Copper Cliff. From left to right above are Alex Zahavich and Clarence Beach , electrical engineer andworks auditor at the nickel refinery ; James Spaulding , retired Copper ('tiff postmaster; Ralph (' rouse, retiredInto storekeeper; I ern Barker, chief research chemist, nickel refinerv: Earle Lambert. retired works. auditor.

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Retiring on disability pension , Bob McMaster left many good friends inthe carpenter shop at Frood , where he had worked for 12 years aftertransferring from underground. The picture was taken as he waspresented by Eli Simon with a watch from the boys.

Raising Chinchillas InterestingHobby of Bob McMaster

Raising chinchillas as a hobbyhas given Bob McMaster a gooddeal of pleasure. A long timemember of the Frood carpentershop, he retired recently on dis-ability pension, and will now beable to devote full time to his base-men "ranch".

Bob brought the first pair ofchinchillas into the Nickel Districtback in 1945 and believes he is theonly one still raising them in Sud-bury today he said.

The royal chinchilla should notbe confused with the chinchillarabbit, Bob said in discussing hishobby with the Triangle. Develop-ed some years ago, the chinchillarabbit has fur similar in colour tothe true chinchilla, but the rabbitis one of the cheaper furs whilechinchilla ranks with the most ex-pensive. It is used for trimminggowns, and for capes and oc-casionally coats, the latter at al-most prohibitive cost.

Bob's first pair of breeders costmore than $1500. That was in1945, there were partners in theventure, and all thought theywould make a fortune. Today agood pair cost less than half thatsum and everyone knows there areno fortunes to be made. In acouple of years the first herd in-creased to around 40 and the part-ners sold out. Bob retained onepair and began raising them againat his Minnow Lake home. "Youdo get sort of attached to them,"he said.

At present Bob keeps about 20of these interesting little animalsin his basement and once a year"pelts" any excess. Originallyagents made regular calls andbought up all available animals inorder to establish them as breedersin other parts of the country. Few

skins were taken then, Bob said,but today they are produced insufficient numbers to market. Thechief source is the large chinchillaranches, and few individuals raisethem commercially.

According to Bob the chinchillais actually a rodent that originat-ed in the Andes mountains. It isamong the smallest of fur bearinganimals but one of the most high-ly prized. Considered by many tobe the finest in the world, its furis very light and fine, and silkysoft to the touch. In fact thefur is so fine that unless one iswatching it is difficult to tell whenthe hand comes in contact with it.

Each hair follicle divides into as Breeders of Canada who registermany as 70 gossamer-like strands,producing a solid but unbelievablysoft fur.

all pedigree stock and assist indisposing of pelts.

All pelts go first to Hamiltonwhere they are graded and match-ed for colour. The Montreal andNew York markets take them fromthere. Highest price for a peltlast year Bob said, was $56. Theaverage is around $30. A pelt isabout 8 by 12 inches. If the furis prime an animal can be peltedat eight months but full size is notusually reached until about 18months. The fur is bluish grey in

Early Spanish explorers madechinchilla fur popular among }Europe's royalty and as demandincreased this animal almost suf-fered the fate of the once preva-lent passenger pigeon. In theearly 1920's, however, an Americancaptured a few of these Andesdandies, brought them to Cali-fornia by slow stages to adjust toclimate changes, and in 1923 thefirst commercial chinchilla venturebegan. Today, according to thebreeders' national association,chinchilla breeding is an integralpart of the Canadian fur industry.

Bob says his animals require verylittle attention, are scrupulouslyclean, and have few diseases. Fleasor other parasites are unknown.They are amusing to watch andinteresting to raise. They usuallylitter twice a year, with an averageof two kits a litter. They are bornwith their eyes open and ready togo. They weigh about two ouncesat birth and 20 to 30 ounces atmaturity.

According to Bob their require-ments are simple. A wire pen,ventilation, some light, and clean,dry surroundings suffice. Sincethey are herbivorous their foodis commercially prepared pelletscontaining alfalfa, grains, bonemeal, etc. They are fed once daily.A sand bath helps keep their fur !in condition. They can live inbelow-zero temperatures if a littlestraw is provided for bedding.

Resembling both a rabbit and asquirrel, with big ears and bottlebrush tail, the chinchilla may behandled by either appendage. Iftaken young they make a nice pet,Bob said. He enjoys working withthem as a hobby and not as acommercial enterprise.

Chinchillas have been known tolive over 16 years but Bob hasfound that after eight to 10 yearstheir life expectancy is uncertain.He has one mature female whohas been breeding for more thaneight years, which he said is un-usual. Controlled inbreeding ispossible but fresh stock must beintroduced regularly. Bob is amember of the National Chinchilla

Bob and Mrs. McMaster are shown with a couple of the chinchillas heraises as a hobby. He brought the first pair into Sudbury back In 1945.

colour, ranging from an ice bluethrough to a deep slate.

Raised on a farm near Colling-wood, Bob has always enjoyedworking with animals. Beforestarting to work at Frood in1933 he had made several harvestexcursions, operated a grocerybusiness in North Bay, and soldbrushes in Sudbury. At Frood heworked first in the yard, then wentunderground to escape the cold.He transferred to the carpentershop in 1934 and worked threeshifts on the gainer and framerfor the next 12 years.

In 1929 he married Iola Andersonin Stayner. Gardening is a favor-ite hobby with both of them, inaddition to the chincillas.

Joe Had a Big Season

The thrill of competing in theplayoff at Fort William for theright to represent Northern On-tario in the Canadian curlingchampionships was this season'sbig dividend for the copper re-finery 's Joe Harrison . He's seenon the right , above , conferring withhis skip , Milt Moran . Other mem-bers of their Sudbury Granite Clubrink were George von Zuban andSam Craig. After winning the dis-trict playoff at North Bay theywent on to give a good account ofthemselves before bowing out tothe hot Ron Redding quartet fromKenora.

WHICH COMES FIRST . . . ?"Old friends are best of all,, and

yetThis further rule there is no

doubt of-

Good new acquaintances, wellmet,

Are what wise folk make oldfriends out of."

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Bert Souch adjusts the controls of his hi-fi seet while his wife and their daughter Donna enjoy ' I ^' Ii ithe amaz ng real sm of stereophonic sound as reproduced from a tape recording of a minstrelshow . The two 15-inch coaxial speakers of Bert 's hi-fl outfit are housed in handsome corner cabinets he built on either side of the fireplace. Inthe picture on the right , Mr. and Mrs . Al Hughes of Lively , and their daughters Sandra and Judy, are shown with the neat high fidelity equipmentAl installed by converting part of his radio-phonograph cabinet and mounting the coaxial speaker on a shelf above it.

Hi-Fi Fastest-Growing HobbySince Photography Invented

High fidelity, they say, has be-come the biggest new popular hob-by since the invention of photo-graphy.

Its appeal lies in its amazingability to create the illusion thatthe music you hear from record orradio is being performed "live"right in your room. The hi-fl wordfor this is "presence".

Bert Souch of the geological de-partment has a recording of thescreech, clatter and blast of apassing train. When he plays it onhis highly sensitive hi-fl rig, withthe power turned up to give fullrealism, it does everything butthrow cinders in your face. Youalmost jump back to keep fromgetting run over.

Less than 10 years ago, Bert toldthe Triangle the high fidelity in-dustry was confined to a few smallmanufacturers, working in garagesand lofts, who turned out queer-

looking electronic gadgetry whichthey sold to a few thousand cus-tomers called "audiophiles" - per-sons who love sounds.

The audiophiles assembled thestuff into spectacular phonographrigs which they put to odd uses.For example, they liked to turn thevolume up full and flood the neigh-borhood with a magnificent ren-dition of a rumbling summerthunderstorm. "In those days 'highfidelity' fans were such rare birdsthat if you heard a man complainabout 'flutter' or 'wow' you prob-ably thought he had a hangover,"Bert said.

Then music-lovers discoveredwhat high fidelity equipment coulddo in reproducing the sound madeby each instrument, from the glit-tering highs to the shadowy lows,distinctly and in total realism,giving them magnificently articu-lated music.

Frequently a person who hasnever heard hi-fi before can't be-lieve his ears . One man , hearinga record of Hayda's "Military Sym-phony" in a hi-fl salon for thefirst time , refused to believe itwas the same as the record hehad at home.

Swiftly the popular appeal of hi-fl spread from a comparative fewto thousands. Manufacturers keptpace by producing equipment tosuit every taste and purse, includ-ing do-it-yourself kits that havemade a tremendous hit amongpeople who find themselves beingintroduced to a fascinating newhobby in addition to musical en-joyment they never dreamed of.For the Sunday tinkerer, or radioamateur, hi-fli offers endlessamusement.

Dr. Jack Sturtridge, of the Incomedical staff at Copper Cliff, isanother of the steadily growingnumber of Incoites who have be-come hi-fl fans. "There is ofcourse a great deal of machinery inhi-fi, and there's ever more mysti-fication about what it does," hetold the Triangle. "Actually, a hi-t rig has the four major com-

ponents of the ordinary radio-phonograph: a record player, atuner , an amplifier and a loud-speaker. But in a high fidelity seteach component is a superbly pre-cise instrument.""Well what does high fidelity

do that an ordinary phonographdoesn 't?" he was asked.

"It simply does everything somuch better that the effect on thehearer is like taking off ear muffs,"was Dr. Jack's answer.

"When a musician plays a notehe makes the air vibrate. If heplays a high note the air moleculesdo a jig; if he plays a low notethey perform a more stately dance.For each note there is a vibrationrate, or 'frequency'. The bottomnote on a piano, for instance, hasa frequency of 27 .5 cycles per sec-ond, while the top note has afrequency of 4,186 cycles.

But if music were only a matterof frequencies, Dr. Sturtridge ex-plained, we couldn't tell one in-strument from another, for thefrequency of any note is the samewhether it is scraped on a string,blown through a horn or producedby the human throat. What en-

Dr. Jack Sturtridge , who was a wireless mechanic in the RCAF before entering medicine , is shown on the left above , finishing the wiring ofthe broadcast band tuner of his hi-fl unit . He offered encouragement to anyone who is thinking of buying a self -assembly kit. "Nothing toit." he said . "All you have to know is how to operate a soldering iron ," In the picture on the right Leo Kilpinen of the Inco electronics sectionat Copper Cliff demonstrates one of the advantages of owning a hi-fl set - " It makes your wife and children so happy that they don't mindhow much time you spend operating your short -wave radio broadcasting outfit. " A well-known radio "ham", Leo is shown at the controls of his500 watt transmitter.

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ables us to distinguish differentinstruments is that each alsocauses the air to vibrate in fancieradditional patterns called over-tones. These overtones are in-dividual for each instrument.

"Even for the hi-fi beginner it'seasy to realize what a differenceextremely sensitive and accurateequipment can make in reproduc-ing the most delicate overtones aswell as very low and very highwiggles of musical sound not nor-mally picked up by the humanear," said the doctor. "Musictakes on a brand new meaningThat's what hi-fi does for me."

From a hobby point of view hi-flis equally satisfying. There areso many links in the sound chain,including psychological factors,that no two people hear or "per-ceive" music to the same degree.As a result, no two hi-fl hobbyistswill agree on any single system. Asthe fan becomes immersed in hishobby, adding individual com-ponents to his initial installationin striving for still more faithfulreproduction of his music record-ings, he finds himself in a brandnew world of fun.

Al Hughes of the research de-partment, another Into hi-fl en-thusiast, told of one fan he readabout in Popular Science Monthly."He started with a rig that had asingle speaker. It wasn't quite goodenough on the low tones so headded a woofer, or low-registerspeaker. That left the high toneslacking, so he put in a tweeter totake care of them. That still wasn'tquite high enough fl so he put inan extra middle-range squawker.He now has something like 22speakers and isn't satisfied yet."

That of course is an extremecase. The average amateur willsettle for an outfit a good deal

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more simple, and be quite satisfied.He'll find that the manufacturersof the self-assembly kits have an-ticipated a lot of his troubles, evento the point of color coding cablesso he can make the most difficultconnections by matching the colorof a cable to a socket. He also hashis choice of building his owncabinet, or buying the pieces readyto put together.

Hi-fi will be even higher whenthe industry perfects equipment forusing such great advances asstereophonic sound - a processof recording in which the sound ispicked up by microphones at twoseparate points, much as your twoears pick up slightly differing im-pressions of the same sound. Whenreproduced through two loud-speakers, its "presence" effect isfantastic. This third dimension insound is now available in tape re-cordings, but their reproduction re-quires much more than the aver-age hi-fl outfit. When it has beenperfected for easy-to-get disc re-cordings, music lovers will beushered into an almost unbeliev-able world of realism and enjoy-ment.

Upwards of 5,000(Continued from Page 8)

sented by some of the outstandingperformers. Among these were theGlendevon Singers, under theleadership of Mrs. A. C. Mudge,whose ensemble was highly praisedby the adjudicators and awardedthe top festival rating of 90 marks.

In the accompanying photo-graphs the Triangle presents itsannual picture story of the festival,capturing typical scenes and ex-pressions as seen through the long-focus lens of Michael Dudowich'scamera.

Lay Cornerstone of Coniston Curling Rink

A great event In Coniston 's history is recorded above as smelter super-intendent Fred Murphy, assisted by Gino Sartor , officiates at the layingof the cornerstone for the community 's new curling rink. Thirty four-somes from the Sudbury district took part in the bonspiel celebratingthe official opening of the fine big rink , which was built through theco-operative efforts of the citizens . A Copper Cliff team skipped by DougGathercole won the lit event.

Annual bowling championships have again been decided at the CopperCliff Club . In an exciting see-saw playoff of which the outcome wasin doubt until the last frame or two , Mrs. Peter Duffy's team won theRosemary Ovens trophy. Above are the happy champs , Mrs. CecilMathews, Mrs. Duffy, Miss Sandra McNeill , Miss Clara Simmons. Theother finalists were captained by Mrs . Malcolm Finlayson.

Defeating Cecil Coo's quintet in another close final match, DonMacLennan 's team won the Bert Flynn trophy, which they are seen herereceiving from Miss Katherine Flynn . On her right are Harry Phillipsand Don MacLennan , and on her left Bobby Phillips and John Gifford.She brought the good news that her famous father is making excellentprogress at the Copper Cliff hospital , where he has been a patient forseveral weeks.

Was a Rolling StoneUntil He Joined Inco

Clarence Brown, who has retir-ed on pension from the CopperCliff works, was raised in New-market and got his first job at awood factory in that town. "Wemade everything from pencils tobuckets to bookcases", he said.Deciding to see more of Canadahe left the pleasant routine of thatjob in 1925.

He spent the next couple of yearson fishing tugs out of Killarney,then from 1928 to 1930 worked as afireman on Great Lakes steam-boats. Laid off in midsummer atPort Colborne he headed west andin Alberta spent two years cuttingmine props in the bush. This paid$1.00 a day, he recalled, which waspretty good money during the de-pression.

Returning to Newmarket in 1934he worked for a time on road con-struction and at odd jobs.

In 1937, with $1.35 in his pocket,he started hitch-hiking for Kirk-land Lake, was picked up by twobricklayers who were working atCopper Cliff and within a matterof hiurs uas waiting in the Incoemployment office at Sudbury. A

friend he met unexpectedly stakedhim until he got a few pay chequesunder his belet, a good turn he hasnever forgotten.

Starting on the stripping floorfor Frank Wolfe he worked 11years in the Orford building beforemoving to the sinter plant wherehe was a machine operator formany years. When his heart start-ed giving out warning signals lastfall he decided to accept a dis-ability pension.

In 1937 Clarence married MaudeGamble in Newmarket. They haveone daughter Susan, aged 4.

His friends at the plant hopehe'll take things easy and enjoylife.

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Girl's Hockey Returns to Copper Cliff with a Bang (ouch!)

Here 's Purchasing's pulchritudinous platoon : back row , Evelyn Dotta , Harriet Maddock , Bernice Wiseman, Gail Taylor , and Alice Gemmell;front row , Jackie Larose , Carol Hailio , Lorraine Brydges , Beverley McDonnell . On the right are Accounting 's bashing beauties : back row, BarbaraMcCandless , Rose Schitka , Mary McCauley, Stella Grassi , Cely Lineham ; front, Diane Schultze , Evelyn Pagan, Raija Luoma , Lucy Levae.

,It's PurchasingVs. Accounting

Could be that the antidote fordwindling hockey crowds is alreadyat hand - and in a very pleasingpackage, too!

Should it catch on and why not- guys like Tomiuk, Zorica,Heale et al would be occupying thecustomers' pews and liking it!

The antidote, men, as you'veprobably guessed is GIRLS!

Yep, girls' hockey is alive againin Sudbury, and railbird reportsare very favourable.

Ability takes second place tocharm, it Is said, and figure skatesare much in evidence.

Wonder how Gus GustavsonHarvey would rate in that league?

The pretty protagonists arenearly all members of Inco's officestaff at Copper Cliff. There aretwo teams, representing the pur-chasing and accounting depart-ments. In a two-game total-goalseries played recently at StanleyStadium, Purchasing topped theirfriendly rivals on the round, 5goals to 2. The first game wasdeadlocked at one goal each, butthe second time out Accountingtook the short end of a 4-1 score.

Although closely checked Evelyn Dotta of Purchasing gets away a sizzling ice-high shot that Accountinggoalie Raija Luoma turned aside with a"se - or was it knees . Despite this daring save Accounting lost thegame 4 -2, which certainly makes a girl wonder what's the use.

mark, but they'll get used to it -they hope.

That their fame has spread isindicated by the fact that they areslated to be one of the featureattractions on the big March of

Stella Grassi is coach and chief Dimes program at the Sudburyrooter for the Accounting gals. Arena on March 9. Other appear-Some observers thought that wily ! antes are also being considered,net custodian of yesteryear, par- and the girls say their hockeychasing agent Mac Forsythe, would future looks pretty bright,be masterminding his depart-ment's team, but apart from the Girls' hockey has been dormantreferees it turned out to be purely in Sudbury district for about 20a female affair. Calling the off- years, according to Jo Walmsley.sides and other infractions were She recalled that Copper Cliff had

a very good team in those days,Gerry Wallace, Spike Wormingtonand Ron Snelling. No penalties although lack of competitionwere handed out and so far as is caused them to fold up eventually.known all girls are still speakingto all officials.

The two games played todatewere long on enthusiasm andlaughs for both players and fans.

PROTo TipsWith little or no paddling the Continuity is the chief ingredientartificial kind that is) the gals of a successful home movie Be-found the going pretty rugged, and tween the first and last scenesboarding and bumping left their every movie should tell a complete

and interesting story.« «

Vary the scene lengths in eachof your reels . The length of eachscene should be determined by thecharacter of the subject beingfilmed.

Break up a series of medium anddistant shots with close-ups . . .not only close-ups of fam_ly andfriends but of objects appearing inyour reels such as trees, flowers,buildings, etc.

Never panoram on n e a r b yobjects. If you must panoram,start with an object of lesserimportance and swing slowly to themost important object within thefield of view.

Don't start panoraming at thevery beginning of a scene, or stopexposure the second you reach theend of your slow swing. Hold thecamera steadily on your first view

for a moment, then "pan" slowly,and hold it on your last view evenlonger.

Movie makers who take rightfulpride in their reels can begin theirhome movies with a shot of them-selves pointing the camera directlyat their audience. The best wayto get this shot is to take a largemirror out-of-doors and make aclose-up of yourself pointing thecamera at your reflection in themirror.

A sunset is an ideal subject withwhich to end a travel or vacationcolor movie. No definite exposureinstructions can be given for sun-sets. Over-or-underexposure willbe mirrored largely by the quantityof redness in your films - a quan-tity which can vary widely withoutinfecting the charm of this subject.

The kind of success that turns aman's head always leaves himfacing in the wrong direction.

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Members of 2nd and 11th Sudbury troops erect the framework of what proved to be the prize -winning bivouac at the first Sudbury districtBoy Scout winter camporee. Hungrily eyeing sizzling steaks and a pot of soup as the evening meal Is prepared over a pine wood fire areboys from 2nd and 4th Minnow Lake troops.

Zero Temperature Fails to ChillEnthusiasm of Scouts at Camporee

Inaugurating what it is hopedwill be an annual event, districtBoy Scout leaders were enthusias-tic about the success of their firstwinter camporee.

Held on Millard Lake , back ofBurwash , February 8 and 9 withaccommodations and services pro-vided by the host scouts , 1st Bur-wash troop , it drew more than 40scouts from eight troops. In chargewere adult leaders assisted byRover Scouts from Capreol andSudbury.

Emphasizing the "out" in scout-ing, practically all planned activi-ties were held outdoors despite zerotemperature , and the boys ' train-ing in pioneering and survival wasput to a real test. The group wasdivided into patrols of six or sevenscouts each , and activities were ona competitive basis. No. 2 patroltopped the rest of the field collect-ing 100 of the possible 120 points;scouts from 2nd and 11th Sudburytroops made up that patrol. No. 1patrol was formed by 1st and 3rdSudbury, patrol No. 3 by 2nd and4th Minnow Lake, patrol No. 4by 1st Waters, and patrol No. 5 by1st Copper Cliff.

First test of the day was a two-mile hike to the camp site, withpoints given for the best methodof packing gear into camp. Uponarrival sleeping and bivouac areaswere assigned each patrol and thenthe camp was officially opened, Thecamp was then put into shape withspecial attention given the kit-chen where the noon meal wassoon in preparation. All agreedthat Scouter Mitchell of Burwashperformed yeoman service as chiefof fire, water and food.

Afternoon activities led off withthe bivouac building competition,

with each patrol allotted 30 min-utes in which to provide adequateshelter for themselves. No. 2 patrolwon this. In the tree-felling con-test young Sandy Kippen (son ofFrood shift boss Stan Kippen)dropped his tree right on the markto cop that event for his patrol.

Semaphore competition follow-ed, then work began on the patrolcamp kitchens, which were built ateach bivouac. Later patrol cooksdrew rations from the main campwhile others cut wood and gener-ally prepared their camps for theday's big event, cooking the even-ing meal in the open.

As shadows lengthened the firstflicker of firelight appeared andsoon the crisp winter air wasfilled with the wonderful aromaof pine smoke. As flames leapedhigher pots and mess tins werereadied, clean snow put on to melt,potatoes prepared, soup heated.Then, as the crowning touch,generous steaks were set to sizzlingand browning in smoking pans atthe five separate fires, each ofwhich had its circle of ravenousboys.

Supper over, utensils werescoured and fires carefully ex-tinguished, then all returned tothe main camp. A rest period,games, canteen and a huge outdoorcampfire completed the eveningactivities, with the 10 o'clock cur-few finding all sleeping bags oc-cupied.

Sunday morning saw an earlybreakfast, and at 8.30, in a nose-nipping north wind, the ice-cut-ting competition got under way.Other activities included fire light-ing, compass and pacing, and skiand snowshoe races. Religious ser-

The evening meal at the highly successful winter camporee was preparedand eaten outdoors despite the zero temperature. Scouter Mitchell ofBurwash is seen issuing food supplies to the cooks of the five competingpatrols.

vices were also on the agenda.After the noon meal the camp

was dismantled and cleaned up,presentations were made, flagslowered and by 3 o'clock all wereready to leave for home, feelingthat they had had a wonderfulweekend with excellent food andfun. This coupled with the op-portunity for scouts to preparethemselves for the more advancedproficiency badges made the out-ing just about tops.

Camp chief for the occasion wasassistant district commissionerSteve Burns. He was assisted byScouters Francis, Easton (Frood),Moncion FFrood), Dixon (Creigh-ton), Neal (Copper Cliff) andPierce Plus the Rover Scouts. Allagreed that for a first attemptthere were very few miscues andthe experience gained will makethe next camporee that muchbetter. Future plans include the

possibility of spending a nightunder canvas.

In local scouting circles winteractivities are becoming more popu-lar and several troops have spenta Saturday or Sunday at theWindy Lake camp.

February 22 marked the 101stanniversary of the birth of thefounder of the Boy Scout move-ment. On that date in 1857 thelate Lord Baden-Powell was born.Today, in almost every country ofthe world, boys preserve and prac-tise the precepts of moral char-acter, resourcefulness and willinghelpfulness laid down by this greatleader over 50 years ago.

JUST LUCKY, REALLY"I'm sick of walking the floor

all night with this kid.""Ought to be glad you didn't

live in Alaska, where the nightslast six months."

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Nine Copper Refinery Men Honored on Retirement

Nine copper refinery employees, { electric shaver; Jack Marshall, 25all members of the casting, yard years 7 months, a pen set; Bernardand transportation departments, Armstrong, 27 years 7 months, awere honored recently at one of camera.the biggest and best retirement { The ninth man whose retirementparties in the plant's history. All took place during the year, Georgenine are Inco pensioners now, or Lazorov, who had been with Incosoon will be. for 22 years and 3 months, was

The decision to hold one big an-nual wing-ding for all copper re-fining division employees retiringduring the year, instead ct a sep-arate party for each man, provedto be a popular one. The firstgathering of this nature was anunqualified success.

More than 300 friends crowdedthe Caruso Club, Sudbury, to givetheir departing workmates a rol-licking sendoff, and it would bethe understatement of the year tosay that everybody had a goodtime. A delicious chicken andspaghetti dinner, professional en-tertainment, and the presentationof a gift to each departing memberrounded out a fine evening ofgood-natured ribbing and revelry.

Sandy McGillivray and CecilMathews well deserved the acco-lades they received for the way theparty was arranged. Master ofceremonies was Jack Latreille.

Presentations to the guests ofhonor were made by Ernest Ra-beau, assistant to the manager ofthe copper refining division, andFred Sheridan, superintendent ofthe casting department.

In the above photograph appeareight of the nine retirees. Theirnames, length of service. and theretirement gift each received, wereas follows: standing, with Mr. Ra-beau on the left and Mr. Sheridanon the right, are John Sofanea, 13years 7 months, a travelling bag:Edgar Beaudry, 28 years 11 months,fishing rod and reel; John Bigola,31 years 5 months, electric shaver;Bill Hyrniewicz, 27 years 1 month,electric shaver; seated, John An-tonini, 27 years 7 months. a radio,Peter Vayva , 14 years 7 months,

unable to attend but several of theboys paid him a visit at his home,conveyed the best wishes of hispals at the plant, and presentedhim with a camera.

The Old Iron MineNot So Bad at That

Although working in an ironmine in Luxembourg during WorldWar I was no picnic, it did haveat least one compensation - thewater was so bad the men wereforced to drink apple cider, allthey wanted!

Authority for this is Stobie elec-trical department's Marcel Schu-macher. Marcel was an apprenticeelectrician in both the mine andadjoining iron works and recallsthe "hardship" quite clearly.

After the armistice Marcel wentto Liege in Belgium and worked {with the Ingersoll people theremaking compressors.

Joining a cousin in Canada in1927 he hooked up with the BellTelephone company and spentseven years helping instal tele-

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phone exchanges In Montreal. Hewas laid off in 1934 and workedat several jobs for short periodsbefore coming to Inco in 1938.

He started with the electricaldepartment at Copper Cliff, andrecalls teaming up with BarneyHamilton on one of his early jobson the roasters. He was transferredto Stobie in 1948 and worked thereas a maintenance electrician untilillness sidelined him.

In 1932 he married LorettaI Beausoliel in Peterborough. Their

son Tom works in Sudbury, andtheir daughter Margaret is mar-ried to Lorenzo Noel of Frood.They have one grandchild whoMarcel says is a real going con-cern.

Many years ago Marcel spottedsome nice farm country near ThreeRivers, P.Q., and is now seriouslythinking of starting a chickenranch there . At present he Isoperating a pilot plant at homewith the little female finch heimported from Belgium. A raredomestic bird in these parts, theonly mate Marcel could find forher was a broad -minded canary.She has laid two eggs, one tooclose to the edge of the cage un-fortunately , and is at presentsitting on the other . The blessedevent is awaited almost as eagerlyas another grandchild . Marcel haspromised to keep the Triangleposted on what this Fincan orCanfin looks like, so there may bea later bulletin.

TON OF NICKEL PER JETOver one ton of nickel is used,

principally in the form of high-temperature alloys, to build amodern jet engine for high-speedaircraft.

Nickel Refinery Ulan Awarded $534

Norman Anger (right ) wears ahappy grin as he receives a chequefor $534 from James Walter, as-sistant to the manager of Inco's

Marcel and Mrs. Schumacher withtheir pet finch, which is fincan-ticipating.

nickel refining division, Port Col-borne. Present to add his heartycongratulations to Norman wasW. J. Freeman ( centre ), assistant

manager. The big cheque wasNorman's award for his suggestionof a gravity system for feedinghydrochloric acid to the stringfilters when cleaning . An Incoman for 12 years, he is married andthe father of two children, Nor-man Jr., 8, and Marla Jane, 3.