VOLUME 21 COPPER CLIFF , ONTARIO, DECEMBER, 1961 NUMBER 9

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International Nickel Company ofCanada, Limited.

D. M. Dunbar, EditorH. L. Meredith, Assistant Editor

Editorial Office Copper Cliff, Ont.

Auth<tru ed as second class mail by thepa,t Office Department. Ottawa, and forpayment of postage in cash.

I salute you: There is nothing

I can give you which you have

not got : but there is much.

very much, that, while I cannot

;,live it, you can take.

No Heaven can come to us

unless our hearts find rest in

today. Take Heaven ! N epeace lies in the future which

is not hidden in this present

little instant. Take peace'.

The gloom of the world is but

a shadow. Behind it. yet within

our reach, is joy. There is

radiance and glory in the dark-

ness could we but see, and to

see, we have only to look. I

beseech you to look.

And so, at this time, I greet

you. Not quite as the world

sends greetings, but with pro-

found esteem and with prayer

that for you now and for-

ever the clay breaks, and the

shadows flee away.

-Fra Giovanni - 1513 ,1.D.

LU W

ChristmastimeAt Christmastime, these are the

things I know:

Fragrance of pine; air frosted,keen with snow;

Laughter of children, raised inglad surprise;

Breathless expectancy; the shiningeyes

Of friends with gifts white cladand ribbon tied;

Odor of goad things cooking. Thereabide

The dearest thins I know in allthe earth:

Home, and the loved ones, friend-ship, song and mirth.

To All Our ReadersA Merry Christmas

God Bless 'em

INCO TRIANGLE

Camille TremblayA member of the electrical de-

partment at Copper Cliff for over32 years, Camille Tremblay is look-ing fit and happy and is enjoyinghis early service pension.

The two-mile walk from hisCopper Cliff home to the shop andback was always a daily ritual withhim, come fair weather or foul.Obviously it was an ideal tonic, forhe is in excellent shape.

One walk Camille well remem-bers was when he first went to workin the bush back of Massey at theage of 17. "We walked 60 miles into the camp." he recalled. "It wasthe only way to get there. Sup-plies were brought in by packhorse."

Born at Westmeath, Ontario, in1899, he worked on several large

To All Members of the Into Family

electrical construction projects andstrung telegraph wires for theCNR, among a variety of otherjobs, before coming to Sudbury in1929. "I went to work with theline gang at Copper Cliff," re-counted Camille. "Ernie Peak wasboss then." After 14 years withthe line gang he moved in to theelectrical shop and worked thereuntil retirement.

He was married to Clara Libertyin 1923. Their daughter Viola isthe wife of Inco's assistant to thechief geologist Ron Taylor. Theirson Cecil is in the machine shopat Copper Cliff, Harold works inSudbury, and Sheila is Mrs. A.Normore of Capreol. An evendozen grandchildren round outtheir family.

Camille has built a home inCapreol where he finds livingmighty easy and a mite more eco-nomical. "Lots of good huntingand fishing near here too," he re-marked. Ice fishing is tops forwinter fun and in summer garden-ing is the favorite recreation ofthis happy Inco pensioner.

MORE NICKEL USEDThe electroplating industry in

both the United States and Europeused substantially more nickel in1960 , mainly as a result of theuse of improved plating techniqueswhich provide higher quality nickelo lating.

DECEMBER, 1961

The Life of Leisure

Now an Inco pensioner, NickBelkot has lots of time these daysfor neighborly visiting with oldfriends in Sudbury's Donovan likestorekeeper Tony Petriwsky.

Born on a farm in the westernUkraine in 1901, Nick migrated toCanada in 1926. He was a miner.it Flin Flon before coming to Incoin 1942, and became a pillar leaderon 50 level at Creighton mine.

Due to high blood pressure heretired recently on disability pen-sion, and is now enjoying a life;f leisure.

Marcel Lafontaine, who skippedthe runners -up in the first event,talks gently to an incoming rockthat has a notion to ease rightthrough the house. BELOW: DanTotino and Leo Olivier take awell-earned (?) rest from theirsweeping duties.

Russell HendryRussell Hendry is a fine example

of a man thoroughly enjoying hispension. This is for inc,' he de-clared. "Now I can spend at leastsix months a year at camp andthere is just no place else I'd ratherbe." Fortunately Mrs. Hendryechoes this sentiment,

Little Basswood Lake nearThessalon is the site of their verycomfortable camp, and Russ sayslie has sonic of the best bass. pikeand pickerel lishing a fellow couldwish for.

Retired from the roasters atCopper Cliff where he had worked

Two studies in concentration are Terry Green ( left) and Gerald Gagnon as they make sure they're on thebroom . Gerald was the winning skip in the second event of the 'spiel.

Coniston HadFine Bonspiel

First bonspiel on the newly in-stalled artificial ice at Coniston'senthusiastic community curlingclub was a very successful inter-plant competition with an entry of32 rinks.

Johnny Buchowski had thehonor of skipping the victoriousquartet in this season-opener. Heand his trusty crew of JohnnyPrice, Roland Gosselin and ClaudeParadis had to battle all the wayto cop the electric frying pansdonated as first prize by the Conis-ton Athletic Association,

Bill Johnson, chairman of thecommittee in charge of producinga suitable trophy for the event,was warmly complimented on thehandsome tankard to be held forannual competition.

Winning skips in the second andthird events were Gerald Gagnonand Joe Barnes.

Mal

This rink of Inco pensioners gave an excellent account of themselves : Leon Gervals, Gerald Geoffrey, BillBurns (skip) and Gene Tancredi. And on the right , with mechanical department superintendent GordonAdams, who presented the beautiful custom - made trophy , are the winners of the bonspiel ; JohnnyBuchowski ( skip), Johnny Price , Roland Gosselin , and Claude Paradis.

since starting with Inco in 1933, 1915 for a couple of dollars daily umbrella and table which was aRuss was born in the Thessalon and later serving two years over- welcome addition to camp comfort.area over 65 years ago. He recalls seas with the 48th Highlanders. "You know," sighed Russ, "theworking in the Western harvest in Later jobs included the sawmill. only thing I really miss is those

The two alert broomsmen carefully watching the speed of a stone as itnears the house are Ed Paradis and Maurice Gaudet. Coniston curlerstake their game very seriously, and now that their playing season hasbeen doubled with the installation of artificial ice, it shouldn 't be longbefore they produce a Briar champion.

farming, railroad , a survey party guys at work . They were the bestand two years for the City of and we always got on well."Sudbury before joining Inco.

Fanny Harris became Mrs.Hendry in 1921 and their familyinclude Helen . wife of the CopperCliff mill's Jim Thom, Francis withthe army at Churchill , and fourgrandchildren who spend much oftheir nnimerc at 'he Hendry cainp

The purse of n.oney the boys ofthe reverb furnace departmentgave Russ as a parting gift wassoon converted to a fine lawn

ONE OF MOST USEFULOver the years the unusual prop-

erties of nickel - particularly itstou=ghness. corrosion - resistance,strength and resistance to oxida-nuu at eievited temperature, ---have increased its use, and now itis one of the most versatile anduseful members of the family ofmetals.

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Ott-the-Job Deinonstrations PoirerfuCM

"Never out and never over" Is the campaign to spread the gospel ofsafety at Inco mines and plants . On-the-job demonstrations of thecorrect , safe way for a man to do his work , one highly effective weaponin the never -ending hot war on accidents, are being regularly scheduledat all operations . Pictured above are two demonstrations at Coniston,staged under the watchful eye of safety engineer Vince Lalonde. Onthe left, general foreman Aldege Blake conducts an exhibition of thesafe way to use bar and sledge in breaking off accretions in the inspection

In the recovery building at the Iron Ore Plant , building boss Bill Jonescarries out an on-the-job demonstration in the proper use of the ScottAir-Pak self-contained breathing apparatus. Among the interestedonlookers is Iron Ore Plant superintendent E. H. Bracken (right).

Mother and ChildThis is the first Christmas that

John Frederick Lloyd Jones hasspent in these parts, and judging

by his expression here as hismother regards him in a waymothers have, he is finding it amost agreeable experience.

John Frederick Lloyd is eightmonths old. He is the son of Dr.and Mrs. J. H. Lloyd Jones ofCopper Cliff, a way of life whichsurrounds him with love, attention.and admiration transcending eventhe very rosiest expectations of afirst-born.

Before her marriage his Italianmother, Maria Gina Versari, wasa member of the nursing staff atthe Copper Cliff Hospital, and itwas there that she met herhusband-to-be, who line fromWales.

In our cover picture Gina Jonesand her son portray the hallowedChristmas theme of Mother andChild

Being bald has one advantage.When company arrives. all ,ouhave to In i' i aiehteli \"etlr if,

!Weapon

doorway of a blast furnace . Superintendent of smelters J. N. Lilleyof Copper Cliff (nearest camera ) and plant superintendent F. G. Murphywere interested spectators . In the second picture Alex Desloges, yard-master, is holding a regular group discussion with a train crew on theoperating rules for locomotives . The attendance of transportationsuperintendent J. C. MacKinnon of Copper Cliff (right) also pointedup the importance placed by the Company on these short refreshercourses In safe workmanship.

"Always check the hook on your chain block before using ", mechanicalsub-foreman John Martin Is telling this group of Iron Ore Plantmechanics . Here he demonstrates by measuring the hook to determinethat no distortion has occurred during its previous use. On the leftis assistant plant superintendent H. R. Butler.

Saskatchetcan Slide-Curter Victorious SkipFor good fellowship and good curling the annual Creighton -Livelybonspiel at the Copper C liff Curling Club again proved to be a standout.Classy slide-curler Dick Bruser , a Saskatchewan man, led his foursometo victory in the top event of the three-day 48-rink contest, heating DonCumming in the final match . Ray Bowhey was the winning skip in,econd event, and Casey C aul in the third . Picture shows the top rinkwith their turkeys and trophies and Lively branch manager Bill Calling-ham, who presented them with the Toronto- Dominion Batik tankard:on the left, Earl Simpson and Harvey Beech . on the right Dick Brunerand %ihert Collins.

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in Thar on Acc idents

1)1 ('I',MR1';K. 1911 1N(`O "I'KIAN ;1.l",

Christmas Dance Gala Social Event at Thompson

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Annie (Mrs. J . Valic), who spentlast year in Canada, and their twograndchildren are living. Johnwas back for a visit in 1954 andmay make the trip again nextyear.

In the meantime he is takingcare of his health with plenty ofrest and long daily walks in thefresh air.

John TosJohn Tos has retired from the

reverb furnace department at Cop-per Cliff on disability pension. Heworked there first in 1931, andreturned in 1933 . A good workman,

he was in turnfettler, slag-chuteman andbacktrackman."I always work-ed around thefurnaces,' h esaid proudly.

D iur ng the{ de ressionI p

Gala social event of the season at Thompson was the Christmas dance on December 9 of the overture anddance club , attended by 300 members and guests including many from the town young people 's association.No. 1 school auditorium was gaily decorated for the event with large silver snowflakes, lighted Christmastrees, and pink and red streamers . Two orchestras, Danny Larsen 's Moonglows and the Thompson Nickelitesunder the direction of Laurie Abbott, in turn supplied the fine musical background for a most enjoyable even-ing. At the close of the program everybody in the hall joined in singing 0 Come All Ye Faithful . Couplesseen above dancing to the Moonglows are Faith Wrist and David Marshall , Mr. and Mrs . Barna Szabo, Mr.and Mrs. Fred Price.

The Nickelites were playing when Jean Hess snapped this picture of Mr.and Mrs. Win Newman , Mr. and Mrs. David Park, and Mr . and Mrs.Paul Nyeboer.

^^ ^^ drilling is a pretty easy job. Nosteel to carry, no bar and arm, no

John YurcaAnother member of the elite of

good drillers who helped developFrood mine is John Yurca, whohas retired on pension. With arespiratory condition making workdifficult, John reluctantly decidedto step to the sidelines.

A drift driller. one of the betterones, for many years John was

happiest whendrilling off hisround. "Nobodyever botheredme," he saidproudly, "and Iwas a drillerfor nearly 24years." His lastnine years Johnworked as aconstructionleader, com-

pleting ore passes and other ex-cavations. "I really liked mining,"he declared, "it's a good job."

Back in 1927 John started atLevack and put in a year there astraminer before going to Frood.He helped cut stations in thenew no. 3 shaft, then went asshoveller during the driving of themain crosscut on 2800 level. "Mr.Cooper, who was later the localmines inspector, was shift bossthen," John said.

John soon became a driller andhas worked through the evolutionof hand crank, power feed and airteg urns. ioaay, ne grinned,

Sitting out a dance are Mrs. John Langin , Horace Boucher , Mr. and Mrs . heavy drill,"Wally Turko, Allan Smith and Mrs . Grant Hambley. Wally Turko and In his native Jugoslavia Johnhis brother Pete were vocalists with the Moonglows . worked as a butcher, blacksmith,

miner, farmer and soldier beforecoming to Timmins in 1927. With

THE SMtITI1Y SPLIT PERSONALITY no job to be had there he headed-I wondered where all the The magician forgot himself for Levack.

amiths acne from until I visited during his sawinga-woman-in-half John's wife Annie Rack, whom,ills rit}.' routine. "I'm head-broken," he he married in 1923, is presenfly in

'1111"11 akiiat Happene('" :anti biter, 'T'ni visiting her at the the ')Id country where their soni , t a a Smith Manufac- hospital regularly. She's in Rooms Ivan. their daughters Evanna, who

t n itig Cumpan'. . 205 and 206." was widowed in the last war, and

years Johnwent west tofind work. "Igot $5 a month

on the farm during the summer,"he recalled, "$20 a month duringthe harvest, and in winter I workedfor my board, and was glad of it."

Born in Poland in 1900, he cameto Sudbury in 1930 and was em-ployed on construction before start-ing with Inco. His wife, whom hemarried in 1924, died in 1951. Theironly son lives in Poland: he hasfive children.

A keen gardener John has madethe black rocks at his Sudburywest end lot a riot of colour insummer by growing annuals in themany natural hollows and contours.

Living alone John finds the timerather long, especially in winter,but occasional trips and visits fromold cronies help brighten the days.

A Thompson "Pioneer"

In the warehouse at Thompson, aspit and span layout if ever therewas one. Dave Tappin is checkingthe IBM listings of truck parts.Dave and his wife Audrey camefrom Victoria to Winnipeg, wherehe joined up with Inco in June1957, which makes him a Thornp-

9n -pioneer". They both liketo play chess.

Here the Creighton no. 8 shaft skip is seen attached to the changecarriage that quickly sets it in the shaft when required . Operating thecontrols is Joe Blazina . The view on the right , looking through the shaftfrom front to back, shows the skip in the background and, high up In the

foreground , the front change carriage that lifts the cage from the shaftwhen the two are to be exchanged . For this picture the cage washoisted above the level . Topman Fred Gotro handles the bells andthe men at the skip are Joe Blazina and Jack Ferris.

LEFT: A view of the intersection on 6200 level looking back toward theshaft. Here on the left the main crosscut cleaves from the station drift RIGHT : This drill sharpening station provides ample sharp steel forand strikes out for the ore zone . Driller Bernie McDonald selects a all development work in the no. 8 shaft area. Jack Ferris is operatingsteel from the steel rack . the steel grinder.

Creighton UsingNew Method ofGround Control

A combined method of groundcontrol extensively tested atCreighton mine's new no. 8 shaftshows promise of a great future indevelopment areas.Known as screenbolting, it com-

bines the virtues of rockboltingand back screening, and has prov-ed highly successful in the newno. 8 shaft workings now beingdeveloped.

Rockbolting for ground control,and screening for protectionagainst small loose, are of courseno innovations at Inco. Rock-bolting has been an acceptedmethod of ground control instopes and drifts for many yearswhile screening has been used inrefuge stations and other open-ings, but combining these twomethods is new.

After an area is rockbolted thescreening is applied. It is a strongretaining mesh of expanded metalresembling a heavy Frost fence,with mesh openings of 3 by 8inches. Punched from 14 gaugesteel plate and then expanded, itcomes in standard sheets, 4 by 8feet and 5 by 10 feet, which areattached with short bolts.

Ready for trial is a specialdouble purpose type of rockbolttailored for this operation. Similarto a regular 4-foot or 6-foot rock-bolt, it is fitted with a double

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Screenbolting is particularly effective in wider areas of the underground workings such as this intersectionon 6200 level at Creighton 's no. 8 shaft. Shift boss Ray Allison is seen checking the installation.

head and plate. The bolt is firstdriven to hold the ground, thenby the addition of another washer,plate and nut, the screen is at-tached and held firmly in place.

The screen is flexible to a degreeand will give under pressure ra-

ther than break, making it an An underground shaft, Creigh-ideal material for the purpose. ton's no. 8 was completed in 1960When ground conditions indicate, to the 6600 level. Deck elevationthe walls as well as the back of is at 5400 level, formerly knowndrifts and other openings are as 68 level , and development is incovered with it. giving personnel progress on levels cut at 200-footcomplete protection. (Continued on Page 16)

This is a view of the main crosscut on 6200 level as it progresses to This transformer station on 6400 level , and the drift itself , are wellthe ore body . Vent pipe on the left carries fresh air to the heading . contained by screenbolting . Foreman Milt Jowsey is the man in theThe loaderman is Mike Kawa. picture.

NICK LOUPELLE : Mr. and Mrs. Nick Loupelle of Creighton with Wayne , who is awaitinghis army call , Nick at Lively High School , Audrey of Toronto , Craig , 4, Carole (Mrs. R.Graham ) of Sudbury , Phyllis, 14, and Keith , 10. A sandfill boss of the mine Nick livesin Creighton . BELOW : The Loupelles as they appeared in the Family Album back in 1948:from left to right the children are Wayne , Audrey, Nick, Phyllis and Carole.

Linda, who is 12, and Fraser , 5, have joined the family circle since the Alex Godfreys ofCopper Cliff were photographed for the Album (below) in 1948 . Then the children wereCarolyn, 8, now a graduate nurse in Toronto , Susan , 3, Diane, 7, now attending universityin British Columbia , and Alex junior , 9, now with the Inca, geological department.

Then and Now

INCO Family

Alhutn

1948-1961

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hertlein (Frood mine) withMartin, a graduate machinist apprentice atCopper Cliff, Karen, who works for a trustcompany in Sudbury, and Diane , in grade 10at Lockerby Collegiate. BELOW : as theywere in 1948.

Noted in Coniston for the fine garden they produce the Sylvia Floreanis arepictured here with their grown family . Enzo works of the Iron Ore Plant,Fabio is in the winding shop at Copper Cliff, and Leona is at high school.Sylvia has service at Coniston from 1923 . BELOW: as they were around theradio in 1948.

Ross Moir and his wifeKaye of Garson have

just doubled their

family since they ap-peored in the Family

Album 1948. In this

recent picture ore Betty

Anne and MaryCatherine 17 on Decem. Mbet 8, both at Mary-

mount College; Stuart,

14, Patricia , 10, Bar-Nora , 6, and Chris-topher, who will be 3on January 1. Their 1948 photograph shows,Stuart and Betty Anne.

longtime member of the

)pen Pit gang and more

ecently of Creighton, Harry

fuddow and his wife Eva

re very happy with their

amily which has shown a

i0 percent increase since itsslbum protograph in 1948.eft to right in the abovepicture are Harry 11, Jim 19,

teverley ( Mrs. Russ Haas ofht ) R h II 18 h, - 9 on , oc a e, , w o

corks in Sudbury, Harriet,b, and Joan Marie , 7. They ` I ikive in Lively . Right, as they,ere away back when: Jim, Rochelle , Harriet and Beverley.

ere are the Charles Wilsons , who live in Lively . Both Charlie and his son Wayne work ate Copper Refinery. Joan works in Sudbury , Cecil is with the Foundation Company, andaren is in training at Sudbury General Hospital . Wayne , who was in high school whene 1948 picture ( below ) was taken , now has two children of his own.

A dewatering boss at the Copper Cliff mill Ben Degon and his wife Lucia are

shown with their son Fred of the carpenter shop at Copper Cliff and daughterNevis ( Mrs. F . Lovsin ) of Falconbridge, who has a two -year-old son. Ben hasInca service from 1925. Inset is their 1948 picture.

Mark, 13, wasn' t on the scene (below) when the Oscar Loberge family ofLevack posed for the Family Album in 1938 . Since then his sister Claudettehas grown up to become Mrs. Andy Wisniewski, his brother Larry works atthe mine like his dad, his brother Jimmy is attending trade school in Toronto,and there are five grandchildren in the family.

Charlie Given andhis son Edgar both

work in the Nickel IRefinery at PortColborne, and his

daughter Janice is

a -,erse in theplant first aid de.

pa r tm en t; His

other daughter

Bessie is Mrs. JoeShatkosky of Port

Colborne. Here

are Charlie andhis wife and

family, THEN and

NOW

bie Miner Isdesigned and built a notcher, drill,Stob Miner rivetter, and a boxbreak for

Git bending the aluminum pieces afterh B It

The Christmas Scene in the Inco Window

Always a shining jewel in Sudbury 's crown of Christmas decorationsis the Inco Window at the corner of Elm Street and Frood Road. Thisyear creator Harry Despard and his artists have produced a charminggroup of Christmas vignettes showing a family around the gift -stackedtree, a trio of carollers , people going to church , and a carousel of fairytale favorites . With the delightful display Inco conveys its Season'sGreetings to one and all.

unc ox tngOne day in 1957, in the warm-

room at Stobie. Leo May upendedhis lunch pail and sat down besidesome of his workmates to wait for

chey are cut to size.Now he makes his lunch boxes

in lots of 300, and offers a selectionof three or four different sizes,including an extra-long model forthe fellow who likes his rhubarb

the topman to announce their level. pie baked with the rhubarb whole.His rusted lunch bucket col- Since his providential prattfall

lapsed beneath him and he found that day in 1957 Leo has made andhimself on the floor. "Enough of sold thousands of his distinctivelythis sort of nonsense," said Leo.I'm going to make myself a goodsolid one that will last." Andthereby hangs a success story.

Leo the Lunch Box King posesin front of a stack of his productswith his "rhubarb pie" model.

In his basement workshop athome, where he comes into his ownas a real do-it-yourselfer , Leo builta bucket that any sandwich wouldbe proud to call home - light,bright, and commodious. Yet withits hexagonal design and sturdyrivetted construction it was guar-anteed to support a man's dignityin the warmroom.

The next day six of Leo's palsat Stobie asked him to make themduplicates of his dream box. Aweek or so later he had requestsfor 40. The product advertiseditself, wherever it was seen.

When the orders continued toroll in, Leo realized he'd have toset up for mass production. He

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He designed and made theequipment to mass-produce hislunch buckets . Here he drills rivetholes in a batch of blanks.

designed lunch buckets in theNickel Belt. Orders have come infrom Schumacher and Wawa, fromthe Maritimes and from Alberta."I suppose if I wanted to make afull-time thing of it, the businesswouldn't be hard to find," he saidto a visitor. "But I'd sooner havemy job at Stobie, and handle thisin the evenings and on my daysoff.'

Leo and his friend John Topo-rowski came East from St. Paul,Alberta, on a harvest excursion tothe Ottawa Valley in the fall of1948. They remained to work onOntario tobacco farms, then thefollowing year got jobs with Incoat Sudbury. John is employed atCopper Cuff, Leo is a slushermanat Stobie.

Leo married Del Imbeault, whocame from New Brunswick. Theyhave a fine new home, which hebuilt himself, and two happychildren.

When he can take time off fromhis flourishing little private enter-prise, Leo likes to fish for trout inKokagami Lake or pickerel inNipissing.

Julio MakiBorn on a farm in Finland 65

years ago Julio Maki, despite hismore than 25 years with Inco, hasnever been very far from the farm.

Retired recently on service pen-sion from the Iron Ore Plant, henow lives happily on his 69-acrefarm located on the Kelly Lakeroad only a couple of short milesfrom his former place of work.

His first job in Canada was cut-ting hay on a farm. That wasnear Copper Cliff back in 1929,and farming and construction workkept him occupied until he joinedInco in 1935. "I built a house inthe Gatchell then," said Juho, "butI didn't like to live in town soI sold out and bought the farmhere."

Starting with Inco on the con-verters Juho punched tuyeres for15 years. When the Ire Ore Plantstarted operations early in 1956 hewent there as dryman, a job heheld until retirement.

Juho married Lempi Myllymakiin 1920. They made a trip back toto the old land in 1949. "We maygo again," Juho said. "but not tostay." He's quite happy where heis with a cosy home living and theindispensable steam bath right athand.

He's Still theKing of Hearts

If Santa had any idea that hispopularity was slipping in Sudbury(although why he would thinksuch a thing well never know),the wonderful old gent with thebooming Ho-ho -ho certainly hadno doubts after November 25.

The biggest crowd ever - somesaid it was over 50,000 - lined the

streets six and eight deep to tellhim with a tremendous ovationthat he is still King of Hearts.

As he rode majestically throughthe downtown city behind his eightprancing reindeer , spreading hisgreetings with outflung arms firstto this side and then to that, youngand old alike knew the special

I quickening of the heart and tight-ening of the throat that comes atChristmas.

Everybody said the fourth an-nual Santa Claus Parade, or-ganized by the Sudbury JuniorChamber of Commerce in co-operation with the DowntownRetail Merchants Association, was

much the grandest yet. Four' blocks long, it had eight bands,

six groups of majorettes, a dozenoutstanding floats, civic dignitaries,and crazy clowns galore.

Those who planned and stagedthis production to launch theChristmas Season could take pridein a huge job excellently done.

In Santa 's court, escorting him through the crowd -packed streets , none grown-ups, while Miss Beverly of local television fame was greeted withdrew more loyal applause than good old Rudolph the Red -Nosed squeals of welcome from the tiny tots . All floats in the parade wereReindeer . The Olde Carollers brought nostalgic memories to the cleverly planned and constructed.

Page 12 INCO TRIANGLE DECEMBER, 1901

Among the guests at the third annual banquet of the Thompson chapter of the Inco Quarter Century Club: Herb Bials, Ike Klassen , Ed McIver,Fred Dubery, Ron Taylor, Bill Spence; Louis Gore, Lloyd McDonald , Gerry Gibson, Gordon Armstrong.

Thompson Branch ofQuarter Century ClubHears R. D. Parker

The third annual meeting ofthe Thompson chapter of theInco Quarter Century Club washeld in Thompson Inn on Novem-ber 27.

While this relatively new chapterhad no new members to initiate,its 10 members were joined by 20guests from the Thompson area.

Also in attendance, and intro-duced to the gathering by J. C.Parlee, vice-president, and generalmanager of the Manitoba Division,were several guests from otherchapters: G. H. C. Norman, H. F.Zurbrigg, and L. Gorc from theCopper Cliff chapter and J. I.Jensen from New York.

After a sumptuous banquet hadbeen enjoyed with Cornish gamehen as the piece de resistance, Mr.Parlee introduced the guest ofhonor, Ralph D. Parker, seniorvice-president, and the gatheringlistened with keen interest to hisresume of the activities of theCompany in 1961, both in Canadaand throughout the world.

Mr. Parker said that he alwaysfound it a great pleasure to addressgatherings of Inco's long-serviceemployees.

Karl ZvmaBig likeable Karl Zyma has been

learning at first hand the pleasureof being retired on a comfortableInco service pension.

"They always treated me well atwork," observed Karl, "and theystill treat me real well when I amon pension."

Several years ago Karl boughta farm near Hagar. 110 acres inall, that suits him to a T. A couple

of cows, sonic pigs and chickens for^iveaock and all their vegetablesh,xne crown snake the Zym:upretty independent of high prices.Our faarin is only Live minutes

Jack McConnell, Joe Church, Joe Steele, Horace

walk from the store, post office,hotel and highway," Karl said,"but I also have good hunting al-most in my own back yard."

Karl first worked at Creightonin 1933. For many years he wasat No. 5 shaft, where he drovedrifts and raises, mined stopes,blasted chutes and was level bosson 52 level among other jobs. Dur-ing his final 10 years he was alabor boss at No. 3 shaft.

Born in the Ukraine, he cameto Canada in 1913 and worked forseveral years with the CPR inOttawa. He worked at Worthing-ton for a couple of years duringthe First World War, and later wasa streetcar motorman in Toronto.Other early jobs were farming,lumbering and helping constructgrain elevators at the Lakehead.

In 1926 he was employed byMond Nickel at the old Frood No.4 shaft, was laid off there, thenstarted at No. 3 shaft for Inco in1929.

He and Sophie Noga were mar-ried in 1923. Their family havestrong Inco ties. Bill is a ma-chinist at Creighton, and Mary'shusband Art Hough and Annie'shusband Tom Shannon are alsoCreighton men. Another daughterJenny is Mrs. R. Egan of Pittsburg.Their 10 grandchildren enjoy visit-ing the farm and are themselvesenjoyed there very much by acouple of fine grandparents.

NEW TESTAMENT

One scorching day when theyhad company far dinner, a motherasked her young son to say gracebefore the meal,

"But I don't know what to say,"the boy exclaimed.

"Oh, just say what you've lieardme say," the mother replied.

Obediently, the boy bowed itshead and murnu red' "Oh Lord,why did I invite these people hereon a hot day like this?"

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Boucher, Al Cameron , Stuart Symons, Frank Zurbrigg.

Carl Nesbitt , Ralph D. Parker , James C. Parlee , George Norman.

PERMANENT MAGNETSPermanent magnet alloys con-

taining from 14 to 30 per centnickel are relatively unaffected byheat or vibration.

Doctor: "Say ahhh!"Patient: "But I didn't come for

an examination. I came to pay mybill."

Doctor: "Ahhh."

Mechanical Department Staff Club Makes Merry

The reduction mechanical department staff club's second annual dance,a popular affair , was held this year at the Canadian Legion hall inCopper Cliff. A Panoramic montage humorously depicting the sportingactivities of certain mechanical department luminaries got a lot ofattention . Among those who paused to look and stayed to laugh at thepicture were ( see above ] Margaret and Jack C larke , Bernice and Bob3Ic('leary . Fred and Sylvia Savage, John and Lila Toivonen and LloydKing. Club president this year is Jack C larke, with Fred Burt-hell, FredSavage , Bob Mc(' leary and John Spec also on the executive.

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Lively Library Proves Popular, Especially with the Children77

Filling a big need in the community is Lively's new public library , which already has a circulation of some3,000 books a month although it is open only three days a week . A large percentage of its regular"customers" ara children ; as many as 400 have attended the library on a Saturday . Picture shows threescholars poring over books in the corner specially set up for the young fry . At the desk the librarian, MissHelen Montgomery , issues books to a trio of teen -agers; in the right foreground is one of the library's twopages , Claire Lefebvre.

quite a mess."Frank was raised and schooled

at Whitefish, Worthington andWalford. An extra gang at CopperCliff in 1913 was his first realrailroad job.

A section foreman at 19, Frankwas stationed at Nairn, BlindRiver, Worthington, Dean Lakeand Algoma before leaving therailroad in the late twenties forconstruction work . He helpedbuild a mill at Blind River, workedin 1936, on Creighton No. 5 shaft.

J. B. Fyfe hired him for themine but railroading was his life sohe soon arranged to get a transferto the transportation department."I've put in a lot of track sincethen," he said, at Lawson Quarry,

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the refinery , Creighton mill, Mur-ray and Frond."

He married Louisa Laderoute in1920. Their son Alfred works inthe reverbs at Copper Cliff andtheir daughter Lillian's husband.Bob Brunton, is with the trans-portation department. They havefive grandchildren.

-.My hobbies are hunting, fishingand woodwork," Frank said. Livingnow at Blind River. he has justbuilt a fine home on the GeorgianBay. His daughter's basement re-creation room is another shiningexample of his tool talent, "Solong as my heart doesn't startacting up I'll be happy" wasFrank's forecast for his future.

I L: .Got Beautiful Buck

It was a disappointing season formany a deer hunter in the Sudburydistrict, but not Ross Dixon of theblast and electric furnace depart-ment at Copper Cliff . He baggedthis beautiful buck which dressed219 pounds . They told him it wasthe biggest to come out of thePickerel River country this fall.He was accompanied on the hunt-ing trip by his dad , Bill Dixon.

Pensioners Specially Remembered

.MIAR. G. Dow (centre), Inco administrative assistant , declared the libraryofficially "in business" at the opening ceremonies . Lively mayor LenTurner (right ), and library board chairman Nick Sazatovic expressedthe community's appreciation for assistance from the Company In theproject. Other members of the board are H . Shoveller, E. C. Hamm,Mrs. F. Young, E. Whalen, W. Chornenky, and the mayor . Miss EnidHolden, librarian at Copper Cliff, helped Miss Montgomery select thefine assortment of reading and reference material on the library shelves.

Frank BouillonA railroad man most of his

working years, Frank Bouillon hasretired from Inco's transportationdepartment on disability pension.He was assistant roadmaster forthe past 10 years.

Frank was born in the railroadtown of Chapleau 61 years ago.The family moved to Whitefishin 1907, his father being sectionforeman there. "I remember himgoing up to work on the wreck atSpanish in 1910", Frank said."A passenger train jumped the(rack in winter and there was

"This certainly calls for another cup of coffee" says smiling Mrs.Karin Marttila of Sudbury as her husband receives the Company'sChristmas gift cheque . They were enjoying a visit from former Froodunderground superintendent J. H. Cullen , one of a team of Inco repre-sentatives continuing the annual custom of calling on the Company'spensioners at Yuletide to bring good wishes and gift cheques. Mr.Marttila, who retired from Frood in March 1960 on early service pensionat the age of 60, had been an inco miner for 31 years. This year 652pensioners and 62 widows of pensioners were visited by the Inco Christmasteam in the Sudbury district , and 245 pensioners and 42 widows ofpensioners in the Port Colborne area.

Completely modern hospital facilities have been provided by theCompany for Its Thompson employees and their families . Shown aboveis the main operating room , one of three.

In the central area of the hospital , adjoining the reception toyer picturedhere , is an outdoor convalescence patio.

THOMPSON PROUD OF ITS HOSPITAL- "ONE OF THE BEST IN CANADA"

"Just about the most modernlyequipped hospital of its size inCanada," is the way Dr. J. BlainJohnston, its chief of medical ser-vices, describes the InternationalNickel Company hospital atThompson. "It's a model hospitalfor a model town."Located in a spacious area

carved out of the evergreens ina corner of the townsite removedfrom commercial activities, the32-bed Inco hospital is of one-storey height with provisions foradding a second storey over thenursing wing.

Operating rooms and servicessuch as x - ray, sterilization,therapy, dispensary, etc., are ar-ranged for maximum efficiency ina wing on the main floor. Thedoctors' offices and examiningrooms adjoin the large receptionfoyer, which like the nurses sta-

tion is located in the central area,while on the right is the nursingwing.

Kitchen, laundry, staff diningroom, matron's and engineer'sliving quarters, medical stores,and heating and mechanicalequipment are located in the base-ment.

The lustrous gleam of nickelstainless steel is almost every-where about the new hospital,providing beauty as well as de-noting immaculate cleanliness. Thebuilding itself is of stainless steelcurtain wall construction, andwherever suitable throughout theinterior the architects specifiedstainless steel either for utilityor decorative effect or both. Thesoft glow of the nickel steel, com-bined with the modern interiordesign and the warm color scheme,creates a very pleasing effect.

IThere are 32 beds and 10 infant cubicles in the Thompson Hospital. ! Nurse Marian Tresoor is seen checking a chart at the nurse 's station.Picture shows one of the attractively finished semi - private rooms . The counter has a stainless steel top.

Nickel stainless steel has been used extensively throughout the hospital it is shown in the main entrance, in the curtain wall construction, and infor cleanliness , strength and durability , and beauty of design . Above the kitchen equipment.

DECEMIBER, 1961 INCO TRIANGLE

On His Way to Fame as Wood Sculptor

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truck operator. He joined theQuarter Century Club this pastyear.

Mr. and Mrs. Alpierre

Born in 1904 on a homestead onthe Quebec side of "The Valley,"

A quiet, modest Creighton millemployee has turned out to be the"find" of the season as far as theSudbury Arts and Crafts Club isconcerned.

Doug Pitkethly, who has oftenhesitated to "pass off" his woodsculpture as gifts to friends, foundthat the public thinks it's terrific.

Encouraged by Arts and Craftspresident Fiona deVletter to entera display at the club's recent showin the auditorium of the publiclibrary, Doug finally agreed - aslong as it was understood that hewouldn't have to put in an appear-ance himself.

Fortunately his wife was thereto handle the sales and take orders.

People flocked around the exhibitof graceful poems in wood, ad-miring the gently flowing lines ofthe figurines, exclaiming over theflawless workmanship, and saying,"I'd like a pair of those, please."

"I've never been so excited in allmy life," said Doug's pretty wife

Doug Pitkethly with a collection of the flow-ing figurines for which he well may becomefamous as a wood sculptor . He fashioned thehandsome table too , and laid the pegged oakfloor on which it stands.

Jean. "Of course I knew he was In the wonderfully ordered confusion of his basement workshop Douggood, but I didn't know he was spends most of his leisure hours during the winter months. In thethis good." Then she turned to summer his hobby is sailing . The long framework in the foregroundtake care of another eager cus- is the keelson of a Y-Flyer sailboat he is building for next year.tomer.

Doug's interest in wood carvinggoes back to his boyhood. "I wasa whittling kid," he told the Tri-angle. "Even every new bar ofsoap that came into the house was:soon turned into a dog or a cat orsomething."

Born and raised in St. Cath-

own water stains to bring out the superb talent of this true crafts-richness. man and artist.

He doesn't mind using some People who own some of hispoetic license when developing a sculpture may well say with pride,figurine. "Actually I'm more in- "This is by Doug Pitkethly."terested in line than in true-to-lifedetail." The result of this artisticapproach is usually far more ex-

res i d li is ve an rea st c than anyarines, he has been an Inco man pfor 10 years. He was married in scale model, and certainly it's more

1943 to Jean Shortts, a sister of I appealing.Cam Shortts of Lift-the-Latch Doug's way with wood is wellLodge. and they have one son known to members of the Sudbury

Cameron, 15. who attends Lockerby Yacht Club, who recognize him as

Composite School. a master craftsman for the beau-

Doug loves wood and woodcraft.Although he occasionally workswith oak, maple, or butternut,mahogany is his favorite wood forsculpture because of the rich finishhe can get with it. He makes his

him Y-Flyer sailboats he has built.In his new home in Lo-Ellen

Park is much further evidence ofhis skill. The pegged oak flooring,the tightly joined woodwork, andmany handsomely finished piecesof furniture all testify to the

Dainase AlpierreDamase Alpierre has retired on

disability pension. With his heartgiving out warning signals he wasglad to heed the doctor's adviceand enter retirement. "I feelpretty good now," he said, "but Isure miss the old rang at work."

A sinter machine operator atCopper Cliff since the sinteringdepartment started Damase hadpreviously worked on the oldstripping floor, on the blast andreverb furnaces, and as a Baker

he worked for 12 years with theJ. R. Booth Lumber Company atboth mill and camp. A campblacksmith, he quit when it be-came a day and night job. "With40 horses to shoe and all the sleighsto repair there weren't enoughhours in the day," he recalled.

He came to Sudbury in 1935 towork on construction at CopperCliff, became an Inco man thefollowing year, and has nevereven considered moving elsewhere.

Laurette Rondeau became hiswife in 1935. Their daughter Rose-Marie is married to Henry Albert,son of another Inco pensioner,Frood's Joseph Albert, and theirson Edgar is also in Sudbury, em-ployed at CKSO-TV. Two grand-children bring many a happy hourto this couple.

Next summer Damase hopes tospend some time with his brotheron the old homestead, but for thepresent rest is the thing.

Married 50 YearsA fine looking couple who cele-

brated their golden wedding an-niversary on November 13 are Mr.and Mrs. Christopher Vanier ofSudbury. They were married atHaileybury. When he retired onpension in 1954 from Frood mine,Mr. Valuer had more than 25years' Inco service. Present forthe golden wedding party werethe Vallier's four sons and theirwives, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Vanier,of Blind River, Mr. and Mrs.Michael Vanier, of Sudbury, Mr.

and Mrs . Fred Vallier, of Chelms-ford, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Vallier,and their two married daughters,Mrs. Lester Boivin, of Hanmer,and Mrs. Richard Kenyon, ofToronto. They also have 43 grand-children and five great-grand-children,

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R. A. Coriess explains the details of the Inco retirement system to an employee soon to qualify for a service pension ; Bill Lawson and FrankHomer discuss a compilation of employee insurance statistics; Jim Donald digs Into the department's bank of files for some Ontario HospitalPlan records.

Insurance and Retirement Section Busy PlaceOne department where there's

never any dearth of things to do isthe insurance and retirement sec-tion in the general office at CopperCliff.

A tremendous amount of detailand paper work is handled by thestaff of this important section, inhelping to administer part of Inco'sbroad program for the welfare ofits employees.

For the approximately 16,000people in the mining, reduction andcopper refining divisions, the in-surance and retirement sectionhandles enrolment in the variousinsurance plans available to em-ployees, processes claims, and dis-tributes cheques.

AppointmentThe appointment of Dan Kelly

to the position of administrativeassistant at Copper Cliff, effectiveNovember 1, was announced byvice-president R. H. Waddington.

Son of the late Dan Kelly, anInco pensioner, Mr. Kelly was born

geologicalCliff.

in Copper Cliffand attendedschool there.He graduatedfrom Queen'sUniversity in1945 in metal-lurgy; duringsummer vaca-tions he work-ed in the shops,mill, smelterresearch and

departments at Copper

Joining the .smelter researchdepartment in the fall of 1945. hewas engaged in various plant im-provement projects - From 1955to 1959 he was assistant superin-iendent of the Iron Ore Plant,after which he became :assistantto the manager of reductionworks.

He was married in 1945 toi7:uires Jennings of Quebec City.nd has faur children. His re-

creations are curling . bowling,skiing and Golf.

It arranges the details for em-ployees retiring under the Com-pany's non-contributory pensionplan, writes and mails the monthlycheques to all Inco pensioners inCanada, and makes payment ofdeath benefits.

Among its other regular dutiesit handles enrolment of employeesand maintains the records in con-nection with the Ontario HospitalPlan.

it, A. Corless, the chief of theinsurance and retirement section,is also paymaster of the monthlyroll for the mining, reduction, andcopper refining divisions.

All in all that's a very substan-tial slice of responsibility.

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intervals from 5600 to 6600. Aloading pocket is located belowthis horizon.

A concrete-lined circular shaft.,no. 8 is 15 feet in diameter insidethe concrete. It is the forerunnerat Inco of a type of shaft whichhas proven stronger and more re-sistant to stress than the con-ventional square or oblong mineshaft.

No. 8 has two compartments forcage or skip, manway, pipewayand air compartment. At a laterdate, when the proposed no. 9shaft is sunk from surface to minethis area, no. 8 shaft will becomean airway in the mine ventilatingsystem. Its present function isto develop the new mining area,it will also be used temporarily forore production.

Ventilation at Inco mines is aprimary concern and through theYears the mines ventilation de-partment has provided good work-ing temperatures of pure air underit wide range of conditions No.8 shaft is no exception.

At present a tan at no 8 shaftcollar pumps 35,000 c fm of airdown the or compartment tosmaller fans on each level whichprovide approximately 5,000 'fm

The department's pleasant, efficient staff of stenographers , BeatriceLucid, Marian Campbell , and Shirley Ruuskanen,

of air at the headings. Great24-inch steel pipes convey this airto the working areas. The driftsand the shaft are used to exhaustreturn air.

The real ventilating feat, how-ever, is in getting cool, dry airfrom surface to the collar of no. 8shaft, since the air must travelthrough a system of drifts andpasses a distance of over 7.000feet. This is accomplished by firstcooling the air by drawing itthrough the footwall section ofthe old workings at no. 3 shaft,then, by a carefully controlledsystem of dry airways and highvelocity air, holding to a minimumthe amount of heat flow from rockto all, and the increased moisturepickup as the air becomes warmer.

Some 270,000 elm of air is con-stantly being pumped into Creigh-ton's no. 5 and no. 6 shaft work-ing areas. This amount is soon tobe increased to 400,000 cfin withmuch of the additional air routedto no. 8 shaft workings.

Unique at Inco mines is anotherfeature of the no 8 shaft project,a conveyance called a skip - cagechange carriage. As its name

implies, this device permits theinterchange of skip or cage in theshaft with a minimum of delay,an important factor in this opera-tion where skip - cage changes arefrequent.

Actually two change carriersare involved, one at the front andthe other at the back of the shaft,erected high overhead, with crawlbeams running from them to theshaft guides. In changing thecage, for example, the front car-rier is run into the shaft andquickly attached to the cage.which it lifts from the bail andmoves out of the shaft while theback carrier. with skip suspended,moves in. In a matter of minutesthe change has been made andthe skip is ready for operation.

The skip has a capacity of 5tons and the cage handles a maxi-mum of 20 men.

Other services located at theshaft include a toplander station,drill fitter station and steelsharpening station

As (' itmicnis xay. 'Sui.i rt tierwho is all thumbs never has to liftfinger around house