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Published for all employees of TheInternational Nkkel Company of

Canada LimitedD, M. Dunbar, Editor

D. J. Wing, Assistant Editor

Editorial Office, Copper Cliff, Ont.

AUthortzed as second class mall by thePost Office Department, Ottawa, and forp.tyment of postage In cash.Material contained in Inco Triangleshould not be reprinted unless permissionhas been obtained from The InternationalNickel Company of Canada, Limited,Copper Cliff, Ontario.

Bert HagertyRetirement on service pension for

Frood's Bert Hagerty has openedthe door to the realization of along-standing ambition. Bert isgoing to up-date the book eontain-ing the Ha.ggerty family tree.

Published in 1944, the record atthat time showed 584 relativesoriginating from one William Hag-gerty who came out from Irelandin 1825, and settled in HastingsCounty, north of Kingston. "I

Mr. and Mrs. Hagerty

imagine things have really snow-balled since 1944," said t3ert. '1understand that there are nowfamily branches in the States,Australia and New Zealand. i'mlooking forward to lots of letterwriting and travelling to completethe tree."

Born in Melbourne, near London,Ontario, with one g" less than hisforebears, Bert started teachmg ata one-room rural school in 1919.In 1924, after summer studies, heheld his first class teacher's cer-tificate and became principal ofBelmont Public School. "I soonfound out that there wasn't muchmoney to be made teaching so Iturned to the food retail businessand managed a chain store," re-called Bert. The 21 stores m thechain were condensed to three in1939 and Bert was without a job."I landed in Sudbury looking forwork on Halloween. My friendstell me that the city got a per-manent goblin that night," saidBert with a grin.

Starting at Frood, he worked atmost of the underground joos untilhe suffered a stroke in 1953. Lightduty underground followed untilhe was transferred to surface in1960 to assist the personnel andsafety dertments.

One of the family branches al-ready recorded in the book showsthat Bert married Gladys Hodgirisin 1928, and lists their family ofJoan, wife of creighton slusher-man Steve Bejczak; Roberta, nowMrs. Don Clarke of Toronto; andHubert, who lives in Sudbury.Bert's 11 grandchildren will belisted in the up-dated version ofthe book.

May the Spirit of

Christmas Bring Joy

to You and Yours,

and Abide in Your

Hearts throughout

the Coming YearMn. uu.t

ONT

THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LiMITED

Gracing the bright and cheeryChristmas Morning scene on ourcover are Jennifer Curlook and herinfant daughter Andrea 11 monthsold and a real little heartstealer.

The lovely and gracious Mrs. Cur-look was Jennifer Burak of Torontobefore her marriage in 1955 toWalter Curlook, who is assistant tothe general manager at Copper Cliff.Since the picture was taken duringhis absence from town on business,

and he has not been told of it, he'sgoing to be one highly surpriseddaddy when he first sees his issue ofthe Triangle.

There are three other delightfulchildren in the Curlook family,Christine, 9, Paul, 6, and Michael, 5.

This is the sixth year that ourChristmas cover has taken the themeof Mother and Child, rememberingthe sacred scene in another settingalmost 2000 years ago when a babecradled in his mother's arms spelleda message of hope for all mankind.

Martin PoernichBefore settling down at Inco in

1934, Martin Pocrnich had workedhis way across Canada from coast

to coast twice.His recent re-

/ tirement onservice pensionfrom Levack

- ' mine, after 32years with the

.ICompny, wa

% _.: / marked by aj gathering of

his workmates4 and the pre-' sentation of

Martin Pocrnicha transistorradio.

Born in Perusic in Croatia,Martin came to Canada in 1927,landed at Halifax, and proceededto British Columbia to work withfriends in a lumber camp nearCranbrook. Working his way backeast in 1928, he was employed fora year by the City of Sudburybefore he moved on to constructionat the Port Colborne nickel re-finery, then moved on to NovaScotia. In 1934 returned to Sud-bury and joined Inco at Frood,transferred to Levack was made in1939, and for the last 10 years hasworked as a motorman on 3600level.

A bachelor with no more yen totravel, Martin plans to remain aresident of Levack. 'It's a nice,clean, friendly town, and it's hometo me now" said he contentedly.

Christmas MusicOnce again music lovers of the

Sudbury district will have aspecial treat on Christmas Dayfrom 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. when radiostation CKSO will broadcast theChristmas concert of the SudhuryPhilharmonic Society under thebaton of its distinguished founderand conductor, Eric Woodward.

The broadcast will he sponsoredby the International Nlckel Com-pany.

IN Th XNCO CRISTMA8 WUDOW

On Our Cover

I)ECEMBER, 1966

Bill McDonaldWilliam McDonald has closed the

Port Colborne time office door be-hind him for the last time andofficially retired on service pensionNovember 3 after 44 years withInco.

Born at Chelmsford in 1901, Billwas raised In Sudbury and at theage of 15 started to work in theblueprint room of the general en-

gineering de-partment atCopper Cliff.He also helpedwith the con-

- struction of anew rock houseat Creighton

- mine duringhis summer

• holidays. Thenext year he

- spent with theDodge MotorCompany in

Mrs McDonald Detroit.In 1920 he

came to Port Colborne for a visitand never left. He worked forCanada Cement prior to joiningInco in 1922.

During his 44 years of service atthe Nickel Refinery Bill worked onthe lining stand In No. 1 bufidlng,the storehouse and the time office.At the time of his retirement hewas timekeeper, the position heheld since 1939. His hobbies arebowling, golfing and fishing.

The distinction of the 'longestservice" at the Port Colborne plantwas passed on to Bill less than fivemonths ago on the retirement of'El" Lewis. It will now be sharedby two employees, J. Emburg ofthe sample department and J.Norton of the electricai depart-ment, each with 43 years to date.

In 1925, Bill exchanged marriagevows with Erie Irene Wegerich ofPort Colborne. They have twodaughters: Gloria Mrs. WilliamBenson) of Buffalo, N.Y. andSandra (Mrs. Richard Koth) ofThompson, Manitoba, who prior toher marriage was secretary to themanager at the Port ColborneRefinery. One grandson completesthe McDonald family.

The McDonalds left on a trip tovisit their daughter in Thompson,Manitoba, and Bill being a fisher-man, will be angling for the bigcnes.

At. a gaLhring of fellow elix-

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Tony PolleselWith 250 couples on hand at the

:4 Copper Cliff Italian Club to wishhim well on his retirement, TonyPollesel was presented with a well-

• filled wallet and his wife with awrist watch, at a "stag and doe"party organized by the nickel,copper, casting and separationbuildings number three shift wel-fare association. Tony has retiredon service pension from the con-verter building after more than 38years with the Company.

Born In Bibano, in NorthernItaly, Tony left the family farm in1916 to dig trenches at the battle-front. Home from the war in 1918,

ployee at Cedar Bay Inn, Bill waspresented with a record player byS. C. Augustine as a token of theirfriendship and esteem. W. R.Koth expressed the management'sthanks for a job well done andhoped that Bill and Mrs. McDomaddwould long enjoy his retirement.Mrs. McDonald was presented withflowers.

Charlie MacLellanA carpenter for most of his

working life, Charlie MacLellanhas retired on disability pensionfrom Stobie after 17 years withInco. Born in Ottawa Brook, CapeBreton Island, in 1909, he lefthome for Nova Scotia and theconstruction industry in 1926.

He worked for the FoundationCompany in Halifax and as ajobbing carpenter in New York andGlace Bay before joining the

Mr. and Mrs. Maclellan

Canadian Merchant Marine in 1932to sail for Australia as a deckhand. Six months on the oceanwas enough for Charlie and hereturned to Nova Scotia and con-struction until he enlisted in the3rd Canadian Army Division in1941. After serving in Europe asa flamethrower he was demo-bilized, and taught carpentry toveterans in a vocational school.He made his move to Inco andFrood mine in 1948 as a timber-man, was transferred to Stobie in1950, and was working there as aconstruction leader when he re-tired.

The end to Charlie's bachelordays came in 1954 when he mar-ried Mrs. Lilian Blackburn. Theyhave one adopted son, Dennis, whoworks at the Copper Cliff crush-ing plant.

Charlie and Lilian have a tinemodern home in Val Caron. I'vetravelled a great deal,' saidCharlie, and lye never foundmore peace of mind than in thisdistrict - I'll stay right here."

Mr. and Mrs. Pollesel

he worked on railroad constructionuntil he came to Canada and theCPR creosote plant in Sudbury in1922. The following year he joinedInco, put in two months of grave-yard shifts on the blast furnaces,broke his service to go loadingcoal for the CPR, and returned toInco in 1928.

Tony was working as a tuyerepuncher in the converter buildingin 1937 when he had a serious ac-cident which resulted in a skullfracture and two years on the sicklist. He returned to work on lightduty in 1939, and was employedin the converter aisle.

A whirlwind romance during hisfive-month visit to Italy in 1927resulted in his marriage to GaletLeonilda before returning to Can-ada.

Residents of Copper Cliff for 33years, the Pollesels are now happilysettled in their smart new homeon Buchanan Street in Sudburyand plan to spend a great deal oftime visiting their three sons andnine grandchildren. Sons Gino andBruno live in Sudbury, Eddie inAlmont.

Albert JanigaThe cheerful smile and ready wit

of Albert Janiga will be missedfrom Creighton mine where hehas worked as cagetender for the

past 15 years."I'm in goodhealth and feelyears youngerthan 65. I guess

ii that's becauseI enjoyed myr- job, always on

I L. the move,1 meeting lots of

hA, people. Theshifts and theyears passed

Albert Janiga like lightning.I tell you, I was

so happy I was all the time sing-ing songs."

With 25 years of service withInco to his credit, Albert has re-tired on service pension.

Born in Czechoslovakia in thetown of Rosomberok in 1901, Al-bert worked in a textile mill andserved his country as a cavalryman

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until 1927, following the death ofhis wife, he came to Canada.Alter two years of dockwork, har-vesting and bushwork, he washired at Frood mine and workedthere until 1940 when he took anotion that he would like to raisecattle on a farm in Blezard Valley.He returned to Inco a great dealwiser in 1941 and worked atCreighton mine until retirement.

Albert was remarried in 1930, toAnnie Ormande, who died in 1963.A family of five plus nine grand-children will keep him busy visit-ing around. Daughter Annie ismarried to Frood welder AndyZackarosky, Mary is Mrs. GarfieldMousseau of Deep River, Albert jr.also lives in Deep River. Twindaughters Helen and Emily bothlive in Sudbury, Helen with herdad, while Emily is the wife ofBruno Candusso.

Albert plans to take a trip to theold country to seek out friends hehasn't seen for 39 years.

Isak SaloIn the new house that he built

on Highway 17 at Whitefish, IsakSalo can now sit back in his arm-chair and watch the world go byhis picture window.

Retired on early service pensionfrom Creighton mine, Isak has

Mr. and Mrs. Solo

worked for the Company for 35years.

Born in Ylistaro, Finland, in1906, he sailed for Canada in 1928to join his brother at Garson.Hired at Garson mine, he workedthere until 1930. He returned toInco at Creighton mine in 1932as a driller, was transferred tosurface and the mechanical de-partment in 1942, workIng as aplumber until his retirement.

More than 100 of Isak's work-mates attended a stag party atthe Italian Club in Copper Cliffduring which he was presentedwith a purse.

Impi Aho became Isk's wife in1938. They have a camp on LakePenage.

WHAT A LIFE'I'm sunk," said the shaft.I have my ups and downs," saidthe cage.

"I'm completely bored," said thediamond drill hole.

'I'm exhausted," said the emptystope,

"I'm the sucker," said the pump.I'm fired," said the boiler.'I'm ready to blow up," said the

dynamite.I could squeal," said the drybearing.

What a grind," said the crusher.I've got no solution," said thelamp battery.

Nuts to you all," said the ma-chine shop.

A moose is an animal with ahead and horns on one end anda living room wall on the other.

At his big retirement dinner Bill McDonald (second from left) was presentedwith a record player. Shown with him are division comptroller S. C. Augustine,banquet chairman Zolton Bendes, ond assistant manager James H. Walter.

57 Join RanksOf 25-Year Men

The worldwide membership ofthe Inco Quarter Century Club hasnow passed the 6,000 mark. Thatso many have been with us for solong Is evidence of the sense ofmutual regard, loyalty and Inter-dependence which exists amongus," assistant vice-president T. M.Gaetz said In addressing the PortColborne chapter's annual meeting."I can tell you that this remarkablerecord Is the envy of many largecompanies both here In Canadaand abroad"

Fifty seven nickel relinery em-ployees were welcomed to member-ship in the Quarter Century Clubby Mr. Gaetz and Ontario Divisiongeneral manager J. A. Pigott, bring-ing Port Colborne's total to 572.

New Research StationReviewing progress in the Com-

pany's broad program of mine andplant improvement and expansion,the assistant vice-president madeparticular mention of the thirdresearch station to be built at PortColborne. "The two existing sta-tions adjacent to the refinery," hesaid, are among the mo8t activeof International Nickel's pilotoperations. Processes for treatingore, concentrates from many de-posits around the world, and vari-ous intermediate products of ex-tractive metallurgy are examinedhere."

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Replying to W. V.Barker's toast to thepensioners, Ed Eng-lish spoke eloquentlyof the peace andpleasures of retire-ment on an Incopension. "I thinkInternational Nickelis a wonderful com-pany to work for,"he said.

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The contribution made by each newmember's wife to the fine record ofher husband was gratefully acknowledged in a letter from the manager,W. R. Koth, accompanied by a bou-quet of roses. Mrs. Mary Lampman,whose husband Douglas is a machinistfirst class, is shown above. "It's areally nice gesture," she said.

Mrs. Eleanor Eros, seen arranging herbouquet of roses, is the wife of PaulEros, chemist in the precious metalslaboratory. Their daughter Dawnand son Robert were both winners of$5,000 International Nickel Companyscholarships, Dawn in 1963 and Ro-bert in 1965. They attended PortColborne High School. BELOW isanother lady who was highly pleasedwith her flowers, Mrs. Joyce Thurston,whose husband Richard is a furnace.man in the anode department.

After receiving his gold membership badge from assistant vice-president T. M. Gaetz, new member Russell Sauer iscongratulated by division general manager J. A. Pigott. Seated at left is nickel refinery manager W. R. Koth, andon the right is C. H. Off, assistant to the manager, who introduced the new members as they came forward to beinducted into the Quarter Century Club.

lop television star Julieffe headed theclassy entertainment bill. ABOVE shesings sweetly to pensioner Bill Mc-Donald, while chairman Jim Waltersmiles benignly in the background;BELOW she charms new QC manRussel Minor, to the amusement ofRaymend Leslie and Ross Lever.

By popular demand Jim Potyokstepped to the mike and led theaudience in a couple of the oldfavorite songs. Big Jim really putsthe soul into "Let Me Call You Sweetheart".

The six members of the Port Colborne chapter with the longest service records, all over 44 years, got a big handfor their special choral effort. All pensioners, they're shown above in full voice, F. R. Dobson, H. A. Houser, R. White,A. M. Lewis, W. McDonald and (at the mike) W. J. Freeman, with Reg Steeves at the organ and song leader Bob Dukesecond from the right.

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1,000 Youngsters Had High Old TimeA t Thompson's Hallowe'en Party

One of many highly popular activities carried on by the ThompsonCommunity Club is its annual Hallowe'en party. More than 1,000youngsters in a fantastic variety of costumes jammed the CommunityCentre for this years high jinks, and had a whale of a time. Membersof Ptarmigan Chapter lODE. and Beta Sigma Phi, two very helpfulorganizations, were on hand to assist with the judging and program.After all the fun and games candy was distributed to the childrenbefore they left for home.

First prize for bestdressed a n d mostoriginal went to apair of little 4-year-o I d Scots, BrianEggett and ShirleyWilliam. Shownwith them are acolorful little clown,Shirley Ewasiak,and "Porky Piggy",who in real life isyoung Scotty Mc-In nes.

Rene RangerPermanently injured in an auto-

mobile accident In 1964, ReneRanger has retired on disabilitypension from Frood mine after 17years of service.

Born in 1921 in Hanmer, Reneworked for the CNR and the Nor-dale Construction Company before

he signed on

Creighton mine

Jwith Inco at

in 1941. He wasa driller whenhe left the

_ •i Company in1945 to go into

.business withhis brother Ina bushworkcontractingventure. Theenterprise last-ed for two

Rene Ranger years, afterwhich Rene re-

turned to Inco at Frood mine in1947. He was a slusherman atStobie at the time of his accident.

Rene married Seraphine Bar-riault, a native of Perce, Quebec,in 1941, and they have raised afamily of eight children, Victor isa stope boss at Levack mine;Jacqueline is married to RaymondPaquette, a driller at Garson mine;Claire is Mrs. Pius Mullally and1ivs in Chelmsford; Alphonse is a

Gaylene Lindquistappeared asachicken, C o I I e e nS t e p h e n s was awitch, Tommy Allenwas an old lady,and Tommy Makelawent as a robot,and they won theprizes for 10 yearsand over. Youngestchild in costume wasShelly Yees, 15 mos.

pipe fitter at Levack mine; Ronald,Roger, Jean and Paul live at home.Four grandchildren complete thepicture.

The Rangers have moved to asmall apartment block in Hanmerthat they recently purchased. Renemay be sure that his many friendsand workmates wish him well inhis new venture, and all the bestfor a long and happy retirement.

Martin HorakAfter nearly 37 years with Inco,

it's not surprising that MartinHorak is finding his new role as

Mr. and Mrs. Horak

a service pensioner just a littlehard to get used to.

A farm near Polesovice in Cze-cholovakia was Martin's birth-place in 1901, and he worked thereuntil he joined the army in 12O.I was in the infantry," he re-

Prize-winners in the5tolO year oldswere Dannie-GayleDunning, DennisFenske, DuncanFregren a n d LorryHamilton. T h ci rcostumes indicatethe wide variety ofdisguises, comic andotherwise, thatturned the Commu-nity Centre into areal carnival scene.

A special entertain-ment feature was athree-round boxingmatch betweenRocco Damico andRichard Audet. Theydrew a lot of OHsand AHs as they letfly with the leatherin lively style. Eachscored a knock-down.

called. I enjoyed my five years Inuniform. I was a single man with-out a care in the world."

Discharged, he came to Can-ada In 1925 and worked on aManitoba farm and on the rail-road until he joined the Companyat Frood mine in 199. Transferredto Stobie in 1953, Martin was ablahole drill boss at the timeof his retirement.

He surrendered his single statusin 1929, marrying Mary Ewoniuk.With a comfortable home onQueen Street in Sudbury, a plea-sant tree-shaded garden and goodhealth, Martin is once more with-out a care In the world, and it ishoped that he and his wife willspend many happy years in well-earned retirement.

Nub OjabaLife has turned full cycle for

Nub Ojala. He started his workingdays as a cabinet maker in hishome town of Kyyjarvi, Finiand,and now as a service pensioner hasreturned to his planes and chiselsto spend many happy days In hisbasement workshop. Nub workedfor the Company for nearly 30years.

With the intention of seeing theworld, he sailed for Canada in1927 and was employed in a papernull and at lumber camps in thePort Arthur area before he cameto Frood mine in 1929. During thedepression years he worked at a

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sawmffl In Huntsville, returned toInco and Garson mine in 1937, andworked there as a raise and driftdriller until 1962 when he becamea steel sharpener.

Nub and his wife, who wasLaina Tuuri when he married herin 1937, plan to take it easy for

a year or so, and then hope to seesome of the American continent.Three of their family of four livein Sudbury: Elra Is the wife ofLevack raise driller Mikko Kurki-maki, Edith is Mrs. Oiva Saarinen,Robert attends school and Evelynis Mrs. Len McNally, who lives inFrance. Five grandchildren arealready on the scene.

At a gathering of family andfriends, Nib was presented withtheir best wishes for a long andhappy retirement, some travellingfunds, and a suitcase.

Time goes, you say? Ah no!Alas, Time stays, we go.

Austin Dobson.

Murray McKente

Mr. and Mrs. Ojala

0Santa's hearty ho-hoboomed through t h estreets of Sudbury Nov-ember 19 when thejolly old gent rode intriumph b e h i n d hisprancing r e i n d e ewhile thousands of hisloyal subjects wavedand cheered. A two-mile parade, one of thebest ever seen in thecity, heralded the arri-val of the Christmasseason. RIGHT: Witha flourish of trumpetsand a splash of colorthe Blue Saints band

o m Sheridan Tech,second best in Canada,stepped up the tempoof the parade. Otherbugle bands, major-etteS, cheerleaders,pipe bands, and colorguards added greatlyto the excitement.

Two-Mile Santa Claus ParadeLaunches Christmas Season

When previous sponsors abandoned their plans for Sudbury'sannual Santa Claus parade, a citizens' committee of 10, headed byInco transportation department's Ken Fyall, jumped into the breachand in less than 10 days organized one of the best parades the cityhas ever seen.

There were floats, bands, majorettes, clowns, animals, cowboys,trucks, machinery and, best of all, good old Santa (Wilf Salo) and hishigh-stepping reindeer, direct from the North Pole.

Long before the parade was due to start the route was lined withspectators, and before it was over the crowd was numbered in thethousands, coming from all over the district. They weren't dis-appointed - it was a wonderful show.

ABOVE: Maybe thecoach wasn't apumpkin, but Cin-derella r o d e i nelegance just t h ea m e, answering

the applause of thecrowds with a radiant smile. LEFT:Neighborly Capreolloaned its fine floatof The Old Womanin the Shoe, nowonder she was ina bit of a tizzywith all those chil-dren.

Envy of every otherlittle girl in townwas this luckyyoung lady in herchariot drawn by abig St. Bernard.

Hundreds of smallboys gazed raptlyat the bulldozer,mobile crane, rockdrill, and other life-sized "dinky toys"which were a novelfeature of the par-ade.

No Christmas pageant would be complete without a Nativity portrayal Thisfloat depicting the immortal scene in the stable at Bethlehem on that firstChristmas morn was entered by the Catholic Youth Association of Sudbury.

Inco Expansion Long-Term Benefit toCompany, Canada, and World Supply

Three new members, all a popu-larly known in the Sudbury dis-trict as they are in northernManitoba's fast-growing metro-polis, were enrolled in the IncoQuarter Century Club at theeighth annual gala night of theThompson chapter on November11.

Don Munn, Bill Holmberg andAl Hutchinson were the trio who

received their gold 25-year badgesand hearty congratulations fromassistant vice-president T. M.Gaetz and Manitoba division gen-eral manager H. W. Peterson. Theyincreased the chapter's member-ship to 21.

The warmly attractive diningroom of Thompson's smart newBurntwood Hotel was the scene of

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MORE HILARITY developed when four good sports from the distaff side wentk,14&1 ' along with another of Andree's stunts. Bflndfolded, the girls had to pull on asilk stocking while wearing oven mitts. Estelle Puro is seen as she jumped up

LOUIS GORC (right) has the longest service in the Thompson chapter, over 37 the winner; the others still struggling are Rose Banasuik, Pat Clement, andyears. Beside him is his wife Betty, and on the left are Pat and Bill Clement. Beth Spence.

AMONG THOSE PRESENT: Mrs. Joyce Kalmanovitch, Joe Church, Jim and Norma Selig; Mrs. Rose Banasuik, Horace Boucher, Bonnie and Robin Swain; Cecileand Leo Pilon, Anita and Romeo Leblanc.

THE PRIVATE LOUNGE of the new Burntwood Hotel, with its handsomecopper-hooded fireplace, was the setting for the receptian.

THE AUDIENCE WAS CONVULSED with laughter at the wild scene staged byJohn MacDougall, Ed Mclvor, Don Munn and Ray Puro, who volunteered forone of Len Andree's gags. Blindfolded and armed with bananas, they racedto see which team could feed one another first. It was almost as hilariousas Buster Keaton's old custard pie fights.

DON MUNN AND AL HUTCHINSON, two of the chapter's three new members,are shown with Mrs. Lillian Holmberg.

NEW MEMBER Bill HOLMBERG was seated between Mrs. Greta Munn andMrs. Emily Hutchinson.

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Steve was left with a family ofthree when his wife died in 1936.His son Art lives in Sudbury, Wil-fred is a maintenance mechanicat the Iron Ore Plant, and Mrs.Beatrice Burnett.e lives in Toronto.

Steve married Clara Clapcott in1945. Their daughter Doris ismarried to Philip L&bbe of therefinery wirebar building, son Fredlives in Sudbury, and son Georgelives at home. Ten grandchildren

• so far enliven the scene.With a large backyard and two

garages full of old cars, Steve haswork enough ahead of him to staybusy for many years. "As crazyas it may seem, that's my hobby,"Steve explained. "I buy twowrecked cars of the same makeeach year and rebuild one out ofthe good parts - I enjoy thechallenge."

Relaxed in the goodcompany a r e BillHarju, Ben Moxam,Don Moyle a n dPete Lasci.

Copper RefineryOf Honor at Big

Veterans GuestsAnnual Stag Party

If Andy Pruss hadn't been inToronto at the time, there wouldhave been six pensioners at thehe&d table for the Copper Re-finery's annual retirement stagparty held at the Sudbury CarusoClub. The five present were TimRheaume, Lloyd Fahner, SteveMarshall, Leo Cariglio and NickMelnychuk, all of whom have re-tired on pension during the pastyear.

After a sumptuous meal ofchicken and spaghetti, the guestsand some 200 of their fellow work-ers settled back while copper refin-ing division manager Graham Dickexpressed the Company's apprecia-tion to the retiring veterans fortheir many years of faithful ser-vice, and offered his best wishesfor many years of peace and con-tentment in the years ahead.

Assistant manager Ernie Rabeauwas master of ceremonies for theevening, and called on departmentheads to make the presentationsof gifts and mahogany-mountedcopper plaques bearing the servicerecords of the pensioners.

Bud Eles and his unfailing com-mittee of five organized the verysuccessful affair and were con-gratulated on their decorations.

A report on the retirement ofLloyd Fahner has already ap-peared in the Triangle. Followingare stories on Steve Marshall, LeoCariglio, Nick Melnychuk and TimRheaume.

Steve MarshallLiving in one of the few remain-

ing houses in Cinottiville, SteveMarshall has been within easywalking distance of the CopperRefinery where he has worked forhis 36 Inco years.

Starting life as Steve Marc&ak inPelsocz, Hungary, in 1901, he wasraised In Budapest and was 15

when he wentto Work as anoffice boy in asteel mill there.He was a crane-

- man when he- left for Canada

in 1926 to joinrelatives inTimmins. Twoyears as a raiseman at the

- . - McIntyre goldmine was fol-Mrs. Marshalllowed by two

years working in Windsor. In1930 he was hired at Frood, butlayoffs followed and he was luckyt find work with a tinsmith withbusiness at the Copper Refinery.On his first day in the plant hesaw the shining new overheadcranes, informed supervision thathe could handle them, and washired on the spot to do so. In1946 he was promotd to castingbuilding labor boss and retired inthat job.

Married in Hungary in 1926,

Leo CariglioAs a young lad of 15, not overly

tall for his age, Leo Cariglionevertheless packed quite a wallopwhen he started his working lifeas a steam hammer operator in asteel mill in Milano, Italy, in 1917.Retired recently on service pension,Leo has worked for Inco for 27years.

Born in Rodi, Italy, Leo workedin the steel mill until 1919 andthen apprenticed himself to a

cabinet maker.He served fortwo years withthe ItalianArmy's corps ofengineers inNorth Africabefore return-ing to his cabi-

4 net making. He• came to Can-

ada in 1927 andworked in Ot-

Mrs. Cariglia tawa in a papermill and as a

cabinet maker before joining aconstruction company at the Cop-per Cliff smelter as a carpenter.In 1938 he settled down at theCopper Refinery, and moved tothe warehouse as a stores helperin 1950.

Leo married Mae Marinelli in1939. They have one daughter,Mary, who lives with them in theircomfortable home on ClemowStreet in Sudbury.

Healthy and active, Leo looks alot younger than his &5 years. "Iwas sorry to leave the warehouse,"said he. "We've been like one bighappy family for 16 years - I'mgoing to miss the place."

Nick MelnychukNick Melnychuk is one of the

many Company oldtimers who.after working on the constructionof one of the plant buildings,joined Inco to work in the verybuilding they helped to create. InNick's case it was the CopperRefinery tankhouse. and he wasworking in the same building whenhe retired recently on service pen-sion.

Born in Monostyrok in WestUkraine, Nick sailed for Quebec in1927, continued on to Winnipeg,and worked there on the CPRextra gang until 1929 when hecame to Sudbury to work for theCopper Refinery contractor.

Starting with Inco in 1930, Nickspent three years in the silver

building as a roaster operator be-fore moving to the tankhouse.

In excellent health, his oneworry concerns the pumps that hehas tended for so long. "I missthem," said Nick. "I miss thegang, too."

A Copper Cliff resident for 36years, he plans to remain thereand spend his well-earned retire-ment quietly, reading and visitingold friends.

Tim Rheaume"You know," said Tim Rheaume

sadly, "when you've looked aftercertain equipment for as manyyears as I have, you become sortof attached to it, and I was reallysorry when I had to say goodbyeto my boilers."

Tim has retired on service pen-sion from the Copper Refineryafter more than 30 years with themechanical department on boilerrepair work.

Born in Ste. Marte, on theOttawa River, in 1901, Tim wasfour when his family moved toChelmsford and settled on a 335-acre farm which was later to b -come the site of the Erringtonmine. Starting his working lifeat the age of 16, Tim was hired asa driller by the Sudbury Diamond

Mr. and Mrs. Rheaume

Drilling Company and worked forthem until 1927. He worked in therockhouse at the Errington minemtil it closed down in 1929. Dur-ing the following five years heoperated a service station atChelmsford.

In 1935 he was hired as a boilertender at the Copper Refinery, andwas tending the same boilers atthe time of his retirement.

Tim was married to DorcinaBonin in 1924, and they raised afamily of five. Yvon and Ronaldwork at Murray mine, Fernandeis the wife of Murray miner AlbertLaurence, and Lauraine is Mrs.John Coutu of Sudbury. SonGaston was employed at Murraymine at the time of his death.They have 16 grandchildren.

Living very comfortably in theduplex he built on Peter Street inSudbury. Tim and his wife planto spend his well-earned retire-ment years travelling and visitingwith his family.

Three men were given an intel-ligence test, and one part of itwas impromptu. Just to see whatwould happen, the examiner toremaps into pieces and handed eachman the torn bits to put together.

After a while, two of the mengave up in disgust, but the thirdman had finished his.

'That's very good," the examinertold him. "But how did you doit?"

It was really quite simple," theman said. "There was a pictureof a bathing beauty on the otherside."

Three of the retiring veterans honored at the Copper Refinery's annual stagare shown in this group with the gifts presented to them. From the left areassistant manager Ernie Rabeau, retiree Steve Marshall, manager GrahamDick, retirees Leo Cariglio and Nick Melnychuk, and assistant manager ChrisDunkley.

About 200 enjoyed the big chicken-and-spaghetti dinner at the Caruso Club,and the evening of sociability that followed. In the above group are seenCharlie Marshall, pensioner Jim Carson, Herb Shoveller, Al Lange, andDominic Scagnetti.

Aa1tjAthn4k

Orest kndrew

THE YEARS havebeen good to LovellPuttick and his wifeMaria of Port Col-borne since theTriangle cameraphotographed themin 1950. Theirthree little boyshave grown intofine sons. The eld-est, Larry, has re-cently become anInco man like hisdad, working inthe ENR depart-ment; Robert andWilliam are still inschool. Lovell ismachinist foremanin the nickel re-finery.

HERE'S THE FAMILY that takes first prize for growth 1950. They now live inin this Christmas edition of the Family Album. Keith been superintendent's assiand Marie Henderson have more than doubled their Evelyn is now Mrs Jerrybrood since they were photographed in Creighton in Rhoda attends Lo-Ellen P

JOHN (SANDY) andBernadette Butler andtheir family were firstphotographed at Cop-per Cliff for the Albumin 1949. Now he's anInco pensioner, havingretired in 1959. Gaylehas become Mrs. JohnMartin of Whitefish,Richard lives in To-ronto, Bob in Mottawa,and Red is an Inco firstaid man at Creighton5 shaft.

LEVACK IWright an'shown (leftin 1949,appear todis marriedof the Coplives in W(mother ofcadet, stat

IT WAS THE long Rememberance Day weekend that brought thefamily of Murray mine drill fitter Albert Ouellett together againfor a family picture. Shown with Albert and his wife Anita arePaul, a Sudbury school teacher; young Marc, 8, who missed thepicture taken in 1950 by a good eight years; Helen, now Mrs. Dale-man who teaches school in Toronto; and Ronald, who attends schoolat Sault Ste. Marie.

TI-lEN and NOW. . . . Again this Christmas we go back into theTrtangle files for family pictures taken around 1949, and comparethem with recent photographs. To these happy groups, and to thehundreds of other Inco families whose pictures it has been our pleasureto publish over the years, the Album says "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

ARNOLD AND CELIAMaitland still live onMcNaughton Street inSudbury, where theTriangle camera pic-tured them with theirfamily 17 years ago.Son Bill now works inEsponola, and Waynein the smelter researchdepartment at CopperCliff. Howard attendsLockerby CompositeSchool. Arnold is arelieving shift boss atFrood mine.

OFFICE'S Dougwife Olive are

th their children(right) as theyDaughter Peggy

Murray MathesonCliff police force,Township, is theTom is an OPP

J at Espanola.

DURING THE PAST 17 years little 10-month-old Bonnie Ruff has be-come an attractive young lady, attending Lockerby Composite School;young Bryan became an Inco employee in 1964, is a geophysicaltechnologist at the Frood hangar; and Mark joined the family in1955, likes it fine. Bud and Zella Ruff and their family live onWembley Drive, Sudbury. Bud is a general foreman at the CopperRefinery.

POPULAR FIRST-AID MAN at Creighton, "Blondy" Moyle and hiswife Joyce have added a boy and a girl to their family since theywere photographed in March, 1951. Frank, on the left, attendsLo-Ellen Park Secondary School; charming little Sheilagh is 3; Tom,who works at Stobie, was recently married to Margo Downie; Haroldattends Copper Cliff High School, and Pat is a nursing assistant atSudbury Memorial Hospital.

an Hill, where Keith has bury; Bill is a salesman, lives at Beaver Lake; Carol isfor the past four years. married to Frood security guard Mel Leck; Lois, 12, and

ner of Sault Ste. Marie; the twins Esther and Everett, 11, attend public schoolSecondary School, Sud- at Whitefish.

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C(1 joyed RivardINCO TRIANGLE

Shift PartyDECEMBER, 1966

Valley, Adrien was working atnearby Causapscal In 1927 whenthe Matapedia River went on aspring rampage, overflowed itsbanks, and submerged the sawmillwhere he was working. Damp anddisgusted, he packed his bags andheaded for the high ground inOntario,

His flight was halted at BlindRiver where he was hired to helpbuild the 150 miles of road fromThessalon to Chapleau. By the fallof the same year he was headedhome to check on the river but gotno further than Coniston where hwas hired by Mond Nickel to worin the transportation department.

When production was cut backin 1932 he returned to Saybec, butin 1933 was back in the Sudburyarea as bushworker for a localjobber. In 1934 he landed a jobwith Inco in the blast furnacedepartment at Coniston.

In 1956 he really made highground when he became a slag-dumpman, the job he held when heretired from the Company withnearly 36 years of service.

A chance meeting in Sudburybetween Adrien and Rose AmaGagne, a girl from his home town,led to wedding bells in 1934. Theirfamily of two are Marcel of To-ronto and Yvone, in Newfound-land. Their two grandchildren livein Toronto where they visit often.

Adrien and Rose hope to visitExpo in 1967, and at the same timevisit his 91-year-old mother inSaybec. They plan to spend thefollowing winter in California.

Jo DimatUo

Holding the gold watch that was presented to him, Joe Dimatteo listens while Joe Dodkiewic offers the congratulationsand best wishes from his fellow workers. In the foreground are Betty and Phil Leclair and Mrs. Marion MacNeil.Right) With his dead-pan humor, able master of ceremonies Reg MacNeil gets a hearty laugh from general foreman

Alex Rvard and his wife Virginia.

This year for the first time theConLston smelter Rivard shift's an-nual pension party went 'stag anddoe", and the outcome was a com-plete and rousing success. Closeto 125 couples enjoyed a delect-able Club Allegri meal of roastchicken, and the Interesting andamusthg comments of the masterof ceremonies, Reg MacNeil,

Three Coniston oldtimers r€tir-.ing on service pension, who, between them, have racked up 111years with Inco. were honored atthe party. Gold watches werepresented to Sylvio Floreani, Ad-rien Trepanier and Joe Dimatteoon behalf of their fellow workers.

Coniston smelter superintendentRoy Snitch expressed the Comany's best wishes for long and

happy retirement and congra-tulated the three men on theirfine records of service.

The dthner was followed bydancing to the excellent music ofthe Ambassadores, who playeduntil after midnight.

A report on the retirement ofSylvio Floreani appeared in cheAugust issue of the Triangle. Fol-lowing are stories on Adrien Tre-.panier and Joe Dlmatteo:

Adrien TrepanierWhen a fellow leaves his home

town, he usually has a good reasonto do so. Many reasons have beenheard, but retiring Coniston slagdumpman Adrien Trepanier hascome up with a new one, Born inSaybec in Quebec's Matapedia

Peppy little brakeman Joe Di-matteo, during his 32 years on theConiston smelter charge floor, hasseen about 6,000,000 tons of chargedisappear into the ever-hungryblast furnaces.

In excellent health, Joe has re-tired on service pension. Bornsome 200 miles south of Rome inthe town of Pacentro, he left hishomeland in 1917 to join the Cana-dian Copper Company as a pickerin the rockhouse at Creighton. Heworked there until production wascut back in 1919.

During the years that followedJoe held various jobs, until 1933,when he was hired at Coniston towork in the converter building. Hemoved to the charge floor in 1934,and worked there until retirement.

A single man, Joe is looking for-ward to repeating the trip that hemade to Italy in 1963 when hevisited Rome, Florence and Veniceand his many relatives and friends.

SCOUT'S HONORThree Boy Scouts reported to

their Scoutmaster they had donetheir "good deed" that day.

"Well, boys, what did you do?"queried the Scouter.

"We helped an old lady acrossthe street," chimed the boys inunison.

"And did it take all three of youto do that?" demanded the Scout-master suspiciously.

"Yes, it did," said the smallest.She didn't want to go!"

THAT'LL FIX HIMWhat are you putting in your

vest pocket there, Murphy?""That's a stick of dynamite.

Every time Riley sees me he slapsme on the chest and breaks all mycigars. The next time he does it,he's going to blow his hand off."

A BALCONY VIEW OF PART OF THE CROWD AT THE RIVARD SHIFT "STAG AND DOE"

Adrien Trepanier and his wife Roseenjoy the Rivard shift party. Duringhis 10 years as a slagdumpman,Adrien dumped more than 2,000,000tons of molten slag.

"e 71/ode!

Of a r/1/od'e! iflown"

In the 10 years since the "Day of Decision" - December 5, 1956, tobe precise when the premier of Manitoba and the president ofInternational Nickel jointly announced plans for the development ofnewly discovered orebodies, the town of Thompson has grown swiftlybut solidly into Manitoba's model metropolis. In fact Fraser Robert-son. financial editor of the Toronto Globe and Mail, recently describedit as "the very model of a model town" in which about 11.000 peopleenjoy all the amenities of modern urban living.

A Carefully Planned CommunityThe above aerial picture, taken by Thompson photographer MurrayMcKenzie, shows part of the downtown section around which theresidential areas are laid out in an attractively planned communitydevelopment.Indicated by numbers are: 1, Shopping Plaza and Hudson's BayCompany department store: 2. the new Burntwood Shopping Plaza;3. the Federal Building; 4, the Brad Theatre; 5, the ProfessionalBuilding and, in the same group, the Manitoba Telephones Buildingand the Government Liquor Store; 6, Argyle Lodge. single men'sresidences: 7. the High School and, to the right, the arena, curlingrink, and other buildings in the town's Recreation Complex; 8. thenew Burntwood Motor Hotel; 9. the Municipal Building; 10. theThompson Inn; Ii, the Strand Theatre Building; 12, the Towne Housebowling lanes; 13. apartment buildings; 14. No. 2 Public School.

The curling rink, arena, and recreation hall of Thompson's recreation complex,the High School, and Greenway residential area with No. 3 Public School.

A mixture of wild but eager tyros and steady old pros produced lots oflaughs and spots of excellent curling in the Creighton-Lively 'spiel. Shownabove: (1) Bill Kasepchuk tries a little remote control on a takeout shot;(2) Jim Blackport, runner-up skip in the second event; (3) Dick Mclaughlin

Creighton-LivelyHad Fine 'Spiel

With a rarin'-to-go entry of 36rinks the annual Creighton-Livelybattle of the brooms got the ben-spiel ball really rolling for theseason act the Copper Cliff CurlingClub.

Walter Chornenky skipped thewinner in the first event, with run-ner-up George Stephens breath-ing down his neck all the way.

It was Creighton's turii to runthe 'spiel this year and their em-ployees' committee did a great Job.Working with chairmen RalphBrown were Art Carlxme, BillMcCormick, Gary Pidgeon andMaurice Coulter.

Ernie St. Pierre served up hisusual slick ice for the event.

showed a smooth delivery; (4) Jerry Brownlee was winning skip in the secondevent; (5) Lacey Cull was second man on the Blackport rink. All members ofthe finalist rinks in the three events were presented with 21-lb. turkeys.

Joe DussiajirneSeptember 27th, 1966, was quite

a day for Joe Dussiaume. Notonly was it the day that he re-tired on service pension from theCopper Cliff smelter after 24 yearswith Inco, but it was also hisbirthday, his 40th wedding anni-versary and the day that hisdaughter-in-law presented himwith his 14th grandchild.

Joe was b&rn in Arnprior, andat the age of 15 was earning SOcfor a 10-hour day at the sawmillthere. He worked at the mill until1926, then spent three years inPontiac, Michigan, as a body re-

pair man for a cab company. Re- smelter. 'The smartest move Iturning to Canada he worked in ever made," said Joe. He was an

electric furnace baleman when heretired.

Mr. and Mrs. Dussioume

sawmills until 1942, when he washired by Inco at Copper Cliff

Vera Farrell became Joe's bridein 1926. Their three sons work forInco: Cyril is a burner with themechanical department at CopperCliff, Farrell Is a stope leader atGarson, and Randall is a scaleclerk at the Copper Cliff smelter.

Healthy and full of schemes forhis retirement years, Joe's plansfor the coming 12 months Includethe construction of a summercamp on Raft Lake, a visit toExpo, a trip to his home town

in the Ottawa valley, and the big-gest and best flower and vegetablegarden he's ever grown.

NOBLESSE OBLIGEManager (pointing to cigarette

butt on floor): Smith, is thisyours?

Smith (pleasantly) : Not at all,sir. You saw it first."

A SPEED ARTISTLady next door: Johnny, where's

your brother, Jimmy?"Johnny: He's in the house

practicing our duet. I beM himdone."

Winners of the first event, Walter Chornenky's rink, received the Bank of Toronto trophy and duffel bags: skipChornenky, Moe LeBlanc, John Lefts and Aldo Brusutti. The runnersup, shown on the right, were skip GeorgeStephens, John Todhunter, Jim Brady and Frank Blum. In '] nice little speech George Stephens thanked Ralph Brownand his committee for a wonderful bonspiel.

(1) Bill Young, victorious skip in the third event, is congratulated by his Hotson gets set to deliver a stone; (5) Committee man Maurice Coulter, bankopponent, Norm York; (2) Sylvio Groulx looks a little pensive after missing the manager Art Cook, and bonspiel chairman Ralph Brown in a huddle.broom; (3) Albert Beauchamp and Louis Ruel talk over the situation; (4) Al

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highway took him to Kenora in1932 where he worked until 1937,when he was hired at Frood mine.During the years that followed heworked at Levack, the Frood openpit, and made his final move backto Frood in 1949.

Nick and Mary Kuczer weremarried in the old country in 1921,Mrs. Dutka joining Nick in Canadain 1939. The Dutkas have twodaughters; Annie is Mrs. PaulKobelko and lives in Sudbury,Audrey is Mrs. Peter Ferlaiowsklof Toronto. Five grandchildrencomplete their family.

Ardent fans of Northern Ontario,Mr. and Mrs. Dutka plan to spendtheir well earned retirement inSudbury.

Dan FortuneA sandflhlman for the past four

years, Dan Fortune has retired onservice pension from Frood mineafter nearly 29 years with Inca.

Born on Cape Breton Island in1901, Dan was 17 when he crossedthe Strait of Canso to work in a

planing millVI in Stellarton,

Nova Scotia.

Nick DutkaNick Dutka found that it doesn't

take long to change from timber-man to first cla sidewalk super-intendent. Recently retired onservice pension from Frood mineafter 2B years with Inca, Nick now

Centrally located at the corner of Market and Balsam Streets, the new library -is expected to be completed for the town's Centennial celebration on May 22. Mr. and Mrs. DutkaMayor Dow said several citizens have already offered donations for the has all the time in the world topurchase of furniture and other equipment, showing the community's interest stand in his garden on Collegein the project. street and watch the city crews

CorrectionAfter 30 years as a police officer

Adam Watson is no stranger tohuman frailties, but he couldhardly have been prepared for theregrettable error that cropped upIn the report of his retirement inour November issue.

Although he had held the rankof inspector since 1950, theTriangle stated that he retired inhis previous rank of detective-sergeant. We hasten to assureour readers that this demotion",like the premature report of MarkTwain's death, was greatly exag-gerated".

MATERIAL ADVICEAs the little donkey left home to

make his mark in the world, hismother tenderly said: "Good-bye,Jack. Please try to make an assout of yourself."

box Nolin Creek.hiding behind a paper, and said, Born in 1901 in West Ukraine,"A trousseau is the clothes the Nick came to Canada and thebride wears for six or seven years Saskatchewan harvest in 1929.after she Is married." Construction of the Trans-Canada

"At theGoing Downof the Sun,and in theMorning,We ShallRememberThem"

Several years, of working in

fishery coldstorage vaults

- , followed untilc 1923 when hetook the har-vest train tothe West. Aftera year on the

D farm he head-an o ne ed for Torontowhere he drove trucks until hejoined moo at Frood as a driller.

An active arid energetic person,Dan enjoyed his work as sandfill-man. "You've got to be on yourtoes sU the time on thet job,"he explained. No wandering off- you've got to be right there tomake sure you don't flood thelevel."

Dan's wife Hazel, Miss Jamlesonbefore their marriage in 1936, isseriously incapacitated by arthritis.I have no worries about staying

busy," said Dan with cheerful grin.I'm chief cook end bottle washer."

Anybody who has any doubtabout the ingenuity or the re-sourcefulness of a plumber nevergot a bill from one.

- George Meany.

Remembrance of the dead in two world wars was solemnized at largely attended ceremonies on November 11. InTHE OLD NEEDLEMother, what is a trousseau?" Sudbury a combined church service in the Arena preceded the laying of wreaths at the cenotaph, where there

inquired a six-year-old. was a full turnout of military units. Similar services were held at Copper Cliff, Lively and Levack. Picture showsThe mother looked across the the memorial at Thompson, where the service was held at the federal building; Legionaires standing as an honor

room at her husband, who was guard are Paul Jarman and Fred Price.

Start Centennial Project With a nickel stainless steel shovel Inco general manager .1. A.Pigott turned the first sod for Copper Cliff's Centennial project,

a $120,000 public library. On hand for the historic occasion, shown above, were councillor C. F. Wilson, libraryboard member T. H. Peters, architect .1. B. Sutton, former mayors C. 0. Maddock and R. R. Saddington, mayorR. G. Dow, councillor D. B. Taylor (Centennial chairman), and I. H. Bruce, library board member. The librarian,Miss Enid Holden, was among the interested spectators.

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GuatemalaLand of Varied

Sights andPleasures

Near the small town of El Estor,on the northern shore of LakeIzabal, International NickelsGuatemalan subsidiary, Explora-ciones y Explotaciones MinerasIzabal, S. A. Exmibal), is estab-lishing facilities for nilning andprocessing nickel - containing Ia-teritic ores.

Izabal is a mountain-ringedtropical lake lying almost at sealevel, but enjoying a good climateFed by the Polochic River, Whichrises in the cloud forests of Coban,and drained by the placid RioDulce, it Is a small inland sea 25miles long by 10 wIde. There areswamps to the west, beaches to thesouth, and International Nickel'soperations and El Estor to thenorth. To the east, where the lakeempties into the Rio Dulce, standsthe old colonial fort of San Felipe,completed in 1652, which guardedtraffic to and from the Spanishmainland as it passed throughthis gateway into Guatemala. SanFelipe stands today, fuily restored,as a relic of the times whenpirates roamed the Caribbean andno Spanish galleon was safe.

600,000 In Guatemala CityBut for all its charm, Lake Iza-

bai Is only one of the many attrac-tions that Guatemala offers visi-tors. Mile-high Guatemala City,sprawled in a mountain valley inthe central part of the country,enjoys an enviably cool climate allyear round and offers, besides, theusual inducements of any moderncity of 600,000 inhabitants. Found-ed in 1776, it was the fourth seatof government of the old Spanishcolonial CaptaIncy General called"Kingdom of Goatemala," whichfrom the mid-1&th century stretch-ed from Mexico to the Isthmus ofPanama.

Antigua, recently declared aWestern Hemisphere historicalmonument, is only a half hour'sdrive from Guatemala City.Cobbled streets, carved stone door-ways topped with coats of arms,massive ruins and a general air ofpeace and repose re-create imagesof another, more gracious age.Three volcanoes look down onAntigua: Agua (12,340 ft.), Aca-tenango (13,045 ft.) and Fuego ofthe fiery cone (12,350 ft.).

Corn Is Staff of LifeThe trip from Antigua to Lake

Atitlan follows the Pan AmericanHighway across the great 6,000-foot-high valley of Chimaltenan-go. The narrow road clings tothe side of the cliffs before drop-ping into a valley that opens ontothe lakeside where the village ofPanajachel nestles among itsflower gardens and coffee orchards.Here again, at 5,000 feet, theclimate is delightful.

Guatemala is the land of corn.Believed to have originated inthese highlands in conjunction

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Multi-hued lake Atitlan in southwestern Guatemala isringed by extinct volcanoes. Such cloud-crowned moun-tain ranges, and the color-splashed tropical valleysnestled between them, make Guatemala a land ofspectacular natural beauty.

At Antigua, there is an outstanding example of Moorish-style Spanish architecture - the University of SanCarlos Borromeo. Now the site of Guatemala's ColonialMuseum, the university was founded in 1675. Threevolcanoes look down on Antigua.

I)ECEMHER, 1966

Among the ruins at Tikal are these 1 50.foot highpyramids, the remains of palaces and plazas, and avariety of handworked stones bearing the stillundeciphered hieroglyphics of the Mayas. The ruins are aparadise for tourists and archaeologists.

Thousands of people meet in the marketplace atChichicastenango every Thursday and Sunday to tradefarm produce and other wares such as handmadefurniture and fabrics. A traditional stop for the tradersis the Church of Santo Tomas.

International Nickel's malority.-owned subsidiary in Guatemala, Exploraciones y Explotaciones Mineras Izabal, S.A.,more briefly known as Exmibal, recently held a reception in Guatemala City in honor of Francis 1. i.aQue of New York,special assistant to the president of the Company. In this picture are shown Frank M. McAteer, formerly assistant tothe manager of mines, Ontario division, and now Exmibal's manager of operations; Robert C. Boone, administrativemanager of Exmibal Mr. laQue, Mrs. McAteer and Mrs. Boone. The Canadian trade commissioner and the UnitedStates ambassador were among the guests greeting Mr. laQue, who was in Guatemala City to attend a meeting ofthe Pan-American Standards Commission, at which he was elected vice-president.

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Norman WhiteThere's always a full house

when the boys from Frood-Stobiethrow a retirement party, and therecent gathering at the Interna-tional Hotel to honor the retire-ment on service pension of mastermechanic Norman White was noexception. Norman has been withthe Company for over 37 years,master mechanic for 26 years.

Born in the small community ofLangley Moor in County Durham,England, in 1901, Norman knew

what he want-ed right fromthe start whenat the age of16 he enteredinto a fitter-and - turnerapprenticeshipwith the Arm-strong-whit-worth Company

ç- '. "S at Newcastle-on-Tyne. A

-. bleak five yearsMrs. White followed, all

work and nopay as weli as compulsory attend-ance at night school. "It was agreat day when I received my firstweek's pay after completing thecourse," said Norm as he puffedhis inevitable pipe. "I was paidone gold sovereign, which in thosedays was worth all of three dollars.I stayed at a sovereign a week forone year and then decided to earna little more money at the local

A special safety hat and an eight-daypipe were other gifts received byNorm White at his retirement party.Shown with him are retired minesmechankal superintendent Jim Fer-guson and the present superintendent,Al Cameron

INCO TRIANGLE

Pelton colliery as a surfacelaborer".

Labor troubles In 1925 decidedNorm's future. Out of work, heset his sights on Canada, came toWindsor and started as a machin-ist in the tool room at the FordMotor Company. In 1928 heswitched to General Motors, andin 1929 came to Sudbury where hewas hired at the Frood mine gateby master mechanic Jim Fergusonas a first class machinist at 64an hour.

Promoted to machine shop fore-man at Frood in 1936, Norman wastransferred to Creighton as mastermechanic in 1940.

He returned to Frood-Stobie asmaster mechanic in 1944.

Norman's fiancee, Doris Brown,a graduate nurse from Peiton,came to Canada to marry him in1929. Their daughter Joan is thewife of Syd Manley and lives inPicton, and they have one grand-son.

During his retirement partyNorman received tokens of esteem

from his associates including anelectric lawn mower, a brilliantsilvered hard hat, an outsize pipeset on a polished slab of Froodore, and stainless steel bookendsmodelled on the bottom dumpskips that he installed at the mineduring his time there. Variousgolfing aids and suggestions fortheir use were also presented.

Said Frood-Stobie mine superin-tendent Sid Sheehan as he ad-dressed the gathering, "If somepiece of mechanical ecuipmentwasn't just right, Norman wouldstand his ground and wouldn't letus use it, and he wouldn't budgeuntil in his opinion the ecuipmentwas in proper working order. It'smen like that who have played avery big part in our mine setting aworld safety record for under-ground mining."

The Whites have settled into acomfortable new home on Barry-downe Road in Sudbury, andNorman is currently busy settingup his basement workshop where,wreathed in clouds of blue smoke,he will while away many a happyhour tinkering with mechanicalprojects.

Bill DaoustA driller for most of his working

life, Bill Daoust has retired fromGarson and the diamond drillingdepartment on disability pensionafter nearly 19 years with theCompany.

Born in Sudbury In 1912, Eiljoined Smith and Travers DiamondDrilling Company in 1929, and hadworked for them on contract atFrood, Creighton, Levack, Garsonand Murray mines when he joinedInco in 1947. He was moved toGarson to work on the new elec-tric drills in 1958.

Bill followed a family traditionin 1938 when he chose Christmas

Electrical Department Dance Was a Sell-OutLet's face it - the Copper Cliff

electrical department welfare as-sociation's annual dinner-dance isjust too popular! With tickets forthe eighth annual shindig goinglike hot cakes, the dance com-inittee of Sheldon Macartney andDon McKibbon realized that theyhad a sell-out coming up, and atthe 120-couple mark they had tannounce. "Sorry - all gone."

That's what happens when youget a combination of Italian Clubcooking (chicken and spaghetti),those music masters, The Com-modores, and a frienly crowd likethe sparks sharks and their wives.

Right committee man Jim Edmundspresents a spot dance prize to JackParry, winding shop apprentice, andhis partner, Cheryl Stephenson.

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Day to wed Violet Belanger, anative of Mount St. Patrick inthe Renfrew Valley. Their daugh-ter Dianne is married to CopperCliff smelter slagchuteman Ronald

Mr. and Mrs. Daoust

Lanthier. Bill is looking forwardto spending much of his leisuretime with his two grandchildren.

On the sick list for the pest sixmonths, Bill may be sure that hismany friends and workmates arerooting for his rapid recovery andsend their best wishes for manyhappy years of retirement,

A BIT CROWDEDThe musician who practiced

every day on the trombone wasinterrupted by a caller who pro-tested at the noise.

"We can hear you right up thestreet!" said the caller. "Whydon't you shut your window, any-way?"

"Because," said the other, "inmy place there's no room to playa trombone without the windowopen."

UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCEManager: I hear you and the

leading lady are on the outs.Electrician: Yea. It was one of

those cuIck-change scenes withthe stage all dark. She asked forher tights and I thought she saidlights.

I)ECEM}3ER, 1966

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91 Couples Enjoy"Snowflake Ball"

Carrying on the tradition of theFoot and Hangingwall Society fororiginal settings to enhance theirbrilliant annual ladies' night, thisyear's event was cast as a Snow-flake Ball.

Chairman Ray Parisotto and hiscommittee did themselves proudwith the novel and artistic decora-tions that made a gala scene ofthe Italian Club at Copper Cliff.

Martinis and a delicious dinnerwere followed by dancing to thesmooth beat of Roy Marklewich'sContinentals. Prizes were given forspot dances and other novelties.The door prize was wrist watchesfor lady and gent.

The Foot and Hanginwall So-ciety is the long-established socialorganization of the Inco geo-logical and geophysical fraternity.

It is a mark of genius not toastonish but to be astonished.

- Aubrey Menen.

St. John Ambulance Brigadehonored three brothers who saveda Sudbury man from the icywaters of Lake Penage last Janu-ary. Branch chairman GerryLougheecj, second from left, pre-sents certificates of achievement toNorman Guse, left, Dorian andRaymond Guse; on the right isSt. John provincial staff officerPat Burnell, On January 9 thethree brothers were driving acrossthe ice on Lake Penage when theyheard cries for help. They foundthat a car driven by Scotty Rich-ardson, of the Murray mine ware-

GuatemalaContinued from page 16

with ancient races that precededthe Maya, corn was and still is thestaff of life, According to thePopol Vuh (the Maya bible), thegods fashioned man from corn, andjust as corn exists only in associa-tion with man, so man cannot live

house, had broken through the Ice50 feet from shore. Scotty hadmanaged to scramble on top ofhis car as it sank slowly into about120 feet of water, but in a fewseconds the car was under andhe was left floundering in thecold water, He was almost ex-hausted when the Guse brothers,all from Creighton, came to hisrescue. They pulled him in withthe aid of a rope in their truck,wrapped him in a blanket andrushed him to a nearby store, andlater to Sudbury Memorial Hos-pital.

without corn. Everybody raises It.Corn and man are indivisible,joined by the gods in a union that,for the Indian, borders on religion.

Exciting Market Place

From Panajachel It Is only ashort drive to Chichicastenango,where the most important nativemarket in the country is heldevery Thursday and Sunday.Thousands of Indians converge on"Chichi" twice a week to trade onthe square and worship in Its twochurches. Outside, the millingcrowd busily trades wares broughtfrom all points of the country:multi-colored handwoven textiles,hand-fashioned pine furniture,apples and plums, avocados andbananas, potatoes and beans, cornand wheat, vegetables of all kinds,flowers, charcoal, miniature lakeshrimp, sugar, tobacco-every con-ceivable fruit and food producedin a country whose wide range ofclimates and soils allows the rais-ing of virtually every known plantproduct.

Many visitors follow the PanAmerican Highway westward toQuezaltenango or even Huchueten-ango, near the Mexican border.On the way, charming villages in-vite the traveler to pause andbrowse in church or marketplace:Salcaja, with Its tiny gem of achapel dated 1524 and said to havebeen the first Christian churchbuilt in Guatemala; San Fran-cisco el Alto, commanding from its8,500-foot acne a breathtakingview of mountains and valleysand smoking volcanoes, and boast-ing in its large church a solid sil-ver chandelier and altar; or San

Cristobal Totonicapan, where themask makers ply their trade.

Spectacular SceneryThroughout the entire highlands

the climate is invigorating, owingto the altitude. But some visitors,seeking contrasts, swing down forthe return to the capital city to thePacific Slope Highway, whichstretches from the El Salvadorborder on the east to the Mexicanborder on the west, and serves asa vital artery across the southerncoastal plain. In an hour's time,they drop from Quezaltenango'scool '7,500-foot altitude to warm1,500-foot-high Coatepeque, pass-ing spectacular scenery on theway through one of the country'srichest coffee-growing zones. FromCoatepeque the road crosses theprosperous cotton, cane, lemon-grass and cattle-raising belt, be-fore turning at Escuintla for theclimb back to Guatemala City.

Most travelers, however, especiallyif pressed for time, choose to hurryback to the capital from Chichl-castenango to prepare for theshort flight to the ancient Mayatemple city of Tikal.

Origin Shrouded in PastThe origins of this city are

shrouded in the past, but it isknown that at the start of theChristian era, a sophisticatedcivilization was already flourishingthere, on the brink of Its greatClassic Period which brought forthsome of the awe-inspiring monu-ments and steles that still stand.

The main focus of attention atTikal is the Great Plaza, which upto the 10th century, AD. was theceremonial center of the huge city.Two 150-foot pyramids bound it tothe east and west, while on thesides the Northern Acropolis andthe Palace of the Nobles raisetheir intricate masses of ruinedmasonry.

Tikal is an experience. Eventhose with little appreciation forthe past stand in awe before thisevidence of Maya achievement -a civilization that raised suchmighty structures of stone withvirtually no tools and withoutbenefit of the wheel. Nor can onehelp but be awed at the thoughtof a people who, before the dawnof Christianity, discovered theconcept of zero and evolved asystem of mathematics that standsas a great achievement of thehuman mind; of a people whostudied and mapped the heavenswith painstaking care and de-veloped a calendar as accurate asthe one we use today.

Sportsman's ParadiseBesides archaeology, there are

other delights for the visitor toGuatemala. The rivers and lakesare rich in game fish, and the rainforest and savasmahs have theirshare of deer, jaguar, wild turkeyand peccary. Safari-type tripsinto the jungle are exhilaratinglyadventuresome and attract manya rugged individualist.

In sunornary, it is a fair state-ment to say that Guatemala offersmore variety for its size than prac-tically any country in the world.And the fact that it is not yet fullydeveloped as a mecca for touristsmakes it all the more alluring t.those who are weary of the crowd-ed beaches and sleek resorts inother, more frequented touristspots.

As Confucious say, "Smart manwho is all thumbs never has to liftFinger around house."

HAVING GOOD TIME AT SNOWFLAKE BALL; At table nearest camera, clockwise from centre, Dick Bruser, BillPalmer, Norm Anderson, Sally and Leo Thompson, Marlene McRobb (partially hidden), Gus MacKinnon, Joanne andEarl Honna, Sue Palmer, Daphne Anderson, Jean Bruser, Judy and George McDonald. At table beyond are theDECORATIONS COMMITTEE clockwise from right corner, use Paradis, Richard Morin, Gary Michalak, Rianeand Ray Parisotto, Bob and Sue Mei, Rita Pilon.

AT ANOTHER TABLE, clockwise from left; Don and Sally Levac, Lynn and GlenTrudeau, Janet Ross, Vance McAfee, Ken and Moryanne Wolfe, Marianneand Len Fransen.

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the management of the Port Col-borne plant, both past and present,on their conduct of the operations.

"My good wishes to all of you"he said in closing, mentioningparticularly the new members ofthe Club and the many pen1onerspresent.

General manager J. A. Pigottcongratulated the Port Colbornemembers on their hearty participa-tion in the singsong led by BobDuke and Jim Potyok with RegSteeves at the organ, and aLso theold-tiniers sextet on its fine ml-promptu performance. "I thinkthis adds a lot to the fellowship ofyour meeting" he said. In hisbrief remarks he recalled some ofthe outstanding changes and de-velopments in the sciences andeveryday living during the past 25years in which nickel produced inthe Port Colborne plant had playedan ever-increasing role.

Manager's GreetingsExtending his greetings to 'one

of the larger classes of new mem-bers in recent years nickel re-finery manager Warren Koth hopedthey would all go on to achievethe "lofty plateau of 40 or moreyears of service. He reminded theaudience that the efficient opera-tion of the plant, and the trainingof the younger men, falls largelyon the shoulders of senior person-nel.

"It always gives me a warmfeeling to realize the vast amountof valuable service this gatheringrepreents said the chairman,assistant manager J. H. Walter, inopening the meeting. He calledfor a moment of silent remem-brance for Club members who havedied.

The toast to the pensioners wasproposed by assistant manager W.V. Barker, who in a graceful tri-bute said "We hold our pensionersin the highest regard, and wishthat our contributions mightalways match theirs." E. R.English replied.

Canadian television personalityJuliette was the major attractionin the fine program of entertain-ment arranged by S. C. Augustine.With her on the bill were comedianAlex Reed, magician Ron Leonard,and acrobatic dancer PennyNichols. The Paul Simmons quar-tet filled in the musical back-ground.

A delicious roast beef dinner wascatered by Eddy and MargaretZieLkj of the Rathlon Inn.

OVERDOING rrAt the bedside of the dying

Scottish merchant, his sorrowingwife and family gathered for a fewlast words.

"Can you hear us, Father?"sobbed his wife. 'Were all here,praying for you your sons anddaughters and your old Maggie.

With an anguished scream theold man sat up in bed. "Whoslooking after the store?"

A QUICK TRIPScotsmans wife whose doctor

told her she had to have salt airwoke up the next morning to findher husband fanning her with aherring.

Levack Little League Tops Off Season With Big PartyRinging down the curtain on a

big season, 180 boys in the 13-teamLevack Uttle League bb1l set-up had a high old time at a partyheld in the Elks Club.

When lunch wa served everyboy batted 1000 on the hot dogsand pop served by the Legionladie auxiliary.

sented to the leagues three agegroups. In the 6-to-8 year classElks won the penrant and Legionthe playoffs; in the 9-to-11s theCubs took the pennant and Metsthe playoffs; in the senior group,12 to 16, Angels won both pennantand playoffs.

Hank Derks handled the projec-tor for the program of sportsmovies.

Originated by Levack branch ofthe Canadian Legion, the leagueis supported by several communitygroups.

Livewire committee thatrmnRoly Nadon, secretary-treasurerHarvey Nadeau, and the leagues15 fathfu1 coaches are to becommended for their admirableefforts.Trophies and prizes were pre-

A game little sport, young PerryCuomo was presented with the trophythat annually goes to the smallestplayer in the league. The award waspresented by the donor, levack minesuperintendent Dave lennie, whoboosted Perry up where everybodycould see him.

Bill Brown, captain of the Angels,winners of both the pennant and theplayoffs in the l2to16 year group,is seen receiving the Ted Gianninitrophy from Vince OBumsawin whileleague chairman Rolly Nadon (centre)beams approval.

Best and most ardent fan of the year,David Lockhart came forward withhis father, George Lockhart to receive his trophy from Dave Lennie.Incapacitated by muscular dystrophyyoung David was out there rooting infair weather and foul.

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French Ambassador Tours Inco

Prior to a luncheonot the Copper CliffClub the distin-guished diplomatstudied a model ofthe Creighton ore-bodies. On the leftore executive vice-president A. P.Gognebin, NewYork, ond PierreMorizot, Frenchconsul-general fromToronto, and on theright J. McCreedy.

Frank BoberMotorman at Creighton mine for

the past 30 years, Frank Sober hashauled his last load and has retiredon service pension after 36 yearswith Inco,

Frank was born and raised onthe family farm in Domaradz,Poland, and came to Canada in

1927 to be afarnTh and inAlberta. Hecame East in1929 and joinedInco as a bin-man at theCopper Cliffsmelter. Five

/ years later hetransferred toCreighton, be-came a motor-man, and stay-ed at the

Frank Bober throttle untilretirement.

Frank's last day at the minestarted with a presentation fromhis fellow workers of a transistorradio, and was followed by a con-ducted tour of the mine surfaceplant to shake the hands of manyold friends.

Frank was married to HelenMikos in 1921. His wife, their sonWalter, and daughter Mrs. Berna-detta Szczerbien live in Poland.

A firm believer that there's noplace better than northern Ontario,Frank plans to remain in the Sud-bury area and enjoy his well-earned retirement reading good

books and hunting and fishingwith his buddies at the mine.

IT'S AN ILL WIN])Jones: "Life is full of trials."Brown: "Yes, thank goodness."Jones: "Why do you say that?"Brown: "I'm a lawyer,"

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the gathering, attended by about100 members and guests.

The $100,000,000 northern Mani-toba project announced by Inter-national Nickel on November 1,and a seventh new mine in theSudbury district, were highlightsof the Company's expansion pro-grain discussed by assistant vice-president Gaetz in hi brief ad-dress.

Development of the low-gradePipe Lake ore deposits, 20 milessouth of the Thompson mine, con-struction of a 45-mile railway con-necting the Pipe and Soab mineswith the mill at Thompson, andexpansion of facilities in theThompson plant, are involved inthe Manitoba project.

Indications are that the PipeLake deposits contain considerablymore than 100 million tons, Mr.Gaetz said, sufficient 00 supportlarge and steady production formany years.

"We will begin at Pipe withopen pit mining, followed byunderground operations. At theoutset there will be a massive jobto remove the muskeg and clayoverburden. Pipe has had a verylong and intensive study, involvingthe best brains and experience inthe Company. It is of such magni-tude, and such a close fit cost-wise,that only an increase in the priceof nickel (also announced Novem-ber 1) could justify it."

In the Sudbury district, Mr.Gaetz said, an exploration shafthas been authorized and work willbegin as soon as possible to bringinto production another majormine based on high-cost deposits.This mine is located in the north-east corner of the Sudbury Basin,15 miles north of Garson.

"Development Is proceeding atour six other new mines in theSudbury district," Mr. Gaetz re-ported. "These are the Totten,Maclennan, Copper Cliff North,Little Stobie, Klrkwood and Cole-man. Construction of the new22,500- tons-per - day Frood - Stobiemill is on schedule.

DECEMBER, 1966

"These capital projects con-tribute not only to the maximumorderly development of the naturalresources at our disposal, but alsoto the sound long-term growth ofthe Company and of Canada. Theywill also result in considerable in-creases in production 00 satisfy therapidly growing world require-ments for nickel."

"The fibre of the Company" Isrepresented in the membership ofthe Quarter Century Club, generalmanager H. W. Peterson said incongratulating the Thompsonchapter's three new 25-year men.

Assistant general manager J. B,Mcconnell, always a buoyantThompson booster, looked forwardto the day when the chapter'smembership would be numbered inhundreds instead of tens,

The floor show brought fromWinnipeg for the occasion by RossHawkins at times had the audienceon the thin edge of hysteria. Galesof laughter greeted the antics ofvolunteers as they carried outwild schemes cooked up in themachiavelian mind of irrepressibleLen Andree, the master of cere-monies. Well-known CBC televi-sion star Ray St. Germain andhis wife Barbara Nevllle wereroundly applauded for their vo-calizing, as was comedian KenPerkins.

Many compliments were passedon the excellent roast beef dinnerserved by the Burntwood Hotel'sdining room staff.

GAVE A TRANSFUSIONTwo friends met on Main St.

"Hello," said the first, "you looknice and tanned. Just get backfrom Florida?"

"Yes," answered the second, "anddid we have a great time) For $40a day we stayed at the RoneyPlasma."

"You mean Roney Plaza. Plasmais blood."

"Well," countered the first, "is$40 a day barley water?"

HE'LL PULL ThROUGHNurse: "I think he's regaining

consciousness. He just tried toblow the foam off his medicine."

Lively Golf Club Holds Dinner-Dance To Wind Up Successful Season

Pr,+.-i ,,,

The French ambassador to Canada, Francois Leduc, showed a quick grasp ofmining and reduction techniques when he toured International Nickel's opera-tions during a busy official visit to the Sudbury district. He's shown centre) atFrood mine, listening to an explanation by mines manager John McCreedy.On the left is executive vice-president James C. Parlee, Toronto, and on theright general manager J. A. Pigott. On 800 level underground the ambassadorwas greatly impressed by the new ScoopTrani; operator Marcel Moillet didjust about everything but make the big tractor talk

"The biggest little golf course in all the world" is the way lively people like to describe their picturesque par-3layout on the edge of town. And when it comes to winding up a banner season the Lively Golf Club does it inbig league style - a sell-out dinner-dance at the Italian Club in Copper Cliff, with trophy and prize presentations.Picture shows some of the winners and club notablee Ev and Pat Staples, husband-and-wife champs; Bob Seawright,men's captain and master of ceremonies; Mrs. Hazel Cretzman, ladies' captain; Mrs. Beulah Caul, president ladies'section; Frank Young, president men's section; Mrs. Jean Roy, ladies' champ; Eddie Mayer, runner-up for men'schampionship, won by Allan Vicknan.