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CUTTIJNG THE YULE TREE

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A Picture Salute To

"The Inco Family"There's a glistening white blanket of snow

spread softly over the :'ock-ribbed nickelrange, the warm fire of friendship somehow.burns brighter, and people turn eagerly fromthe uncertainties of a trouble-sick world toembrace the sweet happiness of the Christ-mas Festival.

C hr is t ma s time is family time. Thesupi'eme joy of Yuletide is found not in thehilarity of celebracion, nor in the exchange,of gifts, nor in the abundance of good thingsloading down the groaning festive board, butin the blessed communion and shelter of thefamily circle. The wonderful message of theChrist child's birth is told anew in the glad-ness which overflows young hearts, in thecontentment and gratitude of their narent

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and in the atmosphere of gentleness andkindness which fills the home, How pleased His mother would be But I'm The mother sighed: "I have no shoes for

Triangle's Christmas greeting this year a foolish old man," he thought, smiling. "The him."takes the form of a picture salute to "The Master has no need of my poor gifts." Martin took down the soft little white shoesInco Family." We venture to suggest that Replacing the shoes, he blew out the candle he had looked at the evening before, andnowhere in Canada on the average is there and retired to rest. Hardly had he closed slipped them on the child's feet, They fitteda finer type of Canadian, a greater measure his eyes, it seemed, when he heard a Voice pei'fectly. And shortly the young motherof security, a better standard of living, a call his name, went her Way, full of gratitude, and Martinbroader program of worthwhile interests and "Martin, you have longed to see me," the went back to his post at the window.activities-in short, a more satisfying abun- Voice continued. "Tomorrow I shall pass by' Hour after hour went by, and other needydance of the things Which go to make the your window. If you see me and bid me souls shared me meagre hospitality of the oldfull and good life, than in the Inco home. . enter. I shall be your guest and sit at your cobbler, but the expected Guest did not ap-We went into 50 Inco homes and made 'table." pear.

photographs of the families there, and it was The old shoemaker was so happy that he At last When night had fallen, the shoe-one of the most pleasant assignments we've , could sleep no more. Before dawn he rose maker retired to his cot with a heavy heart.ever undertaken. From each visit we came and swept and tidied up his little shop. Fresh was only a dream," he sighed. "I didaway thinking, "Darned nice people." We 'sand he spread upon the floor, and green hope and believe, but He has not come."met first-class fathers and mothers, and boughs of fir he placed among the rafters. Suddenly the room was flooded with a glori-bright, attractive kiddies, and we saw every 'On the table he set a loaf of white bread, a 'ous light. And to the cobbler's astonishedevidence of pride and comfort and well-being. . ar of honey, a pitcher of milk, and over the vision there appeared before him, one by one.

To these families whose pictures appear on fire he hung a pot of coffee.the next seven pages, and to all Inco families the poor streetsweeper, the sick mother andeverywhere, we offer sincere congratulations When all was in readiness he took up . her baby, and all the people whom he hadon the contribution they are making to the his vigil at the window. He was sure he aided during the day. And each one smiledbuilding of a great Canada through the most 'would know the Master. From childhood had at him,enduring of all institutions, their home life, he not gazed in love and reverence at His Then softly out of the silence he heardMay the blessings of Christmas fall around image above the great altar in the cathedral? again the gentle Voice, repeating old. famand about their fh'esides. and remain with And as he watched the driving sleet anl rain iliar words:them throughout the New Year. in the cold, deserted street, he thought of______________ the joy that would be his when he should sit "Whosoever shall receive one of these little

and break bread with his Guest. ones, receiveth Me. I was hungi'y and yegave me meat. I was a stranger and ye took

'The least of These" Presently he saw an old streetsweeper pass me in Verily I say unto you, inasmuch asby, blowing upon his thin. gnarled hands to ye have done it unto one of the least of mywarm them, "Poor fellow, he must be half brethren, ye have done it unto Me."frozen," thought Martin. Opening the door _________

Among the many fine Christmas stories he called out to him: "Come in. my friend.there are few that are finer than the legend and warm yourself." The man gratefully ac-: THE TIMID MAN'S LAMENTof the French shoemaker. According to one cepted the invitation. The books I read and the life I lead areversion of the tale, there lived in the city of An hour passed. and Martin next saw a sensible, sane, and mild.Marseilles, a hundred years and more ago. an poor, miserably clothed woman, carrying a I like calm hats and I don't wear spats. butold shoemaker, loved and honoured by all his baby, She paused. wearily, to rest in the shel- I want my neckties wildneighbours. who affectionately called him ter of his doorway. Quickly he flung open the Give me a wild tie, brother, one With a"Father Martin." door cosmic urge!

One Christmas eve as he sat alone in his 'Come in and get warm while you rest," A tie that will swear and rip and tearlittle shop. reading of the visit of the wise he told her, When it sees my old blue serge.men to the infant Jesus, and of the gifts they "I am going to the hospital," she said, "I Oh, some will say that a gent's cravat shouldbrought, he said to himself: "If tomorrow hope they will take me in. and my baby, My only been seen, not heard:wei'e the first Christmas, and if Jesus were husband is at sea, and I am ill, without a But I want a tie that'll make men ci .Udto be born in Marseilles this night, I know sou," render their vision blurred.what I would give Him!" "Pour child!" cried the old man, "You ,Give me a wild tie, bi'other

He arose and took from a shelf two little must eat something while you are getting One with a lot of sins!shot's of softest White leather with bright warm. No? Then let me give a cup of milk 'A tie that will blazesilver buckles, to the little one, But you have put no shoes In a hectic gaze,

"I would give Him these, my finest work. 'on him!" Down where the vest begins.

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Seven Happy Inco Families1). Mr. and Mrs. Mirko Fluvian, (Jarson, are justly proud of

their two daughters, Raquel, 12. and Madeline, 9, both of whom takepiano lessons; Raquel won a shield in the 1947 Music Festival. InNo. 121 are Mr. and Mrs. Stan Graham, Frood, with Gaye, 5, andRonald, 12, at their home at 589 Kingsway, Sudbury. (3). Here it'sa bedtime story for Frank Junior, 6, and Johnny, 3. sons of Mr.and Mrs. Frank Scott. Copper Refinery. (4). Paul Moreau is rock-house foreman at Garson and also the head of a fine family: Richardis 12, Lance is 9, Timmy is 6, Gladys is 4, and Mrs. Moreau doesn'tlook a day over 18. (5). There's always a 'full house" at the homeof Councillor and Mrs. Leo Gauthier, Coniston; the children are:standing, Leo Junior, 11, Colombe. 20, Victor, 14; seated, Jeanette,-10. Louise, 8, Michele, eight months, Gertrude, 16, and Diane, 7;another daughter. Annette, 17. is at school in Ottawa. 6). Mr. andMrs. Toby Armitage ICopper Cliff First Aid) with: front row,Coca-Lorraine, 8. ma-Rae, 3, Lynne, 2, Stuart, 13; back row, Lyle, 6.No. 71 shows Mr. and Mrs. Art Vaillacourt, Smelter, with Richard,5, Gloria, 7, Art Junior, 11.

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May Joy Overflow Their Homes!(1). Ben Degan of Copper Cliff Concentrator relaxes at home

with his wife and two children. Nives, 12, and young Freddie, 7.In No. 2) an archery lesson is in progress at the Spencer home inLevack, with Jimmy, 4, heeding closely the advice of his dad, Fred,while Mrs. S. carries on with her knitting. (3). Here's a happyfamily at 80 Simcoe St., Sudbury; Mr. and Mrs. E. Boyd (Open Pitwith: front row, Patrick, 3, Teddy, 7, Tommy. 4, Betty, 6; onchesterfield, Maureen, 9, and Danny, 11. In No. 14) are Mr. andMrs. Murray Cock kGarson with their son Darryl, 19 months.(5). It's supper time at the Slimmon home in Coniston, and hereare Don and his wife with their two daughters, Lesley, 5, andChristine, 19 months. (6). Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schooley kPortColborne give the comics" a once-over with son Howard Nils, 5;Douglas Lloyd, aged 6 weeks, had retired for the night. (7). Mr. andMrs. Matti Asunmaa, Levack, listen while Arlene, 13, matches hersaxophone with Benny Goodman's clarinet, and Benny had to stepLively to stay in there, believe us.

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And 1948 Abound in Success!(1). The Night Before Christmas is the centre of interest for

all hands in this picture of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cupp. Port Colborne,Betty Anne, 7, and John. 3. (2). Jim Ready works at Garsonand lives on Huron St., Sudbury with his wife and family back row,Kathleen, 6, Francis. 8; front, Marie, 4, and the twins, Therese andJackie, 3 each; the dog is Pepper. (3). Mr. and Mrs. Doug Brownof Creighton with their sons. Frank. 11, and Donald, 7; honors areabout even at 'Snakes and Ladders". 4). Mr. and Mrs. BruceJohnson Copper Reflnery with Ronald, 12, and Gordie, 4; familychamp at Chinese checkers that night was Gordie. (5). Here's acosy scene at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mahon. Port Colborne:at the piano are Elaine, 7, and Jean, 18; at the cai'd table areMargaret, 9, Roger, 16, Neal, 14, Phoebe, 11; another son, Desmonci,20. is at Iroquois Falls with the Abitibi. (6). Mr. and Mrs. JimmyMetroff. Creighton, with Stephanie. seven Weeks, Danny, 6..Carolyn, 11, and Veronica, 3'.. (7). Mr. and Mrs. D. Sauve CopperReflnery with their family: Richard, 8, Jacqueline. 3. Gerald, 15,Norman. 14, Robert, 11, Ronald, 9.

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(1). An attractive Limily group at Copper Cliff: Mr. and Mrs.Alex Godfrey Accounting Dept. with Carolyn, 8, Susan, 3, Diane. 7, - - - -

and Alex Junior. 9. (2L Mr. ani Mrs. Doug Thom, Sidbury. withFrank, 16, ani Akn. 12, matching card wits wUi their dad. ho is -

at Copper Cliff 3). Mrs. Doherty was -in the Eniner;n Dept-

. ..busy lookng after the nw twins. Karn an SJ8an, and Shuley -was off to . show, but hcre are Tom Dohurty Copper Cliff Shop I

with Wayne, 22 months. Brian. 8, Diane, 9, Richard, 10, Morley, 12,an1 Billy. 13. (4). In the front row with Mr. and Mrs. Steve SmithOpen Pit), are Kenneth. 12. Carol-Anne. 3. Bobby, 5, and Marilyn, -

'410; back row, Don, 19, Jack, 18, Billy. 17, and Jerry, 15. (5). Len f

Hayes of the Mill at Copper Cliff with hLs wife and two daughters,Lorraine. 4, and Sandra Jane. 2. (6). Mr.nd Mrs. VainoMinkkila. Tedman Ave.. son Wayne. an:1 E1a, 9; Vaino works atFrood. (v). George Himilton, Copper Cliff Smelter man, with Mrs. - _______ ______________

Hamilton and their family: Madeilne, 16, at th piano: Blanche, 18,Lillian, 13, Ocorge, 14, Rcne, 12, nd in front, Margaret, 11, and -:

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Importailt Dates For St. Nick f(1). There's always a quorum in this Port Colborne home: withMr. and Mrs. Willie John Huneault in the front low are Jeanine,Arthur, and Li,e, 5; in the back row are Madonna, Jacqueline, Jean,Evelyn, Laure, and Anita; absent are Allan, Paul, Lionel and Aldege,(2). Mr. and Mrs. Nick Loupelle, Creighton. with their charming . -family: Wayne, 4, Audrey, 8, Nickey, 5, Phyllis, eight months,Carol, 7. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Latreille Copper Refinery?and, in front, Jimmie, 3, Gail, 7, Ted, 15: back, Dorothy, 5. (4). Mr.and Mrs. Olivo Piagno, Port Colborne, with Rose, 10. and Fiorino, 13.(5). Kathleen 2, Lawrence, 8, Pat, 3, and Geralda, 7, with theirparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank OConnor, Creighton, (6). Mr. andMrs. Walter Gauthier Frood) at their Minnow Lake home withJeanette, 8, Leonard. 3, Claire, 2, Anita, 6, and Ronald, six months.(7). Its Imperial Oil hockey broadcast time, and gathered aroundthe radio are Mr. and Mrs. Matti Hreljac, Creighton, Johnny, 16,Victor, 10, Frank, 11, Edward, 8, Mary, 13, and Lillian, 6; anotherson, Emil, is in the Navy at Halifax.

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Looking Forward to Yu1etide '

1). Here's a happy tribe: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Opaleychuk ofSh.iughnessy St. with Clyde. 5, Michael, 3, and Judith-Ann. ninemonths: Mike is on the ,taff of the Engineering Dept. at Frooj-Stobie Open Pit. (2). Mc. and Mrs. Eddie Hickey Frood of Eva St.with their two Sons. Terrance, 18 months, and Michael. 3 babySharon. nine weeks, had gone dancing. (3). With Mr. and Mrs. H.Pharand Murray are Donald, 3. Herbie, 5, and Richard. 7: theylive on Xavier St., Sudbury. (4). Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Moreau'Stobie; are pictured here at their Regent St. home with Wilmer, 3,'

Reggie, 6, and Edgar, 8. (5). Frank Silc of Murray with his wifeand their children: Frankie, 5, Garry, 7, and Linda, 20 months:their home is on St. Nicholas St. (6). At 498 Tedman Ave. are Mr.and Mrs. Nillo Maki Stobie and their family: Elvi, 10, Mauno, 12,Martti, 4. (7). Mr. and Mrs. George Kyllonen Open Pit, at theirhome on Eva St. with Elsie. 10, Allan, 12, and Irene Elizabeth, 3.

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] May Their Fires Glow Brightly!1). Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Laberge, Levack, await the riot call

as a parlor game gets underway between Claudette, 8, Jim, 5, andLarry, 12. In No. 2) are Mi-. and Mrs. John Boyuk, 653 WhittakerSt., and John Junior; Mr. Boyuk works on the converters in the

I Smelter. (3). Tuning in on the Album of Familiar Music at Coniston• are Mr. and Mrs. Sylvio Floreani and Enso, 11, Fabio, 18, and

Leana, 3. (4). A fine album of recordings is a family favorite atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Matejivich, Frood, who live on

- - Montague St.; the children are John, 7, Rose, 12, and Mary, 2.(5). Here are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zeroback, Levack, with Vera 2,and Victor, 7. 16). in their cosy home at Coniston are Mr. and

• Mrs. Walter Wasylenko and their children, all of whom were bornin the month of February: Eugene, 9, Orysia, 7. Raymond, 16,and Stanley, 4. (7). Just about the youngest subject ever to face_________ the Triangle camera was Gaston Forest, Port Colborne, who wasone month old when he posed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. FrankForest, and his brothers and sisters, Francoise, 5, Robert, 2, andthe twins, Claudia and Claude, 4.

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long been in demand in Nickel Belt musicalcircles.

He was mirried in 1907 at Copper Cli toJessie Law$,on, who died in 1941. His daughter Jean is a member of the General Officestaff at Copper Cliff, his son Jimmy is a pilotfor Nickel Belt Airways. md his son Williamis a pilot with Trans-Canada ir1ins. Mont-real.

Was flate Shop ForemanVery capable foreman of the plate shop at

the Copper Refin'ry for the past 10 years,Fred Cote vs born n Mirh:gan but cameto Canada at the age of nine, spending hisearly years in the lumber mills in Ontario andQuebec, where he picked up the blacksmithingtrade. He retired about three months agoon disability pcnsion. He was married in 1919to Alice Lacoste of Blezard Valley: they residein Sudbury ani they have ,ev'n children:Annette, a n'rse at Ottawa: Mrs. GastonBoyer Rita), Montreal; Cecile, nursing nMontreal: Gilbert, member of the CopperRefinery force; Aline, of Sudbury: Claudetteand Raymonle, who are still attending school.

Three ringng cheers and a tiger, ind thesinging of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow,"followed the presentation to each of thepopular vetei'ans, and left no doubt of thehigh esteem in which they are held. Forthem It was a very proud moment in theirlives.

Mr. Bell is succeeded at the Refinery byDave Duncan, and Mr. Cote by Russell Bryce.

110W IS YOUBBRAIN-POWEll?

the average citizen. weve du up a vergentle problem which Carl Wi!on turned insome months ago and we've kept on rile foJust such an emergcncy. It's guaranteed tcbe mild and refreshing, and may even bctried on a stomach filled to groaning Withturkey. stuffing, plum pudding. etc.

You have seven billiard balls, all the samesize ani co!or. Six are of equ'il weight, buone s a tr:ile l:ghter than the c'ther. Byus-ng a balan e scale twice, ani cny twicehow would you pick out the light ball?

"You'll have to get 'em harder than this,"writes R. M. Coleman, white-thatched deanof the metallurgists, sending in his answer tothe puzzle in our December Issue:

PORT COLBORNE INCO6498 34014927 5234

This may have been duck-soup for digit-diggers like Richard the Coleman, but ap-parently it was a different sort of a brew THE ONCE-OVERfor many of this column's "regulars." Ofcourse, Christmas shopphg, pressure of When Gloria Pearson moved over to thework, etc., etc., could have been the reason First Aid station at Port Colborne plant asbut we looked in vain for communications secretary, the nurses gave her "the once-from such characters as Ronald the Silver, over' in no half-hearted manner. PictureLionel the Roy, and Clarence the Harrison. shows Nurse Jeanette Ott (left) and Nurse

First brain-truster to come up with the Lucy Iseler giving their pretty victim theright answer was Dave Duncan of Mechani- old one-two. Nurses Iseler and Ott bothcal Engineering, who whipped the solution :n i graduated from Kitchener General Hospital,so quickly we suspect him of using an the former in 194.2 and the later in 1947.Ouija board.

"Potatoes ale burning, baby's crying, tele- Iphone's ringing, shopping's waiting.... Sowhat? Can one work when there's a 'brain-power' h2art breaker to be solved?" Thus Present Trendswrote Mrs. George Shillemore, whose hubbyworks at the Copper Refinery. "God madetime ani lots of it. .so here at long last is Illthe answer to your problem." And right onthe nose she was, too. I

Ladies! Why clutter up your lives with N c lie 1 ill 1 o y scooking, housekeeping, baby-minzling, andother annoyances? Why be a weary, drearydrudge? Just settle down in a cosy cornerwith one of our brain-teasers, an be con-tentH Continued from Last Issue)

Others who were on the right wave-lengthwere Frank Southern of Frood who said Copper Nickel Alloysthanks to Steve Cuthbert of Fort Colborne Cupro nickel tubing alloys are firmlyfor sending in an interesting ria.ue, . established in the marine industry. DuringGrassby of the Emciency Dept. at Garson. the war practically the entire production ofAndy Johnstorie of Mines Engineering, E. J. 70-30 cupro-nickel was consumed by the U.S.Orendorif. principal of Coniston Continuation Navy in the heat exchangers and salt water

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duction during 1946 included some refillingof tanks which had been depleted by war de-mands. The fact that the 1947 productionwill be higher than the 1946 record is a truerindIcation of the increase In the actual useof nickel for plating.

The automotive industry Is still the leaderin the ue of nickel for plating purposes andis outstanding among a host of diveiif1edfields. Almost all fields are showing eitheran increase or a favourable resumption ofore-war use. Preliminary exarnhiathn oflarge-scale exposure tests by technical socie-ties and specific tests by interested companieshave reaffirmed the value of heavy nickellayers under chromium in atmospheric corro-sion resistance. Partially a.s a result of this,heavier nickel plates are being used by theautomotive industry on areas exposed to theatmospheric elements.

Nickel plating on aluminum is 1ncreaingin popularity as it becomes apparent thatreliable adhesion and thorough coverage withheavy deposits can be obtained. ChrcmiUm

I on nickel plating of plastics is being done inconsiderable amounts.

Applications other than decorative workhave shown Increasing activity, nam&y theelectro forming of specific articles, building-up of worn parts, and particularly the use ofheavy nickel deposits on processing equipmentin the chemical, engineering and food in-dustries. Much interest has been aroused bythe availability of steel pipe and tubing linedwith electro deposited nickel,

Nickel plated steel wire suitable for redraw-ing and fabricating has become available inlimited quantities. Electro formed screen hasbeen employed in amounts comparable to thebest pre-war years, and electro deposited lollis progressing from development work to thecommercial stage. Research by various tech-nical societies and cooperating organizationsis adding to the knowledge of such propertiesof nickel deposits as strength, corrosion-re-istance and internal stresses and of practical

means of obtaining the most desirable pro-perties.

Nickel and Nickel Alloy CoinageThe consumption o nickel for coinage pur-

poses from about 1880, when the first purenickel coins were struck, to 1946, inclusivewas about 90,000,000 pounds, of whIch 52%wa.s used for pure nickel coins by 39 countries

,and 48% for cupro-nickel coins of a 25%nickel content by 101 countries. The use ofnickel for coinage, whether In its pure stateor as an alloy with other metals had to bediscontinued because of the demand for otherpurposes during the war years and t was notuntil 1945 that it began to come into regularuse again for that purpose.

In spite of the problems presented by therelatively low exchange values of the monet-ary units of many former nickel coinagecountries, some of which are obliged b thedepreciation of their currencies to continueusing the emergency alloys introduced duringthe war, the general trend Is again towardnickel and nickel ailoys for minor coins. Intwo notable instances, India and the UnitedKingdom, pure nickel and cupro-nlckel, re-spectively, have recently replaced silver as thestandard coinage metal of those countries.

In addition to its advantages because ofwhiteness, lustre, and resistance to wear andcorrosion, nickel possesses certain propertieswhich present almost insuperable obstaclesto the counterfeiter, and it is these featureswhich have made it an indispensable elementin modern coinage systems, whether used Inits pure state or as an alloy with other metals.

KNOTTY PROBLEMSSchool, Doug Thom of Mechanical Engi- lines of naval vessels. With the cessation of Building contractors have their problellisIleering, Ivan Fraser of Personnel, Sudbury. hostilities, these alloys became available to nowadays, not the least of which is the badBill Beckett of Electrical, Harry Van Dyke of industry and steadily increasing applications quality of lumber offered them. A despairingTabulating, Ken Robb of the Research Lib- are being made in the petroleum and power contractor recently dispatched this telegramrary, E. H. Capstick of Concentrator, Arch fields in addition to their continued use In to the mill that recently had sent him aFrame of Research, and those delectable the marine industry, carload of lumber:damsels in the Stenography Dept. downstairs. Nickel Plating "Knot holes received. P 1 e a s e send the

Yuletide usually being a trying time for The record high rate of nickel anode pro- knots."

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D Senior Hockey LoopCombine to Cop the $10 rizeLed by Fa" Rogers, the flying machinist,

Sacred College is away to a great start InKen was three years old at the time, and , frae Glasgow. Two horses were grazing in the Nickel Belt Hockey League with four

as photogenic a young rapscallion as ever a pasture near Worthington; May LaPierre of: wins in as many starts. The line of Jaydonned a pair of sleepers. One evening, well Copper Cliff stalked them for half an hour McCarthy, Rogers and Evanshen is sparkingin advance of the Sandman's arrival, his dad, and finally got the shot she wanted, and a the College team in a potent first-season bidGerry Smith of Frood Mine Engineering, good one it is, too. Catherine Hannaway for the senior puck title.opened his camera diaphragm to 3.5, set the submits a topping action shot of her dad,, It begins to look as if there'll be a distinctshutter speed at a 50th., nianoeuvred a couple Bill Hannaway of the nickel converter fitters, gap between the two senior and the twoof No. 2 floods into position, turned his young sailing through the air with the greatest of junior lineups in the league by the time theson loose on the front room rug, and bided ease from the 25-ft. diving tower at Cass season ends, but what the kids lack in ex-his time. The right second wasn't long Park, Trout Lake, last August. From Taisto : perience they'll make up with jinniger, andcoming, and Ken was caught in the happy Maki of Creighton Mine comes an attractive r the fans can expect every game to be closepicture which wins the $1000 prize in Tn- snap of his daughter Margretta Anne, enjoy- Copper Cliff took it on the chin when Ginoangle's contest for this issue. ing the apple harvest while on vacation at Pollisel followed the birds to California .o

A camera enthusiast from away back, Gerry Trout Creek, Michigan. live, but the Redmen may yet have TelfordSmith has made some very fine pictures, and Mrs. E. Mclnnes of Minnow Lake was a and Bettio back in their lineup, and that'llwe were more than pleased when this one leading contender with a snap of her cute help aplenty. Tug Parri, the third prodigalturned up in the contest entries, daughter Betty, who is a natural" in front who drifted to distant fields without going

Margaret Newman, whose father, Tommy of the camera although only three years old; through the necessary release formalities, willNewman, has been at Frood for 22 years and Mr. Mclnnes is employed in the Mill. Oswald possibly go to Galt for the rest of the term.is famous as the "patient" at the First Aid Beaudry, of the welding shop at the Smelter,tests for the Parker Shield, submitted the got a good picture of his son Jean-Marc. aged A TIRED WOMAN'S EPITATHinviting snap which wins first honorable 31,

proudly displaying a 7-lb. Northern pike Here lies a poor woman who always was tired.mention and a $1.00 award. Her prize pic at Nepewassi Lake. Another young man For she lived in a house where help wasn'twas made at Centre Island, Toronto, and is photoed while fishing was Morris Raby of hired;another top example of those "upside down' Espanola, who was snapped by Edna Mash Her last words on earth were: Dear friends,shots. of Copper Cliff while he was angling for bass I am going

Mrs. Jack McAndiew ef Lawson Quarry off the pier at Birch Grove Tourist Camp Where washing ain't done, nor sweeping, norpicks off the other S1.00 award for her very last summer: a mighty fine picture, too, sewing.clear snap of Jack himself, modestly posing During the height of a heavy snowstorm last And everything there will be just to myin front of their home with a 10-lb. pickerel Winter Vernon Gotro of Creighton made a wishes,he caught off Pickerel Point, Charlton Lake, series of camera exposures from the window For where they dont eat, theres no washingjust above Willisville, It's not too often that of his home, and got some dandies, dishes;

we hear from Lawson, where the quartz comes And now it's a Merry Christmas to all Inco I'll be where loud anthems will always befrom, and the McAndrew entry was a wel- camera fans, and good shooting in 1948! ringing,

come one indeed. , '- - But having no voice Ill get clear of theA Few Special Mentions Any one entrusted with power will abuse singing.

Thanks to N. Harper of the Police Force it if not also animated with the love of Don't mourn for me now. dont mourn for mefor his fine picture of two husky young truth and virtue, no matter whether he be never,sprouts, William John Harper and William a prince, or one of the people. For Fm going to do nothing for ever andArthur Racicot, both of whose mithers hail -La Fontaine. ever.

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Canada's Mining a Nation-Builder

Some of the contributions which metalmining has made to the building up ofCanada were reviewed in an interesting ad-dress before the S u d b u r y Branch of theCanadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgyby V. C. Wansbrough of Toronto, executivedirector of the Canadian Metal Mining Asso-ciation. He is seen in the centre of the abovepicture, chatting with T. M. Gaetz and Nor-man Kneeshaw, chairman and secretaryrespectively of the Sudbury Institute.

"Sudbury," Mr. Wansbrough said, stands:as a living monument and testimony to theindustry's his t or i c role of expanding ourfrontiers to the northland and producing a-'nntjflnn,,v vtronn, nf rn1 wngltF, fvnn, 'rhnt

'This gigantic development, intensified bythe war, has carried Canada to the very fore-front of the mineral-producing countries ofthe world, first among the nations as aproducer of nickel, asbestos, platinum, radiumand uranium, second in gold and zinc, thirdin copper and fourth in silver and lead."

Pot of Gold atToil's End for

was once regarded as a barren wilderness;wealth to the extent of some 12 billion dollars [7'! CO T'T'7ij"kej'sto date, a sum little short of our total na-tional debt. Of lively interest to those nearing the age

'In creating new wealth, the industry has when its benefits will soon take the load ofcreated new communities, has given a good eaming a living off their minds, but oftenlivelihood to hundreds of thousands directly forgotten by the younger employee to whomand many more hundreds of thousands in- old age is a matter of the dim and distantdirectly. It has stimulated other industries future, Inco's Retirement System provides aby purchases of equipment and supplies of substantial reward for service with the Comp-every type in colossal volume. Mineral out- any. It guarantees comfort and security input combined with mining imports make up life's eventide.more than one-third of our rail-freight ton- Inaugurated in 1913 as a straight pensionnage and so have prevented our i'ailroads plan, the system was later broadened to pro-from becoming too great a drain and strain vide disability pensions and death benefits.on the small and scattered population of this It is financed entirely by the Company, whichDominion.'Seventeen percent of our developed power has set aside substantial reserves to meet itsresources is used by our mines. it was requirements. The first pensioner, inciden-mining that sparked the origin and growth tally, was Alexander McKenzie of Copperof Ca n a d a 's bush airlines, whose pilots Cliff, who went on the retirement roll informed a nucleus of the British Common- 1913 and died in 1928.wealth Air Training Plan. The Retirement System provides three

"During the last war Canada contributed benefits:

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service. For example, a man working coii-tinuously with the Company from age 21 to65 is eligible for a pension of about three-quarters of his annual pay. If he has 28years of continuous service he receives apension of about half his pay. If he has20 years of continuous service his pensionamounts to about one third of his pay.

Disability PensionThe disability pension consists of l4 of

the employee's average final compensationmultiplied by the number of years of hiscredited service, plus a sum equal to $6 multi-plied by the number of years of his creditedservice. A minimum of 15 years' service isused in computing the disability pension.This means that the maximum disabilitypension for 10 to 15 years' service is about20% of the average basic earnings. A mancommencing service with the Company atage 21 and working continuously to age 60would receive a disability pension of about59% of his pay.

Optional PensionsOptional pensions, at a reduced rate, may

be selected by an employee. An optional pen-sion which will require the same amount ofmoney provides a monthly payment to thepensioner during his life, and after hisdeath to the beneficiary named.

Death BenefitsA death benefit of $500 plus 10% of the

average full-time basic earnings Is payableon the death of an employee to the bene-ficiary he has named, providing he has hadone year of credited service. This amount isincreased by 10% of his yearly earnable com-pensation each year until a maximum isreached of 50% for five years' credited ser-vice. The amount of the death benefit afterfive years' credited service for an employeeearning $200 a month would be $1,700.

THE FRONT COVERWhether it's bought direct from a store or

a trucker, or whether Daddy goes out into the,bush and cuts it down himself, the getting ofI the Christmas Tree is an event of enormousimportance for all members of the family.In our Christmas cover picture Frank Zur-brigg of Copper Cliff gets set to let the chipsfall where they may from a fine spruce, whilehis two children, Janet and John, gaze uponhim with undisguised admiration.

01 Lne uniteo iNations nicKel, s.' ox tne 1. Service pension at age 65 after 20 years'aluminum, 20';. of the zinc, 17' of the lead, credited service.10' of the copper and '75' of the asbestos. 2. Disability pension after 10 years' service. "Right into the old sock" to buy a heap ofas well as many .strategic minerals such as 3. Death benefits after one year of service Christmas presents for his home a!lzi familymercury. uranium, chromium, molybdenum to beneficiary named by emnlovee. went $101 that Alex Moise collected when heand tungsten.

'No wonder Lord Tweedamuir, addressingthe C.I.M.M. in Ottawa in March, 1936. couldsay: The great Laurentian Shield, which atone time was thought to be a useless no-mans land, now proves to be the roof of agigantic treasure-house. It is a gift fromProvidence which has come unexpectedly outof the void, and of which we have only justbegun to scrape the edges.'

Rates of the pensions a.re based on the hit the Suggestion Plan jackpot last month.average basic earnings of the employee for Crane inspector in the Orford Dept. it Copperthe last five years of credited service. Cliff Smelter, Alex figured out a way to in-

crease the braking efficiency of the cranesService Pension in D Aisle by replacing a series of shafts and

The annual sei'vice pension consists of levers with cables. The Suggestion Plan1.' of the employee's final compnsation Committee saw eye to eye with him on themultiplied by the number of years of his crc- idea and shelled out accordingly. With Incodited service, plus a :m equal to $6 mul- since 1930. Alex and his wife have a familytiplied by the number of yeai's of his credited of three: Lorraine, 8. Claude. 5. and Jill, 3.

THAT'S A SlOl GRIN

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how Sudhury

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looked to Scribe Back in 1890IThe following article Is reprinted from

a collection of "Fireside Tales publishedin New York about 1890. For the loan ofthe very interesting book, the Triangleis indebted to Herb Shoveller of the Cop-per Refinery, the well-known cribbageauthority.)® I'LY recently the eyes, not only of the

mining, but also of the commercitl / -world have been fixed upon one littletown in Canada. This town is Sud- 4

bury, a Junction on the Canadian PacificRailway, which the westward traveller buta short time ago would have passed withnothing but a sigh of boredom, It has now . .1 - '' V ' - ,

been discovered to be the centre of nickel , . / . - - -and copper mines larger than the world has . . -hitherto seen. With the uses of copper we . . - '. . . .ale already familiar, but it is only within the . - ' ... ..last few years that science has revealed the . .. . r - - ' ,_ , .possibilities that lie before the other metal. ', , • .The Chinese, indeed, claim to have known •.'.' .'".- (." c'the value of nickel centuries ago, but Euro- -. . 1 'peans only knew of its existence in the ' . .

eighteenth century. Up to as recent a date ' . -as 1889, nickel w:s considered useful, and no -more - it is now found to be indispensable. . ' - . IThe history of the small hamlet of Sudbury , fr- . ' 1 /

- now a second El Dorado reads like a ' ,, - .i'omance. It started as a 1 u m be r town, , I ' - . Ialthough its prospect-s in that direction ,4'•. . .1 ..' -

always seemed limited, as well t hr o u g h .

scarcity of timber as through difficulty of ' . a,transport. Indeed, it was only by the dis- ,, . . .covery of copper in the neighbourhood that . - .- aits inhabitants were rescued from distress ' ' b,, , •' .caused by the large forest fires, Mines were ' ' ' -. - , *opened, and large quantities of ore exported'in utter ignorance of the fact that the copper' _ore contained a considerable percentage of •. l - ,nickel. It must always remain a mystery as • . , 'to who first made this discovery. It is said . .ithat it was due to the action of some con- . . . .scientious manager in a New York smelting '. / 1 •• .øcompany, who remitted the money for the ' /nickel as well as the copper to the mine .'j ..,owners. At any rate, the metal was now,,,,. ,known to exist, but it was uncertain in what ' 5 /quantities. Important experiments having , " 'revealed the value of nickel to the AmericanGovernment, they sent surveyors to the spot. Illustrating the accompanying article on Sudbury in the early days, first publishedThese more than confirmed the reports of about 1890. was the above artist's conception of open pit mining at the Blezard Mine.the local mineral commission; there was ' (The boys at the Open Pit ought to get a kick out of this). First reported In 1885, thevisible above ground 650 millions of tons of Blezard was opened In 1889 by the Dominion Mineral Co. about one mile north-east ofore. The whole area of land rich with metal Stobie Mine. Mining was chiefly done by the open pit method, although two shafts werecovered 15,000 square miles; enough nickel sunk, the deeper about 150 ft. Mining ceased in 1893 but a smelter which was erected onwas already discovered to supply the World) the property continued to operate on Worthington ore until the summer of 1895.for fifty years! ' ------------ --- _______ _______

For a short time it seemed as if there inviting district, it now looks particularly ,of ore is to be applied may be grouped underwould be a "boom" at Sudbury rivalling, if cheerless to the passer-by, with ics coating two heads. In the first place, it has beennot surpassing, that of the days of the gold , of snow and charred stumps of pines as far proved by a series of experiments that nickelfever in California or silver in Nevada. Rich as the eye can reach. Nature, in revenge for steel, a material made of four parts of nickeland poor flocked to the spot the speculator the discovery of her wealth, seems to have to ninety-six of steel, is superior to the plainwith his thousands, was there, side by side haughtily veiled the beauty of her face, The steel used at present.with the penniless man of fashion. There. prospector is generally a man of strong con- Breaking and hoisting tests have been ap-too, collected the band of ne'er-do-weels with stitution. For weeks he wanders alone. feed- plied to the new combination and it is foundwhom all mining districts abound, who hoped ing on food coai'ser than that of a labourer, that the strength of the metal is largelythat the scanty knowledge of mines and yet seeking vast treasures. Every step he increased: two pounds weight of nickel steelminerals picked up in British Columbia or plants he fancies may be on ,a mine; a bush, will effect the purposes of fojr pounds ofNorth Michigan would at last bring them a branch. may be the only thing between him the old substance. Again, the non-coi'rodibi-good fortune, Land lots were bought and and the realisation of his wildest dreams. lity of the material is established, It is easysold with intense rapidity. A man who buys Socially. he is most entertaining: he knows a to see that with such qualities as these thea lot one day for £50 is offered £5,000 for it little of everything, and is veritably •'not one, new metal will be adopted for such thingsthe next, when it is found that he hs but all mankind's epitome." He talks freely, as locomotives. bridges, and rails. while it willchanced upon one of the riche,st veins of ore. and no one need be afraid of trying to extract change the character of machinery and re-He refuses the offer. and in two months gets information from him, for he will say What volutionise the present armament system.£20,000 instead. Like the soldiers in Napo- suits him, and no more. As to the part it will play in the futureleon's army - each one of whom carried the But apart from the prospector, Who knows warfare of the world, experiments latelyfield-marshal's baton in his knapsack - each his business more or less, every man you meet conducted by the A m e r i c a n Governmentnian you meet at Sudbury sees before him at Sudbury has a lump of rock in his pocket. 'have given ample testimony. If introducedth vision of untold wealth. Those who have All have wonderful reliance on their own into the construction of heavy guns, it willread Mark Twain's account of "Flush Times luck, and the most inexperienced will tell reduce the chances of bursting to a minimum;in Virginia City' can easily portray the you, in a hushed whisper, how the great if used in heavy armour-plating, it will behubbub in this once stagnant village. Comstock silver lode was Walked over a thou- almost impenetrable. For further proof of

Meanwhile, the army of prospectors, whose sand times unseen by the cleverest experts its value. we have only to point to the facttrade it. is to find and value the veins of ore. . in the land. 'that England, France. and Germany havewander doggedly over the country. Never an The uses to Which this newly-found wealth offered ten years' contracts to one company

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working the mines for all the material theycan supply. The offer has been refused, andfor this reason: in addition to its nickel,there have been discovered in this neighbour-hood enormous iron-beds. and it. is from a

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Nice Help for a Champion Causecombination of these two that the materialof the future is formed. Other lands havenickel, other lands have iron: none, it maybe said, have both in such profusion. It isthe aim of those owning the mines to com-plete the Whole process of manufacture onthe spot, instead of e x port in g the rawma t e r i a 1 to be reduced elsewhere. The I -American Government have already shownthat they are anxious to perfoi'm the separa-tion of the metal from its accompanyingsubstances in their own country and in theirown manufactures. Heavy duty is imposed,on pure nickel, but none whatever on the '"matte" - the name given to the combina-tion of nickel and copper: therefore, untilthis restriction is removed, Canada will haveto rely on her English and European marketsif she wishes to separate the "matte" herself.

It is expected that in a short time millionsof money Will be added to that already in-vested in this country, and that nickel willthus di'aw capital across the Water to workthe hitherto untouched iron mines.

The mines in the neighbourhood of Sud-bury are, indeed, rapidly absorbing the nickelsupply of the world, to the detriment of theNew Caledonia mines, which up till recentyears monopolised the market. Nor could itbe otherwise; for New Caledonia, in additionto its distance, is a French colony, tied downby the strictest protective regulations. Sud-bury wants but one thing to place it firstand foremost in the mai'ket, and that is animproved method for the separation of thecopper from the nickel as it is extracted fromthe mines. To the outward eye, copper isthe principal factor of any piece of rockpicked up by a visitor to this district, butthere is a large percentage of nickel alwaysthere, as well as a quantity of sulphur. Theore is first crushed and then laid on stacksof wood, where it is r o a ste d for months,during which dense columns of sulphur-smokepass off wasted into the air, Doubtless, a 1.4sk Yourmethod for preserving this sulphur will soon

Wife Ifbe found. The ore is then smelted, and thenickel and copper sink to the bottom of the She .I(nows A boutsmelting-pot; this subs ta n c e, called the"matte," is drawn into iron vessels, and run! 'The 1-lungry M'inerout on wheels to cool. The usual meansemployed to separate bodies thus blended

THE PAPER'S TIlE THING

A doctor received an urgent call from aneditor whose small son had swallowed afountain pen. "I'll be over as soon as I can,"he said. 'What are you doing about It inthe meantime?"

"Oh," said the father, "I'm using a pencil."

here fail, for nickel and copper are of the By WALTER GREAVESsame specific gravity. This difficulty Is, how- A newcomer to the camp got a job under-ever, said to be almost overcome, ground at one of the local mines and ar-

At the present moment, while the mines 'ranged for room and board at one of the localare in their infancy and the demand for boarding houses,nickel has to be met, copper is at a discount,and, strange as it may seem, the ore is valued At noon on the first day underground heby the absence of copper Thus 15 per cent opened his lunch tin and found one sandwich,

of nickel and 10 per cent of copper Is of one piece of pie and an orange. When hegreater value than 15 per cent of nickel and saw the landlady of the boardmg house that.20 per cent of copper. It is obvious that it evening he spoke to her.cannot be long before science has reversed "You know," he said, "I work pretty hardthis state of things. on my job. and one sandwich, with a piece

The second great use to which the new of pie and an orange is not much to eat,"metal is to be put in the future is in a com- The next day the landlady put in twobination of nickel and copper, Which will sandwiches. She asked her boarder, when _______supplant German silver and Britannia metal; he came home fi'om work, how he enjoyed ______hence it will be used in the making of house- his lunch. ______hold utensils and fancy articles of every des- ' "Pretty good," he said. "But nnt enough _______criptiori. It is to these two uses that the bread. I need a lot of nourishment on my _______nickel and copper just found are to be ap-plied; and it is to be hoped, for the sake of Next day the landlady put in three sand-the country that owns them, that science wiches. Still the miner Wasn't stisfled. Heand legislation will Join in giving her the still wanted more bread.f till benefits of her wealth. The following day she put in four sand-, AND MONEY TOO

DECISION

However dark the skies, I ask no pity,Until I bend, so grieved. I cannot smile;Deny me wisdom's role, but keep me wittyWith power some other's sorrow to beguile.How ever close my heart may come to

breaking,Cheated by Fate and Fortune's fickle wile,My hopes, like flowers, shall greet the day's

awaking.The world needs sunshine, I shall try to smile,

wiches and again got a complaint about not ' Gals, we respectfully call your attentionenough bread, to the above good-looking yoong gent. Not

She thought to herself, "I'll fix this hungry only is he single and unattached, but ifguy." So she sliced a loaf of bread length- you move fast you can catch him with $56sise and made it into one big sandwich. in his pocket. That, in these high-priced

That night she met her boarder at the door times, ain't hay. He's Johnny Fior, of theafter he came from work. "How was your electrical dept. at Open Pit, and he sent in aunch today?" she asked, suggestion for an improved method of at-"Oh pretty good," he said, "The pie was taching the ground strap to a churn drill

good. The orange was all right but why power cable. The Suggestion Committee'did you have to go back to the one sandwich liked his idea to the tune of 56 simoleons.again?" 'He lives with his parents on Burton Ave., and

Hollinger "Miner") his phone number is 88070.

Hard-pressed old Santa picks up a lot of help here and there, but none of itmore attractive and efficient than at Levack, where Dorothy Snider (left) and BeatriceGoodfellow wrapped and tied with ribbon no less than 400 classy gifts for the annualChristmas Tree in the Community HalL Under the direction of Lloyd Davis, arrange-ments for the big Yuletide party were handled smoothly as usual, to the keen satis-faction of the men at the mine. Similar plans were laid at all Inco centers inanticipation of the Greatest Day In The Year.

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