Pioneering, Thompson Style

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Published for ail employees of TheInternational Nickel Company of

Canada, Limited.

D. M, Dunbar, Editor.

Editorial Office Copper Cliff, Ont,

.'uthorIzed u second class mall, Postomce Department, Ottawa.

Nickel-Containing

Stainless Steels

In Universal UseFew metals are as versatile as

the nickel-containing stainlesssteels. Their eye-catching appear-ance and durability have longappealed to the general public,and have led to their popularity inconsumer products. However,their engineering properties, suchas corrosion resistance, have alsoled to their widespread adoptionfor Industrial applications that arenot usually visible.

Some fields of application wherestainless steels have countlessuses are: Agriculture, Aeronauti-cal, Appliances, Architecture andBuilding, Atomic Energy, Auto-motive, Baking, Brewing, Canning,Chemical, Dairy, Food Processingand Service, Hardware, Hos-pital and Institutional Equipment,Household Utensils, Jewelry, Laun-dry and Dry Cleaning, Marine,Meat Packing, Petroleum, Phar-maceutical, Photographic Equip-ment, Power, Pulp and Paper,Sports Equipment, Textile, Trans-portation.

In a letter to the shareholdersdated November 6 the chairmanof the Company, Dr. John F.Thompson, discussed the specialqualities of nickel - containingstainless steels and the specialefforts Inco has made to promotethe use of these valuable alloys.The text of Dr. Thompson's letterfollows:

Perhaps the best known andmost widely used alloys developed 30 years the output of stainlessin the past half-century are the steels in the same period hasstainless steels. These unique, doubled every 10 years. A simpleversatile alloys combine durability way to identify the quality nickel-and pleasing appearance with containing grades, the well-knownstrength, heat and corrosion re- "188" type, for Instance, is tosistance, and other valuable pro- apply the magnet test; the gradesperties. Their versatility makes containing more than minorthem ideal for many varied uses amounts of nickel are non-mag-- such as in the home, in archi- netic and therefore will not betecture, in hollow ware and fiat- attracted by a magnet.ware, for decorative parts of auto- The Improved qualities thatmobiles, and for strictly functional nickel confers on stainless steelsapplications, for example, in food have been primarily responsible forprocessing and chemical equip- the continuing broadening of theirment where long trouble-free life fields of application. Nickel Im-and protection of the purity of proves the resistance of stainlessthe products being processed are of steels to corrosion by many liquidsprime Importance. and to scaling by gases at elevated

The term "stainless" is applied temperatures; nickel increasesto steels that contain at least strength, ductility and toughness,about 12% chromium. Not all and improves working characters-stainless steels contain nickel but tics. The ease with which themost of them do. The nickel con- nickel-containing stainless steelstent of stainless steels ranges from can be formed and welded is of1% to 35%; by far the most popu- paramount Importance to thelar type - "18-8" - contains 18% manufacturer, especially wherechromium and 8% nickel. Indica- fabricating expenses are a majortive of the increasing popularity of factor in the over-all cost of thethe stainless steels Is the fact that product.in North America while steel pro- The nickel-containing stainlessduction as a whole has doubled in steels, discovered and developed m

Nickel Belt Nite Delightful Annual Teenagers' Jamboree

Europe prior to World War I, were under the title, "Forming offirst produced commercially in the Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stain-

I United States in 1926 and that I less Steels." So enthusiasticallycountry today is their largest pro- I was this volume received that twoducer and consumer. Steel in- additional printings were neces-dustries of the world are the sary, and an expanded and revisedlargest consumers of nickel and edition was published in 1954.the stainless steels account for the Stainless steels represent thelargest use of nickel in steel largest single market for nickel.Although there has been a tem- It is a market that does not dependporary decline in total stainless to a major extent on any par-steel production in the United ticular application. Uses are soStates, it is estimated that in diversified that the requirements1958 the grades of stainless steel for nickel in stainless steels willthat contain nickel will accoutit increase without being undulyfor a greater percentage of the sensitive to trends in particulartotal stainless steel output than applications or industries. A nowin any other year during the last assured, abundant supply of nickeldecade, will permit an unrestricted growth

International Nickel, since the of markets for stainless steels anddevelopment of nickel-containing for the nickel which will continuestainless steels, has been vitally to be an essential constituent of

thinterested in the progress of e most useful and most wantedstainless steel. This Company has grades.co-operated with producers, fab-

___________ricators and users in the outstand- AHEAD OF SCREDULEing growth that these steels have Child: "Mummy, is it lunch timeenjoyed as their properties have yet?"become better known and appreci- Mother: "No darling: not forated. Included among our activi- another hour".ties was the publication in 1947 Child: "Well then, my tummyof a comprehensive technical book must be fast.'

The joists and joints of Sudbury High School's gym are only now easing back Into shape afterbeing strained to the limit by the noise and excitement of the 9th annual Nickel Belt Nite,Eight Sudbury and district secondary schools, among them for the first time Chelmsford,had entries In the cheerleading contest, and their wildly enthusiastic supporters literallyraised the roof, Sudbury High won the team event and the individual title of Miss NickelBelt went to Espanola, Another feature of this altogether delightful annual teenagers'jamboree was the basketbau match between Teachers and AU-Star Juniors, won as usualby the young feUows when the teachers faded In the final period. The picture shows Levackteacher Harry Ture scoring on a free throw,

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Music Enthusiasm Hits New Peak at the Biggest Festival YetA multitude of young people,

giving expression In many ways tothe great wealth of musical talentfor which the Sudbury dLtrict hasbecome widely known, made theannual Music Festival anotherdeeply gratifying communityachievement

"Any artistic endeavor has to beencouraged, and I think musicfestivals do this more than any-thing," said Leslie Woodgate,chorus master of the BB.C., whowith Noel Cox, inspector of musicat Nottingham, adjudicated theweek-long competitions.

Jointly sponsored by the KiwanisClub and the Sudbury branch ofthe Ontario Registered MusicTeachers Association, the festivaldrew almost 1,000 entries, biggestin its 14-year history.

Mr. Woodgate paid a special tn-bute to the Klwanlans. To seebusiness men care about the cul-tural training and development ofthe arts, among children especially,is a wonderful thing," he said.

The festival offers end1e opportunity for the photographer with a long focus lens on his camera.. HereIs a beautiful study of music appreciation as a girl In the audience, Ardith Moore, listens Intently to apiano concerto. .. shuts out the world to concentrate on the music's message . . . app1aud warmly a fineperformance.

Four trophies In violin competitions as well as a $100 Kiwanis scholarship were won by Richard BnjarkI (left), whose father works at Frood mine.In the centre picture Richard Dow is seen presenting the major festival award, the S25O inco scholarship to happy Katherine Boland, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Grant Boland, Sudbury; this gifted young lady wa also joint winner of a new trophy for Bath piano music, which she sharedwith Donald Henry of Copper Cliff. On the rigbt, adjudicator Noel Cox presents a trophy to Brent Pigott, son of Inco's superintendent of m1ne,and congratulates him on hIs real musicianship" at the piano.

A smart looking group that scored a real hit with the audience as well as with the adjudkator was the rhythm band from Creighton Minepublic school, expertly led by cute little Mildred Marion.

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Manitoba's Thompson To Be Big, Smartly Modern CommunityNew Town WillKeep Pace WithGreat Inco Plant

(PICTURES ON PAGES 8-9)Thompson, Manitoba, is on the

way to becoming one of the mostmodern and attractive communi-ties in Canada.

Two miles from the site whereInternational Nickel is developingthe second-largest nickel opera-tion in the world, this buddingtown by midsummer will be caughtup in a tremendous building beethat will transform it Into a small Fcity almost overnight.

When the news broke that Incowould launch a $175000000 pro-ject in the wilderness 400 mIlesnorth of Winnipeg, it was hailedas the opening of a new frontier.

But they've put another "front"on frontier. The traditional ideaof life in a far-off new miningcamp is as out of date as JackBenny's Maxwell, 'Pioneering,Thompson Style" is exemplified bythe picture on the front cover ofthis issue, showing a charmingyoung English bride, Mrs. CohnRead, in the kitchen of a brightcosy new home. "It's what I alwaysdreamed of having," she toldthe Triangle. "Who would havethought I would find it here."

Enco's contribution to the newcommunity will Include clearedland for the townsite, roads andsidewalks, a water treatment plantand water supply lines, a sewagedisposal plant and storm sewers, ahospital, four schools including ahigh school, and a civic admini-stration building with fire halland police station.

The first of Thompson's fourschools will be built this summer.It will contain a large auditoriumwhich will be available for com-munity use. High school classeswill be started in part of thisfirst public school, pending con-struction of a high school.

The initial 35-bed unit of the65-bed Inco hospital will also bebuilt this summer. It will be incharge of Dr. J. B. Johnston, whowith Nurse Mary Peever continuesto give ecient medical service tothe construction camp and grow-ing community. A graduate of theUniversity of Manitoba, Dr. Johns-ton has first-hand knowledge ofthe northern part of the provincehaving practised at Fun Flon, ThePas, and Snow Lake.

Installation of the townsite'scomplete system of storm sewerand water lines is proceeding righton schedule and Is expected to becompleted late this year or earlyin 1960. The water treatment andsewage disposal plants are both.scheduled to be in operation bymidsummer of this year, and thetown administration building, firehail and police station are also toreceive top construction priority.

Plans of the town have beencompleted on the basis of a popu-lation of 8,000 people. In design-ing the pleasant, interesting town-site astride the Burntwood Riverthe Company ha received invalu-able assistance from the Metro-

politan Planning Board of Mani-toba, of which Eric W. Thrift andDavid G. Henderson are the chiefplanners. A large model of thetownsite is being prepared show-ing how full advantage has beentaken of this naturally beautifullocation.

Thompson is swiftly sheddingthe remoteness in which it waswrapped during the preliminarystages of its development. Thereis railway service to The Pas threetimes weekly, with full dining andsleeping car accommodation, anddaily service by air or rail fromThe Pas to Winnipeg. An airporthas been planned for Thompson,and the 40-mile road to link thetown with the Manitoba highwaysystem has been surveyed.

Ocially opened on February 7was the Hudson's Bay Co.'s hand-some big general store, of brickconstruction. About the same sizeas Sudbury's major chain groce-terias, it will ultimately be en-larged to five times its presentsize under the Hudson's Bay Co.'sprogram for Thompson.

Midwest Diamond Drillmg Co.has also opened a fine brick build-ing containing oces, thops, andlarge warehouse facilities.

Extensive additions to the town'scommercial area, expected to be

completed this year, include atheatre, drug store, restaurant,bowling alleys, garage and servicestation, barber shop and beautyparlor. A 35-room hotel is near-ing completion. A taxi and busservice is now in operation. Thedial telephone system has been in-stalled.

A post oce has been promisedfor this year. Plans are complet-ed for a new C.N.R. station andfreight shed, chartered bank build-ings, stores, and other communityservices,

Thompson's first 200 houses havebeen occupied or are under con-struction. Comfortable two andthree-bedroom homes, they havebeen built for rental by a privat3builder. Other development com-panies are negotiating for theconstruction of sale housing andrental apartments in the town.With Inco providing full munici-pal service$, the cost of lots forhousing is naturally extremelyreasonable. The number of en-quiries and applications frombusiness firms indicates thatThompson is regarded as havingii excellent future. Individuals

or firms wishing to build in thetown should get in touch withthe government-appointed residentadministrator, C. A. Nesbitt, .t

Thompson, or at P.O. Box 333,Winnipeg.

One of the greatest constructionprojects in the history of Cana-dian mining, Inco's Thompsonundertaking has captured world-wide interest. The speed withwhich it has been developed de-spite many formidable difficultiesin the preliminary stages, and itsstrategic importance as the world'ssecond-largest source of nickel,have underlined its appeal to theimagination and spirit of adven-ture.

The complex orebody, the modernmining and processing methods,the closely integrated de$ign ofthe plant despite its large size,and the challenging metallurgicalproblems to be conquered are otherabsorbing features of Inco's newnickel operation. It offers youngmen a wide scope for achievementand advancement.

Durable Exhaust PipeWhile ordinary exhaust pipes on

trucks seldom last for more than40.000 miles, one made of Inconelnickel-chromium alloy - an alloythat withstands changes in tem-perature, shock and vibration, andcorrosion - is still giving serviceafter 1,000,000 miles.

Typical of the surprising scale and style of developments in the business section of Thompson is thiscorner of the new Hudson's Bay Co. store where Mrs. Harold Heale and her young sons John and Douglook over the up-to-date stock of recordings.

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An electrical fore-man at CopperCliff is Bob Mcin-tyre, shown hrrewith his wife,daughter Joyce, 14,and son Donald,17. Mrs. Mcintyrewas a championspeed-skater.

Mr. and Mrs. Vie Rivers,Port Colborne, with Jo-ann, 8, and Danny, 11.They took a trip to Mrs.Rivers' home in Surrey,England, last fall.

Wayne, 9, Douglas, 3,and Gary, 13, are thethree Sons of Mr. andMrs. Morris Cayen. Theylive in the Lo-Ellen sub-division and Morrisworks in Stobie en-gineering department.

BELOW: Mr. andMrs. Harvey Beechof Lively withMarlene, 4, andDouglas, '1. Harveyis a painter atCreighton mine.

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Mrs. Joe Church (necMan Smith) was for-merly a nurse at CopperCUlT Hospital. Here sheIs with her geologisthusband and daughterPamela, 1'.z, at MoakLake.

BELOW: Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hill, who live on Buchanan Street,Sudbury, with Donald, 5, and Cynthia, I . Ken works undergroundat Garson mine.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barbe of Coniston with Debra, 5, BrIan, 6, Cheryl,I months, Robert, 1', Kathleen, 3, and Michael, 4. Ernest works in thetransportation department at Coniston smelter.

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Chick Dunn watches as the rotor shaft Is hoisted from Inside the stator of one of the three Big Eddy generators, as the major overhaul getsunderway. In the picture on the right a group of Inco electricians work swiftly to instal the 540 new fibre wedges in the stator coil; they are DudGerma, Kalevi Hilapiela, Dale Muirhead. ifowie Thompson, Hector Steele and Ray Kalnulalnen.

Big Eddy PlantGets Its FirstMajor Overhaul

Big Eddy, largest of the fivepower plant8 in Inco's Huroniansystem, has just received its firstmajor overhaul In 30 years ofcontinuous service.

Its three 8,000-kva vertical shaft,water wheel generators were dis-mantled, cleaned and painted, andthe 540 stator wedges In eachgenerator replaced. All the workwas done by Inco's own eleC-trical and mechanical departments,along with the power plant crews.A representative from CanadianWestinghouse, which built and In-stalled the huge machines, wasalso on the job.

Big Eddy and three otherHuronian Company plants are onthe Spanish river about 28 milesfrom Copper Cliff; the fifth, atWabageshik Falls. is on the Ver-milion river, a tributary of theSpanish. F

Big Eddy's three identicalgenerators are huge machinesmeasuring about 20 feet in height Fabove the turbine and over 20 feetin diameter. Total weight of eachgenerator is 130 tons, of which therotor and shaft account for 45tons.

First task in dismantling eachgenerator was to remove the direct-connected exciter or small genera-tor that sit8 atop the machineand supplies the initial energy tothe rotor. Next the spider ormantle that covers the machinewas lifted off to permit getting in-side the stator. The spider weighsabout 13 tons. Next the bearingswere released, and the rotor shaftuncoupled from the turbine andhoisted out of its nest inside thestator. Spider and rotor were thentaken to the repair bay end of thepower house and completely goneover, checked and refurbished.Fresh insulation was installed ineaeh spider. Surprisingly little

wear was noticed in the moving month sufficing to do all three.parts despite theIr 30 years of ser- During the down period additionalvice. Ontario Hydro power was pur-

Next job was to thoroughly clean chased to compensate.the Inside of the stator coil whichis held In place by the stationarypart of the machine. Then the Jim Land Had540 old stator wedges were re- Fmoved, replaced with new ones and Varied Careershimmed up true. The wedges arestrips of fibre 9 Inches long, 1 inch "If I'd stayed with this outfitwide and 1 inch thick. They are from the first I'd have nearly 50coated with a Glyptol glue and years' service," said Jimmy Land,driven into slots in the stator coil. a long-time Orford building me-Their function is to hold the stator F chamc who retired last August. "Icoil solidly in place when the rotor picked rock at Garson in 1909," heis turning, continued, "then helped build the

smelter at Coniston. I was firemanCopper Cliff winding shop fore- on the train that drew the first pot

man Arvi Ristimaki had six of his of slag from there In 1913."winders on the job, one of thelargest ever undertaken by the Leaving Coniston later that yearelectrical department. The work F he went with the CPR until 1915,proceeded without a hitch and then enlisted at Sudbury in theeach generator was out of service 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion.a minimum of time, a little over a Eight months after enlistment

hico Report Again Given Special Recognition

Jimmy was occupying a trench inFrance. While overseas he marriedElizabeth Taylor in England in1917. She died in 1949.

Upon his return to Canada in1919 JInuny landed a job at thepaper mill in Espanola and stayedthere until it closed In 1928. Thenext few years he spent on con-struction with Fraser Brace atFrood and Levack mines and thecopper refinery. A short whirl atfarming convinced him of themerits of an 8-hour day so in 1935he got hired at Copper Cliff. Start-ing in the reverbs he was soonmoved to the Orford building withthe mechanics. The best place Iever worked," said Jimmy.

Born at Buffalo in 1893, he camewith his parents to a homesteadon the Wahnapitae in 1907. Henow lives with a married daughterBessie (Mrs. Tom Butler) in Sud-bury. His other daughter Elien isMrs. James Scott; his son Jamesworks in Detroit. He has six grand-children.

Jimmy is an ardent sportsman,and his favourite hunting spot isaround Lake Agnew. A memberof the local revolver club, he hasquite a collection of pistols, someof which he is displaying in theaccompanying photograph.

In good health, Jimmy Land islooking forward to many pleasantyears of retirement for which hehas the good wishes of manyfriends.

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For its completeness and clarity In reviewing the activities and financialposition of the Company, the Inco 1957 annual report again won theFinancial Post award In the Canadian mining and oil production group.President Henry S. Wingate Is seen (second from right) receiving thecitation from Paul 5. Deaeon, Investment editor of the Financial Post;on the left Is Inco vice-president Ralph D. Parker, and on the rightFloyd S. Chalmers, president of Malean-ffunter Publishing Company

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Arctic Survival MethodsShown at Boy Scout Rally

Sudbury and district Scouts andRovers held a winter campingdemonstration recently which fea-tured northern winter survival.

Planned in connection with BoyScout week which ended with achurch parade on Lord Baden-Powell's bIrthday, February 22, theoutdoor demonstration was heldthis year at Bell Park on February15. Nature blessed the boys witha beautiful winter day and morethan 80 district Scouts and Roversattended. Many parents, friendsand shutter bugs were also onhand.

The program Included the build-ing of a lean-to, cooking outdoors,snowshoe racing and other contestsbut the highlight was the survivaldemonstration. A Creighton Scouttroop under Scoutmaster Bill Pea-cock had the honor of demonstrat-ing some phases of arctic survivaltechnique.

The boys erected an Igloo which.complete with sleeping bags andsmall lantern, was as cozy as anyparlor, according to Scouter Pea-cock. The type. of snow availablemade the cutting of blocks Im-practical 50 It had to be piled,packed and then hollowed out.

Exhaustion is the worst enemyof anyone lost In the bush in win-ter, when sleep can mean death,Scouter Peacock told the boys. Headvised taking things easy so asnot to tire oneself, so that whenthe fIre gets low he will feelshivery and awaken before It burnsout; If exhausted he might sleepon and freeze to death.

What to do If someone falls Inthe water with the temperaturearound zero proved very Interest-ing. If several others are presentthe "dunkee" should be quicklystripped of his wet clothes and

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wrapped in warm garments loanedby his companions until a fire ismade. If only one other personis along the first thing to do is rollthe wet one in the snow, whichacts as a blotter and helps absorbthe water. Next he should beburled in snow until a fire Is going.Snow Is a great insulator and willkeep him from freezing.

F Most Interesting feature of thedemonstration was Scouter Pea-

F cock's personal survival kit whichhe devised himself. Packed neatlyin a half-pound coffee can It con-tains essentials to keep a manalive for at least a week. Its con-tents are simple and surprising.

The rim of the can is sealed withF heavy scotch tape. Inside are

matches In wax paper, fish line andseveral hooks, a coil of snare wire,a small envelope each of salt andcurry, seven handfuls of rice, anda paper bag.

"Millions of people in China andIndia live on a handful of rice aday," Bill said "and there isenough there for a week" Salt andcurry are for flavoring, otherseasoning may be substituted forcurry If desired. The reason forthe paper bag mystified many un-til Bill explained that it was tohold the rice while water wasboiled In the can.

As he pointed out, a person Fwouldn't get fat on this menu butcould survive quite nicely If theydidn't panic, Bill carries his kitwith him at all times In the bush.

If by some mishap matches arelost or get wet, a fire stick can beused to start a fire, Scouter Pea-cock instructed the boys. Cut abow, use a shoe lace for string Ifnecessary, get a hard piece of stickand some very dry wood or cedarbark, then make like an Indian.

With the Creighton troop alreadypractising arctic survival a courseis being planned for Scout leadersso that they may Instruct theirown groups. Bill gained most ofhis knowledge on this subject whilein the army.

Scoutmaster Peacock Is a hoist-man at Creighton No. 7 shaft,and has worked at Inco for 20years. He has been scoutmasterat Creighton for two years andreally enjoys working with hisboys.

Happy Memories91 Woodworth Avenue,St. Thomas, Ont.

To the Editor:Thanks for sending us a copy

of the Triangle. I had been won-dering about it and hoping onewould come our way.

My husband retired on December3 after better than 39 years withthe I.N.Co. at Copper Cliff. Theywere pleasant years and we havemany happy memories of CopperCUff and Its people. My husbandregrets that owing to the strike hewas unable to say farewell to hisworkmates.

We have bought our home here.It's quite nice, enough grounds tokeep Jim busy when the timecomes for gardening, We are hop-ing to come up your way forEaster, have a son and daughterin Sudbury and my brother ErnieSaunders in Copper CUff.

Thanks again for your trulygreat Triangle.

Yours sincerely,(Mrs.) Lorna McNeil.

Another thing this world sorelyneeds Is popular government atpopular prices.

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ANDY MESJARLKBorn on a farm in Czechoslo-

vakia In 1893 Andy Mesjarik cameto Canada In 1926. After a spellat farming, construction and lum-bering on Anticostl Island hestarted first at the Copper Cliffsmelter in 1927, was rehired in1930. He retired this winter onservice pension.

Andy worked on the nickelreverba, where he was a fettlerand a tapper.

He married Mary Slmjak In 1918and she came to Canada 10 yearslater. Their son Andy works atthe Copper Cliff plant and theirdaughter Anne Is Mrs. D. Lastorlaof Vancouver. They have fourgrandchildren.

Last summer Andy took a tripback to the old country butintends now to confine his travel-ling to this country. He takespride In the garden at his Martin-dale Road home, Sudbury.

Sudbury Little Theatre Guild's performance of "Every Bed is Narrow"swept eight of the 11 awards at the Quonta Drama Festival at SaultSte. Marie. The British adjudicator, Richard Ainley, heaped complimentson the cast and director, and on the author of the play, Torontonewspaperwoman Mary Jukes. Trophies for the best supporting actorand actress were won by Guldo Dinero, who works at Copper CUffsmelter, and Mary Mackey, whose husband Pete is a Stobie miner; theyare shown on the left above. The director of the production, MickeyMerriam, whose husband Gordon Is a member of the geological depart-ment staff at Copper Cliff, Is seen holding the Calvert regional trophyfor the best play of the festival; she accepted a total of five awards.Bert Meredith of the inco Triangle, shown on the right, added anothertriumph to a long and distinguished career by winning the trophy forthe best male actor.

Scouter Bill Peacock displays the survival kit he always carries with himin the bush. Members of his Creighton Boy Scout troop in the pictureare Garth Wunsch, Edinond LeBreton, Michel Joly, Tommy Briggs, BobDennie (assistant scoutmaster), and Monty Brlggs.

Andy and Mn. Mesjanlk

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Jaek Robertson has established a regular bus service between the Inco plant siteand the town, 2 miles distant. Thh bus Is shown at the general changehouse.

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I . -1 aTwo banks have already loeated in the town and others will folsonal attention of manager 3. G. James is John Nesbitt, 12; the

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Husky Douglas Chamberlain, 636 months, gets a well-baby ch€Peever while his mother stands proudly by. Other examples otion are Linda Warren, John Gray, Martha Crandall and La

Shopping Is a pleasure in the big new store, and prices compare favorablywith Winnipeg. Buying Tbone steaks at 834' lb. (left) are Mrs. DavidHenderson and son David, 4'; furniture shopping (above) are Mrs.Grant Hambley and Mrs. Harold Sinclair. Large extensions to thetown's commercial area are planned this year, including a drug store,theatre, restaurant, bowling alleys.

The first of Thompson's four sehools will be built by Inco this year, but classesare In full swing in temporary quarters. The teacher above Is Miss Nora Stewart.

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urie Hawkins, tobogganing at "The Cliff."

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To date 200 houses have been built or are abuilding at Thompson as the making of a brand newtown gets Into high gear. With Inco providing full services, the price of lots is very reasonable.

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Official opening of the smartly modern Hudson's Bay Co. general store at Thompson February 7 wasan event eagerly anticipated by the townspeople. Picture shows the fresh fruJt and vegetable display.

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Another shopper, Mrs. Ed Nicholson (left) said: If this Is an example, we're certainlygoing to have beautiful stores in Thompson." Community activities will be organizedas facilities such as the schooi auditorium become available. Above are some membersof the enthusiastic camera club: Grant Hambley, Charlie Drohonereski, RalphWestervelt, Ernest Miller, George Jameson. The friendliness and Informality typicalof mining communities are already weil established In the new town.

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The longest churn drill hole yetdrilled at Inco reaches from sur-face directly into 32 stope, 850 feetunderground at Levack mine.

It is now being used to fill thestope with gravel trucked from theLevack pit.

Exceptionally good time wasmade by the Inco crew whichhandled the record-making assign-ment. Starting July 9 and work-

Emile BarheConiston's Emile Barbe has a

fine family he Is justly proud of.Possibly best known of his fivesons. three daughters and 17grandchildren is son Andy of base-ball and hockey fame.

His twin daughters Margaret andMartha married Billy Core andBill Morrison, well-known Conistoriball players, and Frances is mar-ried to Ugo Commachio of Conls-ton. Of his four other sons, Jo"and Leo work at Copper Cliff, Hec-tor at Conlston and Alme at Fal-conbridge.

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Ed MeKerral OnLocos 43 Years

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- ' Ed McKerral has retired fron• the locus at Coniston on Inco pen-

sion with almost 47 years to his 1credit. Thats quite a pack ofservice for a young fellow whowon't be 65 until next November.

Ed started at Coniston 'wayback in 1911, some two yearsbefore there was any plant there.working with the Mond engineerson the layout for the new smelter,

After the plant started up hewent firing on the locos andbecame an engineer in 1915, a jobhe held until retirement last fall.Ed always knew he would some

- day run a locomotive, from the -time of his boyhood at Markstay -by the railroad track. He fell in Ed McKerral at his retirementlove with the first loco he saw and paiy, seatel between Gordonremained faithful for 60 years. Adams, master of ceremonies, and

Eel has operated steam, electric m Johnston.and diesel locos and while the oldsteam jobs hold a special spot in Angove and Joe Barnes respec-his heart, the modern ones are tively. of Coniston. Son Dan Is at

uuuUpii..i... d" 4 better he admits. Frood and Alex is in GermanyHe was born near Cornwall, in with the Canadian army. Ed has

ing two shifts they broke through 1894 but his family moved to Mark- 25 grandchildren and one great-to the stope right on target, on stay before the turn of the cen- grandchild, a boy.September 11. tury. His father, a railroad man, "Would you do it all over again

saw the activity around Coniston that way?" Ed was asked. ByGuides were welded on the churnand arranged a job there for Ed gosh I sure would," he said. "It

drill stem to help keep the 9-inch when he was old enough, was rough at times but I've had ahole from deflecting. Ed married Mary Kirwan at really good life."

Seen on the platform of their Coniston in 1914. She died in . A trip to see his brother in Cali-drill, above, are the members of 1945. Their family of eight in- fornia and a summer camp arethe crew, Albert Landry and P.M cludes Mrs. P. Bailey Carmel) , two projects this young-lookingPellatt, drillers, and Dick Faubert and Mrs. S. Quintintin (Monica) pensioner has on tap.and Rudy Vaillancourt, helpers. of Sudbury, and Mrs. J. Vickers As guest of honour at a party- ______-.-.-- - (Deede) of London; Frances is at the Club Allegri he was pre-raised at St. Charles. and married married to Walter Morrison, Cop- sented with a picture of one of hisFlorence St. George there in 1921. ' per Cliff jitney driver, while Ver- favourite locomotives, old No. 100,They are thinking of returning onica and Margaret married Jack along with a well-stocked wallet.the old homestead there this sum-mer.

Enjoying hfe and particularly hisfamily, Emile Barbe is looking for-ward to a pleasant retirement.

Emile retired recently with al-most 35 years of service. He startedat Coniston back in 1923 and soonbecame a craneman, a job he skil-fully handled until his retirement.

Born in Quebec in 1897 he was

Shirley Crawford Is President ofInco Business Girls' Curling Club

With 42 members, and two hours On the first evening of play theof ice time each Tuesday through girls were given demonstrations ofthe co-operation of the Copper some of the finer points of theCliff Curling Club the Inco game by such well-known expertsBusiness Ladies' Curling Club is a as Gordon "Sparky" Harry, showngoing concern, above with Bernice Wiseman, Rita

President of this enthusiastic Lugli, Diane Greco, Gail Taylor.group is Shirley Crawford, and Ely! Makela, Raeja Luoma, Jansecretary is Jan Lazowik; other Lazowik, and Mary Lauzon.officers are vice-presidents DorothyPurvis and Mary Lauzon, and Special instructions have beentreasurer Harriet Maddock, and , issued to beginners, including suchmembers of the banquet and prize cautioning as: Do not slow downcommittee are Stella Grassi, Eira rock with broom if it looks asOjala, Janet Bennett and Dorothy r though it is going to go throughArmstrong. Anna Fleming is the house - this makes the otherdrawmaster. skip real mad."

Set Inco Churn Drill Record

EmUe and Mrs. Barbe

Mr. and Mrs. John Vittorl and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Young were two ofthe 170 couples attending the highly successful Valentine dance held atthe Inco Recreation Club in Port Colborne by the Gyros in aid of thegeneral hospital. John works in the shearing department of the nickelrefinery and Alan Ii a machinist.

1'EHRU.ARV. PS9 IN('() i'RI.N(LE l'ate ii

Everybody hopes there won't be too much of this sort of thing whenKitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen and Sudbury Wolve3 take up the cudgelsat Sudbury Arena In their OHA-NOHA playoff set. The Dutchle& BifiSaunders lets go a baek-hander that just mJsse the corner of the net;Wolves' elder statesman Nick Tomluk falls to block the shot and goalieRay Frederick seems caught out of position too. The picture was takenduring the first game played by the Wolve& late-season aequisition,ex-pro Sambo Bettio (14) who turned out to be a life-saver when the

Dom Silvestri SecondGeneration Pensioner

Domenic Slivestri was raised on"the hill" in Copper Cliff. Bornin Italy In 1898 he came to theNickel Belt with his parents In1906. He is retired now on earlyservice pension with over 35 yearsof service. His father, who startedwith the Canadian Copper Com-pany in 1906, was also an Incopensioner.

Dom's continuous service datesfrom 1922 but his first job with theCompany was 10 years earlier as arockpicker at No. 2 mine. In 1916he went to the Soo and worked inthe steel plant for the durationof the war. He returned to theCopper Cliff smelter in 1922.

He worked for a time as motor-man on the charge floor, spentseveral years on the reverbs, thenmoved to the sample house in 1930.He worked there until his retire-ment. I liked that job verymuch,' Dom said, and by allaccounts he performed it well.

At Fort William in 1921 he metand married Mary Bevilacqua andthey have been very happy to-gether. Their two sons are bothInco men, Vito with the mill

mechanics and George with thetimekeepers.

Dom has lived In the same houseat Copper Cliff for over 35 yearsand has kept it In first class con-dition. Hunting and ñshlng areamong his favorite pastimes andRaven Lake one of his favoritehaunts.

In good health and with plentyof friends Dom ends life to be verygood Indeed.

It's Time for theSeed Catalogues

This young man Is judging abeauty contest which won't takeplace untii next summer.

While the snow swirls outside hisoffice window at Copper Cliff, andthe thermometer dips to 20 below,Tom Peters of the agricultural de-partment pores over the seedcatalogues and picks the beautiesfor Inco's floral displays,

His final list included 33 differentkinds of flowers. Started In the

team was rdd1ed by Injuries. Long overdue for some breaks, theSudburys are given a good chance of bestIng the Dutchmen. In theother half of the playoffs Soo Greyhounds go against the formidableChatham Maroons. Unsung heroes of the north-south league are theNorth Bay Trappers, who although they hadn't a hope of a playoffberth made a terrific last stand and went undefeated In 10 straightgames before bowing to the Inevitable. Many a loyal Soo or Sudburysupporter found himself secretly pulling for the dead-game Trappers.

Inco greenhouse, the seeds willproduce about 40,000 plants to beset out In the flower beds thatbrighten the Company's propertieseach year.

One flower that will be appear-ing on the local scene for the firsttime isa new alyssum called PinkHeather," the All-American awardwinner for 199. Tom thinks itwill have to be very special to beatRoyal Carpet," the previous top

favorite alyssum.There'll be 19 different types of

petunias In the Inco flower bedsthis year, ranging from Comancheto Palef ace, and 10 dIfferentvarieties of snapdragon runningthe gamut from Alaska to IndianSummer.

There'll also be the old re-liables like stalks and verbena, andothers not so well known to theamateur gardener, like schizanthusand nemesia.

It's going to be a good seasonfor flowers, Tom predicts. Hehopes Inco people will make themost of it.

LITTLE DOES HE KNOW!F I love your daughter verydearly, sir," said the young manearnestly. "I would suffer deeplyif I ever caused her a moment'sunhappiness."

You certainly would," gruntedher father. That girl is her motherall over again, and I know!"

Wolves Meet Dutchmen in North-South Hoekey Playoffs

Pretty Pat Nelan, swimming Instructress at the Copper Cliff Club, Issurrounded by a bevy of young mermaids In this picture taken at theclub's aunual raee meet, which agaIn was a great success. On the leftare Marlan Ripley, Brenda Duff, Linda Godfrey, and on the right AnnSchljnes, Diane Jiervey, Carol Chambers, There is an enrolment of40 in the club's Saturday morning swim classes.The Silvestri

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"Happy" Hart WillBe Missed at the Cliff

George Happy' Hart has retiredon early service pension. A familiarfigure to most residents of CopperCliff, and in particular teenagers,he will be missed for his brightand ready smile, brisk step andeagerness to oblige. He has beenjanitor at the Copper Cliff highschool since it opened in 1937. Pre-vious to that he had worked in the

smelter since joining the Companyin 1924.

A Vimy vet who saw a gooddeal of action in World War I,Happy joined the 1st Canadian

contingent in 1914. An explodingshell buried him in a trench atPasschendale in 1917. He washospitalized in England and dis-charged there in 1918. He marriedEmily Chaulk there that same year.

After working on the railroadfor several years there he came toCanada in 1924. He returned to theold country in 1936 as a member ofthe Vimy pilgrimage.

Born in Manchester in 1894 hearrived in Montreal on St. Patrick'sday in 1912. He worked on a farmuntil joining up in 1914.

The Harts have a family ofthree, Fred in Moosonee, Christinewho is married to Roly Spencer ofthe car shop at the Copper Cliffworks, and Dorothy (Mrs. B.Wilson) of Hamilton. They havefive grandchildren.

"Happy thinks he and his wifemay move to southern Ontario nowand if they do one thing is certain,they will be a valuable addition toany community.

Inco Fellowships forPost-Graduate Studies

A total of 10 post-graduatefellowships have now been estab-lished by The International NickelCompany for advanced studies atseven Canadian universities.

Part of Inco's contribution in thefield of academic research, theseawards are given in recognition ofthe great progress made in recentyears by Canadian universities inpost-graduate studies. The fellow-ships, tenable for three years. aredesigned to encourage advancedstudy and research in scientifictelds such as mathematics, physics,chemistry, metallurgy, geology,geophysics, mining and ore dress-ing, and to assist in the develop-ment of outstanding scholarsworking for advanced degrees.

With an annual stipend of $2,000to the studeiit and an annual sup-porting grant of $500 to the

university, competition for thefellowships is keen. In order toobtain students of outstandingability, awards are made by specialcommittees of educators under theadministration of the NationalConference of Canadian Universi-ties and the Canadian EducationAssociation.

A special $2,400 Inco graduateresearch fellowship has beenawarded for advanced study inthe field of educational adminis-tration. It is designed to aid Inproviding more highly skilled ad-nilnistrators for Canadian schools.

Assistance to graduate researchis only one phase of Inco's over-allcontribution to Canadian educa-tion. Unrestricted grants to theextent of $2,000,000 are being dis-tributed over a five-year period to145 Canadian universities andcolleges for use in strengtheningand expanding their educationalprograms. Contributions for fellow-ships, scholarships, and specialprojects such as bursaries for highschool science teachers wishing toattend summer schools, will total$850,000 for the same five-yearperiod.

The oldest living pensioner ofIncos Canadian operations, HarveyM. Sidford, who is shown here withhis wife, was 95 on November 14.At their home in Collingwood,where they have lived for the past30 years, they celebrated their dia-

mond wedding anniversary lastJune.

Mr. Sidford retired on an Incoservice pension in 1931. He wasoriginally employed by MondNickel Co. at its Worthington mine,and also worked in the time officeat Levack.

John DixonSuffering from arthritis, John

Dixon has retired on disabilitypension. He had been stationed atno. 2 crushing plant at the Frood

open pit since 1939 and previouslyhad worked at Frood rockhousend at Garson. His father, retired

from Garson in 1948, is still enjoy-ing his pension. John also has abrother Ernie with considerable:ervice in the rockhouse at Frood.

Born at Sunderland, England. in1905, John worked in the shipyardthere until coming to Canada in1924. He married Ethel Dixon atConiston in 1930. Their daughtersEthel and Doris married brothersLen and Arthur Penny. Their sonlives with them. They have threegrandchildren.

Accustomed to an active lifeJohn finds all this enforced leisurea bit hard to take. His many

friends will be glad to hear he ismaking some progress against hisarthritis and hopes this summerto get around more - maybe do alittle in the garden of his home inSudbury.

MODESTO BONIBorn on a farm in Italy just 59

years ago, Modesto Boni came toConiston in 1922. He retired lastfall on a disability pension withover 35 years of service. A skim-mer with the soul of an artist.Modesto handled that job at Con-iston for over 27 years. He saidhe was never happier than whenat work.

His first job was in the car-penter shop but he soon moved tothe converters.

Modesto married Anne Silvestriin Italy in 1919 and she joined himat Coniston in 1925. Their sonJohn works with the masons atCopper Cliff, as do Evo andVio Antonioni, husbands of theirdaughters Josephine and Elsie.Mary is married to Quin Silvestriof Coniston and Helen to E. Cic-cone of Pennsylvania. Since hehas 13 grandchildren Modestopoints out that 13 is really a verylucky number.

Rght now he is taking life easybut turns his hand occasionally tocooking or dishwashing to give thefamily a treat. In summer heand his wife hope to travel more,but as they have their own homeat Coniston that town will alwaysbe home to them.

Drnytro HladkiSince coming to Canada in 1927

Dmytro Hladki has worked only atConiston smelter. Retired now on

disability pen-_________ sion he is tak-

ing things easyas advised byhis doctor.

uIbP Drnytro wasknown as a par-ticularly de-

i pendable man.He married

Tekla Ztoran-owzka in 1925and has one

daughter Maria who is married.They have both remained in theUkraine.

With proper care and restDmytro is starting to feel like hisold self again. Just itching forsomething to do, he makes dailypilgrimages to Sudbury and alsohelps keep his landlady's gardenin good shape.

Dmytro will be missed by theboys at the plant as he missesthem.

After the Storm

"Happy" and Mrs. Bart

Modesto and Mrs. Emil

John and Mrs. Dixon

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Levack District Takes Pride in Its Beautiful New High School

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The clean lines of the building, and the sweep of the well- -grassed campus, make Levack District High School a striking -. '• -

sight from the surrounding hills. A welcome addition to corn- 1..munity facilities, it was opened last September to serve the townof Levack and the Hardy area of the improvement district of - -Onaping.

The beautifully designed school has seen classrooms to -of them equipped for commercial classes, a big gymnasium, office. -teachers' rooms, guidance room and storage area. Provision has --been made for extensions if and when necessary. .. -.

ktpreSeIft i8 students ire registered at the school The

These photographs. made last fall, show in exterior view of ' -the school, the yn1nasium. one of the classrooms with MissLcppington presiding. the laboratory during the course of a - -lecture by the physics teacher, J. Sullivan. and the library with . -a group of grade 12 students doing reference work.

1 -The pride of the students in Levack I)istrict High is shown a

by the school spirit which quickly developed and has held at a 7high level. ( .-

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calibre, shorter and lighter than• most high-powered guns. She

shoots with her face up and away• from the stock, but this doesn't

seem to interfere with her aim.• Mike and some of his cronies

have a hunt camp on NepawassiLake with the traditional "Men

• Only" sign. This might daunt aless resourceful female, but notMrs. Ripka. From Egyptian sailcloth she made herself a tent, the

-. envy of every male who sees it,and in it camps in comfort near

- the men. Mike admits that when• the tent is all fixed up complete

- with gas lantern, etc., she has ai '-- better deal than he and his pals• - in the hunt camp.

I * - According to the Ripkas, Egyp-tian sail cloth, a very close woven

* - cotton, is superior to the finestduck, canvas or nylon. Mrs. Ripkafirst saw an old trapper with atent of this material several years

• jago and she finally managed toimport some of the cloth. Withnylon fly bars, ropes and zippersWith her husband Mike, a Frood mine veteran, Mrs. 1*elen Ripka

has the total cost was around $100.spent many a happy holiday In the bush since she took up huntingrn height it is over 6 feet to the

five years ago. ridgepole, is 7 feet wide and 8feet long. For packing it shrinks

SHARES HOBBY WITH HUBBY into a 14 x 6 inch roll weighingless than 7 pounds. It is extremelytough, pliable in any weather, lightThe mighty marksmen had bet- suming her role of housewife, and impervious to water. It is

ter look to their laurels, for the butchered and prepared all the especially useful for fishing tripsfemale of the species has arrived, meat In meal-size packages for the by plane when weight is a factor.right in their moose - hunting freezer. Just to keep the record straightmidst! In the cooking of moose meat it should be stated here and now

Take Mrs. Helen Ripka, for In- this same lady is reputed to be that husband Mike also got astance. A fine wife and excellent something of an artist. Some of moose and deer last fall and hashousekeeper, she is also a first- her secret, she told the Triangle, shot several moose and many deerrate hunter. This past season she Is the use of fat pork to supple- in his day. He first hunted In Sas-bagged a 1200-pound moose and a ment this lack In the game meat. katchewan as a boy, and sincefew days later got herself a deer Garlic and other herbs also play coming to Sudbury has spent aas well. She was alone on both a part. A good moose steak is lot of his spare time in the bushoccasions. not marbled with fat like beef, or at the lake. He realizes that

she explained, but has only an he may now have to extend him-p!P4.Z- j outer layer as a rule. In cooking self a bit to retain his male hunt-

a roast she keeps it covered except ing superiority since his Intrepidfor the last half hour or so, to spouse Is already enthused about

-. retain the natural juices and L next season's hunt and the five-dayflavor, trip they enjoyed last year wifl be

As a young girl living near Bur- extended if she has her way.wash Mrs. Ripka loved the out- Mike has worked at Frood minedoors and often accompanied her since 1937 and has been a surfacefather on short hunting trips but motorman for many years. Thenever shot anything. About five Ripkas live on Laura Avenue inyears ago she detided to take up Sudbury - when not hunting,hunting, her husband's favorite fishing or travelling.

When she pumped three shotsinto that massive moose she washunting in the same area as herhusband but by the time Mikearrived at her side she had thehuge beast in position and partlygutted. Mike helped complete thecleaning operation and then theyheaded the three miles back tocamp, taking with them the heartand liver.

The following day Mrs. Ripkaboned out all that moose meatwhile Mike and a companionpacked it out to camp. One hindleg boned and skinned weighedover 100 pounds, a substantialload to pack out over three milesof bush trail. They each tnadthree trips laden with moose meat,

Back home the huntress, re-

sport, and has since developed in-to a better hunter than many aman. She has shot several deerbut that was her first moose. Herrifle is a .243 Savage, a fairly new

FEBRUARY, 1959

WALTER SNOWDONA skimmer at Copper Cliff for

over 28 years, Walter Snowdon hasretired on service pension. Hefirst worked for the Company backin 1929, driving a team of horsesto haul rock from the Frood shaft.

Born in the Muskoka lakes dis-trict, Walter was raised in theWest. He farmed there until 1928when during a visit to his brotherin Sudbury he realized what hewas missing. The following yearhe too became a member of thernco family.

In 1917 Walter married MaryJackson. Their son Arnold Is inBritish Columbia and their daugh-ter Milda is married to AubreyMills of the purchasing depart-ment at Copper Cliff. Six finegrandchildren give the Snowdonsmuch pleasure

This spring and summer WalterIs looking forward to landscapingthe grounds around his new homein the Barry-Downe subdivision.He also hopes to complete a newgarage on his property.

A motor trip to the west coastis tentatively on this summer'sschedule too but for the presentWalter Is just taking his leisure -with pleasure.

BOLD TALK"Is it true that it's good luck for

a black cat to follow you?" asked awife of her husband.

"Depends on whether you're aman or a mouse," was the reply.

A grand curler in the old tradition, Hughie Munro of Stobie mine scoreda well-earned triumph In the annual NOCA bonspiel to capture the Incotrophy, which he is seen here receiving from assistant to the generalmanager Alex Godfrey, another veteran of the ice lanes. Other membersof the Munro rink with their silver tray prizes are Johnny Poupore,AIf Blair and Al Armstrong. The Munro foursome also made a greatbid for the bonspiel grand aggregate but lost to Lige Beaver in a playoff.Two other well-known Inco skips, the brothers Art and Ron Silver,met In the final for the Chapman Bros. trophy with Art emergingvictorious. Axt Romanick was another Incoite winner, leading his teamto victory in the Algoma Steel event.

Mrs Ripka shot her first moose lastfall and a few days later broughtdown a deer.

Mr. and Mrs. Snowdon

Hughie Munro Bagged Inco Trophy

For her hunting trips Mrs. Ripkamade herself an easily-packed tentof Egyptian sail cloth.

FEBRUARY, 1959 INCO TRIANGLE

Only Two Years Old, Nickel Belt'sCoin Club Has Made Bi! Progress

The Nickel Belt Coin Club hasdeveloped into a strongly knitorganization. Formed a little overtwo years ago it now boasts a mem-bership of over 70. Regular meet-ings, held every second Sunday atthe Legion Memorial Hall, are wellattended and unfailingly interest-ing to both members and guests.

Feature attraction of everyregular meeting is the floorauction in which usually about100 lots of coins are sold. A panelof three committee membershandles this novel service. A listof items to be sold is mailed tomembers several days in advance

of the sale so that shift workersor those unable to attend may par-ticipate by mail or proxy. Attend-ing members are also able tobetter decide what they want tobid on. Coins are placed on dis-play prior to each meeting so thatmembers may see what they arebidding on.

AU items for auction are sub-mitted by members one meetingin advance so that the auctioneermay list, describe and cataloguethem. Current catalogue pricesare quoted and items range invalue from a few cents up to $15.On the higher items reserve bidsare usually entered by the selier.

Most items bring between onehalf and one third their cataloguevalue, although the odd exceptionfetches several times catalogueprice. Total sales at each auctionvary from $50 to $85, with 10% oftotal take turned over to the clubby the sellers.

A coin auction is the acceptedmethod of acquiring coins at acomparatively low price. Amateursfind this an excelient way to buildup a collection of complete sets,every collector's goal, and staywithin the family budget.

The local auction is carried outvery efficiently and with consider-able dispatch. The minimum bidincrease on any item is 5 cents onvalues up to Si, 10 cents up to 52and 25 cents above that figure.

C)Bidding is generaily quite com-petitive and the auction takesabout one hour to complete.

Another interesting feature atmeetings is the display of coinsand coin collecting material whichare for sale to members. Frood-Stobie's Charlie Martin runs thisin conjunction with his coin shop,where Canadian coins are hisspecialty.

Charlie was largely responsiblefor forming the Coin Club back in1956 and was its first president. He .

Tis still a most active director and

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usually the auctioneer. •Current president is R. C. Willey orrosion FOO ing tee oat u s

A major break-through in the can be obtained at a price withinnroblem of corrosion-proofing steel the means of the average pleasurehull pleasure boats was signaled boating enthusiast. Electrical re-by the christening of a 28-foot quirements are so smali that evenvessel which will be used to demon- on an idle boat the batteries willstrate Capac, a unique system of operate the system for threecorrosion control. Backbone of months. The system is expectedthe system, which was devised by to open up a vast new market forCharles Englehard, Inc., is a tiny steel hull boats among theplatinum anode which contains country's estimated twenty-fiveonly as much of the precious metal mifflon boating fans.as is used in three wedding rings. The Platanode will be outfitted

The Capac "show" boat was with such corrosion - resistantchristened the "Platanode" by equipment as nickel-cadmium bat-Metropolitan Opera star Mimi terles; Ni-Bral nickel-aluminumBenzell at a ceremony at Inter- bronze propellers; Monel gas andnational Nickel's Harbor Island water tanks; stainless steel trimtesting station. Some 200 engineers, and deck hardware; and Monelboat builders and equipment manu- anchors, mufflers, chlorinators andfacturers attended the ceremony. fuel lines. The control of corrosion

The Platanode, described as the achieved in this boat is based onworld's most corrosion-proof vessel, research conducted at Inco's Kureis the first steel hull smali boat to Beach - Harbor Island Testingbe equipped with the electrical Stations over the past 20 years.anti-corrosion system which Is of The Platanode will continue tothe type used on the new Forrestal- serve as a practical demonstrationclass aircraft carrier Independence, of results of future research and.the atomic submarine Triton, and . over the years, provide visible proofother large naval and merchant of the advantages of corrosion pre-ships. The system stops corrosion ventlon through scientific materialby applying a controlied electric selection and protection.current to the hull which neutra-

of Espanola, an authority on many lizes the current enerated b Roamer Steel Boat Division ofcoins and assistant editor of the corrosive action g y Chris-Craft Corporation, CharlesCanadian Numismatic Journal. He . Englehard, Inc., and The Inter-has written many articles, par- The small-boat version of the national Nickel Company, Inc. areticularly on Canadian coinage. Capac system uses only about one- co-operating in the Platanode

George Furchner of the copper third of an ounce of platinum and project.refinery is vice-president and RedButler of the same plant is

IncomernbersBbBoudigionof Geologists Study Mysteries of Curling Rocksthe pay office and Tony Holler of . -Frood open pit are also directors. •

With April 12-18 designated asNational Coin Week In Canada, . . . tclubs aU across the country will be .,.-sponsoring displays and specialattractions. Locally a display -featuring "Nickel in World Coins" ' . -is planned and should prove of "particular interest to residents of • .this area. • V

Coin coliecting is a fascinating .hobby, as any member will declaim 'at the mere flash of an 1858 20-cent piece, and is gaining newsupport steadily. Junior collectorsare encouraged although theirefforts are usuaily somewhatlimited by financial problems.

Many prospective coin coliectorswho have small collections lackany real knowledge of their Inco's geologists again learned some new things about the strangetreasures such as values, classiflca- unpredictable moods of rocks when they took part in the Foot &tion or the best way to house them. Hanglngwall Society's fourth annual bonspiel at Copper Cliff CurlingThis is where the local club can Club. There were 13 rInks entered In the keeniy enjoyed event. Picturebe helpful, in offering expert shows Judge Snell presenting the Midwest Diamond Drilling Co. trophyadvice and assistance. In addition to the 'Spiel champs, Bruce Dunlop (skip), George Cranmer, Richardmany lasting friendships have Lepplnen and Larry Arsenault. In a closely fought final they beatstarted through Club contacts, Max Matte (skip), Gord Colgrove, Larry Coderre and Rob deVletter.

Platinum Anode Is Key to

Examining some of the sets of coins that will be sold at the regular clubauction are, clockwise, Bill Bromell jr., Nat Adshead of Frood open pit,Bob Boudiguon of Copper Cliff pay office, Henry Kopaczynski of CopperCliff smelter, Chuck Martin of Stoble, Gordon MacLean of Copper Cliffpersonnel, Red Butler of copper refinery, Bob Wiley of Espanola, thepresident of the club, and Bifi Bromell Sr.

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Levack LikedJimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith, his fine Scottishburr-r-r still intact, has retiredfrom Levack on service pension.Very popular in that communityhe will be missed by all who en-joyed his friendship.

Prior to their departure to Wau-baushene where they have taken upresidence, the Smiths were fetedat several Levack parties. Jimmyfigures that getting his new houseand grounds in shape will ease thepang of old friends missed. Laterhe Is planning a trip back toScotland.

A machinist all his workingyears, Jimmy had a variety of ex-perience before first appearing onthe Levack scene in 1924. Born atArbroath, Scotland in 1893 heapprenticed at a textile mill afterleaving school. As a tradesmanhe worked in many industries in-cluding a steel mill, shipyard andlarge bakery. He came to Canadain 1923. F

Typical of Jimmy, he lost notime in getting a job. Arriving inMontreal on a Saturday eveninghe worked the Monday night shiftfor Dominion Engineering.

On the advice of a friend he wentto Levack in 1924 but quit thefollowing year. After spendingabout a year at Coniston he re-turned to Scotland in 1926.

Canada was in his blood how-ever and 1927 saw him again atLevack. After the fire in 1929he moved to Frood, then went toCreighton in 1934 to help install Fthe No. 5 shaft sinking hoist. Hereturned to Levack when it re-opened in 1937 and worked in themachine shop until retirement. F

A conscientious and capableworkman, Jimmy was very proudof his safety record.

Having met Betty Law duringhis trip to the auld sod in 1926,he returned and married her in1935. A happier couple would behard to find. Their daughterNorth is the wife of Levack firstaid man Fred Spencer, and theirson James is in Scotland with theRolls Royce company. They havefive grandchildren.

Jimmy's many friends presentedhim with a Skil-Saw for his homeworkshop. One of its first jobs,he promised, would be to equip therecreation room of his new homewith facilities for the proper dis-pensing of true Scottish hos- Fpitallty. F

INCO TRIANGLE FEBRUAR\', 1959

Two highly regarded veterans retiring on service pension from the reverberatory department at Copper Cliffsmelter were given a rousing send-off at a stag party in the Italian BalL Sid Smith, assistant superinten-dent, and Jack Johnstone, shift boss, were warmly praised for their long and valuable careers with theCompany, the former having 45 years and 9 months of service and the latter 35 years. Jack was presentedwith an easy chair and Sid with a set of fishing tackle, and In addition each received a wallet with anice fat bulge. Pictures show the smelter's master of magic, Denis Thyne, giving the guests of honor"the works" on stage; he managed to "find" an interesting article in Sid's pocket, and then shook Jackby appearing to burn a hole in his best linen handkerchief. The Smiths now live in Oakville and theJohnstones in Whitby, and both couples have the best wishes of all their old friends and associates for manyhappy years of retirement.

First Job at Cliff 16 years worked for the Algomal h P d CNR

5 Y AOStee , t e AER, C R, an ,and also put in a spell at the0 ears gover original Moose Mountain mine. F

John O'Reilly first worked for Starting in the converter de-the Company over 59 years ago. partment on his return to Inco,In 1906 he was the summer relief John moved to the Orford build-office boy at the general office in ing and spent several years thereCopper Cliff, then located where on crane maintenance. He laterthe town hall now stands. He is moved to the locomotive shop andretired now on a service pension,

,finding it to his liking, stayed on.

Born on a farmin Quebec in F In 1915 he married Mary White1893, John was who died in 1947. Of his familyraised in Cop- of seven Eddie works in the con-per Cliff, where centrator, Margaret is married tohis father came John Hamilton of the crushingto work in the plant and June's husband Kenplant in 1910. Fletcher is in the mechanical de-From office boy partment, oil at Copper Cliff

- he apprenticed works. Beverley is Mrs. Grenonas a machinist of Sudbury, Marion Mrs. Wheeltonand served his of Whitehorse, N.W.T., Charlietime. Around works in Sarnia and Jack is at1916 he left the Elliot Lake. John proudly counts

Company, and during the next 16 grandchildren.

Last sun'uner he visited hisdaughter at Whitehorse and saidit reminded him of Copper CIlfi50 years ago. He liked it therethough - interesting country withgood fishing, and is planning an-other trip. He thoroughly enjoysthe plane trip.

He continues to reside in CopperCliff.

Stand Terrific HeatBecause of their excellent me-

chanical and electrical properties,nickel-chromium and nickel-chro-mium-Iron alloys are the mostwidely used materials for heatingelements in both domestic and in-dustrial electrical appliances. Thesealloys are capable of withstandingtemperatures in the range of 2,000degrees Fahrenheit and are highlyresistant to oxidation and corro-sion.

Sid Smith and Jack Johnstone Farewelled on Re tirement

Before leaving for their retirement home in Wabashene the Jimmy Smiths were honored at several parties Herea representative group of mine friends present Mrs. Smith with a cutlery set and Jimmy with a Skil-Saw;doing the honors are Bill Shuparsky, George Lockhart, Sid Kemp and Mel Young.

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I pretty and popular member ofthe purchasing department staff atCopper ('lift Is Phyllis Winters, Fseen here at her desk. F