l'.. 1N () IRI.\\(.iI.J' J.NL'R\'. 1951

Published for all employees or the toter-national Nickel ('ornpany of ('aiiada. Limited

Don M. Dunbar, Editor.I.III'OR1.tI. (IIFI(I (OI'I'lU (1.1FF, O\I'.

A Merry ChristmasWhat with one distressing thing 01'

another hogging the headlines of late,somehow the old Christmas spiritdidn't seem to be warming up like itused to--until last week-end.

On Saturday morning Copper CliffAthletic Association had its children'sparties at three of the Sudburytheatres, and in the afternoon theOpen Pit Christmas Tree was held atthe Inco Employees Club. On Sundaythere were the Frood-Stobie, Creigh-ton and Garson Christmas Trees. Andplans were all made for the Levack.Copper Refinery, and Murray Trees.Thousands of youngsters from Incohomes (there were more than 3,500 atthe Frood-Stobie affair alone) passedclose enough to Santa to touch him,or even sat right on his knee. Theyceceived candy and gifts and cameaway with faces radiant.

We got around to as many of thesewonderful parties as we could andwatched the volunteer committees ofmen from the mines and plants inaction, marvelling at how they wereever able to raise enough money forall that kindness, and also at thethoroughly organized manner inwhich they were dispensing it. Thejoy of giving, and the deep happinessthat glows from within, showed intheir eyes and in their broad, infec-tious grins, and you could feel thatChristmas has lost not a whit of itsold magic after all. We came awaywondering how we could have beenso dense as not to have known it allalong.

If we cling to the spirit of Christ-mas, and keep it fresh in our heartsthe year around, our confidence willl'emain unshaken that Peace on Earthand Goodwill toward Men will oneday come to pass as it has been pro-mised to us, and the most importantthing in the world will be not ideo-logies and armament but the happi. -ness of the little children.

A Merry Christmas to you andyoul.s

OH YEAH?An aligrv lino'ewift' iused two ttlt'plionc

liiitnien I, b' Irrt't('d a id book&'d oil ah;irgi if publo profaility. One of tlitrii

liedwa. I lii. a av, judge. he osid, 'Red

bye was working above inc on a pole andI said, See here, Red. hat hot lead doei.ntfeel good dropping down u back. PleasePont drop ally more, thei'cs- 1 sood chip

JHcrrp ritrna!Christmas is the Festival of the Child.

every child. Let us then devote thisChristmas to cur children. Let us cele-brate this ancient feast with traditionaltoy and good heartiness.

flt the same time, with courage aiO unstiriting sacrifice, let usprepare to make everlastingly certal our children shall never berobbed of their heritage - the right to grow and live and work in atree world, under a government of their own choosing.

Let us pray that the tires of freedom will never burn less brightlyon our hearthstones than they do this Christmas Day.

DR. JOHN F. THOMPSON,President

SHE KNEW THE WAY FINALLY MADE ITFred Just as Hopkins and the widow Tombstone Dealer (after several futile sug-

Jones started up the aisle to the altar every gestionsn How would just a simple "Gonelight in the church went out. Home" do for an inscription?

Ned - What did they do then? The Widow: I guess that will be all right.Fred - Kept right on going - the widow 'It was always the last place he ever thought

knew the way. of going.

Young thespians at ('oniston Continuation

In Coniston Play School received many compliments on theirexcellent performance of "His Name Was Aunt

Nellie" at the school's commencement exercises on December 8. The clever comedy madea great hit with the audience. Members of the cast are shown above: front row, BernardDumont, Joyce McLean, Olga Woronchak, Mary Venturi; back row, Paul McDonald,Desmond ('habot, Bernard Langlois, Stella Kiersta, Judy Coma,cchlo, George Everitt.Standing behind is Mr. %Iaher of the teaching staff, who directed the production.

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Annual Visit Finds Pensioners Enjoying Life

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Loui. Chonka, who retired on pension in 1949 after more good snapshots taken during a trip which George and Mrs. Parkerthan 30 years service, was one of the first calls on this years made last summer to a camp north of Timmins. It's to be hopedlist for James Walter. assistant to the superintendent personnel) that what George is doing itt the picture isnt illustrating theit Port Colborne. Jim got an unusual treat when Louis played size of the fish he caught.) Thi.s hearty Inco veteran, who retireda tulle for him on a dulcimer Which he recently picked up while two years ago, has served 16 years in Port Colborno municipalsisiting relativea in Ohio. All old performer on the violin and governmellt. He was one of a family of nine, and when his mother.iccordiohi, Louis is just leering how to tap melodies out of the died last year she was 94.sweet-tolled dulcimer, but already call do a smart job with "You Again this year Inco pensiollers received Cln'istnia 25.0U bonusAre My Sunshine." Visiting George Parker's home, Jim saw some cheques as did eligible active sei'vice e'nipl)yee

.t THOL'SANL) SUC('ESSFt'L SONS science, architecture, engineering, education, railroad work. 50 only 50 - had wealthySonic urn' made a survey of a thousand alt, etc. They are men who have influenced parents.

uccu'ssful men to learn how they got their the moral as well as the physical side of astart in life. These men are not mere nation: 300 started as farmers' sons, 200 as Glasses may have an amazing ettect in amolleymakers but ire men who have made messenger boys, 200 as news boys, 100 were, person's vision --- especially when they havelii' world better by their achievements iii printers ;pprentices .50 at the bottom of , been tilled and emptied several rilllt'

Every year along about this time Inco renews its personal When he called on Wm. Parkei' in Sudbury, that former Highcontact with pensioners residing in the Sudbury and Port Colborne Falls power plant operator was busy helping with the Chi'istinasdistricts. Each is visited personally by a representative of the cooking, so Bill promptly donned an apron and pitched in toCompany Who brings greetings and good wishes, In the first chop almonds while they chatted over old times. Mr. Parkerpicture above W. T. Waterbury, assistant to the vice-president, retired on pension in 1939 after 32 years and five months ofgets a warm welcome fi'om tjmberto Cecchetto of Copper Cliff, service. We're standing by for a i'epoi't from Mrs. Parker onwho was pensioned in 1943 after 35 years of service at the smelter, the texture of that cake.)

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PJ€And the happiest Christmas ever to (1) Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Coppo 4Coii)ston( md Caroline. 7, Elaine, 12, Maryann, 11, and

Billie 9. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Bud Fisher Frood-Stobie and Michael,

3, Douglas. 8. (3 Mr. and Mrs. Everett Leach Lawson Quarry)

amid Joan. 11, Eva. 16, Norma, 10, George, 3, Lloyd, 13, (front)

Johnny, 8, Sandra, 5, and David, 7. (4) Mr. and Mrs. Norval

Appleby Garson and Brenda and Barbara, 9 mos,, Patsy, 2,

Joan. 4. (5) Mi'. and Mrs. Gino Didone 'Copper Cliff Smelter) and

Joyce. 9, Brands, 8, and Susan, 18 mos. (6) Mr. and Mrs. Eric

Ashick (Creighton) and Dennis, 7. Dale, 4. (7) Mr. and Mrs.

Alderic Lacroix 'Port Colborne and Lionel, 15 mos., Alan, 3, and

Lucille, 4.

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Fish and Game DevoteesHear Noted Conservationist

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One of the division's chief objectives, Dr.Harkness said, is to produce annually thebest possible crops of game so that hunterscan enjoy the sport and recreation of har-vesting them. An efficient harvest is vitalto proper game management, he pointed out.

On crown game preserves such as the oneat Chapleau the division is developingmarten, Usher, and other fur-bearers fortransfer to trapline areas of the provincewhere they are in short supply.

Jim Savage, president of the club, wasin the chair for the successful meeting,whIch 150 members followed with keenInterest,

/(EDICALLY• SPEAKING

IN('O 'FRIAN(;LK

(By the Inco Medical Staff)This is the season for "colds." Now just

what is the "common cold"?Well, we medicos just can't an.,wer that

one.We do know quite a bit about it, bu

nevertheless the fact remains that we don'tknow the cause of it.

It is a communicable disease and costsuntold millions of dollars in lost time. Thereis no known effective remedy despite whatyour radio or newspaper advertisements tellyou. All our growing list of miracle drugs,including vaccines, vitamins, penicillin, sulfa,antihistamines, and, yes, ACTH and cortisone,the super cure-aIls, don't help one bit. How-ever, some are useful in the treatment andperhaps prevention of many of the compli-cations that can follow so-called "colds."

Most folks have their own favorite remedyfor the common cold, and the drug houseshave added a long list of their own. Allthe aspirin, cough mixtures, nose drops,gargles, whisky, rum and honey, and coughdrops that are sold in Canada for treat-ment of the common cold would buy a two-ocean navy, and that would be better pro-tection, but just try and convince your betterhalf the next time you get the sniffles.

If folks, when they get a cold, would justrelax, spend two or three days in bed, andhave a good rest, they would avoid mostcomplications and certainly would preventits spread throughout the commuhity.

The annual chest survey will begin shortlyand we urge every employee to take advan-tage of it. To be really effective in protectlng his health no employee should bemissed. When the machine is at your plantbe sure you are taken. Contact your FirstAid department if you are absent for anyreason during the time your fellow-employeesare being surveyed.

WAS SUE HINTING?The boys at the roundhouse observed that

one of the crew was unusually glum andasked what was bothering him.

"I think my wife is tired of me," hereplied.

"What makes you think so?" inquired amarital-wise friend.

"Every day this week," he answered, "shehas wrapped my lunch in a road map."

Copper Cliff's Rod and Gun Club staged and fisheries management in local areas. WEAR YOUR GOGGLES:a gala night at the Italian Hall and heard In fact, he said, it would be next to im-a highly informative address by Dr. W. J. possible to implement the department's You can work with artificial hands.

You can walk with artificial legs.K. Harkness, chief of the Division of Fish conservation program without such co- But, you can't see with artificial eyes.and Wild Life of the provincial Dept. of operation. ____________

Lands and Forests. The department's district biologists, he If a nation values anything more thanDr. Harkness emphasized the importance stated, are carrying out surveys of lakes freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the

which his department places on the co- and streams to pick the most suitable irony of it is that if it is comfort or moneyoperation of such organizations as Copper waters for planting speckled trout, bass, and that it values more, it will lose that too.Cliff Rod and Gun Club in working out game other fish. - ' Somerset Maugham

A buffet lunch prepared by the commIttee was a popular feature of Copper CIII!Rod and Gun Club's gala night.. The tall good-looking "waitress" at the left In thetop photo Is Alex Crossgrove, In the lower picture Dr. W, I, K, Harkness, speakerof the evening, discusses fish and game management with Jack Allan (left), presidentof Sudhury Fish and Game Protective Association and Jim Savage (right), presi-dent of the Cliff Rod and Gun Clsb.

JANUARY. 195i INCO TRIANGLE - 7

Cohn Phillips --

RegulatorBy motor canoe in summer and dog-team

in winter, Cohn Phillips of Bisco has spentthe past 33 years travelling the upper storageVtrea of the Spanish River regulating theflow of water to moo's hydro-electric powerplants. He retires on well-earned pensionthis month. I -

There are 14 dams in the system whichcontrols the headwaters of the Spanish andregulates the supply which thunders through Ithe penstocks at the Inco power plants. Thelargest Is No. 8 on R.amsay Lake, which holds16 ft. of water and is 500 ft. long. Otherl '. klarger lakes controlled are tndian, Moaha-bong, Canoe and Frechette. It's been CoHnPhillips' job to make regular trips aroundthe circuit, a total of about 150 miles, open-ing and closing the sluices, making necessary .repairs, and keeping close tab on water con- Iditions. Because he has been such a steady, Idependable employee, the system has operatedwith a minimum of trouble.Born at Dorset, In Hailburton County, on I . . V

December 20, 1885, CoHn Phillips worked as V V V -a young man in the lumber camps near his

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home and also along the North Shore. He 4•'was hired by the Canadian Copper Co. at

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Bisco in 1917, first on dam construction and Ithen as permanent water regulator. In thosedays Bisco was a thriving little lumberingcentre with a Hudson's Bay Co. post but by Retiring on Company pension after 33 years as water regulates at Bisco, Colin1930 the white pine stand in the district had plWlips goes over a map of the Spanish River storage area with his son Bert, whobeen pretty well cleaned out and the Pratt I succeeds him on the job.and Shaughnessy mill was moved down to ILindsay. Trapping and guiding are the chief plenty of bear, wolves, fox, otter, mink, to haunt the outskirts of the village.occupations there now, although both the beaver, and of course deer and moose. The In the course of his travels Cohn has foundprovincial air service and the forestry patrol Biseo area was originally caribou country, himself in many a tight spot but has alwaysoperate air bases. 1 he says, but long ago they moved west, as managed to get home under his own power.

A trip around the dam circuit takes about have the moose. There used to be plenty of Several times he has broken through the Icefour days in summer but closer to a weekred deer but the wolves have cut them down on the lakes in sub-zero weather, but hein the winter time. An expert woodsman, to a scattered few. Often on winter nights counts that sort of thing as just part of theCohn has always loved the bush and the he hears wolves howling, and sometimes game.opportunity to study animal life. He's seen when food is scarce they become bold enough He was married at Sudbury in 1906 to Ida

Phillips, who had come to Bisco from LindsayVV With her parents in 1903; her grandfather,

I Allan Phillips, was a trapper In the Bisco4 country when the end of the steel had

reached only as far as Metagama.Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have four sons: Cohn

Harry, or Ted as he is better known, whooperates trap lines in the district; Richard,a fur buyer, also of Bisco; Roland, a minerat Rouyn, Quebec, and Bert, who succeedshis father as Inco water regulator. Theyhave 13 grandchildren, including twin girls.

CoHn's plans for retirement are stifi a littleuncertain. Mrs. Phillips would like to moycin closer to the bright lights of Sudbury atleast part of the year, after all that time InBisco, but her husband is loathe to leave thebush country. True, not much happensthere, except for big events like the day in

J 1910 when a balloon With two passengersfrom St. Louis got away off its course andcame down In the trees near the village, orthat memorable occasion when there was atrain wreck right in front of the stationand everybody carried home fresh salmonand halibut for lunch. But CoHn likes thesolitudes and they have certainly agreed withhim.

Heres wishing Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, a fullmeasure of happiness in the leisure yearsthat lie ahead.

• V KIND-HEARTED CRAPGardener: This plant belongs to the

A pair og huskies is the answer to the transportation problem during the winter V begonia family."months on the Bisco water regulating assignment. CoHn Phillips I seen above with Lady: 3 see. How kind of you to lookhis fine span of pure white sleigh dogs. after it while they are awayV"

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AnotherQuarter Century

The legion of Inco veterans organized your loyalty and respect, but we will do ourunder the name of the Quarter Century best to deserve It." He thought this fittedClub was increased by 51 new members from Inco's policy exactly. "Contentment of anthe Mining, Smelting, and Cojper Refining employee comes from peace of mind throughDivisions at the annual meeting December provision for his old age," he said in sum-7 in the Employees Club at Sudbury. ming up his remarks. Inco's provision for

This addition brought to 445 the num- its pensioners left nothing to be desiredber of living members In the Copper Cliff and, personally, he got a lot of pleasure outchapter of the club: 97 are deceased, of telling his acquaintances about it. He

thanked the speakers for their kind remarksDespite weather conditions which made about the pensioners.

motoring dangerous, more than 475 Quarter First photograph of the accompanying lay-Century Club members and pensioners of out shows the Class of 1950:the Company from Sudbury district attendedthe big get4ogether. Vice-President R. L. FRONT ROWBeattie drew attention to the attendance 1. Daniel S. Rowe. Copper Cliff; 2. Ignacas evidence of what he called "the Inco Baronowskl, Coniston: 3. Alex Beauparlani.spfl'it." On and off the job, he said, Inco Coniston: 4. John Bromczeski, Coniston,employees had an interest in one another, 5. Cecil W. Coo, Copper ClIff; 6. Vice-in each other's families and activities. These President R. L. Beattie: 7. I. J. Simcox,things created a tie which had, over the general asst. to the vice-president and secre-years, developed into an Inco spirit. tary of the Quarter Cetitury Club: 8. Louis

There was more than 15.000 years of Ii Core. Copper Cliff: 9. Russell Deacon. Copperservice represented at the meeting. Mr. cliff: 10. Mario Desanti, Copper Cliff;Beattie said. A great deal of the Company's 11. James E. Devonshire, Creighton: 12. Al-success over the past 50 years was due fred J. Digby. Copper Cliff: 13. John W.the work of the men present, and he wanted Dixon, Open Pit: 14. Peter 0. Duncan.to express the CDmpany's appreciation to Coniston: 15. Mederic Tessier, Coniston.them. Each man had a stake In Inco's CENTRE ROWprogress, and he thought that few com-panies could boast of such fine companion- 1. Yria Vesanen. Copper Cliff: 2. RobertArchibald. Copper Cliff' 3. James B. Smith,ship. Fostering the Inco spirit in the years Creighton: 4. Egidio Ronchini, Copper Cliff:to tome would, he hoped, be a self-assumed 5. Arvi Koskela Creighton: 6 Dorland Jobligation of every member of the Quarter Kidd, Coniston: 7 Wilhelm Holopainen.Century Club. Creighton; 8. George H. Hart, Copper Cliff:

1,008 In Quarter Century Club 9. Angelo Giardini. Copçer Cliff: 10. HaroldI. J. Simcox, secretary of the club, who A. Gathercole, Copper Cliff: 11. Theo. Fitz-

acted as chairman, reported that the gerald Coniston: 12. Sidney Fielding, CopperQuarter Century Club of all Inco now has Cliff: 13. John A. Farnel, CoiiistoiI.1.008 members. In the Sudbury area alone 14. Gyorgy Lengyel. Copper Cliff: 15. Thom-there are 346 pensIoners. Th' New York as Starkey, Creighton: 16. Guiseppe ZIlio.chapter has 362 active and pensioned mem- Copper Cliff: 17. Attilio Bertrame, Copperbers, "The pension system which the Com- Cliff.pany has given you one of th best iii BACK ROWCanada, i,s cne way in which it says thank 1. Luigi Smania, Copper Cliff: 2. Oem'roMyou' for your loyal service," he s3id. Silvestri, Copper Cliff: 3. Mike Rewak.

Proposing a toast to Inco pensioners, J R. Coiliston: 4. Jame, Rad.v. Copper Cliff:

Gordon, assistant vice-r resident. said i 5. Oskar Ranala. Copper Cliff: 6. Olver Epart, 'The enviable position which our Penman, Frood-Stobie: 7. Wilfred Patterson,Company occupies today is due in no small Coniston: 8, Mario Martinello. Coniston;measure to the enei'gy. efforts, and fore- 9, Stanley Kulikow.ski, Coni.ston: 10. Oivasight of the pensioners and of tho vho Kaattari. Garson: 11. Lawrence Jeffrey.ha' gone on befo]'e' Coniston: 12 Arvid Wuori. Copper Cli:

Replying o this Ioas, Ai'thui Lye of 13. Reginald W. Lyman, Copper Cliff:Garoi remaikd ha H. Wa abu time 14. Jack MePhail, Polic D'pt., 15 Robei

L Stewart, Huronian Power Co.0fliOii' I ossed 'a bouquet in hc' Company'sdire('tioii. Peronally h wa proud to have Six other membc'rs of th new class unabIworked for 37 years foi' a Company like to attend the dinner, were Frederico Ber-Jflec H wa. irniiidcd of company sb- imi'di. Copper Cliff: Eiioch Coopc'r. ('onist oil;

h' had ofl&' seen '' W ' canilifi coflirnt nd . ( ('ontiuu ed on I'agc 10

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51 Join atClub Meeting

(Continued from Page 91Alex Davie, Coniston: Donald F'inlayson,Copper Cliff; Wasyl Hollongo, Coniston: andMike Makarinsky, Frood-Stobie.

Other Pictures in LayoutIn other pictures in the layout are seen

groups of members and pensioners. Gui-sept e Zilio and Harold Gathercole of CopperCliff, and Tom Starkey of Creighton, werephotographed as they received their QuarterCentury Club pins. Matt Bell of the CopperRefinery is seen chatting with three ladiesof the church awcillary which served thebanquet; in the centre is Mrs. W. N. Smith,the convenor. In the lower left corner areback-stage scenes of turkey-carving andserving; chef-hatted experts with the knifeare Ian Ritchie and Bill Reid. At top rightare the five charming ladies who graced theassembly: Miss Louise Schofield of CopperCliff, Miss Agnes Coiquhoun of Coniston,Miss Mary Whalen and Miss Ivy Reynoldsof Sudbury, both pensicners, and Miss MaryOvens of Copper Cliff.

Highlights of Inco service were mentionedby Vice-President Beattie in his remarks.The oldest member of the Quarter CenturyClub, he said, was J. E. O'Donnell of Stirling,Ont., born on May 31, 1866; the Oldestmember present at the meeting, who stoodup to take a bow, was Thos. Harkins ofCopper Cliff, born November 29, 1869. Theyoungest club member present was RussellDeacon, born October 2, 1910. Tommy Ur-win was the oldest pensioner present, bornSeptember 28, 1866.

Long Service Records NotedOther outstanding records referred to by

Mr. Beattie were those of the four Incopensioners of the Copper Cliff chapter withthe longest service: Wm. Zinkie, 49 yearsand two months; John Gribble, 48 yearsand five months; J. Nicholls, 47 years andthree months; J. W. Gallagher, 47 yearsand two months. Each received an ovationfrom the meeting, as did Aif Wuiff, the ______longest service active member of the chap-ter with 45 years and eight months. A

,,special round of applause was reserved for

"Dr Livingstone, I PresunleJohn W. Garrow, who was celebrating his74th birthday that evening.

An enthusiastically applauded vote of An historic occasion at Creighton Mine Is the shaft, 8 ft. by 24 ft., do the steel andthanks to the women's auxiliary of St. symbolized by this picture, taken just after concrete work, and install the guides. ThenAndrew's United Church for their artistic the sinking crew in No. 7 Shaft holed through the new shaft will be ready for hoisting oredecoration of the tables and the delicious to the raise driven 700 ft. up from 30 level to feed the new Creighton concentrator,dinner they served was moved by Ralph underground. Ernie Smith, general foreman construction of which is going into the finalD. Parker, assistant vice-president, of No. 3 Shaft and in charge of driving the stages.

Following presentation of the 25-year pins raise, has climbed the chain-ladder from theto the Class of 1950, a moment of silence raise to be welcomed by Albert Boucher NOT A CHANCEwas observed in honor of deceased members (right(, foreman in charge of sinking No. 7 Auto Tourist: I clearly had the right ofof the club. Shaft, way when this man ran into me, and you

Billy Meek, Scottish-tongued Toronto I Both were highly pleased with the fact say I was to blame.comedian, was master of ceremonies for the that the shaft hit the raise dead on the nose, Local Officer: You certainly were.stage show given after the banquet. Other but not half as pleased as was Nick Trefiak Autoist: Why?performers from Toronto were Bernie Bray's Local Officer: Because his father is mayor,harmonica trio, Isabel Bucheri, a gifted (centre), the engineer on the job, because if his brother is chief of police, and I go withsoprano, and Zena Cheavers, acrobatic his survey traverse had not been accurate his sister.dancer. M. Ostrowski, all-round musician the meeting would not have taken place. ______________from the sinter plant at Copper Cliff, was Rumor has it that Nick had packed his bag AGE OF CHIVALRYa special attraction. Dinner music was and bought a one-way ticket for Tlmbuctoo The tall, dignified man joined the crowdplayed by Johnny Juryczack's Inco Club a week before the two openings were due to In front of a bargain counter, to get a veryorchestra. Announcements were handled by connect, special pair of hose for his wife. He inchedurbane Ted Dash of Frood-Stobie. Plotting the navigation course of a mining his way patiently, but was buffeted here

Dr. John F. Thompson, president of Inco, I undertaking like this, so that two crews and there by the women, and made nowho had planned to be present for presenta- which start digging 2,000 feet apart will progress.lion of the 75-year pins, was forced to wire eventually meet dead on, Is made more dIf Suddenly he lowered his head, stretchedhis regrets at being unable to attend on ficult because the warm humid air billowing out his arms, and barged through the crowd.account of pressure of business, and they up through a shaft sets up a refraction effect "Can't you act like a gentleman?" inquiredwere expressed to the gathering by Vice- which makes it extremely hard to identify a cold feminine voice at his elbow.President Beattie, a survey point through the cross-hair in a "I've been acting like a gentleman for the

transit, past hour," replied the man, still chargingThe first step in making your dreams come Next step In the completion of No. 7 Shaft forward. "From now on I'm going to act

true is to wake up. is to widen the 7 by Il-ft. raise to the size of like a lady."

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New TownsiteNamed AfterCharlie Lively

The new Inco townsite between CopperCliff and Creighton has been christenedLively in honor of Charlie Lively, an Incoveteran of 35 years' service who came upthrough the ranks and is now superintendentat Levack. His name is closely associatedwith Creighton Mine. where he worked foralmost a quarter of a century.

Announcing the name of the new townsite,Vice-President R. L. Beattie said the selec-tion was made as a compliment to Supt,Lively and also as a tribute to the hundredsof men who, like him, have given long andfaithful service toward making Inco what itis today.

If the new townsite inherits the qualitiesof the man whose name It bears, it will alwaysbe busy and on its toes. Charlie Lively hasbeen a hustler ever since the day he wasborn in 1887 at Rowdin, in Hants County,Nova Scotia. He was one of 13 children of

farmer, and his first job was handling ateam of horses for his father on a road-building contract. He got his mining bap-tism in an antimony mine near home wherehe mucked in the drifts, and he's been aminer ever since.

Made the Break to CobaltWhen a group of Nova Scotia men decided

to open a silver mine at Cobalt in 1905. theyrecruited Charlie to go along and help sinkthe shaft, a hand-steeling proposition he'llnever forget. He quickly showed an out-

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The time office staff at the Copper Refinery handles considerable administrativedetail in addition to keeping the time records up to the minute. Seated are Irene Rantaand Gloria Calandra; standing are Jack Vickers (chief clerk), Stan Dutchburn, and RonReale.

• and materially. He broadened his experience One of his first strokes of genius at Creigh-with short stays in other mining areas, ton was to eliminate hand-mucking of theincluding an eight-month stop at ldfields, first cut in the big shrinkage stopes by leav-Nevada. To see the Canadian West he and ing a portion in the centre of the stope which

• a pal went out to Alberta, bought a team of established a gravity flow of muck to thehorses, a buckboard and a tent, and poked box-holes on either side and which camearound the country for several months, down later with the stope floor.

/ travelling as far north as Grand PraIrie, 150 In the old days when things went wrong,miles north of Edmonton, Charlie would blow off steam by throwing

Charlie got his first bid to come to Sud- his hat on the floor and jumping on it. TheI bury in 1913 to work at Creighton, but turned introduction of the hard hat robbed the min-

- it down because he didn't fancy an open pit ing world of one of the best hat-jumpers in• operation. Two years later he started at the business, but he has made ample con-

Creighton as a stope boss underground, and tribution to offset this loss. Known as a realin five months was promoted to shift boss: straight-shooter and a champion of his men,he was on his way. By 1920 he was a fore- he has earned universal respect and admira-man, and in 1937 he was made asst. super- tion.int,endent of the mine. He left Creighton in Charlie was married in 1912 in Nova ScotiaJune of 1940 to become superintendent at to Mary Kaizer, and they have one daughter,Garson; two years later he wa made super Edo, a member of the Levack school teachingat Levack. staff.

Mining Has Been His Hobby As to what he'll do in retirement, whichWherever he has worked Charlie Lively has comes up in a year or so. Charlie isn't quite

left a trail of solid organization and operat- sure. He thinks he'll take an apartment ining efficiency. That's been his hobby, as a Sudbury. and perhaps build a summer camp

F matter of fact-he has never gone in much on Long Lake, but you can bet your bottomCHARLIE LIVELY for sport or other diversions, although he gets farthiug his interest will never stray far from

standing aptitude for organizing work and a man-sized kick out of a good baseball game. mining aud the men who do it.handling men, and when he was 21 was But his greatest joy ha come from makingput in charge of sinking two shaft.s, one 30 mining go smoothly and economically. The

HIS FIRST MUSIC LESSONfeet and the other 90 feet, using horses for manganese steel liner plates on a 72-inch Jack Loudon wa once boasting of hishoisting, at the South Lorraine, just outside scraper at Levack can testify to that-they've musical ability: "When I was a boy," saidCobalt From then on there was a job for had about three lives because Charlie twted the author impressively, "our town was hithim wherever he wanted to go. He worked them around until they were practically by a flood. My father hopped onto a bedat several mines in the Cobalt district and standing on their heads to extract the last and floated downstream to safety"8aW that fabulous area at the peak of its ounce of service befor' he told somebody to "What has that to do with your musicalboom. By attending to business and taking scrap them, ability?" asked hi listener.the brawling spirit of the camp in very small His inventive touch has resulted in dozens 'Well,' explained London, "1 accompanieddo,ss, he did well for himRelf, both mentally of valuable improwement. in mining methods, him on the piano"

Time Office Staff at Refinery

I'age 12 IN('() I'R1A".(1i' - j.'st'.\R\. I)5T

and his brother Tony is employed at theCopper Refinery. His wife was formerlyHelen Hayduk of Coniston: their two daughters are Anita, 7, and Murian, 5. Their homes in Coniston.

NAMED TO ADVISORY ('OUNCILIn a move to bring industry and applied

science closer tcgether, Queens Universityat Kingston has announced the formation ofin advisory council for engineering whichwill work with its faculty of applied science.

Twenty five Canada and U.S. engineersform the council, divided into seven committees representing branches of engineering. J.R. Gordon, asst. vice president of Inco, andR. C. Mott, general superintendent, of Pal-conbridge, have been named to the council.

LONG RANGE SHOOTINGAn old-timer listened to some youngsters

bragging about long-range rifle shots.Those are trifling compared to what I

could do with my muzzle-loader he boasted."One time I spotted an eight point buck Inthe distance. I rammed a charge of powderdown the barrel, then sonic wadding, thena couple of ounces of salt, then a ball on topof that. When I let go, the buck droppedin its tracks,

One of the fellows asked, "But what wasthe salt for?"

"Shucks," said the old-timer, "that deerwas so far away I had to do something tokeep the meat from spoiling till I could getthere,"

NO USE WASTING THEM

Joe Solski of Sinter Plant Gets The old man fishing from the river banklanded a pike about two feet long, but threw

$1,262 from theSuggestion Plan awards hit an all-time

high at Copper Cliff early in December whenJoe Solski, member of the electrical gang atthe sinter plant, received a total of $1,262 fortwo smart Ideas which have increased theplant's operating efficiency.

A day shift electrician, Joe collected a:$1,000 award for his suggestion to instalfloats in the upper fines bins, interlockedwith the pan conveyors. so that when a binis full a switch is thrown and overflow isavoided.

Along with his cheque for $1,000 Joe alsocollected $262 for suggesting that a full-binsgnal be installed in the sulphide bins towarn the operator on the filter floor to shutoff the feed to the sulphide bins.

Joe's was the thii'd $1,000 award made intIle past two months under the Employees,Suggestion Plan. Distribution of these bigjackpots has greatly stimulated interest inthe plan, and suggestions are literally pour-ing in fi'om all parts of the operations.

"Imagine" exclaimed Joe when TommySimms, his electrical foreman, handed himthe two cheques. "Just before Chrisimas!"

He knew his suggestions had been acceptedbut he had no idea how much money theywould bring him, and when he took a quickglance at the figures he could hardly believehis eyes.

When he' arrived home from work he tossedthe cheques nonchalantly on the kitchentable without any remark to his wife abouttheir great goodfortune. Mrs. Solski looked;t them immediately and then it was herturn to dance '.vtth delight. Their two youngdaughters soon joined in the excitement, andthe Solski family' cup of happiness brimmedright over.

The money has gone into the bank for thetime being, Joe says. Some of it will be usedfor ,'xtra Christme, t r'ts hut must of it

1 uaeK, uaier ne caugimi U. iurge luau,,.

This he also threw back.Five minutes later he caught a small perch

and put it into his bag. As he i'ose to goSuggestion Plana fellow fisherman asked him why he had

will be saved and perhaps the family will thrown back two beautiful fish and kept abuy their first car next spring, small one.

Joe has been an Inco man since 1936, and "Well," he replied, "my frying pan's onlywas previously employed at the Coniston nine inches wide."plant. He hails from Gilbert Plains, Manitoba ________ _____________ _______

T h j. "Nice going, Joe, and many happy returns of the

e 1 av-ori day," said Tounfly Simms, electrical foreman lalthe sinter plant at Copper Cliff, as he presented

Joe SoIskl with cheques for Suggestion Plan awards totalilug $1,262. Johnny McCookand Harry Adams, two electricians who work with Joe on the day shift at the slitter plant,were on hand to extend their congratulations and offer to help Joe get rid of the dough,

Pretty proud of their clever daddy were

King of the Castle narIan and Anita Soiski of Coniston, anda very happy wife indeed was Mrs. Joe

Soiski, when Joe walked in with the fruits of two brain-waves which netted him $1,262from the Employees Suggestion Plan kitty. Joe admits there is something very attractiveabout that kind of money and he means to get more of it.

JLY, 1951 INCO TRL\X(;LE I;tt l.

Cliff Office Staff of Old Days Photoed for "FP.B."

When F. P. Bernhard of New York, who retired as comptroller of Inco in August of 1949 after more than 50 years' service,

celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on November 28 last, it's a sure thins that one of the most cherished gifts he reeeivedwas the above photograph. With one exception all shown were members of the office staff at Copper Cliff when "F.P.B." waswas stationed there, and all have 30 or more years of service. Their Inco time totals 566 years. Dates each joined the Companyare: left to right, front row, T. D. I'rlce, Deeember 1915; E. C. Lambert, April 1908; R. L. Beattie, November 1911; Rosemary Ovens,September 1915; Bert Flynn, May 1915; R. H. Keast, November 1912; back row, A. Godfrey, June 1920; A. F. Broek, May 1911,R. C. Crouse, August 1908; J. Ding-wall (now of Creighton), October 1912; C. C. Chapman, November 1913; C. D. Ferguson, June1916; W. E. Gillespie, November 1911; W. T. Waterbury, June 1909; D. Flnlayson, August 1912. What a wealth of reminiscencesis stored in this groupt

"Pat" PattersonReceives Watch

At the Copper Refinery Mechanical Dept'sannual banquet at the Ryan Club presenta-tion was made of a gold watch to a popularmember of the power dept. sInce 1934,

Dugald Patterson, who had retired on dis-ability pension.

In hi preentat ion remarks Len Kitchenerrecalled that Dugald Patterson came to thereflei-y when the paper mill at Espaflola

clos&1 down on account of the depression. He drawn to the picture of S. Joseph Ol-atorywas one of quite a group of substantial citi- in Montreal. As you probably kn3w, h'zens who moved to Sudbury at that time and Oratory is built on the northwest side ofsecured employment at the new refinng Mount Royal and is somewhat of a monu-plant, including Dave Duncan, Matt Bell. ment to a lay brother world-famously knownPercy LaRocque, I, Carrier, M. Fournier, as Brother Andre. The Oratory wa'. con-D. McTaggart, W. Collins, T. Renaud anI structed over quite a number of years, andothers. In order to keep the seepage or drainage

Born at Little Current In 1892, "Pat" Pat- from the mountainside away from theterson went to school there and then to work foundation and grounds, there was built onin the lumbering business on the Island and the uphill side a concrete retaining wall toalong the North Shore. He was employed direct the water around and away from theat the mill in Espanola for 18 years before grounds. This retaining wall began tocoming to the Copper Refinery, and played crumble and give way.on the team which won the NOHA inter- ft so happened that the late J. Calnanmediate hockey championship for Espanola of Inco Nickel Alloy Sales was a greatin 1922. friend of Brother Andre, The failure of

He was married in 1912 to Mary Hembruff the original concrete wall, and the friend-of Little Current. Of their six sons three ship mentioned above, resulted ill the con-are living: Orville and Grenville. employed crete wall being re-built with Monel rein-at Copper Cliff Smelter, and Earl, at home; forcing rod.'. Insofar as I am aware, thisone of their daughters is Mrs. Donald Do- is the only place where Monel rods have beenherty of Sudbury and the other is Ruth of used for reinforcing of concrete. I believeHamilton. there is a fence atop the wall also built of

All "Pat's" friends at the refinery, where Monel."he is highly regarded by all with whom he ______________came in contact, hope that he will have many HARD TO DIAGNOSEyears in which to enjoy his retirement. A man went to a phyiciaii, complaining

of prolonged headaches. After an examina-

'Lone1 Rods Protect tion, the doctor told him to stop smoking."I've never smoked,' said the man."Well, then, you'd better cut out drinking"

Pvlontreal Shrine "I am a total'Late hours, then, fast women"

From C. E. Macdonald, general sales man- "I am always in bed by nine, I am aager for Inco in Canada with headquarters bachelor and live with my old maiden auntin Toronto, comes the followizg interesting Now, seriously, what causes my headaches?"note to the Triangle editorial aesk: j "I don't know," said the doctor, baffled,

"In your December issue my attention was "unless your halo's too tight"

L. Kitcheiier and 'Pat" Pattersoii

Ngc 14 NC() I'R JANGLE JANUARY, 1951

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Here's to ChristmaWhere is the Joy

to Excel it?

IN('() 'I'RIANGLE l'agt I'

P;tge I() I \C() 'IR I;N( ',LE J.NtRV, 1Q5

"Tranquility" might be the title of this deughtful seene,along Ulghway No. 17 between Dryden and Kenora In north-western Ontario, The lake Is one of 750,000 in the province.

A new, viewof the stat1Y towers of parflamehlt flu

shoWs

wlil Ottawa is voted0ne of the vorld'S most

beautthil capita

Tile UbrY is

a% the left, the soari1 peace To (With

clock)in the centre, and the East and West

clocks blen0

at the right.

Winter or summer, Ontario Is a great vacation land. Par-ticularly In the northerly parts climate and terrain are idealfor all kinds of winter sports, of which skiing is one of themost universally popular.

rough the Lakehead cities of Port Arthur and FortWilliam most of the bountiful wheat crop of the

prairies is

cha1U1e toteed millions in the four corners of the earth.

pictueed Is the world's largest grainelevator, with a capacity

of 9500,000 busheis.

ONTARIOBy MAURICE LAPLANTE, Purchasing Dept., Copper Cliff

I liked my native province so well that I stayed here.

You couldn't ask for more variety than Ontario offers. Our climate ranges all the way fromsub-arctic to almost semi-tropical. In the province's deep South, peach orchards, vineyards andtobacco fields startle tourists who don't realize that Ontario reaches down to the latitude ofnorthern California. Our fabulous North has made this province the world's leading source ofnickel and platinum, and one of the foremost producers of gold, silver and copper. Forty per centof Canada's mineral production comes from Ontario, but the surface of our natural resources hashardly been scratched.

This s an inland province with 3,000 miles of shoreline. It has the nation's finest highwaysand ts best canoe trails. It's not hard to see why Ontario attracts more tourists (and U.S. dollars)than all the other provinces combined.

And with each passing year, Americans are penetrating farther into the North. More and moreare discovering that spotlights on Niagara Falls can't compare, for example, with our andy-fIossclouds n the pink evening glow of Copper Cliff's slag dump. CNAD MAURICE LAPLANTE