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(STORY ON PAGE 13)The Recruits

Published for all employees of TheInternational Nickel Company of

Canada , Limited.Don M . Dunbar , Editor.

Editorial Office Copper Cliff, Ont.

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Had OutstandingSafety Record

Coniston's Sid Smith is a proudand happy man. He has threesons, one son-in-law and onegrandson-in-law all working forthe Company. He has rolled upthe best and longest safety recordsat Inco. And he is now retired ona comfortable Inco pension withmore than 36 years of creditedservice.

He was foreman on the chargefloor at Coniston smelter for over25 years.

Sid is particularly proud of hisfamily, especially his 19 grand-children and one great-grand-child. He married Dorothy Geoff-rey at Coniston in 1917 and theywere blessed with six children:Helen whose husband Albert Four-nier works at Coniston, as doHarold and Stanley; George, whoworks at Copper Cliff; Alma, athome, and Beryl, Mrs. Hutchinsonof Calgary. Helen's daughter Joanis married to another Conistonsmelter man, Louis Lalonde.

Born at Renfrew in 1897 Sidcame in 1914 to a lumber camp atWanup where his father was fore-man. Piling timber for the To-ronto harbour construction wasbeing cut, all big virgin pine, Sidremembers.

Mr. and Mrs . Sid Smith with stubof pay cheque Sid received from theMond Nickel Co. back in 1923.

In 1915 he started in the yardgang at Coniston, then spent twoyears in the Garson time office,then a year in Coniston time office.then quit and went to work atMurray mine. In 1921 he returned

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Champion Kingsway Bantams and Season's Hockey Swag

Sudbury 's Kingsway Bantams pose proudly with the three trophies they won in their triumphant marchto the championship of northern Ontario, the Sudbury Wolves trophy for city supremacy, the Charbonneautrophy for the quarter-final round at the Soo, and the Canadian Longyear trophy for the northern final.Front row, Bobby Brisebois, Bobby Nelson, Randy Mason, Gil Brisson , Keith Johnson ; centre row,Gary Kutchaw, Wayne Lalonde , Brian Brown, Fred Fortier, Lou Poirier, Rod Lam , Wayne Kutchaw, RayFournier ; back row, H. Nelson (manager), Len Boufflion , Allan Scanlon, Wally Cresswell (coach), WayneMcCuaig , Rodney Fortier , Gary Martin (trainer ) ; not shown, Jack Kosmerly , Bud McNaughton.

Taking it easy, a little garden-ing, the odd visit to Renfrew, andkeeping things trim around hishome in Coniston are a few of theplans Sid now has in mind - alongwith a good deal more fishing, ofcourse. Daily walks to the postoffice will also fill many a pleasanthour since old friends are plentifularound town.

Everyone agrees Sid Smith hasrichly earned his retirement andhopes he will long enjoy it.

Worked 28 YearsAt Copper Refinery

From the time of his arrival inCanada in 1912 until he joinedforces with Inco in 1930 John An-tonini worked on construction andtrack-laying projects. Helping tobuild Inco's copper refinery, he gotto like the place so well that hestayed on as yard and track fore-man for some 28 years. Retirednow on early service pension heenjoys few things more thanreminiscing about his early yearsin Canada.

to Coniston for keeps. Born near Rome. Italy, he came

Sid's charge floor gang averaged as a lad of 15 to Montreal where

about 20 men and at one time inhis uncle soon had him working

cluded eight different nationalities, on the railroad. In 1915 he started

"A good bunch of lads" is his as- with Fraser Brace as a trackman

sessment of them. Actually they and stayed with that company on

are a safety engineer's dream, for and off, until joining Inco,

under his leadership they worked During those construction yearsfor more than 20 years without a he worked on projects from Mani-lost-time accident being charged tuba to the Atlantic, including aagainst them. This represented year on the Welland canal, Twoalmost 140,000 safe shifts. They really big jobs John is proud of arewere well started on another safe the drydocks at Levis, Quebec and20 years when Sid retired. Saint John, New Brunswick, which

he helped build duringWar I.

plant, and spent some time on con-struction of the nickel refinery atPort Colborne also.

John married Lillian Palandra in1925 and they have a family offour, all residing in the Sudburyarea. Carol is Mrs. Angelo Petro-sino, Rosemarie is Mrs. Mike Tro-cano, and the two boys are Nick

I and Albert. John says he intends

1 spending much of his new leisureenjoying the company of their sixgrandchildren.

John has two houses in Gatchelland a camp at McFarlane lake,and looking after these should helpkeep him occupied. In addition hehas an interest in a small localbusiness plus a very lively interestin living.

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In 1928 he worked on the con-struction of the Frood mine surface

Accounting Department Appointments

R. J. Henderson G. E. Burns T. J. Meehan E. G. Woods

Changes in the accounting department staff at Copper Cliff, effectiveMarch 11, were announced by E. H. Waddington , assistant vice - presidentand general manager, Ontario division . George E . Burns and ThomasJ. Meehan have been appointed assistant works auditors of the miningand smelting division, joining R . J. Henderson in this capacity. G. E.Burns was transferred from the copper refining division , where ErnestG. Woods has been appointed assistant works auditor.

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LEVACK: Mr. and Mrs. Jen Rostadwith Dallas , 10, and Bonnie , 5. Theirpet budgie named Buddy flatlyrefused to be in the picture

CREIGHTON: Mr. and Mrs. WilfredMartin with Pat, 18, and Terry, 12.They live In Lively. Pat's ambitionis to become a nurse.

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IRON ORE PLANT: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grenough with Yvonne, 17, Jeanette,15, Carolyn, 11, Brenda , 5, Ronnie, 4, and Debra, 4 months. They came fromNova Scotia and their home is in Sudbury.

COPPER CLIFF: Mr. and Mrs . Bill Taylor with Joyce, 13,Sharon , 9, David , 31/2, and Laurie, who had her first birthdayparty on April 28. Bill works on mines department research.

MURRAY: Mr. and Mrs . Tolvo Soini with Allan, 8, Norman, 7,Shirley, who will be 6 on May 16, and Danny, 2. They live inAzildas, where they bunt their own home.

FROOD-STOBIE: Al Digby, who works In the timePORT COLBORNE: John Plante himself built the fine home in which we show him office at no. 3 shaft, completes this month 's album withwith his wife and family; Roger, 14, Jackie, 12, Gloria, 11, Diane, 7, Christine, 4. his wife and sons Robert , 4, and Michael, 1.

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LEFT: Winners of the Waterbury trophy , Basil O'Brien (skip), Art Fairbairn, R. Regimbal ; not shown , Ray Forth . CENTRE : Nick Myronuk andAndy Chop, of the winning rink in the Colts ; not shown , Art Romanick (skip), Fred Rinaldi RIGHT : They won the J . R. Gordon event , NormanYork , Gink Canapini ( skip), Gordon Harley ; not shown , A. Ceccolini.

300 at AnnualCurlers' Stag

One of the best stag parties inyears wound up the season for themen's section of Copper Cliff Cur-ling Club, more than 300 turningout to the festivities at the ItalianHall.

With president George Jarrett inthe chair a business meeting elec-ted the following officers for the1958-59 season: president, RobertSaddington; vice-president, GeorgeBurns; secretary-treasurer, AlvinNickle; assistant secretary-trea-surer, W. J. Powell; drawmaster,Robert McAndrew; shift leaguechairman, Richard Sheridan;mines committee, S. J. Sheehan,Ralph Brown, Jack Pigott; me-chanical chairman, Douglas Gat-hercole; smelter chairman, WilliamAllen; mill chairman, Elmore Cap-stick; refinery chairman, Mel Luck;towns committee, Harold Willis,James Dewey; general membership,David Duncan; house committee

LEFT : Victors in the Single Rink, Norm Silverson (skip), Phil Forster , Harry Bellay , Art Carbone.Winners in the Inter -Rink , Johnny Cecehetto (skip), Harry Gilbert , R. Gauthier, R. Regimbal.

chairman, Earl Stoneman.Club trophies and the attractive

prizes that went with them werepresented to the winners andrunners-up by: Gordon event,Alex Godfrey; Waterbury, MacForsythe; Colts, Jack Lilley; SingleRink, George Burns; Inter-Rink,Norman Kearns.

A brief address by Sam Roth-schild, immediate past-president ofthe Dominion Curling Association,and a movie of the 1957 Brier play-downs were features of the pro-gram. Some snappy stage enter-tainment was also enjoyed. AnOlympian feast arranged by the

i king of the calories, Red Pianosi,

topped off the successful evening.Winning rink in the club's Con-

sols eliminations was composed ofJim Dewey (skip), Morley Harry,Don Harry, Scotty Ferguson; run-ners-up were Hugh Munro (skip),Gord McQuarrie, Ray Taylor, andRusty Dubery.

In the Collins event the winners

Here and there in the big gathering the Triangle camera picked up these faces , all well -known in the curling fraternity.

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Over 100 Couples Had Fine Time at Seventh Annual Plate Shop Ball

More than 100 couples shared the fine food and fun at the seventh annual ball staged at the Caruso Club by the boys of the Copper Cliff plate shop.Among those present : LEFT , Mrs. E . Downey, Inco pensioner Abe Peacock and Mrs . Peacock , Earl Downey; CENTRE : Wayne Taylorpins a corsage on his wife Sandra ; RIGHT, Mrs. Bud Bertrand and Mrs . Roly Spencer and their handsome bubbles.

Clockwise at the table on the left are Mr . and Mrs. Mono Karl , Mr. and Mrs . Ingmar Anderson , Mr. and Mrs . A. Oliver , Miss Ann Rivard,Jerry Rousseau ; at the right , Roger Morel , Mrs. E . Sylvestre, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bertrand , Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bertrand , E. Sylvestre, Miss Lou Albert.

were Bill Allen (skip), Don Frat-tini, A. Stephens and Mike Mulloy,with the following as runners-up,Steve Kuzmaski (skip), R. Bruser,M. Matte, R. Bowhey. As usual,awards in this event will be pre-sented at a party given by G. E.Collins.

In the club's high school com-petition for the C. W. Nute trophythe winners were G. Henry (skip),R. Tulisalo, R. Steadman and CarolGodfrey, and the runners-up D.Boyd (skip), W. Duffy, E. Pikku-Saari, and Janet Zurbrigg. Prizeswill be presented at one of theschool's social functions.

Following were the runners-upin the other regular events: Gor-don, B . O'Brien (skip), G. Mc-Master , W. Trotter, S. Pinkos:Single Rink , F. Pilatzke ( skip), J.McLaughlin , E. Stobo , H. Labrick;Inter-Rink , W. Nelan ( skip), F.Pawson, A . C. Mitchell , K. Schitka;Colts , E. Godard skip ), E. Tigert,W. McKee. R. B. Scott; Waterbury,J. Turnbull (skip), A. C. Wood.W. Johnson, A. Chop.

Made Mining DebutAlmost 50 Years Ago

Pete Anaka's first associationwith mining dates back nearly halfa century, his debut taking placein a small coal mine at Hillcrest,Alberta in 1910. Retired now fromthe mechanical department atFrood on service pension, Pete

From 1910 until he joined Incoin 1929 Pete tried coal mining inAlberta and British Columbia,farming in Saskatchewan andvarious jobs in the city of Saska-toon. Finally in 1929 a youngerbrother at Levack told him to trythis area so Pete came and washired at Frood. He worked in thestopes, drifts and raises on 2800level for 10 years and also workedon 2600 and 1800 levels beforecoming to surface in 1943.

A bad back made Pete give upunderground work. Transferringto the machine shop he found it avery good place to work - in facthe admitted that another 15 yearsthere wouldn't be hard to take.

In 1893 Pete was born in a village

Pat Grassi, Bob Kelly, and committee members Pete Hickey, AlexMcCarthy, Al Wan and Len Hanna could take a well-earned bow fortheir work in organizing the greatly enjoyed party . In the above groupare Mr . and Mrs . Louis Champagne ( nearest camera ), Mr. and Mrs.Leno Caverson , Norman Oglestone and Miss Betty Dixon , Mario Borsatoand Miss Ann Favrin.

in Austria. He had little chance his wife this year since he wouldfor schooling before taking over a like to revisit the place where heman's job on the family farm - was born and raised. However.about the age of 10, he recalls. He nothing definite is planned except,followed an elder brother and uncle of course, to enjoy his retirementto Canada in 1910. to the utmost; in excellent health.

he's just the boy who can do it.Deciding last year that livingalone in retirement wasn't thebrightest prospect he could picture,Pete surprised everyone by re-nouncing his lifelong bachelorhoodand marrying a Saskatchewanwidow , Mrs. Mary Dniu. Thehouse he owns in Sudbury now hassomeone who can really take careof it.

Pete says a trip back to the oldcountry is a possibility for him and

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Voice over the telephone: "I sentmy little son. James, to your storefor five pounds of apples, and Ifind on weiehinf^ them that youonly sent four and a quarterpounds."

Grocer. "Madam, my scales areregularly inspected and are correct.Have you weighed your little boy?"

Did Carpentering onCliff's Rolling Stock

"A top notch carpenter and avery conscientious worker -- he'llcertainly be missed," was carpenterforeman Harold Bruce's opinion ofKostav Nenadov, who recently re-ared on disability pension.

For many years Kostav took careof the carpentering needs of allrolling stock at Copper Cliff, in-cluding locomotives, shovels, hoists,etc.

Born in a small town in Austriain 1899 he apprenticed as a car-penter there, serving his first threeyears without pay as was the cus-tom. He worked at his trade until1917, and after h's discharge fromthe army in 1918 he returned tothe same work.

Hearing glowing reports of Can-ada he came over in 1929, only torun head on into the depression,and for the next few years con-ditions somewhat dimmed the glowof those first reports. Arriving inRegina, he took a fling at theharvest, then landed in Sudburyearly that winter. Unable to speakEnglish but anxious to land a jobhe finally hooked up with a localplasterer and worked for him onand off for the next five years. Heworked on the construction of thecommunity hall in Copper Cliff,then was hired at Inco late in 1935.Except for a short spell with theyard gang his entire service waswith the carpenters.

Kostav married Stana Silaska in1919 and they have three children.Their daughter Mila is Mrs. Sta-moiev of Detroit and their sonsPeter and Alexander work in Sud-bury. They have two grand-children.

In 1938 when Kostav brought hiswife and family over from the oldcountry he mortgaged himself tothe hilt to build a home and smallstore on the Copper Cliff road. Hiswife runs the store and their sonPeter has a barber shop in connec-tion. Kostav is now the buildingsuperintendent.

A trip last year to Arizona toalleviate the asthmatic conditionthat caused his early retirementmade such a hit with him that heis planning another trip there soon.Otherwise he intends just takinglife easy and enjoying his familyand friends, which adds up to apretty pleasant outlook, we'd say.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURYWhen Junior came home from

college for Christmas vacation, hewalked with a decided stoop. Histroubled father asked: "Been bend-ing over your books too much?"

"hope" was the reply. "Beenkissing too many short girls".

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This worm 's eye view shows the Cryderman mucking machine in Creighton No. 8 shaft. Louis Leblanc standson the operator 's platform at the bottom of the cage where he controls the movements of the big boom andclam , which are driven by compressed air. Around the shaft wall are seen part of the steel drum and thebase ring of the forms into which concrete is poured in 10 !,,foot lifts to line the shaft as sinking progresses.

New Shaft Mucker Doing Impressive JobA remarkably versatile mechani-

cal mucker, bearing a name well-known in the annals of Canadianmining, is showing Itself to be areal manpower saver in the sink-ing of no. 8 shaft at Creightonmine.

Invented by Warner L. Cryder-man, son of "Newt" Cryderman,pioneer prospector of the Sudburydistrict, the Cryderman mucker isliving right up to its advancenotices

Comprised of a 25-foot cage ofwelded steel construction, beneathwhich is suspended a 32-foot tele-scoping boom, the machine is con-

trolled by an operator who standson a platform in the bottom of thecage, where he has a full view ofthe shaft bottom.

By manipulating two joy-sticklevels the operator actuates multi-directional valves controlling sevencompressed air cylinders. Four ofthese cylinders move the boom. oneprovides the telescoping portionwith a thrust of up to 8.000 pounds.and two others power the bite ofthe clam-shell jaws at the end ofthe boom,

There is the hiss and snort ofexhausting air as the huge armswings to a corner of the shaft

bottom, a thump and crunch as themanganese steel teeth of the clambite powerfully into the muck pile.Then, neatly and smoothly. themachine picks up its load of rockand dumps it into the sinkingbucket. In about six minutes thebucket is filled. It holds 21 tons.The clam needs only a dozen bitesat the muck pile to fill the bucket.

The cage of the Crydermanniucker is placed between specialguides in the shaft and suspendedfrom a pulley on a s,,,-inch cable,the other end of which is attachedto an air-driven tugger hoistmounted on the operator's head


Powerful Air-Operated Clam Takes 400 Pounds at a Bite

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The clam of the Cryderman mucker is seen as it takes a 9-cubic -foot bite from the muck pile in the bottomof the shaft , and then swings over on the end of the boom to drop 400 pounds of rock into the bucket.

plate. The hoist is used to raiseand lower the machine in theshaft, so that it can be taken up toa safe distance during blasting.Safety hooks anchor the machineto the shaft dividers when it is notbeing hoisted or lowered.

The controls of the Crydermanare arranged simply. The oper-ator's left hand regulates the swing,

and the boom will move in the and having positive control oversame direction as this hand. His the crowding and digging action ofright hand controls the telescoping the clam, the operator can handleaction of the boom and the open- either coarse or fine muck withing and closing of the clam. Just ease and dexterity.as in flying a plane or driving a The boom of the vertical-shaftcar, a light touch is desirable and Cryderman in use at Creighton,overcontrolling should be avoided. unlike those used in inclined shafts,

Able to extend the telescopic is built of circular tubing, and theboom to any point in the shaft, I telescoping portion, on which the

The leader and six shaftmen of a sinking crew have climbed into the bucket and are about to be lowered tothe shaft bottom in this view of the "deck " of Creighton 's new No . 8 shaft at 64 level . Albert Boucher, theshaft foreman, makes out a requisition at the topman 's desk . Bags of cement for shaft concrete arestacked neatly on the left , and immediately beyond them is the measuring hopper into which cement is placed,along with gravel drawn from a bin directly overhead , and then dumped into a concrete mixer installedone set below the level. Standard safety installations for shaft sinking can easily be identified in the picture.

clam is mounted, is free to ro-tate. This rotation can be con-trolled by an experienced operator,as he swings the boom. by touching[he clam to the shaft wall androlling it into the desired position.This positioning of the clam jawspermits a very thorough clean-upof a muck round.

Creighton's new no. 8 shaft is acircular shaft 15 feet in diameterinside the concrete, 17 feet outside.It will eventually be used as anairway. It is collared at 64 level,almost a mile below surface, andembodies all the usual safety fea-tures of Inco shaft construction.

The hoist for the sinking opera-`'ion is set up directly over theshaft at 62 level, eliminating thenecessity of a rope raise.

The sinking cycle calls for tworounds to be drilled, blasted andmucked, and a third round drilledand blasted, after which the steelconcreting forms are lowered tothe shaft bottom and a 10%-footlift of concrete is poured.

Cement and gravel are put into ameasuring hopper on the deck at64 level, and dumped from it into astandard drum concrete mixer in-stalled one set below the level.From the mixer the concrete ispiped to the forms in the shaft.

Wall bolting is carried out aftereach blast. Steel H-beam dividersare installed at the end of eachpour of concrete, and guides, man-ways, landings and brattices assinking proceeds.

Muck is hoisted to a rock pocketabove 64 level.

Canada Is BestSays Joe Favot

There's no place like Canada -take it from Joe Favot, who hassampled several in his lifetime andthinks Canada is the best countryIn the world!

Joe retired recently on servicepension from the electrical depart-ment at Copper Cliff.

Born on a farm in the north ofItaly in 1892 he spent a year work-ing in Austria and another in Ger-many while still in his teens. In1911 he took off for South Americaand spent the next 14 years there,working in various parts of theArgentine . Homesick ( or lovesick)he returned to Italy in 1925 , stayedthere a couple of years , and mar-ried Chiarot Clelia.

His next move was in 1928 toCanada and the Hollinger mine inTimmins , where he worked until1932 when he again returned toItaly . In 1933 he was back inTimmins, working on construction.Coming to Sudbury and Inco in1937, he first worked on the newpole line to Levack . He continuedin the electrical department, on theline car and in the shop , until hisretirement.

Joe is very proud of his sons,Phillip of the Soo and Louis ofSudbury . Something else thatbrings a quick gleam of pride tohis eyes is mention of his twograndchildren.

He and his wife are consideringa trip back to Italy this year butcloser to Joe 's heart would be ajaunt to South America wherethree of his brothers reside. Itwon't surprise anyone too much ifthey do both.


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R. H. Waddington presents the Parker shield to the victors, Glen Burns (captain), Harold Glasby, Ron Wiggins, Austin Burns , Wes Basso(coach), Eddie Norquay. They were the eighth Copper Cliff smelter team to win since 1937.

Frood-Stobie: George Beaulieu, Mike Teahen, Max Jefferson, captain Pat Stobie.

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Dr. J. H. Stanyon checks on a patient's treatment.

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One of the disaster victims receives expert first al

There was a burst of gunfire as a fleeing looter was shot down by a policeman.

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harp Sinter Plant Teamakes First Aid Thriller

p the closest contest in several,s a fast-thinking, smooth-king team from Copper Cliffflier's sinter plant won the Inco

aid championship for 1958,

nnnIy 20 points out of a possiblescore of about 700 was the

rence between the victors andrack team from no. 7 shaft ofpd-Stobie mine.

len Burns captained the win-team, which was coached by

Basso; other men in the lineupHarold Glasby, Ron Wiggins,n Burns, and Eddie Norquay.

were presented by R. H.dington, assistant vice-presi-

and general manager, withcoveted Parker shield and cashes of $50.00 each.

he losing Frood-Stobie squadled by Pat Storie and coached

'Butch" Allison. and was com-

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posed of Mike Teahen, GeorgeBeaulieu. Max Jefferson and VicAhIgren.

Tom Crowther, safety engineer,seta dramatic problem to test thewits and skill of the two teams.The scene in the main auditoriumof the Into Club was a disaster

I town which had been smashed bystrong winds and an electricalstorm. Buildings collapsed withstartling realism as the first-alderswent about their job. A fleeinglooter was shot down by a police-man to become the third patientrequiring treatment, two otherinjured men having been found inthe ruins. Disrupted telephoneservice presented extra difficulties.

Working carefully and coolly de-spite the pressure and confusion,both teams diagnosed the injuries

(Continued on Page 12)A keenly interested audience followed the contest "play-by-play".

This was the disaster setting for the contest. Two seriously injured citizens were found in the ruins left by a wind-storm.

Captain Storie supervises as a bandaged patient is carefully placed on a stretcher.

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The correct method of drawing a bow is here demonstrated by a pair ofexperts, Ben Radley and Ross Smith , president and secretary of theNickel District archery club.

Archery Fascinating SportGrows Steadily in Popularity

Archery is becoming an in- the twang of bow string soon be-creasingly popular sport through- i comes as heavenly music to the ear.out the continent, Ross Smith of Archery, Ross pointed out, is aLively told the Triangle. He is fine family sport. It offers manysecretary of the recently formedNickel District archery club. Arecent arrival from Sudbury, Eng-land, Ben Radley, is president.

In Ontario alone, Ross said, thenumber of archery clubs jumpedfrom 39 in 1954 to 73 in 1957. And73 is also the number of membersin the Sudbury club, plus 14 fromLittle Current. A dozen are of thefair sex, and the others are malesof all ages. New members are wel-come, the fee is nominal, equip-ment not too costly and Ross says

interesting variations and novel-ties, such as archery fishing, golf,baseball, and skeet, to name a few,in addition to the regular competi-tive target firing and game hunt-ing.

Most members of the local clubare interested in hunting. Thefirst organized hunt on ManitoulinIsland last fall saw three archersbag deer, Ross said. Archery fish-ing has been approved in Essexcounty this year and Ross hopesthat Nipissing will be next.

Contrary to what youthful RobinHood TV fans may think, modernarchers can literally shoot ringsaround the historical heroes. Ap-parently accuracy wasn't exactlythe archer's long suit in medievaltines, an army relying on "fillingthe air with arrows" to overcomean enemy, while in hunting theprey was stalked at very close rangeso that even poor shooting waseffective. North American Indianswere expert stalkers but also re-putedly poor marksmen.

Today. however, a good bowmanwill hit a 5-inch bullseye six out often times at a distance of 60 yardsor more -- in England the 100-yardrange is used a great deal. A well-shot arrow will travel up to 200yards with accuracy, Ross said; for60 yards it will hold a straight line,but for greater distances com-pensation must be made for itstrajectory.

Today's archery equipment comesin a variety of materials and styles,with fibre glass currently the mostpopular base for both bows andarrows. Steel and laminated woodare preferred by some archers intheir bows, and Alaskan cedar aswell as aluminum arrows arecommon.

The average bow is about 5 feetin length with an average drawweight of 35 pounds. Draw weight,which is the resistance of thedrawn bow, ranges from 20 to morethan 100 pounds and is determinedby the stiffness of the bow and thedegree to which it is flexed. A be-ginner should start with a lightbow and work up as muscles de-velop, Ross advised. The 60-poundbow is reserved for the powerfuland professional. A bow may costfrom $10 to $100.

Arrows range in length from 24to 32 inches and the better onesare purchased in matched sets of10 or 12. The arrow is the mostimportant part of an archer'sequipment, the missile that mustfind the mark, and should be wellbalanced and perfectly straight.Practise arrows, not matched, areavailable at lower prices. The typeof fletching or feathering on thearrows may vary but is always setat 120 degrees.

There are field arrows, practise

arrows. hunting, fishing and targetarrows, all with certain variationsaccording to use. Though moreexpensive, fibre glass arrows arepreferred by many since they arewell balanced, will not bend andare difficult to break. Woodenpractise arrows are less costly.Arrow heads are made of copper,aluminum, steel or rubber, depend-ing on the purpose.

In addition to bow and arrows aquiver is a must, while arm guardsand finger tabs are protectiveequipment few archers lack. Otherthan that a little enthusiasm is allthat is required and in a com-paratively short time, Ross said, aperson can become proficientenough to take part in competi-tions.

While it will undoubtedly comeas a blow to masculine pride, Rossmaintains that women and girlsare better competitive archers thanmen. He offers no explanation asto why.

On a recent Sunday afternoonthe Sudbury district archery clubstaged its first outdoor meet of theseason in the form of a noveltyshoot. It was held at the ball parkat Lively, and a good turnout ofarchers and spectators enjoyed afine afternoon's shoot although aquartering wind gave the bowmensome trouble. Apparently allow-ance can be made for a cross windmore accurately than for one onthe quarter.

The club's aim this summer, inaddition to regular weekly shoots,is a permanent outdoor range ofits own. It is also on the lookoutfor an indoor range for winteractivities, Ross told the Triangle.

Before coming to Sudbury in1950 Ross Smith had been activein archery at Hamilton for severalyears. He works at Creighton No.3 shaft lamproom, and was previ-ously at Frood. He lives in Lively,is married, and has a 6-year-oldson Steven who is also a keenarcher but inclined to be ratherhard on equipment.

Had Long ServiceIn Cottrell Plant

Coming to Copper Cliff fromPembroke in 1935 Hugh Mulliganspent nearly all his Inco yearsworking in the Cottrell dust pre-cipitation plant at the smelter. Heretired recently on disability pen-sion.

Shortly after leaving schoolHugh came to Copper Cliff afterhearing his uncle, Louis McClellanof the purchasing department,

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LEFT : Ben Radley displays the three most popular types of arrows, made of wood , aluminum and fibre glass.RIGHT : Ross Smith tests the arrows in the hunting quiver Ben Radley is wearing . It is strapped around thewrist and the arrows are held in place with clamps . It has an advantage over the standard quiver, which oftenallows arrows to snag in the underbrush.

extol the virtues of working forInco.

His wife Marie, whom he mar-ried in 1939, is a nurse in the out-patient department of the CopperCliff Hospital. They have onedaughter Maureen who is a studentat North Bay.

A better than average golfer inhis day, Hugh was a member ofBill Armstrong's foursome thatwon the Lambert trophy in 1953.Hueh's activities are curtailed nowbut he does enjoy his crib sessionswith his good friend Don McPhail,who is a regular visitor.

Fond of good music. Hugh spendsmuch time enjoying his favoriteselections on his hi-fi set, fromwhich he gets great companion-ship; he never tires of music bythe old piasters.


Ladies Divide Loot at Fine Party Winding Up Curling Season

As this picture indicates , the ladies took full and undisputed possession of the Copper Cliff curling rink for their greatly enjoyed annual party,ringing down the curtain on a particularly successful season . Following a delicious turkey dinner catered by Mrs. Bern Butler , presentation oftrophies and prizes took place under the direction of the club president , Mrs. Estelle Johnstone . Incoming president Is Mrs. Irene Huzmaskl.

Helped Build Plant,Shift Boss 20 Years

Helping to erect the first steelduring construction, install theoriginal machinery, and watchover the first run of ore, and thenworking as a shift boss there forover 20 years, Wilfred Barretteknows something about the Cop-per Cliff crushing plant.

Retired now on disability pen-sion, Wilfred has seen the plantdouble in size and capacity sincehe joined Inco there in 1930.

His first association with theCompany was six years previouswhen he worked in the sinter plantat Coniston. He left in 1927, spenta year cutting pulp near Cochrane,returned to Coniston for a year,then took a construction job withDominion Bridge on the new milland smelter at Copper Cliff.

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Five aces of Copper Cliff ladies ' carting during the past season form thisattractive lineup . Their names, trophies, and other members of theirwinning teams : Peggy Dimmock , Canadian Legion trophy (Jerry Pa in,skip , Muriel Raeicot, VI Hamill ) ; Lyn Forster , skip , Jessup trophy MerlAllen , Mary Ostashek , Grace Howe ) ; Eileen Johnston , skip, Robert Browntrophy (Gina Ogilvie, Marian Rumney , Rene Steadman ) ; Bernice Wilson,skip, Copper Cliff Jewellers trophy (Jessie Lee, Pearl Upton, ReneSteadman); Peggy Elliott , Darrach Memorial trophy (Jerry Pappin , skip,Agnes Latreille , Grace Howe).

wife must have been clairvoyant, him: ". . they couldn't havebecause things have gone so well treated me better. I'll never forgetwith them . , that doctor (Dr. Sturtridge)."

Mrs. Barrette was Dora Blake , a That a happy life of retirementsister of Aime Blake of Coniston, is in store for this popular shiftwho works at the iron ore plant. boss is the confident hope of hisMarried in 1920 at Hull, she and friends and acquaintances.Wilfred have four children, Rossi-rio of Ottawa, Carmelle (Mrs. A.Paquette) of Sudbury, Roger of Baby Daughter SureCopper Cliff sinter plant andLorraine, a schoolteacher in Sud-bury. Twelve grandchildren livenup the scene.

Wilfred built his own home inSudbury in the 30's. Looking afterits maintenance, and enjoyingmotor trips and visits with rela-tives are high among the pleasantactivities he is now anticipating.

When he first came to the Sud-bury district Wilfred worked withthe CPR section gang at Romfordfor three years. He was promotedto section foreman at Stinson buthis wife said no, thanks, she pre-ferred not to live there, so Wilfredquit the railroad and joined theMond Nickel Company. While nottoo happy at the time about givingup a promotion, he now thinks his

Wilfred has high praise for all charmer named Madeleine who isthe supervision he worked with. her daddy's day-long delight. TornThe Inco medical service also drew agrees the time will never dragwarmly favourable comment from with her around, and he enjoys her

When a disability pension wasrecommended by his doctor as thebest move for himself and hisheart, Tom Tessier was afraid thathis days would be long and empty.Happily he has found the reverseto be true, thanks to an infant

company so much that he is evenhelping his wife with the house-work.

Tom married Cecile Lalonde atConiston in 1936 . In addition toMadeleine, members of their familyare Maurice, who works at Conis-ton, Diane of the Sudbury GeneralHospital staff, and Aurele, Jeanetteand Pauline, all at school.

Born on a farm near Ottawa in1903, Tom moved to St. Charleswhere his family farmed. He wentto work at Coniston smelter in lau5,joining two of his brothers there.One of these, Florian, Is now re-tired; the other, Medric, still worksat the plant as does a youngerbrother, Germain.

Tom started on the ore bins,then moved to the matte room un-til 1945, when he was transferredto Copper Cliff as a puncher onthe copper converters. Owning hishome in Coniston, he has com-muted daily since 1945 and hasfound the trip only a mild incon-venience.

While advised to take thingseasy for the present Tom hopeseventually he will be able to takeon some sort of part-time job.Work has always been somethinghe enjoyed rather than avoided. Alittle gardening this spring hethinks will help him along the way,All his workmates and neighborswish him good luck.

INCO TRIANGLE

Seven-Team League Trained 100 BoysOne of the Nickel Belt's most

consistently successful sportsgroups climaxed another sizzlingseason when the Sudbury MinorHockey Association held a bang-upbanquet at the Caruso Club.

Three of the community-mindedmen who help make this valuableloop click are shown in the abovepicture: Albert Prete, coach of thechampion Police entry; GeorgeRenaud, league vice-president;Colin Davey, coach of the Elksteam; all three work in the shopsat Copper Cliff. The boys photo-graphed with them, all sons ofInco employees, are: back row,Denis Bleau, Allen Gibbons, DonKampman, Brian Fletcher, RichardLadyk, members of the Police line-up; front row, Armand Vincent,Jack Hill, Bruce Doran, Bill Elliott,members of the Elks team.

Other teams in the league wereKiwanis , Nick Tomiuks , Lions,ACT, and Knights of Columbus.More than 100 boys got the benefitof thoroughly organized and coach-ed juvenile hockey on SudburyArena ice.

The "Wishing Well"

The individual award departmentcame up with some interestingstatistics this year. No less thanthree players were named for theToe Blake most-valuable-playeraward, Denis McChesney, BillFryer and Warren Haggert allsharing the big honor. But when itcame to scoring championship,Roger Purdie was in a class byhimself with a whopping 47 goalsand 16 assists, including 11 "hattricks" . In one game alone hewhipped in six goals.

Everyone had a good word forthe officiating again this season.Bud MacDonald, head man withthe whistle, had on his staff LeoCarrier, Don Mitchell, Ron Wicksand Ralph McKenny, the last threeall graduates of the league.

League president was TommyWhiteside, and other officials wereLen Gainer, Bruce Greenfield andTony Demarco.

The read to success runs uphill,so don't expect to break any speedrecords.

at Frood-Stobie DanceThis foursome paused by the ticket drum to make a mighty wish as theyarrived at the Inco Club for Frood - Stobie Athletic Association's bigdance at which the draw was made for a new car. Their hopes wentaglimmering though , for Leo Lafreniere proved to he the lucky guy.Shown above are Mr . and Mrs. Leo Obonsawin and Mr . and Mrs. GermainProulx . About 450 couples attended the dance , smoothly staged bysecretary Eldred Dickie and his committee.

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and wrapped up the tricky assign-ment in a way that won high praisefrom Dr. H. F. Mowat and Dr. J.H. Stanyon, the judges, who said

j the performance was one of thebest they had ever seen in Parkershield competition.

Judges of the oral tests held inconjunction with the floor workwere Leo Legault and Verde Villen-euve. Taking the part of patientswere Dickie Perras, Tom CrowtherJr., and Andy Muir. Joffre Perraswas the makeup artist, Tony Bassothe timekeeper, and Gerry Guen-ette the policeman. Bert Debneyassisted Tom Crowther in planningthe problem.

In making the presentation ofthe Parker shield, Mr. Wadding-ton expressed the Company's ap-preciation to everyone who, byeither show of interest or activeparticipation, assisted in its firstaid program, on which it placedgreat importance. He warmly con-gratulated both victor and van-quished on their fine exhibition.

A total of 178 teams, involving1,063 men, took part in the variousstages of the competition leadingup to the final event.

As a result of St. John Ambu-lance Brigade training carried onby the safety department duringthe past season, the number ofInco employees qualified in thiswork was maintained at about onein every four, a percentage inwhich the Company takes greatpride, Mr. Waddington said.

APRIL, 1958

Hoot Mon !Left out of our last Issue, for nogood reason at all, was this pictureof two bonnie lassies who starredIn the Levack figure -skating car-nival, Maureen Callahan and JudyJessop.

ONE OF OUR BOYS

Two Scotsmen visiting London, itis told, were inspecting a largebuilding when they noticed thecorner-stone bearing the date, inRoman capitals : MCMIV.

This was the eighth time thata Copper Cliff team won the Incofirst aid championship since theParker trophy was put up for "There you are again," said one,competition by Ralph D. Parker in "a brither Scot with his name on1937. Last year a smelter lineup the biggest building in London.defeated a team from Creighton You canna' keep a good manmine in the final match. doon."

Inco Men Study Radiation Monitoring

As part of Its program to set up a protective system for the publicagainst the dangers of radioactive fallout, the Sudbury and Districtcivil defence centre is giving an 11-week course of instruction in radiationmonitoring to a selected group of key personnel . Shown above withinstructor Walter Lalonde are some of the Inco men attending, BertDebney (Frood open pit), Ray Bouchard ( Coniston smelter), A. E.O'Brien (superintendent of safety ), L. S. Kitchener ( copper refinery).They are familiarizing themselves with the operation of radiae sets,used to measure the radiation dosage of gamma rays being produced byradioactive substances or material.

APRIL, 1958 INCO 'T'RIANGLE

Lieut . Myers carries out a regular inspection of the corps.

Lieut. DeCou conducts a demonstration of signalling devices.

Sudbury's New Navy League Cadets 'Well Launched Under Lieut. Myers

With the Royal Canadian SeaCadet Corps an unqualified successacross Canada its sponsors, theNavy League of Canada, two yearsago launched a junior edition thatalready promises to outstrip its bigbrother - in enthusiasm at least.

Boys of 12 and 13 are eligible forthe Navy League Cadets, and uponreaching their 14th birthday gra-duate to the Sea Cadets.

Jerry Myers, for many yearsexecutive officer of the LordMountbatten Sudbury Sea Cadets,resigned from that group to organ-ize the younger boys. Selectingfour other officers, two of themformer Sea Cadets, he set aboutrecruiting last September and soonhad his goal of 40 boys. He hopesthat later this year he can ac-cept applications from an addi-tional 20.

Our front cover picture showsSub.-Lieut. Frank Homer inter-viewing three young cadet recruits.

The declared purpose of theNavy League Cadets is to providethe boys with mental, moral andphysical training through themedium of naval and other instruc-

tions, to develop self-respect andrespect for others as well as senseof duty and discipline, and instill

j the principles of patriotism andj good citizenship.

A gunnery class pays close attention to Sub-Lieut . Bolton.

Using boat models, Sub-Lieut. Kolenut lectures on seamanship.

The course includes seamanship,boating, signalling, gunnery, firstaid, citizenship and physical train-ing. All cadets are provided withuniforms, and regular inspectionsare held each training night tocheck that the embryo sailors areproperly turned out.

The class in gunnery begins withthe modern rifle, and the boys aretaught a healthy respect for it andi

Four out of the five men who contribute time and effort to youth trainingprogram of the Navy League Cadets in Sudbury are Inco employees.Shown above are the corps officers: Sub -Lieut. Ken Bolton (Copper Cliffsmelter); Lieut . Ron DeCon ( Falconbrldge), executive officer ; Lieut.Jerry Myers (Copper Cliff accounting department ), commanding officer;Sub-Lieut . Frank Homer (Copper Cliff accounting department ), supplyofficer ; Sub-Lieut . Charles Kolenut ( Creighton mill).

all other firearms. Drilling withweapons is practised until normalsafety precautions become part ofthe routine.

Signalling includes training inMorse code by key and by Aldislamp, as well as how to interpretthe meaning of the penants a shipis flying.

Studying seamanship the boyslearns first from models the variousparts of a ship and what they arefor. During the summer monthsthey will be trained on LakeRamsey where the Sea Cadets havea fine new boathouse and full boat-ing equipment.

Permanent quarters of the NavyLeague Cadets are in the UkrainianHall, Sudbury, and meeting nightis Monday.

Split PersonalitiesThe Triangle regrets the trans-

position on page 7 in last month's:slue of the pictures of L. S.Renzoni and M. V. Barker, andtrusts that complications resultingfrom this confusion of indentitieswere not of a serious nature.Similarly it hopes that LucienLevesque of the copper refineryplate shop has now fully recoveredfrom being turned into AndyMartin on page 9.

Monarchs of Copper Cliff shift hockey this year are the Electricals: back row, Ray Smythe , Jack Hodgins,Jim Connors , Dick Johnston, Bob Mikkola , Ross Weber, Howard Nadeau , Urgel Duhamel , Owen O 'Reilly; frontrow, Jack Taus , Red Williams, Jack Mikkola , Carmen Fielding, Harold Martin, Fern Duhamel , Bob Scott.Goalie Ron Matte Is kneeling In front with stick boy Stan Bennett . Two other members of the team wereBob Fulford and Jerome Malleau.

Electricals WinIn Shift Hockey

After finishing in second spot inregular scheduled play, the hard-driving Electricals staged a greatplayoff performance to take thechampionship of the Copper Cliffshift hockey league, trimming Con-centrator two straight in the finalsat Stanley Stadium.

The Jimmie Nemis trophy waspresented to the victors by AlbertRebellato.

Reverbs paced the league duringthe season, led by flashy AllenKelly. In 20 games this 27-year-old former Buffalo Bisons staramassed an amazing 69 goals and20 assists to take the Copper CliffLegion trophy for the individualscoring championship. He is re-garded by many as a definite pros-pect for next season's SudburyWolves.

Shift hockey fans had much tocheer about during the past winter.The calibre of play was at least acouple of cuts above usual, andcompetition was terrific in thefive-team loop,

Newcomers to the league, Metal-lurgical Meteors won a playoffberth due largely to the brilliantnetminding of Barry Wright. Theywere eliminated by the free-skat'ngElectricals, who combined speedand great puck-handling along,with strong defensive work andthe outstanding goal tending ofRon Matte to drive through to thechampionship.

Reverbs, doormats of the shifthockey setup in previous years,were sensational all the way thistrip, and put up a fierce argumentbefore bowing to Jack O'Hara'sConcentrator crew in a thrillinghard-hitting semi-final.

Last year 's champs, Concentrator, were runners -up this time: back rowRed Hill , Roy Bisson , Ray Campbell , Harold Dewar , Ray Sandberg, JohnProulx and Jack O 'Hara; front row , Fred Lucew, Dino Mllorosco, RayFrattini, Bill Heittinen, Gerry Bouillon . Stick boy is Chuck O'Hara.Other players , absent when the picture was taken , are: Ray Hill, GeneBarbe, Bill Arnott , Slick Merrifield , Eddie Santi and Leo Jacques.

The fifth squad in the schedule,the Byers brigade, never really gotuntracked. Weak defensively, theywere often disheartened and failedto offer any great threat.

Sharing the spotlight with Kellyfor the season's scoring honorswere these others in the top 10:MacKay, Reverbs, g 34, a 17, pts 51;Lind, Met'!, g 28, a 19, pts 47:Boyer. Met'!, g 23, a 24, pts 47;Thibault, Reverbs, g 17, a 30, pts47; J. Mikkola, Elect'!, g 33, a 12,pts 45: Lacoste. Reverbs, g 22, a 22,pts 44; McKenny, Reverbs, g 12,a 30, pts 42; Johnstone, Elect'l.g 2l, a 16, pis 37; Weber, Elect'!,g 13, a 24, pts 37.

Players and spectators alike

praised the excellent work of theleague referees, led by AlbertPrete. Another hard worker wasKarlo Bubalo, the league statis-tician.

WHO'S CHASING?

APRIL, 1958

Colorful ChristieFleming Retires

Christie Fleming believes inmiracles because he was in one.Retired now on service pensionfrom Frood mine, he chuckles overthe memory of that big experiencebut it was far from being funny atthe time.

Several years ago, alone and onfoot, Christie met a fast movingtrans-Canada train head on at theRegent-Kathleen crossing. Hurledaside by the impact he was laidup for several months by his in-juries, but eventually returned tohis regular job, confirming thatyou can't keep a good man down.

Born on a farm on the Gatineauin 1892 Christie recalled thataround 1926 a large paper com-pany was forced to flood a con-siderable area along the river forpower purposes. Numbered amongthose to be inundated and realizinghe couldn't stem the tide, Christietook his expropriation money andthen went to work helping erectthe power towers. Did okay too,he recalled, bearing out the oldaxiom that "If you can't beat 'em,join 'em."

Christie and Mrs. Fleming

When that job was completedtwo "down-homers" located atSudbury, Ed Mulcare and the lateHerb Milks, convinced Christie thatFrood mine was the place to work.In 1930 he came up and joinedthem, landing a job at Frood No. 4shaft.

Before long he was helping drivedrifts to connect No. 3 and No. 4shafts. From there he went to thegreat stopes that were developingon 2,800 level, where he numberedmany of Inco's present miningsupervision among his stopepartners.

He moved to stopes and pillarson 2,400, then wound up his miningcareer on 1,800, working the lastfive years as a level timberman. Agood, reliable miner Christie washighly regarded by all, a feelinghe warmly reciprocated. SaidChristie, "Mining is a good life, Ilike it. The boys may seem a bitrough at times but you won't finda better bunch of fellows any-where,"

He married Marie Kilby at Sud-bury in 1933. Their daughterShirley is the wife of Peter Dumas

of Murray,years he had been terribly

, son Bud is with Inco

henpecked. One morning at break- in theCopper Cliff and son Murray is

fast he said to his wife: "My dear, inRCAF.

I had a queer dream last night, IAccustomed to shard admits since

thatearly tthought I saw another man run- inactivityoyhood Christie

ttoning off with you." acth is difficultc get used to.ID t t tt h

'*Indeed!" said his wife, "andwhat did you say to him?"

urmg win er me pas e pua few hours daily caring for theRiverside playground rink. Thishelped keep him happy and in

"Oh", he answered, "I asked fighting trim, which is exactly thehim why he was running," way his friends want to see him.

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tacked in place, glass eyes inserted,and the head then shaped and put

1 out to dr usuall in the ay, y g rage.When dry, the colours are paintedon, three coats of good clear var-nish applied and the fish is readyfor mounting.

A word of advice from Bill: keepfish cool and moist if you plan onhaving them mounted; ice is best

1 but wet grass, leaves or paper ar,helpful. Don't clean the fish, so itcan be observed in its originalform. Be careful not to damagescales, gills or fines, and get it tothe taxidermist quickly - in sum-mer fish spoil in about 24 hours.

Birds, mainly ducks, rank firstas favorites for mounting, with

i deer heads and fish following inthat order, Bill said.

near stuns ana neaas as wen aswolf heads for Cub packs are otherpopular choices. In these two typesof heads the mouth is usually open,requiring that the tongue be builtup. This is done with plaster of

LEFT: Bill Ruff displays a few examples of his taxidermy art. Framing that 4 point deer head are a blackduck and a white winged scoter duck . Bill is holding a Hungarian partridge and the other two specimensare a horned and a pigmy owl. RIGHT: Beauty and the beast! That pretty and personable young misssitting atop the ferocious looking bear is Bill's younger daughter Marylyn. The bearskin rug is anothersample of her dad 's handiwork as a taxidermy hobbyist.

Bill Ruff Has Developed a GoodHobby for His Retirement Years

Frood mine's Bill Ruff can pre-pare, stuff, and mount a fish, fowl,or fur bearing animal so realisti-cally it just about sits up and callsyou uncle.

What originally began as a hobbyyears ago has developed into a side-line which keeps Bill so busy thatnow and then he threatens to quitit. The only taxidermist in Sud-bury, to his knowledge, he finds hissideline often interferes with hishunting and fishing, and that'sencroaching on hallowed time! ButBill consoles himself with thethought that it will be a pleasantand profitable way to pass thehours after he retires.

His first attempt to preserve abird ended in failure when the legsand wings fell off. That was 40years ago and Bill was learningfrom a correspondence course hisbrother had abandoned. In 1938he took up taxidermy in earnestand since then has preservedhundreds of specimens.

The basic principles of taxidermyare simple, Bill explained to theTriangle, the true art being increating realism in the object. Likeother forms of art this calls formuch practise and study.

Whether it be fish, flesh or fowl,the specimen to be preserved mustfirst be carefully skinned and all

^Bill puts the finishing touches to a wolf head for a local Cub pack's den.A completed wolf head and a bear head in process are seen in the bark-ground , complete with ferocious snarls.

meat and fat removed. Fish headsare difficult to skin so the meat isscraped out through the eyesockets. A sharp edge is essentialin skinning and for small birdsB11's favorite is a razor blade.

With birds the wings and legsare separated from the body atthe top joint and attached laterby means of wires. The skin iscured with an arsenic paste whichpreserves and later hardens it. Aform for the body is fashioned fromwire, excelsior shavings and oakum,and the skin drawn over this. Itis then sewn up, moulded intoshape, legs and wings attached andglass eyes installed. It is allowedto dry for about two weeks, thenthe beak or tongue is touched upwith paint.

In skinning a deer head, Billsaid, the slit should be made downback of the neck rather than thethroat in order to hide the seamwhen completed. The skull isboiled to remove the meat and thehide must be tanned. Before re-placing, the skull is built up withfire clay and the neck portion isframed with wood. The hide andhorns are drawn over this, sewnup, worked into the natural shapeand allowed to dry for two or threeweeks. Stiff cardboard holds theears in shape until dry. When drythe nostrils are waxed and painted,horns varnished, glass eyes put in,and the head is ready for mount-

ing,Before skinning a fish Bill takes

measurements of length, girth, etc.,in order to reproduce a true like-ness. Colours must also be ob-served since they fade when theskin dries, and must be retouchedlater, especially with rainbow andspeckled trout. In skinning, thecut should be made on the sidethat will be attached to the mount-ing board.

Bill uses dry cedar as a form orI mould for fish, although his cor-

respondence course suggested plas-ter of paris, which he found tooheavy. As with birds the fish skinis cured with arsenic paste. Thehead is stuffed with plaster to re-place the meat, skin drawn overthe form, sewn up, fins set, gills

paris and a coloured, heat resistantparaffin wax.

Bill is thankful that relativelyfew people bring in moose heads,but he does mount them. He hadto cut a special opening in thestairway in order to get them intohis basement workshop.

Most of his work is orderedlocally although he said "I'll betI've got a fish in nearly everystate," as American tourists arehis biggest customers for fishmountings.

An ardent hunter and fishermansince boyhood, Bill has studied allforms of wildlife in their naturalhaunts, an important advantage inreproducing life-like specimens.

A skiptender at Frood, Bill hasworked there since 1930. Hisparents moved to a farm near Fal-conbridge in 1905 and he well re-members hunting deer where thattown now stands. There was plentyof small game about in those dayson which to practise taxidermy,he said.

His son Dick of the Copper Cliffmachine shop is also interested inthe hobby and will one day be areal artist, Bill says.

Bill admits there are a few tricksof the trade that he learned thehard way and is not divulging, butsays that anyone sufficiently inter-ested can discover them as he did.

NICKEL ALUMINUM- BRONZEThe development of Ni-Bral high

tensile nickel aluminum-bronze isattracting the attention of all theleading shipyards and ship oper-ators in the United States andEurope. This alloy, which has ex-cellent mechanical properties alongwith high resistance to corrosionand erosion, is being used for shippropellers, rudders, shafts, reduc-tion gears, valves and pump parts.

TALE OF A DOGThe father had taken his little

boy to the pet shop to pick out apuppy as a birthday present andthe lad spent half an hour lookingover the assortment of pooches inthe window.

"Decided which one you want?"asked his father.

"Yes," replied the boy, pointingto one puppy which was waggingits tail enthusiastically. "That onewith the happy ending."


Champs of 21-Team Levack Bowling Loop Record Year for

With more than 200 players en-rolled, the Inco Club ladies' bowlingleague scored the biggest and bestseason in its history. Windingthi u i l lt thngs p n proper s e gay e, sentertained their men at a banquetand dance at Canadian LegionMemorial Hall, for which arrange-ments were made by Val O'Neill,the league president, and AnneJaffe, secretary.

Vern Tupling, manager of theInco Club, was chairman of thehighly successful affair, and an-nounced the presentation of tro-phies and prizes as follows:

League championship, Inco Clubrose bowl: Mamie Gorday (cap-

Champions of the 21-team Levack ladies ' bowling league are shown here chetto, NellieKurh Luceae n Mo-

with their individual trophies : left to right , Fern Cameron , Jean, RuthHamiltlton, J ea-

Roberts, Jean Parker, Marg Shillington , Jean Laberge , Helen Brown ;stenko.

Runners-up, $25 cash: Annethe other member of the lineup was Isabel Puro . Competition was keenEveline (captain), Joan Godin,right down to the wire in the enthusiastic league .Rachel Stelmakowich, Osie Cluff,

As Huskies Battled Hearst in FinalsVelma Funnell, Alice Komarechka.

"A" section playoff winners, C. H.Stewart trophy: Dot Bouchard(captain), Irene McFadden, MabelSkwarek, Helen Sudac, Aline St.Marseille, Simone O'Hagan.

"B" section playoff winners, S.J. Sheehan trophy: Anne Jaffe(captain), Jean Valle, Rita Mac-

I Donald, Pat Basso, Ruth Harrower,! Jean Guilbeau.

Individual champions : high aver-age, Eldred Dickie trophy, PatBasso (203) ; high single, BenEthier trophy, Lucy Demkiw (358);high triple, Val O'Neil trophy,Betty Croteau (775).

So hot was the competition this

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The appointment of Carl A. Nesbittas administrator of the newlyformed local government district ofMystery Lake, 400 miles north ofWinnipeg, was announced by Man-itoba's minister of municipalaffairs, Hon. Edmond Prefontaine.The district includes the new townof Thompson and the site of Inco'sgreat nickel development . Mr. Nes-bitt is particularly well qualifiedfor this position through his longservice with the Company-almosta quarter of a century - and hisseven years of experience in muni-cipal affairs on McKim townshipcouncil, four of them as reeve. Heis shown above, right , with RalphHawkins , mine engineer of Inco'sManitoba division.

year that there was only one pointdifference between the Gorday andEveline teams for the league title.Ida McKain, celebrating her 20thyear in Inco Club bowling, skippedher team to third place, only threepoints back of the winners.

Picks Up His Pay 40 Years Later

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Yvon Goudreau hoisted his stick to signal the goal he had just scoredon a pass from Bill McDonagh (left ) as Harry Knight 's Levack Huskies }fought It out with Hearst Lumber Kings for the northern Ontario inter-mediate B hockey crown and the Max Silverman trophy . On the rightis Chucker Regan . Lumber Kings won, 2 games to 1, but Huskies lodgeda protest claiming Hearst used an ineligible player , Jim Crockett (12),so the issue is still in doubt . The series was played at Hearst.

Loco Shop Veterans Farewelled by Pals

,uf PAYi4E T OF Vages pe rid June 1917 $13.12

"I am sorry to put you throughall this trouble," wrote SafronyProkopetez from Calgary recently,"but after all these years I haverealized that in May 1917 I workedfor your Company at Crecton mineas a machine man, and left withoutcollecting my pay for 3 shifts and2 hours, and would like to knowwhether I can now collect themoney due me. My number was3090 (1 think) and the shift bosswas a fellow called Charlie, andthe machine boss was a fellowcalled Hussey."

Sure enough, when paymasterSid Gemmell's department duginto the files they turned up Saf-rony's employment record (badgenumber 3090) showing that he hadindeed taken off from Creighton

The men of the locomotive shop at Copper Cliff put on a rousing farewell mine for parts unknown withoutparty at the Caruso Club for two old pals , Jack O 'Reilly and Carl Carlson, bothering to pick tip his pay. Sowho had retired on well - earned pension . The smiling guests of honor in due course a cheque was sent toare shown above as they were presented with well-lined wallets by Ken him in the amount of $13.12, andDuffln (left) and Tom Merrick (right ), the account declared closed.

Stan Coagie searched the archivesat Copper Cliff and came up withconfirmation of Safron's claim.

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