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VOLUME 21 COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, OCTOBER, 1961 -- NUMBER 7

His Excellency at Inco (Story on Page Published for all employees of The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. D. M. Dunbar, Editor H. L. Meredith, Assistant Editor

Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Departmanr. O,tawa md for payment of postage in (ash. Inco Grant Will Aid Public Education in The Earth Sciences A dazzling display of the earth's riches will soon be shown in a new mineral and gem gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto, financed by a $75,000 grant from the International < Nickel Company of Canada Limited. The exhibit will show gems, gold nuggets, crystal clusters and bril- liantly coloured mineral.s. The specimens will be drawn from the Museum's immense collections which are among the finest in the world. The Department of Mineralogy of the Museum now serves research workers around the world, as well as students at the University of Toronto, the visiting public, and mineralogists in industry. "The International Nickel Company 4 grant will make it possible for us to do so much more in public edu- cation," said Dr. V. B. Meen, head of the Museum's Earth Sciences : Division. "And this is a time when education in the earth sciences is of paramount import- ance." In announcing the grant, Dr. Meen said that the construction . Vwe-Regal Couple Score Warm Personal Triumph of the new exhibits was also com- ing at a time when interest in It would be diflicult to imagine more genuine spontaneous warmth of aflection than mineralogy is greater than ever before. that which sprang up between Their Excellencies the Governor General and Madame There are rockhounds' clubs all Vanier and the people o/the Nickel Belt. During their three-day visit in October the over the coimtry now," he said, vice-regal couple made friends wherever they went in their busy schedule. The and mineral collecting is becom- ing one of the most popular of courteous, distinguished soldier-dipkrnuzt, a true representative of the Queen, and his hobbies." charming, vivacious wife with her quick interest in all she met or saw, formed a The new gallery will be designed ; to illustrate the variety, the rich- strong and lasting personal attachment. They are shown here as they left Copper Clifi ness and the fascination of the public school with Mayor and Mrs. R. G. Dow, the Governor General acknowledging raw materials that make up the earth's crust. The exhibits will in- a rousing cheer from high school students who had lined up to await his appearance. dude material from the Leonard For more pictures of the vice-regal tour, see Pages and 5. uoiiecuon 01 gemstones. tfle Andre Dorfman Collection of minerals, and the McIntyre-Porcupine Col- lection of gold ore and nuggets. There are no other collections in Canada comparable to those at the Royal Ontario Museum. Over 70 gallery. Construction will begin One end of the display featured per cent of the worlds known early in 1962. The Front Cover a large flow sheet of the concen- minerals are represented in the The mineralogy collections at On his visit to the Company's trator, and arranged on the long more than 200.000 registered speci- the Royal Ontario Museum were works at Copper Clifl, His Ex- table were samples of ore, nickel mens. The Museum has collected begun at Victoria College, Cobourg, cellency the Governor General and cobalt, refined copper shapes. in Canada, the United States, Cen- at the end of the 19th century, at showed keen interest in a display iron ore pellets, sulphur, selenium. tral and South America, Central the Provincial Museum, Toronto, of products handsomely laid out single nickel salts, tellurium crys- Europe, Africa, Asia, Scandinavia, and with the purchase by the for his inspection In the concen- tals, silver crystals and shot, gold the Mediterranean and the Pacific. University of Toronto of one of trator. drillings, and platinum and palla- In recent years. Dr. Meen has the collections assembled by the Our cover picture shows him in dium sponge. travelled to more than 30 countries late Dr. W. F. Ferrier. In 1912, a characteristic pose as assistant in search of minerals, and special when the Royal Ontario Museum reduction plants manager E. C. Diagnosf attention has been given to the was established, these collections Stoneman explains the process. On The aged patient had just re- collection of precious gems. were brought together. Under the the left are Frederic Benard, as- ceived a physical examination by Exhibit designer John Hillen direction of Dr. T. L. Walker and sistant to the vice-president and the doctor. said that his plans call for a gallery Dr. A. P. Coleman, the collections assistant general manager, Onta- "Well, Doc," he perked. "How to please and excite the eye, like a grew in size and Importance. Pri- rio division; R. R. Saddington, do I stand?" great jewel box. Dramatic lighting vate donors and the mining in- manager of reduction plants, and 'I really don't know," the doctor will be used in the exhibits which dustries have made Important con- Esmond Butler, secretary to the said shaking his head, to me it's will be installed in a darkened tributions over the years. Governor General. a miracle." %Iore Seeiies at Thriving rFIlollli)soI1

Spacious grounds, with lawns and In many cases gardens already well established, already give a fine appearance to the new town's carefully planned residential areas.

Part of Inco's $8,500,000 contribution to the modern townsite was the in the warehouse of Inco's Thompson plant by Bob McPherson and Joe municipal building, In which nickel stainless steel was used extensively Ragusa under the supervision of shift boss Bill Conley; the craneman l in panelling, columns, and trim. Picture shows the entrance, the resident Jimmy Davidson. Bound for Chuuhil1, the car carries 36 bundles of administrator, C. A. Nesbitt, chatting with a member of the RCMP. pure nickel, each weighing 4,000 lbs.

The second of Thompson's three 12-room pubUc schooI, colorfully modeern In deSIgn and equipment, is very much "In bnsInes," as th1 picture indicates, and finisbing touches are being put to the handsome new 20-room high school. BELOW: Scenes In one of the big stores and banks In the town's huge new shoppIng plaza, latest addition to the town's extensive busIness section.

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J1 Page 4 INCO TRIANGLE OCTOBER, 1961 Scenes of Vice-Regal Visit to Sudhury, Copper Cliff, Lively, Creighton

This was the scene at the dinner tendered Their Excellencies the of Copper Cliff. Replying, the Governor General expressed "from the Governor General and Madame Vanier by the International Nickel heart" the deep appreciation of himself and his wife for the friendliness Company and the City of Sudbury at Legion Memorial Hall. Addresses and hospitality shown them. Dancers and an impressive choir from the of welcome were given by vice-president H. H. Waddlngton on behalf Ukrainian National Hall, and a gymnastic team of young girls from the of the Company, and by Mayors W. H. Edgar of Sudbury and H. G. Dow Loyal Finns of Canada, provided special entertainment.

Their Excellencies keenly enjoyed every opportunity to chat with people. Madame Vanier are officially welcomed to Copper Cliff by Mayor On the left Major-General Vanler is seen as he paused in the smelter H. G. Dow at a ceremony in the Legion Hall before 200 high school for a word with furnaceman Arvi Hakala, and on the right he and students. Granting them a holiday "in the name of the Queen", His Madame Vanler pose with Creighton miner Jim Eadle, his wife Agnes, Excellency asked them in return only to remember his solemn advice, and children Mary and Bill during a brief surprise visit with Mayor "Stay at school as long as you can." L. Turner to their home in Lively. BELOW, the Governor General and On his vI1t to Copper Cl1f smelter the Governor General saw nickel Reginibal and L. Beaudry. His Exeellency waved cheerfully to all matte being tapped from a reverberatory furnaee. Here he is seated employees he caught sight of during his plant tour. At the concentrator behind a glass screen, while reduction plants manager R. It. Saddington he stopped to speak for a minute with Ernie Bali, a Marcy mill man. describes the operation. The furnacemen in the foreground are G.

Shown at the Inco-City of Sudbury dinner on the evening of May 25, Excellencies' visit to Creighton mine, where assistant general manager the first day of the three-day vice-regal visit, are the Governor General, T. 1W. Gaetz Is seen explaining the Induced caving operatlon& On the vice-president It. H. Waddington, Madame Vanier, and Mayor W. It. left is mine superintendent E. E. Muinford and on the right Flight- Edgar of Sudbury. The picture on the light was made during Their Lieut. Paul lUnch, aide-do-camp.

At a coffee party given by the Girl Guide Assodation at the Copper Cliff Club, Madame Vanier was presented with a gift by Diane Vitali. On the right is Mrs. E. G. Cameron, area commissioner, and to the left are Mrs. R. G. Dow and Mrs. 13. M. Forsythe. RIGHT: Their Excellencies chuckle with delight at a march-past of Copper Cliff school children. Beside them Is school principal A. 0. Orr. For the ninth time many departments at the plant join together in their appreciation of since the award was a fine job of safety, well done. Others pictured In this group are: Copper Cliff Hits 100,000 first etab1Ished In J. E. Lee (mill superintendent), Allister McPhail (electrical), Don 1944, the great Cop- Marynuk (converter mechanical), L. E. Bamilton (chief electrician), per Cliff plant has won the 100,000 safe shift award. It took just under Ted Beaudry (electrical), Sam Szilva (mill), Vic Walberg (mechanical), a month, July 19 to August 17 to be exaet, to aehieve this and the record Pat McGovern (transportation), Tom Hannaway (mifi), Joe Brazobic continued until August 21 or a total 112,907 safe shifts before it was broken. AU men at the plant who worked during that period and were (blast furnaces), Ed Reid (metallurgical), W. B. Ibbotson (master on the roll at Its completion have received a suitably Inscribed bait mechanic), Jimmy Degan (transportation), Bert Nault (metallurgical), point pen as their personal award. In the above picture, as assistant J. C. MaeKlnnon (transportation superintendent), Albert Prudhomnie smelter superintendent Frank Matte formally presents Gordon Fraser of (electric furnaces), Jerry Bennigar (reverbs) and safety engineer Vince the reverbs with his pen, representative men and supervision from the Lalonde. Another Inco has the longest service of all hourly rated men at the plant. Others ntoin in the picture are, from the left, Louis Paquette (shops), Ken Hughes So Does Copper Refinery (acid plant), Paul Coulombe (shops), Mike Ondisin (tankhouse), Tibor shift award is the Banjar (silver refinery), John Juhas (tankhouse), Charlie Wilson (yard Copper Refinery where, on September 27, they had registered 100,215 and transportation), Lionel Roy (safety engineer), Pacifico Lasci (drill safe shifts, a record starting back on April 6 of this year. As the Triangle room), Percy Laroeque (shops), Reg Daoust (yard and transportation) goes to press this record Is still unbroken and all concerned Intend doing everything in their power to keep it that way. Copper Refinery manager and Constant Page (casting). This Is the sixth time that the Copper W. R. Koth was particularly pleased and is seen here congratulating a Refinery has won the prized award Baek in 1949 - 50 this plant operated representative group of men from the plant on their achievement. He more than a year without a lost-time injury for a total of 215,240 con- is shaking hands with Pete Boblnac of the casting department, who secutIve safe shUts. OCToTER, 1961 INCO TRIANGLE Page 7 Fred Ilanna One of the oungest looking and peppiest 65-year-olds to join the Inco pensioners in many a moon is Fred Hanna of the transportation department. A great hunter Fred has made more bush mileage this fall than most men half his years. Home has been merely a supply depot where he provision.s for the next trip, be it Moosonee, Massey, Webbwood or wherever the hunting is good. Fred worked with the trans- portation department all his Inco years. I started in 1935 as sur- face boss," he said and that's the job I had when I left." One of his early assignments was with a gang at Garson sand pit and he also spent several years on the slag dump. The lower yard at Copper Cliff was his domain most Inco's Inter-plant horseshoe league held its playdownM (or of the time and Fred enjoyed his pitchdownM) this year at the Tam O'Shanter curling rink work there. Inter-plant-L Horseshoes: at Garson where that mine's horseshoe enthusiasts had eight good courts ready for play come rain or shine. After a full day of play Frood was declared the Inter-plant winner with a total of 1240 points followed by Creighton with 1113. Garson finished third and Levack wound up In the final slot. Above are - FROOD: Front row, Jack Watkins, Len Blnim, BUl Hertlein; and back row, Rube Hortness, Paul Kobelka, Will Duguay and Gordon Kutsehke. CREIGHTON: Front row, Gaetan Couillard, Mike Leondoski, Albert Cassell; back row, Bert Smythe, Harold Levac, Harvey Beech and Russel Ashmore. Below are - LEVACK: Front row, Walter Kennedy, Rank Bagneli, Oliver Toppi; back row, Don Bishop, Don Cucksey, Ike Mercer and Bill Tuomi. (lARSON: Left to right, Ernest Hortness, Francis Burton, Ellis Moratz, Arthur Hortness, Mel Hrytsak, Jack O'Neffl, Paul Hertlein and Gordon O'NeilL

Fred and Mrs. ifanna and his gift from "the gang". A resident of Naughton since 1922, when he flrst came to Sud- bury to work for the CPR, Fred has a very comfortable home there. 1 could have bought all the land from here to Simon Lake for less than $500 when I flrst came," he said with a wry smile, but of course I didn't have any money then anyway" Fred was born at Parry Sound, started work in a sawmill when he was 13 years of age, and later worked eight years with the CNR before coming to Sudbury, He was married in 1927 to Aldea Bouillion and their happy family are Shirley, whose husband George Paquette is a Creighton man, Bud, who works at the sub station in Copper Cliff, Marlene (Mrs. R. Duhamel) of Sudbury, Valerie, at school, and nine grandchildren. At a party In his honour Fred's friends turned out in full force to wish him well and, as a token of their esteem, present him with a wallet of money and a fine new fishing rod and reel. Couldn't have given me anything better," It was at Warren on September smiled Fred, a deep-dyed fisher- 11, 1911, that he married Anna man. Bertrand. In addition to their daughter and three sons the Benoits proudly count 13 grand- children and three great-grand- Golden Wedding children among their blessings. In Coniston residents for most of good health they both live very their married lives Mr. and Mrs. active and useful lives in their Field of 60 Battles for Lively Golf Laurels Harvey Benoit were feted by family community. A few of the many prizewinners In Lively's second annual open golf and friends on the occasion of tournament are pictured here. Front row centre Is young Fred Silver, their 50th weddIng anniversary. winner of the championship flight, who hung up a new competitive They also received congratula- Unemployment Compensation course record of 29 for the par 27 layout. Beside him are, left, Dave tions from Canada's governor- Pernu, a first flight winner, and, right, 0. VImini, winner of the third general, prime minister and other Plumber: Madam, I hear you flight. Back row shows Nick Yanchuk and Harry Fostey, second flight dignitaries. have something here that doesn't winners, Charlie McCoy, championship flight runner-up, and Lyall work. An Inco pensioner since 1944, Mr. McGInn, another second flight winner. Fern Roberts, Bill Duncan, Benoit started with the Mond Wife: I sure have. He's in there Robby Robertson, Ralph Brown and Charlie McCoy led the hard working Nickel Company back in 1912. on the couch. committee that arranged the tournament, which drew a fine entry of 60. Manitoba Premier Duff RobIinSa r "A Model Commune

Symbolic of the world's first fully integrated nickel plant is this picture at Thompson of a train of pure nickel cathodes en route from the refinery to the shearing and shipping department, Street paving and installation of street lights at' with the headirame of the mine in the background. Commercial production of refined nickel town of Thompson continues its planned devej at this most modern and seeond largest nickel operation in the world got underway oniy 51 Picture shows one of the subdivisions of attracti months after plans for the project, with a scheduled annual production capacity of 75,000,000 was laid out with the assistance of the MetropolIf pounds, were announced by Inco and the Manitoba government. of 8,000, although basic facilities were provided b'

LEFT: The accent is on youth in Thompson, which now has over 700 children of school age. Picture shows a physical training class in the auditorium of one of the public schools, with Miss Eva Dyck in charge. RIGHT: The Inco hospi- tal at Thompson, one of the best equipped in Canada, stands in a pleasant natural setting. Nickel stainless steel columns and panelling contribute to the smartly modern exterior.

Thompson now has a total of 589 dwelling units, with another 285 under construction and still another 189 pend- ing. In laying out the town the natural setting was preserved wherever possible, and has been enhanced by fine land- scaping. Street names are in keeping: Cree DHve, Deerwood DHve, Caribou Road, Lynx Crescent, Marten Bay. of Thompson: tyThat Anyone Would Be Proud To Call

Home

Like many another Thompson family, Mr. and Mrs. John Langen and their three sons took a camping holiday last summer at the beautiful resort which is being developed by the provin- cial goveemnent at Paint Lake, about 20 miles from town. The Langens and many others plan to build cottages there next year. A large lake much like Penage with its .mong the most recent improvements as the new countless bays and 'nent as one of Canada's outstanding communities. islands, Paint Lake has pmes, privately built, in the model townsite, which breath-taking scenery and Planning Board of Manitoba for an initial populatioq excellent fishing and nco for a larger number. hunting. i,

LEFT:Scheduled for official opening on No- vember 2 was Thomp- son's huge new shopping plaza, shown in this picture Immediately be- yond the big Hudson's Bay Company store. In foreground is the Thompson Inn, now be- ing enlarged. The town's business section is spread out to provide ample parking space. RIGHT: An aerial view of the Paint Lake resort area, showing some of the curving sand beach- es. About 150 acres of mainland and peninsula is being developed in the resort. Page 10 tNCO 1'RI.NLE O'rO1IR, 1oI broadcast EPHL games there but Cliff, Garson, Stobie and Murray. had done juvenile hockey uid He returned to Inco as a laborer other sports. After graduatiug in 1944, working iii the blast fur- from Ryerson Institute at Toronto nace section. "I worked nearly in radio and TV arts he worked for all my time on the acid shells," Art a time at Huntsville. where a play- said. I was a tapper for many by-play broadcast of lacrosse was years." The last several years he his unusual assignment. before go- worked servicing the hot metal ing to Kingston. Married and with cars that transport molten copper an 18-month-old daughter Kelly to the refinery. Lee, Ted's favourite sport is basketball. 'I was captain of the canadian senior B basketball team in 1959," he said, 'and I hope to play some here." Ted enjoys broadcasting, and the brickbats and bouquets add spice to the game. "You are sometimes accused of favoring the opposing team when doing road games," he told the Triangle, 'but the fact is the home town crowd enthusiasm actually is contagious and your voice at times unconsciously re- He was married at chelinsford flects this. However," he grinned, in 1929 to Edna Thibeault and "I try not to favor any team but they have a typically happy large broadcast the game as played." family. Their daughter Mary's husband, Lawrence Appleby, Is at Frood; Lorette is married to Arthur Guy creighton's Art chevrier. Others My father was the town black- are Fernand at the Soo, and car- Succeeding Joe Spence, who has moved over to the sports staff at smith in Blezard and I helped men (Mrs. E. Montagne), Des-. CKSO-TV, Ted Darling is now handling the Inco-sponsored CHNO shoe horses there until I was 14," mond, Percy, Helen, Lionel, hockey broadcast covering the home and away games of the Sudbury recounted Art Guy. Retired recent- Maurice all of Sudbury, with Wolves, Ted has an engaging personality and is doing a fine job of ly from the smelter on disability Irene, Gerry, Diane, Jeanette and picking up where his popular predecessor left off, pension he spent 10 years In the Yvette still at school. bush before first joining Inco in All these plus 17 grandchIldren 1929. make for a busy household where After working at Frood for a things never get a chance to be-. year he left for construction work come dull. As Art remarked, spending many years with Nor- "With lots of kids around how dale on Inco projects at copper can a man get bored."

NEW VOICE ON INCO HOCKEY BROADCAST "Those Sudbury Wolves hockey broadcasts are sure great to hear, especially if you happen to be cooped up in a hospital," said Bill Doherty of the Copper Cliff mill, who had his appendix and gall bladder removed but never missed a game, He's shown blissfully tuned In at the Sudbury General, along with a fellow patient, Joe Downey of Capreol. Radio station CHNO's new said, 'and Tom Mccarthy is a sportscaster, Ted Darling, who valuable addition." handles the Inco hockey broad- Ted is really sold on the Wolves' casts of the Sudbury Wolves' goaltender, carl Wetzel. Right games, likes the Nickel District now I'd take him over Maniago Club president Rene Paquette, who was also tournament unpressarlo, type of hospitality. Hull-Ottawa). He's effective and lines up foursome: from the left, is Ray Moskalyk, Red Dunn, and two exciting to watch." Ted rates Bob comely newcomers to the game, Iris Whissel, whose husband Norm Is a The sporting fraternity are Dilabo the fastest man on the well known Frood man, and Norma Leger, wise of Arinand Leger of tops," he said, and most coopera- Wolves' club and Keke Mortson Copper Cliff mill, tive. I've already been taken hunt- the smoothest. ing this fall and of course had my "Hull-Ottawa will be tough first real steam bath." again," Ted observed, especially BADMINTON ON THE RISE AT INCO CLUB The hockey Wolves? They are now they have Jean Gauthier back One of the largest badminton clay aud Friday evening from 7.30 a real hustling club," was Ted's from the NHL." North Bay Trap- turnouts in many a moon featured to 10.30 plus Sunday afternoons observation from his gondola van- pers are still somewhat of an un- the opening mixed doubles tourna- from 2 to 5. tage point, but they don't seem known quantity, Ted feels, but ment of the season at the Sudbury to play too well together yet. Of "We'll be glad to see anyone who with playing coach Bob Sabourin, Inco Club. More than 50 players, is interested in playing," enthused course they are young," he added, John Sleaver and George Gosselin both veteran and novice, kept the and at the moment seem to lack four courts hopping for a good Rene, 'and there is coaching and aboard they have a good potential. instruction for beginners." After a real leader, someone who can Dusty Blair and Norm Guimond four hours. spark them with that quick goal." are a couple of Soo Thunderbirds This revitalized badminton club, viewing the busy courts and the An EPHL fan in Kingston before Ted likes, and playing coach Sulli- with Garson's Rene Paquette as sideline waiting list, veteran Gerry coming to Sudbury, Ted still thinks van of Kitchener-Waterloo he also president, Ray Moskalyk of the Myers said This is the biggest his home town has a strong team. rates high. He's had plenty of copper cliff research laboratory, and best badminton crowd I have 'Attersley, Sinden and Tessier have NHL experience and that tells." vice-president, and Irene cimmer- seen in more years than I care to played together for a couple of Formerly with radio station man, secretary-treasurer, is in remember. If it keeps up we'll years and that always helps," he CKWS at Kingston, Ted did not action at the Inco club each Mon- have a dandy season." LEFT: Clarence Mateyko and his wife Veronica are enjoying the luxury of their new home with their children, Vicki, 12, Peter, 10, and Susie, 5. Clarence works in the warehouse at the Copper Refinery; Mrs. Mateyko's father is George Kirk, recently pensioned from the Copper Cliff machine shop. RIGHT: Rufus Doucet is a filter operator in the Copper Cliff mill, and is building his own home in Guilletville for his wife Jeanette and their happy family: Dents, 10 months, GlUes, 2, Nancy, 3, Monique, 5, Giselle, 8, Raymond, 9 and Claudette 6.

And here are Ford and Evelyn Dittburner with 19 - month - old Ricky. A stope leader at Garson, Ford is one of the mine's top bowlers.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Blanchard of Creighton with Reginald, 8, Robert, 5, and Guy, 2. Gerald is a driller and, in sea- son, a red hot shift league hockey player.

Emmanuel Ledue, a sandflilman at Frood, where he has worked since 1948, is pictured here with his nice looking family. His wife Gertrude holds 2-year-old PatricIa, and the others are Monique, 12, Louise, 11, Lorraine, 1, and Christine, 3.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hooge, who have now lived in the new town of Thompson for one year, are shown with their family, Glen, 14, Grant, 11, Greg, 8, and Laurie (who smiles beauti- fully AFTER a picture is taken) 2. Earl works in the carpenter shop and likes hunting and fishing, so the Thomp- son district is a natural for him.

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brown, Port Colborne, with Audrey and Arthur, 9, Gerald, 11. Allan, 13, and Robert, 2. Allan is a furnace helper in the Nickel Refinery and plays softball and hockey in the plant leagues. He came to Inco after the Sprlnghill, N.S., coal mine disaster. Page 12 IN( '() 'I'RIAN ( ;t.i' Ot 1'( ) II ER, 19 Nat &dshead Toronto 25-Yev,r Branch Receives Four Ne'tv Members A Yoi'kshii'emun aiid mighty proud of it. Nat Adshead has re- tired on early service pension from the Open Pit garage. "I'm just back from a two month visit to Yorkshire.' he remarked, and things are pretty good there. I wouldn't mind spending a few months there each year' A bai'man for his father at what is generally referred to as a tender age, Nat worked in the hotel business for over 12 years. "I apprenticed a year in an iron

The Toronto branch of Inco's Quarter Century Club extended a hearty welcome to four new members at its third annual dinner held October 12 at the Royal York Hotel, Senior vice-president Ralph H, Parker, on the left in this photograph, did the honors, presenting gold 25-year buttons to K. H. J. Clarke, C. E. Michener, G. J. Marsh, and Austin Smith; on the right is A. ii, Galley, senior member of the branch, who assisted in the presentations.

foundry," he said, 'but quit when my dad went into the hotel busi- Steve Hanchuk ness and needed help." A miner at Creighton for almost A delightful spe- b - He came to Canada with his 26 years Steve Hanchuk has re- cial feature of the -.' family in 1926 and worked at tired on service pension. He was entertainment at Leamington until coming to Sud- born in Czechoslovakia 65 years the Toronto Quar- .- bury in 1929. "Mr. Brock hired ago. ter Century Club ',*-" me at Frood," he recalled. After Before joining Inco in 1935 Steve meeting was the V.'' a couple of months underground had worked Canada from west to program played by ' - he worked in the carpenter shop east coast in mine, factory, farm, two Sudbury girls, until 1936, then moved to Garson. fishing and other jobs. Starting both repeat win- _T. In 1941 he came to the Open Pit at no. 3 shaft ners of the Inco - garage and stayed there. Nat -...- at Creighton scholarship at the agrees with most others that the he later moved Kiwanis Music Pit was a fine place to work. - to no. 5, where Festival, who are A bachelor, with no regrets, Nat he worked as now studying mu- , has his own home in Sudbury , chute blaster, sic at the Royal '' which he intends using now as a motor man, Conservatory in base for his travelling operations. - :' tramxner boss, Toronto, Mary "I want to take a trip all through and for the Hrobeiskl, violin- the States and down into Mexico last 10 years ist, daughter of - - to begin with," he said, salvage man. A Roman Hrobelski In between times he has normal reliable man, of the Copper Cliff maintenance chores around home Steve was hap- plant, and Eila -. as well as two interesting hobbies, py at work. Minkklla, pianist coin collecting and 35 mm photo- Having moved to Sudbury aftei' daughter of Vaino graphy. "I don't think I'll find living in Creighton for over 25 Minkkila of Frood mine, played several selections which were warmly the time long," cheerfully said this years he linds that he really misses applauded. A film documentary of Inco's Thompson project, produced new Inco pensioner. his many friends in the old mining by Kenn Henderson of the New York pubilcity section, was also town. thoroughly enjoyed. Many pensioners from the Sudbury district opera- ERROR IN DATELINE His wife, whom he married in tions, now residing in southern Ontario, attended the very successful Through a printer's error last 1919, died in 1951. He has three gathering. month's issue of the Triangle, Sep- married daughters still in the old tember, Volume 21, Number 6, was land and seven grandchildren he's In Canada he worked on a farm incori'ectly dated and numbered, never seen. "I may go back for Mike Shukevich I near Winninec. then came to Sud- Those who are keeping a file of the a visit next year," he said. "I'd bury in 1929. With jobs scarce he Triangle should make this cor- like to see my family but I don't Retired from the crushing plant took to the bush near Capreol and rection. want to live there," at Copper Cliff on disability pen- sion Mike Shukevich misses the lumbered until 1932, then had to old gang there. He often en- live on savings the next couple of counters ex-workmates however in years. He helped build Gardner's Jumbo Spanish Blaek Radish Grows at Lively garage in 1934 and worked on Copper Cliff en- his daily walks around town and other Sudbury construction the gineering depart- manages to keep up to date on next 10 years. In 1945 he came ment's Wolfgang news of the plant. A gang of old friends called around to see with Inco. Puersten pulled him not long ago and bi'ought A bachelor, Mike explains his this black beauty with them the best wishes of all marital state as the result of eco- from his garden the boys plus a wallet of money. nomics. "By the time I had a good on Birch Street in Mike was born in Russia in 1891. job I was too old and it was too iveiy iass monsn, After serving in the army through late." Taking things easy now. A Spanish black the first war and the revolution he Mike intends living in Sudbury. radish (slightly worked at a gas station before hotter than the coming to Canada in 1928. "It Over Supply common red was a little different from gas sta- variety), it mea- tions here," he said. "There were "It says here," one old maid said sured over 1 foot vei'y few cars and the gas was , to the other, "a woman just lost in length and mainly for tractors. People caine her second husband and had him tipped the scales and got their gas in bai'rels." He cremated." at 2 lbs. 10 ozs. A i'ecalled that life was pretty good "That's life for you," the second regular-size mem- in Russia for a time - "we had old maid exclaimed. "Some of us ber of this same lots to eat and nobody to bother can't even get one -. and others family, weighing in at 13 ounces, is pictured alongside. us," have husbands to burn." OCTOBER, 1961 INCO TRIANGLE Page 13 President of Finland Given Enthusiastic Welcome on Short Visit

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Although fog grounded his aircraft at North Bay, torclng a curtailment the Finnish people with the Sudbury district. Head table guests shown of the schedule for his visit to Sudbury, Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen, the In the above picture are Mrs. R. G. Dow, wife of the mayor of Copper president of Finland, came on by car and addressed the large and Ciiff Dr. Ahti Karjaialnen, Finnish minister of foreign affairs; Mrs. enthusiastic crowd which awaited him at the Sudbury airport. He R. H. Waddlngton, Dr. Kekkonen, Mr. Waddington, Mrs. Kekkonen, and Mrs. Kekkonen and official party were formally welcomed by Mayor R. G. Dow, and Mrs Artturi Lehtlnen, wife of the Finnish Mayor and Mrs. W. R. Edgar. Later, at a iuncheon at the Copper Cliff ambassador to Canada. Gins In native Finnish costume assisted in Ciub, they were given an address of weicome by Inco vice-president serving the guests. R. H. Waddington, who spoke of the iong and fruitfui assoeiation of Popular Ed Mulcahey Farewelled at Frood

A bunch of the boys from Ed's shift gathered around on surface when he came up after his last shift, and on behalf of the gang assistant mine superintendent Gar Green presented him with a wallet of money and everyone wished him the best of everything In retirement. Despite a chilling rain the FInnISh president got a warm weicome at For several years a shaft man in outdoorsman all his life. He now the Sudbury airport. Here he is seen shaking hands with three iittie the Porcupine camp, Ed Mulcahey hopes to give those wily trout a lot blonde schoolgirls from Broder Township whose teacher, Paul Sauve, came to Sudbury in 1927 and join- more of his time and attention, brought along the whole class for the great event. They are Betty ed the Mond Nickel Company at A good man in the bush, he took in Kynnap, Eva Palomaki and Maria Lilsa Pilpakke, and their banner the old Frood no. 4 shaft, 'Frank stride the two days and nights he reads "Terve Tuba", Finnish for "Welcome". A large choir, wearing Harrington, Tom Hickey, Hec was lost while searching out new native Finnish costume, sang Song of Finland (suomen Lauiu) for Poirier, Frank Crome and Herb fishing spots some five years ago. Dr. and Mrs. Kekkonen. Milks came down then too" he He was married in 1926 to Evelyn recalled, "and we all worked in Boucher, who died in 1949. A son, the shaft. We were deepening Father Harris Mulcahey is at Elliot cahey is a contented man who It's easy to live an honest, up- below the 2000 level.' Lake, and a daughter Sister enjoyed his work and is now right life. All you have to do is Retired from Frood now on ser- Aloytsus at Sault Ste. Marie. doing likewise with retirement. maintain the respect of the fellow vice pension Ed worked in and Others in the family are Robert at 'My daughter says I'm a good you see in the mirror. around shaft operations there for the Iron Ore Plant, Dorleen (Mrs. baby sitter he grinned, and -______many years. then became a level M. Hickey) of Sudbury, Lloyd at thats not a bad job. There is only one state which boss on 12-to-8 shift, the Soo, Lawrence at Kingston, permits a woman to work more Born on a farm in the Gatineau Paddy and Theresa still at school. It is easy to meet expenses these than eighteen hours a day the 65 years ago, Ed has been a keen plus six grandchildren. Ed Mul- days just turn in any direction, state of matrimony. Page 14 INCO TRIANGLE OCTOBER, 1961 They Join Inco Quarter Century Club at Port Colborne Nov. 2

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hardest work I've ever done. I before finally settling down at Bring a Filth 1-larold ]I/Ioeser got sick of it so I pulled out for Frood n 1935. Transferred to A Scotsman, thviting a friend to Taking life easy and thoroughly Winflipeg." He got a job with a Creighton in 1939 he worked there a party, explained to him how to enjoying retirement Harold Moeser palntthg contractor and helped until retirement. get to his apartment. is the picture of contentment, paint the new union station at He was married before leaving Come to the filth floor and Seventy years young and sharp as Winnipeg. That's when he ffrst for Canada but his wife and most when you see the letter M" on a tack, he lives comfortably with got interested In railroading. of his relatives were lost when the the door, push the button with his only daughter Ruth, whose With three grandchildren to village he came from was com- your elbow and when the door h us band is amuse him, many friends in the pletely wiped out during the last opens put your foot against it." Bernie O'Neiil j district and several sisters out west war. "But why must I use my elbow of the trans- to visit, Harold Is anticipating a and foot?" the friend asked. portation de- pretty active retirement. A stamp collector since his youth, JuStyn has one of the largest col- For goodness sakes, you're not partment at ______coming empty-handed, are you?" Co p p e r Cliff. lections in Sudbury, over 50,000 Mrs. Moeser, stamps which he values at $25,000. formerly Agnes Justyn Krysta He recently also took up coin Son: Daddy, what's an opera? Fogarty, died in A new member of Quarter Cen- collecting and the two keep him Dad: That's where some guy gets 1960. They were tury Club this year, Justyn Krysa just as pleasantly busy as he likes stabbed in the back and Instead married in has retired from Creighton on dis- to be. of bleeding he sings. 1920. ability pension. For the past 20 Mr. Moeser years a crusherman at no. 5 shaft, worked over 30 he had previously worked at Frood. Win Inco Awards in Sheridan Tech Mining Course years as a rail- Born in 1897 on a farm in the Looking over the roader before joining Inco in 1943. Ukraine, Justyn served sIx years commencement The last few years he worked in the army before hitting out program with R. I the dry alter service in the for the new world in 1926. He P. Crawford, reverb furnace department. His worked on and off at Inco mines Inco's director of , railroading career started In Sas- technical person- katchewan back in 1910 and to nel, are two of show his impartiality he worked Sheridan Techni- for the CPR, CNR and the ACR cal School's bill- at different times. On the Soo- - iiant young stu- Sudbury run for many years he dents, both win- was brakeman on the train that ners of inco was wrecked at Spanish nearly 50 awards for attain- years ago. "I was brakeman on ing the highest . ______the Prince of Wales' train too standing in the when he visited Canada," Harold mining course, recalled, -. was the second • His family moved from thhener such award for . • to the Kenora district when he - - young Ciaudio .4I. was eight, and took up a home- Michelutti (cen- stead. "I worked there until I tre) who obtained a 90% average In grade 12. William Tuomi on the was 14," he id, and that's the left was the grade 11 wInner with a 78% average. Page 16 INCO FRIANGLE OCTOBER, 1961 Ben Vaillaneourt Terrific Finish Gives Mechanical the Nod Over Nickel Reverbs Ben Vaillancourt has an Inco service record dating back to 1924. I started at Coni,ston with tile Mond," he stated, and came to Copper Cliff in 1942 Retired now from the converters on service pension, Ben is enjoy- ing the new life, with one big reservation - "I miss the gang at work.' Born near Rocklazid n 1896, lie was raised at St. Charles and had worked at lumbering and farming before coming to Coniston in 1924. A small man but a good one, Ben handled various jobs in the con- verter department. I was pun- cher for five years said this 5-foot 5-inch 125-pound pensioner, and I worked many years on the sand floor too," For the last .everal years he operated a flux tripper. feeding the converters.

MECUANICAL: Front row left to right, Willie Langlols, Chick McDonald, Louis Sartor, Bob Brlggs, flarold Dewar and Leon Mathe; back row, Ernie Dupuis, Nick Pleeh, Buster Powell, Bob Wein, Ron Lawlor, Percy Lister, and Jack Flishie. Others on the team were Ed Werblskl, Don Marynuk, Jerry Bouillon and Murray Lemay.

garage. 'There's lots around here to keep me busy he confided, and I think I'm going to enjoy Mr, and Mrs. VaI1Iancour this retirement.

Ben married Florence Leroux in Gave flimseif Away 1923 and they have nine children A disreputable looking tramp and 29 grandchildren. Eldest in walked over to a member of the the family is Lawrence of Elliot Racket club as he was about to Lake and the others are Rita Mrs. drive away in his Cadillac and S. Leblanc. Larry, Jeanette Mrs. said: K. McDonald) and Amy (Mrs. R. Leblanc all of Sudbury; Eddie of "Mister, just give me a penny, the Copper Cliff reverbs; Cecille, will you? I'm starving. whose husband Orville Davidson is "I'm afraid you won't be able to also a reverb man: Yvonne, wife buy much food for a penny these of the electrical department's Roly days," the member said. Albert, and Betty at home. 'It's not for food," the tramp Ben has a comfortable home on said. 'I ain't had a bite to eat the old 500 road near Whitefish for eight days and I wanna weigh where he has just added a roomy myself." NICKEL REVERBS: Front row left to right, Eddie Lacoste, Dm0 Degan, Jerry Renaud and Glen Butcher; back row, Jim Pelland, Gary Amyotte, Hilliard Robinson, Nell Bray, Bud Hall and Paul Cybulka. Other team memIiers were Eugene Kitty, Jim Guitar, Frank Morrow, John Staknick and Ben Gauvreau.

Down two games to none in a Doherty, Dennis Hannah and best of five final playdowns, Cop- young Charlie Akey. Games were per Cliff Mechanical squeezed out played on the two diamonds at a tie in the third game, then pro- Nickel Park in Copper Cliff. ceeded to take three straight from a bewildered Nickel Reverbs team to cop the Copper Cliff Athletic Asociation shift league softball title for the second straight year. This year the league was divided into day and shift sections with five teams in each. Steady days had Mechanical, Transportation, Refinery, Creighton Miners and .4t Staff Creighton Office, while the shift teams were Nickel Reverbs, Copper Luncheon Reverbs, Orford No. 1, Orford Sun- At a recent staff ,shine and Roasters. In the semi luncheon at the ' - . finals Nickel Reverbs disposed of Copper Cliff Club . Orford Sunshine while Mechanical the Triangle cam- - were taking care of Creighton MONSTER TtRNIP era caught these Miners. A total of 90 games, ex- candid shots of Mill shift boss Stuart McBeth clusive of playoffs, was played in proudly displayed the Hollywood well - known Inco this year's schedule, which pro- per so n alit i es: size turnip produced this year in duced some good ball and plenty his garden on Orford Street, Cop- ABOVE: N. H. It of red hot rivalry. Kearns, chief per Cliff. Measuring 31 inches engineer; J. A. Including the Iron Ore Plant around, this monster rutabaga Pigott, manager loop, which the Copper Cliff Ath- weighed 1O' lbs. Although it was of mines; H. F. letic Association also sponsors, a bit soody to eat, Stuart said he Zurbrigg, chief ______some 250 employees played in the got a real kick out of growing it. geologist. RIGHT: two leagues. Ray Sniythe wa N. H. Wadge, manager industrial relations, and G. A. Harcourt, assistant convener, umpire-in-chief, ex- Back in the uod old days there to the vice-president ind assistant to the general manager, Ontario pediter and arranger, and his was .comefhin to make you lep division. 'I masked men in blue included Bill - they called it work.