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Piilillshed for till emploYees of The liiter- natlolltLl Nickel Conipaiiy of Cttiiaila, LInilteil. Don M. Dunhar. EditOr EDITORL%L OFFICE COPPER CLIFF. ONT. JANUARY, 54 Nt'MQlR to I am glad of the opportunity to extend, through the I 1Liiamii? Triangle, sincere Yuletide Greetings to all Inca em- A iiriiy lltDtllItt ployees, their wives, and their families. TJUH'I' was taling when the weary May your Christmas be merry and bright, and may IN group reached the Inn. The tilly the New Year bring happiness to you and yours. don key was footsore and hungry. for / ihet' had travelled far that clay. The / woman on its back was fainting with tatigUe and pain, and the man by her side was trembling in anxiety for her. With joy they saw the lighted window nd the open door. Here at last was shelter and food and rest. Hut there was no room in the Inn. / A good man there is always one-' saw the sad group at the door saw the and surely upon the path to eternal ducing a brain-twister which we think is weariness and suffering in the sweet face peace. It would be the children who did a doozer. It's guaranteed to keep you out of mischief for at least half an hour: if you get of the woman, the discouragement and it, of course. Who else can do it? the answer in less time than that you are fear in the man, and whispered, "Come. If this would happen, as pray God hereby authorized to pass your plate for a There is room in the stable." it might, we would have the most magic third helping of turkey and stuffing, and no That night the Child, the hope of the Christmas since the birth of the Christ questions asked. Take it easy now: world, was horn, and choiring angels child. The problem is in simple long division. heralded the first Christmas morn. Out Which all adds up to this the Tn- The crosses represent numbers from 0 to 9, of distress came great happiness, and angle wishes you "A Merry Christmas" but not necessarily the same number. Only the second figure in the quotient peace ... and these a little Child had in the richest and fullest sense of those known. The answer comes ut even, with(7) nois brought, good and honest words. remainder. Fill in the 40 unknown numbers Christmas Day of 1946 dawns on a There must be room in the Inn, - by direct deduction, no guesswork being in- civilization still staggering from the someplace. volved, xxx xxxxxxxx x7xxx blows of niortal combat; a civilization ______which teetered on the brink of self- XXX X extinction, The world today is uncer- XXX tam, unsure of itself. It gropes for the llO1i IS YOUIt path to peace. s o ni e t i m e s blindly. striking out at the obstacles in its way BItAIN-PO1ER xxxx with the aimless and unthinking harsh" •.Iie ness which springs from suspicion and ______xxx x fear, and consequent desperation. That much maligned means of transporta- it's not such a had old world, for all tion, the mule, hybrid offspring of an ass that. For us in inco, if you stack our and a horse, was the right answer to last ______lot up against that of the average, it's month's puzzle, us, shapes ourTeacher: ends, "What and binds makes us together, us better sustains a very good world indeed, We have First reader to report correctly was ICen than nature intended'?" many advantages, anti we have a well- Robb, librarian at the Research Lab,, Who Betty: "Girdles!" nailed us on Elm St. the evening of publica- planned security, and when you consider tion and whispered the magic word, "Mule." the broad benefits to mankind which Ron Silver, Mines Dept., Copper Cliff, accrue from our products. we have a checked in first thing the next morning, 'V very definite place in the general scheme after a sleepless night, and Tom Crowe tele- of things. That is worth a great deal, phoned from the Copper Refinery. First Creightonite to collect his pearl-handled s for the world as a whole, lets rernem- toothpick for the right answer was Jimmie her it's the only one we have at hand. Currie. iiid lets make the best we can of it. Three gals in the Accounting Dept at the \ou nd your family xviii he gathering Cliff figured out that the answer was around the g:niv decorated tree on Wolves,' having in mind the human iVpe 'hristiiias morning, There'll be the rather than the animal. Signing themselves 'Three Little Red Riding Hoods," they wrote houts at your kiddies as they unwrap us a pathetic note about what a dull world iheir gifts. The careidly tied ribbon this would be if all th wolves were wiped out 111(1 the tissue paper xviii liv in all (li-Cc- of existence, and called us an old rneanie lions, The scene will warm your heart for even suggesting such a thing. They aid :hey felt better. though. on remembering nothing else cait. I'or hat is (hrist- that "we could still have mole of them." 11:0. the happiness of children, L. Frappier of the Smelter Safety Dept. i'i'onl tile OV a ' contt'ntnient of was another who thought the answer was 'flARY MeALISTER 'a, 4 'hrist 11135 Iliornine in our home, :un(l "wolf": he wrote. "I have one right beside A Scottish lassie, born and bred, is Mary ui iii lions of hoe' like yours, could me." What, in the Safety Dept.? McAlioter. aged 3. seen here in the tartan of Well, that one really wasn't so tough, but her clan, Her daddy is a member of the eoiiie the urge to i'ill the world tirniiv as a special Christmas dividend we're pro- engineering staff at Frood-Stobie Open Pit. JN('ARV, 1Q47 1\C() TRIANGLE Page 3 C' *1

REFINERY CREIGHTON MINE PORT COLBORNE SLTER CONCENTRATOR (Otto Spitz) Roger Stbbk Jk 'jhon (Ernie L,uon) Bud Montgomery To and From All Points on the Inco Compass... - GENERAL OFFICE MEDICAL (Nom Prr 4 fr (Winnifrd Shre.'e)

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SHOPPING" t: WORLD I MARKET ITH a vast sigh of relief Mr. and Mrs. other things from England, fire brick from W Inco will put the last parcel in place Scotland, roller bearings from Sweden, hemp at the foot of the Tree on Christmas Eve, from Central America. stand back to survey their handiwork, andThere is no telling how many man-hours say, Well, it 's been fun but thank heaven are required to produce the millions of dollars it's over for another year." worth of material purchased each year by The annual Yuletide shopping splurge is our Company, nor the employment involved a joy and it's a hardship. To be reckoned in transporting it from all over the face of against the thrill of gift-giving is the gnaw- the earth, but obvicusly they must be sub- ing indecision about what to get for Aunt stantial. Funnelled through this one de- Emmy, who sent bed sox last year, the f ran- partment is an economic influence at least tic struggle with the crowd at the counters, Canada-wide in scope. and the resounding wallop to pappy's pocket- The organization of the purchasing and book. Few there are, emerging from the 'stores department consists of a general pur- hectic ordeal of Christmas purchases, Who , chasing agent located at Copper Cliff , a . wont agree that once every twelve months separate purchasing agent for each divion is often enough, of the works (Mining and Smelting, Copper - World Is Their Market Refining, and Nickel Refining), a central Imagine being on a buying spree every stores department located at Copper Cliff, f the purchasing department at Copper working day of the year! Imagine having and a separate stores section for each in- Cliff: ro do your shopping all over the world, eat- dividual plant. 1. W. T. Waterbury. the Company's isfying the daily needs of a dozen plants No Hit-and-Miss Buying general purchasing agent (right) cheeks instead of just annual presents to your sisters When placing purchase orders, every ef- specifications of a glass brick product and your cousins and your aunts, fort is made to select the equipment and with Alec Kerr. purchasing agent of the Imagine having to deal with about 1,000 material most suited for the purpose intend- Copper Refining division. In the back- different firms, Imagine having to spend ed. always bearing in mind the advantages ground is Bill Thorpe, Mr. Waterbury's $30000000 in the course of a year. spend it of standardizing on similar machines and secretary. wisely and well, and account for every penny. products at the different plants. To ac- 2. C. C. Chapman. purchasing agent That's the assignment of Incos purchasing comp1ih this the purchasing agents have the for the Mining and Smelting division department. Chri.stinas shopping is just a fullst co-operation of the re earch, eflic- right), goes through a familiar routine. buman's holiday for these pope to whom iency, and en'ineering departments as well He's discussing the supplies market with buying on a big scale is everyday routine, as the operating departments which use the one of the representatives who calls reg- In an average year they place a total of material and service the equipment. larly to keep posted on the Company's 16.000 orders, handling a fistful of invoices Efficiency dpartmnents at the different needs, Don Groom. Sudbury manager of and correspondence for ach order. The plants are constantly making studies and Cochrane Dunlop Hardware. 'counters" irom which thY select their goods running actual tests with competitive goods. 3. Louis MacClelland (seated) confers mange across Canada from 'ilalifax to Van- and their fincings am'e used as a guide by with Mac Forsythe left) and Maurice couver, and in every tate of the Union, the purchasmg dpartments wh€n placing LaPlante on tIme day's batch of 40 or so They buy (Imarnond from South Africa. orders, orders. blowers from Sitzrland, steel nd many In the above picture layout are members 4. In the invoice department are seen J\NL\RY 1947 I\('OTRi.NGLE Page 5

Phyllis Winters, Waverley Tyers, and ikpo,al of taIlings from the concentrator nd aLso for mains furnishing Water to c,ome Roy5 The stenographic 8am. section )f has the plenty companys plants. During 1944 the of work to do, the kind or work which 'oinpany used a total of 36.000 feet. about must be right and go out on the dot. qually divided between 14 and 1-inch Seated is Isabel Miller and beside her thameter. is Gladys Evershed. Steel Plates, Bars, etc. - I can be readily During 1944 the three purchasing depart- - inderstood that the handling of so much ments is.sued a total of 23000 orders an aver- . ibrasive material entails the ue of a con- ge of between 45 and 50 per day exclusive - idrable qthlntity of steel plates and sheets of Sundays and holidays. Most of the or cars, bins chutes etc., through which orders were placed by the mining and smelt- he ore passes from the place of mining to ing division. . $ he final process. The monthly consumption Stocks such as coal, coke, limestone, quartz )f plates and hets for such purposes was ore, metals, etc. are treated as separate ipproximately 250 tons. accounts by the accounting department. ' The total consumption of steel bars during New equipment of all kinds is charged direct - he year was approximately 14000 tons. to the capital account. All other material . 1easured in terms of distance this includes is charged to what is termed a supplies k W •1 ' ibout 240 miles of 2i-inch diameter grind. account and the stores department is re- ng rods and an equal quantity of furnace sponsible for the storage and distribution of SUZANiE AND LYN poker bars. In addition to the foregoing, such material. Two bright young ones eagerly awaiting approximately 500 tons of miscellaneous In the course of a year charges to this 'antas arrival are Suzanne (2) and Lyn (4)jstructural shapes were used for ordinary supplies account will amount to from attractive children of Mr. and Mrs. 11. L repair work and approximately 800 tons of $13O&3000 to $17000000. The inventory Ilyland of Copper CIIIY. fabricated structural steel were purchased value of material fri the supplies account at ______for special repair jobs. the end of 1944 was more than $6000000. A. From 1933 to 1940 the company used sub- Steel Pipe - This commodity ranging in all issues are priced at cost and there are stantial tonnage of Nova Scotia coal but size from to 12 inches is used extensively some 20000 items to be looked after, it is when war conditions intervened it became and consumption for the year was more essential to keep a very accurate record of dependent upon United States supply, than 1000 tons. The various sizes laid end all receipts and issues to avoid having either Coke - The total quantity of metallurgical 1to end would cover a distance of over 100 an unreasonable loss or gain in the aecount coke used was in excess of 200000 tons. Most miles. for any one year. of this was consumed at the Copper Cliff Iron Castings - Cooling pots and moulds Inventories and Coniston smelters, consumed during the year amounted to 1500 The companys fiscal year ends on Dec- Fuel Oil - The total consumption for ons and miscellaneous grey iron castings ember 31 and, prior to this date each year metallurgical purposes was approximately represented an additional 2000 tons. an actual count Is taken of all items on hand. 17400000 Imperial gallons. Steel Castings - The quantity of carbon This is the basis on which the inventorY The nickel refinery at Port Colborne used steel castings used is not large but averages compiled for accounting purposes. All items more than 13000000 gallons. At that plant from 10 to 12 tons per month. A consider- are listed and priced at actual cost or re- the oil is delivered in tank boats at the Wel- able quantity of manganese steel castings, placement value as of December 31, which- land Canal dock from which it is pumped a however, in the form of wearing parts for ever is the lower, and the total value Is de- distance of approximately 3100 feet to the rushers is used and this amounted to over termined from these figures. companys storage tanks, which have a total I 1500 tons. When the inventories are completed the capacity of over 7000000 gallons. The larger Roll Shells - Crushing rolls at the con- stock record cards are adjusted accordingly boats carry from 650000 gallons to 700000 centrator used over 60 pairs of shells during to which receipts and issues for the ensuing gallons each, the year, weighing approximately 775 tons. year are posted. Oil for the companys Northern Ontario Welding Rods - A great deal of repair Issues from the stores departments are plants is transported by boat to Parry Sound work Is done by means of electric and oxy- permitted to be made only on properly sign- from which point it is loaded from 6torage acetylene welding, and about 150 tons of ed requisitions from the operating depart- tanks into tank cars for delivery to destina- this material was used during the year. ments. These requisitions are in the form tion. The years consumption represents I Steel and Iron Scrap - The regular con- of cards suitable for machine tabulation, over 500 carloads. :umption of such a volume of iron and steel The practice of using average cost figures In addition to fuel oil for metallurgical products accounts for a steady accumulation for pricing issue requisitions and inventories purposes more than 100 carloads of Diesel f scrap. During the year the company sold is generally followed, but in some cases oil were consumed at the companys North- 50 carloads of cast iron crap, and 200 car- where items can be defintely identified with em Ontario plants for trucks tractors, etc.,; 'oads of steel scrap. Scrap brass sales were their purchase record the actual cost figures and a further 75.000 gallons of such oil was slightly over 60 net tons. are used, used for power producing purposes at Ormis- Eleetrical Supplies - The value of this The responsibility of having repair mat- ton, Saskatchewan. lass of material consumed during the year erials and supplies available when needed is Lubricating Oil and Grease - Large quan- was about $500000. This included more than shared by the various stores sections and tities of such products are used at all plants. 5000 items such as wire and cable, repair the operating departments, between which These are mostly supplied from local distri- j parts for motors generators, controllers, etc. there is of necessity the closest co-operation buting stations in barrels and half-barrels. pole line hardware, electric lamps and wir- at all times. The total quantity used during the year ing devices of all kinds. Insofar as it is practicable to do so pur- would represent about seven thousand 45 Explosives - The cost of powder and ac- chased supplies and equipment are shipped gallon drums. oesories for blasting amounted to $1500000. direct to the plant for which they are re- quired and a definite established routine is Lumber and Timber - Underground mm- ?Jeehanical Rubber Goods - The total followed in approving invoices before they ing conditions are such as to r&uire using length of conveyor belting in use, varying are sent through for payment, 1arge quantities of lumber and timber, in width from 24 to 72 inches, is something locally cut material is quite satisfactory for iver 10 miles. Other items such as air and 1944 Purchases most of this work. but in places where long water hose build up to a substantial volume, The following data dealing with some of life is a factor, such as in permanent shaft and the total value of the material purchased the larger items of material bought during imbering British Columbia Fir and Cedar in this classification amounted to about 1944 are intended to give the reader a gen- are used. A substantial quantity of lumber $250000, eral idea of the volume and diversification of and timber. howeer is used fcr other pur- Rerractories - Brick of all kinds and products regularly purchased. A complete oses in connection with ordinary repair and high-temperature cement are in constant list would include everything from mall construction work at the different plants. demand for repairing furnaces and convert- tacks to large turbines, hospital equipment The locally produced timber and lumber ers. The quantity of such material received and upplies accounting machines, station- as used for mining purposes is almost all during the year was more than 350 carloads. ery and office supplies, safety equipment, 1re cut to special sizes. When delivered a great Portland Cement - The quantity used was alarm and fire fighting apparatus, trucks and deal of it is merely peeled, flatted on two 61 carloads totaling over 15000 barrels. cars power hoveis. bull-dozers, railroad ppOite sides and cut to specific lengths Only a small proportion of this was used equipment, electrical apparatus and many ready for framing at the companys shops. for construction purposes. other items the purchase of which conti'i- The quantity of lumber received for all Adds - Both the nickel and copper refin- butes in no small measure to the prosperity plants during 1944 was 3 250 carloads of eries use a consir • able quantity of com- of other industries, which 2800 carloads originated in Ontario mercial sulphuricu cd which is purchased in Coal The total consumption of coal and 450 carloads in British Columbia. This tank car lots. Consumption for the year was slightly more than 600000 tons, repre- represents between 60 and 70 million board amounted to approxim tely 7500 tons. This senting about 10.000 railroad carloads, the feet. costing about $2500000. aeid is produced at Ca.per Cliff by Canadian greater part being pulverized for reverbera- Wood Stave Pipe - This class of pipe Industries Limited from Inco converter cases. tory furnace fuel at Copper Cliff smelter, made in British Columbia is used for the gases. lage (> INti) TR1.NGLE JA'cUARY, 1947

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Mechanic's In the infancy of the nickel industry, when equipment was primitive compared to the highly specialized tools of today, shops workers often had to face a major mech- anical cri1s with little more to work with than their ingenuity. Unsung heroes are ehoe pioneers who tackled and licked main- tenance problems far beyond the scope of their machines or the range of their ex- perience. Today Inco machinists have the most modern equipment available, but that doesnt deter them from giving full play to the in- ventive genius and pioneering spirit which characterized their predecessors. The achievements are just that much more ad- vanced. It must be in the blood. An interesting case in point, not specta- cular but quite effective a..s an illustration of the modern trend in pioneering, comes to hand from the Copper Refinery, where theyve an enviable reputation for creative work in their shops. Why Not Solid Lead? The big lead-lined tanks used in the Silver Refinery boiling room were giving a good deal of trouble due to leakage and to creep- age of the lead lining sheets. Somebody asked. "Why not cast them of solid lead? Practically all casting previously handled in the Refinery's foundry had been done with copper, but somebody immediately answered, in the good solid Refinery way. "Why not?" So they fabricated the moulds for the job. with the usual mixture of baked sand and binder formed in a wooden template, and then they went ahead and cast a lead tank Accompanying are pictures which illustrate the operation. In No. 1 of the layout the sections of the baked sand mould are being assembled in a pit in the foundry floor. Down in the pit are Archie Beaulieu and Pete Leblanc, and standing on top of the entre section is Henry Limoges. foreman of the casting department. 2. The mould has been covered in with sand, and heavy weights have been placed Dyer it to keep it from rising due to the ressure of the molten lead which is being )oured from the ladle. Henry Limoge5c vatches the pouring operation closely. Backs ,o the camera are Mike Stelmakowitch and rchie Beaulieu. Operating the control on ;he opposite side of the ladle is Tony yen- iramin. Filling The Risers 3. Openings left in the covering over tht nould are called risers. Here Pete Leblanc ours molten lead into a rir, which feeds J.\NU.RV, l47 IN('() TRI.\NGLE Page

t1i metal to the casting as it contracts ready for joiiiting. Wes Hart is at the con- echoes with a receiviiig oscillator. Depth during oliciiflcation, trols. Each section of the taiik weighs about n fathoms appears oii a dial iiidicator that 4. TIle lead tank s ca.st in two ections. four tons, aiid the bottom or floor tips the measures the elapsed tullE' with a 'otatnig Here is the top section before machiniiig. beam at one ton. When welded together di.sc and a Ilashiing light. supported in the c'ntre to protect it during they form a tank about five feet in diameter Like many other adaption. of Sonar, the handliiig. On the left. is Tony Vendramin and eight feet deep. Fathonietr th'pend on nickel to send and and at right is Mike Stelmakowitch, receive the 'onic vibrations. Each oscillator 5. The cast section has gone to the Or, in other words, the boys in the .5}ioP5 is nothing more thiin a .tack of thni nickel machine shop to be slicked up and faced, have done it again. latts laced with wire windings. Now, nickel is r'markable in that it contricts 'harply more o than any other metal, in fact-whtn "Gain" Faulkner Is One placed in a magnetic field. Physicists call of .TV!any Inco IVien this property magnetcstriction. Current flowing through the wire windings creates a Enjoying Yuletide At .tIo,ne Once 7%lore fluctuating magnetic field. This makes the nickel plates contract and expand rapidly, .ending out a powerful hum. The oscillating units are hi contact with the water either directly or through an in- tervening liquid. The vibrations .trike the bottom and reverbei'ate back to the receiv- ing oscillator, which convem't.s them into hectrical impulses again. The impulses flash the light of the dial indicator. V - Since this is a continuous process, a ship's ______helmsman can actually watch the bottoms ______countours changing under him,

COPPER CLIFF Arthur Dube Army), Marcel Laforge With his wife and young daughter t (Army), Cerard Lamothe (Army), Jean Paul feed him roast goose and plum pudding, and Piche (R.C.A.F.), his old friends to drop In for a wee drappie FROOD and a visit, this Is goIng to be a lot better Homer G. Dixon U.S. Army, Roger Christmas for "Cam Faulkner than last DEFINITIONS Dubreuil R.C.A.F,), Frederick F. Healy year's, when he was alone In London, or the (Army), Henry Peacock (Army), Geo. Wel- FOX-A wolf who sends Ilowers 1944 one, which he spent in military hospital land (Army), Andy Yasinowski (Army). with jaundice. WOLF-A man who knows all the ankles. OPEN PIT Like a. lot of other Inco men who were in Byard J. Lundy (R.C.A.F.. the services, "Cam" will be a very happy PUPPY LOVE-The prelude to a dog's Hfe LEVACK fellow regaining the feel of Yuletide at home. Chas. Heacock (Army). In that two-column cut up there he's seen WALLFLOWEE-A girl who wears a sweater to kee', warm. GARSON with his wife and daughter Fay. Eight David Landriauht (Army). years old and In Grade 3, Fay divides her MIDDLE AGE-That period in life when you are old enough to know CREIGHTON spare time between her cat "Tootsie" (front Geo, W. Lynn (Army), centre) and valiant efforts to beat her daddy better, but keep right on doing it any- at checkers, way 'Cam" started with Inco more than 10 MINK COAT-Usually made out of sears ago; he was In the smelter at Copper an old goat. Cliff for six months and then transferred to ChIVALRY-The attitude of a man Frood, where he's now a stope bo&s on 1600 toward a strange woman, level. He has often been mistaken for Bob EULOGY-Praise that's too much Murray, whom he closely resembles, and says and too late. sometimes this work out okay and sometimes JURY-Twelve persons chosen to determine who not so okay: he wonders if Bob's experience has the best lawyer, has been the same. Enlisting in 1943 "Cam" went overseas in February of 1944 with the Argyle and South- ern Regiment. Russ McDonald and Charlie Nickel Helps Map Ethier, both of Frood, were among his pals. Another buddy was Sgt. "Red' Brennan of Port Colborne cho was killed in the last bhz Floor of the Ocean push going into the Hochwald Forest. in Sound travels 4800 feet per second through I Germany, water, or more than four times as fast as The Falaise Gap and Bougainville were through air. Resounding sub-surface sound other ^,ubstaiitial pieces of action in which waves can be made to locate fish . , map "Cam" took part. While he was in the army the ccean bottom .....en aid in the nav- his wife, the former Dolly Doughty of To- igation of a vessel. Early in the war, this ronto. did her bit in a niunitions plant. She principle-called "Sonar-helped save our, recently underent 'Surgical treatment in tanker fleet from utter destruction by St. Joseph's Hospital. And so they're all to- UBoats; lat, it guided invasion fleets nether again and the goose hangs high, and safely over uncharted shoals and reefs. PETER COGAN a grand Christmas it promises to be. The oldest, and still one of the most prac This speed-demon ith a Merry Christmas ical applications of Sonar is the Fathometer, smile for all and sundry is Peter Cogan, 2, ANYTHING WITHIN REASON manufactured by the Submarine Signal son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cogan, 969 Copper Profsor:"Mis Smith, do you believe in Company, Boston. Cliff Road. His dad a skimmer on the capital punishnient?' The Fathometer generates sonic vibrations nickel converters and his niother is the Vacant Vera: 'Well. ye , . . if it isn't 00 mm a transmitting oscillator, throws them at former Doris Poweland, who worked in the stveie. Lhe bottom, and then "listens" for their Control Lab, at the Cliff during the war. P;ite .s JNC() TRI.\N(;LE ______J.NL\R\'. 194

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At The Sant It all seemed like a dream to Karen c Peter . a dream of a Christmas fairyla d In the beginning it might very well haVe been a dream because the man came tc get them at their aunt's house in Toroi at half-past six in the morning, when most boys and girls are usually dreaming anyway They had to leave that early because they ware to go over to Landsdowne Avenue tc see everybody getting ready for the big Sa Ita Claus parade before it. started off for do'vn town. It was still dark outside, and Ka en thought it was the middle of the night. Their mother was with them; they Wished their daddy were there too, but he was back home in Copper Cliff where he makes the X-Ray pictures in the hospital. There was a hustle and a bustle every- where around the huge Eaton warehouse where the people were getting ready for the parade. Miss Adams of Eaton's was waiting for Karen and Peter. and the first thing she did was to take them into the building Where the Eskimo girls and the Indians nd Mother Goose and the Fairy Queen end Cinderella and all the other people out of JNt,'.RV, 1047 ______1N('() '1'R[.NGLE Page)

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Claus Parade the story book were gathered. Such a lot of noise, with everybody chattering at once! Just for fun one of the Eskimo girls tried a boot on Peter's foot, as you can tee in the first picture up there, One of the laughing clowns wanted to shake hands with Karen (2) but she was too shy, even though her mother said he was a nice clown and wouldn't hurt her for the world, A big tall Indian said Hello to them as they caine outside. Peter was very much interested in the Indian's beads 31 but Karen just gazed at him, her mouth Wide open in astonishment, Then Miss Adams led Karen and Peter over to the street where the parade was being lined up. What a wonderful sight that was! There was the Snow Queen sit- ting in her beautiful ice palace, all mounted on wheels, and Mary Mary Quite Contrary, showing what makes her garden grow. Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater was there too, but Peter Kruger was more interested in Continued on Page 10) Iage 10 . IN(.'() 'I'RI.\NGLE J.\NU\RV, l)47

geo1oica1 departiiient Frauk Zui'brigg aud Charles Mlclieii(r have taken over fioiii A. B. Yites and P. F. Sheenon. lu the 1c- couuting department E, C. Uunhert took ov'r from J, R. O'Dunnell. who Weut to Port Col- horue a works auditor. The ni'tallurgical departnieut was ns, igned to W. H. Arnistron on the r'tirem'nt of J. F. Robertson. W. T. Waterbury, geueral purcha.ing aqelit, W. E. Gillespie, l*ctrical superinten- diit, J. C. Fergusou. nia.'ter mecliaii!c of mrn, and H. J. Mutz, geueral uperinten- deut of rililies, are li&'ads of major depart- ment hicli have heen iio 'top change duriug the Period. Santa Claus Parade . Cont!nutd from Page 9) Peter aud the Wolf, o he and Kareu climb- 7 . ed up and had a good close look at the big - .: bad wolf: Peter even felt his tongue (4) but - of course Karen didn't do that because little girls don't go around grabbing wolves by their tongues. The Humpty Dumpty men were running around looking as if somebody had blown TI-II1'JGS I-IA VE Cl-IA 1\JGED A LOT them up with a bicycle pump. The cowboys were there, and a whole bunch of bands. and Robinson Crusoe, and Laurel and Hardy. FOR "PORT'S" CI1.14 RLIE BRIJG.ES There was just too much to see all at once. Wednesday is going to be a particularly Karen got right into the lovely golden special day for Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bridges coach with pretty,Cinderella but it was so5 exciting who shewas didn't very know and their two daughters, of Port Colborne. iViany Changes in quite what to do with herself, Then she ChristmasIt's not only Christmas; together. it's their first and Peter sat up on the driver's seat of the Queen of Hearts' chariot 6) and waved Shirley. who is 12, and her sister, Mona, Dept. heads During goodbye to everyone as if they were going to who is 6, found a new hometheir with the Bridgesnew parents ride straight to the North Pole and call on just thIs year. They think Mrs. Santa Claus for tea. are 'tops," and, to put it mildly, the feeling Past Seven 'Years Donald Duck had such a long neck that is mutual. It's a mighty big adventure In living for The retirement thish of mont L M KarenSheri there could 7), hardly and the see white his head horses away were up o these four nice people, but a visit to their dan, chief engineer, brings to attention the pretty she was almost tempted (8) to trade home leaves a guest more than convinced interesting fact that in the past seven years, her dog Tinker for one to take home with that nothing but happiness lies ahead for or since the start of the Second Great War, I her. them. You'd think they had been together there have been changes in the leadership Then they saw Santa himself, sitting in from the start if you were to look in on of no less than 17 major Inco departments. his sleigh with his bag of toys while his picturesfamily scene suchabove. as the StartingTriangle camera with the appointment of R. L. reindeer scampered over the snow-covered Charlie Bridges was born in Sedgwick, Beattie, succeeding the late Donald Mac- houses. He called out a cheery hello to the Alta., in 1914. At High School there Was a Askill as vice-president and general manager, I children, and wished them a Merry Christ- girl in his class by the name of Jo Munton. the influence of Ume and circumstance has i mas. The bands started to play "Santa He came East to attend University of been widely felt through the organization. Claus Is Coming To Town", and the parade Toronto, graduating in chemical engineering, In several instances more than one change moved away. As Santa went by, Peter and saw service with Inco at Coniston Smelter, has taken place during the seven-year his friend Michael Vaughan waved to him and in the spring of 1939 joined the research interval, and shouted that they hoped he would have staff at Port Colborne Refinery. As general supt. of smelters Duncan Fin- a Merry Christmas too. He enlisted in the army in June of 1940. layson succeeded P. F. McDonald. As mill After that Miss Adams took Karen and One night during the following December, superintendent J. C. Parlee followed E. H. Peter down town to the Toyland in Eaton's over in England, he met a girl in the officer's Rose. As master mechanic of smelters W. J. store and gave them a ride on the magic mess. She was Jo Munton, also in Army Ripley took over from J. W. Garrow. At train (10) and what a thrill that was! They uniform. They recognized one another at Frood Mine the late Frank Eager's position rode through a long tunnel, and had a peek once. A year later they were married, as superintendent is filled by A. E. O'Brien. into Santa's workshop where the little elves Returuing to Port Colbcrne after his dis- Foster Todd is super" at Garson, where were busy making toys for good girls and charge in August, 1945, Charlie is again at J. B. Fyfe, now in charge of Murray and boys. his post in the research lab. Things have Stotie, was located in 1939. Charles Liveley And finally, the greatest thrill of all. Miss changed a lot for him since 1939, but he is superintendent at Levack, which at the Adams introduced them to Santa and he wouldn't trade back for all the coffee in start of the war was under C. H. Stewart; had quite a chat with them. There is a Brazil. the latter replaced A. F. Brock at Frood- picture of them with Santa on the front Take auother look at that picture. Wlo Stobie Open Pit. Fred Murphy has suc- page of this issue of the Triangle. Both caii blame him? ceeded Ed Austin at Coniston. Russ Hewgill Karen and Peter thought he had the biggest ______now occupies the superintendent's chair at white beard they had ever seen, RETIRES AS MAYOR the Copper Refinery which was filled by F. In the other pictures of the parade you After 16 years as mayor of Copper Cliff, Benard: the latter is now assistant to the can see Santa with his reindeer 111. aud E A. Collins pr'ided over his last official general superintendent, of the Mining and the Fairy Queen with her ladies-in-waiting meeting on Dec. 9 His successor. Ma'or Smelting Division at Copper Cliff: R H. (12), and Old Mother Goose 113), W. T Waterbury, expressed the general re- Waddingtou, who succeeded hum, is general Even if they live to be a hundred years gret at his retiremPnt and presented him superintendent of reflueries. old, Karen and Peter will never forget the with a silver tray, engraved with the nanies J In 1939 the late B. F. Crandall was super- Santa Claus parade. Ever since they got of hus council associates over the years. Mr. intendent at Creighton. the post now filled home they have been telling their daddy Collius sc'rved as a couucihhor from 1923 to by Earl Mumford; incumbent during the about it, and they still haven't finished. 1929 before being hected mayor. i n t e r v a 1 was T. M. Gaetz, who is now ______operatiug out of Copper Cliff as assistant The reason a dog has so mauy frieud is general superintendent of mines. R. C. Mc- that his tail wags instead of his tongue. ('ONSWERATE HEBBY Quire is the new superintendent at Port 'I'll bet you thirk twice before heaving Colborne Refinery, succeeding H. W, Walter. PRICE IS TOO HIGH that wife of yours ahon for an evening " The research laboratory at the Cliff is under Jimmy.'"What is middle age. Dad?" "Yep. First I think ot an excuse for going the supervision of P. E. Queneau, who suc- Dad: 'Middle age, my son, is that period out, theu I think up a r€aou liy she can't cded J, R. Goi'dou when the hatter became in a mau life when he'd rather not have a come ahoug." asjstant to Vice President Beattie. In the good time than have to get over it,' JANUARY, 1947 INCO TRIANGLE Page ii

TEEN-AGERS EMPLOYEES' N most progressive centres across Canada where facilities are available, Teen- I Age clubs are organized to provide entertainment for the young people. Inco I towns with their splendidly equipped employees' clubs are no exception. In a previous issue the Triangle covered" I a Teen-Agers' night at Port Colborne, where Betty Rivet, Nick Roznowskl, Mary Yawney, I the Inco Recreation Club Is turned over to and Stella Kozak. I the young merrymakers, lock, stock and 5. ThIs star performer on the bowling barrel, every other Saturday night. T1 alleys, just about to pick up a tough spare, make the most of it, and are genuinely ap- .Jlm smith, I preciative of the opportunity. 6.Handling a hot drive at the ping pong I Creighton Young FlY K table is Lawrence Sabourin. A similarly successful Teen Town holds court .Qp Saturday evenings in the Employees Some CUff "Operators" Club at Creighton. From 7.30 p.m, when 4. Over at Copper Cliff, in Memorial Corn- activities get under way, right up until munity Hail, the Teen-Agers concentrate on closing time, the lads and lasses swarm dancing at their Saturday evening sessions, tlrough the place and have everything on and we mean concentrate. In this group are the go. seen: Front row, seated, Mary Moraska, The accompanying pictures were taken Bernard Leclalr, Edith Salo, Sambo Bettio, during a typical Teen-Agers' session at Shirley King, and Maurice Harrison; back Creighton: row, standing, C. Niccoll, Stella Siwicki, P. 1. Here's one of the enthusiastic gangs in Pakkala, H. Soravarl, Pat Conroy, John the bowling aileys; front row, Annie Zyma, Strong, Leona La.Rose, AMred Digby; on the Jessie Starkey, Norma Gonnella, Steila Us- stairs, front, Bernard Pappin, Margaret cum, Norma McDonald; back row, Stewart Sauve, Aline Buck, Lillian Aubin, Cledla Mei; Rodgins, Norman Likun, Tommy Davies, back, Leno Vendramin, Zelio Toppazzini, and Lionel Vanclief, Paul Kuzma, and Tony Leno Canapini. Debelak. 2. Enci Dlfllippo and Donald Johnston are coaching young Johnny McDonald on how NEW "FACE" FOR TRIANGLE to serve at badminton. The bandages on Readers will notice the new type in which Johnny's head are evidence of his recent the Triangle is printed this issue. It Is encounter with an electric wire; he thinks called Ionic, and Is regarded as one of the badminton is easier On the nerves, most readable of all type faces. The type 3. Some of the jive artists got out on the In which the paper was printed formerly Is big auditorium floor to cut a rug; others Cloister, and although it seemed to be satis- 'athered around the record-player to absorb factory to everybody, a change is as good their rhythm the easy way: Bill McGlashen, as a rest. 1947 Pageu IXCO TRIANGLE ____ JANUARY, Leaves World's Biggest Smelter as Monument To His Skill

Copper Cliff Smelter, biggest in the world, is considered a monument to the engineering skill of L. 5. Sheridan, who retires this month from the post of chief engineer of the Company. The ingenuity of his department in boosting concentrator capacity from 20,000 to $0,000 tons per day without serious interference with all-out war production is regarded with admiration throughout the engineering world. social, to say the least, and in 1919 accepted with some alacrity an invitation to go to Distinguished Career With T.nternationaj Nickel at Copper C11 as chief c'ngineer. In 1923 he was made chief engin- eer of Port Coiborne Refinery also. He says he has the unique distinction of Inco Ends for L. M. Sheridan having worked for a company for 25 years ITIHE man who has presided over the spending of more than 7O,OOO,OOO in new without ever receiving a promotion. His I construction of Inco plants, and who has directed expenditure of many more trouble was that he started at the top. His distinction was that he stayed there, millions in maintenance, change, and repair, has retired from active service with the L. M. Sheridan has been in charge of all Company. He is Leslie Mitchell Sheridan, and he joins the ranks of Inco pensioners Inco's plant design and construction In Can- this month. * ada since he joined the Company. That His departure brings into retrospect an engineer of American Smelting and Refining covers a multitude of activity. The Copper era of expansion during which Inco moved Co.'s five plants in Mexico. The Mexican Cliff smelter, biggest in the world, is regard- boldly and vigorously to keep pace with the bandits had a quaint habit of stringing ed as a monument to his engineering skill. demand for its products; an era of prodigious people up to a tree whenever the whim Its design and construction are "his baby". development infinitely beyond the visions of moved them. He regarded this as anti- In 1938 he went to Finland, took a look the nickel industry's pioneers. The post of chief engineer during that period, with its great responsibilities of design and construc- tion upon which the operating efficiency of the industry was t depend, was the lot of L. M. Sheridan. He has filled it with dis- tinction. Born in Detroit in 1882, he was five years old at the time of the death of his father, who then owned and operated a sawmill at Missoula, Montana. He graduated from the University of Mon- tana in 1903 with an engineering degree. During his university vacations he worked as a mineral land surveyor and architect. His first job was at Virginia City, in Alder Gulch, Montana, famous for its placer gold deposit. He learned to pan gold on the side and left with a few nuggets, but says they're all gone now. Early Recognition He was emuloyed on the designing of a stamp mill. At the end of two weeks his boss said, Well, what do you think youre worth?' Taking opportunity firmly by the hand, he shot for the moon by replying, . - "About $60 a month, sir.' When he got his first pay check it was made out for $90 a month, an early recognition of his talents. I - L During the next 18 years he ranged the mining and steel industry from Mexico to A typical "huddle" In the engineering department. In the centre is the retiring British Columbia, first as a draftsman and! chief engineer, L M. Sheridan; on the left is Clarence Buck, and at the right is Norman then as an engineer. He always moved on Kearns. Tribute to the ability and loyalty of his staff was Mr. Sheridan's parting to a better job. Finally he became chief message. J;NU.RV, 1947 IXC() TRIANGLE Page 13 over the Petsamo site, made a brief study of the countrys climatic conditions, and return- ed to direct the complete designing of the ERA OF THE SHOOSH-POOSH IS new plant in the Copper Cliff office. It could be said that the success of his efforts was indicated by the ready sale which th plant UPON THE LAND, HAIR! HAIR! later found on the world market. He commands the respect of the engin- eering and construction world, but his chief source of pride is the force of men which he has gathered around him. He cannot say too much for their ability, loyalty, and co- operation. His hobby has been movie-making, and during extensive trave1 he always took his camera with him. On a lathe in hj attic he has frequently worked out engineering ideas which have found their way into plant operations. One outstanding improvement credited directly to him is the development of a skip with curved sides and rounded corners, con- structed of nickel alloy steel, The reduction in weight, about 2O , has permitted a sub- stantial increase in the tonnage of ore hoisted. One of the.se lightweight skips, built of tough abrasion - defying nickel, has' handled more than 7,000,000 tons of ore and is still in service. Capacity Increased 375% During Mr. Sheridan's term as chief en- ginr, the capacity of the Copper C con- centrator was increased to 375% of that for which it was originally designed. The final stage of expansion, from 20,000 to 30,000 tons per day, was a war-time program, completed during 1941-42 when there was an urgent need for continuous maximum production. ______The ingenuity of the engineering depart- Ah, Citizenship, what crimes are corn- I rnent, under his leadership, in devising mitted In thy name! means of increasing capacity without ser- Gaze upon the above a SSO r t rn e n t of lously interfering with all-out production, bearded gentry, dear reader, and reflect on will always deserve admiration, the lengths to which rnen will go to get out How to Get Along I of shaving. ______Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan have left for Cal- It was proclaimed that all male citizens of ifornia, planning to look around Monterey Sudbury must grow whiskers to advertise Sooner or later a man, if he Is wise, dis- or Santa Cruz for a new horne. They will Canada's Greatest Winter Carnival," to be covers that life i.s a mixture of good days and return for a month or so next year, staged in the Nickel City in February. 'bad, victory and defeat, give and take. He Sheridan having promised Vice-President Within a month the rnasculine population learns that It doesn't pay to be a sensitive Beattie that he will corne back to give a had changed beyond recognition. Bill-col- , soul; that he should learn to let sorne things fatherly once-over to the new construction lectors roarned about in . utter confusion, go over his head like water off a duck's back. at the smelter. Wives accosted total strangers. Children, He learns that he who loses his ternper were hopelessly baffled. Forest rangers Wor- usually loses out. He knows that all rnen ned over the prospect of a wave of bush-fires have burnt toast for breakfast now and then, in January. Scouts for the House of David and he shouldn't take the other fellow's baseball club rubbed their hands with de- grouch too seriously. He comes to realize light. Barbers conternplated suicide. Haber- that the business can run along without iiim. dashers thought there rniglit be a trend F He learns tt buck-passing never pays - I toward leopard skins and leather-thonged and that it doesn't rnatter so rnuch Who gets - sandals. Hardware rnerchants dusted off, the credit as long as the business shows a their stocks of curry combs. Druggists said profit. He learns that all the persons with flea-powder was selling like all get-out. whom he associates are human and that its The era of the Shoosh-Poosh was upon the a gocd thing to say good rnornlng" even on I nd. rainy days. He learns that most of the Some Open Pit Beavers other fellows are as ambitious as he is, that At the Open Pit the other day the Triangle they have brains as good as his, and that camera pointed at the above group of hirsute hard work and not cleverness Is the secret I he-men: front row, A. Swettick, John Mc- of success. He leas to syrnpathize with t Alpine, Tomrny Zaitz, Paul Chenier, Loule the youngster coming into the business be- Chevrette, John Juryczak, Albert Drennan, cause he remembers that it was difficult / and John McAlister; middle row, George when he started out. Friel, Albert Morin, Leo Fletcher, Bob Fur- He learns not to worry when he makes a iotte, Joe Gagne. Milt Craddock, and Jack mistake because experience has shown that Lang; back row, Harry Marshall, Frank At- his average will break pretty well. He learns ..t- wood, Charlie McKinnon, Albert Dockrell, that no man ever got to first base alone and .tI•/ Ches McGillvary, Tom Kane. that it is only through co-operative effort It will be noted that Chevrette clutches a that we move on to better things. He learns fire extinguisher, just in case, the bosse.s are not monsters, trying to get Nary a razor must touch those jowls before the last ounce of Work, but they are usually v the Carnival. Some enterprising operator fine men who have succeeded through hard should now be hustling a contract with a work, know how,' and loyalty. mattress manufacturer, looking to the day when the crop comes off. Hair! Hair! FAIR MEANS OR FOUL MODERN HEADFR.4ME In his announcement one Sunday morning, Throughout his 27 years as chief en- THE OTHER WAY 'ROtND the pastor regretted that money was not ineer, L. M. Sheridan kept abreast of How peoples tastes change with years! coming in quickly enough-but he was no the modern trend in desgn. The Murray When they are very young, girls love dolls pessimist. Mine headframe, one of the most strik- and little boys have a yen for soldiers. We have tried." he said, to raise the ing in the industry, is one exampk When they ale older, the girls are crazy necessary money in the usual manner. We Another is the Employees Club in Sud- about soldiers and the boys fall in love with have tried honestly. Now we are goilig to bury. 'dolls," see what a bazaar will do." 1agt 14 IN('() !'RLN(;LE 'J,','L.RV. 194

:lis Christmas, holidays that winter he ,pent working in the converter building at the Cliff under Tcm Harkins. He resided at ht ld Central Club. where other inmates were Dick Coleman, George Ferguson, and Pete' Ro,s: .uffice it to ay that very little du.',t was allowed to gather on the rafters of he Central Club, with characters like those about. Ed had enjoYed his first taste of life in the North and after graduation he headed straight back, locating first in Copper Cliff and then, in 1911. in Coniston. When he I nw plant started up in 1913, after everybody had moved down from Victoria Mines, he was made assistant meltr superintendent. When J. F. Robertson became works manager about 1919, Ed was promoted to smelter super., and in 1937 on the retirement of W. A. MacDonnell he was placed in charge jf the whole plant. the position he held until his retirement on Oct. 31. He served as i'eeve of Neelon-Garson township for two years, and was mayor of Coniston from the time of its incorporation in 1934, He has been a member of the C.I.M.M. and of the A.I.M.M.E. since 1914, and has been active on the local council of "It's all yours, Fred," said Ed Austin, turning over the superintendent's chair the Canadian institute. He was married in at Coniston to his successor, Fred Murphy. The popularly efficient retiring "super" 1916 at White Vale, Ont., and has one first came to the Nickel District in 1909, spending the summer at Garson Mine. daughter, Mrs. James H. Davey. He has purchased a cosy home next door to hers on Roxborough Drive, Sudbury, and spends LAID OUT PLANT AND TOWN, a good deal of his time wrestling with his husky young grandson Austin, aged 2. RETURNED LATER TO RUN BOTH Has Windy Lake Camp Although he has been a member of Idyl- s A young surveyor 35 years ago Ed Austin plotted the location of the wylde Golf Club for years, Ed doesn't expect A foundations for Coniston smelter and laid out the village streets before there to have much time for punishing the pesky was a building of any kind there. Little (lid he know then that he was destined to white pill. His camp at Windy Lake will be be plant superintendent and mayor of the town. That's what they call seeing a his chief recreation; already he's planning to build a boathouse and a sleeping cabin there job through.first contactiie nickel industry next summer, Winters he'll spend visiting Born in Whitby in 1888, Edgar Taylor was in 1909 when he spent the summer at relatives in Southern Ontario and doing Austin was the son of a farmer. As a boy Garson Mine as mucker, driller's helper, other travelling. And of course he'll drop in he attended country school and did his share powder monkey, and what have you. That on Coniston every now and then to cafl on of the chores around the farm. Then he fall he went down to Beaumont, Texas, where Fred Murphy and the boys at the plant, or went to Whitby Collegiate Institute, which his brother was located, and took a job in to neighbor a bit with Tony Desautels, Jim recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, the engineering office of the Gulf Refining Norquay, or other old cronies down town. In 1909 he graduated from the School of Co. After a year there he returned to uni- All in all, Ed has a happy and busy time Pr a c tic a 1 Science at the University of versity to get his bachelor of science degree. ahead of him, and his hundreds of r1ends Toronto. He and Allan Brock plugged exams together. sincerely hope he enjoys every minute of it, Creighton School Has First "Formal" The happy crowd pictured at right were the . y f students and teachers attending the first annual At Home of Creighton Junior High, the evening of Nov. 30. Seated in front: Tom Jones, Stewart Hod- gins, Norman Sharpe, Raymond Suutarinen, Tom Behenna, Colyne Walford, Joe Lovsin, Gerald Bernier, James Greer, George Smith, Girls, standing: Mary Yawney. Norma Gonnella, Mary Anderson, Irene Gallipeau, Emelia Palys, Shirley Connors, Glen Thomas, Margaret McDonnell. Ann Pezzetta. Kath- erine Lane, Gwen Thomas. Barbara Trem- blay Grades 9 and 10 teachers: back row. left, Miss Ursula Black. principal; on the right, Mrs. Craigen. Miss Cecelia Noonan. Mrs. Tn'mnblay, Miss Elsepth Latimer. R. F. Goard. assistant principal. The school halls were attractively arranged for the occasion, the decorations featuring Y'.wney headed the refreshment committee the school crest recently designed by Colyne Me nlv enthusiastic about the success of ON THE LOOSE Walford, a Grade 9 pupil. ' their first formal', senior students of the Boy: 'What is meant by a man attending Receiving the guests were Miss Emelia school are alr'ady looking forward to 1ext a convention a, a deleate-at-large?' Palys, president of the Literary Society year's party. Father: 'It means that his wife didn't go Raymond Suutarinen. vice-president; Miss along with him,' Black. and Mr. Goard. The Down Boats orchestra of Copper First Miner: The touch of that nurse's 'Why do you have an apple for your trade Cliff furnished music for dancing, hand cccled my fever instantly' mark? Youre a tailor." Miss Norma Gonnella convened the recep- Second Miner: "Yeah, we heard the slap "Well. if it hadnt been for an apple, where tion and program committee, and Miss Mary all over the ward" would the clothing business be?' JANU.\RY, 1947 IN('() 'I'R 1.XuLI; Page IS 'I I

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$10 VTINNING "PlC ' The whole Inco family Joins in extending NE of the best pictures we've received todate in the Triangle's "Picture of the best wishes to these three Veterans on their O Month" Contest is awarded the 1O first prize for December. It was sub- ______retirement. mitted by Harry Gibson, who is a member of Morrison's Shift at Copper Cliff Concentrator, and it got a quick nod of approval from the contest's guest judge, S.%V. Andrews. manager of the Capitol Theatre. 'First Birthday" is the title of the wirmlng*-____ picture, Harry's nephew, Johnny "Bud' Judge of the January contest will be Max MacDonald, was snapped just as he blew cut Phillips, manager of the Regent Theatre, the single candle on his first birthday cake. Sudbury. - Note the rapt concentration with which he ______tackled the job, and also the small bubble which was a by-product of the operation. A Zeiss Ikon camera with a Junior Kalart 3 OLD - TUvIERS * flashgun is Harry Gibson's equipment, and he used Super XX film for this particular shot. He's modest abcut his photographic /\J?E HO1JORED a}ility. but we'll carry his flash bulbs any day in the week. Honoring Mr. and Mrs. George Baby on The Christmas Stocking theIr 30th wedding anniversary, and also on First honorable mention in the December the occasion f Mr. Baby's retirement ;rom coiitest went to the particularly timely entry Inco after aimost 30 years of steady service of Hugh Ross, of the Research Lab, staff at at Conistcn, a gathering of 109 friends and the Cliff. He receives a $1.00 award for a relatives attended a banquet in St. Mary's srap of his son Dickie, aged 4, taken as Ukrainian church, Sudbury, on Nov. 30. that gocd-looking young man hung up his An eight-piece silver service and a gold stocking lst Christmas Eve. watch chain were presented to the ionored 'Judge Andrews selected for second couple by Mrs. M. Tataryn, on behalf of honorable mention and a $100 prize the the gathering. e:ltiy submitted by Tom Crowther, safety Two other Inco veterans were feted by engineer. The napshot was taken during ascciates on their retirement recently. red uminr vacation at Wasaga Beach, and Baktr, hoist inspector at Frood and an Inco shos Tom's two youngsters, Tommy 8 and man for 39 years, and Charles Tobin, Stobie Sharon 3, thoroughly enjoying a dip in foreman who was with the Compan for :: the deep. years, were guests of honor at a double Camera fans have until January 20 to 'stag' in the Polish Hall Nov. 29. Among "H4\'K" LETS OVE ZIP submit their entries for the January contest, the speakers lauding their distinguished er- The maples are due for a mauling when and the Christmas holidays should produce vice with the Company were W. T, Water- 'Hank' Brennan unwinds and lets one fly at a record batch of attracti snapshots, both bury, master of ceremonies, J. B. Fyfe, A. E. the bowling alleys in the Employees' Club at in and out of doors. Be sure to send 'em OBrien, and Bert Smiley. Port Colborne. This particular shot was a along you shutter-clickers. Joe Butkr pres'nted an engraved gold strike, so help us. Page 16 INC() TRI,NGLE J.\\U.\RY, 1947

the settling basin into which runs drainage water from the plant. Bill suggested that drainage from the basin be ased over as wash water, eliminating the necessity of laying a permanent pipe line to bring water to the basin for washing. $28,463 In Awards Todate Throughout the Inco organization the Suggestion Plan continues to reward em- ployees for ideas to improve operations. Here's a bo score of the Plan todate, by plants: Submitted Accepted Total Todate Tod ate Awtrds Frood Mine 899 127 $ 1.81600 Stobie Mine 57 10 5.00 Open Pit 843 137 4.101 00 Creighton 995 128 1,222.00 Levack 197 37 303.00 Garson 515 87 914.00 Murray 81 18 148.00 Lawson • 16 4 32.00 Concentrator 2.04 1 378 5,275.00 Smelter • 1.512 282 5,448.00 Coniston • 764 160 1,339.00 Cop. Refinery 892 341 3.47800 Power Plants 65 29 145.00 Port COlborne 670 122 4,177.00

TOTALS 10,547 1,860 $28463.00 ABOUT MEN

• Men are what women marry. They have two hands, two feet, and sometimes two wives. (But never more than one dollar or - one idea at a time.) Like Turkish cigar- ettes, they are all made of the same mater- ial-the only difference is that some are dlis- guised better than others. I Generally speaking, they may be divided into three classes husbands, bachelors, land widowers. A bachelor is an eligible mass of obstinacy, entirely surrounded by suspicion. Husbands are of three types - I prizes, surprises, and consolation prizes. Making a husband out of a man Is one of the highest forms of plastic art known to civilization. It requires science, sculpture, common sense, faith, hope, and charity - mostly charity. It Is a physiological marvel I that a small, tender, soft, violet-scented thing enjoys kissing a big, awkward, stub- - cnned, tobacco-scented thing called a man. I If you flatter a man you frighten him - . to death. If you don't, you bore him to - death. If you agree with him on everything, you cease to interest him. If you argue with him on everything you cease to charm him. $150 Prize in Father's Stocking Makes If you believe all he tells you he thinks you are a fool. If you don't he thinks you are a cynic. If you wear gay clothes, rouge, and It Very Merry Xmas for Radey Family startling hats he hesitates to take you out, but if you wear a brown beret and tailored It's to be a Merry Christmas in the divils of brothers, you've another think suit, he takes you out and stares all evening fullest meaning of the words at Bill coming. at the women in gay colors, rouge, and tart- Radey's house in Sudbury on Wednesday. In the second picture Bill has unlimbered ling hats. Of course, it was going to be a Merry his trusty fiddle and Is giving out with Red If youre the clinging vine type, he doubts Christmas anyway, the Radey family being River Valley" while Joan puts Herb Pauls whether you have a brain in your head, and large and Irish and full of fun, but what to shame with her guitar and vocal rendition, if you are modern, advanced and independ- will make it merrier than ever is the fine She taught herself to play on a borrowed ent, he doubts whether you have a heart. present in father's stocking. guitar, and it was a proud moment last Man i just a worm in the dust. He comes An idea which he submitted to the Em- month when her dad bought her an instru- along, wiggle.s around for a while, and finally ployees' Suggestion Plan Committee paid off ment of her own, some chicken gets him. for Bill Radey, just in time for Christmas. Born in North Onslow, P.Q., about 30 miles He received a cheque for $150.00. So Mrs. from Ottawa, Bill Radey came to Copper NEW INSTITI'TE OFFICEES Radey "clicked' for a new dress for the Cliff Smelter in 1936, and is employed in the New officers for th Sudbury Branch of Yuletide season, and therell be an extra bit Orford Department. Before their marriage the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metal- of a present for each of the five youngsters. 13 years ago Mrs. Radey was Miss Velma lurgy were elected at the meeting on Dec. 14 and Bill will sail into the plum pudding with Bean of Maryland P.Q. Bill himself built as follows: chairman. T. M. Gaetz: vice reckless abandon, and the family's bank their snug little home ou Elm St. chairman, H. J. Fra,er: secretary-treasurer. balance will also get a nice healthy boost. This was the third idea Bill had turned in Norman Kneshaw; executive: H. Boncher, Joan Ras Rer Hands Full under the Suggestion Plan, and it was the Frood; F. G. Murphy, Coniston: E. Jordan, Top picture shows Mr. and Mrs. Radey third time he received an award. Thats district; R. Saddington, Copper Cliff; G. and their five children, Earl (10). Jerry 6 . not a bad average. The first time he got $6. Dick. Refinery; A. Olive, Creighton; E. Mills, Joan 11), Keith 3), and Eddie 8). And the second time $10. The idea which Garson: C. Jones, Levack. if you think that Joanie isn't a busy person, brought him the juicy $150 for his Christ- - - holding her own 'gainst those four young mas stocking was a scheme for washing out