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Published for all employees of TheInternational Nickel Company of

Canada, Limited.D. M. Dunbar, Editor

H. L. Meredith, Assistant EditorEditorial Office, Copper Cliff, Ont.Authorized as second class mail by thePost Office Department. Ottawa, and forpayment oi poStage nah.

Exciting FutureFor Nickel Told

President Gordon on Nut lusmi Magazine Lovr

By U.S. MagazineUnder the heading "New Uses

lBoost Nickel's Future", the metal-working industry's authoritativeweekly magazine 'STEEL" predictsbig things for nickel in a sweep-ing variety of applications.

giExcerpts from the "STEEL"article follow:

Nickel has become a growthmetal.

Free World consumption thisyear is expected to top last year'sestimated 475 million lb. by 5 to 7per cent, spurred for the most partby the U.S. In 1962. consumntionin this country totaled arecord 235 NICk& (keS 1OW As JObS Get TO1Jghmillion lb. A new high is expectedthis year. I

In perspective, such growth Isremarkable, Ten years ago, fewforecasters would have taggednickel as a growth metal. TheKorean War was about to end.Nickel had been on allocation sincethe start of the war. The indus- more ductile, softer, and offers bet-try's sales and marketing arm was ter electrical conductivity thanweak because of years of inactivity.'strip produced by conventionalDesigners were turning to other methods." The Royal Canadianmaterials. Research was lagging. Mint makes 5 cents pieces from

Two factors stand out in the powdered metal blanks supplied byresurgence: The Industry has Sherritt.created new markets, and it has The company is researching newexploited the sales potential in types of nickel powders and thenew technologies, combination of nickel powders with• Example-One of the most dra- other materials. Last year, it In-natic new applications is the troduced five grades of sphericallynickel-cadmium battery. It's be- shaped powders for the productioning used in a number of cordless of pressed, high purity, porousproducts, such as power tools, pressed parts, such as battery andradios and TV5, hedge clippers, fuel cell electrodes, bearings, andflashlights, medical instruments, filters.adding machines, portable type- Sherritt's work on compositewriters, refrigerators, night lights, powders is a new area of research.military and space products, mo- A pure film of nickel is placedtion picture cameras, electric around an inner core of foreigntoothbrushes, shavers, and mixers, material like iron, carbide, graph-

Says Union Carbide Consumer : ite, or plastic. The result, saysProducts Div. of Union Carbide Sherritt, is a family of completelyCorp., a major porducer of these new materials. One of the newbatteries: 'The market ... has markets that have opened up:barely been tapped , . high cost Nickel clad phosphorus for ais the major deterrent to use today. specialized brazing application.However, as interest, production, dand sales volume are increased, erro S ro uc Sthese costs will be correspondingly Its in ferrous products, however,lowered." that the nickel industry looks for

The industry is pushing to make its biggest advances in tonnage.this day come as soon as possible. Use of maraging steel shouldInternational Nickel Co. Inc., for climb rapidly over the next decade.example, Is working with product Introduced by Inco two years ago,designers to stimulate usage and is these high strength materials con-investigating ways to cut produc- tain 18 to 25 per cent nickel. Thetion cost. Inco is also promoting best markets now are in the air-customer products in its own ads, craft-missile and marine indus-• Nickel Powders-Sherritt Gord- tries. Also promising: hydrofoilon Mines Ltd. is banking on nickel applications.powders as the wedge to open big "We also foresee a large poten-new markets. It produces a high tial in less spectacular uses, suchpurity nickel strip rolled from as pressure vessels, extrusion dies.nickel powder which it believes is fasteners, and machinery parts.

says Inco's president, J. Roy Gord-on. "The ability of these steels)to be readily worked and thenhardened without distortion mayoffer economy in terms of finishedparts for which less expensivematerials are now being used."• Subzero-The cryogenic field isalso promising. Three years ago,Inco introduced 9 per cent nickelcryogenic steel. Steel producerssay demand for it Is steadily im-proving. Some of the code groupshave approved it for pressurevessels in the ordinary quenchedand tempered state Wefore, thecodes required the material bedouble normalized and stress re-lieved. This opens the door tomore extensive use, believe steel-makers.

Another potential: Inco is work-ing with foundries and others onthe application of Ductile Ni-Resist for cryogenic fittings, valves,and pumps.• Stainess-"We think nickelstainless has as much spectaculargrowth ahead as it has displayedin the past," says Inco's Mr. Gord-on. Certainly, this will be a strongvolume year (but not necessarilyfor profits because of weak prices).Steelmen are forecasting shipmentsaround 660,000 tons vs. 625,000 tonsin 1962.

Breakdown: Good, but not rec-ord shipments to auotmakers; pos-sible record shipments to the con-struction industry; and 'surpris-ingly" good sales to capital equip-ment manufacturers.

Iiico has developed a stainlesstank frailer se photo, Page 54for the chemical industry which itbelieves will be fully competitive

with aluminium. Under develop-ment Is a stainle street light pole.The latest proj'ct is a lightweightsti'es.sed skin structural beam fabri-cated from sheets see photo, Page57, Inco has not released designdetails on the beam, but it hopesa market can be developed incrossover bridges for the interstatehighway system.

On The HorizonWhat new uses and technical

developments are ahead?Mr. Gordon gives this evaluation:"The ever increasing perform-

ance demands of industry, by vir-tue o higner loads and speedsand higher temperature require-ments, offer opportunities fornickel containing materials. Forexample, in general and heavy dutymacflmery, there is a continuedupgrading of the alloy steels, par-ticularly for carburized parts.

"The process industries are press-ing the metals people for higherstrengths at increasing tempera-tures. The gas turbine builders arepressing for blade materials withfligher operating temperatures.We have developed cast high-tem-perature materials such as IN-lOOand are working on still otherpromising new materials, bothwrought and cast. If combustiontemperatures in the gas turbineare increased the opportunities fornickel are increased throughout theturbine.

"The old art of electroforminghas been continually improved, andwe are finding many applicationswhere this process can be an at-tractive and economical way tomanufacture finished articles,particularly where design is com-plex, finish intricate.

"The iron-nickel alloys holdpromise for substantial growth inthe rapidly expanding electronicsindustry and the fields requiringcontrolled expansion of alloys.For example, we are working withInvar a 36 per cent nickel low ex-pansion alloy) for cryogenic pipe-lines.

"While cast iron may not seemas glamorous as some of these othermaterials, we look upon it as apromising market. Ductile Ironhas opened up a new vista for castiron, in which alloying is an im-portant factor. One example is insheet metal forming dies wherenickel alloyed Ductile Iron is turn-ing in very satisfactory perform-ance. Other areas for which wehave hope for nickel in cast ironinclude heavy duty brake drumsand lighter engine blocks."• Higher Temperatures-Technicaldevelopments have been comingthick and fast in recent months.Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. reports ithas developed a laboratory processfor increasing the tensile strengthof nickel alloy sheet materials sub-jected to temperatures up to l900F. "New high temperature sheetmaterials made possible by thisprocess should permit the designand construction of lighter andmore reliable aerospace vehicles,'says the company. Superalloyspi'eviously available only in cast-ings can be rolled into sheets andfoil with no loss in strength andoften with an improvement in roomtemperature ductility, claims thefirm.• Plating Advances-Two recentdevelopments reportedly reducethe cost of nickel plating.

Last month, Udylite Corp., De-

Cover picture of STEEL, weekly national magazine of the metalworking industrypublished in Cleveland, was a full color portrait of Inco president J. Roy Gordontaken against an illuminated transparency showing the casting of nickel sulphideanodes at the Thompson plant. A copy of the striking portrait is shown above, andexcerpts from the magazine's feature on the nickel industry appear on this page.

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troit, announced a bright nickelplating finish that withstands 144hour Cass tests I Steel, June 24.p. 31), Called Dur-Ni, its a varia-tion of the company's Satvlite pro-cess, but it provides bright satin in-stead of hazy to dull satin finishes.It's used between the base nickelcoating and final chrome strike.Udylite claims the bright satinfinish plus lower cost makes theprocess a natural for automaker.Improved corrosion resistance alsomakes it a possibility for part-makers who now use only a singlebright nickel strike. Company en-gineers say most present platingequipment can be converted tohandle the process.

The second development: Use ofelectrolytic nickel shapes in basketsfor plating rather than the tradi-tional anode baskets. Reason: Theshapes cost about 20 cents a poundless than bar types.

The process became possible withdevelopment of a titanium basketwhich resists corrosion, Theshapes are put into the basket andlowered into the bath.

One nickelman estimates that 9out of 10 companies that do anysubstantial amount of nickel plat-ing are testing the process.

Plenty Of MetalFrom the standpoint of avail-

ability, the nickel consumer is ina good position. Free World an-nual capacity (excluding Cubastands at a record 600 million lb.

The bulk of the capacity Is inNorth America:• Inco hiked capacity by 15 mil-lion lb. in 1962-to 400 million lb.yearly, two-thirds of the FreeWorld's total. Inco's proved orereserves exceeded 299 million tonsat the beginning of 1963.• Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd.,Toronto, Ont., Is the Free World'ssecond biggest producer. Its capci-ty is 70 million to 75 million lb.yearly. Traditionally, the companyconcentrated its sales efforts inEurope, but it is making a strongbid for a greater share of the U.S.market. Until recently,, U.S. de-liveries ran 4 million to S millionlb. yearly. "They are substantiallymore than double that now," saysGeorge S. Jewett, vice president-sales, Falconbridge delivered 200million lb. of nickel to the U.S.stockpile between 1953 and August,1962-the reason it has only re-cently had metal available to ex-pand commercial markets.• Sherritt Gordon, Toronto Ont.,has a refined nickel capacity of 32million lb. yearly. It specializes innickel powders, Its bulk nickel de-

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liveries are in the form of compact-ed and sintered briquets.• Hanna Mining Co., a subsidiaryof M. A. Hanna Co., is the onlycommercial nickel operation in theU.S. Hanna produced 21 millionlb. of ferronickel last year at itsplant at Riddle. Oreg.. and expectsto turn out a like amount this year.• Freeport Sulphur Co.s Louisi-ana refinery has been idle since theseizure of its Cuban mines and con-centrate plant by Castro.• National Lead Co.'s Frederick-town, Mo., smelter was closed downin early 1961.• Societe le Nickel, the Frenchproducer with deposits on the is-land of New Caledonia, has anestimated capacity of 55 millionlb. of nickel a year.• Reds Running Nicaro-Reportsindicate Cuba is continuing to pro-duce nickel oxide sinter at the U.S.government facilities seized by Cas-tro, Output is probably 25 mil-lioli to 30 million lb. annually,about half of capacity. Smallquantities have been offered forsale in the European market.

More GrowthThe nickel industry Is confident

it can substantially boost marketsover the rest of the decade. Lastweek, Inco unveiled a program tomerchandise stainless steel inbuilding and construction (thesecond biggest market for stain-less). The program, beginningthis fall, breaks down into threeparts:

i . Inco and the American Iron &Steel Institute's committee ofstainless steel producers will dis-tribute to accredited architecturalschools a "sample case" containingsamples of gages, finishes, tubing.bar stock, extrusions, roll form andbrake form sections, and a stain-less steel data sheet.• Inco will produce a four volumeArchitect's Stainless Steel Librarythat will include finish and gagesamples, architectural data sheets,specifications for stainless pro-ducts, and a design manual. Theselibraries will be distributed toabout 1,000 key architectural firmsresponsible for the bulk of non-residential building in the U.S.• Symposiums on better ways todesign with stainless will be heldin major cities.

The negligible minority of menwho had been believing they under-stood women changed their feebleminds upon reading that the firstthing a woman who suffered abroken leg in a traffic accident saidto those who came to her aid was,"Is my face smudged?"

Wait until the car interior nearlyfills with water. Open the doorseasily because pressure will then beequalized. The water that comesswirling into a sinking vehicle maybecome, in effect, the key to escape.

If you must wait to open thedoors, look for the air pocket whichgenerally will form in the highestposition inside the car. Since mostNorth American-made cars havethe engine in front, they willusually sink front first and the airpocket will be near the roof in therear.

Use of the air pocket cioes haveits risks, however. The trapped airbubble may be pushed into thetrunk if the car sinks front first.Or, if the car happens to sinkbottom up - a possibility in deepwater - the air pocket may escapeand very little air will be left. Thu.s,safety specialists advise that escapethrough a window should be soughtas soon as possible.

Before leaving the submergedcar, take a deep breath, then ex-hale slowly in your ascent to thesurface. Otherwise, the compressedair inhaled in the air pocket willexpand internally as you rise,damaging the lungs and possiblycausing paralysis or death.

These suggestions are based on

It \Vas Baseinejit Again iii Port Colboriie 10-PiusThe Basement teamseem to have a ifeappointment to the10- pin chompionship in the pantbowing eague atthe nco RecreationCub in Port Co.borne. Flere theyare again this yearfront, Andy Vasko,captain Leo Juhenand Mickey Pine:back, Ferd Kezen,Steve Kovicich, WifThampson and A BThompson and ABianco

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pknges into the lake

reports from safety specialists whohave purposely driven cars overembarkments into deep water insafe driving experiments.

Before you can escape from asubmerged vehicle you must sur-vive the plunge from land Intowater without disabling injury.Safety belts will increase yourchances. If you don't have a belt,brace yourself in a crouched posi-tion with your head below the topof the front seat for protectionfrom flying glass and debris. Thisis important because the windshieldwill probably shatter in a drop offive feet or more.

Once a car hits the water it willusually remain afloat for up tothree minutes if it's a regular-sizedsedan, slightly longer if it's a com-pact model. Best means of escapeIs through an open window beforethe vehicle submerges. Passengersphysically unable to get out by thismethod often panic when they findthe doors jammed shut by waterpressure as the car sinks.

If you drive safely, chances areyou'll never find yourself suddenlyoff the road and into a lakeful oftrouble. But if it does happen youcan probably escape if you reactcalmly, quickly and correctly. Keepyour head and your car won't be-come your coffin.

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At Quarter Century Club Sept. 19_, 4 - Thursday, September 19 Lq the big date, Sudbury Arena is the place,

- ., and the 15th annual dinner meeting of the inco Quarter Century Club,Sudbury district, is the event.

Although the number of new members to be presented with their

Wilfred Andrew Mattl AsunmaaFrood-Stoble Levack

Bill BaldwinCopper Cliff

James A ti gold badges will be less than in recent bumper years, there'll still be aLevack healthy 172, whose photos appear on this and the next two pages.

More than 2,300 are expected to sit down at 6.00 o'clock to the hotI chicken dinner served by the ladies of St. Andrew's and St. Paul's1 auxiliaries. To make it possible for everybody to dine in the same hall

at the same time, it will be necessary to serve about 750 with trays inthe regular arena seats opposite the stage. Younger members of theclub, from the classes of '62, 61, and '60, wIll take these seats and theolder members will dine at tables on the floor of the arena.

Canada's greatest television star, Jullette, will headline the out-standing program of entertainment to follow the banquet. A danceteam, a hootenany duet, a gorgeous accordionist, and two sensationalnovelty acts that are currently the hottest things in show business will

victor Bertrand round out the evening's enjoyment.Clarabelle

Albert Corder Adam Frohllek Joe Funnell Wilfred Gauthler Vie Gaazola Geo Gobbo Robert GrahamFrood-Stoble Levack Clarabeile Frood-Stoble Creighton Conaton Copper Cliff

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Ollvler Roblilard William Ryan Sam Sansanluk Fred Samehuk Leo Sauve Harry Schofteid Eddie Sehultee John SerpeiiLevack Garofl Iron Ore Plant Creighton Frood-Stobie Ciarabeile Clarabelie Frood-Stoble

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AND THE FOLLOWING WHO WERENOT PHOTOGRAPHED:Copper Ciiff F. Bodson, G. E. Evans,0. Mortin, P. J. Forster; Creighton:J. Davidson; Levock J. 'fonda

William WI.kenden Ray WIIon Sid WoodIy £reston Wrlht John Ynkouskl .teve ZinlukTrot Ore Plant CregIton Frood-Stobte Copper CIi Frood-Stoble Copier CII

Mike kacher years." He has worked as salvage- Harold Basso Frank Grubicman on surface sInce 1951. Frank Grubic is another Frood

Well-known pit miner Mike He went back to Yugoslavia for Another transportation depart- oldtimer who will be missed atKacher has retired on disability a couple of years in 1931 when he ment oldtlmer who recently joined that mine now that he is onpension and he's not too happy was laid ofl at Creighton but re- the pensioners Is Harold Basso, pension. Frank was a member ofwith his enforced leisure "I liked turned in 1934. Eight years later conductor on the Frood ore train the rather select group of minersit better when I could work hard," he decided on a fling at farming for many years and a highly re- who helpedhe said. garded member of Inco's rail- drive the many

He started with Inco at Levack roaders. He has had to bow out d r i ft s andin 1928 and after the fire there : with a disability pension, raises at Froodin 1930 came to Frood. "I loaded Harold recalled the first shift when thatcars with Wally MacKay at Frood he worked for the department great operationrockhouse," he recalled. He went back in 1933. "Ab Elliott sent me was just in theunderground in 1933. out on the slag dump," he said, early develop-

When the great Frood Open Pit 'and going home that night the ment stage.was at its peak Mike was a pro- soles of my brand new shoes fell i¼ I Frank hasduction man and for several yearswas drill boss. He went to

off, the stitching had burnedI through. I decided to quit then

taken a dis-ability pension,

Clarabelle when that pit began and there but next day Mr. his legs havepreparing for production and Elliott changed my mind and I've Frank Grubic been givingworked there until retirement.

' "Mr. and Mrs. Stajduhar never been sorry." tim trouble,

'That s a good place to work too,Born and raised near Sundridge but if he had his life to live over,

so bought a place near Delhi,'

,Harold worked at all phases of mining would be his choice. "I

Ontario, but that didn t pan out lumbering in that area and at one really liked mining," he grinned,too well so Joe came back to time had several trucks of his 'and today it's a lot easier than

"Creighton once more, own. The depression changed when I startedHis wife, the former Mandy things however and in 1933 he It was at Garson in 1931 that he

-q Frankovich whom he married in came to Copper Cliff and a job first worked for Inco and in 19341921, joined Joe at Creighton with Inco. he went to Frood. After a coupleabout five years ago. Their eld- of years in stopes he drove driftsest son Joe is still in the old A good workman, Harold has al- and raises until 1945, then becamecountry, their daughter Anne ways taken pride in doing his Job a level timberman, the job he heldworks in Creighton, and another well. "I brought in one of the at retirement.son John is in Hamilton. They Born in Yugoslavia in 1904,have three grandchildren. Frank came over in 1928. He was

married in 1922 but his wife diedA long te-resident of Creigh-

th di lilast year. His married daughter

Mr. and Mrs. kacher ere anll veton, Joe will st ,hopes to do all the gardening his

Barbara and two grandchildren in

thi tis ill llthe old land are three reasons why

said Mike. "All oldtimers and ar r w a ow. - Frank is seriously thinking of re-everybody knows his job." turning there to live. He made

Mike came to Canada in 1927and, as he relates it, was lked in Nick Halowchuk -

a trip back in 1955.Meanwhile he is taking life easy.

a westward-bound immigration enjoying the sun but missing thetrain with several hundred of his A small man but a good one, , gang at work.countrymen. "I jumped the train Nick Halowchuk has reluctantlyat Montreal, Ottawa and North

"retired from the yard gang at

"Iensiond on serviceF has VezinaCleoBay, he grinned, "but they caught p .roo"

pme each time. At Sudbury worked in the yard since 1942, Cleophas Vezina is another Inco-though I got through a window he said. "I liked it and everybody Mr. and Mrs. Bassa ite who joined the Company dur-and beat it down to Lake Ramsey was good to me." ing the war years and is now en-where I hid till the train left." Nick was biggest trains ever hauled from

F od " h aid "Fift v n c rsjoying a service pension. He had

Hard pressed for a job in Sud- ro , e s . y se e aborn in Austria"

worked for the most part as helper,bury he hitchhiked to Hamilton, 68 years ago of ore. tripperman and conveyorman onhopped a freight there, and ended .. and has been Forty years ago he married the reverb fur-up on an extra gang near Ottawa. ! , i n Can ad a Gladys Hornibrook at Sundridge laces at Cop-He spent a short time in a paper i!:.__ since 1928. Be- and they are still regular visitors per Cliff. Hemill and several months in the

.çfore arriving to that community. "It's an easy was with the

bush at Blind River before hitting in Sudbury he trip now to what it was in 1933," track gang onSudbury again. o p e r a t e d a commented Mrs. Basso, the slag dump

A familiar figure in the Donovan , restaurant in The Basso's have three sons, at Coniston forsection of Sudbury where he and ' W i n n I P e g, Fred in the machine shop at - - .. almost a yearhis wife, the former Milka Ma- worked in the Frood, Calvin with the mechanics after he start-nojlovich whom he married in bush and har- at Copper Cliff, Earl with the Bell ed with Inco1924, operated a small store for Nick Halowchuk vest 1 o ad e d Telephone in Sudbury, and one in 1942.many years, Mike is now planning pulpwood at daughter Helen Mrs. B. Walker) He was borna move to Southern ontario or Kenora. and mined for gold ff1 also of Sudbury. Theft 10 grand- 68 years ago atpossibly to California where he has Northern Ontario. children are a constant delight to Cleophas Vezino Field, Ontario,several relatives. He has not heard from his wife them. They live on Wembley and worked at

farming and construction beforeand three sons since 1940. 'The Drive in Sudbury. coming to Inco. He was in theJoseph Stajduhar

Russians moved my village to make An active and able gardener,'and I Harold plans on spending most of" said Nickan aerodrome army in the first war for a time,,, "I think the smelter was the best

With arthritis giving him rather dont know what happened to my his time now at this rewarding" place I ever worked,' he said. "I

a hard time Joe Stajduhar decided hobby. And in the winter?family.' liked it there "

a disability pension would be a ll just shovel snow, read,Nick lives in the home of another guess Iwatch TV and enjoy my family ".

Still single, Cleophas says thatgood thing for him. ,Inco pensioner, Enrich Brinjak, in smiled this happy man, when he was a young man times

His continuous service dates the Donovan section of Sudbury were too tough to get married andfrom 1942 but Joe first worked at and while he enjoys daily walks now he's too old to change. HeCreighton in 1928. Charlie Lively and visits with friends, readily ad- The person who uses a lot of big ntends living in Sudbury, enjoy-hired me," he recalled, 'and I was mits that he was happier at work, words isn't trying to inform you - ing his pension and this new lifetrackman at all shafts for many 'And r felt better too' he said. he's trying to impress you. of ease.

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Wilfred QuesnelRetired on disability pension

with close to 37 years of creditedservice, Wilfred Quesnel had beenwith the paint gang at Conistonfor 35 years. He started at theConiston smelter in 1925 and firstworked in the sinter plant.

A heart condition has slowedhim down somewhat of late andhe agreed with his doctor's sug-

Mr. and Mrs. Quesnel

gestion that a disability pensionwas a wise move.

Wilfred was born 62 years agoat Mattawa when it was a big lum-bering town. His parents latermoved to Montreal and in 1912 toa homestead near Markstay. Heworked on the farm, the railroadand in the bush, and also spent acouple of years at the O'Donnellroast yard. then in the C.N.R.shops at Capreol.

Married 47 years ago, MaryGrimard and Wilfred are a happycouple who enjoy their family andcount them as blessings. JeanineMrs. R. Conti) is the eldest and

the others are Leo, a craneman atConiston, Norman. Pauline. 18, andsix grandchildren.

Recalling the depression dayswhen the plant was down Wilfredsaid his family all lived quitecomfortably on the old homestead.'There were seven of us." he said,and the only cash we had was

my small compensation cheque. Welived well, too, we never needed tobuy any meat or fish and my wifedid all he own baking."

Why is there always more park-ing space on the left side of thestreet than on the right side?

Paul Tomchek Paul DeinkiwOne of the Copper Refinery's

original tankhou.se employees, PaulTomchek has retired on full ser-vice pension.

Chief inspector for nearly all his33 years at the reflnem'y, Paul wasone of a small group which in-cluded F. Benard and W. R. Koth,who came from Carteret, New Jer-sey. to start up the plant. Paulhelped train men for the tank-house in those early years.

Born on a farm In Slovakia 65years ago, paul served seven yearsin the army and worked at farm-ing before coming to this countryin 1926. After working for a timeat a Timiskaming paper miil hejoined a cousin at Carteret andsoon had a job in the refinerythere. "Mr. Benard was superin-tendent." Paul recalled.

Ann Saro became Mrs. Tomchekin 1921. Their daughter Emily.herself a former Incoite, is mar-

Mr. and Mrs. Tomchek

ned to Joe Mihelchik of the geo-logical department, and their sonAlex, 18, is still at school. Thethree grandchildren and theirgrandparents enjoy a mutual ad-miration society.

Paul has no desire nor intentionof returning to the old country.even for a visit. "This is mycountry." he said, "I like it.. andI'm satisfied." Fond of garden-ing he keeps the grounds at hisSudbury home in show classshape.

It's a moot question as to whichbuilds up the most intense thirst ina small child-going to a movie orgoing to bed.

"I think I'll take a vacation foi'about one year." Paul Demkiwannounced smilingly, "I've beenworking long enough." Paul cantake a vacation for the rest of his

Jack Griss'Presented to Jack Griss, 1930-

1963. A memento of many pleas-ant associations on the largestgrinding aisle in the world".

This was the inscription on aminiature grinding mill made bythe boys in the machine shop andpresented on his retirement at age63 to one of the few originals whohelped start up the Copper Cliffconcentrator in July, 1930.

Because Jack Griss is a greatsportsman. hockey was the themeof the stag given in his honor atthe Italian Hall. Guest speakerwas former coach Max Silverman,and amotig the guests were oldhockey types like Cam Girdwood,Freddy Stevens, Red Porter andJim Dewey. Joifre Perras ran offa color film of a 1962 Toronto-Chicago playoff game.

Telegrams of best wishes to Jackwere received from retired millsuperintendent Herb Rose, and re-tired shift bosses Ivan Bowman andBob Boehmer, as well as trout RudyRegimbal at Thompson, GordonKeast at White Rock, B.C.. andGeorge Claire of The crushing

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life if he wishes since he is nowretired on 'an early service pension.

First working for Inco in 1942 atCreighton lie moved to Frood that

sains year andafter a time inthe timber yardtransferred toihe mechanicaldepartment inthe rockhouse.

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Murray andwhen the Pitwas reduced toa one - shiftoperation re-turned to FroodPaul Demkiw as crusherman.

a job he liked.Born 63 years ago in the

Ukraine, Paul, as a new Canadian,did the customary western tour offarm, railroad 'and harvest beforesettling on a dairy fai'm nearWinnipeg. He stayed thei'e 15years. tried the gold mines at RedLake, then in 1942 went to Winni-peg where Inco employment agentswere hiring fom' the Sudbury mines."Best move I ever made." hedeclared.

Paul was mnarm'ied in 1923 andhas a son Waltem' In the oldcountry whom he hopes to seewhen he makes his fim'st ti'ip backthis yeas', Later he expects tosettle near Winnipeg where has abi'other and many friends,

plant, who was on holidays.A scroll making him an honor-

ary life-member of the concentra-tor fire brigade was presented toJack by fire inispector Bill Hum-phries. He also received a GordieHowe mmo. 9 hockey sweater and afancy fly swatter made by JimTaus. The oldest man on shift.Sam Szihva presented him with ahandsome emerald ring. Hisnephew, Group Captaiss Paul Peterof Ottawa, was present for theoccasion.

Jack French was responsible forthe nice touch to the proceedings.

Enlisting in 1939 with the Hamil-toss Light Infantry. Jack Griss wascaptured at Dieppe and spent threeyears in prison camp. He washospitalized in England for sixweeks following lns liberation bythe Americans.

Olga Cramer of Montreal, who hemarried in 1938, died of cancer in1962. They had no family.

After 27 years as gi'inding boss.Jack decided he had a real holidaycoming to him, so lie's off to Eng-land this month with the bestwishes of a host of friends follow-big hinm

One of the four mine rescue teams at Thompson was photographed by the Triangle during a regular training session conducted by safety superintendent Harry Banasuik fright> and mine safety engineer Gordon Vivian third from right>.Members of the team, shown with their McAa breathing apparatus, are Jim Valentine, Bill Work, Neville Menard, CarlJensen, Bob Stierle, Don Doristransky, and Charlie Schifano,

Jack Gnu (centre> poses with four of the guests at his retirement party, JimDewey, Sam Szilva, Red Porter and Jack French.

Boiting, Skiing, Beaching Keep PortColborne's Waterfront a Busy Scene

Latest addition to Port Col- A swimming supervisor, assistantborne's bustling water front scene and 14 instructors hold classesis the new Colonial Yacht Marina throughout the day. Bus transpor-which opened its slips and dockage tation to and from the beach Isto pleasure craft this spring, provided for those requiring it. "On

Located at the foot of Elm Street a good day," said supervisor Cerion what is now called Marina Hugill, we will have up to 350Drive, a rockfilled, hardtop road youngsters in our classes."extends several hundred feet out Classes are held five days a weekinto the bay with rib-like slips for a period of six weeks, then therunnings from it sufficient to ac- children are tested by members ofcommodate more than 100 boats. A the local Red Cross Society.wide concrete ramp provides easy Canadian junior overall grandaccess to the water, and electricity champion water skier in 1958 andis available at each berth. Gas, oil 1959, and Canadian men's trickand service are provided at the champ In 1960 and 1961, 20-year-large showroom and service build- old David Ott is one of Port Col-ing on the property. Anchorage borne's outstanding aquatic stars.for float-equipped aircraft is also With the grace of a ballet dancerprovided, this young water skier performs

There are now three boat liveries j the most difficult maneuvers withon the beach at Port Colborne, an deceptive ease, and his slalom andindication of the great interest trick runs are a delight to watch.taken in this family pleasure by During 1960 and 1961 David wasNickel Refinery people and their a member of the Aquarama Troupe,neighbors. the group that provides waterfront

Just a stone's throw back of the entertainment and excitement forNickel Refinery lies one of the Canadian National Exhibition vlsi-finest sand beaches in the Port tors. His specialty was trick runsCo lb or n e area. Appropriately and jumping, and an Americannamed Nickel Beach. this wide film company made a color sportstretch of smooth sand extends short of his act.nearly a mile along Lake Erie's Last summer he worked as swim-gently sloping shore. Here each ming supervisor for the town ofsummer the Port Colborne Recrea- Port Colborne and is working in ation Committee conducts swimming similar capacity this summer forclasses for all local children of the township of Humberstone. Inschool age, (Continued on Page 16)

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Partial view of the mooring slips at the new marina showing some of the sizeablefleet of power boats and sailing craft kept there.

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Instructor Laurie Schmalz is showing a class how to do a "reaching assist" usedto help a swimmer n trouble without dunking the helper.

A silhouette shot of small craft at anchor in the Colonial Marina bay.

Ace of Port Colborne's water skiers is David On, shown here as he makes thetricky one-ski backward toe tow look as easy as pie.

t ooks Uke the old "dead man's float" to us, but instructor Doug Grist coils thisthe prone glide. Eplaining is supervisor Ceri Hugill.

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Port Colborne chomp Elmer Anger Joe Sharpe and Haroldgoes for the cup with a crisp chip. Peltomaki at 19th hole.

of Insurance sections Jim Donald Pensioner Allan Brock flashes h;sgets set to sink an 18footer. Florida form on an approach shot.

In Golf UpsetStaples Stars

Paced by that cool and craftycustomer, Ev Staples of Creighton,who came in with a brilliant 74, theGeneral Plant team shook up theannual Inco golf tournament witha gross of 317 and won the R. L.Beattie Rose Bowl.

Other members of the foursomethat sprang the agreeable upsetwere Bill Allen (81), young SandyMcAndrew (78) and Don Ripley84).The highly touted General Mines

squad, often the victor in previousyears. had to settle for runner-upspot with a gross of 326. RonSilver, Jim Dewey and John Mc-Creedy all scored 80, Ted Flanaganhad an 8.

Another perennial Rose Bowlcontender, Port Colborne, was 18strokes off the pace with 335, butcame up with the Lambert handi-cap trophy. The Nickel Refinery

_men scored: Elmer Anger (87),

PDon Nicks (83), Merle Noyes 80),John Jamieson (85).

Runners-up for the Lambertwere a firing squad from the

.. accounting department, GeorgeMcMaster (92), Spike Worming-ton (111), Sid Manley (107) andGeorge Burns (87), who had a netof 299.

The Godfrey event, open toteams with a gross of 441 or more,brought joy to the hearts of astroke-weary Copper Refinery en-try, Louis Fay, Larry Martel, AndyCasas and Brooks Matthews. Run-ners-up were Accounting No. 2,Mason Logan, Merrill Paquette,Dick Cole and Jim Donald.

Art Silvers 77 was next best toEv Staples 74 for low gross of the

• meet, with Sandy McAndrew's 78k third. Other individual stars who

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General manager Ted Gaetz presented the R. L. Beaffie Rose Bowl to its proudwinners, Don Ripley (holding trophy), Bill Allen, Sandy McAndrew and Ev Stapleswhose 74 was the days best score).

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Here the Copper Refinery entry of Louis Fay holding trophy), Larry Martel andAndy Cass receive the Godfrey trophy from assistant to the vkepresident AlexGodfrey. Not shown, Brooks Matthews.

Conistons Jack Angove looks a little Fraser Fields of Copper Cliff shops and Veterans of the fairways as well as of the nickel industry, these four Port Colbornedisgruntled as his tee shot safls for the Charlie Price of Frood look pleased pensioners gave a goad account of themselves from the left, Vic Lynden, Fredvoods like a homing pigeon, with their prizes. Willet, Earle Lambert, Bill Freeman.

Much of the credit for the success ofthe meet went to Ron Wood and JimDaley, who kept the big field moving.

John Briedis and Dr. Charles Jessopof the Levack team check as caddyRichard McIntosh adds up their scores.

Former Copper Cliff works auditor Earle C. Lambert presents the Lambert trophyfor handicap play to the Port Colborne team, Merle Noyes holding traphy),Elmer Anger, John Jamieson, Don Nicks.

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Public Relations Job For INCO

Herman F. Ogrinc of _.the research depart-ment, General Elec- 4tric Company, Cleve- - -land, on July 30 -wrote to Miss Ethel __,Y, IWalmsley, recep- J, 1: 4tionist at Copper I -dCliff: 'It was myprivilege to make atour through thesmelting plant of In-ternational Nickel ashort time ago. I wasindeed amazed towitness the vastnessof the entire opera-tion. Moreover, I must compliment the manner with which Mr. Ted Bryant conducted our party through the plant Hiscourtesy and willingness to answer our questions was indeed appreciated. Further, I wish to comment that such person-alities are indeed a tribute as well as a means to your growing success"This summer the Copper Cliff plant will be visited by 5,000 tourists. It's a safe bet that the vast majority of them will takeaway the same impression as Mr. Ogrinc - a huge and fascinating operation represented at its "front door" by aninterested, well-informed, courteous reception staff. Pictured above are Miss Walmsley and some of the plant guides,Danny Beltrame, Cleason Martin, Mike Costigan, Don Matthews, George Allen, Claude Brunet, Jim Wright, GerryBradley, Bill Dalyk, and George Flynn.

Successful Gas-Turbine Sports CarUses Nickel Alloys in Power Plant

The Rover-BRM Gas Turbine world supply of nickel and thesports car, which recently won adaptability of nickel alloys to gasacclaim as the first turbine-engine turbines have intensified Interna-car to compete in the world- tional Nickel's research and mar-famous Le Mans Grand Prix ket development efforts in thisd'Endurance in France. relies sub- field in Canada, the United States,stantially on nickel alloys in its and Europe.unique engine. An affiliate in the United King-

Heat-resistant alloys, containing dom. The International Nickelessentially between 60 and 80 per Company Mond) Limited, workedcent nickel with chromium, cobalt in conjunction with the Roverand molybdenum, are used in the Company in the development ofengine's turbine rotors and noz- such a turbine engine as used atzles, hot gas ducting pipes, the Le Mans. Most of the work wasinner lining of the combustion done on development of means forchamber and in other essential large-scale production of bothcomponents. radial-flow and axial-flow types of

The mass-production of gas- turbine.turbine engines by automobile The radial turbine rotor is castmanufacturers, according to a with integral blades of high-tem-spokesman for International perature. high-strength nickel-baseNickel, is of great interest to alloy 7l3C. The free flow (ornickel producers. The abundant axial) turbine rotor is machined

from a solid forging of high nickelalloy (60 per cent nickel, 20 percent chromium, 16 per cent cobaltand other alloying elements)

The engine in the sports car hasevolved from the prototype RoverT4 saloon car, in production foronly the last two years. Mountedat the rear of the racing car, thecompact power-unit measures onlytwo and one-half feet and, withall ancillary equipment, weighsabout 200 pounds. The car is aproduct of nearly 15 years of re-search and development in gas-turbine car engines by the RoverCompany.

In the Le Mans endurance test,held June 15 and 16, the car wasamong only 14 to complete therace, although 49 cars started. Itcompleted the 24-hour test at anaverage speed approaching 108mph, finishing seventh.

Noticeably quieter than othercompetitors in the Le Mans test,the turbine car was nicknamed"whispering ghost" by reporters.'It was like taking a car for aSunday afternoon spin," said worldchampion driver Graham Hill

who, along with Richie Gintherof California, piloted the car inthe race. The car ran the entirerace, some 2,600 miles, withoutchange of tires.

The turbine-engine car, althoughnot an ofilcial entry, won 25.000francs (about $5200) in specialprize money. The AutomobileClub de L'Ouest offered the specialprize to the first turbine car tocomplete the Le Mans race at anaverage speed higher than 93 mph.

Antti LuzikoOne of Inco's old-time shaft

drillers, Antti Luukko has decidedto turn in his lamp, throw away hishard hat and take life easy on anearly service pension.

During the depression Anttipicked up 150 acres of farm landon Nepawassi Lake and that'swhere hell spend much of his timenow.

In his mining career Antti helpedsink No. 6 shaft at Frood, No. 5shaft at Creighton and No. 2 shaftat Levack, in addition to drivingmany raises and drifts.

His first job in the Sudbury areawas at the old Murray mine in 1924.He worked at Creighton in 1928,went to Frood in 1929, left in 1931to try farming.

Returning to Frood in 1933 hetransferred to Creighton in 1936and the following year went backto the farm. He was soon backmining again though, this time atLevack, and in 1939 transferred toGarson. He was powderman therefor the past 15 years.

Antti married Venla Lundgren in1951. His first wife died in 1949;they had been married since 1927.The Luukkos have one son Williamof Garson.

Fishing is Antti's favorite sportand this summer he hopes to prac-tically live on the lake, Somethingelse he enjoys very much is keep-ing his home and garden in Garsonalways neat and tidy.

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Gerry Brose of theCopper Cliff machineshop isn't sayingwhere he fished forthis catch of small-mouth bass, exceptfor some vaque re-frence to Killarneywhich probably is inexactly the oppositedirection, but aren'tthey beauties? Thebig one went justover five pounds,and will likely be aCKSOcontestwinner.

The Rover-BRM gas-turbine sports car is the first gas-turbine powered car to haveentered the gruelling Ic Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance. Its rear-maunted enginecontains high-nickel, heat-resistant alloys in its turbine rotors and nozzles, hotgas ducting pipes, the inner lining of its combustion chamber and in otheressential components.

Mr. and Mrs. Luukko

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Bea,tiif,,.1 Pamt Lake Resort Is Ideal Summer Playground For Thmnpson

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With its countless bays, inlets and islands Paint Lake offers adventurous prospects alert navigator sitting up on the deck, can refax and enjoy mile after mile ofto boating enthusiasts, and it's no surprise to find more than 200 power boats magnificent scenery in safety. The Paint Lake resort is a fitting complement tobeached in the natural marina. Shoal markers and direction signs mark the main Canada's most modern little city.water routes, so that peopie like Maurice and Josie Deslardins right, with their

There's fishing for everybody at Paint Lake, which abounds with pike, pickerel,perch and whitefish. OUR COVER PICTURE shows a pair of devout outdoorsmen,Bill Thorpe and Jack Rosa, blissfully riding Cloud 9 as they pull in a pickerel ona dazzling summer's day. In the above picture Jack handles the net for anothergreat Inco sportsman, Carl Hnatuk. All three are also dedicated hunters andconservationists.

their fresh fish for a cook-out. Long curving sand beaches, cleared trailer andtenting areas, and full resort facilities are other attractions of this well-plannedrecreational development just 22 miles from Thompson.

Over 30 summer cottages are built or are building at Paint Lake, the lovely resortplayground where Thompson Inco people enjoy the beautiful northern Manitobasummer. Vic Alguire of the warehouse and his wife Elsie bravely went for thereal thing, cutting and peeling the logs for the cabin they are building them-selves. It's their first experience with a do-it-yourself project, and they're doinga terrific job.

The lands branch of the provincial department of mines and resources is develop-ing about 150 acres of mainland and peninsula at Paint Lake into the hub of anideal vacation land. Rustic furniture and stone barbecues are plentiful throughthe cleanly underbrushed park and along the shores from which holidayers catch

INCO FAMILYALBUM

INick Chambers, his wife Betty and their 16-yearold son Phil have lived in Lively for over 10 years,and like it very much. On their vacation this yearthey visited Nick's parents in New Brunswick. Nickis a blasting boss at Creighton 3 shaft.

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This ii Anthony Auguitino, h wife P4ellie andtheir smiling son, 11-year old Gary. Anthonyworks in the yard department at the P4ickelRefinery n Port Colborne. Mrs. Augustino'sfather, John Seliwonchik, recently became anInco pensioner.

Well4rnown softball player Frank MacKinnon iispending less time on the diamand now that he hasa new home in Waters township, but still coaches theWaters' team. With him are his wife Gerry, 3-year oldKaren and Vicki who is 5 months old. Frank works atthe Copper Refinery.

A Thompson miner for three years now, MikeTimchuk is shown here with hi wife ond theirdaughter Carolyn, 2, in their new home onDeerwood Drive. Mike was born on a farmnear Dauphin, Manitoba. He thinks Thompsonis a fine place to live.

A craneman in the converter aisle at Copper Cliff, Donat Belisle has been an Inco mansince 1948. Shown with him are his wife Jeanine, 15-year old Denise, Donald, 12, Rheo, 8,Lilianne, 5, and Jacques, 15 months. The Belisles live in the McFarlane Lake area.

Well-known Frood miner Bill Fillator is pictured here with his wife Anne, sonJim who is being married this month, Linda, 15, Patsy, 12, Billy, 5, and Debbiewho was three on July 21. The Fillators have a very comfortable home in NewSud bury.

Here are Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Gervais and their family. Gilles is 11, Ivan, 10,Suzanne, 7, and Alain, 2. Gerard is a familiar figure to residents of Azildawhere he lives and has served as reeve the past two years. He works in the millat Levack.

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FIRST IN CANADA was this regular meeting of thecommittee of stainless steel producers, AISI, heldat the Nickel Range Hotel, Sudbury, in conjunctionwith the visit of the members to Inco, Around theconference table, from the left, are H. A. Brossman,manager stainless steel sales, Carpenter Steel Co.,Reading Pa.; D. M. Henderson, asst. to manager,sales division, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd.,Toronto; W. J. Long, vice-president, sales, Uni-versal-Cyclops Steel Corp., Bridgeville, Pa.; C. T.Hailer, steel industry sales manager, Inco, NewYork; L. W. Barber, product manager, stainlesssteels, Atlas Steel Company Ltd., Welland; T. S.Fitch, president, Washington Steel Corp., Washing-ton, Pa.; M. J. Barry, manager, sales, Joslyn Stain-less Steels, Chicago; W. Adamson, general salesmanager, stainless, McLouth Steel Corp., Detroit;K. A. Matticks, product manager, flat rolled pro-

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Stainless Steel The stainless steel industry consumes 30% of Inco's nickel production. Apartciularly auspicious occasion therefore was the visit to Copper Cliff

Producers Visit July 24-26 of members of the stainless steel committee of the AmericanIron & Steel Institute. Accompanied by Inco vice-presidents R. H. Wadding-

ton and A. P. Gagnebin, and sales executives of the New York office, the distinguished and influentialgroup saw mining at Creighton, milling and smelting at Copper Cliff, and the Iron Ore Plant and CopperRefinery. "The mine and plant visits were most interesting, and the members were greatly impressed bythe facilities and the high type of the personnel encountered," said AISI's D. W. Pettigrew.

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ABOVE, LEFT: reduction works manager R. R. Saddington(centre) explains the milling process to W. H. Adamson, K. A.Matticks, H. A. Brossman and C. T. Holler.

ABOVE, RIGHT: Nickel oxide snter, packed for shipment,made a backdrop for this group Inco general manager T.M. Gaetz, C. E. Roberts, Inco vice-president A. P. Gagnebin,W. J. McCune and . W. Kauffman.

IN THE SHAFT STATION on Creighton's 6600 level, deepestpoint in Inco mining, are A. P. Gagnebin, M. J. Barry, G. A.Pyle, W. J. McCune, W. J. Long, K. A. EeLonge, managermarket development, Inco, New York, underground superin-tendent Grant Bertrim, R. A. Bggs, divisional foreman StanAllery, assistant general manageri. A, Pigott, Harold Larsen,manager nickel sales, Inco, New York, and administrativeassistant E. Kelly.

Assistant smelters superintendent L. N. Pearce with a group of thevisitors in the Copper Cliff works.

Inco vice-president R. N. Waddingtonwith N. A. Brossman and D. M. Hender-son, underground at Creighton.

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Joe Hughes Murdo McI verJoe Hughes was a school teacher

for a number of years before com- His distinctive Scottish burr, tin-ing to Inco and those acquainted blemished after 40 years m Can-with his pleasantly persuasive per- ada, and the ties with his nativesonality know that he was a good Isle of Lewis still strong, Murdoteacher. Now, with his birth Mclver decided hed worked longcertificate indicating he has seen enough and is now enjoying an65 surnniers Joe must take a pen- early service pension. And high onsion, but he has no intention of his priority list is a trip back toretiring, "I feel just great," smiled his native heath. 'We're right nextthis affable gent, "and I already to the Isle of Skye," he said.have several job offers." A miner since 1926 Murdo came

Born in Bruce County Joe at- to the Frood in 1928 when Martintended teachers' college at Strat- Home brought a gang down fromford and one of hi e l t hi Cobalt to deepen No. 4 shaft.s ar y eac ng

positions was Murdo later drove drifts at Froodat Larchwood.That was in1929 and Joeadmits the payhe got wouldlook mighty i1Psmall today. HeL was there fiveyears, spentanother three ,at Cartier, thenjoined Inco in Mr. and MrL McIver

Mrs. Huqhes them ill atcopper u11II.

He transferred to the CopperRefinery shortly after as a sampler,then in 1941 went into the preciousmetals department where, for thepast 20 years, his job has been theproduction of rhodium.

A good man at his job with areputation for integrity, Joe waswell regarded by all at the refinery.He became a member of theQuarter Century Club this year.

Joe married Gertrude Byrnes in1939 and they have one daughterEleanor who wrote her grade 13this year, and two sons, Bob whoworks in Sudbury and 11-year oldOwen.

Fond of bowling, dancing andgardening Joe is a happy man whoenjoys working around his attrac-tive home in Sudbury's west end.

l'urity in ProcessingNickel alloy containers are used

for proce.sing drugs because thecontainers withstand corrosion, willnot contaminate the product. withmetallic impurities and are easy tokeep clean.

No. 3 shaft, became a shift bossthere and moved over to Creigh-to No, 4 shaft in the samecapacity. He later became a mineforeman and worked for sometime at No. 5 shaft. He came tosurface in 1941 and in later yearsworked as powderinan.

He served with the British navyduring the first world war, thenjoined the Glasgow police force in1920. From there he was recruitedinto the RCMP and served at suchremote spots as Aklavik and Vic-toria Island until 1926. "I waspu S.WOTJO UaLI M4 JO UOattended the first murder trialheld by the Mounties in theNorthwest Territories,' he told theTriangle.

Murdo caine to the Cobalt-Tim-mins area in 1926 and began hismining career, He married DaisyWilson in 1929. Her father Wil-liam, who died recently, was aCi'eighton pensioner,

The Mclvers plan on movingdown to the Barrie area. Wehave friends there and I thinkI'll be able to garden a littlelonger," said this new pensioner.

Sam FieldsWhen Sam Fields returned from

France after the first world war,he worked around his home townof Folly Lake in Nova Scotia until1923 when he came west as far asthe Welland Ship Canal. Afterthree years on the canal and six

Sherwood Homer"I come from Shawville, Quebec,

the same town as Murph Cham-berlain," said Sherwood Homer."I used to chum with his brothers."Sherwood is retired now fromFrood on early service pension.

A farmer most of his early lifehe came to Sudbury in 1934, workeda few months for C.I.L., thenjoined Inco at Creighton. Thefollowing year he went to Froodwhere he was a highly regardedstope boss and pillar leader formany years. "I silled out lots ofstopes on 2200 and 2600 levels," hesaid. "Grant Baker was one ofmy first shift bosses."

During his final year Sherwoodwas a powderman on 1000 leveland prior to that for a numberof years was a level boss on the12-8 shift

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y'ars at Union Carbide he foundother work until Friser-Bracestarted to extend the InternationalNickel plant at Port Colborne in1936. Sam was later transferred toInco's payroll and started on theniastic gang, lining concrete tanks.

His duties were varied in his 26years of service including the yardgang and the .sinter department.He also did guard duty for threeyears during the second world war,and for 17 years was associatedwith the mechanical department,working in the power house witha fourth class stationary engineer'scertificate.

In 1918 5am married Eva Brendain Wales, while he was a soldier inthe Canadian Forces and they hadtwo daughters, Gwendolyne Mrs,D. Frame) now living in Hamiltonand Christine Mrs. J. Essex) ofPeterborough and one son, Fred,who makes his home in Calgary.Mrs. Fields died in 1939. Sammarried Zena Bett In 1961.

Mr. and Mrs. Fields have movedto Millbrook. At a going-awayparty, Sam received a wallet as atoken of respect and esteem fromhis fellow workers. Ross Butlerspoke of Sam's attention to hisduties and J. H. Walter, assistantmanager, thanked him for hisfaithful service to the Companyand wished him and Mrs. Fields along and healthy retirement. Mrs.Fields was presented with abouquet of roses.

In 1926 he married Meryl Youngand they have a fine large family;Ross in Trenton, Fred at Stobie,Gerald at the Soo, Floyd at FortFrances, Bill at Ottawa, JoanMrs. F. Agers) of Georgetown,

Nora whose husband Ron Cook Isan electrician at Copper Cliff,Linda and Richard at home and totop this, they have 14 grand-children.

A happy man with an inherentlove of the soil Sherwood hasbought a home with three acresof ground near Chelmsford andthere he is very happy raisingchickens and growing fine vege-tables. "This is the life," hegrinned. '1 have just enoughwork to keep me as busy as Iwant to be."

Trips to visit his family andalso down to Shawville round outa very interesting life for thisactive pensioner.

Silver building buddies of Joe Hughes grouped for a photograph on the occasion of Joe's transfer to the pleasure-with.leisure department. He was presented with a purse of money which he acknowledged with his usual smooth flow of kindlywords. Front row, Ralph Johnson, Aldema Proulx, Frank Cook, Pat Wabegijig, Paul Petahtegoose, Ernie Mercier; standing,Ralph Frank, Morris Samborski, Joe Spencer, Tony Usich, Tebor Banjar, Ed Jackson, Al Richer, Joe Hughes, Andy Martin,Wrenley Watt, Ralph Adams, Art Bouillon, Bill McBain, Grant MacDougall.

Frood underground superintendent Norman Anderson (right) congratulatesSherwood Homer on his retirement and presents him with a wallet of moneyfrom the boys, some of whom are seen in the picture.

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When lie was eight years oldDon Lawrence repaired an oldteh'plione niagneto. and he's beenfascniat ed by him mechanisnisever .ince.

During the four yeai's lie workedin the snielter at Flin Flon he tooka course in electronics, and at theanie time, as a hobby, apprenticed

with the local watchmaker.Now his job is foreman ni charge

of the niaintenance and servicingof all automatic controls and in-sti'unientation at Inco's highlyautomated Thompson plant. In theevenings he likes notlnng betterthan to find whats wrong with anold watch or clock.

"Chimers or repeaters are themost fun," Don said, 'but they'rehard to come by these days. Some-

times I'm fairly starving for a goodbroken-down chimer. My mother-in-law wrote from Fun Flon oneday that she had picked one up ata rummage sale for 50 cents, andI could hardly wait for it to gethere.'

He wishes he could get his handson sonie of the old clocks he re-members in England, where he wasborn. Most of the time, for anevening's relaxation, he has tosettle for a mere watch or a dis-combobulated record player,

His watchmaker's bench, whereour picture shows him at work,is equipped with delicate tools formaking instrument parts, includ-ing a lathe of extremely fine toler-ance.

Don's hobby enthusiasm is con-ragious. His wife, the formerEvelyn Zolinski, is taking a coui'sein dress designing, and his son, 9,is experimenting with a chemistryset, "The house niav blow up anyday," he says happily.

Fathers Too YoungMost readers we heard from

fouiid it difficult to match thefather-and-son photographs inlast niontli's Triangle. One ladyscored five of the 11 sets withoutpeeking, but that was the bestreported to us.

"Sonic of the fathers were tooyoung," she and two other readerscomplained. "You couldn't tellwhich were sons. It would havebeen niuch easier if you had putall the fathers in one group andthe sons in another:'

So that's what we'll do nextriinne.

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Appoiti tinenAppointnient of F. 0. Burchell

to the position of superintendent,reduction niechanical department,Ontario division, was announced

by general

r,niaiiager T. M.Gaetz, effectiveAugust 1.

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p '5 ter Ibbotson,' 01 who has re-

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superintendent- was boris ni

F. G. Burchell Copper 1Cln

family", His father. William H.Burchell, retired on pension in1955 after 38 years of service inthe mechanical department, andhe has two brothers also Inco men,Percy in the tabulating depart-ment, and Wilfred with the firstaiders,

After finishing high school in1942 Fred Burchell completed hisfour years' apprenticeship in theCopper Cliff machine shop. Helater enrolled in mechanical en-gineering at the University of To-ronto, from which he graduated in1950. During his summer vaca-tions he worked as a machinist.

After gi'aduation he worked forthree months in the crushing plantand mill, then for a year in theCopper Refinery mechanical de-partment, after which he returnedto the Copper Cliff plant asmechanical general foreman. Hebecame assistant master mechanicin April 1956. The following yearhe topped off his qualifications byobtaining his first class stationaryengineer's certificate,

Curling, skiing, and a summercamp at Little Penage Lake are hisrecreations,

He was married in 1954 toGeorgie Castonguay. They haveone son, John, 3.

Ed WintemtiteEdwin Wintemute was born in

Bertie Township and outside ofworking in Copper Cliff for a briefperiod has spent all his time inWelland County. After leavingschool he did odd jobs around thecountry. His first job in industrywas at the shipyard in Fort Eriewhere he experienced the thrill ofbeing aboard a ship as it waslaunched.

He came to Inco's Port Col-borne refinery in 1928 and for thenext 10 years spent most of histime working with Tommy Tallonrepairing steam coils and otherpipefitting around the electrolyticdepartment. In 1938 he decidedto quit but by 1942 he i'eturned toInco and for the past 20 years hasworked in most of the classifica-

Mr. and Mm. Wintemut.

lions in the electrolytic depart-mOnt. the past 13 as a cementa-tionman. He has now retired ona disability pension due to ar-thritis.

Hazel Michael became Mrs.Wintemute in 1928. They have afamily of four: Donald. an Incoiteand works in no. 5 building:Audrey Mrs. W. Klauck; JuneMrs. 0. Shislen; Grace Mrs. R.

Petersen) who is living in Cali-fornia where her husband isstationed with the U.S. Army.Eight grandchildren complete theWintemute family.

At a gathering of workmatc's atthe Wintemute honie, Edwin waspresented with a purse as a tokenof their friendship and esteem.Charles Ott, assistant to the man-ager, and Bert Lindenas, electro-lytic department super., expressedthe management's thanks for hisyears of service to the Companyand hoped that his health will soonimprove.

AppointnieiitKenneth B. Young has been ap-

pointed assistant manager forCanadian development and i'e-search The International NickelCompany of Canada, Limited.

A graduate in metallurgical engi-neering from Queen's University,Kingston, Mr. Young served for

four years assenior metal-lurgist and fiveyeai's as chiefmaterials en-gineer withOrenda En-

.' / gines Limited.Previously, hewas associatedwith the physi-

I cal metallurgy1:

K B Youn reau of Mines,Ottawa.

In 1956 Mr. Young Joined theCanadian development and re-search division of InternationalNickel in Toronto, where he wasdirectly concerned with applica-tions of nickel alloys for use in Jetpropulsion and gas turbines. In1958 he became supervisor, applica-tion engineering, development andi'esearch division, The Interna-tional Nickel Company, Inc., NewYork, and in 1962 returned toCanada as cooi'dinator of mai'ketdevelopment in the Canadian de-velopment and research division.

litco FellowshipTen postgraduate fellowships,

each valued at $3,000 annually,have been awarded to Canadianstudents by The InternationalNickel Company of Canada. Limit-ed. as one phase of the Company'sextensive educational-aid program.

Since the commencement ofInco's fellowship program in 1951,58 awards of this type in scienceand engineering, many of whichwere tenable for more than oneyear, have been granted for post-graduate studies at Canadian uni-versities.

Of the ten awards now an-nounced, two are new fellowshipsand eight are renewals of previousawards. Each has a maximumtenure of three years and providesan annual stipend of $2,500 to thestudent as well as an annual sup-porting grant of 500 to the uni-

\I_:( t'"'F, I

sersity of attemnlalice to assist iiidefraying co.sts of the i'ecipim'nts'research work.

The students are completing ad-vanced studies in a wide range ofs u b j e c t s including nietallurgy,physics, geology. geophysics andchemistry.

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ducts, Crucible Steel Co., Pitts-burgh; J. P. Butterfield conimit-tee chairmani, nianager. staimilesssteel products, Armco Steel Corp.,Middletown. Ohio; D. W. Petti-grew, staff rep.. American Iron &Steel Institute New York; W. H.Sparr Jr., special assistant toA. P. Gagnebin, vice-pi'esident,Inco, New York; George Pyle, asst,manager of sales, American steeland wire div., United States SteelCorp., Cleveland: E. L. Singley,asst. manager staimmiless steel pro-ducts, Armco Steel Corp.; D. W.Kaufman, manager. stainless steels,Crucible Steel Co., Pittsburgh: C.E, Roberts, nianager of sales, alloysteel div., Republic Steel Corp.,Massillon. Ohm: W, J, McCune,general manager, sales, AlleghenyLudlum Steel Corp., Pittsburgh;R. A. Biggs, Union Carbide MetalsCo., New York.

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addition he gives some privateswimming lessons and teaches alittle water skiing at Ci'ystal Beach."I don't get much time for skiingmyself though," he gi'inned.

David's dad Charlie, who is as-sistant to the manager at theNickel Refinery, is no mean skierhimself, He put young David onhis first water skis back in 1950."We were among the first people todo much water skiing around here,"said Charlie. He himself made someof the first skis they used - "youcouldn't buy them small enough foryoung David anyway" - but todayDavid has several pairs of the bestskis. The cost can run up to $50a pair, Charlie said,

A first-year student at the Uni-versity of Westei'n Ontario, Davidhopes to spend all his student sum-fliers on Or near water,

Golf upset(Continued from Page 10)

shared in the loot distribution wereFraser Fields and Don Dumontehle.Charlie Price, with a notable 88.led the Sudbui'y district pensionersto victoG' over Port Colborne: histeam-nnstes were Allan Brock 97,Jack McAndi'ew 100) and RaySmith 101. The Port Colboi'nepensionei's wei'e Bill Freeman '95),Eai'le Lambert ) 102, Fred Willet107) and Vic Lynden 93.The fli'st foursomes were spread

out ovei' the coui'st' in a "shotgun"start at 6.30 am., and the toui'na-nient moved thi'oughi The day withsui'prisnigly little delay consider-ing the whopping entry of golfers.

Idylewylde was in lovely condi-tion and it was a beautiful daywith just enough wind to niakethe proceedings nitei'esting forboth pi'os and tyros.

Post mortem lamentations andpresentation of trophnes and prizestook place followimmg a banquet atCassiOs.