V"OL[ME 13 ( OPI'ER (TIFF, ONTARIO, JUNE, 1953 NUMBER 3

!STORY ON PAGE 71400 Years Later

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Published for all employees of The Inter-national Nickel Company of Canada, Limited.

Don M . Dunbar , Editor "I've heard it said the world's a dismal place.EDITORIAL OFFICE; C OPPER C LIFF , ONT. But I know better . . .

John RedingtonA"Cousin Jack"

By GEORGE E. COLE

(Canadian Mining Journal)

When John Redington, retired generalmanager, of Coniaurum Mines Limited died.at his home near Schumacher, Ontario, onNew Year's day, not only did the Canadian jmining industry lose an old friend and acolourful character but his demise called tomind the contribution that Cornishmen(Cousin Jacks) have made to mining theworld over. Their skill and knowledge inmining matters came down from generationsof men who had gained their living in themines of one county, Cornwall, in England,;which had an area of only 1,357 square milesand a population never over 369,390 (as itwas in 1861).

Depressions which came with the varyingfortunes of the Cornish tin and copper mines,made it necessary for the Cornwall-trainedminers to leave their homes to seek new fieldsof activity. Canada has seen the Cornishminer at Capelton, Que., at Sudbury, Cobaltand Porcupine, Ont., and at many of themining camps of British Columbia. With aremar able experience gained in the minesof his native Cornwall the Cousin Jackproved himself a reliable and resourcefulminer in foreign lands despite changed con-ditions and different traditions. There wasa time when the visitor to any mining campin the world would meet with Cornishmen,many of whom had won for themselves posi-tions of importance. In fact it has been said,

in every country of the New World andthe Old the Cornish miner may be found atwork." Today, while touches of the Cornishtraditions linger in many mining camps theCornish miner as such "stands upon thethreshold of disappearance "

for I have seen the dawn. and walked in thesplendor of a morning's sun ... blinked at the brillianceof the dew, and beheld the gold and crimsonof an autumn landscape.

"I've heard it said the world is sad.I can't agree ...

for I have heard the cheerful songsof feathered masters . . . heard the low laughterof the leaves, and the everlasting chuckleof a mountain brook.

"I've heard it said the world's a musty, sordid thing.It can't be true ...

for I have seen the rain ... watched it bathethe earth, the very air ... and I have seen the sky,newly scrubbed and spotless, blue from end to end .and I've watched the Winter's snow drape tree and bush,to look like Nature's freshly laundered linen hung to dry.

"I've even heard it said the world is evil.But they are wrong ...

for I have known its people . . . watched them dieto save a freedom, bleed to save a life ... spend of themselvesto stem disaster, of their wealth to ease distress . andI have watched them live, love, and labor ... watched themhope, dream, and pray, side by side.

"I have heard them say these things.But I would disagree ...

because, for every shadow, I have seen a hundred raysof light ... for every plaintive note, I've heard asymphony of joy ... for every pennyweight of bad, I havefound a ton of good ... good in Nature, in People,in the World.

And I'm thankful I belong."

-John Deere "Furrow."

John Redington was typical of the old- His next move was to Colorado where Corn-

time Cornish miner. As a boy of 14 years of ishmen had made their way to work in theage he had worked in a tin mine in Cornwall! mines in the mountains. Off-core (shift) the

and of that experience he could recount miners wore broad-rimmed hats and highwhimsically in after years in Cornish dialect, boots. And the Cousins learned that what

"Twill lev'ee knaw what maining was in t were called "kiddleywinks" in Cornwall were

they days." saloons in Colorado. But regardless of theThe Cornish folk had a quaint dialect all difference in the names for establishments

their own even if they had lost their original beer was beer.Cymric tongue (akin to the Welsh as a In the Colorado camps the Cornish weredivision of the Celtic) by the end of the 18th credited with having "a nose for ore" forcentury. John Redington left Cornwall for "they can 'most smell ore." Returned toAmerica in 1893 and on his arrival for work Copper Cliff again and working for thein the iron mines of Northern Michigan the Canadian Copper Company the Redingtontransported Cousin Jack might have inquired with more experience began to climb the- -Where have us got to now?" occupational ladder. Jocularly he could

There were many Cornish people in Iron-compare this with the way Cornish minerswood and Iron Mountain. And no Cornish- 'in their own habitat used to travel the laddersman who had left the bail or wheals (minesr in the days before the `jigs" (cages) cameof his natire land could forget that a "pantie" into general use to raise the miners "toor ' hoggan" at "crew: t" time was just as grass' ,the surfaces . "Boys", he said, "couldgood in America as it was in Cornwall. And , run up the ladders 'zac_ ly like ehet' " .a good sized slice of saffron cake made lunch' kittens). TWO OF THE BEST"delectable both to behold and taste." At In his time at Copper Cliff he was succes- Two popular Inco old-timers are enjoyinghome, or the boarding h^,use, there could be sively, beginning with the "pick and showl" a yarn in this snap taken at a recent stag"fuggan" or heavy cake made hot and ready tshoveh, machine runner, contract shafts- party. Jack Treasure (left), surface foremanfor eating as dessert. men, diamond drill runner, machinist, hoist- it Creighton Mine, started with the Com-

From Michigan the young Redingt"n moved man, assistant surveyor, shift bass and finally pany on April 13, 1923, and Jim Miles ,right]to Copper Cliff, Ont., and again he Was among assistant mine superintendent which brought i, tired on disability pen-ion in October ofC rnish fol _ where mine superitrtendents him into a elect circle as "Captain." 1J39 with credited service of 27 years andis Captains, "zackly as they be to home.", (Continued on Page 12 ) even months-

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"God Save the Queen! Long May She Reign!" is the loyal

greeting to the Royal Family from the Inco Family in this

coronation month of June, 1953, and here are some of the

people who send it: (1) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zielenewski

(Levack Mine) with Peter, 18 mos. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Jim

Smith (Copper Refinery) with Billy and Doug, 20 mos. (3)

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Yawney Creighton Mine) with Carol, 9,

and Candice, 4. (4) Mr. and Mrs. W. Hnatuik (Frond-Stobie

Mine i with Ronald, 6, and Jane, 3. (5) Mr. and Mrs. G. A.

Harcourt Copper Cliff) with Gordon, 12, and Bob, 8. (6)

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burdeniuk (Garson Mine t with Randy, 4,

and Ricky, 7. (7) Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lampman (Port

Colborne) with Dale, 7, Linda, 5, and Debra, 11/2,

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Jt'yE, 11) 53 !N(() I'RI.vN('l.E I':rge 5

Smart Show by 600 Girl Guides O.OBONSAWIN

In Annual Rally at Nickel Park HAS RETIREDTwenty - eight grandchildren and three

Six hundred bright - eyed Girl Guides from , C. Evans, divisional commissioner for Sud- great -grandchildren is the score todate for19 districts in the Sudbury area gave a smart 'bury . and the following district commissioners , Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Obonsawin , whose homedisplay as they paraded to their annual rally Mrs. Carl Nesbitt of Minnow Lake , Mrs. N . on Kathleen St. has always known the gayat Nickel Par: in Copper Cliff on May 23. McDonald of Burwash , Mrs. D. H. McKay = s houts and running feet of happy youngsters.Local leaders of Guiding were immensely of Falconbridge . Mrs. D . J. Dixon of They had 11 of their own , of whom eight arepleased with the smoothly organized meet, Creighton -Lively, Mrs. Colin Caswell of Sud- living: Annie (Mrs. Reg Belanger of Chelms-arrangements for which were in the hands bury East , Mrs. H. McKay of Copper Cliff , ford), Leo of Sudbury , Leona (Mrs. Alf Baileyof District Commissioners Mrs. D . H. Forster Mrs. A. Bertrand of Sudbury North, and of Falconbridge ), Alice i Mrs. Edward John-and Mrs. H. McKay . Mrs. D . H. Forster of Sudbury West who stone of Sudbury ), Dollard of Sudbury, Ida

Escorted by Copper Cliff Highland Cadet recently retired as divisional commissioner. (Mrs. Des Martin of Sudbury), Aurel ofCorps pipe band , the long column of Guides The third picture shows the scene in Nickel , Rouyn, and Lomer of Sudbury.marched four abreast past a reviewing party. Park as the 600 Guides prepared to take part"Eyes right!" was the command in the top ; in an interesting program of games super- 1ff K IIpicture on the opposite page as the 1st ! wised by Miss R. Stortz of Copper Cliff High . ') . ^ .`^►Garson Company approached the reviewing School. Fifteen of the 17 districts in thestation, nid in the second picture the Al- Sudbury Division attended the rally alonggonquin Area Commissioner, Mrs. I. J. Simcox, with all four districts of the Espanola Divi- _who was the reviewing officer, stands at the sion, Cutler and McKerrow (both new), fAsalute; behind her are, left to right, Mrs. C. i Willisville, and Espanola itself.

t; Ni k l C i 1923ec o. n and was posted to Levaclt,

At a large dinner party held in his honor at the Italian Hall in Copper Cliff , Jack ^ where he remained for 10 years before beingBehenna was presented by Mines Superintendent H. J. Mutz with a fine wrist watch from transferred to Frood, where he completed hishis fellow employees at Creighton , suitably inscribed to mark his retirement . In this service.picture are Creighton Superintendent Earl Mumford, Master Mechanic of Mines J. C. He was married toFerguson, Jack Behenna, H. J. Mutz, Creighton Master Mechanic Fred Pentney , and = Chelmsford in 1910.Asst. Superintendent of Mines T. M. Gaetz. f

OVER 40 YEARS A HOISTMAN ATCREIGHTON HIS UNUSUAL RECORD

Jack Behenna came naturally by his modern machines with their elaborate safety 1interest in mining. His father George controls.Behenna reached the rank of captain in an As a younger man Jack played football,iron mine in Minnesota before moving with baseball and hockey but his favorite gamehis family to the Nickel District in 1902 to was lacrosse and he still has a couple of thework first at Stobie, then at Murray for the sticks with which he battled through manyH. H. Vivian Co., and finally at Creighton ' a gory game in the great old days.where he rounded out his career. He was married in 1918 to Mary McDonell,

Jack first started at Creighton in 1906 and. whose death in September of last year can-when he worked his last shift there as hoist- celled long-laid plans for a happy retirementman on No. 2 hoist at No. 3 Shaft he had together. Her father, Joe McDonell, was also `-rolled up the splendid total of 42 years and one of the early miners at Creighton.five months of credited service. Their children all live at Creighton: Lila

His first job at Creighton was in the yard (Mrs. Bob Stephenson Jr.;, Alice Mr.;. Royat the Opea Pit, which by that time had , Wellings(, Beulah (Mrs. Eugene Lacelle),reached the 3rd level. Ore from the pit was John. Marian 'Mrs. Don Fraser) and Tom.hoisted through No. 1 Shaft in 3-ton skips,' Jack's mother, Mrs. George Behenna, is

Anna Menard at

quite a comparison with the 15-ton carriers still in good health at the ripe old age of 88, The whip-lash strike of the deadly dia-in which underground production is sped to able to enjoy her 13 great-grandchildren. mondback rattlesnake, shown above, isurface today.

thwarted by the new snakvprcof trousers ofJack became a hoistman in 1912 and except LESSON IN FEAR a camper. These pants, lined with light,

for a one-year interval as a hoist inspector A lad from Brooklyn turned up in a nrce' flexible Monet wire cloth, provide thigh-highhe renniinod a hoistman until the day he lure iii a Texas ,amp, holding the rattles protection against venemous Butpunched out for the last time. He saw hoists from a rattlesnake, many a camper, while admiring this mod:'rndevelop from primitive devices, ^qn which the = "Where'd you gat 'em?" a buddy asked, development, will hope it doe. n't entirelylashing mid the lashing of the gears ,:t'pt "Off a big woinr," answered the bit;-oity dtspl:,ee ;i r'ertain old-fa lta'red ;gad ec=ru

half the camp awake all night, to the s niornh >oldier. popular make-bite antidote.

Oscar Obonsawin, whose retirement onInco service pension became effective June 1after a credited 29 years and four months,was born in Cartier and as a young mancorked in the saw mills and lumber camps

of the district. He signed on with Mond

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The Royal Family

JUNE;, 1P53 IN('O I'RLINGLF. Page 7

British Peoples

Abbey Church of St. Peter at Westminster,

Hail the Dawnwhich has seen the coronation of EnglishB 11 monarchs since William the Conqueror had

Of Another Elizabethan Erahimself crowned there on Christmas Day,1066. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor isthe 38th successor to William I, and the 58th

the'n the royal succession since Egbert I ,In a brief but beautiful moment on Tues- first Saxon king to rule a reasonably united

day, June 2, for the second time in British people 1128 years ago.history an Elizabeth will be crowned queen. For the first time in history the ceremony

When, at Westminster Abbey, London, the ' within Westminster Abbey will be seen byArchbishop of Canterbury sets the Crown onthe head of Queen Elizabeth II, another

more Britons than the peerage and the royal

Elizabethan era will have begun, an erarelatives jammed within its walls, restless inhired robes and aware of hidden snae -s

i ill bhi h h b t d determ ne w ew c er su jec s are With royalcoronets and mantlesbeneath .no less glorious than that of her illustriouspredecessor 400 years ago.

consent the Hereditary Earl Marshal, 16thDuke of Norfolk, arbiter of coronation ar-

The prayers of the whole British Common- rangements, flouted convention in favor ofwealth of Nations and of every territory television. Some 20,000,000 people will hauntunder the British flag will be with Queen Britain's TV sets for the show, easing theElizabeth on that day and throughout her crowds packed along the six and a half milesreign. of processional route from Westminster Abbey

The era of the first Queen Elizabeth was to Buckingham Palace.a dazzling one and is looked back on as one Symbolic of the first great Elizabethan eraof the golden ages of Great Britain and her is the fine model of a 16th century galleonmonarchy. It was a creative age, filled with which appears in the Triangle's coronationthe spirit of adventure, enterprise, and in- !cover picture with a photograph of Queennovation. Elizabeth had her father's faith Elizabeth II. This beautiful model, whichin the greatness of England, and in her reigns is on display at the Inco exhibit in the Sud-the exploits of her seamen, explorers, and l bury Chamber of Commerce offices, Loblawgentlemen-adventurers, in particular the Building, is of particular interest to thegreat victory over the Spanish Armada, fully Company's employees because it is construct-justified her faith. Drake, Hawkins, Raleigh ed entirely of pure nickel with the exceptionGilbert and Davis made England's name ring ' of the base, which is nickel silver, and thebeyond the seas. The urge of conquest was enamelled flags, which are of a copper-nic -elprevalent in every field, and trade and com- ^'• zlloy. The flags which fly proudly from themerce, manufacture, and agriculture made mastheads include the cross of St. George,great strides and returned the country to the ancient Royal Standard. and the Englishprosperity. In the arts, too, the age of Rose, while the sails are embossed with TudorElizabeth was one of the greatest; Elizabeth- - f badges with the exception of the three-an lyric poetry has never been equalled, nor . cornered sail. which has the maple leaf ofhas the drama of Shakespeare and Ben f .. Canada to symbolise the country of originJonson. r [ of the metal from which the model was made.

The dawn of the second Elizabethan era, The model was executed by Paul Hardyfinds England and the other members of i sf Storrington. Sus-ex, for the Mond Nickelthe British Commonwealth ready to write Company, Inco's subsidiary in the Britishanother gloriously outstanding chapter in the Tsles Illustrating some of the many forms.hi t f hs ory o uman progress. No less thrilling athan the defeat of the invincible Spanish

'n which nickel may be used. the figureheads a nickel casting, the sails are of nickel

Armada was the smashing of the unbeatable -heet, the ropes are made of nickel wire, theGerman Luftwaffe. The spirit of adventure, ? masts and oars of nickel rod, the blades ofenterprise and innovation burns as brightly the latter having been beaten out by hand.today among British peoples as it did 400, The small sail of the bowsnrit has beenyears ago, and during the reign of Queen A Beautiful and Charming Queen crumpled up to show the malleability of theElizabeth II will be reflected in great cultural For the climax of a year of coronation metal.and scientific accomplishments. In the preparation, London from Soho to Mayfair,ballet, music, and the plastic arts, in the is in gala dress, brave with red and gold, gay THOUGHTFULdevelopment of radar, atomic propulsion, and; with pennons, warm with the glow of a great Prosecutor-"Now tell the jury the truth,substitute materials, in bold and resourceful occasion. The importance of this event, with madam. Why did you shoot your husbandresearch and exciting discovery, the secondits reassuring message of permanency to a ,with a bow and arrow?"Elizabethan epoch will scale new heights of world harassed by change and crumbling ! Defendant-"I didn't want to wake theprestige and achievement. traditions, is no new thing to the great ! children".

'Mike" Mei Has133- Year Record

Had he not succumbed to the prospectinglure away back in 1911 , Alipio "Mike" Metwould have had almost another 10 years ofservice to his credit when he retired recentlyon disability pension . Even at that he woundup with a record of 33 years and four months.

He came to Copper Cliff in 1910 from hisbirthplace in Farno , Italy, to join his brotherFelix in the employ of the Canadian Copper

have eight grandchildren.

Co. From 1911 to 1919 he was a miner andprospector in the Cobalt district, after whichhe returned to the Cliff. He was employedin the converter building at the time of hisretirement, and his pals there join in bestwishes to him for long life and happiness.

In 1914 he was married to MadelineDominica, with whom he is enjoying a gameof cards in the accompanying photo. Theirthree scans, Primo, Ricardo. and Gino, are allemployed in the C,,pper Cliff plant. They

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Lesson inthe Use of

Igniter Cord

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Igniter Cord Provides NotableSafety and Efficiency Features

A >hort course in the proper way to use of a stick of powder with a wooden punch.niter cord is the .special feature produced

pa 4• Using a wooden loading tick the primerbore with the as.istaince of the Safety De-rtment. While it may not pack as much is carefully placed in the drill hole, caution

appeal for smelter and refinery employees as being taken not to kink the fuse at the pointit does for the boys at the mines, the Triangle where it is inserted in the stick of powder.has no hesitation in devoting a double-page The primer is pushed into place with thespread to a story with such safety importance. wooden stic__ but is not tamped.

Igniter cord has been adopted at all Inco 5. Here the last hole of the round is loaded

mines is the standard method of lighting and tamped with clay stemming. Now it is

wise obtainable. ors, usua y ve to e., whis are b1asted atthe first of the sequence to provide space for

With the use of igniter cord the blaster the rest of the round, or square, to break to;does not remain at the face for any more 2, the upper left section of the round: 3, thetime than is required for the lighting of a upper right section; 4, the lower right section:single fuse. This feature is particularly 5, the lower left section. The length of ignitervaluable where the path of retreat from the cord required for the cut and helpers isworking place is difficult and time-consuming, normally four feet. To avoid the possibility

In addition to the above safety principle, of a hole firing in the wrong rotation, theigniter cord provides a means of increasing maximum length for any one of the remain-blasting efficiency in that the intervals be- ing four circuits is not to exceed twice thetween lighting of fuses in holes designed to length of fuse within the collar of the short-

fire in rotation can be increased sufficiently est corner hole, less the four feet used in theto assure their detonating in the required wiring of the cut and helpers.order. 6. Igniter cord is marked off with black

The safety fuse used in most cases is eight dye at one-foot intervals. The cord is usually

feet in length, although greater lengths are attached to the igniter cap at a black markused for longer holes. It has a detonating = or midway between two marks. This facili-cap on one end and an igniter connector or tates the firing of respective holes in thecap on the other end. It is not to be trim- desired sequence, allowing approximately a

med. The fuse burns at the rate of 4010-second interval between each shot.

seccnds per foot; igniter cord burns at ` 7. The igniter cord is placed in the slotapproximately 20 seconds per foot or twice as of the connector. The lengths of igniter cordfast as tape fuse, required to wire all five burning circuits are

The fn-st illustration in the accompanying to be cut from the supply spool before at-

atures of safety acid efficiency not other- "ruing crcuts. or egs. 1, the cut and hclp-11. fl 1 1 h ,

It

s A development round is usually wired in fiveuse as a spitter for safety fuse, it provides b1

of^ty' fu,e in development headins In its time to wire up the round with igniter cord,

layout is a picture of a display board showingall the materials required for loading a round.At the bottom of the board is the setup fora loaded hole, with a cushion stick at thebottom of the hole. Only wooden punchesmay be used to mate the hole in the powderwhen preparing the primer. It should benoted that the capped fuse is inserted intothe primer stick far enough so that the fuseis not kinked at the detonator. All holesmust be tamped with clay.

in the bottom of a drill hole, the primer isthen prepared by punching a hole in the end

I';it. ^)

taclnng to any fuse.

8. The cord is secured in place in the slotof the connector by closing the slot with asqueezing and rolling action of the capagainst a solid surface.

9. The cut and helpers have been wiredwith four feet of igniter cord, and a freeend has been left at the last helper to befixed; to this free end the other four circuitswill be attached.

After the heading has been tested with' 10. Having determined the maximum lengtha scaling bar to make certain it is a safe of any leg or circuit, a length of cord is cut

lace to work, the fuse and equal to the length of the two upper legs,ppowder for load- with the upper branch circuits one foot

ing are brought in. They must be placed at shorter than the lower circuits if the lifters,least 15 feet apart in the heading, as shownin the picture. The fuse is suspended from or bottom holes, are to be fired last. Then,

a wooden loading stick or wedge. at the free end past the last helper hole, thelength cut for the upper legs is attached at

3. The cushion stic:c having been placed the mid-point, after which the free ends of

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Polarograph IsA Metal Sleuth

Among the many ingenious devices andgadgets certain to confuse and confound thelayman who ventures into the rarified at-mosphere of scientific study in the ResearchDepartment at Copper Cliff is the polaro-graph which Al Thornborough has underobservation here.

The polarcgraph, Chief Chemist Haroldi Borland patiently explained to us in words` of few syllables, is an electrical instrumentfor determining the percentage of certainmetals and other materials present in asolution.

A current is passed through the solutionand the quantity and voltage of the currentare recorded on photographic paper as aseries of steps, the voltage at the bottom ofthe step indicating the particular metal en-countered and the height of the step showingthe quantity of the metal present in thesolution. The presence and quantity of asmany as five or six different materials in asolution can be determined from one record-ing on the polarograph.

Goodness, it's getting so a metal has noprivacy whatsoever!

Challengers forSix Years Win

For six years Ida McKain's team 1-eptknocking at the championship portals in theLadies' Bowling League at Inco EmployeesClub, but Richard (or rather Henry) justwouldn't open that door. Then this year,with the same lineup, the gals finally crossedthe threshold, copping the trophy after aplayoff that saw them defeat the L. Whartonteam which led the seven-team loop at theend of the regular schedule. Picture showsthe champs, left to right: Gert McLelland,Jean Boal, Ida McKain, Pat Westfall, andBetty Tafe; absent, Wilda Knuth.

They Travel toWork by CanoeHere 's a group of Inco employees who

travel to and from work by canoe, withinsight of the smelter stac:-s at Copper Cliff.Members of the Geological Department staff,they are crossing Lady MacDonald Lake tospot locations for new diamond drill holesand to survey the locations of holes alreadycompleted. In the freighter canoe are KarlMcIntosh. Eino Santala and Bud Kolari,surveyors , and Bob Cook , geologist . All wearMae Wests , which are compulsory equipmentfor Into geological parties travelling by boat.

I The diamond drilling with which they areconcerned is part of a long-range program,started some time ago, for exploring mineraloccurrences outcropping at surface in the

` ^. district.

.41 AND TIE IT DOWN:f - Said the prospective buyer: "He's a good-

looking racehorse, but is he a good jumper?"My dear sir," replied the dealer, " if you_ s - ^-..' - 3 fi ld 11 h°h

,wr

at horse m a e you ave.^r . - - want to keen tcn it."to put a lid

The trouble with being a good sport is that•+you have to lose to prove it.

-Richard Armour

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Norm Kearns Is Curling PreXy Runners-up in this event were Ralph Brown

(.skip), George e Burns, Ted Whiting, and E.Pevato.

Arn Boyd Season's Leading SkipA grand rally which drew an attendance of Rink scrap: A. Illis (lead), G. A. Greenwood

150 despite many competing attractions ( second ), J. Woznow ( third ) and Art Silverwound up the season for Copper Cliff Curling (skip ) ; runners-up were A . Boyd ( skip), L.Club. Distribution of trophies and prizes ,, Hamilton ( third ), H. Stewart ( second), anda high class program of night club talent B. Leclair ( lead). And at LOWER RIGHTfrom Buffalo , and one of those "light lunches" a,re the conquerors in the Waterbury Eventthat would satiate a starving stevedore , made . for shift curlers, P. Duffy ( lead), Georgeit a memorable evening at the , Italian Hall . Morrison ( third) and Walter Johnstone

Norman Kearns was elected president for (skip ) with J . McNamara (second ), absent.the 1953-54 season, succeeding Mac Forsythe, In this schedule the runners-up were P. J.and the following strong executive was named Fitzgerald (s.'ip), H. Gilbert (third), J. T.to assist him in directing the club's affairs: Forsyth (second), and H. Fletcher (lead).vice-president; Jac'- Lilley; secretary- treas-urer, Alvin Nickles assistant secretary-treasurer, George Burns; honorary president.R. L. Beattie; honorary vice-presidents, W. T.Waterbury, D. Finlayson, G. Hudson; pastpresident, B. M. Forsythe; departmental rep-resentatives: mines, Ted Gaetz and RalphBrown; town, Red Pianosi; mechanical. BillBray; smelter Wally Johnstone eneral of, ; g -fice, Alex Crossgrove; refinery, Ernie Rabeau;mill, Bert Wood; committee chairmen: housecommittee, Earl Stoneman; competitions,George Ferguson; shift curling, Specs Telford.

At TOP LEFT in the layout below is therin:: which copped the J. R. Gordon Trophy:left to right, A. Romanick (lead), E. Pandke(second), D. Giommi (third) and Arn Boyd(skip). Runners-up were Ralph Brown(skip), R. Canapini, E. Whiting, and A. Illis.At TOP RIGHT are the victors in the ColtsEvent, E. Pandke (skip), P. Camilucci (third), 51a^x1l" - I competition for the C. W. Nute Trophy wasT. Har:-ins (second) and G. Adams (lead) ; Pictured above are three members of the 1 composed of Doug Norman (s. ip), Leonardnext in line were B. Dorigo (skip), E. H. team which won the main competition of the i Kitchener, Dick Johnstone, and GeorgeCapstick (third), A. I1lis (second), and G. ( season, the Inter-Rink event: Ron Silver { Lamacraft. The runners-up were MichaelHarley (lead). At LOWER LEFT are the (skip), Bill Bray, third, and Ted Godard, j Meehan (skip), W. Niemi, N. Marton, and R.men who wound up on top in the Single second; absent was the lead, Bob Brown. Lemke.

And shown here are two players, ArchieFrame and H. W. Peterson, from the lineupincluding A. Walberg (skip) and M. Trumanwhich won the Special Event. The runners-up were F. Domus (skip), K. Glynn, and E.Pevato.

In addition to his 1st in the Gordon andhis 2nd in the Single Rink, Arn Boyd ledhis rink to victory in the Collins, making himthe outstanding skip of the season. Hiswinning Collins combination was composedof Joe McDonald, Bill Pakkala, Red Dubery,and Doug Gathercole. Chasing them to thewire in this great annual curling classic wasBill Livingstone's classy crew of Bill Allen,Gus Harrison, Bryan McDonough, and H.Fletcher.

Winning team in the club's annual junior

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John Redington At Copper Cliff Club's Anniversary

A"Cousin Jack"(Continued from Page 2)

About this time Captain Jack thought todevelop his mechanical bent. For severalyears he worked in machine shops at Sher-brooe, Que., and North Bay, Ont. Whensilver was discovered at Cobalt, Ont., CousinJack Redington was among the early arrivalsin the new camp. That was in 1905 and itseemed fitting that he should go to work atthe Trethewey mine - a Cornish name. Nexthe joined the staff of a mine - the Coniagas- with a new Canadian name derived fromthe chemical symbols of the metals containedin the ore - cobalt, nickel, silver andarsenic. Cap'n Jack, now "Cap" Redingtonin Canadian parlance, became a well-knownfigure in the silver camp and one day an oldCornish friend remarked to him "Aye, Cap'nJack, thee 'ere doin' very well."

Leaving the Coniagas in 1917 Cap Reding-ton turned to field work which took himthrough Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba andBritish Columbia. In 1923 when the Coniagasat Cobalt was on the way to becoming a"knac:_'t bal" (worked out) the company;undertook to revive and operate the former lRay mine in the Porcupine district. CapRedington was appointed general manager In this group of attractive young people , photographed at the recent Anniversaryof Coniaurum Mines Limited, a subsidiary l Dance of the Copper Cliff Club , are, left to right, Miles Shaw and Miss Dorothy Nadon,company. And once again he became a Robert Cook and Miss Claire Chapman , Ted Latreille and Miss Gene Murphy, Dougfamiliar figure, this time in a gold camp. Taylor and Miss Glen Adams. Souvenirs of the club's anniversary , distributed to the

A visitor, frequently at the Coniaurum ! ladies at the dance , were replicas of the Anointing Spoon used in the coronation ceremonymine, on one occasion expressed to Cap at Westminster Abbey.Redington an interest in things Cornish and ; ---------the Cap was delighted to talk about the `Look on, say nothan and learn.' And thoseCornwall and its mines that he had known lads grew up in an atmosphere saturatedas a young man. The visitor recalls with with mining. They did know a lot aboutpleasure an underground trip made with the fishing, ship wrecks and smuggling. 'Fish, tinCap, who, coming near the face of a drift and copper' was Cornwall's toast. The min-paused to remark, "These fellows at the face ing tradition and the prospector's fever wasare Cousin Jacks. Now listen to me as I' in their blood. Long experience made themturn on the Cornish lingo with them." Com- practical geologists. For generations theying near the miners they stopped the drill to maintained a pioneering instinct. I amgreet the Cap with "Good marnan, Cap'n, ! afraid this is all but lost now but it washow be thee t'day?" Which brought the reply that instinct which kept the Cornish miners"How d'ee do, boays?" And then picking at to the fore in foreign fields. It takes re-the face, to add - "Seemen to me you'd liable, resourceful people to make idealfound a keenly lode heere." To which the pioneers. And what is more, Cornish folkmachine runner answered "Nah, Cap'n Jack, could all read and write. Yes, we Cornish'tis not all up with we but 'tis a wisht poor Jacks take pride in our accomplishments."place heere." And this was Cap'n rejoinder: ' Cap Redington retired in 1947 from the"Goes home, 'tedn't no such thing. Maybe general managership of Coniaurum Mines ,' caps of the remaining holes in the square tothee cusn't see ore, but 'tis in theere all Limited but maintained a connection with the four branch circuits, or legs, in theright, I reck'n. 'Tis a brave run and the company as a member of its board of desired firing order.promisin', sur' enuff, No nackin' now." directors. He was satisfied to live in the north 13. After checking the igniter connections

On leaving the face the Cap told the visitor !country after retirement without benefit of 'and seeing that the igniter cord lines will be"In his younger days that fellow Sol. Cut- south sea resorts to avoid the long winters. maintained at least four inches apart totance, that I was talking to, was, as we used Now with the death of Captain Johnto say, one of the prettiest men in the mines Redington at the age of 80 years anotherto use a boryer, single or double. Today 'Cornish miner has left the mining scene.single-jacking and double-jacking are lost , Who is there to say that the history of manyarts except in drilling contests and they're a mining camp has not been enriched by thedying out too," advent of a people who were different yet

"Well, let's go 'to grass'," said the Cap. forever intensely British. Wherever they

Safety FeaturesOf Igniter Cord

(Continued from Page 9)the legs are attached, one to each cornerigniter connector.

11. In the same way as was done for the!upper circuit, the cord for the completebottom circuit is attached at the mid-point.The ends of the legs are then attached tothe outside lifter igniter caps.

12. The blaster stands back to survey hishandiwork after having connected the igniter

avoid short circuiting and that there are nokinks or abrasions, the round is ready to fire.When everything is in readiness, arrange-ments having been made for effectivelyguarding all entrances, and all persons exceptthose required to assist in blasting andguarding having left the working place or

'You seem to like our Cornish lingo. After went they added to the life of the camp a vicinity, due warning is given in everyall these Cousin Jacks 'be human zackly like , touch that was interestingly Cornish, Their 'direction by shouting "Fire!" and then thewe' - Here's the 'gig' - cage to thee." talc with its melange of old fashioned words round is lighted by applying a light to the

Once back "to grass" the Cap sighed. and others of pure Celtic origin, was amusing. free end preceding the first cut hole to be"Lod.-s as though us Cousin Jacks are pass- Their ways, including a homely courtesy, were = fired.ing out," said he. "There are no more of refreshing and their experience a welcomethem coming out from the mines of Cornwall addition to any mine or mill. It may be said REPEAT THE DOSEfor Redruth, St. Just, St. Austell and Helston without fear of contradiction that the . There had been a motor accident, and theare no longer great tin and copper mining Cornish miners, or Cousin Jacks, did more landlord of an inn had carried the motoristcentres. Perhaps we've had our day, and, than any other people "to teach the world into his pub. When the man recoveredit was a good one," hvw to mine." slightly, he asked what had happened.

Asked to explain how Cornwall, one small, "Well, sir, you had a very bad smash," saidcounty in a larger England, could give to the GOT AN EARLY START the landlord, -but I managed to bring you:world so many stout-hearted, strong-limbed "Why doesn't baby talk?" inquired the to."miners, Cap with a smile reverted to the lingo. little girl, gazing at her small brother. "Did you?" murmured the damaged one. "I"Couldn't zac..ly say without thinkin' about "He can't talk yet," replied her father. don't rem,'mber. Do you nand bringing nitit." And being allowed to think, he had this, "Small babies never do." two more?"to say -- "It probably started with the lads' "Oh, yes, they do," was the quick answer.who went to the mines with their fathers, 'Jub did Nurse read to me ut of the bible Joan is th.' only menial tt:at blushes. (SrThe first advice given to the voungsters was hew Job ended the dais he was born." needs t«. Mark Twain

JUNE, 1953 INCY7 'FRI:1NGLE; Page 13

Good Show atLittle Theatre

That good, honest cop, Sergeant O'Hara(John Rickaby), who has ambitions to be awriter of murder dramas, apparently little,suspects that he is seated between two of themost sinister characters in the business, Dr.Einstein (Bob McKinnon) on the left, and !Jonathan Brewster (Bert Meredith) on the;right.

As a matter of fact Jonathan's success as!a murderer is equalled only by the record ofhis two quaint old sisters (Peg Roberts and'Rita Dennis) whose sympathy for lonely menfinds expression in feeding them poisonedwine to put them out of their misery andthen hnrvine them in the basement.

Such amusing shenanigans, very cleverly !carried on by a most competent cast, madethe Sudbury Little Theatre Guild's produc-tion of Arsenic and Old Lace, at the LegionMemorial Hall, a delightful experience. tPeople went away saying that the LittleTheatre group is ma:;ing excellent progressand undoubtedly will come up with somenotable performances again next season.

$50.00 AwardsFor Proficiency

Four handsome young men apparentlytagged by Destiny for outstanding scholasticachievement are these students at SudburyMining and Technical School, each of whomled his class in the mining course last year.From left to right they are George Hako-jarvi, Grade 9. 861; ; Fred Johnston, Grade10, 841;-; Allan Torvi, Grade 11, 83'; ; RichardLeppinen, Grade 12, 88't. At the school'sannual Commencement Exercises each boywas presented with a $50.00 Inco scholarshipby I. J. Simcox, general assistant to the vice-president. It was the third time RichardLeppinen had won an Inco award in theMining course, and the second time for FredJohnston.

The interior of one hotel building at 17Main St . has been completely done over into

Nice ConversionJob at Levack

Opening of the very popular single men'sclubs at Levack has released the two hotelbuildings on Main St . for conversion toapartment houses , and Inco has had con-tractors push this work with all possiblespeed.

his view., are the game as yours.--Ilka Chase

You can alway, 'prt a wail-informed man

,two more will be occupied by midsummer.

with electric refrigerator and stove.Four single men's clubs are now in opera-

tion at Levack, each housing 22 men and

n department has done an outstanding job inn converting the buildings to private dwelling

units of such attractive design, each equipped

Soon to be occupied, the second hotelbuilding at 23 Main St . will have five three-room apartments , 12 of four rooms , and twoof five rooms. The Company's engineering

• Paul.Ray Holm-Andersen and their young sonroom apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs.

,shows the pleasant living room of a four-

}11 each and 16 of four rooms each. Picture20 smart apartments, four of three roomsd

Page 14 INCO TRIANGLE JUNE, 1953

A MUSICIANALL HIS LIFE

A member Cf the Pay Office staff at CopperCliff who is seen frequently at the minesand smelters dispensing wage cheques, TomClegg is quite another personality when hepie s up his baton and directs the 58 L.A.A.Band in one of its concert performances. Itis seen obvious that music is a forte of his,

A Canny Creighton Stock-Car Team

although he prefers not to make a full-timeprofession of it.

Tom Clegg has had an unusual musicalcareer. Born in Lancashire. England, hesang his first solo in public at the age of fiveand by the time he was 13 had become churchorganist at his home in Oldham. At 16 hetook en the additional duties of choirdirector.

i ^ itJcining the famous British Army Band at

the age of 22, he served in Burma , Belgium,and Italy . Then for more than six years hestudied at Kneller Hall , the British militaryschool of music , where in his final examina-tions he was the best all-round student of hisyear . After graduating and becoming inaddition an associate of the Royal College o_Music , London , he served for 10 years as f !!!bandmaster of the Welch Regt.

Through arrangements made by Lt .-Col. T.P. Gilday when he was commanding officerof 58 L .A.A., Tom came to Canada in the fallof 1951 to become director of the regiment'sband . Under his gifted leadership it israpidly gaining a fine reputation and dis-

Although he failed to finish in the money in the first two stock-car racing sessionsof the season , Elmer Tuuri can be expected to come through with some thrilling victoriesat the wheel of his red -and-yellow Creighton Comet . He's seen here (left) with hismechanic , Karl Mahnberg and the souped -up '48 Ford motor from which they expect bigthings out at the stock -car oval this summer. Elmer works at No . 5 Shaft, Creighton,and Karl at No. 3 Shaft.

tinguished itself at the Canadian NationalExhibition last year. In addition to his bandwork Tom is organist and choir director atthe Church of the Epiphany, Sudbury.

He was married in 1943 to Katherine Balland has two sons, Peter. 8, and Robin, 6.;

As usual the annual May Ball of Copper Cliff High School was a brilliant successthrough a combination of pretty girls, handsome swains, lovely gowns and beautifuldecorations. In this group are Scotty Ferguson and Miss Julia Harrison , Charlie Daveyand Miss Dorothy Jarrett, Bill McLay and Miss Mary Lee Duncan.

for 28 years when lie retired on service members of thfir family: Gerald, 21, ofpension in 1929 , Fred as a teen-ager hustled Creighton Mine: Leonard, 19, of the RCAF;

Born at Creighton, son of Emil Bernier, He was married on November 11, 1929 to.who had been an employee of the Company Louise Ranger, and the following are the

25 years' service sincerely hope that rest and for underground, until he was transferred togood care will soon restore his health and the Electrical Department, where he remain-promise him a long life in retirement. ed throughout the balance of his service.

friends ha has made at =-he mine dur=ng h_s f-r two y a.s Icauing and unloading supplies

While still a comparatively young man a job in Jaw.rrski's grocery store until he Claduette, 17, and Roland, 19 months, atlied Bernier of Creighton has been forced turned 18 and was eligible to work in the home, Fred's mother, now 83, still residesto accept dis:>.bility pension. The many ( mine. He was a cage helper at No. 3 Shaft : in Creighton :cith members of the family,

JUNE. 105.3 INCO T RIANGLE Page 15

Legionaires Entertain Their Ladies

When members of Copper Cliff Branch ofthe Canadian Legion stage their annualLadies' Night, they really cut the mustard.This year's party, held at Legion MemorialHall in Sudbury, will long be rememberedfor the favors, the delicious dinner, the spe-cial entertainment and the evening's dancing.Nothing was overlooked by the Legionairesas they feted their favorite people.

Some of those in attendance are seen inthese photographs: at top left are Ross Haw-kins, Miss Mary Kirk, Rev. G. Thompson,chaplain of the Copper Cliff Branch, andMrs. Thompson; at top right are Ned Brun-ton, president of the Sudbury Branch of theLegion and Mrs. Brunton, and Mr. and Mrs.Norman Ripley; on the left is a group fromCreighton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Smith, Mr.and Mrs. Gordon Harley, and Mr. and Mrs.Ralph Hawkins.

Rule Roost in Boy ScoutFuture Greats of

First Aid ' Hockey Banqueted'w i 1_41 . ' Jill , Branch 427 of the Canadian Legion in

• ° Coniston held their nn l b t f th; -a a ua anque or eConiston Hockey League. The league, com-posed of 35 Coniston boys, enjoyed anothervery good season under the Legion's sponsor-hip.D. Finlayson presented the Finlayson Tro-

! phy to Guido Chezzi voted the most valuable,? player of the year.

Stan Jeffrey, of the Coniston Legion, pre-vwi sented the crests to the players of each team.

I W. McLaughlin presented the McLaughlinTrophy to the captain of the winning Hawksteam. The Wings placed second in the serieswhile the Leafs were third.

Armand Lemieux presented his annualhigh scoring trophy to George Muirhead,while M. Chalut was awarded the best goal-keeper trophy.

IT TAKES ALL KINDSYou'll find your load less weary onceYou learn from your experienceOf life, 0 sister, brother--

i Ycur days should be a blending ofThe good and bad; the ending of

The new Demarco Shield. emblematic of the Sudbury District Boy Scout Association'sFirst Aid championship, was won for the first time by this slick Copper Cliff team of:seated, Leonard Kitchener, Ed Sutherland (coach), Jack Sutherland (captain), Diet:Ogilvie; standing. Donald Harry and Wayne Saville. Teams from Copper Cliff haveoften won the title. Four teams competed in the 1953 event, which was judged by PDuffy`s crack squad of First Alders from Copper Cliff Smelter, winners of the 1953 Ineointer-plant championship and the Ralph D. Parker Shield.

The one leads to the other.If all your days were sunny onesAnd all you ate was honey-bunsYou'd tire of light and sweetness:Unless we have both sweet and sourAnd days both glorious and dourOur lives will lack completeness,

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy.Rrven ;ink; cne ma es you but equal withhim. Fargiving cne sets you above him,

-Benjamin Franklin

I'sl;c^ I r^ I\('O 'l'Rt:AN(il.h; ]["\F:. 1163

I AM YOUR UNSEEN FRIEND

Wherever you go ... whatever you do ...

I am with you day and night

I am the element once cursed by ancients as"The Devil's Own", now the unseen ingredient thattransforms metals into more than 3000 different alloyswith properties no base metals possess.

• ALLOYS to stand white heat that would melt many other metals

alloys to endure the embrittling action of sub-zero cold.

• ALLOYS that make the most powerful magnets knnwnalloys no more magnetic than wood.

• ALLOYS that can be intricately shaped by whirring lathesalloys so hard they cut glass.

• ALLOYS for thermostats that stretch with heat or shrink with coI,ialloys to make fine watch parts that never changea millionth of an inch.

• ALLOYS to handle destructive caustics, and acids

that dissolve rocks as if they were lumps of sugar . .

alloys to protect the delicate purity of sensitive drugs.

• ALLOYS with low electrical resistance . . . alleys with high

resistance that make electrical cooking and heating practical.

I mingle alike with common cast iron and precious metals.

I strengthen the tiny pin in eyeglass frames

and the massive girders in great bridges.

I am in the meteorites of the Heavens, and the far depths

of the earth. You find me working all around you-

in the notes from your radio, the voice on your telephone

the whiteness of your linen, the purity of your food,

the power of your car, the light in your electric bulbs,

wherever you may look. All these are my work.

I AM YOUR UNSEEN FRIEND , NICKEL