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Published for all employees of TheInternational Nickel Company of

Canada LimitedD. M. DUflbar, Editor

D. J. Wing, Assistant Editor

Editorial Office, Copper Cliff, Ont.

AuthonZed as second class mail by thePoet Once Department, Ottawa, ,,nd forpayment of postage in cash.Maeriai contained in tnco Triangleshould not be reprinted unless permissionbaa been obtained from The tnternationalNickel Company of Canada, Limited,Copper ClIff, Ontario.

Shane MacKayJoins Company

Shane MacKay, formerly execu-tive editor of the Winnipeg FreePress, has joined The InternationalNickel Company of Canada, Limit-ed as director of public affairs.

Announcement of his appoint-ment was made by Henry S. Win-gate, chairman of the board. Mr.MacKay has his headquarters inthe Company's Toronto office.

Mr. MacKay had been executiveeditor of the Winnipeg Free Presssince 1959, and a director of theWinnipeg Free Press CompanyLtd. A Nieman Fellow at HarvardUniversity from 1951-1952, Mr.MacKay graduated from the Uni-versity of Manitoba in 1946. Be-fore joining the Free Press he hadextensive editorial experience withthe Canadian Press and theReader's Digest Association ofCanada.

A native of Ottawa, Mr. MacKayis married to the former ShirleyMcDiarmid of Winnipeg. Theyhave three children.

Milt BrooksAssistant to the Copper Cliff

mill superintendent since 1959,Milt Brooks has retired on dis-ability pension after 26 years withthe Company.

Born and raised near Burfordin Brant County, Ontario, Milt left

the family farmfor Queen'sUniversity in1941, graduatedfive years later

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ing, and wentto work in theefficiency officeat Frood mine.He was trans-ferred to the

Milt Brooks Copper Cliffmill a flotatIon

aisle. Then in 1951 was promotedto shift boss at the new Creightonmill. He returned to Copper ClIffas general foreman of the mill andcrushing plant in 1955.

A Hanmer girl, Bertha Guescon,became Milt's bride in 1941. Herdeath took place in September.Their daughter Loi'raine is mar-ried to the Iron Ore Plant's BarryMoxam. Living in Waters Town-ship, their two grandchildren arefrequent visitors to the Brookshome in Lively.

An ardent golfer and curler formany years, Milt's ill health hascurtaIled his .sporting activitiesand necessitates regular visits tothe hospItal for treatment.

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Taking part in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony were Mrs. Donald E.Munn, chairman of the Thompson public library board, Thompson mayorI. R. Knight, Honorable Stewart E. Mclean, provincial secretary, and A. B.Sorenson, chairman of the Thompson Centennial committee.

Community Project,Centennial LibraryOpened at Thompson

A cherished dream was realizedwhen Thompson's official Centen-nial project, a new public library,was officially opened September 22in the presence of distinguishedguests and a large gathering oftownspeople.

Mayor Jack Knight and theHonorable Stewart E. McLean,provincial treasurer representingthe Province of Manitoba, sharedthe honor of cutting the cere-monial ribbon, assisted by Mrs.Donald E. Munn, chairman of thepublic library board, and ArneSorenson, chairman of the Cen-tennial committee.

Mr. Justice F. Monnin, repre-senting the Manitoba CentennialCorporation, and John McCreedy,general manager of InternationalNickel's Manitoba division, alsotook part in the ceremony.

'This is a splendid recognitionof Canada's Centennial," Honor-able Mr. McLean said. 'You are atown with a great future and youhave cause to remember withpride the year 1967 when youopened your new library building."

Mr. Justice Monnin said Thomp-son's accomplishment was anexample to the entire province.

Mi's. Munn acknowledged thewonderful help received by thelibrary board from many indivi-duals and organizations of thecommunity. Included among thesewere the Kinsmen and KinetteClubs, Rotary Club, Beta SigmaPhi, Cambrien Youth Club, TeenTempo Group, Thompson SupplyCompany, and International NickelCompany, besides the provincialand federal governments

For outstanding service to thelibrary project, life membershipswere presented to Mrs. David Hen-derson. Ml's. Paul Hellrung. CarlNesbitt and the Honorable StewartMcLean.

The smartly modern $80,000library is open two evenings aweek and two afternoons includingSaturday, with volunteer staff.

Members of the library boardare Mrs. Don Munn (chairman),town Councillor Fred Price, Mrs.Ross HawkIns .secretary). Mrs.David Henderson (treasurer), Mrs.R. Liske, Miss M. Wilkie, TomNorquay.

Thompson's first Iibrary was born inFebruary, 1962, ina room of thetown's first school,when th ladies'Community Clubstacked the shelveswith books donatedby many citizensalong with otherssupplied by the Uni-versity of Manitobaextension servics,Seen arranging theoriginal collectionwere (front) Mrs.Glen Thrall andMrs. Don Munn,with Mrs. RobertDyne and Mrs.David Henderson.

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A large representation of townspeople attended the ceremony, which wasbroadcast live by radio station CHTM, and taped for replay in Thompsonschools.

Commemorative plaque at the en-trance to Thompson's new library.

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St. John Ambulance work, and shiftleague hockey and baseball are thehobbies of Gerry Renaud, member oCopper Cliff smelter converter build-ing supervision. Gerry and his wifeBarbara are shown with their threebright young sons, Robert, 6, Ronald,2'z, and Ricky, 8'/2, all loyal Batmanfans.

Industrious and ambitious StanRudyck, a carpenter at the NickelRefinery, Port Colborne, recently com-pleted a course in electronics. Hehas been a volunteer fireman for thepast seven years. He's shown withhis wife Wilma and children Stanleyjr., U, and Cathy, 16.

The 40th wedding anniversary ofJoe and Laura Houle of Conistonbrought their family togetherand provided the opportunity forthis group picture. Seated withhis parents is Laurent of Mont-real, and standing are Art ofSudbury, Lorette, the wife ofConiston baleman Ron levert,Leo and Ray of Sudbury andAndre of Toronto. Joe startedwork at Coniston smelter in1929.

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A surface trackman at Frood mine, Frank lorfida camefrom Italy in 1951, was lamed by his wife Theresa andfirst daughter three years later. Starting with Inco in1956 he spent nine years at Copper Cliff smelter beforemoving to Frood. The happy children are Nancy, 12,Rita, 11, Bruna, 16, and Maria, 6.

Very new arrivals in Thompson when this picture wastaken were David Ker, his wife Sheila, and sons Tony,11, and Mark, 10. They had come just two weeks pre-viously from Zambia, where David was employed foreight years with Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines.He is doing time study work in the efficiency department.

living in Lively, Bill Young is within easy reach ofCreighton mine, where he is a stope leader on 6200level at 8 shaft. He was with the RCAF as an electricaltechnician in Europe and Africa for three years beforejoining Inca in 1956. He and his wife Clarene, Cam, 4,and Sally, 8, make a full-time hobby of their camp atHannah lake.

After ioining the mechanical department at Copper Cliffin 1939, John Musico served overseas as a tank driver,returned to Inco in 1947, is a maintenance electrician atthe Iron Ore Plant. Here he is with his attractive family;his wife Claudette, David, 3, and Karen 16. His hobbiesare carpentry, gardening, and camping.

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A lovely lawn and attractive floral displays gave a colorful and well-groomed Mr. and Mrs. William Laing, 48 Deerwood Drive, surrounded their patio withlook to the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. George Price, 52 Westwood Drive. bright borders of flowers, backed up by a neat and healthy vegetable plot.

Gardens grow won-derfully in Thompson - and so dopretty girls. HereDale Kalika standsin the bountifulvegetable gardenat the home of herparents, Mr. andMrs. Norm Kalika,47 Westwood Dr.

Attractive Honw Grounds and FineGardens Reflect Credit

Longer hours of sunlight morethan making up for the shortergrowing season, Thompson againthis year produced many lovelyfloral displays, lush lawns andbountiful vegetable gardens. Visit-ors to the town were Impressed bythe neat and attractive appearanceof so many home grounds, andt.he community itself drew divi-dends of pride and pleasure fromthe efforts of its horticulturists.

There seems to be no limit tothe productivity of Thompson'sclay-sand and black loam soil.Gardeners have demonstrated thatalmost everything grows, givenreasonable attention and care.Grass literally springs up over-night, flowers present no problem,and an amazing variety of vege-tables and fruit bushes growluxuriously.

For the seventh year Interna-tional Nickel donated prizes for agarden competition, and for theseventh time the judges foundthemselves with a difficult assign-ment in deciding the winnersamong the many excellent displaysaround the town. As the newersubdivisions become more settled.and honse-owner.s have time toconcentrate on beautifying theirsurroundings, judging the Incosarden competition will be aformidable task indeed.

Following are the results of thisyear's contest:

L%WNSI Mr and Mrs. Lloyd McDonaLd 56

nut or u2rec'ot 2a So: -'. Mr autO MrsH S lunasuik. 4$ Rtvu'r- di Drive. $15 02.

on Thompson3. Mr. and Mrs. A. R Thornborough. 228Riverside Drive, $10.00; and prizes of$500 each to Mr. and Mrs. R. Swain, 35Riverside Drive; Mr. and Mrs. S. Prusak,16 Hickory Street; Mr. and Mrs. C.Hnatuk, 87 Greenway Crescent; Mr. andMro. W. J. Anderson, 124 Beaver Crescent;Mr. and Mrs. W. Newman, 251 RiversideDrive.

FLOWERS1 Mr. and Mrs. W. Laing, 48 Deerwood

Drive, $25.00; 2. Mr. and Mrs. GeorgePrice, 52 Westwood Drive, $15.00; 3. Mr.and Mrs N. Raiik, 48 WestWood Drive,siO.C0; and prizes of $5.00 each to Mr.and Mrs. John Swierstra, 72 Elk Bay; Mr.and Mrs. J. Seiig, 187 Juniper Drive; Mr.and Mrs. Chalmers Duncan, 167 RiversideDrive; Mr and Mrs. J. L. Paui. 192Riverside Drive; Mr. and Mrs. F. Hart-man. 91 Greenway Crescent.

VEGETABLESI Mr. and Mrs. J. Fadygas, 59 Green-

way Crescent, $2500; 2. Mr. and Mrs. SModric. 99 Eik Bay, 115 00; 3. Mr. andMrs. Becker. 24 Eim Street. $10.00; andprizes of 85.00 each to Mr. and Mrs. C. F.Ciarke. 7 Siiver Crescent: Mr. and Mrs.J. Guerra, 91 Deerwood Drive; Mr. andMrs. C. Doman, 72 Parkway Crescent: Mr.and Mrs. W Sarchuk. 24 Spoonbtii Road;Mr. and Mrs. L. Haichyshak, 263 Deer-wood Drive.

OVERALL GROUNDS1 Mr. and Mrs J D Watson, 296

Rivert.ide Drive, 925 09: 2 Mr. and Mrs.A. Quetnener 280 Riverside Drive, $15.00:3 Mr and Mrs. I. Ingbrigsten, 96 Green-say Crecent.

HONORABLE MENTIONBusiness Midwest Diamond Drilling

Co . 35 Station Road.Overaii Grounds Mr and Mrs S

Swanson, 66 Martin Bay Mr and Mrs.Roy Bibeau. i6 Lsnx Crescent, Mr. andMrs J. Jaeger, 35 Basswood: Mr andMrs. E Sawicic,, i55 Green'av Crescent

Flowers Mr and Mrs. G Rtbbert. 31Martin Bay.

OR THEY'LL FIND OUTA man should be master of his

own home or know the reasonwhy. I Most men know the reasonwhy.

His Hobby Is Cooking -Just Fine with His Wife

Frood service pensioner AlfredBerube's greatest pleasure andfavorite pastime Is cooking. Hiswife admits she's lucky that herhubby leans towards the culinaryart, and lets him go right to It.Retired from his job as pipe fitter,Alfred has worked for the Com-pany for 20 years.

Born in St. Gabriel, Quebec, In1902, Alfred was four years oldwhen his grandfather brought him

g'Mr. and Mrs. Berube

to live on a farm near Whitefish.He was employed as a cagetenderat Mond Nickel's Worthingtonmine when disaster struck and themine caved in,

He spent the following years ata pulp mill at New Llskeard, thenenlisted as a cook in the army In1940. It wasn't long before he wasa head cook, feeding 500 hungry

men at a camp in British ColUfli-bla. "After that I spent two yearsas an officer's cook in England,"recalled Alfred. He joined theCompany at Frood mine.

Alvina Gauthler of Vi c to r I aMines became his bride in 1920,and has presented him with asplendid family of 11. Jean Mrs.Bill Samarlan), Lea (Mrs. OrvilleVillemere), Aurora (Mrs. GeraldStorms) and Albert, live in Sud-bury; Annette Mrs. Earl McFar-lane) and Annie (Mrs. RolandCarriere) live in Toronto; Lilianis the wife of Copper Cliff smelterfilterman Louie Depatie; Mauriceis a master feed tender at thesmelter, and Irene is married tosmelter furnaceman Henry Lano-vaz; Bernadette is the wife ofCreighton driller Aurele Paquette,and Rose Is married to CopperCliff transportation departmentconductor Albert Dubreull.

If he had the room, Alfred wouldlike to cook a meal for his whalefamily, which includes 44 grand-children and 15 grea.t-grandchil-dren-a task that only a dedicatedchef would have the nerve totackle.

Valuable CubeA cubic foot of the precious

metal platinum weighs about twothirds of a ton. Such a blockwould produce about a millionwedding rings.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mornan 50 Years JJ'ed

Residents of Sudbury for thepast 36 years, Mr. and Mrs. RobertMornan. of 149 Walford Rd. E.,were feted by more than 150friends recently at an "open house"i'eception in lsonor of their 50thwedding anniversary.

Robert Mornan. who was origin-ally from Jamaica, married MargMason on Sept. 22. 1917. in Ewellchurch, Surrey, England.

Bob Morr.an, who worked forMond Nickel Company in England.joined International on his arrivalin Sudbury in 1931. retiring onservice pen.sion from the CopperRefinery in 1959.

Members of their family areRuby 'Mi's. Lloyd Bellamy) ofSudbury. Robert of t,evack, andCecelia 'Mrs. W. S. MacAlpine) ofLively. They have nine grand-children.

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Patricia Boucher Margaret Burr Gardon Kauppinen Barbara Moskalyk Richard Biederman

Linda McGowan Christopher Tuori Loretta Chaperon

$5,000 ScholarshipsScholarships valued at approxi-

mately $5,000 each, based on afour-year university course, havebeen awarded to 10 sons anddaughters of employees by TheInternational Nickel Company ofCanada, Limited. The announce-ment was made by F. Foster Todd,executive vice-president.

In addition to tuition and feeseach scholarship annually provides$300 to the recipient and a grant of$500 as a cost-of-education supple-ment to the university. Theawards are made on a one-yearbasis and are renewable for threeadditional years or until gradua-tion, whichever is the shorterperiod, providing the winnerssatisfy the academic and conductrequirements of the universitieswhere the scholarships are held.

The 1967 awards bring to a totalof 104 the number of scholarshipsgiven to children of Inco employeessince the plan was inaugurated in1956.

The new recipients of scholar-ships are as follows:

Richard Biederman, whose fatherChai'les Biederman, works at thePort Colborne nickel refinery andresides at 231 Knoll Street, PortColborne, is a graduate of the PortColborne High School. He has en-rolled at McMaster University andwill study chemistry.

Cee GatithierCache Bay was the birthplace

us 1911 of disability pensionerCoride Gauthier, better known asCcc. A dryman at Frood for thepast two years, he has worked forInco for nearly 22 years.

Raised in River Valley, Cecworked for the George GordonLwnber Company before joiningIiico at the Copper Cliff smelterin 1944 He moved to Frood oneyear later, and was working as apillar leader in 1965 when spinalarthritis got the upper hand andhe left production to work in the(try.

Ccc and his wife - Bertha Ber-trand when they were married in1933 - have a family of 10. Pauline

Won By IncoPatricia Boucher, whose fat.

H. P. Boucher, is superintendent ofmines, Manitoba Division, and re-sides at 84 Hillside Crescent,Thompson, is a graduate of Bal-moral Hall, Winnipeg. She hasenrolled at the University of Mani-toba and will study science.

Margaret Burr is the daughterof Kenneth G. Burr, a motormanat the Frood mine, and resides at1924 Millwood Crescent, Sudbury.She is a graduate of LockerbyComposite School, Sudbury, andhas registered at the University ofWaterloo to study mathematics.

Loretta Chaperon is the daughterof Charles Chaperon, a stope leaderat Garson mine, residing at 81Falconbridge Road, Garson. Agraduate of Garson-FalconbrldgeSecondary School, she has regis-tered at the University of Torontoto study classics.

Gordon Kauppinen, a graduateof Levack District High School, hasregistered at Queen's University,Kingston to study engineering. Hisfather, Edwin Kauppinen, is shopsforeman at Levack mine and re-sides at 12A Fifth Avenue, Levack.

Jane Luck, a graduate of CopperCliff High School, has enrolled atthe University of Western Ontarioto study medicine. Her father,Melville A. Luck, is assistant to themanager at the Copper Refinery

is married to Coniston smelter-man Henry Proulx, Reine is Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Gauthier

Eric Hopkins of Barrie, Fernandalso lives in Barrie. Roland andGilbert are at Smiths Falls, Made-line is Mrs. Don Amyotte of Wind-sor, Denise is the wife of Murray

Jane Luck

Sons and Daughtersher, and resides at 33 Cobalt Street,

man at Levack mine, and resides

Copper Cliff.Linda McGowan, a graduate of

Notre Dame College School, Wel-land, has enrolled at the Univers-ity of Toronto where she will studymodern languages and literature.Her father, Muir McGowan, is aplant fitter at the Port Colbornenickel refinery and resides at 241Ash Street, Port Colborrse.

Vikki Mitchell, a graduate ofCopper Cliff High School, has en-rolled at the University of Torontoto study modern languages andliterature. Her father, JohnMitchell, is mechanical foreman atthe Iron Ore Plant, Copper Cliff,and resides at 378 St. RaphaelStreet, Sudbury.

Barbara Moskalyk, a graduate ofLockerby Composite School, willenroll in the faculty of arts andscience at the University of West-ern Ontario. She is the daughterof John Moskalyk, foreman ofelectric furnaces at the CopperCliff smelter, and resides at 561Ontario Street, Sudbury.

Christopher Tuorj has enrolledat the University of Toronto tostudy mathematics, physics andchemistry. A graduate of LevackDistrict High School, he is the sonof Ovia T. Tuori, electrical fore-

at 54 Third Avenue North, Levack.

mine pipeman Tony Amyotte,Roger is a switch conductor atStobie, and Susan and Roberteattend school. They have theproud total of 14 grandchildren.

Restless in his new-found leisure,Ccc is now seeking a light job.'Maybe a watchman or an ele..vator operator," he said. "Any-thing to keep me busy."

IN A HURRYGolfer to players ahead):

"Would you mind if I playedthrough? I've just been notifiedthat my wife is seriously ill."

The woman who drives from theback seat is no worse than theman who cooks from the dining-room table.

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All Kinds of SealeFilled Ed Saville's Life

"It's an interesting thing tonote," said service pensioner EdSaville, "I started my working lifeat age 14 making weight scalee,and now I've retired after 25 yearsas a scale inspector." Ed has work-ed for the Company for more than33 years.

Born a Cockney in the districtof Bow, in London, England, Edcame to Canada with his parentsin 1923. He found work at thenickel refinery at Port Colborne,and served as a pumpman until1927, when he left to work for aconstruction company.

In 1929 he moved to CopperCliff to help build the reverb build-ing extension, after which he re-turned to the payroll as a car-penter in 1933. Many of the exist-ing scales then included timberbeams and housings, and Ed foundthat his carpentry and previous

scale experience went well togetherso well that In 1942 he became

a scale mechanic with the millmechanical department. His jobwas to carry out regular inspec-tions, calibration and repairs to allCompany scales In the Sudburyarea, from the mighty plate ful-crum railway track scales to theintricate electronic conveyor beltweightometers.

"I married the landlady's beauti-ful daughter in 1931," quipped Ed,referring to Sudbury girl GladysSweezey. Their family of threeare Don who lives in port Col-borne, Wayne in Toronto, andVicki (Mrs. Terry Fauteux) inWinnipeg. Of their five grand-children, the three from Port Col-borne are regular summer visitorsto the Sudbury area.

A very different type of scalehas played a big part in Ed's lifefor almost as long as he can re-member. "I've been playing thepiano by ear since I was 12," saidEd. "It came to me nautrally, andbefore long I was playing accom-paniment for the silent 'flicks'." Bythe time he was 17 he was reliefpianist with a symphony orchestra,and over the years has been ingreat demand at various functionsas the man who can play anything,anytime, and in any key at all.

The mill mechanical departmentheld a stag party at the ItalianClub for Ed and three other pen-sionei's. Some 200 well-wishers wereon hand, and Ed was presentedwith a purse.

"Tell the boys that I bought aradio with their gift, and when-ever I play it, I'll be thinking ofthem," he said.

INDIRECT TREATMENTDoctor: 'Your husband m U 5 t

have rest and quiet. Here's asleeping powder."

Wifey: "When do I give It tOhun9"

Doctor: "Don't give it to him.Take it yourself."

Mr. and Mrs. Saville

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Honorin"The Better Hall"

Sending a dozen red roses to thewives of the record group joining the

' '- \ Quarter Century Club this year. 431in all, general manager J. A Pigoitwrote in an accompanying letter:

"1 would like you to know that inhonoring your husband's quarter cen-tury of Inco service we are well awareof the particular part you have playedin establishing his fine record.

•We are constantly mindful of thecontribution of the wives - the bet-ter half' of the Inco team, to ourdaily work and the overall success ofthe Company."

The ladies, it goes without saying.were delighted.

iiMrs. Isobel Seniuk, wife of Creighton constructionleoder Nick Seniuk, beoms with pleasure as BennyMoxam, driver of one of the fleet of cars involvedin "Operation Roses", delivers her flowers.

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Mrs. Minnie Chopee, wife of CopperRefinery selenium plant operator NickChopee. said "Please be sure to thankMr. Pigott for me. These are thenicest roses I've ever seen."

Either way you look at it, Mrs. Jenny Modestowas happy with her roses. She is the wife ofConiston machine shop foreman Goldino Modesto.

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The tribute to the wives of the new Quarter CenturyClub members, expressed in Mr. Pigott's letter, broughta pleased smile to Mrs. Elsie Oliver, wife of CopperCliff stationery department supervisor Jim Oliver.

"This is a lovely gesture to the wives,"said Mrs. Alice Houtamaki, whose hus-band Arvi is a maintenance electricianat Murray mine.

No doubt about how Mrs. Leonida St.Onge of Chelmsford felt about gettingthose lovely roses. Her husband isLevack underground switch conductorLame St. Onge.

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"I wish this would happen every week," smiledMrs. Gladys Marsh, wife of Frood-Stobie mineelectrick,n Clarence Marsh, as she arranged herbouquet.

'This is a very proud and happy occasion forthe wives as well as the husbands, but that 25years has gone so quickly," observed Mrs.Dorothy Fraser of Copper Cliff. Her husband,Don Fraser, is assistant to the general manager,Ontario division.

431 NEW MEMBERS ALL-TIMERECORD FOR 25-YEAR CLUB

Inco's Quarter Century Clubmade its contribution to the specialevents of Canada's Centennial Yearby enrolling the largest group ofnew members in its history, 430men and one lady from the Sud-bury district.

Sudbury Arena was the scene ofthis record-making occasion. Inco'schairman and chief officer, HenryS. Wingate, executive vice-presi-dent F. Foster Todd, and assistantvice-president and Ontario divisiongeneral manager J. A. Pigott, ob-viously enjoying the opportunityto shake hands and chat brieflywith such a broad representationfrom the mines and plants, wel-comed the new members and pre-sented them with their gold 25-year badges.

The managers of the mining,reduction, iron ore recovery, andcopper refining divisions, G. R.Green, J. B. McConnell, E. G.Stoneman, and G. A. Dick, intro-duced the new members as theystepped forward one by one in thepresentation ceremony.

One new member, Hugh Hunterof Copper Cliff, whose name un-fortunately was omitted from thepublished list, got a special wel-come.

Pleasantly Itelaxed AtmosphereInformal and unhurried, with

many a man pausing to share alaugh with one of the receptiongroup over some personal recollec-

tion from earlier days, the presen-tations were carried out in apleasantly relaxed atmospherewhich was maintained throughoutthe evening. Old comradeshipswere renewed, old incidents andanecdotes retold, changes in min-ing methods and process practicesdiscussed. It was as usual athoroughly enjoyable reunion.

The pensioners present heard awarm salute from mines managerGar Green. Your presence heretonight," he said, "recalls the manyyears of reliability, conscientious-ness, know-how and hard workthat were the major factors inmaking Inco the great Companythat it is today. We are proudof you, and do hope that you willcontinue to enjoy life to thefullest."

Speaking in reply on behalf ofthe pensioners, Don Cowcill con-gratulated the new members, say-ing, "We can recall how proud wewere when we received our goldbadges, emblematic of membershipin this select group, and we aresure that you are equally proud."He expressed appreciation of "thebenefits that the Company hasprovided for the comfort andsecurity of its retired employees."He urged members approaching re-tirement age to give carefulthought to the optional provisionof the Inco retirement system pro-viding greater security for thewives since in the majority ofcases, he said, the wife outlivesthe husband.

At the call of the Chairman, R.G. Dow, the Arena was darkenedduring the moment of remem-brance observed for Quarter Cen-tury Club members who have died.

Others at the head table besidesthose taking part in the presenta-tions and program were industrialrelations manager B. K Seli, as-sistant general manager G. 0.Machum, assistant to the generalmanager A. Godfrey, chief surgeonDr. B. F. Hazlewood, and divisioncomptroller G. E. Burns.

Breath-taking tumbling feats,liberally interspersed with rollick-ing nonsense by the senior member

of the troupe, scored a smash hitfor the feature act of the stageentertainment, the Five Amandis,who are rated as one of the twobest. tumbling acts in the world.Well-known to Canadian televisionaudiences, vocalist Mary Lou Col-lins also proved to be a popularattraction with the Quarter Cen-tury Club audience, as did thevivacious English girl trumpeter,June Peters. The Kolmar brothers,acrobatic comedians, and Bill andKay Arnott with their bafflingsleight-of-hand illusions, roundedout the excellent bill. Musicalbackground was supplied by thePaul Simmons orchestra, who woncompliments from the performersfor their expert accompaniment.

The women's auxiliaries of St.Andrew's and St. Paul's churchesagain joined forces to serve anexcellent fried chicken dinner inminimum time with maximum ef-fect. The attractively decorated,and candle-lit tables, completely,filling the floor of the Arena, madea pretty setting.

Praises Skill and Initiative"In this commemorative year for

Canadians everywhere, I am parti-cularly pleased to meet with youagain," board chairman Henry S.Wingate said in delivering the ad-dress of the evening. It's alwaysgratifying to see old friends, andto welcome new members into theQuarter Century Club, but tonight,

Wearing a bigsmile, Creighton 5shaft shift boss ArtMarson steppedsmartly forward toreceive his goldmembership badge.ON THE FRONTCOVER a wellknown Garson man,Gerald Eshuk, looksproud and happyas he is greetedby board chairmanWingate, executivevice-president Todd,and general mana-ger Pigott.

for two reasons, I feel a very spe-cial satisfaction.

'First, you 431 new Quarter Cen-tury Club members comprise thelargest group - attaining 25 years'service in the same year - everinducted into the Club here inSudbury, or for that matter, atany Company location. May I ex-tend my own congratulations, andthe congratulations of the entireCompany, to each one of you.

"Second, this is a time for allyou members of the Quarter Cen-tury Club to look back with pride,think over and remember Canada'sone-hundred year history of na-tional progress, and at the sametime to recall the personal contri-butions you have made to thisprogress."

"It always amazes people" Mr.Wingate said, "to hear that whileores have been worked in this Dis-trict for more than 80 years, weare still able to increase our pro-duction from year to year. Thisremarkable record Is the result ofour traditional formula for growth- namely, skill and initiativesolidly backed by research andlarge capital expenditures for mineand plant expansion.

"The Company leans heavily onpeople such as the 3,600 QuarterCentury Club members, many ofwhom are here tonight - and co-workers following in your footsteps

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The long line of new members moves forward to receive congratulations andgold 25-year badges from executive officers of the Company. Shakinghands with Mr. Wingate is Matti Hawryluik of Levack, and next in line areClarence Marsh of FroodStobie, Vive Houlahan of High Falls, Amie Langloisof Wabageshik, followed by four Copper Cliff men, Ivan Katerynuk, FrankMinsky, Leon Methe, and Legourri Gareau.

Only lady among the 431 new members was Miss Florence Husson, of thestenographic staff in the safety department, Copper Cliff. Her father, thelate Art Husson, was a colorful Creighton mine character of the early dayswho retired in 1945 after 30 years' Inco service. Miss Husson is shown asshe was welcomad to the Quarter Century Club by board chairman HenryS. Wingate; on the left is general manager Jack Pigott, and on the rightexecutive vicepresident Foster Todd.

Levack mine engineer Al Ryter ex-changes a cordial handshake withthe board chairman.

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The lovely voice of Chrissie Nemis,singing O'Canada, starts the proceed-ngs. Her accompanist is Mary Cro-zier, whose husband, the late BairdCrozier, was a member of the CopperCliff police department.

Executive vice-presidentFoster Todd of Torontorenewed many old ac-quaintances from hisyears in the Nickel Beltarea.

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Mines manager GarGreen saluted the Company's pensioners andled a hearty round ofapplause for the old-timers.

Fast-rising Csinging starCollins delgcrowd withand disttnctings.

Quarter Century Club secretary R. G.Dow, who heads up the committee incharge of the big event, chats with twohale and frisky pensioners, 78-year-oldJack Cullen of West Ferris and 69-year-old Ted Dash of Sudbury. Mr.Cullen pronounced the invocation atthe banquet.

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iggest '1rnquetentury Club A surprise success thot drew goles of

applause was the performonce oftrumpet queen June Peters, o gb-

Arena morous English girl with o warmlyfectious personality. Her completemostery of the trumpet, ond the livelyairs she cooxed from the staid oldpost horn, mode her oct a stondout.

Canodia n Retired ossistont to theMary Lou comptroller Don Cowcibbhted the spoke for the pensioners,ier chorm conveying best wishessong styl- for the Compony's suc

cess.

As choirmon of the ban-quet Richord Dow for-molly welcomed the 431new members to theronks of the QuorterCentury Club.

International guests speciolly wel-comed at the banquet were Dr. 0.H. C. Messner, press rebotions ogentfor Internotionol Nickel Limited inSwitzerbond ond Austrio, ond FronkMcAteer, operations manager of Ex-mibol, the Compony's subsidiory inGuatemala, formerly assistant to man-ager of mines, Ontario division.

A triple somersault from the teeter board into a choir atop a high steel pole was the breath-taking finale performed by the sensational Five Amondis, a world-famous tumbling troupe thatbrought down the house.

Some of the People Who Help MakeAnnual 25-Year Club Banquet Click

HOURS OF CHECKING and cross-checking addresses, and mapping specialdelivery routes extending all through the Nickel Belt, lies behind the deliveryon the day before the banquet of a dozen red roses with a letter from thegeneral manager to the wives of the new Quarter Century Club members.Peter Souter (right) and a group from the special projects department ofwhich he is chief, are shown wrestling with the details of this big under-taking: Brian White, Brian Wilcox, Karen Fera, and Howard Boulton, Twostudent employees, Fred Silver and Brian Rowley, also did a lot of work onthe project.

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THE VOLUMINOUS secretarial workinvolved in getting invitations out toalmost 4,000 old and new membersof the Quarter Century Club, tabulat-ing the reply cards, collating attend-ance figures, and looking afterdozens of other details, is cheerfullyand efficiently carried out for headman R. G. Dow by attractive MissBrenda Morris.

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- for the first two ingredients inthis formula - skill and initiative.Over the years. you have providedthese in large quantities. Withoutthese, there would have been noproduction records set in theSudbury area."

Much Depends on ResearchRemarking that it always gave

him great satisfaction to report tothe Quarter Century Club first-hand on the progress we aremaking, and on things that arenew in our continuing ecpansionprogram here and worldwide". MrWingate spoke first of the openingon September 13 of the new J. RoyGordon Research Laboratory atSheridan Park, near Toronto, Hedescribed it as one of the largest.most modern laboratories dedicated to extractive metallurgy.

THINGS WOULD BE in a fine pickleif, at the last minute, there were nogold badges to present to the newmembers. But with Joe Bischoff ascustodian the badges are alwaysneatly laid out in readiness for theceremony, and nobody ever has aheart-stopping scare on that score.Shown here with Joe left) is CopperRefinery pensioner Jack Black.

"To a considerable degree." hestated, "our capacity to continueand to expand and long perpetuateproduction here in Sudbury restson research. Without it, many ofthe mines we are now working andwill work in the future would notbe possible. Research thus createsore bodies, jobs, and more nickelfor our customers."

Announcement of further proj -ects in the Companys huge expan-sion in the Sudbury area, and thethreat to the future growth of theCanadian mining industry con-tained in the Carter Commissionproposals, were other highlights ofMr. Wingates address which arereported in detail in another storyin this issue.

PERSONNEL OFFICERS from the various plants, with the assistance of volun-teers from related department, have the vitally important assignment of keep-ing the traffic flowing smoothly, seating the huge crowd, and keeping asharp eye on a myriad of minor details, One group is shown handing outberibboned identification badges to each of the new members on his arrivalat the arenas in foreground John Spec checks a list while Alex McCuaigpicks a badge from the board and Wolly McIntosh pins one on Steve Chornyof Coniston, In background can be seen new members Andy Ostashek ofCreighton, Frank Parcey of Copper Cliff, and Walter Wilson of Creighton.

OVERALL SUPERVISION of the ban-quet, involving such details as themenu, arrangement with Ken Johns-ton and his crew for tables and chairsto fill the floor of the Arena, arrange-ment with Tom Moland and his menfor electrical hookups to keep thehot plates hot, and many other majorpreparations were in the capablehands of Bill Bruins (right) and hischief lieutenant, Carl O'Grady.

PERSONNEL DIRECTOR Alex Cross-grove had his staff deployed at stra-tegic points throughout the Arena togreet the Club members and handleseating and other arrangements, butlong before the banquet was heldthey had helped lay the groundworkby supervising the distribution of in-vitations at the various plants. Alexis seen above at the dinner, seatedbeside Club member Miss Jean Bell,

AT EARLY MEETINGS of the Quarter Century Club, only the new memberswere invited to the dinner, held at the Nickel Range Hotel. Then in 1948the annual gathering was enlarged to include the full Club membership,with 400 attending the banquet in the Inco Employees Club, Suclbury. Thegeneral women's auxiliary of St. Andrew's United Church, under the con-venorship of Mrs. Wallace Smith, took on what was then regarded as apretty big catering job, but they handled it beautifully. After the banquetgrew so large it had to be moved to the Sudbury Arena, in 1963 the St.Andrew's ladies were still doing a magnificent job. In 1963, with the attend-ance nudging the 2,000 mark, they shared part of the assignment with thewomen's auxiliary of St. Paul's United Church. The speed with which thevolunteer staff of over 300 serves a delicious hot dinner to more than 2,000at "Canada's biggest onnual banquet" is a model of organization andteamwork.

OCTOJ3ER, l9h7 IN('() TRL\NGLE

THOMPSON WILL HAVE GOLFCOURSE IN PLAY NEXT YEAR

The zip and enthusiasm for whichThompson has become famous intackling community projects wasmuch in evidence when a drivewas launched to get a golf course.

Within a couple of weeks afounding committee of the Thomp-son Golf Club, sparked by JohnMcCreedy and chaired by GeneWinter, sold 300 charter member-ships at $5.00 each with 26 moreon a waiting list, reached an un-derstanding with the town councilon a site, and had the bush roar-ing with bulldozers clearing thefairways.

It's hoped that seeding of fair-ways and greens will be completedthis fall, and the course ready forplay early next summer. Thatsounds like a highly optimistictarget, but the growth rate of grassat Thompson is nothing short ofphenomenal.

In the meantime the members.most of whom have never playedgolf, will spend the winter lookingat tournament movies, readingArnold Palmer, and putting in theparlor.

Possible 18-Dole DevelopmentA 160-acre ,site bordering the

Moak Lake Road, about three

miles from Thompson, has beenobtained through the good officesof the town council. After con-sultation with Howard Watson, thecelebrated golf course architect ofMontreal, a 9-hole course has beenlaid out with provision for expan-sion to 18 holes, a likely develop-ment in the near future judgingby community interest.

It Will be a 3,300-yard par-36test, well-trapped and flanked bysome of the meanest rough thatever tortured a golfer's soul.

Shares at $100 each are beingsold to the charter members. Theshareholders will own the club.

A temporary clubhouse will bebuilt for use until finances permiterection of a permanent structure.There is a possibility that largehills in the area could be developedfor skiing, establishing a year-round resort.

HE MADE THE GRADESon: 'Dad. w h a t was your

ambition when you were a boy?"Dad: 'To wear long pants. And

I've sure had my wish. If there'sanybody else in the country whowears his pants longer than I do.I'd like to ,see him"

Bill VaananenOf all the different jobs that

Bill Vaananen has worked at during his 40 years with Inco. pump-ing out the old Crean Hill minewhen it was being reactivated in1950 was one of the most interest-ing to him. "I found a light bulbdown there that had been underwater for about 31 years," recalled

yMr. and Mrs. Vaananen

Bill. "I brought it to surface, plug-ged it in, and it lit up perfectly.It was like walking through a vir-gin forest down there, zig-zaggingthrough the icicles. I also found afew candle holders and carbidelamps."

A shift foreman at Clarabeileopen pit since 1962, Bill has re-tired on disability pension with aheart condition.

Born in Pennsylvania, Bill wasfive when his father moved toCopper Cliff in 1913. Three yearslater the family headed for Coch-rane. Bill returned to the Sudburyarea in 1927, and went to work atF'rood mine. He was senior fore-man there when he was promotedto general foreman at Murray in1943. He worked in the same ca-pacity at Stobie from 1948 to 1950,when he moved to Crean Hill asunderground superintendent. Afterrecovering from a heart attack in1961 he returned to work at Clara-belle.

Bill's marriage to Evelyn Lah-tenmaa took place in 1931. Theirson Fton and their two grandchil-dren live in Winnipeg.

A successful deer hunter formany years, Bill is looking for-ward to getting out with his gunthis fall to stalk the game in theKillarney area. After the close ofthe season he and his wife will bepointing the car to the south tospend the winter months inFlorida.

Charles MichaelStobie disability pensioner

Charles Michael plans to remainactive in retirement by continuingto supply fine Manitoulin Islandhardwood to his many fireplace-owning customers. Sidelined by aheart condition, Charles has work-ed for the Company for almost 30years.

Born in Sheho, Saskatchewan,in 1916. he left the farm for the

Mr. and Mrs. Michael

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to look on the bi'ight side of things,and being single, young and able.he figured it was fate and appliedfor a job with the Company. Hired.he started to work in the Orfordbuilding, and transferred to Le-vack and mining in 1938.

He moved to Frood where hefirst worked as a driller on theStobie drift. Sandfill work fol-lowed in 1954, and he becamesandfill leader at Stobie in 1964,the job he held at retirement.

Laura Clement of Espanola be-came his bride in 1940. Their fam-ily of three are: Norman, in Sud-bury, and Claudette (Mrs. WilliamBye( and Alan in Sault Ste. Marie.Four grandchildren complete thefamily.

Sailed the Great LakesBefore Joining Inca

Born and brought up in theGreat Lakes port of Penetangul-shene, Ontario, in 1902, it wasquite natural that retired Stobieservice pensioner John Vasseurshould develop a love for thefreighters and become a seamanat an early age. By 1937 he hadrisen to the rank of first mate andknew the waters between LakeSuperior and the Gulf of St. Law-rence like the back of his hand.

"During my time on the waterI was only on one ship thatfoundered, and that was on the

Mr. and Mrs. Vasseur

rocks off Detour, near the Soo,"he recalled. "Luckily the bow stay-ed on the rocks and the sternsettled to the bottom, so it wasn'tas serious as it looked at first. Weplugged the hole with concrete,pumped her out, and limped intodrvdock at Port Arthur."

John has worked for the Com-pany for more than 30 years. Hestarted at Frood in 1937 and wasa pillar leader there when he leftfor Stobie in 1953. Work as a pow-derman, longhole driller followeduntil he became operator of the1400 level tipple in 1962.

In 1933 he married a girl fromhis home town, Myrtle Cuneo, andthey have a family of three. John-ny is with the Canadian army inCyprus, Diane (Mrs. Cohn Smith)lives in Toronto, and Paul is adrift driller at Murray mine. Fivegrandchildren complete the family.

A quiet man, John finds greatpleasure in relaxing with a goodbook, and enjoys long leisurelywalks around Lake Ramsey, "Iguess there's still some sailor inmy blood," he said with a grin, "Ican't stay away from the water."

MASS PRODtCTIONNui'se: "It's a boy!"Sultan: 'Curses I wanted a

girl."Nui'se: "Be patient, oh King.

There will be three more thisafternoon."

West coast in 1934, and was head-ed East in 1936 when he became You can preach a better sermonstranded in Sudbury. Always ready with your life than with your lips.

By next summer, if all goes well, this partially cleared strip through the bushwill be the lush, grass.covered 433-yard 3rd fairway of the 9.hole ThompsonGolf Club,

Some of the enthusiastic founding committee members discuss the layout forthe Thompson course: grouped around chairman Gene Winter are GlenSinclair, Graham Romanis, Bill Hoe, Arne Sorenson, Clark Grierson, and RayPuro, Members not shown are John McCreedy, Noel Dodge, Don Chisholmand John MacDougall.

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The l,200-tan dredge Ospwagan,launched September 3 from the dry-dock where it was assembled, is wellinta its mammoth two-year assignmentaf remaving 15,000,000 tons of aver-burden in preparatian for apen pitmining at Inco's new Pipe mine site22 miles south af Thompsan, Man.

GIANT EGG BEATER

A sharp-toothed rotary cutting tool11 feet in diameter, looking like agiant egg beater and attached to a64-foat submerging ladder, is chewinginta the muskeg, clay and silt whichoverlies the Pipe orebody to an aver-age depth af 100 feet. Sludge

churned up by the cutting tool ispumped Out by a 4,000-hp motor andpiped 10,000 feet through a 32-inchline (on the left in the picture) toUpper Ospwagan Lake at the rate af35,000 gallons per minute. Replen-ishing water ta maintain the level re-quired far dredging is pumped framanother part of the Upper Ospwaganby three 50Ohp motors and piped tothe site (inflaw is seen at right in thepicture).

Part of Inco's $1 10,000,000 Mani-toba division expansion, the big can-tract is being handled by CanstructianAggregates Carparatian and Mc-Namara Marine Limited.

Blood Donors Honored by Red Cross

Albert Maynard Richard Mclnall

Three well-knawn Inco men were among a graupaf five specially hanored recently by the SudburyRed Crass Society far having donated 50 units ofblood during the past 10 years at the Society'sblaad donor clinic an Drinkwater Street. StanAlary of Creighton mine, Albert Maynard af the

Stan Alary Iran Ore Plant, and Richard Mclnall of CapperCliff were the three Incoites cited for their im-

pressive community service. Signed by Gavernor General Roland Michener,the scralls were presented by one of the Sudbury clinic faunders, Ray Jessup.

CONFUSION IN ROUSENUMBERS

Due to the use of incorrect housenumbers, an error was made inlisting the gardening awards atConiston in the September issueof the Ti iangle. Third place shouldhave been credited o V. Brunatos.and fourth place to D. Oliver.

Cleaning StainlessCleaning nickel stainless steel is

a. ea.,y as washing china or glass-ware. Soap or detergent in warm

water will clean the mea1 effec-ively.

W1ONG-WAY CO1RIGANA Scotsman running after a

tram panted o the conductor:How much is i from here to the

terminus?"Two pence replied the con-

ductor.The man continued to run, and,

after covering another stretch.gasped How much now?

Threepence" said the trammie.You're running the wrong way.

Hull af the dredge, 40 by 133 feet,is positioned by two tall spuds at therear and by two 8,000-pound ancharssuspended an long baoms at the frontend. On the left in the picture is thederrick barge used for adiusting theshore and pontaan discharge lineswhen the dredge is being reposi-tioned. The service tug in the fore-ground, bustling back and farth fromshare to dredge, was promptly chris-tened "The Little Taat" when it ar-rived in Thompson by rail, en routeta the Pipe site.

In the backgraund stretches theswampy area, 150 feet deep in someplaces, ta be remaved by the dredge.The final excavatian will be ellipticalin shape and will average approxi-

mately 3,700 feet lang by 2,000 feetwide.

NEW POWER SUPPLYPawer for the dredging aperatian

s supplied at 6,900 volts by sub-marine cable. Manitoba Hydra hasbuilt a new transmission line drawingfrom its Kelsey plant to furnish pawerfor the Pipe and Soab mine develop.ments and later hook up with itsGrand Rapids plant in the provindalgrid.

The unique project is another Mani-taba "first" far the Thampsan area.Some 95 railway cars were requiredto transpart the dredge componentsto Thompsan, after which they werehauled to the Pipe site by trailertrucks.

Claseup showing part af the dredge's rotary cutting toal, which is 11 feet indiameter and laaks like a giant egg beater. It is attached to a 64-foolsubmerging ladder prajecting from the front of the dredge, and can aperateto a depth af 45 feet.

1200-Ton Dredge Stripping Muskeg for Pipe Open Pit Mine

OCTOBER, 1967

The Impact at

INCO TRIANGLE

New Mine at Copper Cliff andIron Ore Plant Expansion SlatedChairman Warns That Carter Proposals Would SharplyCurtail Future of Canadian Mining Industry.

Development of a new nickelmine at Copper Cliff, and thesecond large-scale expansion ofthe Iron Ore Plant since theinitial unit started in 1955, weremajor projects announced byHenry S. Wingate, chairmanand chief officer of InternationalNickel, in his address to theQuarter Century Club at Sud-bury on September 14.

The two new projects, he said,together represent a capital invest-ment of over $50 million. Alongwith many other expansion proj-ects now underway, they will bringcapital investments by Inco in theSudbury area to about $80 millionthis year, and about another $80million in 1968.

This expansion will mean, apartfrom the large employment in theconstruction period, that some1,700 new jobs will be added to theCompany's employment.

Opposite Copper RefineryThe new mine, to be known as

the Copper Cliff South, will belocated immediately opposite therefinery in Copper Cliff. It willhave an ore production rate of4,000 tons per day. Two shaftswill be sunk at the site a pro-duction shaft to the 4,000 foot leveland a 2,000 foot development shaftthat will eventually become part ofthe mine's ventilation system. It is

expected shaft sinking will be infull swing by next April.

The second project is a majorexpansion and modernization ofthe Iron Ore Plant which means a30% increase in its present cap-acity of 900,000 long tons of high-grade iron ore pellets annually. Mr.Wingate said the iron ore plantproject will include the installationof a new roaster and kiln, and theextension of the present leachingand pellet plant and other facili-ties. It is scheduled to be com-pleted by the end of 1969, readyto receive ores from many of themines now in the developmentstage in the Sudbury area.

Mr. Wingate also announced a$4-5 million expansion of the Cop-per Refinery to deal with theadditional copper which will beproduced by the Company's mineexpansion program.

Recalling major expansion proj-ects he discussed in his address tothe Quarter Century Club twoyears ago, the chairman reportedthat two of the five new minesscheduled for the Sudbury area atthat time are already in productionand three others will reach thisstage within the next two years.In addition, an exploratory shaftis now being sunk in a large low-grade deposit known as the NorthRange, northwest of Garson. Thenew Frood Stobie mill will com-inence operation in November, the7,l50foot Creighton 9 shaft ismore than half completed, and

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extensive modernization and en-largement is being carried on atthe Copper Cliff reduction plants.

'tn Canada, by expanding ourexisting mines in Ontario andManitoba, by increasing the cap-acity of our surface facilities inboth provinces, and by bringing innew mines, we expect that in an-other three years our annual nickelproduction will be some 100 to 150million pounds greater than it istoday," he said.

Mining Lndustry Key FactorThe efficient and effective devel-

opment of natural resources is oneof the key factors in bringing abouteconomic growth and, therefore,improvements in living standardsfor all," Mr. Wingate said to theQuarter Century Club members."You have been a part of this andthus I believe you have contributed

Henry S. Wingateannounces expan.sion projects, warnsInco Employees ofthreat to miningindustry in CarterCommission propo.salt. At his right isGordon Machum,assistant generalmanager, Ontariodivision.

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very importantly to the improve-ment of your own and your fellowcountryman's standard of living.

"You have helped Canada's min-eral industry achieve nearly one-third of all of Canada's exportdollars - and thus you have madeit possible for Canada to importmany things she needs."

"The mining industry, of whichyou are a part, Is a vital part ofCanada's economy, About 130,000people are directly employed in it;for every one of these persons sixothers are employed by industriesand services that supply it. Thismeans that your industry, directlyand indirectly, accounts for aboutone out of every seven or eight ofCanada's total working popula-tion," the chairman continued.

"It is obvious from these figuresContinued on Page 15

Copper Cliff of Inco's Multi-Million Dollar Expansion

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62 New Members at Port Colborne iClose to 500 will probably be present when the Port Colborne branch of Ithe Inco Quarter Century Club holds its annual powwow in the Recreation - 1Hall on Wednesday, November 8. A total of 62 men from the NickelRefinery will be presented with their gold membership badges. Rathfon \ -Inn w311 ogain cater for the dinner, with roast beef as the piece de Sresistance. The Club secretary, Stewart Augustine, s making final orrangements for a bang up program, and a big night is in store. The party will fget underway at 6,30. Fredrick W. Akey Elmer E. Anger Vern Barker Steve Z. Bendes

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Louis Bernache Raymond Bertin Edward Blackstock Emery J. Boda Walter Bulleyment Fredrick Burgess Ewan J. Castle Francis Cook

Lawrence A. Daudelin Donald W. Davison Robert Dobson George Dodds Vktor Edge Joseph F.bano Fred Fox William Frank

Glen Jansen Lloyd Johnson Lawrence Juneau George Kelly Andre Kereszfesi William Kopinak Harley V. Kramer Glen Krieger

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-1JI1Robert Kuhn Stafford Lessard Basil Levere Gordon Lindsay David McNeil Joe Nagy Lewis Nigh Lawrence Peaire

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Paul Perreault Welland D. Piper Wesley Porter Ernest Putman Herbert Roberts John Rubocki Reneo Sebastiany Drago Sesto

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that the mining industry has astrong responsibility to grow notonly for its own sake, but for theeconomic welfare of the nation asa whole. No mining company ismore aware of this second respon-sibility than we are. Our expand-ing operation here in the SudburyDistrict has long been a symbolof this awareness."

"Among the major beneficiariesof our expansion are Ontario,Manitoba, and Canada as a whole.In 1967 alone, International Nickel'sexpenditures here in Canada willexceed $110 million, by far thelargest in the Company's history."

Criticizes Carter ProposalsAgainst this background of vigor-

ous growth with its far-reachingeffect on the Canadian economy,Mr. Wingate turned to a strongcriticism of the Carter Commis-sion proposals affecting the miningindustry.

"I would urge you, your unionleadership, and community leadersin cities and towns heavily depend-ent on the mining industry tothink through carefully the effectsthe Commission's proposals wouldhave in the future actions of min-ing companies - and what thiswould mean to each group fromtheir own point of view," he said.

"I know that some believe thatmining companies are rich and caneasily afford to be taxed more.

"I know that I, as the boardchairman of a mining company,open myself to the charge of 'cry-ing wolf' if I say that the CarterCommission proposals, if enacted,would profoundly change theCanadian mining industry andseverely limit its future growth.Yet It would.

"I know that by trying to statethe case for not imposing enormoustax increases on the mining com-panies, as the Commission recom-mends, I am open to the charge ofnot being concerned about thetaxes on individuals.

"I know and understand all this,but I am also aware that I havea responsibility to the Companyand a responsibility to you whohave spent a long time in theCanadian mining industry and willspend many years more - to saynothing of your children and fam-ilies. For this reason, if for noother, I will give you my best ap-praisal of what I believe the Com-mission's proposals mean to theCompany, to you, and to the com-munities involved," he said.

Drastic Long-Range EffectMr. Wingate said the Commis-

sion's proposals, if enacted, wouldmean the complete elimination oftax incentives for the mining in-dustry and would have the effectof doubling the Company's taxes inmost years.

'The effects would be most pro-found. They would not be im-mediate - there would be no im-mediate lay-offs - no shuttingdown of present facilities. The

Kenneth Stallard Kenneth Wells Edward Wynn Howard B. Yornn

effect would be in the future -future expansion here in the Sud-bury area and elsewhere in Can-ada would be severely curtailed,and the length of time that miningof any type would go on here wouldbe shortened. Many of the job-creating growth projects I havediscussed tonight and on previousoccasions would not be undertakenif the proposals become effective.Exploration to find new ore bodiesin this area and elsewhere in Can-ada would be severely curtailed.Canadian mining would be lesscompetitive in world markets, andcompanies like ours, and includingus, would be forced to more rapidlyaccelerate efforts to create andexpand production facilities outsideCanada where tax incentives exist."

Mr. Wingate reported the de-mand for nickel remains strong."The job ahead is to create theproduction capability to fulfill it.This will require initiative, skill,new techniques and large invest-ments. As in the past we are pre-pared and are moving in every waywe can to expand our productivecapacity. We intend to continueto do this on the assumption thatthe Commission's proposals will notbe accepted."

He said that in a few years someof the increase in the Company'sproductive capacity will come fromfacilities outside of Canada, butthat in the foreseeable future "themajor portion of our productionmust come from here and Mani-toba. The mines and facilities hereare the base of our operations.They will continue this way andgrow unless government taxpolicies prevent it," he concluded.

Bernard WillettBernard Willett's working life

started in 1921 at age 12, at thesawmill in his home town ofGrande Cascapedia, a fishing vil-lage on the south shore of theGaspe peninsula.

He has retired on disability pen-sion from the Copper Cliff smelterafter 28 years with the Company.Bernard got his first sight of thesmelter in 1929 when he came here

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AsMr. and Mrs. Willett

to work as a rigger on the con-struction of the Orford and reverbbuildings. He joined Inco in 1937to work in the coal plant, and wasa maintenance mechanic in the re-verb building at the time of hisretirement.

His family of two, by his formermarriage to Helen O'Neil, areBrenda (Mrs. John Martin) in

Germany, and Clayton, who livesin Toronto. Three grandchildrencomplete the family. Bernard wasmarried to Mrs. Simone Couturein 1964.

A longtime sufferer from ar-thritis, Bernard plans a quiet andrestful retirement in Sudbury,with maybe a visit to the peacefulfishing village where he spent thecarefree days of his youth.

Frank CvarA shift boss for the last 18 yeai's,

Frank Cvar has retired fromStobie on disability pension afternearly 34 years with Inco. Wellused to legging it around his beat,Frank finds the nerve trouble thathas affected his legs just a littlehard to take.

Born in Siatnik, Austria, in 1905,Frank remembers that the reloca-tion of the Austria-Yugoslavia bor-der in 1918 split his family's 160-

Mr. and Mrs. Cvar

acre farm right down the middle."We had to get special permissionto cross the border twice a day tomilk our cows," he recalled.

He ended his border hoppingin 1928 when he came to Canadaand the Errington mine. Joiningthe Inco the same year, he workedat Creighton and Freed until hebroke service in 1932. He returnedto Frood the following year, andmade his move to Stobie in 1963.

Frank's marriage to Doris Te-meriwski took place in 1933. Theirson, Frank jr., is a driller at Stobie.Their two grandchildren are regu-lar visitors to the Cvar camp onNepewassi Lake where, for thepast 13 years, Frank has enjoyed"some of the best fishing in thenorth country."

Jim ChapmanInner ear trouble, and the re-

lated loss of balance, meant theend of walking the cranes highabove the Orford building conver-ter aisle for inspector Jim Chap-man.

Now retired on disability pen-sion, Jim worked for the Companyfor nearly 30 years.

Born in Toronto in 1910, Jimgrew up in Sudbury and joinedInco for the first time at the Cop-per Cliff smelter in 1929. Aftertwo years he headed for Kenoraand highway construction, but re-turned to Frood mine as a pipefitter in 1937. A transfer to themechanical department at CopperCliff came in 1939, and he becamea crane inspector in 1956.

His 1942 marriage to Millie

Ancel Young

Roberts of Lachine, Quebec, hasbeen blessed with a family of twodaughters; Laura is married to

Mr. and Mrs. Chapman

Dale Thelland of the crushingplant at Copper Cliff, Linda at-tends Lockerby Composite School.

A self-confessed homebody, Jim'sfavorite pastime Is the family car-not driving it, but draping him-self over the fender and tinkeringwith the motor.

Returned His Badge SoThey Thought He'd Quit

Louis Racic admits that hereally "goofed" back In 1930. "I'dworked as a chute blaster at Froodfor a year when I was laid offand told to wait for recall," he ex-plained. "While waiting, I foundwork in Noranda. I had a chequecoming to me from Inco I sentmy new address back along withmy badge so that they'd know

Mr. and Mrs. Rock

where to send the cheque, I wait-ed three years for recall before Ifound out that by returning mybadge they thought I'd quit."

He returned in 1933 to Frood,where he retired recemtly on dis-ability pension from his job asblast hole drill boss after 33 yearswith the Company. He was side-lined by a heart attack in 1966.

Born in Zupecavas, Yugoslavia,in 1903, Louis made his journey toCanada as a single man in 1928,and worked on a farm on thewest coast until he joined Inco in1929.

A bachelor for many years, hefinally found the right girl whenhe met Eli.zabeth Perne in Guelph.They were married in 1948, andtheir young family includes Eliza-beth, 15, Margaret, 13, Ivana, 10,Louis jr., 9, and Anthony, 7.

Still under doctor's care for hisheart condition, Louis plans totake things good and easy.

Fun is like life insurance; theolder you get, the more it costs.

(Kim Hubbard)

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Shorty GoudreauMurray mine's Zenon Goudreau,

universally known as Shorty, hasworked there since sinking of thenumber two shaft was completedin 1943. After almost 30 years withInco, he has retired on servicepension.

I miss the gang at the mine,"said Shorty with a sad shake ofhis head. We were always happy,and I was friends with everybody."

Born in 1902 on a farm nearBourget, Ontario, Shorty left homeshortly after his bride of one year,

Mr. and Mrs. Goudreau

Eva Lajeunesse, died In 1922. Forthe next four years I wanderedfrom coast to coast before I settledin Chelmsford and went to workat the Erringten mine.' He joinedInco at Levack In 1937, and formost of his time with the Com-pany worked as a skip and cagetender.

It's a well-known fact thatthings grow pretty well in theBlezard Valley, and Shorty's fam-ily has certainly been no exception.He and his wife, Lebea Vaillan-court, whom he married in 1923,have raised a king-size group ofno less than 13. Giselle is marriedto Levack stope leader John De-mers, Charlie, Roma and JeanMarie live in Chelmsford, Yvon isa stope leader at Levack, Claudeand Ronald also work at Levack,Gus lives in Sarnia, Richard andAbbe in Windsor and Claudetteand Gaston attend school inChelmsford. Daughter Marie Pauldied recently and Shorty and hiswife have since adopted as theirown her son Rickey. A total of 32grandchildren completes thefamily.

Now that moat of his familyhave left the old 11-room home,Shorty plans to build a more com-pact home in Chelmsford.

Steve KormanosSteve Kormanos, clay unitman

at the Port Colborne Refinerysince May, 1950, retired on fullservice pension with 37 Inco yearsto his credit.

Born in Turtebs, Hungary, Stevefarmed before serving in the Rou -manlan Army from 1924 to 1926.

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Upon discharge, he and JuliaKovach were married in Turtebs.

Arriving in St. John, NB., inMarch, 1927, Steve continued hiswestward journey to Calgary, Al-berta. working at Wood Preserving

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Co. for three years. He then cameto Port Colborne in April, 1930,and was employed with the Hydrofor a short while before joiningInco the following July.

Mr. and Mrs. Kormanos havetwo daughters, Margaret (Mrs.Alvin Misner) and Irene (Mrs. JoeMain). Three granddaughters anda grandson complete their family.The Kormanos enjoy gardeningand plan to devote more time to it.

Steve received a purse of moneyfrom his fellow employees at agathering in the electrolytic de-partment. He was thanked for hislong service to the Company byassistant manager J. H. Waltera n d department superintendentBert Lindenas, who wished Steveand his wife a long and happyretirement.

OCTOBER, lo7

Cops Jimior Title

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The flashy Coniston Club Allegris played heads-up baseball all season to win the championship of the thriving six-teamNickel District junior league. In the picture are: back row, coach Keith Boyd, Wayne Latvala, Bob Pulkkinen, BrendaVenturi (score keeper), Dave Pulkkinen, Don Oliver, coach Vic Boyd; centre row, Peter Kosiw, Rick Grenon, AllanZanatta, Ron Toniolo; front row, batboy David Boyd, Boris Halushenski, captain Steve Zeleny, Norm Baldisera, batboyMick Taillefer. Not shown, Jimmy Sartor (attending Western), Ben Lachowsky (attending Queen's), Brian Slywchuk(hockey at Oshawa), Lindsay Fournier.

League president Pat Rilley says a very good brand of baseball was played by the juniors, and believes that the leaguewill eventually produce the makings of a fast intermediate loop, and later perhaps even lead to a revival of seniorbaseball in the Nickel Belt. Picture at Nickel Park shows part of the five-game semi-final series in which Conistoneliminated Copper Cliff Legion.

Coniston defeated Lively Athletics in the final series. Here Coniston's RonToniolo is nailed at the plate by Lively catcher Billy Hickey. Umpire is HarryHaddow. Other teams in the league were Steelworkers, Capreol, Vol Caron.