WEDNESDAY. VOL. 17. No.

JAN.

14,

1970

Aluminium Limited re-arranges holdings

Share transfer reflects interdependence of operations

Alcon Aluviniuni Limited announced last week ment of its holdings, involving the tronsfer a t year-end

o re-arrange1969 of

all shares of its U.S. fabricating subsidiary, Alcon Aluminum Corporation, to its Conodian operL!ing subsidiory, Aluminum Conlpany of Canada, Ltd. Alcon formed Aluminum Corporotion, in 1965, has fixed
OS-

moy bring some

about,

for

o time,
interest for the

reduction

in the

sets after depreciotion of about

and dividend coveroge outxtonding Conado, uminium

U.S. $1 10 million and funded

debt of U.S. S58 million. It owns 15 fabricating plonts a n d 18

debt and preferred The change will

shares of Aluminum Company of Ltd. not, of course, affect k l c a n AlLimited's consolidated finonciol results. Payment for the Limited

me:ol service centres in the Unbted Stores, providing maior morket outlets for primary olurninuni produced bv Alcon in Conado. The change

U S . shares hos
Ltcl

in

ownershp

is

been mode lo Alcon Aluminium

designed to reflect the growing inter-dependence of Alcan's North American operatiom and to provide on improved iinoncial base for the further development of

by the issue by Alrrm-

inurn Company of Canada,

its capital.
. . ..~ . --

of additional coiririon shares of

Orin (17) atrd Naida (16) Cox, members of t h t Snow Valley Figure Skating Club, are shown in this photo w i t h t h e trophy they won f o r Junior Pairs a t t h e inter-club competitions held in K i t i m a t last November. The talented brother-and-sister pair represented their Club a t the B.C. Championships held in West Vancouver Jar!. 8, 9 and 10. A phoned r e p o r t f r o m Vancouver t o the local Club over the weekend gives Orin 3rd place in the Novice Men's a n d Naida 13th place (out o f 30) i n the Novice Ladies. Orin and Naida's parents are K i t i m a t W o r k s employees.

these activities. It w I 1 not alter the existing Tonagernen? relationships. The announcement states thot the change in shore ownership

Walter Conway promoted to shift foreman

WALTER CONWAY, o welder, i s promoted to Rebuild. He has been with Kitiwat Works since April 1955. For the first two months he worked in

How about a ?!igJzt.school course

With the Christmas a n d New Year holidays behind us, this i s as good a time as any tc give serious thought to settling down
I O

Norman Nash staff assistant to Works Mgr

N. L. (Norman) Nosh has come
from the Montreol Logistics o n d Plonning Group to assume the

Sec2ndo-y Sch301 office prior to c!osscs A;son employees taking the

duiies o f Stoff Assistant to t h e

Works Monager. An electricol engineermg groduote of The School of Mines a n d Industries, Bollorot. Austrolio, he l o i w d Alcoq in the spring of

obovtt, and many other, courses

a night school course. The Adult Educotion Program dozens

Shift Foreman. Pot

offers

of

well-p(onned many of them

ope el~grhl. for refund of o m holf the tuition fee on successful c2mplctlon of the course
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evening courses,

designed to up-grode the skills

01
in

workmen.

CLASSES PARA NOVOS CA. APRENDZR

ReP. M. (PETE) HOPKINS, above, hos been oppointed Works Manoger o f the smelter at Kurri Kurri in New South Wales, Austrolio.

duction

ond Costing.

Of particular interest to lourneymen tradesmen is o course

BLUEPRINT READING course Jan. AND comDRAFTING. This

June 1955 he went info Mcchonical as a he!per frodes, Through the Works' apprenticeship program he eventually acquired welder Iourneymoo s t a t e s .

NADIANCS DE PORTUGAL, PARA INGLES, TODASAS SEGUNDAS E QUINTAS-FEIRAS DAS 7 AS 9 D A TARDE N A

ESCOLA "MOUNT ELIZABETH."
-

1965. His first assignment wos w:th Power Operation 1 ot Arvido. March

1967 he wen! to the

Showinigan smelter on special us>iyrinicnts He continued in !nis latter capacity until May 1968 at wh.ch time he went to fhe Smelter Division, Montreol. c5 o n ec. onznic onolyst. M r . and Mrs. Nosh ore keen c n outdoor sports and the couple 50'1 they ore looking lorward to the ottroctivc recreotionol fociltties offered by Kttimut

mences Thursday,

15,

at

7:OO p.m. Fee $12.

Those wishing to leorn, or iniprove, their knowledge of

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--

Mr. Hopkins i s well known :n

Kitimot, having come to the

Eng-

B.C.

Project in 1953 when the plont wos i? the construction stage. In the fall of 1954 he ioined Kitimot Works o s the first supervisor of the Works Engineering Dept. September 1958 he became osristont to the Works Monoger. Februory 1963 he was oppointed superintendent of the Qeductian Division. September 1964 Mr. Hapkins left Kitimat to engage in Alcan's activities in Eastern Canada.

lish ore reminded thot cIosscs ore held o n Mondays o n d Thursdoys, 7:OO to 9:OO p.m. Fee Registrotion for these.

510
and

Giant ore carrier transports Alcan's Australian bauxite

0r.e of thf- hiKgcst r)re c a r . ricrs e v e r constructerl in :in .hiistralinn sh'pyircl t h e 55.000ton capacity "Cliithn Oreanic" lcft Quccnslantl. Austmli:i. rv. cently on i t s maidc,n voyage 1.200 miles nlong thc north Australinn srobonrd tu t h e Port of Gladstone. considcrrd the site nf thv wor!d's hiKpes: alumina plant. The "Clritha Occanic" spent t h e r e s t of its scrvicc plying \Vcipa and Cladstonc and providing t h e tran?port link hetween Comnlco bntixlte deposits and thv Gladstone plant of Quecnsland Allimina Ltd. This international consortium represents t h e intcrcsls of Alcnn Aliiminum Ltd. of Canada. Comalco Industries R y . t'd. of Australia. CompaEnie Pcchinc-y of France. Conzinc Riot i n t 0 o f Australia Ltd.. and K a i ser Aluminum & Chemlcal C o r p of the United States.

other, courses should b e ottend-

cd

to

in

the Mount

Elizabeth

IMC Mardi Gros

The Industrial on Management Januory Club will hold o Mardi Gras dinner/dance YMCA. the Friday,

30 storting a t 7:30 p m . a t the

This wtll be 'he first event of 1970 seaLon and a 1 1 those
fcmembership are

6.
W A L T E R CONWAY was

L. (Bruce) Davis (also a

Project Manager start-up
on

former Kitimat Works' man), who conthe struction Kurri Kur:i ond

eligible

urged tG c o v e out ond loin the club this yeor Invitations will be sent out b y mail

M A R K E T QUOTATlON

of

Alcan Aluminium Limited. TIWStralio to join the staff of the dag. January 13th. 1970: Smelter Division in Montreal. 271, Pit., Vancouver

smelter, hos left Aus-

REMEMBER, KEEP JAN. 30th

OPEN1

NORMAN N A S H

WEDNESDAY. VOL. 17. No. 2

JAN.

14,

1970

Orin (17) atrd Naida (16) Cox, members of t h t Snow Valley Figure Skating Club, are shown in this photo w i t h the trophy they won f o r Junior Pairs a t t h e inter-club competitions held i n K i t i m a t last November. The talented brother-and-sister pair represented their Club a t the B.C. Championships held in West Vancouver Jar!. 8, 9 and 10. A phoned r e p o r t f r o m Vancouver t o the local Club over the weekend gives Orin 3rd place in the Novice Men's a n d Naida 13th place (out of 30) i n the Novice Ladies. Orin and Naida's parents are K i t i m a t W o r k s employees.

these activities. It w I 1 not alter

the existing tionships.

?lonagement re'o-

The announcement States the change in share ownership

Walter Conway promoted to shift foreman

WALTER CONWAY, a welder, is promoted to Shift Foreman, Pat Rebuild.

bzt:.school course How about a ?~ig

With the Christmas a n d New Year holidays behind us, this i s as good a time as any tc give serious thought to settling down to a night school course. The Adult Education Progrom Sec2ndo-y Sch301 office prior to c!asscs A;:on employees taking the obovtt, and many other, courses

Norman Nash staff assistant to Works Mgr

N. L. (Norman) Nosh has come from the Montreol Logistics o n d
Plonning Group to assume the Assistant to t h e dJiies o f Staff Works Manager. An eIectr1coI engmecrlng graduate of The School of Mtnes and Industries, Ballarot. Australia, he loiwd Alcon In the spring of His f m t assignment wos

offers

dozens

of

bvell-phnned many of them

ope eligihl:. for refund of opehalf the tuition fee on successful c2mplction of the course.
+ , *

evening courses,

He has been with Kitiwot Works

since April 1955. Far the first

designed to up-grade the skills of workmen

CLASSES PARA NOVOS CANADIANCS DE PORTUGAL, PARA APRENDZR

1965
do

w th Power Operatio,

, at

Arvi

two months he worked in Reduction and Costmg. June 1955 he went into Mcchanicol os a he!per trades, Through the Works' apprenticeship program he eventually acquired welder Iourneymaol s t a t e s .

Of particular interest to ,our. neymen tradesmen is o course

P. M. (PETE) HOPKINS, above, hos been appointed Works Manoger o f the smelter at Kurri Kurri in New South Wales, Austrolio. in BLUEPRINT READING DRAFTING. This course mences Thursday, Jan. AND corn.

INGLES, TODASAS SEGUNDAS E QUINTAS-FEIRAS DAS 7 AS 9 D A TARDE N A

ESCOLA
~~.

March 1967 he wen! to the Showinlgon smelter on special as>iyrinicnts He continued in !nis latter capacity until May 1968 at wh ch tirnc hc went to fhe Smelter Dwision, Montrcol, cs on econ-nlc analyst M r a n d Mrs Nosh are t e e n c n outdoor sports and the couple
501

15,

at

"MOUNT
.

ELIZABETH."
. . . ~-

7:OO p.m. Fee $12.

Those wishing to learn, or ini. prove, their knowledge of Eng-

___

.. .

Mr. Hopkins i s well known :n

Kitimat, having come to the B.C. Project in 1953 when the plant wos i? the construction stage. In the fall of 1954 he iained Kitimat Works a s the first supervisor of the Works Engineering Dept. September 1958 he became assistant to the Works Monager. February 1963 he was appointed superintendent of the Qeduction Division. September 1964 Mr. Hopkins left Kitimat to engage in Alcan's activities in Eastern Canada.

lish arc reminded tho,

closscs

ore held on Mondoys o n d lhurs. days, 7:OO to 9:OO p.m. Fee $10 Registration for these. and other, courses should be ottende d to in the Mount Elizabeth

Giant ore carrier transports Alcan's Australian bauxite

0r.e of lhp hiRges1 ore c a r r i r r s ever constructerl in : a n .Australian sh'py:lrcl t h e 55.000ton capacity "Cluthn Oreanic" lcft Quccnslnntl. Atistrnli:~. rvcently on Its mnidcn voyage 1.200 miles nlong thc north Australinn srabonrd to the Port of Gladstone. considerrd the site nf t h v wor!d's hiKpes: alumina plant. The "Clritha Oceanic" spent t h e r e s t of its scrvicc plying \Vcipa and Gladstone and providing t h e tramport link hetween Com.?lCO bauxite deposrls and thr. Gladstone plant of Queensland A h m i n a Ltd. This international consortium represents t h e intcrcsls of Alcan Alirminurn L t d . of Canada. Comalco Industries pty. t ' d . of Australia. CompaEnie Prchinc-y of France. Conzinc Riotinto o f Australia Ltd.. and K:iiscr Aluminum % . Chemical C o r p of the United States.

they ore lookirg forward to recreational facil-

+he attractive

ities offered by Kttirnat

IMC Mordi Gros

The Industrial on Management January Club will hold a Mardi Gras dinner/dance Fridoy,

30 starting a t 7:30 p.m. a t the

YMCA. This wtll be +he first event o f the

W A L T E R CONWAY

6. L. (Bruce) Davis (also a former Kitimat Works' man), who

was Project Manager start-up on of conthe struction and

1970 seaLon and a 1 1 those

fcmembership are

eligible

M A R K E T QUOTATlON Alcan A l l ~ m i n i u n iLimited. Tirrsday. January 13th. 1 9 i O : Vnncotiver 271. Pit.,

urged to c o v e out ond loin the club thls year Invitations will be sent out b y mu11 REMEMBER, OPEN1 KEEP JAN. 30th

Kurri Kur:i smelter, has left Australia to join the staff of the Smelter Division in Montreal.

NORMAN N A S H

The Killmat-Kemano Canada. Limited as a source Kemano Works. Deadline for ber i s 632-7131.Printed by

I n p o l i s publish:d by the Aluminum Company o r of information and news for employees of Kitimat and news copy is noon every Monday. O f f i c e phone num\he Northern Senlinel Press Ltd.

Edilor: Jack Fosrurn Gerhard Brauer. Belly Snopajtii Kemano Correspondent: Joan Loo Correspondent: Winnie Gray
51111:

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Our business is with life

Remarks by George Wald. Nobel Prize winning biologist, quoted in American Metal Market. Perhaps you will think me altogether absurd, or "academic," or hopelessly innocent-that

is,

until you think of the alternatives

-if I

soy as I do to you now: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THOSE Former Buyer Gary Dunnet is s e i n in this picture when he was the recipient of a farewell gift, a silver engraved tankard, and more t h t n a dash o f banter f r o m his friends in Purchasing. Gary, who has transferred t o Works Engineering as a project engineer, f i r s t came to the W o r k s in May 1962 as a summer student. In July 1963 he joined the permanent staff as a maintenance engineer in Mechanical. Two years later he became a process engineer in Reduction Services, and a month later a mechariical engineer. Since November 1967 he has been w i t h Purchasing as a buyer.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS. There i s nothing worth having that can b e obtained b y nuclear war: nothing material or ideological, n o 'radition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating. Those atom bombs represent an unusable weapon. W e have to get rid of those atomic weapons, here and everywhere. W e cannot live with them. "CLUES bulletins

S A F E T Y AND YOU
By HANS LARSEN Periodically as we will publish Safety Supervisor dent such

as the one described

in Accident

Prevention"

from occurring in our plant should be brought to the attention of your immediate supervisor.

I think w've reached o point of great decision, not just for our
nation, not only for all humanity but for life upon the Earth.

prepared

by the

Workmen's Compensation Board. The first bulletin will appear in next week's Ingot. Although soTe of these cose studies may describe situotions involving equipment ond/or

I tell my students, with a feeling o f pride that I hope they will

share, that the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen that makes u p 99 percent o f our living substance, were cooked in the deep interiors of earlier generations of dying stars. Gathered up from the ends of the universe, over billions of years, eventually they came to form in p a r t the substance o f our sun, i t s planets, and ourselves. Three billion years a g o life arose upon the Earth. It i s the only life in the solar system. M a n y a star the dominant species on h e Earth. a n d plant, live

Bad luck for Jaycees

Four Joycee officers, Dist. Pres. Jim Murphy (Conveyors), Kit. Pres. Bruce lsbell (Info Systems), Sec. Gordon Ross (!nd. Systems) and Treos. Stan Meeks of C. N. Telegraphs, h a d the misfortune

iobs

unfamiliar to our operotions there is, nevertheless, usuolly o lesson to be learned. When you r e i d about these unfortunate happenings we urge you to

Charlie Connolly

has since been born and died.

to collide with a west-bound c a r

when the Jaycee group were driving to Prince George to meet Joycee Not. Pres. Hordy Merker

of

About two rnillion years ago, man appeared. He has became

ask yourself the following

3rd
injury

time winner
Shift Foreman Charlie the wearing through

All other l i v k q thifiGs, animal by his sufferance. He i s the custodian of life on Earth, a n d in the solar system. It's a big responsibility. The thought that we're in competition with Russians or with Chinese i s 011 a mistake. and trivial. We are one species, with a world to win. There's life a l l over
this universe, but the only life in the solar system i s o n Earth; a n d in the whale universe, we a r e the only men. Our business i s with life, not death. Our challenge i s to give whot account we can of what becomes of life in the solar system,

questions:

When

1 ) Could on accident such as

described occur in my deportment and i f so, where

ond how?

2)

What measures arc we preseritb toking to prevent thls type of accident? need cdditional ore. measures

3) Do re

this corner of the universe that i s our home and, most of all, what becomes of men-all men of c!l nations, color and creeds. It has become one world, a world for all men. It is only such
a world that n3w can offer us life a n d the chance
IO

cauticjnary

on Jcn. 9. The Occident occurred a few miles easf of Smithers 'ih? occupants of t h e K i t i m a t car were all seriously injured. T h e driver of t h e other c.!ar was killecl. Jlni Murphy and Bruce lsbell arc iil thr Kit'mnt hospital. G o r don IRoss and Stan Meeks have been flown to Vancouver f o r

Connally (Line 1) avoided an eye safety glasses recently, he wos given his third oword from the Wise Owl

Club

of

Canada.

Whot's more, he is only the fifteenth workman to be gronted a third-time a w o r d in Conada. His first Wise Owl award was in IF64 o n d the second in 1966.

If

so whot should they be?

Any suggestions you nioy have that will help prevent on occi-

go on.

T h e recent mishap occurred when h e was observing a f o r k l i f t driver picking up scrap m e tal in the potiine. The potline shorted. an ejection resulted. and metal fragments pitted h i s safea f u l l and speedy recovery t o all of t h e disabled Jaycees.

Goyert elected chairman Northwest chapter SET

Engineering Technologists of the Province of British Columbia orgonized the IVorthwest Chapter of the Society The Society of at o meeting held ot Helen's Caf e, Kitimat on Nov. 15 post. The following slate of officers fabricating, logging. mining, exwas elected f o i 1970: poration. government service, Chairman ; I .R. (Henry) anti so on. Goyert While t h e aims and objects of Vice-chairman H. S. I Herb) the Society are mzny nnd varied. Grabowski they centre. for the most part, W. G. (Bil!) StodSecretary on securing recognition of techdart nical skills in business and rnR. E. (Bob) IviTreasurer dirstry and encouraging the upson. grading of membcrs' proficiency. Chairman appointments: Further details may be obD. G. H. (Steve) Education tained from any o f the officers Stevenson or members of the Chapter. R. (Ray) BarMembership nard J. ( J o e ) Public Relaticns Banyay Thc 40 members compridng thr new chaptrr come from many points in the nnrtliwcstrrn pnrtion of the Province. including Kitimat. Kcmano. Terrace. Prince, Riipert. Moilston. Strwnrt and A t l i r . The nienibcrs. drawn from varlous Icve:s of supervision. are employed in t h e technical fields o f industry. such as smelting.

Research Briefs

. . . elected

chairman

.
1

Bob Horsman (left). draftsman. and Helmut Hein, work planner, trades, recently received certificates from the Society of Engineering Technologists of B.C. Bob Horsman was certified as a senior engineering technician and Helmut Hein as a n engineering technlcian.

and more easily cut t o shape while in t h e frozen state. Chilling aluminum castings prior to machining can prevent them from 'moving' d u r i n g and after machining. A t low temperatures, there is less chance for metallurgical changes t o occur. physical shape does not change. and oxidation does not take place. In the electrical field. researchers have found t h a t when some metals are subjected t o near obsolute zero. t h e r e is a strange world of perpetual motion, o r superconductivity. Electric currents, once set in motion. flow forever. This m a y b r i n g about perpetual motors, generators. hearing aids, solenoids and magnets that operate friction free. While there is s t i l l debate o n t h e methods of lowering temperntures. it is obvious t h a t subzero temperatures w i l l do more and more f o r industry.

Manuel Pavao, a DC Centre assistant (Casting). was charging sheet butts into the furnacr w ' t h a towmotor when some mctal splashed back and struck the side shield of the right lens o f his safety glasses. Potman Ed Pacha ( L i n e 2 ) inserted a pole in the pot. Some bath and metal splashed back o n to t h e right lens of his safety glasses. Potliner Terry Dobson (Pot Scrvices) was using a n aluminum pipe to p r y off a jumper. T h e jumper came suddenly and f e l l against the end of the pipe. causing the other end t o strike his safety glasses. Investigations carried out b y our Safety D e p t leave no doubt but what a l l of these workmen would have suffered serious eye injury had they not been weari n g safety glasses.

Legendary riverboat re-awakens memories of Kitimat history

Delta King runs into heavy seas

Old-timers, for whom the Delta King i s a fond memory, and later arrivals here, to whom the ship is a Kitimat legend, alike will

be interested to learn that the Delta King is again in the news.

However, as some of our reoders m a y not b e fomilior with the introduction of the Gelta King to the community. a few focrs may b e in order. The Delta K i g , built in Glosgow in the mid-20s and assembled a n d launched in Stockton, California, olong v:ith her sister ship, the Delta Queen, for many years plied the Sacramento River between the cities of Socramento and Son Froncisco. After an enforced rest during the depression of the ' 3 C ) ; . both stern wheelcrs loined the U.S. Navy, shuttling service personnel to a n d from deep-sea transports. Fallowing the war years, the Queen moved operations to the Mississippi River for the pleasure-cruise trade. PURCHASED BY ALCAN boilers to ongle along the beach ond up the hill to supply heat to the hospital a n d school. Many are the toles told of life on the Delta King b y those who lived on her in Kitimot's pioneer days, but they are woven into the legend that anyone moy discover for himself. Suffice it t o say, b y the spring of 1959 more suitoble dormitory accornmodotion was available tor single men o n d there wos no longer a need for the Delta King. TRIBUTE TO RIVERBOAT ERA The old stern wheeler was sold to the Stockton Chamber cf Commerce, which organization wished to restore her to her original condition, to be opened os a historical museum and a tribute t o the river boat era. Eorly in April 1959 the Delta King, free at lost and floating high in the channel, wos reodied, o n d set off, for the long tow to California. A stop 'NOS made at Victoria where further bulk-heoding a n d shoring in o f decks wos carried out. Despite her imagined affluence, it seems now that the o l d stern wheeler has been running into heavy seos.

t h c United States Government." Nobody paid niceh attention. They were hiiving too much fun.
"RIVERBOAT'S COMIN! INC." On board the Wing brought by towboat t o Sacramento last Saturday night by a band of enterprising young Sacramentans incorporated under the title. "Riwere verboat's Comin! Inc." -more civic officials t h a n t h e Capital C i t y has accumulated since Cal Expo opened its gates. A l s o aboard were Begovich. :I team of hard-nosed characters froni the 1J.S. Xlarsh:il's office. and a hippie-looking associate from t h e f i r m of San Francisro attorney Melvin B e l l i , t h e srlfproclaimed "King of Torts." Nore than IS00 onlookers lined the Tower Bridge. near which t h e famous Sacriimento rivcrboat is parked. Thr w i r r a n t of arrrst for thc v'r.ssel - - "her eng-inrs. boilcrs. tackle. app:ircl. appurtenances. motors. furniture. c t c . : " and f o r "Riverboat's Cornin! Inc.. Gcoffrey D. Wong. liobert Van Horn" personally. The Delta King w a s c1:iimed i n t h e suit to b r t h e p r o p r t y of "Gene Detgen." a Los Angelrs resident who is rcportedly a piano repairman and who nllrgcdly has invested 5125.000 in its purchnse five ycars ago. and 5100.000 in i t s refurbishing in t h e

a h:iiidfu of c i t y couneilriol men: the Tower Bridge bystanders: two dozen private ships. which circled t h e giant riverboat like gnats: thr Sacrainrnto City-County Chamber of Commerce: thr r n t i r e ,Sacraniento Banjo Band and othcrs. \\'hat Brgovich did \vas arrest thr boat itself. It i s a curiosity of Admiralty Law. under which qurations cf piracy fiill, A p:irtner of Belli's. claiming to be xttorney for t h e King's o\vncr. said i t \vas R choice bet\wen tlie Irgal action or " B e l l i would vc come u p in a frigate and seized t h e ship himself:' But such :iction. lit- soid. would've b r r n the s:inir self-help :ippro:ich that thrsc pcoplc ( R C I used. "They found our boat :ind dreidrd f o r rc:isons brst known t o them that t h r y sliould pirntc it (ft.oni Stockton whcrr it was :isseiiibIrd nnd Iaiinchrd in 11125. -bVt, decided instcad on Icgiil mciins. 11's not :LS dr:ini:itic. but Frid:iy's rrdrdir:ition ccrrinnny \viis ;it timrs intcrriiptcd by outc r i r s from Brlli's :issori:itr for l3rgovicli to ' T h r i n v t h c w pcoplr off t h i s is weird."

ARRESTED BOAT

U.S. Marshal John Begovich takes charge of the Delta King.

IN 1952

The Delta King sat around idle until Alcon purchased her in 1952, removed her engines, and towed her to Kitinot t o serve as dormitory accommodation far construction workers. Many of the early smelter workers were housed in the Delta King, too. Nestled dawn on the soft tide flats of Tarts Bay, the Delta King was honie to more than 250 men. Once settled a n the beoch, stoirways appeared olony her sides and steom lines sprang froni her

A DECADE LATER Two newspaper clippings have rccently come t o t h e notice of t h e Ingat. The first. from t h e Sacramento Union, dated J ~ l y 26 past. rrported b y Paul Merz. titled "US. Seizes Delta K i n g a t t h e Party." reads: "Looking f o r a l l t h e world like a pudgy M a t t Dillon. U.S. hlarshal John Begovich took his stand Friday night on the second deck of the Delta King. Stetson firmly planted. guns drawn. thc rs-senator seemed in grim rarnest as h e proclaimed: "This ship is hereby seized by

equally

rffectivc."

past two years. On hand for t h e rededication

Friday were Sacmmento U n i o n columnist Tom Norton. who first dc?ided that Sacramento needed a riverboat: Mayor Richard M a r -

LEGAL FREE-FOR-ALL The d:iy r n d r d w i t h Lliv prospect of ;I 1eg:iI f r w - f u r - a l l i n a rrrvption in thr hl;lrk 'P\s:iin Lobby of The Saci':inirnto I l i i i o n . as ri\*rrbo;it :ifirinn:iilos p l r d g r d their 1ivt.s. Iortiinvs :ind s : I r r r c l honor t o tlic priw'r\';ition ?f Ill*: Dclt:i K i n g no ni:ittcr wherr it crime from in S;icr:iniento."

The Delta King sitting O n t h e Tarte Bay tidal flats, served as dormitory accommodation f o r Alcan construction and smelter workers in the 1950s.
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c-_

The second clipping, from the Son Jose Mercury-News, dated September 21, reported b y R. P. Laurence, titled "Fight to Save Stern Wheeler Tangled in Maze of Lawsuits", reads: "Forty years ago a glistening white stern wheeler named "Delta King" gave new life to vanishing Sacramento River traffic between California's capital and San Francisco.

via t h e r i v e r and a deep water ch:in>-cI.

There they found the Delta King, its windows shattered, i t s paddle wheel long gone. Only a single hawser held it t o an abandoned dock. Cobwebs and debris occupied the dark passageways t h a t once echoed the fox-trots and Charlestons of all-night cruises. They slnshrd t h c l i n e :md the K i n g niadc one more cruise back t*.> Sacramento on the r n d of a tuwlinc

"Sa\*e t h e King" bumper sticki'rs are s w n rt'eryivhere in Sacramento. One man donated $1,000 to t h e project and was commissioned a "commodore." .
I t ' s hoped most of the restoration can be done w i t h donated materials and volunteer labor. f h e King's sister ship, t h e "Delta Qucen." has fared better through t h e ::cars. She n o x p!irs t h e Xississippi River as a showboat and plcasiire cruiser.

srnting Rivrrboiit's Comin!. In[:., hasn't hesif:itcd t o take on t h e rcdoublable 13clli. countcr-sii!ng ofr possession of t h e King.

Now a f t r r 10 yenrs of abandonmcnt that saw t l i e huge. fivedeck vessel dccay to a fadrd. peeling hulk. the Delta King may be restored to its formrr glory by nine "pirates" in gray flannel suits.
PIRATES TAKE POSSESSION The pirntcs or saviors ;is t h r y woirld rather bc called. took possession of t h e K i n g o n r dark night a few w e e k s ago. Under t h e name of "Riverboal's Cornin! Inc.:' thc group of rxccuti\*es rented a tugboat and sailed down to Stockton. about 90 miles away

"It was r o t t i n g there for years. and should n o t be allowed to rot a n y longer." one of the "pirates" later said.
No\v t h e i r non-profit corporation is trying t o rnisc cnoiigh money in the community t o buy thc ship from i t s asserted owners and restore h e r as a historical museum and cultural c e n t e r . They say t h e y ' v e riiiscd about 513.000 in donations and pledges, and have begun t a k i n g people on guided tours of the King.

DELTA KING IN DEBT Efforts t o save the King could y e t be scuttled by legal cntanglrm e n t s surrounding t h e ship. L i k e other deposed royalty. t h e K i n g IS up t o its gunwhalcs in debt. F1ambuoy:ir.t San Francisco lawyer Melvin B e l l i . a former co-o\vncr. has sued on behalf of t h e present nssertcd o\vner. GensD e t g e n of \Toodland Hills. A plucky. unknown lawyer named Geoffrry XVong. repre-

CLAIM SPENDING San Joaquin County has placed a lien of $4,808.13 f o r t a x e s r u n u p while the ship was in Stockton. There's another lien for $14,000 i n wharf fees. And Standard Oil of California has a claim of $9,402 against Belli and his former partner. retired A i r porce Col. Man Mortenson. I t seems that hack in 1965. Belli and t h e colonel had p h n s fcr convcrtinr t h e K i n z into :I flonting nigh?cliib-hotel-m;irina. L i k e many schemcs concc!rninpthe ~ iit f e ~ l l throuch, ~ ,

The S:\cr:imrnto-S:in Fr;riii:isc.o runs st~rppcd in 1942. Diiriiig thc. \v:ir thv K i n g si:rv(~iI :IS :I troop s h i p i n Ai:isk;i. Later niiners in British Columbia used it as a dormitory.

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Thrn. in i i gestiirv typ,:yl o f the King's presr.nt-i:onsli.ion. :I fr-drral rri:irsh:il. acting under the. court ortler oblninvd by D c t g m . ortlrrc-d t h c Mnyor off and trmk pohscsslon.

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By BETTY S N O P A J T I S

Kemano Kolumn
By JOAN LOO Monty Marsden IElectrical I Visited h i s parents in Feilding, Zealand over the Christmas holidays. N e w Zealandais a r e n o w enjoying summer weather a n d Monty is no exception. H e h a s been basking in the s u n a n d v.41 not return to Kemano until the latter p a r t of January. O k a n a g a n Helicopters mechanic, Eldon Eauer a n d his xvifc Diane a r c wished every suecess in t h c i r new assignment. whntevcr t h a t ma\* be. Eldon c a c i e to

To hear Irene Weiss in t h e Alaska Music Trail concert on Sunday evening wos to discover a new artistic talent. T h e younl: Canadian-horn p:m i s t made a n excellent impression as n poised pcrformcr a n d h c r selection of music w:is outstanding. H c r p r o f r a m included three +.onatas by Scarlatti. S o n a t a in C minor. op. 13. by Beethoven. Schrrzo in E-flat minor. op. 31. b y Chopin. Kreislcriam. op. 16. by f;chiirn;inn. and t w o prclurlrs in D major. op. 23. a n d E-flat major. op. 23. hy Rochmaninoff. First. respectfiilly a n d crisply. s h e playcd t h e S c a r l a t t i 'sonatas.' o r grand cxcrcises. ns they arc called in t h e music world. T h e flawless notation a n d clearas-crystal runs in t h e playing of thcsc bright pieces revcalcd the pcrfurmcr's advanced technical skill.
DEPARTURE FROM USUAL R NDITION In Beethoven's Pathctiqiic Miss Wciss' departiirc from thc usiial rcndition of this familiar work doubtless siipriscd m a n y listeners. It crrtainly did this rcportcr. However. following t h r concert. she explained hcr different rendition thus: S h e has. she said. done considcrnble research into this sonata. w r i t t e n a t the time of Bccthoven's life when h r realized h e w a s bccoming deaf. H e r findings. shc said. convinccd h c r t h a t the composer did not contrmpliite ?I "metronomic treatmcnt"of the second movement (which it does rcccive from most playrrs). So, shc said. s h e makes it i t rule, when p1nyir.g this work in concert. to usc h e r own .'romantic" interpretation. T o this listener, anyway. t h c performer's conviction made t h e wholc work more t h a n acceptable.

Keinano in .?lay. 1969 and m a d e m a n y friends here. Murray Ross. who replaces Eldon as helicopter mechanic. brings the rota1 of XI. Rosses to three. the otjler t w o being Mike Ross ( E l e c t r i c a l f o r e m a n ) a n d hi son Murray. A w a r m welcome is extended to E g a n A g a r , o u r current helicopter pilot, a n d to David Fowler (Control R o o m ) . David comes t o Keinano from Toronto and has s m e fine s i - i m m i n g qualific:itions. including some talent f o r competitive diving. Welcome back to Geoff MacFarlan who is now employed in hrecmonical Dept. Mike Ross a n d Adam Char-

neski a r e in K i t i m a t on business. Chuck Forbes is on vacation. and w e w e r e all s o r r y to h e a r t h a t Harold Fletcher w a s t a k e n to hospital i n T r a i l w i t h pneumonia. Harold a n d Olive a r e visiting their son Michael i n Trail and w e a r e all hoping f o r Harold's speedy recovery. Hilding a n d N o r m a Erickson send special g r e e t i n g s to all of their friends in Keniano a n d Kiti m a t a n d a b i g .'thank you" for all of t h e c a r d s a n d letters.
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S T A N D I N G S TO J A N 5 t h Team Standings 54 Gamblers Clippers 45 Potties 44 Volts 34 Cuddles 33 Stnr-Gazers 31 Luckies 31 Azores 31 Astronouts 30 Cougars 29 usguys 21 21 Swingers Bob's C a t s 26 Last Oncs 26 Nomads 21 Late Comers 13 Men's High Single Steve Gaston 301 Men's High Three S t r v c Gns:on 738 Ladies High Single T r u d y Demclt 275 Ladies High T h r e e Triidy Demelt 714 T e a m High Single Clipprrs 1.195 T e a m High Three Clippers 3.251 Mens High A v e r a g e s Steve Gaston 233 A l e s Kotai 232 225 F r a n k Fui 1:inctto Roger Trogi 221 Bob I l n y e r 221 Scig Dcniclt 220 Ladies High A v e r a g e s Trudy Demelt 226 3larlics K r a m c r 223 205 Richurdn Hendricks Shirley Ernid 202 196 Kitty Lcmay 195 J u n e Pcnner

Question: W h a t is worse than a g i r a f f e with a sore t h r o a t ? Answer: A centipede with sore feet.

New Year's Day tennis g a m e i n Kemano. Reading from left: E i n a r Blix, V a l W r i g h t , F r a n k and Adam Charneski.

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found h c r forte. Dynnmics w c r c cle:ir a n d well-exprcssed. a n d h e r fecl f o r t h e overall s h n p c of the work w a s much in evidence. The a r t i s t lltcrnlly made t h c Scherzo sing. It w:is intcrestinl: t h a t Miss Wei:is dcvotcd s o l a r g e n portion of hcr program to Schumnnn. T h i s composer. probably thc grc:itcst of t h e roninntics. i s surely the most neglected. Seldom, for instance. is n Schiimann work presented in c o n r c r t in Iiitimnt. S o i t w a s a n ntltled pleasiirc to hear thc eight little jewels of the ICreislerinna p l n y e d on Sunday. The pcrfornier's appronch \vns indivicliial. oftcn quite pcrsonnl, and m o r e ronxmtic than classic. :is, of coiirsc. it should be. With tlistinctivr Itrybonrd mnetery;.a si!p?rb scnsc of phrnsi n g , m c l :i fcrlin:: for cvlour. s h c m:ilics Schuniann vital a n d hiininn. Thv R:iclimaninoff prclutlcs roncludcd Ihc progr:im. Shccr Slav'? sxvaq'rv highlightcd the playing of thesc spcct::ciilnr pieces. and nccentcd t h e contras: bctwcen thcni a n d t h e romantics. POLISH P R O F E S S I O N A L DANCE Enti of concrrt biit t h r nudi r n r c \vorilrl n o t Io! t!ir nrtigt zn. Miss \Yciss gracinualy bo\vrd to thc drninnd for yct :inother numbcr. nntl obligcd w i t h Chopin's Poloiinise i n A-flat. Rrpiitctl to h:ivr bccii roiiiposcd by Chopin in :I biii'st of p:itr:otisni d u r i n g thc N'apolronir 1V:irs. this piccc i s . ncvcrihcluss. :I purely tr;iclitlon:ll Polish p?oecssion:il dnnrc. Hcr plnyinp showed tlir cnoriiioiis strrrz'h this p r r f o r m e r h:is in hcr fingci-s. hrsitles es::ililishing her as :I mature n t t i r t with :I distinct affinity for Chopin's music. W e would likc t o \vclconir I r r n r Weiss back to Iiitimnt :inothrr tinic.

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"A" SHIFT CLUB MEET TONIGHT

Ben Schwartz, centre l e f t foreground, w a s t h e recipient of a t r a y , s e t o f s t e a k knives and a carving s e t , a wedding gift f r o m h i s w o r k m a t e s o n "D" Shift, Ingot Finishing. Supervisor Bill Keith is seen In t h i s photo making t h e presentation. Ben's m a r r i a g e to the f o r m e r Miss Donna Cameron was an e v e n t of Boxina Dav,
"A" S h i f t S p o r t s a n d Social Club is holding n g e n e r a l meeti n g at 7:00 p.m.. Wednesday. Jan. 1.1 ( t o n i g h t ) a t t h e Union. h. a l. l. .. . . . Following t h c m r e t i n g , a t 8:30 t h r r r w i l l be a c a r d p a r t y . Nc\v m e m b e r s are welcomr.

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LUSO CANADIAN

23 J a n u a r y , a t the YMCA s t a r t ing a t 9 p.m. TheLusitanos from Vancouver !vi11 provide t h e m u sic. Tickets a r c $3 per person. Fiirthcr inform;ition m a y be obtained by phoning G32-6.529. The Luso Canadian Club New Year's Eve Draw resulted in the t\vn tickrts being d r a w n : S o . 296. held by George Thom of 45 Stcin .won 1st prize. a n d No. 1.14. held by F r a n k &indiicci of 1 1 F u l m a r . won 2nd prize.
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A dance will be held on Friday,

To wish Derek Connolly. centre. a "long a n d happy marriage" the men on "B" S h i f t Line 3 gathered together recently t o give him a handsome s e t o f Corningware. T h e presentation w a s t a k e n c a r e of by foreman J o e Ottcnbreit. Derek, who is t h e son o f Line 1 S h i f t F o r e m a n a n d M r s Charlie Connolly, w a s married on Dec. 30 to t h e f o r m e r M i s s Karen Fincaryk.

Chess
By Mike E a t e m a n T h c nnnounccrnent of a forced w i n al\vays ccmes as n shock to t h e victim. It i s dotiblv s o hcre. as thc w i n n f n g line of play is longer t h a n t h e rest of t h e game. London 1862 Taylor Amateur 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. KT-KB3 KT-KB3 3. 6 - 8 4 KTX P 4. K T - 6 3 KT-B4 5. KTXP P-KB3 IVhitc announced forced m a t e in eight moves. 6. Q-R5ch P-KT3 7. B-B7ch K-K2 8. KT-Q5ch K-Q-3 9. KT-QB4ch K-63 10. KT-KT4ch K-KT4 11. P-R4ch KXKT 12. P-B3ch K-KT6 13. Q-Q1 mate!

Prior to leaving the Company recently A l b e r t Snopajtis (left c e n t r e foreground) was t h e recipient of a farewell gift, a vise, f r o m h i s w o r k m a t e s in Bldgs 226. 256 and 154. Foreman Tod S m i t h , seen expressing good wishes. made t h e prcsentation. Albert. a welding equipment repairman, had been with Kitimat Works since March 1955.