Earl Mumford was born in Mond, Ontario August 30, 1907. After attending Sudbury Mining and Technical School he began his career in 1927 at Worthington Mine as a drill helper. In 1934 he became a stope boss at the International Nickel Company's (Inco) Creighton Mine, was promoted to General Foreman in 1939, Mine Superintendent in 1947 and retired in 1969 as Area Manager of Creighton Mine. When Mumford was promoted to Mine Superintendent, his goal was to improve safety in the mine and Creighton became known for its safety records during the 1960's. Mumford married Aino Manninen in 1936 and had three children, Patricia Sharpe (née Patricia Mumford), William Mumford and Earl Mumford. He died on December 22, 1974. After his death, both Mumford Drive in Walden Industrial Park and the Lively branch of what is now part of the Greater Sudbury Public Library were named after Earl Mumford.
To learn more about Earl Mumford, see his obituary in The Sudbury Star, December 23, 1974, p. 3.
Bruce Thomas King was born May 19, 1915 in Raymond, Alberta. In 1937, he graduated in mining engineering from the University of Utah. He first began his mining career at Little Long Lac Mine in Geraldton and moved to Creighton, Ontario In May, 1938. In 1947, King became the General Forman. In 1950, he was transferred to Murray Mine to be the Superintendent and in late 1951, King was transferred again to Frood Mine. In 1954, Bruce King was appointed Superintendent at the Garson Mine. In 1968, he became Area Superintendent of Garson, Kirkwood and Maclennan Mines. Bruce King married Pauline Witbeck June 16, 1937 in his hometown and had two children. He died in Raymond, Alberta on November 20, 1994.
To learn more about Bruce King, see the Inco Triangle, June, 1969, p. 5 and The Sudbury Star, November 22, 1994, p. A4.
The Creighton Mine Athletic Association (C.M.A.A.) was founded in November 1949 in Creighton Mine, Ontario. The objective of the C.M.A.A. was to sponsor and organize a variety of sports teams and athletic activities for the residents of Creighton Mine. Athletics were a popular and important pastime in the town and the International Nickel Company (Inco) took every opportunity to promote those activities, especially among their mining staff. The C.M.A.A. provided funding for the following sports teams in the area: senior men's baseball, junior boy's baseball, junior girls softball, women's softball, men's softball, basketball, soccer, tennis, badminton and hockey. The C.M.A.A. provided uniforms and equipment for the teams and arranged transportation for out-of-town games, sometimes using their own vehicles and sometimes hiring taxis. All Inco employees and non-employees living in the Sudbury and Creighton Mine areas were free to join any of the sports teams sponsored by the C.M.A.A. The association also funded a playground for Creighton Mine, planned a field day each year between 1951 and at least 1955 and provided money for, and took care of, the Creighton Mine Rink.
To fund these endeavors the C.M.A.A. collected dues from their members, had monthly dances, hosted a weekly bingo night until March 1953 and raffled off prizes a number of times per year. Meetings were held at the Employees Club at Inco in Creighton Mine.
The C.M.A.A. dissolved in 1973. By 1986, the town of Creighton Mine closed down due to the high cost of maintaining the area and residents were relocated to other, nearby communities.
President (Honourable – President of Inco):
Earl E. Mumford (1951 – 1968)
Bruce King (1969 – [1973])
Chairmen:
J.H. Douglas (1951)
Percy R. Britton (1952)
T.B. Starkey (1953 – 1954)
S. McIsaac (1955 – 1957)
G. Lynn (1958 – 1959)
Percy R. Britton (1960 – 1962)
M.K. Smith (1963 – 1971)
Eugene “Gene” Roy (1972 – [1973])
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Title based on the content of the fonds.
Fonds consists of one minute book and one copy of the Creighton Mine Athletic Association Constitution.
ACC2010-039, Greater Sudbury Museum
Further accruals are not expected.
Corey Dumencu, son of the C.M.A.A.'s secretary Bill Dumencu, donated the materials to the Greater Sudbury Museum, Anderson Farm location, which then transferred the fonds to the City of Greater Sudbury Archives in 2011.
Item list available.
The minutes indicated that dispersal of the money raised for the association was based on the needs of each sports team. Teams could appeal to the C.M.A.A. for funding if they needed extra uniforms, equipment or transportation.
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Item consists of one minute book kept by the Creighton Mine Athletic Association (C.M.A.A.). Between 1953 and 1956 the meetings were held monthly at the Employees Club at the International Nickel Company (Inco) in Creighton Mine. After that period the meetings became irregular and were held every few months as needed. Each of the meeting minutes begins with a list of the members present at the meeting and a reading of the previous meeting's minutes. After the previous meeting's minutes were read, approved and passed, the group moved on to discussing carried over and new business. Business varied for the C.M.A.A. throughout the year depending on the season and which sports were in play at the time. Baseball, softball, soccer and tennis were discussed in the spring and summer, basketball and badminton in the fall and hockey in the winter. The minutes also mention how the C.M.A.A. funded a playground for Creighton Mine, planned a field day each year between 1951 and at least 1955, provided money for the upkeep on the Creighton Mine Rink and held an annual Christmas party. Fundraising events, such as bingo nights, dances, raffles, and parties to raise money to fund the activities they supported were also recorded in the minutes.
Item also available in pdf format.
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Item is a typed (top page of carbon copy), annotated, two page, seventh revision of the constitution of the Creighton Mine Athletic Association (C.M.A.A.). The constitution is broken into six sections outlining the governing rules of the C.M.A.A.: Name, Object, Membership, Organization & Officers, Election of Officers and Awards. The first constitution was dated on November 1, 1949 and was revised on February 17, 1952; January 31, 1954; February 13, 1956; February 5, 1961; February 4, 1962; February 21, 1965 and March 5, 1966.
Item is also available in pdf format.