Masonry Magazine October 1961 Page. 5
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
NT BOARD CHAIRMAN
. MITCHELL RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, D. C. R. J. Mitchell has resigned as chairman of the National Joint Board for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, Construction Industry, effective the end of 1961. His resignation was accepted in New York at a meeting of sponsoring organizations. No successor has been named.
SHEN NEW DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON, D. C. Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg recently named Edward E. Goshen Director of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U. S. Department of Labor. Mr. Goshen has been serving as Acting Director since December. He has been with the Bureau for 24 years.
HOLD THIRD ANNUAL TEXAS MEETING
Looking over new Texas Buyers Guide are (1. to r.): W. A. Courtney, MCAA Texas Vice President; Herman L., May, MCAA Secretary: George Miller, MCAA Executive Vice President and W. B. Slayden, Dallas Chapter Secretary.
FT. WORTH, TEXAS The third annual meeting of Mason Contractors in Texas was held at the Hilton Hotel, August 31 through September 3 under the leadership of W. A. Courtney. Highlight of the meeting was the presentation to the group by Mr. Courtney of the groups' new 1961-62 Buyers Guide. The new publication covers Building Codes, Cost Indexes, and other valuable data for the Masonry Industry.
During the Saturday afternoon business session C. DeWitt Brown, Dallas Chapter, was selected as president of the group for the coming year with W. B. Slayden, also of Dallas, as treasurer.
On Friday morning the group heard (Continued on page 12 col. 1)
MILWAUKEE CHAPTER
Reserve Now For Mexico Trip HEARS TAX EXPERT
Entirely 10-Day Vacation Will Follow MCAA Meeting In Houston Next February; All Travel Arrangements by Cartan
Advance registration indicates that many mason contractors, their wives, sons and others in allied fields will be going on the 10-day trip to Mexico immediately following the 12th annual convention and exhibition of the Mason Contractors Association of America next February 11-14 in Houston, Tex.
Arrangements for the post-convention vacation again will be handled through Don Feather of Cartan Travel, who has handled several excursions for the association, according to George A. Miller, executive vice president of MCAA.
Cartan Old Reliable Firm
Cartan, a name synonymous with travel since the turn of the century, is one of the largest and most
COST OF TRIP
The cost for the MCAA post-convention trip to Mexico is as follows: Mexico City portion $ 99.75 Entire trip, including Mexico City. Acapulco, Xochimilco. Cuernavaca and Taxco.....$207.00
For information, rates and reservations write Don B. Feather, Mason Contractors Trip, Cartan Travel Bureau, 646 N. Michigan, Chicago 11, Illinois.
Miss Anna Hickey gazes fondly at the 92-pound sailfish she caught off Acapulco, Mexico, the first time she'd ever been deep-sea fishing.
respected travel houses in the United States. Cartan customers since 1899 could duplicate the population of a city the size of New Orleans.
Mexico The Timeless Land
Whatever your tastes, whatever your aspirations, discovering Mexico for the first, second or even fifth time is packed with many thrills, fun, surprises and excitement. Mexico is a timeless land mellowed by centuries of compelling history where the ancient culture of the Aztec Empire sets a majestic stage, and vestiges of a lost Toltee civilization tell their vivid tale.
You'll feel the pulsebeat of Mexico's little Spanish towns, carved like baroque jewels, the colorful markets and peasant animation of its Indian villages, the big cities, where ultra-modern concrete and mosaics rub shoulders (Continued on page 15 col. 1)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Members of the Milwaukee Chapter heard John D. Hennick, tax expert, discuss the various tax laws at their October 13th meeting. Mr. Hennick also spoke on the states sales tax and its effect on the masonry industry. Program Chairman for the Milwaukee group is Phil Emley.
BALTIMORE CHAPTER
ELECTS OFFICERS
BALTIMORE, MD. Frank Fulco was elected President of the Mason Contractors Association of Baltimore at the group's annual meeting. Other officers selected were: Salvatore Trionfo, Vice President; Austin Shoemaker, Treasurer and Henry J. Knott, Jr., Secretary.
CINCINNATI UMA HOLDS
2ND MASONRY WORKSHOP
CINCINNATI, OHIO The second in a series of programs on Masonry Construction was held by the UMA of Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 5th, at the Kenwood Country Club. Featured speaker of the evening was Orville H. Bauer, A.I.A., who is affiliated with Bellman, Gillett & Richards, Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Bauer spoke on the use of structural glazed facing tile. Executive Director of the Cincinnati UMA is William F. Collins.
NADD CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C. The National Association of Distributors & Dealers of Structural Clay Products will hold their annual convention at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C., on Nov. 5-7.