Masonry Magazine June 1966 Page. 3

Words: Donald Stevens, C. Dewitt Brown, Eugene George, Donald Bidwell, Anthony Perri, George Miller, Frank Laureys, Jack Cook, O.L. Jollay, Peer Pedersen, Michael Coco, Robert Harrison, Fred Frodesen, John Yoxen, Joseph Decker, Ernest Pent
Masonry Magazine June 1966 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine June 1966 Page. 3
President
Anthony Perri


Vice President
Donald Bidwell


Treasurer
Robert Harrison


Secretary
Donald Stevens


Regional Vice Presidents
Michael Coco
O. L. Jollay
Frank Laureys
C. DeWitt Brown
John Yoxen
Fred Frodesen
Eugene George


Legal Counsel
Peer Pedersen


Executive Vice President
George A. Miller


Executive Office
208 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Area Code 312
726-5742


People & Events
Jack Cook, MCAA Member, Miami, Fla., recently underwent serious back surgery at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. We know that Jack would enjoy hearing from you. Why not drop him a line at his office address?-4240 S.W. 72nd Ave., Miami, Fla. The appointment of Ernest R. Pent as a masonry sales representative for Huron Cement, a division of National Gypsum Co., has been announced by Joseph D. Decker, (Continued on page 19)


The Magazine for the Masonry Industry
masonry
OFFICIAL PROLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
June, 1966
Volume 6, No. 6
Robert Tubesing, Chairman Publications Committee
George A. Miller, Publisher


CONTENTS
3 People & Events
5 A Masonry Special-The Komkov Report
11 Washington Wire
12 The Selling Parade
15 Mason Contractor News & News of the Industry
15 Calendar of Events
15 NEMI Holds Apprentice Seminar
20 Guest Editorial
25 Testing Program for Students at at Rice University
31 Product Profit Makers
32 Advertisers' Index

J. Cook
E. R. Pent
MASONRY. June, 1966
As the official publication of the Mason Contractors Associaton of America, masonry publishes authoritative announcements and articles concerning activities of the MCAA. Statements and opinions expressed in editorials or articles by the editors and contributors do not necessarily represent the official position of the MCAA, and the publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products advertised nor statements made concerning them.
Published monthly. Editorial and Executive Office, MCAA, 208 South Lo Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. A. C. 312-726-5742. Subscription price $5.00 per year. 50 cents per copy.
Mason Contractors Association of America 1966.


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