Masonry Magazine August 1967 Page. 25

Words: Owen McKinney, Edward Torrence, Glen Craven, Jim Watson, Hugh Corbin, D. Boyd
Masonry Magazine August 1967 Page. 25

Masonry Magazine August 1967 Page. 25


Ma-Con Construction Company has announced it has moved its offices to 6840 North Sidney Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209 with the telephone number 352-5050.

On August 17th, the entire Masonry Industry in Oregon celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the construction of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. On that day 100,000 bricks were laid by 200 bricklayers supported by 60 hod carriers and 50 mason contractors. A truly industrious effort on behalf of the community.




Edward S. Torrence has been named Director of Industry and Governmental Relations for the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Mr. Torrence is a graduate of the University of Minnesota in Civil Engineering. He has been with PDCA since 1951, first as a field representative handling much labor negotiating and since 1955 until the present position he was Executive Director.

PDCA's Washington, D.C. address is 1629 "K" St., N.W. D. Avery Boyd, president of PDCA, has announced the appointment of Glen Craven to the post of Executive Director following a July meeting of the Association's Executive Board. The Colorado Concrete Masonry Association recently re-elected officers to serve through June of 1968. They are Jim Watson, President (Colorado Concrete Mfg. Co.); Hugh Corbin, Vice President (Denver Brick & Pipe); Owen McKinney, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer (McKinney Concrete Products).




New Lime Film Available

The National Lime Association has available a new 16 mm. color-sound motion picture entitled, "Lime Stabilization of Building Foundations with Pressure Injection." This 22-minute movie deals with a new technique for swelling clay soils in depth in order to minimize soil movement, thereby preventing damage to floor slabs, masonry wall, etc. In the process the troublesome soil is impregnated with a hydrated lime slurry by means of an injector operating at pressures exceeding 200 psi. Stability is achieved from a lime-clay reaction developing after injection.

The movie may be borrowed by interested groups from the National Lime Association, 4000 Brandywine Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20016.




Sponsor Award Competition

Forty-eight architectural firms more than ever before-have entered 94 buildings in the annual award competition sponsored by the Ontario Masons Relations Council.

This is the fourth year in which the competition has been held by the Council, an organization representing the Ontario Region, Canadian Structural Clay Association, and the Ontario Conference of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union.

The awards recognize outstanding Ontario buildings that have been designed by architects and are constructed essentially of structural clay products. There are seven awards in all, one of excellence and up to six of merit, all of which are judged on the basis of both design and workmanship.




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