Masonry Magazine May 1973 Page. 36

Words: Oscar Person, Keith Bohannon, Paul Rudolph, William Shannon, Richard Bare, G.E. Boyer
Masonry Magazine May 1973 Page. 36

Masonry Magazine May 1973 Page. 36


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Transition Program

(Continued from page 8)
where programs are in effect. The road to cooperation is two-way and the trainees are able to put their training experience to practical use by building useful projects for the base such as entrance gates, retaining walls, restrooms and sidewalks and steps. In Fort Lewis, Wash., a training class progressed to a point where they were able to construct public restrooms using stone rather than brick.

Each class consists of six weeks of 40 hours per week. The course covers use of hand tools, mathematics, blueprint reading and practical experience in bricklaying.


People & Events...

(Continued from page 8)

Marble Co. closed its New York City sales office, from which it has operated since 1914, effective April 30. Citing improved transportation and distribution methods as the basic reason for the move, the company says its clients will have direct representation from the Proctor, Vt. home office... William F. Shannon has been appointed sales representative in the Milwaukee district of Huron Cement Division of National Gypsum Co., Southfield, Mich.

Lone Star Industries, Inc., Greenwich, Conn., has named Harshe-Rotman & Druck as it financial public relations counsel Richard W. Bare has been appointed controller of the Construction Equipment Division of J I Case Co., Racine, Wis. Walter R. Kaye, Houston, Tex., has been named managing director of the International Division of Contech, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. .. The membership of the Brick Institute of America has risen to 106 with the addition of two new members, Mineral Wells (Texas) Clay Products and Alamo Clay Products of San Antonio, Tex.

The Association of Industrial Advertisers has presented it annual "Award of Excellence" to the Construction Tools Division of Omark Industries, Portland, Ore.. Internationally known architect Paul Rudolph will be the speaker in the second of a series of special dinner-seminars for area architects sponsored by the Ma-



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BALDWIN

sonry Institute of Maryland. His topic at the June 1 meeting at the Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, Md., will be "Materials as the Medium of Architecture" Oscar F. Person, president of the Masonry Institute headquartered in San Francisco, and Keith Bohannon, president of the Masonry Joint Industry Board of Sacramento, have announced the establishment of a Masonry Institute office at 1115 Embarcadero in Sacramento. John Stewart Baldwin, who holds a bachelor of architecture degree from the University of California, has been named the Institute's Sacramento Valley representative under the direction of Thomas N. Jamieson, executive director of the Masonry Institute Alpha Portland Industries, Inc., Easton, Pa., reports that its earnings for the first quarter of 1973 rose 19% to $.37 per share on revenues of $32.3 million Walter Derk, vice president of Fred S. James Agency, Inc., Chicago, MCAA insurance consultants, spoke on "Workmen's Compensation Reforms" at the May 22 general membership meeting of the Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago in Hinsdale, III.


PSC Acquires Company

Construction Compounds, Inc., a Nutley (N.J.) firm specializing in the manufacture of "Kure-Rite" concrete curing compounds, has been acquired by Process Solvent Co. of Kansas City, Kan., according to G.E. Boyer, president of PSC.

The purchase agreement took effect March 1, and the New Jersey firm is now the Construction Compounds Division of PSC. Al Arrigoni, former president, has been retained as general manager.

Process Solvent Co. is an old-line manufacturer of masonry treatments and cleaners, marketing and distributing its products under the trade name "Sure Klean." It also manufactures a consumer line of specialty cleaning products. In addition to its Kansas City plant, PSC manufactures and distributes in Canada through its plant in Kingston, Ont.
masonry May, 1973


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