Masonry Magazine December 1983 Page. 19
Mason Contractor News
"Early Bird" Johnsons
Score Again as No. 1
Conference Registrants
Don and Audrey Johnson of Villa Park, III., continued their annual leadership roles by again becoming the first to register for MCAA's International Masonry Conference & Trade Show scheduled for January 26-31, 1984, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, La.
The Johnsons have placed either first or second in registration each year for about the past ten years, and show no signs of breaking that tradition.
Other "Early Birds" include: Bob & Mim Hatch, South El Monte, Calif.: John & Regina Smith, St. Louis, Mo.; MCAA President Don & Ruth Leonard, St. Ann. Mo.: Buddy & Debbie Barnes, Houston, Texas, and Lenny & Linda Pardue, Tualatin, Ore.
Congratulations to these perennial leaders of the pack!
People &
Events
JI Case, Racine. Wis.. has elevated David B. Falstad to senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of the firm... Donald Shalibo has been elected a vice president of Barton-Malow, one of the nation's largest general contracting and construction management firms... Hooker/DeJong Architects has relocated its offices to 557 W. Western Ave. in the Clay/ Western Historic District of Muskegon, Mich. The phone numbers remain 722-3407 & 2589.
New York Brick Carving Demonstration/Workshop
A brick carving demonstration/workshop, sponsored by the Empire State Masonry Institute and the Masonry Institute of New York City & Long Island, was held at the 52nd annual meeting of the New York State Association of Architects in Cooperstown, N.Y. Nationally known brick sculptor Mara Smith (see "Brick Sculpture Rediscovered" elsewhere in this issue) traveled from her Houston. Texas, home to demonstrate her carving technique to the assembled architects.
The sculpture design, dubbed "sandlot kid" and measuring 3 ft. by 4 ft., was developed in cooperation with Myron Jordan. AIA, of Richfield Springs. The carving was presented to Cooperstown Mayor Harold Hollis and will be incorporated into a structure at Doubleday Field, which is operated in conjunction with the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Pictured with Smith (from left) are John Harbold, executive director, Empire State Masonry Institute; Donald Staab, executive director, Masonry Institute of NYC & LI, and Mayor Harold Hollis.
Upswing Predicted for
Construction in 1984
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co.'s chief economist, George A. Christie, told the recently held Building Products Executives Conference that construction contracting in 1984 will total $204.6 billion, a 7% gain over 1983's anticipated level of $191.7 billion.
"The biggest single factor that makes this recovery different." he said, "is the overbuilt office building market." He predicted that the expected decline of office building will offset most of the advance in other nonresidential categories, leaving the 1984 total only 1% higher than 1983. Residential construction in 1984 is expected to reach $101 billion, a 10% gain over this year, Christie predicted.
***
The daughter was questioning her mother on matrimony. The mother halted her questions with: "You'd better ask your father's advice. He made a much smarter marriage than I did."
Brick and Block Scales
Available to Designers
The Chicago area Masonry Advisory Council has a supply of brick and block scales it is making available at moderate cost to local architects and engineers as an aid to designing and detailing masonry.
The brick projection and detailing scales are for units that are: 24" x 8"; 2%" x 8"; 3%" x 11%"; 3%" x 9%", and 7%" x 15%" for block.
All brick and block sizes are scaled as follows: "1'0": "1'0": %" 1'0", and 1½" 1'0" horizontally and vertically.
please turn page
MASONRY-NOVEMBER DECEMBER, 1983 19