Roles

Winner of the 14th annual National Apprenticeship contest held recently in St. Louis, Mo., was Ronald Pfleger, Local No. 2, Mo.

One-fifth of a brick wall is mortar...choose it carefully

In the new Houston Natural Gas Building they wanted white exterior walls. So they used 1,500,000 specially made king-size white bricks. That accounted for about four-fifths of the surface

OB QUALITY CONTROL

wowing is a speech presented by Herman L. May, Member, Houston, Texas, before the Annual Convention of Clay Products Association of the South. Mr. May, President of the Herman L. May Co., Pasadena, Texas, is currently Chairman

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Traveling on a Norske freighter from San Francisco to Norway via Panama Canal", is the latest message

UP

UP
&
UP
WITH MORTAR

The efficient handling of mortar is one of the major projects of the MCAA Material Handling Committee. This year's committee chairman, Herman L. May, decided to try out some new ideas on the constructi

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People & Events

The National Lime Association has moved to new office

President
Lester Dietrich

Vice President
Anthony Perri

Treasurer
Frank Laureys

Secretary
Donald Bidwell

Regional Vice Presidents
David Sibbald
Jack Cook
Donald Stevens
Herman May

MCAA Officers

Lester Dietrich
President

Anthony Perri
Vice President

Donald Bidwell
Secretary

Frank Loureys
Treasurer

David Sibbald
Vice President
Region A

Jack Cook
Vice P

MCAA Executive
Board Meets

Three full days of business sessions highlighted the fall Executive Board Meeting of the MCAA held November 5-8 at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Wednesday afternoon members visited the constru

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ern States Licencing Laws. Paul Rosensteel. Frank Scott and Ryan O'Br

MCAA President James Lonie

MCAA President James Lonie wields the trowel and cuts the ribbon that officially opens the '64 MCAA Educational Trade Show. Left to right are: Mrs. Lester Dietrich, Mrs. Donald Bidwell, Mrs. James Lonie, Lonie, Mrs. He

Newly elected President Lester Dietrich receives congratulations from James Lonio, Immediate Past President. Other officers pictured are: Jack Cook, Miami, Flo. Regional Vice President; Donald Bidwell, Plymouth, Mich., Secretary; Herman L. May, Houston,

ny. Thos. Moulding Brick Co., fuller Machinery Co. National Chemsearch Corp., National Concrete Masonry Association, National Lime Association, Omark Industries, Owens Illinois Kimble Mass, Park Tool Co., Patent Scaffold 3., Pittsburgh Corning

President
James Lonie

Vice President
Lester Dietrich

Vice President-East
Jack Cook

Vice President-Midwest
Herman L. May

Vice President-West
R. L. Johnston

Treasurer
Frank Zoubek

Fall Executive Board Meeting

Point Clear, Ala. The Fall Executive Board Meeting of the Mason Contractors Association of America was held here at the Grand Hotel, Nov. 6 thru 9. Preceeding the Board Meeting on Friday various MCAA committees met t

CAA Officers Tour Canton Plants

Officials of the Mason Contractors Association of America recently toured facilities of the Metrolopitan Brick, Inc., Natco Corp., and Stark Ceramics, in Canton, Ohio. Officers viewed the various production method