Masonry Magazine October 1961 Page. 6
HOLD DEMONSTRATION
Members of the Mason Contractors Association of Indiana, Inc. in cooperation with the Structural Clay Products Institute held a demonstration on the proper use of the corner pole. Saturday morning, Sept. 23rd, in Hammond, Indiana. The demonstration was under the direction and sponsorship of Marvin Argenta, MCAA Chapter Vice President. Due to rain the work of installing the poles did not start until 8:30 and then it took approximately 30 minutes. Work continued until 1:30 when a very heavy thunderstorm made it necessary to stop. Mr. Argenta reports that in spite of the inclement weather enough work was completed to pay for all the mason and labor time involved in the demonstration. Mason Contractors, bricklayers, and other industry officials were present for the first demonstration of its kind ever held in the country.
Viewing the progress of the corner pole demonstration held recently in Indiana are: (1. to r.) William Roark, SCPI, Washington, D. C. and Marvin Argenta, Mason Contractor and Vice President of the MCA of Indiana.
BRICK PLANT BURNS
CHICAGO, ILL.. Silbrico Corp, Chicago brick manufacturing firm, was the scene of a spectacular blaze on Saturday evening. Oct. 7th. Two frame buildings, each 200 by 300 feet, burned. One structure housed the company's offices and warehouse, and the other its brick plant.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
CHICAGO, ILL. The Chicago Chapter of the Producers' Council held an Informational Meeting on various types of masonry cavity walls on Thursday, Sept. 28th. Panel members were: Colin Munro, SCPI, Region 5; C. T. Grimm, Zonolite Co.; and Richard Peacock, Dow Chemical Co. A second group of panel members representing the A.I.A. rounded out the participants.
PLAN PLANT TOUR
A tour through the Manitowoc Portland Cement Co., Dixon, III., is being planned by the Milwaukee Chapter on October 25th. Arrangements for the tour are being made by John Serdahely.
THE ROOM WITH SEVEN LIVES
One of the sterner facts of life in today's world is that American families must provide themselves with protection against the possibility of atomic attack. In the American tradition of preparedness, the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization has been encouraging families to build fallout shelters in their homes. As OCDM puts it, "Radioactive fallout respects no person and no place. There is not a home in American that could not be affected by fallout after a nuclear attack, Shelter from fallout is the greatest single protection for you and your family."
Nobody these days questions the wisdom of a fallout shelter. However, it need not be a forbidding, dark hideaway in the basement or next to the home, never entered until the emergency sirens blow, according to OCDM.
Recognizing that home owners might be reluctant to build a limited-purpose shelter crowded with emergency equipment, civil defense officials last year commissioned interior designer David Feldman to develop seven alternate plans for incorporating a clay masonry family fallout shelter into the lived-in area of the home. The designs include a den, guest room, children's play room, card room, stereo hi-fi room, utility room and study.
Cooperating with OCDM, the Structural Clay Products Institute, built a full-size clay masonry family fallout shelter in the National Housing Center in Washington, D. C. The shelter was furnished as a study by Feldman and highlighted the dual purpose of the room.
On the facing page you will find a complete plan of a Family Fallout Shelter as prepared by Region #3, SC. When additional reliable material is released it will be published in MASONRY.
Utilizing an area nine feet by 12 feet, the study comfortably contained an easy chair and ottoman, arm chairs, a sectional bookcase, a desk with side chair and a small table, all in modern Danish-style nut and teak woods with harmonious bright fabrics. Light was provided by a three-way floor lamp and a desk lamp. A bright modern design unified the room's furniture.
The walls were exposed red brick masonry and beige structural tile on which were hung a colorful abstract painting and a modern framed mosaic picture. The survival equipment was stored just outside the shelter where it could be quickly carried inside the shelter before fallout reached dangerous levels. OCDM officials estimate there would be sufficient time following the public emergency warning to move the equipment into the shelter.
A national program of building full-size clay masonry family fallout shelters for public display has been underway for the past year. Working with chapters of the Mason Contractors Association of America and locals of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union, the brick masons (Continued on page 17 col. 1)
The nation's 150,000-member Bricklayers Union is giving its full support to President Kennedy's call to the nation to build family fallout shelters. John Murphy (left), President of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers' International Union, indicates the fallout protection of an eight-inch thick brick wall to Malcolm A. Burrows, Director of Operations for the National Housing Center. They are inspecting a full-size brick basement fallout shelter recently put on display at the headquarters of the National Association of Home Builders, MASONRY - OCTOBER.