Masonry Magazine December 1962 Page. 5
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
Indiana Hold
mber Meeting
November dinner meeting featuring two Portland Cement Association was held by the MCA of Indiana. Baier of the group recently reported.
McKeon, Housing and Pro-Engineer of Portland Cement Association, spoke on concrete pro-and the use of control joints in concrete masonry. Also in attendance was Ward Martin, field engineer of the association.
Met on Tax-Savings Plans
elf-Employed Available
Details of the recently passed law allowing the self-employed to set up deductible funds toward a pension are spelled out in a new booklet distributed through the MCAA executive.
New Tax-Savings Plans for self-employed may be purchased by MCAA members for 40¢ while the supply lasts.
agement Institute
duled In April
The second Management Institute designed to meet the needs of the ma-sonry contractor kicks off in April 1963, as announced by the MCAA this month.
Exact dates for the institute designed for owners and key personnel have not yet been set.
Subject matter of the institute includes cost controls, management, insurance, personnel, finance, taxes and labor problems. The staff of the institute will be under the general leadership of George Conomikes, director of Business Forum and a specialist in industrial training.
Detailed scheduling will be announced following completion of the program.
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Foote, Cone & Belding Advertising. Inc., Chicago, has been selected as the agency for the paint, chemical coatings and construction products group of Martin Marietta's Chicago-based Construction Materials Division, according to John Kledge, director of public relations and advertising of the division.
ONRY December, 1962
MCAA
mason contractors association of america
December
1962
DEAR FALLOW HER
Another Holiday Season is here, but and the pause in honor of the Price of Peace, let us remember that a fever of crisis still dominates the world. Let us actively espouse peace to brighten a weary way, but not falter in the principles to which we are dedicated as a free people; sympathize in the toils of troubled men, but not soften the hard cushion of reality; pursue our goals, yet without crushing those around us. Above all, let us never forget that this is a Season of reverence and spiritual significance.
Within the industry we have accomplished much during the year, through the united effort of the entire membership, with the cooperative aid of allied groups. The officers and Executive Board are keenly aware of your achievement, and extend sincere thanks to all of you.
May your Christmas be the best yet and your New Year one of tranquility and prosperity.
President, Mason Contractors Association of America
pledged to "Helping Build America With Sound Masonry Construction"
First Pension Fund Created
For Cook County Bricklayers
Chicago, Illinois-The first pension fund for bricklayers in the Northern Illinois area has been created by the 6,000 member Cook County bricklayers' union and the employing contractor associations.
The pensions fund will be administered by a 12 man board of trustees, equally divided between union and employer representatives. E. T. Joyce, President Bricklayers Union Local 27, has been elected chairman of the board, while Harold W. Peterson, President of the Associated Masonry Contractors of Metropolitan Chicago and a former MCAA President, will serve as secretary of the board.
Williams Named Manager
Of Housing Bureau
Chicago, November 30, 1962-Joe V. Williams has been named Manager of the Housing Bureau of the Portland Cement Association. Williams joined the association in 1956 as a structural engineer in the Texas district, and recently returned from the now-closed Honolulu office.
Sells Elected
SCPI President
Washington, D. C. William S. Sells, Tennessee brick manufacturer, was elected 1962-1963 president of the Structural Clay Products Institute. (Turn to page 12)
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