Masonry Magazine July 1964 Page. 8
# Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
People & Events
Carr Abernethy, Princeton, N. J.; C. Julian Oberwarth, Frankfort, Ky.; Mitchell/Giurgola, Associates, Philadelphia, Pa.; I. M. Pei & Associates, New York, N. Y., and Perkins & Will Partnership, Chicago, III. Six awards for creativity in advertising have been won by Henry J. Kaufman & Associates in the annual competition conducted by the National Advertising Agency Network. The Kaufman firm handles the Allied Masonry Council.
In ceremonies held on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 30th, Koehring Co. stock was traded on the Exchange for the first time, under the symbol KOE. Vol. 20, No. 7 of NCMA's Pictorial is devoted to a presentation of the Horizon Homes program. Trowel Talk, No. 2, published by PCA covers the subject of Tuckpointing. John C. Grogan has joined the Engineering Dept of SCPI... Bob Taylor, SCPI Research Director, has been appointed to his third term on the Building Research Advisory Board.
In slightly more than three months, the new National Foundation of Health & Pension Plans, Inc. has approved more than 420 members and registrations in excess of 900 have been received for their Sept. meeting in New York.. Homa Equipment Co., Des Plaines, III., has been appointed a distributor by Kwik-Mix Div. of Koehring Co.
New Calendar Insert In the Mail
Here is the calendar insert mailed to oll MCAA members for the months of Aug. and Sept. Ploce it in your plastic billboard holder & display it in a prominent place on your desk.
NRLB Counsel To Address Board
Mr. Elihu Platt, Assistant General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D. C., will be the featured speaker at the MCAA Executive Board Meeting on Saturday, July 25th, Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
On Thursday MCAA members will hear Legal Counsel Peer Pedersen discuss "Contracts" and the various facets of this important subject. In addition, "Welding-Its Importance To The Mason Contractor" will be presented by Al Oros, Hobart Brothers.
Credit Corner
Make sure you read the Credit Corner a new column starting in this month's masonry on page 14.
Honor E. R. Murphy
Edward R. Murphy, managing director of the Vermiculite Institute of Chicago, was the recipient of the ASTM Award of Merit at the annual meeting of the American Society for Testing and Materials held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago on June 24. The award was in recognition of distinguished service to the Society, T. Α. Marshall, Jr., ASTM executive secretary, stated. It was one of 20 made this year.
Murphy has served on ASTM committees for about 30 years. He is currently a member of Committees C-11 (Gypsum), E-5 (Standard Fire Tests), and E-6 (Methods of Testing Building Constructions).
Following Committee meetings on Friday morning, members will participate in the Annual MCAA Golf Tournament which will be under the direction of Fred Daues and George Arconti.
The Board will convene at 9 o'clock on Saturday and remain in session until all business matters have been completed.
At 6:30 Cocktails will be served with the Annual Board Meeting Banquet following.