Masonry Magazine April 1964 Page. 8
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
MCAA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
"Credit & Collections", "Insurance for Contractors", and "How Critical the Critical Path", will be the topics for MCAA's fourth Management Institute to be held Friday, May 8th at the Flying Carpet Inn near Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Robert Harrison MCAA's Education Committee Chairman, has secured an excellent staff to conduct each of these sessions. "Credit & Collections" will be presented by Business Forum and its director, George Conomikes. It will cover such topics as: Evaluating Accounts, Credit Bureaus and Their Uses, Evaluation of Credit Information, Planned Collection Procedures, Collection by Mail, Collection by Phone, and Use and Non-Use of Collection Agencies.
Walter Derk, well known authority on Insurance for Contractors, will handle the second session. Mr. Derk will place special emphasis on the vital "Hold Harmless Clause."
During the afternoon Charles P. Howerton, General Electric Co., will present an all-inclusive summary of the Critical Path Method and how it affects the mason contractor. This will be a visual approach in layman's terms.
Registration fee for members is $15.00 and $20.00 for non-members. Registration can be made at the MCAA Executive Office, 208 South La-Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois or by calling Randolph 6-5742.
SAVE 15% WITH MASONRY
The exterior facade of the first air conditioned elementary school in the Brooklyn Diocese now under construction at 248th Street and 147th Drive, Rosedale, Queens, will combine blue glazed brick with grey faced Norman brick and exposed concrete. By using brick rather than the precast concrete panels originally considered, the architects will effect a 15% saving in construction costs.
The site for the new school, near Kennedy Airport, presented a problem to New York architects Persich and Giacopelli who solved it by designing a completely circular building surrounded with noise reflecting brick "screens". The unusually shaped $1,(Continued on page 16).
AMG HEARS BRAMLETT
"The Windowless School" was the title of the address presented by James E Bramlett and Fred Buford at the March Informational Meeting of the Arizona Masonry Guild. Mr. Bramlett is the Superintendent of Schools, Spearman, Texas, while Mr. Buford was the designing architect for a windowless school built in Spearman.
PCA NAMES BOHLIG
Keith E. Bohlig has been named manager of the Portland Cement Association's Housing Bureau. He replaces Joe V. Williams, Jr., who has been appointed district engineer of the Ontario (Canada) District.
In his new capacity Bohlig will supervise the educational and promotional work of the Housing Bureau with the Association's district offices and with the home building industry. He joined PCA in November 1957 as a regional mortar specialist in the Association's West Central Region a post he held at the time of his recent appointment.
Bohlig is a graduate of North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, with a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering. He served with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
SCHEDULE CONFERENCE
The newly formed National Foundation of Health, Welfare & Pension Plans, Inc., will conduct an educational conference at the Americana Hotel, New York City, September 13-16, 1964. Officers of the group are Lee R. Polacheck, president; Harry Sauer, chairman; Glen Slaughter, Vice Chairman; and I.. M. Weir, secretary treasurer. Further information can be secured by writing the Foundation at P. O. Box 557, Elm Grove, Wis.
HOME SHOW EXHIBIT
Mason Contractors Association of Milwaukee in cooperation with B. & P.I.U. Local No. 8, Wisconsin sponsored an exhibit in the Milwaukee Home Show held April 4-12. The display was an artistic combination of various types of brick, native stone and concrete masonry units. Highlight of the display was Apprentice Competition at which the top apprentice for the area was selected to represent Milwaukee in the National Contest to be held in Louisville. Reprints of MCAA ads promoting the mason contractor and the bricklayer were used to acquaint viewers with the various services and members.
NATCO REPORT
Natco Corporation, structural clay products manufacturer, shows declines in both sales and earnings for the year ended December 31, 1963 in its annual report being distributed to shareholders.
Net sales of $12,298,080 during the year compare with net sales of $15,275,108 at December 31, 1962. Operations for the year resulted in a net loss of $8,193 or $.01 per share as against net earnings of $362,236 or $.51 per share a year earlier. Non-recurring special items include a federal income tax refund in the amount of $45,005 for the years 1953 (Continued on page 16)
1965 MCAA Convention & Show
Cleveland, Ohio
February 13-16, 1965
MASONRY
April, 19