Masonry Magazine July 1965 Page. 17
In Memoriam
Samuel H. Henson
Samuel H. Henson, 84, Seattle, Washington, died during the later part of June.
Born in Ramsgate, England, Mr. Henson resided here 42 years, coming from Toronto. A mason contractor, he built many Seattle buildings. He was past president of the Mason Contractors' Association and a former member of Local 2, Bricklayers' Union.
As a young man, Mr. Henson was a bricklayer in Capetown, South Africa. He was well known as a soccer player in England and refereed soccer games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a member of the Soccer Association of Seattle. He served with the Canadian army engineers in the First World War.
Surviving are his wife, Lillie Maude; four daughters, Mrs. Gwen Bennett and Mrs. Gladys Thompson, both of Seattle, Mrs. Peggy Trueman, Vancouver, B.C., and Mrs. Irene Connelley, Riverside, Calif.; three sons, William L Harry and Roy Henson, all of Seattle; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren.
DENVER FLOOD
DENVER, COLO. The most devastating flood in the history of Colorado roared down the Platte River on June 16, 1965. As the water receded, several members of the Colorado Mason Contractors Association were faced with the unpleasant task of going back to their yards and jobs to see what losses they had suffered.
Buried under tons of mud and debris were mixers, fork lifts, planks, scaffolding and buildings. Quite a bit of equipment was completely washed away. An estimate of the damage to members of the association puts the loss at about $70,000. The members of the association involved were Dan Barich, Steve Dach, Norman Eatherton, J.C.R. Masonry, Inc., John Middle, Oberg Construction and Roy White.
There were several other union contractors who suffered losses from the flood, and their losses are not included in the estimate. Some of the contractors are Willis White, Sigurd Stein and Bill Ingram.
The Colorado Chapters new offices at 123 Vallejo Street was right in the middle path of the flood and when the waters dropped files and records were wet and muddy with considerable amount of damage to the furnishings.
Frequent naps will keep you from getting old especially if taken while driving.
MASONRY July, 1965
Glazed Walls at Lowest Cost
Low-maintenance beauty in new construction & renovation
LOBBIES CAFETERIAS STAIRS LAVATORIES
ECONOMY OF
CONCRETE BLOCK
Build and finish walls in one operation one trade
Standard modular shapes lay up fast
Thru-wall units eliminate back-up
PERMANENCE AND
BEAUTY OF GLAZE
Wide range of colors in satin glare-free finish
16"-thick face permanently bonded in pores of block
Impervious & chemical-resistant
Durable surface - wipes clean with detergent
APPROVED
GSA-PBS Guide Spec #209-1B for Prefaced Concrete Units
U.S.D.A. for Meat Plants
OCE-206.01 (Change 6)
Write for Brochure #41.
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off Canada, UK. and other foreign countries by THE BURNS & RUSSELL CO.
Spectra-Glaze
Glazed Concrete
Masonry Units
Manufactured in 29 plants throughout U.S., Canada and Europe
The Burns & Russell Company
Box 6063 Baltimore, Md. 21231
MESSAGE TO MASONRY CONTRACTORS Small but worth $5555 to read!!
May to December 1965 brings 783,000 pages with ads like that above to developers, building owners and managers. PLUS-561,000 pages of full-color advertising to architects and general contractors. These ads tell a story of the "standard" uses of SPECTRA GLAZE BUT, there's ANOTHER STORY. We have compiled ideas from architects in a brochure of sketches of exciting, unusual, new uses for SPECTRA GLAZE that will make you a real champion with customers, architects and general contractors...AND GET YOU MORE HIGHER-PROFIT JOBS.
See examples below. WRITE FOR YOUR COPY of Brochure #46 of many more.
Our Cove Base used upside down to receive plaster.
Our BUC gives cove lighting in walls of SPECTRA GLAZE
Our Double G unit has been used for 3-D lobby walls
Faces stay stuck on our 2-face units in low-cost mop course
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