Masonry Magazine August 1966 Page. 15
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
Calendar of Events
SEPTEMBER 16 & 17, 1966: MCAA Masonry Estimating Course, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact Robert Dalton, MCA of Cleveland, Ohio, 744 Union Commerce Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
OCTOBER 9-12, 1966: Annual Convention of Structural Clay Products Institute, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
OCTOBER 14 & 15, 1966: MCAA Masonry Estimating Course, Milwaukee, Wis.
NOVEMBER 3-6, 1966: Fall Executive Board Meeting of the MCAA, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact MCAA Executive Office.
JANUARY 15-19, 1967: Associated Equipment Distributors Annual Convention, Americana Hotel, Bal Harbor, Florida.
FEBRUARY 18-21, 1967: 17th Annual Convention & Educational Trade Show of the Mason Contractors Association of America. Chose-Park Hotel, St. Louis.
APRIL 1-7, 1967: Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
JANUARY 14-17, 1968: Associated Equipment Distributors Annual Convention, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
NATIONAL WIRE EXPANDS
National Wire Products Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, will open new facilities for the manufacturing of welded wire concrete reinforcing mesh at Port Kearny, New Jersey, it was announced by R. C. Faust, President. The New Jersey operation will be a wholly owned subsidiary known at National Wire of New Jersey, Inc. The plant is expected to be occupied in about 90 days and in operation shortly thereafter.
RECORD SALES FOR SKIL
Skil Corporation, international power tool manufacturer, reported record sales and earnings for the first half of 1966. Sales totalled $23,024,600, up 19.7% from the $19,239,098 achieved in the comparable period last year. Earnings rose 17.8% to $1,602,919, or $.93 per share, from $1,360,135, or $.79 per share at mid-year 1965.
MASONRY
August, 1966
NAME STELLE PRESIDENT OF FTI
# New Plant for Porta Costa
On Friday, July 15, Porta Costa Clay Products Company held "opening day" ceremonies at its new plant on Carquinez Straits. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were accomplished by Port Costa's President, Art Culver, with the aid of former Miss California, Wendy Douglas. Nearly 100 invited guests including local public officials, company officers and directors as well as heads of organizations concerned with many phases of the design and building industry.
The welcome address was presented by Mr. Culver. Congratulatory comments were made by Dr. Donald McLaughlin representing the Board of Directors of Homestake Mining Co. and by Mr. J. P. McBrian, Contra Costa County Administrator.
A special feature of opening day was a plant tour of major points of interest. Of the 15 points designated on the tour guide sheet given to each guest, most noting centered around
This huge 425-foot Swindell Dressler Tunnel Kiln takes 42 cars of brick through the "firing" process at one time. This new kiln hes been a major factor in boosting Port Costo's brick production.
the huge new rotary kiln which produces lightweight aggregate, a giant tunnel kiln used to "fire" bricks, a modern brick extrusion line and clusters of king-size storage silos. Size of this equipment alone emphasized the plant's tremendous production facilities. (Continued on page 17)
Announcement has been made of the election of John A. Stelle, president and chairman of the board of Arketex Ceramic Corporation, Brazil, Indiana, to the presidency of the Facing Tile Institute. At the same time,
John A. Stelle
William Walker Robinson, president of The Robinson Brick & Tile Company, Denver, Colorado, was re-elected treasurer of the Chicago-based trade organization for a second term. The election of the two industry leaders took place during a recent FTI meeting in New York City.
The Institute represents approximately 80 per cent of all U.S. glazed ware production in its membership. It is engaged in a nationwide promotion program to encourage the use of structural facing tile in building and construction. It also works to maintain continuing rigid quality control standards for the products involved.
In Chicago, the Institute activities are headquartered in the offices of Smith, Bucklin & Associates, leading trade association management firm, at 333 North Michigan Avenue.
Member firms include: Arketex Ceramic Corporation; Darlington Brick, General Dynamics Corp.; McNees-Kittanning Co.; Metropolitan Brick, Inc.: Natco Corporation; The Robinson Brick & Tile Company: Stark Ceramics, Inc.; and West Virginia Brick & Tile Co.
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