Masonry Magazine January 1968 Page. 41
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
All-Weather Seminar
In cooperation with the Mason Contractors Association of Cleveland, Ohio, MCAA conducted an All-Weather Seminar there at the Statler Hotel, during late October.
Richard Weires, Bil-Jax; James Cope, Morgen Mfg. Co. and Robert Chambers, Service Canvas Co. covered the subject of scaffolding and its proper enclosure. Space heating was discussed by Dick Tomchey, American Air Filter Co.
Masonry mortars and All-Weather Construction were presented by Al Isberner, Portland Cement Association. Admixtures were covered by Dan Guntin, Sonneborn, and Jeffery Korach, Euclid Chemical Co.
A general discussion on weather and its effects on construction were then presented by Eugene George, MCAA Regional Vice President, Kitchener, Ont., Canada. Moderator for the meeting was Robert Dalton, Executive Director, MCA of Cleveland.
Labor Training Program
The Laborers' District Council of Washington, D.C., and Vicinity has begun a training program to help relieve the shortage of construction laborers in the the Washington area.
The program is sponsored by the Laborers' International Union as requested by Vice-President Maurice Fancher and is coordinated by Clarence Logan of the National Training Office.
Funds made available under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) will finance three successive courses.
The courses will be eight weeks long consisting of four weeks vesti-(Continued on page 42)
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100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY
One hundred years of service to the Masonry Industry is symbolized in this photograph. The occasion was the presentation to G. E. "Earl" Blackstock of his Gold Card for 50 years of membership in the B.M. & P.I.U. Receiving twenty-five year cards were Mr. Blackstock's two sons, Earl, Jr., left, and W. C. on the right. Congratulations to the Blackstocks. We're all mighty proud of you!
Canadian Forecast
During 1968, Canada's structural clay products industry looks for an eight percent increase in dollar value of sales, and a five percent increase in physical volume of production.
This forecast comes from Ε.Υ. Carlson, of Streetsville, president of the Canadian Structural Clay Association. He believes that the increase in volume will be most marked in Ontario, where it may be in the order of from eight to 10 percent. He says that the past year has been a busy one, so much so that the inventories of many companies are at a record low. Steps are being taken to remedy these deficiencies and to put the industry in a position to meet the increased demand.
Mr. Carlson expects construction volume to increase marginally in Quebec in 1968 The Atlantic region may have a percentage increase in building comparable to that of Ontario, he says. The Prairies and British Columbia will continue to experience steady growth, as in recent years, and this will be reflected in rising sales of structural clay products.
Calendar of Events
FEBRUARY 17-20, 1968: 18th Annual Convention & 68 MCAA Show, Marriott Motor Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
MARCH 2-8, 1968: Annual Convention of American Concrete Institute, Statler Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif.
JUNE 27-30, 1968: 2nd Annual Tri-State Meeting of MCAA Chapters in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. The Broadwater Beach Hotel, Biloxi, Miss.
JANUARY 19-22, 1969: 50th Annual Meeting of the Associated Equipment Distributors, Chicago, Illinois.
FEBRUARY 16-22, 1969: Construction Equipment Exposition & Road Show, Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois.
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