Masonry Magazine December 1970 Page. 31

Words: Frank Laureys, Robert Denny, Gene Vocker, David Rinker, Rollin Shoemaker, Sam McClemens, Raymond Whelahan, Harry Heitzman, Thomas Pinter, William Farkos, Donald Frischman, Jose Ballesteros, Hans Witzenburg, Raymond Brown, Duane Barker
Masonry Magazine January 1970 Page.31

Masonry Magazine January 1970 Page.31
People & Events

Greater Chicago held their Annual Dinner Dance at the new O'Hareport Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 21st with approximately 400 persons in attendance. Frank Laureys did his usual outstanding job as M.C.

David B. Rinker has been appointed district sales manager for Rinker Materials in Dade County, Fla.

JI Case Co. has announced the appointment of Rollin J. Shoemaker as manager of distribution planning, construction equipment division.

Sam McClemens has been named assistant to the vice president of marketing for Safway Steel Products, a division of A-T-O, Inc., Milwaukee.

Raymond J. Whelahan has been elevated by Lone Star Cement Corp. to Norfolk district sales manager in the company's Virginia/Carolina division.

Kochring Co., Milwaukee, has elected Harry J. Heitzman treasurer of the firm, succeeding Thomas J. Pinter, who left the company.

William J. Farkos has been named director of personnel & industrial relations for Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Pittsburgh.

Deal Products, Easton, Pa., has named Gene Vocker as a full-line representative covering the St. Louis sales district which includes Missouri, Iowa and Kansas.

Donald F. Frischman has been appointed general sales manager of JI Case Co.'s concrete masonry division in Waterford, Wis.

Jose Luis Ballesteros has been named manager of Omark de Mexico S.A., manufacturer of construction fasteners for the U.S. and Latin American markets. He replaces Hans Van Witzenburg, who will manage the division's new plant in Portland, Ore.

Robert R. Denny has moved up from public relations division head of Henry J. Kaufman & Associates, Inc. to executive vice president.

Raymond J. Brown is the new general manager of Port Costa Products Co., California.


Erect, Plank and Stock 5220 Sq. Feet of MORGEN Scaffolding in 16 Man Hours

1. Trailer arrives with 24 assembled towers. Fork lift removes four towers at a time.
2. Fork lift bracket holds two towers while men attach braces and secure cable.
3. Fork lift swings upright a free standing pair of towers and moves them to the new wall.
4. Stringer braces tie the pairs of towers together. Material is stocked on plank platforms.
5. Laborers winch the carriages up the towers as work progresses.
6. Fork lift moves a pair of towers to another wall. When the job is completed, carriages are lowered.
7. Fork lift tilts the scaffolding down and holds it while men remove bracing.
8. Fork lift places four towers at a time on the trailer. Trailer will be ready to head for the next job.

Duane Barker of Barker & McDonnell, Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas, was amazed at how much time the Morgen scaffolding handling system saves him. By using the Morgen trailer and the fork lift bracket accessory, he is now erecting and stocking 180 feet of scaffolding 29 feet high in four hours, using three men and a fork lift operator. He has also seen a 30% increase in masons' production over conventional scaffolding.

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