Masonry Magazine July 1972 Page. 19
Would You Believe 4,000?
(Continued from page 11) to pay a handsome wage to any chap who can prove to me that he can do better than that."
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world record for bricklaying was established in 1937 by Joseph Ragion of Illinois who, aided by helpers, placed 3,472 bricks in 60 minutes of foundation work at a rate of nearly 58 bricks a minute.
The Cape Town controversy arose from a planned bricklaying contest for amateur and professional bricklayers sponsored by The Argus with the finals to be held in Johannesburg. The mild feud received considerable publicity in Cape Town newspapers.
People & Events...
(Continued from page 11) ener has been elected vice president of U.S. regional promotion for the Portland Cement Association, Skokie, III. Holman Brick Co. has moved to new and larger quarters at 409 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg, III. 60172, phone (312) 529-0850. Its new facility is one of the largest and most modern brick distribution centers in the Midwest.
Posted on a bulletin board: "For Sale: Radio, record player and tape recorder. All in excellent condition. I'm the one that's broke."
The Construction Tools Division of Omark Industries has named Gord Dawn sales manager for Canada with headquarters in Guelph, Ontario.
The firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld has announced that Christopher G. Gillam has become associated with the company in its Washington (D.C.) office. Bernard J. Kelly has been elected a vice president of New York based George A. Fuller Co. and will be in charge of the Fuller office where construction of the New Jersey sports complex will be managed in East Rutherford.
David A. Bagley has been named assistant sales manager and director of marketing of Best's Blocks, Inc., Union City, Calif. Bagley previously had served in several capacities with the Portland Cement Association during the past 16 years. The Perlite Institute, Inc., New York City, has approved the applications of three new members. New applicator members are the Construction Specialties Co., Denver, and Triad Deck Co., Houston.
New associate member is Peletico Ltd., Nicosia, Cyprus. Dr. J.R.D. (Bob) Brown, project engineer for the Manpower Development & Training Department of the Portland Cement Association, retired on June 30. He joined the association in 1946 as a safety engineer and for many years helped direct its Accident Prevention Bureau in spearheading PCA-developed member company safety programs. Robert W. Kubik has been appointed advertising/sales promotion manager for Massey-Ferguson Industrial & Construction Machinery, Des Moines, Ia., succeeding Larry L Maiers who was elevated to national sales manager of recreation products for MF.
Woman at New Year's party: "Neither snow nor slush nor gloom of flu can keep me from loving January. It bringeth the end of the TV football season."
Superior Fireplace Co. of Fullerton, Calif. and Baltimore, Md. has announced the appointment of Paul DeShazo as fireplace consultant for the Colorado territory. The Hyster Co., Portland, Ore., has named Larry Peterson service manager of its Construction Equipment Division headquartered in Kewance, III. "Awareness of Masonry" programs coordinating mutual interests of union bricklayers, mason contractors and masonry products manufacturers are being expanded by the Colorado Masonry Institute. Success of CMI's first-year operations has led the board of directors to name Robert C. (Sandy) Sandoval, one of the institute's founders and first president, as executive director of the long-
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Harvey W. Bamman, president of Cement Industries, Inc., Fort Myers, was elected president of the Florida Concrete & Products Association at the group's 18th annual convention at Disney World in June. Douglas P. Cone, executive vice president of Florida Mining & Materials Corp., Tampa, was elected to the association's board.
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