Masonry Magazine February 1983 Page. 39
Mason Contractor News
Hendrick & Mock Designs Club at Camp Pendleton
Hendrick & Mock Architects, San Diego, Calif., has been selected by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to develop plans and interior design for a club facility for enlisted personnel at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base.
The one-story building will include a food service facility, disco, game room, lounge and party room. The exterior will feature split-face concrete block construction with a copper-covered metal roof and fascia.
People & The Masonry Institute of St. Louis, Bill Pautler, executive director, came up with a unique way of sending their greetings this past Christmas. Their "card" was a standard, red, matt-textured brick with the individual's name carved in the bed. In this way, Pautler was able to do a distinctive job of selling masonry, with the brick serving as a reminder throughout the year of the beauty, texture, versatility and durability of masonry. John J. Benson, executive v.p. of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, has retired from his position as full-time head of the association.
The logo reproduced here is the new corporate symbol of Acme Masonry Ltd., Burnaby, B.C., Canada, headed by MCAA regional vice president Dino Maniago. Interstate Brick Co., West Jordan, Utah, has appointed Kent L. McQuivey national director of distribution sales. Michael F. Brinton has joined United States Testing Co., Hoboken, N.J., as branch manager of its Modesto (Calif.) division. W. R. Bonsal Co., Charlotte, N.C., has named Robert K. Biggerstaff sales manager.
Dee Brown Heads Texas Contractors' Association
Dee Brown, chairman of Dee Brown Masonry, Inc. and MCAA treasurer, has been elected president of the North Texas Contractors Association for 1983. He takes over that post for the second time, having served as NTCA president in 1973.
The association's member employers are engaged in commercial construction and employ more than 30,000 workers in the Dallas, Ft. Worth and Denton areas.
Mason Contractors of Cincinnati Elect Geers
Henry "Hank" Geers, vice president of Brickcast, Inc., has been elected president of the Mason Contractors Association of Greater Cincinnati.
Geers has served as vice president of the association, as a member of the Bricklayers' Joint Apprenticeship Committee and on several committees of Unit Masonry, Inc.
Other officers elected by the association were Randy Hauer of Jim Hauer Masonry, vice president, and Mike Hauer of Jess Hauer Masonry, secretary-treasurer.
MCAA Builds Reference File on Masonry Panels
Through its Masonry Panel Committee, Fred Daues, St. Louis, Mo., chairman, MCAA has launched a major project to establish a clearinghouse and data source on masonry panel projects.
The first step to be undertaken is identifying masonry panel projects in the U.S. and Canada that have been completed or are under construction. All MCAA members who have been engaged in either the manufacture or installation of any of the many types of panels (brick, block, stone, composite, etc.) have been surveyed.
Any firms wishing to participate in this survey may contact the MCAA Executive Office to secure the proper forms. The information will be used strictly as a reference for architects/engineers and developers as well as MCAA members.
Vickery Receives AIA Mason Contractor Award
Mason contractor Robert Vickery of R. E. Vickery, Inc., Brentwood, Mo., was the recent recipient of a special award at the St. Louis Chapter AIA's craftsmanship awards program.
The award recognized Vickery's commitment to a "continuing high standard of craftsmanship" and "his understanding and support of the architectural community." It also reflects his "ready availability to assist architectural firms in the design and construction process on masonry projects."
Vickery has been active in the masonry industry for 48 years with the firm his father founded in 1914.
Corb Garton, N.C. Brick Industry Exec, Retires
Corbin E. Garton, general manager of the Brick Association of North Carolina since 1968, has retired from that post effective the end of 1982. He joined the association after 22 years in various positions and locations with the former Structural Clay Products Institute, now the Brick Institute of America.
A graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in architectural engineering, Garton was the first president of the Carolina Masonry Council. He currently is on the board of the Clemson Ceramic Trust Fund, the North Carolina Design Foundation and the Carolina Society of Association Executives.
He also is a member of the executive committee of ASTM C-15 and the Materials Engineering Advisory Council at North Carolina State University.