Masonry Magazine June 1966 Page. 21
NEMI Holds Seminar
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"To promote masonry construction, we need enough bricklayers available to lay up the walls; otherwise, all promotional effort is of no avail."
In summing up the attitude of the mason contractor, George Miller, Executive Vice President of Mason Contractors Association of America, stated, "We feel that this program will serve as a catalyst to stimulate organizations and groups who are doing nothing now into action either through the fund or on their own initiative and to prevent those who have no contract or interest in apprentice training from exploiting it through MDTA."
Charles Velardo, G. Salvucci & Company, served as chairman and Keynoter of NEMI's Seminar. In urging the entire industry to support this program, he stated, "You have to be dedicated to the Masonry Industry if you expect to stay in it. It is our collective obligation to think of the future of this industry which we expect to leave to the generations which follow us."
Nebraska Seminars
During May, the Nebraska Concrete Masonry Association conducted a series of two very successful seminars in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebr. on the subject of "Control of Wall Movement in Concrete Masonry Design". These seminars were put on by Henry Toennies, Director of Engineering of the National Concrete Masonry Association. Attending these seminars were Architects and Engineers of the Federal, State, County, City, State University and City School governments, plus the majority of the Architects from State firms.
International Meeting
More than 125 Canadian, U.S. and European executives of heavy machinery firms participated in the first International Conference of Construction Equipment Distributors, held in Paris, France on May 11. The full May meeting was sponsored by Associated Equipment Distributors.
Representatives from France, Germany, Italy, England and 10 other countries met with American delegates to discuss common problems and explore business factors that are of mutual interest on both sides of the Atlantic. Featured were a symposium on distributor practices, a panel discussion on manufacturer-distributor relations and a session to determine trends for equipment distribution in both continents.
CARE Wins Design Award
The National Design Council and the Federal Department of Industry has awarded Care Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of Bridgeport, the Award of Design Excellence. This award was presented for the design and manufacture of the Atlas series fork lift truck.
This hydraulic fork lift truck was engineered by the Care Equipment Company Engineering staff. Its features include a 31 ft. 9 in. lifting height with a 6,000 pound capacity and all wheel drive also a powershift transmission. The use of a well-matched power train has added exceptional smoothness in control and high tractive effort. Planetary axles are used with high flotation tires on all Atlas series.
Particular emphasis has been placed in the design of Care machines to permit maximum travel range under all working conditions and will negotiate steep grades under full load.
Announcing the awards, Mr. Parkin, Chairman of the National Design Council described the Canada Design 67 program as, "the most comprehensive of its kind undertaken to date by the National Design Council."
The award to Care was one of 26 Canadian products that won awards from a field of 650 products.
Appoint Markham
DeWitt Markham has been named vice president, Eastern Division, of Products Research & Chemical Corporation, following action taken by the PRC board of directors April 28, 1966, it was announced by board chairman and company president, George Gregory.
In line with PRC's policy of promotion from within the organization and concurrent with Mr. Markham's appointment, Mr. Gregory also named Thomas J. Green, Jr., as Eastern Division Sales Manager.
Mr. Green joined Products Research in 1958 as sales representative to the five middle Atlantic states. He served in that capacity until 1956 when he was promoted to assistant to the Eastern Division sales manager. He was the first recipient of the company's "Greatest Contribution Contest" in fiscal 1964, the first year of the award.
Active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce through 1964, he held most of the local chapter offices including president, and served as a director. He is also affiliated with the Knights of Columbus Council of Beverly, New Jersey, near his home in Edgewater Park.
Technology Course
Rapid changes in product technology have caused W. R. Grace & Co.'s Zonolite Division to present its second technology course of the year, July 17-22.
As it did in February, the school will meet at the Colonial Courts Motel in Greenville, South Carolina, which is near Zonolite's mining operation and research center at Travelers Rest.
According to course director, Martin Malter, the program will focus on lightweight aggregates for construction and insulating and fire proofing products for residential and industrial use.
One of the speakers on the docket is Leslie A. Barron, executive secretary of the Vermiculite Institute, Chicago.
H. C. Fidler Retires
H. C. Fidler, sales representative for W. R. Grace & Co.'s Zonolite Division, has retired after 20 years with the firm. Fidler served architects, contractors, and dealers throughout northeastern Ohio and Erie County, Pennsylvania, out of Zonolite's Pittsburgh District. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls, O.
A woman motorist jumped out of her car after a collision with another auto and shouted at the driver, "Why don't you people ever watch where you're driving? You're the fourth car I've hit this morning!"
A little boy had strayed from his father at the zoo and got lost. A policeman found him, and the boy tearfully explained the situation.
"What's your father like?" asked the policeman.
"Beer and women!"