Masonry Magazine June 1969 Page. 10
SURFING IN ARIZONA?
Inland surfing will become a reality in Tempe, Arizona, mid-July when the $2 million family recreation center, Big Surf, Inc. opens. The development, underwritten by Clairol Inc. will produce four and five foot surf via a patented wave-generation machine. Sue Barclay, Miss Spring Sports from nearby Arizona State University, practices her balance in preparation for the facility's opening.
Stone Forms New Corporation
A new corporation, Stone Construction Equipment, Inc., 32 East Main St., Honeoye, N.Y. 14471, has recently been formed from the Construction Equipment Division of Stone Conveyor Co., Inc. Alan J. Stone is General Manager of the new corporation, W. Keith Stumbo is Sales Manager. Complete administrative, engineering and manufacturing facilities are located in a recently-built building with 18,000 sq. ft. area.
The corporation manufactures contractors equipment exclusively. The current product line, established by the predecessor company, includes Plaster and Mortar Mixers, Concrete Mixers, Ram-type Stompers, Tampers, Vibratory Plate Compactors and Power Screeds. Additional products are in the development stage.
First Place Winner
The first-place winner in a Chicago design competition for low-cost urban housing will be used to build a house in the city this summer.
The prize-winning plans show a brick veneer on-site or prefabricated construction for existing neighborhoods. The home is two stories with basement and three bedrooms upstairs. The Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Chicago Dwellings Association sponsored the contest which attracted 60 entries from architects and students. The sponsors were seeking designs for inner city houses to cost up to $15,000 for families of four with annual incomes of $9,000.
All entries had to meet the building codes and zoning requirements of FHA minimum standards as well as providing the needs of inner city housing. Architect Joseph Burnett won first prize, $1,500 in cash. He will also receive all architect's royalties from any future use of his plan.
G. K. Wang, acting director, Chicago Dwelling Association, said several of the other prize-winning designs may be built as part of the housing agency's program. "The key to success of the units rests with the residents of the inner city who are seeking to upgrade their housing," he said. "If they accept the designs, many will be built."