Masonry Magazine January 1973 Page. 43
Tremco Brochure
Describes Sealants
The October, 1972 Tremco Construction News, issued quarterly by Tremco Manufacturing Co., presents case history examples of how the company's various sealing, caulking and glazing compounds are used in five typical highrise buildings in Canada. Each case history includes facts and figures on the design, construction and type of highrise; photographs showing overall design and interesting construction details; and technical data and drawings of Tremco sealant applications.
A separate "how-to" technical article gives detailed advice on preventive waterproofing of highrise basements. Free copies are available from Tremco Manufacturing Co., 10701 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44104.
'72 Veterans Assistance
Act Becomes Law
The Vietnam Era Veterans Assistance Act of 1972 featuring amendments to veterans' education laws has been passed by Congress and signed by President Nixon.
Basically the bill provides for the increase of rates of vocational rehabilitation, education assistance and special training allowances paid to eligible veterans; provides for advance education assistance payments to certain veterans, and makes improvements in the educational assistance programs.
One of the major provisions of the bill is the monetary payment increase by as much as 48% to eligible persons in apprenticeship or other on-the-job training programs. The monthly training assistance alowance is now $160 during the first six-month period, $120 during the second six months, $80 during the third six-month period, and $40 during the fourth and any succeeding six-month period.
Radio Spots Promote Masonry
With "Laugh-in's" Henry Gibson
Local MCAA chapters who want to sell masonry to the public and mix in a little humor for good measure can obtain a set of three radio commercials from the International Masonry Institute. IMI's commercials, featuring the impish poetry of "Laugh-In's" Henry Gibson, sell the quality of masonry and its esthetic and practical advantages with a light touch.
The commercials are part of IMI's continuing program of providing local groups with a variety of professional promotion tools. They're available to MCAA chapters free-of-charge. Each of the commercials has a running time of under 30 seconds, and can easily be localized with a tag line giving the name of your local masonry promotion group.
Getting commercials on the air is relatively easy. Once your chapter obtains a set of the commercials, you should call several local radio stations and arrange for a time salesman to visit you. When he calls, show him the scripts that accompany the taped commercials, tell him you'd like a local tag line, and work out details for frequency and time of day you'd like the commercials to play. You'll probably get the best rates by asking for a "Total Audience Plan," a method of buying radio time that gets your message across to all of a station's various listening audiences during the day.
MY FRIEND THE MASON
By Henry Gibson
There's something that a mason
does that no one else can do;
With bricks and a trowel and a
little cement, he can build
things, make something new;
Hospitals, buildings, apartments,
schools, huge structures that
stretch toward the sun;
It all starts with the brick but
his skill does the trick;
I know, my father was one.
BRICKS MAKE THEIR
OWN RULES
By Henry Gibson
Some people think all bricks are
rectangular, they don't have
to be;
Bricks can also be round and
they're fireproof, and sturdy
and strong and thick, and they
only cost a penny a pound;
They've got all kinds of uses,
for hospitals, schools;
Using brick is best in the end;
So I really don't care if they're
round, even square, because
the fact is that brick is my
friend.
BLOCK IS LIKE BRICK
By Henry Gibson
Block is like brick,
only twice as thick;
It's made with sand and cement;
Build apartments with block,
you won't go in hock;
One pound costs less than a cent;
To do justice to block, I should
write a song, 'cause poems
are short, but block, it lasts
long.
Block Wall Tested
The research committee of the Oregon Masonry Guild recently conducted a hi-lift grout test by erecting a concrete block wall section to study the flow of grout in the bond beam areas, pouring in lifts varying from 8 to 16 ft. The panel was dismantled 48 hours later and a study made of the grout flow.
The test procedure was in full compliance with 1970 UBC standards with full-time supervision by qualified inspectors and engineers.