Masonry Magazine February 1969 Page. 24

Words: Carlton Kelley, R. Otterson, Phillip Gutmann, Robert Kyle, Bart Thompson, John Collins, R. Kidder, Thomas Co, Robert Bambase, Roy Murphy, Marion Varner
Masonry Magazine February 1969 Page. 24

Masonry Magazine February 1969 Page. 24
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SCPI Case Study
(Continued from page 13)
brick bearing wall construction-when
properly exploited-provides economy,
esthetics, and early completion," com-
ments SCPI Executive Director R. W.
Otterson. Copies are available without
charge by writing to SCPI, 1750 Old
Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.
What were the cost-saving features?
Architect/Engineer DeVries & Assoc.
used a clever design that fully exploit-
ed the many properties of brick: it
provides structure, enclosure, interior
and exterior finish, soundproofing.
fireproofing and weatherproofing. Va-
rious wall types are used: 8-inch bear-
ing walls also serve as party walls, and
as preloaded shearwalls; outer walls are
10-inch insulated cavity walls. For es-
thetic effect, the bearing walls protrude
-and are corbelled and racked.
(Complete cost breakdown is given in
the Study.)
The low bid allowed all 12 omit al-
ternates to be retained-quality feat-
ures that helped insure the project's
success: it was completely rented out
before the first brick was laid.


Median Wages Rise
Washington, D. C. The median
wage increase falling due in 1969 un-
der contracts now in force is 14.4
cents an hour, according to a study
just released by The Bureau of Nation-
al Affairs, Inc. (BNA). The increase
is the highest in the twelve years BNA
has been compiling deferred wage in-
crease data, and represents a gain of
3.2 cents over increases falling due
in 1968.
Deferred increases will continue to
carry weight in negotiations in the
year ahead, according to BNA. In ad-
dition, provision in some contracts for
cost-of-living increases or escalator
clauses will continue to boost wage
adjustments above the amounts desig-
nated as deferred wage increases.
The construction industry, within
which deferred wage increases are
higher and more numerous than in
any other industry, played a partic-
ularly significant role in the current
year. Excluding construction, the me-
dian deferred increase in 1969 comes
to 12.3 cents-2.1 cents lower than the
all-industry figure. In 1968, exclusion
of construction dropped the all-indus-
try figure by 1.0 cents, while the re-
duction in 1967 was 0.6 cent.
By industry, construction is out in
front with a deferred wage increase of
40.0 cents an hour due in 1969.


People & Events...
(Continued from page 16)
ing Trades." Well worth your time
reading.
It appears that automobiles have two
speeds at which their drivers choose to
move them lawful and unlawful.
Robert F. Kyle has been appointed
Sales Manager for Towers, Scaffold-
ing and accessories at Beaver-Advance
Corp... The Board of Directors of
the Medusa Portland Cement Co. an-
nounces the election of the following
three new officers: Bart F. Thompson
to Assistant Vice President-Contract
Sales; John J. Collins to Assistant Vice
President-Commercial Sales; and
Phillip W. Gutmann to Assistant Vice
President-Special Product Sales.
Carlton L. Kelley has been named Di-
rector of Personnel and Industrial Re-
lations at Pittsburgh Corning Corp..
R. E. Kidder has recently been ap-
pointed Vice President of Operations
for General Portland Cement Co. Mr.
Kidder was formerly Vice President
Manufacturing for the North Amer-
ican operations of Massey-Ferguson.
A procrastinator is a person with a
wait problem.
Robert E. Bodycombe, Jr., formerly
Executive Vice President of Western
Products, Milwaukee, has been named
President of the diversified equipment
Robert S. Bambase
manufacturer.
of the firm of Fulbright, Crooker, Free-
man, Bates and Jaworski, was the fea-
tured speaker at the January meeting
of the Associated Masonry Contractors
of Houston.. Roy D. Murphy, Ur-
bana, Ill., was unanimously elected
President of the Society of American
Registered Architects at that organiza-
tion's annual meeting in Los Angeles.
Murphy succeeds Marion J. Varner of
Pasadena, Calif.
Some of us do not beleive we are
having a good time unless we are doing
something we can't afford.
Thomas Moulding Brick Co., Chi-
cago, has announced its merger with
the Chicago sales and marketing di-
vision of Hydraulic Press Brick Co., St.
Louis.
Joseph F. Fitzgerald has
been named Chicago Building Com-
(Continued on page 26)
masonry • February, 1969


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