Masonry Magazine July 1969 Page. 12
Canadian Association Holds Spring Meeting
The Spring meeting of the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association took place on June 6th in Saint John, New Brunswick. An excellent attendance was welcomed by President Eugene George who noted especially the presence of the 1970 Convention Committee Chairman, Mr. Knute Holm-Pedersen from Edmonton, Alberta.
The Executive Board of the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association at work during their recent meeting. They are: (1. to r.) Alex de Puis, F. DesOrmeaux, F. Camisso, J. R. Ellis, E. George, P. L. Martini, K. Holm Pedersen and W. J. Young.
Early in the meeting, the newly appointed Executive Director, J. R. Ellis, was introduced. Mr. Ellis spoke to the group outlining some of the problems and the tremendous possibilities facing the relatively new Association.
A heavy schedule of business kept the Directors going for the full day. Some of the topics covered were the Canadian Standards, Masonry Code of Practice, Cold Weather Methods and industry labor problems.
A Brief on Depreciation prepared by two members, L. R. Jones of Saskatchewan and H. Morestead of Alberta, was received and adopted. This brief requesting greater depreciation allowances will be presented to the Federal Government shortly.
At a luncheon sponsored by L. E. Shaw Limited, the President spoke to members and guests on the value of the association and encouraged their participation. He stressed the need for a united approach to the many problems facing the Mason Contractor.
Discussing the forth coming convention are: (1. to r.) F. DesOrmeaux, Regional Vice President: Eugene George, President; K. Holm-Pedersen, Convention Chairman and Regional Vice President W. J. Young.
People & Events...
Welcome aboard! Newest members of the Colorado Mason Contractors Association are Denver Stone Co. and Kuipers Brothers with Christensen Diamond Products Co. as an associate... Joining the Arizona Masonry Guild are Flagstaff Masonry, Inc., Clyde Sandoz and United-Metro Materials J. R. Ellis has been appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association, according to Eugene George, President.
Anyone who claims he can do at 50 what he did at 25 probably didn't do much at 25.
Ron Rasmussen has been appointed a district manager for PCM Division of Koehring, according to R. T. Siderits, sales manager mixer/material-handling equipment. Marketing Manager Ray C. Sell, Jr. has announced that Jack Beeckler has been named to the new position of sales specialist for concrete pumps at PCM Huron Cement has announced the following (Continued on page 25)
Architecture Awards
Prof. Douglas Shadbolt, director of the School of Architecture at Carleton University and chairman of the Canadian Conference of University Schools of Architecture, announces acceptance of two awards of $2,500 each to be presented annually for the next five years to the Schools by the Canadian Structural Clay Association for research projects aimed at increasing architectural knowledge and aiding the advancement of the profession.
The Schools of Architecture which will receive these awards in 1969-70 are at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., and the Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, N.S.
Lightning Facts
Recently, lightning struck a man's house for the fifth time since he bought it. This time, the wayward bolt thundered to the basement, where, among the other mischief, it shattered a cask of wine.
The owner, sense of humor unscathed, noted it was the first time Mother Nature had crashed his wine cellar.
What the lightning was after was not wine but dampness of any kind in which to dissipate its explosive energy.
Few people whose houses are hit by lightning find this the worst of nature's destroyers, to be even a little bit whimsical. Lightning kills more than 600 people and damages or destroys about 18,000 houses annually.
The residence of a Florida man received damages of about $3,500 when lightning struck a tree in the yard and continued into his house.
A New York woman's television set was destroyed and her antennas left draped across the roof like licorice rope candy when lightning struck.
What was apparently a single bolt of lightning struck a Wayne, New Jersey man's television antenna, entered the living room and narrowly missed his wife. The bolt then shot across the street and hit the electrical wiring system of another summer home, causing a fire in the attic.
A modern, complete lightning protection system, says the Lightning Protection Institute, is failproof. And, while it costs less than some television sets, the protection system will protect not only the television, but the entire house, all contents, and its occupants, as well.
Because a lightning protection system prevents, rather than pays for the damage later, it is better "insurance" than your local agent can write.