Roles

Obituaries

Wilbur M. Wyse
We regretfully inform you of the sudden death of Wilbur M. Wyse, President and Founder of Bil-Jax, Inc., on September 24th from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mr. Wyse founded Bil-Jax, Inc. in 1947 in

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O. W. Ketcham, Inc., one of the largest distributors of brick and clay products on the East Coast, has moved from Philadelphia to the historic Whitemarsh area of Fort Washington, Pa. James W. McNeer, Jr., production manager for gypsum operatio

Participants Sought for
New ASTM Committee

ASTM seeks participants to aid the standards development activities of a newly formed subcommittee on the Performance of Exterior Building Wall Systems. Subcommittee EO 6.55 will operate as a secti

Mason Contractor News...

MCAA "Industry Tour"
To Take in Brussels
& Paris in October

MCAA members and their families have an opportunity to join MCAA's "Industry Tour," October 14-24, and visit two of Europe's most historic a

Loadbearing Masonry

Seminar at lowa State U. A day-long seminar on Loadbearing Masonry Construction was presented November 21 by the Masonry Institute of lowa and Iowa State University's Department of Civil Engineering.

The panel of sp

People & Events

Vanguard Manufacturing. Inc., New Ipswich, N.H., has announced the appointment of William E. Kuse as national sales manager and the completion of an additional manufacturing facility of 31,000 sq. ft. Vanguard, a division of Lynn

Simmons urged mason contractors to consider design/build work, instead of bidding jobs, saying they can make more than 30% profit on a turn-key job and "still give the owner an attractively priced building."

"Apprenticeship a

Jerry Dufour (left), newly elected secretary of MCAA, chaired a slide presentation and panel discussion of "Metal Studs-Their Pros and Cons." Pictured are panelists Robert H. Hatch (above), Alan H. Yorkdale (below, at mike) of BIA, and Dr. Russell H. Bro

Louis J. Helbert, Jr. (far left) administers the oath of office to newly elected officers of MCAA. (Left picture, starting from left) Jerry Dufour, secretary; W. C. Dentinger, Jr., vice president, and "Dee" Brown, treasurer. (Right picture, sta

Mason Contractor News

Labor Attorney Schiller Opens Washington Office
The former counsel to the Laborers' International Union, Arthur M. Schiller, has established a private practice of law at 1900 M St., N.W., Suite 610, Washington, DC 20036

Masonry Institute of Michigan Elects Officers
The recent election of Frank J. Soave (far left) of Cavanaugh & Soave, Inc., Troy, as chairman of the Masonry Institute of Michigan marked his fifth consecutive one-year term as the Institute's chief elec

MCAA CONFERENCE OUTLINE

7:00 p.m.
Western Party
Cypress Ballroom, 1st Floor, Convention Center. This lively get-together will feature authentic cowboy-style food, music and entertainment. Tickets are in your Conference registration packe

The speakers at the second session of the Conference on March 3 were well known professional engineers from the masonry field. Their presentations centered on progressive collapse and passive solar energy. Pictured (from left) are: Alan Yorkdal

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"Passive Solar Energy" was covered by Mario Catani, director of PCA's Building Division, and Alan Yorkdale, vice president of engineering and research of BIA.

Catani explained that code compl

MONDAY, March 2

Addresses:

Report of the President: Louis J. Helbert Jr.

John T. Joyce, President, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen, and Chairman, Masonry Research Foundation, Washington, D.C.

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