Masonry Magazine October 1986 Page. 3

Words: Richard Felice, C. Dewitt Brown, Eugene George, Rennie Tejeda, Donald Grant, Mack Pettit, George Miller, Robert Tubesing, Jerry Vernon, Kenneth Thompson, Anthony Zotollo, Stan Misunas, L.C. Pardue, Richard Matthews, Robert Hatch, Edgar III
Masonry Magazine October 1986 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine October 1986 Page. 3

masonry
The MAGAZINE FOR THE MASONRY INDUSTRY

Official Publication of:
Mason Contractors Association of America
Canadian Masonry Contractors Association

Publisher
George A. Miller

Editor
Stan Misunas

MASON CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA
1986-1988 Officers

President
C. DeWitt Brown, Jr.

Vice President
Robert H. Hatch

Secretary
Richard Felice

Treasurer
Richard C. Matthews

Regional Vice Presidents
Anthony Zotollo
Mack H. Pettit
Edgar Boettcher III
Robert C. Tubesing
Donald C. Grant
Jerry Vernon
Kenneth P. Thompson
L. C. Pardue, Jr.
Rennie Tejeda
Eugene George

Executive Vice President
George A. Miller

Legal Counsel
Peer Pedersen
George Plumb
(Pedersen & Houpt)

Insurance Consultant
Walter T. Derk
Richard J. Lietz
(Fred S. James & Co.)

Executive Office
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Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(312) 620-6767

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and additional malling offices. Send
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1986
Vol. 26 No. 5

Features
Be Sure to Attend "The Best In
7 Masonry" in Dallas in '87

13 MCAA Trade Show Exhibitors

15 The Liability Insurance Crunch

25 Efflorescence: Cause & Control

28 About Our Cover

Cover: The new Milwaukee
North Sheraton Hotel, Brown
Deer, Wis.. winner of a 1986
"Excellence In Masonry"
award from the Masonry
Institute of Wisconsin.
Designed by Py-Vavra
Architects-Engineers, Inc..
with masonry by Knuth
Masonry, Inc. Details in this
issue. (Photo by Masonry
Institute of Wisconsin.).

Editorial Policy
Masonry is the official publication
of the Mason Contractors Associ
ation of America (MCAA) and the
Canadian Masonry Contractors As-
sociation (CMCA). The magazine
acts as a sounding board without
approving, disapproving, or guar
anteeing the validity or accuracy of
any data, claim, or opinion appear-
ing under a byline, or obtained or
quoted from an acknowledged
source. The opinions expressed by
authors do not necessarily reflect
the official views of MCAA or CMCA
Also, the appearance of advertise
ments and new product information
does not constitute an endorse
ment by MCAA or CMCA of prod
ucts featured.

Subscription Rates &
Contact Information
Masonry (ISSN 0025-4681) is pub-
lished 6 times annually (January/
February, March/April, May June,
July/August, September/October,
November December). Subscrip-
tion rate: $6.50 per year: Canada
$7.50 U.S. Currency. Copyright
1986, Mason Contractors Associ
ation of America. Send subscrip
tions, advertising, editorial and
business matter to: Masonry.
17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Ter-
race, IL 60181. Phone: (312) 620-
6767.

Departments
19 Mason Contractor News &
News of the Industry

19 People & Events

30 Letters to the Editor

34 Washington Wire

36 Product Profit Makers

38 Coming Events

MASONRY-SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 1986 3


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