b'CONVENTIONCALENDAR Oct.20-23,i 1963., National Ass\'noft SheetFeb.27-29,1964.CanadianRoofingConMetalDistr butorsHotelDennis, A lantictractors\' Assn., Saskatoon, Canada, Jacques City, N. J., Thomas A.Fernley, Sec\'y, 1900Chevalier, Sec\'y, 3405 Cote deNeiges, MontCOMPACTArch St., Philadelphia 3, Pa.real, Canada. RO SCRATCHER Nov.h 2-4,, NationalLumber&Bldg.Mate Feb. 28-Mar.l 1, 1964.i NERS ICA. New York Irials Ass\'n McCormick Place, Chicago, E. F. Coliseum,Co . umbusCrcle,. N.Y.C.,Rich;Wals ,302RingBldg.,Washington,D.C.ardR.White, Sec\'y,12E 41stSt.,New20036.York 17,N.YMar.14-15,1964.WesternImprovement Nov.3-6,1963.NationalLumberManu andRemodellingExposition,NE RS IC A facturersAss\'n,A.M.Hatta/,1619 Massa sponsored,AmbassadorHotel, Los Angeles, chusetts Ave., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.Calif.RichardWhite, Sec\'y,12E.41st St., New York 17, N. Y. Nov.7-9,1963.MidwestRoofingContractorsAssn.,HotelMuehlebach,KansasMarch16-18,1964.HomeImprovement City,Mo.,RobertP.Lyons,Sec\'y,1000ProductsAssn.,ShermanHouse,Chicago, Power&Light Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.Ill.,MinitaWestcott,Sec\'y,2217Tribune Tower, Chicago 11, 11/. mediumsizeDec.11-15, 1963.National Ass\'n of HomeApril6-7,1964.SheetMetal,AirCondijobs.SAVESBuilders, Chicago, Ill., JohnM.Dickerman,tioningandRoofingContractors\' Assn.of MONEY whenNationalHousingCenter,1625"L"St.,Illinois,Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Springfield, N.W.,Washington6,D.C.Headquarterti/.,MarHnP.Lauerman,Sec\'y,237E. youbuyit - Hotel undecided.Tompkins Street, Galesburg, II/. SAVESMAN HOURSontheJan.27-29,1964.AmericanSocietyofApril.1964.Roofing&SheetMetal roof.A trueHeating,RefrigeratingandAirCondition Contractors Ass\'n of Florida, C. C. Dockery, ing Engineers, James H. Cansdale, 345 EastSec\'y,Box1044,Lakeland,Fla.Dateand "HANDLINE" ma 47th St., New York 17, N. Y.location undecided. chine - tieonor May1-4,1964.NationalLumberManu hook on liftinglug.Jan.27-30,1964.PlantEngineering&facturers Ass\'n, A.M.Hatta/,1619 MassaPULLS ITSELF bytheMaintenanceConference,PublicAudito chusetts Ave., N. Y., Washington 6, D. C. cuttingaction - riumCleveland,0.,SaulPoliak,341 Scratches 12" WIDEMadison Ave., New York 17, N. Y.June1964,CarolinasRoofing&Sheet MetalContractors\'Ass\'n,BlockadeRunner andedgingcutterJan.27-29,1964.NotionalRoofingCon MotorHotel,WrightsvilleBeach,N.C., scratchesthatLASTtractorsAssociation,ChaseParkPlazaFred Hamlin, Sec\'y, Box 6116, Raleigh, N.\'C. 6"you\'renowre Hotel,St.Louis,Mo.,FredGood,Exec. moving byhand - - .Sec\'y, 300 W.Washington,Chicago,Ill.June11-14,1964.SMEROHACCA,Wanderer Motel, Jekyll Island Ga., B. L. Noblitt, Feb.2-S,1964.NewYorkStateSheetSec\'y, 208Red RockBldg., Atlanta,Ga. SPECIFICATIONS Metal Roofing&Air ConditioningContrac October28-30,1964.InsulationBoardInWEIGHT-190 lbs.torsAss\'n,ParkwayInn,NiagaraFalls,stitute,TheDrakeOakbrook,Oakbrook, RichardW.Friday,Sec\'y,779Maple St.,1/1., Robert La Cosse, Sec\'y, 111 West WashPOWER-4H.P.Rochester 11, N. Y.ington, Chicago 6, Ill. CONSTRUCTION-AllFeb.18-20,1964.InsulationBoardInsti March,1965.Southeast 1TradeExosition, WeldedSteelFrametute,SanMarcosHotel,Chandler,Ariz.,sponsoredby SMEROHACCA.Exactdae and HousingRobert A. La Cosse, Sec\'y, 111 West Wash and location undecided. B. L. Noblitt, Sec\'y, CUTTER TIPS-HighAlloyington St., Chicago 2, ti/.208 Red Rock Bldg., Atlanta 3, Ga. Steel, Heat Treated CUTTER TIP REPLACEMENT Time:15 Min.Cost:$18.00InternationalProblemsBelgium,Luxemburg,Switzerland,West Germany and Great Britain. ExclusiveterritoriesExactly the Same SaysThediscussionofconditionsinthe open.SendbonafideEngland 1 sBentleyvariouscountriesprovedvery interesting. DEALERinquiriesonIn Belgium working hours had gone down yourletterhead.AttherecentconferenceoftheInternational Federation of Roofing Contractorsfrom48to45perweek.Holidayshad in London, England, Arthur Bentley, Viceincreasedwiththeresultthatinsteadof presidentofthe British National Federa 2,400 hours worked in an average year, it tion ofRoofing Contraccors remarked onhad fallen to 2,000. the fact that the problems encountered byThe Belgian basic wage was 42francs all of the nations represented were "exactlyperhour,(95cents),withan additional thesame.paymentforharda_nddirtywork.For These included the ever-advancing wageworkoveraheightof80metres( 260 rares plus fringe benefits, competition fromfeet), the roofer gets 40 % over the basic otherindustriesforthesupplyoflabor,wageandwithfringebenefitsthiscan the enroachment of new methods and ma mean100%. terialsupontraditionalrooftechniques,The fringe benefits ih Belgium add 23 the need for better publicity for the roofingfrancs( 46 cents) to the basic wage makindustryand how to achieve greaterpro ing it65francsor$ 1.30.TheBelgians ductivity and reconcile it with good stand remarked that in cold weather the roofers ards of workmanship.preferredto"downtools"anddrawunemploymentbenefit.Tlieemployerswere 5321EAST 9THSTREETPresentatthemeetingweredelegates KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIfromcontractorfederationsofAustria,(Continued on page 27) 24OCTOBER,1963'