b'MIDWESTCONVENTIONTOwereissued.r Co-operationfromf the NationalBu eauofStandardsurnishedmuchneededdataonthereFEATURE"CONTINENTALROOFING"lationshipbetweenthebitumenand airpollution.Manufacturersresearched,tested,andexperimented Earlierthisyear,GeorgeSteven Inaddition,theprogramisjam with a variety of methods ofcontrollson,StevensonRoofingCo.,St.Lou packedwithavarietyofimportantingkettleemissions. isandBillCullen,NationalBureautopicsofinteresttocontractors,in Joe Halperin,AeroilProductsCo.; ofStandards,Washington,D.C.,cludingadiscussiononPollutionPhilTimmins,BlackwellBurnerCo.; travelled to Europe to study the Con Problems, Safety and Insurance, ColdSkipCleasby,CleasbyMfg.,Jim tinentalroofingpractices.TomMan Process Roofing, as well as a businessGault,McCoy-Taylor,BobMarquis, son (ABC\'s 1970Achievement AwardmanagementsessionfeaturingtheMRECO,Ed.Krome,PfingstenEnWinner),WesternRoofingCo.,Kan popularDr.EmolFails.gineeringCo.,CurtisBlackwell, sasCity,Mo.,andPaulMorrisReevesRfg.Equip.Co.,andLloyd (ABC\'s1962AchievementAwardItwasoverayearago,thattheKessler,RoofmasterProductsCo., Winner),precededthembysomepollution controlproblemwascalledaretobecommendedonthework monthsinsimilarresearch.totheattentionofthecontractorstheyhavedonethroughtheirengiTheirtripsweresooutstandinglythroughthecitationsissuedtoroofs onbothssidesoftheUnitedStatesneeringstudiestofindthebestansuccessfulthattheywanttoshareswerstoaperplexingproblem. their knowledge andexperienceswith.fromPhiladelphiatoLosAnge Unfortunately,ourlimitedspace othercontractorsandwillreportonles,thefirstcitiestobearthepollutionbrunt.ABCwascalledtotaskdoes notpermit usto enlargefurther theirtrips ataspecialsessionattheon these developments.However,the MidwestRoofingContractorsAsso forpublishingthisdatainourJulysubjectwillbethoroughlydiscussed ciation\'s22ndAnnualConventionto1970 issue,but now, we are glad that wewent ahead inspiteofthe objec attheMidwestconvention. beheldattheMuehlebachHotel,The Kansas City Contractors AssoKansas City, on November 8-10, 1971.tions,fortremendousprogresshas sincebeenmade.ciation willhostthewelcoming party IncludedontheprogramwillbeSundaynight,withtheAnnualBandistinguishedpanelistsfromEurope:TheNationalRoofingContractorsquetandDancescheduledforTuesMarshallRoy,England;HansEgger,Association had the foresight to sched dayevening.Aspecialprogramis Switzerland; and roofing experts fromuleaspecialsessiononthissubjectbeing planned for the ladies.FulldeGermanyandDenmark.attheirconventioninAtlanta,Ga.,tailsonthe convention willbein our VideotapesofvariousapplicationswiththeaidofmanufacturersandOctoberissue,ormaybeobtained inScandinaviaandelsewhereonthecontractorstooutlinetheproblem.fromRobertLyons,Exec.Secty., Continent taken by George StevensonAnAirPollutionCommitteewasMRCA,1000Power&LightBldg., willalsobeshown.formed.InterimOperatingGuidesKansasCity,Mo. Alicensedmanufactureissoughtfor:-THE COXDOME MARK 5 RoofLightingSystem -detailedanddescribedinthe"AmericanRoofer."This novel systemofrooflightconstructionprovideshithertounattainedstandardsofsecurityandeaseoffixing.FULLYPROTECTEDBYEXISTINGU.S.A.ANDCANADIANPATENTS. Allenquiriesto:-Mr.PhilipQ.Back,ManagingDirector WILLIAAMCOXLIMITED,TRING,HERTFORDSHIRE,ENGLAND SEPTEMBER,19715'