b"INMEMORIUM ItisoursaddutytoreportthedeathonDecember24,1974ofRobert Osterholt,MRCAVicePresident,St.Louis,Missouri.Bobworkedlongand tirelesslyforthebettermentofallroofingcontractorsandtheindustry. HewasarecipientoftheSixthAnnualJamesQ.MccawleyAward,MRCA's highesthonor,awardedtohimduringourTwenty-FifthAnnualConvention. Hewillbesorelymissedbyall ofuswhohadtheprivilegeofknowinghim andworkingwithhim. Thesadtaskbefallsusalsotoreportthatlong-timeMRCAfriendand supporterErnestW.Kugler,Denver,Colorado,passedawayDecember23, 1974,atage78.Mr.Kugler,fatherofWilliamE.Kugler,pastPresident ofourAssociation,wasactiveintheformationofMRCAandavaluable contributortotheAssociation'saccomplishmentsandgrowthduringits initialyearsofexistence. MATERIALSAVAILABLEFROMMRCA Enclosedisaninformationsheet-orderformforfilmstrips,movies, booklets,cassettetapes,etc.availablefromtheAssociation.Wenowhave asupplyofcassettetapesofour1974conventionbusinessprogramsandwill mailthemtoyouimmediatelyuponreceiptofyourorder,Thetapesareof excellentqualityandshouldbeofconsiderablevaluetoall ofyou,particularlyif youwereunabletoattendtheconvention. THEPRIDEOFOWNERSHIP Isawatruckgorollingby- 'Wayunderneathsomecartsandtubs, Bright,earlyinthemorning;Abrokenladderlay; (Aroofer'struck,'twasplainSomepipes,anaxe,acanofgas, tosee)Werestuckin,everyway. Justasthedaywasborning. Thetireswereworn.Onealmost Thedriver'ssidewassplotchedflat; withblack.,Thewheelswerecakedwithmud; Themirrorknockedaskew;Andjambedbetweenthecaband Theheadlightscrackedandrustedbrown,stakesThewindshieldsnappedintwo.Aspadeandroofingspud. Isawthegrille waspartlygone;Thewoodensideswereflapping Thehoodwasbangedandbent;loose, Twofeetprojectedfromthedoor,Butheldtherebyasign; As,downtheroadit went.Asignproclaimingownership ThankGod,it wasn'tmine! Thebackwasfilledwithscrapsand toolsSomerollsoffeltandsuch; Apailofmastic(half-spilledout), Someslagbutnottoomuch. (ContributedbyMr.ArnieLind,Omaha,Nebraska)"