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A "get-acquainted" party Friday night and a country barbecue Saturday night, after the all-day business session, highlighted the gathering, making it a memorable as well as a productive event for all participants.

USG Wlll license Confrqctors To Use Bqck Blocking Systems

The United States Gypsum Company has just announced plans to license builders and drywall contractors for the use of the company's patented methods of back blocking gypsum wallboard joints. Last month USG announced thi latest refinement, a system for back blocking horizontal wall joints. Licensed contractors and builders will be per- mitted the use of all USG systems, although the granting of the license will not require the use ;f USG brand materials exclusively.

Until back blocking was developed by the company, joint rjdgilg was a major industry prbblem. It was tommonly described as a condition beyond the control of the waliboard manufacturer and the contractor since it's not related to qu-ality of products or workmanship. IIowever, more than five years of research on the problem has dem- onstrated that back blocking will reduce the incidence of ridging to a minimum, improve job quality and consumer acceptance.

Contractors and builders can obtain license and detailed instructions _o1 lhe patented USG back blocking system by applying to United States Gypsum Company.

HIC Plugs lmprovement Role

An intensive effort to tell how home improvement and modernization can play a vital role in stimulating the nation's economy has been launched by the Home Improvement Council. All of the 1,400 newspapers, 1,000 radio stations and 500 TV stations supporting HIC have been sent copies of the Council's public service advertisement, which stresses that "in the recipe for prosperity, your home is the basic ingredient !"