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PORTLAND, OREGON BUS TERMINAL CHOOSES RED TOP PLASTER AND METAL LATH
Around the Clock with Gypsum
Most of m ta the Plestenoy Ioduo* Thea be yon ia to breakfast. If a U bo orden a salad ibtt htppeoa lo
117 thiak of gypsum aad time la terms cup folk off of the breakfast table aod eooicia cucumbers or eraabamn, the
0/ plastering msteriak or vail *u/- bra ka. tba chasms an that he'* brakes eh*aen an that they have beta pro
fans. which * leyiml, nan thvy tn aonethtay that vas mads to a pottery tected from insects by a combiaatkm
lb* um vo an tod boar about moat plaster mold. The vies ia the mat of some laeeeuctdo tad gypsum. Tbo
oftn. But mu/ people doa'l kaov of the table might hen cone (ran mushrooms ha mu may ham baaa
(hat o^paura aa bo prenred ta diffanot mold 10 tbe tan# factory. grove la yypsum (rated beds, aa
slightly different farms aad thn used
gravers ban found that it iaernan
for other purpo-- aot mo rtUtad to
their yieU.
the Plastenay Loduetry, woo of
which aro vary ourpruuif to ua vba thiak of gypsum primarily aa plaator.
To fiw /m a pod -->pi g4 vbat a lima, vv've wlaetad vbat ai|bt bo allsd aa mnp day ia tbo Ufa of
1 "k/ X.** Wall Uko a portka of it aod abov fuel vbora bo main la
While ermlkiay back ta hk nr, be odaura a stuffed animal, mounted ia s scon window. Ha sen tbe fur aad bide--but there's very probably a yypsum body under them. Next door, ha notices tba Venus da If Uo copied ia
contact, durtaf that parvod, vitb
Orpoua la forma otbar then piaatar
After hrnkfaat. bk child (vboee
am hn ben brakn aod ie aov ia s
Tbo walk aad oatlist of tbo beauti Aaother advantage of Truaetael
piaatar as) sake bin to help at the
ful now Uaioo Buo Terminal at Port- Studs is that they require piaatar con
blackboard vub eotne homework. Ha
load. Orafoo, ora protected aad struction--they an adapted oaiy ta
picks up a peace of plaster--com
trmgibned by Aod Top Piaatar. plaeteriof over Metal Lath or Rack-
monly railed "ehalk"--od Soda out
9# aad 3.4* H" Z-Rib Utb aad lath aad an sot suited to tbo uao of
bow nuck bo doaao't know about
Trustee! Stud*.
toy "substitute" metariak.
arithmetic. If be yete stumped oo a
Tbo uao of Truscoaf Studa previdn The R. C. Thompson Conpooy of
problem, be stay uko out bk eon cob
hollow partitions of &ra proof ou- Portlood von tbo Plaetariay Centrum
pipe |oo vhieh tbo dsprvmona have
Umi tbat are easily recad, Ufbt la ton 00 tbio job aad L. H. Hoffm
ban filled by piaatar before aaodlag
votfbl aad eoaeoaJ pipe* aad conduits. ako of Portlood vaa tbo Ceoormi Coo-
aad varakhlay) aod liyhta a match
Tbo uae of Trustool Stud* teoeeon tractor. W. D. Pvugb of Portlood 1
tbo amount of work leibore do on a the Architect aad Kaifbtaoo aad job. (or Lathen met the atuda aa v*U Koweil ware Aoeoctato Architonta.
(la which plaster k used to bold tbo Leering him (or a feer boon, *e ro
abrasive together).
tun later to fiad him dhakiay a ytaaa
Let's say that be eolen tbo prok- of boor aad ntlay psaauta. WaQ, Po
ae apply lath era tbaoa.
To beyta with, after be yets up la Um oow aad ramenban aa appoint- llen It or sot, gjpania k atUi with tba morning, be yen nr to tbe win moot at tbo dcotiat'a. Wboo bo you bin. It's weed ta treat tba velar,
dow aad rataaa tba abada. Tbo abada, la tbo dcotist to ban aa iaprasiaa vhkh k Importaat to tba flavor of
ebaaen an. baa a gypsum filler is it. mada for a bridye. be baa piaatar boor aad It's imad ayaia aa a aoura of
New Orleans Hospital Uses Two
Ho yon iota tbe bathroom aod bruahn abend lo bk mouth for tbo filth or sulphur for tbo psaauta. ' a teeth--tba tooeb-poau be yen tilth tine that morning, because Dan-
Thousand Tons ofPlaster and Lime
vy likely bee a lorn ef gypsum la it. uJ Piaatar k used ia tone lots by Thk, them, k tbo axtaat ta vbkb Tba plate ylan mirror bo looks iota aeerly mo/ dealiet--not commonly tbo Iadustriol uan of orpoua ban
bile bo ahavn vas polished vbilo iamekiayimpronuooe of the mouth aad yroem aad multiplied dunay tbo past
botay held ia plan by orpeam.
teeth fomatioa.
toe year* or so. "Ur. X" eot oaly putt
It 00 bk veik, but ako ia bk asoutb Ho thoa yon out to the ear, parts of aad atomach. Ha rides la a ear pat-
Altar bo looks at hinaetf to tbo mir- vbkk ban ben net Iron pattern la termed by U--U'a la bla pipe aad ror aod modem a ooauoy oo bk teayua, the aotonobik plant. aad inspects bk matchaa. U follaos bin ovary plan
bo nay doodo that bo downt foal so Urn. Tbe tubes ia the lira may ban bo yon aad flaally, vbea be tbiaha bo
wall, them .nock for a pilL Cypoun k yypsum &Uv ia the rubber aad tbo any ban aampsd H, it catdns op
i to a let of dreys 10 yrvo bulk to tire trada net la yypsun molds. By entb bin paraaaaaUy. You yuanod
thk Una ba'a rady for tuacL
te-tCi imad la burial vmuka.
HOLLYWOOD'S "RADIO CITY" GIVES 2,345 HOURS OF WORK TO LATHERS AND PLASTERERS
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Two thousand tons at USO Red Top Plaster and time were I used in the construction of Charity Hospital, completed March |
31st, this year in Near Orleans, Louisiana. Plastering was doom by the Floyd Jennings Company of Wash
ington, P. C. George Fuller Company also of Washington, were the Contractors. Weiss, Dreyfus and Sieferth of New Orleans were the Architects.
Build As You May; But Protect With Gypsum
LOWERING A CEILING
l^variay a osiliay don sot null Sell Easily Added
It started with Krny fobs back la say sariosiB structural problsn, such aa
tbo thirteenth natury.
saiybt ba noouatarad la removiay a
Shower Stalls For
After on# of tba asay reveyiay partitioa. Aloay the jowls la tbo old holocaust* that Loedoa uffarod, tbo cetUay small boln are cut at tatarvak
More Plaster Jobs
yood aad vin king ordarn that hoccv- of about three fast so that tpihn eaa fortb: "All bourns ia vbich braviay or ba drine lata the mdn of tbo jokta.
Crtatn Mart Business
bakiay k does art to ba 'plaiatamd* Ftom than spikn are suapoadad stout
vitbia aad without.**
baayara marts of small stool red*, or
for Plasterers
Kiay Jobs'a edict made bin the staal strap suck aa uaod by plembora
first fire prosactma anyiaaar. Aad aiaco to suspnd plpn.
There's omo advaataye of aa obso
hk time sot eea of aJJ tba maay aod great fireproofare vbo followsd ban
' Bod Top Cold Mod fhaaa^ Gnd
lete bathroom it's aec 00 cramped aa tbo **flve>byuiiM span modsraly
diaconrod say matarial of grater At the botyht desired for the now allottad for ouch purpnan. Aad whoa
aarvln to tboir art tbaa the opeum cviliay, a lattice work of lH" tad H" the old bathroom k remodeled, than*U
plaster tbo yood Idag ipocifMd.
Rad Top Cold Roiled Cbaaaek k at bo ao difficulty fladlag span for a
Sena hundred years of fireproofiay tached to the bsayer*. aad the uadar- sheerer stall-- decided inproven
practice ban sddsd much to our sids of thk lattice work k eenrod ertth over tbo "stsart-la-tub** arraayommt
knovUdye. Sian ban bon chaayad, Rod Top Diamond Mash or Flat Rib aoeumary ia 0 sampad batbroen.
ibapn. tba thickansn aad vo*tbta Metal Lath, to earn aa a ban for the Tba shower stall no ba sadond
altored. much baa ban added to utility plaster of tbo aov ceillay.
with a solid partition of Rad Top
Comnidcred one of the meet modern of nU studio*, Hodywood'a
Aad economy, but the flreproofiay
Piaster oo Rod Top Diamond Mart Radio City ia aa example of the beauty that plaster can help to
qualitin of yypsum romaia today pro
Metal Lath. Thk partition oasd an
treiamt--^me of tba yrntaat aryurents (or piaatared walk aad eadiaya.
bo over two ladua thick, thus taktec
up vary Uttlo span. Supports for Over 11,000 yards of USG Rock- Edward Wartbarg of Lea I again
such partitions are
Cold RoAsd lath, 9,000 yards of natal lath aad ITS was tba pUatariay coatractor oa thk
THERE IS NO
Cbaaaek.
teas of Rod Top Plaster went iaie the sow studio which was dastyned by
U Rod Top Kano's camnt k nod, remedy eonplated NBC StudIn ia 0. B. Haaaoa, NBC ChiM Eeylaear.
GOOD PLASTERING
SUBSTITUTE FOR the surfan caaba era aalad toaswiootb HoUyveod, California. Thk moaat la ceapiBctian with Tba Antia Co.
yleny surfaea aad flaubad ia aay dw- approximately 1971 maa hour* 00
Han was a big job which created
FOR
GOOD PLASTERING aired color, or as moctiad marble. plaatanny aad <74 maa bourn n the maay boon of work for lathere aad
Aad remember that tba USG lathiay.
plasterers harms USG bad dsnlnpad
FIRE PROTECTION
Monthly PayoMBl Plea nabln you Regular fibared piaatar was imad products which prondad the Ora pro
to sail shewn stalk aad otbar remodel ampt ia corteia lobbin ebera Sabio- taction, baauty nd oouad eeatrol dm
iay /aba oa the popular "pay aa you1 ito piaster vaa mployed for acouoticaJ mended by tbia ultra-nedora type of
structure.
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RED TOPICS
There la Vo Sui(iiu( for Good Lathinj aiui PlajtennB
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLASTER Protect Your School
BASES TO SUCCESSFUL Children From Disaster
Sell Too School Bool Ob Fireprooliog Too Schools
PLASTERING JOBS
Every year, in every commenity in the United States, Ptrent-Teach-
Satgeeilens to Increase Safety. Economy
ere Association* and School Boards Suggest te the Doerd that per-
'ill ham * (Ire ecera. Reading tltiens in old building* can be made
beat a school fire in eome neigh mere fireproof by tearing eat eld,
Everybod y knew that a piaster Job la only u food aa the baa* ever which it la applied. By a "good" base. we refer net only te the quality of tha lath Itself. bet also te the ny in which it ta applied and te ita cuitabiltty te the type ef eonstroctioa aad tha requirements of the bmilding.
On thia basis, w eaa liet eeveml typee of opoena! plaster baaia; PUia, Perforated or Insulating ReckLath, Metal Lath and Weethorwood Inaalatinf Lath. THeee baaae say ba applied directly te the framing stembar*, er in accordance with ao-called "pleataring eyatems" te provide
CEILING CONSTRUCTION (Top Fleer) Weed Jetete
boring commenity will dart them combustible lath partitions and investigating condition* in their substituting Metal Late or Reekearn tchoeia If the betiding* are lath over Trussteel Stud*. Theee eld. they re reiparted ef being on* tods caa ba erected easily and
Nailed Directly U Jetete
ft lire-trap*. In a lot ef ease* this quickly and cu be adjusted te At
Preferred Beeee .* Ptecn, Perforated er /new-
1* tree, becaoee older betiding* esaally have veil* ef combostsbU loth
irregoUmim ef the floor* and ceiling*. The Resilient System will
letup BccktetA
ander plarter aod In many ef them alas eat down noise between rlset
Weetberwoed Jaeetatiag nm comdor wail* and encloeerea win Red Top Plaster will com
fleeting er aami-Aeodng walla er ewiingu. However, before w* caa intelli gently seWct either the baee er Ita aethod of application, we Mat eea#der carefaily tha type of conetraction eaod on the Job.
In thia aertee of artklee. wa will keep that thoeght la aiind: where we asa tha tana "preferred beat" In tha Hat below, we mean those typee ef lath and method* of application which we eonateer te be the beet for
Utk Mette LetA
fteetleg er SesLFleeUag Crtlieg*
Preferred Bees: BecbtetA Bridfeiat Spetem
amend dairwaya are wood studded partltlena. Construction like this can easily eat of the escape of chil dren if Are gets a good hand start.
Now here's ear pome Some place In year eommaniry there is a whool that is a Arv-trap. Right new It
plete their protection against lira By dropping ceiling down a foot
or eighteen mebea and patting in a Metal Lath and plaster er Rocklath and plaster ceiling, they caa hara more room for additional duets or pipes between floor aod
the umouatikia ander which they are Uated
fPlata. Perforated or /e- the time te go te year School Board ceiling, and--what I* more Impor
Selection ef Sana Deters lead by Type ef Contraction
Generally epeaking, the aabctfea ef a planter baee aheeld be dm trrauned by the exterior wall, par tition er ceiling swatrnettea aand
Fleeting Waite Preferred Bern:
Matte Utk Mteilienl Spates
Tww-lncb Solid Partitten
vwtettng Rechte*J
and poiet thia oat to them. Show tant--they wilt cut down the room
BecbtetA Baotitonl Spotes them how doiler* apart this turn- pace that has to be heated Uua
fPlata, Ptrfereted er laentaitep RocbietAl
* may help *av* lira* ibis winter. winter.
Motel LetA Beedtent Spa
tes
CZIUNG CONSTRUCTION 46 STUDENTS AND THEIR (Intermodule Fleece)
In the building. The type ef cm sractieo nearly alwaye depends an the foilowing points: (11 The per-
Preferred Bases.*
Metal Utk Ptrferct
Weed Jetete Nailed Directly te Joteta
TEACHERS DIED IN THIS FIRE
peaa ef the ballding (whether K U U be a herea, warehonaa, themtar, eAea building, etc.) (S) Space rotrietteoa, (S) Coat rustrictWna. (4) Unareal }eb eoadlttens, oacb aa pipe er dnet installation*. et*_ and (I) Ballding cede requirements.
Peilewlag la a Uat ef the me*
common types ef cenatraetien and the preferred baeea aad methods ef application far each:
Parilth (Nan Usd-Besriag Preferred Baee: Pyreier Partitten rile
Cancrela Partltlena Preferred Baee.*
Beuderete Pteeter
Preferred Baeea; Ptete er Perforated BecA-
ua
Mette Le*
PUelhif er SewLFlaattag
Ceilings
Preferred Baeea; Bocbtea Bridifoinl Spates Becbtea R~eediemt System Mette Le* Remikent Sye-
IfCmtlOB PARTITION
EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION
Weed pertittene, ontaide walla and ceiling*, where tha lath la
CONSTRUCTION
(Intarior Treatment Only)
nailed directly te etsda, jeiate, er
Weed Stnde Nailed Directly le Studs
Preferred Bnsee:
Rate Slade er Forced Mi Nailed Directly te State
forcing atnpe are probably tha
neat important gronpe because ef their widespread tee te residential ballding. Looking at than In terms
Plata er Perforated Read la*
Metal Utk
Parting Stripe
Preferred Baeea : Plain, Ptrfereted er /n-
ef the fire points referred te promeaty, we Bad they are eeonoan-
tent yet atraag enough te carry any normal load repaired by the
PWeting er Sest-PWatlng
Waite
Preferred Baeea: BeekUth Bridjeimt Spetrs Reeklatk Reeiiwnt Spates Matte Lath BasKemt Syo-
IPutkenaiid inentette# Lea
Mette Utk
Fleeting er Sesl.FWeUng
Walla Preferred Bares.*
average beast. Second, they are fairtv well adapted to receive the osaaj nniaber ef pipes, dnete and ether nvcalled "ennsnal" inatalla-
n Third, this const!action naiti the requirements ef n great maierttr ef bnilding codon.
For utie typo ei eonetrnctioa we have listed Plain. Perforated or
One moral Jmasry atpht. Os rtadeet* sad (sachem ef this earthen*
Tmaateei State Tied er Clipped Directly U
State
Preferred Baeea.* Matte Utk Plate er Per/ereted Beet le*
BeeAto* B-idjeeai Spates Insnlating ReckUth, Waatherwood
BecbtetA /UeifwaJ Spates Insolating Lath and Metal Lath as
Mette Utk Beadtenl Spa tha preferred bases, la eeweeding
tes teens wn will diacnea each ef them
and give the reaeons far onr *e-
Caacule Walla
lectiecs. Read the second install
Preferred Baee; Banderate Ptaeter
ment of "The Importance ef Plaster Baasa te Setcneifel Plastering Jobs" te
mheef retired fer Os atghl m Os ieilifiif *Aewa alee*, in Os earfy merains Asera, j(ro started ta eas part ef the Wilding. Getting a good Asad ctert ia (As cvmhvstiMe Ulk partibewe. Oe fire reeefi UroagA emrtitiems end Reore ta Os eteepiag faertir*. Before Os eoaadlpsteeping Umates ceald Ae awaAeaed, fire had claimed Oe Bees ef Ad ef them, sifAeegA a steel fire rooapo at Os rear ef Oe heildfag ctiO rmshd *teadmg e/ter Oe fire.
PUsttrtrt Visit (JSG Mill it JatksonrilU, Florida
In this hsut. Read . .
The Importance ef Fleeter Baaae te Successful Plastering John 1
Protect Year Sdmot Children from Disaster............................ S
"Better Plastering* Campaigns in Two Cities That Got Remits I
Give tha Job an Eras Break la Hot Weather ............................ I
Fireproof Constrnctioa Pestered at Philadelphia Home Beildere Exposition .................................. I
Modern Coca Cola Bottling Plant Uses Metal Lath, Plaster.,.. I
USG Metal Lath. Plaster Used on New, Modern Marina Quar tan ..............................................
It's Rocklath and Plaster at New Rochelle, New Tort....
A Penny for Year Thought*-- Bat a Dollar for Year Quee-
The men shewn ta the pAetepmpA adore, ail Senthenetem Plastering Contractor*. rrerotlp And a chance te watch, firet head. Oe making ef ptaeter at US<Ta new flPJPJ iaHraMiJi, Florida ptaat. Snapped bp e camera wAile petep tbrwapb the ptenl sore: 0. C. Christensen, y. Miteee. Bap L. Milter* /eha IF. rheeson. Mtehate Piarelte. Harry M. Lehman. Mere* rnrit, IF. f. Brawn and Robert feiirli. -
Whern'a Elmer?..(A New Red Tepio DepC)..........
Any material appearing in the pages ef R*4 Topics, except that copyrighted by etharn, may ba reprinted bat only apen written penwiasien af tha Ualted States Gypeam Company, 900 West Adams 3L, Chicago, Illinois.
The Wilding was reduced te tAs aAefl *Aowa ia tA phetegraph aWee. Tkeer recap* cat e$ Ay finmee, ike etebms perisAsd eafy a aAert ifiitaae* from safety, Tims after time. Mete! LetA and Reckintk partitions Aaoe proved their vertA as fire-eefe piaster pertitiene Ay Aeidmy AecA Rama* aatil tAe eocaponts ef a Wilding had Wea removed te aa/aty, Betk Ptrfemted ReekJetk mad Metal LetA pertitiene Aaoe Aeon awarded eae Aevr fire reliefa, mtaaiay (Aet Wth typee will held Romes hack fer at least one Aevr. If tAe victim* ef tAis fire Aad Aad saeA pratectiea. they all might W alio* today.
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Good builders will tell you the finest walls and absolute uniformity. These are the qualities you
ceilings you can build are made of gypsum plaster, want in the plaster you buy or use.
properly specified and correctly applied.
This U S G Plaster is sold only in Red Top Bags.
Tbey will also tell you the highest standard gyp The Red Top Bag is an identification, and more:
sum plaster available today is U S G Plaster in it is an assurance to 'architects, contractors and
Red Top Bags.
owners that the material it contains is the best
It assures the maximum of comfort, fire protection, gypsum plaster produced.
interior beauty and low upkeep cost wherever it U S G Plaster in Red Top Bags! is obtainable
is used, on large jobs or small.
everywhere. It is produced in United States Gyp
This highest-grade gypsum plaster is the perfected result of the United States Gypsum Company's un
sum Company mines and mills, the country over,, and sold by U S G dealers in every part of America.
usual resources, research and experience. It is dis If you want the right plaster for your building, in
tinguished for its easy working qualities,
sist on U S G Plaster in Red Top Bags.
its great strength and durability, its resist
ance to heat, cold and damp, and for its
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