Show I t J t. t ty H T t pV L I 4 H With 75 c of Ame Americas America's c cs s buildings n needing ing paint of veterans must be trained for th thc trade according to Fred D. D Kammer- Kammer man n left an and V Vern R. R Logan officials of t the Painting Fainting g and Decorating Contractors of A America Amer Anier- eries er- er lea ica who held a regional conference Monday londay I Decorators Plan U. U Sit S. Aid in f Peace Program 1 See Need of Craftsmen in Postwar Building With more than jo journeymen Journey journey- r ey men and 25 apprentices apprentices' needed in the painting and decorating trade the Painting and ami Decorating g Contractors of ot America are arc I ious bus to coo cooperate rate with federal and state governments in a postwar training program for veterans vetera Vern Vera R. R Logan president Rocky Mountain council of the group declared de dared at a council counci convention Monday at the Hotel Utah A Decent survey of f active journeymen journeymen journeymen jour jour- in the nation showed that there are none under 30 years year of t age only 51 under 50 years of age arid and about 10 between 61 61 and 65 years of age he s said id Many lany to Retire This Indicates that a large perc percentage per per- c will w want t to o retire e as soon as replacements n cr tS' tS ar re van van- able he pointed out Man Many veterans veter veterans ans will need retraining and re refresher refresher re- re fresher courses Courses also will willbe willbe be needed to train new new needed journeymen he declared Government statistics show that 75 of the exterior of AmerIca America America Amer Amer- ica Is inadequately protected from the weather he added Oscar Levo Levoe national executive board member told the group that that- the industry had undergone e extreme ex cx- hardships during the war period with a shortage of ot manpower manpower manpower man man- power and many essential materials materials materials mate mate- rials including tung oil and pig bristles from China Some domestic hog hog- bristles have been used for brushes and nylon is being used successfully by bythe the armed forces he said Color Institute One postwar project which the group is considering is organization tion of a color institute to keep the public informed ed on decor decorating trends Fred D. D Kammerman president Salt Lake City c apier welcomed m d the approximately 80 SO delegates delegat s from Wyoming Colorado New ew Mexico and Utah who are attendIng attendIng attending attend attend- ing the three-day three meet Ben Charlesworth Ogden president also welcomed the group Mayor Earl J. J Glade addressed a luncheon meeting and afternoon afternoon after after- noon session speakers Included dCarl Carl rl Peterson Denver regional l vi vine e president who reported t d on ona a r recent c nt national convention char Charles e R. R Mabey former Utah governor Thurlow C Campbell N New W York ork president Feldspar Co and Isado A. A New York president Brush Manufacturing ng Ca Co o. o and E. E H. H Wathen Denver chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the councils council's postwar planning planning plan- plan ning committee Fielding K Smith will act as master of ceremonies at a dinner dinner din din- ner ncr meeting Monday night |