He was in the Navy during WWII. He owned and operated the Carter Block Plant in Russell, Kansas, and was also a farmer. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, the Elks Lodge, Kiwanis Club, Block Manufacturing Associations, and the Trinity Methodist Church.
August 1949. -- Concrete Building Blocks, One of Russell's newer industries. Preston Carter Concrete Block Works about two miles east of Russell on Highway 40. Although this plant only employees two men, Preston Carter and his cousin Wilmer Carter, it produces 1,200 concrete blocks a day. The building blocks are produced by a special machine. The cement, in the relatively dry condition, is poured into the mold and is packed by a vibrating action in the machine. The block machine puts out three blocks a minute. After the blocks have been formed, they are put in the curing kilns [sic]. After they have hardened, they are ready for building use. In addition to the concrete blocks, the plant also turns out pumice blocks. These blocks, Mr. Carter, says, have many uses that make them superior for some types of building than the concrete blocks. They can be sawed, and nails and screws put into them just like wood. The pumice is shipped in here from suppliers in New Mexico. These blocks have a high insulating quality.
August 1949. -- Concrete Building Blocks, One of Russell's newer industries. Preston Carter Concrete Block Works about two miles east of Russell on Highway 40. Although this plant only employees two men, Preston Carter and his cousin Wilmer Carter, it produces 1,200 concrete blocks a day. The building blocks are produced by a special machine. The cement, in the relatively dry condition, is poured into the mold and is packed by a vibrating action in the machine. The block machine puts out three blocks a minute. After the blocks have been formed, they are put in the curing kilns [sic]. After they have hardened, they are ready for building use. In addition to the concrete blocks, the plant also turns out pumice blocks. These blocks, Mr. Carter, says, have many uses that make them superior for some types of building than the concrete blocks. They can be sawed, and nails and screws put into them just like wood. The pumice is shipped in here from suppliers in New Mexico. These blocks have a high insulating quality.
He was in the Navy during WWII. He owned and operated the Carter Block Plant in Russell, Kansas, and was also a farmer. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, the Elks Lodge, Kiwanis Club, Block Manufacturing Associations, and the Trinity Methodist Church.
August 1949. -- Concrete Building Blocks, One of Russell's newer industries. Preston Carter Concrete Block Works about two miles east of Russell on Highway 40. Although this plant only employees two men, Preston Carter and his cousin Wilmer Carter, it produces 1,200 concrete blocks a day. The building blocks are produced by a special machine. The cement, in the relatively dry condition, is poured into the mold and is packed by a vibrating action in the machine. The block machine puts out three blocks a minute. After the blocks have been formed, they are put in the curing kilns [sic]. After they have hardened, they are ready for building use. In addition to the concrete blocks, the plant also turns out pumice blocks. These blocks, Mr. Carter, says, have many uses that make them superior for some types of building than the concrete blocks. They can be sawed, and nails and screws put into them just like wood. The pumice is shipped in here from suppliers in New Mexico. These blocks have a high insulating quality.
August 1949. -- Concrete Building Blocks, One of Russell's newer industries. Preston Carter Concrete Block Works about two miles east of Russell on Highway 40. Although this plant only employees two men, Preston Carter and his cousin Wilmer Carter, it produces 1,200 concrete blocks a day. The building blocks are produced by a special machine. The cement, in the relatively dry condition, is poured into the mold and is packed by a vibrating action in the machine. The block machine puts out three blocks a minute. After the blocks have been formed, they are put in the curing kilns [sic]. After they have hardened, they are ready for building use. In addition to the concrete blocks, the plant also turns out pumice blocks. These blocks, Mr. Carter, says, have many uses that make them superior for some types of building than the concrete blocks. They can be sawed, and nails and screws put into them just like wood. The pumice is shipped in here from suppliers in New Mexico. These blocks have a high insulating quality.
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