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FILE NAME: Contract Unit Workers Comp Claims (WCC) DATE: 1952 DOC#: WCC041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Workers Comp File - Szczesniak, Irene Widow Contains all documents found in the Claimant's file, with one blank page between each separate document Barry I. Castleman ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT / Box 230A Valley Road, Knoxville, Maryland 21758 / 301-834-7787 April 5 1981 Hr. James Walker Dear Jim, 198 I was flipping through an old file and came across a letter from you to Ron Motley, May 12, $. In it you mentioned that yon mention that you were investigating the voluntary compensation by Unarco of'someone for 01 cancer. I would appreciate your sending me the items referred to in that letter, show ing Unarco's passage of funds to Mrs. Szczesniak in 1952. Of course, I 'd be interested in anything along these lines that you*ve come up with since. Enclosed, for your information, is an article on Johns-Manville's exploits in Asia. APR 9 1981 o co o o REMITTANCE ADVICE Un io n Asbestos & Rubber Company VOUCHER 1821 SOUTH 3 4 th AVENUE CICERO 50. ILLINOIS m 13055 EMPLOYERS INSURANCE FUND L IF THIS STATEMENT IS NOT CORRECT PLEASE RETURN CHECK. STATING DIFFERENCE. 4- 4-52 NUMBER VOUCHER ACCO U N T NUMBER CHARGED 351000 2000 00 BALANCE 2000 00 1 UN 08/79 CO O , o - (p ^ f p r - r ^ n i ; V ~ : '-Vi : :i:-,' :r- April U, 1952. Mr.- W. S. Haines, Safety & Claims Service, 175 W* Jackson Bird. Chicago, Illinois. Inc. Dear Hr, Bainess ' In accordance with your telephone conversation 2000.00 of this date with Mr. Edward Hayes, we are enclosing herewith check in the amount of $ made payable to Irena L. SEcaesnlak, for herself, and Kenneth Szczesniak, Minor. Yours very truly, UNION'ASBESTOS &rRUBBER COMPANY JHB iS ,, John H. B sich Vice President and Treasurer V 7 UN 08/79 MINUTES OF MEETING ADHUnSTBATIVE COMMITTEE - FIBROUS PRODUCTS DIVISION ________ July 9, 1951' _____ _ - Minutes of the Administrative Committee of the Fibrous Products Division meeting of July 2nd were approved* - M r . Myers reported that Gustin-Bacon are taking a large part of the market for duct insulation, are advertising heavily in publications and have approached Owens-Illinois about the possibility of taking over the Kaylo line* At the present tine we have no duct insulation which is a very important item for dis tributors of insulation* Gustin-Bacon are selling many of our distributors Ultralite duct insulation which Mr* Myers believes is the best one on the market today. Mr. Cryor asked if a garnetted felt would be competitive to this Ultra lite duct insulation* Mr. Myers said that in his opinion - both price-wise and for character - he doubts if it could compete* Mr. Cryor asked how the present Ultralite material is being made and Mr Johnson replied that he believed that the cut strands in it are being added in the forming hood* Mr. Myers said he believed that the Ultralite is being made on an Aerocor machine. There was a discussion of the manufacture of Ultralite and its advantages over Aerocor as a duct liner* Gustin-Bacon are selling Ultralite duct liner for about $10*00 per thousand board feet cheaper, or 1$ & foot cheaper than we can buy Aerocor from Owens-Corning. Mr. Cryor said that Mr. Myers points up the need, of a facility of our own, to make glass, but that this is a large project and we do not even have a prototype of a product which we wish to make* There was a discussion of what could be developed using Amosite that might compete on a limited basis for a time. Mr. Myers said that we have proved that we can sell Aerocor on a limited basis and that Aerocor has a marker, of its own in many and varied fields. He thinks that TWF white wool or Amosiue could be used as a stiffner with Aerocor for duct insulation* Mr* Myers also said that he thought we would have no problem of selling Aerocor now or in the immediate future or foreseeable future on the size operation he contem plates we should have for a glass making facility* He believes that our industrial distribution could take the amount we would make and a discussion of that point ensued. There followed a discussion of our place in the glass fabrication business, its origins with us, the changed position we find ourselves in now and Owens-Coming's change of ideas* Mr. Myers mentioned the fact that competition is riding us very hard in the glass fabrication business* Mr, Cryor mentioned that the Bloomington plant was being put up as a glass fabrication plant. Mr Myers said the situation has changed since that plan was presented. Mr. Cryor stated that previously he thought that raw material was the difficult point but that if that could be solved the fabrication business would be satisfactory. Now Mr. Myers indicates that this is not true, that the cost of raw material will not allow us to compete in the glass fabrication business* Mr. Johnson stated that he felt we should consider Aerocor^ as Aerocor from the economic standpoint of its manufacture and sale and not have it tied up with any particular product* He would like to know wh&L. would be the mar ket for it over the next four or five years Would the government take it all?^ There was a discussion of fon* Aq nocort the future of the glass fabrication business and the problem of raw material supply. Mr. Johnson feels that we are in trouble on raw material on glass, both from the standpoint of obtainability and u o price--wise from the present source, and asked if it would be possible for us to ~et rav. material, both price-vise and delivery-vri.se, from seme one else or if we have to manufacture our own raw material to stay m tne gla.33 iaoricauicn. ous-neas. He feels that if Owens-Corning gets in the fabrication business later as tney give T t \ indications of wanting to do then we may be in for some trouble from them, from the standpoint of competition. Mr. Myers repeated that if we want to be in the glass fabrication business then we must make our own fibre. It was concluded that Mr. Johnson is to get together his figures on the cost of equipment for manu facturing glass and every one was to keep alert to the situation and try to de velop further information in all fields* r - Mr. Myers spoke of the present method of order handling and its bad effect on new customers. He cited the cane of Eastern Refractories, a new customer whose order was messed up in the Manufacturing, Order and Insulation Departments* Thera is no way from the present setup to ship from different plants arid have only one invoice for tho customer Hr. Cryor suggested that the Older Department and the Accounting Department should be brought into a meeting with the Sales and Manu facturing Departments to try to work out a better method of handling orders requir ing shipment from different plants but which are all on the same customer* s order. It was agreed that a meeting would be set up - Mr. Myers read a letter from Mr. Fehrs regarding an order for railroad blankets which bad been lost because of price to Gustin-Bacon. - Hr. Myers reported the resignation of Milford Turner* - Hr. Myers said that we should retain our present chicken wire inventory - Mr. Cryor read a letter from Mr. Stein advising that there was some 6 0 2 * canvas material available at a favorable price but it was decided not to buy any quantity ahead as this would be inventory speculation. - Mr. Myers asked about the location of the teletype and Mr. Cryor said he felt it should be at the east end of Mr. Myers1 department. There followed a discussion of the location of the teletype. It was decided, if possible, to put it in the corridor outside of Mr. Rodman*s office; but if this proved impossible, that Mr. Cryor would work out a place for its location with Mr. Halle - Mr. Myers mentioned the location of branch offices, Pittsburgh specifically He said John Kockler could obtain office space, including stenographic and telephone service, for a monthly rental of 125*00. Every one agreed that this was advis able and that the subject of telephone listing and name on the door should be dis cussed with Hr* Balch by Mr* Myers* - Mr. Cryor said that the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad wished to use the ground north of the building which falls within our option to lease. They do not care to use the land unless we can give them a 6-aonth notice of our intention to exercise our opinion. Mr. Johnson stated that he is planning to bury oil tanks in Parcel "B". Mr. Cryor said that he is sure that we can get permission to bury the tanks there* Mr. Johnson said that a space of 35 x. 100 feet in Parcel "B" is needed to bury the oil tanks and there is a possibility of adding a roadway across Parcel B" at a later date. Furthermore, he assumes tint the railroad would not change in any manner our truckage which we are now using. It was agreed by ell that a 3 to 4month notice of intention to use the laird for our purposes would be much more preferable than a 6-month notice if something on that order could be arranged - Mr. Cryor brought up the subject of a Hi--Read platform telesccper at a cost Oj. 51000.00 to pick up glass and paper from a pile and transport it. to the stitcher. his is a walking erar.a which can be pushed around. It was agreed to ask the Management Committee for approval to purchase this irem* iim n8/79 1 1 - Hr. Ciyor asked if any priority assistance was needed to complete the Bloomington * project. Hr, Johnson said that he knows 'of n need for any today. Hr. Cryor then telephoned Hr. Stein and asked him if he needed any help in purchasing any 3 items and Hr. Stein stated that as of today he did not, but that if the situation got any tighter priority assistance might be required* Therefore, it va decided to table this item for the time being* 12)'w ' Mr. Cryor brought up the subject of Anton Szczesni&k, who died on April 27, 1951 after leaving our employ on January30, 1951 He had been employed by our pany for 22 years. Hr, Cryor read a letter from Mr* Hayes and one from Bill Haines on the subject* The man died from cancer of the intestinal tract* He had been at the head of the list of potential liability cases of those suffering from asbestosia* In the opinion of the Administrative Committee it was reccaamenled that the Management Committee be asked to spend a sum of between $1500 and $3000 to have the widow release any claims she might think she had against the company* This would be done after a discussion with Messrs* Haines and Angerstein, com 13 " The subject of putting the engineering offices in the space at present occupied by the Sales and Manufacturing Departments after they have gone was briefly dis cussed and it was agreed that this should be done* 63 14 - Mr. Cryor brought up thesubject of hiring additional storage facilities at Marshville* A brick Bchool building with an asbestos tile roof, which has about 00 sq* feet of floor apace and Is about five miles from town, can be had for a rental of $100,00 per month. Mr* Cryor thinks that this is a far better proposition for storage space than any of the other buildings offered for rent at Marshvilla, sad It was egreed that Mr. Novak should be authorized to rent that space 15 - Mr. Cryor brought up the subject of a letter from Mr. Shuman on the backlog of orders for pips covering at Paterson. At present he has only $53*000 list backlog against $125,000 capacity* Mr. Myers thipks that this will increase enough to take up the productive capacity of the Paterson manufacturing facilities*, 16 - Mr. Cryor asked about the garnetting equipment at Bloomington, Mr. Johnson replied that outside people are working on an oven design for this equipment* There then followed a discussion of the Bloomington project as a whole and Mr, Johnson stated that at the moment he felt it was going forward as rapidly as possible* CC - Messrs* R.E.Cryor E.T Johnson F.L Myers A. ARTHUR HALLE, JR. 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