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t ro i - BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES New York, N.Y, December 2, 1957 ,A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lead Industries Association was held on Monday, December 2 1957, at the office of the Association* PRESENT REPRESENTING Andrew Fletcher, Chairman J. D. Bradley K. C. Brownell J. A. Costello Clarence Glass K. V. Green J. A. Martino P. S. Mulock Reuben Yiener Jean VuiUequez William Wilke, III M. M. Zoller St. Joseph Lead Co. The Bunker Hill Co. American Smelting and Refining Co. Ethyl Corp. International Smelting and Refining Co. (Anaconda Sales Co., Agents) Electric Storage Battery Co. National Lead Co. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Hyman Viener & Sons American Metal Co. Ltd. Hammond Lead Products, Inc. The Eagle-Picher Co. OTHERS C. M. Chapin, Jr. C. R. Ince D. A. Merson S. D. Strauss W. J. Welch F. E. Woraser St. Joseph Lead Co. do National Lead Co. American Smelting and Refining Co. National Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. Robert L* Ziegfeld, Secretary-Treasurer The neetlng was called to order at 3*30 P*M* The Minutes of the previous Meeting of September 26, 1957, were approved. NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS . The president*s recommendations for appointment to the Nominating Committee for the election of directors was approved with one reservation. It was pointed out that Mr. Men, representing an associate Member, under the Constitution of the Association had no power to rote and therefore if placed on the Committee could not vote on any Committee action. It was further pointed out, however, that Cerro de Pasco Corporation, which Mr. Men represents, now is a consumer of lead in the United States through its ownership of Circle Vire and Cable Corp., and is eligible for regular membership. The secretary was instructed to suggest that Cerro de Pasco Corporation change to regular membership and on that basis, Mr, Men would be appointed to the Coomittee. In the event that Cerro continued as ir Board of Directors Meeting Minute# -2- December 2, 1957 an associate member, the president was empowered to appoint someone else to the Committee in place of Mr. Hers. The following is the Nominating Committee for the election of directors: G. H. LeFevre, United States Smelting Refining and Mining Co. Chairman E. R. Anderson, Ethyl Corp. K. T. Gordon, Okonite Co. A. R. Mers, Cerro de Pasco Corp. L. J. Randall, Hecla Mining Co. NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS The president*s recommendations for members of the Nominating Committee for election of officers were approved as follows: J. A. Costello, Ethyl Corp. Chairman J. Yuilleques, American Metal Co., Ltd. M. M. Zoller, Eagle-Richer Co. Membership - CONSOLIDATED SMELTING CORPORATION The application of the Consolidated Smelting Corporation, 4700 East Nevada, Detroit 34, Michigan, for membership in the Association, which had been submitted to a letter ballot of the Executive Committee, was formally approved. BUDGETS - 1958 The 1958 budget recommendations submitted to the Board on November 22, 1957, together with a letter of explanation from the president, were next con sidered. These budgets were approved as submitted with the exception that the salary account in the Ordinary Fund was reduced by a total of $3,000, this reduction to be distributed as directed by the board. The approved budget is attached as Exhibit "A." Meeting adjourned at 4:30 F.M. icretary L **00633 rv c1oA On r--t I December 2, 1957 6ii N 651.01 LIA 0063^