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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING New York, N.Y'. June 4, 1943 A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lead Industries Association was held on Friday, June 4, 1943, at 1:50 P.K., at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York,N.Y. Present Representing Clinton H. Crane, Chairman Hugo de Neufville F. H. Erownell Clarence Glass A. E. Eendelari E. L. Newhouse, Jr. F. V.:. Rockwell N. P. Taylor OTHER5 PRESENT St. Joseph Lead Company American Metal Co. Ltd. American Smelting & Fefining Company Anaconda Sales Comnany Eagle-Picher Lead Company Federated Metals Division of American Smelting k Refining Company National Lead Company United States Smelting Re fining -c Mining Co. Inc. K. C. Erownell A. R. Knight C.- A. Geatty_ Harold R.o'.ve v:. H. Ewell L. G. DeCuasie I. H. Cornell E. V. Peters Don Campbell J. H. Konigsberg L. Muscat American Smelting & Ref. Co. Euston Lead Company `National Lead Company National Lead Company Rochester Lead Works, Inc. Rochester Lead Works, Inc. St. Joseph Lead Company St. Joseph Lead Company Standard Polling Mills, Inc. Standard Rolling Mills, Inc. United American Metals Corp. GUESTS Erwin Vogelsang, Director, Tin-Lead Division, War Production Eoard Y;. S. Robinson, London and Melbourne F. E. TJormser, Secretary-Treasurer P. L. Ziegfeld, Assistant Secretary The meeting was called to order with Mr. Clinton H. Crane in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting of May 11, 194f, were approved. PFPOFT OF THE SECPETARY The report of the Secretary was approved and is at Eoard of Directors Meeting June 4, 1943 k- The Secretary also reported that the Association had received a visit from an investigator of the Federal Trade Commission, Mr. Robert T. Dunn, who apparently was investigating a complaint received by the Commission on white lead. The investigator was looking into the general question of consignment selling and uniform prices. He seemed particularl;: interested in the history of the Association during the N.R.A. period. The Treasurer presented a report of the expenditures from January 1 to May 31, 1943, as well as a budget for the Ordinary Fund, which 7/as aDoroved, and is attached as Ex hibit "E". APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Chairman stated it was in order to appoint an Executive Committee. Thereupon, 'vith the consent of the Board, the Chair man appointed the following as members of the Executive Committee: Clinton H. Crane, F. H.^ Brownell F. F. Colcord L. E. Hanley F. V.'. Rockwell Chairman ELECTION OF OFFICERS The Chairman stated it was in order to elect of ficers of the Lead Industries Association. Thereupon the following nominations were made, and there being no further nominations, the Secretary was in structed to cast one ballot for the election of these nominees and they were declared elected: Clinton H. Crane, President F. H. Erownell, Vice President F. W. Rockwell, Vice President Mr. Vogelsang was introduced at the meeting and ex pressed his pleasure at having worked closely with the lead industry during the war. The Chairman then introduced Mr. W. S. Robinson of Australia who made grateful acknowledgment of the help he invariably received from both the Association and f-*"' r LJ  :yi* -vs** > *- Eoard of Directors Meeting June 4, 1943 -3- individual member companies whenever he had asked for ssistance in technical matters of deep interest to his ountry. Mr. Fcbinson also indicated that Australian lead oroduction was declining. Meeting adjourned at 2:0* ?.M. til CJ p i L1400286 \ Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "A" June 4, 1943 -4- REPORT OF THE SECRETARY Constant attention has been paid to Washington in an effort to be as helpful as possible to the Government. V'e have been consulted repeatedly by many Government agencies on their lead problems. The Secretary has studied informally at Government request the question of concentrating' the lead smelting and refining industry as well as manufacturing units to conserve manpower but this project has been abandoned re cently by the War Production Board. In March, 19-.3, I was invited by the War Department to meet Under Secretary of War Patterson to discuss our lead situation v/'th him and to make a visit of inspection at Fort Bragg. A report of this visit was circulated to the members, and is attached as Exhibit nC". We are continuing to gather a large amount of statistical information primarily to help Washington and to save cur own industry from the imposition of needlessly elaborate Government questionnaires. Our magazine "Lead," has continued publication during the emergency and has been used as a vehicle to acquaint readers -ith opportunities to use lead economically as-an alternate for critical metals and materials. We have written many articles and encouraged others on the emergency use of lead and to help spread the news of the plentiful supply available. "WHITE LEAD PROMOTION _____ PROGRAM Our White Lead Promotion Program is carrying on during 1943 on a reduced basis and in the face of diffi culties such as the shortage of linseed oil, and containers for packaging the product, not to mention labor difficulties in obtaining men to apply the product. Our agricultural and 4-H Club programs have been com bined with the white lead project. We have received un usually fine cooperation in our work from the U.S. Office of Education, Federal Security Administration. Progress reports have been furnished all subscribers. FED LFAD PFOGRAM Several meetings have been held so far this year by red lead oroducers looking to the establishment cf a co operative program which would strengthen the competitive position of red lead. This pigment has been riding along for years on a well deserved and unexcelled reputation as a premier metal protective paint but that of late it has re ceived unexpectedly strong competition from other pigments LIA00Z67 . 0 Jt Board of Directors Meeting 5 Exhibit "A" June 4, 1943 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (Continued) which make it necessary for the red lead industry to look to its laurels. The program the red lead manufacturers are about to launch, under the auspices of the Association, promised to improve red lead paint for certain uses and to protect an important outlet for lead. MFTALLIC LEAD PRODUCTS DIVISTOII When the members of this group met to consider plans and the budget for 1943, a proposal T,vas made to enlarge the scope of the Plumbing Promotion Program to embrace the broad field of metallic lead products. Therefore, it was decided to continue the Plumbing Promotion Program as the Metallic Lead Products Division for the first quarter of 1943 on the same budget as for the last quarter of 194, pending sub mission and action on an enlarged Metallic Lead Products Pro gram. At the end of the first quarter, the enlarged program had not yet been developed. Hence, the_Advisory Committee of this Division approved, continuing on the same basis for the second quarter of the year. It is hoped that the en larged Metallic Lead Products Program can be submitted and acted upon before the expiration of the second quarter. Meanwhile, the work is continuing in the nromotion of lead plumbing goods in the same manner as last year. In ad dition, some attention is being given to other metallic lead products, particularly in Washington. Progress has been made with the Federal Public Hous ing Authority towards the use of more lead in their plumbing installations and they have also agreed to include lead flashings in their list of permissible materials. The U. S. Engineers Corps has just tentatively agreed to include lead in its plumbing specifications and to make lead mandatory for vent pipe flashings and calking. Speci fications are right now in the process of being revised. The use of lead plumbing materials has been hampered somewhat by the shortage of brass fittings necessary to in stall lead but three members are now producing hard lead floor flanges to replace brass and one member is producing hard lead ferrules to replace brass, with two others ex pected to be producing shortly. These fittings are in ac cordance with designs developed by the Association. LIA00263 Board of Directors Meeting _p _ Exhibit "A" June 4, 194? FEPQF-T OF THF SECRETAFY (Continued) The Association has also developed a hard lead floor drain to replace brass which it is believed will be a permanent substitution as it will be lower cost and simpler to install. No one has as yet indicated that they 'will manufacture these floor drains, however. LEAD HYGIENE 'he have continued to meet attacks on lead due to its toxic cualities by correcting published erroneous statements. This particular activity is apparently end less but I do feel we are making substantial progress in procuring a better understanding about the lead hazard in the use of our products generally throughout the United States, he have procured a retraction of an inaccurate statement about lead poisoning in the magazine, "Safety Education." We have also tried to relieve apprehension ab'vit the use of lawns spray~d with lead arsenate for victory gardens. respectfully submitted n Secretary LI6002E9 Board of' Directors Meeting Exhibit "B" June 4, 1943 -7- LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION EFFORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENPITURFS January 1 to May 31, 1942 Cash on hand and in Bank, January 1, 1943 Ordinary Fund Metallic Lead Products Division Agricultural Service Division Southern Agricultural Service Division "liite Lead Promotion Program Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign Sheet Lead Fund 15,92.57 4,537.88 -1,024.14 -1,375.23 9,427.54 1,134.40 5,002.00 RECEIPTS Subscriptions to Ordinary Fund 30,318.25 Plus: 1942 Subscription received 287.50 Sale of Ecuipment 32.00 30,637.75 Less: Refund of members' 1942 over-assessment 407.00 '30,230.75 Subscriptions to-Metallic Lead Products Division 14,494.31 Subscriptions to Agricultural Service Division 12,370.10 Subscription to Southern Agricul tural Service Division (Received from the American Tur pentine Farmers Ass'n. Cooperative) 8,750.00 Subscriptions to Uhite Lead Program 59,295.20 Subscriptions to Red Lead Agricul tural Program 975.00 * 5 1,14! Total Receipts 126,115.36 TOTAL Reserve for Victory Tax payments 157,260.68 426.68 157,687.36 LI 00 29 O N 598.02 Board of Directors Meeting - 8- Exhibit "B" June 4> 1943 F-EPOFT OF FECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (Continued) i % FIS BU RS EYE N T S OPDINAPY FUND: Salaries F.ent and Li ght Social Security Taxes Office Supplies Miscellaneous Traveling Expenses Association Dues Entertainment i.nd Luncheons Telephone and Telegraah Books and Subscriptions Mailine LEAD (a) Illustrations Medical research Advances METALLIC LFAD PRODUCTS DIVISION: Bent and Light Salaries Social Security Taxes Traveling Fxpenses Mailine PLUMEEFS' EOFUM (a) Association Dues Entertainment and luncheons Publicity Local Meetings Conventions and Exhibits (b) Advertising Miscellaneous AGF.ICULTUFAL SEFVICF DIVISION: Heat, rent and Light Salaries Social Security Taxes Traveling Expenses Office Sunolies Telech one and Telegraph Ecuicment Equipment 4-H Club Awards 4-H Club Printi ng Mail1n g Ente ainment and Luncheons Con v .. tions. Exhibits & Meetings 111.. rations Mis.. ianeous (b) Less . Previous advance accounted for $13,9*4.60 1,854.93 If1.75 575.90 315.35 1,147.48 -Leu c j -\<~.r,Q rf U i 433.91 148.71 553.63 3,460.58 3.50 1,750.00 150.00 ?4,829.54 $ 50.00 3,541.60 71.54 o,08f.44 159.04 ,94.50 59.00 30.75 6.84 63.5 713.00 940.5 463.33 *11,785.81 n ii -i UJ $ 441.96 3,67.69 117.76 1,314.63 09.79 206.90 25,800.83 51.84 386.35 54.15 938.88 75.45 70.7 19.09 LU00291 100.48 $35,106.07 00.00 *54,908.07 7 Board of 'Directors <$&* ** B" Meeting -9 June 4, 1943 REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUR.ES fContinued) DISBURSEMENTS (Continued) SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE DIVISION: Salaries Social Security Taxes Traveling Expenses Equipment 4-H Club '' ~ Entertainment and Luncheons Awards Miscellaneous FED LEAD'DIVISION Fees Traveling Expenses Advance V.r-nTE LEAD PROMOTION PROGRAM FUND: Salaries Rent and Light Social Security Taxes Traveling Expenses Office Supplies Miscellaneous Ross Book Printing Mailing Advertising Space: $38,650.00 Less Discount: 657.06 Publicity Illustrations 5 1,160.70 3.58 522.33 425.79 131.37 7.96 117.53 $ ,395.31 $ 00.00 5.69 ISO.00 $ 375.69 $ ,600.28 450.00 47. 3 67.82 42.71 _ 19.06 7,605.14 833.06 163.18 37,992.94 18.97 9.08 RED LEAD AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM: $49,849.47 Kits and Printing 1.67,98 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ' Cash on hand and in Bank, May 1, 1943 $125,814.87 31,872,49 (c) $157,687.36 r--| iu LI00292 A Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "E" June 4, 1943 - 10 - REPORT OF FFCFIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ('Continued) FOOTNOTES (a) Includes printing, mailing and miscellaneous expenses entailed in publishing. (b) Expenses at conventions end exhibits inducing adver tising in convention programs, but excludin'? field representatives' expenses. (c) Distribution of Cash on hand and in bank, Day 1, 19^-d Ordinary Fund Metallic Lead Products Eivisic Agricultural Service Division Southern Agricultural Service Division VAiite Lead Promotion Program Fed L.-ac Agricultural Program Lumber Drocucts-Better Paint _ Car.oairn" u.ieet ueac Fed Lead Tivision n ) go 31 / noo rc 18/313.77 -coy,93 1,104. ,/d 3,301. _7 *7 tt C F, -77 f SO The following subscriptions were outstanding as of Lay 1, 1943, and are not included in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund Metallic Lead Products Division Agricultural Service Division Vdiite Lead Promotion Program 331 .3 f34.30 400.00 * ,818.30 The following credits against future subscrirtisns are in cluded in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund Metallic Lead Products Division *30.00 30.00 '10C.0C LIAO 02^3  -y Eoara of Directors Meeting : . :C. : ' `: ' '. a .^:>:--v ,'. :.- /,',-,; - 11'- ' Exhibit "B* June 4, 1943 ORDINARY FUND 1943 APPROVED BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES January 1 to May 51,1943 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Salaries Rent and Light Social Security Taxes Office Supplies Miscellaneous Traveling Expenses Association Dues Entertainment and Luncheons Telephone and Telegraph Books and Subscriptions Printing Mailing "Lead" Illustrations \ Medical Research Contingencies 0943 Approved Budget Expenditures J anuary 1 to May 31. 1943 $ 500.00 - 35,000.00 $13,964.60 4-, 500.00 1,854.93 750.00 121.75 1,750.00 575.90 500.00 315.35 4,000 .DO -1,147.48 00.00 120.50 500.00 28.70 1,500.00 433.91 350.00 ' 148.71 500.00 1,750,00 553.63 9,000.00 3,460.58 200.00 'V~v - " '' 3.50 3,500.00 1,750.00 500.00 - $65,000.00 $24,679.54 L I A 00 2 9 A V. Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "C" . June 4, _I943. LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK. 'N. Y, *-V- . r* v . . - ^ April 2 1945 WAR BULLETIN HO. 419 SUBJECT: VISIT TO fo. BRAGG, N. d. To Members of the Lead Industries Association: . The War Department kindly invited your secretary to Washington for a dinner conference withRobt, P.&tterson, Under Secretary of War, Sunday evening, March 14, at the National Press Club, and also to make a flight in an Array plane to Ft. Bragg and return the following day, an invitation which was acoepted with pleasure. * On arriving in Washington, I found that seven other industry associations had accepted a similar invitation and were present at the. dinner. They were copper (Mr. Veltfort), oil (Mr. Boyd), lumber (Dr. Compton), chemical manufac turers (Dr. Watson), electrical manufacturers (Mr. Donald), radio manufacturers (Mr. Geddes.), and heavy forgings (Mr. Parker). Also present were Col, A. Robert Ginsburgh and Major Keith L. Morgan, of Army headquarters. Major Morgan, after dinner, pointed out how the Under Secretary of War was responsible for production and procurement in the Army and that this informal meeting had been proposed in order to learn where the A.rmy could be of greater service in helping solve some of the pressing problems^of the key war industries. . Considerable discussion took place on manpower rationing problems -and on Associa tion matters with the Under Secretary of War-expressing a willingness to help our industry solve its difficulties. .--j ^v <v-i Judge Fatherson gave us an intimate picture of some of the recent fine per formance of American military equipment in North Africa and in the South Pacific. The next day we met at the Washington airport at 7:00 A.M. and were soon enroute to Ft. Bragg. , The plane was a Douglas 1X53, modified for army service and very comfortably equipped. We arrived at Ft. Bragg about 9:50 and were welcomed by Col. Rosser and several other army officials. They had provided . five army automobiles and under motorcycle escort we were driven to the Post headquarters where we paid our respects to Post Commander Brigadier General John C. Kennedy, He welcomed us most cordially and told us what we would see at the Camp was no special exhibition but merely the routine work of the Post. He said that we would note particularly the fact that soldiers wore mainly work uniforms because much of their drilling and instruction required them to perform duties which made it impraotical to use .the ordinary dress. Apparel, as we would see. LIAOOZ95 N 598.03 jot War Bulletin No. 419 -2- April t, 1943 Incidentally, the oar I occupied was driven by a WAAC. I couldn't help hut notice her military bearing and profioiency. 1 was told the WAACS had made good in the Army and that Ft. Bragg could use many more. We then paid a visit to Major General Donald Cubbison, in charge of the army training operations, who also greeted us most oordially and provided a staff of offioers to answer any questions we might have during our tour of inspection. For obvious military reasons I can not disolose the many interesting technical phases of the operations conduoted at Ft. Bragg but I hope the follow ing brief comnont will give you an inkling of the fascinating experience I had. Ft. Bragg is essontially a fiold artillery camp and holds thousands of men. It is a huge camp because many long range field artillery weapons are tested here. It also has airborno corps, parachutists and soldiers who have boon trainod to uso glider equipaont. Our automobile caravan first visited some recruit training classes showing the men at work-on rifle and artillery ranges. We also saw a most impressive course of physical training, setting-up exeroises the like of which I have never seen before, using the rifle itself. A series of exercises were perfectly exe cuted by some 500 men, calling out each exercise at the tops of their lungs themselves, for perhaps fifteen minutes in perfoot unison - and after only three weeks of training. We saw the new obstaclo courso designed to simulate combat conditions, whereby a recruit has to jump from one natural obstacle to another, under simulate fire. For example, the soldier wades through madefy- brooks and underneath 100 ft. of barbed wiro, wriggling through tho mud while bombs are exploding nearby and then climbs over all types of fences, houses and other obstructions. Perhaps you have soen seme of this new training in the nows reels as it is a recent any development and most impressive. We were next shown the big guns that were designed at the end of the last war but never put extensively into aotive service beoause they were constructed too late. The Major pointed out that they were extremely accurate and answered many questions. Many improvements had been made since the last war, particularly in moving these huge pieoes about when required. We then were conducted through a school nearby where cooks were being trained. They were making pastry when we passed the sohool and I oould not help but notioe how immaculately clean everything was. We even testod some of the pastry and the any recipe, we all agreed, was delicious. Our caravan was then whisked back to tho Officer's Club whore a delicious lunch, with beef, pie a la mode and ooffeq was served. After lunch we were taken to tho Induction headquarters to soe exactly how the recruit is received and becomes a soldier. On our visit they were putting through hundreds of young colored boys, giving eaoh a thorough examination. A good many colored boya, I dare say, aftor they wore put in unifom,wore really olothed hotter than over before. I noticed particularly in tho Medical Department that the .. y roam was completely linod with shoot lead, the first time, as a matter ov I had really oemo close to our motal on the trip* i A00296 **7 War Bulletin No* 419 - 3- April 2 , 1943 We then went over to the Field Artillery Board whioh receive* field artillery pieces after they have passed the tests of the Ordnance Department in Aberdeen, and puts them through a field test* Here we were shewn all of the equipment now used by the army field artillery including trucks, from the smallest jeep reoently designed to fit in gliders, to the largest truck, used to haul the biggest mobile equipment of the Army* I had a ohanco to examine the new 30 caliber carbine (weight only 5 lb.) desired to give protection to field artillery troops formerly only equipped with side eras* It is a beautiful weapon* We saw a demonstration of some of the new radio equipment to, help artillery observers make better contact with their battery oamaani'ar.si; * *' We were then driven several miles away to an artillery range. When we arrived they happened to be testing a 105 millimeter Howitzer ivrm various posi tions* It was fired several times when we were present. From our vantage point we could see the shells drop miles distant. Col. ftirrot, .ur ho3t, was kindness itself in explaining everything to us. He then brought forth a weapon of which the Army is particularly proud* It is known colloquially as the "Bazooka", and is a portable amor piercing woapon. This weapon has been de signed to protect infantry or artillery against oncoming tanks* Then our caravan moved to observe the training through which glider troops are put. The soldiers advanced crawling under machine gun fire, with bomb explosions to the right and left of them. The whole operation was directed Ijy a lieutenant standing on an observation tower* With a loud speaker he would direct each soldier, telling him to keep his head down, knees down, or ooaoh him how to advance." Because of the noise and to make the demonstration even more realistic, the lieutenant had alongside of him two of his sergoants, armed with rifles and every now and then tho sergoant would fire near one of tho soldiers to tocch him to keep his head down* Of course, he fired in front of the advancing soldier* The group gradually wriggled its way some 200 yards to another trench and took oover, thon thoy had to crawl out and return in tho face of the some gunfire* During the operation traoer bullets enabled the machine gunners to direct the accuracy of the fire* We then proceeded to a bakery which was cooking thousands of loaves of bread in the pine woods, using field equipaent. The Any has devised means of giving the men in the field fresh bread rather than, hard tack or some other customary field fare* It was then growing rather late* and we returned to the Officer's Club and Col. Oinsburgh told us we oould either have supper at the Club within a half hour or return to Washington and New York at once, as we preferred. We had had such a wonderful day and agreed that by saving an hour we could get to New York so much earlier that we voted to proceed to the airfield, which we did, within the next half hour* After the pilot hod clearance we made the return flight to Washington in 1-1/2 hours compared with 2 hours going dcsra, and after a pause of about 25 minutes in Washington, to enable the pilot to check up on the rest of the journey, and to say good-bye to five of our party who remained in Washington, four of us were flown, with liajor Linton as an escort, to La Quardia Field, making the run in 1 hour and 10 minutes* It was a beautiful night flight and aftor we landed the pilot planned to return immediately to Washington. LI A00297 76 War Bulletin Ho. 419 4 April 2, 1943 In reflecting upon the crowded experionoe I had hud on the visit to Ft. Bragg, I oame away with the distinct feeling that our soldiers wore getting superb training and that nothing was being left undone to help them faoe the enomy with the best equipment and in the finest physical condition. It made me intensely proud of tho fine job the Axmy is doing. I am glad that our industry, the lead industry, plays an important part in arming and protecting our country. I wish that all our executives, miners, mill men, smelter men, refinery operators, faotoiy hands, foremen, union leaders and others could have been with me on this trip to see for themselves how splendidly our Army is being trained and equipped. I am sure they would have been most inspired, returning to their daily tasks more determined than ever to see that the lead industry does its utmost in the war.