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MINUTES of BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING of the NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Biltmore Hotel ^ New York, N. Y. January 13, I960 The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P. M. by Chairman E. H. Luchs with the following in attendance: DIRECTORS E. H. Luchs Norman Barr (Proxy for R, R. Porter) R. E. Buckley F. T, Christenson (Proxy for Frank Christenson) G. J. Christner T. S. Clousing J. W. Cordrey (Froxy for J. C. Voiles) A. M. Ehret, Jr. H. B. Hutten J. B. Jobe E. T. Johnson P. D. Kaley Ike Keith F. W. Muller H. T. Williams Mundet Cork Corp. Keasbey Sc Mattison Company Pittsburgh Coming Corp. Refractory Sc Insulation Corp. The Eagle-Picher Company M. H. Detrick Company FIhreboard Paper Products Co. Baldwin-Ehret-Kill, Inc. The Rnberoid Company Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Union Asbestos Sc Rubber Co. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc. Gustin-Bacon Mfg. Company Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corp. OTHERS PRESENT D. L. Hinmon L. A. Hoff M. L Ruddock, Legal Counsel J. M. Barnhart John a-Manville Sales Corp. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Cadwalader, Wichersham Sc Taft National Insulation Mfrs. Assn. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made, seconded and passed That the Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting of September 9, 1959, as bulletined by the Associ ation office be approved. 2 TREASURER1 S REPORT The Association's Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditures as of December 31, 1959, were outlined by Mr. F. T. Christenson. The Treasurer's Report is attached to these Minutes and made part thereof. It was reported that the income for 1960 will be in the neighborhood of $82, 000. 00. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER Due to commitments within his company, Mr. R. A. McLaughlin resigned as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President, and has asked that Mr. P. D. Kaley replace him on the Board of Directors. A motion was made by Mr. F. W. Muller, seconded by Mr. T. S. Clousing and unanimously passed That Mr. P. D. Kaley be electe d as his company's designated representative on the Board of Directors. ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT it MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr, J. B. Jobe reported that the Nominating Committee proposed the following names to 3erve as Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee to fill the vacancies in accordance with the NIMA By-Laws: Vice President - H. T. Williams Executive Committee Member - Ike Keith There being no further nominations, a motion was made by Mr. A. M. Ehret, Jr, seconded by Mr. G. J. Christner and unanimously passed That the Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee as proposed by the Nominating Committee be elected, * SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAFETY PROGRAM Mr. J, B. Jobe reported that safety was a subject that was considered in conjunction with a Manufacturing Committee, and that basically a manufacturing program could be broken down into the following parts: - 3- ' SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAFETY PROGRAM (contd.) (a) Manufacturing Methods. It was the consensus of the group that the diversification of manufacturing methods within NIMA was great and that the feasibility of such a program would be impractical, therefore the subject should be tabled. (b) Safety. It was the consensus of the group that the reporting of statistics relating to accident prevention was adequately covered by the program that many of NIMA members parti cipate in with the National Mineral Wool Association, and therefore the subject should be tabled. (c) Health. The feeling of the group on this aspect was that the industry could benefit from such a program. This subject will be studied further and a recommendation will be made at the next NIMA Board Meeting. STATISTICAL REPORTING It was reported that two letters had been received from members suggesting that benefit would be derived by reporting statistics on a geographical basis in addition to the statistics already received. Discussion on the subject revealed that reporting on a state basis would be costly and impractical. However, reporting on a regional basis would appear to be feasible and will be investigated further. In this respect, Mr. Barnhart was asked to determine the individual company members regional sales bound aries in an attempt to see if there were five or six areas of the country that would be fairly common to the membership. This will be done by mailing maps to the members upon which they are to indicate the sales regions for which they would have figures available in the normal course of business. The estimated cost of handling.such an enlarged statistical reporting service will be secured from Price Waterhouse Sc Company NIMA members were asked to look into their company costs in participating in such a program. This subject will be discussed further at the NIMA Spring Meeting. REVISION TO NIMA CONSTITUTION Mr. H. T. Williams reported that the Committee had met and discussed the expansion of the membership categories in the NIMA Constitution to include the foamed plastic manufacturers. Because of the fact that foamed plastic was a different product than those presently included in the Association with different problems, it was recommended that no change be made in the Con- OTHER BUSINESS It was announced that the NIMA Spring Meeting will be held at Ponte Vedra, Florida, on May 5 and 6, I960. Wives are requested to attend if at all possible. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved, seconded and passed That the meeting be adjourned Respectfully submitted end.