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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: October 1973 DOC#: USG 124 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1973 Minutes and attendee list for Semiannual Meeting in Hot Springs Virginia Ko MINUTES semiannual meeting THE HOMESTEAD HOT SPRINGS. VIRGINIA October 10-12, 1973 The meeting was c a lle d to order by President T. E. Armstrong, S r ., a t 9:00 a.m. on October 10, 1973* Those in attendance were: W. 0. Herbert E. R. Kiehl 0. W. Mi 1le r C. E. Abbey M. C. Carpenter E. R. Stainback J . D. P r ie d le in G. E. W ilson G. 1. FIscher J . Maddox J . H. V/a1ton E. J . K i 11ian J . D. Shull T. E. Armstrong, Sr. T. E. Armstrong, J r . W. VI. Ho 11oway A. J . Wa 11 R. Baker R. B. Cartwright 0. R. Macdonald A. V. Abnee, J r . 0. E. B rackett J . L. Houser F. J . Rogers The Celotex Corporation The Celotex Corporation The Celotex Corporation The F lin tk o te Company The F lin tk o te Company The F lin tk o te Company G eorg ia-Pacific Corporation G eorgia-Pacific Corporation Grand Rapids Gypsum Company Grand Rapids Gypsum Company K aiser Cement &. Gypsum Corporation National Gypsum Company National Gypsum Company Temple Gypsum Company Texas Gypsum Company United Sta te s Gypsum Company United Sta te s Gypsum Company Legal Counsel Legal Counsel Legal Counsel Gypsum A s so cia tio n Gypsum A sso cia tio n Gypsum A s so cia tio n Gypsum A s so cia tio n OPENING REMARKS Pre s id e n t Armstrong opened the meeting-w ith b r ie f welcoming remarks and in v ite d a ll present to introduce themselves and th e ir com pany a f f i l i a t i o n to the membership. Upon motion duly made, seconded and c a rrie d , the minutes of the la s t meeting of the membership were approved as d is trib u te d by the Se cre ta ry. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY Mr. A. V. Abnee, J r . , Secretary of the A s s o c ia tio n , welcomed the membership on behalf of the s t a f f . He b r ie f ly reviewed some of the "m ore-recent'Staff--act iv i ti es-and some of-the more important duties for the near fu tu re . He reported in d e ta il the assigned d u ties of members of legal counsel, Baker & McKenzie, and the major areas of re s p o n s ib ilitie s for th e ir le g a l work of the A sso ciatio n . He then c a lle d the membership's a tten tio n to the agenda and'stressed that each committee's report would . r.y/*.7. u i i ii . - _____ t.* * C- * : ___ ' - / j ( ,.  - PLAINTIFF'S exhibit 'U *+ d "CcT- /c -1-7. tv 7 co n tain items which h o p efu lly could be thoroughly discussed in the membership meeting so that the D irectors would have as much informa tion as p o s s ib le in order to take appropriate a c tio n at th e ir meeting la te r in the week. The Se c re ta ry previewed the variou s committee chairmen's reports and h ig h lig h te d those areas which were f e l t to need e x p lic it actio n on the p a rt of the membership and the Board of D ire cto rs , as fo llo w s : S a fe ty Committee - Uniform ity in accid ent rep o rtin g , asbestos dust in p la n ts , and need for ad d itional a ssista n ce in le g is la t iv e a c t i v i t i e s . M anufacturing and Mining- Committee - Paper shortage and a ir emission study. B u ild in g Code Committee - Continued a n a ly s is of th ird p arty in s p e c tio n , label s e rv ic e and A sso cia tio n rep resentation on the East Coast and in Washington, D.C. in p a r t ic u la r . Technical Committee Industry conversion to the m etric system, e ffe c t of sm aller lumber s iz e s , more in d u stry asbestos testing programs, co ntinu atio n of the Research A s s o c ia te program at the National Bureau o f Standards. Pro motional Committee - Support in the use of Gypsum A sso cia tio n code numbers from the F ire Resistance manual by member company salesmen, building o f f i c i a l s and a r c h ite c ts . M a te ria ls Handling Committee Request.for a reo rganization and name change to b e tte r f i t the a c t iv i t i e s . T r a f f i c Committee - New AAR te s t program. Mr. Abnee then reviewed the agenda scheduled for the ensuing two-day meeti ng. TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. G. E. W ilson, Treasurer, presented the fin a n c ia l posi tion of the A s s o c ia tio n . Income during the f i r s t f iv e months of the present budget year was approximately $213,300 from assessments, $5,600 from lit e r a t u r e sa le s, $3,300 from in te re s t on savings and $+80 p r in t ing ro y a lty . Expend tures during this period were approxim ately $!+2,200 against an approved budget of $lJk,6Q0. Our cash p o sitio n as of September. 30-,. 1973 was approximatel y $7^,000. Mr. W ilson resorted th a t, in h is Opinion, the A ssociation was in a sound fin a n c ia l p o sitio n . The T re a s u re r's report was accepted w ith thanks. REPORT OF LEGAL COUNSEL Mr. R ussell Baker, senior partner of Baker & McKenzie, gave the legal counsel report. He b r ie f ly reviewed h is concept of the re s p o n s ib ilit ie s and a c t i v i t ie s of such a firm being retained by a na tio n al trade a s s o c ia tio n . He traced the h is to ry of a n ti- tr u s t laws s i nee. the. .enactment, of the Sherman A n ti- tru s t Act and the various changes th a t American business has endured during, the ensuing 33 years. / J.v/ 'Jki w./- ; : . Based on Mr. Benjamin' s report, Mr. Houser's findings and the T ech nical Committee's general evalu atio n of the merits of our research a c t i v i t i e s w ith in the Bureau of Standards, Mr. Shull requested that the 8oard consider approval of the continua tio n of the Research program fo r at le a s t two more y e a rs . In a d d itio n to the above request, the Technical Committee a ls o stands in support of an A ssociation s t a f f man being headquartered in Washington, as recommended by the B u ild in g Code Committee. Mr. S h u ll then reported on the asbestos dust te s t program re la tin g to j o i n t compounds. Mr. Shull read a w ritte n report from Mr. J . Volk, Chairman of the special committee to conduct this pro gram (attached) and expanded on the request for an a d d itio n a l $200G to move in to Phase II of the program. Mr. Shull f e l t that this work was extremely important and that a complete and comprehensive report to the membership could be made by the end of January 197^ with the approval of the ad d itio n al expenditure requested above. He fu rth er cautioned, th at follow ing the completed a n a ly s is of Phase 1 and Phase I I of th is program, i t might be found that ad d itio n al te s tin g would be required, and ad d itio n al funds requested. A th ir d area of major concern is the in e v ita b le tra n s itio n from English measure to the m etric system. Mr. Shu ll pointed out that this is an extremely complex problem and that the Technical Committee has e stab lish ed a basic task group to explore the ra m ifi cations which might be found in converting to m etric numbers. This problem is so large that other a sso cia tio n committees w i ll have to be involved in any fin a l determinations re la tin g to converting to the m etric system. He explained that converting from 5/3" th ick gypsum board would leave a measurement of 15.375 mm, an extremely d i f f i c u l t number to work w ith . When the Technical Committee task force on m e tric conversion completes it s work, Mr. Shu ll w ill rec ommend that an o ver-all task group made up of members from the Technical Committee, B u ild in g Code Committee, Promotional Committee and Manufacturing and Mining Committee, be estab lish ed to work out the fin a l recommendations. Mr. Shull then described the recent f i r e te s t program. Two of the o r ig in a l te sts sla te d to be conducted under the o rig in a l program were donated to the A ssociation by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, thus r e lie v in g the A sso ciatio n of the expense of these te s ts . A successful sound te s t was run on the " l o t lin e " assembly which is constructed of two separate w a lls spaced 1" apart with 1/2" type X gypsum w all board on each side of both w a lls and an ad d itional face layer on the expected f i r e side. The f i r e te s t on th is con s tru ctio n re s u lte d in a two hour ra tin g and the sound te s t resulted in a 57 STC w ithout mineral fib e r and a 59 STC w ith mineral fib e r in the stud c a v it y . . * . , j U i. ' ` * i L '-ru ; l .... ' ' ' cy r ? '//.< J