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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1964 Apr 14 DOC OC049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting National Insulation Manufacturers Association - GAY " vi na ! Ja hahah P+ LAINTIFF'S - EXHIBIT 402 MINUTES of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Chicago Ill April 14 1964 The meeting was called to order at 2:15 M. by Chairman M. W Burleson with the following in attendance DIRECTORS M. W. Burleson P. D. Maley The Keith Chairman V. L. Miller Froxy for R. E. F. W. Muller . ae W. C. Neel D. M. Nelson M. M. W^...son : J. F. Vyverberg Manville Cales Corp. | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Forty Insulations Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Gustin Mfg Company The Ruberoid Company _ Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. ' Baldwin Hill Inc. ' + Corning Fiberglas Corp. OTHERS FRESENT J. H. Boynton L. T. Choate . M. P. Crowther G. D. Reycraft J. M. Barnbart APPROVAL OF MINUTES Corning Fiberglas Corp. Baldwin Inc. Gustin Mfg Company Cadwalder Wickersham & Taft NIMA A motion was made seconded and passed That the Minutes of Meeting of Octobe the Association be the Board of Directore 1063 as bulletined by . ACCEPTANCE ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATIONRSESIGNATIRONESSIGNATIONS It was reported that letters of resignation had been received from Mundet Cork Corporation M. H. Detrick Company and Keasbey & Mattison Company A motion was made seconded and passed That the resignations be accepted with regret TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. W. G. Neel outlined the Association's Income and Expenditures and Comparison as of March 31 1964 Balance Sheet Statement of of Actual Expense to Budget A motion was made seconded and passed That the Treasurer's Report be accepted and further That the separate accounting pertaining to the sales of the Economic Thickness Manual be discontinued . BROADENING OF MEMBERSHIP manufacturers The expansion of membership to include foamed plastic was discussed A Committee consisting of Messrs F. D. Kaley Chairman R. E. . Buckley and H. B. Moreno was appointed for the purpose of making recom- mendations on the subject at the next scheduled Board of Directors Meeting.` AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MARKETING RESEARCH COMMITTEE The future projects of the Marketing Research Committee as outlined in the Committee Minutes of March 13 1964 were discussed It was agreed that the following were reasonable and practical projects for the Committee to undertake . Define existing statistical reporting product categories and | products reported . 2 Work with the Bureau of Census Department of Commerce etc. to improve government statistical statistical statistical statistical statistical reporting 7 os MARKETING AIMS AND OBJECTIVOESBJECTIVES OFMARKETING MARKETING RESEARCH RESEARCH COMMITTEECOMMITTEE comic ) ) 3. Attempt to ascertain the market potentials of competitive materials foamed plastics etc. with respect to the investigation of the broadening of the Association member- ship to encompass formed piastic types of insulation it was suggested that the Committee be informed of this fact and contact the special committee investigating this subject 4 Follow Mr. R. E. Burley's letter pertaining to number of hours worked by union locals in 1963 STATISTICAL REPORTING companies It was reported that several were unable to report statistics on a state basisat this time and thatPrice Waterhouse & Company had been advised to continue statistics on the old basis for the present time monthly and regional reports a It was decided that 1963 statistics should not be compiled on a state basis inasmuch as this information is not readily available from the members Further it was decided that it was not practical to establish separate reporting categories for facedblanketand coated blanket and that the single faced and coated blanket category be retained for statistical . reporting purposes cy The establishment of a separate category for reporting Prefabricated Duct Systems was discussed The glass manufacturers will be letter balloted on this subject prior to July 1 1964 NIMA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM This subject was discussed in detail and it was decided that such a program would not be undertaken 2 Mr. Barnhart was asked to contact NFPA relative to membership on the Air Conditioning Committee 2 The Duct Systems Committed is asked to present a survey of code been changes that have duct systems made that increase the use of prefabricated 4 It was reported that the NIMA lease expires on April 31 1964 It was agreed that the lease should be renewed for 3 years providing any increase in rent that may be asked by the landlord will not exceed 10 percent Mr. J. M. Barnhart will discuss the new lcase with Mr. M. W. Burleson before signing It was agreed that the NIMA Annual Meeting the Seaview Country Club 6 1964 Absecon N. J. . would be held at on October 5 and It was reported that Manville Sales Corp. was printing on cortons crates etc. containing asbestos products calcium silicate magnesia asbestos cements a note pertaining to the dust created be these materials The wording will be as follows " Caution This product contains asbestos fiber Inhalation of asbestos in excessive quantities over long periods of time may be harmful If dust is the dust created when this product is handled avoid breathing If adequate ventilation control is not pessible wear respirators approved by the U. S. Bureau of Mines for pneumocoriosis producing producing producing dust ADJOURNMENT There being no further business The meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted M. Barnhart