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Hr. C. Merle Call Houston cd Hr. B F Ikwua Tolede Mr, 0, W. Pfeifer - Berlin ^ Mr, J. B Rhoad* - Berlin 1$, 1956 CARBIDE k CARBOM CHEMICAL CO. TEXAS Cltf, flOAS PUM? KAXLQ 20 BLOCK COHPUIMT We bars taken imwediata action hare at tha plant to Oorrect tha quaH^ prohlaM* you anaoiuntr*dat !tou City m ourHerlo 20 bleak. Xn^turaTj^Io 20 block probation Kill ba aide Ul--ad a wall M end trljnad. Our previous decision not to tri* these aides oaae about beaauae of our wi*h to furnish ta cloea to a full 6* width aa possible, whan vertically cutting our 18* poured slab* to 6* plocoa. V# ere convinced now that tha lesser of tha two evil* Iff to trio tha ddas amt to fit tha largest noaixad 6" vldo placet fra* tha trineed alab, It la wry poaalbla that thli width might drop a* low a* 5-13A6" V* presently In procaaa of pouring Kaylo 20 blocks and should bo flirtahing this Material early next weak. When va have finished ltt wa will advise all concerned of tha actual vidtha wa are making pur 6*j and 12* Sayle 20 block. Bruce haa already explained to you that w bad an lupusrlhie atripping problem on Kaylo 20 block until vo Made use of corrugated paper rtrlpffi placing tha* in one aid* and cm and of each flatware pan. Tha original atripff va used wax* not tha full length ef the pan| and som of than wero not Vida at tha pxti are deep. Because of this the atrippad piece could have an edge protruding all along one top aide, and Mora frequently a "chuck* at each end, Efforts to renew the chunk* only, resulted in tearing the block. w# have recently been using full length and width atripe, which obviously aceotmte for the better quality you reported on our later aMpmevt to Txa City, However, stem even this ie not 100* perfect we will trim the aide* a* described, and trust there will be no *ere Exylo 20 block quality prohlaao cm this account In the future. 01 003