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1 mwn& o? M&jriEo o? ?ho sxscvnvs co*ftxm& o? Ti:;-: otxix*'2 ctH?A?nr Minutes of sooting of the Executive Comifcte of The Gll&ten 1 Ccripeny held at tha office o? the Gospauy, 1395 Union Coraajrce Building, Cleveland, CMo on Trldoy, June 57, 1952 at 3:00 P*. The follovlru WKiboro of the Comlttcc were present: Adrian 9* Jcyc<s fvight P. Joyce F. K. ftprogii J. A* Tutors X). v* Kcusey Mr. J. ?. >:'h vos riot present at the t#?etis>* Hr. if,riaii v* Joyce, CfcoJroors, presided and Mr* ; 3. fomer, * .?.oc rotary, recorded the ! notes. Hr* f* '5. fprecue presented the recoraaeodatleas of the Patent Coaditto for the filing of the follovirg Applications for United .tato3 letter ?nter,r vMcb vero, upon ration duly sade and aecoc4ed> unanimously approved fay the Cocnltcoc* l* -*217? iteaolutlon of tfoceaic iSwthoI vlth gydnanoplc Acid * k Thla development, said Hr. "praguc, related to the woo of hydronopie acid, a product developed, aonufactured, ond paten'3 fay the Snvol stores Division, it -, reoolvlnr tfco lovo and dextro ?r&s of oantfcol* ?* I*gP3* Introduction of Oxyfien Into Ring C of gsfcsd 3terole * The ii*portor.ee of this application, paid Mr* Sprague, lay in the synthesis of cortisone ard related homooco frets nafcod sterols. The nev procedure pvoaleed to ovcrcocso objections to prior art nothods based upon low yields arid the necessity for using hazardous cheatcol8. 3. food, Silicate Plgpcnt - ft dlecloeuro ehoot fomlng the baais of this explication, said Mr. Spraguo, had been subnltted by Mr. K- I>. `Turnbull, Cheaicel Engineer for the Canpacy *e Buston lead division, ond re lated to a process for preparing lead silicate plgRient by reacting silicate vlth a basic lead ecetate solution. Hr. Turnbull's discovery, It vas pointed out, merited the culmination of b long devolopoontal and cxporlnontnl program, tfanufocturo of lea-3 silicate pleasant, calfl Hr. Spruguc, which, under Hr* ?uro- bull's procoss, could be made without additional expensive equipoent, should provide the Company vlth a product capable of competing vlth Bettonal toad Company *o 'at^nt The Chalttan requested that Mr. A. 3. Knight, Scranton division rfenagc*r, investigate the ssarket for such lead silicate ptgnpnto and submit to Ma a report on the results of thin inveotlcntion. U. 1-22? and 1-226; Ifoflraaetallitrglcal Cuprous Cxldo Processes - y.v* Sprague explained that prior art permitted the manufacture of cuprous oxide vlth satisfactory color and parity only through use of electrolytic processes. Kydro^sotollurgical processes discovered by Jh% J. S. Drapeau, Technical Director at Hamaond, be sold, would permit the oazmfacturo of o satisfactory product from a mixture of metallic copper and cuprous oxide -using eaaoniuo persulfate or ostaonla as a catalyst. Mr. P. i*. fprague subaitied a proposal for the construction of a one-story, nasonry construction extension to the Corapany's Soya Products and Peed Mill Divisions offices at Indianapolis. Preliminary estimates, sold Mr. Sprague, indicated total coot of construction of approximately between 155,003 and $&)9000 which would Include provisions for future installation of air conditioning and otroctural support for future addition of a second story. Preliminary drawings and floor layouts were presented by Mr. Sprague* The CLD008286 tss ' Cosetlttee# follovlne cetoful coviDidorotioti arfl tpon rotlon duly rede? end oeeoitfed, uncmiaouely rulopted Hr* fprasuo'e iwoassenfl&tion that the Indiana-. polio Bivlelone be authorised to obtain e procice cattmte of the cost of -'i 'X > tin? offico project to the Company. Ifceerc. B. V. l&xoy> Controller and c. fcenhin, THvinion ?fonaser# vere authorised to ceeure ell noceaeary date \< end obtain final approval of the project by the Executive Cossrtttee or the Board of Directors in Kr. Sprague** absence J There being no further bustneea to coe before the Cosnlttee, the oootirig van; upon notion duly ntide end recorded, unanitwuely efijournedt