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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING New York, H.Y. November 28, 1941 A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Lead Industries Association was held on Friday, November 28, 1941, at 12;30 P.M., at the Down Town Association, New York, N.Y. Present Representing Clinton H. Crane, Chairman F. H. Brownell K. C. Brownell F. W. Rockwell I. H. Cornell F. F. Colcord St. Joseph Lead Co. American Smelting & Refining Cc, American Smelting & Refining Cc. National Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. Inc. By Invitation Clarence Glass Anaconda Sales Co. F. E. Wormser, Secretary-Treasurer The meeting was called to order with Mr. Clinton H. Crane in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting, dated September 10, 1941, were approved. The Report of the Secretary, at tached as Exhibit "B* was also approved. MHfBERSHTP APPLICATIONS The election to membership of the Pittsburgh White Metal Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Brooklyn, N. Y., and the Victory White Metal Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as approved by letter ballot, was confirmed. WASHINGTON ACTIVITIES r L I A 026 21 (a) Personnel Recommendations - The Secretary pre sented a letter from the Office for Emergency Management, Washington, `D. C., as per Exhibit A attached, requesting assistance in procuring competent Government personnel. The Secretary was instructed to inquire as to the kind of assistance required. -2- (b) Defense Bulletins - The Chairman inquired as to whether the growth in the quantity of bulletins dis tributed to members on defense matters had reached a point where it might be desirable to modify the service and suggested that a survey be conducted among members as to whether or not they wished the service to be con tinued, modified or abandoned. The Secretary was in structed to make the survey. ORDINARY BUDGET FOR 1942 A budget for the conduct of the ordinary oper ations of the Lead Industries Association for 1942, total lng $62,250 was prepared and adopted as follows: Furniture, Fixtues & Equipment .......... $ 500 Rent and Light .................................................. $4,500 Telephone A Telegraph ................................. $1,000 Books and Subscriptions .......................... 350 "Lead" magazine ............................................. 8,500 Printing............................................ 500 Mailing ............................................................... 1,750 Illustrations .................................... 200 Traveling Expenses ................ 2,500 Medical Research .......................................... 3,500 Social Security Taxes ............................... 2,000 Office Expense Miscellaneous ............... 500 Association Dues .......................................... 200 Entertainment & Lunches .......................... 500 Office Supplies ........................... 1,750 Salaries ............................................................. 34,000 Total $62,250 The compensation of the Secretary was fixed at $18,000 per annum, and.the Secretary was given per mission to make salary increases within the limitation of the budget and with the approval of the Chairman. Meeting adjourned Secretary Li b02b2-2 -3- EXHIBIT A COPY Executive Committee Meeting November 28. 1941 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Washington, D.C. December 1, 1941 Mr. F. E. Wormser 420 Lexington Avenue New York, New York Dear Mr. Wormser: Thank you for your prompt reply of November 29, offering your services to the Office of Price Admini stration. As I indicated in my letter of November 27, we are in need of economists and industrial specialists, with a salary range from $3200 to $4600. The Zinc, Tin and Lead Section of the Office of Price Admini stration is especially in need of industrial specialists, as are the other non-ferrous sections. These positions should be filled by men having an engineering and production background, supplemented by some experience in sales.and cost accounting if possible; our qualifications are flexible and .we will seriously con sider any applicant who has solely a technical background. We like our economists to have a business economics, statistics, and accounting training, supplemented by graduate work. They need not have any specialized train ing in the non-ferrous industries, I trust this information will enable you to recom mend some people. to us. Please accept my slncerest thanks for all the efforts you may expend on our behalf. Very truly yours, ^ - ^ VX signed) Raphael Scobey -in i. iiv i Raphael Scobey Placement Officer ' 5. . - V ' T- N 654.01 Meeting rjUllDIT, E< November 28,1941 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The following report comprises a brief summary of the status of the various budgets reconmended to carry on se lected activities of the Lead Industries Association in 1942. WHITE LEAD PROMOTION PROGRAM On October 20 a meeting of the subscribers of the White Lead Promotion Program was held to review the three year pro gram of the Association and to decide whether to continue, curtail or expand our efforts on behalf of white lead. It was unanimously agreed to continue the program and the Advisory Committee was instructed to prepare a budget for 1942 for sub mission to the participants in the campaign* The Advisory Committee has recommended either of two budgets. Budget "Aw for $200,000, budget "Bn for $157,000. At present, this office is attempting to obtain a decision as to the size of a budget satisfactory to all subscribers. Incidentally, white lead is in an unparalleled favor able position today with respect to its use in paint particu larly because of its supply position relative to competitive pigments. LUMBER PROOUCTS-BETTER PAINT CAMPAIGN r~ 1 A meeting was held on October 20 of the subscribers to this campaign, at which it was decided to discontinue the cam paign in 1942 among lumber dealers and to concentrate on 4-H Club activities. Experience had shown that 4-H Club work en listed the interest and valuable cooperation of State, Federal and educational authorities to such an extent that many invi tations had been received from states other than the five in which we had been working, urging us to expand the program in still other areas. It was decided to recommend a larger budget for 4-H Club work, increased from $25,000 to $35,000. Since the budget decision was made, the Secretary has conferred in Washington with Judge Barley Langdale, President of the American Turpentine Farmers Association, who has followed our work in Georgia in 1941 with much interest. I urged him to participate in our program in 1942. On his return to Georgia, the Turpen tine Association agreed to contribute $10,000 to our program in 1942 so that it will not be necessary for our members to contem plate subscriptions in 1942 beyond what they made in 1941. In addition, the Douglas Fir Plywood Association will probably contribute $5,000 toward^our expenses. LIA0262A N 654.02 -5- Executive Committee Exhibit "B" Meeting November 8,1941 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (Continued! PLOMBING PROMOTION PROGRAM The Plumbing Promotion Program has made great strides in the last eight years, so much so In fact that our members reviewing the record and desiring to seize the present oppor tunity facing lead to entrench itself solidly for post-war business, have recommended a budget increased from $35,000 to $69jr000. I am quite confident without the work which the Association has done in plumbing over the last eight years, the future outlook for lead In plumbing installations and its position today would be greatly altered. The initiative for carrying on all our promotional ac tivities has come from one or more interested members who realize the value of cooperative work from actual results achieved. The function of the staff has been to carry on any program as intensively and efficiently as possible. I have always felt that the Lead Industries Association should never undertake any program that could be handled more economically by individual member companies. This rule has been followed with all our work. ORDINARY FUND ACTIVITIES An unusually large"volume of Government work necessitated by the defense program was thrown on our shoulders prior to and after the Lead &rder M-38 appeared, as well as earlier in the year when our efforts were directed to seeing that lead was used wher ever possible in the Important Government defense program. De spite these added responsibilities, the budget is very closely in balance for the year. I believe that provision should be made in 1942 for a larger budget to allow for the Increased cost of doing business and for any addition to personnel that might be needed to serve our Industry properly in the emergency. Attached please find a financial statement for all funds for the period January 1 to. October 31, 1941, as Exhibit "Cn and a Budget Analysis for '1941 for the Ordinary Fund as Exhibit "D". Secretary \ \ \ LIA02625 Executive Committee Meeting Exhibit "C" Hovember 6,1941 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION REPORT OF RECEIPTS AMD EXPENDITURES January-JL-lo .October 51. 1941 Cash on hand and In Bank, January 1, 1941 RECEIPTS Subscriptions to Ordinary Fund Subscriptions received in 1941 for previous years $ 50,557175 400.00 $50,957.75 $89,265.94 Subscriptions to Plumbing Promotion Program Fund $22,546.16 Subscriptions to Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign Fund Sale of Camera Equipment $ 24,764.75 72.64 $24,827.29 Subscriptions to White Lead Promotion Program Fund $212,024.00 Sale of Automobile 425.25 Reimbursement for Printing expenses incurred in -- 1940 197.71 TOTAL RECEIPTS $212.657.06 $221,998.26 TOTAL $251,264.20 DISBURSEMENTS Ordinary Fund Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment $ 950.94 Salaries 22,424.56 Rent and Light 2,754.95 Social Security Taxes 807.50 Office Supplies 1,212.44 Miscellaneous 240.67 Traveling Expenses 1,267.02 Association Dues 120.50 Entertainment and Luncheons 210.28 Telephone and Telegraph 650.96 Books and Subscriptions 182.28 Printing 187.52 Mailing 1,106.05 LEAD (a) 6,250.15 Illustrations 57.50 Medical Research 2,000.00 Advances 100.00 ul*02bZfc .. Executive Committee Meeting -7- Exhibit "Cn November 28, 1941 REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (Continued) l." ; Disbursements (Continued) PLUMBING PROMOTION FUND: Salaries $ 8,041.60 Traveling Expenses 7,972.75 Printing 1,188.32 Mailing . 563.30 PLUMBERS1 FORIM (a) 4,544.32 Association Dues 141.00 Entertainment and Luncheons 829.85 Conventions and Exhibits (b) 1,147.22 Advertising 4,164.39 Miscellaneous 256.11 $28,848.86 LUMBER PRODUCTS-BBTTER PAINT CAMPAIGN FUND; Salaries $ 6,999.90 Traveling Expenses 6,288.02 4-H Club 5,503.56 Printing 290.18 Mailing 198.50 Entertainment and Luncheons 268.39 Conventions and Exhibits (b) 1,375.89 Illustrations 292.99 Miscellaneous 234.05 Advances 100.00 $21,551.48 WHITE LEAD PROMOTION PROGRAM FUND; Rent and Light $ 900.00 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment 73.95 Salaries 4,944.48 Traveling Expenses 302.69 Entertainment and Luncheons 50.88 Office Supplies Miscellaneous Printing 155.95 67.08 1,572.98 Mailing Illustrations 764.75 74.99 Advertising Space $182,314.19 Less* Discount 3,001.53 179,312.66 uUOZtz7 Publicity n Production 3,483.93 11.926.84 Less previous advance $203,631.18 accounted for _______ 14.87 Taxes Accrued, January 1, 1941 AccountsTPayable, January , 1941 $203,616.31 477.86 1.259.70 ToteT Disbursements VY xi hand and in TUnV $298,357.52 . Executive Committee Meeting Exhibit C* Hovember 28, 1941 Report of Receipts and Expenditures Footnotes (a) Includes printing, mailing and miscellaneous expenses entailed in publishing. (b) Expenses at conventions and exhibits including adver tising in convention programs, but excluding field representatives' expenses. (c) Distribution of Cash on hand and in Bank, Hovember 1, 1941. Ordinary Fund Plumbing Promotion Fund Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign Fund White Lead Promotion Fund Sheet Lead Fund $23,600.85 9,174.34 7,270.59 9.879.00 3.002.00 $53,006.78 The following subscriptions were outstanding as of November 1, 1941, and are not included in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund $ 503.25 ~ Plumbing Promotion Fund 913.25 Lumber Products - Better Paint Campaign Fund 267.25 The following credit against future subscriptions is in cluded in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund 25.00 --- -- ... * Ll &02t>28 va: ,, 'be.!. - . ^ - j . w r' , W .4 - ; v. " v** Executive Committee Meeting -9 Exhibit D" November 28, 1941 LEAD INDOSTRIao ASSOCIATION BUDGET ANALYSIS FOR 1941 ORDINARY FUND Exoenditures Estimated Approved Jan. 1 to Expenditures Budget Oct. 51. 1941 19 4 1 19 4 1 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment $ 950.94 Salaries 23,424.56 Rent and Light 3,754.93 Telephone & Telegraph 650.96 Books & Subscriptions 182.28 LEAD 6,350.15 Printing 187.52 Mailing 1,106.05 Illustrations 37.50 Traveling Expenses 1,267.05 Medical Research 2,000.00 Social Security Taxes 807.50 Office Expense Miscellaneous 240.67 Association Dues 120.50 Entertainment and Lunches 210.28 Office Supplies 1,212.44 Advances 100.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 500.00 28,501.00 29,300.00 4,500.00 4,600.00 800.00 800.00 525.00 350.00 7,500.00 6,300.00 200.00 700.00 1,400.00 1,000.00 50.00 200.00 1,700.00 1,000.00 2,500.00** 1,500.00* 1,300.00 1,700.00 300.00 750.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 150.00 1,400.00 950.00 ---- $42,603.31 $51,976.00 $50,000.00 $1,500 grant to September 1, 1941 $1,000 additional authorized by Executive Committee