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(785) MINUTES of the one hundred sixteenth meeting of the Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., held at Del Monte Lodge, Pebble Beach, California, on March 21, 1962, at 10:30 a.m. (PST). There were present: Howard S. Bunn Bennett S. Chappie, Jr. David H. Dawson Raymond F. Evans Kerby H. Fisk William B. Graham John A. Hill John E. Hull Robert F. Huntley Richard W. KixMiller Kenneth H. Klipstein H. E. Martin Theodore Marvin W. Kenneth Menke Warren H. Moyer Charles S. Munson J. A. Neubauer Thomas S. Nichols George L. Parkhurst Robert B. Semple C. Y. Thomas Harry B. Warner JohnE. Wood, III M. F. Crass, Jr. Alternates: C. W. Baldwin (for Bennett S. Chappie, Jr.) Bert Cremers (for Robert B. Semple) John S. Gates (for L. G. Bliss) J. D. Gunther (for John A. Hill) H. E. Hirschland (for H. E. Martin) James A. Hughes (for Raymond F. Evans) A. C. McAuliffe (for Kenneth H. Klipstein) Fred Powell (for George L. Parkhurst) W. T. D. Ross (for Peter C. Allen) James H. Worth (for Richard W. KixMiller) General Counsel: Marx Leva - Fowler, Leva, Hawes & Symington Lloyd Symington - Fowler, Leva, Hawes & Symington Present by Invitation: Attached to these Minutes is a list of registrants for the over-all three day program. In calling the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. , Chairman Bunn welcomed the ' Directors, Alternates, and guests to this fourth West Coast Regional Meeting of the . Association. He invited those present to ask questions and called upon each one to rise, give his name and company affiliation. Mr. Bunn then received a resolution of appreciation to the Stauffer Chemical Company for the reception and dinner accorded those present in San Francisco on the , evening of March 19. This was unanimously voted. He then referred to the untimely death of Rollo C. Wheeler, Senior Vice President of Stauffer, who passed away on , Friday of the previous week. A resolution of sympathy was unanimously voted. * CMA 068008 (786) A third resolution was introduced and passed expressing appreciation to the Arrangements Committee for handling all meeting details; to California Chemical Company and FMC Corporation for providing transportation to Pebble Beach; and to American Potash & Chemical Corporation, California Chemical Company, The Dow Chemical Company, FMC Corporation, and Hercules Powder Company, Inc., for acting as hosts at the two scheduled receptions. I. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 13, 1962, MEETING. The Minutes of this meeting were duly approved after correcting them to (a) indicate the presence of Thomas S. Nichols, and (b) to record participation of Howard S. Bunn at the Trenton, New Jersey, CIC Conference. II. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PROGRAM. On behalf of the Arrangements Committee, Mr. Hart outlined the program and entertainment for the entire meeting period. Printed programs and attendance lists had been previously furnished to all registrants. HI. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Mr. Bunn stated that a breakfast meeting of the Executive Committee had taken place earlier that day and that a number of items discussed would be taken up in their respective places on the Board agenda. He then called on Mr. Semple to report on H.R. 9900, the Administration's proposed Trade Expansion Act. Mr. Semple stated that the Executive Committee, MCA staff and counsel, and personnel of the Association's two International Committees had met a number of times to discuss Association policy with respect to this proposed legislation and that the Executive Committee had come to agreement on an outline of testimony to be pres nted in behalf of the Association before the House Ways and Means Committee on April 2. The witness will be Mr. Semple. He then summarized the outline, pointing out th recommendations of the Executive Committee with respect to each of the important points contained in the bill. For the immediate information of Association members and press contacts, the Executive Committee recommended release of the following summary of MCA's position: MCA -(a) Supports the President's goals for increased international trade while maintaining the economic vitality of the United States; (b) Recognizes the need for constructive legislation on inter national trade; (c) Has some major objections to H.R. 9900, as proposed; (d) Plans to submit recommendations for improvement to the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee. We are scheduled to appear on April 2, with R. B. Semple as witness. CMA 068009 (787) A discussion and question-and-answer period followed Mr. Semple's presentation. ON MOTION duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: That the Board record its endorsement of the policy as presented and that the policy summary be trans mitted to the membership promptly for possible use in Congressional contacts; further, that the Executive Committee be empowered to approve the final statement prior to its presentation before the Congress. Mr. Ross then requested that the Association's Canadian members be disassociated from the policy statement and from the testimony to be presented. IV. REPORT OF THE TREASURER, Financial Report, June 1961 - February 1962. The financial report for the nine months ending February 28, 1962, was summarized by the Treasurer. ON MOTION duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the report be accepted and placed on file. The Treasurer reported that the current budget of $1, 030,440 had been planned as a deficit budget with advance financing of only $1,014, 000 foreseeable at the time the budget and financing was planned. Income to date has been better than anticipated due to the number of new members, higher than anticipated interest rates, and excellent sales of technical publications. As matters now stand, income will finance all expenditures and it appears that the Association will balance its budget for fiscal 1961-62 with a slight surplus. V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Stockpile and Surplus Disposal. Because of renewed Administration and Congressional interest in decreasing the stockpile of critical and strategic materials, < the Association's staff expects to be approached on a more active basis in the future by the Government for information and advice with respect to disposal from the stock pile of various chemicals, metals, and alloys. Sent to the Directors in advance of the meeting was a proposed policy for the submittal of information and advice for staff guidance, which had previously had the approval of interested technical committees and Association Counsel. This was reviewed for the benefit of those present and, ON MOTION duly made and seconded, it was 4' : VOTED: That the policy be approved. (788) (b)90th MCA Annual Meeting, June 7-9, 1982. Chairman Menke presented a Program Committee report outlining details of the 90th Annual Meeting at White ^ Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Mr. Lincoln Steel, an official of the International TM Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the Common Market at the Friday evening banquet. In addition to the regular agenda at the business meeting the preceding morning, the program will include remarks by Messrs. R. C. McCurdy, K. H. Klipstein, and R. B. Semple. Mr. Menke's report was supplemented by a statement from the Secretary with respect to accommodations, transportation, and supplemental program items. (c) Regional Directors' Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 9-10, 1962. General Hull outlined program for the Regional Directors' Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on April 9-10. The Executive and Finance Committees will meet in Association Headquarters at 1:00 p.m. on April 9 to discuss budget and financing for fiscal 1962-63. That evening, at the Army-Navy Town Club, the Directors will be hosts at a reception and buffet for selected members of Congress and officials of the executive branch of Gov rnment. The Directors' Meeting will be held as a breakfast session at 8:30 a.m. the next morning at the Mayflower Hotel. Directors interested in having their Congressional representatives invited to the Monday evening reception were requested to contact the Washington office promptly. Directors who have not yet made their overnight reservations were urged to contact the Secretary's office promptly. (d)PMA-MCA Liaison. In his capacity as liaison between Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and MCA, Mr. Graham briefly reviewed developments with respect to S. 1552, the drug industry antitrust bill. He reported that the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a 9-2 vote, had referred the measure to Senator McClellan's t Subcommittee on Patents for further study and consideration. It appears unlikely that the measure will be acted upon by the Senate during the current session of Congress. VI. TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. The following committee appointments were approved: (a) Air Pollution Abatement Committee. O. C. Thompson, Union Carbide Corporation, as Chairman. < D. B. Andrews, Koppers Company, Inc., as Vice Chairman. < (b) Government liaison Technical Committee on Metals. Fremont F. Clarke, lithium Corporation of America, Inc., replacing G. A. Munson. (c) Industrial Alcohol Technical Committee. E. L. Hutchins, Shell Chemical Company, replacing J. J. Labanowski. (d) Mechanical Technical Committee. B. S. Liston, Diamond Alkali Company. W. J. Massoth, Witco Chemical Company, Inc., replacing G. F. Polzer, Jr. (e) Nuclear Committee. Howard K. Nason, Monsanto Chemical Company. CMA 068011 (789) VII. STAFF REPORT AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. ^ (a) Legislative Activities. General Hull discussed the current legislative TM situation in the light of chemical industry interests. With respect to the revised tax bill. H.R. 10650, he reported that the MCA Tax Policy Committee had given additional study to this revised bill and that Association testimony would be presented during early April by W. M. Horne, Jr. , a Committee member. Other matters touched on included H.R. 9900, the proposed Trade Expansion Act; S. 167, a bill to grant the Department of Justice power to demand records in civil antitrust actions; and S. 1552, the drug industry antitrust bill. (b) Sixth IIX) Chemical Industries Meeting -- May 718, 1962. At the October 1961 Board meeting, the. Directors authorized the Association to participate in the Sixth ILO Chemical Industries Meeting and to nominate a U.S. employer delegation The Secretary reported that an official invitation had been received by the Association from the U.S. Department of Labor requesting nominations and that the following names had been submitted to the Department; Delegates; H. W. Stull, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation M. F. Crass, Jr. , MCA Advisers: J. W. Dees, Stauffer Chemical Company J. S. Queener, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. The Secretary briefly outlined the current situation with respect to ILO and stated that the agenda would include two topics of direct interest to the chemical industry, namely: 1. Plant safety practices, and 2. Principles and methods for determining extra rates for shift work and overtime. (c) Business and Defense Services Administration. The Secretary reported that a member firm had nominated a junior executive for WOC service within the BDSA, U. S. Department of Commerce, for a six months' term beginning July 1, 1962. This , executive will replace C. E. Ender, Hercules Powder Company, Inc., the present encumbent. U. S. Department of Commerce officials have given the Association assurance that the Government intends to upgrade the WOC program and to give it greater importance in the over-all program of the Department. Keeping this in mind, the Association's staff urged those present to consider the presentation of nominations for future terms, based upon the opportunity of service to Government by industry as well as the excellent training in Government techniques afforded the encumbents. (d) Public Relations Advisory Committee. Proposed Change in Name. It was ! reported that the Public Relations Advisory Committee at a recent meeting unanimously voted to recommend to the Board of Directors that its name be changed to "Public Relations Committee". This is for the reason that the Committee now operates as a "working" or functional group and therefore should be in the same category as other functional and technical committees of the Association. CMA 068012 (790) ON MOTION duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the change in Committee name be approved. (e) Packaging Symposium. The Secretary reported that he had opened the Association's Second Packaging Symposium in St. Louis on March 13, at which time a record registration of over 250 registrants were present. Copies of the technical Symposium program were distributed to those present. (f) Film on Laboratory Safety. A script change in the recently released MCA film, "Safety in the Chemical Laboratory", has been made to take care of com ments suggested at the January 1962 Directors meeting. The change was agreed to by an informal panel of manufacturers and users of benzene. Purchase and rental requests for the new film have exhausted the original print, with demand far exceeding the earlier expectations of the Safety and Fire Protection Committee. (g)MCA Receives National Science Teachers Award. General Hull reported that on March 12 in San Francisco MCA had been presented the 1962 Industry-Education Award by the Business-Industry Section of NSTA for the excellence of its contribution to chemistry education. Mr. George L. Parkhurst, who received the Award in behalf of the Association, gave a brief summary of the presentation program. (h) California Assembly Bill 132. The Secretary briefly discussed this bill which would make it illegal for chemical producers to sell or deliver into the State any flammable liquids packaged in glass bottles. An MCA statement has been submitted to the State Fire Marshal's Office requesting that the bill be amended to apply to retail i sales only and that industrial and scientific uses be exempt. (i) CBR Weapons Orientation Course. Through the invitation of General Marshall Stubbs, Chief Chemical Officer, U. S. Department of the Army, approximately 26 MCA Directors and Alternates attended the Course at Dugway, Utah, on March 16, 17, and 18. ON MOTION duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That a letter of appreciation be sent to General Stubbs in behalf of the Directors. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was unanimously resolved to adjourn. M. F. Crass, Jr. Secretary APPROVED: Howard S. Bunn Chairman Attach. CMA 068013 Registrants for MCA Board of Directors Meeting and Related Events Del Monte Lodge, Pebble Beach, California -- March 20-22, 1962 ^Baldwin, C, W. ^United States Steel Corporation Day, Charles A. Richfield Oil Corporation Baldwin, James G. [looker Chemical Corporation Day, David E. Richfield Oil Corporation Blackwood, George W. W. R. Grace & Co. Doan, Leland A. The Dow Chemical Company Brandenburger, R. L. Monsanto Chemical Company Early, L. W. Hercules Powder Company, Inc. Bruce, L. H. United States Rubber Company Ehrhart, G. W. Productol Company Bunn, Howard S. Union Carbide Corporation Etter, H. P. Air Reduction Company, Inc. Chappie, BennettS., Jr. United States Steel Corporation Evans, Raymond F. Diamond Alkali Company Chipman, E. E. Productol Company Fisher, J. Robert Gamma Chemical Corporation Chittenden, F. D. United States Rubber Company Fisk, Kerby H. Allied Chemical Corporation Clark, David N. Neville Chemical Company Foster, Paul S. , Jr. The Dow Chemical Company Cole fax, Peter American Potash & Chemical Corporation Francis, W. J. F. American Potash & Chemical Corporation Cope, J. Q. ,California Chemical Company Freeman, Stanley M. Witco Chemical Company, Inc. * Crass, M. F. , Jr. MCA Gates, John S. Foote Mineral Company Cremers, Bert | Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation * Cunningham, J. P. Shell Chemical Company ^ hauler Lee V. Neville Chemical Company Dawson, David H. 6. I. du Pont de N mours & Co., Inc. Gill, James M. Ethyl Corporation Goodner, E. F. California Chemical Company Graham, William B. Baxter Laboratories, Inc. Gunder, R. W. Stauffer Chemical Company <OVER> CMA 068014 2- - Gunther, J. D. Air Reduction Company, Inc. Hait, James M. FMC Corporation Hart, Ernest FMC Corporation Hill, John A. Air Reduction Company, Inc. Hirschland, H. E. Metal & Thermit Corporation Hiskey, Claude F. Richfield Oil Corporation Hughes, James A. Diamond Alkali Company Hughes, T. G. California Chemical Company Hull, John E. MCA Huntley, Robert F. Cowles Chemical Company Hynes, Leonard Canadian Industries Limited Kaesche, Wm, C, Collier Carbon and Qhemical Corporation KixMiller, R. W. Celanese Corporation of America Klipstein, Kenneth H. American Cyanamid Company Land, Hugh C. Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation Lawrence, P. H. B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Leva, M^rx MCA General Counsel Lewis, Milton Hancock Chemical Company Martin, H. E. Metal & Thermit Corporation Marvin, Theodore Michigan Chemical Corporation McAuliffe, A. C. American Cyanamid Company Ca Ra Ui Sc 0 Se McCurdy, R. C. Shell Chemical Company Menke, W. Kenneth Pittsburgh Chemical Company Se W SI F< Minnig, Max A. Witco Chemical Company, Inc. S% K Morrisroe, John Pilot Chemical Company of California Si M Moyer, Warren H. Chipman Chemical Company, Inc. T 1M Munson, Charles S. Air Reduction Company, Inc. Neubauer, J. A. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Nichols, Thomas S. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Parkhurst, George L. California Chemical Company Pope, Jack M. FMC Corporation Post, Alexis E. Diamond Alkali Company Powell, Fred California Chemical Company Roberts, L. M. Shell Chemical Company CMA 068015 I -3- oss, W. T. D. Canadian Industries Limited pucker, C. N. 0nion Carbide Corporation Scott, R. D. 0. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Segerdell, Robert E. Hercules Powder Company, Inc. Semple, Robert B. Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation Shanaman, Fred C. pennsalt Chemicals Corporation Swanson, Harold A. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Symington, Lloyd JiCA General Counsel Thayer, Harold E. Mallinckrodt Chemical Works Thomas, C. Y. Spencer Chemical Company Tracy, O. V. W. R. Grace & Co. Warner, Harry B. B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Welton, T. M. California Chemical Company Williams, W. N. FMC Corporation Wishnick, William Witco Chemical Company, Inc. Wood, JohnE., HI Enjay Chemical Company Woodman, W. R. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Worth, James H. Celanese Corporation of America CMA 068016