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* * ur jj" * , ** ... . -- * **** - ' w . : i *i .4 B .< i JLruxiil UmU(| 2 - Arm 22-y, i?& may be iru of basic re lurch that individual eompaniii in act net to undartake which tho indistry u a whola could profitably explore. SoMsrch on the mors loonodeal application of lstd product! mi*ht alio prtrre help ful 1a sxpandin* marietta for thus pro(fact!. Thirt ilao ih c j to So Mod for widar <Un**irutlon of informa tion o b the proportloi of load end it! proAwta which will bolp them to find new or wider application. Vlth tbiii thought! In wind tbo followin* report of 1$5J acti- rltlii ia prseanted. X ea proud of tbo lcy*l and capable ataff tbo laaooiatlon bout*4 David k. Sor-cina, krs, Alice Mayor and Hiss Iblene Karbacb btvo coaplotid twenty or more years of service, with your Secretary bavin* completed twenty-five years last aonth. Tbo liaat that can bo aaid ia that tb.ro baa rarely bow a dull acaent. And no npert mold bo coaplete witb- rut.a word about the eooporativo aplrit of tbo wnbenhip and thanks to tbo officers and directors for tho ttae and wisdom thoy bar* contributed to tbo cuidanee of aaiociatioa affaira. Vflagtagrp Tboro were several chan*eo in membership durln* tho year, mostly occaaicnod by chan*es in ownership of companies or plant!4 Kw no*bora included Tho Murdoch load Products Co., Dallas, Texas, and Tho 0. A. irril Co., Cincinnati, Cblo, which acquired tbo plant! formerly operated by tbo Ea*le - Picher Co. In thoso cltlai. All tod Soiltin* Corp. rf Jttlwwakse also become a member. Part Utah Corsslldated Hines Co. and Silver tin* Coalition kirns Co,, toth of Salt take City, and both formerly neater*, w*r Borcod Into United Park City kino* Co., which bocaaa a member. Chief Consolidated Plain* Co. resigned be eta* 0 of tho depressed laid market and tbo Mod to coroinro It* rifouroot. Podorol Hlnin* A Smeltin* Co. was completely abe orbod by Aaerican Seal tic* 4 Koflnln* Co. and it! ioparato mecberehlp vu tiro* di*cootimed. . The membership rm consists of 62 recular and 7 associate members. ypcni/xroco sptneo This notion rf tbo secretary's report la plaood near tbo heflaclc* inotoed of bole* relocated to a catcb-ail at tbo ond, bocoooo it ia believed that Ita laportanoe la consumptive! of ataff tlao, value to tbo indo*try, and irrlnj and aarvleo to members may bo underestimated. By correspondence, tola phono and personal visit tho Aasociatloo la literally dolu*od daily with requests for help ia conMOtlea with load* Those c o m from Mwspapors, ma*aaiae* and authors of books who want to verier foots or cot additional information for artidss dealin* with load. They c o m free* schools, colls*os and laduatrlal or trade group* who want educational rr other Information for tboir student! or somber*. They c o m from *oTcrx>aont a*oncio! who want both economic and technical aiiiitanco, and from banks, brokers and advortisln* agencies. And many come from our members on both technical and economic prcblaam. N 1581 11!Muujfjtfgg^.i^iujpj ijnijjiii,ii.iny.pwiffj j i $ ' "' :t'.'w'-` LIA22801 .. . .. . .. e 7 Annual Meeting J April 22-23, 17& Str* irt few tmflin 1* 1 aacber asked xu to determine the uim of bureting el a recently installed aad apparently prf*etly (cod lead nrric pipe* Involved a trip froa K*w.Tork to Pennsylvania. 2. Consulting engineers asked fr type of It Ad plate to bo xued for aupportiag hi^e* for concrete atrueture. 3 1 leading university asked for basio physical data ea la ad they were unable to Had la Metals Handbook* cr other standard aorta* U* 1 leading business publication Misleading tid* papar asked for information oa laad-aold tad cickel-cadeiua battaria* for xua la artlolaa oa tb* subject* 5. The Department of the Any uked for complete data oa aoaeperfcixg load floor* for explosive* plaata to bo included 6* Two different architect* aad eco member asked for data, oa liil'Ubiito, aati-vibretioo pada for bulldine foundation*. 7* Tbo house organ of t Urp xheleeeler of load product* aaksd for aatorltl for a general tciy oa tbo load industry, S 1 palatlac contractor asked for specific laforaatloo oa the relative merits of different oetal^protectire paint a* 7* A sxmber uked for eseletaaee la reconciling the various tatiatlec aralleble oa lead cocxucptica aad production. 1C A misleading orror about thi trend of lead price* ni d*taotad la a leading business uftilM and corrected* Tbo** art but tea aeagtr sxsaples, received within a period of a frw day*, of the inquiries which occupy a rut Mount ef staff tla* fre day to day. Without the AssoelaUna, either such inquiries la aaar cue* would to unanswered to the detriment of the xue of lead or tbo tine of BMher coaparie*, djpli^ated aaty tines, would be consumed la answering Statictlee Ko chance was aade la the statistical services ef the A*odatioo durlnc the year* Me hate eoatiaued to cooperate with other aUtlatlo fatherla* ateoclM, ruch aa th* Aaerlcea Puree* of Metal Statistics and the 0. S. Bureau of Vine* to avoid duplication and to try to Iron out incenslsUaoies that appear la the various series of flcuroi* -The oetretary again prepared the introductory turnery to tho lead section of the A.f.V.S. Tearbork, Vuy repeats froa both Mchera and wo-aeahere for aialatanoe la rtatiatieil tudiee of the lead Indjstrles were handled during the year, A request by the 0. S, Tariff Cocalailoa to Ui* our pip lead *alea statistics xna (ranted with the approval of reporting companies. f ?gnwy ** 1m *3. ,, ' * *r . , .V* *% * *''Vyo.*** #^v * T * ' . / \_lM2^0Z ^ ---tJr; j U--. : .- : >-~-rf^ ^vyyjifeCjgV Inmil Ksstli* -b- April 22-21* U5fc An analysis of our statistical sort indieatsd that only about 07 nxjvboura of staff tins p*r month *<n involved In.tbs production of routine statistics* Anmal Ksrtlag To cslsbrsto tbs tvaaty-fifth aardvarstiy of tbs Association, It departs! froa cujtosarjr procodsr* sad htld tbs samtl sastl&c tt Tbs Grssahrlarj tbits Sulphur Spring*, V, Ya*, larlurilng tbs ladlss la tbs 4 social,affairs* Total attendance ni about 135* to-thirds being me u ftisinssa ssssioas *rs patterned cftsr previous mattings sad crrarad ocas* prshsnslvoly tbs production sad ocomseptlea problses* of tbs IMaatry* Mootsr* gtaarslly acrssd that tbs masting ni highly successful aad fit tingly sanfced tbs occasion* l o o d o pro yicnapo Tbs sub-eoeslttss dsallag arith this problem Mt during tbs Aesociatioa1! aaautl meeting snd eoasldsrsd several suggestion* for re designed lead pigs* Oubse^usatly individual master# erpsriaectsd la tbs field vdth tome of thsao designs, At tbs ystr-snd this nork vas still la progrsse aad no ultimate solutloa bod as yst bsoa found* bolls tins aad yahlleatlofls Although publlahsd la 1952* tbs Association's bool, Isid la Uodarn Industry,* contlma* to sn>y an actlr# dscaad* Tbo original print erdsr ana 7*500 coplas. Of tbsss* about 6CC coepllasntajy eoplss bats beta provided member* and good frisndj of tbs Association and about 3*000 have boon sold at H$0 for individual copiss aad 01,00 for quaatl- tlss of tsa or cars* aomathlng loss tbaa aotual cost* Ulujtrativs of tbs continued demand la tbs foot that about 1,300 eoplss wars sold la 19S3. J Ooly teo lstuas of *laad xra agala publlahsd In 1?53 3 la 1952, Tbsss aaot to about 35*000 vuer* aad proipsctlT* users of lsad ') such as architects, sngiasars* coatructlaa cospariet, ebwdeal concerns, *h*#t natal contractor*, city engineers sad otbtrs* It centime* to eraato rid* inters*t la lsad and publicrttoo of steb iasus Is folloved by Tolminous ccrrsipoodcoc# vltb reader*. tight Information Bulletins sad tbrsa Dtfsass bullstins rsrs circulated to members during tbs ytsr* Publication# of tbs luvisions era not sectioned hara but ers laoludsd undsr tbs rspurt on aacb Divlxtoc* Articles and Addresses* Tna secretary again prepared the aacaal retie* artLcls ca lsad for 'bwrin-nring oad m"<ng AcnruilV IL,H vrsjg ^g***^*!*^ ^^ * *. ii< y,t i !tgi^!ff^fi^< ^ ^ * ..* * LIA22803 : %\ ; llgf'V^rt^Vy.* ^ ^ r , Ir^-l^QC- ifaJU Annual Xattiaf 5 - April 22-23, 15^ la crticla about tba Association and iU terries was writtaa Tor tad published la the Buyar's furchaslae deist, tt tba ro^uest of that pub lication. Tba aocrrtary addrwstad th* annual iff*tine of tba Idaho Mrrfwg Aasccittioa o q tba laritatina of that iiynlwttce. Othar articlas tad addresses ar* cOTwrad oadr dlriaiocval actiTltlM, oorayxarT Rmnow It cortifMub ceotrolt wwra rtaortd froa load our eoataete with Vashineton tcocit shifted nor* tad man tram tba mrnvy to psruaaat Utaiiii, Stcoltr liaison It ulattlatd with til thoas ee*aeita which . trt usart, pottotitl usarw or tpoolfltrt of load or hat o anyth! ne to do vltb lttd la research or la aajr othar trtjr, This Includes swat federal corwraaaat departments tad aesacita, Tt* secretary wrm oo ttTtrtl ootdttoot, ruch u (1) Industry or Oortrateat Adrisery Cowwittee oo Schedule B Strlaioc, Bureau of Caneuai tad (2) tbt Adrisory Council oo federal Re ports, Standard Industrial Classification Code, Cocolttett oo frimary Ktttl Zaduttrltt tad oo Miscellaneous beetInc* Tbt Association was represented hy lrrritttloa tt the ICtd-Century Conference cm Reeourcst for tbt ruturw sponsored by tbt ford fouadetlaa. The Frssldsat of tbt Assoolstloa, t wether of tbt Extcvtirt Co--lttt, tad tbt t*crattrjr rsprueoUd tbt Aseoolstloa, Otbtr Mttlaft attended tad ortudiatloaa *ith which clott liaioe 1c aaiatalaad Include tbt /atrletn Institute of Maine tad Mrtallurtiotl Znclaeers, Aaarloaa Society for Metals, Aaericen Mining Congress, Aeeccletloa of American Battery Manufacturers, Kttiontl Mat, Tarnish tad lacquer Association, Atarican Cererdc Society, Atarican Society for Tast ing Materials, Ketiooal Association of Corrotloa Ecgiaetre, American 5ttadtrds Association tad othtr*, The eecretary tad staff trt actiew la ooo citte* wort of targr of that* ergaaixatleoi la tba interest* of lttd, HTUITXX Tbt following Is t *r~iry f our principal actiritlae la tbt ' flld of lttd *"gi*o* la 19$3# The i**xrUact of this wort: Is tmndwi la prtTwatlaf ados dlseriidettloa tt M lttd, 1, Childhood lttd pcisoolac coatlnaat to bt our tajor *btadtebt* -ad tourcs of tdrorst publicity, Thraats of polsoo labtllae r*calatiooa for lttd paints bars o o m fro* baaltb authoritias la Kaw lortc, Chicago and i Jthar dtlai, Ta art woridne ltb tbt faint Asiociatioa to oothat *bt''t sorts with tha outgoat prowl sine, but rttll la dwabt, 2, Tbt roiatrch oa childhood pluablsa at Johns-Kopkias, swpportod * our jrant of (10,000 m ocvplaUd la Ootobar tad t rrport Is axp^Ud vmttrUy, Tba work Is balae coatlsuad for another yaar at at txpaost t# *ffi UA22804' * #r;> ** 44 '* -. r.*tit ':.a1 V .V/E- Anneal lieetinc - 6 April 22*23! l#h 3. Jtoaulta ef alallar wk rapportod hy u* for a mabar of year* at Rirrord, rUl aooa be published la ora paper* la the Jmeric am Journal of Utaaaaea of Children* These findin<a and tho*e la Item-2 should provide ua uitfa nluthle fact* ueaful la ece&attinf the aoraaaete reported la item X* lu 1 statement, *Lead Poisotrix* la Infanta and Children,1 i presented at a conference 00 tt*e Accident Frrrentlra at Un Qoi> Teraity of VicMfan* 5* Orar 2,100 people, mainly ptyaleltna, rieited our exhibit* on childhood plumMam at tb annul meeting* of tb American Kedicel la* aociatloa and tha American Public Health iaeocittloa. i 64 1 crmcdttoe of tha American Standard* Aseaciatloe, la vfcieh both thia 1j isolation and the faint Xiaoelatlea arc well rcpr**cted, haa beta inroad t-o aatabllah itaMarda for-*aaf" labeling of paint fer child ren'* toy* and furniture* 7* Thor* bora baen no ixpertent nrv dorelofmant* la industrial lead poiaodnc! although sporadic report* of caaoa art raoaived*- Tba American Uedioel Association la planning a aaaalcs oa thia subject at ita l?5h anmal meetlnf* 8. *ct tBIA,1 monticned la laat year** report/ ecatinuee to Ju*tlfcr aarllor bopoa aa a traataant for load pnlsonlnc and baa hots accepted-by tha Pool and tret Adelnlitratlcn- far intravenous Injection. X major amount cf tlaa baa been datotod to follodnf and proeratlaf thia development* P. Our lnreetLiaticn, ixdudinf mr 15^ enalyaee cf nUr from rad-leed-palntod tankj, tyu aoablad ua to atop publication rf a P*par **rwtat unfavorable to rad laal and aacuro a proalaa of rcrtrloc* 10 1 atu<r of fume feneration froa weldinf end cuttinf of painted steel initiated at tha behest of a member eo*pa/y la under **y at Hnrrcrd and tha Boiten Vrrtl Shifyard, vlth 00 report available yet. 11. Cur afforta to promote adequate laboratory is t y Io m to aid In diagnosis of lead poisoning era bearing fruit, vdth more or laaa e-'iquate sonrieee m aTiUahla la Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, CLrraland. Chicago* Denver, Jt<nr Xerk, Salt Lake City and Seattle* 12* Attendance at iiqr national and regional meetings of health cr*uili&Ua.>e v*a kopt ua in doao touch vith Iha radical profession and health \uUo titles* U j Adverse publicity at tha rota of 30 to 10 ornpaper Items par aocth h*j appoared cn the effect* cf lead on children, adult*, liraito k \i.d "ldfcnrl, thereYer pcaaibla theea here bean foUcaad up with a jierf to ccroutine aieconcopticna and eduVotaaonta, often uith p^ti^rlni ,y .j u 1V J"d ' 'ipt? >r i t,v; fin ly'ij' ajowwww  .. . * \ r * . * ' ^ . 7m '* >..:* **o <*#** i- -v- ' ' .'.y'.% . ;. v- ' LIA2 2805 ..r. .. . I . : J I * 1 j Annual fextix* .7_ April 22-23, 1?& lli flut otudy. 1 roquaat for uiliUnc* in load dart ud fuau control hy o m of our aaftcr* wo* rcforrod to th# Inatltut* of InAutrial Kodidno of tarn tort Unircrrlty ud load to a thomi^hccin* onclnoarlnc and Budieal atudy* At tha further roquoat of the i* aasbor, a quaotlonnoiro rolatiro to natboda of nodical and cnciaoorlnc coo* trol ha* boon proporod by tho K.TU. ataff and onr era to b sailed to a Hit of aoso L0 pluta wrfopad in a jailer utlritloa* Miaosl nation cf tha roaultaxt isforutioo thculd b of treat Nnofit to all concerned* ltotalilc Load Trodecta Ddrlaloo i report of thia- DiTiaioc*! aetirltlM tu aant to aubara of tha Diwiaioa on Xowosber 10, 1953* Tho following aussarlica tho** aotl^ Yitiaai 1 Our two flold u concentrated on thoao aroaa wharo ocooortad effort* w j t o bolnf side to proseto other aatcrlalj.at the axponao of laid* In aoat eaaoa rubrtltutioa of other aatorlala for laad u . fora* tailed, 2* With the cooperation of scabora in aupplyinc aatorlala for ploatiinc doaaoa at lnv coot, our prop-** to proooto tha tralMnc of pluabara in load w-rfc proooodod satlafoctorily* In tMa ra alao bod eloio cooperation.free tho Burooa rf JLpprutleoahlp, 0* 3* Dopartsant of lab^r* 3* With th# firat pclntirf of 3#COO copioa of cor trxtbrok, toad Vork for kodare Flusbiac,* acid in laaa tbu fiwo aoctha, a aooood prlntinc of 3,000 copioa was tntlnrlsod nod prlnt*d All indications aro that tho aocond printing *111 bo exhesatod boforo tha ood of thla year ud that *o will trra dorlTod tho benefit of about A!,CC0 wrrtfa of oduoational lltoraturo f^r a net coot of abtut $2,000a L* Flwebora* Torus *aa a waluabla Man* cf rwoehinc 30,COO in tha plusbinc indoatry, but *aa pgbllahod only t*ioo durl&t th* ywar* ? Our orhibit of load vipir< at tho umsi eoarcotion of tha National Aatoclatlon of Pluahinc Contrutora created ururuol intarart with croap* of 20 to 2$ dclocato* at a tlac watchlrf their ccllanuoa try thalr aklil 6. Haurres requests tern architect* and engineer* foe ualrtueo on plan* for chaieol laboratory piplnc installation! led to preparation cf a prullaia*ry draft of apociflcatiana for auch lnstallatioca* TMa draft haa boon aubsittud tr- interastod aochara for eoasont *vl it la cx paotod that tho opeolfleatioua* u bo publiahad ahortly* 7 ^ur aoldorlnc Subeoaslttoo of tho iaorlcan eldln< Sooiaty Cncsittoo on Braxlnf and Soldoritf not aorrral tinea durlnc.tho yoar and oonaidoruhlo prctroi* h-ts boon sado toward preparntlonrof tbs Solder- ir< handbook to bo publlshod by tha Voiding Sodoty* 3 ibaut 600 addlUaoal copioa of lead In fedora Plnsblnc* wore diatribetod in anawor j o inqulrioa, fcrinclnc total dirtributina to' about 27,000* LlA22806 5 S'- < : a S - 1 Xnnusl lfostUf 8 - April 22-23, l$fl 7* Exhibit* of plusher** apprentice traininc aotiritlos wcr* dijpltjrtd t tbs Bow fork State Approatieeihlp Coaforao* and the Aranal Educational Conference tponsorod Yjr the Chictc* Jouracj'wa Hobart* 10* Two Hoaxiac Builttint llatlnc saw tdllttiy housine prrjoete wart lira*4 for aoobtrt* 11* L Mabur of tbo itnff ttrrot on tbo Plvaoblnf Ceawittoe of tb Buildln< Rttoarch Adritarjr laird of tbt Rational Ro m arch Council, 12* Biterlal for t future article on tbt laid indartrr with ptrtlcultr roforooet to lead's at# is a abset cottl ni provided tbt diter of *3boot Kotal Vorktra Journal* tnd tbt trtlclt appeared la fcrrttfctr* 13* Cse of plirtic tublnc la cocpotltloa with load ni tnTtitlftUfd wborwror p^ssltlo. failurea woro discovered and belli tint prrridine aonher* with tbt datails la two localities wort Issued. t lb* Tfcrwo Cheolcal BelIttint on tbt use of laid la cbtwletl corutruotlsa wtrt issued for tbt at of aotbora* 15* Two Cboeleal Conatructioa Bulletins oo tba use of Ittd la tbla field wara distributed to our list of about 1,300 oollt{*t teaching choxlotl orfinoerinf, che*ictl con*traction oosytnlos, cbotdctl RAnaftctarsrs, ooasulttats tad otbora Inter**tod* 14. Two srtlclas propared by a staff ettbor oo load la cbewieal eecstruetioa wort published la *Cbatlcal ih*ln**rin<* tad toolbar la *Zndustrlsl sad Znclnoarlac Chads tur** Roprlnts wor* obtained tod distributed* 17* Possibilities of a tool developed hjr Raoinctca Ana Co* for roduolnc the cost of load chadcal installations wort rvoogslxtd tad s Joint to*tin* prrtrtn undertaken* 1 Tbt tails vor* hichljr aoccwssful and on articla bat since b*ua published la Ch**ictl Chclntccinc* deecribInc tbt ust of the tool la aotusl InstallxUont* 16* Btctase of tbt crovlnc lsportaaca of radiation protection sucb tlaa ni spent on Catherine nttorlsl oa ths posslblllti*# tad was f lead for tbit purpose and ortlclas art la freparatloa for suitable puhlieatleas* 19* Tor tbt fourth j-*ar, a tw>-bnur lector* oa lttd ts ta <ccLt>rlr< ssttrlsl was pr* Mated to jrduate studacts st tbt Bewtrfc Collaps cf frilaoarinc, 20* Llalsoa was sulntalaod with til principal technical to ds tin and a staff aoebtr was vioc-hairsna of the ifrrthaast Rspioa ef tbt Katteoal fcesocinttoa of Corrosion h(lM4ni 21* A tentative standard for laid pip* for chowl cal torrlct rat prepared as the r*cult :.f a ><i:ber.of J spirits fro* lores ussrs fpr rack s ttax/lard* Zt was clro<JLtti*<-to'soeb^n Jot* ccwwont but oo aetioa bat. beta taboo* t ' . I y* * *f *  t, " '* *1 e ' -: a. * *. LIA2E807 *o JLnrcil testing -9- April 22-231 195U Pigacnts -nd Chowlctla DUrialfro 1. Field work oa load biM mUI protoctiTs paints i oontinaed *tth industry, tho ailitaiy forces and etbar public iacioi. Special Miptuxls ni pltcod on the adaptability of d o * rod lead bui point forwoiatioae deralopod by tho Association for on increasing Yariety f appli cation! ond exposure coodltloae* 2* CeoporatlY* work with tbs jUry bu contl mod fruitful# Za tho final roport of tho work oa bettoa paint* two rod load but paint# worw aalootcd as hart u m< 37 prU.tr, and prtoh trrt* w j t * initiated oa a destroyer bottoo. Tho ooopsirrtiTA totr with thr Philadelphia Xt t aI Shipyard rr till in pro pro* with rorulta to dot* clearly indicating rap^riocity of red lord rrur >iao chroaato paints for continuous or intiredtUnt 1*iwrtiMu 3 1 Vllitary specification corcxing Katy Frmila 116 (a rod load bar* prinir containing k lb. of rod load per calif*' war iiruod. Thir paint la now uaod alaoat exclusively for top-side aaintsnaaoe frlasr hr tho Ksry* inoUvir Military Specification wu issued for a dark sh*4* of tho a too paint for eontrart in wultiplo coat rjratowr. 1. Under the'auction of this report on ^rctano* wntioa ia ado cf a Xavy - I-Z.A, project ia ho* tea oa fuaca fro welding loadpalntod stool* Zt war hoped that a favcrablo roport fm this project >^>uld oatabliih Xasy Poraula 116 aa a shop prlacr for stool and thus greatly extend tho use of rad load. Tho project la not jrat coaplete* 5* %ir technical dirveter sorrod aa secretary of tho Oewartvoat idrisoty Cooxlttoo oa Chrooato Pigxoota sponsored by tho Irwy Corps of ThcUuora, This coraitteo is evaluating load and other chrroata and rod load paint* for aotil protection, dabonto exposure teats wars initiated but roaulta ara Dot axpectod for another jic. 6. Vo aaintainod our supporting Deaborshlp la tho Steel Strueture faintine Council and cur technical director sorTod on it* RoSoarch Ceoalttoo. Tho Council published tha first wrluau af its 'Palatine Manual* ia which the first tea rococcasndod painting cystoas for cca^ral aenrioo cotain red load. This druid pc*ro grtroooly ralaahlo in prcooting rwd lead aa tha loading aotal prrtootlYO paint* 7 1 paper ra natal pntootlYo paints was prw*ated bofhrt tho Southern Uov England and tasters trisoomin soctlcna of the Xattoral JLss^oiation of Corrosion Engineers* 8. In exhibit doacnatratln# tho advantages and propar use of red 1 UA22808 Anraul Kiting April 22-23, ISA 9 Rod Lood Taehnieal Latter J(o 6 u prepared for publication tarl7 in 195&. It 1j cntitld*tYInara for Railroad Structure* and RAmwg Stock.* thore bu beoa * ateody daaand for tbaaa Technical Latter* both fro* lnctiatry and fire* achool* for ua in paint couraa*. 10. 1 nsv raaooreh project m initiated by the Red laid Tech nical Coenitteo to doUrsiae the ral&tir* Mriti of vltqrl mUI aerfaca condltioMra and aatl^ccrroaln point* containing rod laid, lino chroaate and other potentially conpatltlra plcnacU* 11. All L.X.1. end Xtry cooperative tait penal projocia on lnapeeted at lout tvlea during th* yaar `Our technical dlraotor ala participated in lnapaotlon* of rtriooa painted a truetar* nndar tba aoaplcaa of the C.3. Corp* of Ikiglnoer* and the Steel Structure* Painting Council* 12* 3*e lteai f tinder *$neae.* 13* Tba Red Lead Technical Co**ittee cootimed to nert through } out tba yatr and to guide tba verb of thla tatliloa. Zt cootributle* to .tba viler recognition of tbo pca-Mrfneivoa of rod palota ae *otal protective prinora ahould not b undor-eetljbatcd by tba aoetwrahip. I feel tbet' it la an outrtending ezrsple of auccoiaful end unaolflah cooperative effort for tb* bucoflt of tba iivfaatry.