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ANNUAb MEETING OF THE FRICTION r-AATERIALS STAI-!DARDS INSTITUTE, INC, '.VEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 23, 1854 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE CoMMODORE HOTEL, NEw YoRK, N.V. THE ~IEETI NG WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MR. 11/e:YBURNE, THE PRESIDENT, AT 10:00 A.M. MEMBERS ATLAS ASBESTOS COMPANY GATKe: CoRPORATION GRIZZLY 1-AANUFACTURING DIVISION H, KRASNE ~v1MJUF"ACTURING CoMPANY LAsco BRAKE PRoDUCTS CoRP., LTD. MA~sHALL-EcLIPSE DIVISioN,BNDIX AviATION CoRP. L.~ILEY CoMPANY, THe: J. MoLDED MATERIALS DIVISION, CARLISLE CoRP. RAYBESTOS-f',;ANHATTAN, INC. REoDAwAY aR:AKE LtNING D1v1s1oN, RossENDALE-Ruao1 L Co,.,..ANV R1TESET MANU FACT URI NG CowANY RussELL MANUF"ACTURING CoMPANY ScANDINAVIA 3e:LTING CoMPANY SouTHERN FR 1 CT 1ON t':ATER 1 ALS CoMPANY u. s. SPRING ~BuMPER Co~PANY s.vvELLMAN CoMPArN, THE K. WoRLD BESTOS CoRPORATION REPRESENTATIVES w. H. JOHNSTON H. G. DuscHe:K (PROXY) J. R. He:ATH H. G. DuscHEK (PROXY) H. G. DuscHEK (PROXY) c.F. WEYBURNE . H. G DuscHe:K (PRoxY) w. J. VACHOUT F. A, ~~ILLER w.F. BARTON H, N. WILHELM s.L. Sui..LIVAN A. E. DALY H. SNOW H. G. DuscHe:K (PROXY) !,'J. E. CANFIELD 'N,' J. NANF"ELDT OTHERS PR:::SE~lT RAVBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC, FRICTION MTLSo 8TOSo INSTo OF CANADA FRICTION MTLSo 8TDSo INSTITUTE, INC. &~~lAUGHLIN, STICKLES, McKEAN HAYDEN G. fvlARSHALL c. w. SACHS E.W, HoDGSON (OBSERVER) H, G. 0uSCHEK (SECRETARY) L. D. STICKLES (CouNSEL) NOT PRESENT AsBESTOS MANUFACTURING CoMPANY dRAsssEsTos a~I<E L 1Nl NG CoMPANY FIBRE & iv:'ETAL PRODUCTS, INC. lv.INUTES OF PREVIOUS r.t:ET I NG THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETING HELD JUNE 19, 1953 HAD BEEN DiSTRIBUTED BY MAlLo THERE BEING ~0 CORRECTIONS OR ADDI T IONS TO BE ~.iAOE THERETO, UPON MOTION DULY MI\DE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED~ THAT THE MINUTES JUNE 19, 1953 BE TR>SUTED. OF THE MEETING 0~ ACCEPTED AS DIB- FMSI 00607 ANNUAL t-'EET I NG -4- JUNE 23, 1954 PRESIDENT'S REPORT IT IS WITH A GREAT DEA~ Or ~~EASURE THAT I WE~COME YOU TODAY TO THIS OUR rlrTH ANNUA~ MEETINGo BECAUSE Or THE "ACT THAT A MAJORITY Or THE MEMBERS INDICATED A DESIRE TO HO~D THIS MEETING IN THE EAST, NEW YORK CITY WAS AGAIN SELECTED AND THE COMMODORE: WAS THE NATURA~ ~LACE "OR US TO CO I'NENEo SINCE OUR LAST ANNUA~ NEETING 0 WHICH WAS HE~D IN CHICAG0 1 THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER COM~ANY ADDEO TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTEo THERE ARE TWENTY AcTIVE MEMBERS AND rOUR AssOCIATE f'EMBERS- CONSISTING OF' EVERY ELIGIBLE MANUrACTURER IN THiS COUNTRYo iNE ALSO HAVE THREE REGIONAL ~t.'SERS- ONE LOCATED IN CANADA AND THE OTHER IN ENGLAND- BOTH Or WHICH ARE ASSOCIATIONS, AND A THIRD WHICH IS AN INDIVIDUAL CONCERN LOCATED IN GERMANY, AT THE BEGINNING Or THIS riSCAL YEAR ON JULY I, 1953, WE!: !3EGAN O~ERATIONS WITH A CASH BALANCE IN THE WORKING ACCOUNT OF' $5,774.00. THE INCOME RECEIVED rROM rEES rROM OUR AcTIVE MEMBERS TOTALED $221 000 OF' WHICH $9 1 000.00 WAS F"ROM THE ACTIVE rbfl-: BERS, $10,000.00 F"ROM THE ASSOCIATE ME~ERS AND $3,000,00 F'ROM THE REGIONAL ~/EMBERSo Ex~ENSES Or THE INSTITUTE OF'F"I CE ARE HELD AT ALL TIMES 1'0 .~>. Ml Nl MUM 1 AND WHENEVER I IVCREASES IN THE BUDGET ARE NECESSARY, THESE HAVE BEEN ~:E TO RiSING COSTS THAT ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROLo SucH INCREASED COSTS OF OPERATION_ YOU HAVE HAC WITHIN YOUR OWN ORGANIZATtONS 1 SO THAT CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT Or WORK PERFORMED BY THE INSTITUTE STAF"r 1 A BUDGET APPROXIMATING $25,000.00 18 NOT OUT Or LINE. 0uR!NG THIS PAST YEAR THE INSTITUTE OF"F"ICE HAS DJF-TRIBUTED ~PPROXIMATELY 2,500 B!.UE ~R! NTS IN ADO IT ION TO i'Hr;: :v1AIJV REQUESTS HANDLED BY TE:LEP'-10NE AND LETTER WITH A i'>'tl NIMUM OF" DELAVo E1 GHTHUi'oiOR::c ':;OPI ES EACH Or TEN (THRi:.C:: ~AGE) DATA BOOK BULLETINS HAVE ALSO BEEN RELEASED THt::RS8'f KEE~ I NG THE MEMRERSiH P "'IELi.. I "!FORMED AS REGARDS NEW MODELS Ac.JO SPEC IF" I CAT I ON CYAh G::s THE CROSS REF"ERC:1~r..e:s WI-I: C H: FROM REptORTS, HAVE E'EEN MOS7 HELPI"'UL TO THE INDJSTRY WERE AGAIN REVHlEO A,i) "~8Ti1!8'l"t"EDo EIGHTY-THREE REAMS Or PAPER WERE INVO!.VE0 1 WHICH MEANT NOT ONLY THE ORiGINAL TYPING BUT ALSO THE RUNNING OF' THIS INFORMATION AND COLLATINGo THE PRE~ARATION AND ALL THE CLERICAL WORK II'NOLVED WITH THE ABOVE AS "'ELL AS THE BILLINGS AND OTHER IN~ORMATIONAL BULLETINS RELEASED~ KEEP THE 8TAF"r CONSTANTLY eusY. THE DATA BOOK ANO TECHNICAL CoMMITTEE, UNDER THE I"'INE LEAOERSHI~ OF" CARL SACHS, HAS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE I NBTITUTE OF'F"ICE AND HAVE GIVEN FREELY OF THEIR TIME AND THOUGHT HANDLING PROBLEI\6 THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION BV MISS DusCHEKo ~R. SACHS HAS ALREADY MADE HIS REPORT, SO THAT I NEED NOT GO INTO THE DE1'AILS OF' WHAT YAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHEDo THE Me:t..eERSHIP Co""'ITTEE UNDER THE ABLE DIRECTION 0~ BILL NANrELD';" 1 WHO AcCEPTED THE CHAIRMANSHIP 0~ THIS CoMMITTEE UPON MRo RITTER 1S RESIGNATION, STUDIED THE QUESTIONS RAISE~ BV THE MEMBE-Q WITH ~GARO TO THE HANOLIN~ AND ANNOUNCING 0~ APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ACTIVE tJEMBERS BY THE INSTITUTE OFF'ICEo To THESE CONMJTTEES, WHO WORK SILENTLY BEHIND THE SCENES, A GREAT DEAL OF" CPEDIT MUST BE GIVEN BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN WORK WITHIN THEIR OWN ORGAN'ZATIONS, THEY F"IND THE TIME TO SOLVE PROBLEMS BENEFICIAL TO THE MEMBERSHI~o OuR ATTORNEY, MRo 6TICKLES 1 HAS F'O~LOWEO UP ON ALL POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS Or TH~ COPYRIGHT REPORTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY INFRINGEMENT AND LOSS TO THE INDUSTRY OF' THE VALUE OF" THE F.M.S.I. NUIVSERING SYSTEM, FMSI 00610 ANNUAL MEETI~ -5- JuNE 23, 1954 You HAVE INDtCATEO CURING THE PAST YEA~ YOUR DESIRE ~GR INCREASED ACTIVITIES ON THE PART OF THE INSTITUTE, AND I, AS WELL AS YOUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, ARE HOPEFUL THAT AT TOOAY 1S SESSION THERE "JILL BE A SPIRITED DISCUSSION 01" SUCH SUG- GESTIONS, AND DECISIONS REACHED SO THAT THESE ACTIVITIES ~y BE EMBARKED UPON WITH THE LEAS~ POSSIBLE DELAY AI"TER A PLAN OF ACTION HAS eEEN DECIDED UPON. YOUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, TOGETHER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, MAY ONLY OONSIDER THEBE SUGGESTIONS, BUT IT IS YOU- THE AcTIVE GROUP- WHO DECIDES WHAT SHALL OR SHALL NOT BE DONEe FOR THE FUTURE, AS I"AR AS BUSINESS IS CONCERNED, THIS WILL DEPEND A GREAT DEAL UPON WORLD ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTRY, SO THAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR IV TO FORECAST WHAT OUR INDUSTRY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DC. YOUR BOARD 01" DIRECTORS HAVE VERY CONSCIENTtOUSLY AND WHOLE-HEARTEDLY CONSIDERED THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF SERVING AND STRENGTHENING YOUR INSTITUTE AND TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY, TO EACH CoMMITTEE MEMSER 1 TO OUR ATTORNEY AND TO MISS 0uSCHEK 1 I WISH TO EXTEND MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK DONE ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. RESOLUTION RATIFYING RESULTS OF MAIL BALLOTS ~'iHEREAS, THIRTEEN MEMBERS ~AYOR THE DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITIES TO 8E PARTICIPATED IN BV THE INSTITUTE, OTHER THAN THE PRINTING OF DATA BoOK INFORMATION AND FIVE A~E NOT IN FAVOR OF DISCUSSING OTHER ACTIVITIES AND TWO NOT REPLYINGj AND v-WHEREAS, THE CHANGE IN ARTICLE SECTION 2 OF THE CoNSTITUTION AND BY-LAws so THAT OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SUCCEED THEMSELVES I"OR THE ENSUtNG YEAR WAS ~AVOAABLY ACTED UPON; AND WHEREAS, THE APPLICATION ,OR REGIONAL MEMBERSHI~ FILED SV JURtD 1 GERMANV 1 WAS APPROVED; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT THE FOAEGOINC ACTIONa APPROVED BY MAIL BALLOT BE AND HEREBY ARE CONI"IRM0 1 RATIFIED AND APPROVED AS DULY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS OF THIS MEETING. REPORT ON COPYRIGHT VIOLATl ONS CouNSEL REPORTED THAT AT ANNUAL MEETING IN JUNE 1952, CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED ~ERTAININC TO THE COPYRIGHT. THESE AE80LUTION8 SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY KEPT IN MIND SINCE THE COPYRIGHT IS VERV IMPORTANT TO THE MEMBERS AND MUST BE PROTE~TEDo -HE COPYRIGHT LINE MUST AP~EAR WHEREVER F.M.S. NUMBERS ARE ~U8LtSHED - BV THE ME~ER, WHO HA8 THE RIGHT OF USE AND BV THE MEMBERS 1 BUYERS WHO ARE QIVEN THt8 RIGHT BV THE INSTITUTE OR A MMBERo FROM TIME TO TtME 1 THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THESE ~ROVIBIONS HAVE NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT BUT WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION 01" THE INSTITUTE AND THEN TO MEt STEPS WERE TAKEN TO BEE THAT THE COPYRIGHT LINE WAS INOORPORATEDo WHENEVER THERE IS A VIOLATION OF THE USE OF THE NUMBERS, THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELYo FMSI 00611 ANNUAL t.EET I , !G -6- JUNE 23, 1054 THE DATA BOOK RULLETI NS, SUPPLEMENTS AND DATA BOOKS ARE COPYRIGHTED, I r<~~<AED IATELV UPON RELEASE, IN THE UNITED STATES, WHILE IN CANADA THE DATA BOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTS ARE COPYRIGHTED. THE CHAIRMAN ADVISED THE ;.~EETING THAT THE BULLETIN CONTAINING THE RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO WOULD AGAIN BE RELEASED AND THE r.1v'Fl ERS WERE URGED TO USE THE COPYRIGHT LINE IN ALL 0~ THEIR PUBLISHED MATERIAL WHENEVER THE ~.M.S. NUMBERS APPEARo REPORT ON COLLECT ION OF BRAKE SHOE DRAWl NGS THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THIS SUBJECT HAD B~EN COVERED IN THE REPORT 0~ THE DATA BooK AND Te:CHNICAL COMMITTEE, BUT THAT SINCE RECEIPT OF' THE LETTER OF' f./iAY THIRD, ~iR. GOSSETT HAD PASSED AWAYt H: ADVISED, HOWEVER, THAT HE WOULD CONSTANTLY CHECK WITH BENDIX ON THIS PROJECT. REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS THE PRESIDENT ADVISED THE MEETING THAT THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE COMPOSED 0~ MR. MILLER, CHAIRMAN, IVR. DALY, NR. NANFELOT AND IVR. SuLLIVAN HAD BEEN APPOINTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN ORDER TO HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSo THE CHAIRMAN REPORTED THAT THERE WERE THREE TWO YEAR VACANCIES TO BE FILLED ~9 WELL AS TWO ONE YEAR UNEXPIRED TERMSe He: EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE :oNSTITUTION AS REGARDS COMPANY SIZE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHICAL LO- ';.\T ION AND WILL I NGNESS TO SERVE. BASED UPON THEBE F"ACTORS 1 THE FOLLOWING WERE PRESENTED AS NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MR. H. N. WILHELM w.MR. J. NAN FELDT s.IV'Ro L. SuLLIVAN MR. J. R. He:ATH NR. w. J. VACHOUT 2 YEAR TERM 2 YEAR TERM 2 YEAR TERM ONE YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM ONE YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM UPON MOTION DULY MAOE 1 SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE REPORT oF THE NoMINATING COMMITT~~ BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE S~CRETARV B~ AUTHORIZED TO CAST ONE BALLOT FOR ~ACH NOMINEE F"OR HIS RE- SP~CTIV TERMo THE SECRETARV ANNOUNCED THAT ON BALLOT EACH HAD BEEN CAST FOR EACH NOMINEE AND THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE DULY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARDo PROPOSED BUDGET - 1954-55 THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET F"OR THE riSCAL YEAR JULY I, i954 THROUGH JUNE 30. 1955 WAB 1 WITH THE EXCEPTION Or THE INCREASE OF $400 IN RENT AND AN ADDITIONAL ~500 IN THE COST OF PRINTING THE DATA BOOK, THE SAME AS THAT CUR- RENTLY IN EF"FECTe THE ADOtTIONAL $500 IN DATA BOOK PRINTING, RAISING THE AMOUNT TO $1500 I~ TO COVER NOT ONLY THE COST OF THE BOOKS USED BY THE INSTITUTE OFFICE BUT TO PURCHASE AOOITIONAL QUANTITIES ~OR THOBE MEMBERS WHO UNDER-ESTIMATE THEIR REQUIRE- MENTS. FMSI 00612 ANNUAL MEET I r-..G -1- JUNE 23, 1954 THERE BEING NO ~URTHER QUESTIONS, UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY "'ASSED 1 IT WAS 'RESOLVEd: THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET ~OR THE ~ISCAL YEAR 1954-55 RE ACCEPTED (Se:E APPENDIX "A"). THE CHAIRfMN ADVISED THE MEETING THAT THE BOARD OF' DIRECTORS, AF'TER REVIEWING THE TREASURER 1S REPORT AS WELL AS THE BUDGET ~OR THE COMING YEAR, DISCUSSED THE F'EE F'ORMULA AND AF'TER DUE CONSIDERATION PASSED THE ~OLLOWING! RESOLVED: THAT THE BOARD OF' DIRECTORS RECOMMEND TO THE MEMBERSHIP THAT THE ANNUAL F'EE ~OR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF' THE FISCAL YEAR BE AT THE CURRENT RATE AND THAT THE RATE BE REVIEWED PRlOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THIS PERIOD ONE MEMBER SUGGESTED THAT THE 80ARD 1 WHEN DISCUSSING THE F'EE F'ORMULA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX ~IONTHS 1 CONSIDER SOME BASIS THAT WOULD GIVE RELIEF TO SOME OF THE SMALLER COMPANIES WHO FOUND THE PRESENT RATE SOIVEWHAT BURDENSOPI, DURING THE DtS~USSION, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD HAD VERY CAREFULLY CONSIDERED RAISING THE ~EES BECAUSE OF INCREASEP EXPENDITURES BUT DECIDED AGAINST DOING 80 FOR THE NEXT SIX '-~ONTH&o COUNSEL ADVISED THAT SUGGESTIONS COULD SE RECEIVED BY THE BOARD FROM ANY OF THE MEMBERS AS TO A CHANGE IN THE PRESENT ~EE FORMULAo AF'TER DISOUSSION 1 UPON MOTION DULV MADE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSD 1 IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THE ~IRST Sl X MONTHS OF' THE n SCAL VEAR BE AT THE CURRENT RATE AND THAT THE F'ORMULA BE REVIEWED DURING THIS PERIOD, SUFF'I X ASSIGNMENTS TO F.~~. S. NUMB~RS THE SECRETARY REPORTED THE RECEIPT OF' REQUESTS F'OR PRINTS CALLING ~OR AN A, 8 OR C DRILLING \~ICH DRtLLING HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY THE OFFICEo A CHECK WITH THE ORIGINA~ EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER REVEALS THAT THE DRILLING FILED WITH THE OFFICE IS STANDARD AND THAT NO CHANGE HAD BEEN MADEo THE SOURCE OR SOURCES OF' THESE ORILLINGS CARRYING F.M.S. NUMBERS AND THE NEXT LETTER SYMBOL FOR A DIFF'ERENT DRILLING, CANNOT BE ~OCATEDo ONE OF' THE MEMBERS EXPLAINED THAT VERY OF'TEN THE CHASSIS ENGINEER WILL ASK :HE BRAKE LINING MANUF'ACTURER TO SPACE THE HOLES A LITTLE DI~~ERENTLY F'ROM THE WAV THE 8LUE PRINT INDICATESo fN THE PAST, THE LINING MANU~ACTURER 1 IN ORDER TO DIF'F'ER- ENTIA?E BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL DRILLING AND THE REQUESTED DRILLING, ADDED A SUF'F'IX TO THE NUIIIBER AND FAILED TO REPORT IT TO THE INSTITUTE OF'F'ICEo He: F'EL.T THAT IT WAS A BAD PRACTICE AND THAT WHEN A MEMB,ER DOES TH I B, HE SHOULD DRAW UP A NEW PRINT AND SEND IT TO THE INSTITUTE FOR ASSIGNMENT, THEREBY HAVING IT CLEARED AND RECORDED. IT '"AS HIS OPINION THAT THE MEMaER MIGHT ADD SVt.'BOLB TO THE F.M.S. NUMBER BUT THAT THEY SHOULD PRECEDE THE NUMBER WHILE ALL SUF'~IXES SHOULD COMe FROM THE INSTITUTE OFF'ICEo A,No ONE SHOULD ADD AN 8 1 C, ETCo UNLESS IT HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH THE INSTITUTEo FMSI 00613 AN~iUAL MEa lilG -8- THE rAEMBERS WERE AGREED THAT ALL CHANGES SHOULD CLEAR THROUGH THE INSTITUTE 0F"F"ICE SO THAT IN THE F'UTURE, THERE "IOULD BE NO DIF"F"fCULTY IN IDENTIF"VING THE LINING, IF" AN AXLE OR EQUIPMENT MANUF"ACTURER WANTS DRILLING CHANGED SLIGHTLY, THE INSTITUTE MEWE:!ER SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT A BLOCK ALREADY IN EXISTENCE COULD BE USED, THEY ALSO F"ELT THAT THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS USED SHOULO TIE BACK WITH THE INSTITUTE TO AVOID F"UTURE CONF'USIONe AFTER DISCUSSION, ~PON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE DATA BooK AND TEcHNICAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF' THIS SITUATION, IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A BULLETIN 3E RELEASED TO ALL MEMBERS, ADVISING THEM OF' THE METHOD OF' ASSIGNING NUMAERS AND THAT ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BV 7HE INSTITUTE 0FF'ICE, H!PRI NTS ON DATA BOOK COVER THe: CHAIRMAN ADVISED THE MEETING THAT, TWO YEARS AGO, A RESOLUTION HAD BEEN PASSED AND DISTRIAUTED IN BULLETIN F'ORM TO THE MEMBERS, PROHIBITING ANY NOTICES ~EGARDING THE DISTRIBUTOR OF' THE DATA OOOK TO BE ATTACHED TO THE COVER IN ANV MANN~R NOR COULD IT BE IMPRINTED THEREON, RECENTLY, ANOTHER REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED l':GARDING THE USE: OF' A RUBBER STAMP NOTICE ON THE SUPPLEMENT COVER AND THE BOARD, AcTER CONSIDERATION, PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: RESOLVED: THAT THE BOARD OF' DIRECTORS REAF'F'IRMS THE POLICY OF' NOT AUTHORIZING ANY ADDITIONS TO BE PERMANENTLY AF'F'IXED TO THE COVER OF' THE DATA BOOK OR OF' THE SUPPLEMENT. THOSE PRESENT WERE AGREED THAT THE UNDERSTANDING HAD ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST ANYTHING BEING PLACED ON THE COVERS ASSOCIATING A MEMBER 1S NAME WITH THE BOOK SINCE THE BOOK IS THE ~fORK OF' THE INSTITUTE AND NOT OF' AN INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, A SALESMAN 1S CARD MIGHT BE CLIPPED TO THE COVER BUT THAT ~IOULD BE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE r.1E11BERS F'ELT ANV COMPANY SHOULD GO TO IDENTIF'V WHO SENT THE BOOK, AFTER DISCUSSION, UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE RESOLUTION PASSED BV THE BOARD OF' DIRECTORS REAF'F'IRMING THE POLICY OF' NOT AUTHORIZING ANV NOTICES TO BE PERMANENTLY AF'F'IXED TO THE COVER OF THE DATA BoOK OR OF' THE SUPPLEMENT BE RATIFIED AND APPROVED. THe: 8ECqETARV ~'/AS INSTRUCTED TO RELEASE ANOTHER BULLETIN TO THE r1EMBERSH I P ANNOUNCING THIS REAFF'IRMANCEe FMSI 00614 ANNUAL ~'EET I NG -9IN M8'0R I AM '.IHEREAS, JOSEPH E. BROWN, AS AN OF'F'I CER OF' THE GRIZZLY ~~ANUFACTURI NG CoMPANY OVER A PERIOD OF' VEARS 1 DISPLAYED AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE ACTIVITIES OF' THE FORMER BRAKE LINING tv'ANUF'ACTURERS AssociATION, INC. AND SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OF THE FRICTION rv~TERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INCa ITS SUCCESSOR; AND 1!\'HEREAS, DURING THIS PERl OD HE SERVED WITH ENTHUSIASM ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES AND AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INSTITUTE; AND '.1HEREAS, SY HIS F'ORES I GHT, EXPERt ENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF' THE MANY PROBLEMS IN THE FRICTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY HE GREATLY BENEFITED THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE AND THE INDUSTRY AT LARGE THROUGH HIS NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES; AND 1'1HEREAS, THE f'v"EMBERS OF THE FPICTION [JIATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC AT ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 1954 DO DESIRE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION OF' HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF' KNOWING Joe: BROWN AS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER OF' THE INDUSTRY AND AS A LOYAL FRIEND NO':V, THEREFORE, 3E IT RESOLVED: THAT THE FRICTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY IS SADDENED BY HIS PASSING AND HEREWITH THE MEMBERS OF' THE FRICTION fli~TERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INCa EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE CONDOLENCE TO HIS FAMILY AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. ''tiEREAS, PAULL 1'1. GoSSETT FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH aENDIX PRODUCTS DIVISION HAS RENOEREO,THROUGH HIS UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF' BRAKE SHOE ENGINEERING, A DISTINCT SERVICE TO THE FRICTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT THE MEMBERS OF' THE FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, I NC. 1 AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING F'OR THE YEAR 19541 REGRET TO HEAR OF HIS PASSING AND HEREWITH EXPRESS DEEP SYMPATHY TO HIS F'AMILV AND BUSINESS ASSO- CIATES BECAUSE OF THEIR LOSSo FMSI 00615 AN~IUAL IVEET I: JG -10LOCATION OF 1955 ANNUAL MEETING JuNE 23, I054 ONE 0~ THOSE PRESENT SUGGESTED THAT NEW YORK CITY 8E CONSIDERED IN VIEW 0~ THE F"ACT THAT MOST OF' THE MEMlERS AND THE INSTITUTE HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN THE EAST AS WELL AS THE F'ACT THAT IT IS MORE CONVENIENT F"OR THE OF"F"I CERSo ANOTHER SUGGEST EO A TWO DAY SESSION AT SOME POINT OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY IF' THE AGENDA I'IERE LENGTHYe AF'TER DISCUSSION, THE SECRETARY WAS INSTRUCTED TO POLL THE MEMBERS EARLY NEXT VEAR AS TO WHERE, WHEN AND HOW LONG A SESSION WOULD BE PREF'ERRED AND THE BOARD WOULD THEN REACH A DECISION, ADJOURNED F'OR LUNCH AT NOON AND RECONVENED AT 1:45 P.M. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THE MEETING WAS ADVISED THAT, IN 1949, THE MEMBERSHIP HAD DECIDED UPON ONLY ONE ACTIVITY AND THAT WAS THE PREPARATION OF' THE DATA BOOK BUT SINCE THAT TIME, THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT OTHER INF'ORMATION WAS DESIRED. THREE PROPOSITIONS WERE THEN PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS IN BULLETIN #63, DATED AUGUST 10, 1953 F'OR VOTE BY MAIL aALLOT AND THE MAJORITY VOTED IN F'AVOR OF' HAVING OTHER ACTIVITIES PRESENTED TO THE BoARD OF' DIRECTORS, AF'TER APPROVAL BY COUNSEL AS TO LEGALITY, AND UPON RECOMMENDATION gy THE BOARD SUBMITTED.TO THE MEMBERSHIP F'OR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES WERE REQUESTED AND THE ~0 LLOWI NG THREE '.'IERE SUBMITTED AND CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF' DIRECTORS AT ~~ETING THE PREVIOUS DAYo CoMPILATION oF' HISTORICAL SALES DATA THe; CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOARD F'ELT THAT THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD DE RECOMMENDED TO THE GENERAL MEETING BUT THAT THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE HANDLED BY AN OUTSIDE AGENCY AND NOT BY THE INSTITUTE 0F'F'ICE IT WAS F'ELT THAT A COMMITTEE SHOULD BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THIS PROBLEM AND THEN SUBMIT ITS F'INDINGB TO THE MEMfli=::RS AF'TER DISCUSSION, THE ~OLLOWING WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: RESOLVED: THAT THE QUESTION OF' THE COMPILATION OF' HIOTORICAL SALES DATA BE PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP ~OR ITS CONSIDERATION AS AN AOOD ACTIVITY 0~ THE INSTITUTE AND, IF' APPROVED, THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO PREPARE AN APPROPRIATE PLAN WHICH WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP F"OR ITS APPROVAL AND VOTED UPON BV MAIL BALLOT, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE F'IGURES WOULD BE COMPLETELY HISTORICAL AND F'ILEO WITH AN OUTS I DE ACCOUNTING AGENCYe THe: TYPE REPORT WOIJLO DEPEND UPON WHAT THE MEMBERS COULD AND \1'/0ULO SUBMIT AND ONLY THOSE CONTRIBUTING ~IGURES NOUI.O RECEIVE REPORTS. THE COST PER MEMBER WOULD DEPEND UPON THE PLAN APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. AF'TER DISCUSSION, UPON MOTION DULY MADE, BECONOED AND PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF' THE BoARD OF' DIRECTORS THAT HISTORICAL SALES F"IGURES BE COMPILED BE ACCEPTED AS AN AODED ACTIVITY ANO THAT A CO~~ITTEE BE APPOINTED TO PREPARE A PLAN F"OR SUSMISSION BY MAIL BALLOT TO THE MEMBERSHIP F'OR ITS APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FMSI 00616 ANNU~L MEET I t\G -II- THE CHAIRMAN APPOINTED lv';e:ssns. r.'ILLER 1 DALV AND VACHOUT TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE W.ti'H MR. i':tLLER AS CHAIRMAN. IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD CONTACT THE Ac71VE A~ID AssOCIATE IJiEMBERS AND CONSULT WITH COUNSEL PRIOR TO SUBMI8SION OF" ANY PLAN OR PLANS AND THAT THIS ACTIVITY WO'JLD STILL BE A POSSIOILITV EVEN IF" NO PLAN NERE APPROVEDo Exc1 SE TAXES THE CHAt RMAN REPORTED THAT THE BOARD I.'!AS OF" THE OPINION THAT THIS ACT I VI TV SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GENERAL MEETING. THE EXTENT OF" THIS ACTIVITY, WHETHER IT SHOULD ENCOMPASS COOPERATION WITH OTHER AUTOMOTIVE GROUPS AND WITH GoVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND LEGAL OPINIONS ON THE VARIOUS PHAS~S OF" EXCISE TAXES AS AFFECTING THIS 1 NDUSTRV 1 1NOULO DEPEND UPON THE MEI'<tlERSo AF"TER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: RESOLVED: THAT THE BoA~D oF" DrRe:cToRs RECOMMEND TO THE MEMBERSHIP THAT EXCISE TAXES BE STUDIED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS F"ROM THE MEMBERSHIP AS TO ACTIVITIES IN THIS REGARD IN WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, BE FILED WtTH THE BoARD oF D:RECTORs. THE MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FELT THAT -"~AL ADVICE SHOULD BE SECURED ON ALL PHASES OF" TME TAX SITUATION-- BOTH ON THE ~'NUFACTURING AND DISTRiBUTING LEVELS. IT WAS SuGGESTED THAT THE RULINGS SECURED l'! OTHER AUTOI'V\OTI VE GROUPS BE FORWARDED TO COUNSEL AFTER 'FURTHER DISCUSSION, UPON rvtOTION DULY MADE 1 SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT MEMBERS CONTACT THE OFFlCE AS TO THEIR SPECIF"IC PROBLEMS ON EXCISE TAXES AND THAT COUNSEL PROCEED TO SECURE RULINGS ON THESE PHASES. SnAKE DRUM SERVICE PROCEDURE THE CHAIRMAN REPORTED THAT SINCE MANY OF THE MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY SUPPORTED THIS DRIVE, THE BoARD CONSIDERED ADVISING THE NATIONAL WHEEL AND RIM AssOCIATION 0~ THE SUPPORT OF' THE INSTITUTE 0~ THE OUTLINED PROGRAM BUT NOT 0~ THE DRUM GAUGEo THE ~OLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED: RESOLVED: THAT THE BoARD o~ DIRECTORS APPROVE THE SA~ETY THEME EMBODIED IN THE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL RIM AND WHE:EL AssociATION THOSE PRESENT WERE IN ACCORD AND UPON MOTION DULY MAOE 1 SECONDED AND U~ ANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE REsoLuTION o~ THE BoARD av DtRECTORS CONCERNING THE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL WHEEL AND RtM AssOCIATION BE RATI~IED AND APPROVED AND THAT THE SAID NATIONAL WHEEL AND RIM AosOCIATION BE APPRISED OF THIS ACTION OV THE MEMBERSHIPo FMSI 00617 -12- JUNE 23, 1954 ORDNANCE I NFDRtiAT I ON ONE 0~ THE MEMBERS SUGGESTED THE APPOINTMENT Or A MILITARY COMMITTEE TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON GOVCRNMENT VEHICLES SUCH AS BRAKE LINING AND CLUTCH rACING SIZES AND THE IDENTIFICATION Or THE PART NUi.JBERB. IT 'NAS EXPLAINED THAT THE SECURING Or THIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED AND VOTED DOWN BY THE MEMBERS BECAUSE Or THE COSTS INVOLVED. ****** * UPON MOT ION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: THAT THE MEMBERS HEREBY EXTEND TO THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, COUNSEL AND SECRETARY A VOTE Or THANKS IN APPRECIATION 0~ THE SERVICES RENDERED DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THE INTERESY Or THE INSTITUTE. ** ******* THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, UPON MOTION DULY ~ADE, SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, IT WAS RESOLVED: To ADJOURN. ADJOURNED AT 3:30 P.M. H. G. DUSCHEK SECRETARY FMSI 00618 ANNUAL MEETING 8-U-D-G-E-T JULY I, 1854 THRU JUNE 30, 1955 JUNE 23 1 1954 APPENDIX 11 A11 SALARIES: OFFICE STAFF" 0F"F"ICE ExPEnsE: RENT LIGHT AND WATER TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH PosTAGE STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES PRINTING AND MIMEOGRAPHING TAxEs: SociAL Se:cURITY N.Y. STATE UNEMPLOYMENT ~tsce:LLANe:ous: SuBSCRIPTIONS REPAIRS OTHER INSURANCE FuND 2,900.00 250.00 500.01) 450.00 600.00 150 .00 200.00 250.00 100.00 300.00 300.00 $_ fr,Q.OQ.Q.O_ QQIERAL EXF'ENSE: TRAVEL: GENERAL AUTOMOTI\)E DATA BoOK PRINTING AuTOMOTIVE DATA 8ooK LEGAL FEE: RETAINER DISBURSEMENTS AUDITING AND BONO WoRKMEN's CoMF'ENSATION INSURANCE MEET t NG EXPENSE ToTAL DEPRECIATION OF" EQUIPMENT ToTAL BuDGET 500.00 500.00 1,500.00 3,600.00 300.00 250 .oo 60.00 750.00 _ 1,1.6Q..Q.O_ 25,760.00 200.00 $ 25.960.00 FMSI 00619 KNQioV ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED ODES ;]J~ ~(_TOHEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT BE ITS LAW~UL ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUTE AND PROXY ~OR AND IN ITS NAME TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INc., TO BE HELD AT THE COMMODORE HoTEL, NEw YORK, NEw YoRK AT l0:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING OF THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, (9541 AND AT ANY ADJOURNED MEETING THEREOF1 AS FULLY AND WITH THE SAME E~PEOT AS ITS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT OR COULD WERE HE PERSONALLY PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, INCLUDING THE POWER TO VOTE AND THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HERESY REVOKE ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE f1 OrGIVEN BY IT TO ANV PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVE~e IN WITNEss wHEREor, THE uNDERsiGNED HAs HEREuNTo sET rTs HAND AND SEAL THIS DAV 1954, IN THE PRESENCE 0~ FMSI 00620 KNOW ALL MEN BV THESE PRESE S, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT vu?'M~ ITS ~AWFU~ ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUT AND PROXY.~OR A~IN tTS N~E TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUA~ MEETING 0~ THE ACTtVE MEMBERS 0~ THE FRICTION MATERIA~S STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INc., TO BE HE~D AT THE COMMODORE HoTEL, ~EW VORK1 NEW VORK AT 10:00 0 1 C~OCK tN THE MORNING 0~ THE 23RD DAY OF JUNEt 1954, AND AT ANY ADJOURNED ME~ING THEREOF1 AS FULLY AND WITH THE. SAME EFFECT AS ITS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT OR COULD WERE HE PERSONALLY PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, INCLUDING THE POWER TO VOTE AND YHE UNDERSIGNED DOES HERESY REVOKE ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BV IT TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVE~e UNDERSIQNED HAS HEREUNTO S~ ITS HAND i/~/71#~ jd-d! ':h..J.t~o...... IN THE PRESENCE 0~ FMSI 00621 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED DOES #.~ ~HEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT TO BE ITS LAWFUL ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUTE AND PROXY rOR AND IN ITS NAME TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETIN~ Or THE ACTIVE MEMBERS Or THE rRIOTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INo., TO BE HELD AT THE COMMODORE HoTEL, NEw YORK1 NEW YORK AT f0:00 0 1CLOCK IN THE MORNING Or THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 19541 AND AT ANY AD~OURNED MEETING THEREOF AS FULLY AND WITH THE SAME EFFECT AS ITS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT OR COULD WERE HE PERSONALLY PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, INCLUDING THE POWER TO VOTE AND THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY REVOKE ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BY IT TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVE~a IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED HAS HEREUNTO SET ITS I (HAND AND SEAL THIS DAY OF ~ 1954. LASCO BRAKE PRODUCTS CO. Bv~~- Omc<A IN THE PRESENCE OF ~~ FMSI 00622 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNOERS IGNED DOES -J4-,,b~HEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT TO BE ITS ~AWFU~ ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUTE AND PROXY POR AND IN ITS NAME TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUA~ MEETING OP THE ACTIVE MEMBERS OP THE FRICTION MATERIA~S STANDARDS INSTITUTE, fNc., TO BE HELD AT THE COMMODORE HoTEL, NEW YORK1 NEw YORK AT f0:00 0 1 C~OCK IN THE MORNING OP THE 23RD DAY OF JUNEe 19541 AND AT ANY ADJOURNED MEETING THEREOPe AS PUL~Y AND WITH THE SAME EPFECT AS ITS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT OR COULD WERE HE PERSONA~~y PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, INCLUDING THE POWER TO VOTE AND THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY REVOKE ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BY IT TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVE~e IN WITNESS w~~~ THE uNDERSIGNED HAs HEREuNTo SET ITS HAND AND SEAL THIS lf"~v or~1954. IN THE PRESEfCE OF'_ ?nli~ FMSI 00623 KNOW ALL MEN BV THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT H. rr. Duschek TO BE ITS LAWFUL ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUTE AND PROXY FOR AND IN ITS NAME TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AcTIVE MEMBERS OF THE FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INc., TO BE HELD AT THE CoMMODORE HoTEL, NEW YORK1 NEW YORK AT 10:00 0 1CLOCK IN THE MORNING OF THE 23RO DAY OF JUNE 1 19541 AND AT ANY ADJOURNED MEETING THEREOF, AS FULLY AND WITH THE SAME EFFECT AS ITS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT OR COULD WERE HE PERSONALLY PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, INCLUDING THE POWER TO VOTE AND THE UNDERSIGNED ODES HEREBY REVOKE ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BY IT TO ANV PERSON OR PERSONS WHATSOEVER IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED HAS HEREUNTO SET ITS HAND AND SEAL THIS 9th OAV OF June 1954. IN THE PRESENCE 0~ United States Spring & Bumper rio. Bv~~. S. A. mith Sales ~anager - Brake Division FMSI 00624