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Minutes GENERAL MEETING Asbestos Textile Institute October 6, 1967 William Hilton Inn, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina In attendance: o AMERICAN ASBESTOS TEXTILE CORP. TALLHAN-VC cluskey FABRICS CO. J.L. Rainey ~~~~ J.L. Mxtcheli JW. Christenbury Wm. Maaskant G.S. Pabel H.H. Walter UNIROYAL. IhC, R.r. Clark D.T. Austin, Jr, h.M. Willingham GARLOCK, INC. S.J. Peele, Jr. N.L.A. Martucci P.C. Phillips W.L. Wylie TOHNS-MANVILLB CORP. II B.H. Wells-----------------B.A. SChunan ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED )-i.P. Carson W.C. Atkinson G.P.A. Brink C.L. Sheckler P.E. Leclerc W.C. St res,b H.K. PORTER COMPANY. INC. J.A. Gallagher J.D. McCluer DELL ASBESTOS MINES LIMITED Wo.J.W. Smith R. Dodds-Hebron D.B. Childers LAKE ASBESTOS OP QUEBEC LTD. E.A. Farrell ^ RAYHBSTQS-MANHATTAN, IMG. S. Simpson K.W. Nelson S.R. Zimmerman, Jr. J .A. Brown, Jr. G.P. Ducker CADWALADER. WICKERS HAM A TAFT V*.Jay"Plocken (Legal Counsel) M.W. Oliver J.W. Hawkins M.Q. Scowcroft ASBESTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE h.B. Sunbury (Secretary) R.n. Smith J.P. Wronski U.S. Public Health Service Ur. L.J. Cralley-------------------- s Minut< 1. President Rainey called the Meeting to order at 9:40 A.r., and aaked each person in attendance to stand and identify himself and his company affiliation. He Mentioned that it was particularly gra ifying to have the following company officials present at this Anr.j 5* -J** w*s# Simpson, President - Raybestos-Mauhattan, Inc, s Mr. S.R. Zimmerman, Jr., Exec. Vice President, RAybestos-Hanhatta^, Inc.: Mr. B.H. Wells, Vice President h Gen. Kr., Johns-Manvi 11c Corp.: Mr. W.L. wyUe, Vice President * Gen. Mgr., UUIROYAL, INC. a 1 th **ine Oeo.S. Pabel, President of A.T. Dr* L,J; Cf4l`*y. IT.S. Public Health Service: and P.C. Phillips, Marketing Manager of UNZROYAL, INC. * PLAINTIFF'S I EXHIBIT | GAR-38 & o 9 \p Minutes - General tee ting - conti.nued: I 1tv* r*gr -2- 2. The Minutes of the last me eting were presented for reading. Mr. J.A. Drown, Jr., moved that reading be onitted; seconded by Mr. N.L.A. ftartucci. So voted. 3. The Financial Report was presented by Treasurer Martucci. Mr. B.A. Schuman moved that report be accented; Mr. J.A. Brcwn, Jr seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Report is attached these minutes. 4. Mr. T.Jay Flocken, Legal Counsel, discussed some of the legal aspects of voluntary product standards and certification programs. Mr. Plocken first analyzed the antitrust considerations relevant t individual company and trade association participation in the init tioa, formulation, and approval of voluntary standards. He stated that standardization or .simplification have been attacked in cases alleging price-fixing where such a program was utilized as part of broader effort to secure uniformity of prices or to limit producti and to indirectly reduce price competition. The legality of a standards program does not depend upon the mere istence of an agreement to standardize but uron an appraisal of if program in the setting of all the c ircumstm ces, counsel stated, briefly reviewed several cases including United States v. National Malleable and Steel Castings Company, The ')ouglas Fir Plywood Assc at ion and Asbestos-Cement Pipe cases. Counsel also discussed two forms of certification, self-certifica tion by a producer that a product complies with a given standard i third-party certification by a trade association or testing labor: tory in conjunction with a registered certification mark under the trademark laws. Counsel discussed various specific certification marks registered under the Lanham Act and the provisions of that c providing for cancelation of a lark if the registrant discriminate or refuses to certify goods or services which meet the standards : volved. Counsel noted that two requisites for a valid certificati program using a trademark are "control" of use of the nark and av: ability of the mark to anyone maintaining the standards which the mark certifies, whether or not a member of the certifying organiza tion. In this regard, the Supreme Court's decision in the case oi Radiant Burners v. American Gas Association was noted. 5. The Pibre Producers Report was given by Mr. M.P. Carson, Vice President - Sales, Asbestos Corporation Limited. He mentioned th; slow economic conditions in several countries had adversely affeiv total shipments of Canadian asbestos fibres in the first eight months of this year - down 8.8% - however, total sales of spinning fibres were up about 1% in that period. Group 4 fibres for use i: asbestos-cement products were off, as were spinning fibre sales ir Italy, France and Germany. Japan has made a good recovery. The / bargo on Rhodesian fibre continues. However, some Rhodesian is reaching markets thru a third country. 6. President r.i:ney introduced Hr. Clinton 11. Whitehurst, Jr., !! Dept, of Industrial Manapemmt, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. who gave a most interesting talk entitled: "Operations Research Techniques". We were privileged indeed to have the opportunity t li^ar Dr. Whitehurat, a well-known authority in the field of Minutes - General Meeting - continued: Pag -3- Industrial Management. An abstract of his talk follows: % ABSTRACT "It is profoundly erroneous truism, repeated by all copy books and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cul tivate the habit of thinking of what we are doing; The precise oprosite is the case* Civilization advances by extending the number of important opera tions which we can perform without thinking about them*" The above quotation by Alfred North Whitehead was both an introduc tion and, in fact, a summary of the address "Operations Research Techniques" delivered by Dr. C.ri. Whitehurst of Clemson University before the Asbestos Textile Institute at Hilton Head, South Carolina on October 6, 1967. In specific terms the address covered in capsule form ten OR tech niques that could be utilized in a typical industrial organization. Bach technique was illustrated by a simple example designed to show its potential as an aid to management decision making. Included were examples making use of linear programming, Markov processes, econometrics^ multiple graphic correlation analysis, input-output models, matrix algebra, industrial dynamics, and a Monte Carlo simu lation model. In each case the relevance of the technique to com puter programming was emphasized. The large number of teclmiques discussed was made possible by dis tributing handouts to the audience which contained the specific ex ample, relevant technique, and at least one library reference. The handouts together with explanatory illustrations on an easel board was successful in imparting the potential for OR analysis in a firm** operations* 7* Jack Christian, President of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd., wrote the Secretary prior to this meeting that neither he nor Tom Tiggert would be able to attend due to the fact that their new Clinton mine, at Clinton Creek, B.C.. was due to start production and they would be busy there. President Rainey asked Mr. Wra.J.W. Smith, Bell Asbestos .ines Limited, Kales representatives for Cassiar, to tell ua something about che new mine* Mr* Smith said the Clinton Mine is 600 to 700 miles north of the pre sent Cassiar mine, close to the border of Alaska. Problem of trans porting fibre is somewhat similar to shipments from Cassiar. The type of fibre from the Clinton -'ine is generally similar to Cassiar fibre, but there eould be some considerable differences. There are both long and short fibres - but Clinton will produce primarily 1 Group fibres, and a secondary grade will be Group 5. Because y.*c* I from ore is never precisely known in advance, Mr. Smith stated tli-i; perhaps grades may be produced, other than those presently antici pated* Minute* - General Meeting - continued: Page -4- 8. The committee reports wero given by the respective chairmen as listed belw: Air Hygiene & Manufacturing Committee - W.C. Atkinson, Chm. Sales Promotion Committee - E.A. Schunan, Chm. Technical Committee - J.D, McCluer, Chm. Fiber Testing Committee - J.P. Wronaki, Chm. The full text of their reports is atta ohed to these minutes. 9. All four of the oommlttee chairmen have now completed the normal two yoara service, and President Rainey expressed sincoro appreci ation on behalf of the Board of Oovernor* and Members of the Institute for tho faithful and efficient performance of their duties. A review of the mlnutos for the paet two years gives abundant proof of the great amount of work done by each committee under their capable leadership* 10. Mr. J.A. Brown,Jr.,Chairman of the nominating committee, re ported that the members of tho Board of Governors for the coming year would bo; J.A. Brcwn,Jr. - Raybeatoa-Manhattan,Inc. E.A, Schuman, - Johns-Manville Corporation J.L. Rainey - American Asbestos Textile Corp. J.A. Gallagher - H.K. Porter Company,Inc. J.L. Mitchell - Tallman-McCluakey Fabrics Co. G.P. T/loas - OARLOCK INC. R.P. Clark - Uniroyal,Ino. 11. Mr. J.A. Brown,Jr. .informed the members that the Board of Gov ernors had met on October 6, 1967,and re-elected incumbent officers to serve for another year, namely: President - J.L. Rainey Vioe President - E.A. Schuman Treasurer - N.L.A. Martuccl 18. President Rainey announced that the Board of Governors had appointed new committee chairmen a_s listed below; Air Hygiene & Manufacturing - H.H. Walter, American Aab.Tex.Corp. Sales Promotion - M.Q. Sccworoft, Raybestos-Manhattan,Inc. Technical - J.W, Hawkins, Raybeetoa-Uanhattan,Inc. Fiber Testing - G.F.A. Brink, Asbestos Corporation Ltd. o IS. President Rainey Informed the member* that the application of RILADOS Y TSTIDOS DE ASBEST0,3.A., Toluca, Mexioo, for Associate Memberehip in A.T.I. had been approved by the Board of Oovernora. This fine eompany is a leading manufacturer of aabeatos textiles as well as other asbestos products, in Mexioo. We are very pleased to weloome them as a new member of the Institute. 14. The next Qoneral Meeting of the Institute will be held at the Hotel Rooeevelt, Kr -York City, on Pobruary 8th and 9th, 1968. Registration ia on February 7th. We anticipate an interesting meeting. - ;tLnutes - General I'crting - eoatiuued * *5- 15* *flere being no further business to eo've before the ccti np , 1 recessed for luncheon to which wives of ner.bers had been invited* There re annroxirjctely thirty ladies r resent, asking the lunchec a tnost enjoyable affair* There was a rreat duel of favorable conrent on the choice of the .'illl*. Hilton lun as location for this aeeting, and nany expressed the hone tnat we could return for soe future nceting* Pollovdug luncheon the nceting adjourned* Xecnectfully tuLiitted, / ) s' ; A58BT03 TSXTILI XXSTITWI ftapcrt of Fundi o Baptoabar 11. 1967 Bulanca On Band at Laat Baport (lay 6.1907) Oancrul fond 6*Tin^ Fund ?*tty Oath Fund V 6024.20 19589.74 4.99 Meiipt* To aatln&i Fund (Intaraat) To Oonaral Fund (Handbook Acot.) 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