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Q LIA2A437 --i-- LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 2S2 MADISON AVINUI NEW YORK , M V. January 13, 1961 QUARTERLY REPORT 07 THE SECRETARY OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31. I960 The foliating report covers the highlights of Association activities for the fourth quarter of i960. More detailed information on these activ ities or others not enumerated viU he supplied on request. Ho attempt has been made to cover routine activities, and research Is covered In a separate report of the research director. GENERAL 1. Information Bulletins. Three more In this series of bulletins vere issued to members during the quarter. g. Budgets. The Board of Directors, after a series of committee meetings vhlch made recocsendatlons to it on budgets, approved total ex penditures for 1961 of more than $700,000, of vhlch nearly $650,000 will be for research and industry development. 3, American Mining Congress. The secretary attended the annual meeting of the Vestera Division of the AMO In Las Vegas ana the annual business meeting of the AliC In Kev York. 4. Lecture. A one-hour slide-illustrated lecture vas delivered before a large group of Naval Reserve Officers in Nev York. It emphasised new developments in lead vlth special reference to the national defense. HEALTH AND SAFETY $. Director of Health and Safety. The Board of Directors has approved replacing the late Manfred Bcvdltch In this position vlth a younger fulltime director as soon as a competent replacement can be located. 6. Milwaukee "Lead Poisoning" Case. Cw attorneys advised us of another postponement, probably until late January, of the trial of this case vhlch has been pending for months. 7. Lead Poisoning from Pottery. This Incident, reported in our pre vious quarterly report, received far more publicity than ve anticipated because the pottery in question failed to cooperate fully vlth public health authorities. Hcvever, the publicity vaa mostly fair and placed the blune on this particular pottery rather than lead generally. As a result ve are cooperating In a move to establish acceptable standard test methods for lead solubility. ay* --nf.i-ii' 1- w. UWWIJ)I Quarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to December 31* i960 -2- January 13, 1961 8.__Hnonahlne Whiskey. The Internal Revenue Service gave vide pub licity to the danger of lead poleonlng fron drinking moonshine whiskey, vhlch la often cade In dlecarded automobile radiators. The Association strongly protested this type of publicity singling out lead aa a culprit vhen other Ingredients of "moon" may also be dangerous. In this protest ve vere Joined by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior vhen ve brought It to his attention. However, the matter had already gone too far to avoid undesirable publicity. 9. ASA Committee. In the absence of a health and safety director, your secretary is serving pro tern as liaison vith the American Standards Association committee dealing vlth childhood poisoning from paints. A meeting was held during the quarter and another is scheduled for January. 10. Industrial Hygiene foundation. Tbe secretary attended the annual meeting of this organisation. INDUSTRY DEVELOPUHT--GENERAL 11. "Lead" The fourth i960 Issue of this quarterly vaa prepared and printed and readied for mailing 1mediately after the holiday rush. 12. Advertising. Two one-page ads in our newsletter series appeared during the quarter In "Product Engineering" and one Ir "Materials In De sign Engineering." Another ad was prepared for December am. Jcuiaiy appearance. 13. Sveet's Design Engineering File. Reprints of our new 12-page catalog vhlch appears In the 1961 Sweet's Design Engineering File were obtained and distributed to members. They vlll also be used for distribu tion at our booth at the 1961 Design Engineering Show to be held In Detroit in Kay. lU. Annual Revlev. A brief review of recent technical developments in lead was prepared and appeared In the January 2, 1561 issue of "Steel" magazine. 15. Battery-.'evered Delivery Trucks. An article on this new develop ment was prepared and accepted for publication In in early 1961 issue of "Food Processing," with a circulation of ectse !*5,000. V'e expect to obtain reprints for our own distribution. 16. Industrial Building Exposition. We bad an exhibit booth at this shov, vhlch was the first of Its kind ever held, at the Hew Tork Coliseum in December. Unfortunately New York's heavy blizzard coincided with the opening of the show and offerced attendance throughout the week. Neverthe less results were encouraging, attendance was of good quality, and con siderable Interest van shown particularly In noise and vibration attenuation. 17. Lead in Portable Reactor Design. The article on this subject mentioned In earlier reports appeared in the October i960 issue of "Materials in Design Engineering." Reprints were obtained and circulated to members and our list of nuclear engineers.  <' pm* HigyHBLipB^WHWjwyiwrypit.iii. mm m\ .i nm. L IA2A439 Quarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to December 31> 19&> -3- January 13. 19<>1 lfl. Bearing*. Through cooperation vlth the edltora of "Material* In Design Engineering" and "Design News," two articles appeared on new types of lead bearings. One dealt with fused litharge and the other with lead pcwder-teflon bearings. Reprints were circulated to members and other* Interested. 19. Hew Personnel. As authorized by the new budget, preliminary steps were taken to employ another technical writer and technical service man to assist In our publicity and general Industry development program, and an architect to devote hla full time to the development of both existing and new markets for lead In the construction Industry. go. Personal Services. Among interesting personal contacts made by the staff were Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Cccpany (themoeleotrlc*, adhesives, sound), Buffalo Forge Company (sound and vibration), Jar.es Rudercan,structural engineer. Pan Am Billding (vibration), Branson Ultra sonics (ultrasonic cleaning). Chemical Coatings Corp. (sound and vibration), Phoenix Building Products (waterproofing), New York Park Department (roof ing), Dave Chapman, Inc. (sound). New Castle Products (soundproof folding doors), 0. Hcrnmel Co. (ceramics), E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (ceramics). Crystal Essence Co. (pearl pigments), and many other*. * INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--KETAL PRODUCTS gl. Cable Sheathing. The repore of the sucuc--fully concluded re search project on continuous extrusion of lead cable sheathing was pre sented before the fall meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at Chicago. Preprints had previously been distributed to mem bers and to the power Industry. 22. Advertising. Cue one-page ad appeared In "Engineering NevaRecord" and cne in "Karine Engineering/Log" on nonsacriflclal lead anodes for corrosion protection of steel structures. 23. Sheet Lead Shower and Safe Pans. A paper with this title was delivered by a staff member before the annual meeting of the American Society of Sanitary Engineering. 2U. Article on Chemical Construction. A broad article on the use of lead in chemical construction was completed and accepted for publica tion In an early Issue of "Chemical Engineering." Reprints will be dis tributed to members and others when It appears. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--NOISE AND VIBRATICB 25. Sound Attenuation Report. The Bolt Seranek and Newman report on lead for sound attenuation vaa printed aa a 12-page brochure under the title "Improved Sound Barriers Employing Lead." It vaa mailed to member* and t*tveen 15,000 and 20,000 architect*, design engineer* and building ccmponeut manufacturers. ' 1---- Quarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to December 3l 196) -4- January 13, 1961 DflXfSTKY DEVrLOPKEHT- - CCTAMXC3 26, Supplement. The nev six-page supplement to "lead In the Ceramic Industries" on leaded porcelain enamels for aluminum, mentioned la the previous report, was printed and circulated to all who had previously received this book. 27. Advertising. Three ads appeared In American Ceramic Society "Eulletln,'' two In "Ceramic Age," and one each In "Ceramic Industry," "Brick and Clay Record," and "Metal Product Manufacturing" on the uaes of lead In ceramics. They covered porcelain enameled aluminum and glazed brick and light eggregate. 29. Another Supplement. Still another supplement to "lead In the Ceramic Industries" has Just been completed and received approval frcn the Ceramics Technical Committee and other ceramic experts. It also will be six pages and is devoted to lev temperature leaded porcelain enamels for steel. It is being printed and will probably be ready for circula tion In late January or early February, 1961. 29. Shop Practices Forum. This highly practical meeting, sponsored snnually by the Porcelain Enamel Institute end held this year at the University of Illinois, was again attended by a member of the staff. 30. Research Paper. A paper based on our research at the Pennsyl vania State University vs* rrinted In the "Journal of the American C*->*amlc uociety." It vaa reprint! -M circulated to members and others Interested. IKPUSTRY EEVEtOPMEUT--PlglEOTS 31. Advertising. Two two-color one-page ads on lead base anti corrosive paints appeared In "Engineering Uews-Rccord" and one In "Marine Englneerlng/Log" during the quarter. A one-page ad on lead pearlescent pigments for decorative metal finishes appeared In "Metal Product Manufacturing." 32. Committee Meeting. The Pigments Technical Ccenittee held a meeting at which activities for the following year were outlined and budget recocasondatlons made. Principal nev activities outlined vers preparation of a lead pigments technical handbook and efforts to Increase the use of lead-containing yellow traffic narking paint.