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PENGAD-8ayonfle.N.J Minute* GENERAL MEETING Asbestos Textile Institute October 6, 1967 Williaa Hilton Ian* Hilton Head Island, South Carolina In attendance: AMERICAN ASngSTOS TEXTILE CORP. J.t. Rainey J.W. Christenbury Wo. Maaskant G.S* Pabel H.H. Walter GARLOCK, INC. N.L.A. Martucei iTOWNS-MANVILLS CORP. .it:-Wells-----------------B.A. Schuaan W.C. Atkinson C.L* Sheckler W.C* Streib H.K. PORTER COMPANY. INC. J.A. Gallagher j.n. McCluer D*B Childers RAYBBSTOS-MANHATTAN. INC. w.s* Simpson S.R* 2iaaernan, Jr* J.A. Brown, Jr* G.P. Docker M.W. Oliver J.W. Hawkins M.Q. Seoweroft R.n. Smith J.P. Wronski tallwm,h: cluskey fabrics co. J.L* Mitchell UNIROYAL. INC. R.r. Clark D.T. Austin, Jr* It.M. Willingham S.J, Peele, Jr* P.C. Phillips W.L. Wylie ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED )i.P. Carson G.P*A. Brink P.E. Leclerc DELL ASBESTOS MINES LIMITED Wo.J.W. Smith R. Dodds-Hebron LAKE ASBESTOS OP QUEBEC LTD. fe.A. Farren ' K.W. Nelson CATWALADER, WICKBRSHAM A TAFT i?.Jay Plocken (Legal Counsel) ASBESTOS TBYTILE INSTITUTE H.B. Sunbury (Secretary; U.S. Public Health Service br. L.J* crailey mnutea 1* President Rainey called the aeeting to order at 9:40 A.r. and asked eaeh person in attendance to stand and identify hioself and hi. company affiliation* He aentioned that it was particularly gn ifying to have the following company officials present at this Anr.j .MectJa5* _{* W*S* Simpson, President - Raybestos-Mauhattan, Inc.} Mr* S.R, 21aaeraan, Jr*, Exec* Viet President, Raybestos-Hanhattai, lnc*t Mr* fi.H* Wells, Viee President h Gen* Mgr*, Johns-Manvillc Corp*; Mr. w*L* Wylie, vice President * Gen. Mgr., UIJIROYAL, INC. Also ^eicoaed to the aeetine were: Geo.S. Pabel, President of A.T. 0r* c*4l*9V* tfS* Public Heslth Servlet: and P.C* Phillips, Marketing ifenager of UNIROYAL, INC* Minutes - General resting - continued: l ' Tag; -2- 2. The minutes of the last meeting were presented for reading. Mr. J.A. Drown* Jr., moved that reading be omitted; 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. Brown, Jr seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Report is attached these minutes. 4. Mr. P.Jay Flocken, Legal Counsel, discussed some of the legal aspects of voluntary product standards and certification programs. Mr. Plocicen fi rst analyzed the antitrust considerations relevant t individual company and trade association participation in the init tion, 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 product! and to indirectly reduce price competition. The legality of a standards program does not depend upon the mere istenee of an agreement to standardize but upon an appraisal of xt program in the setting of all the circumstances, counsel stated, briefly reviewed several cases including United States v. National Malleable and Steel Castines Company. The 'louglas Fir plywood Assc ation and Asbestos-Cement Pipe cases. Counsel also discussed two forms of certifieati on, self-certifica tion by a producer that a product complies with a given standard s third-party certification by a trade association or testing labor: tory in conjunction with a registered certification mark under tlie trademark laws. Counsel discussed various specific certification marks registered under the Lanham Act and the provisions of that e providing for cancelation of a mark if the registrant discriminate or refuses to certify goods or services which meet the standards . volved. Counsel noted that two requisites for a valid certifieati program using a trademark are control*' of use of the mark and av: ability of the mark to anyone maintaining the standards which the mark certifies, whether or not a member of the certifying organira tion. In this regard, the Supreme Court's decision in the case oi Radiant Burners v. American Gas Association was noted. 5. The Fibre 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 affec 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 it 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 I)r. Clinton II. Whitehurst, Jr., n> Dept, of Industrial Hanagenoit, Clemaon University, Clenson, S.c. who gave a most interesting talk entitled: Operations Research Techniques". We were privileged indeed to have the opportunity t h**r Or. Whitehurst, a well-known authority in the field of Minutes - General Meeting - continued: rg -3- Industrial Management* An abstract of his talk follows: AnSTHACi* 'It is nrofoundly 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 opposite is the case* Civilization advances by extending the number of important opera tions which we can perform without thinking about them*'1 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 Or* 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 eould 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 eaeh case the relevance of the technique to com puter programming was emphasized* The large number of tecimiques discussed was made possible by dis tributing handouts to the audienee 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's 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*t was due to start production and they would be busy there* President Rtiney asked Mr. Wm.j.w. Smith, Bell Asbestos . ines Limited, sales representatives for Cassiar, to tell ua something about the new mine* Mr* Smith said the Clinton fine is 600 to 700 miles north of the pre sent Csssisr 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 line is generally similar to Cassiar fibre* but there could be some considerable differences. There arboth long and short fibres - but Clinton will produce primarily #1 Group fibres, and a secondary grade will be Group 5* Because y*ci from ore is never precisely known in advance, Mr* Smith stated perhaps grades may be produced, other than those presently antici- Minute* - General Meeting - continued: Page -4- 8. The committee reports wero given by the respective chairmen as listed belcm: Air Hygiene & Manufacturing Committee - W.C. Atkinson, Chm. Sales Promotion Committee - E.A. Schunan, Chm. Technical Committee - J.D, McCluer, Chm, Fiber Testing Cossnittee - J.P, Wronakl, Chm, The full text of their reports is attached to these minutes, 9, All four of the committee ohairmen have new completed the normal two years service, and President Rainey expressed slncore appreci ation on behalf of the Board of Governors and Members of the Institute for the faithful and efficient performance of their duties, A review of the minutes for the past two years gives abundant proof of the great amount of work done by each comittee under their capable leadership. 10, Mr. J.A, Brown,Jr,,Chairman of the nominating committee, re ported that the members of the Board of Governors for the coming year would be: J,A, Bronn,Jr, - Raybestos-Manhattan,Inc, E.A, Schuman, - Johns-Manvllle Corporation J,L, Rainey - American Asbestos Textile Corp. J,A. Gallagher H.K. Porter Company,Ino. J.L. Mitchell - Tallman-McCluakey Fabrics Co. G,P, T/less - OARLOCK INC. R.P. Clark - Uniroyal,Ino, 11, Mr, J.A, BrownJr.,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 Vloe President - E.A. Schunan Treasurer - N.L.A. Martuccl 19, President Rainey announced that the Board of Governors had appointed new committee chairmen a s listed below: Air Hygiene & Manufacturing H.H. Walter, American Asb.Tex.Corp. Sales Promotion - M.Q. Scoworoft, Raybestoe-Manhattan,Inc. Technical - J.W, Hawkins, Rsybestos-Manhattsn,Inc, Fiber Testing - G.F.A, Brink, Asbestos Corporation Ltd. IS. President Rainey Informed the members that the application of RHADOS Y TEX ID03 DE ASBESTO,S,A,, Toluca, Moocloo, for Associate Membership in A,T,I, had been approved by the Board of Governors, This fine company is a leading manufacturer of asbestos textiles as well as other asbestos products, in Mexloo. We are very pleated to weloome them as a new member of the Institute. 14, The next 0 onerel Meeting of the Institute will be held at the Hotel Roosevelt, Kr 'York City, on Fobruary 8th and 9th, 1968. Registration Is on February 7th, We anticipate an interesting meeting. llinutes - General Vee.Xlng eoatiuuedt run* IS* *flere being no further business to eo**e before the **cti np, i recessed for luncheon to rtiieh vives of ner.bers bad been invited* There were approximately thirty ladies present* ashing the luncbec a wost enjoyable affair* There van a great deal of favorable eorv vent on the ehoiee of the .'illia<. Stilton !un as location for this acting* and naay expressed the hone tnat -re could return for soc* future nesting* Polletdug luncheon the eoeting adjourned* Xecnectfully submitted* / s' ;X o A8BB3T03 YfiXTZLS XK5TX7W8 flapcrt of ftmda Baptaabtr 11. 1967 palance On Bard at Lost Kwrt (Bay 8.1907) Oaaoral Pond 8*vltra Puad Q|l& Pttfld $o~3*fx5i Pond (Xotaraat) to Oenoral Puad (Handbook Aect.) to Oa&aral Pund (Book Sale*) To Ooaaral Puad (1967 &*) v 6094.80 19589*74 4.95 tie.60 5218.01 161.47 500.09 Total On Band aad ftaoeltad $96516.87 4088.08 $ 99606.95 fo.cndlas S/J1/67J Secretary'a salary ( 4 aea*) P.X.O.A. Tax (tad Qtr#19fl7) lorur7ti trttil Office rant ( 4 sot.) Irlil8 of AtT* Sp*M(Tmil bp.) MatUf I ttftii nppllti ttcaocrephlo speoee Beetlag tXMMt (Job# 1907) telephone l 4 Baadbook Sep. 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