Asbestos Magazine, 1938

Johns-Manville's notes

1. Jan. 1938, p. 27 summary p. 77

   Market Conditions - Raw Fiber. Canadian mines will slow up shipments because European buyers have taken in substantial stocks before the close of navigation. Japan has also taken large stocks.

2. Jan. 1938, p. 38 summary p. 77

   1937 Minerals Yearbook published by BuMines is available. Contains chapter on asbestos.

3. Feb. 1938, p. 16 summary p. 77

   ASTM issued new edition of Standards and Tentative Standards (823 total).

4. Feb. 1938, pp. 20-22 summary p. 77

   Market Conditions - Raw Fiber. Contracts already placed by Japan for 1938 delivery exceeded last year's. Only inability to obtain foreign funds prevents Japan from taking delivery.

5. Feb. 1938, p. 24 summary p. 77

   J-M has new product, Steeltex for Plaster-Type a. Superior/cheaper than Steeltex. Non-asbestos.

6. Feb. 1938, p. 25 summary p. 77

   Aircraft carriers must have a number of installations which differ from warships. Hangars are divided by movable steel screens and asbestos curtains. Original quote taken from article in Scientific American.

7. Feb. 1938, p. 26 summary p. 77

   "A list of war materials used by Japan gives asbestos as being used for obturators and in lagging for machinery."

8. Feb. 1938, p. 31 summary p. 77

   German Official Gazette reports on that country's new stricter regulations on the production, purchase and storage of asbestos. Asbestos may be used for manufacturing purposes only to the extent permitted. Anyone using or storing more than the permitted amount must report it to the Controlling Board.

9. Feb. 1938, p. 32 summary p. 77

   U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Standards, has issued millboard standard (deals with size only).

10. Feb. 1938, p. 32 summary p. 77

    J-M Stockholder News of Jan. contains a brief history of the company and a ten-year comparison of sales, operating costs, etc.

11. Feb. 1938, p. 34 summary p. 77

    J-M has new brochure "Industrial Friction Materials" available upon request.

12. Mar. 1938, p. 15 summary p. 77

    In order to develop needed standard specification requirements and tests for thermal insulating materials, ASTM organized a Committee (C-16) on Thermal Insulating Materials.

13. Mar. 1938, pp. 33-34 summary p. 77

    J-M announced $15,000 Prize Contest, winner determined from best 250-word essay on "What the Word Home Means to Me."

14. Mar. 1938, p. 34 summary p. 78

    J-M personnel change.

15. Mar. 1938, p. 36 summary p. 78

    J-M personnel change.

16. Apr. 1938, p. 10 summary p. 78

    "The Year 1937 - A Report to all members of the Johns-Manville Organization, by President Lewis H. Brown" presents to jobholders very clearly functions, costs, profits, etc. J-M had average of 11,242 regular jobholders and made 1,300 types of products.

17. Apr. 1938, p. 12 summary p. 78

    Akoustikos Felt, made by J-M, contains asbestos and hair. Excellent sound absorbent, particularly in mechanical equipment, office machinery, etc.

18. Apr. 1938, pp. 15-16 summary p. 78

    ASTM Committee C-16 on Thermal Insulating Materials will be involved with high temp insulations as well as lower temp products for piping and similar industrial products. Gives current personnel list, included: C. B. Bradley of J-M; USN Officer-in-Charge of Specification Section, Design Div., Bureau of Engineering, and Director, Engineering Experiment Station, Annapolis.

19. Apr. 1938, p. 20 summary p. 78

    Market Condition - Raw Fiber. "Very substantial shipments for Japan have been booked by the Canadian Mines."

20. Apr. 1938, pp. 34-36 summary p. 78

    J-M elects directors.

21. Apr. 1938, pp. 36-37 summary p. 78

    J-M announces its 1938 Transite Wall Brochure, describing this movable wall partition, as well as "Transite Mine Drainage Pipe" and "Bonded Built-Up Roofs".

22. Apr. 1938, p. 37 summary p. 78

    Lewis Brown elected as a director of Bankers Trust Co.

23. May 1938, pp. 2-10 summary p. 78

    Asbestos use in the Electrical Industry - high temp applications and as protection from fire hazards. Forms used are asbestos lumber, paper and fabric plus lint to insulate wire. Pulverized fiber is used in gums, varnishes and fluids to make various compounds and plastics.

24. May 1938, pp. 12-14 summary p. 78

    Asbestos-cement conduit used on San Francisco Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge, plus street light wiring in San Francisco and Oakland, and for Shell Chemical's Nitrogen Fixation Plant at Shell Point, CA. Material for all was J-M Transite conduit. Bridge material was supplied through Western Asbestos in San Francisco.

25. May 1938, p. 14 summary p. 79

    Japanese draft asbestos slate standards.

26. May 1938, pp. 18-20 summary p. 79

    Japanese Asbestos Trade - relies almost completely on asbestos imports.

27. May 1938, p. 24 summary p. 79

    1938 Minerals Yearbook issued by BuMines contains Asbestos chapter, available upon request.

28. May 1938, pp. 34-36 summary p. 79

    J-M announces new insulated industrial curtain wall for steel frame factory buildings. Consists of Encased Insulating Board (1" Insulating Board with 1/8" veneer of Flexboard on Flat Transite) over which is applied Corrugated Transite.

29. May 1938, p. 36 summary p. 79

    J-M announces new Virginia subsidiary which has acquired 142 acres near Jarratt for the erection of a factory to manufacture insulating board products (est. cost over $1 million). Plant should be in full operation by the end of 1938 and will employ 300-400.

30. May 1938, p. 38 summary p. 79

    J-M Nat'l. Housing Guild won first honorable mention in a national contest for merchandising achievement.

31. June 1938, pp. 2-3 summary p. 79

    Moulded Asbestos passes test for fire protection use in protecting steel girders (product of Newall in England).

32. June 1938, p. 10 summary p. 79

    Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning describes new humidifier/air vent valve using asbestos filters. Steam passes through the filter and is discharged into the home or office.

33. June 1938, p. 12 summary p. 79

    J-M introduces Trancell - a new asbestos board for use in electrical equipment.

34. June 1938, p. 34 summary p. 79

    J-M published 72-page booklet "J-M Materials for Marine Service" containing info on structural insulation for ships, fireproof joiner works, boiler/engine room insulation. Describes Marinite and Marine Sheathing (ships' quarters and bulkheads/ceilings) plus other marine products used in ship construction such as packing, deck covering, etc.

35. July 1938, pp. 3-8 summary p. 79

    Asbestos used in sewage treatment plants.

36. July 1938, pp. 14-15 summary p. 79

    J-M elects Jessup to Board of Directors (Pres. of Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching).

37. July 1938, p. 24 summary p. 80

    J-M to award $10,000 prize in essay contest - will be exhibited at World's Fair.

38. July 1938, p. 35 summary p. 80

    J-M publishes 20-page book "Johns-Manville Refractory Products."

39. July 1938, p. 36 summary p. 80

    J-M essay contest to close July 20.

40. July 1938, p. 39 summary p. 80

    Newark police emergency squad used asbestos suits to fight a colony of wasps.

41. Aug. 1938, pp. 15-16 summary p. 80

    ASTM Thermal Insulation Committee forms subcommittees, elects officers and decides on work program. C. B. Bradley of J-M on Advisory Committe with representative from Nat'l. Bureau of Standards.

42. Aug. 1938, pp. 16-18 summary p. 80

    ASTM Committee on Textiles to revise standard spec for Asbetos Tape for Electrical Purposes (D315-37).

43. Aug. 1938, p. 36 summary p. 80

    J-M published brochure "Transite Sewer Pipe." J-M announces new gasket - Spirotallic.

44. Aug. 1938, p. 40 summary p. 80

    BuMines 1938 Minerals yearbook now available.

45. Sept. 1938, p. 22 summary p. 80

    New Movie for asbestos - apparel made from asbestos cloth used to protect actors from steam in railroad scenes. Used in "Alexander's Ragtime Band."

46. Oct. 1938, p. 2 summary p. 80

    Time Capsule to be buried at NY World's Fair contains samples asbestos cloth, shingles, pipe and a description of asbestos - thanks to the efforts of Lewis Brown.

47. Oct. 1938, p. 28 summary p. 80

    Census of Manufacturers to be published - all reports must be submitted.

48. Oct. 1938, pp. 34-36 summary p. 80

    J-M announces winner of essay contest and awards cash prizes.

49. Oct. 1938, p. 40 summary p. 80

    Article "Should Copper Tubing be Insulated?" appears in Sept. issue of Plumbing & Heating Journal. Written by R. C. Parlett of J-M's Insulating Dept.

50. Nov. 1938, p. 3 summary p. 80

    ASTM Committee on Textiles has issued 52 specs, test methods and definitions.

51. Nov. 1938, pp. 14-16 summary p. 80

    New J-M Plant in Watson, CA - completion of $1 million plant announced near Los Angeles - production of a-c pipe begun. Manufacturers Transite water/sewer pipe, electrical conduit, domestic flue pipe, industrial vents and stacks, plus rock wool home insulation. Will employ 150-200. This plant raises the number of J-M manufacturing units in California to five.

52. Nov. 1938, p. 18 summary p. 81

    Oglethorpe Univ. in GA uses asbestos to enclose and line the "Crypts of Civilization" to be buried there.

53. Nov. 1938, pp. 31-32 summary p. 81

    Oct. issue of Mining and Metallurgy contains article "Asbestos - A Strategic Mineral" written by Oliver Bowles of BuMines.

54. Nov. 1938, pp. 34-35 summary p. 81

    J-M announces 15 one-day clinics for lumber yard owners.

55. Nov. 1938, p. 36 summary p. 81

    Pacific Coast Asbestos Association holds tenth convention. A. W. Knight of J-M in San Francisco elected Secty. - Treas.

56. Nov. 1938, p. 38 summary p. 81

    A simple device for checking a motorists breath for alcohol utilizes asbestos fibers within a tube. When blown into, the tube containing fibers turns blue if the breath contains alcohol.

57. Dec. 1938, pp. 12-13 summary p. 81

    J-M's Exhibit at the World's Fair features "The Asbestos Man," a giant figure clad in asbestos holding back the flames of fire.

58. Dec. 1938, p. 13 summary p. 81

    British - American Trade Treaty changes duty on U.S. asbestos imports.

59. Dec. 1938, pp. 25-26 summary p. 81

    Cahokia Steam Power Plant in St. Louis has 70,000 sq. ft. insulated with J-M's 85% Mag and Superex plus cement and Insulkote finishes - all done by J-M's St. Louis Contract Unit. Correction printed April 1939 (p. 16): Philip Carey, Mundet and Keasbey & Mattison products also used.