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November 12, 1941 A regular meeting of'the Executive Committee of P. Lorillard Com- pany was held today at the office of the Company„ 119'West 40th Street, New York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H. Hummel G. D: Whitefield E. S. Bowling H. A. Kent W. Ji. Halley J. J'. Driscoll F. Hopewell Todd Wool 1 On motion duly made and!second'ed, the reading of' the minutes of the pre- vi!ous meeting,was dispensed with.. On motion of Mr. Halley, secondediby Mr. Hbpewell,, it was unanimously RESt)LVED: That the employment of' John S. Schroeder as clerk at the Old Gold Branch,, at a salary at the rate of' $21,4 per week,, effective November 3,. 1941,, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and connfirmed.. On motion of' Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following,employments of'salesmen, as listed below, with the awthorisation, of' the Sales Dept. and the approval of' G. D. VPhitef'ieldy, Executive yfice-President, and H. A. Kent, V'ice-Presidentx be and the same hereby are in ratified ll respects approved and conf'irmed: , , VYilliamB'. Carroll At the rate of: $]l8per week Effective: '1/11.0/41 Jsmes' Edward Wheeler 20! ", n n JohniDaniel Westbrook 20,11 ' n n. Cecil Cooper Perr3r' JohniNicholas Shellman Joseph Maybank Renneker Emmett Stephen Mathison Hubert Hebert Gawthier 20 "' 25 n 25 n 34 n 20 n n n. n n n n n n 11/17/41 Roderick Stanley McLeod Miss Marguerite A.E. Dauner (warehouse clerk) 25 m 20 "' n " n 11/10/41 On motion of'Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimousl,y shown RESOLVED: That the following,increases in salary of salesmen, as below opposite their respective names, be and' the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate o;f : To the rate of: Effective: Louis Albert Wernert $3!3' per week. $38 per week 11/Y0/L,'.l John Franklin Williams 1$ n n 20 n n 11:/Y7/Lil Claxton Mims Edenf ield 18 " " n 20 11 n Dennis Orville Chandler 1s " n 20 n n n James William Duncan 18 " n 20 n n n Eugene Frances Renckly 23 " n 25; n n n Peter James Rappoli 25 " n1 28 n n n On motion of Mr. Driscoll,, secondied' by Mr. Halley, it was umanimowsl,* RESOLVED: That the increase in salary of B.H. oancey, transferred from ~i ! &8G7"a :. >, ..~ ,.... . , _. . .. . _ _. ~- . ._ . _ . . _ _ . . _.

the Old Gold Branch to the Louisville Branch, from the rate of'$5,10Q per annum,, to the rate of' S5,,4C1PJ per annum, effective November 1, 1941, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, andi con}- firmed. On motion of Mr. Bowling,, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, the foilow•- ing advertising expenditures were-.in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Estimate #474 of Lennen & M'itchell Inc. dated November 3, 1941, covering radio advertising of BEECH-NUT andIIINION LEADER Tobaccois over Station KIiQ,, Spokane, Wash., December 2', 1941 through March 2,, 1942', at a cost of' $535•0$• Estimate #475 of' Lennen & Mitchell Inc. dated' November 3, 1941 covering radio advertising of RIPPLE Tobacco over Station WATL,, Atlanta,, Gai.,, December 1,, 1941 through February 28, 1942, at a cost of $186.85. Estimate #48 Supplement B of'J. Walter Thompson Company dated November 5, 1941, covering announcements of' the OLD GOLD Cigarette radiio program in, newspapers therein set out, at a cost of' $1.20.6]l.. Contract dated November 3, 3'.9471 for a f.ul]L' page advertisement of' Company proy ductsin thesouvenir-3lournalC of theTwelfth Annilversary Banquet & Danceoftlie Merchants' and Salesmen's Club of' Broo3tl.yrn,,I[nc.,, to be held N'ovesber 29, 1941, at a cost of $50. Additional expenditure of' U8 for advertising Company products in the Tobaccoworl:d (':trad&paper)~ duriing1942. ©n motion duly made and seconded,, the meeting adjourned.. ~1. Secretary