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December 3,, 1941 A regular meeting of the E.Scecutive Committee of P. L,or ' ard 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. Whitefieid H. A',. Kent W. J~., S ey J. J. Driscoll. J. S. Freeman. Todd Woo1 .„ the reading of the minutes of On motion duly made and secondeci7 the previous meeting was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Kent,, seconded by Mr. Freemsn, it was unenimous].y RESOLVED: That the employment of Thomas William Tnompson asi Salesman, at a salary at the rate of$20 per week,, effective November 25, 191,]:, with the authorization of the Sales Dept. amd~the approval~, of Hi. Al. Kent and W. J. Hahley, Vice-Presidents, be andithe same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified,, and confirmed. unanimously On motion of bfr. Balley, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, it was. RESOLVED: That the~following employments at the Kentucky Leaf Department during the bvying, seasony each effective, December 1, 191,1, be' and the same herebyr are in all respects.approved, ratified'y and confirmed: W. C. Smith, Buyer - for a period of' approximate4 4 months at the rate of' $5001 per month Fl. L. Powers, Asst. Buyer - for a period of'approximate3y 4 months at the: rate!of' $1,.50' per month Stamper G]lenn, Asst. Buyer - for a period of' approximately 4 monl!,hs at the: rate of $400' per month unanimously On motionlof Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Whitefield, it was RESOLVED: That the following employments at Shelbyville, Ky. dinring the buying, seasony, for a period of approximately four months, each effective December 1, 1941, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed:. John R'. Goodman at the rate of$27•50 per week Ervin Yount "' $24.00 "' "' n Gilbert Wil!lisms n n n "$25.pp' " unanimously On motion of Mr. Freemany second+el Mr. Whitefield, it was RESt1LVED: That the salary of the following employees at Shel'byvil.ley, Ky., be fixed at the rates shownibelow;, effective December 1,. 1941, and continue at said rates during the buying, season of' approximately four months: bSMa,4 5 Albert B. Newman at the rate of $37.50 per week. C. Dean Fd1is' m m ~ n$3'T.50 ft n'

Allan Alsop at the rate of $40.00 per week ~ Thomas H. Shink.le, n n rc n$25.,00 n n. Thomas C. Batts n n R rr$25.Q0 n n On motion of' Mr. Halley, seconded by Nr. Whitefield, the following ad- vertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed': Contract dated November 12, 1941 for a half page OLD GOLD Cigarette advertisement in the Official Souvenir Book of the Kentucky Sesquicentennial Commission, Lexi:n.gton,, Ky., at a cost of $500. Estimates of Lennen &~M'itchell Inc. as followsr. #478 dated November 21, 194!1 covrering, radio adivertising, of' UNION LEOER: and BEECH-NUT Tobaccos over Station KJR, Seattle, Wash., December 17, 191,11 through March 18, 1942,, at a cost of S7:,928.94. #1 dated November 271, 191,]l covering radio advertisinig, of BEECH-tUT Cigarettes over Station YPISH, iIndianapo]lis, Imd:, January 5 through April 4, 1942, 'at a cost of U,27'5. #10 dated November 25,]1941 covering, radio advertising of' BEECH'-NUrT Cigarettes over Station wSYR, Syracuse, N.Y., January 51through April 4, 1942, at a cost of' $2,,697. 50'. #3 d'ated' November 25,, 1941 covering radioladvertising of UNION LEADER and BEECH-NUT Tobaccos over stations in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lincoln, Nebr., Chicago, 7ll., and~ Hsrrisburg, Pal.,, therein set out, for a period of thirteen weeks beginning week of January 5, 1942, at a cost of $25,282.40. #4 datedi November 25', 1941 covering, radio ladvertising of' UNION LEADER and BEECH«-NIIT Tobaccos over Station,WGY, Schenectady, N.Y., January 5 through April 4, 1942, at a cost of'$10,,806.25. #5 dated Nevember 25, 1941 covering radio advertising of IIN][UN LEADER and BEECH-NUT Tobaccos over Station KFH, Wichita, Kansas, December 15r 19LF1'1 through March 15, 1942, at a cost of $1,248. #6 dated November 27;, 1941 covering radio advertising of' RIPPLE Tobacco over Station KPRC, Houston, Texas, December 24, 1941 through March 23, 1942, at a cost of'$11296.75. #7'dated November 25, 1941 covering radio advertising of RIPPLE Tobacco over Station WOAI, San Antonio, Texas, December 29, 1941 throu&March 28, 1942, at a cost of' $,2',170',35. #8' dated November 25, 1941 covering radio advertising of RIPPLE Tobacco over Station WSGNy, Birmingham, Ala. and' WSFA, Montgomery, Ala., December 29„ 19411 through March 27, , 194,2, at a cost of' $1,41+3'. #~)~diated November 25, 1941 ccovering radio advertising, of FRIENDS Tobacco over StationKSDx St. Louis, Mo., December 29, 1941 through March 28, 1942,, at a costt of $2,340,39: 6867soas Es timates of' J'. Walter Thompson Company as follows: #43'-Supplement A dated November 25, 1941 covering radio advertising,of OLD'GOLD Cigarettes over Station WISH, Indianapolis, Ind., November 26 through December 31, 1941, at a cost of $234. #49 dated November 24, 1941 covering advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the . Parkchester Press, New York City, during the Fall of 1941, at a cost of $"70.'X8.

The Secretary laid before the meeting the following: Lease dated November 14,, 1941 from B. H. Collings,, Louisville, Ky. of to- bacco storage warehouse known as Motor Transport Building, at Camp Taylor, Ky., for one year from February 1, 1942, 'at an annual rental of' $2,400',, payable monthly in advance,, under terms and conditions therein set out; Lease dated' November 15, 1941 from Kanawha Investment Company of Room 702 and basement storage space in the Peoples Building, 179 Summers Street, Charleston, W. Va., from December 1, 1941 to December 31, 1942, at a monthly rental of' $23, payable in advance; Renewal for the further period of one year from January 1, 1942' of lease from Gedex Realty Corporation, Agent for Three Hundred Broadway Iuc., of room 211 Broadway-Stevens Building, Camden, N. J., at an annual rental of' $240, payable monthly in advance; Lease dated 0ctober 29, 1941 from Bennett Real Estate Trust by Howell & Jones Inc., Agents, of' office #505 Bennett Building, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. for one year from January 1, 1942s at an annual rental of $240, payable monthly in advance;; each of which On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, was in all re- spects approved, ratified,,and confirmed. Onimottion duly made an6seconded, the meeting,adj'ourned. Secretary i