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Januas^,r~ 28,, 1942 A regular meeting of the Executive Committee of' P. Lorillard Company was held today at the offiice of the Company,, 119'Test 40th Street, IQew York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H. Hummel H. A. Kent +V. J. Halley J. Ji., Driscoll J. S. Freeman F. Hopewell J. T. Keel The Assistant SecretaTy On motion duly made and seconded,, the reading, of' the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. unanimously On motion of' Mr. Keel, seconded by h6r. Hopewell, it was RESOLVED: That the following,employments of'salesmen, as listed below, with the authorization of the Sales Dept. and the approval of H. A. Kent and W. J. Halley,, Vice-Presidents,, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved,, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: Thomas Hudson $18 per week 1/26/[;,2 Martin Henry Riley Charles Gibs=Rile 18 20 " " n n Allen Wallace Groover 25 "' n n Walter Augustine McGrath 25 " n n Frank Fabian Florak 25 " n n Thomas Francis Carroll 25 " n n Howard'.Tryon Davis Jr. 25 " n n Daniel Goodrich 25 " n n William Charles Peterson 25' " n n Joseph Lyndon~ Pdiead' 40 "' n n Francis Hwnter Delano 20 " n 2/2/42 . Francis LaMar Updike 20 " n n unanimously On motiion of Mr. Hall.ey, seconded by Mr. Hopewelll, it was RESOLVED: That the fo ' owing, increases in salary of salesmen,, as shown below opposite their respective names, be and the same hereby are in a]1l respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: Everett H.T. Davies $20'per week $23 per week 2/2/42 JohniFrancis Quinl.an; 20 "' n' 23' n n n George Vincent Taylor 20 " n 23, n n n Edward Donald Welborn 20 " ro 23, n n n John N. Wahl 30 " n 32 n n rr On motion of' Mr. Driscoll, seconded by 1Mr. Halley,, the fo]llowi:ng, advertising expenditures were in all respects approved,, ratifi:ed,, and con- firmed: Contract dated January 20,, 1942 with Harry M. Stevens Inc.,,New York City,, covering advertising of OLDi GOLD' Cigarettes, MURIEL Cigars and BETwEIIN-THE'- ACTS' Little Cigars in Base Ball score cards listed therein, dlar3aag the 1942 ssGIsO. J:

season, at a cost of' $4,350, under terms and conditions therein set out. Contract dated January 23, 19L,.2'for a full page advertisement of Company pro- ducts in the Souvenir Journal of the Szxth'Annual Banquet of the Wholesale Tobacco Distributors of New York Inc., 1Vew York City, at a cost of $500. Estimate #16 Revised of Lennen &Mitchell Inc. dated December 19, 1941 covering magazine advertising of UNION LEADER'Tobacco during February,,March, April, and May, 1942, at a cost of $29,460.18. . Estimate #18 Supplement D of'J'. Walter Thompson'Company dated January 22', 1942,, for additional expense of $320' for radio advertising of OLD GuLD Cigarettes. Estimate #44 Revised-A of J. Walter Thompson Company dated January 19, 1942, . extending the OLD COLD radio program over Station WJR, Detro'i~.t,,A2ich., through. January 3, 1942, at a cost of $285•32. The Assistant Secretary laidibef'ore the meeting,contract with. Standard Oil Company (Ohio) for requirements of'lubricatin'g oils and greases at the Company 's Middletown, Ohio plant,, from January 2,,1942 ' to December 31, 1942, under terms and conditions therein set out, which On~ motioni of Mr. Freeman„ seconded by INr. Halley, was in all re- spects approved, ratified, and confirmed.. Onimotion duly made and seconded,, the meeting adjourned. Assistant Secretary