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40February 25, 1942 A regular meeting of the Executive Committee of P. LorillGrd'Com- pany was held today at the office of the Company, 119' West 40th Street, ive:° York City. There were present M'essrs.: G. El. Hummel G. D. Whitefield. E. S. Bowling H. A. Kent W. J. Halley J. J. Driscoll J. S. Freeman. F. Hopewell J. T. Keel The Secretaryr On motion duiy made and seconded, the reading,of the minutes of the previous meeting v:as dispensed with. unanimously On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by 1dr. 4V'hitefield, it was RESOLVED: That the action of the proper Officers of this Company in executing and issuing ai proxy or power of attorney to Todd Wbol and W. J. Halley, or either of them,, to vote at the annual meeting,of'stockholders of P. Lorillard Company, aiDel~:aware Corporation, on February 10, 1942, all of' the. stock of that Company which this Company is entitled to vote, be and the.same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motion of' Mr., Keel,, seconded by Mr. Hopewell,, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the foTlowing,employmentsiof'salesmen, as listed belowa, with the authorization of the Salles 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: Clayton Leonard Miller $2&per week 2/23/L,:2. Calvin Woodrow Miner 20' " n n Celestine Theo. Fitzgerald 20 " " " Herman Rubinstein 25" " " James Bernard Harmon 25" n n unanimously On motion of Mr. Halley,, seconded' by Mr. Hopewell, it was. RESOLVED: That the following increases in salary of salesmeny, as shown below opposite their respective names, each effective March 2, 1942, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratifiedi, and'. confirmed; From the rate of: To the rate of': John Daniel Westbrook Jr., $20 per week $23' per week John Keith Belcher 20 n n 23 n~ nJohn Sherrill Proctor 20 23' nn Daniel Talmadge Sturkie 23I 25 Onimotion of Mr. Kent, seconded by bdr.. Driscoll, the following ad- vertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified,; andiconfirmed: Contract dated February 10, 1942 for a half' page advertisement of OLD G07yD' Cigarettes in: programi to be published in connectionwith the: Ngvy Relief Society Show to be held March 10, 1942 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, at a cost of $275. 686'7~'i079

41 Contract dated February 16,, 194~2 -for a full page advertisement of'Company pro- ducts in souvenir journal of the Retail Tobacco & Confectioners Council, Jersey City, N.J'., at aicost of' $100. Contract dated February 16, 1942 wiith United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corporation covering, advertising of' OLD' GOLD Cigarettes through the medium of' two Neon elec- tric signs on store located at Stillwell & Surf Avenues,,Coney Island, NI.Y.,, for a period of one year beginning March 1, 19L,:2, at aicost of S1„200. Estimates of Lennen & Mitchell Inc. as follows:- #5-A dated February ll, 1942 covering radio advertising of UNION LEADER and! BEECH-NUT' tobaccos over Station KFfi,, Wichita,, 14ansas,, March 16 through,June 14,, 1942, at a cost of $1,092. #29 dated February 11, 1942 covering magazine advertising of BRIGGS Tobaccoo during April and May, 1942, at a cost of $1,2,92..9.71. h30 dated February 11, 1942 covering,magaz"ine advertising,of FRIE1iDS Tobacco during April and May, 19L,:2', at a cost of' $28,391.25. #31 dated February 11, 1942'covering,radio advertising of FRIENDS Tobacco over Station RTAM, Cleveland, Ohio, February 24 through May 23, 19/,1,, at a cost of. $4,436.25.. #32 dated February 10',, 1942 covering radio advertising of BEECH-NIUT' Cigarettes over Station VIITAM,, Clevel.and,, Ohio, February 23',, through May 22, 1942, at a cost of $4,436.25. #33 dated February'16, 1942 for participation in broadcasts over Station -A'JJD, Chicago, of the 1942 home baseball games of the Chicago Cubs and Allite Sox, sponsored by MURIEL Cigars, at alcost of .110',062.50. #34 dated February 16, 1942 covering magazine advertising of BEECH-NUT Cigarettes during April, May, June and July, 1942, at a cost of 186,254.95• #35 dated February 18, 1942 covering,radio advertising of'UNION LEADER andl BEECH-NUT' Tobaccos over Station KJR, Seattle, Vr'ash., March 19' through June 17, 1942, 'at a cost of $1,981.85. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned. Secretaryr