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March 25, 1942 4 9 A regular meeting of the Executive Committee of'P'. Lorillard Company was held today at the office of the Company., 119'West 40th Street, New York City. There were present Messrs.: G'. 11. Hhzmmel H. A. Kent G. D. Whitefield W. J. Halley J. T. Keel J. J. Driscoll T. L. Perkins, Asst. Secretary The Chairman of the Board!presided and1the Assistant Secretary acted as Secretary of the meeting. On motion duly made ande second'ed, the reading, of the minutes of thee previous meeting, was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by iir. Halley,, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following employments of salesmen, as listed below, with the authorization of' the Sales Dept. and the approval of G.D. YYhite- field, Executive Vice-President, and!W.J. H'al.ley, Vice-President, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, andiconfirmed: At the rate of : Effective: Charles Bertram Hickey $20 per week 3/23/42 Hugh Sidney Hale 20' n III m Jauxes William C]Loud' Chester Miller Johnson 20. II 20' n n 111 n n Leslie Earl Brandenburg 23 n 111 n James Eustace Hickey Kenneth Hubble Smith 25 n. tr, 25. nI ni n rr. Ralph Lapow Charles Daniel Michaels 25'. n 25' n n, 111 n n Arthur Alexander Smith John Franklin Dever 30 20 n ~ n, 3/30/42' Robert Elmer Proctor 20 rr. ". n Ollie John Antonelli Joseph Batyko 20. n. 25'. n. n ". m On motion of Mr. Keel, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the folllo. .'n:g increases in salary of' salesmen, as shown below opposite their respective names, be and the same hereby are in all res ects a roved ratified and' conf irm ed: p pp , , Fr om the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: Daniel Matthew Fein $ 35 per week $40 per week 3/23/42 Carl V. Kammer 45' "' n 50 n It n Frank Russell Rogers 20' n n 23, n n 3/3'0/42' Myron Kenneth Dregne 20 n n 23,', n n nI Thomas Everett Willis 20 Ttt nl 23, n n ~ n George William Rogers 23 n n 25, n " ~ n John Joseph Trebotich 25 28 'n n ~ n Edward Joseph Kelly 25 n n 28'n n n Henry Verstine Clancy John Francis Hepburn 25. 25 n nt n n 28 I n 28 ' n n n O m QD ' m n. George Lawrence Fish 28' nt n 30 " n n On motion of' Mr. Kent, secondedi by Mr. Driscoll, it was nnanimous1,yr RF'+SOLVED: That the increase in sale.ry of Thomas J. Dohertg, emploryred ~

at the Whitlock Branch of the Company, from the rate of $37.80 per week, to the rate of' $42 per week, effective March 23, 1942, be' and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motion of' Mr. Kent, secondedl by Mr. Keel, the following adver- tising,expe:nditures were in all respects approved!, ratified, and'confirmed: Contract dated March 20, 1942 f or alfull page advertisement of Company pro- ducts in the Tobrcco Retailers Almanac, published by Retail Tobacco Dealers of AmericalInc.,, New York City, at a cost of $1,5CU'. Estimates of J. Walter Thompson Company as follows: #75 dated March 9, 1942 coverinK, newspaper advertising of OLD C,'OLD,CiBarettes during, April,, 1Way„ June, and July 1942, at a cost of $1, 500'. #76 Suppliement A, dated March 17, 1942, covering newspaper advertising,of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the Brooklyn, N'.Y."C'itizen", at a cost of $126« On motion duly'made and seconded, the meeting adjourned'. Assistant Secretary