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June 3, 1942 A regular meeting of the Executive Committee of'P. Lorillard'Company was held today at the office of the Company, 119'Piest 40th Street, New York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H. Hummel G. D. Whitefield E. S. Bowling W. J. Halley J. S. Freeman F. Hopewell J. J« Driscoll J. T. Keel Todd' Wool The Chairman of the Board presided and'the Secretary acted as Secre- tary of the meeting.. On motion duly made and seconded, the reading of'the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with.. On motion of'Mr. Driscoll, seconded by Mr. Freeman, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the fo7:lowing, employments of salesmen, as listed! below, with the authorization of the Sales Dept. and the approval of G. D. Whitefield, Executive Vice-President, and W. J. Halley, Vice: President, be andi the same hereby are in " respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: John William Broad $18 per week 5/28/42 Samuel YVard Johnson 23 'r n' 6/1/42' Alfred Dreyfus Rosenblatt 25 'r Howard Beech 25 n n . 6/8/42 On motion of' Mr. Hopewell,, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following increases in salaryr of salesmen, as shown below opposite their respective names, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and conf3.rmed: From the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: John Worth Simpson $28' per week $3]l per week 6/1/,42 George Webster Hi'.l]tiyard 23 per week 25 ' n n 6/g/42- R:iichard Anslem Barley 23 n n 25 rr n n Robert Arthur Mtiieller' 28 rr n 30, n n n Edward Joseph Moran 32 'f a 35 " n n James Millard Roberts 20 n rr 23 n n n Corbin Luther Dallas 25 n n 28', n n rr On motion of 14Lr. Freeman, seconded' by Mr. Driscoll, it was unanimously bt36M3IL5 RESC/LVED': That the following increases in rates of pay of em- ployees, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, andl confirmed: Fromithe rate of: To the rate of: Effective: Whitlock Branch Francis A. Read $3l+.fi5,per week $38' per week 5/25/42 n n Miss Marion J.A. Doyle 60¢ per hour' 26,11 Old Gold'Branch Jerry Wanek 33 per week 351 " " 6/4/4w2

On motion of I41'r. Halley, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, the following, ad.- vertising,e3cpenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Estimate No. 81 of J1. Walter Thompson~ Company dated May 22,, 1942, for recording of the May 20, 1942 OLD GOLD'Cigarette radio program, at a cost of'$630. Estimates of Lennen & Mitchell Inc. as follows: #37-A dated May 25, 1942 covering radio advertising of MURIEL Cigars over Station WBNY, Buffalo, N.Y., June 23 through~ September 22, 1942, at a cost of 9390. #39-B dated May 22, 1942 covering radio advertising,of ri(URIEL Cigars over Station WFBR, Baltimore, Md., June 22 through September 19, 1942, at a cost of S1,310.40. #43-A dated May 25, 1942 covering radio advertising of MURIEL Cigfirs over Station VNEMP, Milwaukee,, Wisc., June 222 through September 18,, 1942, at a cost of $656. #45-A dgted Afay 22, 1942 covering radio ad+vertising of MURIEL Cigars over Station WLOL, M3:nneapolis, Minn., Jtine 22 throughSeptember 18, 1942, at a cost of $1,,823 .25 . On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned. Secretary