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July 29., 1942 9'i 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 M'essrs. z G.H. Hu:nmel. H.A. Kent 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 Secretary of' the meeting. On motion duly made and seconded, the reading of' the minutes of'the pre- vious meeting was dispensed with. On motion of' Mr. Halleya seconded by bPr. Keel, it was unanimously - RESOLnED: That C'itizens Uhion National Bank, a Kentucky Corporation, as a desi'.gnatedl depository of' this corporation be and it (iLncludiing, its correspondent banks) is hereby requested,, authorized and directed to honor all checks for the pay- ment of money drawn in thas corporation'~s name on the Payroll Account of its Louis- uille Branch (includ.i:ng, those drawn to the individual order of' any person whose name appears thereonias signer thereof) when bearing or purporting to bear the fac- simile signature of any one of thefo 'lowing: H.D. Seeley V.E. Blunk and Citizens Union National Bank (including, its correspondent banks) shalll be en- titled to honor and to charge the Payroll Account of'this corporation"s Louisville Branch for all such chec.ks for the payment of money, regardless of'by whom or by what means the actual or purported facsimile signature thereon may have been affixed thereto, if suche facsimile saignaturee resembles the facsimile specimen from time to! time fiIl.ed withiCitizens Union National Bank by the Secretary or other officer of this corporation; and FURTHER, RESOLVED: That all previous authorizations for the sigaing andd honoring of' checks for the payment of' money drawn on the said Citizens Uniion Naticbel. Bank by this corporation are hereby continuedlin fol]L force andieffect as amplified hereby. On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the fo]l]lowing, employments at the Old Gold Branch be and the same hereby are:in all respects approQed, ratified, and confirmed: William A. Gavenesch James Petronello Elmer C. Cb]yer RRobert. L. Brown George C'. Hessel. A]lbert. A. Bieber At'the rate of'.: Effective: $28', per week 7/20/42 281 " " 7/21/42 25 ,~. 30. " 40, "' 25, "' „ ". " ". On motion: of Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Keel, " 7/22/!,2' 7/23/l,.2. Cb ~ n ~. C.~ it was unaniymous]yy,, ~

92 RESOLVED: That the following employments of salesmen, as listed below, with the authorization of' the Sales Deptl and! the approval of G.D.. Rlkiitefield, Executive Vice-President and w.J. H'ahley„ Vice-President, be and the same hereby are in all respects approvred, ratifiedy and confirmed: At the rate of ; Effective: Ailliam Ansel h'enleyr $20 per week 7/27/42. William Eugene Bennett 30 ~r n u Louis Joseph Endress 25 " "' 8/3/42 On motion of M'r. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Kent, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following increases in salary of'salesmen, as shown below opposite their respective names, each effective August 3, 1942, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved„ ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of : To the rate of t Kenneth Otis Williamson $23 per week $25 per week John Francis Quinlan 23 n n 25 " n John Alfred O1Rie.]Jjr 30 " " 32 "' n BenJamin Daidone 30 u n 33 n n On motion of Mr. Keel, seconded by Mr. Halley, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following increases in salary be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: ill' f D L t From the rate of : Toithe rate of : Ef f ective : e ep Ds.nv ea . C.G. Rogers $3"7.50 per week. $/,2.50 per week 7/30/42 C.T. Slayton 45.00 n n 50.00 n n1 n Louis H. Lindsey John C. Jackson 30.00' n rc 28.00 n m 3SL00 ni n 30'.00 n n n. " Lyman W. Yahle 25,.00 u n 27«50 ni n n William A. Fuller 30.00 n n 32.50 n ni n. Tarlton L. Brown 4:0.00 n m 4,2,5© n' n ". Frederick E. Kinder 45.00 n n 4'r'.50 "i n n Old Gold Branch Harold Allen 732¢ per hour 33.00 per week 7/23/42 Flhit3ock Branch Franklin A. Frayser 60¢ per hour 30«00 n n 7/27/42 032motion of' Mr. Halley, seconded byr. Mr. Hopewell, the following, advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and con- firmed: Contract' dated' July 21, 1942 with Yale University Athletic Association, New Haven, Conn., covering,OLD GOLD Cigarette advertising in programs for footballl games therein set out, at a cost of $269.50. Contract dated!July 21, 1942 with Harry M. Stevens ][nc.,, New York City, covering OLD'GOLD'Cigarette advertising in programs for football games therein set out,, at a cost of W5. Estimate #70-Supplement A of J. Walter Thompson CompaqV r detedi Ju1,y 21, 1942, covering, OiuD1GOLD' Cigsrette advertising during July and August 1942, in finan- cial papers therein set out, at a cost of $1,09fi.80'. Estimate 04--iupp,lement A of' J. Walter Thompson Company, dated! July 21, 1942, covering,radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Stations 1NREC, M'emphis, and 1fSK', Nashville.. Tenn., A'u:gust 12' through Av',gust 31, 1942, at a cost of'. $3.,670i.04• - ~ s8s7s131

93' On motion of Mr. Halley, secondedby Mr. Hopewell„ it was unanimously Rel.ief . RESOLVED: That this Company contribute the sum of $500 to United China On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned. Secretary