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10io August 26y 1942 A regular meeting of'the Executive Committee of'P'. Lorillard Com- pany was held today at the ofi'ice of the Company, 119 West 40th Street, New York City. There were present Messrs.: H. A. Kent G. D. 1Vhitefield W . J. Halley J. S. Fi*eeman J. J. Dri!scoll F. Hopewell Todd Wool In the absence of,Mr. Hummel, Chairmany, Mr. Kent,, President, pre- sided,, and the Secretary: acted as Secretary of'thef meeting. On motion duly made and seconded, the reading'of'the minutes of the previous meeting,was dispensed with. unanimously On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Whitefie3di, it was RESOLVED: That the following employments be andithe same:hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: Old Gold Branch Mrs. Mary M. Stanton, Nurse &I Cafeteria Supervisor of night force $30' per week 8/2C1/1,2' James E. Kent,, Asst. Foreman. Receiving Dept. 32'" " unanimously " On motion of Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Drisco]l.1, it was. RESOLVED: That the fol;lowing employments of salesmen, as listed below,, with the authorisation of the Sales Dept. and the approval of G.D. YVhitefield,. Executive Vice-President and W.J. Halley,,Vice. President, be and the same hereby are in alll respects approved,, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of'. Effective: Samuel Lewis Chandler $25 per week 8/17/42 Jean Zebroski 20 " " g/2h/42 Richard Earl Dippery 25' " " S/31/a Alex Satterwhite Jr. 2'5, n n n James Marshall Ferguson Jr. 25' unanimously as in On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Hopewe]ll, it was RESOLVED: That the following increases in salary of' salesmen,, shown below opposite their respective names, be and the same hereby are all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of:. To the rate of: Effective:. William Aloysius J'ord'an. $42 ' per week $1a7' per week 8/24/42 Marion Edwin Tyrus 20 " " 23 " " 8/31/42 H'ubert Herbert Gauthier 23' " " 25 " " CVK " David Conray Etheridge 23' "' " 25 " Dasiiel Talmadge Sttrkie 25 n " 28 " " ~ n Edward Logan Birtler 30 " " 32 " ". ~ " G'eor ge Vinc ent Taylor 25 " " 27 " " ".

On motion of Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, the following advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: EStimate #45 of Louis Kram Inc. dated August 11, 1942, ccovering Jewish New Year's greetings from OLD GOLD' Cigarettes in various Jewish language newspapers, at a cost of $1,927.80. Estimate #46 of'Louis Kram Inc. dated August 11, 1942, covering Jewish New Year's greetings from~OLD,GOLD Cigarettes in various Jewish language newspapers,, at a cost of'$101.66. Estimate #84--Supplement Biof'J. Walter Thompson Company dated August 13, 1942, covering, radio advertising, of OLD GOLD,Cigarettes over Stations YNRECy, Memphis,, and!WSM'y Nashville, Tenn., September 1 through September 28', 1942', at a cost of' $2,189.23. Contract dated' Aug4st 20, 1942 with Football Publications, covering OLD GOLD' ad- vertising in various co1'lege football programs duking the 1942 season, at a total cost of' V',131.20. Contract dhtediAugust 21, 19.G,2'with Don Spencer Company Inc. for a quarter page advertisement of OLD GOLD'Cigsrettes in programs covering the 628'college football games to be played' during, the 1942' season, and a half page advertisement of' OLD' GOLD'Cigarettes in proglrams covering,the three "'bowi" games to be piayed'on January 1, 19L,3, at a cost of' $8,634,05. Ozn motion duly made and seconded, the meeting,adj,ournedg fi+i.c .`?4a-e Secretary