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104" September 9,1942' A regular meeting of the EcecutJive Committee of.P. Lorillard Company wa~s held today at the:offiee of the Company,, 119 West 40th Street, New York City.. TYlere:were present biessrs.: H. A. Kent G. D: Whitefield. E. S. Bowli;ng, W. Ji. Halley J. J. Driscoll J~. T. Keel Todd Wool Z'n the: absence of 1N'r. Hu:mne]., Chairman, Mr. Kent, President, pre- sidedy, and the Secretaryr acted as Secretary of' the meeting. On motion duly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previous meeti:ng,was dispensed with:. On motion of Mr. Whitefield, seconded by M;r.,Bowling, it was unanimously' RESOLVED; That the employment of' Walter J. Baker in the biailing Dept. at the New York Office, at a salary at the rate of' $35 per week, effec- tive August 31, 1942, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified,, and confirmed. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously EtFSOLVED: That the fol]iowing employments of' sahesmen, as listed' beloWy with the authorization of the Sales Dept. and the approval of G.D. Whitefield, Executive Vice-President, and W.J. Ha11:7ley, Vice-President, be and the sameihereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and'confirmed: At the rate of : Effective: John Frank Barbato. (whse.packer) 6]l8'~r per week 8/31/42 Wm. James Dorgan (whse. packer) 2/; " n n Robert Threadgill Bowdon 25,11 ' n' 9/7/42 'ylie Britton Griffin W 37 n' rr rli , W illiam Henry Courtney 25 n m . 9/14/42 On motion of Mr. Keel, seconded. by Mr. Whitefield'y it was unanimously RESOLVEDr That the fo7lowi.ng,increases in salary of salesmen, as shovm below opposite their respective names, each effective September 14, 1942, be and the same hereby are in alll respects approved, ratiffied, and; confirmed: From the rate of: To the rate of: John George Jaeger $20 per week $23 per week Lloyd Edward Sperling 20,11 n 23 n n Jack Houghston Gross' 25 n n 28 , u n Samuel Samson 34 n m 36, ir n On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously RES()LVED: That the increase in salary of Spencer James, Assistant Superintendent at the Danville Leaf Dept., from the rate of $3,300 per annum,, to:the rate of $3,600 per annum, effective October 1, 1942, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. on motion of Mr. Hslley,, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, the following 68676143

.11051 advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and'confirmed; Contract dated August 31, 1942 ffor an OLD GOLD Cigarette advertisement, at a cost of M, in the "Keep "Em Smoking Fund" program to be distributed at the Philadel- phia Eagles - Detroit Lions Football Game„Erie, Pa., September 5, 1942. Contract dated September 1, 1942 for publicity relating to the Company and adver- tising of Company products in the National Associati=of Tobacco Distributors VICTORY CO-ORDINATOR, at a cost of $5,000. Estimates of d. Walter Thompson Company as follows:. #66-Supplement B'dated September 2, 194a'covering radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Station NTAG, Worcester, Ma:ss., October 1 through December 31, 1942, , at a cost of P,,056.31. #89 dated'September 1, 1942'covering,radio advertising,of OLD'GQLD'C'igarettes over Station WISH, Indianapolis, Ind., October 1 through December 37i, 191,2,, at a cost of $2,962«50, #82 ' Supplement Gdated September 1,, 1942 covreriing ne wspaper advertising of' OLD. GOLD Cigarettes„ August 31 through September 19L,2, at a cost of $8,763'.L,.1:. The Secretary laid before the meeting Sub-lease from Clarence Hi.. Harvillie of building located on "Harville Lot"',, fronting on Wilson Street, Dan- vil'le, Va., (owned by Grasty Crews), for tobacco storage, for one yrear beginning November 15, 1942, at a rental of $175 per month, under terms and conditions therein set out; which on motion of Mr. Ifeel, secondiedi by Mr. Whitefield, was in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motion dulyr made and1secondgd, the meeting, adjourned. Secretary . ~A ~ ~