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Ntovember 12, 1942 An adjourned meeting of the Executive Committee of P. Lorillard Cbmpany was held today at the office of the Company, 119 West 40th Street, New York City, at 11 o' clock A.M'.. There were present Messrs.: G.H. Hummel H.k. G.D. E.S. Kent Whitefield Bowling W.J'. Hal.l:ey J.S. Freeman J.J. Driscoll F. Hopewell J.T. Keel T.L. Perkins, Asst. Secretary On motion duly made and secondedy the reading of the minutes off theprevious,meeting, was dispensed withi. On motion of Mr. Keel, seconded by Mr. Bowling„ it was unanimously d th h b Th t th t b RESOLVED l f ll i oymen s y : a ng emp e an e same ere e o ow are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of:, Effective: New York Office Arnold T. Dolder (,Bookkeeping Dept.) $35 per week 10/29/1,,~ Allen 0'. Brady (Mailing Dept. )' 35 "' " 11/2/42 Old Gold Branch Mrs. Augusta M. Bininger (Office)! 24 " " li1/2/4.2' William Dawkins (Inspector, Packing Dept)i 25 " " 10/29/42' Fred' Rosenbrock (Cl:erk, Stemmeryr), 30 " " 11/5/42' On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Kent, it was unanimously RFSOLVED: That the following 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. Ha]lley„ Vice-President, be and the same herebyare in all respects approved,, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of : Effective: Mrs. V•irginia,Lee Smith(Whse.Clerk)' $20 per week 11/9/42 Lee Wesley Luick 20 Carl Frederick Mapes 25 On motion of Mr. Driscoll, seconded' by Mr. Hopewell, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the followizlg,increases in salary of'salesmen, all of them being,incident to the terms of wage agreements or to estab]:ished wage rate schediRl.es covering work assignments and in operation of'an established plan of'wage increases based upon length of service, be andi the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of: Toithe rate of: Effective: Eugene Maynard' Harrison $25 per week $28per week 11/16/!,2' Leonard!Cornelius Bogue 28 n n 30,n n " John Nicholas Shellhnan 28 " " 30' ' On motion of Air. DSrisco ll, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, the follow- ing advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified,, and confirmed: 68676171

13 3 Contract dated October 21, 1942 for a full page advertisement of Company pro- ducts in the souvenir journal to be published in connection with the 13th Anni- versary Banquet & Dance of the Merchants" & Salesmen"s Club of Brooklyn, Inc., to be held November 28, 1942, at a cost of $50. Contract dated'November 4, 1942 for a full page OLD GOLD Cigarette advertisement in publication to be published in connection with the 167th anniversary of thee founding of'the Marine Corps, at a cost of 3500. Contract dated November 10, 1942 with the Retail Tobacconi'st, New York City, supplementing,contract dated'November 2, 1942', for an additional cost of $75.B0 for advertising of Company products during 1943. Contract dated November 10, 1942 with The Tobacco Jobber, New York City, supple- menting contract dated November 2, 1942, for an additional cost of $29•4&for advertising of Company products during 1943. Estimates of J'. Walter Thompson Company as follows: #82 Supplement 0 dated C'ctober 30, 1942 coverimg newspaper advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the Cincinnati, Ohio Enquirer, November 2 through December 31,, 1942,, at a cost of $1,513.82. #99 dated November 5, 1942 covering radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Station WHN,, New York City, November 3 through December 31, 1942,, at a cost of' $6y800. #102' dated October 30, 1942 for advertising and merchandising activity (OLD GOLD Cigarettes), of Booker T. Washington Sales Agency, Tuskegee, Ala., October 12 through December 28, 1942, at a cost of' $1,380. The Secretary laid before the meeting the following: Agreement dated November 2., , 1942 between Croaell-Dodson Auto Company, Danville,. Va. and'this Company, whereby lease dated August 14, 1942'from Crowell-Dodson Auto Company of'f'irst floor of steel concrete building located at 410-16 Craghead St., Danville, for a period of'two years from December 1, 1942, at a monthly rental of $375per monthy, is cancelled, and in lieu thereof this Company leases from said Crowell-Dodson Auto Company one half'of the front part of' said buildingg for storage of tobacco for the term of two years beginning,November 1, 1942, at a monthly rental of $187.50'; which On motion of'Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, was in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed.. On motion of Mr. Bowling, secanded!by Bdr. Whitefield, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That this Company contribute to the Greek War Relief Asso- ciation Inc.,, the sum of' $500. Onimotioniduly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned. Assistant Secretary s867s17z.