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I Augu.st 18, 194'3 229 A regular meeting' of- the -+Pbeecutivg Committee of P.~ -L,orieilard Company was held today at the office of the Company 119 West 40th Street, New York City. There were T)resent Messrs.: G. H. Hummel H. A. Kent G. D. Whitefield E'. S. Bowling', W. J. Halley J'. S. Freeman J. T. Keel H. F. Temple Todd Wool Mr. Hunmel, Chairman, presided', and the Secretary acted as Secretary of'the meeting.. On motioniduly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previo,a.s meeting was dispensed with. On Toti'omiof Mr. Keel, secondedi by Mr. Halley, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following emplioyments of'sa~esmen, as listed below,, with the authorization of'the Sales Dept. and the approval of G. D. Whitefi'eld,, Executive Vice-President, and W.J. Halley, Vice-President, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. At the rate of: Effective: Alton Jack Jerrell $25per week 8/16/43 Joseph Taylor Richardson 25 Ben Alfred! Williams 25 On motioniof'Mr. Temple, seconded by Mr. Halley, the following advertising,expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and'confirmed:. Estimate lio. 140-Supplement A of'J. Walter Thompson Company dated August 12;,194'3 covering radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Station WCAE, Pf ttsburgh, Pa. September 6 through December 31, 1943, at a cost of' $8,477.25. Estimate No. 1-C of'Lennen & Mitchell Inc. dated'June 29, 1943, covering,radi'o advertising of FRIENDS Tobacco over Stations WHAMi, Rochester, N.Y'., and WHKC, Columbus, Ohio,,July19through October 16,1943',at al cost of' t,2,707'.,12. The Secretary laid before the meetinggAgreement dated July 16, 1943 between Piedmont Hardward'Company and'this Company for the lease by this Com- pany from Pi~edmont Hardware Company of the second floor building located on the corner of Colq4houn and Lynn Streets, Danvi.lley Va., for the storage of leaf tobacco, for one year beginning September 1, 1943, at a monthly rentall of t125, which On not.i on of' Mr. Bowli'ng, seconded by M'r. Keel., was i'n all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motian duly made and seconded,, the neet'ing ad~ourned. ~~ Fh ~ Secretary ~. tJ. W