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December 15, 1943 25R 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 Messrs.: G. H. Hunmel Hi. A. Kent G. L'. Whitefield E. S. dowling. J. S. Freeman, F. Hopewell J. T. Keel H. F. Temple Todd kool Mr. Hummel, Chairman, presided, and!the Secretary acted as Secretary of' the meeting. On motion duly Inacie andiseconded, the reading of the minutes of the Previous meeting was dispensed with. On motion of'Mr. Keel, seconded by M'r. Temple it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following employments at the New York Office be and the same hereby are in alI respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: Alexander R. Eichhorn t25 per week 12/6%3 Sidney F. Kilpatrick 30 " " 11/29/43 Henry Merchesio 30 .12/1 43 On motion of' Mr. lHhitPfield, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following,increases in salary by reason of'additional responsibilities pl'acedl upon these employees, each effective November 1, 1943, which increases have been approved by the Salary Stabilization Unit of the. Bureau of' lnternal Revenue as shovrn by letter dated 12,/13/43' tc this Company, bn and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratif'ied,; and confir-ned: From the rate of: To the rate of: Mai Old Gold Branch Carl Fieg, $3',600~per annum $4,100 per annu m, Middletoxrn Branch. A. J. Cheek, Jr. 7,000 n n 8,000 " n C. 01. Jensen 4,200 n n 4,800 n. n H'. B. Parmele 5,000 n n. 5,700 " n Louisville Branch J. J. Bl.'aclcnall F3,500 n n 9,000 " n B. H. Vance 5,400 ~r n 6,000' " m H. li. Seeley 4,400 n n 1;', $00' "' tt Connecticut Leaf Dept. R.. G. Billings n 8', 000' " 9,000 n i m U. xichmond ~.. 2', 700' " n 7~1ry0 tr Lancaster Leaf'Dept. Vc. M. Chalmers 89500 n n ''. 9,500 n, n am, m C. R. Erb 3,900' " " 4,500 ' Wisconsin Leaf' Dept. (La Crosse) N. H. Lane 3,800 " " 4,200 tt n O w.

2'6I0i Wisconsin Leaf Dept. E. F. Weckesser From the rate of: (Ma.di son) $6,000 per annum, John Nichols 3', 800 M'. D. Klinefelter, 2,,900 0. F. llingson. 2,000 Kentucky Leaf'Dept. J. J. Harpring 6,400 Nlixon Posers 3,500 Danville Leaf' Dept. Wi., A. Fuller 3,000 C. B. Strange 2',800' $6,900 per annum 4,200 " " n nI " " 3,200 m " n n 2,1200 " n 7,000 " n " n l',0M " It Ir v u ". 3,s00 n n 'y 3 200 On motion of Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Keel, the following adver- tising, exvenditures were in all respects anproved, ratified, and confirmed: Estimatesof J. Walter Thompson Company as followss #-154 dated November 29', 1i ' covering radio advertising, of' OLD GOhD' Cigarettess over Statlon WHN, New York City, during the year 1944, at a cost of $73,200. R155~dated November 30, 1943 covering radio advertising of OLD GOLDi~Cigarettes over the Yanltee Network in the New England'States, January 1 through, December 31, 1944, at a cost of'S70,920.25'.. ~156 dated November 29'„ 1943 covering,raddo advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Station YYCAE, Pittsburgh,, Pa., January 3' through December 29, 1944,'at a cost of' $28,]i97. #157' dated November 301, 1943' covering, radio advertising of' OLD GOLD Cigarettes over Station WTAG, Worcester, Mass., during the year 1944, at a cost of t6,741.57'. There was laid before the meetiing,agreement dated'Nbvember 24, 1943 between Piedmont Hardware Company and this Company for the lease to this Compa.ny of the third floor of'building located onithe corner of Colquhoun & Lynn Streets, Danville,, Va., for the term of one year beginning December 1, 1943', at a rental of $125 per month; whiIch On motion of Mr. Whitefieldi, seconded' by Mr. Keel, was in all respects approved, ra:tifi'ed,, and confirmed. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adJourned. ~~ `~W'" ~L 158676304 Secretary