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March 29'„ 1944 `8'7 A regular meeting of the Executive Co:-amittee of P. Lorillara Company was held toua;- at the ofl'ice of the Comp<:ny, 119 V.est 40th Street,, ivew Yor:c Ci'~t.y. There were present :dessrs.: G. H. Hura;nel H. !;. Kent G. E. i;L. .~,. V¢?:i te:fz eldi Bo:Nllnb ft. J'~ . Halley J. S. Freeman F'. :i. Hopewell F. '!'emple Toda Wool Mr. Kum.,,al, Chairma.^., presided, and the Secretary acted as 5ecretary of the meeting. On motion duly made and seconaed, the reading,of the minutes of the previous meeting was o.aspensed with. On motion of'M'r. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. rhhitefileld, it was unanimously RESOLVED: TYaat the increase in salary of William Clyde Coward, salesman, from the rate of't,55 per week to the rate of t60:per week, effective March 27, 1944, vwith the approval of the War Labor Board, be and the same hereby i s in~ all respects approved, ratified, and confi'rmed. On! motion of'M'r. Temple, seconded by :fir. bowling, it was unanimously RF:SOUr,D: That the increase in so:lary of Bernard Francis Coniff„ salesman, from the rate of $30 per week to t.he rate of t33 per week, effective hpril ?', 1944, being incident to the terms of salary agreements or to established' salary rate scheduiies covering work assignments ana in~ opers- ti on of an establi shea plan! of salar;;, . increases based upon meri t, and/or length: of service within established rate ranges, be ana the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, anc confirmed.. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, the followyng aavertising expenditures were in all respects approved',,ratified, anu confirmed: Contract dated March 13, 1944 with Cole Brothers Circus covering advertising of Company products in circus programs during the 1944 season~,, at a cost of' 42C0.00. Contract dated' March 13, 1944 for a full page adverti sement of' OLL GOLD Cigarettes in the Hpril Tobacco Journal of the South Carolina Tobacco Farmers kssn., Florence, S. C., at a cost not exceeding ~150.OC. The S'ecretary stated that in connection with the sale by this Company to the Imperial Agricultural Corporation, a Connecticut uorporati'on,, of'5011. V+indsor Street, Hartford,, Conn., pursuant to contract or Bond for Leed dated Februaryl6, 1944, for the: sum! of Fi'fteen Thousanu I-ollars(~a;15,000),ofproperty owned by this Company in the Ttwm of East Granby, Count.y of Hartfora„ State of Connecticut, containing two anu one-c;uarter (!2L) acres, more or less,, together with the builc~ings thereon, which was authorized by resolution adopted'at a meeting,of'the Lxecutive Committee held February 16, 1944, the: purchaser haa given,notice that it desired certain minor changes in thee description of'the land and thereupon, in order that the description of the land in the resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a &8676331

288 ~6arrunty :)eea mo:y coafor:n to the aescript:ioni to be u'seai ini saiai deed, rr"ica deed was presented a:nc read to the mee±ing, ani c.o±ion of :4r. Ha;lley, s.;c.or:nea by Mr. Powli!nE, i± was unani•Wcusly hLb(3L?+Lij: That the executicn «nu aelivery on behalf of thi s Com^ar.y by Geort,2 L. VZ'"liiteri!elC, Executive Vice-President, of the ii'iarrcnitij." LeeC! C:21'ween, this Company as Grantor,, and `rh(.' lmperi'c.l Agricultural %.;orporatiori, a ~'onT"eect,icut. Corporation, as Grantee, proviainC. for the conrzeyance of property in ~:€.st Gr.a.nt;;., Hartford County, Connecticut, bounued' cnd' aescribeci! as follows: Northerly by lana of the First Ecciesiasti'cal Society of i~ast Gra.nC;;:; Easterlly by Church Street; Southerly by the hignway known as ochool Street; andi Westerly by the Olla ~.ast Granby.- Cemetery and lanci now or formerly of Hiram Viets; containing two anci one-quarter (21)' acres, more or less, together with the buidaings therean; being the second piiece of lanc_ conveyed by Fred k. Morgan and Cec i l i: . Dickinson of "inusor,, Conn., to P. Lori'llard Company, Incorporatee., by deed dated May 20, 1924, aand duly recorded in, East Granby Land' Recolds at Volume 8, pE-~ge 1-40;, at and for the price of Fifteen Thousand Lollta.rs RI5y000'),, all as more fully appears from said w'arranty Deed'which'has been presented and read!to this meet- ing, and the attestation ard' affixing, of the corporate seal of' this Company to saia 4aarranty Deed by Toad wool, Secretary of'this Company, be and the same is here y authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects ana saia. Officers are authorizea and' airected to deliver said Warranty Deed to saidd gran+.ee agai~nst payment and to execute any and all necessary andladai'tional documents and to do any anc: all thingS that may be rectuisi'te or necessary to effectuate said sale. On motion duly made and' seconded the meeting adjourned. Secretary