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~ 4 2- April 26, 194.4 A regular meetinb of the Executive Committee of' P. Lori111ard ComDany was held today at the office of the Company, 119 TMiest L,0'thiStreet, New York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H. Hummel H. A.: Kent G. D. Whitefield E., S., Bowling r3., J~. Halley J'. S~. Freeman J. T. Keel Tod'd' 9'7ool Mr. Hummel, Chairmany presided,, and' the Secretary acted as Secretary of the meeting. On motion duly made:and seconded, the reading of the minutes of thee previous meeting, was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Keel,, seconded by Mr. Halley, it was unanimously aESOLUED. That the following employments of salesman and clerk, as listed below, with:the authorization of the Sales Dept. and the approval of G. D'. Flhitefield,, Executive Vice-President„ and W. J. H'alleya Vice- President, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Anthony Joseph Eramo w se. Carol Lynn Fullington (c~erx) At the rate of: Effective:. $25 per week Lr/24/1a1,. 20 ' rt n tn. On motion of'Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Kentj, it was,unanimously RESOLVED: That the employment at the New York Office of Miss E. Boggs, at a salary at,the rate of' $35 per week,, effective April 24, 1944, be and theisame hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On~ motion of ?Jlr. 14hitefield', seconde& by Mr. Bowling,, it was, ,24,aMn mousliy RESOLVED: That,all checks drawn against any of the funds of'the Com- pany ondeposit with The First National Bank, Madison,, Wisconsin, to the credit of the Crop Payment Account of the Wisconsin Leaf Department, Madhison,, Wisconsin, shall bear the signatures of' any two of the following: E. F. Weckesser John Nichols M. D. Klinef'elter W. H. Lane F. Kabat 0. F. Ellingson This resolution supersed'es!all previous resolutions in regard to the. signing of such~checks« On motion of' Mr-Keel,, seconded by Mr. Bowling., it was utlanimously R.ESOLVED': That all checks drawn against~ any of the funds of' the Com- pany on deposit. with The National Bank of La,Crosse, La Crossex Wisc., to S86'76338.

1 295 the credit of the Regular Account of the ;`isconsin Leaf Department,. V.iisc., shall bear the signatures of arr,{ two of' the following: W. H. Lane F. Kabat E. F. Weckesser John Nichols La Crosse, This resolution supersedes all previous res lutions in regard to the signing of such checks. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. ;'','hitefiel.d., it was unanimousl{V RESOLVED: That all checks drawn against any of the funds of the Company on deposit with The National Bank of La Crosse,, La Crosse, to the credit of the Pay Roll Account of' the l;,isconsin Leaf' Department, La Crosse, If-,iisc.,, shall bear the signature of any one of'the following: John Nichols W. H'. Lane F. Kabat provid'ed'that no check so drawn is to be in excess of I,-';100 nor to be honored by said Bank unless presented within thirty days from date issued. This resolu tion supersedes all previous resolutions in regexd!to the si;ning of such checks. On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Bowling, the following advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Estimates of J. Walter Thompson Compamy as follows: #18[,4 dated April 18, 1944 covering, expense of $132.25 in connection with radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes. ~185 dated April 20, 1944 covering,newspaper advertising of'OLD GOLD Cigarettes in Metropolitan, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, April 16 through June 10, 1944,1 at a costof ;'2,193.6a. The Secretary laid before:the:meeting the following:, Contract dated April 1,, 19J+1,: wi.th, E.P. rAa;rphy & Son Inc., for purchase: of' coal for use at the Richmond, Va. plant of' the Company, may 1, 1944 to April 30, 1945s under terms and conditionsitherein set out; which. On motion of Mr. l'tiliitefield, seconded by Mr. Halley, was in all respects ap_;roved,, ratified, and confirmed!.. On motion of is. Halley,, seconded' by fAr. Thitefield, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That this Compar;y contribute to the American Red Cross, New York, N.Y., an additional sum of' Three Thousand Dollars ($3,00C)1. On motion duly made andiseconded', the:meeting adjourned. Secretary S8s'76339