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312 Ju].y 12, 1944 A regular meeting, of' the Executive Committee of P. Lorillar : Company was held today at the office of the Company, 119 V:est 4Jth Street, :iew YorkCity. There z+ere present Messrs.: H. A. Kent G. L. Whitefield E. S. Bowling W. J. Halley F. Hopewell Hi. F. Temgle In the absence of' Mr. Hummel, Chairman, Mr. Kent, President, -aresided and in, the absence of' the Secretary and' the Assistant Secretaries, Mr. i7.J.. Halley acted as Secretary of the meeti.ng.. On motion duly made and seconded, the reaciing of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. On motion of' Mr. Vuhitefield, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the employment in the Geraeral Books Department at the N'evYork Office of Anthony H. Henelt, at a salary at the rate of ~4,,2.00 per annum, effective June 26, 1944, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed.. On motion of Mr. Bowling, seconded by Mr. Kent, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the reemployment at the New York Office of Mrs. Pauline Stern as Billing Machine Operator, at a salary at the rate of $25 per week,, effective July 6, 1944,, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratif'ied', arxl confirmed. On motion of Mr. Whitefield, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the employment of Frank L. Powers as buyer on the Flue-Cured markets, for a period of four months beginninb July 17, 1944, at a salarf at the rate of 4,400 per month, be and the same hereby is in all re- spects approved, rati:fied, and confirmed. On motion of' Mr. Bowling, , seconded by Mr. Hopewell, it was un&nimously RESOLVED: That the increase imsalary of Elmo K. Warden, ship,:;ing clerk at the Louisville BTanch, from the rate of 05 per week, to the rate of 5 40 per week, effective July 13, 1944, by' reason of additional responszibiliti:;s,, said increase beinb in accordance with salaryy rate schedule in effect on and prior to October 3, 1942, and being, an inu;.iviaual merit increase in operation of' an established plan of salary increases based upommerit and/or length of service within establishedlsalary rate ranges, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. on moti on of Mr. Hopewell, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the folloaring, increases in salary, being incident to the terms of'salary agreements or to established salary rate schedules cover- ing , work assignments andin operation of an established plan of' salary in- creases based upon merit and/or length of service within established ratee ranges, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: ssM35s

313 From~ the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: Frank Edward Maher Y~ & per week :~30 per week 7/17/ 44 ( Salesma:n) rtt ill.iam A1oy s ius Jord3.n (Division Mgr) ~r52 per week .057 per week 7/17/L,4 On mo tion of Mr. Hopewell, seconaed by Mr. urhitef ie1::, the f oliowino advur- tising expenditure was in eil]l respects approved, ratified, and confirmed:. Estimate No. 2 of Lennen & Mitchell Inc. dated June L.z, 1944, ccovering advertising of BR;IGGS' Smoking Tobacco in magazines therein set out, for a four months' pex?iod'beginnino September 19~;l:, at a cost of' 1,1.76,340.60. Mr. Bow2ing, presented ttie following resolution,which was seconded by Mr. Temple arY::: unanimously adopted: is'HEFtF.AS, it is convenient and often necessary to issue power of attorney for the transaction of the customs business of the company; NOW, TIIEREPOPE, BE IT =,.LISOLVED that the President or any Vice-Presi'dent of the P. Lorillard Company„ a Corporation organized under the laws of' the State of' 1Jew Jersey, be, and any of them is hereby, authorized severally on behalf of said company to execute such powers of attorney appointin<;, agents and attorneys wit'.h such powers as may be necessary and convenient to transact the business of the company with Collectors of' Customs, and the company hereby ratifies andconfi:2 ms whatsoever the said persons, or atV of them,, may lawfully do by virtue of the authority herein granted to. themi., On motion duly made and' seconded, the meeting adjourned. ,`1S llie eting.,