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330 October /+,, 191,.4 . A regular meeting, of the Executive Committee of P. Loril]!s:rd was held today at the office of' the Company, 119' West 40th Street, :ity . There were. ,D resent .Ntessrs.. H. A. Kent G. D. Whitef ield E'. S. Bowling J, S. Freeman F. Hopewell J. T« Keel H,. F. Temple Todd Wool ;ompany New York In the absence of Mr. Hummel, Ohairman„ Mr.. Kent, President,, presid'ed',, and the Secreti~_ry acted as Secretary of the meeting. On:motion duly made and seconded,, the reading of the minutes of'the: previous meeting, was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Aeel„ seconded by Mir. Hopewell, it was unanimously RESOLVEDz That the increase; in salary of Joel.Robertson Herndon,, salesman, from the rate of $28 per week, to the rate of 430 per wseit,, effec- tivel October 9', 1944, , being incident to the terms of salary agreements or to established salary rate schedules covering work assignments and in operation of an established plan of salary increases based upon merit and/or length of service within established rate ranges, be and the.same hereby is in all re- spects approved,, ratified, and confirmed.. on motion of' Mr. Freemany, seconded by Mr. ;lhitefield,, it was unanimousl~y RESOLVED: That the increase in salary, due to promotion, of' Raymond J. YJikel,, employed at the Middletown Branch,, from the rate of' tk8'.2J per week, to the rate of $50.80 per week, effective October 5, 1944, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved,; ratif ied, and conf irmed.. On motion of Mr. Temple, seconded by Mr. HopeRell„ the fol:lo:ring ad- vertising expenditure was in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed, Estimate #4 of' Lennen & IVdi:tchell Inc. dated September 22, 1944, covering ad- vertising:of OLD'GOLD Cigarettes in the betropolitan Opera Program, f'or a period of eighteen weeks beginning November 27, 1944, at a cost of K,2,949. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned!.. Secretary s8s7s374,