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October 11, 1944 3311 A regulsr meeting of the L'xecw.tivve Committee of P. Lorillard Compc.ny was held today at the office of the Company, 119 West ~,ulth Street, Nei:, York City. There were 2resent i4essrs.: G. H. Hummel H. A. Kent G. D. Whit.ef'ield. T. J. Hialley J. S. Freeman F'. Hopewell J. T. Keel H. F. Temple Todd Viool lur. Hummel„ Chairman, presided, and the Secretary acted'.as Secretary of'the mceting. On motion duly made and seconded, the _-eading of the minutes of the previous meeting,was dispensed'.with. On motion of' p11!r'. Halley,, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the employment of Murray G. West at the Old Gold Branch, at a salary at the rate of 440 per week, effective October 5, 19s1,1,., be ande the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motion of MY~~. Kee1, seconded by cdr. Freeman, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the promotion of'Perry F. Mi11er to~Forema.n of'W.intenance at the. Louisville Bra.nch„ at a salary at the rate of ~,.5 per week, effective October 12', 1944, andl the promotion of Rosser Kelly to. Superintendent of' Cigar- ette Manufacturing.Department at the Louisville Branch, at a salary at the rate of $400 per month,, effective October 1, 19L,~., be and'the same hereby are in all respects, approvedi, ratified,, and confirmed. On motion of' Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr•.. Freeman, the following, resolutions were unanimously adiopted': VMI-IEREAS, effective October 1, 1944, the Citizens Union National Bank.., Louisville,; Kentucky, has consolidated with its affiliate, Fidelity and~Columbia Trust Company„ and the name of the.merged corporation is Citizens Fidelity Bank, an&Trust Company, ~ NOZ,, THEREFORE„ BE IT RESOLVED. That Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company; Louisville, Ky., be andlit is hereby designated as a depository for the funds of' the Company. FURTHER RESOL`dEDe That all checks drawn against any of' the fund's of' the Company on d'eposzt with Citizens Fi.del'ity Bank and Trust Compan•,,y,,Louisvi].le,e to the credit of' the Regular Account of the Louisville Branch of' the Comparw,, shall bear the sibnatures of any twolof the following: at,T.'' f J. d'. BTacknall I. Hi. Peak Hi. J. V. B. D. ,I. E., H!. Seeley Harpring, Blunk vance %"y'63751 This re®nlution supersedes all previous resolutions in regard' to the signing, of such checks.

33~2" FUFTHriR RESOLVED: That all checks draYin against any of the funds of the Company on deposit with Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, Louisville, Ky., to the credit of the Pay Roll Account of the Louisville Branch of the Co,pany, shall bear the si,,nature "of any one of the iolloY inv: J. J. Blacknall I. N. Peak H. D'. Seeley J. J. Harpring V'. E. Blunk B. H. Vance prova.c.ed that no check so drawn is to be inlexcess of ~°1CWy nor to be honored by said Bank unless presented within thirty days from date issued. This resolution supersedes all previous resolutions in, regard to the sion- inb of such checks. FURTHER RESQLVEL: That Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Comnany, a Kentucky Corporation, as a designated depository ofthis corloration be and it (including its correspondent banks) is hereby requestedl,, authorized and directed to honor all checks for the payment of money drawn in this cor- poration's name on the Pay Roll Account of its Louisville Branch (including those drawn to the individual order of any person whose name appears thereon, as signer thereof) when bearing or purporting to bear the facsimile signatur•e of any one of the fol.lowing: H. D. Seeley V. E. Blunk and Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company (incl'uding its correspondent banks) shall be entitled to honor and to charge the PayRoll Account of this corporation"s Louisville Branch for all such checks for the payment ofmoney, regardless of by whom or by what means the actual or purported facsimile sig- nature thereon may have been affixed thereto, if such facszmile signature resembles the facsimile specimen from time to time filed with Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company by the Secretary or other officer of this caTporation, provided that no check so drawn is to be in excess of i*100, nor to be honored by saici'Bank unless presented within thirty days from date issued. This resolution supersedes all previous resolutions in re- gard to the facsimile signing,ofsuch checks. FURTHER RESOLVED: That all checks drawn against any of the funds of the Company on deposit with Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, Louisville, Ky., to the credit of the Regular Account of the Kentucky Lvaf Department of' the : ompary, shall bear the signatures of any two of the following: J. J. B1a.ckna1l I. H. Peak H. D. Seeley J. J. Harpring U. E. Blunk B. H. Vance SSf'763'76 This resolution supersedes all previous resolutions in regard to the signing of such checks. FGJFiTHEFt R.ESOLVED: That all checks d{rawn against any of the funds of the Company on deposit with Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company,

33~3' Louasvilley Ky., to the credit of'the Pey Depurtnent of the Company, shall bear the Roll Account of the Kentucky Leaf' si~nature of any one of' t:`.e follovsiiig: J. J. Blacknall I. H. Peak H. Di. Seeley J. J. Harpring V. E'. B1.unk B'. H. Vance proviced thttt no check so, crawn is to, be in excess of ."-10u,, nor to be honored by said Bank unless presented vJthinitiiirty days fromidate issued. This resolution supersedes all previous resolutions in, re~ard to the signing of' such checks. On motion of Mc. Ho~ ', seconded by I~~r. Halley, the following advertising ekrenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Renewal dated September 28) 1944 of lease dated June 19, 1939 from Christian H. Hecker, Trustee, of' space on building, #445 Fort Street West,, Detroit, Michigan, for advertising,purposes, for a further period of'f'ive years from January 1, 1945,, at a cost of'w,100'per annum. Contract dated October 2, 19" with S.B. Simon Inc., Boston, Mass. for advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the Garden-arena Sport News, covering all sports events held inBoston~ Madison Square Garden during the 1944-1945 season, at a cost of $250. uontract dated October 6, 1944 with Madison Square Garden Corporation, New York C;ity,,for advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the Professional Hockey, Boxing , Championship:Fights and Rodeo Programs, coverino events held at Madison Square Garden, November 1, 1944 through October 31, 1945, at a cost of'~750. Esti:mate #169-Supplement B,, of' J. 6Yialter Thompson Company,, dated September 29, 1944, for additional expenditure of 075 in connection with radio advertising of' OLD GOLD~ Cigarettes over Station VIHN, New York City. Fstimate #195 of J. Walter Thompson Company, de.tedOctober 2, 1944, covering news- paper advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in the St. Louis, h1o. Sporting News, Torlc_ Series lssue, at a cost of 070.70.. Onmotion duly made and seconded, the meeting,ad,jowrned. Secretary