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Januarj 17, lyi,5 363 li -i'e`L11.2.r' .aeetin& of ttle Executive Comi'1lttet,' ol .7'. ;,or]il.Lari:. voiIly,c:ny was iielu tuuay at the office of the Company„ 11') :;est ith :,+re~t, New York Gity. There ,,.resent Messrs.: T-. J. 'ita1ley J~. S. Freeman H. F. Temple J. T. Keel Todd r,ool T_n the absence of Mr. Hiummel,, Chairmu.n,, and c,ir. '_Cent, President, ::r. Hall.eyx VLc:-President,, _.resided'. on motion duly me.de and seconded, the readinr, of the minutes of the previous aeetin,~ ::as c_i3oensed e,ith. on motion of Mr. Freeuan, seconaed by Mr. Keel, it was unanimously -I50LVED: That the action of Todd V;ool, Vice-President, andl {9;. J. Halley, Treasurer, of' this Company, in borrowing on January 16, 1945, on behalf' of' this uompany from The N~Aional City Bank of New York, 55 ti:all Street, New York City, N. Y., the sum of' One Million Dol l°rs and in executind, and delivering in the name of this Sompany its I)romissory note evidencing suidi debt„ bearing said'; date and pa4Yable at said bank ninety (90), days from said date, with interest at i the rate of 1~: per annum from said date, be and the same hel eby is' in all re- spects approved, ratified, and confirmed. on motion of Mr. Temple, seconded by Mr. Keel, it ,~as unanimously RESQLVED: That the employment of Edward Stanley Switay, Packer at'the Warehouse at the Old Golr Branch, at a salary at the rate of .;20 per s•reek, effective January 11„ 1945„ with the authorization oi' the Sales Dept. and''the" approval of J.S. Freeman and j':.J. Halley, Vice-Presidents, be and the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, andconfirmed. On motion of Mr.Keel, seconded by IdYr. Tenrple,, it was um:nimously R:ESOhVED: Tiiat the folloY ing employments at the New, York Office,, be and the ; ii same hereby are in all respects approved„ ratified, and confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: Miss Patricia T. Nelly `n~27 per i:eek 1/4/45 If Anne V.. 'i"cllsll. 26, 11 tV . 1/8/45 '. On motion of P1r. Freewan, seconded' by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the f ollo+ring increases in salary of employees at the New York Office, as ap Nr oved by ruling of' the National ;;ar Labor Board dated November 6, 1944, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved, ratified, and conf irmed : From the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: ' Miss Rosalie Bienstock ~"Z5 per week ' 28 per week 1/8/45 n J'Lidj-th Stricks 23 n n 26 n tt u on motion of' Mr. Keel, seconded by Mr. Temple, it ;.as unanimously RESOLVED: That effective January 18, 1945 the salary of Miss Hedwig Tekienewska, Clerk at the Old Gold Branch Stemmery„ be changed from an houi]y rate of 65¢, to a weekly rate of'$26. sss7s4o7 0

On motion of Mr. Keel, seconded by Mr. Temple, the following adver- tising expenditure was in all respects approQed, ratified, and confirmed's Estimate #18, Supplemental A, of' Lennen & Mitchell Inc. dated Jeaanuary 10, 1945,, covering, publicity for the OLD G(?LD Cigarette "Which is VPhich+"' and "~omedp Theatre of' the Air" radio programs, for a period of thirteen weeks starting',January 24, 1945, at & cost of'$6,500. The Secretary laid before the meeting, the following: Lease dated October 13, 1944,from Orleans Huron Inc. (Lang Weise & 0'ella, Agents) of' rooms 604-5 in the Orleans-Hurom Bldg., 325 West Huron St., Ohicagp, Illinois, for one year from January 1, 1945, , at an annual rental of $•1,200, payable monthly in advance,, under terms and conditions therein set out, which Om motion of' N[r. Temple, seconded by Mr. iCeel,, was in all respects approved, ratified, and confiirmed. On, motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned. Secretary r