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396 April 25, 1945 A' regular mee tla_o-C t__e ~.:ecu i ~e Com[nl ,ee of P. I,orill::_rd Company was Clel: uo.U.y 'c-t ta'~ offic'e u=' t_lc 11,1 .eSt 4ivtll ;jtre,,~t, I',eY, Yol,kuity. There vYe:-e present ;C._Z;, r' ~ ;1.. !.. Ca.Zlltel.lP1.:1~. S. Boerlin;; J. Hwlle;, F. Hotevaell 3. T. 11,ee' H'. i! . T emnle T. L. Perkina, f;sWt. Secretary In the absence of :wir. Hhzr^.mel, Chairman, Mr. Kent, President, oresideu an : the c°.ssi:, tant Secr.e L.ry'' ac teu, as' SecreLary of the meetliil-;, on motion duly ma:.ae and seconded, the roadino, of the minutes of the previous meeting ti•:as dis; ensed ti•:ithi. On motion of Mr. .Ho,oerrell, seconded by Mr. ?:hitefield„ the T o1lo::in- advertisinb expenditure :~,as in all respects aprroved,, ratified, and con.- firmed:. Contract dated April 6, 1945 for a half page advertisement inithe' yrear book of the Holy Name Federation of Hadson 3ount}-, Jersey City, i4.J'., a:t a cost of `Wz;lUO'. The Assistant Secretary laid before the ~heeting, t'r:e' follo•:iing; Apreement dated March 8, 1945' with The West Virginia Coal ?.c Coke Sorpora.- tion, Cincinnati, Ohio, for pruxchase of' coal for use at the Middletown, Ohio plant of the Company, April 1,, 1945to March 31, 1946, under terms and' conditions therein set out;, 7:hich On motion' of Mr. zeel, seconded by Mr. Ho,oe'Nell„ was in all respects approved,, ratified, and confirmed. on motion of Mr. Keeli, seconded by; Mr. Hone.;:ell, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the increase in salary of John Leo Clark, Salesman, from the rate of 433' per week, to the rate of :,F35 per week, effective'. April 3U,, 1945, being incident to the terms of salary agreements or ta y rate schedules covering work assighments anc: in'opera- established sale.z- tio'n 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 respects approved, ratified, a'nd' confirmed. On motion of' ,1ET, t^,hitefie7ld, seconded' by Mr. Bovrling',, not voting)', it was Halley RESOLVED: That the salary of Y+.J'« Halley, Vice-President, Treasurer, and' Director of the Somoany,, be' and the same hereby is fixedlat the' rdte'e of'$25,3aD per annum, effective'Aprll 1, 1945. On motion of' Mr. i`ihitefield, seconded by' M'r. Bowling, (Mr. Hope:vel;l not voting),, it was RESOLVED: That the salary of F~. Hapewell, Sales manager and Director of the Company, be and' the same hereby is fixed' at the rate of $22',000' per annum„ effective April 1, 1945. sss7G44a

T OFFIQE'..OF6OMM'ISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE ADmli6SIffiPLIi TQ i HElln, NEW YORK OFFICE 811W1RY,STABLL7LlT1CH UNIT wtm nrrrR ^ro SS'U:Nt!' GF #]ilFi541-116543' 253. BRpADWn'Y lh[EW YORK 7'. Ni Y.. P.,Lorillard Company 119 fiest 40thi Street New York, NewiYork 11 PERSONAL & COI9FIDEIaTIAI. ATT}IiION: bir. H. A. Kent President Dear Sir: Reference is made to your a'ppt'icr;tiion(s)' dated G./9,L4Jrequesti'nf approval of proposed increase In the' compensation of' employees listed' below. Approval as indicated below is granted, effective , ANlrTUAL SAILHY Present Proposed Approved Effective Frank Hopewell $20',700 §22',000 422',000 4/1/45 William d. HaSl:ey 23,000 26,450 25000 4/1/45 I. H. Peak 15,000 16,500 16,500 4/1/45 The evideMce submi'tted does not show that any further'increases are per- missible on the basis of the instant spplieationy under the Act of' October 2',. 1942 4P*b'. L. No. 7291., 77th Congress, 2nd Session}, as a'mended, and the 1*Cuhations promulgated thereunder, as amend'ed.. It is understood that the adjustment(,s)~ approved herein ahall not be usEe as a basis for other vage or sa:lery adjustments, or to increase the level of' production costs appreeiebly or i'urnish'the basis e6.ther to increase prices or to resist o'-l,errise justifiable reductions in~ prices. This ruling is based upon the informA:tion contained in Your ar plication, referred to above. If the information is subsequently found to be' incorrect, this ruling shall have no force or effect. In'the event you desire to protest the ruling of this office, you should submit to this office a z°equest, in triplicate, for review thereof, incorpor- atinp therein any add5'tionall information vou may wish to present, -ithin fifteen days franl the date of this letter, otherwise the cPse will be con- sidered~closid., S]kould you also desire a conference in this office, a re- quest therefor shpuld be made at the time your protest is filed. Py direetipn of' the Coaupissioner, 0F:gJb~ TREASURY DEPARTMENT B'UREi4U! OF INTERNAL REVENUE SALARY' STABIUZATION UNIT Narles A. Drake 1, Head, Nix York Office

--, 397 On motion of' itiilt. ti;hitefield, seconded by 'Ar. Bb:.ling, it was unanimously °L SOLTTED: That the salary of' I.H. DpFk,, I";Rank;~e?- of ' the `_Le.ntucky Leaf Depart- ment and Director of' the ~;omoany,, be anC the s---me hereby is fixed' at t'-ie rate of ,:1.6, 5v& per annum, effective April i~, i9~:5. mne foregoin- three increases in salary have oeen approvea by tite Salary ;3tabiliza-- tion Unit of' the Bureauf of' internal nevenuey, Treasury Depart~xnt, by letter c~at.;d ;pril 24, 1945 from the Salary Stabilization Unit to, lVflr. H. A. Kent, President of the Company, attached uereto.. On motion of hir. Bowling, seconded by Mr. 's"dYiitefield, it was unanimously R:FSOLUFD: That the iollos•ring, increases in salary, all or' which have been approvedl by ruling of the Salary Stabilization Unit of' the Bureau of Internal F.evenue of the Ui.S'. Treasury Department aatea April .:3, 1945, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved,, ratified, and confirmed: ld G ld B h From the rate of: To the rate of: Effective: ranc o O , E.I. Yrahle $1.0,000 per annum 41:2,O00 per annum 1/1/45 Bd'id'dTetown Branch, li.J!. Gheek, J'r. 8,000 ~, 11 9,000 '' ,f ,, Louisville Branch J.J. Blacknall 9,1000 n u 10,100U 11 u n New York Office J.V. N'ecas 11,0i70 << 13',,000 ~~ ir n D.J. MacMillan 8',O:;J '~ 9,000 „ n u E.F. Higoins 7,250 ' „ 7,750 " u n On motion of' Mr. Borvlina, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLUED: That the increase in salary of Annie E. Scruggs, employed at the Danville Leaf Dept., from the rate of 41.,800 per annum, to the rate of $1,9?4 per anntam~,effectiive April 4 19k,5',which, has been approved by ru,l'in:- of the National 4VGr Labor Board dated i&-rch 9, 1945, be ande tiie same hereby is in all respects approved, ratifieci, anci confirmed. On motion duly made arnd' secondbd, the meeting adjourned. d17