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Philadelphia* Pa, December 8, 1946* At a regular meeting of the Direstore of 2ohn T* Lewis 4 Bros* Soapsay hold this day is tholr offloss is tho Widosor Building* thoro were presents Bdwsrd F. Basis* Chairmen of tho Board * W. eardihor* President :preh#l..S*#weii Tio President filcom# ft eo Pro si dost Merritt, Secretary Beale, Director The aootlag was called to erdor by Mr* B&ward ?. Boola* who prodded, and Mr* Morris a* Merritt" reported tho minuted of tho aootlag* Tho alaatos of our soot lag of Morosbor 2$ woro road sad approrod* Tho following resolution proposed by Mr. Leonard T* Boalo aad soooadod by Hr. ?* ffi. flordiaor was tthaalmoasly a doptod t BBSQLTKD* that tho offloors of tho Company bo aad thoy heroby are authorised to pay as of Doooaber 1?* 1940* to oaeh offieor aad employee la servlee oa December 1* 1940* extra compensation for tbf 7*** 1940 ofaal to of his or her total salary or sagos for aorvieos roadarod la that year (oxoladiag compensation la tho fora of commissions or percentage of earnings) tho portion Of total rogult-.r salary or wages appllsablo to tho month of December* 1940* if not paysbio on or before December 19* 19*0* to mbote.:purpose on tho basis of tho average ttOBtxay' aaXary er wirgos for services rendered daring said year ap to ah|l|]|!iiilttdit| -^lih^hbr. |#',-;:I94Dj aad that this Board hereby j re commends! iko cation on the part of tho Philadolphla solder ' *i tL1* 1:* la k'1&f Witi> Sffestiva January 1* 1941 the follow lag Increases in salary ware approvedt statintioinn, free $8400* * Smph** ss*nl ; U A* Mehta* selma i&r.Motal Dp** 4000* * 4400* on* duly made end *headed, it wee decided to r#t m iroasi la th# ele*y of e* A# Watts* who m fatfy l*t, Ln **1t1n1. fetmossaunoe tVhIPeS mdwuetniews #orf eases Wmm__w_* o. f m- -- M.etal Bop** loatlhti* tho i*o*t--f-o---a- of the ee*l#* eco*4tmwl tios of tho " " " " * soldor 00* m* oerdiaor will writs ths w^Offioe* Mr* 0rdiner explained that under the final specifications the United states Government Quartermaster in Washington will bay about 1*000*000 gaIlona of paint* This will be distributed over ten regions* in only three of which straight whlte>lad paint will be used* The Government will sot buy from ono manufacturer of its affiliated companies for more then one region. On notion* duly made and seconded* the pension application of Hebert C faggert, who will be 6$ years old this month* was approved and referred to the Mew York office for their custohary action* N27155 faga t*:Safl*bajr 2, If 40 Ab#a1i |5 atndaata fron tha Murrall Dobbin* Vocational sebool dasira to visit #r faatorjr on fuiii?, Daaastbar J, and it was dooidod that abonld invito than to stay for Inaeb. Tba rognlar voofcly rapart of ablpnanta for tb* ***b aading govonbor 22 and also tb* Dalivavia* to tb* Hat tonal load Ooapany bra nobaa in Oatabar ware aubnSttad. ba*t baing no fortbar bnsiaaaa, upon notion tb* naotlng adjourn**. Saeratary* ) NL 000041113