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Philadelphia, Pa. January 7, if41 At a rogular Mating of the Directors of John f. Lowia * Brea. Co* Bald ( tula day in their offieoa In the Wldener Building, there warn proaanti Mward P* Beale, Chairman of the Beard I* . Sapdinep,. President 8. #afe Boavaa, Vice Procidsnt JU F. Wilson, Visa President Worrlf. H. Merritt, Secretary Leonard f. Beale, Director o meeting was called to order By Mr* sdvamd p, Beale, who presided, and Mr* HerFia i. Merritt reported the minutes of the Mating. fke miautee of our Mooting of yanuary 20 ware road and approved. On notion, made By Kr. aardinar and aaeondad By Hr. L. f. Baale, it ana unanlnaualy RSSOtVXD, that leave of aBaonoo far antranaa into the military aervioo aBould Ba gran tad to Xdvard F. Boole 111, Beginning faBruery 1, lf41. Alee on notion duly aade and aaeondad, it waa 1XS0LV&D, that Hr. S. PranoB Baavaa aBould aorvo aa Anting Treasurer and Comptroller during tBa aBaanea of i Mr. 1U f Boalol ZXXjs that Mr. B. K. BBall aa Assistant fraaenrar aBould Bo in oBarfo of aooounta roooivaBla, orodlta , and oailodtional tkat Mr. B. 0* f. Palmar aBould Bo appolntod 1 Aa a i irtoat ioisptroller in oharga of all ganaral accounting; that Mr. IP*, jfe; Piehop aa Traffic liana gar aBould Bo in okargo of freight and oartaga mattara and apaoial etatiatioal invaotigationa. All tkraa of these gantlaman to report to Mr. Beeves. On motion made By Mr. t. T* Baala and aaeondad By Mr. Rtavas, it waa RtSOLVED, to authorise an expenditure not to exceed 1100.00 at tka diaeration of tke President, aa our centrihution to tka Baltimore Painty varnish and Lacquer Association towaird axpansas of Breedeasiting, ate. Mr. Boovoa Brought up tBo %eotien of employing tke industrial Identi fitation Bureau to fingerprint all of our factory employeea and it waa daaided that Be aBould oBeefc furtker regarding tka policy of tke Rational Lead Company on this aubjlect. Mr. Beeves referred to a special award of I50.Q0 which was given Barry Kuppar last May for Bis device used in unloading flaxseed. Since the Lewis Company started using this device 355 cars of coed have Boon unloaded at a total saving of approximately 11100.00 ao that this award would ceem to have Bean wall worth while. Hr. Baavaa also reported that after April 1, If41 the glectrie storage Battery Company will caaaa Buying hand furnace litharge from ua and that instead they will ta ha #1211 Bad Lead. This will mean that wa shall have to make alterations to increase our N 27148 IkiUltlpbii, Bo Jaeaory 27, 1941 - yog# 2 yrodaotioa, at a coat of $7,000* to $8,00Q* It aao aot folt by t&o Board that it slould to aoooooary to gat doflalto gaarootoo from tko Slaotrle Storago sabtary Oomyaay that tboy mould poaltlroly toy tfeia matorlal from aa, tat that rdaaosablo oooaraaoo from., tto Slootrle Sforog# Battsry Oompaay tfcat "tfedy ogpoot to oOtttlftwo aaiag oamo woald to ootiofootory* ffca rogalar oookly roporb of otipmoata for ook analog January 24 mao aatmittod# Tfcor-t tolag ao fartltor taalaooo, upon motion tfco mooting adjourn#*. Soar ota ry. NL 000041102