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Philadelphia, Pti Deeember 17, 3194$ At a regular Mitiac of the Director* of John T. Lewis & Bros. Company, held ?tills day ai their offtees la the Widenar Aiil41ft| there were present* V Gardiner, President S* P* Reeses, flee President A* M* Wilson, Ties President M. 8* Merritt, Besretary L. f* Beale, Direeter flue sieetlng was ailed te erder by Mr, J, W. aardlaer she presided, and Mr, It, 8* Merritt reported the minutes of the meeting* The minutes ef the meeting ef Beeembar 3 were read and approved. Mr* Beeves eahmltted the following eemparatlve figures fer the month ef Meveaber and far tha first eleven months ef 1944 and 194$ including estimated taxes hat without insisting Its Terh overhead* Wovsmber 1944 * Profit 115,666.10 first 11 msaths 1944 * Prefit #143,381.39 Wevambe* 194$ * less 5,328*81 First 11 msaths 194$ ~ Prefit 48,268*99 Hr* Gardiner reported that tha Pittsburgh Plats dies* Company Is building a new paint plant at Springdale, Pa* near Pittsburgh at a east ef #1,750,000. Mr* Gardiner else reported that wa had baan authorised te set up aseruals fer insane texts in 1946 at tha rats ef 3if ef the taxable prefits instead sf at the present figure ef 60S*. Open a reeomsendatlen by Mr* Gardiner* eeeended by Mr. 1. f* Beale, it use unanimously resolved te renew eur membership with the Chamber ef Gemmsree and the Beard ef Trade ef Philadelphia fer the year 1946 as felloest* $50,0# fer dues, I$0.00 fer the Business Development fund * in keeping with our eustsm ef the past several years* On a notion made by Mr* 1. t* Seale and eeeended by Mr* A* M Wilson, it was unanimously RBSOLTSD that following a long astahlishad eustsm, m will eentire# te give a small sash Christmas preseat to all ef eur effiee employee* and te sortaim ethers outside ef the eempuay she reader esrvlee te the eempaay throughout the yeer, sueh as postmen, elevator nan in the WLdaner Building, etc., at a total estimated seat of #1,000.00. Mr* Beeves reported that the lewis labor eantrest will expire ea January 1$, 1946 sad that the labor union hao given notice that it will be eaneelled at that time* Me trouble is emoted to develop, but Mr. Beeves feels that ws shall definitely have te go back to the 40 hour week* There being as further business, upon motion the meeting adjourned.