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has been urged in made suspicious by Kirk Brown. Sanford Brown also was present. Sanford Brown before the meeting had approached me and handed me his proxy telling me: "If my father has said or written anything unpleasant, I want you to know that neither I nor my brothers endorse his views or are in sympathy with him. We have had considerable trouble with him in the past and want it well understood that we believe in Bakelite Corporation and its management."
[[strikethrough]] New di [[/strikehrough]] Same Directors as last reelected except Kirk Brown who is replaced by Leo. Karpen (present) Then election of same members of Executive board. - Short
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intermission munching sandwiches. Kirk Brown was the only man who did not cast his ballot. - I am intensely glad he is out and so feels everybody. Then meeting of Directors before voting on that salary of Schleussner and Ad. Karpen I told that I personally was willing to serve without compensation 
That in fact I was in such an absurd position that after I pay myself as stockholder 1/3 of these 3 salaries then deduct my increased taxes and surtaxes I shall be considerably at a loss, and worse off by many thousand Dollars than if that money had simply been left in the reserves. I had explained all this to [[strikethrough]] Town [[/strikethrough]] Redman and Rossi but