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[[left margin red vertical]] Bakelite [[underlined]] for Aviation [[/underlined]] [[\left margin vertical red]]
[[underlined]] Jan 19. [[/underlined]] Busy day answering letters, Geo. B. Geo Roll. [[strikethrough]] and quiting [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] George Baekeland [[/underlined in red]] writes [[underlined in red]] enthusiastic [[/underlined in red]] letters on [[underlined in red]] new developments [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] bright prospects [[/underlined in red]] and use of [[underlined in red]] bakelite for aviation [[/underlined in red]] and submits an invention - in new [[underlined in red]] construction of wings with use of bakelite. [[/underlined in red]] Is willing to undertaking the unpleasant task of writing to [[underlined in red]] Schleussner [[/underlined in red]] why [[underlined in red]] our Corporation cannot submit to their demand of graft [[/underlined in red]] for [[underlined in red]] "services never rendered. [[/underlined in red]] George Roll, who wants to leave end of Jan. wants my opinion about he making a merger of the principal [[strikethrough]] mole [[/strikethrough]] trade - molders etc. - I wrote him that I am not enthusiastic and that whatever happens to it Bakelite will be unjustly accused of being behind it, [[underlined in red]] because George [[/underlined in red]]
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[[underlined in red]] Roll is my son in law, [[/underlined in red]] the public or the other molders will not understand our peculiar relations and [[strikethrough]] lack of a [[/strikethrough]] the troubles I have had with him as an employee of Bakelite Corporation and will think his quitting the firm as mere camouflage. [[underlined in red]] Nor do I think he has the qualifications needed for making [[/underlined in red]] a lot of former competitors work [[underlined in red]] together cheerful. [[/underlined in red]] He himself lacks cheerfulness, good humor and the sense of humor and the sense of proportions. Wrote him frankly my point of view but told him to use his own judgement, not wanting to obstruct him in anything he has set his heart to.
Wrote also to Celine.
Wrote to Brock to supervise [[underlined in red]] Autopaint [[/underlined in red]] management but to use tact and discretion.
Eveng went for a hair cut to Miami and met Dr. [[underlined in red]] Neil [[/underlined in red]]