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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
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TRI-STATES COTTON SEED OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS* ASSOCIATION
Wharton, Texas, September, 1938
Vol. 43; No. 3
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Several years ago we designed a rotary press for making pellets with a capacity of from 125 to 165 onehundred pound sacks per hour. This machine proved to be a success, but due to the large capacity and construction
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August Issue Pleases
Loving, New Mexico.
Oil Mill Gazetteer
Wharton, Texas.
The August issue pleased me very much. There
were many good short letters in the issue. They
were not very long but the letters showed that not
all of our members had lost interest in the work
of the Association. Fellows, I have a recollection
of a few of you making some promises at Memphis
when I was elected as your President. One of these
promises, from every one of you, was, “ We are
going to support you, Mac,” Well, the finest way in
the world to support me will be for you to help
me in writing something for the Gazetteer. Boys,
I sure do need your help when it comes to that part
of the work.
I am going to call names and ask for some help
for the October issue in the way of a letter or
an article. Write about anything. Even if you just
say “ Hello,” we will know you are still on the
job. I am asking our good brothers Castillo'w, Wolfenden, Cardwell, and Davis (Sweetwater) and any­
one else who will, to pitch in and help make the
October number of the Gazetteer one that Editor
Wilson will look on with pride.
I hope that all of you are having a nice crush
and that we will all make lots of money for our
managers this season.
Yours very truly,
K. A. McLACHLIN, President
Busy Secretary Writes
Wharton, Texas, September 7, 1938
To' the Members of our Association
Everywhere
This has been a very busy month for us. We have
so very little to say except that this thing of trying
to operate two oil mills, one cotton gin and buy
cotton seed when there isn’t any to buy, leaves little
time to edit a magazine and do secretarial work. I
do not even have time to see my own wife and boy
between suns.
I’ll say this. If we ever have another flood on this
Colorado River when we have a good cotton crop
that is just about to open, that in order to get it
all over with, I think we will just go down to the
highway bridge, jump on the first log that comes
along and go right on out to sea with the flood
waters, for that is where we have been ever since
that “ dad gummed” flood washed everything away.
We have had a little correspondence about the
next convention; however, it will soon be time to
begin talking “ convention” . There will be very few
mills operating this spring to keep the fellows from
the convention, if all the news we get about the
crops is half true.
I wish all of you would read the President’s letter
and do what he has asked you to do’. Thanks.
H. E. WILSON, Secretary-Treasurer.
Oill Mills Agree to Sampling and Grading of
Cotton Seed Purchases
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS
Cottonseed Supervision and Market News Service
Memphis, Tenn.
The United States Department of Agriculture re­
ports that on September 6 only seven mills in the
State of Alabama had not agreed to submit the
sampling and grading of their purchases of cotton
seed to the supervision of the Department. There
are five mills in the State of Mississippi, with only
two mills in the State of Louisiana, while there are
nine mills in the State of Arkansas who have not
agreed to submit the sampling and grading of their
purchases of cottonseed to the supervision of the
Department.
Every cottonseed oil mill in the states of Illinois,
Missouri and Tennessee have agreed to submit the
sampling and grading of all cotton seed purchased
by them to the supervision of the Department.
The Department of Agriculture this season will
issue regular reports on the cottonseed market
situation in each of the above mentioned states, giv­
ing information relative to the prices of seed and of
its products and as to the grades of seed offered for
sale each week. The information will be given for
each cotton-producing county in the state.
It is believed that when all of the mills in these
states come under the Department’s supervision, the
market information will be more accurate and
valuable.
The following is a list of the cottonseed oil mills
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in the State o f Louisiana which have agreed to sub­
mit to the supervision of the Department.
Red River Cotton Oil Co., Inc., Alexandria.
Arcadia Cotton Oil Mill and Mfg. Co., Arcadia.
Union Oil Co., Inc., Bunkie.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., Eunice.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., Gretna.
Peoples Cotton Oil Co., Ltd., Lafayette.
Minden Cotton Oil & Ice Co., Ltd., Minden.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., New Roads.
Opelousas Oil Mill, Opelousas.
Ruston Oil Mill & Fertilizer Co., Ruston.
Caddo-DeSoto Cotton Oil Co., Inc., Shreveport.
Hamilton Cotton Oil Co., Shreveport.
Southland Cotton Oil Co., Shreveport.
Tallulah Oil Mill & Gin, Tallulah.
Evangeline Cotton Oil Co., Ville Platte.
The Union Oil Mill, Inc., W est Monroe.
The following is a list of the cottonseed oil mills
in the State of Mississippi which have agreed to
submit to the supervision of the Department.
Am ory Cotton Oil Co., Inc., Amory.
Humphreys County Oil Mill, Belzoni.
Brookhaven Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co., Brookhaven.
Planters Manufacturing Co., Clarksdale.
The Refuge Cotton Oil Co., Columbus.
The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Corinth.
Crenshaw Oil Co., Crenshaw.
Greenville Oil Works, Greenville.
International Vegetable Oil Mill, Greenville.
The Refuge Cotton Oil Co., Greenville.
The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Greenwood.
Planters Oil Mill, Greenwood.
Grenada Oil Mill. Grenada.
Hazlehurst Oil Mill & Fertilizer Co., Hazlehurst
Hollandale Cotton Oil Mill, Hollandale.
Sunflower Cotton Oil Co., Indianola.
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Jackson.
Delta Cotton Oil Co., Jackson.
Mississippi Cotton Oil Co., Jackson.
Southland Cotton Oil Co., Jackson.
Eastman Cotton Oil Co., Jonestown.
Planters Oil Mill & Gin Co., Kosciusko.
Leland Oil Works, Leland.
Magnolia Cotton Oil Co., Magnolia.
HOUSTON LABORATORIES
F. R. ROBERTSON, Ph. C.
Analytical and Consulting Chemist
COTTONSEED AND PEANUT PRODUCTS
A SPECIALTY
Member National C. S. P. A. and Texa's Cotton Seed
Crushers Associations and Referee Chemist
of the American Oil Chemists
Society
Long Distance Phone: Houston 267
1206 V2 Preston Avenue
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Eagle Cotton Oil Co., Meridian.
Swift & Co. Oil Mill, Meridian.
Planters Manufacturing Co., Moorhead.
Newton Oil Mill, Newton.
The Refuge Cotton Oil Co., Rosedale.
Shelby Oil Mill, Shelby.
Planters Oil Mill, Tunica.
Tupelo Oil & Gin Co1., Inc., Tupelo.
The Refuge Cotton Oil Co., Vicksburg.
Tallahatchie Oil Mill, Webb.
Planters Oil Mill, Yazoo City.
Port Gibson Oil Works, Port Gibson.
The following is a list o f the cottonseed oil mil
in the State of Alabama which have agreed to submii
to the supervision o f the Department:
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., Andalusia.
Birmingham Oil Mill, Birmingham.
Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Co., Birmingham,
Southern Cotton Oil Co., Cullman.
Elrod & Brock Oil Mill, Boaz.
Home Oil Mill, Decatur.
Southern Cotton Oil Co., Decatur.
Dothan Oil Mill Co., Dothan.
Enterprise Oil Co., Enterprise.
Eufaula Cotton Oil Co., Eufaula.
Home Fertilizer & Cotton Oil Co., Headland.
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Montgomery.
Southern Cotton Oil Co., Montgomery.
Swift & Company Oil Mill, Montgomery.
Mutual Cotton Oil Co., Ozark.
Bell Manufacturing Co., Prattville.
Roanoke Oil Co., Roanoke.
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Selma.
Swift & Co. Oil Mill, Selma.
Southern Cotton Oil Co., Sheffield.
Southern Cotton Oil Co., Sylacauga.
Planters Chemical & Oil Co., Talladega.
Standard Chemical Co., Troy.
Tuscaloosa Cottonseed Oil Co., Tuscaloosa.
Uniontown Cotton Oil Co., Uniontown.
The following is a list o f the cottonseed oil mills in
the State o f Arkansas which have agreed to' submit
to the supervision of the Department:
Blytheville Cotton Oil Co., Blytheville.
El Dorado Oil Mills & Fertz. Co., El Dorado.
Forrest City Cotton Oil Mill, Forrest City.
New South Mill, Helena.
The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Little Rock.
Rose City Cotton Oil Mill, Little Rock.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., Little Rock.
Swift & Co. Oil Mill, Little Rock.
Temple Cotton Oil Co., Little Rock.
Drew Cotton Seed Oil Mill, Monticello.
Morrilton Cotton Oil Mill, Morrilton.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co., Newport.
Ralston Purina Co., Osceola.
Pine Bluff Cotton Oil Mill, Pine Bluff.
Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Pine Bluff.
Texarkana Cotton Oil Corp., Texarkana.
Warren Cotton Oil & Mfg. Co., Warren.
West Memphis Cotton Oil Mill, W est Memphis.
Delta Products Co., Wilson.
We are not listing the oil mills in the states of
Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee, since every mill in
these states have agreed to submit the sampling and
grading of their purchases o f cotton seed to the
supervision o f the Department.
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The Mill That W ould Not Move for the
Red River
The mill shown on the opposite page is the Union
Oil Mill located at West Monroe, Louisiana, with
C. W. Wallace as General Manager and G. B. Ander­
son as General Superintendent. (We tried, but failed,
to get “ Andy” to send us his photograph.)
I This oil mill is very unique. The Red River kept
getting closer and closer to it until it was absolutely
necessary to move the levee back to protect the
town but the oil mill owners did not want to move
the mill. The city, the Parish “ dads” , Mr. Wallace
and Mr. Anderson got their heads together and
the result was that a seawall was built which runs
right through the property and directly through one
C. W. W ALLACE
Vice President, General Manager
The Union Oil Mill, Inc., West Monroe, Louisiana
seed house and lint storage room. This seawall has
improvised double gates that can be made water
tight^ in a few hours. This protects the main mill
buildings and other parts of the mill property. In
fact, Mr. Anderson advised the Editor that they
need not shut down if they have an overflow. How
would you like to have the Red River or any other
river with just a twenty-four inch concrete wall
between your seed pile and a muddy river?
j We had quite a pleasant visit with Mr. Anderson
and it would do any oil mill man a lot of good to' visit
with him. He has one of the cleanest plants we have
ever visited and it looked as if there as very little
effort to keep it that way.
B C. W. Wallace, vice president and general manager
of the Company, is one of the well known operators
in Louisiana. He is also a member of the Board of
Directors o f the National Cottonseed Products Assocition and has served in many capacities in his state
association including the president’s chair. He is
prominent in civic activities in his own home town
and he is also a good golfer.
G. B. Anderson, general superintendent of the
Union Oil Mill, is state vice president of the National
Oil Mill Superintendeents’ Association and one of the
livest oil mill superintendents in the business. If you
want to learn something about crushing cotton seed
just pay “ Andy” a visit.
We also met Deacon Benjamin J. Allen at the
Union Oil Mill in West Monroe. Deacon Ben has an
enviable record. He is now general office boy. The
photo' shows him returning from the post office with
the morning mail. The Editor asked him how long he
had been in the employ o f the mill. He very proudly
said, “ Sixty fo ’ years, sah, and I nevah worked any
other place cepin’ right here, sah.” Deacon Ben said
he plowed the land and raised cotton on it where the
DEACON BENJAMIN J. ALLEN
Sixty-Four Years o f Service with the Union Oil Mill, Inc.
West Monroe, Louisiana
mill no'w stands, when he was a boy. He also looks
after Marse Charley’s house and runs errands for
the Missus, and he nursed the twin boys when they
came. Marse Charley told the Editor that he just
believed that they could not run the mill without the
aid of Deacon Ben. It seems that Deacon Ben had
a lot to do with keeping the boss in the straight and
narrow path.
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W EEKLY REVIEWS RESUMED
Resumption o f weekly reviews on prices and
grades o f cotton seed in the Mid-South was started
September 6, according to announcement made by
R. T. Doughtie, Jr., chief of the Cottonseed Super­
vision & Market News Service, Memphis.
The reports carry Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Economics, standard grade classifications
of cotton seed and give average prices received in
cottonseed producing and purchasing states. Chem­
ists and samplers are licensed by the department
to' supervise classing and grading.
The service will give the weekly reports on Satur­
day. Daily reports issued until the close of the cot­
tonseed business last Spring will be resumed as soon
as the market in this territory becomes active.
Chemists who are licensed by the Department of
Agriculture under the regulations for analyzing of­
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Barrow-Agee Laboratories, Cairo, 111.; George H.
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G. W. A gee, Barrow-Agee Laboratories, Memphis;
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National Oil Mill Superintendents Association
and the
Tri-States Cottonseed Oil Mill Superintendents Association
Published monthly by the Oil Mill Gazetteer, Wharton, Texas.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Wharton,
Texas, under A ct of Congress o f March, 1879.
Subscription, $1.00 a year, in advance.
Advertising rates furnished upon application.
H. E. Wilson ............................................................................. Editor
H. C. Copenhaver................ ..................................Associate Editor
The Oil Mill Gazetteer does not necessarily endorse all the
opinions expressed in contributions appearing herein. As the
Official Organ o f the National Oil Mill Superintendents A s­
sociation and Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Associa­
tion, this journal caries official communications and articles
concerning the activities of the associations, but in all other
respects the associations are not responsible for what ap­
pears in these pages, including opinions to which expression
is given.
OFFICERS OF THE NATION AL OIL MILL
SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
K. A. McLachlin, Loving, New Mexico ...................... President
H. B. Glazner, Palestine, Texas .......................... Vice-President
H. E. Wilson, Wharton, Texas ..................Secretary-Treasurer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eugene Bradshaw ................................................... Houston, Texas
W. D. Chapm an.....................................................Tempe, Arizona
F. L. Woodward .....................................................Caldwell, Texas
R. M. Cardwell .............................................. Wichita Falls, Texas
STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS
Alabama ..............S. A. Watkins .................... Birmingham, Ala.
Arkansas ..............C. H. Caldwell .............. West Memphis, Ark.
California ............H. F. Crossno .................... Los Angeles, Cal.
Georgia ................W. W. Orr .................................... Atlanta, Ga.
Louisiana ............G. B. Anderson .................. West Monroe, La.
North Carolina ...J. W. Bartholomew ..... Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mississippi ..........Roy C astillow ........................ Greenville, Miss.
New Mexico ........R. W. G orm an .......................... Roswell, N. M.
Oklahoma ............Geo. B ittn e r.................. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Tennessee ............Homer B a rn es................... .....Memphis, Tenn.
North T e x a s ....... W. A. D a v is............................ Childress, Texas
South Texas ....... William McAdams .............. El Campo, Texas
Mexico ..................Domingo J. Valdez....Torreon Coahuila, Mex.
OFFICERS' OF THE OIL MILL M ACHINERY M ANU­
FACTURERS AND SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Harold Whitlock, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ............President
Charles Orr, Waco, T e x a s ...................................... Vice-President
Jack Dale, Dallas, T e x a s .............................. Secretary-Treasurer
GAZETTEER
September, 1938
UNEQUAL RIGHTS FOR FARMERS
In the Panhandle of Texas both wheat and cotton are
grown.
The man with a thousand bushels o f wheat can feed it in
the raw state to live stock and poultry, and can convert a
portion into flour for his own use. To that extent, at least,
he is independent.
But his neighbor gave his attention to cotton and finds
himself with a hundred bales on hand. He can’t feed that
cotton to live stock or poultry, and he can’t eat it himself,
To that extent, at least, he is dependent.
A paternalistic government looks the situation over and
decides it must do something in behalf o f the ill-fed and
ill-clothed of the population, and here’s what it has worked
out:
Benefit payments on wheat will be increased more than
100 per cent next year, along with a hike o f 30 per cent or
better on corn payments, while cotton payments are to be
reduced 20 per cent.
The man with the wheat that he can eat gets a 100 per
cent raise, while the man with the cotton that he can neither
eat nor wear gets a cut in his income of 20 per cent.
In the meantime, both the wheat raiser and the cotton
grower have seen their foreign markets lessen day by day
by reason of the encouragement given to their rivals in pro­
duction by the policy of scarcity favored by the Washington
government!
The above editorial appeared in the Houston Post,
September 7. It is full of fo'od for thought. We felt
that every reader of the Gazetteer should have the
benefit of it. This editorial writer could have gone
further and said that there is the cotton ginner,
many of whom have invested their life savings in
their plants, who sits idly by, operating his plant on
one-third of the time at the same overhead expense,
He has to keep his plant open and ready to give
service for one bale of cotton or ten bales a day,
The cotton-seed oil mill is almost in the same boat.
There are quite a few men who have spent their
lives in the business and have all their investments
in their mills. Some of them are closing dow n; others
are thinking of closing, thus throwing numerous
employees out of work and onto relief. What does
the cotton ginner or the oil mill man get from his
“ Rich Uncle?” Nothing but a notice to pay more
and increased taxes. The farmer does get a pittance
for letting his land lie idle. The ginner and the oil
miller either go broke or find someone to go on
their notes again for another year, hoping that
“ Santa Claus” will reach him after a while.
LET MOTHER NATURE WORK
With late frosts in April, flea hoppers, boll weevils,
Colorado River floods and boll worms, the mills in
South Texas are facing one of the shortest crops
for quite awhile. Y et we hear of this farmer and
that farmer having to plow up acres of cotton that
has opened and is ready to' pick. We are told that
one of the state prison farms had to plow up
several hundred acres of cotton that was open and
ready to pick in order to conform to the production
or control program. Yet, the Colorado River plowed
through about fifty thousand acres of cotton. Why
destroy a commodity that could be saved when
Nature had taken more than her share from that
same section o f the country? It looks as though the
whole program is topsy turvy to an old country boy
like the writer. However, if you let Old Mother
Nature alone she will level matters without mere
man meddling with her affairs.
C. C. Cantrell of Bauer Bros, dropped by this past
month. Charley says it looks as though everyone is
talking convention for next year.
Septem ber, 1938
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THE WAGES AND HOUR ACT
The Wages and Hour A ct goes into effect Octo­
ber 24, 1938.
As far as we can understand it, the cottonseed
oil mills are exempt for the number of hours em­
ployees work per week. This is not so with the
wages. Oil mills are subject to the wages agree­
ment and the minimum wage for any labor is 25
cents per hour until the administrator gets around
to you; then it may be different.
Our advice to anyone who comes in contact with
the act is to get a copy of the law and read it care­
fully. The interpretation given to the editor is that
you can work an employe any number of hours in
an oil mill, at so much per hour, not less than the
minimum wage for any one hour or fraction there­
of. You must comply with this law.
We were agreeably surprised on September 7 to
have George T. (Daddy) Parkhouse walk in for a
short visit. “ Daddy” is visiting with his daughter,
Mrs. Judge Davidson of Houston. They have a sum­
mer farm down on the Bernard River which is not
very far from either Houston or Wharton. Mrs.
Davidson brought “ Daddy” up to visit with us. We
were very glad to see him and, of course, he had
to bring one of his grand-daughters along with him.
L. U. Cole of the Fort Worth Steel and Machinery
Company was in to see us this past week. Mr. Cole
gets into his overalls when it is necessary and be­
comes a regular fellow around the mill.
GAZETTEER
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ON THE BAY
E. Y. (Sunny Jim) Wilson, with the smile that
will not come off, says he likes South Texas better
than ever. In fact he likes it so well that he bought
a cottage down on the bay and goes there every
Saturday afternoon. He pulls his shoes off and does
not put them back on until Monday morning when
he goes back to work. One of the bo'ys at the store
told me that Mrs. Wilson can hardly get him to go
to bed at night when he is on the bay. She says he
likes to sit up and look at the moonlight on the
water.
Pop York, of the W. H. Steigerwald Company of
Houston, looked in on us this past month. Pop has
very little to say but he “ slings” a mean pencil when­
ever you say you want this or that.
TRENTON MILL ENTERTAINS
An old-fashioned Squirrel Stew occupied the in­
terests of the Trenton Cotton Oil Mill, Trenton,
Tenn., August 20, as a result of a week of hunting
by Bill Jeter, Buff Chisolm, Jr., and Buff Chisolm,
Sr.
Buff Chisolm, superintendent of the mill, was
master of ceremonies, and put the squirrel in its
high place among the delectable dishes of the
epicurean. Of course, as Buff Chisolm said, R. H.
Patterson, manager of the mill, was Chef de Luxe
and he displayed his culinary skill to such an extent
that he now ranks in a high position among the
experts.
CARVER COTTON GIN COMPANY
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U. S. A.
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O v e r a long period of years have been and are the most widely used.
CARVER LINTER SAWS
C a rve r is the leading manufacturer of Linter Saws.
CARVER SAW SHARPENING MACHINES
C a rve r Gummers and Filers are being constantly improved and are
meeting with additional favor.
CARVER SUMMER FILES
C a rve r has met the demand for a better Gum m er File to insure
proper saw conditioning.
Carver Gives Service
With That Service Goes Responsibility
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OFFICERS OF THE TRI-STA TE S COTTONSEED OIL
MILL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
A. Cecil Wamble, Greenwood, M iss............................... President
liom er Barnes, Memphis, Tennessee .................. Vice-President
Hiram King, Memphis, Tennessee ..........Secretary-Treasurer
Inez Lrordcn, Memphis Tennessee... Corresponding-S'ec’y
STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS'
Tennessee................J. J. Finch ........................ Tiptonville, Tenn.
Arkansas................. C. Y. C ulberson..................Little Rock, Ark.
Mississippi.............. H. V. Pierce ............................ Jackson, Miss.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
J. P. Dickinson ........................ ..........................................Chairman
L. E. Roberts ............................................................Memphis, Tenn.
D. C. Holly ................................................................ Memphis, Tenn.
R. D. Ryan ........................................................... ...........Fresno, Cal.
Homer Barnes ..........................................................Memphis, Tenn.
George E. Ryan ..................................................... Memphis, Tenn.
A. P. Holley ..............................................................Memphis, Tenn.
C. B. Richardson ..................................................... Memphis, Tenn.
MEETINGS
Regular meetings will be held the first Saturday night in
eu.h month at the Claridge Hotel at 8 o ’clock. Homer Bames
\ ill preside.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
C. G. Christian, Blytheville, Ark.
J. A. Enlow, Tupelo, Miss.
C. L. Douglas, Jonestown, Miss.
Joe Page, Memphis, Tenn.
George Cox, Memphis, Tenn.
Will Ware, Memphis, Tenn.
R. H. Nelson, Shelby, Miss.
TRI-STATES ASSOCIATION PLANS TO HOLD
MEETINGS IN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI
Will Aid Research
Greenville, Mississippi, will be the scene of the
next regular meeting of the Tri-States Oil Mill
Superintendents Association, on Saturday, October
1. This decision was reached at the September 3rd
meeting o f the association held in Memphis. Cecil
Wamble, president, named C. C. Castillow o f Green­
ville, as chairman, and he will be assisted by H. V.
Pierce, state vice-president, Jackson, Miss., and the
president.
It was also decided to hold the next regular
meeting, November 5, at Blytheville, Ark., with C.
W. Hoover, Wilson, Ark., as chairman, to be assisted
by C. Y. Culberson, state vice-president, and R. L.
Loggins, Blytheville, Ark.
The president urged that all members attend these
district meetings and give their support, as the com­
mittees in charge are planning to' have ai very
interesting meeting in each point. The December
meeting will be held in Memphis. It was not decided
whether or not these district meetings will be per­
manent features but will be brought up before the
body at the December meeting.
Contribute to Research
The Tri-States Association contributed $500 to the
University o f Tennessee Experimental Station on
Research in Cotton Seed. There is $9,000 available
to this research if it can be matched by outside
funds, and the Association is interested in securing
the additional amount in cash or seed. Cecil Wamble,
president, appointed Homer Barnes as chairman of
a special committee, assisted by J. P. Dickinson, and
J. R. Mays, to look into the possibilities o f securing
additional aid. They were instructed to seek the
assistance of E. R. Barrow and T. P. Wallace and
confer with them in an effort to investigate various
outlets fo r financial assistance to continue the re­
search on cotton seed. C. W. Hoover, who is chair­
man o f the Research committee, and who has spent
considerable time and effort on the problem, made a
report that after sending out a number o f letters
to superintendents appointing them on his com­
mittee, he received a letter from “ a friend” , whose
name he was not at liberty to disclose at this time,
who is interested in aiding the work, that he might
possibly work out something to assist and would
advise them just as soon as he could work out a plan.
The special committee was appointed to see if they
could secure a part o f the needed money or seed as a
contribution to the Tri-States Association, who will
in turn, use if fo r research. Hope is still held out
that the funds available can be matched at an early
date and the research will continue.
The amendments to the constitution and by-laws
o f the Association were discussed point by point.
However, as no definite action could be taken to pass
on them or reject them, on account o f the majority
o f the membership not being present, it was decided
that the changes be drawn up and sent to each
member, together with a proxy, so that the mem­
bers could read thoroughly the proposed changes
and either vote in person or by proxy at the Decem­
ber meeting, which will be held in Memphis.
Am ong those who attended the meeting were:
Earl Seabold, R. E. Knipple, J. R. H ays, o f BarrowAgee Laboratories, M em phis; Cecil Wamble, Planters
Oil Mill, Greenwood, M iss.; Homer Barnes, Memphis
Cotton Oil Mill, Memphis; Hiram King and J. P,
Dickinson, DeSoto Oil Mill, M em phis; Richard Alcott, George Cox and Jane Inez Gordon, RiechmanCrosby Co., M em phis; Buff Chisolm, Trenton Cotton
Oil Co., Trenton, Tenn.; L. H. Heckle and Granville
Heckle, J. D. Heckle Belting Co., M em phis; D. L.
Jackson, Missisippi Oil Mill, Coldwater, Miss.; R. D,
Van Dyke, Jr., John R. Rother, and R. B. Tate, In­
dustrial Supplies, Inc., Memphis, Tenn.; E. R. Lyle
and L. D. Shaw, Chickasaw Oil Mill, M em phis; A. E.
Jones, Kellogg & Co., New Y o r k ; Floyd Simmons, T.
W. Lewis, Lewis Supply Co., M em phis; D. A. Fields,
Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis; Guy Petty,
Lewis Supply Co., M em phis; J. A. Enlow, Tupelo Oil
& Gin, Tupelo, M iss.; W. I. Temple, Southern Cotton
Oil Co., Newport, A r k .; E. E. Kressenburg, Delta
Products Co., Wilson, A rk .; C. W. Hoover, Delta
Products Co., Wilson, A r k .; C. C. Castillow, Refuge
Cotton Oil Co., Greenville, M iss.; O. D. Easley,
Refuge Cotton Oil Co., Rosedale, M iss.; J. P. Tipps,
Fort W orth Steel & Machinery Co.; John Leahy.
September, 1938
OIL
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GAZETTEER
Mississippi State College; J. A. Edleman, Dyersburg Oil Mill, Dyersburg, Tenn.; P. F. Woodson,
Woodson-Tenent Laboratories, Memphis, and C. A.
Strange, Ralston-Purina Co., Osceola, Ark.
S. M. HARMON SPEAKS
In speaking before the Lion’s Club in Memphis
recently, S. M. Harmon, secretary-treasurer of the
National Cottonseed Products Association, called on
the Chamber o f Commerce and “ every civic organiza­
tion in the city” to work actively toward getting the
repeal of the Tennessee anti-margarine law.
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Only two things prevent a large factory for the
production o f margarine from being established in
Memphis, in Mr. Harmon’s opinion. One is the pro­
hibitive state tax on the commodity, the other is
that “ there may not be enough milk produced in this
area to supply such a factory.” He added, however,
that “ skimmed milk could be used.” He also stated
that producers o f whole milk would profit from a
big margarine factory, for at present, there is only
one main outlet for whole milk.
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Mr. Harmon also pointed out to the club the value
of the cottonseed industry to Southern farmers.
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BUILDS WAREHOUSE
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The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, Memphis, is
building a brick and frame lint warehouse at 2899
Jackson. Its dimensions are 195 by 270 feet. F. V.
Ragsdale is the contractor.
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P. O . Box
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Represented by: Eastern—M. B. Sell. Dallas. Georgia
Valley—Geo. L. Blanchard, Memphis, Tennessee
Southwest—Chas. C. Cantrell, Fort Worth, Texas
Western—M. W. Faherty, Van Nuys, California
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PETTEY HEADS DELTA COUNCIL; CARVES
OUT CAREER AROUND HOME TOWN
W hen John Pettey was recently elected president
o f the Delta Council, which is composed of leading
business and farm ing people in the Mississippi
Delta, it brought to the mind of his host o f friends
throughout the country that John has served in one
capacity or another for the interest o f the South
since he entered the business world in 1903. It is at
the request of a large group o f his admirers that we
pay tribute this month to one o f the outstanding
leaders in the industry.
GAZETTEER
September, 1938
the Greenwood High School, Mr. Pettey, oil mill
executive, is a veteran in the game. And he has
made his mark without showing any signs of slowing
down, fo r he is very active in many enterprises, both
in the industry and civic affairs, and manages a wellorganized cottonseed oil mill, the Planters Oil Mill,
Greenwood. This mill is one of the group belonging
to the Mississippi Cottonseed Products Corp., of
which Mr. Pettey is a director as well as on the
operating committee.
Enticed into the industry as a youth who visioned
“ big money” could be and would be made in an oil
In the oil milling industry since he graduated from
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mill, he did not go beyond his own backyard to see
the great possibilities around him— and thus he
chose his life’s work.
He found out, however, that it is not as rosy as
it once seemed as a youth, but adds: “ I’ d rather be
in the oil mill business than anywhere else, and if I
had my life to live over again, it would be to serve
in this great southern industry.”
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M anufacturers
SU PE R - ST E E L L IN T E R S A W S
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Front at Beale
JOHN PETTEY
Manager Planters Oil Mill, Greenwood, Miss.
Memphis, Tenn.
Electrical Equipm ent and W irin g
Mr. Pettey began his career at the bottom of the
ladder in the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Greenwood
plant, where he remained fo r eight years, receiving
several promotions. He then went with the old
Indianola Oil Mill, Indianola, Miss., where he was
manager fo r the next five years, and since 1916 he
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September, 1938
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has been manager of the Greenwoo’d mill. “ Since the
organization of the Mississippi Cottonseed Products
group in 1927, the Greenwood mill has never lost a
cent and is going steadily onward,” he proudly as­
serted.
The installation of the new pressure cooker in this
mill is indicative o f progressive leadership. “ We
believe this type cooker will be a great part of our
press room efficiency,” stated Mr. Pettey. “ We be­
lieve through the use of the cooker many things will
be solved in the press room.”
Mr. Pettey is in accord with research in the in­
dustry, and states that without research there is no
progress. “ We need it in every phase of the industry
for the betterment of mankind.”
“ The industry has progressed more in the past
six years than at any time in my experience, and
much is due to research— the general efficiency of
operation has increased— more interest is being
shown by those in the industry, which means that
the years ahead will bring many desirable changes.”
GAZETTEER
Holds Future for Young Men
“ There is one thing that I would like to advocate
and that is, we should prepare young men for the
industry,” he stated. “ Young men are in demand
more now than ever before, and not much has
been done along this line.”
“ Great opportunities await the young man in this
field, it always has been a good field and always
will,” Mr. Pettey said. “ We are now on the eve
of a new era, and the industry needs young men. A
young man will find it an interesting field, where
there is always something happening, and where
there is room for much creative work.”
He advises anyone to start in the lowest capacity
and learn from the ground up through all its depart-
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Mr. Pettey looks forward to a period of compara­
tive industrial peace in the country, because where
there is much activity in the minds of people toward
a major problem, all will work toward the common
good of all, forgetting selfish motives. “ It seems that
in the past, it was thought that ideas should be
kept for the benefit of a certain small group, and
this thought is quickly giving way to exchanging
and discussing ideas generally, from which is sure to
bring about great things and more security fo r all,”
he said.
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ments, and with close application to the job. This is
sure to bring success.
Mr. Pettey points out that this does not mean
that the man past 40 has no future in the industry,
but the reverse, for by the time he is 40, he is just
beginning to dodge the pitfalls* and can use the
wisdom gained through “ trial and error” which will
keep him going upward with more ease and greater
security. He believes that one needs the experience
up to 40 to fully enjoy life and know “ values.”
Many employers hesitate to hire older men for
fear they may not be adaptable to the ways o f a
new organization. “ As to that,” says Mr. Pettey,
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P. P. P. R O D P A C K IN G , the o riginal and only genuine sliding
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GAZETTEER
“ the survey indicates that at 40 or 50 life has pretty
well schooled a man in the necessity o f cooperation,
Experience has endowed him with skill that younger
men lack in getting on with all kinds o f people; it
has taught him how to adjust himself to new situa­
tions that baffle the inexperienced. The qualities of
willingness to' assume responsibility, experience,
judgment are gradual growths in human beings, and
it is not until a person has reached mature years
that these qualities come to the front. Business needs
both youth and the experience o f the mature man,
and where an organization has a personnel too heavy
on either side, it is out o f balance, and progress is
hindered.”
Mr. Pettey regards the most productive hours of
the day between 4 and 8 o’clock in the morning,
but he does not impose this idea upon others, for
it is up to the individual to’ set his own rules. He
arises at 4 a. m., opens his office at 5 and by 8
o’clock he has much work behind him. Wherein lies
the secret o f how Mr. Pettey has time to devote to
many worthwhile enterprises.
Promotes Southern Industry
One o f the outstanding o f his accomplishments
and one o f which he is most proud, and justly so, is
the fight in which he participated to' have excise tax
put on importation o f oil and fats o f foreign growth.
The fight started in 1934 and is still in progress. So
far $5 to $10 per ton has been added to the value of
cotton seed. Mr. Pettey spent a great deal o f his
time in Washington during the past years trying to
get the National law written into the Federal law for
3c a pound and higher rates— and got it! On the
committee with him were W. H. Jasspon, Memphis;
A. L. Ward, Dallas, and Tom Kidd, Birmingham,
and other members of the oil mill fraternity.
Last year the Government was going to embark on
an oil buying plan through the “ Excess Commodity
Credit Community Corp.,” to buy oil and thereby
raise the price o f cotton seed to the farmer. Mr,
Pettey was a member o f the committee representing
the crude mill, along with R. Dupree, F. M. Barnes,
and O. E. Jones, in getting this plan put over. The
Government did buy seed and the pric& o f oil did go
up.
Mr. Pettey was president o f the National Cotton­
seed Products Association last year, and at the expir­
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COOKER D R A IN PUMPS - FORMERS - KNIFE HULLERS
SEED FEEDERS
M OTE RECLAIMERS
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ation of his term, in recognition of his services, he
was presented with a magnificent silver service.
He has been a director in Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce for 20 years, and is also a partner in the
firm of Hugh Critz, Ford agency in Greenwood. By
the way, Mr. Critz is a former baseball player in the
New York Giants. Mr. Petty is also an Elk and a
director in the Greenwood Bank.
If Mr. Pettey had a hobby if would probably be
his 1500 acre farm, but attending to' his various
activities and serving whenever called upon is
enough hobby for any man.
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES
The Women’s Auxiliary to the Tri-States Superin­
tendents Association held their regular monthly
meeting August 11 at Hotel Peabody with Mrs. L. E.
Roberts, president, presiding. Plans were completed
for the Annual Carnival, August 27, at the home
of Mrs. Louis J. Saino on Southern Avenue.
*
Mrs. L. T. Stone, corresponding secretary, ten­
dered her resignation due to circumstances which
Golf Champion
However, his friends will be surprised to learn that
John Pettey, Esquire, was once golf champion. The
silver trophy which he won in September, 1920, in
Greenwood is on his desk, and inside rests the golf
ball. He has not played in many years, but sometimes
thinks he would like to take it up again, but it seems
there is never time. He enjoys all the sports and,
strange to say, he can always find time to see a foot­
ball game. “ Guess I just don’t like golf anymore,”
he smilingly said.
Mr. Pettey was born in Carro'lton, Miss., is married
and has two children, a son, who is a junior at the
University of Mississippi, and his daughter majored
in music. Both he and his wife are lovers of music.
Mr. Pettey has carved a successful career “ right
in his own back yard,” but his friends extend from
coast to coast. He believes in the South, and stands
at its portal, always ready to support and promote
anything that will benefit the South and its great
industry.
“Hard work? Yes, but it is a happy, useful life.”
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P. B. P O R T E R , B.S., Ch.E., President
N. C. H A M N ER , V ice-P resid en t
R. H . F A SH , B.S., Secretary
Southwestern Laboratories
Consulting Analytical Chemists and Chemical
Engineers
308 Yi Navarro Street
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
1105 ^ Main Street
DALLAS, TEXAS
H o tel Pea bo d y
MEMPHIS, TENN.
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ROBERT A. WILHITE PASSES
It is with regret that we record the passing of
Robert A. Wilhite o f the DeSoto Oil Mill, Memphis,
well known in oil mill circles, August 25 at the
Baptist hospital. He was 29.
Born at Knoxville, Mr. Wilhite came to Memphis
with his family 25 years ago. He was educated in
Memphis public schools and was graduated from
Messick High. He lived with his mother, Mrs.
Mabelle E. W ilhite; brother, Donald, and sister, Har­
riet, at the Claridge Hotel.
Operated on two weeks ago for appendicitis, he
was dismissed from the hospital. Several days later
he became ill again and was re-admitted for treat­
ment of pneumonia and peritonitis.
Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. R. Girard
Lowe, were held at Cole-Wilson Funeral Home.
Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Herbert Humphreys, Robert Ellis, Sam Rhem, Grif­
fin Walker, Irving Fleming, Jr., and Jack Calhoun.
We extend deepest sympathy to the family and the
DeSoto Oil Mill in their hour of bereavement.
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Baths. H ere you com­
bine luxury and com­
fort with economy —
F iv e distinctive restau­
rants, t w o ballrooms.
Facilities for any occasio n.
The Peabody’s famous
orchestra on n a t i o n ­
w i d e hookups every
M onday night at 1 0:00
p. m. ( C. S. T .) over
Columbia Broadcasting
Sy stein.
Dining and Dancing Nightly on the
Breeze-Swept Roof
R A T ES:
From $3 per person Single
From $2 per person Double
F.
R.
ScHUTT,
Fice-Presidetit and G eneral M anager
ELECTRICAL REPAIR WORK
Rewinding, Repairing, Rebuilding Dynamos, Motors and Linter Magnets
New and Used Motors, Flexible Coup lin gs, Chain and V-Belt Drives
Houston Armature Works
r ^one Preston ?|74 — Day and N igh t Service
2301 Prairie Avenue, Houston, Texas
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make it impossible for her to attend the meetings
regularly this year. Her resignation was regretfully
accepted. Mrs. Guy Petty was named to take over the
unexpired
term.
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Announcement was made of a membership drive
to run up to the November meeting. Instead of
having teams as before, it was decided that each
member be a committee o f her own and the member
who secured the most members will be awarded a
handsome prize.
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Mrs. J. P. Mariencheck was awarded the August
attendance prize, and Mrs. John R. Rother was
selected to purchase the September prize.
Those who' attended the meeting were Mrs. L. E.
Roberts, Mrs. Guy Petty, Mrs. John Latsch, Mrs.
Louis J. Saino, Mrs. John R. Rother, Mrs. Clyde
Reed, Mrs. A. P. Holly, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mrs.
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This fine hotel increases the joy of visiting Hot Springs. Your choice of
accommodations, from single rooms to beautifully furnished 2, 3, or 4
room apartments, in attractive surroundings, at surprisingly low rates,
from $1.50. Two restaurants serve only the finest food.
C. EMMETT KARSTON,
Manager
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Make your stay one of added enjoyment. Stop at this popular hotel,
new and completely modern. Located at the head of Bath House Row
in its own private park. . .it offer* quiet relaxation, yet is convenient
to every activity. 500 Rooms., .from $2.50 single.
Write for descriptive literature.
Discovered more than 100 years ago, and taken over by the United
States Government to prevent exploitation, these 47 Hot Springs are
ideal for treating rheumatism,neuritis, arthritis,high blood pressure etc.
Today this wonderful spa is a modern health resort.
HOT S P R IN G S
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H. G R A D Y M A N N IN G , Pres.
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September, 1938
A. A. Bonner, Mrs. H. K. Hudson, Mrs. J. P. Marien­
check and Miss Inez Gordon.
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Mrs. Frank Lucas, form er treasurer of the Auxil­
iary, is the mother of a baby girl, Veleria Ann, born
August 13 at St. Joseph Hospital. Mr. Lucas is with
the Industrial Supplies, Inc., Memphis. Congratu­
lations !
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Adams, member o f the Auxiliary,
has returned from a vacation trip to Chicago and
other Central Illinois points and St. Louis. While
in Illinois, Elizabeth visited a soybean plant. Per­
haps W. C. Pitts, o f W. C. Pitts & Son, by whom
Elizabeth is employed, will be glad to know that she
takes such an interest in these things.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Roberts, and son, Phelan, have
returned from a visit in St. Louis. Mrs. Roberts is
president of the Auxiliary.
NEWS FROM TRI-STATES
L. C. Roots, form erly superintendent o f the
Traders Oil Mill, Fort Worth, Texas, is now superin­
tendent o f the New South Mill, Helena, Ark., which
is under construction and will be ready for operation
this season.
* * *
J. R. Strain, manager Tupelo Oil & Gin, Tupelo,
Miss., and his superintendent, J. A. Enlow, were
recent visitors in Memphis.
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*
Seen in the Commercial Appeal in column “50
Years A g o” : “ Since Jan. 1 this year, Memphis has
received 652,196 bales o f cotton against 662,576
bales received during the same period in 1887.”
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In the Memphis hospitals during August were
several in the oil mill fraternity— A. K. Shaifer,
Planters Mfg. Co., Clarksdale, Miss., and J. L.
Scobey, Memphis Cotton Oil Mill, Memphis. How­
ever, they are reported to be well on the way to
recovery, and have returned home. Mrs. Shoemaker,
wife o f H. C. Shoemaker, who is connected with
the Ralston-Purina Co., Osceola, Ark., who has been
seriously ill at the Baptist hospital is reported to be
getting along nicely and able to leave the hospital.
*
R. V. Madden, manager Ralston-Purina Co., Osce­
ola, Ark., has returned from a three weeks motor trip
SEED CLEANERS and SEED CLEANING EQUIPMENT
Sand and Boll Reels •
Shakers •
Beaters
Hullers and Hull Packers
•
Separators
ATLANTA UTILITY WORKS
East Point, Georgia
September, 1938
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with his wife and son, Ray, Jr. They visited 16
states and Canada, and report a marvelous trip
throughout the Northern States, as well as Central
and Eastern parts of the country. They went fishing
in Chesapeake Bay, and enjoyed swimming at Vir­
ginia Beach. Mr. Madden says he still has a crick
in his neck from looking at the skyscrapers in New
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York.
SIGNS POINT TO FINE SEASON;
INSTALLS NEW MACHINERY
The new crushing season has begun! Mills are
humming at full speed and cotton seed is being
hauled from the gins to the oil mills in trucks and
cars. We hope it is going to be a fine season, regard­
less of short acreage and the boll weevil. Many of
the oil mills have done a great deal of major repairs
as well as regular routine repairs, and they have also
installed new machinery.
The Chickasaw Oil Mill, Memphis, has installed a
Phelps Pneumatic combination car and. truck seed
unloader, and the Forrest City Cotton Oil Mill, For­
rest City, Ark., and the Pine Bluff Oil Mill, Pine
Bluff, Ark., have installed National Blow Pipe Com­
pany’s dust control in the lint room.
At the Dyersburg Oil Mill, Dyersburg, Tenn., four
new Davidson-Kennedy 16 box presses have been in­
stalled this season.
The Independent Oil Mill, Jackson, Tenn., have
installed three new Carver linters, one Duo Expeller,
as well as the National Blow Pipe Company’s lint
flue system. This is now a four-expeller mill.
The Humphrey-Godwin Co., Memphis, Tenn., have
increased the size of their grinding plant to twice
its present size, and the building on the main
grinding plant has been enlarged. They have built
four new 50 ton cake bins, and added a 36" attrition
mill. The old breaker has been taken out, and
a new Williams crusher has been installed to in­
crease the capacity from 12^2 tons to 25 tons per
hour. Two additional positive discharge bucket eleva­
tors were built to increase the capacity about 200
tons each per day. The bucket elevators were built
by W. C. Pitts & Sons o f Memphis.
Will Ware, superintendent of the Southern Cotton
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Oil Co., Memphis, will reside in new quarters this
season. The attractive brick bungalow type building
on the mill lot is the new office just completed, and
will house Mr. Ware and his assistants. There is
plenty of space surrounding the office for Mr. Ware
to test his skill at gardening. A lover of flowers, he
expects to have the place as attractive outside as it
is within. Power shovels for truck unloading have
also been installed at this plant, as well as five new
Southwestern rotor lifts in the screen and lint room.
A N N O U N C IN G
OUR NEW NAME
Dallas Belting & Supply Co.
formerly
D A L L A S B E L T IN G C O .
2615-17 Com m erce St., Dallas, Texas
Phone 7-3551
★
The addition of new lines and the expan­
sion of sales efforts has prompted this change.
There has been no change in personnel.
W e offer second-to-none-service in the fol­
lowing lines:
Graton & Knight Leather Belting and Leather Products
Diamond Rubbers C o . Rubber Belting and Hose
Rockwood Drives and Pulleys
General Paint C o . L & S Portland Cement Paints
Dodge Mfg. Corp. Transmission Machinery and V-Belt
Drives and Sheaves
Paramount Packings
Belt Hooks, Cements and Dressings
THE G IAN T LINTER BREAST
These machines continue to show their marvelous economy with each installation, and the march continues.
It does not matter whether you are short on lint room capacity, whether your power plant is overloaded, or
whether you have a plant that is ample in every respect, it will pay you to investigate these.
Write or wire for particulars
AMERICAN COTTON MACHINE COMPANY
2819-21 Commerce Street
DALLAS, TEXAS
Telephone 2-4939
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to’ lose your money,” or “ Come over and take a
chance, but a slim one” , and on until the wee hours
of the morning the good-natured crowd came and
went. Of course, there was barbecue-Ham-Hot Dogs
on buns with all the trimmings— soft drinks and
ice cream— and an honest-to-goodness fortune teller
with a line-up of the men waiting to know their
“ future,” but some o f the women finally got a
chance later in the evening to have their fortunes
told.
Mrs. John Latsch was general chairman of the
affair. Committee in charge o f refreshm ents: Mrs,
H. K. Hudson, Mrs. Guy Petty, Mrs. Katherine
Stroh, Misses Inez Gordon and Mary Elizabeth
Adams. Members o f food com m ittee: Mrs. J. P. Mariencheck, Mrs. L. E. Roberts, Mrs. Clyde C. Reed,
Mrs. A. P. Holly, Mrs. John R. Rother, Mrs. A. A,
Bonner, Mrs. Homer Barnes and Mrs. George
Mitchell.
SUPERINTENDENTS AND FAMILIES
JOIN FORCES FOR CARNIVAL
The Tri-States Superintendents and Women’s
Auxiliary, their families and friends, laid aside their
worries and cares for a big evening of fun-making
and merriment at the annual carnival sponsored by
the Women’s Auxiliary, August 27 at the home of
Mrs. Louis J. Saino, social chairman.
And it was a grand success! With everybody los­
ing money for fun at the various games o f chance—
but it was going for a good cause, so' everybody
smiled and even bragged about how much money
they had lost so charity would be the richer, with
several worthwhile organizations receiving a share
o f the proceeds.
Beginning with 5 o ’clock, a continuous stream
o f “ folks” flowed into the carnival, while those in
charge o f the various amusements cried, “ Over here
“ Rotor Lift Elevator
is ACES HjGH with us” J
—say hundreds of
successful ginners
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
American Cotton Machine Co.
Atlanta Utility Works ..........
Bauer Bros., The, Company ........
Briggs Weaver Machinery C o ....
Butters Manufacturing Company.
Carver Cotton Gin Company.
Continental Gin Company . .
Ask any man who has ever operated
Dallas Belting Company ..............
Davidson-Kennedy C o m p a n y ........
a Rotor Lift what he thinks about it
and his answer will be, "You can’t buy
Fort Worth Laboratories . .............
Fort Worth Steel & Machinery
Co.............................................Cover
French Oil Mill Machinery
Company ............................. Cover
any better, and it's hard to buy as
good". Years of practical operation
have proven that there are many imi­
tators, but only O N E R O T O R LIFT.
Heitmann, F. W., C o m p a n y ..........
Helm Manufacturing Company .. .
Hotels Eastman and M a je s tic....
Houston Armature Works ............
Houston Laboratories ....................
Industrial Supplies
Joseph Lay Company .................... ..9
Link-Belt Company ........................ ..5
Lone Star Bag and Bagging Co... 1
Oriental Textile M il ls .......... Cover S
Peabody Hotel .........................
♦ . . and don’t forget
REGRAD
Ball b e a rin g rig h t a n gle drive.
To tally enclosed . . . runs in o il.
C u t gears. C a rrie s conveyor thrust.
SOU THW ESTER N
Quaker City Rubber Company. .
Riechman-Crosby Co....................
H
Southwestern Laboratories . . . .
Southwestern Supply & Machine
Works .........................................
Stephenson Manufacturing Co.
Tennessee Belting Co..............
Texas Belting and Supply Co.
S U P P L Y AND MACHINE W ORKS
Well Machinery and Supply Co.
6 EAST C HIC KASAW
A. A. Wood & Sons Co.................
OKLAHOM A C IT Y
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