Minutes of the American Turpentine Farmers Association held Apr. 18, 1945 in Valdosta, Georgia

MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AMERICAN TURPENTINE FARMERS ASSOCIATION Se 2
APRIL 18, 1945

The Board of Lereikere met in regular annual session in the offices
of tie KeBbcratd bs in Valdosta, Georgia, at 10:30 A.M., April 18, 1945.
Directors in attendance were: Harley Langdale; J. L. Gillis; Jn; R. M.
Reynolds; A. V. Kennedy and L. W. Brannan, dre

lr. Langdale, Fresident, presided. Reading of the minutes of the

previous meeting was dispensed with. Mr. Langdale read messages from

Messrs. J. T. Miller and W. L. Rhodes expressing their vaarek that they
could not be present. :
President Langdale submitted for the consideration of be Board the
audit report by the McDowell Company, cer tified public accountants, on a
the income and expenditures of the Association during the fiscal year
ending March 31,1945. Various items contained in the report were
discussed, with the resultthat motions were duly put, seconded and
ee carried to authorize the following: (1) the writing off of the notes ee
receivable in the name of L. E. House for $100. 00.,: and-M...D.. Haddin |
the amount of $90.00; (2) the transfer to surplus of the balance of
$445. 35 from the Naval Stores War Show fund to compensate for the
expenses of the Association incident to the shows; and (3) the forgive-
ness of one-half, or $1,137.89, of the amount due by Mr. George L.
Shelton as a direct result of his efforts to reprocess the dotexicratea
1938 loan Teen stooks at Jacksonville, Florida. This decision was
: based on the Board's consideration of Mr, Shelton's heretofore uncom-
pensated services to the Association on the occasions of its annual -

meetings and other important meetings, rather than an assumption on

as the part of the Association of Mr. Shelton! s financial losses.
s : Advantages of the edieaciount work being done with the Four-H Clubs ,

} and Extension Services, in cooperation with Lead Industries Association, !
oe were discussed, the consensus being thgt the money spent in that regard

was a worthwhile expenditure, and Mr. Langdale's commitment to Lead
industries is shoe of an amount not to exceed $10,000 during the

current calendar year was approved,

: Urs Ian; gdale read a letter from the Georgia Bxtension Service
pecuestine the Meee s financial support to the extent of
- approximately $4,000 in the production of another motion pintere
After ocak btubcacton. it was the consideration of the Board that,
while such a medium, if ably handled, would give the Association
wx Tusiie publicity, in view of the Association's sharply reduced -
income and its having one creditable film, "Suwannee Pine", in
comparatively early stages of Aceie os. another film should not
be undertaken at this time. :

Upon motion by Mr. Gillis, seconded by Mr. Reynolds, an increase
of $50 per month was ih in the salary to be to BE. M.
Oliver, Special Representative.

The Board expressed unanimous Social of the audit report and
commended Mr. Langdale on his able handling of the Association's
financial affairs during ed year.

The committee (composed of A. M. Culbreth, Hayne Booker, George
L. Shelton and Walter G. ee previously appelnted by Mr, langdale
to count the balicts east for the election of directors gianitiee its
report. sh owine the following directors to have bean elected to serve

the Association for one year from May 1, 1945:

District No. 1: District No. 3:
Harley Langdale M. C. Stallworth, Jr.
J. E. Gillis, Jr. eee .
A. V. Kennedy _ District No. 4:

R. M. Reynolds
R. M. Newton
District No. 2:
District No. 5:
J. T. Miller
W. H. Leonard Ee W. L. Rhodes

In an effort to promote a fuller understanding and appreciation

of the Association's objectives and ies 6 peace and to secure better

cooperation between the Association and ha gum processors, it was sinless

by the Board that an urgent invitation should be extended to every gum
processor to meet with the Board of Divedters: at its next wpb: and
Mr. Mae ie was charged with arrangements for an appropriate program

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to be presented at such joint meeting.

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ce There being no further business to come before the Board, the
a) meeting stood adjourned. Sa : eo oe -

: ~ Secretary

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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REPRESENTATIVES
OF FACTORAGE HOUSES AND CENTRAL DISTILEATION PLANTS
MAY 23, 1945

For the purpose of carrying out the plan adopted at the meeting of
the Board of Directors on April 18, 1945, Mr. Langdale named May 23 as the
date for a joint meeting of representatives of central gum distillation
plants, naval stores factors and the newly elected Board of Directors.
Invitations were extended to at least one representative of every such
interest, a list of the invited persons being appended hereto and marked
"Exhibit "A",

The meeting, held in the main hall of the Valdosta Country Club, was

called to order at 10:30 o'clock on the morning of May 23 by President

Langdale, who welcomed the guests on behalf of the Board of Directors and

expressed gratification for their presence at this important meeting. He
explained that the purpose of the meeting was to acquaint them more fully
with the Association's work and to seek closer cooperation among all groups
in the naval stores industry in an effort to safeguard and promote the wel-
fare of the industry in the era just ahead.

Mr. Langdale gave a brief resume of the Association's mia since
its devmniien tian in 1936, and called attention particularly to the "phenomenal

progress" being made in the merchandising of gum turpentine. That success Mr.

' Iangdale attributed almost solely to our modern packaging methods, backed by

the Association's national advertising program. He was most convincing in

expressing his belief that the post-war period would be a "wood age", brought

about by chemical research, and, in his opinion, would mark a new era in the
naval stores industry, particularly in the case of rosin. As to turpentine,
that commodity's future, as he viewed it, lies in its nation-wide, even
world-wide distribution as a household product while maintaining its

present position as a superlative thinner in the paint field.

Mr. Langdale proposed an annual fund of $500,000 for this advertising
and merchandising program, and proposed further that a planning committee be
named, to be composed of representatives of the three groups most closely re-
lated in the field of gum naval stores; i.e, the producers, proessors and

factors. That committee would be charged with beginning work immediately on

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plans tn the most effective post-war program and on a method for securing
funds for financing that program.

The factorage and praae belies groups were well represented a an meet
ing. Among those present who were introduced by Mr. Langdale and who
responded with unreserved endorsement of Mr. Langdale's proposal were: H.
M. Wilson and P. J. Rooney representing Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc. 3
R. L. Beatty and Hayne Booker, Consolidated Naval Stores Company 3 E. He
Williams and T. Ss. Pettersen, Peninsular-Lurton coeds Raymond Harris and
Carey Speer, Nelio Resin Processing Corporation; John S. Laws, George L.
Shelton, Jr., A. S. Robinson and Mr. Quinn, Filtered Rosin Products, Inc.;
C. S. Newton, Newton Naval Stores Company; Sheriff M. L. Davis, Pearson
Processing Company; A. G. Fraps and J. L. Mayers, Standard Processing Company;
Al T. Hussey. and George Martin, Columbia Naval Stores Company; F. E. Black-
ledge, Star Naval Stores Company, Inc.; and W. E. Willis, langdale Naval
Stores Company.

Others introduced by Mr. Langdale were: Jay Ward, J. A. Fitzwater and
H. E. Howard, all of the U. S, Forest Service, and E. G. Eastman of Eastman,
Scott and Company, Atlanta.

The consensus of those present was that there is an unquestioned need
for closer cooperation among all persons and interests in the industry, and
for a more intensive advertising, merchandising and research program if the
industry is to keep abreast of the changing conditions of the approaching
era, is to keep those markets recently gained and expand further the dis-
tribution of gum turpentine.

A motion was offered by Mr. Harris, duly seconded and unanimously carried,
that the Board of Directors of the Association be authorized to appoint
members to the Post War Planning Committee. At the request of Mr. Langdale,
the factors and processors present agreed to make recommendations to the
Board as to representation on the Committee from their respective groups.

Judge Langdale then returned to the floor to remark upon the requested
increase in the ceiling price on gum rosin. He pointed out that, gum rosin
being an agricultural commodity, OPA was without authority to deny conclusively

the industry's request for an increase without the concurrence of WFA. WFA

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having already gone on record as favoring an increase in the ceiling on
gum rosin, the matter had been referred to the Director of Economic

Stabilization, whose decision, which will be final, is expected momen-

- tarily.

The business of the meeting having been successfully concluded, the

meeting stood adjourned, with an invitation from Mr. Langdale to all

present to remain as guests at a luncheon to be served in the Club hall

immediately following adjournment,:

Secretary

~ B. Noceengey

- Presig@nt

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MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATION MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AMERICAN TURPENTINE
FARMERS ASSOCIATION COOPERATIVE
MAY 23, 1945

In response to a call by President Harley Langdale for an organization
meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors of the kadociation, the
following directors met in special session in the Directors! room of the
Association offices in Valdosta at 2:30 P.M., May 23, 1945: Harley Langdale,
presiding, J. T. Miller, W. H. Leonard, My C. Stallworth, UD 5.0 lie Gillis,
Jr., R. M. Reynolds and A. V. Kennedy. .

Minutes of the meeting held in Atlanta on September 7, 1944, and of
the regular annual meeting in Valdosta on April 18, 1945, were read and
approved.

This being the first meeting of the Board ce April 18, 1945,
President Langdale called for the election of Association officers to
serve during the present year. Nominations were heard and seconded and
the following officers were elected without dissent: Haley. Langdale,
President; Rk. M. Newton, Vice President; J. Lundie Smith, Jr., Secretary
and General Counsel; and Ora B. Hemmingway, Treasurer and Assistant Sec-
retary.

Mr. Langdale read a schedule of the salaries now being paid to the
officers and employees, which passed without comment. He then reported
that, due to the absence of any activity under the 1944 Loan Program, the
meager likelihood of activity under the 1945 Program, and the sharply
diminished loan and purchase stocks, Commodity Credit Corporation had
ordered immediate and substantial reductions in its prorata share of
budget expenditures; and that with the conclusion, probably early in July,
of the reprocessing of the 1938 rosin stocks at Jacksonville, still fur-
ther downward revisions would be insisted upon. He pointed out that the
effect of these adjustments would necessarily be to increase the Associa-
tion's administrative expenses, and he stressed the immediate need for a
program for obtaining funds to meet the increased budget.

The lack of adequate information regarding the Association was re-
cognized as being the underlying cause of non=-support. Several proposals
for means of disseminating information to gum naval stores pemiaiers ee

garding the Association' work, its accomplishments and objectives were

having already gone on record as favoring an increase in the ceiling on
gum rosin, the matter had been referred to the Director of Economic
Stabilization, whose deci sion, which will be final, is expected momen-
- tarily.
The business of the meeting having been successfully concluded, the
- meeting Stood adjourned, feitill 2h invitation from Mr. Langdale to all

present to remain as guests at a luncheon to be served in the Club hall

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immediately following adjournment.

See Woseaegeny

Secretary

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- Presidg@nt

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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
AMERICAN TURPENTINE FARMERS ASSOCIA-
TION COOPERATIVE - NOVEMBER 8, 1945.
Pursuant to an appropriate call by the President, a
special meeting of the Board of Directors was held in the

Association's Offices at Valdosta at ten o'clock, A.M., on

November 8, 1945, There were present Mr. Langdale, Mr.

Newton, Mr. Stallsworth, Mr. Gillis, and Mr. Reynolds. :
The minutes of the meeting of May 23, 1945 were read by the
Secretary and, in the absence of correction, stood approved.

Judge Langdale distributed for the information of the
Board the booklet referred to and authorized in the minutes
of the May 23 meeting.

Judge Langdale thereafter distributed a financial state-
ment reflecting the Association's affairs as of October 3l,
1945, and a general discussion thereof ensued. The President
read a prepared statement showing a comparison of dues
collected to date for the current year with the amounts of
dues ectledted during the same period of four previous years.
lhe statement showed an alarming rate of decline in the
Association's income due to substantially reduced production,

After a general discussion of present and future financing
methods, the Board decided to withhold any action until after
a meeting of the Industry Planning Committee to be held on

December 12,

The President invited the Board's attention to the fact . |

that numerous producers had sought an opportunity to purchase

spray guns for applying acid stimulants, but that no spray

guns were available. At the request of the Board, Mr. A. L.

Brogden, President of Turpentine and Rosin Factors, Inc.,
agreed to order and place in stock for his company at least

three hundred spray guns, the Association agreeing to

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publicize the availablity of such stocks through the donation

of a one-half page ad in the ATFA JOURNAL.

The matter of tree gauges was introduced, and it was the
consensus that such gauges not only afforded well worthwhile
advertisement for the Association but that furnishing them
was an appropriate gesture of cooperation with the Forest
Service. A motion duly offered, seconded, and passed

authorized tre President to buy gauges in the following

quantities:

ime nine inch;
800 ~ ten inch; and
200 ~ fourteen inch.

There thereafter ensued a general discussion of the
restrictive features of War Production = Order M-387
limiting the use of rosin, It was the consensus of the Board
that the Association should continue its efforts to have the
Order rescinded -- or at least liberally modified as to the
pale grades of rosin. The President inwited the attention of
the Board to the amounts being spent by the Association as
Washington Expense, and the account as exhibited was unani-
mously approved.

2 A motion by Mr, Newton, seconded by Mr. Gillis, and
passed by the Board directed the General Counsel to submit

to the Board at the Annual Meeting in April his Damiani
for desirable or necessary revision in the Association's
Charter, particularly with reference to Associate Memberships
and the prowt sions of paragraph 9 thereof,

The Board accepted with regrets the resignation of Mr.
Leonard as a Director and thereafter proceeded to elect Mr,
V. G. Phillips as a Director for the unexpired term vice Mr,
Leonard resigned.

being no further business to come before the Board it

djourned,

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