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Oil Mill GazetteerOFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS* ASSOCIATION

A N DTRI-STATES COTTONSEED OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS* ASSOCIATION

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Oil Mill G azetteerOFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

andTR I-STATES COTTONSEED OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

President Reeves9 LetterTo the Members of the National Oil Mill Superin­

tendents Association:Well, fellows, those of you who missed the short

course this year missed one of the best we have ever had. The superintendents there showed much interest and enthusiasm in the course and in the milling tests, which produced some of the best re­sults ever made. The lectures and papers this year were well outlined. They touched on every milling1 problem most every superintendent is faced with today. All in all, the program was outlined and han­dled better than it has ever been before, thanks to Charley Rankin, who really deserves a lot of the credit for the time and effort he gave to the course.

We are indeed indebted to the Texas Cottonseed Crushers, the Cotton Research Committe of Texas, A. & M. College and some of the oil mill machinery manufacturers for the new research laboratory building and part o f the equipment. This project, when completed, will be something every superin­tendent should be proud of. The National Oil Mill Superintendents Association has been working on this for a number of years, and it is a dream about to be realized. With this new plant and its full scale equipment, we will be able to run tests on a scale more comparable to normal mill operations and get a truer analysis of the work being done.

I think the association made a fine choice in our new vice-president, as Fred is plenty capable, and we are hoping to hear from h^m often.

In behalf of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association, I want to thank the machinery men who stayed in there and helped us with the tests. I also want to thank the machinery and supply men for the elaborate banquet and floor show they had for us at the Avalon Club. Those of you who missed that missed one o f the best treats o f your life.

We were glad that so many superintendents from California, Mexico and other distant states could be at the short course, and we expect to hear from them soon. I will be calling on some of you for a letter to the Gazetteer before long and won’t take

PRESIDENT H. D. (PETE) REEVES Of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association,

Corsicana, Texas.

“ No” for an answer. We are all interested in know­ing how you do things in other parts o f the country. We want to work out a program in which regional meetings will be held every year. Some o f the South Texas superintendents are planning to have one this summer. I think we could benefit a lot by having these small meetings in different sections of the country where we can get together and discuss each other’s problems. It’s up to you. So, let us hear from you and give us your opinions on this.

I deeply appreciate the honor you have bestowed upon me by electing me your president, and, with the cooperation of the members, I will endeavor to serve you with the best of my ability.

Sincerely,H. D. (Pete) REEVES.

Message from Past President ChandlerTo begin with, I cannot see where there will be

anything to be gained by becoming alarmed at the thoughts of reconversion, as the oil mills weathered some pretty rough storms following the last war. They have also pulled through some pretty bad de­

pressions. Conversion to peacetime operations will not affect us as much as lots of other industries. However, our experience in war-time operation has changed our routine to some extent, as well as our way of thinking, just as it has every other industry;

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and I believe some thought of post-war planning is very much in order at this time. I do not mean by this that we should be thinking of any hokus-pokus or super-duper transformations over night. If the war should end abruptly, it would be just another day. When I think of post-war planning, I think of merely extending well-known principles in their broadest possible use to the industry. Some lessons learned during the war are bound to seep into our peace-time operations, and it is well that some of them will, for we are learning better ways and means of doing things from time to time.

The existence o f the oil mills in the future will, as in the past, depend upon the resourcefulness, en­ergy, and supervision of the owners, managers, and

C. M. CHANDLER Lubbock, Texas

superintendents who own and operate them. Care­ful planning will eliminate reckless purchasing of materials, as well as unnecessary waste in adapting them to our needs, for economy, the forgotten factor in many plants in today’s operations, will once more be a vital necessity in our every day life.

We have lost lots of good men from the industry to our armed forces as well as to other war plants, and it is to be hoped that lots of them will return with new ideas that will be of help in improving the processing of cotton seed, for really there is a lot of room for improvement in the oil mills of today. This may sound like wishful thinking to some of you. Maybe it is. I am sure all of you do lots of thinking and perhaps wishful thinking. The trouble with most o f us is that we do not do enough thinking out loud. That’s what we need. The louder, the better. You may think o f this as sticking your neck out. Have you ever stopped to think that the fellow who does not occasionally stick his neck out accomplishes very little? Let’s get our necks out and keep them out all the time. When this is done, and not until it is, will we really begin to accomplish things.

We are all operating some obsolete equipment, most of which really costs us to operate. There isn’t much we can do about it now, as the War Produc­tion Board says we have an excess crushing capac­ity in the cottonseed crushing industry. But during the revamping period as soon after hostilities are over as possible, we should do something about it. We may replace a single machine and save enough in horsepower through the elimination of conveying,

elevating, and transmission equipment to pay for the entire installation, not to mention the improve­ment in our work, as well as working conditions and general appearance. Too little attention has been given to the two last mentioned items in the past. However, it is something that will have to come in for its full share o f consideration. Men who have been working in the modern streamlined war plants will feel reluctant to return to a job in a poorly kept oil mill which they feel may impair their health.

We should strive to make our plants attractive and comfortable. Warm them in winter, and cool them in summer. Rid them o f dusty condition s. Air- conditioning is a necessity rather than a luxury, and will be money well spent. A contented worker is worth a dozen who are not. The money a worker receives alone will not produce a contented worker. He must be interested in and like his work as weli as his fellow workers and foremen. No man likes a job in a dirty, dusty place where he is afraid if he doesn’t wear a bunglesome mask o f some kind every minute, his health may be endangered. And you surely will not get efficient work from him. The lint room is a fair example of this. All of' you can remem­ber the day of the individual condenser. You could scarcely see across the room. There wasn’t much efficiency in the lint room in those days. The super­intendent did not have any desire to go in the lint room and eat dirt all day in order to try to improve the work the linters were doing, when he knew full well he would have a dust chill that night or perhaps a cold that would be with him a week. Conveying the lint by air has been a mighty big improvement, and has made the mills lots o f money, for the simple reason that it has improved working conditions. This in turn increased efficiency. There is absolutely no reason on earth why an oil mill cannot be made a pleasant, comfortable place in which to work. If you want efficiency in your mills, improve the working conditions; and not until this is done can we hope to attract the type of labor we need to bring our effi­ciency up to par with other industrial plants.

We need more research work in our industry, and I believe the crushers and the officials of the A. & M. College of Texas are taking a step in the right direction in improving the facilities of the laboratories and experimental mill here at the col­lege. We should have a plant when completed that will be capable of conducting any kind of experi­ment here that should be necessary in connection with the oil mill operations. Furthermore, we should be able to determine from these experiments the very best methods to use, whether it be the hydraul­ic, expeller, or solvent process, or maybe a combina­tion of any of the three.

As I have said before, the oil mill industry is about due for some drastic changes, and I feel sure if the equipment could be purchased at this time, a good many mills would be making changes right now instead of waiting for the war to end. The mills simply must get away from as many manually oper­ated machines as they possibly can if they expect to crush seed profitably in the post-war days. It seems to me that we have certainly been caught asleep at the switch. Our production is crippled and paralyzed in a good many instances merely because one or two press room negroes elect to stay at home. In this day of mechanical and engineering marvels, to be handling every ounce of our products through

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the press room by hand really shows up our progress in no uncertain terms. I think we should make a very careful survey of our plants and install as many material-handling and labor-saving devices as is possible to be had. Let’s not have to learn this costly lesson over again. To survive, the oil mills simply must progress; and to progress, we must have the cooperation of the builders of machines, of the chemist, the scientist, and the colleges who train these men. The oil mill industry is entirely too secretive. The most of us are afraid some one is going to find out our pet secret of cooking meal or cleaning our lint, etc. I firmly believe that if mill men were allowed to discuss their problems with each other more freely, the industry as a whole would profit much.

The industry must not plan for the greatest possible profits in any one year, but for the greatest possible stability. Post-war planning challenges the industry to reinvest profits in plant modernization. I believe the days are gone forever for making large profits and keeping them, as are the get-rich- quick schemes of the good old days; for taxes will without a doubt take care of this.

In conclusion, 1 venture to say that in spite of our handicaps, our scarcity of materials, labor short­ages, etc., the oil mills will come through in some way to furnish the products we manufacture which are so vital in helping to speed up victory and the day when our boys will be at home again.

It has been the custom in the past for the presi­dent o f the association annually to review in his ad­dress some of the accomplishments of the associa­tion during his administration. But since there has

been no outstanding accomplishment that I know of to report, I am going to take just a few minutes of your time to express my sincere appreciation for the privilege and honor of serving as your president for the past year and a half, and I want to thank the officers and members who have so willingly and untiringly assisted me in carrying on the duties as president.

I regret very much that conditions have been such during my term of office that we have been unable to hold our annual convention. I am sorry that all of our members have not availed themselves of the opportunity of meeting with us here at the short course to enjoy the same good fellowship which always prevails when a bunch of superinten­dents and machinery men get together, as well as the educational features offered. I am sure all of you have enjoyed the short course as much as I have, and I think we owe a rising vote of thanks to the members of the college, the Crushers’ Associa­tion, the program committee, and everyone else who has had any part in carrying on the lecture work and operations of the mill, for they have certainly put forth every effort to make it the success it has been. I also want to thank the college officials for the privilege of holding our brief business meeting here again this year, and to assure them that we appreciate it very much.

In conclusion, I would like to ui’ge each and every member of the association to assist our new president in every way possible. Respond to his re­quests promptly, for I know he is not going to ask the impossible of anyone.

CECIL M. CHANDLER.

Secretary Wilson’s MessageAt the close o f the annual banquet of the short

course, the business meeting of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association was called to order by the president, and after the reading of the presi­dent’s address, the following business was trans­acted ;

The secretary’s report was read and adopted. (The report appears elsewhere in this issue.)

Resolutions of respect for the following members were read and adopted: J. Tom Turner, Hillsboro, Texas; W. F. McDaniel, Gainsville, Texas; ThomasO. Tinsley, Oklahoma City; A. Z. Lunn, Durant, Okla. These resolution appear in this issue of the Gazetteer,

After some discussion, a motion prevailed that the directors, at their annual meeting in January, 1945, look into the possibility of holding a war-time meeting of at least two days in 1945, and if at all possible to instinct the president to call the annual meeting at the time and place selected by the board o f directors,.

There was some discussion among the members regarding the enthusiasm o f those in attendance at the short course, and the work that was done at the present meeting, and resolutions were passed thanking the college president and the college fac­ulty for their hospitality and earnest support of the work and, above all, the furnishing of that splendid

new laboratory building; also thanking the Texas Cottonseed Crushers committee for their support in the work; and, last but not least, to those who ap­peared on the program, along with the boys who really did the work.

Election of officers came just before adjourn­ment, and the list o f officers appears on the editorial page of this issue, with the first letter of the year from our new president on page one. President Chandler’s address appears in this issue also.

H. E. WILSON,Secretary-Treasurer.

REPORT OF SECRETARY-TREASURER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,May 1, 1943, to May 1, 1944

Wharton, Texas, May 1, 1944.Your secretary’s report this year is not very en­

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Our meeting at the college last year during the short course was not as well attended as it should have been, and, of course, cash receipts were low; however, for the entire year it was not so bad, as

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the auditor’s report will show, which we read, and have attached to this report.

It is with regret that we report the loss of three of our members this past year. They were as fol­lows :

Past President J. Tom Turner, who died at Hills­boro, Texas, after a long illness, on July 5, 1943, and was buried in the Hillsboro Cemetery, on the afternoon of July 7.

T. O. Tinsley, who attended the short course at the college last year, and seemed to be in good health, went home to Oklahoma City and passed away, June 16, 1943. He was buried in Oklahoma City the next day.

Walter F. McDaniel passed to his reward October 26, 1943, at Gainsville, Texas, and was buried at Midlothian, Texas, October 28.

The passing of these three men was a great loss to our association, for they were always active in association work, and missed very few meetings, and were always ready when called on for any duties they could perform.

We regret to report that according to the by-laws we will have to suspend some 65 members at the end of this year for non-payment of dues. All of these members have been billed, from time to time, and reminded of their delinquency. However, we are making one more effort to get them on the dotted line and back into the fold before closing them out.

We would like to suggest to the incoming presi­dent that he appoint several permanent membership committees, two or three in Texas and one each in the other states, and let them work the year round, as we feel sure that our membership list can be built up in this manner. Several of our members en­rolled new members this past year. Member Crossno, from California, brought in eight applications; Mr. Julian, of Colorado City, sent in two; Mr. Hogrefe, of Calexico, sent in two. This can be done by any number of our members, and make our association stronger each year.

We wish to compliment the outgoing President Chandler. He has been very cooperative, and his sup­port has been appreciated very much by the secre­tary. We also wish to thank him for his support of the Oil Mill Gazetteer. He did not miss an issue this past twelve months with his valuable advice and counsel, and we feel that we have been made a better man by having had to work with him. However, we are still depending on him for his able counsel. Vice- President Reeves and all of the other members whom we have had to call on for assistance have always answered the call, and we appreciate it very much. Our financial report, with the auditor’s report sworn to, is attached.

Your very truly,H. E. WILSON,

Secretary-Treasurer.FINANCIAL STATEMENT Year Ending April 30,1944

Receipts—Cash on hand and in bank May

1, 1943 .......... ....... ......... ...... $459.64Received from Oil Mill Gazet­

teer Contract ...................... 150.00Receipts for dues..... ................ 505.00 $1,114.64

Disbursements—Salary of Secretary-Treasurer $300.00

Stamps and stationery............ 48.23All other expenses...... .............. 41.19Payment to Oil Mill Gazetteer,

Subscriptions ...................... 101.50U. S. war bond (value $500)... 370.00 860.92

Cash on hand and in bank May 1, 1944. $ 253.72 U. S. war bonds on hand, actual cost..... 1,554.00

Cash and U. S. war bonds on hand May1, 1944 ...................................................$1,807.72

Note: Cash maturity value of warbonds ........................................ ............ $1,850.00

I swear (or affirm) that the above statement is true and correct.

H. E. WILSON,Secretary-Treasurer

S. R. THOMASON, JR.,Auditor

State of Texas,County of Wharton

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 25th day of May, 1944.

JOE VALENTA, JR.,Notary Public, Wharton County, Texas.

IN MEMORY OF W. F. McDANIELWhereas, The good Father above has seen fit to

call our friend and brother member, W. F. McDaniel, of Gainesville, Texas, home, October 26th, 1943; and,

Whereas, Brother McDaniel was a very active member of our association and having been a mem­ber for a number of years always willing to serve, and always in attendance at the annual meetings of the association, and to give his unstinted support; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the members of this association, assembled in this its fiftieth annual meeting, stand and bow their heads in memory of our friend and brother, Walter Francis McDaniel, in this his an­swering the call of our great Commander who rules on high; and, be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, a copy be sent to the bereaved family, and a copy be published in the columns of the Oil Mill Gazetteer, the official organ of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Asso­ciation.

Signed—W. A. DAVIS,HAROLD CROSSNO,G. C. REED,

Committee

IN MEMORY OF A. Z. LUNN, SR.Whereas, The Lord in his wisdom has seen fit to

remove our brother, A. Z. Lunn, Sr., of Durant, Okla., from this earth this past year; and,

Whereas, Brother Lunn was an active member of long standing and always willing to perform any duties assigned to him by this association, and al­ways gave it his support; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the members of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association, assembled here in

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annual meeting, bow their heads in memory of A. Z. Lunn in this his passing aw ay; and, be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes o f this meeting, a copy be sent to the family of the deceased and a copy be spread upon the columns of the official organ of the association, the Oil Mill Gazetteer.

Signed— C. A. Kressenberg, C. L. Stacey, N. M. Armstrong, Committee.

IN MEMORY OF J. TOM TURNERWhereas, our God in his wisdom saw fit to re­

move from this earth our friend and co-worker, J. Tom Turner, on July 5, 1943; and,

Whereas, Our good friend and brother, Tom Turner, was one of our most active members, having served as vice-president and president, and a number of years on the board of directors, and always ha'} the interests o f his and our association at heart; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the members of this association, here assembled in its fiftieth annual meeting, stand and bow their heads in memory of our brother; and, be it further

Resolved, That a copy o f these resolutions be spread upon the minutes o f this association, a copy be sent to the bereaved family, and a copy be pub­lished in the columns of the Oil Mill Gazetteer.

Signed— F. L. Woodward, C. W. Rankin, Lucian Cole, Committee.

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS O. TINSLEYWhereas, The Great Superintendent who rules

this universe of ours saw fit to call our friend and brother member, Thomas O. Tinsley, o f Oklahoma City, Okla., to his last long watch, on June 16, 1943; and,

Whereas, Brother Tinsley was a good and faith­ful member of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association, attended all of its annual meetings, and was ever ready and willing to answer all calls made upon him, in all of its activities; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the members of this association, now assembled in this its fiftieth annual meeting, stand and bow their heads in memory of this good brother and member; and, be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, a copy be sent to his family and a copy be published in the columns of the Oil Mill Gazetteer, the official organ of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Association.

Signed— George Bittner, P. C. Fitz, H. D. Moore, Committee.

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The 16th Annual Short CourseThe 16th annual Short Course, called to order on

time at 8:30, Monday, May 29, with some 80 to 90 active oil mill operators in attendance. The course was opened according to the program with each and every man ready and raring to go, and go they did, once they got started. The opening of the course was featured by the address of the new college president, Gibb Gilchrist, who made the welcome address, and in his address made the dedication talk. Jack How­ell, chairman of the college relations committee of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association, replied to the president’s address of welcome. The lecture course was splendid. Dr. Rankin arranged his work so that while several groups were working in the laboratory there were one or two groups in the lec­ture room. The three linters were set up in the new laboratory with the old seed cleaner temporarily. The linters were permanent. The separating and press room equipment was operated in the old lab­oratory, so there was plenty of workable space this year, and the boys really did a good job. We hope to have in this issue photographs of the work in the laboratory; also a group picture of the crowd on the steps of the chemistry building. We will carry a full report on the short course just as soon as it is re­ceived from the college. Dr. Lindsay and Professor Bishop are working it up. You will find a list of those in attendance in this issue of the Gazetteer.

OPENING ADDRESS OF CO-CHAIRMAN H. E. WILSON AT THE

SHORT COURSEPresident Gilchrist, members of the faculty, cot­

ton oil mill operators, and visitors: We have come to the opening of the sixteenth annual cottonseed oil mill operators’ short course, which is conducted by the School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, o f the A. & M. College of Texas, in cooperation with the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association and the National Oil Mill Superintend­ents Association.

Sixteen years ago, Dr. C. C. Hedges, Prof. Duke Thornton and the speaker held a conference in ref­erence to some other matters that the Texas Associ­ation was sponsoring at that time. Dr. Hedges brought up the short course work, and this is the result of the foundation laid at that time.

This building that you see here today has been a hobby of the speaker for more than 20 years. Our first laboratory was an old wooden building, which was all we could get at that time. Very few of you remember that old shack, the first one in which we placed some of the machinery we have now. Then, when the new chemical engineering building was laid out, our laboratory was to have the whole first floor of one wing. We got about one-third of the space and had some of that taken from us a few years later, and the most of you here today know just how crowded we have been for the last few years. Now what we have today is the result of a lot of hard work, and the cooperation of President Gil­christ, Mr. John Leahy, and the College Relations Committee, all working together, and to say that we are proud of it is putting it in a very small way.

We already have one piece of new equipment in

the building, the Fort Worth Steel brushless linter. The Carver linter and the Continental lmter, you might say, are new machines, for they have been kept right up to the minute in all o f the new attach­ments and improvements that come out. The manu­facturers of these machines have seen to that.

We have in our possession contracts and agree­ments offered to the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association, and the A. & M. College some $20,000 worth of new equipment to be placed in this building: on a sort o f lend-lease agreement (get that new; war phrase). One agreement with the Bauer Bros. Company on separating and seed cleaning, we think, is ready for signatures. Partial press room equip­ment has been offered by the French Oil Mill Ma­chinery Company and The V. D. Anderson Company. These argeements, we believe, will have to be re­adjusted in a manner. However, we think they can be worked out to meet all the requirements. One of the greatest obstacles we have to hurdle is priori­ties. However, we have hopes of overcoming that also.

So by this time next year, gentlemen, we should have a complete cottonseed oil mill laboratory, with the necessary changes in the equipment, to make experimental tests with any kind o f a vegetable oil- producing bean or seed that we might wish to experi­ment with here in this building. I wish to apologize for taking up so much of your time.

H. E. WILSON

ATTENDANCE AT SHORT COURSE Advisory Board

College Members: Dr. Gibb Gilchrist, president of the col­lege; Dr. F. C. Bolton, vice-president and dean; Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the department of chemical engineering; Dr. C. C. Hedges, head of the department of chemistry.

Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association: Jack Howell, Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co., Bryan, Texas; H. E. W il­son, People’s Cotton Oil Co., Wharton, Texas, and co-chair- man of college relations committee; G. A. Simmons, Lubbock Cotton Oil Co., Lubbock, Texas, and co-chairman of college relations committee.

National Cottonseed Oil Mill Superintendents’ Association: C. M. Chandler, superintendent of Lubbock Cotton Oil Co., Lubbock ,'Texas, and president of National Cottonseed Oil Mill

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Cottonseed cleaner at work with Texas Company. Spraying attachment at work. This demonstration furnished by Texas Com­pany engineers.

Carver linter under first cut test. From the smile on the face of W. G. Davis, Jr., it must be perfect. Friend Printup seemssatisfied also.

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Fort Worth Steel & Machinery Company brushless linter, all metal machine, under second-cut test. Lucian looking in the mote box, Lonnie Davis watching the feeder, and P. C. Fitz testing the roll. Note the seed dropping out, looking like black­

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Testing out Fort Worth linter beater, with Lucian Cole again doing the heavy work, Lonnie Davis looking on, and CleveReed making changes on the linter.

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Group on the upper linter deck, with President Cecil Chandler in charge, feeding weighed lot of cotton seed into one of thelinters. Group on lower floor weighing out more seed for another test.

Full view o f lower floor with Fort Worth linter in foreground and Carver linter behind. Continental is to the rear of the Carver linter not in view. These four groups are all working out tests on linting. Note the baldheaded guy with suspenders— that’s Dr. Lindsay, head of the chemical engineering department of A. & M. College. He was right in there with the boys

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About two-thirds of the attendance, taken on steps of Chemistry Building. The boys just had lunch. Don’t they look it?

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O i l M i l l G a z e t t e e rOfficial Organ of the

National Oil Mill Superintendents Association and the

Tri-States Cottonseed Oil Mill Superintedents Association Published monthly by the Oil Mill Gazetteer

Wharton, TexasEntered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Wharton,

Texas, under Act of Congress of March, 1879Subscription, $1.50 a year, in advance

Advertising rates furnished upon applicationH. E. W ilson ................................ ...................................... EditorJane Inez Gordon .......... Associate Editor, Memphis, Tenn.

The Oil Mill Gazetteer does not necessarily endorse all the opinions expressed in contributions appearing herein. As the official organ of the National Oil Mill Superintendents Asso­ciation and Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association, this journal carries official communications and articles con­cerning the activities of the associations, but in all other re­spects the associations are not responsible for what appears in these pages, including opinions to which expression is given.

OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

H. D. Reeves, Corsicana, T exas..................... .............. PresidentFred Wilson, Ennis, Texas ................................. Vice-PresidentH. E. Wilson, Wharton, Texas ................. Secretary-Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORSGeorge Bittner (one year) ................... Oklahoma City, Okla.W. A. Davis (two years) ................................. Childress, TexasM. C. Verdery (three years) .................... ............... U. S. NavyC. M. Chandler (four years) ........................... Lubbock, Texas

STATE VICE-PRESIDENTSArkansas.....................C. W. Hoover ............................... WilsonCalifornia ................. .H. F. Crossno .......................Los AngelesGeorgia .......................W. W. Orr ..................................... MaconLouisiana ...................C. L. Stacey................ .......... ShreveportMississippi .................C. C. Castillow ...................... GreenvilleNew Mexico ...............R. W. Gorman ............................ RoswellOklahoma ...................A. C. Ross ........................... ,...... PurcellTennessee ...................W. E. Hassler ......................... MemphisTexas ........................... R. M. Julian ......................Colorado CityMexico ......................... Salvador F. Rojas .... Gomez Palacio,

Durango, MexicoSouth America .........Chas. G. P. Cochrane .... Catacaos, Peru

OIL MILL MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLY ASSOCIATION

C. C. Cantrell, President............................... Fort Worth, TexasL. U. Cole, Vice-President........................... Fort Worth, TexasOlin Brooks, Secretary-Treasurer ....................... Dallas, Texas

PAST PRESIDENTS’ CLUBCharles W, Rankin, President......................... Brenham, TexasEugene Bradshaw, Vice-President................... Houston, TexasH. E. Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer ............... Wharton, Texas

PROCEEDINGS TO BE PUBLISHED IN JULYDue to the closing- press date of the Gazetteer for

the June issue following- shortly after the annual wartime meeting of the Tri-States Oil Mill Super­intendents Association in Memphis, June 7-8, a com­plete account of the meeting could not be obtained in time for the June issue. However, the proceedings will be published in July issue.

As the addresses on “ Research” by J. Lester Crain, National Cotton Council; Aaron M. Altschul, Southern Regional Laboratory, and Cecil Wamble, Cotton Research Committee, are so important, these addresses will be taken from the proceedings and featured separately. In this issue, Cecil Wamble’s address, which was given in the form of resolutions to be adopted by the association, is being featured. Mr. Wamble is chairman of the research committee for the association. The other two addresses will appear in the July and August issues.

THE COTTON AND COTTON OIL PRESSDevoted to the Cotton Gin, Oil Mill and Allied Industries

Established 1899 P. O. Box 444 • 3116 Commerce • Dallas 1, Texas

May 26, 1944. Mr. Harry Wilson, Peoples Cotton Oil Co.,Wharton, Texas.

Dear Harry: Since returning from the New Or­leans convention I have had the opportunity of ex­amining the Golden Anniversary number of the Oil Mill Gazetteer and want to congratulate you upon such an excellent issue which serves such an impor­tant industry.

With best wishes, I am,Very truly yours,

RICHARD HAUGHTON, President.

APPRECIATION FROM EDUCATIONAL SERVICE, NATIONAL COTTONSEED PRODUCTS

ASSOCIATIONMay 20, 1944.

Mr. H. E. Wilson, People’s Cotton Oil Company, Wharton, Texas

Dear Harry: I have been very interested in see­ing the Golden Anniversary Number of the Oil Mill Gazetteer which you gave to Walter Moore at New Orleans.

This is a valuable addition to the history of our industry and I want to congratulate you upon mak­ing this contribution. I know that it will be of per­manent interest to many of those who see it.

Personal regards and best wishes.Sincerely,

A. L. WARD, Director

FROM H. V. McELREATHStamford, Texas, May 20, 1944

Mr. H. E. Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer, N. 0. M. S, A., College Station, Texas.

Dear Bro. Wilson: Enclosed find my check for dues 1944-45, N. O. M. S. A. Am expecting to spend several days in my old boyhood town, Atlanta, Ga., visiting with my son, Lt. E. R. McElreath.

Give all the boys my best regards,Very truly yours,

H. V. McELREATH,Rule-Jayton Cotton Oil Co., Stamford, Texas.

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T ri-S ta te s Su p erin ten d en ts’ SectionBy Jane Inez G ordon

OFFICERS OF THE TRI-STATES OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

C. Y. Katzenmier, Leland, Miss................................... PresidentL. e ! Roberts, Memphis, Tenn............................. Vice-PresidentW. E. Hassler, Memphis, Tenn................... Secretary-Treasurer

STATE VICE-PRESIDENTSTennessee ..... ......... ..C. A. Piercy .................................. JacksonMississippi ...................Cecil Crawford ...................... ClarksdaleArkansas ..................... W. A. P u g h ............................. Fort SmithSouth Carolina ...........R. T. Herring ...................... Ninety-SixNorth Carolina .......... C. E. King ................................... WeldonGeorgia ........................ F. A. Perkins ............................. AtlantaAlabama ...... ............... C. F. Agrell ......................... MontgomeryLouisiana .....................R. D. Miller ................................... MindenCalifornia ....................R. D. Ryan ..................................... FresnoMissouri ....................... C. T. O’dena .............................. KennettIllinois ..........................A. S. McGinnis ................................ Cairo

STATE PROGRAM CHAIRMENArkansas .....................Roy Castillow ...................... Little RockMississippi .................. B. C. Lundy ............................. GreenvilleTennessee .....................Homer Barnes ........................ Memphis

RESEARCH COMMITTEECecil Wamble, Chairman ...................... College Station, TexasJ. R. Mays, Jr...........................................................Memphis, Tenn.E. H. Tenent ......................................................... Memphis, Tenn.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCecil Wamble, Chairman ...................... College Station, TexasW. E. Hassler ............................. ......................... Memphis. Tenn.R. L. Loggins ............................... -......- .............. Blytheville, Ark.Roy Castillow ........ .......... -................................. Little Rock, Ark.J. J. Finch .......... - ..........................-................ Tiptonville, Tenn.C. W. Hoover .............................................................. Wilson, Ark.C. Y. Katzenmier ..................................................... Leland, Miss.

MEETINGSDecember 2, 1944 ............................................... Little Rock, Ark.February 3, 1945 ................................................... Memphis, Tenn.April, 1945 ........................................................... Greenville, Miss.

MEMBERS OF TRI-STATES ASSOCIATION SERVING OUR COUNTRY

H. E. Ayres, Knoxville, Tenn.— Navy.Hale Autry, Memphis, Tenn.— Air Corps.Chas. A. Conley, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.— Navy.Thomas Finch, Tiptonville, Tenn.— Army.Conway George, Memphis, Tenn.— Navy.Winston Hoover, Jr., Wilson, Ark.— Army.Biffle Owen, Memphis, Tenn.— Army.Fred Richardson, Memphis, Tenn.— Army.Earl Smith, Memphis, Tenn.— Navy.Billy Ware, Memphis, Tenn.— Air Corps.Bates Wilson, Memphis, Tenn.— Navy.If you know of any other members, please notify

the Gazetteer.

DR. FRAMPTON WITH COUNCILThe National Cotton Council has announced that

Dr. M. R. Frampton, formerly engaged in research in the school of agriculture at Cornell University, has been obtained for full-time study of the protein in cottonseed.

COTTONSEED RESEARCH TO BE CONDUCTED AT STONEVILLE, MISS.

Announcement has been made by H. L. Gerdes, who is in general charge of the Stoneville, Miss., laboratory, that a cottonseed research department has been established, and work will begin at once. It is being started under the Cotton and Fiber Branch, War Food Administration program.

This announcement is of much interest to the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association, as at the wartime meeting in Memphis June 7-8 they adopted a research program. The laboratory at Stoneville have offered their facilities in carrying out the program, along with other government lab­oratories and agencies who have such departments.

H. L. Thomas, formerly of the Forest City Cot­ton Oil Co., Forest City, Ark., will head the cotton­seed research department. “ Doc” Thomas, as he is known in the industry, is well qualified to conduct the research in this field.

Work of the laboratory at Stoneville, Miss., also includes cotton ginning and packaging research, de­velopment work, cotton fiber testing, with trained scientists in charge of each department.

C. Y. KATZENMIER

the close of the two-day wartime meeting in Mem­phis, June 7-8, at the Claridge Hotel. He was vice- president of the association last year, and succeeds C. W. Hoover, Delta Products Co., Wilson, Ark.

L. E. Roberts, superintendent, DeSoto Oil Mill, Memphis, was elected to the vice-presidency. W. E.

HEADS TRI-STATES SUPERINTENDENTSC. Y. Katzenmier, superintendent, Leland Oil

Works, Leland, Miss., was elected president of the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association at

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Hassler, Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Memphis, was re­named secretary-treasurer, and Jane Inez Gordon, corresponding secretary.

The annual meeting drew an attendance of over 300, with about 50 new members accepted into the organization.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the members and their families were invited to attend the launch­ing of LCT(6) landing craft, which are being built by the Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, and which are now participating in the invasion of Europe.

Appoints Committees President Katzenmier appointed state vice-presi­

dents, all of whom will remain the same with the exception of: For Tennessee, C. A. Piercy, Jackson Cotton Oil Mill, Jackson; Mississippi, Cecil Crawford, Planters Manufacturing Co., Clarksdale; Arkansas, W. A. Pugh, Fort Smith Cotton Oil Mill, Fort Smith. Missouri and Illinois had been combined \Mith one vice-president, but two were named this year— C. T. O’Dena, Kennett, Mo., and A. S. McGinnis, Swift & Co. Oil Mill, Cairo, 111.

The State P r o g r a m Chairmen and Research Committee will remain the same. The line-up of new officers appears at the top of the Tri-States section of the Gazetteer.

Will Hold Three Meetings The association will hold three meetings during

the year. As the fall is the peak season for the oil mills, it was decided not to hold a meeting this fall. The first will be held December 2, in Little Rock, Ark., Roy Castillow, chairman; the second meeting in Memphis, February 3, 1945, Homer Barnes, chair­man, and the third meeting in April, 1945, B. C. Lundy, chairman.

TRI-STATES SUPERINTENDENTS ADOPT RESEARCH PROGRAM

Official action was taken at the annual wartime meeting in Memphis, June 7-8, by the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association to adopt a research program in cotton seed. The research committee, Cecil Wamble, chairman, who is cottonseed research director, the Cotton Research Committee of Texas, College Station, Texas, presented the plan before the meeting, on the opening day, as his address on the program. J. R. Mays, Jr., Barrow-Agee Laboratories, and E. H. Tenent, Woodson-Tenent Laboratories, Memphis, compose the committee.

The committee met prior to this annual meeting for the purpose of considering ways and means whereby the association might be of greatest assist­ance to the various research agencies now engaged in cottonseed research.

In adopting the program, the projects will be endorsed by the association after they have been thoroughly discussed in the association meetings and finally presented in written form describing the project by stating its specific objectives, pointing out its economic and technical justifications, sug­gesting a research plan and procedure, relating the history of the project and describing the facilities and equipment necessary for the successful prose­cution of the project.

The association will give consideration to any project regardless of its origin and without preju­dice as to which research agency or agencies may be prosecuting the project under consideration or sinji- lar projects.

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One project was presented before the association by Mr. Wamble, which was adopted. Other projects will be formulated and made available to all organi­zations engaged in cottonseed research. The present project is as follows:

Standard Methods for Processing Cotton Seed BasedOn Classification of Cotton Seed According to

Milling CharacteristicsProject Description and Specific Objectives

This project proposes to deal with.the problem of classifying cotton seed according to their milling characteristics and establishing standard procedures for processing the various classes.

The specific objectives are:1. Classification system for cottonseed based

upon milling characteristics.2. Standard methods for processing the cotton

seed of each classification under the above system: (a) On a minature scale; (b) On commercial scale.

3. Standard procedures for conducting cottonseed processing test: (a) For individual machines; (b) For individual (unit) processes; (c) For overall plant test.

4. Collection and organization of basic data on cottonseed processing.

JustificationsTechnical Justification: The solution to many

problems concerned with the processing of cotton seed has been attempted by research workers, who for the lack of reliable information cencerning many of the numerous factors which affect the end results have pointed to misleading conclusions. If construc­tive research in the field o f cottonseed processing is to be expected, the prosecutor must first deter­mine the factors concerned and evaluate each factor in terms of all the other factors affecting the results and on the basis of such an evaluation develop standard methods of procedure and thoroughly prove such standards in order that the standard methods may serve as a yardstick by which all other methods of procedure may be measured.

It is a well known fact that cotton seed differ widely in composition and that variations, together with certain physical differences, have a pronounced effect on processing. While the present method of grading cotton seed is far and away better than the old out-and-count method of years past in so far as the determination o f the dollar value of the seed is concerned, it makes no attempt to classify cotton seed from a milling standpoint except in a very gen­eral way. So far no method has been worked out for classifying cotton seed from a milling standpoint which is acceptable. A similar picture exists in case of the various products— oil, for instance.

Standard methods of processing cotton seed, in­cluding the classification of the war material, all intermediate products and the finished product based upon careful control o f predetermined factors entering each step of the process, have so far as can be determined not been worked out for cotton seed.

The sole technical justification for this project is based upon the absence of and need for standards of comparison without which any research work in the field o f cottonseeed processing except o f a very special nature will be o f questionable value .

Economic Justification: In prewar years, the United States imported more fats than she export­ed. During 1935-39, the average annual domestic production was 7.3 billion pounds, while imports of

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Spartan — a special combination tannage — is so pliable that it can be easily bent into a “ figure 8” or heart shape and in­stalled without soaking in oil or warm water. This same pli­ability means that the crimp is quick to seal.

Spartan has highest resistance to abrasion and heat. Will outperform other crimps. Has exceptional tear and tensile strength — a low coefficient of friction. It will not dry out hard and brittle — and can be stocked from season to season.

Spartan tannage produces the finest leather Obtainable for crimps. The water and acid resistant qualities of Spartan crimps have frequently resulted in their continued use in the press for several seasons. Graton 8s Knight high quality Chrome and Oak-Tanned crimps are also available.

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3. Turn Spartan Crimp into “ figure 8” or heart shape, put in cylinder, spring the crimp into recess.

4. Stock crimps at normal room temperature.

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fat-bearing materials added 2.2 billion pounds of fats. Cotton seed individually contributed 1.4 billion pounds annually for this period. In point of volume the domestic supply of cottonseed oil is the greatest single source of vegetable fat obtainable anywhere in the world. Cotton seed also contributes approxi­mately two million tons of cottonseed cake annually, which is today used on many cattle and sheep ranches as the only source of concentrates for mil­lion of heads of breeding cattle and breeding sheep. It is the most universal protein in the feed lots of America. The prewar potential consumption of this excellent high protein concentrate, based upon the livestock population, has been estimated at approxi­mately three times the domestic production in the coton-producing states alone. The value of the pri­mary cottonseed products exceeds $100,000,000 an­nually. Cotton seed and its products are, therefore, an actual and potential source of wealth of national importance.

This project will reveal any discrepancies that may exist in the present cotton seed and cottonseed products grading and trading rules in such a manner that the necessary remedies will be compelled to follow.

The development of standard methods of process­ing, while serving the needs of research workers, will at the same time be of considerable value to the cot­tonseed crushing industry. Mills will be able to deter­mine what classes of material they have to crush and adjust their plants to the standard set-up for the varying classes of seed in advance. This will effect a considerable saving over the method used in many plants at present of making the changes by rule of thumb on the bases of the results of yester­day’s operation.

With reliable processing standards established, it will be an easy matter to determine the types of cottton seed most desirable from an economic stand­point, thus assisting the cotton breeder and grower in the development and production of the best va­riety o f cotton for a given locality.

The economic value of such a yardstick which will serve to evaluate any new development effect­ing the cotton seed, whether it be a new variety, a new harvesting method, a new machine or an en­tirely new process, by direct reference to a standard processing procedure, is important to the overall cot­ton economy in the present and also to a changing economic structure.

Research Plan and ProcedureThe plan will include chemical and physical lab­

oratory investigation, pilot plant operation and field work in commercial processing plants.

The work is to progress through three stages, which will overlap considerably.

The first stage will be one of orientation, in which all personnel will be thoroughly acquainted with the problems, prior art and technique of the job, laboratories and pilot plant set in order, and orientation experiment and observations made in the laboratory, pilot plant, and in the commercial pro­cessing plants.

The second stage will be one of development, which will be started as soon as possible, long before the first stage is completed. During this stage, methods will be worked out simultaneously in the laboratories, the pilot plant and in the com­mercial processing plant whereby chemical and phys-

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ical measurements of the raw material, each inter­mediate product from each individual machine in the process and each finished product, changes in the condition of materials, and changes in the indi­vidual machines, may be determined and corollated in such a manner that standards of procedure are defined.

In the third stage of the work, which will be the proving stage, the methods worked out will be put to test under every condition conceivable in order to prove their worth. Other laboratories and com­mercial processing plants will be asked to try them and criticism will be invited from every source.

In all probability, for the most part, all three phases o f the work will be in progress at the same time; that is, one element of the research may be in the orientation stage at the same time, another may be on the proving ground.

The work will also be divided into processing units, or in a more modem term, “ unit processes.” Each step in the process o f converting cotton seed into its products will be considered as a process within itself and standardized as such. Of course, in standardizing one unit process the effect of the other unit process upon the one and its effect on the others will be taken into account. Finally all unit processes will be merged into a standard method for processing for each classification of cotton seed, products and local situation.

In assigning priority to unit processes, the prin- cipel of urgent importance will govern; other fac­tors will be facilities and personnel available and general interest.

The extraction process, usually referred to simply as the press room operation, will receive first atten­tion, not only because it fills the above priority re­quirements, but also because it is the most involved, most studied and least understood of all the unit processes, and because it is the logical one of the unit processes around which to standardize the others.

The scheme o f standardization of the other unit processes around the extraction process and also each around each other, priority factors considered, will be followed as a matter of policy. Naturally, orientation data will be kept on all unit processes whenever they are in operation, even if their oper­ation is solely for the purpose of furnishing mate­rial to supply some other unit under observation.

All data will be recorded in a log book, for what it may be worth, to be used for any future purpose for which it may prove suitable.

Project History to DateSeveral years ago an attempt was made to devel­

op a standard method of cooking cottonseed meats at the University of Tennessee. As a result o f this work, the pressure type cooker was developed. Al­though it was possible to reproduce results at will on the two-press capacity cooker which was in oper­ation at the university, the principle of the pressure cooker was so different from that o f the stack cook­ers commonly employed by commercial processing plants that it failed to adequately fill all the require­ments as a standard for this unit process.

The literature fails to reveal a record of any other attempt to develop standard methods of pro­cessing cotton seed.

Attempts have been made, records o f which are unpublished, by private interests to develop stand-

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ard methods of processing to be used in their own plants with some degree of success. However, these methods are designed to serve the purposes of the particular company and are not generally acceptable to the industry.

Machinery manufacturers have l i ’k e w i s e at­tempted to work out procedures for conducting tests in connection with the operation of processes in which their machines function, some of which are quite satisfactory; however, these methods are not always completely devoid of salesmanship.

Inasmuch as the methods of the latter two types are too numerous to discuss individually under this hearing, it will suffice here to state that these sources of information are to be utilized to the full­est extent.

Facilities and EquipmentNote: Under this heading should be descriptions

of the research facilities of each research agency known to be interested in the project, preferably prepared by some member of the particular agency’s staff. Each separate description should be worded as though the project was to be prosecuted by that particular agency and should describe not only existing equipment, but also additional equipment considered as necessary for the successful prose­cution of the project. It is especially important that this section also point out any possible cooperative use of equipment which may be located elsewhere.

I have been asked by the research committee to prepare such a description of the equipment located at College Station, Texas. Similar description will be

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Ed tor’s Note: The description of the equipment located at College Station, Texas, will appear in the July issue, and the equipment at the other various laboratories will be published as the information is secured.

Copies of this resolution are available by writ­ing W. E. Hassler, secretary-treasurer, Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association, 272 Haw­thorne Street, Memphis, Tenn.

JOYCE TENENT MARRIESIn a beautiful, impressive church ceremony,

Sunday, May 27, at St. Luke’s Methodist Church’ Memphis, Miss Joyce Tenent became the bride of Lieut. Murray Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tenent. Mr. Tenent is a partner in the firm of Woodson-Tenent Labora­tories.

Immediately after the reception at the bride’s home, Lieutenant and Mrs. Ferguson left for Alli­ance, Neb., where the groom is stationed with the Air Force.

LEWIS SUPPLY CO. ENTERS 27th YEARIn line with wartime economy of holding cele­

brations down to essential war needs, the Lewis Supply Co., Memphis, Tenn., decided to forego any kind of celebration plans for their 26 years in busi­ness. Each year, this Memphis firm has marked off the date on the calendar, May 31st, as a "red letter” day and cause for celebration in wh’ch the customers were always asked to take part.

However, the Lewis Supply Co. took time out to send a note of appreciation to their customers for the part they have played in their success. The firm also took space in the daily papers to say ‘Thanks” to their many friends and customers in their trade area.

And we, too, say “ Congratulations” to this firm for their 26 years of service to the oil mills, and wish them continued success.

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WITH WAR BONDS OIL MILL GAZETTEERThis is an »jicial U. S. Treasury advertisement—prepared under auspices of Treasury Department and War Advertising Council

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Just organize all your employees as active War Bond and Stamp sales solicitors! Put your whole establishment in the War Bond effort!Y ou ’ll be astonished at the results. Astonished—and gratified!Once “ Betty, the Bond Seller” comes to realize that she’s just as vital a part of the war effort as Rosie, the Riveter—or even more so— that restless urge to “ do something for the war” will fade away. And Betty will regard her present job in an entirely new light.D on ’t take our word for it! Check up against the experience of a national 5^-10^ chain which, through its hundreds of outlets, sold a total of $53,464,389 in War Bonds and Stamps in 1943.This chain reports that— entirely aside from doing its duty to our country— it has gained immeasurably in the regard of its employees, and of the communities it serves. Both of these have become convinced that this concern is wholeheartedly playing an important part in the war effort. And employee morale has been sharply increased through the pride and satisfaction its workers take in their War Bond work.So why not put in effect at once this simple means by which you can help yourself, help your employees, and help your country?W ar Bonds T o Have And T o Hold!

HOW MANY BONDS ARE YOU SELLING?

If your bond sales approach, or exceed, 250 pieces a month, and you are not already an Issuing A gen t for U nited States W ar Bonds, we suggest that you dis­cuss this matter with your Fed­eral Reserve Bank. If your bond sales are running at a lower figure, your own bank of deposit can probably arrange to have you ap­pointed as a sub-issuing agent.

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Ray, R. S., Coryell County Cotton Oil Co., Gatesville, Tex. Reed. J. P., California Cotton Oil Corp., Los Angeles. Reeder, Don, South Texas Cotton Oil Co., Hearne, Texas. Reeves, H. D., Southland Cotton Oil Co., Corsicana, Texas. Reisner, Steve, Brenham Cotton Oil & Mfg. Co., Brenham,'

Texas.Reynolds, V. D., Amarillo Cotton Oil Co., Amarillo, Texas. Rogers, W. W., Plains Cooperative Oil Mill, Lubbock, Tex. Rojas, Salvador F., Ind. Jabonera La Esperanza, S. A.,

Gomez Palacio, Dgo., Mexico.Ryan, R. D., Jr., Producers Cotton Oil Co.. Fresno, Calif. Schroeder, R. M., Sealy Oil Mill & Mfg. Co., Sealy, Texas. Slowey, J. F., Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co., Bryan,

Texas.Smith, E. R., Southland Cotton Oil Co., Oklahoma City,

Okla.Smith, J. B., J. G. Boswell Co., Litchfield Park, Ariz. Smith, W. C., Wichita Falls Cotton Oil Co., Wichita Falls,

Texas.Sproles, Gordon, Collin County Cotton Oil Co., McKinney,

Texas.Stacy, C. L., Caddo-DeSoto Cotton Oil Co., Shreveport, La. Strain, W. J., Tupelo Oil & Gin Co., Inc., Tupelo, Miss. Tate, Albert, Evangeline Cotton Oil Co., Ville Platte, La. Teague, F. M., Oil Mill & Fertilizer Works, Henderson,

Texas.Thompson, R. E., H. Schumacher Oil Works, Navasota,

Texas.Wallace, R. H., H. Schumacher Oil Works, Navasota, Tex. Ward, G. A., Greenville Cotton Oil Co., Greenville, Texas. Wassen, George, Cherokee Cotton Oil Co., Fort Smith,

Ark.West, Wooddrow, Evangeline Cotton Oil Co., Ville Platte,

La.Westbrook, Lee, Magnolia Cotton Oil Co., Magnolia, Ark. White, O. L., Coryell County Cotton Oil Co., Gatesville,

Texas.Wilson, Fred L., Planters Cotton Oil Co., Ennis, Texas. Wilson, H. A., People’s Cotton Oil Co., Wharton, Texas. Wilson, H. E., People’s Cotton Oil Co., Wharton, Texas. Womble, Henry G., Womble Oil Mill Co., Caldwell, Texas. Woodward, F. L., Womble Oil Mill Co., Caldwell, Texas.

VISITORS ATTENDING OIL MILL SHORT COURSE AND NATIONAL OIL MILL

SUPERINTENDENTS BUSINESS MEETING

College Station, Texas, May 28-June 3, 1944Altschul, Aaron M., Southern Regional Research Labora­

tories, New Orleans, La.Barker, W. J., Bemis Bro. Bag Co., Houston, Texas. Baskerville, W. H., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,

Tenn.Battenfield, C. A., Butters Mfg. Co., Dallas, Texas.Bishop, Prof. F. F., Dept, of Chemical Engineering, A. &

M. College, College Station, Texas.Blalock, L. B., Texas Power & Light Co., Dallas, Texas. Bolton, Dr. F. C., Vice-President and Dean, A. & M. Col­

lege, College Station, Texas.Brewer, A. F., The Texas Company, New York, N. Y. Brooks, Olin, Carver Cotton Gin Co., Dallas, Texas. Bussey, Wm. S., Howe Scale Co., Austin, Texas.Butler, Raymond, Colossos Industries, Inc., Shreveport, La. Cantrell, C. C., Bauer Bros. Co., Fort Worth, Texas.Cole, Lucian, Fort Worth Steel & Machinery Co., Fort

Worth, Texas.Cook, H. L., Graton & Knight Co., Dallas, Texas.Dale, J. B., Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co., Dallas, Texas. Davis, W. G., Jr., Carver Cotton Gin Co., Dallas, Texas.

Dugey, E. G., Well Machinery & Supply Co., Fort Worth Texas.

Eggelhof, Henry, Eggelhof Engineers, Dallas, Texas. Faulkner, L. W., Seedburo Equipment Co., Chicago, 111. Fender, J. N., Houston Belting & Supply Corp., Houston,

Texas.Ferguson, Chas., Texas Employers Insurance Corp., Dal­

las, Texas.Fry, W. R., Texas Power & Light Co., Dallas, Texas. Gibson, J. E., Clipper Belt Lacer Co., Dallas, Texas. Gillespie, J. W., Flexible Steel Lacing Co., Dallas, Texas. Gieger, Marvin, Mississippi State College, State College,

Miss.Hagan, M. E., Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co., Dallas, Tex. Hedges, C. C., Dr., Dept, of Chemistry, A, & M. College,

College Station, Texas.Keahey, H. P., V. D. Anderson & Co., Dallas, Texas. Lawhon, Guy B., Continental Gin Co., Dallas, Texas. Lawhorn, E. E., Texas Power & Light Co„ Dallas, Texas. Leahy, John, Cotton Research Committee, College Station,

Texas.Lichte, F. E., Extension Service, A. & M. College, College

Station, Texas.Lindsay, Dr. J. D., Head Dept. Chemical Engineering, A. &

M. College, College Station, Texas.Lockett, Chas. L. Bauer Bros. Co., Springfield, Ohio.Long, Paul, Houston Belting and Supply Corp., Houston,

Texas.Lyman, Carl, Agricultural Experiment Station, A. & M.

College, College Station, Texas.McCann, Ralph, Well Machinery & Supply Co., Fort

Worth, Texas.McKinley, W. L., Texas Power & Light Co., Dallas, Texas. Molnari, Bob, Eggelhof Engineers, Houston, Texas. Moran, J. H., The Texas Company, Houston, Texas. Neatherlin, L, F., The Texas Company, Oklahoma City,

Okla.Nelson, Geo. H., Barrow-Agee Laboratories, Shreveport,

La.Power, Wortham, The Murray Company, Dallas, Texas. Printup, C. L., Carver Cotton Gin Co., Dallas, Texas. Reed, G. Cv Fort Worth Steel & Machinery Co., Fort

Worth, Texas.Shields, H. 0., The Texas Company, Abilene, Texas. Sowden, Webb M., Sowden Sales Co., Dallas, Texas. Spence, T. R., Engineering Experiment Station, A. & M.

College, College Station, Texas.Walden, E. B., Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co., Dallas, Tex. Wamble, A. C., Cotton Research Committee, College Sta­

tion, Texas.Weatherford, Dan, Mosher Steel Co., Dallas, Texas. Williams, Simon, National Cotton Council of America, Aus­

tin, Texas.

FROM F. F. BISHOPMr. H. E. Wilson, People’s Cotton Oil Company, Wharton, Texas

Dear Mr. Wilson: The Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of A. & M. College and the Cotton Research Committee of Texas wish to express their thanks to the members of your organization who assisted us in conducting the sixteenth annual short course for cottonseed oil mill operators.

We all know that these are trying times for many, and it is quite a pleasant reaction to look back

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F. F. BISHOP.Research Chemical Engineer.

over the past year and see what has been done in the face o f many difficulties.

I feel sure that everyone enjoyed his week here, starting with President Gilchrist’s welcoming ad­dress Monday morning and ending with Friday night’s entertainment at the Avalon. We were espe­cially pleased with the lectures, demonstrations, and classroom discussions (bull sessions), and I want to state my personal appreciation for the work done by them in helping out with this particular part o f the program.

Sincerely yours,

NEW LINK-BELT CATALOG ON LIQUID SCREENS

A new, 8-page, illustrated Book No. 1977 on Liquid Vibrating Screens for recovering waste products and effectively reducing pollution, is announced by Link- Belt Company, 2045 West Hunting Park Ave., Phila­delphia (40).

Originally introduced by Link-Belt for removing cuttings, shale and sand from rotary oil well drilling mud, it is said that hundreds of these screens are now in successful use in this service, as well as in extracting solids from industrial waste waters, sludge, sewage, oils and other liquids.

In many of these installations, the screen has re­duced stream pollution, in addition to recovering solids that are being made into valuable by-products.

The new book contains numerous photographs of actual installations, and gives construction details, dimensions and weights of the various sizes of screens available for this type of service.

A copy of new Book No. 1977 may be obtained by writing direct to Link-Belt Company at Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, or other office of the com­pany.

FRED WILSON, Ennis, Texas Association

Vice-President, National Oil Mill SuperintendentsP A T R O N I Z E Y O U R

C. C. CANTRELL

A D V E R T I S E R S

Newly Elected President Oil Mill Machinery and Supply Men’s Association

Fort Worth, Texas

The Fort Worth LaboratoriesConsulting Analytical Chemists and

Chemical Engineers Chemistry applied to all phases of manu­

facturing. Cottonseed products, fuel, water and feeds our specialty.

F. B. PORTER, B.S., Ch.E., President R. H. FASH, B.S., Vice-President

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ALLOCATION OF EDIBLE FATS AND OILS FOR APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE

The War Food Administration has increased slightly the civilian allocation of edible fats and oils for April, May and June, compared with the previous three months.

Civilians have been allocated 13 million pounds more shortening, cooking and salad oils this quarter than last, 22 million pounds more butter, 17 million pounds less margarine (fat content) and about the same quantity of lard as was originally allocated for the January, February and March quarter. An addi­tional 50 million pounds of lard were allocated to civilians in March to relieve storage facilities.

The total allocation for the entire group is 18 million pounds more than for the last calendar quar­ter— 1,430,000,000 pounds this quarter, compared with 1,412,000,000 pounds last quarter.

Since butter is seasonally in better supply, WFA has reduced the margarine allocation to conserve vegetable oils for future needs. The margarine alloca­tion was increased last quarter because less butter was seasonally available.

The April, May and June allocations are: Shorten­ing and oils, 440 million pounds this quarter com­pared with 427 million pounds last quarter; lard, 455 million pounds this quarter and last; butter, 432 million pounds compared with 410 million pounds last quarter; and margarine, 103 million pounds (fat content) compared with 120 million pounds last quarter.

INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS

Atlanta Utility Works 26

TUNG OIL ALLOCATIONS TO BE LIBERALIZED

Barrow-Agee Laboratories ..................................................... 27Bauer Bros. Co., The __ ___— ..........................................— 2Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company ................................... 28Buckeye Iron & Brass W orks................................................. 7Butters Manufacturing Co....................................................... 12Butler Engineering Company ............... ................................ 22

Carver Cotton Gin Company ..... -........................................... 5Cen-Tex Service ........................................................................ 22Continental Gin Company ....................... .............................. 14

Davidson-Kennedy Company ...... ........................................... 27

Fifth War Loan Drive .............................................................. 2,9Fort Worth Laboratories ........................................................ 31Fort Worth Steel & Machinery Co.............................. Cover 1French Oil Mill Machinery Co.............................. ....... Cover 2

Graton & Knight Company .................................................... 23

Hotel Peabody ................................................................ ............ 28Houston Armature Works ...................................................... 30Houston Belting & Supply Co.................................................. 14Houston Laboratories .............................................................. 26Hubert Phelps Machinery Co................................................... 24

Link-Belt Company .......... ............................................. Cover 3Lone Star Bag & Bagging Co.................................................. 24

National Blow Pipe Manufacturing Co.................................. 12National Hotels ...... ......................—________________ __ ___ 25

Because the outlook is exceptionally favorable for a good domestic tung nut crop in 1944, the War Food Administration will be more liberal in the allo­cation of tung oil beginning May 1, 1944.

Applications on form 478 will be approved for use and delivery of tung oil for casting impregnation and for the manufacture of protective coatings to be sold to those agencies and contractors specified in paragraph (b) (5) (iii) of War Food Order 42 for the following classes of use: Aircraft, watercraft, armament and weapons, ammunition, communication equipment and vehicles. Applications for these uses need not show further end-use information or specifi­cation numbers. WFA will also give favorable consid­eration to requests for use of the oil in coatings for other uses by these agencies and contractors if spe­cific end-use information is provided.

Tung oil will be allocated for the following prod­ucts, whether for military or essential civilian use, without end-use information previously required: Abrasives and adhesives, brake linings, clutch fac­ings, underwater finishes (such as for commercial watercraft, dams, locks), container and closure coat­ings, chemical-resistant finishes, insulation finishes, wrinkle finishes, and synthetic resins which are sub­ject to War Production Board Orders M-139, M-214, and M-246. Applications for its use in other essential civilian products will be considered if '‘end-use” in­formation is provided.

Applications for May delivery and use of tung oil will be accepted until May 15, 1944, but anplica- tions for delivery and use in June also must be filedf"” | by that date with the Office of Distribution, War? Food Administration, Washington 25, D. C.

Oriental Textile Mills

Reichman-Crosby Company .................................................... 19

Screw Conveyor Corporation .............................................. . 19Seedburo Equipment Co............................................................. 1Southwestern Laboratories ................................................ ..... 32Southwestern Supply and Machine Works .......................... 9

The Akron Belting Co. _________________ ____ _______ ___ 25Texas Belting & Supply Co.......... „........................................... 10

Wood, A. A., & Sons Co............................................. .............. 10Woodson-Tenent Laboratories ................................................ 25Well Machinery & Supply Co.........................................Cover 4

F. B. PORTER, B.S., Ch.E., President N. C. HAMNER, Vice-President

R. H. FASH, B.S., Secretary

Southwestern Laboratories

Consulting Analytical Chemists and Chemical Engineers

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