Byline: Charles Goolrick, Paul Lieberman, (Lee May); 1979-12-01; Atlanta Constitution; pages A4
Report: "The Underpaid and Under-Protected" - Chester Goolrick and Paul Lieberman - Atlanta Constitution
Tags: georgia, turpentine woods, worked as turpentine worker
"Like the men who work for him, gathering gum from the pine trees around Hoboken, Oscar 'Junior' Sears was born into the turpentine industry. He noted with some pride that his daddy, as a turpentine boss, 'raised' some of the current laborers. For more than a decade, Sears leased turpentine rights to 80,000 trees . . ."
Description:Profile of Junior Sears
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