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II-"The Underpaid and Under-Protected" - Chester Goolrick and Paul Lieberman - Atlanta Constitution
"The money paid in turpentining is not much when matched against contemporary pay standards, even the minimum wage. Turpentining is one of America's oldest industries—started soon after colonization, then flourishing in the woods of the Southeast under slavery—and, to a remarkable degree, the industry has resisted both mechanization and social change. . . . "
Atlanta Constitution 1979-12-02
IB-"The Underpaid and Under-Protected" - Charles Goolrick and Paul Lieberman - Atlanta Constitution
"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 . . ."
Atlanta Constitution 1979-12-01
I-"The Underpaid and Under-Protected" - Chester Goolrick and Paul Lieberman - Atlanta Constitution
"Brackish swamp water rises above Clifford Giles' ankles, and thorny brush pulls at his broad shoulders and back as he makes his way from one towering pine to another, bucket in hand. It is midsummer in the south Georgia woods, hot — very hot — and steamy. Giles, with an irritated grunt, slaps at his face to chase away the swarming mosquitos and horseflies. Sweat pours from his body."
Atlanta Constitution 1979-12-01