2008 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE members of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association are, from left, front row — John Earl Carroll, Farmers Gin Co., Gilbert, La., incoming president of Louisiana Cotton Ginners; Richard Kelley, Burlison Gin Co., Burlison, Tenn., incoming vice president of Tennessee Cotton Ginners; Henry G. “Tri” Watkins, Portis Mercantile Co., Lepanto, Ark., incoming president of Arkansas Cotton Ginners; Clark Carter, Associated Producers Gin, Rolling Fork, Miss., incoming president of Southern Cotton Ginners and Mississippi Cotton Ginners; Allen Espey, Espey Gin Co., McLemoresville, Tenn., president of Tennessee Cotton Ginners; W. A. Guthrie, Jr., Newellton Gin Co., Newellton, La., outgoing president of Southern Cotton Ginners and Louisiana Cotton Ginners; C. A. “Bubba” Burks, Arp Cotton Gin Co., Ripley, Tenn., vice president of Tennessee Cotton Ginners; Tim Price, executive vice president of Southern Cotton Ginners; back row — Gerald Gilmore, Boeuf Prairie Gin, Fort Necessity, La., vice president of Louisiana Cotton Ginners; Barry Braden, Cotton Growers Inc., Dell, Ark., vice president Arkansas Cotton Ginners; Robbie Winston, Peach Orchard Gin, Peach Orchard, Mo., vice president, Missouri Cotton Ginners; Stewart Tritt, Zion Gin, Brownsville, Tenn., incoming president, Tennessee Cotton Ginners; Curtis Stewart, Dumas Cotton Gin, Dumas, Ark., chairman of the board, Southern Cotton Ginners; Robert Royal, Midnight Gin Co., Silver City, Miss., president, Mississippi Cotton Ginners; Alan Byrd, Mill Creek Gin, Lyon, Miss., incoming vice president, Mississippi Cotton Ginners; L. R. "Sonny" Kirby, Caddo Farmers Gin, Belcher, La., incoming vice president, Louisiana Cotton Ginners; Jeff Lindsey, McCord Gin Co., Gideon, Mo., incoming president, Missouri Cotton Ginners.