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Newberry, South Carolina, January 5, 1967
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Past year sees county economy grow
with diversified industry locating here
Babson predicts
business decline
(By Mrs. A. H. Counts )
A boost to the economy of
Newberry county during the
Volume 30—Number 37.
By DORIS A. SANDERS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We may be a few days late,
but we still would like to wish
for you that 19f>7 will be your
best year yet.
MISCELLANEOUS
Don’t know how many of you
were up early enough on Christ
mas Eve to see the snow snow-
er we had but Dr. James ('.
K'nard, president of Newberry
Academy, would like for me to
pass this message alon^: he
ordered that snow especially
for the students of the Acad
emy. There was a little hope in
the hearts of the youngsters
hereabouts that they would
finally see a “white Christ
mas”. They didn’t—but the
weatherman is promising that
we will get some of the white,
at least, before much longer.
THANK YOU
The Sun staff appreciates
the many fine things you have
had to say about our Christ
mas issue. W e would agree
with you it is the prettiest
one we’ve published yet. It was
printed on an offset press, with
a special type paper to make
it more attractive and readable.
Our only regret was that we
could not have included more
local pictures—but folks just
wouldn’t get their homes deco
rated in time for me to make
the pictures to be processed for
the issue. Anyway, thank-
again—we appreciate your ap
preciation !
THE YEAR PAS I
The year I9bt> s.ei n .-d 'o
fly. Perhap." it was becaus-- it
the year was filled with activi
ty for the city and county as
may be seen elsewhere m th.s
issue thanks to Mr and Mi-.
A H. Counts; or fn-rhap- it ,s
just because tune just -• em - to
go faster a - ore- ge* . a a
Anyway, .: v- a. a yea: J
mixed emotion-. Ihei- was
good . the locat.on of
more diversified indu.-tr;, just
outside the city wui have a tre
mendous impact throughout the
county. Not only w.d it p: uv.de
employment Co a ech a- of the
population not reached ba reto-
foi e. the infiueruo of ( (coma
w.U he felt .11 man;, other
areas of bus.t.e • - and agl ic jt
tuia! ac t.vi t y.
There v. a - ah t,- \\ e.-
penally to tho>.- v. bo have 1 v
ed ones f.ghting . n tliat fed
ish, no-wm war u. \ etiiarn
One wonders if the goat.ruins
will ever stop fighting that war
and turn it over to the nnl.tary
to win Past h.story recent
history indicates that there
will never he a \ s tory ui \ a t-
nam atlhough if I may make
a prediction — some: h,ng wail
happen there, for better or for
worse, a few months before the
presidential election of 19b8.
There was tragic news: the
d«ath of a native Newber an
and his son in an airplane
(Continued on Page 5)
The close of 19b0 marks the
70th consecutive month in the
life span of the longest busi
ness boom of all times for the
Ameiican economy. However,
“trees do not grow to the
skies.” Already, signs of de
terioration in the expensive
vigor that characterized t h e
earlier phase of the business
upsweep have been increasing
in 190)6. Hence, the outlook for
business and finance in 1967
is of greater-than usual impor
tance.
Lest readers of this column
he tempted to “push the panic
button”, however, let me state
that it would he unwise to ex
pect a major depression in 1967.
Our greatly expanded economy
still has a considerable degree
of momentum. The spotlight
in 1967, therefore, should focus
upon those factors which are
likely to cause a breathing
.-pell in economic activity. Pol
iticians and labor leaders have
a phobia against even a hesi
tancy in business, and rush
, adhmg into measures de
signed to treat a case of pneu
monia when cold pills would
be more appropriate.
1. Although business and
financial problems loom large
in the prospects for 1967, I
must first warn readers that
the greatest danger for the
v> ar ahead does not exi.-t on
the domestic front. Surely it
will be developnmnts abroad
that will hold the gravest
threat to our country. These
could be economic as well as
military or political
2. I forsee no war between
the United States and Russia
m 1967. However, tensions be
tween the two world leaders
may seem to reaeh the break
ing point as the Kremlin “goes
all out” to create diversions to
our efforts in Vietnam. Look
for Moscow to throw salt on
festering wounds in the Mid
die East, Africa, and (ierm-
any.
2. I am also hopeful that
a direct clash between Red
China and the U. S. can be
avoided in 1967. Internal dis
sensions are rampant through
out Mainland China, and a
great scramble for power is in
full swing. Sabre rattling may
help to unify the people; but
pressing problems of low pro
ductivity, plus the demands of
her nuclear program, should
restrain Red China from direct
attack upon the United States.
4. The struggle for leader
ship of the Communist world
camp will continue unabated
throughout 196)7. Full political
attack will be mounted by the
Kremlin against Peking. It will
be touch and go, however,
(Continued on Page K)
year 1966 was the locating here
of the new multi-million dollar
plant of Ocoma Foods Comp
any, a subsidiary of Consolid
ated Foods of Chicago, 111.
(Iroundbicaking for the new
plant which will process tur
keys took place the past July
and is expected to be in opera
tion in lht‘ spring of this year.
The building containing 120,-
000 square feet on a 50 acre
tract <>f land is being construct
id at a cost of approximately
three million dollars.
Ocoma Foods based in Oma
ha, Nebraska, is one of the
nation’s oldest and largest pro
cessors of frozen foods, espec
ially poultry and turkey pro
ducts.
1 be plant, located near New-
beiry, just off By Pass 121,
when completed will have a
capacity of processing 12,000
turkeys in a normal eight hour
shift. The plant will contain
the most modern automated
turkey processing equipment
available and will employ 450
to 5(10 employees.
John Holbrook, President of
Con.-olidated, speaking of the
doubled headed shovels used
for the ground-breaking said,
“l think the double shovel is a
symbol of the whole project. It
was teamwork that has brought
us to this point.”
Newberry County Agent A1
Busby states, “The impact of
this new industry will be tre
mendous. The added payrolls
from increased employment is
of course a major considera
tion. But more important than
this, to me, is the opportunity
we will have for increased ag
ricultural production in this
area. ”
Mr. Bushy stated that for a
number of years N e wherry
county was a loading producer
of turkeys. However, he went
on to say that lack of estab
lished _\ear round markets re
sulted in a decline in turkey
production in recent years. He
said, “while the total Newber
ry County farm income has
been slowly increasing each
year due mainly to increased
l.ve-tock and poultry producc-
. on we need additional farm
income enterprises to keep our
agricultural economy growing.
This new industry, with its
year round markets, offers
that opportumty. ”
Another large industry which
began operations this year wa*
Owens-Illinois which manufac
tures corrugated boxes. The
firm located here in 1965 and
held open house ceremonies in
July of this year. Over 1000
people were given a guided
tour of the plant and were
served lunch at the plant.
Governor Robert E. McNair,
speaking at the occasion said,
“The fact that Owens-Illinois
was u.il.ng to put such an m-
ve- me;,: n South Carolina in
dicates a stiong confidence in
our ecu lomic future.” Gover-
■; d that the an-
noum lie-,; ■ i Owens Illinois
to locate here marked the cul
mination of a wonderful dream
held by a number of people. He
said he was speaking of Sen
ator Jesse Frank Hawkins and
other members of the County
Delegation, Mayor Ernest Lay-
ton, City officials, John F.
Clarkson, the County Develop
ment Board, The State Devel
opment Board and its research
division. “Owens-Illinois,” the
Governor said, “has helped our
industrial makeup become more
diversified ”
Edwin O. Dodd, Executive
\ ice President of Owens Illi
nois, who gave the official op
ening house address said, “In
behalf of Owens-Illinois and
the Forest Products Division I
want to express our deep ap
preciation for the welcome we
have received in Newberry and
South (’arolina. Your warm and
friendly hospitality has made
us glad that we chose to lo
cate our 19th Goi rugated Box
Plant here.”
The new plant makes ship-
ping boxes for a wide variety
of South Carolina products, in
cluding textiles, fresh fruits
and vegetables, eggs and fur
niture. The plant also supplies
industries in parts of Georgia,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
The plant is located on a 31
acre tract just off By-Pass 121.
The land was purchased from
Newberry College. Employees
total about 150 and the plant’s
annual payroll will approach a
million dollars. Deward D.
Britten, a native of South Car
olina, is general manager of
the Newberry plant.
The Shakespeare plant, mak
ers of Fibreglass products
which began operations in 1965
is also playing a prominent
(Continued on Page 6)
BIRTHDAYS
Jan. 7: J. I). French, John
Rex North III, Mrs. J. R.
North, Virginia Jones, Mrs.
James I). Crooks, W. L. Shealy,
Mrs. David Luther Ruff.
Jan. 8: Emory H. Bowman,
Mrs. I). L. Andrews, Mrs. D.
E. Halfacrc, John Davis, Glenn
L. Hamm, Mrs. Audrey Rowe,
Mrs. I). F. Sena, Mrs. H. M.
Harman, Mrs. J. W. Fuller,
Miss Louise I). Suber, Claude
Counts, Vickie Koon, Pat
Shealy.
Jan. 9: Mrs. B. H. Hamm,
Virginia Rose Franklin, Earl
Worthy, J. I). Berley, Susan
Cousins, Harold Stockman.
Jan. 10: Mrs. H. R. Brooks,
Michael Guy Dwyer, Martin
Antony Franklin, (). H. Shealy,
Ellen Williamson.
Jann. 11: Mrs. Van Price,
Mrs. Sadie Ringer, William R.
Brooks, Martha Jean Smith,
Evelyn Wright, Joe E. Bick-
ley, Margaret Linda Hanna.
Jan. 12: Linda Hawkins, Jer
ry Satterwhite, Marsha Minick,
D. Paul Folk HI, Edward Raff.
Jan. 13: Steve North, Mrs.
Andrena Oswald, Henry Liv
ingston, Mrs. J. G. Long, Jack
Hughes, Henry W. Shealy, Mrs.
Thomas Booser, Brenda Beat
Graham, David Floyd.
Ft. (Gordon, Ga.—ALL SMILES— Twenty-four years
of service in the U. S. Army was rewarded by the pro
motion to colonel for Hugh K. Boyd Jr., (right) shown
receiving his coveted colonel’s insignia from his com
manding officer, Co!. Frank C. Mahin of the 2d Train
ing Brigade, Ft. Gordon. The new colonel, promoted dur
ing December, is executive officer of the 2d Brigade. He
is a veteran of both WW II and the Korean War, and is
a native of Newberry, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. H. K.
Boyd. (U. S. Army Photo)