Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 11, 1983 Page: 7 of 32
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P2 ’ the expansion progrom wm en- 1 984 will carry the payroll from a plant's oporation deals with the
dollars in Nacogdoches to allow couroged due to cooperative ef- present estimated $60,000 per boning and processing of chicken
the plant to increase production forts between TastyBird Foods cor week to an estimated 1100,000 breasts, and frozen packaging for
from 250 000 birds per week to porote managers and the City of per week institutional use and commercial
350,000. The president stated that Carthage in obtaining on economic The plant currently puts out outlets such as Kentucky Fried
operation of such a small plant development grant. some $660,000 a week in product Chicken and others,
proved no longer feasible. He ad- The holf-million-dollor grant was value based on the processing of Other phases of the expansion
ded that the floor space and sup- recently approved by Gov. Mark some 68,000 birds a day. That program include increased
port facilities necessary to con- White. following recommendation figure has increased some 37 per- processing and shipping facilities
tlnue production of the facility for such approval from represen- cent from the 40.000 per day which with another three loading boys
would not be economically tatlves of the Texas Deportment of was produced in following the added to the four already in
feasible. Community Affairs. The decision to plant's installation here in 1969. operation.
Lovette said that the additional approve Carthage's grant op- Smith, now in his fourth year as While he is pleased with the
facilities and support equipment plication, ranked the highest in the the local plant manager said long-term economic benefits of the
being installed here would handle state this year, was based on the production will Increase to nearly expansion program Smith pointed
the value-added production fact that It would result in the 140,000 birds per day upon com- out that the creation of another
needed for TastyBird's chickens in creation of 200 new permanent pletion of the expansion program, 200 permanent jobs is only one
the East Texas area, jobs here. The major significance of the in- part of the economic benefit from
Lovette stated that it had to be crease will be the profit-earning the operation
determined where the investment The grant also provides funds potential of the plant’s further- "While this will increase our
in additional production facilities toward the installation of a gar- processing capabilities. Smith poln- capabilities and, eventually that of
would make the greatest return, bage-fired incinerator which will fed out. local and area producers including
He said the decision was a difficult address the city and Panola Coun- Smith said that the expanded those from the Nacogdoches area
one to make but it had to result In ty’s future solid waste disposal further-processing capabilities and and add more workers,” said
favor of the Carthage location. problems beyond the year 2000. freeter system would more than Smith "there are other people
Lovette also said that employees Steam produced from the proposed double the plant's production benefiting economically from the
working at the Nacogdoches plant facility - expected to be in dollar-wise. This phase of the expansion program."
would be offered a severance pay operation following anticipated ap-
plan system in negotiation with the proval of Carthage and Panola
employees’ union, and would be County Commissioners by mid
offered continued employment If 1985 - will be sold to the poultry
they wish to relocate to the Car- processing plant to be used for
thage plant. part of the plant’s increased fur-
Local plant manager, Bernie ther-processing department
Smith said, however, that he did operation.
not anticipate any great surge of But Smith said TastyBird's part of
employees to Carthage from the the cooperative effort would be
Nacogdoches facility, completed and in operation long
"I doubt there will be more than before the steam system is
a few who decide to move up working. He added that part of the
here," Smith said Thursday. "This local plant’s expansion program
was something the corporate had already been planned but that
managers decided, after a lenghty the grant and resulting steam and
period of study, was best for the reduced-price water sales com-
company. But mot of the mitment with the city encouraged
Nacogdoches employees will the additional Increases to the
probably not wish to move here." projected program here.
Smith and the management and Included in the expansion will
secretarial staff at the local plant be new break room facilities to
are presently working out of tern- house the additional employees,
porary (mobile home) offices while Office space will be provided for
new offices, part of the ongoing management and secretarial staff,
plant expansion program, are as well as computer equipment
being constructed. being brought In. There will also be
Smith said he anticipates a good new office facilities established for
portion of the project to be com- the required resident USDA in-
pleted by the first of February, with spector who stays on-site for con-
the addition of expanded tlnued quality inspection of the
operations and another shift - poultry processing.
resulting in 200 more jobs locally - The local plant already employs
to kick in around the first of April. some 325 people and the ad-
Smith pointed out that part of dltlonal load to be added early in
Officer posts bond
Comtimued tom was 1
sion without pay. Records in the 123rd District
Burchette has been a Carthage Court Clerk's Office show that a
policeman since Aug. 6, 1979. Leonard Woods Jr. was sentenced
News of the Incident shocked to a six-year term in state prison
many Carthage citizens who have on Feb. 9, 1970, on a charge of
high esteem for Burchette as an of- forgery.
Parks declined.. discus, -Other-sourcessoid.Woods
details of the case, saying the in- esen elurnedtocarthageafter
vest igot ion is continuing and that being.’ leqsed.ua’ om prison
he did not wish to appear folgwingcompletionolonormed
. a. - . , a ; robbery sentence received in
prejudiced in any way about the another count,
case. ‘
"In order to prevent any ap- State law prohibits carrying
pearance that any bias might exist weapons into places where
in the investigation, we have alcoholic beverages are sold
asked Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott However, "peace officers" are
of Longview to conduct the in- excluded from that provision and
vestigation and present his fin- the law does not differentiate bet-
dings to the January term of the ween on-duty and off-duty officers
grand jury," said prosecutor carrying a weapon into a bar or
Porker. club.
Smith pointed out thot although result in some changes in their in
the construction company con- spection efficiency."
tracted to do the expansion is from Smith said that if procedural
Arkansas local contractors and changes do occur and on additional
workers are doing the job inspector is added to the location
"The general contractor is out of his plant could handle an even
Arkansas" said Smith "but they higher rote of production
only sent down the construction He pointed out that over the last
superintendent The work is being five-to-six years the USDA has im-
performed by nearly all local con proved their efficiency rate con
tractors such as Griffith Con siderably Smith said there was a
struction Pyramid Construction time when government inspectors
and others in the local labor force " were a prime example of ef
Smith added that this phase of ficiency but people in the European
the expansion and increased market have surpassed that level
production was not the last to be "Some 70 birds a minute is the
seen provided anticipate action by maximum we can operate presen
the USDA comes through in the tly under the current inspection
next couple of years policies and procedures said
"It's a good possibility that we Smith "They're running upo to 120
could expand another 20 percent per minute in the European
within the next one and one-half markets. The improved efficiency
to two years if the USDA changes in procedural changes we an
their regulations as we anticipate ticipate USDA officials to im
said Smith. The USDA has been plement will help us improve our
busy running tests in California own production levels in the near
and on the East Coast which could future "
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Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 11, 1983, newspaper, December 11, 1983; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499595/m1/7/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.