https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5654eb3ab9b59a7a057faeefe14626d0.pdf 37ae1ac250fb03c58d3d9cdd9b95c73d PDF Text Text • • . NEW TUPPERWARE PLANT our opinion some of the finest, go through stainless steel pipes machines. There is one The anticipation of the people Tupperware plants. _ which was caused by the anWilliamsburg TEC in and I expect future employees to 11 silos which have a capacity ''trouble-shooter'' for each ten receive on-the-job of 250,000 pounds each. machines, two mechanics each nouncement in December, 1974 Kingstree recently offered a will Thoroughly automated, the shift with a head training inthat the Tupperware Company first-aid program £.or Tup- training.,, The present wQrk force in- operation sees the pellets go structor on the day shift. would build a $22 million plant perware 's future employees After the finished projected near Hemingway was fulfilled and the Special Schools Division cludes moulders and packers, through a mixer upstairs where this morning when the button of the South Carolina State mechanics, supervisors and powder preparation takes place leaves the moulder and is in-• was pushed and ten of the Board for Technical and administrative people. Some and color is added. The plastic spected, it is packaged and sent company's moulders went into · Comprehensive Education has have been to the company's is then fed through a hopper to to the distributor. (Packing will individual injection not start for about another six production. also conducted a production Tennessee plant for training. the Dr. Curtis, radiologist from moulders downstairs. Prior to today, the company operator training program at weeks). After it leaves the plant The moulders have four it is sent to the distributor, of Kingstree, spends two days was operating with a work force the plant. Floyd Williams, personnel each week at the Hemingway safety devices each, two which there are 250 in the of 84 employees. An additional 55 employees will report to work manager, said during a tour of plant giving physicals to the electrical, one hydraulic, and. United States, and from there it • one gravity. On each is a chart reaches the consumer. today throughout the three the plant last week, ''As I see it new employees. now, this will conclude our The plastic pellets which go which tells the operator exactly shifts. Most of these are local The new modern plant has a people hired within the area, training programs at Tup- · into the making of the Tup- what the operation is. For each large cafeteria for the conwith only ten top officials perware. The employees which perware products are shipped machine there is an operator Conttnued to Page 8 coming ln from other will begin with a cordinator for each five work next week are in into the plant by rail where they . �• u Page 1 • venience of ti 111 • ic of the effect it · · ve on the economy fo owing recent recession from which we are still recover· • ' • Paget •• • was a that was miss· . • He estimate e va ue of e • T mer an ise was tes evi ence. ar e wit o.p e an was ran rceny a • • arm • e was • a s • m e • m • ' • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tupperware Begins Operation WO 4-22-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer