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Thursday, August 24, 1972
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Kansan Photo by JOHN REED
Popcorn Processed Here
TNT Food Products is among leading popcorn producers . . .
Kansans Grow Popcorn
TNT Ranks Sixth
By MARTHA NORDYKE
Popcorn, long a staple in often pinch college food budgets, has production roots in early Kansas and Oklahoma. Kaw'i bury ground Lawrence.
"I CHOSE the popcorn end of the family business following my World War II service," he said.
The Barteldes family, founders
Dudora, arrived in the Kansas
Town of Springfield and branched out into the grocery store and bakery shop business in
1928.
In 1867, their enterprise became the Bartelede Seed Co., with the popper branch spinning off as a separate corporation 85 years later. Ben Bartelede, president of TNT Food Products since 1963.
TN popcorn, one of the six
tunking popcorn producers and
a major distributor in the
military commissaries
around the world began in
1937.
Automated Payroll System Is Expected by Late Fall
From Bartelides' standpoint, Kansas isn't the breadbasket of the nation but one of the best in the country. Some 40 or 50 Lawrence farmers grow from 10 to 250 acres of yellow popcorn for TNT each season. Iowa has the monopoly on about one-fourth of its business.
"I contract popcorn acreage
By JOLENE HARWOOD Kansan Staff Writer
Theautomation of the University of Kansas'payroll is expected to be in operation by late fall, according to R.T. Angnebrugge, director of Institutional Research and Plan-
"The change will be very subtle," he said. "Our main concern right now is that everyone gets paid on time."
The first stages of the new operation began this month with the use of new appointment forms, Aanbeenburg said.
THE PAYROLL department has been using the computation center for a number of years, and it hasn't stopped now trying to put in a new system
that will generate additional information."
There were several changes .. the payroll process, according to Mr. Brown, made a decision to make the changeover. First the cost of making out the payroll increased when the department changed its school calendar.
It was more expensive to make paychecks for a portion of安徽 ADP's payroll so it was to make them out from the first of September to the end of
Many faculty and staff members wanted the paychecks divided so that they would receive them over a 12 week period. This was the academic year only. This lee to another complication, he said.
with the local farmers and furnish my own hybrid seed for the planting." Barteles said, "In the fall when farmers bring their seeds to the market, they pay for their seed and collect their share of the profits."
FOUR MAIN objectives are sought with the change, Aangeenbrug said.
Profits from popcorn production are not small amounts. The Lawrence company boasts a $1 million annual revenue. Since 1983 despite competition from cereal company snacks.
—It should allow for decentralization of the decision making process.
—It should allow for people on the payroll to make out a program as near as possible to their needs.
—The new system should bring about simpler procedures for an individual to get on the payroll.
"In the past there have been at least five or six different forms to fill out in several different places," Angenberg said.
America's love for popcorn isn't seemed to wane, as inculsion by the 150,000 packages of popcorn available in awrence in winter seasons.
DURING the winter months, when more people apparently sit at home by the fireside and popcorn. Bardetles adds three or four more employees to his staff of 180 popcorns all day at 828 Pennsylvania.
And it is hoped that the new system will bring about changes and developments in the ad-hoc response in respect to current needs.
Testers pop TNT corn in calibrated vertical tubes with a scientifically predetermined temperature and amounts of oil and corn, to determine the temperature the popped. Several poppings from samples determine if it will be bagged or canned for the market.
"My employees have popcorn downstairs in their lounge most all the time." Barteldes said.
He also said that over the years he has sold popcorn but as one of the ranking popcorn producers he still has to buy popcorn for his wife at the store.
packaging machinery at Bartei's company able to turn out 125 cans of popcorn a minute if needed.
POPCORN leaves TNT via
POPCORN Freight Line for the
launch of a new ship carrying
carrying TNT popcorn receive the fringe benefit of bags of popcorn to eat as they haul their loads to outlets as far as both
THIS moisture reduction process insures the best possibility under average household conditions, which don't suit popcorn as much as Bar-ral optimum testing conditions.
Barteles deals mostly with grocery distributors, but local businesses can take advantage of their hometown配送. KU buips its popup stores for home footwear and apparel. It pounds pound bags from TNW and the local theaters and ball park franchises frequent the plant.
"It is shelled in the field and brought in rough. Bardeleset was a 40 cent cent to be brought from about 16 per cent to around 13 per cent arent
Fans in storage bins, holds about 12,000 pounds of popcorn and 8,000 pounds of butter. Then it's "scalped" to remove outer layers, cleaned and stored. Only the best kernels pass the test, which grade-to-grade whole kernels.
Commercial competition from other snacks isn't the only reason to cope with the popcorn business is often victimized by natural disasters. The latest was the corn crop that ravaged crops two years ago.
The 1985 additions were made with the hope of expanding the demand for beef, and demand holds. Barileed has a long increase production sometime. He'd firmly thought America would never tire of eating food.
The stored corn is shipped from Lawrence on demand, with
BARTELDES has weathered national dock strikes and warehouse and railroad strikes that hurt his international career but international support with the military. In 1965 his whole plan was gutted by his fire.
In the 1951 food, Barelless lost a good portion of his crop when nearly half the Kaw Valley was submerged. At least one carload of TNT canned popcorn acquired too much moisture to ever pop.
The old brick walls of the original, seed company warehouse, constructed by local brick manufacturers, withstood the test of time and has completely updated interior was built with the latest machinery.
Lujan Named Director Of University Institute
Herman D. Lajun, associate professor of political science, has been appointed director of the University of Kansas' Institute for Social and Environmental Studies (ISES), W.J. Argerston, and Kirkwood, an instructor for research and graduate studies, announced Thursday.
Lujan succeeds Robert T. Research Director of Institutional Research and Planning July 1. Lujan had served as the president of political science
ISES is a research, analysis and data center serving a variety of public and governmental agencies in the Kansas and the Missouri areas and data tape center in Kansas for the U.S. Bureau of Census.
Before coming to KU, Lujan held teaching positions at the University of Idaho and in the Honolulu schools.
"The University is very fortunate that D. Lujan is willing to take on this very important job." Argersinger said. "The Institute is one of those sensitive areas where knowledge is useful, direct contact with the public and with a variety of governmental agencies."
KU Fees...
Lujan joined the KU faculty in 1964 after completing his doctorate at the University of Idaho.
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"especially the 18 per cent interest rate. That's a lot of interest, and it's not that good of a deal unless the student expects to r say the credit card company within a few weks."
Hamilton said Master Charge applicants must be at least 19 and have good credit. He added it will take days to process an application.
The Spencer Research Library honors Kenneth A. Spencer, a 1926 graduate of KU. He was founder of the Chemical Warfare Midwest Research Institute and of several large corporations.
The library was built in 1868 with a multimillion dollar gift from the Kenneth A. and Helen F. Kenneth Spencer and Mrs. Kenneth Spencer.
Yearbook's Picture Bright, Editor Says
By STEVE HIX
Kangan Staff Writer
The 1972-73 Jayhawk Yearbook will be in the black financially, John Bailey, yearbook editor. said.
"We hope to be somewhere between $2,000 and $8,000 in the black at the end of next year," Bailey said.
Next year the bookwill have less color and fewer pages than in the past, but it will be a great book, he said. The 1972-73 Jayhawk will be a one-vOLUME book, having 452 pages of material.
THE JAYHAWKER will be
held in time three months in
time three years if Bailey's
predictions prove true, according
to Rick McKernan, former Jay-
er.
The 1969-70 Jayhawk lost close to $8,000. The 1970-71 yearbook lost nearly $7,000. The 1972 yearbook cost $45,000 to eliminate the Jayhawk
The Jayhawker was able to reduce the $1,500 debt to $11,173 by 18 percent in December. The yearbook $2,935, leaving a debt of $3,879. This amount was collected during the past month, the yearbook free from debt.
If the Jayhawker should make a profit during the 1972-73 school year, it would go to the Student Reserve Fund. Bailey said.
THE JAYHAWKER is avoiding a trend that has hit many colleges across the nation, that of eliminating their bookshops.
Kansas State University is uncertain about the future of its yearbook, the Royal Purple. It will appear in 1978 but may be delayed until that, according to Bill Brown, director of student publications.
Brown said the Student Senate at K-State voted last spring to cut all funds allocated to the year-end budget. "I didn't see how it could survive."
WE'RE GOING to try it this year," Brown said, but added he wasn't sure about the future.
He said about half the cost of the book was from Senate funds and the other half came from students and others who purchase the book for the course.
More than 50 per cent of the students buy the book each year, and Brown called this a large success. There is average for a university campus.
"I think the students should have whatever they want," Brown said. "But when more teachers are buying the book for two or three years, and then the Student Senate decide to cut all funds because the yearbook is 'no longer worth it.'" And contrast a majority opinion."
HE SAID when the Student Senate decided last spring to cut the yearbook funds, students were aware that it had happened. This could mean a discontinuation of the book in future years.
Asked if he thought students would react when they realized the situation, he said, "I hope they do. I know a few will."
Earl A. Nehring, associate professor of political science has been appointed chairman of the department of political science for a three year term. He has been recently appointed director of KU's Institute for Social and Environmental Studies.
Nehring graduated from Montana State University in 1940 and earned the master's and Ph.D. degrees of the University's authority of California at Los Angeles.
After a year as a Hays Foundation Fellow and a lecturer at Indiana State University, joined the KU faculty in 1899.
Nebring has also had political experience on the national level. He is a former president of the political scientists chosen by the Citizenship Clearing House National Committee to act as a consultant to each of the two presidents.
At KU, Nehring served as advisor to the Collegiate Young Republicans.
Nehring Named To Administer KU Department
SINGAPORE (AP) - Film censors decided traditional Chinese films to be banned each other to pieces with maces, spears and blades, were too violent for public screening, many of them were banned and others edited.
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