Talk:Morton's Potato Chips

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Granville C. Morton was from Archer City, TX. He came to Dallas to Make his fortune. He opened a cafe in Dallas with his wife. They had a daughter name Loumelia. Morton’s first wife died. My Great Aunt net him, and they eventually married. He sold potato chips at the cafe. He wasn’t happy with them. He started making his own potato chips. That became Morton Porato Chips. He then opened Norton Foods.That company sold goods to restaurants in bulk. In the 1960’s, he merged with General Mills Corporation. Morton ended up the largest Shareholder. He declined Chairman, President, etc.

Morton’s brother was his right hand man. His brother died of brain cancer. It affected Morton greatly. He donated $1 Million dollars to the Community Chest, now United Way. He also built the Granville C. Morton Cancer Research Center and Hospital in Dallas on Harry Hines BoulevRd. That hospital was funded by Morton for $5 Million. I think he then donated another $5 Million to the American Cancer Society.

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Hold on! I'm trying to find information about the company! The company was a popular potato chip company in Texas (namely Dallas), and they went bankrupt due to spending too much money on advertising. One of their sponsors was The Carpenters. Richard also claimed that they ate Morton's in the White House. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 01:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The strange thing is that it's virtually unfindable on the internet. Trust me... they're notable. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 02:08, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see. It turns out that Morton's Potato Chips was bought by Frito Lay. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 02:09, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've got to agree that this article does not meet CSD criteria. Seems notable and referenced enough to me. If the nominator feels strongly enough about deleting this article, it should be done via AFD.--Rtphokie (talk) 03:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I worked for a company called H.B. Fuller for 17 years. The nephew of the former owner of Morton's Potato Chips was my boss. Granville Morton. He was named after his uncle. Morton's did not go bankrupt, he was bought outright by Frito-Lay. In fact, Granville Morton (the owner of Morton's) has a hospital named after him, a cancer research center named after him, after he donated more than $1 million to Baylor Hospital of Dallas. I remember Morton's Potato Chips as a kid. The "M" was a big red letter, and my boss even signed his name with the same "M". I don't want to put lengthy links in here, but you can look this up under Granville C. Morton cancer and ...blood. Granville Morton's son and daughter receive a stipend of $250,000 a year each from a trust fund set up by their father. The trust fund and the donation were told to me by my boss, I have no direct proof. Only my word. Sometimes I feel I've been tied to the whipping post 16:54, 7 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotTheMomma (talk • contribs)

My father worked for Mr. Morton from 1953 until 1968. Morton Foods was also know for its Chile Powder which is still sold under another name. Mr. Morton was the epitome of a true entreprenuer and gentleman. He and his main competitor at the time, Herman Lay, of Lay's Potato Chips were very good friends. Mr. Morton was one of the first to create a profit sharing plan which was so successful that my father was able to afford to go back to school at the age of 45 and get is MBA at UT Austin. He then became an entrprenuer himself. The world is a better place for it having been visited by G.C. Morton!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.201.68.45 (talk) 17:17, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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