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VOL. IV, NO. 11
APACE WITH THE PACEMAKER
NOVEMBER, 1961
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An aerial view of Pinehurst-Southern Pines Airport during the open house observing the importance of nev^
funv/ay improvements and the start of Piedmont's seasonal service. A number of private aircraft owners par
ticipated in a “fly-in," and an F-27 (near center) was on display.
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Joining together to help dr^icate the SOP airport improvements were
(left to right) Joseph Sardlin, Chairman of the Airport Committee; Pied
mont's President T. H. Davis; Bob Cushman, Chairman of Arrangements
for the dedication; and Voit Gilmore, Director of the U. S. Travel Service
and Master of Ceremonies for the proceedings.
Earnings Show 100% Increase
Piedmont Aviation, Inc. reports tliat earnings for the nine
montlis ended September 30, 1961, increased 100 per cent over the
same period in 1960.
Earnings of $244,334 equaled 19c per share for the nine-month
period in 1961 as compared to $122,400 or 10c per share in 1960.
Summary of Earnings
Quarter Ended September 30 1961 1960
Earned per share $ -13 $ -10
'Hevenues 4,977,926 3,963,645
Net profit before income tax 371,358 248,768
Income taxes 198,445 126,874
Net income 172,913 121,894
Capital shares 1,317,381 1,192,789
Nine Months Ended September 30
Earned per share $ -19 $ -10
Revenues 512,054 249,798
Net profit before income tax 512,054 249,798
Income taxes 244,334 122,400
Contrary to general trends in the industry. Piedmont’s traffic
continued to climb in October — resulting in the highest traffic
for that month (52,431 passengers) in the history of the company.
Accordingly, it is anticipated that earnings will continue to be
satisfactory for the remainder of the year.
Separate ATA Conferences Elect
Brown And Fare To Top Posts
C. Gordon Brown, Vice Presi
dent-Traffic, has been elected
First Vice President of the Air
Traffic Conference at its recent
meeting in Washington, D. C.
The Conference is a division of
the Air Transport Association. It
has as its aim “to increase the
use and usefulness of air trans
portation and to further the in
terest of its members through
cooperative efforts to deal with
their mutual traffic, sales, and
advertising problems.”
Mr. Brown has as his fellow
officers; President, William J
Morrisett, Vice President Sales
and Advertising, Eastern Air
lines; and Second Vice President,
T. M. Miller, Vice President sales
and Traffic, Delta Airlines.
M. F. Fare, Secretary and As
sistant Treasurer, was elected
President of the Airlines Finance
and Accounting Conference dur
ing its meeting recently at Kan-
Special Activities Mark
Start of SOP Service
Reporter Praises
Piedmont
Newspaper people sometimes
tend to be a passive lot, doing
more observing than participat
ing in their roles as reporters.
Therefore, when praise is re
ceived from one in their ranks
you can be sure it is given for
service considerably beyond the
ordinary.
Such praise was received re
cently from Walt Damtoft, State
Editor of the Charlotte Observer
In a letter to President Davis,
Damtoft said;
“Without Piedmont Airlines
the USS North Carolina would
have never been berthed, and
President Kennedy would never
have made it to Fort Bragg —
as far as the Observer is con
cerned.
“Both major news develop
ments posed acute news film
transportation problems. We
figured that maybe if Piedmont
could handle last-minute air
freight shipments from the Wil
mington and Fayetteville air
ports, we could get pictures in
the paper.
“I hollered to Don Edmondson
for help and, as usual, I got it—
from every Piedmont employee
we came in touch with from
Wilmington to Charlotte.
“For that extra effort in our
behalf I am most grateful,
“We have also received fine
service on our routinely placed
air freight shipments of news
film and pictures.
“Piedmont’s expanding system
and schedules have also made it
possible for us to get more and
more pictures from distant
points into the next day’s paper
In the past we have either had
to forego many such pictures or
pay stiff charter rates (which
wouldn’t seem quite so bad, I
guess, if the $100 tab was for
giving a lift to something a bit
more bulky than a roll of size 120
film).
“So thanks to you and your
folks for the helluva fine way
you run that airline.”
Clear skies, a smooth-running
program, and enthusiasm
marked festivities at Southern
Pines-Pinehurst October 29 sig
naling the opening of the new
4500-foot paved runway, the be
ginning of Piedmont’s seasonal
service, and the addition of F-27
flights.
Six Piedmont officials attended
the event and an F-27 was on dis
play. A luncheon was held at the
Carolina Inn, Pinehurst, honor
ing the Moore County Board of
Commissioners, Piedmont repre
sentatives, and civic leaders
from Southern Pines, Pinehurst,
Aberdeen, and other surrounding
communities, including Cameron,
Carthage, West End, Robbins,
and Rockingham.
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Master of Ceremonies at the
luncheon and for the special
ceremony at the airport later
was Voit Gilmore, Director of
the U. S. Travel Service, former
Mayor of Southern Pines, and a
resident of that community.
Speaker at the dedication was
James T. Pyle, Deputy Adminis
trator of the Federal Aeronautics
Administration. Mr. Pyle empha
sized that the FAA, through its
extensive safety program, is set
up to protect the interests of the
tax-payers. He traced briefly new
aircraft developments, including
the all-cargo airplane and the
supersonic plane.
“Piedmont Best”
Pyle reminded the thousands
gathered at the airport that
“Piedmont provides the very best
in air transportation service.”
Emphasizing the CAB’s “use
it-or-lose-it” policy, he pointed
out that it is “not just a privi
lege but almost an obligation for
you to use the service provided
for you by Piedmont.”
SOP Ties Close
President T. H. Davis, in his
remarks at the luncheon and dur
ing the airport program, called
attention to the close ties of
friendship binding together Pied
mont and the people of the Sou
thern Pines-Pinehurst-Aberdeen
area. He expressed the hope that
the Sandhills would make maxi
mum use of the air transporta
tion program given it.
Commended by Gilmore for
special efforts in behalf of avia
tion interests in Moore County
and specifically for the runway-
paving project were: Joe E.
Sandlin, Chairman of the Moore
County Airport Committee; Gor
don Cameron, former member of
the County Commissioners and
local aviation pioneer; Bob Cush
man, Chairman of the Moore
County Industrial Commission
and coordinator for the day’s ac-
tivities; Hon. John Ruggles,
Mayor of Southern Pines; and
Hon. Albert Tufts, Pinehurst
Mayor.
Ribbon Cut
Mr. Sandlin and Buck McKen
zie, Airport Manager, in a
unique ribbon-cutting ceremony,
took off in a light plane to snip
a ribbon held across the new
runway by two young ladies
from the community.
Prior to that event. Bob Nance,
Piedmont pilot and part-time
stunt flyer, gave an air show
over the airport.
Others attending the event
from Winston-Salem were; Pied
mont President T. H. Davis, Vice
President C. Gordon Brown, Jr.,
Vice President H. K. Saunders,
General Sales Manager W. G.
McGee, District Sales Manager
Don Edmondson, Assistant to
the President Don Britt, and
Beechcraft Salesman Bill Simp
son.
sas City, Mo.
The Conference is composed of
chief financial officers of all
scheduled airlines in the United
States and Canada.
Mr. Fare served the Con
ference last year as First Vice
President.
This year his fellow officers
are; First Vice President, B. H.
Tumey, Controller, Trans World
Airlines; and Second Vice Presi
dent, C. J. J. Cox, Controller,
Western Air Lines.
"Graduation Day" for W. F. Hanson and other members of the volun
teer fire-fighting unit at the Charleston airport. In the foreground is
Sgt. D. E. Hoover of the Air National Guard who has been training
the group. The truck used was donated by Kanawha County and has a
capacity of 500 gallons of water and 50 gallons of foam.
CRW Agent Passes Fire Test
Many people take training
courses, but few of them ever
walk through a roaring fire in
order to get their diploma.
That’s what Charleston Agent
W. F. Hanson did recently as
part of his “graduation exercise”
ending a course in emergency
fire-fighting procedures.
As members of the Safety Com
mittee at Kanawha County Air
port, Hanson and other volun
teer representatives from air
lines serving the area trained on
their days off, learning fire
fighting methods, escape exits
on various aircraft, and types of
fires and extinguishers.
The course involved 16 hours
of classroom work and fire drills
under the direction of Sgt. D. E.
Hoover of the Charleston Air
National Guard. Sgt. Hoover has
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