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mi pjeomomro/i DECEMBER, 1961 PAGE TWO Piedmont Aviation, Inc. SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT WINSTON-SALEM. N. C, Editor: Cleta Marshall Correspondents This Issue Shirley Sword, CMH; Virg Flinn, PKB; Bill Downs, EWN; Harold Gibson, ROA; Farrell Lee, DCA; Susan DeMarco, TRI; Naomi McGuinn, AVL; Irene Blalce, HTS; Bill Pearman, SHD; Frank Slone, RMT; Gene Shore, GSO; Bob Wylie, ORF; Ted Farrington, BLF. B. D. Caudill, CVG-M 1 E. J. Laskowski, Sta, Mgr., CVG 1 T. G. Bachan, Res. Capt., ROA 2 H. J. Brendle, INT-FB 2 Joanna Gray, INT-C 2 C. R. Kenney, Chf. Agt., LEX 2 J. J. Settle, CRW 2 Ann Talbert, INT-C 2 E. C. Kearney, ILM 3 J. F. Wood, Supt. of Engineering, INT 3 R. N. Fletcher, INT-FB 4 R. L. Neal, INT 4 H. A. Robinson, SHD 4 G. E. Twiddy, ORF 4 C. L. Bunch, F/0, ORF 5 W. H, Finein, Res. Capt., DCA 5 J. D. Pratt, ROA 5 W. J. O’Connell, F/0, ROA 6 R. P. Query, Dd. Agt., RIG 6 R. A. Grass, F/0, ILM 7 E. H. Durham, SDF 8 Jack L. Smith, INT-CPA 8 Joyce Gilbert, INT-A 9 J. L. Kendrick, Chf. Agt., PKB 9 L. C. Agee, F/0, ORF 10 G. W. Lewis, INT 10 T. F. Webb, INT-M 10 H. W. Woolridge, LYH 10 J. R. Cansler, Res. F/0, INT ..11 T. R. Durrer, CHO 11 A. R. Salyers, CVG 11 E. L. Smoot, Ld. Agt., CRW ....11 L. A. Watson, Supt. of Comm., INT 11 H. W. Kreeger, INT-M 12 A. G. McAllister, INT-M 12 Naomi McGuinn, AVL 12 W. H. Tackenberg, Capt, ORF 12 H. N. Wilson, INT-M 12 W. C. Wooten, Sta. Mgr., FAY 12 D. E. Britt, Assistant to Pres., INT 13 H. K. Saunders, Vice Pres., Oper., INT 13 J. V. Holbrook, INT-M :-14 M. C. Moore, SDF 14 Hal Moser, Sec., INT 14 Celia Saunders, ORF-FB 14 Helen Hopson, TRI 16 M. A. Knouse, INT-M 16 Faye Nelson, INT-A 16 E. G. Cooke, SOP 16 L. O. Golden, INT 17 J. L. Dunn, F.A., INT 18 W. G. McGee, Gen. Sales Mgr., INT 18 W. A. Blackmon, Assistant to V. P., Oper., INT 19 F. W. Hastings, INT-M 19 W. A. Downs, EWN 20 G. H. Rush, DCA 20 R. J. Snyder, INT-FB 20 T. W. Vaughan, Capt., ILM ....20 S. C. Wall, INT-FB 20 Donna Brown, DCA 21 R. P. Haley, Chf. Agt., SDF ....21 W. C. Yates, INT-FB 21 M. B. Bauguess, INT-M 22 C. F. Field, Sta. Mgr., BKW —.22 T. F. Finney, RDU 22 R. G. Price, ROA 22 J. B. Robertson, INT 22 H. M. Cartwright, Dir. of Maint. and Eng., INT 23 H. B. Crites, Ld. Agt., DCA ..-23 M. F. Fare, Sec. and Assistant Treas., INT 23 C. H. Livingood, INT-M 23 W. R. Rowell, F/0, ORF 23 B. D. Turner, HTS 23 D. F. Johnson, INT-M 24 J. E. Nelson, ROA-M 24 J. W. Broadstreet, F.A., INT^.7.5 R. M. Foster, INT 25 C. D. Gore, INT 25 W. A. Tomhn, DCA 25 F. O. Leonard. INT-FB 26 J. B. Minnix, LOZ 26 Eugene Banner, INT-FB 27 C. A. Hall, PKB 27 A. G. Melson, Capt., ROA 27 R. T. Tieke, CVG 27 R. A. Williams, ROA 27 Leroy Davis, INT 27 R. E. Talley, RDU 28 R. P. Gilbert, SDF 29 E. E. Jones, Chf. Agt., BLF ....29 Addie Lammey, RIC 30 H. G. McMahan, INT 30 N. C. Noah, INT-FB 30 K. E. Stephens, ORF 30 Katherine Fishel, DCA 31 Ann Gregory, Sec., INT 31 Patricia Hale, DCA 31 H. D. McGuire, ROA-M 31 B. G. Wooten, F.A., ILM 31 m o (Illustration by Ralph McGivern) Everybody Knows That! THE PIEDMONT POSTMAN Dear Sir; Being the wife of a Piedmont employee I want to express my sincere thanks to Piedmont Air lines and Paul Whitson, Purser. I had minor surgery in Winston- Salem and was returning to Roanoke, Va., on Flight No. 40 with my young son. We were non-paying passen gers but were treated first class. I shall never forget the acts of kindness shown me and my son by this fine man. Thanks again to Piedmont Airlines and Paul Whitson. Sincerely, Mrs. Richard E. Caudle Roanoke Dear Sir: When I purchased a large frame painting in the Roanoke area a few weeks ago I gave little thought about getting it home safely until I arrived at the airport and suddenly real ized it would be damaged in the baggage compartment and would not fit in a rack. I thought you would like to know that your employee, Mr. J. D. Pratt, in Roanoke, went out of his way on a very busy Fri day evening to solve this prob lem for me. This painting is now on the wall in my home and when 1 look at it from time to time I think of Piedmont’s courteous service and the kind ness of Mr. Pratt. Sincerely, W.P.H. Baltimore Dear Sir: Just a note of appreciation. In connection with (church) meet ing of some 100 people near Asheville I needed to find out travel information for several whose destinations were of course scattered and many. Sev eral of the cities were not even served by Piedmont, since the people concerned represented by Stanley Yankus Reprinted by special permission from the Foundation for Eco nomic Education, Inc. During my years as a chicken farmer in Michigan I used to read various poultry magazines to gain a better knowledge of the business. While thus en gaged one evening, I suddenly realized that I didn’t know how many toes a chicken has on each foot. Though there were thousands of hens roosting in our chicken coop at the moment, and though chickens had pro vided our living for a number of years, the shocking fact was that I didn’t know about their toes. “Yankus,” I thought, “you’re stupid!” So I referred the prob lem to my wife in the kitchen; she didn’t know either. The next day I asked a neighboring chick en farmer, who admitted his ignorance. A truck driver, pri marily engaged in hauling chick ens, couldn’t give the answer. The point is that so often we fail to observe and think about the very things most basic in our lives. For instance, there is nothing more fundamental in civilized society than the right to own property — nothing more destructive of civilization than stealing. But, how many of us know why stealing is wrong? Imagine yourself before a jury of Socialists whose ideas on steal ing match their creed: “From each according to ability, to each according to need.” Charged with spreading the belief that steal ing is wrong, you stand bound before a firing squad. The squad leader affords you a last chance: “Why is stealing wrong? Give me a reason.” Why is stealing wrong? Every body knows that! Stealing is wrong because you are taking something that belongs to some one else. But that is only a definition — not a reason. Steal ing is wrong because someone might catch you? No, that argu ment is futile against Socialists, because they have voted to legal ize stealing, by way of taxation and inflation. Perhaps your brain is numbed by such coercive action. So, imagine you’ve now escaped to a land of capitalism. A group of businessmen have offered a mil lion dollars for an answer to the question, “Why is stealing wrong?” So you work on a mil lion dollar explanation. Your thoughts run back to those from whom you had learned of truth. Your mother told you that stealing is wrong, but didn’t explain it. Your preacher simply asked you to believe that stealing is wrong. The law says that stealing is wrong — but man’s laws are subject to man’s repeal. The Bible and the Ten Command ments say that stealing is wrong; but seek there as reverently as you will, the explanation eludes you. Even little children know that stealing is wrong. Perhaps you’ll want to ask your children for a reason against stealing. If you get the same answers I did, you’ll agree that it’s time to exercise that form of parental responsibility that starts with improving one’s own under standing. Why is stealing wrong? Here is the best explanation I can offer at the moment; Each of us is born with a God-given right to his own life. If you think otherwise, name the person who has a right to your life. In order to retain your life and fulfill its purpose — in your pursuit of happiness — you must be able to own, possess, use the thing you earn. The thief who steals your earnings, your property, is infringing on your God-given right to life. This is why honesty is the best policy — why it is wrong to steal.. Some believe that stealing is a law of nature because, they say, it is natural for animals to steal. But there is a penalty built into this law of the jungle; even in the animal kingdom, stealing leads to violent fights. Ownership of property is not a well-developed institution among animals because they lack the ability or understanding to earn or create wealth; they can only garner the fruits of nature by instinct. When men adopt steal ing as a code, under the guise of welfarism, they reduce them selves to the animal level. In a socialistic society, the theory and practice of private owner ship tend to vanish, as does one’s right to his own life. A man once said to me, “I condemn all stealing except when a person steals bread to sustain his life.” But suppose your sole possession were a loaf of bread, and someone stole it from you? Whose life has pri ority? Stealing is wrong. Everyone knows that! Incidentally, there are four toes on a chicken’s foot. national staffs of some 15 de nominations whose headquarters are scattered from Toronto to Kansas City. Your Asheville Agent, a Mr. D. H. Lyle, who happened to be on duty at the time was very gracious in giving me all the schedules. This was especially nice since I had made an earlier effort (through another airline) to get the information and after waiting 45 minutes still didn’t have it. Just wanted to commend you for such gracious service. Sincerely, B.C. Richmond Dear Sir; I am in the Air Force and on October 13 I was notified that my father had died unex pectedly. I persuaded a friend of mine to drive me to Wilmington Airport. At the terminal I found that the only people present were a Hertz man and a Pied mont Agent. I also learned that it was impossible for me to fly home to Massachusetts that night or the next day. At first I didn’t believe that there were no aircraft scheduled to fly any where that night at Wilmington, Charlotte, or Columbia or any other city in South Carolina or North Carolina. But your Agent patiently showed me the sched ule for each airport that I came up with. I was quite anxious, naturally, to start on my journey as soon as possible. Your Agent tried his best with the bus depots. No luck. To be brief — he finally managed to reserve me a seat on a Florida-New York train coming through at mid night in Fayetteville. My friend drove me over and we made the train. 1 just want to express my ap preciation for this Agent . . . taking time out to go out of his way to be of assistance in an in stance when there was no pos sibility of profit at the time for Piedmont Airlines. Sincerely, A.W.N. Myrtle Beach (Editor’s note—Two Agents as sisted the above passenger: J. H. Sandifer and J. F. Johnson.)
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