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THE PIEDMONITOR
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1962
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“I don't know how to break this to you, Mr. Finchley, but your seat's
only confirmed as far as the Pole, and from there . . . wait list!"
KNOXVILLE — Cupid’s been busy at TYS lately as Cai'l Simp
son reports the marriage of Flight Attendant Jim Combs to Linda
Lou Smith. Diane White is welcomed as a new Agent there re
placing Carolyn Pearson who transferred to TRL The TYS termi
nal building is undergoing a face lifting and Piedmont should be
moving into a new section soon. The bowling team, alas, is not
doing so well, and at last count was listed in last place. Carl says
he blames it on “too many memos.”
CINCINNATI-F — Bob Steppe sends this report to bring us
up-to-date on the news at CVG-F; “Stan Gartner returned from
the Army March 1 after being recalled in error for four months.
The Fearless Five (PAI Bowling Team) have moved up to fourth
place out of 16 teams and they are now only seven games out of
first. The Piedmont Club has an election dinner and dance slated
for the near future with everyone looking forward to a great
time.”
BECKLEY — Everyone there is trying to learn more about
the 404’s, looking for new ways to do the job better and studying
to learn the established ways. Station Manager Charles Field and
his wife now have a big boy. Bob Harper is living on a farm, Jack
Guy is wondering about Jump School again, and Bob Wilson is
waiting for good golfing, weather. With the vacation season fast
approaching Bob says, “Hope to see some of you from other
stations this year as the summers in West Virginia are fine and
here in BKW “Honey in the Rock” is in production again.”
ORF Station Manager Art Whittaker
was a guest of the U. S. Navy as
he took a cruise to Pensacola, Fla.,
aboard the U. S. S. Antietam to
witness the training future Navy
pilots are receiving. He is seen here
saying goodbye to the ship's com
manding officer, Capt. J. H. Arm
strong. Art had served aboard the
Antietam 16 years ago and says
the circumstances were very dif
ferent this time as he was the Cap
tain's special guest and received
VIP treatment.
CHARLOTTE —> The travelin’ bug has bitten a number of
CLT folks recently, reports Madge Lanier. Blanch and Dick Kuhl-
hoff vacationed in Miami with their daughter Helen. Barbara
Rippy visited New Orleans and Dallas on her vacation, and Wat
son Fuit traveled to the altar for a life-long tour of marriage.
“Charlotte participated in the N. C. Travel Show recently,”
continues Madge. “We were delighted to have Governor Sanford
visit our booth and chat with us a while. General Sales Manager
W. G. McGee helped staff the booth along with DSM Don Ed
mondson, Station Manager Johnny Newell, and Agents Gene
Walsh, Penny Combs, Barbara Rippy, and yours truly. Our board
ings have been excellent here in CLT both January and February
with January almost doubling January of 1961. We have also had
an interesting increase in air freight, air express, and air mail
with 46,220 pounds more air mail in 1961 than in 1960.”
Deepest sympathy is extended Capt. Charlie Meacham on the
recent death of his brother.
WILMINGTON — “Being one of the proud winners in the
incentive program contest,” writes Charlie Leonard, “our top
news item was naturally our steak dinner at the Wrightsville
Marina. Enjoying the party along with ILM staffers were guests
Ken Ross, Bob Reed, and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jones. Station Man
ager Sy Pierce gave a short speech and Chief Agent Ed Benton
contributed a few words of praise. The station Friday night bowl
ing team has been giving a good account of itself and is currently
holding down second place. Team members are: Ed Kerr, Pete
Jones, Ed Benton, Charlie Leonard, A1 Huddleston, John Berry-
hill, Marvis Stokely, and John Onoff.”
ASHEVILLE — The sales staff started the year off in fine
style by opening a new CTO in downtown AVL. David Lyle also
got off to a good start in ’62 by becoming the proud father Jan
uary 13 of a boy, Jeffrey Scott. Reporter Naomi McGuinn wel
comes new Agent Ralph Jarvis. Ralph replaces David Lyle who
transferred to TRL Gerald Baskett, George Gentry, and Jane
Kienker were among the recent vacationers, and David Smith is
making preparations for a B.O.A.C. trip abroad.
CHARLESTON — The CRW basketball team issues a chal
lenge to other teams in the system to come on over for a game.
The station was well over quota for January despite several “less
than 20 days.” A farewell party for Lake Central Manager Gary
Hughes was held there recently to mark his transfer to DCA. He
is being replaced by Don Spencer. Ruth Shumate tells this story
which illustrates when a joke is not a joke: “An airline-trip in
surance agent recently made mention (a joke to her for that
minute) to an LCA agent that one of her patrons had said there
was a bomb in his luggage. The DCA/BAL flight was delayed one
hour and a full investigation of baggage and airplane was made.
The agent learned a bomb was no joking matter!”
SHENANDOAH — The news from SHD just missed deadline
last issue so there’s news for two months instead of only one. In
January Bill Pearman wrote that they had their first Martin flight
January 3 — an extra section off Flight 345 — and adds they re
ceived wonderful newspaper, radio, and TV coverage. Guy Rawley
was recovering from an ankle injury received while bowling, and
Bob “Big Daddy” Lipscomb was just painting the town.
Continuing with the news for this month Bill writes: The
rumor going around about a month ago that Buddy Robinson was
getting a new car must have been true because he’s sporting a
new ’62 Chevy now. Shirley and Don Monroe visited with friends
in CHO last weekend. We would like to thank radio station
WHBG for the G. E. radio they presented to the agents at SHD.
It’s no secret what the Number One Station is here. Visitors last
month include Sheri Folger, Bud Halsey, Dolly Judson of North
west Airlines, Wolfgang Schoenwandt of Lufthansa Airlines, and
Robert Nolan of the New York Weather Bureau.
COLUMBUS — Congratulations and wishes for happiness are
extended to Janet Young and Mike Hollern who were wed March
3 and honeymooned at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Bert Carlos recently
did himself proud by bowling 257 in the Columbus Airport League.
Shirley Sword took a sports fan’s trip to Lansing, Michigan, where
she says she “saw our fabulous Buckeyes bring home another
victory in basketball.”
HUNTINGTON — Irene Blake bemoans the passing of the
DC-3 but notes that with Martin service “ . . . for the first time
we will be able to offer all our passengers pressurized and air-
conditioned flights. We all know what a good selling point that
is. Attention all non-revs trying to get through HTS: Please don’t
blame us too much for pulling you — it gets lonesome up here
all by ourselves! Agent Don Turner non-reved on Delta and TWA
jets and brought back word it is an experience like nothing else.
By the way, we here would like to express our appreciation to
management for the non-rev privilege.”
HICKORY — The long-planned and earned gathering of HKY
personnel is reported by Tom Pennell who express their gratitude
to Pete Jones, Johnny Newell, and Don Edmondson for volun
teering to work Flight 24 so everyone could attend. (He adds,
‘What caused Flight 24 to overfly??”) The whole crew enjoyed a
dinner, eating everything from filet to flounder. Afterward they
went to Tom’s home, put on a Chubby Checker record, and pro
ceeded to Twist, Twist, Twist. Needless to say, the whole crew
had a ball.
LEXINGTON — Reporter Bruce Ball brings us the latest
from LEX; “We all want to welcome Ronnie Goolsby to our de
partment of confusion. For those who are interested the spring
races at Keenland start April 1 through April 26. No races are
held on Mondays or on Good Friday, April 20. The Kentucky
Travel Conference was held here at the Phoenix Hotel. One of
the guest speakers was Voit Gilmore of SOP, Director of the U. S.
Travel Council. Among those attending were Joe Wathen from
SDF and Sheri Folger from INT. Tom Cowen was a recent visitor
here.”
Qoncyusil
10 YEARS SERVICE
Z e p h y a Bennett, Accountng.
Clrk., INT, February 1
Woodrow E. Bost, Capt., ROA,
February 1
Paul M. Lindsay, Jr., Res. Capt.,
INT, February 1
William F. Martin, Res. Capt.,
INT, February 1
Joseph M. Mathias, Jr., Res.
Capt., ORF, February 1
Vernon C. Brunelle, Res. Capt.,
DCA, February 4
Clifton E. Pitts, Stk. Clrk., INT,
February 6
Leroy Burton, Jr., Inventory
Contrl. Acct., INT, March 10
Wilma Cook, Sec., INT, March 10
Jesse D. Hall, Sr. Spec., INT-FB,
March 17
Henry S. Norman, Mech., INT,
March 17
Kenneth C. Whapham, Mech.
Spec., INT, March 24
Rex E. Bradley, Ld. Mech., INT,
March 31
5 YEARS SERVICE
Clyde T. Crouch, Agt., GSO, Feb
ruary 16
Donna J. Brown, Agt., DCA, Feb
ruary 21
Mary F. Fairchild, Sec., INT-A,
March 1
Janet S. Hollern, Agt., CMH,
March 1
Richard A. Treadway, F.A., TYS,
March 11
John R. Johnson, F.A., DCA,
March 18
Raymond C. Baskin, Jr., Fit.
Disptchr., INT, March 27
CINCINNATI-C — Recently-
wed Joan Schnieders May spent
her honeymoon in Hawaii,
writes Jane Griffith. Janet Tuem-
ler took off for Europe where
she visited Portugal, France,
Spain and Italy.
NORFOLK — Bob Wylie says
that “the weather seems to Ise
one of the main topics around
Norfolk these days, mainly be
cause it has been terrible. We
are glad to have Agent Paul
Wyatt back with us again. Seems
like Paul had a tangle between
his Corvair and a pine tree on
the way to work and we are
sorry to say the tree won. Paul
wasn’t hurt but he sported two
of the prettiest black eyes we’ve
seen. Know anybody who wants
to buy a “U-shaped” Corvair real
cheap?
“Station Manager Art Whit
taker was a recent guest of the
U. S. Navy. He was invited to
participate in a Civilian Orienta
tion Cruise to the Naval Air
Training Command at Pensacola,
Fla. Art had served aboard the
Antietam over 16 years ago and
he said it was a ‘delightful ex
perience’ to be back.”
For FAA
This smiling AVL group gathered recently to wish Station Manager Jack
Gwennap “happy house." Seen enjoying the housewarming party are
(left to right) Eddie Gabriel, Julius Dean, George Gentry, Mrs. Gwen
nap, Mrs. Gentry, Naomi McGuinn, Betty McGuinn, and Mrs. David
Smith.
New Control Area
Some of the busiest air routes
in the central and eastern United
States came under the Federal
Aviation Agency’s high altitude
positive control service March 8.
In the positive control area,
all aircraft fly under air traffic
control clearance and are under
radar surveillance. Use of radar
and the prohibition of unknown
aircraft in positive control areas
permit FAA controllers to make
more efficient use of the air
space involved.
HOLLAND APPOINTED . . .
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A native of Winston-Salem, he
attended Reynolds High School
there and the University of
North Carolina in Chapel Hill,
N. C. Between high school and
college he served in the U. S.
Navy for two years.