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VOL. V, NO. 7
APACE WITH THE PACEMAKER
SEPTEMBER, 1962
Robert Kadlec
Appointed To Fill
New Position
In a move designed to improve
and expand the company’s pro
gram of research in the fields
of planning and marketing, the
new post of Director of Research
has been created at Piedmont
I A_irhnes.
Robert W. Kadlec,
I "ormerly of Ameri
can Airlines, has
I been appointed to
[fill the position, ac-
IflK to an an-
nouncement by V-P
HnaStHHQ Gordon Brown,
Kadlec, a native of Chicago,
has been associated with airline
research for a number of years.
Before joining Piedmont, he has
been for seven years Senior
Analyst-Economic Regulation for
American Airlines, based in New
York. With a major in transpor
tation, he received his Bachelor
of Science degree from North
western University, Evanston,
Illinois, in 1951.
After college graduation, Kad
lec served with the U. S. Air
Force from 1951 to 1955. His as
signments entailed acting as
Dropmaster-Loadmaster on fly
ing status, and Passenger Traffic
Specialist in the Commercial
Transportation Office.
Mr. Kadlec will be responsible
for the preparation of studies,
cAhibita, and oiher related ma
terial involved in proceedings
before the Civil Aeronautics
Board (CAB) and he will direct
research in areas useful to the
company in planning, marketing,
and scheduling.
He and his wife, the former
Elaine Roth of New York City,
will make their home in Win
ston-Salem.
Piedmont Featured
In Avionics News
Piedmont was the featured air
line in the August issue of Ben-
dix Avionics News, publication
of the Bendix Radio Division
Avionics Products, Baltimore.
L. A. Watson, Director of Com
munications, was also given a
special salute. He has worked
with Bendix radio products for
a number of years.
“Bendix has been associated
with Piedmont almost since the
inception of its airline activity,’
said the article.
“Over the years Piedmont has
chosen Bendix radar, comm and
nav systems, ADF’s and other
airborne electronic equipment as
well as ground station receivers.
It’s an association that we’re
proud of.”
New Schedule Format Makes Debut,
Called 'Quick, Simple, Easy To Use'
Davis and Britt
In UF Posts
Two INT officials will repre
sent Piedmont this year in the
annual United Fund Campaign
of Forsyth County, running
from September 26 through No
vember 7.
President T. H. Davis is Vice
Chairman of the Campaign, and
Don Britt, Assistant to the Presi
dent, is Chairman of the Public
Relations Committee of the UF.
Yards and Yards of Flights — Preston Wilbourne, Director-Tariffs and
Schedules, looks over the 72-foot long sheet of IBM paper containing
over 2,000 direct point-to-point flight listings for use in the nev/ quick
reference schedule.
Pres. Davis Accepts Two Appointments
President T. H. Davis has re
cently accepted appointments to
serve with two outstanding pro
fessional groups, one located in
North Carolina, the other a na
tional council based in Washing
ton, D. C.
Mr. Davis has been named by
the Nominating Committee of
the Advisory Council to the
School of Engineering, North
Carolina State College, to serve
a three-year term as one of five
new Council members.
The Council is a 15-member
Weyderf Named
ATL Soles Rep.
Piedmont has announced the
appointment of Donald K. Wey-
dert as new Sales Representa
tive for the Atlanta area. He will
work with District Sales Man
ager Don Edmondson at the sales
office in the Piedmont Hotel.
Weydert was born
in Youngstown, 0.
H e attended ' S t.
Francisville High
School, St. Francis
ville, La., where he
was voted the most
valuable football
player and was a
member of the All-State football
team in 1952. He attended Louisi
ana State University, Baton
Rouge, on full football scholar
ship.
A member of the American
Legion, Weydert served three
years with the U. S. Marine
Corps and was discharged with
the rank of sergeant. Prior to
joining Piedmont he was em
ployed for three years by East
ern Airlines in Atlanta.
He and his wife, the former
Mary Broadnax of Greenville,
S. C., live at 108 N. Myrtle St.,
College Park, Atlanta.
group composed of leaders from
North Carolina’s industrial, pro
fessional, and community life.
Its primary function is to guide
and counsel the administration
of N. C. State’s School of Engi
neering, and through meetings,
to learn what is being done in
engineering education, and in
turn to advise the administration
on the latest advances in indus
try.
He has also accepted an ap
pointment to serve on the Na
tional Advisory Council of the
National Aviation Club. The
Council was recently created by
the Club’s Board of Governors,
and is made up of leaders from
the aviation industry through
out the nation.
Have A Ball
At The Boll
Airline employees are invited
to don their party clothes and
go dancing at the third annual
Southern Region Airlines Ball in
Atlanta October 6.
The semi-formal gathering will
be held in the grand ballroom of
the Dinkier Plaza Hotel. A fea
ture of the evening will be the
awarding of door prizes, includ
ing luggage, champagne, transis
tors, and passes to Germany,
Italy, Tahiti, Tokyo, and other
points.
Tickets are five dollars a per
son, with special rates of seven
dollars for a single offered at the
Dinkier Plaza for out-of-town
guests. Table reservations can be
made for parties of eight or
more.
Piedmont employees interested
in attending can contact Robert
Talley, ATL, for reservations
and tickets.
Ever know anyone Avho de
cided to take a trip by air, got
a schedule, and became so exas
perated trying to find his flight
in the maze of hieroglyphics
that he almost gave up the
whole idea out of sheer frustra
tion?
Well, that won’t happen now
as more and more airlines switch
to the “quick reference” format
for their schedules. This type
timetable allows a passenger to
tell at a glance how many flights
there are to his destination and
the times they leave and arrive.
Piedmont will introduce its
own new quick reference sched
ule to the public October 1. It
will feature a number of im
provements over the schedule
previously used.
Improvement Needed
Company officials have felt for
some time that improvement was
needed in the type schedules
being distributed to the public,
and with last June’s expansion
the new format was needed more
than ever.
Although a quick reference
schedule is amazingly simple to
use, it is far from simple to pro
duce. In a recent interview, Pres
ton Wilbourne, Director-Tariffs
and Schedules, explained the pro
cess;
“We first started by thorough
ly investigating the merits of re
vising our old schedule to the
new format. Although the cost
for each schedule would be in
creased, we felt it was justified
since it is easy to read, fast to
use, and frees the passengers
from the complexities of the ordi
nary schedule.
Flights Listed
“In compiling the timetable
we had to break down the stops
for each flight and list them
under the proper city. One flight,
not much longer than average,
had 45 separate listings.
“All the data was transferred
to IBM cards (done at a sched
uling specialist firm in ATL—
Ed.) and fed into computers
which sorted and grouped the
flights for each city, then printed
the information on a continuous
sheet of IBM paper. When we
were through we had a sheet of
paper 72 feet long, encompassing
2,000 direct point-to-point hstings
and 303 on-line connections.
Cards Inserted
“Flight connections, incident-
ly, had to be written out sep
arately, punched on IBM cards,
and inserted in the listings in
proper sequence.
“A Iso, on the old schedule
flight information could be listed
just once, but with the new for
mat all that changed. For in
stance, on the old timetable “S,”
which stood for “snack service,”
could be printed once for a par
ticular flight. Now, for just one
flight, it must be printed 25
times.
Sales Tool
“It’s all complicated but worth
the effort. Piedmont personnel
havo a valuable sales tool in the
new schedule and we urge them
to take full advantage of it.
“We hope the traveling public
will enjoy using our new quick
reference schedule, and that it
will make flying easier and more
convenient for them than ever
before.”
One Gift Works Many Wonders
Susan, age six, was a bright
girl whom no one dreamed
would have any trouble in
school. Yet when it came time
for entering the first grade, she
rebelled.
She had stomach aches in the
mornings, and when brought to
the schoolroom she cried and re
fused to let her mother leave.
The school personnel were as
distressed as the parents when
they found that no amount of
encouragement or punishment
was effective.
What to do? The school recom
mended the Child Guidance
Clinic, supported by the United
Fund in Susan’s community.
Was Afraid
The clinic found that Susan’s
trouble was a deep-seated fear
that she was losing her mother’s
affection and was being replaced
by her baby brother, born only
a few months previously.
Her parents were helped to
understand her need for reassur
ance of their affection, and also
began to help her be more inde
pendent. With much support
given Susan by her parents and
teacher, she was able to stay in
the classroom. As her fears sub
sided, she began to enjoy school
and to take her rightful place as
a happy, well-adjusted child.
Everyday in communities all
over the nation, dollars and cents
are being translated into helping
hands through the United Fund.
It has different names in dif
ferent areas — ^ United Appeal,
Community Chest, Red Feather
—but they all represent the
1
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same desire to make life better
for others.
Needed Aid
Twenty-six-year-old Henry O.
has a severe case of diabetes.
His vision is affected, causing
him to drop out of school at the
end of the 10th grade due to
poor eyesight.
When he married he found he
was unable to work productive
ly and had to depend on his
wife’s work for family income.
Henry actually assumed the role
of the mother in the household,
caring for the baby, and doing
the housekeeping, cooking and
cleaning.
He came to the United Fund-
supported Goodwill Rehabilita
tion Center in the summer of
1961 in hopes they could help
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