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LAURENCE Ho JACKSON, "Executive of the Month" When you pass through INT's Maintenance hangar, you'll see a long flight of stairs which lead up to the Chief Inspector's office, where mighty close tabs are kept on the Pacemaker fleet. Head man of the Inspection Department is Laurence H. Jack son, better known as "Jack". Bearing no resemblance to "Jarrin' Jack Jackson" of TV fame, Jack is a quiet, unassuming little guy with a ready smile and a twmkle tn his eye. Born in Roanoke in 1917, Jack grew up in the Old Dominion, attended VPI in Blacks burg and studied engineering. In 1939, Jack joined the Army Air Corps, was sent to Aircraft Mechanics School, became an inspector at Bolling Field. In 1944, Jac went through cadets as an engineering officer, graduated, was commissioned, became a flight engineer on B-29's. In '45 the Army's doors swung open, and CiviliaiJack- son walked out. He went with Martin-O'Brien Flying Service in ROA, and in 19 , came to Piedmont. Jock served a few months as mechanic, was promoted to lead, and in 1948 was pro moted to Inspector. In 1954, the vacancy occurred which promoted Jack to Chief Inspector, where he has done his usual fine job. Jack is married, and he and his wife, Frances, have two daughters, Dawn,^ 15, and Mary, 16. Outside of an occasional round of golf. Jack s main hobby Is tin and puttering, and reputedly, is an Excellent cook. His fudge enjoys an envia e reputation. The Piedmonitor's congratulations go to Jack on his new job, an our best wishes for his continued success. Assisting Jack in his work are Mrs. Olive Webster, Ben Dunne, and Ralph Dampier who handle much of the detail work. This smoothly functioning team re ieves ac o much of the routine allowing him to turn his attention to weightier matters, me o NEWS FROM THE HANGAR November and December Piedmonitor Poop We haven't been too much in the news lately as far as this publication is con cerned but we have been pretty busy. We did fourteen engine changes, twelve ^3 inspections and two ^1 inspections in November, In December we did seven engine changes, twelve *^3, one ^2 and three ^1 inspections. We also had a couple of 4000 hour inspections and an 1 1,000 hour overhaul . Considerable progress has been made lately and we now complete a ^3 inspection in eight or nine hours and an engine change in three to five hours. Don't believe the trunk lines can beat that. George Davis has left us for awhile to do his bit for Uncle Sam and has since been In the hospital. Get well and hurry back, George. Archie Ferguson and "Rag" Griffin found a spot where the deer were so thick they had to shoot In self defense and each got a nice buck. Howard Cartwright and "Rag" Griffin have done considerable rabbit hunting with good results Includ ing sore muscles. J. E- Nelson recently got his "E" II" cense and L. H. Hand was promoted to Senior Mechanic. Congratulations Boys! All hands reported a most enjoyable time at PAI party. Our new hangar Is started and all h^nds can hardly wait. More poop next time, I hope# INTM ************ "Would you give ten cents to help the Old Ladies' Home?" "What? Are they out again?" ************ - 7
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