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SEPTEMBER, 1959 TH£ PiEDMONITOH Fayetteville Combines Old Heritage And Hew Industry In Its March To Economic And Cultural Development PAGE THREE When the Marquis de LaFayette visited his first namesake city in America he en tered town in a carriage that is being pre served as a historic relic. But were he to visit Fayetteville today, he would undoubtedly arrive at modern Gran- nis Field in a jet prop F-27 that is setting the pace for America’s commercial air future. He would see a city of progress and expansion — but a city which has retained much of its historical heritage. Fayetteville is a city of contrasts, a place where old and new are blended into a center of unusual growth potential. For example. TO THE OLD MARKET HOUSE, built in 1838, stands in down town Fayetteville. The lower arched portion was the market. the population of the town jumped from 17,000 in 1940 to 55,000 today. And it is still growing. Much of its growth has come from the location there of industry. Among the com panies represented in Fayetteville are Bur lington Mills, Esso Standard Oil and the Borden Company. Along with industrial resources, the city is rich in history. Fayetteville was the site for the Liberty Point Declaration of Inde pendence on June 20, 1775. It came several days before the national document. The charter for tiie Tirs: state university in America was drawn up in Fayetteville. And it was there that Babe Ruth received his nickname and hit his first home run in pro baseball while training with the Balti more Orioles in 1914. The naming of the city after one of the foremost military figures in the American Re volution somehow must have been an omen of the present; for both the Army’s Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base are located there. Fayetteville, located in the middle of the sandhill area of North Carolina, has mild winter temperatures and fea ture year-round golf at near by Pinehurst and Soutliern Pines. Station To Station CHARLOTTESVILLE — Funds for the long-awaited airport terminal here have been approved by the city. CHO personnel are looking forward to the beginnmg of construction in the near fu ture. Warren Foster and his fa mily were vacationing this jnonth. And the Dick Mahn’s have moved into a new home near the airport. Tommy Du- xer. the newest recruit here, will be married September 26. —Libby Reed. folks wish she were still here. —D. K. MacPherson. CHARLOTTE — Changed positions for the boarding gates and the noise of the machines have caused some confusion around here, but it is all in the interest of pro gress since the new termi nal building will be larger and nicer. —Louise Ramsey. in overall workmanship, most outstanding wooden aircraft and first in the spot landing contest. Larry Redden, agent, is back after a two-year leave of ab sence with the armed for ces. ORF welcomes him back. —Bob Wylie. RLEIGH-DURHAM— New faces coming in and old faces departing have kept RDU' people busy keeping up with new developments. Jack Vann, former PIED- MONITOR correspondent, is now with the FAA in Jack sonville, Fla. And Wallace Kerr has been on loan to Morehead City all summer. Staff additions are Richard Talley from Lynchburg and James Vestal from Washing ton, both transfers in the PAI system. New to RDU and to PAI is Arthur Holmes of Durham. J. P. Wheeler married Miss Charlotte Stallins of Durham August 22. — Don Berry. FAYETTEVILLE — Some thing new has been added here--an extension on the north - south runway and a taxiway—which were need ed for a long time. Also a test recently was run for an omni-site (navigational beam on a 360-degree radius), so FAY seems to be growing. Vacationers here have been Frank Beasley, who returned the first of August from a trip to Lawton, Okla.; and Bill Wooten, who is report edly quite a fisherman. Cindy Tyler, new reservati on agent, flew F-27’s all the way for her first trip on Piedmont Airlines. The trip took her from Fayetteville to Cincinnati, Norfolk, Louis ville and back to FAY.—Bob Bennington. * PARKERSBURG - MARI ETTA — Work has already begun here on the extension of runway 21. When complet ed it will be 5,200 feet. Also work on the ramp area exten sion is expected to begin the last week in August. Karl Stine stopped here with the Noland Company’s F-27. PKB personnel send their congratulations to those who did the work on the ship. They say it is the best they have seen. Vacations are almost over. The last summer traveler was Merriel Oxley, who went to Myrtle Beach. — Virg. F. Flinn. RICHMOND — News from this station centers in new and transfer personnel. Marie Prillaman is a new face at RIC. Jane Griffith, formerly at Cincinnati, is now a ticK- et agent liere. Martha Brown has trans ferred to Lynchburg. RIO NORFOLK — The plane built by F-O Joe Mathias and his friend Warren Carter (reported in a prior PIED- MONITOR) captured three First Prizes at the Nationwide Meet of Homebuilt Aircraft August 2. The plane, built of plywood and powered by a Vollsswa- gen engine, was judged best . . . James E. Bradley, Employment Supervisor . . . Varbd Interests, Experiences Mark Life Of Piedmonitor Personafity A one-time special agent for the Counter Intelligence Corps (“a cloak and dagger boy”), a dabbler 'With a passing fancy in an tiques (“which has yet to pass”) and a golfer in the low 90’s (“well anyway, I know I can shoot 99”) is the man-behind the -man James E. Bradley, Piedmont’s em ployment supervisor. Jim, as he is known, was born in Little Rock and at tended the University of Ken tucky. He received his B.S. in economics and a master’s de gree in business administration there. It was at the university that he met his wife, the former Joyce Stephens. Joyce, who stands a scant four feet, eleven inches, once was dance instructor to football players at the university. They have one son, Jimmy, age 26 months. Jim joined Piedmont as a Lexington station agent while he was sti.il in graduate school. In 1956 he came to Winston-Salem as a staff as sistant under R. E. Turbiville. The promotion to employment supervisor came in May, 1957. He counts “proven ability” and “a driving interest” as the two most desirable qua lities an applicant can bring to a job. “Of course,” he said, “these two involve a multitude of attributes.” Jim enjoys the interesting people he meets through his work at Piedmont. He belongs to the Winston-Salem Person nel Conference and is a rep resentative to the Air Trans port Association Personnel Conference. “I’m not a joiner,” he vol unteered. 1 don’t plan ahead leisure time; I like social life to be spontaneous. With the exception of church at the First Presbyterian, weekends are usually very lazy (at home on Redbud Lane).” tion to Miami Beach and Mon tego Bay, Jamaica. E. “Dee” Akard will mar ry Miss Celestine Thomas of Morgansfield, Ky., Sept. 7th at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. — John Simmons. WASHINGTON — DCA peo ple were witnesses to the re turn of Vice President Rich ard Nixon here from his trip to Russia. The arrival and take-off of the two Boeing 707’s gave many their first lock at the jet carriers. Peggy Green of the com- m*unications department un derwent surgery on a hand several weeks ago. DCA wish es her a speedy recovery and hopes she will be back soon. Operations Agent “Red” Bailey took a week’s vaca- TRI CITIES — Construc tion on the new runway is behind schedule but should be completed by spring. The Airport Commission here is making plans to cut the ramp about ten feet. TRI personnel extend their deepest sympathy to Hu g h Sluder, whose father-in-law died recently, and v/ishes for recovery to Helen Hopson’s father, who has been seri ously ill. — Milt Ward. LEXINGTON — Two new agents have come to work here since June. They are Miss Eve Semiklose of Bur lington, North Carolina and Willard Pendleton of Mt. Sterling, Ky. Results of the Fun Pak vacations have been more than expected. Miss Beverly Todd, an agent here, took the trip and ended up with more than a vacation -- she mar ried Dick Bernstrom of Vir ginia Beach July 15th. As for other vacations, LEX Manager A. B. Casey toured “Dixie’’ the last of August. And Walter Platt, who broke his leg while on vacation, will be out until sometime in September. — Eve Semiklose. Station to Station See Page 4
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