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DECEMBER, 1959
PAGE TWO
^Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
Dorothy Preslar, Editor
Correspondents this issue: Bruce Ball LEX, W. L. Bullock
LYH, Tom Crouch GSO, J. L. Fields, AVL, Bobbie Henley SDF,
Louise Ramsey CLT, John Simmons DCA, Keith Smith ISO,
Shirley Stevenson SDF, Shirley Sword CMH, Bob Wilson BKW,
Bob Wylie ORF.
A HOLIDAY MESSAGE
As we enter the ioyous season of the Yule Log, the mistletoe,
the holly, the happy greetings, and the bright gifts — all so char
acteristic of Christmastide — it behooves us to pause and take
inventory of our blessings. In these frantic days, when our duties
run a race with the time available in which to do them, we tend
to forget the basic meaning of our lives and the goals toward
which we should be dedicated.
As we celebrate the birthday of the One who gives form and
order to all our days, we are mindful of those blessings that sur
pass all others . . . the depth of His love for us; the warmth and
value of our friendships toward one another; our loyalties toward
our families, our neighbors, our business associates, and even our
selves; our built-in spirit of giving rather than getting; and the
noble purposes for which our lives are created.
This is an opportunity, too, for me to express my deep grati
tude to each and every one of you for your cooperation and
faithfulness in our joint business endeavor. Without people like
you, minus your talents and abilities, there would not be a Pied
mont organization of which we can be proud. With you, plus your
talents and abilities, there exists the progressive, alert enterprise
we new have. As we have grown larger in stature and service In
the past, may we also join hands to give real meaning to growth
in the future.
Best wishes to all of you from all of us for a good Christmas
Season and a Bright and Prosperous New Year.
-T. H. DAVIS
By DON BRITT
Christmas Greetings from INT
and me! It won’t be long now,
will it? The days surely rush by.
Since the last PIEDMONITOR
I attended the 30th anniversary
celebration of the giant DuPont
plant at Waynesboro. Took their
deluxe plant tour and watched
them turn out Orion by the mile.
Quite an industry. Makes you
proud to live in a country where
such achievement is possible!
Funerals of those DC-3 acci
dent victims residing in Virginia
had Piedmont representation
with Sheri Folger, Joe Fowler,
Bud Halsey, Bob Miller, Ed Best,
Bob Rose, May Weaver, and me,
each of us attending one or more
funeral. We have had many
warm letters of appreciation
from relatives for this gesture.
Rocky Mount, N. C., staged a
“Piedmont Airlines Appreciation
Day,” during which the “Red
Carpet” was really rolled out for
us. Attending from Piedmont
were President Davis, Vice Presi
dent Brown, DSM Harold Warn
er, and Yours Truly. There was
a luncheon during which Rocky
Mount leaders asked informal
questions of Mr. Davis and Mr.
Brown regarding route applica
tions, plans, etc.
Then came a tour of industry
in Rocky Mount. Climaxing the
day was a dinner meeting of the
combined civic clubs of Rocky
Mount with Mr. Davis as princi
pal speaker. Our enthusiastic
thanks to the Rocky Mount folks
for a fine occasion, even though
the CAB has not yet let us in to
that city!
Personal thanks, too, to Sheri
BLOCK TO BLOCK
With STAN BRUNT
Folger for arranging an invita
tion for me to visit United Air-
1 i n e s’ Jetorama at Friendship
International Airport, Baltimore.
All of which featured a well-con
ducted explanation of United’s
DC-8, plus a courtesy flight in
this fabulous new airplane. We
flew up to Harrisburg and Pitts
burg on a circular route.
Block-to-block time was a little
over an hour, and much of that
time was used in getting off and
on the ground at Friendship! It’s
quite an aircraft—very quiet,
very luxurious, very fast, and
very large. It was a genuine
thrill to ride in it! Trip, anyone?
Journeyed up to Columbus for
a two-day jaunt during which
Paul Loar and I visited leaders
in industry and civic affairs, all
of whom use Piedmont there,
either schedule or charter. I was
impressed with the volume of
charter work Paul and Station
Manager Ed Laskowski have
generated there. It’s easy to see
why a DC-3 is stationed perma
nently in Columbus for charter
work.
Folks in Columbus are in
trigued by the recent inaugura
tion of F-27 service there, and
Paul believes passenger volume
will keep rising accordingly. It
was good to meet Ed Laskowski
and his fine station crew, and to
get a look at the magnificent
terminal facility there. Thanks,
Columbus Personnel, for a good
trip to Piedmont’s Norther n-
most station!
Again—best wishes for a Mer
ry Christmas!
Helping to contribute to an
other Piedmont “first” was ORF
Purser Davis Mellott, who was
the flight attendant on the in
augural F-27 flight into Colum
bus October 25. Not only was it a
“first” for Piedmont, but for the
big city of Columbus as the first
jet service at Port Columbus air
port. From all reports Davis pro
vided the kind of service indica
tive of Piedmont flight atten
dants.
Speaking of good service, I re
cently received a letter with the
following praise: “Your purser on
a flight I rode recently went far
beyond the call of duty in his
service to the passengers. I wish
to send to you my congratula
tions on your high calibre per
sonnel.”
Of course, we receive quite a
few letters of this nature and
can use this quoted letter as a
“pat on the back” to all the fel
lows who are responsible. This
kind of satisfied customer is
what puts the passenger service
department and Piedmont in the
same league with the best in the
business.
Again in the news this month
are college football charters,
which slacked off as the 1959 col
lege football season neared its
end. Piedmont transported V.P.I.
from Roanoke to Amarillo, Texas
tca ouPkram
Macmlllian here . . . Yes, Captain . . . where? . . . Winston-Salem,
N. C. . . . I see . . . you stopped for Petrol . . . our Viscoun’t trip 661
. . . yes, our agreement calls for petrol only ... no equipment inter
change ... I see . . . their F-27 had to come off the line . . . MY
WORD, OLD CHAP . . . our Viscount is WHAT? . . . checking in range
Tri-Cities? . . . Flight 27? ... I say, old boy, this is a frightful mess . . .
Stand by . . .
tMo/p/fUi. /^ifUkdoifA.
DECEMBER
Paul C. Freeze, INT 1
Jeanette Butner, INT-FB 2
Leland Chandler, INT 2
David L. Glenn, INT 2
Bradford C. Moody, TRI 2
Bobby G. Minter, INT 3
Dewey W. Smith, INT-FB 3
Ralph B. Swartz, DCA 4
Foy Ervin Grublj, INT-FB .... 5
Sherman E. Smith, INT 5
Milton M. Browning, INT 6
Laura T. Pegg, INT-FB 6
Earnest E. Pickel, TRI 6
Luke J. Sessler, ORF-FB 6
Cary G. Bruton, ILM 7
Aaron W. Rowe, INT 7
J. Howard Hughes, SDF 8
Hubert B. Altizer, INT 9
Walter C. Bowden, ILM 9
Leonard C. Lumley, INT 9
Walter S. Ryczek, HTS 9
Freda Zappia, INT 9
Don F. Byrd, CLT 10
Donald E. Martin, ROA 10
A. G. Carter, HTS 11
Ward D. Doub, INT 11
Lottie H. McMahon, ROA 11
William M. Reynolds, INT-FB 11
William J. Halsey, ORF 12
William Manos, CLT 12
O. Bynum Miller, INT 12
Kit Thames, DCA 12
Hugh K. Vance, DCA 13
Edward G. Booth, INT 14
Johnny D. Jones, INT 14
John E. McCarthy, ALEX-FB 14
Jimmie L. Thompson, BLF ....14
Paul D. Whitson, INT 14
Margaret T. Calhoun, ORF 15
Lawrence E. Hartman, INT ....15
Robert L. Jackson, FAY 15
Franklin R. Bolus, TRI 16
Lester J. Fowler, INT 16
G. C. Little, INT 16
Charles H. Stoltz, INT 16
James Paul Anderson, INT ....17
Norma S. Griffin, INT 17
Margaret P. Herman, INT 17
Lee Dale D’Armond, DCA 18
Paul N. Lyons, INT 18
Darlene B. Martin, INT 18
Joseph K. Pfaff, INT-FB 18
James Alex Wilson, INT 18
Samuel K. Carter, INT 19
Victor W. Conary, INT 19
Donald W. Kimrey, INT 19
Warren G. Lynch, INT 19
Wilbur M. Whatley, ILM 19
Paul W. Jones, INT 20
Jackson E. Pierce, DCA 20
James A. Working, INT 20
William L. Dearing, JAMT0...-21
William A. Nurnberger, ILM..21
Lester W. Salmon, INT-FB ....21
Ray Ratledge, INT-FB 22
Betty Jean Poore, LYH 23
Carson E. Wilson, INT 23
William F. Work, INT-FB 23
Joan W. Carter, INT 24
Arthur T. Chandler, INT-FB ..25
Jane C. Griffith, CVG-C 25
Joe N. Harris, INT 25
David C. McLeod, ROA 25
O. O. Bailey, DCA 26
Nancy E. Cox, INT 26
Frank S. Curtis, INT-FB 26
Robert L. Wells, ORF 26
George F. Hendrix, INT 27
Verne B. Crisp, RDU 28
Edwin T. Jordan, INT 28
Bobby Lee Shelton, INT 28
Betty F. Ward, FAY 28
Jacques D. Arnold, INT 29
Julius W. Dean, AVL 29
Frances H. Dresser, LYH 29
John F. Johnson, INT-FB 29
Joseph K. Jordan, INT 29
Paul W. Kelley, CRW 29
T. B. Major, DCA 29
Oscar E. Parker, ILM 29
—the longest charter yet for the
company. Bruce Lundy and
Butch Blackburn provided the
cabin service November 5.
Duke University traveled from
Raleigh to Greenville, S. C., No
vember 6 with Bob Welfare and
George Stack. Don Byrd and Ma
son Linker brought the team
back to Raleigh the next day.
Larry Stack was host to the Cin-
cinnati “Royals” professional
basketball team for four days on
a jaunt from Cincinnati to Ro
chester, N. Y., Philadelphia and
Boston. This type of extended
trip is somewhat a change in the
charter trips for pursers.
Citadel footballers went from
Charleston to Morgantown, W.
Va., and back with Butc^h Black
burn and Bruce Lundy. Again
on November 13, the “Bulldogs”
flew from Charleston to Roanoke
with Tom Adams and Bob Wel
fare. The Roanoke return trip
was serviced by Larry Stack and
Tom Adams.
November 13 was a popular
football weekend date as V.P.I.
traveled to meet the West Vir
ginia “Mountaineers” with two
of the biggest football fans in
the flight attendant ranks—
Bruce Lundy and Butch Black
burn.
In the Charter Department it
looks as if the coming winter
basketball season will soon be
taking the place of football. Pied
mont will be transporting most
of the college basketball teams
close to our system. Note to pur
sers who are basketball fans:
Keep your eyes open, and
can probably see some good
games.
From Charlotte we hear that
Dave Turner has been on vaca
tion with no particular plans,
other than hunting and loafing.
(I have always thought that they
were one and the same.) Don
Byrd and Bob Hill have been out
for a few days with the famous
“flu” but have recovered and are
now back in service.
We have also learned that
down Wilmington way Bill Do
lan has been deer hunting on all
his days off. However, there
have been no results. But keep
the hunting up. Bill. They have
always told me that if you try
hard and long enough, you will
get results. And, when you do,
please send this writer a couple
good steaks.
Brownie Wagner (ILM) is due
for congratulations or condolen
ces—whichever you prefer—for
his plans to be married Decem
ber 12. Our best wishes to
Brownie. Lonnie Dennis, an old
married man at ILM, is trying
hard to get started on a house
building project.
Around INT congratulations
go to Bob Clodfelter and his wife
on the birth of a six and one-
half pound baby girl November
17. Andy Foster, who has been
on leave, returned to vi^ork No-
V e m b e r 21. Don Kimrey and
Charlie Miller had vacations dur
ing the month; and Larry Stack
was transferred to Washington.
That’s all folks.
C. H. Bodenheimer, INT 30
Harold R. Lipscomb, ILM 30
Alfred L. Shaver, ROA-FB ....30
Thomas E. Simmons, ORF 30
Orville C. Larch, CRW 31
Jimmie D. Michael, CVG-F 31
Laverne G. Rehder, INT 31