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THE PIEDMONITOR
FEBRUARY, 1961
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Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
FEBRUARY, 1961
Editor: Cleta Marshall
Correspondents this issue: Jack Cluck, FFT; Shirley Sword,
CMH; David H. Lyle, AVL; Ted Farrington, Jr., BLF; Carl
Simpson, TYS; Milt Ward, TRI; Howard Hughes, SDF; Tom
Kill, CVG-F; Bob Bennington, FAY; R. H. Wylie, ORF; Susie
McSorley, CRW; Bill Pearman, SHD; Virg Flinn, PKB.
Jim’s Corner
By Jim Bradley
Morale
Pointing to the importance of morale in industry, business
concerns have invested billions of dollars in morale-building pro
grams and writers have filled volumes on the subject.
In spite of all this concern with the subject, there still exists
only a hazy notion of just what “morale” actually means. In general
terms, it has been described as a feeling of belonging or a feeling
of happiness. On the business level, morale has been defined as
an individual’s pride in his job, his personal acceptance of the
goals of his company, and his satisfaction with the job in general.
While these definitions are not incorrect, they are still only partial
explanations of morale.
What, then, is morale? Behind the many definitions of morale
we find one underlying meaning. Briefly, it signifies how people
feel in relation to their surroundings; or in other words, their emo
tional reaction and adjustment to the everyday happenings affect
ing them.
- Because of each person’s backgro.und or past experiences,
which determine his reactions, each person reacts differently to
similar or identical situations. Thereby, it would logically follow
that the morale of this company at any given time would be the
aggregate feeling of well-being of all the employees at that given
moment.
Piedmont has a double approach in its morale-building pro
gram;
(1) The group approach which includes good working facilities,
pension plans, group insurance, vacations, etc., and
(2) The individual approach which includes job placement,
transfer, promotion, trade tests, credit union, personal counseling,
etc. While recognizing that people work in groups and have com
mon wants, Piedmont also recognizes that each employee must
make his own personal adjustment to his particular work situation.
In the above approaches it can be seen that the company’s
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FEBRUARY
Raymond Baskin, INT-F 1
Freddie Jackson, INT 1
Alvin T. Kyle, Capt., INT 2
D. W. McGuire, INT 2
D. O. Meadows, INT 2
W. G. Shanks, TRI 2
Leon Huls, INT-FB 3
D. T. Morrison, Sta. Mgr.,
EWN 3
Martha Blair, ORF 4
J. R. Calloway, INT 4
H. G. Carter, INT-M 4
Donald K. MacPherson, RIC .. 4
Milton Graham, INT-M 5
W. H. Kerr, RDU 5
L. J. Heath, CLT 6
Dixie Holt, INT 6
Ralph Pendleton, Chf.
Agt., DC A 6
C. E. Simpson, TYS 6
Louise Christenbury, INT 7
Frank Perry, INT 7
Leamon Wilcox, LEX 7
H. C. Naprstek, ORF-FB 8
Tommy M. Kersey, INT-M 9
J. R. Norman, INT 10
R. E. Turbiville, Gen.
Traffic Mgr., INT 10
S. P. Gilley, Capt., INT 11
J. T. McCann, RIC 12
R. T. Bentley, INT-FB 13
H. B. Galloway, TRI 13
Ernest L. Hurt, INT-M 13
Marie Prillaman, RIC 13
R. V. Davis, INT 14
H. G. Ferguson, INT 14
J. R. Southern, INT-M 14
H. H. Foltz, F/O, INT 15
E. L. Headen, INT 15
R, L. May, F/O, DCA 15
T. W. Morton, Asst.
Controller, INT 15
B. L. Russell, INT-M - 15
Harold L. Warner, Dist.
Sales'Mgr., RDU 15
Grady L. Bordeaux, ILM .—...,16
Marion Pruitt, INT-A 16
Florence M. Young, DCA 16
Albert Q. Crisler, F/O, CLT ..-.17
H. E. Freeman, INT-M 17
Fred A. Hoffman, INT 17
Ralph C. Masencup, INT-M 17
R. S. Northington, Vice Pres.,
INT-FB 17
J. F. Rowe, INT-FB 17
J. C. Newell, Sta. Mgr., CLT ....18
Harry L. Parker, ILM 18
WiUiam E. Smith, INT 18
S. H. Coe, INT-M 19
B. J. Hefhn, LEX 19
Carole Williams, DCA 19
W. C. Cash, Sta. Mgr., CMH ....20
Eloise Hewett, INT 20
J. F. Holder, Capt., TYS 20
W. E. Stafford, DCA 21
L. P. Wrenn, Piper Sales
Mgr., INT-FB 21
Darryl Carr, DCA 22
H. C. Graver, INT-D 22
Leon M. Fox, ILM 22
Walter M. Russell, INT 22
Patricia T. Walker, INT-FB ....22
E. D. Akard, CVG-F 23
C. R. Anderson, F/O, ORF 23
V. C. Brunelle, F/O, DCA 24
D. E. Steward, INT 24
R. E. Bradley, INT 25
Gary J. Callicoat, HTS 25
L. D. Wall, EWN 25
Preston H. Wilbourne, Dir.
Tariffs & Scheds., INT 25
L. H. Belvin, INT-M 26
R. E. Dudley, CVG 26
Janet M. Tuemler, CVG 26
W. M. Earley, INT 27
H. A. Schulze, F/O, INT 27
F. D. Spillman, INT 27
Gene H. Riggs, F.A 28
Capitol
Comments
plans and policies reach far outside the work situation and in
fluence the employee’s morale at home. By the same token all of
an employee’s outside influences affect his morale which he brings
to his job. The company attempts to provide beneficial influences
which will result in good morale in and away from the work
situation; it should also be a responsibility of each employee to
bring to his job a high morale. In the final analysis morale is an
individual affair of each employee, and each employee affects the
entire group’s sense of well-being.
The Army National Guard ar
senal is stocked with 64,000
wheel vehicles and 3,200 track
vehicles, including nearly 2,500
combat tanks. There are approxi
mately 533,000 weapons of all
types in the Guard’s 21 infantry
divisions.
The Air National Guard has 22
combat wings and two global-
mission wings. The combat
wings include interceptor squad
rons assigned to Air Defense
Command, and fighter and re
connaissance squadrons for Tac
tical Air Command.
BLOCK TO BLOCK
With STAN BRUNT
I have just finished reading an
article in one of the leading
trade magazines and thought I
would bring it to your attention.
In case you are interested in
putting a satellite into orbit, the
article quotes an official and
authoritative source that says
that according to the law of the
land as it is today, anyone can
fire his own satellite into orbit
if he desires and if he has the
money to do it. Just thought I
would bring that to your atten
tion in case you are interested.
I would like to welcome back
Junior Lee Dunn, better known
as Joe Dunn, who will go back on
the line February 1. Joe has just
completed two years’ active duty
with Uncle Sam’s forces in the
United States, Europe and Asia.
Harold Norton, ILM, will be
filling the vacancy in ORF that
was created by Bob Selbe, who
left the latter part of this month
to return to college. Taking over
■ for Harold in ILM will be DCA
Flight Attendant, Charlie Cran-
foi"d.
As a result of these moves Jim
Smith, INT, will be displaced
and transferred to DCA to fill
the vacancy left by Charlie Cran
ford.
We regret to have received the
resignation of INT Flight Atten
dant Gene Flowers, who has re
signed to accept a position with
a company in his hometown of
Mocksville, N. C. Our best wishes
and good luck go to Gene in his
new job.
I received some information
for the Piedmonitor from A1
Huddleston in Wilmington and
thought I would give him an op
portunity to take back one sen
tence that he entered in his re
port; that of the Wilmington
weather being just like summer
for the past few weeks. Since the
recent cold snap that has spread
all the way into Florida, I heard
that they were ice skating at
Wrightsville! Beach the other
day.
Darrell Gordon, CLT, was in
an automobile accident several
weeks ago and received several
painful injuries. We understand
that Darrell has just about re
covered and will be back to work
very soon.
Bob Mann,- ILM, had a short
vacation in January and worked
on his multi-engine rating. Bob
has really been working hard at
getting the necessary tickets for
his flying and we are glad to see
him making the progress he has
so far.
While we are talking about
some of the ILM boys, I have
also been advised that Ronnie
Vogler is now in the dog busi
ness. Ronnie found some pup
pies, took them in, and is in the
process of raising them. I expect
that if anyone is interested in
some very fine dogs, Ronnie
might consent to making a good
deal for you.
Sooner or later a man learns
that it doesn’t matter so much
who gets the credit so long as
the business shows a profit. He
also realizes that the business
could run along perfectly well
without him.
QoKXf/Uiii
10 YEARS SERVICE
George F. Davis, Insptr., INT,
February 1
Floyd Lewis Finley, Jr. Mech.,
INT., February 1
Lottie Helms McHahon, Agt.,
ROA, February 1
John B. Robertson, Sr. Specialist,
INT, February 1
Ralph Ray Buelin, Specialist,
INT-FB, February 16
Eugene L. Walch, Asst. Chf. Agt.,
CLT, February 16
Iva Ray McHargue, Specialist,
INT-FB, February 19
Ernest Clarence Groce, Insptr.,
INT, February 26
Leonard C. Agee, F/O, ORF, Feb
ruary 28
5 YEARS SERVICE
H. B. Galloway, Agt., TRI, Feb
ruary 6
Robert E. Saunders, Jr. Mech.,
INT, February 9
J. E. Birthisel, Agt. CRW, Feb
ruary 14
J. F. Jackson, Agt., ROA, Feb
ruary 14
Bobby J. Parker, F/O, CLT, Feb
ruary 21
Bobby Ray Idol, F.A., INT, Feb
ruary 27
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BY
SHERL
FOLGER
As mentioned on the front
page of the August, 1960 edition
of The Piedmonitor, Piedmont
has joined the Association of
Local Transport Airhnes. I
thought you might be interested
in what this association is and
what it does for Piedmont.
A.L.T.A. was founded in
March, 1957, and was then known
as the Association of Local and
Territorial Airlines. After Ha
waii and Alaska were given
statehood, the name was changed
to its present one. The headquar
ters of the Association are here
in Washington.
ALTA was brought about by
a need for an association to spe
cifically handle the problems and
interests of local service carriers.
It supplements the activities of
the Air Transport Association.
Its other objects and purposes
are:
ALTA Aims
1. To promote improved public
service through improved safety
standards, improved service re
liability and adequacy, improved
navigational aids, continuing
fleet modernization, and exten
sion of air service into new areas
and communities.
2. To advocate and promote the
attainment and maintenance of
a strong, economically sound,
self-sufficient status for each of
the airline members, including
the adoption of such reasonable
plans, programs and procedures
as will enable the carrier mem
bers to obtain maximum revenue
benefits and a minimum level of
costs.
3. To promote improved rela
tions with the public, with ap
propriate governmental agen
cies, with Congress, with the
various elements of the air trans
portation industry, and with re
lated industries.
4. To undertake such actions
as are necessary to insure the
full cooperation of the Associa
tion with interested state, ter
ritorial, and federal agencies,
committees, groups, and other
public representatives in the so
lution of common problems and
in the attainment of common
goals.
ALTA is composed of nine
local service airlines, five Alas
kan airlines, and two Hawaiian
carriers.
Association President
The Association is very ably
run by Brigadier General Joseph
P. Adams, USMC Retired. Gen.
Adams is General Counsel and
Executive Director of ALTA.
He has quite a background in
aviation. Besides i>eing a Marine
pilot, he was former Director of
Aeronautics for the State of
Washington, a practicing attor
ney, and holder of a commercial
pilot’s certificate. Gen. Adams
received a Presidential appoint
ment to the Civil Aeronautics
Board in February, 1951, for a
six-year term, and was appointed
Vice Chairman of the CAB in
1955, serving to December 31,
1956.
Adams is quite capably as
sisted by his Girl Friday, the
lovely and charming Secretary
of ALTA, Myrna Krouse.
On the bottom of ALTA sta
tionery is the pledge, “To im
prove passenger travel, reduce
subsidy, and strengthen member
airline finances.” This may seem
to some to be a formidable task,
that is, till you meet Joe Adams
and Myrna Krouse.