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PAGE SIX THE PIEDMONITOR DECEMBER, 1962 Wk en • • Seven Years Ago in The Piedmonitor RDU dedicated its new term inal building, termed one of the finest in the southeast . . . Pied mont proposed an extension of the route system to Nashville in a CAB application . . . T. W. Morton, Sam Hill, and Walt Rol lick posed with a large catch of fish caught on Davis Island, N. C., and Les Watson and party reported catching four channel bass between 32 and 36 pounds. Five Years Ago Piedmont maintenance and en gineering personnel attended the Fairchild training school in Hagerstown . . . Forest Bates was promoted to Supervisor of Revenue Accounting and Oscar Tesh was promoted to Assistant Supervisor of Revenue Account ing ... 80 INT employees and their families had a skating party and managed to spend more time off their skates than on. One Year Ago The On-Time Committee re ported its recommendations for improved on-time performance . . . the experimental Youth Fare plan was adopted for a trial pe riod . . . the new ROA mainten ance hangar was dedicated . . . Bud Halsey was named District Sales Manager for DCA . . . F/0 Ray Emanuelson was com mended for saving the life of a two-year-old boy who had fallen into a canal near Emanuelson’s home. TAX DIES . . . (Continued from Page One) travelers to the tune of $100 million annually since the air lines do not plan to increase their fares but will pass the saving on to their passengers. The five per cent Federal Air ways Tax was imposed upon air travel as a charge for the use of the federal air navigation and traffic control system. It will produce more than $100 million in 1963. “Repeal of the 10 per cent tax provides a much-needed shot in the arm for America’s common carrier transportation system,’” said Stuart G. Tipton, president of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). “We have long argued that the 10 per cent travel tax has served only to impede traffic and transporta tion progress.” “The new tax will more than cover the airlines’ share of the costs of operating the airways,” said Tipton. “The U. S. scheduled airlines are minority users of the air space by almost any yardstick,” he said. “Their fleet represents only 1.8 per cent of all aircraft using the airspace today. The airlines use the airspace only about 16 per cent in terms of actual hours aloft, compared with 40 per cent by the military and 44 per cent by general aviation. The scheduled airlines account for only 27 per cent of all landings and takeoffs at Fed eral Aviation Agency control tower airports.” “Not only are the airlines a minority user over-all, they are also a secondary user, because the military exercises priority rights over certain altitudes and routes depending upon the need of its missions, which are con ducted daily.” Tipton said. COLUMBIA . . . (Continued from Page Tliree) CAE area in recent years. Many visitors come back to retire, for with its mild climate and color ful flowers and scenery, many people find it an ideal place to “jest set ’n fish.” Educational Center Younger people also gravitate to the area, going to the six col leges in Columbia which make it a well-known educational cen ter. Currently, 10,500 students are attending the University of South Carolina, Columbia Col lege, Lutheran Theological Semi nary, Columbia Bible College, Allen University, and Benedict College. The area’s economy is another attraction, according to Tom Brownlee, Executive Vice Presi dent of the Chamber of Com merce. He put it this way: “Colum bia’s economy is based on a va riety of factors. Many towns are dependent on large industry, or tourism, perhaps, or on the fact that they’re a state capital. Co lumbia has all these factors in its economy, and is not overly dependent on a particular one. We’d miss any of these elements, of course, but since our economy is so well balanced it is practical ly recession-proof.” Recreation Aids For those planning a vacation in the area, the Chamber furn ishes ample information on the recreational facilities available. There are, it says, 16 motion pic ture theatres in the metropoli tan area. Four large bowling alleys prove attractive places to practice the sport. There are also supper clubs, roller rinks, and miniature golf courses. Sequi-Centennial State Park is a 20-minute drive from the city and spacious Lake Murray is only 80 minutes away. Both offer swimming and picnicking facili ties, and with a 540-mile shore line, Lake Murray provides year- round boating and fishing. Those PIEDMONT POSTMAN . . . (Continued from Page Two) without the arrival being an nounced. And most frustrating of all is to expect a flight at say, 3:00 and then start meeting all flights from 3:00 on and stand around wondering what flight this is that is unloading, etc., etc. The point to all of this is that it appears that there is no fixed responsibility as to just who will announce arrivals and gate numbers, departures, and gates, and when they will be called. It gives one the appearance that the first one that thinks of it will do the announcing. The result is almost one of “let John do it.” I do like your airline but I certainly hope the service in this station can exemplify the type service I know Piedmont is cap able of providing. Sincerely, W.E.B. who like hunting will find deer, quail, migratory doves, and even wild turkey. Old-New Blend In all, Columbia is an interest ing blend of the old and new, and Piedmont faces a challenge in the area. As a newcomer to the city, the company is less well-known than the other lines which have been there since the 30’s. The station staff is working hard, on their own as well as company time, to make Pied mont Airlines a household word among Columbia travelers. “They’re doing an excellent job,” say Bill O’Bryan, “and with their help we’re going to be one of the best stations on the sys tem.” Frauds May Offer Season's Cheatings This is the season for receiv ing unordered Christmas cards, toys, Bibles, decorations, and a host of other merchandise which the recipient never requested. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says that those receiving unordered merchandise general ly are not obliged: (a) to ack- knowledge its receipt; (b) to re turn it; (c) to pay for it unless it is used; (d) to give it particu lar care; or (e) to keep it beyond a reasonable length of time. This is also the time when many fake bargains are offered to shoppers. “When a vacuum cleaner salesman tells you that the advertised machine is not a good one,” wa r n s the BBB, “and tries to ‘sell you up’ to a higher priced model, it’s the old switch game. No reputable firm advertises or sells junk. “A guarantee from a reliable established company is a protec tion to the buyer. But a guaran tee is only as good as the com pany who writes it. When you buy anything that carries a guar antee, be sure the company you purchase from has a reputation for living up to its guarantees, and get it in writing.” TCA Inferliner par'EHT AIR LINE trrns JFTHEEABES UIA.’S KoraiKS EZSE Matters reduced I350-: ''tninH "You know, Finchley, somefimes I get fhe impression they deliberafely break ) PROMOTIONS J. T. Lane to Util. Ser. Man, INT R. H. Klemt to Acting Ld. Mech., TYS D. E. Collins to Sr. Spec., ROA Floyd Glenn to Ld. Cleaner, INT TRANSFERS J. H. Ford, to Prop Shop, INT-FB C. F. Meacham, CLT to ILM E. W. Fabrizio, INT-CTO to INT-F M. R. Noah to ILM R. A. Emanuelson to DCA Fred Kozak to DCA R. L. Evans to INT NEW EMPLOYEES Eugene Anderson, Oper. Agt., MBC Stanley K. Douglass, Oper. Agt., CMH James Jennings, Oper. Agt., LYH William Ray, Oper. Agt., MBC Gary Herman, Jr. Spec., INT-FB Ann Merson, Gen. Clrk., DCA-FB Nathaniel Wilson, Jr. Mech., INT-FB James Hart, Linemn., INT-FB Ned Guthrie, Piper Salesman, CPA James Carey, Oper. Agt., PHF Marion Hinson, Radio Tech., INT Malcolm Bullard, Oper. Agt., MBC Kenneth Edwards, Oper. Agt., RIC Isabel Johnson, Gen. Clrk., INT-A M. G. Holder, Linemn., CPA Steven Holland, Radio Tech., INT David Martin, Jr. Stk. Clrk., ROA Alfred Abercrombie, Cleaner, INT Clyde George, Helper, INT-FB K. D. Heflin, Jr. Mech., ORF R. C. Herzing, Linemn., ORF-FB R. T. Ihli, Util. Ser. Man, CVG Paul Putrick, Linemn., ORF-FB James Ramsey, Jr. Mech., INT-FB E. R. Rivenbark, Cleaner, ILM Rex Williams, Jr. Mech., INT MANAGEMENT CHANGES . . . (Continued from Page One) Wisnieski has been with Pied- mont since 1948 when he started as an Agent at Cincinnati. He was subsequently promoted to Chief Agent and served in that capacity at Louisville, Columbus, and Washington, D. C. In July, 1961, he transferred back to Cin cinnati where, until his present promotion, he has been Assistant Manager. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., 20 YEARS SERVICE Norris H. Young, Foreman, INT- FB, October 1 10 YEARS SERVICE Hubert G, Pitts, Sr. Mech., INT- FB, October 1 Maxton R. Sink, Ld. Mech., ORF, October 1 George T. Stack, Jr., Div. Chf. Purser, October 15 Daniel L. Hayes, Stk. Clrk., INT, October 16 Thomas L. Hayes, Stk. Clrk, INT, October 16 Helen L. Hopson, Agt., TRI, Oc tober 16 Robert D. Dean, F.A., ORF, Oc tober 23 5 YEARS SERVICE Margaret A. Pequignot, Agt., ATL, October 1 Ernest W. Wilkins, Cleaner, INT- October 8 Thomas F. Finney, Agt., DCA, October 10 George A. Gentry, Agt., AVL, October 14 Lester W. Salmon, Mech., INT- FB, October 14 Homer L. Cox, Agt., GSO, Oc tober 16 Nancy C. Carter, Comm., INT, October 21 Norman B. Horton, Res. F/0, ILM, October 28 Wisnieski attended public schools there and the Central Airlines School in Kansas City, Mo. From July, 1943 to August, 1945, he was a Navy gunner, serving aboard merchant vessels, and in 1946 was discharged as Yeoman 3c. Wisnieski presently resides at 2229 Victory Parkway, Cincin nati. The fuel used in one year by the U. S. Air Force would fill a lengthy train of tank cars. It would require a train more than 4300 miles long to move the year’s supply at one time. Shown above are the first and seconid prize window dis- left and center are the windows set up in an INT depart- play at the same time. At far right is the second prize dis plays in the Piedmont-TWA sales promotion contest, con- ment store by Sales Representative Andy Foster, first prize play, arranged in a TYS store by Agent Barbara Ironside, structed with both airline and original materials. At far winner. The windows faced each other and were on dis- (See page one for pictures and story on the winners.)
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