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THE PIEDMONITOR
SEPTEMBER, 1964
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Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
Bonnie Hauch, Editor
CORRESPONDENTS THIS ISSUE
Ray Campbell, CMH; J. L. Thompson, RIC-F; Jan Tuemler,
CVG-C; Vern McCord, MBC-0; John Morris, BAL; Austin Mor
rison, DC A; Louise Ramsey, CLT; Ruth Shumate, CRW; Jim
Dallas, SHD; H. K. Trail, CHO; Ray Norris, TRI; Ed Whittaker,
ATL.
VFR
with
Turby
We bade farewell last week to Cleta Covington, past Editor of
the Piedmonitor, and welcomed Bonnie Hauch to fill her post.
We will all miss Cleta very much as we feel she made the Pied
monitor a real interesting house organ. Lots of luck, Cleta, as a
housewife.
A most enjoyable evening was recently spent with the per
sonnel at TRI at their dinner and dance. As usual, something new
comes out of most of these “get-togethers,” and this time a new
dance was created by Ken Ross known as the “Seizure.” I can
not describe the dance to you — you will just have to get Ross
to give you an exhibition on his next visit to your station. We
missed Helen Hopson’s smiling face at this occasion — under
stand she was sick. I wonder why Pete Jones did not show?
DAN’S party was last Wednesday night, and as usual. Will
Jett was a grand host. I can eat steak but I just don’t flip over
steaks like most people do, but I will say one thing: this place we
ate had the best I have ever had the pleasure of sinking my
molars into. Afterwards we convened at Ann and Will Jett’s play
room and played ping-pong, danced and Dick Smith talked shop.
Chester Nutt was a “party pooper” and went home after the
dinner — old age you know!!
POOR MAN: One who has nothing but money.
POLITICIAN: The only animal who can set on the fence
and keep both ears to the ground.
HUSBAND: One who stands by his wife in trouble she
wouldn’t have had if she hadn’t married him.
Editor Says "He/Zo"
A first flight is an amazing
thing. It’s a mixture of excite
ment, curiosity, and wonder
ment tinged with just a slight
amount of fear. But it’s the
healthy kind of fear that means,
at least to the novice, the thrill
of a new experience.
In the first place, there is a
kind of exotic feel to the airport
itself — planes drone over con
versation. People are pre-occu-
pied—with business, vacation,
and sometimes, tragedy. They
are always in a hurry. It is amid
this quickened tempo that a
“first flyer” reckons with his
queasiness and boldly steps
aboard the queer looking ma
chine known as an airplane.
After locating a vacant space,
fastening his seatbelt, and over
coming his craving for just one
cigarette, the new passenger
waits for what to him is an in
terminable length of time before
hearing, almost simultaneously,
the engines start (usually not
without a momentary stutter),
the door click into place, the
pressurizing mechanism begin
its soft whirl, and the steward
ess welcome the travelers
aboard. The stewardess is, in
fact, the steadying influence —
she and the man across the aisle
who is intently reading last
month’s issue of the New
Yorker.
At each new sound, the first
flyer becomes more alert. The
plane slowly taxis to the end of
the runway and pauses momen
tarily. The novice sits in antici
pation as the full force of the
engines pours forth and the
hulking contraption feels like a
bulldog storing up energy to at
tack. From this moment, the
first flyer is no longer a novice.
He assumes a confidence in the
power of the motor^ and in the
strength of the mass of metal
that will soon push to a faster
speed than the rider has ever
experienced. He is gently held
against his seat until, at last, he
feels that the momentum must
stop. Miraculously, the vehicle
lifts and the passenger, exhila
rated, is now flying.
This is, in a sense, my first
flight with Piedmont. I’m ap
proaching the editing of the
Piedmonitor with a great deal
of excitement, wonderment, en-
thusiasm, and, perhaps, a
healthy amount of trepidition. I
have confidence, however, that
I’ll be welcomed aboard, and
that once I sense the momentum
of Piedmont, it will be a smooth
flight all the way. “Hello!” to
you all.
THE PIEDMONT
POSTMAN
Dear Sir:
In view of the extraordinary
service rendered to my mother,
who is unaccustomed to air
travel, on a flight from Roanoke
to Washington to New York on
July 30th, I wish to express my
sincere appreciation.
Your representative, M r.
Harold Gibson, arranged the
flight, introduced my mother to
the flight stewardess who was
instructed as to the change of
airlines she must make in Wash
ington. In Washington, she was
escorted into the terminal by
the stewardess and after proper
arrangements she was taken by
cab to board American Airlines
to continue her trip to New
York. Mr. Gibson’s thoughtful
ness and competence eliminated
any feaful aspects of traveling
alone with the end result that
what could have been a frighten
ing trip became a very pleasant
experience. M y compliments
also to the stewardess who so
graciously co-operated.
Very truly yours,
T.D.
New York, N. Y.
CLASSROOM MOVED . . .
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other training aids. Director of
Training, Lou McConnell, will
use an adjoining alcove for his
office.
In addition to initial train
ing, both pilots and mechanics
use the classroom for periodic
refresher training.
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I have asked for this space in THE PIEDMONITOR to introduce you to
your new Publications Editor. She is Miss Bonnie Hauch (right above),
a 1964 graduate of Salem College, Winston-Salem, and a native of Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida. Bonnie, while at Salem, worked on the staffs of
both the campus weekly newspaper and the yearbook. Here at Pied
mont, in addition to editing THE PIEDMONITOR and the weekly Tele
news, she will develop news stories and feature material for general
release to news media, will act as guide for conducted tours of INT
facilities, and will work with other public relations projects.
Bonnie replaces Mrs. Cleta Covington whose husband, a recent law
school graduate, has joined a firm in Raleigh. Cleta, who during her
four years with Piedmont edited an award-winning PIEDMONITOR, was
presented bound copies of the paper she edited as a going-away
present. She is shown looking through the volume with the new Editor.
—Don Britt
Everybody’s Money
News By and About Your Credit Union
BY FREDA ZAPPIA
This — the first in our effort to bring you
items of interest from your Credit Union, will
appear monthly in The Piedmonitor — under
the title — ^‘EVERYBODY’S MONEY.”
ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CREDIT UNION
The Piedmont Aviation Credit Union is a cooperative employees
organization owned and operated by the employees of Piedmont
Aviation, Inc. The cost of operating the Credit Union is shared
with Piedmont Aviation, Inc. and is operated for the benefit of
its members. The purpose of the Credit Union is to provide a
convenient method for members to save money and secure loans.
MEMBERS
All employees of Piedmont Aviation, Inc. and members of
each employee's immediate family are eligible for mem
bership in the Credit Union — A member has one vote at
annual meetings, members elect directors and committmen.
SUPERVISORY
COMMIHEE
Examines affairs and
audits books, pre
sents reports to Di
rectors and annual
reports to members.
C. G. Brown, Jr.
T. W. Morton
R. M. Rawls
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Credit Union is directed by a Board of
Directors consisting of seven members
elected for a two-year term at the annual
membership meeting. A Supervisory Com
mittee and Credit Committee are also
elected by the members to perform various
duties as- directed by State By-Laws.
R. H. Reed—President
A. F. Long—Vice-President
G. E. Price—Treasurer
I. T. Davis—Secretary
B. G. Darden
C. W. Gough
R. S. Macklin
CREDIT
COMMITTEE
Acts on members'
applications for
loans.
J. M. Riggs
H. K. Scott
W. B. Cook
I
EMPLOYEES
Number and duties depend upon needs of Credit Union.
Freda Zappia—Office Manager
Shelby Logan—Assistant
Your Board of Directors and committees strive diligently to set
forth policy, within the scope of the Credit Union law, which
will provide the greatest amount of service to our Credit Union
group. Your Credit Union office staff, in turn, endeavors to,
within current policy, provide the greatest amount of service to
each individual member.
BORROW MONEY WHERE YOU ARE THE BOSS
Binikdat^'6^
JULY
A. C. Lawson, INT-FB 15
H. G. O’Connor, F/0, ORF 15
R. J. Mudd, DCA 15
G. A. Reynolds, INT 15
J. Wilson, INT 15
R. F. Alley, INT 18
D. T. Cooper, PHF 16
T. L. Martin, Jr., Staff
Asst.—Sales 16
E. W. McKinney, RIC 16
L. S. Simmons, INT 16
C. L. Smith, SDF 16
D. J. Carter, Jr., ROA 17
J. B. Moorefleld, INT 17
R. T. Hunter, ROA 18
L. Jackson, INT 18
J. B. Rutledge, Jr., CLT 18
R. S. Stepp, ROA 18
J. D. Westmoreland, INT-FB 18
C. B. A. Brown, Jr., F/0, ORF ....19
C. L. Eubanks, Jr., INT 19
Deanna Martin, ROA 19
A. E. Rozitus, Capt., ORF 19
R. E. Swaim, INT-FB 19
R. W. Westmoreland, INT-A 19
Charlotte Winfrev, LYH 19
C. H. Wood, INT-FB 19
B. Berkeley, Jr. Capt, RIA 20
r. G. Hines, INT 20
I. L. Johnson, INT 20
K. Snow, INT 20
R. J. Spencer, INT 20
H. C. Thompson, F/O, ROA . 20
B. G.' Watts, F/O, INT .... 20
R. L. Almon, F/0, ILM 21
M. B. Hembel, Capt., ATL 21
C. L. Ivey, F/O, ATL 21
H. C. Johnson, Sales Rep.,
INT-FB 21
R. K. Plummer, Jr., GSO 21
Ruth Shumate, CRW 21
F. C. Nicholson, Dir. of Fit.
Sfty. & Asst, to V P., INT 22
J. E. Raiford, INT 22
D. Totten, Jr., INT 22
L. C. Woodcock, ,Tr., ILM 22
R. W. Davis. SDF 23
B. H. Windley, TNT 23
Audrey Black, Sup’t. Stewardess
Training 24
P. E. Carter, TNT 24
W. A. Foster, Sales Rep., INT 24
L. H. Jackson, Supt. Prod.
Contrl., TNT 24
Nancy Mabe, TNT 24
L. G. Miller, TNT 24
H. L. Cox, HSP 25
J. C. Doyle, ILM 25
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