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THE PIEDMONITOR
JUNE, 1965
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Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
Bonnie Hauch, Editor
CORRESPONDENTS THIS ISSUE
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Bert Robertson points out one of his small handmade tools. Mounted on
the board in his workshop is a collection of hammers, wrenches, and
swords that Bert has made over the years.
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JUNE
CARL SIMPSON TYS
LOUISE RAMSEY CLT
VIRG FLINN PKB
RAY NORRIS TRI
BOB WYLIE ORF
J. P. WHEELER RDU’
E. C. REYNOLDS AGS
HOWARD LEWIS BAL
DEANNA MARTIN ROA
JOE ERASE CMH
His Hobby
Is Making
Anything
Bert Robertson, who has work
ed in the welding department at
INT for fourteen years, malces
“things.” What kind of things?
“Oh,” says Bert, “most any
thing. Sometimes I make things
that nobody else thinks can be
built.”
It all started about fifteen or
twenty years ago, when Bert
started a hobby shop in his ga
rage. He has been doing odd
jobs for the neighbors and
friends ever since.
The garage is now a conglom
eration of power tools, old bi
cycle tires, automobile parts,
rusted copper ware, electrical
appliances and several cans of
paint.
About ten years ago, Bert
built one of those “couldn’t be
done” machines for Piedmont.
Byron Linville, INT—Accessory
Shop, designed and Bert con
structed a wing-buckplate ma
chine that had other airlines
flocking to Piedmont. The ma
chine is still used by Piedmont
to dress plates off between the
wing and the center section. The
first of its kind, the innovation
cut labor time for that particular
job from 60 hours to 8 hours.
In the same vein, about a year
ago Bert completed a hydraulic
cylinder to be used in connec
tion with dairy equipment. This
machine, too, was the first of
its kind. The man who designed
the cylinder and brought it to
Bert to build was offered $50,000
for the patent.
Aside from his big jobs and
helping neighbors, Bert’s hobby
is making miniature tools. He’s
not quite sure how it started,
but he now has quite a collec
tion of hammers, wrenches, and
swords that he has made by
himself. He melts and shapes
the stainless steel on a special
machine and uses polished wood
where needed. One hammer is so
small that he had to use a tooth
pick for the handle.
Just for fun, Bert made two
lamps from the sickle of a hand
lawnmower. When his wife saw
the finished product, she prompt
ly took her good brass lamps
from the living room and re
placed them with Bert’s handi
work. And that, after all, is the
final note of praise for a man
who makes “things.”
15 YEAR PIN
Henry John Eisenbath, Station
Manager, BAL, May 2
Carl Edward Simpson, Agent,
TYS, May 16
T. L. Martin, Staff Assistant,
Sales, INT, May 23
Bob Reed, Director—Cargo Serv
ices, INT, May 28
10 YEAR PIN
Andy Foster, Sales Representa
tive, INT, May 14
Julius W. Dean, Chief Agent,
AVL, May 16
Steve Ellis, F/O, ATL, May 30
5 YEAR PIN
Carlyle James McDonald, Jani
tor, INT, May 2
John F. Weidensaul, Agent, RIC,
May 3
Gary Callicoat, Agent, CAE, May
4
Buster E. Stover, Agent, DCA,
May 9
David H. Lyle, Agent, TRI, May
11
John Robert Cansler, F/O, INT,
May 16
Lance Anderson, Agent, CHO,'
May 23
Tom Conrad, F/O, ATL, May 23
Howard Trail, Agent, CHO, May
30
Rachel Alley, INT 1
S. Brown, Jr., Mgr. Space
Cont., INT 1
R. D. Gano, ORF-FB 1
C. C. Haycroft, SDF 1
K. D. Heflin, ORF 1
D. H. Rieger, Capt., DCA 1
M. W. Sis, ROA 1
J. F. Weidensaul, RIC 1
Carol Blevins, Stewardess, TYS 2
J. H. Glenn, DCA 2
Joyce Robinette, DCA 2
Genevieve Fincher, TRI 3
G. A. Sugg, F/O, ORF 3
K. W. Atkinson, ROA 4
J. W. Branan, F/O, ATL 4
W. G. Robertson, Jr., Capt., ILM ....4
M. R. Sink, ORF 4
Betty Sugg, INT 4
V. L. Widener, INT-FB 4
Louise Baldwin, INT 5
E. C. Dark, Capt., INT 5
Bonnie Hauch, INT 5
L. F. Anders, City Sales
Mgr., ROA ! 6
J. F. Beasley, CAE 6
R. B. Carter, Jr., Capt., ATL 6
H. C. Fleear, Jr., ORF 6
C. L. Stewart, Jr., Div.
Chief F/A, DCA 6
C. V. Clemmons, LEX 7
B. H. Dunne, INT 7
S. C. Folger, Asst. Gen.
Sales Mgr., INT 7
G. A. Gentry, AVL 7
F. D. Reeves, INT 7
Sonya Anthony, Stewardess, ORF ....8
L. G. Bennett, INT 8
J. L. Brown, INT-FB 8
H. L, Gibson, Sta. Mgr., ROA 8
A. F. Morrison, DCA 8
Mary M. Parks, ROA 8
D. J. Pitcock, SHD 8
W. A. Crowe, Dist. Sales
Mgr., CLT 9
M. F. I?veridge, INT 9
Jim Hill, INT 9
F. E. Jacobs, ILM 9
R. R. Kiser, INT 9
K. T. Cale, DCA 10
W. H. Crayer, INT 10
W. C. Dolan, Sales Rep., ILM 10
G. R. James, ATL 10
Judith Roop, Stewardess, ORF 10
K. W. Dennis, ATL 11
C. J. McDonald, INT 11
Ruth Revell, DCA 12
Margaret Rieckhoff, CVG-CTO 12
J. D. Storch, INT 12
A. L. Cody, INT 13
Susan Davis, Stewardess, DCA 13
J. E. Frick, CAE 13
Lucille Holder, INT 13
R. C. Hoots, INT 13
C. H. Jones, INT 13
W. B. King, ROA 13
J. L. Mustin, INT 13
R. B. Parker, F/O, INT 13
D. W. Priddy, INT 13
M. C. Baugh, ROA 14
W. L. Downey, Capt., ROA 14
H. J. Trollinger, F/A, INT 14
L. J. AUen, HTS 15
G. L. Baskett, AVL 15
D. L. Boggs, DCA 15
Marilyn Brandt, DCA 15
R. D.'Dean, F/O, ORF 15
W. A. Grubbs, Sales Rep., CRW 15
Judith Littrell, Stewardess, DCA....15
R. P. McClung, ATL 15
T. G. Pennell, HKY 15
Louise Ramsey, CLT 15
J. M. Williams, INT 15
H. M. Cobert, F/O, INT 16
H. E. Cook, GSB 16
W. F. Matthews, F/O, DCA 16
R. D. Smith, LYH 16
Judith Clark, Stewardess, ATL 17
Irene Kiser, CRW 17
D. C. Carter, INT 18
Mary Dinkins, INT 18
C. A. Hughes, Capt., ILM 18
L. J. Lambert, Jr., Supv. of
Stockroom, INT 18
Sylvia Parsons, DCA 18
B. J. Pugh, ROA 18
F. L. Stickney, Capt., DCA 18
F. C. Works, CVG-F 18
W. M. Barnes, Capt., ILM 19
W. F. Edwards, ORF 19
J. T. Le Barron, ORF-FB 19
G. T. Stack, Jr., Div. Chief
Purser, INT 19
G. M. Combs, CLT 20
J. W. Johnson, Supt. of
Inspection Dept., INT 20
J. W. Pfaff, INT-FB 20
M. E. Smith, ROA 20
R. D. Belcher, ROA 21
J. A. Benedict, F/O, ATL 21
J. D. Hall, INT-FB 21
V. A. Howard, INT 21
C. A. Johnson, INT-FB 21
K. Patterson, INT 21
J. P. Wheeler, RDU 21
Patricia White, ORF-FB 21
C. E. Donahoo, Sta. Mgr., MBC 22
W. Gilbert, TYS ^ 22
R. E. Griffin, INT 22
J. A. Johnston, ATL 22
T. R. Thompson, ATL 22
R. S. Toten, INT-FB 22
P. M. Walden, Jr., FLO 22
D. B. Wallace, CPA 22
Alice Wingard, ATL 22
C. E. Almond, F/O, TYS 23
J. R. Crank, AGS 23
R. H. Hampton, INT 23
B. H. Hunter, INT-SC 28
S. A. Shore, INT 23
C. H. Sprouse, ROA 23
R. Chandler, INT 24
C. T. Leonard, ILM 24
W. H. Forsythe, INT 25
P. R. Graham, INT 25
G. E. Hendrix, Capt., INT 25
Barbara Northcutt, ATL 25
B. N. Cash, F/O, ORF 26
G. S. Angel, INT 26
J. W. Connor, F/O, ILM 26
M. H. Payne, Capt., TYS 26
J. J. Archer, Jr., CVG-M 27
V. N. Flinn, PKB 27
R. G. Rodgers, ILM 27
(Continued on Page Four)
VFR
with
Turby
I am very sorry I had to miss the ILM dinner recently, but
I was on a little vacation. I hear it was a big success (at least
Pete Jones thought it was, I am told).
I know you have heard of people getting stuck on automatic
elevators — well, we had a- similar experience here in the Home
Office the other day. It seems that Nancy Mabe. (Bill Clark and
Will Blackmon’s secretary) asked A1 Shulley as he passed her
door to help her “unstick” the window blinds. While A1 was work
ing on the blinds, it seems the wind blew the door shut. The door
became stuck, and A1 and Nancy were locked in the same office
together! You could hear A1 hollering for help all over the build
ing, but I have yet to hear Nancy call for assistance. I seriously
doubt if A1 really wanted help — it was just a camouflage, I be
lieve, and I think poor Nancy was too scared to holler. Neverthe
less, with the help of the Building Superintendent, Rainey, and
the local fire department, we managed to rescue them after about
thirty minutes. (Now this part about the wind blowing the door
shut is hearsay — I really don’t know how the door got shut.)
Anyway, Nancy’s office is “off-limits” to A1 from here on out.
We had a pleasant visit recently from Sandra Johnson of
CVG-F. I was quite surprised to see her down this way, taut after
questioning her I discovered she has some “interest”, in Winston-
Salem these days, in which case, we’ll probably get to see her
more often.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate ROA and
all the personnel in that station for the fine job they did in May
by becoming a member of the 10,000-Passenger Club — they board
ed 10,000-plus in, the month of May.
The first part of June looks real good, and I don’t think we’ll
have any trouble hitting the 113,790 with the kind of people we’ve
got working out there in the stations.
A recent survey was conducted by a firm in INT as to the
fate of 100,000 paper clips. The following results were noted:
14,163 were twisted or broken during telephone calls
17,200 were used as makeshift suspender hooks
5,434 became toothpicks
5,308 were used as fingernail cleaners
19,143 served as chips in card games
3,196 were used as pipe cleaners
Thousands were dropped on the floor to be swept away
Only 20,000 of the 100,000 were used to clip papers together.
We might sum up this survey in this manner — “If you can
not do great things, do small things in a great way.”
Everybody’s Money
/ What to Do About
The Gypster
by Freda Zappia
Q. What can the average consumer do to keep from being
gypped? If he has been already, what can he do about it?
A. The first line of defense against the gyp artist is the con
sumer. Intelligent judgment on the quantity and quality you
should receive for the price you pay can be very effective. Plain
old coldblooded shopping makes it tough on the gypsters. Repu
table businesses welcome your careful shopping.
If you have a complaint bring it first to the seller. Report any
false advertising to the media carrying it. Report deception to
local organizations concerned with better business standards (such
as the Better Business Bureau).
Finally, if the situation warrants additional action, write the
facts to the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C. 20025.