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THE PIEDMONITOR
JANUARY, 1966
THEPiEomonim
Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Betsy Winstead, Editor
No Time For Reflections
All the time we were working on the last issue of your
Piedmonitor, this January issue was in the back of our minds.
One thinks of the beginning of a new year as an appropriate
time for a resume of the past twelve months, a time to enjoy
looking back over record-breaking accomplishments, noting the
newsworthy events that go into making a year’s milestones,
as well as the little things that make the airline business so
exciting. And we think our part of it is especially so.
But now the paper has been put together and there was
no time, and certainly no space for reflection. There was too
much new news, too many exciting announcements to allow
roow for anyone but your editor to recall all the wonderful
things you did last year.
Piedmont made a lot of memories in 1965. Last year was
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the company. In keeping with
this celebration you and your company set and broke and
reset at least twenty-five new records, for passenger boardings,
cargo carried and miles flown.
During the year the stock holders received two cash divi
dends. The company’s communications network was central
ized on a computer. All the Piedmont Pacemakers got new cof
fee machines. Four new Martins were added to fleet of Pace
makers. At the anniversary celebration in July three men in
the company received 25-year service pins. In the late summer
Piedmont Airlines filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board an
application for authorization to provide service to New York.
By the time the leaves began to turn. Piedmont, too, had
turned toward looking at the possibilities of jets. Slow, me
thodical and thorough, company officials talked to representa
tives from Boeing, Douglas, Fairchild and British Aircraft.
December came and 1965 was gone. With the new year
came the order for the 737’s. Boeing was happy, but Piedmont
seemed happier last week as the announcement of the order
for six of the not yet built planes was made.
It is easy to see why our rate of progress and achieve
ment leaves us so little time for recollection. We appreciate
our milestones; it is exciting to watch them being made. But
there is no time to allow moss to accumulate on them. The
Pacemakers have work to do.
Congrats
15 YEARS
Carl E. Mullins—Ld. Radio
Tech., INT
Paul W. Kelley—Agent, CRW
Aaron W. Rowe—Res. Capt.,
ATL
Freddie Sfreddo—Radiologist,
INT
10 YEARS
Howard Kirkwood—Agent-Oper.,
ROA
Roy W. Tucker—Agent, HKY
Ransom G. Ingram—Radio
Technician, INT-FB
William.E. Smith—Sr. Radio
Tech., INT
Francis W. Hastings—Sr. Spec.,
INT-M
Clarence D. Gordon—Res. F/0,
ILM
Freddie L. Jackson—Janitor,
INT
Carson S. Melvin, Jr.—Agent,
FAY
Lawrence E. Hartman—Inspec
tor, INT-M
Wendell K. Varner—Mech. Spec.,
INT-M
5 YEARS
Larkin L. Hubbard—Sr. Spec.,
INT
John W. Helms—Agent-Oper.,
ROA
C. H. Livengood—Jr. Spec., INT
Piedmonitor Puzzles
Several months ago we instituted the Pacemaker Puzzle
in the Piedmonitor. Thus far we’ve had very little response
and we’re wondering if you are enjoying it? Those of you who
do like to work crossword puzzles might also like to try your
hand at making them up. We would greatly appreciate any
suggestion you might have concerning the puzzles and would
welcome your contributions along this line. You need only
send a rough copy of your puzzle with a list of clues to the
crosswords. We’ll re-draw it for the paper. Below is the answer
for the January puzzle as found on page three.
Items For Sale
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Pacemaker Outruns Stork
Around The
System
NEW EMPLOYEES
L. E. Abdon—Utility service,
CVG
M.,L. Carr—Stewardess, ATL
P. L. Childress—Stewardess,
ORF
W. R. Cole—Agent-Operations,
ATL
J. B. Driggers—Stewardess, DCA
R. T. Gudlaugsson—Mech., CVG
C. F. James—Cleaner, CVG
B. S. Johnson—Stewardess, ROA
S. L. Knapper—Agent-Opera
tions, CVG
K. L. Shorsher—Stewardess,
DCA
J. D. Stuphin—Ramp agent, part
time, ROA
C. E. Turner—Stewardess, INT
G. 0. Bignham—Agent Res., CVG
I. H. Dewberry, Jr.—Line Ser
viceman, ORF
B. A. Hudson—Agent-Pass. Ser.,
DCA
M. L. St. Clair—Agent-Oper.,
ROA
D. E. Tedder—Agent-Oper., FAY
Jean R. White—General Clerk
Jr., INTA
R. L. Young—Agent-Oper., SHD
TRANSFERS
E. D. Schettler—TYS to DCA
J. D. Clark—ATL to TYS
K. K. Lemesh—DCA to ILM
J. A. Littrell^—DCA to ILM
PROMOTIONS
L. R. Bean—promoted to Mech.,
INT
C. M. Lawson—Promoted to Sr.
Spec., INT
W. S. Turner, Jr.—Promoted to
Sr. Mech., ROA
W. H. Forsythe—Promoted to Sr.
Spec., INT
“Do? I’m telling you, I didn’t
know what to do!”
This was the way Lowell Ivey
described his reaction several
days ago when his wife told him
she was experiencing labor pains
while the couple was aboard a
Piedmont Airlines flight 65 en-
route from Ft. Bragg, N.C., to
their home in Jal, New Mexico.
“I knew I had to tell someone
something, but I didn’t know
where to begin,” said the former
army sergeant who was just dis
charged at Ft. Bragg after six
years’ service. “Finally I called
the stewardess, Virginia Lane,
and asked her if she had been
instructed in childbirth. ‘I think
my wife is going to have a baby
right now,’ I told her.
“She was sort of stunned,”
laughed Ivey. “But she was very
nice about the whole thing. In
fact, everyone in Augusta has
been just great, and I want to
thank everyone who has called
to wish us well.”
The Iveys’ harrowing story
had a happy ending at 2:55 p.m.
Friday at University Hospital
when Mrs. Ivey gave birth to a
6 pound, 4 ounce boy.
Mrs. Ivey went into labor
about 27 miles outside Augusta.
The pilot. Captain K. C. Line-
baclc, radioed ahead for an am
bulance to stand by. The plane
landed a t Bush Field around
11:30 a.m. and she was rushed
immediately to the hospital.
“It was pretty exciting,” said
Bob Baggott, who drove the
ambulance. “We made the 12-
mile trip in about 10 minutes.
“The young man was rather
shook up. We had to retrieve
her pocketbook at least four
times after he put it down and-
forgot it.
“When we reached the hos
pital he didn’t wait for anything.
He just took off. It was sort of
obvious this was their first
child.”
Have our Flight Attendants
been qualified i n mid-wifery
lately? Seems they should be.
VFR
with
Turhy
1 London Fog Coat with lining,
size 10 regular, altered about 1
inch shorter in length, $51.30.
1 Stewardess Skirt, size 12 regu
lar, altered — Waist 24 inches,
Hipline 36 inches, length 2QVz
inches, $17.55.
4 Stewardess Blouses, size 30,
slightly soiled, $7.24 each.
3 Ship & Shore long sleeve blous
es, size 38, New,
1 Blue
1 White
1 Beige
$2.60 each.
25 Ship & Shore Blouses short
sleeve with — Piedmont Air
lines — monogrammed on them,
$2.95 each.
3 size 30
10 size 28
6 size 32
6 size 36
Contact Leroy Burton, INT-P.
. Wilma Cook, “Our Girl Friday,” and Betty Fulp, “Our Girl
Everyday,” got their pictures in the local paper again last week,
and for a good cause too. They sold tickets on Sunday for the March
of Dimes Air Lift on two PAI Martin 404’s, which carried a total of
574 passengers at three bucks a head — all the proceeds going t(^
that organization. Not only did Wilma and Betty contribute theirT
time to this worthy cause, but many, many other PAI people did
the same — George Stack, Forrest Shelton and “Hutch” Hutcheson,
to name a few.
Yours truly had a wonderful time at CMH’s dinner just before
Christmas. It was held at the Kahiki Club, and if you ever have
an opportunity to be in CMH, be sure to visit this club, as it is a
most fabulous place. Tom Cowen was there, and as usual, he did
the unusual by ordering “The Mystery Drink.” This drink is served
with a ritual that draws the attention of everyone in the club. It
also includes a kiss from a shapely, grass-skirted damsel as she puts
a lei around his neck. To you guys and gals of CMH, we had a
wonderful time.
Sorry I didn’t get to GSB’s dinner; however, I have a report that
the steaks were delicious, and that Parker Haley had two fried eggs
with his. I’ve heard everything now!!
I was in AVL the other day just to see if Jack Gwennap and
his gang had any problems. They only came up with one — the
tabs on the file folders shipped from INT-S were not off-set. Look
out, you Station Supervisors, when station problems get that small,
your job is in jeopardy! I’m kidding — we’ve got managers who take
care of problems themselves.