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THE PIEDMONITOR
JULY, 1967
THEPiEomonim
Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Betsy Allen, Editor
who's They?
A neighbor last fall was wrapping burlap around his Rhodo
dendrons. “It’s going to be a cold winter,” he explained. I
asked him how he knew. “The milkman told me,” he said.
So I asked him how the milkman knew. “He says that’s
what they say,” he said, and there was nothing else to say.
You can’t argue with they.
Not them. They. I mean this anonymous third-person
plural that is the final arbiter on everything from fashion to
the weather. If they say we can’t wear brown shoes with
a blue suit, or eat oysters in a month without r, we accept
their decision without question. How many umbrellas are
carried in this country on a clear day, for instance, just
because they say it’s going to rain?
What I want to know is: Who’s they? It’s a hard pronoun
to pin down because it keeps popping up in other guises:
e.g., people claim, or everybody knows, or it goes without
saying. Radio commentators refer to they as a confidential
source. Newspaper reporters define they as an administration
spokesman, or a leading military authority, or as a high-
ranking official in the State Department. Sometimes they
turn out to be a groundhog, or a grapevine, or a bird.
Their say-so is the stamp of authority that turns gossip
into gospel. Even the wildest rumor is accepted as fact when
someone credits it to they. Perhaps the speaker overheard
it at the hairdresser’s but by the time it reaches the bridge
table, the source has multiplied into a safe majority that
can’t be challenged. I hear she dyes her hair. They tell me
it was a shotgun wedding. It’s common knowledge that she’s
running around with the lightning-rod salesman. You can’t
sue they for slander, either.
There’s no limit to the range of their knowledge. If you’re
peeling onions, they tell you to leave the water running, or
hold a darning needle between your teeth. They can swing
a national election by saying that this candidate lacks per
sonality or that one can’t win. Their stockmarket forecasts
leave the experts baffled. I know a broker whose wife an
nounced at breakfast that she was investing all her savings
in something called Amalgam Fillings. “They say it’s going
up,” she assured him. He laughed heartily, of course, but a
week later Amalgam Fillings split three-for-one and his
wife made a killing, which she lost at the track the following
day because they said her horse was a sure thing.
The trouble is that their predictions are so often on a
gloomy side. If you dream of a wedding, they warn there’s
going to be a funeral. If you cut your finger , and then sprain
your ankle, look out, they claim the accidents come in threes.
What’s more, they are always right.
Take the case of a friend of mine who was sitting in his
living room one night when the grandfather clock stopped.
“They say it means a death in the family,” his wife observed.
“Probably Mother.” He told her not to worry, but suddenly
a dog started howling, and his wife insisted it was a bad
omen because that’s what they say.
Just then there were three muffled raps, and his wife
sobbed, “It’s mother!” He opened the door and sure enough,
it was. “She had her suitcase with her,” my friend added,
“and she’s been living with us ever since.”
Maybe it’s just as well that I don’t know who they is.
Then I’d start to worry about who tells they, and worrying
can give you ulcers. At least that’s what they say.
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Congrats
20 YE.4RS
C. Gordon Brown—Vice President, INT
Artliur B. Smith—Captain, DCA
Lee M. Gaither—F/O, INT
15 YEARS
Herbert H. Poltz—lies. Capt., INT
Norman Miller—Agent, TYS
E. F. Scott—Agent, INT-SC
W. G. Shanks—Agent, PSK
James S. Faucette—Sta. Mgr., PSK
William C. Johnson—Agent, TEI
S. W. Vance—Agent, TYS
Margaret Herman—Tab. Mach. On..
INT-A
J. J. stout—Sr. Spec., INT-FB
H. M. Watson—Mechanic, INT
M. D. Mahn—Sta. Chief Mech., ILM
H. L. Parker—Mechanic. ILM
0. E. Parker—Act. Ld. Mech.. ILM
H. W. Stillman—Jr. Mech., ILM
C. C. Jackson—Sr. Mech., ILM
C. L. King, Jr.—Ld. Radio Tech., DCA
C. H. Williamson—Agent, RDU
10 YEARS
S. E. Gibbs—Res. Capt., RCA
M. L. Oxley—Lead Agent, AVL
D. B. Miller—Lead Agent, CLT
Juanite Mutter—Lead Agent, DCA
L. E. Kile—Res. Capt., ATL
Sam Carter—Mgr.. Systems and
Procedures,- INT
Elizabeth Ueed—Agent, CHO
Carolyn Pearson—Agent, Till
5 YEARS
D. E. Carpenter—Agent, DCA
D. G. Sutphin—Print Shop, INT
Doris B'reemer—Lead Agent, DCA
Sarah Welch—Jr. Steno., INT
R. B. Bennett—Agent, BLF
E. Ann Harper—Key Punch, INT
Willie H. Mack—Janitor, INT
E. A. Huff—Jr. Mech., INT
E. H. Bowers, Jr.—Lead Agent, ROA
11. P. Hartsell—Sr. Spec., INT
R. F. Morfesi—Sr. Mech., ROA
B. T. Smith—F/O, INT
L. W. Cline—Agent, RMT
Gail Brewer—Typist, INT
Ben P. Bailey—Sales Hep., TRI
E. P. Bosiger, Jr.—Agent. LYH
P. R. Bos,tick—Agent, CRW
R. P. Pate—Agent, ISO
Clara W. Pruitt—Agent, INT
Edward Sample, Jr.—Agent, ECG
J. E. Mitchell—Agent, HKY
H. M. Cobert—F/O, DCA
J. D. Deans—Agent, EWN
C. T. Foster—F/O, ROA
J. H. Glazier—F/O, ILM
J. D. Hudson—Sr. Mech., EDA
V. E. McCord, Jr.—Agent, CVG
J. F. Parks—F/O, ILM
J. L. Richardson—F/O, GRP
F. L. Snead—F/O, ROA
W. M. Thomas—Sr. Mech., ROA
H. C. Thompson, Jr.—F/O, ROA
L. H. Shepherd—F/O, INT
G. N. Irwin—F/O, DCA
M. L. Sims—Agent, DCA
E. G. Murphy—Agent, LY'H
W. G. Robertson—Agent, ILM
Ashlyn F. Hammett—Agent, INT-CTO
William Miller—Mechanic. IlOA
H. J. Rowe—Agent, CRE
M. D. Keever—Agent, HKY
Barbara Sasala—Agent, DCA
Eddie Beard—Lead Agent, ATL
W. A. Bone—Agent, RMT
B. R. Britt—Jr. Radio Tech.. ATL
J. W. Cox—Agent, DAN
Mary R. Lewis—Agent, HTS
D. W. McNeil, Jr.—Sr. Mech., EGA
H. W. Meece—Agent, AVL
•T. B. Moore—Mechanic, INT
R. B. Parker—F/O. ILM
W. H. Taylor—Agent, CAB
W. S. Turner, Jr.—Sr. Mech.. ROA
T. R. Webb—Jr. Mech., INT
L. D Whitley—Agent, EWN
H. G. Schuyler—Mech. Spec., INT
J. D. Storch—Business aircraft work
coordinator, INT
C. L. Benton—Agent, FLO
P. B. .Johnson—Agent, AVL
Mary Frances Kost—Agent, SDF
R. P. McClung—Agent. ATL
D. J. Carter, Jr.—Mech., ROA
D. E. Holliday—Agent. ROA
S. W. Thompson—Utility Serviceman,
EGA
K, W. Byrd—Agent, ISO
Dorothea L. Elmore—Stewardess, DCA
N. E. Hase—Lead Agent. ATL
D, E. Knight—Agent, INT
L. E. Bean—^Mechanic, INT
J. A. Beck—Lead Agent, DCA-CTG
V. S. Berckman—Agent, AGS
J. S. Blackwelder—Sr. Mechanic, INT
J. P. Davis—Sr. Mech., INT
E. P. Doherty—Jr. Eadio Tech., EGA
1. S. Everhart—Asst. Dispatcher, INT
R. L. Faulkner—Sr. Mech., ROA
G. I. Livengood—Jr. Spec., INT
J. D. Samples—Jr. Mech., INT
L. W. Smith—Mech., INT
T. R. Thompson—Sr. Eadio Tech.. ATL
Doris .1. Tuttle—Sr. General Clerk, INT
S. P. Brown, Jr.—Sr. Eadio Tech., ILM
M. B. Smith, Jr.—Sr. Stock Clerk, INT
W. W. Gabriel—Agent. HKY
P. E. Jacobs—Agent, ILM
L. M. Overbay—Dispaitcher. INT
J. B. Eussell—Mech., INT
J. T. Faulkner—Mech., ATL
J. P. Biggs—Chief Agent, DCA
J. L. Boyer—Agent, TRI
J. B. Carr—Jr. Mech., EGA
Z, ,T. Charles. Jr.-Jr. Mech.. INT
J. R. Duffgins—Jr. Spec., INT
J. L. McDonald—Sr. Spec., INT
L. W. Peters—Sr. Mechanic, SDP
K, A. Pruitt—Mech., INT
D. B. Raines—Agent. ILM
A. S. Einehardt—Mech.. INT
J. M. Eothrock—Mech. Spec.. INT
W. W. Scudder—Sr. Mech.. ATL
Cletus Shelton—.Jr. Mech.. INT
A. J. Slaydon—Utility Serviceman, EGA
D. H. Townsend—Agent. FAY
G. T. Wingo—Agent. EGA
R. C. Shanks—Agent, SDF
Around The
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NEW EMPLOYEES
P. E. Asbell—Cleaner, GEF
C. E. Benson—Cleaner, INT
C. F. Biesecker—Pilot-Charter, INT-FB
B. H. Booth—Agent, GEF
M. W. Borden—Agent, GRP
J. L. Bryant—Agent, TRI
P. R. Chadwell—Agent, I.EX
S. A. Dargitz—Agent, DCA
W. V. Foster, Jr.—Training Instructor,
INT
J. D. Gibson—F/G Trainee. INT
P. W. Haysley—Agent, SDF
G. W. Hurst—F/G Trainee, INT
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J. B. Martin—Jr. Mech., INT
L. P. Neal—Agent, CVG
W. H. Gvercash—F/O Trainee, INT
E. G. Peer—Agent, TRI
T. W. Ileece^Jr. Mech., INT
P. C. Smith—Agent, FAY
B. D. Smith—Instructor, INT-CPA
V. H. Smith—Agent, INT-F
L. S. Spears—Agent, CVG
E. T. Stancil—F/O Trainee, INT
C. K. Warren—Gen. Clerk, jr., INT
T. L. Wolford—Agent, DCA
L. B. Black—Jr. Communicationist,
EGA
R. D. Carter-Jr. Radio Tech., INT-M
R. T. Payne—Cleaner, INT
N. C. Adams—Gen. Clerk, Sr., INT
P. A. Agee—Agent—ATL
M. A. Baudendistel—Agent, CVG
E. S. Blackwell—Agent, DCA
11. T. Blevins—Agent, EGA
S. C. Childs—Agent, ROA
C. A. Cook—Agent, ATL
P. C. Council—Agent, PAY'
B. S. Eckler—Agent, CVG
E. S. Elliott—Agent, EGA
J. R. Garland—Agent, TYS
D. E. Lennon—Agent, ILM
E. L. Lomax—Cleaner, INT
J. C. Myers—Jr. Mechanic, ATL
J. Phillips—Cleaner, INT
If. P. Santarpio—Agent, ISO
R. L. Shirlen—Instructor, INT
J. M. Sullivan—Agent, CVG
S. D. Townsend—Agent, ATL
Judith Barr—Stewardess, INT
C. E. Beck—Jr. Steno., INT
C. C. Beeson—Stewardess, INT
W. D. Boggs—Agent, DCA
G. P. Brewer—F/G, INT
S. M. Bridgers—Stewardess, ILM
S. J. Bruce—Stewardess, INT
A. B. Bullock—P/0, INT
S. K. Co.x—Stewardess, INT
J. H. Davis—Jr. Mech., ILM
J. T. Dean—Agent, ATL
S. DiGeronimo—Stewardess, ILM
D. J. Putral—Agent, ATL
L. J. Harding—Agent, CRW
J. B. Hoover—F/G, INT
E. C. Hull—Jr. Radio Tech., INT
O. Ralph Icard—Ground School
Instructor, INT
A. S. Ingram—Jr. Stock Clerk, INT
S. K. Long—Stewardess, INT
A. R. Magill—F/O, INT
P. P. McCullough—Agent, DCA
L. A. McLaughlin, Jr.—Agent, ATL
M. G. Morrow—Agent. INT-P
H. D. Paderick—Agent, ROA
J. M. Pitsenbarger—Agent, ROA
P. E. Skeen—F/O, INT
D. J. Zieber—Stewardess, INT
H. H. Baird, Jr.—F/G, INT
E. B. Bost, III—Jr. Mech., INT
K. B. Brown—Agent, CAB
D. W. Bryant—Utility Serviceman, CVG
C. D. Cleary—F/G, INT
G. W. Clement—Cleaner, INT
11. K. Cooke—P/G Trainee, INT ^
A. L. Cosnahan—Line Serviceman, A
OllP-FB ■
B. M. Darnell—Jr. Key Punch Op., INT^
J. A. Bades—F/O, INT
E. B. Edwards—F/O Trainee, INT
W. S. Erhart-P/O, INT
A. M. Fisher—F/G, INT
D. J. Gorrell—Jr. Mech.. INT
J. G. Hensle.y—Cleaner, CVG
W. J. Hill—Apprentice, Engine Shop,
INT-FB
J. C. Hohlfeld—P/O, INT
B. W. Hutchinson—General Clerk, Jr
INT-A
W. R. Jones—P/O, INT
T. E. Kelly—F/G, INT
L. J. McKelvey—P/O, INT
C. L. McLean—Agent, FAY
D. K. Morton—Linecrew, INT-CPA
J. R. Murphy—Cleaner, RGA
A. H. Naples—Sr. Mech., LGA
K. K. Nations—F/O, INT
M. R. Ransom—Inventory Clerk, INT
N. J. Eothwell—Agent, ATL
W. C. Ryan—F/G, INT
G. P. Savior—Jr. Stock Clerk, INT-PB
M. B. Sparks—F/O, INT
J. E. Thompson—Cleaner, ILM
S. S. Toler, II—F/O Trainee, INT
D. A. Turner—P/O, INT
W. L. Waltman—Line Serviceman,
GEF-FB
A. J. Warren—F/G, INT
T. H. Barger—Cleaner, INT
S. P. Barlow—Agent, ATL
N. J. Berry—Agent, RGA
R. S. Bowles—Agent, RGA
S. R. Carswell—Cleaner, INT
S. W. Cooper—Helper, INT-PB
J. Gleason Cornett—Jr. Eadio Tech.,
INT-PB
M. K. Crosswell—Cleaner, INT
R. L. Davidson—Agent, INT
V. Dieringer—N. Y. Sales Mgr., NYC
C. H. Everhart—Jr. Spec., INT
R. B. Idol—Cleaner, INT
D. W. Johnson—Agent, AVL,
H. B. Kelley—Agent, ROA
G. D. Linville—Cleaner, INT
M. M. Lorentz—Operations Clerk. GRP
J. E. Lytton, Jr.—Jr. Mech., INT
B. R. Mickey—Cleaner, INT
A. E. Parsons—Cleaner, INT
W. C. Patton—Jr. Stock Clerk. INT
D. M. Petika—Line Serviceman. OEP
D. D. Pritchard—Cleaner. INT
C. W. Eeece—,Tr. Eadio Tech., INT
C. Seale—Agent, CRW
W. R. Totten—Helper, INT-PB
G. E. Wade—Agent, CLT
R. E. Wilder—Agent, ATL
J. H. Burton—Jr. Spec.. INT
L. R. Hall—Cleaner, RGA
T. L. Mitchell—Utility Serviceman, INT
J. W. Rhodes—Cleaner, ROA
S. L. Bowles—Timekeeper, INT
M. Bradley. Jr.—.Agent, INT
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VFR
with
Turby
We here in the home office have to get out on the line to find^^
out what’s going on sometimes. On a recent visit to TRI I learned^®
that Shirley Bolling acted as chairman of a fund-raising campaign
to purchase a round-trip ticket from TRI-ATL for the housekeeper
who keeps our quarters there in excellent condition. The house
keeper (whose name slips my mind) has never flown so I’m sure
it will be a memorable event. Shirley is going along as company.
They plan to use the jet both ways.
The most enthusiastic participant in any game I suppose is
the golfer, which brings this story to light.
A man and his wife were out playing the game one day when
the husband hooked his drive into the rough from the fifth tee. On
finding the ball, he discovered a barn was between- him and the
green. The caddy suggested that he open the doors at both ends of
the barn and hit the ball directly through the hallway and he
would be on the green. So he tried. His shot missed the door and
hit the corner of the barn, ricocheted and hit his wife, killing her.
About two months later, he was in a foursome, and on the fifth tee,
again he hooked into the rough at the same place. His caddy made
the suggestion that he open the barn doors for a try at the green.
“No,” said the man, “I tried that the last time I played this hole,
and I took eight strokes.”
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Lady Godiva was the world’s greatest, gambler. She put every
thing on a horse.