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THE PI^mVIONITOR
AUGUST/SEPTEMBEHWCTOBER, 1968
mmomonim
Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Betsy Allen, Editor
Editorial
Why The Bold Type?
Thirteen months ago we went through the most
horrible tragedy in our Company’s history.
The shock and horror of the jet crash at Hender
sonville had barely begun to dim on August 10th this
year when another Pacemaker went down at Charles
ton, West Virginia.
The newspapers told the story of the second acci
dent in headlines just as big and type as bold as that
used hardly a year earlier.
For the families involved in both accidents, and for
us as well, there is no comparing degrees of tragedy.
Both were “the most horrible.”
In the aftermath of such grimness perspective is
difficult to come by, especially for those who seldom
fly, but equally so for those of us who go aloft most
everyday.
The jet crash headlines described complete de
struction and total loss of hfe.
Mixed with our feehngs of deepest sorrow and sin-
cerest regrets over the recent 227 tragedy we are most
grateful that there are two survivors.
We are, of course grateful that Piedmont has been
absolved of blame in the jet crash. We have felt all
along that we were not at fault and the recent findings
of the National Transportation Safety Board bear this
out.
The NTSB has announced the date for the hearing
on the 227 accident. It will convene on October 22
in Charleston.
Safety Board Chairman, Joseph J. O’Connell, Jr.,
has designated Rear Admiral Louis M. Thayer as chair
man of the Board of Inquiry.
Approximately 15 persons will testify in an antici
pated two days of hearings.
Thayer said a summary of testimony will be issued
by the Board approximately 10 days after the con
clusion of the hearing. “A final report will be issued
later, setting forth the Safety Board’s formal determina
tion of probable cause,” he said.
Naturally the investigating agencies have not yet
made any statements about the cause of the Charleston
crash. The upcoming hearing will include reports from
the investigating teams and the eyewitnesses.
That week the newspapers will again set Piedmont
in big headlines and bold type. In trying to regain our
perspective after an air crash the difficulty often comes
in our attempts to justify the spectacular approach of
news media to accidents in our industry, which are
made much more vivid in the public mind than count
less automobile accidents that snuff out a great many
more very countable lives.
Though the horror will dim, it’ll never go away.
But realization that air travel is the very safest mode
of transportation will return, to us and to the public,
our passengers.
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Congrats
Around The System
New Employees
O. P.. I5r;itnl(‘tt- Soc.. l.\T
K. A. Lon;;--Urccptioiiist. 1\T
S. S. Av.m’s AsjtMit. DCA
IL M. Jr. A;;cnt. AVL
J. I). r’olcinaii-A^^fiit. FAY
X. 15. MitclM‘11 A^->nr. SUD
(J. I']. rark(T--Atr(‘iit, II>M
il. A. I'crrv Ajicnt. AVI^
J. I.. PcCtv Aiiviit. ATL
S. U. Uob.'fts AK^'iit. ATL
I). ('. Stout -- Ajjcnr. 'J'KI
F. !•'. S\v«Tt A^'f'iit, Sn 1)
i'. I. Wood A«(*iit. CIU)
J>. J. A IfxaiidcM- Sti-wurdess, IXT
1). ('. Antic—Aj^ent. CV(;
V. (\ Kloodwortli -SU'wa cdcss. IXT
15. IL. Kooiu‘—Stewardess, INT
K. J. IJos.sclniati Jr. Mt'ch.. L(iA
I.. K. i>o\vmaii -Stuwardcss. IXT
S. \V. I5ruc("--Jr. Mcch.. (.’LT
Marjorie IJiiilock -Stewardess. IXT
R. L. Oaklev—Slewardi'ss. IXT
J. K. Covil A^-eiiL. c;SI»
A. (Juaningiiam- Ay,ent, ATL
X. S. Dalton- -Stewardess, IXT
S. A. ]':iliotL-'Aj,^ent. IKJA
William Kstes--Aftent, CV'(]
J\. i’. Kvers—Stewardess, IXT
1\ A. (Jardn(.‘r- -Stewardess. DCA
L. S. liertler—Sti*wartl(‘ss. IXT
S. 10. Harris—Stewardess. ILM
A. Jolinson- -Jr. Klectriual Spec., IXT
\V. 1’. Jones- -(Heaui'r. CVG
J. K‘lly, Jr.— l']nj>iui‘er, IXT
M. A. Lovelacc'—Ijeaiier, CVG
Dianne MeClinton- -Stewardess, DCA
M. D. McDonald A^ont, DCA
J>. S. Mann -Stewaruess, D('A
D. L. Mari ineau--A^ent, DCA
M. 1'. Matttiews- -Stewardess, IXT
D. L. Mill;r -Stewardess, DCA
S. S. Xcal—Stewardess, DCA
I). C. D Xeal Ai^'ent, OUF
r. L. D'Xeal -Stewai'dess, IXT
15. I’,. I’earcH—A^cnt, FAY
D. M. row(,*ll—A^ent, DAX
S. D. Kelniu! -Stewardess, IXT
S. (J. Scliillin^- -Stewardess. IXT
15. F. S(;rat'in—Stewardess, IXT
('. It. SIniler Met li.. MKM
K. C. 'rinj;le- Helper. IXT
L. K. 'I’odd- -Hel|)(*r, IXT
S. i'\ Wainscott—Stewardess. ORF
S. J. Wray- Stewardess. IXT
J. E. Adamson—Cleaner. A’l’L
ii. \V. I>rewin|iton -Aj;ent, DCA
('. S. I.ruton—Cleaner, IDM
D. R. lirvati--Cleaner. I LM
K. S. Reckner- -Jr. M.'cli., liOA
(1. M. (Jav—Cleaner, ROA
X. R. (Jraybill, Jr.- -ROA-P
J. T. (Jroce-- ll('l|)er. IXT
0. A. Izurieta—Cleaner. ROA
R. T. Kirkner--Jr. IClectrical Spec.,
ROA
D. R. I.,owry--Ftilitv S('rviceman, TYS
J. T. Fields'—Jr. Stock Clerk, IXT
1). W. 15elcher-A^ctlI, ROA
D. A. Rorinj; A«'ent. A'l'f.
F. M. (’an-—AK(‘nt, DCA
J. Cory AJ'L
'r. R. I'^idsoii--Aiient. A'l'L
I*. T. Haves—A^'cnt. ILM
R. S. lli«h—Ajreui, ROA
1. J. Dotson AVD
J. D. Mc(fahe(:^Ajj:ent, ATL
W. E. McCarthy—Aj^ent. A'l'I.
D. L. McWliirter—A^ciit. ATL
1). L. Xieman DCA
K. D. Roberts - Aj^(‘nt, AVL
J. 15. Settle- -Asent. IX'l’
S. J. Strong—Ajient, ATL
T. S. 'I'liomas—A^^i*nt. IXT
L. F. Thompson --A^’-ent. (JSO
C. W. WauM';iman—Aj'cnt, ROA
IL F. W'elch. Jr.--Anient, CMH
R. W. Colo—A«ent. DCA
('. r.. I'razier—AsH'iit. ATL
C. L. Crilles))ie—Aj>ent, AVL
(J. INF. Iletlierinffton- -Ajront. ROA
Waller Moor(‘--Jani.tor. IXT
Judy O'Xeal—Aftenl. EW'X
15. 15. R*avis—.Jr. S))ec.. TXT
V'. P. Roliinson—Maid, IXT
Theodore Siimlin- -Cleaner. ATL
W. L. Summers—Jr. Mech., ORF
T.. IC. Teal-Ajjetit. ILM
D. X. Thompson -Ayrent. P>LF
L. X. Vinc(‘nt- A^^Mit. ISO
J. T. Watson. Jr. -(’l(‘aner. I LAI
S. A. Hobson Mail ('Icrk. IXT
J. L. 15Iackman-Ch'aner. ILM
I5ernard Harrison—Cleaner. ORF
Transfers
C. r>. Morris—to A^'ent-Op., TRI
G. E. Hendrix- -to Dir. of Airport and
Air Traffic Servic(*, IXT
W. II. Mack—to Piedmont Aerospace
Inst.
R. L. Akin-to Re”-. Jet F/0. ATL
^V. D. 15arr- -to lieji'. Jet F/O. ATL
J. D. 15enth*v -to Re”-. Jc.t F/O. ILM
R. L. P.ri'uckle- -to Rejr. Jet F/O. A’l'L
J. (J. RrockenbrouJill to R(‘^. Jet F/O,
A'lM;
J. A. ('rais—lo Res. Jet Cai»L, IX’P
I. A. lOislcr—to Rc”-. Jet Ca|)f.. A'l'L
J. R. Alichael -to Re- .1(4 F/O. A'PL
E. W'. Park(‘r -to Re«-. Jet F/O. IX'P
S. M. Parnell- to Re-. Jht Capt.. IXT
J. E. Piercc-^to Re^^ .let (.’a|)t.. IXT
.T R. Pow(‘rs-to Res. Jet F/O. A'FL
D. H. Ri'K'(*r- -to R(>^. Jet Cai)t.. ATL
K. A. Sallies—lo Res. Jet F/O. ATL
J. ('. Sifford^to Reji-. Jet F/O, IXT
P.. n. Shius'hter—to Res. Jet Capt., ATL
(I. W. Strattner—to Res. Jet ('ai)t., ATL
E. J. Thurber- to Ite^-. Jet (’a])t.. ATL
M. J. 'I'urner—to R(>s. Jet F/O. ATL
T. W. Vaus'han- -to Re«'. Jet ('apt.. ATL
(J. A. Willetts—to Res. Jet F/O. TXT
(;. H. W"ilson--to Rej?. Jet Capt., ATL
W. H. Finein—to Rey:. Jot Capt.. ATL
Promotions
W. J. Stover—to Ltilitv Servic(‘inan,
DCA
P). (5. 15rannock—to (Jeneral Clerk, Sr.,
IX T
A. W. Co(‘—to Jlechauic. IX'P
Ivan (’ok-nian—to Ltilitv Serviceman,
DCA
I. C. ('ox—to Accounting; Ch'rk.. Jr.,
IX'r
15. I'\ (Jibbs—to Acting Station Chief
Clerk. i.CA
L. C. (Proves--to (Jeneral Cl‘rk, Sr.,
IX'r
A. J. Liller -to I>ead A;r(‘nt- Res.. DCA
('. .J. Peery—to Div. Chief F/A, ORF
New Employees
W. L. Littlt^-Janiitor, IXT
C. J. Zimmerman--Communicationist,
TRI
J. D. C'oMins—Jr. I'arts (’lerk, ORF
'P. R. S\illierland- l*ilot-Flij?ht Iiist.,
0RF-1'M5
F. D. Ricliardson —Jr. Radio Tech.,
ATL
J. K. W'alker—Stewardess. IXT
(Continued on Page Three)
25 Years
Herbert J. Brendle—Sr. Mech.,
INT-FB
Jason Franklin Rowe—Foreman,
INT-FB
Lee Clifton Rowe—Production Con
troller, INT-FB
John F. Johnson—Sales Mgr.,
INT-FB
20 Years
Compton Kenneth Lane—Sr. Spec.,
INT
Arthur M. Whittaker—Sta. Mgr.,
ROA
Paul S. Snell, Jr.—Captain, ATL
William W. Cook, Jr.—Chief Mech.,
ATL
Joseph D. Hoots—Supt. Acc.
O’haul, INT
15 Years
Ann Talbert—Communicationist,
INT
B. L. Padgett—Ld. Mech., ILM
E. L. McMillan—Capt., INT
Joel Baum, Jr.—Porter, ORF
Donald M. Shanks—Div. Sta.
Supvr., DCA
10 Years
James Y. Spencer—Capt., INT
Margaret J. Judge—Agent, ORF
James W. Starr—Agent, TRI
Marilyn R. Eastes—Agent, DCA
C. H. Widner, Jr.—Reg. F/O, ILM
Thomas F. Young, Jr.—Chief
Agent, ATL
5 Years
T. B. Thompson—Agent, BAL
J. P. Angel—Jr. Acct. Clerk, INT
W. 0. Radford-Agent, HSP
R. P. Kelley—Supvr. Maint.
Reliability, INT
W. A. Wirt—Ld. Agent, DCA
J. T. Burger—Agent, BNA
William McFalls, Jr.—Agent, AVL
W. N. Horn-Mech. Spec., INT
J. C. Howard-Mech., INT-FB
J. R. Gwynn—Jr. Spec., INT-FB
J. G. Walker—Supvr. Gen. Acct.,
INT
R. R. Rush—Ld. Agent, DIA
T. L. Brown—Mech. Spec., INT
C. E. Roberson—Sr. Stock Clerk,
INT
R. L. Bowen—Agent, CVG
Nancy D. Spiro—Agent, TRI
VFR
with
Turby
Of the four seasons, it’s hard for me to decide the one I like best;
however, I believe I like the fall most of all. I don’t know why exactly,
but I suppose it’s the colors and the fine crisp air that prevails at
this time of year. Now, don’t you Florida hopefuls take offense at what
I am about to say, but I think it would be rather monotonous to live
where there are no definite seasonal changes. I, at my age, still look
forward to winter.
Search For Prettiest Interliner
Yes, I understand all single girls employed by scheduled CA^^^
Certificated Airlines are invited to compete for “Miss Airline
Queen.” The winner will be chosen at the Airline Convention an^^
Christmas Party Beauty Pageant at Las Vegas, Nevada December 6,
1968. If you haven’t seen the entry form, I have some on hand and I
will make them available providing I am permitted to assist in filling
this form out. The part of the questionnaire I’m interested in is
measurements — height, bust, waist, hips, calves, thighs, etc. I have
available in my office an accurate tape line for this purpose and my
fees are reasonable — so, first come — first served.
Our secretary, Wilma Cook (not eligible for contest as outlined
above because a Mrs. is in front of her name), has just completed a
tour of duty as a Juror in Criminal Court last week. I’m glad my case
didn’t come up before her, for I wouldn’t be here now to write this
column.
5}! *
She: Before we got married, you told me you were well off.
He: I was and just didn’t know it.
, About the only time a woman really succeeds in changing a male
is when he’s a baby.