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The Up-And-Coming Airline 5 400 'Winners' compete in Careiines Games More than 400 employees from around the system were “Up-And- Running" May 30 as they competed in the Careiines Games, held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. After almost 10 hours of events ranging from relays and high jumps to volleyball games. Fields walked off with the big trophy by amassing the most points. Awards were presented by President Bill Howard and department heads. In addition to the participants, several hundred employees and their families watched the events during the day and joined partici pants for a celebration at the Rama- da Inn that evening. Tom Davis, chairman of the board, made the opening remarks after the departmental parade. “You've got an awful lot to be proud of,” Davis said. "Piedmont today is the shining star in the airline industry and you made it possible by putting forth the same kind of dedication and effort in your company as you have in your games. I congratulate you! It’s impossible for me to express adequately my appreciation for what you've done to put Piedmont on that pedestal. "We’ve stuck our neck out recently by making some very sub stantial commitments for new air planes and other facilities. Some times I lay awake at night and wonder whether or not our necks maybe out too far. Then I reflect again on the group that we have here at Piedmont and I go back to sleep quickly,” he said. “I congratulate all of you and look forward to seeing the games unfold. E^ch of you won’t be winners today, but in the overall sense, even those who don’t come in first are winners in my opinion.” Ed Best, vice president — Passenger Services, raises a medal earned by happy Flight Attendant Lea Anne Rutledge. INT. Even when Flight Attendant Nancy Nuckles. INT. is on the ground, she's off the ground, this time in the longjump. Our people have made Piedmont "the shining star" oj the industry. Chairman T.H. Dauis tells competitors awaiting the opening of Careiines Games. GO athletes watch and listen. 1981 Careiines Games Overall Winners first place: Fields second place: Crews third place: GO Individual Winners 29 and under 30 - 45 46 and over Women: Charlie Mitchell Mary Lang Crews. ORF Fields. SDF Phyllis Newsome CRO Men: Dave Smith Joey Naval Fields. CLT Crews. ILM Ed Rosdhal Maintenance Eddie Albertson. INT. brings a seventh- inning stretch to volleyball. Sammy Bentley. ATI. becomes a daring young man without a flying machine at the high Jump pit. Mike Mason. INT. tends the bar. Ed Rosdhal. Maintenance, takes it all in stride.
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