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VOL. 17, NO. 48 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION DECEMBER 2, 1954 Teletype Operator Furbay Cited for Air In Spare Hours Is Age Impact on Youth Red Cross Driver By Bob Lorenz WASHINGTON—The Frank G. Brewer trophy, America's highest award the field of youth aviation education and training, will go this year ST. LOUIS—Spare hours are busy Dr. John H. Furbay, director of air world education, TWA. ones for Mary Bieker, teletype oper­ Formal award of the trophy will be made at the annual Wright brothers ator—in fact, she hasn't had much memorial dinner, sponsored by the Aero club of Washington chapter of spare time since she joined the the National Aeronautic Association, to be held in Washington Dec. 17. motor service of the American Red .. NAA President Thomas G. Lan- Cross back in 1953. phier, Jr., in announcing the 1954 Mary has logged more than 150 Transcontinental Brewer trophy winner, said Dr. hours of driving time since joining Furbay's great contribution to the up in all types of vehicles, from Non-Sfop Flights education of the youth of America station wagons to one-ton trucks. was achieved through his dynamic Her duties include transporting Open to Non-Revs and inspirational addresses to teach­ blood plasma and whole blood from ers. He addresses more teacher the Red Cross blood center to NEW YORK—Non-revs may now various hospitals in the area. Only board TWA's non-stop transcon­ groups every month of the year than any other person in the United recently she had to rush 40 pints tinental Ambassador flights on a States. He has brought the story in one trip to a patient. space available basis providing: of aviation and its impact to more Mary also serves as chauffeur to (1) The passholder is at least youngsters, through their teachers, Red Cross personnel and entertain­ 16 years old, and than any other person. ers who visit the various veterans' (2) The total passenger load, Furbay is a living exponent of hospitals. And often she drives the including non-revenue passengers, bloodmobile to outlying towns and does not exceed 25. the Air Age, flying constantly, day and night, to bring his messages to villages to pick up newly donated These revisions were recently blood for the Red Cross center. made in non-revenue space available hundreds of thousands of teachers regulations applying to the coast- in universities, teachers' colleges, What's her compensation for to-coast services. TWA is presently workshops, conferences and pro­ giving her spare time so freely? fessional meetings. operating non-stop flights New None, except the great satisfaction COVER GIRLS display results of public relation efforts to bring TWA's York-Los Angeles roundtrip, and Last year, in 65 days, he ad­ she derives from knowing she is many services to public attention through national magazines. All appeared San Francisco-New York eastbound. dressed 66 top audiences in 22 performing a service to humanity. in recent weeks. Included are Noni Horton, holding Collier's Nov. 26 The central pass bureau calls at­ countries. His background includes issue, with strong TWA credit on travel to Egypt; Cleo Lefouses, holding tention to the fact that certain work as a specialist in international Nov. 13 issue Saturday Evening Post, full length story on TWA Flight offices are experiencing difficulty education for the U. S. Office of Philly Bulk Storage Engineer Bill Crickman; Connie Reyes with Lifetime Living, October, with in applying regulations regarding Education as well as educational story on Arizona ranching and Quickie Vacation; Mel Lynch with Sept. 24 non-revenue travel on TWA's com­ field service of international scope. issue Business Week containing article on TWA's Mary Gordon program; bination sleeper-sit up aircraft oper­ He has written numerous books Plant Ready Soon Katy Blanck with Oct. 27 issue Junior Scholastic, featuring TWA front ating on the international segment. on aviation subjects, several of cover photo of ground agent waving a Connie into position; Marge which are used as texts in schools PHILADELPHIA — TWA's new Reservations are being accepted Potocek with August Town & Country which featured TWA's Board Chair­ and colleges throughout the United 150,000-gallon bulk fuel storage man Warren Lee Pierson; Rose Scotti with Oct. 25 Newsweek story on from positive passholders contrary States. For 10 previous years he tanks here should be completed to regulations, and positive trans­ Ed Farthing's solar weather forecasting research and the Nov. 15 issue wrote a popular syndicated news­ within 60 days, assuring the airline of Time, which carried comments by TWA's President Ralph Damon and portation on these flights is being paper feature, "The Debunker," of an adequate supply of aviation authorized by persons who do not Pierson in separate stories on the same page. The girls are from the New which was carried daily in more gas at all times at this station. York public relations office. have the authority, such as various than 100 U. S. newspapers. He has supervisory personnel. Three 50,000-gallon tanks com­ carried out numerous assignments prise the storage plant. Two railroad Manual regulations require that abroad for both the United Press the restrictions on these flights may flatcars are required to carry each HOLIDAYS ON FRIDAYS and Associated Press and has done tank. The entire facility is to be Rodeo Kids To Star be waived only by prior written feature stories for Life magazine, Because Christmas and New approval of a major department underground. Year's fall on Saturdays this the National Geographic magazine season, the previous Fridays, At K. C. Christmas head; i.e., president and vice-presi­ and other publications. Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, will be dent level, and does not extend to WARNING TO NON-REVS company-recognized holidays KANSAS CITY — "Wild Bill" regional directors, or their counter­ Furbay is a native of Mt. Gilead, for TWA ground employees Ohio. He attended Otterbein and KANSAS CITY — Advance book­ Santa Claus, terror of the northern parts. based within the continental Asbury colleges and Yale univer­ ings indicate revenue travel during limits of the United States ex­ plains, and his gun-totin', two- Complete information may be sity, when in 1931, he obtained his the period Dec. 16 through 25 will cept for communications em­ fisted Rodeo Kids will liven things found in the management policy doctorate in philosophy. He has be unusually heavy and employees ployees, dispatchers, mechanics up a mite at the annual TWA club and procedure manual, Chapter 13. and related employees, food unit done research at the Sorbonne in planning trips on a space-available employees, and guards, who will Kiddies Christmas party slated for Paris and the University of London. basis are warned of the probability recognize the Saturdays, Dec. 25 the American Royal Dec. 11. Furbay has been with TWA since of long delays en route. Christmas and Jan. 1, as their holidays Doors open at noon sharp for 'Aviation Age' Ed as provided in their working 1945. His present residence is in spent on an airport bench is not agreements. the Western style Kids Christmas Will Address Club New York City. recommended. party and the two-hour long pro­ gram gets under way at 1 p. m. NEW YORK—Members of the Featured attraction, besides Hop­ management club will hear Ran­ along Santy (thinly disguised as dolph Hawthorne, editor of Avia- Clarence Eden), will be the Rodeo 'wn Age, speak at their next regu- Kids and their trick riding acts, I meeting Dec. 7. plus the TWA employee club 3n this 13th anniversary of Pearl orchestra. arbor, Hawthorne will speak on Of course, there will be gifts for "Russian Airpower" — an authori­ all the youngsters. John Bing, pro­ tative speaker on a timely subject. gram chairman, requests that TWA­ Meeting will be held at the ers "puh-leeze bring only your own Brass Rail restaurant, 100 Park children—no loading up with the Ave., New York City. Doors open local boy scout troop." at 5:30, dinner at 6:45 p.m. Positive identification (TWA Employee club card preferably) will K.C. GIVES $60,196 be required. If you don't have a KANSAS CITY—Final reports on club card, one may be obtained at the United Fund charity drive in the doors of the American Royal Kansas City show that 72% of the A WEDDING PRESENT from the London offices goes to Langley, Vivien de Silva, Guy Preston, Jo Dowle, building, 23rd & Wyoming, on the local TWA employees contributed Andree Sharrocks, junior sales rep, as she leaves to Phyllis Evans, Pat McGinley, Harry Knowles, Joan 23rd St. viaduct. Plenty of parking a total of $60,196.49. Last year marry Ben Van Del, manager, export advertising, New Spice, Philip Perkins, Margaret Chandler, Alice Gray space is available underneath the K. C. employees contributed York. Presenting the candelabra set is Ted Challis, and Peter Kilpack, TWAers from the London sales, ac­ viaduct. Bing said the building $59,000. senior sales rep. Looking on are Cyril Howard, Larry counting and public relations offices. would be heated. Pre-planning, experience, teamwork and a willing spirit. These are the in­ gredients mixed in liberal doses by operations TWAers at New York's busy LaGuardia airport enabling them to unload, refuel, service and load an aircraft for a

MAJO'ch PASSENGERS DEPLANE as Agents Pat Barry and Jim Juanis stand at the end of the loading steps. Already TWAers are unloading baggage and refueling the ship. ^4JAA4G/V04444jdl

about their assigned tasks. Normal turnaround time for Constellation flights is one hour and 45 minutes. But the men at LaGuardia have turned around Connies in as little as 21 minutes after arrival if necessary. Not such a tough job, say Lead Agent Neal Michels and Lead Cargo Agents Tom Tubridy, George Treacy, and Tom Sheehy. After all, "Our job is on-time departure, and that's what we aim for." Cargo agents have handled as much as 4,000 pounds of cargo off and a like amount on in record time. BAGGAGE IS RAPIDLY wheeled toward the claim stand by While they are whisking through the job of un­ Cargo Agent Mike Mahoney and Lead Agent Tom Sheehy. loading and loading the cargo, commissary agents are Less than 30 minutes remain for the flight turnaround. stripping and reworking the cabin interior; clean head­ rest covers, pillow cases, blankets and food equipment go on. At the same time mechanics are checking the ship, gassing and oiling it as quickly as possible. In the meantime the transportation agents are tending FLIGHT 16 taxis up to the ramp at LaGuardia field, guided the needs of the passengers and preparing to board by a mechanic on the ground. A crew of able TWAers is them for an immediate departure. Few, if any, of the standing by, ready to prepare the plane for a turnaround. passengers know what has been done in such a short time to get them out on schedule. They are merely Story by Joe Clay—Photos by Bill Griffin bystanders to a drama that is repeated many times. Records of the past show things like this: Station NEW YORK—A widely used expression at most of Supervisor Chris Durr on the twilight shift turned our stations is "turnaround flight." TWAers concerned around a C-54 cargo flight in a record time of one with the on-time operation of our airline—mechanics, hour and 17 minutes. Lead Cargo Agent Ed McCarthy cargo agents, transportation agents, commissary clerks, with his all-Irish crew accomplished that job while pilots, flight engineers, and hostesses—are quite fa­ handling 10,000 pounds of cargo off and 16,200 miliar with the term and its importance. pounds of cargo on. We all know that an airplane arriving at a station Supervisor George Shelley recently made three con­ COMMISSARY SUPPLIES are quickly loaded by Clerks Joe and terminating' there will serve as an originating de­ secutive Connie turnarounds in 25 minutes each, all Murphy, Ness Hansen and Flo Hetherington as Tom Sheehy parture later from that same point. That's obvious, of in the span of an hour and 15 minutes, to get our prepares to place outbound baggage in the cargo pits. course. Otherwise, we would wind up with all our airline back on time. airplanes at one point. Who can beat a turnaround of 12 minutes on a The planned schedules are based upon what is called Martin? Yes, that's what Lead Agents Ed Epp and a normal equipment turn pattern, such as Flight 1 to George Waryold did on Flight 419 recently. It took Flight 2, and so forth. Turnaround flight thus means some real work by their ground crew helpers to swing keeping the airline on time. Coordination and coopera­ this feat. tion with schedule departure is the goal. Immediately It all adds up to a load of ground time saved, more upon arrival of a flight each of the crews—cargo, on-time operations, more satisfied customers, and a lot maintenance, commissary, transportation agents—go of satisfaction to the fellows at LaGuardia.

FUEL IS POURED into thirsty tanks by Danny D'Angelo and Tony Sanfillipo. When the final check and OK is given, the captain will order the Connie's four engines started.

ALL READY TO GO, Flight 21 is turned around in 27 minutes for another on-time departure at LaGuardia. The MOTHERS AND SMALL CHILDREN are loaded first by normal turnaround schedule does not call for as quick handling at a terminal station as a rule, but sometimes be­ Agent Pat Barry as the rest of the passengers wait at the cause of equipment needs a station has to come through with a lightning fast job to get a plane on the line on time. foot of the loading ramp. The plane is ready to depart. SKYUNER Hostesses Help Out Around the Students Are Stars When Fog and Smog TWA WORLD... In Latest TWA Film Close Down Airport NEW YORK—Tim Johnson, reserva­ tions agent, went fishing last week in NEW YORK—Air Adventure to BURBANK—Smog at Los Angeles 40 degree weather. On attempting to Europe, a new film which incorpo­ drove several TWA flights to tie up the boat upon returning, he sud­ rates all the excitement, wonder denly found himself stretched full Burbank airport over the Thanks­ and fun of young students' first giving holidays with five hostesses length, holding the dock with his hands and the boat with his feet. Finally— air-tour of Europe, is being shown finally winding up behind the Bur­ kersplash! Only solace was the fact that by TWA before colleges and uni­ bank ticket counter as a result in­ Tim did catch some fish on the junket versities and teacher groups in the stead of in their accustomed place and had a nice dinner that evening, huddled under a blanket. United States who are organizing in the aisle of a Connie. student and teacher tours to Europe Lowering smoke, haze and fog CAIRO—Mary Taggart, wife of Bom­ next summer. began to close in on L. A. on bay District Operations Manager Ralph Air Adventure to Europe may Wednesday night and finally In­ Taggart, participated in the recent be obtained through the Institute Egyptian Women's Amateur golf cham­ ternational airport fell flat on its of Visual Training, 40 East 49th xe with airline flights milling pionship, advancing to the semi-finals. Mrs. Taggart had won the Women's street, New York 17, New York, we. Hostesses Rosemary Grana Western Indian championship the pre­ or from any TWA office in the d Barbara Colestock were on a vious week. U.S.A. _WA flight landing at Burbank. The stars of Air Adventure to They spent the night there, behind KANSAS CITY—R. W. Baker, TWA copilot since October, 1953, was re­ Europe are a young man—a grad­ the ticket counter, arranging hotel cently awarded the Distinguished Fly­ uate student instructor of architec­ space and forwarding transporta­ ing Cross for services performed as a ture—and a sparkling coed, just Marine fighter pilot in the Korean war. tion for passengers. ready for her first teaching posi­ Next morning Hostesses Leona Baker, a member of Marine Air Reserve Fighter Squadron 215 (Olathe Naval tion. As members of one of last Crosby, Nancy Baumann and Vir­ Air Base), served also as a fighter summer's tours, they fly via TWA ginia Padgett joined the party— pilot in World War II. Constellation from New York to off other TWA flights. The girls, Paris, and travel by motor coach BINGHAMTON — Local reservations all on homeward-bound San Fran­ along the French and Italian Ei- cisco flights, spent some four hours TWAers will "trade names" for sur­ prise gifts at an upcoming station vieras to Rome, then to Florence, again behind the counter helping Christmas party. Participating are Joyce CREW CUTS of the Kansas City Stratoliner (Stratoliner?) bowling league the great art center, and Venice. local Burbank ticket counter per­ Daniels, Theresa Pfuffer, Faith Mac- represent the Overhaul base fleet service helpers on the maple alleys. From Venice, some of the tour sonnel, swamped by the unexpected Lellan, Gene Kremitske, Meriam Zieg- ler, Margot Rupp. Shown are Vic Kane, Glen Clemens, Dick Grogan, George Modrcin, group proceed to Geneva, Switzer­ influx. Finally the girls managed James Overcash. land, to visit the International to make their way home to San LAS VEGAS—Reduced rates at local Seminar on Education directed by Francisco aboard a TWA flight hotels are being offered to TWA em­ SYSTEM BOWLING LEAGUE Bob Haas, 229; Fred Hoffmann, 200; Claude Dr. Emerson Neuthardt for New after clearing up the remnants of ployees. For further information con­ Downing, 200; Ken Kuebler, 201; Charlie Dill York State university, and visit Dr. tact Ray Culley, city sales supervisor. 202, Doug Ponsford, 222; Bill Kuster, 220-629 the Thanksgiving day crowd at Bill Powers, 200. SFO: John Shaukowitz, 211. STL Ralph Bunche at the United Na­ Burbank. Phil Millard, 235; Ebb Ebeling, 216; Jack San Fran Whittles Zdvorak, 202. CHI: Ed Payton, 213. tions. GIRLS—NYC: Gladys Larsen, 163; Barbara Marvin, 194. MKC: Lois Scott, 172; Sis Kee, Others, by choice and interest, go PITTSBURGH—Bad weather closed SKYLINER Award of Merit 216-548; Marie Wilson, 175; Lou Grieger, 172; to Zurich, to tour the fine engi­ St. Lou Bowl Lead Adeline Pavich, 171. LAX: Mary Kamenar, 170; the east coast last week with Pitts­ for That Added Touch Lorraine Cunningham, 170. LGA: Connie Musumeci, neering, architectural and general burgh becoming the eastern ter­ . . . which makes TWA 155. IDL: Mike Diorio, 200. CHI: Vera Suca, 157. educational projects in summer KANSAS CITY — San Francisco Season's first reported triplicate: Jim Benton, minus of TWA flights for the time Service outstanding whittled six pins off the lead of MKC, 177, 177, 177. session. Live 5 of LAX tops Division III with 752, lead­ being, taxing the facilities of the St. Louis Connies in the Flight of ing the ABQ Chiefs by one point. Live 5 is com­ The students fly as a group from airline's installations here. Champions last week but the bowl­ posed of three men and two girls and is showing Zurich to London, tour the me­ TO: CAPTAIN W. F. PIPER the way to several men's teams. Hostesses Pat Biddle and Ruth ers from the banks of the Missis­ The Pace Setters, 787, another mixed team tropolis and its environs—attend­ from LAX, is showing remarkable progress, gain­ Brockman worked at the ticket An outstanding service was per­ sippi are still holding a quite safe ing 23 points in the past few weeks. Bill Kuster ing a Shakespearean production at counter, answering telephones, mak­ formed by Captain W. F. Piper, and Doug Ponsford are the giant killers. The Stratford-on-Avon—and return to 18-point lead in the top division. team's 2572 last week jumped it 10 points. ing reservations and aiding ticket Idlewild, N. Y., recently. He stood Paris for a last look before board­ by a mother and her baby for 12 In Division II the L. A. Connies Elizabeth "Sis" Kee has added more power agents in many other ways in han­ to the Connies girls' team, MKC, who are now ing their Constellation bound for long hours—on his own time. are leading with a comfortable 809 only three points away from the famed Service dling the passengers. District Oper­ Susies. The Susies for the first time in the tour­ home. The grateful father of the pas­ scratch average per game, having ations Manager John Gelm com­ nament's history are below the 700 mark. This senger wrote: "The Pittsburgh air­ gained 15 pins since Oct. 31. Bud race will be a battle right down to the wire. mended the girls on behalf of the port was in a maelstrom due to Look for anything to happen in men's Division Hurricane Hazel and my daughter Donnelly, Hank Lutz, Fred Hoff­ IV. Only six points separate the first four clubs local agents. with the Spoilers the only MKC team leading in Kennedy Named New was grounded. She had several mann and Bob Haas paced the any of the men's division, and Mary Groaners (an­ pieces of luggage and her plight Connies last week. other mixed team) breathing on their necks. 'Tis was noticed by Captain Piper, who a sad affair for MKC this year. Chi Club Secretory Records to date: System Hi-10—Kenny Arm­ TWA GOLF CUP was off duty at the time and en FLIGHT OF CHAMPIONS strong, MKC, 274. System Hi-30—Bob Horton, route to Harrisburg. Connies, STL 875 Misc. Ohl., MKC 796 CLE, 654. CHICAGO—John Kennedy, main­ CAIRO—TWA will again, as last West Ends, SFO 857 RedWings, MKC 794 tenance foreman, has been ap­ year, offer a cup for the leading "First, he placed them in the Skyliners, CLE 833 Cost, MKC 794 hands of a hostess at the airport Hi Seas, LAX 830 Metal, MKC 793 pointed secretary of the Chicago amateur in the Egyptian open golf while he made arrangements for Eng. Ohl., MKC 814 All Stars, SFO 792 Fizzarotti Elected Head management club, replacing Joe championship coming up this train transportation to Harrisburg. 1049s, MKC 810 Indians, IND 788 Muni. Apt., MKC 803 Controllers, MKC 787 Of N. Y. Employee Club Post, who is leaving TWA to join Due to the traffic snarl they Ambs., MKC 802 Tear Down, MKC 786 month at the Gezira club, accord­ the Morris Bryant hotel in Lafay­ missed an express and had to take DIVISION II NEW YORK—Francis A. Fizza­ ing to Golf in Egypt, local sports a local which didn't arrive until ette, Ind. Connies, LAX 809 Ovl. Base, MKC 762 rotti, reservations, this week was magazine edited by Roger Chase, midnight. Pace Setters, LAX 787 Hd. Pins, MKC 758 named new president of the Globe- Milt Chandler, assistant district assistant to the regional director of "During the train trip Captain Senators, LGA 786 Psgr. Serv., MKC 757 Go Go Go, LAX 786 Fit. Engrs., MKC 756 sters, New York employees club. operations manager and club presi­ sales for TWA. Piper took apart his own personal Spr. Connies, MKC 785 INDR, MKC 754 dent, said Kennedy was appointed luggage to make a bed for the Sky Liners, STL 783 5 Amps, MKC 753 Other new officers elected at the 400 Club, LAX 779 Air Frts., IDL 747 by the board of control. John Nel­ baby, who by Arkies, LAX 772 Cld. Bstrs, LAX 745 annual election were the following: this time was Gremlins, IDL 768 Apt. Line, MKC 742 Vice-president, Leonard Reopole; son, maintenance foreman, also was retaining only Engr., MKC 765 Revenuers, MKC 738 named to the board of control. about half the Skyliners, CHI 763 secretary, Joan P. Kribs; treasurer, food given to DIVISION III Frederic B. Fessler. Jim DeLong, TWA's general ad­ her. He left the Live 5, LAX 752 Food Jugs, CHI 721 New officers held their first vertising manager, will be the guest train en route Chiefs, ABQ 751 Cliquers, CHI 721 speaker at the next meeting, Dec. Wd. Choppers, MKC 743 BTOs, MKC 720 meeting yesterday to discuss mem­ to secure coffee Stores, MKC 741 Fit. Dis., MKC 718 14, at the Graemere hotel. He will and sandwiches, Rub Downs, CHI 737 Spr. Connies, LAX 710 bership drives and goals for the walked the train Eng. Ohl., MKC 734 Argo Nuts, CHI 709 coming year. discuss the airline's advertising pro­ Comm., MKC 736 Crew Cuts, MKC 709 gram. aisle with the Sky Chiefs, MKC 735 3 As, CHI 705 howling infant Ambs., LAX 728 Constr., MKC 705 over his shoul­ Wdpkrs., LAX 722 Misc. 5, MKC 702 COTIC9 ALONG THC AI1.U/Ay? ders, was openly DIVISION IV Aviation Briefs admired by other passengers as an Spoilers, MKC 689 Spr. Connies, STL 676 attentive and loving father, and Groaners, LAX 686 404s, SDF 658 has to fly Electronics, MKC 685 Live 5, CVG . 633 finally delivered the mother and Kool Kegs, LAX 683 Eagles, IDL 617 BURBANK — Lockheed will offer a ONE PASSENGER baby into the hands of a friend Western Stars, LAX 679 Sparks, CHI 597 Model 1449 turboprop version Super of mine at midnight. Sky Liners, LAX 678 Cotton Pkrs., LAX 510 Constellation with a newly designed "Captain Piper was off duty at GIRLS high speed wing. Plans call for P&W the time and saw to its conclusion DIVISION I PT2 (T34) turboprop engines to es a most difficult and trying situa­ Srv. Susies, MKC 699 Spr. Chrgrs., MKC 653 power the 175,000-pound transport. 5 Ml 696 tion. May I compliment TWA for Connies, MKC Airport, MKC 638 Fuselage length will be stretched to having a man of this caliber in 5 Misses, MKC 672 Statistics, MKC 616 118 feet, five feet more than the 1049-G to pay for their employ." DIVISION II Super Connie. Block speed will be in Pin Ups, MKC 605 Hot Shots, MKC 563 the 400 mph area and fuel costs will Lazy Bones, MKC 594 Sky Frtrs., MKC 543 One Spoon H'w Abt.Th's, LGA 592 Oversales, MKC 542 be 15% lower than similar piston- MILITARY LEAVE Sitting Ducks, LGA 585 Wing Dings, LGA 526 powered transports. No orders for the used on TWA flights Alley Shiners, LGA 581 Alley Cats, MKC 495 proposed transport were announced.— RETURNING TO TWA Non-Stops, NYC 591 Gutter Rats, MKC 447 American Aviation. QVs, MKC 570 "NOW does my bag weigh Don't Be Unconscious Arthur A. Guiducci, mech., IDL. 200 or more—MKC: Junior See, 211; Elden less than 40 pounds?" Thomas R. Perry, stores elk., KCK. Daneke, 218; Ken Murphy, 213; Charlie Pearce, Be Cost Conscious 220; Jack Clemens, 201; Ken Sweeney, 226; Sut An old-timer is the man who can Donald K. Stitt, copilot, MKC. Frost, 206; Charlie Powers, 202; Dick Coleman, By Emerson Goff, Albuquerque remember when a baby-sitter was called Frank A. Balesh, grd. svc. hlpr., CHI. 209. LAX: Bud Donnelly, 217; Hank Lutz, 206; mother.

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1 DECEMBER SERVICE For That 'Different Vocation HONOR ROLL 25 Year W. H. Fleer, CHI H A. Standi, DEN J. E. Elliott, KCK J. J. Fogarty, Jr., KCK mtwua£ju. J. B. McGhee, MKC Try a Visit to Red Yugoslavia 15 Year J. B. Murphy, PIA F W. Burcham, MKC A. G. Leslie, MKC Carla Baldassarri, ground hostess, By John Davidson ,1 E. Hildreth, KCK H. W. Curley, IDL Rome, to Alfredo Ricciardi, transporta­ Rijeka with its industrial air, shops n E. Huch, LGA C. L. St. Peters, IDL A V. Gatty, IDL H. W. Linhart, MKC tion agent. Rome, Oct. 30. GENEVA—TWA's policy of free transportation is very liberal, as we with no goods, poverty, poorly J. L. Hackett, IDL D. rj.-Crook.KCK Phil Gambacorta, stores clerk, KIDL, C J. Foster, MKC to Rosanne Cannarella, Sept. 25. are all aware, so, out of the obstinacy of human nature (and also to get dressed populace, it was a very p. Crosley, Jr., CVG 5 Year away from airplanes for a while) my better half and I went voyaging on, pleasant surprise to arrive at the w . J. Cotter, EWR L. L. Foster, SFO Karen Lowney, reservations agent, E. A. Loeffert, PIT W. H. Johnson, LAX SFO, to James Leong, Oct. 20. you guessed it, train and ship. Leaving Geneva at a bonne heme (French Hotel Excelsior with its modern­ A. J. Janssen, LGA J. B. Dozark, IDL Alberta Lope2, mechanic, Madrid, to E. R. Haggerty, MKC C. V. Mariani, CHI for too d d early), we arrived in Venice that afternoon at 4:30, in istic decor, large bedrooms, private W. L. Smith, LGA A. E. Bartlett, LAX Pilar Ortega, Oct. 7. order to take the Jadranska, sailing at midnight for Yugoslavia. beach and garden, even though we F. G. Crownhart, MKC N. J. Schultz, LAX Isidro Sabater, transportation agent, J. S. Gandy, MKC D. W. Sypkens, MKC Madrid, to Josefina Solernou, Oct. 21. It was formerly an Italian ship, knew that it was being run for the E. B. Merchant, KCK J. R. Mueller, MKC F. C. Saylor, LAX J. J. Prince, LAX Shirley Christenson, reservations serv­ the "Roi Alexandre," and was sunk foreign tourist to get the foreign L. C. Baird, MKC A. A. Brodecky, LAX ice agent, MKC, to Duane Jackson, Oct. exchange. P. S. Hollar, LAX 25. in 1941 near a small island on the I. G. Reynolds, LAX Dalmatian coast. The Yugoslavian The coast line is barren, towering 10 Year B. S. Hart, LAX Erma Lea Conway, lead teletype oper­ M M. Trosper, MKC E. W. Meyer, SFO ator, ZZ, MKC, to Albert C. Swanson, Jtk government salvaged it and it is rock cliffs soaring directly up from R. E. Spargur, MKC P. Solomon, IDL inspector, MKC, Oct. 27. If E. S. McCarthy, MKC W. D. Stewart, LAX now in quite good condition. From the water's edge, reflecting in the M F. Davis, KCK B. J. Kappler, IDL Laura Jo Gross, teletype operator,^^ Venice to Rijeka (the old Fiume) bluest blue of the Adriatic and, R. H. Gartman, KCK S. T. Wilson-, MKC ZZ, MKC, to Richard Dougherty, N©v. B. L. McConaghy, CHI T. N. Denman, MKC 6. is 9V_ hours, and fortunately, for catching the sun's rays in its gray G. M. Schemel, CHI W. T. Bond, CHI B. G. Miller, MKC Antonio Titta, Rome Betty Blanchett, reservations agent, an airline man, the sea was smooth rocks, sends them back to you and E. l\l. Simmons, MKC Jose Sagarra, Madrid ICT, to Dean Wilson, Continental Air­ as glass. Good cabin, and all was to the water with a luminosity that B. Cooper, SAN Naju K. Sarkari, Bombay lines, Oct. 30. nours m E. A. Rufle, ICT Michel Ruaud, Paris well. A stay of some 5I/2 is peculiar to the eastern coast of B. W. King, MKC Amerigo Apostoli, Rome Franco Marchionini, transportation Rijeka was about 5 hours too long. the Adriatic. Tiny villages of 150 M A. Bartell, IDL Giorgio Berardi, Rome agent, Rome, to Gianna Valeri, June 28. B. L. Kizer, LAX E. A. Yannakakis, Janice Seibert, reservations, CVG, to The town was pretty well shot up, to 400 souls cling tightly to the A. G. Morton, Jr., SDF Athens L. Freeman, MKC Michel Jones, Paris Jim Cunningham, transportation agent, and we entered into a Communist rocks, their fishing boats, with the R. M. Abbott, MKC Emile Henchoz, Geneva CVG, Oct. 16. country with somewhat of a jolt. lateen sail so peculiarly Mediter­ E. J. Bavis, IDL Max Neeser, Zurich Norma Zeiner, flight dispatch clerk, CVG, to Lloyd D. Martin, Oct. 17. You are probably wondering why ranean, arranged before them on Paula Sharp, senior typist clerk, we decided we wanted to go to the narrow beach like goldfish If it's news, send MKC, to Ed Harrs,. cartographer A, Yugoslavia in the first place. Var­ bunching around a crust of bread; MKC, Nov. 6. natives and vacationers, all burned it to the Robert E. Schiffner, mechanic, KCK, ious factors played a part. Captain to Eunice Lorraine Cox, Oct. 9. Joe Carr, superintendent of flying, a dark, dark brown at each town Myrna L. Leonard, senior typist overseas, and his wife were, it is of any size where the larger ships clerk, KCK, to R. Dwayne Moss, on believed, the first TWAers into touch, crowding to see the ship military leave, Oct. 16. come in, the great event in a life Jean E. Eger, senior secretary, NYC, Yugoslavia, driving there in 1953; to Harry P. Salotti, Oct. 17. but the roads are not a copy of the otherwise calm and devoid of ex­ Published Weekly at Kansas City Pennsylvania turnpike, our little ternal excitement—such were some For Employees of TWA of our impressions of our trip down Trans World Airlines Hillman is getting a little wobbly in Frank: "How did you like kissing ... the Davidsons in Yugoslavia. the Dalmatian coast. Art Clayton, Manager the knees, and so we let someone Employee Publications your girl from the West?" else worry about our driving for a It was a pleasant vacation, a vaca­ Ben Nicks Gloria Ragan Hank: "Fine, but I wish she'd stop while, namely the railroads and the varied from 385 to 560 (this per Editor Asst. Editor yelling Wahoo after every kiss." tion of loafing, some sightseeing Any employee of TWA is invited to Frank: "That must be embarrassing." steamships. Yugoslavia is not ex­ conversation with the captain). Talk (oh, what roads), good food, poor send his news items and photographs directly to the SKYLINER, Room 207, Hank: "Oh, I don't mind the yells pensive at the present time; a room about over the maximum gross load, service, excellent wines, fine music, Airport, Kansas City, Mo. —it just takes too much time between for two with bath, all meals, in one it was, but good. When tickets interesting conversations with Yu­ kisses!" of the best hotels at the seaside is were being checked, the first class, goslavians and fellow tourists (the $10 per day, all included (except second class and tourist passengers Germans outnumber all other na­ the excellent wine which was the were separated, but once all tickets tionalities of tourists four to one), equivalent of 18 cents a pint). The were punched, it was every man for no telephone calls nor longlines, a Dalmatian coast is beautiful, and himself. Quite a number of passen­ true vacation. Bathing in a sea so also it was WARM there. Conti­ gers had purchased first class tick­ clear that you could easily see 30 nental Europe has had one of the ets, without cabin, so that they feet down and watch the lobsters l worst summers on record (you could sleep on the first class deck, .i on the bottom; boating on a bay \V could even call it lousy) with rain, which in reality consisted of the that was like a pane of glass, and fog, cold weather. And we felt that side passageways along the side of after lunch a walk to town to sit in some 10 days in the sun would do the ship. But we managed, held on the square in the shade and slowly U$Bt> VVA a lot to dispel the chill in our bones, to our deck chairs (10 cents each absorb an iced coffee, Turkish JBTBNGlNB WLVER and fortify us for a winter which for two days) for dear life, searched coffee with coffee ice cream and x> will probably be much like the sum­ for them after each meal, and so, topped with whipped cream. T%KB$ 15 MINUTGS To mer, only more so. down the coast we sailed. Back on the same ship along the SOLVE rfOBLZMs'VIAr WOULD Now the Jadranska is built for Dubrovnik came in sight on the coast. A brief layover in Split with TAKE A HUMAN MTMWTlClAiti 300 people: 45 first class, 90 in afternoon of the second day, we an all too short visit to Diocletian's the second with cabins, and 165 in never having been out of sight of palace, and so to Venice, through the StWtt YEARS tourist (sleep on the deck). From the shore and having touched port Yugoslavian and Italian police and TO CALCULATE* ^ Venice to Rijeka we had about 95 an average of five times each day, customs, a night there, and on to persons on board, but from Rijeka and so into a taxi, Fiat, 1923, and the train, still at a bonne heure— to Dubrovnik, our goal, the load to our hotel. After having seen why do trains always leave so early —and home. It was fun, it was interesting, it was restful, and the country is definitely in the hands of Tito.

BIRTHS F!6HT£Rs CAMARA: To Mr. and Mrs. Joao PLANB VSE5 BAIOW^ Cago da Camara, district accountant, Santa Maria, a 4 kilos daughter, Maria 7V81N6 7V BQU/RTH& Helena, Oct. 11. {JZAW6 ANP WATER ••TIN FISHER: To Captain and Mrs. D. W. Fisher, MKC, a 9 lb. 3 02. daughter, SYSTEMS OF Laura Ann, Oct. 26, their fourth child, 'N^ third daughter. HENDERSON: To Copilot and Mrs. S$tx Donald J. Henderson, MKC, an 8 lb. son, Donald Joseph, Jr., Sept. 18. Mrs. oo° 1,0°°. i* _ifl-9 Henderson former Hostess Joan Marx. C MULLEN: To Mr. and Mrs. Mac- * o*Zr<\^* IN Tti£~PAer/0 y£AGS, £A/6/N£FAl Wmm Wayne Mullen, transportation agent, AT OMF US. AIRCRAFTPLANT HAVE STL, a 6 lb. 13 02. son, Stephen Wayne, Nov. 2. SPENT MORE 7HAN SEmfMtU/Ctf PIERZCHALA: To Mr. and Mrs. HOURS IN PBVZLOPMZNT OF Joseph Pier2chala, inspector, LGA, a 6 lb. 12 02. daughter, Patricia Ann, Oct. MWirARyPLANES..* 22. P RODRIGUEZ: To Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Rodrigue2, sales rep, Madrid, an 8 lb. 6 02. daughter, Maria Teresa, "You believe any of this flying saucer propaganda?" Oct. 29. FAVUZZI: To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard By Jerry Modrak, Chicago Favu22i, stores clerk, KIDL, a 9 lb. 8 02. son, Leonard M., Jr., Nov. 10. by Aircraft Industries Association

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DRAWING the winning number for the monthly prize given by the New York employees club is C. R. Springer, regional director of operations. EUROPEAN REGION SALES meeting is shown under Claude Rand, Geneva; Jules Verlaque, Tunis; Bob Looking on are Irene Gaudioso, Anita Scaduto, Joe Friedman, LaGuardia way at the Hotel Dolder in Zurich. Seated, left to Berle, Algiers; Stewart Long, Paris; Dick Spater, Rome; TWAers, and Ellie Baisden, International airport. The ice bucket, held by right, are Glenn Craden, London; Frank Howell, Ma­ Arch Taylor, Casablanca; Bill Love, Frankfurt; Gerald Ellie, was won by Relief Pilot Paul Rathert. drid; H. G. A. Meili, Zurich, host at the meeting; Riordan, New York; George Lambert, Paris; Jose Richard Mazzarrini, regional sales director; John Cabral, Lisbon; Giuseppe Macri, Milan; Bob LaForce, Barch, New York; George Koch, overseas industrial Paris; David Morgan, Brussels; E. W. Frankfurt, Middle relations director, Paris; Ray Kohler, Lisbon; standing, East; Liam Boyd, Dublin. Routine winter sales problems D. W. Fulton, III, Paris; Eric Ostbirk, Copenhagen; were discussed at the meeting.

CINCINNATI suggestion plan winners smile over their checks. Frank Rebel, left, and Bob Hudson, right, each won a $10 award, and Jim Bonar, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER at a recent communion-breakfast sponsored by the center, shared a $50 award with another employee. Catholic Aviation League of Chicago was Samuel Cardinal Stricht. TWAers shown with the Cardinal are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gleason, senior sales rep; Mary Huber, reservations agent; Frank Wachdorf, station super­ visor; and Ted Bak, transportation agent.

SITTING OUT Hurricane Hazel dur­ ing a recent vacation in Haiti are Jean Kugler, ticket agent from Baltimore, left, and Wanda Rose, FAREWELL PARTY at the Sherman hotel is held by Chicago reservations A SENDOFF is given Herb Shriner, radio and television star, by TWAers Los Angeles reservations agent. TWAers for Simone Elbar, right, who is transferring to New York. Helping in Los Angeles reservations. Left to right are Shriner, Marilyn Miller, Gloria Wanda spent four days helping the the girls whoop it up is a Navajo Indian chief, left, a member of the hotel Ancona and Vi Joy. Shriner was departing on TWA's Ambassador Red Cross make bandages for the act. Others, left to right, are Eleanor Pozzi, Jo Pomeranti, reservations, Flight 90. injured. and Use Hohn, city ticket office.

SUGGESTION PLAN CHECKS totaling more than $100 are handed out LONDON VACATIONER Jerry Kant- to award winners at Chicago. Left to right, John Blaho, transportation zikis, commissary clerk at Athens, agent, receives a check from Max Heisig, station supervisor, along with views a Royal Horse guard at Mary Jane Holt, lead cashier; George Balla, station supervisor, hands Whitehall on a sightseeing tour. over a check to Ralph Roney, lead transportation agent, as Milt Chandler, TULSA'S ticket office at TWA's booming off-line oil city is held down by Kantzikis took advantage of his assistant district operations manager, and Hal Turner, ground service Jan Gibson, ticket agent, and Roy Fuller, city sales supervisor. The office TWA pass to enjoy a vacation trip analyst, Kansas City, look on; Bob Hartnett, transportation agent, receives has recently taken on a new look with the large TWA sign that looms to London. a check from Al Falls, station supervisor. prominently in view. SKYLINER Marinette Makes Passenger Pleased Club Dances Click PARIS—When a dance is in swing With Super Service at the employees club you're sure KANSAS CITY—A recent TWA to see a young girl sitting at the passenger, George S. Lewis, presi­ cashier's table who'll greet you with dent, Lewis investment company, a smile. Who is she? Everyone was so impressed with the service knows her, of course, except maybe he received on an overseas trip new TWAers — she's Marinette that he dictated a letter from the Bordazzi, a seven-year TWAer who hospital to express his appreciation. volunteered for the club's cashier While in Madrid he was struck job. by a truck and suffered several You should stand beside Mari­ broken bones and shock. He con­ nette for 10 minutes sometime dur­ tacted Frank Howell, district sales ing a dance and you'll soon find manager, to make plans to get home out what she means to the club's quickly. He said, "From the time success — "No, Madeleine, Pierre Frank Howell, a terrific guy, cam- hasn't come yet but I'll send him to my apartment till the time to your table," — "Hello, Michel, took me to the airport to catch ^^ here's a message for you,"—"Here's flight, he never left me for _. the earclip you lost, Andree." And moment. I couldn't have had finer ' all the while Marinette will be or more considerate attention. busily making change as you hear the barmen shout, "Two cokes and "I was met in London by E. A. three sandwiches." Challis who informed me the flight the left by the electrical outlet is Joe Harris, on the VISUAL TRAINING AID for flight engineers is this new When the party's over and the was late, and, although he had a right with the pointer is Jake Fisher, both ground train­ electrical schematic diagram of the pressurization and last TWAers have left, Marinette family at home, stayed with me ing instructors who figured in the construction of the refrigeration systems of the Super Connies developed will still be there, adding up her until the plane departed around diagram. Dale Bebee, another instructor, also shared by the ground training unit in Kansas City as part of accounts. This part of it is easy for midnight. There wasn't enough he in the work. the speed kit modification on the planes. Standing on her, of course, since she works in could do and I'm deeply appreci­ the accounting department. ative. When Marinette arrives for work "In New York I was met by Peoria Tops Again L00KXX& Clubroom To Close next morning she'll be smiling—no M. J. Bruccoli who ushered me 8XCX.WXRD sign of a strenuous night. And through immigrations and customs On No-Show Report when she gives you a real report of in a breeze. He hurried me to La­ For Good Dec. 23 the dance you'll be sorry if you Guardia where I could catch a the PEORIA—Back in the large station KANSAS CITY—TWA clubrooms missed it. plane leaving immediately for Kan­ class to take first place for least SKYUNER at 15 W. Ninth St. will be closed sas City. number of no-show passengers at noon Dec. 23 after five years of UTTERS "Each of these individuals went against total number boarded is service to the local employees club. far beyond the line of duty to be Peoria. The station had .3% no- Fifteen Years Ago The lease, which expires with TO THE EDITOR accommodating, helpful and con­ show during October. Peoria was in Station Manager W. E. Baker and the close of 1954, will not be re­ siderate. To be hurt in a foreign first place in the smaller stations in Passenger Agent Gene Duffy, Boulder, newed. A recreation area will be Dear Sir, have built a 15-foot boat and are spend­ Your publication called "The Sky­ land is bad, but with TWA on September, those boarding less than ing their spare time on Lake Mead. opened on the second floor of the liner" in its Oct. 14 issue carried an hand one should have no fear 1000 passengers. W. E. Baker is now station manager New York Life building which'will article relative to my "fatal injury" traveling any place in the world A tie for second place went to at Las Vegas; Gene Duffy is station contain furniture and fixtures pres­ caused by a TWA airplane's propeller because your airline will look after manager at Terre Haute. ently in the employees clubrooms. tip. You further stated that hamburger Amarillo and Binghamton, each prices in Santa Maria took a sharp them like a guardian angel." with 2.1%. Ten Years Ago Provision has been made for an drop as a whopping fresh supply adequate employee activity area in South Bend was first in the small Topeka celebrated its debut into glutted the market. transcontinental service by TWA on the new office building to be built This information is completely K. C. CLIPPED WINGS station class with 2.4%. Santa Fe false! I shall appreciate it if in your Dec. 1 and became the seventh state next year on 11th & Wyandotte KANSAS CITY—Clipped Wings, was second with 3.6% and Wil­ capital to which TWA is certificated. and occupied by TWA. next issue you can deny these exag­ liamsport was third with 4.4%. An all-day ceremony was held, includ­ gerated statements. My injury was the ex-hostess club in Kansas City, ing christenings, a radio broadcast and only slight, consisting of a minor cut will hold a buffet supper and dance stunt flying by Topeka pilots. 1 in my right haunch. Propeller blades on Dec. 18 at the Hotel President, Pitt To Hold Kids could probably do a lot to human Al. Y. KIDS' PARTY Five Years Ago beings, but animals of my race are Aztec room. Wes Trammell and his orchestra will furnish music for Captain J. W. Barnard was pilot on Christmas Party much more resistant. NEW YORK—The 1954 mem­ Trusting that you will effect a cor­ dancing; dress is optional. For bers of the TWA Employees club a TWA plane chartered for a wedding ceremony and was having a verbal ex­ PITTSBURGH—Kids of local rection to your statement, I remain further information contact Frances of New York Airports who wish change with the Dayton control tower TWAers will be treated to a Christ­ yours sincerely, Minett Simmons, 7438 Briar, Prairie to bring their children to the an­ regarding the altitude for the vow Conchita, mas party complete with Santa The Contented Santa Maria Cow. Village; phone, HE 6678. nual Christmas Kiddie party Dec. solemnization. Seems the aircraft, Claus and toys Dec. 11 at Room 18 are urged to purchase tickets crammed with wedding guests, had to Ed. Note: First reports indicated find an altitude for local cruising and 132, Greater Pittsburgh airport. that "Conchita" was killed when immediately from club representa­ 6,000 feet seemed to be the smoothest The affair gets under way at 2 struck by the prop at Santa Maria. Medical Instructor: "Now this sub­ tives. Tickets are priced at 50c each level. p.m. Santa Claus for the affair However, Azores cows must be the ject here has one leg shorter than the and must be purchased prior to The control tower wanted that par­ will be Ed Karkalla, ticket agent. toughest in the world since the plane other. Consequently he limps. Now, Dec. 13. Gifts will be given only ticular stretch, however, and asked required an engine and propeller Mr. Jones, what would you do in such to those children holding tickets. Barnard how long he'd remain at that change, but the cow escaped with a a case?" level. Most everyone will believe anything slash on the rump. Your editor would Student Jones: "I think that under "Ask traffic control how long it takes you say, as long as it's complimentary. hate to tackle a Santa Maria steak. the circumstances I would limp, too." to get married," he replied. And the St. Peter: "And here is your new control tower was so astonished they golden harp." were silenced—probably trying to figure Newly Arrived American: "When that one out. is the first payment due?" Captain J. W. Barnard is based at Boston. One Year Ago HIGHWAY ZOO Bob Lorenz, St. Louis, escorted some 1B**( visiting Turkish and U. S. air force officers around town and they spent much of their time looking at women. They had an excuse, though. Their wives had clipped photos of clothes they wanted purchased from a magazine and the air force officers looked over women in the stores to determine what sizes they should buy. Bob Lorenz is lead reservations agent, St. Louis.

Pitt Busts Mark The KANGAROO This is the jumpy jerk who drives Again/ Now \,S07 by leaps and bounds —from one PITTSBURGH—Sales and opera­ stop to another At the first faint glint of green at a stop light— tions TWAers here thumped their EVERYTHING'S UP-TO-DATE in Kansas City's reservations service office, PRETTY BOSS from Madrid is Public whoosh! He's off like a rocket! This collective chest with gusto Nov. 28 ZZ, points out Supervisor Bob McCormick to visiting TWAers from over­ Relations Supervisor Renee Merri- bounder, like the real kangaroo, as they set a new station one-day seas on a familiarization tour. Left to right are Adele Baracchi, public aux. Send in your candidate's pic­ sometimes carries his young with him. passenger boarding record of 1,507. information rep, Rome; Ginevra Gallo, international service rep, Rome; ture for Pretty TWA Boss honors. The kid in the pouch is safer! This eclipses the old record of McCormick; Dorothy Baschong, hostess flight instructor, Paris; Peggy Sillon, Winner receives a $10 prize. Send NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL 1,442 which was set only Oct. 22. administrative assistant, operations, Paris; Nicole McGrady, sales rep, Paris. negatives with small snapshots. PAGE SIX DECEMBER 2, 1954