Veteran TWA Captain Leads Double Life With Off-Duty Study SEE PAGE FIVE

VOL. 18, NO. 33 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES WEEKLY EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION AUGUST 18, 1955

DORENE COX PETTY CLINGMAN SUE MORGAN TOMMIE MOFFETT ROBERTA SHOOK MARY LOU WEIHE TWA TWA BNF BNF CAL CAL

TWA Applies For New Two TWA Girls Named for $80 Excursion Fares From Coast to Coast Cred/f Union Assets Queen Finals on TV Snow NEW YORK—The lowest trans­ continental air fare ever offered KANSAS CITY—Dorene Cox, typ­ ist clerk, and Betty Clingman, by a scheduled U. S. airline was Pass $5 Million Mark hostess, were selected Tuesday announced today by TWA in an night from among 38 contestants application filed with the Civil KANSAS CITY—E. Wiley Barker, president of the TWA Club Credit to represent TWA in the final Exceptions to Aeronautics board. Effective Sep­ Union, today announced that the assets of the Credit Union went over judging next week for queen of tember 12, upon approval by the the $5,000,000 mark as of July 31. In the past twelve months, the the third annual Airlines ball to CAB, the new "excursion" fare assets have increased $1,060,000. be held Oct. 1. will provide round-trip sky During the same period, deposits increased $1,013,000 and loans in­ Competing for the queen title CAB Examiner tourist service on regular sched­ creased $912,000. with the two TWA girls will be uled flights between New York Barker attributed the increase two candidates from each of the and Los Angeles or San Francisco in loans to the tremendous buying other airlines serving Kansas City. for only $80 plus tax each way. surge in new automobiles which The finals will be televised over Decision Filed Similar round-trip excursion Fairyland Park Is has taken place in the last five KCMO-TV on the "Around the rates to the west coast from Bos­ months. He also attributed the Town" program starting at 3:30 WASHINGTON — TWA said last ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and equally large increase in share de­ o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The week the CAB examiner showed Washington, and to the east coast Reserved for TWA posits to an exemplification of the girls will make brief station-break a complete disregard for existing from Fresno and Oakland, Calif., national post-war trend of main­ appearances at 12:59 and 2 o'clock passenger needs at Denver and will become effective at the same taining adequate cash reserves. ignored the overwhelming evi­ time, it was said. Excursion fares Barker pointed out in this regard prior to the half-hour program. dence of record when he failed to Picnic on Sept 10 In addition to the girls pictured are good Monday through Thurs­ that the TWA employees are per­ uphold TWA's proposal to serve day for round trips completed forming better than the population above, finalists whose pictures Denver on its coast to coast route. KANSAS CITY—Several thousand were not available include Dona within 30 days. TWA employees and their families as a whole. Nationally, deposits Lee Briner of Ozark Airlines, Joan Taking strong exception to the Announcing the new low fares, will take over Fairyland park lock, are up 3.5% over one year ago, Kee and Terry Riggs of Central examiner's initial decision and E. O. Cocke, TWA vice-president stock and barrel when the TWA whereas, the average deposit of Airlines. recommendation that Continental of sales, stressed frequency and employees club holds its annual members of the Credit Union is up Air Lines' routes be extended from dependability of service. "More family picnic Sept. 10. 15.5%. Judges for the finals will be Denver to Los Angeles and from John Randazzo, commercial pho­ travelers than ever," he pointed The entire park at 75th street Elmer Jones, manager of the Denver to Chicago via Kansas out, "can now fly coast-to-coast Credit Union, pointed out that tographer, Pat Koob, manager of City, TWA maintained that the and Prospect has been reserved for the Bette Bonn Modeling school, in the finest equipment available." the day for TWA people only— adequate funds were on hand in examiner concerned himself pri­ TWA will fly excursion-rate pas­ the form of cash or government and Bob Allen, commercial artist. marily with local service require­ from 11 in the morning till 11 at The girl who is chosen to reign sengers on its regular four-engine night. securities to handle other loans ments! at Denver when, in reality, that members might desire to as this year's queen will be the greatest need involves long- sky tourist Constellations. Club President Pete LaFollette crowned before the TV audience make during the present buyer's haul operations which TWA can said 4,463 TWA people attended market. He also pointed out that by Pat McReynolds, TWA hostess, readily provide. last year's picnic—by official gate who was last year's queen. the Credit Union has maintained TWA charged that the examiner count up until 8 p.m.—and that its low rate of interest despite the KCMO-TV is also planning film failed to recognize the evidence Interchange Stops every TWAer in the Greater Kan­ recent nationwide trend to in­ coverage of the ball Oct. 1 at the including that submitted by the sas City area is invited to come to crease such charges. He urges all Hotel Muehlebach. Ken Heady, city of Denver itself. Erroneous this year's show and bring along TWA employees to contact their KCMO-TV program director, will conclusions and inconsistencies Link Las Vegas the whole family. Clarence Eden, Credit Union representative or the be master of ceremonies for the contained in the examiners report picnic chairman, says that all plans Credit Union office if they are evening. were further cited in his reference have been wrapped up and he contemplating large purchases or Tickets for the ball go on sale to Kansas City. promises this year's picnic will borrowing in the future. Sept. 1 on a reserved seat basis at With Texas Cities outshine anything the club has put On one hand, it was pointed out, on in past years. On Page 6 are comparative $5 per couple, according to Jim the examiner concluded without balance sheet statements of income Ross, Aviation ball chairman. NEW YORK—The first direct one- There will be the usual refresh­ any basis of support—that addi­ plane service connecting Houston ments and all efforts are being and expenses and some important tional east-west service is today and Dallas with Las Vegas and directed towards extra special en­ comparisons based on the current required at Kansas City. Yet, he west coast points was inaugurated joyment for the children. Strip figures and those of one year ago. subsequently observed . . . "there Aug. 15 by TWA and Braniff In­ tickets for the many rides in Fairy­ Borsum Moves to Head is no proof of inadequate service ternational Airways. land will be issued free to every at Kansas City." The new service from San Fran­ child at the entrance, each strip Amarillo Sales Force TWA also commented on the cisco and Los Angeles through Las consisting of 10 tickets valued at Management Club Meets monopoly of United Airlines at Vegas to Texas will be operated 5 c each. Three tickets will be good AMARILLO—Ivan T. Borsum has Denver, and re-affirmed the need with 55-passenger Constellations. for one 20c or 25c ride; two tickets In Chicago on August 31 assumed his new duties as district for competitive east-west service The flight will originate daily in will be good for a 17c ride, and one sales manager for TWA where he which it would provide with serv­ San Francisco at 12:45 p. m., ar­ rive Los Angeles at 2:24 p. m., ticket good for a 9c ride. CHICAGO—Feature of the Chi­ i|succeeds the late Glenn Hall, DSM ice to seven of Denver's ten prin­ cago TWA Management club ^t'or a number of years. cipal markets. arrive Las Vegas at 4:09 p. m. and When all the strip tickets are gone and the kids are still yam­ meeting on Aug. 31 will be elec­ Borsum has served TWA in continue on to Amarillo arriving at 8:30 pjn., Dallas at 10:15 p. m. mering for more rides, the follow­ tion of officers. Meeting will be sales capacities in the U. S. and ing discount prices will apply: 20c held at the Graemere hotel, Milt overseas for some years. He was and Houston at 11:50 p. m. Westbound the flight will depart for a 25c ride (or 20c ride), 14c Chandler, president, announced. most recently district sales man­ Reduced Rate Tickets for a 17c ride, 5c for a 9c ride. ager for TWA at Dhahran, Saudi Houston at 7 a. m., Dallas at 8:35 Four Chicago department heads Arabia. It is expected that his ex­ a. m., arrive at Amarillo at 10:05 Picnic ovens, firewood, tables will give a brief description of perience in the Middle and Far Available to TWAers a. m., Las Vegas at 12:41 p. m., and other equipment wiU be avail­ the operation of their respective East will be of assistance to the Los Angeles at 2:25 p. m. and San able for families who wish to use departments at the meeting. They NEW YORK—Reduced rate tickets" Francisco at 4:35 p. m. them. Refreshments will be served are Jim Harrigan, sales; Byron general public and travel agencies are available for Guy Lombardo's in the Texas area. The point of interchange will from the two large shelter houses Jackson, operations; Lyle Hincks, "1955 Version of Arabian Nights." be Amarillo with Braniff crews at the park. Entertainment sched­ flying, and Frank Toyne, mainte­ Gerald White, formerly sales The show, starring Lauritz Mel- operating the aircraft between uled throughout the day includes nance. representative at Dhahran, has chior and a large cast including Houston and Amarillo and TWA a beauty contest at 1:30 with Chandler also noted that TWA been appointed DSM at Dhahran. the Ballet theatre, is taking place flight personnel flying the plane Ralph McClenahan in charge; two President Ralph Damon will be White joined TWA in Sept., 1953. at the Jones Beach Marine theatre, from the latter city to Las Vegas softball games (TWA girls vs. the principal speaker at the An­ Jones Beach State Park, N. Y. and the west coast. Sheffield Steel at 2:30 and K. C. vs. nual American Management night Tickets may be obtained from Through the interchange the St. Louis at 4:30); dancing and sponsored by the Chicagoland JOKE OF THE WEEK industrial relations, Room 221, first and only direct service be­ other entertainment to be an­ council of the NAF, with which A really good salesman is the Hangar 4, LaGuardia field. Tickets tween Houston and Dallas and Las nounced later. all TWA management clubs are one who can make his wife sym­ are good from now through Sept. Vegas will be established provid­ TWA club cards, will be suffi­ affiliated. This meeting is sched­ pathize with the girl who lost her 1 for any Sunday through Thurs­ ing easy access to the west coast cient for identification and ad­ uled for Sept. 20 at the Furniture compact in his car. day performance. through the resort city. mission to the park. club, Chicago. SKYLINER

B&CKWUD irikd- -3 Fifteen Years Ago KIMBALL: To Celia Cruz Kim­ Christening ceremonies, press hmi&sfJtffe flights and dinners for officials ball, reservations sales agent in charge, HOU, and A. P. Kimball, in all cities on the route of the a 6 lb. 12% oz. daughter, Kath­ Marquette Airlines gave an auspi­ leen Taryn, April 28. cious start to the beginning of regular operations by TWA over HILL: To Mr. and Mrs. John E. the route from St. Louis to Detroit Hill, tabulating machine operator by way of Cincinnati and Dayton "A," MKC, a 7 lb. 14 oz. daughter, on Aug. 15. Terri Susan, July 7. TWA was authorized by the GRAY: To Copilot and Mrs. CAB to lease and operate Mar­ Charles R. Gray, LGA, a 6 lb. 13 quette Airlines pending settlement oz. son, Charles Scott, June 15, of an application to purchase the their first child. line. Inauguration of the service HUMBERT: To Flight Radio marked TWA's first entry intcL Officer and Mrs. J. F. Humbert, both Cincinnati and Detroit. A PLUG at the races went to TWA IDL, a 7 lb. 8 oz. son, Harold with an "Ambassador Purse" race George, July 19. at Cleveland's Randall Park race STANTON: To Captain and Ten Years Ago track. Presenting a silver platter to Mrs. S. T. Stanton, IDL, a 7 lb. 4 Effective in August, TWA re­ winning Jockey Bob Martin is Phil oz. daughter, Patricia Suzanne, duced fares an average of 7%% July 26. on its entire coast-to-coast system. Harris, senior sales rep. RYSSMAN: To Flight Engineer This will reduce the current trans­ and Mrs. Bert Ryssman, IDL, a 7 continental fare from New York lb. 10 oz. son, Loren, July 29. to Los Angeles, for example, from JohnBeggs Wins 4-Year DORM AN: To Flight Engineer $124.75 to $119.10. and Mrs. Don Dorman, CHI, a 7 Ifs now possible to fly coast-to- lb. 11 oz. son, Richard Dale, May coast for $99 and TWA has applied Scholarship To College 13, their third son. to the CAB for an even further KANSAS CITY — John Beggs, file OTT: To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. reduction to $80 plus tax. clerk "B" in passenger refunds Ott, mechanic's helper, KCK, a 7 and records, has been awarded a lb. lVz oz. daughter, Melissa Ann, Five Years Ago y Ed Betts, LAX four-year scholarship to Rockhurst Aug. 3. Let's let it go to swingshift' College, Kansas City. FOSTER: To Flight Engineer In his spare hours Paul Day, suggestion plan manager at Kan­ The scholarship was sponsored and Mrs. L. L. Foster, SFO, a 7 lb. 11 oz. son, Richard Lee, July 7. sas City, is official scorekeeper THE ULCER AND ASPIRIN SCENE STEALER at the tender by the Vocational Rehabilitation for the boys' baseball league, ages factory is the name sometimes af­ age of 18 months is Miss Mercedes Service of Kansas City, Kan. John HRENCHIR: To Mr. and Mrs. 8 to 11. In his last outing, he re­ fectionately (?) used by TWAers Dessau, daughter of Senior Sales was eligible to compete as the re­ Rapheal L. Hrenchir, Jr., mechanic, ports the most curious substitution working in the New York Life Rep Martin Dessau, San Juan, sult of an infantile paralysis at­ KCK, a 7 lb. 2 oz. daughter, Joan he ever came across. building, Kansas City. In keeping P. R. While watching a TV show tack during childhood. He re­ Gail, July 23. The shortstop just had to go. with that general attitude and involving "Pinite the Clown" ceived the award after successfully REINBOLD: To Flight Engineer proof that the mail boys in the Mercedes discovered a piano in passing aptitude and intelligence and Mrs. George L. Reinbold, IDL, Paul Day is now manager of building are on the ball, one ob­ the studio and proceeded to bang tests. a 6 lb. 10 oz. son, Daniel Edward, employment, Kansas City. serving soul on the 8th floor has out some improvisions of her own. John plans a pre-medical course July 22. noted that the boys are picking The TV cameras followed Mercedes quite closely, and every­ with a major in chemistry and MCCARTHY: To Mr. and Mrs. One Year Ago up and delivering the mail in later hopes to enter medical school. B. J. McCarthy, Jr., master me­ TUMS boxes— you know, TUMS one forgot the script when she Captain Hugh Williams, flying tried to plant kisses on every He joined TWA in 1954 and will chanic, KCK, an 8 lb. daughter, for the Tummy, aid to indigestion, enter school this fall. Mary Lou, July 20. Flight 541, called the Dayton upset stomach, etc. single child in the show, all 97 of tower to request clearance to them. descend to 3500 feet so he could TWA BLANKET, without a While an estimated 100,000 open a cockpit window. Seems it baby, was found at the door of Puerto Ricans watched the per­ Around the was overcrowded in the front of­ San Francisco's Market street formance, Pinite the Clown had fice—there was a bumblebee in ticket office early one morning. enough time on his hands to the cockpit. He got the clearance. Wrapped in the blanket was this squeeze in two plugs for TWA. * * Captain Hugh Williams is based note: "Dear Sirs, TWA: I'm sorry TWA WORLD... in Chicago. I took this off plane (your) three weeks ago. It's clean; I cleaned it. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A HARRISBURG—TWAers are going NEWARK — Ruth Armstrong, I merely took it as a souvenir— question has been asked me, since far and wide on vacations this "Mother of TWA," as she is known not to be stealing—still it both­ I am a field editor, in regard to year. Fred Corby, transportation to many crew members who have ered my conscience. Am sorry. the item about Robert Cain in the Promotions & Transfers Signed . . ." agent, is sunning and swimming roomed at her home in East SKYLINER of August 11, 1955. at Stone Harbor, N. J.; Glenn Ben­ Orange, N. J., has been recently Since Cain volunteered to nett, transportation agent, will married to Paul J. Blakeslee of Wilma F. Allen, to sr. typ-clk., MKC. FOLLOWING in the footsteps answer any questions about pen­ take off next week for Ohio; and that city. According to Gail Mc- Pearl S. Anderton, to sr. typ-dk., KCK of her famous great-great-great- guins, the question is where did just back from the hills of West Cumber, secretary in Newark, Audrey L. Anson, host., MKC to SFO. great-great-uncle, Davy Crockett, the penguin bite Mr. Cain? The Virginia is Sterling Tucker, trans­ there are a great many TWA pilots H. T. Boles, to telet. oper., MKC. is Pamela Vetterli, being held by article said he was bitten in the Jack M. Broomfield, copilot, YIP to IDL. portation agent; W. W. Sponsler, who at one time or another have •Ralph M. Bushnell, to grnd. serv. hlpr., proud Grandfather Cratus Staul- process and we are unable to find become acquainted with her and cup, lead mechanic at Chicago. any such location on the body and district sales manager, is looking CHI. forward to a vacation in Florida, her new husband. R. C. Clarke, copilot, CHI to YIP. Pamela and her mother, Darlene, are wondering where the process William C. Deitchman, copilot, MKC to SFO. left, were boarding a flight for and back from a vacation down is? Havana way is Harry Davis, trans­ B. D. Downing, copilot, MKC to IDL. Incidentally, the question was CINCINNATI—New faces here in­ Harvey W. Graf, copilot, YIP to IDL. asked by Cain's brother, Charles, portation agent; Bill Barth, district clude Earl Miller, Vern Frazee and Earle L. Hendricks, copilot, MKC to LAX. who is flight planning superin­ operations manager, has his sights John Kuchar, ticket agents. Jack A. Kostesich, dist. opns. mgr., Gander tendent in Kansas City. set on Tampa and St. Petersburg; to BAL. Bill Walsh while visits to Germany were BRUSSELS—TWAers here cele­ Donald D. Lafferty, to mech., KCK. made by Nancy Strohm and Phyl­ brated this off-line city's fifth Rita I. Laurie, to pantryman, LAX. Crew Dispatcher, Kansas City Roger I. Lengel, copilot, YIP to IDL. lis Burgoon, reservations agents. anniversary Aug. 1. At the helm Emma F. Little, to pantryman, LAX. Talking of another visit to Mexico of the office is David J. Morgan, Charles J. Logue, copilot, LGA to CHI. is Marge Hall, reservations super­ district sales manager, who joined Glenn S. Moad, to admin, asst., KCK to IN THE DOG HOUSE is a 34- visor. the office five years ago as a sales Ethiopia. year-old "blind man" who made representative. Russell P. Myers, copilot, YIP to LGA. reservations on three different air­ Liliane Schreiber is the newest Donald Orr, to Id. resv. sis. agt., DAY. line flights for himself and his Ronald L. Rea, to Id. trans, agt., LAX. employee here, having joined the Charles A. Rhodefer, to Id. mech., KCK. dog. Each time, police made him company recently as a stenogra­ Margaret M. Safran, to pantryman, LAX. miss his plane. According to Celia pher. The office now totals five Bernetta R. Skibinski, to telet. oper., PHL. Kimball, reservations sales agent employees, one for each year of Ruth D. Streeter, resv. sis. agt., DCA to in charge, Houston, here is what service. PHX. happened: Bernice E. Stutler, to telet. oper., DAY. He missed his first flight when MEXICO CITY — TWAers va­ he was arrested for speeding 75 cationing down this way recently miles an hour in a 30-mile zone. included Hostesses Donna Whit- # He missed the second flight more, Dorothy Anne Shevlin, If it's news, send when he was stopped again for Newark; Shirley Hutchison, New California to be guests at Disney­ speeding. York; Mary Lou Hart, Los it to the land. He made it to the airport for Angeles; Jerome Banach, me­ Staulcup reports that his great- the third flight and entered the chanic, Chicago, and Mrs. Banach; grandmother married John Crock­ ticket office wearing dark glasses, Hostess Janet Wray, Detroit, and ett, a nephew of Davy, in 1839. hanging on the arm of a friend her mother. «&«*£^ His grandmother, Tempty Caro­ and leading a German shepherd line Crockett, married Lynn dog. CINCINNATI — Al Velton, me­ Franklin Staulcup in 1869 and This time both he and his friend chanic here for 12 years, resigned Published Weekly at Kansas City was, along with her parents, one were arrested for being drunk. The from the company recently to join For Employees of TWA of the first settlers of Weakley "blind man," accompanied by a the St. Benedictine Brotherhood. Trans World Airlines Art Clayton, Manager and Crockett counties of Tennes­ patrolman, drove his car to the By Jim McNeely, IDL He's now in St. Leo, Fla., attending see. Staulcup says he still remem­ police station. the Abbey school for boys. Al has Employee Publications bers his great-grandmother (who "it's to remind you to pick up two Gil Buvens Gloria Ragan Officers explained the reason been active in organized boys' ac­ Editor Asst. Editor lived to be 101 years old) tell for the attempted ruse. It seems tickets for the annual N. Y. TWA tivities for several years and was Any employee ot TWA is invited to how "good and brave" David was. that guide dogs for the blind are Employees club picnic being held at also active in the local employees send his news items and photographs Plattdutche Park, Franklin Square, directly to the SKYLINER, Room 207, Any other TWAers related to the only animals allowed uncrated club and served a term as presi­ Airport, Kansas City, Mo. the King of the Wild Frontier? on the airline. N. Y., on Aug. 27, 1955." dent.

PAOI TWO AUGUST 18, 1955 SKYLINER Harrisburg Keeps Pace Looking Back at 30 Years of Service INDUSTRY NOTES With Boarding Records Juan T. Trippe, president of PAA, is believed to have paved the HARRISBURG — Daily passenger way for PAA's decision on its jet loading records have been break­ transport order in visits to the ing here as regularly as dishes in Boeing plant in Seattle and the a one-arm restaurant, according Douglas plant in Santa Monica. to Harry Davis, field editor. PAA has previously been reported During June and July, daily as leading candidate to become the boardings averaged 100 local first airline to order the Model origin passengers per day. This 707 which Boeing recently re­ average is pretty impressive with ceived AF permission to build. — but nine flights daily through this American Aviation. station and a staff of eight trans­ portation agents, including one station supervisor, under District Eastern Air Lines has ordered Operations Manager Bill Barth. 20 additional Douglas DC-7B air­ The small but efficient reserva­ craft and will shortly announce tions office consists of nine girls, purchase of turboprop and jet air­ believed to be the only all-female craft according to company spokes­ reservations office in TWA. men111 . The new order will increase their fleet to 40 DC-7B's. EAL now las five of the "Golden Falcon" fleet and delivery of all 40 should TWA Hostess on be completed by April, 1958.— American Aviation. Good Will Junket

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway has To South America leased from Capital Airlines for NEW YORK—International Host­ one year a DC-3 which executives ess Barbara Dunn is currently on of the railroad will use as a "fly­ a good will tour to South America ing office car." They said the with fifteen flight hostesses rep­ plane "will enable our officers to resenting the major airlines of the cover more efficiently more than MORE TIME AT 30,000 FEET than any other airplane work during the period 1934 to 1940. He became 5,000 miles of railroad operations." world. The hostesses departed Capital will furnish pilots, per­ from Idlewild recently on Pan- was the record established during its use by the TWA vice-president in charge of engineering in June, 1940. agra's new DC-7B El Inter Amer­ "Overweather Experimental Laboratory" piloted by He has since retired from TWA and is now living in form maintenance and make the icano flight. necessary modifications to the in­ These flying ambassadors of D. W. (Tommy) Tomlinson. Equipped with super­ Arkansas. According to Ed Minser, Central region terior of the plane. — American charger, the Northrop Gamma was used extensively director of operations, who then was working on the Aviation. good will were invited by Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways) for research on weather conditions, engine and radio high altitude weather experiment as chief meteorolo­ to participate in the inauguration performance at extremely high altitudes. An elaborate gist in Kansas City, one of the most interesting events Harold M. Bixby, one of the of its new DC-7B El Inter Ameri­ backers of Lindbergh's trans-At­ cano fiesta lounge service to South instrument panel located in the fuselage compartment which Tomlinson ran into was during one of the high lantic flight and later one of the America and bring friendly greet­ ahead of the pilot indicated these findings which altitude tests when he found himself several hundred organizers of Transcontinental Air ings from their respective coun­ were then recorded by an observer sitting in the miles at sea off the east coast. The terrific winds which Transport, a TWA parent com­ tries to each of the presidents and pany, has retired from the vice- people of the nations on the air­ cramped cabin. Shown with the plane is Tomlinson had carried him so far from the coast were what are presidency of PAA but will con­ line's route. who as chief engineer did much of the experimental now known as the "jet stream." tinue to serve as a director and The girls also carry a special as a member of the executive com­ message from the mayor of New mittee. He joined PAA in 1932 as York City. Hailing the establish­ George Washington's home by Far Eastern representative. — ment of this service as "another Mt. Vernon Earth Flown Charles Wall, superintendent of Fog Potential Is American Aviation. important step in uniting the free To Columbus Museum Mount Vernon, in the presence of countries of the world," Mayor Senor Don C. Luis de Pedrosa of Always There, Says Frye Corp., headed by former Wagner said it would help to fur­ In Spain for Display the Spanish embassy, representing TWA President Jack Frye, is being ther the exchange of commerce the Spanish Ambassador, Senor established to build, among other and stimulate pleasure travel be­ WASHINGTON—A token of friend­ Don Jose M. De Areilza, Count of Forecaster in L A. tween Latin American cities and ship between the United States Motrico, and TWA officials. It projects, a slow-speed, heavy- Los ANGELES—Ed Lewis, senior lift workhorse transport plane.— New York." and Spain in the form of a box of was flown to Madrid via TWA Dramatically illustrating that earth from Mount Vernon has been Constellation. forecaster in the meteorological American Aviation. department, has recently com­ there are no barriers or frontiers sent to the Columbus museum in The Columbus museum contains in the sky, that airlines circle the La Rabida, Spain, via TWA. pleted a study of sea-water tem­ displays of objects associated with peratures along the California Los Angeles board of airport globe linking every nation in the great discovery and momentos hours, the girls have come from U. S. Ambassador to Spain John coast in an effort to determine commissioners has formally ap­ Davis Lodge presented the earth from historical spots in the United whether or not such temperatures proved the agreement entered into all parts of the United States, Italy, States. England, France, Switzerland, and to the museum as a permanent would be useful in the forecasting with the airlines operating at the display in ceremonies at La Rabida of fog and stratus at the Los An­ international airport for the ag­ Holland to travel together. recently. It was from this small TWA's Hostess Dunn has flown geles International and Burbank gregate payment of $92,264 an­ Spanish seacoast town near terminals. nually in hangar apron and pas­ 1,500,000 miles on domestic and Sergovia that Columbus sailed on Census Taker: "How many senger station rentals in return international flights in the eight his epoch-making voyage on bushels of corn did you raise last Using data compiled over the for the addition of eight gate years she has been with the air­ August 3, 1492. past several years he has con­ positions. Heretofore the airport line. She also has 25 hours of solo year?" cluded that "the general sea sur­ has made no charge for the apron flying time and possesses a stu­ The earth was dug from the Hillbilly: "Didn't bushel it- face temperature pattern along space.—American Aviation. dent's license. beautiful gardens surrounding bottled it." the coast of Southern California fulfills the requirement for fog formation throughout almost the entire year. "In other words, the fog poten­ tial is always present insofar as the requirement for contrasting surface temperatures is con­ cerned," said Ed. Whether or not the fog or stratus will reach the airport is dependent upon other factors such as wind flow, temper­ ature and moisture of the air mass, his study points out. Lewis' paper has been dupli­ cated and will be distributed to all TWA meteorological personnel.

Stewart Heads Airport Fire and Safety Group Los ANGELES — TWAer Dave Stewart, general foreman of plant maintenance, has been selected as chairman of the fire and safety committee of the International air­ port here. In an election held by 40 representatives of all the air­ lines and two aircraft factories which use the airport, he received the unanimous vote. Stewart has been highly com­ STATION TRAINING COORDINATORS get together in Kansas City to Pete Illman, training supervisor, industrial relations, Kansas City; Ken mended by city officials for his begin the training program. Left to right in the front row are Bill Hisle, Smith, Chicago; Hank Shan ley, Boston; Erv Gambill, Detroit; John Stipe, spare-time work in compiling hundreds of separate rules and Kansas City; Ray Beard, Amarillo; Mary Ann Scully, Cincinnati; Clint Indianapolis; John Ryan, Columbus; Rex Ward, St. Louis; Ray Morgan, regulations regarding fire and Howell, Dayton; Mike Todoroff, Newark; Ruhl Whitworth, Pittsburgh; Albuquerque; Phil Sharer, Detroit; Danny Hansen, Idlewild; Eddie Epp, safety procedures into one useful Tom Calk, Los Angeles; Walt Harris, Wichita; Les Wood, Las Vegas; Hal LaGuardia; Jack Schlotmann, Cincinnati; Frank Weaver, Philadelphia; booklet now being printed by the Whit Whitley, Washington; Ernie Flohr, San Francisco, and Jim Small, city. The purpose of the commit­ Kurtz, Los Angeles; Ken Hamilton, Phoenix; Bill Geiger, Kansas City; and tee which Stewart now heads, is to John Van Enige, New York. In the back row are C. T. Cardwell, assistant Kansas City. Attending but not shown are Don Heep, Max Heisig and enforce the ordinances that he in­ manager of training, industrial relations, Kansas City; Mel Rohlfs, Dayton; Hal Mason, all of Kansas City. corporated into the booklet.

AUGUST 18, 1955 PAGE THREE SKYLINER TWA PHOTO PARADE

ORLY FIELD message center in Paris is now connected messages (center) are Teletype Operators Mathilde to New York by leased radio-teletype circuit. At left Sarian, left, and Gilberte Bonnot. At right is W. A. are R. C. Henaff, supervisor of fixed communications, Schanke, supervisor of communications operations, overseas, and Georges Siry, supervisor of ground overseas, monitoring the first messages received from communications, Paris, looking over tapes of some of New York after the hookup was completed. the first messages to be sent. About to send the first

FAMILY HOLIDAY at the Tower Isle hotel in Jamaica is enjoyed by TWAer Charles R. Whitton and family. Shown with Charles, a mechanic at Kan­ sas City, are his wife and two daughters, Sue Ellen and Patricia Ann.

INTERRUPTED while hard at work is AFTER LAUNCHING the new "Fly Now—Pay Later" plan with the Swiss John Thomaidis, junior clerk in life insurance company, VITA, officials of the company and TWA enjoy flight dispatch at Cairo. No harm refreshments at the Zurich airport restaurant. They are Kurt Vogt and done though; he was interrupted Andre Bridler, both sales reps; H. G. Lischer, maintenance foreman; by George Soliman, flight dis­ Robert About, sales rep; Jim van der Togt, sales supervisor, and Messrs. patcher, who took the photo. Brechtbuhl, Jehle and Bischoff of VITA.

VACATION BOUND is Eleanor VACATIONING IN ITALY is Nellie Eckert, secretary in the cargo sales Stavropoulidou, typist-clerk in the office at Philadelphia. She waves sales department in Athens. Here goodbye as she boards a Connie she is enjoying the coolness of the for two weeks' vacation in Zurich, beautiful and famous fountains at Rome and Paris. Tivoli Gardens in Rome. •J^:if::

WEEKEND OF RELAXING at the Desert Inn in Las Airways; and Vernon Gunn, TWA Central region sales Vegas is enjoyed by Tom Dempsey, manager of promotion manager. The TWA and BNF sales per­ agency and interline sales, Continental Air Lines; sonnel, in cooperation with Las Vegas resort hotels, Allard Roen, executive director, Desert Inn; Ray worked out a promotion and sales campaign for inter­ Culley, TWA city sales supervisor, Las Vegas; Jim De- change flights to land in Las Vegas. The large inner- CAB MEMBER and former senator, Josh Lee, was a recent visitor in Japan long, TWA general advertising manager; Don Hunter, tube is an old friend furnished the Desert Inn by for the purpose of discussing transportation with Japanese officials. TWA Western region sales promotion manager; Robert Kansas City and Los Angeles maintenance. Shown with Lee is Thomas B. Cavanaugh, right, TWA Orient sales man­ Burck, Jr., general traffic and sales manager, Braniff ager, who met and assisted him. PAGE FOUR AUGUST 18, 1955 SKYLINER Air Space Controlled Last in a Series By Federal Government IATA Works Constantly Against Instead of Landowner WASHINGTON, D. C.—A United Red Tape Among World Carriers States judge has found that a The International Air Transport Association carries on the airlines landowner does not own all the worldwide facilitation campaign against red tape—the maze of cus­ air above his property and that the toms, immigration and other regulations which hamper and delay regulation and control of the flight international air transport and add millions of dollars a year to its of airplanes through all navigable cost to the public. airspace rests solely with the Federal government. In this, IATA works closely with ICAO, which sets recommended standards and practices for gov­ The ruling grew out of a suit ernments through Annex 9 to its in United States district court, convention. The basic aim of both port, acts as a spokesman for the Eastern district of New York, to organizations is to persuade gov­ industry and provides a number prevent the village of Cedarhurst ernments to adapt their border of special publicity and promo­ from enforcing an ordinance which control procedures to the speed tion services. would have prohibited the oper­ and conditions of the aircraft and, The proceedings of the IATA ation of aircraft below an altitude in particular, to free tourists, general meetings and the activities of 1,000 feet above the village. business men and students from of the association are fully re­ Judge Walter Bruchhausen, in the more stringent regulations ap­ ported for the public record in the reaching his ruling, found the plied to prospective immigrants. IATA bulletin, which is circulated ancient dictum that a landowner The shock troops of this joint throughout the world and avail­ owns all the air above his property attack on red tape are more than able to the general public. is no longer applicable. To back 200 airline personnel at the head Since they arise from the basic up his ruling he quoted, in part, offices of airlines and at inter­ necessities of international air an opinion of the late Supreme national airports throughout the transport, IATA'S aims and its Court Justice Robert H. Jackson world. Co-ordinated by the IATA achievements are essentially prac­ which said: facilitation advisory group, they tical. Yet it also represents a work constantly with the many process of co-operation between AFTER A TOUR of duty to Chicago in a TWA Connie Captain Eugene ". . . Today the landowner no government agencies concerned, more possesses a vertical control the enterprises of many nations Weibel arrives back at Boston's airport. Here he is met by his attractive of all the air above him than a helping them to implement the which is older than all but a few wife, Billie, a former TWA hostess. Shortly after arriving back home shore owner possesses horizontal ICAO recommendations and to iron of its members, and a habit of out local complications. A further tolerance, understanding and mu­ Weibel exchanges his pilot's navigation kit for school books and a brief­ control of all the sea before him. The air is too precious as an open important task is to exercise a tual adjustment which has become case full of political science tomes. highway to permit it to be 'owned' similar check on the internal pro­ ingrained in all airline activity. to the exclusion or embarrass­ cedures of the airlines themselves. IATA'S contribution, both to air ment of air navigation by surface The major obstacles to facili­ transport and to the world com­ landlords who could put it to little tation arise, not from the re­ munity, has been summed up by real use." luctance of governments, but from the prime minister of Canada, the Veteran TWA Captain the accumulation of precedents Right Honorable Louis St. Lau­ Cedarhurst is located within a and procedures originally devised rent, in these words: mile of Idlewild airport on Long for sailing ships, wagon trains "The world's airways would not Island. The ordinance in question and camel caravans. While centu­ be operated in the safe and ef­ Leads a Busy Double Life would have made it a misde­ ries of bureaucratic habit cannot ficient manner in which they are meanor, punishable by fine and be overcome in a night, or even operated if it were not for the BOSTON—Leading a double life as a "student" pilot is Captain Eugene imprisonment, for aircraft to fly in a generation, a decade of con­ work of this association. Weibel, veteran TWA pilot with almost two and a half million miles less than 1000 feet above the stant facilitation effort by air­ "The fact that in so short a flying time to his credit. Village. line and governments alike has space of time you have sur­ When Weibel isn't in the cockpit of a TWA Constellation on his Judge Bruchhausen ruled that achieved very substantial results. mounted international barriers of regular run to Chicago he can be seen striding across the Harvard yard so long as minimum altitudes Visa requirements have been currency, language and business in Cambridge, books under his arm, to classes at the Graduate School necessary in landing and taking largely eliminated and many procedure in order to promote, of Public Administration. Weibel off are maintained, aircraft in­ others simplified and reduced. in the words of your charter, is well on his way to a fourth de­ volved in these phases of flight are Much remains to be done, but it 'safe, regular and economical gree, working on a doctorate in Weibel is hitting the books with operating in the navigable air­ has been estimated that since 1947 transport for the benefit of the political science. He presently a goal in mind. He aspires to a space. red tape on many world routes peoples of the world' offers proof holds Bachelor of Arts and Bache­ career of public service in one of He found that, under certain has been cut as much as one that men of goodwill from many lor of Laws degrees and one as a the federal government's agencies weather conditions, aircraft land­ third. The resulting economies in nations with greatly different po­ Master of Public Administration. promoting the growth of civil air ing or taking off at Idlewild some­ paper, printing, personnel and ex­ litical and economic conditions He has studied at New. York uni­ transportation when his flying times must fly over Cedarhurst at pense to governments and air­ can work together for the good versity, the University of Kansas days are over. altitudes less than 1000 feet. He lines have been an important fac­ of all. City, Boston university, and is He sums it up by saying, "I be­ pointed out that on such occasions tor in holding down the cost and "In this age of air travel and- now enrolled at Harvard. lieve there is a need for men with the aircraft involved are "operat­ speeding the pace of air trans­ steadily diminishing distances, the Captain Weibel has been work­ aviation experience combined with ing in accordance with the rules port. nations of the world cannot afford ing away steadily at his big am­ training in public administration and under normal and safe pro­ As an international maid-of- the luxury of hatred, or even of bition for the past 12 years in to bring vision to the solution of cedures and tower directions." work for the airlines, IATA per­ indifference, toward other nations. order to, as he puts it, "amount to world problems caused by air forms many other and widely "Your association has demon­ transportation." The judge also ruled that since varied functions. It collects and strated that fact by working for something when my flying days the Federal government has pre­ are over." In the meantime, Captain Eu­ issues industry statistics. It is a and bringing about ever-increas­ empted the field of regulation and documentation center and pub­ ing international harmony and co­ He somehow manages to sand­ gene Weibel will continue his control of aircraft movements double life. lisher on behalf of its members, operation among the air trans­ wich in a heavy schedule at Har­ through navigable airspace, the issuing internal manuals, tabu­ port companies of the world. vard's famous Littauer center with ordinance as adopted by Cedar­ lations of airline distances, techni­ You are encouraging those of us the help of his attractive wife, hurst is unconstitutional. cal surveys and reports and the who have the responsibility for Billie, whom he married nearly a Father: "Mary, you must stop using those bad words." Although not noted in Judge like. the government of our nations to year ago. She is a former TWA Bruchhausen's decision, the Civil In the field of public relations, realize that complex international hostess and now models in her Small daughter: "Shakespeare Aeronautics Act gives all citizens IATA maintains a worldwide infor­ problems can be solved and that, spare time. She helps her husband uses them." of the United States freedom of mation program affords a given goodwill and a community in his schooling by typing all his Father: "Well, don't play with transit through the navigable air­ source of reference and source of interest, mutually helpful homework for him. him any more." space. material for students of air trans- agreements are possible."

HOMEWORK SNACKS are served to Captain Weibel by WELL ON HIS WAY to a fourth degree, Captain Weibel EXCHANGING the classroom at Harvard for a Constellation Billie as he burns the midnight oil studying for his doctorate presents his research paper to Professor Sumner Slichter at cockpit, Captain Weibel once again is off for a round-trip degree. Billie also doubles as a homework assistant by typ­ a seminar in the famous Littauer center at Harvard Univer­ flight to Chicago. Crew members accompanying him on the ing her husband's papers which are constantly due at the sity. Weibel has been doubling as a student and airline flight are Copilot L. W. Thomas and Flight Engineer Bill Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration. pilot for more than 12 years to rack up an impressive Dunlop. When Weibel returns from this trip he'll be off to string of degrees. <• v the classrooms once again.

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Hotel Space in Mexico KANSAS CITY Tight Next Two Months EMPLOYEES CLUB SPORTS MEXICO CITY — Douglas Stock- Everyone scored and everyone their rosters and also forward dale, district sales manager, ad­ got a hit for Kansas City Saturday players' names to above address. vises that hotel space is hard to as St. Louis went down 15-7 in obtain during August and Sep­ the first softball game of the two tember and that TWAers planning stations' sixth annual series. TWA Club trap team won 5 a visit should receive confirmation K. C. scored 7 runs in the sec­ posts to retain a one point margin of their reservations prior to ar­ ond and 5 in the fifth to cinch the for first place in the major divi­ rival. contest. Jerry Choate doubled with sion of the Blue Valley Industrial The district office at Reforma three on in the second and Ed league. TWA defeated Vendo to No. 1 will be glad to assist with Phillips duplicated the feat in the hold the lead. Urb Kampsen leads hotel reservations. fifth; Charlie Williams and Don the team with a 22.4 average fol­ Stark pitched for K. C. lowed by George Black with 21.9 St. Louis stars were Bob Richi- average. Tonight TWA vs. Shef­ CLUB CARDS ON SALE son and Jerry Welleba with two field Steel, 8:45 p.m., Elliotts Park, KANSAS CITY—Pete LaFollette, hits each. The Cranmer brothers, Route 50 east and Raytown road. employees club president, an­ Ernie and Gene, who pitched for nounced this week that member­ St. Louis, were victims of several ship cards for 1955-56 will go on fielding lapses by their teammates. Roy Furgerson, Kansas City's sale Sept. 1. LaFollette reminded K. C. plays at St. Louis Saturday, most consistent par-busting golfer, Kansas City TWAers that all club August 27. again won the employees clubjj activities, such as dances, sports Score by Innings final golf tournament. Roy was" R H E out in 35 and back in 35, two un­ and the annual picnic, are possible St. Louis 200302 7 9 4 only through the financial support Kansas City . 072051 15 18 3 der par 72. Cliff Graham won the of employee memberships. merchandise $5 prize in picking the blind bogey number 88. Tied TWA Club's famous "Early at 71 for low handicap were Ray ATHENS TWA CLUB ELECTS Callow, Dick Knowles and John Morning League" will again roll at Bolsenga, winners of two golf balls ATHENS — Nick Zoumboulakis, the new Broadway Bowl, Broad­ SECOND PLACE in the North Kansas City Industrial softball league was each. Lucky handicap golf ball lead transportation agent, is new way at 13tn, K. C, Mo. Arranged winners were Kenneth Stowe and won by the TWA Employees club team. They are, top row, Bill Bojeck, president of the employees club. primarily for twilight and mid­ G. W. Arbuthnot, 72; Bill Geiger, Jerry Choate, Glenn Morse, Gus Spencer and Max Seymour. In the Committee members are the fol­ night personnel, employees whose days off are on Wednesday may Norm Parmet, Fred Bentzinger, bottom row are Charlie Williams, John Bing, Ed Phillips, Herb Wedding, lowing: Jerry Kantzikis, commis­ 73; Demer Beamon, Jack Crump, sary clerk; Helen Metalinou, also bowl. The starting time is Don Stark, and Hal Ensign. Front center is the team mascot, Billy Bing. Dick Thomas, Ken Sweeney and ground hostess; Constantine Con- 10:00 a.m. Interested employees Milt Garrison, 74; Bill West, 74%; The team record is won 8, lost 2. stas, operations agent; George contact John De Voider, Bay 2 OB; Dan Civello and Charlie Gress, 75. Kalognomos, mechanic, and Chasy Al Elms, Eng. Ohl. OB; Ernie Vick, Konstantatos, driver. club bowling chairman, Ext. 201 Dangler Promotes Tie-in AP- The TWA Comets, girls' softball team, defeated Shawnee Baptist SULLIVAN JOINS TWA IN MEXICO Captains of bowling teams en­ girls, 16 to 10, to remain in second With Kaiser Aluminum MEXICO CITY—Carlos W. Sulli­ tered in the men and women's di­ place in the Overland Park, Kan., NEW YORK — Harry Dangler, van, former district sales manager visions of the Constellation and league. Lucille McGill hit a homer senior sales rep in San Francisco, for Aeronaves de Mexico, Stratoliner leagues are requested with the bases loaded for TWA. ma/uuat^i. promoted a tie-in with Kaiser Mazatlan, has joined TWA as a to forward their team rosters to Georgie Salmon was the winning Aluminum featuring TWA's rocket senior sales representative. Dur­ employee activities office, 207 AP, pitcher and now has a 7-won, 2- ship at Disneyland that appeared ing his first week with TWA he MKC. Captains of the eight teams lost record. Rita Duncan made recently in more than 60 news­ was elected secretary of Aviacion bowling at Broadway Bowl Thurs­ several good fielding plays for Marilyn LaVoy, flight dispatch TWA. clerk, MKC, to Conrad G. Nelson, papers throughout the U. S. International, a local club for sales day nights are urged to re-check flight dispatch clerk, MKC, May This full-page ad appeared in representatives. 28. most cases in both morning and evening editions and in color in Robert Powell, transportation many instances. Total circulation NEWCOMER AT DETROIT TWA CLUB CREDIT UNION agent, CMH, to Wilma Jean Bar- of the papers in more than 50 DETROIT—Marianne Hendrickson nett, July 27. cities reached approximately joined the company recently as Condensed Comparative Balance Sheet William S. Kamenar, reserva­ 16,000,000. secretary to the district operations tions agent, LAX, to Mimi Bor- manager. She replaces Peggy Ann July 31,1955 July 31,1954 roel, July 16. Ethiopian Air lines Baker who is leaving to be ASSETS Joan Garretson, secretary, NYC, married. Loans to Members 3,267,840 2,355,574 to Gregory Passalacqua, July 16. Shows Profitable Year U. S. Securities (at book value) 1,665,470 1,303,714 Jess Garcia, reservations service WILLIAMSPORT SETS RECORD Savings & Loan Deposits 30,000 30,000 agent, MKC, to Jovita Orozco, ADDIS ABABA — Operations of Cash 2,978 220,354 WILLIAMSPORT — New daily Salary Deductions Receivable 59,940 54,769 June 25. Ethiopian Air Lines, Inc., during boarding record was set on July Anne Farre, telephone sales 1954 were the most successful in Furniture & Fixtures 10,260 10,301 31 by TWAers at this station. A Prepaid Items 11,237 agent, CMH, to Allen Campbell, its history. In an annual report to total of 33 passengers were 9,682 ticket sales agent, CMH, July 14. the stockholders and employees boarded on one flight and the new Total Assets 5,046,170 3,985,949 from W. G. Golien, general man­ record for one day is 36. Gerda Knecht, secretary, NYC, ager, it shows a net profit for the to Donald Odenwald, Aug. 13. year 1954 of Ethiopian $392,282, LIABILITIES a gain of E $713,833 over 1953 re­ At an Illinois highway-rail Shares 4,753,853 3,740,455 sults. intersection stands the following Appropriation of Undivided Profits 20,000 20,000 A pedestrian is a guy who knows There are a number of TWAers sign: "The average time it takes Undivided Profits—Prior Years 25,870 15,726 there are still several gallons of on loan to EAL who hold various a train to pass this crossing is 14 Net Profit—Year to Date 107,281 102,222 gas in the tank when the gauge managerial and supervisory po­ seconds—whether your car is on Reserves 126,286 97,729 points to empty. sitions. it or not!" Accruals 1,096 2,414 Other Liabilities 11,784 7,403 Total Liabilities 5,046,170 3,985,949

Condensed Comparative Statement of Income and Expenses Ten Months Ending July 31,1955 July 31,1954 INCOME f Interest from Loans 167,010 151,472 Income from Investments 33,691 20,146 Other Income 3,683 9,489 Total Income 204,384 181,107

EXPENSES Salaries 40,710 33,826 IBM Machine Rental & Services 7,917 Loan Insurance 8,341 87195 Provision for Statutory Reserve 26,820 25,555 Other Expenses 13,315 11,309 Total Expenses 97,103 78,885 Net Profit 107,281 102,222

Statistics Percent July 31,1955 July 31,1954 Increase No. of Members 10,322 9,377 10.0 No. of Loans 5,155 4,582 12.5 Shares on Deposit $4,753,853 $3,740,455 37.1 Average Deposit per Member $ 461 $ 399 15.5 out on the right—are shown here with the judges just Loans to Members $3,267,840 $2,355,574 38.8 EASY ON THE EYES were the 38 beautiful young Average Loan Balance per ladies who participated Tuesday night in the contest before the big contest got under way. The two winners Member $ 634 $ 514 23.3 to select two TWA girls to compete next week with are shown on Page 1 with candidates from some of Ratio of Shares to Loans 68.7% 63.0% 9.0 representatives from other airlines in Kansas City for the other airlines. Judges seated are Ruel Haggard, Ratio of Cash & Investments to Shares 35.7% 41.5% (14.0) the title of queen of the Airlines ball. All of the TWA Lucy McNally, Roy Stears and Dick Wilson. The finals Reserves $ 126,286 $ 97,729 29.2 contestants—minus one or two unintentionally squeezed next week will be televised over KCMO-TV. Ratio of Reserves to Loans 3.9% 4.1% ( 4.9) PAGE SIX AUGUST 18, 1955