VOL. 2, NO. 19 of TRANS WORLD AIRLINE MAY 9, 1947 HUGHES' RADAR A TWA FIRST Airline radar, long a misty prom­ ise, became a reality last week when Howard Hughes, flying a TWA DIVISION TOPS GOALS IN SALES MARATHON Constellation, unveiled to the na­ MIDWEST AND PH tion's press his newly developed radar safety device and announced GET 2 FIRSTS EACH that TWA will be the first airline Transcontinental division's Sales to use the ingenious instrument on Contests, which began Jan. 1, ended all its passenger planes. at midnight April 30 amid general Speaking to the nation's top avia­ jubilation over results. After a hard tion writers at his aircraft plant winter in which about exerything at Culver City, Calif., Hughes ex­ that could happen to an airline had plained for the first time his new happened to TWA, the whole divi­ radar development. sion buckled down to a selling job, faced with quotas, which, while "This radar instrument warns the tough to achieve, had been set on pilot (by a brilliant red light and a realistic basis. a warning horn) the instant the airplane comes too close to the As weather improved during ground or any building, bridge, spring, quotas were raised, but the mountain, aircraft, or other obstacle, hustling people of Traffic, Sales, regardless of darkness or weather and the Hundred Point Club met conditions. and passed them. Midwest Region took firsr place "1 believe this device will be of in Airfreight and Round-Trips, with great assistance in our efforts to top honors for Passenger Loadings eliminate the type of accident which going to Western Region. received so much publicity last year. High district in the division for For that reason," Hughes asserted, Passenger Loadings turned out to be "I am making it available at cost Phoenix, which also carried off first to all airlines throughout the United place in Airfreight. Miami, an off­ States as soon as I can produce the HOWARD HUGHES' RADAR press flight to LA last week saw 27 of equipment." line station, was high in the Round- the nation's top aviation writers wing their way westward to "cover" the intro­ Trip category. duction of radar to airline operations. Arriving at the Hughes Aircraft Co Hughes explained that the first field, the newsmen are shown being greeted by "Miss Arizona Aviation of units, now being produced in his To Celebrate at KC 1947." Lucky Fourth Estater receiving the carnation is J. D. Bowersock, electronics laboratory, will be used Final award ceremonies will take Aviation Editor, The KC STAR. place in KC some time in May for to equip TWA's entire fleet of representatives of winning regions passenger planes. It is hoped that and districts, as well as the high five PT'S MARY GREGORY TAKES 100 POINT CROWN installation can be completed within a few weeks. Once TWA's needs members of the 100 Point Sales FROM WD'S ED SZAMBECKI IN PHOTO FINISH! Club. Included in this distinguished have been filled, other airlines will gathering will be the four Regional The 100 Point Sales Club Con­ be served. Sales Managers: Henry Riegner of test wound up in a blaze of glory on After issuing his statement, Eastern; Fred Spuhler of Central; April 30, with the rwo top scorers Hughes climbed into the pilot's seat Bob Austin of Midwest, and Bob over the 1,000-point mark. Ed of the radar-equipped Constellation Montgomery of Western. From Szambecki, Lead Mechanic at Wich­ for the first flight demonstration Phoenix will come J. D. Inderrieden, ita, who has consistently led the of the unit's remarkable capabili­ DM, and D. E. Epperson, DTM. list as high-point member, accumu­ ties. Ready to go aboard were more D. A. O'Connor, DM. will represent lated 1030 during the four months than fifty press representatives from Miami. Top executives will attend of the contest, but was defeated across the nation, 27 of whom had been flown from New York the the various functions at KC. for the crown during the last week 100 Point Soles Club Pin day before on a special Connie Suitable tours, luncheons, the by fast-stepping Mary Gregory, flight. awarding of trophies and pins, and Chief Clerk at Pittsburgh, who tal­ Taking fourth place among the other festivities, will make a full lied a final 1060. high five is comely Elaine Johnson For nearly six hours the news­ day for TWA's super-salesmen at of the Hollywood Traffic Office, men, going aloft in three successive KC. With Mary in first place, Ed in who came through with 400 points. groups, watched the radar unit seek Final figures for the division second, the third high scorer was out hilltops, mountain peaks, tall Fifth place went to Robert Reed, were 101.5% of quota in Passenger Dick McGrew, Assistant Director buildings and other possible ob­ loadings, 110.2'/r of quota in Air­ of Schedules at Kansas City, wirh Ground Service, Dayton, who structions, each time warning the freight, and 16.6'/' of total tickets 540 points. All but 20 of these specialized in selling basketbal' pilot with a bright amber light when sold (Feb. 1 to Apr. 30) for Round- points were won by Dick through teams on air travel. His final score the plane came within 2,000 feet of Trips. selling 26 round-trips covering a was 310. any obstacle or a red light when {Continued on Page 5, Col. 2) six months period, to one man! {Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) STARLINER TRAMS WORLD AIRLIMI Other Editors Are Saying... CONSTELLATION CONTINUES craft but was in maintenance—someone Published Weekly at Kansas City IN HIGH ESTEEM made an error in connecting an alti­ For Employees of TWA, This column, written in Providence meter. without knowledge of any airline or This single bad crash leaves the Con­ The Trans World Airline airplane manufacturer, is an unsolicited stellation with what Gill Robb Wilson, Republication of Contents Permissible tribute to a great airplane that has suf­ Aviation Editor of the New York Editor Eldon Frye fered unjustified blows to its prestige HERALD-TRIBUNE, calls an all-time News Editor, KC Jim Swarts in the eyes of the public. safety record for any type of airplane. News Editor, WA Tom Bell The aircraft is the Lockheed Constella­ Greatest laurels for the Constellation News Editor, NY..Katherine Blanck tion. It is, in the opinion of experts, came last month from William A. M. News Editor, INT Barton Pevear the safest transport plane ever built. Burden, Assistant Secretary of Commerce News Editor, BW Ken Fletcher It has a long and distinguished record for Air, who told the Senate Interstate News Editor, CG M. J. Brennan of flying all over the world. and Foreign Commerce Committee that News Editor, LA Larry Murphy Statistics compiled recently show that the aircraft is "undoubtedly the most News Editor, HO Jim Gratiot in four years Constellations have flown advanced airplane of its class in service with respect to safety ..." Geographer.. G. E. Pearcy 20 million miles, more than 73,000 Editorial Ass hours. They have made 2,922 trans­ It should be pointed out that the most 't Gay Richards atlantic flights and have crossed America recent mishap, in which a navigator Issued Thursday of each week more than 1,000 times. They have was blown from a pressumed plane by the Publications Department of carried 204,165 passengers. when a plastic dome broke away, again BARBARA RAWLINS AND LEE News Bureau, Eldon R. Frye, Man­ In all this travel the only passenger was not the fault of the aircraft. The KUSKOWSKI, shown in the embrace ager. Contributions fatalities suffered in a Constellation were astrodome is a fitting and corrective of a Santa Monica palm in a photo should be in hands those in one accident in Ireland. The measures are simple. by Betty Letscher, proved a weekend of the editor not fault in that case was not with the air­ Providence (R.I.) JOURNAL, Mar. 16. for New Yorkers on the West Coast later than Friday of was possible and desirable via TWA's the preceding week. Constellations. Barbara, of NY News News stories, tips, Bureau, Lee, Secretary to Eastern and photographs may be submitted Region Supt of Operations, and Betty, by any TWA employee, and should SUPERVISORS LOOK AT OWN JOBS of Eastern Region Personnel, went out be addressed to The Editor, Star­ liner, TWA, 101 W. 11th, Kansas Maintenance supervisors are tak­ Regional Field Training Repre­ on Fit 59 Friday and returned on Fit Ory, Mo. ing a closer look at their jobs during sentatives have been carrying on 60 Monday, had a wonderful time and returned full of enthusiasm for air MEMBER INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL. conference sessions being inaugu­ training conferences for regional OF INDUSTRIAL EDITORS travel and Connie flights. Barbara, rated at regional maintenance and transportation personnel. In addi- who had never flown before, returned overhaul bases as part of a system - tion> several groups of supervisory to work almost a week before the wide supervisory training program. personnel in other staff departments postcard she had mailed her boss The initial group of conferences, have had this initial supervisory from LA arrived. already held at LaGuardia Field, training. Kansas City Municipal Airport, and Paul G. Harpel, Supervisory That Added Touch currently in session at Fairfax Over­ Training Manager, Personnel de­ . . . which makes TWA (^tof^u— haul Base and Los Angeles Airport, partment, is responsible for the de­ Service outstanding h is the first phase in a long range velopment of the over-all supervis­ MOTT: To the Bob Motts, LA Com­ supervisory development program. ory training program for use There was nothing in the Passenger missary Supv, a 6 lb 6 02 daughter, A continuing series of conferences throughout the Transcontinental Service Manual to cover the situation, Nancy Elizabeth, Feb. 10. WALKER: To the George W. devoted to discussion of actual pro­ division. but Bill Kelley, Assistant Station Man­ Walkers, LA Resv Control, a 7 lb 15 02 duction problems will follow, sup­ One of the objectives of the ini­ ager at Farouk Field, Cairo, didn't let daughter, Vianne Eli2abeth, Feb. 1. plemented by a reading program tial phase of this development pro­ that stop him from providing an "added CARNES: To the William T. Carnes touch" for a TWA passenger, an aged outlined for all maintenance super­ gram is to train conference leaders Greek woman. Jrs, Supt Radio Engr KC, a daughter, visors. All levels of supervision in Nancy Ellen, Feb. 12. to carry on the extended training The flight had arrived from Athens, LEWIS: To the Wilbur Lewises, LS maintenance will participate in the program. and the elderly woman was the last to Transp Agt, a 7 lb 3 02 son, Terry Lee, sessions. leave the plane. The reason was ob­ Feb. 9. vious; she had great difficulty in walk­ BURTON: To the Stanley Burtons, The program's greatest value lies TO LIST INBOUND in the fact supervisors have the ing, and was wearing carpet slippers LA Airfreight, a 6 lb 14 02 child, Shar- INTL PASSENGERS on her badly swollen feet. rill Lee, March 17. opportunity to exchange ideas and In response to many requests, LIVENSPARGER: To the John L. compare experiences through con­ Si2ing up the situation instantly, Livenspargers, Sr Transp Agt, PH, a 7 TWA has made arrangements to Kelley had a chair brought out and lb son, Stephen Lewis, Jan. 16. ference discussions. The accumula­ have available advance passenger placed in the shade of the aircraft for RAUPPIUS: To the Lloyd Raup- tive supervisory experience repre­ lists on westbound International her. A cool drink was brought out. A piuses, LG RDO, a son, Todd Walter, sented in a single conference group flights arriving at New York, Traf- word to Customs, Emigration and Pass­ Jan. 18. has reached as high as 100 years. port officials, and those details were WHITESIDE: To the John White- fice Vice President E. O. Cocke an­ taken care of right where she sat. sides, PG Resv Agt, a 9 lb 3 02 son, To date 21 maintenance super­ nounced this week. Crowning touch was when the pas­ John William III, March 18. visors at LaGuardia, 22 at KC Mu­ This information will be available McHUGH: To the George McHughs, senger bus drove onto the ramp (after nicipal, and 73 at KCOB have par­ approximately 10 hours ahead of Bill had obtained permission from the PG Resv Agt, a 9 lb 1 02 son, Peter, ticipated in the initial group of March 29- arrival, and will be distributed to tower) right up to where she sat. All REINHARD: To the Edward Rein- conferences. four points in New York: La­ she had to do was get out of the chair, hards, PG Tfc Rep, a 7 lb 14 02 daugh­ J. V. Kappler, who is in charge Guardia Field Flight Information step right onto the bus. ter, Eileen, March 29. of supervisory training activity at Andrew Bittar, Cairo Flight Control GLINES: To the Donald L. Glineses, Desk; Marine Terminal, LaGuardia the Overhaul Base, has been con­ Clerk, who reports the incident, was Mechanic, Farouk Airport, Cairo, a 7 (LGIS); New York International called in as interpreter, since the lb 4 02 son, Kent Harold, March 16. ducting approximately 15 confer­ Reservations (NYIR); and New woman spoke only Greek. Says he: HINES: To the Charles E. Hineses, ences weekly for the past six weeks. York News Bureau (NY NEWS "My interpretation of her voluble Mechanic, Farouk Airport, Cairo, a 5 Harold Brown, Supervisory Con­ thanks to Bill Kelley was a mere 'She lb 8 02 daughter, Rose Anna, March 25. GILMORE). says she thanks you very much'—the SCHNETTLER: To the Dick ference Leader in the Training de­ Transcontinental division offices English language provided a poor sub­ Schnettlers, Mgr Rt Dvlpment Central partment, has participated in the are instructed to direct their in­ stitute for the blessings she called down Region, CG, an 8 lb 6 02 son, Robert initial series of conferences at New quiries to New York International on TWA and its staff." John, April 12. York, KC and currently at Los MOESLE: To the Otto Moesles, Mech Reservations, which will be able to The STARLINER's blessings to you, KC, a 7 lb 15 02 daughter, Carol Jean, Angeles. furnish this information. too, Bill Kelley — in the form of its April 6. Supervisory training for main­ Care should be exercised in hand­ weekly Award of Merit! ADE: To the Bill Ades, Sr Tfc Rep tenance personnel has been devel­ ling such requests, Cocke cautioned, DO, an 8 lb 9V2 02 daughter, April 15. (For each incident such as this — an NELSON: To the John Nelsons, Asst oped under the direction of G T. and every effort made to give employee's quick thinking in a pinch or Cardwell, Manager of Operational friends or relatives information as tactful handling of a delicate situation — Formn KC, 5 lb twin daughters, Chris­ sent to us and published, STARLINER will tine Louise and Catherine Cook. Training, Personnel department. to arrival times. pay $3 to the person performing the deed.) PAGE TWO May 9, 1947 STARLINER TRAMS WORLD AIRLIMI TWA 10 YEAR CLUB HONORS FRYE, RICHTER, COHU

LaMotte T. Cohu, disguised in "Decadent Decoder" war-paint, is shown the party. From left, Gordon "Parky" Parkinson, former President and master with the guest-of-honor, Paul E. Richter, at the TWA 10 Year Club party in of ceremonies; Ruby Browning, Secretary; Richter, with Charley Gress, Treasurer, KC on May 2. TWA's twin pilots, L. M. and M. C. Williams, having achieved 10 years of service, were decorated too. At the right, Richter is shown with behind him, and John Clemson, President. Don Eldridge, Vice President, is the officers of the Club, who presented him with a hand-drawn memento of barely visible behind Parky. (Photos by Randazzo & Morrison) Paying tribute to its pioneer Richter from Central Region 10 installed the club's new officers VACCINATE 700 members, Paul E. Richter and Jack Year Clubbers and the Decadent which include, in addition to Clem­ Frye, as the two men "most re­ Decaders of Europe. Clemson sug­ son as President, D. R. "Don" Eld­ IN A WEEK AT NY TWA employees in NY were sponsible for our being together," gested to club members that in ridge, Vice President; Ruby Mc- among the first of that city's 7,000,- the TWA 10 Year Club last week the future annual dinners might be Cully Browning, Secretary, and saluted the old and new in TWA Charles Gress, Treasurer. 000 population to heed the "safety held simultaneously in all cities first" warning in the recent small- management at its annual dinner along TWA's global route. and initiation at KC's Advertising 1V17W rr KT prmwn pox scare. Almost immediately after and Sales Executives Club. Clemson's eulogies to Richter fNfcW i.lx - KC KkCUKD the Department of Health's first and Frye preceded the club's infor­ Setting a new commercial east- announcements urging vaccinations Richter, former Executive Vice- mal initiation of the new 10 year west speed record between Chicago for those who had not previously President, accepted the accolade of and Kansas City, Trans World Air- been vaccinated or whose immunity the club both for himself and Frye, TWA'ers. Daubed with red and line's Constellation Flight 95 covered from previous vaccinations might his TWA partner of 20 years, who black paint in the tradition of the the route in 1 hr 23 min at an have worn off, TWA's Medical wired from Flagstaff, Ariz., that club, these neophytes endured a average speed of 297 mph May 2. staff in Eastern Region got busy. "previous commitments make it im­ hazing to become Decadent Decad­ possible for me to be in KC." Rich­ ers: At the controls were Capt T. J. Securing a quantity of vaccine ter was presented a fishing outfit Gaughen of Kansas City, First Offi- fr0m the Department of Health, Cohu; Ruby D. Garrett, Attorney, cer W. F. Merrigan, New York, they set up vaccination centers. and a desk set by club members, KC; Harry West, Attorney, KC; John who said a similar gift would be Roche, Engineering Maint KCOB; Bert Flight Engineer B. Hanson, Kansas Some 400 employees were vaccin- presented Frye at a later date. Webb, Staff Asst, NY; C. W. McKen- City, Hostesses V. E. Morgan and ated at LG in the first week. At 521 ney, Maint KCOB; Thomas A. Wood, J. N. Tindall, both of this city. 5th av, under the direction of Dr. In accepting the gift, Richter ex­ Maint KCOB; David Kuhn, Captain, Record speed in the opposite di- John Baldwin, Eastern Reg Med pressed his appreciation for it and LA; James H. Roe, Captain, KC; Jack rection over the same route is 1 hr Dir, about 300 were vaccinated in past cooperation from former as­ Plese, Maint KCOB; Roy Stears, Air­ ways Engineering, KC; Ollie Barnett, and 17 min, set in April of last year, three days. sociates. Maint KCOB; Arthur Kemble, Maint "This TWA that you are engaged KCOB; Newton Lieurance (Resigned) in is a marvelous enterprise," he Fit Supt KC; Richard M. Huber, Supv of Airways & Airport Const Engineer, said. "You are the people who have KC; Wm Francis Chappell, Fit Supv built it, you are the people who KC; Thelma Smock Byrne, Accountant, will continue to make it great." KC; Walter A. Schanke, Comm Inst, The "new" in TWA management, KC; Allen Cooper, Staff Asst KC; James A. Kennedy, Maint, KC; Helen Gunn, President LaMotte T. Cohu, was a Staff Asst KC; Harrison G. Huff, Syst third guest of honor—and he dou­ Tkt Off Mgr, KC; Richard Knowles, bled in the role of a club neophyte, Sr Staff Asst, KC; Dale Ecton, Mgr one of 38 to be initiated into the Guide Dept, KC; George M. Hansen, Decadent Decaders. Sr Staff Asst, KC; Harold W. Horton, Sr Office Mgr, KC; Ray R. Bratton, Cohu expressed his pleasure at Captain, KC; Wm Carnes, Comm, KC; attending the dinner, his first de­ Keith Marsh, KCOB; Floyd Culbertson, spite his membership on TWA's Comm, KC; L. M. Williams and M. C. Williams, First Officers, LA; J. A. Board of Directors since 1933. He Browne, Chf Meteorologist, KC; Joseph .I.,. spoke briefly, expressing the hope Hall, Staff Asst, KC; Harold Truesdale, that "in the future you show the Captain, SF; Roger Kruse, NY; Harold THINGS ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY NOW, writes CC DM Jack Burling­ same kind of loyalty you have shown Shipman, Psgr Serv KC; W. D. Eng- ton, but this picture is an effort to portray what happened at Greater Cin­ Mr. Richter and other executives." brecht, Maint, KC. cinnati Airport April 16, when ramp service facilities were consolidated under ANTSCO. Two former Passenger and Cargo Agents of American Airlines are Presiding over the meeting of The mock ceremonies were high­ pushing Delta loading steps out to service a TWA flight. The man in the the 10 Year Club was its new Presi­ lighted by the participation of background by the gas truck is a former TWA Lead Mechanic now with dent, John H. Clemson, Midwest President Cohu as a "victim" in one ANTSCO, the man with mailbag and baggage cart former Chief Passenger Agent for Delta, now Ramp Supervisor for ANTSCO. (And in case you hadn't Region General Manager, who read of several "acts." Gordon R. "Parky" noticed, fellows, that's a TWA Airfreighter you're trying to service. You won't telegrams of congratulation for Parkinson, as master of ceremonies, need the passenger steps?)

May 9, 1947 PAGE THREE STARLINER TWA'S BOARD MEMBERS EXPERIENCED IN

Bradley Cohu Collings Crosley Dietrich Eisenhower Holcombe

Palmer Bradley John A. Collings the fortune of Howard Hughes for Palmer Bradley is one of the John A. Collings, Vice President more than 20 years. Born in Ba- A MESSAGE FROM TWA tavia, Wis., he began his career as leading lawyers of the Southwest. of Transportation for TWA, grew a bank Accountant, Teller and "I want to tell you how honored and A senior partner in the Houston up in aviation and is one of the TWA organization. We have a Company w oldest pilot-airline executives in the Cashier from 1907-11. He was a law firm of Andrews, Kurth, Camp­ real estate and public utility Aud­ to none, and an organization of men and bell and Bradley, he is a native of business. A natural flier, old line in almost 14 years as a most interested Dij pilots describe him as one of the itor from 1911-17, and was in pe­ Tioga, Texas, although he was troleum development and distribu­ air transport industry. raised at Roswell, N. Mex. Gradu­ few men they know who can sit behind a desk for weeks and go tion accounting from 1917-19. He "It is through your ability and loyalty ating from the University of Texas, out and fly an airplane as though practiced as a Certified Public Ac­ the past and will lick its problems of the 1 he joined the law firm in 1920 "he'd been doing it day in and day countant in 1919-20, and from know a great many of you, and it is my in after serving in the first World War out." Born in Saltville, Va., Col­ 1920-25 served as Comptroller for and know all of you." as a Lieutenant in the Army Air lings flew with the Army Air Corps an automobile distributor. Since Corps. He returned to military serv­ from 1922-25. From 1925-27, he 1925, he has been the executive ice in the last war, becoming a was a pilot with Ford Airlines and head of the Hughes Tool Co. He is a Vice President and Director Colonel at the Santa Ana, Calif., in 1928 became Chief Test Pilot. 1939-41 and now occupies that of­ Army Air Force base. His firm has In November, 1928, he became of the Gulf Brewing Co; formerly fice. Holcombe was born in Mo­ Regional Vice President and Di­ represented the Howard Hughes' Chief Pilot, TAT, and from 1929- bile, Ala., and started business in 39, he was Superintendent of the rector of the National Association the lumber and millwork industry, interests since the establishment of of Manufacturers; Regent of the the Hughes Tool Co and acted as Eastern Division, TAT and TWA. later entering engineering and con­ From 1939-42, he was Supt of Sys­ University of Houston; Director, struction. counsel for Mr. Hughes' father. Mr. Houston National Bank of Com­ Bradley lives at 3431 Inwood dr, tem Operations, TWA; from 1942- 44, Vice President of Operations merce, Texas State Manufacturers Houston, with his wife and two Albert V. Leslie and Director; and in 1944 he was Association, Houston Chamber of children, a boy and girl. Once in elected Vice President of Transpor­ Commerce, Houston Symphony So­ Albert V. Leslie, Chairman of awhile he plays a round of golf tation. ciety and Texas Safety Association. the Executive Committee of TWA, although tennis remains his favorite He will serve as a member of occupies a new position in the com­ sport. TWA's Executive Committee. Powel Crosley Jr pany—working Director. A mem­ ber of the board, he devotes his full Powel Crosley Jr, President of Arthur B. Eisenhower time to company affairs in the Kan­ LaMotte T. Cohu Crosley Motors, Inc, was born in sas City headquarters of the air­ TWA's new President is no Cincinnati and still resides and Arthur B. Eisenhower, 60, Vice line. Leslie is also Assistant to the stranger to hundreds of TWA em­ maintains offices there. He is a President of the Commerce Trust Executive Vice President of the ployees—he has been a Director graduate of Ohio Military Institute, Company, Kansas City, Mo., has Hughes Tool Co. He was born at for 14 years and, in point of serv­ University of Cincinnati (Engineer­ spent 41 years in the banking busi­ Waltham, Mass. From 1929-33 he ice, is the oldest member of the ing) and Cincinnati Law School. ness. At the age of 19, he became was a Security Analyst with the board. He brings to his new assign­ He began his business career in the affiliated with the National Bank Carnegie Corp of New York, and from 1933-37 was head of its Re­ ment an enviable record in aviation bond business, and from 1908 to of Commerce, in Kansas City, and 1916 was in the automobile and subsequently served with other pre­ search Department. From 1937-46, management, most recently as Chair­ he was with the Union Trust Co man of the Board and General Man­ advertising business. In 1916, he decessor banks which later were organized American Automobile merged with the Commerce Trust of Pittsburgh and the Mellon Na­ ager of Northrup Aircraft. Back in tional Bank & Trust Co as head 1928 he formed Air Investors, Inc, Accessories Co. In 1921, he or­ Co. Born in Holt, Kans., in 1886, ganized the Crosley Corp, of which he is the oldest of five brothers, of the Statistical Department and and organized Interstate Airlines, he was President until 1945, when one of whom is U. S. Army Chief Assistant Vice President. During the now a part of Eastern Airlines. In his interest was sold to The Avia­ of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower. He last war, he served in the Navy and 1930 he became a Director of Avia­ retired as a Commander after four tion Corp. He remains on the board is also a member of the Board of tion Corp and served as President years of service. With Messrs Cohu of the Crosley Corp. He is Presi­ Directors of the Pyramid Life In­ and Dietrich, he will serve as a of Aviation Corp, American Air­ dent of the Cincinnati Baseball surance Co, of Kansas. ways, arid American Aircraft and member of the Executive Commit­ Club, and a Director of the Fifth- tee. Engine Co, 1931-32. He was a Di­ Third Union Trust Co. rector of Air Associates from 1930 Oscar F. Holcombe to 1933 and Director of North Oscar F. Holcombe is an eighth- Sidney Maestre American Aviation, TAT and East­ Noah Dietrich term Mayor of one of America's Born in St. Louis, Sidney Maestre ern Air Transport in 1933-34. He A banker and authority on oil great oil cities, Houston, Tex. He was educated at the University of was born in New York City and finance, Noah Dietrich has been was elected the first time in 1921, Missouri, and resides in St. Louis, graduated from Princeton Univer­ Executive Vice President and a Di­ serving four two-year terms until where he heads one of the leading sity. During World War I he served rector of the highly successful 1929. He served two terms a second banks. He was employed by the as an Ensign, USNRF. Hughes Tool Co, keystone in time from 1933-37, again from Crunden Martin Manufacturing Co

PAGE FOUR May 9, 1 TRAMS WORLD AIRLIMI AIRLINE AND CORPORATE MANAGEMENT

Leslie Maestre Pierson Simpson Streetman Talbott Wright

veteran of World War I, having firm of Andrews, Kurth, Campbell teriel Command, Chicago. He is WA'S NEW PRESIDENT served as an ambulance driver for and Bradley at Houston. Born in President of Talbott Corp, Dayton. the French Army and as a Lieu­ Cameron, Texas, he took his under­ and proud I am to become a part of the tenant of field artillery in the U. S. graduate work at Princeton, grad­ ay which has routes and equipment second Army. uating with an A.B. degree in 1921. Loyd Wright and women that through my observation He then studied law at Harvard, Born in San Jacinto, California, I Director I believe is incomparable in the graduating with a law degree in Loyd Wright graduated from the Albert D. Simpson 1924 and immediately becoming University of Southern California's ralty that TWA has licked its problems of One of the leading industrial and associated with his present firm. In Law School and is one of the West's the future. It is my privilege to personally banking figures of the South, Al­ addition to the practice of law, he most prominent lawyers. He began y immediate plan and expectation to meet bert D. Simpson, has been Presi­ has been identified with a number law practice in Los Angeles in 1915 dent of the National Bank of Com­ of businesses in administrative and and is now a senior partner in the LaMotte T. Cohu. merce, Houston, since 1934. He is executive positions. firm of Wright and Milliken. He a Director of the Houston Transit served as a First Lieutenant in the Co, Vice President and Director of 8th Infantry Regiment in World the National Foreign Trade Coun­ Nelson S. Talbott as a clerk from 1911-12 and was War I. He is a former President cil, Director of the Jefferson Davis Nelson S. Talbott was born in and trustee of the Los Angeles with the Mercantile Trust Co from Hospital, Regent of Houston Uni­ 1912-17; Stern Brothers of Kansas Dayton, educated at Yale, and is Bar Association, and member of versity, former President of Hous­ one of Ohio's top industrialists. In the Board of Governors and Presi­ City from 1917-19; and was Presi­ ton Chamber of Commerce and a dent of the Mercantile-Commerce the first World War he served as dent of the State Bar of California. member of the Executive Commit­ Major with the 324th Field Artil­ In World War II, he assisted the Co from 1929-31. He has been tee of the Houston Chamber of President of the Mississippi Valley lery, 83rd Division. He pursued a Department of Justice in hearings Commerce. Trust Co since 1931. He is a Di­ career as an industrialist in Day­ conducted by the Enemy Alien rector of the Mississippi Glass Co, ton until the outbreak of World Board in various detention camps War II, becoming a civilian worker in Idaho and North Dakota. He is National Candy Co, Walsh Refrac­ W. M. Streetman tories, Inc, MKT Railroad, and Cas­ with the USAF Materiel Command now serving as Chairman of the ualty Transit Co. For more than 20 years W. M. at Wright Field. In 1943, he was California Horse Racing Board and Streetman, a new member of the commissioned Lt Colonel, later pro­ the Aviation Project Committee of board and Assistant Secretary of moted to Colonel, in the Mid-Cen­ the California State Reconstruction Warren Lee Pierson TWA, has practiced law with the tral Procurement District, AAF Ma- and Reemployment Commission. The new Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the In­ NEW OPERATIONAL ternational division is a banker, GOALS TOPPED IN SALES MARATHON lawyer, and one of the country's (Continued from Page 1, Col 1) April Winners CHANGES AT PI outstanding authorities on interna­ Final standings by regions were For the Passenger Loading Con­ In connection with a changeover tional banking and finance. A na­ as follows: test in April, Midwest Region took in operations procedure at Peoria, tive of Princeton, Minn., he was Psgr. AF RT the regional lead away from Central. the appointment of R. A. Stoner, graduated from the University of Eastern 95.7% 92.3% 17.1% Phoenix took the top place from formerly Chf Transp Agt at the California and Harvard Law School Central 101.4% 118.8% 16.3% Fresno among districts of the divi­ airport, to the post of Station Man­ and practiced law in Los Angeles Midwest 103.4% 144.5% 19.8% sion. ager, has been announced effective until 1933 when he went to Wash­ Western 107.4% 108.2% 13.2% In the Airfreight Contest for May 1 by Central Reg Transp Mgr ington as special counsel for the Division 101.5% 110.2% 16.6% April, St. Louis won the crown V. L. Gunn. Reconstruction Finance Corp. In Districts holding the top three from Washington among districts, Since inauguration of service into the following 12 years he held a places were: and Midwest was again high among PI on March 1, Chicago & Southern number of important government regions. Airlines has handled all TWA ac­ posts, including the Presidency of Passenger Loading First Phoenix, 131.4% Midwest was high among regions tivity at the airport—passenger, the Export-Import Bank. At the Second Winslow, 118.9% in Round-Trips and high district cargo and mail handling. time of his election as a TWA of­ Third Fresno, 115.5% of the division in that category was As of May 1, TWA will han­ ficer he was President of American Miami. dle company operations at the air­ Cable and Radio Corp and a Di­ Airfreight port, as well as ground and reser­ rector of International Telephone First Phoenix, 180.3% vations handling for C&S. Also at and Telegraph Corp, All America Second Kansas Ciry, 168.1% U. S. scheduled airlines carried that time TWA reservations, now Cables & Radio, Inc, International Third Washington, 160.9% 13,500,000 paying passengers in 1946, an increase of 78% over 1945. located in the downtown area, will Standard Electric Corp, Commercial Round-Trips be moved to the airport. Cable Co, Mackay Radio and Tele­ First Miami, 45.4% graph Co, Vertientes-Camaguey August was the peak of 1946's record- The offices of District Manager Second Cleveland, 37.4% breaking air travel figure. That month, Sugar Co of Cuba, Wah Chang Third Winslow, 31.5% U. S. scheduled airlines flew 1,367,345 W. H. Hopp will remain at 414 Trading Corp and others. He is a Third (tied) Denver, 31.5% passengers, or about 45,000 a day. Commercial National Bank Bldg. 9, 1947 PAGE FIVE STARLINER TKAHI WBKIO AlHLIHt

TWA Opens Fire On Chosen Instrument "United States domination of lined all of the new subsidy pro­ world wide transportation is due visions the bill proposed to incor­ solely to the initiative and efficiency porate into the law. He called par­ resulting from competitive opera­ ticular attention to the provision tions," Gerald Brophy, General of the bill that would eliminate the Counsel for TWA, told the House present provision of the Civil Aero­ and Foreign Commerce Committee nautics Act which now requires, as in Washington May 5 when he tes­ a standard for mail payments, "hon­ tified in opposition to the "chosen est, economical and efficient man­ instrument" bill which proposes to agement." establish a single international air­ Brophy referred to various sec­ line. tions of die bill which would en­ able Pan Am to take control of Brophy said TWA, Pan Ameri­ the "chosen instrument," giving it can and American Overseas are now a private monopoly on all U. S. operating 53 round-trips a week international air Transport opera­ across the Atlantic as contrasted to tions. He declared the bill was "ad­ a total of only 13 flights by four mirably framed to give Pan Am foreign carriers. TWA alone carries stock control during the six months more transatlantic passengers than organizational period and to firmly all foreign airlines combined. seat Pan Am management in the Citing failures of European coun­ offices of the consolidated com­ tries with respect to the "chosen pany." FLOWN FROM PARIS via TWA Airfreight, this holf-million-dollar collec­ tion of impressionistic oils recently was delivered to Earl J. Stendahl, pioneer instrument" system, Brophy said, The TWA Counsel further at­ Hollywood art dealer. Hostess Marjorie Rush is accepting the art collector's "Despite the depths to which Euro­ tacked the constitutionality of the thanks for the fast delivery of the paintings. The ones you see are by Picasso, pean economy has descended, and bill in stating that no legislation and in case you're interested, the "Sailor" on the left has a $25,000 price tag. the heights to which American avia­ Is the word "paintings" inscribed on the packing cases necessary to identify ever passed Congress that "destroys the contents? Depends on the way you look at it. tion has risen, Juan Trippe, Presi­ existing companies, wipes out cer­ dent of Pan American, prefers the tificates of convenience and neces­ LONDON CROWDED pattern of Europe to that of the sity on the faith of which large TWA TO SWELL U. S." HOSTESS RANKS Hotel accommodations are diffi­ expenditures have been made, fails cult to secure in London. And this The last hostess classes graduated Brophy asserted that with the to provide for full compensation acute hotel situation is expected to during and immediately following adoption of the bill, private capital for loss and damage wrought, and exist throughout summer, Ind Psgr the company furlough will be called would never again be available for forces the victim to take stock which Tfc Mgr Walter Brown Jr has re­ to service May 19, Supt Women's world wide operation. He main­ nobody but the dominating influ­ ported. ence and the 'chosen instrument' Service Meriam Filkins reports. tained that after the present domi­ In a recent bulletin J. E. Haw­ bill will want." nation of the U. S. disappeared Unable to place the six hostess thorne, Dir Psgr Sales, requested through "chosen instrumenr" pol­ Brophy said one of the greatest classes graduated in November, De­ district personnel advise prospec­ icy, the only course would be gov­ tributes to present policy of regu­ cember and January because of re­ tive International passengers of the ernment ownership. lated competition is contained in duction in schedules, TWA con­ congested hotel conditions so that Ridiculing Trippe's statement the results, which the State Depart­ tacted other airlines who could em­ they can make reservations well in that a hundred million dollar sav­ ment achieved, in negotiating land­ ploy the girls without delay. Ap­ advance of arrival. Under no cir­ ing could be effected through the ing rights throughout the world for proximately 75'/' chose to wait for cumstances should TWA personnel "chosen instrumenr," Brophy out­ U. S. international airlines. TWA openings. suggest that the London TWA of­ To meet additional schedules go­ fice can secure hotel accommoda­ ing into effect June 1, three classes tions for passengers upon arrival, now are in session. Anticipating an he added. even greater demand for hostesses in the near future TWA is recruit­ ing hostess candidates. Interested persons should be referred to re­ gional personnel offices in NY, CG and LA; and to the system personnel office in KC.

Shannon Customs-Free Eight-hundred-acre Shannon Air­ port has become the world's first customs-free landing field. Incom­ ing goods are freed of customs du­ ties unless intended for sale in Eire. The new system will permit American and European manufac­ turers to place their products in display warehouses at Shannon, making it a "world store window" IT'S NOT OFTEN International Fit 932 is on the ground long enough for LARRY O'BRIEN, Sr Transp Agt for TWA in Shannon, does not confine for buyers. Manufacturers will be this sort of thing at Maison Blanche his activities to TWA passengers. When the KLM Skymaster carrying the encouraged to build factories within Airport, Algiers, but the cameraman Spanish football team to Ireland landed in Shannon instead of Dublin because the zone for processing raw ma­ recently caught this quick shot of of weather, Larry's linguistic abilities proved so useful that he was invited terial, imported duty free by air, Capt Robert Cummings and Hostess to fly up to Dublin with the team the day of the match. Larry (center) is Pat Peters charting with Robert H. talking to Eamon de Valera, President of Ireland; Taoiseach (Premier), ond into finished goods for customs- Berle, Acting DM. Cummings and Spanish football players and newsmen. free aerial export. Miss Peters are based in Cairo.

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AT 79% OF OUTSIDE CONTRACT ESTIMATES, the obove Kansas City TWA do the conversion job, total savings to the company have been estimated Overhaul Base employees spent 48,779 man hours in converting Constellation at $170,000. Incorporated in 561, christened The Star of Italy, is the complete Number 561 from an Army surplus ship, used since its purchase last year for list of TWA Constellation engineering changes ordered up to March 1, 506 TWA training purposes, to the sleekest Starliner in the TWA fleet. In having in all. could do the job for possibly the and a half miles of new electric same or less than the quoted $275,- cable were strung throughout the A BETTER CONNIE AT LESS COST 000 figure, and at the same time fuselage. Soundproofing insulation By GEORGE KANE a cost of $360,000. The ship was incorporate the 506 desired TWA and cabin interiors were installed. A Constellation from the factory, no more equipped to fly scheduled engineering changes. Management Seven windows were rearranged to complete with NC license and ready passenger runs than a pogo stick. gave Loomis the green light, and conform to TWA Constellation to fly scheduled passenger runs, costs However, the company needed it Jan. 1 of this year, L. R. Koep- standards. A crew compartment and in the neighborhood of $800,000. for scheduled service, and cost esti­ nick, Manager Base Engineering, galley were installed. Yet TWA's latest Constellation to mates from outside contractors to Les Myers, Manager Overhaul Base, Forty-eight passenger seats, valued be placed in international scheduled bring the ship to Civil Aeronautics Dick Leslie, Engineering Coordin­ at $19,000, were placed aboard, and service cost but $553,000, R. C. Authority NC passenger license ator, Roy Pell, Parts Expeditor, Don At>ril 1. on schedule, plane number Loomis, Director of Kansas City's specifications ran as high as $275,- Johns, Production Planning, and 561—"The Star of Italy"—rolled Base Engineering and Overhaul, said 000. This estimate did not include Foremen-in-Charge Fred Guthrie out of the hangar, complete with today. costs of incorporating 506 addi­ and Harold Swigart pulled 561 into every device that modern engineer­ Story behind this economy is the tional TWA engineering changes one of the Base's huge hangars and ing could incorporate into making excellence in planning and the en­ that are currently being made in went to work. the ship the finest transport aircraft the company's Constellation fleet. ergy expended by the Overhaul Base Off came the engines, wings and in the skies. An engineering change can be any­ in modifying plane number 561 landing gear, the ship being stripped thing from changing the installation Total costs were fixed at from an Army surplus training ship, to a bare shell. The engines were position of a radio to the laying of $193,000, or $82,000 less than the with bare interiors and four engines, reworked and brought up to TWA's a new-style cabin rug. original contract estimate. Absorbed into the sleekest, most completely standards at a cost of $5,000 each. in this cost were the 506 TWA modified ship in TWA's Constella­ At this point R. C. Loomis con­ The wings and landing gear were engineering changes (amounting tion fleet. vinced management that the Over­ stressed for 90,000 pound take-off to $88,000). These two savings Number 561 was purchased last haul Base, though not in the modifi­ weight, rather than the previous represent a total economy to TWA year for pilot training purposes at cation business in the broad sense, 75,000 under Army operation. Five of $170,000.

May 9, 1947 PAGE SEVEN STARLINER TRAMS WORLD AIRLIMI HUGHES' RADAR TWA FIRST' -. (Continued from Page 1, Col. 4) each one, the radar receiver comes only 500 feet clearance remained. on and remains on only as long as Hughes demonstrated the 2,000-foot it takes the radar "waves" to travel warning first and then switched to Imdiksflioiik 500 feet and "bounce" back to the the 500-foot range. plane—a time interval of slightly Time after time, Hughes flew the more than one-millionth of a second. By GEORGE KANE TWA's KC LEGION POST held its big Connie into box canyons along For the 2,000-foot warning, the re­ HEADED FOR THE ST. LOUIS fur second annual smoker Tuesday night, the dangerous Topatopa mountain ceiver remains on about four- market recently were five furriers aboard and if reports are accurate, everything range; then, when the 2,000-foot millionths of a second. Flight 371 out of Newark. Upon reach­ came off fine. ing LS, the gentlemen were so pleased # # * warning light came on, he called If a returning impulse is received for more power and went into a with the trip that they asked KC Host­ BELIEVE IT OR NOT: The boys during the period for which the esses Helen Black and Jo Ann Devlin down at KC Municipal Airport called climbing turn that carried the big if it would be possible to have them radar unit is set, the respective warn­ up the other day with the following Connie to safety by a wide margin. aboard on their return trip. The girls ing light on the instrument panel said their return trip would be Flight report: "Flight 59 of the 29th arrived Simulated approaches were used to KC at 8:48PC and was out by 8:50PC demonstrate the accuracy and relia­ comes on and remains on until the 370, three days later. bility of the 500-foot terrain clear­ area is clear. Three days passed and the Misses Black and Devlin boarded 370 out of ance warning. Hughes gave especial praise to KC for St. Louis. The plane was minus Flying as Hughes's co-pilot was Dave Evans, head of the Electronics its usual passenger load. Arriving at R. C. Loomis, TWA's Director of Department, for Evans' contribu­ LS, the reason for the light load be­ came evident. Ready to board the plane Engineering and Overhaul at the tions and efforts in the development for Newark were the Hostesses' five Kansas City Overhaul Base. The of the radar unit—a task which friends, plus 20 additional gentlemen Flight Engineer was another TWA Evans and his men accomplished in in the fur business. veteran, William C. Brandes of Los the remarkably short time of a few Said the Hostesses: "They completely Angeles. Ralph Ayres, TWA's radio weeks. took over the flight. Due to NK weather, the flight had to land and hold at Pitts­ and radar Engineer who had a part Writers aboard the special Constella­ burgh for an hour or so. All the pas­ in the development and installation tion press flight included: Fred Graham, sengers wanted the flight to cancel there of the new device, was aboard all the New York Times; Ansel Talbert, New so the trip would last longer!" —2 minutes ground time!" York Herald-Tribune; George Carroll, # # # A two-minute ground time on a press flights to answer technical New York Journal-American; Robert SIDELIGHT ON WICHITA'S ED Constellation is something to shout questions put by the writers. Mountsier, New York Sun; Seth King, SZAMBECKI amassing 1030 points in New York World Telegram; Tom about, but let's not get ahead of our­ Other TWA personnel active in the 100 Point Club race was the local O'Connor, PM; Johnathon Leonard and selves; there's more to the story. clergy's enthusiasm over his efforts. A the demonstration program were Eleanor Stoddard, Time magazine; Clar­ Wichita church paper featured an ad During this two minutes, 35 passen­ John Harrington, Director of Opera­ ence Judd and Tom Orr, Newsweek advising those wishing to attend Bishop gers, 680 pounds of mail, 250 pounds magazine; John Schell, NANA; Richard tions Engineering in Kansas City, Carroll's consecration to contact Ed for of express, 190 pounds of airfreight, Kenney, New York Mirror; Jay Nelson who served as operations coordin­ TWA reservations. and 1,536 pounds of baggage were Tuck, New York Post; Bob Beard, NEA. ator for both the transcontinental # # # switched to another Connie. We didn't press flight and the demonstration William J. Brady, Washington Times- CHARLEY SPICER, Bombay Chief believe the story either, so we checked Herald; S. Oliver Goodman, Washing­ Transportation Agent, writes us that a with such individuals as Glen Jones, flights, and E. S. McCarthy of Staff ton Post; M. L. Ramsey, United States Engineering in Kansas City, who good friend of TWA's at Bombay is Jack Knapper and Parky Parkinson. News; Robert Hotz, Aviation News. USIS' (U. S. Information Service) Wal­ handled most of the installation All agreed that the figures were Al Hughes, Christian Science Monitor; ter D. Shackleton. straight, even the two minutes. In fact problems, together with Hughes en­ Robert Sibley, Boston Traveler; Art According to Spicer, Shackleton "is Jones and company had the exchange gineers. Riley, Boston Globe; Richard O'Keefe, a veteran NYC newspaperman and Connie all gassed, checked and ready Philadelphia Inquirer. through his associations with TWA per­ to go ahead of time. And just to keep The amazingly light (installed Wayne Thomis, Chicago Tribune; sonnel normally gets an opportunity to the passengers happy, a cigarette and weight: 16 pounds), simple and C. W. Trowbridge, Chicago Herald- read issues of the STARLINER. His candy concession was set up at the foot foolproof device operates this way:* American; Maurice Roddy, Chicago opinion is that TWA can feel justly of the loading steps of the second ship. Times; Arthur Snider, Chicago Daily proud of this 'house organ'." The radar set sends out 400 pow­ News; J. D. Bowersock, Kansas City # # # erful pulses every second. After Star. A SELF-STYLED editor and writer recently took a Connie trip and became so enthusiastic over the plastic serving PT'S MARY GREGORY TAKES 100 POINT CROWN trays that she wrote the company order­ (Continued from Page 1, Col. 3) lyn McKenna, Secretary to DM, ing eight of them. "Being an apartment dweller, in the These top five members of the Pittsburgh; and W. O. Woodsmall, throes of writing," she explained, "I Club will be brought to KC by the Jr, Manager of Real Estate, Midwest usually convert my dining table into a company in May, where they will Region, KC desk (being only surface large enough to hold all accumulated research), and participate in the final award cere­ During the Contest, which ran take my meals on a tray for the 'dura­ monies. from Jan. 1 to Apr. 30, the total tion' of a story . . . inflicting the same There are now 15 members of revenue resulting from 100 Point kind of hospitality on any guests that Club activity amounted to $41,- drop in." the 100 Point Sales Club, three # # # 293.35. new names having been added to BOB WHITMERS Cargo Sales Letter the list since last reported in the As previously announced, the 100 asks if the following conversation could STARLINER. These are: Mel War­ Point Sales Club Contest has been have been a RUSH shipment??? extended through May to enable Having answered the phone, the shaw, Director of Schedules, KC; newly hired maid replied: "Yessum . . . J. A. Mandigo, Construction Engi­ others who have high scores under Yessum . . . Sure is, ain't it?"—then neering department, KC; and Larry 100 to become members. hung up. O Mallahan, Personnel, NY, who Curious, the master of the house squeaked in on the last day of the asked what happened. CORRECTION! "They wanted to know if this was contest with 160 points. Colonel Neys' residence," explained the TWA's twin Captains, L. M. and The remaining members are: new help, "and I said 'Yessum'." M. C. Williams, were called First "Then they asked if this was Worth LaVeta Frier, Secretary to SM, 4532, and I said 'Yessum'." Wichita; Mary L. McGee, Customer Officers in the story on Page 3 "Then they said 'Long distance from Relations, KC; Ray Hefner, Lead through erroneous information re­ Chicago,' and I said, 'Sure is, ain't it?' "On your 17 days of awe inspiring Mechanic, Amarillo; George Kane, ceived by the STARLINER. They and hung up." views and scenic splendor tour . . . Moral to the story is the number of would I be allowed a stopover in plain Public Relations, KC; Al Cochran, are actually 2,000,000-mile pilots, inquiries on airfreight that might not old everyday Peoria?" — Courtesy Maintenance Foreman, Dayton; Eve- and is our face red!—Ed. be serviced correctly. SMILES. PAGE EIGHT Moy 9, 1947