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Ike mm TRANSCONTINENTAL Vol. 6, No. 11 r40i£i*u: December, 1942 TWA Route Personnel Moves Up Naval Post Expansion of the company's operations for the Army have re­ sulted in the appointment of Dan To Richter Has Highest Phillips to head the TWA Modifi­ cation Center in Kansas City and the promotion of Ray Dunn to Load Factor succeed Mr. Phillips as Adminis­ For Duration trative manager of the TWA Ad­ Heaviest Traveled vanced Training Unit. Talman, Franklin, Is NY-CC-LA Run At the same time, H. B. Ober­ miller, formerly chief accountant, Lockhart Move Up The heaviest traveled aerial has been named controller of the highway in the United States Modification Center and Dick Paul E. Richter, executive is TWA's New York-Chicago- Henry, formerly personnel repre­ vice-president and director of Los Angeles transcontinental sentative, has been appointed per­ sonnel supervisor of the project. TWA, has been called to ac­ route, a survey released by tive duty with the Navy, ef­ the Civil Aeronautics Board B. H. Tumey succeeds Mr. Ober­ miller. fective January 4, President has revealed. Jack Frye has announced. Figures of all domestic air­ Mr. Richter, a lieutenant lines for the period of Sept. commander in the United 24-Oct. 21 disclosed a 94.3 per Bond Drive States Naval Reserve, will re­ cent payload factor in TWA's port to the Chief of Naval Op­ coast-to-coast run with the erations in Washington on Pittsburgh-Chicago leg attain­ Lagging As that date for assignment in ing the highest average of the Naval Air Transport Serv­ 96.4 per cent. The survey cov­ Finish Nears ice. He has been granted a ered passengers, mail and ex­ leave of absence from the press. Ronald Duckworth, Chairman of company to fill the post. President Jack Frye said the the War Bond Drive, has issued the At the same time, President showing reflected the "unprece­ rather shocking news that TWA is Frye announced that the board of dented loads we are carrying in not responding properly to the directors had elected E. Lee Tal­ furtherance of the war effort." campaign. As of November 30th, man, vice-president, treasurer and "Two years ago we would have only 49% of employees in all de­ director, to Mr. Richter's post considered it almost fantastic for partments had authorized any pay­ during his absence, effective Jan­ an airplane, operating in scheduled roll deductions at all, and these de­ uary 4. John M. Lockhart, assist­ service, to achieve a monthly pay- ductions fall far under the 10% of Top, left to right: Paul E. Richter and E. Lee Talman. Lower, left ant secretary and assistant treas­ load factor of 90 per cent," he said. salary goal. to right: Jack Franklin and John Lockhart. urer, assumed the duties of The unusual conditions caused by "We've got to take it on the chin, secretary-treasurer on December the war have forced the payload to pitch into the task and get it done," 11, succeeding Mr. Talman. J. C. its present high level, which said Mr. Duckworth. "Unless we An Outstanding Performance Franklin, at present superintendent means that on some flights all de­ do, there will be no TWA fighter of engineering, has been named mands for service cannot be met. plane carrying our message of Draws High Praise From Army vice-president in charge of engi­ In other words, we have virtually death to the enemy by January Swift performance of a job in prosecution of the war effort neering. reached the saturation point with first; there will be no Minute Man brought commendation to the TWA Modification Center from Brig. An airline transport pilot with our present equipment. Flag to proclaim that 90% of the Gen. A. W. Vanaman, in command of the Materiel Center, Wright Field, several thousand hours in his log "Although almost half our planes employees are participating in the Dayton, Ohio. •— book, Mr. Richter is one of the pio­ are now in military service, we are Payroll Savings Plan. A letter written by the com­ rangements for the procurement neers of the air transport industry. carrying more traffic over our do­ "Certainly taxes and living costs mand of Brig. General Vana­ of that not available at other After learning to fly in 1924, he mestic routes than a year ago. For are going up in the coming year. man and signed by Brig. Gen­ points. His efforts resulted in and Mr. Frye in 1926 formed the instance, we were able to carry 10 Certainly you need your money eral K. B. Wolfe, Chief of the all material being en route by Aero Corporation of California and per cent more overall traffic—pas­ badly during the holiday season. Production Division, Wright August 31. The first article was two years later they organized sengers, mail and express—in Oc­ Who doesn't? But 1943 is the cru­ Field, and received here by completed on Sept. 3 and others Standard Airlines, which operated tober, this year, than in the same cial war year—a grim year in Capt. Waldo D. Emery, Army were available for all airplanes between Los Angeles and El Paso, month of 1941, despite a 41.9 per which we will have to tighten our Air Forces Representative in involved by the completion of Tex. The two companies were ab­ cent decrease in the number of belts again by several notches. charge of TWA's modification the project. sorbed by Western Air Express. planes available. Express accounted There's something you can get work for the Army gives an ac­ With the formation of TWA, Mr. for the greatest gain, an increase along without, and getting along "Performance of the kind de­ count of a performance that Richter successively became super­ of approximately 270 per cent without it will provide that pre­ scribed above is invaluable in "is invaluable in the prosecu­ intendent of operations, vice presi­ ver October of 1941. cious 109. for Uncle Sam. It isn't the prosecution of our war ef­ tion of our war effort." dent of operations and since 1936 "For ten months ended October as though you were kissing the fort. The spirit manifested in In part the letter states: has been executive vice president .1, 1942, express showed an in­ money goodbye—you'll get it back, the accomplishment of this "It appears that on Friday, and director. He is a native of crease of 168.8 per cent over the with interest, when you'll need it task is of the highest order. August 28, 1942, Materiel Cen­ Denver, Colo. same period of 1941 and mail most—when the country needs it It is desired that you bring to ter representative arrived in Mr. Talman joined TWA as jumped 46.5 per cent, with passen­ most, in the postwar construction the attention of the contractor Kansas City with an article of treasurer July 1, 1939, resigning gers off less than 1 per cent. In­ period. and his personnel concerned, the creasing loads of vital war ma­ equipment. This was the only great pleasure and satisfaction the presidency of Industrial Sup­ terials and mail were responsible "You are urged to talk up the one of its kind and there had given the Production Division plies, Inc., La Grange, Ga., to ac­ for the slight decline in passengers. drive, and if you have a 10% but­ not been sufficient time for of the Materiel Center in com­ cept the airline post. He was "On the basis of traffic carried, ton, wear it proudly, for all to see, preparation of drawings. The mending him for a job well elected vice president and member each plane performed 89 per cent for it is a medal of honor, just as contractor forthwith stopped done." of TWA's board of directors in Oc­ more work in October, 1942, than the Distinguished Flying Cross is all other work in his engineer­ tober of the same year. a medal—a fighter's medal. Sure, A letter on the same project in the same month a year ago, with ing department, disassembled A graduate of Northwestern we all wish we could be flying a received by President Jack the average load per plane mile the article and immediately University, the executive vice fighter plane in actual combat Frye from Robert A. Lovett, as­ showing a gain of 39.5 per cent. started the preparation of nec­ president elect was associated with against the Japs and Nazis, but sistant secretary of War for "Naturally, this has meant more essary blueprints. By working the J. L. Jacobs Company in Chi­ since we have to hold the home Air, Washington, D. C, also hours in the air for each unit. Be­ many hours overtime these cago from 1926 until 1929, when front, let's do the next best thing bears congratulations. fore the war we considered eight prints were ready for release he became assistant treasurer of —let's provide a fighter plane for hours a full day's work for one of by 2 p.m., August 29. In the Add to these complimentary the Bendix Aviation Corporation in some American lad to fly and do our transports. Now, however, each meantime the Purchasing De­ notes one from Lt. Gen. H. H. Chicago. He served in that capac­ our fighting for us. We must not plane is flying almost 12 hours partment procured all material Arnold to Mr. Frye on this ex­ ity until 1937, resigning to assume fail." (Continued on page 8) available locally and made ar­ cellent shop performance. (Continued on page 8) Page 2 THE SKYLINER December, 1942 THE SKYLINER PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN KANSAS CITY, MO. TWA Careers Public Information Department. Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Editor Leo Baron News Editor, New York R. I. Robinson Fifty autographed photos on the Manaoino Editor Hal Grayson News Editor, Chicago Virgil Cory wall in George Bruns' office attest Associate Editor William Dixon News Editor, Los Angeles C. W. Dayhoff William Sumits Chief Photographer his long service with TWA. So John Randazzo Photographer does the gold ten-year pin in his Georgia Bryan Assistant Photographer Issued between the 20th and 30th of each month. Contributions should be in the hands of lapel. the editor not later than the 10th of the month preceding publication. Address all contributions "In fact," the chief of stores to The Skyliner, Kansas City, Missouri. drawls, "I've had only two jobs in Officers my life. I started out in the Army T. B. Wilson Chairman of the Board and Director Air Corps and picked up a lot of Jack Frye President and Director Paul E. Richter Executive Vice-Pres., Secretary and Director experience that has bsen a great E. Lee Talman Vice-Pres. and Director V. P. Conroy Vice-Pres. in Charge of Traffic help to me now that TWA is par­ John A. Collings Vice-Pres. in Charge of Operations ticipating in the war program." C. E. Fleming Vice-Pres. and Assistant Secretary J. C. Franklin Vice-Pres. in Charge of Engineering All those photographs represent John M. Lockha t Secretary-Treasurer C. W. Herre Assistant Secretary aviation executives and personnel C. A. Gress Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer either in TWA or the Army, that E. C. Peet Comptroller is, all but one. His old friends, Directors Olsen and Johnson, the comedy L.aMotte T. Cohu Northrop Aircraft, Inc., Hawthorne, California Powel Crosley, Jr Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio team, sent a picture especially Ralph S. Euler The Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sidney Maestre Mississippi Valley Trust Co., St. Louis, Missouri posed for the collection and the Nelson S. Talbott Talbott Realty Co., Dayton, Ohio aeronautical environment. They Harold Warner Attorney, New York are emulating an airplane take-off. Johnson is the airplane. The red-headed materiel special­ Several TWA hostesses recently assisted tihe Maritime Service in KC as To All Personnel: honorary recruiters. In this picture Hostesses Helen Stigall, left, and Jane ist for TWA, who claims Burling­ Force, far right, apparently have convinced two young men that the Mari­ In the first year of war, you and your company achieved a record ton, Iowa, as his home town left time Service is the career for them. for which we may all feel proud. college in 1923 for the Air Corps. At the start of the last Neiv Year, the road ahead was obscured by uncertainty. None of us knew how much of our equipment would be diverted, how many of our schedules would be affected, how we would OTA Kail ai If mutt fare personnel-wise. At the time, the pattern of our war-time opera­ tions had not been cut. It is understandable if some of you had mis­ givings about the future. (Employees Going on Military Leave of Absence) Within a few months, the picture had clarified itself. Our Strato­ Cadet K. W. Riley Clerk Maint. KC liner fleet found itself operating not on one continent, but on four. Pvt. Fred D. Meek.... Clerk Maint. KC W. W. Hawkins Clerk Maint. KC Our pre-war training project at the 4-engine transition school at Albu­ Robert W. Regan Ticket Rep Traffic CG querque continued functioning until its assignment was finished. We B. J. Powers Jr. Psg. Agent Operations .. DO began training an unprecedented number of pilots, radio operators, Wm. F. Peterson Chief Clerk .... Airways Eng KC Augustine T. Pearson.... Appr. Mech Maint. LG mechanics and other technicians, many of them for the army air forces. I. J. Murphy.. Psg. Agent Oper ... ID We established a modification center, where again our maintenance, John E. Mitchell Steno Procur KC engineering and purchasing departments distinguished themselves as Douglas L. Mesker.. Captain Oper. KC may be noted in letters reprinted elsewhere in THE SKYLINER. L. A. Mayer Jr. Psg. Agent .. Oper LG T. W. Martin Mechanic Oper ID Wesley D. Ball Cleaner Service KC With a reduced number of operating units, our traffic and opera­ George E. Bell Chief Psg. Agent Oper HX tions departments skillfully revised schedules in a way that built the H. K. Bowen Appr. Mech Oper DY equipment utilization factor to a point well above anything reached in James E. Buck Jr. Mech Instrum KC L. E. Castellini Appr. Mech the past. And the sob teas done without sacrificing in the slightest our Service KC Lewis D. Caudill Jr. Psg. Agent AQ rigid standards of safety, upon which the reputation of this company Paul T. Coker Jr. Mech ICD . . WA rests, in war and in peace. T. J. Connor Psg. Agent Edward J. Czuprvk Mechanic J£C Through all these expansion moves, our numbers have increased Marcellus D. Davis Jr. Mech Maint LG GEORGE BRUNS Willard S. Estabrook Inv. Clerk Radio .. . .KC from 3,130 to 5,600, a gain of 78 per cent. This means that nearly Richard J. Flading First Cook Treas . . KC half of our force has been with this company less than a year. Approxi­ He knew Corregidor in the peace­ F. H. Garvin Cargo Handler Pass. Ser DY mately 800 members of our organization, who were with us a year ago, Edward P. Gleason... Courier Oper CG ful days of 1925 when the majorily A. M. Heisig Cargo Handler .... .Traffic ... CG are now serving in the armed forces. It is to the credit of the personnel of material on hand, a suivey Joyce D. Holmberg Jr. Mech Oper CG department, to the training divisions of all departments, and to the Harry L. Horsman . . Clerk Misc. O'haul KC cooperation of you newcomers that so many vacancies have been filled proved, were obsolete captive bal­ Paul Lello Cargo Handler Traffic KC loons. They were made of fine James A. Light Jr. Psg. Agent .. Oper CG and filled well. Harold B. Lyda Accountant Oper PG Irish linen coated with a water re­ C. S. Ricker Clerk Treas KC All of us can improve in the way we are doing our job. In times James Gras Steno... Treas KC of heavy traffic like the present it is easy to forget that the airlines have pellent. Master Sergeant Bruns Note: Includes only those granted leave Maint KC built a reputation for courteous treatment of the traveling public. provided a way for their disposal Total on official military leave—568. since last issue of SKYLINER. Thousands of passengers originally were attracted to us solely for that without waste. There were 250 reason. These travelers felt that every one of us personally appre­ natives on the island. The rainy ciated his patronage and so we did. We are not going to lose that relationship, for it has made us unique in the transportation field. No season was approaching. A native Office of War Information quicker way can we forfeit that loyalty than by indifferent or undiplo­ tailor cut the balloons into mack­ matic handling of a passenger's needs, even when they may seem intoshes. Warns Against Loose Chatter unreasonable. On such occasions, tact and patience will see us through. A couple of years later the War workers should be careful tary operation or w:th exact in­ We cannot foretell what 1943 will bring, but of one thing we may young Air Corps officer came back not to play the Axis game of "bits formation on some phase of ex­ be certain: the task ahead is a heavy one, requiring the same unstinted to the States to a permanent as­ effort, cooperation and loyalty you gave your company in 1942. and pieces"—a game in which the panding war production. signment at Crissy Field, San enemy fits together scraps of gos­ Please accept my sincere best wishes for a happy holiday season. Francisco. He cast speculative eyes Here are a few simples rules to sip about military secrets and uses follow: towards the newly formed Western them to destroy American lives and Air Express and the advantages it materiel. If you HEAR it from someone— */dLCjd. might have for an individual with The Axis' far-flung spy system, don't repeat it. an aviation background. PRESIDEN employing infinite patience, has If you SEE it yourself—don't He applied and was accepted, but operatives who concentrate on talk about it. with the provision that he would sifting hundreds of apparently un­ But if you read it in a reputable work without pay for the first related, fragmentary items of in­ publication or hear it on the radio three days. The young and pioneer­ Examinations Bring Peculiar Answers formation and weaving them into it's official and you may pass it on. ing company that was later to be a pattern which may enable them A collector's item is Chief tickets may not be returned to part of a merger that formed the to sabotage a plant, sink a convoy Hostess Instructor Winnie Rey­ passengers. first great transcontinental airline of ships or repel a "surprise" in­ In Appreciation nolds' file of bonehead answers she A. Interline tickets are never re­ had overshot its pay budget for vasion on some foreign shore. comes across occasionally in turned to passengers that that period. For example, an enemy agent The following note has been checking examination papers of have been used. Six months before the merger of may overhear such idle bits of received from Mrs. Jack Zim­ her classes. Without further ado, Q. Under what conditions may TAT and Western Air was ef­ chatter as these: Seeing Eye dogs be carried on merman : here are a few: fected, George Bruns was sent out "Yep, shipped 40 bombers out of airplanes ? to inspect all TAT equipment from "To all Transcontinental and Q. When should hot chocolate be here last week." . . . "Saw 20 new Western Air officers and em­ A. Seeing Eye dogs may be car­ Kansas City to New York. Later lathes come into the plant today." offered and to which passen­ ried on airplanes by passen­ he supervised the transfer of ma­ ployees who contributed to flowers for Jack, I wish to ex­ gers? gers properly muzzled. terials from Los Angeles to KC "They're sure unloading a pile press to you my sincere thanks. A. Should be served to berth pas­ Q. Give the definition for flying and the activation of the KC base. of bauxite at our place these days." sengers who cannot sleep be­ between two layers of clouds. I was deeply appreciative of all His special pride is the younger the TWA boys being in Fre­ fore going to bed. A. Sandwich flying. men he has started up the ladder "Three machine tool men shipped mont as was the whole family. Q. In what order should passen­ Q. What is the purpose of Form in TWA. out for foreign service somewhere It is grand to know Jack had gers' berths be made down? T-441? Bruns is strictly a ground man. —must be something doing." so many wonderful friends. A. Place passengers whom desire Not since the U.S. Army Air Corps A. Use for passengers who have Every man who made those re­ "I am addressing all cards to retire early together. discontinued its junior pilot rating births on the airplane. marks may have been acting inno­ as they come to me and I hope Q. What adjustments of heating in 1923, has he been at the con­ cently, and none of the remarks no one is missed. I would like Q. Are animals permitted in the and ventilating controls are trols of an airplane. was dangerous in itself. But the to write each and every one a cabin of the plane? necessary when the air con­ Christmas day will de doubly sig­ enemy might fit them into a jig­ personal note but since there are A. No, except sightseeing dogs ditioner is attached to the nificant. He'll celebrate his second saw puzzle, collect missing pieces many I do not know, hope this accompanied by master. rear of the ship? wedding anniversary and his 37th from other sources, end up with an reaches all of you." Q. List conditions under which A. In flight? birthday. accurate picture of a pending mili­ December, 1942 THE SKYLINER Page 3 Engineer Draws Contrast Between Two Wa r Fronts EMPLOYEES Criticizes Complacency ARMED FO Existant In America From out in the Pacific comes ning to take the shape of a sailor- a letter from former TWA captain suit. If you are one of those Ameri­ at LG, J. M. Walker, now lieuten­ "Seriously though, now that that cans who believes that we're do­ ant with the Marines. It is ad­ period is past history, I really got dressed to Ray Wells, Chief Pilot a kick out of it and of course ing all right—that all our ac­ of the Atlantic Division. there is a reason for making you complishments are on the credit "Things have been happening so go through everything you do. side of the ledger, don't read fast," he relates, "I haven't been "I received a copy of THE SKY­ this. You'll get your ears able to sit still long enough to LINER the other day. It was like write. Trying to dodge Japs com­ a letter from home to read about pinned back. ing in and going out is really a all my old friends of TWA." George MacDonald, a member trick. I got caught on my first of the Boeing Aircraft En­ trip up there but I got away with Thomas E. (Ben) Oakes, former it. The only thing we don't have convention manager for TWA, has gineering Service Unit, has been is ice, unless you go out of your been granted a commission as a on the war fronts since last Feb­ way to get it, but the thunder­ first lieutenant in the Air Trans­ ruary where he followed the storms are really something. port Command. A graduate of B-17s. In traveling across the Supt. of Reservations R. E. Whitmer, left, acknowledges the applause fol­ "We're using Pratt and Whit­ Notre Dame university, class of lowing his talk before the assembled student body of Iowa Wesleyan College ney's and they really put out when States from Florida to Seattle at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The speech, the fifth in a series of lectures being you need it. I guess you heard given by aviation authorities at the college, was broadcast to over 20,000 col­ upon his recent return, he saw lege and high school students in the Iowa area. Dr. Karel Hujer, right, intro chat bkip Kimball (former TWA enough and heard enough to duced Mr. Whitmer. captain) was killed on a night take-off here. force him to draw a sharp con­ "This used to be Hal Johnson's trast between the war front "Men of Character Are Not Shocked" (former TWA captain) squadron and the home front. He an­ but he and a fellow you might EDITOR'S NOTE : Hal Blackburn's powers as an after-dinner swers these with a graphic de­ know, Freddie Angstodt, went speaker are well known. When standing before a banquet audi­ back to do another job. Among scription of conditions at the ence, his ivords usually run to humor and his zvit is as sparkling other airlines people here are war front, in an article in the as his thatch of red hair. In the following letter, "Blacky" Norman Anderson from Ameri­ current issue of THE BOEING distinguishes himself on the serious side, expressing a line of can, Harry Baker from Eastern thought that is worthy of a Macaulay. NEWS, parts of which are and and Fiske Marshall from November 25, 1942. Northwest. quoted here. Dear Mr. Darst: "My duties are somewhat varied. "Of course it is just dandy In our profession all training and preparation is toward I'm squadron communications of­ that production is up 300% or the end that we may intelligently plan, efficiently conduct, ficer, adjutant, check pilot, and in 400

In a former automx Kansas City, now corn is turning out highly si craft mechanics by the Air Forces. Previous '^^Llh ries on this unique insti on these two pages you prehensive picture layc school. Ray Dunn, VG pert ana flight engin This is no place for a fat man. The crawl tunnel on the Advanced Training school's obstacle course keeps the waistlines slim and the men T keyed up physically and mentally. RUOWn.

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process. These men will b"no* only readv L , tou^eninS "P Pvt. Pravis Blacklidge, left, and Pvt. Joseph Close are repair­ y t0 repair but where ing the wing structure of an advanced Army plane under the necessary defend their airplanes. * These future ground cre^ direction of Instructor Robert Claxton. how to take apart and reassei December, 1942 THE SKYLINER Page 5 iiiaiirio" 3Io<*linnics For Air Forces

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Checking the landing gear on a B-25 are Pvts. Raymond » _- • •.-„. _>___._. ,„.m where skilled radio Seitzinger and Jack Pickens. They pay close attention to In­ structor Robert Huston as they well realize that someday they ew specialists are given instruction on may be doing the same job in much different circumstances. The <;mble modern Army planes. Rauppius is the instructor. instructor is Robert Huston. Page 6 THE SKYLINER December, 1942 IP K**W^^

CHICAGO PITTSBURGH LOS ANGELES OPERATIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC John Evans, CG psg. agent, took the Holiday greetings from PT and with Conditions are never static here. lead in social activities when he was this we extend an invitation to School days have begun anew for ex­ married to Miss Ruth E. Johnson, TWAers over the system to stop in and ecutive and operations and traffic secretary to the comptroller at Chi­ burn the traditional "yule log" with representatives. The course keeps them cago University. Soon to follow in us. busy from 4 to 6 p.m. three days a John's footsteps will be Terry Mul- Bowling is in full swing says Secre­ week. Joe Morris is bound to get the ryan, also a psg. agent, who made tary George Macko, control, and laur­ bejt grade as he drove Prof. Galbraith original plans to be married a tew els go to Len Koster, DTM, who is in home after class and, since the advent days ago but had to postpone it when first place with Rachel Watkins, rvs., of gas rationing, that is subject to the church was booked for other ac­ first high for the girls. Vin Stott, NY, citation. tivities. ^ and Lou Marechal, traffic tng. supvr., Liz Gerdes, who recently moved Loretta Bailey, who left the down­ joined the bowlers this week—with from HO to LA traffic, moved further town traffic switchboard to become a Mr. Marechal paying for Mr. Stott's on this month to WA where she was cargo handler at the airport in hopes games. PT called it fine cooperation married to Lt. Benson Hoy, USNR. of becoming a psg. agent, will get her and hopes to have them join the Liz will continue with TWA back wish. This month she's switching to bowlers again. there. Modelle Hall is 'replacing her one of the snappy new feminine uni­ At last month's Wing Ding at the at the ticket counter. forms now being sported becomingly Community House, South Park, Walt We're not positive these two things Newcomer of the month is Marjorie by Miss Dorothy Beck, former teletype Williams, NY, proved to be an Eddie are humans but our photo department Ross, Art Stewart's secretary. Marjorie operator at the hangar who has been The man who thought he'd use Duchin on the piano. assures us this is a picture of First was a TWA employee before her mar­ a psg. agent for several months. Officers A. J. Kirby, left, and Ray riage several years ago to Maj. Owen Plans for holiday get-togethers to the bus after his tires wore out. Congratulations are in order for new Johnson. Ross, a former TWA pilot, who is now exchange presents were all set by appointments to: Bob Currie, rvs. mgr.; stationed with the Marine Corps at traffic and operations. Because ot Tommy McKibben, chief control; Peg Guadalcanal. Bob McCormick doesn't transportation problems it was Flyn, mgr. CTO; Hazel Guy, chief NEW YORK have his at home sign out these days. planned to hold a traffic affair at the SOUTH BEND clerk; Russ Holdren, former chief He spent two weeks training new per­ Hotel Morrison on Dec. 21, with op­ clerk, now to Intercontinental Divi­ Keeping track of people these days is sonnel in SF and then attended a rvs. erations to follow with a buffet sup­ The headline news from SN this sion in WA, and Bob Simrell, former something of a problem as familiar meeting in KC. per at the airport on Dec. 28. Anyone month is the transfer and promotion rvs. mgr., to navigator in KC. faces (male) leave for the armed serv­ Eleanor Waterud's fellow reserva- lucky enough to have some extra gaso­ of chief psg. agent, Frank Leasure, to Congratulations are also in order as ices and new faces (mostly female) tionist, Nell Wilson is busy becoming line could attend both parties assistant station mgr. at DY. wedding bells toll for: Lt. Bill Graham, take their places and former friends familiar with controls and counter We were happy to get Al Carlson The reference in the Station Infor­ former traffic rep. and Pat Patterson, (in uniform) pop up suddenly to say work so that she can do vacation re­ back with us as fit. supt., though it mation Bulletin No. 3 to the PH pas­ formerly of control, who are now re­ hello while on leave in the Big City. lief after the first of the year. made us give up a mighty fine person senger being sent to Las Vegas, Nev. siding in Carlsbad, N. Mex.; to Mary New faces include those of Doro-liy Pint size Marty Preble is carrying a Harley Dolan, who is now in control when he wanted to go to Las Vegas, Lou Fuller, CTO, who is now Mrs. Tresch in the general office; Doris pint sized, pearl handled pistol and in KC. I hear Harley and Al had N. M., recalled a tall tale from Station Miller, and to Grace McCombs, CTO, Fredericks, Bus Russ' new gal; Trudy permit these days because her Pappy quite a time moving in and out of Mgr. Jack Evans who was serving in whose engagement was recently an­ Cummings, jr. clerk; Mrs. Wolleback, wanted her to have protection en route the same apartment. The neighbors that same capacity at Las Vegas when nounced. formerly of the ICD, as traffic rep., from office to home and back again. are still in a spin. this incident happened. The climax to The welcome mat is out for new replacing Harry Verderber. Since she has just moved to within a Marion Cocking replaced John us- the story came when the passenger, a employees: Eleanor Slease, Ida May Fred Neuberth. traffic rep. expects block, instead of the original three teen in food service when he was Taos Indian, couldn't speak English Heakin, Mary Lou Joseph and Nora to be inducted into the army around blocks, of her business habitat, she's transferred to AB. and his funds amounted to less than Witherspoon at CTO; Mary Gregory the New Year. Jay Pearson stopped in afraid she'll never have a chance to We have our second female radio $3. Jack reports that in the year SrN and Rachel Watkins, in rvs.; Helen De the office recently in his new Navy prove her Annie Oakley abilities. opr., Lucille Horning. has been open, he has had a 200 /r Wald, control; Julia Ryan and Ann uniform and advised he was taking Visitors included Dean Peck from Ol' Danny Cupid seems to find a lot turn-over in personnel. Marie Maurer, communications. on a spouse come Christmas. "Stick operations to see how reservations of victims around here. Mary Vilini, Joe Bartles, flying No. 23 through SN Anne Civill. Randall, now general manager of the really worked; Don Epperson of ATA flight control clerk, recently returned just after an 8-inch snow, reports that Aircraft War Production Council, East at Mines Field, Jim Harrigan and from her Montana vacation a married it looked like an arctic outpost. The Coast, keeps a soft spot in his heart Ralph Hinkel. gal. She is leaving Dec. 15 to jpm other half of the story is that it felt for the old home and drops in now Recent word from Lt. Al Clearman her husband, who is a Commando. We like one with 4 degrees below, and the PHILADELPHIA and then for a chat. and John Winchell of ICD prove that understand that John Evans^ psg. furnace not completed. Transfers include Clarence Olson, the lads are boning up on their agent will march to the altar Dec. 12. Isabelle Curran, jr. psg. agent, had TRAFFIC now mail and express cargo rep., as­ American history at Mount Vernon, George Fredrich and Ed Kammerer the enviable task of entertaining Bob Our office has turned out to be a sisting Bud Russ, and formerly in rvs. WA. are now our opr. agents. Walt Menzer Hope recently when 23 was late. mathematical problem with all its ad­ control; Joe Rowan transferred from Christmas is coming and Art Stew­ and Eileen Rettick recently joined us ditions and subtractions that have oc­ rvs. control to traffic rep., taking over art is withdrawing his All Clear sign as psg. agents, and Virginia Jones, curred here of late. Although we have Lt. Ronnie Veeder's duties handling from the front door. He had it out teletypist will be over there shortly. subtracted Lou Marechal, former DTM, Jersey business. Also Marion Lavine Thanksgiving and too many arrived READING transferred to KC as a field rep. and and Marguerite Hugo, formerly NY to partake of a late turkey snack, Max. advisor for TWA's new traffic train­ telephone sales reps., now Kansas Cit- leaving no cold cuts for the host. TRAFFIC As the saying goes, "The north wind ing division, and Lee Harris, former ians, are, we understand, rooming to­ A Merry Christmas and a Happy We can report two engagements in doth blow, and we shall have snow." traffic rep. and advisor, who left for gether there. New Year to everyone else in TWA Cupid's register since the last edition Here in DN, we are more anxious duty with the Intercontinental Divi­ The traffic reps, now are on a 50-50 from us. of THE SKYLINER. Miss Verna about the former. Due to the fact that sion, we have in the meantime added basis in favor of both sexes, with four Eleanor Corrigan. Frerichs, personnel, was the first and the field is under construction, we are Walt Coyle as our new DTM. Walt men and four women, boasting a for­ was followed by the surprise an­ limited to one runway, and if the came to us from NY, where he held mer traveling saleswoman, Jane MAINTENANCE nouncement from Rosemary Carrere wind is unfavorable for landing on the position of revs. mgr. Also with Wood, who used to sell hosiery and Those released for Armed Service to a Naval Aviation ensign. said runway, we and our passengers us from other fields of endeavor are who has just been promoted from the this month were Leo Herndon, Lewis Several of the girls from the ticket watch TWA Flight 1 or 6 make a Betty Turner, Roseanne Cusack and ticket counter. Pat Gilmartin also was Bender, and Chet Wampler. Lloyd counter and rvs. have been serving as beautiful passover. The old nursery Sue Simpson, telephone sales. promoted from that department and Humphries has been sworn into hostesses at the dances on Saturday rhyme's prophecy may be true that Audrey Jensen from telephone sales Naval Aviation and Joe Breckler has night and Sunday afternoon at the if the wind blows, we shall have snow, TWA has been getting plugs every and last but not least Lil Brown. been sworn into the Army Air Corps. Officers' Club. Among these are but in our situation, we shall have no once in a while in our local papers Now that Jim Wand is working in the flights. and the responsibility for such goes Lt. Johnny Woods, formerly in the hangar waiting his call from Uncle Myrtle Schuhr, Betty Burns, Elsie to our Pat Kenworthy, telephone NY agency dept., writes telephone Sam there has been a lot of informa­ Koval, Toddy Belknap. Betty Renter, Of late, there has been a rapid suc­ sales, who has and is still hitting the sales supvr. Eleanor Hayner from Alex­ tion given to him in confidence that Pauline Krughoff and Margaret cession of events in the lives of DN newsprint because of her ability as an andria, Va., that, the Army cramps his otherwise would not be learned until Keegan. employees. D. A. G. "Scotty" Mutch social life. after they had happened, such as, the CG had a steady stream of visitors has been distributing cigars and an­ outstanding hockey player. Because Ann Purich. from KC recently i.e., V. P. Conroy, nouncing, "It's a boy." He has re­ of her connection with us she has marriage Sunday, Dec. 13 of Ray Tus- E. O. Cocke, Charles Gallo, Leo Baron, linquished his title as boss of the seen that our company name follows ing, also the coming wedding of Dick Wally French, Clyde Fullerton, Hal Mutch family to little Andrew. We can her on the field of battle. Cummins. All is peace and quiet since Grayson, Bill Sumits, Earl Miller, vouch for Ben Haydon, mechanic, as Although severing her connections WASHINGTON Eddie Berns has gone on his vacation. Bill Pluchel and ID Psgr. Agent Lynn. an excellent photographer, proof of with the USO, Ruth Buchanan, tele­ TRAFFIC With the hiring of women at the Eddy Gleason, former courier at which was seen in his pictures of Mrs. phone sales, is nevertheless still con­ The possibility of TWA flying into Burbank hangar come two from KC, CTO, and Fred King, a Lieut, (j.g.) Mutch and Jr. Al Ripley, mechanic, tinuing to help the men in the service Washington in the near future gives Misses Fowler and Noles. Speaking of came in to show off their Navy uni­ is looking forward to teaching Andy by giving them super service on flight the entire staff a thrill. We will be women there is a new cost accountant, forms. If you should see the lounge the intricacies of ice-skating. Uncle reservations. more than happy to take our place Jeannett Harlan and a new mainte­ for women at the CTO in the Palmer Sam has called Larry Brand, so an­ When it comes to conscientious em­ among the on-line stations—so move nance clerk, Jean Carter. House, newly furnished by Johnny other DN agent is now clad in khaki. ployees you just can't beat Dick Wood, over! We're all set! The new DTM, There has been a party brewing for Graves with the assistance of Bill Ade, Elynor Becker, jr. psg. agent, changed telephone sales. He picks his friends M. Dennis Murray, has ended his the operations, maintenance, and traf­ you will give it whole-hearted ap­ her name on Oct. 11, became Mrs. from distant cities such as SF or LA. search for a home. Lou Marechal spent fic depts. proval. Charles T. Wagner. The psychology in this is that when­ his scheduled three days in WA, gath­ Jean Carter. Marge Lange will be on her way ever they decide to pay the folks back ering material for the new training to see her husband, stationed with "We'll take time here to give Russ home a visit, he almost always can talk program. Lt. George Lusk dropped in OPERATIONS the Marines in San Diego, just about Garlin, station mgr. a hand for his them into using our service. to pay us a visit and so did Capt. Ray We lost one of our senior psg. agents the time our Christmas party is in house-warming parties. As though it were not cold enough Riggs, formerly of the NY traffic of­ at BU when Herb Steidel went to OA session. Anne McLennan, hospitalized Pvt. Jack Nuss, former DN jr. psg. in PG, Bill Koehler, control rep., fice, now stationed at Boiling Field. as station mgr. J. I. "Irv" Greenwald with pneumonia, hopes to be back in agent, is in the Army Air Forces at makes it appear worse by always pick- Victor Kepfer, also from NY traffic, is a frequent visitor here. He has been time for the party. Newcomer of the Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine. is in Walter Reed Hospital recovering trying to balance one of the 2702's for month is Peg Larson, transferred here Elynor Becker. from injuries sustained while on ma­ the last few days. Don Hunter sees a from DY. And we're still trying to neuvers. Visitors during Nov. included little more of the operations bunch find out who sends those gardenias Col. T. B. Wilson, W. F. McGrath and now that he is out of the traffic dept. and orchids by telegraph from over­ Henry Riegner. Elaine Begers from the Intercontinen­ seas to Shirley WaUace. INDIANAPOLIS tal Division in WA was out here for a Mrs. Jeanne Hiller returned from a brief visit. Morrie Stettler, with his Merry Christmas to all. Newest in our ranks are Joyce Hu­ two-week's visit to KC and Irene Mil­ wife and sister, stopped in before the Martha Schill. bert?, teletype opr., and Jerry Fitz­ ler still talks about her vacation. gasoline rationing set in. Speaking of gerald, full fledged radio opr. now. Hildred Hillix and your correspondent gas rationing Lew Goss and Ted Here- The latest from the W. L. King resi­ spent a week-end in NY. dence is Robert Kent, arriving via rord onhav te eirbee nen w seen riding around ST. LOUIS Stork, Inc., on Dec. 5. George Thorne, Turkey Day was celebrated by the £_-., - ? motorcycles. Red mechanic, will be leaving us soon for WA staff with all the trimmings. Yours ^r1i^nt1S.-rym?.to^se11 his' and at' th-e the Intercontinental Division. Things truly accepted birthday congratula­ £11^ «lme n d°esn't make sense. TRAFFIC are cookin' on the front burner here tions. No, I wasn't born on the first Francis Reeves, former dispatch clerk In mid-November Uncle Sam looked at ID—Larry Geschwind, station mgr., Thanksgiving and while we are on the is going to be one of our new ticket has been walking on air since approval subject of holidays, may we, in the Sl?£ri,__ai_w111 Miss Vera Kirton. Miss at our SKYLINER correspondent, Mor­ WA office wish the entire TWA Sys­ Mildred Dwyer is changing from ticket ris Baker, nodded approval, and left for an office upstairs came through. tem a Merry Christmas and a Happy cierDT.t(. cargo clerk- the first woman us frantically searching for copy be­ Clo Brinson, jr. rvs. clerk, has come New Year. _,„ *2 do this work. Mildred Clatt fore the December deadline. As a part­ into our downtown traffic office. Hazel W. Warren. and Barbara Coultas are new dispatch ing thrust we presented our ex-scribe Scuse me now, while I take time out clerks and Glen Ingles is a new addi- with a leather writing folder so com­ for a yawn, for since the gals here, e plete in detail that his future com­ M. L. McKenna, M. E. Dean, and yours ing the most frigid days possible to °_? i° ^ , meteorology department. munications should write themselves. truly, have taken over the night go for a swim. The thought alone DAYTON K. E. Hinkle, edu. supvr., breezed in From now on we expect to lead the shifts, we've lost out on a lot of the causes the majority of us to rattle and and right out again. Add to the list of campaign for no No-Shows. Advised gossip about ID. See you next month. TRAFFIC visitors, Miss Alice Frank of the Con­ W. R. Hoffman. shake all over the place. Seen and heard about DY CTO—Bob solidated ticket office at CG. Since that we had only two no-shows for Here is a hint for the boys and Kail accepting his new position as Air U.J..C. lost to Notre Dame, the Irish­ the month of October, we were in the girls having occasion to address letters Mail & Express rep. for the Marquette men working for us make life mis­ act of congratulating each other when or cards to Peg Kosemple, ticket sales. Division . . . Peg Larson selling her erable for those who bet on U.S.C Russ Petitte, DTM, came in and passed AMARILLO For your information Peg is now last round-trip ticket in DY and then Jim Hawthorne, DTM at LA dropped around a large box of candy. He working with the LaScala Opera in catching Flight 23 to Chicago to start out to say hello to the gang. promises that we will be similarly re­ With three inches of snow on the the Quaker City. in CG rvs. on Dec. 1 . . . Bob Bryson warded every time we can equal or ground, Amarillo is dreaming of a Several months ago Mert Nason, settling up our last game of football Dean Peck. better that record. white Christmas. This is the first time traffic rep., gave me merry heck be­ fun for the season . . . Dottie Woolery On December third the local Amer­ in about six years that a snow fall cause I didn't mention in our column and Marge Flint boosting our War ican Airlines offices sponsored a get- didn't melt the day after it came. the fact that a little Nason had been Bond purchases to a new high. together for members of the three air­ While we are on the subject, we ushered into this war-torn world. Nat­ We liked seeing Robert Bartholomew, SAN FRANCISCO lines that serve LS. Although repre­ would all like to wish the entire sys­ urally, the news is a little late, but who stopped in recently and gave us OPERATIONS sentatives of Chicago and Southern tem a very Merry Christmas and a same is now given for sake of saving some good pointers on reservations. Airlines, American Airlines and TWA Happy New Year. This also goes for honorable face. The news from SF revolves around indulged in the jovial bickering, ours the fellows who have left the com­ Equally enjoyable were the visits paid promotions and changes in personnel. pany to join Uncle Sam. From various sources reports have us by C. E. McCollum and Clyde Ful­ Take a look at this. L. G. Woodward, must have been the loudest voice for drifted in to us more or less discount­ lerton. former chief radioman here, is our we seemed to be in the majority. We welcome to our family, Elnore ing our characterization of Wharton From all indications, "Spinner" Kirk new station mgr. and was succeeded We greet Evelyn Blodgett and Kay Belles, at the CTO, Margo Hamilton, Chew of control. We have labored likes WA and being "The Big Opera­ in his old job by Radioman W. C. Murry, experiencing growing pains and D. M. Woodward, new jr. agents. under the impression that Chewey was tor." Thelma Colby and Sally Weaver, Thompson . . . Bernice Bowles, host­ with their new duties, secretarial and Glenn "Pappy" Hall is hiding out quite the reserved type until he was joined our staff as new rvs. reps. ess, is now based in BU and Mav teletype, respectively. Betty Buckley these days from Bob Gandy as it hammering a nail into the wall to Incidentally, when flights decide to Olsson is a hostess on the SFJD run is relinquishing her teletype duties seems he promised Bob some ducks, hang one of the new TWA calendars cancel in DY, Gordon Hanes really gets . . . H. G. Andrews has been trans­ to serve as telephone sales rep. Duke but Rico "Zipper" Zanotti makes so when, like the carpenter he is, he cooperation from the railroads. May ferred from SF to AB . . . And we >• "Chief" Slade is spending his vacation much noise changing flats that all the missed the nail entirely and whacked we add, another TWA Club party was hear that Charles Green, temporary right here in LS, with his wife, Boots, ducks have left the country. his thumb instead. held at Wampler's Barn on Nov. 30 psg. agent at OA has returned to BU. and his dog, Runaway. The Texas Rattler. Bob Paul. Sadie. E. J. Eller. December, 1942 THE SKYLINER Pae.e 7 Printers Bow Out To Training Center Airline Shows Rooms that once rumbled with Supervisor of the school is a vet­ the peacetime operation of printing eran TWA flight captain, Frank E. presses and linotype machines are Busch, former assistant general Profit Through now the classrooms where students manager of the Air Force 4-Engine from all over the country are re­ Transition School at Albuquerque Capacity Loads ceiving ground and flight training where TWA conducted transition for domestic airline and military training for Army pilots. With him Same Period Last Year needs. is a faculty of 48 headed by eight Resulted In Net Loss Here is the TWA Flight Crew chief instructors. Training School at Kansas City, Shown at the upper right are Mr. A net profit after taxes of $1,- recently enlarged to meet the com­ Busch and several members of his pany's growing operations for the 531,665, or $1.61 per share, for the staff. Left to right are Russell F. nine months ended Sept. 30, 1942, Army Transport Command. Four Lund, educational advisor; Guy L. floors of the Remington-Rand, Inc., has been reported by TWA. The Arnold, navigation; P. V. Bate, same period last year resulted in building at 915-17 Wyandotte, for­ ground; Mr. Busch; Joseph A. merly occupied by printing com­ a net loss of $49,204, or $.05 per Browne, meteorology; D. D. La- share. panies, have been leased by TWA tourell, radio; and Hugh W. Davis, to provide for the expansion. instrument flying. Others, not pic­ Book gain resulting from the Already more than 200 students tured, are Floyd Massey, Link requisitioning of' aircraft by the drawn from both military and civil­ Trainer, and Keith Bell, instrument Federal Government has been cred­ ian ranks are studying under cur­ flight instructor. ited to surplus and is not included ricula that produce co-pilots, navi­ Six cfhief instructors meet with the school's supervisor, Frank E. Busch, in earnings. As a consequence of gators and radio operators. The center, veteran TWA flight-captain. Eight chief instructors assis him with the these credits and the earnings for Radio classes are conducted at general organization of the school. school has a capacity of 800. Under the Bruning building, 14th and the period, the airline's net worth these general classifications such Walnut Sts. Flight training is increased 36% during the nine- related subjects as meteorology, given at the KC Municipal Airport. month period resulting in a book Link Trainer, code, elementary Periods of training, varying with value per share of $11.02; an in­ electricity, equipment, etc., are each department, range from six to crease of $2.88 per share. Current given. 10 weeks. assets increased 66% and working capital showed a gain of 94% dur­ ing the period. President Jack Frye pointed out that only a small fraction of the reported earnings resulted from fees under war contracts. The favorable showing resulted from: (1) increased seating capacity per airplane operated as a result of the discontinuance of sleeper equip­ ment; (2) capacity passenger and cargo loads for most of the period; (3) improved equipment utiliza­ tion; and (4) the elimination of scrip discounts. Mr. Frye explained that in re­ cent months over 90% of the avail­ able payload was utilized on all With sextant and text, two navigation students, O. J. Knose, left, and Four Link Trainers are in constant operation. Here, at the control desk trips. This means that many S. A. Zdant, right, plot a course under the direction of their instructor, Mr. Instructor A. H. Flemington telephones directions to student, Eugene Schwartz Bruce Phillips, center. in the Trainer. Jay Jones, center, also is an instructor. trips operated at full capacity and that in order to reach such high More Online N ews utilization many demands for serv­ Former Commissioner TWA Veteran and Polar Explorer ice were unfulfilled. Such loads, Joins Treasury Staff On Byrd Expedition Dies In Miami DETROIT which could not be expected in About the only thing new at DO is peace times, result from the de­ the personnel. Reservations introduces As Executive Assistant Veteran TWA pilot Alton Returning from the polar trip, Lois Chapman and Madeleine Kearns. mands of war for movement of men Veterans Rudy Bartsch, Lew Chaivre, Parker, who had logged more Parker became senior pilot in and Mary Griffin complete W. L. and materials, in many instances Russell Cantwell, for the past than 2 million miles, died of one of the first commercial air­ Armstrong's department. occasioned by overflowing bus and Bryan Power left operations to join two years aviation commissioner natural causes Nov. 30 in his lines in the country, the Phila­ Uncie Sam. Chief Psg. Agent Ed Kam- train schedules. of the Kansas City, Mo., Chamber merer headed west for CG, with Joe hotel room in Miami, Fla. delphia Rapid Transit airlines, O'Neill coming up from TL to replace of Commerce, has joined the staff Major Parker, resident of operating between Philadelphia, him. Mary Louise Nolan and Betty Brown join Wilma Fritz and Lucile of TWA as executive assistant to Kansas City, Mo., had a record Washington and Norfolk, Va., King as jr. psg. agents. Vic Vickers Nation's Soldiers Eat Well E. Lee Talman, vice president and during the sesqui-centennial ex­ and your scribe round out Jack Knap- of 13 years of service with TWA per's operations staff. Uncle Sam spends about 48 cents treasurer of the airline. Mr. Cant- and had flown every TWA position. Flying personnel based at DO are a day, or $175.20 a year to feed the well's headquarters will be in KC. Capts. Jack Miles and Hugh Deffen- route. Last February he was dall, with Andy Mcllwraith riding the average enlisted man. Since early in 1936, Mr. Cant- rails between CG and DO. Elmer assigned to the Intercontinental Spencer, Ray Rowe, and Dick Law­ The American soldier eats the well has been active in community Division. He held a majority in less continue as first officers. Sharing finest army mess in the world. On and area de­ hostess duties are Herma Georges, the Marine Corps Reserves. Ruth Barfels, and Nancy Brown. a weekly basis his ration consists velopment o f Some of his flight miles had In the hangar with Dave Custer are Fred Fausti, Gus Winkelmann, Stu of the following average quantities air transporta­ been logged as a test pilot on Grant, Bob Wood, John Penxa, Leo of basic foods: 4 pounds, 6 ounces tion as well as Messang, and newcomer Joe Cavicchi- Admiral Richard E. Byrd's polar oni. of fresh beef; 14 ounces of chick­ other aeronau­ expeditions. He was on the 1926 The whole TWA gang at DO wish en; 1 pound, 12 ounces of fresh TWA'ers, wherever they may be, a tical activities, survey to the North Pole and in Merry Christmas and Happy New pork; 7 eggs; 9 pounds, 3 ounces including state 1928 was the first American to Year. W. F. DeFries. of fresh and canned vegetables, a and national set foot on the Antarctic con­ little over a pound of cereals and aviation asso­ tinent, an honor accorded him METEOROLOGIST DIES dry vegetables; about 2 pounds of ciations and because he was the senior Ma­ Charles H. Fawcett, age 51, a fresh and canned fruits; 14 ounces trade groups. rine in the expedition. His fly­ meteoi-ology instructor at the TWA of coffee; 4 pounds, 6 ounces of While aviation commissioner of ing in the Antarctic led to the Kansas City Flight Crew Training potatoes; and 4 pounds of fresh the Chamber of Commerce here, discovery of the Edsel Ford Center, died suddenly at his home and evaporated milk. he was associated with leaders of range of mountains. in the Hyde Park Hotel, Dec. 18. the industry in all sections of the A flyer for 24 years, Major During the World War I he was nation, and was primarily respon­ MAJ. ALTON PARKER an ensign in the Navy, enlisting Parker was born in Hazlehurst, In August 1930, after his two sible for planning a broad aviation Miss., and enlisted in the Navy immediately after his graduation year sojourn at the South Pole, from the University of Missouri. program in Missouri. In collabora­ in June, 1917. The order pre­ Parker joined Western Air Ex­ tion with the state planning board venting enlisted men from tak­ press, a predecessor company of CORRECTION and other organizations, he worked ing flight training was re­ TWA, and when TWA began air In the last issue of THE out the proposed statewide airport scinded in 1918 and Parker was mail operation in October 1930, SKYLINER an error was made site program for Missouri. sent to Massachusetts Institute he was co-pilot on the first air of Technology for ground school in the caption on the final pic­ Previous to his association with mail flight into Los Angeles. work. He was commissioned as ture in a layout on ground crew the civic organization in Kansas Major Parker held the Dis­ an ensign, U.S.N.R.F., and as­ hand signals. We said that City, Mr. Cantwell was assistant tinguished Flying Cross, the signed as gunnery flight in­ "Passenger Agent Don Spring­ general manager of the Tulsa, special Byrd Expedition medal structor. er salutes the pilot, indicating Okla., Chamber of Commerce and awarded by Congress, the only After the war was over, Medal of Honor ever authorized that all is clear for departing. in that capacity handled aeronauti­ Here is noted the official 'time cal activities, including directing Parker continued as an in­ by the State of Mississippi, and structor in aerial gunnery from out'." and planning the program for the many other decorations. 1919 to 1922 at Pensacola. It This is wrong in that official Third Annual Southwest Aviation Alton Parker was 47 years old. was here that his association "time out" is when the cabin Conference held in Tulsa in April, He is survived by his widow with Admiral Byrd started. and one son, Jack, 21. door is closed, not when the 1940. passenger agent salutes.

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Page 8 THE SKYLINER December, 1942 Young President Left Law For Career In Aeronautics

(This is the first of a scries of when 13 and sent to the New York biographical sketches on the presi­ Military Academy. Before entering dents of various airlines which zvill Princeton in 1920, he received ad­ appear each month in THE SKY­ ditional training at St. John's Mili­ LINER.) tary Academy at Manlius, N. Y. Carleton Putnam, youthful pres­ At Princeton he took a degree ident of Chicago and Southern Air in science, majoring in the Depart­ Lines, comes from a military, ment of History and Politics in journalistic and legal background. which he received honors. He His own career included work in served as editor of the Nassau lit­ the fields of journalism, law, poli­ erary magazine, one of the lead­ tics and historical research before ing college literary publications in he became interested in the devel­ the country. opment of aviation. After graduation from Princeton, In the Revolutionary War, Carle- he traveled abroad, worked in a ton Putnam's famed ancestor, Gen. New York law office, took a year at the Harvard Law School, spent a few years working in New York politics, and did research work on the history of the pioneering of the far Southwest. He returned to the study of law at Columbia in 1930, was graduated with an LL.B. de­ gree in 1932. In May, 1933, he was in the of­ fice of the Lockheed Aircraft Cor­ poration in Burbank, Calif. A month later Putnam was operating the Pacific Seaboard Air Lines be­ tween Los Angeles and San Fran­ cisco. Many air miles lie between the shoestring beginnings along the Your pint of blood given now may save the life left, Mrs. Mason Thompson, chief of volunteers California coast in 1933 and the of a man in the war theater a few months hence. for the KC Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 222 W. million dollar concern now operat­ Throughout the nation the American Red Cross is 11th St., shows the contents of the plasma kit for ing high-speed Douglas airliners appealing for blood donors to supply its plasma men in the armed services to Kenneth Davenport, from Chicago to Houston via banks for the battle fronts, stricken areas of the treasury. The plasma is powdery in substance, light Shreveport and from New Orleans CARLETON PUTNAM world and for emergencies at home. The amazing yellow in color. At the lower left, Miss Dorothy to Chicago via Jackson, Memphis, Israel Putnam, was the first major new discovery of extracting only the life-giving Gunn, treasury, left, and Miss Opal White, right, and St. Louis. general for George Washington. substances from the blood does away with the neces­ executive, are escorted to the donor room by Mrs. His paternal grandfather was sity as in direct transfusion, of matching type to Eria Bradley, a registered nurse at the center. a judge in the Appellate Division type. Plasma knows no type and is quicker than At the upper right, Mrs. Harry Jacobs, Red Cross of the New York Supreme Court; Richter On Navy Leave direct transfusion. staff assistant, makes appointments for five his maternal grandfather, a New Every soldier is equipped with a kit containing a hostesses. In order they are Alyce Pankau, Loraine York publisher, had the doubtful (Continued from page 1) pint jar of plasma, a pint of sterile water and a Plank, Dorothy Diemer, Mary Bourquin and Lor­ distinction of turning down young the Industrial Supplies, Inc., presi­ needle-pointed rubber tube for the infusion. He is raine Jensen. Mark Twain's first book. dency, which post he held two instructed how to mix the water and dry plasma, At lower right Nurse Aide Mrs. Joseph Kessinger Father of the man who heads the years. connect the tube and give the transfusion to an in­ signs Co-Pilot Ed Breen as a donor. operations of Chicago and South­ Mr. Franklin began his career in jured companion when medical facilities at the Employees wishing to aid this important war need ern, one of the major air transport commercial aviation in June of scene of battle are not immediately available. may contact the Red Cross either in person or by companies, founded the first Amer­ 1929 when he was employed by A number of Kansas City employees of TWA are phone, stating the most convenient time they can ican newspaper published in the Western Air Express as radio en­ answering the Red Cross call for blood. Above at be available as donors. Philippines where he had fought as gineer. Joining TWA in the same an officer in the American Forces capacity in October, 1930, he was and in which he received the Silver promoted to superintendent of com­ New Directors Will Be Elected At Star citation from Congress for munications a few months later. gallantx-y in action. Later, in The new vice president was named Annual Session of Club Credit Union World War I, he went to France as executive assistant to President a Major with the 313th Infantry, Frye in November, 1938, and be­ The annual meeting of the TWA ties also would be made to mem­ bers by the president, treasurer 79th Division, and was killed in ac­ came engineering superintendent in Club Credit Union will be held at and present supervisory committee. tion in Sept., 1918, during the at­ May, 1941. the Muehlebach Hotel on January tack on Montfaucon in the Meuse- Mr. Lockhart, formerly asso­ 20, 1943, President George Duvall Argonne offensive. ciated with an investment banking has announced. Airline In Wartime Secondary school for Chicago and firm in Chicago, joined TWA as "This is an important meeting and the Board of Directors urge all (Continued from page 1) Southern's president was rather assistant to the treasurer in July, daily, but there has been no let­ spotty, for his father wanted him 1941. He is a graduate of North­ members to attend," Mr. Duvall said. down in our safety standards. to get military training in his western University, member of the "In view of this more intensive early school years. He was taken Illinois bar and a certified public Items to come before the meet­ Johnnie Randazzo, TWA photograph­ ing will be the election of six di­ use of our aircraft, we have greatly er, claims his daughter, Patti Ann, has out of St. Paul's at Concord, N. H., accountant. increased the amount of mainten­ longer hair than any other three rectors, naming of the supervisory months old daughter in TWA or the ance work per unit to keep them U.S.A. Any challenges to that declara­ committee, and consideration of tion? several suggested amendments to in first class condition. In Sep­ by-laws. Mr. Duvall said that a tember, 1942, for instance, main­ full report on Credit Union activi- tenance hours per plane totaled 3,167 as compared to 2,535 in Sep­ V tember, 1941. Careful scheduling "Sold American! to achieve the greatest possible The mumbo-jumbo of the tobac­ use of equipment also has been an co mart may be heard some day important factor in making pos­ in the hangar if one of the me­ sible these accomplishments. chanics forgets himself in con­ "Despite the pressure of war con­ vincing an inspector that a ship ditions, everything essential to re­ is ready for service. liable, courteous and efficient serv­ J. E. Boone, TWA mechanic at ice has been retained." Kansas City, would be reverting Detailed explanation of how to his former occupation—a tobac­ TWA is fulfilling its wartime ob­ co auctioneer. He is the son of ligation is presented by President W. E. Boone whose voice is heard Frye in a "Report to the Public" nationally as he sings the jargon currently appearing in full-page of the tobacco mart on Kay Ky- and 1400-line advertisements. ser's radio program. There have been occasions when Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lee Cooper the voice on the air was that of announce the birth of a son, Allen the younger Boone, pinch-hitting Lee Cooper, II, at Research Hos­ It's in the bag for Baby Bloker. for his father. He's North Caro­ pital in Kansas City, Nov. 22. Mr. LA Traffic Representative Ray New officers of the Airline Mechanics Association, Inc., give out with vic­ Cooper is System Reservations Bloker's four-montths-old son, Johnny, tory smiles for tflie photographer. B. J. Dowd, left, was elected president; lina born, but has been residing tries a sleeper bag for size and de­ E. A. Cochrane, center, vice president, and K. I. Marsh, secretary-treasurer. more recently in Hollywood. Chief Clerk. cides it's great fun.