VOL. 15, NO. 37 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 Group To Accept New Airport Report in August Breaks All Safety Award on Management Club Slate Previous System KANSAS CITY — George Clay, Behalf of Airline corporate secretary of the company, Traffic Becords KANSAS CITY—On behalf of all will speak on "The new airport in NEW YORK—More equipment, TWAers throughout the system a Kansas City," at the first meeting plus the growing acceptance of air representative group of company of the new Management club season travel as "the only way to get employees this Friday will officially Monday night. there," boosted TWA into a new accept the airline safety award Clay will update management monthly passenger mile record in plaque from the president of the TWAers on the progress made in August. National Safety Council. relocating the Overhaul base at a proposed new industrial airport Sales Vice-President E. O. Cocke Formal presentation of the award northeast of Kansas City, bonds for announced today that TWA flew will be made at a TWA safety which were approved last month during August 178,636,000 revenue luncheon at the Hotel Muehlebach. by local voters. passenger miles on the domestic Announcement that TWA had John Collings, executive vice- system to break the former mark received the 1951 aviation safety president of TWA, had been sche­ set in July; and 51,613,000 revenue award was made in June. At that duled to address the club, but will passenger miles on the internation­ time the airline was cited for flying not be in town. Clay, as head of al division, breaking the mark set more than two billion passenger the secretarial department, is co­ in June. miles with a perfect safety record. ordinating TWA's plans with the September is starting out au­ Presentation of the plaque will city airport commission. spiciously also, with several single- be made by Ned H. Dearborn, presi­ Any member of management may day records on both domestic and dent of the NSC. Executive Vice- attend this initial fall meeting. At­ international routes being set. TOYS AND DOLLS are examined by Captain Herbert Gilson and Hostess President John A. Collings will ac­ tendance is not restricted to "mem­ Mary Pertzbom at the famous Frankfurt fair. The articles were made at the cept the award for TWA. bers only" at the first meeting of The system passenger mile record German toy center in Nuremberg. for a single day was boosted to In attendance at the special the year, in accordance with a long­ standing custom which seeks to 8,495,358 on Sept. 7. This shat­ luncheon will be key representatives tered the previous system single- from all departments, particularly make the kick-off gathering a social Plans Laid To Whip Annual affair. This meeting is under spon­ day record set on Aug. 17 of 8,- from operations and the Kansas 401,515 revenue passenger miles. City Overhaul base. Five mechanics, sorship of the industrial relations Atlantic Radio Static Barrier department, Wilbur Stone chair- NEW YORK—TWA's trans-Atlantic radio communications network is four from the base and one from Kansas City Municipal, will be man. .-< bracing itself for another battle with the elements. It happens every fall IOKE OF WEEK selected to represent overhaul and The doors for the dinner meet- "^ and winter. Coach l Y U T U maintenance personnel. Flight crews ing will open at 5:15 p.m, Monday l T^fT °!£ ° *"* ° Severe magnetic storms.on the •North Atlantic play havoc with radio .°. r . ... ,,r . , J were a football player? circuits during the night hours. There are times when it is impossible will be represented by one or more T line pilots. night, at Drexel hall, Linwood & n b» "M f ih " to relay company messages between New York and Paris on the radio Baltimore. Steak .dinner will be „ *. .,,, .„',„, „„ system. R. H. Hawley, president of the , -.. , A- j i ij Coach: Yeah? When? What happens then to the vast Kansas City- Safety Council, its served. Iickets are $z and should _. , „„,. , „ I number of messages which, accord­ U.S. Airlines Compile Best board of directors, and William R. i i • J i Dub: When I was born. He took ing to their senders, must be sent Safety Record in History Brown and Richard Challinor, be purchased .in advance, but may one look at me and said# .This is !he at once? They are turned over to WASHINGTON—The U. S. do­ aviation representatives from the be obtained at the door. end.'" commercial cable—and up soars mestic scheduled airlines had the city chamber of commerce, will be TWA's communications costs! lowest fatality rate in airline his­ among the civic officials present. Kansas City Family Picnic The communications department tory for the 12-month period from The luncheon will be covered by has therefore made some sug­ September, 1951, through August, press, radio and TV. KANSAS CITY—SaturdaOpen yat is thNoone big day! Saturday gestions as to how message senders 1951. Come Saturday at noon, TWAers from Kansas City (and anywhere can beat the communication distur­ According to the safety digest of ST. LOUIS LIMO UPPED else, for that matter) will start streaming out to Swope park for the bance problem and at the same the Air Transport association, the ST. LOUIS—Limo fare between annual TWA family picnic. time save commercial charges: rate was 0.39 fatalities per 100 mil­ the downtown hotel area and Lam­ The picnic was canceled last year because of the Big Flood of '51, 1. Past experience indicates that lion passenger miles flown. bert field is now $1.40. but in previous years it had drawn up to 5000 persons. At least that reliable radio operations can be ..- many are expected Saturday. expected during the winter months Badges for the picnic are being between the hours of 5 a.m. (all distributed this week by Employee times Eastern Standard) and 3 p.m. club representatives. All TWAers Make an effort to send your trans- attending must wear a badge to be Adantic messages during those served the free drinks, pop and ice hours. cream. 2. Use the classification SCO Ed Berns will be in charge of the (subject circuit operation) on your afternoon program of games for messages going overseas. This kids and adults, to be held at shel­ allows the message to be held in ter house No. 6 at Swope. The New York or Paris temporarily in ponies will be there for the kids. All the event the circuit is snarled be­ TWAers are to bring their own cause of interference. (The desig­ picnic basket. Lunch period starts nator SCO is to appear immediately at 5 p.m. ahead of the address. The evening show will consist of 3. Remember the time differen­ professional entertainment, rather ces between TWA points in the than the amateur hour originally United States and those overseas. scheduled. On the program will be In many instances your RUSH mes­ a trained pony act, a ventriloquist sage will arrive at its destination and a juggling clown. hours before offices there are nor­ The evening activities of show mally open. For instance, noon New and dancing will get under way at York time will be 6 p.m. in Paris 6:30 p.m. in the main pavilion and 8 p.m. in Cario. And every­ near the gate. Bill Vance will handle body doesn't work around the clock. this portion of the picnic. The So remember these three points: WDAF TV Ramblers will supply In fall and winter months send mes­ the music. sages during the most favorable A bus will carry TWAers from hours (5 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST). Use the end of the streetcar line at SCO on messages which can be de­ Swope to the picnic area. It also layed an hour or two. Remember will take the picnickers from shelter time differences. house No. 6 to the main pavilion CUT-AWAY CONSTELLATION model interests Roy Stears London's advertising section. The model was made by Peter Maybe you're not in such a big of the Kansas City construction department, Basil Davis, Nelson and has turning props, flashing navigation lights for the nightside show. hurry after all! London district operations manager, and Eddy Thomas of and is on view at London's Picadilly ticket office. Everybody welcome! SKYLINER TSA0S WOSIS AISIIHSS Moore Assistant Director Annual TWA Gander Lake Picnic Produces Of Air World Education NEW YORK—Victor E. Moore Sizzling Hot Steaks, Boating and Dunking has been named assistant director of air world education and manager By Tames Brownell of school services. Moore will work GANDER—TWAers began gathering about mid-day on the shores of closely with Dr. John H. Furbay, beautiful Lake Gander for what is rapidly becoming the "annual TWA veteran director of TWA's global steak fry." air world education program. Arriving by various means were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kostesich, John Murphy, jerry Wakeham, Bill Mendina, Don Geist, Paul Husak, Ed Born in India of American paren­ Walden, Ruth Miller, Dwight Fulton, Gene Austin, Mrs. Bob Thornby tage, Moore traveled over more of and yours truly. Numerous children, the world before he was six years old than most people do in a life­ 17 of whom belong to dispatch made the inevitable packing up to time. He completed his education in personnel, made for a record TWA start home a sad chore. the United States, with an A.B. Gander crowd. The canoers loaded their craft to degree from Asbury college and an The spot selected for the steak the gunwales with cargo and started M.A.