u its mason's (&ttvt\n$B 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.