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Cfc6 Cameraman Catches New York TWAers At LaGuardia Field See Page Four I. A. Celebrates Summer Traffic Loads at Party See Page Five VOL. 17, NO. 39 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 THE QUEEN IS CROWNED to highlight the second annual Airlines ball Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Muehlebach hotel, sponsored by Kansas City TWA employees club. Shown are Ameila Storm, Braniff hostess, a princess, Pete LaFollette, master of ceremonies, Reed O. Gentry, chairman of the chamber of commerce aviation committee, Queen Pat McReynolds, TWA hostess, and Jean Perry, Braniff secretary, a princess. Photo by Jim Ross. Freight * Series' Opens New York—Air freight batting averages are expected to jump spectacularly when the first slugger steps into the box tonight at midnight, launching a "long-haul" loading contest among the domestic districts. The 31-day slugfest is designed to increase air freight long haul volume and to hike loads on the Kansas City-west coast and the St. Louis-east coast segments. The contest, conducted by the staff air cargo department, is on a district basis. Five leagues will stand up against their assigned quotas to bat for $2000 in cash prizes. First and second place winners in each league will cut the "TWA World Series" melon, ranging from $500 first prize in the Sky Merchants "major league" down to $50 second prize in the "Class E" Profit Makers circuit. A plaque denoting System Batting Champion will go to the district with the greatest over-all percentage of increase over quota. These quotas will be determined by business generated in 1953 modified by increase or decrease of available poundage this year. Prizes will be sent to the winning district sales managers for distribution and use in each district according to local preference. Districts will report weekly freight loadings by longlines to scorekeeper S. E. "Bud" Russ, cargo sales director. Batting averages will be carried in the SKYLINER. So, it's, "Batter up," with a big series cut awaiting the hard hitting air freight stickmen. Credit Union Assets Jump To $4 Million Kansas City—Robert H. McCormick, president, today announced that the TWA Club Credit Union increased its assets to more than $4 million as of Aug. 31, 1954. This represents an increase of more than $1 million in the past 12 months. It also represents the period of greatest gain in the history of the credit union. Ted Lawson Saves Boys From River By Denny Lane Kansas City—Ted Lawson, 24, stores clerk at the Overhaul base, plunged into the Missouri river Sunday to save two boys from drowning. Lawson, with TWA since 1952, was fishing near the Fairfax bridge when the youngsters, 12 and 10- year-old brothers, were swept off their feet by the vicious undertow some 40 feet upstream from him. Lawson ran along the bank until the youngsters were about 20 feet out in the water. He then plunged in and swam out in the stiff current. After surface diving for some five minutes, Lawson managed to grab one of the unconscious boys just as he was on the verge of giving up hope. At the same time an uncle of the boys arrived and grasped the second boy. The youths were towed to shore and Lawson applied artificial respiration for 15 minutes. Both children survived and apparently are suffering no ill aftereffects. Rome Takes lead In Inter-Station Boarding Contest Bombay—Rome's sales force is fuming the tables on Bombay during the month of September, leaping out in front in the inter- station boarding race. ^JT \s of Sept. 21 Rome had loaded W^ i^ issengers, or 147.2% of quota, HI | Bombay had boarded 76 .sengers, or 122.6%. The contest is based on passengers boarded at each station destined the other station. During August, however, Bombay nipped Rome in a hustling thriller, loading 52 passengers for 110.6% whereas Rome could board but 31 for 103.3%. Stung by this defeat, apparently, Rome TWAers are seemingly determined to move the whole population of the Eternal City to India in an effort to capture September's leg of the inter-station feud. New Dance Step Leaves Dad Abed Kansas City—Dick Horstmeyer believes it's a wise father who keeps pace with the activities and interests of his children. The TWA cargo service supervisor was enthusiastically learning a new jitterbug step from 13-year- old daughter Judy Sunday night— and wrenched his back. Monday he couldn't get out of bed and had to send his regrets to the office, along with a private comment to the effect that one R. C. Horstmeyer, 41, was retiring from the race to keep up with the younger set. MONEY LOST Kansas City—A loss of $20 has been reported at the airport, between Rooms 150 and 206. Anyone with information regarding the loss may contact Shirley Kopitnik, staff engineering, extension 64B. Fourth T Circuit To Open at LA. Los Angeles—TWA and four other airlines will open the fourth interline communications circuit here at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. Other participating airlines are American Airlines, Pan American World Airways, United Air Lines and Western Air Lines. Local reservations offices of each line will be connected by the teletype circuit. The other three "Z" circuits are in operation at Chicago, New York and Detroit. The Los Angeles circuit will operate under procedures established for the other interline networks. Establishment of such Z circuits speeds handling of interline space requests and increases accuracy by providing a written record. Any reservations office anywhere on one line can address teletype messages directly to the other airline stations on the Z circuit. In the past it has taken from 15 to 22 months to increase the assets of the credit union $1 million. A period of eight years elapsed from the date of incorporation until the first million mark was reached. Statistics recently released by the National Credit Union Management conference, a group to which all credit unions are invited which have more than $1 million in assets, showed that the TWA Club Credit Union was the eighth largest credit union reporting. It is the only credit union of substantial size that has members all over the world. Shown below is a condensed balance sheet as of Aug. 31, 1954. ..$2,364,073 ASSETS Loans Investments 1,433,587 Cash - 354,138 Receivables 3,622 Other Assets _.. 20,277 Total Assets _. _ $4,175,697 LIABILITIES Shares (Deposits) $3,915,610 Undivided Profits—Prior Years 15,727 Net Profit—Current Year 113,224 Appropriated Surplus 20,000 Reserves 100,783 Other LiabiIities " 10,353 Total Liabilities $4,175,697 Today is the last day of the credit union fiscal year. Annual statements will be distributed to all members in about three weeks. These statements will all have a verification slip attached. All members should check their accounts and return the verification slip in the envelope which will be enclosed. These verification slips are forwarded directly to the auditors so that the closing statement for the year may be verified by the replies of the members. Shown below is a statement of income and expenses for the first 11 months of the fiscal year as of Aug. 31, 1954: INCOME Interest—Loans $167,273 Income from Investments 23,275 Other Income 9,820 Total I ncome $2 00,368 EXPENSES Salaries $ 37,575 I nsurance 9,609 Taxes _ 1,83 2 Reserve Requirements 31,331 Other Expenses _ 6,797 Total Expenses ..$ 87,144 Net Profit (11 months) $113,224 An announcement will be made in approximately two weeks as to the dividend rate for the year. PERFECT CARGO MARKS New York — The following stations posted perfect marks during August for international cargo handling: Bombay, Boston, Chicago, Colombo, Detroit, Dhahran, Frankfurt, Gander, Philadelphia, Santa Maria and Tunis. Basra Airline People To Form Flying Club Basra—TWAers here are joining with other airline personnel to form an airline Aero club. The club is being spearheaded by George P. Johns, district accounting manager. So far, 60 requests for membership have poured in and all that's needed now is the government stamp of approval: Funds are being raised to obtain an airplane and instructor. The club rooms will be limited to airline employees and airport officials. The Aero club, however, will be open to the public. N. Y. THEATER TICKETS New York — Tickets for the Broadway comedy hit, "King of Hearts," are now available to TWAers at about half price. Tickets are good from Oct. 4 till Oct. 9, Monday through Thursday evenings and Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Contact Helen Pilinko, industrial relations, Room 221, Hangar 4.
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Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1954-09-30 |
Masthead | Skyliner: Tran World Airline Employees Weekly Publication |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 1954-09-30 |
Year | 1954 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 30 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 17 |
Issue | No. 39 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Language | Eng |
Description
Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1954-09-30_01 |
Masthead | Skyliner: Tran World Airline Employees Weekly Publication |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 1954-09-30 |
Year | 1954 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 30 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 17 |
Issue | No. 39 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Date Digital | 2011-01-31/12:49 PM |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by Western Blue in Kansas City, MO. Archival image is an 8-bit color tiff that was scanned from original at 353 dpi. The original file size was 77.9 mb. |
Transcript | Cfc6 Cameraman Catches New York TWAers At LaGuardia Field See Page Four I. A. Celebrates Summer Traffic Loads at Party See Page Five VOL. 17, NO. 39 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 THE QUEEN IS CROWNED to highlight the second annual Airlines ball Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Muehlebach hotel, sponsored by Kansas City TWA employees club. Shown are Ameila Storm, Braniff hostess, a princess, Pete LaFollette, master of ceremonies, Reed O. Gentry, chairman of the chamber of commerce aviation committee, Queen Pat McReynolds, TWA hostess, and Jean Perry, Braniff secretary, a princess. Photo by Jim Ross. Freight * Series' Opens New York—Air freight batting averages are expected to jump spectacularly when the first slugger steps into the box tonight at midnight, launching a "long-haul" loading contest among the domestic districts. The 31-day slugfest is designed to increase air freight long haul volume and to hike loads on the Kansas City-west coast and the St. Louis-east coast segments. The contest, conducted by the staff air cargo department, is on a district basis. Five leagues will stand up against their assigned quotas to bat for $2000 in cash prizes. First and second place winners in each league will cut the "TWA World Series" melon, ranging from $500 first prize in the Sky Merchants "major league" down to $50 second prize in the "Class E" Profit Makers circuit. A plaque denoting System Batting Champion will go to the district with the greatest over-all percentage of increase over quota. These quotas will be determined by business generated in 1953 modified by increase or decrease of available poundage this year. Prizes will be sent to the winning district sales managers for distribution and use in each district according to local preference. Districts will report weekly freight loadings by longlines to scorekeeper S. E. "Bud" Russ, cargo sales director. Batting averages will be carried in the SKYLINER. So, it's, "Batter up," with a big series cut awaiting the hard hitting air freight stickmen. Credit Union Assets Jump To $4 Million Kansas City—Robert H. McCormick, president, today announced that the TWA Club Credit Union increased its assets to more than $4 million as of Aug. 31, 1954. This represents an increase of more than $1 million in the past 12 months. It also represents the period of greatest gain in the history of the credit union. Ted Lawson Saves Boys From River By Denny Lane Kansas City—Ted Lawson, 24, stores clerk at the Overhaul base, plunged into the Missouri river Sunday to save two boys from drowning. Lawson, with TWA since 1952, was fishing near the Fairfax bridge when the youngsters, 12 and 10- year-old brothers, were swept off their feet by the vicious undertow some 40 feet upstream from him. Lawson ran along the bank until the youngsters were about 20 feet out in the water. He then plunged in and swam out in the stiff current. After surface diving for some five minutes, Lawson managed to grab one of the unconscious boys just as he was on the verge of giving up hope. At the same time an uncle of the boys arrived and grasped the second boy. The youths were towed to shore and Lawson applied artificial respiration for 15 minutes. Both children survived and apparently are suffering no ill aftereffects. Rome Takes lead In Inter-Station Boarding Contest Bombay—Rome's sales force is fuming the tables on Bombay during the month of September, leaping out in front in the inter- station boarding race. ^JT \s of Sept. 21 Rome had loaded W^ i^ issengers, or 147.2% of quota, HI | Bombay had boarded 76 .sengers, or 122.6%. The contest is based on passengers boarded at each station destined the other station. During August, however, Bombay nipped Rome in a hustling thriller, loading 52 passengers for 110.6% whereas Rome could board but 31 for 103.3%. Stung by this defeat, apparently, Rome TWAers are seemingly determined to move the whole population of the Eternal City to India in an effort to capture September's leg of the inter-station feud. New Dance Step Leaves Dad Abed Kansas City—Dick Horstmeyer believes it's a wise father who keeps pace with the activities and interests of his children. The TWA cargo service supervisor was enthusiastically learning a new jitterbug step from 13-year- old daughter Judy Sunday night— and wrenched his back. Monday he couldn't get out of bed and had to send his regrets to the office, along with a private comment to the effect that one R. C. Horstmeyer, 41, was retiring from the race to keep up with the younger set. MONEY LOST Kansas City—A loss of $20 has been reported at the airport, between Rooms 150 and 206. Anyone with information regarding the loss may contact Shirley Kopitnik, staff engineering, extension 64B. Fourth T Circuit To Open at LA. Los Angeles—TWA and four other airlines will open the fourth interline communications circuit here at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. Other participating airlines are American Airlines, Pan American World Airways, United Air Lines and Western Air Lines. Local reservations offices of each line will be connected by the teletype circuit. The other three "Z" circuits are in operation at Chicago, New York and Detroit. The Los Angeles circuit will operate under procedures established for the other interline networks. Establishment of such Z circuits speeds handling of interline space requests and increases accuracy by providing a written record. Any reservations office anywhere on one line can address teletype messages directly to the other airline stations on the Z circuit. In the past it has taken from 15 to 22 months to increase the assets of the credit union $1 million. A period of eight years elapsed from the date of incorporation until the first million mark was reached. Statistics recently released by the National Credit Union Management conference, a group to which all credit unions are invited which have more than $1 million in assets, showed that the TWA Club Credit Union was the eighth largest credit union reporting. It is the only credit union of substantial size that has members all over the world. Shown below is a condensed balance sheet as of Aug. 31, 1954. ..$2,364,073 ASSETS Loans Investments 1,433,587 Cash - 354,138 Receivables 3,622 Other Assets _.. 20,277 Total Assets _. _ $4,175,697 LIABILITIES Shares (Deposits) $3,915,610 Undivided Profits—Prior Years 15,727 Net Profit—Current Year 113,224 Appropriated Surplus 20,000 Reserves 100,783 Other LiabiIities " 10,353 Total Liabilities $4,175,697 Today is the last day of the credit union fiscal year. Annual statements will be distributed to all members in about three weeks. These statements will all have a verification slip attached. All members should check their accounts and return the verification slip in the envelope which will be enclosed. These verification slips are forwarded directly to the auditors so that the closing statement for the year may be verified by the replies of the members. Shown below is a statement of income and expenses for the first 11 months of the fiscal year as of Aug. 31, 1954: INCOME Interest—Loans $167,273 Income from Investments 23,275 Other Income 9,820 Total I ncome $2 00,368 EXPENSES Salaries $ 37,575 I nsurance 9,609 Taxes _ 1,83 2 Reserve Requirements 31,331 Other Expenses _ 6,797 Total Expenses ..$ 87,144 Net Profit (11 months) $113,224 An announcement will be made in approximately two weeks as to the dividend rate for the year. PERFECT CARGO MARKS New York — The following stations posted perfect marks during August for international cargo handling: Bombay, Boston, Chicago, Colombo, Detroit, Dhahran, Frankfurt, Gander, Philadelphia, Santa Maria and Tunis. Basra Airline People To Form Flying Club Basra—TWAers here are joining with other airline personnel to form an airline Aero club. The club is being spearheaded by George P. Johns, district accounting manager. So far, 60 requests for membership have poured in and all that's needed now is the government stamp of approval: Funds are being raised to obtain an airplane and instructor. The club rooms will be limited to airline employees and airport officials. The Aero club, however, will be open to the public. N. Y. THEATER TICKETS New York — Tickets for the Broadway comedy hit, "King of Hearts," are now available to TWAers at about half price. Tickets are good from Oct. 4 till Oct. 9, Monday through Thursday evenings and Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Contact Helen Pilinko, industrial relations, Room 221, Hangar 4. |