TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1954-09-30

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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.