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Eight The Air Line Pilot February, 1947 New Officers of Air Line Pilots Association for 1947 and 1948 [[images four]] President David L. Behncke, founder and first member of the Air Line Pilots Association and the man who has guided its destinies and growth for 16 years, was unanimously reelected as President of ALPA for the ninth consecutive term and starts his 17th year as President of the Association and spokesman and chief representative of the nation's 7,000 air line pilots. One of the nation's way-back-when fliers, who came on through the years to become a million-miler, Mr. Behncke's background, in addition to 16 years of representing the air line pilots and administering the affairs of ALPA, consists of Army Air Force service in which he rose from the ranks to captaincy, and 33 years in practically all branches of American aviation as one of its foremost pioneers and builders. He is the second son of farmers Charles and Amelia Behncke, recently deceased, of Cabria, Wisconsin. New Regional Vice-Presidents The following are the 16 regional vice-presidents of ALPA, important cogs in its representing machinery, elected at the Ninth Convention Region No. 1-Chicago, F. C. Miller-PCA; Region No. 2-New York, E. J. Martin-AOA; Region No. 3-Atlanta, L. L. Caruthers-Delta; Region No. 4-Miami, W. T. Babbitt-EAL; Region No. 5-New Orleans, L. R. Davidson-C&S; Region No. 6-Minneapolis, G. F. Beal-NWA; Region No. 7-Kansas City, J. H. Roe-TWA; Region No. 8-Dallas, M. W. Sellmeyer-Braniff; Region No. 9-Denver, E. H. Campbell-Continental; Region No. 10-Salt Lake City, S. J. Cavill-WAL; Region No. 11-Seattle, J. L. Crouch-UAL; Region No. 12-San Francisco, G. B. Blackmore-PAA; Region No. 13-Los Angeles, H. B. Cox-AA; Region No. 14-Rome-Foreign, W. F. Judd-TWA; Region No. 15-Lima-Foreign, T. L. H. Young-Panagra; and Region No. 16-Rio-Foreign, W. R. Everts-PAA. To be elected a regional vice-president of the Air Line Pilots Association, International is a distinct honor. It is the responsibility of these men to creat proper coordination, assistance and liaison between the local executive councils in the various regions and Headquarters. ALPA's regional structure covers the entire United States and the air lines operating from a point or points within the United States to any point or points outside this territory. [[image]] Flor Debate Anyone with anything to say at the Ninth Convention had is chance to say it in the good old democratic way and discussion on many issues waxed fast and furious. Here Delegates J. W. Grissom, Braniff, and C. A. Greyson (EAL) take to the floor to express their opinions during on e of the many floor debates, while in the foreground H. B. Cox (AA) registers unofficial and unorthodox protest at being photographed. 1st Vice-President Elected unanimously to his first term as ALPA's first vice-president was Jerome E. Wood (upper right), veteran Eastern Air Lines pilot, who succeeds O. M. Nelson, of United Air Lines. Captain Wood obtained his primary training at the Wynn Bradford School in Chicago, and since obtaining his commercial license in 1929 has logged over two million miles in all types of flying while playing an active role in nearly all branches of American aviation. Secretary Elected unanimously, likewise to his first term, as ALPA's secretary, was Raymond B. Andrews, of United Air Lines (middle right), succeeding L. W. Harris, three-time secretary of ALPA. Captain Andrews received his primary training at the Mid-Plane Flying School and has been associated with all phases of American aviation for nearly 18 years, during which time he has flown in excess of one and a half million miles. Treasurer Elected unanimously for the second time as ALPA's treasurer was Warren G. Malvick (lower right), who will continue in the office to which he was first elected in 1944. Captain Malvick is a veteran TWA pilot who has spent 17 years in all branches of American aviation and has close to two million miles of flying to his credit since his primary training with the Chicago Flying Club, Chicago, Illinois. Convention Issue Special feature articles which include "Imagine "That," "Technically Speaking," "Ten Years Ago" and the council newsletters were omitted from this issue of the Air Line Pilot so that we could give complete coverage of the activities of the Ninth Convention both narratively and pictorially. These features will again be resumed in the March issue.
