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Six THE AIR LINE PILOT November, 1948 Those Candid Moments, Little and Big, Caught by Shutter's Click CAPTIONS ON PAGE SEVEN [[34 images]] November, 1948 THE AIR LINE PILOT SEVEN CANDID CAMERA CAPTIONS Moods, emotions, reactions - as many different ones as there were delegates and just about the whole run of them that make humans being tick - were threaded through the clock-like precision of the Tenth Convention to impart a gold mine of human interest. Caught here and there - in a smile or frown, in a display of elation or dejection, in a moment of relaxation or tenseness, in the early days of freshness or the late days of fatigue - is the real behind-the-scenes story of the Tenth Convention told with all the searching candor of the camera as its clicking shutter and popping flash bulbs recorded the human side of the Tenth Convention. (1) THE FOCAL POINT: Focal point and nerve center of the Tenth Convention was the rostrum, here being occupied by three of ALPA's top officers - David L. Behncke, President; J. E. Wood, First Vice-President, shown using the mike to make a report; and Secretary R. B. Andrews, at extreme right. At the far left is K. J. Ulrich, of the Employment Agreement Department, while the young lady is Viola Baumbach, the president's personal secretary. (2) THE "BIBLE": A couple of delegates from Braniff, W.W. Betts (left) and C. N. Sayen, consult the ALPA Constitution and By-Laws to refresh their memories on a fine point of ALPA's governing structure. (3) GEOGRAPHY LESSON: The Convention's geographical wizard, J. F. Scott, who got that way flying AOA's overseas routes, rises to a point of order to set the Convention straight on where something or other was or wasn't. At his right is Captain E. J. Martin, Scott's brother delegate from AOA. (4) SCENE STEALER: Oh, talent scouts, where art thou? The cameraman was really trying to get an action shot of L. H. Mouden, MCA, but that guy "Spence," mugging in the foreground, crept in again. Spencer's smile was even bigger when he made history by being the first copilot to be elected to a top ALPA office. (5) PUFF, PUFF: R. E. Branch, AA copilot, chomps down hard on his stogie in a moment of avid interest as he becomes engrossed in the preceedings. The result: a portrait of a copilot just after receiving full voting power. Brother, move over and give a bigger cigar! (6) POISE: The way the delegates stepped right up to the "mike" and used them like veterans, would seem to indicate that there was a lot of budding ether wave talent at the tenth melee of AlPA. The talent in this picture: ALPA veteran S. T. "Hoppy" Hopkins, C&S. (7) MRS. PICKET: Mrs. C. J. Ruby, wife(?) of the National Airlines master chairman, who proved to be one of the champion matuch(?) passer-outers of NAL strike (and 1 we know because we saw here in action) listens wuth interest to the chairman's report of the NAL strike. (8) I'M PATIENT: PAA delegate R.J. Holm lends an ear tto(?) another delegate while waiting for the chair to recognize him. Other in the picture are Frank Saul (immediately to the right of Hollm(?) and O. S. Abrahamsen, both of PAA (9) YOU'RE TAKING A CHANCE: Sh, even the walls have ears. Better be careful what you're saying or it's even liable to wind up in the AIR LINE PILOT. Ray Render (NWA) chats with E. C. Modes, ALPA's director of publicity and public relations (left) ... but he's safe; it was all off the record. (10) NOTHING NEW: ALPA Conventions are nothing new to Miss Viola Baumbach, a veteran of many and ALPA's most senior employee. She's the boss' gal Friday. (11) IT'S LIKE THIS: W. F. Bettwy, AA, grabs the mike half way ala Sinatra (he only uses one hand) to expound an idea on the Convention floor. (12) LOOK, NO HANDS: Another study in mike technique, which seemed to improve as the Convention went on, is J. J. O'Connell (13) SUPERSTITIOUS?: If J. E. Carroll, UAL (standing), and R. P. Cosgrove, also of UAL (seated at right), had known they were going to wind up with a big 13 pasted on their picture, they'd probably have busted the photographer's plates. (14) FLOOR DEBATE: That's what gets things done and makes ALPA Conventions click. One of the principals in this little bit of verbal banter is F.S. Blaney, TWA. Seated in foreground is Frank Saul, PAA. (15) SUPRRISE: It's registered all over the faces of W. P. Kilgore, of Headquarters staff (right), and R. F. Render, NWA, as the gum-shoed photographer sneaks up on them. (16) NOW'S THE TIME: Let's get this thing settled now, because we're going to have to sooner or later anyway, says R. J. Bertele, AA. (17) I'VE AN IDEA: "Why don't we attack the problem this way," suggests O.S. Abrahamsen, PAA, as he discusses an amendment on the floor. (18) DETERMINATION: COMTEMPLATION, INTEREST: Those are the reactions that are reflected respectively upon the faces of (l.to r.) D. S. Shipley, on the floor, of AA; H. B. Cox, also of AA; and C. H. Kunz, C&S. (19) WELL DONE: The applause of the Convention puts the stamp of approval on a delegate's idea. Shown vigorously applauding are R. F. Eckert, E. D. Perry, O. S. Abrahamsen, and R. D. Holm, all of PAA. (20) HEADS TOGETHER: Three Convention delegates go into a discussion huddle. They are (l. to r.): J. S. Bumby, Florida Airways; R. M. Ricketts, Pioneer; and C. H. Mosman. Delta. (21) WEIGHTY OPINION: D. W. Richwine, TWA, utilizes the mike to express the opinion of his council - TWA Local Council No. 3 at Kansas City, ALPA's largest - on one of the Convention questions. (22) WITH AUTHORITY: When facts and figures start flying around the Convention floor, it's hard to stump Dr. F. A. Spencer, AA, whose string of degrees - PhD., M.A., and B.S., from two different universities - reads like the alphabet. (23) ALL EARS: Whatever it is, it must be interesting to keep his Delta trio, composed of K.D. Wright, Floyd Addison, and C. H. Mosman, so intensely interested. (24) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY: R. F. Eckert, PAA, bends over to lend an ear to some whispered advice from a nearby cohort. (25) BELLY LAUGH: These three, just as if to show that the Convention has its share of humor, too, made with a hearty chuckle just as the cameraman came within range. L. to r.: A. J. O'Donnell, PAA; W. H. Snelling and C. H. Ruby, both of NAL. (26) THE PROOF: Wives who don't believe what ALPA Conventions are like can take the word of Mrs. D. S. Shipley, shown here with her husband. The "old man's" as safe as he'd be at his own fireside. (27) FROM COATS TO SHIRT SLEEVES: That was the story of the tempo of the Tenth Convention in a nutshell, as revealed by this photo. Showing shirt-sleeved W. F. Bettwy, AA. (Standing), and coatless J. B. Kidd, NAL. (28) POINT OF ORDER: Delegates to the Tenth Convention didn't have a chance to renege on Roberts' Rules of Order: what with 152 experts in attendance. Here, R. M. Tedlock, EAL, rise to a point of order. (29) TYPICAL: A typical floor scene that should have been snapped most any place or anytime during the Tenth Convention, with the eyes and ears delegates glued to the scene of action. Shown (l. to r.) are: D. S. Shipley, S. E. Pangburn, R. J. Bertele, and F. A. Spencer, all of AA. (30) TIME OUT: Three NAL pilots C. H. Ruby, D. E. Burch and J. C. Delk - who took a brief sojourn from the picket lines to attending the ALPA Convention as delegates. (31) THANKS: NAL Copilot W. H. Snelling rises to express a heartfelt thanks to the Convention for their action in raising strike benefits payments for NAL copilots as the strike went into its ninth month. (32) VERBAL BARRAGE: It was a verbal barrage deluxe when the Convention delegates launched into some of their oratory. Shown here on one end of a typical give-and-take proposition is L. H. Mouden, MCA, who seems to be holding his own. (33) IT'S SECONDED: "I second the motion to adjourn," says J. J. O'Connell, AA, as the wee small hours creep up past the midnight mark during one of the evening sessions. (34) AT LAST: "Sleep, it's wonderful," mumbles J. C. Christie, of Headquarters staff, as he tumbles, stumbles, or what have you, into bed to a few wink at the Convention's ending. After six long days and nights, boy, that sure feels good. ALPA Credit Union; Story of Success One of the high lights occurring between the Ninth and Tenth Conventions was the setting up of the Air Line Pilots Association Federal Credit Union. How well the mandate of the Ninth Convention authorizing the establishment of the ALPA FCU had been carried out was reflected in the report on the establishment and progress of the ALPA FCU given to the Tenth Convention by Captain G. C. Duvall, of TWA. Since the Federal Credit Union of ALPA commenced its world - wide operations, with ALPA as the first depositor, on February 15, 1948, Captain Duvall reported, ALPA FCU has already outstripped in size the average of over 4,000 credit union established for many years. Mr. Duvall said the ALPA Federal Credit Union had 602 active members and $41,506.50 in assets. It has made of 69 loans since its inception in the amount of $24,505.69. Present indications are that it will pay a dividend of better than two per cent in its first year of operation to its shareholder-members. All ALPA members in good standing are urged to participate and avail themselves of the multiple benefits of savings and low coast loans offered by the ALPA FCU designed exclusively to meet the needs of air line pilots. Application for membership, requiring the purchase of only share at $5.00, may be made either through the Air Line Pilots Association Federal Credit Union at ALPA Headquarters or through the Credit Union representative of your local executive council. It's a grand way to save and a real source of ready cash on a quick loan basis when it is most needed. No Longer in Borders the Barriers of Yore [image caption] Capt. H. B. "Bart" Cox, AA-Los Angeles, newly-elected ALPA regional vice-president, receives congratulations from the Convention chairman for the leading role he assumed in the organization of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations. Mr. Cox acted as ALPA's delegate to all international meeting of the air lines pilots since the Ninth Convention, which culminated in the completion IFALPA in Paris, France, on September 20-25. The governing structure of IFALPA was ratified by the Tenth Convention. Not only has ALPA been one of the leading air line pilot associations in the formation of the international alliance, but ALPA itself has leaped borders and spanned oceans that once would have been insurmountable barriers to set up councils in far corners of the world. Captain Cox gave a complete report on the IFALPA meetings to the Tenth Convention while the evolution of the organization, which is really a further development of the ALPA-BAPLA-CALPA alliance, was traced by Mr. Behncke in his opening speech. [image caption] Tenth Convention ALPA's Greatest (continued from Page 2, Col. 5) establishment of a strike benefit buffer fund. * Action upon 29 engineering and air safety resolutions and problems that indicated a continuation of the air safety awareness consistent with the entire history and tradition of ALPA. * Provision for a method of selection of an Executive Vice-President to relieve the imposing and ever-growing work burden of the President of the Association. * Revision of time intervals between Conventions and Executive Board meetings so that two Executive board meetings and one Convention will be held each two-year period and spaced eight months apart. * Authorization for the committee set up by the Ninth Convention to proceed with the organization of a voluntary ALPA Mutual Aid Plan subject to approval of the Board of Directors. * Approval of the Memorandum of Federation of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association and Ratification of the Constitution and By-Laws of the organization, thereby giving official and complete sanction ALPA's participation in IFALPA. * Provision for ALPA pension plan to be submitted to a vote of the membership when work on it has been completed and prior to the time steps are taken to obtain legislative action on it. * Setting down of policy lines to be pursued by ALPA and to serve as a guide for Headquarters in determining the will of the air line pilots as a whole in matters ranging from employment agreements to air safety. * Taking of definite action on numerous problems, falling within both an internal and external category, that required Convention action. * Changing of the AIR LINE PILOT from an eight-page newspaper to a 16-page magazine format, in view of the present trend of major publications to this size. * Election of complete slate of officers, including the unanimous and unopposed reelection of David L. Behncke to his tenth term as president. 123 Positive Actions Of the 162 subjects which came before the Tenth Convention, 123 actually survived to receive positive action and reach the status of Convention mandates while the remaining 39 were tabled, disapproved, or consolidated. A subject by subject break-down of the resolutions processed by Tenth Convention shows that 15 pertained to grievance and membership, 12 to employment agreements, salaries, rules and working conditions, 14 to international affairs, 13 to ways and means, 11 to airway aids and air safety, 15 to finance dues and pensions, 9 to organization and by-laws, 14 to CAR and legislation, 10 to nomina- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) [image caption] ELEVENTH HOUR Fresh men at the Convention's opening, only an eleventh hour going in the waning moments of the sixth day. By then, even their second wind has long since been dissipated and the strenuous pace begins to tell. Here the Convention camera - and it is said that pictures never lie - registers, fatigue, tired faces, slouched shoulders, drooping eyelids, and telltale postures as A. R. Seaman, EAL, carries on the debate and G. E. Griener, EAL, awaits his turn to interpose his views on an eleventh hour question. It is traditional for ALPA Conventions to crowd days of work into hours and reverse the normal Convention procedure of much play and some work to no play and all work. [image caption]
