Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-04
Life of an Air Stem0rdess
Interesting, Says Visitor

The life Of an air stewardess is IN,
OF continual interest, said Miss ZeII,
Weeter, chief steWarieSs for Wertarr
Ar Express, who recently visited Plrffe
Helena and Great Falls on q recruit.
ing mission. '--'
In her 4.700 flying hours since sh,
Joined the airlines staff IN july 1o2s
Miss Weeter has travelled 300. 600 mile.
IN western Air Express planes heIDIns
to make each trip more Comfort NJ
Tor countless passengers from all walks
Of life.
Her visit to Montana was to inter-
view applicants for stewardess posi-
tons IN the Western Air Express corps
OF the total number Of applicants
only five can be engaged now. she
said, but all applications are being
saved IN case OF future vacancies.
Service New Here
The stewardesSes chosen viii serve
between Salt Lake City and Great
Falls. Western Air Express has main
tanned stewardeSS service for some time
on its San Diego-Los Angeles salt
Lake route, but the service win be
new on the Salt Iake-Great Falls
route. 1t win be inaugurated June is.
Only registered nurses between the
ages Of % and 20 may apply for the
position. MISS Weeter graduated from
0b MAJ Nd AIoAJllhl III CAlL Lake.
Nurses are desirable because of their
general knowledge, and more import
ant, because Of their superior knowl-
edge. Of discipline, tact and meeting
people
For safety and efficiency, discipline
is strict among the airlines personnel.
Tact is required in making each pas
Senger, including the babies, comfort
able and contented.
New stewardeSses are carefully in
structed in the geological, historical
territory they fly over, to enable them
to make the trip more interesting for
their passengers. Also they are taught
enough about flying methods so they
can explain how the pilots are con-
stantly protecting the public's safety
Although some passengers have be-
come nervous IN cloudy weather; when
has been poor, Miss Weeter
has never experienced a wreck, and
never failed to put any passenger thor
oughly at ease by explaining how the
Instruments in the cockpit guide the
pilot safely to the planes destination.
She Likes Babies
Among the most interesting passen-
gers Miss Weeter meets are the babies.
Years ago, airplane travel was thought
IF mostly as business mans method
Of shortening distances. Now it is a !
accepted means of public
.ravel for pleasure as well as profit.
And they bring their babies" Miss
Veeter smiled I'VE keep babies for
nulaS on ice until they are needed, |
md then we warm them. We have a
pecial baby kit, too, with everything !
n it that a baby might need And |
+ baby is on special diet, we can
prepare it by arrangement with the /
)aby's mother before the trip starts.
Even the littlest ones can travel
lear across the country in minimum /
ime with maximum comfort-warmth, /
he right kind of food, quick and COM /
ortable changes of clothing, and con-
tant expert attention not only from
heir mothers but from the steward
SSes The babies are wonderful pas
engerS. just give them the attention
very baby should have, and the motor
viii hum them to sleep. On the sleeper
'lanes we have little baskets for the
'abies to sleep in"