CLAY TANNER 1953 - 1983 STATION AGENT, STATION MANAGER RIW HSR WRL SLC Subject: Notice for Clay Smith Tanner Message: Clay worked in Worland,Wy. and SLC that I know of. Please visit the Notice for Clay Smith Tanner. http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?Id=LS15289964X Click on the above link or cut and paste the url into your browser's address bar. -Paul Farris (10/4/05) As with many of us, we were based in SLC for a while and had the pleasure of working with Clay. He was always cheerful and, with that warm smile of his, Clay was one of those special people who always went out of his way to help the day go better'n it would otherwise. Blue Skies & Tailwinds... -Billy & Cheryl Walker (10/6/05) Clay is on the March 1, 1962 ALEA seniority list, station agent group D, as #55. Tanner, C.S. DOH 10-5-53 -Jake Lamkins (10/10/05) Clay Tanner was a RIW station agent. I worked with him, he had a son Edwin and his wife Joan. -Glenn Emmons (10/11/05) I Remember When: By Duane Phelps 1949-1985 (36 years) Hired 6/49 Stn. Agt. Alamosa for $150 per mo.,6 day wk,8 hr. shifts. Capt. Geo. Meshko flew me to Pueblo in an open cockpit PT-19 to Watch the Blue Angels in prop F8 aircraft. (Better than Jets) Capt. Army Armstrong arrived early came into the Stn. Tuned the radio To HF Freq. Had me listen to an ATC Clearance, and told me I had better Be able to recite a clearance the next time he came thru. Jim Montgomery,Dir. Of Stns. Called Mgr. Stamey to fire both agents Tom McAfee and myself for visiting on the teletype for 20 mins. The Day before as all msgs went to all teletypes, we apologized and stayed on. Using the Official Airline Guide foo Schedules and Fares over our local Stn. Phone and teletype for reservations was an awesome experience. Transferred to Grand Junction Nov.49 and flew Steward 3days a wk. RT GJT/ABQsometimes missed conn. In Durango so onto DEN with RON At the Argonaut Hotel. Rode observer with Geo. Graham and Glen Gettman Practicing under hood at Stapelton, both became Capts. On my second FIt. I went to the cockpit and asked if it was true that the Pilots and stews sometimes shared the same bed and was told of coarse, That CO and TW stews were even waiting in their rooms on layover in ABQ. It took me a little while to realize how my leg had been pulled by the best Two pullers on the airline, Art Ashworth and Ace Avakian. Jim Montgomery sent me a message in Sept. 50 to report to SLC to replace Tom Makurat who had been drafted. Lou Berets was the Stn. Mgr. And Red Davis, Regional Mgr. The Stn. Was open 24 Hrs. and that lIP to 7A shift every 4 wks. Was tough to adjust too. Red Davis,Dex Alger and Scott Keller were Very close employee friends. Lou sent me to my first Stn.Mgr. Meeting in BIL, I only missed one Mgr. Meeting in 33 yrs. Feb. 1953 I was awarded Stn. Mgr. At Laramie WY. Ray Spiars,Paul McClure, Jim Snider, and John Chapel were agents that worked in LAR to continue Their college classes at the Univ. of Wyo. Our small terminal building was owned by FL, John & I were painting the wood shingles, he slipped off breaking his heel bone, but soon back to work in a walking cast. Runway lights were Flush with the ground, I had to sweep them off with a broon many times to Get the evening fIts. In. We had to drive our cars out to the airplane to install Control locks so they could taxi in due to high wind and back out to remove For takeoff. United Vice-Pres. in DEN would invite us FL mgrs. To sit in on their Daily briefing concerning the previous days operation for the entire UA system. The Conquistadores (all the airline and airplane mfg. Presidents) would come to a Dude Ranch in Saratoga WY. Each yr. We would drive rental cars from LAR to them. Met C.R. Smith AA, Bob Six CO, W.A. Patterson UA, and Donald Douglas. I received a Gold Pen from W.A. Patterson for assisting a UA accident in Snowy Range outside LAR in 1955. I won a trip to Europe on Sabena Airlines in 1957 for a story ! submitted. Lois a i spent 15 days and 7 cities at age 27. 1958 to Riverton WY. Stn. Mgr. $375 per mo. We had 3 way connection of fits. Twice a day. Harold Long, Gary McCarrel, and Homer Cauthon were Sr. Agts. And a great crew that worked split shifts for many years. We moved into a new terminal in 1959, two yrs. Later someone left a cigarette and half the building burned at night, we continued flights, but the smell was not pleasant. Transferred to SLC Stn. Mgr. May 1964. We had a UA DC-3 with a small cargo door on the opposite side, I was to show the agents how to latch it, did not do it right and we had 7 bags fall out on the runway at 80 MPH when FIt. Returned. Luckily we did not lose any mail pouches. We had previous Mgrs. Come to Work in SLC, Gordon Bost, Geo. Hobbs, Clay Tanner, and Geo. Slivka. Don Anderton was Asst. Mgr, Gary McCarrel, Stan Covington,Dean Buethe, and Don Halterman were Sr. Agts. Maint.,Stewardess, and Pilots were based in SLC. We had many fog problems usually around the Holidays, created severe Problems attempting to work Fits. At Ogden Airport. The AL Feldman years were the best for the employees and the Airline and he will never be forgotten by most of us that knew him personally. -Duane Phelps (2/6/06) C. S. TANNER HSR STATION MANAGER DOB 11/26/18 DOH 10/5/53 Per Feb 1960 FL Roster -Jake Lamkins (5/3/11) C S TANNER RIW station agent per the Mar 1956 FL Station Personnel Roster. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAY TANNER SLC station agent per the Aug 1963 thru Jul 1966 FL Sales & Service Personnel Rosters. He remained a SLC station agent the remainder of his FL career. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C S TANNER M DOB 11/26/18 DOR 12/1/83 per the Dec 1984 FL/ALEA Pension Records. Clay retired upon his 65th birthday in 1983 -Jake Lamkins (12/4/15) FLacebook - FL Club SLC station agent Clay Tanner's memorial webpage has been upgraded: http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Clay_Tanner.html Moved to a non-ad website and updated. -Jake Lamkins (12/5/15)