Clipper, February 28, 1946

              Maintenance Ideas Delegates Arrive at NBA
Win Cash Awards	Aboard UNO Clipper
Six ideas designed to improve Maintenance conditions were voted awards at the la3t meeting of the Suggestion Committee.
An SOS is being sent out by the Committee for the author of a safety idea. The originator of the suggestion comes fom the Engine Shop and is a Mechanic 1/c •— the only clue to his identity. The anonymous person proposed that a length of rope be installed at one end of the parts boxes used during engine tear down. These boxes are ordinarily carried or pushed which presents a possible personnel safety hazard. By the use of the rope and also two wooden skids, the boxes could be pulled across the floor with ease. Will the idea man please call Milton Fradkin, Secretary of the Committee on Ext. 281 and claim the $10 in cash which was voted this suggestion.
Pointed toward a more uniform attire in the shops was a suggestion from Austin Pacher which brought him a $10 award. Austin proposed that substitute hats for those worn in public, of the baseball type used by the Army, be purchased and stocked by the company for sale to mechanics through the Cash Sales Room. These, he pointed out, would be a protection against grease affecting the eyes and hair of the mechanics.
Jim Knobel, of Modification, was once more a suggestion winner of $10. His idea is to use Vi or V2 sheets of emery paper instead of full sheets, since the average job requires only small pieces and the remainder of the sheet is discarded. The idea received the approval of Walter Hackett, Stores Agent, who stated that the idea would be put into effect immediately.
Another $10 award winner was Frank Cit-tadino of the Machine Shop. Frank stated that the sludge in the C-54 and DC-4 propeller domes often prevents them from being turned to the full feathered position by hand. He submitted a tool for this purpose.
The tool will turn the dome, which will expose more of the cam surface and, therefore, make it easier for cleaning. It will exert pressure on the cam roller shafts and so move the piston to the nose of the dome. Two lugs will be made up to fit into the thread already in the roller shafts while the dome itself will be mounted on a jig already made. This tool will shorten the time of cleaning -the domes, and will be safer to the man doing the job. The idea was approved by Assistant Shop Superintendent Bill Albritton and Chief of C-54 Plane Service, Charlie Fulmer on a safety basis and has been put into use.
Two $5 awards were made to Bernard Hartman of the Prop Shop and Harry O’Neill of Engineering. Bernie’s suggestion was to have the bottle of etching acid used in the Propeller Shop wrapped securely lyith industrial adhesive tape to assure more safe working with the acid. He also pointed out that this
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Largest press coverage to date greeted the official U. S. delegation to the first United Nations Assembly as they arrived at NBA from London aboard the UNO Clipper on Feb. 19.
Skippered by Captain R. Titus, the crew who flew the famous delegates were: 1st Officer Arthur L. McCullough, Flight Engineer John J. Nagle, Navigator William B. Powell, Flight Radio Officer Ralph A. Peterson, 3rd Officer Theodore C. Patecell, Assistant Engineer George N. Yorty, Assistant Flight Radio Officer Lester Quinn; Purser Raymond Tunstall and Stewardesses Ellen Murdock and Ilse Berger.
Changes affecting, the Executive Office have been announced by President Trippe.
Harold M. Bixby, Vice President in charge of transocean services since 1938, has been detached from his post and appointed Administrative Vice President with headquarters in New York. In this capacity Vice Presidents Dean, Ingalls and Gledhill will report to him. Vice President Dean will represent him in his absence. He will, however, continue to represent Pan American’s interest in CNAC.
David S. Ingalls, newly appointed Vice President has been named in charge of transocean services.
Photographed by press and newsreels, interviewed by reporters, broadcasting over NBC, televised for CBS and speaking for the newsreels, the five official delegates expressed their belief that real progress had been made at the pioneer London session but that “tremendous” tasks of reconstruction lie ahead.
After being held up for nine hours at Gander, Newfoundland, by bad weather the group reached La Guardia Field several hours before weather closed the field. Twenty newspaper, newsreel, and television photographers
James H. Smith, Assistant Vice President is no longer attached to Vice President Gled-hill’s staff. He has been assigned to the staff of Administrative Vice President Bixby.
Detachment of S. B. Kaufman as Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Engineer and his appointment as Assistant.
In the Atlantic Division appointment of Richard C. Long as Overseas Director, on the staff of the Division Manager, was made public by Division Manager Robert L. Cummings. Jr. This appointment terminates his previous appointment as Regional Director, Executive Department, for the United Kingdom, Eire and Portugal.
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U. S. DELEGATES to UNO conference stand by as former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., tells of the London accomplishments. Awaiting their turn at the newsreel microphone are (L-R) : Former Senator John Townsend, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Foster Dulles.
Executive Appointments Announced by Trippe
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