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Volume 5
June 19, 1946
Number 5
$130 Award Given Henry Breitmeyer
Henry Breitmeyer, chief of the Instrument Shop, figured out that the addition of a one - ounce condenser and a small fuse to the electrical circuit of the Maxson Food ovens would be both an economy and a safety measure. The Employes’ Suggestion Committee agreed with Henry, and today he is richer by $130. Four other awards, I, have also been made by the Committee this week.
In presenting his idea, Henry pointed out that seven warning bells and four timers on the Maxson ovens had burned out due to shorting out of the electric bells on the ovens as a result of arcing of the vibrator points. The shorting causes high electrical loads through the timer and on-off switch contacts causing them to fuse, forcing the on-off switch to remain closed and making it impossible to shut off the fans.
The Electrical Engineering department estimated that every time a unit burned up the damage totaled $100. If a unit should burn up in flight, passengers would necessarily go hungry and there was danger in the possibility of injury to personnel and fire in the aircraft.
All of these dangers are eliminated by the use of the condenser and a 10 ampere fuse described in Henry’s winning suggestion.
James F. Moore of the Hydraulic ¡Shop has been awarded $80 for designing a tool which simplifies and speeds the alignment of brake discs and mount wheels on Constellations. The tool consists of a cylinder and two arms. The cylinder fits over the wheel axle and the arms close over the brake discs, aligning them symmetrically. Formerly the work was done by hand and brake alignment was achieved by a trial and error method. The tool has been manufactured and is in use.
Constellation brake discs are also the object of a suggestion which netted William Vokolek, formerly of the Hydraulic Shop, an award of $60. William suggested that an air hammer be used to straighten landing gear brake discs which become warped.
Thomas A. Jefferson of the Radio Shop received $15 for suggesting that a rubber numbering stamp be used for wire identification in the Radio Shop. Under the old system, about 20 per cent of the time spent on a radio installation was devoted to tagging wires. Thomas suggested that the numbers be stamped on adhesive tape and wrapped around the wires. It is estimated that this change, already in effect, will save up to 100 hours of labor during a year.
Veterans To Form New Legion Post
The formation of an American Legion post made up of veterans employed by Pan American is now in progress. All veterans — men or women — honorably discharged from any branch of the service, are eligible for membership in the post.
Employes interested in further information about the new post are invited to get in touch with Port Steward Frank Papado during the day shift, or Port Steward Harry Deutsch during the night shift. Both may be reached on Ext. 380.
W
Roll To Represent PÁÁ In Stockholm
Sylvester J. “Spec” Roll has been named special representative for the Atlantic Division in the Scandinavian countries, it is announced by Robert L. Cummings, Jr., Division manager. Mr. Roll, who has been with Pan American since 1933, was most recently foreign trade counsellor in the office of Vice President V. E. Chenea.
Mr. Roll’s new headquarters will be in Stockholm and one of his first duties will be to represent Pan American at the I. A. T. A. conference which will open in the Swedish capital on July 16.
Born in Minnesota and educated at Georgetown University, Mr. Roll represented the United States as Vice Consul and Assistant Trade Commissioner in Sweden for two years. As a banker, he was located in Mexico and in Paris, and he spent several years in Colombia as United States Trade Commissioner.
Joining Pan American in 1933, Mr. Roll was special representative for the Company in Bogota for five years during negotiations with SCADTA (now known as AVIANCA and í PAA affiliate). He spent two years in Venezuela and the Caribbean area as commercial representative for Pan American and then became general manager of Compañía de Aviación Pan American Argentina in Buenos Aires, a post he held for four years.
In May, 1944, Mr. Roll was named assistant to the General Traffic Manager and moved to Mt. Chenea’s office in New York.
Mr. Roll’s wife and two young sons will follow him to Sweden later this summer. One son, Rickey, aged 3, was born in Buenos Aires while Mr. Roll was stationed there.
C.MSÛ34I, ha\, 6oc U, Vs Id*r
Shift Is Made In Key Flight Posts
Captain Charles S. (Chile) Vaughn has been named Superintendent of Flight Operations and Captain Hugh H. Gordon. Ill, has been appointed Chief Pilot, it is announced by Captain H. E. Gray, Operations Manager of the Atlantic Division. Both appointments were effective June 1. „ _r , Captain Vaughn,
Capt. Vaughn who has been chief pilot of the Division since last November, comes from Tennessee where he attended Nashville high school and Vanderbilt University. He entered the Army Air Forces and was commissioned at Kelly Field, Texas, in 1928. After completing a tour of duty with the Army, he flew passengers from Shanghai to Hongkong for China Airways Federal, Inc., later absorbed by Pan American.
Captain Vaughn joined the Atlantic Division of Pan American in 1941. In 1944 he became assistant chief pilot of the New York Sector of the Africa-Orient Division, including the route from New York to Casablanca. When he became «chief pilot of the Atlantic Division he took charge of pilot personnel, flight schedules, and the pilot training program.
Captain Gordon, a native of Athens, Ga., was graduated from the University of Georgia and then joined the Marine Corps. He received his commission at Pensacola in 1933 and then flew with a Marine squadron at Quantico,
Va.
Joining Pan American in Miami in August, 1935, Captain Gordon flew out of Capt. Gordon
Miami for a vear and one-half and was stationed at Trinidad for six months. He transferred to the Pacific Division in 1937 and flew on the Hongkong run. The following year he went to Seattle to open the Seattle-Juneau route, then returned to San Francisco.
When PAA’s transatlantic service was inaugurated in 1939, Captain Gordon moved to Baltimore to fly the Boeing 314. He moved to New York with the Atlantic Division in 1940, made one trip, then was transferred back to Miami. He was based in Rio de Janeiro for one and one-half years, flying the Rio-Buenos Aires route. In 1942 he transferred to the Africa-
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| Full Text | Volume 5 June 19, 1946 Number 5 $130 Award Given Henry Breitmeyer Henry Breitmeyer, chief of the Instrument Shop, figured out that the addition of a one - ounce condenser and a small fuse to the electrical circuit of the Maxson Food ovens would be both an economy and a safety measure. The Employes’ Suggestion Committee agreed with Henry, and today he is richer by $130. Four other awards, I, have also been made by the Committee this week. In presenting his idea, Henry pointed out that seven warning bells and four timers on the Maxson ovens had burned out due to shorting out of the electric bells on the ovens as a result of arcing of the vibrator points. The shorting causes high electrical loads through the timer and on-off switch contacts causing them to fuse, forcing the on-off switch to remain closed and making it impossible to shut off the fans. The Electrical Engineering department estimated that every time a unit burned up the damage totaled $100. If a unit should burn up in flight, passengers would necessarily go hungry and there was danger in the possibility of injury to personnel and fire in the aircraft. All of these dangers are eliminated by the use of the condenser and a 10 ampere fuse described in Henry’s winning suggestion. James F. Moore of the Hydraulic ¡Shop has been awarded $80 for designing a tool which simplifies and speeds the alignment of brake discs and mount wheels on Constellations. The tool consists of a cylinder and two arms. The cylinder fits over the wheel axle and the arms close over the brake discs, aligning them symmetrically. Formerly the work was done by hand and brake alignment was achieved by a trial and error method. The tool has been manufactured and is in use. Constellation brake discs are also the object of a suggestion which netted William Vokolek, formerly of the Hydraulic Shop, an award of $60. William suggested that an air hammer be used to straighten landing gear brake discs which become warped. Thomas A. Jefferson of the Radio Shop received $15 for suggesting that a rubber numbering stamp be used for wire identification in the Radio Shop. Under the old system, about 20 per cent of the time spent on a radio installation was devoted to tagging wires. Thomas suggested that the numbers be stamped on adhesive tape and wrapped around the wires. It is estimated that this change, already in effect, will save up to 100 hours of labor during a year. Veterans To Form New Legion Post The formation of an American Legion post made up of veterans employed by Pan American is now in progress. All veterans — men or women — honorably discharged from any branch of the service, are eligible for membership in the post. Employes interested in further information about the new post are invited to get in touch with Port Steward Frank Papado during the day shift, or Port Steward Harry Deutsch during the night shift. Both may be reached on Ext. 380. W Roll To Represent PÁÁ In Stockholm Sylvester J. “Spec” Roll has been named special representative for the Atlantic Division in the Scandinavian countries, it is announced by Robert L. Cummings, Jr., Division manager. Mr. Roll, who has been with Pan American since 1933, was most recently foreign trade counsellor in the office of Vice President V. E. Chenea. Mr. Roll’s new headquarters will be in Stockholm and one of his first duties will be to represent Pan American at the I. A. T. A. conference which will open in the Swedish capital on July 16. Born in Minnesota and educated at Georgetown University, Mr. Roll represented the United States as Vice Consul and Assistant Trade Commissioner in Sweden for two years. As a banker, he was located in Mexico and in Paris, and he spent several years in Colombia as United States Trade Commissioner. Joining Pan American in 1933, Mr. Roll was special representative for the Company in Bogota for five years during negotiations with SCADTA (now known as AVIANCA and í PAA affiliate). He spent two years in Venezuela and the Caribbean area as commercial representative for Pan American and then became general manager of Compañía de Aviación Pan American Argentina in Buenos Aires, a post he held for four years. In May, 1944, Mr. Roll was named assistant to the General Traffic Manager and moved to Mt. Chenea’s office in New York. Mr. Roll’s wife and two young sons will follow him to Sweden later this summer. One son, Rickey, aged 3, was born in Buenos Aires while Mr. Roll was stationed there. C.MSÛ34I, ha\, 6oc U, Vs Id*r Shift Is Made In Key Flight Posts Captain Charles S. (Chile) Vaughn has been named Superintendent of Flight Operations and Captain Hugh H. Gordon. Ill, has been appointed Chief Pilot, it is announced by Captain H. E. Gray, Operations Manager of the Atlantic Division. Both appointments were effective June 1. „ _r , Captain Vaughn, Capt. Vaughn who has been chief pilot of the Division since last November, comes from Tennessee where he attended Nashville high school and Vanderbilt University. He entered the Army Air Forces and was commissioned at Kelly Field, Texas, in 1928. After completing a tour of duty with the Army, he flew passengers from Shanghai to Hongkong for China Airways Federal, Inc., later absorbed by Pan American. Captain Vaughn joined the Atlantic Division of Pan American in 1941. In 1944 he became assistant chief pilot of the New York Sector of the Africa-Orient Division, including the route from New York to Casablanca. When he became «chief pilot of the Atlantic Division he took charge of pilot personnel, flight schedules, and the pilot training program. Captain Gordon, a native of Athens, Ga., was graduated from the University of Georgia and then joined the Marine Corps. He received his commission at Pensacola in 1933 and then flew with a Marine squadron at Quantico, Va. Joining Pan American in Miami in August, 1935, Captain Gordon flew out of Capt. Gordon Miami for a vear and one-half and was stationed at Trinidad for six months. He transferred to the Pacific Division in 1937 and flew on the Hongkong run. The following year he went to Seattle to open the Seattle-Juneau route, then returned to San Francisco. When PAA’s transatlantic service was inaugurated in 1939, Captain Gordon moved to Baltimore to fly the Boeing 314. He moved to New York with the Atlantic Division in 1940, made one trip, then was transferred back to Miami. He was based in Rio de Janeiro for one and one-half years, flying the Rio-Buenos Aires route. In 1942 he transferred to the Africa- (Continued on Page 2) |
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