Clipper, August 9, 1945

              Be A Blood Donor, Asks Former PAAer George Gow Gets
Appeals designed to intrigue the reader into action have been written for our wartime drives, but we can publish no more effective copy than a letter received from a boy overseas—one whom many PAAers knew.
Norman Milford was a seaman with the Beaching Crew while here at NBA. He has gone through the rigors of war and has first hand information on the benefits that our men overseas are deriving from our contributions to the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
PAA’s next Donor Day is August 15. The place is the Jackson Heights Chapter of the American Red Cross. Call Bob Stupp TODAY. He’s on Ext. 346 and is anxious to put PAA back on the list of highest blood donors.
This is the letter we received:
Two developments affecting our post-war operations took place last week which are of interest to all PAAers:
1.	The company petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board to reconsider and correct its recent decision in the North Atlantic case to permit PAA to compete for a fair share of transatlantic traffic with TWA and American. The brief, which is being made available at NBA ano foreign stations, made three major points:
That PAA is restricted to specific operating bases while TWA and AA would he permitted to operate to all traffic centers in the European countries which they would serve.
That despite proposed competition between American companies, PAA cannot compete in five of the six largest transatlantic traffic centers — Paris, Berlin, Rome, Moscow and Cairo.
That TWA received a monopoly of the time-honored trade route to the Middle East via Rome, Athens and Cairo.
2.	Space in the huge 15,000-foot loading arcade at idlewild Airport was allotted to 11 airlines, along with 650 acres of hangar space. The $15 million arcade will have 102 plane loading gates- 10 more than contemplated last June. Overseas airlines taking space, besides PAA, TWA and AA, were
In Germany
Dear Editor —
Today I received my seventh copy of the CLIPPER. I have been following your column of Red Cross blood donors. I would like to personally thank those members who are contributing. Guys and gals like Dick Schmeichel, Mary Walsh, A1 Munro, etc. (I don’t have space to put I mean all of them.)
Last winter I had the misfortune to be wounded, but fortunately for me the people at home give a damn for their fighting men. I received a wound that cut the vein in my wrist and before I could get the proper attention I lost more blood than was good for me.
When I reached the Aid station I was given a blood transfusion on the spot — blood that someone back home donated to the Red Cross. This blood no doubt saved my life. Every day the war is fought blood that someone
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BOAC and SILA (Swedish International Airline), which will share American Export’s space. Five other gates are reserved for additional international lines. Of the domes-(Continued on Page 3)
Foynes Post
George Gow, has just received a new assignment of District Operations Superintendent. He will be based in Foynes and will act as Field Representative for Charlie Ruegg.
George’s new duties will make him responsible for ground operations’ functions in the area of Portugal, the Azores, West Africa and Eire. His appointment will be the first step in the decentralization of responsibility in the Ground Operations Department, and is designed to relieve the Ground Operations offices at division headquarters of many of the problems arising in the field and thus assure a speedier handling of them.
George came with PAA down in Baltimore as an Airport Clerk attached to the Operations Department. He was made airport manager apprentice in Horta and then was transferred back to Baltimore in the capacity of acting airport manager. In 1941 he became Assistant Airport Manager at NBA and in 1942 was appointed Operations Representative at Foynes. Subsequently he was made Airport Manager at NBA and Senior Representative at Laugh Neagh. Prior to his new appointment he was Section Superintendent at NBA.
LOCATION OF AIRLINES AT IDLEWILD
POSTWAR DEVELOPMENTS:
PAA Protests Atlantic Decision;
Idlewild Loading Space Allocated
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