Clipper, January 3, 1946

              nJANUARY 3
ATLANTIC DIVISION
CLIPPER
Copyright by Pan American Airways, Inc.
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Annual Luncheon For Top Idea Men
Awards for the year’s best suggestion were recently made at the second annual luncheon of the Suggestion Committee. Top award of $100 went to Joe Karpchuk of Plane Service for his suggestion that movies be shown on the Clippers. Not only did Joe offer the suggestion but he also worked out the mechanics of showing them.
Two $50 awards went to Pop Moore of the Hydraulic Shop for his tire-changing device and David Wiener of the Accessory Shop for his suggeston of spark plug core checking test to weed out leaking plugs and prevent unnecessary mechanical delays.
Ten $10 awards went to other PAAers, one a native employe in Lisbon, for their ideas which, in the opinion of the Committee, have improved methods and cut down man hours for the company. A joint award went to Joe Kudrnac and Martin Curtin and individual prizes went to Charlie Koons, Manuel Ceia, William Black, Walter Tiedman, Charlie Cole, Frank Hudak, Sherm Crites, Ann Chanos and Gus Quast.
Presentation of the awards was made by Division Manager Bob Cummings who complimented the Atlantic Division for the number and type suggestions which have been submitted to the committee. Mr. Cummings
New Job Classification Plan To Affect Salaried Ground Personnel
A new system Job Classification Plan for the Atlantic Division salaried ground personnel has been announced by Robert L. Cummings, Jr.
The new plan, effective January 1, is designed to establish fair and adequate salary scales for all clerical and administrative positions in the division and to provide uniform rules and procedures for administering these salary scales.
Employes who are affected by the plan will be reclassified as of the time of their next merit increase into the new titles and
pointed out that the A-0 is two years ahead of other divisions in having a Suggestion system. He also cited the fact that the amount of money awarded by the Committee this year was one-third more than awards made last year.
Attending the luncheon were John Ward, Chairman of the Suggestion Committee, Pete Gregor, Paul Strieffler, Phil Delany, Dick Washburn, Walter Burdick, George Ward-man, Lew Knerr, A1 Elebash, Tom Reid, Gerry Jones, Bill Albritton, Michael Stanley, Jack Barnes, Bob Neff, Joe Leopold, Captain ‘Chile’ Vaughn, George Updike and Milton Fradkin.
salary scales. Where an employe’s present salary is below the minimum salary provided for his classification in the Plan, he will be immediately increased to the minimum of his new salary scale. The majority of employes will find, however, that their present salaries will fall within the minimum and maximum of the salary scales for their new job classifications and that they will become eligible for merit increases at the time of their next salary review periods.
Classification of jobs is now in progress in each department and completion is expected by January 15. Each employe will then be advised by his supervisor as to the salary scale for his classification and the work review periods. The Plan provides for automatic wage reviews which will occur in the lower salary groups at the end of the first two six-month periods and annually thereafter, and on an annual basis thereafter. Review for the medium salary groups will occur at the end of the first six months and annually thereafter. The higher salary groups will be reviewed annually. At the time of wage review an employe will receive an increase if he has made satisfactory progress. If he has not, he will be eligible for review any time up to the next normal review period.
THEY’RE TOP IDEA MEN FOR 1945. Winners of the awards for the best ideas sub« mitted to the Suggestion Committee during the year: Ann Chanos, Martin Curtin, Joe Karpchuk, Charlie Cole, David Weiner, James ‘Pop’ Moore, Sherm Crites, Walter Tiedeman, William Black and August Quast.
Ritson Named Ass’t
Chief C. P. S.
Tom Ritson, until recently working lead man of the Instrument Shop, was appointed ^	Assistant Chief of Com-
mercial Plane Service by Shop Superintendent Pete Gregor.
Tom joined Pan American in 1939 as a mechanic 2/c in Baltimore, with many years of airline experience. In 1940 he transferred to North Beach as mechanic 1/c and became master mechanic in 1943. In his capacity as working lead man of the Instrument Shop, Tom acted for the shop’s chief, ‘Dick’ Ditty when Dick was on vacation or sick leave.
As Assistant Chief of Commercial Plane Service Tom will work under Charlie Fulmer.