Pan American clipper, Vol. 5, No. 22, October 16, 1946

              Volume 5
October 16, 1946
Number 22
PAA Musical Plot
Is Sheer Fantasy
The cat is out of the bag. The plot of the PAA Clipper Theater’s musical show, long veiled in deepest mystery, is now sketchily revealed.
b Jack Rogers, Bob Weathers and Howard O’Hare were looking over the musical comedy’s script when the photographer caught them in this pose. They’re in charge of music, book, and dances, respectively.
The following plot outline, guaranteed authentic, is exclusively printed here in The Clipper.
“The peculiar adventures of a poor, unfortunate man who wishes to travel by air from New York to London. This poor, unfortunate man, unbeknownst to the employes of Pandemonium Airways, has just bought a controlling interest in the airline.
“He is battered from pillar to post, as he stumbles through the rapidly disintegrating system of passenger handling as practised by Pandemonium Airways. Heckled by telephone operators, insulted by reservations personnel, needled by the medical office, his baggage battered, bruised and broken by traffic, mentally mangled by the malingering, misinformed nlorons of maintenance, he is eventually carried, bruised and bleeding, onto the aircraft to begin his glamorous and luxurious trip through the fleecy clouds.
“Needless to say, our passenger does not reach his destination. What happens to this poor man offers entertainment of the ‘belly laugh’ variety, freely interspersed with lots of songs, dances, pretty girls, and specialty numbers.”
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PIANISTS NEEDED
Two pianists for the Clipper Theater’s musical comedy are urgently needed. If you are qualified and interested, phone Ray Colcord, Ext. 533.
Stone And Rippetoe Receive PAA 10-Year Service Emblems
Kenneth N. Stone, station superintendent flight engineer, are receiving gold half-wing first ten years with Pan American.
Mr. Stone joined the company in Miami in 1936 as a mechanic 2/c. The following year he was transferred to Port Washington and in 1938 he went to Baltimore as a mechanic 1/c. Three months later he returned to Port Washington as a chief mechanic and the next year he went back to Baltimore. He became airport manager at Baltimore in 1942.
Mr. Rippetoe also joined PAA at Miami in 1936, as a mechanic’s helper. He advanced through the ranks to mechanic 1/c and, in October, 1942, went on flight duty as a flight mechanic with the Latin American Division. He was transferred to the Africa-Orient Division in 1944 as a flight engineer (acting) and the next year he became a
full flight engineer. He joined the Atlantic Division in August of this year as a flight engineer.
Five year service emblems are being given this month to the following employes who recently returned from military leaves of absence: William Barnett of the field department, Anthony T. Kozera of traffic, and Erwin
F. G. RIPPETOE
in Baltimore, and Floyd G. Rippetoe, Jr., emblems this month in recognition of their
Irmacher, Thomas H. Phillips, and Charles W. Wickman of maintenance.
Others receiving five year emblems include: Maintenance:
George J. Breza	Maurice J. Salmini
Roy A. Busch	Michael P. Terrone
Richard J. Frisius	T. L. Hackett
Lester T. Moffett	Regis McGinty
Robert B. Murphy Thomas H. Phillips Rafael A. Rocha
Communications:
Edward W. Eckhardt Andrew Simins *Stanley F. Bauser, Jr.
Field:
*Cormac F. Conahan Operations:
*Miss J. R. de Jesus Kenneth R. Perman Traffic:
*Robert C. Dowley	* Theodore Meyendorff
Airways:
Mrs. Marion W. Escridge Executive:
Richard L. Forster Service of Supply:
Francis X. Kelleher
(Continued on page 4)
Here are the first traffic representatives to graduate from the six weeks course conducted in Flushing for senior passenger clerks, passenger traffic clerks and passenger service supervisors. Left to right, you see (front row): Harry M. Snyder, Charles W. Rinica, David D. Brann and James Hind, instructor; (second row) John H. Hammett, L. M. Gerencser, Jack Clabby, and Jim Ford, traffic training superintendent; (third row) Bell Procter, Richard De Nazario and Bob Haigh; (fourth row) David Yandle, Joe Lowry, Charles Bech and M. P. Fleming.
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