Clipper, Vol. 12, No. 7, July 1953

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Volume 12
July, 1953
Number 7
Pan Am Club Elects Ten Directors
Ten new directors have been named for the Pan Am Club. The election was conducted in New York on June 16. Following are the names of the directors, and the names of the alternates who may serve as representatives for the directors:
(In each case the first-named is the person who was elected as a director and following are the names of the alternates—Ed.)
Sal Vicale, of the electric shop, representing the maintenance repair shops; Art Warren, of the paint shop, and Art Goddard, of production control.
Kay Migyanko, of communications, representing maintenance and communications; John Crawford, of inspection, and Bert Rash-kow, of radio engineering.
George Warde, of maintenance, representing maintenance and flight; Joe Zaslow, of engineering, and Miller Logan, of airline maintenance.
George Cronin, of the motor
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Rotker, of public relations, and Alex Szecy, of medical.
Dick Siegel, of crew scheduling, representing operations and flight service; Doug Mitchell, of crew records, and Joe Leone, of scheduling.
A1 Cilli, of route section, representing operations and flight; Jooj Warren, pilot, and Marion Quaile, flight administration.
Helen Gallagher, of passenger sendee, representing traffic and sales; Signe Bergstrom and Jim Burns, both of cargo.
John White, of ground equipment, representing services of supply; Seymour Berman and John Mitchell, both of stores.
Ann Clapps, at LIC, representing Division employees, working at Long Island City; Louise Kopp and Frances Toth.
Tony Loicono, at LGA, representing Division employees working at LaGuardia; Frank Kelleher and Doug Browne.
Installment Plan For Air Travel Tested
Installment-plan air travel has een introduced to the Pittsburgh U.S.) area and will be extended o other cities if it proves to be lopular.
A seven-day, all-expense vaca-ion under the plan may be pur-hased in 10 monthly installments f $23.75. No down payment is equired. Cash cost is $222.93.
The complete, “pay-after-you-;o” package includes air transpor-ation between Pittsburgh and ■Jew York, via Capital Airlines, nd between New York and Ber-nuda, via Pan American.
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During Session Of Stockholders Drive Nets
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High praise for the performance of the Pan American team was voiced by stockholders at the 25th annual meeting held at the Ambassador Hotel in New York on May 26.
President Trippe noted that the meeting was “probably the best attended” in the company history. More than 200 stockholders were present.	&
Mr. Trippe reported that gross | commercial revenues of the company increased eight per cent in the first quarter of 1953 over the same period in 1952. He noted that the introduction of tourist service on the West Coast-Hawaii route last December had resulted in an 81 per cent increase in local travel for the first four months of 1953 compared with the same period of 1952.
Prospects?
Answering a question on prospects for the coming year, Mr.
Trippe said he hoped that Pan American would be on final mail rates “by the time we meet again next year at our annual meeting.
That will remove a great obstacle that has impaired our opportunities for development.”
Among the comments the following are taken from the official transcript of the proceedings.
A number of stockholders pressed for increased return on their stock. One asked why net profits were lower in relation to gross income than other airlines. Mr.
Trippe replied that domestic airlines are now on permanent mall rates and are operating in a protected market.
Samuel A. Simon of Elizabeth,
New Jersey pointed out that his stock “certainly isn’t doing what it should do for me.”
Higher Dividends?
Another stockholder asked why the dividends were not higher and why the stock had not increased (Continued on Page 12)
Ninth IHC Unit Will Be Opened During Summer
Another chapter will be added to the story of Maracaibo’s phenomenal commercial and industrial development this summer. One of the world’s most extraordinary hotels will be formally opened to the public.
This will be the ultra-modern, $3,000,000, 150-room Hotel del Lago, situated in a tropical setting on the west shore of Lake Maracaibo, in Venezuela.
The hotel was designed by Intercontinental Hotels Corporation (wholly-owned subsidiary of Pan American) to meet the needs of the most fastidious world traveler, be he tourist or business man.
The Hotel del Lago is the ninth unit in Intercontinental’s rapidly expanding family.
80 Co-Pilots Furloughed
The furloughing of approximately 80 Pan American co-pilots “whose services are not currently required, due to conditions beyond the company’s control,” was announced late in June.
In accordance with the company’s contract with its pilots, the men released are the lowest on the company’s seniority list. The men will retain their positions on the seniority lists and will receive first offers of positions at such time as the pilot force is expanded.
New Accounting Department To Be Headed By Wickeri
An Atlantic Division accounting department is being created, effective July 1, to be headed by Lauri E. Wickeri, formerly the head of GAO. This announcement was made by Executive Vice President Harold E. Gray and Comptroller J. S. Woodbridge.
The need for the change, according to the announcement, “has become apparent as a result of the tremendous
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Over 56,700
With returns still coming in, the total of contributions in the current campaign for the Greater New York Fund and Red Cross went over the $6,700 mark as The Clipper went to press.
This total was contributed by Atlantic Division employees, with the dispatchers (ALDA) recording the best performance percentage-wise. All 24 Atlantic Division dispatchers have contributed to the fund drive.
The next highest group, percentage-wise, was the mechanics (TWU), 86 percent of whom have contributed to the drive. In third place was the stock clerks
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lantic Division, and the need for specialized treatment of both of these functions.”
“The Atlantic Division has now become one of the largest operations in the System,” the announcement continued, “with a capital investment of $51,000,000, as compared to $112,000,000 for the entire System.
“The operating efficiency of this large organization requires the specialized attention of an accounting department tailored to meet its specific needs.
“The specialized work of GAO, involving corporate accounting, CAB accounting reports and revenue accounting, has likewism^cown tremendously.
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A total of 176 pints of blood was
contributed during the drive conducted at Idlewild on June 11. Thirty-seven other employees volunteered to donate blood, but were rejected for one reason or another. The results of the drive were announced by the Welfare Committee of the Pan Am Club.
Following is the total number of employees from each department contributing in the drive: Maintenance, 78; SOS, 26; operations, 12; cargo, eight; engineering, eight; ground training, four.
Also: Passenger service, three; production control, three; airline maintenance, two; flight radio, two; scheduling, 10; personnel relations, one; port stewards, 11; dispatch, six, and automotive four.
Emergency Use
Employees now having donated blood to the program, they and other employees, and members of their immediate families, are entitled to receive blood when it is needed in case of accident, injury or illness.
Employees who are confronted with an emergency should immediately notify any one of the three members of the Pan Am Club’s Welfare Committee — Joe Leone, Ext. 221, IDL; Fred Breitschwerdt, Ext. 362, IDL, or George Updike, Ext. 301, IDL.
An employee should also notify his doctor, or the hospital, that he
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“As a result, it is now evident that a division of responsibility will add to the efficiency of both operations, and this will be effected on July 1, through the creation of an Atlantic Division accounting department.
“The organizing of such a department ... is a tremendous job and we are happy to advise that Mr. Wickeri has agreed to accept this important position.”
As Pan American’s chief accountant, Mr. Wickeri has been in charge of all accounting functions, for the entire international airline, since August, 1948.
Born in Gardner, Mass., Mr. Wickeri is a graduate of the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in Boston and the New York University School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. A certified public accountant of the State of New York, he is a member of the New York State Society of Certi-(Continued on Page 2)
In This Issue
Amsterdam.................. 7
Berlin..................... 8
Bermuda ...................12
Brussels ...............7, 11
Calcutta ..................10
Damascus ..................10
Duesseldorf ............... 9
Flight Personnel .......... 4
Frankfurt ...............8,	9
Hamburg ................... 9
Johannesburg...............10
Karachi ...................10
London ..................6,	7
Maintenance................ 3
New York ................3,	5
Nice ......................12
Oslo .....................  9
Paris .....................11
People Talking ............ 2
Rome ......................11
Salzburg .................  9
Shannon ................... 6
Sports ..................4,	5
Washington .............7, 12
At Clipper press-time, Pan American World Airways had completed 42,074 Transatlantic crossings.