Clipper, Vol. 16, No. 10, November 1957

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Volume 16
NOVEMBER, 1957
No. 10
Bonus Sales Drive Opens
PRELIMINARY SURVEY of the new International Arrival Building at New York International Airport (Idlewild) is made by fleet service men Frank Kmiotek, Frank Galea, and James Santaniello (left to right). PAA truck at far left is parked by our line crew area. Passengers on all international flights coming into Idlewild after midnight, December fifth, will be processed through government formalities in the new building. All Pan Am departures will still be from the old (temporary) terminal building. SEE NEXT MONTH’S CLIPPER for detailed story and pictures on the new building.
A new sales incentive program which will pay all eligible Traffic and Sales employees overseas in cash bonuses if the sales goal is achieved went into effect on Nov. 15. Designed to combat the traditional ‘‘Winter Slump,” it will continue
through March 15.
The goal has been set at 17 per cent over last Winter’s Sales for the same period, and the campaign has been labeled “OPERATION PAA” (Push Atlantic Ahead). AD Sales Manager Paul T. Rennell describes the plan and its objectives as follows :
“Operation PAA has been designed primarily as a Divisionwide effort. The key feature will be an incentive bonus payable if total Division sales reach our primary goal. We have made last year’s sales the basis from which we have projected an incentive target for the whole Division. We have also established separate incentive goals for each District. Here’s how it looks:
Last Winter’s sales for the period November 15 thru
March 15......... $20,003,902
This Winter’s normal expected increase ( + 12%) .	2,400,468
Children's Christmas Party Set
The Fifteenth Annual Children’s Christmas Party, sponsored by the Company and the Pan Am Club, is shaping up this year as the biggest and best ever, with more than 2,000 children expected.
It will be held Saturday, December 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Jamaica Armory, 93-05 168th St., Jamaica, L. I. The committee, headed by Tony Loi-cono, is recruiting a small army of coemps to help in handling preparations for the gala event.
An added attraction this year will be a “Teen-Age Dance,” which will be held in conjunction with the regular party, for children who have outgrown the “kiddie” stage. A corner of the spacious armory will be set aside for the “hop” and children between the ages of 11 and 17 will have the opportunity to bring a guest, dance, have refreshments and win prizes.
In addition to children from Pan Am families, the party will entertain 120 children from two nearby orphanages, and 120 Pan-Amers will act as their foster parents for the four hours of fun.
Some of the thrills in store for the youngsters are:
SANTA’S DAIS — Santa will sit in his sleigh and receive children all afternoon, distributing gifts, cookies, candy stockings, etc.
RIDES — Swings, a Whip, Ferris Wheel and Carousel will be in operation for as many rides as a child desires.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE — Each child will receive wheel of fortune tickets and may play the wheel as long as tickets hold out. Three hundred prizes are available for the wheel.
REFRESHMENTS — Ice Cream, Soda and Cotton Candy will be distributed to each child.
The entire party is free for Pan Am Club members and their families. If you do not have a Pan Am Club membership card, you may obtain one for a dollar at the PX Store or at the door of the Armory on the day of the party.
This Winter’s normal expected
sales............. $22,404,000
This Winter’s Primary (incentive) target ( + 17%) . .	23,404,665
“If — I prefer to say when — we reach the primary target, an incentive bonus will be paid on sales which exceed the minimum target of $22,404,000. The bonus will be 3% of sales over $22,404,000.
“The individual District goals in general are 12% above last year. Obviously, there have been adjustments, some upwards, some downwards, in Districts (Continued on page 3)
New York Fund Campaign Opens
Christmas Dance Planned Dec. 20
The annual Christmas Dance jointly sponsored by the Company and the Pan Am Club will be held at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island on (Continued on page 4)
HOLD YOUR HATS, GIRLS — or rather hold Princess Grace of Monaco’s hats. Stewardess Judith Knox lugs the boxes as Nancy Lindstrom gives an assist from the ramp.
served over 3 million people last year.
“The Company has established a payroll deduction plan for your convenience to enable you to give more easily and more generously.
“Whether or not you give and how much you give is up to you, but I hope everyone in this organization will help to the extent that they are able to do so.”
The 1957 Greater New York Fund campaign, which helps to support 425 hospitals, health and welfare agencies, got under way for Pan Am employees on November 4. George Updike, Employee Services Supervisor, is chairman of the soliciting committee.
Pan Am won the fund’s “E AWARD” last year for its generous contributions, and hopes this year to better even that performance.
All Pan Am employees will be personally contacted by a fellow employee who has volunteered to act as a representative for the campaign. Contributions may be made through the payroll deduction system, or by check.
Envelopes containing forms for payroll deductions and information about the fund are being distributed to Atlantic Division and all New York based LAD employees at LaGuardia,
Idlewild and Long Island City.
AD Executive Vice President Harold E. Gray, addressing volunteer workers at the campaign’s organization meeting, called on all employees to set their sights as high as possible and exceed last year’s total.
Mr. Gray, in a letter which accompanies the request for contributions, says: “I’m sure that all of us feel some obligation to help out the less fortunate. But few of us have the time to determine how best to distribute our donation to the many deserving agencies available. The Greater New York Fund makes it possible for us to give — once a year — to all of these agencies in proportion to their need, agencies which
ALL SMILES is Capt. Thomas J. Flanagan (right), Sector Chief Pilot for the Internal German Service, as he is congratulated by A. Jackson Kelly, Vice President Europe, upon his appointment as Director for Germany. A fifteen-year member of the Pan American team, Capt. Flanagan has been sector chief pilot in Frankfurt since 1953.
Lisbon Stop
Passengers bound to or from South Africa on Pan Am flights can now stop over in Lisbon for an indefinite period providing they hold onward reservations on any carrier.
Previously the Portuguese government had imposed a no-stopover restriction on PAA passengers going to or from South Africa via Lisbon.
Pan Am presently operates two flights a week between New York, Lisbon, Accra, Leopoldville and Johannesburg with Super-7 equipment. Another two flights go by way of New York, Boston, Santa Maria in the Azores, Lisbon, Dakar and Monrovia, with one of them continuing on to Accra.