Clipper, March 14, 1946

              MARCH 14	1946
Parise Gets $120; 3 Ideas Net $80
John Parise of the Instrument Shop is high idea man in the latest report of the Suggestion Committee.
John was awarded $120 in cash for an improved procedure for trouble shooting liquid-ometers. As a result of this suggestion many man hours of resistance checking through complicated resistance networks, and wiring and indicated troubles are easily eliminated.
When the suggestion was submitted to the Engineering Department Norman Smith of the Electrical Engineering Section stated:
“At a time when service of the liquidometer system was extremely critical because of inexperienced personnel and lack of parts and equipment, the engineering staff was approached on the question of test equipment. Upon contacting the liquidometer company, we were informed that trouble shooting test equipment was being designed and the information as to construction details would be made available to us as soon as design was complete. We have received no information to date although follow-up procedure was instituted. The information contained here and previous information supplied by this man has been used to design a test unit that will help immeasurably in servicing the liquidometer system.”
Second high man voted at the meeting was Michael Wanson of the Carpenter Shop. His suggestion was that a heavy mesh basket be made and installed inside the sanitary washer machine used for cleaning airplane equipment to catch all large objects and keep them from going into the drain pipe, which is constantly being clogged.
Gil Tyler Heads Red Cross Drive
The Annual Red Cross Drive opened at North Beach with a meeting in the Passenger Service Dining Room of all coordinators. In the absence of Gil Tyler, Chairman of the Drive, Bob Stupp took over the meeting and explained the aims and objectives of the campaign.
While the Red Cross is chiefly considered at the peak of its usefulness during wartime, is now burdened with a new responsibility — the task of maintaining morale among the men in the occupation forces, service to hospitalized troops, and help and counsel to veterans whose normal pattern of life has been disrupted by the war’s impact.
Coordinators who have been selected to represent their sections are:
Ground Operations.........Joan Gannon
Flight Operations.........Virginia Handley
Airways....................'...Jeannette Johnson
Maintenance ______________Lee Tyler
Industrial Relations (NBA) Andy Miller
Flushing ....._______Georgette Parro
Medical___________________Ruth Knoepfel,
Accounting_____,.........._.Jo Ozimek
Executive (NBA)............ Donna Hunt
Flushing ____________ Sally McKenna
Services of Supply________ Kathleen Clarke
Meteorology .............. Lyle Brosche
Traffic .................. Madeline Cuniff
Public Relations..........Webster Bartram
Web Bartram and Lyle Brosche were the first two coordinators to make 100% returns for their departments.
The idea received praise of Assistant Shop Superintendent Bill Albritton who recommended its adoption.
George Chardt of C-54 Plane Service was awarded $25 for his suggestion on ship’s interphone system. George pointed out that on compass swings now made for 3-54 and DC-4 aircraft, a tug is used to pull the ship around a complete circle, stopping every 15 degrees. A mechanic, in setting the compass, calls his orders down to the tug driver, but due to the noise of the tug’s motor, it is extremely difficult for his voice to be heard. Consequently the aircraft is often moved past its point and must be jockeyed back to the required position. Chardt’s suggestion is to give the tug driver a head set which would be connected with the ship’s interphone system at the nose telephone box, thereby providing a means for the person setting the compass to give audible instructions to the tug driver.
Walt Coleman of Engineering won $20 for a suggestion on office procedure. He pointed out that when a service form is being revised or initiated, the draft is submitted to the Senior Staff Engineer for his initialing and/or comments. When he has initialed the draft and there are no comments, a stencil is cut,.
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Mooney Named Legal Officer
John D. Mooney, on inactive duty with the Naval Reserve, has just been named to fill a newly created post in the Atlantic Division, that of Legal Officer.
Before serving with the Navy Mr. Moone> was associated with the legal firm of Hines, Rearick, Dorr and Hammond in the capacity of Assistant Trial Counsel. He is a graduate of Fordham Law School.
Mr. Mooney held the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. He served in the Air Corps as Combat Intelligence Officer and Air Operations Officer. Of the four years he served, two were spent overseas at Barbers Point, Oahu.
In January 1945 he returned to the United States and was assigned as Operations Officer with the NAS, Wildwood, New Jersey.
S.A.- Europe By Panair do Brasil For Constellation
Panair do Brasil, Brazil’s National Airline, an affiliate of Pan American World Airways, expects to begin the first Constellation Clipper service between South America and Europe within a month, it was announced today by Paulo Sampaio, President of the Latin American Airline. President Sampaio, when interviewed at the offices of Pan American in the Chrysler Building, declared that Panair do Brasil plans two weekly flights from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, London, and Paris as soon as the Constellations are delivered. The first of the Panair fleet of giant four-motored planes is expected on about March 21st. Panair do Brasil, which was the first national company to inaugurate night flying in South America will now be the first to inaugurate American service over the south Atlantic flown by Europeans before the war.
Panair do Brasil has assigned some of its veteran pilots to this seryice and in preparation for their tasks, they have been in the United States consulting with technicians at the Lockheed Plant.
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