Clipper, Vol. 10, No. 14, July 8, 1954

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Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska To Australasia
Voi 10 No. 14
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
July 8,1954
PANAIR CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The San Francisco Panair Club board of directors elected officers last week who will direct the club’s activities for the coming 12 months. Seated, at left, is Charley Stiefelmaier of Meteorology, new president of the club, getting some executive pointers from Colonel Young. Standing are Harold Judd of Supply, treasurer, Polly Blackburn of Training, secretary, and Don McCann of Service Analysis, last year’s prexy who was elected vice president.
RECEPTIONIST GOES TO A RECEPTION
SFO's Ginny Smith Succumbs to a Salesman's Sales Talk and Now She's Having a Hawaiian Honeymoon
Four Sections Ready to Move to New SFO Terminal
Agreements with the city of Son Francisco have been reached that will provide■ for the transferring of certain of PAA’s functions to the new terminal building when it opens the end of August.
Dispatch, cargo and passenger traffic, and the station operations manager are those slated to make the move.
World-Wide Meteorologists Get Together In Montreal
Meteorologist from Atlantic and LAD are current attending the fourth session of the Meteorology Division of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) in Montreal.
The session, which will continue for several weeks, has as its main objective the preparation of international meteorological standards and procedures for air navigation purposes.
Latest Travel Movie on Nassau Available for Group Showings
Pan American has just released another in its series of travel pictures, “A Holiday in Nassau.” The 30-minute sound, color film is the 22nd to be released by PAA.
OKAY FOR X-RAY
Grace Rebele of SFO Pubrel is shown here getting aligned for a free chest x-ray by Lionel Hudson, director of the mobile unit operated by the San Mateo County TB and Health Association. Over a thousand employees took advantage of the opportunity when the unit came to PAD headquarters last week. This free service is made possible by the sale of Christmas seals.
The San Francisco ad building has lost its photogenic receptionist, Virginia Smith—but only for the duration of a honeymoon in Hawaii.
Ginny, who’s modeled everything from luggage to tennis shorts to wash basins in the pages of the CLIPPER, stole away to Reno on June 26th and changed her name from Smith to Johnson.
“Wanted to keep it simple so far as names go,” she said.
The proverbial lucky guy is Ken Johnson, a salesman who called a year ago March at PAD headquarters to see his brother-in-law, who was then employed by PAA. At the reception desk he met the devastating smile of Ginny—something that has reduced many a brisk salesman to putty.
Very soon thereafter salesman Johnson changed his business locale from Illinois to Los Altos, California, which happens to be within easy run of PAD headquarters. After that, things took their
course and wound up with the Reno wedding.
Following the wedding, which was attended by Ginny’s roommate (prior to June 26th, that is), stewardess Agnes Brewer, the newlyweds commenced a vigil at San Francisco International Airport, where they waved good-bye to departing Clipper passengers while they waited for two sublo seats to become available.
If and when the couple can find two seats back to San Francisco, they will live in Palo Alto.
National Safety Council Award Is Presented to Pan American
A 1953 Aviation Safety Award has been granted Pan American in recognition of its 2,889,332,000 passenger miles flown during the year without a passenger or crew fatality. The award, given by the National Safety Council of Chicago, recognizes annually the scheduled airlines that have had no fatal accidents.
Shot In The Arm For PAA Service to Panama
DC-6B Clippers Replace Connies On Route From Los Angeles
Faster air service from the West Coast to Central American countries became effective June 20 when PAA introduced DC-6B Clippers on the route from Los Angeles to Panama.
The big, four-engined Clippers— newest in Pan 'American’s fleet— make the 2,235 mile, non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Guatemala City in seven hours and 45 minutes—45 minutes faster than former schedules.
They continue through San Salvador and Managua, Nicaragua, to Panama, cutting 25 minutes off the old Guatemala-Panama travel time.
There are convenient connecting flights from the Bay Area to Los Angeles via domestic air lines for departures of the new service which leaves the southern city at 10:30 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Super-6 Clippers, which replace Constellations on the route, connect with other Pan American flights at Panama for trips across the north coast of South America to Colombia, Venezuela and Trini-(Continued on Page 2)
HONEYMOON HOIST
San Francisco receptionist Ginny Smith and her new husband, Ken Johnson, spent so much time at the airport getting on and off airplanes in search of a pair of 85 per cent discount seats that when they finally made it Ken figured the Clipper was home and gave his bride the customary carry over the threshold.