Clipper, Vol. 10, No. 19, September 16, 1954

              19th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Voi. 10 No. 19
Pa/v American World Alb wavs
Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska To Australasia
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
22nd YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
September 16,1954
GETTIN' THE BRUSH OFF
Joe Freeland of the Utility Shop applies the coup de grace to the old international terminal at San Francisco. The canopy that once sheltered passengers bound for Hawaii, the Orient and around the world has now come to the ignominious end of keeping the rain from blowing in the front door of scheduling.
HONG KONG ONLY 3 MINUTES AWAY
PAD Communications Now Ready to Commence
Operation of New Link in Radio Teletype Circuit
Traffic's Ed Lind To Leave PAA for IATA Post
15-Year Veteran Will Become Assistant Enforcement Officer
Fifteen years ago Ed Lind started working for Pan American as an airport guide at Treasure Island.
Two weeks ago, at the opening of San Francisco International Airport’s new terminal building, he was an airport guide.
“That’s not making much progress,” Ed ventured, “so I think I’ll quit.”
Of course Ed didn’t mention that in between two tours of duty as an airport guide he had seen service for Pan American at Manila, Suva, Noumea, Brisbane and Bangkok, as well as at PAD headquarters. His four years as DTSM at Bangkok is still a longevity record at the base.
Since returning from Bangkok he has been working on special projects for the division traffic manager.
Next week Ed will leave Pan American to become an Assistant Enforcement Officer for IATA.
In his new post Ed will spend about eleven months of the year traveling. His territory is the world. His job is watch for and investigate reports of violations of IATA resolutions. Typical targets for the Lind eyes will be free baggage allowances, free and reduced rate transportation, various agency matters and the many regulations (Continued on Page 2)
STRÁTO-COPPER
Traffic’s Ed Lind is pictured here with his new territory—the world. Ed leaves PAA next week to accept a position as Assistant Enforcement Officer with IATA.
The latest link in Pan American’s Pacific radio teletype circuit is now being tested and will be open for business in just a few days.
When the switch is thrown Hong Kong will join other PAD cities in benefitting from the world’s largest, most modern and efficient private communications system. This new channel will give instantaneous 24-hour a day communications between Hong Kong and the rest of the world.
Messages will arrive in San Francisco within three minutes. They will be in New York in another two minutes, and in London, Paris or Rio de Janeiro just ten minutes after being sent in Hong Kong.
They will travel over this new channel at a speed of 30 words per minute, flowing in both directions simultaneously.
At San Francisco the equipment is provided by RCA. In Hong Kong it is supplied by Cable and Wireless, Ltd.
Messages arriving at Hong Kong are automatically channeled either
to operations or reservations. This is done with a selector switch in the San Francisco message center.
Hank Harvey, chief of fixed communications in the PAD, has been in Hong Kong making preparations for the inauguration of the new service.
This new system, already in operation between San Francisco and Honolulu, Tokyo and Manila, has three main advantages over other existing systems. Pan American has better control over its own communications; the service adds speed and efficiency to reservations, passenger handling and general airline operations; and it is cheaper.
Since the first of these radio teletype channels were put into service in April the San Francisco message center has been handling 45,000 messages a month “with no strain.”
Expenditures by the military for research on guided missiles now exceeds a billion dollars annually.
The PAD Suggestion Committee has paid out $5,262.50 to date this year.
Scheduling Moves Into Old SFO Terminal Lobby
"Room for Rent" Sign Goes Out With Opening of New Terminal
Now that the new terminal has opened at San Francisco, Pan American has found itself in sole possession of the old terminal building.
What’s to become of all this real estate?
Several moves are being contemplated. At CLIPPER press time the following changes were definite:
Scheduling will move downstairs to the old passenger lobby area. The space formerly occupied by that unit will allow the message center room for necessary expansion.
Advertising will move from the ad building to the space formerly occupied by the station traffic and operations managers and that office space back of the old ticket counter.
Other moves will be forthcoming as soon as final allocation of the space is made.
Hawaii’s favorite eating fish is the mahimahi (dolphin). Some Hawaiians claim their ancestors liked the mahimahi so much they named him twice.
HIGH HAT
Stewardess Mollie Mercer is shown with the world’s highest priced hat—a $1,500 Stetson that is being carried around the world on PAA by a Stetson official. It took 43 experts a year to go over one thousand wild beaver pelts to select the choicest parts for the hat. It has a sterling silver band with a solid gold clip.