Clipper, Vol. 5, No. 7, April 21, 1949

              14th YEAR PACIFIC- ALASKA DIVISION
Pan American World Airmen
PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
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Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska to Australia
17th YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Voi. 5, No. 7
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
April 21, 1949
PUTTING THE JIG ROOM ON THE SPOT
In a couple of months San Francisco’s new Jig Room, will be right here. Contractors are grading the spot where construction will begin shortly. Buildings and Facilities is acting as general contractor, and is then sub-contracting out different phases of the operation.
Construction Starts on New Jig Room for SFO
Services of Supply Will Take Over Old Jig Room Next June
In case you’ve been wondering what all the digging and scrambling around is about beyond the hangar in San Francisco, wonder no more. That is the site of the new Jig Room, being built because operations have outstripped the facilities in the present Jig Room, and also to give Supply more space.
When the change is made, Supply will take over the present Jig Room, which will be used for storage and issuing. Ever since the arrival of the B-877s, Supply has been cramped for space.
The new building will measure 100 feet by 120 feet. Made of prefabricated steel, the building will be fire-proof. Present plans call for its completion in June.
The building was planned after “space studies’’ were conducted by Buildings and Facilities in San Francisco. Now, under the supervision of Pete Fisher, Pan American is acting as general contractor for the iob, sub-contracting each phase of the work. Much n^oney is saved for the company by operating in this way.
Another phase of the operation that*should bring joy to the hearts of many is the removal from its (Continued on Page 2)
SMART YOUNG MAN
San Francisco Traffic Representative Bill Ellsworth is shown after a hard day behind the counter. The hat was found aboard an arriving Clipper, and since it just fit, Bill though he would wear it home until the owner showed up to claim it.
Softball Curtain Raiser Less Than Two Weeks Off
Pan American Entry Promises To Make Strong Bid for Flag
Pan American’s softball team at San Francisco is fast rounding into shape, and early season indications are that the airline nine will have an excellent chance to cop the flag in the coming San Mateo Recreational League.
The team played its first practice game of the year a week ago and coasted to an easy 12 to 5 win over the San Bruno Athletic Club. Mound chores for the winners were split between Tedrick, Bailey, and Davidson. There are about two dozen candidates for the team, and competition is keen for all positions. Practice is held every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at San Mateo High School. This will continue until the league opens on May 2.
Co-managers this year are Emmett Costello and Norb Ferreira. Both expressed confidence in the team and added that all they need now is a howling mob of rooters to count the runs at every game. Make a note of the schedule printed below, and plan to take in all the games. All games are played at Fitzgerald Field, on El Camino in San Mateo.
The Official Airline Guide has distributed a six color map of the U. S. Airline System and additional copies are available at $1 each from the Guide at 139 N. Clark, Chicago.
FIDO Will Be Installed To Combat Smog at Los Angeles
Dale Hutchison, former technical director of the Landing Aids Experiment Station at Areata, his signed a six months’ contract with the Los Angeles Airport to supervise the operational program for the FIDO installation at the Los Angeles Airport.
The FIDO system at Los Angeles will be the first engineered installation anywhere and is designed to produce ceiling heights of 300 to 400 feet in the 2,000 foot approach zone and 250 feet in the 1,000 foot touchdown zone.
A study of a recent 12 months’ period shows Los Angeles Airport below 400 feet and one mile for 427 and one-half hours out of a total of 8,760, or 4.9 per cent of the time.
CAA’s Office of Airports, Airport Planning Section, is distributing a study of Air Cargo which predicts a volume of 1,150,000 tons of generated air cargo by 1955.
Plan Now To Watch Your Favorite Slugger Tee Off
May 2, 7:30...........Union Oil
May 5, 9:00.....San Bruno A. C.
May 12,	7:30..Snappy Cleaners
May 17,	9:00..........1.O.O.F.
May 20,	7:30............Amvets
May 25,	7:30............Eagles
June 1, 7:30..Knights of Columbus
June 6, 9:00...................
......Peninsula Social Club
June 8, 9:00..........Shell Oil
June 14,	9:00............Eimac
June 16, 9:00......Dunbar Club
CAB Examiner Renders Report Favorable to PAA
Recommendations Go to Board In Route Consolidation Case
The examiner in Pan American’s Pacific Routes Consolidation Case has recommended to the CAB that the Board dispose of the applications in the following manner:
1.	Continue Pan American’s present routing which are now operated under Exemption Orders.
2.	Authorize Pan American to serve the areas of Sumatra and the Malay Federated States (Panang).
3.	Authorize Pan American to operate Guam-Iwo Jima-Tokyo, Auckland-Sydney, and Singapore-Bang-kok.
4.	Authorize Pan American to serve Fukuoka pending further investigation by the Board to determine whether Osaka or other points in Japan should be included in Pan American and/or Northwest’s certificates.
5.	Cancel Northwest’s present temporary Exemption which permits Okinawa-Shanghai service, and restrict Northwest service to Okinawa to Northwest flights operating directly between Manila and Tokyo.
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EXPERIENCE PAYS
Lou Rous, Chief Mechanic at Los Angeles, can take it. As a matter of fact he’s been at it for 15 years with Pan American. Occasion for the tender scene above was the presentation of a beautiful gold pin bearing three blue stars as a mark of faithful service. “Curly” has just received the emblem, plus a congratulatory letter from President Juan Trippe and Division Manager Captain Harold Gray. Left to right in “supporting roles” are Peggy Boone of Supply, Maxine Reck of Operations, and Joanne Kostka and Kay Lipari of Press Relations.