Clipper, Vol. 6, No. 9, May 4, 1950

              15th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Pa/v Amerìca/v World Airways
Read From California To Calcutta, From Alaska To Australia
18TH YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA ]
Vol. 6. No. 9	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	May 4, 1950
THERE I WAS—UP TO MY KNEES IN SALT WATER WITH A KEG OF NAILS
Eight service pins were recently awarded to PAA veterans by Vice President Harold E. Gray at a gathering in the San Francisco executive offices. After receiving their pins the men gathered around George Kuhn, assistant superintendent, Buildings and Facilities, who told about his first experiences with the company 15 years ago. Other pin recipients pictured are, seated, Caroll Fisher, Flight Radio Operator, and C. C. Van Wye, Assistant Chief Inspector. Standing are Employment Superintendent Herb Okerlund, Flight Radio Operator L. D. Paulson, F. O. Peters, Assistant Foreman, Plane Service, Ed Abarr, Assistant Chief Flight Engineer, Thurm Erickson, Manager, Industrial Relations. All awards were for 15 years’ service except that of Carroll Fisher, who received his 20 year pin. The men were laughing at George’s story about the days when he started with PAA as a member of the North Haven expedition. “I had just started with Pan American,” said George, “and I said to myself, as I splashed ashore with a keg of nails—I hope this outfit can fly airplanes better than it can organize expeditions.”
A LITTLE TIP CAN BE A BIG BOOST
Employees' Sales Leads Prove One of the Most Lucrative Sources of Revenue for PAD Salesmen
Jack Reid is Appointed District Sales Manager
Sales Veteran Will Assume San Francisco Post May 1st
The appointment of Jack Reid as district sales manager for Pan American in San Francisco was recently announced. He assumed his new position on May 1st, and his territory includes Northern California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
The new DSM brings a ten-year background in aviation to his post. During that time he has visited 43 countries and twice flown around the globe.
After serving two years with Eastern Air Lines Jack joined Pan American in 1942. He shortly went to Africa, where he acted as cargo supervisor on the wartime lifeline route. Then in order Jack saw duty in Bermuda, Calcutta, Assam and Kunming during the flying of the famed “hump” operation.
After the shooting war was over Jack served in Shanghai, Rome, Frankfurt and Vienna. hi. 1947 he was assigned to Calcutta again as traffic manager for India and Burma. A year later he returned to San Francisco where up until the present he was assistant district sales manager.
Of all the many places he has lived during his Pan American career, Jack had this to say of San Francisco: “It’s the best. It combines the best features of climate, cosmopolitan people, and big-city atmosphere.”
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FOR SALES
This is Jack Reid, who on May 1st assumed his new duties as district sales manager for Pan American in San Francisco. Jack has ten years of airline sales experience-eight of them with PAA.
Almost without exception, those of us with Pan American want to see the passengers traveling between the points we serve go by Clipper. This is purely part of the pride we have in our company. The fact that passengers do utilize our services and that shippers do ship via Clipper Cargo provides the basic purpose for our being.
How often do you read in the Sports, Society, or general news sections of the paper of groups or individuals who possibly could be sold on traveling on Pan American ? Probably quite frequently. But how often do you take definite steps to see that the prospective passenger is actually “sold” by PAA and not by our competitors? That little step
—turning in a sales tip—is extremely important. It means a great deal toward keeping our seat factors up. Good seat factors mean prosperous, expanding operations.
It need not be said that we have a moral obligation to provide sales leads to our company. Pride in our organization should make us want to do so.
The essential information needed is: Name and address of the prospective passenger or shipper, phone number if available, between which points transportation may be desired, and when.
What do you do with this information ? If you are at a line station, give the information to your (Continued on Page 7)
Death Claims "Shorty" Greenough April 22nd
Heart Attack Fatal to First Mechanic Hired at Alameda
William B. “Shorty” Greenough, the first mechanic hired by Pan American at Alameda, passed away on April 22nd in Palo Alto. Death was attributed to a heart attack suffered the previous evening.
Known to everyone as “Shorty,” he was a popular figure wherever he worked for the company. The hundreds of mechanics and flight engineers who have worked with him knew him best for his jovial ways and good humor.
Like most of the old-timers, he had his share of foreign duty. In November of 1935 he went to Wake Island as Chief Mechanic. He stayed until the next June, and then after a short stint in the States he returned to Wake in November of 1936. From there he went to Hong Kong, where he also served as Chief Mechanic for more than two and one-half years until he once more came back to the States at the end of 1939.
“Shorty” then rose in the ranks until in July, 1943, he became Chief of Plane Service. On September 1, 1946, he was made Foreman of the Automotive Shop, a post he held until he passed away.
Just this last February he received his fifteen year service pin from Vice President Gray.
During those years he had serviced and supervised the maintenance on the early Sikorsky’s and the M-130, B-314, PB2Y, PBM, DC-3, DC-4 and L-49 type of aircraft.
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WE'LL MISS HIM
Pan American employees throughout the PAD mourned the passing April 22nd of William B. “Shorty” Greenough. The popular mechanic, the first to be hired by PAA at Alameda, was deeply admired by all those with whom he worked.