Clipper, Vol. 10, No. 23, November 11, 1954

              Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska To Australasia
Voi. 10 No. 23
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
22nd YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
November 11, 1954
SFO Panair Club Slates Ham and Whiskey Raffle
Proceeds From Annual Ticket Sale to Boost Athletic Fund
The San Francisco Panair Club is now conducting its second annual sports raffle. Tickets are being sold all over the base for only twenty-five cents.
Proceeds of the ticket sales will be used to purchase athletic equipment and prizes for club-sponsored functions.
A drawing will be held on November 19th to determine the ten winners.
Here are the prizes:
First—6 fifths of whiskey, one canned ham; second—5 fifths of whiskey, one canned ham; third —4 fifths of whiskey, one canned ham; fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh—3 fifths of whiskey, one canned ham; eighth, nine and tenth —2 fifths of whiskey, one canned ham.
All Panair Club representatives have tickets. There is no limit to the number that can be purchased by any one individual.
LOOKING ALIVE IN '55
PAD Operating Plan Shows 30 West Coast-Hawail Round Trips Weekly During Height of Season
The PAD has recently issued its operating plan for 1955.
The plan covers all projected flying for the fleet of 17 B-377’s, three (four in spring and summer) Alaska DC-6B’s, Alaska DC-4’s, Manila and Nandi-based DC-4’s, and the Atlantic Division DC-6B’s that are flown in the Orient by PAD crews.
Traffic over the San Francisco-Honolulu route will range from 12 to 16 round-trips per week, de-
pending on the season. Seasonal variations will likewise regulate the Los Angeles-Honolulu frequency between 8 and 11 trips weekly.
Daily service will be offered between Honolulu and Tokyo, while Manila will have three (four during the summer) trips out of Honolulu. Three trips weekly will be operated throughout the year between Honolulu and Sydney.
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Ray Chong Is Winner of "Good Neighbor" Prize
Drafting Supervisor Will See Hawaii for the First Time
At the moment the luckiest man at PAD headquarters is Ray Chong, drafting supervisor.
For when pretty Lou Ann Baud-rand, “Gold Girl” of the San Mateo County United Crusade, pulled a piece of pasteboard out of the box to determine the winner of the the round-trips to Honolulu, it was Ray’s badge number that was on the ticket.
The prize was offered by the company as part of its contribution to tbe employees “Good Neighbor” campaign. All those who made their contribution by payroll deduction were eligible for the drawing.
The prize—two President round-trip tickets to Flonolulu—can be used any time within the next twelve months.
Neither Ray nor any of his family have ever been to Hawaii. In fact, the only time they have ever been outside California was on a trip to Reno, Nevada. Ray, his wife Mabel, and their daughter, Carole;
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CHEST EXPANSION
Morley Theaker, right, chairman of the Honolulu Community Chest campaign, is shown with the check that was contributed to the local fund by Pan American. Making the presentation for the company was Colonel Young, executive vice president of the PAD.
A NUMBER WORTH WAITING FOR
Lou Ann Baudrand, known as the “gold girl” for the San Mateo County United Crusade, came out to PAD headquarters two weeks ago to draw the winning number for the free trips to Honolulu that the company offered in the employees “Good Neighbor” campaign. She is shown -here handing the ticket to drive chairman Art Nobbs while Colonel Young watches to see that everything is on the square. The ticket number was “3441.” For what happened next see
page three.
NEW IDEA IS IN THE BAG
The family of co-pilot Ben Lorenz models the new sized PAA blue bags that are now being manufactured. Kathy has the little bag, Karen has the medium bag, and mama lone has the great big regular sized bag. The junior and baby bags will be available at retail stores, while the regular sized ones and the beach bags will continue to be distributed by PAA offices.