Clipper, Vol. 3, No. 21, August 15, 1945

              VOL. 3, No. 21	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	AUGUST 15, 1945
"Return From Hell" Booklet Distributed
“Return from Hell,” a booklet describing the capture, internment, and finally, the liberation of Pan American personnel in the Philippines, has just been distributed throughout the System and to inter-ested persons throughout the United States.
The booklet describes vividly the feelings of our Pan American Manila contingent during their three year internment—and, at long last, homecoming. The story was written by Clipper’s most able writer, Keith Allen, as the facts were told to him by Traffic’s Stan Brothers, prison camp spokesman for our personnel during the internment.
TEN YEARS AGO-FIRST FLIGHT TO WAKE
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Wake Island, as everyone knows, has a history that is fast catching up with it. The real history of that island began only 10 years ago this month (August 9) when the first Pan American exploration flight to Wake was made. When Mr. N. R. Farb-man (our own Nath) visited the island late in 1936 on assignment he took the above picture. In the foreground, the Airport Office, and in the background, the maintenance buildings and the mess hall. (Close scrutiny shows Section Supt. Bill Mullahey, in swimming trunks, nearest the flagpole.)
Before the Pan American line to the Orient was pioneered, Wake was an uninhabited island. Today, Jap-held Wake again figures in world news as an island populated by a starving garrison of Hiro-hito’s setting sons.
Company Participates In Harbor Week Exhibit
The only airline represented in the San Francisco Harbor Week exhibit (August 5 through August 12) was Pan American. The Company display included PAA aircraft models, portraying the history of international air transportation, a cutaway model of the Boeing B-314 and, as a centerpiece (see picture) the Terminal Building world globe, revised to indicate present and post-war routes. Standing by the globe explaining all about those distant lands is Mary Langdon, Passenger Service Representative.
TRAFFIC PICNIC TIME
An all-day picnic on September 9 is scheduled for all members of the Traffic Department at Cuesta La Honda, fifteen miles above Redwood City. Since all members of the Traffic Department, including Commissary, Loading, Express and Passenger Traffic, will attend with their families and friends, plans are being made to accommodate approximately 200 people.
In charge of the picnic are Tommy Taylor, general chairman; Bob Butterfield, transportation; Stewart House, clean-up; Andy Lerios, entertainment; Barney Riordan, activities; Dante Saba-tini, refreshments.
Prior to Mr. Goodwin’s employment by Pan American, he had served three years as principal of John Swett and Redwood Heights Schools in the East Bay area and had also taught at San Francisco State. His educational record bespeaks his qualifications for his new job—John majored in educational administration during his college work at S. F. State, the University of California and Stanford. He expects to receive his PhD from the latter school in about a year.
“This new Pan American training program changes entirely our previous systems of employee education,” said Mr. Goodwin. “Under the former system, each department undertook its own training program. This decentralization resulted in some overlapping and consequent impaired training efficiency in certain phases of training. Under the revised educational set-up, a Division school for all departments will provide improved teaching methods and more complete coverage of subjects.”
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Your CMA Trip to Mexico? Best Advice—Hold It
Mr. Silliman, General Manager of Pan American’s Mexican affiliate, CMA, has informed Division Manager Reynolds that CMA is presently unable to accommodate 50 per cent employee vacation travel to Mexico until further notice. This measure has been taken as a result of excessively heavy traffic and backlogs.
Therefore, until this Division receives further word from CMA, employees cannot request the regular discount for travel over this route. Those discount authorizations previously approved are being honored, however.
ALL PERSONNEL TRAINING CENTERED UNDER DIVISION TRAINING SCHOOL
A Division Training School, officially designated August 1, 1945, has been established for the training of all Pan American personnel in all departments. The new training program, replacing the previous decentralized educational method used here, will be headed by John Goodwin who for more than two years has been employed by the Company as a Flight Navigator.
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JOHN GOODWIN