Clipper, Vol. 8, No. 23, November 13, 1952

              17th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASRA DIVISION
Pan American World Alruayr
Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska To Australia
20th YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Vol. 8 No. 23	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	November 13 1952
TOURIST CLASS TO HAWAII
The big 81-passenger Boeing, to be used on the SFO-HNL tourist class flights starting December 3, was open for inspection last week to CAA officials who must indicate approval. Here the seat loading pressure is being tested by CAA inspectors, in center, Fred W. Zellmer, and, extreme right, Ben Gaines. Our engineers are, 1. to r., James Sterling, Glen Caldwell and John Parker.
PAD ADDS TOURIST SERVICE
Hangar Crews Are Busy Converting Strato Clippers To Seat 81 Passengerss Where Only 61 Sat Before
Fewer Loans, More Trade Urged as Foreign Policy
Trippe Calls for Down-to-Earth Economic Program as World Aid
Juan T. Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, has called for “down-to-earth” measures to replace the present support of foreign economies by the U. S. taxpayer because, he said, continued loans and handouts prolong the dollar gap and create a cleavage between the American and European economies.
Speaking before the annual dinner of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts in Boston Trippe said that the solution to world economic problems is not to be found in additional loans or handouts but in down-to-earth economic sense.
Trippe made his comments in the course of reviewing the role of world aviation in world commerce.
“To put our international trade on a sound and enduring basis we must accept more foreign-made goods,” he said.
“But we can go only so far in this direction without endangering American industry and the living standards of American labor and agriculture. We must have another string to our bow. A contribution of two or three billion dollars a year as more American air tourists go abroad would go far to close the dollar gap.”
Noting that Americans now spend a billion dollars annually on foreign travel, he said that the figure could be doubled or tripled as the result of the new low international tourist-class air fares.
Emphasizing that the Marshall Plan bad been essential pump-priming, Trippe warned, “But we cannot (Continued on Page 7)
Panair Club Will Raffle 40 Thanksgiving Turkeys
Forty Thanksgiving turkeys, at the rate of ten a day are to be given away to lucky Pan American employees on next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets used for the drawings are Panair Club membership tickets and so if you haven’t your membership ticket for this year you’d better get one at the Cafeteria if you want to have a chance at the winning. They’re $1 each through November 14.
The turkeys will be made ready to be picked up by the winners on Tuesday, November 25. The big turkey raffle on the SFO base started in 1951 as a result of an increased membership and a consequent bolstering of the Club treasury. This is but ope of the many benefits and entertainments enjoyed by Panair Club members all the year around.
When Pan American decided we were ready for tourist class flights from San Francisco to Honolulu, the good news meant two things—one to the general pu'blic and another to employees at PAD.
To the public it meant fares of only $125 one-way and $225 round trip or a reduction of $43 one-way
and $78 on a round trip from the first class fare. To employees at PAD headquarters SFO, it meant getting things in readiness for the new service starting from SFO and LAX by December 3.
Getting ready is no simple matter, but since the boys started the big (Continued on Page 3)
Management Bids Goodby To Gray, Welcomes Young
Tonight’s the night that the Panair Management Club will give a sendoff to Vice President Harold Gray, leaving to take charge of PAA’s Atlantic Division, and welcome our new chief, Vice President Clarence Young.
The occasion will be a dinner at Officers’ Club, S. F. Naval Shipyard, Hunter’s Point. During the festivities a departure gift presentation will be made to Gray on behalf of his management and supervisory associates. Dinner will be at 6:30 with the bars open at 5:00. Menu, steak, $1.50.
Barney Frizell is chairman in charge of the event.
Humphrey W. Toomey, Division Manager of LAD has been elected a vice president of PAA with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, it was announced by President Juan T. Trippe. Succeeding him is Edwin Drescher, Division accountant for the past seven years.
BANZAI!
When Isamu Kinoshita won a free round trip to any place in the Division at PAA’s 25th Anniversary Party at SFO he hadn’t the slightest doubt as to where he wanted to go—to the land of his forefathers of course. He is shown here on the streets of Tokyo with his wife Lora Ethel enjoying the exotic atmosphere like any other American. Isamu a mechanic first class, was employed by Pan American six years ago and has won the continuous rating of an excellent worker. He is a graduate of Castlemont High School, Oakland, and the Boeing School of Aeronautics.
VICE PRESIDENT GRAY SAYS GOODBY
I leave the Pacific-Alaska Division on December 1 after five years of work with a team that I have been proud to be a part of. It is hardly necessary to say that I would personally have been very happy to continue this assignment for the rest of my productive years. However, I leave with the firm conviction that it is the right thing to do and that PAD with Clarence Young at its head, will do a better job tomorrow than it is doing today. In my new assignment I will depend on PAD continuing to create an increasing number of satisfied customers who will ride PAA in the Atlantic, or wherever they make their next trip. On the other hand, I will do my best to build business for PAD through creating satisfied PAA customers in the Atlantic.
My continued best wishes to all of you.
—HAROLD E. GRAY