Clipper, Vol. 3, No. 72, August 30, 1947

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Tokyo Service and New Round-World Route Announced
The first direct commercial air service between San Francisco and Tokyo, on a new round-the-world air route linking the United States with major cities of the Asiatic mainland, was announced last week by Thomas Wolfe, Vice-President of the P'acific-Alaska Division.
The new service will begin Thursday, September 25, at 8:15 p. m. when a four-engine Clipper leaves
the International Terminal at San Francisco Airport, Wolfe said. Simultaneously, regularly scheduled Clippers leaving Los Angeles will connect in the round-the-world service at Honolulu. Service thereafter will be on a weekly basis in each direction.
All Clippers operating over the new route will be equipped with Sleeperettes, the new chair-lounge
seating units which provide for restful night travel.
The Clippers will follow the strategic, all-weather Central Pacific route, flying via Honolulu to Wake Island, thence direct to Tokyo, on to Shanghai and Hong Kong, thence to Bangkok, Siam, and Calcutta. India. At Calcutta direct connections will be made with Atlantic Clippers
to provide one-carrier round-the-world service.
The first eastbound Clipper over the new route is scheduled to leave Calcutta on Tuesday, September 30, and arrive in San Francisco on Thursday, October 2. Connections for Los Angeles, Pan American’s coterminal on the Pacific Coast, will be made at Honolulu.
12TH YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Pan American World AfRmrs
PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
CLIPPER
15TH YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska to Australia____________________________________________
Vol 3, No. 72.	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	AugUSt 30, 1947
425 Shares of Lettuce Paid for Suggestions
Jig Room's Cahoon Given Award for Tool Crib Idea
The Suggestion System cash register paid out 425 shares of Uncle Sam’s lettuce this month to Pacific-Alaska Division PAA-ers.
The pay-off also extended to Guam this time. To Jim Cavanaugh, “Moose” Uldrich, and John Cardiff, all of Maintenance, a total of $150.00 was awarded for their ingenuity in the development of a line maintenance jeep. The vehicle is now being used to great advantage at Guam, where it was constructed. The equipment was “obtained” from surplus supplies.
Top individual money, $130.00, went to a member of the San Francisco jig room, C. R. Cahoon. Cahoon brought about the installation of a tool crib in the jig room stockroom. The procedure proves to be a great time saver.
Another big award, seventy-five dollars, was granted to R. J. Nunner, of the San Francisco Communications Department. He suggested an idea for sanding the plexiglass covers for the ART-13 Transmitter Frequency Placards used on aircraft. It has proved to be a quick and easy method of recording frequency data as it is now possible to erase the plexiglass rather than insert a new placard.
Ten bucks was awarded to Richard “Dusty” Duste, Line Service, for his suggestion to modify the DC-4 packing pads. The attaching bolts are now secured to the pads with wire circlips, resulting in much time saved.
The Accounting Department came in for an award for the first time. Ten dollars was granted to Tony Morelli who suggested that frequently used addresses be addresso-graphed; he also suggested the use of ditto for the payroll summary of summaries.
Dick Toulson, Line Service, picked up a ten dollar award for one suggestion, and a letter of commenda-(Continued on Page 2)
SAN FRANCISCO BOWLING LEAGUE TO START
United-PAA Merger (At The Altar)
Airline romance leads to altar. Wallace “Ray” Stockard, PAD junior pilot, and Betty Jean Riley, United Air Lines stewardess, pose on a plane’s loading ramp at San Francisco’s International Air Terminal shortly before they were married last Thursday night in San Mateo.
Yep, It's True—UAL-PÁÁ Joined Forces
A merger involving United Air Lines and Pan American World Airways was revealed today!
Miss Betty Jean Riley of Burlingame was married last Thursday, August 28, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in San Mateo to Wallace Raymond Stockard of San Bruno. As a result, United lost one of its most popular stewardesses and a junior pilot of Pan American’s Pa-cific-Alaska Division won a bride.
Betty Jean and “Ray” Stockard met a year ago, appropriately enough on a passenger plane. She was a stewardess on a northbound flight and he was travelling to Seattle to visit relatives. The romance bloomed, particularly when flight schedules of the two airlines permitted the young people to meet on Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach.
Now, after a wedding trip to Seattle, they’ll be house hunting.
Blue-eyed, brown-haired Betty Jean has been a United stewardess since 1942. A native of Kalispell, Montana, where her parents make their home, she was graduated from Montana State College, class of 1941. Until her marriage she made her home in Burlingame.
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Non-Stop New York-London Flights With New Connies
Regularly scheduled non - stop Clipper service between New York and London was inaugurated by PAA on August 29.
Sleeper accommodations will be available at a charge of $125 over the regular $325 fare, subject to the approval of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
Equipped with long-range fuel tanks, the four planes will make the Atlantic eastbound crossing about 14 hours, the stops at Gander, Newfoundland and Shannon, Eire being omitted.
Charles Van Landingham New Purchasing Manager for PAD
Charles H. Van Landingham, formerly assistant to the System Purchasing Manager, New York, has been appointed Manager of Purchasing, -Stores, Fuel and Shipping for the Pacific-Alaska Division. He relieves Paul Whiteford, who has resigned to join a family business in Texas.
Van Landingham has a purchasing background of over 18 years, five of which have been with Pan American.
"Skirt" to Head Bowling League in S.F. This Year
Dunne Terry Named Chairman For Season Starting Soon
It’s that time of year again—fall —which to San Francisco PAA-ers means the start oi'another big bowling season.
The opening date has been set. Here’s the scoop!
The guys and gals of Panamville, San Francisco, will go after those strikes and spares for'the first time this season on Wednesday night, September 10. Starting time is 6 p. m.
Dunne Terry has been named Chairman and President for the 1947-48 season. A perennial high bowler, Miss Terry finished in the top ten last season. Since over 18 0 participated, with the men outnumbering the women, this is considered quite a feat.
This year marks the first time a “skirt” has headed the San Francisco bowling league. But with Dunne Terry in command, bowling enthusiasts are assured of a well organized league. Besides being a terrific bowler, she is a hard worker.
Sign-up for the fall-winter bowling season is now being taken. The deadline for getting on the list is September 8.
It is hoped to have a league of 12 teams again this season. Plans for a day-time league for “swing-shifters” is to be worked out later.
Miss Terry announces that Irene Alves has been appointed secretary-treasurer of the league. To sign up call Irene on Ext. 377, or Dunne on Ext. 310,
Bowling will be at the Burlingame Bowl each Wednesday evening from 6 to 8:15 p. m.
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