Clipper, Vol. 11, No. 5, May 1952

              Pan American World Alrwayn
ATLANTIC DIVISION
LIPPER
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May, 1952
Number 5
At Clipper press-time, Pan American World Airways had completed 38,272 transatlantic crossings.
Employes Get S50 Each For Tray Device
The ingenuity of two employes, Don Martin and Ed Beksvoort, master mechanics in the metal shop at Idlewild, has been paid a dividend.
Together they worked out an improved locking device for B-377 seat trays, and contributed to the sliding mechanical device, making the seat trays adaptable for any seating configuration.
The maintenance department has determined that a “Suggestion Award’’ of $50 should be made to each of the employes, because of the saving that has been achieved for the company.
The modification has worked out very satisfactorily from a flight service standpoint, it was said. It has saved considerable time in setting up an airplane prior to dinner service and has eliminated much tray breakage. Passenger inconvenience, caused by a faulty tray prior to the modification, has fairly well been eliminated.
Golf Tourney Has Been Set For May 10th
The second in the 1952 series of golf tournaments for PAA personnel will be held at the Stoneybrook Country Club, Stoneybrook, Long Island, Saturday, May 10th, it was announced by Bob Shanley, tournament chairman.
Tournament players will be divided into three groups, “A” 70-85, B 86-100, and “C” 100 and over. Prizes will be awarded for each group. Directions for getting to the Stoneybrook Country Club are posted on bulletin boards.
Twenty-four golfers participated in the first tournament of the year on Saturday, April 19th, at Beth-(Continued on Page 2)
Management Club Hears FBI Agent
Edward E. Hargett of the FBI was the guest speaker for the PAA Management Club, at its meeting held on April 15. Mr. Hargett, assistant special agent in charge of the New York bureau, spoke on the role of the FBI in crime detection and criminal apprehension.
The speaker was introduced by Charles Tyner, PAA general auditor, a former FBI agent who was once associated with Mr. Hargett.
A feature of the evening was a film illustrating defensive tactics used by the FBI agents. Mr. Hargett concluded his talk with a question-and-answer session.
On May 13, the next meeting of the club, it is hoped to present a program featuring outstanding sporting events of the past. All members are urged to attend and, as usual, guests are welcomed.
Tourist Service to Europe Started
Aboard the first Super-Six (Clipper Liberty Bell) to make a transatlantic crossing were 19 crew members, above. They left New York on April 27 to be in position to man the first westbound
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Rainbow Service flights on and after May 1. The photo was taken at Idlewild shortly before departure.
Agency Relations Program
Is Activated In Division
The importance of Agency Relations becomes evident when we realize that, during 1951, 41 per cent of Pan American’s total passenger and cargo sales came to the company through passenger and cargo sales agencies.
PHIL ADDABBO
One January 1, 1952, the position of superintendent of agencies for the Atlantic Division was reactivated. The man appointed to this post, Phillip N. Addabbo, is a (Continued on Page 2)
It is planned that subsequent issues of The Clipper will also have some pertinent facts concerning the Agency Relations program, so that more PAA personnel will learn the importance of having the finest relations with the travel agencies which are giving the company such an important part of its total income. This article, therefore, is the first of a series.
Pan Am Club Says Best Year Coming
The Physical Activities Committee of the Pan Am Club has announced in its annual report that a banner year for the season ending April 15 and the current requests for the coming year indicate that the coming season will be the best encountered to date.
In softball, the pi'ospects are that eight teams will be battling for the honors, while golf and bowling will have their participants fighting for the opportunity of having their names to be first on each of the two, new, perpetual trophies.
The handball courts and horseshoe pits are being made ready, and the thud and clink will soon resound.
Hopefully, it was also announced, plans are being worked out to utilize the third floor roof area of Hangar 3-4 leanto (above cafeteria) as a sundeck. Adirondack-type chairs will be provided in a rest area, according to the plan, and, for recreation, there will be two ping pong tables.
Utilization of these units will dictate future needs, the announcement stated. Any reasonable suggestions and requests will be thoroughly investigated, if sent to the Physical Activities Committee of the Pan Am Club, Idlewild.
Using 'Clipper’
Starts Trouble In Middle East
So, you think you have trouble! And possibly you may be under the impression that .use of the word “Clipper,” a trademark of Pan American, is not zealously controlled by the company. Then read this.
Last September, you may remember, this newspaper carried an item concerning a suit which was brought by PAA to enjoin Clipper Van Lines and B & B General Storage Warehouse, Inc., from using the word “Clipper” in their business, based upon trademark (Continued on Page 2)
Directors Commend Division Personnel
Following is an extract from the minutes of a meeting (March 4) of the board of directors of Pan American, expressing appreciation for the program arranged by the officials and representatives of the Atlantic Division for the recent directors' inspection trip to the Middle East:
“Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the directors of Pan American World Airways, Inc., desire to express their sincere appreciation of the careful and efficient planning and carrying out by the officials and representatives of the company’s Atlantic Division of the program for the recent directors’ inspection trip to the Middle East, which helped so much to make the trip both interesting and instructive.”
Super-6 Makes Initial Flight On April 27th
The only aircraft designed and manufactured specifically for the new transatlantic tourist - class service, the Super-Six, made its initial flight across the Atlantic (eastward from New York) on April 27, preceding by several days the inauguration of the Rainbow Service on May 1.
That flight marked the beginning of a revolution in transatlantic air travel. The Clipper Liberty Bell, the first of the Super-(Continued on Page 2)
Addition To LIG Offices Is Approved
A plan to build a six-story addition to the Long Island City office building, over the area now occupied by the parking lot, has been approved and announced by Vice President Franklin Gledhill and the executive committee of the company’s board of directors.
The new building will become an integral part of the existing structure with access provided from the existing floors directly into the new areas. It will be served by the same elevators, heating and air conditioning plants, cafeteria, etc.
Test borings for the foundation have already been completed and it is hoped that the house warming (Continued on Page 2)
$6,546,089 Net Income For 1951 Shown In Report
Reported net earnings of Pan American for the year 1951, after provision for $5,290.000 in federal income taxes, were $6,546,000 compared with the reported net income of $4,064,000 for 1950, according to the annual report recently issued by the company.
Reported net income before taxes in 1951 was $11,836,000, compared with reported net income (before taxes) of $6,074,000 in 1950.
Gross revenues amounted to $188,560,000 in 1951, again an all-time high, according to the report. Transportation revenues other than United States mail pay totaled $153,855,000, an inci'ease of 27 per cent over the previous year.
During 1951, Pan American carried more overseas mail (495,000,-000 pieces), more overseas passengers (1,287,000) and more overseas cargo (77,510,000 pounds), (Continued on Page 2)