Clipper, Vol. 10, No. 18, September 2, 1954

              19th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Read From California to Calcutta, From Alaska To Australasia
22nd YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Vol. 10. NO. 18	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	September 2, 1954
JET STREAM BRINGS FRYE TROPHY
Pan American President Juan T. Trippe is shown here receiving the Frye Airline Performance Trophy for 1953 from Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Looking on are Major Alexander P. de Seversky, chairman of the trophy committee, left, and General Carl Spaatz, right, a selection committee member.
PAN AMERICAN WINS FRYE AWARD
Vice President Nixon Presents Coveted Award to PAA President Trippe for Tokyo-Honolulu Non-Stop
Ed Swofford Is Named PAA Director for Japan
Takes Over Executive Post Vacated by Dallas Sherman
The appointment of Ed Swofford, station operations manager at Tokyo, to the position of Director —Japan, has been announced by Colonel Clarence M. Young, executive vice president of the PAD.
In his new post Ed will be the executive representative of Pan American, representing Vice President Young in Japan, Okinawa and Korea. As such he will maintain governmental contacts of an executive nature, supervise the company’s relations with the general public, formulate and recommend actions which enhance the airline’s services and reputation and inspect all stations and their activities at regular intervals.
Ed has served at several Pacific points since he joined Pan American 11 years ago. His first PAA job was that of junior airport manager at Treasure Island. Subsequently he was stationed at Guam and Wake and for the past three years at Tokyo.
Ed succeeds Dallas Sherman, who last year was appointed administrative assistant to Executive Vice President John Leslie at system headquarters. Taking over as station operations manager at Tokyo will be Charlie Bennett.
NEW DIRECTOR
Ed Swofford is pictured here at his SOM desk in Tokyo, which he will turn over to Charlie Bennett. Ed has been moved up to the post of PAA Director—Japan.
For its pioneering in the use of the Pacific jet stream in regularly scheduled commercial flights between Japan and Hawaii, Pan American has been awarded the Frye Airline Performance Trophy for 1953.
At a ceremony in Washington, D.C. last week Richard M. Nixon, Vice President of the United States, presented the trophy to Pan American President Juan T. Trippe on behalf of the award committee.
The award was given to Pan American for its scheduled nonstop flight between Tokyo and Honolulu, a distance of 3,846 miles. By climbing into the jet stream, PAD B-377’s made a block-to-block speed of 344.44 miles per hour.
This flight is the longest nonstop regularly scheduled flight flown by a certificated U. S. flag commercial airline.
In determining the award winner, the committee considered these points:
1.	The development of safer, more efficient, faster and more economical commercial airline service.
2.	Contribution to world-wide communication and understanding.
3.	The fastest schedule over the longest distance operated by a certificated U.S. flag commercial airline.
4.	Perfection of navigational methods such as the use of meteorological advantages.
Established in 1952, the Frye award was won for the first time by Panagra for its El Inter Americano fiesta lounge flight between Miami and Buenos Aires.
Newport and Lockett Due to Help You Swing Your Partner
Durwood Lockett and Don Newport of SFO Maintenance will be calling for the March of Dimes benefit square dance to be held at the Bay Meadows Club House on Saturday, September 11th. There will be both square dancing and folk dancing at the affair.
He Might Just as Well Have Ordered One For the Road
The following story was inevitable.
It occurred on the first day of the Flight Festival—the three-day open-house at San Francisco’s new terminal prior to actual use of the terminal.
Two men were drinking at the bar. One of them glanced at his watch, quickly drained his glass and said to his companion:
“Well—it’s ten to twelve. My flight leaves at noon. Guess I’ll saunter out to the gate. They should be calling it any minute now.”
PAA's Pay Later Plan Is Now Good On Every Major Airline
The Pay Later Plan, introduced to the traveling public by Pan American last May, has now been adopted by practically every major airline in the world. Effective September 15th installment plan travel can be purchased on 82 airlines.
PAA offices can now sell an installment plan ticket to practically anywhere in the world. Hotel accommodations, sightseeing tours and ground transportation can be purchased under the plan that requires only 10 per cent down.
AN IDEA LEFT US UP IN THE AIR
Sid Serebreny, left, technical assistant in meteorology, and Division Manager “Brick” Maxwell cast an approving eye on the Frye trophy awarded PAA. These two men were responsible for instigating the jet stream project that was the basis for PAA winning the award.