Clipper, Vol. 3, No. 60, February 15, 1947

              THREE RECORDS CRACKED IN 48 HOURS
The week end of February 8 to 10 was a big one for the PAD Clippers. Within 48 hours they cracked three trans-Pacific flight records!
It all started on Saturday, February 8 when the Clipper Golden West, Captain Fred C. Richards commanding, landed at Los Angeles Airport 8 hours 26 minutes after leaving Honolulu. This was 21 minutes faster than the previous record
held by the Clipper Southern Cross.
On Monday, February 10, the Golden West did it again, this time between Honolulu and San Francisco. Skippered this time by Captain Merle Balch, the big Connie raced into PAD’s home base in 7 hours 6 minutes, clipping 48 minutes off the former record set by the Clipper Polynesia last May. The Golden West averaged 344 miles per hour on Monday’s
record flight.
Then, to top things off, the Clipper Southern Cross made it three in a row an hour and a half later by landing at Burbank 7 hours 38 minutes after leaving Honolulu, knocking 48 minutes off the record the Golden West had established only two days before. Captain James L. Fleming was skipper. His average speed was 337 miles per hour. Picture on Page 7.
12TH YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Pas Americas World Airways
PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
CLIPPER
15TH YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Voi. 3, No. 60
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
February 15, 1947
Yosemite Ski Week End Sign-Up Grows
Chance to Earn Extra Cash
Suggestion System Operating Now in PAD; Awards Granted
One short announcement via the February 1 Clipper brought a flock of over 50 to the Panair Club office in San Francisco to sign-up for the club’s next big ski week end.
The date set is March 14 and’15.
The scene will be Yosemite National Park.
The plans for the coming outing are similar to past week ends. The ski bound PAAers will bring their skis to work, climb into private cars with the completion of the work day on Friday, March 14 and head for the snow country.
Assistant librarian Madge McWilliams is chairmaning the event. One hundred reservations have been made. The first ones to sign will be the ones to make the (Continued on Page 3)
The suggestion system is now functioning in San Francisco Pacific-Alaska Division headquarters.
In fact, it is operating in a big way. Three prizes have already been awarded by the newly formed “Suggestion Committee.”
Open to all employees, the suggestion system plan offers cash awards ranging from $5.00 to $500.00. In the case of suggestions deemed by the committee not to have cash value, letters of commendation will be placed in the employee’s person-(Continued on Page 2)
Win Cash Awards
Peter Eidsvaag Retires Spent Eleven Years With PAA
On February 4, employees of PAD at San Francisco joined in wishing Peter Eidsvaag, veteran of 30 years at sea “calm seas and favorable winds’’ as the grand “young” man of the Ships Equipment Department packed his sea bag for the last time and took leave of Pan American after 11 years with the company.
Peter Eidsvaag was born in Bodo, Norway July 25, 1877 and his retirement this week brings to a close one of the most fabulous and heart-warming stories to be uncovered at this base.
Following the sea-faring tradition of his Viking ancestors, Peter Eidsvaag went to sea at the age of 14 aboard a windjammer. He migrated to the United States in 1844 and at the age of 29 was given comr..and of a ship of his own.
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THREE MAINTENANCE men have been awarded prizes amounting to $65 by the newly formed “Suggestion Committee” in San Francisco. They are, top left, Dow R. Johnson, top right, Ferdinand Richard Rothermund, and lower left, Ed Hoffman. See story.
Dean Gets New Post
Howard B. Dean, vice president of Pan American World Airways has been appointed administrative vice president of the company, it was announced recently in New York by President Juan T. Trippe.
A CMA plane of Pan American World Airways, from Mexico City to Los Angeles, established a new speed record of 6 hours, 55 minutes air time, February 4.