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A hearty thanks to a most gracious expect great things from the North­ and enthusiastic Northwest Section for west. Really didn’t seem quite right a wonderful “Fun and Friendship” to be in that part of the country and weekend. Amid showers and low ceil­ not see GINI RICHARDSON. GINI, ings the gals from the Section came I know I speak -or all of us when I by every mode of travel to Belling­ say, “A Speedy Recovery.” We miss OCTOBER, 1969 ham, Washington, to meet and greet, you. LYGIE and her very busy hus­ to re-establish old friendships and band managed to finally get off for THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. make new ones. What fun and what a vacation so couldn’t find out how Will Rogers World Airport an important aspect of our organiza­ easy it will be to spend our money. International Headquarters tion. The very capable Transportation Oh, well! Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Chairman, ILOVENE POTTER, met As I write this I am high above Headquarters Secretary me at Seattle and with HILDA EL­ the clouds winging my way back LORETTA GRAGG LIOTT, of Boise, and RANDY HIL­ home feeling much the richer for my TON, of Cody, Wyoming, we IFR’d “Fun and Friendship” weekend with Editor it up to Bellingham where a contin­ the Northwest Section. Thanks to all HAZEL McKENDRICK gent of greeters and press met us and who m ade it so. P.O. Box 38499 whisked us away to the Leopold Hotel, BERNICE T. STEADMAN Dallas, Texas 75238 Headquarters for this Fall gathering. Weather caused a slight delay in ar­ THE NINETY-NINES NEWS riving but our arrival was timed well Coming Events October, 1969 for attending the Chairmen’s mee’- OCTOBER 10-13, 1969 Vol. 14 No. 11 ing. You can’t imagine what an op­ New England Air Derby Published monthly, except bi-monthly July-August and November-December portunity this gives your President Air Race-Treasure Hunt Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and to get to know you better, to learn See Air Meets section for details is included as a part of the annual of your projects, problems and objec­ OCTOBER 11, 1969 membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. THE NINETY-NINES. Inc. tives. At the Business Session on Sat­ Pacific Air Race Will Rogers World Airport urday after an explanation of NIFA San Diego, California Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address (National Inter-Collegiate Flying As­ Write: Eleanor Richardson "nJ Class Postage pd. at Chickasha. Okla. sociation) and International aims in 5632 Linfield this direct :on by GENE NORA JES- San Diego, Calif. 92120 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS SEN the Section voted to start a fund NOVEMBER 1, 1969 for a dona'ion to NIFA in December. Kachina Air Race President The Spring Meetings of NIFA will be Phoenix, Ariz. BERNICE T. STEADMAN in Bozeman, Montana, and the girls NOVEMBER 1, 1969 3645 Robinhcod Drive Dallas Doll Derby Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 were all enthused about the prospect of their involvement. I hope you will Write: Emily Anderson Vice-President all have the opportunity 'o hear about 9946 Elmada Lane BETTY W. McNABB this College Program and follow the Dallas, Texas 926 Third Avenue lead of PAGE SHAMBURGER from NOVEMBER 1, 1989 Albany, Georgia 31701 the Southeast Section and GENE Bazaar International Secretary NORA JESSEN and the Northwest in 3309 Robin Lane JOAN HRUBEC making both monetary and moral com­ Wichita Falls, Tex. 16902 Dartmouth Ave. mitments. GENE NORA is our In cr- APRIL 20 MAY 11, 1970 Cleveland, Ohio 44111 national NIFA Project Director and South A rican 99 Air Safari T reasurer PAGE is on the Senior Advisors Com­ LYDELLEN “LYGIE” HAGEN mittee for NIFA and they will be South 1907 Oneida Place ANNIVERSARY ISSUE spearheading an activity you will all Spokar.e, Washington 99203 feel proud to be a part of. NEXT DEADLINE Executive Board I feel like a talent scout on my F U L L ISSUE PAGE SHAMBURGER trips, always looking for new talent Must Be Mailed Page Hill and ideas for our active and growing To Be Received Aberdeen, No. Car. 28315 membership to pursue. Such a vast DORIS RENNINGER reservoir of talent and skills we have By Nov. 20 10-01 162nd Street in the Ninety-Nines. The Northwest Beechhurst, N.Y. 11357 Mail to: Section is most fortunate in having Box 38499 SUSIE SEWELL MILLIE SHINN as Governor. She has c/o Catlin Aviation Co. Dallas, Texas 75238 Will Rogers Sta. the happy faculty of blending her skills Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 with the talents of her flock and I Backward Glance Colum n By Virginia Thompson

Since our charter members are the ones who conceived, developed, and nurtured our Ninety-Nine Organiza­ tion, one will be featured in every other issue of our News. Many of these HEADLINES from Hazel early history makers have been fly­ ing continuously for over forty years, Last month's issue was anywhere hundred percent participation. I can a remarkable feat. They will be fea­ from 10 to 14 days in getting to you not think of an issue that this would tured first but in no particular order. after it was mailed from the printers. be more timely than our ANNIVER­ Since each charter member was and I can only blame the POST OFFICE SARY ISSUE. PLEASE ALL CHAP­ is a link in forging our history, each for this. This issue may never get to TER CHAIRMEN, GET YOUR RE- one is just as important as the other. you and I can only BLAME ME, ORTERS TO REPORT. All reporis YOUR EDITOR, who somehow thought must be in my hands by November BLANCHE NOYES 20th for inclusion in the anniversary she was super human. I not only am BLANCHE began her life as a public issue. This gives all of us a long time not super human, cannot walk on figure in the theatre and movies as a and I would like nothing better than water, but am one week late in getting dramatic leading lady.. She gave this this issue in the mail. Boss, I’m sor­ to be sandbagged with a report from up to marry an airmail pilot, DEWEY everyone. Lots of pictures. REMEM­ ry, I let you all down. I really thought L. NOYES, who taught her to fly in BER WE HAVE NO OCTOBER DEAD­ I could get it all done, but I didn’t. December 1928. After 3 hours and LINE BECAUSE THAT IS THE I just got a nasty note from head­ 45 minutes of dual instruction, she MONTH WE PUT OUT THE ROS­ quarters that I somehow failed to get soloed and has been flying steadily TER . . . so reporters you have a my dues to them also. Oh brother, ever since. She was the first woman vacation next month and then back will this month never end!!! pilot in Ohio and one of the first to work for the November issue. Let’s I have gotten numerous requests women transport pilots. about the DBA cards. Let me repeat. make it a meaningful issue suitable Anyone is eligible for any race for for saving. Something that reflects In 1929, she competed in the First any year. Just send me a stamped the old and the “new” us. Women’s Air Derby of the National envelope and I will forward your card Air Races, Santa Monica, Calif., to As we approach the winter months, to you. I must have a stamped ad­ Cleveland, Ohio. It was during this let’s get APT; attend a weather re­ dressed envelope from you. Please event that her plane caught on fire fresher course on the problems of advise also how many cards you want over the desert. Undaunted, she landed, winter flying; participate in aviation (like one for your co-pilot). We have put out the fire with sand and later activities; have fun; get involved; some rather illustrious “honorary” took off over the mesquite. This re­ make waves; and then tell us about members. DR. HARRY GIBBONS, sulted in bending one side of the land­ it. REMEMBER OUR THEME FOR CAMI, FAA; COL. BERNIE FISHER, ing gear forcing her to make a one THIS YEAR IS "FUN AND FRIEND­ Medal of Honor winner; HOWARD wheel landing at Pecos, Texas. Never SHIP”. KIDWELL; ARNOLD PEGLER who one to give up easily, Blanche re­ designed the card; ZENON C. R. paired the plane herself, continued in HANSEN, Chairman of the Board and TO ALL NINETY NINES: the race, and eventually won fourth President of MACK Trucks Inc.; AR- For those who would like to have place. VIN BASNIGHT, Director Western a souvenir of the Ninety Nines’ 40th During the National Air Races that Region FAA; to name a few. If you Anniversary International Conven­ same fall, she flew and won a number have a special friend who you would tion, there are a limited number of of closed course races. During the like to so honor, let me know and these souvenir programs available. International Balloon Races in 1930, I will forward a card to you. This is a beautiful issue of 60 she gave the audiences many thrills pages, with many interesting items, by her precision aerobatics, setting a NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ISSUE including a Ninety Nine History by record which still holds for the great­ WILL BE SPECIAL Page Sham burger, pictures of est number of consecutive turns in a The November-December issue will Charger Members and Past Presi­ spin. be celebrating our FORTIETH ANNI­ dents who attended and also many When the Bendix Air Race, N.Y. to VERSARY and I hope will be a special Salutes to the Ninety Nines from issue. I have asked some key people Los Angeles, was opened to women the Aviation industry. in 1936, LOUISE THADEN and to make special reports on our heri­ The price of $2.00 includes post­ tage and history. I urge all chapters BLANCHE, both charter members of age and handling. Order from Julie the Ninety-Nines, teamed up to win to write your report carefully with vom Saal or Doris Renninger, 1969 this in mind. I also urge ALL CHAP­ the race which included some of the Convention Chairmen. Addresses world’s finest men racing pilots. TERS to report. I have hoped that for are in Ninety Nine Roster. at least one issue we could have one That same year, she set a speed examiner. TERRY VASQUES offered her experience as a Senior Research From CHECKPOINTS to WAYPOINTS Engineer with General Dynamics in HOW AREA NAVIGATION WILL CHANGE THE TRAFFIC PICTURE the Electronics Divison and a past member of the AWTAR Board. The The most promising solution to over­ is infinite, although only those identi­ well-known Charman of the AWTAR crowded airways appears to be some fied on proposed FFA IFR charts may Board, KAY BRICK, brought to the form of area navigation that will allow be used on IFR flight plans. committee in addition to her execu­ use of off-airway airspace without re­ A succession of way points make up tive abili'y an intense interest in avia­ quiring additional ground facilities. an area navigation course, which can tion education. FAA has been evaluating commercial­ bo programmed into the computer ly developed area navigation systems JOYCE CASE represents Cessna component by the pilot in advance over the past year, and has laid down Aircraft Company’s marketing division, and changed en route in order to fly specific guidelines for the certifica'ion currently demonstrating the new aero­ around weather cells. Or, instead of and use of these systems. being vectored around a storm by batic 150 nationwide while calling on The need for obtaining greater utili­ her extensive experience as the three­ radar controllers, the pilot may be zation of the basic VORTAC system time Na'ional Women’s Aerobatic given a detour course in terms of a has been apparent for some time. number of way points which he can Champion. Then there is VIRGINIA There are 885 VORTACs in the United CUTTER, co-founder, officer and part­ dial into his system. ner in one of the country’s larger Stages, usually located near or on air­ The VFR pilot already has available aircraft distributorships in Albuquer­ ports, but there are ever 10,000 air­ VFR planning charts specially de­ que, Phoenix and El Paso longer years ports. It is patently impossible to “fly signed for area navigation, such as than she would like to admit. ALICE the OMNIs” without flying a zigzag the “Jepco Avigation” charts. These FUCHS, well-known aviation writer course. In a transcontinental flight a charts locate all VORs and all whose "special” specialty among pilot may add a hundred miles to the VORTAC’s and give their radio fre­ many is soaring and who spends tapeline distance between two cities. quencies as well as mileage indications much of her time ferrying Pipers from Also, the pilot who is flying from along their four primary radials. Lati­ Lock Haven. VOR to VOR may sometimes find it tude and longitude coordinates further necessary to de'our around storm assist the pilot in plotting his course, And BARBARA JENISON, whose centers. Unless he is assisted by radar and obstruction or terrain clearance special passions are proven through vectors, he is likely to have difficulty altitudes are provided. long service to the Civil Air Patrol plotting a course which does not take and in aviation matters for her own Pilots using such a chart may simp­ him many unneceesary miles away State of Illinois. PAT JETTON, the ly draw a straight line from airport from his intended flight path, unless South Central Section’s immediate past of departure to their destination and he is able to use some form of area Governor who owns and operates a establish a number of way points along navigation. mushrooming flight school in Dallas. the line with reference to appropriate Area navigation is by no means a And South Carolina’s best known fixed VORTAC’s. If the airports he is using new concept. It has been practiced base operator, FRANCES MILLER, do not have VORTAC’s, he can never­ for years by pilots who use VOR-DME President of, and FAA Pilot Examiner theless establish way points directly to establish a number of checkpoints for, Miller Aviation. over the runways. along a cousre line plotted directly FAA has evaluated a half dozen DIDI MOORMAN, another product from their departure point to their area navigation systems, ranging in of the WASP who until recently was destination. What is new about the price from $5,000 to $90,000: Butler with Miami-Dade Junior College. And area navigation system is that it adds VAC, NARCO, Hughes, Decca Omni- finally, only because she’s a "W”, to the VOR-DME instrumentation an trac, Litton and AC Electronics (the ANN WOOD, the Public Affairs Man­ airborne course line computer that latter two are inertial systems and ager—New England for Pan-American is capable of guiding the pilot to his have the highest price tags; they are World Airways. ANN ferried aircraft checkpoints, referred to as “way designed primarily for long distance in England prior to WWII as a part points” in the system, just as the and over water flights). of the British Air Transport Auxiliary. OMNI needle guides him to the VOR For instrument flight, FAA is pre­ stations. They add up to impressive com­ paring an IFR area navigation chart pany and challenging cohorts. But Way Points Limitless which will establish a number of spe­ the well is far from dry. As this is The way point is defined by FAA cific way points to be used in con­ written, a new group joins the ranks as a geographical point determined by trolling IFR traffic, and for ap­ though their names have not yet been airborne and ground-based aids or by proaches. By increasing the number announced. You will be interested in a self-contained airborne navigational of reporting points, and by not being hearing about them and we will all system (such as an intertial platform limited to ground-based facilities for be curious which program s WACOA system which reads out latitude and location of the points, the air traffic pursues and what new areas they de­ longitude coordinates). system will greatly improve its ca­ cide to disect. Way points are identified by geo­ pacity to handle instrument traffic. I’m retired, sad but true. ALICE graphical name, bearing and distance To meet FAA standards, the area FUCHS, you’re the professional writer from the reference facility (usually a navigation systems will have to pro­ of the current group. I pass the re­ VORTAC), and latitude and longitude. vide course guidance accuracy equiva­ porting duties on to you. The number of possible way points lent to that provided by VOR airways. Members-at-Large

RECEIYTCD FROM RHONDA R. FRASER PO Box 244 Upper Hutt, New Zealand The pitcure of me presenting to our P. M. Holyoak the aerial album on behalf of the 99’s. On the left is MR. ROLPH—(Pan Am) and between myself and P. M. Holyoak is the USA Ambassador here in N.Z. MR. HENNING. The other group photo is of some of us N.Z. Air-Women’s Assn.; at Invercargill, last Oct. 1968. Myself on the left (x) and on outside Eight Thelma Bradshaw; she and her husband Brad own the Mk.5.Proctor. They flew it home from the U.K. 2 years ago, having 27 stops. Before starting out they had Kiw: painted on either side and on each cowling the words “Kiwi Wanderers”. They said they had a wonderful trip and were treated well at every landing spot.

The other aerial photo is of the out­ skirts of Invercargill city and then Bluff and in the very background is Stewart Island. I took this one while up in the Proctor.

For the past 17 years I have done acetylene welding (for occupation) but now I am having a complete change from oil, dirt and noise of industry'. I am now attached to the Upper Hutt Post Office as a Post­ woman. It will be a wonderful job in good weather. If any of the 99’s are ever visiting or passing thru Wellington I do hope they will try to contact me. I am now residing on some country property I have— it is about 1 hours drive from Wel­ lington and 6 miles out of Upper Hutt which has recently gained city status.

ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Next Deadline Full Issue

Must be mailed to be Received by November 20

Mail to: Box 38499 Dallas, Texas 75238 AWTAR POWDER PUFF DERBY By MARION ANDREWS

The welcome mat is out for two new members of the AWTAR Board of Directors: HELEN MENNITTO of the Florida Gold Coast Chapter and BARBARA RIGGS of the Eastern New England Chapter. We are sorry to lose PAT WILSON of the Greater New York Chapter and BETTY WHARTON of the San Diego Chapter whose resignations were re­ gretfully accepted. We are very grate­ ful for their past services. Both have promised to continue to help in the future. “Hero are airports eager to welcome Ninety-Nines to New England next July,” The 1970 Powder Puff Derby will Pat IVIark (left), hard at work oil transportation for our international conven­ take off on July 3rd from Monterey, tion at Bretton Woods, N.H., tells Jean Batchelder, Northern New England Calif. Impound deadline will be Mon. Chapter’s immediate past chairman, pointing to Whitefield (3500 ft. paved) June 29, Take-off Banquet July 1st. and Twin Mt. (2700 ft. paved) minutes away from the Mt. Washington Hotel. HELEN SHROPSHIRE of the Mon­ terey Bay Chapter will be Start Chair­ man assisted by an enthusiastic chap­ articles have been written about the McEWEN, 16206 EAST CENTRAL, ter. Monterey is celebrating their Derby, however this is one of if not WICHITA, KANSAS 67230. 200th Anniversary and the Powder the best. The excitement, the joys, the SEND CLIPPINGS INCLUDING Puff Derby Start is scheduled as part distappointments and the planning and COPIES OF THE ABOVE MEN- of their celebration. The race will end judgment of flying the race have been PUBLICITY TO: AWTAR, INC. HEAD­ at Deland, Fla. Details of the terminus captured here by the author. We give QUARTERS, TETERBORO AIRPORT, and the route next month. a big hand to Duane Best. TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY 07608. SEND DONATIONS TO AWTAR-99 TIONED ARTICLE AND JULY, 1969 Entries open April 15, 1970 and close FUND RAISING CHAIRMAN: PAT “AIRFACTS” FOR SCRAPBOOK AND May 27th postmarked no later than midnight, so start planning. 1st Winner this year took $3285.00 NOTAMS cash, a wrist watch, and a round trip PUBLICIZE THE 1970 PEE PEE DEE for two to Paris, she may be there in your area right now. 2nd Place took $1775.00 with colorful decals and 3rd Place took $1175.00. Besides Stick-on Vinyl Patches (stick to the fun of flying the race, THIS AL­ anything) _____ 50c MOST MAKES THE RACE WORTH WINNING. Inside/outside water applied decals ______25c MARGARET MEAD was seen na­ Send your order with remi'tance and tion-wide on the “Hollywood Squares” self addressed stamped envelope to TV Show where she won $2100.00. POWDER PUFF DERBY 1970 Each day she was introduced to the Box 534, Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 TV audience as a the winner of the 1968 Powder Puff Derby. According WANTED!!! to STOP CHAIRMAN LEE ROCK, it NEWS CLIPPINGS as discovered that there were at least PICTURES 20 girls with or on their way to get­ Garden State Chatper Sale Item — ETC. FOR ting their pilots licenses at Hunting­ Shoes . . . soft navy leather with SOUTH CENTRAL ton, West Virginia. A new 99 Chapter white 99 on tongue flap. Sizes 4 SECTION will be forthcoming there. through 11 in narrow, medium and SCRAPBOOK THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF wide widths. Price . . . $11.00 PP. Marge Nielsen, Chairman “AOPA PILOT” MAGAZINE CON- Cheeks made payable to Gardeii J& J Ranch BY DUANE E. BEST ENTITLED State Chapter, Doris Dolee, Beverly Route 1 “POWDER PUFF DERBY”. Many Rd., Burlington, N.J. 08016. Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 COMMITTEES REPORT WHAT KIND ARE YOU? Some members are like wheelbar­ National Intercollegiate Flying Association rows; they need to be pushed. By GENE NORA JESSEN Some are like canoes; they need to be paddled. The NIFA Award Committee listed for AIR PROGRESS for several years Some are like kites; if you don’t keep in the Roster usually provokes the now and waxes eloquent on their be­ a string on them, they’ll fly away. simple response, “what’s that?” half. Our President, B. Steadman, at­ Some are like footballs. You never THAT is what has emerged large on tended last year’s spring meet in St. know which way they are going to the 99 horizon for the coming year. Louis and was sold by the students bounce next. The NATIONAL INTERCOLLE­ themselves through their wholesome­ Some are like balloons; full of wind GIATE FLYING ASSOCIATION is ness and dedication to flying and their and likely to blow up unless handled composed of colleges and universities aviation goals. Lois Feigenbaum has carefully. all over the United States meeting spread the word to anyone who would Some are like trailers; no good unless annually for the purpose of intercol­ listen. pulled. legiate competition just as in football. Page approached her own Section, Some are 100% members; regular Any school which recognizes a flying the Southeast, about expanded 99 sup­ in attendance and very cooperative. club or program is eligible for mem­ port for NIFA. They generously do­ What kind are you???? bership. nated $100 on the spot from their Sec­ (author unknown) The Ninety-Nines, Inc. has supported tion treasury. Convention delegates Webster defines a member as “a NIFA for years at its annual air meet. rallied ’round at NYC in July and person constituting a group or organi­ The All-Ohio Chapter gives a large authorized the Treasurer to seek ad­ zation; a distinct part of a whole”. and beautiful rotating trophy called ditional funds from our international Are you a distinct part of a whole? the Arlene Davis Memorial Award to budget. I returned from the Northwest Do you attend regularly and partici­ the top female pilot of the air meet. Section Meeting last night rather over­ pate in your Chapter’s projects? Do The international organization donates whelmed by their response for support you voice your opinion to the group annually a modest sum of money for the NIFA. The membership voted or do you sit back and mumble to which is used primarily for a trophy $50 from the Section Treasury and yourself? for the girl who wins the Ninety-Nine passed the hat in the meeting room You know, you’re the loser if you tray accompanying each trophy. Sev­ collecting an additional $49—isn’t that aren’t a 100% member. You’re losing eral 99’s serve each year as judges great, $99! They voted to go back to the chance for some lasting and for this award. their chapters and request chapter warm friendships; you're losing the opportunity of enjoying the camara­ The NIFA has grown from a handful support with a goal of $1 per member derie of fellow 99s while working on of midwestern schools into very nearly to be added to the $99 for our Sec­ a project. We lose too, when we don’t a nationally-represented group. The tion donation. have the opportunity of knowing you; group used to call a small midwinter My plea to you as Sections and but we do gain the fellowship of the meeting for planning purposes though Chapters is for financial support, no other 99s who do participate, and you the major activity for the membership matter how modest, for our youth. I don’t. was the spring air meet. As the or­ feel handicapped here because Hazel Do you really want to lose all ganization grew, those who attended won’t give me another three pages th a t? ? ? ? the midwinter planning meeting held to tell you why they’re so deserving, P a t Jetton a little informal competition among and I have enough reasons to fill up themselves. Now the midwinter meet those pages. Your check made out to has become almost as large as the NIFA can be sent in my care and AIRMARKING spring air meet with formal compe­ I will see to it that it goes to the Hats off to the Tip of Texas gals! proper person. I must emphasize that tition. For completing 500 Air Markings in this is a shoestring activity as the This year’s midwinter NIFA meet one year, they are an inspiration to kids sleep in sleeping bags and skip is early and scheduled for Southeastern all 99’s — Air M arkers — who are State College at Durant, Oklahoma meals for “one more hour” of flying aviation enthusiasts with a concern time. October 2-4. Though we do not present for the disoriented pilot. any trophies at this meet, the Okla­ My plea to you as Chapters and No words of praise or plaudits I homa 99’s have already made plans individual 99’s is even more important can print here could ever be satis­ to be on hand to help with the meet. than the monetary one, and more dif­ factory reward for their accomplish­ (We hope they’ll write a report on it ficult to do; that is to give of your­ ments. But, each and every girl who for the News.) The Spring meet will self. Get acquainted with the faculty participated in that GREAT program be hosted by Montana State Univer­ sponsor of a college flying program receives her own special reward when sity at Bozeman May 7-9. in your area. I confidently predict you she flies over "her” marking. Several 99’s have "discovered” will find him to be a dedicated aviator I speak for BLANCHE NOYES NIFA and have become instrumental donating long hours free to his stu­ (Chief, Air Marking Staff, FAA and in moving our support of this tre­ dents. Find out what you can do to 99 Charter Member) as well as my­ mendously worthwhile activity off help them. self when I say how pleased we are dead center. Page Shamburger has I predict you will receive more than to be receiving these reports. been covering collegiate flying news you will give. To PAULINE GLASSON, who is tireless in her aviation activities and who participated in some way on every SECTIONAL MEETINGS one of these junkets, a special round SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION ternational Headquarters at the Will of applause. FALL MEETING Rodgers Airport. They have done a Commendable, tremendous, fabulous By Edna Wright, Reporter fantastic job with the Headquarters —those adjectives are just not descrip­ The Fall meeting of the South Cen­ and we recommend to all who have tive enough to exploit you girls who tral Section took place at the Habana not seen it, by all means do so. truly uphold the Texan tradition of Inn in Oklahoma City on September In the evening we attended the Sky doing everything in a BIG way. 19th and 29th, 19S9. Fillies Follies of 1969 and we would By now, the Certificates of Appreci­ Sixteen members who were on the strongly advise the Hollywood produc­ ation you so richly deserve, that have ball in replying attended the FAA ers to come and audition this group of been chasing you around the country Physiological course and pressure entertainers made up entirely by the since Convention, should be comfy- chamber ride. The writer did not have Oklahoma City Girls. They are cer­ cozy at home on the walls of your the opportunity to avail herself of this tainly missing a good thing and we headquarters. event but all who participated in it want to compliment you girls on your Congratulations to you all—and to spoke very highly of it. production. It was just great! 99 Chapters everywhere—Let Tip of As the conventioneers arrived, we The setting changed from a theatre Texas be your guide! tarried or later adjourned to the In­ and all of a sudden we were in the Je rry B. Roberts Air Marking Chairman STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT & CIRCULATION PROJECT APT (Act of October 23, 1962: Section 4369, Title 39, United States Code) FLYING ACTIVITIES COMMMITTEE Garnett Hastings, Chairman Date of Filing: Oct. 7, 1969. Important notice to all Chapter Title of Publication: Ninety Nine News. Chairmen! Now is the time, if you haven’t already done so, to appoint Frequency of Issue: Once Monthly except July & November. an APT Chairman for your Chapter Loca'ion of Known Office of Publication: for the year 1969-1970. Let’s exert lots Star Publishing Co., 215 N. 4th, Chickasha, Okla. 73018. of effort to promote our Pilot Upgrad­ Location of the Headquarters or General Business Offices of the ing Program this year—plan a meet­ Publishers (Not Printers). ing to get each and everyone of your Air Terminal Bldg., Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City 73159. members APT. This is a self-imposed Names and Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: proficiency exercise aimed at making Star Publishing Co., 215 N. 4th, Chickasha, Okla. 73018. us all safer pilots and more at ease Editor: Hazel H. McKendrick, 8536 Mediterranean, Dallas, Tex. 75238. in our every day flying. Managing Editor: Same. Some of you who have instructor Owner: Owned by entire member.aip. ratings, I'm sure will be happy to ride Known bondholders, mortgagees, r id other security holders owning or with your members, or perhaps you holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or can secure the services of some FFA other securities: None. instructor. Remember—each time you secure a new rating, have your in­ For completion by Non-profit Organizations authorized to mail at special rates: structor sign one of our forms signi­ fying you are currently APT. A sup­ The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal income tax purposes. Have not changed ply of forms was mailed some time during the preceding 12 months. ago to every Chapter Chairman, but in the event they are not available Average No. Copies- Actual No. of Copies Kuch Issue During of Single Issue Published now, I will be most happy to send Preceding 12 Months Nearc-d to Filing Date any amount you need to take care Total No. of this very worthwhile program. Copies Printed 3800 3831 When these forms are completed, Paid Circulation do not send them to me—or to Head­ thru dealers etc None None quarters. Give them to your APT Mail Subs. 3800 3831 chairman, who will submit to me Total Paid your name, and the date and type Circulation 3800 3831 of the ride which was completed. This Free Distribution None None is a great program—let’s give it all Total Distr. 3800 3831 we’ve got. A note recently received Office Use, Left-over etc. None None from a CFI from Florida read, “My Total 3800 3831 hat's off to you 99’s. This is a very good program.” I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and com­ I wonder which Chapter will be the plete. Hazel McKendrick, Editor first to have 100% participation dur­ ing the coming year? gambling hall of "Harold's.” Pseudo licious lunch which was topped off ville, Tennessee September 12-13, money flowed freely at the Black by lots of door prizes delivered by 1969. It was indeed a wonderful week- Jack tables, Keno, and Crap tables the prettiest bunch of Okies. nd skillfully arranged by the Ten­ an dpeople moved from table to table DR. HARRY GIBBONS introduced nessee Chapter even down to ordering to recoup or further their wins or COLONEL BERNIE FISHER, who perfect fall weather. losses. Personally, I think the bank told of his interest in General Avia­ A Cocktail and Buffet Dinner Party did better than anyone. Again the set­ tion and also spent quite a few inter­ was provided at the lovely home of ting changed and we were at an auc­ esting minutes recounting some mem­ FRAN DAVIS in Holsten Heights, tion bidding for all sorts of goodies orable episodes of his tour of duty in which overlooks Knoxville. Drinks and with our ill-gotten gains. Again the Vietnam. DR. GIBBONS of the FAA dinner were served around Fran’s setting changed and we were in a (“Friendly Aviation Administration”) beautiful swimming pool. Highlight of restaurant being served a very de­ told about the medical aspects of fly­ the cocktail hour was the unique licious and I must say hearty break­ ing. His presentation kept us in shrimp tray, a huge rock which had fast. The group party broke up into stitches but the message was loud and a hollowed out place in the top. This many individual parties and then re­ clear. was filled with crushed ice on which gretfully had to retire to replenish Literature was passed out concern­ had been piled delicious plump our energies for the meeting and ing an exciting trip to Europe spon­ shrimp around a bowl of cocktail goodies planned for Saturday. sored by the Houston Chapter. sauce. My mouth still waters when I The Fall meeting of the South Cen­ The evening festivities started with think about that wonderful Buffet tral Section officially opened at 8:45 the Invocation followed by a most Dinner. FRAN isn’t a Ninety-Nine yet with 142 members present and almost delicious dinner. M em bers of the OSU because she is still working for her all of the Chapters were represented Student Entertainers held us entranced license. Hurry up, FRAN we need tal­ with Dallas having the largest num­ while Ed Foley sang and led the mem­ ented girls like you. ber (26 in all) present. We were hon­ bers in three part harmony. CAROLYN The Fall Meeting was held at 9:30 ored with the presence of our Inter­ BOULDIN was marvelous as a dancer a.m. Saturday morning at the Holiday national President, BEA STEADMAN; and the 49V&ers who did the Hula un­ Inn. 1970 officers of the Southeast and past Presidents DONNA MYER, der her direction were keen competi­ Section were announced. They are: BRONETA EVANS, DEEDO HEISE tion to the Can Can gals. Governor—PAGE SHAMBURGER RUTH DEERMAN, LOIS FEIGEN- MAX CONRAD was introduced as a Vice-Governor—RUTH THOMAS BAUM and LORRAINE McCARTHY special guest. BEA STEADMAN and Secretary—CY BEERS were present for the Grand Opening PAT JETTON were made Honorary Treasurer—DOTTIE BIRDSONG of our Headquarters. Okies SUSIE SEWELL, ARLENE Nominating Committee — BETTY Charters were presented to the San­ WALKUP and MARTHA THOMASON McNABB, Chr., JAN WARRICK, ta Fe Area Chapter by RUTH DEER­ presented awards to the brand new PEGGY McCORMICK, SARAH MAN and to the Chaparal Chapter by South Central Section Honor Roll. DUKE PAT JETTON. The Golden Triangle RUTH McADAMS was awarded the (Ed Note: Luv the Gov—How's the Chapter’s Charter will be presented Most Hours Pilot-in-Command Trophy. Snoopy painting caper?) BEA STEADMAN presented the Chap­ to them at a later date. A very informative and interesting ter Achievement Award to Shreveport The Officers’ Reports were read, tour of the Air National Guard was and Dallas won the Attendance Trophy. duly accepted and recorded as were planned for Saturday afternoon, which PAT JETTON ins'alled the following the Chairmen’s reports of the various included the opportunity to fly their new officers of the South Central Sec­ committees. simulator. Some of us preferred to tion *(in her own inimitable way). The Chapter Charimen or their rep­ drive up in the mountains. Two, I DOROTHY WARREN—Governor resentatives gave their respective re­ know, went mountain climbing to find Vice Governor—MARILYN COPE­ ports on the progress and activities a waterfall and found one too. They LAND of their Chapters. killed a baby diamond back rattle Secretary—MARY ABLE The Section voted to give a donation snake on the way back down and are Treasurer—BRENDA STRICKLER to the NIFA Fund which they found to now wondering what they would have The weather briefing (?) was given be a very worthy cause. done if his mother had shown up. by TINER LAPSLEY and Farewells DAISY DIMWIT approached the Lucky for them they weren’t stopped were said by one and all. head table, took over the mike and by the police when the drove back Had a most wonderful time in Okla­ gave a dilly of an invitation to all to Knoxville. They might have had homa City. You gals who were no- the Section to attend the Spring Sec­ some trouble explaining the contents shows don’t know what you missed. tional in Tulsa. After her presentation, of the trunk of their borrowed auto­ Tulsa in May—tentatively May 1, 2, it was voted upon that Tulsa would mobile and it might have been a and 3, 1970. be the site for the Spring Convention, “dry” cocktail party that evening. See you there. but between you and me, we had all The Fall Southeast Section Banquet better arrive by car, covered wagon, was held at the Holiday Inn Saturday or on foot. I don’t think the Tulsa THE FALL SOUTHEAST SECTION evening, preceded by a good fellow­ Tower Boys will welcome us. MEETING ship hour. Believe it or not the menu The meeting adjourned and presto Cy Beers, Reporter included Fillet of Mignon. After din­ we were back in the restaurant busi­ The Fall Southeast Section Meeting ner a local quartet of the SWEET ness again. This time we had a de­ was held at the Holiday Inn in Knox­ ADELINES, who call themselves “THE FOUR FLUSHERS,” serenaded It’s the beginning of an eventful year OOLORADO CHAPTER us with what they choose to call BG’s for the Abilene chapter, and we’re Deedo Heise, Reporter and TJ's. Speaker for the evening hoping for the support of all our South The new officers of our mile high was BILL KIRSHNER who writes Central 99’s. And a note to those with chapter who will be leading us for the Aviation Manuals. He had us holding many miles to travel: there’s even a coming year are: SARALEE FISHER our sides from laughing so hard. I’m prize for the pilot who covers the heading the list as chairman, as her sure each and every pilot in the room greatest distance to share our big day! right hand and Vice-Chairman will be found him so amusing because they (Editor’s Note: If you send in 3 reports GRACE MAYFIELD. Busily taking could remember similar incidents. it becomes a habit. Try it! So glad to minutes and recording our activities This was all climaxed by GENIE hear from you.) we have LYN PFLEEGER and in O’KELLEY’S husband DAVE showing charge of our vast (?) treasury MAR­ slides of the moon landing. DAVE ARKANSAS CHAPTER GARET DWELLE. O'KELLEY is one of the 12 Scientists Marguerite Nielsen, Reporter Attending the South Central Section who inspected the moon rocks. He Fall Roundup will be immediate past Arkansas Chapter officers for the answered questions about the moon’s president of the 99s DONNA MEYERS. coming year: RUTH GRAY, Chairman, atmosphere, radiation, etc. EULALIA NICHOLS and FAY GREEN, DELORES MITCHELL, Vice Chair­ and DEEDO and HERMAN HEISE and All in all it was a wonderfully en­ man, RAMONIA SLOAT, Secretary, I think some others I have not been joyable weekend and will be a hard MARGE MC LEAN, Treasurer, and able to ferret out. one to top. I know the Alabama Chap­ BEVERLY HARP, Membership. Ninety MARION TANKERSLEY has finally ter, who will be Hostess to the 1970 Nine of the month in Arkansas Chapter parted with her beloved’ Stinson and Spring meeting of the Southeast Sec­ is MARGE MC LEAN. Last month’s is flitting around in a Cessna 182. tion will try. Ninety Nine was RUTH GRAY. Arkan­ DONNA MYERS has been asked to sas Chapter now has a news letter for serve on the Board of Visitors of the chapter members, edited by BEV­ Civil Air Patrol headquarters at Max­ ERLY HARP, who does a great job, well Air Force Base in Alabama Sep­ & the newsletter is appreciated by all. tember 24 and 25. RAMONIA SLOAT, DELORES JAN GAMMELL has asked SARA­ S a CENTRAL DEAM, & SALLIE SIMMONS attended LEE to be her Co-pilot October 11 a covered dish dinner at the home of SECTION v .« competing in the Pacific Air Race MARGE NIELSEN. Others attending which will originate in San Diego. the diner are members of W.N.A.A. Soon the Aspen should be turning DELORES DEAM is new P res, of golden and the oaks their deep red. Ft. Smith Unit W.N.A.A. & is editor If you have never seen them from the An invitation to all in the South of “The Message”, newsletter of Ft. ar do try and fly over this way. It Central Sec. to join us for the tour Smith Unit W.N.A.A. DELORES is is a picture you will always remember. through the NORAD complex in also a new member of Ft. Smith Zonta. Cheyenne Mountain. It is Nov. 5th PAM STOWELL has moved to Chi­ and transportation can be provided cago, 111. & is greatly missed. DALLAS CHAPTER from the airport. We must have Janie King, Reporter names by Oct. 25th and they must RAMONIA SLOAT flew in to Adams all be over 18. Contact me, chapter Field LIT for a 99 meeting. MARGE Because of very special news, I am chairman at, NIELSEN flew in to Mountain Grove, taking over as chapter reporter a 65 McBumey Blvd. Mo. for the annual fly in, discovering month early. PAT CLARK, our repor­ Colorado Springs, Colo. 80911 Mountain Grove has greatly improved ter for the last year, and her husband Telephone: 392-3615 the airport, & has lots of aviation en­ FRAN, received a call from their son thusiasm there. MARGE competed in DAVID who is stationed in Okinawa. ABILENE CHAPTER the flour bombing contest flying the His year's tour with the Marines in Joy Ramsey, Reporter Luscombe 8E, met some old friends Viet Nam is up. PAT and FRAN flew there, made some new ones, found a Abilene is back in the news . . . with to Los Angles to meet him on Septem­ licensed lady pilot who doesn’t belong Big News! It’s the opening of our ber 11. Now that DAVID is out, he to 99's yet, & won a beautiful ceramic beautiful new airport Saturday, Octo­ hopes to spend a year touring Europe. dish at the Country Store. DELORES ber 25th, and it promises to be a day BETTY HUNDLEY, BEVERLY MITCHELL represented the' “Youth to remember. The Abilene 99’s are TAYLOR, LIL TAFEL, and PAT Derby” at a meeting with Beechcraft acting as hostesses for the day’s acti­ CLARK spent September 4 beautifying in Wichita. Upon landing at Cushing, vities which begin with a fly-in break­ Lancaster Airport with their presence Oklahoma this week, MARGE NIEL­ fast from 10 until 11. The ribbon cutting and the holly they set out. SEN found they have a very lovely, will be at 1 P.M., followed by a spec­ DEE and BOB LOWE bought a J-3 completely restored Stearman in the tacular air show. In addition, a variety Cub and have put a new chrome 65 hangar which was flown in from Guat- of aircraft will be on display through­ Continental engine in it. BOB is bounc­ am ala. out the day. Prizes are in store for our ing it in preparation for solo. Happy Flying to you all, from the flying guests, ranging from awards At the September meeting, our new Land of Opportunity. to the oldest and youngest pilot and the officers—Chairman, PEG ONG; Vice first female pilot to land, to a “sur­ Chairman, HELEN WILKIE; Secre­ tary, LIL TAFEL; Treasurer, MARY prise prize” for a yet to be announced GET APT! accomplishment. KITCHENS; and Executive Board, BETTY HUNDLEY putting the fin­ ishing touch to our Airport beautifi­ cation program at Lancaster, Tex. Airport. *

PAT CLARK, PHYLLIS DUKE, and SUE WEIMAN—were presented with lavender throated blue orchids after the installation ceremony. PAULENE WINTHROP and 49 %er Left to right: THE SANDBAGGED EDITOR, SLEEPING GOVERNOR DOT JACK attended a fly-in and air show WARREN, new Board of Directors BILL BROWN, Dallas Flight Service, and at Watonga, Oklahoma. After a filling KATHY CASTON representing LONGVIEW PIPER, all were attending the breakfast, they watched MARY AKIN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AIR TRAFFIC SPEC CONVENTION In Las Vegas. from Augusta, Kansas demonstrate the Dot was there on behalf of FLIGHT PLANS INC., a computerized flight plan aerobatic 150. They also flew to Rock­ service. ford, Illinois in the latter part of August for Experimental and Antique Annual Convention. DEE LOWE, ELINOR JOHNSON, PHYLLIS DUKE and her 49 Mser GLENN attended a three day FAA Instrument Instructors Clinic at Euless which was sponsored by the Texas Aeronautical Commission. Both DEE and ELINOR received a gold seal on their instructors ratings. LIL and BOB TAFEL flew to Michi­ gan, Illinois, Iowa and all the states between here and there. In Michigan they visited with their son and daugh­ ter-in-law and their three children. ROWENA BURNS and daughter EVELYN flew to Seattle on vacation in August. The high point was getting to see the Boeing 747 fly. They also took a ferry to Victoria, Canada where they visited the Butchart Gardens. Dallas won the attendance award at the South Central Section Meeting in Oklahoma City—How ’bout us!

EL PASO CHAPTER Mary Oimstead & Lois Hailey, Reporters The Las Cruces 99’s hosted a picnic in August at University Park for the El Paso Chapter. Since the thunder- Dallas Chapter officers for the coming year: PIIYLIS DUKE, LIL TAFEL, heads were forming, only a few cour­ HELEN WILKE, PEG ONG, SUE WIEMANN, MARY KITCHENS. ageous souls used the Skyway—the rest used the Hyway. WANDA, JOHN lection of old and acrobatic aircraft FT. WORTH CHAPTER and KIRK GARSON arrived in their is well worth a visit. Tony Page, Reporter Musketeer from El Paso. DELORIS RUTH DEERMAN attended the In­ VERNA STUBBS (49%er, JOHNNIE) DYVAD flew their Cessna 120 with co­ ternational Convention in New York as ranch strip drew PATSY HENNING pilot LARRY, her 49%er. Pilot JOHN our delegate. (BOB 49% er) in their Bonanza; OLIVER, with 2 66's—LOU OLIVER Sat., Sept. 13, RUTH DEERMAN BETTY JO PARSONS (49% er JOE and JEAN COWARD, member SHAR­ installed the new officers for our ED) in their Skylane, and EDNA ON DENICK and pilot friend LT. COL. Chapter at the installation luncheon GARDNER WHYTE with her student FRANCIS MCKEEVER, also from held at the Empire Club. There were JEAN LEMMON, Cessna 150, Sep­ Alamogordo arrived in a Commanche. 20 members and 5 guests present. Be­ tember 14th, for the covered-dish-fly- The hosting was done by MARGE and sides our new officers, the following in. TED BLUE, KAY BOND, LELA CAR- appointed members will be carrying Weather was bumpy, cloudy, rather WARDINE, MERNIE WARNSMAN on the work of our Chapter this com­ cool under the spreading Oak Trees on and IRENE FREY who supplied tables, ing year: HESTER OAKES, Mem­ the Ranch grounds, where all sat chairs, ice tea, barbeque beef and rolls. bership; EMMA UDOVICH, Program; around and hangar flew, tasted goodies The rest of us brought saLads or des­ CHERI SPIER, Scrapbook & Publi­ and held a meeting on the very same serts. And it was all so good. city; NORMA KUDIESY, Air Marking; Stage Coach stop of the early 1900’s. Vice Chairman NORMA MC REY­ RUTH DEERMAN, APT; LOIS HAIL­ Some of us drove: ANITA (AL 49%- NOLDS presente* WANDA GARSON EY, Newsletter; MARGE BEARD, er) REILLY; JEAN PRICE; YVONNE with the spot landing trophy—having Amelia Earhart; SHARON DENICK, and (DR. THOMAS 49%er) TURNER; been the only 2-time winner and that Flying Activities; EMMA UDOVICH, BARBARA (J. D. 49%er) MCEACH- trophy will be displayed in the Gar- Mama Bird; MARY FRAN SEIDL, 111 ERN; MARY (GEORGE 49%er) son’s new home in Florida. DELORIS Eagle; ELLEN JANE ANDERSON, KAHAK; CAROLYN MERRITHEW, DYVAD, who was given her 99 pin by Airspace Education. NEW, NEW, NEW to our group; DR. NORMA MC REYNOLDS, won the DORA DOUGHERTY STROTHER booby prize in the spot landing contest Our heartiest Congratulations go to (LES 49%er) and TONY PAGE. —a can of spot remover. the Las Cruces and the Santa Fe-Los Business of the day, new officers, for Alamos girls on the organization of The El Pasoans attending were ’69-’70. Elected (small RR involved): their new chapters. The Charter pre- BARBARA MCEACHERN, Chairman; JUANITA and TEX BURDICK, RUTH sentation-luncheon was held at the and CHARLIE DEERMAN brought YVONNE TURNER, Vice Chairman; LaCasa Simpatica at Radium Springs MARY KAHAK, T reasurer; ANITA BETTY ROGERS and RUBY TAT- on Sunday, Sept. 14. MAN, DORIS SHREVE brought MAR­ RILEY, Secretary; BETTY JO, Mem­ ILYN PITTMAN, a prospective mem­ The Las Cruces Chapter will be bership; JEAN PRICE, Reporter (after ber, MARY FRAN and HANK SEIDL known as the Chaparral Chapter. PAT this issue). brought three of their five children, JETTON, our governor, presented their Dates of meetings, as close to the JACKY FAGIN, NORMA & MAC MC- Charter and gavel to KAY BOND, 2nd Wednesday of each month, as pos­ REYNOLDS, and OLMSTEADS. chairman. MRS. JIM HALLINAN will sible. Attending from Deming were RENE serve as vice chairman; MRS. HOW­ TID BITS: MARY KAHAK and HIRTH and her daughters RYNDA ARD ROSE as treasurer, and MISS EDNA WHYTE took their annual TAC/ and CYNDRA; CONNIE and HOWARD MARIANNA WARNSMAN as secretary. FAA annual instructors refresher ROSE, FRANCES SLAPE and three There are 12 charter members, of course; EDNA bought a ranch near of her four children, RENE, RUTH which 7 with their 49%ers were pre­ Denton, plans a strip; STUBBS 10 year and CLAY. FRANCES’ 49%er, DEW­ sent. old dog, whipped his one year old sheppard son, over a stick and BETTY EY, is in Caracas, Venezuela on busi­ RUTH DEERMAN presented the JO just missed seeing JIMMY KOLP ness so FRANCES is carrying on the Charter and gavel to MEG GUGGOLZ, in Bombay last winter. Three members family business at home. Deming pilot, the chairman. They are to be called are off to Oklahoma City for the SC- HURSHELL STROUD accompanied the Santa Fe Area Chapter. There are Sectional meeting. All is calm on the the family to Las Cruces. From Fran­ 9 charter members—4 from Santa Fe, Fort Worth scene. Happiness is being ces we learned that our first Cessna 4 from Los Alamos and 1 from Albu­ together, flying together and other N5001A is based in Lordsburg, New querque. All 9 started down to Radium peoples garage sales. Mexico with a new owner. Springs but 1 plane turned back due (Editor’s Note: T’y for telegram. See to plane trouble. There were 5 with “Flight Activities”; CHERI SPIER you soon.) their families there. flew herself and her two sons to Fort Worth—left one there to go to college. Guests also, included DOROTHY HOUSTON CHAPTER NEVA and HOWARD PETERS and WARREN from Dallas, MARY FRAN Aline Bush, Reporter VIVIAN and WALTER CUSHMAN had and HANK SEIDL, RUTH & CHARLIE a 7 day trip to East Texas, exploring DEERMAN, EMMA & JOHN UDO­ Houston’s 99's climaxed a year of Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, VICH, NORMA & MAC MC REY­ achievement with their installation ban­ Austin, Waco, Ft. Worth & Dallas- NOLDS, SHARON DENICK and DE­ quet September 12 at SONNY LOOK'S flying their Ercoupes. WALTER later LORIS DYVAD all from the El Paso Sir Loin Inn. It was a gala affair in had a trip to Huntsville, Ala. He re­ Chapter. which the husbands were not forgotten. ported that the Oak Grove Airport, NOEL and MARY OLMSTEAD are In a special ceremony, the husbands south of Ft. Worth was a most inter­ on a short vacation in Colo. They went were presented with a certificate of esting place—the airport owner’s col­ via hyway instead of the skyways. the 49%er oath prenotarized by mem­ ber MABEL EDITH OLIVER. In order JOYCE CASE had an air show at the meeting, but on their way cross to fully commit them, the slightly in­ Yukon, Oklahoma on August 24th and country, was 99 PAT DUKICK, Idaho timidated gentlemen were requested one at Marysville, Kansas on the 7th Falls, Eastern Idaho Chapter, and hus­ to sign the certificate before leaving of September. JOYCE has been going band in their Cessna 180—Duki Bird . the dining room. If anyone is in doubt all over the country demonstrating the . . YELLOW BELLY TETON TOP­ about where they should be placed in aerobatic Cessna 150. PER! A special guest was Nebraska’s the home (the certificates, that is), I HERB and ALICE DODD had a great first licensed woman pilot, ST'ACIA suggest they be hung next to the ‘God flying vacation, they flew to ELY BURTON, from Alliance licensed in Bless our Happy Home’ plaque. MINN and pick up their oldest son 1938. We were all fascinated with tales Installed as chairman was SALLY KENNY, from there they flew to Flint of her experiences as a test pilot for COX, vice chairm an MAYBELLE Michigan, then on to New York City aircraft her husband constructed, as FLETCHER, secretary ADELLE BA­ where they spent time sight seeing and a parachute rigger and jumper and her KER, treasurer CAROL MOORE, and going to some plays. After leaving newly acquired interest in helicopters. corresponding secretary, BETTY New York they flew to Washington, Stacia has also won awards in aero­ FRITTS. D. C. and spent a few days seeing all batics. Five achievement awards were pre­ the places of interest then home to Our projects chairman, JAN HEINS, sented this year: First place to MARY Wichita. ALICE says that after flying told us what the committee including ABLE, Second place MAYBELLE on the east coast you know what JUDY WESTBROOK and JEANNE FLETCHER, Third place MARY JANE people mean when they say Kansas GIVEN is planning . . . but details will NORRIS, Fourth place ADELLE BA­ is the Clear Air Country. be announced when they are more KER, and Fifth place JACKIE KELLY. EVELYN FIELDS and her husband complete, so watch for an interesting MARY JANE was also awarded a GALEN flew to Canada this summer development! beautiful trophy from the Petticoat and visited Jasper and Banff National Air marking committee, headed by Pilots for her work as chairman of Parks. Later this summer they flew VERA BARTUNEK, completed the se­ that organization the past year. to Miami Beach for still another vaca­ cond air marking for the year. This The Bring ’Em Back Alive campaign tion. In between all this EVELYN report is included as a separate arti­ being waged by the AAA this y ear was stayed with her daughter in Hutchin­ cle—A National Forest Gets Air ably supported over the Labor Day son when her daughter presented them Marked! weekend by 99’s who flew as aerial with their second grandson. traffic observers. As we looked down More flight safety clinics sponsored on crowded freeways, accidents, and CHARLOTTE RUSSELL and her by the Nebraska Department of Avia­ 49% and small son took a flying trip traffic tieups, it sure was good to be tion will be held throughout the state to Alaska. They spent some time in flying. with Nebraska 99’s assisting. Tenta­ Fairbanks, a city that CHARLOTTE Happy flying to Oklahoma City. tively they are Scottsbluff, November liked very much, and then on to Juno. 18 and 19; Norfolk, January 21; Lin­ CHARLOTTE said that they were real coln, February 17 and 18; Omaha, KANSAS CHAPTER lucky weatherwise except for the trip March 24 and 25; and Valentine, April Eleanor Knott, Reporter from Fairbanks to Juno, which was 22. Our September meeting was the in­ rough asd murky. When they left Juno We are happy to present a member­ stallation of our new officers. The the weather was beautiful and they ship application to JUDY KAUFMAN, meeting was held September 12th at were able to fly back along the coast Cozad. JUDY was awarded the 99 the Wichita Country Club for 99 mem­ and Charlotte says that is one very Woman’s Achievement Award this year bers and their 49%. Installation of the beautiful sight. and we are proud to have her with us. new officers was at 6:30, cocktail hour MARY AIKINS gave two speeches at 7:00 and dinner at 8:00. It was an Lunch was served at the Scottsbluff last month, one at a Lions Club lunch­ exceptionally delightful meeting. Good airport restaurant where our hostesses eon and one at a Kiwanis luncheon. food, good drinks, beautiful surround­ had decorated the tables with fall MARY has been busy flying airshows ing and great company. flowers and had made favors for each her latest was at Watonga, Oklahoma The new officers are Chairman, of paper airplanes (bi-wing) complete on the 7th of September. GARNETT HASTINGS; Vice Chair­ with pilot (peanut) and scarf (yarn). man, CHARLOTTE PARKER; Secre­ MARY JO OLIVER has received a Each pilot who flew in was presented tary, OLIVE KEMPER; Treasurer, letter asking her to serve on the Presi­ a goodie-box . . . they’re always fun MARTHA GILES; New Executive dents Womens Advisory Committee on to discover. It was such a delightful Board Members, ALYCE BLACKHALL, Aviation. way to spend a day, no wonder we JUANITA HATTAN. traveled a total of 11,264 miles to at­ We all think that we are lucky to tend and return home! NEBRASKA CHAPTER On the very next day, September 14, have these girls as officers for the Marion Larmon, Reporter coming year. with good weather still with us, seven MARILYN COPELAND and PAT With mild weather and clear skies members flew to Harlan, Iowa to as­ MCEWEN gave a two hour talk on across the state, 14 members and 7 sist with their airport dedication and the 99’s and the Powder Puff Derby to guests met at PAULIE PERRY’S han­ fly-in breakfast. Did you know Harlan the Aero Space Workshop class at New­ gar for our monthly meeting September was the very first place in the country ton, Kansas. The Aero Space class 13, 1969. On hand to greet all arrivals to hold a fly-in breakfast? We guesti- at Newton consisted of about 25 people besides PAULIE were DOTTIE AD­ mated more than 150 planes were ac­ and they all thoroughly enjoyed the COCK, McGrew, and PEGGY STRO- commodated. Flying from the farthest talk. MER, BFF. Arriving at BFF not for distance was MARION LARMON, MC Nebraska 99’s meet at Scottsbluff, Nebraska . . . September 13, 1969. Pictured left to right: MARY CONLEY, Nebraska City, guest; MARION LARMON, McCook; MIMI HAWORTH, Lincoln; PEGGY STROMER, Scottsbluff, holding KATY, and ERIC at side; JUDY KAUFFMAN, Cozad; EVILYN SEDIVY, Lincoln; DOTTIE ADCOCK, McGrew; MARY HEINS, Lincoln; PAULIE PERRY, Scottsbluff; JAN HEINS, Lincoln; KATHY HEINS; MILDRED BARRET, Lincoln; JEANNE GIVEN, Omaha; JEFF BRUCKNER, and MARION BRUCKNER, (almost hidden) Omaha; BETH HOUCHIN, Omaha; STACIA BURTON, Nebraska’s first licensed woman pilot, Alliance; PAT WOLFE, Omaha; AGNES QUINNETT, Seotts- bluff, guest; and CAROLYN CHRISTIE, McCook, guest. Missing from picture Donna Bnimmer, Lincoln.

K, 290 miles, next was new member using some ingenuity to cover that dis­ OKLAHOMA CHAPTER DEBBY FURSTENBERG, a student at tance. VERA BARTUNEK and EVE­ Deloris Pasierb, Reporter Hastings College; then MIMI HA­ LYN SEDIVY solved the problem by Our September meeting held at the WORTH, JAN HEINS, and EVELYN landing at North Platte and driving the home of RITA EAVES was one of the SEDIVY, all from Lincoln; and rest of the way. MILDRED BARRETT best attended meetings of the year JEANNE GIVEN and BETH HOUCHIN and MIMI HAWORTH, being the ad­ with 34 members present. This was from Omaha. venturous type, elected to take their the final meeting before the South chances with the good neighbor policy And now we are anticipating attend­ Central Section meeting and it was of mid-Nebraska and hitch-hiked. Can ing the fall sectional at OKC. BCNU. delightful to have the co-operation of you just picture two gals sitting on all the members to assist with this * * * paint cans at the side of the road by project. an airport drinking coffee, eating An application blank was presented NEBRASKA SPECIAL REPORT doughnuts, and "hitching” a ride? It to MARGE HUDSON of Oklahoma City. A NATIONAL FOREST GETS worked, and they were on the last let­ Guests attending the meeting were AIR MARKED ter when VERA (our air marking SHARON YOUNG and BARBARA by Mimi Haworth chairman) and EVELYN arrived! ATTEBERRY both of Oklahoma City. VERA and EVELYN then got the job of The Nebraska girls are “getting their Results of the election of officers re­ doing the circle, arrow, and mileage. feet wet” in air marking—and their vealed as officers for the coming year: They received lots of good advice from hands—and their seats—and their hair MARTHA THOMASON, Chairman; (all in Federal Yellow)! They have MILLIE and MIMI who have found a ANN CATLIN, Vice-Chairman; JAN completed the second marking this comfortable spot in the shade. MILLION, Secretary; BEBE BAR­ summer. The second project presented RETT, Treasurer. It was lots of fun, and an important some peculiar problems since it was The Oklahoma 99s have been invited lesson was learned—a few people can at the Nebraska National Forest at Hal­ to participate in the National Intercol­ sey. The landing strip was 17 miles get a lot done in a short time if they legiate Flying Association meet to be ' ”im the painting site which meant just get right on the job. held in Durant, Oklahoma October 2-5. Several gals are going down to a'snt work with the 66s and try to increase is an ambitious one, planning to attend with registration, transportation and cur membership. EDNA FERRELL both the North Central Sectional at introduce some of the female partici­ will be in charge of aero-space edu­ Lake Okeboji in Iowa, and our South pants to the Ninety-Nine Organization. cation; BARBARA KREJCI, ways and Central meeting the following week. NANCY ORCUTT was hostess recent­ means; JOEY KUBESCH, scrapbook; Five of us plan to get to Oklahoma ly to some visiting pilots and toured JANICE KNEIFL, flying activities; City so we’U see you all there. them through the FAA facilities. They VERDAYNE MENZE, publicity; SUE were most impressed with the vertigo RYAN, Amelia Earharct scholarship; they have no doubts about the con- GEORGIANN RYNEARSON, news­ PIKES PEAK CHAPTER simulator experiment. Needless to say, letter; INEZ STOCKER, air marking. Marion Hein, Reporter sequences of quick head movements A flexible program was set up for the A long spiral climb up Ute Pass during the flight. NANCY is planning a coming year and it sounds like much brought members of the Pikes Peak trip to the West coast this fall with fun and flying will be added to our C hapter to an altitude of 8,000 ft. and stops in Los Angeles, Seattle and Yel­ business. the mountain home of MARION HEIN, lowstone. The Poker Party planned for October on the north slope of Pikes Peak, for MARTHA THOMASON and ARLENE 12 we hope will provide all three, so the August meeting. We all enjoyed WALKUP along with their 491/4ers come one, come all for some fun, fly- hearing about the Powder Puff Derby flew to Las Vegas this month. They in’ and a reward to four fortunate from our contestants, LUCY SHAT- had much to report about that unusual pilots. If you are lucky at cards and TUCK and PAULINE MEIGHEN. BIL­ town including their reunion with the can land on the spot, this will be for LIE JUNE ARBUTHNOT flew in for Thunderbird Flying team. you. the meeting with one of her students from Springfield, Colorado. JANIE Just barely making it before sum­ We are sorry to lose two of our mem­ OESCH has scheduled a tour of the mer ended, NORMA WYNN and DR. bers. Since ANN PRINGLE'S husband, Air Force Academy followed by a NEIL flew to Miami, Fla in their MAJ. ANDY PRINGLE, has been luncheon at the Falcon Grill on Sep­ Cessna and from there flew commer­ transferred back to Westover Air Force tember 22nd. The Colorado and Span­ cial to Puerto Rico, Antigua, Jamacia Base in Massachusetts, we have lost ish Peaks Chapters have been invited. to mention a few places. Part of this ANN, but we know she will be an asset September 5th we mixed business vacation was taken on a Schooner to the chapter there YVONNE HAM­ with pleasure and invited our 49Viers (Windjammer) and the WYNNS highly ILTON has moved to Fargo, North to the meeting at the home of LUCY recommended this part of the world Dakota, where her husband, DR. CLIF SHATTUCK, followed by a most en­ for a relaxing temporary retreat. HAMILTON, has set up a practice. joyable social hour. Election of new Our thoughts are with SHARON AS there is no chapter there, we are officers was held and the new slate JACKSON who was recently involved hoping that YVONNE might fly down for the coming year is as follows: in an automobile accident. Word comes to some of our meetings. She has con­ Chairman, LUCY SHATTUCK; Vice to us she is making an uneventful re­ vinced husband CLIF that flying is Chairman, RHEA ALLISON; Secre­ covery and we anticipate her making great and he is now working on his pri­ tary, LINDA WATSON; Treasurer, the trip to Oklahoma City for the vate pilot’s license. MARIAN GABRISH. LUCY appointed Sectional meeting. We are pround of ANN PRINGLE, DOROTHY MEYERS as Membership who added another rating to her list, Chairman and MARION HEIN as Pub­ OMAHA AREA CHAPTER that of instrument instructor. From lic Relations Officer; JANIE OESCH, Georgiann Rynoarson, Reporter what we midwestemers hear of fly­ R eporter. ing conditions on the east coast, Ann We have an air marking project at Time really rolls rapidly when one will have no trouble getting students. Limon, Colorado, in eastern Colorado, is busy. Hardly seems possible that on October 4th—hope we will have JAN BESCH and husband, KEITH, a year has gone by since we received good weather! The 49%ers have pro­ our charter, but the Omaha Area both of whom are C.F.Is, spend some time each month in Hebron, instruct­ mised their help on this much needed Chapter observed its first anniversary project. ing. They also made a flying business, at the September meeting at the home Our chapter is looking forward to pleasure trip to Chicago last month. of ROSEMARY BLOCK, with VERD- a good year coming up and are happy AYNE MENZE as cohostess. Additional Labor Day week-end saw VERDAYNE and DICK MENZE winging their way to announce that we have increased our members present were INEZ STOCK­ membership 70% so far this year. ER, LUCILLE ULEMAN, BETTY to and from Laredo, Texas, to visit JARVIS, JAN BESCH, JAN CLEMENT their Air Force son and family, and and GEORGIANN RYNEARSON, and INEZ and HERB STOCKER making SHREVEPORT CHAPTER two 66s, LAVONNE GILBERT and their annual visit to the Ottumwa An­ Patricia Gustino, Reporter Judy Kohler. tique Air Show. LAVONNE GILBERT The Shreveport Chapter has really Our new officers for the coming year attended the Rockford, Illinois Air “made the news” lately. We were are actually “old” as all the former Show. JAN and ROGER CLEMENT featured as a chapter, in a news story officers were re-elected—Chairman, flew to Colorado Springs last month by a local T.V. station and individual ROSEMARY BLOCK; Vice Chairman, for a vacation, and ROSEMARY and members have been featured in news­ JAN BESCH; LUCILLE ULEMAN, MAX BLOCK did their flying in the paper stories. Secretary-treasurer. To keep from get­ opposite direction — to Worthington, Our August meeting was a luncheon ting into a rut, ROSEMARY shifted Minnesota. at which our newest member TAVIE various committee duties. BETTY The highlights for September are the COLVIN, a senior at Louisiana Poly­ JARVIS and JAN CLEMENT will Fall Sectionals. VERDAYNE MENZE technic Institute in Ruston, Louisiana and a private pilot, was introduced to give heartiest congratulations to Jenny flew to Rockford, Illinois in Aug. with the membership. After the luncheon, a and Don. husband, JIM, in their Tri-pacer to local T.V. station sent a camera crew SARA and GENE CALDWELL are the EAA fly-in. They viewed hundreds to the Downtown Airport to film all the proud parents of a brand new son, of home-builts and had a great time. of the members who own their own RALPH EDWARD, who was born on GINNY and LANKY SMITH are planes taxiing out to take off. SARAH September 6th. This is their SECOND leaving for a tour of Europe on Octo­ HENLEY, our out-going president was SON and we feel sure both boys will ber 19. They will return the second filmed in the CAP’s T-34. JE R E SAUR, someday become pilots as both Sara week of November with a stop-over in our in-coming president (who has just and Gene enjoy flying so much. New York to see some shows. passed her commercial written exam), DOTTIE AND 49% er BUD PORT'S DEE and BILL COMEAUX are leav­ was shown pinning the past president’s were off to the Cleveland Air Races, ing November 1st for three weeks in pin on SARAH. One of the news re­ in fact, they flew into town only to Europe. They have just returned from porters was given a short joy ride. We change suitcases before leaving for a 6,000 mile trip to the West Coast and felt very proud to be representing our the races. Mexico. city and all 99s in com m em orating As this chapter’s brand new re­ JAN PHILLIPS is currently in Illin­ National Air Week. porter I feel proud to have had so ois on a vacation trip. Our members featured in news stor­ much good news to announce about MARGARET RUTH and LORNA ies were HELEN HEWITT, HELEN our group. WHITNEY spent the event of Sept. 4 WRAY, and JACQUELINE SMITH. with weathered-in 99s from El Paso, HELEN HEWITT, a student of aero­ SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Texas; WANDA GARSON and FRAN batic flying was pictured with C. M. Shirley Bernhardt, Reporter SEIDL. They were invited along to a surprise baby shower for 99 Lorna who “BUD” PORTS, her instructor and We> have elected new officers for the is expecting this month. 49%er of DOTTIE PORTS. HELEN, ’69-70 year and everyone seems full who is both a flight and ground in­ of ideas and anxious to “do”. Our new BEVERLY TITZER reports she is structor, was voted as our outstanding chairman, PAT WARD, is more so enjoying having her “wings” again af­ member in promoting aviation in the than ever since she’s just spent six ter such a long time. She is with KCIL community and will be featured in weeks recuperating from major sur­ radio and is our new public relations Who’s Who of South Central Section gery in July. She’s had lots of time gal. at the Fall Sectional. to think and plan. In June we airmarked the Eunice HELEN WRAY, who is flight and Our vice-chairman is SHIRLEY Many went away with aching backs ground instructor at Louisiana Poly­ BERNHARDT (yours truly) and I am airport and had a real good turnout, technic Institute’s department of pro­ looking forward to a very active year. and sunburns but it was great fun. fessional aviation at Barksdale Air I spent the month of July in Frederick, Later in June we flew 2 cents a pound Force Base, was also featured in a Maryland where I had my first soar­ ride at A&M Flying Service’s grand news story. This aviation program at ing flight. What a great sport! I can’t opening in Baton Rouge. La. Tech has become so popular that wait to go back for more. In August we had a rummage sale it is growing by leaps and bounds. Our secretary, CAL MEREDITH, in Lafayette. Fifteen girls showed up Started on a trial basis, the program has a Skyhawk that has trouble finding to help out. Our September meeting has been extended for the next three its way anywhere other than to Crow­ included an informal lunch at the home years and gives every appearance of ley. But we have found that plane and of Cal Meredith. The new officers took being a permanent program. Helen pilot are more than willing to try and over the meeting and our three past says that of all her students her prize we lucky gals in the Houma area give chairm en, PAT WARD, DEE COM­ student was 49% er CHARLES who has both every possible opportunity. In EAUX, and MARGARET RUTH, each recently received his CFI rating. August, Cal flew BEVERLY TITZER were presented with a gavel charm JACQUE SMITH is the first woman and SHIRLEY BERNHARDT to the engraved with the appropriate dates. to earn a degree in aviation at Louis­ grand opening of BERRY BROTHERS This reporter recently flew with an iana Polytechnic in Ruston, Louisiana. Aviation in Patterson, La. where she FAA inspector as a representative for She is 21 years old, so short (5 Ft.) that came away with the door prize; a VHF our local approved flight school. Every­ she sits on a cushion to see out, and is radio. thing went well but I must confess to already a good flight instructor. JANE KIMBALL, our new treasurer, a nagging “what if ___ ” type of feel­ Our whole chapter is proud of and ing during preflight. congratulates those members who Our chapter is turning out “en “made the news”. masse” for the sectional this month. We have more ratings to report— Next Deadline Full Issue OKC, here we come! that rarity of ratings in our part of ANNIVERSARY ISSUE the country—a seaplane rating was TIP OF TEXAS CHAPTER Catharinu Biehn, Reporter earned by JENNY MC WILLIAMS and Must be mailed to be 49% er DON. They both got their rat­ IRENE YOUNG, from Harlingen, ings this past month down in Florida. Received by and MARIAN BURKE (San Antonio Rumors are being circulated that a November 20 Chapter) decided at the last moment seaplane base may be opened on To­ to race in AWTAR and came in 7th. ledo Bend Reservoir, a huge new man- We saw IRENE at our last meeting, made lake recently opened in our area. Mail to: Box 38499 Aug. 1, and she told us she had a very I, for one, find the idea of getting a Dallas, Texas 75238 nice flight and the tea at the White seaplane rating most intriguing and House was very wonderful. TIBBIE ADAMS rode up with her for our meeting in Corpus. We had lunch at Cottons Bar B Q.

ELOISE NASH, her husband, and son went to the U.S. National Soaring Contest from June 24 to July 3rd. They lent their sailplane to a New Zealand pilot and ELOISE and her son crewed for him at Marfa, Texas.

ARDATH MCCREERY and family are flying to Idaho for the month of August on vacation. MERLE DUN- NAM, along with 40 other friends, had a bus trip through Washington, Oregon, and California for 3 weeks. LOUISE CLARKSON and husband are in Europe of business and vacation. BOBBY BA­ KER (our member at large) is en­ joying her new home on Prince Ed­ ward Island.

ELAINE NEEDHAM, now teaching school in Ojai, California has been on an extended camping trip. MACE WISS and husband flew their twin en­ gine plane to Alaska. They liked it so well up there, they decided to move to Shelton, Wash., so they can be closer to Alaska, which they are plan­ ning to see a lot of.

Our sympathy to MERLE DUNNAM on the sudden death of her husband.

WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER Nan Park, Reporter

The Wichita Club was the scene of our lovely installation luncheon on Sat­ urday, August 23, 1969 with LOU EL­ LEN FOSTER hostess. RUTH REN­ TON, Chairman conducted a very wit­ ty ceremony installing: LOU ELLEN FOSTER, Chairman; VIRGINIA HOLMES, Vice Chairman; NAN PARK, Secretary; MARILYN O'NEIL, T reasurer.

Fund raising is a necessary evil of any organization and we are all excit­ Left to Right: Mrs. Jake Holmes, Mrs. Pat O’Neil, Mrs. Riehard B. Gantt ed with the unique bazaar we have and Mrs. Jimmie Kolp. The Wichita Falls Chapter presented a skit at 3631st chosen. BAZAAR INTERNATIONAL, Pilot Training Squadron, wives club, Sheppard Air Force Base. It depicted to be held on Saturday November 1, humorously the fashions and progress made by women pilots. It also was a 1969 in the home of MARILYN O'NEIL, sneak preview for the Bazaar International to be held Now 1, 1969. See 3309 Robin LANE, WICHITA FALLS, Wichita Falls Chapter report for details. TEXAS, IS A GIGANTIC OFFERING OF MERCHANDISE INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED ALL OVER THE WORLD would be envious of the items we have as our house guests if a Flying Week­ BY TRAVELING MEMBERS OF OUR secured for BAZAAR INTERNATION­ end to Wichita Falls could be in your CHAPTER. THE COLLECTION IN­ AL. We hope you will join us 3:00-8:00 agenda. CLUDES BRASS, FABRIC, WEARING P.M. November 1, 1969 to make our Our September 12, 1969 meeting was APPEARAL, DECORATOR ITEMS TO first BAZAAR INTERNATIONAL pro­ in the home of MARILYN and PAT NAME A FEW, RANGING IN PRICE fitable and memorable. Transportation O’NEILL, 3309 Robin Lane, Wichita FROM A FEW DOLLARS TO SEV­ to and from Airports will be furnished Falls, Texas. A busy business meet­ ERAL HUNDRED. Many import shops and we would be pleased to have you ing and an enjoyable evening w as shared by fifteen members, two guests President BEA STEADMAN. Her and 49% er Pat O’Neil. theme for the year, “Fun and Friend­ JIMMIE KOLP attended the Inter­ ship” certainly was launched in style national Convention in New York City in Bellingham. and upon her return entertained an JANET LIVINGSTON of the Hudson Australian 99 with a cocktail party. Valley Chapter (New York) toured Wichita Falls area pilots had a great Alaska again this summer and took the time “Hangar Flying” with her. time to call and say hello. JANET is RUTH RENTON has been appointed an enthusiastic pilot and must be a ALASKA CHAPTER to the FAA Accident Prevention Coun­ real asset to the New York 99s. Speak­ Catherine Kippenhan, Reporter cil. ing of assets, we Alaskans will gain BAZAAR INTERNATIONAL, SAT­ If EDITOR HAZEL could allow this a new member when the transfer URDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1969, 3:00- reporter an entire issue of news, it forms are completed on LIZ FELLA- 8:00 P.M., 3309 ROBIN LANE, WICH­ still would not be sufficient room for BAUM of the El Paso Chapter. Liz is ITA FALLS, TEXAS. all Alaska news this month. (Since an experienced private pilot who is Alaska is the largest state in the un­ working on her commercial in An­ ion, don’t you think we should be en­ chorage. A warm welcome to you, LIZ, TOP OF TEXAS CHAPTER titled to at least twice as much space from all of us. It was good to see PAT Jane Moore, Reporter in the Newsletter?) HAZEL has prob­ GILDA’S friendly face at the early September meeting. PAT spent much Our September business meeting was lems enough without adding to them— of the summer in the South 48 and for held at the Ingram Flying Service at so, if I have left anything important that reason had to miss the Bellingham Dalhart. PAT POWELL made all the out, please, fellow Alaskans—under­ Sectional. Everyone at Convention arrangements for the meeting and the stand. asked about PAT—who has been Alas­ luncheon. POLLY SORELLE and Chairman BLANCHE KRAGER and ka’s ambassador to these affairs for JEAN BAKER flew in from Dumas, this reporter attended the NW Sec­ many years. BLANCHE and BILL BILLIE HOLMES and CARMEN LEW­ tional in Bellingham, Wn. It was un­ KRAGER just got their season’s moose IS from Borger, ANN MENTZER and fortunate that 1968-69 Chairman MARY and caribou tucked away in their freez­ JANE MOORE from Amarillo. Four GANGE was unable to attend as well. er before BLANCHE took off for the guests and prospective members, As we took off for Seattle, Sept. 9th, Sectional. The food in Bellingham HALEY JEAN STANFIELD, MAYOE MARY was seen boarding a bush flight was outstanding, but BLANCHE’S RIDLEY, HILDRED DENNEY and for Bethel. Sitting with ILOVENE POT­ mouth was watering for moose when SUE VEST'AL flew in from Guymon. TER, having dinner at the Space Needle at Seattle Center that even­ she arrived home. HELEN DURHAM MR. OTIS SMITH, the Safety Expert ing, I couldn’t help but think of MARY of the Western Washington Chapter of GADO in Lubbock, presented our —probably sharing the inevitable ham will be in Alaska moose hunting on program. MR. SMITH is one of the and eggs dinner with the ubiquitous Kodiak Island sometime in September. FAA good guys with the gold coat and construction crews at one of the in­ We are hoping to see her in Anchorage. white hat. terior Alaska villages. As busy as VICE CHAIRMAN PAT MCGEE is Our new officers are: Chairman, MARY is with her career, she de­ organizing a Bon Voyage get together PAT POWELL; Vice Chairman, HAR­ serves a big Thank You for her work for 49%er EINAR PEDERSON (he VEY JOHNSON, Secretary and News in the last two years on behalf of the and INGRID are still living in Stock­ Letter Reporter, JANE MOORE; Trea­ Alaska 99s. holm) and his crew. They will take surer, POLLY SORELLE; Member­ Convention news will be reported in off this winter in a light twin for an ship Chairman, BILLIE HOLMES. full to those attending the October attempt to fly around the world via BILLE HOLMES son KEVIN, AGE meeting (time and place to be an­ both poles. Pat will let us know where 14, is in the Boy Scouts and working nounced). It is indeed a rare experi­ and when—wish we could hold the on his “God & Country” award and ence to spend six full days traveling party in Stockholm! has just earned his Aviation Badge. and come home with not a single un­ Congratulations to MARIE RICH­ happy experience. The Alaska delega­ ARDSON, newly elected Governor of ANN MENTZER sure stays busy, tion of two was welcomed to Seattle the Australian Section. We are proud she is now planning to go to Pueblo, by ILOVENE and her invisible red to feel that MARIE is an unofficial Colorado to teach at the AOPA Clinic carpet. We did not take our feet from honorary member of the Alaska Chap­ Septem ber 17th-19th. that carpet till we were hack on Alaska ter. PAT POWELL has bought a new soil. The Seattle area girls have un- CHAIRMAN BLANCHE has declared home in Dalhart and is in the process matchable warmth and sincerity. There this year to be a Flying year for the of fixing it all up. She wouldn’t even is not room here to share this unfor­ arrives at the same time as the news give us a preview showing. She says gettable experience with those of you Alaska Chapter. This pronouncement wait. who had to stay home. The only pos­ that my 125 Lyc faces a major. Any­ JEAN BAKER moved to Dumas sible way we can truly show our grati­ body need a co-pilot? from Plainview in February. Her plane tude to everyone who attended the Alaska girls—please repeat these is still hangered in Plainview. She Bellingham Sectional is to try to dupli­ words: Flying, Fun and Friendship. says this certainly curtails flying and cate this hospitality when they all come Let’s live up to BEA STEADMAN’S has high hopes of getting herself and to Alaska for the 1972 N.W. Sectional. expectations. To those girls in the the plane at the same place before The highlight of our trip was having “south” of the NW Section, remember long. the privilege of meeting International —Alaska ’72! OOLUMBIA-CASCADE CHAPTER GLENN) CLARRIDGE; Vice Chair­ Vegas for a week-end and then went Ethelyn M. Opheim, Reporter man, LILLIAN LEWIS; Treasurer, camping in Idaho with their family. Columbia-Cascade chapter most hear­ LEA PARK; Secretary, DOROTHY PAT CHASE is beaming with pride tily congratulates the hostess chap­ MERCER. lately. Her son recently received his ters for our Northwest Sectional at Entrants in the Petticoat Derby from Commercial License. Just 18, he is the Bellingham, Washington, September Columbia Cascade Chapter were: LIL­ youngest Commercial pilot in the state 12-14—Far West, Puget Sound, and LIAN LEWIS, who copiloted for SUE of Idaho. enjoyable and successful Sectional! The SMITH (they won 1st place); MARION ONITA HOFF has had MR. and Western Washington—for a completely BUSBY, copiloted for FRIEDA BUNT­ MRS. MAX CONRAD among her list Sectional was superbly organized—and ING from The Dalles, Oregon (they of summer guests. with such thoughtfulness, graciousness, won the spot landing contest); and ELAINE and CLARK PARTRIDGE and care, not to mention all the fun, SALLY STUDDARD and DOROTHY have been busy moving their business too! Our warmest thonks! Columbia MERCER who flew SALLY’S Bellanca to another location in Pocatello. Cascaders who attended were: Chair­ in the Commercial Division. PAT and MICKEY DUKICH have a man JO CLARRIDGE, LUCY DRUCK- JO-NEAL HARRIS and 49Ms er, DR. lovely new trailer home and left on a ED, JO-NEAL HARRIS, DR. VIRGIN­ HOMER, are owners of a marvelously flying trip to the East, last week. They IA GILLILAND, MARION BUSBY, equipped, brand-new Cessna 182. JO- will be gone two weeks. ETHELYN OPHEIM, LILLIAN LEW­ NEAL and her family have been put­ Eastern Idaho Chapter is planning a IS, MARCELLA OTHUS, BARBARA ting miles on it—just returned from a fly-in to Ogden, Utah on September 20. DAUFEL (N.W. Section Secretary), trip to Los Angeles. More about that next month. and BETTY PRAKKEN. One of the LEE WRENN has announced her Fall days are here and in Idaho that biggest thrills of the Sectional was the affiliation with a realty firm, and we usually means warm, calm days, cool presence of our International Presi­ wish her all success. nights and good flying weather. Happy dent, BEA STEADMAN. How wonder­ DOROTHY MERCER soloed in a flying! ful and thoughtful of BEA to come all genuine Oldtimer biplane — goggles, that way to meet us and talk to us. helmet and all! ETHELYN OPHEIM EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER Skimming over our summer’s chap­ and MARION BUSBY have been get­ Mary Jane Becker, Reporter ting some time in a Hughes 300 heli­ ter and individual activities: CONGRATULATIONS in great big copter. We thoroughly enjoyed DR. GILLI­ letters to MILLIE SHINN on being LAND’S ranch in June, where, after re-elected Governor and to her “crew” EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER conducting business, we roasted wein- and best of luck to each and everyone Diane Jex, Reporter ers over an open fire. Chairman JO of the hard-working gals. Our August CLARRIDGE, BETTY PRAKKEN, One suny afternoon last June, BEV­ meeting was held at the Town and MARION BUSBY, ETHELYN OPH­ ERLY LEDBETTER stopped at DIANE Country Restaurant in Spokane with EIM, JO-NEAL HARRIS, ANN BROWN JEX’S house to get acquainted. BEV ALBERTA, TERRIE, MINNIE, LEO­ and daughter WENDY, DOROTHY is a Ninety-Nine from Havre, Montana. NA, FERN and MILLIE attending, MERCER, and DR. “GILLY” attended. After a somewhat hectic move from along with FERN’S guest. The new MARCELLA OTHUS hostessed our Montana, the LEDBETTER family are section officers were elected. Congratu­ July meeting at her lovely home on new friends and neighbors of the GLEN lations to ALBERTA ANDERSON, pre­ “The Alameda”. Guests were: MARY JEX family. Moving always presents sident, IRENE ANRODE, vice-presi­ HAAS, JO ANN SHAFFER, and DIANA its headaches, but the LEDBETTERS dent,, LEONA HEBERLING, secretary, ALVEY. Members attending were: had some unexpected ones. However, TERRIE BECKER, treasurer, FERN Chairman JO CLARRIDGE, MARCY life is more peaceful now, and BEV LAKE, Membership and IRENE AN­ WOLFARD, SALLY STUDDARD, VIR­ and DIANE find they cam smile when RODE, reporter. ALBERTA and GINIA GILLILAND, JO-NEAL HAR­ they discuss these moving events. A. IRENE flew to Bellingham in IRENE’S RIS, KATHY SMITH, FRANCES J. LEDBETTER is flying for the local Commanche and MINNIE flew over CHAPPEL, ETHELYN OPHEIM, BAR­ flying service here and the two Led­ solo in her Arrow and then went Island BARA DAUFEL, ANN BROWN, LEA better children are settled in high hopping with MILLIE on the way home PARK, MARCELLA OTHUS, BETTY school. BEV is a lovely person and it’s through the San Juans flying into PRAKKEN, LILLIAN LEWIS, MAR­ great, just great to have another fly­ Roche Harbour, Blakely, Orcess and ION BUSBY and DOROTHY MERCER. ing friend. Friday islands. They RON’d on Blake­ From MARCELLA’S house, we con­ VIRGINIA FINKELNBURG spent ly Island and had dinner with 99’er verged upon a Chinese restaurant for three weeks at Havre, Montana attend­ BONNIE HANSEN. All the girls en­ dinner. ing a summer workshop. She will re­ joyed visiting with JEAN CAROON and DOROTHY MERCER invited us to sume her teaching duties again in her 49%er, PETE, during the sectional her charming home overlooking the September. socials, who had come down from Columbia River for our August meet­ DARLENE and BOB SCHIERS just Vancouver, British Columbia. Our ing. We sat in her yard, trying to returned from a flight that took them Northwest Section felt honored at hav­ conduct business in the distracting to Boise and Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, on ing our International President, BEA sunshine and scenery. By unanimous to Missoula, Anaconda and Livingston, STEADMAN attend. ballot, the present slate of officers, Montana. Then over Yellowstone Na­ ROD and ALBERTA had flown up to with the exception of SALLY STUD­ tional Park to Jackson, Wyoming and Jasper Park Lodge in Canada for a DARD, Treasurer (at her request), back to Pocatello. They visited with week while LEONA and BOB were were re-elected for 1969-70. Officers for friends and relatives along the way. having a great time checking out their 1969-70 are: Chairman, JO (MRS. LOIS and DICK BAUER flew to Las new Cessna. GINI RICHARDSON is making a nice recovery in her home their white neighbors. In keeping with sented each year to a member in good after having surgery. Hurry and get the Indian theme, wood carvings and standing based on a point system and well GINI, we miss you. MYRA HET­ artifacts by Morrie Alexander were dis­ previously won by IRENE ANRODE TINGER has a new permanent address played in the lobby of the Leopold Ho­ of Eastern Washington chapter. in Santa Ana, California . . . it is 1671 tel. The Lummi Indian Red Wing On behalf of the Far West Chapter, Indus Street, Santa Ana, California Dancers entertained us at the luncheon I would like to express our sincere ap­ 92707, where she is practising phar­ with tribal dances performed by mem­ preciation and thanks to all of the macy. IRENE ANRODE is instruct­ bers of the Sam Cagey family. One of members of the Puget Sound and ing for the Sky Roamers Flying Club the Stomish Festival princesses was Western Washington chapters who so at Felt’s Field and FERN LAKE is present in tribal dress. The Western generously assisted us with the Section­ instructing at Hayden Lake and has Washington chapter decorated the al and helped to make it such a suc­ moved into her new home. LYGIE and tables for the luncheon with attractive cessful meeting A special thanks to CORNIE flew to Colorado Springs after totem poles and silk screened place cochairm an MARGARET LAYON, VAN returning from Mexico City. MINNIE cards with an Indian design. The lun­ ADDERSON and LYNNE MAHLBERG will be flying her Arrow across the cheon speaker, MR. TOM GLENN, who did a very excellent job of plan­ Cascades to the West Coast for the gave an interesting and thought provok­ ning in advance to make it possible for Flying Farmer Convention later this ing talk on “The Individual’s Mental everything to run smoothly. To BAR­ month. TERRIE BECKER flew to Health as a Pilot” including the prob­ BARA LARUE, president of the Far Standford having started to work on lems of air pollution, overpopulation West Chapter, who coordinated all the her Multi-engine rating in a Beech and how it affects individuals and sug­ activities and Mary Kochanek for her Barron. gested that we take time out for acti­ artistic posters and designs, JO BURK­ Those of us, who could not attend vities such as flying which estranges HART for handling the publicity and the sectional enjoyed hearing about the us temporarily from the pressing prob­ TOMMI BRINSON, ILOVENE POT­ wonderful time all the girls had and lems that confront us on the ground. TER and CHARLOTTE KAMM for do send our thanks to the Bellingham Door prizes were presented to all arranging transportation, to MARGA­ chapter and all the girls. members attending the luncheon. RET AMES for manning the hospitality room and the Puget Sound Chapter for Members of the Far West Chapter hostessing the breakfast. MR. BILL were hostesses for the banquet and FAR WEST CHAPTER DENT of Gardiner, Washington spon­ small fir trees were used for table Elene Duncan, Reporter sored the take-off breakfast and we centerpieces with small Indian dolls Tne members of the Far West, Puget know he would appreciate a note of for favors. The focal point was the very Sound and Western Washington chap­ thanks from those who attended. We large totem designed and constructed ters were pleased and elated with the hope everyone had a wonderful time by Mary Kochanek which appeared to attendance of 75 members at the North­ and will look forward to the Sectional be a part of the decor as it graced a west Sectional in Bellingham in spite in Idaho next fall. pair of wall hangings with hand made of low ceilings and poor visibility. Some We were very sorry to hear that GINI large panel behind the head table. Two members flew commercially, others RICHARDSON was ill and unable to Indian designs hung on either side of via private plane and many by auto or attend the meeting and know that ev­ the totem and Mary generously con­ a combination of both modes of trans­ eryone missed her. tributed one pair as a door prize. PAUL portation. It was a pleasure to have as MITCHELL of Emco Helicopters was our special guest, International Presi­ master of ceremonies and special GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER dent, BEA STEADMAN of Ann Arbor, guests were MAYOR and MRS. REG- Mary Ellen Palmer, Reporter Michigan who spoke to us about future INAL WILLIAMS and MRS. THELMA The Greater Seattle Chapter of the plans of the Ninety Nines, Inc. includ­ BURLEIGH JOHNSTON who is a char­ Ninety-Nines—has a nice ring to it ing the establishment of a museum in ter member of the Ninety Nines and don’t you think. We are proud of our Oklahoma City showing contributions presently resides in Arlington, Wash­ fledgling chapter and hope you will be of women pilots to the field of avia­ ington. LT. COMMANDER JOSEPH hearing great things from us in the tion. Governor MILLIE SHINN, hus­ ENTRIKIN spoke on “Operation Deep future. We are fifteen members strong, band SHIRL and their daughter who Freeze” and gave an entertaining and all previous members of the Western attends the University of British Col­ informative account of his experiences Washington Chapter. W have varying umbia drove over from Spokane. as the first pilot to actually fly to An- amounts of flying experience from SHIRL enjoyed several days of sailing artica from a land base with a group some fairly new private licenses to in Puget Sound with friends from of scientists for a study in connection an ATR. In order to use our flying Montana while Millie presided at var­ with the International Geophysical skills regularly, and have a lot of fun ious meetings. CATHY KIPPENHAN year. He mentioned that two days after too, we will be having fly-in meetings and BLANCHE KRAGER, representing leaving Antartica, the entire airfield every month. Here in the “grey north- the Alaska chapter, flew to Seattle broke off and floated out to sea. wet” that may be easier said than where they were entertained by some done, but we’re going to give it a try. of the Western Washington members Two charters were presented to new Since our unofficial organization in before attending the Sectional. chapters, Mt. Tahoma and Greater April 1969, we have flown to Kelso, At the Thursday evening buffett din­ Seattle chapters. CHARLOTTE KAMM Wash., Victoria, British Columbia, and ner, MARY HILLAIRE of the Lummi received the achievement award pre- Troutdale, Oregon. Indian tribe, displayed her wood carv­ By way of introduction to the other ings and spoke on the differences bet­ GET APT! chapters, this reporter plans to include ween the Indian philosophy and that of an interesting member in every issue. The logical one for this issue is the gal MONDY STOKER and GENE NORA Director of the Oregon State Board who has put a tremendous amount of JESSEN gathered at the airport for of Aeronautics and DON WANNA- time and effort into organizing this luncheon the first part of the month MAKER of American Federal Insur­ new chapter. She is our chairman, with ROCHELLE JENSEN, a former ance Co. These men worked many CHARLOTTE KAMM. Charlotte has member of our chapter who now lives hours above and beyond the call of been flying for six years. She learned to in the San Fernando Valley. duty with Paula Occhiuto, 1969 Petti­ fly here in greater Seattle at Renton LYN CLARK has her advanced coat Derby chairman and myself to field. Her husband ART is a long time ground instructor rating. Congratula­ plan a safe and what we hoped was and very active pilot. Her two sons are tions! JACQUE BATT’S son is now a an interesting contest. They not only learning to fly, so here is an aviation- Private Pilot in the family Comanche helped plan they served as judges, taxi minded family. and is off to Oberlin College. LUCILLE service, speakers and every other way CHARI OTTE joined the Western TAYLOR dusted the cobwebs off their they saw fit. The route in latitudes and Washington Chapter of the Ninty-Nines plane and tried her wings lately. Your longitudes for the Airports designated in 1966. She served as treasurer of reporter took a short trip through Yel­ as stops or flyovers—in verse form that group. In 1968 she flew in the lowstone and Grand Teton National yet—was given to the Pilots the morn­ Petticoat Derby and won it the first Parks. Never saw the Tetons so beau­ ing of the Derby. They were to figure time out! Her co-pilot on that flight tiful! their E.T.E.’s between each leg as was another of our members, BERTHA Latest reports are that our Charter well as magnetic course and a few MCMILLAN. This year, by the way, Member and first Chairman, BAR­ other items. Each pilot was given a eight of our members flew in the Petti­ BARA HORNBACK is back in the hos­ question sheet to test their pilotage coat Derby; ILOVENE POTTER, IONA pital. We all express our best wishes enroute. We didn’t want them to get FUNK, JOY ANDREASEN, THORA and prayers for her. It was just 15 bored. Oh, yes, there were a couple MORGAN, BETTY KRAMER, HELEN years ago that BARBARA sparked the of spot landings along the way. The DURHAM, BERTHA MC MILLAN, and beginning of the Idaho Chapter and final step, to make sure there were CHARLOTTE KAMM. CHARLOTTE without her push and enthusiasm for no ties, SAN YATES conjured up a and ART own a Comanche which she the first few years we might not have little quiz to be given at the finish. used to get her Commercial license survived. From all reports the gals were kept last March. With her ideas and lead­ We are happy to report that BETTY busy and were far from bored. ership, the coming year promises to be HUBLER of Caldwell has rejoined our Winnesr were: Private Pilot first exciting indeed. ranks. We hope to be an active group and place, SUE SMITH, Beaverton, Ore­ Our two Chairmen attended the to start things off right fourteen of our gon with LILLIAN LEWIS, Portland Northwest Sectional Meeting in Belling­ fifteen members are planning to at­ as her co-pilot. They flew a Piper ham, Washington, September 11th to tend the Northwest Section meeting in Cherokee. 14th. Our outgoing Chairman, HILDA Bellingham, Wash., September 12 and Commercial Pilot first place IRENE ELLIOTT, and our incoming Chair­ 13 when we will receive our chapter ANRODE, pilot and MARGE FRAZ­ man, GENE NORA JESSEN, repre­ charter. With participation like that IER, co-pilot of Spokane, Washington sented the Idaho Chapter. we can’t go wrong. flying a Piper PA24. OREGON CHAPTER Second place honors went to BAR­ IDAHO CHAPTER Charlotte Dodson, Reporter BARA LARUE, Port Angeles, Wash­ ington flying solo in a Tri Pacer. She Eula Logsdon, Reporter We are pleased to announced our carried home the Private Pilots second Idaho Chapter’s new Chairman, officers for 1969-1970. PAULA OC- place award. Commercial second place GENE NORA JESSEN, held an organ­ CHIUTO, Chairman; DOROTHY PAR­ was taken by BETTY GLINES, Coos izational meeting of the Executive KIN, Vice Chairman; and SUE SMITH, Bay, Ore. with EVELYN MORELAND, Committee in her home in order to Secretary-Treasurer. We look forward Reedsport, Oregon as her co-pilot in plan our activities for the coming year, to a busy and interesting year. a Cherokee PA28. There were numer­ and to appoint additional Committee The Oregon Petticoat Derby is now ous leg prizes. Chairmen. past history but it is far from forgot­ The help we received from 99’s and New committee chairmen not re­ ten. July 19, 1969 dawned bright and non 99's along the way at each stop ported previously included Scrapbook, clear, the weather man smiled down and fly over was tremendous. We are HELEN HIGBY; Hospitality, FRAN upon us. Eighteen planes with thirty BROWN; Nominating, EULA LOGS­ three staunch 99’s as pilots and co­ now looking forward to our 1970 Fetti- coat Derby. Elimination of some er­ DON, JACQUE BATT and VELDA pilots came to the Salem, Oregon Air­ rors and applying what we learned BELL; and APT, GENE NORA JES­ port to take part. There were entries it is hoped you will all come back and SEN. from every Chapter in Washington, bring a friend next year. The first activity of the year will and Oregon as well as Esther Grupen- bea work party with Idaho Depart­ hagen and Elizabeth Shattuck from PAULA OCCHIUTO, LILLIAN BIL­ ment of Aeronautics group on the run­ the Orange County California Chapter. LINGS and I attended the Northwest way at Cascade Reservoir. The 99’s The Petticoat Derby is not a speed Section meeting in Bellingham Sep­ are to serve lunch. This is scheduled race but a Fun in Flight safety, navi­ tember 12-13. Our hats are off to the for the weekend of September 20th and gation contest. The route was planned Far West, Western Washington and 21sh with the help of three very dedicated Puget Sound Chapters for a well run JACQUE BATT, VELDA BELL, LU­ men, SAN YATES, chief of the Port­ convention. By the attendance in­ CILLE TAYLOR, FRAN BROWN, land FSS,RALPH McGINNIS, assistant crease it shows that the 99's realize the value of these Section meetings. CILLA COOK with IONA FUNK, We enjoyed a visit from LORETTA You not only meet old friends and JOYCE HARDING, JAY LAWRENCE, GABRIELSON of Bay Cities chapter make new ones you learn what is hap­ DOROTHY DAUB and GINNY AN- at our last meeting. This is the second pening in other chapters as well as at DREYS attending honored BLANCHE time LORETTA has come. We hope International level. You come back to KRAGER and CATHY KIPPENHAN to see more of you at our meetings. your members with many new ideas. of the Alaska Chapter who were down When in Hawaii, give us a call. The We were honored to have our new for the Sectional. first Friday of every month is when International President BEA STEAD­ The Sectional convention at Belling­ we meet. MAN present. This in itself tends to ham, Washington was attended by DOROTHY KELSEY recently flew bring International closer to the Chap­ many of our members. We wish to NORMA BELLE-ISLE, PAT and BUD ters. thank all of those who worked so hard DAVIS, and PAT’S daughter and son- The Oregon Chapter wishes to con­ to make it such a great success. in-law to Hawaii Island where they en­ gratulate the incoming International joyed the incredible buffet dinner at officers for their dedication and many the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The hours of labor put forth in our behalf. Apache had to strain to get all those •* - i' il II i AM extra calories air-borne. (The research WESTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST going into our guidebook requires Priscilla Cook, Reporter SECTION many such self-sacrificing field trips by Aloha Chapter members.) The Seattle Flight Museum at the Seat'le Center has been manned every The traffic controllers at Honolulu International Airport are laughing at Wednesday by various members. IONA FUNK was in charge during LAST FLIGHT a recent female flyer’s conversation with the tower as follows: (First, May and June. JAY LAWRENCE was BETH WRIGHT in charge during July and August. Pearl City is the point where one must The following gave of their time: VAN AUGUST 22, 1969 contact HNL tower to enter pattern.) ADDERSON, JOY ANDREASEN, One busy afternoon the controller be­ PRISCILLA COOK, DOROTHY DAUB, came aware of an incomplete trans­ IONA FUNK, JOYCE HARDING, mission—incomplete in that it was be­ ALOHA CHAPTER DELLA KOSS, JAY LAWRENCE, ing interrupted by others calling the Dorothy Read, Re|>orter BERTHA McMILLAN, THORA MOR­ tower. All the tower could get was a Aloha. By the time you read this, GAN, SANDY SULLIVAN, MARY ED- female voice saying "Pearl City . . .” we will have had our third fly-in. This MARK, .HELEN GIVENS, BETTY Mc- Finally the controller asked who was CULLOUGH, MARION MORTON, should be the most exciting one yet— calling from Pearl City. with an overnight stay at Hana, Maui. JAYNE-ALICE PIKENEN, MARION Female voice: Janet. SANDY LeDREW has been working BARRITT, THEDA BRENTSON, GIN- Pause, presumably for some un­ hard arranging this. JANE KELLEY NY ANDREWS, BETTY KRAMER, professional laughter. flew the Arrow down to Hana with KAY STERNS, IMOGENE CHAMBER- HNL: What is your number? SANDY, MARGUERITE WOOD and LAIN. Special thanks to JOYCE Fem ale voice: 949-3565. HARDING, HELEN GIVENS, MAR­ IRENE ROGERS for a day of check­ (I later got the story from her in­ ION MORTON, VAN ADDERSON, ing into recreational facilities and structor, who was with JANET in the overnight accommodations. The report BERTHA McMILLAN who were on plane, that she really did say they brought back should encourage call and gave extra effort. We also “JANET” but did not give her phone appreciate the efforts of MAXINE a good turn-out. number. However, the story has BLUMER, LEILANI JACKSON, BEV­ Our studious members are working spread so far that no one v/i’.l believe ERLY CURTIS and BETTY PORT­ for some impressive ratings. PAT any other than the controller’s ver­ NOY of the Mt. Tahoma Chapter. DAVIS, DOROTHY KELSEY and sion.) TERRY KELLOGG and ILOVENE IRENE ROGERS should be instru­ That is all from us Islanders. Aloha. POTTER flew in Ilovene’s beautiful ment pilots soon; IRENE just passed (win Comanche to Yakima, Washing­ her written, and DOROTHY and PAT ton to visit GINI RICHARDSON who are preparing for check rides. BETTY BAY CITIES CHAPTER had just returned home following ser­ MILLER is working for her ATR. She Kathy Marquardt, Reporter ious major surgery. Both TERRY and just took the written exam but no word October is Fowl month for Bay ILOVENE thought GINI looked very yet on results. Ci'ies . . . Fowl Dinner that is. JEAN well and showed her usual amount MURIEL and WALLY LELAND TINSLEY will again be our gracious of courage but urge all her friends to should be congratulated for their fine hostess. We’ll tell you more about drop her a line. She would love to hear work at the recent CAP encampment; it next month. Meanwhile JEAN has from all of you. WALLY instructs and MURIEL cooks been busy attending an “updating New officers for the coming year and many youngsters learn to fly. A clinic” last month. All sorts of news are: JAY LAWRENCE, chairman; worthwhile summer project, and from Hawaii this month. LORETTA DELLA KOSS, vice-chairman; THEDA the hard-working volunteers deserve GABRIELSON sent a postcard to an­ BRENTSON, secretary; JOAN DAVIS, praise. nounce that 49VaER LEE has made treasurer. MARY KING, with 49% LEN, is First Officer with Pan Am. GERI A luncheon at the home of PRIS­ visiting LEN’S family in England. HILL vacationed in Hawaii on Maui and was there to attend Aloha Chap­ g tests, MARISA REALE, a non-pilot, the pilot and co-pilot and enjoyed a ter’s August meeting. was delighted with her afternoon most interesting conversation about Congratulations to FRAN GRANT on flight to the Nut Tree for lunch. flying, what else. During a long delay passing her aviation medical once HELEN KELTON spent July doing in take-off from Lisbon I went up in again. Three back operations take the grand tour in Europe. The weather the Tower . . . a room upstairs in fortitude and patience. FRAN is now was hot, the people interesting, fhe the Terminal. The equipment was ra­ on a trip with 49% NORM. They are scenery beautiful and everything else ther meager and I was told that a new taking a freighter from Vancouver to lots of fun. Your reporter took 2% Tower was forth coming. Proceedure Victoria Island, and then down the year old ALLISON HARPER for her is quite different from FAA. Tried coast to Oakland. While in the area first—non jet—ride. She thought that to contact two members at large in she attended the Northwest Section “flying” the airplane was all right. Tangier and Lisboa without results. Banquet. Her mother, KAY, doesn’t share her GAIL GLASS and young sons CRAIG, MARGARET GERHARDT missed enthusiasm but would like to go again. WARD and BLAINE spent the sum­ our last meeting—she was seeing Most of my flying this month has been mer in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin at daughter, LOIS, off ‘o Pemb'oke Col­ around a classroom. Til next month their summer home on an Island in lege in Providence, R.I. The Gerhardt Happy Flying. Lake Mamie. ZADDIE BUNKER, Chalet at Tahoe was the gathering Palm Springs Flying Great Grand­ mother, and former member of Coach­ place of many 99's over Labor Day. COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER ella Valley Chapter, took her last flight Soaking up the sun and fun were: Jean Patane, Reporter FRAN and GUS GUSTAVSON (Reno August 21, just eight days before her While on a recent business flight to 82nd birthday. Area), ANITA and JACK WOREL Sacramento, SHIRLEY JUNKER and (Redwood Empire) GERRY MICKEL- husband DICK added a pleasure trip SON (Sacram ento Valley) and BETTY to Eureka. Flying into and out of Eur­ EL CAJON VALLEY BOYD (Ex-Sacramento Valley). eka SHIRLEY brushed up on her Bush Anna Christensen, Reporter RUTH JACQUOT is leaving the Piloting 800’ agl. The JU NK ERS fly New officers for the ensuing year: Naval Air Station, Alameda, where weekly between Burbank and Palm Chairman: LYNN COULTHARD, Vice she is the only woman mechanic, after Springs where DICK has the Aero En­ Chairm an: ANNA CHRISTENSEN, years of service. She received the gineering & Mfg. Plants. SHIRLEY Secretary: MARGE BROWN, Treasur­ Superior Accomplishment Award for is official Pilot of the operation. They er: VI CHAMBERS. also flew to San Diego to participate outstanding work (Discrepancy free LYNN flew her first PPD this year, in the San Diego Country Club Invita­ work, saving government money, in­ working on the instru ticket and doing tional Golf Tournament. structing others, ability, and attitude) committee work for the PPD and ILIA MAE CAROSELL and husband a check for $150 accompanied the squeezing in map study for her first award. Her husband, LYLE, has been NICK fly occasionally to their ranch cross country trip in her 172. in Grass Valley. While there on their transferred to Stockton. A new home TAR 56 zigged-zagged back to home vacation, they flew to Elko, Nevada is being built in Lodi—due to be oc­ territory (El Cajon) leaving the Con­ and visited the Wild Horse Indian Re­ cupied Oct. 1st by RUTH, LYLE and vention by way of Virginia to Michi­ servation. From there to Dutch John, the children. gan, to Texas, Arizona. Utah and then to Vernal, Colorado site CAROLINE SCHUTT and JUANDA The local El Cajon paper has fea­ of the World’s largest Dinosaur Grave­ BIGELOW started to Sedona, Arizona tured stories on this gal—who finds yard. Then back to Grass Valley to re­ time to assist on tours of the Gillespie on a direct flight from Oakland. Ap­ lax before flying back to the cool de­ Field operations and speak to the proaching Friant Omni, CAROLINE sert breezes of Palm Springs. decided to land for an engine check Lemon Grove Lyonnesses’ first regu­ JEANNE SCOTT Piloted a Piper to because it was not performing at its lar meeting, combining the review on Monterey to attend her son ROBERT’S usual smooth level. Fortunate deci­ Dental Hygiene with a summary on graduation from Basic Training. He has sion. While losing altitude they lost the PPD, Ninety-Nines and general graduated from ATC and is now in oil pressure. CAROLINE made a bea’.- flying. Helicopter Training at Keesler AFB tiful dead stick landing at Fresno Air Treas. Vi, off to Texas this month, in Mississippi. A recent flight took Terminal. RUTH MAGILL and 43&ER has been flying two years, owns a JEANNE and her husband SCOTTY JOE flew to Richfield, Idaho for Labor 182 and is currently working on her to San Luis Obispo for a relaxing week­ instrument ticket. Day. This is a small dirt field in good end at the Madonna Inn. condition. Flying over town before CLARA DWYER COMBS and hus­ MARGE BROWN has sat down- landing brings someone to pick you band LEONARD enjoyed an interest­ just long enuf since her trip to Eur­ up. They also flew to Mott Field, Dans- ing and exciting air tour of Canada ope this summer to be elected Secre­ muir, Calif, and took the bus to Mc­ and Alaska in his 21 year old Funk. tary and not long enough for an in­ Cloud where they rode the Huff and They attended a Fly-Inn in Alaska and terview. Puff Train up Mt. Shasta with the came away with several trophys. The Airmarking Trophy was award­ Aircraft Pilots of Metropolitan Oak­ Early in the summer this reporter ed ECV at the Sowest Sectional in land. The Nut Tree is ever popular went on a tour of Spain, Portugal, SAC. The biggest job was the airm ark­ and BARBARA LA POINT flew her Majorca and Morocco by air, coach ing of the Naval Air Facility at El hairdresser there for lunch. SUSAN and boat. Flying from Palma, Majorca Centro, and thanks to 49% er DICK KREN on two occasions has had to Valencia, over the deep blue Med­ CAMPBELL (DOTTIE) for the letter friends from Detroit. One of her iterranean, I was in the cockpit with in the FAA Aviation News June issue ly flight school available for a most enjoyable pot luck gathering. We are so proud of our Vice Governor who has taught so many of us to fly and in­ spires all of us. After showing her films to alm ost half the S.W. chapters she has agreed to a repeat performance in Oct. at the request of our 49tiers. Our Sept. meeting at MARY WEN- HOLZ was spotlighted by JEAN SCHIF- FMANS delightful account of the AWTAR as co pilot for EMMA MC­ GUIRE, sharing her experiences made us all wish we could have joined GENE FITZPATRICK, and daughter KAY, along with MARGARET CALLOWAY flying with ISABELLE MC CRAE. Our board member FRAN BERA paired with PHYLLIS WALKER for Fran’s 19th race. JEAN had nothing but praise for all the racers and their sports­ manship and especially for EMMA who has introduced many members to racing. Congratulations to MARA and OFFICERS FOR THE EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER: Left to right . . . all the girls. Lynn Coulthard, Chairman; Anna Christensen, Vice Chairman; Marge Brown, MILLIE KRUEGER is Reno bound Secretary; Vi Chambers, Treasurer; Photo by Dottie Sanders. for the Air Races, joining PAT and VAN NOBLE and POLLY and LOYD BELL to cheer for JUDY WAGNER and the picture that appeared. ing deadlines lately. So, I’ll lay down who has entered the Cross Country Those that flew to SAC were DOT­ my gavel and try to recap what our competition. JUDY set 2 new records TIE SANDERS, LYNN COULTHARD, girls have been doing. at Cleveland Air Races and we are looking forward to hearing more about VI & LARRY CHAMBERS, and ROAD Welcome to the fold to DIXIE MIL­ our popular JUDY’S latest feats. RUNNERS DORIS & CHUCK TAY­ LIE, who holds Multi Engine and IFR LOR. ratings, as well as FLO OHL who just Bouquets to the UP, UP and Away DORIS RITCHEY’S curriculum for bought a 182 with husband ROBERT. Sectional at Sacramento. From Touch the summer session of grade school Joining in June were BARBARA HEM­ down to Take off, the balloon hostesses teaching included the basic math and MING and DOROTHY both comm, made every minute enjoyable. Starting sciences, but based on flying situations. pilots. They join new m em ber SUZ- their vacation visiting their daughter The field trip to the Gillespie Field ANNAH WALKER, a comm, pilot who in Livermore, GEORGIA and JOHN Tower and facilities climaxed the has returned to college in Wisconsin. LAMBERT in 49 Y landed in SAC fol­ “ground school” for over 60 young­ Also we have a transfer EETTYE lowed closely by MARY WENHOLZ sters. FRYE from Palomar chapter and is and LEE TITLE in Mary’s “Plane DOTTIE CAMPBELL is combining also a comm, pilot and staffer for Gan Mary” Skylane, to find they were instru study with “equi estamos ami­ (Green Sheet). followed by JOAN and MILAN DILLEY gos, orta vez” studies to increase her in their “Daffey Dilley” Skyhawk. We This summer found RUTH GAY enjoyment and efficiency with the were joined at the Wine Tasting Party vacationing in S. D., MAE SHARP in Flying Samaritans who fly into lower by earlier arrivals KATIE and GENE Mont., DORIS and REX MINTER tour­ California on aiding missions. MOSKOW and CLAIRE WALTERS. ing Texas to Canada. New bride ELE MAC HUNINGTON, who drives stock CHRIS HUERTH didn’t want to miss ROBERTS and 49'/2er JACK left in races as a hobby is continuing in her any of the fun of her 1st Sectional, ar­ his plane for Ohio (she had one also). quiet manner to aid the CAP youths in riving with ZONA THOMPSON of SNA. KAY and LESLIE DE MOTT report ground school study. EMMA and RALPH MCGUIRE ar­ vacationing in Mexico while Pert Avis (ED. NOTE: I wish you wouldn’t rived Saturday in time for their charm­ zipped to Bahamas. Meanwhile DORIS write in a foreign language as long ing grandsons KEVIN and RODNEY and BOB LOCKNESS were fishing in as you have a uneducated editor.) CRAMER to tour McClellan Air Force the High Sierras and VICKIE GUT- Base and win some prizes. ZWILLER was backpacking in the LONG BEACH CHAPTER Mt. Whitney Area. RUTH and JOHN New ratings include DOROTHY Joan Dilley, Reporter NITZEN put 1400 miles on their Bon­ WALTZ, Comm. Glider; BARBARA We have been involved establishing anza flying to B. C. to fish at Hoopy HEMMING, Instr. Check Ride; WALLY our new chapter newsletter and with Lake. LEE and WIN TITLE are back FUNK, Advanced Instr. Ground School. from Europe after flying different our 99 News editor MARY and BOB New officers include JOAN DILLEY, planes over the Alps including gliders. PINKNEY soaring in Europe with Chairman; MARIE HOEFER, Social daughter Liza, we seem to be miss­ CLAIRE WALTERS made her love­ and Vice Chairman; JOYCE JONES, Corres. Sec.; JUDY MATTOX, Record­ PAINTER attended the Antique and her ours. The meeting turned into a ing Sec. Treas.; DORIS MINTER and Experimental Aircraft show at Reid fun work afternoon, addressing letters our Executive Board is headed by Hillview in San Jose. She also flew to all school teachers in this district ELE ROBERTS. to Lake of the Woods in Oregon. JUDY for our Pennies A Pound Airlift, which LEE TITLE has agreed to continue DRAKE to Fall River in Mills; JO is to be held September 28th. Our very as Skytales Editor aided by GEORGIA DIESER to Marysville and SUE JOHN­ capable chairman of this event, DOT LAMBERT, SUE BOLTON, VICKIE SON to Fresno, Paso Robles and Nut WARD, assisted by JEAN KNOTT, GUTZWILLER, GENE FITZPATRICK, Tree. have this event so well organized it’s JOYCE JONES, MARGARET' ROSS, GERI HALFPENNY accompanied a pleasure to be helping with it. RITA GIBSON, and JANE MARTIN. the Monterey Bay girls to San Diego Our airlift this year will help finance CHRIS HUERTH will be membership for the race start then flew home later the BETH WRIGHT Aviation Scholar­ Chm. again. with her hubby. She was also busy re­ ship (in addition to our other scholar­ cently conducting a tour of the Salinas ships and air age educational mater­ airport for 65 third graders. MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER ials we furnish our schools) which was JOANNE AIELLO has been highly Dolores Boyman, Reporter set up last month in BETH’S honor. praised for her four very successful BETH was one of our charter mem­ Hello out there to all you Ninety- aborted take-offs from Salt Lake City. bers and before her long illness was nines. Guess who missed a monthly Our TAR 4 girls had some problems active in aviation throughout the state. meeting and is now Chapter reporter with the door latch on their Debonair. She and her husband TEX operated for the next year. We all felt for them but they were Wright Flyte Service at Pulliam Air­ I know we’ll have lots of things to able to keep smiling in spite of their port in Flagstaff for many years and interest you because we have the PPD bad luck. They did finish the race and BETH had the majority of this chap­ start for next year. Our gals are al­ JOANNE says at least now she knows ready busy as bees planning and how to properly abort a take-off! ter’s members as students. working on all sorts of surprises for Flying across country I noticed there Education and aviation seem to go you lucky 1970 PPD entrants. You must are an awfully lot of unmarked air­ hand in hand and your reporter will keep tuned for all the latest develop­ ports. Our Chapter really enjoys air­ take time to editorialize. After spend­ ments. marking—wish we could work our way ing the last two years depriving self Speaking of PPDs, there’s six girls across the U. S. with our paint and of most active flying, attending North­ from Monterey Bay still glowing about brushes! ern Arizona University as a more than this years Derby. HELEN SHROP­ Until next time—safe and happy full time student (I did goof off on SHIRE and myself (TAR no. 3), JO­ flying to you all homework for three weeks last year ANNE AIELLO and CONNIE HOOD and got the much wanted instrument (TAR no. 4) and TRISH MARKS and rating), yours truly got her B.S. in DELL HINN (TAR no. 5). No political NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER Elementary Education this summer influences, our TAR numbers were Helen Lawrence, Reporter and is back at N.A.U. getting the purely coincidental. We all agree that There will be no attempt by this Master’s Degree at night, doing sub­ the girls (and the fellows too) along newly appointed news reporter to stitute teaching days; and strictly be­ the race route were terrific. Every­ cause of aviation background has al­ one seemed to be having just as much catch up on all the news from Northern Arizona, but we want you all to know ready substituted as shop teacher in fun as we were. Our warmest thanks junior high, and as principal-teacher to all of you for a memorable race. we’re still going strong in spite of the fact that our last report was too out on the reservation; tomorrow is JOANNE AIELLO, CONNIE HOOD, many months ago. scheduled to teach geometry and alge­ TRISH MARKS and DELL HINN went bra in one of the local high schools September’s luncheon meeting held on to New York for a few days. Jo­ and next week physics and aviation at the Flagstaff Airport saw election anne and Connie spent some time in science in both of the local high schools of JEAN KNOTT, Chairman; DOT New Jersey and Ohio visiting friends —all that and my newly earned WARD, Vice Chairman (both of Flag­ and relatives. They had lots of fun teachers certificate is in “elementary” staff); and PENNY CARRUTHERS, except I heard JOANNE grumbling education. I am proud to be in educa­ Secretary-Treasurer. PENNY now about the warm weather back there. tion and aviation. TRISH and DELL stopped at Dutch lives in Sedona, Arizona, and is a Two other members are back in John, Utah for an exciting raft ride transfer member from the Florida down the rapids of Flaming Gorge. Suncoast Chapter. We feel quite for­ classes at N.A.U.—Chairman JEAN (Reminds me of my parachuting days, tunate to have Penny as a member, KNOTT went through registration with except a bit wetter perhaps.) and an officer. Congratulations to all, me last week (I was going to help HELEN and I stopped at Rockford, and we pledge you our support. Other her register—you guessed it, we got Illinois where I deserted ship and members present at this meeting were separated in the first 30 minutes and stayed to visit long lost relatives (17 RUTH SMITH, Flagstaff; JEAN I was still looking for “LOST JEAN” years) for a few days before flying DECK, Winslow; and HELEN LAW­ when she found me, she was complete­ home. RENCE, Flagstaff (all three past ly through and it took me three more Other wanderers in our Chapter in­ chairmen of this chapter—sounds like hours!). She’s taking an art class, and clude: JUNE KNAPP—to Seattle, a record!). We had guest 99 from her artistic talent is paying off for Washington; RUTH HUSTON—to Santa Phoenix Chapter, JUANITA NEWELL. the cause already. She’s making all Rosa and Quincy; AUDREY MIR­ We’ve seen her often on her visits our posters for the airlift next week. ANDA to Nut Tree and Truckie; MARY to Flagstaff this summer and consider DOT WARD and 49V&( husband WAYNE have enrolled in night scuba and ALVA KEIM flew up Saturday in her CAP is she is now rated Civil diving classes at N.A.U. and I can in their 172. All hands praised SAC Air Patrol Mission Pilot. Meanwhile, accurately forecast future flying trips Chapter, from the way transportation back at Fullerton, OYCE NASH has to pursue the adventures of the Flying was handled to the beautiful original a start on a private Gym in her home Ward Family. Younger son GREGG aeronautical decorations. Guest speak­ to build strength for 206 handling! is a student in the high school aviation er was MIRA SLOVAK who charmed Our new members are MADGE science class and a future pilot. DOT with his talk of everyday life, i.e. . . . JOHNSON who showed us her new wins hands down as our most active escape from the iron curtain, flying a pilots ticket and was voted in the flying member — her most recent 36 H.P. glider across the Atlantic, same evening. MADGE’S other activi­ flight was IFR to Fullerton, California. three trips to the hospital, etc. Cli­ ties are centered around golf, being Her most satisfying one this summer maxing his talk with a “Here you Sec. Treas. for Phi Tau Omega, and was a CAP search and rescue mission are . . .” he handed the Sectional her husband THAIREL. SHIRLEY in the T-34 in which a c a r accident Pilot of The Year Award to . . . you TANNER has her private and 150 victim was located. The injured tourist guessed it . . MARA CULP. hours. She flies out of Orange County had wandered in shock for over 12 and we wonder if her kindergarten The last of summer vacation found hours and was spotted miles from the class knows she practices barrel-rolls us scattered across the compass rose. scene. , in her Citabria. HELEN SMITH began Hope EVELYN and BILL GUNNING flying in 1936, among her friends was We’ve recently learned that our Hol­ will stop by some day and tell us about AMELIA EARHART’S mechanic. Her brook member, MARY ELLEN LIKEN, their trip to the Orient. BILLIE NES- children are 24, 21, 19, and 16. Her is moving to Albuquerque, New Mex­ SELROAD airlined to Ohio for two 16 yr. old daughter is a glider pilot. ico. We’re sorry to see you go, MARY weeks. THELMA MICKELSON’S farth­ Her hubsand learned to fly one year ELLEN, and want to know you and est point was Idaho in her Arrow. Yes, ago. We are sorry to report that he 49 V£ Warren will be missed. MARGO SMITH made it back from was a passenger on Allegheny Airlines Canada, raving all the way about her during their recent tragedy. ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER float plane lesson. Another to try glassy Virginia Flanary, Reporter water takeoffs was ELIZABETH SHAT- Seen at the Labor Day Air Show at TUCK when she and DENNIS were Orange Co. International Raceway Newsletter By-line is share by two of in Washington. JANA KOERSELMAN, were stiffnecked THON GRIFFITH, us this season and it’s appropriate for after driving to Iowa with BERNIE, TIG PENNOCK, HANA HENDRICK- me to do number two issue because rented a Cherokee 160 to see the ter­ SEN, and DARLENE BRUNDAGE. MARA may be inclined to feel she ritory in a more familiar way. DELIA ZONA THOMSON flew in a Cub and has to be a little modest. MARA has and CLIFF started out in Canada and MARA CULP had her picture taken run away with a fantastic amount of Washington and somehow ended up with PANCHO BARNES. the glory this year . . . and . . . she in Texas where they crossed paths, BILLIE NESSELROAD placed 12th is still running! but never met, VIRGINIA and TRAVIS out of 41 entries in the Jim Long When MARA CULP, JANA KOER- FLANERY who were touring the Lone Labor Day weekend race ending at SELMAN, SHIRLEY TANNER and Star State in a 337. MITZI and HOW­ Tucson. Getting ready for the Pacific THELMA MICKELSON landed at Ex­ ARD RINEHART got to Las Vegas, Air race are JANA KOERSELMAN ecutive Field, Sacramento, for South­ Nevada and VANGIE and FRANK and SHIRLEY TANNER, MITZI west Fall Sectional they were met with STILWELL Bonanzed more upstate RINEHART and BONNIE KEIFER, T.V. Cameras. The T.V. replay wasn’t to Tahoe and Reno. Also in Reno, MARA CULP and 15 yr. old student seen though, it was shown during bar- JOAN RAGBOURN. MADINE and pilot DEBBIE HERMAN. MARA will beque time at Lake Folsum. JOYCE DENNIS CARPENTER galavated too tell you all about it . . . next issue. NASH, MITZI RINEHART, DARLENE much for this jealous reporter to re­ BRUNDAGE and MARGO SMITH met peat, but the far places were over­ less publicity as they arrived in shadowed by their attending the Astro- PHOENIX CHAPTER JOYCE’S 206, (I think JOYCE pre­ feat. How much farther can you go Betty Smith, Reporter ferred it that way) but they were than to get to rub elbows with our Congratulations to our newest 99’s— treated royally. MITZI got to com­ Lunarnauts. CLAIR REEDY is in MILLER MILLER, BECKY BEAU­ pare the aerobatic show techniques Mexicali setting up a business with DOIN and NANCY THATCHER. with her own training. THON GRIF­ husband PAUL. BETTY SHERRY and JUANITA NEWELL, RUTH REIN­ FITH and MARGE BOLTON flew up BEN met this terribly nice couple in HOLD and MRS. JOHN WELSH flew in the Bolton’s Comanche, bringing Ensenada, boated around with them to Flagstaff for the Art Festival. along GEORGE and VERN as added quite awhile before realizing that KY JEAN KNOTT and DOT WARD of the pleasures. THON, (you should hear her WALLACE’S wife JANICE was also rave about the skewered beef) midst Northern Chapter furnished them with an Orange Co. 99. Honestly! is our all the pleasures, lost her roster. Any­ transportation on their visit. JUA­ chapter that big? one seeing THON’S “right arm” lying NITA also visited her dog while in around please return it to her! Staying home concentrating on rat­ Flagstaff which is in training. MARGE, a newcomer, praises the ings were ESTHER GRUPENHAGEN, MELBA BEARD attended National friendliness of everyone and the nut CFI written and Basic Ground In­ Convention in New York as a charter factory, she’s anxious to try out the structor; JANICE WALLACE, Instru­ member. Melba flew her 1928 Bird Almond recipes. ZONA THOMSON ment Written and MADGE JOHNSON, bi-plane to the first invitational bi­ UAL’d in Friday after work and BILL her Pilots. NORMA OJSTEADS feather plane meet at movieland of the Air Museum at Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, California. About ten bi­ planes flew in for the two day meet and MELBA reports a wonderful time. Round trip was ten hours and coming back 49%'ER, BILL, airlined to Blyth and they flew the last leg together, a big thrill to Bill; maybe he will be in the air more now. JUNE BONESTEEL few to Tor­ rance, California for a couple days va­ cation. Spent one whole day at Marine- land. Had a delightful trip flying a Cherokee 140. HARRY and LELIA REGER and children flew to San Diego for four days in August—much fun was had. ERNA and BILL BLATT had a 31 day (only 2 of us) trip to the East in June—spent most of the rest of sum­ mer at home at San Carlos, Mexico. Biggest news!! Daughter, AMANDA, Ground breaking for Aircraft Fluting Co.—Ix*ft to right—Orville Wixon, Chuck age 20, has been learning to fly—in­ Cockran, Guy Wixon, Betty Wixon, Mayor Milton Graham, Charlotte Graham, structor LIZ ENGLISH. Rnbby Sheldon, Bill Stergen. MARY LOU BROWN worked with joint Department of Transportation and Department of the Interior Task SMITH attended the Southwest Sec­ ers will be FRAN, ELAINE (49%er Force to study effects of the proposed tional meeting in Sacramento. Sacra­ STAN is on the board of directors) Dade-Collier jet port on the total en­ mento’s hospitality was great—we did DORIS EACRET, LOIS WILLIAMS and vironment of South Florida and the have a most enjoyable trip. PHYLLIS AHLSWEDE. The rest of us Everglades National Park. Made one REMEMBER NOVEMBER 1ST — will help out as needed. Things should trip to Miami via Commercial Jet for KA CHINA DOLL AND ROADRUN­ be much improved over the varely con­ discussions with officials of the Dade NER AIR RACE!! trolled chaos of last year. Now we have County Port Authority, FAA, National some idea what we are in for! So— maybe it won’t take a whole season Park Service and other agencies. RENO AREA CHAPTER to recover. Made a second trip in the U.S. Geologi­ Jo Cromwell, Reporter cal Survey Beaver to collect photo­ Hone to have seen you at the races! The August meeting was held at Lois graphic data. Co-Pilot and camera LOIS WILLIAMS and 49% DAVE are Brown’s lovely summer home at Lake operator was BEVERLY POWELL. planning to fly the AlCan highway to Tahoe. Enjoying the sun and sand Flying time Phoenix to Miami in the Alaska . . . When, LOIS? were ELAINE BROWN, PHYLLIS Beaver (dodging thunderstorms) was HAZEL HOHN, besides caring for AHLSWEDE, DORIS EACRET, LOIS 18 hours. It was very rewarding to BROWN, FRAN GUSTAVSON, DOR­ husband WERNER and children and be a part of such a project. writing for various magazines is tak­ OTHY STAUFF and JO CROMWELL. ing seven credits at the University BETTY WIXON’S husband, GUY, Officers elected were ELAINE had ground breaking ceremonies on BROWN, Chairman, PHYLLIS AHL­ of Nevada this year. That gal really believes in killing time by working his new building for Aircraft Plating SWEDE, Vice Chairman, Treasurer it to death! Co. with the assistance of MAJOR LOIS BROWN again, LOIS WILLIAMS, GRAHAM and CHARLOTTE and Secretary, and yours truly was ap­ Members attending the Sectional RUBY SHELDON. GUY and the pointed reporter. from the Reno Area Chapter are MAJOR flew from Sky Harbor via The Treasurers report included $50.00 KATHY GREY, ELAINE BROWN, helicopter and landed on the property sent to the AWTAR. and PHYLLIS AHLSWEDE. to break ground. We talked about a race with the Salt 99s to visit the Fallon Airport lately SUE and BILL HARPER took off Lake Chapter to take place next year were DORIS BAILEY, San Gabriel July 29th for Pasadena for a Naval and terminate in Elko. Everyone loves Chapter on her way home from the Change of Command Ceremony. Back togo to Elko. Wonderful place to RON. Derby, JEAN STEINBERGER, Santa to Phoenix and then August 2 on their Our chapter is working at the air race Barbara Chapter, ditto, BETTY BOYD, month’s vacation to the east coast office again this year. By “air race” I Sacramento Chapter, ANITA WOREL, with their four children in their rented mean the National Championship Air MYRTLE WRIGHT, BETTL SMITH, Cherokee 300. Races at Reno Sept. 16 through 21. As RAYE JEAN NORTON all from the MARY VIAL re-elected Secretary of this is being written, FRAN GUSTAF­ Redwood Empire Chapter, MAR­ Southwest Section. SON, ELAINE BROWN and some of GARET GERHARDT, Bay Cities Chap­ MARY & GEORGE VIAL, SUSAN the other girls are at the office getting ter and HELEN DICK from the San & Joe STORM and BETTY & ALLEN things in order. Regular full time work­ Diego Chapter. when they visited several lakes. They circled Mt. McKinley at 15,000 feet. LOIS and HARRY BARTLING flew to Vancouver, B.C., for the Labor Day weekend. All the Alaska-Canada travelers raved about the scenery, the friendli­ ness of the people and the courtesy and consideration of the Canadian air­ port personnel, Aeradio station opera­ tors and airline pilots! Another Labor Day trip found MAR­ THA and JOHN MULLEN, VIRGINIA and ED SEAVER, and BETTY and CLAUD WHARTON sharing a sedan for 300 miles to see Yellowstone after they had flown in to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from three different places (the SEAVERS from Roosevelt, Utah) at different departure times and ar­ rived within a few minutes of each other without having planned an ar­ rival time. MARIAN and GERRY BANKS re­ Ix-ft to right: Mary Pearson, Wanda Miller, Pam Van der Linden, Betty turned from a trip to Japan, Hong Kitchins, Evelyn Ashton. Kong and Hawaii (her postcard indi­ cated they had a grand time), paused PALOMAR CHAPTER go so far north, but did other interest­ very briefly, then jetted to Oklahoma Skip Darwin, Reporter ing things. On their way to Fort St. City for a seminar for FAA Medical John they encountered an unexpected Examiners (GERRY is going to be The Palomar Chapter of 99’s cele­ thunderstorm, night fell, their ADF an Examiners’ Examiner). brated our third birthday this month, was inoperative in that area, St. On the home front: with a dinner get-together. Husbands Elmo’s fire was dancing around the BETTY WHARTON AND TWO and guests were invited and lots of prop; they were hunting for the air­ OTHER PILOTS GAVE PLANE hangar flying was done. Our outgoing port when suddenly they saw the bea­ RIDES TO 21 CEREBRAL PALSIED chairman was away (in Europe yet) con; on call, the Aeradio operator put YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE CERE­ and also BETTY and CLAUD WHAR­ runway lights on; still, they couldn’t BRAL PALSY FOUNDATION. TON, who usually do the honors in see the airport; on second call, all PAT OSMON has her multi-engine installing new officers and welcoming lights were turned on high intensity, rating. new members and 49!4ers, were un­ and the airport blossomed out of the Our officers for the coming year are: able to be with us. But our very first dark. When they got to Anchorage, Chairm an—MARGARET MOODY chairman, MARY PEARSON did a STEVE went hunting and got a cari­ Vice Chairman—EVELYN TRIMBLE lovely job of installing WANDA MIL­ bou. Secretary—PAT OSMON LER as Chairman, PAM VAN DER BETTY and ART LAMBERT and Treasurer—ELEANOR RICHARD­ LINDEN as vice, BETTY KITCHIN youngest son, ALAN, flew in their 310 SON as our Secretary and EVELYN ASH­ by way of Northway (Betty’s advice: Membership Chairman—BONNIE TON as Treasurer. We look forward Don’t land there on Sunday; if you’re ADAMS to another very productive and rich the only one that day, you’ll have to Newsletter Reporter—EVELYN year together. pay $60.80 in customs fees.) Other TRIMBLE info—The FAA Station has provided Public Relations Ch.—ELEANOR SAN DIEGO CHAPTER a picnic and camping area there. RICHARDSON Ruth Eby, Reporter (Unique?) They saw the MOODYS at News of our newest members: Herewith Chapter II of the travels Northway, the ADAMSES at Anchor­ Within the past month MARIE of some of our members to Alaska age, and other San Diego area couples LEWIS and 49%ER JACK flew to Oak­ and/or Canada: land; they were diverted around a MARGARET and JIM MOODY did forest fire at Castaic (north of Los cross the Arctic Circle (their goal) to Angeles). They also flew to Orange land at Ft. Yukon, 8 miles beyond. PARTICIPATE ! County Airport for business in Santa (Correction: They took just one daugh­ Ana. ter with them, so the Tri-Pacer wasn’t GET INVOLVED! FRAN ROSE, recently transferred quite so crowded as it seemed in the from Nebraska Chapter, is an instruc­ last Newsletter report.) HAVE FUN! tor at Gibbs Flying Service at Mont­ BONNIE and STEVE ADAMS didn’t gomery Field. Her recent non-routine flying includes a charter trip to San VIRGINIA WEGENER came flying Quincy and Chester and the business Clemente Island in an Aztec, a jaunt home with second place in the Jim meeting at ELAINE SMITH’S. to San Quintin, Baja California, in a Long Race. VIRGINIA has really dem­ DIANNE KAUFMANN and friends Cherokee 6 and vacationing to Nebras­ onstrated her outstanding flying ability took a 10 day trip in a Cherokee 6 ka in a Chei’okee 180. and made us all proud. to Canada. They visited Reno, Nevada, LYNN (NEE MILLIGAN) is now The Fall Sectional in Sacramento Lewistown, Idaho, Smithers B.C. re- MRS. ROBERT GREER. He is a pilot was represented by several of our turing thru Victoria B.C. Dianne was also, and they were married Septem­ members. MARGARET and DAVID navigator for the total of 22 hours ber 7, residing at 9319 El Tejado Rd., LAWSON and family, MARGARET flying time. She has been flying locally Las Mesa 92041. GAMBLE, ROSEANN FORD, DOR­ during the summer. She attended the L BARBARA THISTED, just trans­ OTHY GEDDES, VIRGINIA WEGE­ Chester fly-in with HELEN McGEE. ferred from Eastern Washington Chap­ NER, and POLLY STOEHR. ter, flew commercial this summer to ELAINE SMITH has been grounded PORTIA CORNELL is still pacing this summer due to a slow healing Chelan, Wash., where her husband the floor trying to find a suitable fly- break in her ankle. Will make up for met her; then they flew in a Cessna in for October. For November, she lost time by flying (commercial) to 182 to Spokane and back to San Diego. has planned a joint fly-in with the STELLA HARDIN (representing our the Orient for a two month trip, re­ Orange County gals to Pismo Beach. turning thru Australia and resting in Chairman), THELMA BISHOP, LYNN The plans are a swap picinc lunch Tahiti, geUing home in time for the BRIGGS, and BETTY GILLIES (not and a get acquainted fun day. children’s return from college. Elaine all in the same plane, but three sep­ Vivacious MARILYN NORTON has didn’t miss much with her broken arate ones) attended the Fall Sectional joined the ranks of a career girl and ankle she attended an overnight fly in in Sacramento. They had a fine time: is helping VIRGINIA WEGENER at at Covelo, her husband Lewis and thoroughly enjoyed the picnic at Fol­ the flying school—being an ambassa­ son Steve and a guest enjoyed the two som Lake and MIRO SLOVAK speak­ dor, “hand holder”, counsellor and days at Sportsman’s Lodge. She also ing at the banquet, were impressed by what have you for student pilots. prepared a good lunch and meeting the decoartions and goody-bags. STEL­ place for our August meeting her LA brought back a good report of the MARIE and EARL CAWYER just guest was Dot Sandburg. business meeting. returned from a picturesque flight to Victoria, Canada. Their trusty 210 SHIRLEY MILLER has attended all purred like a kitten the entire trip. the 99’s functions arriving at the SAN GABRIEL CHAPTER Chester, Quincy pot luck luncheons, Marion Marriott, Reporter the August meeting at ELAINE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER SMITH’S and the two day fly in at ROSEANN FORD, our outgoing Vice Thelma Hansen, Reporter Covelo, where Wild Boar and Long Chairman hilariously started our in­ Horn Sheep are raised for hunting stallation meeting after 32 members Our chapter is proud of our two and husbands had enjoyed their steak enthusiastic Powder Puff entries, parties. dinner at BETTY SANFORD’S pic­ HELEN McGEE and her co-pilot LA- CHARLOTTE RYAN stated that she turesque Griswold’s Inn. VIRGINIA VERNE GUDGEL, coming in fourth hasn’t been anywhere but upon further WEGENER introduced our new com­ place—the airplane a Piper Cherokee questioning broke into smiles to tell mittee members: MARGARET LAW­ P A 28 - 235 h.p.. Their sponsors, the us about her planned trip to Hawaii, SON, Chairm an, MARGARET GAM­ UNION DEMOCRAT CORP. OF SO­ Kawaii, Oahu and Maui islands—a BLE, Vice Chairman, JEAN GIL- NORA AND GUDGEL’S AERO-AG three week trip—sailing on the S.S. LINGSWATER, Secretary, and MA­ SERVICE OF CHOWCHILLA, CALI­ Lurline and flying back commercially. RIE CAWYER, Treasurer. We regret­ FORNIA. We thank you all for making She then admitted to two flying trips fully retired DOROTHY GEDDES who us proud to be members of such an to Reno, Nevada. Poor girl, she never had been plagued with ill health during enthusiastic group of women pilots. goes anywhere. her chairmanship. Her impressive ac­ Bravo! LA VERNE GUDGEL, besides being complishment during her chairman­ Our September meeting was held on co-pilot in the Powder Puff Derby for ship was incorporating our San Gab­ JEAN and HARLEY MURRAY’S HELEN McGEE, has attended all 99 riel Chapter. houseboat (the Queen Murray). SON functions and has had several charter Our guest, CLAIR WALTERS, treat­ DOUGLAS MURRAY was our pilot flights to Red Bluff, landing on a stock­ ed us to a film and description of her for the day taking us from Windmill yard strip that looked like a cow trail. recent trip to Central America. Her Cove to South Spud Island where we Poor litte Debonair. It also saw Quin­ teen age children and companion, ate a delicious luncheon prepared by cy and Yreka last month on charter MARGARET ROSS, kept the trip from JEAN and transported to the house­ flights. BOB has LAVERNE doing duo­ being anything but routine. The pho­ boat for our pleasure. JEAN’S other time in a Twin Commanche . . . busy tography during the trip from her son, DAVE, was out flying, preparing girl. LAVERNE and HELEN McGEE Skylane was outstanding and made for his check ride the following Satur­ were so pleased to place so high in many a member want to head south. day. JEAN said she hadn’t been doing the Powder Puff Derby. They were CLAIR WALTERS had many excellent much flying this summer but had Best in H.P. Class 200-239. Their first shots of the Central American run­ spent a lot of time on the river in and last leg of the trip were both good. ways—and centerline landings too! the houseboat. Talking to several of The Carney to Mt. Vernon leg brought Our Chapter had more than one rea­ the other 99's found out that she had them in 2nd place due to unforecasted son to celebrate that Thursday night. attended our fly-in-pot luck lunch at tail winds . . . that’s the kind of good planning we like to see . . . Elaine us and we owe them a vote of thanks. were many places to visit on our mini Smith’s meeting was graced by La- A unanimous yes vote was given our Honda trail bike. We were in time to veme as was by Jean Murry’s meet­ new corporate by-laws. Our thanks see the salmon spawning, our first ing. Her guest was BERTIE HARGIS to this committee, EVELYN JOHN­ encounter with this fantastic phenom­ from Chowchilla. SON, BILLIE WYATT and JEAN enon. Salmon fishing was a ‘no no’ CHARLENE KIRK has done much MURRAY. Many many thanks to but we did replenish our food supply MARY LOU FLAGG for her profes­ with trout. Our next stop was Cascade local flying to luncheons and picnics sional advice on these by-laws. Reservoir just 5 minutes flying time in such places as Quincy, Clear Lake, to McCall. Here we inflated our small San Jose. CHARLENE and BOB have THELMA and ELWOOD HANSEN boat, put on the motor and tried our stayed pretty close to home since took their ‘little Robin Red Top’ Cess­ luck at trolling — our luck was good BOB’S back surgery (Glad he mended na Skymaster on a threeweek camp­ if you call 12 squaw fish good. It’s well). BOB is working on his Instru­ ing trip into the beautiful Northwest, too bad they’re not good eating. From ment and CHARLENE her Commer­ Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho. then on it was a good thing we had cial. The middle of September they You lucky people who live in these a supply of canned beans along, for will illy to Pendleton, Oregon to see beautiful areas. Do you know that the we caught no more fish. Our last stop the Annual Round-uo. As I under­ S ate of Idaho has beautiful sod strips was into a primitive area—a United stand this is a must (at one time or some 300 feet wide and 3800 ft. long Stales Forest Service airport at In­ another) for all pilots to see. just for the private pilot? We talked dian Creek. A lovely sandy beach to to CHET MOULTIN and his wife (he HELEN McGEE as you know flew camp on, good new restrooms, no her Piper Cherokee 6 in the Powder is head of Aeronautics for the State of stoves, but tables and benches. Here Puff Derby and came in fourth. Mar­ Idaho) at Johnson Creek Airport in you were allowed to build campfires. Idaho. He believes in safety for all ried off a daughter. Became a grand­ While there, a three barge ‘float party’ pilo's and has taken over small un­ mother. Her son Tim, two nieces and came down the middle fork of the a nephew attended the Quincy pot safe mountain airports and improved Salmon river and camped for the h'ek with her. Chairmaned the August them and the State maintains them as night. We lucked out again—they in­ a safety factor for the sportsman pilot. meeting at ELAINE’S, and the Sep­ vited us to join them in their spaghetti Each airstrip has camping facilities tember meeting on the Murray’s House­ feed. boat. MARIE McDOWELL attending wUhin 100 feet of tie-downs. Good clean This is a great trip to take your the Quincy pot luck with a friend, restrooms. Either spigot water or the planes on, but, a word or two of warn­ BILLIE WYATT who flew with her. stream is a few feet away. Beautifully ing. First never, never fly after 10 Our two newest members GRACE built wood cook stoves and chopped a.m. as the air gets very unstable in McCHESNEY and MARCI BARNET wood is at your disposal, camp tables the mountains, second, be sure you were at the August meeting only to and benches are clean and sturdy, know your short field take off and tell us (much to our regret) that they shade trees or sunshine for your tents. landing procedures, as all take offs would be droping from our chapter Nearly all airports in Idaho, not just and landings are short field, at or to form a new chapter ‘San Luis Obis­ the mountain areas, have courtesy above 3500 feet elevation. The strips po Chapter’ the first meeting to be cars. (To be used to close-in trips for are from 3500 feet to 5000 feet long, Sept. 10, 1969. They will have 15 supplies etc.) (A small contribution the weather is warm. Our trip sounded members (charter). We’ll miss them, can be placed in the container sup­ like so much fun that DOT McALLIS­ but wish them all the best of luck plied in each car.) The tie-downs are TER and MAC borrowed our books for their new chapter. in sunken steel boxes to keep the and away they went the next week. chains below ground when not in use. RENEE NEALON, DOT McALLIS- Hope all 99’s have as much fun fly­ What do they expect in return for all TER and guest GINNEY COLLINS ing as we Westerners. enjoyed the pot luck at Chester. RE­ these wonderful conveniences? Noth­ NEE doing as much under-the-hood ing except to clean up after yourself. work as she can with THELMA HAN­ Chop and replace the kindling you SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER SEN and DOT McALLISTER as her have used. Margaret Mead, Reporter observers. She handles 'SAM' the After two weeks camping in the Once again those famous women Nealon Bononza like a real profession­ mountains we flew to Yellowstone— pilots in Santa Barbara have gotten al. Never gets excited—well hardly What a busy place—people camping together and pledged to be active in ever—unelss you call getting into the on top of people—No beautiful stream their capacities as members of the plane in the hangar, getting the seat outside your tent, no solitude, just Ninety Nines! Our September meeting belt fastened, and then remembering people. (I’ll admit the park is beauti­ was held in the home of MRS. ERMA that she has to push the plane ont . . . ful.) We did a full day of sightseeing CHRISTIAN, newly elected chairman. who’s excited? The NEALONS make and then back to the mountains. Our Thanks to the efforts of ANNLOUISE many trips to their Tahoe Chalet and first camp was on Priest Lake, near SWANSON, Vice-Chairman, and JOAN summer. RENEE has taken up golf the Canadian Border (Cavanaugh Air­ (BITSY) STEINBERGER, Member­ and it’s tough to get her off the course. port). Great trout fishing, beautiful ship Chairman, members and inter­ Our yearly election of officers went lake, but must admit we needed a ested persons from the Santa Barbara smoothly, with all the incumbents mosquito repellent in the evening. and Ventura-Oxnard areas were con­ being (RAILROADED) oops—re-elect­ After three days, and weakened by tacted and a total of seventeen gals ed for another year. All kidding aside, loss of blood, we traveled to Johnson attended the meeting. New applica­ these girls have done a fine job for Creek 35 n.m./n.e. of McCalls. There tions for membership were submitted by HELEN BECK and MARIAN will be taught around the United States, San Diego on October llfh. These two FICKETT. beginning Sept. 26th at San Diego. gals will be sharpening their team I don’t mean to say that its been JEANINE CECCIO, EVELYN LUND- techniques in preparation for next a long time since our chapter has met, S7ROM, KATHRYN GRUPE, and year’s PPD. CAROLE LUSHBAUGH, but here are some excerpts from con­ VERA ARNOLD have been helping her MARION ROBINSON, and perhaps versation at the gathering: . . Since with those inevitable paper shuffling this reporter will be flying in the An­ the last meeting of the Santa Barbara tasks necessary to organize such a pro­ nual Cruise and Proficiency Air Meet Chapter, great strides have been made ject. DAVID MCELHATTON, 49% ’er, at Reid Hillview Airport, Sept. 27th The in aviation . . . CHARLES LINDBERG and KCBS newscaster did the narra­ awards banquet should be a smashing has successfully crossed the Atlantic. tion for the various tapes to be used, success with all those trophies, plus . . . the Boeing Aircraft Company has and IRENE LEVERTON will help Max Conrad as guest speaker. a hot new single engine airplane in teach the course. Stay Current. Get APT. production called the Stearman . . . IRENE LEVERTON has just recently completed a pilot evaluation at Nasa, Taylor sold his aviation in'erests to SOUTHERN SIERRA CHAPTER of a new zero-zero landing system. The Piper . . . and, on the local scene, Kay Compton, Reporter CLAIRE WALTERS soloed her first purpose of the test was to evaluate After being officially chartered at airplane!” the Microwave Sensor Display for ap­ proach, flareout, touchdown, and roll­ our Banquet in Porterville in May, the Just kidding, of course—it hasn't out. IRENE says that there was no Charter Members, all eight of us, been quite that long since we met, other instrumentation in the simulator looked at each other and said “Now but it certainly was nice to get the cockpit accept approach lights, and What.” Without much haggling the chapter together again after an ab­ runway lights, with an airplane and decision was made to increase our sence of regularly scheduled meetings. horizon superimposed. She felt that numbers. Consequently our April meet­ Some members have enjoyed recent this was a great experience and a very ing was held at Tulare Airpark where aviation activities including participa- important and worthwhile tax paid we invited local lady pilots to join us. moonlight fly-in date set by our local Now . . . Here’s a request from the her spare time, she has been busy or­ P.A.P.A. (Porterville Area Pilots As­ gals who are reading our chapter’s ganizing the first convention of the sociation), at the Porterville Airport. news this month. If you have ideas WOMEN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PI­ We ran an ice cream booth for the for chapter activities that have proven LOT’S ASSOCIATION. The convention two-day event and enjoyed meeting the various 99 members who flew in and helpful in sustaining interest among will be held in San Jose, California on your members, please let us know. October fourth. IRENE also teaches came over to chat with us. It was hot, so we had good sales. Meanwhile, Also, if any of the chapters in the aerobatics and considers that more fun BERT COE used her Apache for air­ central or southern California areas than work. would like to join Santa Barbara in a plane rides while BARBARA JAMISON Some of the pleasure flying done this fly-in event or a special av.iation sold tickets for these rides. BERT was past month tooks the gals to the Fall flying pretty steadily for the two days project, call or write "yours truly”. Sectional Meeting held in Sacramento. too—another financial success! Our We are fervently hoping to keen this EVELYN LUNDSTROM, PAT APPEL, service to the sponsoring organization chapter airborne with activities, in­ MARION BARNICK, NATALIE BOS- consisted of manning the Unicom. This terest, and enthusiasm. SIO, JEANINE CECCIO, and JEAN year no temporary control tower was (Ed. No’e: This may be a record COLLINS were some of the members set up as in past years, and of course, edition. Now that you have gotten attending the Sectional. MARY SMITH, everyone was too busy with other ac­ your feet wet, keep it up.) HELEN MURPHY, JEANNE MCELr tivities to answer the unicorn. Except HATTON, TONI KUHNS, and BAR­ the newly-formed Chapter of Ninety- SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER BARA KNAPP also attended. It was Nines. So we donned our blue skirts Bonnie Seymour, Reporter reported that Santa Clara Valley Chap­ and white blouses, complete with the Our members have been very busy ter’s membership is V* of the total 99 patch, and took our turn at the doing pleasure flying and participating international membership! We’re a mike, keeping communications open in projects that distinguish women in pretty big group. Our chapter took as long as airplanes were arriving or aviation. Member BETTY HICKS, Cur­ third place for both pro and non-pro departing. It was indeed a busy week­ riculum Director for Aviation Training, flying time this year. end, but we felt we made our mark on is in the final stage of arranging and PAT APPEL and TONI KUHNS will the flying community. preparing a three-day IFR course that be flying in the Pacific Air Race from The next meeting was a potluck at KAY COMPTON’S home (on the river at Springville)—a family type affair including husbands and kids. Swim­ ming, fried chicken and watermelon was the order of the day. Some fishing too! Anyhow, the idea was to have a social get-together instead of working so hard! What else can you do when the temperature stays about 105 de­ grees for a month straight! The very latest activity, just re­ ported to me before this deadline, was the flight to Sacramento for the Sec­ tional. Four of our members attended: BERT COE, BARBARA JAMISON, JO STAFFORINI and PHYLLIS TAG­ GART, and they came home with the trophy for the largest percentage of the Chapter in attendance. How many other Chapters can send four Ninety- Nines and claim fifty percent atten­ dance? Our members had a ball, and The picture is of the 4 of us who attended the fal! southwest sectional in Sacra­ especially commented on the great mento where we won this trophy for the largest percentage of membership service they received by the hostess present. I believe you will find this in the last part of Kay’s ro|M>rt. The girls Chapter at Sacramento. Hope we can from left to right are Barbara Jamison, Bertha Coe, Jo Stafforini and Phyllis ALL go to the next one. T aggart.

TUSCON CHAPTER We heard a most interesting report Ginnc Cook, Reporter miss a thing while we are partying. A free strobe light drawing at the ban­ from ALBERTA NICHOLSON on the How sweet it is—seeing all our old quet, transportation, and other goodies Powder Puff Derby. According to Al­ friends (and young ones too) at SAC are being provided by Byron Hamilton, berta, she and her co-pilot MAUREEN for their yummy fall section. Such a to make the terminus of this PAR more RICHARDS ran into lots of “big black pleasant atmosphere ensures a good enjoyable. things”, which we assume were clouds. time for all. Always did want to see Happiness is entering the race as They had a lot of fun, even though they “the world’s largest almond factory” are BARBARA WELSH and VIRGINIA were eventually forced down because anyway. Now I don’t feel like the only EDWARDS, JAN ENGLEHART and of weather. nut in the world. Blue ribbons and red MUFFINS BERNARD, sponsored by KAY HOWELLS has been trying her roses to you SAC gals for all your “the Flying Dutchman”, CHRIS RUCK hand at horseback riding and is con­ hard work. It was certainly appreci­ and JANE HUNTER, sponsored by vinced that flying is a much better ated by all us fortunate guests. Ruck Construction, who are also fur­ mode of transportation. Happiness is getting back to TUS nishing two trophies, and a floral cen­ Two plane loads of gals from Salt after a vacation in cool San Diego, like terpiece for the banquet, and LOR­ Lake and one from Ogden had a beauti­ the RAY & MAGGIE SCHOCKS, LUM RAINE YOCUM, sponsored by Free­ ful early morning flight over to Man­ & VIRGINIA EDWARDS, KEN & VIR­ way Airport. GINIA COOK, BILL & CHRIS RUCKS, ila a couple of weeks ago to do an air­ and finding it over a hundred degrees marking, but when we landed we dis­ UTAH CHAPTER covered chipped gravel covering the here at home?? YUUUUK. SHIRLEY Barbara Dunkley, Reporter runway, so were unable to mark it. We MARSHALL and JANET ROBERTSON half-heartedly attempted to sweep it are still in Novia Scotia, that’s a shame At our monthly meeting at the home off, but decided that was above and girls. of NANCY REULING, the following of­ beyond the call of duty, so we had a Happiness is racing! Getting ready ficers were elected for the new year. cup of coffee and flew home again. I to race! Preparing to host the terminus VIVIAN YARDLEY, Chairman; JOAN was so shaken by flying all that way for the Pacific Air Race Oct. 12th. Each WILLIAMS, Vice Chairman; BAR­ to no avail that I forgot to write down plane will be individually, electronically BARA BARLOW, Secretary, and GIN- the names of those present. The only handicapped for this race. So beat your NY STREETER, Treasurer. Lots of one I remember is Melony By-The- par—and you’re in. The finish line will luck in the new year, girls. Way. be at a brand new airport, the air­ Those in attendance at this meeting port just for pilots, Avra Valley Air. It were WILMA NICHOLS, LILA FIELD- LILA FIELDEN has been flying an will be a first “thing” for the airport EN, BARBARA HANSON, MARGERY instructor to Dugway to teach a class so they are really helping the Tuscon PETERSON, VIVIAN YARDLEY, in criminology. Sounds interesting! Chapter to make it a success. A tem­ JOAN WILLIAMS, ELOISE WILCOX, VIVIAN YARDLEY, with her 49Ms, porary FAA Tower for fly by’s three NANCY REULING, ALBERTA NICH­ co-piloted the Twin Beech to Rawlins, free gas fill-ups, a hangar party with OLSON, JANE PATTERSON, KAY Wyoming and the Black Hills. public address system, so we don’t HOWELLS and BARBARA DUNKLEY. Our heartiest congratulations go to JANE PATTERSON, who soloed in her Committee and Powder Puff Derby states that her 49% er Sadig is being plane, “Old Silly’’. How many times Contestant reunion, in order to hash for 2 years. Rabia and children will does this make, JANE? over the events of the past year or transferred in his job to Osaka, Japan MAUREEN RICHARDS has spent mere—and especially the experiences accompany him. New address: the summer on the golf course and of the contestants. A delightful time %Mr. Sadig Futehally, tennis courts, and has made several was enjoyed by all. Present from the Futehally Cotton Co., Ltd., flying trips to Salt Lake City, but she El Cajon Valley Chapter were: Dottie No. 27, Koraibashi, says they don’t count. She and her Sanders, Leah Liersch, Vi Chambers, 5—Chome, family took a lovely trip by car to Ann Christensen, Lynn Coulthard, Dot­ Higashi — Ku, Denver, Colorado Springs, Black Can­ tie Davis, Isabelle McCrae and of Osaka, Japan. yon ar.d Gunnison. She is at the pre­ course, Aileen. Doris Ritchey has been very active in a summer program concerning avi­ sent time involved in organizing a 2 Speaking of Powder Puffers—three ation activities with elementary school cents per pound airlift, which benefits of our chapter girls participated as pi­ children. will go to the Weber County Sheltered lots in the race—Lynn Coulthard with Workshop for the Physically and Men­ Co-pilot Lynn Briggs, of San Diego, Local chapter girls were very thrilled tally handicapped persons. It sounds failed to finish because of weather and to be entertained at the White House like a very worthwhile project, and became members of the DBA Club; for tea with Mrs. Patricia Nixon. Mrs. worthy of everyone’s support. Dottie Sanders with Co-pilot Betty Nixon was charming and the tour of Have you ever heard of anyone Wharton of San Diego placed 23rd; and the White House was most informative. backing their car into their own hangar Isabelle McCrae with co-pilot Margaret A visit to the Mexican Embassy doors and causing damage like you Callaway placed 15th. where I met two of my home town friends, proved to be delightful. wouldn’t believe? I have, but I’m not Be sure and write Sept. 12, 13, and giving out any names! 14 on your calendar for the Fall Sec­ JO ANNE WINTERING and her tional at Sacramento. Sounds like fun 49%, SKIP, flew their former Pastor, from all the things they’ve planned. RONALD SHIFFLETT to Phoenix re­ Sorry our chapter was not represent­ cently and sent their kids by commer­ ed at the 40th Annual International cial plane. They stayed at the Grand Convention in "Fun City”, due to un- Canyon one night, then stayed in Phoe­ forseen circumstances. nix for three days. Their children, Chapter Chairman Dottie Campbell K ITT IE and LAURIE flew home with and 49%er Dick are on a flying vaca­ them in their 170 in what JO ANNE tion to Texas to visit son and family. describes as a “hands off” flight. Dottie Sanders’ 49%er Bob, Star- VIVIAN YARDLEY and her 49% er for the P.P.D. this year has re­ JIM, LILA FIELDEN, NANCY REUL- cently had surgery but is back on the ING, MARGERY PETERSON and her job. Janet Ferguson, Reporter 49% and another couple and ALBERTA NICHOLSON all attended the Fall Sec­ Ida Gay has received a promotion in Sorry I missed the September is­ tional last weekend in Sacramento and her job at Sears—she has advanced to sue (the first we’ve missed) as I said they had a marvelous time. Secretary to the Group Mgr., and has didn’t receive the July/August edition I know for a fact that ELOISE WIL­ moved her office to El Cajon. in time to note that we were going COX has been buzzing around in her Chapter members are busily pre­ back to news every month. Super Cub, although she didn’t give paring for the Start of the Annual Pa­ Anyway, here goes with this one: me any details. cific Air Race from Gillespie Field on SHEILA SCOTT is hitting the head­ We are entering the most beautiful Oct. 11th. Dottie Sanders is Co-Chair­ lines once more. This time with season of all here in Utah, at least in man with Eleanor Richardson from record flights to East and South Afri­ my opinion, and we have lots of plans San Diego Chapter. All you racing pi­ ca and participation in the East Afri­ for flying, but I’ll have to wait until lots plan to head for El Cajon in Octo­ can Air Safari. At the time of writing next month to report our whereabouts. ber—we’ll be waiting for you. she has made the London-Nairobi At a recent press interview, JANE The PAR will be held in conjunction Section of the record bids in 48 hours PATTERSON was asked if we girls with annual Aircade Oct. 11-12. Bar­ 3 minutes—only 3 minutes more than would be wearing our goggles fcr a bara Hill has been named chairman the time she had hoped for, in spite picture for our local newspaper! Sure of the 2 cents per pound flight on these of a last minute re-routing via Malta we will—along with our helmets and 2 days. Impound date is Oct. 9th and instead of Benghazi because of the white scarves! the race route will be Gillespie Field political situation in Libya. She is now Happy Flying Gals. to Tucson via Lake Havasu (either stop getting ready for the East African or fly-by). Flying Safari on September 12-15, and EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER Aileen Freeman and 49%er A1 sire before she left London SHEILA wrote:: Isabelle G. McCrae, Reporter off to the Orient for a few weeks— "I am looking forward to meeting the Several of the El Cajon Valley girls with stops at Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok, South African Ninety Nines once again attended the Pot-Luck dinner at the possibly Saigon to visit son Frankie on and also am entering the East Africa lovely La Jolla home of Aileen Free­ duty there—, Singapore, Indonesia, etc. Flying Safari Race, which sounds man on Saturday, July 19th. The din­ A letter this week from one of our great fun and is two days flying, run ner was a combination AWTAR Start Indian girls, Rabia Futehally who just like the famous East Africa Car Safari.” The handicaps for this race are the same as the AWTAR and SHEILA is not very optimistic about her chances. She follows the race with more record attempts—from Nairobi to Cape Town and then from Johannesburg back to London at the beginning of October. ELIZABETH OVERBURY reports a most interesting meeting on June 3 with Japanese Ninety Nine YAE NOZOKI who is the Director of the Japan Branch of the Women’s Inter­ national Association of Aeronautics. ELIZABETH drove down to Japan Air Lines to meet YAE after a night flight and qs she had to get some sleep before another night flight Japan Air Lines had a very attractive Japanese interpreter so that YAE and ELIZA­ BETH could get through their discus­ sions in as short a time as possible. YAE spent two days in London en route for the Paris Air Show. She presented ELIZABETH with a most beautfiul Japanese fan and a tie pin of the Japanese Aeronautical Association. DELPHINE GRAY-FISKE now has her Airline Transport Pilots License in addition to her many other qualifica­ tions, thus making a total of four British Section members holding— and using—this elusive license: GIL­ LIAN CAZELET, DELPHINE GRAY- FISKE, ELIZABETH OVERBURY, ■ d YVONNE POPE. (In addition, ” SANDERS and BEATRICE cd the ATPL written exams .iple of years ago, qualifying them for the Senior Commercial Pilots Li­ cense, as they didn’t quite have the British Section Governor ELIZABETH OVERBURY meets Japanese 99 YAE full complement of hours required for NOZOKI. L to R: Manager Japan Air Lines, Yae, Elizabeth, aiul interpreter. the ATPL itself.) I’m just back from taking a de BARTER, Secretary, HEATHER- and fifty feet higher than the other, Havilland Dove to Djakarta in Indo­ SIFTON; Treasurer, ELAINE MA­ so take offs must be made to the nesia, and in the present lull I hope GEE. north and landings to the south regard­ to make the election meeting coming In June, NEIL and SHIRLEY MAC- less of Ihe wind. up next week and catch up on some DOUGALL participated in the Second The 1969 National Air Rally for the more news from our reticent mem­ Annual Wyoming Air Tour. The tour Governor General’s Cup was held at bers! attracted sixty-two planes from twen­ Drummondville Municipal Airport. The ty-two states and Canada. From Chey­ event attracted forty-one airplanes. enne, the capital, the week-long tour Each pilot was allowed an observer, EAST CANADIAN went to five Wyoming centres and who was given a list of seventeen SECTION made aerial tours of scenic areas like checkpoints to be identified over the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area. one hundred and fifty mile course. The activities included picnics, ro­ KIN MARTIN flew as observer for FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER deos, visits to museums, tours of Na­ her husband CAL in their Citabria Heather Sifton, Reporter tional Parks and of course hangar CF-SOL and SHIRLEY MACDOUGALL Most important recent news was the flying. fie was observer with NEIL in their election of our new chapter ex­ One stop was Thermopolis, said to Cessna 172 CF-UGZ. The MACDOUG- ecutives for 1969-1970. They are as have the laregst hot springs in the ALLS and MARTINS came in eighth follows: Chairman, BARBARA BROTH- world and a very interesting airport. and ninth. ERTON; Vice-Chairman, HELEN One end of the runway is one hundred July brought us beautiful weather and a most successful fly-in-luncheon at Muskoka which is one of our many lovely Ontario resort areas. Twenty- five members and friends enjoyed lunch then twelve members relaxed and had a very informal meeting un­ der the sun. We were delighted to have AIR MARSHAL and ANESIA PINHEIRO MACHADO—member at large from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with us for lunch as the guests of EDITH DEN­ The new executive of the First NY. Canadian Chapter for 1969-1970. EDITH recently while in Finland From left to right, HELEN BAR­ TER Vice Chairman, ELAINE MA­ was in touch with three women pilots. After a special luncheon for Aviation GEE, Treasurer, HEATHER SII- Through Finnair she was able to con­ Day at the Canadian National Ex­ TON, Secretary and BARBARA tact these women and they have sent hibition 99’s (L to R) ESTHER BROTHERTON, Chairman. in their applications for membership MATHER (Australia), BARBARA in the 99’s. They feel that there are BROTHERTON, ESME WILLIAMS, about fourteen probable members and JEAN MacDONALD, IRMA SEUNG maybe they will be able to form a and HILDA DEVEREUX enjoyed Seclion. EDITH found out that there the cool of a member’s pool. is quite a bit of light airplane flying in their country. Early in September fifteen of us had the pleasure of having dinner with ESTHER MATHER from Aus­ tralia, MIRAN DAVIS from Florida, chairman of the Angel Derby and CONNIE STAFFORD also from Flori­ da. WE FOUND OUT THAT EVE­ NING THAT WE WILL HAVE THE START OF THE 1970 ANGEL DERBY IN TORONTO. This is certainly very exciting news for our chapter. First Canadian Chapter members Entries will arrive on May 1st and and guests at the August meet’ng official take off will be on May 4th. had the pleasure of relaxing around So do plan to come and see us all the pool of Esme Williams. in Toronto. Esther Mather of Australia with Niagara Falls, Ontario In the. back­ Skyknight. The rest of us had to just ground during her recent visit to MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER come, and come we did until we Canada. Jacqueline Frampton, Reporter totaled 32. Many members from the Michigan Chapter came. We enjoyed When you read this the old Canadian ing go to BERNICE ESKRITT and Section will be no more. Following the company of such illustrious 99’s as MARY VON MACH, one of the HILDA DEVEREUX of the Maple the (last) Annual Canadian Section original 99 Charter members and BEA Leaf Chapter and MARCIA WILFORD meeting in Brandon, Manitoba on Sept. STEADMAN, our new International of the Windsor Flying Club. They ar­ 27th, there will be two Canadian Sec­ President, who came with her husband ranged for some lovely newspaper and tions. As I write this, the official titles and son. Other Michigan 99’s to come radio coverage by MARCY ARBOUR for these two new sections are still were MARJE HATFIELD, ADELE of the Windsor Daily Star and DORIS unknown. Next month we’ll have BINSFIELD, ELSIE KARASINSKI, DICKSON of radio station CBE, in more news about the happenings at HELEN WETHERILL, WINNIE DU- addition to the meeting. this momentous occasion in our his­ PEROW, and PEG SULFRIDGE MAT- tory. Maple Leaf Chapter held its First TISON. It was a pleasure and a A 99 money making project! Col­ Annual Meeting September 6th at the privilege to meet with the interest­ lect pennies for a worthy cause for Holiday Inn in London, Ontario. The ing pilots and later to go to lunch every mile walked or driven by a together. Don’t forget the Michigan officers elected in June were re­ pilot to a meeting. This thought was Small Race Oct. 3-4-5. We’re hoping elected unanimously for the continuing prompted by our August IFR meet­ year. (See July-Aug. edition of the ing at the Windsor Flying Club. One all of the girls have this event marked 99, ESME WILLIAMS and husband for lots of fun, friendship and flying 99 News). JEANNE McEACHERN of JOHN, flew IFR from Toronto in their experience. The credits for this meet- Sarnia was named Airmarking chair- Marcia Wilford of the Windsor Fly­ ing Club (left) greets 9!*’s Bea Stead­ man (centre) and Hilda Devereux (right) at the Maple Leaf Chapter’s Aug. meeting. man and MARIA LINDSAY of Aylmer was selected as Achievement Awards co-ordinating chairman for the upcom­ ing busy year. JEAN McDONALD, Vice-Governor of the Canadian Sec­ After admiring Esme and John Williams IFR equipped Skyknight, Maple Leaf tion, flew into London to be our guest Chapter members and guests get together for a picture. From left to right for the day which included lunch, a are Bea Steadman of the Michigan Chapter and new International President, swim in the sparkling patio pool and Joyce Moore, a new Maple leaf Chapter member, Fay Gardiner, Hilda lazing about in those crazy tippy Devereux, (Maple Leaf chairman), Jackie Frampton, Bernice Eskritt, Esme lounging chairs at the poolside. Williams, (First Canadian Chapter chairman), and Bertha Snelgrove. Saturday, Oct. 18th at 1:00 p.m. at Sarnia Airport there will be a joint ing to young people interested in a DOREEN WRIGHT—Vice-Chairman meeting of the Maple Leaf Chapter career in aviation there is free infor­ RETA SINCLAIR—Secretary and Chapter 199 of the Experimental mation available from ADMA, 1900 MARG BADMINGTON—Treasurer Aircraft Association. A desire to ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, This was also the time to say fare­ further General Aviation and a mutual PA., U.S.A. 19103. NAEC, ROOM 310, well to the old officers. At this time interest in fun flying and aviation 806 15TH ST. N.W., WASHINGTON we would like to say a special thanks education are among the reasons for D.C., U.S.A. 20005. ATAC, ROOM 701, to ELEANOR BAILEY who has led a joining of forces with other aviation 116 ALBERT ST., OTTAWA, ON­ the Alberta Chapter through its ups oriented groups to create an atmo­ TARIO, CANADA. and downs in the two years since the sphere for sport and safety in flying. Chapter has been formed. ELEANOR Guest speaker, ROGER DAVENPORT, has done a tremendous amount of work president of EAA Chapter 250 from getting the Chapter on its feet and Aero Park, Wise, and Aviation films her serving as Chairman for the past from Experimental Aircraft Associa­ f ^ f e .C A N A 0!AN two years is greatly appreciated. tion Headquarters at Hales Corners, JEAN was unable to attend the Wisconsin are on the program for an llp f SECTION meeting as she had just been released interesting and informative meeting. ALBERTA CHAPTER from the hospital. We would like to Anyone wishing to join us, is welcome Doreen Wright, Reporter wish her a speedy recovery. to come and meet our guests, see the Summer has been busy for most of movies and do a bit of hangar flying The Alberta Chapter met for their the 99’s. JEAN BLENKINSOP and for the afternoon. Annual Chapter Meeting on September GINA JORDAN placed 11th in the FAY GARDINER and her commit­ 13, 1969 in the lounge of the Edmonton Powder Puff Derby. We are very tee are busy arranging a meeting for Flying Club. The turn-out was excel­ proud of them. Our congratulations Nov. 8th at the London Flying Club lent, however the exact number slips also go out to MILDRED BEAMISH with an Air Traffic Controller as the m y mind. who has recently obtained her Com­ guest speaker. This will be our chance One of the first orders of business mercial License. ELEANOR and IRM- to find out more about what is on was the introduction of the new of­ GARD RECH attended the Interna­ the other side of that radio! ficers for the forthcoming year. Our tional Convention in New York and, All of our best wishes go to HILDA congratulations go to the following from the pictures, it looks like they DEVEREUX on the purchase of her m em bers: had a ball! new Commander Darter, may you JEAN BLENKINSOP—Chairman The next meeting is planned for have many, many hours of happy October 18 in Lethbridge. We hope to flying and may all your problems be see all the members out and, hope­ little ones. GET APT! fully, a few members from Montana. For any of you who have been talk­ Until then, safe and happy flying. NEW ENGLAND SECTION

CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Cynthia G. Kemper, Temporary Reporter

The Connecticult Chapter is starting out a new season of activities with Installation Dinner to be held at Waverly Inn, Cheshire, Conn., on Sep­ tem ber 19!h. Our new officers are: Chairman, MARY NEIL; Vice-Chair­ Cake sale at Airshow held at Mon­ Roof marking at Salisbury, Conn. man, NINA HETMAN; Secretary, roe, Conn. Airport on June 1, 1989. July 25, 1969—Mary Neil on left, BOBBIE HERBERT; Treasurer, ROSE We m ade $84.00 for our convention Bobbie Herbert on right. CRIM. Our guest speaker is DMITRI fund. VINER, early helicopter test pilot and nephew of Igor Sikorsky. Several Connecticult members at­ tended the concention in New York and it was really great!!! We absorbed all the ideas we could for the New England Convention July 12-16, 1970, at Mt. Washington Inn, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. This will be an ideal family vacation spot with sports and special events planned or just plain relaxing! Keep these dates in mind for your trip to beautiful New Eng­ land next summer! We were very happy to see CHRIS WINZER at the convention. CHRIS Roof marking at Salisbury, Conn. is really accomplishing great things July 25, 1969—From left to right— Roof Marking at Salisbury, Conn. at Ohio State University where she Bobbie Herbert, Cynthia Kemper, July 25, 1969—NANCY TIER, Char­ is head of Adult Education Flight “Smiley” from state Dept, of Aero- ter m em ber of 99s and Conn. Air Training Program. Her description of natics, Lyn Wiley and Nancy Tier. her work sounds challenging, and Marking Chairman. “Smiley” from shows what some of us gals can do. State Dept, of Aeronautics. In back­ We are proud of CHRIS. She won an ground on right, Lyn Wiley. stallation Dinner at the Sheraton Lex­ Amelia Earhart Scholarship in 1936 ington Motor Inn. We could have and less than two years later earned listened all night to speaker FRANK a pilot proficiency air race on Sat., her ATR rating. Her address in Ohio KINGSTON SMITH “FEARLESS Oct. 11 and a treasure hunt on Sun­ is: 5013 Godown Rd., Apt. F, Colum­ FRANK, SCOURGE OF THE SKY­ day, Oct. 12. Fees from planes flown bus, Ohio. WAYS” as he calls himself. Spiced by 99 members will be turned back with many a hilarious anecdote, his In July we marked a roof in Salis­ to us to be placed in our convention message of “sell the sizzle” to the lay­ bury, Conn. This is the second roof fund. (the first one being Canaan, Conn.) men of aviation came through loud that our energetic Air Marking Chair­ The Connecticut Chapter, along with and clear. The evening will not be man, NANCY TIER, has found for two other chapters in New England easily forgotten and the unfortunate us to mark this year. We did this on Section, is concentrating on making few who couldn’t make it have our a hot day and were glad some clouds plans for our convention. So think New sympathy. PEG DAVIDSON was our covered the sun most of the time. England in 1970!! You will be hearing guest, flying in from Connecticut, and In place of our annual AWNER (All more details in future Newsletters. BETTY and MORGAN VIGNERON Women New England Race), this flew over from the far Western autumn we hope many 99s will par­ reaches of Massachusetts. They recent­ EASTERN NEW ENGLAND ticipate in the New England Air Derby, ly completed a fine trip to Nova CHAPTER which is sanctioned by National Pilots’ Scotia in their Cherokee Six. We’re Katherine Tompkins, Reporter Associa'ion. This will be held October delighted to see them again. 10-11-12-13 at Barnstable County Air­ Our year began Friday, September Retiring chairman MILLIE DORE- port, Hyannis, Mass. There will be 12 with a tremendously successful In- MUS pinned our newest members as her last official duty. They are GAIL VIRGINIA BONESTEEL, 45 OLD jackpot this summer. Our September RICHARDS from Hopedale, and JUDY BILLERICA RD., BEDFORD, MASS. mee'ing at Burlington International GILLIS who flies cut of Hinscom. 01730. Airport in Vermont rounded out one Our member count comes currently Our August meeting was a fun one busy year and launched another, with to forty eight and MILLIE reported at the DOREMUS camp on Lovewell 19"0 Ninety-Nines Convention one that we've received twelve new in Pond in Fryeburg, Maine. Attending month nearer. the last two years. The job of chair­ were CHRIS SEAVER, MONA BUD­ Airport Manager BILL SHEA, our man is difficult and often thankless DING, KATHY TOMPKINS, JUDY host for the day, was on the ramp to but we want MILLIE to know that GILLIS, CORA CLARK, RIPLEY greet each arriving Nine‘y-Nine air­ we’re very grateful for her endless MILLER, BILLIE DOWNING and craft at Burlington, scene of three All hours of service. She was presented guest ARLA PHELPS. After flying in Woman’s New England Air Races. with a beautiful Amelia Earhart and being driven to the camp by our Coffee was served courtesy of the Medal as a token of our appreciation genial cab driver, BUD DOREMUS, airport coffee shop. Our meeting was for a job well done. ISABEL BLOD­ we watched a DeHavilland Beaver in the FAA training room. Chairman GETT presented FRANK KINGSTON seaplane land and taxi right up to JEAN BATCHELDER prsented MR. SMITH with our gift of a set of cock­ the Doremus beach. It was the Maine SHEA who spoke of the growth of tail glasses for which he inisted upon Forestry Service coming for lunch. Burling'on as an international airport a big kiss, and gave us a great pic­ Swimming and a picnic lunch was and its future in the age of supersonic ture for our scrapbook. enjoyed by all after the meetiner. jets, VTOL and STOL. Burlington is in fourth place in New England in Saturday it was a bit of a struggle BILLIE and STU DOWNING flew out of the old sack but bright and down to New Bedford with their guest traffic but gaining fast on presently early dawned the Worcester Air Show from Stockholm where they enjoyed third place Providence. where we were to help out with an talking with the air traffic controllers. Convention at BRETTON WOODS information table and as hos'esses. The flight was to have been to Mar­ next July was the num ber one Doin’ of VIRGINIA BONESTEEL mustered her tha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Hyan- discussion at the business meeting. forces and produced a very handsome nis, but the weather didn’t co­ The report of the nominating com­ display of trophies from ou~ mem­ operate. mittee was given and the slate elected: bers, Ninety Nine literature and many No new ra’ings to report this month JEANNE BENNETT, chairman: pictures and articles of women pilots but HARRIET FULLER is making CATHERINE HOSMER, vice chair­ and their activities. The instigator of rapid progress in her latest venture, man; DORIS WURSTER, treasurer, this project, to whom we’re all grate­ soaring at the Sterling Airport and and JOY BRICKER, secretary. ful, was MARIE LEPORE. HARRIET Kathy Tompkins has soloed in the LOIS CHESTERLEY brougth SHIR­ FULLER was the early bird who Citabria and is continuing in the aero­ LEY RUDMAN of Nashua who has a worked very hard setting up the dis­ batic course at Tech. Aeroservice. brand new priva'e pilot’s certificate play. Assisting also during the day Fly-in lunches are the thing to do to SHIRLEY’S second chapter meet­ were MARY SHEA, MONA BUDDING, when you have a yen for a fly. The ing. We are to have a new member. MILLIE DOREMUS, RIPLEY MIL­ Bonesteels and the Tompkins flew JEAN BATCHELDER just happened LER, HELEN RHODES, DOT BUT­ Cessna 150’s • to Hopedale D raper air­ to have an application. LER, DORIS PRESTON, CHRIS port for a picnic lunch one dull work­ JANE DEMERS who has been fly­ SEAVER, GEORGIA PAPPAS, and ing day and were delighted to find ing for five years and lives in Bur­ yours truly, KATHY TOMPKINS. The there HARRIET FULLER, MARTHA lington was a guest of HOPE RIEHLE, climax of the day was the BILL DUNBAR, DOT BUTLER and HELEN winner of last year’s AWNEAR. SWEET Air Show which was spectac­ RHODES. Old friends of DRUCILLA SCHNEI- ular. Those clear autumn days are upon DERHEINZE, long a Ninety-Nine us again and we’re looking forward The BONESTEELS held another of member, were delighted to find her at to the burst of New England color their wonderful par'ies on August 23, Burlington to welcome us. which will soon be upon us and there this time in honor of the hard working The chapter is happy to have MAD­ is no better way to view it than from cookbook committee. A special cham­ ELINE BLIDBERG back from Reno the air, so polish up your wings and pagne toast was made to the tune of where she worked last year as a let’s fly. a fine ballad written by VIRGINIA, nurse and added a commercial pilot’s the cookbook editor. Those lucky certificate and an instrument rating. enough to share the champagne were NORTHERN CHAPTER Our new Chairman JEANNE has MONA and MALCOLM BUDDING, Alnni Smith, Reporter named her newly purchased home at MILLIE and BUD DOREMUS, RIP­ Three fly-able fly-in meetings in a the north end of the runway at Post LEY and KEN MILLER, BILLIE and row, Northern Chapter really hit the Mills, Vt„ “PLANE VIEW,” and she STU DOWNING, CORA CLARK, HAR­ has a kitten named “OMNI ROSE.” RIET FULLER, LOIS AUCHTER- Airport Manager SHEA arranged a LONIE, HELEN RHODES, GENE and PARTICIPATE ! tour of the radar center and other air­ STU WOODWORTH, KATHY and port facilities after lunch. RICK TOMPKINS. THANKS TO THE GET INVOLVED! Next meeting will be Sunday noon, ABOVE, "WINGS IN THE KITCHEN” Oct. 12, at Hyannis, Mass. airport IS NOW IN PRODUCTION. ORDERS HAVE FUN ! being held in conjunction with the MAY BE SENT (WITH $3.25) TO New England Air Derby. Vegas and one for being the second GARDEN STATE. THE SHOES ARE plane to land at Las Vegas. Our hap­ OF SOFT NAVY LEATHER, WITH A N.Y. - N.J. py congratulations to ALICE on win­ WHITE 99 ON THE FRONT TONGUE ning her two trophies. FLAP. THE SHOES GO EQUALLY SECTION JERRY ROBERTS and her 49!4ER WELL WITH DRESS OR SPORTS­ HAROLD are entrants in the New WEAR. SIZES ARE 4 THROUGH 11 GARDEN STATE CHAPTER England Air Race. IN NARROW, MEDIUM AND WIDE Mary Rose Myers, Reporter The first week of September had WIDTHS. THE SHOES ARE PRICED AT $11.00 PP. CHECKS ARE MADE Well, here we come forth with some our Chapter quite busy again. First PAYABLE TO GARDEN STATE chatter-patter from the Garden State working as greeters and on transporta­ CHAPTER, DORIS DOLCE, BEVER­ Chapter. Even with the hectic sum­ tion at Bader Field and Atlantic City LY RD., BURLINGTON, N.J. 08016. mer, our chapter has been a busy one. Municipal Airports during the AOPA SEE NOTAMS. Garden State’s first Poker Run was Plantation Party that convened in At­ quite a success and was very ably lantic City. On hand for the greeting, The loss of Garden State Chapter chaired by CLAIRE KURICA and transportation duties at the beginning will be the gain of the Maryland ALMA HITCHINGS. Now we are look­ of the conclave and transportation for Chapter BARBARA CUBBISON will be ing forward to a Treasure Hunt. the departure w ere DIANE SHAW, moving to Rockville, Md. JIM CUB­ Saturday, June 28th dawned a beau­ MARY ROSE MYERS, BARBARA BISON has received a promotion in tiful, hot, sunny day . . . just perfect CUBBISON, FLO WALSH, JANE his FAA position which necessitates for our airmarking of Bader Field in MARTIN, JERRY ROBERTS, STEVE themove to the Washington, D.C. Area. Atlantic City. Wielding paint brushes GRESTEDT and BARBARA WESSIL. We all shall miss the CUBISONS very were DONNA WILLARD, JUDY STEVE and BARBARA WESSIL are much. MELTSNER, VIRGINIA HAMMOND, our Sixty-Sixes, soon to be full-fledged Well it’s time for me to release the JANE MARTIN, FLO WALSH, JERRY Ninety-Nines. The Garden State’s blue mike button on this transmission . . . ROBERTS, MARY ROSE MYERS and dress-alikes with the Ninety-Nine em- do have lots of flying fun and fun SEGLINDA MAYER. Our next air­ blm in white brought very favorable working on your respective Ninety- marking is Penn Ridge Airfield on compliments on the neatness from Nine projects. October fourth. both Ninety-Nines who flew in for the The convention days were busy ones Plantation Party and from attending LONG ISLAND CHAPTER for delegates JANE MARTIN, FLO AOPA-ers along with promises of get­ Joan Fleischmann, Reporter ting home and helping their wives to WALSH and JUDY MELTSNER. Although the Long Island Chapter speed up their lessons to licenses and BARBARA CUBBISON worked the has been hampered by generally poor having them join the Ninety-Nines in convention in her capacity as Steno- flying weather, we did manage to have their area. typist. a couple of get-togethers. Our August meeting was held at On Saturday, September seventh, In June we had a fly-in meeting Skyport and with ihe lovely weather, Garden State Chapter again worked and Clam Bake at the CAPTAINS there were quite a few fly-ins. At­ as greeters and helped on the Penny- MARINA at Montauk Point. This was tending the meeting were, ALMA a-pound . . . the event was the second arranged by our activities chairman HITCHINGS, CLAIRE KURICA, AL­ anniversary of Ocean County AirPark NINA CLAREMONT. Besides NINA, ICE HAMMOND, MARY ROSE MY­ at Toms River, N.J. 49’er HUGH and daughter SUSAN, ERS, VIRGINIA HAMMOND, ELAINE Have two sad notes at this time. those attending were: IRENE and WILSON, a guest from the Washing­ DICK YOUNG, Husband of our Char­ DICK HENRY and son PIP, DORIS ton, D.C. Chapter, FLO WALSH, ter member FLORENCE YOUNG, ABATTE and husband RONALD with JUDY MELTSNER, JANE MARTIN, took his “Last Flight”.Dick was very friends, THELMA BAKER, MARGE JERRY ROBERTS, EDYTHE FINE, well known in aviation circles and GRAY, HELEN and AL MOXIM, JO VON ALTER and DIANE ROD­ was a very long time pilot. Our Chap­ and JIM O'BRIEN, VIVIAN and LES­ RIQUEZ . . . The nominating com­ ter was saddened to hear of the acci­ TER KAHAN, DAISY and BOB POSS, mittee submitted the slate of officer dent of Ocean County Freeholder and DOTTIE and BOB BOCK. The candidates that was voted upon at ROBERT MILLER, who is also man­ meal was wonderful, and a good time this meeting. ager of Ocean County Airpark. RO­ was had by all. Installation of officers will be Sep­ BERT MILLER and his pilot were In September the 99’s were honored tember twentieth at the Flying W severely burned when their plane at the Suffolk County Air Force Base. Ranch. The new officers to be seated crashed and are now patients at the This special day was conducted by are as follows . . . Chairman, FLO University of Pennsylvania Hospital. the Long Island Early Flyers Club, WALSH; Vice-chairman, JERRY Our prayers go for the speedy recov­ to commemorate the 40th Anniversary ROBERTS; Treasurer, DORIS DOLCE; ery of ROBERT MILLER and his of the 99’s. Those attending from the Recording secretary, ALMA HITCH­ pilot. ROBERT MILLER is a very Long Island Chapter were ANNA INGS; Corresponding secretary, JANE great friend and exponant of the DIETRICH, ELLIE McCULLOUGH, MARTIN. Ninety-Nines. DOTTIE BOCK, RUTH and CHARLES ALICE HAMMON was the proud re­ The Garden State has been approved DOBRESCU, SHERRY and JACK cipient of two trophies flying the Pow­ to submit a sale item for the roster. O’KEEFE, DAISY and BOB POSS, der Puff Derby . . . one for being the NEAT, COMFORTABLE FLYING and VIOLA GENTRY. Also one of the first Grandmother to Land at Las SHOES ARE ON SALE ITEM OF gal early flyers ELEANOR SMITH. 99s in Eden — Western New York, that is! Standing (1. to r.)—49'/2er OSCE ROBERTS, FREDDY ROCHE, NARLETTA KAULL, JEAN VALVO, ETHEL FEDDERS, KATHY POTOCZAK anti FRAN WILSON. Seated—AGNES DENLER, NAOMI ROBERTS, DORIS CULP, CECELIA KENNY and TERRI PIRRUNG.

From the Greater New York Chapter GRAY, DOTTIE BOCK and THEL­ be exceeded by her excellent chili, and DORIS RENNINGER, and HERB MA’S friend CHET HUNT. The second we thank her most heartily for another FISHER. Among the activities of the aircraft piloted by ELLIE McCUL- relaxing and delightful visit. It was day was a film about the issuing of LOUGH with ANNA DIETRICH. Hope especially enjoyable since our 49%ers the Amelia Earhart Commemorative the weather is great, and they have were invited and added considerably Stamp, and the gals that flew the a wonderful time. to the atmosphere and conversation stamps from Atchison, Kansas to their NINA and HUGH CLAREMONT en­ from their “box seats”. Those attend­ various state capitols. This was fol­ joyed the recent Plantation Party at ing were Guests of Honor NAOMI and lowed by a delicious dinner with the Atlantic City. OSCE ROBERTS, our hostess, CE­ 99’s the guests of the Long Island HELEN and AL MOXIM and JOAN CELIA KENNY, AGNES and ALAN Early Flyers. and ARTHUR FLEISCHMANN flew to DENLER, KATHY and HENRY DONNA FLAUM our AMELIA EAR­ Nantucket. The weather was perfect POTOCZAK, TERRI and ED PIR­ HART Scholarship recipient working at Nantucket, but we just managed RUNG, JEAN and BURT VALVO, very hard on her multi-engine rating. to get back home before IFR condi­ FRAN and KEN WILSON, FREDDY tions got us. and DON ROCHE, NARLETTA Ditto IRENE BRUNKS on her heli­ Happy flying to one and all! KAULL, ETHEL FEDDERS and DOR­ copter rating. IS and HERB CULP. We were all SHERRY O’KEEFE studying for sorry to be saying “so long” to NAOMI WESTERN NEWYORK CHAPTER her Commercial and Instrument Rat­ and OSCE ROBERTS who have since ings. SHERRY and 49er JACK and Doris Culp, Reporter moved to Mt. Kisco, N.Y. (about 10 son off to Norway for a vacation this The lovely wooded setting of CE­ miles from Westchester County air­ month. CELIA KENNY’S summer home in port). NAOMI has been such an ardent So far we have two airplanes enter­ Eden was the scene of our summer ing the New England Air Derby. picnic in August. CECELIA’S gracious worker and has contributed so much THELMA BAKER flying MARGE hospitality again this year could only to the Western New York Chapter’s progress during her years in Buffalo to Jamestown on bad days that keeps them for 5 years. Her goaf—Lear Jet that we shall truly miss her at our this gal in the air! type rating. PEG started flying at her regular meetings. Our loss, however, In September our election meeting pilot husband’s suggestion and now is New York area’s gain, and we can was held at the Airways Motel, and finds herself spending all of her spare at least look forward to hearing from I’m pleased to report that the efficient time either at Prior Aviation or talk­ NAOMI often. She can be justifiably slate of officers of ’68-’69 were unani­ ing flying. Sound familiar to anyone? proud of her 17 year old son, JIM mously re-elected: AGNES DENLER, The hostesses for our Fall Section MEEKER, who has been flying Chairman; ARLENE BRAY, Vice- Meeting will be the new Hudson Valley around the country this summer in his Chairman; KATHY POTOCZAK, Sec- Chapter on Oct. 18—so mark a circle very own Taylorcraft, attending flying retary-Treasurer; ETHEL FEDDERS, around that date and plan to attend. school at Meacham Field, Ft. Worth, Membership. The area was well repre­ Until next time—fly like angels! Texas (working on Commercial and sented at this meeting by FRAN MUR­ Instructor) and will be attending RAY (all the way from Potsdam), Texas A & M this fall. Best wishes BETTY WALKER, JODY LAM- ^MIDDLE EC to a most ambitious young man. MERTS, GERRY PAINE, PEG PIEPER, AGNES DENLER, TERRI SECTION An exciting lime at the Waldorf was PIRRUNG, CECELIA KENNY, NAR- reported by our gals who attended LETTA KAULL, ETHEL FEDDERS, the Convention in July. JEAN and EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA JEAN VALVO, JOANNE KOHLER BURT VALVO, KATHY and HENRY CHAPTER and DORIS CULP. POTOCZAK, TERRY, ED and TOM­ Kate Macario, Reporter An attractive 172 Cessna has been MY PIRRUNG, CECELIA KENNY Sorry I missed last month’s column keeping FRAN MURRAY busy, and and ETHEL FEDDERS all were im­ but I didn’t know it was to be monthly she has logged 50 hrs. in it. Her hus­ pressed by the effort and organization again. I hope this one isn’t too long . .. band claims it the rest of the time! that made the Convention a success. Aug. 16th was the annual Fly-In to A Fly-In is planned at Potsdam’s new We all wish we could have been there, the DIEMANDS for a cook-out, swim airport September 27, and FRAN in­ of course, to see the special 99 Award and meeting. Among those who flew vites us to enjoy the luxury of landing given to our own CECELIA KENNY in were BETTY WAY in her Muske­ on their brand new runway. as a Charter Member and also the teer, MURIEL and RUDY CHALOW presentation of the Amelia Earhart TERRI PIRRUNG (our traffic re­ in the 182, ALICE and RAY MEISEN- Award from the Western New York port pilot) is working diligently on HEIMER in the Navion, MERLE and Chapter in recognition of the many her Instrument Instructor Rating and BOB STARER making a beautiful ap­ active years she has spent in avia* ion getting a little right seat time in the proach in their Cessna 401, and pros­ and the devotion, loyalty and cheerful Navajo. Wonderful to see JOANNE pective member ADELE PARSONS enthusiasm she lavishes on our chap­ KOHLER who is attending Syracuse accompanied by her husband, DR. SID ter. Congratulations, CECELIA- University and studying political sci­ PARSONS, their son and MARSHA ence with a law degree as a goal. After the convention, ETHEL FED­ IVINS, who is now attending the Uni­ Making Dean’s List doesn't leave DERS vacationed in Washington, D.C., versity of Colorado. ADELE and much time for flying, but it does make Maryland and Virginia for a couple of MARSHA are planning to fly in the good lawyers. Which reminds me— weeks, swimming in the Chesapeake. AWTAR next year. Adele is working JEAN and BURT VALVO attended the ETHEL rarely misses a mee'ing so on her Commercial and Marsha has Cleveland Air Races over Labor Day made sure she was home in time for her Comm/Inst. Four new members week-end. Enjoyed them very much our August picnic. were given their applications that day: and were really glad to see the gals BETTY WAY, GINI MERRION, DR. JEAN VALVO reports that BURT take the Class A & B Stack Pylon LAURELLA MCCLELLAND and MAR­ finally got tired of the right seat and races both days. SHA IVINS, and four prospective has been taking flying lessons. Last Good news—GERRY PAINE re­ members attended for the first time: we heard he successfully completed ceived her Private Rating June 30 and DOTTIE and BUD MILLER who fly his first solo cross country, so they at present is working on a 1946 Aeron- out of Perkiomen Valley Airport and should soon have two pilots in the ca, trying to get the thing down pat both earned their Private license Valvo family—with 3 girls and a boy (landing, that is). FRAN WILSON and within the past year; TRUDI BAW- to go. Meanwhile, JEAN says she is ETHEL FEDDERS attended the “Fun DUNINK, an executive secretary who still plugging away under the hood and Day” Swim Luncheon given by ESME has her Instructors Rating and flies the Instrument Rating seems one WILLIAMS, Chairman First Canadian out of Turner Field; JOAN ZAHARFY hundred years away. Chapter, at her lovely home in Isling­ is a 4th Grade teacher in S. Phila. AGNES DENLER—you guessed it— ton, Ontario. and got her Private at N. Phila. Air­ has another rating. This time its In­ Prospective member news: MARY port; and ELEANOR SMITH, a stu­ strument Ground Instructor, and she OSHEI will soon be ready for her dent pilot also at N. Phila. Airport. says she is looking for victims. Get Private written exam. FREDDY Among the familiar faces was one in line! ROCHE is planning her first cross our chapter hadn't seen for a long This summer has been a busy one country from Royalton. A hearty wel­ time, ARLENE FELDMAN of the San for ARLENE BRAY instructing part- come to JODY LAMMERTS and PEG Antonio chapter, from which she just time at Jamestown, N.Y. and Arcade, PIEPER. JODY has already had an transferred. Her husband, MAJOR N.Y. It’s the long drive from Arcade interest in airplanes and those who fly ARNOLD FELDMAN, left in June to Left to Right: John Shaffer, Administrator, FAA, William Kraham, Executive Director National Association Air Traffic Specialists, Hazel H. McKendrick, Editor and Board Member NAATS, and Ann Shields, FSS specialist, Philadelphia FSS. The Occasion was the awarding of the “Outstanding Specialist of the year” to Ann Shields for her work in the field of aviation education both for the FAA and the Ninety-nines. The award was made in Las Vegas during the bi­ annual convention of NAATS. serve a year at Long Binh, Vietnam ZUBROW. The amount now in our M ERLE (CHALOW) STARER, Chair­ where he is Commander of the 93rd treasury will have to hold us over til man, ELYSE CHAPMAN and ANNA Evacuation Hospital Detachment. AR­ spring, since the Penny-A-Pound we SPIVEY continuing as Recording Sec. LENE and her children are living usually have in Sept. was cancelled and Corresponding Sec. respectively, with her parents in Phila. during this with the expectancy of holding it in and our new Treasurer, CAROL BO- time. BERTIE PETERSON, whose son May, instead. Since BARBARA has HACH. Thanks to our gracious hosts, just returned from Vietnam had much completed two years as Chairman, NANCY and BUZZ DIEMAND, we to discuss with ARLENE. ANNE this was her final meeting as had another wonderful day at their SHIELDS, after working a 12 to 8 such. The new officers elected are: place. shift at the F.S.S. came with HELEN PERSONAL PATTER: Congratula­ ZUBROW, and GINI MERRION, tions to ANNE SHIELDS FOR BEING KATE MACARIO and ANNA SPIVEY ANNIVERSARY ISSUE SELECTED THE OUTSTANDING AIR plus the other officers completed the Next Deadline Full Issue TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST group. An informal meeting beside the FOR 1969 BY THE NATIONAL swimming pool was held by BAR­ Must be mailed to be ASSOC. OF AIR TRAFFIC SPECIAL­ BARA FARQUHARSON, the minutes Received by ISTS (NAATS). Anne will be flying read by ELYSE CHAPMAN with the to Las Vegas, Sept. 21 to receive the By Nov. 20 Treasury report coming from HELEN award which will be presented to her by the F.A.A. Administrator John H. like your name and your home town— Shafer . . . Our sympathy to LOUISE they say you’re 99 members. Send SACCHI who broke her right arm two check and name/town to be printed months ago and has been slightly out 'IFEfsOOTHEAST to our sec/treasurer EVIE HYMAN. of commission but hopes to be ferrying ^ V y SECTION They cost $1.50 each and we’ll ship planes again by next month. LIBBY back, postpaid. DUVAL and NANCY DIEMAND ac­ (Editor’s note:) Boy, you sure are companied LOUISE on two of her CAROLINAS CHAPTER getling pushy! You are the only gov­ overseas flights and were literally her PS, R eporter (& New Gov.) ernor who is also a reporter. I guess •'right hand”. . . . ELYSE CHAPMAN I will have to adress you as “your What a swell Section mee’ing the now has her multi-engine rating and govemomess” before I git you for Tennessee Chapter hostessed for all gets around in that Aztec of hers . . . something. Congrats ole buddy, you us-all in Knoxville September 12-14. MERLE STARER has an Aero Com­ are now busier than I and holler just Starting with the “Early Birds” feed­ mander 200 which she flew in the before you get sandbagged and will ing, seeding, (and drinkin’) at FRAN Cleveland Air Races over Labor Day. help if we can. Luv the Guv) and CHARLES DAVIS’S home uo the She won $700 in her s'ock class and side of one of those mountains and expects to participate in the Ft. lasting through the business session, FLORIDA GOLDCOAST CHAPTER Lauderdale races next Feb. . . . BETH Helen Mennitto, Reporter STURTEVANT and BARBARA FAR- an afternoon with the National Guard's refueling gang, and a banquet high­ QUHARSON attended the CAP FAA Here we have a new year and a new lighted with funny, funny speaker Seminar in Atlantic City. They heard slate of officers. RUTH FLEISHER, BILL KERSCHNER—and Tennessee’s all the speakers, took part in all the chairman of the Nominating Commit­ own RUTH THOMAS and three classes and thought the whole seminar tee, announced at our Septem ber 15th OTHER “FOUR FLUSHERS,” Ten­ was excellent . . . HELEN ZUBROW meeting, the following results; Chair­ nessee’s 99s really had a winner. Our man, LOIS PORTER; vice-chairman, and ANNE SHIELDS entered the sincere thanks to one and all of them. SHIRLEY DAVIS, Secretary, FRAN­ Poker Run held by the Central Pa. Us two Carolinas members—NANCY CES SARGENT, Treasurer, ANN Chapter and HELEN was the bandit WRENN, Chap’er Chairman, and this who stole 1st prize, an FM AM Tran- ROSS. The new chairman proceeded Reporter—had a ball. sis’or radio, by collecting five fours. to make these appointments: Member­ Every single chapter in the South­ ship, MIMI BOND (newly transferred . . . GINA and JOE MERRION headed east Section was represented at this from the Conn. Chapter); A. E. Schol­ their Cherokee towards Alaska the Meeting, and that covers a big chunk arship Committee, HELEN SMITH; week of the AWTAR. The IFR weather of counhry-side. Many things are a-foot Public Relations, ELOISE RUBY (an­ (JOE’S working on that Instrument) (or a-wing?) for the coming year, and other new transfer from Fla. Space forced them to change their itinerary, this Section is looking forward to lead­ Port Chapter) and yours truly, HEL­ but they had a wonderful, interesting ing the way in the President's pledge EN MENNITTO, for Newsletter Re­ trip through the northwest country . . . of "Fun and Friendship.” porter. Received a letter from Sr. MAR­ Alabama will hostess the Section's Our chapter was represented at the GARET MARY BOREK and she is spring meeting; we look forward to Southeast Sectional in Knoxville, Sep­ still at the Retreat House in Kendall, that one. Now, there’s a winning state tember 13 and 14 by outgoing chair­ Florida. She has been to several 99 for fine spots, too! man, MIRIAM DAVIS, VIRGINIA meetings and flown with a woman in­ Carolinas Chapter missed a Septem­ BRITT and ANN ROSS who gave an structor she met at Tamiami Airport. ber Meeting in deference to the Fall excellent and complete report of the PEGGY doesn’t know when she will Section but plans are firm on a shark- fun and proceedings. They flew up in return to the convent in Media, Pa. fishing week-end at the beach October HUB DAVIS’ Navaho, doing that long 10-12. This one is purely for prac’ice stretch in 4:07! . . . BEVERLY HOWETT spent a day and not in conjunction with the fishing LOIS PORTER recounted the high­ at the National Aviation Day Exposi­ pros—the real Sea Hags. The Beach is lights of the FAPA annual fly-in the tion at Dulles International Airport Ocean Drive—the State is South Caro­ same weekend in Franklin, N.C. where the "big” attraction was the lina—and the Airport is Crescent (“home of the available gems”) called Lockheed C-5 . . . BETTY WAY flew Beach’s. Come on and join us! the RUBY RENDEZVOUS. She and commercially to Greece and Paris, November’s meeting is planned for LEE AVERMAN had to leave prior spending three weeks there. She is Sou’h Carolina, too—at Miller Avia­ to the dedication ceremonies for the now back to teaching her Art class in tion on Columbia’s main Airport. We’ll Franklin Airport. Springfield H.S. . . . Congratulations let you hear more about this one— Our radar has picked up the fact to MARIE D’ALTERIO for graduating but so far, we hear it’s a sailing les­ that CECILE HATFIELD is studying from Practical Nursing School and re­ son—boat, that is. Between our two for her ground instructor’s rating and ceiving the Citizenship Award for the experts, FRAN MILLER and SYL that FRAN SARGENT obtained her one who worked hardest for her class. ROTH, perhaps we’ll all have BTIRs instrument rating this summer. That . . . KATE and TOM MACARIO with af'er that meeting? (Boat Transport ought to warm the cockles of our APT 3 of their boys flew in a Bonanza and Instrument Ratings) Chairman’s heart! a 150 with camping gear aboard to We still have a few of those extra­ Your reporter spent the last week of Rockford, 111. to spend a week at ihe valuable luggage tags available. Cus­ August in Tehachapi, Calif, at the Holi­ EAA International Fly-In. tom-made with two lines of print— day Soaring School taking the transi­ tion course for a glider rating while herself with the help of her maid. The DUNN, working toward a commercial her daughter DONNA was completing regular business meeting was held rating. her training for a private glider li­ Saturday morning with elected of­ BETTY and ESTHER were not able cense (she has no power ratings as ficers taking over. The Saturday night to make the Rebel 600 race because yet). We took our tests and passed banquet was most enjoyable with of thunderstorms, but PAULINE rep­ on the same day—now we can fly guest speaker BILL KIRSHNER enter­ resented the 99’s well by placing 7th daddy's Schweizer 1-26. taining with his wit and experiences and winning the First Place Woman We were pleased to meet and wel­ of flying. The “FOUR FLUSHERS” Pilot Trophy and many other nice come as a guest MARSHA ORTON, Barber Shop quartet made up of Ten­ prizes. PAULINE and husband recent­ holder of a private license, recently nessee girls was excellent with their ly moved into a new home. Do you graduated from Kent Sate University presentation. Film from the moon suppose it was necessary for more in Ohio, now working at Tropic Avia­ landing was shown at the banquet room for her trophies? closing. THELMA DAWSON and DOT­ tion in Fort Lauderdale and working * * * on her commercial. TY BIRDSONG, the only Suncoast MYRTLE THOMPSON CAGLE is Did I miss someone's news? Call Chapter members, both won door back in Macon, we're glad to hear me and we’ll try for next issue! prizes. This was most unusual for me but THELMA walked off with trophies Her husband, WALT, graduated from the Air Command and Staff College at SUNCOAST CHAPTER for the largest and most fish at the Air University, Maxwell AFB on June Dotty Birdsong, Reporter Kitty Hawk, N.C. Spring Section meet­ ing. The trip home on Sunday with 6. They flew many places in Alabama The Suncoast Chapter regular Au­ THELMA and TOM DAWSON was while living there just as they do in gust 13th m eeting was plagued by bad most pleasant. Georgia in their Cessna, named “LIT­ Weather. The Lakeland fly-in brought TLE HENRY" and with little daugh­ two planes that morning but they had ter, JOY, along. to wait out the weather for several GEORGIA CHAPTER JEAN VOYLES wedged in some fly­ hours before returning home in the Jean Voyles, Reporter ing trips during the two weeks between afternoon. quarters by flying to Cincinnati to at­ There was no meeting in Georgia Guests were MRS. JULIA SMITH tend a convention and to S’. Simons this month because of the Southeast of Lynchburg, Va. and sister of MA­ Island, Georgia, and Lake Wales, Section meeting in Knoxville. Your SON LYKES, Chairm an and MRS. Florida for fun. reporter had a wee bit of surgery and JOYCE DIAMOND, Washington, D.C., Those of us who didn’t get to the antibiotics so could not travel, but sister-in-law of our member JOYCE Sectional Meeting missed hearing BETTY McNABB sent along an ac­ DIAMOND. FLORENCE BEEMAN of BILL KIRSCHNER, whose manuals count of the activities there. Those of Largo is our new member. With only we all study with respect, tell about us who could not attend missed a seven members present we discussed his school of aerobatics at Sewanee, projects for the coming year and superlative meeting. The Georgia Tennessee. He talked about some of lunched together. Even those of us that members who did go were ESTHER his flying escapades and had the drove had difficulty driving home in WRIGHT, BETTY McNABB, and crowd in convulsions, partly because the IFR. JOYCE SOX. BETTY, ESTHER, and many of his fluffs parallel some of The September 10th regular meet­ student pilot SHIRLEY NESMITH, everyone’s experiences. flew up in ESTHER’S Cesna 172 and ing was held at ALBERT WHITTED BETTY ar.d ESTHER had newspix JOYCE went by airline. Airport in St. Petersburg, Fla. There made with Georgia Aviation Trade were ten members present for the in­ PAULINE MALLARY has been pro­ Association officials and GOVERNOR stallation of officers. Our new Chair­ moting the 99’s lately with her inter­ MADDOX as he signed the proclama­ man is ETHEL GIBSON, St. Peters­ view for WSB Radio in Atlanta on tion on Georgia Aviation Day. Then burg, Fla. There were ten members women’s activities in aviation. She the two 99’s flew off to hand-carry present for the installation of officers. was also pleasantly surprised by hear­ information packets and safety ad­ Our new Chariman is ETHEL GIB­ ing from DOROTHY BREWER, 99 monitions to 35 airports in the state SON, St. Petersburg, Vice-Chairman, from Michigan, who manages with regarding the GATA air rally held PEARL ALWARD of Sarasota, Secre­ her husband, CAL, the Mt. Pleasant Sunday, the 14th. Their packets gave tary BETTY SMITH, St. Petersburg airport—host city for this year’s Michi­ the 99’s some advertising—they read and FRAN BUCHAN, Treasurer, St. gan Small Race. The Brewers were 'The GATA Safely Team, ESTHER Petersburg. Lunch was enjoyed at enroute to Fort Lauderdale. and BETTY, 99’s.” AUNT HATTIES. I regret having JOYCE SOX was appointed APT LILLIAN HUBER has recently be­ missed the meeting as I was in At­ Chairman for the Southeast Section. come active and DICEY MILLER has lanta on a business trip with my hus­ She has been busy in flying recently, moved to Georgia from Alabama. band. I was in Knoxville the following having been recommended by ES­ Both are warmly welcomed. DICEY Friday for the Southeast Section meet­ THER WRIGHT, her instructor, for is instructing full-time at Peachtree ing and a most enjoyable week-end. the instructor’s check-ride, and suc­ DeKalb Airport, Epps Air Service. She The Tenenssee Chapter went all out cessfully getting her instructor’s rat­ also delivered the packets described for the group. FRAN DAVIS was so ing September 9. She makes the fifth above to four airports. gracious to invite the gang to her love­ instructor in the Georgia Chapter. The October meeting will be in Toc- ly home for a long Friday evening of And to “keep things in the Chapter,” coao n the 19th. SARAH WISE, a new relaxation and dinner she prepared her first student will be CAROLYN member, is serving as coordinator. MEMPHIS CHAPTER and EVERETT PROCTOR flew in home game. Each of the nine chap­ Netta Holden, Reporter later on their way back from Kansas ters had two or more representatives City. A spot-landing contest was held present. Now that vacation is over and the as each plane came in. To my sur­ BETTY McNABB, Georgia Chapter children off to school, many of us may prised and very proud co-pilot, 34 and International Vice President, have more time to “get in the air”. Tango touched down closest to the brought greetings from BE A STEAD­ Being down on the Gulf Coast and line. GENNY COOK and GLADYS MAN and elaborated on the theme of missing hurricane Camille by a week, ESTES were next. We three won a “Fun and Friendship” for the coming DOUG and I were unable to attend the glider-ride in a Schweizer aircraft. It year. PAGE SHAMBURGER, Caro- gala swimming party held at HILDA was a “quiet” thrill I’ll always re­ linas Chapter, accepted the gavel as and DOYLE SAVAGE’S home in Mem­ member soaring in the air. The scen­ newly elected Governor and immedi­ phis. The 99’s and 49%ers attending ery was beautiful—no camera. A box- ately began plotting plans for the and enjoying the delicious foods were: lunch of Bar-B-Que and trimmings year. This reporter was elected Vice GLADYS ESTES, VIRGINIA PROC­ was enjoyed by all. After chatting Governor. TOR, INA and MIKE WALKER, about our summer Hying activities, Tennessee 99s report that they thor­ ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS and we all winged our way homeward tak­ oughly enjoyed the Fall Sectional CAROLYN and JOHN BELL. Every­ ing melon, preserves and pecans pre­ from beginning stages to follow one said they really enjoyed them­ sen‘ed by our hosts, MARY and JOE through. The new and prospective selves. Sorry we missed the fun and STANLEY. Thanks a million, we all members want to know why only two food. are looking forward to next year. section meetings per year. BILL ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS And, in the meantime—Let’s fly. KIRSHNER from Sewanee, Tennessee flew their Bonanza to Mexico. ROSE­ (you have probably read one of his MARY said they flew between layers books) was guest speaker for the MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER of clouds on the way and didn’t get Saturday night get-together. As usual, Charlotte Jenkins, Reporter a chance to see very much of the the listeners stopped laughing only scenery. CAMILLE, to say the least, certain­ long enough to catch the next hilar­ MARY OLIVER visited relatives in ly was not a lady. Not only did she ious phrase then were off again. He Washington. MARY has been flying cause millions of dollars of destruc'ion, w as funnee! On October the 25th, the locally in a Cessna 172. but cancelled our August meeting. Tennessee 99s will help EVELYN SYLVIA LUCAS flew commercial to KITTY GREEN and and the Jackson JOHNSON celebrate her silver anni­ New Orleans, Los Angeles and Las gals were planning a marvelous meet­ versary of Hying. The celebration will Vegas. Sylvia has been getting flying ing at Fort Morgan, Ala. But we are be held at the Morristown Country time in a Cessna 172. looking forward to another one there Club at 7 p.m. YOU are among those BETTY ROCKWOOD has been flying in the near future. invited—just fly in to the Morristown a Cherokee around the Mid-South. September brought beautiful wea­ Airport. There will be some one there GLADYS ESTES flew a Cherokee ther and a wonderful time at the Sec­ to drive you to the Country Club. 140 to Walnut, Missisippi. tion meting in Knoxville, Tennes­ New Chairman BEE REID will call GENNY COOK and GLADYS ESTES see. PEGGY McCORMICK, JANET a special meeting of the Tennessee have joined the Cherokee Flying Club GREEN (retiring Governor) JESSIE Chapter early in October to map out in Memphis. Both girls flew to Green­ MILLER, MIRIAM LOE, MY MOTH­ plans for the year. Watch for the wood, Mississippi to see about glider- ER MRS. RUTH HOLD ITCH as my no’ice of date and place. flying. Genny is really interested since guest, and I represented the Mississip­ taking a ride at MARY STANLEY’S pi Chapter. Tennessee Chapter, we en­ in Augusta, Arkansas. joyed a very well planned week-end and your wonderful hospitality. VIRGINIA PROCTOR and yours Our October meeting is tentatively truly are still working on our instru­ NO. CENTRAL planned for Greenwood. We are look­ ment rating at Memphis International. ing forward to a full, fun filled year SECTION Let us put it this way, “it ain’t easy with the installation of the new offi­ chasing that localizer needle”. cers, and are hoping for lots of good ALL-OHIO CHAPTER A fly-in on August 31st was held at weather. (Especially on meeting MARY STANLEY’S in Augusta, Arkan­ Marcia Singer, Reporter d ates!) sas. Mary had coffee, donuts and WELL! The news is so sparse this melon for the early arrivals. Flying in month that this reporter could triple from Memphis were CHRIS BROWN TENNESSEE CHAPTER space and still not put a paragraph in her Cessna, JUNE PENTECOST in Ruth W. Thomas, Reporter together but . . . we’ll try. her Cesna, GENNY COOK, GLADYS Wanna touch a Tennessee 99? They The All-Ohio Chapter really shot ESTES and MARY HILL in a Chero­ ordered bee-yoo-tiful weather for the their wad last month with a very suc­ kee, ROSEMARY and BOB WIL­ Fall Southeast Section Meeting and cessful poker party . . . the weather LIAMS in their Bonanza, MARTHA the order came through in flying col­ was punky . . . but we did have fly- and FRANK TOBEY in their Debon­ ors—CAVU. ins, drive-ins and a few drop-ins at air, HILDA and DOYLE SAVAGE in Planes parked on the ramp at the the spot landing that was held at the their Mooney and NETTA and DOUG Municipal Airport made people ask sam e time. HOLDEN in their Arrow. VIRGINIA if Tennessee was playing an early With the F.A.I.R. coming up this weekend I don’t even have any results or news notes from that . . . but did hear that our chapter president (out­ going) CLARA THARPE will be flying the race with CONNIE JONES LUHTA the in-coming pres. Speaking of the present and past presidents . . . hear that both CONNIE and CLARA made it to the Cleveland Air Races. They saw HELEN SAM- MON, JOAN HRUBEC and EDY MAXIM working their wings off. HELEN, JOAN and EDY, LEE ROCK, CLARA THARPE, PAT FAIR­ BANKS and JANICE KUECHEN- MEISTER made it to the sectional. JO ANN STYPE by this time . . . we hope has fully recovered from her gall bladder operation. Heard that Cincinnati will be one of the stops on the race from Toronto to Nassau . . . PAT FAIRBANKS will be holding down the fort there! The newspapers that I work for are sponsoring a "Why I Want to Learn Members of the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter pose with Nell Rice’s bright to Fly Contest!” MARILYN COL­ yellow J-3 Cub after a meeting in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Several members LETTE our All-Ohio 99 who writes were treated to their first ride in a tall wheel type plane following the meeting. for the Flyer Magazine and does a Shown (1. to r.) are Hath Rice, daughter of Dick and Nell Rice of Kennett, million other things too has been Missouri; Mary Boyd of Dyersburg; Nell Rice; Lorraine Painter of Kennett; selected to be one of the judges. Demaris McGhee of Kennett; Evelyn Braese of Dyersburg; Marge Hall, Karen JOAN DANGLE has made several Williams, Millie Limhaugh, and Gene Williams, all of Cape Girardeau; and trips to Michigan . . . and back! Charmiane Freeman of Dyersburg. Our meeting for the month will be in Findlay, Ohio . . . but since that’s the day after deadline, I can’t collect nett, who flew over from their own flying. When she wants to give a gift any gossip. Sorry that there’s so much strip in a J-3 Cub; and three Dyers­ to a young graduate or other young empty space this month, but guess burg members, EVELYN BRAESE, person, she presents them with a cer­ that our chapter has been too busy CHARMIANE FREEMAN, and MARY tificate from their local fixed base flying than letter writing. BOYD. operator for a five dollar introductory See you at the Achievement Ban­ flying lesson which must be used We were pleased to have a thank quet! I Hope . . . within four weeks. We all thought it you note from BERNICE STEAD­ Happy flying was a grand idea! , MAN who received a sapphire for her Ninety-Nines ring as the gift of our The chapter voted unanimously to CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA chapter. MILLIE LIMBAUGH gave hold meetings this year on the second CHAPTER an excellent report on our sweat­ Saturday of each month and our Oc­ Mary Boyd, Reporter shirt sales project with special thanks tober meeting will be held at Cape to MARGE HALL for selling the strik­ G irardeau on October 11th. The September meeting of the Cape ing blue sweatshirts at the North Cen­ Girardeau Area Chapter was held on EVELYN appointed committee chair­ tral Sectional meeting. MILLIE re­ men for the year and MARGE filled us Saturday, September 20th, at the home minded us that this is the time of base of our new chapter chairman, in on some of the activities at the year when a sweatshirt is very com­ EVELYN BRAESE. EVELYN, with North Central Sectional Meeting which fortable airport attire as well as a her husband BILL, manage the Dyers­ she and LOIS FEIGENBAUM attended. good way of telling the public about burg Municipal Airport and the Air We missed LOIS at the meeting but the Ninety-Nines. They may be or­ Oasis Cafe. understood she was at International dered by writing MRS. MILLIE LIM­ Headquarters. Also missed was MAR­ In attendance were KAREN WIL­ BAUGH, 846 Karau Lane, CAPE LIAMS, GENE WILLIAMS, MILLIE THA JOHNSON who has just passed GIRARDEAU, Missouri 63701. The LIMBAUGH, and MARGE HALL, who her commercial written. price is $4.00 and they come with drove down from Cape Girardeau; Following the meeting, NELL took either short or long sleeves. Specify DEMARIS McGHEE and LORRAINE several of us for a ride in her J-3 S, M, L, or XL when ordering. PAINTER, who drove and ferried over Cub. It was the first experience for from Kennett, Missouri; NELL RICE MARGE HALL told of an excellent several of us to ride in a tail-wheel and her daughter, KATHY, from Ken­ way of interesting young people in type airplane and we enjoyed trying to handle the stick instead of the next summer. Good Luck, SARAH. derful television coverage on all the wheel that many of us usually use. Our next meeting is scheduled for events. Spot landing took place at 9:00 By the time we all headed for home, Saturday, October 4th at Macomb. a.m. with First place Women Spot the weather and our spirits had im­ Lunch will be at 11:30 at the Holiday Landing ROSEMARIE PEPPIN who proved, no doubt from exhilarating Inn with guests welcome. Hope HEL­ Received a trophy and $25.00 cash experience of just being part of a EN GREINKE, BARBARA JENISON, jprize. Second Place Spot Landing group of lady pilots. BARBARA BRUSSEAU, MARTHA Mc- MARY SHUMWAY who rceived a tro­ MAHON and the others we haven’t phy and a subscription to Flying Mag­ azine. First Place Men’s spot landing CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER seen in a long time can make it. was won by JOHN SHUMWAY who Bobbye Kesterson, Reporter received a trophy and $15.00 cash. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER Sept. 7th we enjoyed pot-luck at Second place men’s RALPH KRAUSE. Louise Kokesh, Reporter Shelbyville where KATHLEEN WOOD He received a trophy and subscription and her family operate the airport. Chicago Area Chapter had their July to PRIVATE PILOT. First Place She recently saw 99s office in Okla­ business meeting at the home of Cross Country was won by GERRY homa City. Also, now has Cessna 337 NONA and SKIP GUSTAFSON. Thirty and RALPH KRAUSE. They received rating and looks forward to having five girls attended along with 49%'s. cash award of $50.00 and trophies for “instrument” soon. We had a lovely time and a long each. Second place was taken by JAYNE SCHIEK and BEN got their meeting. The August meeting will be SANDY WESTERHOLM and SANDY glider ratings in June. SARAH ALEX­ the air mee' on Sunday, August 17, KLOCK. They received trophies and ANDER and LIBBY DUNSETH also 1969. a radio and $10.00 in cash. Tail End seem to be doing more soaring than HELEN SAILER reported that Toni was won by LORRAINE and flying. BOBBY JOHANSSEN after twenty WALLY BRUCHER. After the Air DEED HOLCOMB is very happy three years of wedded bliss is the meet we all went to EVA and HAR­ with her new instrument rating. Now proud m am a of a 5 lb.-4 oz. baby boy— OLD WHITE’S at Naper Aero Es­ no kidding not adopted—everyone is she can “boss" she says. tates for a chicken box lunch and fine except father keeps popping his JEANNE CROCKER came to Shel­ swimming. The weather cooperated buttons. DONALD was bom Thurs­ byville with THEO SOMMER in with us and all had a wonderful time. Theo’s new bird. They were both de­ day, July 17, 1969. Many thanks to our Air Meet Chair­ MARION JAYNE took off from El­ lighted with it and now Theo wants to man CAROLINE and GEORGE gin airport with her 3 children, PAT, go for a Commercial. ESTHER SALO- SMITH. ROBERT HILL of Elgin was MONE didn't come along as she is NANCY, CHIP. Stopped at Denver one of the timers and judges. Forty and met DORIS LANGHER who off to Hong Kong and Tokyo. people attended the box lunch party. We were happy to see MARGE and showed them through United Air Lines Many thanks to all the people at the FRED KELLY there, after having Flight Training Center. If you are Aurora Airport who gave the Ninety- ever Denver way stop in and see missed five meetings. Nines a helping hand in this air meet. GLORIA FARR and ROSE AN­ DORIS. Visited Disneyland and the RALPH KRAUSE will chairman this DREW are both busy at home with San Diego Zoo—sure are a lot of event as they were the winners of sick ones but we hope things work out wonderful things to see in California. this year’s event. Hope to have more soon. In the meantime, they both SANDY KLOCK and MARCELLA airplanes participate next year in this wrote to keep us posted. RITTER enjoyed the trip down the wonderful airmeet. Many thanks to My 49%er and his friend started a Potomac with 111. CONGRESSMAN Channel 60 in Aurora for the wonderful Taylor-Titch and, when they worked GRAY. The receptions at the Mexican coverage they gave us on this event. themselves out of their small factory, Embassy and the White House meet­ I am sure that any flying event that we built a large garage with central ing MRS. NIXON was really terrific. is you will contact channel 60. they heating and air-conditioning. Nothing's I will never forget it. will glady televise a special event on too good for that Home-Built. GERTRUDE STUPEC flew down to flying. We are all looking forward to seeing Oklahoma City, spent a little time at the Cougar when we go to Macomb the New 99 headquarters. Her hus­ next month. They hope to have it fly­ band JOE is spending a few weeks GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER ing by then. We will also take a look at the FAA headquarters training for Jan Pocock, Reporter at the “Termite” they bought while Air Traffic Controller to be stationed August deadline came and went— they were in Rockford for the EAA at Aurora Center. totally unnoticed by this reporter, Fly-In. BETTY RIDDLE brought her hence, we pick up from about mid- JEAN READ and MADELAINE WASP reunion picture to the meeting. July. LIKE also got to Rockford. ANN It was their 25th year reunion. Such a fabulous Luau on the patio PELLEGRENO was there. She is now JUDITH SUIT and 49 % LOU and beside the pool to wind up our July in Ames, Iowa. daughters flew IFR to Denver for a meeting at GRACE COVYEAU’S love­ DORIS ANN NORCROSS also got long week-end in a Mooney Ranger. ly home. The combined “farewell to the Quad City Swim-In and re­ The August meeting of the Chicago party’’-meeting was co-hostessed by ported to us with pictures. Area was our annual Air race on Sun­ JEAN LENNERTSON, altho she was SARAH ALEXANDER is looking for­ day, August 17, 1969 at the Aurora unable to attend, and was filled to ward to earning a silver badge soon Municipal Airport. Eleven planes par­ overflowing with 99’s sorry to bid fare­ and to soaring regional competition ticipated in the Race. We have won­ well to CHAIRMAN MEARL FRAME. The meeting consisted of tieing Up some loose ends for the year’s projects and voting on the slate of new officers for the year. Unanimously approved by acclamation were: SUE MATHEIS, who will take over the reigns as Chair­ man, LOIS SHAFER, as Vice Chair­ man, JOAN LAMB will serve as Sec­ retary, and keeping an eagle eye on our money will be NORMA BRAUCH as Treasurer. These four highly quali­ fied ladies are to be installed at a luncheon meeting in September by our first Chairman, ADELLA SCHARR. Expect them to lead us through an­ other rewarding and busy year. We voted to give everybody a rest by not having an August meeting. Phew! Such a rest! Due to the cancellation of our benefit Aerobatic Show that should have been held the end of July to raise money for the U.S. Aerobatic Team, we had a committee meeting on one night, headed by Sylvia Bloom, to determine if our Chapter should become Incorporated. Seems that not ML Vernon Revisited, (WX none too changed!) by TAR Soloist, VAL JOHNSON only the weather was against our and fellow 99’s from St. Louis. show (Old Man River really gave us fits at the airport) but, MEARL the front that was “not supposed” to cover from the invasion of 99’s and FRAME’S shattering news as a result give them any trouble, plopped itself 49%’ers for the Fall North Central of the International Convention about right on top of the airport and caused Section Meeting! Heaven knows, we of the personal liability of the members airport Manager, MAX FIREBAUGH, STL did our durndest to make sure when sponsoring such a show, really toprove once again how really first they knew we were there! Picked our put the “skids” to the whole deal. So, rate he is. The gals tell me he really way through the "scattered” clouds on we immediately set out to take the bent over backwards to see that they the way home Sunday, feeling mighty necessary steps to be certain we are were well taken care of. There also proud that the new Section Secretary well protected, come the next project was the St. Louis Aero Club Air Race, is our own AMY LAWS, and that VAL sponsored by us. On top of that, our Aug. 17th, about which RUTH LAKE JOHNSON will serve on the Section Chairman-elect, Sue, gathered a unashamedly called me to report the Nominating Committee. Val received bunch of us together another evening results. RUTH'S better half, ED, untold assistance flying her Bonanza in August to line up the committees teamed up with ED HALEY to finish from back-seat drivers, AMY, MARY and projects for the coming year. in 4th place, ahem, ahead of her! PETERS, DOROTHY CLARK, and Then, VAL JOHNSON decided to go (Took the Piper Trophy away from YOUR’S TRULY!Her poor little plane back to Mt. Vernon, 111. and have a her, too!) Besides that, JEAN and fairly groaned from the “excess bag­ longer look at the place she “skit­ RICH LENNERTSON did likewise, gage”. (“Thas me, 250 lbs. of ballast!) tered” through during the Powder coming in 6th, to end a friendly rivalry JOAN LAMB had only SUE MATHEIS Puff, and invited the gang to meet between them concerning JEAN’S to tell her how to fly her 172, and her there for lunch. She took Dorothy statement that no matter how well LOIS SHAFER dialed out the com­ Clark and a guest with her from St. they did, RUTH always beat ’em! ments of FANNIE JENNINGS, MARY Clair. Our new member, ROSEMARY Can’t say RUTH is a quitter, tho. She LOWE, and NORMA BRAUCH! ER­ and FRAN HENKE plan to fly the MA MANZO flew in with her 49%'er, ROTH flew in in a darling mustard- F.A.I.R. Meanwhile, MARY LOWE and ex-St.Louisan, HELEN POOLER yellow Yankee. She, who has been quietly passed her Instrument Check surprised and delighted us all by fly­ going through ratings like gang- Ride, to stay one jump ahead of ing in from her new home in Iowa, busters! Passed her Commercial prac­ tically on top of her Private, and is daughter, SYLVIA, who is now a Pri­ loaded down with her magnificent now working on her Instrument! SUE vate Pilot. Rumor has it that the home-made candy. Our collective MATHEIS, JOAN LAMB, JEAN LEN- F.A.I.R. will be crammed with STL Thanks Loads to the Iowa Chapter, NERTSON, AMY LAWS, ERMA gals, including JEAN LENNERTSON and especially to LOIS GRANGE for MANZO, “TEX ” WICKENHAUSER, and GRACE COVYEAU, as well as the wonderful time had by all. Couldn’t MARG WALSH, and JULIA FAHLE all flew in to join Val. Would you be­ GERI HALTON flying with Florida’s help thinking that just one year lieve, for most of them, it was a looong CHRIS LUDDINGTON. previously, all of us in STL were lunch hour? Just after getting there, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, may never re­ wandering around muttering to our- selves in a complete daze, trying to entertain the same bunch. What a personal pleasure to relax and “leave the driving to them”! Fact is, your reporter is gonna do just that, in nearly every respect, this year! Turning over the paper, pencils, and miss-spelled words to our new reporter, FANNIE JENNINGS. It has been a genuine pleasure to report on such an active, delightful bunch of women, the likes of which can only be found in the 99’s. Happy flying, everyone, and lottsa C.A.V.U. (Ed. Note: I shall miss you and your ever kind words of encouragement. This is what makes this job tolerable. Re the music it was guitar. Val and Dinger flew down to the South Central Sec­ tional for dinner with the ole editor. Always good to see them and I am smitten with Dinger! Hope you are back from your sabba'ical soon.i

IOWA CHAPTER Claudette Parker, Reporter

Iowa has been busy! Planning the last details for Fall Section at Okoboji. A final meeting was called Sept. 7 at the home of our new Iowa Chairman, PHYLLIS BARBER of Marion. A fine afternoon was enjoyed by all. It was a lovely garden party with gold pan­ ning to boot. My first announcement with congrat­ ulations goes to HELENE HOLTON (MARION) and new husband, Pros­ pector JOHN GIUCHICI from Alaska. They were married Aug. 18 in Mon­ tana. Prospector JOHN demonstrated the technique of gold panning, and for really trying, we all got to keep Pictured above at the Iowa meeting at the Harold Barber residence is John our gold and also the pan. He does Giuchici “Prospector John", who demonstrated gold panning techniques to the it so EASY! group. Standing with “Prospector John” I, to R: Mary Lou Ballcnsky, Helen LUETTA and JAMES WHITE Flaherty, Harold Barber; seated L to R: Karl Haack, David Grismore anLake Michigan. After notifying Muske­ and JANE GOODWIN and her mother almost too much, but we enjoyed gon tower of their position when came in a Cessna 172. every minute of it. crossing their field, a Convair came We hope to have as many planes In August we had a fly-in at Breezy up from underneath them and was in the race we are planning to have Point with RUBY ST. ONGE as climbing. It appeared to be less than within a few weeks. WISCONSIN CHAPTER companied by a paid admission—the for the Sectional—we’ll hear all the Katie Conkling, Reporter kids loved every minute of the show. particulars at our next meeting ih Wisconsin’s 99’s have shown they The entire proceeds of the air show October. have a desire to help others by par­ went for the benefit of the Experi­ JOAN McARTHUR will be hostess ticipation, membership, and volunteer mental Aircraft Association Air Mu­ for our October meeting to be held work with organizations dedicated to seum located at Hales Comers, Wis­ in Baraboo, Wisconsin. This will be help youth. consin. a good showing for Wisconsin 99’s as Volunteers for the Experimental PAM and DAN DINDLE of Middle­ we will participate in the dedication of Aircraft Association Air Show held ton, Wisconsin, have as their pet the new Baraboo Airport. We plan to recently in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in­ project and volunteer work—fund rais­ meet in Portage, Wisconsin, and fly cluded MARGE DUNN with 49%\er— ing for a swimming pool for Middleton. in a group to Baraboo, landing one active members of Waukesha Aviation PAM and DAN have worked many after the other as a unit. Our State Club, and KATIE CONKLING with hours for donations as well as airplane Governor and DICK SLATIN will be 49Vfcer and son—active members of rides for this project. honored guests. Wisconsin’s 99’s hope Experimental Aircraft Association. RAMONA HUEBNER has enjoyed to show that general aviation is im­ These volunteers worked 2 days as teaching her ground school class for portant to us—that we appreciate air­ ticket sellers and gate keepers. high school students and adults in Fon port improvements—and that our at­ The air show admitted all chil­ du Lac, Wisconsin. tendance at airport dedications state dren up to 16 free if they were ac­ Many of our 99’s journeyed to Iowa and reinforce this approval.