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:c m io \ o f tm£ International organization of women pilots Betty Mosley Recipient of 99 News Award (page 4) Ninety-Nine Rosemary Merims One of First Women To Enter Navy Flight Training (page 1) UARY-MARCH 1973 ih e BS iw iu s FEBRUARY-MARCH 1973 VOLUME 15 NUMBER 2 THE NINETY-NINES, INC. Will Rogers World Airport The International Headquarters Oklahoma City. Oklahoma 73159 International President Return Form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock, Ark. It is January now, well past the holiday season, but I P u b lis h e r............................................ Lee Keenihan want to extend greetings in the new year and best wishes Managing Editor .............................Mardo Crane that 1973 will bring to each one of you good health and Assistant Editor ................................. Betty Hicks much happiness! Art Director....................................... Lucille Nance The new year of Ninety-Nine activity which began in Production Manager Ron Oberlag September has been a busy one, filled with Active Par ticipation by the members. The chapters report their in Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg volvement in the programs and their plans to carry out Contributing Editors Gene FitzPatrick goals set for their own group. It is great to see us living up "Wally" Funk to the purpose of Ninety-Nines. Virginia Thompson Christmas was spent in Pennsylvania and what a Director of Advertising ................Maggie Wirth delightful holiday it was. Comanche to Dallas, 707 to Susie Sewell Washington and a beautiful new Piper Aztec sitting there waiting for me at the base of the tower at Dulles, courtesy of Piper and the Cen Contents tral Pa. chapter. The sun was shining when I left Oklahoma and Texas, but it was cold and raining in Washington. The weather was expected to improve, so when Here Comes the Judge ................................ 35 the pilot and I located each other he loaded my luggage, and we were off for a smooth flight into the darkness. About halfway, we were on top at 9,000 and there International Hot L in e... ................................ 5 was an occasional break in the overcast below. There was sufficient ceiling News Briefs ...........................................................35 when we broke out at Williamsport to cancel IFR and fly down the valley be Spatial Disorientation ........................................3 tween the cloud-topped ridges to Lock Haven. Ronnie Johnson, chairman of the The Whole Country is Talking .................. 1 Central Pennsylvania Chapter, met me at Piper operations and we began the holiday by joining her husband, Ray, at an open house given by Lockhaven Air- motive. Saturday, a fun trip to town with the last minute shoppers, and in the evening, we motored to State College, Pennsylvania, (still raining) with Helen REGULAR FEATURES and Pug Piper as guests for the Ninety-Nine party. It was a gala affair at the country club, with sixty-two there for a great dinner and dancing. The program of Aerospace Education — 99 Style..............................8 no speeches and many door prizes was fun. I enjoyed the evening by table hop AWTAR (Powder Puff Derby)..................................... 7 ping with Hazel Bartolet and Ronnie. This gave me the chance to see all the Backward Glance...........................................................3 members present along with their guests and we did have time for visiting. It was Chapter Reports...........................................................11 a real treat for me and I only wish I could remember all the names with the faces Coming Events...........................................................8-9 next time we meet! Contest Committee..................... 6 Ronnie and Ray spoiled me by letting me sleep late, having good food pre International President Inside Front pared and always available, and by taking me about town to visit friends. Al NIFA News...................................................................... 1 though it rained right through Christmas Day, we didn't let it dampen our holiday Ninety-Nine News Award......................................... 4-5 spirits; we managed to enjoy singing at the player piano and two Christmas Din Museum Report ...........................................................10 ners! We visited new member Kay Martin in her home and went over to Williams port for a visit with Mary Hull. We swapped a few flying stories and looked at pic Words from Wally .........................................................3 tures of the rebuilding of Mary’s house in the country. Wednesday, at the Piper factory, I bid goodby. There was sunshine for the first time on top enroute back INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS to Washington; it was raining in Chicago and at home. President....................................................................... Susie Sewell The ice and snow has just about stopped flying activities these past three C/O Catlin Aviation Co. weeks. With warm, spring-like weather following, now we have thunderstorms. It Will Rogers Station, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will surely settle down soon, but regardless of the weather it is a good time for Vice President ...........................................................Virginia Britt 6121 Cypress Rd., Plantation, Fla. 33313 planning your guest day meeting, if you haven’t had one recently. You'd be sur Secretary ................................................................Mary Nees Able prised how easy it is to put together a really interesting program with color slides 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Tex. 77036 showing the various activities of your chapter. The narration is just as easy and T re a s u re r Lois Fiegenbaum w ill be informative for your prospective members. They will be eager to join if 103 P inew ood Dr., C arbondale, III. 62901 they have the qualifications—and if they're still not past the student stage, it will Executive Board .........................................................Pat MoEwen be a great incentive for them to complete their training for a license. Try it—it 16206 E. Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 works! Mary C lark The latest news is exciting—one of the eight women selected by the U.S. Navy 2301 Foote M anor Dr., Jackson, M ich. 49203 for pilot training is a Ninety-Nine! She is Rosemary Merims, member of the In Thon Griffith diana Chapter, a Purdue graduate (January class) and has been sworn in 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92627 already. The Indiana 99’s were on hand for the ceremony and presented Betty McNabb Rosemary with red roses to enhance the occasion. Nancy Orcutt had something 3114 Beachwood Drive, Panama City, Fla. 32401 to do with the arrangements for that and Pauline Genung got a promise from the Published monthly, except bi-monthly July-August and January- February. Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and is included as a part of Navy that we would have appropriate pictures and documnts to place in the 99 the annual membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. museum to record this historical event. It is a first but there will surely be more to Mailing Addresses follow. Headquarters .................................... Will Rogers World Airport Emily Howell of Englewood, Colorado, will be placed in line service on Oklahoma City. Oklahoma 73159 February 5 as a second officer on a Boeing 737 jet airplane. We have heard of Editorial Office ....................................................... P. O. Box 477 Cupertino. Cal. 95014 others before her but so far none on a 737 jet. Our British friends have been us Advertising O ffic e P. O. Box 4228 ing female pilots on jets for some time and we have British 99's among them. North Little Rock. Arkansas 72116 There are other countries doing the same and eventually our female astronaut candidates may get the chance to contribute their talents to the space pro Cover photo by Tony Leonard with a Rollie SL-66. gram—in space! The Whole Country [M l \±fom Is T alk in g By Fran Sargent It has been wonderful to hear of the ways the 99’s have pitched in to help at the Na By June O'Neill tional Intercollegiate Flying Association The two dreams have been there, side by (NIFA) Regional Air Meets. This concept of side, since the beginnings of man on earth regional meets is beginning to fall into a — the longing to be free to fly, and the smoother pattern this second year of searching for the outer limits of human ex operation. In fact, the Southeastern cellence . Regional Meet in Auburn University, Ala For Ninety-Nine Rosemary Bryant Mer bama was a model that will be hard to ex ims, selected in January as one of the first ceed. The Alabama 99's contributed a great eight women in history to enter U.S. Navy deal by supporting the Navigation event flight training, the dream began to be real and serving on judging team. Auburn is before she was old enough to drive a car. well aware of the help the 99’s can be as She had always wanted to fly, as her father, they have worked together on a number of Capt. Cecil Bryant (USAF) had in two wars; successful meets. Six colleges were repre at age 15, she did fly, working at Gillespie sented at their meet in November and as a result of the competition Auburn won first IN THE NAVY NOW — With Lt. Cmdr. Fant Field in El Cajon, washing airplanes and place, Broward Community College sec administering the oath, Rosemary repeats doing odd jobs to earn flight time. ond, and Georgia Tech third. These three the words that bring her into the Navy. With the dream under way, Rosemary's excellence became readily apparent. She teams will therefore be eligible to compete was an apt student, and at 17 was more at the National Meet in May. than ready for her private license check Katie Strehle and I flew team members ride. She picked up her high school dip from Miami-Dade Junior College to the loma along the way, finishing the four years event and although our team didn’t capture in three. a top team spot, we all had a good time and Rosemary immediately entered Purdue enjoyed the excitement of the activities.