SEPTEMBER, 1970 Tllnetulllne Jleius 'xJI/iQ cJJiKety-LAliHGS $nc. President's Column THE PRESIDENT’S DOE, Alachua chapter. SUSIE SMITH, High Mountains Chapter. ELLA EVANS, MESSAGE Montgomery Chapter. Announcing for Vice President: (etc.)” Every new president comes into office W'hat is your thinking? (Your new Prez loaded with new ideas and plans and am­ really got in a bind because of our methods bitions. So, of course, has your new, and —B hadn’t announced that she wouldn’t very much thrilled, president. I’ll tell you run again, some of BET’s eager friends SEPTEMBER, 1970 my dreams and hopes—but more impor­ asked her to run again for Veep—and what tant, I think, are YOURS. What do you could I say?) I’m inclined to agree with THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. want your organization to do? announcing even though this would mean, Will Rogers World Airport Do you agree with me that Ninety Nines according to our calendar, that the presi­ International Headquarters are the cream of the crop among women in dent has to say she won’t run next year al­ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 aviation? Do you agree that we want to most before she’s gotten her feet wet this grow in numbers, in stature, in image? Do year. Do discuss this! Headquarters Secretary you believe, as I do, that we would like to Another plaint: “Can we eliminate LORETTA GRAGG achieve airline status, but that we want to creamed chicken and shortcake from the remain that old-fashioned term— ladies, not news? Can’t we make it more professional, more aviation- and less socially-slanted?” Editor just women who fly? My thoughts are fragmented—I want to How do you want your news? No vol­ HAZEL McKENDRICK continue B’s wonderful “Fun and Friend­ unteer Editor, even one with HAZEL’S P.O. Box 38499 ship” policy. THAT’S togetherness. I want tremendous drive, can edit news from more Dallas, Texas 75238 to do as good a job as B did in her incum­ than 100 chapters. So the individual col­ bency. THAT’S ambition! umnist must strive for professional-type THE NINETY-NINES NEWS I hope the museum will go forward rapidly. I want to see us, as pilots, get September, 1970 “Apter” and “Apter”, for in proficiency, I Vol. 14 No. 21 think, lies the salvation of General Aviation as we know it. I want, most of all, to know Coming Events Published monthly, except bi-monthly July-August and January-February. Annual subscription rate is what YOU want, so we can work quickly North Central Fall Sectional 94.50 and is included as a part of the annual mem­ and closely together. bership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. September 4-6, 1970 Questions are already coming in. THE NINETY-NINES, INC. Louisville, Ky. Will Rogers World Airport “Can’t we get away from the terminology Sept. 11-13, 1970 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 ‘Last Flight’? It looks as if we have so Return Form 3579 to above address South Central Section 2nd Class Postage pd. at Dallas, Texas many fatal aircraft accidents.” Do YOU Longview, Texas like that phrase? What might we say in­ stead ? Longview Airport Dedication INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Say our international members: “What and Aviation Appreciation Days can we do to get our mailings more Sept. 12-13, 1970 President quickly?” (It costs a small fortune to air­ Sept. 18-19-20 BETTY W. McNABB mail, it takes an eon for surface transporta­ Fairladies Annual Indiana Race 926 Third Avenue tion—so what should we do? Our interna­ Seymour, Indiana Albany, Georgia 31701 tionals pay only half-dues and their news For race kit send $.50 to Vice-President costs almost as much to mail as they pay Virginia McKinnis SUSIE SEWELL in.) Tell us, you girls from far across the RR No. 1, Whitestown, Ind. 46075 c/o Catlin Aviation Co. sea, would you rather pay full dues and Sept. 18-20, 1970 Will Rogers Station have your news airmailed? Can you give us Southeast Sectional Oklahoma City, Oklahoma a solution to this problem? Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sept. 18-20, 1970 Secretary Says a racing pilot: “Can’t we get closer to the AWTAR Board, review the agree­ Northwest Sectional JOAN HRUBEC ment, clear up some points which are mak­ Sept. 26, 1970 16902 Dartmouth Ave. Nebraska 1st A ir Race Cleveland, Ohio 44111 ing racers unhappy? After all, we support the AWTAR in every way possible, but we Contact: Judy Westbrook Treasurer think it’s difficult to iron out disagree­ Oct 2-3, 1970 VIRGINIA BRITT ments. ...” Many of you are racers. What New York - New Jersey Sectional 6121 Cypress Road are your thoughts? Sheraton-LaGuardia, NYC Plantation, Florida About nominations and ballots and elec­ Michigan Small Race Oct. 2-4, 1970 Executive Board tions. The question is asked, “Why don’t we get away from the gentle— and obsolete Pacific Air Race PAGE SHAMBURGER —tradition of no politics, and at least let Oct. 10, 1970 Page Hill Contact Eleanor Richardson Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315 people announce for office? As a ‘corre­ spondence-type’ organization, deadlines November 7, 1970 PAT JETTON come up fast and meetings are sometimes Kachina Doll Race Redbird Airport weathered out. We want to know that Jane Roadrunning Race Dallas, Texas 75232 Doe has ambitions toward the presidency.” Ruth Lundberg EDITH DENNY Could we perhaps publish a box in the 5146 N. 11th Ave. 439 Temagami Cres. news prior to nominating deadline, stating Phoenix, Az. 85013 Port Credit, Ontario, Canada simply: “Announcing for President: JANE Kit 1.00 writing, and it appears in print as she 7. Don’t report in June or October Celia and the attendant nightmare that sends it. The news, as you know, is our 8. Don’t send report to headquarters followed. Most of her equipment was de- biggest expenditure ... let’s make sure it’s 9. Don’t send change of address to me— She reports that gradually things are get­ worth reading! send that to headquarters ting back together, but that she simply has W ell— this is a start— I’m eager to hear 10. Don’t send announcements of races not had time or energy to write and thank from you. I even promise to TRY to answer until they have been cleared by the you individually, so I am doing it for her. you, either by letter or in my column—I’m race committee Her sincere thanks to all of you for every­ looking forward to an exciting, fruitful, 11. Don’t forget to Report thing. Our best wishes to you, Pauline, and fun-filled year for the Ninety Nines. 12. Don’ t throw this away— you may not that all will be well soon. — Betty W. McNabb be reporter now, but you might have to NOTE TO REPORTERS pinch-hit, so retain for ready reference. I have written a list of does and don’t. You are all great pilots. Please try to be Special Instructions great reporters. I shall run it for a couple To Reporters DEADLINES FOR of issues so that everyone will have an NINETY-NINE NEWS opportunity to see it and have it to follow. DO'S AND DONT’S FOR REPORTERS I know this is gonna be a great year. I just 1. Do send reports double spaced DEADLINES FOR ISSUE KNOW that all of you will do your reports 2. Do send original—no carbons, zerox September 20, 1970 October Issue stroyed plus damage to her home. No elec­ copies, onion skins, etc. October 20, 1970 November Issue tricity for several days, no air conditioning, 3. Do leave margins so I can make love November 20, 1970 December Issue no nuthin’. She stood in line for over an notes to the printer hour on successive days to get ice only to 4. Do use white paper—no yellow-blue- NO DECEMBER DEADLINE have them run out before they got to her. grey-or any other color ’ January 10, 1971 January-February Issue right and the pictures right — won’t you? 5. Start report like this: February 20, 1971 M arch Issue SURE YOU WILL. I note with sadness Name of Section March 20. 1971 April Issue that some of my pets are dropping by the Chapter April 20, 1971 M ay Issue wayside. I shall miss the cartoons by Mari­ your name, Reporter May 20, 1971 June Issue lyn Hibner and only hope that she will EXAMPLE: reconsider and send one now and then cuz NO JUNE DEADLINE SOUTHCENTRAL SECTION she ain’t got nuthin’ else to do. I will miss July 20, 1971 July-August Issue WAXAHACHIE CHAPTER ole PS from Carolina cuz we can’t continue August 20,1971 September Issue ARABELLA BROADBOTTOM, Re­ our running comments or insults. With ’ The Executive Board has decided to let porter this issue we are starting a new column the Editor and the reporters off the hook 6. Number pages as follow s: called “Accident Prevention Bulletins”. We for the December deadline. This is the worst Page 1 of 3 2 of 3 3 of 3 will try to run one each month. I urge you deadline of the year because of the Christ­ 7. It is not necessary to repeat heading at all to read them. You may have seen them mas Holiday activities. Please note however, top of each page. before, but it never hurts to review. Let’s that the January deadline is moved up to 8. Try to confine report to two pages—If all try and get APT this year, and that is (Continued on Page 7) copy is longer, start with most im por­ present company included. Let’s all try not tant items and put least important to become a statistic. items last as they may be deleted be­ * * * cause of space. Paint me a tattle tale. The Following 9. Mail so as to be received in Dallas by chapters failed to forward a report. I just the 20th. Regular mail posted on the know you are doing something, so why not 19th rarely makes it on time. tell me about it and I’m such a blabber­ 10. Use first and last names. You may mouth, I’ll spread the word: British Sec­ know who “Teenybopper” is, but the tion, Connecticut, Eastern and Northern rest of the membership does not. To New England; Long Island; Ctntral Penn, make it meaningful, use last names. Virginia, and Tri-Cities; Florida Space­ 11. Remember the news goes all over the port Georgia, Memphis, Mississippi, and world. Try to confine articles to that New Orleans; Iowa, Kentucky Blue-Grass, which would be of interest to everyone. Ozark, and Quad City; Abilene, Albuquer­ 12. Do report... We don’t know what you que, Austin, Colorado, Ft. Worth, Kansas, are doing unless you tell us. HEADLINES from Hazel Omaha, Pikes Peak, San Antonio, Tip of 13. Send reports to me, the Editor, Box Texas, Golden Triangle; Alaska, Columbia 38499, Dallas, Texas 75238. Loretta, at With this issue we start a new year in Cascade, Far West, Oregon, Puget Sound, headquarters, loves to get my mail, but the Ninety Nines. Only time will tell what South Dakota, Willamette Valley, Wyom­ not much. kind of year it will be. Only you, the mem­ ing; Mt. Diablo, Fallon, Fresno, Las Vegas 14. Do send pictures bers, will be the ones to make up the pieces Valley, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Redwood 15. Do put a separate paper attached at o f the puzzle that Ninety-Nines 1970-71 Empire; Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, bottom of EACH picture telling Who- will be. I hope for all of us that we will Southern Sierra, Utah, Yuma Alameda What-When-Where! 1!! This is a little press forward and make it a very produc­ County. trouble but much easier for me. Also tive year. We also start with a new printing Come on gang, keep “them” cards and make the paper big enough so I can company, Southwestern Typographies Inc. letters coming. Some people want to fly the write notes to the printer. Hopefully this will be a long and pleasant perfect flight. I still would like to edit one 16. RETAIN THIS INFORMATION FOR association. edition with 100% participation. This mag­ A REFERENCE Pauline Glasson called on the phone the azine is a reflection of all of you and it is DON’TS other night with a special request. She necessary that all bits and pieces must be 1. Don’t be late wants all of you to know how very much in to make the reflection complete. Come 2. Don’ t send negatives she appreciated the cards, letters, pro­ on Chapter Chairmen, get a reporter that 3. Don’t send color pictures grams, and gifts she received after she will tell it like it is. 4. Don’t send report in longhand dropped out of the race because of illness. September issue of A O P A PILOT has 5. Don’t send carbons or reproduced Everything seem to be going well and her an article by Frank Kingston Smith on the copies illness under control and she fully intended AWTAR. It also has an article on Project 6. Don’ t single space to write all of you. Then came hurricane 85 — the Safety Improvement Report with

September, 1970 our picture in it, so obviously that is must reading. ALAS! I’ve just returned from Houston where I spoke to the joint meeting of the Petticoat Pilot’s and the Ninety-Nines. In spite of a football game in town, we had about 100 people there and it was just great. Mary Able, came up for Dorothy Warren and me, and flew us down to Houston in her Twin- Bonanza. She also gave us a place to sleep and a bite to eat. It was a great weekend. I hate to say this, but Mary is an outstand­ ing pilot. She is really a pilot’s pilot. It was sheer joy to watch her work and I was only slightly green with envy. She wears that airplane like a glove. Really a marvelous technician. (Note to Mary: That’s the last kind word you’ll get from me.) What great fun it is to meet with another chapter, renew old friendships, make new ones, and listen to what the others are doing. Just one more reason why it is great to be a member of this association.

U-FLY-IT-SAFARI (Continued)

Our first stop out of Grand Central was Willem Pretorius Game Reserve on the Allemanskrall Dam— our first experience at finding a landing field which was not mark­ ed on the chart. This part of the country resembles our Kansas, while around Johan­ nesburg you could have been in Wisconsin or Iowa. Willem Pretorius was a 27,000 acre game sanctuary with herds of blesbok, black wildebeest aemsbuck red hartebeest TESSA McKECHNIE, MURIEL GARROW, JACKIE JENSEN WERE 3 OF THE SOUTH eland, zebra, and springbok. After a good AFRICAN 99S TO ATTEND THE JOHANNESBURG PARTY FOR THE 99 “SAFARI nights rest in the self-contained rondavels GIRLS.”

we were driven through the reserve and saw not only much of the wildlife but the re­ mains of beehive huts which were built by the Leghoye, the earliest Bantu inhabitants of the Free State. They are of stone with no mortar or binding, each with only one open­ ing 18 inches high. Following the game GABORONE viewing we flew to Kimberly where we were met by bus and taken to see the famous “ Big Hole,” one of the largest manmade excava­ tions in the world, 11'/2 million carats of diamonds have been taken from the crater which is 3,601 feet deep, 1,520 feet across with a circumference of almost a mile. Ad­ jacent to the Big Hole observation platform we toured the Kimberly open mine muse­ um, an area of original buildings of the diamond rush days which gave us a clear and fascinating picture of life when Kim­ berly was little more than a mining camp o f 1871. Leaving Kimberly we again flew over the Big Hole, as well as other mines in the area, and headed off across the flat lands for Upington on the Orange River for the night. Upington is in an area of date palms and cotton fields and we were treated to an unforgettable aerial view of the Orange River bordered by impressive agricultural YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL, HELENE ROBERTSON (HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER), development all along its fertile banks. AND MOLLY LOWE AT GABERONES AIRPORT, BOTSWANA. Upington had a beautiful new airport and

-4- September, 1970 administration buildings. Upon approach we were greeted and instructed to land on the “tarmack.” People from the Hotel were waiting to take us into town where we were served dinner in a picturesque style involv­ ing many waitresses flying in and out with the many courses. We were awakened next morning with the usual maid bearing cof­ fee or tea, and after breakfast the town council followed us to the airport for inter­ views and pictures. They had all been pray­ ing for rain and before we departed we brought them a welcome shower! We were each presented a small bag of red sand from the Kalahari desert, the area we would be flying over for the next few legs. Airborne, we viewed Augrabies Falls, the fifth highest waterfall in the world and then journeyed on over the desert spotted with a few small homesteads where the karakul are herded (their pelts are similar to those of Persian lamb.) Our destination was Keetmanshoop via a flight up Fish River Canyon, one of the most awe-inspir­ ing spectacles of Africa, comparable to the Grand Canyon—a labyrinth of channels and basins twisting for 40 miles through desolate mountain scenery. We were warned that the tower operator AT A PARTY IN JOHANNESBURG TO WELCOME VISITING 99, “SAFARI GIRLS”: at Keetmanshoop was “an old maid.” Actu­ L TO R: MARY COALE (HOUSTON). YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL (S.A.), ANN ROETHKE ally he became frantic. He was used to (WISCONSIN), PHYLLIS BARBER (IOWA), LIBBY DUNSETH (ILLINOIS). only five planes landing on his field a week

Some of the 99s at Durban Wings Club party for the “Safari girls”: Standing I to r: Libby Dunseth, Jackie Robinson, Alice Seaborn, Ann Roethke, Phyllis Barber, Val Cunningham, Mary Coale, Auriel Miller. Kneeling: Ann White, Lo-an Roux, Marion Barnick with “Candy”, the dog who has adopted the Wings Club.

September, 1970 and here were six planes all at once and with its ominous shifting sands. The only bunch of bloody Yankees, they have more five of them had female voices! He got so signs of life were diamond dredges in the hours and ratings among them than the excited he spluttered directions and as­ ocean and a few ship-wrecks along the whole lot of us have in all South Africa.” sured us he had cleared the area and coast. At Luderitz we were met by the We just made it to Wilderness as darkness would keep the area clear, such remarks as Rotary Club members who expected a fell. The landing strip was across a small “Oh be careful ladies, oh please do be group of male flyers! The airport was alive river from the Fairy Knowe Hotel and we careful, I repeat careful.” “Lady, you are with people and we later learned that all were taken to the hotel by boat. As there taxiing too fast, too fast,” “Oh ladies, who had come to the airport to meet us had was a water shortage, some in the group please slow down,” Only one of you are been required to get written permission used their tea water for bath water! allowed in the gas pit at one time.” He from the mines department as no one is (Continued Next Month) really “made our day.” Finally he came allowed outside the city limits. The entire down from the tower and stood in front of area is rigidly guarded and many restric­ the terminal and stared in utter disbelief. tions are placed on the people due to the MALES OF THE AV-WORLD— Arise! He had regained a bit of control when we amount of raw diamonds throughout the departed but checked with each to make area. This city was in a beautiful location, You are the victims of descrimination! to reach Windhoek and bid us a final looked like a paradise, but we discovered You are being deprived of your human sure we knew what heading we should take things about their restricted activities that rights in the air! to reach W indhoek and bid us a final were impossible for us to understand. Our The situation is not to be condoned goodby with Goodday, Mrs.” South African Lobster Tails come from another year! Windhoek lies entrenched in the moun­ this area, are packed here and shipped out Who flew in the Angel Derby this year? tains of the Khomas-Hochland. Here of Cape Town. They are commonly called Women, that’s who! Afrikans, German and English appear side ‘Crayfish’ and the natives were artists at Who flew in the FAT Race in July? by side on sign boards and in the shops. preparing their local product. W om en! We were served our evening meal in the Next morning we stopped at Springbok Who flew in the Skylady Derby last usual style but in an outdoor beer garden. for fuel enroute to Cape Town and this was week-end? WOMEN! Next morning we visited some of the shops, our first encounter with poor flying condi­ Who flew in the Powder Puff Derby this then headed for Tsumeb where we were tions. But John had described Youngs year? Women! met by the local flying club and served Field and we had no difficulty locating it in Why shouldn’t male pilots be admitted to lunch at the airport by the wives of the the murk—an open field with a golf course these races? Men are Angels, right? Very group. Tsumeb is in the Copper Mining on one side and a race track on the other. few use ‘powder puffs’ but the real name of district and many at the airport were We were met by the Cape Aero Club who that race is— hear this— The A ll W omen’s American engineers working and develop­ took us to our hotel on the coast under Air Race, or TAR for short. “Power Puff” ing the mines. The airport displayed many Table Mountain. was a handle put on the race by the news poinsettia trees, a beautiful setting. Next day (M onday, M ay 4— a week has media. From Tsumeb we flew to Namutoni on passed already!) we were given a bus tour (XCNews once was read the riot act for the edge of Etosha Pan and along the Pan of Cape Peninsula which stretches 32 calling the TAR—Powder Puff Derby.) to Okaukeujo for the night. This was one miles southward to a point where the At­ Who brought the air races to their knees of the most thrilling afternoons of the trip. lantic and Indian Oceans meet and at the and allowed women to compete in the The area abounds in herds of all kinds of most southerly point of the Peninsula is the heretofore ALL MALE pilot speed pylon wild game and we could fly as low as we Cape of Good Hope. Shortly after noon we races? WOMEN—you’d better believe it. cared to so long as we did not chase the were back in Cape Town and down on the Women are powerful certainly. They con­ animals. We were met at the aerodrome by Wharf for a delicious Portuguese sea food trol 80% of the money and 100% of the the national park rangers and they let us luncheon and the remainder of the after­ you-know-what. They insist on equal rights. drive their bus and station wagon through­ noon was spent in the downtown area visit­ WOMEN DON’T OFFER EQUAL out the area viewing the game before sun­ ing the many modern stores and shops. RIGHTS. set, at which time the gates to the fort The following morning we flew to Oudts- Males of the aviation world—let not an­ where we were to spend the night are hoorn via the most southerly point in other year go by— insist on entering the closed. We were housed again in thatched Africa, Cape Agulhas. We were scheduled Air Races, “for licensed women pilots”— rondavels and that night we gathered at the to visit the Cango Caves in this area but like the posters say. That’s an expression wall to watch a spring which was lighted. due to a late arrival we had to forego them open to question in itself. Are they licensed Soon there was a break in the silence as and enjoyed, instead, a ride through the women first? Is there such a thing as an the lion approached, roaring, and two by area which resembled our Colorado Rock­ unlicensed woman pilot? two came to the spring to drink at their ies. Back at the Ostrich Farm at Oudts- Consider pilot organizations a moment. leisure. This roaring continued throughout hoom, we were shown how the Ostrich is Ever hear of the QB’s? Ever see a female the night, providing atmosphere to sleep held in stocks while the plucking is ac­ (dressed that is) at a QB party? by! Anne, Alice and I shared a hut and I complished. We were given many interest­ How about the Women’s National Aero­ really made friends next morning when I ing facts on the Ostrich: He will carry at nautical Association? Males are members announced it was time for all “good” girls least 3 lbs. of rock in his stomach at all of an Auxiliary Unit, when WNAA prexy to rise and turned on the switches, only to times, he can swallow objects as large as a realized the liberation movement worked find the generators were not going. No light Coca Cola bottle, under the feathers of the both ways. Why Not FULL MEMBER­ and here it was 5:00 AM. When 5:30 AM wing there is a thumb and forefinger, they SHIP? rolled around the lights came on, so I made have powerful legs which they use in de­ Males are called 49'/£’ers to the Ninety friends twice that morning! fense, the feet bear only two toes. An Nines Inc. Would you call that a fifty per From Okaukeujo, after early morning Ostrich requires no water if green food is cent cut down? Is this fair? game viewing, we flew to Swakopmund on available—his body will produce moisture Whirly-Girls—did you read that? More the Atlantic Coast for lunch where we were from the food he eats. We were allowed to discrimination! From a handfull of rotor met by two representatives of the Shell Oil sit on one for pictures and enjoyed the rated women! Company who supervised refueling from afternoon so much that when airborne we It’s time for this to stop. If women want barrels. The fog was still hanging over the heard the controller ask if that bunch of (demand) equal rights—let them, give coast when we arrived but the aerodrome Americans had left the field at Oudtshoorn equal rights to all pilots who may or may was inland a few blocks and beyond the fog yet. “If they haven’t they will be in a heap not want to fly in XC RACES, without regard to sex, er that is gender. line. This is a resort area with a German of trouble getting into Wilderness before Continental atmosphere. From here we flew dark.” We didn’t know who answered but Peace, Pilots, Peace, Right ? Published by permission Cross Country News — Tony along the coast skirting the Namib desert the reply was, “Don’t worry about that Page, Editor.

September, 1970 (Continued from Page 3) 6. Surface visibility is more difficult to * The time rain or snow will begin, the 10th. This is an absolute deadline. This forecast than ceiling height. Visibility within plus or minus 5 hours. gives adequate time for the nominations in snow is the most difficult o f all Forecasters CANNOT predict the follow­ and so forth and the news must be in the visibility forecasts. Skill in these fore­ ing with an accuracy which satisfies present hands of the chapters by February 1st. casts leaves much to be desired. aviation operational requirements; * The time freezing rain will begin. REMEMBER 4 THINGS: Available evidence shows that forecasters * The location and occurrence of severe 1. No report due in June and no report due CAN predict the following at least 75 per­ or extreme turbulence. in December. cent of the time: * The location and occurrence of heavy 2. The January report is due in my hands * The passage of fast-moving cold fronts icing. by January 10th. or squall lines within plus or minus 2 * The location of the initial occurrence 3. The other reports are due in my hands hours, as much as 10 hours in advance. o f a tornado. by the 20th o f the month. * The passage of warm fronts or slow- * Ceilings of 100 feet or zero before they 4. R e p o r t !! !! !! ! moving cold fronts within plus or exist. minus 5 hours, up to 12 hours in ad­ * The onset of a thunderstorm which has vance. not yet formed. ★ GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT ★ * The rapid lowering of ceiling below * The position o f a hurricane center to PREVENTION PROGRAM 1,000 feet in pre-warm front conditions nearer than 80 miles for more than 24 within plus or minus 200 feet and hours in advance. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION within plus or minus 4 hours. * The onset of a thunderstorm 1 to 2 "WEATHER TO GO, OR NO GO-THAT IS HOW RELIABLE ARE AVIATION WEATHER THE QUESTION.” IF IN DOUBT, DON’T! FORECASTS? hours in advance, if radar is available. How good are our forecasts and services? A pilot should understand the limitations as well as the capabilities of present day ties preceeding the start.” ; From a General meteorology. The meteorologists under­ Pouider PufFDerbjj^ Fund contributor, “I must comment that I stands some atmospheric behaviors and has have received many letters and notes from watched them long enough to know that his contestants thanking us for our participa­ MARION ANDREWS knowledge of the atmosphere certainly is tion, and we really appreciated receiving not complete. 162-11 9th Avenue, Apt. 4B Whitestone, New York 11357 them.” “We are definitely planning on par­ Pilots who understand the limitations of ticipating in the 1971 Powder Puff Derby.” observations and forecasts usually are the The Powder Puff Derby fan mail seems From an admirer, “You gals have shown us ones who make the most effective use of the to be unusually heavy this year at AWTAR in the past years your determination, skill, weather forecast service. The safe pilot Headquarters. Following are some sample and keen competition in this race. Also continually views aviation forecasts with an quotes: From Monterey Peninsula Airport your safety factor is of great importance as open mind. He knows that weather always District Manager, “We have received many no powder puffer has had the powder is changing and consequently that the older compliments from the general public re­ rubbed off her nose in any race.” “We are the forecast, the greater chance that some garding the conduct of the race and activi- very proud of you beautiful girls and we part of it will be wrong. The weather-wise pilot looks upon a forecast as professional advise rather than an absolute surety. To have com plete faith in weather forecasts is almost as bad as having no faith at all. Recent studies of the aviation forecasts indicate the following:

1. Up to 12 hours— and even beyond— a forecast of good weather (ceiling 3,000 feet or more and visibility 3 miles or greater) is much more likely to be cor­ rect than a forecast of conditions be­ low 1,000 feet or below 1 mile. 2. If poor weather is forecast to occur within 3 to 4 hours, the probability of occurrence is better than 80 percent. 3. Forecasts of poor flying conditions dur­ ■ r i i ing the first few hours of the forecast period are most reliable when there is a distinct weather system, such as a front, a trough, preciptation, etc. There is a general tendency to forecast too little bad weather in such circum­ stances.

4. The weather associated with fast-mov­ ing cold fronts and squall lines is the most difficult to forecast accurately. 5. Errors occur when attempts are made to forecast a specific time that bad weather will occur. Errors are made 1970 FIRST PLACE WINNING TEAM *POWDER PUFF DERBY*. Co-Pilotw SUSAN less frequently, of course, when fore­ OLIVER (left), Pilot MARGARET MEAD (right), Receiving Awards and Trophies. casting that bad weather will occur Presented by FAA Administrator — JOHN H. SHAFFER, KAY A. BRICK — POWDER during some period, o f time. PUFF DERBY Chairman — in background.

September, 1970 — 7— wish you the best of luck,...” From the President of the National Pilots Associa­ tion, “I just wanted to comment on what a gorgeous official program you had for the Powder Puff Derby this year. That is a masterpiece— Your organization is certainly to be congratulated! “A P.S. “STEEP BANK: One charging more than 6% to finance an airplane.” Watch for an article on the Powder Puff Derby written by FRANK KINGSTON SMITH which will appear in “AOPA Pilot” . An interesting statistic; After the 1969 race, the big three airplane manufacturers were tied for 1st place Powder Puff Derby wins over the years. Bonanzas have come in first 6 times, Cessnas 6 times, this year Piper edged ahead with their 7th win. We asked for suggested routes for the 1971 race from the pilots attending the de­ briefing who seemed anxious to have a part in the planning. Only three have been re­ ceived from: MARDO CRANE, DOTTIE SANDERS, and ADELE PARSONS. Take a little time out to send your much appreciated thank you notes. If you have any clippings from the 1969 race send them to: KAMALA VASS, 65 O R C H A R D R O AD, W ATC H U N G , N.J. 07060. KAMALA is in the process of com­ 1970 SECOND PLACE WINNING TEAM *POWDER PUFF DERBY*. Co-Pilot JOAN piling the 1969 Powder Puff Derby scrap­ MACE, Pilot JoANN S7YPE, Receiving CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY AWARD, book. presented by Mr. E. C. ASHENFELTER, Aviation Sales Administrator.

SEND 1970 CLIPPINGS TO AWTAR Suggestions from HEADQUARTERS, TETERBORO AIR­ PORT, TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY Racers in 07608 1970 A W TA R

1. Adequate gasing facilities at all stops.

2. Standard towers with standard equip­ ment; with the official timers in the tower, good example this year was Hutchinson.

3. Timing to seconds at race stops. They have timing to seconds at horse races, car races, ski races, boat races, foot races, etc., why not airplane races?

4. Better information on mountain flying; this year was inadequate—

5. Radar vectors should not be allowed unless requested for orientation.

6. Slower planes should take off first, faster planes last, to give everyone a fair chance on the first day.

7. Each individual airplane that is entered in the race should be handi­ capped as it is equipped for the partic­ ular race at the inspection before the race is started (customary procedure in Indianapolis 500 car race). This could be done by each aircraft com­ pany or by race inspectors with the pilot aboard. Some aircraft companies 1970 THIRD PLACE WINNER *POWDER PUFF DERBY*. Solo — TRINA JARISH, suggest they would send representa­ Receiving Awards and Trophy. MC — FRANK KINGSTON SMITH (left) FAA Admin­ tives to individually handicap the istrator— JOHN H. SHAFFER (right). planes— these companies suggest they

-a September, 1970 fied procedure, exactly should be dis­ qualified.

16. W e would suggest that, at the start of the race, there should be more time between the educational briefing and the race.

17. W e would like to see more must stops for publicity reasons; also, this should help out with the gas situation. People waiting at the airports this year were very disappointed not to have more girls stop.

18. Inasmuch as many of the girls sub­ scribe to a weather service, would it be feasible for all contestants to contrib­ ute to a fund to provide better racing weather briefing for all contestants?

19. The race board is doing an excellent job, and want to support them in every way, but they should listen to con­ structive criticism when it is offered.

20. If aircraft without wheel fairing get two mph less per speed, why not aircraft with down steps and open cowl flaps given slower handicaps. Ex.: Mooney Ranger 180 HP vs. M ooney ZM ark 21.

1970 FOURTH PLACE WINNING TEAM *POWDER PUFF DERBY*. Co-Pilot KATHY 21. A ll aircraft make all fly bys. LONG; Pilot MARGE MITCHELL, Receiving Awards and Trophies. MC— FRANK KINGSTON SMITH (left), FAA Administrator — JOHN H. SHAFFER (right). 22. Fly all winning planes every year to keep a check on winners speed for future handicapping.

would contribute more money to the 23. The board should have rotating mem­ race if they could help with handi­ bers; to keep open mindedness. Too capping and other details assuring a many have served for too long for the fair race. benefit of too few.

8. Protests should be accepted until noon following the end of the race.

9. There should be officials at the termi­ nus of the race to judge in an objective manner, the flybys, and landing imme­ diately after flybys, etc.

10. Closer inspection of aircraft at begin­ ning of race for taping, numbers, etc.

11. In most sports, professional referee calls the infractions of the rules at the point of foul. The contestants have enough to do without acting as monitor also.

12. Tape recorders in all the towers, and there would be a record in case of controversy.

13. Better preparation for communications between timers and tower.

14. W e would like educational film or speaker on: flying pressure ridges, interpreting weather and winds (for racing), how forecast winds are accom­ plished.

15. W e are of the firm belief that when­ ever rules are made, they should apply to one and all, alike, (in flybys and regarding anything that has been spe- 1970 FIFTH PLACE WINNING TEAM *POWDER PUFF DERBY*. Pilot VIRGINIA ified distinctly (takeoff pattern, etc.) WEGENER, Co-Pilot PATRICIA INWOOD, Receiving AC SPARK PLUG DIVISION of anyone who does not follow the speci­ GENERAL MOTORS AWARD. Presented by Mr. D. R. Thoreson, Director Aviation

September, 1970 BROWNLEE, a flight instructor in Wood- AMELIA EARHART SCHOLARSHIP stock, N.Y., now Whirly-Girl No. 141; MISS BY PAGE SIIAMBURGER, aviation writer from Aberdeen, N.C., now Whirly-Girl No. DORA DOUGHERTY STROTHER 142; and MISS TERRY LEE LONDON, a The new year for the Ninety-Nines has ticity of the statements on the application. college student of Long Beach, Calif., who has begun her helicopter flight training. begun. With the new year a new slate of It will behoove each chapter to select care­ Deadline for receipt of applications is officers appears. The new trustee on the fully their A. E. Chairman this year for she Oct. 30, 1970. Application blanks may be Board of Trustees of your AMELIA EAR­ will be an important cog in the total A. E. obtained from The Whirly-Girls, Suite 700, HART SCHOLARSHIP Fund is MRS. chain. 1725 De Sales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. ALICE ROBERTS. She will make a great This year the Board is pleased to 20036. contribution to the Board and will be wel­ announce that 4 scholarships will be award­ comed whole heartedly. Alice will assume ed. Each will be awarded for “up to $900”. the role of Vice Chairman. MRS. JEAN The term “up to” means that you will not PEARSON will be the new Chairman of the “pad” your application to obtain the full Board and will need the whole cooperation $900, but that if your need is less than you SWINGING of each local, section and national officer. should apply for only that needed, generally INTO MRS. IRIS CRITCHELL will continue as the scholarship is intended to assist the 99s treasurer. Please remember to send con­ wishing a new rating or new knowledge 1971 tributions to her, not to the Chairman. The and it is expected that the scholarship will permanent trustees, MRS. ALICE HAM­ not stand the full cost but will assist the 99 BY PAT JETTON, 1969-1970 MOND and MRS. BRONETA EVANS by augmenting her own funds. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN AND continue. Remember that all donations should be * DORIS RENNINGER, 1970-1971 This year the Board is instituting a new sent to the Treasurer, MRS. IRIS MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN procedure for obtaining applications. An CRITCHELL whose address is 1467 application form will appear in one of the Lafayette Rd., Claremont, California, Well, here we are finishing another year fall Newsletters. No longer will the chair­ 91711. Be sure your checks are made out ... or rather starting another year of man of each chapter be required to write to to the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholar­ swinging 99 activities. Last year really was the A. E. Chairman for the application ship Fund. Do not make them out to one a “swinging year” under Boss BEA’S guid­ form. This procedure was necessitated by of the Board members or as one check ance and the upcoming one already looks the large number of applications which arrived, do not make them out to AMELIA promising. After all, the Kansas Chapter were being handled. In addition to this EARHART. has indicated what’s in store for us with change the local A E. Chairman will be Best wishes to all for a most successful their “Fun in 71” stickers stuck every­ responsible for certifying as to the authen- year! where. But, before we get into next year’s pro­ jects, let’s wind up some of the dangling ends of this year’s. Like transfer forms; a Directory of 99-Owned/Operated Airports good bit of the correspondence and person­ al contact has been about the breakdown of What a pleasant experience to stop for communication with regard to a transfer­ gas or RON at a strange airport and find a State______ring member. So... we developed a new fellow 99 there! This need not be a form which we hope will solve the problem. chance meeting if we knew ahead of time City______(If you have any of the old forms on hand, that a 99 operated or was associated with a throw them away... they’re a no-no) Any particular airport, and that we could be Sectional Chart______of you members planning to move will assured of a warm welcome there. Believing hereafter contact Headquarters requesting Airport Name______that many of us on cross-country flights a transfer form. When you get this form, would perfer to plan our stops, if possible, complete it, mail it back to Headquarters FBO Name______at a member’s airport (if only we knew intact and they will process it, making the which ones they were), we are compiling a 99’s Name______necessary changes in their files and sending list of such airports. notice to the two Chapters involved. A more complete list will be published in 99’s Connection______Now, another topic of conversation has Ninety-Nine News this winter and updated been “Inactive Members”. Our Bylaws pro­ for inclusion in the 1971-72 Membership (or 49-1/2’s) (partner; manager; vide that “any active member may, by vote Directory. secretary; instructor, etc.) of the Executive Board, become an Inac­ If you operate an airport or FBO, or are tive member upon loss of certificate result­ Send to: Catherine Grover employed full time by one, would you ing from accidental injuries or please let us have the following infor­ 1378 Pentwood Road circumstances beyond human control” mation: Baltimore, Maryland 21212 (Article II, Section 1, B). This does not mean that any active m em ber may elect to becom e an inactive member. The status Scholarship Applications Ready Now! must be approved by the Executive Board. And, incidentally, “inactive” refers to the Applications are now being accepted for The Scholarship will be awarded to the classification o f a member as pertains to the fourth annual Doris Mullen Whirly- applicant who best typifies the high stan­ her medical certificate, it does not refer to Girls Scholarship, which will be awarded dards of women in aviation personified by the activity of that member in her Chapter. next January to a deserving woman for use Doris Mullen. Applicants must hold a cur­ Some of our most active, participating toward obtaining a helicopter rating. rent airplane pilot license, must intend to members are classified inactive. And, as The $500 Scholarship was established in make use of the helicopter rating in such a you know, inactive members are now al­ 1966 by The Whirly-Girls, international way as to further the involvement of women lowed to vote, as approved at the recent organization of women helicopter pilots, in in aviation, and must demonstrate that they convention. honor of MRS. DORIS MULLEN, Whirly- require financial assistance to obtain the Sooooooo, with most of the loose ends Girl No. 84, who was fatally injured in an helicopter rating. tied up now, I guess I’ll have to close out airplane accident on July 24, 1966. Past winners have been MRS. GALE my term on the Membership Committee. It

— 10— September, 1970 has been great fun and I have thoroughly Chapter Chairmen keep that “Project SOLO CERTIFICATE”. What a nice way enjoyed hearing from and working with all Awareness” program handy and continue to to introduce the Ninety-Nines to future of you. I’ll miss it. But, I have no qualms use it. pilots and hopefully, future Ninety-Nines. whatsoever about turning over the reins to The New England Section was a wonder­ When the subject of introducing and my successor, DORIS RENNINGER. If ful hostess for the 1970 “Fun and Friend­ getting to know your prospective members ever there was an ENTHUSIASTIC, AC­ ship” Convention at beautiful Bretton as discussed, another Chairman told of her TIVE, PARTICIPATING, CONTRIBUT­ Woods, New Hampshire. One activity that Chapter’s Membership Questionnaire, that ING member, it’s DORIS. So, with that I was impressed with, as always, was the each prospective member is requested to build-up, (as they say in TV land) h-e-r-e’s “Chairman’s Coffee” (a tradition started by fill in. This information can be used in your DORIS. past president, RUTH DEERMAN). At next meeting notice, or by acknowledging this Coffee, all Chairmen are brought to­ her attendance at your meeting, with a •DORIS RENNINGER, 1970-1971 gether to discuss and exchange ideas and SPECIAL introduction by the Membership MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN views on any number of subjects pertinent Chairman or her sponsor. Most important— “THANKS”, PAT... with those lively to the Chapter’s interest. is—“Awareness”. This is the grass roots of adjectives we’re “Off and Up, Up, and On the subject of Membership.. .two our organization! Away” into a Swinging-W inging 1971. Ninety-Nine Membership niceties” : If the Chapter Chairmen who have those We all thank you, PAT, for the One Chapter obtains the names and ad­ two “N.N.M.N.’s” would send me a copy, thoroughness of your membership guidance dresses of female students who have soloed, we’ll ask EDITOR, HAZEL, to reproduce (in 1970 we became 4,000 members strong) from the Flying Schools at their local air­ them in the News so other Chapters can and you made us all “AWARE” ! Please, ports, and sends them a NINETY-NINE use them as guides, if they wish.

CONVENTION WINDUP FROM NEW ENGLAND SECTION V. BONESTEEL, Reporter What a pleasure it was for us in New gave greetings and KIMS’ SISTER did a in a very real way; to the Ways and Means England to welcome so many wonderful Korean dance, underlined the fact that our girls from each of the three chapters: Ninety Nines from all over the world to the organization is world wide. MARILYN ASHLAND, CONN., MONA 1970 International Convention at Bretton Speakers focused on women’s place in BUDDING, ENE, JEAN BATCHELDER, Woods: 210 Ninety Nines registered during aviation past, present and future. MRS. NNE, whose efforts helped produce a the four day event and, with their families MORRISSEY spoke of her sister, lovely program and a solvent convention; and guests, the attendance totalled 300 AMELIA, then went on to address herself to the Registration Committee under the enthusiastic participants. to the problems of youth today. CLAR­ leadership of MILLIE DOREMUS, whose “The indians” of the New England Sec­ ENCE CHAMBERLIN, who knew both thorough pre-Convention planning was tion salute their “Chiefs” whose planning, AMELIA EARHART and RUTH rewarded by a smooth operation; to the drive and cool heads made working with NICHOLS, shared some of the exciting Hospitality Committee headed by CHRIS them a pleasure. Our Section Governor and early years through movies. Our scientist/ SEAVER and ISABEL BLODGETT, whose Convention Chairman, PEG DAVIDSON, astronaut speaker, DR. PHILIP CHAP­ warmth added to the spirit of the occasion; inspired her girls to give the most MAN, pointed out that the path into space to the Transportation Committee with when it was needed. Coordinator, LOIS for women is through scientific expertise. Chairman PAT MACK and the many, AUCHTERLONIE was a true wonder of SHEILA SCOTT spoke of the wonderful many helpers, especially JERRY GARDI­ organization. Treasurer, FRAN PORTER, experience of meeting people all over the NER, who handled this most difficult task. kept careful track over the months to be world that has come through her many And while we’re passing around thank sure that we wouldn’t have to do dishes, and flights. yous, SHIRLEY MAHN of the Northern JEAN BATCHELDER contributed to the A special treat was the early flying skit New England Chapter and her children, necessary link with the actual Convention done by charter members TEDDY KEN­ SHEILA, RICKY and RUSTY did a tre­ area. “Chiefs,” we are proud of you! YON and NANCY TIER on Heritage mendous job at Whitefield Airport. The A truely international gathering, we were night. Yankee rides offered by DICEY MILLER priviledged to have the following members There were prizes galore! The 99 coming were highly popular and much appreciated. present: MARIA BOTERO AND BEAT- from the farthest by airline was MARIE The FBO's at Whitefield and Twin Moun­ RIZ MONTOYA from Columbia, South RICHARDSON, Governor of the Austra­ tain were great helps. America; KYUNG KIM, Seoul, Korea; lian Section. SHEILA SCOTT won for fly­ O f course, most o f the hard working PIRKKO PERRONEN from Finland; ing the farthest in her own plane, with girls have not been mentioned by name. MARIE RICHARDSON from Australia; BETTY GILLIES a close second. And They gave their time before, during and and SHEILA SCOTT, London, England, as walking away with a prize for the farthest after, often responding above and beyond well as a large Canadian contingent. flown not in a straight line (!) was the call. They are 99’s that do the organiza­ The business meeting, under the direc­ VINGINIA BRITT, co-organizer of the tion proud. tion of President BEA STEADMAN, pro­ successful Fun Air Tour. FINALLY, THOSE OF US IN THE duced, among other things, a resolution to The winner o f a most coveted raffle prize NEW ENGLAND SECTION WANT TO establish a museum trust. T o help kick off was VIRGINIA THOMPSON, Historian. THANK OUR WONDERFUL 49>/2ERS this project, the Connecticut Chapter put She took home a beautiful 99 Afgan knitted FOR THEIR INVALUABLE SUPPORT. together a display of RUTH NICHOLS by NINA HETMAN of the Connecticut See you in Wichita for Fun in 71! memorabilia which will go to the museum. Chapter. The Clambake, with the Northern New BEE REID won the Women’s Golf England Chapter as hostess, was a delight­ Trophy and B. W ILSON the men’s. And NEXT ISSUE ful culinary adventure topped off by the Eastern New England’s own MARIE entertaining skit: “Fun in 71” by the LEPORE won the Champagne Putting Deadline Kansas girls. Heritage Night, under the di­ Contest. Sept. 20, 1970 rection of Luncheon and Banquets Chair­ There are so many people that made man, MARY NEIL, was a great success. Convention work that it would be impos­ MAIL TO: The AE Luncheon was planned to perfec­ sible to name them all. A few accolades, Box 38499 tion by FRAN PORTER and her able com­ though, to ROSE CRIM of Connecticut, Dallas, Tex. 75238 mittee. And the International Buffet, dur­ whose hard work getting Convention mate­ ing which members from foreign countries rials mailed to the membership contributed

September, 1970 11— Michigan Small Race

interests, she has been limiting herself to part time work in auditing and setting up books for new businesses and anything else that looks like an interesting challenge. She also finds time to study the stock mar­ ket, and during a good market says she “loves to juggle a few dimes.” Besides her all-encompassing love of fly­ ing and the spirit of competition that rac­ ing provides her, she finds music as a hobby takes her to the other end of the spectrum and provides her the relaxation that even she occasionally must have. This diminutive, vivacious young woman lives with her two sons, DOUG (currently at Howe Military Summer Camp) and DON (working this summer as a mechanic). In their close and understanding relationship APT PROJECT with one another it isn’t unusual for “Win­ nie” to come home and find a motor cycle GARNETT HASTINGS, CHAIRMAN or an automobile engine in the middle of the kitchen. In sharing their mutual inter­ We strongly recommend that each Michigan Small Race ests she and her boys have built radios, re­ Ninety-Nine member participate in the self- ceivers and all kinds of electronic equip­ imposed, annual proficiency test program ment from kits. (APT), a most important endeavor to fur­ MRS. WINIFRED DUPEROW of 4450 Both DOUG and DON are well-known to ther promote safety in flying. W. Delhi Avenue, Holt, Michigan has been the girls on the racing circuit as “Win’s” co­ Illustrations are of the APT form to be named General Chairman of the 15th Annual pilots and rooters. In one race when Donald used in the proficiency flight, and signed by Michigan Small Race Board. She has was 14 years old and co-piloting for her your instructor, and the APT pin to be served on the race board in the capacity of she remembers encountering some hail, awarded for your efforts upon completion. treasurer since 1966. The 1970 race will be and while Donald was hanging on for dear This past APT year has been progressive, held in Coldwater, Michigan on October 2, life he said “Mom, keep going... you can and of course very encouraging. Let’s 3, and 4 of this year. do it.” Doug was recently described by the really get behind the APT program this MRS. DUPEROW comes to this position Director of Howe Military in a conversation next year and work toward a 100% APT with unusually fine qualifications. She is an with Winnie in this manner — “Here’s a membership. Not only will we be safer avid competitor, having raced in most of boy who can look me in the eye and stare pilots by maintaining proficiency and mak­ the better-known races around the flying me down, and I like that.” ing us more at ease in our everyday flying, circuit. She has flown as both pilot and co­ Perhaps one of the best indications of but we’ll earn respect and uphold our pilot in these contests, and has always done the vigor she displays is the often-heard image among the leaders in the aviation a commendable job and placed well. She is comment “Look out, when Winnie has world. a member of the Michigan Chapter of The rasied her boys you’ll probably see a big I do thank everyone sincerely for their Ninety-Nines, Inc. and has held nearly cloud of dust and know that she is kicking past efforts in the APT program, and urge every office in that organization. An active up her heels.” you to expand and accelerate your activitiesfund raiser for the Amelia Earhart Schol­ The small race which she is currently this next year. arship fund, she was twice nominated for busy working on is limited to sixty air­ Additional forms and buttons are avail­ this award herself. planes and is a round-robin type profi­ able from your International APT Chair­ Her aviation background includes her ciency race of approximately 200 miles. man. Just drop a note. Let’s get off to a fast first solo flight at Detroit City airport on The women pilots can fly solo, or be ac­ start this year. June 3, 1963, followed in quick succession companied by a man or woman co-pilot or by receipt of her private pilot’s license on passenger. Contestants are given fuel and July 3, and departure on July 5 to fly as speed handicaps for their particular make co-pilot for her sister “SAMMY” (MRS. and model of aircraft, and the pilot with Y O U A N D I GEORGE A. McKAY of Grand Blanc) in the best relative standing on speed and fuel the Powder Puff Derby. is the winner. Population of U.S. 153.000.000 Subsequently she worked for and ob­ This year’s race is co-sponsored by the Those over 65 41.000.000 tained her commercial license and instru­ Coldwater Chamber of Commerce, the Left to do the work 112.000.000 ment rating in the same manner as she had Branch County Flying Club, and the Mich­ Those under 21 54.000.000 acquired her private pilot’s license, not igan Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. The with the aid of ground school classes, but race is officiated by the Michigan Aeronau­ Left to do the work 58.000.000 rather by surrounding herself with books tics Commission and sanctioned by the 25.000.000 Government employed at home—with an admonition to her boys National Aeronautics Association. Left to do the work 33.000.000 nobody touch or move anything”—and In the armed forces 10.000.000 drowning herself in knowledge for 12 days. Left to do the work 23.000.000 Not prone to be superstitious, on the 13th In state or city work 19.000.000 day she took the written tests and passed Please send News Clippings, Pictures, Left to do the work 4,000,000 with flying colors. She’s that kind of gal! etc. to SCS 99 Scrapbook Chairman: “WINNIE’S” vocational training was in In hospitals or asylums 3,800,000 Marge Nielsen the secretarial and accounting fields, and she Left to do the work 200,000 J&J Ranch has worked in positions ranging from a 199,998 Route 1 Bums who won’t work one-girl office to office manager, corporate Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 Left to do the work 2 officer and member of the board of direc­ You and I — and I'm getting tired. tors. Lately, to give her time for her many

— 12— September, 1970 MYERS; Corresponding Secretary ALMA HITCHINGS; Recording Secretary, N.Y. • N.J. CAROL KOCZON; and Treasurer, SANDY DUMA. v'%>' ALICE HAMMOND flew the final race SwrsBBWSECTIONi s survey of the Powder Puff Derby Route then flew the race with JEAN PEARSON as her co-pilot. After the race it was off to Michigan with 49'/2-cr for a ten day vaca­ NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY tion. SECTIONAL JERRY ROBERTS was our solo entry in SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3,1970 the Powder Puff Derby and ALMA HIT­ CHINGS and ELLIE McCULLOUGH SHERATON-LA GUARDIA INN Dolores Dyvad and Doris Dolce posing NEAR LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, N.Y. teamed up to fly the Race. in front of the Dolce Comanche for FLO WALSH and JANE MARTIN “Ar­ a farewell photo, and fond adieu’s PRE-SECTIONAL “MOD PARTY" rowed” it to Ft. Lauderdale in July. after a very happy re union. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2,1970 Dodged thunderstorms all the way and if ' SUITE 509-A T THE INN that weren’t enough.. .they had radio fail­ DORIS DOLCE, 49V£’er and daughters ure to boot. flew to Alamagordo, New Mexico to visit CHICKIE ALPER was official NAA long time flying friends LT. COL. and GARDEN STATE CHAPTER Timer at the Race Terminus at Bristol and MRS. LARRY DYVAD. LARRY and MARY ROSE MYERS, Reporter STEPHANA GRESTEDT enjoyed her four DOLORES own and operated Midway Air­ The August meeting of our Garden work days at the terminus. This reporter port. DOLORES is a Ninety-Nine member State Chapter was held in the Prop Room was looking forward to working at the of the El Paso Chapter. of JOE TRAPPY’S Oasis Sky-way Restau­ Terminus but the recent passing of my VIRGINIA HAMMONI) gave a detailed rant ... just across the street from Bader Mother and having to care for an invalid report on the progress of Aviation educa­ Field in Atlantic City, N.J. There were Father changed plans for me. tion in the New Jersey school systems. quite a few fly-ins to attend the meeting. ALMA HITCHINGS flew the New En­ VIRGINIA attended the state sponsored ALICE HAMMOND, one of our dele­ gland Air Race with ELLIE McCOL- Aero-Space Education Workshop at the gates to the convention, gave a detailed re­ LOUGH as her co-pilot. invitation of the New Jersey State Director port of the convention and EDYTHE JERRY ROBERTS enjoyed a flying golf of Aviation Education. The workshop was FINE, the second delegate gave her short week-end at Sugarbush with 491/4’er HAL held in July at the Rider College campus. report on the convention, the first she had and son STEVE. JERRY ROBERTS also This aviation program will be available to attended. spoke at the Cherry Hill and the Maple all New Jersey students. This program Two hospital helio pads will be air­ Shade, New Jersey Rotary Clubs. The along with the Airport Development pro­ marked by the end of October ... they are twenty-fourth annual Powder Puff Derby gram are two of the present day projects The ROBERT J. MILLER Airpark and was her topic. Oh yes, and JERRY will that our Ninety-Nines can play a great role Point Pleasant. fly as co-pilot for 491/4’er HAL in the of involvement. New officers for the ensuing year have NEAD. This will be the last year that the Garden been elected and shall be installed Septem­ ALMA HITCHINGS also had a speak­ State Ninety-Nines will have Ninety-Nine ber twentieth. The newly elected officers ing engagement at the Toms River, N.J. shoes for sale. are as follows... Chairman, JERRY RO­ Kiawanis and spoke on the Powder Puff Well, this just about covers the July- BERTS; Vice-Chairman, MARY ROSE Derby and Women in Aviation. August Garden State Activites so it is time to close out this transmission. Happy, safe flying.

III ANNUAL PHOENIX PROFICIENCY LAST FLIGHT AIR RACES! GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1970 NANETTE "NAN”SPEARS entries close Oct. 15 GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER GALS! KACHINA DOLL RACES — Morning TROPHIES! LORRAINE BRUCK, Reporter

GUYS! ROADRUNNER RACES — Afternoon PRIZES! The highlight of October for the Greater $25 entry fee each race * includes GALA BANQUET New York Chapter will be hostessing the New York-New Jersey Section meeting on 250-300 Mile Round-Robin Phoenix Litchfield Airport O ctober 3 at the Sheraton LaGuardia Inn. Sponsored by PHOENIX CHAPTER OF THE 99’S INTERNATIONAL Coffee and resgistration at 9:00 a.m.; meeting at 10:30. The theme is “Progress and Future of Women in Aviation” and our To: Ruth Lundberg □ $1 Director of Aviation Development Council. 11245 West Hidalgo FOR KIT After lunch we’ve planned a tour of Flight TOLLESON, AZ 85383 ENCLOSED Safety facilities where a simulator will be available for our use. On Friday night, NAME------October 2, Chapter Chairman HELEN EGAN and Coordinating/Program Chair­ STREET ______man JANE JACOBUS will hostess a “mod” party in Suite 509. Committee Chairmen STATE ______ZIP------include KAY HILBRANDT, registration; JULIA HELLMAN, publicity; BETTY

September, 1970 — 13— PATTON, decorations: BETTVLOU HU- WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER ED, JEAN, BURT and JOHN NALBONE- BIN, hospitality; GRACE AMSTER, trans­ DORIS CULP, Reporter INCLUDING AGNES and ALAN, DEN- portation. LER, ETHEL FEDDERS, TERRY PIR­ A day that started out with thunder­ Members of GNY present at Interna­ RUNG, KATHY and HENRY POTOCZAK, storms wasn’t exactly conducive to the job tional Convention: HEI.EN EGAN, DORIS DONNA and BILL JOSS, JANE and KEN of Air Marking at Dunkirk on July 19 — RENNINGER, KAY HILBRANDT, JULIE VAN BUREN and DORIS and HERB but Western New York 99s cannot he VOM SAAL, MARIAN ANDREWS, JANE CULP. Since it has long been our ambition deterred from their appointed tasks! In JACOBUS, SELMA CRONAN, KAY to include Air Marking in our flying activi­ order to outsmart the weather JEAN and BRICK, VERA FINLEY, prospective mem­ ties, we found that it is not only great fun BURT VALVO graciously hosted the ber BETTY BARLIA, and LORRAINE but also most satisfying! planned picnic at their country home in BRUCK. Many with 49V&-ers and 24%-ers, Election of officers was held at our July Silver Creek before, instead of after, the many in our own flying machines. meeting at the Red Mill in Williamsville, Air Marking, and everyone was well DORIS RENNINGER, going out as In­ and those who will be piloting the Western fortified with delicious fare for the job ternational Executive Board member, com­ New York Chapter on to bigger and better ahead. BURT stayed with the 11 small fry, ing in as International Membership Chair­ things are: ARLENE BRAY, Chairman; and since the picture of his group isn’t man, was guest speaker at the graduation KATHY POTOCZAK Vice-Chairman; back as we go down the stretch to deadline, ceremonies of 60 female cadets at CAP’s JEAN VALVO Secretary/Treasurer; we'll have a trailer next month on this Aerospace Age Orientation Course, Mc­ ETHEL FEDDERS, Membership Chairman; phase of the project. As soon as our experts Guire Air Force Base, N.J. July 3, 1970. PEG PIEPER, News Reporter. Congratu­ declared the runway was dry enough to CATHERINE BROOKS, Captain in the lations to you all and a big welcome to my paint, all systems were “go” , and through Hasbrouk Heights Squadron of CAP, re­ successor, PEG. With her enthusiasm for the combined efforts of determined 99s, cently attended the annual CAP Stall Col­ the 99s and with your cooperation in send­ 4914ers and one 24-3/4er, TOMMY lege at Maxwell AFB in Alabama for a ing her all your flying activities, we’ll be PIRRUNG, Dunkirk is now sporting 20 week of intensive training in leadership eager for every issue of the Nineth-Nine foot high bright, shiny, yellow identification and command functions. News to arrive. on its newly paved taxi-way. The point (all Of interest to all pilots: AOPA Air This is my last transmission. N3143U 25 gallons) and the rollers were provided by Safety Foundation Special Courses Private/ — Out. the City of Dunkirk Highway Department Commercial/Instrument/IFI for 3 days through the efforts of our determined (Sept. 18-20 with F A A written exams on scouts, JEAN and BURT VALVO. We also the 21st) at the Sheraton Motor Inn, New LONG ISLAND CHAPTER had the gracious consent, blessings and York City. For more info write the Founda­ assistance of JOHN NALBONE, Director of Reporter Unknown tion, P. 0. Box 5800, Washington D.C. Fixed Base Operations at Dunkirk Airport. “Reward offered to any person, persons, 20014. We would recommend that anyone attempt­ having information leading to the appre­ GNY membership well-represented at ing the task also completely equip them­ hension of Chapter Reporter replacing “Wing Ding” in the Texaco Hangar, Teter- selves with the talent, advice and assistance MARILYN HIBNER, i.e., name description, boro N.J. on Aug. 14th celebrating the 50th of someone like ED PIRRUNG without last known address— contact: Ruth Dobrescu, anniversary of Teterboro Airport along whose plotting and planning of the letters we Chapter Chairman.” (Ed note: Your car­ with many of aviation’s old-time all-time could not have accomplished our project. toons add a little class to this News. I shall greats. All who contributed, extend our thanks to miss them.) Ninety-Nines were invited to tour La- Guardia and Kennedy Airports on Sept. 12, starting with coffee and danish at 9:30 a.m. in the Main Lobby of LaGuardia Terminal Building, hosted by HERB FISHER, SPECIAL ASSISTANT AVIATION AF­ FAIRS TO PORT OF NEW YORK AUTHORITY. Member minutiae: MICKY THOMAS, PEGGY SHINN, RUTH BLISS, and GRACE AMSTER were contestants in 1970 AWTAR ... world traveler JANE VAN EPS (she works for PanAm) flew 50,034 miles between Feb. 1 and Aug. 1, all on PAA ... BETTYLOU S. HUBIN has a new instrument rating to her credit... new member LORRAINE BRUCK flying a Mooney Executive out of Westchester County Airport doing interim duty as chapter reporter for NNNews... a great way to “beat the heat” ; GNY members en­ joyed a swim party and buffet hosted by Fred and Doris Stoll at their Chappaqua, N.Y. home on Aug. 23 .. three new mem­ bers will swell the ranks of GNY Chapter; we’U announce it when their memberships become official. REMEMBER! NEW YORK NEW JER­ SEY SECTION MEETING ON SATUR­ DAY. OCTOBER 3, AT THE SHERATON THE WESTERN NEW YORK AIR MARKING GROUP AT THE VALVOS HOME IN SILVER LaGUARDIA INN, LaGUARDIA AIR­ CREEK — ALL WELL FORTIFIED FOR THE JOB AHEAD AFTER A FUN PICNIC. L. TO R. STANDING: BURT VALVO, KATHY POTOCZAK, BILL JOSS, TERRI PIRRUNG, PORT, NEW YORK CITY. TOMMY PIRRUNG, PETER AND PEG PIEPER, JANE VANBUREN, DORIS CULP, (Ladies — Thanks for special invitation to ALAN DENLER, ED PIRRUNG, ETHEL FEDDERS, HENRY POTOCZAK. SITTING: your Sectional — love that Sheraton-La- CAN YOU FIND THEM AMONG THE 24V4ERS? DONNA JOSS, JEAN VALVO, AGNES Guardia Inn, See ya in Oct. DENLER, KEN VANBUREN. BEHIND THE CAMERA — HERB CULP.

— 14— September, 1970 MIDDLE EtST SECTION

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER GINNY MERRION, Reporter

I’ve just returned from our August meet­ ing and annual picnic held at the home of NANCY and BUZZ DIEMAND. As always, it was loads of fun and on such a hot day the pool felt just great. There were thun­ derstorms in the forecast so most of us decided on ground transportation, but sev­ eral gals flew in and landed at the Diemand strip just a few yards from the house. The meeting was well attended with approxi­ mately fifteen members present plus hus­ bands and children. It was particularly de­ lightful to have with us SISTER MAR­ GARET MARY BOREK who was home for a few weeks vacation. She was a former member of this chapter and now is a mem­ "The last snap” before the actual painting began with Ed Pirrung, Project Super­ ber of the Florida Goldcoast Chapter. visor, Bill Joss, Peter Pieper, Henry Potoczak, Ken VanBuren and Donna Joss. Congratulations to ANNA SPIVEY on earning her commercial license and to MARSHA IVINS who has obtained her MARYLAND CHAPTER GROVER each worked several days and Ground Instructor and Ground Instrument JUNE HANSON, Reporter HELEN DOWNS and JUNE HANSON Instructor ratings. helped out one day. LEONORA EATON The Articles of Incorporation for the At this time BETTY WAY is winging flew up on Sunday for a visit to 3M Air­ Maryland Chapter have already been her way to Mexico by airline to travel and port with passenger GERRY STORM. signed. The present slate of Officers paint with a group or artists. There was some confusion but it was excit­ (CATHERINE GROVER, MARGE LAKE, ing and interesting meeting some of the CAROL BOHACH has just completed DOLORES EIRICH, JUNE HANSON) conestants and girls from other chapters. the AOPA instrument course ground school met at the the home of PORTIA HUTTON Hope it was a financial success for the held at Ft. Washington. She said it was a Frederick, Md., on August 8th to officially Eastern Penna Chapter — they worked SO tough grind but well worth it. affix their signatures to the legal papers hard. Our September meeting is scheduled for drawn up by WALLY HUTTON and nota­ M. E. DOUGHERTY of MARYLAND the 12th and will be a fly-in to Montauk, rized by Portia. MAGAZINE will have an article on general N. Y., weather permitting, of course. Our chapter was well represented at the aviation in the September issue. The 99s That’s all for now. Come on, Gals— Let’s 1970 AWTAR terminus registration desk in will be mentioned but the pcitures we sent fly places and do things and most of all, Trenton, N. J. RENE BIRCH, ELIZA­ her were not suitable for reproduction so tell me about them. Happy Flying. BETH SULLIVAN and CATHERINE we won’t be seen. The Harford County members are mak­ ing the news. The Havre de Grace "Re­ cord” ran a feature article on them and the following week the “Aegis” of Bel Air had a news article concerning the Md Chapter in connection with their work at AWTAR. Pictures accompanied both articles. Very nice of the newspapers to give us 99s some free publicity. Harford County members are: DORIS JACOBSON, KAY BAYS, HELEN DOWNS, NICKI BONNER, JUNE HANSON. CATHERINE GROVER took Tom and John for a flying holiday in their Skyhawk to Nova Scotia, Canada, during the last week in June. CATHERINE had difficulty obtaining air charts for the area she needed way up there, so she flew by road map which was fine as long as she could see the roads. She had to file instrument for one leg of the trip home and it proved exciting — ask her about it! They spent most of their time on Prince Edward Island and made sure they were at the Bay of Fundy to watch the tremendous tides. Plotting the letters was basic, and our team of experts completed it with aplomb. We have a new instrument rated 99 — L. to R. Herb Culp, Ed Pirrung, Ken VanBuren, Alan Denier, Donna Joss, Henry KAY BAYS!! She is now working on her Potoczak and Ethel Fedders. Commercial and says that everytime she

September, 1970 — 15— Seckenheim, Germany, (a town between Mannheim and Heidelberg) but hopes to be back in the States before this time next year. NICKI BONNER is traveling in Europe this summer and MARGE LAKE plans to visit Germany this fall. From ELEANOR STARKEY: We are all well and happy here on our little “ Coral Paradise” of Okinawa. I’m studying the Japanese language in order to communicate better with the people here and I’m doing real well. They are such delightful people and so very easily pleased and apprecia­ tive; we could take a few lessons from them. I just eat my heart out whenever I read of all your flying activities in the States. With all due appreciation of the many opportunities Uncle Sam offers us — he doesn’t furnish free flight time so it seems my flying has been sharply curtailed for awhile. We have so much restricted area here, about the only safe place to fly is over the East China Sea and even part of that is restricted. On one of my recent hangar visits to the airport, I copied the following notice off the bulletin board: “CAUTION: DURING THE MISSILE FLYING FROM BOLO POINT, BE SURE TO REMAIN WELL CLEAR OF THE LAUNCH AREA (SEE MAPS IN CLUB). IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE MISSILE Every job needs a supervisor — but two?? The latest in painting attire is modeled TRACKING RADAR TO “LOCK-ON” TO by Jean Valvo and Peg Pieper while Terri Pirrung, Agnes Denier and Kathy OUR CLUB AIRCRAFT RATHER THAN Potoczak get on with the job. THE TARGET DRONE. IF THIS HAP­ PENS AND THE MISSILE IS has flown since acquiring her instrument the Moon, Jackson Hole and Salt Lake City LAUNCHED — GOODBYE!!!!” rating, she has run into IFR weather and with all its beautiful (and FREE) sights had to file. and sounds. RENE BIRCH has been flying husband JUNE HANSON had her first weekend WASHINGTON, D.C., CHAPTER PHIL to Cambridge, Md., on business al­ flying trip in July to Mifflin County Air­ CLEO SHERBOW, Reporter most every week. She drives to Aldino Air­ port, Penn, for the 175th Anniversary Cele­ port, rents a Cherokee, flies to Friendship bration of the founding of Lewistown. During the past year our chapter has International to pick up PHIL, then on to Very accomodating people there and a nice been so active that no one has had the time Cambridge. Saves him time and she gets to airport with no overnight tiedown fee if you to get the newsletter written. fly more this way. buy gas. Dropped brother DAVID off at Three members earned their Instructors LEN O RA EATO N has been flying Harrisburg on the way home and visited Rating. They are, LILLIAN CHESNES, around the country again. She and GERRY the FSS at Hbg-York Airport. EVELYN MAHLE, and PAULETE PIN- STORM had a trip to the Pocono Mts. and Lt. Col. JEANNE WOLCOTT is still in KARD. she and HOWARD flew to Florida. I un­ derstand they encountered some bad weath­ er on the Florida flight but don’t know any details. DORIS JACOBSON and family flew commercial to Wisconsin for two weeks in June to visit family and friends. Soon after their return, 49'/&’er JOHN flew to Oak Ridge, Tenn, for two weeks of work, JOHN is now Instrument rated and had hoped to fly down in the Flying Club’s Cessna but couldn't get the plane. LEAH STINCH COM B and Ray flew their Navion down to Jekyll Island, Geor­ gia, for the annual Navioneers Convention. LOIS BATY and family spent the 4th of July in Cleveland helping her mother cele­ brate her 86th birthday. From there they flew commercial to Portland, Oregon, to spend a week at the National Society of Professional Engineers convention — Bruce was Md. representative. They tent camped Coming down the home stretch at Dunkirk and just barely finished before the from there following much of the Oregon rains came! L. to R. Ethel Fedders, Agnes Denier, Jane VanBuren, Tommy Pirrung, Trail, visiting the Snake River, Craters of Peg Pieper, Terri Pirrung and Alan Denier.

— 16— September, 1970 craft will be flying passengers out of Wash­ ington National Airport as part of Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of Flight Service. Those members not flying will be helping out in guided tours of the public through the Flight Service Station. The chapter was Incorporated this spring. Many hours of work have gone into a set of By-Laws to govern our rapidly growing chapter. The annual meeting of the chapter was held at the home of HEDY JAFFE. As usual when the annual meeting is held at HEDY’S we get our largest turnout. Is it possible the delicious meal cooked by HEDY, for the members, brings out most members?

ALABAMA CHAPTER SYLVIA S. DERRICK, Reporter

Left to Right: ARVEN SAUNDERS, President of the Aero Club of Washington, D.C. Chairman JUANITA HALSTEAD and Director of the FAA’s National Capital Bureau of Airports; JEAN BATTEN, holder Vice Chairman CLAUDIA CONN of solo flight records — England to Australia to New Zealand and England to Brazil — 1934 and 1934 (records still hold — three time recipient of the Harmon Trophy Treasurer ..... JAYE HUDGINS and JACKIE SCOTT (Mrs. Gerald L.) Chairman of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of Corresponding the 99’s at the Chapter’s August reception honoring JEAN BATTEN. Secretary MARGIE POHL Recording Under the direction of MARY ANN oring JEAN BATTEN from the Canary Secretary BENNIE PETERS JESSUP, informative lectures pertaining to Islands. JEAN holds many awards and aviation and a familiarization of basic trophies in aviation. She won the Harmon KATHLEEN and RUSS VAUGHN were ground school, were given on a weekly trophy three times and she holds the En­ at Huntsville’s Jetport in August to meet basis for three months to a group of young gland Australia solo record which has not JUANITA and FOY HALSTEAD, BEN­ men at the Bell Vocational School in Wash­ been broken in thirty-four years, to men­ NIE and PHILIP PETERS and children, ington D.C. Chapter members who par­ tion just a few of her accomplishments. To SONNY and ALTON TURNER, and ticipated in this most worth-while experi­ meet a great lady of aviation as JEAN is ELISE HEILPERN to lead them across ence were MARY ANN JESSUP, CLEO made for a most pleasant evening. town to SYLVIA and ED DERRICK’S SHERBOW, LINDA DENSMORE, and On the twenty second of August, chapter home. The were joined there by ROSAI.EE PAULETTE PINKARD. It was well re­ members with transponder equipped air BOX and LAVINIA SPILMAN for a pic­ ceived and the possibility of a full years nic lunch topped off by homemade ice curriculum on aviation, two hours a week, cream. for these young men is being worked on at Everyone take note of Alabama’s new this time by chapter members. members elected at that meeting: The annual Closed Course Race spon­ CLAUDIA missed the meeting because sored by the D.C. Chapter, under the able she was in Oshkosh for the EAA Fly-In supervision of CONNIE MARSH was held being held there. We are all very proud in May. Due to inclement weather the race that CLAUDIA recently earned her Com­ got off to a late start, but it did take place mercial license. and all participants, both on the ground Alabama recently lost member NANCY and in the air found it a worth-while pro­ HALL to New Orleans Chapter. We are ject. going to have to get busy to replace all our Four chapter members flew in the Angel moving members. Derby. Pilots were PAULETTE PIN­ 99ERS ELISE HEILPERN, MARGIE KARD, EVELYN MAHLE, CLEO SHER­ POHL, and SONNY TURNER served as BOW and MAUREEN LOCHE. very able hostesses to the Fun Air Tour in Attending the International Convention July on their stop in Montgomery. this year were BLANCHE NOYES, NONA Huntsville 99s KATHLEEN VAUGHN, QUARLES, VIRGINIA THOMPSON, ROSALEE BOX and your writer were busy FRANCES NOLDE, IRENE WIRTSHAF- Test your proficiency in July assisting the local FBO operator as TER. and CLEO SHERBOW. Historian acting hostesses for the South Eastern VIRGINA THOMPSON won the grand Fly the FAIR Aviation Trade Association. They were re­ prize at the convention, a beautiful afghan paying for help received during the Sec­ made by NINA HETMANENKO of the Seymour, Indiana tional and the Angel Derby. Connecticut Chapter. As this is my last column as reporter for September 18, 19, 20 August fourth a reception was held at the 99 News, I want to take this opportun­ the home of VIRGINIA THOMPSON hon­ ity to brag on our outgoing Chairman

September, 1970 — 17— KATHLEEN VAUGHN. She has been tops. We will see you in Ft. Lauderdale in September and in Montgomery in October.

CAROLINAS CHAPTER PS, REPORTER

This past month has been one of vaca­ tions for the Carolinas members. It's kinda hard to get-together and play when every­ body's off playing somewhere. Chapter Chairman “MERCY” WRENN has been digging her toes in the sand at TopsT Beach; Secretary-Treasurer EVIES HY­ MAN has been likewise at Garden City; BUZZ TAYLOR is down “on the coast” right now, and would you believe? LOU­ ISE SMITH is driving to Tucson. 'Bout our most flying member of late is LOUISE THADEN who has given the air­ lines her business as she visits sone and daughter. CAROLINE HEMBEL has had her nose to the grindstone helping the state of South Carolina’s 300 year celebration. Our instructors, FRAN MILLER, SYL THE WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAPTER’S AUGUST 4TH RECEPTION AT THE HOME ROTH, and RUBY GUINN are up and fly­ OF VIRGINIA THOMPSON IN HONOR OF JEAN BATTEN (CENTER — HOLDING ing all the time. How else can you pay the SILVER PUNCH CUP) HOLDER OF WORLD SOLO FLIGHT RECORDS — ENGLAND new user taxes? And — that BARBARA TO AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND AND ENGLAND TO BRAZIL — 1934 and 1935 O’CO N N O R ! When she’s not doing flip- — THREE TIMES RECIPIENT OF THE HARMON TROPHY. THE FIRST RECORD flops in a clipped wing Cub, she’s busy in FLIGHT WAS MADE IN A 90 HP GYPSY MOTH! VIRGINIA THOMPSON IS ON JEAN’S the duty of promoting Wings and Wheels. RIGHT AND NEXT IS CHAPTER CHAIRMAN JACKIE SCOTT. And, if you haven’t been there—you should. That’s the South Carolina spectac­ or so members who arrived for dinner, in­ DONNA re her soaring activities as a 16- ular. Just off Vance Omni, you’ll see the cluding BETTY TRACY from the Space- year-old glider pilot, plus picture, in a mid­ grass strip and big, big hangars. It’s more port Chapter, listened to Chairman ANN summer issue. We appreciate the boost this than worth the trip. Old airplanes, cars, ROSS outline plans for the sectional meet­ story must have given to all soaring in engines — even motorcycles and machine ing and met with the hotel manager to dis­ South Florida. Keep’em flying and be as­ guns. The newest old addition is “ The Best cus details of all arrangements. We’re look­ sured it’s been real. Friend of Charleston” , a real people-mover, ing forward to seeing and hearing HAZEL that’s an exact replica of the state’s first McKENDRICK as our banquet speaker, train. Our love down at Santee, though, has as well as such luminaries as the Inter­ KITTY HAWK CHAPTER got to be either AL WILLIAMS magnifi­ national President, BETTY McNABB, Inter­ JUNE RODD, Reporter cent Gulfhawk or the big Travelair or one national Treasurer, VIRGINIA BRITT and In response to: “KITTY HAWKS, Where of the Tri-Fords — shoot, we Carolinas 99s of course, our very own guv, PAGE SHAM- like it all. BURGER. Y’all come! are you?” This reporter must admit to missing her deadline — in addition to being BESIDES THAT, WE’RE ALL HOLD­ Retiring Chairman Lois Porter an­ grounded with a broken knee. NO-NO, ING OUR BREATH — HERSELF YE ED nounced the results of voting for chapter NOT aviation, just a healthy recreation like IS SUPPOSED TO WEATHER THE officers as follows: Chairman, SHIRLEY bowling (with a sticky shoe). ABUSE, IGNORE THE ACCENTS, AND DAVIS, Vice-Chairman, VIRGINIA Briefly, to go back and catch up on the COME TALK TO US AT OUR SOUTH­ BRITT, Secretary, RUTH FLEISHER, high-lites of the Kitty Hawks, the City of EAST SECTION MEETING SEPTEM­ Treasurer, CECILE HATFIELD. Congratu­ Lumberton, N.C., under hazy skies, laid out BER 19TH — in Ft. Lauderdale. SERI­ lations, gals! Lois presented her pithy and the red carpet for all the 99’s and other OUSLY, YE ED — we're looking forward to-the-point annual report and then sur­ to it, and don’ t you miss that deadline, you prised her officers and committee chairmen lady pilots invited to their fair city. We heah? with delightful Beechcraft RON kits in were greated by the President of the Cham­ New chapter officers coming up August appreciation. We all thank you, LOIS. ber of Commerce, MR. BILL HULAFF and our Hostess, Petticoat pilot, MRS. JOYCE 23rd at our favorite meeting stomping Your incoming News Reporter will prob­ ground, BETTY HAMILTON’S Flying H. ably have a fuller report on flying vaca­ BARNS, and graciously presented with And, you, dear readers, will be blessed tioners but I do know that KAY STREHLE corsages for all the ladies, compliments of with a new reporter. Adios, you-all. flew a Pitts Special to the EAA convention the local florist. Included in the welcoming (While I’m in Fla. for the SE section, do in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and that Shirley committee was a long list of V.I.P.’s from hope you’ll promote me FM BCIII. To Davis flew their Debonair to the same spot. Bank Presidents, Air Port Commissioners, BCII. PS. ye ed is gonna miss you — How We also know that MIRIAM DAVIS missed representatives from Industry and the local ’bout one last Sw ap! ? ) our August meeting because she was away Radio Station. Through their combined ef- organizing the Fall Ruby Rendezvous in orts, they made our day with them so Franklin, N.C. of which she is chairman. I memorable. FLORIDA GOLDCOAST CHAPTER also hear rumore of KITTY KATZ roaming Our able Chairman, NITA MELVIN, HELEN MENNITTO, Reporter the countryside in her Aztec. We’ll try to and 99er Easther Fordham had the pleasant pin these gals down at Sectional and bring opportunity to be on the ramp and per­ Our Auguest 15th meeting was held at you more flying activities news. sonally welcome our 99er ESTHER ZEL­ the Beach Club Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, If I may be forgiven for ending the year NICK, who flew in from Dayton, Ohio for site of the upcoming Southeast Sectional on a personal note, the Miami Herald was this meeting. on September 18 and 19, 1970. The dozen kind enough to interview my daughter Our whole day was filled with interest­

— 18— September, 1970 ing events. A guided tour through the give old man weather a run for his money Sweet Adeline Chapters on their rehearsal Temptation Hosiery Mills, a delicious again — A Poker Run — that is. The Sun- nights. As Regent for the area she has luncheon sponsored by the local Banks, and coast Chapter invites all the Southeast flown over 7000 miles this summer making climaxing a busy day with a fascinating Section Ninety-Nines to gather up your visits — some scheduled and some unsched­ tour through the B. F. Goodrich Footwear 49^ers or anyone you desire, as you must uled. Plant. May I personally thank MRS. have a co-pilot, and join the fun from nine ELIZABETH KIRBY, a long-time JOYCE BARNS and the community of until one, Sunday, October 18 for our 209 friend of the Tennessee 99s, is retiring as Lumberton for such gracious hospitality. statute mile Poker Run. Our Poker hands secretary of the Tennessee Aeronautics July saw most of the 99er’s at Merrimon, may be purchased for $2.00 each or three Commission. EVELYN JOHNSON and N.C., guests of 99er ESTHER FORDHAM, hands for S5.00. Children twelve and under LADY McREYNOLDS attended the dinner and her husband, at their lovely summer may purchase Poker hands for $1.50 and in her honor. home on the inland waterway. This event is additional hands for $1.00. Trophies and MARGARET and FRANK MILLS are the high-lite of the year—We even invite prizes will be awarded top winners in the both working on higher ratings — husband our HUSBANDS! Picnic fun and games four categories: Pilot, Co-pilot, Guest and and wife teams studying for ratings, higher prevail for most, but to a few like this Child (twelve and under). There will be licenses, and taking aerobatic training reporter — a day o f rest. door prizes galore! Bring your family seem to be the ‘thing’ around here. With mixed emotions we accepted 99er covered dish potluck picnic lunch. Drinks HELEN HAYNES flew into Crossville JO ANNE JOHNSON to inactive status. abailable. Rain date will follow same sched­ too late for the meeting and like those of us She will be leaving us for a year in Swe­ ule Oct. 25. No reservations necessary. headed back east had to wait out a thun­ derstorm covering the valley around the den. We are all so happy for you, JO You may start the race and pick up a Knoxville Airport. ANNE, but we will miss you. poker card at any of the following airports In the What’s New Department: BETTE The next meeting of the KITTY in any sequence desired: Sarasota-Dolphin GORRELL has her Instructors rating. HAWKS will be at Edenton, N.C. Aviation, Lake Wales, Lakeland-Lakeland Flying Service, Brooksville and last poker EDNA DAVIS is taking aerobatic lessons. card at Birdsong Tampa Downs Airport Congratulations to LADY McREY­ NOLDS on her appointment as APT chair­ NORTH GEORGIA CHAPTER where we will lunch together. Location of man for the Southeast Section. MAVIS CHEEK, Reporter Tampa Downs is approximately 17 miles N. of Tampa on the west side of 1-75, under The North Georgia Chapter met to dis­ the Renton Intersection on the Jacksonville cuss plans for their chartering which they Sectional. 32-14 is the only runway in M / “ anticipate will be in September. We have operation. 4200 ft. long, 2000 paved. Wind­ n 1\ 1 Vi r c AS* a group of real enthusiastic gals working sock is located on the northwest side of ____ \ 5 \ V ' j g together towards a great chapter in the runway intersection. UNICOM , 80 & 100 S L / • [p - - - \ 1 n OHIO Southeast Section. oct. fuel available. & V 0 A . K1 During a recent business trip to Atlanta, 1 M* V \ Michigan, 99 JULIA MEEKS and 49'/2 BOB entertained PAULINE and PETE TENNESSEE CHAPTER ALL-OHIO CHAPTER MALLARY at a luncheon visit. Years ago RUTH W. THOMAS, Reporter JUDY LaRUE, Reporter they all went thru Instrument Ground School in Kalamazoo. The August Meeting was held on the I was hoping to be able to report on our PAULINE MALLARY and BETTY JO Cumberland Plateau, Crossville (or Hinch Annual Poker Party, which was to have HAMMER of Enid, Oklahoma entered the Mountain) to be exact. There is a resort been held this past Sunday, August 16. 19th Annual W .N .A.A. Skylady Derby held motel right off the end of the runway and With IFR weather predicted for most of this year at Jefferson City, Missouri, and for the most obliging manager picked us up the day, it will now be held on the 23rd. the second consecutive year, walked away (eight plane loads) and carried us over for A hearty congratulations to JOANN with second place. The two gals won 5 lunch, swimming, and a business meeting. STYPE and JOAN MACE who came in trophies and a cash award. After the race, Officers elected were: BEE REID, Chat­ second in the 1970 AWTAR. Congratula­ PAULINE and 49'/2 PETE were house tanooga, Chairman; EDNA BROYLES, tions to go to CONNIE LUHTA for re­ guests of JEAN and RICH LENNERTSON Tullahoma, VICE chairman; MARIE ceiving an Amelia Earhart Scholarship while waiting out weather in St. Louis. HURLEY, Knoxville, Secretary; and Award. This all goes to prove, once again, how IRENE FLEWELLEN, Chattanooga, Trea­ PAT COLLIER received her multi-en­ great 99's really are. surer. gine rating and passed her commercial There will be no chapter meeting in written; JANE WEISLOGEL passed her September. Some of our members will be instrument written, and SHIRLEY SZABO SUNCOAST CHAPTER attending the North Central Section meet­ received her instrument rating. PENNY COUCH, Reporter ing in LOU ISVILLE, Kentucky the first Since JOAN HRUBEC has been doing weekend and the Fall Southeast Section such an outstanding job as International Wet and rainy weather caused all our meeting in Florida the 18th and 19th of Secretary, she has, of course, been re­ flyers to drive in to the Birdsong Airport September. elected. in Tampa, August 12th. All arrived without At the October meeting the Calendar Received a postcard from RUTH and mishap except THELMA DAWSON who listing meeting places for the coming year MERRILL LOVE who are in Hawaii. They said, believe it or not, a HOUSE on the will be made ready. Again we will schedule flew their plane to California and took an road held her up! DOTTIE BIRDSONG meetings in towns where we have no mem­ airliner from there. gave us a terrific report on the Power Puff bers — public relations, you know. The 491/a BOB GIESY and son MARSHALL as T A R 20. She and C A R O LY N K EN ­ July 4th Fly-In to Dallas Bay was the usual took the Bonanza to Andros Island, Baham­ NEDY, of Parrott, Georgia placed 23rd. in FUN affair. EAA members from Tullahoma as, to construct a cottage. MARYA will go their Beechcraft Bonanza, averaging a flew in three experimental aircraft and the later to help with the interior. Anyone for whopping 205 MPH. DOTTIE also gave us oldest licensed cabin Waco was there. sunning in the Bahamas? a report on the convention in Bretton JUDY and DAVID COX had their J3 Cub While in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attending Woods. Prospective member, BETTY recovered, relicensed and ready for oohs the Annual EAA Fly-In, I saw PAT and HOOD, tells us that she is working hard and aahs. DON FAIRBANKS. DON flew in their on her Instrument Rating. Summer vacations have taken our mem­ recently built Knight Twister N5DF and Over a lunch of Quail Hollow Specials at bers all over the world but RUTH THOM­ what a beauty it is. the club near the airport it was decided to AS spent hers in a four-state area visiting When CONNIE LUHTA came home

September, 1970 — 19— from shopping recently, she found that her front door was being painted PURPLE!!!! Apparently the Luhta’s have a pilot-friend- painter who rents their planes and who has his own paint business. He has threatened Connie for the past two years to paint her door purple unless she improved her per­ formance in the Powder Puff. Well, this past race Connie slipped a little and hence — THE DOOR!!!! She said it does look nice, though — but if she doesn’t do better next year, she may wind up with a pink polka dotted door — how about that!! That's all for now, so until next month — keep those letters and phone calls com ing!

CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER MARY BOYD, Reporter

Members of the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter meet at the home of KAREN WILLIAMS at Cape on Sunday, August Some of the girls from Central Illinois Chapter at an airmarking party in Centralia, 23rd for an annual allfamily picnic. Illinois. Left to right, first row, LINDA BORUM, KATHLEEN WOOD, LEAH WARREN, BOBBYE KESTERSON, and GLADYS SPEAR. Second row. MARY LOU HILL, DEED KAREN had just returned from vacation HOLCOMB, JEAN WEST, BESS WOHLWEND and DORIS HAFELI (guest). Photo by in time to get ready for us. Her farm home GEORGE E. BORUM, Centralia, III. was lovely and the meal was delicious from KAREN'S cheese grits to Fried Pies made by MILLIE LIMBAUGH’S mother at Ken- in a Cherokee Six and K A R E N and BILL Party” at MARGE HALL’S house on Sat­ nett and sent to us with DICK and NELL WILLIAMS has been to Kentucky Lake. urday, September 19th. IIICH and family. CHARMIANE FREEMAN spent the sum­ MILLIE LIMBAUGH reported that There were children present of all sizes mer attending an Aerospace Institute at GINNY COOK and GLADYS ESTES irom and they had a grand time with KAREN’S Middle Tennessee State College and is Memphis flew up to visit her and SUE children and their pets which ranged from planning to get her master’s degree in BURFORD said several PPD partipants a St. Bernard to a baby skunk. The hus­ Aerospace Education next year. also entered the Cape Girardeau Pilot’s bands talked flying and the wives com­ MARGE HALL, MILLIE LIMBAUGH, Club Air Race early in August and she pared notes on vacations. EVELYN and and NELL RICE hardly got a chance to enjoyed seeing them again. BILL BRAESE have just returned from a talk about their activities since the Derby We heard this morning that Dyersburg's long overdue vadtion to Florida and the though all participated actively in the busi­ city fathers have adopted a $600,000.00 air­ Bahamas. THEY WERE CELEBRATING ness meeting. Among those missing were port improvement program which will re­ THEIR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVER­ LOIS FEIGENBAUM who was attending a pair the pavement, lengthen one runway for SA R Y. EVELYN is much relieved now that Ninety-Nines Executive Committee Meet­ better jet capability, and add additional she has been able to turn the management ing and GENE WILLIAMS, whose father instrument landing capability. Since none of the airport restuarant at Dyersburg over is in the hospital in St. Louis. of the city officials are normally aviation to another operator. Now she can concen­ Among other things, the members de­ enthusiasts, maybe the PPD helped en­ trate on flying even better! cided to fly one or more planeloads to courage them in that direction! SUE BURF0R1) and ED has just re­ Lousiville for the Sectional Meeting and to turned after taking a flying trip to Mexico make the September meeting a “Birthday CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER

V . V r , „ . BOBBYE KESTERSON, Reporter i Saturday August 1st, our meeting was

V held in Centralia with BOBBYE KESTER­ SON and LINDA BORUM as hostesses. I’m happy to report that members at­ tending all flew in with the exception of the local girls of course. We had an air­ marking project. We have bricks in the city 4 k — — % park that spell out Centralia and those

V f — - — bricks had never been painted. Several were missing, and had to be replaced. Now you can easily see the 25’ letters in bright white and identify your location. After painting was completed we pro­ ceeded to the Old National Bank hospital­ ity room and had our meeting and lunch. DEED HOLCOMB and JEAN WEST at­ tended the International Convention and they gave us a report on what took place. We are happy to welcome BESS WOHLWEND as a new 66. BESS is attend­ ing ground school and working very hard WOW! These letters are gigantic. Central Illinois Chapter airmarking at Centralia, towards her private. Illinois. Photo by GEORGE E. BORUM, Centralia, Illinois. MARY LOU HILL soled August 6th and

— 20— September, 1970 still being flown — which turned out to be my next thought. In Albury I had my big kick. ED DRAGE had restored a Tiger Moth and had flown it to an air meet. It was dusk and his wheels were still rolling when I started climbing in the front cock­ pit as my husband and the airport manager were asking if he’d take me for a ride. Nine loops, a couple of hammerhead stalls, and a gorgeous slip to a greased on land­ ing; later we came back to the waiting crowd who had watched the Tiger Moth in the evening sun with delight. “Upon reaching Melbourne we had a free day before the wind up of the Interna­ tional Rally and before the start of the South Australian Rally to Adelaide. I spent A view of the bricks in Centralia, Illinois before painting. Photo by GEORGE E. the day with the 99s at their aero club. BORUM, Centralia, Illinois. RUTH HODGES and her formation flying team (call themselves the Slipstreams) had proud to say in a J-3 and not one of those This was 3 days of comprehensive and in­ a date that day to practice. ELVA RAPER tricycles. tense study and lecture — the course is flies number two and MOIRA ROBINSON DEED HOLCOMB flew in from Sparta given to prepare one for the FAA written is in the three spot. and reports there is a potential 66 in that exam. “I believe the biggest thrill in Australia area, CAROL HUNTER, maybe she can We have a fascinating report from was meeting FREDA THOMPSON and join us soon. SYLVIA SHELDON on her trip to Austra­ ESTHER MATHER. What a couple of JEAN WEST, our new chairman got lia this April. While in that country a dolls. Both learned to fly in Tiger Moths in checked out in the Yankee at Bretton couple of years ago, her 49*4er bought an the early 1930’s. Seems they were always Woods. JEAN is going to instrument flight unrestored 1911 Napier Garden Car. They short of money. If they could get enough instruction clinic at University of Illinois immediately started getting it ready for the money to rent the plane, they would ask the later in August. International Veteran and Vintage Car Ral­ instructor how to do a particular maneuver BOBBYE KESTERSON has been doing ly of 1970, which was to be in Australia and they would go out and try it. If it a lot of flying lately in her Luscomb. She from Sydney to Melbourne. The departed didn’t work out quite right, they would and 49V&ER DEANE flew to Kentucky Warwick Farms Oval near Sydney with 484 come back and ask what they had done Dam Airport. Parts are coming in for their cars of similar vintage for the rally. wrong and go again. They still fly as a home built Taylor Titch and they should SYLVIA recounts the highlights of the team and usually win — will fly anything. have it up and flying soon. trip: “All in all it was an inspiration to first While we were airmarking in the park, “ Touring in the country in Australia is be with these gals. From Sydney, MARIE GLADYS SPEAR’S 49'/2 JERRY, enter­ very much like touring here along the coast RICHARDSON and ANNE CARTER had tained us with his loops, dives, spins, etc., or in the west. Can’t quite get used to the flown the Poderpuff. And MARIE was hop­ in his Clipped Wing Club. JERRY also signs warning to WATCH FOR KANGA­ ing to come to the Convention this year. flew to Oshkash, Wisconsin and entered in ROOS. Which we saw hopping across the Must mention VIC RICHARDSON who is the Acrobatic Contest. He didn’t bring highway — boing — boing — boing. the most charming excess baggage I’ve ever home a trophy but I bet the next time he “While touring we were looking for met. will. Tiger Moths, and we found several. Some “ W e left our Napier in Adelaide as we KATHLEEN WOOD flew to Centralia in her Mooney. LEAH WARREN, brought Sam her 49V&er and son Dave to help us paint. Due to illness in the family and a long over due vacation, this article was not “wrote” by our reporter Bobbye. I, Linda Borum gave her a helping hand this month.

CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER SANDY KLOCK, Reporter

Our July get-together was a hangar meeting at Elgin Airport on the 19th. There was a whole lot of air race talk — MARION JAYNE gave lots of tips, and I wrote them all down! CHARLENE FAL- KENBERG will be race chairman for next TELLEKSON will be co-chairman. PAM STOWELL helped out at the year’s Illinines Air Derby, and JEANINE Springfield stop of the Powderpuff Derby this year — and says she learned more about racing there than flying the P.P.D. last year. And it was fu n ! BARBARA SIMMONS, LOIS HAWLEY, LOIS KENNARD, PAULINE GENUNG, WANDA DOROTHEA LOUGH was recipient of LONCAR and SUE MATHIAS. After completing the airmarking of the taxi strip at the Beech 3D Instrument Course scholar­ Eagle Creek, Indianapolis, Ind. with 20 ft. letters. This was done on July 3 by ship award at Elk Grove Village in June. Indiana Chapter, North Central Section.

September, 1970 — 21— flew out to Perth. Here we rented a 182 MERLE came along to celebrate her 29th accompanied the MPA on their weekend and flew down to Bunbury for lunch and (?) birthday. MERLE was also in town trek to the Air Museum at Dayton. Very down the south coast to Agusta and back the first of July and plans to be back in worthwhile place to visit. IRENE liked it inland over Manjimup and back to Janda- mid-August.) Our speaker of the evening so much that they didn’t get back until kot which is an airport near Perth. (RO­ was the very colorful MAURICE PIERCE, Tuseday. They couldn’t decide whether or BIN has flown the Pacific three times — who is a skywriter. He flies a Stearman not to leave. twice alone.) She was on call for the flying which is based at Weiss Airport. Perhaps MISSOURI SKY DERBY doctors service and was at home working some of you know him. We also saw a film AUGUST 1,1970 on a relay rally around Australia. There is on the Blue Angels who are going to be in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. a lot of Australia and a few of the check St. Louis to perform at the Air Festival on First Pace — Jean (pilot) & points were so far out I don’t think even a Aug. 15 & 16 at Spirit o f St. Louis Airport. Rich (co-pilot) Lennertson boomerang could come back. CHET BRAUN is going to Pensacola for They missed their estimate of time by 04 “Well, we found our way back to Sydney conference with the Blue Angels and seconds and gas by 2 tenths of a gal. Flew BETTY said perhaps they would have them having driven our Napier on the back of a 300 miles non-stop. The race began at rented truck from Adelaide — an adven­ as guests in their home while they are in Cape, direct to Paris, Tenn. to Madison- ture in moving. We are now back home St. Louis. Wouldn’t that be exciting! It was ville, Ky. and back to Cape. The scoring reflecting on the good times we had with nice to see BETTY at the meeing. With was 10 points for each tenth of a gal, you good friends we made along the way in spending time in the Bahamas, on the Gulf missed and 1 point for each second. Their our stalwart little Napier here and Coast and taking her children to swim score was 24. The next score was something abroad.” meets, we haven’t seen much of her lately. like 168. Very good! I’d break my arm pat­ What an adventure! ROSEMARY ROTH and JEAN LEN- ting myself on the back. This is really a NERTSON spent the weekend of July 10 in fun type race and JEAN & RICH would Chicago with GRACE COVEYEAU. recommend it to all. JEAN and ROSE­ GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER GRACE will be back in St. Louis this fall. MARY ROTH are also flying the Skylady. FRANCES DUNFIELD, Reporter ROSEMARY is going to Ft. Worth Aug. Maybe they will have some more good 11 to take up aerobatics with DWAYNE news. Our August meeting was at the Breech COLE as her instructor and the first of A fun time was had at AMY’S houseboat Academy, training center for TWA hostes­ September she and husband GENE are at Lake of the Ozarks. The weather was ses. A fine meal was served us, plus a planning an a round-the-world vacation. just perfect — a soaring 99 degree sunny birthday cake for JOHN MAPLE. The Doesn’t that sound great! day for soaring, sunny 99’s — and AMY 49*/2S were taken on a tour of the center MARY LOWE is now flying solo in a wnet to all sorts of trouble to make things while our meeting was held. Our chairman, glider. Says all that quiet is a thrilling relaxed and yummy. Besides AMY and her ROSAMOND OLIVER, gave an interesting experience, but don’t kid yourself it’s also daughters BONNIE and DENISE and report on the convention; and plans were a lot of work. granddaughter, JACQUETTE, there were discussed for the September 20th Air Lift We pinned a new member, CAROLE GREEY BEETZ, BETTY BOARD, NOR­ and our Thirtieth Anniversary hangar CARPENTER, at our July meeting (or we MA BRAUCH, CAROLE CARPENTER, dance October 3rd. almost did). Anyway, CAROLE did receive DOROTHY CLARK, VAL JOHNSON, CHUCK and DORIS BERRY have a her APT pin along with several other girls. MARGE JONES, JEAN LENNERTSON, beautiful new daughter, ANISSA SUZET- We also has as our guest SUSAN SUE MATHEIS, HELEN POOLER, TE. KELLY who is a feature writer for the ROSEMARY ROTH, BB WALSH, MRS. The Greater Kansas City Chapter was Globe. She is a pilot (Weiss) and a grad­ TAYLOR from WEISS and SUSAN KEL­ well represented at the Skylady Derby in uate of Purdue University. LY from the Globe. The trip out there Jefferson City August 8th. Those entering DOROTHY CLARK and NORMA was slow — 172’s were doing about 79 were THEDA BENNINGFIELD and NITA BRAUCH proved once again that “it’s a groundspeed — but coming back it was a IRWIN, BOBBI MILLER and MARY small world” when they accidentally met in breeze — a tail breeze. ANN NOAH, DONNA RIDGEWAY and Branson while on vacation. Some astonishing news about BETTY EDYTHE VICKERS, RUTH STAFFORD July 10, 11 & 12 found husband BILL BOARD’S husband, Jim. He just took his and MY RAI STAFFORD, BONNIE FER­ and myself along with friends enjoying the Instrument Written and got a perfect GUSON and student, and JOANN MAPLE entertainment of PAT O’BRIENS and good and FRANCES DUNFIELD. RUTH and 100%! southern food in New Orleans. Had a won­ We’re lucky we have people like IRENE MY RAI STAFFORD placed 2nd and also derful trip tho’ the weatherman didn’t co­ RAWLINGS who call disc jockeys up at won the trophy for best flight not in own operate 100%! 3:30 a.m. to tell them about the Ninety- plane. BONNIE FERGUSON and student IRENE RAWLINGS and JOAN LAMB Nines. IRENE phone DICKY BYRD (no placed 4th and BOBBIE MILLER and foolin’, that his name) to acquaint him MARY ANN NOAH placed 5th and also with us after listening to him recite some had the best fuel consumption estimate. We of his flying experiences. Now, if everyone feel that we were well-respresented and would take one announcer... ! some of us who were novices at this kind of LAURA RICHTER, our member with competition learned many lessons! Kansas Chapter only 83 hours, had a forced landing in We are hoping to have a good representa­ Items for Sale July and crossed over hill, dale and stream tion at the Sectional September 4, 5, 6. with nary a nick to her plane (Or herself) Due to higher costs both in material VAL JOHNSON received a special invi­ and labor for our 99’s article approved tation to tour Kennedy and LaGuardia Air­ GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER for sale, we are compelled to raise our ports in September with a bunch of VIP’s. FANNIE JENNINGS, Reporter price on our notepaper from $1.40 post­ Seems as though she just got back from the JAN POCOCK was our hostess for a paid to $1.65 postpaid. We are sorry for East. delightful July meeting. Since it is vaca­ the price increase, but feel you are still M A RG E JONES has been spending all tion time, we did away with most of the getting a quality and useful item for a her days and nights with Little League and business and enjoyed ourselves. (Most of reasonable amount. This notepaper is one of her sons was a winning pitcher. It makes it all worthwhile. us only had one 99 meeting, but JAN had white with compass rose in blue. 24 NORMA BRAUCH is now working at two.) On July 23 MERLE FRAME came folded sheets and 24 envelopes. $1.65 knocking at her door wanting to know the control tower at Spirit — they say that postpaid. Thank you. where everyone was. Husband BILL had to you can recognize her by her Southern bring the Saberliner to St. Louis and drawl.

— 22— September, 1970 MICHIGAN CHAPTER to visit with his brother and family. gals both days courtesy of FRED VAN MARETTA SIMPSON, Reporter SUZANNE CROOK and LIL SYNDER DUSEN. flew down to Dayton in a Comanche 400 for A warm welcome home to NYLA In July several of us spent a day at the Physiological Training at Wright Pat­ STEGEMEYER. Hope to see you at our Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Day­ terson AFB. next meeting in Austin. ton, Ohio, undergoing Physiological Train­ A speedy recovery to WILMA FARRAR ing ... the mental and physical effects of who is home recuperating from surgery. high altitude and decompression sickness Our deepest sympathy goes to WINNIE experienced by pilots and/or crew. We WISCONSIN CHAPTER DU PEROW and SAMMY McKAY who were allowed to take our oxygen mask off BORGHILD L. OLSON, Guest Reporter lost their mother the first week in August. at a pressure altitude in the Chamber of An enthusiastic group of Wisconsin 29,000 feet, thereby experiencing within a MARGE HATFIELD has been busy Ninety-Nines held their August meeting minute or so the lack of sufficient oxygen looking over resorts in Michigan for the at the beautiful Maple Grove Country Club and/or hypoxia. This enabled each one to 1973 International Convention and Powder in the midst of Wisconsin’s lovely Coulee recognize his symptoms and limitations Puff terminus. Region near West Salem. PAT WEIR, her should he begin to suffer from hypoxia in CLAIRE OJALA and husband, KEITH, 49*/4er and son of Round Lake, 111., spent an actual flight. We also had the opportun­ flew a new Cherokee 180 to Toronto, M on­ the weekend there; PAM BINDL and ity to experience visual illusions (night treal, Vermont, and Elmira, New York. At JUDY STONE flew in from Madison; DR. vision) and sensul illusions (vertigo or Schwietzer Field in Elmira, they both ANNE ROETHKE brought President spatial disorientation). took their first dual instruction in a sail­ FLORENCE FINTAK and guest CHAR­ The program was well-worthwhile and plane ... and are hooked. LOTTE CLEVE, former Colorado Ninety- should you have the opportunity to attend, Attending their second meeting and ac­ Nine who will transfer to Wisconsin. LOIS contact MARGE ASHTON 20250 COR­ cepted as 99’s in August were ALIENE ERICKSON and her 49!/2er, DON, flew in YELL DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, Michigan MUNSON and FRAN TIPTON. WE also from Blair. LOIS was local hostess along 48010, or call her at Area Code 313, accepted three new 66’s at this meeting: with BORGHY OLSON, La Crosse. MI 6-9465 — Residence. BETTY WHITE, KAREN SMITH, and ELLEN MAYO and CAROLYN ARNOLD At our August meeting in Tecumseh, we JOY DALTON. managed to fly in from Beloit while had VERDON KLEIMENHAGEN from ARLENE SCHWARTZ and her 49i/2er the FAA, as guest speaker... who encour­ came from Greenfield. aged us in our APT Program. MINNESOTA CHAPTER Driving in for the meeting due to mar­ BECKY THATCHER attended Inter­ ginal weather reports were CAROLINE national Convention in Bretton Woods, BETTY KUECHLE, Reporter DIETZ, Franklin; KATIE CONKLING and N. H., and has been invited to continue as August found the Minnesota ’99’s at husband, Waukesha; BORGHY OLSON the International 49-'/&er Committee Chair­ Breezy Point, Brainard, Minnesota as the and husband, ARNOLD, guests BOB and man by the new president, BETTY Mc- guests of RUBY ST. ONGE. RUBY pro­ MARTHA STUCKEY; BEA JOHNSON NABB. viced an elegant flying day which gave and prospective member CASSEY KIED- BETTY FINOUT and JACKIE MARK­ everyone flying in a chance at a good cross ROWSKI who recently received her private HAM spent six days floating 120 miles down wind landing. CAROLINE and RAY license, is treasurer of the La Crosse Flyers the middle fork of the Salmon River in OLSON, DAWN and AMY flew over in Association and member of the Aviation Idaho on a rubber raft, camping and sleep­ their Aeronaca Sedan float plane and Committee of the Chamber of Commerce ing out all the way. In this six-day trip they landed on nearby Pelican Lake. MARION in La Crosse! had a loss of 4,000 feet in elevation. August and RON FREDLUND flew up from Cam­ Members heard an excellent report on 11 they left in BETTY’S Aeronca Chief sea­ bridge in Marian’s Cessna 150. R ITA and the International Convention held at Bret­ plane (Baby Bird) for Five-Mile Lake in BURT ORR, CINDY and BILL arrived in ton Woods, New Hampshire and appreci­ Northern Ontario, with stops at Mount their V model Bonanza. Also arriving in a ated slides shown by DR. ROETHKE. Lake, Elliot Lake, and Wind Song — a Bonanza were BETTY and BILL BOB STU CK EY who received first prize in small island in Georgian Bay. KUECHLE, KAY and DIANE. HANSI the Ninety-Nines photo contest showed PAT CLEARY will marry DAVID J. MARTI and family landed at Brainard aerial slides and pictures from his prize DOMAS on September 5. The wedding will and drove over while prospective VIOLA — a weekend in Washington D.C., chosen take place in Barrington, Illinois. Dave is a NIXON came down from Grand Rapids in for him by RAMONA HUEBNER. private pilot and works for Kennedy Indus­ a Cessna Skyhawk followed by husband DR. In an exciting “first” venture, Wisconsin tries, Wixom, Michigan. PAT will be con­ NIXO N and Family in his Cessna 195. Ninety-Nines cooperated in two Wo­ tinuing school at the University of Michi­ ROMONA DeWALD, her husband and men’s Forums which were a part of the gan. They will reside at 9601 Marshall guests also came in a Cesna Sky Hawk. EAA convention, held at Oshkosh, Wiscon­ Road, South Lyon, Michigan 48178. Prospectives LISA MARSH and NORMA sin for the first time. RAM O N A SAN D Y I.ANKENAU and family flew LARSEN both drove in as did JOYCE HUEBNER was local coordinator, arrang­ their Bonanza to Logan International, Bos­ FRANCIS and CHAIRMAN PEGGY ing publicity, personnel and transporting ton, Mass., for business meeting and in­ JOHNSTONE. It was an impressive sight women to the Appleton airport to be given cluded three days of sightseeing. They indeed to see all these planes lined up in introductory flights by women instructors! will be visiting Coming Glass and the front of Ruby’s home. Hats off to RAMONA for another job Sweitzer Plant later this month with five Two summer ’99 events I’d like to men­ well-done. other planes. tion were the Baseball Fly-In in July and CASSEY KIEDROWSKI told the group HAZEL JACOBS passed her instrument the Aquatennial Air Fair. RITA ORR and about the La Crosse Flyers Association, and instrument flight instructor writtens M A R IA N FRED LUND both flew into the composed of almost 200 members in the and hopes to take flight checks soon. baseball game and were heard on WCCO’s La Crosse area. In an effort to make flying ROSE BANKS passed her commercial Fan/in the Stand Show. The Aquatennial a family affair and to interest people o f the written and hopes to take check ride as Air Fair brought out many ’99’s in uniform community in aviation, many varied activi­ soon as she has enough hours. Her husband, to assist in parking airplanes. Among those ties are undertaken. Free flights are given ROY will soon receive private rating. seen at the two day event were JOYCE to mothers on Mother’s day; the blind and LYNN COOK and husband will be flying FRANCIS, DOROTHY BOLANDER, retarded are given aerial field trips by to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, chairman PEGGY JOHNSTONE, MADE­ association members; A flying Santa Claus on August 20 for the Flying Physicians LINE NIOSI, MARIAN FREDLUND, stops in on a Sunday in early December to Convention. MARTY AND LOIS BROYI.E JOAN SOMMERFELD, and BARBARA greet the children and pick up their let­ took a recent trip to Maryville, Tennessee BELAIR. A traveling buffet followed the ters; the airport terminal is decorated by

September, 1970 — 23— group members; and annual Aviation Ban­ Male Unit W.N.A.A. and sanctioned by quet is sponsored to recognize businesses W.N.A.A. which is to be flown on October who use the airport facilities and to bring 10, 1970 from Wiley Post OKC to Sallisaw, a noted speaker to interest the community Oklahoma to Cushing, Oklahoma, and re­ in aviation (over 400 attended when Max turn to Wiley Post. All of you under 25 Conrad spoke); weather seminars are spon­ years of age attending school or college are sored annually; safety and historical films eligible to fly the race and may receive are shown; a plaque is awarded the out­ information and entry blanks from P. E. standing hoy and girl in the aviation class MARTZ BOX 10786 MIDWEST CITY, at Onalaska High School each semester; OKLAHOMA 73110. CO-PILOT COM­ spot landing contests are scheduled for PULSORY. Same age limit. Nice trophies, ARKANSAS CHAPTER summer evenings prior to business meet­ and the prizes are scholarships for flight MARGE NIELSEN, Reporter ings. Breakfast fly-ins will be held October training. Arkansas 99s on Youth Derby Race 2nd and October 3rd to help sponsor the ALINE “KAY” NEWTH of Little Rock Committee are DELORES MITCHELL appearance of the Blue Angels for the La has been elected National President of and MARGE NIELSON. Crosse Oktoberfest. An evening banquet to Women’s National Aeronautical Associa­ From the Land of Opportunity, Good honor the Blue Angels will be held at tion of the United States Inc. “KAY” has Luck and Happy Flying. Maple Grove Saturday evening, October also been elected President of Little Rock. 3rd. CASSEY explained how women make Unit W.N.A.A. RAMONIA SLOAT and the flyers association operate successfully. CHARLENE POE of Ft. Smith have been DALLAS CHAPTER Currently, both the secretary and treasurer elected President and Treasurer of Ft. PILOT REFRESHER AND FLIGHT of the association are women. They help Smith Unit W.N.A.A. respectively. INSTRUCTOR RECERTIFICATION with all the activities of the group. ALINE NEWTH, RAMONIA SLOAT, COURSE CASSEY and BEA JOHNSON both CHARLENE POE, PAM STOWELL, and DALLAS, TEXAS encouraged Ninety-Nines to support or to MARGE NIELSEN attended the annual undertake initiating flyer associations in W.N.A.A. Convention and flew the Skylady NOVEMBER 10, 11, 12, 1970 their home communities as a means of pro­ Derby in Jefferson City, Missouri. MARGE Sponsored by moting an interest in aviation and an received the trophy for “Pilot Flying Oldest appreciation of the fellowship that can be BUSINESSMEN'S FLYING Plane” with her 1946 Luscombe. Plans are ASSOCIATION OF DALLAS fostered. being made already for the 1971 Skylady in CASSEY modeled Amelia Earhart’s cov­ Derby and Convention which everyone will cooperation with eralls for pictures and we think the want to attend. DELORES MITCHELL is resemblance is striking, when we compared staying busy with the Rodeo Circuit. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION her to pictures in the books about Amelia Daughter MARCINDA hardly misses a we brought to the meeting. We hope to see Rodeo nad the Barrel Races. All pilots are invited to attend, regard­ much of CASSEY in the future. Several members of our chapter are busy less of ratings. The purpose of the course is Exciting plans were discussed by the in preparation for the “Wings Over Amer­ to familiarize all pilots with the latest fly­ Wisconsin Chapter — plans for participa­ ica” Youth Derby sponsored by Tinker ing procedure. The course includes 24 tion in the Fall Sectional in Louisville and in fall air races in Nebraska and Indiana as well as long-range plans of activities. We were sorry several had to turn back after trying to get to the meeting on Sunday. We trust we will have nice weather when we go to Waukesha September 13 so we can see the EAA Air Show in addition to holding our meeting there. On October 10th we will fly to the North Country to Phillips where the autumn colors should be ablaze and provide us with one of the most beautiful panoramas any­ where in the world. We welcome visitors, so any of you from the fifty states, or coun­ tries around the world, or from our new chapters in Colombia, Finland or Western Canada who can come to Wisconsin on our meeting dates, please plan to join us for fun, food, fellowship and hangar flying. The welcome mat is meant for you.

NOTAMS

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VAL JOHNSON Special guests at the Oklahoma Chapter August meeting. Six girls of the Civil Air 525 S. Main St. Patrol at the Flying encampment being held at Oklahoma State University. Front St. Clair, Missouri 63077 row left to right: NORA LASHLEE, VAN NUYS, CAL., BETTY HAMLIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, BEVERLY VETO, ALBQ., ROXIE DENNISON, FLA. Back row: PATRICIA NORTH­ ROP, LAKE TAHOE, LAURA DILLON, ALBQ.

September, 1970 CHAS. ROBERTS. Home town 99’s were there in force too. Local TV stations were well represented with cameras. El Paso 99’s have done some air marking at Las Cruces, and have visited the Sun Spot Observatory in the Sacramento moun­ tains near Cloudcroft. DORIS SHREVE is our 99 representa­ tive to the Aviation Association. RUBY TATMAN is still down with knee trouble after an operation. DELORIS DYVAD of Alamogordo, N.M. has had visitors. DORIS DOLCE, 99 from Burlington, N.J., her 49*/£er BOB, and daughters LISA and LORI flew their Com­ anche from N. J. to spend two days in N.M. t i z m m m BOB presented DELORIS with a pair of 99 shoes made at the Dolce Shoe Factory. You can order these from DORIS DOLCE, BEVERLY ROAD, Burlington, N.J. 08016 for $11.00 post paid. While in N. Mexico the Dolce’s visited Carlsbad Caverns and Cloudcroft, and the Mescalero Indian Re­ S* 7 ? V - . servation. WANDA CREAMER has been in charge of an air search for two young men lost Santa Fe members (I. to r.) MEG GUGGOLZ and GAILYA IMPRECIA prepare to from Tucson. mark Espanola runway 16.

HIGH SKY CHAPTER hours of ground school. tion, SW-GADO-2, Redbird Airport, Dallas, Flight instructors who attend all sessions Texas 75232. NANCY BRUMLOW, Reporter will meet the requirements of AC 61-46 The High Sky Chapter met Sunday, < 8) (c), “Flight Instructor Procedure” for N a m e...... August 16th, in the lovely home of FRAN­ Gold Seal Certificate. Also, a valid flight CES COLLINS, in Midland. We conducted instructor certificate may be renewed at Address ...... a little bit of business and did a lot of the completion of the course. The holder of visiting. FRANCES gave a report on flying an expired flight instructor certificate may City and State...... the Powder Puff Derby. BETTY ROGERS secure a current certificate by completing was her co-pilot. Frances said they learned the course and passing a practical test with Certificate N o...... a lot, pulled a bunch of boners, met the the General Aviation District Office. Flight Instructor most wonderful people and are planning on All classes will be presented by FAA Certificate Expiration Date ...... flying the race again next year. With a Academy instructors, and will be held from year for planning, the rest of us should be Medical Certificate 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the auditorium of able to support and help them more. Class and Date...... the Texas Bank and Trust Company of We elected officers for the coming year Dallas, One Main Place, Dallas, Texas. I do/do not desire motel reservations at and they are: FRANCES COLLINS, Mid­ A ten dollar ($10.00) registration fee land, reelected Chairman; LINDA BOYD, will be required to defray the cost of class­ the Holiday Inn. Singles...... , Midland, elected Vice-Chairman; MIL­ room material and the buffet. DRED GOODSON, Ozona, reelected Sec- For those requesting room reservation, Doubles...... retary-Treasurer and NANCY BRUM­ the Businessmen’s Flying Association of LOW, Kermit, reelected Membership Dallas will make them for you at the down­ Chairman, with News Reporter attached to I expect to arrive on ...... town Holiday Inn. the nomination (because they didn’t have Before 6:00 p.m. arrival □ or guaranteed Transportation from the airport to the anyone else to do it). motel will be provided. arrival, hold □ . Please make registration We have more trouble getting and keep­ To assist us in planning, please complete fee check to the Businessmen’s Flying ing members. The membership of our and return with ten dollars ($10.00) regis­ Association of Dallas. Refund will be hon­ Chapter comes from an area of about two tration fee, the information blank below to ored if cancellation is received prior to hundred miles, three-hundred-sixty degrees the Businessmen’s Flying Association of November 5, 1970. from Midland, with very few women pilots. Dallas, c/o Federal Aviation Administra­ Therefore, no one known how much we welcome a new member, or hate to lose one. EL PASO CHAPTER Sunday, we had TWO WHOLE NEW LOIS HAILEY, Reporter MEMBERS present and we want you to meet them. LINDA BOYD and BETTY JO PLEASE ANSWER Since last reporting we've had much ac­ ESPY live in Midland. LINDA’S husband, tivity. We had a visit from SHEILA AL, is a salesman of oil field equipment your questionnaire enclosed SCOTT, and the Fun Air Tour made a stop and they have two children. They are co­ with Dues Renewal. here for lunch at the Holiday Inn. FAT owners of a Mooney, which they fly around, guests were: BETTY JO SMITH, MUR­ when it is their turn to have it. B E TTY Return to Headquarters IEL GUGGOLZ, MARIE RICHARDSON JO’S husband, CURT, is a geologist of Sydney, Australia, LA NAEH PETER­ and they have two married daughters and IMMEDIATELY upon receipt SEN, ALLEN R. SMITH, RENE HIRTH, one grandchild. They own a 235-Cherokee DOTTIE SHAW, GERTRUDE LOCK­ and BETTY JO is working on her 99 census is important. WOOD, BETTY GILLIES, V. BRITT, commercial rating. NOW, for a step MARY and GEORGE VIAL, ALICE and backwards, two of our members moved

September, 1970 — 25— away. BETTY ROGERS and husband, HOUSTON CHAPTER serving in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. JOHN, moved to Anchorage, Alaska. CELIA PARRISH, Reporter VIVIAN and JOE BENNETT flew to BETTY came back to the Lower-48, long Dallas recently then on to Ada, Okla. to enough to fly the Powder Puff with FR AN ­ Our July meeting was held July 19th at visit JOE’S family. They had perfect CES, but not long enough for the rest of us LOUISE and MYRL BICKFORD’S new weather conditions coming home with good to see her. We miss them and hope they country place. We had 19 members and tail winds (whatever that is). Made it from enjoy their new home. several husbands and guests present for a Ada to Houston in 2:40 in Cessna 172. The other empty space is big and wide. delightful bar-b-que dinner with all the JACKIE KELLY’S new ground school VELMA LEE COPELAND, the ORGA­ trimmings. Seven planes flew in for the really getting underway. NIZER and PUSHER for our Chapter, meeting and the weather was perfect. ADELLE and JERRY BAKER are busy quietly, moved to Arlington. In 1959, dur­ At our July meeting, we all enjoyed getting their P-51 ready for the Reno Air ing the cold, windy winter and spring highlights of the Powder Puff Derby given Races. TOM SUMMERS of Friendswood months, VELMA LEE flew her Bonanza by MAYBELLE FLETCHER, MARY will be the race pilot. across the West Texas plains and moun­ BYERS and MARY ABLE. On leaving August 8th, I and 49V&er, HANK, and a tains, looking for Ninety-Nine prospects. leaving Bristol, Pa., MAYBELLE and couple friends flew to McAllen, Texas for She found twelve, maybe fourteen of us and MARY flew down the East Coast visiting RON. We had a nice visit with Tip of in May we were a Chartered Chapter. Ocean City, Md. and Virginia. Texas member, ARDATH MCCREERY Scattered as we were, she had a hard time Our August meeting was August 11th at and husband MAC. We flew over the path keeping us corralled and working. She is of destruction left by hurricane “Celia”. It Aero Tech at Hobby Airport with 16 mem­ such a tactful and efficient person, this was a mess. bers and one guest present. Our guest, This is my last attempt at reporting as I didn't seem such an effort for her. We MARILYN HOFFMAN, is a new licensed have been kinda scattered to the four winds turn this job over to the capable hands of pilot having received her license just 24 for a while, but when we stop and think of M. E. OLIVER. Congratulations M.E. hours prior to the meeting. MARILYN was much she gave for us to be banded togeth­ See you all in Longview. the guest of her instructor, MARY ABLE. er, we will keep trying to have an active We all look forward to MARILYN’S be­ Chapter. WE WISH HER THE VERY com ing a 99. BEST OF EVERTHING AND MUCH The main business at the August meeting NEBRASKA CHAPTER HAPPINESS IN HER NEW HOME AND was the announcing of our new chapter HEIDY UNDERWOOD, Reporter WE MISS HER HERE. officers: Chairman, BETTY FRITTS, Vice Our September meeting was changed Chairman, ADELLE BAKER, Recording New members and new ratings highlight from the 13th to the 20th, so it would not Secretary, JOYCE JOHNSON, Correspond­ this month’s news. Two applications for conflict with our Sectional meeting. We ing Secretary, MARSHA COPELAND, and membership, given at our August meeting, will meet at the BRUMLOW’s hangar, at Treasurer, MARGIE HUTCHINSON. Our went to MARY McLAUGHLIN, Lincoln, the W inkler County Airport, for a fish fry. installation dinner for the new officers will and JEANNE GIVEN, Omaha. NANCY and JIM BRUMLOW have been be August 29th at Sonny Look’s Sirloin MARY, 26 and mother of four, received doing a lot of fishing, lately, something House. This will be a joint dinner with the her license in late June. Her husband, they weren’t able to do for many years, due Petticoat pilots. Our guest speaker will be JOHN, is also a pilot and starting work on to being tied down with running the Wink­ none other than our untiring publisher, his instrument. MARY already is starting ler County Airport. NANCY still operates HAZEL McKENDRICK. on her commercial. MARY and JOHN own the flying service, giving instruction and a Cherokee 180. To help round out their Houston Flight Service Station held open doing charter work, along with being book­ aviation experience, they participated in house Saturday, August 15th, celectrating keeper for JIM in his oil field service busi­ the physiological training center at Offutt their 50th anniversary. MARY ABLE, ness. Last spring, she had two English Air Force Base in Omaha in June. SALLY COX, BETTY FRITTS, JACKIE students that were in the States training JEANNE, whose mother, JEANNE is a KELLY and CELIA PARRISH helped by and learning the drilling mud business for 99 and a CFI, earned her license (from her serving as hostess. Baroid. She enjoyed them and the many mother, of course.) in July in time to use One of our newer members, JUDY funny things that came about, because the it this fall for quick trips home from grad­ CRAWFORD, is now in the Navy. JUDY English version is different from ours, of uate school in Missouri. is stationed at Newport, Rhode Island at­ some of our most simple phrases. Our air race chairman, JAN HEINS, tending Navy Officer Candidate school. MILDRED and W.T. GOODSON from Lincoln, has passed her commercial written Ozona, have just returned from visiting JOAN THORNBERRY is now a Captain and working hard for that rating. JAN, their daughter and family, in Arkansas. At in the Air Force stationed in Vietnam. who has an instrument rating, was featured the close of our meeting, FRANCES pre­ M A RSH A COPELAN D and 49y2er, in the July issue of Pireps (our state de­ sented W. T. with his 49V&er Certificate. “BO” very excited about their new addi­ partment of aeronautics newsletter) as 99 We presented our husbands with these tion, a Cherokee Arrow. They put 40 hours of the Month. certificates last February at our Valentine on it in 2 weeks. JUDY KAUFFMAN, Cozad, has received Party. The GOODSONS didn’t get to the MACKIE FUSILIER and family just re­ her instrument rating. Understand that party, so W. T. was a little late swearing to turned from vacation to Florida, Florida now, though, she flies upside down ... er.. all those nice things for his pilot-wife. We Keys, and island hopping in the Bahamas. or maybe that’s just when she’s in a still have one for CHARLOTTE to give MARY BYERS and MARY JANE NOR­ Citabria. OTIS HUNTER, if we ever catch up with RIS placed 3rd in the Sky Lady Derby in Proudest of all is VERA BARTUNEK, those two traveling people? Jefferson City, Missouri. They also flew the Lincoln, now a holder of a multi-engine We extend our sincerest sympathy to Cape Giradeau, Mo. race. rating. Story was told that VERA’S hus­ FRANCES and O.C. COLLINS. FRANCES MAYBELLE FLETCHER has been busy band (a non-pilot, by the way) encouraged lost her Mother soon after her return from teaching aerobatics in ADELLE BAKER’S this last rating. He told her she could fly flying the Powder Puff Derby. Another Citabria. One of her students is BETTY him bear hunting if she got the license. Mother lost a few months ago that affected FRITTS. VERA, herself, is a pretty good hunter. our Chapter members was MILDRED ALICE SEABORN working on getting EVELYN SEDIVY is working on her GOODSON’S mother. She was an adopted APT. instructor rating with the financial assis­ member of our Chapter. She met with JUDY HANNA now has her commercial tance of the Amelia Earhart Scholarship. us and encouraged us in every project rating and has passed instructors written. EVELYN chose my husband DAN as her we undertook. It will take a lot of getting „ MARY ABLE put son, CONOVER, JR., instructor. (Personally don’t think she “used-to” to see Mildred at our meetings through his multi-engine rating. MARY could have made a better choice.) without “Our Mom”. and CONNIE’S other son, GARY, is now Outstate Nebraska, we find PAULIE

— 26— September, 1970 “Not only did I go into debt to get started, but I also held down two jobs to get whatever money I could,” she ex­ plained. “My daily schedule during those old days was to fly 6:30 to 7:30 each a.m., be to work at 8 and get off at 5 p.m; be at my second job by 5:30 and then work till 11 p.m. and sometimes later.” Certainly the type of person to give equal time to all things or at least try, on week­ ends, along with her flying, she’d try to catch up on the eating she’d missed during the week. Without a doubt, the 99’s gained an avid member for Evelyn joined the organization (one she’d heard about long before flying) as soon as possible after receiving her li­ cense and a few months later flew her first AWTAR. Former chapter news reporter and outgoing chapter chairman, Evelyn has been as much a part of aviation as perhaps most 99’s. She has been a ferry pilot and flight school dispatcher, FBO office gal and of great importance to Nebraska schools assisted in the development of FILLING RACE KIT ORDERS FOR THE FIRST NEBRASKA AIR RACE ARE NEBRASKA CHAPTER MEMBERS, JUDY WESTBROOK (1.) AND BETH HOUCHIN, BOTH FROM school curriculums including an FAA ap­ OMAHA. THE RACE IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 27, ROUND-ROBIN FROM proved Airframe and Powerplant mechan­ LINCOLN, NB TO NORTH PLATTE, NB. ics course at the Western Nebraska Voca­ tional Technical School and worked for one year as director of an aerospace mobile PERRY, ScottsblufT, got apt and also JAN HEINS and kids, KATHY and unit. learned daughter, SUSAN, 16, left July 28 BILLY plus VERA BARTUNEK; and In addition to her regular public school for an all-expense paid month’s visit to EVELYN SEDIVY, MIMI HAWORTH, teaching, Evelyn teaches basic ground Europe, courtesy of Wrangler Jeans. SUS­ myself and MARY McLAUGHLIN. From school through adult education. She has in­ AN entered an essay contest and came out camping in Wyoming came CATHERINE structed in two aerospace summer work­ a winner. Just proves one thing. Never pass and DR. MARSH; from out of nowhere shops in cooperation with the University of up any opportunity — it could be THE one. popped up JUDY DAUFFMAN and guest Nebraska and has written a course curricu­ Our August meeting as in Scottsbluff HELEN WITTA. And also in appearance lum for adult education called, “Space and and what a turn out. Because most Nebras­ were guests GRACIE OLSON, KIMBALL You.” ka 99's live in the eastern part of the state, and CONNIE EDMUNDSON with hus­ Persistent as she has applied for the most monthly meetings also are on that band, from GERING, PEG STROMER and scholarship before, Evelyn has seen a great end. But just to remind the “other end” kids and MARY LEE PERRY, PAULIE’S many accomplishment in her two terms as gals that they still are part of the chapter, daughter. Nebraska Chapter chairman. A new con­ an annual visit is made that way. To boost Topping off the meeting was a gradua­ stitution and bylaws was written, an air­ the morale of the “other end” gals, namely, tion gift presented to MIMI HAWORTH marking program was developed, a trophy DOTT1E ADCOCK, McGREW, PAULIE by JUDY KAUFFMAN and HELEN WIT­ point system (Pilot of the Year) was PERRY and JOAN PHILLIPS, Bridge­ TA, both university students of MIMI. started. She has assisted in air search and port, other 99’s and several guests raised MIMI received her doctorate in educational rescue mission, assisted with FAA clinics voices over a luncheon-meeting. The jour­ psychology from the University of Nebras­ and co-sponsored such clinics. Elected to ney out was smooth and calm but going ka in June. DR. HAWORTH, congrats!! the South Central honor roll, Evelyn has home was bumpy as you know what. From W ith our first air race approaching, seen the chapter sponsor girl students for Omaha, in flew, JEANNE GIVEN, MARY JUDY WESTBROOK is busily filling race NIFA, flown a second AWTAR (1969) CONLEY, PAT WOLFE and BETH HOU­ kit orders. Other Omaha gals, including and helped start the Nebraska Air Race. CHIN; from Lincoln, in two planes, in flew BETH HOUCHIN, are helping her. Evelyn has proven that to make an or­ ganization work, one must participate. In addition to chapter meetings, she has at­ NEBRASKA CHAPTER of us, she has had to work to get her li­ tended all South Central Sectionals since HEIDY UNDERWOOD cense, work to earn the money and work at she joined except this past spring sectional, her ratings, too. The slender grade school and has been a delegate to two interna­ PROFILE OF AN AE SCHOLARSHIP tional conventions. WINNER teacher explained it was some time before she had any change in her pocketbook. Certainly the Nebraska Chapter is proud Where does one get her interest in fly­ “Note that I said change and not dollars. of it’s new Amelia Earhart scholarship win­ ing? Is it inborn? Does it develop sud­ It’s sometimes difficult to accept the excuse, ner. We salute her for her achievements denly? Can it be turned off and on? ‘I don’t have the money to take flying les­ while chapter chairman, too. She is already Our Nebraska Chapter Amelia Earhart sons,’ simply because a person never will. making use of her stipends and soon the Scholarship winner satisfied her childhood If I had waited till I had the money — I’d 99’s will have another CFI. desires for flying by playing airlines in still be waiting,” she said. Mom’s kitcben. Seems Mom would always Soft-spoken as she is, Evelyn has also have to borrow one of the passenger’s seats been one of the Nebraska Chapter untiring OKLAHOMA CHAPTER (a kitchen or dining room chair) and members. No matter what needs to be done, ARLENE WALKUP, Reporter then evict the passenger (dolls or stuffed this brown-haired gal has always been first animals) if she took a coffee break. to offer help. From Evelyn’s early flying The Oklahoma Chapter would like to Like many o f us, Evelyn Sedivy has days, she has filled her day leaving little thank all you for your support of SUSIE wanted to fly since childhood. Like many time for herself. SEWELL for the Office of International

September, 1970 — 27— Vice-President. We are glad she won. You should, too! MARTHA THOMASON met Five members and their 49%ERS, will be too. We are sorry that our good TOM STAFFORD at an Ice Cream party HELEN and JOHN EHRLICH, INEZ and member, JAN MILLION, is moving to the in Ada. RITA EAVES and LEONARD at­ HERB STOCKER, VERDAYNE and Washington, D.C. area. Her husband will tended the EAA Fly-in in Oshkosh. Flew DICK MENZE, ROSEMARY and MAX be working in the Pentagon for a year and the AC spark Plug Rally and placed 19 out BLOCK and GEORGIANN and BILL then they will return to Okla. NANCY of 54. DOTTIE YOUNG is back giving in­ RYNEARSON together with some mem­ ORCUTT is settled in Indianopolis; her struction in the “Chopper” again. POLLY bers of the Stratus Seekers Flying Club husband is the airport manager there. We RUBLE is putting hours on her 210 after were happy to have the opportunity to finally got around to having a Poker race in a long illness. PAM BUGG has been work­ entertain twelve Civil Air Patrol cadets Oklahoma. Just for fun, not a money rais­ ing for the Tinker Aero Club this summer. and their escort from West Germany. A ing project. The July meeting was held in MARTY SCROEDER got her commercial. picnic supper was served at Flight 1 and Woodward with CAROL WADDELL as ARLENE WALKUP has been taking Airport and then they were all taken for a hostess. Business meeting at 10:30, lunch, teachers and CAP Cadets to Wichita to the ride over the Omaha area and allowed to then the race. The first prize was won by a Aircraft plants and to Tulsa to visit Ameri­ handle the controls of the planes for a short potential 99, REVA WILLIAMS, the sec­ can Airlines. Don’t know which was the time. The boys reported that since the cost ond by a young boy. Our August meeting biggest thrill, being in the old Ford Tri­ of flying, and learning to fly, is so expen­ was held at the home of NORMA WYNN motor or seeing the 747 doing touch and sive in their country, only a few will be near Edmond. After swimming in the A.M. goes. able to becom e pilots. The 18, 19, and 20 lunch at noon, we had a very interesting And last, but not least, NEMA has been year old cadets spent ten days in Nebraska, meeting. SUSIE SEWELL and PAM riding a horse in the Barrel races after earning their trip by taking a competitive BUGG reported on the Convention and 22 years. Wonder how much time she was exam. We were sorry to have had so little NORMA gave a very interesting report of in the air? time to spend with these fellows as we're a meeting she had attended with her Doc­ always ready to boost flying. tor husband. He will be giving Flight As September is our birthday month, get physicals. NORMA said that the main out your party hats and candles and we’ll OMAHA AREA CHAPTER cause of the loss or denial of a physical have a celebration. In the meantime, GEORGIANN RYNEARSON, Reporter was Cardisvascular, the second Mental “Happy flying!” Problems. The nominating committee re­ This being summer and vacation time, ported that our new Chairman is PAM our members have been scattered hither SANTA FE CHAPTER BUGG, our V-Chairman, ESSIE TALLI- and yon. ROSEMARY and MAX BLOCK CAROLYN MILKEY, Reporter FERRO, Sec. MARGE HUDSON, Treasure and family and BETTY and BOB JARVIS LUCILLE PREGLER. Our installation din­ and family have all returned from western The activities of the Santa Fe Chapter ner will be a I.uau September 26, in Ada. trips — the Black Hills, Glacier National have not slowed with the summer months. Special guests at the August meeting were Park, Yellowstone Park and the Tetons. The airmarking of the Espanola, New 6 young ladies who are in the CAP Flying INEZand HERB STO CK ER first spent a M exico airport ran smoothly with much encampment in Stillwater. They came with week on an island in the Lake of the appreciated assistance coming from 49%’ers 18 young men and at the end of 4 weeks Woods near Kenora, Ontario, Canada, and BOB MILKEY and BOB THORNTON. will be private pilots. They are in the 2nd then left for Joplin, Missouri and the Table The next weekend we had a Fly-In Drive- class of the summer; 7 young ladies grad­ Rock Lake area, still looking for that In, again in Espanola. Chapter members uated in the first class. retirement home. Two more days will find REGINA THORNTON, PAULINE DOW, Our girls are getting around. Attending GEORGIANN and BILL RYNEARSON and GAILYA IMPRECIA manned the the International convention were BRO- flying toward that same island, accompa­ chow lines while MEG GUGGOLZ, CARO­ NETA EVANS, VELMA WOODWARD, nied by Martha and Bub Purdy of the LYN MILKEY, PAT DIETZ and 49%er PAM BUGG, and SUSIE. SUSIE was very Nebraska Chapter. How fortunate to have JACK participated along with five other enthusiastic about getting an opportunity friends who offer to share their remote is­ entries in a spot landing contest. We’re so to fly in the “Myth II” with SHEILA land home for a week of lazy relaxation! proud of MEG who won second place and SCOTT. JAN MILLION flew commercial VERDAYNE and DICK MENZE and especially grateful to LIZ DAMPF and to San Francisco prior to her departure R O SE M A R Y and B A X BLOCK were the 49%er JIM who took charge of trophies for Washington, D.C. MARGE HUDSON only members who could fly to Lake and box lunches. has had a trip to Las Vegas and one to the Okoboji in July for a joint meeting with The monthly chapter meeting was held at Colorado mountains. BEEBE BARRETT the Iowa Chapter. The rest of us missed out the home of PAT DIETZ. We viewed her has flown to Colorado, NORENE LAP- on delicious grilled chicken and fresh corn slides of the Powder Puff — think it gave SLEY and her family went to Florida for a on the cob on Saturday night at the lake some of us the “fever” for future races. weeks vacation prior to her husband’s get­ homes of LOIS GRANGE and BETTY SHIRLEY DAVIS and MAXINE RITTER, ting involved in the Instructors Flight JOHNSON. After a business meeting on private pilots from Los Alamos joined us as clinic there. ARLENE WALKUP and 49% Sunday morning, the group toured the his­ prospective members. ROSE RAGLAND HOYT, flew to Bandera, Texas for a week­ torical site of the Spirit Lake Massacre. will hostess the August meeting. end on the Purple Sage Ranch. Had more Good flying weather lured BETTY and Congratulations to REGINA and BOB fun at a real Cowboy stomp Saturday night BOB JARVIS and family, ROSEMARY and THORNTON, proud parents of STEVEN in Bandera. N ORM A W YN N got in 17% MAX BLOCK and family, VERDAYNE SCOTT born August 14th! hours P.I.C. time on their trip back East. and DICK MENZE and HELEN and RAY BOB and CAROLYN MILKEY an­ They went to Niagara Falls, Saddlebrook, SIMMONS of Abilene, Kansas to the Lake nounce that they are part owners (would New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlantic McConaughy Recreation Area near Ogallala you believe the tires) of Bonanza 6088A. City and many more interesting places. the first week-end in August. Although they SKIP CARTER and RUTH JONES are had no luck fishing, they enjoyed swimming, traveling in Europe this summer. Highlight picnicking — and of course, flying out and SHREVEPORT CHAPTER of the trip was the Passion Play at Oberam- back. KAY ALEXANDER, Reporter mergau in Germany. CAROL WADDELL, We reluctantly bid farewell to JOEY ARLENE WALKUP, MARIE KETCHUM, KUBESCH, who will be leaving the middle SARA CALDWELL has moved into her and MARGE HUDSON flew on the Okla- of August for Indiana. As JOEY’S husband new home and had Shreveport 99’s over for home Flying Farmer Eastern tour August will be retiring from the Air Force, they are a “Back From Rome” luncheon, with HEL­ 1-2. Learned a lot about flying off of short going back to Joey’s home state to live. Our EN WRAY as the program. Everyone strips, no wind and 100 degree temperature. best wishes for their happiness in whatever brought a salad and it was a delicious meal Saw the Tsa-La-Gi at Talequah. You they choose to do. and a most enjoyable meeting.

— 28— September, 1970 HELEN WRAY is teaching flying part Our next meeting was on June 28th, and to win a cub, because I bought a ticket time at Louisiana Tech, Barksdale. She will was held at our Powder Puff Derby Office from JANIE KIMBALL, who is going to be finishing up work on her Master’s De­ in Baton Rouge. This is when we got down attend the EAA Convention in Oshkosh, gree at Louisiana Tech in Ruston this fall. to the nitty-gritty of our terminus for the Wisconsin (there’s that state again). Wish HELEN has just returned from the Louisi­ Powder Puff Derby next year. I think our I were going with her. ana Tech Rome tour. She worked six weeks CHAIRMAN, PAT WARD must have We are really looking forward to going to in Europe on her Master’s. stayed up many nights making sure she San Antonio for our fall sectional meeting DOTTIE PORTS just got back from a didn’t miss one thing we had to cover. on Sept. lltli, 12th and 13th! wonderful trip to Experimental Airplane W ow — when you say it’s going to end in Last but not least — the new officers for Association Convention in Oshkosh, Wis­ your state or city, it sounds marvelous and our Chapter this coming year are as fol­ consin. DOTTIE reports it was a nice, you figure there is going to be a lot to do, lows: Chairman: MOLLY STOCKWELL leisurely trip in their mobile home, and she but after our meeting I found there was — Vice Chairman: CAL MEREDITH,— and Bud enjoyed “kicking tires” on acres even more to the terminus than I imagined. Secretary: GLORIA HOLMES— and Treas- and acres of “ home built” airplanes. It all sounds so exciting though, we know surer: JANIE KIMBALL. See you all next KATHY CASTON lived through the it will be worth all the work and effort. month. As Jimmie Durante says: “In per­ Powder Puff Derby despite bronchial prob­ And to top it off, PAT WARD, CAL son” — in Longview (Is it true the QB’s lems and attended the 99 convention in MEREDITH and MOLLY STOCKWELL will be in BTR at the same time the PPD New Hampshire. She was appointed EAA are going to attend the end of this year’s will terminate? ED. Note.) Safety Counselor in DAL area as of July race in Bristol, Pa. so they will have a real 1st, for the com ing year. K A T H Y is work­ first hand knowledge at what’s in store for ing on the static display and industry dis­ us. I think everything from soup to nuts SPANISH PEAKS CHAPTER plays for Gregg County Aviation Apprecia­ (literally) was discussed at this meeting. RUBY LEE BALLANTYNE, Reporter tion Day, September 12 & 13. She is chair­ At any rate, we didn’t take off for Houma Plans to host the second annual Colorado man of these committees. KATHY plans to until after 5:00 PM. For once we actually State Fair Fly-In on August 22 and tenta­ attend AOPA clinic in New Orleans over got to fly to a meeting — can’t say the tive arrangements for a fall state 99’er Labor Day and take ATR course. Son, BOB weather was the best, but not the worst Fly-In were high on the agenda at our enters Southern Methodist University on either! Those attending the meeting were: monthly meeting August 13. Chairman August 24th. PAT WARD, ELEANOR LOWRY, MAR­ ANNE COURTRIGHT was away on family HELEN HEWITT is teaching private ION BALTZER, JANIE KIMBALL, MOL­ business so vice-chairman ANN FRINK ground school. She attended 99’s Conven­ LY STOCKWELL, GLORIA HOLMES, conducted the meeting attended by student tion in New Hampshire. Also visited in SHIRLEY BERNHARDT, and BEVER­ pilot, FRANCIS HENSEN, and a guest Philadelphia, Cleveland and son JEFF at LEY TITZE R . Our guest for today was 99’er from Houston, LOUISE BICKFORD. Grissom AFB. While there they toured the POLLY BAUGHMAN, who has just re­ Officers who were elected for the coming EC-135 which JEFF flies. ceived her private license and owns a year included MARY LOU MILLBERN, MARY L’HERISSON has begun work Cherokee 180. She flies out of the Down­ chairman; RUBY LEE BALLANTYNE, on her instrument rating with HELEN town Airport in BTR with a number of our vice-chairman and newsletter; CHRIS IIKW ITT as instructor. other girls. BERRY, secretary-treasurer; ANN FRINK, CORINNE STRICKLAND finished her Now for a few tidbits about some of our membership chairman; GERTRUDE HOW­ Master’s Degree this summer in Home girls: MILLY STOCKWELL spoke re­ ARD, air marking and publicity; and ANNE Economics. She has closed her restaurant cently at the Sertoma Club about the 99’s COURTRIGHT, scrapbook and airspace and will teach Home Ec in Nome, Alaska, and our Powder Puff Derby. ELEANOR chairman. starting August 26. She will be home for LOWRY is now the proud owner of a The most thrilling and exciting work Christmas and in the summer. The children Piper Colt. I am now a member of the Red assignments this chapter has known were will be in college at Northeast this fall. Wing Flying Club in Houma, something delegated for assistance with the PPD! JOAN CARROLL reports the whole I've been waiting to get into for some time. MARY LOU MILLBERN and GER­ family plans to go to Mayon Dude Ranch Those APT at present are: CAL MERE­ TRUDE HOWARD met with the WALSEN- and will be landing at the Flying I, Ranch DITH, GLORIA HOLMES and ELEANOR BURG Rotary Club and explained the air in Bandera, Texas. LOWRY. race and women in aviation in general. All SARAH HENLEY has made several Our next meeting was on July 25th at helped with the “ Fly-By” activities at their flying trips recently to New Orleans, Lou­ the Houma Airport — just about all who field. isiana, Lufkin, Texas, and Ft. Smith, came flew in and we heard the report We especially enjoyed meeting KAY Arkansas. from PAT, CAL and MOLLY about the BRICK and THON GRIFFITH when they EVELYN SNOW and JERE SAUR Terminus as well as the Convention. They made a “tea stop” at the Johnson Feild in made a trip for C.A.P. to Gage, Oklahoma, attended both while they were at it. They Walsenburg. Our congratulations to these to take two Indian boys on a Mission trip. also brought their slides along and we saw women and the fine staff who again skill­ pictures of the planes as they came in over fully sponsored one of women’s most the finish line. It surely made it a lot more challenging aviation events. Commenda­ SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER real and not just something you hear about. tions are also in order to members of our POWDER PUFF DERBY '71 There were 105 delegates to the Conven­ neighboring PIKES PEAK CHAPTER for TERMINUS COMMITTEE tion, and our new PRES, as I suppose their all-out hospitality and altogether per­ W HITE HOU SE INN — ROOM 501 everyone knows by now, is BETTY Mc- fect arrangements for the race “must stop.” 1575 NORTH 3RD STREET NABB and SUZIE SEWELL is our NEW In June the chapter’s monthly meeting BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802 V. PRES. Congratulations to both of you. was at the glider school in Colorado Hope you have a very exciting year. Those BEVE TITZER, Reporter Springs. Some of the ladies and members attending this months meeting were GAY­ of their families enjoyed first-time glider In my last article you were told of the LE ROBICHAUX, SHIRLEY BERN­ rides. PIKES PEAK CHAPTER members forming of a new Chapter in our area, and HARDT, PAT WARD, CAL MEREDITH, were on hand to make the occasion an even of how we were looking forward to seeing JANIE KIMBALL, ELEANOR LOWRY, more memorable one. our PRESIDENT, BEA STEADMAN. Well MOLLY STOCKWELL, BEVERLEY TIT­ The second annual AOPA flight clinic in the New Orleans Chapter is now on their ZER and POLLY BAUGHMAN was again July here provided another opportunity for own and we all had a marvelous time be­ with us. ELEAN OR L O W R Y flew up to our group to host pilots from all around fore, during and after the Installation Ban­ her farm in Arkansas in her own plane the nation. (It would seem that the quet. Riding on the Mark Twain was most since seeing her last. SH IR LE Y has started Colorado fishing streams and mountain interesting and lots and lots of fun. working on her commercial and I’m going skiing resorts are very attractive and pilots

September, 1970 -29— TULSA CHAPTER DAISEY DIMWIT, Reporter

August with its over 100 degree weather has not dampened the enthusiasm of this group! Our month started early with Tulsa 99’s acting as a welcoming committee to the golfers attending the PGA here in Tulsa. Golf notables such as ARNOLD PALMER, flying his own Lear Jet, came in at Pen­ nant Aviation and was met by our own PATTY JENSEN. Other pro golfers in­ cluding JACK NICKLAUS came in at Tulsair where JAN MAURITSON had a group of eager 99’s ready to provide ground type transportation. Tulsa was proud to be selected for this great golfing event!! Our first meeting was to elect officers and make plans for our fall activities. M A R Y KRUTSCH was our gracious host­ “TOP OF TEXAS" CHAPTER AT WORK IN GUYMON. PAT POWELL, HILDRETH ess. Our new slate of officers is headed by DENNEY, ANN MENTZER, SUE VESTAL, HALEY JEAN STANFIELD, JANE MOORE, MAYOE RIDLEY, CHRIS LASLEY. LOIS MARTIN as Chairman: CAROL BROWN, Vice-Chairman; SUZANNE BRICKNER, Secretary and COLEEN wish to avail themselves of all possible infor­ from Guymon, HALEY JEAN STAND- WHITE Treasurer. We had such a good mation for safe mountain flying!) FIELD, MOYOE RIDLEY, SUE VESTAL turnout for the meeting everyone was as­ ANN FRINK has been appointed test and HILDRETH DENNEY welcomed signed an office or a committee! (It don’t pilot for the CAP and she plans to add CHRIS LASLEY, PAT POWELL, ANN pay to miss a meeting, you get a job any­ even more hours at the airport this winter MENTZER and JANE MOORE to the way! ) to her school teaching schedule. College Guymon airport for an airmarking session. Our plans for fall include: acting as student CHRIS BERRY has logged many Besides helping us airmark they served hostesses, (more decorative than informa­ hours this summer in preparation for ad­ our lunch. Needless to say, with gals this tive) for the FSS 50th Anniversary celebra­ vanced ratings. She is aided and abetted by cooperative we left four membership appli­ tion and open house at Tulsa International her air-minded father WALT BERRY who cations. Airport on the 20th of September, serving recently was appointed the manager of How long has it been since you’ve taken dinner for the annual AAA & EAA meet­ Pueblo’s Memorial Field. some youngster who lias never been in a ing at Harvey Young Airport on Saturday private plane for a ride? Several weeks ago October 10th, and of course, we intend to yours turly took three youngsters, ages 8 invade Longview for the South Central to 16, up for their first ride. W e spent over Fall Sectional! TOP OF TEXAS CHAPTER an hour sight seeing and now one childs Tulsa Chapter is very proud of PATTY JANE MOORE, Reporter apprehension of flying is gone. After land­ JENSEN who is now chief pilot at Pen­ June found us meeting in Dumas. Some ing and hangaring our plane I sure was nant Aviation taking over the position re­ o f us flew and some of us drove to the glad I was current on some rules and regu­ cently held by PAUL CALYEAN. Good Dumas Airport, from there our hostesses lations because we spent another hour dis­ work. PATTY! She has certainly worked POLLY SoRELLE, JEAN BAKER and cussing the plane, theory of flight and hard for the job and is now working on the VANNIE BEAUCHAMP transported us to requirements of a private pilot. These second Private Pilot Proficiency Clinic to the Kona-Kai for our meeting and lunch. youngsters now have a better understand­ be held the 12th and 13th o f Sept. M A RTY LANDERS, Tulsa’s lovely lady of the FSS Our guest speaker was WILFORD ing of general aviation. HAPPY LAND­ has passed her written test for her com- TAYLOR of Great Plains Insurance Com­ INGS. pany. He spoke on Aviation Insurance and gave a brief history of Lloyds of London. He also answered our many questions on aviation insurance. We had ten members and three guests present. Guests were WILFORD’S WIFE NORMA, CLAUDIA BECKNER and PHOEBE GRICE of Dumas. PAT POWELL was on Cloud Nine. She now has that Instrument Instructor Rating. Congratulations Pat. ISABEL RAPIER’S plane was destroyed in the Lubbock tornado on May 11. ANN MENTZER spent many hours as a census taker. Part of her territory was a sparsely settled rural area so she flew over this area noting the locations of the houses and saved herself many driving miles. CHRIS LASLEY, PAT POWELL and prospective member HALEY JEAN STAN­ FIELD of Gaymon airmarked the aban­ doned airport at Dalhart. It seems that FAA had a problem getting this marked Here is the finished product. ANN MENTZER piloted the photographer. HALEY JEAN until they contacted the “99’s” . STANFIELD, SUE VESTAL, HILDRETH DENNEY, MAYOE RIDLEY, CHRIS LASLEY, On July 11 four prospective members PAT POWELL and JANE MOORE are standing in the letters.

— 30— September, 1970 mercial license and is hard at work to fin­ riding clubs Play Days. Says backing trail­ cently ELAINE has been in Sacramento ish up for her flight check. Good luck, ers not as simple as it looks. JIMMIE visiting her sister. Marty! KOLP attended International Convention CAROLYN RIZZIE and husband, JOE, We will have a supply of 49'/^er tie and upon return has been: Sweating!! have been flying jumpers. CAROLYN has clasps in S.A. so have your money ready! MARILYN O’NEIL since passing her com­ even been jumping herself, adding that to See you there, (If I don’t get lost again!) mercial isn’t doing anything interesting her list of accomplishments. just routine. LOU ELLEN FOSTER at­ PAT CHASE flys when her boys don’t tended International Convention Conven­ take the family Cessna 180 to work. PAT WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER tion and has been cleaning rent houses, flew to Blackfoot in July and went on to NAN PARK, Reporter doing yard work and entertaining company. the last meeting in Pocatello with BEV Stated she was sorry everyone could not LEDBETTER. El Gordo’s quaint atmosphere was the attend convention. NORMA DODGE — GLEN and DIANE JEX flew to Abbots­ setting for our Dutch luncheon on Satur­ ground looping!!!— no other comment. ford, B.C. in August to attend the Canadian day, August 15th. Chairman LOU ELLEN BETTY ALLISON is striving to catch up National Air Show. FOSTER called the meeting to order at 011 Red River Sqdn. (CAP paperwork; one 12:30 P.M. with JIMMIE KOLP, MARI­ small complication, someone keeps chang­ LYN O’NEIL, LOU ELLEN FOSTER, ing the combination on the door lock. EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER BETTY ALLISON, NAN PARK and guests SHIRLEY WESBROOKS is vacationing IRENE ANRODE, Reporter PRISCILLA TRUSSELL, KATHY PARR with her family in Colorado. GOLDIE and JACKIE ALLISON present. MARTIN has had a full summer of piano Well, gals, you can relax. Due to a spe­ LOU ELLEN FOSTER and JIMMIE students. cial meeting held at ALBERTA ANDER­ KOLP gave their reports on the Interna­ SON’S, we are now Incorporated. LYGIE tional Convention. LOU ELLEN had as­ HAGAN, MILLIE SHINN and myself were sembled a photo album of convention in attendance for some paperwork and events and enroute events. JIMMIE also some scrumptious huckleberry coffeecake, reported 011 some preconvention committee and the deed is done. More of you should meetings she attended. have come to hear the stories of the con­ MRS. FOSTER announced our Chapter vention in Bretton Woods. ALBERTA, had been ask to assist with the 50th A n­ MILLIE and MINNIE BOYD flew to Colo­ niversary of the FAA Flight Service Sta­ rado Springs to meet the HAGANS and tion celebration on Saturday, August 20, from there it was Aztec all the way with 1970. Plans for the celebration were re­ CORNIE doing most of the flying due to viewed and members present signed a card much IFR weather enroute. Everyone con­ cerned reported a good time had by all, to be included with the flowers sent from EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER our Chapter. with many international members in at­ DIANE JEX, Reporter Plans formulated meetings for the re­ tendance. mainder of the year including safety Eastern Idaho members have all been Otherwise MILLIE reports not much fly­ seminars, films, guest speakers, luncheons, busy this summer in addition to our prepa­ ing due to tons of unexpected company fly-ins, hangar parties and participation rations for tht Sectional Convention. Our this summer and much church work. AL­ with other flying organizations activities. July meeting was another work session held BERTA had much the same story. LYGIE, Advance planning makes it possible for us at MARY KILBOURNE’S home. Present however, has been working away at that to bave newspaper coverage each month. were PAT CHASE, SHIRLIE JOHNSON, instrument rating and will get it yet. An DIANE CALLAWAY and MARILYN BEVERLY LEDBETTER, ONITA HOFF, instrument rating in a twin is no fun either O’NEIL have recently received their com­ PAT DUKICH. MARY KILBOURNE. as your reporter can substantiate. I have mercial license. Congratulations, we are GLENNA LINDERMAN, DIANE JEX. been frequenting Couer d’ Alene lately, proud of you. Guests were ANN McDOUGAL and PAT honing IF approaches in a twin Comanche, RUTH RENTON has acquired a little FULLMER. while trying to mate MEL with ATR and more horse sense from hauling Little about the time that instructor manages to Ballots from our Chapter election were PAUL and SUSAN’S mounts to area towns pull an engine three times in one approach opened and counted. The new officers for you’re ready to head for the hills. the coming year will be Chairman — PAT The above routine did give me the DUKICH, Vice-Chairman — DIANE JEX, chance to run into FERN LAKE, however. Secretary — ELAINE PARTRIDGE, Treas­ She has several students this summer and urer— PAT CHASE. DARLENE SCHIERS reports much activity in the female instruc­ will be our news reporter, and committee tor department there. Wouldn’t it be nice members will be LOIS BAUER and CARO­ if we could all say the same for our local LYN RIZZIE, membership, and GLENNA LINDERMAN will be Scrapbook Chairman. strips? HELEN SHANEWISE reports spending DARLENE and BOB SCHIERS were what is left of the summer entering a round celebrating their 25th wedding Anniversary of golf tournaments at Hayden Lake. We that week-end at Trinity Lake. That’s such hear she missed championship of her flight beautiful contiy to visit. by one stroke on an extra hole. In case you LOIS and DICK BAU ER have been fly- haven’t noticed, HELEN does everything ing and camping most of the summer. well. Three of their trips have taken them to Las Did I mention last issue that GINNY Vegas, Pamona, and camping in Copper R ICH ARD SO N , who came in a sensational Basin. 12th in the Derby, lost her engine over the ELAINE PARTRIDGE has added to her Idaho hills on the return trip and had to Heigh-ho Come to the FAIR already busy schedule by teaching a class gear-up into a field? If I did, I think I’ll of 3l/2 to 5 year old children at the Speech just mention it again. W e’ re that glad you September 18, 19, 20, 1970 and Hearing Center. ELAINE will continue made it back safe and sound! working at Idaho State University when Til next time, happy flying, hope to see Seymour, Indiana school resumes. She has also been studying you at the sectional, and for goodness for her Master’s degree the past year. Re­ sakes — get your news in!

September, 1970 -31— GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER CLAIRE and GENE STOKER have man, MARY KIRK, News Reporter; LEI KAY STEARNS,Reporter bought a Cub and are having a ball playing LANI JACKSON, Public Relations and with it. They planned on flying it to the JESSIE WOODS, Amelia Earhart Scholar­ The August meeting of Greater Seattle Smiley Creek Fly-In but unexpected com­ ship Fund Chairman. We are all looking Chapter was held on August 12, with a pany changed their plans. EULA and forward to another full year and lots of safe fly-in to Salem, Oregon. The members mak­ DICK LOGSDON also had house guests flying. ing the flight were VAN ADDERSON, this month which prevented them from FLORENCE BELL, BETTY DENNEY, attending the Fly-In. FRAN BROWN also IONA FUNK, JOYCE HARDING, CHAR­ didn't make it as she suffered a painful fall MONTANA CHAPTER LOTTE KAMM, KAY STEARNS and in which she injured both ankles. We JUDY McCRUM, Reporter guest, KAY DENNIS. The main topic for haven’t figured out yet how you can hurt discussion was the cancellation of our FUN both ankles when you fall, but leave it to Several months have gone by since I took RACE due to lack of participants. Four our FRAN, she can. At latest reports she over the job of reporter for the 99 News. planes from our own chapter and two from is trying to hobble around on crutches and There is a lot o f catching up to do in the FARNVEST CHAPTER were the only we all sincerely hope she will have a Montana Chapter, as we have been out of entries for this race to have been held on speedy recovery. touch with the “News” for awhile. Our August 1. So much work went into the HELEN and GLENN ELLIOTT have former reporter, ELSIE JOHNSON of Mis­ planning and preparation, including the had their son and his family visiting them soula, was married this spring and she and obtaining of some beautiful trophies that it from California. her husband, ROBERT CULVER, have was a great disappointment to have to can­ GENE N ORA JESSEN is back at it moved to Alaska where he is going to fly cel it. Needless to say, the next item for again. She is busy instructing at Boise people and equipment into oil fields. discussion was a fund raising program to Aviation. Just knew we couldn’t keep her The April meeting (when I took on this meet the financial obligations incurred in down for long. project) was held in Sidney, Montana, and preparation for the race. Next month’s LUCILLE TAYLOR is busy commuting a couple of months before the meeting we meeting will be held in Yakima, Wash, to Oakland. decided to “bag it” since there is no cafe at with an alternate of Bellingham. We are anxiously waiting work that the airport. Montana, being wide enough The inveterate flyers mentioned earlier, CAROL COOKE will be our newest 99 for two weather systems, had one at each HELEN DURHAM and IONA FUNK, had member. CAROL is from Jerome and has end that day: Fair to good from Billings to a wonderful trip to California after a few done lots of flying with JOY LOU WAITE the east, fair to poor from Billings to the days rest from their trip North. Two high­ and enjoyed it so much she decided to west. So, our mountain members were not lights were a stop at the “NUT TREE” learn to fly, and if you are going to able to make the meeting. near Sacramento, for a shopping spree, and learn to fly, you need an airplane. She Three prospective members, all from a visit to a “horse-lovers paradise” (so says heard about one in Oklahoma that was for Sidney, were ANN GROSKINSKY, ROXY Iona, who loves horses as well as airplanes) sale so she bought it and flew it back to REES, and DORIS REDMAN, who flew the FRK thorough-bred ranch near Paso Jerome alone. At last report she was about the Cessna 170 from the family ranch with Robles, California. ready to take her check ride and then we her son as a passenger. Our chairman, will have another new member. PEARL MAGILL, flew from Glasgow to Culbertson, Montana the day before, and drove to Sidney for the meeting, and IDAHO CHAPTER MARTHA GAUNCE drove in from Willis- EULA LOGSDON, Reporter MOUNT TAHOMA CHAPTER ton, North Dakota. LORETTA PRETTYMAN, Reporter The Idaho 99’s August Fly-In to Smiley The Billings group, ANN HAFER, Creek was even greater than anticipated. Everyone has been having such busy DOROTHY CRAIG, and JULI PEDEN The weather was ideal so there was a good schedules that we by passed having meet­ flew with me in the Exec. It was a smooth turnout — 33 in all. The host and hostess, ings in June and July. For our August 237 mile flight from Billings with a 43 JOY LOU and DICK WAITE, were the meeting we met at the home of LARRY and knot tailwind at 9500' (but a bumpy ride most gracious you could imagine; and the MAXINE BLUMER for a barbecue that home with a 38 knot almost-headwind at food — all prepared by the WAITES — was was just fabulous. The steaks were excel­ six-five). out of this world, and everyone ate all day lent and LARRY’S salad made with spin­ As soon as we settled down to our coffee, long. The Waites took most of the group ach greens was delicious. Our cooks were donuts and business meeting RANDY water skiing and loaned a second boat to LARRY BLUMER, host and WARD BURNS of Burns Flying Service, Sidney, the fishermen, Ninety-Nines and families CLEMMO, Captain on United Air Lines presented us with a big chocolate cake attending were FLORENCE and DON and he also flies the Blumer’s P-38 in the decorated with “Welcome 99’s”. After the WATKINS and two children; ELOISE Air Shows. TONY GROUT (MAYBETH’S meeting we pulled out our lunches and STOVER, LYN CLARK and her son and husband) took the orders for the steaks swapped sandwiches for sandwiches, soup his friend; BOB and GENE NORA JES- and was kept busy serving, DEAN MEL­ for sandwiches, and some clever far-sighted SEN and BRIANA; HELEN and GLENN VILLE was Bartender, he also is the Crew girls brought hard boiled eggs and carrot HIBGY; and of course JOY LOU and Chief for the P-38. and celery sticks to pass around. Then we DICK WAITE and their three children. Those who attended the barbecue were cut the cake. Donuts, lunch and cake: Special guests included our Idaho Director MARY KIRK, MAYBETH GROUT, CALORIES! of Aeronautics CHET MOULTON and his BETTY CRAWFORD, BETTY PORT­ All sign of men disappeared toward the wife MABLE and son JIM; our newest NOY, JESSIE WOODS, MAXINE end of the meeting and when it came time member, JO ANNE CAMPBELL and her BLUMER, ALICE BUTLER, LORETTA to refuel the Mooney, DORIS gave us a husband CHUCK: our newest potential PRETTYMAN, BONNIE BAKER and hand — a good one, too! She can really do member, CAROL COOKE and her husband BETTY GEISLER, a guest and student it. We were all photographed for the Sid­ VINCE and son JIM; JACK and LOUISE pilot brought by ALICE BUTLER. The ney Herald at that time. RENCHER and two of their sons; and business meeting was held before we ate In May our meeting was held in conjunc­ NORMA HERSINGER, womans’s editor of and we elected a new slate of officers for tion with the National Intercollegiate Fly­ the Twin Falls Times News, and her the coming year. ing Association 22nd Annual Air Meet and daughter SUSIE, and JEROME FISCUS. The new officers are: LORETTA Conference held in Bozeman, Montana. I Everyone reported a wonderful time and PRETTYMAN Chairman; BETTY PORT­ was in Bozeman for a dental meeting the stayed until 8 P.M. This was a real good NOY, Vice Chairman; ALICE BUTLER, same weekend so it was convenient for me climax to the current year of 99 meetings, Secretary; DONNA PREWITT, Treasurer; to be at the “Queens Breakfast” held on and hope the WAITES invite us back again. BONNIE BAKER, Membership Chair­ Saturday, May 8th. Among those at the

— 32— September, 1970 breakfast were Southeast Section GOV. 20 minute flight) and stayed our hours just “ Presently I have a little over 1,000 hours PAGE SHAMBURGER, LOIS FEIGEN- because JMc had never flooded the engine and I guess that's about all I can think of BAUM, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, KAY before (fuel injected) and we were 90 to tell you.” WIDMER, BOZEMAN, MONTANA, WIN­ miles from anybody who knew how to start IFRED LOVELACE, BOZEMAN, MON­ it. Poor JULIE! She missed the practice TANA and JMc (M E). Others in addition session for the water ballet show she was SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER to the six candidates and the judges were in and her hair appointment. VICKIE-MARIE PARKER ASHBY MARY JO OLIVER, KANSAS CHAPTER A tip that you may all know about if you Reporter and GENENORA JESSEN and infant fly with children: If they get fussy climb daughter, BRIANA, Boise. Idaho. HAROLD to the next level and they will drowse. My Three Southern Oregon Ninety-Nines are WOOD, chairman of NIFA, and MRS. little co-pilot CHRIS (9V£ mos now) got all excited about flying in the Palms to BOWMAN, wife of the president of Mon­ restless in his car seat perch in the back Pines All Women Air Race this coming tana State University were there also. seat on our way to pick up Daddy in Den­ weekend (August 14th and 15th). MAX­ In July the meeting was held in Hamil­ ver. Up we went and asleep he went. I had INE PIKE, BETTY GLINES, and ALINE ton, Montana. In attendance were KAREN an interesting passenger that day, FRANK SHARP, and the rest of our Chapter are RIBI, ROSEMARY DANKER, NANCY LUCERAS of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic happy that CLAIRE WALTERS (South­ COOK, PATTI ECTON, MARGE BERGH, Survey. west Section Vice Governor) has such fun ELSIE CHILDS, MARGARET TUXILL, A couple of weeks ago BETTY NUNN’s ideas! It's going to be Medford, Oregon’s KAY WIDMER, PEARL MAGILL, MARY 491/£ER, ARCHIE, broke his leg . . . on a first air race, so we’re proud and thrilled STEVENSON and daughter GWEN. bicycle. Guess she will have to do the driv­ to be hostessing the Medford stop of the KAREN, ROSEMARY, NANCY and ing AND flying for awhile. Good luck, Santa Monica to Independence contest. MARGE arranged the Hamilton meeting BETTY. (Another Ninety-Nine’s first!) Our chapter while CLYDE FREDERICKSON (F. B. I almost forgot the highlight of my flying is giving the leg prize (a nifty trophy with 0.) manned the Unicom and had two line- experiences so far: My first ride in an open a Cessna on top) for the Red Bluff, Cali­ boys efficiently parking incoming aircraft. cockpit bi-plane... a PT-17. The plane was fornia to Medford run and we’ve convinced The ladies flew into Hamilton in three one of a collection owned by “Junior” Rogue Valley Skyways, Inc. to fill the tanks Cessna 182’s and a Stinson. RO SE M A R Y Burchinal at Flying Tiger Field in Paris, of one lucky R.O.N. We’ve really enjoyed DANKER WAS DRESSED IN RED, Texas. Among the aerobatics performed by our two special meetings with Claire Wal­ WHITE AND BLUE: SAID SHE Junior while I was welded in with shoulder ters and her race committee. BOUGHT HER AIRCRAFT TO MATCH harness and seat belts with a tight grip on Our last meeting, August 10th, was at a HER DRESS. the side tubing, were loops, rolls, spins, new restaurant in Roseburg. Our healthy KAREN RIBI’S husband EDGAR said climaxed by 16 seconds up-side down over membership turnout enjoyed themselves, that they are part o f a group which has a lake near Paris. It was quite an exper­ inspite of 103 degree weather and a too recently acquired a sleek Sweitzer 233 ience and I enjoyed it, up-side down, that small banquet table. Sailplane glider. KAREN will be one of is, until the big radial engine began to At a special picnic meeting, August 1st, the ones to fly it. sputter and there was a rush of hot air in at the Grants Pass Airport, we surprized EDGAR RIBI and RUSS ROBERTS of my face. JUNIOR righted the plane, MERLENE LAWLESS with a card shower Hamilton in the PA-12 and JOHN JOHN­ brought it in pretty fast on a high final, did and decorated cakes. She’s getting married STON of Missoula at the controls of the a loop over the field and landed it. A ll this in September. Sweitzer put on a demonstration for the was going on while my 49V4er, MAC, was We understand our PEGGY TREAT will 99’s and gave MARY STEVENSON, up with JOE WARE, Paris, in a Citabria be leaving us this fall for San Francisco, GWEN STEVENSON and PEARL MA­ and our CHRIS was on the ground with where she will be working on her Doctorate GILL each successive rides. Grandpa. Grandpa’s comment: “You poor in Nursing. We hear she recently earned KAREN was shaken up and bruised a little thing, about to become an orphan.” her instrument rating and is slaving for her bit in an auto accident in Missoula the day I am going to try something new from commercial before she leaves beautiful before the meeting. It seems that she was to now on, and in order to cover all our pres­ Southern Oregon. Best of luck in both go there from Hamilton to pick up a tire ent members it will take two years. We are ventures, PEGGY! for the Piper PA-12. She was told by hus­ featuring a different member of our chapter FRED and VIRGINIA WALSH and JOE band EDG AR to fly the airplane to Mis­ each month. We’ll begin with our Chair­ and RUTH OLIVER flew to Hayward, soula because of its safety over driving, but man, PEARL MAGILL. California (before our last meeting) where apparently failed to heed his advice. Con­ PEARL’S interest in flying began with a RUTH and 491/£er, JOE, became the new sequently she was hit by someone in down­ fifteen minute Sunday afternoon ride with owners of a blue 1968 Mooney Ranger. town Missoula while driving. The tire some friends. She began lessons in June Our next meeting will be at the lovely EDGAR asked KAREN to pick up was to 1961, and by October of that year she had mountain home of our newly elected Chair­ be used for the Piper that tows the glider her Private. man, GLADYS BURRILL, in Prospect. that was to be a treat for the 99’s meeting. Then the ratings piled up. In June, 1964 He ended up flying after the tire the morn­ Pearl passed her commercial flight test; ing of the meeting. in July, 1965 she passed her flight instruc­ WESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER News item on the ground (in the water) tor exam; in October, 1966 she got her PRISCILLA COOK, Reporter from ELSIE CHILDS: “HELEN DUNLOP instrument rating, in November, 1966 the and I and husbands and our 19'/i-year-old instrument flight instructor, and in Febru­ TERRY KELLOGG and husband DAVE son and his girl friend floated down the ary, 1968, a multi-engine. She also got an spent an enjoyable weekend with LES and Smith River over the Fourth. Had two advanced ground instructor and instrument ILLOVENE POTTER at the POTTER’S shipwrecks — our six man raft and our ground instructor ratings in 1966. summer home on Hoods Canal. Weather son's — but patched up the holes and con­ At the present time PEARL does not kept them on the ground but lots of han­ tinued the trip. If you like floating that is own an aircraft, but from 1963 until last gar flying was done around the fireplace. a lovely place; shallow, too, if you don’t summer she had a Cessna 120. I asked her Our August meeting was held at the care for deep water like I don’t.” if she had made any unusual trips. She home of GINNY and NICK ANDREWS who NOONE has reported interesting trips said, “ None, really. I guess the farthest has had just returned from a trip to California. (by air) to me so far, but Juli Peden and been to Southern California. We welcomed JOANN OSTERUD who is I had an experience: “Fifty tips on how not “I have participated in all the Montana back from Boston to stay (too much smog to start a Gooney Mooney Bird” or “How Big Sky Races and the one Sectional and flying is better than sitting in a li­ to waste an afternoon.” W e delivered a ‘Games’ that was held, and attended two brary!) and is working for ART BELL at tooth to a dentist 90 miles from Billings (a flight instructor seminars. Bell Air Service on Boeing Field as Chief

September, 1970 — 33— Flight Instructor. She is concentrating on DOROTHY and 49%’ER DARRELL were California, that is; WILLIE MOSHER aerobatics in a new Cessna Aerobat and on “plane-buddying” with ADELAIDE MOR­ making a couple of trips up Portland, their new Youth Flight Program for stu­ RIS and 491/4’ER DONALD last Christmas. Oregon, way; ADELAIDE MORRIS has dents ages 13-17. Her biggest recent thrill DOROTHY also showed films of her trip to found that trout fishing at lodges in British was two hours in BOB HOOVER’S SHRIKE Cleveland, Ohio, where she picked up a Columbia is really great ! W ow!; CHAR­ over Abbottsford weekend. JOANN invites brand new American Yankee and flew it LOTTE LARSON made her commercial all the Chapter 99’s for a flight in the to Hayward, California. cross-country to Orange County; LEE Aerobat (relatively straight and level if you D O R O TH Y SH A C K LE Y extended an GORDON has also been working on her wish or a bit of upsidedown). Please call invitation to each of our members and her commercial — but also has been having her at Bell Air Service, RO7-4950 to ar­ spouse to have a demonstration ride in a “family fun” at the Nut Tree in Vacaville; range a time. new 2-place American Yankee on Oct. 16th. BEVERLEY DAVIS plans a flight to MARTI SPALDING, PAT McGEE and Event is to take place between 11 and 1 Abbots Ford in British Columbia for the BETTY KRAMER flew to Monterey in o’clock at the CALIFORNIA AVIATION Canadian National Air Show; CAROL rented Cherokee to wave-off the girls in the Hangar on the Hayward Airport. ALVES is leaving on an extended trip to Powder Puff Race. It made a nice four day Our next regular meeting will be held Europe (Commercial air flite) the middle of trip with guest Annie McDonald who is September 1 at the Livermore Airport, August with plans to purchase a VW Bug learning to fly and hopes to solo soon. at 7:30 p.m. WILLIE MOSHER will be there and really see the country. PRISCILLA COOK and family flew in hostess for the evening. their Widgeon to the Abbottsford Inter­ FLIGHT SAFETY, INC., of Hayward is national Air Show in British Columbia. It sponsoring two of our girls in the “Palms ALOHA CHAPTER was a tremendous thrill for all seeing the to Pines” Air Race. GLADYS COBB and JANE KELLEY, Reporter fine, highly organized show. JAUNDA BIGELOW will pilot their 172 The Seattle Flight Museum at the Seattle Skyhawk in the race between Santa Monica Election o f new officers appeared first on Center was again manned this year by our and Independence, Oregon, with designated the agenda of our July meeting, held at 99’s each Wednesday in July. The girls that stops at Coahchella, Red Bluff and Med­ MARGUERITE GAMBO WOOD’s newly gave of their time were MARILYN FIKE, ford. formed Hawaii’s Country Club of the Air. PRISCILLA COOK, DOTTIE DAUB, JANE WILSON disclosed that she will Our new chairman is former reporter DOT HELEN GIVENS, DELLA KOSS, HAYDI take on the rating of “Mrs.” when she READ, who will be assisted by vice presi­ CURCI and JAY LAWRENCE. HELEN marries JA Y JENNINGS on September 11. dent JANE KELLEY, secretary WINNI- GIVENS gave extra of her time and ser- Best wishes to you both. FRED MILLER, and treasurer VIRGINIA vcie. We thank them all for a good job, Flying around this summer finds the fol­ SEAVER. As new officers hustled up com­ well d one! lowing girls of our chapter doing these mittee chairmen, JANE distributed an ex­ things: JAUNDA BIGELOW vacationing amination entitled “How well do you really through Calgary, Banff, Glacier and Yel­ know your fellow members?” Matching lowstone; GLADYS COBB visisting her twenty-nine names with forty facts about son in Boise, Idaho; Starry-eyed JANE members brought forth groans, moans, and WILSON trying to study for her commer­ shrieks of laughter. First prize (a bottle of cial during these pre-nuptial days; ANN champagne donated by LINDY BO YES) BLOXHAM enjoying a mid-summer lunch was won by DOT READ who quipped on the airport in Salinas; PETRINE “You see, it pays to write the newsletter!” LOCKHART indoctrinating her new baby We recommend this method of getting to in short flights, they plan to fly to Ontario know one another! ALAMEDA COUNTY CHAPTER on August 18 to celebrate her parents 45th Winging her way to Hawaii from Fiji ELEANOR ALFORD, Reporter anniversary; ELEANOR ALFORD spend­ (returning from her London to Australia ing a delightful vacation in Paradise — flight) was SHELIA SCOTT in her signa­ August meeting of the Alameda County Chapter 99’s was held at the home of DOROTHY SHACKLEY in Castro Valley. Guests present were CHARLOTTE LAR­ SON, CAROL ALVES and BEVERLEY DAVIS. FRAN GRANT of Bay Cities Chapter was our proxie at National Conven­ tion and she sent a short report to GLADYS COBB, our chairman, with the promise that she will be at our September meeting with a full report. Plans are underway for a “Poker Party” on October 16th from 11 to 2:30. WILLIE MOSHER and CONNIE SAUNDERS are co-chairmen of the event. October is our anniversary month and the chapter will celebrate the occasion with an evening dinner meeting which will in­ clude our 49V&ers and guests. Business included a discussion of our voting for officers in our Section. Also, we voted to retain our present officers: so GLADYS COBB is chairman; PETRINE LOCKHART is vice chairman; JAUNDA BIGELOW is secretary and DENISE GOR- don is treasurer — re-elected again for the coming year. DOROTHY showed and narrated movies Aloha Chapter Ninety-nines and SHELIA SCOTT enjoy dinner at Tripler Officers of her trip to Baja. This was the trip Club.

— 34— September, 1970 ture-covered famous Comanche 260, “Myth the lei. With true Aloha spirit, PAT later made it! Who . . . none other than Ninety- Too”. On hand to meet her were Ninety- presented her lei to KAY. nine BETTY MILLER . . . who was later niners DOROTHY KELSEY, IRENE University of Hawaii’s 1970 Aerospace introduced to the white-knuckle spell-bound ROGERS, DOT READ, LINDY BOYES, Education W orkshop ended July 16th with teachers! Great relief and laughter followed and MARGUERITE WOOD who delighted a Field Day at Dillingham Field on Oahu. as BETTY remarked, “what fun to legally in examining the plane before it was hang- An air show, co-ordinated by Hawaiian Air fly below tree-top level!” BETTY’S husband ered at MARGUERITE’S Country Club of Lines Captain (also FAA instructor and CHUCK, representing the FAA at the pro­ the Air. The following envening (Father’s designee) ART DAEGLING, included gram, had given her permission ... and was Day) MURIEL LELAND and IRENE parachute activities and aerobatic events quite proud of her! So were we. ROGERS played hostess to a dinner for performed by a variety of aircraft ranging Congratulations and good luck to DORO­ SHELIA at Tripler Officers Club. Joining from a “Breezy” to a North American SNJ. THY KELSEY, part-owner of the newly- them for an evening of entertainment by When ART suggested that General Avia­ formed HONOLULU FLYERS, INC., a LINDY BOYES, DOROTHY KELSEY, tion be represented by as many women pi­ flying club operating with a Cherokee Ar­ BETH OLIVER, DOT READ, ANN AN- lots as possible (as the workshop was at­ row and a Cherokee 140. SHELIA (listening to her stories) was tended by 45 women and 5 men) the If your vacation is scheduled for Hawaii, DERSON, and DEE KEAVENY. SHELIA response from local Ninety-niners was most look us up at Hawaii’s Country Club of the left early the morning of June 24th for her enthusiastic! Partaking in the General Air. 2500 mile over-water flight to the mainland. Aviation fly-by, static displays, and demon­ Orchids to PAT DAVIS who recently be­ stration flights were MARGUERITE WOOD came Hawaii’s first participant in the with her Piper Cherokee D, DOROTHY BAY CITIES CHAPTER P.P.D. PAT, who flew co-pilot for her KELSEY with her brand new Piper Chero­ KATHY MARQUARDT, Reporter sister JEANNE GIVEN (Nebraska Chap­ kee Arrow 200, JANE KELLEY with an ter) in a Beech Musketeer Super-R, will American Yankee, and CORRINE WATER­ It seems impossible that by the time you star as speaker at our next meeting, telling HOUSE in a Cessna 172. IRENE ROGERS read this summer will be over. The summer us of the wonders of the Derby. Apparently had the thrill of flying ART’S wife JACKIE weather was just perfect for our luau at PAT was the subject of wonder at the across the island to the field in ART’S new Mary Fields’ home in Dublin recently. We Awards Banquet at the terminus of the Cessna Aerobat. DOT READ introduced the had fourteen of our members and their P.P.D. when she and her sister appeared Ninety-Nines to the teachers and gave a guests in hawaiian costumes enjoying the in white lace outfits, bedecked with Mauna brief explanation of the organization. The good food. We were especially happy to Loa orchid leis that PAT’S husband BUD program was topped by a “lady” who wan­ have RUTH JACQUOT and 49%er LYLE had so thoughtfully sent. Prodded by KAY dered out to a plane, took off by “ mistake”, come down from Lodi. For some of us it BRICK, PAT became an “instant speaker” , left the FSS narrator in a “panic”, flew was the first time we had had the pleasure explaining the how’s and why’s of putting drunkenly about the field and below tree-top of meeting RUTH and LYLE. We are together the 500 vanda orchids that make up level, tried to land down-wind, but finally happy to report that RITA HART came to

Participants at the Field Day for Hawaii’s Aerospace Education students include Ninety-nines (left to right) BETTY MILLER, CORRINE WATERHOUSE, IRENE ROGERS, DOROTHY KELSEY, Jackie Daegling (wife of air show co-ordinator Art Daegling), MARGUERITE WOOD, and JANE KELLEY.

September, 1970 — 35— BETTY EDWARDS with “Co-host” Snoopy held meeting at Oakland Airport.

the Luau with her 491/&er AL. Rita has been ill throughout the last few months. It is good to have her back at our meetings. We ILIA MAE CAROSELL piloting the tractor from numbers to numbers and L to R JEAN had a brief business meeting to elect officers. PATANE, CLARA COMBS, SHIRLEY JUNKER, LEONARD COMBS AND JEANNE Our new Chapter officers for the year are: SCOTT. THERMAL AIRPORT. CHAIRMAN, MARY FIELDS: VICE- CHAIRMAN, KATHY MARQUARDT; home in Tenerife, Canary Islands. A recep­ so many wonderful people and a lot of SECRETARY, ROSE SHARP; TREAS­ tion was held at Fran’s and twenty came to beautiful country. JOYCE and her 49V&er URER, CAROLINE SCHUTT. meet JEAN. HAL had a glorious week at Trinity River GERTRUDE CHERRY soloed on her ADELE LEGRADE is now an honest with their daughters to rest up from the 55th Birthday for aerobatics. Her instruc­ working woman after taking eight months race. Meanwhile ROSE flew the Reno to tor was so excited that he phoned ROSE to work on a commercial rating, which she Elko Fun Race with MYRTLE WRIGHT, SHARP to tell her the news — obviously a achieved in June. She’s now an office man­ Redwood Empire. They placed 5th in feather in his cap. FRAN GRANT and ager for a new company in Emeryville. MYRTLE’S ten year old 172. This was a RUTH RUECKERT visited Muir Woods Part of that 8 months was vacation. real thrill for them and racing has opened with guest JEAN BUTLER of the Canary JOYCE WELLS and ROSE SHARP flew new doors for Rose. Islands. JEAN, a former setter of airplane the PPD-Tar 37 — never realizing it was WRAY ROBERTSON has continued to records in the 30’s and 3 time winner of possible to learn so much about flying in be busy speaking about Women in Aviation the Harmon Trophy was guest of RUTH three days. Flying will never be the same to Rotary Clubs and the American Business and FRAN in route from Australia to her again and they loved every minute of it... Women’s Club. She also will have had a series of radio shows by the time you read this. ELAIN E LOENING writes she has up and married NICK JONES, a race pilot. She will be transferring to a Chapter in South Carolina. Congratulations, ELAINE. We have three new members in our Chapter. GERTRUDE CHERRY, JANE CHADWICK, and MARCIA GAY. As space permits I will introduce them to you and continue next month. GERTRUDE CHERRY lives with her husband in San Anselmo. Her soloing aerobatics really is an accomplishment for she reports it took her 68 hours to solo for her private. She is very determined however and started on her commercial right away after receiving her private in 1968. She has flown Chero- kees and Cessnas and can’t decide on what SHELIA SCOTT and her Comanche “Myth Too" arrive in Hawaii. kind to buy. GERTRUDE is an Adult Pro-

— 36— September, 1970 bation Officer for women in Marin County. EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER Her husband, Fred, is a wine expert — BOO CHRISTENSEN, Reporter KIMBER ROTHANS, Reporter something we found out about at the luau. JANE CHADWICK lives in Mill Valley DOTTIE SANDERS and VI CHAMB­ What Happen? It seems useless to brush with her 49%er Jim. He’s a flight engineer ERS created an award dinner that will be the dust off my reporter’s desk, since I have for Pan Am and She's and ex-stewardess. difficulty to surpass. Held at the home of but three days between debarking from JANE is a Swedish citizen and didn’t tell DORIS RICHEY, the potluck preceeding three weeks in Europe, and embarking for us if she learned to fly here or in Sweden. the awards was the typical successful ad­ two weeks in Arizona. Ever get that feeling She has about 120 hours and flys a Chero­ venture in eating that is common-place in that all the good stuff happened while you kee Arrow. She would love to get a sea- the Chapter’s non-planned menu — bring were away? For instance, I called HONEY rating but there’s no place to go within what you’d like theme. COWAN today to get caught up and in a driving range. MARCIA GAY and husband Guests from SD and Palomar Chapters voice mellowed by laryngitis, HONEY ex- BEN have a young son. She is a former plus EVC Roadrunners and special guests lained the cause of her malady — the registered nurse with a Private license and stimulated the hanger flying, reviewing the Palms-to-Pines Air Race the 14th and 15th about 100 hours. She flew the A W T A R No. PPD and Int’l Convention. of August. She had JOAN HANSEN as co­ 80. She is director o f W om en’s Aviation The awards were for the Women of the pilot in her Cessna 182, and they only for Spectrum Air in Novato. Welcome to Year at Chapter level and the prizes missed 14th place by .8 of a minute. TONI these new members and we know that you created by DOT and VI brought laughter KUHNS and PAT APPEL, our well- will all enjoy meeting them personally rehearsed flyers of Powder Puff and Angel sometime. Derby fame, beat them by landing an easy Number 13 in the list of finishers. HONEY further confessed that she has COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER been neglecting home and hearth by chair- JEAN PATANE, Reporter maning the up-coming Safety Seminar, October 3rd and 4th. She has scheduled A little activity to report and a first for ROBERT DILLE the chief of the Aero- Coachella Valley Cahpter in many a moon. Medical Certification Division of the FAA, We finally made it to Thermal Airport on a as luncheon speaker on the 3rd, and DON cool Sunday morning. Airmarking was the BOBERICK, regional council for the FAA, objective. By the time the project was com­ as leader of the litigation panel. It promises pleted it was a cool 105 degrees. to be an excellent way to stay abreast of Riverside County supplied the paint and the latest in flight safety. If you have any “PETE” SALAZAR, Thermal Airport main­ questions, or would like to reserve a place, tenance director was ready with the tractor call HON EY at (415) 349-1614. and flatbed with paint, rollers, et cetera. At JEANNE ABRAMSON’S poolside for Ninety-Nines present to “do their thing” the August meeting, more news came to were JEAN PATANE, ILIA MAE CAR- fore. JANE BAKER dutifully took her kids OSELL, SHIRLEY JUNKER, JEANNE to the local swimming center, and in a SCOTT and ELEANOR WAGNER. One LYNN COULTHARD, CHAIRMAN OF EL burst of helpfulness, slipped on a step and of our newest members PAT POLEN, of CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER WITH HER royally broke her leg — tho you can bet she the Las Palmas Flight Service at Thermal, WOMAN OF THE YEAR TROPHY CHAP­ TER LEVEL. LYNN COMMUTES WEEK­ didn’t feel too regal. Our best to JANE and kept the crew from getting too thirsty. Ably LY TO WORK IN HER OWN 17T, FLIES hope she’ll mend soon. BECKY MASTER- assisting the Ninety-Nines were 49*/4ers THEPPD ANGEL DERBY, SECTIONALS SON, our favorite 66, finally got her pri­ D. W. “SCOTTY” SCOTT and DICK & FUN TOO. vate, so it won’t be long till she’s eligible to JUNKER. DICK is also a member of the join the clan. JAN TEMPLETON is taking Palm Springs Aero Squadron & LEONARD as 1 inch size trophys were won by every­ over HEATHER McNEIL’S former fun-to- and CLARA COMBS of the Dilapidated one after 6th place. Colorful were the rib­ work job of flying with DALE KUHNS on Flight Service, a fun organization for pilots bon trophys won by MARGE BROWN 5th, the KGO radio Traffic Watch. LORETTA and aviation enthusiasts. ISSABLE McCRAE 4th, DOTTIE 3rd, VI GABRIELSON had much to relate from Also lending a hand were pilot ROBERT 2nd. Chairman LYNN COULTHARD won her very fruitful visit to the International LEON of Mecca and DEWEY EDWARDS, 1st place (see p ic) with over 188.6 point Sectional. She highly recommended it. a student pilot who fly out of Thermal. ... over because her credit for publicity HONEY’S final comments dealt with a When it cools off a bit we hope to con­ wasn’t even counted. recent meeting with members of the El tinue our efforts at other area airports. We PAM VANDER LINDEN, the Chapter’s Cajon 99’s to sponsor a co-ed air race. The anticipate airmarking Palm Springs main proxy at the Int’l Convention gave a com­ men will pilot, and the gals will co-pilot taxiway when the slurry seal coating is plete account of the events. (so they’ll get a chance to make “helpful sufficiently dry for marking. Flying the Palms to Pines Race in Au­ suggestions” ). Sounds like a winner of an This reporter was honored by a request gust were Vi Chamber with co-pilot DOT­ idea. to act as chief timer at Chandler Field in TIE CAMPBELL in the Chambers plane This was HONEY COWAN — I mean Fresno for the Powder Puff Derby. It was and MARGE BROWN teamed with ISA­ KIMBER ROTHANS reporting. More next a pleasure working with the gals of the BELLE McCRAE in 71P. time, from my own Information Bank. Fresno Chapter. They did a beautiful job Recognition went to LEAH LIERSCH, and offered a S500.00 leg prize. I was a FSS specialists, during the FSS celebra­ houseguest at the home of VOLINE DODG- tion of their 50th anniversary. She was SON and her family and it made my three honored for being the gal with the longest MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER days in Fresno a double pleasure. ELEA­ service in the Western Region. DOLORES BOYMAN, Reporter NOR WAGNER was among the invited BETTY SIMMONS flying her 3rd Coast guests for the Roll-Out of the new Tri-Jet Guard Patrol spotted a boat in distress and The Monterey Bay Chapter has just com­ DC-10 in Long Beach. Came home with helped carry out the rescue. pleted a most rewarding year. We hostessed many interesting pictures. FREDA BREISE is looking her cheery the 1970 Powder Puff Derby Start and we JEANNE SCOTT now owns an Aero- self again after recent surgery. felt it to be a success. We all enjoyed be­ coupe and plans on flying it in the Pacific September fly-in will be a flight to Gal­ coming acquainted and entertaining the Air Race. Not much activity in these parts latin Canyon, Montana. Hosts are MARGE racers, and sincerely hope they will return this time of the year, but there is always and BRUCE BROWN who have a cabin on to visit us again. tomorrow. the Gallatin River. Our Chapter had two entries in the

September, 1970 — 37— Derby this year : TAR 29 was piloted by HELEN LAWRENCE has just finished Race was a ball for H O W A R D and I. Start Chairman, HELEN SHROPSHIRE moving to Phoenix and will be teaching at Some of the more daring pilots had their with co-pilot MARDO CRANE from the Catalina School. Her apartment is just ten husbands flying as navigators for them in Santa Clara Valley chapter, and TAR 46 miles from Deer Valley Airport. the race. We firmly believed that the piloted by TRISH MARKS and co-piloted HELEN VAN CORT, ELOISE SEL­ family that flies together-fights together- by CONNIE HOOD. We congratulate both VIDGE, PENNY CARRUTHERS, EU­ stays together. Must be true as the attor­ teams for a successful race. NICE DICKEY and MARY LOYD have ney, doctor and minister who were waiting Since the Powder Puff Derby left finished their APT program. at the finish line in Elko were not pressed Monterey our members have been real ELOISE SELVIDGE has been busy into service; but the bar seemed rather active. GERI H A LFPE N N Y and 49V^er entertaining visiting grandchildren. DOT busy. NORM just flew the Reno to Elko Fun WARD has been flying for TEX WRIGHT Our pilot of the year award went to ZONA Race. Members DELL HINN and TRISH and I hear had a most interesting flight THOMPSON. Second place to SHIRLEY MARKS with their 491/4ers spent some down in the inner gorge of the Grand TANNER with JOYCE NASH coming in time in the Hawaiian Islands. JUDY Canyon dropping supplies to people in third. DAKE and 49V&er CHARLIE purchased boats. A little bird tells us that MARY We are adding three more members to Salinas Air Service in Salinas and are now LOYD is no longer working at the Oak our APT list: DARLENE BRUNDAGE, FBO’s. They follow CONNIE and AL Creek Airport in Sedona and is training for VIRGINIA FLANARY and IRENE HOOD who are the new FBO's at the Car­ a new job in Flagstaff. Hope to have more GREGG. mel Valley Airport. DELL HINN and details for the next column. PENNY and Our monthly meeting was a riot. It GENEVA CRAWFORD are taking a float JOHN CARRUTHERS have had all kinds wasn’t planned that way. Originally, it trip down the Grand Canyon for 9 days. of company lately, including their daughter started out as a pot luck and swim party at RUTH HUSTON, 49>/2er GEORGE and and her husband, who came the day other MARGO SMITH’S. Then we turned it into children are planning a vaction in their houseguests left. They had a week to a money making project and riot by hold­ house trailer... for shame, leaving that recuperate and get ready for a wonderful ing a white elephant sale. SHIRLEY TAN­ poor Debonair home! MARY ELLEN flying trip to attend the Flying Farmer’s NER auctioned the “elephants” off. THON EISEMANN and family have been vacation­ annual convention in Ames, Iowa. They’ll GRIFFITH was the big spender of the day ing in Morro Bay. ANNA MAY PARK and spend a week there and plan to fly on with the highest bid of one-dollar fifty. family finally finished picking their apri­ to Kalamazoo, Michigan to visit Sedona JOYCE NASH has been busy flying back cots. JO DIESER is spending the summer neighbors who are spending the summer and forth across the states. A fter the Pow­ working on her Instrument. there. der Puff, SHE and MARGO attended the As a finale for the Derby and this year’s Arizona has finally gotten some much International Convention at Bretton Woods. chapter activities, MIMI JENKINS host­ needed rain and has even cooled off the Before returning home they flew to Toron­ essed the entire chapter members and hus­ Verde Valley. At least you have a good ex­ to, Canada via a “short cut” that JOYCE bands to a party at her home in Pebble cuse to go to cooler country and cool off discovered. After ten days at home, JOYCE Beach. MIMI and MATT have a gorgeous when Verde Valley temperatures are up took off for Nebraska and Arkansas, and home in the middle of the Del Monte Golf almost as high as these in Phoenix! toured the Ozarks. Course. We were blessed with a rarity, a That’s all the news for now. Good flying fogless summer evening and that made a to you all! perfect ending for a wonderful year. PALOMAR CHAPTER ESTHER WHITT, Reporter ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER MITZI RINEHART, Reporter Our gals have really been doing the fly­ EUNICE DICKEY, Reporter ing. MARY PEARSON, BARBARA There isn’t enough space or adjectives JOHNSON, PAM VAN DER LINDEN, The Royal Steak House in Cottonwood, for me to fully describe what a wonderful NELL CONNOLLY, WANDA MILLER Arizona was the setting for the July meet­ time we all had in the Palms to Pines Air and JANICE FREE all flew in the Powder ing of the Northern Arizona 99’s. PENNY Race. Everyone, at every stop, was so very Puff Derby. CARRUTHERS flew over from Sedona for friendly and helpful to all of us. I flew up to Monterey with BRAD the meeting, bringing her houseguests The race ended in Independence, Oregon PEARSON and STUB FREE for the Take- JINO and JOAN BEREK from Los Ange­ — terminus of the Oregon Trail. The town Off festivities. I had a chance to meet our de­ les. DOT WARD flew in from Flagstaff people were waiting at the airport to wel­ lightful editor, HAZEL, and tell her what with three student pilots CORINNE PEN­ come us; after which they spent the rest of a marvelous job she does. NELL, JANINE WITT and ELSIE GOLD­ the day and half of the next day dining, PAM VAN DER LINDEN was our dele­ SMITH. Other Sedona members attending wining and dancing with us. They pres­ gate to the Convention in Bretton Woods. were Mary Loyd and Eloise Selvidge, She visited in Connecticut on the way there whose guest was ISABEL SANDERS. ented each contestant with a pine tree and and returned solo, stopping at Springfield, RUTH SMITH and JEAN KNOTT drove a small bronze replica of a covered wagon Mo., Las Vegas, New Mexico — Falcon down from Flagstaff, as did HELEN as a momento o f our visit. LAWRENCE. Cottonwood women pilots, We had seven members entered in this Field — to visit relatives. who were guests of EUNICE DICKEY, race: SHIRLEY TANNER and CHRIS At the Convention cocktail party, PAM were PHYLLIS LINDNER and JENNY HOFFMAN, ELIZABETH SHATTUCK modeled one of the new Jump Suits which GARRISON. DOT WARD, presided over and DARLENE BRUNDAGE, SYLVIA Palomar Chapter has for sale. (She said the short business meeting. PENNY CAR­ PAOLI and MITZIE RINEHART, and she was cold and needed the suit to keep RUTHERS gave a report on the Airlift to be THON GRIFFITH flew as navigator for warm, besides the publicity she wanted for the suit.) held in Flagstaff on September 27th. RUTH ELLEN TRINDLE of Sherman Oaks. THE JUMP SUITS ARE NOW AVAIL­ SMITH was appointed as chairman of the Not only did SHIRLEY and CHRIS win A BLE IN BLUE IN SIZES 10 — 20»/2. nominating committee with Dot Ward and fourth place in the race with a -+-18.567, HELEN LAWRENCE serving with her. THEY ARE 50% POLYESTER, 50% but they were so crafty they figured out the DOT WARD and ELOISE SELVIDGE COTTON. $20.00 WITH 99’S PATCH, mystery landing spot at Chowchilla. More gave a report on the Page time stop. AND $19.00 WITHOUT PATCH. THIS important, they landed on the mystery spot. Our chapter has the priviledge of having INCLUDES POSTAGE. CALIF. RESI­ access to the library of books on flying that Their Citabria was almost over gross by the DENTS ADD 5% SALES TAX. TO EX­ belonged to the late DICK NEILSON. time they stashed their two trophies, pine PEDITE MAILING, YOU MAY ORDER They are being kept in the home of DOT trees and covered wagons in it. DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY — CAL- WARD. The Reno to Elko-Ogden to Elko Fun MIL PLASTICS, 6100 LOWDER LANE,

— 38— September, 1970 CARLSBAD, CALI. 92008. PAM’S daughter, JEAN CLYDE, was her co-pilot in the P.P.D., but RUTH KNIEFEL will again be her co-pilot in the No. 4 position in the P.A.R. race, Oct. 10. RUTH KNIEFEL and JOE just returned from their cabin on Hornby Island, B.C. MARY and BRAD PEARSON returned from the P.P.D. in their Apache, via Iron- wood, Mich., where they visited BRAD’S home town, drove through Yellowstone Park with JANICE and STUB Free, and spent two days in Jackson Hole, Wyo. MARY’S CO-PILOT in P.P.D. was BARBARA JOHNSON, but on the Palms to Pines race on Aug. 14, WANDA MIL­ LER will be the co-pilot. MARY and BRAD PEARSON are flying the Jim Long race. MARY and BRAD have the new Mooney Dealership at Palomar Airport in partner­ ship with JANICE and Stub Free. RUTH and M A R V IN DILG flew to Topeka, Kan., Washington, D. C., and Val­ dosta, Ga. on vacation. JANICE FREE will be co-pilot for JEAN ROSE in the Palms to Pines Race. GERTRUDE LOCKWOOD took the JO CROMWELL, IRENE MATZEN (STUDENT PILOT), FAYE STEWART, PAT HEN­ A.O.P.A. flight through Japan in May and NING AND FRAN GUSTAVSON. In the background Cessna 3330D Race No. 11 then flew commercially to Taiwan, Hong for the Fun Race Reno to Elko. JO and IRENE pilot and co-pilot. Kong, Singapore, and Thailand. Had a marvelous time. She alos took the “Fun Air Tour” from Phoenix to Bretton Woods in July. SELVIDGE of the Northern Arizona Chap­ off from Reno International Airport and Palomar Chapter’s next fly-in will be to ter timing and hostessing the Powder Puff raced to Elko, 230 statute miles Northeast. Solvang, Santa Inez airport, Oct. 17. Any­ Derby contestants. As races go, it was more of a hundred yard one care to join us? Our Men’s Air Race RUTH REINHOLD and JUANITA can dash, but we had more fun per mile than will be a Round Robin from Palomar Air­ be found these days up on the Salt River anybody. There was a steak fry at the park port on Nov. 21 or 22. It’ s fun! swimming their dogs and cooling off in the in Elko, a trip to Lovely Lamoille Canyon PAM says to tell you she still has post­ river. in the RUBY mountains, swimming, Golf, cards available. Our Jump Suits will be ALICE MAU spent two glorious weeks or just plain relaxing. Several of us ad­ modelled at the S. W. Sectional at Santa with her son and his wife in Minneapolis journed to the bar at the Ranch Inn and M onica, Sept. 11-13. during July. Her son is a pilot for North­ reflew the race under less stress over a For our July 25 meeting, we flew in to west Orient Airlines. cocktail. We had a great time playing “I Meadowlark airport at Huntington Beach, MARY LOU, DAVE REED and BETTY should have done”, except and to Fallbrook for our Aug. 8 meeting. JO and ALLAN SMITH flew to Las Vegas LOIS BROW N and 49»/2er M IKE who did GALS, whether you buy our Airmarking on Friday to watch the Powder Puff Derby it right and took home the first place Guide or not, please do a lot more airmark­ gals fly in. trophy. MARGARET CALLAWAY and co­ ing. Even on the trip up to Monterey from AGGIE and DALE LILJEGREN at­ pilot BETTY WHARTON placed 2nd and here, I saw fields which should be marked. tended the Fly-In Breakfast at Prescott on GERALDINE HALFPENNY and 49i/2er When you’re flying cross country without a the 4th of July. Bus transportation was NORMAN came in 3rd. (The less said Sectional chart, it’s nice to be able to look furnished to downtown and bleacher seats about where yours truly placed, the bet­ down and know what field that is, and provided for the gala July 4th Parade. ter! ) sometimes it’s really necessary for a new Mark that one on your calendar for next It was good to see JUDY HISLE and year! pilot. 49'/4er BILL, who flew in from Oklahoma The Convention Aero-Mada commenced City to socialize with all their friends from in Phoenix on July 8th with many stops Reno. PHOENIX CHAPTER for fun and games along the route to the 99 Everybody in Elko was just wonderful. BECKY BEAUDOIN, Reporter convention. BETTY JO SMITH and A special thanks to Gill States of the Elko CHARLOTTE GRAHAM headed up the Chamber of Commerce who so good- Luncheons were the order last month! 16 PHX contingent and sent the gals and hus­ naturedly and ably handled things there. of us gathered at Ferguson’s cafeteria in bands along the way. Attending the dinner We were treated like royalty. And, they Tempe and enjoyed meeting MARY at the T-Bone for the fliers were JUANITA invited us back next year! GRANGE visiting from Achorage. Later in NEWELL, MELBA BEARD, ALICE and Also a special thanks to the World’s the month a large group dined at the CHAS ROBERTS, BETTY and ALLAN Greatest Boss, “GUS” GUSTAVSON who Captain’s Galley at Sky Harbor Airport SMITH, LaNEAH PETERSON, MARY put up with all the days I took off to polish and wished BRUNI BRADLEY “Good and GEORGE VIAL, JESSIE WIMMERS, my 180 and for letting me use his hangar Luck” on her flight across the Atlantic in SUE HARPER, SUSAN and JOE STORM to do it in! He also fixed my tach cable and their Cessna 210. and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM. put racing air in my tires! Don’t forget about the race, girls! Now is FRAN GUSTAVSON, acted as official the time to convince hubby that HE should RENO AREA CHAPTER for calculating scores for us and she also enter too! JO CROMWELL, Reporter calculated the scores for the Palms to MELBA BEARD and JUANITA NEW­ Pines race and wishes to report that the ELL assisted by DOT WARD and ELOISE On August 8 at 8 AM 22 airplanes took latter was one of the best organized races

September, 1970 — 39— she has ever worked on. CLAIRE WAL­ golden opportunity to relate to them and MALCOLM and husband in their Porter­ TERS and the Long Beach Chapter cer­ thus attempt to enhance our own chapter’s field, and prospective 99 BARBARA tainly deserve congratulations for the pro­ effectiveness by it. G OETZ in a Citabria. fessional way they handled things. The JUANITA BOWLER, Originator of “Lil University of California DAVIS now has Willamette Chapter did a fine job at the Jo of California”, sports apparel, outfitted their main runway marked “University” in terminus. We didn’t fair so well but we're each of the above girls in “99 Blue” skirts 40 foot by 4 foot letters. About 20 of our learning. and jackets and white blouses for the trip girls showed up for the air marking and ELAINE BROWN reports that she is East. The oufits not only made the four of had an involuntary 1 hour coffee break planning to attend the Fall Sectional and us ambassadors all across tbe country, but when they ran out of paint after only being I don’t know what the other girls have been were greatly admired by the other 99’s at there an hour. University might not be a doing. the Convention, mostly because the blue is very big name, but when it’s forty feet See you next month. an exact match of the official 99 blue color. high. W o w ! JUANITA planned it that way. She hopes Vacation o f the month must go to SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER to get approval next year for the outfits to FLORENCE and JACK BREEN and La- AUDREY E. SNOVEL, Reporter be sold to all 99’s thru the Roster. RUE and NORM BROWN for their trip to July is our traditional month for our Great Bear Lake near the Artie Circle in This year, for the first time, our chapter Woman Pilot of the Year Award, and this the Breen’s Twin Beech. If for no other voted to sponsor our two delegates for the year’s receipient of the Amelia Earhart reason that sure beats this 105 heat we’ re International meeting in New Hampshire. Medallion is LORRAINE HERY. She has having here. MIRIAM BURCHAM and The chapter paid for the registration and been a 99 since 1966, the same year she family took their camper and have been five days at the Mt. Washington Hotel for obtained her Private license. Since that touring Alaska for a month. MIRIAM writes THELMA CULL (chapter chairman) and time she has amassed some 250 hours, that she rented a plane and did some flying AUDREY SNOVEL. LORRAINE HERY mostly flying with 49% DICK throughout up there. Lucky gal! And, DEE and JIM and VIRGINIA TOWNSEND went along California, in their Mooney Mark 21. She OLSEN flew their Cessna 150 to New as additional representatives from Sacra­ entered the Pacific Air Race in 1968, has M exico for a five day vacation. mento Valley and the west coast. They flew attended almost all of our Southwest Sec­ the 5400 mile round trip in Audrey’s club’s tionals including this year’s International, Bonanza, two and a quarter days each way. has been on some committee or other for SAN DIEGO CHAPTER The whole week was one they’ll not soon everyone of our chapter’s activities, and is CAMILLA HUTSON forget; the privilege of attending the In­ now finishing her second year as Chapter ternational Convention and meeting all of “Chancellor of the Exchecquer” , i.e. money- I am sure all members of our Chapter the wonderful women who are the back­ man! Our thanks to Edith Riecks for all join with me in congratulating and expres­ bone of the organization; the opportunity the work she did on the banquet for this sing our thanks to our retiring chapter of­ to see the beautiful country of the Northeast occasion. ficers for a job well done! The new slate of United States; and to enjoy the wonderful The Palms to Pines Air Race will be officers is as follows: Chairman — EVE­ hospitality of the New England Section. over by the time this newsletter is mailed LYN TRIMBLE; Vice-Chairman — BON­ We profited also from the valuable experi­ and several of our girls will have had the NIE ADAMS; Secretary — CAMILLA ence of attending the International meet­ opportunity to participate in the timing HUTSON; and Treasurer — ELEANOR ings. Constitutions and articles and by-laws point at Red Bluff. Flying up for the first RICHARDSON. often seem meaningless words when a chap­ briefing session were Sacramento Race co­ BETTY WHARTON and ELEANOR ter becomes more concerned with its local ordinator Thelma Cull in her Tri-Pacer, RICHARDSON are proudly displaying their activities, and these meetings gave our Head Timer DEE OLDEN with LOR­ trophies from recent races and they are delegates THELMA and AUDREY the RAINE HERY in DEE’s Cessna 150, KAY both praising their co-pilot. BETTY flew her Cessna 210 in the FALLON FUN RACE (see photo) with co-pilot MAR­ GARET CALLAWAY of Long Beach Chapter and they won 2nd place trophies. ELEAN OR flew a 250 Comanche with MARGARET as co-pilot in the PALMS TO PINES RACE and they came in 3rd. MARIAN BANKS as my instrument in­ structor and I used the PALMS TO PINES RACE START as a X-country lesson and waved good-bye to the contestants as they took-off from Santa Monica Airport. It was a sad thing to have to watch MARIAN watch everyone leave on a race and she was left on the ground. I thought for a while that she was just going to sprout her own wings and join the race. It’s almost time for the annual PACIFIC AIR RACE which El Cajon Valley Capter is co-sponsoring and we are all looking forward with enthusiasm to our first round- robin race. The race will take off from Gillespie Field and terminate with a fly-by at Lyon’s Peak with the other must fly-by points at Yuma and Parker, Arizona. The social events will be held at the Carleton Oaks Country Club in Santee. The next project on our horizon is a Sacramento Valley attending International Convention; I to r, DICEY MILLER Halloween Carnival and Hanger Dance on (NORTHWEST SECTION), VIRGINIA TOWNSEND, AUDREY SNOVEL, THELMA October 31st also to be co-sponsored by El CULL, AND LORRAINE HERY. Cajon. We hope many of you will put this

September, 1970 on your calendar of events to attend. There ...and then theres VIRGINIA RAINWA­ GIANO both spent vacations in Hawaii. will be many carnival games of skill, prizes TER logging Hansa Jet time, Sigh. PAT HALLETT jetted to Ohio to welcome for costumes, door prizes and a super prize July 13th Iuekly found “nearly everyone” a lovely 10 pound 1 ounce granddaughter. will be raffled to some lucky winner. at LIBBY SVENSON’S lovely home for GERRY VICKERS visited Alaska and our annual potluck dinner. The food was so POLLY FLEMING commercialed home good, so varied, and so beautiful, we could from Minnesota. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER start a book book of our own! Congratulations are in order for our ROCHELLE JENSEN, Reporter Our August meeting was held at Sky newly elected officers; Chairman FLORA Trails Restaurant and brightened by sev­ HUTCHINSON, Vice Chairman POLLY Summertime is nearly over once again, eral guests. We were happy to welcome FLEMING, Recording Secretary RODG but just think of all the experience to share MAUREEN McANDREW from England, RODGERS, Corresponding Secretary BRE­ at our next hangar lying session!! JANICE MUNTZ formerly of Pennsylvan­ DA CREESE and Treasurer HARRIET Talk about experiences — a round of ap­ ia, now living in Pasadena, and local flyers BAIR. We will officially install them at a plause please for our PPD flyers, AUDREY MARG ROBBINS and JEANNE STURT- banquet September 14 at the Schlitz Brown SCHUTTE, MARGE MARONG, VIRGIN­ EVANT. We hope they will visit us again Bottle. More fun!!! IA RAINWATER, and CORALEE TUCK­ soon. Well, that about wraps it up, Let’s fly! ER. The gals say the race was fun, but the Flying vacations department : RUTH best part was the people they had the M AYLE and JEANNE D AY flew to Utah. chance to meet. ROCHELLE JENSEN flew to Seattle. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LOLA RICCI and 49Vier ED are back BREDA CREESE spent a long weekend in THELMA HANSEN, Reporter safely after flying the 99 African Safari in Scottsdale, and JEAN WILEY logged 50 a Cessna 182. Flying in South Africa is a hours in less then three weeks (310 time, For my last report to the Ninety-Nine bit more difficult says LOLA, especially if no less) seeing Florida, Illinois, Indiana News I would like to Oo on record as say­ you are using one of “Wilber’s charts”. and Oklahoma. VESTA MALBY reported ing that I’ve been railroaded into being Must be the restless weather, so many of on the International Convention and her Treasurer of our section. You all know how our gals have checked out in different air­ flying fun in Wyoming, South Dakota, it happens. . . just miss one meeting and planes. RODG RODGERS gave a J3 Cub Minnesota, Michigan, New York, New pow ! you’ re it. Little do they know that a go. ROCHELLE JENSEN checked out in Hampshire, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, the only thing I know about financing is a Cherokee 180, FLO RA HUTCHINSON Texas and Arizona. how to spend. I get an A-f- in spending and in a Cesna 172, JEANNE D A Y in a Deb­ A number of our gals have recently a F— in bookkeeping. They’ll be sorry. I onair, AUDREY SCHUTTE in a Skymas- joined the jet set (commercial type flying). wasn’t the only one that was in the chop­ ter, and RUTH M A YLE in a Cessna 172 MICKEY DUGDALE and LORELI CAN- ping block last week. LA VERNE GUDGLE

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TROPHY WINNERS IN THE FALLON FUN RACE WERE (STANDING FROM LEFT): BARBARA BARLOW, BOUNTIFUL, UTAH; VIVIAN YARDLEY, SALT LAKE CITY; ELOISE WILCOX, CLEARFIELD, UTAH; GERALDINE HALFPENNY, SALINAS, CALIFOR­ NIA; BETTY WHARTON, SAN DIEGO; MARGARET CALLAWAY, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA AND LOIS BROWN, 1ST PLACE WIN­ NER FROM RENO. SEATED IN THE CENTER IS ANITA WOREL OF VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA WHO WAS PRESENTED WITH A LARGE, STUFFED “SNOOPY” FOR LAST PLACE IN THE COMPETITION.

September, 1970 — 41— was nominated for President, SHIRLEY passengers. He and friends enjoyed riding will end my two years of journalism with MILLER for Vice- President and DIANA the folding bikes (Raleigh) that the Mc- a word of wisdom from my little 80 pound KAUFMANN Secretary — what dirty guys ALLISTERS just acquired to fit into their mother (who, by the way, is scared to — they didn’t even have anyone opposing Comanchee. As of this report KIRK was death of small planes) “be careful now, us, so it was unanimous — sigh! — Never at the FAA taking his instrument written and fly low and slow” OK, Ma OK. — never miss the meeting when the nomi­ examination. Good luck KIRK. nations are announced — now my honesty I want to thank Dottie for all the little SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CHAPTER and integrety plus my stupidity will really news items that she remembered about the WANDA STRASSBURG, Reporter show up. Fie on you JEAN MURRAY, last meeting. Since no one else gave me any head of the nominating committee. news to print and since you are my captive All of us, including those who are home A big welcome to our newest member audience for the last time, I shall fill the for our regular eleven months of R & R till CHARLOTTE MORRILL (MRS. big void with a few little things that this the next AWTAR, offer our proud congratu­ CHARLES) of Palo Alto. CHARLOTTE flying family has done. First of all, my lations to GRACE McCHESNEY on the has been flying about 6 months and already son-in-law received his Private Pilot license appointment of the husband, LEROY, to the has about 100 hours time. Her family flies a week ago. Then off he flew with wife and Calif. Aeronautics Board. a Cherokee 180. CHUCK works for our two oldest children to dinner in Napa and MARCI and BOB BARNET have Telephone Company and her son is attend­ dessert at the Nut Tree. Our daughter, returned from Denver via Yellowstone after ing college in Oregon. CH A R LO TTE has Joyce, who delivered a new grandson visiting their sons at respective locations. been earning a merit badge the last few (Adam) two weeks ago, is ready and will­ KATHY and “DR. ED.” are off to their weeks by flying a friend from Palo Alto to ing to take a ‘pinch hitters’ course. Our favorite summertime haunt in West Yellow­ Porterville daily to see her daughter in a pilot son, Bob, and wife Debbie flew with stone. PAT DUVAL has shown proof of the hospital there. The 99’s need more unself­ us to Idaho where we spent a week at the “Gospel According to FAA”, achieved her ish women like you, CHARLOTTE, who Cox Dude ranch. On this trip we had our Private license, and will be joining us soon. knows, some day you may be Treasurer of first engine failure. The oil line that oper­ “Birds of the Month” are VEL KREI- this group. ated the waste gate for the turbo charger DER, GRACE McCHESNEY and MARIE EV HENDLEY flew into Chowchilla broke and out pumped all the oil (what in MILLER. with Charlotte Ryan to attend the monthly the world am I talking about?) No oil VEL comes to us with multi-faceted fly­ meeting at Rosie Hijos home. DOTTIE Mc- pressure, feather prop, switch off engine, ing experience. She began in Wichita, Kan. ALLISTER flew with our new CHAR­ land. Being that the Skymaster is a center and solo’d a J-3, after which she flew Cubs LOTTE. JEAN MURRAY and BILLIE line trust plane our son who was sitting in and Porterfields. 1944 saw her flying at the WYATT flew in together. MARGARET the seat behind the pilot didn’t even know National Military Flight Academy, Conner ANDREWS was there from Modesto telling we had shut down the front engine. We Field, at Quartzsite, Arix. in J-3’s and of her wonderful winter in Mazatland, Mex­ were abreast the Truckee Airport and T-Crafts ... all of which she did on a stu­ ico. SHIRLEY MILLER and CHARLOTTE landed immediately. Fortunately we prac­ dent certificate. She was licensed in San RYAN filled the afternoon with talk of tice our engine out procedure regularly Luis Obispo. student pilot training. CHARLOTTE ex­ and there was no panic. My first order of This flying family, which includes BARD plaining that she has fully intended to business, while ELWOOD scrounged up a and two sons, boast their own strip at their teach students in her spare time, but now new oil line, was to call RENEE and VAN Atascadero ranch, and have */2 of a Cessna her teaching schedule is so tight that she NEALON who had stayed on the full week 150 and a whole 175. has no spare time. When her grandchild is after our wonderful weekend with them the Rancher BARD and career-girl VEL born soon, she will take a deserved rest proceeding week. They were good eggs and KREIDER really use their flying and there from student training. SHIRLEY asking loaned us their car while they went to play is hardly a portion of the U.S. that they questions of CHARLOTTE about teaching their pre-arranged golf game. We were have not touched. as she, SHIRLEY, just passed her Instruct­ given an invitation to spend the night with A looong list of services to general avia­ ing test with a very high score. Some peo­ them, but it wasn’t necessary as ELWOOD, tion has been compiled by GRACE Mc­ ple thrive on work. DIANA KAUFMANN with many fine people at Truckee Airport, CHESNEY, the object of our next biogra­ drove from Sonora as her plane was in for was able to find the needed equipment to phy. GRACE solo’d and was licensed lo­ repairs. CHARLEEN KIRK and LA- fix our poor little ‘Rudolph”. I don’t un­ cally, and has been most idle the last few VERNE GUDGLE were on hand at the derstand how anyone without the under­ years. She’s had much time on her hands, newly completed 3500 ft Chowchilla run­ standing of mechanics could possible own since she merely helped husband LEROY way to drive the flyers to the meeting at their own plane. Fortunately mechanics is run their Royal Oaks Dairy, served as Rosies. LAVERNE presided over the meet­ my husband’s hobby. After a four hour Chairman of County Farm Bureau Women, ing as HELEN McGEE was on vacation. lay-over we again took to the air landing at organized APT clinics, served as ’67 Queen We missed our bakers dozen this meeting Jackpot, Nevada. Jackpot is the Reno of of Calif. Chapter of Fying Farmers, ’68 co­ with just an even dozen attending. Idaho being located on the borderline of pilot in AWTAR to Savannah, and all the Our Quincy pot luck fly-in was a huge Idaho and Nevada. Three gambling casinos while was help-mate to LEROY, who has success. Those attending were DOTTIE and motels, that’s all there is to Jackpot. served three times as President of local M cA l l i s t e r with c h a r l o t t e m o r - The weekend following our return from Pilots Assoc., two years as Chairman of RILL and two guests. MARIE McDOW- Idaho EL and I flew to a camp-out at Calif. Council of Aviation Associations, ELL and three guests. HELEN McGEE Eagle Lake with the Air Sheriffs. We won Pres, of local Farm Bureau, plus the with DIANA KAUFMANN and two guests, four door prizes (If that’s what you could myriad of activities which are required by and SHIRLEY MILLER with two guests. call prizes when only tents are involved — these positions. d o t t i e M cA l l i s t e r s son took his door prizes? How about flap prizes?) This is why they have more flying time first long cross country with friends as Well, enough of my flapping about, so than most couples... periodically, they have to just chuck everything and go away ... consequently, they have flown most of the North American continent with the Int’l Flying Farmers, plus treking around OCTOBER 1ST RENEWAL DEADLINE IS ABSOLUTE. RENEWALS to visit children and grandchildren in their cream-puff 182. RECEIVED AFTER OCTOBER 1 WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE Another north county resident is our own MARIE MILLER, who solo’d in ’66 at San 1970-71 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER. Luis Obispo and was licensed at Porter­ ville, Calif. She began flying after her hus-

— 42- September, 1970 bank, BOB, has gotten his license and ac­ at her new flight school; since opening in deavour from time to time to set out some quired a plane ... all within 3 months. April she has seven students and has added of the many differences in requirements for They have two daughters and MARIE a new 150. Daughter T W IL A W EB E R is flying, ratings etc. between our two coun­ Specializes in bookkeeping the Jep for well on the way toward becoming a chip tries. BOB (“THE DRILLER” )’s IFR ap­ offf the old prop, and both she and another However I couldn’t allow this issue to go proaches and departures. of NORMA’S students, MARIA RICK at­ without an appeal to our Editor to express As long as the Miller Drilling Company tended our August meeting at NORMA’S, my sincere appreciation for all the gracious keeps them flying, they'll be content. BOB where both Norma and Twila were sitting hospitality extended to me and the wonder­ has also enjoyed aerobatic training and on tippy-toes anxiously awaiting news of ful kindness shown me during my illness. It they both fly most anything they can get the birth of N O R M A and N A TH A N ’S first would be impossible to name you all but I their hands on. great-grandchild. would like to say Special Thanks to: — VEL, GRACE, AND MARIE... three Penny-a-Pound was briefly discussed at THELMA and NORM SMITH who took me more reasons for the San Luis Obispo the meeting, PAP day this year being ten­ home with them from Monterey, showed County Chapter of ’99’s tatively set for October 25. Plans were also me much of that vast busy city? of Los discussed about having a permanent meet­ Angeles, then giving me a most enjoyable ing room, possibly at Tucson International flight to Phoenix in their Bonanza. — JES­ TUCSON CHAPTER so that we would be easier to find on that SIE WIMMERS, Phoenix who insisted on MARY A. MERCKER first Monday by any visiting 99’s. transferring me from a nice but impersonal Some members were cloud-hopping at Motel to stay with her at her lovely Apart­ Election of officers for the Tuscon chap­ the time of the August get-together; namely, ment high above the City. What fun and ter was held in May, prior to the busy vaca- ALDINE, CHRIS, GINNY and JAN, who’s talk we indulged in. While there, JESSIE tion-into-fall-and Penny-a-Pound season. been off crop-dusting with husband also got me A .P.T.— becom ing the first BARBARA WELSH remains as chairman CHUCK. Some of us however, like the Overseas member to do so, said GARNETT for another season, and JUDY PREBLE as second little piggy, have simply been stay­ HASTINGS when she “pinned me” at Bret- vice. Due to pressures of business and ing home: JANE HUNTER has been busy ton Woods. health, CHRIS RUCK stepped down as with bridge and posters; JUDY PREBLE To VIRGINIA BONESTEEL and BET­ secretary, and ALDINE VON ISSER, with with babies and sewing; SHERRY BOICE TY GILLIES I offer my sincerest gratitude. usual aplomb, lias agreed to fill that often- with gardening; and MARY with a new VIRGINIA, without whose care and atten­ hectic spot. LORRAIN YOCUM, as new house and husband. tion to her sick “room mate” at Bretton treasurer, took over the books from With regret the Tucson Chapter watched Woods, I might not have made it to the NORMA WILCOX. Our elected board one of its most active members, SHIRLEY Convention business sessions — the real member at large is now JA N E T R O B E R T­ MARSHALL, pull up stakes this April. reason for travelling over 12,000 miles. De­ SON. With husband ART and family SHIRLEY’S spite her load of duties in connection with For the appointive offices, BARB has new domicile is the gliderport at Black the Convention, her cheerfulness never designated VIRGINIA COOK, Airmarking; Forest, Colorado. At a farewell get-together faltered when with me, and I owe her many NORMA WILCOX and JAN STUTES- this spring at the Welsh’s, the chapter pre apologies for unwittingly adding to her MAN, Membership; VIRGINIA ED­ sented Shirley with a plaque in appreciation problems. I hope to see more of you some­ WARDS and DOT JENKINS, Scholarship. for her many services to aviation in general, time in happier circumstances, VIRGINIA. Aerospace education has been put in the and this chapter in particular. BETTY GILLIES, firstly for her wonder­ capable hands of JANET ROBERTSON fully kind invitation to fly the Fun Air and JUDY PREBLE; Publicity goes to Tour in her aircraft. We did have FUN, all ALDINE and JANE HUNTER; and Fly­ Australian those concerned merit warmest congratula­ ing Activities to JANE, DOT and tions on their organization and originality VIRGINIA EDWARDS. Section which ensured a very happy, relaxed and BARB and LORRAINE are heading up enjoyable “Aero Mada” in the grand com­ Penny-a-Pound this pear, and the Newslet­ ☆ pany of a group of keen congenial fellow ter is back to M A R Y after a little more pilots. It was BETTY who “mothered” me than a decade. THANKS FROM “ DOWNUNDER” back to health again, during the week I Summer has been a time of relative quiet was privileged to spend with her and Bud for members in the Old Pueblo. BARB and I shall never cease to appreciate the very in their lovely home at Rancho Sante Fe DR. JOHN tore themselves away from the keen interest you all take in the doings of in such quiet beautiful surroundings. The new boat to make it to the Reno race, and the Australian Ninety Nines and the won­ mild warm climate of San Diego was just LORRAINE managed to intersperse the derful hospitality and friendship you con­ perfect for recouperation. Monterey race start into a busy summer of tinually shower on any of us who visit you My thanks also to my kind host and baby-sitting relatives and assorted house from time to time. hostess LT. COL. “BUD” and PAT DAVIS guests. For my part the month of July was whose houseguest I was for 3 glorious days JANE ROBERTSON has a new Mark another happy and enjoyable time with in Honolulu on my way home. Twelve in her Tri-Pacer and is busy work­ you, despite having developed Bronchitis Lastly, but very specially, to MARGUE­ ing on her instrument rating. M1RZA and been so ill on the way to and at Bret- RITE WOODS, Honolulu, who so gener­ CLARK has simply been working, as her ton Woods. Two days after my return home ously loaned her Cherokee 180 so that hair-raising stories of life with the surplus I was admitted to Hospital —- a relapse “BUD” and PAT could fly me around commodities division of state welfare will with complications — so have been unable “Molotai” and “Maui” Islands in a wonder­ amply attest. to send news from Australia for September. ful 5 hour flight which gave me a truly NORMA WILCOX is also working hard In response to many requests, I will en­ delightful view of these and others of those picturesque Hawaiian Islands. To all of you and the many others who WANTED: Information about any 99 or woman pilot utilizing the visited me, entertained me, took me sight seeing, provided transportation, and gen­ airplane or helicopter in missionary work. Please write: erally made my recent visit so memorable, llovene Potter again thank you. I hope you will come to Australia sometime and allow me to return 12705 Shorewood Drive S. W. a little of the kindness you’ve shown me. Seattle, Washington 98146 Very sincerely, MARIE RICHARDSON

September, 1970 — 43— ports except NORDO aircraft, which can pick up 2 cards when they register and fly 4 airports. Plan to fly Southwestern Ontar­ io. The 6 airports will be Kitchener and London, which are radio controlled and for the NORDO people there will be Centralia, Sarnia, Chatham and the terminus St. Thomas. For further information and/or any assistance you may have to offer, CON­ TACT JOAN CORBETT, 538 Hale St., London, Ontario. Further to the thoughts expressed last month about keeping proficient, the Ca­ nadian MOT (former DOT) have stated that effective September 1st, applicants for pilot licenses must write an additional ex­ amination entitled: “Air Traffic Control Procedures and Pilot/Controller Respon­ sibilities.” Instructors applying for renewal of their ratings will also be required to take the test. Think, while getting APT, could you pass this test? Study guides on these procedures are available free from C.O.P.A., P.O. BOX 734, Station B, Ottawa, Tea and conversation at Convention! Enjoying fun and friendship are Canadian Ontario. and Columbian members of the 99's. From left to right are JOAN CORBETT HAVE YOU OBTAINED YOUR OWN (MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER), ESME WILLIAMS (FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER), BEATRIZ GOLD CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF TO HERNANDEZ DE MONTOYA (COLUMBIA ORCHID CHAPTER — FOREGROUND), ATTACH TO YOUR 99 PIN? IF NOT, HILDA DEVEREUX (MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER), JEANNE McEACHERN (MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER) AND MARIA BOTERO (COLUMBIA ORCHID CHAPTER). ORDER NOW! CONTACT BERTHA SNELGROVE, 333 REYNOLDS AVE., LONDON, ONTARIO. LODON IN LONDON, ONTARIO AND THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WILL BE THE ANNUAL EAST CANADA SEC­ TION MEETING IN OTTAWA AT THE TALISMAN INN WITH GUEST SPEAK­ FINNISH SECTION ER FRANK KINGSTON SMITH. FOR We started in August 1969 in Helsinki. MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERN­ Six pilots met with EDITH DENNY. We JACQUELINE FRAMPTON, Reporter ING THE MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER have had five meetings, a Christmas party, a ANNUAL MEETING, CONTACT HILDA Hippi party. The still heat rose from the pavement, DEVEREUX, 821 SUNNINGHILL AVE., not a leaf stirred on the trees at the end of We have planned once in every year LONDON, ONT. AN ATC SPEAKER ON the runway, it was a breathless August three days of education for the Ninety- PILOT/CONTROLLER PROCEDURES morning and someone overshot! What a Nines. IS AMONG THE ITEMS ON THE beginning for a picnic. The second FLY meeting will be next AGENDA FOR THE LUNCHEON MEET­ The Maple Leaf Chapter had a Fly-in Saturday (July 18) ING. Picnic at Goderich Airport August 8th to They will meet in the fly Centre Rayskala. Now the big date! October 4th. Oct. 4th meet and talk about the 99 Convention and with a rain date o f Oct. 11th is the day for One of the girls will show aerobatic and other flying events that have been happen­ the Maple Leaf Chapter First Annual they will fly with gliders and enjoy Sauna. ing this summer. It has been an eventful Peirko Pesonen year. POKER RUN. You fly any 5 of 6 air­ The Convention was the big topic of conversation. The Clam Bake was a smash­ ing success! Everyone said so. HILDA DEVEREUX and JOAN CORBETT both flew their own planes to Goderich from London. HILDA DEVEREUX, JOAN CORBETT and JEANNE McEACHERN, our members who went to Bretton Woods spent much of the day telling us, stay at homes, of the many happenings and enjoy­ able times they had meeting and talking to 99’s from around the world. Oh why couldn’t we all have gone? Never mind, remember 1972— that is the year we will see all of you — here, in Canada, for an International Convention. Plan ahead I Before DORIS KORBY and her husband and family flew on for the day and MARIE SPENCE and her 49V&er flew home to Airmarking Day — June 22, 1970. Maple Leaf Chapter members airmark SARNIA - Muirkirk, we made some plans of our own CANADA in 20 foot letters. Busy applying the first coat of paint from left to right for this fall. are: JACKIE FRAMPTON, JEANNE McEACHERN (Airmarking chairman), FAY GAR­ DINER, HELEN WILSON (a Sarnia student pilot), MARY CASSER, JOAN CORBETT SEPTEMBER 19TH WILL BE OUR AND BERTHA SNELGROVE. ANNUAL MEETING AT THE HOTEL

44- September, 1970 NOTAM PALOMAR CHAPTER ANNOUNCES JUMP SUITS Pretty blue in sizes 10-20V&, 50% poly­ ester, 50% cotton. $20.00 with 99’s patch, $19.50 without patch. This in­ cludes postage. Calif, residents add 5% sales tax.

DECALS, 3” x 3” , compass rose, pressure-sensitive type emblem, suitable for plane and car, luggage, etc. 25c each. Order from: Laura Sellinger 640 E. Jefferson Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63122 Left to Right: BEATRIZ MONTOYA, MARIA HELENA BOTERO (Colombia Orchid Sec­ tion, S.A.) and ESME WILLIAMS, Secretary East Canada Section, after returning Make checks payable to Greater St. from a sightseeing flight over Niagara Falls, City of Toronto and Canadian Lake Louis Chapter 99’s. Area. Lunched with Governor, JEAN McDONALD at Muskoka. Made a trip to Mon­ treal but had to IFR it so no pictures but had lunch with IRMA SELIG.

COLOMBIA, ORCHID SECTION tion of efficiency of organisation and human CAL MARTIN, and BUD McLEAN. ANGELIKA CHAND, Reporter relations, and we hope to be able to carry They also visited with ESME and JOHN on the spirit of the Ninety-Nines. WILLIAMS, and flew with them in their What an honor, to be approved for the MARIA HELENA and BEATRIZ 320 to Montreal. There they spent the day Ninety-Nines — what an unknown hap­ brought us the charter which was given to with IRMA SELIG toured Lake Muskoka piness to get or ganized, finally to have them by our president Bea Steadman her­ and had lunch with— LEAN MacDONALD. our women pilots — meet each other. self. At the return of MARIA HELENA and With the deepest sentiment of gratitude After the Convention WALLY and BEATRIZ we had a party, where all news I — want to mention the warm reception, EDITH DENNY — flew our girls to and impressions were mentioned, and which — was given to our governor Toronto in their Aztec and invited them to which concluded with the deepest desire to MARIA HELENA BOTERO and Vice- stay a few days in their house, and EDITH create a real productive section of the governor BEATRIZ MONTOYA at the last gave a party in their honor attended by Ninety-Nines. Convention, which was a real demonstra­ HEATHER and MIKE SIFTON, KIN and ANr.tTTTkTA f'HAND Rennrter

Membership Count Is 4019

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Many members are failing to fill out the yellow and pink copies of their renewal form. The yellow goes directly to the printer and the pink to the chap­ ter chairmen. Failure to complete these copies may mean an incomplete listing or loss of listing in the upcoming mem­ bership roster. Left to Right: Beatriz Montoyo, Maria Helena Botero and Esme Williams during a few moments of relaxation around Esme’s pool.

September, 1970 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST "NEW" AUGUST, 1970

SOUTHEAST SECTION Barrer, Mary Burgess (Bert) 5701 N.W. 111th Street Hialeah. FI. 33012 821-1310 Fla. Goldcoast

NORTH CENTRAL SECTION Butler, Ramona Ann (Edward L.) 8927 Fair Road Strongsville, Ohio 44136 234-1157 All-Ohio Francis, Jeanne Faye (Harold) 1222 Kensington Avenue Youngstown, Ohio 44505 Rl 3-9107 All-Ohio Greenham, Marcia Ellen (Glenn L.) 301 Ardmore Drive Middletown, Ohio 45042 423-3276 All-Ohio L TO R: AURIEL MILLER OF MARGATE, WHO WON THE SENIOR TROPHY (FOR Halmi, Mary Ann (Eugene N.) THE THIRD TIME RUNNING) AT THE W.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS, NEVILLE APPEL- 3514 Bayard Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 FORD, CHAIRMAN OF THE DURBAN WINGS CLUB AND WINNER OF THE CLUB 513-321-6209 CHAMPION PILOT TROPHY, ANO ANN WHITE, CLUB INSTRUCTRESS AND WINNER All-Ohio OF THE DE HAVILLAND TROPHY. Hanic, Virginia Mae (Edward) 1433 Forrest Drive Barberton, Ohio 44203 825-5494 SOUTH AFRICA SECTION All-Ohio NORTHWEST SECTION YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL, Reporter countryside, YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL Powell, Ethelyn Carpenter (Allen W.) took them for a ride in a Cessna 182. P. O. Box 9 Congratulations to TESSA McKECHNIE Browning, Mt. 59417 David also became the third member of of Johannesburg who recently converted to Montana our 49%er club. Banker, Elizabeth Claire (John D.) the Boron. She was instructed by 49%er Mohall, N.D. 58761 YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL has com­ CARL JENSEN who flies Boeing 727’s for 756-6592/756-6644 pleted a multi-engine rating on the Aero South Dakota South African Airways. MURIEL GAR- Hurly, Helen Elizabeth (W.C., MD) Commander and has an open class rating ROW is organising Jet charters on the Lear 6 - Nineth St., SE up to 6,000 lbs. Sincere thanks go to the Minot, N.D. 58701 Jet, from Rand Airport. JACKIE JENSEN 839-5717 Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund. is keeping her hand in on the Twin Co­ South Dakota Congratulations to GUS STAINBANK Lucy, Beth Louise (Robert E.) manche and works for Avex Air at Rand 420-4th Avenue, SW who recently married a pilot and is now Airport. Jamestown, N.D. 58401 MRS. VAN DER REST. 252-3249 The August edition of the S.A. magazine South Dakota “Panarama” (available in the U.S.A.) has Five 99s, JACKIE ROBINSON, AURIEL Pietsch, Eleanor Marcheta (Alfred C.) 2300-2nd Avenue, NW an article and several pictures of the 99 MILLER, MARIE GODWIN, MURIEL Minot, N.D. 58701 Flying Safari, taken by their photographer GARROW and GUS VAN DER REST 838-4092/839-2963 (Stainbank) participated in the Women’s South Dakota who flew with LIBBY DUNSETH of Woodward, Bette Lou (Robert S.) Lawrenceville, Illinois. In colour too! Aviation Association Championships, held 602-4th Avenue, SE (P.O. Box 951) at Virginia Airport, Durban, on 12th July, Jamestown, N.D. 58401 On 25th July MOLLY LOWE and 252-3147 YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL set course 1970. AURIEL MILLER won the main South Dakota from Mica N. Transvaal, in MOLLY’S trophy for the third year running, and our SOUTHWEST SECTION Cherokee 180, for Botswana, to visit 99 Governor, ANN WHITE won the De Havil- Helene Robertson who lives in Gaberones. land Trophy for being an outstanding pilot Gay, Marcia (Ben F„ III) 61 Bellevue Avenue To make the most of the trip and to get a and for her contribution to aviation. San Rafael, Ca. 94901 good look at Botswana, we flew via Francis- Congratulations to both these pilots on a 456-0678 Bay Cities town. HELENE (from Hudson Valley job well done. Merims. Rosemary Bryant Chapter) had organised a party for us to The junior section was won by MRS. 6450 Elmcrest Drive San Diego, Ca. 92119 meet the local Kalahari Flying Club mem­ MARY BASSETT of Nelspruit who also 465-5932 bers and other locals. A most enjoyable and won the forced landing competition. We El Cajon Valley interesting weekend was spent. welcome MARY to the 99’. "TRANSFERS" NORMA and DAVID BRIDGMAN from Next item on our list of activities is the LaVonna P. Alter Elgin, Cape night stopped in Tzaneen on Sectional meeting which is to be held at From Garden State the way to the Kruger Game Park. To get a Virginia, Durban over the long weekend To Quad-City Area Luella Burrows birds eye view of the lovely mountainous 4th and 5th September. From Greater Seattle To W. Washington Pauline A. Cessna From Michigan To Phoenix Penny Couch From Alabama To Fla. Suncoast Margaret C. Moore From Reno Area To Las Vegas Honey H. vanGoerken Pyes From Reno Area To Las Vegas Margaret T. Wilson From Tucson To Orange County

September, 1970

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