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It doesn’t seem possible l/6th of 1967 and location; the hostess Section or has already gone. It seems only yes­ Chapter is responsible for the activi­ terday I was enjoying all the notes ties which they feel will be responsible and cards from you, thinking how nice for a successful convention. But, let the Christmas season is, being thank­ me remind you, the final success of ful for living in the Southwest where the convention depends on YOU. HEL­ the sun always (?) shines . . . then I EN SHROPSHIRE has a cute ending FEBRUARY, 1967 am brought back to the reality of the for each of her letters and I thought I THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. speed of time when my calendar date would pass it on to you . . . “Happi­ International Headquarters for another column shows forth! ness is a 99 project” . . . how true Will Rogers World Airport Communications have really been that is. If we are busy accomplishing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 flying the past few weeks regarding we are happy! the International Convention to be held Several chapters have already en­ Headquarters Secretary in Washington, D.C. the last week in tered inlo the plans for the conven­ DARLA BULLARD June. Some pro, some con. Each defi­ tion; they have their pictures; they nite in their ideas. are planning on entertaining one of the overseas members as they tour our Editor I believe one thing should be made U.S.A.; some have the Governor’s pro­ PE G ONG Board approves the convention dates clamation for International night. For 2900 Rockbrook Drive clear; the Ninety Nines Executive those of you who don’t feel you can Plano, Texas 75074 participate in the plans . . . please INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Coming Events help by being there. We do look for­ ward to seeing you all in Washington. President March 1 DEADLINE I might add also, plans are progress­ ALICE ROBERTS International Officers Nominations ing for the 1968 Convention in Van 9828 North 19 Avenue April 7, 8, 9 Nuys . . . New York is working on Phoenix, Arizona 85021 Australian Annual Convention 1989 . . . Plan ahead!! Vice-President Brisbane, Queensland Would like to say a little bit about DONNA T. MYERS GROWTH THRU COMMUNICATION. April 14-16 Aurora, Colorado 80010 We have several new chapters in the South Central Sectional making and all came about through Camelot Inn Secretary communications. We want our organi­ Tulsa, Oklahoma GENE NORA JESSEN zation to grow and the best way is to 741 Eastridge Drive May 5, 6, and 7, 1967 talk about it, be helpful when women Wichita, Kansas 67207 North Central Spring Sect'ional question a 99, and be ready to help Treasurer Peoria, Illinois when you can. RUTH RUECKERT You must not forget to send in your May 24, 25, 26, 1967 2037 R ivera Street nominations for International Offices. \ , All Women’s International Air Race San Francisco, Calif. 94116 This is the time you have the oppor­ / \ “Angel Derby” tunity for selecting leadership. If you Montreal, Quebec, Canada Executive Board don’t nominate, don't complain! LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN to Miami, Florida, USA Be sure to attend your Spring Sec­ South 1907 Oneida Place June 28-JuIy 2, 1967 tion meetings . . . fly lots and have Spokane, Washington 99203 International Convention fun! Washington, D.C. BETTY W. McNABB Sincerely X July 8, 1967 926 Third Avenue Alice Albany, Georgia AW TAR Atlantic City, N. J. to DORIS RENNINGER Torrance, Calif. ALICE ROBERTS 10-01 162nd Street 9828 NORTH 19 AVENUE Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 Sept. 15, 16, and 17, 1987 North Central Fall Sectional (O FFICE) 943-7291 Pheasant Run Inn DEADLINE FOR NEWS — 501 WEST WHY WORRY LANE (adjacent to DuPage Airport, 111.) The 20th of the Month (HOME) 943-2068 Send Copy to: October 21, 1967 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85021 PEG ONG Fairladies Annual 2900 Rockbrook Drive Indiana Race Sorry my home phone was left out PLano, Texas 75074 Bloomington, Indiana of the roster . . . Come see us! ads record various makes unfamiliar MYSTERY OF THE ‘LOST’ to present day aviation . . . Bird JANUARY NEWS SOLVED! Patter by Peg Wright, Fleet, Monocoupe, Pitcairn, In a nutshell . . . the postal re­ Porterfield, etc. Did you realize that there were just quirement of a ZIP number on all 906 licensed women pilots in March of The entire paper was an enlighten­ bulk mail was the culprit. Over 1940? Or that BETTY GILLIES was ing peek into the past. It reminded me 1600 new stencils had to be cut, the fighting the “Maternity vs Pilot Li­ of Belle Hetzel’s remark the first time mailing list rearranged according cense” battle with the CAA? Or that I met her at my very first Sectional to ZIP, etc. Believe the problem is the newest Chapters of the 99s were meeting . . . “You girls who fly today squared away now and it actually the Florida and the Washington (state) don’t know what flying is really like should speed the NEWS to you in groups? Or that even then the ques­ . . . your warm cockpits, the radio the future . . . we all certainly tion of “How hazardous is Pylon Rac­ communications, the reliable engines, hope so! ing?” was being asked? All of these and the paved strips. You’ve missed points were well covered on a Pilots the wind in your hair, the challenge —o— (F) page written by TEDDY KEN­ of really navigating by the landmarks, and yes, you’ve missed the forced CORRECTIONS OF THE YON, one of our 99 Charter Members. landings in the hay fields!” 1966-67 ROSTER The newspaper, “Flying Time” (The Log Book of Aviation) sold for 5c a Time Marches On . . . and aviation's A few ‘goofs' slipped into the new copy and this particular issue included rapid progress certainly is another ex­ roster inspite of all efforts. Know you 16 pages. The Classified Ads list a am ple . . . will want to correct them immediately Pre-Spring Clearance of WACO models, Safe Flyin’ so here theyt are: one selling for as little as $1,195. The P e g pg 2 International Officer—Vice Presi­ dent DONNA’S address should show Aurora, Colo, rather than Den­ ver 11 acres of resort pleasure pg 8 Committee Chairmen—AE Schol­ in the heart arship of Washington, D.C. BETTY GILLIES ZIP Code should be 92067 BRONETA EVANS PO Box 528 and ZIP of 73059 For your finest convention... pg 9 lO'/ier Records BECKY THATCHER, 315 S. Fayette, Saginaw, Mich. 48602 Headquarters Committee Q ^ S h o r e h a m SUSIE SEWELL, c/o Catlin Aviation, Will Rogers World HOTEL AND MOTOR INN Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 Historian IRENE WIRTSCHAFTER, B- 1209 Presidential Apts., Phila­ /T\ delphia, Pa. 19131 pg 44 Georgia Chapter BETTY McNABB, correct phone is 435-4326; and can be reached weekdays at hospital 436-5741 pg 79 Dallas Chapter NITA SHUHART, Rt. 2, Box 210 Plano, Tex. 75074, Phone 995-6425 pg. 122 Orange County Chapter MADINE PARSEL should be CONNECTICUT AVENUE AND CALVERT STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20008 2223 Vista Huerta (not Loredo) PHONE 202-234-0700 INSIDE COVER International Headquarters Will Rogers World Airport, Ok­ lahoma City, Okla. 73159 June 28 - July 2, 7967 The Shoreluim Hotel and Motor Inn, Washington, D.C., site of the 1987 International Convention. In the center is the Star­ lit Terrace Room. The Motor Inn is beside the pool and in the right hand corner of the picture. The rooms in the hotel will be in the wing nearest the pool and Motor Inn so all the 99s will be in the same area.

The following beautiful prayer was We have HOPE lhat springs from Deadline Notice written by REV. RAYMOND T. Mc- confidence in our well maintained KEE of the Rcdemptorist Fathers of airplanes and engines. Give us INTERNATIONAL NOMINATIONS! Ligori, Missouri. FATHER McKEE hope in Your powerful protection, was the originator of “Dial-A-Saint” to make us realize that Your power MARCH 1, 1967 telephone messages which are spread­ is always with us. ing all over the U.S. He used this par­ This wonderful organization is YOUR Our radios, too, give us hope and a ticular prayer at the 25th Anniversary organization! YOUR participation in friendly confident feeling that we dinner of the Greater St. Louis Chap­ are not alone in the sky. Make us elections is a great privilege not to be ter. He is a member of the National realize that You, Who provide all taken lightly. Don’t wait until the last Association of Flying Fathers. these things, are personally pres­ moment to include this subject in your ent to every call we make to You. BENEDICTION business meeting. Choose your candi­ O God, Creator of the world, we pi­ We have a kinship and charitable dates with deliberation and care. While lots feel a kinship with the angels feeling toward all our fellow pilots. it is an honor to be elected to an Inter­ when we fly in peace above the Help us to extend this charity to all traffic of the world. national office, it is also a great re­ our fellow human beings. Help us sponsibility and a JOB. The fallowing We have FAITH in our navigation to use our skills and interest in fly­ is an outline on how our elections are instruments. Give us faith in the ing, to further Your kingdom on guidance of Your words revealed earth, and in this we will be great­ handled, in the event former members in Sacred Scripture. ly blessed. Amen. have forgotten — and those important

February, 1967 new members will understand more about us. WANTED Nominations for International Offi­ cers for the fiscal year 1967-68 are now THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AERIAL COLOR in order, and MUST BE POSTMARK­ ED NOT LATER THAN MARCH 1, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE U. S. A. 1967. Chapters submit one name for each office in compliance with the fol­ The Ninety Nines, Inc. want the most Prizes will be awarded for the win­ lowing: beautiful aerial color photograph of ning photos. All rights in the prize win­ ning photos will become the property 1. Candidate must be an active mem­ each State and Territory. The prize of the Ninety Nines, Inc., but certain ber with current physical. winning photographs, together with an rights may be assigned back to the 2. Written consent to serve must ac­ invitation from each Governor, will be photographer upon request. company nomination, or reference included in the 99s Invitation Folio “SEE THE USA”. These handsome to known acceptance given anoth­ Judging will be based upon photo­ Folios, with the invitation to the peo­ er Chapter. graphic excellence and how identifiable ples of the world to visit the USA, will 3. Candidate’s 40-word aviation and the subject matter is with the State it be presented to the overseas 99s who 99 history must accompany nomi­ represents. The decisions of the judges will in turn present them to the repre­ nation. will be final. 4. Candidate for Nominating Com­ sentatives of their Governments. A set mittee shall have been an active of these prints will be sent on a world The Ninety Nines, Inc. will make ev­ 99 for at least the past five years. tour under the sponsorship of the U.S. ery effort to return non-prize winning 5. Candidates may accept nomina­ Travel Service. All the prints will car­ entries providing ample postage and a tion for only one office. ry the name of the photographer. self-addressed mailer is included with the entry. 6. Nominating Committee members This contest is open to everyone . . . are not eligible as candidates. amateur or professional, and does not Contest closes midnight April 30, All incumbent officers are not eligi­ limit the contestant to his home State 1967. Winners will be notified by June ble for re-election, with the exception or Territory. Only aerial photographs 15, 1967. of GENE NORA JESSEN as Secretary. in color will be considered. Positive Unfortunately GENE NORA JESSEN transparencies (including slides) or Send entries east of the Mississippi has notified the Nominating Committee color negatives may be submitted, but to: Chairman that due to personal reasons each negative must be accompanied 99s Photographic Contest she will be unable to run for office by a print not larger than 8”xl0” . A B ox 30099 again this year. maximum of four (4) positive trans­ Washington, D.C. 20014 Nominating Committee: Submit one parencies (including slides) or four (4) name from YOUR section. Only one color negatives with prints may be name from each section will appear Send entries west of the Mississippi submitted and must have been taken on the ballot as a candidate for the to: within the last three (3) years. Title Nominating Committee. 99s Photographic Contest of photo, State in which it was taken, Please submit one name for each of­ and the contestant’s name should ap­ Box 99 fice listed below, giving her Chapter, pear on each slide and print. Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 Section and address: President Secretary Vice-President Treasurer Nominating Committee These names, with their written con­ ENTRY BLANK sent, aviation and 99 history, must be 99s' PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST mailed to Chairman, 4901 Winnetka Avenue, Woodland Hills, California Name ______91364, postmarked not later than March 1, 1967. Address ______International Nominating Committee LOIS MILES, Chairman Where Photos were taken ______MARY CLARK (State or Territory) JEANNE HARLEY WINIFRED LOVELACE Identification of Photos (Name of Lake, Mountain, Building, etc.) FREDDA TURRILL

WANTED More reports, pictures, ar­ Type or name of aircraft used for picture • ticles of special interest! SEND to PEG ONG, Entry in this contest indicates contestant’s willingness to abide by the contest 2900 Rockbrook Dr., rules. Plano, Texas 75074 COMMITTEE REPORTS

AIK MARKING ed in this survey. The report will take MEMBERSHIP only a few minutes to complete, and I Would you believe? — .'{000 By July '67 — suggest that you use the form which In the December issue of the News­ we are reprinting for your convenience. Yes, this is our goal by Convention letter, the Air Marking Committee re­ Please!! I need your help!! time ’67 in Washington D.C.—a mem­ quested a report of the activities of The time for making preparations is bership of 3000. This means that each each chapter during the past year. Why now. Getting templates made, collect­ chapter will need an increase of only haven’t I heard from your Chapter ing the necessary materials, and sign­ 15% to “ring the bell” . This means, Chairmen and/or Air Marking Chair­ ing up locations to mark can be com­ too, that we will need the help of each men? Out of the entire organization, pleted while the snow is on the roof. and every member—and we want the I have heard from only three of you!!! So . . . with the first signs of Spring, (To you three, thank you!!) cream of the crop. Remember, we your Chapter will be ready to go. have 18,000 wom en pilots to pick from . I know that if your Chapter has been Air Marking, you will want to be count­ Mary N. Able, Chairman The new Directory lists about 2600, so we really haven’t far to go. Congratulations to the Canadian AIR MARKING REPORT members for re - activating their Sec­ Chapter ______Section tion. It looks SO GOOD in that Direct­ Location of Air Mark______ory—it was missing for so long. City ______State______Also, congratulations to the members in South Africa on the formation of □ Airport ^ Hangar the South African Section — and for □ Runway making the Directory. Did you know that last year’s Directory listed only □ City or Town ®ulldinS one from South Africa—YVONNE LOU- □ Highway RENS—)and this yea r they are a Sec­ □ New Location tion with nine members (and a couple □ Repaint Old Marking more since the printing). You have really leaped ahead since a year ago. Date Air Mark Completed:______Welcome aboard! Mail to : Mary N. Able, Rt. 4, Box 52 Houston. Texas 77036 ALBERTA NICHOLSON Membership Chairman

AWTAR POWDER PUFF DERBY Marion Andrews Lopez, Reporter been miade to add to the safety of the Now that the board members are race. Participants will be timed off as CENTRAL back from tripping to various parts of at the other airports along the race the world, we are busy, busy on final route. SECTION approach for the 21st Pow der Puff Entries open April 15, 1967 and close Derby. I erroneously reported previous­ June 1, 1967. Impound Deadline July ly that the information kits containing 4th, 5 pm Bader Field, Atlantic City, ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER rules and regulations would be ready New Jersey. Finish Deadline Official Georgia Tillery, Reporter February 1st—let me change that to Sunset at Torrance, Calif. Takeoff is Everyone in the Albuquerque Chap­ sometime in February. If you have July 8th. ter its busy working on the AMELIA sent in a request together with 50c Send contributions to AWTAR - 99 EARHART Banquet in cooperation and have not received your kit, don’t Fund Raising Chairman PAULINE with the Zontas, and couldn’t have had get vertigo. The preparation of the kits GLASSON, International Airport, Route better publicity if it had been planned is a heavy load on AWTAR headquar­ 2, Box 894, Corpus Christi, Texas. Send than the review on the book of AME­ ters. Besides the initial preparation of all clippings and requests to AWTAR LIA’S life last week on the ART LINK- the info with a thousand details, sten­ Headquarters, Teterboro Airport, Te- LETTER program! cils have to be made which must be terboro, New Jersey. MARIE and NUGGETT GROSSA- duplicated, assembled etc. To cut TETE have finally returned from costs, all this is now done at Head­ “down under,” as they spent several quarters on our own duplicator. Can Notam months in Australia. MURIEL GUG- you imagine the work? Read the Australian request for ’hos­ GOLZ is basking in the Mexican sun­ The major change in the rules this pitality’ during Convention and the shine. DONNA and IRBY DOWNEY year concerns the takeoff. Log books SEE THE USA tour. Know many of have been flying here and there chas­ will not be run to the airplanes at the the 99s would be delighted to have ing their grandchildren in swimming start. Many have considered this pro­ overseas guests . . . the welcome mat matches. RANDA SUTHERLAND has cedure dangerous. The change has is out gals! been flying from one coast to the other checking on her two new grandchil­ To the freedom of silver wings, to Everett in her brand new C310. I dren, one belonging to each of her And the soft free wind seems to cleanse sorta wanted to climb in and go too, twin son and daughter. NADA and m y heart but that airplane was full of folks. DEAN BORDER and their daughter With the quiet content that it brings. AMY LAWS (Greater St. Louis) came spent a business-pleasure vacation in — EVA HUGHES flying through Dallas in January en the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. We route to Mexico with nine other air­ SALLIE SIMMONS has moved to were sorry to lose PHYLLIS and BUD planes. They had an unscheduled de­ Rogers. SALLIE flew in to Ft. Smith DIEDRICK upon their move to New lay in Dallas due to weather, but at this week end, picked up MARGE York. last report they were off and running. NIELSEN, and flew to Sallisaw, Okla., I heard that VAL JOHNSON and RUTH Congratulations to DONNA and JIM for a very pleasant visit with new TAKSEL were also in these digs, but NAUSLEY on their new prospective 99, member DELORES MITCHELL. DE- didn’t get to see or talk with them. a beautiful baby girl. The Albuquerque LORES and 49% er had just returned The Dallas Chapter is happy to wel­ Chapter must be way ahead on produc­ from a flight to Los Angeles where come two new members: JOY MOR­ tion, as we will have the fourth new­ they purchased a Moondeck filly and RISON (MRS. RICHARD) and VIR­ comer before the year is out. a Little Request filly. DONNA HALE GINIA HANDLEY (DR. WILLIAM). A most successful Weather Seminar flew to New Orleans for a vacation. It looks like the Dallas Chapter will was conducted in December with an­ SALLIE flew to Washington D. C. to be well represented in the AWTAR this other one due soon. Forty to fifty peo­ visit her sister who is a student pilot. year. PAT JETTON and JOAN HUCK- ple attended the two-day session. From “ The Land of Opportunity” , Hap­ EBA in a Piper; KATHY LONG and py Flying to you all. ARKANSAS CHAPTER HELEN WILKE in a Bellanca; HAZEL McKENDRICK and CHARLOTTE Marguerite Nielsen, Reporter DALLAS CHAPTER BRANUM in a Bonanza; DOROTHY EVA HUGHES of Mena sends her Hazel H. McKendrick, Reporter WARREN and NANCY WISE “if we poetic thoughts on before and after The Christmas party was held at can sprout wings.” The last, I doubt, learning to fly: CHUCK and DOROTHY WARREN’S but I’ll bet they will sprout an airplane house and some 57 99s and 49%ers ap­ Resignation (before) come Race time. parently had a swingin’ time. Seven Perhaps it was not meant to be, The January meeting will be held at gallons of cranberry punch (?) later, That Mortals such as I, Southwestern Typographies in Dallas it was agreed that it was a great par­ Would ride the realms where vapor and will include among other things, ty and to see some members we hadn’t trails the movies taken at the fly-in at Lake seen in “many moons” sure was great. Make patterns in the sky. Travis. We hope that we will be seeing them Still, when I look on silver wings, See y a ’ next month. more regularly at meetings etc. Thanks My heart becomes inflamed, to our Chairman for such a nice party. And I reach out with a longing, SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Air Marking Chairman, BETTY So intense, I feel ashamed. HUNDLEY announced plans for air Flying news is short and hard to And I rebel at earthly laws, marking Dallas Garland Airport on come by at this writing, early in Jan­ That bind and hold and cling. January 21st and air marking Addison uary. Our January meeting won’t be And the solitary longing Airport on January 28th. We have all held until after the deadline for the Is a vivid aching thing. been advised to report with long han­ February News. We are planning our For I am old, and though the years dled rollers, strong backs, and ready meetings late in the month in prepara­ Have brought me many things, to work. Happily this will be all on tion for being able to attend the SC They never did see fit to find the ground, so it should be, not only Section meeting in Tulsa and possibly A pair of silver wings. worthwhile, but a lot of fun. the SE Section meeting in Natchez. —EVA HUGHES COMINGS AND GOINGS: The Dallas The beauty of being located on the Sequence Chapter was certainly on the move dur­ borderline of both Sections. The long, long search for my destiny, ing the holidays. JO ALLISON went to By the time this reaches you, GLO­ And the hunger in my heart, Colorado in her camper. NANCY and RIA WARD will be GLORIA HOLMES To loose the chains from my earth- A. G. WISE went to Arkansas and Ok­ and we look forward to a full report bound feet, lahoma; ROWENA and FRED BURNS from her on flying in (he Bahamas No longer tear me apart. went to Oklahoma City; SUSAN and via the H olmes-W ard 170B, N338B. The For I’ve been set free with a sense of RENE’ GROSSMAN went to New Or­ wedding date is February 4th in Baton peace leans; and last but certainly not least, Rouge. Her husband, DAVE, who we That I’ve never known before. LEE KITCHENS came home from the introduced as a “prospective 49% er” And I’ve found my place in the uni­ hospital the day before Christmas. at our December meeting, is a pilot verse, LEE has had a bad time with a de­ for the Governor of Louisiana, a Flight Through the Skyway’s open door. tached retina, but according to his Instructor with numerous ratings, in­ And as my hands seek the needed skill, wife, MARY, they have it whipped cluding Instrument, Glider and Multi- For the paths that angels trod, now. BETTY CURRAN (Secretary Engine. My man-made wings are another sign, Northwest Section) visited your report­ PAT WARD’S 49%er, ROGER, had Of a wisdom that comes from God. er for three days before Christmas. an opportunity to fly the new little And I feel His hands, as they lift me She then flew to Houston to pick up Cessna 150 on floats and reports that up, son, granchildren, and flew them back it handles beautifully in the water. PAT Training Instructor at the BTR Trade AUSTIN CHAPTER School. She started flying and obtained S. P. Tapley, Reporter her Private license in the same year, Teaching an air-minded four-year- within 8 months, encouraged by her old our church credo, this reporter ran 49%er, DALE, who got his license a into some problems . . . “what Pilate few weeks after she did. He is a pipe­ was dead and buried” and “what kind fitter and former teacher. The TEERs of air mishap caused such a thing?” have a daughter, age 7, and a boy, age “Was Pilate monitoring the thirty-min­ 3. BARBARA is a partner in a chil­ ute weather reports?” Flying at high dren’s clothing shop, spends a great altitudes we may be asked next if we deal of time selecting fashions for can go on up and pay Him a visit. young folks for the coming seasons. Like Robert Frost, I should hope we BARBARA and DALE enjoy the Amer­ could return. “ Earth’s the right place.” ican Football League games and are Our group was treated to a fine presently fans of the Miami Dolphins, luncheon at our airport restaurant, de­ usually attending two games per sea­ lighted with the masculine presence of son. They also share a home hobby of BEVERLY GREGG’s 49 tier, and playing their guitars together. BAR­ charmed by the moving picture ac­ BARBARA TEER, member of the BARA is an active 99 and one of our count of the light plane vacation of a South Louisiana Chapter, business favorite people. family of four. This film and the lunch­ education teacher, partner in a chil­ Our January 29th meeting in Hou­ eon were arranged by MARGARET dren’s clothing shop, American Foot­ ma promises an unusual and exciting AMSTEAD, who is a real believer in ball League fan, plays guitar and activity. Our host and hostess will be flying her fine family of four on such reads for pleasure. new member PAT CHRIST and 49y2er dandy jaunts. Why not pack up your C. J. CHRIST. They are planning a kids and try some Texas air hours is anxious to try out her almost new little seaplane experience for each one (sm ooth) ? Sea-Rating on it, but it's too cold in attending our meeting. We all look for­ With cold fronts moving through fast these parts these days to risk getting ward to that and expect a good attend­ and spring weather just around the wet, and it’s not her feet she’s wor­ ance. At this meeting we will discuss corner, let the Austin Chapter remind ried about dunking in the drink. the SC Section Chapter Achievement you to enjoy a vacation somewhere by Award, the Annual Proficiency Test, plane. Keep your eye on the sequence MOLLY STOCKWELL passed the and our air-marking projects for the reports and your omni tuned to wea­ 100-hour mark just a few days before year, as well as the photo folio for ther, lest you should come face to face the New Year, on her 9th trip to Wich­ I he International Convention. with a front and subject yourself to ita to ferry home another Cessna. On an “ in-lightning” experience. that same trip, PAT WARD ferried a Good luck to GINNY SMITH and her Next time your little plane wonders new Cessna Skynight, her first multi- 49y2er who are establishing new resi­ where to start for, propel ’er down our engine flight without 49%er ROGER dence in New Orleans (new address: way. along. It was delightful, including the 6522 Gen. Haige, New Orleans, La. lovely snow-covered terrain north of 70124). Am sure the Lafayette girls COLORADO CHAPTER Tulsa—an alien sight to these southern will miss her, but we are delighted Marion Tankersley, Reporter eyes. that she remains within our Chapter location. This inexperienced reporter didn’t DEE COMEAUX is now a lady-of- Next month, more news about more realize that becoming the Sec. Treas. leisure, having terminated her secre­ 99s. of the Colorado Antiquers involved a tarial job, and is devoting her time newsletter each month; however, be­ to being a housewife and mother of tween the 99s and the AAA, maybe I’ll five. She plans lots of flying and per­ TOP OF TEXAS CHAPTER improve with age. haps, DEE, studying for your Com­ A note from BILLIE HOLMES, Bor- Our saddest tidings are our starting mercial? PAT WARD and FOY WEST ger, Tex. tells us of a recent “Lady the New Year wrong by losing our have signed up for Instrument Ground Co-Pilot D a y’ ’ sponsored by the 99s. Membership Chairman, CARROL IAN- School and hope to start soon. It was held at the Tascosa Country DOLI. CARROL has been one of our BARBARA TEER is being good Club for wives of pilots and women most enthusiastic members as well as enough to take charge of using the interested in knowing more of what it's one of the newest. Lucky ‘youguys’ duplicating machines at the Baton like to fly a plane. who get her. As proof of her good job, Rouge Trade School to send out our ANN MENTZER, Dallas Chapter we are welcoming three new mem­ notices of meetings. BARBARA is a member, but living in Amarillo, con­ bers: KAREN WALKER, JOAN WIL­ teacher, having obtained her B.S. at ducted the four-hour course. ANN is LIAMS, and LUCILLE ELGIN. La. Tech in Business Education and a Ground School Instructor for Preci­ Colorado Chapter has purchased the done some work on a Masters at Louis­ sion Flyers at Tradewind Airport. 52 Amelia Earhart film “Stamp of Free­ iana State University. She is a member attended the well worthwhile session. dom.” Our Chapter also had the priv­ of the La. Vocational Association, ANN was assisted by 99s BILLIE ilege of having WCBS-TV, New York, American Voc. Assn., Natl. Business HOLMES and CAROLYN WEINHEIM- loan us, “A Powder Puff For Joan.” Assn. and PTA. She is a Business ER among others. This documentary film of our 1966 AWTAR was excellent, and our hats III in that ’ol “Sno Jet.” Just for con­ day visit. In early January, 1heir are off to WCBS-TV for their generos­ trast, these two went via 1967 310 to youngest, 9 year old MICHEL had a ity. pick up the Colorado CAP’s new Sky- “flight” too. Unfortunately it was thru February 11th, ED BOWMAN has lane at the factory in Wichita, and the air when hit by a car. It is good promised us perfect skies for our Color­ came home with no radio in that one. to report there were no broken bones ado Springs Fly-in Luncheon at the You must admit, this is contrast, Eh? and the painful bruises are now healed. Broadmoor Hotel. This reporter wishes Before leaving for Hallendale, Flori­ we had had same for the TANKERS- EL PASO CHAPTER da, RUBY TATMAN got in some good LEY’s return trip from an El Paso Mary Olmstead, Reporter time flying to Albuquerque with BET­ New Year’s weekend. Being snowed in We cordially welcome our newest TY ROGERS and her mother, MRS. at Las Vegas, New Mexico with 6 in­ member, JEAN BYARS. JEAN, a na­ JAMES ROGERS. They had lunch and ches of snow jand 16 degree below tive of Omaha, Neb., grew up in Hous­ a visit with VIRGINIA CUTTER. Con­ temp sans snow-plows or aircraft heat­ ton, Texas. She has lived in St. Louis, gratulations to BETTY on passing her ers wasn’t fun. The FSS men, how­ Little Rock, San Antonio, Limestone, written Instrument. ever, make up for all else, as they are N.C., Nashville, Tenn., Albuquerque, An interesting item from RUBY tells extra special there. After wondering if Rapid City, S. D. and now El Paso. how easy it is to catch lobsters in the ol' Stinson could depart in isnow re­ She has three sons—ages 17, 13, and 12. Dominican Republic where she visited quiring 2,000 RPM to taxi, they called So far only the thirteen year old is in­ her son, RAYMOND, his wife, and four us 15” out to say that our 4 yr. old terested in flying. JEAN’s interest in small daughters. Their home is 250 had left his Teddy Bear in the FSS, flying started as a youngster when miles from Santo Domingo on a cliff but not to return las they’d mail him. she said “One of these days, I’m go­ overlooking the ocean. The lobsters Wonder how folks flew before FSS men ing to fly.” And she did—getting her crawl up the cliff, on up to the house were invented? license on Sept. 13, 1965. In June 1966, and onto the screen of the door. When MARY FRENZEL and 49%er, BOB, she added a Ground School rating. She RUBY’s daughter-in-law sees the lob­ hopped off to El Paso in their new has also passed her Commercial writ­ sters heading toward the house, she Apache on a better weather week-end, ten and is rapidly building up her time puts a kettle of water on the stove and and are also having a ball being able for the next flight test. JEAN has been is soon ready for a Homarus ameri- to hop over the hill to Glenwood checked out in all single engine Cess­ canus meal. Springs in same bird whenever they nas, the Aircoupe, the Mooney Mark DOINGS' of the SIXTY-SIXES: EDNA need a hot spring-type swim in the 21, and M ooney Super 21. GARDNER WHYTE of Fort Worth middle of our Cool Colorful Colorado Chairman, MARGARET THOMP­ Chapter gave an interesting talk about winter. Es Bueno, Eh, MARY ? SON, ferried a Cessna 150 from Wichi­ “Early Days of Flying” at their Jan­ FREDDA TURRILL must be the Su­ ta to El Paso—staying over night with uary meeting at LILY MAE KELLY’s per Saleswoman of the century. She friends in Borger, Tex. home. When a picture of EDNA in has hit the 700 m ark with her sales No doubt the busiest member in our her long white flying suit appeared in of 99 name badges for our Chapter. Chapter is the Queen of the Interna­ the local paper, LILY MAE received Thanks, FREDDA. tional Flying Farmers, ELLEN JANE a telephone call from MRS. DIANE JO DENNIS is the busy operator of ANDERSON. Besides writing a month­ REESE who told her that it was her a new CAP radio station at her house. ly article for the IFF magazine, at­ father and brother who taught EDNA CAP’s net is the largest private net in tending workshops, State conventions to fly. MRS. REESE’s father (unfor­ the U.S., and JO, about now is ready and taking care of family and home, tunately w e didn’t get his nam e) is to believe it is the busiest. She’s had there is barely time to get ready for seriously ill in Dallas. a hard time getting away long enough the next trip. In January it was Ken­ On a beautiful January Sunday, the to take her Annual CAP Checkride this tucky and Arkansas—in February, it’s 66s (and som e 99s) flew to Albuquer­ month. Arizona. Imagine all those flying hours que to visit the FAA Control Center, BARBARA MARRION and GALE going in her log book. where they had a chance to rest weary MITCHELL flew to Michigan over the CATHERINE MAGRUDER, her feet at luncheon in the Center’s cafe­ holidays, and DONNA MEYERS and 49% er, and their daughter Barbara, teria. her 49%er JOHNNY spent New Years plus one of Barbara’s friends who had M other Bird of the 66s, RUTH Eve Weekend in Phoenix. GWEN CRA­ never been in a plane—went to Tucson, DEERMAN, reported that LORENE VEN was off for Estes Park for same. and by lauto toured the Ghost Town ROGERS soloed X-country and is now DORIS LANGHER is again back with of Tombstone. CATHERINE always a “Loose Goose” . CHERI SPIER pass­ us after a fabulous air tour of Japan flies her favorite Skymaster. ed her written and is now a “Wise and the Orient. We’re all looking for­ MARY FRAN SEIDL flew her Cess­ Loose Goose” . ward to hearing about this, DORIS. na 175 to Rosewell before Christmas NORMA McREYNOLDS and prospec­ The NETTLEBLADSi are so busy en­ to visit her cousin at W alker AFB. On tive 99 LOIS KAIP attended the Instru­ joying their new cabin at Dillon that Dec. 21st, there was a “flight” of a ment Pilot’s meeting where LOIS’s we have a time ever finding JANE. different kind of “ bird”—the Stork pre­ husband, DR. SHERWOOD KAIP, gave MARION TANKERSLEY and MARY sented MARY FRAN and HANK with the program: Physiological Aspects of FRENZEL ‘tripped’ to Rapid City and their first grandchild—7% pound AN­ Flying and Mid-Air Collision Danger. back to try out MARION’S Stinson’s DREW JAMES SPEARS. Present also were RUTH DEERMAN, new Narco Mark III. Would you be­ ON Dec. 28th, the SEIDLs flew to WIN GRIFFIN, MARY LOU MOON, lieve, lat last, a Mark XII and a Mark Santa Barbara and L.A. for a three and yours truly. HOUSTON CHAPTER Years Eve. LOUISE and MERLE AIKINS is instructing student pilots at Martha Akins, Reporter BICKFORD flew their 170 to Los An­ the new Red Wing Airport, Augusta. The January meeting was held in geles, meeting LOUISE’S sister and Many of our 99s are participating in the parly room of MARY JANE NOR­ family from Pocatello, Idaho. They the local March of Dimes Airlifts this RIS’ apartment. Husbands were invit­ spent a few days in Santa Barbara month. ed and our speaker was MR. THOMAS and while there LOUISE had lunch We know that all of you would like E. GREACEN, a well known architect with JOAN STEINBERGER. At San to join our Chapter in extending deep who presented his drawing of a possi­ Simeon, they visited Hurst Castle and sympathy to DONNA and TOM SHIR­ ble plan for changing the Terminal not least on the list was a trip to Gua- LEY upon the loss of their son, STE­ Building at Hobby Field, formerly call­ daloupe in a school bus to enjoy a PHEN, age 22, who lost his life in an ed Houston International Airport, to a steak dinner. At Blyth, LOUISE visited auto accident Christmas Eve. complete facility for general aviation with PATTY OUSLEY, LA Chapter, In closing, would like to remind ev­ aircraft. The Jetero Airport on the and in El Paso talked to MARY FRAN eryone that our Chapter has 99 note north edge of Houston will soon be SEIDL. MONTA MAE MEJLAENDER stationery and beautiful flight bags for open and will be a center for all Com­ has a new Baron and tried it out by sale! mercial flights serving the Houston taking a family vacation to Aspen, area. When Jetero opens, this will va­ Colo. MARY JANE NORRIS passed NEBRASKA CHAPTER cate the large terminal building and her Instrument written—MAYBELLE Lois B. Durham, Reporter FLETCHER is flying a 320. CAROL other facilities at Hobby Field. MR. January found us taking off to a won­ MOORE’s new baby, JOYCE, is log­ GREACEN can see the present Termi­ derful start—The Omaha girls invited ging time in the Queen Air. MARTHA nal Building converted to a motel, with us to lunch—and almost 50 women pi­ AKINS, DELL HIGHTOWER, MABLE lie downs outside each room, a swim­ lots came — so many exciting things EDITH OLIVER, and 49%ers enjoyed ming pool, landscaping, display rooms, happened at once on the 14th that it is New Years in Eagle Pass with trips a club for entertaining business asso­ hard to list them. The Mid West Pilots across the border. Have you ever had ciates, a place where businessmen may Association (headed by a 49% er, JE­ nine people in a Mexican taxi cab?? fly in and conduct their business while ROME GIVEN) had planned a dinner Ole!! This is what makes flying fun!! their families relax. Sounds great, and meeting with 99 BETTY MILLER as our Chapter is enthused, but the mech­ the guest speaker and—so his 99 exer­ KANSAS CHAPTER anics of such a plan will have to be cised her wifely privilege and brought Mildred Early, Reporter worked out. BETTY to our luncheon—where we had We voted to nominate LOUISE BICK­ Our January meeting was held on a program presented by LOIS FORD for International Treasurer and the 14th at the Wichita Municipal Air­ GRANGE, the Iowa Chapter Chairman. MARY BURKE to the International port and was our big annual “Guest (If you want to thrill again to ‘how I Nominating Committee. We feel these Day” . In spite of a freakish little snow got started flying’—this presentation is girls have the qualifications to fill squall that blew in out of nowhere, it just the thing—LOIS and the Iowa girls these posts and will devote untiring was most gratifying to have about have really worked hard and we all efforts to these duties—We highly rec­ thirty guests fly in from various parts enjoyed the beautiful pictures and ommend them to you and ask your of the state. AH of the guests were script.) To meet BETTY and LOIS, the support. either private pilots or student pilots 99s invited the Cloud Dusters — a so­ Air Marking MABLE EDITH OLI­ and a short program explaining the cial club of women interested in avia­ VER reports the completion, of Jasper. Ninety-Nines was presented. Also, pre­ tion. The Cloud - Dusters, an Omaha The Jasper newspaper came out and ceding our luncheon and meeting, group, are most enthusiastic and sev­ made pictures giving the air marking group tours were conducted to the eral are joining with us. Our guest list front-page coverage. A large group Weather Bureau, FSS, Control Tower, also included HELEN SIMMONS from turned up to air mark Spaceland Air­ and RAPCON. All in all, it was a very the Kansas Chapter and IRENE GRIF­ port near NASA on Jan. 15 and we successful meeting! FITH and 49%er from Iowa. were able to complete the job in one Belated congratulations to PAT Mc- Our two nominees for the Amelia day. We are quite proud to have LOU­ EWEN, who received her Instructor’s Earhart scholarship award were an­ ISE BICKFORD as South Central Sec­ Rating in December! Our Kansas 99s nounced, and the rest of the meeting tion Air Marking Chairman and MARY are keeping busy: GENE NORA JES­ (aside from mundane topics such as ABLE, our International Air Marking SEN, MARILYN COPELAND, MARY Treasurer’s report, etc) was devoted Chairman. You just can’t beat having JO JANEY, and MARY AIKINS have to discussion on pylon racing, picture Chapter, Section, and International Air been asked to speak to various Civic taking, air marking and section scor­ Marking Chairmen all on one roof top. Clubs on “Women in Aviation.” Also ing sheets. Our next meeting will be JEAN and RICH LENNERTSEN MARY JO and MARILYN recently at­ in K earney on February 5th, luncheon from St. Louis visited here recently tended a meeting in Topeka with the at the Holiday Inn. In March we hope and were able to have dinner with state officials of the Department of to air mark in eastern Nebraska. Ne­ MARY ABLE and LOUISE BICK­ Education regarding the teaching of braska members present for the Jan­ FORD. LORI HUTCHINS and husband basic aviation in our public schools. uary meeting were: ANN ABBOTT, flew a Cherokee to Los Angeles Christ­ ALYCE BLACKHALL has moved her SHIRLEY and 49y2er AMEN, MILLIE mas Eve, stopping in Las Vegas. They ground school to Midwest Piper Air­ BARRETT, FLORENCE BORING, liked the place so much they flew a park and will be associated with the DONNA BRUMMER, HELEN ERH- charter flight back to Las Vegas New flight department there; and, MARY LICH, JEAN GIVEN, MIMI HA- WORTH, MARION LARMON and her and VELMA WOODWARD attended expected blessed event but sorry PEG guest from McCook, LORRAINE PHIL­ the banquet honoring the HON. A. S. won’t be flying planes for a while. LIPS, VERDAYNE MENZE, SHARON MONRONEY the week-end of the dedi­ HELEN HEWITT flew her Bellanca MEYER, MARY LOU, PHELPS, MAR­ cation of the new airport terminal in to Longview Texas to attend a Flight In­ THA and 49 % er PURDY, FRANCES OKC, D ecem ber 2-4. DOTTIE YOUNG structor’s Refresher Course January 17- ROSE, EVELYN SEDIVY, INEZ spent the first two weeks of January 21. HELEN, of the Amelia Earhart STOCKER, and LOIS DURHAM. in Palm Springs, California, on busi­ Scholarship Committee, reports she is The news of flying by Chapter mem­ ness — helicopter meeting. She went very pleased with the number of nomi­ bers was highlighted by commercial with Colorado 99 BETTY PFISTER. nations for Scholarship awards received flights to Hawaii by the LARMONS, ANN CATLIN has enrolled in ground from chapters in South Central Section. the GIVENS, and FLORENCE BOR­ school for instrument rating study even Meanwhile, here’s the sick and in­ ING; the AMEN’s new Bonanza; BER- though her log book chalks up only jured list and the reasons the rest of us NIE BAUER’s 49% er husband home eighty (80) hours. The tw o ANNs (CAT­ haven’t flown airplanes . . . JUDY for Christmas leave; the wedding at LIN and GRISSOM) have been get­ MOORE broke her wrist trying to fly the PURDYs; the advertisement lor ting some added hours flying together a pair of roller skates and is in a cast a woman pilot by the local airlines— over the state. NANCY ORCUTT has from fingertips to elbow — says she’s and our petunia planting for the Ne­ been doing night flying and has been convinced planes are safer . . . HELEN braska Centennial . . . checked out on night landings. The WRAY is in the hospital for major sur­ RUBLES (99 POLLY RU BLE) have a gery and we’re hoping she’ll soon be OKLAHOMA CHAPTER new Cessna 210. SAUNDRA NIX is the up flying again . . . HAZEL NEALEY Comanche Jane Abbott, Reporter new Treasurer of the OSU Flying Ag­ tripped over a box of wrappings during gies. MARTHA THOMASON is tempor­ Inclement weather conditions and ill­ the Christmas rush and is nursing a bum arily grounded. The THOMASONs sold ness got in the way of the December leg—no one has ever been known to their interest in the Flying Club plane meeting and the meeting was cancel­ trip over an airplane, HAZEL! . . . our and will be moving from Woodward. led. The first meeting of the new year back-to-college gals, JOAN CARROLL EMILY FROST spent two weeks in Buf­ was well attended in spite of the fact and MARTHA CHRISTY have head­ falo, New York, over Christmas. She that several of our roving petticoat aches from all the studying they’re flew round trip via JET. ANN GRIS­ pilots were out of the state. Fourteen doing for semester exams . . . would SOM, AOPA's Administrative Chief in members and three prospective mem­ you believe the rest of us have sym­ the OKC office, recently completed bers met Sunday, January 15 in OKC— pathy pains?! . . . Hope we will all FAA’s altitude physiology training lunch at the new Will Rogers Airport be well enough to accept the invita­ course at the Agency’s Civil Aeromedi- Terminal cafe and to Catlin’s Aviation tion extended us by the Shreveport cal Institute in OKC. ANN holds a Pri­ for the business session. Chairman Zonta Club to their 5th annual Amelia vate Pilot license and is currently work­ CAROL WADDELL presided and NAN­ Earhart Aviation Service Award Ban­ ing toward a Commercial rating. CY ORCUTT (whose husband, DAN, quet. is Assistant Airport Manager) was act­ WALLY FUNK writes again from We miss our absentee member. DOR­ ing Secretary. Others present were South Africa. She and her traveling OTHY KING . . . been wondering SUSIE SEWELL, NEMA MASON- friend are in Cape Town and both have whether she’s still in Washington, D.C. HALL, ANN CATLIN, MARTHA THO­ jobs but have to wait thirty (30) days or out on her Kansas wheat farm—how MASON, EMILY FROST, SAUNDRA to get papers cleared for flying. Former about hearing from you DOT? NIX, WAYNE LEE DUFFER, RITA Oklahoma Chapter member, MANILA On tap to get us all back in the air EAVES, RUTH JONES, SKIP CAR­ TALLEY, now of Greater New York, is an offer of a ride in a new Beech at TER, AULENA GIBSON, and JANE sends a Christmas letter from Da Nang, Currey Sanders Aircraft over at Down­ ABBOTT. Guests were JANE SEBO, South Vietnam. She writes, “we are town Airport . . . CORINNE STRICK­ CAPTAIN HELEN HILLIS, and PA­ proud and thankful to have spent this LAND parlayed MR. POWELL’s kind TRICIA WALTER. JANE SEBO mar­ year in the service of our country.” offer to her into an offer of a ride for ried into a family of pilots and flying Husband B. B, is on engineering work all of us . . . thank you, CORINNE enthusiasts. Her husband’s mother, for the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. MANILA and MR. POWELL! DOROTHY A. SEBO, is a member of is writing a book and completing an Air Also coming up is a rummage sale the Montana Chapter of 99s. CAP­ War College Thesis, to help pay for our Mystery Project TAIN HILLIS is an Air Force nurse Oklahoma Chapter members will meet . . . stay on this frequency for more at the Altus Base and was selected re­ February 12 with BRONETA EVANS, on that! cently for Major. PAT is a junior at in Minco—the Annual Valentine Party Oklahoma State University majoring meeting. SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER in aeronautical engineering. She is sec­ Mariiin Burke, Reporter retary of the OSU Flying Aggies. All SHREVEPORT CHAPTER Christmas holidays are over; it’s three girls expect to win their wings Evelyn Snow, Reporter time to take down the tree, put away within the month. Practically the only things flying in the decorations and start thinking ARLENE WALKUP, South Central the Shreveport Chapter this month were about the spring and summer “ Ninety- Section Governor, and husband, HOYT, PEGGY HARRIS' knitting needles . . . Nine” activities. That immediately flew to Brownsville, Texas, and Costa a blue bootee for FRANK and a pink brings up the subject of air racing! Rica on a Flying Farmer tour right one for the Ninety-Nines . . . just to Why not plan on at least one air after the first of the year. ARLENE please everyone! We’re happy about the race this year! It gives you a chance to m eet new 99s, renew old acquain­ ter, if weather will not permit flying tact any members along the route to tances and see new and old interest­ by one side or the other to get togeth­ Los Angeles. She asked for a 99 direc­ ing places while sharpening up on er for a meeting. The Chairman, it is tory at Salt Lake, Las Vegas, and your cross country navigation. agreed, will be from one segment and Los Angeles only to learn that they This year will be the third East to the Vice-Chairman from the other, in did not have one. On returning home West race for the Powder Puff Derby order to co-ordinate matters. In this to Bozeman, she took her 1986 direc­ . . . Come on . . . let’s go! Rules will manner, there is a reasonable con­ tory to Flight Line for their use. She be available soon so send for your tinuity of meeting times without undue suggests that each Chapter around the information early and make your plans postponements. country place a directory in the offices now. II will save a lot of last minute In Bellingham, LYNN MAHLBERG of the local operator for other 99s who rush. was all smiles this fall, as she suc­ m ight be as forgetful as she and: would The International Air Race also cessfully soloed in a Piper Comanche; like to make use of is on some occa­ sounds like fun . . . maybe if you’re she said it seemed that everything hap­ sion. Sounds like a real good idea to lucky you can fly both races. Check pens so fast as compared to a Chero­ me. your calendar and start making defi­ kee. JO BURKHART flew her Cessna Three methods of transportation were nite plans now! to Port Townsend on a spotless, bright used by PEARL MAGILL to attend the If it’s impossible to fly those two day in November, with JIMMIE AL­ January meeting in Great Falls. She races maybe you can fly a smaller LEN as passenger, for the Ninety Nine left Glasgow on the Great Northern race in your closer local area. Any­ meeting. VIRGIE HAYDEN has to train, arrived in Havre and proceeded way . . . good luck . . . maybe I’ll tear herself away from winter skiing by car with BEV. LEDBETTER to see you somewhere along on one of to get to her flying but she does fre­ Rudyard. Here they picked up GRACE Ihe racin’ stops and we’ll visit and quently fly a Cessna 182 seaplane at NESS and drove on to Chester where swap racin’ ideas. Fly Safe! Keep cur­ Lake Whatcom in Bellingham. GRACE’s 172 Cessna was hangared. rent on new rules and let’s all have GRACE, a student pilot, made use of the best flyin’ year ever. MONTANA CHAPTER PEARL’S Instructors Rating (o prac­ Bev. Ledbetter, Reporter tice the use of radio communication at 1966 was a busy year and 1967 pro­ Great Falls and the three arrived at mises to be just as busy according t.3 Ihe meeting. projects discussed at our January ELSIE JOHNSON in her position as meeting held in Great Falls. Pro­ secretary-stewardess for Johnson Fly­ posed plans for a Sectional Air Race ing Service, was delayed a few hours this summer, possibilities of Big Sky in Helena on a trip with the Univ. of Race No. 4 and the Sectional to be Monl. Grizzlie Football team enroute held in Alaska were the topics of the to a game in Oklahoma City. She visit­ FAR WEST CHAPTER meeting attended by DOTTIE PAYNE, ed with ELSIE and HELEN during JoAnn Burkhart, Reporter ROSEMARY BOWMAN, LU NELSON, the delay. Winter weather has curtailed the fly­ and BETTY NUNN, Great Falls; PATTY and ZALES ECTON flew to ing activities in the Northwest some­ SHAREL BITZ, LAULETTE HANSEN, Calif, to attend a football game in what, but in October, ELENE DUN­ and BEV. LEDBETTER, Havre; which the Monl. Stale Univ. Bobcats CAN and her doctor husband flew to PEARL MAGILL, Glasgow; MADON­ were playing. Las Vegas, Tucson, and Lake Tahoe NA SMITH, Lewistown; ELSIE Our newest new member, JO ANNE on a combination pleasure trip and CHILDS and HELEN DUNLOP, Hele­ WALDEN, and her husband plus two medical meeting. BARBARA LaRUE na; new members FLO MAJERUS, other couples, spent several interest­ and her husband EVAN, flew to Spo­ Lewistown and JO ANN WALDEN, ing days in Las V eges. kane for the 99 Sectional, stopping off Great Falls. Two guests, both studenl How many 99 members can say they in Ephrata: they had to detour through pilots who flew in last year’s Air Race have No. 99 for their license olate. A Columbia Gorge enroute home, though, as co-pilot, GRACE NESS' and BET­ thoughtful 49%er, MILTON SCHRANK, as they could not get over Stampede TY TINDALL, also attended. presented his 99, VIVIEANNE, with Pass. MARGARET LAYTON flies two PEARL MAGILL is our only candi­ thal number when the new plates were or three times a week from Port Town­ date for the AE scholarship this year. issued. Now why didn’t I think of that. send; she says her car seems to have Contributions for the AE Award and I picked up my own. a mind of its own and whenever it’s AWTAR were made. We are going to miss the smiling near Ihe airport, if just turns in and BIG SKY FLYING face of DOROTHY CRAIG who will “ Ihere she is.” GIB and KAY WIDMER picked a be leaving Billings and going to Wash­ Far West Chapter is split into two winning team to cheer for when they ington D.C. to work in the offices of segments in a rather unusual topo­ attended the Rose Bowl game and pa­ Representative JIM BATTIN. Best graphical setup; the Olympic Penin­ rade. On their return trip they made wishes to you DOROTHY; may you sula gang is separated from the Bel­ a detour around bad weather in the enjoy your new Eastern home. DORO­ lingham area pilols by many miles of Pocatello area and had the pleasure THY’S son BOB is an Instructor for water, and the two areas have differ­ of visiting with NICKI WEAVER at a Billings operator. ing weather. Therefore, this past year Worland, Wyo. KAY forgot to include BETTY NUNN who is not working the group has arranged to> have separ­ her 99 directory in her list of ‘ ‘must: at present and is “at home,” issues ate meetings on either side of the wa­ have” items and was unable to con­ an invitation to all members flying to Great Falls and in need of a ride to longer and the weather is a little more Award Banquet on February 17, in town to call her and she will happily cooperative. Boise. Does everyone have I heir ap­ oblige with “taxi” service. Another invitation! Please come. Our plications sent in for their Award? Centennial plans are underway—at this particular time an aviation banquet is WYOMING CHAPTER in the planning stage. The tentative Dorothy Misner, Reporter date is June 24th. We are excited, to SOUTHWEST VIRGILEA SWORTS and PAULINE say the least, just thinking about it POWERS flew to Sheridan one Satur­ and looking forward to meeting many SECTION day in November to contact prospec­ well-known personages who will be in tive members for the 66s which we attendance. LAS VEGAS VALLEY CHAPTER are trying to get started. These two PAT McGEE has been working as Gerry Whitton, Reporter enthusiastic 99s were also interviewed Chairman of the Zonta Amelia Earhart Hi there! Hope you all had a won­ on the Women’s Hour Program on Dinner. Our own, INGRID PEDER­ derful holiday season. Radio Station KWOR recently. SON, has consented to be Guest Speak­ In conjunction with our husbands, No December meeting for the Wyo­ er. She will show her slides of her we had a marvelous Christmas party ming 99s, as w e find ourselves dedi­ flight over the North Pole from Fair­ at the home of HAROLD and LOIS cated to the hub bub of the holidays banks to Norway. Her husband was ANN LARSON. Everyone was in a and our families. her navigator. very festive mood and we exchanged MABEL ANESI was out getting RUTH O’BUCK and MARION ZAE- Christmas gifts and enjoyed a wonder­ some flight time in her Cherokee 235 GEL have been enjoying skiing at Al- ful buffet dinner. Sunday, January 8th, stopping in Grey- yeska. Naturally with the busy holiday sea­ bull and Worland, anxious to know how JESSIE DODSON has had little time son there has been little time for fly­ plans were shaping up for the January for aviation activities due to the fact ing activities—but we do have many meeting. that she is presently President of the exciting things in store for this year. DOROTHY MISNER, 49%er, son Republican Women’s Club. Looking forward to seeing you at DAVID, and family friend JIM SHIP­ RUTH HURST, our Chairman, con­ many of them. Happy Flying. LEY returned from a trip to Yucca tinues to take an active part in all Valley, California in their Cessna 195 aviation activities. LONG BEACH CHAPTER just ahead of the snow storm and eight A happy New Year to all of you. Katee Moskow, Reporter inches of snow that postponed the Jan­ Our latest project is sponsoring a uary meeting which was scheduled for IDAHO CHAPTER Flight Instructors Refresher Clinic, in the 14th. Fern Lake, Reporter conjunction with the F.A.A. All Flight Let's pray for nice weather on the The flying activities of Idaho Chap­ Instructors are now required to have 11th of February, as it has been just ter Ninety-Nines has been very slow. his or her license renewed in accord­ too long since we’ve gotten together. A great share of us have taken to the ance with AC No. 61-26, lo be current. Bye now! ski-slopes for our winter fun. The F.A.A. Academy of Oklahoma Paul’s Pizza Parlor was the rendez­ City is sending their special trained ALASKA CHAPTER vous for the January meeting. Seven men to designated flight organizations Kathryn W. Waver, Reporter members from Boise, Nampa, and Wil­ to in turn train and check Flight In­ Now that (he Christmas decorations der attended. Our guests were, BET­ structors for this special course. There have been put away and we have dug TY HUBBLER and GENE NORA JES- has been a great need of this, to sim­ a path through our many recent in­ SEN. BETTY HUBBLER has just re­ plify a definite procedure for instruct­ ches of snow, a good many of us were cently obtained her Private license and ing students. By February 1967 this able to find our way to the home of is a hopeful new member. GENE should be organized and in effect at PAT McGEE for our January meet­ NORA, International Secretary, was a Claire Walters Flight Academy in our ing. We gathered together in her most very welcomed guest. We were de­ area. attractive play room and enjoyed lighted to hear that she may soon be Many thanks to BARBARA and watching the logs burn in her fire­ joining our Chapter. JACK LONDON for inviting our Chap­ place. A possible Northwest Section Air ter to the Long Beach Yacht Club for One of the many interesting things Race was discussed at the meeting. our Christmas Party. We were able to discussed was the making of elaborate Our Chapter is volunteering for the watch the gayly decorated boat par­ plans for entertainment for the Sec­ start of the Race and members pres­ ade of Christmas motif. Along with a tional Meeting, the latter part of Sep­ ent preferred a Speed Race, closely lovely buffet dinner and dancing thru tember. We are hoping for a large following the AWTAR rules. the wee hours. turnout. Please come! VELDA BELL is planning a long FRAN BERA attended the Interna­ Plans were also discussed for help­ trip to Mexico with her family on Jan­ tional Piper Dealers meetings held in ing a young pilot in our area to ac­ uary 28. Denver. Aztec Aircraft, for whom she complish her dream of obtaining her The JUSTADS are expecting the ar­ works, was the number one Piper deal­ private pilot’s certificate. She is a very rival of a new addition to their family er in the world for the last year and deserving young lady and we hope to in the immediate future. FRAN was Piper’s top salesperson. further this plan in the near future—at Our Chapter has been asked to act Congratulations! least as soon as the daylight hours are as hostesses at the Annual Safe Pilot CLAIRE WALTERS has handsome movie actor JOHN GAVIN as a student airport cars, and a hearty Danish of us. What we forgot to mention to and about to get his license. CLAIRE’s lunch. CHRIS at her champagne send-off was Santa Monica School has moved into ANN and MAURY LODWIG had been that her home would be an ideal spot larger new quarters, while Long Beach visiting relatives in Ojai, and flew for our headquarters at the Spring Sec­ School is booming. over to join us from Henderson Field. tional. (Hint, Hint.) Congratulations to JOAN DILLEY, They reported that a tree at the ap­ Now down to the gossip — SHERRY for receiving her Commercial license, proach end of the field had grown con­ BLESSING made her first commercial plus moving into new home. siderably in the last few years, and flight (for real m oney) in Dec. Oh the We boast of four new members to they asked why it was not cut lower. ecstacy! I understand she celebrated our Chapter: The reply: “Well, the local boys know all afternoon. MARA CULP is at it FROSTY WHITE, whose activities it’s there, and they scatter a few agpin. She passed her Instrument In­ are Home Engineer, managing three leaves now and then, but the branches structors and Air Taxi Ratings last young daughters, flying their Mooney are real flexible.’’! month. That’s not all—She made three for any excuse, tennis, bridge, and oc­ Prospective member AULEEN parachute jumps to boot! Now there’s casional golf, while not visiting Baja, HALL arrived with husband-instructor enthusiasm. That’s MARA, flexible California. AL checking her out in a brand new bones and enthusiasm. PERT AVIS, who teaches at Tor­ (25-hour) beautiful Skylane. Prospec­ The IFR bug has bitten the “multi­ rance Unified Schools, spent two years tive member DOROTHY LIMBACH tudes” here in the VFR CAPITOL of in the Navy, a native Californian — 'and three passengers arrived a little the world. You must realize that al­ third generation, roots for 1he Trojans, late, because of having stopped for though the Chamber of Commerce will and got her private license in August breakfast in Santa Barbara en route concede to reduced visibility once in 1966. to lunch in Solvang. a while, (hey never get as drastic as TERRY LONDON, a sophomore at Over the holidays LYNN, BOB, and IFR . . . But just in case, HELEN California State College at Long Beach, MIKKI OPPER started for New Or­ HEDGES, ANN CANTILLON, MAR­ is majoring in Aerodynamic Engineer­ leans and Florida, but weather allowed GOT SMITH, and VEE WALENSKY ing. This summer is going on tour with them only ias far as Houston. They are all working hard on this rating; Aerospace Workshop around the world. had to return for work, school, and VEE is after the Commercial at the What a wonderful opportunity, espe­ New Years Eve. (Guess which was same time. DORIS BAILEY, our Trea­ for which. I cially for a young lady who is mak­ surer, is a Commercial pilot as of this RACHEL and LARRY BONZON ing such great strides in aviation. month. Ihree-tenned to Mexico City for the ANNE PENN, who is working on a Many thanks to KAY MALICK who holidays. The biggest impression was Commercial License and Instructors so graciously hosted our last meeting. made by the fabulously beautiful Rating at Santa Monica Flyers. She From her conversation I take it the Christmas lighting on the buildings, was working for BETTY MILLER un­ Commercial rating is her goal. I and the lights and other decorations in til last N ovem ber, but is now concen­ gleaned this bit of info, from her the parks and streets. trating on flying and golf. mumblings in the kitchen about “the We had as guest MILLIE KRUGER’s SALLY LaFORGE continues to work fail not following the] rest of the plane daughter, SUZI LORENZ, who has on her Instrument Rating. JEAN IV- in a Chandelle” . Keep practicing, they passed her Private written and now ANOFF, BETH KAISER, and REBEC­ say there’s a trick to it. KAY has also working on her license. Good Luck CA HELD have been busy flying lo­ been our champion in the “AIR MARK­ SUZI, we’ll be looking forward to when cally. ING OF ORANGE COUNTY AIR­ you’re ia member. She already is one BEULAH and BILL KEE have sold PORT" Project that our Chapter has of our hardest working non-members. their Cessna 172. We hope to hear soon been shouting about so long. that they are trying on new wings. On Saturday Jan. 21st, our happy LOS ANGELES CHAPTER They both attend Instrument Ground group of frustrated artists, paint pots Rachel Bonzon, Reporter School. in hand, will descend on the taxi strip Does she or doesn't she? Will she or The DORR family are busy working to leave their mark for posterity. Spe­ won’t she? Is she or isn’t: she? Does on their PBY, preparing for a project­ cial thanks to THON GRIFFITH, you the fickle fog intend to lift off the ed Baja California trip. too GEORGE, and MARA CULP for ground at Torrance? Will Santa Moni­ Happy New Flying Year, everyone! the arm twisting you did to come up ca stay Special VFR or won’t she? Is with a good part of the supplies. Hawthorne open? Is Ventura? Is Van ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER MYRNA SHANFIELD, who has Nuys? The day of our January fly-in, Ginny Chandler, Reporter worked so hard on La Liga (our med­ the 15th, found the weather playing As of today, the Orange Co. Chapter ical airlift to Mexico) now tells us that games with our members, low fog has a new Reporter for the 99 News, we’ll be ready to go about March or moving around capriciously. Fortu­ ME! ANN CANTILLON, the previous April. nately, our destination, Santa Ynez writer, has been promoted to Chair­ New Business: We have received the Airport, lay clear, calm, and inviting man of our group, which means more news that our Chapter will have a in its gentle valley, and nineteen of work, work, work. CHRIS ARM­ hand in the opening day celebration our members and guests in seven air­ STRONG, our previous Chairman, is of Orange County’s new terminal and planes found the route of flight equal­ now a bride, and' on her way to Phoe­ aircraft facilities. I hear that The Blue ly pleasant. Then came a trip to the nix. We all wish you well, CHRIS. Angels might even have a show plan­ nearby Danish village of Solvang in You'll be greatly missed by every one ned for the occasion. (I wonder if we could talk them into a “Penny a posed fly-in to Ciudad Obregon in Mex­ Engineer with General Dynamics Elec­ Pound” Airlift????) ico and the relaxed way of life we can tronic Division. She is pictured with Sad News . . . EDNA STENNETT expect there. MARY PEARSON re­ the powerful analog computer at the has sold her beautiful blue Tri Pacer. ported on plans for our “ Splash Down" date processing center where she is She’s up to her ears in income tax at Lake Havasu in February. Each simulating the movements of a ship work till April. There’s a gleam in member brought two items to fill a which will track astronauts voyaging to the moon. Her problem is to arrive her eye though, and I’ll bet one of basket for some needy family which at the most effective steering system these meetings she comes sailing in is to be distributed at Christmas by We’ve missed seeing THELMA BIS­ with a new “bluebird” . the Zonta club. HOP for some time, but finally talked This about sums up January for now. with her to find out that she and 49!4er SAN DIEGO CHAPTER If there is any CONSTRUCTIVE CRI­ HAROLD have been flying almost every Evelyn Briggs, Reporter TICISM, please stow it till I have fin­ week-end either to Calexico, Indio, ished my course in “How to Write Hilarity and fun reigned at our De­ where their daughter lives, or to De­ For Fun and Profit” . . . cember Christmas dinner dance at the sert Air where they plan to spend Marine Officers’ Club. GERALD New Year’s Eve. PALOMAR CHAPTER BANKS, MARIAN’S 49y2er, was kind Next time, we hope to have more Mary M. Moons, Reporter enough to again show his beautiful mews on air marking plans. movies of the 1966 San Diego-Fallon Many m em bers of the 99s will be -OandnCOrx Fun Race, so that members who had saddened to hear of the last flight of missed it last month and all 49%ers SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER one of aviation’s finest mechanics, could see it. Another interesting film Jeanne Day, Reporter V. M. “ANDY” ANDERSON. AWTAR he showed, was one he had taken at Several of our members have now Contestants and race officials will re­ the Confederate Airforce Air-show in gone through the Physiological Flight member him as a very efficient and Harlingem, Texas, last month. Training at George Air Force Base. helpful Inspector at the race starts LOIS BARTLING and 49V2er HARRY This training is one full day; the fore­ from Gillespie Field in 1958 and Mont­ ran into PAT STOUFFER again while noon being lectures and the afternoon gomery in 1959 (San Diego area). In on a Bonanza flight to visit relatives being actual experience in the high 1966, he gave TAR 64 his loving care, in Napa and Fairfield. Last Saturday, altitude chamber where, among other and much good racing advice to me. they participated in a Coast Guard things, each person gets to experience If there is any joy left for his friends, simulated rescue search over the moun­ her own reaction to hypoxia. Although it is in the knowledge that he filed his tains for three hours. reactions vary among people, a reaction last flight plan while flying his modi­ ELSIE WATSON and LOIS, while on remains constant for individuals. Those fied cut, the “Turkey.” Above all, a trip to Van Nuys to have lunch with recently in attendance were LINDA form er S. D. chapter 99, G E R R Y VICK­ ANDY enjoyed the sport of flying, and DENSMORE, VIRGINIA RAINWATER, ERS discovered an exciting big new did everything in his power to help JEANNE FRIEZNER, BETTY shopping center not too far from the others remember that wings are a STORRS, and JEANNE DAY. airport. More trips are planned as a Many thanks are due LORELI CAN- privilege earned by a few and to be result. GIANO for use of her home for our enjoyed to their fullest. In a 210 and a 180, DONNA LEACH, Christmas party, and to LOIS MAUER Th Palomar Chapter of the 99s is 49%er BUD, and brother flew some and her crew for making it so delight­ sponsoring a “V. M. ANDERSON of the employees of Leach Industries ful. Word was sent back that our great MEMORIAL FUND” for the benefit of down to Rancho Buena Vista below La helpers in the towers at Burbank and his children, especially two young Faz in Baja California, on a fishing Van Nuys appreciated our holiday re­ daughters. If there are some of you trip. An interesting side light was membrances of cookies and stuff. who wish to contribute, please make that the biggest fish, a record 685 HANGAR FLYING: EM SANDERS checks to: W. M. ANDERSON MEM­ pound marlin, was caught by the short­ checked out in a Cherokee and a Com- ORIAL FUND, c-o Flight Trails, Palo­ est, lightest man. When the boat had manche recently. However she was in mar Airport, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008. not returned to port near dusk, DONNA a 150 when she landed at the tiny air­ Our Christmas party was held at and BUD flew out 5 miles or so off port near her daughter’s in a crosswind the Fallbrook Country Club early in shore and spotted it stopped in the that was so strong she decided to take December. The food was excellent, the water with all hands waving shirts, off from the parking lot rather than decorations beautiful, and the compa­ etc. Help was dispatched promptly. the runaway! She reports that she was ny without peer. Our business meeting We are very proud because two of airborne in 200 feet! CATHY BLACK, our busy teacher was very short consisting mainly of our Chapter members received re­ cognition for different things in our who studies law at night, found time very brief reports on future activities. topnotch magazine called “ San Diego” : to study for, and TO PASS, the tests BETTY GILLIES, one of the original DONNA LEACH for Leach Industries for an Instructor’s License. Congratula­ 99s, told us how the group w as form ed and their new ideas in the field of tions, CATHY. and how they chose the name. exotic plastics under the title “The JEANNE DAY flew her husband and GEORGE COLEMAN, who has an­ Million $ Idea.” She says, “We must mother-in-law to Tucson just in time nounced at some of the air shows in put out nearly 100 different products to share some unseasonable cold and which our guest MARGARET RICHIE including a comb for women to run snow with the natives. But the warm has participated, gave us a few stories very carefully through back-combed hospitality of Tucson 99 VIRGINIA of how she won the Women's National hair.” She assists in the business and COOK more than made up for the tem­ Acrobatics Championship. HILDA pilots their planes. TERRY VASQUES perature. PETTROSS gave a report on our pro­ for her work as a Senior Research PAT PITCOCK flew to Baja in a 206. La Faz tower cleared her to land and found herself in Special VFR. and send your picture and history to second behind a Mexican Airliner, and After missing the runway twice, and her as soon as possible. then in Spanish warned the Airline Cap­ executing go-rounds, the tower inquired Gur Chapter will join San Diego in tain to exercise great caution because if she was a student pilot! EDDIE their Mardi Gras at Montgomery Field a nutty American woman was in the responded that she was a student pilot on February 4 to share in the profits pattern! PAT got on the mike and with a Private Pilot’s License. and help with the work too. said, “I heard that!” So the Captain LIZ CROWLEY took a friend from We have three new members! One, bi'oadcast to all listening that she made Boston for his first airplane ride. FREDA BREISE of Breise - Johnston a good landing, and then he and all During preflight LIZ couldn’t find the the officials lined up and shook her flap handle, and not wishing to con­ Flying Service at Gillespie Field, kept hand. vey this problem to her passenger, she her license a secret for several months, but we finally learned of it and now LOLA RICCI attended the Ca'if., simply told him he had to watch out­ Aerospace Educators Assn. meeting side for other traffic! While he was so she has joined the ranks. Her 49% er but reports that her flying time was busily occupied, she finally found the Fred, was a Flight Instructor at diminished due to her husband’s get­ ELECTRIC flap switch. Sweetwater, Texas during WASP train­ ting his Multi-Ticket. ARiDIE TRENHOLM, our popular ing days in WWII, and we are looking LORELI CANGIANO reports that on Sky Witch, had a story in Sunday’s forward to seeing some of the movies a bumpy, lumpy day she took her brot­ paper about her SkyWatch job. She re­ which he took at that time. Two oth­ her-in-law for his first airplane ride, cently got to fly the Lear Jet again, ers are Indian members, MISS GIRI- and it took all of her doctor-husband’s and also a 250 Comanche which she BALA MOHANTI, New Capital, Bhu­ skill to keep him from fainting! will fly in the Powder Puff. Her spon­ baneswar, Orrisa, India, and DR. VIRGINIA RAINWATER, the girl sor surprised her by putting out some JYOTI JAIN, 68 VIR Sawarkar Mar­ with the red hair and the blue face, T Shirts and sweatshirts with her pic ket, Indore 2, India. Welcome to this ture and ‘‘Sky Witch” imprinted there­ holds the record of 8 hypoxic minutes wonderful organization. I know you’ll on. She has also been on another TV at George APE. find your membership a most reward­ program and won some money PLUS LINDA DENSMORE has recently ing association. a free trip to Paris! flown in a C55 Baron and in a sailplane At this writing, we find ANN and (which the pilot touched down on the JIM BLEDSOE on their annual vaca­ precise spot he had told the tower he SAN GABRIEL, CHAPTER tion, destination this time was a would hit!) We all realized just how Dorothy Foxon, Reporter choice of either Mexico or Tokyo — strong our winds have been when Thirty-five members and guests of don't know which they chose. IDA LINDA reported that her 180 climbed the San Gabriel Chapter had a lovely GAY spent the Christmas Holidays in out at 170 mph, and cruised at 215 Christmas dinner meeting at Eatons mph last week! With winds and ground Restaurant in Arcadia. Pittsburgh with her family, flying via United; BARBARA and RON HILL speeds like that, who needs SST? GRACE PRITZ of the Pasadena Med took advantage of Christmas Holiday DONNA FISHER MASON was wel­ ical Assistants Association accepted comed after her absence, and related Christmas toys brought by each mem­ to spend some time in the mountains; that a broken arm has kept her out of ber for needy children. LEAH LIERSCH was in Sacramento an airplane, but she will be back at AL LINN gave the necessary infor with her family, but not on as happy it soon again. mation for us to arrange a January a note with illness in the family; ISA­ MARILYN ARNOLD said that the session of high altitude orientation for BELLE McCRAE spent a week in Mex­ way her luck’s been running, maybe us to arrange a January session of ico with her school’s Mt. Miguel Choral she shouldn't fly. Her office burned high altitude orientation and experience Ensemble who sang Christmas Carols down, her co-workers went on strike, in the high altitude chamber at George at each train stop from Mexicali to and she’s waiting for the third blow! AFB. Las Mochis and Hermosillo. They re­ AUDREY SCHUTTE flew to Watson­ Everyone busy with Christmas hodi- turned via airlines, but not without a ville in 2 hours in lum py weather. days, so not much to report. little consternation when they discov­ Then the winds blew her husband home Signing off with a Happy, prosperous, ered their return trip seats had been on the sam e route in 1:25. and safe flying New Year to all. sold because of failure to confirm their AULEEN HALL just got her license reservations within the required time. and flies out of Ventura. She admitted EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER However, all ended well when another to flying out of LAX in a 150!!! Then Dottie Sanders, Reporter plane was ordered to pick them up she adds that she couldn’t have done Since our Ninety Nine News dead­ and return to San Diego with only a it if her husband (with American line precedes our meeting date, report short delay. Airlines) hadn’t been along. of Chapter activities is rather cur­ Adios ’til next month! MARY HOLLOWAY recently flew out tailed, except to state that BARBARA of the hospital and hopes the doctor ALMAND, in charge of the Ninety- NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER will pin her wings back on pretty soon. Ruth Smith, Reporter LOIS MILES says she has only travel­ Nine display at the San Diego Aero­ ed on the surface since she received space Museum, is still needing pic­ For our first meeting of the year, her Nov. gas bills. (We all know the tures of women in aviation — either all but two of our 99s were present, feeling.) LOIS has a column (Listen Charter Members or those who have several guests, and two 66s plus new to Lois) due in the new aviation maga­ achieved outstanding feats: i.e., alti­ 66. This is an excellent way to start zine Popular Aviation soon to be pub­ tude records, overseas flights, Pow­ the New Year. Let’s strive for 100% lished by Ziff-Davis. der Puff Derby winners, closed course attendance in February and throughout EDDIE WHITE flew to Orange Co. racing, etc. Please don’t be bashful the remainder of the year.

— 16— LIE and ED WYATT, SHIRLEY and GARY MILLER, LAVERNE and BOB GUDGEL, GEORGE ANN and MICKIE GARMS, VI and AL LABRU- CHERIE, HELEN and HARVE Mc- GEE, and MARIE McDOWELL (her husband ALAN, was in the hospital, recovering from knee surgery). Visibility of 1 % miles at the Modesto Airport in the morning caused most members to drive lo our January meeting at Jack’s Club. LAVERNE and MARIE were the only ones flying in under, the special VFR conditions. RENE NELSON brought a prospec­ tive member along, THELMA HAN­ SON, who is almost ready to get her license. She and her husband, also a new pilot, fly a Skymaster. Speaker at the meeting was AL KEL­ LY, representing Fuel Refunds, Inc., who explained his company’s objec­ Meet GIRIBALA MOHANTI, one of our new Indian Members sponsored by El tives. These include collection of pi­ Cajon Valley Chapter. GIRIBALA graduated in Math and is Honorary Secre­ lot’s refunds, ground transportation for tary of both Orissa Flying Club and Ekamra Cooperative Building Society. members, cheaper insurance, informa­ tion on pending legislation and a lob­ 66 JEAN KNOTT passed her writ­ One of JUNE’s hobbies is playing byist in Sacramento representing pri­ ten exam recently and daughter-in-law golf and she has several trophies to vate aviation. An ambitious program. JESSYE soloed this past week to be­ show her prowess in that field. Along Our anniversary party will be a din­ come our newest 66. HELEN LAW­ with 49%er LARRY, they operate Wil­ ner dance at the Hotel Covell in Mo­ RENCE passed her Instrument written liams Flying Service. They have re­ desto on the 18th of February. The and plans to enter the Powder Puff cently bought a house in Williams, and speaker will be MYRL RUPEL, Ph.D., Derby, if nothing unforseen happens JUNE says if you land at Williams, be Superintendent of Education in Teha- between now and entry time; let’s sure to give her a call and she will be chapi. He is the author of a book on hope nothing does! By the time this is right out to the airport. JUNE and gliding, and will speak on Air Educa­ in the Newsletter, MARY ELLEN will LARRY have a daughter, CAROLE, tion. Sounds like an informative as have logged 209 hours. All sorts of a c­ who enjoys flying very much, is 7 well as fun evening. years old, and is in Ihe second grade. complishments within our Chapter! EV JOHNSON and her 49%er re­ The ELYs usually take a vacation Most of the meeting was devoted to turned in mid-November from a ten trip into Old Mexico in December, but plans for the Powder Puff Derby stop day tour of Mexico in their Cessna have postponed it this year until April. in Flagstaff. There are so many de­ 182. They flew to Puerto Vallarta by tails to be worked on for this stop that way of Calexico and San Carlos, and SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER we plan a special meeting January returned via Mazatlan and Hermosillo. Helen McGee, Reporter 28th with the airport manager and all LAURA MAY and GENE CRAW­ Although the rain poured down out­ other interested persons. We hope to FORD have also enjoyed a visit to side, the talk was all of flying at our make Flagstaff the outstanding stop Mexico recently, making Mazatlan Christmas party at EV and WALT along the route. At 7,000 ft. w e’re al­ their destination for a post-Christmas HENDLEY’s home in Modesto. Our ready the high point on the route. vacation. husbands were guests for the magnifi­ (Just couldn’t resist the pun.) All you Making shorter trips were SHIRLEY cent meal prepared by EV, MARGAR­ gals who enter, plan to stop here, I’m and her husband to San Luis Obispo, ET ANDREWS, and JEAN MURRAY. sure it will be a memorable experience and I to Santa Barbara to pick up and DOROTHY and FLOYD KOEBEL were and besides, it’s downhill from here! return my daughter, a student at the in charge of the punch bowl and CHAR­ Short sketch on Vice - Chairman University, for Christmas vacation. LOTTE RYAN, JEANENNE THOMP­ JUNE ELY: JUNE is unique in that MARIE has been practicing for her SON, MARGARET, and EV cooperated she took her check-ride with the FAA Instrument Rating. on the festive decorations. A gift ex­ man standing on the ground. By way LAVERNE and her husband plan to change added to the holiday feeling. of explanation: it was a hot day in fly to San Diego February 1 for the Attending besides those mentioned Flagstaff, the airplane was an Er- convention of the California Agricul­ above and their husbands were: BIL- coupe and the FAA man was rather ture Aircraft Association. BOB is a large so didn't want to overload it. member of the Board of Directors. Any way, she performed the maneuv­ INTERNATIONAL OFFICER Thanks to CHARLOTTE for collect­ ers he had mapped out for her well NOMINATIONS ing the above news since I was unable enough to earn her license. BY MARCH 1st to attend the January meeting. TUCSON CHAPTER NOLENs. There should be notice of a VEACH from Toronto, Canada at Dorothy Jenkins, Reporter brand new multi-engine rating in the MARY VIAL’s house. We all enjoyed November was the month the next Newsletter. FREDA’s account of flying in Canada COOKs, VIRGINIA and KEN, took and also chance to catch up on each their Comanche to the Bahamas. PHOENIX CHAPTER other’s activities. FREDA and MICK­ Spending about three days at each Marjy Crowl, Reporter EY TOLIVER had been to Las Vegas stop, they visited Freeport, on Grand NEWS FLASH!!! Prospective 99 for breakfast at the Silver Slipper. Bahama; Great Abaco; Eleuthera; and CATHERINE MARIE WINIFRED MARY LOU BROWN sent back that Nassau, on New Providence. VIR­ SARAH LAMBART arrived Sunday, brand new Comemrcial license for a GINIA reports that all the airports are January 15, 1967. PA T LAM BART, past Multi - Engine endorsement. She also excellent, and well-attended. Governor of the Southwest Section, her flew to Burbank, California in a Cess­ na 182, taking son STEVE. GRETCH- SHIRLEY MARSHALL, husband 49%er RIC, and their son, PATRICK EN YINGLING checked out in CAP ART, and daughter, LEE ELLEN, are happy MRS. RING, PAT’s mother, Squadron 311’s T-34 in addition to hav­ spent Christmas at San Carlos Bay, is on hand to help welcome the new ing flown two searches as observer. Sonora, Mexico. It was lovely and they addition. RUBY SHELDON just complained enjoyed it, but SHIRLEY said that Nine guests attended the January about how much she has to fly in her Christmas is really for staying home. business meeting: ERNA BLATT, job as Flight Instructor at Sun Valley Another member in San Carlos for BARBARA WILLIAMS, MARGARET Air Service, but can vividly recall Christmas was PAT NOLEN, with her HLAVENKA, BARBARA GREENWAY, when she was complaining about not family. The NOLENs’ San Carlos home LELIE REGER, DONNA WOODMAN, flying enough!! Not SUE HARPER’S is progressing, and there may not be SUE SMITH, NOLA EARL, and HEL­ fault that she can’t compete in aero­ too many mananas before it’s com­ EN VENSKUS. Chairman MARY VIAL batic meet—it was cancelled. ALICE pleted. presented MAY DAVIS with her 99 pin, introducing her as our newest mem­ ROBERTS is ready to stay in Phoenix, Former Tucson Chapter member ber. MARY BATTY distributed the new for a few days anyway. JoANN WIN- MEG GUGGOLZ was also in San Car­ 99 dresses we had ordered, a whole TERLING and family flew to Tucson los for the Holidays, having driven in their Cessna 170 formation with stu­ her car and trailer down there for a carload (Christmas present car). Mem­ dent pilot JOANNE KASSICK and hus­ stay of a month or more. bers will model same when our Chap­ band, RON, in a Tri-Pacer. BETH In the “it’s a small world’’ depart­ ter is hostess for Sectional in April. USSHER flew to Claremont, California ment: an old friend turned up in BYRD A letter from JESSIE WIMMERS, now in South Africa, was read and enjoyed. for holidays. GRANGER’S English 60 class, at the JUANITA NEWELL was pleased with TRUDY MURPHY attended the open University of Arizona recently — a house of Helton Aircraft Co. at Fal­ form er Provost M arshall of the 21st contributions made to Girls’ Ranch, as was VIRGINIA HASH. Both of these con Field, Mesa, Arizona and flew the Ferrying Camp, at Palm Springs when 99s have done outstanding work on this new, low wing 2-place Helton. JEANNE BYRD was C.O. of the Wasp squadron project, which was originated in our MORRIS had a nice visit with GERRI located at that base. Chapter by VIRGINIA. Members at­ WALKER during the latter’s visit here JAN ENGLEHART has the answer tending the meeting were: MARY from Iowa during holidays. JUANITA as to how to spend a super New Year’s VIAL, JEANNE MORRIS, GINNY MO­ and ELGIN NEWELL flew to their Eve. She and her husband flew to Las SER, SUSAN STORM, ANNE DAVIS, ranch for Christmas in their Bonanza Vegas the 31st and stayed until the 2nd. TRUDY MURPHY, WILMA BLAND, and visited JUANITA’s mother, who A first class holiday vacation, says she. MARY LOU BROWN, JO ANN WIN- celebrated her 96th birthday. They The most noteworthy flying trip (she TERLING, JUANITA NEWELL, JUNE picked up a 50 kt. tail wind on return feels) made by BARBARA WELSH last KAISER, SUE HARPER, MAY DA­ trip. MARY LOU BROWN flew co-pilot month, was one she made to Phoenix VIS, LOUISE BOYD, and hostess MAR­ ferrying the Geological Survey’s Twin to pick up her new, and darling, minia­ JY CROWL. Beech to the East Coast for an aerial ture Schnauzer. The puppy is now com­ RUTH REINHOLD was guest on phottography mission. Left the photo pletely indoctrinated into flying. “What’s My Line?’’ and almost stump­ crew in Atlanta, Georgia and continued Others of us have had, not exciting ed the panel as Barry Goldwater’s per­ to Washington, D. C. for office-type trips, but the genuine pleasure of hav­ sonal pilot of his Beech Xcalabir. MEL­ business, returning via Commercial ing our college students and, in my BA BEARD, JUANITA NEWELL, and airline. case, servicemen, home for Christmas RUTH REINHOLD were guest speak­ DONNA MOORE, Bakersfield Chap­ vacation. ers at the Zontas Amelia Earhart pro­ ter, flew her father and children over Welcome visitors in Tucson during gram luncheon in Nogales. They flew for a holiday in Phoenix. CHRIS the month were MARY and BRAD down in JUANITA’s Bonanza and were HOFFMAN and THON GRIFFITH PEARSON (from Palomar), and met there by FRANCES FRANCIS of were over on another matter, adequate­ MARY’s Mother. The time seemed so the Tucson Chapter, who lives in No­ ly covered in other news. Tip—we are short—not nearly long enough to catch gales and is a Zontian. After the lunch­ looking forward to the former’s move up with everything that’s happened eon the four girls shopped south of the to our area as MRS. ED ARMSTRONG. since the last time we were together. border and returned home late in the CHARLOTTE KELLEY, member of As a last minute item, and a good afternoon. Eastern New England Chapter, win­ one to end with, a beautiful new Twin On very short notice a number of ters in this locale, at least she “hangs Comanche was just delivered to the the girls turned out to greet FREDA her hat” here. Is rarely around her base of operation, was in California at: of June. So far we have an Australian return here, for a while anyhow. Con­ time of last business meeting. She Contingent of 12 and possibly 10 more gratulations and best wishes REV and stayed over there, going to Palm if they can find the finance. Australia MICHAEL, we miss you. Springs to attend Helicopter Associa­ is a long way away and a quick 4 See you all in Washington, tion of America convention. Other weeks trip, (with 3 weeks in U.S.A.) Cherrio. can be done for U. S. $730 for fares Whirly - Girls attending who are 99s alone but any longer period has to be were LORETTA FOY, CLARE REE­ on a Round-the-World ticket at U. S. DY, DORIS LOCKNESS, MICHAEL $1300 for fares. If 99s in U. S. A. can KILFOYLE, PAT ARNOLD, FRAN BRITISH give us a bed to save hotel accommo­ BERA, SPARKY CANNON, MARY dation, more girls might be able to RAUB, MARJY CROWL, ILOVENE SECTION come and see your beautiful country. POTTER, TONY PAGE, BETTY PFIS- We are all very domesticated and are TER, and DOTTIE YOUNG. prepared to sleep on a mattress on Janet Ferguson, Reporter Note to all: Please remember to in­ the floor if necessary, to save a hotel Firstly, brief details of our three clude as prospective members those bill. new members, mentioned in the last Whirly-Girls who have had no fixed- We are very optimistic and hope to report: wing time. Thanks! Also, to promote have the first Australian Sponsored En­ JOAN ARCHER learned to fly in Air - Age Education in every way we try in the Powder Puff Derby. Piloted 1983 and has recently added an Instruc­ can, as SUSAN STORM did by taking by 2 of our young instructresses. This tor’s Rating to her Private Licensp. is not settled yet, but we have great Camp Fire Girls to the American Air­ She instructs part-time at the Herts and hopes. Then there are three others of lines Astronautics Display. Essex Aero Cub, along with her re us who want to fly as co-pilots with cently acquired 49!4er LEN. JOAN American girls, if the cost is not too won the Hertz and Essex “Pilot of great, and some American girls will the Y ear T rophy” in 1965. take us. Australian DEPUNE POLYNTER has been fly­ The other girls in our contingent Section are looking forward to the ‘See Ameri­ ing at 11, soloed a glider at 16. m ade her first powered solo at 17, and quali­ ca Tour’ for 2 weeks after the con­ fied for her Commercial at 20. She vention. One girl, BROZINA KRAJA, also has an Instructor’s Rating and was an Aerobatic Champion for sev­ Twin-Engine Rating. DELPHINE in­ Margaret Kentley, Reporter eral years in Europe before W. W. II. structs at the Luton Flying Club and A most enriching experience this After the War she escaped from does various other freelance flying, month, was to talk with ‘Around-the- Czechoslovakia flying a “borrowed” including some of the vintage aircraft World’ Solo Sailor, and ex-airman. Air Force plane. She migrated out from the famous Shuttleworth Collec­ FRANCIS CHICHESTER! At a dinner here 17 years ago and has worked tion — lucky girl! She flew one of in his honor, given by the Institute n: hard with no holidays and has bought these, the English Electric Wren, at Navigation, he inspired us all. With her own house. Now she is going to the Famborough Air Show last year. such strength of character and self- borrow on a mortgage on this house assurance, he easily carried the con­ to make this trip. She is so anxious DEUHNE POYNTER has been fly­ fidence he has in himself and his ad­ to be with you all in Washington and ing since 1955, and does a mixture of ventures. He is a man with an enor­ on the tour afterwards. gliding and powered flying. Most of her mous sense of humor, which kept One of our new members, ROBIN powered flying is with the well-known bubbling over, and who is not afraid MILLER from Perth, W. A; goes Tiger Club, where she does racing, to be alone with the elements, and to work at the Maxfield Radiological air touring, and is currently training in himself, for many months at a time. Centre at Dallas, Texas in February, formation flying. DEPHNE is a micro­ He believes Navigation is an ART, in­ and will be visiting many parts of the analyst in a research laboratory and herent in only a few people and NOT Aerospace World. She is looking for­ is a member of the Womens Royal a mathematical science to be learned ward to meeting many of you. Naval Reserve. by people without the gift. He told me ROSEMARY ARNOLD and JUDY We reported earlier that CAROL the most difficult navigation he ever LORDING, another new member, re­ KOCZON, our American friend from accom plished was back in 1931, in an cently had a wonderful and unexpected the Garden State Chapter, was under­ open cockpit Gipsy Moth, when he 1C00 mile delivery flight for Avis, up going refresher flying in a Tiger Moth. flew to Lord Howe Island and Norfolk to Rockhampton in Qld., and were We now hear that this obviously had Island after departing from New Zea­ feted by both the Cessna and Piper the desired effect as she passed her land. No one had ever before tried to agents during their 2 day visit. acceptance test for the Tiger Club find such small islands in such a BERYL YOUNG will be stationed last November. Congratulations huge ocean and of course there were in Sydney for a while, on loan to CAROL! We’re pleased that you’ve NO Radios in those days. This Dinner (he Council for Scientific and Industrial experienced the joys of flying the was the Institute’s first function since Research, as their I.FR Pilot fly­ legendary de Havilland Tiger Moth— NANCY LEEBOLD became President ing over the Ocean, spotting fish, which conventional gear, biplane, open-cock- and it was an enormous success all sounds mighty exciting. pit and all — even if it is a little We have six new members this BEVERLYE SHAW flew to L. A. just breezy in the winter! month, in due course their names will before Christmas and married her We have rumors of yet another be published in Ninety Nine News. MICHAEL SHAE. They will live in Ninety Nine flying with an airplane, Some of them hope to get to Washing­ "Vrm an Oakes until MICHAEL finishes but they are as yet unconfirmed so ton D. C. for the Convention the end his LTmversity Course; then they will no details at the momenl. CANADIAN SECTION

Barbara Brotherton, Reporter With pride we announce that the Canadian Section is now re-activated! Canada was a Section until 1960, when the distances involved in getting to­ gether and the few girls flying, made

WELCOME and Congratulations to the newly re-activated Canadian Section

British Section Thanksgiving Eve Party. L. to R. SHEILA SCOTT, LAI>Y BIIA- BAZON, and ELIZABETH OVERBURY. it impractical and the Canadian 99s (Photo by Frank Woods, Pictorial Publicity Inc., Surbiton, Surrey) because Members-At-Large. But wo­ men in Canada are taking to the air! At almost every airport you can find a potential 99 shooting ‘touch and goes’ or hear a feminine voice on Unicom or Tower frequency. Our “at - large” membership and girls across Canada were discussing with Executive Board members and with each other, the problems and possibilities of again becoming a Section so that local Chapters could form. Finally the Toronto area group, which seems to have the largest mem­ bership within practical flying or driv­ ing distance, got together and elected temporary Section Officers. These girls have agreed to serve until chap­ ters are formed and nominations and elections can follow 99 SOP. Our new Section Officers are: Gov­ ernor, EDITH DENNY; Vice-Governor, FLORA MURPHY; Treasurer, FREIDA VEACH; Secretaries, JEAN MACDON­ ALD and JUDITH GRAY. We’ve gone further. At a luncheon meeting held at EDITH DENNY’S BETTY CONES, British Section, receiving the Amelia Earhart Medal from hom e on D ec. 8th, the first Canadian guest of honor, LADY BRABAZON. Chapter was re-activated and officers (Photo by Frank Woods, Pictorial Publicity Inc., Surbiton, Surrey) elected. They are: Chairman, SYBIL DUNN; Vice-Chairman, HILDA DE- VEREUX; Treasurer, BARBARA SUE PHLLIPS’ 49%er PETER re­ BROTHERTON; Secretary, ESME WIL­ cently won a prize in the British Bal­ LI ANS. loon Club raffle. He unselfishly passed Know and Abide Those attending besides the newly this on to SUE, and she will be getting By Your elected Chapter and Section Officers a free ride in a balloon in due course. were DOT RUNGELING, past Gover­ No more for now this seems to be a Limitations nor, EDITH BERRY, MARIA LIND­ quiet time of the year! SAY who is checking out in the fam- ily’s new Cessna 182, ELAINE MAGEE lished in scientific journals. In 1963, was very striking! We enjoyed visiting who’s working on a multi-engine rat­ SHIRLEY was awarded a Doctorate of with MRS. MURIEL MORRISSEY, ing, MARIE WALKER, our youngest Medicine for her thesis on rheuma­ AMELIA’S charming sister. GOV. m em ber who started flying on her 16th tic heart disease. A year later, she VALPE addressed the gathering, and birthday, and LYNN THOMPSON who’s graduated as a Fellow of the Faculty a fitting tribute was given by the Mayor working on her Commercial and In­ of the College of Physicians, Surgeons, of Medford, who read AMELIA’S poem strument endorsements. Obstetricians and Gynecologists of “Courage” . A flyby by a Northeast jet In a future issue we’ll introduce the South Africa. “Yellow Bird” added the right note— new officers properly. Right now I'll At present SHIRLEY is in the Unit­ AMELIA was one of the founders of put in a request to all the Canadian ed States where she is furthering her that airline. The new dam will provide members to send your news to EDITH chosen profession. an extensive recreation area for the fu­ DENNY, 439 Temagawi Crescent, Port She flies for a hobby and has won ture. Credit, Ont. so that we can keep several trophies over the years. For Altho ALICE’S visit was a brief 24 informed via the Newsletter of who’s several years she has been Chairman hours, we exposed her to the New doing what. of the Women’s Aviation Association England ‘color’ which was still beau­ It’s a big Canadian Sky, but we’re —Johannesburg branch, and joined the tiful, the ‘old north bridge’ in historic off the ground and on course! Ninety-Nines during 1965. Concord, dinner with 99’s, and cofl’ee- liquer at LOIS AUCHTERLONIE’S where some of the 49-%ers joined us. SOUTH AFRICAN They wanted to meet our President! We NEW ENGLAND hope she’ll come back again and stay SECTION longer'! SECTION The Chapters welcomes aboard four new members — BETTY CRAMER, Yvonne Lourens, Reporter EASTERN NEW ENGLAND HELEN DELANEY, MARY SHAW, and RUTH CROWELL, who have been pin­ Meet two more South African mem­ CHAPTER ned by Chairman FRAN PORTER. Lois Dobbin Auchterlonie, Reporter bers: Congrats to MAJOR MARGARET 1. EVA HOLLINGWORTH won the Scheduling a January fly-in meeting McFARLIN, who recently received her has a direct relationship to unsched­ Wakefield Trophy for being the first majority at Wcstover AFB; and to woman pilot home for the second suc­ uled fog and rain. Despite the grim ALLKORA OSBORNE for her Com­ cessive State President’s air race, dur­ weather, 19 members and 6 guests ar­ mercial rating. RIPLEY MILLER is ing September this year. The first rived at Fitchburg’s Holiday Inn for over the first hurdle on Commercial time she competed in this air race, a business meeting and to see CHRIS and has passed her written. she placed fourth out of 35 entries. SEAVER’s pictures of an AWTAR and November meeting was held at Taun­ EVA was born in Vienna and edu­ IA R race. ton, Mass., with 26 attending. After a cated in Switzerland. In 1948, she im ­ Due to our news blackout for several short business meeting, films were migrated to South Africa. During 1957. months, let’s catch up! shown including LINDBERG’S takeoff she won the annual Slabert Hursary October’s Fall Section meeting at for his record flight. organized by the Women’s Aviation As­ Merrimack Valley Inn, North Andover, The Chapter Christmas Party was sociation, and obtained her Private Pi­ Mass., brought out 42 members on a held at Officer’s Club, Hanscom Air lot’s license in six weeks. She acted beautiful fall “foliage” day. Governor Ease and well attended by 40 mem­ as Secretary for the Women’s Avia­ ALMA GALLAGHER SMITH was in­ bers and guests. We were delighted to tion Association for many years, and stalled by retiring GOV. PAT RUS­ have as guests the Base Commander Secretary for the Aero Club of South SELL, other Section officers, ISABEL COL. and MRS. HENRY (HOWDY) Africa for four years, and is at pres­ BLODGETT, Vice- Gov.; MARGARET DITTMAN, and COL. CHIP COLLINS, ent Secretary for the S. A. Ninety- DAVIDSON, Secy; and CHRIS SEAV­ V ice Cmdr. of 94th R eserve Military Nines. She assisted in the organiza­ ER, Treas. The air really churned as Air Lift Wing, Section Governor ALMA tion and handicap calculations in air nearly everyone arrived IN TIME G ALLAGH ER SMITH and 49y2er rallies and races which prevented her for the meeting. Our guest speaker at LARRY, and Northern New England from taking part until 1964. the luncheon was COL. WM. McCLURE, Chapter Chairman, BEVERLY A favorite past time of EVA’s is to USAF, stationed with the Air Nat’l SHORES. The party committee MILLIE fly to Lourenco Marques for a week­ Guard at Westfield. DOREMUS, RIPLEY MILLER, and end of continental atmosphere, oyst­ We’d hardly got our airplanes tied DOROTHY ANDERSON had arranged ers and peri-peri prawns. down from the Section meeting attractive table decorations. Was nice 2. DR. SHIRLEY SIEW although bom when we got wind of a dedication, to see BEVERLY BELL back from in South Africa, was taken to Russia so on three days notice, the Chapter Puerto Rico for the Holidays—her as a habv and spent her childhood in participated in the Amelia Earhart lovely tan was the envy of we bleach­ Leningrad. At the age of nine, she re­ Flood Control Dam and Recreation Area ed snowbirds. turned to South Africa. dedication. PRES. ALICE ROBERTS Thirty-two Girl Scouts in Chelmsford, SHIRLEY studied medicine at the arrived on Oct. 13th for the cerem ony, Mass., have earned their “Yellowbird” University of the Witwatersrand, in and rode to the dam in AMELIA’S 1922 badge for an aviation education pro­ Johannesburg. After graduading, she Kissel Sports roadster — the Ye'low gram initiated by PATTI JONES. The became a lecturer, and then a Senior Peril (also being called the “Ye’low program over several weeks included lecturer in the Department of Path­ Bird” by Northeast). Too bad we can’t therory of flight and flight safety, a ology and Bacteriology. Numerous ar­ print color pictures, for ALICE’S red trip to Logan Airport to visit North­ ticles she has written have been pub­ hair, white coat, and the yellow car east hangar, examine a jet airliner 99s at A.E. Flood Control Dam Dedication, Boston, Mass. PAM BUGG, FRAN PORTER, HARRIETTE ABBOTT, Pres. ALICE ROBERTS (in A.E.’s “Yellow Peril”), LOIS AUCHTERLONIE, and PATTI JONES. with explanation by airline pilot, visits tributions from all the attending mem­ north. JO MASSEY, JERRY GARDI­ to reservation desk, observation to bership. All home baked! . . . With NER, EVELYN MURCH, TETA GUN­ watch traffic, weather bureau, and our cooking venture a success and our THER, and PEGGY DAVIDSON head­ the Nashua Air Traffic Control Center. proceeds admirable, the Chapter was ing east, while RUTH BUCKLEY, The girls also had a ride in PATTI’S filled with the joy accompanying a CYNTHIA KEMPER, MARY HOR­ Cessna 206 and LOIS AUCH TER­ project accomplished, and was hint­ TON, and PRIL LOVERIDGE traveled LONIE’S Cherokee. The Scouts were ing toward the view of next time. west. From this blending of directions real interested in this type of program. our meeting calendar will be as listed: An air marker was painted at North­ While all this activity was going on, hampton, Mass., (LaFleur Airport) in the light on the tower was going Feb. 7—Regular meeting in Hartford. October. There was so much smog in around indicating weather containing (Restaurant will be on monthly no­ the Connecticut Valley, we nearly minimums. This enclosure was an in­ tice, plus any other needed informa­ needed instruments, but with many will­ convenience. However, our good at­ tion.) ing hands, it didn’t take long to paint. tendance enhanced any weather. We March 14—Luncheon at the home of The wind shifted before we were quite certainly brightened up the airport our Chairman PRIL LOVERIDGE — thru — and it provided a beautiful tail F.B.O. lounge with our coming and 1858 Merwins Lane, Fairfield. wind for a record trip back home. going. April 15—Sectional (details soon) CONNECTICUT CHAPTER With Bridgeport on the south shore May 24 — I.A.R. — Hartford, Conn. Ruth P. Buckley, Reporter of the state, we traveled from widely Brainard Field It was announced that there would distributed sections of the state. The June 6—open be a bake sale. It would initiate the homeward bound route would take EL­ June 28 - July — Convention January business meeting. Thus, our LEN PURDY, BETTY SAGAN, SHAR­ July 2—Air show at Bridgeport Air­ baked goods table was filled with con­ ON SIMMONS, and CHRIS WINZER port. The Chapter welcomes new member KAY LITTIN of Weston, Conn. KAY is the mother of eight children. She earn­ ed her license at Danbury airport, Danbury, Conn. We welcome transfer ADAH MURPHY of Bristol, Conn. Our prospective member MARY NEIL, has attended her second meeting. MARY started her rating out of state, and she completed it at Bridgeport airport. The Connecticut Chapter officers this year are Chairman — PRIL LOVER- IDGE, Vice - Chairman — EVELYN MURCH, Secretary—CYNTHIA KEM­ PER, and Treasurer—BETTY SAGAN. Chairman PRIL LOVERIDGE has piloted a Piper Colt. Family have owned a 180. A native of Watertown, Conn., she has returned to Connecticut after fifteen years. She has four chil­ dren, three girls ages 6, 11, and 12, and one son age 9. Vice - Chairman EVELYN MURCH resides in Guilford, Conn. She flies a Cessna 172. A native of Tennessee, she New Connecticut Chapter Officers, left to right: PRIL LOVERIDGE, Chairman; is the mother of two girls and one boy. CYNTHIA KEMPER, Secretary; EVELYN MURCH, Vice-Chairman; BETTY She enjoys her part-tim e nursing activ­ SAGAN, Treasurer. ities, and participation on the Public Health Board. Her home base is Gris- cocktails, dinner, and dancing at Fly­ ANN WHISTON are also flying to Flori­ wald Airport, Madison, Conn. ing W Ranch. It was well attended by da. At the same time, chairman of the Secretary CYNTHIA KEMPER was 99s, 491/2 ers, 66s, and guests — in­ Start, JUDY MEITSNER and her licensed in 1959 in Maryland, learning cluding some of the Early Birds. A 49%er are off to California and Hawaii. in an Aeronca Champ. Her husband good time was had by all! I’m afraid the rest of us are going to have to stay home and dig our way BUB and CYNTHIA are re-covering On January 15, we had a Box Lunch out of the snow drifts! their presently owned Taylorcraft. She Auction at Morrissville Airport hosted writes that she has experienced flying by MARY JUNE LOCH. The lunches MARY JUNE LOCH sent an applica­ a Cub on floats and aspires to put in were really works of art — derbys tion to Eastern Airlines for a job as a more seaplane time again. Enjoys boy with powder puffs; airplanes; airports; pilot and was turned down. They po­ STEPHEN now age 6, and swimming. and even a flying saucer — and all litely said “we do not have a job for you.” She would be very interested BETTY SAGAN resides in Wethers­ were a gourmet’s delight! Also, our in knowing how m any other 99s have field, Conn. She flies both a Cessna 172 thanks to YVETTE HORTMAN for the applied for similar jobs and what has and Cherokee 235. Has a SEL rating. use of Hortman Aviation’s new facili­ resulted. Favorite winter sport is skiing. She ties at the NEW Airport Terminal Building. That’s all the news from New Jersey has two boys 15 and 13 and a daugh­ for this month, but the members of the ter 11. BETTY is currently working Our meeting was devoted to the Garden State Chapter would like to on the upcoming IAR, conferring with Start of the Powder Puff Derby. Things are shaping up, but please — any and take this opportunity to extend a warm VIRGINIA BRITT of the Woman’s Pi­ all help will definitely be appreciated. invitation to all 99s— both contestants lot Association. As a reminder, IMPOUND DEADLINE and supporters — to come to ATLAN­ In conclusion, the Chapter represent­ is JULY 4 and TAKE-OFF is JULY 8. TIC CITY, NEW JERSEY for the ed by JERRY GARDINER, will be As you know, this is the week following START OF THE 1967 POWDER PUFF working with the Federated Garden Convention in Washington, D. C., and DERBY. Club on the airport beautification pro­ the Garden State 99s, will be in At­ ject. lantic City from July 1 on, to welcome GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER any early arrivals. Our headquarters in Charlotte M. McCollum, Reporter Atlantic City is the CLARIDGE HOTEL. Sorry I missed last month, but buck N.Y. - N.J. Our biggest goal for the Start of the up—we’re getting a new Reporter. Derby is to provide “T. L. C.” (Tender DOLORES MADDEN has kindly con­ SECTION Loving Care) to all the contestants and sented to take over my two and a half guests. year old job, so be kind to her and send GARDEN STATE CHAPTER MARY JUNE LOCH and MARGE in your news items. Nancy Smyth, Reporter BRYANT are flying to Florida soon KAY BRICK was gone over a month On D ecem ber 17, The Garden State for some “fun in the sun”. Then, in on her ferrying trip in the Queen Aire Chapter had its Christmas party — February FLORENCE WALSH and to Australia. Arrived home Christmas Eve. The plane is to be used as a FRIENDSHIP” which the members Hospital ship for the Australian back IDDIE EAST decided to purchase for the Chapter. country. This film of AMELIA EARHART is in­ SELMA CRONAN, MINA ELSCHNER SECTION valuable and we feel that many local and ARAX SIMSARIAN flew to the organizations will welcome its use. Bahamas for the Treasure Hunt, came EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA FLORENCE WALSH and JUDY Back in BEA HAYDU’S Cessna 310. CHAPTER MELTSNER, Chairman of the 1967 Apparently they didn't get to fly the Kate Macario, Reporter AWTAR start, flew in to give us a Hunt, but had a ball. December was noted for its Christ­ pep talk on the Start at Atlantic City. mas parties. This year our Chapter’s They are seeking help from all the near­ Our Christmas Party was held at affair was arranged by ALICE ME- by Chapters. While our Section is com­ SELMA ORONAN’S this year and was SENHEIMER and held at Shilligs in mitted to the Convention in Washington a big success. Lots of people, good food, N. J.—A group of a hundred members the week before, many of the girls gracious hostess, etc. We collected the and guests ate dinner, danced to ‘‘The offered to help wherever they could. usual gifts for the children of Bellevue Tempos” and enjoyed a private show­ June 28th to July 8th inclusive, will Hospital, delivered by RICK VOM ing of the CBS film, “A Powder Puff be a busy time for most of us. SAAL, and also 15 stamp books for the BARBARA and BILL MORRISON Tom Dooley Foundation hospital ship. for Joan” starring our MERLE CHA- LOW and CBS correspondent JOAN with CASS and SAM BAST'I NELLI FRED and JULIE VOM SAAL and MURRAY. It was quite a full and re­ winged their way to Wichita to attend daughter are flying commercially to warding evening and well done by the Flying Farmers Workshop in Nov­ St. Crois the end of January to visit ember . . . MERLE CHALOW, with a flying friends in that area. JULIE ALICE. week off from school, flew the Aero WILSON, one of our newer members, We were fortnate also in being able to attend the N. J. Chapter’s Christmas Com m ander 200 to the Baham as to is already firm ly ensconsed in her St. party at the Flying W Airport. ELSIE make another film for CBS . . . Gentle Crois home. McBRIDE and, disc jockey, JOE Mc- GINNY SWISHER and her date joined JIM and CHARLOTTE McCOLLUM CAULEY, joined KATE and TOM MA- us at the Christmas Party by flying in are heading for the Bahamas in their CARIE for a flight to the party, a from Towanda to the Flying W, where Comanche the middle of January, and night perfect for flying. There, also, they were picked up by HELEN and if all goes well, will be joined by TOM were dining, dancing, and a delight­ WAYNE PRICE . . . Was nice to have and BARBA BROTHERTON, and EL­ ful evening spent with other 99s, includ­ EVELYN KENNEDY (long time, no LIOTT and RUTH BLISS. The BLISSES ing BARBARA and BOB FARQUHAR- see) at the Party . . . And we were will be picking up a new Cherokee SON and MARGE BRYANT and her glad to see many of these good either on the way down, or the way 49% er, from our Chapter, plus pros­ gals from New Jersey join us for this home. pective member JOAN BERTLES. occasion. KAY HILBRANDT has two speeches To backtrack a little, our November In January, BARBARA and BILL lii.cd up for the Zontas. She’ll show the meeting was held at the Allentown- MORRISON and the BASTINELLIs en­ Stamp of Friendship” film which our Bethleham-Eastern Airport and just tertained the Ini. Flying Farmer Duch­ Chapter recently purchased. about: everybody flew in. RUSTY ess, PATRICIA SMITH (a 99 member We want to welcome four new mem­ STAHLEY hopped over from the Beth- of the Tulsa Chapter) and her hus­ bers to our Chapter—MISS VALERIE leham-Eastern Airport where she is band, SOL, who flew in from Oklahoma HNOT, who flies a Cherokee; DORIS employed and MARILYN MERTZ (her to attend the IFF’s annual banquet in STOLL, also a Cherokee pilot, and second meeting) from nearby Queen N.J. Ninety-Nines and their husbands whose daughter MARGO is also tak­ City Airport where she writes for Avia­ ing lessons; DOROTHY KIRBY, who attending the banquet included BETH tion News . . . HELEN PRICE (who and CLYDE STURTEVANT, HELEN learned to fly in a Tri-Pacer, but who has tried Sky Diving) and BARBARA and BILL PRICE, BARBARA and BOB is now the proud owner of a Com- FARQUHARSON flew in with ELAINE FARQUHARSON, and the MORRI­ m anche 250; and P A T BLUM, also a McGARRY (her second meeting also) Comanche owner. DOT flies out of Som­ from Burlington Co. Airport. ELAINE'S SONS. erset Airport in New Jersey, and husband is a Flight Engineer for Capi­ ARLENE and ARNOLD FELDMAN DORIS and PAT are both out of White tal Airways and her son instructs drove down from West Point where Plains, N. Y. while a student at Oklahoma U . . . ARNOLD is (he Podiatrist at the Army I don't believe our November meet­ Busy BETH STURTEVANT joined Hospital, to spend the New Year holi­ ing has been mentioned, since I have ALICE MEISENHEIMER (Artist and days with their family and 99 friends. been a bit lax in m y duties. It was a ferry pilot) for the flight in the Navion They are both active members of the fly-in meeting at Caldwell-Wright, with . . . NANCY DIEMAND brought LIE’BY Stewart (AF) Flying Club and have members bringing a few of their best DUVAL from Central Bucks Airport for been getting checked-out in many of slides or movies, and proved to be a her second meeting, in the DIEMAND the Club’s planes. most interesting meeting. Our Janu­ Bonanza. LIBBY and her husband own NANCY DIEMAND, HELEN ZU­ ary meeting was held at JULIE VOM a Cherokee 180 and are flying to BROW, and ANNE SHIELDS flew-in to SAAL’S home, and was strictly a the Bahamas . . . MARIE D’AL- YVETTE HORTMAN's Morrisville Air­ business meeting, with one of JULIE’S TERIO and KATE MACARIO flew port for the January meeting of the delicious Buffet dinners thrown in. in with JOYCE ROGGIO in the I have undoubtedly missed items Baron . . . ANNE SHIELDS and New Jersey Chapter. The box lunch worthy of print—if so I humbly apolo­ HELEN ZUBROW (who participated in auction was a big hit and a good way gize, and suggest you write DOLORES the Michigan SMALL Race) brought the to raise some money; money being a MADDEN immediately. She will be projector needed for the highlight of much-needed item to cover forthcom­ most happy to hear from you! this meeting, the film "THE STAMP of ing Convention and Race expenses. WASHINGTON I). C. CHAPTER and I are thinking of putting out a 99 this will appear in Page’s article in Ruth F reckleton, Reporter Cook Book. What do you say? “Air Progress.” B E B E RAGAZ was hostess to the Civil Air Patrol News: ADA MIT­ The Washington Chapter of ZONTA Carolinas Chapter on Sunday, Dec. 18. CHELL is being reinstated as Air In­ International again honored AMELIA LOUISE SMITH and EMILY KELLEY spector on Wing Staff of the National EARHART and their president URSU­ flew in from High Point; BARBARA Capitol Wing (Lt. Colonel). RUTH LA KELLER invited us to a dinner. FRECKLETON (Major) is Co-ordina- SCHIEBEL and FRANCES DOMAHUE Zontian BLANCHE NOYES arranged tor for Women. Together, we hope to flew in from Raleigh; NANCY WRENN for MR. SAMUEL SOLOMON, who have a crew waiting for each arrival drove down from Swannanoa. founded the Boston-Maine Airways to the CONVENTION next summer. The Carolinans are eager to rent, for (now called Northeast Airlines) with We are proud of our Civil Air Patrol a nominal sum, their copy of the Nine­ unit here. AMELIA EARHART, PAUL COLLINS, ty-Nine film about the flyaway of the and EUGENE VIDAL, was on hand to Amelia Earhart First Day cover. More Convention Activities: Washington tell us first hand of some of the pio­ information and the film are avail­ Chapter under the direction of Co-Chair­ neers’ experiences. To top this, CAP­ able from : men VIRGINIA THOMPSON and FAY LOUISE SMITH (MRS. H. H.) WELLS are busy, busy, busy getting TAIN MILTON H. ANDERSON, recent­ 421 E dgedale Drive Committees working. MITZI KELLER, ly retired from Northeast Airlines, flew High Point, North Carolina 27262 in charge of Ways and Means, co-or­ up from Florida for the meeting. His Phone 919-888-4931 dinated the selling of candy and fruit talk told of the “Pilots Thoughts of Happy Flying in 1967! cakes during the Christmas season. Amelia Earhart.’’ It was one of the This helped our treasury. FAY WELLS most enjoyable evenings we have had. GEORGOA CHAPTER has called a meeting during January of The movie “Stamp of Friendship” was Betty W. McNabb, Reporter all Committee Chairmen at the Ameri­ shown, commented by NBC’s FRANK Our new rosters are beauties. They’ll can Newspaper Women’s Club. Ela­ BLAIR, and introduced by FAY borate plans are forthcoming. surely lie flat and last longer than any WELLS. See this picture if you can. we’ve ever had. But if you come Christmas Party: Just (o show how BILL BARCLAY (49V2er) graciously through Albany, please ask Commander cosmopolitan we are, HEDY JAFFE acted as projectionist. BLANCHE Air Service for my phone number— had us at her home for the December NOYES autographed some Amelia Ear­ meeting, to celebrate Honakau and it’s wrong in the roster. Please change hart First Day covers for philatelists, Christmas. We had a marvelous din­ it in your new roster to 435-4326. W eek­ to raise some money for use by the ner (turkey with all the Viennese trim­ days I’m at the hospital, of course, Convention Committee. mings) followed by a white elephant and since I’m free to dash out and auction. This also helped the treasury. MITZI KELLER and her 49% er, have lunch with you, please call me (Couldn’t eat the elephants anyhow!) GIL, are still on their second honey­ at work — 436-5741. There’s nothing I enjoy more than meeting transient Flying trips: MITZ KELLER and moon. What tales they will have to Ninety Nines.) her 49%er GIL, are going off for a tell upon their return, for both of them From Puerto Rico came 99 CLARA two months secret execursion in their now have their twin engine ratings— LIVINGSTON to Albany, to buy a plane, so if they phone you from some­ and MITZI is a professional photogra­ beautiful new Aero Commander 200. where in the World, don’t be surpris­ pher! You know the old story, a pic­ We hope she enjoys it tremendously! ed! Not content with sitting at home ture is worth a thousand words. We January meeting, joint with Ala­ by the fireside, H EDY JA FF E flew' hope to share some with you later. bama, Huntsville. Georgia was a mess, with her brand new son-in-law, STAN­ The prospective Richmond, Virginia weather-wise, but G eorgia 99s were LEY HORN, to Sky Bryce, the ski Chapter is building up interest. Best well-represented. ELLEN CASWELL resort . . . but they were flagged off wishes for the winter season — and see and 49%er STAN, with one son, drove the rumvay as it was too soft to land you at the CONVENTION! over from Griffin; BILL LOWERY the Cessna. NELLIE JACKSON as co­ dropped CAROL and JODY enroute pilot expects to go to Indiana in BILL’S back from Memphis; JEAN VORLES Beech. NANCY LYNAM and VELTA went on the gauges to bring BETTY BENN will be in Florida to teach the BENNETT and ESTHER GRUPENHA- AOPA Clinic, while FUTH FRECKLE­ GEN from Atlanta. TON goes north to Rochester, New York for Christmas. Ninety Nines brunched buffet style at the Officer’s Club at Redstone Ar­ Vice Chairman JACKIE SMITH took senal, visited Marshall Space Center over the January meeting very ably, CAROLINAS CHAPTER Museum, saw films on the first space­ during the absence of NANCY LYNAM. Kay Nisbet, Reporter walk, the docking, and the projected NANCY, together with VELTA BENN, The Carolinas favorite writer, PAGE Appollo Mission. MARION MAYS did is enjoying the sunshine of Florida SHAMBURGER, has another first! a wonderful hostessing job! during the AOPA Clinic, where they She became the first woman to fly Said CAROL LOWERY, my infor­ are both teaching. Isn’t it wonderful a TAC Reconnaissance Mission in an mant, “We just must ask Alabama to be a flyer? ? Our charming hostess RF — 4C phantom jet, the fastest and if they’ll repeat this fabulous affair for for the evening was KATHARINE highest flying one, operational in the the Georgia gals who had to miss it.” STINSON, who thrilled us with a choice Free World. She flew out of Shaw AFB (Hint to Alabama.) dessert: flaming cherry jubilee! We (S.C.) with COLONEL LES ALUM- Weren’t the Christmas cards from have such marvelous recipes cooked BAUGH, a Vietnam veteran of 195 Ninety Nines exciting! All over the up around here that HEDY JAFFE missions — really a pilot! More about world, flying women held out friendly hands to each other, and perhaps we from the gentleman who missed his can somehow help hold the balance of plane because of a ten minute delay peace. while radar found us and vectored us NO. CENTRAL Next Georgia Meeting, Lagrange— in. There is a lesson here, that’s why join us if you can. I mention it at all. I flew a 1967 air­ SECTION And don’t forget the wonderful tour plane and trusted a 1967 omni receiver of antebellum hosts at the Spring Sec­ too much. I let my passenger, who is ALL-OHIO CHAPTER tional in Natchez. We’d love to have a student pilot, try out his cross-coun­ Edy Maxim, Reporter 99 visitors from other sections. try navigation while I flew the needle. Much appreciation to our gracious I flew the needle all right, but missed hosts, JoANN and ROY STYPE. Fes­ ALABAMA CHAPTER my destination by ten miles! The ap­ tive and holidayish and good fun for Donna Willard, Reporter proach controller was just marvelous our December 99 day at their lovely Our January meeting was postponed and had me straightened out in just a home in Wooster. A great day, except one week because of the arrival of the few minutes. What wonderful services for our Ohio sky. Most of us drove. New Year. We planned a joint meeting we pilots receive! After this embar­ ANN and FRED NICHOLS and MAR­ with Georgia to be held in Huntsville, rassing experience I was glad to find ION and CHUCK BETZLER participat­ Alabama. However, weather intervened that there is still humor among jet ed in the Bahamas Flying Treasure and Georgia and Southern Alabama airline pilots. While waiting for my Hunt. Found no treasure, but had a were socked in with fog. A few hardy take-off sequence among five Whisper great time. souls from Georgia did attend, either Jets, I heard the pilot of one say that DOTTY HAUPT of the St. Louis by driving in or flying IFR. These he would follow the “Red Baron” off. Chapter is presently a Clevelander. She were ELLEN and 49y2er STANLEY (Me in a little red 150.) The tower told says, “Ya’all come to the SKY LADY DERBY, JUNE 22nd, FORT WORTH, CASWELL and their son, BETTY BEN- him to be sure to watch out for my TEXAS.” Write to DOTTY for APPLI­ NET, JEAN VOYLES, ESTHER GRU- wake turbulence! So, with that, the CATIONS AT: 4153 W. 157th Street, PENHAGEN, and CAROL LOWERY. “Red Baron” flew a straight line for Cleveland, Ohio. Most of the Huntsville 99s made it. home alone. CONNIE JONES talked some more! These were BETTY ROWE, PENNY The movie “The Blue Max” finally “Flighty Ladies” to the Painesville DICKERSON, LOIS BATES, KATH­ got to Huntsville and almost every pi­ Betterment Club on Nov. 28 and the LEEN and 49%er RUSS VAUGHN, lot in Huntsville was there. We sure W arren-Niles Zonta Club on Jan. 19th. DOTTY EPPS, ELAYNE BROWER, enjoyed the flying scenes. “A Bird’s Eye View of the U. S. A.” DICEY MILLER, JEAN and 49%er Perhaps some of you expert pilots to the Lee Road Golden Agers in Shak­ JOHN LANE, MARION and 49y2er have learned some lessons that you er Heights on D ec. 10th and Bedford RICHARD MAY, GERRY and 49%er would care to pass on to us. I sure Kiwanis Club on January 10th. LEWIS CHASE, DONNA WILLARD, would rather learn some things by AUTRIE LEHR met with Ohio’s Di­ and LAVINIA SPILLMAN. SANDRA reading than by experience. rector of Commerce and hopes that in and 49% er ROBERT WALKER brought We'll be reading your columns! the future, Chapter members will meet two guests, LT. COL. and MRS. P0- with her and the Department to see DELL from Montgomery. BENNIE FLORIDA GOLDCOAST CHAPTER if air marking money can once again be allocated in the State budget. PETERS and BETTY FERRELL found Dottie Harrison, Reporter THELMA K. MILLER just returned the weather good in Tuscaloosa and Our December meeting was a Las Birmingham and they flew in. One from attending the Flight Instructors’ Vegas party, held at the home of Seminar at Ohio State University, and prospective member from Mobil, Chairman DOTTIE SHAW. There were found it excellent. She strongly re­ JUDY HUCK, drove up for the meet­ twenty-seven members and guests commends attendance of any F. L. ing with her mother. She’s the kind of present. BETTY TRACY came down or those fast approaching this rat­ prospective member that will get my from Melbourne. She has transferred ing to these seminars. vote. to the Spaceport Chapter since leaving PAULINE EK is checked out in C150, MARION & 49%er RICHARD MAY, Pompano Beach. Reports are that all C172, PA235, T ri-P acer and Stinson. from Redstone Arsnel, Huntsville, ar­ had a delicious dinner and lots of fun. Congratulations! Two more Instru­ ranged for brunch at the Officers Club, Welcome to our two new members, ments Ratings — VIRGINIA SCHU­ an Army bus for transportation, and BERNICE YENKLUM of West Palm MACHER and JOANN STYPE. a tour of the Marshal Space Flight Beach and ELAINE HARRISON of Mi­ PAT FAIRBANKS, who instructs on Center. Cincinnati Lunken, recently soloed her ami. They were pinned at our January daughter, 16-year old CAROL SUE. At least two teams from Alabama meeting, held at Tursair Opa Locka Coincidentally, CAROL soloed on the are planning to enter the Powder Puff Airport. We had an interesting guest same day as Pat did 18 years ago. Derby. One of these teams hasn’t got at the meeting, LOIS FEIGENBAUM, JoANN and ROY STYPE will be a sponsor yet, but are spending much Chairman of the Cape Girardeau Area nosing the Skyhawk southward on Sat­ time on the phone and at the type­ Chapter. urday, January 21st, to spend a week writer. LOIS PORTER has been flying the in Florida. This pilot feels as if she has let the Sky Patrol over Greater Miami every MARY and HARRY SCHEAFER are image of Woman Pilots down. I got morning. An observer makes radio re­ presently enjoying the Florida climate lost on a Commercial cross - country ports on the traffic conditions on the too. flight yesterday, and was so embar­ streets; of Miami while LOIS pilots the Nigh on to 80 people attended the Jan­ rassed that I wouldn’t take any money airplane. uary meeting at the N. A. S. A. faci­ The Tennessee Chapter was hostess at the dedication of the new Down Town Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee. From left to right, LADY McREYNOLDS, JANE DULANEY HILBERT, EDNA DAVIS, EVELYN BRYON JOHNSON, and BEE REED. In the background is a small part of our exhibit. (Photo by C. Brownie Colquitt) lity in Cleveland. Had the weather been which was followed immediately by port there. She has been living in reasonable over the entire state, would a showing of CBS’s 1966 Powder Puff Glendale, California since 1933. She have had 18 planes fly instead of Derby film. A well-presented film, started her flying in 1929, and at the 5 for the tightly scheduled day of acti­ and JEAN BONAR, CONNIE JONES, time that AMELIA EARHART was vities. Many, many, many thanks to JoANN STYPE, and MILLIE KLAY- president of the Ninety-Nines, LAU­ CLIFF CRABS, an N. A. S. A. test MAN, once again relived their experi­ RETTA was secretary-treasurer. In the pilot, who coordinated all those excel­ ences of that Seattle to Clearwater early 1930's, following a disasterous lent arrangements for our N. A. S. A. TAR. tornado, she conceived the idea of tour. Thanks, too, to BOB LEKO, WALT Proud to learn that in 1966 the USAF flying nurses to a disaster area. Later, MAXIM III, and DICK SPEERS, who honored LAURETTA M. SCHIMMO- she interested m ore than 600 RNs in were our tour guides. Scheduled: (1) LER. She received her official “wings” training for aviation procedures. They Hangar tour — the B57 high-altitude re­ and a plaque from the office of the ca’led themselves The Aerial Nurse search facility and the newly-acquired Surgeon General USAF, giving her the Corps of America. F106, which will be set up for advanc­ title of “Honorary Flight Nurse.” MUGS, ANYONE ed air breathing propulsion testing, (2) This presentation came 37 years after 10 x 10 foot supersonic wind tunnel, and she took to the air. She was lauded GREATER ST. I.OUIS CHAPTER (3) the new Zero-gravity facility, which for her “foresight and determination Amy Laws, Reporter can provide a weightless state up to in initiating the idea of flight nursing Weather is great for Mid-December— 10 seconds. The tour time went by en­ and her continued support of this vital good flying. Hope you all have had a tirely too rapidly. Then, a quick shift element of aerospace medicine.” LAU­ wonderful Christmas Season. Our De­ from the west side of the airport to RETTA, formerly of Bucyrus, Ohio, de­ cember meeting was in the nature of the east side for a buffet luncheon, veloped and managed the first air­ a Christmas party at the home of GOL- LY MINER. Members brought Christ- fas cookies which instead of eating we made up into gifts for our services at the airport — Weathermen, Tower oper­ ators, FAA, FF'S, and firemen — who give us such Tender Loving Care all year ’round. GOLLY made it up to us by letting us fix our own ice cream sundaes— reward for keeping our fingers out of the cookies. A brief meeting let us know that in January we will have a joint m eeting with the St. Louis Aero Club and will see the film called, “The Stamp of Friendship’’, a documentary on the AE stamp and her life story. We understand it leaves no eye dry. FLYING ACTIVITIES: JEAN LENNERTSON, who missed the meeting due to a flying business trip to Texas with her 49%er Rich, has been on Cloud Nine for a month. JEAN, as Pres, of Missouri Pilot’s Association helped play hostess to movie star, How would you like to have an airplane in your recreation room? This is ex­ BOB CUMMINGS. He was here to actly where DOTTY PATRICK of Lakeside, Ohio, has been building her 3/4 be guest speaker at their Wright Bos. scale Buecker-Jungmeister. She even has the 125-HP Lycoming mounted al­ dinner. ORVILLE WRIGHT was his ready. She hopes to test-fly N701D in the Spring. And, yes, she will be able to godfather-in fact his name is ROBERT move it out of the recreation room. Double doors. ORVILLE. JEAN, IRENE RAWLINGS, and MPA officers really wined and dined him for four days. GOLLY human interest story full of her flying Nines on the tour are two: SUE MATH- MINER and ROSE JOLY won a ride in adventures. EIS and 49%er DICK, and AMY LAWS his Artec but due to unfavorable con­ KAY MEYERS was pinned at our and 49%er JACK, each in their own ditions had to take a rain check. I got party although she has been a mem­ planes. The rest of the group included in ’on the a ct’ by taking St. Louis ber for awhile now. Transfer mem­ well known St. Louis pilots and their MAYOR CERVANTES’ place as STL ber GERI HALTON, from Chicago wives and friends. The tour sponsor is Ambassador. The city presented him Chapter, came to meet us. She flies TOM FOSTER, and his wife BETTY. a Bonanza over at Arrowhead airport— with a replica of the Arch and a key A lot of you will remember TOM from welcome to the Chapter, GERI! to the city. Quite a thrill especially SKYLADY DERBY races which he GEORGIA KNOWLTON, a member, since he bestowed a kiss on the cheek judged in past years. for my efforts. JEAN got one too when works part time at Arrowhead in the she presented him with an MPA pin for office—gets in a little flying too. From here we go over to Mexico his wonderful speech. GRACE COVYEAU, another new City and then home—eleven days of member, has finished her Parachute He is quite a pilot and has a lot fun in all. On the way down, we had Club training and plans a jump this of wonderful memories to talk about. to go to Dallas for a fuel stop, since month. Good luck, GRACE. He gave a great plug to the Ninety- weather was bad to the east. Talked Nines, by the way, both at the dinner ROSE JOLLY has lined up a town to HAZEL McKENDRICK in the FS’S and on television when he recounted to Air Mark come Spring—Ironton, Mo and she cleared us to Laredo where his efforts to start another television JANE NOYES was in Phoenix, Ariz. we RONed. this fall for a National Guard Con­ series in which he would be an airport On to Mexico City the second day vention and m et a 99 there but didn’t operator, as well as “Grandpa” who and ran into a storm just before dark. start an airport in Missouri called get her name. We managed to get over the last moun­ “Bright Future.” It would be here that Both JAN POCOCK and MILDRED tain range at Pachuca and into Mexi­ the famous ‘SCHULTZIE’ (ANN B. JAMES plan to spend the Xmas holi­ co City for the night. Clear sailing the DAVIS) would come flying in as a “re­ days out-of-town, visiting their folks— third day to Acapulco. Mexican cus­ ject from the Powder Puff Derby.” JAN at her mother’s in Florida, and toms still take a bit of time but, all Sounds as if it has great possibilities. MILDRED with her parents in Arizona. in all, flying conditions are pretty Hope he can swing it—the Ninety- Hope you all had a barrel of fun New Nines would certainly come to the pub­ Year’s Eve, and didn’t mix bottle with good. All the VORs were operating as lic attention this way, albeit in a throttle. expected and the ONC charts were humorous way. Deadline Acapulco! Just because surprisingly accurate. No trouble with KIT HEACOCK and 49%er, GENE, there is so much sun and sand and tower operators—all speak English. flew to N. J. to pick up their new blue, blue water this will not be much Going to try to call ELEANOR Mc- S3A3 Stits Playboy — both are keen of an addition to the NEWS this month. CONVILLE, our 99 Member-at-Large, on aerobatic flying, received a full Ten planes from St. Louis came down who lives in Mexico City. Tried to page spread in Metro-East newspaper— to this “Paradise by the Sea.” Ninety- reach her last year but no contact. Hope to have better luck this time. stead of going to December 99 meet­ er met with the Southern 111. Inc. com­ Not only did we see an article about ings, but I wouldn't DREAM of Being mittee heads, at Carbondale, recently, our Italian Member-at-Large FIOREN- so nasty! Besides, that girl has and we are overwhelmed by their co­ ZA DE BERN ARDI, in the St. Louis REALLY been working and deserved operation. Their enthusiasm is some­ newspaper, but saw the same piece in that vacation! thing to behold! They can hardly wait the Acapulco English news. All about All Iowa flyers should take special for the girls to start landing. So plan her becoming Italy’s first woman to note of the announcement in the Jan­ your flight plan now for a stop at fly commercial airlines as a co-pilot. uary issue of the Iowa Aviation Bulle­ Carbondale. Thought she might like to know she tin about the Adult Education Course REP. KENNETH GRAY of Southern being offered at the Des Monies Tech m ade International News! The 99s are 111. met with the above group, and ex­ Aviation Laboratory. “Designed for certainly proud of women like her! tends to each contestant, his personal pilots, student pilots, and aircraft own­ Before leaving STL, had lunch with invitation to stop at Carbondale. ers,” the course will “provide them Following our meeting he graciously VAL JOHNSON. She reported that she with a better working knowledge and and RUTH TAKSEL and their 49%ers better understanding of the aircraft consented to take your reporter and BELMONT and NATE had a marvel­ engine and air frame.” NADINE NEUER for our 1st helicop­ ous trip around the Bahamas on the The nine-week course will start Feb­ ter ride. It was the thrill of a lifetime Treasure Hunt—didn’t win but enjoyed ruary 1st, meeting every Wednesday for m e! the flying. night, for a modest total fee of $12. Must say “Adios, amigos.” Promise And our own hard-working LOIS GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER to cover more current news next GRANGE was instrumental in arang- Nita Irwin, Reporter month. Wish I could send a postcard ing this project and getting it under­ The January meeting was held at to all 99s. It would sim ply say “ H aving way! Our heartiest congratulations and KATIE LETCHER’s house where SAR­ a big “Thank you,” too! a wonderful time — Wish you were AH GORELICK was unanimously voted here” . . . Among other business, it was our to be nominated for International Trea­ happy duty to welcome BERT JOHN­ surer. We learned that MARJE PARIS SON of Newton as a new 99! BERT’S IOWA CHAPTER and LAURIE MONK are officers of 49%er is EARL JOHNSON, operator of Mary Lou Ballensky, Reporter the Atchison Flying Club; MARJE be­ the flying service at the Newton air­ Admittedly, the flying weather in ing President and LAURIE, V.P. port. And a big “Hello, again” to the Midwest is not alw ays the best and 99s are participating in a Weather NORMA CHRISTIANSON who was re­ is often further curtailed when one is Seminar presented by the Weather Bu­ cently reinstated. NORMA is now liv­ flying off a grass strip. But once in reau and sponsored by the Kansas City ing in Marion, Iowa. awhile, one of those crisp, sparkling, Next month we will meet in Water­ Aero Club. It’s being held in the New sun-brilliant winter days settles over loo, where all those “ snide” remarks Federal Building on January 19. the Plains, and then, if one wants to will undoubtedly catch up with me! ALEAH COMBS has been on the ball go flying, it is absolutely essential to (I assure you, they were made in by having already made reservations have a faithful 49% er who takes his jest!) Here’s hoping for another beau­ at the Hilton Inn for the North Cen­ “Vows” seriously! tiful winter day in Iowa! tral Section to be held in Kansas City Would you believe—my own arose in 1968. It’s going to be a good one, early Sunday, January 8, went to the CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER so y’all come. Some of the girls are airport, shoveled out the drift in fronl Margie Hall, Reporter holed up by the fireside plotting the of the hanger, put the heater on the 1966 was a banner year for our Chap­ engine, brought the oil cans back into course to Peoria, Illinois for the 1967 ter and 1967 is already shaping into town to be heated in a pan of hot Spring Sectional. water on the stove, traversed back to another busy, and interesting one. We MARY WOOD joined friends in the the airport to change the oil in 20 de­ have the NIFA Meet at Carbondale, Wolf Pack for the trip to Los Angeles gree temperatures, wheeled out the 111. in May. We’re looking forward to to see our Kansas City Chiefs defeated Skyhawk to fly around the “pickle seeing all those young college flyers at the Super Bowl. Better luck next patch” to complete the warmup, and demonstrating their ability. year. finally made a trip back to town to Also on the agenda for this group is NONA MARTIN was checked out in pick up Yours Truly and guest JOYCE another POWDER PUFF DERBY stop. a Skyhawk by Instructor MARILYN BAUMERT? We’re already getting excited about DICKSON, who, in turn was checked After all this, he “graciously” let seeing our old friends again and hop­ out in the Skylane. To beat the cold me fly away to Newton for the Janu­ ing that new ones will make Carbon­ weather, BETTY SIMPSON with ary meeting! Thank you, dearest dale a must stop. We can assure you 49% er and friends are on their way to 49%er! from the preliminary plans we already Jamaica in their Baron. We expect to TINA HEALY hosted the meeting have made, that this will be a stop see a lovely suntan, BETTY. The same and thirty were in attendance. This in­ you can’t afford to miss. cluded fourteen 99s and several guests goes for MARGARET WRIGHT and besides our 49%ers. NADINE HEUER will again be the husband JIM who are in Tosada Vaii- acta, Puerto Villarta. RUTH and LOIS GRANGE presided at the meet­ Stop Chairman. She did a fabulous job SHELDON STAFFORD and family ing, complete with pictures and sun­ last year and has accepted the Chair­ tan left over from her Jamaica trip. manship again this year; this in itself spent the holidays in California, but Now, one could make some snide re­ will assure a smooth working stop. they forgot to bring back some warm mark about Chapter Chairmen who NADINE HEUER, MARY ELDERS, weather for January. We could certain­ take such glamorous vacations in­ LOIS FEIGENBAUM and your report­ ly use some. KENTUCKY BUUEGRASS CHAPTER well as a 99, spoke on the “Duties of ness, hopes to attend regularly from Nancy Craig, Reporter a Co-Pilot.” She shared many of her now on. SUZANNE is active in a USO Despite wind, weather and the holi­ experiences as co-pilot on the winning troupe entertaining at Air Force bases day rush, many of us here in Ken­ plane of the 1966 AWTAR. BEA throughout the state. She has managed tucky keep on flying, especially busy STEADMAN, her pilot, was unable to to get in some C47 time on these trips. Chairman NORMA WORLAND. NOR­ attend due to prior commitments. Oth­ Unofficial and unloggable, of course. MA has made combined business and er Powder Puffers, LEAH HIGGINS, pleasure trips to Ohio, Pennsylvania, FRAN MYERS, and JEAN REY­ INDIANA CHAPTER and Mississippi; the latter flight for NOLDS remembered some of their ex­ Delia Sanders, Reporter the opening of a new Panelite plant in periences with us, too. The Christmas party was held on Tupelo. She flew this one in a Coman­ P rospective 99s attending their first Saturday evening, D ec. 17th, at the che 260B, IFR, and with a 60 knot meeting were ELINOR TITLOW, Uti­ Weir Cook Airport Hotel in Indianapo­ headwind. MARIE REISS, in her Cess­ ca, guest of HELEN TENNIES and lis with 53 members, guests, and 49%- na 172, visited Cincinnati, while VIR­ DIANNE McFARLAND, Lansing, guest ers attending the festivities. A social GINIA CHAMBERLAIN started for of FRAN MYERS and ARABELLA hour preceded the dinner; then with Evansville. It was one of those days MELICK. MELBA DODSON, a student, ELDORA WISWELL at the piano, ev­ when a 180 degree turn is the better came as PAT CLARK’s guest. eryone joined in singing Christmas part of valor for a non-instrument rated JULIE AUERBACH was pinned and songs. DOROTHY SMITH, Chairman, pilot, and VIRGINIA wisely did just welcomed officially by ALICE DAVIS, co-hosted the party with Vice Chair­ that, coming home to Bowman after our Chairman. man, RAE CAWDELL. Games and waiting in Elizabethtown for the wea­ SAMMY McKAY brought a guest to dancing followed. ther to pass. the 1966 SMALL race. Apparently she Wedding Bells rang for BETTY AR­ Winter flying vacations are on the was quite impressed, for MARGE CHIBALD on Dec. 22nd when she be­ agenda for BOBBIE and HARRY ASHTON went home and has since came the wife of RICHARD FERNAN­ KLETTER and SKIP and GEORGE passed her written and acquired in DES. He is a professional pilot for GUMBERT. Both couples are heading excess of 40 hours toward her rating. Bowes Seal Fast Corporation and flies west, the KLETTERs to Los Angeles, We're looking forward to her joining a Lockheed. Best Wishes, BETTY, for Las Vegas, and Hawaii, and the GUM- our Chapter. many happy years ahead. BERTs to San Francisco first for an Only people to brave the winter wea­ TED and BETTY NICHOLAS are the Orthopedic Academy meeting, and ther, CAROL WELCH and 49% er BOB proud owners of a new red and silver then to Aspen, Colorado for skiing. flew in IFR from Alpena. They brought Cessna 150 which they purchased in Ferrying new aircraft is DORIS DR. GEORGE STUMP and wife ALI- August. With BETTY’S mother now liv­ SHAKE’S latest accomplishment; she DA, student pilots, who both soloed ing in Sandusky, Ohio, they are enjoy­ brought a new Cessna 150 from Wichi­ just recently. ing frequent flights to that destination. ta to Louisville. Our small nucleus of JESSIE BOWEN passed her Instru­ JOSEPHINE RICHARDSON had the Instrument fliers will eventually have ment written and earned her Commer­ honor of pinning wings on Congress­ at least one new addition, MARY ANN cial Rating. When she found decent man - elect NORM NELSON (News BRANGERS. She’s starting her work weather to fly, we’ll never know. Editor) of Cloquet, Minnesota at a on this rating. RITA LeNEAVE will PAT CLARK ended the year right— dinner in October. JOSEPHINE was be building her flying skills, too; she went out flying in a ski plane. Her the lucky gal who rated a ride last and DOUG have stepped up to Multi- first time in a tail dragger, tandem, year in ARTHUR GODFREY’S Jet Engines in the form of an Aztec, ’52 stick control, made her anxious to try A ero Com m ander J 1965. This plane PAPA. it again. PAT and her 49%er FRAN, was the same one that was flown Perhaps our best news of national each flew a Bonanza-ful to Marshall around the world by ARTHUR G. and interest is the new cigarette lighter for a Christmas Eve supper. Metro his friends. which we will soon be offering for sale. Tower cleared “Six-three Bravo and The SCHLUNDTS, PAUL, TANNIE, The prototype has been approved at Playmate” for take-off. and WAYNE, spent the Christmas hol­ last, and we’re now almost in business. SANDY LANKENAU and family Bo- iday in Florida enjoying the sun, fun, The lighter is most attractive, both in nanza’d down to Columbia, S.C. during and the Cape. They highly recommend appearance and in price, and you’ll be Christmas week to visit family. Next this tour to everyone. hearing much more about it within the week, they’re on their way to New OLIVE and CASSIUS McCORMICK next several months. This is an item Orleans for a long weekend. I’m ab­ jetted Air France to Paris for three which many of you will want, and solutely green. weeks at Christmas. Used a Cessna we’ll be glad to fill your orders. MARGE HATFIELD and her 49%er 172 to see the French Alps and as far FOREST, spent Christmas vacation south as the Riviera. MICHIGAN CHAPTER flying to Columbus, O., Philadelphia, While MURIEL DYKEMA was win­ Mary Pelto, Reporter and Hartford. They lucked out with ning the FAIR Race in Evansville, Despite the snow, 32 members and the weather all along the way. That’s 49%er CARL flew to Denver and guests attended the January meeting. the kind of news we enjoy hearing. Grand Lake, Colorado to hunt his first In conjunction with the Detroit Zonta SUZANNE CROOK, 66, and her elk. Brought home the remains of an Club, we gathered at the Statler-Hilton mother, BETTE, a 99 and Zontian, at­ 850 lb. buck—12 point rack and 200 lbs. Hotel. tended the meeting. BETTE, who has of delicious meat for the freezer. MARY CLARK, a Jackson Zonta as been absent for 5% years due to ill­ PAULINE GENUNG — having fun working with 14-15 year old Girl Scouts Bahamas again in her Comanche to voted to accept the challenge. Six of earning their Aviation badges. She enjoy the warm weather during our the girls had expressed interest in hopes to influence some of them to especially cold weather the middle of learning more about aviation. Three think more seriously about flying. January. Upon returning to Milwaukee of them came to the meeting and de­ MARCIA REYNOLDS, our newest in­ she will be starting a new job at Trini­ scribed a project they have in mind. coming member of Terre Haute, is ty Hospital in Oak Creek. They want to make drapes for the club currently being checked out in Bonan­ MARILYN and HERB RITZMAN house that the boys have built. We vot­ za 8568M, form erly owned b y MID have their Luscombe on skis and with ed to supply funds for material. Some CASSIDY. Wonderful fun — great air­ a good snow cover are able to land on of the Ninety-Nines helped them find plane. the various lakes in this area. With portable sewing machines. BARBARA SOPH PAYTON and NEAL spent skis practically every field becomes LEITER, a Home Economics teacher, Thanksgiving at Riverside, California, a landing field, including all of the helped them select material. The girls where he placed 5th in National Run waterways. stayed to enjoy a talk by SANDY WIL­ off of Sport Car Club. Towed car to Over the holidays, DEEDO and LARD, a Northwest Airlines steward­ California, then after returning to In­ HERM HEISE flew Jet to Denver to ess, who told us the qualifications a diana, they spent Christmas in Cleve­ visit their daughter and her family, stewardess for Northwest must have land, Ohio, with SOPH’s twin sister. then on to Akron for a get-together and the training she receives. This MARK ARCHIBALD, son of BETTY with son and family. proved to be interesting to all of us. FERNANDES, has been accepted at RAMONA got in some IFR flying to We plan to find other means to help Indiana University and will start in St. Louis during the holiday season in them get closer to aviation and us. their bird (Twin-Comanche) and is his Freshman year shortly, when the We were pleased to have GRETCH- next semester begins. planning a long weekend in Houston EN GEPHART with us for the meet­ with her doctor-husband in February. BILLIE and CARL ANDERSON with ing. She has been ill and grounded GARNET and DEAN MOGEL are busy temporarily. making plans for a flying trip to Alas­ MINNESOTA CHAPTER We planned to meet at the Faribault ka this summer. Florence Robinson, Reporter airport in November but the weather KATIE SAGE brought a most inter­ MARCI ROYCE was hostess for our man said flying would be unwise and esting guest to our Christmas party. October meeting. RITA ORR took over because of icy roads, we should only if She was YASUKO OKUDA whom she as Chairman since DOROTHY WEST- necessary; therefore the meeting was met in Japan in 1965. She expressed a LING was on the sick list. cancelled. desire to attend school in the U.S. She JOYCE JOHNSTON had been ap­ Our December meeting was strictly had graduated from a University in proached before the September meet­ a Christmas party where a lot of han­ Tokyo. After an inquiry was made at ing to suggest to the Ninety-Nines the gar flying was done. Santa Claus, who I.U. for a scholarship for her—a tran­ idea of taking on a service project. was about the size of JOYCE JOHN­ script of her grades from the Tokyo U. No decision had been made sot JOYCE STON’S 49tier DICK, gave each of us showed a very high score. She was explained it to those who had not been a bottle of champagne and each of the admitted to the I. U. graduate school at the previous meeting. The project 4912 ers a membership card. There for a 2 year course after which she involves doing follow-up on the work were other nice gifts which space will plans to teach in Japan at the College of STAN CLASEN, a pilot who for sev­ not allow mentioning. level. She spends some week-ends and eral years has been conducting ground vacations with the SAGEs. S'he loves school courses for teenagers who have Some of the new ratings which pro­ I.U., enjoys meeting friends of the been referred to him by the Minneap­ bably have not been reported are In­ SAGEs and as KATIE puts it — she is olis Courts. He has graduated ninety strument Ratings for RITA ORR in a joy to know. boys. Several of them have continued June and RUBY ST. ONGE in July. MARTHA HOLST is proudly showing their interest in aviation and are on JOYCE FRANCIS is working hard on a piece of the Purdue goal post — a their way to careers in flying or aero­ hers. fringe benefit for having attended the nautical engineering. When they finish RITA ORR has been checked out in Rose Bowl game in California on New STAN’s course they prepare a trian­ their new N-Bonanza and has been Years Day. gular flight. The plan includes obtain­ enjoying flying it. During the holidays ing charts, weather reports, plotting DOROTHY WESTLING, her 49y2er, WISCONSIN CHAPTER wind corrections by triangles without and their son JOHN who has a new Toney, Reporter computers. Then they direct a pilot Private rating, flew to Phoenix. JOHN Our major project this new year is who follows their instructions. One leg did most of the flying and did a fine co-sponsoring a Weather Seminar with is done by pilotage, one by dead reck­ job according to DOROTHY. DORO­ the Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission oning, and one by radio. They have THY and DON attended a Beechcraft which will be held in Oshkosh the earned their expenses by washing air­ club meeting in Florida in January. I middle of February. All pilots are in­ planes. The boys have built a club have sold my Cessna 140 and joined vited and a good attendance is antici­ house at H olman Field in St. Paul. a club that has recently purchased a pated. RAMONA HUEBNER and Recently, eight girls have completed Cessna 175. I have been checked out MARIE GRIMM have been doing a th? course. The Ninety-Nines have been in it, but the day JOYCE FRANCIS great deal of work with CARL GUELL asked to help keep them interested in and I were going up for some exercise, of the Commission in getting the Sem­ aviation as well as to offer them an the beacon was turned on at Flying inar organized and promoted. opportunity to get acquainted with and Cloud so my solo time in it has been DR, ANN ROETHKE is off to the identify with women in aviation. We limited. 'tJlie JUinetij - uAfines. $n c. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS PAID Chickasha, Okla. International Headquarters — Will Rogers World Airport Permit No. 4 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159

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