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nsSSnBiusOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ASSOCIATION Volume 8 Num ber 8 October 1981 LETTE to the E d i t o r Information Wanted on Member Suggests Formalizing Bette Davis Recovering from Crash Women in Aviation, 1930-1939. 99 Hospitality Dear 99s and Staff, 1 am currently doing research for our Here you are, stranded in East Nowhere Bette was “promoted” to Serious Condi museum’s third publication on the subject of with a line of thunderstorms blocking your tion on August 28, 1981. On her 54th day in women in aviation in the United States. This way and intensifying. No way, says Flight the hospital, she was finally able to volume will cover the period 1930-1939. Service, are you going anywhere this after communicate. She is sounding alert and in Would you please put a notice in The 99 noon. What now? The nearest motel is miles good spirits, knowing she has a long way to NEWS asking for anyone who has informa away and/or very expensive. go but looking forward to the day when she tion on that era to drop me a line? I would Almost any local 99 would be happy to can leave the hospital. prefer that they write before sending any come to your rescue, but you are reluctant The burns that have been covered are material so that 1 could send them franked to call a total stranger. healing well and she still has approximately labels for mailing and they would not have to If there were a formalized network of 99s 10% yet to be skin grafted. Although no pay postage, and also to avoid duplication. willing to offer their spare room or family longer on the respirator, she still has the Thank you for any assistance you can room floor and sleeping bags to other 99s tracheotomy and is minus numerous teeth. give me in this project. stranded or simply passing through, it would When 1 asked her, during a phone benefit us all. Sincerely, conversation, what I could send to her, she Naturally a few ground rules would be in Claudia M. Oakes replied, “A good flying book.” This, more order, such as: Assistant Curator than anything else, answered our questions 1) Service should be reciprocal. You use Aeronautics concerning her attitude about flying. Her the service, you offer it to others. Room 3310 flaming crash landing could very well have 2) If you have a house full of relatives or National Air and Space Museum erased her dedication to flight. Knowing chicken pox this week, you should be able Smithsonian Institution Bette, we are not surprised. I am sending my to refuse or refer to someone else. Washington, D C 20560 copy of / Taught Amelia to Fly by Neta 3) Users shouldn’t expect to be Snook Southern. When I last saw her in entertained, waited on, or transported, June, she had wanted to borrow it. other than to and from the airport, perhaps. Appreciation Expressed Incidentally, Neta sent a nice little note to It could definitely not be used as a Bette along with a contribution to the Burn On June 6th, a member of the vacation facility — only as en route stop Fund. I have tucked it into the book. Bette Sacramento Valley Chapter, Jean Patrick, over or bad weather refuge. Perhaps a 1 or 2 will be so pleased. was killed in an aircraft accident while at night limit. You will be pleased to learn that Bette’s tending an air marking at an airport just east 5) Maybe a standard fee, say $5 should be niece, Barbara, has recovered and left the of Crescent City, CA. contributed to the hostess to defray her hospital. She is scheduled to return to It was a long and very emotional day for costs. Naturally some locations will be more school after the Labor Day weekend. those of us that attended the air marking. used that others, and this would help even There remains an urgent need to solicit 1 would publicly like to thank the people of things out. If hostess doesn’t want to accept contributions for the BETTE DAVIS BURN Crescent City and the Community of the donation, she could send it to the AE RECOVERY FUND, P.O. Box 272, Mt. Gasquet for their kindnesses and help fund. Eden, CA 94557. To date, we have collected during this difficult day. Many hours were 6) Many of us are too busy to be the approximately $2,500.00. spent by these wonderful people searching world’s best housekeepers. Don’t expect Before concluding this report, I must for the aircraft and seeing that we were too much! emphasize our appreciation to 99s in the taken care of. The fun of talking flying with another pilot, Portland area, in particular, Dorothy We found out later that two of the women meeting new friends, helping someone out, Mercer of Vancouver who has helped so who were so kind to us were pilots and were and extending your own network of people much and to the Northwest Section, whom 1 not Ninety-Nines because there were not to call on would make it worth the effort for understand collected over $500 at their Fall enough in that remote area to form a us all. Section Meeting for Bette. chapter. As a small token of our apprecia As a new 99, I’ve been impressed by the 99s are wonderful and 1 continue to be so tion, we would like to see that these two cordiality of my fellow female pilots. 1 feel very proud to be one. fantastic ladies receive subscriptions to The certain that many of us would welcome such 99 NEWS. Please find our check enclosed. an arrangement. Sincerely, What do you think? Jean Stroobant, Best personal regards, Alameda County Chapter Barbara Goetz Sincerely, Southwest Section June Devine Amelia T. Reiheld Burn Fund Administrator The Sacramento Valley Chapter (All-Ohio Chapter) W B S S n E u i s OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHER VOLUME 8 NUMBER 8 OCTOBER 1981 The Ninety-Nines, Inc. EDITOR Jan Million DESIGN and PRODUCTION Lu Hollander This Month In The 99 NEWS EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Nema Masonhall Contents Nancy Smith ADVERTISING MANAGER Letters to the E ditor.................................................................... 2 Norma Vandergriff Calendar ....................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Safety Education: weight and balance.................................... 4 Loretta Gragg HEADQUARTERS SECRETARY Tax Information .......................................................................... 4 Virginia Oualine On the Go with Janet ................................................................. 5 PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATE Headquarters Hotline ................................................................. 5 Joan Kerwin How to fit in .................................................................................. 6 Aircraft Insurance............................•.......................................... 6 International Officers Legislation information: An Open Letter................................. 7 PRESIDENT New Horizons ............................................................................... 8 Janet Green Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Application ............. 9 Rt. 7, Box 293W ATE/American Flyers Career Scholarships ........................... 12 Ocean Springs. MS 39564 Oshkosh B’gosh .......................................................................... 14 VICE-PRESIDENT The Air Force pilot ... a new image ...................................... 14 Hazel Jones Shangri-La Grand Prix Air Race .............................................. 20 8536 Mediterranean Dallas, TX 75238 Fly-in to Catalina ........................................................................ 21 SECRETARY Personality Profile ...................................................................... 22 Charlene Falkenberg Chapter News .............................................................................. 24 618 S. Washington St. Air Racing Update ...................................................................... 34 Hobart, IN 46342 TREASURER Advertising Barbara Goetz 8041 Ravinia Ct. Phoenix Calendar........................................................................ 7 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Airplane pillows .......................................................................... 12 Gaston’s ....................................................................................... 12 Board of Directors Ada Aircraft Paint INCORP......................................................... 15 Marilyn Copeland K-Rob’s Steak House ................................................................. 15 Ruth Dobrescu Shangri-La Grand Prix Air Race .............................................. 19 Thon Griffith Contact! ......................................................................................... 20 Gene Nora Jessen Sooner Aviation .......................................................................... 21 Betty Jane Schermerhorn Ace of Aces .................................................................................. 23 Autopilots Central ...................................................................... 23 The 99 NEWS Classified ........................................................................................33 International Headquarters Cessna ........................................................................................... 36 Terminal Dr. & Amelia Earhart Lane P.O. Box 59965 Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, OK 73159 O N TH E C O V E R : Pictured in front of a painting of (405) 682-4425 Amelia Earhart’s airplane on a hangar at St. Circulation Information Augustine Airport, Florida, are Florida Crown members Irene Kramar, Chris Hill, Sheri Little, The 99 NEWS is published 10 times Helen West,