I THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS N ew s L etter International Headquarters — P. 0. Box 1444 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma AIR TERMINAL BUILDING — WILL ROGERS FIELD ------President's Column June 1, 1958 The National Convention is the Num ber One item on my daily agenda now. The Alabama Ninetv-Nines have "Can't Say We a most interesting program all planned for us. There is certainly no nicer way to show our appreciation, Didn't Try and to repay those responsible for all the work, planning and concern that To Get There" has gone into this Convention, than to attend it. So let us make the attend ance this year a record breaker! Just a word to those of you who have yet to attend your first National Convention. I feel that until you do attend your Convention, you in some way, have a missing-link in your affiliation with your Organization. You Lr %v\t * pv* v Q - x x . TSVW can not know that close relationship that comes from the association with PROGRAM SCHEDULE Ninety-Nines from all the Chapters throughout the Organization. It will NINETY NINES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION be a happy experience for you, and you will realize more benefit and July 10-12 pleasure from your membership. JEFFERSON DAVIS HOTEL Please check the program in your Montgomery, Alabama News Letter, for changes in time, on the Executive Board meeting and the THURSDAY, JULY 10 Business meeting, also note the speak Fly-in Day—Landing at Dannelley Field, sunrise to sunset. Free tie-down, ers, Nancy Byrd Walton from Aus transportation, refreshments. tralia, James C. Powell, and Bevo 1:00 p.m .-5:00 p.m.—Registration, lobby Jefferson Davis Hotel. Registration Howard. Please do not neglect get fee $10.00, also registration for jet ride. ting your ballots in, deadline, mid 12:00 noon—Executive and Governors’ meeting. President’s suite. night, June 25th. H ere’s hoping for 7:00 p.m .-10:00 p.m.—Cocktails and buffet dinner, Montgomery Country Club. good weather for good flying, a good Entertainment, (informal). attendance and a wonderful Conven FRIDAY, JULY 11 tion! See you in Alabama! CONVENTION BUSINESS SESSIONS Sincerely, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon—Business meeting. (Delegates must be registered by Broneta Davis Evans 8:00 a.m .) 12:30 p.m.—Luncheon and Fashion Show by Coach and Four, Jefferson Davis. OOOPS—SORRY! 2:00 p.m .-5:00 p.m.—Business meeting. We were misinformed, along with 8:00 p.m.—Past Presidents’ Award Dinner, Blue Moon Inn. Ninety-Nines and several other aviation papers concern guests. (To honor all our Past Presidents present.) ing the Lady Hay-Drummond Award. We apologize. SATURDAY, JULY 12 10:00 a.m.—Tour of Maxwell Air Force Base, home of the Air University. 11:30 a.m.—Be on hand for take-off of the winner of the Jet ride by one of our News Item members. Courtesy pilot ? 12:30 p.m.—Lunch at Maxwell Officers Club. Speaker, Nancy Byrd Walton of First Woman President—Jackie Australia. Cochran, Past President of the 3:00 p m .-4:00 p.m. Tour of Montgomery, courtesy of Montgomery Chamber 99’s, was elected first woman of Commerce. President of the Federation 6:30 p.m .-7:30 p.m.—Cocktail party, courtesy of Montgomery Zonta Club. Aeronautique Internationale, a 8:00 p.m.—Convention Banquet. Amelia Earhart Scholarship Award. Jefferson 47 nation federation for the pro Davis Hotel Ballroom. Master of Ceremonies, Bevo Howard; Guest motion of Aviation. All 99’s wish Speaker, James C. Powell. you well, knowing fully you will serve with honor and distinction. SUNDAY, JULY 13 Take-off Day Transportation furnished to airport. 1957-58 International INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Coming Events Prpcidpnf Air Race News AWTAR—San Diego, Calif., to BRONETA DAVIS EVANS Charleston, S. C., July LIO. Minco, Oklahoma Ninety-Nines International Con Vice President vention, Montgomery, Ala., July EUGENIA R. HEISE 11-13. 5019 N. Cumberland Blvd. IAR—Welland, Ontario, Canada Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Grand Bahamas, BWI, August Secretary 14-23. ELOISE SMITH Northwest Sectional Meeting, 4011 Woodhams Dr. Gaffney’s Lake Wilderness Lodge Kalamazoo, Michigan near Renton, Wash., September Treasurer 12-14. BARBARA J. EVANS South Central Sectional meet 40 Stuart Place ing in conjunction with the Manhasset, New York DaUas ‘ Doll Derby” in Dallas, Texas, in September or October. Executive Committee Watch for the dates. LOUISE SMITH S. M. A. L. L. R ace — Sturgiss, 421 Edgedale Dr. Mich., to Manistee, Mich., Octo High Point, North Carolina ber 11-12. EDNA GARDNER WHYTE 3155 Willow Park Dr. Fort Worth, Texas Hilda Perez De Fragas, Cuba’s only JIMMIE KOLP 99 entrant in the 1957 International A W T A R NEW S Box 591 Air Race. Entries will close with June 20 post Electra, Texas mark. If you are one of the late The Race will start from Welland, entries, pleace send your entry by Deadline For News airmail to AWTAR, Inc., 2611 East The 25th Of Each Month Canada on August 16th, RON at Fort Spring Street, Long Beach, Calif., so Lauderdale, Fla., by the 18th and we that we will be able to get your entry will be at the Grand Bahama Club into the official program before it from the 19th-23rd. Day extra at goes to press. Many of you who read this are (JJew JUinetu- (Clines terminus to avoid custom payment at alrady entered in the AWTAR and Buffalo. (Time for more fun.) Southeast Section are undoubtedly very busy getting Prizes: $800, 1st; $500, 2nd; $300, CALDWELL, Martha I. 3rd; $200, 4th; $150, 5th; $50, 6th. 510 Florham Ave. P. O. Box 1048 Carolinas Required stop: Buffalo, N. Y. Visual High Point, N. C. check: St. Sim on’s Island, Bruns Phone: 2-2306 wick, Ga. Method of computation of winner: South Central Section Handicap speed over actual ground RENNY, June D. speed; highest plus winner. (Handi (Mrs. James B.) cap 100: Ground speed for course 110: 101 Colorada St. equals plus 10.) Dyess AFB Abilene Dates: Deadline entries, July 31, Abilene, Texas 1958; deadline arrival Welland, Aug Phone: OR 3-7617 ust 14, 1958 (sundown); race start, TROMM, Catharina C. August 16, 1958; deadline Fort Lauder 1315 Sixth Street Corpus Christi- dale, August 18 (sundown); last leg Corpus Christi, Texas Houston to Grand Bahama, August 19th; re Phone: TU 3-8023 turn to US, August 23rd. Irma Price is entry chief, all in Southwest Section Committee of the Start of the Race quiries to her 242 SW 8th St., Miami, (making big plans): Ruby Keaveny, CROWLEY, Elizabeth Sue Fla. 2804 Future Street San Fernando Chairman; Elsie Watson, Impound (Trophies and souvenirs.) Los Angeles 31, Calif. Chairman; Gertrude Lockwood, P hone: CA 2-4690 Dorothea M. B. V erm orel Deputy Chairman; Aileen Saunders, Chairman Publicity Chairman; Lynn Briggs, GOODWIN, Frances L. (Mrs.) Operations Chairman. 2376 Linwood St. San Diego San Diego, Calif. your aircraft tuned up and polished P hone: CY 5-1722 Notice for the big event. We are pleased to REINSTATEMENT There will be no July issue of be able to tell you in this issue of sev The 99 Nev/s Letter. eral more awards that have been North Central Section Please, please, send your NL donated: SLA VICK, Loretta F. Zep Aero of El Segundo, Calif., is Reports typed and double-spaced (Mrs. Leon E.) Greater donating a Portable Oxygen Unit as 44 Forest Glen Lane St. Louis and by the 25th of the month, an additional prize for the pilot of the Kirkwood 22, Mo. other than June 25th. aircraft placing first. Phone: YO 5-1223 Flying Magazine is donating a cash award of $100 to the crew holding no which makes the highest score. Jeppesen & Co., Denver, Colo., is The Neighbors G eorge Clark donating a Jeppesen Flight Case to the co-pilot of the aircraft placing first, a Radio Air-Route Guide with one-year revision service to the pilot of the aircraft placing second, and Large World Maps to the co-pilots of the aircraft placing second and third. Four Jeppesen R-2 Computers, two Large United States Maps and other smaller maps will also go to pilots and co-pilots who place near the top. Once again the dates, times and route: Impounding deadline at San Diego, 1700 PST, July 1; take-off, 0800 PST, July 4; deadline to finish at Charleston, 1200 EST, July 8; awards dinner, evening, July 9. Route: San Diego, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Midland, Abilene, Tyler, Jackson, Montgomery, Macon, Char leston (2177.4 statute m iles). To those of you who will be par ticipating in the race, we wish good flying, good fun and good luck. To those of you who are working on the various committees from coast to coast, we want to express our most sincere thanks for the wonderful help and cooperation you are giving us. To Ninety-Nines everywhere, our deep est thanks for your sponsorship and fine support of this annual race. AWTAR Board of Directors Betty H. Gillies, Chairman Pilot's Briefing All CAA Flight Instructor Ratings must be exchanged prior to July 1st. By now I am sure all of you “No, this isn’t my first flight. Back in the thirties I have received your ballot for the won a transcontinental race in my own plane.” National Cfficers, etc., so please, please vote and exercise your duty toward your organization The Ninety-Nine News Letter wishes to thank Mollie Slott, Vice-President of on a National level, too. The Chicago Tribune — New York News Syndicate, Inc., for granting us After July 1st, New M embers permiss’on to publish the above cartoon. Also, to Miss Ivy Coffey, Women’s will have membership in the 99’s Editor, The Oklahoman and Times, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for making till September, 1959. Let’s make this permission possible. every effort to increase our membership, both with new commercial Certol 44. Then there was members and reinstated mem MIDDLE EAST a trip through the busy Control Tower bers. and Radar Room with explanations by Governors and C o m m it t e e SECTION Chairmen — Don’t forget your the CAA. After lunch in the Strato Annual Report for the Conven- Lounge Kate Macario, Chairman of t’on, be sure there are three EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, conies. CHAPTER called the meeting to order and turned The August News Letter will By Peggy Borek the gavel over to Ada Mitchell, Gov be a combination of the months We had a wonderful turnout for the ernor of the Middle East Section. Any of June and July news and Middle East Sectional at Philadelphia one not wearing her 99 pin was as events, which means there will International Airport on April 26! Six sessed 25 cents and we collected $2.00. be no July issue, and no June 25 planes and assorted automobiles Margaret Callaway announced that deadline for news, but be sure to brought 34 members and guests from the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter remember the July 25 deadline. New York, Wilmington, Washington, hopes to have three entries in the Please send to NL Editor the D. C., and Philadelphia. Vertol’s ex IAR. dates and places of your Fall perimental hangar and the film “Sky Elsie McBride has passed her com Sectional Meetings, as soon as ways Without Runways” with Vertol’s mercial written. Sandra Callaway has available. Peg Coale as guide. Peg told us about her private and is a new 99. the turbine development and the new May 18 was Ladies Day at Wings Field. We set up beautiful displays Lamona Cervenka’s slides. Portugal, Barnett family moved to Florida with scrapbooks, photographs, Mar Spain, France, England, and the Brus where Miss Barnett attended schools garet Callaway’s trophies, and infor sel’s World Fair looked like such in in Lakeland and Marianna. She earn mation about the 99’s. I donated my teresting places. ed her Bachelor of Science degree in cherished autographed picture of Frlor to this whetting of our de chemistry from Florida State Univer Amelia Earhart dated 2/15/35 which sires to travel, Dorothy Mitchell con sity in 1948 and a Master’s degree in was taken in Hawaii. Adeliade Tinker ducted the business meeting where textiles from the same institution in and 49V2er John, came up from Wil plans were formulated for attending 1953. Prior to joining Chemstrand in mington, and Louise Hollinger flew in the National Convention in Alabama. 1953, she had worked with Callaway Besides those already mentioned, from Harrisburg. Polly Alley used Mills, La Grange, Ga., and as a grad her Polaroid landcamera, selling Hazel Dwiggins, Lee Feyen, Ann Ash uate research assistant at Florida photographs. Connie Wolf, Nancy Die- and I were present from the Washing State. mand, Anne Shields (our A. E. ton a rea ; Dorothy Faulkner and Scholarship nominee), Ann Piggot, Augusta Roberts from Delaware, and Miss Barnett was an active member Margaret Callaway and Louise Hol Marian Hein from Fort Meade, Md. of the American Association of Uni linger flew passengers steadily from We were delighted to see Marian versity Women, the American Chemi noon until sunset. A local television again after several year’s absence. cal Society and the American Asso personality was master of ceremonies. But it was really like “hello” and ciation of Textile Chemists and Color Connie Wolf fascinated everyone with “goodbye” as she and her husband ists. a talk on ballooning. Her husband, are leaving in July for a three year Funeral services were May 24 at 4 Abby Wolf, thrilled passengers with tour of duty in Paris, France. p.m. at the First Methodist Church in river landings in his Seabee. Awards Decatur, Ala. Interment was at At were presented to Wing Scouts, Camp kins, Ark., May 25. fire Girls and CAP Cadets. There was a reception at the country club after FLORIDA CHAPTER ward. It was a perfect day. We all Rosemary Ingrahm, with other worked hard and will now be able to aviation enthusiasts hosted the 99 donate something to the AWTAR and meeting at Naples on May 18. Some scholarship funds. came by air, some by car and many An Operations and Maintenance Con went into the sea. The most delicious ference will be held in Reading, Pa., barbecue with all, and we mean ALL, on June 7. the trimmings was enjoyed by about There will be an efficiency race 30 of us on the beach at Naples. We with local 99’s participating at Wings had two prospective members pres Field, Ambler, Pa., on June S. ent, 49V2ers, and 24%ers. WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAPTER Dorothea M. B. Vermorel, received By Virginia Thompson the National Order of Merit of Civil To com m em orate the 40th anni Aviation of the Republic of Cuba from versary of the first airmail flight, an President Batista, at the Palace in old Jenny biplane re-enacted this his Havana on May 10. She also was on toric event by taking off from Wash the official committee for the opening ington, D. C., landing at Philadelphia of the new Rosillio Airport, near Ha and proceeding on to New York. The vana, and was guest of the Govern OX-5 Club also placed a bronze plaque ment for the weekend. With member in honor of this occasion in West Hilda Perez several Cuban girls, Potomac Park’s old Polo Field, the whose husbands have planes, were southern terminal of the inagural given a “ pep” talk on obtaining their flight. licenses, in hopes some day of hav That evening, May 15, a banquet ing a Cuban Chapter. was held at the Halls of Nations, Hotel Washington, honoring these early air Dorothea, Irma and Marion are mail pioneers. Blanche Noyes was one going to the Grand Bahama Club next of the guests of honor. The speakers week, as guests, to finalize all the entertainment and other plans for the were Arthur E. Summerfield, Post ALABAMA CHAPTER R ace. master General, and Capt. Eddie Margaret H. Barnett, who held the Looking forward to Convention. See Rickenbacker. Many fond memories title as only woman group leader at you there. were recalled. How much we owe to the Chemstrand Corporation’s Re the vision and courage of these early search and Development Center here, flyers. TENNESSEE CHAPTER died recently following a brief illness. By Constance Ohlinger They may have gotten lost and con- She was 31. fussed at times but no more so than Miss Barnett was a textile chemist On April 25 Evelyn Bryan received some of our 99ers today. Through a in Chemstrand’s dyeing and finishing her Rotorcraft Flight Instructor Rat typographical error, the notice for our department. She had advanced to the ing at Fort Worth, Texas. She already meeting stated that our hostess, had gotten her Commercial Helicop Helene Oliver, lived at 1825 Phelps position of group leader in a research Place, Washington, D. C. Imagine our f^eld usually considered a “ m an’s ter Rating in Feb. 1957. We know Bell surprise to find ourselves at the School w orld.” Helicopter Training School can’t be for Russian children. Needless to say, She was born November 11, 1926 at any prouder of Evelyn than we are. they were as confused as we were. A Atkins, Ark., the daughter of Mr. and Congratulations, Evelyn! bit unnerved but undaunted, we aii Mrs. T. H. Barnett. Mrs. Barnett, Georgiana McConnell and Sarah managed to find Helene’s where we who survives, shared a home with her Duke attended the Southeast Regional had a most enjoyable time dreaming. daughter here. Conference CAP in Naples, Fla. Sarah That is just what we did as we viewed During her early childhood, the is a Lt. Col. and Public Information of Administration for the Region. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER UPPER IOWA CHAPTER Sarah and Georgiana had the pleas By Dorothy Vachout By Helen Flaherty ure of seeing Maj. Betty McNabb of In April, our meeting was held at Millie Burt was hostess to the Upper eGorgia, and Col. Clara Livingston, Fran Akerlund’s home. Fran treated Iowa Chapter in Storm Lake, Sunday Wing Commander for Porto Rico, at everyone to a most delicious dinner noon, May 18. We dined at the Cobble the conference. prior to the meeting, and a wonderful stone Inn and then held our meeting These are the days when the sight time was had by all. Our May meet in Millie’s lovely back yard. Five seeing pilot thrills over the beauty ing was a ‘‘Fly-In” at Mt. Hawley members were present, which, in our of evolving Spring in the Southern Airport near Peoria. After the meet case, constitutes a majority: Bernie Appalachians. Once-brown mountains ing, we were joined by 49%ers Don Hugelen from Clear Lake brought her are now garbed in fresh green, and Sutton, Harold White, Pete Akerlund friend, Ruby Perry, along; Betty Bar newly cultivated valleys begin to show and Verne Siemon. The whole group ton from Spencer: Marie Blank from verdure. Truly, these are perfect fly then had dinner at Hagers Stage Klemme; and your writer from Fort ing days—no gusts of March and no Coach Inn, which is right on the air Dodge, and Millie Burt from Storm summer thermals yet. port. Lake. One of our busiest members is Bea Betty and I attended the Sectional Siemon. She showed the picture “ Run in Des Moines and reported on it at ways of the World, which is put out the meeting. The Iowa Chapter cer NO. CENTRAL by Illinois Aviation, to a group of over tainly deserves recognition for put 100 women of the Bethlehem Lutheran ting on such a very successful meet 'Fm E9 SECTION Church in St. Charles and to the 5th ing and hearty congratulations for and 6th grade students of the Wayne their splendid organization and fine School in Wayne, 111. She has a large team work. They are really in orbit. MINNESOTA CHAPTER collection of colored slides, showing Bernie Hugelen has taken on a new By Rita Orr 99 activities, which she presented to job. She is secretary to the Secretary the women’s group at the Church, and Our May meeting was held at Wold- of the OX-5 Organization, he also hap also to the Wayne Women’s Club at a Chamberlain Airport and as we prom pens to be her husband. Our most hobby presentation. All this, besides ised, Marilyn Williams provided us traveled member, Ruth Shimon, is all the flying she does! with a special program. Those on hand already counting down for her take for rides in B eechcraft’s new twin Nita Fineman and her family went, off again for foreign ports. Millie is were Jan White, Shirley Iverson, Pat via station wagon, to Washington, D. living in her cottage on Storm Lake. Sullivan, Margaret Campbell, Jean C. during the spring vacation week. Marie is combining her two busines Scheifley, Marilyn Williams, Florence She said that even the birds didn’t fly ses: banking and hairdressing. Betty Scriver, Avis Larson, Rita Orr and through the rain and fog that blanket and I are getting ourselves involved our newest member, Juanita Leach. ed the Alleghenies that week. Eve in spot-landing contests with our eyes Guests were Dorothy Ryan, Patty Chilcoat spent about two weeks tour on a trophy. ing Wyoming, and then went to Okla Mankin and Virginia Casperson. ALL OHIO CHAPTER homa City to visit there. Several of Jane White reported on the NIFA By Mary J. Fecser our gals attended the Spring Section meet at Holman Field which she at al in Des Moines and had a wonderful SCOOP OF THE MONTH: Jean Hix tended as judge of the outstanding time. son was chosen one of the nation’s woman pilot. Jane picked the winner Nell Brown enjoyed it so much that outstanding teachers by a group of and presented the trophy on our be she and her 49% er returned the fol nationally-prominent educators at the half. lowing week for a nice weekend visit. National Education Association’s Tra Marilyn Williams reported on her vel Fair in Washington, D. C. Jean progress in the investigation of towns CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER was selected a national winner in the selected as likely candidates for our By Rose S. Andrew “ Bold Journey” TV Teacher Awards air - marking program. Apparently In April our chapter met at the Program and has been given her Marilyn is a very persuasive orator— Capital Airport Dining Room, Spring choice of Europe or South America. she met with the town council of field, Illinois. Leah and Sam Warren, At the present, she still has not de Preston, Minn., and they are now will Rose and Frank Andrew and Paul, cided which it will be, nor when she’s ing to paint signs all over the place— Sue Hassley and two guests (Prospec going. She was selected from 1500 fin well, not quite, but we are proud of tive members) flew over in three alists on the basis of her ability to her accomplishment on her first try. planes kom Champaign, to join Flor “open a window on the world” for Three new members were voted in ence and Bob Musser, Lincoln; Addie her pupils, belief in the values of —Mary Lee Whiting, Virginia Casper O’Brien and Mary Einhauser, Spring educational travel, and use of the son and Dorothy Ryan. We are most field; and Helen Greinke from Bloom ‘BOLD JOURNEY” series as a teach happy to have them. ington. ing resource. Honors are nothing new All went well until a bat decided to We ate, visited, and visited the con to Jean, who has the distinction of join the meeting and confuse the issue. trol tower v/hile at the airport. being the first teacher to fly through Thanks to Mr. Hoffman, our speaker The next meeting will be May 25, the sound barrier in a Lockheed of the evening, who grounded the Champaign, at Andrew’s Longpatch. F-94C “Starfire” jet with an Air Force creature for the duration and pro Hope a good many will use the strip pilto at the controls last year. In 1948 ceeded to deliver an interesting talk and fly in to a lunch. Jean won the Amelia Earhart Award on the private pilot’s role in aviation. Several of our girls flew or drove and used the scholarship to complete We also thank Mr. Hoffman for the out to Des Moines to Spring Section her studies at the U. of Akron. In 1949, twin-engine rides. Our June meeting al. Sam and Leah Warren drove, as she became Akron’s first woman Air is to be held in St. Cloud—at the air did Flo Musser and Helen Greinke. Force Reserve officer when she was port—where we will discuss plans for Barbara Jenison and Addie O’Brien given a lieutenant’s commission. In our July “Penny-a-Pound” airlift to flew out in the Jenison’s 170. Think 1953, Jean (including your reporter) be held there . . . see you all then. all of them had a very fine time. was a winner in the 50th Anniversary of Powered Flight Contest for teach MICHIGAN CHAPTER ville and then finally make it via ers who fostered aviation education By Elsie Ferich Columbia. in the schools. Carol and Bob Welch hosted the 99 Had a perfectly wonderful time at Marilyn Collette and Rosalie Bracht meeting this month at Alpena, Mich. the Sectional. Hostesses are certainly They herded the deer off the runways, were the only pilots among the new to be congratulated on their fine pro but we knew quizzical brown eyes members of the Akron Women’s chap gram, including the cocktails and filet must be peeking from behind the ter of the NAA to be honored at a tea mignon served at the country club— trees. at the Akron City Club ballroom. imagine all of this at a Sectional. Also We flew in Saturday evening and enjoyed the film shown of the TAR Secretary Helen Sammon was re hors d’oeuvre and cocktails awaited last year belonging to Sylvia Roth— elected Vice-President of her chapter us, followed by a thick juicy steak wonderful photography. Showed the of the Beta Sigma Phi, national busi (lumberman’s size) and “lots of take-off of all the planes, including ness women’s sorority. She is also hangar talk.’’ our own Mickey Clark’s “Spectacu serving as membership chairman of Present were Leah Higgins, Mar la r.” the organization. garet Crane, Faye Kirk (she flewr a We are now the proud possessors Edie Friedrich’s second future 99er new Sky Lane in), and her 49%, Helen of the Rotating Trophy at the Sec was born on April 25. She weighed in Wetherill, Jeannette Soveriegn and tional for having the greatest percent at 7 lbs. 12% oz. 49%, and Mary Clark and myself rode of our members attending, which we Arleen Davis is sponsoring three in with Bernice Trim ble in a Navion. want to warn you, is going to be hard 1958 scholarships at Parks College of Joan Hrubec flew in from Cleveland, to take away. The Trophy was re Aeronautical Technology, St. Louis stepping in Flint to pick up Evelyn ceived with such fanfare at the air port, we bragged a little and told our University. Scholarships will pay Fay (Flint Zonta) and was in Alpena a good deal sooner than yours truly. 49%ers it was for spot landings, etc., about one-half of the actual cost of you know how these stories can growr the credit course which consists of Sunday morning the weather was as dubious as a woman trying to buy a and grow, it was a good story while it dual instruction, principles of flight, lasted anyway. and rules pertaining to safety and new hat, and only one plane from the maintenance. Detroit area made it in. Alice Davis and her guest Carol Orr. We waited Chairman Edyther Maxim, Marilyn hopefully, but when Loma May called Collette, Joan Hrubec, Virginia Schu from Detroit saying it was pouring macher, Mary Scheafer and lone down rain, we got the business meet Kiplinger were the lucky gals who ing under wray. attended the Spring Sectional in Des Yours truly conducted the meeting Moines. in lieu of the absence of our Chair Bonnie and Lee Miller attended the man, Pat Russell. OX-5 meeting in Toledo, week-end Brunch followed and the AWTAR April 27. Bonnie is working for her talk and Convention plans were fore instrument rating. most. It is exciting, and I know “ H er man the Vermin was making himself Our deepest sympathy goes to Edith known. Herman is a giant-sized butter Friedrich on the death of her father. fly, pet and mascot of one of the girls Mary Fecser was elected Republi who is flying her first AWTAR. He can Precinct Committeeman for the just keeps fluttering around inside third consecutive time at the May pri her. maries. GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER Edyther Maxim and 49%er have By Ruth Lake left via Porsche sports car for their The May meeting found us making vacation in Denver, Colo. colorful decorations for our Mexican Mary Scheafer and her three chil Fiesta at the home of Dorothy Rum- dren are vacationing in Florida. sey. Nineteen members plus our two Jean and Dr. Bonar flew their 180 student pilot prospective members, from Mansfield to Jacksonville, to Juanita Bozwell and Lenore Leacock. Los Angeles, to Phoenix, to Jackson Lenore was a little late in arriving— Members and guest of Kansas 99’s who attended the May meeting and ville, to Chicago, and back to Mans reason: she had just sololed. Her dedication of the Atchison, Kansas field. How’s that for cross-country- enthusiasm permeated the entire party and I am sure we were all mak Airport. Back row, left to right: ing? ing that First One all over again— Doris Richey, Wichita; Dorothy Harriet Wladyka was installed as glorious, wonderful, unbelieveable Speer, Wichita; Betty Parks, Wich Executive Officer of the 5th Area day. ita; Helen Chandler, Wichita; Anne Civil Defense Air Patrol at the Head April 26th found 12 of us flying to Waddell, Garden City; Marjory Far quarters Meeting of Concord Air Des Moines for our Spring Sectional. rell, Kansas City Chapter; Broneta Park, Painesville, Ohio. Golly Miner, Evelyn Neise and Vir Evans, International President, Ok Martha Wilcox spoke about aviation ginia Duenke flew up in Virginia’s lahoma Chapter; Marie Engleman, at the meeting of two youth groups of Apache. Delores Whelan, Maxine Hill City. Front row: Marjorie the Baptist Youth Fellowship. T o'Tfler, Laura Sellinger and Mickey Brightup, Wichita; Marge Paris, Clark took a Tri-Pacer—Fran Merrill Atchison; Lois Dobbin, Wichita; Dorothy Anderson lets us know via took Marge Fairchild with her in the Mary McKillip, Wichita; Margaret invitational handbill that we’re all Cessna 140 and Loretta Slavick and Yourdon, Wichita; Marie Kuhlman, welcome to attend the 5th Annual Sylvia Bloom went with me in the Kansas City Chapter; Ida Prokop Ranch-Style (chuck wagon et al) fly- family Tri-Pacer. Weather CAVU Sat Lee, Sculptress, South Dakota; Edna in breakfast, on June 29, at Bluffton urday, but not too good coming back Gardner Whyte, Past International airport in Bluffton, Ohio. Prizes! Sunday, that’s normal, isn’t it? Had President, Fort Worth, Texas Chap Bring your own tie-downs. to stay over about five hours in Kirks- ter. KANSAS CHAPTER Amber Cree. We then had lunch with saw Marge Barr, Mildred Bishop, By Helen Chandler the Dallas chapter members at the Martha Ann Reading and Pat Jetton The Kansas Chapter held their S & S Tea Room. Flying weather was beating the hiways. Martha Ann, Dor meeting at Atchison, Kansas, May 18. just barely above minimums when the is and Pat won Helicopter rides and We flew to Atchison to witness the group left Abilene and didn’t get much went in circles remainder of section dedication of the Atchison Airport in better through the day. al. All in all, we saw a lot of old honor of Amelia Earhart, and also The March meeting was a beautiful friends, met a lot of new ones and had the presentation of a memorial in her spring luncheon at Tolly’s home in a barrel of fun. memory to the city of Atchison by the Abilene. Jerry Sloan is this week in Midland, Zontas. Austin was the fly-in spot for the Texas, gathering Bonanza time fast Our meeting was held in a hangar at April meeting, with a Mexican din and furious. Martha Ann will be wing the airport and we had several wel ner at El Matamoros. Making the ing her way to Detroit for a National come guests, including Broneta Davis flight were Ruby, Annelle, Tolly, Pat Conference of CAP communicators. Evans, International President, Edna ty, Maxine and Beverly Tarpley. Doris Weller will be doing same to Gardner Whyte, Past International We’re happy to welcome new mem ward Albuquerque for a Flying Safety President and Wynema Masonhall, 99 ber June Renny, 101 Colorado, Abi meeting. lene, whose husband is Capt. James News Letter Editor. Kansas 99s at Marge Barr’s mother, who drove B. Renny of Dyess Air Force Base, tending were Marie Engleman, Mar back to Dallas from Oke City with the SAC base west of Abilene. jorie Brightup, Dorothy Speer, Helen girls, has been visiting and helping And the proud possessor of the first Chandler, Lois Dobbin, Betty Parks, Marge get settled in her new house. instrument ticket in the Abilene Mary McKillip, Margaret Yourdan, Last time we talked to Marge she Ninety-Nines is Patty Taliaferro. And Anne Waddell, Doris Richey, Mary was paint stained from one end to the we’re mighty proud of her. Morgan and Marge Paris. other. After our meeting we were taken by TIP OF TEXAS CHAPTER There have been very nice articles bus to a luncheon held in Atchison. By Eiaine Needham in local papers lately about our girls: We were served an excellent meal The South Central Section meeting Martha Ann and Jerry were the sub and were delighted with speeches per in Oklahoma City must have been a jects of a lovely story about their taining to the life and times of our grand success, as Merle Dunham and forthcoming participation in AWTAR. own Amelia Earhart. The memorial Veda Tennent returned all brimming Mildred Bishop and Pat Jetton had dedication was at 4:00 p.m. after over with Oklahoma enthusiasm. same about coming Skylady Derby. which we all took off again in the Merle and Veda had planned to fly By the time this is out several of wild blue. up to the meeting in Merle’s Cessna the girls will be in Topeka for Sky Thanks to Ken-Mar Airpark, sev 170, but bad weather made this im lady Derby and WNAA convention. eral of us were able to enjoy the possible and nearly everyone had to The North Central Texas Unit will be swank of the Piper Apache, Com- drive. well represented and we are looking manche and the Tri-Pacer. Anyway, Veda brought all her pro forward to meeting some of the 99’s Our thanks to the Zontas for invit tractors, rulers and binoculars and from the Nebraska, Iowa and upper ing the 99s and to our own Marge they made it overland quite safely Kansas area. Paris of Atchison for such a delight in spite of the inevitable close shaves COLORADO CHAPTER ful May meeting. of highway traffic. By Mary Wenholz We also had several new prospects It seems these two Corpus Christi C o^rado is happy to report that 6 at our May meeting and we’re hop gals had a wonderful time and all the of their gals were able to attend the ing they’ll be with us as permanent rest of us poor slaves who couldn’t South Central Sectional in Oklahoma members one of these days. make it feel really down and out City and found the trip well-worth the Several of the Kansas 99s have about missing so much fun. effort put forth in getting there. Just been burning up the skyways this past SOS, SOS, calling Houston 99s. Hope to be able to see and visit in Head month, and with good weather fore you gals will be ready to have an quarters was a treat, to say nothing cast for the coming months, we’re other good ol’ rummage sale to be of Donna’s winning the Jet ride and held in the Valley soon. This money hoping that we’ll be seeing all of our Betty and Verna having Helicopter is used for airmarking paint, etc. members at future meetings. rides, plus all the other prizes the And we have lots of fun too, trying ABILENE, TEXAS, CHAPTER Colorado gang ran off with, plus the on each other’s clothes n’ stuff. The Abilene Chapter has made making and renewing of friendships Nice invitations we’re receiving three flying trips since the first of with so many of the other 99s. Those from Montgomery, Alabama. the year — to San Angelo, Dallas and Oklahoma gals sure showed us all a Adios. Austin. wonderful time and I would like to The January trip was to San Angelo DALLAS CHAPTER here and now thank each and every for lunch and included Tolly Petty, By Pat Jetton one of them for all the Colorado gang. Margaret Childs, Joanne Elliott, Pat Our members have certainly been Mustn’t overlook mentioning the pres ty Taliaferro, Ruby Caldwell, Annelle active, in one way or another, this ence of one of our 49^ers, too — Art Hooks, Maxine Elam and new mem past month. We started off May in Pfister, who with wifey, Betty (brok ber June Renney. good order by attending the SCS sec en neck et al) showed up to the great In February, the Dallas chapter tional in Oklahoma City. Had a won surprise of the rest of the gang. And flew to Abilene and was met at the derful visit, those Okies having plan what a wonderful surprise, too! airport and entertained at lunch by ned much activity and fun. Our July meeting was cancelled be the Abilene group. Then three days Rowena Burns drove up with her cause of complications caused by later, the Abilene chapter returned two children, who she parked with overriding of dates; but we plan a the visit. relatives in Oke City while she attend bang-up meeting at the home of Ruth Touring the Love Field tower, radar ed sectional. Jo Allison and Doris Mugele on Friday, June 6—an outdoor and radio stations were Joanne, An Weller drove up through thunder and barbecue. nelle, Tolly, Ruby, Patty, Maxine and lightning and rain. Saturday 4:30 a.m. Alice Fuchs is a busy gal these days writing a computor book for Jeppesen pleasant memories for us and we hope and Pauline Hawks at Bruning in and Company. for those v/ho attended from all over April. Guests included Bruning folks, Fred and Darlene Gray took daugh the Section. We were happy that so Eob and Maria Waring from Geneva. ter, Jackie, to Chicago to see the In many of you could come. Plelen and Roy Simmons flew up from. Abilene to spend the day with us too. dustrial Museum, which I understand Since Tinker AFB takes up most of May meeting I missed, but I hear is well-worth a trip to Chicago. Hope my waking hours I have little or no tell that the gals had a good time at to make this trek som eday with my time to beat the bushes for news of the Schepers home in Fairmont. San boys. the Chapter members and since my reporters seem to have faded away, dra plans to officially become a mem Alice Fuchs is planning a trip back all the news I have is this— ber in July. We’re always glad to see to Pennsylvania. Plans on flying a 170 a new face! Deth and Cyril Smith flew their and would like someone to go along Cessna to Colorado Springs to visit Belle Hetzel will be our hostess in to help share expenses. This will be their son, Pat, v/ho is in the Air D e Harlan, Iowa, in June. Don’t know yet during the first week in June. fense Command. Beth’s mother and what the plans are for this meeting, ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER father from Omaha, Neb., have been but no dout we’ll have a good time— By Randy Sutherland visiting her and we had the pleasure we always do! This month has been one of excite of meeting them at an Executive ment and several gatherings of the Board meeting at the Smiths. Albuquerque Chapter. Velma Woodward has been having First we had the film from AOPA a severe bout with a case of poison “To Save A Life” at the home of ivy, and your reporter developed Randy Sutherland. We recommend it weed poisoning. Are these examples of the ground being more dangerous highly to all you girls who have not than the air? as yet had a chance to see it. Tulsa has enticed some of our mem Next we had the pleasure of meet bers to the Oil Capitol—Skip Carter EASTERN WASHINGTON ing Ruth Nichols as she stopped here and Ruth Jones went over to see the for overnight on her tour. Several of CHAPTER Tulsa Horse Show, and Rita and By Mary Drinkwater us met her at the airport for lunch, Leonard Eaves attended the EAA and Lygie Hagan was hostess for the including Ruth Deerman of El Paso. AAA Air Show and Awards Banquet. April 13th Chapter meeting in Spo For dinner a group took her to Old Wynema Masonhall has been ap kane. Betty Robertson, Pomeroy; Town to taste our Mexican food. pointed delegate for the Chapter to the Minnie Boyd, Pullman; Betty Seavey, What an exciting day May 17 was International Convention, with Beth Walla Walla; Ardith Sherman and for the Bill Cutters. Virginia and Bill Smith as alternate. Lygie of Spokane attended. Two pros became GRANDPA & GRANDMA Our annual Guest Day will be a pective members, Jean Carbon and with the proud papa being Bill Jr. brunch at the Oklahoma City Golf and Mary Hathaway of Spokane also met They named the baby William Will Country Club on June 22nd. with us and we hope they come again. son Cutter. On Sunday, May ISth, Broneta Davis Lunch at the Country Club followed One of our members was taken to Evans, Edna Gardner Whyte, and the meeting. the hospital with a heart attack. We Wynema Masonhall attended the dedi A lot of flying has been done by certainly wish Harriet Nye a speedy cation of the Amelia Earhart Airport several of our members this past recovery. ceremonies in Atchison, Kan., thor month. April 16th Betty Searcy and The third gathering this month was oughly enjoying the luncheon and de Minnie Boyd flew to Boise, Idaho, to a fly-in breakfast in Santa Fe. Donie lightful speaker, as well as meeting attend the Idaho Chapter meeting. Boone planned it all and did a won Amelia’s sister. Also sat in on the They took to the air again and flew derful job. The El Paso girls who Kansas Chapter’s meeting, nice bunch to Tucson, Ariz., to attend the South joined us were: Ann Duthie, Ruth of gals. west Sectional. Betty reports she and Deerman, Billie Callazhan, Liddy MISSOURI VALLEY CHAPTER Minnie had a wonderful 5-day trip. Lygie Hagan and 49% er flew to Weaver, and Erma Case. Two student By Barb Anspaugh Phoenix, Ariz., to attend the Flying pilots from Santa Fe Charlotte Dun Apologies are in order for the long bar and Nancy Gallivan who we hope Physicians Convention. Helen Erns- silence from us to you. Cur inefficient dorff, one of our newest members, is to have as members before too long. secretary (me) has let herself get in busy daily flying students and passen The ones from Albuquerque attending volved in “ other’ ’things for too many gers. Gini Richardson and 49%er now were: Muriel Guggolz, Bobbie Albert, months. have the distributorship for the Bel- Jo Edleman and 49%er, Betty Burritt Plere is a brief summary of Mo. lanca. Gini has been busy, but busy, and 49%er and guest Mr. and Mrs. Valley doin’s since the first of the with their spraying operations. She John Kay, Donie Boone and 49%er year to catch you up. No meeting in plans to fly in the 1958 AWTAR and and guest Hale and Dick Waddell, January, since weather hereabouts the International Air Races. Good Virginia Cutter and guest Mrs. Ed generally prohibits travel somewhat. luck, Gini! Box; Mr. and Mrs. A1 Banks and Our February meeting was held in Cur May meeting will be at Betty Randy Sutherland. Omaha at the home of Helen Nestle. Seavey’s ranch in Walla Walla. A I feel very lucky to have drawn We enjoyed a delicious dinner at June meeting is planned for Yakima. number one position for take-off this Ralston in March with Rosemary Phelps. We also admired Howard’s ALASKA CHAPTER year in the coming “Powder Puff By Carole Pierce Derby.” Now my only problem is just new Ford Thunderbird, which he assures us is not replacing his air Another month goes by and with it to stay in that number one position. plane. It was on the way to Ralston the longer days and much too short OKLAHOMA CHAPTER that I found out barking pooches and nights arrive. By the time June rolls By Dorothy K. Morgan Volkswagens don’t mingle. My 49x/2er around we should all be used to having The Spring Sectional Meeting of the swore it must have been a chihuahua, sunrise and sunset so close together. South Central Section held at Okla but HONEST, it was a good-sized The regular meeting was held at Pat homa City is “ a thing of the past but mutt! (Note past tense.) McGee’s home. We enjoyed a pot luck the memories linger on.” They are We enjoyed the hospitality of Earl supper and afterwards watched a officer for the Southeast Region. U. to fly in the AW TAR with yours Georgiana is a Capt., and has been truly as her co-pilot again.) recently appointed Assistant Director And now for the story ol Elsie SOUTHWEST movie. Present were Pat Gilda, Aria Child’s trip to Phoenix, Ariz., I prom Cumbie, Pat McGee, Carole Pierce, ised you: SECTION Doll Eooth, Liz Krakau and guests Dr. “Just got back from a rough trip Ruth Coffin and Ann Pollom. to FHX. Got WX’d in going down cuz This has been a busy month for Kim (their son) got a case of bronch Alaska 99’ers. The club presented a itis—kept us all awake so long cough coffee urn to the Palmer Flying Asso ing and had to get Doc at 2 a.m. in ciation in appreciation for their help Ida and again in Malad City—so be during our fly-in breakfast there last tween the weather and the bronchitis month. missed about the only two chances Helen Stoddard and Ruth O’Buck to get thru—then on Friday when we left for Lockhaven, Pa., to bring back had about decided to come home two Piper Cub 90’s. We’re all anxious (Helena) from Malad rather than go ly waiting to hear the details of their on we couldn’t have gotten through exciting trip “out.” Monida (pass), but it did look like Doll Booth has also been “ outside” we could go on south—so we did. Got attending a restaurant meeting. to stay a day and a half, then made a Pat Gilda is busy working on her try to come home via ABQ—WB in Commercial. She has passed the PHX w on’t say what the weather is, just you can’t do this or you can do written exam, so it won’t be long now. Ruth O’Buck is also busy with her that (phooey to them!) — so felt obliged to try the long way around Instructor rating. since was due back at work the next The chapter was invited to attend day! Well, we galloped up to Gallup, Armed Forces Day as guests of Ft. N. M.—and on toward ABQ, but ran Left to right: Chuck Bronan, Tucson Richardson Army Base. Lunch was into turbulence (40 knot winds) and Airport Authority, and Gertrude served, and then the formalities were blowing dust, 3 miles near ABQ. Gelderman, Chairman Tucson Chap observed. We enjoyed it very much. Came back to Gallup intendng to re ter, greet Mrs. Bronita Evans, More next month. Until then, more fuel and head up towards Santa Fe President of the Ninety-Nines on her flying—and those of you who come up ahead of the dust (WB at PHX had arrival at the Spring Sectional, Tucson, Ariz. here for a vacation, are welcome to assured us the wind condition at ABQ visit us anytime. was “diminishing”—they must have meant diminishing visibility as pilots TUCSON CHAPTER MONTANA CHAPTER later said that dust later went to By Doris Choiniere By Vivienne Schrank 10,000 and ABQ visibility to 1 mile, We were very happy to have had e tc.)— but lo, I pulled a boner, and Broneta Davis Evans with us for the Our 99, Inza Riedesel, was named to Gallup only had one runway—wind represent the Zonta Club of Billings Southwest Sectional. We would like gusting 18 to 28 mph—a direct x-wind. to thank all those who helped us, at dedication of Amelia Earhart Air Couldn’t hold the big tailed Stinson in port in Atchison, Kan., May 18. Inza especially Juanita Newell of Phoenix, a straight line, especially with it who pitched in as taxi driver when we flew to the event which included an bucking like a horse, so had to land unveiling of a marker honoring the sure needed her. on dirt area. Then didn’t think I Ruth Nicols was in town on business late Amelia Earhart — our first 99 could hold it on take-off (had a time last week. Bea Edgerly and Gertrude President. with it in wind up to 20 before) and talked to her on the phone—next time A committee for Air Education has there was a ditch alongside the run Ruth, let’s all get together. to be selected soon. And to start it way—so decided against it for then. Lorraine Chandler Navioned Dotty our Governor, Minnie Boyd, has asked Later the wind veered a little more Jenkins and Gertrude to Scottsdale, our Montana 99, Orpha Dann to be its favorably, about 45 deg. cross or a for a luncheon and shopping trip with Chairman and Orpha has accepted. little more perhaps, but by that time the Phoenix Chapter in the West’s Congratulations, Orpha! (Orpha has it had increased velocity to 35 knots most Western Town. Thanks for ask long been a booster for the Aviation and a Tripacer had turned back from ing us girls, wish more of us could Workshop and says there is a total of ABQ (just after we came in he went have gone. 34 aviation education workshops and out) reporting he was at 8000, stand Montana has three of them—at Mis ing on his nose and still going up—his Mary Martin has recovered from a soula, Billings and Harve—leaving 31 passengers all got sick, so he came bad creosote burn on her hand. Better to be divided among 47 other states back. So we decided against frying leave the fence building to your 491/2er, as far as she knows to date so Mon it—we had already run out of time Mary. tana should fee honored to hear this to make it before getting overtaken Jan Gagnier, a future 99, is a happy news of leading in this noble endeavor by the front, anyway with that 3 hr. girl. She completed her first solo and with 99 Mary Jo Janey and 4912er, delay at Gallup. So it goes. We were is flying every day to get her private J. D. Janey as two of its directors. stuck there then 2 days, got off Wed. as soon as possible. By the time you read this Pearl early and came via Wins’ow, Cam We are looking forward to the 1958 Laska (who is Mrs. Ed Chamberlon eron, Marble Canvon, Knab, Cedar AWTAR. You all stop here and see us. now) and Lewis Laska (son) of Fair City, Selta, SIC, IDA and on home— We will have a leg prize for the Yuma- banks, Alaska, will have visited your beautiful trip as far as Knab, then Tucson leg, and possibly a free break reporter at Jordan, attended aviation rough and rougher on up to Delta, fast. You girls will get the word at the event in Miles City with the Schranks then a little better until Malad City— Pilot’s Briefing. Gertrude Gelderman and then gone east to West Virginia then moderate turbulence to IDA, then and I will be at the Time Clock and to visit relatives before attending the nice (even old Mon'da pass) almost to both Mary Martin and Donna John university at Oxford, Ohio. (Pearl Dillon, then moderate turbulence to son will be helping us. intends to take two weeks off at the IILN. Sure was a workout!” There v/ill be 53 per cent of the Tucson Chapter in the race this year, Berkeley last week to become a grand Springs. What a charming place to Lorraine Chandler flying her Navion mother. She reports that Kathleen “get away from it all” ! in her second TAR, Bea Edgerly fly Elizabeth is the sweetest, most lovable At Tucson our “hotel” was the 49er ing a Tri-Pacer will be entering her little girl ever. Ranch, which is set up to appear like sixth, and Shirle Marshall and her co SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER a pioneer town of the early west. Each pilot Dorothy Jenkins will be enter By Hialeah Reilich unit is a separate little building v/ith ing their first TAR in Shirley’s Tri- May meeting found us flitting into a distinguishing facade, such as a Pacer. Dalton Airport. Last fall, when we school, bank, store, stable, etc. Elsie SAN DIEGO CHAPTER last met there, the Dalton’s new home and Norman were assigned to “ Judge By Margaret S. Lang was being constructed. This time we Bean’s Office.” Ethel was in the Ruby Keaveny is still recuperating got to admire the finished product “Dressmaker Shop,” which is quite from surgery on her hand so I’m and also enjoy the excellent luncheon appropriate, as Ethel is very handy pinch-hitting for her again this month. served by our hostess, Vivian Dalton. with cloth and needle. Christie and I Hurry up ’n’ get recuperated, Ruby! Gerry Mickelson’s Bellanca is fly enjoyed the charmingly appointed Of course, as most of you can ap ing again and she brought Ethel “ Millinery Shop.” preciate, and the gals who have had Sheehy, Betty Boyd and guest Claire A verbal bouquet to the Tucson girls STARTS before know, most of our Raley. Ruth Wagner brought Jan for their planning and work, which conversations are all about the Start Kapus, Genevieve Sharp (transferring resulted in such a happy time! of the Race, however, we do get some back to our chapter) and guest Ruth Sally LaForge was our hostess for other things accomplished. F’r in Lummis. Helen Mace fired up their the May meeting, which was a lively stance, Dottie Sanders took time out week old (to them) Piper Clipper and affair, because we had 12 enthusiastic from her preparations to write a very brought Hialeah Reilich and guest Wing Scouts with us during the social clever poem to the San Diego 49M>ers. Barbara Mathis. Betty Haynes and portion of the evening. Claire Walters (Hope the News Letter has space to Nelsyne Jones drove in from Ar- told of her experiences in the TAR, print it .): buckle. and shared with us a number of her It was such a nice noisy meeting. secrets for winning an air race. She Dinner is late, Those that hadn’t been there wanted also brought along some of her tro The ironing’s stacked high, phies, which obviously were richly “ Mommy, I ’m hungry” to hear all about the Tucson Sectional. Gerry, Jan, Claire, Ruth W., and your deserved. The little ones cry. reporter really enjoyed telling of the The evening’s entertainment con But the San Diego Chapter marvelous time given to us by the cluded with the showing of an Air With plans galore, Tucson Chapter. Force film which highlighted the noise Is striving for a better race start We were all happy (and green with problem in operating the jets, and in Than ever before. envy) to hear that Betty and Nelsyne cluded some startling aerobatics by have their sponsor for the TAR. So the Thunderbirds. So THANKS for your help far, they are the only representatives REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER And for your disrupted life, from our chapter to be flying the race By Hazel Bertagna THANKS from the bottom of our this year. hearts Where to begin? First—there was no For sharing your wife! LOS ANGELES CHAPTER Redwood Empire News Letter last San Diego Chapter, Inc. By Mari jane Brown month because we were all going to try to make the Tucson Sectional our The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Elsie Smith and her hubby, Norman, meeting and that was after the News hosted Christie Warren and your re Our May meeting was held on May Letter deadline. Second—Pat Stouffer porter on the trip to Tucson for the 16 at the home of Dottie Davis. Anna and I were so busy getting some flying Southwest Sectional. Their Beechcraft Christenson, Bobby W e s 11 i n g and time in and practice radio and omni, Bonanza performed like a small air Polly Ross were officially welcomed there was nothing else I knew to write liner. Ethel Kerley and son, Joe, flew as members. Four prospective mem about. bers were present: Martha Mullen We want to publicly thank all the and students Jane Fox, Marilyn Fish Tucson gals, their helpers at the air er and Eldrid Emerson. Also present port and Inn and Wilma Bland for as a guest was Pat Muelheim who is their hospitality and patience. Pat chairman of the Ham Radio Operators and I learned an awfully lot on that for the Start of the AWTAR. They will trip both in flying and friendship. We set up a 40-meter rig to transmit are going again. It was so nice meet messages in regard to the AWTAR. ing our President Broneta, also that Entries in the Race from San Diego lovely Tony from Wis, Everyone was so far are: Marian Craver and Ruby interesting and friendly and even the Keaveny; Polly Ross and Bobbie hard workers Shirley, Mary, Lorrain, Westling; Isabelle McCrae and Betty Gertrude, and Dorcthy seemed to en McNeil; Terry Vaskues and Anna joy themselves as much as we did. Christenson; Clara Aldrich and Mar Wilma was kind enough, and her hus tha Mullen; Jerry Vickers and Doris band was generous enough, to chauf Lawrence; and Dottie Sanders is fly feur us to Miquela’s so we could take ing as co-pilot with Alice Robers. home a memento of the well planned Alice and Dottie took off Monday to Los Angeles Chapter gals on their and executed fashion show. I might fly their “ Carrier Pigeon” on the Race way to the Sectional in Tucson. Left add—my purchases have made quite route. to right: Christie Warren, Mariiane an impression upon my friends and At our last meeting it was decided Brown, Elsie Smith, and Ethel Ker- fam ily. by the group to sponsor a Wing Scout ley. Due to unfortunate circumstances, group. Dottie Sanders read a letter and an accident, which left Betty from Ann Bledsoe from Isreal and a in their Culver V. They had a little Locken with a broken ankle, she and card which she had written while in oil trouble en route, but landed safely. Shirley Blocher were unable to fly Turkey. On the way to Tucson we stopped at down to Tucson, much to their disgust Ruby flew her Cessna 170 up to the Smith’s new desert home in Palm and unhappiness. Nellie Palmer and ApTTT saw the Chapten^^^M M B ^^ M; i r <' ‘ ^ . g < >{ ^ y y on the highways to Provo^^Kan, ford’s lovely where Ruth Walker, Nicky Harding lock for our meeting. We had a^^l and Lucile Christopherson treated us guest Capt. Doris Williams of Castle to an interesting evening of slides, Air Force Base. Doris was a former music and good food. WASP who was brought to the m eet Congratulations to Cora and Bill ing by Ethel Heiland. Grote! They are the proud parents Ethel of Merced was to have had us of a baby boy; this makes a 5-place for the April meeting and Doris in airplane almost mandatory. vited her to have it at Castle which Alberta Nicholson hostessed our is a SAC base and where she would May meeting. Business discussed cov take us on a tour of the Radar installa ered the airmarking of the Provo, tions of which she is in charge. It was Utah, airport; our spring flight for wonderful. Standing, left: Pat Stouffer, guests our Wing Scout troop; and the usual Starting in January there were Betty Locken, Francis Cohen, Anna chapter pioblems. We saw two films various flights and fly-ins planned and Brenner. Below: Chairman Shirley on the famous “180 degree’’ course ultimately canceled because of our Blocher, Hazel Bertagna, and Nellie and one on Civil Defense. Those in lovely California’s “most unusual Palmer. Redwood Empire members attendance included June Raybould, w eather.’ ’ and guests at meeting at Napa Eunice Naylor, Margaret Loy, Lucile We finally did get to make a flight. County Airport. Christopherson, Nicky Harding, Cora It wasn’t long but it was fun. We flew Grote, Be Lowell, and our very new to Orosi, south of Fresno. At the end Anna Brenner had hoped to go too— est member Clair DeRyke of Ely, of the runway and to one side is the Nev. Clair and husband Dr. Gilbert but were unable to make it. lovely country home of our member They all were on deck for our May (who also flies) own a Cessna 182. Estelle Stacey and her 49V2er, Al. We meeting though, at Santa Rosa Air along with the 49V2ers were guests for BAY CITIES CHAPTER overnight in her spacious home. They port Sunday, the 18th, even Betty who By Margaret C. Gerhardt flew Shirley down in her Ercoupe— have a huge family room equipped The picnic at Half Moon Bay was broken ankle and all. with everything including a combina judged a big success by all present. tion fireplace and barbecue grille SAN FERNANDO VALLEY The weather was perfect, and the which accomodated big thick juicy CHAPTER small picnic grounds came equipped steaks very nicely. Baked potatoes, By Jeanne Strahl with cold water, a barbecue pit, tossed salad and all sorts of lucious briskly running stream and a variety This has been a month of aviation things too numerous to mention plus of wildlife including cattle, chickens strawberry short cake. In the morn events—the highlight was an invita and dogs. Aside from the critters, we ing ham and eggs and all the home tion to attend a reception for Ruth had the whole place to ourselves. made biscuits you could eat. Nichols. We all know Ruth as a After lunch, all children ranging from pioneer woman pilot, a courageous 2 to 13 splashed in the creek and the SAGUARO CHAPTER and spirited woman who has repeat grown-ups lounged in the sun and By Marjy Crovvl edly been acclaimed as one of the talked. Although all our pians to attend world’s distaff pilots but not all have On hand were our hosts, the Carl- Sectional didn’t materialize, glad to had the privilege of meeting Ruth as sens with little Paul, the Gerhardts report that most of them did. Juanita a warm and charming individual who with two of their four children, the Newell won a lovely handbag for fly has dedicated her time and energies Keltons with 3 or 4, Miriam Brugh ing the plane to Sectional having the to new horizons—that of f i g h t i n g most passenger weight— Betty Slater, with Janie, age 5Mj, Anne Rambo and Nephrosis. Ruth is going about the Ruth Rueckert. Gerry Mickelson flew June Kaiser, Doris Rowe and Belba work of being National Field Director the Bellanca down from Sacramento Beard in a Cessna 195. Ruth Reinhold for the Nephrosis Foundation with with Rita Hart and Betty Boyd. Ann and Pat Runyan, in a Bonanza, took the same drive and fortitude she must Rambo has recently transferred to Camille Shapley and a representative have used when she set her numerous our chapter. She now lives in Los of the Fourth Estate. Thelma and Max flying records. Pier sincere and daunt Gatos and we hope to see more of her. Biegert had yours truly with them in less efforts will again win honors for I missed seeing Mable Zehr who their 195; Alice and Charles Roberts her. came early and had to leave early. flew their Bonanza down and Wilma Cur May meeting was a delightfully Her new granddaughter was born at and Bill Bland drove down. Through gay and informal one held at Louise 6V2 months and weighed 2 pounds, 12 out the whole schedule it was very Robertson’s home. We conducted our ounces. The baby, named Vicky, is evident that the mem bers of the business meeting on the patio and now out of the incubator and weighs Tucson Chapter spent a lot of time and adjourned later for refreshments in 4 pounds, 6 ounces. Mable and Otto effort in planning the program. doors. Lola Ricci, our newly elected just came back from vacationing in Our May business meeting was held chairman, appointed committees who Iowa via new Plymouth, and found a in the home of Jim mye Lou Shelton. will serve for the balance of the year, snow storm in Cheyenne to thick for Melba Beard, Wilma Bland, Marjy outlined their duties, and spent the driving. Crowl, Thelma Biegert, June Kaiser, remainder of the meeting talking with Doris Glina, Alice Roberts, and Juan the group on fly-ins and fund raising. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER ita Newell, members, and Pat Run It was suggested that every 99er not By Fran Dias yan, prospective member, enjoyed wearing a 99 pin be fined 10 cents and We have been out of print for so the meeting and films shown after every girl who is more than 15 min long, let’s see if we can bring things ward. utes late be fined accordingly. We all up to date. Juanita Newell planned the “ shop agreed these are two painless ways to In January we had our Chapter’s ping tour’’ flight for the members of add to the coffers and ones which seventh anniversary dinner party at the Tucson Chapter as well as our own should help to make us realize the the El Patio in Modesto. girls. Doris Choiniere, Dorothy Jenk privilege of belonging to the 99’s. February, a business meeting was ins, Lorraine Chandler and guests vho euner has had Airport. doing a remarkable recovery or forgotten Finally, we are getting together to ing at thd- completely why she spent some time see if we can have an en masse vurn- S.O.S. from i’ in Phoenix recently—more power to out at the pre-race banquet in San the whereabouts you, Dot! Diego and give a big send-off to the formation about ur .v j C2 Long Beachers in the TAR. LONG BEACH CHAPTER planes built at Pasadena City College about 1939, please contact her. By Jackie Sepulveda SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER Dorothy Dancer and 4914er, Don, Seven of us from Long Beach at By Polly Stoehr tended the spring sectional in Tucson, Our very new chapter was proud to are looking forward to their vacation Ariz. Tail wind going out and head receive its charter on the same day at the end of May. First stop will be wind coming back. Barbara London, that we held our first meeting. Many at the Desert Air Park near Palm Springs. Then on to stay at “ Site 6” Fran Bera, Ruth Gay, Edna Stennett, thanks to Doris Eacret for her help Annette Castle, Hilda Reafsnyder and in getting it to us in time. All six of on the Colorado River. Jackie Sepulveda all had a grand time the charter members will miss the Katherine W agner and 4914er flew enjoying the hospitality of the Tucson company of the San Fernando Valley to Las Vegas (via Bonanza Airlines) 99’s! Thanks so much! Chapter but we will surely keep in for a weekend. Our May business meeting was at close touch with all the wonderful We are all proud of Barbara Stewart Betty Loufek’s home where Fran Bera friends we have there. who was named “ Miss World Trade” gave our new members a talk on the We were also happy to give an this month and is reigning over the history of the AWTAR. application blank to our first prospec World Trade Week in Los Angeles. Long Beach 99’s entered in this tive new member Virginia Graham. She was selected over six others and year’s race, so far, are: No. 9, Fran She is busy working on the whys and the judges couldn’t have chosen a ces Bera, pilot, and Evelyn Kelley, co wherefores of multi-engine in their prettier queen. pilot, Piper Apache; No. 11, Betty Aero Commander. Penny Swope flew to the Southwest Miller and Pauline Allen, Cessna 172; Polly Stoehr and 4914 er, Fred, load Sectional at Tucson in her Piper Clip No. 13, Ruth Gay and Rita Gibson in ed their Navion to the hilt with cloth per and took Ruth Gay along from their first TAR in a 140. ing, food, and medicine for an Indian the Long Beach Chapter to navigate. INC, U. S. POSTAGE .02c PAID INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS Oklahoma City, Okla. P. 0. BOX 1444 — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Permit No. 929 WILL ROGERS FIELD NewsLetter RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED ______ Wynema Masonhall, Editor Minco, Oklahoma PRINTED IN CHICKASHA, OkLAHOMA, BY THE STAR PUBLISHING CC.
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