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March, 1970 Speaking of potential, have you •w heard about Turi Wideroe? A most at­ As I sit here about to start my tractive young lady Airline Captain Monthly Message to you, the sun is from Oslo, Norway. Hope she will shining on glistening white snow and become a Ninety-Nine and let us all the temperature is zero. There isn’t a in on her secret to success. I know you all join me in wishing her well MARCH, 1970 cloud in the sky and I’m thinking in her new assignment. We’re all so ahead a couple of hours and the fact proud of our feminine accomplish­ THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. that I will be flying today and this ments in the field of aviation. After all Will Rogers World Airport brings to mind how very hard a long this is what our Ninety-Nines’ Museum International Headquarters win’er is on people. I guess people just Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 is made of. aren’t like bears content with hiberna­ Sectional Meeting time is here and Headquarters Secretary tion. It seems easy to let little things “Project Awareness” will be our LORETTA GRAGG begin to bother you when you feel theme. You know the best way to learn couped up and winter is that kind of a subject is to teach it. So get involved Editor thing at times. With Spring in the air in this Seminar on Ninety-Nineman- HAZEL McKENDRICK let’s all get the cob-webs out of our ship. P.O. Box 38499 thinking and get into the wild blue Dallas, Texas 75238 yonder. The world is really such a It’s time to put the APT program beautiful place when we take time to into full swing. Let’s try for 100% participation this year. This should be THE NINETY-NINES NEWS open our eyes to it. March, 1970 an annual thing with priority on your Our family just returned from a Vol. 14 No. 16 muct list for Spring. Check out in a Published monthly, except bi-monthly snow mobile weekend in the North new airplane and revitalize your in­ July-August and November-December Country and such beauty you wouldn't terest in this rapidly growing business. Annual subscription rate is $4.5!) and is included as a part of the annual believe. Up there it is hard to believe Plans for Convention are taking membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. that we are slowly ruining our en­ THE NINETY-NINES. Inc. shape and let’s all plan to get together Will Rogeirs World Airport vironment with pollutants. for an old fashioned clam bake at the Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address Gee it’s fun to be your President. Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton 2nd Class Postage pd. at Chickasha, Okla- I just had a marvelous experience. Woods, N.H. July 13 through 15, 1970. Our own Loma May from Det. who is Circle the dates and you-all come. INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS also a Zontian was program chairman Join the FAT (Fun Air Tour) and en­ joy the journey to convention with President for the Zonta Club of Detroit. She BERNICE T. STEADMAN asked our Michigan Chapter Chair­ your friends along the way. 3645 Robinhood Drive man, Marj Hatfield, our Governor, REMEMBER as of February 1, 1970 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 Mary Clark, and me to give a short VFR Transponder Codes have been Vice-President talk about what particular traits changed from 0600 and 0700 to: BETTY W. McNABB Amelia E arhart had that we in the 3300 for altitudes up to 10,003 926 Third Avenue positions we hold, admired the most, 3400 at or above 10,000 to the floor Albany, Georgia 31701 and had found particularly helpful in of positive control airspace Secretary our responsibilities with and to The 3500 at or above 24,000 in areas JOAN HRUBEC Ninety-Nines. Now reflect on that one where positive control is not in 16902 Dartmouth Ave. yourselves a bit. To me it was “atti­ effect Cleveland, Ohio 44111 tudes and goals”. I think her philoso­ Radio failure code is 7600 and the Treasurer phy of life was great. She felt that it emergency code remains 7709. was not necessary to stick with a goal, LYDELLEN “LYGIE” HAGEN “The major benefit of the new VFR South 1907 Oneida Place if you felt a better course was the way, Spokane, Washington 99203 code is the opportunity it affords con­ and that her accomplishment of a task trollers to filter out, at their discretion, Executive Board was not as important as was the fact all VFR targets over 10,000 feet. This that, if it was right and you pursued PAGE SHAMBURGER capability is especially useful in termi­ Page Hill it properly, others would be inspired nal areas, where normally only traf­ Aberdeen, No. Car. 28315 and would continue and ultimate suc­ fic below 10,000 feet poses a potential cess was eminent. This kind of open DORIS RENNINGER conflict to aircraft under control.” mindedness is imperative in this day 10-01 162nd Street FAA T70-6 Beechhurst, N.Y. 11357 and age. I feel Goals are important See you all at Sectional, till then because this is the only way people keep ’em flying. SUSIE SEWELL have of focusing their abilities and c/of Catlin Aviation Co. Will Rogers Sta. drawing fully from the potential they Bernice T. Steadman Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 possess. President In the April issue we are going to Convention News do a feature story on all the gals in the world that are flying for airlines. 1970 FUN AIR TOUR/CONVENTION I URGENTLY request tha* anyone AERO-MADA knowing of any gals in this country Plans for the SE Section fun group or abroad to get a picture and biogra­ flight to convention are moving for­ phy to me for the next issue. We want ward. Dates (July 9-ID remain flex­ to acknowledge them and hopefully ible for possible better coordination with convention plans. The partially generate some interest in this "here­ confirmed route is as follows: tofore untapped pool” of talenC HEADLINES from Hazel Natchez to Montgomery via MEI. DEAR MR. POSTMAN: I am pretty Montgomery to Santee via TGE, It is wi h great sadness that I must b-oad in the shoulders and in the CSG, MCN, ALD, VAN. Santee to report the “Last Flight” of Anesia beam. My skin is pretty thick! I can Charlottesville area via flight plan “Shorty” Machado’s 49 V2 . The follow­ take a moderate amount of abuse and route. Charlottesville area to Barre ing was sent to me: via Route Pilot’s choice. Barre to not get “up tight”! HOWEVER, my “Air Marshal Antonio Appel Bretton Woods via Route Pilot’s mail is getting progressively heavier Neto—O'/ier-Husband of Member choice. with complain s about no news, dam­ at Large Anesia Pinheiro Machado ADVANCE PROGRAM OUTLINE died suddenly in Kio Do Janeiro on aged news, and delayed news. We have Sunday, February 1st. Anesia was now come full circle. Today I received July 8 in th-' hospital at the time and at­ my copy of the February issue and NATCHEZ, MISS. (Hardy-Anders tended services by ambulance." the March issue is going to press. Arpt) START*. Arrivals Natchez. “Rou­ Your editor has known “Shorty” Please, Mr. Postman, I’m fat, frumpy, lette” numbers installed. for a long time and finally had the and forty plus. I have an occasional July 9 opportunity of meeting the Air “flash”. Please do better by my read­ NATCHEZ to MONTGOMERY, ALA. Marsha! at convention last sum­ ers so they won’t heap coals on my (Danelly Field)*. Breakfast Briefing mer. Dear Shorty—I’m sure that headbone. To all of you that wrote, Natchez. “Arrival” contest to Mont­ all of the Ninety-Nines join me in if you need a copy, another copy or gomery. Lunch Montgomery. sending our sympathy to you and whatever, contact Loret'a Gragg and MONTGOMERY to SANTEE, S.C. also wish you a very speedy re­ she will forward a copy to you. At (Wings & Wheels Arpt)*. “Snoopy” covery from your illness in the hos­ Board meeting in April, we will try contest to Santee. RON Santee. pital. Our hearts and prayers are to resolve this. with you. July 10 I invite your attention to the editorial SANTEE to CHARLOTTESVILLE, John Shumway writes that a schol­ “Bad Blood” which is reproduced by VA. area. Breakfast briefing Santee. arship fund has been started in the permission from George Haddaway, “Time” contest to Charlottesville area Chicago area in memory of Mary Flight Magazine, Dallas, Texas. I Arpt. Lunch Charlottesville. Shumway. It will provide $500.00 for think it is probably the most mean­ a Chicago Ninety Nine to be used ingful and in depth report on the CHARLOTTESVILLE to BARRE, for a new rating. He reports that there present turmoil confronting general MASS. (Hiller Arpt). “Kamikaze” con­ is already enough in the fund to assure aviation. I trust that this year of test arrival Barre. RON Barre. it for 5 years. The Batavia, 111. Public chaos will resolve itself and that we July 11 Library has had to start a new sec­ can get back to the fun part of flying. BARRE to BRETTON WOODS, N.H. tion on Aviation because of all the I am tremendously impressed by the (Airport Pilot's choice). Breakfast books donated in Mary’s honor. What part the Ninety-Nines arc taking in briefing Barre. Card “fill-ins” to Bret­ a tremendous tribute to a great pal! keeping up with this very important ton Woods. change in flying. I hope that the FFA Pauline Glasson sent in a donation * Confirmed will listen to the “hue and cry” of the to the AWTAR in memory of Mary “Roulette” will be a continuing con­ vast majority of airspace users and Shumway, a friend and fellow racer. test throughout the flight. The winner net force the TCA’s down their What a grand way to perpetuate the for each stop will be that pilot whose throats. Our country was founded on race and the memory of the gal who Roulette number matches the Judges’ the premise that he majority rules •was a great competitor. pre-selected number for each stop. and certainly in this instance, the ma­ Passengers within each plane may By now all of the sections have the jority feels that the proposed TCA is have additional fun by “betting on” information on “Project Awareness” not only unfair, but dangerous. We are the number to “show” at each stop. and I look forward to reading about all ladies and we have conducted our­ Details of the Snoopy and Kamikaze the great successes you all have with selves as such at these meetings. We contests are “classified”! your seminars. This is a great idea have done ourselves p -oud and have and in our 40th anniversary year, been beard. I know in the coming days The Time contest will be based on what better way to really get involved we will continue to do so and hopefully the advance flight plan submitted on than by finding out how and then going our “voice” will not only be heard, Pilot’s Entry form. out and doing it! but heeded. Scoring is on a point system and

March, 1970 — 3 — there will be points for passengers and for being APT. The Southeast Section invites all Ninety-Nines and their passengers to rendezvous with this, our first fun air tour to convention. If you cannot make Natchez, or Montgomery or Santee, we would love to see you at Charlottes­ ville or Barre. Look for Entry form in the March issue of The Ninety-Nine News. Virginia Britt, Chairman Flying Activities, SE Section

CONVENTION NEWS FROM NEW ENGLAND SECTION “Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers, a monster watch; and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the moun­ tains of New Hampshire, God Al­ mighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men. The Old Man of the Mountain.” (Daniel Web­ The Convention Hospitality Committee is wearing a set of smiles guaranteed ster, 1782-1852) Daniel Webster’s birth­ to thaw any snow and ice! Their smiles will be just as warm and sunny this place is near Franklin, New Hamp­ July when the girls welcome you to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire for a fun- shire. The preserved two-room cabin filled Vacation-Convention. Standing in front of ISABEL BLODGETT’S Bonanza is open to tourists and houses many after a meeting at Brainard Field, Hartford, Conn., the girls are, from left to mementos of the famed orator. right: SHARON SIMMONS, CONSTANCE MacLEISH, BOBBY HERBERT, On our Convention-Vacation tour we CYNTHIA KEMPER, JOY BRICKER, JEAN BATCHELDER, KATHY TOMP­ will visit the Old Man of the Mountain, KINS, ISABEL BLODGETT (Co-Chairman), GEORGIA PAPPAS, CHRIS a natural rock formation in the shape SEAVER (Co-Chairman), MARILYN ASHLAND, HARRIET FULLER. of a human profile, in the Franconia Photo by Bonesteel Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The “Old Man” gave Nathaniel Hawthorne the inspiration for his story, THE GREAT STONE FACE, and is a natural monument to the majesty of nature. The granite rock formation looks like the side view of an old man’s face. His craggy pro­ file, at the top of Cannon Mountain, measures approximately forty feet from chin to forehead. What a treat it would be to sit atop the bridge of his nose and see the view he com­ mands. No wonder he appears so stately and noble, The Old Man of the Mountain is the most famous natural stone profile in the world. Down the road “apiece,” is another natural wonder. The Flume, an 800 foot chasm at Franconia Notch, is spectacular in its beauty. Here, you may view scenic wilderness on a half- THE MOUNT WASHINGTON HOTEI., BRETTON WOODS, NEW HAMPSHIRE mile tour through its splendor. Along the narrow bridge, with the water rush­ ing by, the trees and moss create a ‘hanging garden’ effect. A walk through the Flume on a beautiful summer’s Tho Mount Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, site of the day, is quiet and cool and unforget- Ninety-Nines, Inc., 1970 International Convention. A splendid hotel, reminiscent able. of the Victorian era in American Architecture. Further on down the road, we’ll head

— 4 — March, 1970 for the Lost River, but first, a stop at Clark's Trading Post. A mu:t for tourists, where you’ll find a mecca of little remembrances as gifts for the folks back home. My husband calls places like this, typical tourist traps, and trapped we are until we pick up a little something for Susie and John, and oh yes, Aunt Kate too. The Lost River features a magnifi­ cent waterfall. Its beauty reflects a quieter era when folks could drop a hook in a gentle stream and day­ dream about funny things like the bubbles in the water, and the funny way a fish looks under the water when he’s thinking about taking a bite. We don’t have to give up our day­ dreaming as we head back to the Mount Washington Hotel, because there are miles in which to continue, as we head along the Kancamagus Wilderness Highway. On one side, be­ yond a ridge or two, is the Waterville Valley Ski Resort, where famous peo­ ple like Andy Williams cavort in the sun and snow. Now, the peaks are a Louise McPhetridge Thaden, Winner 1929 First Women’s Air Derby, Cleveland, rich green and wild flowers are every­ Ohio in connection with The National Air Races. where. Let’s make one stop along the Kancamagus to look at the large topo­ graphical map of the mountain area. fly dates back to the age of seven 1928, she wrote back home, ‘‘I am so It identifies each peak and is a work when she jumped off a bam under an grateful you let me come. Flying gives of art in itself. oversized umbrella back in Benton- me better understanding, peace and Had enough for today? Then let’s ville, Arkansas. contentment. Isn’t it a wonderful thing head back to the hotel and enjoy the Between her second and third years that the one who created the moun­ evening’s offerings. There's still to­ at the University of Arkansas, she took tains and the valleys and the deserts morrow. a job with the J. H. Turner Coal Co. should take care of an infinitesimal and spent Saturday afternoons and bit of humanity? How can we become Sundays at the Travel Air factory. egoists enough to forget Him, and Backward Glance MR. TURNER, a large stockholder think only of our own little heartaches and a director in Travel Air was in­ and happiness?” Column fluential in helping LOUISE align her­ According to LOUISE, she got her By Virginia Thompson self with the manufacturer, Walter licenses back in the days when the requirements for a private license was What causes a 16 year old college Beech. This was the turning point in 10 hours of solo flying; limited com­ student to forsake her last major, pre- her life. She returned to college for mercial, 50 hours solo, entitling the med, and enter the uncertain field of her third year firmly convinced to get aviation? What opinions have been into aviation. The next fall, she en­ pilot to carry passengers around an formed during the last forty-four years tered her new career with Travel Air airport for hire; and a transport rat­ of flying? on the Pacific Coast. Here D. C. WAR­ ing, 200 hours, similar to our commer­ An interesting telephone conversa­ REN taught her the aviation business cial rating today except less detailed tion with LOUISE McPHETRIDGE and the elements of flight. Upon ar­ due to our present navigational sys­ THADEN revealed that her desire to rival in San Francisco on April 7, tems. SHE WAS THE FOURTH WOMAN IN THE U.S. TO RECEIVE A TRANSPORT LICENSE (No. 1943) STENOTYPIST WANTED IN 1929. California was good to her—an eq- Bids for stenotypist for the International Convention at White citing career in aviation; an ex-Army Mountain Inn, Bretton Woods, N.H., July 12-15, 1970 are now pilot and engineer husband, HER­ BERT V. THADEN; and three inter­ being accepted by International Secretary Joan Hrubec. Any national flight records. 99 interested in applying or who knows of a stenotypist inter­ On Dec. 7, 1928, she took off wearing ested in applying should contact Joan at 16902 Dartmouth Ave., a fur lined flying suit in a Hispano- Cleveland, Ohio 44111. Suiza. 180 hp engine and climbed to a new women’s altitude record.

March, 1970 - 5 - LOUISE was overawed with the view, first year that women were permitted ting planes from here to there—all cut one wing hanging over the Sacramento to enter was the highlight of her avia­ and dried. She feels that it held more Valley, the other over the Pacific tion career. glamour and prestige in the early Ocean. The fact that the only two Life was not all racing and record days. Now it is more the idea that oxygen masks in the country were setting. LOUISE was one of the charter makes it attractive. I am not so sure being used didn’t deter our early pio­ members of the Ninety-Nines and one that her son, a Captain with Eastern neer. A hospital mask, a tank of oxy­ of the key people who started and held Airlines and her daughter working on gen, some flexible hose and a pair our organization together as secretary her priva'e license on Long Island of pliers solved her problem. until serving as vice president in 1931- would agree with her. Using the same plane, she set two 32, when our organization had its first LOUISE has held a number of re­ other records—March 16-17, 1929, solo full slate of officers with Amelia Ear­ sponsible positions in aviation and is duration, 22 hours, 3 min. and 28 sec­ hart as President. currently co-partner of Thaden En­ onds, a new women’s non-refueling en­ It was PHOEBE OMLIE and gineering Co. durance record and on April 13, 1929, AMELIA EARHART who promoted the She feels that much can be done speed record, 156 mph for 2 runs each air marking idea with the Bureau of to further aviation by helping our way over a measured mile course Air Commerce in the autumn of 1935. youth, lecturing, writing, and flying. across Oakland Airport with altitude Four women pilots assigned to the One of her great joys has been work­ limits between 300 and 500 teet. project, LOUISE THADEN, HELEN ing with the Civil Air Patrol for many MAC CLOSKEY (ROUGH), NANCY years. She is a most interesting speak­ She had good persuasive powers too, HARKNESS (LOVE), and HELEN er and has written numerous articles resul’ing in MR. WALTER BEECH RICHEY, in less than a year obtained for the various news media as well building a plane for her on loan to approval in every state for more than as a book entitled, HIGH, WIDE AND enter in the first Women’s Air Derby 16,000 air markers costing more than FRIGHTENED. Her hobby is still fly­ (JOURNAL, Fall 1964). The race be­ a million dollars. ing, a Bonanza, of course, out of High gan in Santa Monica on August 18, LOUISE feels that the various Point, N.C. 1929, and ended on the 26ht in Cleve­ The impact of her contributions to land. She became overcome with car­ projects the Ninety-Nines have under­ taken both on a national scale and aviation can be noted through her var­ bon monoxide poisoning as she ap­ ious honors and awards: proached Ft. Worth from Tulsa. Adding chapter level are doing a good job to Harmon Trophy, Federation Aero- a four inch pipe to obtain fresh air in promote aviation. However, she would like to see more of a concentration in nautique Internationale 1936 the cockpit solved the problem and Civil Air Patrol: Distinguished Ser­ she and her Travel Air J-5, turned in trying to support the small general vice Award, Exceptional Service the best flight time to win first place aviation airports by flying to them, Award, and Meritorious Service in the field of twenty pilots. making the communities aware of their importance and supporting them. Award with Cluster Then followed the Refueling Dura­ She feels that a lot of the fun has OX5 Club of America Broderick tion Record, August 1932, in a Wright gone out of flying because of regimen­ Award, Outstanding Aviatrix J6, 220 hp Curtiss Thrust airplane. tation but that some of the old feeling World Who’s Who in Commerce and Not many women attempted this par­ can be recaptured by flying a little Industry ticular type of record. LOUISE naid lower an dinto small airports. Who’s Who of American Women that FRANCIS MARSALIS and she Who’s Who in the South and South­ She feels too that pilots, especially were the knot-heads—with FRANCIS west the novice, should definitely learn doing the hard work of manning the Directory of International Biography acrobatics as a confidence building, hole cut in the cabin roof for snagging U. S. Smithsonian Institu'e Aviation safety measure. It helps to develop gas, oil, food, batteries, laundry, mail, Hall of Fame a feel of an airplane that can be gotten etc. Needless to say, their six place Famous Aviators Wall, Mission Inn, r.o other way besides helping to take airplane was stripped except for the Riverside, Calif. away fear by showing what an air­ pilot and co-pilot seats. To sleep during Citation, The Society of Experimen­ plane can get into and how to get their 198 hour flight (8 days), the girls tal Test Pilots out of unusual attitudes. put en air mattress on the floor but Source: Louise Thaden it got punctured after the second day Today, she urges women to enter Article, “Louise Thaden’’ by H. aloft. They had their choice—sleeping all fields of aviation. Engineering is a Glenn Buffington, A.A.H.S. Journal uphill with their heads under the in­ broad field with tremendous possibili­ 1967. strument panel or downhill. They chose ties as well as air traffic controlling. heads low, feet high. Finally, the girb There is no longer the antipathy there got so bored circling Long Island that used to be toward aviation. The only they could stand it no longer so came barrier today is a woman’s own capa­ NOTAMS down. The fun of this type of flying, bilities. VAL JOHNSON wants clippings according to LOUISE, comes years Even being an airline pilot with a for Scrapbook. No hiding your later. major airline in this hemisphere is light under a basket. Keep “Them In 1936, LOUISE and BLANCHE now a reality as reported on the TO­ cards, letters, & news clips com­ NOYES teamed up and flew a Stagger- DAY Program, Feb. 16, 1970, with ing.” Mail to wing Beechcraft, Wright 420 hp, air­ TURI WIDEROE from Norway flying VAL JOHNSON plane in the Bendix Transcontinental with the Scandinavian Airlines. How­ 525 S. Main St. Race, New York to Los Angeles, ever, it holds little interest for LOUISE St. Clair, Missouri 63077 Augus', 1936. Winning this race the because of its regimentation—just get­

— 6 — March, 1970 Flight Plans Inc. Inaugurates Bad Blood New Service For Pilots From all we can gather regarding Hazel McKendrick, Editor the public hearings held in December and January by the Federal Aviation This month, a new service to pilots Administration on new traffic rules was launched. To the people at Flight and blocked off airspace over con­ Plan, Inc. a part of DATA automation, gested airports, the proposals are it represented many many frustrating about as popular as a dead mouse in months of putting every'hing together. a punch bowl. To the general aviation pilots it pro­ vides, for the first time, flight plan­ In Notice 69-41 dated 30 September ning much the same as that provided 1969, the FAA published its intent to for the airline captain, and for the adopt new rules for the control or military. segregation of all aircraft operated within airspace designated by the Ad­ Dorothy Warren, National Aviation ministrator as "terminal control Promotion Director, for Flight Plans areas." By now all airmen are well Computer for Flight Plans Inc. Inc. and also Ninety-Nine Governor of acquainted with the “upside down Temp. Controlled, it responds in less the South Central Section was our wedding cake” or “beehive” system than 60 sec. guide through their offices and it was being proposed for 22 high-density air­ an exciting tour of private industry’s ports — with notice that 97 more hub efforts toward safer flying. VFR planning is available, and that locations would be included later only in the Southwest. As telephone (FLIGHT Magazine, October, 1969, The equipment is the RCA Spectra lines become available they will ex­ p. 34). 70/45 computer. The thing that the pand nationally. IFR service will be pilot will see will be a Type 103F or Most general aviation pilots, opera­ available soon as will the high altitude Type 101C teletype housed as your lo­ tors and aircraft owners speaking at structure. No international planning is cal fixed base operators. A telephone the hearings vehemently oppose the contemplated at this time. I tried to call to the computer giving it a few proposed system. At one meeting, get Dorothy to plan a "winning altitude vital statistics and in a shorter time where the FAA chairman would not and plan" for the Powder Puff Derby, than it takes to read this sentence, permit a vote, it appeared that the for me, for this summer. She advised your complete flight log is in your "hot entire audience was unanimous in their that the service will be provided for little hand". Dorothy assures me that opposition. all the racers, free, this summer. No the only time you would get a busy Even more impressive than this more sleepless nights drawing endless signal from the computer is if it had overwhelming resistance to the TCA lines on mountains of charts for we 422 simultaneous requests. Then the program was a very obvious deep feel­ weary co-pilots. delay would only be a matter of sec­ ing of anger or bitterness against the onds. That computer is one “smart As Dorothy Warren says: "This is Federal agency. General aviation con­ little feller” because we requested as easy as A-B-C.” sumers are fed up with the very ap­ a flight from Seattle to Miami and it parent move toward second-class citi­ came back with all the pertinent in­ A .... Get a thorough weather briefing zenship along the airways, particularly formation plus the fact that we had from your Friendly Flight Ser­ if you’re VFR. While most of them asked for the wrong altitude in a mat­ vice will go along with sensible segregation ter of one minute 20 seconds. You B. . . . Get your flight log from Flight of traffic to reduce the hazards of mid­ must see it to believe it. Your flight Plans Inc. airs, they obviously have had a belly log contains VOR frequencies, ground full of blocking out huge areas of air­ speed, radials, ETEs, distances, and C.. . . File your flight plan with your space and denial of access to many a very brief weather report of stations Friendly Flight Service and set airports under the guise of safety. sail confident that you have left along your route of flight. If, for some There is no doubt but that the lousy no stone unturned in planning a reason, there is a NOTAM out along treatment general aviation received flight. your route it will be flagged and if a last year in the printed press (Parade SIGMET or AIRMET is current for I can only add—BE SURE AND Magazine, Wall Street Journal, the your route, it also will be flagged. The CHECK YOUR GAS!!1 Jack Anderson syndicated column and cost is $3.00 for the VFR planning the Bain book titled "The Case Against service and $5.00 for the IFR planning Private Aviation") has helped to ex­ service. This does NOT take the place acerbate their tattered emotions and of a flight plan, nor does it fulfill the ALL ATR PILOTS — increase the flow of bad blood between pilot’s obligation under FAR 91.5 It Please make yourself known. them and the FAA. does provide the pilot with a detailed Write WATPA Surely there must be some logical plan along a specified route and does Jessie Wimmers way for Federal Aviation Administra­ provide all that is needed to more 4750 N. Central tion leadership to bring about a health­ than meet his navigational require­ Camelback Towers G16 ier climate between the agency and ments. Phoenix, Ariz. 85012 the consumer-taxpayer. The first thing At the present time only domestic they could do would be to give the

March, 1976 - 7 — consumer more time to study and com­ ment on proposed rule making and get The Veep Goes to Israel away from the constant feeling that MADAME PREZ: I do want to go they’re trying to put something over to Israel on the Study Group, but if with a short fuse on it. they don’t hurry up I will be com­ Second, the top leadership of the mitted. FAA should sit down and objectively study and discuss how they can im­ VEEP: (brightly): Have passport, prove their public relations, particular­ will travel. ly with general aviation, to stem the But little did I think I’d really have tide of bitter antipathy against any this wonderful trip that B just couldn’t and all moves they make. do during December! However, on 3 Third, the Administrator and his December, the phone rang. “This is staff are in dire need of colser rela­ El Al, Israel national airlines. Can tions with aviation business men, air­ you depart for Tel Aviv on December plane pilots and owners, the area 9?” BETTY McNABB, Vice Pres. 99’s, where the communications gap is most Scurry scurry. On December 9, com­ boards a boat at Eilat on the Red obvious. Perhaps a blue ribbon ad­ plete with a cocktail dress belonging Sea, to visit the Coral Gardens. visory panel made up of leaders from to DOT, a dinner dress belong in Geor­ every section of the country might be gia Chapter 99 ESTHER WRIGHT, and formed to assist in closing this gap. course. There were about 19 of us to­ There simply is not enough consumer a borrowed camera which broke before gether, fifteen heads or representa­ we reached Jerusalem, I departed our thinking going on in the hallowed halls tives of international organizations and of the FAA. shores. four wives. The only other woman rep­ resentative was from England and was Fourth, how about re-instating the The occasion: 99 YAEL ROM’S invi­ the Director General something-or- old "Air Share” program that worked tation to visit Israel, backed by her other of International Physical Ther­ effectively out in the boondocks sev­ government, as a delegate to the Fifth apy. eral years back when FAA people in Study Group on International Con­ the field promoted harmonious and gresses. Israel was out to show us There were diamond merchants and closer relations with the consumer, what they can offer in the way of hotel a thin film expert from NASA, an where beefs were aired and proposals and university facilities, auditorium, American pathologist and a Swedish were made on a constructive rather translators, research sources — AND Gerontologist, a Dutch student of the than a “totally against” basis. THE HOLY LAND WITH ALL ITS old Hebrew culture, Nutrition experts, WONDERFUL BIBLE-COME-TO-LIFE There is far too much at stake in the Chief of Police of Miami Beach and HISTORY-WALKING. the work ahead during the 1970 decade and his cute red-headed wife — and many other disciplines representing to allow bad blood and overwrought I came home a week later, con­ some seven nations. emotions to block progress. While all vinced that if they will stop shooting the blame probably can’t be aild at at each other, we ought to have an Everybody spoke English except the the FAA’s doorstep, we do think it’s International Convention over there. French delegate and the Flemish gem definitely their job to take a good No matter what your religion or how expert and he evidently understood it. look at the real situation, admit their much or how little you practice it, Proceedins, fortunately for me, were shortcomings and make the first pass this is the most thrilling country I in English and our guide, Herman toward improving the climate. Other­ have ever visited. Kohn, was the most wonderful teacher, wise, the widespread feeling of an ac­ instructor, speaker, and even preacher Here walked the Roman Legions — tual conspiracy being worked against whom I have ever encountered. the entire general aviation communi­ here were born the Moslem religion, ty is going to get a lot worse and the Jewish, the Christian religion, the We stopped at the Tel Aviv Hilton cause irreparable damage to all con­ Catholic faith. Here are centuries of which is a truly marvelous hotel, and cerned. civilization atop one another and a visited the University of Tel Aviv, the stone you pick up may have been Reprinted by permission from Technion (Technical University) in handled by Caesar. Or, think of it, by FLIGHT MAGAZINE Haifa where YAEL’S 49’/!ER, JOSEF, Jesus himself! 2700 N. Haskle is a professor of Aerodynamics, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dallas, Texas There are other things, too—the old and the new side by side—available We visited several hotels and stayed light aircraft which we will be able at the Intercontinental in Jerusalem Please send News Clippings, Pic­ to fly across this exciting land; mar­ which is on the Mount of Olives and tures, etc. to SCS 99 Scrapbook velous modern hotels. Four seas—the gives one a tremendous view of the Chairman: Red Sea, the Dead Sea, the Mediter­ old city. ranean, the Sea of Galilee. Here are Marge Nielsen We flew down to Eilat on the Red not only Jerusalem the Golden, but J& J Ranch Sea and saw the towering pillars of Bethlehem and Nazareth and Geth- Route 1 Solomon and across the blue water, semane— Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 which really turns red at sunset, the What we did was a whirlwind, of mountains of Jordan. We visited Meg-

— 8 - March, 1970 gido above the plains of Armageddon and saw, at the Tel, ten layers of iA e / civilization one atop the other, and walked through the aqueduct Solomon "'T^uA'deA/ ^ had constructed to bring water to his ALL-WOMAN TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR RACE, INC. I people. Pat MeEwen — Ways and Means 16206 E. Central Wichita, Kansas 67230 We saw the tragic memorial to the Jewish dead of the Holocaust and REMEMBER the International Convention of 99’s in 1964? bowed our heads in shame that human beings could so treat one another. That was the year we ENTHUSIASTICALLY vowed and voted to We saw the Dead Sea Scrolls and support our own race, the A.W.T.A.R. • popularly known as the the Via Dolorosa where JESUS walked bearing the cross, and we saw the POWDER PUFF DERBY - SO LET’S DO IT! Dome of the Rock, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Wailing Wall, and a thous­ Let’s get behind the 99’s GREATEST AVIATION EVENT that and things to remember. I think I had more fun than anybody. brings us WORLD - WIDE ATTENTION. Yael had knocked herself out arrang­ ing press confeemces and a meeting with aviation officials of Israel, one of Our scrapbook boasts press releases from as far away as the the other woman pilots of Israel had an at-home for me with all Israel's ORIENT, EUROPE and ASIA. What other event could bring the 99’s woman pilots and there was a lovely such great publicity? reception by other aviation people— and she took me flying in a Cherokee— we couldn’t get over Jerusalem be­ cause the clouds were too low over HUNDREDS of 99’S each year give GENEROUSLY of their time the mountain range between Tel Aviv and the Golden City but it was a de­ and efforts. ALL of us can PERSONALLY HELP SUPPORT our race. lightful experience. The old city in Jerusalem behind its tall golden walls is an experience In 1971 we celebrate the 25th YEAR of racing. Let’s make our in itself and ELIZABETH MACKEY, the English woman, and I strolled for SILVER ANNIVERSARY a MEMORABLE one. Bless you! hours through the narrow vaulted stone streets, not wide enough for automo­ bile traffic but full of Israel’s seventy Pat McEwen ethnic groups and languages and dress and picturesque peoples. , A.W.T.A.R. Ways and Means Committee Seventy languages! So to am alga­ mate the cultures, the official language is Hebrew. There were stories about P i. Make checks payable to A.W.T.A.R., Inc. and mail to me at the Ninety Nines in some nine Israel newspapers and YAEL faithfully sent 16206 East Central, Wichita, Kansas, 67230. them all to me. ANYBODY FOR HE­ BREW? One was in French, one in English, so I have a slight idea of brown mountains and rocky plains, what was said—but the rest??? huge modern cities and tiny walled Poiudcr Puff DerbiJ We saw fierce-looking Druses and primitive villages. Marion Andrews the wind-bitten desert people, we saw And suddenly—it was time to go Arab women who quickly covered their home. BARBARA RIGGS returned from faces when Infidels drew near, there A long flight—Tel Aviv to Greece trailblazing the race route with THON were Orthodox Jews with long curling and Switzerland, and never an Alp did GRIFFITH, Route Director. They met carlocks and the beautifully dressed we see, and then New York and back at Colorado Springs and had a very sophisticated women of modern Israel. to Albany. full schedule traveling eastward. She There were sun-dark fishermen of four A wonderful trip, full to the brim reported much enthusiastic advanced seas and everywhere the young sol­ with spiritual and intellectual exper­ planning by experienced stop person­ diers, both men and women go into iences plus factual information and nel along the route. Even Louisville military at age 18. just plain fun. I hope we'll all go which has never been a race stop be­ Israel is a land of contrasts—the there some day. fore was well organized on every packed shops in the narrow streets and (P.S. I GOT TO RIDE IN THE phase. dark alleys of the old city, the desola­ COCKPIT OF THE 707 FOR TWO April 15th is the opening date for tion of desert, the green of oasis, the HOURS — GREAT!) entries for the 24th Powder Puff Derby

March, 1970 — 9 — Dakar, W. Africa 24-th A nfiuai Beech 18, England to Los Angeles POWDER PUFF DERBY DHC Otter, England to Canada 5 Beagle Pups, England to Teheran, 3 - 7 . 1 9 7 0 Iran DH Dove, England to Djakarta, In­ donesia Jet Commander (co-pilot) Geneva Switzerland to Baltimore, Md. As you can see, this Award has made a tremendous difference in my flying career, enabling me to do the sort of flying I really enjoy.” CAROL S. RAYBURN, 1965 for In­ strument and Instrument Instructor, South Dakota. “That winter I in­ structed for South Dakota State Uni­ versity while attending classes full time . . . From July 1966 until Sep­ tember 1967, where I was chief pilot for Missoula Skyflite, Inc., my work AWTAR, Inc. consisted of flying Fire Patrol, cloud Tcterboro Airport 27S9.5I Sta.ru.tc M iles seeding thunderstorms, and spotting Tcrcrboro, NetoJcrscq lightning strikes for the US Forest Service. I also did a lot of instructing, and must be postmarked no later than of being screened for eligibility and/or charter and towed banners . . . I never May 27th. Entry kits are available for handicapping. could have afforded to get my instru­ $1.00 from AWTAR, Inc. Entries post­ The CBS film, “A Powder Puff For ment and instrument instructor ratings marked April 15th will be included in Joan”, is still in constant demand. It while I was in college without the the first day drawing for place posi­ has recently been shown in Tennessee, A.E. Scholarship, and without those tion. Place positions for those post­ Michigan, California, New Jersey and ratings I certainly wouldn't have had marked after the first day are as­ Calgary, Canada. the opporlunity to work out in Mon­ signed chronologically as received. A bid for the Start of the 1971 25th tana on Forest Service contracts at BLANCHE NOYES has again ac­ Anniversary Powder Puff Derby has such an early stage in my career. An cepted the position of NAA Cr.icf .Tudge been accepted from Calgary, Canada. Instrument rating is required for a at the Terminus. The New Holiday WANTED-TO BUY: A McCAULEY US Forest Service Pilot Qualification Inn at Trenton, New Jersey will be “REV-CHECK” . IF YOU HAVE ONE Card, and an Instrument Instructor the official hotel. Handicap requests TO SELL OR KNOW WHERE ONE rating is a necessity for a Chief Pilot have been received for the Lake 4, IS AVAILABLE, PLEASE NOTIFY in a Flight School.” Maule, Beech 36 & A36, and the Bel- AWTAR, INC., TETERBORO AIR­ CHRISTINE WINZER 1966 for Multi- Ianca Viking. These are in the process PORT, NEW JERSEY 07608. engine and ATR. Now England (Now All-Ohio). “While preparing for the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship ATR I was a flight instructor and part t:me charter pilot at Danbury, Conn. Alice Hammond, Permanent Trustee . . . In December 1969 I accepted my Each year at Convention time the . . . In fact if we have to ferry aircraf' present position with the Ohio State Ninety-Nines honor the winners of the registered in another country, we often University Department of Aviation, Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship validate our US licenses rather than Columbus. I am Supervisor of the Ex­ for that year. But few of you have the the British ones, as in various ways tension for Instructional Services Pro­ opportunity to know how these girls the US licenses are more flexible and gram, which translates into adult have been enabled to further their avi­ give us more scope. My main work ground and flight training under the ation endeavors through receipt of since obtaining the ratings has be:n University’s Division of Continuing Ed­ their Awards. ferrying, and these are examples of ucation. I presently have 15 part-time With this in mind, your Trustees some of the trips I have made: instruc'ors and over 75 students . . . would like to share with you some 2 trips (co-pilot), Bristol Freighter, I am also first pilot on the Aztecs and quotas from letters received from England to New Zealand co-pilot on the Twin Beech and DC-3 several of the Award winners of 1965- 4 Beagle 206 twins, England to used in the University Transportation 1967: Australia Division . . . I would like to comment JANET FERGUSON, 1965 for US DC3 (co-pilot) Miami to England that having an ATR frequently arouses Multi-Engine and US Instrument Rat­ Snow Commander (cropsprayer) my awareness of the lack of equal job ings, British Section. “These two rat­ Rotterdam to Athens opportunity and income for a woman ings certainly helped me become firm­ Cessna Agwagon (cropsprayer) Eng­ in aviation.” ly established ‘on the books’ of the land to Ethiopa WENDY MARCUS (FORMERLY leading ferry company in thb country Piper Aztec, Lockhaven, Pa. ta BLANCHARD) 1967 for Instrument

- 10- March, 1970 Coming Events

North Central Sectional April 10-11-12 Detroit, Michigan Southeast Section Apr. 10-11-12, 1970 Huntsville, Alabama

Southwestern Sectional Apr. 24-25-26, 1970 Santa Clara Valley Chapter Host

April 20-May 11, 1970 South African 99 Air Safari April 26th-May 16th, 1970

Flying Poker Run April 26, 1970 New Smyrna Airport, Fla.

West Canadian Sectional Edmonton, Alberta, Canada May 2, 1970

AMELIA TAKES OFF ON WORLD FLIGHT — Oakland, California — AMELIA Thunderbold P-47 Pilot’s Association EARHART shown above flying over the Golden Gate Bridge,, after her takeoff Ex Jug Pilots also from Oakland Airport, on the start of her round-the-world flight. The first Imperial House North stop will be Honolulu. MISS EARHART’S CREW INCLUDES PAUL MANTZ, Dayton, Ohio CO-PILOT; F. J. NOONAN, NAVIGATOR AND CAPT. HARRY MANNING, May 8-9. 1970 RADIOMAN. — All bureaus list A-C-D-(O) 3-17-37. Thanks to: Officer Dick Hanseom, Wailkill State Prison, for donating this picture. Southcentral Sectional Tulsa, Oklahoma and Instrument Instructor, Memphis, been promised a Captaincy by the May 22-23-24, 1970 Chapter: “With the AE Scholarship I Company for whom I was working if got my Instrument Rating—the most I could obtain the ATR. However, the May 22-23-24, 1970 valuable of all the ratings, I believe, Company unfortunately disintegrated Illi-Nines Air Derby and my Instrument Instructor. I in­ subsequently and I had to start afresh Rockford, 111. structed at the Andrews AFB Aero with Dan-Air Services, Ltd. Since join­ East Canada Sectfonal Club and Reese Aircraft in the DC ing them in January 1969 I have London Ontario, Canada area until we moved to Tennessee in progressed from the Dakotas to the May 23, 197C February of 1969 and am now instruct­ Ambassador, and hope to actually ing on our own Cherokee, and am start flying training on the Comet next Dallas Poker Party working for an ATR so I may be even week. This will be my first jet aircraft May 23, 1970 more of a professional pilot.” and one I have always longed to fly. EVELYN BRAESE, 1967 for Instru­ . . . The ATR has helped me tremen­ 4th Annual Pilot Poker Run ment, Dyersburg, Tenn. “Since re­ dously, and I am already fairly well First Canadian Chap. ceiving the Amelia Earhart Scholar­ up on the Seniority List. When I quali­ Contact Sybil Dunn ship, I’ve gotten my Commercial, fy on the Comet, the increase in sal­ June 7, 1970 Single and Multi-Engine CFI, and In­ ary will help and I hope to be able AWTAR strument Rating to comply with Air to make a contribution to the AE July 3-7, 1970 Taxi Rules to fly night VFR on Air Fund, and so enable further help to Monterey, Calif, to Taxi, since I fly about half of our be given to more people.” 3M Airport, Bristol, Pa. Air Taxi or Charter Trips . . . What The Trustees know you are as I really like best is taking passengers thrilled as they with the accomplish­ International Convention on their first flights . . . introducing ments of these women and will, like July 12-15, 1970 them to the pleasures of this way of YVONNE want to help give more Bretton Woods, N.H. travel.” EVELYN is Chairman of the help to more of our members. We plan Cape Giradeau Area Chapter, and to give three $1,000 Scholarships this Sept. 6, 1970 Chairman of the 1970 AWTAR Must year, and if enough additional contri­ Nebraska 1st Air Race Stop at Dyersburg this summer. butions come in by May to combine with YVONNE POPE. 1967 for British the generous gift from the 1969 Fortieth Pacific Air Race ATR, British Section. “At the time of Anniversary Committee perhaps we can Oct. 10, 1970 receiving the AE Scholarship I had manage one more. Contact Eleanor Richardson

March, 1970 —11— Finding out what’s going on in their town, wondering if you could do that in your town. Listen to the reports, ■>/ what another Chapter is doing might SO s be just what you’re looking for for \ your Chapter. Don't isolate yourself in a group of Chapter members; sit A* / with different groups and get their reactions and ideas and thoughts. One year my Chapter decided that at the next Sectional we would not sit with Bv Pat Jetton each other. We would deliberately sit in groups and at lunch and dinner It Spring is near . . . can 99 Section­ formative type meetings; still others tables that did not include other Chap­ will be the let’s-enjoy-ourselves, relax­ als be far behind? Not too far behind; ter members. We came back from the ing and getting acquainted types. with good flying weather coming up meeting renewed and refreshed. We WHATEVER kind they are, they are many 99s are already planning that had heard new and different thoughts; FUN, and Friendship. cross country to their Section’s Spring new and different approaches to the Meeting. For some it will be the fifth, And when does the Fun start ? same projects. Try it sometime . . . or tenth, or twenty-fifth Sectional they When you start making your plans to you’ll be glad you did. have attended since joining The attend. Figuring out who’s going with Ninety-Nines; for some others it will you; who’s going to share what room The business of some Sections is be the first. Hopefully the first of with whom; what time are you going; ruled by majority vote of the mem­ many more to come. what route are you taking; are you bers present — some by delegate vote The meetings the Sections hold are going to stop for lunch and as at this predicated on number of Chapter mem­ bers. Nevertheless, whichever way as varied and as individual as the airport or that? Lady, this is what it’s members themselves. Some will be all about. Getting there is half the your Section operates, remember, held in busy cities, some in remote fun. YOU can participate and voice your vacation spots. Some will be business, And when you get there, more fun. views. You might not have a vote decision-making, project-planning, in­ Meeting old friends, making new ones. but you can have an opinion and should let it be known. Most times, even at the busy, busi­ Contest Committee Rules For Publicity ness type Sectionals there’s some spare time. Use that spare time to get In Ninety-Nine News acquainted with Chapters and Mem­ bers you don’t know. Generally there POLICY will be a hospitality suite or room . . . The following policy outlined by the Ninety-Nines, Inc. shall be adhered why don’t you go there instead of to in the planning and approval of any contest, competitive event or race: shopping. You don’t really need an­ All contests, competitive events or races requesting Date Publication other dress, do you? in the Ninety-Nine News and endorsement of the 99’s, must apply to the Chairman of the Contest Committee for endorsement and comply with the The fun continues on through the following: evening until the wee hours of the morning. And, after a few hours of 1. Be NAA Sanctioned when event provides for cash prizes. Evidence of sleep you assemble in the dining room application and notification of approval must be received by Contest for that going home breakfast. It’s Committee. This guarantees that the monies are in escrow. a time of goodbyes and best wishes. 2. Dates must be coordinated and every attempt should be made to avoid Some you won’t see for the next six conflict of dates for competitive events within a radius of 300 miles. months until the next meeting; some you’ll run into at the airport next 3. On all other events requesting this endorsement (that is trophies, etc.) week. With all, it’s a time for “what’s chairman should provide the Contest Committee with material outlining your weather”, “are you going to the purpose, rules and SOP for conducting event. file”, or "how long do you think you’ll 4. All events so endorsed must comply with F.A.R.’s or be conducted have to wait”, “happy flying”. under appropriate F.A.A. waiver. Remember the old saw—“you can’t 5. Check with Susie Sewell re 99 Insurance policy. eat just one peanut” ; well, you’ll find Sectionals are the same—you can’t FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE OUTLINED POLICIES MAY RESULT attend just one . . . you’ll go again IN ENDORSEMENT REFUSAL IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. and again. LOIS FAIRBANK And, by the way, don't take your Chairman husband unless you want him to go 6298 Saunders St. again. Chances are, he’ll be the first Rego Park, New York 11374 one packed for the next one.

- 12- March, 1970 APT Project SECTIONAL Garnett Hastings, Chairman MEETINGS Polish your fuselage, times to work in the APT program. Dust off your wings. This is a self-imposed annual pro­ (TIME ONE, COME ALL! Take your APT ride, ficiency accomplishment intended to NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONAL SPRING MEETING OF THE And be ready — it’s Spring. make us all better, safer, and more up-to-date pilots. NINETY-NINES, INC. Be proficient you must, At long last, we have APT buttons Attention all North Central Section Carry your banner high; 99’s: The Michigan Chapter of The (free of charge) to all 99’s who go As you thrust your way Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Or­ through the APT exercise. If your Through the spacious sky. Chapter APT Chairman will submit ganization of Women Pilots, is plan­ ning an interest-packed weekend for to me the names of those who are the North Central Sectional Spring Are you APT yet? Everyone is get­ APT (since 9/1/69), the ratings in Meeting which will be held at the ting spring fever, and what a most which ihey are APT, and the dates appropriate time for everyone to get they became APT, I am APT to send Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Fri­ day, April 10, thru Sunday, April 12. APT. Many Chapter, are planning her a button to present to each one special flying activities such as spot of you. Husbands and families of members landing and bomb dropping contests, welcome. flight clinics, etc., and/or obtaining Let’s make this our best year yet— Friday: Registration will begin at new ratings. All are most opportune having fun and making friends. 11 a.m. Headquarters will be “The Meet and Greet’’ Room where your Hostesses will have coffee waiting. TO: ALL CHAPTER CHAIRMEN AND SECTION GOVERNORS Here you may rendezvous with friends and family. You may leave messages or pick them up. Here, too, SUBJECT: FLYING ACTIVITIES AND INSURANCE PROGRAM you will find suggestions for your free time including sightseeing tours to Spring will soon be here and with it, more flying activities! places of interest, current educational, We hope that you are planning some type of group flying activity very cultural, and sports events to attend, soon, whether for fund-raising purposes, getting “APT”, or just for fun. shopping guides and lists of eating One thing is certain, we want you to enjoy it. places and night spots. From 2 to 4:30 p.m. a tour of Hiram Walker Ltd. If the event requires liability insurance and will qualify for coverage has been arranged for those interested. under the 99 non-ownership liability policy, please send me the details of The evening may be spent in the your event, on the insurance questionnaire form, in plenty of time. Casino at the Hotel with other 99’s, The first five months of the program have been very successful. Many participating in informal planned ac­ chapters have conducted fund-raising and competitive events taking ad­ tivities. Refreshments will be avail­ vantage of liability protection by purchasing a policy endorsement adding able. Old Flying Movies will be shown. And for those who wish to their chapter as a named insured. purchase tickets for “Hello, Dolly” Please feel free to call on me at any time that I may be of assistance with Pearl Bailey which will be play­ to you. ing at the Fisher Theater, a limited number of tickets have been reserved. Sincerely, This is an extra. Tickets may be SUSIE SEWELL purchased on a first come first served Member, Executive Board basis through the Spring Sectional Committee. Saturday: Continental Breakfast will be available from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Greater Kansas City Chapter 99s have de­ while registration continues for new signed the gummed stamp to help promote arrivals. Pilots needing transportation interest in 1he AWTAR as well as women to airports on Sunday must sign up in aviation. for that service at this time. At 10:30, while the membership convenes, a By using these stamps you, too, will be sup­ choice of activities will be available porting the Powder Puff Derby. for husbands and families, including SEND $1.00 FOR EACH SHEET DESIRED hangar flying in the “Meet and Greet” TO ALEAH COMBS, 4726 SKYLINE DRIVE, romtu puff rem r choobeh Room. The afternoon session, “Project SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS 66205. Awareness” promises to be education­ Proceeds will go to the AWTAR fund. al and informative as it deals with both the philosophical and practical aspects of The Ninety-Nines organiza-

March, 1970 —13— marily the meeting was for organizing New member MARCIA WILFORD 49%er STUB are off to Mexico for ten and making arrangements for the East has taken a position on the staff of Air days. They’re taking down their Beech Canada Spring Section meeting in Windsor and is looking forward to her 18. This time MARG will have to be MAY which we are hosting. But, after career in aviation and the many new satisfied just to navigate. Also down the work, we all relaxed and enjoyed experiences in her future. south, GWEN CONROY and her 49!4er, ourselves and caught up on the news Our A.T.C. member. JUDY STROME, Calgary, have flown their Cessna 210 to from our wide spread membership. was telling us about the new program Mexico and British Honduras. Joining our group for the afternoon sponsored by the London area Air Some 99ers will do anything for their was LOUISE CLARK, Chairman of the Traffic Control to increase pilot-con- 49!4ers. ELEANOR BAILEY, Calgary, London area Air Rangers. She explain­ troller communications. The A.T.C. are flew her three children to Mexico so ed to us some of the requirements for inviting the area pilots, particularly the family could be together with the Air Rangers, what was covered by VFR pilots, to come to meetings and 49f4er BILL for the Christmas holidays. their course and some of the things to ask questions and meet the men ELEANOR reports the American 99ers they looked forward to doing in the fu­ and women in the tower. There has are great. MARY PEARSON of the ture. We discussed ways the 99’s could been on successful meeting and there Palomar Chapter looked after her real help the girls in obtaining badges for is hope of many more to close the well. Found this to be true on our trip their courses and ways they could as­ gap in pilot-controller understanding to the Bahamas also. The 99ers we sist us in our endeavor to further Air on the ground and in the air. met along the route were most friendly Education. MARY CASSAR, who is Remember, plan to fly, our March and helpful. our Air Ranger activity co-ordinating meeting is in Sarnia on the 7th and the MARY FREEMAN, Red Deer, has chairman, will be working on a pro­ April meeting is the 4th in Aylmer, been busy preparing her Kuvacs and gram of mutual assstance for the fu­ Ontario. Irish Wolf Hounds for the Shows. Con­ ture. HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR OWN gratulations to GINA JORDAN who’s Our very active and talehted chair­ CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF? MAPLE gone into business for herself at the man HILDA DEVEREUX is making LEAF CHAPTER HAS GOLD MAPLE Calgary International Airport, instruct­ plans with JOAN CORBETT to fly the LEAVES ON A CHAIN TO ATTACH ing. And welcome to our newest mem­ Angel Derby in May. The girls are TO YOUR 99 PIN, FOR ONLY $4 ber HELEN BAILEY, Olds. She flies busy working out finances for the trip YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CANADIAN a PA22, owns and manages the Siesta as they prepare themselves to fly the INSIGNIA. WRITE TO BERTHA Motel, and looks after a family of 3. route from Toronto to Nassau. HILDA SNELGROVE, 333 REYNOLDS AVE., 49Vier HARVEY and she plan a trip to is busy getting her annual instrument LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Inuvik, North West Territories this check ride and preparing to write her July. instructors examination, while JOAN Our 99ers in and around Edmonton is keeping her hand in flying and taking are busy planning the spring sectional her instrument ground school. JOAN is WEST CANADIAN meeting to be held May 2 in Edmon­ also planning to take a few days off to ton. March 14 will see us in Medicine fly to Freeport for a vacation in March. SECTION Hat—weather permitting. Talking about getting away for a Remember—big things are going to vacation, DORIS and JOHN KORBY happen north of the 49th parallel. took their family to the West Indies the ALBERTA CHAPTER day after Christmas and flew about en­ Anola Idling, Reporter joying the sun and sea for 3 weeks. Hear yea, hear yea—we’re rounding What a Christmas present! DORIS up all our members to show everyone NEW ENGLAND says they had a beautiful time. After a genuine western hospitality when you few stops at places like Trinidad, Port come to Calgary for the start of the SECTION of Spain and Tabaggo and a stop in 25th Powder Puff Derby, 1971. Our bid > Costa Rica, they were enjoying it so has now been officially accepted. Plans # much they didn’t really want to return include a trip to world famous Banff to our Northern cold and snow. National Park. CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Rose Aim Crim, Reporter Those of use who haven’t been able Valentines Day and I.F.R. weather to get away have been doing things meant only nine members were able The Connecticut Chapter is happy to too. The London Flying Club has seen to attend our monthly meeting. Busi­ report that one of our favorite gals the girls out flying regularly, when­ ness consisted of innumerable details, TRINA JARISH got her Multi-Rating ever the weather permits throughout raising more funds and examining the Nov. 20th and has also passed the writ­ the winter. New member MARY CAS­ “Standard Operating Procedure for the ten Instrument Instruction. TRINA SAR has been busy putting hours on Start of the Powder Puff Derby.” plans to fly the Angel Derby and AW her new private license. London mem­ There’s so much to be done between TAR if she gets a sponsor. Good luck bers FAY GARDINER and BERTHA now and then! TRINA. SNELGROVE have also been contribu­ We have been asked to man or should Our chapter Chairman MARY NEIL ting to our crowded skys. I say "99” a booth at the Abbottsford and husband DAVE have returned BERTHA and GARNETT SNEL­ Air Show in August. Of course when from a frustrating trip to Marathon, GROVE are also now the proud parents they said the price was right we said Florida. As everyone seems to be find­ of a new private license as BILL SNEL­ Yes. This will be a grand opportunity ing Florida this year it was chilly. No GROVE, their son, won his wings just to promote 99s. diving or fishing could be enjoyed. Con­ prior to his 17th birthday. MARG ROSS, LETHBRIDGE, and sequently they are full of shrimp, devil­ ed crab, snapper, etc. and both are - 10- March, 1970 on the lettuce and water routine now. a firmer foundation. At this point, I The flying was uneventful which is am firmly imbedded in a year of back- always good except for the 90° 50 mile N.Y. • N.J. bookkeeping and numerous tax forms crosswind landing at Marathon. to be completed, and numbers, num­ SECTION bers, and numbers . . . And, GABBY, CONNIE & MAC MACLEISH and you wouldn’t believe the predicament BOBBIE & DANA HERBERT also in which I now find myself! I’m stuck found Florida to be chilly recently when GARDEN STATE CHAPTER Mary Rose Myers, Reporter behind an adding machine, encompas­ they attended the AOPA Clinic at West sed with yards of used adding machine Palm Beach. They flew down in HER­ Well there won’t be much news from tape; and the gals from the Long Is­ the Garden State Chapter at this pen­ BERT’S Bonanza for the short week­ land Chapter are making news like end. BOBBIE, CONNIE & MAC took ning as this reporter is still in St. Pet­ crazy! I’m harassed by a column dead­ ersburg, Florida, for over a month the 360° Course and passed, feeling line and green with envy (I haven’t it was worthwhile to get up and fly at now . . . due to the illness of both par­ even seen a magazine picture of a 6:00 A.M. DANA kept busy in the In­ ents . . . one very ill at home and one plane, no less touched one) towards strument Refresher Course. in the Veterans hospital. these females flitting about the sky. I shall be back in New Jersey in For example, SHERRY O’KEEFE just We are proud to report the MARI­ time to attend the Garden State Chap­ finished a course on basic aerobatics, LYN ASHLAND’S husband 49V2er BILL ter meeting which will be tentatively and at the same time got her Com­ passed his written private with a score held at McGuire Airforce Base the mercial written exam out of the way. of 93. Congrats BILL! second week of March. So by then She raved on and on, over the phone, t’*ere should be a lot of interesting NANCY TIER, CHARTER MEM­ about the thrill of her introduction to things to pass on to you. BER, has honored us again by address­ aerobatics, etc., etc., while I built up I did have the pleasure of a very ing the Sharon Womens Club. NANCY these tremendous hostilities toward her pleasant chat with FRAN BUCHAN spoke on the 99’s and found a great in my mind. Then I fell into deeper of the Sun Coast, Fla. Chapter. Sorry interest and response. She also re­ depression when I learned that ELLIE not to have attended the Sun Coast ports to us that after our Nov. 99 McCULLOUGH had recently been nam­ Chapter meeting as I had wished to do. meeting in Hartford, she was not able ed Chairman of Women’s Affairs of the Also was in touch with BETTY to land at Canaan Valley due to heavy Long Island Aviation Council (and she’s TRACEY of the Space Port, Fla. Chap­ snow. NANCY therefore circled to the the kind of person who always gets me ter. Both Betty and I were former south and slipped over the hills and down . . . doing this and doing that Eastern Penna. Chapter members. reached Sharon valley where she land­ . . . until I just can’t look her in the Even though I couldn't pass on Gar­ ed on a “private strip”—a hay field, eyes anymore). I reached complete de­ den State Chapter news at this time, and was warmly greeted by the own­ spair when I received an invitation ers. NANCY reports this experience the Garden Staters extend their best and wish one and all happy spring from the Wings Club in New York took her back to the good old days City to attend a Party as their guest when landing in pastures was very flying. on February 18th. Why of course, I normal procedure. couldn’t squeeze time out to attend; LONG ISLAND CHAPTER IN ENDING THIS NEWSLETTER I but to make the situation worse, ELLIE Marilyn P. Hibner, Reporter WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE McCULLOUGH, DORIS ABBATE, and THAT THE NEW ENGLAND SECTION Dear “Gabby:” RUTH DOBRESCU gleefully traveled IS PLANNING A GREAT CONVEN­ After many hours of soul-searching, into the city for the affair, without TION IN JULY. YOU ALL COME! I have finally gotten up the nerve to one speck of conscience over my pre­ write you regarding a very serious dicament. How carelessly social these problem that may well destroy my en­ gals get! The members of the chapter EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER tire future as a reporter for the even went so far as to have a real Katherine Tompkins, Reporter NINETY-NINE NEWS. At first, I felt blow-out party on Valentine’s Day at like a social outcast; as I did not re­ the home of JOAN FLEISCHMANN I deeply regret having to report the ceive an abundance of news to report and her 49Vier ARTHUR (disgustingly cancellation of our February meeting in my monthly columns. I had to wonderful hosts, I hear), without ob­ due to the unfortunate LAST FLIGHT scratch the bottom of the barrel (my serving a moment of silence for my OF THE HUSBAND OF NINETY brain) for items to complete a pre­ absence. I understand they were con­ NINE GENE WOODWORTH. STUART sentable column. Finally, recognizing ducting all sorts of nonsense (dancing, was a close, well respected friend and suicidal tendencies slowly creeping into singing, chorus-line kicking?, etc.) un­ will be remembered by us all for his my actions, I sought other interests til the wee small hours of the morning. outstanding initiative, organizational and fields where my talents could find Further, diligent DORIS ABBATE la­ ability, and willingness to give of him­ bored over a lovely “99” emblem, self to others. He will also be remem­ which she made in crewel embroidery, We're Having a Clam Bake bered for his exceptional planning and as a gift for JOAN and ARTHUR management of the 1969 New England You All Come to New England FLEISCHMANN. HELEN DELANEY Air Derby. announced at our last meeting that she July 12-15, 1970 The loss will be deeply felt by our will be transferring out of our Chapter, aviation circle both now and far into Ninety-Nines Convention as she is moving to Washington, D.C. She is an occupational Therapist and the future; and to GENE we extend Bretton Woods, N.H. our most heartfelt sympathy. will take a teaching course in same

M arch, 197(1 — 17— and then go on to teach Occupational MILFORD BRAY have joined the KENNY were appointed, so we’re well and Physical Therapy at Bethesda Na­ safety group that has just started in on our way to another successful meet­ val Hospital. We all hate to see her Buffalo, and we’re so proud of Ar­ ing. Our Chairman, AGNES DENLER, leave our chapter; but I feel even lene’s being an officer. “Constant pro­ and husband, AL, have both passed worse, because my guilt feelings tell gress” is her motto which she ex­ their Flight Instructor written exams, me she’s actually transferring to get emplifies not only by participating in and as the old sooth sayer says—the exposure with a better reporter. Well, progressive flight organizations but busiest people accomplish the most. Gabby, I’m at my wits end; now the also by persistent pursuit of new rat­ Agnes also had a full ground school Chapter is planing on having monthly ings. Instrument Instructor will be her class for the fall term and is now fly-ins to places like Meridian, Connec­ next accomplishment! Kathy’s en­ happily flying into the spring session. ticut; Bradley Field, Connecticut; Mar­ thusiasm is encouraging to everyone, Another gal with a busy schedule, TER­ tha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and too, and we’re anxiously waiting to hear RI PIRRUNG, reports working on her others. Oh please. Gabby, I need an that she has passed her Commercial Ground Instructors ratihg. Didn’t I tell you we will have many new rat­ immediate solution to my desparate flight test. Other members who cele­ ings despite what you might hear about situation so that I can get back in the brated the holidays at Fredonia were Buffalo weather. Sorry to hear that swing with the gals. Signed: GROUND­ NARLETTA KAULL, ETHEL FED- DON ROCHE has been very ill. Hope ED AND GRUMPY. DERS, DORITA NORTON, TERRY to see FREDDY in March and hear Dear G & G: Suggest you “build up PIRRUNG and CECELIA KENNY that he is fully recovered. Heard that steam” and finish your work. A year along with guests MARGE and PETER GERRI PAINE is developing an in­ of backlogged work sounds like and PIEPER, MR. and MRS. JOHN NAL- terest in C.A.P.—an admirable and has all the aroma of a procrastinator! BONE (operator of Dunkirk Airport) much heeded area for such leadership. Your life sounds like it’s becoming a and ELLEN and JACK SMITH of Lake­ How about Lockport, Gerri? Members drag, kiddo. This group of 99’s, I under­ wood, N. Y. attending this planning session as well stand, is out for fun and friendship in The dinner meeting at the Old Red as those mentioned were JEAN (still 1970. You and others like you are go­ Mill at Clarence was most instructive under the hood) VALVO, PEG PIEP­ ing to miss the boat if you don’t get and entertaining with MR. POWELL ER, DONNA and BILL JOSS, ETHEL crackin’. And don’t cry on my should­ showing movies of Prof. Art Schoel do­ FEDDERS, AGNES DENLER, LOIS ers any more . . . I go for the juicy ing aerobatics in a Tiger Moth. We're RINCK and DORIS CULP. Until next stuff, like gossipy wives, meddling in hopes that we might persuade him time—fly like angels. neighbors, morals, etc. Signed: GABBY. to show it again for the benefit of those of us who missed it. Even though AR­ HUDSON VAIAEY CHAPTER LENE BRAY had been ill with pneu­ WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER Kathy Heidrich, Reporter monia, she and MILFORD managed to Doris Culp, Reporter make the meeting. TERRI PIRRUNG We received an interesting letter from Hudson Valley 99, HELENE ROBERT­ Enough of this vacation from re­ was delighted to have received a card SON, who is stationed in Gaborone, porting! Western New York should be from BERTHA MEANA who was on a Botswana, Africa with the Peace Corp. starting to thaw out by the time you trip through Africa. Its always a plea­ HELENE, is teaching typing at the read this, and many of our gals will be sure to be remembered by some of our Botswana Training Center. She was emerging with an impressive list of former members. And how wonderful very excited to find that the Gaborone new ratings. Our 99s are forever busy to regain DONNA JOSS as an active Airport was right next door to BTC. both studying and teaching during the member. She and husband, BILL, are A pilot at heart, it didn’t take her winter months with great results and back in Western New York after four long before she joined the Kalahari accomplishment. years in Princeton, New Jersey and Flying Club and she hopes to do some are flying in Cornell Flying Club’s 172 It seems like ancient history going- all flying in their Cherokee 160. I am sure Cessna making short trpis in the area the way back to December, but the this letter would be of interest to all Christmas Party was held at the Vil­ with their 3 children. Happy to have 99’s so a copy is being forwarded to the lage Squire in Fredonia from all re­ you back with us, DONNA. Also pre­ editor. ports was a terrific success. Despite rent at the January meeting were Welcome to new member VIRGINIA the distance from Buffalo, 16 people ETHEL FEDDERS, JEAN and BURT WENTZEL from Norwich, New York. attended including 99s, 49%ers and VALVO, PEG PIEPER, KATHY and VIRGINIA holds a commercial ticket guests, and all were delighted with the HENRY POTOCZAK, CECELIA KEN­ and has over 800 hours as Pilot in good food, exchanging of presents and NY, JUDY ZENT and friend, TED Command. Her hobbies are flying her just plain fun. A vote of thanks goes to DECK. Piper Cherokee 160, music, writing, and JEAN VALVO who made the arrange­ The February dinner meeting at the traveling. Happy to have you with us ments when not under the hood work­ Airways Motel mainly consisted of Virginia! ing on her instrument rating and where planning for the Sectional Meeting Our February meeting was held at she says “frustration reigns supreme”. which will be held in Western New Vice-Chairman DORIS MILLER'S home Burt is finishing up his cross countries, York on May 23. We are looking for­ in Schenectady, New York. We were and whether he knows it or not he’s ward to extending a most hearty wel­ fortunate to have Bob Wentorf, experi­ being followed by PEG PIEPER. She come to all the gals in the New York- enced power and glider pilot, speak to discovered he is an excellent navigator, New Jersey Section at this “important” us on Soaring. Bob showed slides and and while it isn’t strictly legal, who meeting. Committee heads consisting of movies as illustrations to his motivating can blame her! KATHY and HENRY KATHY POTOCZAK, TERRI PIR­ talk. We were all eager to try gliding POTOCZAK along with ARLENE and RUNG, ARLENE BRAY and CECELIA when he concluded. Fly-ins for this

- 18- March, 1970 meeting were PANE THEURER and NANCY DIEMAND flew up to Hali­ OPERATING RULES CONTAINED IN 49Mser JOHN. fax, Nova Scotia, to visit her daughter NOTICE 6941 TO JUSTIFY A COM­ We wish to welcome a new 49%er to DEBBIE and then back to Shoreham, PREHENSIVE BRIEFING REGARD­ our chapter, DR. WILLIAM MILLER. Vt., where 49M>er BUZZ met her by ING THE AGENCY’S PROPOSED Vice-Chairman, the former, DORIS car for a week’s vacation. COURSE OF ACTION.” This briefing FITZGERALD and DR. MILLER were The telephone lines are humming is the result of information received married on New Year’s Eve. Congratu­ from an attempt to arrange a group from hearings held at 22 locations. The lations and every happiness to both trip to the special hearings to be held meeting is at 10:00 A.M. on Feb. 27 at of you! by the FAA in Washington on Feb. 27th. 800 Independence Avenue. JO ANN PERKO was elected Secre- More on that in the next letter, I hope. tary-Treasurer of the EAA, Chapter no. As soon as I drop this in the mail, 146 recently. JO ANN, our Correspond­ JOE and I are heading for Denver and ing Secretary, has her work cut out for a visit with daughter LINDA and, her. hopefully, some excellent skiing. Be­ SOUTHEAST We were very sorry to hear Chair­ cause of the limited time available and man MADELYN EYLES has been ill. fear of our usual bad luck with weather SECTKW t It was good to hear she is feeling much we are forced to go commercial, but better and has taken to the skies again. we hope to do some flying once we get there. ALABAMA CHAPTER As I said before, I ’m very short on Sylvia S. Derrick, Reporter rCD^MIOOlE EB f news. Won’t someone please tell me With bad weather closing in from the what they are doing or what someone south, three planes from Huntsville l A - r f SECTION else is doing? Help me to do better were the only ones who flew in for the next month. February meeting. Many others drove, including some from Montgomery. At EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA any rate, it was better than January CHAPTER WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAPTER when snow and ice were so bad even Ginny Merrion, Reporter Connie Marsh, Reporter the girls in Birmingham couldn’t make The situation seems to be getting The Washington, D.C. chapter of the it to the airport. So we again planned worse instead of better. I’m having 99's will donate a trophy for a kite fly­ for Birmingham. considerable difficulty coming up with ing contest to be held on the Mall. The JUDY HUCK, newly moved from some news for this issue. We are be­ contest is organized by PAUL GAR­ Mobile to Birmingham, acted as hos­ tween meetings and it seems as if BER, historian of the Smithsonian. The tess. Her newest love is soaring. She nearly veryone has gone into hiberna­ trophy will be given to a girl kite flyer. is spending some time at Shelby County tion for the winter. JEAN HOWARD just had a book pub­ airport learning all about it. One special meeting was held on lished by Crown Publishers of New BENNIE PETERS just had her Jan. 31st at the Holiday Inn in Bris­ York. The title is “All About Helicop­ second student pass her test and gain tol to discuss the committtee assign­ ters” and is part of the Modem Air­ private pilot status. BENNIE herself ments for the AWTAR Terminus. There craft Series. JEAN has returned re­ is learning aerobatics at Elmore was a good turnout with fourteen mem­ cently from the Helicopter Operators County. This is getting to be the rage bers present, two guests from the Convention at Las Vegas where the in Alabama. PENNY COUCH has two Maryland Chapter, and five prospec­ Whirley-Girls Scholarship Award din­ aerobatic students (in addition to hus­ tive members. After the meeting and ner was held. There were 25 Whirley- band Tony). lunch at the Inn, a number of us ad­ Girls there and 2 from England. 18 Welcome to MAMIE RUSSELL (MRS. journed to the 3M Airport to look over of the 25 were also 99’s. The award win­ MARVIN) of Monroeville—Alabama’s the facilities and to continue the dis­ ner is 99er, 21 year old TERRY LEE newest member. cussion. The committees seem to be LONDON. She is studying aviation JUANITA HALSTEAD deserves a pat shaping up but there is still a lot of administration. Her mother is BAR­ on the back for passing her instrument work to be done and, I am sure, any BARA LONDON. JEAN reports that written. She is well on the way to her offer of help from within the chapter the total membership of the Whirley- rating and working hard so she can or from any of the adjoining chapters Girls is 145. make it in time for AWTAR. She’s would be very much appreciated. On May 17 we will have a closed flying with MARIAN DAVIS of Miami. ANNE SHIELDS passed around a course air race at Warrenton-Fauquier Juanita is also planning to fly in the clipping from a Miami, Fla., newspaper airport in Midland, Virginia. This race Angel Derby with NANCY BEELAND. of Nov. 13, 1969 of an article entitled is similar to the British handicap races We in Huntsville will be pulling for ‘‘Nun With a Flying Habit” which was and is the 2nd of its type to be held them when they stop there. Everyone a very nice article accompanied by a in the U.S. It is sanctioned by NAA. in Alabama is excited about being a picture of our very own “FLYING MARY ANN JESSUP RECEIVED AN stop for the Angel Derby. NUN” SISTER MARGARET MARY INVITATION TO ATTEND A BRIEF­ The most talk was about the South­ BOREK. ING REGARDING THE FAA’S PRO­ east Sectional in Huntsville on April 10, I understand our chairman MERLE POSED COURSE OF ACTION ON THE 11, 12. The beautiful Jetport with the STARER and 49V6er ROBERT are do­ TERMINAL CONTROL AREAS. “AIR­ motel on top should prove to be a ing a little island hopping around the SPACE CONFIGURATIONS GENERA­ lovely setting for the meeting. The Caribbean in their Cessna 401. TED SUFFICIENT INTEREST IN THE brand-new Alabama Space and Rocket

March, 1970 - 19- Center will be open, complete with met with us her first time at Kitty to our Section Meeting—April in Hunts­ moon rocks. It is advertised to be really Hawk’s charter presentation. She’s an ville. something—all kinds of undreamed-of aerobatic pilot, flew last year’s AWTAR NOTES FROM THE SOUTHEAST advances in science. Worth the trip in as a co-pilot, and alternates between SECTION—Our Vice-Guv, or better itself. On Friday night there will be Cubbing and home-builts, both build­ fittin—VG RUTH THOMAS, Knoxville, a taste of New Orleans with a party ing and flying. We have a system of a really stuck to locating all of our past at “A1 Hirt’s”. GEN. JOHN A. BAR­ potential member attending a minimum governors. With the kind and generous CLAY, RET., will be Saturday night’s of 3 regular chapter meetings, then we help from both RUTH RUECKERT and speaker. Until retirement, he was se- vote—before membership is offered. VIRGINIA THOMPSON, VG has a com­ cond-in-command at Marshall Space We feel that being a 99 is an honor plete list. Flight Center. He is now general mana­ not to be bestowed lightly—and we Our first governor was elected in ger in Huntsville of Northrop Nortron- look forward to getting to know all of 1931—MARY NICHOLSON, Carolinas ics. In addition to all that, he is a our potentials in the next couple of Chapter. We’d be very interested to private pilot and very much attune to months. Besides BARBARA, we had know how many sections had a gover­ our slower flying craft. LOUISE WHITE (AWTAR pilot last nor earlier than that. The Alabama girls are also planning year), VIRGINIA GILREATH, ELIZA­ The Spring Section Meeting will be a “special surprise’’ in the way of BETH BENNETT and MARTHA RAY. held in Huntsville, Alabama April 10-12. This is the Space Capital and we feel favors—something we think you will Our near future looks most active. a perfect spot to honor all of our past treasure a long time. So send in those We’re shooting for 100% APT (except governors in conjunction with Project reservations just as soon as you re­ our one gal, SARA SHONK in far-off Aware. When you combine a proud her­ ceive the blanks! And bring that 49%er lands); we are strongly behind the itage with a fascinating present and a —he won’t be able to resist the golf and Southeast Section’s Fun Air Tour, and brilliant future, there’s only one way the Rocket Center. our friends, the non-flying Sea Hags are calling us on their conch shells— to go. If your section met and had a gov­ CAROLINAS CHAPTER tis nearly time for a fishing sojourn. ernor earlier than 1931, please let our PS, Reporter Thank goodness! It has been a long VG THOMAS know. Our most sincere When you’ve got a Chapter Chairman and cold winter. thanks, RUTH and VIRGINIA, for like we have—MERCY! You don’t need Your honor, Madame Pres—we thank an attorney. You see, our worthy lead­ helping us track down our missing want to know is when can you come links. (P.S. Soon as I get Maw Bell sat­ er-known in some circles as Nancy you for the kind words, but—what we Wrenn—found some errors made by a isfied will CTC you again . . . I need back? You can’t hardly get to Florida a raise or a timer on the fone . . Ed) $-lawyer in our incorporation papers, from there without passing through so she did ’em all over herself. Ipso the staked out provinces of either SPACE PORT CHAPTER facto, and (THAT MEANS—PRONTO Kitty Hawk or Carolinas. We are wait­ Cy Beers, Reporter TO YOU ED) you’re now listening to ing—and now that you’re a member of The Ninety-Nines of the Carolinas our Sea Hags and our Man Will Never Space Port Chapter’s February meet­ Chapter, Inc. It’s all signed, seeded, be- Fly Memorial Society, how would you ing was held in Jacksonville Beach at ribboned and recorded and we feel like to try for the Cabin Creek Cooners? the lovely home of JO CHRISTMAN. terribly important. Lawyers, beware— (Ed. Note — What’s a cooner? Are Out of town girls were met at Craig we don’t need you anymore. (Ed Note: BCIII invited?) Airport by the local Ninety-Nines; K. I Thought Nancy’s name WAS MERCY) RILEY, JERRI SNYDER, JO CHRIST­ And to you ye ed—you said once that MAN and CHARLOTTE CORBIN. The Ides of February (doesn’t that you weren’t accustomed to a guv be­ mean the first?) found 10 working CHARLOTTE is about to be “renistat- ing a chapter reporter. Have you looked members in session in the Astro Room, ed” in the Ninety-Nines. She has been at this section carefully? You really Friendship Airport, Greensboro-High very busy for the past several months oughta—our vice-guv is a reporter, so Point, N. C. We churned right through helping her husband start a new fur­ is our treasurer—and sometimes our the joys and chores of making a re­ secretary. Besides which, our secre­ niture business. We are pleased to have solution, of contributing to the AE tary, Cy Beers—is a newsletter pub­ her back for we have missed her. Scholarship Fund and the AWTAR, of lisher in her own right. So’s our VG— The meeting at JO’S home was join­ voting and writing our letters of nom­ even Snoopy likes “you-al land”. And, ed by her menagerie, Punjab, a dalma- ination for International Officers, elect­ like they say, man—the modem day tion marked great dane (puppy?), and ing to support the Guilford County Pi­ south is moving. (Ed. Note—Send me two huge persian cats. We were served lots with their Carolinas Air Tour Ap­ in Coach, I’m ready.) coffee and JERRI SNYDER’S delicious ril 25-26—and of setting up our next fruit cake. JO had everyone put their meeting for the Jetport, Greer, South Most especially the Carolinas Chap­ name, date of their private license and Carolina—March 6th. ter. We’re back to learning to fly just the date of the First Powered Flight on Our weather is finally turning into in time to load em up and move em out a piece of paper. ANN CONWAY’S li­ what the sunny-south is supposed to cense date was closest to our meeting have, except in our mountains where date and MARY DIXON’S “guess” was Next Issue due MAR. 20th. It must the skiing is superlative on real snow. closest to the date of the First Powered We’re trying to learn to fly again, and be in Dallas on the 20th, not post­ Flight. They were both awarded Fly­ watch out world! marked that day. Mail to: ing Ace Snoopys. We had five potential members at BOX 38499 JERRI SNYDER told us about the our February meeting—all are enthu­ Dallas, Texas 75238 ACARA air races being held in Ft. siastic. One, BARBARA O’CONNOR, Lauderdale April 16th-20th. JERRI

- 20- March, 1970 whose husband owns an AT-6, and sev­ hopper groups of Florida—truly the We missed our Savannah girls, eral other Space Port Ninety-Nines plan pilot’s friend. ALYCE STRONG, MARIAN SCOTT, to help with this event. and JENNY PREETORIUS. It seems JUANITA BLUMBERG and her new GEORGIA CHAPTER as if the weatherman gave them a husband, LOU, have just acquired a Shirley Nesmith, Reporter bad steer. SARA WISE must be having lovely Beech Baron and JUANITA is February is the month of hearts and trouble keeping her husband out of the busily working on her Milti-engine rat­ the Valentine theme was carried out airplane long enough for her to fly. ing. We’ll be looking forward to her through the meeting. Two of our new­ CAROLYN DUNN and JOYCE SOX, flying to our meetings in that beautiful est members, PEGGY HUSBY and at the time this is being written, are (drool) airplane. KAY GUISE were co-hostesses for the still skiing down the mountain slopes Our March meeting will be in St. meeting in Carrollton, Georgia. After of France. Augustine and the April meeting will the meeting a tour was taken of West EVELYN GREENELATT is now be a Flying Poker Run starting at the Georgia College and the computer cen­ MRS. BUCK HOWREN. She and her New Smyrna Airport and ending back ter. Two plane loads, ESTHER husband live on their boat on Pier 66, there for lunch at the Skyway Restau­ WRIGHT in her Cessna 172 and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. rant, Sunday, April 26th, 10:00 A.M. BETTY McNABB in her Bonanza, had ANN JOHNSON, Lt. Colonel in the Air Husbands, guests and other Ninety- to depart early due to the old man Force, will return from the military and Nines are invited. You all come. weather cutting up in this area. BETTY come back to be home folks. After the meeting we were transport­ found out that her parking brake would We are extending our sympathy to ed by our hostesses to the Sea Turtle hold after five years. She taxied to HAZEL FERGUSON of Macon, who re­ Restaurant, where we had a very en­ the end of the runway and was ready cently lost her husband. joyable lunch over-looking the Atlantic for takeoff, but the airplane would not We were delighted to have the honor Ocean. Thank you, Jacksonville Ninety- go. ESTHER took one of her passen­ of nominating BETTY McNABB, a Nines for ordering a perfect “flying” gers and was prepared to return to get most capable person we’ve ever had day and for being such wonderful hos­ BETTY and the remaining passenger the pleasure to know, for President of tesses. when they discovered the trouble. the International 99s. Two new transfers were welcomed SUNOOAST CHAPTER to the chapter—MAVIS CHEEK of the MEMPHIS CHAPTER Dotty Birdsong, Reporter Oklahoma Chapter and NANCY PET­ Netta Holden, Reporter ERSON of the San Antonio Chapter. The Florida Suncoast Chapter regu­ And a new member was voted in— In Memphis on January 23rd, Delta lar meeting was held Wednesday, Feb- DENISE BLANKINSHIP of Newnan, Beechcraft sponsored a film called 11th at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Georgia. Speaking of Newnan, BOOTS “Flying The Spanish Main.” The film Airport in St. Petersburg. Twelve mem­ MORGAN and her husband are now was made by MARION and BOB AU­ bers and guests JUNE BENNER of operating the FBO there. If any of you BURN while flying the Caribbean in St. Petersburg, Ninety-Nine CAROL girls are in that area, drop in and see a Bonanza. Ninety-Nine and 49%ers STEPHON of Youngstown, Ohio and them. attending were INA and MIKE WALK­ prospective member NANCY LEVINE If at first you don’t succeed, try, try ER, VIRGINIA and EVERETT PROC­ of Tampa heal'd MR. SHERMAN again. That is March 14-15, we will TOR, and NETTA and DOUG HOLD­ TINKHAM of F.A.A. speak on past try to meet at Cape Kennedy for a tour EN. Door prizes were given out during and present day flying and up coming through the Space Port. The raindate intermission, and lucky Virginia won a problems. will be March 21-22. “knee-board.” Following lunch at the airport Chair­ SHIRLEY NeSMITH, I’m sorry to During the first week in January, man ETHEL GIBSON conducted a two say, was the only member wearing ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS went hour meeting to complete plans for her APT pin. Others who have been skiing in Aspen, Colorado. They will our Chapter’s First Annual Poker Par­ APT, but not received their pins are make a return trip there the first week ty. All Southeast Section Ninety-Nines ESTHER WRIGHT, BETTY McNABB, in March. Also the Williams are now are invited to fly in the Poker Run and JOYCE SOX. ESTHER APTed the proud owners of a new Bonanza Y. with 49%ers, family and friends March BETTY, and BETTY APTed ESTHER, I made my Instrument cross-country 22nd from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday. both being instructors. How about that! trip on the 22nd. Boy! I was a busy one Poker cards will be picked up at Sara­ Hope everyone will be APT by next for 2% hours. sota, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Brooks- month. BETTY and WINFIELD DUNN flew ville and last at Birdsong Tampa Downs PAULINE’S brave husband, PETE, to Dyersburg, Tennessee for a weekend. Airport where a Bar-B-Q will be held. accompanied her to the meeting. He The DUNNS also flew to Knoxville, Trophies and prizes will be awarded is always appreciated and welcome, Chattanooga, and Nashville. in all categories for the best poker but we missed their poodle this month. GLADYS ESTES, JENNY COOK, and hands. Our regular March meeting will We were happy to have as visitors yours truly flew 34 Tango to Wynne, be omitted for the Poker Party. BARBARA MANN and JOYCE CAR­ Arkansas and visited with the Proctors. We regret that CLAYTON GRIMES, PENTER, both new private pilots. On February 7th our monthly fly-in manager of Tampa Downs will not be JOYCE lives in Atlanta and BARBARA was held in Tupelo, Mississippi. Meet­ with us for our Poker Party. A prema­ in Albany. YVONNE COOPER, who is ing us on arrivals were MRS. M. (SU­ ture heart failure at fifty-five claimed a student pilot but soon will be a pri­ SAN) WINKLER and MR. AND MRS. his life February 12th. In the past six vate pilot, came up with ESTHER LEMONS. GLADYS ESTES and JEN­ weeks he has helped entertain the Nin­ WRIGHT and SHIRLEY NeSMITH. NY COOK in a Cerokee 180 were the ety-Nines, Flying Farmers and Grass­ We hope all our visitors will return. first to arrive at Lemons Field. INA

March, 1970 — 21— and MIKE WALKER flew in a Cessna 310. MARTHA and FRANK TOBEY came with the Walkers. CHRIS BROWN came in her Cessna 172. VIRGINIA and EVERETT PROCTOR flew in from Wynne, Arkansas. VIRGINIA got in some “hood-time” while en route. CAR­ OLYN and JOHN BELL came in their Aeronca Champ. NETT'A and DOUG HOLDEN flew in their Arrow. PEGGY and BOB FENNELL of Memphis came as guests with the Holdens. After arriv­ ing we went to the Natchez Trace Inn for dinner. Enjoying dinner with us were DR. and Mrs. M. (SUSAN) WINK­ LER of Tupelo. The Winklers both fly out of Lemons Field. Alter dinner we had a brief meeting, and said we would welcome SUSAN a s a future 99er (Memphis Chapter). We all thorough­ ly enjoyed the hospitality and fun we had in Tupelo, Mississippi. GLADYS ESTES flew to Bolivar, Tennessee in a Cherokee 180. P.S. YOUR 99 REPORTER GOT HER INSTRUMENT RATING LAST WEEK. SIGNED; PROUD 49>/2ER

Plans for the Dyersburg stopover in the 1970 Powder Puff Derby brought Barbara Biggs of Darien, Connecticut, to Dyersburg, Tennessee recently. Al­ though members of the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter were searee because of the weather, many details of the stop were worked out. Shown are W. H. ALL-OHIO CHAPTER Richardson, Chief, Dyersburg FSS; Mary Boyd, Ninety-Nines Stop Chairman; Judy LaRuc, Reporter Barbara Biggs; and James Arthur, Chief of the Memphis Tower. Photo by Joe Boyd Brrrrr! What a cold year we’ve had so far. I sure will be glad when Spring last October and will be grounded until this month so hope to see EVERYONE arrives and we can flap our wings April 1970. You certainly haven’t missed at Fremont in March. once more. very many good flying days, TERRY, Low visibility and icy roads didn’t and we’re all happy that you’ll be able keep members from attending the Ak­ to enjoy the spring and summer months CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER ron meeting, but we did miss CLARA of flying. Mary Boyd, Reporter THARPE who was home nursing the MARILYNN MILLER has some Preparations for the must stop in the flu. “Ohio 99” route signs that have been 1970 Powder Puff Derby have occupied VIRGINIA and DOC THOMAS came discarded by the Highway Department. the time of the Dyersburg members of up the day before the meeting and spent As a fund raising project, they will be the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter dur­ the night with ROSALIE BRACHT. sold from $2.00 each while they last. ing the past month. A continuation of Was also happy to see MARGARET They will make a perfect conversation the awful weather we have had all win­ WELLINGTON who drove in from piece for your recreation room or den. ter prevented a regular chapter meet­ Meadville, Pennsylvania, and new (Please send the Editor one—money ing on February 5th which was planned member JANE KUYOTH who drove all on the way) to coincide with the Trail-Blazers visit the way down from Toledo to attend KATHY EMERLING, better known but those of us in Dyersburg were her first meeting. as “KATHY-CUE” was our guests happy to meet with BARBARA RIGGS MARIE WOLF passed her Commer­ speaker for February. KATHY is radio of Darien, Connecticut and delighted cial flight test on November 18, 1969 station WCUE’S trafficopter reporter with the results of her talk to about and her daughter passed her Private and is very close to wrapping up her 80 members of the Dyersburg Rotary flight test on October 1, 1969, which flying hours and taking her Private Club. The Rotarians are really en­ was her 17th birthday. flight test, at which time she plans thused about AWTAR! Sorry to learn the TERRY SHOF- on joining the 99’s. We also had a most pleasant meet­ STAHL underwent m ajor lung surgery I guess that’s all I have to report ing with representatives of the FAA,

— 22- March, 1970 both the Dyersburg FSS and represen­ tatives from the Memphis Area Office and the Memphis Tower, and JOE WALKER of the Weather Bureau, who is hopeful that we won’t have a repeat of Greenville, Miss, as far as the weather is concerned. Your reporter had a most interesting visit with ANOLA LAING and ELAINE WRIGHT of the Alberta Chapter at the Nashville Airport recently. ANOLA and ELAINE, with their husbands and two other couples were returning from a vacation in the Bahamas and were headed back to Alberta. They certainly seemed to be hving a good time and we enjoyed meeting them and dis­ cussing the Powder Puff Derby which will begin in Calgary, Alberta, in 1971. They had spent the weekend in Nash­ ville and we had flown up for a meet­ ing and were waiting for transportation when I noted that two of the four girls in the group were studying charts. They just had to be pilots so I struck up a conversation. They departed Nashville Front row left to right: RUTH STAFFORD, MY RAE STAFFORD and son en route to Columbia, Mo. before our MATTHEW, BOBBI MILLER with BRETT STAFFORD, FAY GLENN with transportation arrived and we enjoyed MARC MILLER and RUTH HERMON; second row: JOANE WYRICK, MAR­ seeing off the two planes headed for GARET WRIGHT, ROSAMOND OLIVER, JOANNE REINDL, VEE ST. JOHN Canada. and FRANCES DUNFIELD. SHELDON STAFFORD, PAT KEENEY and NITA IRWIN not shown.

CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER Sandy Klook, Reporter discussion on general aviation. This is Our February meeting was held at early for MARION, as these talks us­ Executive Aircraft at Kansas City The February meeting of the Chi­ ually seem to be scheduled for about Municipal Airport and a very interest­ cago Area Chapter was held on the 2:00 A.M., when all good pilots are get­ ing lesson was given us on better under­ 15th at the beautiful Pillow Hill home ting their 8 hours R & R. standing and care of aircraft engines, of SYLVIA SHELDON and her 49%er. MARCELLA RITTER got bit by the electrical systems and radio equipment. While the 99’s met around the indoor "love bug” and is now MRS. GEORGE This was one of our best meetings in swimming pool, the fellas admired Mr. KLOTTER. MARCELLA gave a talk regard to quality and also quantity, Sheldon’s collection of antique cars in on aviation to the Illinois Air Pilots’ As­ since a total of sixty-two 99s and 49%s the garage. Imagine driving to the air­ sociation on February 11th at Elliot’s were present for the meeting and din­ port in a Stutz Bearcat! (Boy—That Pne Lodge. ner afterward at the Airport Holiday sounds like tough duty—Ed.) SANDY KLOCK has been busy study­ Inn. Although it was late when dinner CAROLINE SMITH, our secretary, ing and recently passed her commer­ was over, many stayed on to visit even won the raffle at this meeting—a long cial written. Now back to those Lazy later—a fine evening. white scarf with the insignias of pre­ 8’s! We also were delighted to learn that sent-day and old-time aircraft com­ secretive SARAH GORELICK became panies in black. She promptly put it on GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER MRS. ROY RATLEY on January 10th and said, “Who says we don’t still Frances Dun field, Reporter in Las Vegas! wear scarfs and goggles?” Our January meeting at MARY ANN Don’t forget—we want at least one The big news in this chapter is the NOAH’S was great, both the food and recipe, and three or four if you wish to upcoming ILLININES AIR DERBY, the turnout! Among the guests were share them, from each 99 for our cook­ which will be held at ROCKFORD, ILL. SANDRA RIDGEWAY, from the To­ book. The deadline has been moved on MAY 22, 23 AND 24. This is going peka Chapter, here to observe our chap­ up to April 30th. Please send them in to be some event, and the big prize is ter in action. There were 23 members as soon as possible to Vee St. John, a trip to Jamaica, no less, staying at present and among them some faces we 1018 E. 110th Street, Kansas City, Mis­ Ocho Rios. This race is open to all, and haven’t seen for awhile at meetings souri, 64131. everyone is welcome. JEAN CLAUSS of including ex-hospital resident, NONA Our 30th Anniversary is coming up our chapter is in charge of entries, so MARTIN, looking very well. in September and we are planning a let us hear from you gals. Our chapter is losing MARGARET big celebration. If there are ex-Greater MARION JAYNE, chairman of the McDOWELL. She is moving to Boston Kansas City members in other parts of Illinines race board, will be appearing the first of February. Good luck in your the country, please let us hear from on the Paul Benzaquin Chicago show new job, MARGARET, but we will miss you! on February 26th at midnight in a you. RUTH STAFFORD’S daughter-in-law, March, 1970 -2 3 — she and NANCY LEEBOLD have been honored by the Queen for their role in aviation; and DORIS LANGER, who drove them to Camberra which is the capitol of the Federal Government of Australia. NANCY WALTON took them to a Hawaiian party in the “out back’’ which was some 700 or 800 miles away. During the trip they stopped at several properties (ranches) to meet people and see unusual homes. Most all Aus­ tralian “ranchers” have planes in their driveway instead of cars. They also visited New Zealand and New Guinea. Almost as an afterthought to our con­ versation, LORETTA mentioned that she is going to be in “Who's Who of the Midwest.” AMY & JACK LAWS and RUTH & NATHAN TAKSEL just returned from a Jamacian cruise aboard the U.S.S. Starward. AMY said the ship was very plush and the food marvelous. The trip is highly recommended. AMY and JACK flew their own plane to Miami and returned, with beautiful sunshine all the way there and bark. (They must have a friend at the weather bureau.) MY RAE, and two grandson’s—BRETT, tive plans to get together with the FAA They also visited with TOM and BET­ age 2 and MATTHEW, age 4 months, as a group (husbands too) sometime in TY FOSTER who have an apartment had their first plane ride with RUTH April or May and take a proficiency in Key Biscayne. and 49% SHELDON to the Nevada, ride. INSPECTOR MITCHUM said they Missouri fly-out January 27th. Also would be happy to sign our 99 APT MICHIGAN CHAPTER joining the twelve 99s was BOBBI MIL­ forms. Maretta Simpson, Reporter LER’S Marc, age 5. We are very busy working on our Our chapter celebrated its 36th birth­ Nevada gave us one of the best re­ program for the Aero Club which will day at the February meeting which was ceptions we have ever received. The be presented Feb. 24. DEL SCHARR held in Owosso. We were most pleased Executive Director and the President has written a little skit which should to have two charter members present, of the Nevada Chamber of Commerce, be real enjoyment to everyone if we who attended the first meeting on Feb­ and three Community Betterment rep­ all get together and work on it. (It ruary 17, 1934, at Hartung Airport in resentatives greeted the six planes on seems there is no end to this woman’s the Detroit area. They are MARY VON their arrival and presented each of us talent.) Del, SYLVIA BLOOM and the MACH and FAYE KIRK. with a Bushwhacker Museum key program committee have really been Despite the inclement weather, some chain. We had a fine lunch and were working hard so we hope it is a real seventy people showed up for the meet­ taken on a tour of the city. success. ing . . . pretty marvelous turnout when MERLE FRAME was in St. Louis you consider all were drive-ins. GREATER ST. I,GUIS CHAPTER over the holidays and several of our MARY VON MACH and FAYE KIRK Fannie Jennings, Reporter girls had lunch with her. She is looking had many very interesting anecdotes to GUSSIE FREESE was our hostess forward to our coming to Detroit in tell about early days of flying. for a busy and interesting January April. We had letters from ROSE WYNN CONNELLY has remarried meeting. INSPECTOR MITCHUM, Ac­ JOLY (Mrs. Dewey Ragland) and and is now MRS. HENRY K. MILLER. cident Prevention Specialist of the FAA, HELEN POOLER—hope to see them in She resides at 4953 Kolohala Street, was our speaker, and a very interesting Detroit also. Honolulu, Hawaii. She also got a new one I assure you. The FAA is promoting LORETTA SLAVICK and BECKY grandson, JOHN CAUGHEY, on Jan­ an accident prevention program very THATCHER (Mich.) recently returned uary 31st, who resides with his parents similar to the 99’s APT. An FAA in­ from a tour of Australia and in talking in Philadelphia. spector will ride with any licensed pilot with LORETTA, she says they had a We have three new 99’s: OLIVIA and make “suggestions” where needed wonderful trip. There are 400 women BOTTUM of Ann Arbor, BERTHA Mc- to improve proficiency. What it am­ pilots in Australia, but not all of them MENEMY of Detroit, and EDIE AL­ ounts to is, they believe and have prov­ are 99’s. Among some of the people LEN of Mount Pleasant, and one new en, that by making pilots more aware the met were RONNIE WILLIAMS, 66 . . . THELMA HAVICE of Ann of possible errors that could cause ac­ parachute jumper and instructor; NAN­ Arbor. cidents, the individual becomes a more CY LEEBOLD, operates aircraft sup­ LOIS BROYLES’ husband MARTY, cautious pilot—therefore reducing the ply at general aviation airport in Sid­ is beginning to wonder who the chance of an accident. We made tenta­ ney; NANCY BIRD WALTON, both “MARY” is who turns up in so many

- 24- March, 1970 of these articles. Please believe this error did not originate in our copy, but rather somewhere after it left our hands. Our apologies to MARTY. Buy a 99 Stadium Blanket . . . nice . . . reasonable . . . and functional. Michigan is selling them. Contact SAMMY McKAY, G-9191 South Dixie Highway, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439. Seen at various times during the Midwestern Air Traffic and Flight Safety Seminar . . . BE A STEADMAN, LILLIAN SNYDER, MARGE HAT­ FIELD, MARGE ASHTON, ETC. It was a well-attended affair, but unfor­ tunately not nearly enough 99’s were present to make a good showing. It was a great program. ELLEN and VIC ZAITZ returned this week from another of their many trips West . . . this time a month long. They took in just about everything between Michigan and California, and then spent the bulk of their time with an interest­ Midwestern Air Traffic and Safety Conference — LILLIAN SNYDER, who ing relative in California who is an represented the 99s on the Committee planning the Conference, “KISH” actor, and who managed to show them SALMON, former Chief Test Pilot for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. (a member of more than most of us could cram into the panel on Safety), MARGE HATFIELD, Chairman, Mich. Chapter 99s, a two-months visit. WINNIE Du PE ROW, Chairman Mich. Chapt. 99s and A. G. HEIMERDINER, Help is needed for the North Central Chief Pilot and Director Flight Operations for Douglas Aircraft (also a member Section in April. Get in touch with of the panel on Safety). LIISA DIXON, 6815 Country Lane, Dearborn Heights, Michigan 48127. MARY CARPENTER can use all the help she can get for the Angel Derby stop in Pontiac in May. If you would like to meet these International Rac­ ing Pilots and help cover the race stop, give MARY a call at Area Code 313, 332-0403, or write her at 380 Kendry, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013. BECKY THATCHER and LORETTA SLAVICK, a St. Louis, Missouri, 99, visited the South Pacific. They went to Tahiti, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Australia, Green Island and Great Barrier Reef, North and South Islands of New Zealand, New Guinea (as far as you can go), Fiji, and Ha­ waii. During this wonderful trip, they were on some thirty-five airliners (mostly DC 8’s) and flew at altitudes up to thirty-nine thousand feet, and were Left to right — CHARLES F. McERLEAN, Executive Vice-President, United invited to the cockpit on one of the Airlines; MAJ. GEN. T. E. MARCHBANKS, Chief, Air Force Reserve; flights. On their return flight to Chica­ ROBERT V. REYNOLDS, Deputy Administrator for General Aviation Affairs, go the weather was down and they FAA; JOHN W. MEYERS, Chairman of the Board, Pacific Airmotive Corpora­ circled Chicago for some two and one- tion; BERNICE STEADMAN, President, Ninety-Nines International; ALLEN F. half hours before being able to land, EDWARDS, President, National Pilots Association; WARNER KIMBALL, and then had to wait another eight President, Corbett Manufacturing Co.; LILLIAN SNYDER, Representative, hours there to depart for home. Michigan Chapter Ninety-Nines; HARVEY A. HOFMAN, Manager-Technical BECKY and LORETTA received Communications, Teledyne CAE. Speakers Table—Midwestern Air Traffic & “royal” treatment from the Australian Safety Conference. women, who went out to make their visit a most enjoyable one. Among LIAMS, BOZENA VRLA, and LYN- who got her license in 1925 in New these most hospitable 99’s were . . . ETTE BUTLER. Also had the oppor­ Zealand . . . and holds license no. 18. NANCY WALTON, RONETTE WIL­ tunity to meet GLADYS SANFORD . . . They also got to talk with OLGA TAR- Mareh, 1970 - 2 5 - LING and ANNE STEINHAGEN. Upcoming Meetings: March 8 in Coldwater . . . preview of 1970 SMALL Race site; April 10-11-12 Spring Sec­ tional in Detroit; May 24 Dawn Patrol and meeting at Lapeer; and June 14 in Grand Rapids. First Meeting Toward Becoming a 99: ALLENE MUNSON of Walled Lake, BETTY GOODROE of Flushing, THEL­ MA CRAWFORD of Ann Arbor, KAYE BERGER of Ann Arbor.

MINNESOTA CHAPTER Betty Kuechle, Reporter Plane washes can prove profitable in more ways than one. Particularly in the person of one ROBERT PALMER, Safety and Security Director for North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis. Lit­ tle did we know when we washed an Aero Commander for him last October that he would host our February meet­ ing. We must have done a good job on his plane for he reciprocated with an DECORATING COMMITTEE FOR VALENTINE HANGAR DANCE — Left to evening which turned out to be one of right: PAT CICARDO, IRENE KAY, LILY SANDOVAL, JOHNNIE HICKEY, our most unusual. After a short busi­ WANDA COTHRAN and BECKY LUTZ. ness meeting in the hospital auditor­ ium, we were treated to a film on Can­ ada “Valley of the Swans". MR. HEC­ TOR CROMBIE from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau did an ex­ cellent job of convincing all of us to include Canada on one of our next fly­ ing trips. Following this film we heard HEINIE YAHN from Executive Heli­ copter, St. Paul. He told us of “Project Haste” (Helicopter Ambulance Service to Emergencies). North Memorial is one of five participating hospitals in the Twin City area. A heliport has al­ ready been built at North Memorial ready for operation around March 1st. Although we didn’t actually see the heliport, we did see a film from Bell Left to right: BECKY LUTZ, NAIDA BORDER, JOY FEAK, WANDA Helicopter showing exactly how the COTHRAN and son, and LILY SANDOVAL. Bell Jet Ranger helicopter will function in “Project Haste”. A tour of the hos­ pital was next on the program and we DOROTHY and husband DAVE will tell a pleasant surprise. DOROTHY was in had to keep moving fast. MR. PALMER us of their trip to Yucatan. Yes, we do Albuquerque on other business which showed us the ultimate in modem hos­ manage to keep flying despite the cold co-incided with our meeting date. pital medicine. We were able to go into and snow. NAIDA BORDER, LAURA MARIE many behind the scene places and see WEBB and JOY FEAK took DOROTHY first hand what goes on in every de­ up to Santa Fe for a tour of our new partment. We ended up in the Security capitol building the next morning. The office having our pictures taken and Legislature was in full swing and we reduced on our own Minnesota 99 I. D. were hoping to hear the progress of cards. A very impressive end to a very a proposed "Downed Aircraft Locator impressive evening. Beacon” bill. The bill was still in com­ Our chapter is growing! A special mittee at this time but has since gone welcome to KRISTI HAWKINSON, to the Senate and killed. Do return BARBARA LUND, and LINDA RADA- ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER DOROTHY, bring some gals and stay BAUGH. Lily Sandoval, Reporter a bit longer. Stand by one for a report from The visit of GOVERNOR DOROTHY Congratulations to not one but two DOROTHY BOLANDER next month. WARREN to our February meeting was members, LINDA SWANN and MILLIE

- 26- March, 1970 ELRICK, on the births of prospective agreed to top the tanks of the first regular reporter, is in Tulsa working on 99’s! Cessna and Piper to land in Springfield; CFI ground school. Good Luck, Kid!) Our diversified group now boasts a and JAMES NEWTON of the Ramada HAPPY FLYING! licensed Realtor, GEORGIA TILLERY. Inn has donated a. free room for the Now that GEORGIA is not attending all first pilot to land that stays overnight. CHAPARRAL CHAPTER those classes we hope to see her at We feel Powder Puffers will want to Marge Blue, Reporter every meeting. MARY LIKENS has make Springfield a MUST STOP! We had a successful Flight Clinic on transferred to our chapter from North­ On February 22nd the Arkansas 99’s January 28 with 40 aviation enthusi- ern Arizona. Welcome MARY! are having a Fly-in Dutch Treat Lun­ actics present. BILL SULLINS of the Our members are still doing some cheon in Ft. Smith at 11:00 a.m. and FAA, ED BEASLEY and TOM HAIRE flying these days even though our Jan­ we would love to have you join us. gave the three hour program. We plan uary weather has been not too nice. to have these Safety Seminars every Our chapter had some problems (ran The FEAKS spent Christmas in Mazat- four months through the year. After out of paint and then rain) but after lan, flying down in V.F.R. but re­ the program coffee and cookies were three attempts we finally got the run­ turning in I.F.R. The SUTHERLANDS served. way in North Little Rock airmarked. have set up a second home in Guaymas On January 19 our chapter treked to Gals assisting included: SHIRLEY for a couple of months. RANDA re­ El Paso to tour the FAA facilities. After BOGGESS, RAMONIA SLOAT, CARY ports fishing is great! Congratulations dinner JACK SCOTT took us through HUNT, RUTH GRAY, BETTYE BOL- again to BEV MURPHY—this time the the tower and the Flight Service Sta­ LEN, AND BEVERLY HARP. LARRY Instrument Instructor Rating! This gal tion. The lights of El Paso were quite HENSLEY, the airport manager, got has really been hitting the THROT­ effective at night! us some good TV and newspaper publi­ TLE! We have really been educated this city. We have two more airports lined Our chapter has been looking forward past month! February 14, KAY BOND, up to airmark. to Valentine Hangar Dance for a few DOROTHY McNALLY, MARGE BLUE, months. This took place at Coronado We have six girls APT and they are: and HANK HALLINAN flew to Albu­ Airport on the 14th under the very SHIRLEY BOGGESS, BETTYE BOL- querque to tour the center up there. able direction of dance chairman: LEN, RUTH GRAY, DONNA HALE, We learned just how safe we are if DONNA DENTON, Co-chairman, BEVERLY HARP, AND RUTH Mc- are planes are equipped. We were EECKY LUTZ and decoration chair­ ADAMS. Our goal is 100% APT! joined by 49%ers KAL BOND and JIM man NAIDA BORDER. Thanks gals DELORES MITCHELL and MARGIE HALLINAN and 7 other interested for a great job. Everyone had a ball! NIELSEN were recently awarded the guests. We are looking forward to the P.P.D. Jeani WNAA Appreciation Award for Our leader KAY BOND logged 12 with special interest since our gals work done on the 1969 “Youth Derby.” minutes in a DC 3 January 12. She may have been asked to man the stop in RAMONIA SLOAT has taken her be hiring out before long! Farmington, New Mexico. NAIDA commercial written and prospective Our other flying members haven’t BORDER will head this committee of 99'er CHARLENE POE is working on been keeping me informed as to their official timers and has already met her private. Looks like those gals are trips so I don’t have much news on with the route chairman THON GRIF­ getting ready for the Powder Puff them. See you next month. FITH in Farmington. More on this Derby. later. RAMONIA had a pleasant surprise COLORADO CHAPTER Welcome to DOROTHY MANNAHAN recently. ANOLA LAING and ELAINE Deedo Hcise, Reporter who was pinned at our January meet­ WRIGHT, 99s from Canada, were flying Colorado welcomes new members ing, at the home of VIRGINIA CUT­ through to New Orleans and Florida, JANE HOLLEMAN a n d DONNA TER. and gave RAMONIA a call. RAMONIA JONES to our midst. We are sorry to report our past said it was interesting talking about February meeting held at Stapleton chairman MARGARET PEREZ is down the differences between Canadian and in the Board Room was most interest­ with flu and possible pneumonia. She U. S. rules and regulations. ing. MR. GEORGE WELCH showed and EUGENE did get in a trip to the colored motion pictures of the Apollo Have you ever had a patient arrive Bahamas just prior to being grounded. 10 flight and a series of slides of both by helicopter? Well, BETTYE BOL- Apollo 10 and 11 that were truly breath­ LEN’S husband was hard at work the taking. We then looked back at “the ARKANSAS CHAPTER other day when patients in his office god old days” as he showed his slides Beverly Harp for Marge Nielson, heard the noise of a helicopter. It got of the Antique Airplane gatherings at Reporter closer and closer and finally everyone Ottumwa Iowa. (Some of the antiques ran to the window and sure enough— The Arkansas Chapter has been very looked almost as “out of this world” the helicopter was landing. It seemed busy the past month. On February 3rd as the “bug which sat on the moon.”) that R. V. STEWART with North Little RUTH GRAY, BEVERLY HARP, KAY I believe the slides can be obtained Rock Aviation had an appointment with NEWTH, and RAMONIA SLOAT flew to through the Martin Company and they LINDY so he just came by helicopter. Springfield, Missouri to discuss the are really fantastic. Powder Puff Derby Race Stop. They Our chapter has a monthly newsletter JEAN FERRELL flew off to Europe met with BARBARA RIGGS, Assis­ and we would love to exchange with to ski after presenting the weather sem­ tant Route Director; FRED FORD, other chapters. If interested, contact inar at United which was well repre­ Airport Manager; and FAA and FSS BEVERLY HARP, 8100 EAST LEGION, sented by our Chapter and most worth­ personnel. Fixed base operators D. J. MABELVALE, ARKANSAS 72103. while. We thank JEAN and her co­ PURCELL and CHARLIE PRIESTER (ED NOTE: MARGE NIELSEN, workers. M arch, 1971) —27— CINDY and JACK CARSON flew to Craig. place winner was JAMES ADAMS, Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Las DELLE and GENE HIGHTOWER and second place winner, JERRY Mc­ Vegas via Beech Baron, checked the from Houston visited with PAT JET­ REYNOLDS. home front and then took off for Texas TON recently on a hunt for a new The Rain date Poker Run on the ar.d Oklahoma City. airplane. following Sunday did better, with five CINDY and I will be spotters at NITA and DON SHUHART have planes and thirteen people. MARY Walsenburg, Colorado during the AW­ been getting familiar with a certain OLMSTEAD won first, ROBER LAN­ TAR mandatory Fly-By over the air­ Cherokee 180 lately. DER of Ft. Bliss Flying Club, second, port. So—in the line of duty, I (DEE- DOROTHY WARREN, HELEN WIL­ and NOEL OLMSTEAD third. DO) have driven and flown over the KE, KATHY LONG, and PAT JETTON GERTRUDE HOWARD and her fam­ area and made a couple of investiga­ had lunch recently with FRANCES ily flew in from Pueblo, Colorado on tive low passes over the field. COLLINS of Midland, who was in town their way to Mexico. They spent the BETTY RIDDLE from Rockford, Il­ with her husband. night with RUTH DEERMAN. linois was in Denver to meet her pilot CHAROLETTE BRANUM and JACK BARBARA BOOKER has completed husband. Luckily BETTY JO REED flew their 310 to San Diego to attend her cross country and is well on the who had been a sister Wasp, happened the International Typographic Compo­ way. to be in town between trips to Chicago sition Association meeting from Feb­ RON and ELLEN JANE ANDER­ on business and Taos for lunch; so the ruary 11 through the 14. SON, TEX and JUANITA BURDICK three of us hod lunch, and a talk fest PAT CLARK and FRAN hitched a have made trips to Arizona. and a personally conducted tour through ride to Chicago via Alice American; Those who are APT—CHERI SPIER, United’s Simulator complex. they’ll be moving up there on March JACKY FAGAN, NORMA KUDIESY, GAIL MITCHELL is currently em­ 4. While there, PAT saw JERRY MARY FRA N SEID L , DORIS ployed as an Air Traffic Controller in KRAUSE and admired her new twin SHREVE, NORMA McREYNOLDS, the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Comanche. and HESTER OAKS. Center in Longmont, Colorado. Last PHYLLIS DUKE and ELINOR MARGARET McFARLAND has been September she completed nine weeks JOHNSON can quit loafing; their elected Secretary of the Almogordo of training at the FAA Academy in favorite 150 met with a most unfor­ Aviation Association, and BETTY Oklahoma City. tunate experience recently, but now ROGERS is Sec. T of El Paso Instru­ A star for GWEN CRAVEN who will they are instructing in a new one. ment Pilots Assoc. be upgrading her rating in 1970. HAZEL McKENDRICK flew some of RAMONA DUNCAN and PAT the TAR route recently, practicing. STANS of Alamogordo have received DALLAS CHAPTER Then she participated in the FAA Safe­ licenses. Janie King, Reporter ty Clinic at Sherman. The speed with which Dallas North PAT and FRAN CLARK flew to HOUSTON CHAPTER runway numbers were airmarked prob­ Houston to transfer the Texas State Aline Bush, Reporter Aviation Association files to the new ably reflected the damp, chilly morn­ Houston is busy making plans for secretary and treasurer, RUTH and ing temperature. Some loyal 99s and our 3rd Annual Space Chase, set for TOMMY HILDEBRAND. -19% 'ers braved the fog. Sunday, April 26. MABEL EDITH MARILYN COPELAND’S luncheon OLIVER heads up a planning commit­ in Wichita, found out IFR-types EL PASO CHAPTER tee composed of MARY BYERS, KATHY LONG and HELEN WILKE Lois Hailey, Reporter MARY BROOKS, MARILYN CURTIS, filing on Friday. DOT WARREN eom- Our February meeting was a Sweet­ and SALLY COX. Anyone wishing info mercialed in from ABQ and hitched heart dinner at the Mesa St. Luby’s may contact MABEL EDITH or SAL­ an IFR ride home in HELEN’S Bonan­ Cafeteria. Present were RUTH and LY. Circle the date, it’ll be great fun. za. PAT JETTON was ready to go CHARLIE DEERMAN, DELORIS and Welcome to our newest member, on Saturday AM complete with three LARRY DYVAD, BETTY ROGERS, CAROLE VICTORY. Other members hitch-hikers, PEG ONG, DOLORAS WIN GRIFFIN, NORMA McREYN- are busy attaining higher ratings, SAINSOTT, and RUBY RODGERS, in OLDS, NORMA KUDIESY, EMMA passing on skills to others, and fly­ her Debonair, but the weather put and JOHN UDOVICH, DON ZILER, ing, flying, flying. PAT DAVIES has thumbs down on the flight. LOIS HAILEY, MARY FRAN and passed her instrument written, MARY KATHY LONG was in the winning HANK SEIDL, BARBARA BOOKER, JANE NORRIS passed advanced and airplane in the Tenth Annual Air Race MARY and NOEL OLMSTEAD. Instrument Ground Instruction, and from Lander, Wyoming to Jack Pot, A film, “Flying the Spanish Main” MARY BYERS is attending instru­ Nevada. was presented at Burges High School. ment Ground School taugh* by MARY BARBARA POWELL and PAT JE T ­ Those attending were: NORMA JANE. M. E. OLIVER is busy teach­ TON flew to OKC where BARBARA KUDIESY, NORMA McREYNOLDS, ing basic ground school for Crawford visited relatives and PAT had a lovely RUTH and CHARLIE DEERMAN, Aviation, Inc. in Conroe; MARY ABLE visit with SUSIE SEWELL. JEAN BYERS, MARY-FRAN and has been flying much charter and in­ College seems to be a good reason HANK SEIDL, MARY and NOEL strument instruction, and has flown for our 99s to fire up the bird. OLMSTEAD. two trips as co-pilots on a Lear Jet ROWENA and FRED BURNS flew Our first planned Poker Run got off to Denver and Baton Rouge; MAY- their daughter, Evelyn, to Austin, and the ground, but not for long. Wind, BELLE FLETCHER doing a lot of in­ HELEN WILKE has made several wind. Eleven started out, but only struction in the Southwest Flying Club. trips to San Marcos transporting son one plane completed the run, and first She recently soloed her son DAVID on

- 28- March, 1970 his 16th birthday. MARILYN CURTIS has been flying to Matagorda Island for fishing in between learning to play the set of drums hubby JON gifted her with at Christmas. MARILYN is excited over her visit to NASA to see 99 CHARLOTTE SMITH where she had the opportunity to watch ASTRO­ NAUT JOHN YOUNG practicing moon walking on centrifuge machine. MARY JANE NORRIS flew to Portugal Feb. 12, visiting with ANNELEISE PINTO in Lisbon who was sponsored into the 99’s by our Chapter. RUTH and TOM­ MY HILDEBRAND toured Central America and Mexico for 3 weeks with International Flying Farmers, flying their recent acquisition, an S model Bonanza with their old call numbers of 18 Sugar. They met two women pilots in Costa Rica and MARY BRAN­ DON from Ohio Chapter in Tapachula, Mexico. DELLE and GENE HIGH­ TOWER are looking skyward hoping for lots of good weather to fly their new Mooney Executive. And anyone flying into Houston over the Cypress Intersection, stop in at LOUISE and MYRL BICKFORD’S Dry Creek Air­ port at Cypress, Texas. Check to see if construction is finished or stop by to lend a hand. The five 99’s with 2 of the 3 lady Costa Riean pilots. Left to right: Ruth 49Vi’ER BOB NORRIS made a most Hildebrand, Broneta Evans, Sigrid Lorengil and her mother Hilda Lorengil, interesting talk during our February Velma Woodward, Pat McEwen, Arlene Walkup, attending a banquet on the meeting at Houston’s A La Carte in roof of the Hotel Paysbas in San ose, Costa Rica. Westbury Square. Citing the many things that could be accomplished by pilots working together, he urged that different pilot groups combine their efforts so that pilots will be strong enough to tell government regulatory bodies what they feel is best or safest in aviation instead of being told “Here it is, you must accept it.” It triggered quite a discussion and prompted some action we will hear more about later. Any other 99 groups interested in more unity among pilot groups might con­ tact Sally Cox for ideas on the sub­ ject. A fly-in to McAllen and trip across the border was set tentatively for March 6-7-8. See you at the Space Chase! (Ed. Note: Good girl. This one ahead of time.)

OKLAHOMA CHAPTER Dolores Pasierb, Reporter Five Ninety Nines from the South Central Section were among the 61 99’s in Costa Rica, Central America. Standing in grass soft as a cushion. A people who recently participated in the portion of the road to the top of the volcano Irazu. L-R. RUTH HILDEBRAND, tour of Costa Rica sponsored by Houston, BRONETA EVANS, VELMA WOODWARD, Okla., PAT McEWEN, the International Flying Farmers. Kansas, ARLENE WALKUP, Okla.

March, 1970 —29— BRONETA EVANS, VELMA WOOD­ REN, Governor of the South Central the meeting and invited by SARA WARD and ARLENE WALKUP all Section, HELEN WILKE and KATHY BERG who works at the Scottsdale flew in one aircraft. ARLENE, chang­ LONG from Dallas, and SONDRA airport and is a transfer to the Phoenix ing planes and flying along with PAT RIDGEWAY and PAT STRATTON 99's Chapter from the Chicago Area McEWEN. Ninety-Nines have partici­ from Topeka. Donations to the lun­ Chapter where she was a past Chair­ pated on other tours, but this is the cheon by members unable to attend man. first time only Ninety-Nines occupied were sent by MARY ABLE, South the aircraft. These gals flew from Central Section Secretary from Hou­ OMAHA AREA CHAPTER Brownsville, Texas to Vera Cruz, ston, GENE NORA JESSON of Boise, Georgiann Rynearson, Reporter ESTER BERKLEY of Talmage, Kan­ Tapachula, Mexico, Guatemala City, The month of February was launched sas, VELDA MAY KIKER of San An­ Managura, Nicaragua and into San with much fun in the form of an old tonio, and MARION BARRETT of Jose, Costa Rica. fashioned “Box Social” at the home Watonga, Oklahoma. During the lun­ Guests attending the January mee‘- of HELEN and JOHN EHRLICH, with ing included MARY WATSON, MAR­ cheon MARILYN COPELAND re­ INEZ STOCKER assisting as hostess. GARET BROWN and BILLIE WAL­ ceived a telegram from SUSIE SEW­ Braving the cold night were ROSE­ LACE, all from Ada. ELL in Oklahoma expressing her re­ MARY and MAX BLOCK, VER- MAVIS CHEEK writes she has trans- grets at being unable to attend the DAYNE and DICK MENZE, BETTY fered into the Georgia Chapter and luncheon because of poor weather in and BOB JARVIS, INEZ and HERB is doing a great deal of flying just Oklahoma. SUSIE and the other mem­ STOCKER, GEORGIANN and BILL attending meetings. bers of the Oklahoma chapter who RYNEARSON, LUCILLE ULEMAN, JUDY FILA was the guest speaker were unable to make the meeting were BARBARA KREJCI, JANICE BESCH, at the Zonta Club meeting held in definitely missed. all of Omaha; JOEY and SID KU- Dallas. DOTTIE WARREN’S husband GARNETT HASTINGS, Chairman of BESCH of Bellevue, BURTIS and flew to Stillwater in his twin Comanche the Kansas 99’s, who is the new In­ DELL AUFENKAMP of Auburn, and made JUDY fly down and let AR­ terna* ional APT Chairman is happy CLAUDINE and ED KEAN of Hum­ LENE WALKUP fly back to Okla­ to report that she now has APT but­ boldt; and 66s UDY and KEN KOHL­ homa. RUTH JONES and SKIP CAR­ tons available. Ninety Nines who will ER of Ralston and CAROL and KEITH TER were there to hear JUDY. have their APT forms signed by their POWER of Omaha. Imagination ran NANCY ORCUTTT will be moving instructors and sent on to Garnett will wild with such boxes as “Cloud 99", to Indianapolis, Indiana. Her new ad­ be entitled to receive a new APT but­ “A Shot to the Moon” , “Airport” , dress: 3226 So. High School Road, In­ ton. Garnett expects an overwhelming “Southern Belle”, and many with 99s dianapolis, Ind. 46241. response! and Valentine motifs. Our February chapter meeting was The Kansas 99’s will handle the held at the home of MARGE HUDSON After dinner the girls held their Hutchinson stop for the 1970 Powder and then we all toured the RAPCON business meeting. The fund raising Puff Derby scheduled for July 3rd to facilities located at Tinker Air Force committee brought two articles, which July 7th. On February 3rd GARNETT Base. We all were most impressed are to be submitted to the board for HASTINGS, MARY AIKINS, PAT Mc­ with this sophisticated operation and approval. BURTIS AUFENKAMP in­ EWEN and MARILYN COPELAND co-operative nersonnel. vited us all to be guests of the Flying met at the Hutchinson Airport with Farmers at their convention in Grand CONNIE JONES is spending some THON GRIFFITH, Route Director for Island on February 20 and 21, urging time in the Link trainer these days. the Powder Puff Derby and BARBARA the girls to attend the ladies’ luncheon, Our ’’soupy” weather here in January RIGGS, Assistant Route Director. of which she is chairman. inspired many to work on advanced They had a successful preliminary With so many members working, ratings. JAN MILLION is also spend­ meeting with the Airport, Tower and ing her flying time under the hood. week-ends are about the only time Chamber of Commerce representa­ many of them can fly, and you know tives. GARNETT HASTINGS will when we have the best flying weather KANSAS CHAPTER Chairman the stop, MARY AIKINS —during the middle of the week. Con­ Charlotte Russell, Reporter will be Chief Timer, and HAZEL GUY sequently, flying activities have been The Kansas 99’s meeting on Feb­ will be a Timer. somewhat curtailed the past month. ruary 7th was a special benefit ($3.00 Two Kansas 99’s will be number 11 BETTY and BOB JARVIS did pack per plate) Valentine for a Friend in the lineup for the Angel Derby. up their plane and two daughters the Luncheon at the home of MARILYN PAT McEWEN and MARILYN COPE­ last week-end in January and flew to COPELAND in Wichita. There was a LAND will fly in P at’s Bonanza. Olathe, Kansas to visit friends. On good turnout of 28 members and 20 PAT and OWEN McEWEN spent a the way back, they stopped in Auburn guests for a delicious catered lunch week in Scottsdale, Arizona during and had coffee with BURTIS and and excellent entertainment from a February. Owen showed some horses DELL AUFENKAMP. variety of youthful musical talent at the International Arabian Horse As­ VERDAYNE MENZE finally came from the Wichita area.. The proceeds sociation meeting. While there PAT home from Laredo, Texas, where she from the benefit luncheon will be attended a Phoenix Chapter 99’s meet­ was visiting her son and family, in­ added to the special savings account ing and gave a talk on the ways and cluding a brand new grandson. VER­ fund for the up and coming 1971 99’s means aspect of the Powder Puff DAYNE flew down around Christmas International Convention in Wichita. Derby. Pat says she had a good visit and then DICK flew back alone, while Among the guest-members present with ALICE ROBERTS, a past Inter­ VERDAYNE chose to return later via at the luncheon were DOROTHY WAR­ national President. PAT was told about commercial airlines. She reportedly

- 30- March, 1970 on April 25, and we hope that some of the Canadian 99s will be there to meet him. Our March meeting will be held in New Orleans for a tour of the radar and control facilities of the FAA at New Orleans International Airport, and an inside look at the workings of an airline operation — Delta Airlines, of course. Who else?—especially since two of our 49%ers are Delta pilots. EVELYN LYONS will co-hostess this meeting along with new member, GRETCHEN BEALL of New Orleans. Other exciting programs on tap for the South La. Chapter in the coming months will be a tour of Callendar Omaha Area Chapter 99s and 66s vvi'.'i their “Box Social” dinners, left to right: (military) field in New Orleans in co­ Helen EhrHch, Joey Kubesch, Burtis Aufenkamp, Claudine Kean, Georgiann operation with the Air Force, including Itynearson, Lucille ITIeman,, Betty Jarvis, Barbara Krejci, Verdayne Menze, a tour of such military aircraft as the Judy Kohler, Carol Power, Janice Besch, Rosemary Block and Inez Stocker. C-130 (and an added feature connected with this is not yet confirmed!!!); prefers “Menze Inernational” for a grandma along with all of her other working the Houma Air Show again direct flight. ac'ivities. BARBARA presented her this year with Penny-A-Pound Rides. with a new granddaughter, STEPH­ The Air Force Thunderbirds will be SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER ANIE DIANE on Jan. 26th. It’s her featured at Houma this year (it was Marian Burke, Ro|M>rter first time to be grandma so she is the Blue Angels last year); also scheduled is a weekend camping trip The San Antonio Chapter and guests almost as excited as 49% er HAROLD for the whole Chapter to Dolphin Is­ enjoyed a lovely Mexican luncheon about the whole event. land on the Gulf Coast, probably in during the February meeting held Sat­ BILL and BETSY HOGAN have August. Several girls plan to go to urday the 14th. It was hosted by JOHN moved back to the country and they Tulsa in May, and we might be able and MARY ANNE GREER. The tasty are about a ten minute drive from to sponsor a delegate to the Interna­ Mexican food and the GREER’S in­ Marian Burke’s ranch. They have al­ tional Convention this year. We ex­ teresting home along with their well ready acquired three horses so it looks pect to take part in some Cessna known hospitality made the afternoon like they are going in for country life Dealer Shows (GRETCHEN’S 49%er enjoyable for us all. in a big way. The 30 ft. by 80 ft. swim­ is NO factory rep.) this summer, too. VEL KIKER made cute red hearts ming pool looks like a fun place for a We meet the first Sunday of the with a 99 on them to present to each 99 get-together this summer. month! Let us know you’re coming, member and guest just so we would We received a recent letter from and join us! not forget that it was Valentine’s day. ARLENE FELDMAN, a past chair­ A case of the flu and bad weather man of our group who is now in PA. prevented our gov., DOROTHY WAR­ Everything is well with her family WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER REN and some of the group in the and she is leaving Feb. 23 for Hawaii Nan Park, Reporter Houston area from attending our meet­ to meet ARNOLD who has been in A special program of vital interest ing. We are sorry the girls couldn’t Viet Nam for several months. It and importance for all pilots and plane make it and we will try again later. sounds like a great trip ARLENE . . . owners was held on February 12, 1970 Welcome! Welcome! New member Have fun . . . We miss you. at 7:30 P. M. in the Wichita Falls MARY ANNE CHAMBERLAIN. It’s Museum and Art Center, Wichita nice to have you in our group. MARY SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Falls, Texas. ANNE has a private license. Her hus­ By Pat Ward, for Bev Titzer, Reporter Sponsored by the Wichita Falls 99’s band is an Air Force Captain and Our January meeting was held the and Accident Prevention Team of the is based in San Antonio. They have 3 last weekend in December, and was Federal Aviation Administration, the children. We are sure you will enjoy the Holiday Hangar Dance in BTR as session emphasized air traffic control, being a 99. reported in the last issue. Our Feb­ enroute and terminal procedures, ser­ This season is going to be a busy ruary meeting was also held in Baton vices and systems in general. Of par­ one for the San Antonio Chapter. They Rouge, and featured DR. H. T. LAND­ ticular interest was the recent and are helping during the AOPA clinic RY as guest speaker. DR. LANDRY proposed changes at high density ter­ that will be held in San Antonio Feb. broke 13 world records on his recent minals affecting both I.F.R. and 27, 28 and Mar. 1. With a new Airport flight around the world in his “Hello V.F.R. traffic, transponder and DME opening and the Space Chase as well World” Bonanza. His films and pre­ requirements, collision avoidance, stu­ as air race season almost here we sentation were highly entertaining and dent restrictions and other regulations really are going to be busy. interesting. He will be featured speak­ affecting general aviation. Our chairman will be the busiest of er at the Canadian Owners/Pilots Con­ Speakers were MR. CHARLES DA­ us all . . . VEL KIKER will be playing vention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, VIS, Assistant Chief of Dallas-Ft.

March, 1970 - 31— Worth TRACON-Tower, MR. A. T. This reporter recently heard from than half of our members attended HILL, ATC Controller Ft. Worth-Dall s our “silent” member from Fairbanks, the January meeting at DIANE JEX’S Radar, and MR. H. B. GOWIN, Ft. PEARL LASKA. Since it is difficult home in Blackfoot. BEVERLY LED­ Worth GADO Collision Avoidance. All for PEARL to get down to Anchorage BETTER and DIANE were co-hostes­ three are general aviation pilots and for meetings, there are many in our ses. They welcomed LOIS BAUER, were able to shed much light on many Chapter who have not had the pleasure LEORA BERGEVIN, PAT CHASE, items confusing many of us. They used of becoming acquainted with her. For PAT DUKICH, ONITA HOFF, GLEN- films and slides as visual aids for their their benefit, we are presenting a little NA LINDERMAN, CAROLYN RIZ- talks. biographical data on this extremely ZIE, and DARLENE SCHIERS. Lunch We, again, were delighted with the interesting member. was served and a short business meet­ response to our written invitations to PEARL’S childhood was spent in ing was held. GLEN JEX was on area pilots to attend the meeting. Hinton, West Virginia. After two years hand to greet the 99s and run the pro­ Nearly two hundred pilots and owners of high school, she passed her state jector so members could enjoy view­ signed our register, ranging from stu­ teacher’s examination and began her ing two films. BEV LEDBETTER ob­ dent pilots to air line pilots. The num­ teaching career in a one-room school tained one film about flying in Mon­ bers attending our two safety seminars l ouse. At s:me point in her growing- tana, the other was a short comical have made us certainly more aware up years Mrs. Laska’s interests turned film about a chimp flying nowhere in of the need for this program and the skyward and she began flying lessons particular. interest it generates. which eventually led her into flying KAREN ROBERTS became MRS. Pilots in this area are marking their and instructing flying fulltime to Navy JAMES WHITELEY on December 2T. calendars for the second Thursday student pilots during World War II. We all extend our very best wishes to night of the month as a reminder to One day in 1944 she met a woman her. KAREN was unable to attend them of upcoming 99 programs. They who told her they needed pilots in our January meeting due to college then, await an invitation by mail, Alaska. Soon after, she was in Nome term papers requiring her time. watch the newspapers and television working for Rainbow Skyways as a ELAINE PARTRIDGE is enjoying for announcements of time and place flight instructor and bush pilot. 1945 her beautiful baby girl, and CLARK ar.d topics of the next program. found her in McGrath and back teach­ is helping with baby sitting while We not only have interesting pro­ ing in a one-room school house. At ELAINE finishes this semester of col­ grams planned for the remainder of that time she married the late LEW lege. She, too, had term papers to the spring, but have some business LASKA, owner of the local trading complete and was unable to join us meetings scheduled also. Some neces­ post. In the years since, Pearl has in January. sary business such as election of of­ averaged 100 flying hours each year ficers and installation of officers will and in the summers away from teach­ To bring everyone up to date on our be on our agenda also. We have a ing, has continued to give flying in­ membership . . . GLENNA LINDER­ fund raising project coming up in struction. She has flown much of Alas­ MAN is our newest member. She re­ March and a sneak preview of this ka and made several solo flights back ceived her pilot’s license on October activity proves most interesting. Your to West Virginia. 10, 1969. She is the mother of four chapter chairman will receive this in­ Pearl has carried her love for Alas­ children and has five grandchildren. formation soon. ka and aviation into the completion She is a substitute high school English of her own education. She received her teacher in Idaho Falls. Her husband, B.Ed. from University of Alaska in BOB, operates Intermountain Aviation NORTHWEST 1955 and in 1959 took her M.A. in avi­ Academy at Fanning Field in Idaho ation education at Miami University, Falls. SECTION Ohio where she wrote her thesis on LEORA BERGEVIN chose to attend “The History of Aviation in Alaska”. the meeting instead of skiing that day. PEARL was recently appointed act­ It would be a hard choice for anyone ing director of the University of Alas­ to make, but we enjoyed having her ka’s Upward Bound Project. In this decide in favor of the 99s. LEORA is position she will recruit high school Chapter Treasurer. ALASKA CHAPTER students from low-income families in Catherine Kippenhan, Re|>orter VIRGINIA FINKELNBURG is busy Northern Alaska into the project in The February meeting of the Alaska teaching again. She didn’t attend our order to develop and motivate them Chapter was held at MARGARET meeting because of a very bad cold. toward college. WAGNON’S home on the shores of MARY and GRANT KILBOURNE PEARL is planning a trip to the Lake Spenard. It was a real business just returned from four weeks of fly­ meeting primarily concerned with South 48 in April to purchase an air­ ing all over the United States. The plans for the AOPA Pinch Hitter craft “new only to her”. The Alaska Northwestern States usually have the course which our chapter will give the Chapter will keep its collective fingers reputation of having some of the low­ first week in March. With funds earned crossed that PEARL stops by Anchor­ est temperatures in the winter, but from this course, we plan to sponsor age on her way home for a little MARY tells me they found extremely a $500.00 flying scholarship for some southern hospitality. cold and wet weather on their trip. lucky Alaska woman to apply toward She and Grant left Pocatello in a new a Private ticket. RUTH O’BUCK closed EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER Aztec for Houston, Texas, but were the meeting with a timely presenta­ Diane Jex, Reporter unable to get there due to the bad tion on crash locator beacons. In spite of gloomy weather, more weather. The commercial airlines

—3 2 - March, 1970 were having difficulties there too. ing to join the tour to Mazatlan in (that’s my 48y&) have moved both They did eventually make it on the March which is sponsored by the Idaho our factory and our residence this airliner. In Odessa, Texas their air­ Department of Aeronautics. At this last few months. It was only across plane had to be pulled into a hangar writing this reporter is seriously think­ the river to Vancouver, Washington in order to defrost ice on the wings, ing of going too if everything works but it might as well have been across before they could depart that day. It out favorably. the United States. I would rather go was MARY'S turn in the left seat go­ flying any day. OUR NEW ADDRESS ing into La Guardia, also on departure. OREGON CHAPTER IS 216 N. E. 83RD STREET, VAN­ Other places they found cold were Charlotte Dodson, Reporter COUVER, WASH. 98665. Phone 696-1940 or 693-2575. With the move Chicago, Kansas City, and parts of Plans for the July 18, 1970 Oregon Indiana. Meanwhile, back in Idaho, Petticoat Derby are being finalized over and the weather clearing there our temperatures were mild . . . snow and they look really good. Mark your should be more news next month. was melting and we had lots of rain. calendars now. REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JULY 18 AND Our January bvsin^ss mrct’rri vat JOIN US FOR THE OREGON PETTI­ IDAHO CHAPTER held at PAULA OCCHIUTO’3 homo COAT DERBY. Eula Logsdon, Reporter and when it was said to be business— The Idaho Chapter celebrated Valen­ PAULA meant just that. She is very tine’s Day at the Village Inn in Boise thorough in bringing all matters be­ PUGET SOUND CHAPTER as their February meeting. The atten­ fore the Chapter. JoAnn Andrews, Re|>orter dance was rather small as several DOROTHY PARKIN has been pro­ The January meeting was held at members had other commitments for moted from Captain to Major in the BETTY CURRAN'S beautiful home, the day, but GENE NORA JESSEN, Civil Air Patrol. DOROTHY is a grand­ and was highlighted by delightful ELOISE STOVER, BETTY HUBLER, mother and started flying a Cessna films of past derbies that BETTY has JOY LOU WAITE, FRAN BROWN, 150 in January 1961 with RUTH participated in. Guest in January was EULA LOGSDON, LUCILLE TAY­ WIKANDER as her instructor. In 1962 young CONNIE GANIERE, a student LOR, and HILDA ELLIOTT did attend. DOROTHY joined the Civil Air Patrol, pilot and also a student at Everett HILDA brought her young daughter, the Washington County Composite Community College working for her CYNTHIA, as a guest. Special guest Squadron. She spends her summer A & E. and speaker was MR. JAMES PREN- months at Fairchild A.F.B. as Chief of February meeting held at JOANNS DERGAST, Supervising Inspector of the Staff for C.A.P. encampment as well had as guest speaker, MR. PORTER General Aviation District Office of the as assisting on Search and Rescue from the FAA at Paine Tower. He F.A.A. in Boise. He was a very inter­ missions and all C.A.P. emergency spoke on wake turbulence and new esting speaker and held sort of a service work. In September 1969 DOR­ regulations regarding the 747 and its Round Table discussion in which OTHY took over as Commander of mighty wake. There is a 10 mile wedge everyone was able to take part, and the Squadron. The Squadron consists of turbulence behind the 747 and new we each felt we benefited materially of 18 seniors and 27 cadets. She is regulations require a 4 minute or 10 from the discussion. proud of the fact that there are ten mile wait for clearance on all runways LUCILLE TAYLOR and 49%ER pilots in the group. DOROTHY has after departure of the 747. This local JIGGS spent the last week in January been very active in 99’s, also—helping problem will no doubt affect other in San Francisco at the Furniture Mar­ on all Chapter activities as well as areas in the future. ket. FLORENCE WATKINS and her flying the Petticoat Derby. She has MARGARET AMES is still enjoying 49%ER DON also were in San Fran­ served as Secretary-Treasurer and is her vacation in Mexico. February cisco lately on business and FLOR­ now Vice Chairman of the Oregon found us with two new members, ENCE took time out to visit her Chapter. Her next project is to get EUDICE MILLER who transferred mother who lives in Oakland. The last her ground instructors rating. This she from Huntsville, Alabama. DYCEY is we heard from HELEN HIGBY she knows will help her to be a better an Instrument Instructor and has been was sitting by the phone with her Commander in her Squadron of young actively participating in derbies, and packed suitcase ready to go to Cali­ people. races besides working and giving fornia to assist the stork in bringing SUE SMITH is all smiles over the Flight Instructions. Another new mem­ a baby to her daughter JEAN. KRISTI family’s recent trip to New York and ber, WANDA VAN DEVANTER, has JESSEN from Wichita is visi'ing New Jersey. SUE, her 49% DAVE and been very busy working as a nurse GENE NORA and BOB JESSEN in children KIM and TERI took the and spending weekends during the win­ Boise. Cherokee 180 and flew East—SUE got ter months with her family at their cabin in the mountains enjoying the HILDA ELLIOTT has a busy Spring to do all the flying. When she tells skiing. ahead of her. On February 24th she about it she bubbles. Hen is a real has been invited to speak to the P.E.O. flying family. WESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER in Payette on “Flying from a House­ PAULA OCCHIUTO and her 49% wife’s Standpoint”, and in May she DICK are getting their horses ready Priscilla Cook, Reporter has invited her daughter, CYNTHIA for the racing season. This will mean Our February meeting was held at ANN, Girl Scout Troop to take their many flying trips in the next few DOTTIE DAUB’S lovely home on Mer­ first airplane rides. This is a large months. cer Island. It was fun to see some of troop and she expects to be busy sev­ My news gathering has been at an the DAUB’S slides on a trip to San eral weekends with the girls. all time low because CHARLOTTE Diego and the Southwest. Some beau­ JOY LOU WAITE is happily prepar­ DODSON (that’s me) and LANDY tiful scenes of Northwest fishing trips

March, 1970 —33— made us anxious for spring and sum­ Convention and the Pan American ANN BLOXHAM and PETRINE mer to resume our own fishing and Surgical Convention was inadvertantly LOCKHART are taking an instrument camping. left out of the last report. The high­ ground school course at Mr. Diablo JOAN DAVIS and husband are re­ light of their trip was listening to a High School in Concord. building a J-3 Cub. JOAN was telling lecture given by DR. CHRISTIAN Each of our members received an us they had to wait a whole year BERNARD. invitation from BARBARA LA POINT to obtain a needed wooden spar. Ah! Happy spring flying to all of you of Redwood City to attend a baseball The trials and tribulations of the Do- and welcome to our chapter DR. MER­ game—99’s vs. San Francisco Giants It-Yourselfers! CEDES ALTIZER, our newest mem­ on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at Central Park, PRISCILLA COOK and family are ber. San Mateo. JIM DUNBAR, KGO radio about to cover the fuselage of the personality and famous in this part of Super Cub they started rebuilding last the country as a moderator of his talk summer. The whole house seems to show, MC'd the evening. This was a be occupied by same. The carport is I r k " Z\ SOUTHWEST- fund raiser. These gals in the San full of wings, the recreation room is SECTION Mateo area are working hard to form overflowing with fuselage and tail as­ their own local 99 Chapter. We are so sembly, the basement is stuffed to proud to be their co-sponsor and look the top with cowlings, struts, floats, ALAMEDA COUNTY CHAPTER forward to their forthcoming charter etc.—but, ah, hopefully, the rewards Eleanor Alford, Reporter ceremony hopefully this spring. will come this summer when we will The beautiful Norse Room of the wing our way north to land on a beau­ Doric Motor Hotel in Hayward was the ALOHA CHAPTER tiful blue lake and throw a line into setting of our February meeting. A Dorothy Read, Reporter the water and catch a trout for din­ short meeting with chairman GLADYS Aloha, from the money-grubbers in ner—Camp under the stars and listen COBB presiding took care of our Hawaii. We are trying to raise money to the Loons calling! Heaven! pressing business. Our nominating to swell our coffers and to help the WILLAMETTE VALLEY CHAPTER committee, WILLIE MOSHER, chair­ AWTAR. After learning that our in­ Beverly Saxon, Reporter man, had the unanimous affirmation tended raffle was illegal, PAT DAVIS Hello from the Willamette Valley of our members on both national and came up with an ingenius solution. Ninety-Nines! The January meeting section levels. We then joined our hus­ PAT is going to fly a round-trip course was an evening affair held at North’s bands for a fine roast sirloin dinner. from Wheeler Field on Oahu to Chuck Wagon in Eugene with the MR. and MRS. STEVENSON were Kahalui, Maui in a Cessna 172. For 49%ers as our guests. The speaker our guests, she a member of ATMO. one dollar, people can estimate the for the evening was MR. FRANK EDNA BAKER in her own inimitable exact time it will take her. All details, ELLIOTT, LANE COUNTY COMMIS­ style, donned a mustache, poncho and even airspeed are furnished and the SIONER, speaking about the proposed sombrero to put on a skit in which only variable is the wind. Whoever acquisition of Mahlon Street airport our 49%|’er husbands were presented comes closest wins a trip to Kauai by Lane County. The meeting was at­ with their pins. and an overnight stay in a new hotel tended by eleven members, eight PETRINE LOCKHART showed a there (the Kauai flight is courtesy of 49tie rs and two guests. film of actual moon shots with re­ a new 66, PAT BURKE, who is also The previous meeting was a lun­ cording of the astronauts voices at the a travel agent; and the hotel cost cheon held at the Village Inn Restaur­ time of filming. These were extremely comes out of our profits). All tickets ant in Springfield. Our guest speaker interesting and thoroughly enjoyed by have to be turned in before the flight. was MR. MELVIN GASKILL, Division all. Anyone wanting more details can con­ Chairman of the Mechanics Depart­ ADELAIDE MORRIS and DOR tact PAT DAVIS. ment of Lane Community College. MR. OTHY SHAKLEY missed our meeting Several members have taken ad­ GASKILL is an exceptional speaker. because they were off flying down be­ vantage of Operation Raincheck. He kept everyone spellbound with a low the border with their husbands. JANE and RICHARD KELLEY, most interesting talk on the history March 1 is the day for our forth­ SANDY LeDEW and IRENE ROGERS of aviation. He made his speech all coming airmarking project on the were the most recent ones learning the more exciting by reading excerpts Livermore airport. MRS. MARFREDA about ATC procedures. IRENE met from actual newspaper accounts dat­ COFFIN is chairman and HELEN a former Sacramento 99, MARTHA ing back to the early 1900’s. KELTON of Bay Cities, HIALEAH McFEE, whom we hope to lure into We have several new airplanes being REILICH and EDNA BAKER are on Aloha Chapter. flown around the Willamette Valley the layout committee. ELEANOR AL­ MARGUERITE WOOD is very ex­ by our 99’s and their 49%ers including FORD and DENISE GORDON are in cited about her new airplane. She the Vennell’s with a new Mooney Ex­ charge of early morning refreshments. bought a Cherokee D. She had to find ecutive they flew home to Corvallis This project is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. a plane that would hold her, her hus­ from Texas. The Groesbeck’s with and is a Sunday morning. JIM BRY­ band, two friends and everyone’s golf their Beech Duke brought home from ANS, airport manager, has asked that clubs. Denver. The Wick’s with a “S” model the taxiway rather than the runway From MARGUERITE comes the fol­ Bonanza and the Hovland’s with a be marked in 40 foot yellow and black lowing poem that JANE KELLEY Comanche. letters. The Livermore Valley Air­ wrote while watching her kids on the DR. and DORI LOHR’S trip to Ha­ men’s Association will join with us beach one day, shortly after she fin­ waii to attend the Medical Assistance to put the project over. ished Operation Raincheck:

- 34- March, 1970 When my ADF and my DME "WOMEN IN AVIATION” with the over Orange County Airport and not Have conked-out and I’m lost at sea, emphasis on women who earn their being able to join the local gals pic­ ATC’ll come lookin' for me— living in aviation. The Zontians were ture hunt, but lunch at Palomar sub­ ’Cause I’ve got my trans--pon—der! a receptive audience. Following the stituted. Then I’ll pray and repent but I'll talk they asked many questions about BETTY and JOHN SLIMMON are squawk and ident flying the AWTAR and about learning airborne these days with a new Cess­ With my heart full of hope ’cause my to fly. na 182. blip’s on the scope, SUSAN KREN received her com­ MARGE BROWN checked out air­ I’ll come winging in feelin’ free of mercial pilots license on the day be­ strips in Yucatan and Cozumel with sin— fore leaving for a two week Mexican her husband. Met Greater New York ’Cause I’ve got my trans—pon~der! vacation. A highlight of the vacation Chapter 99 GEORGE ANNE GARMS. Now BILL and the BOYS make a lot was her flight from Acapulco to Mexi­ VIRGINIA BRITT, Florida Gold of noise co City on Mexicana Airlines DC-9 . . . Coast Chapter was ISABELLE Mc- About fillin’ your plane with expensive in the cockpit all the way. The cao- CRAE’S guest recently. toys, tain, a real Mexican charmer, not only MARGE BROWN is doing a terrific But they’ll always know wherever pointed out interesting features .along job with the chapter’s monthly bulle­ you go­ the trip, but “talked down” the land­ tin. The winning name “Slipstream” lf you’ve got a trans—pon—der! ing for her. SUSAN went on the trip was submitted by three members: On this musical note, I’ll end the with MARISA REALE, a friend from FREDA, LYNN and DORIS. Island news. Any of you who plan Detroit. Your trusty reporter has been busy with other interests this mon'h, to visit Hawaii, bring your roster and LONG BEACH CHAPTER and was quite hornred to receive the give us a call. Aloha. Mary Pinkney, Reporter ERNEST SETON AWARD FROM CAMP FIRE GIRLS. It is presented The second Flight Instructor Revali­ BAY CITIES CHAPTER dation Clinic jointly sponsored by the Kathy Marquardt, Reporter on behalf of the National office by the local council for work in the coun­ LGB-LAX chapters is over with a Hello again! By the time you read cil. That’s all for this month . . . Til bang! Reports indicate that the pre­ this article we will have celebrated next time Happy Flying. sentation of 149 certificates makes it our 38th Anniversary. We have be^n the largest clinic held in the Western busy getting ready for our din"er. Region if not the entire country! Eating has become our thing. We had EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER Much of the success could be based such a good time a* the Shaffer’s in Anna Christensen, Reporter on the “captive audience” technique January, we planned our Feb. meet- FLIGHT BRIEFS: initiated at last year’s clinic by in at ELEANOR WILSON’S home and February’s flight to Imperial Valley CLAIRE WALTERS—the registration had a potluck dinner before our meet­ Airport for lunch was on a perfect fly­ fee included all texts and materials ing. These have not only been fun, ing day. Those anxious to return for plus luncheons and coffee breaks for and provided a variety of food, bvt dedication of the new terminal now in the entire three days. CLAIRE was in th^y have left us with a lot of time process of being built are: DOTTIE there pitching again with JEAN for hangar flying. CAMPBELL, LYNN COULTHARD, SCHIFFMAN and CHRIS HUERTH Despite the rain, a few of us have MARGE and BRUCE BROWN, VI organizing the staple punchers, the been getting some flying in. JOYCE and LARRY CHAMBERS, FREDA notebook fillers, the address labelers, WELLS decided it would be handy BREISE, CODY WATKINS (potential the “one arm bandit” players (that to know how to handle the old Arrow 99), DORIS RICHEY, DOTTIE SAN­ stamp machine is tiring work!), and from the right seat, so that has been DERS, DORIS and CHUCK TAYLOR, the post office sorters. the wet weather project for 1970. She LILLIAN DOWNS (SD Chapter), ISA­ Gals from both chapters worked hard says she can “Backseat drive” from BELLE McCRAE, and PAT DRYE at two meetings to account for over both reats now. A stall-out on top of from the Valley. 100 pre-registrations. Airline pilot a loop was quite a thrill to aerobatics Flights scheduled are a reopening lypes came from as far as Portland, student ROSE SHARP but it didn’t cf the airstrip at Borrego Springs, El Oregon and Chicago to revalidate their quite match up to her solo (at last) Rosario in Baja, and eyeing the Angel instructor certificates—and there were in the tail dragger. Every solo after Derby are LYNN and D. SANDERS. even a few FAA personnel getting instruction has been a thrill—now if The PPD is also planned by ! hesc two “caught up!” PETE CAMPBELL and she can just mas’er those hammerhead gals who will fly their own planes. D. his crew from OKC are booked solid turns. She doesn’t think she’ll ever CAMPBELL is a willing co-pilot for until Spring, 1971, but they promise make it. We were pleased to have two the PPD and has announced so . . . to come back next year to help us do visitors and prospective members at DORIS RITCHEY is extra happy an Instrument Instructor Revalidation our last meeting. CAROL YASTE, who these days. Happiness is finally having Clinic. was to get her check ride the week time for flying and in joining a flying The winter season saw a decrease after our meeting, and her daughter club. ISABELLE McCRAE’S enthusi­ in flying activity and an increase in PENNY who already has her private asm for an instrument course she aches and pains to keep chapter mem­ ticket. We hope they’ll come back. recently completed prompted DORIS bers grounded. But in preparation for DALE GRAVES spoke to an enthus­ to enroll. a healthier flying environment, the iastic Palo Alto Zonta Club on Jan­ ISABELLE together with D. SAN­ gals are coming out from one set of uary 28th at their annual Amelia DERS and MARIAN BANKS (SD blues and reaching for the only real Earhart meeting. Her subject was Chapter) were disappointed by fog "BLUE”. JOAN DILLEY had the fam-

Murch, 1970 —35— ily 172 engine overhauled; MAR- a Whirly-Girl scholarship in competi­ We have a new transfer Ninety-Nine, GARE ROSS recovered from an ear tion with 38 applicants; and KAY MARGARET DUSKA, from Adrian, infection just in time to jet back to FITZPATRICK played hookey from Michigan. MARGARET and hubby, Indiana for the holidays; ANITA RO- school to attend the Revalidation Clin­ ED, along with dog, DUKE, recently MINE found out that 49% DON will ic—she’s also working at Rose Avia­ moved to sunny (?) California and stay with his tower duties at Torrance tion AND giving horseback riding les­ we’re happy to have her join our instead of moving to Arizona and plans sons! Chapter. She’s just in time to help to give pre-natal flying indoctrination In preparation for some Spring Fly­ with the P.P.D. start. I’m certain she to the expected one; MARY PINKNEY ing Activity, LEE TITLE and 49%ER has many talents and if they’re hidden found that 8 days of traction didn’t WIN and the Tri-Pacer introduced —we’ll find them! stretch her legs enough to fly without JEAN and PAT SCHIFFMAN and the A group of our girls, among them a cushion; MARY WENHOLZ tied up MYERS into the delights of landing JOANNE AIELLO, RUTH HUSTON, with family problems that didn’t give on dry lakes in the desert, and with DELL HINN, and OLGA SCHEFFLER her any free time is back with the MARY and BOB PINKNEY in the (along with better halves) attended the ins:rument routine; IRIS CRITCHELL Skylane picnicked at the North Shore San Luis Obispo Chapter charter night took time out between students during of the Salton Sea where they discov­ dinner. Our best wishes and congratu­ the semester break to substitute using ered a delightful Sunday buffet avail­ lations to the new chapter—may they the feet for rudder action for a little able to pilots. grow and grow and grow as we have cradle action with the new grand­ There must be some reason why done. daughter. mention of our new member keeps Our P.P.D. girls (1969), JOANNE JEAN SCHIFFMAN passed her flight getting lost in the memory. Her name: AIELLO, CONNIE HOOD, DELL Instructor written a n j awaits good DOLEUR (CALLED DOLLY) CHOSES HINN, TRISH MARKS, HELEN weather to continue the flying phase (PRONOUNCED SHOWS). She’s an SHROPSHIRE and DOLORES BOY­ and check ride; LEE TITLE still bat­ overwhelming aviation enthusiast with MAN recently attended a Kiwanis tles to solve the “hot cockpit” problem a delightful sense of humor. She’s Club luncheon. We had the opportunity in the Tri-Pacer so that the hot air one of the few women pilots who can to tell them about the race and some coming into the cabin won’t interfere drive a car and run over an airplane of the exciting things that happened, with her flight indoctrination tactics cowling! If you don’t believe it, ask particularly the White House visit. If for the never-flowns; DORIS MINTER I ho PINKNEY-WENHOLZ combo and they weren’t aware of the Ninety- looking forward to working out of un­ see the dents in the “Thundermug”! Nines before—they are now and won’t controlled fields for experience al­ She also got a little upset that credit soon forget us, I’m sure. though she did the tried and true Santa for the DBAs (Disqualified But Alive) DELL HINN is our glider pilot and Barbara lunch flight for a first flight leadership in the Powder Puff Derby was kind enough to take this reporter in a small aircraft for a female visitor seems to be going elsewhere than to up for a ride a couple of weeks ago. from Ireland. MARY PINKNEY and PERT AVIS This is the sort of thing one could who originated it in Athens, Ohio in TIM BROWN and 49%>er doing the become addicted to! The only thing 1967 and who took in EMMA McGUIRE different type aircraft check-out bit that bothered me was that piece of and DORIS MINTER as qualifying from the Cessna 150 into the Cessna string outside telling me when my members that same year. (Ed. Note: 182 and then the retractable via the turns weren’t coordinated. Anyone else Did all of you get your DBA cards? Arrow. The rides included stirring up have that problem? It was fun though Still have some available.) the turkeys while landing at short and a glider rating is something else to look forward to. fields, and riding with an instructor MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER who didn’t FLY anywhere — he Dolores Boyman, Reporter GERI HALFPENNY, JO DIESER “zapped.” MILLIE KRUEGER found and myself took the commercial writ­ Attention fellow Ninety-Nines — Any out the birds don’t respect FARs and ten exams and we all passed! This of you out there that know any of us had a mid-air on the leading edge of here in the Monterey Bay Chapter also gal has almost all her flight time com­ the 182 landing at Torrance. pleted so won’t be long now. Congratu­ know we like to eat. We have compiled But there were chapter members a cookbook of our favorite recipes and lations to us! DELL HINN, GENEVA CRAN­ who did add new RATINGS: Congratu­ still have a limited number available. lations to WALLY FUNK who joined The cost is $2.00 (+25c for postage and FORD, JO DIESER, MARY ANN the elite with an ATR; BARBARA handling on out of California orders). CLARK, JOANNE AIELLO, MAR­ FLEMING a glider rating; CHRIS All proceeds go to the 1970 P.P.D. GARET DUSKA and this writer have HUTSON added a Commercial; and start. You may get your cookbook by invaded a Tuesday night instrument JOYCE FAILING is now a helicopter sending your money to JOANNE class. Some of these girls already have pilot. WALLY is also now instructing AIELLO. 381 Shore Road, Hollister, their rating but are taking the class aviation education at Redondo High California 95023. as a refresher course. It’s fun and School and enjoying bridging the “gen­ Our sincere thanks goes to the Mt. informative so what more could we ask for? eration gap” with 5 classes of 30 Diablo Chapter for their financial as­ each, but with a no nonsense policy. sistance. Also, we are again grateful Among the younger set, JUDY TEL­ to those terrific San Joaquin ladies NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER LEZ (MATTOX) is getting larger air­ for helping us sell cookbooks. (P.S. Helen Lawrence, Reporter craft experience thru the auspices of girls—when you have a P.P.D. start Valentine’s Day seemed most ap­ new husband GABE who works for the there we’ll return the assist—with propriate to initiate new 49%s in our Flying Tigers; TERRY LONDON won pleasure!) local chapter. A pot luck Mexican

- 3 5 - March, 1970 food buffet was held in the beautiful Sedona home of PENNY CARRUTH­ ERS (49% JOHN), joined by members RUTH SMITH (49% BILL), JEAN KNOTT (49% ROB), ELOISE SEL­ VIDGE (49% HARNER), DOT WARD (49% WAYNE), EUNICE DICKEY (49% BRANTLY), and MARY LLOYD, our newest new member from Sedom. The ceremony for initiation was con­ ducted by Eunice Dicky and from all indications new initiates BRANTLY DICKY, ROB KNOTT, and JOHN CARRUTHERS have promised all sorts of things they may later regret (I shall not talk on downwind leg when 99 at controls of airplane I promise to furnish . . . etc.) HARNER SELVIDGE presented some excellent slides with explana­ tions on soaring to a very captive audience. DOT and WAYNE WARD were a few minutes late as a result Airmarking at Sedona Air|>ort by Northern Arizona Chapter — Candy Knott, of 49% WAYNE spending the after­ Kuth Smith, Helen Lawrence, Penny Carruthers, Jean Knott, Eunice Dickey, noon towing a glider back from Eloise Selvidge, Ross Selvidge (left to right). Winslow, Arizona, after an aborted attempt of a cross country flight to New Mexico by a fellow member of comment overheard later, “She really She really couldn’t afford to get their glider club. Rain and snow! knows what she’s talking about!” After scratched . . . her wedding day was THE CARRUTHERS’ have a de­ hearing her speak we understand what set for Jan. 30th. So now that she has lightful houseguest, a meteorologist we can do personally to “get up off made a name for herself she went and from Tokyo and friend of their son our tailwheels” to help the cause for changed it to MRS. WALLACE D. AT­ who plans to attend the University at general aviation. If you’d like a bit WOOD. Tokyo after his Air Force discharge. of spunk added to your meeting It was a good thing JEANNE changed her name, it makes for less Flying activities have been varied. we'd endorse ELLEN whole-heartedly. confusion as we have another Burch MARY LLOYD took her first long (Glad she’s on our side!) and it would have been a little much cross country from Sedona to Las The picture hunt was a little hamper­ ed by fuzzy air. Our ‘“can you top” to get all the Burch actions mistakenly Vegas solo in a Mooney Cadet. RUTH this story of the month is one con­ bunched up under one name. MAR­ SMITH reports that on the flight across GARET and BILL BURCH have just Northern Arizona to Southern Utah testant was reported overdue precisely returned from a 206 trip to Ensenada she and 49%, BILL were shocked to the same moment she was still waiting to help open up the Royal Hotel there. see that California smog had invaded on the ground for clearance to take off. Anyhow . . . HALDIS RAUCHFUS On another day MARGARET took off as far as the North Rim of the Grand with some of the girls for lunch at Canyon. JEAN KNOTT is getting in from the Los Angeles Chapter showed Las Vegas and came home ahead of an occasional hour or two, but is most us Orange County girls how to be a proud of the progress her daughter winner. ELIZABETH SHATTUCK the game. South of the border was also the Candy is making as a student pilot. placed second, and BERT NASH made spot picked earlier by DICK and DAR­ DOT WARD had another interesting third. LENE BRUNDAGE for a vacation. IFR flight to Fullerton, California, THON GRIFFITH got to use her new Mexico City was one of the destina­ which seems to be a regular happen­ instrument ticket for a take-off from ing this winter. DOT has recently the Orange Co. airport on Picture hunt tions. There is a fellow somewhere in an obscure village between here passed her written for Instrument day. JANA KOERSELMAN didn’t need Flight Instructor, and is also busy as much time after passing her instruc­ and there that has promised to build chairman of our chapter’s Air Space tor’s examination to land a job at her a little grass and clay hut on the Education Committee now involved Mission Beechcraft. SYLVIA PAOLI side of a river bank if she returns. in awarding scholarships funded by passed the commercial written and It’s nice to have a place to go DAR­ last October’s pennies a pound airlift. has plans in the clouds I’m sure. LENE . . . It’ll keep DICK on his toes. JEANNE BURCH’S emergency land­ Travelers we haven’t been able to ing at Orange County wasn’t even keep very good track of are KAY and ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER marred by a bounce to thrill the line­ DEL MALICK. We get postcards from Virginia Flanary, Reporter up of spectators. With engine blown New Orleans, Bay of Naples, Miami, ELLEN TRINDLE from the San out she calmly set it down proving and other out of the way places like Fernando Chapter was guest speaker she is a lady-pilot that can be de­ that, containing statements such as, at our February meeting. An excellent pended upon. HERO BUTTON OF “HOORAY, NO PHONES OR AP­ description of ELLEN was an excited THE MONTH TO JEANNE BURCH. POINTMENTS.” “WE’LL BE BACK

March, 1970 -3 7 — WHEN WE FEEL LIKE I" .” IF ANY he? time getting the new batch of our one big bruise. (She was on the cycle.) OF YOU OUT THERE BUMP INTO “Cooking Manuevers” out. The books This seems to have been our month THEM, GIVE THEM OUR LOVE . . . have made such a hit that it’s hard for accidents, happy to report every­ (AND SEE IF YOU CAN *TND to keep the labor up with the demand. body is on the mend. Also, I hope for WHERE THEY CAN BE REACHED Helping her were CLIFF NEFF, some happier news next time. BY PHONE.) DALE & YVONNE KOEPKE, MARGO MOST MID-AIRS TAKE PLACE ON MARA CULP is on a charter to SMITH, MAYBELLE DEWEISE and FINAL APPROACH AT UNCON­ Puerto Rico and MADINE and DEN­ JOYCE NASH. JOYCE now has a g'od TROLLED AIRPORTS, SO WATCH NIS CARPENTER happened to get supply to fill all those back orders. IT, GIRLS. the furtherest away, they visited the ruins in Bogata, Columbia. It looks as RENO AREA CHAPTER SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER if it would be a good idea for this Jo Cromwell, Reporter Audrey E. Snovel, Reporter chapter to take up Spanish lessons as MARCELLA FATJO (TUCKER) was When California turns from Gold to Green, it usually means the end of our a group project. The CARPENTERS’ a recent visitor at GUS and FRAN flight activities for a few months and South American visit was enhanced by GUSTAVSON’S. Although she is not the concentration centers on ground l’'o hospitality of the president of the a 99, she was a WASP and this is for events. bank of Peru. We would like to get the benefit of her many friends who A NEW ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN more details on both MADINE’S and may have lost contact over the years. MARA’S trips but eve-ytime I call DORIS and JOHN EACRET recently FORMED IN SACRAMENTO TO ACT them they’re off on another one. Hey returned from a trip to Spain. DORIS AS A “WATCH DOG” ON THE AC­ TIVITIES OF OUR COUNTY DE­ guys . . . how about sending me post­ said it was magnificent. The Mediter­ card-;? Where ever you are! ranean coast especially. The food was PARTMENT OF AIRPORTS. LOCAL PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT OWNERS ZONA THOMPSON flew to Tucson, excellent, not one bad meal the whole Arizona to attend the Antique and time. She mentioned the wines, cheese RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT Classic Airplane show there at Mirana. and bread in particular. The country­ MOST OF THEIR RIGHTS ON COUN­ She took along her roster and con­ side is dotted with castles. If you close TY AIRPORTS WERE BEING LEGIS­ tacted GINNY COOK of the Chapter your eyes you can see the nobles and LATED AWAY BY NON-PILOT AD­ there. ZONA says GINNY ard her hu~- serfs, and hear the clatter of medieval MINISTRATORS. We were very band made it especially fun for them wars. pleased when this new group, com­ and to pass along her thanks. STAN and ELAINE BROWN just got posed of nearly 100 men, specifically asked for the participation of con­ Flying around locally and doing a back from Hawaii. The weather co­ cerned 99’s. AUDREY SNOVEL was few things other than routine are BON­ operated beautifully, and they saw a asked to sit on the Sacramento Cham­ NIE KEIFER and HANA HENDRICK­ lot, but it was a tight schedule and ber of Commerce Aviation Committee SON. Both are fiddling arour.d in aero­ they didn’t have time to really soak and LORRAINE HERY and AUDREY batic airplanes. BONNIE reports that things up. were both asked to be on the Board it’s a lot more fun in *he Citabria now LOIS BROWN has been running back of Directors of the new group. They that she can almost go the full hour and forth to Mammoth for skiing be­ intend to align themselves with the without opening the s.s. HANA didn’t cause Reno has not been blessed with California Pilots Association and their get to do any aerobatics because of the much snow this winter. There is still aim is to protect our area general weather, but practiced handling the hope though. Our big month for snow aviation people fromm Federal, State, aerobat on crosswinds and is sold on is March! and local government encroachment. it. LOIS WILLIAMS suffered a bad The newly chosen name is Sacramen­ fracture of her leg in a skiing acci­ ESTHER GRUPENHAGEN is trac­ to County Airport Users Alliance dent, so she will be laid up for a ing chandelles and lazy-eights getting (SCAUA), and we hope it will become while. Knowing LOIS though it won’t ready to try for her instructor’s rating. a model for other organizations to be for long. She had DELIA NEFF for one time start up in other areas so affected. CATHY GREY broke her hand in and me for another time ballast, and Our annual dinner with Zonta Club a household accident and had the cast we both enjoyed riding along. ESTHER was held in January at the Mansion shaped so she could hold a ski pole. does a fearless job in the air, but she Inn. The Sacramento Chapter of the Maybe there is more to this skiing sur" hates to see gas trucks coming Zontas use this occasion to make their than I thought. If it’s that great I at her on the ground. annual award of a flying scholarship ought to try it. I’d probably break my We have a new member. Ac ually to a local female cadet of the CAP back! she isn’t new to anybody but us. She to start her on her way toward a is MYRA HETTINGER from the JIM and JO CROMWELL recently Private license. And we expect to Eastern Washington Chapter and purchased a Cessna 180. Now we have welcome in soon as the youngest transferred to us. MYRA is a welcome two airplanes. Or maybe they have member ever to join our 99 chapter, addition, she is a former vice-chair­ us, judging from the gas bill. MISS GRETA HENDRICKSON, last man of the chapter she left and we FAYE STEWART won her private year’s recipient of the Zonta Scholar­ are already getting ideas about her license last week and will be applying ship. down here. Right now she will be a for membership shortly. AUDREY SNOVEL (this reporter) legislative contact for us, a job that Another prospective member, SHIR­ was Chairman of the 99 portion of this needs a cool head. Glad to have LEY WIESS, was involved in a car- banquet and as such was responsible MYRA. motorcycle type accident last week. for the guest speaker. At the risk of DELIA NEFF has donated much of Nothing was broken, but she is ju:t being called a political activist, I

- 38- March, 1970 selected a topic first and then chased will again hold their ever-popular Pa­ SAN FERNANDO VALLEY around to find the speaker. And the cific Air Race in 1970. There has been CHAPTER topic was—you guessed it—another ex­ much discussion and soul searching Rochelle Jensen, Reporter ample of federal encroachment on relative to the individual handicap­ General Aviation—the FAA’s “inverted ping which has been used in the past What a month! Our gals have been wedding cake” plot to severely limit as well as other aspects of the race busy proving this to truly be a year General Aviation activities, and elimi­ and two major changes will be made. of fun, friendship and flying. Fog blanketed beautiful downtown nate many of the smaller airfields in The Powder Puff Derby system of Hollywood Burbank Airport both Jan­ the country. The Zontas are a national handicapping will be used for this uary 20th and 21st, but didn’t dampen business women’s organization and year and the race will be a “Round the fun or slow down the airmarking. this subject was as appropriate for Robin” with takeoff and terminus Now on a clear day ’tis a beautiful them as it was for us since the FAA’s at Gillespie Field. sight to fly over the lovely 40 foot let­ proposal would also curtail business Kits may be ordered from Eleanor ters proclaiming ‘ BURBANK EL. Richardson of the San Diego Chapte’ in their expanding use of company 775”. Airmarking chairman JAN at 50c each beginning in April. aircraft in promotion and trade. MR. DREYFUS did a great job. Many GRANT CAYWOOD, a well-kr.own Entries open August 1, 1970 and thanks also go to TOM ALGIER of Sacramento architect, pilot, and the close with a September 21, 1970 post­ Alfa Aero, who donated his time and author of the new Master Plan mark date. Entry fee $30.00 per plane. knowledge with the layout. Those sup­ for Sacramento Executive Airport, Race day is Saturday, October 10th plying the slave labor were: FLORA graciously accepted our invitation and with a take-off banquet Friday eve­ HUTCHINSON, SHIRLEY THOM, gave a very enlightening and informed ning and an awards banquet Saturday BERNIE STEVENSON, PAT HAL speech. Some of the background ma­ evening at which those coveted tro­ LETT, JEAN WILEY, RODG ROD­ terial was provided by LOUISE SAC- phies will be presented to the pilots GERS, MARY JOHNSON, ROCHELLE CHI of the Eastern Pennsylvania and co-pilots of the first five planes. JENSEN, and MICKEY DUGDALE. Chapter through her excellent letter We hope many of you will put the Our January 28th fly-in to Lompoc that she recently mailed to all our P.A.R. on your calendar of special and tour of Vandenberg Air Force chapters. events for 1970. Base certainly had an enthusiastic A few of our more intrepid frauleins We’re proud to say we have some turn out. We were met at Lompoc did a little cloud-hopping this past new members to introduce to you this Airport by CAPTAIN JOHN J. month, in between the showers and month. They are: Ava Carmichael, MILANESE who was our most charm- fog. DEE and JIM OLSEN flew all the Lillian Downs and Lynn Greer. Each in guide. We traveled by VIP bus way to Marysville (that could be 5000 has her private license. to an orientation briefing (complete miles if you went by way of Anchor­ We’ve had some good flying weekend with movies) before lunching at the age! !) in their new Cessna 150—which weather and Bonnie and Steve Adams Officers Club. We then took a tour of I hear has so many goodies in the took advantage by taking their “Cen­ an Atlas Missile Assembly Building. panel they don't dare fly VFR. And taur” fold-up scooter in the Bonanza Traveling on, we donned hard hats LORRAINE and DICK HERY waggled to Palm Springs and spent the day (great for hairdos!) for a tour of a their Mooney as they passed by on tourir.g the town and Palm Canyon. Minuteman II Launch Control Facility. their way to Red Bluff for lunch. LOR­ Still in hard hats, we moved on to see On another Sunday this month they RAINE passed her Instrument Written, the Ballistic Missile Re-entry System. and Margaret and Jim Moody joined by the way. Whoopee! Quite an awesome thing to see a mis­ with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotil­ We have a group here in Sacramen­ sile on the launch pad being readied la 12 of which they are members on to called the Fun Flyers and (wo of to go! Many thanks to CAPTAIN a fly-in to the Indio Date Festival. our 99’s and 49%'s flew with them MILANESE for his patience and to Bonnie and Steve also took in the down to Monterey for a day’s outing PAT HALLETT for working out the Beechcraft show at Bermuda Dunes. on the Pier. Raving about the flight details so that we could visit Vanden­ and the convenience of renting an air­ Busy Bonnie also reports that the berg Air Force Base. It was the most port limousine to reach their destina­ high school where she teaches is, on interesting and informative fly-in this tion, are MAXINE and LEO NORTH- a trial basis, conducting classes once reporter has been on. Those attending ART who flew in their Club’s Skylane, a week on subjects the students have were: LOLA RICCI, MARGARET and EDITH and JERRY RIECKS expressed a desire to learn more WARD, EDDIE WHITE, JIM and PAT winging it in their Bonanza. about. Bonnie is teaching the class HALLETT, DON and FLORA HUTCH in aviation. INSON, ROCHELLE JENSEN, EL­ Competition in the Angel Derby LEN TRINDLE, JAN DREYFUS, PAT SAN DIEGO ('HAPTER should be keen this year with old CANNON, CATHY BLACK, FLOR­ Camilla Hutson, Reporter hands like Thelma Bishop, age 65, of ENCE DITTMAR, MICKEY DUG­ This is Camilla Hutson taking ove? our chapter and Edna Gardner Whyte, DALE, BERNIE STEVENSON, BEV­ lor Evelyn Trimble for the duration. age 67 of the Fort Worth Chapter fly­ ERLY WOODWARD, VALLETA Evelyn works in the office of a Certi­ ing Thelma’s Cessna 182. FRIEDMAN and her guest ELLEN fied Public Accountant and I’m sure My own news is that 49% er Bob and RICKENBACK. you can guess what that means at this I passed the instrument written this Our regular meeting was held Mon­ time of year. month. Betty Wharton will probably day, February 2nd at Skytrails Res­ The San Diego and El Cajon Valley have taken it by the time you read taurant. The hangar flying session was Chapters are pleased to announce they this. lively as usual. AUDREY SHUTTE

March, 1970 - 3 9 - and MARY HOLLOWAY told us about much work and time of former chair­ congratulations for winning her MEL the Helicopter Convention at Las man, DOROTHY GEDDES, and pres­ rating in a Cessna 310. Vegas. VIRGINIA RAINWATER made ent chairman, MARGARET LAWSON. CALLIE NICKELLL, one of our new­ us all envious over her Lear Jet time. Good work gals! est members, who was heroine in last BREDA CREESE spent two fun weeks The January fly-in to Giant Rock month’s column, has the dubious dis­ in Mexico fishing and soaking up sun. was enjoyed by many members, tinction of being MUDHEN-OF-THE SENORA JAN DREYFUS made two despite the fact that old-man weather MONTH. Golly, CALLIE, it’s a good trips to Mexico . . . again! ARDIE grounded all planes in the lower areas thing HAZEL was around with her TRENHOLM told us about her trips by fog. BETTY and SANDY SAN­ Bell to ferry in all those shovels to to Texas, and VESTA MALBY talked FORD and two guests (their son and dig out your 172 and the local FAA about flying to Utah. The rest of us his boyfriend) came via Cajon Pass, designee who was along. Dirt strips once again settled for local flights, but MARIE and STERLING HEIGHT do get muddy when it rains. then that’s better than none at all . . . flew from Norton Air Base. Since it Also, this reporter finally got those right? Right ! ! was IFR rated, guest CAPTAIN funny needles to center and got her We are sorry to lose MARGARET CLINTON BOWMAN graciously took instrument rating . . . in IFR wx yet!! WARD as our fly-in chairman, but the controls. CHRISTINE WEISETH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CHAP­ know PAT HALLETT and PAT CAN­ was the fourth passenger. Other mem­ TER would like again to thank all of NON will do a great job. bers able to fly in were VIRGINIA you from Santa Barbara, Long Congratulations to PAT HALLETT WEGENER bringing ROSE ANN Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey, Santa who is flying high over her new grand­ FORD and VIRGINIA HALL; JANE Monica, Orange County and Redwood son. LA MAR and guests VICKIE LA MAR, City who got your bods here for the We have two members of our proud BARBARA DRESSER, and LINDA Charter Dinner. We know it was done chapter seeking offices. Good luck to McDOWELL; MARIE LEWIS and at no small outlay of time and expense ELLEN TRINDLE in her bid for Sec­ guest JACKIE BEAMER, CATHY and and we luv ya! tional Treasurer. Best of luck also to BERNIE PERRA, and MARION and The February meeting was high­ LOLA RICCI in her bid for nomina­ BOB MARRIOTT. The Palomar 99s lighted by the reception of gifts from tion for International Vice President. were leaving as the San Gabriel Val­ Monterey (one of their lovely Couroc It would be difficult to find two better ley 99s were arriving. It was fun to trays) and from the San Joaquin Chap­ gals than these. see members of another chapter. ter who flew in this month and COLONEL FERMAN and CAPTAIN Quickie quips: PORTIA and GARY lunched with us in order to present our HALL of the CAP, along with MR. CORNELL winging to Sedona, Arizona chairman and chapter with a lovely SWAB of the FAA in Sacramento vis­ for a weekend of fun with NAOMI and attache case. THANK YOU, THANK ited our meeting to tell us about the JIM WILDER. ROSE ANN FORD YOU. CAP, and invite us to visit one of the proudly announcing she is now a com­ Biographies this month star DR. 10 squadrons in LA Group No. 1, which mercial rated pilot. Congratulations BETTE ADAMS (Mrs. Charles E.) and is the largest of the 20 groups in Cali­ ROSE ANN. VIRGINIA WEGENER CONNIE BROWN, (Mrs. Richard E.). fornia. is now a FAA designee. That’s our DR. BETTE began flying at an VIRGINIA! PAT HARRISON flying AOPA plantation party where the first SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER to Mexicali once a month transporting Pinch-Hitters course was offered. It Marion Marriott, Reporter children for the Orthopedic Hospital. was a complete secret from husband VIRGINIA HALL presented the San This sounds interesting and very Dr. Charles until one day when she Gabriel Valley 99s, their guests, and worthwhile. Let’s hear more about accused him of skidding a turn to final special guests, “Los Angeles Chapter this, PAT. and he discovered she was more than 99s’’, with an outstanding program for a passenger. our February meeting. BRIGADIER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY She soloed in San Luis Obispo in GENERAL KING, Director of Aero­ CHAPTER '63 in their 172 and was licensed in space Safety at Norton Air Force Base Wanda Strasslmrg, Reporter ’64. They now have a Cessna 210, she presented an extremely interesting As the March issue goes to press, has about 200 hours and her ex-mili­ and informative lecture on the Army the SAN LUIS OPISPO COUNTY tary-pilot husband gave her a trans­ Safety Program. GENERAL KING CHAPTER has much for which to be ponder for Christmas and strobe highlighted the evening with a film thankful . . . As announced at the lights for Valentine’s Day. She is on on the safety committee at work after February meeting, SHIRLEY OSIBIN her way to the instrument rating and a typical airplane accident. All guests of Atascadero has soloed and we ex­ they regularly use their plane to get were amazed at the detail work in­ pect her to join our ranks shortly to conventions and seminars and just volved to find out the answer to every along with PAT DUVAL who has the to get away from it all. accident “Why?”. We were also written passed and is in the x-c stage CONNIE BROWN is part of our treated with a film on the air war in of learning. north county contingent and a wel­ Viet Nam. Pilot and non-pilot would EMILY CLETSOWAY and family come addition. She began flying in be impressed with the Air Force pilots had a pleasant trip to Mexico and ’66 in a Porterfield which she soloed ability. the family of OUIDA GLICK will go under the aegis of her instructor MARGARET LAWSON proudly pre­ through there also shortly on a Butler father-in-law, an ex-military pilot. sented our Chapter with our corpora­ Tour. (She and her family had covered the tion papers. The San Gabriel Valley HAZEL JOHNSON, a regular in this wings themselves, in the living room, Chapter 99s is now incorporated, after column, will shortly be recipient of as a family project.) She was licensed

- 40 - March, 1970 in San Luis Obispo in ’67 in a 172 and home, the Airport Manager (reached fast and sleek — “It’s hard to get on now flies their Aeronca. Husband by phone) couldn’t help them as his the ground”. Your reporter can feel RICHARD is instrument and commer­ son was getting married that eve­ for Shirley in this statement as I am cial rated and has been flying since ning . . . I don’t quite understand having the same problem with our ’56. She has about 125 hours and her how they got back to Modesto, but newly converted S.T.O.L. Skymaster ambition in flying is to keep well cur­ knowing CHARLOTTE, everything 337 . . . man! that thing only wants rent so they can keep their boys, ages worked out and they all had a good to fly—50 mph 40 mph, time to apply 12 & 7, happy and flying. CONNIE time. There were three planes landing a little power to break the settling, trades secretarial work for flying at Columbia getting above the fog in up . . . up . . . up she goes. Who time for a Paso Robles operator. the valley. CHARLOTTE’S new Bonan­ ever heard of a plane doing a 60 de­ Where there’s a will . . . za, EV HENDLEY’S plane, which gree bank at 80 mph? 70 mph?—im­ WELCOME DR. BETTE AND CON­ WALT so generously flew them to possible-well that’s what they have NIE . . . Monterey in, and another plane that me doing . . . Taking off at 50 mph, followed them into the safe haven of climbing at 60 mph. It’s against all the principals drummed into me, but SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER Columbia. . . . The Bonanza is now getting fitted out with oxygen tanks. it works. It will take a little doing to Thelma Hansen, Reporter “Some day I’ll be able to fly it” says get use to this new conversion. Our Fly-in to San Luis Obispo was CHARLOTTE. Better be soon as SHE HELEN McGEE and LAVERNE a great success. The new San Luis and CHARLENE KIRK are going to Obispo chapter met our girls and their GUDGEL will also enter the Angel fly the Angel Derby in May, after Derby this year. With their big win guests (13 again). Twelve girls from which, CHARLOTTE and daughter are in the Powder Puff Derby they have that area made the arrangements to taking the ‘old Civil War tour’ in their all the confidence anyone needs to be have luncheon at the Madonna Inn. plane. 49%, BILL will meet them at among the top winners. The biggest Our girls, ROSE HIJOS, CHARLENE the Everglades and they will all fly KIRK, SHIRLEY MILLER and her problem the four seem to have is to the Bahamas. what pictures to send with the entries two guests, DIANE KAUFMANN fly­ CHARLOTTE has given 20 hours of (HELEN and LAVERNE jokingly say ing in with HELEN McGEE and her instructing already . . . great work they are going to send the one with guest, MARIE McDOWELL and her CHARLOTTE. MARIE McDOWELL their Powder Puff trophy in it). CHAR­ two guests and LA VERNE GUDGEL and 49% ALAN flew on a meeting LOTTE and CHARLENE wondering and her two guests. A very enjoyable with the California Flying Farmers how they can get together at the air­ day was had by all. to Mexico. “THELMA you’ve just got port to have a photo made. DOTTIE McALLISTER hostessed to see this tropical paradise” said the February meeting at her home in Our business meeting was conducted MARIE referring to Hotel Catalina by HELEN McGEE, minutes taken by Portola Valley. HELEN McGEE and in Zihuatanejo, Mexico (located about DIANE KAUFMANN, SHIRLEY MIL­ SHIRLEY MILLER. Our political 30 miles north of Acapulco). It has know-how came to light when we were LER and HELEN RECEK (our new­ a very good asphalt strip. Taxi ser­ est member) flew into Palo Alto Air­ talking over recommendations to send vice etc. The hotel has marvelous port and was taxied to Dottie's home the nominating committee (Interna­ food. (MARIE is now on a diet). They by THELMA HANSEN and RENEE tional). Billie Wyatt leading us to a spent two days in Mazatlan going NEALON. Arriving at the meeting by vote for Ruth Reuchert for Pres, and down and overnight at Los Mochis (By car were EV HENDLEY, CHARLENE Doris Renninger, Vice Pres. Never did Navajoa—a farming community). They KIRK, CHARLOTTE RYAN, BILLIE I know that so much had to be taken flew a seed company plane—a Baron— WYATT, LA VERNE GUDGEL, ROSIE into consideration. ‘Is she for the Mu­ such fun. On the way back up the HIJOS, MARIE McDOWELL and a seum? against it? Does she go all out coast stayed at Manzanillo and Guay- future member and airline stewardess, for AWTAR or doesn’t she?. It almost mus. MARIE also flew into Santa MARY SOKOLOWSKI. MARY has 85 sounded like each woman should have Ana to spend three days with her hours in her log book. Last week a platform and campaign for nomina­ daughter. passing her Commercial Written Ex­ tion. Not knowing any of the afore­ amination. We broke our record ‘thir­ Our February hostess, DOTTIE Mc­ mentioned women I had an unbiased teen’, with a healthy fifteen out of our ALLISTER has spent considerable mind, hence a ‘aye’ vote for RUTH twenty-two members present. time skiing, she and MAC flying to RUECHERT because everyone said Eagle and skiing at Vail. She pre­ she was the greatest, an ‘aye’ vote CHARLOTTE RYAN will spend a for DORIS RENNINGER because ‘If week in Las Vegas, Nevada this pared a wonderful luncheon for all of a woman like us little ’ole 99’s can get month . . . 3 days of which will be us. (Sure hope she puts some of her into the cockpit of the new 747 on its brush-up on Instrument work . . . 4 good works in the new cook book maiden trip, anything can be done’. — days on Instrument Instructors study. Kansas City is putting out soon.) the Aye’s have it. — so much for my Such dedication . . . The RYAN’S new SHIRLEY MILLER has a real prob­ political mind. Bonanza hasn’t had much of a work lem—ie three airplanes—one, the out . . . first it got a new paint-job STINTSON, has its wings off—one 1967 WE voted on sending our ’71 Powder in Salinas. On picking it up, got fogged Skylane with two King KX 160’s—a Puff donation in early. out of Modesto airport, flew to Colum­ 360 and a 90, complete with Glide Many letters were sent to us from bia (above fog line) and landed hop­ Slope. A.D.F. and Marker beacons— members of the Monterey Chapter for ing to contact HELEN McGEE to get “which has to go” (anyone interested our help in sending them the proceeds transportation, but alas, the airport call Shirley Miller 209-477-5880) — The of our rummage sale and also setting office was locked, HELEN wasn’t plane Shirley loves is their new 210 — many of their cook-books for them.

March, 1970 -4 1 — It’s a pleasure girls, and good luck. as the less exotic seaplane, multi, ELEANOR IRVINE is still grounded San Joaquin Valley Chapter was In­ ATR, etc. etc. ratings. because of a major overhaul on their corporated on January 15, 1970. Our Our scholarship Chairman, NATALIE engine. thanks to all that worked so hard o d BOSSIO, has submitted the names of JO ANN WINTERLING and JANE this project, a special thanks to MARY four of our members for consideration PATTERSON had a fun day in Logan LOU FLAGG. in the annual Amelia Earhart scholar­ recently. They flew up in Jo’s 170. Our next fly-away will be to New ship. Our chapter is proud to sponsor BARBARA DUNKLEY’S been doing Cuyama for luncheon on February 25. TONI KUHNS, JAN HALAJIAN, HEL­ a lot of local flying just to keep in The next meeting will be held in EN MURPHY, and JEANNE McEL- practice. Chowchilla at CHARLENE KIRK’S. HATTON. Each of these pilots is a ELOISE WILCOX had plans to fly RENEE NEALON talking up an credit to her community as well as upto Logan one day but developed ‘overnight’ at her Mountain Chalet at women in aviation. engine trouble on takeoff and did a Lake Tahoe where she has spent many SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONAL 180 right back. It was a real emergen­ happy hours this winter skiing with MEETING — APRIL 24th, 25th, cy type thing, and we are happy to her family. and 26th, 1970 — SAN JOSE, report that she made it just fine. It was great to see so many of our CALIFORNIA We held our February meeting at members present at this meeting. Registration Chairman, VERA AR­ the home of JANE PATTERSON and Whenever we start to see our pink NOLD wants to see YOU at the Spring had as our guest speaker BILL and white budded trees blooming we Sectional. VERA has just completed CRUNK, Chief of the Ogden Tower. always have a good turnout —Spring the first mailing for this fun meeting. He briefed us on radio terminology is busting out all over! — here in The arrangements committee has done and operating procedures within a con­ California. i:s homework — there will be a fine trol zone. Those present at the meet­ selection of tours as well as food, ing were LILA FIELDEN, MARIAN SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER fashion, and entertainment for every O’LEARY, TERI WOJCIK, DARLA TOWNLEY, VIVIAN YARDLEY, Bannie L. Seymour, Reporter taste. It should be fun to see all thosa BECKIE LARSEN, ELEANOR IR­ The busiest people always seem to 99’s and 49%lers learning Greek dances at “Zorba’s” . You had better get in VINE, BARBARA HANSON, JANE manage “just one more project.” Our PATTERSON, JOAN WILLIAMS, BAR­ very busy Chairman, VERNA WEST shape now, Greek dancing requires STAMINA! If you have always wanted BARA BARLOW and BARBARA has been involved with Woodside High DUNKLEY. We had as guests, two School’s Career Counseling Program. to see the Sunset Magazine Publishing House and Test Kitchens, this is your prospective 99's, JOAN BARTON and VERNA arranged for a panel of speak­ DARLENE SUELZLE. ers to speak to the students on careers chance. We have arranged a tour of Sunset as well as other fun and in- We have lots of activities planned in Medicine, science and engineering, for the future, but we will report them conservation, business, fashion, and fromative tours. We know you will have a good time if you attend this when they happen. aviation, to mention just a few. This sectional. We hope to have perfect ALBERTA NICHOLSON had a great very interesting and useful program trip to San Luis Obispo Charter Pre­ has been taking place on Tuesday and weather for your arrival—we will each take a weatherman to lunch the week sentation. This was a formal affair Thursday afternoons. Member ELLIE before! If you didn't get a mailing with 114 in attendance—excellent pro­ BAILEY spoke to the students on you can write for information to: gram, food and well planned. HAZEL careers in the fashion industry, and REGISTRATION CHAIRMAN JOHNSON took her and OUIDA member BETTY HICKS spoke on ca­ VERA ARNOLD reers in Aviation. GLICK on the Grand Tour in her very 3485 YUBA AVENUE own helicopter. What a thrill. It's the A quick glance through our roster SAN JOSE, CALIF. 95117 only way to go. WANDA, EMILY, shows that our chapter includes a very CRISS and GRACE had planned a diversified group of women. We could or GENERAL CHAIRMAN weekend not to be forgotten. Also got conduct a career counseling program VERNA WEST in a golf game at Morro Bay. Enroute, without going outside the membership FRAN GRANT picked her up at SF — if the gals could find the time! 2190 MILLS AVENUE MENLO PARK, CALIF. 94025 International and they dropped in on The following skills and talents are the Santa Clara 99 Dinner Meeting in represented in our membership: Sunnyvale, and on the way home, was FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, REGISTER­ UTAH CHAPTER able to meet with a few of the Bay ED NURSE, ATTORNEY, TEACHER, Barbara Dunkley, Reporter SECRETARY, AUTHOR, ENGINEER, We don’t have a great deal of news Cities girls between flights. PSYCHOLOGIST, LITHOGRAPHER, to report this month, but I’ll fill you ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, LAB in on what little we have been doing. TECHNICIAN, CERAMIST, BOOK­ VIVIAN YARDLEY has been work­ Australian KEEPER, SPEECH THERAPIST, ing very hard in ground s:hool to Section ISOTOPE TECHNICIAN, AIRLINE attain her instrument rating. She has STEWARDESS, X-RAY TECHNICIAN, also done a bit of local flying. ☆ BANK CASHIER, FIXED BASE OP­ TERI WOJCIK has been acting as ERATOR, and COMPUTER PRO­ observer for her 49& LEONARD while Marie Richardson, Reporter GRAMMER. We also boast a wide list he made precision landings at Hill FRUSTRATION! AT THE TIME OF of ratings within our group, including Airforce Base and made vector ap­ SENDING THIS REPORT MANY OF helicopter and hot air balloon, as well proaches to Salt Lake City. US HERE HAVE NOT YET RE-

— 42- March, 1970 CEIVED THE NOVEMBER/DECEM­ 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST Malvern, Ruth (Donald) 37 Baron Ct., RR 2 Gtr. St. Louis BER NEWS. THOSE KNOWN TO FEBRUARY, 1070 Florissant, Mo. 63031 — 837-3414 HAVE ARRIVED HAVE BEEN Richter. Laura Jane (Eugene) “NEW” 12766 Mason Manor Gtr. St. Louis SOMEWHAT MUTILATED IN TRAN­ St. Louis, Mo. 631441 — HE 4-4322 SIT, DUE POSSIBLY TO THINNER SOUTH AFRICA SECTION Nevitt, Norma Jean (Thomas D.) PAPER ON THE COVER OF A Hulett, Morag Cooper’ (Patrick) 242 Skyline Dr. Indiana Collisheen Estate. Box 114 UMHLALI V alparaiso. In. 46383 — 462-8136 SUPER EDITION. Congra'ulations to North Coast. Natal. South Africa Nolan, Patricia Barrier (George P.) our hard working editor on a great UMHLAI 3430 5712 P riscilla Circle Indiana 40th Birthday issue. It is possible to Hyland, Maryna (Ivan S.) Indianapolis. Ind. 46226 — 545-5601 11 Hill St.. Box 5. Ficksburg Allen, Edith J. (Bruce W.) receive a reply to an airmail letter Orange Free State. South Africa 20 116 H iaw atha Dr. Michigan within a few days, between our two Leemann, Yvonne Margaret Mt. Pleasant, Mi. 48858 — 773-7915 7 West St., Lower Houghton Bottum, Olivia Graye (Curtis E., Jr.) Countries. But surface mail . . .! (Will Johannesburg. South Africa — 728-1451 1620 Covington Dr. Michigan try to get another to you—by air—Ed.) Ann Arbor, Mi. 48103 — 663-7170 EAST CANADIAN SECTION Davis, Mary Russell Right now we are bursting with Baker’. Audrey Joyce (Frank A.) 536 *4 7th Ave. South Quad-City Clinton, la. 52732 — 319-242-3846 pride! A woman pilot has been ap­ 745 Stevenson Rd.. N. First Canadian Oshawa. Ontario, Canada — 416-723-8874 SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION pointed official and personal pilot to Wilford. Marcia A. (Robert James) Haas. Louisa E. (Theodore H.) 933 Lawrence Rd. Maple Leaf the Premier (Elected Head) of the 909 Lafayette, Apt. 901 Colorado Windsor 15. Ontario, Canada — 948-3102 Queensland State Government. She is Denver, Co. 80218 — 222-5392 none other than BERYL YOUNG. MIDDLE EAST SECTION Harris, Agatha Thaise (Milton Ray) Dunn. Elizabeth. May (Lewis W.) 1512 Edm ond Houston BERYL flew Tar 45 in 1938 with 2520 W. Euclid Ave. Tri-Cities * Pasadena, Tx. 77502 — GR 7-1020 OLGA TARLING and their two Ashland. Ky. 41101 — 6^6-324-9289 Johnson. Joy Ruth (Larry D.) 7918 Mobud Houston Australian “friends” “Skippy” and Galloway. Patsy L. Erwin (James) 3349 Central Ave. Tri-Cities * Houston, Tx. 77036 — PR 4-2364 “Floppy Ears.” Her appointment was Ashland. Ky. 41101 — 325-7351 Novotny, Eileen Marie (Thomas) N ebraska the subject of a Nation-wide TV Graver. Janet Rose (David L.) Rt. 1 6164 Birkewood Rd. Tri-Cities * V alparaiso, Nb. 68065 — 783-2303 “Week-end Magazine” item when Huntington. W. Va. 25705 — 304-736-5834 NORTHWEST SECTION viewers were introduced to this quiet Richards. Evelyn E. (William E.) Prewitt, Donna Nadine (Charles D.) but extremely efficient young woman P. O. Box 1679 Tri-Cities * 3540 Tahom a Pi. W. Mt. Tahom a Huntington. W. Va. 25701 — 304-529-4901 Tacom a. Wa 98466 — LO 4-9545 who is one of our most highly rated Billups. G loria G. (Jam es W.) SOUTHWEST SECTION pilots. Congratulations BERYL yours RR 3. Box 771 Tri-Cities * South Point. Ohio 45680 — 894-5419 Shields, Florence (Jerald R.) is Recognition that has been well Carroll. Julia Cathryn 2010 Olympic Dr. Mt. Diablo earned. (Beryl—Mike and I both send 1310 Oak View Hts., Rt. 1 Tri-Cities * M artinez, Ca. 94553 — 228-9231 Kenova. W. Va. 25530 — 453-2160 Dilg, Ruth Purnett (Marvin R.) congrats! Please forward publicity to Napier. Laura Jane 16861 Calle Verano Palomar Scrap-book Chairman, Val Johnson, St. 1214 Piedmont Rd. Tri-Cities * C apistrano Beach, Oa. 92672 — 714-496-5031 Christian, Evelyn M. (Dallas E.) Louis Chap. Editor.) Huntington. W. Va. 25704 — 304-429-5540 Coleman. Annie Gullett (Dan L.) 7558 Van Maren Ln. Sacramento Valley Another welcome visitor to these 2830 S. Belmont Tri-Cities * C itrus Htgs. Ca. 95610 — 725-7405 Ashland, Ky. 41101 — 324-9172 Downs, Lillian Ruth parts is MURIEL GUGGOLZ, Santa * Chapter Name. Pending Approval 12044 Royal Rd. No. 29 San Diego Fe Chapter Chairman. MURIEL ar­ El Cajon. Ca. 92021 — 443-1797 SOUTHEAST SECTION Nickell, Callie Lucille (Dell O.) rived during the excitement of the Lon- Smith. M. Harriet (William E.) 428 Indio Dr., Rt. 1 Sen Luis Obispo don-Sydney Air Race. Now touring 212 W. V anderbilt Dr. Tennessee San Luis Obispo, Ca. 83401 — 773-4367 Oakridge, Tn. 37830 — 482-3290 Hackett, Layne Clare N.Z. and Tasmania she returns to 1687 Mendenhall Dr. Santa Clara Valley Sydney end of February and will be NORTH CENTRAL SECTION San Jose, Ca. 95130 — 378-5072 honoured Guest at the Australian Sec­ Carpenter, Barbara K. 27962 Hilliard Rd. All Ohio tional in Perth in March. W estlake. Onio 44145 — 871-3466 The Philippines have lost their only Damschroder, Lulu J. (Gene) • ‘ R EINSTATE M E NTS” 365 S. SR53 Pro g ress Field All Ohio currently licensed woman pilot. Frem ont. Oh. 43420 — 419-332-8037 NORTH CENTRAL SECTION EDITH DIZON, with four of her six Hyber, Constance Kaye Adie, Dorothy C. (Douglas) 2258 Professor St. All Ohio 305 C arriage Ln. All Ohio children has migrated to Australia to Cleveland, Oh. 44113 — 771-1558 Canfield, Ohio 44406 — 533-6003 settle in Melbourne, where EDITH Larence, Nancy June (Richard) 1310 N. Institute Pi. Central Illinois NORTHWEST SECTION will continue her work with the Mission Peoria, II. 61606 — 673-8855 Miller, Euydice I. (Bill A.) of St. Jam es & St. John, as Public Friedman. Patricia J. (Robert Z.) 8910 225th S.W. Puget Sound Edmonds. Wa. 98020 Relations Officer. Daughfer JOY, who 609 Hill St. Chicago Area H ighland Park. II. 60035 — 433-0789 spent 1968 here on an Exchange Schol­ Jarosz, Harriet Mary arship, will enter Monash University 6310 W. 63 St. Chicago Area Chicago, II. 60638 — 856-7877 “TRANSFERS” in Melbourne. We wish them much Kerwin, Joan (Walter) Jan e t R. H itt joy and success in their new Country. 1845 Howard St. Chicago Aiea From Aloha Chapter Wheaton, II. 60187 — 665-0312 To Santa Clara Valley Ch. RONETTE WILLIAMS has a second Korsmo, Barbara J. Mary Ellen Liken “love”. She has become an enthusias- 900 Hill Ave.. Lot 237 Chicago A^ea From No. Arizona Aurora. II. 60505 — 898-2526 To Albuquerque tice Parachutist, complains she can Lough, Dorathea Arline (Robert T.) Carolyn Milkey get herself into some silly situations 9533 S. Knox Ave. Chicago Area From Indiana like coming down in a pond of dirty Oaklawn. 11. 60453 — 425-5461 To Santa Fe Area Orloff. Roxanne Renee N ancy S. Peterson water and straddling a fence, declares 1629 Toughy Ave. Chicago Area From San Antonio she is improving and wouldn’t miss Des Plaines, II. 60018 — 824-2763 To Georgia Taranucha. Lisa Luba Linda J. Watson any cppor'unity to jump that comes 8342 W. 45th PL Chicago Area From Pikes Peak up. Lyons, II. 60534 — 447-8839 To Bakersfield 0T(ie cJUmety-cAlmes ^ INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS International Headquarters — Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 RETURN REQUESTED