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APRIL, 1970 Llmi’Tijhinu Hews Urn N APRIL, 1970 llmi’tijHinu Hews urn n April, 1970 April 3 thru 5th is the Executive Board Meeting at Carbondale, 111. This Spring is really in the air. I took will be reported to you in depth next some of my sage advice and checked month. PLEASE TAKE THIS ELEC­ out in the Cessna 337 the other day. TION YEAR SERIOUSLY, THINK What a fun airplane. We are really ABOUT THE JOB DESCRIPTION APRIL, 1970 creatures of habit, I tried to steer with WHEN VOTING. If the candidates are the throttles in taxiing and it doesn’t not well known to you inquire of some­ THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. work with the centerline thrust. one with whom you have confidence Will Rogers World Airport Couldn’t seem to find the gravity and then vote as you wish but please International Headquarters switch and landed it the first lime like Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 vote. In order for your Executive Of­ a carrier plane but aside from that ficers to serve you they must represent Headquarters Secretary it was great. Flew the new Cardinal your best interest, show your confi­ LORETTA GRAGG yesterday, in my opinion this little dence by a large vote. If only fifty bird should find lots of homes. Fast, percent of our membership vote then Editor sleek and docile she is. Even got JEAN only fifty percent of the membership HAZEL McKENDRICK REYNOLDS to get me APT. So you is being represented. P.O. Box 38499 see I won’t give you orders I won’t Dallas, Texas 75238 take myself. Unfortunately too many Sectionals are being held on the same week-ends Sectional time is here and let’s all or I would try to make everyone. THE NINETY-NINES NEWS get together for “FUN AND FRIEND­ April, 1970 However I hope to attend the North- SHIP” . The PROJECT AWARE theme Vol. 14 No. 17 Central the week-end of April 10th and is being used at many of the Sectionals Published monthly, except bi-monthly the Southwest the week-end of April July-August and November-December and I would like a report on its effec­ 24th and in between these I hope to be Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and tiveness. This project should be con­ is included as a part of the annual in Washington D.C. for the FAA Sys­ membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. tinued on the Chapter level at regular tem Planning Conference. THE NINETY-NINES. Inc. intervals to aid the many, many new Will Rogeirs World Airport O klahom a City. Okla. 73159 members we are taking in. Please ac­ At this time I would like to extend R eturn F orm 3579 to a bove address cept the responsibility of the member my best wishes for the various Air 2nd Class Postage pd. at Chlckasha, Okla- you propose. Once she is voted into Races, Poker Runs and the South Afri­ membership make sure she under­ can Air Safari. My thoughts will be INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS stands the meaning of The Ninety- with you. President Nines, our aims and goals and the My Alaskan Calendar reminds me BERNICE T. STEADMAN great heritage we have. 3645 Robinhood Drive to start thinking Alaskan Vacation in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 On March fourth the Museum Acces­ April. Sounds like a great idea. Thanks Alaska, might just do that one of these Vice-President sions Committee met in Washington days. BETTY W. McNABB D.C. at the Smithsonian Institution to decide on the proper format for the 926 Third Avenue You will be surprised how many new Albany, Georgia 31,01 Museum to assume. Above all this women pilots there are at your local project must start out and remain Secretary airport. Why not have a coffee klatch an important and integral part of our JOAN HRUBEC and meet them? There soon will be central structure. Its whole reason for 16992 Dartmouth Ave. another Ninety-Nine GENE NORA’S Cleveland, Ohio 44111 being is to tell the world the story of DAUGHTER, BRIANA JESSEN. Treasurer Women’s contribution to the History LYDELLEN “LYGIE” HAGEN of Flight and we are the women Have Fun and see you at the airport. South 1907 Oneida Place making today’s history for tomor­ Bernice T. Steadman Spokane, Washington 99203 row’s young aspirants. PAGE SHAM­ President Executive Board BURGER will be the acting Curator and will be your contact for donations PAGE SHAMBURGER of money and or artifacts for the Page Hill Aberdeen, No. Car. 28315 Museum. A Trust Agreement is being Membership prepared now which will establish the DORIS RENNINGER 10-01 162nd Street Museum as a tax deductible Institu­ Count- Is Beechhurst, N.Y. 11357 tion and the Trust will be presented SUSIE SEWELL to the delegates at Convention. In the c /o f Catlin Aviation Co. meantime start thinking Museum 3,791 Will Rogers Sta. Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 NOW. Veep's Column MUSEUM MUSINGS Betty McNabb The Museum is on the way! The second meeting was held in Washing­ ton, D.C., at the National Air and Space Museum, and what could be a more encouraging atmosphere? Present were B and BOB STEAD­ MAN, JIMMIE KOLP, PAGE SHAM­ BURGER, DORIS RENNINGER, BET­ TY GILLIES, BETTY McNABB, VIRGINIA THOMPSON, BLANCHE NOYES, LORRAINE McCARTY, LEW CASEY and visitor MARY NEIL from Connecticut. What went on: B was elected permanent chairman. 99s visit Silver Hill, Md. during a meeting of the Museum Accessions Commit­ Her baby. The right one for the job. tee. L/R Betty McNabb, 99 VP; B Steadman, 99 President & Chairman, PAGE was elected Curator until that Museum Committee; Page Shamburger, Curator, Executive Board member; lovely future day when we need and Doris Renninger, Committee member, Executive Board member; Betty Gillies, can pay a full-time professional cura­ Vice Chairman, Committee. tor. Meanwhile, PAGE really knows her stuff anyway. VIRGINIA agreed to accept one of the committee appointments for a spot on the rotating committee. BOB presented all sorts of interest­ ing things about the difference be­ tween trusts and corporations and the committe weighed the pros and cons of each. Lew took everybody on a tour of fil­ ing and retrieval methods in his baili­ wick, and on the most fascinating tour imaginable at Silver Hill, where "his” airplanes are restored for exhibit. He told us a great many solid gold things about how to run a museum and what sort of things can happen. We saw ENOLA GAY, and we saw Amelia’s LOCKHEED VEGA, and at least fifty other exciting historical planes—you don’t really know much about them when you only see them 99s Museum Accessions Committee members and guest at Silver Hill, Md. in pictures. But to stand beside them L /R Lorraine McCarty, Executive Designer; Jimmie Kolp, Vice Chairman; is to get a wee bit of the starshine Blanche Noyes, member; Mary Neil, Chairman Connecticut Chapter; Virginia rubbed off. Thompson, member. MARY NEIL told us about the Ruth Nichols collection and about some most pleasant cocktail buffet at Jean’s plans for museum lore at International apartment. Convention. Altogether it gave us a warm feeling We're Having a Clam Bake BLANCHE hosted us for lunch at the about the future of the museum, and You All Come to New England Executive Dining Room of the FAA for that matter the future of the Nine­ and we all saw some of our FAA ty-Nines—and I think every one of us July 12-15, 1970 friends there. thoroughly enjoyed the whole meeting. Ninety-Nines Convention Then JEAN ROSS HOWARD and the Be thinking about the YOU part in Bretton Woods, N.H. Washington Ninety-Nines gave us a YOUR museum! April, 1970 - 3 — needs to the other. When people of dif­ tude” . Or something! I am speaking ferent persuasions can communicate, to the Dallas Business and Professional the problems can be solved. It also Men’s Flying Association on April 6th. proves what can be done when people My subject will be the Powder Puff take the time to get involved. I note Derby. I am very well qualified to with great interest from the reports tell them how to be a graceful loser. that the Ninety-Nines are getting in­ I also hope to tell them how we will volved with this problem throughout be as an “insuffferable winner” this the country. I’m sure that working year. And speaking of the Powder Puff groups will be formed and 99’s will par­ Derby, please note the large ad from ticipate and the efforts will be as the Ways and Means Chairman, Pat HEADLINES from Hazel fruitful as the ones here in Dallas. McEwen and take heed. Take “heed” means, I think, she would like money. WHOOPEE!!! I have been given a Also note the new and revised route ’Tis raining outside, the roof is leak­ membership in the Australian Women of the FAT race or FUN AIR TOUR/ ing, our new puppy “ Damit” is leaking Pilots’ Association courtesy of Esther CONVENTION AERO-MADA. It has and it is the 20th of the month. How Mather. How ’bout that! Thank you been extended as far west as Phoenix, can you lose with a combination like Esther very much and I shall look Ariz. and ole Charlotte Graham prom­ that to make your day a total success. forward with great anticipation to at­ ises a good time by all. Note to Gov. I don’t know whether any of our good tending a meeting there sometime.
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