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past year Harriet aided her students President's Column Harriet Wladyka Wins in founding a high school flying club, July-August, 1961 '61 Scholarship Award and she hopes to be instrumental in To those of you who were unable creating an aeronautical mathematics to attend our International Convention course for senior students in her high or the AWTAR we dedicate this POST school. She uses her plane on business CONVENTION ISSUE of the News trips for Lenox Airport and as trans­ Letter. In this, my last column as portation to teachers’ meetings in your President, I bring you the Annual Columbus, Ohio. In addition to all her Report given at convention business other activities, Harriet is co-chair­ meeting so you may know of some of man of the Youth Traffic Safety pro­ our accomplishments during this past gram for her area and is a member year. of the Board of the Lenox Federated Church. PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT San Diego, California Two years ago Harriet’s husband, As you listen to the reports of the Alex, was in an airplane accident Committee Chairmen, I think you will which resulted in almost total loss agree that this has been a successful of his vision, and since that time his year for The Ninety-Nines. The fact petite five-foot-tall wife has been sole that we have not rested on previous wage earner as well as solely respon­ achievements, but have moved for­ sible for the operation of Lenox Air­ ward has been due to the many hours port. We can all be proud of this gal­ spent by these women and the mem­ lant little gal who is our scholarship bers of their committees in the par­ winner this year. If Harriet’s plans ticular phases of our organization in worked out, she has already started which they have accepted responsi­ her instrument training program. bility. To each of them we owe a debt Honorary judges for the 1961 Schol­ of gratitude, as you will realize when you hear their individual reports. arship were Will Parker of Phillips Petroleum, who “outflew” a Navy jet Seven new Chapters have received with his antique pusher plane at the Charters, or will, prior to September HARRIET WLADYKA Moffett NAS air show recently; Russ first, making a total of seventy, (70). 1961 Scholarship Winner Brinkley of Silver Wings Club, pub­ There are Ninety-Nines in 22 coun­ lisher of “ Quadrant” ; and Scott Cross­ tries, on, every continent of the globe. Presentation of the 1961 Amelia field, engineering test pilot for North This year we have added members in American’s fabulous X-15 rocket Earhart Memorial Scholarship award The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, plane. Morocco and Israel. to Mrs. Harriet Wladyka of the All- The first group Ninety-Nine trip out­ Ohio Chapter highlighted the conven­ side the continental limits of North tion banquet in San Diego Thursday America consisted of 52 persons and night, July 6. Harriet captured top Coming Events honors over a field of very outstand­ visited ten countries in Europe. We September 22 - 23 had the privilege of being entertained ing contestants and will use the $700 South Central Fall Sectional by Aero Clubs in London, Amsterdam, award for an instrument and instru- Denve*r, Colo. Brussels, Germany, Switzerland, ment-instructor’s rating to broaden Rome and Paris, enabling us to make her activities at her home field, Lenox Sept.. 29, 30, Oct. 1 new friends, acquaint our counter­ Airport, which she operates in addi­ North Central Fall Sectional parts across the sea with The Ninety- tion to being a full-time school teacher Chicago, 111. at the local high school. Nines, and gain a better understand­ October 7 ing of their problems and the restric­ Harriet learned to fly in 1946 and Michigan SMALL Race tions under which they fly. This trip has been flying steadily since 1952 was directly responsible for many of Jackson, Mich. when she and her husband purchased the new members-at-large. October 28 their first plane. She holds the rank During the past eleven months I of major in the Air Wing of the Ohio Dallas Doll Derby have traveled 30,620 miles by Cessna Civil Defense and has served as assist­ Dallas, Texas (Continued on Page 2) ant director of the unit. During the INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS President's Column have in our files a most cordial invi­ President tation to visit Australia, and I have (Continued from Page 1) information that an international EUGENIA R. HEISE meeting of women pilots planned last 5019 North Cumberland Blvd. 180, Aero Commander, Tri-Pacer, winter for a luxurious resort in Uru­ Milwaukee 17, Wisconsin Jodell. Glider, 707, DC8, Electra, Vis­ count, assorted piston planes and bus guay has been postponed to the winter Vice-President representing the Ninety-Nines at other of 1962, since it was found that more RUTH DEERMAN | Aero Clubs and lay organizations as time was needed for setting up the 405 Camino Real well as visiting Chapters and Sections. event. Either of these would be most El Paso, Texas i ; Radio, television and movies have worthwhile, Secretary * been utilized for Public Relations com­ 3. Continue our program of Public BARBARA J. EVANS I bined with talks to other groups. Relations until everywhere in the 40 Stuart Place As an organization, we presented the world of the skies, the Ninety-Nines Manhasset, New York Woman’s Achievement Award in the are known and properly recognized National Intercollegiate Meet, won and in this each Ninety-Nine should Treasurer this year by Frances Castleberry of be a public relations representative. BARBARA KIERNAN the Minnesota Chapter, although the To each of you I want to say "‘Thank 192 Commonwealth Ave. receipient need not be a Ninety-Nine. you for two most interesting and re­ Boston, Massachusetts The award is given, not only for per­ warding years.” Without your coop­ Executive Committee formance in the Meet, but represents eration and constructive criticism, none of our progress would have been LOUISE SMITH outstanding participation in the avia­ possible. To the members of the Ex­ 421 Edgedale Drive tion activities of her college. For several years we have made a ecutive Committee . . . my deepest High Point, North Carolina personal appreciation for the many BARBARA LONDON concerted effort to be accorded the representation to which we feel we hours and oft-times difficult decisions 551 Margo Ave. which you were required to make, and Long Beach 14, California are entitled on committees and advis­ ory boards of national and interna­ for the superb cooperation which you MARTHA ANN READING tional scope. We have a number of our have given me. As ever, 2704 Milton Avenue women represented on State Aero­ Dallas 5, Texas nautical Commissions, Airport Plan­ !Z ^ £ £ t/o ning Committees, and holding im­ DEADLINE FOR NEWS portant positions in the aviation seg­ Eugenia Heise The 25th Of Each Month ments ot the government of the United President States and several other countries. This year. I have been asked to rep­ ATTENTION resent you on the newly formed Gen­ CONVENTION eral Aviation Committee of the Nation, NEWS LETTER REPORTERS al Safety Council which receives its HIGHLIGHTS DEADLINE charter and directives from the Con­ This and that at the 1961 Ninety- gress of the United States Govern­ By the 25th of each month, except Nine Convention. From far and wide, ment. All these are steps toward our October and June, no News Letter in travel of the Ninety-Nines. goal of full recognition as a group of November or July. women having the training and judg­ Governor’s meeting—full representa- HEADING ment to make a worthwhile contribu­ / tion, round-table discussion, pro­ Please head each page of report as tion to the problems and advance­ jects and problems . . . delight­ to section, chapter, reporter and page ment of aviation. ful Nancy Walton of Australia, inspiring and enthusiastic, com­ number. This prevents mix-ups at Another breakthrough is in progress. menting on the wonderful oppor­ printer’s shop with news from other Several of the Ninety-Nines have gone tunities for flying in the states— chapters. through the basic testing given the suggesting a charter flight to Sid­ Astronauts. As we could have told CONTENTS ney, Australia. Type double spaced, full width of the gentlemen administering the many Annual meeting—69 registered dele­ regular sized paper. If reports exceed tests, in all phases they equalled or gates . . . membership has reach­ one typewritten page, please numbr surpassed their male counterparts. ed an all-time high of 1577 . . . paragraphs in order of importance. One of these days, in the not too far only some 800 ballots returned, Unless numbered, the last paragraph distant future, we should have an “ Astronette” in space. not so good! No affiliation with is usually the one deleted if the occa­ N.A.A. this year . . . half-dues sion arises. Do not write on backs. At that time when a presiding of­ ficer prepares to turn over her duties for over-seas members . . . new PICTURES and responsibilities to a successor, it roster with index. A short and Color prints will not reproduce, is customary to make recommenda­ well conducted meeting . . . Sal­ glossy black and whites preferable. tions for the future . . . not with the ute to Deedo! Do not write on the backs, but attach idea of a haunting desire to hold on Entertainment—trips to Tijuana, the names and occasion to the bottom of a bit longer and delay relinquishing harbour, even the zoo’ and how the picture with scotch tape for re­ the office, but to enable those who about the Wine Tasting party? moval in printing. (Right here I would follow to profit by her mistakes and To say nothing of seeing “ Flighty suggest we state the usual limit of help the organization to grow and Lady” , a hilarious movie of our pictures we will print from each chap­ prosper. These then, are my sugges­ President learning to fly . . . have ter during one fiscal year. I tions : to see it, to believe it. By following the above procedure, 1. That a more determined effort Banquet—TAR contestants spot-light­ you will make my task and the print­ be made to decrease the non-renewals ed on the stage . . . over heard ers a little easier. Thank a million. each year. “ instructions should be given on 2. To continue group trips for 99’s how-to-stand and how to walk” . Headquarters to the various countries in which we But we can fly . . . 78 out of 98 and Editor have or should have members. We completed the race. Pulse Of The Race begin. The wait-wait-wait . . . low a young elephant . . . manage to numbers; fire up and begin to taxi out stamp the right page . . . close flight Final scores and winners names . . . rumors start . . . TAR 10 . . . lost plan . . . have a coke . . . all you tell so little, really. The heartbeat a brake on taxi strip . . . swung into want is water . . . buckets of cold, of a race lies elsewhere. It begins a parked BT 13 . . . tail damaged. clear water. You check for RON . . with backtracking the course ■ ■ . the Someone asks, ‘‘Was it the BT’s tail?” hunt the water fountain . . . plumb­ shakedown of pilot and co-pilot . . . Finally you get the signal . . . follow ing trouble, blubber inoperative . . • learning to speak the same language the long line of 98 planes toward the you drink coffee (doesn’t quench your . . . to work as a team . . . to live starting point . . . you pass TAR 10 thirst). Hunt for friends . . . greet together. You arrive at the airport of . . . your heart goes out to the crew local 99’s . . . start the daily check origin. Are all papers aboard? Taxi . . . you hate the newsmen and photo­ of the new crews, the ones you al­ to impound area . . . pulses quicken graphers swarming around the plane ways worry about. The rumor factory . . . you meet old friends . . . count like buzzards . . . you look at the starts grinding . . . someone is in the pros . . . check on the neophytes. tail . . . good grief! In Alaska that Mexico . . . someone is out of gas Inspection . . . delays . . . hunt a little bit of crumple wouldn’t even near Deming or Salt Flat or Colum­ mechanic to get a silly little white dot be noticed (unless the FAA were and one drop of oil on your magneto. bus . . . someone ground looped land­ present) . . . a couple of taps with a ing in Tucson. Some of the pros land­ Why didn’t the mechs at home know hammer . . . she’d be as good as about it? Delays . . . heat . . . melting ed in Yuma, are waiting for tail winds new. You wave to friends lining the . . . someone ran out of gas and land­ black top . . . where is that inspector? taxi strip, including the overworked Why can’t he smile just once? Waxing ed downwind at El Paso . . . sent and wonderful hostesses whom you another race plane just touching down planes . . . sunburn . . . what’s keep­ are leaving . . . you are nearing THE ing the inspector? Exasperation . . . on a go-round . . . someone is dis­ LINE. Butterflies mount . . . pulse qualified . . . no one is disqualified. you miss the yacht trip and the 17 starts to quicken . . . your wheels gun carrier salute in your honor . . . You tell the neophytes not to believe are on the line . . . the runner shoves the rumor machine . . . this is just the more delays . . . finally the red tag the log book through the window . . . on your plane. You are being paged start . . . it will grind out more mis­ the flag goes down. YOU ARE OFF. information with every hour the race . . . report to operations . . . '‘your Heart stops pounding . . . it is time number must be repainted” . . . no progresses. You join other teams for to work . . . get on the radio . . . a swim and dinner . . . discuss the butterflies now . . . you’re dirty and establish course . . . make correction sticky and hot and dog tired. Finally rumors . . . find that all the fledglings for drift . . . what is wrong with the the take-off banquet . . . packing all are in a nest and accounted for . . . airspeed . . . you aren’t gaining alti­ but the bare essentials for Flying Tigers transportation. Last day . . . tude . . . ground speed way below par . . . check all instruments . . . rechecking maps . . . final outline of your heart stops cold . . . you could 7967 - 7962 Roster strategy . . . old timers listing in­ die . . . nice bright light on panel experienced crews about whom they The 1961-1962 Roster will be in assures you gear securely down and will worry. your possession in November locked . . . got to carry on . . . hate THE DAY. First time in a week, no this year, but in order to do so, to goof . . . and with an audience . . . fog . . . CAVU . . . take-off breakfast Headquarters will need to have could pretend hydraulic failure ...... no one overeats . . . final brief­ prior to September 30 the follow­ know you won’t. Check point . . . ing . . . prevailing westerlies non­ ing: overall ground speed awful . . . must existent . . . but the sky is clear . . . 1. A picture of each NEW sec­ make up lost time . . . try another alti­ front over Alabama scheduled to move tion governor, international of­ tude. Establish course exactly . . . south . . . prognosis, unusually good ficer and member of the execu­ mighty few check points direct to weather for this time of year . . . tive committee. These should be Tucson . . . monitor Yuma radio . . . headwinds, yes, but good weather at least lV2 ” x l% ” or larger in awfully lonely if you make a forced . . . let’s go! Drive to the field . . . a glossy black and white. landing . . . stay out of Mexico . . . last minute good-byes . . . into im­ 2. Complete listings of section causes complications. Another check pound . . . and then the butterflies and chapter officers, meeting point . . . ground speed somewhat dates, etc. Please return forms better . . . watch gas consumption to Headquarters as soon as pos­ . . . can lean a bit more. El Paso non­ sible. Let’s make these 100 per Recommendations: stop over 600 miles, and you are using cent this year. San Gabriel Valley Chapter more than normal cruise . . . drain a 3. Notification of any changes Membership Chairmen should tank . . . O.K. plenty of gas. Hot, of address or name not previous­ be given the responsibility of hot, hot in the cabin . . . can’t use ly given. Some members are not bringing records of her chapter air conditioner, cuts down speed. Noon receiving their Ninety-Nine liter­ up-to-date once a year regard­ air over the desert rough . . . check ature and mail because we are ing ratings held by individual ground speed . . . total still under unable to obtain their correct members and submitting data par . . . make position report. Request mailing adress. once each year to Headquarters new winds . . . why are the progs al­ 4. The names of any deceased in consolidated form for the rec­ ways wrong? Try contacting El Paso Ninety - Nine members effective ords. 30 miles out . . . reception garbled this past year. . . . that idiot mountain just west of 5. Any changes, additions or Governors field makes it impossible to receive News Letter Editors should be deletions in the “Articles For . . . switch radios . . . no better . . . Sale” section of the Roster. advised to send in more infor­ finally a clearance . . . call downwind mation of egneral interest, such Thanks again to all of you for for 22 . . . halfway on downwind. your wonderful cooperation this as trips taken, new planes flown, Tower calls . . . turn left base im­ ratings earned, public relations past year and don’t forget to re­ mediately . . . you are turning on new your mem bership prior to projects, ways and means. There final, half way down runway, seconds is no constructive value in print­ September 30. before the wheels touch . . . your pilot Headquarters and ing menus or items of a purely knows her plane . . . taxi to the personal nature. Headquarters clock . . . don’t let the door fly open and Editor till the prop stops. You leap out like confess your goofs . . . others confess meet the leading citizens . . . pose for end of runway . . . plan to land long theirs . . . eases your bruised pride. photographers . . . meanwhile time . . . Beech lands short . . . you stay Try to find out how the pros are do­ grinds relentlessly on . . . can’t be behind him . . . taxis at snails pace ing . . . don’t learn a thing . . . to rude . . . our job to sell women in down the runway . . . no turn-off . . . bed . . . it is 240 Zulu . . . don’t know aviation . . . have breakfast 1630 you follow . . . grass too wet . . . what it is people time . . . leave call Zulu . . . walk back to operations . . . FAA beagles watching for any infrac­ for 4:30 a.m. . . . still thirsty. getting hot and sticky . . . wind shift­ tion . . . can’t risk annoying them . . . Next morning . . . struggle up still ing . . . nimbus building . . . fledg­ finally, character ahead turns off on drugged with sleep . . . quick cup of lings discouraged . . . crews getting ramp . . . up to the clock . . . prop coffee . . . out to airport . . . check edgy . . . back to weather . . . intelli­ stopped . . . hold a minute . . . it m ay weather . . . trouble ahead . . . wait gent questions . . . silly questions . . . kick in again in this heat . . . out of for next sequence . . . TAR Y takes weathermen still patient but looking plane . . . to the clock . . . stamp the off . . . you wait . . later it will be hot tired . . . check flight plans . . . TAR hateful log . . . close flight plan . . . and thermal rough . . . afternoon Y down at Abilene . . . Rumor an in­ already done . . . one of the 99s is thunderstorms will be vicious . . . strument let down . . . rules say must a local controller . . . has new flight Was TAR Y the smart one? . . .You be VFR at all times . . . many of the plan all typed up . . . needs only des­ are getting sticky and hot again . . . Pros here too . . . where is TAR Z tination ETE and fuel . . . Adminis­ new sequence . . . looks as though . . . still hanging back in Yuma wait­ tration building a mad house . . . you can make Dallas (first compul­ ing for tail winds? . . . Terminal air Race crews . . . sightseers . . . Press sory) non-stop . . . check wind progs conditioned . . . iced tea quenches and heat . . . we each receive a kit . . . looks best at 9,000 to 12,000 . . . thirst momentarily . . . back to wea­ with individual nibs of perfume . . . Flying east . . . must be legal . . . ther bureau . . . a bit congested with could also use tranquilizers . . . two file for odd plus 500 . . . File flight 40 some race crews . . . crowd into clocks . . . arrival and departure . . . plan . . . pull up to clock . . . pilot radar room . . . not good . . . hate to Everyone must land here . . . inevit­ checks for clearance . . . reporter call it a day . . . just over two hours able bottle neck . . . restuarant over­ discovers you are an officer . . . in the air . . . that’s your element not crowded . . . order iced tea . . . wait­ wants interview . . . pulse mounts this sticky, hot, humid ground stuff ress works way through crowd . . . . . , can’t be rude . . . remember . . . accept the inevitable . . . file an spills tray loaded with roast beef Public Relations . . . try to explain, RON . . . to the motel . . . shed sticky sandwiches with gravy, mashed po­ no time . . . Pilot signals O.K. . . . flying clothes . . . shower . . . re-do tatoes with gravy and swimmy cann­ approach the clock . . . wait, wait, makeup . . . put on “other” dress ed peas . . . air conditioner inade­ wait that endless minute for the clock . . . zipper jams . . . whole thing quate . . . You find crews not seen to click (gives you a minute free) goes off the track . . . Ugh! back into since San Diego . . . here is TAR Y . . . stamp the log book . . . run for messy flying clothes . . . glad you . . . you get their story . . . Abilene plane dodging reporter and camera brought an extra blouse . . . dinner weather assured VFR . . . got sticky . . . lope aboard . . . slam door . . . with the pros . . . long distance calls . . . landed at Sweetwater . . . long off again . . . establish heading . . . to check on RONs . . . all accounted distance calls for weather . . . still contact radio . . . activate flight plan for . . . three have reached Dallas assurance VFR would give radar . . . check ground speed . . . make . . . How could they have done it VFR steer between calls . . . took off . . . position report . . . slow climb to . . . you were there . . . it looked im­ pouring rain . . . lousy . . . make 9,500 ft. . . . ground speed better . . . possible . . beginning signs of strain 180 . . . on the gauges . . . call Abi­ may make par . . . top scattered and of delay . . some crews irritable lene to report IFR and request GCA broken . . . alter course . . . will need . . . discouraged . . . call weather approach . . . control zone Abilene radio check points . . . visual refer­ . . . no early start tomorrow . . . broke out in VFR . . . irony and ence points obscured . . . Hot. Sticky Dallas will be zero zero . . . to bed heartbreak ...... open thermos . . . orange juice . . . you leave a call for 4:30 A. M. TWO HOUR layover in Dallas due . . . check ground speed . . . this will Why? . . . habit probably . . . spend to traffic jam . . . hot and crowded he a good leg . . . spirits and pulse the night turning the air conditioner engines overheating crawling toward rise . . . cooler here . . . broken be­ off and on . . . struggle up at 4:30 departure clock . . . start and stop comes scattered . . . everything rosy . . . Dallas socked in . . . might as . . . wait and perspire . . . sun beats . . . doing better than par . . . SPE­ well take time for breakfast . . . out down . . . CUs beginning to build . . CIAL WEATHER . . . pilot reports to airport . . . draw for take-off posi­ finally you reach the front of the at 11,500. im possible to proceed Abi­ tion . . . Finally . . . weather breaks line . . . someone wants to visit . . . lene VFR . . . establish position im­ . . . pulses rise . . crews rush around no time . . . approach the ticking mediately . . . 15 miles west of Mid­ queu up to file flight plans . . queu monster . . . stamp the page . . . land . . . call for clearance . . . up for take off . . . this one will be take off . . . cleared to Montgomery straight in approach to runway 4 on the deck . . . Dallas a must stop . . . promise of a quartering tail wind . . . present altitude 9,500 . . . what less than 300 miles . . . your turn ...... you are really making time . . . a letdown . . . feather landing short taxi to line . . . Pilot signals all ready score is climbing . . . looks respect­ and right at turnoff for taxi to clock . . . amble to clock . . . recheck log able . . . east of Meridian . . . Severe . . . prop stopped . . . jump out imust for correct page . . . wait-wait-wait weather warning . . . line of nimbus be developing some new muscles! for click . . . stamp book . . . skim 50 miles . . . advised circumnavigate stamp the log book . . . close the flight to plane . . . up and in . . . door lock­ to south . . . heading of 88 degrees plan . . . check weather . . . no good ed .. . taxi out . . . take heading . . . becomes 160 degrees . . . 13,000 alti­ . . . Thirty five other crews milling navigate carefully . . . easy to get tude needed to snake through the can­ around patient weather bureau per­ off course . . . ground speed good . . . yons . . . other side . . . ha’f hour sonnel . . . Did TAR Y get through? each leg a bit better . . . making lost . . . back down stairs . . . haze, . . . no report . . . TAR that had land­ more than par now . . . right on heat, lousy visibility . . . attempt to ed short of Deming, Salt Flat or Col- course . . . hot, sticky, rough down establish position . . . second radio umhus comes in . . . It was Columbus here under the broken and scattered goes out . . . impossible to get radio . . . whole town came out to bring deck . . . make position report . . fix . . . hunt for check point in the gas . . . held reception . . . radio and call Dallas . . . get clearance . . . muck below . . . wiggles on river press interviews . . . key to city . . . cleared number three . . . extend pat­ seen dimly through the damp, moist meet the mayor . . . meet the border tern . . . follow a maverick twin goock below won’t match wiggles on patrol . . . meet the fire chief . . . Beech . . . time clock dowri hear far chart . . . conclusion . . . off the chart . . . can only home toward . . less than 100 miles to Hagars- Secretary's Corner Montgomery omni , . . find a railroad town . . . Severe weather warning . . . hope its the right one . . . terrain . . . winds 60 kts, hail, several line Report Of Annual Convention heavily wooded . . . hard to identify squalls converging . . . best to land San Diego, Calif., July 6, 1961 . . . railroads: lead to cities . . . guess at Charlottesville and check . . . on 25 miles out . . . call tower . . . clear­ ground 1% hours, time ticking in­ Space does not permit reprinting ed in .. . follow railroad . . . wrong exorably on . . . will try to sneak the many interesting reports pre­ one . . , almost land on highly re­ up Shenandoah valley . . . call to sented. The official minutes will be stricted jet training base . . . pre­ small airports there report can do distributed to each Governor and tend to be just circling . . . call tower . . . take off . . . cross the ridge . . . Chapter Chairman when the full report 25 miles out . . , they know, head up valley . . . low scud . . . be­ stenotypists report has been received, but keep our secret . . . find Danelly coming stratus spreading throughout the minutes drawn up and checked by Field , . . land . . . taxi to clock . . , valley . . . ahead the granddaddy of the three members of the auditing stop prop . . . climb out . . . stamp TS . . twenty miles distant we hit committee. Since this will require log . . . looks like a convention . . . terrific turbulence . . . throttle back about two months for completion, a so many planes . . weather forecast . . . shallow 180 . . . remember plane summary of action taken is given to be ideal tomorrow . . . front down that got clobbered . . . best be con­ here. Recommendations of the Execu­ in Gulf, tail winds . . . file an RON servative . . . back to Charlottes­ tive Committee approved by the del- , plan to get shampoo and replace ville . . . no time clock . . . to motel gates include: Revocation of the char­ zipper . . . lie down . . . 2Mt hours . . . call Kay . . . we are out of the ter of any chapter which becomes in­ later . . . stagger to answer phone race . . . will RON here . . . second active. If a new group becomes active, like Zombie . . . too late for hair extension of deadline . . noon to­ a new charter will be issued. Any do . . . Dinner with other contestants morrow . . . we’ll be there . . . will member retaining her membership . . . laughter, comaraderie, tight knit fly direct from Charlottesville . . . and belonging to an inactive chapter group . . . Where is TAR W . . . word Learn one rumor is official . . . TAR will be listed in the roster in the finally comes, she has landed at an V . . . got lost finally found Mont­ closest active chapter. gomery . . . landed too long . . . end­ air base . . . thought she would lose Stationery will be printed in bulk less taxi to time clock . . . punched her plane . . . being treated like roy­ through Headquarters. To save waste alty . . . we knew they’d love her . . . in one minute after official sunset officers’ names will not be printed in her 70s, a real honey . . . In Alaska . . . first time in competition . . . thereon. Chapters may order station­ they talk of Cabin Fever . . . used to heartbreak . . . Officials at finish ery at cost from Headquarters and wonder what it was . . . second day having their troubles . . . banquet have chapter name printed on letter­ postponed for two nights . . . rear­ . . . still grounded . . . know what it heads range everything . . . only a handful means . . . we have it . . . third night of planes in Atlantic City. An alphabetical listing will be in­ . . . still Montgomery . . . some planes Friday morning . . . lousy visibility cluded in the 1961-62 Roster. get too anxious . . . take-off . . . run . . . no horizon . . . stopover in Balti­ The two proposed amendments to into trouble . . . emergency landing more awaiting VFR . . . finally bare the Constitution and By-Laws were . . . plane clobbered . . . pilots un- minimums . . . feel our way to At­ passed. ARTICLE IV, Section 3: scratched . . . Twice lined up and lantic City . . . Finish line personnel Transfer of Membership—Will hence, ready to go . . . Alert, severe storm say . . . fly close to hotel otherwise forth require completion of a form approaching . . . tie dcwn everything identification impossible . . . feel our letter with original being sent to head­ . . . tie down area . . . muddy, sticky way up inlet . . . finally spot IJOFEC quarters and copies to the chapter with clay . . . planes held in Jack­ . . . circle, cleared to land . . . VIP of origin and chapter to which trans­ son and Shreveport have filed . . . “on greeting complete with photograph­ fer is made. ARTICLE V, Section 3 their way here . . . Rumor Rampant ers who perpetuate cur ungrcomca. of By-Laws: (now reads I Members . . . TAR V 135 H.P. has sworn to no make-up, stringy haired, unpress­ resident in, and citizens of countries cross finish line by Wednesday noon ed selves . . . Out of the race and other than the United States of Amer­ and prevent extension, will fly IFR tired, tired, tired, dirty, hot, dishevel­ ica and Canada, shall pay member­ every mile if need be . . . Betty says ed .. . Why do we do it? . . . Only ship dues and initiation fee of one- we are all just sitting here in fine the pros will win . . . takes superb half the amount paid by members in weather waiting for tail winds . . . fin­ piloting . . . knowing every angle . . . the United States of America and ally deadline extension is granted 24 utilizing every advantage . . . too old Canada. hours grace . . . back to motel . . . anyway . . . should play bridge and hot . . . muddy . . . unpressed . . hair attend dull teas . . . be a proper The delegates voted NOT to become stringy . . we don’t care . . . crews grandmother. In the hotel . . . a long an affiliate of the National Aeronautic Association. jittery, pulses racing, irregular . . . hot perfumed bath, 2 hcur sleep, hair line up for take-off . . . four go cut, clean and set, nails manicured, lady Officers elected for 1961-62 are: President, Louise M. Smith, High encounter deteriorating conditions, clothes at long last, an orchid . . . Point, N. C.; Vice President, Barbara steered back by radar . . . tower or­ heart beats and pulse returning to Kiernan. Boston. Mass; Secretary, ders all to return . . . slog through normal, happy tempo . . . we know Barbara Evans, Manhasset, N. Y.; clay and drizzle . . . tie down again we’ll do it again . . . Why? I suppose Treasurer, Alice Roberts, Phoenix, . . . Some take cff . . . land in emer­ its because we’ve accepted a cha1- Ariz.; Executive Committee, Eugenia gency fields, out of race . . . finally lenge and have seen it through and Heise, Barbara London, Ruth Deer- the GO sign . . . in the air . . . land we realize that we are a part of the man; Trustee, Amelia Earhart Schol­ at Greenville . . . develop Char’ey- inner core of a wonderfully close arship, Broneta Evans. horse dodging photographers and and very special fraternity to which Boy Scouts getting to time clock . very few are admitted . . . we have I know you will give your com­ delayed one hour due to traffic . . . beaten the elements . . . we are 99s plete support to these officers when cff again . . . filed to Hagerstown, . . . and with all sincerity we con­ they take office September 1 and that last compulsory stop . . . nearing gratulate the winners for a superb the 32nd annual flight of the Ninety- Lynchburg . . . nasty line of towering job . . . This, then, is the heart beat Nines will be in. most competent nimbus . . . tower trying to work of THE RACE, and we are privileged hands. four planes in through narrow corri­ to have been a small part of it. Barbara Evans, dor still open . . . we will by-pass Flighty Lady. Secretary for the day were Jean Graber and Capital Airport Control Tower. He Rose Andrew, Urbana - Champaign. told us the workings of the relatively The latter is a sister-in-law of Gen. new Flight Following Service and Andrew. some of the activities of their com­ The meeting took the form of a bined Tower-Radio Station facility. potluck dinner at 1:00 p.m. followed Those members present were hostess by a business session. Barbara Jeni- Adelaide O’Brien, Marge Kelly, Leah son, chairman, presided. Pre - con­ Warren, Helen McBride, Kathleen GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER vention things were talked of and let­ Hudson. Mrs. Mabel Johnson was our By Dolores Whelan ters received, following the Spring guest. Our news letter editor, Connie Mat­ Sectional were read. ROCKFORD AREA CHAPTER ter, has asked that I sub for her this Five plane loads of Ninety-Niners. By Betty Riddle month as she and her husband and Forty-Nine and a halfers, and guests, children were leaving last week tor flew in to land on the private landing I shall try today to write our news. a two week vacation in Miami. Lucky strip at the Andrew farm. It seems I missed the last issue and people. have been getting heck ever since. Rose and Jean flew down on Satur­ Our chapter was quite pleased over Our May meeting was held a wee : day in Andrews’ Ercoupe, followed by the showing our members, Mickey late last month as we wanted to hear their 49%ers, and the Andrew sons in Clark, Dorothy Haupt, June Evers all about the Sectional meeting from a rented plane from the University of and Dorothy Rumsey made in the our delagate Virgie Todhunter. She Illinois. Skylady. Their comments at our last had a wonderful time from all reports meeting fired all of us with enthusi­ First to land on Sunday morning and is eager to attend the next. asm. Several of the members are were Kathleen and Dean Hudson, De­ We had two prospective new mem­ planning to enter the next Skylady. catur. Then came Bonnie and Dr. bers attend our May meeting who Loretta Slavick and Laura Sellin- Ferrell, Jane and Ed. Brantley, Har­ later became members. T.iey were: ger have attended several meetings risburg, Mary and Joe Hendrix, ac­ Mrs. Maxine Stuart, and Mrs. Ethel of other aviation organizations in the companied by Mary's sister from Taylor. We will be very happy to wel­ last few months and have had the Mattoon. Leah and Sam Warren and come these two girls to our small pleasure of meeting Mr. Halaby. Little David from Champaign, Ed and group. Barbara Jenison from Paris, Driving Edith Olovitch and husband, Al, va. Now for the June meeting which rationed last month in California. in her little VW, was a guest from the was held June 10, at Greater Rock­ St. Louis chapter, M ary Foley. She is Had quite an interesting trip by Er- ford Airport Restaurant. I'm afraid now a student at the University of Il­ coupe. our regular membership has let us linois. Teddy Hagar enjoyed a wonderful down a bit as there were or.l/ two cf vacation in Hawaii. After the business meeting we were us to welcome our new members and Erma Jaco, our member who mov­ shown some old movies of early Air guests. They all had good reasons ed to Harlan, Iowa, returned here last Force days of Gen. Andrew. tho, and I am sure will be at the rex; month for several days of intense It was a perfect day for flying and meeting if at all possible. study and instruction and earned her picnicking. We do hope we can do Two of our newest members are something like that again soon. instrument rating. Her instructor was going to fly the Powder Puff Race Harold Whelan, husband of yours The July business meeting was cn and naturally most cf the conversa­ truly, so we were all very happy for Saturday the 15th at Capital A'lpo t tion was about their plans. These tv. o Erma. in Springfield. The gfoup was small girls are: Maxine Stuart and the new­ Sylvia Bloom, Ruth Lake and Doro­ because of vacations and the AWTAR, est member which she brought al ng thy Haupt are also working on their but these cf us present enjoyed cur with her Larraine S. McCori.le (La - Instrument ratings. speaker, Mr. Merle Swain, from the ry) Larry has just recently gotten Mickey Clark and Teddy Hagar are her private and says she had to learn again teamed for the TAR. They are to fly in self defense since her hus­ sponsored by Ramada Inns, a Nation­ Pilot's Briefing band is a pilot and her sons are also al Chain of Roadside Motels offering learning to fly. We hope they have a travelers “ luxury for less’’. We wish Pay Your Dues Promptly wonderful trip and lots of fun flying them lots of luck. Chapter Chairmen and Mem­ the Race, and we only hope it v/ere Virginia Duenke has been quite bership Chairmen, check your possible for the rest of us to be fly­ busy with the opening of their new re­ membership for non-payment of ing it too. sort at Lake of the Ozarks. dues. A tactful v/ord and re­ We had a guest at our June meet­ Golly Miner flew to the East during m inder from you m ay f'.nd that ing which we are hoping will decide the middle part of May to get ac­ check in the next mail. to become a member also. Her name quainted with a new grandson. is Lillian Spickler. She is a m em ber Section Governors . . . see that of a flying club in Rock Island, 111. There is much more news from our names of new officers are sent chapter which will have to come later She has been flying for quite some promptly to Headquarters. These time and recently received her Con­ as I am ciuite busy making arrange­ must be in the hands of Secre­ ments to move to Harlan, Iowa, trol Tower Operator’s license. We tary Carol Craig by October 1 sincerely hope she will decide to join where my husband will begin operat­ for inclusion in the Roster. ing the airport as of July 1. our little group as a member real Chapter Chairmen: Sand the soon. CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER names of new officers by Oc o- Sunday, June 11, Virgie and I drove By Rose S. Andrew ber 1 to Headquarters, other­ to Chicago to attend the Fly-In the The family of Helen McBride, Mat- wise they will not be included girls had. We would love to have foon, is spending a vacation in Flor­ in the 1961-62 Roster. flown, but how do you fit two kids ida together. in the baggage compartment of a Our June meeting was held Sunday Have a wonderful summer! Cessna? I didn’t feel I should leave the 18th, at the home of Brigadier AND . . . a most successful 1961- them home, so We drove. We enjoyed General J. W. Andrew, (USAF retir­ 62! so much seeing our Chicago friends ed i near Palmyra. Illinois. Hostesses and watching the Spot Landings. MICHIGAN CHAPTER along for her first plane ride. The Cessna 172 and gas, and also a relief By Marian Hoffman conditions of the short trip were pilot during peak hour: Eddie Fisher June meeting held at Bluffton Air­ enough to discourage a seasoned pil­ Flying Service donated a plane and port, Bluffton, Ohio, June 18th, joint ot but Alice says her passenger en­ flew a couple circuits for us during meeting with Indiana and Ohio. Fol­ joyed every minute. A thunderstorm peak time: and 99-er Grace Harris lowing members were present: Addie predicted for the area; brake repair flew the Ong Aircraft Corp.’s Bonan­ Binsfield, Leah Higgins, Jessie Wolke, needed; a temporary fix on the gear; za. Eloise Smith, Helen Wetherill, Mary door popping open on take off; flight Our 99 group furnished the follow­ Gardiner, Jackie Markham, Jean path along the edge of the storm: If ing: Sheldon Stafford (49V2-er) flew Reynolds, Mary Clark and Isolde your Scout enjoyed every minute. the Apache all day since Ruth doesn’t Winkler. A beautiful day for a meet­ Alice, sign her up for future Ninety- have a Commercial License yet: Dee ing and everybody flew in. Nines. Southard flew the Cessna 172 most of Leah Higgins flew the Plymouth Nel Brown and 49%er “ Brownie” , the day: Sara Gorelick flew the Com­ school children on air orientation in a Forney Aircoupe, flew the “Hol­ anche, and totaled some 27 flights flights in a Cessna 175 from Mettatal man Air Derby” at St. Paul, Minn. for the day .... and that is a long Airport, Saturday, June 10th. There The 400 mile, triangular race was day at 15 min. trips: We are confident were 55-60 children and 10 parents. sponsored by the Jaycees of St. Paul. that Sara can fly the traffic pattern Michigan will be represented in tbe Congratulations, Nel. on fifth place plane-less now. AWTAR by the following: Jackie honors. Not many groups are so lucky as Markham and co-pilot: Mary Clark Bee Malmanger and I flew a Tri- to have a member that has two twin and Jean Reynolds; Sammy McKay Pacer to Bee’s home, Ames, Iowa, engine planes—obviously we are. and Margaret Crane; Leah Higgins last weekend. The day was beautiful. Mary Ann Noah had a bit of Mag and Mary Von Mach. The “event” of the trip was the re­ trouble on one—so unloaded the pas­ All the planes are set for the Mich­ ception committee. Six members cf sengers and asked them to wait five igan S.M.A.L.L. Race at Jackson. Oc­ Bee’s family scanning the sky from minutes and promptly returned with tober 7th. Entries open July 24th and an old “Sky Watcher’s” tower on the the second Beech. close Septem ber 24th. Jackson is g o­ field. Easy to see we felt the day was ing all out to entertain the girls so Virginia Coffeen and Vee Walensky worth all the effort and hard work. why not make it a fly-in weekend and are checking out in planes new to Our appreciation goes to all those join the fun. This is Mary Clark’s them, Cessna’s 150 and 172. members who did the very necessary home town and she and her commit- Mary Beritich racked up three ground work of loading, unloading, ee are working very hard to make hours in short hops last week. That’s holding ohildren by hand, weighing, il a big success. a lot of take-offs and landings, Mary. paper work, etc. They did a terrific Saturday, we’ll all meet again at job. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER Palwaukee Airport to see cur AWTAR This will be the last report that I By Alice Stoltzner entries, Gladys Muter, Doris Langher, will be making to the News Letter At 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Helen Sailor and June Basile, off for for the greater Kansas City Chapter. a small group of sleepy - eyed but San Diego. Good Luck, gals. The last meeting had a delightful sur­ punctual Chicago Ninety-Nines con­ GREATER KANSAS CITY prise for me—the gals presented me gregated at DuPage County Airport. CHAPTER with one of the most complete log The day had a tragic beginning — no books I’ve seen, as a going-away pre­ By Carolyn Parish coffee ready when we arrived. An sent. Am sure you have all seen the hour or so later, 15 p’anes left t’ e June 4th turned out to be the most “Senior Pilot Flight Record & Log" Held, headed South on a 150 mile flyable day anyone could have wish­ advertised in PILOT. I’m transfer­ cross country. The sixteenth plane ed — and delighted we 99ers in Kan­ ring to the Pacific Northwest (Van­ remained on the ground. Sue (Doc) sas City. Reason — that was the day couver, B. C.) the 1st of July. Am Roscoe and Jane Dewey left hurried­ for our Penny-A-Pcund airlift to m ah sorry to leave K.C.—it has been very ly in the CAP fatigues to deliver a money for contributions to the Chil­ enjoyable being a member of this 99 baby boy. I’m sure the baby didn’t dren’s Mercy Hospital ($375), and to Chapter. mind, but did the mother question the the Amelia Earhart Fund ($100). INDIANA CHAPTER “ uniform of the day” Sue? Alice De- We learned a few tricks that 'will By Sophia M. Payton Witt and Corrine Hallgren sped make our next event like this much around the triangular course to take easier, but all in all it was m o 't suc­ If you received an award for mak­ first place. Indiana’s Josephine Rich­ cessful. Advertising before Sunday ing deadlines this month, yours truly ardson and Virginia Coffeen ran a included coverage by T. V. inter­ probably wouldn’t have any trouble close second. views and spot radio announcements getting it—made the deadline to fi­ The Spot Landing contest was a The flights started at 10:00 a.m. and nish the AWTAR with 34 minutes to bit of a challenge because of variable the last one was at 7:15 p.m. . . . and spare (along with others)—now, I noon day winds. First place honors even then we were working the over­ look at my calendar only to find that went to Dorothy White and Elzabe flow, having ceased to sell ticket.^ I have half a day to get mv column Yocum placed second. Josephine after five. sent in for the newsletter. Richardson took the “Pilot of the We offer our “thanks” to many — Our August meeting will be held at Day” trophy home to Indiana and the and without them it would not have the lovely home of Mid Cassidy—a Traveling Trophy went to Alice De- been possible. Fairfax Municipal Air­ summer outing with all the news of Witt. port — F.A.A. the splendid co­ the AW TAR -and, boy, do we have a The taxiing obstacle course was operation of the control tower — and lot to tell—that is if we tell all. cancelled by thunderstorm warnings those wonderful people who donated Other than the race contestants at and a delightful Air Meet came to a planes, gas, time and in some cases the convention, our chairman, Billie rapid end. Congratulations to A’iee relief pilots. Smith, was there to see all of us off. Kudrna and her committee on a suc­ From business establishments — A wonderful time was had by all— cessful day. The thunderstorm warn­ A1 Wilson, Consolidated Ground convention — race — Also, might add ing was no surprise to Alice. She en­ School, was there with plane and pil­ we had a 49V2er and fam ily— Rust\ countered such weather on one of her ot: Wilbur Baker, Baker’s Flying Ser. Knuth, son, daughter-in-law, grand­ planning trips into DuPage. Alice vice, furnished a Comanche and gas: daughter to see the crew of Fantasy- was taking one of her Wing Scouts Executive Aircraft, furnished the lnnd (Ethel and Delia) off in the race. Also, Ellen and Avada, sisters of my visiting Dr. H eise’s brother* iri Cleve­ . . . The mid-May trip to a medical co-pilot, Rae, attended the take-off of land. Jane Hart from Michigan had a meeting in Portland, Oregon taken the race. Helen Grahn and Patt Pat­ four hour layover in Cleveland on her by Dr. Anne Roethke with Deedo as terson’s 4914ers were there, along way to Washington, D. C. . . . Martha co-pilot. The gals really did the North­ with Mr. Richardson to see wife Jose­ and Jim Foley are making plans to west which they found excitingly phine off. fly their Cessna 182 to South America beautiful and wonderful to fly in. Ac­ this summer. From their descriptions ALL-OHIO CHAPTER cording to all reports the people who this trip should be a honey. Let’s hope entertained them turned out to be as By Janice R. Kuechenmeister fhey take some pictures as they did interesting as the scenery. Deedo, we Sunday June 18, Bluffton Airport. on their Alaska trip, so they can show understand becomes so relaxed when Bluffton, Ohio, was the Tri-State them at some future meeting . . . San­ flying with Annie that even over the meeting place. Michigan, Indiana and dra Callaway has returned from her Rockies she may nap over the maps the All-Ohio Chapters held their re­ study abroad in France and is now in occasionally. spective meetings. Fried chicken was Mexico City to further her study in . . . The May dinner meeting ar­ the main dish for lunch. As in the past languages . . . Not many of the girls ranged by Mary Landis at Timmer­ we were very cordially welcomed and will make the National Meeting in man field, Milwaukee where a rous­ transported by automobile to the pic­ San Diego. There will be some of the ing send off was given to our three nic area. We extend our thanks to Ohio gals at the terminus—Atlantic AWTAR participants, Deedo Ileise, Dcttie Anderson our gracious hostess City . . . The Achievement Award Anhe Roethke and Dot Parks. forms will be out within the next and to Mr. H. A. Carey, Airport Man­ . . . The AWTAR itself which was month or two. So let’s get on the ball ager, for the facilities and the service flown in exceptionally poor weather and get some points, let’s make this rendered to the members and their this year thereby offering more ehal- a real competitive contest. By all guests. langes and interesting incidences means don’t forget to turn the forms Marilyn Collette was drafted for all than ever. in before the dead line . . . Next meet­ the registration. Lavina Stolte, Mary Later when we were somewhat talk­ Brandman, Kate Kohler, plus hus­ ing will be West Lafayette for July 23 and Virginia Schumacher and the ed out and the laziness induced by bands and friends assisted Dottie in our magnificent meal had left us. making this a very pleasurable day. Dayton girls will be hostesses for the August meeting. there was boating and swimming. Members, husbands and guests pre­ The Fausts have an ingenious lift that sent were: Dottie Anderson, Jean and WISCONSIN CHAPTER takes you effortlessly up or down the Doc Bonar, Marilyn Collette, Mary By Lydia L. Jensen steep bank to the water just by the Brandman, Margaret Callaway, Every summer Ninety Nine Dct pushing of a button. Their speed boat Mary Fecser, Clara Thorpe, Rosalie comes gently out of its boat house Bracht, Autrie and Karl Lehr, Marge Faust and hubby Eustace entertain the Wisconson Chapter at their won­ when another button is pushed and Gorman, Joan Hrubec and Co-pilot. you are ready for a long and thrilling Bernita Nickel and daughter, Harriet derful home on Lake Beulah, Wiscon­ sin. They are the most charming of ride on Lake Beulah. Wladyka, Jean Hixson, Edy Maxim, Reluctantly at 4 P. M. 49% Kai and Lavina and Bob Stolte, Martha and hosts and have made this event a tru­ ly red letter day for our Chapter. No­ I managed to tear ourselves away Jim Foley and Sue, Margaret Ham- from the fun for thunderstorms had mon, Virginia Schumacher, Mar ha body you can think of cooks so well as Dotty. Every dish is more tasteful been predicted in the Madison Area. Riber, Juanita Hemminger, Janice As it was we had a squall line press­ Kuechenmeister. J ois Schmidt. ' and attractively presented than the last. No amount of time has been ing us on each side much too closely members: Betty McMann and Mar­ for comfort and had to fly under tha Fisher, prospectives: Ruth White spared in their skillful preparation by her own hands. This magnificent food threatening skies most cf the way and Winnie Medford, Kate Kchler and home. husband, Guest Lawrence Kaylor. is so graciously served and off red and Mary Sawyer from the Tennessee in such abundance that no matter h w Chapter now residing in Cincinnati. husky ycur appetite you feel unabash­ ed when you continue to refill your As many of you know Ohio was well N.Y. - N.J. plate. Long after the meeting you still represented in the IAR. Of the six en­ have visions of those mounds of ten­ tries in this race three were in the SECTION der and toothsome fried chicken, too six. Margaret Callaway from Wil­ those mouth-watering pecan and ap­ mington and Paula Jean Schultz plac­ By Jeanne Spielberg ple pies that put all others you ever ed second. Margo Callaway her ate to shame (including grandmas), We gathered at Alma Harwood’s daughter and Ruth Eells placed third. that superb fersh raspberry Schaum beautiful apartment overlooking Cen­ Frances Francis and Marian Betzler Torte so meltingly tender and fluffy tral Park for our business meeting on placed sixth. Virginia Schumacher and so delicate of flavor as well as June 1st. The meeting was well at­ and M argaret Hammon p la c e d of the many other delectible dishes. tended and much ground was cover­ twelfth. lone Kiplinger and Edy Max­ No wonder such a dinner enjoyed ed by the 18 members who were pre­ im and the late entry of Autrie Lehr each year with hosts that make you sent. Our gracious hostess served a and Helen Williams made up the six feel as much at home as if you were delightful buffet supper after our af­ entries. a member of their own household fairs had been attended. Among ether Margaret Callaway reports they and shared with good friends like things we learned that Ena Ayers and had a wonderful time. Hotel, food, gas your fellow Ninety Nines and hus­ Dottie Gable had placed sixth in the and oil were furnished free when they bands has become a legend with the New England Air Race and we are arrived in Florida to start the race Wisconsin Chapter. We were fortun­ exceedingly proud. Marge Gray was and until it was over. Let’s have a ate as to weather so the meal was eat­ a Judge at the Reading Air Show and bigger turnout next year. en outdoors overlooking beautiful we feel very good about that too. Bar­ News: Bernita Nickel tells us their Lake Beulah, the view of which is bara Evans and Barbara Kiernan airfield will be used to refuel the Na­ dramatized by the fact that the (Race No. 5) are starting out June tional Guard planes and helicopters grounds are situated high above the 22nd as our Route Surveyors for die in their maneuvers this coming week, water. As we sat around after dinner Air Race and in our next Letter we end . . . Joan Hrubec renorts Presi­ stuffed and happy the conversation will repcrt how it all worked out. dent Deedo and Hermann Ileice were turned to many interesting things . . . We were again honored by the Left to right — Frances Bera, Aileen Saunders, June Douglas, Irene Lever- ton, Teckla Kaufman, Frances Miller, Sylvia Roth, Pauline Glasson, Lena Jackson. Results Of The 15th Annual All Women Trans-Continental Air Race

San Diego, Calif, to Atlantic City, N. J.,

July 8 - 12, 1961 Frances Bera., 1961. AWTAR Winner

\Avg, Grnd, Speed'

1. Mrs. Frances Bera (TAR ,161 Belmont Aviation Corp. Beechcraft 144 4284 Pepperwood Ave. Long Beach, Calif. Bonanza E -15 158.58516 Long Beach. Calif. 225 hp 14.58516

2 . Mrs. Aileen Saunders (TAR 97) President Airlines Cessna 172 103 2015 Wedgemere Rd. North Hollywood, Calif. 145 h p 116.86937 El Cajon. Calif. 13.86937 Miss June Douglas, 7810 Beta, Lake Clark Shores, West Palm Beach, Fla. 3. Miss Irene Leverton (TAR 69) Churchill County Chamber of Commerce Morrisev 2150 108 4171 Arch Dr, Fallon. Nev. 150 hp 121.81070 North Hollywood, Calif. 13.81070 Mrs. Teckla Kaufman, 16830 Livorano Dr Pacific Palisades, Calif. Miss Frances Miller (TAR 42) Aircraft Sales and Service Piper PA-24 133 215 South Edisto Ave. Columbia. S. C. Comanche 144.09605 Columbia. S. C. 180 hp 11.09605 Miss Sylvia Roth, 606 Glencoe Rd.. Glencoe, 111

Mrs. Pauline Glasson (TAR 37) Glasson Aerial Photography Cessna Skvlark 177 P. O. Box 3427 Corpus Christi. Texas 175 ho 127.24368 Corpus Christi, Texas - 10.24368 Mrs. Lena Jackson. 333 Barracuda. Corpus Christi. Texa

Mrs. Jean Rose (TAR 85) Rose Aviation Cessna 172-A 106 2900 West El Segundo, Apt. D Hawthorne. Calif. 145 hp 115.57894 Gardena, Calif. 9.57894 Mrs. Elba Dedes. 720 Lomita. El Segundo, Calif, 7. Mrs. Patricia Gladney (TAR 77) Wright Bros. Co. Cessna 180 134 101 Higgins Ave. San Jose, Calif. 230 hp 143.14002 Los Altos, Calif. - 9.14002 Mrs. Margaret Standish, 1415 Villa St., Mt. View, Calif

8 . Mrs. Margaret Callaway (TAR 96) Orlando Aviation Service, Inc. Cessna 172 105 1083 West Truesdale Orlando, Fla. 145 hp 114.08598 Wilmington, Ohio 4- 9.08598 Miss Lindy Boyes, 517 Magnolia, Piedmont, Calif. Mrs. Mary Ann Craig (TAR 29) Skyways, Inc., Van Nuys Airport Cessna 182 134 2030 Stewart, Apt. C Van Nuys, Calif. 230 hp 142.84581 Santa Monica, Calif. + 8.84581 Mrs. Dru Benefiel, 2316 West 73rd, Los Angeles, Calif

10. Marion Betzler (TAR 15) United Rent-Alls, Inc. Piper PA-24 150 3190 Dale Ave. Lincoln, Neb. Comanche 158.13854 Columbus, Ohio 250 hp + 8.13854 Mrs. Gertrude Lockwood, P. O. Box 275. Carlsbad, Calif.

11. Mrs. Mary Ann Noah (TAR 41) King Radio Corp. Cessna Skylark 117 5714 Windsor Dr. Olathe, Kan. 175 hp 124.03276 Mission, Kan. + 7.03276 Mrs. Joan Manda, Lexington Rd.. Pleasant Hill, Mo. 12. Mrs. Betty Miller (TAR 6) Santa Monica Flyers Cessna 172-A 106 3316 Inglewood Blvd. Santa Monica Airport, Calif. 145 hp 112.87399 Los Angeles, Calif. -F 6.87399 Miss Dana Rawding, 12312 Inglewood Ave., Hawthorne, Calif 13. Pat Jetton (TAR 8) Olan Mills, Inc. Piper PA-24 133 2737—O, Bannon Dr. Dallas, Texas Comanche 139.81195 Dallas, Texas 180 hp + 6.81195 Joan Huckeba, 2627 Texas Dr., Dallas, Texas 14. Mrs. Claire Walters (TAR 78) Claire Walters Flight Academy Cessna 175 117 13026 Psomas Way Santa Monica, Calif. 175 hp 123.33632 Los Angeles, Calif. + 6.33632 Miss Betty J. Faux, 3551 Mentone Ave., Apt. 10, Los Angeles, Calif.

15. Thelma Bishop (TAR 13) Cessna Skylane 133 6232 La Jolla Blvd. 182-B 138.85032 La Jolla, Calif. 230 hp + 5.85032 Betty Lambert, 4272 Altamirano Way. San Diego, Calif.

16. Mrs. Marian Jepsen (TAR 10) Cessna 150 100 Box 547 100 hp 105.55825 Encinitas, Calif. + 5.55825 Mrs. Ruby Keaveny. 1141 Van Nuys St., San Diego, Calif.

17. Mrs. Alice Hammond (TAR 60) I udens, Inc. Cessna 180 133 1203 Gilbert Rd. Reading, Pa. 225 hp 136.05629 Meadowbrook, Pa. + 3.05629 Mrs. Irene Wirtschafter, 604 Park Towne West, Philadelphia, Pa. 18. Mrs. Barbara Jenison (TAR 88) Jantzen, Inc. Piper PA-22 105 711 Shar Ave. Portland, Ore. 150 hp 108.04541 Paris. 111. - 3.04541 Miss Jean Hixson. 227 Kenilworth Dr., Akron, Ohio

19. Mrs. Alice Pfantz (TAR 91) Piper PA-22 105 2211 40th Place 150 hp 107.88731 Des Moines, Towa f + 2.88731 Mrs. Dannie Roserrfield, 2323 Park Ave.. Des Moines, Iowa ;

20. Mrs. Myrtle Wright (TAR 43) Cessna 170-B 105 779 El Patio 145 hp 107.52065 El Sobrante, Calif. + 2.52065 Miss Pat Stouffer. 510 Hoover St., Napa, Calif.

21. Mrs. Pearl Laska (TAR 75) Cessna 150 100 9150 Connor Rd. 100 hp 102.51929 Fairbanks, Alaska 4- 2.51929 Mrs. Vivienne Schrank, Jordan, Mont.

22. Mrs. Jacquelyn Markham (TAR 61) Archway Home-Style Cookies Cessna 180 133 125 South Minges Rd. Battle Creek, Mich. 225 hp 135.09163 Battle Creek. Mich. 4- 2.09163 Mrs, Jo Anne Aldrich. 534 Rouse, Lansing, Mich. 23. Mrs. Jean Reynolds (TAR 89) SAVair Products Co. Cessna 150 100 2409 Midday Hayes Industries, Inc. 100 hp 102.01111 Jackson, Mich. Servisoft Soft Water Service + 2.01111 Miss Mary Clark, 115 South Grinnell, Jackson, Mich. 24. Miss Helen Greinke (TAR 761 / Cessna 172-B 108 Hotel Rogers 145 hp 109.81137 Bloomington. 111. + 1.81137 Mrs. Anne Grimm, R. R. No. 2, Sayhrook, 111. 25. Mrs. Nancy Lynam (TAR 95) Universal Aviation Mooney 141 MOQ, 902-D, Naval Air Test Center Easton. Md. M ark 20-A 142.41393 Patuxent, Md. 180 hp + 1.41393 Mrs. Mayetta Behringer, 1166 Ashcroft Way, Sunnyvale. Calif.

26. Iris Critchell (TAR 121 Beechcraft 144 1604 Via Montemar Bonanza G-35 144.73806 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 225 hp + 0.73806 Jean Carbon. 2618 Providence West, Spokane, Wash.

27. Mrs. Sammy McKay (TAR 7) Superior Pontiac-Oadillae Cessna 172 105 9191 South Dixie Hwy. Flint, Mich. 145 hp 105,50703 Grand Blanc, Mich. + 0.50703 Miss Margaret Crane Glen of Michigan Fenton, Mich, Manistee, Mich. j

28. Miss Elsie McBride (TAR 201 The Decker Corp. Piper Tri-Pacer 105 5723 Warrington Ave. Bala Cynwyd, Pa. PA-22 105.41615 Philadelphia, Pa. 150 hp + 0.41615 Mrs. Arlene Feldman, 2417 76th Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. 29. Mrs, Joyce Roggio (TAR 391 Zenith Metal Prod. Co. Cessna Skylark 117 545 Chandler La Primos, Pa. 175 hp 116.92739 Villanova, Pa. 0.07261 Mrs. Marie D’Alterio, 112 James Dr.. Havertown, Pa.

30. Mrs. Jerry Hall (TAR 571 Feather River Airways Piper Tri-Pacer 105 P. O. Box 90 Oroville, Calif. PA-22 104.87539 Oroville. Calif. 150 hp 0.12461 Mrs. Zoe Dell West. Willows, Calif. Chamber of Commerce, Oroville. Calif.

31. Mrs. Louise Hyde (TAR 521 Beechcraft 141 176 East 77th St. Bonanza D-35 140.52565 New York, N. Y. 205 hp - 0.47435 Miss Jemmie C. Hall, Gilbralter, Mich.

32. Dr. Anne Roethke (TAR 471 Midwest Airways Piper Tri-Pacer 105 3219-A South 40th Cudahy. Wis. PA-22 104.02488 Milwaukee, Wis. 150 hp 0.97512 Mrs. Dorothy Parks, 2651 South 50th, Milwaukee. Wis.

33. Mrs. Selma Cronan (TAR 311 Roller Mike Cessna 172 105 209 Hillcrest Ave. New York City, N. Y. 145 hp 103.59654 Leonia. N. J. 1.40346 Miss Marion Lopez, 162-11 Ninth Ave., Whitestone, N. Y. 34. Mrs. Marian Burke (TAR 241 Cessna 180 134 311 North Terminal Dr. 225 hp 132.39574 San Antonio, Texas 1.60426 Mrs. Evelyn Kelly. 2044 Junipero Ave.. Long Beach. Calif.

35. Mrs. Christine Winzer (TAR 621 Danbury Chamber of Commerce Cessna 172-B 108 RFD No. 2, Limekiln Rd. Danbury, Conn. 145 hp 106.12905 West Reading, Conn. 1.87095 Mrs. Rae Tober, 695 Plumtree Rd., Springfield, Mass.

36. Mrs. Sophia Payton (TAR 641 Cessna 172-B 108 3920 M oller Rd.' 145 hp 106.07594 Indianapolis, Ind. ■ 1.92406 Mrs. Rae Cawdell, 3433 Central Ave.. Apt. 47, Indianapolis, Ind, 37. Miss Joan Merriam (TAR 67) Salinas Engine Works Beechcraft 144 324 West Boston Ave.. Apt. 14 Salinas. Calif. Bonanza G-35 141.83739 Las Vegas, Nev. 225 hp 2.16261 Mrs. Ann Merriam, 1450 SW 7th St.. Miami, Fla, 38. Mrs. Doris Eddy iTAR 35i Eddy’s Garage, Long Beach, Calif. Beechcraft 144 3927 Cerritos Ave. T. Melvin Avants, Long Beach, Calif, Bonanza E-35 141.49654 Long Beach, Calif. 225 hp - 2.50346 Mrs. Mary Causseaux. 1040 Ximeno Ave.. Apt. 6. Long Beach., Calif. 39. Miss Sarah Gorelick (TAR 63) Piper PA-24 133 1115 Hoel Parkway Comanche 130.37420 Kansas City, Kan. 180 hp ■ 2.62580 Mrs. Ruth Strafford, 6004 Blue Ridge Rd., Baytown, Mo. 40. Miss Kathleen Braithwaite (TAR 79) Benbow Aero Cessna 175-A 117 1018 East Imperial No. 3 Torrance. Calif. 175 hp 114.31208 El Segundo, Calif. - 2.68792 Miss Aileene Pickering, 1813 Pandora Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

41. Mrs. Ruth Nitzen (TAR 33) Numerous friends as Beechcraft 144 1217 Grand Via Altamira listed in program Bonanza C-35 141.19728 Palos Verdes, Calif. 225 hp 2.80272 Mrs. Margaret Ross, 4738 Bindewald Rd.. Torrance, Calif

42. Virginia Graham (TAR 1) Piper PA-23 136 250 Monte Vista Lane Apache 133.06271 Sierra Madre, Calif. : (2) 150 hp 2.93729 Virginia Hall. 14205-% M oorpark. Sherman Oaks, Calif.

43. Mrs, June Basile (TAR 17) Kott Moving and Storage Cc Cessna Skylark .117 1435 South Maple Ave. Berwyn, 111. 175 hp 113.63796 Berwyn. 111. 3.36204 Miss Helen Sailer A. R. Basile. Berwyn, 111. 606 Glencoe Rd.. Glencoe, 111.

44. Mrs. M argaret Ringenberg (TAR 21) County Line Cheese Co., Inc. < Cessna 182-C 134 9902 Hosier Rd. Auburn, Ind. 230 hp 130.39024 Grabill, Ind. 3.60976 Mrs. Berta Marolf, 15902 Tonkle Rd.. Grabill, Ind

45. Mrs. Helen Grahn (TAR 72) Pierson Printing Co. Cessna .Skylark 117 331 South East St. Indianapolis, Ind. 175 hp ' i:l 113.28420 Indianapolis, Ind. 3.71580 Mrs, Lena Patterson, 7176 Indian Lake Rd., Indianapolis, Ind.

46. Shirley Marshall (TAR 18) The Sea Spray Inn Piper Tri-Pacer 105 4032 Calle Chica East Hampton, N. Y. PA-22 101.14950 Tucson, Ariz. 150 hp .,3.85050 Tucson Airport Authority Miss Viola Gentry, The Sea Spray Inn, East Hampton, N. Y.

47. Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins (TAR 25) Apache Airlines Piper Tri-Pacer 101 ! 2534 East Richards Place Tucson. Ariz. PA-22 96.99873 Tucson, Ariz. 135 hp 4.00127

Mrs. Geraldine Mickelsen The Ashton Co. 1809 Wentworth Ave.. Tucson. Ariz. Sacramento, Calif.

43. Mrs. Dorothy Julich (TAR 92) Montauk Chamber of Commerce Piper Tri-Parer 102 35-41 87th St. Montauk. N. Y. PA-22 97.44912 Jackson Heights. N. Y. 135 hp 4.55088 Community of Montauk, N. Y. Mrs. Margaret Potts. Fairview Rd., Box 823. Montauk, R. I., N. Y.

,3 . 49. Mrs. Jean Clark (TAR 87) Met-Co-Aire Co. Cessna 140-A 95 14341 East Flomar Dr. Fullerton. Calif. Tri-gear 89.75742 Whittier. Calif. 90 hp 5.24258 Miss Elizabeth Crowley, 2804 Futuer St., Los Angeles, Calif.

50. Mrs. Georgia Dover (TAR 58) Dr. Ross Penny Cessna 170-B 105 11446 Starlight Ave. Omaha, Neb. 145 hp 99.38643 Whittier, Calif. 5.61357 Mrs. Penny Swope Trans-World Motors 1150 East Palm Dr., Glendora, Calif. San Diego, Calif. 51. Mrs, Elizabeth Humble (TAR 2) Walter Muller Hotels, Westerner, Arcadia Cessna Skyhawk 108 20 West Winnie Wa v The Uplander. Upland. Calif. 172-B 102.29788 Arcadia, Calif. 145 hp 5.70212 Mrs. Shirley Gilmore, 1844 Highland Oaks Dr., Arcadia, Calif. Mrs. Josephine Richardson (TAR 23) Decatur Hi-wav Airport, Ind. Cessna 172 103 RR 5, Decatur Hi-way Airport 145 hp 97.05535 Decatur, Ind. 5.94465 Mrs. Stella Hardin, 2117 East Division St., National City, Calif. Mrs, Ethel Taylor (TAR 80) Joseph Brody & Bros.. De Kalb, 111. Piper PA-22 105 1003 South 7th St Taylor Flying Service, DeKalb, 111. 150 hp 98.63376 De Kalb, 111 6.36624 Mrs. Lorraine McCorkle, 539 Kendall Lane. De Kalb, 111. 54. Mrs. Grace Harris (TAR 84) Beechcraft G-35 147 22 West 74th St. Terrace 225 hp 139.74973 Kansas City, Mo. - 7.25027 Mrs. Doris Funk, 2014 Sunrise, Las Vegas, Nev.

55. Evelyn R ackleff (TAR 9) Valley Roof, Lebanon, Ore. Piper PA-24 133 Rt. No. 2, Box 133X John Othus Motors, Portland, Orp. Comanche 125.30942 Lebanon, Ore. 250 hp 7.69058 Marcella Othus, 2527 N.E. Dunckley St., Portland, Ore.

56. Mrs. Loretta Peacock (TAR 40) Guinn Flying Service Cessna Skyhawk 108 4054 Erby St. Pearland. Texas 172-B 100.14712 Houston. Texas 145 hp 7.85288 Mrs. Helen Guinn, 8734 Glen Lock, Houston, Texas

57. Mrs. Virginia Huidekoper Cessna Skylane 134 (TAR 55) 182-D 126.00882 Wilson, Wyo. 230 hp - 7.99118 Miss Anne Sarcka, Spring Lake Ranch, Cuttingsville, Vt.

58. Mrs. Mickey Clark (TAR 28) Ramada Inns Piper PA-24 152 1 Lake James Court Phoenix, Ariz. Com anche 143.36026 Florissant, Mo. 250 hp 8.63974 Mrs. Teddy Hager, 4944 Lindell St., St. Louis, Mo.

59. Mrs. Sandra Killion (TAR 38) Ken Killion, Union Oil Dealer Beechcraft 144 3230 Braem ar Dr. Santa Barbara, Calif. Bonanza D-35 135.10024 Santa Barbara. Calif. 225 hp — 8.89976

Mrs. Jacqueline Sepulveda The Kemage Chemical Corp. 8233 Calmada, Whittier, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif.

60. Mrs. Em m a McGuire (TAR 14) Fireside Market Cessna 172 103 718 16th St. Santa Monica, Calif. 145 hp 93.81749 Santa Monica. Calif. — 9.18253

Mrs. Jan Vawder Tip Top Foods 1615 Georgina, Santa Monica, Calif. Santa Monica. Calif.

61. Mrs. Barbara Tucker (TAR 86) I.F.R. Training, Gillespie Field M ooney 141 5775 Urvan Dr. Santee. Calif. Mark 20-A 131.43931 La Mesa, Calif. 180 hp — 9.56069 Mrs. Helen Cannon, 608 Kenny Way, Las Vegas, Nev.

62. Mrs. Norma W ilcox (TAR 73) L.A. Prec. Qpt. Ind. Piper Tri-Pacer 105 19215 Bridewell Penn Opt. and Instr. C<. PA-22 94.09026 Glendora, Calif. R. H. Strasbaugh 150 hp - 10.90974

Mrs. Donna Wilcox Pac. Opt. Div. Chi. Aer. Inn. 5233 West 116th St., E. B. Dunn and Co. Los Angeles, Calif.

63. Mrs. Velm a G regory (TA R 71) Skylarks of Southern California Cessna 175-A 117 12025 Alondra Pico Truck Body Co., Pico, Calif. Skylark 105.38769 Norwalk. Calif. 175 hp 11.61231

Mrs. Audrey Thomas Hildebrandt Speed Equip. 9916 Horley Ave., Downey, Calif. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

64. Mrs. Velta Benn (TAR 93) Naylor Aviation Piper PA-24 150 5507 Bradley Blvd. Clinton, Md 150 hp 138.07699 Alexandria. Va. — 11.92301

65. Mrs. Ethel Knuth (TAR 51) Fantasyland Cessna 170-B 107 4159 Roselawn Dr. Gettysburg. Pa. 145 hp 93.81749 Indianapolis, Ind. 13.18251 Mrs. Delia Sanders. 5353 North Park Dr., Indianapolis. Ind.

66. Miss Giner Davis (TAR 100) Magic City Flying Service Cessna 182 133 955 Conroy Rd. Birmingham. Ala. 230 hp 117.44242 Birmingham, Ala. - 15.55758 Mrs. Theo Strickland. 3750 Jackson Blvd.. Birmingham, Ala.

67. Miss Leah Higgins (TAR 49) Cessna 175 116 10 Louise, Apt. 311 175 hp 99.84286 Highland Park, Mich. — 16.15714 Miss Mary Von Mach, 4133 Burns Ave., Detroit, Mich. 68, Mrs. Nancy Diemantl The Greater Philalelphia Magazine Cessna Skylark 117 (TAR 50) Philadelphia, Pa. 175 hp 100.30944 Holicong, Pa. 16.69056 Miss Deborah Diemand, Holicong, Pa.

69. Mrs. Dorothy W arren (TAR 98) Precision Flight Nav. Co. Beechcraft K-35 161 3511 Ridgeoak Way Dallas, Texas 250 hp 144.27259 Dallas, Texas 16.72741 Mrs. Emily Anderson 9946 El Mada Lane, Dallas, Texas Parklands of Dallas, Texas

70. Mrs. La Verne McCauley City of Silver City, N. M. Cessna 180-D 135 (TAR 16) (Grant County) 230 hp 117.46195 Cliff, N. M. 17.53805 Mrs. Priscilla Duncan Champs Aviation, Inc. 1640 Cactus, Silver City, N. M. J. M. Grimes, El Paso, Texas

71. Mrs. M argaret Petty (TAR 65) Ball Stores, Inc. Piper PA-24 150 24 Briar Rd. Muncie, Ind. Comanche 132.12753 Muncie, Ind. 250 hp 17.87247 Miss Jill MeCormich, St. Road, 43N RR 2, Lafayette, Ind.

72. Mrs. Jean Brewer (TAR 56) Anon, for the Tucson Boys Chorus Piper PA-22 106 4242 East Poe T ri-Pacer 88.10561 Tucson, Ariz. 150 hp 17.89439 Mrs. Beatrice McPherson, 6161 East Pima, Tucson. Ariz.

73. Mrs. Opal Marie Sanders (TAR 66) Miss and Mrs. Fashions Cessna 182 132 1096 Marshall Blvd. San Bernardino, Calif. 230 hp 113.50713 San Bernardino. Calif. - 18.49287 Mrs. Clara Aldrich, 4864 Barstown, San Diego, Calif.

74. Ilovene Potter (TAR 4) Piper PA-24 133 13855 18th S.W. Comanche 113.02596 Seattle. Wash. 180 hp 19.97404 Helen Appel. 17943 Marine View Dr. S.W., Seattle, Wash.

75. Mrs. Betty Curran (TAR 68t J. V. Curran, M.D. Beechcraft 152 5130 View Dr. Everett, Wash. Debonair 35-33 125.99197 Everett, Wash. 225 hp 26.00803 Mrs. Minnie Boyd B and M Shopping Senter RFD 1, Pullman, Wash. Everett, Wash.

76. Mrs. Frances Slape (TAR 83) Piper PA-24 133 R. R. No. 2 150 hp 103.24208 Deming, N. M. 29.75792 Mrs. Alice Strickland, 3728 Shepard Ave., El Paso, Texas

77. Mrs. Laura Conner (TAR 99) Roberts Aircraft Co. Beechcraft K-35 158 604 West Broadway Boise, Idaho 250 hp 81.28834 Meridian. Idaho 76.71166 Mrs. Dorothy Russell, 391 La Perle Lane, Costa Mesa. Calif.

L E G PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS

No. 1 TAR 69 No. 9 TAR 37 Beech Bonanza. TAR 36 No. 2 TAR 69 No. 10 . T A R 37 Cessna 140-A, 150 TAR 10 No. 3 TAR 69 No. 11 TAR 69 Cessna 170, 172, 175 TAR 97 No. 4 TAR 36 No. 12 TAR 78 Cessna 180. 182. TAR 77 No. 5 TAR 97 No. 13 TAR 79 Piper PA-22 TAR 88 No. 6 TAR 36 No. 14 . . . . TAR 36 Piper Comanche TAR 42 No. 7 TAR 87 Flying Magazine...... T AR 41 Piper Apache TAR 1 No..8 TAR 36 Michigan Chapter T A R 8 Women’s International Association of strip, the Marines can now build a USA. Ruth and Buril Barclay and Aeronautics, with an invitation by 3400 foot strip in 72 hours—it used to Blanche Noyes entertained Grazia the Jessie R. Chamberlin, President, to take 3 m onths!! one night she was here and Jean How­ their Annual Tea at Floyd Bennett Then Lt. Seals showed the movie ard guided her around in the morning Field. Mrs. Chamberlain was as usual “ Operation Amigo”—President Eisen­ and introduced her to Paul Garber, a wonderful hostess, making the 99s hower’s tour of South America—fea­ Head Curator of the National Air and feel like her special chicks who she turing the helicopter air lift on the Space Museum. Paul gave her a spe­ has mothered for some time now. The trip. cially conducted tour, including the Lady Hay Drummond Hay Trophy Women in Aviation Exhibit. Should was awarded to Dr. Dora Dougherty, We then adjourned to the HMX-1 hangar, met Colonel Reed, the Marine mention. Louise Millican. former 99 (Ph D.,) this year for her outstanding and with the Washington Hotel—did achievement in aviation. She broke Corps presidential pilot and inspected one of the White House helicopters. the impossible and got Grazia a room the altitude and distance record in a when there weren’t any to be had in helicopter. We had the pleasure of We sat in the Ready Room (decorated Washington. Grazia seemed to think knowing Dora a little better when she with pictures of President Eisenhow­ our city the loveliest she’s seen and was staying in Greenwich Village er and President Kennedy on their promises to return. here in New York and studyihg for lieliconter flights) as Colonel Reed re­ her doctorate at New York University. ported on the joint Army-Marine heli­ EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Short Notes: Marion Lopez has copter support of the White House. CHAPTER teen rooting around on Long Island, After lunch at the Officers’ Club, we By Kate Macario namely the Garden City Hotel with toured the famous Marine Corps Mu­ Our chapter’s first attempt at Air an eye towards the Convention next seum. It was truly a memorable Day Marking was Sunday, June 4th, when year. Some of cur girls appeared cn —arranged for us by our Chairman we painted the name TLTRNER on the Bunny Roberts Radio Program, Alma Virginia Thompson. roof of a hangar at Turner Airport. Wurwood, Ruth Gwynn, Marion i ope? The preliminary work was laid out by Our Chapter was very proud to Peggy Borek, in charge of the pro­ Doris Renninger, Barbara Evans, have two members—Velta Benn and Dorothy Julich and Kay Hilbrandt. gram, and aided by painters, Maggie Nancy Lynam in the Race—as well Peggy Norris, Doris Renninger and Densmore. Joyce Roggio, Marie D’Al- as our Governor—Elsie McBride. Vel- Marion flew the Good Year Blimp, terio, Arlene Feldman, yours truly, la, solo in a Comanche 250 was spon­ taking turns at the controls. They are and Wing Scouts from the Langhorne sored by Naylor Aviation, Inc. of all members of the Blimp Club now !! troop. Selma Cronan flew in from Tee- Hyde Field, Md. Nancy with Mayetta Greetings to the girls of our new ferboro for a brief visit and Ann Pig- Long Island Chapter, Jean Dickinson, Behringer of California was in a Moo­ '•ott. dropped by from Lock Haven. Edith Kuzenko, Leah Jones, Mary ney 180. She carried the message- We’re ready for another job whenever Horn, Margaret Potts and Viola Gen­ “Hire the Handicapped—It’s Good Peggy sets it up. try. Will have more to say after the Business” — National Rehabilitation By now the 1961 Terminus is “ gone big event. Association, Daytona Beach, Florida but not forgotten” . It will long be re­ It was Nancy’s first Race—she placed membered for being the first Powder 25th—our congratulations Nancy! Puff Derby in fifteen years to be post­ Virginia Thompson, as one of our poned forty-eight hours. Working with convention delegates flew to San Die­ the N.Y.-N.J. girls at the headquar­ go with Nancy Lynam. The other pas­ ters in the Ritz-Carlton. I saw the ma­ senger was Nancy’s test pilot husband ny difficult problems they had to face, WASHNGTON, D. C. CHAPTER —Don. Velta Benn was our Chapter’s with no precedent to follow. Doing the By Mitzi Keller other delegate. thankless job of official Registra- lion, but also a little bit of everything The Washington; D; C. Chapter’s Virginia reports the West Coast 9P-.~ Day at the Marine Corps Schools- did a marvelous job on the convention else, were Lois Fairbank and Kay Hil­ June 24—at Quantico, Virginia was and the entertainment was super. brandt of N.Y. How they kept a sense of humor I’ll never know. The nicest the MOST. We’ll get a detailed report at our Aug­ ust meeting. part of the whole race is getting ac­ Nancy Tier and Betty Fisher Er- We’ll be eager to have first hand quainted with 99’s from other parts of couped in, Virginia and Don Thom p­ reports from Ada Mitchell, Marty De­ the country. My “roommate” , Joyce son, Dorothy Mitchell and Beatrice Loatche, Perry Robinson and Rose­ Failing was from Calif., quite a few Wilder came by Tri-Pacer and Nan­ mary Lane—our timers at Hagers­ of those helping were from Ohio and cy Lynam flew over from Patuzent. town and from Laura Zerener, Mitzi Michigan. Our own member Dr. Hel­ The rest of us wheeled in—Adele Cot­ Moore and Rowena Slusher, timers at: en Myers flew in from Lancaster in ton, Rosemary Lane, Ruth and Buril Lynchburg. With the uncooperative her Mooney and was a very willing Barclay Un their new white Cadillac), weather—their jobs must have been worker. Velta Benn. completing the Betty and Neal Bohn. Josi Cook, Mar­ a challenge! race Monday evening remained to ty DeLoatche and her daughter and Blanche Noyes, Frances Nolde and help after her children returned to Jean Ross Howard. Jean Ross Howard went to Atlantic Washington. Many familiar faces vi­ We were welcomed by Colonel City to attend the Awards Banquet. sited the 17th floor to watch the planes Burns, CO of the Air Station and es­ They were at the Finish Line to wel­ fly along the beach to cross the Fin­ corted to the hangar for a coffee come our former chapter member ish line; Maggie Densmore, Dr. Volk, break by Major Ferris and Lt. Seals. Barbara Jenison. the Chalows,, Annie Shields, Erma Both are with the HMX-1 Squadron Grazia Sartori, our 99 member from Keyes, Gert Dennis were some. which provides helicopter support for Rome, Italy and a race contestant Our annual July Fly-in to the Die- the White House. this year, came to Washington for one mand’s was held on the hottest most After coffee, Colonel John Bolt, a day only after the Race. We were tru­ humid day of the summer. Sunday. Korean War Ace, gave a brief report ly sorry there wasn’t time to arrange July 23rd. Nine airplanes flew in to on Marine Aviation and showed the for our members to meet Grazia. She the Diemand’s landing strip, several official Marine movie on ‘'SELF”— is the outstanding girl pilot of Italy drove, totalling thirty-three arrivals. Short Expeditionary Landing Field. and has just completed a 7 month tour Jean Fels, bringing a friend, drove With this new type packaged landing of South America. Mexico and the from Lancaster to represent her fnrn- ily . (It was good to see all the Fels Maxine and Hugh Fancher in their she’s still in there pitching! Betty Cur­ at the Banquet in Atlantic City). Kate Apache and the Kelloggs in the Bo­ ran is in the running, too, and we do (Ornsen) Barcus and her husband nanza went down to the AOPA fly-in mean running. She made her decision Herman were our passengers in the rather late, and really had some at Ocean Shores. This airport hasn’t Bonanza. This was his introduction to catching up to do. But she’ll be there our chapter, we hope to see them both been open too long, but Terry reports when the flag goes down, with Minnie at all our future affairs. (Kate and that the approaches are good and the Boyd as co-pilot. Herman have invited us to their home runways are being improved all the In addition, the gals have been busy for our August meeting. Included will time. being television and, radio stars. Po- be a buffet supper and pictures shown Ilovene and Les Potter flew the Co­ vene and Betty apoeared on two taken on their recent trip to Europe.) manche to Indianapolis for the Mem­ shows on June 21st—that is, two tele­ Alice and John Hammond with daugh­ orial Day races. Ilovene got quite a vision shows—and all three girls were ter, Betsy and friend, arrived in thrill out of riding around the track in interviewed on the radio that day. On "Charlie,” of course. one of the race cars. The trip back the 22nd, Helen and Ilovene were on After cooling off somewhat in the there was sunny, but the return trip television again. Another TV station pool, we enjoyed Buzz Diemand’s ex­ took six days of hopping from airport is planning to do an on-the-spot film cellent hamburgers with all the trim­ to airport between thunderstorms and of their return. mings. Peggy Borek and Ed Rojeski tornadoes. They were awfully glad to The June meeting of the Chapter were responsible for a beautifully de­ get back home—we may get wet here turned out to be a surprise party for corated Powder Puff Derby cake occasionally, but we do it pretty qui­ our race entrants. When the refresh­ which everyone enjoyed. At the meet­ etly, anyway! ments were unveiled there was a love­ ly cake with a map and the race route ing, Erma Keyes told us her three Betty Curran, our newest member, in frosting, and a tiny model airplane week course at the Aerospace Work has been flying the wheel pants off of poised at the starting point. Helen Shop in Am bler starts Aug. 7th and their Beech Debonair. She and hus­ was particularly surprised, as Ruby will include such subjects as Missies, band J. V. "Vic” (an Everett, Wash­ Mathis had arranged to bring Helen’s Electronics, Airport Management, ington physician and surgeon) made mother, Mrs. Ruth Croxdale, and Hel­ Airplane Manufacture etc. We expect a trip to Florida, leaving April 2nd en’s daughter Cathy. a full report from her upon comple­ and returning on the 12th. She said The next meeting will be an after­ tion of the course. Nominations for the they skirted bad weather all the way office swim party at Terry and Dave’s girls already in office were made, both ways, and were unable to stay home on Lakb Washington. Everybo­ Convention news and the Race, past on their planned route except for the dy will bring some refreshments, and and to com e, were discussed, the stretch from Montgomery, Ala. to Mi­ husbands are invited. The meeting meeting was adjourned with everyone ami. In May Betty chauffeured a doc­ will be held on the fourth Monday in anxious to get home before the tor friend and his wife to Yuma, Ari­ July so that the Powder Puffers will weather conditions worsened. zona. They intended to stop at Med­ be back and can give us the scoop. On Sunday, September 10th, there ford, Oregon, but the weather was un­ That’s thirty for this month; see will be a Fly in to Patuxent Naval Air cooperative and they had to return to you same time, same place next issue! Station for general aviation. We are Eugene. On the trip back Betty fol­ making this our Sept. meeting; more lowed the coast most of the way. IDAHO CHAPTER information will be mailed to you by Ginny and Nick Andrews have been By Helen Higby our Secretary. staying pretty close to home—she sez. The Idaho Lady Pilots Air Derby Just one short trip out to the coast, was held June 10 with the route start­ plus a trip to Portland. Though Ginny ing at Boise—with mandatory stops won’t be flying in the Derby this year, at Gooding, Burley, Twin Falls, Moun­ the old fever got her and she’ll be tain Home and back to Boise—a down at San Diego with Nick to take course of 303 miles. At each stop part in the convention and wave good- there was a leg prize and spot landing by to the gals taking off on the 8th. prize. Speaking of the Derby—and who is­ There were 17 planes participating, n’t these days! by the time this is in WESTERN WASHINGTON with 27 pilots and co-pilots. print the dust will be settled and the CHAPTER The race was sponsored by the souvenirs will be on display. But at Boise Chamber of Commerce with By Pat McGep the moment it’s exciting to wonder any lady pilot or student (lady) pilot' There is so much going on in our who’s going to win this year, to talk in Idaho eligible to participate. Eigh­ chapter right now tht we hardly have about par speeds and prevailing teen of the contestants were Ninety- the time to report on it! This deadline winds, and listen to the plans our girls Nines. crept up on us while we were busy are making. Chairman Helen Appel The winner. Carolyn Uehlin of Cald­ trying to meet half a dozen others! has been spread out pretty thin, try­ well, Idaho, has her application in for First, the recent travels of our sky- ing to get ready for the race and still mem bership in the 99’s and at the roamers. In May Terry and Dave keep her publications under control, time of the race had had her license Kellogg took ye olde Beeche Bonanza meet deadlines and keep the printers only 5 days. and flew to Long Beach. As Dave says, occupied. She will be co-pilot in the Winners were — Carolyn Uehlin, “When Terry gets in the plane, she Comanche for Ilovene Potter, who Caldwell—first, Mildred Shinn, Boise, only knows one direction, and that’s has been pretty busy herself, what pilot, and Margaret Gigray, Caldwell, SOUTH!” Terry freely admits this, v/ith moving into a brand new, ge-gor- co-pilot—second, E 1 o i s e Stover, and says that if the Seattle weather geous house overlooking Puget Sound Homestead, pilot, and Jerry Soule, hadn't been so nice when they got —before it was even finished, yet! co-pilot, third, Ruth Hillman, Boise, home, she would have headed right Many, many details to be checked, pilot, and Helen Higby, co-pilot, back again. They came awfully close many decisions in decorating, besides fourth, Onita Hoff, Idaho Falls, fifth, to picking up a newer Bonanza, but the business of getting moved; all this Barbara Hornback,. Boise, pilot, and passed it up. They visited in Palo Alto p’us one son going to surgery in mid- Frances Brown, Boise, co-pilot, sixth. on the way back. June almost swamped our gal, but A banquet was held Saturday night after the race for the presentation of lucrative as some of the past but trophys and prizes. There were per­ clear. Those who planned to fly to manent individual trophys and a large Stillwater for the section meeting revolving trophy to be kept in the didn’t even get out of Denver - such home town of the winner each year. SO. CENTRAL stinky weather. This will be an annual race in Idaho SECTION Smorgasbord June 1 for Ruth Mug- Our participants to the T.A.R. this ele, Betty Stackhouse, Mary Wenholz. year will be Laura Conner of Meri­ Frances Warner, Fredda Turrell, dian with her sister as co-pilot, and Helen Choun. Marilyn Nordstrom, Esther Loening of Eastern Idaho DALLAS CHAPTER Grace Longbrook and Lyn Pfleeger Chapter with Mildred Shinn of Boise By Pat Jetton came by after dinner some busi­ as co-pilot. Dallas Ninety-Nines have really ness much good food. been bustling lately. In July Dallas ALASKA CHAPTER Marilyn and Donna had a coffee was a Must Stop for the AWTAR. By Helen Stoddard at. Marilyn's Wednesday morning, Edna Wright stood on chairs pinning June 14 to make further plans for the Our chairman Pat McGee im s re­ numbers on the map, Martha Ann fall sectional—gave out typed copies turned from several weeks vacation Reading chairmaned the stop, Hazel of committee duties and general in Idaho. She had a chance to meet Corry and Lucille Hoeffer came out discussion. We were delighted that some of the fly gals down there on one for lunch and “to look’’, ended up Vice-President Ruth Deerman was in leg of the Idaho race. She got a good working their heads off. All of the town for a convention and was able picture of the girls in the race. girls who were in town put in their lo get away to come to the coffee. Our Air Fair turned out to be a bit on the time clocks, plus some very Had a real good turn-out—Jo and Jess huge success. It was postponed for able help from Fort Worth girls. Dennis (the latter having just arrived one day because of weather but the Three airplanes from Dallas parti­ in town that. a.m. from a trip, and remaining two days everything ran cipated—Joyce Wright, solo in her Jo picked him up on the way over), smoothly. Max Conrad was here and Cessna 180; Dorothy W arren and so glad to have Frances Tepper with flew the first Cherokee to Alaska. Emily Anderson in a Bonanza; and us been awhile, plus Grace Long­ Ruth O’Buck and your reporter flew Joan Huckeba and Pat Jetton in a brook. Ruth Mugele. Mary Wenholz, a pylon race. Ruth coming up with Comanche. Do you mind if we toot Helen Choun, Grace Mayfield. Fredda the trophy. our own horn? Joan and I came in top Turrell. Frances Warner. The flying farmers were here for scoring team to fly first TAR . . . are Chapter Chatter: Grace Longbrook the Air Fair. About 50 planes were in we ever bursting . . . just brought back a Piper Cherokee, the group. We are sorry that none of Before and after the race, this is brand new model from Florida said the 99’s in the group got in touch with what has been doing: Helen Wilke has it created quite a sensation across us. passed her instrument written and is country; Greeley members Thelma Barber and Gwen Craven have plan­ Marilyn Jackson, a 99 from Maha- working on flying part; Jackie Budow has a new baby girl and is she hop­ ned a fly-in to Greeley for the July met, 111. dropped in to visit with your meeting; and one of Ruth Mugele’s reporter. She drove up the highway ping; Jerry Sloan placed second in Skylady D erby in 175; Martha Ann paintings—her favorite—was stolen b i herself in her little sports car. with some of her others, from the Ruth O'Buck flew commercial to Reading has been building a house at her ranch; Martha Robinson hostess­ Denver-Hilton, and she doesn’t know Great Falls, Montana to ferry back a whether to be complimented, or mad! Cessna 180. ed a “bum” party and served a deli­ cious dinner in coffee cans; Joan Wenholz, Myers and possibly May­ Pat Gilda and family have returned field plan to go to convention in San Huckeba sold her Ercoupe and is look­ to Anchorage from their fishing sighi L'iego see vou there. ing for something to “ play with” ; Ha­ at Naknek, Alaska. They liked it down zel Corry, expecting another grand­ there and plan to go back next year. child. has been keeping the airways The Aerospace program that has hot between Abilene and Dallas; been held at Elmandorf Airforce Base Mary Gauss going to Florida; Kathy has come to a close. Several of the Long flying in Skylady Derby and teachers took flight training during down to Florida; Rowena Burns TDY- the course. Some of them already ing at Colorado; Marge Barr painting knew how to fly. her house; Lucille Hoeffer, who files The 99’s had a pot luck dinner for IFR all time now since her rating ac­ the visiting girls to the Aerospace tually got on instruments the other program. It was held at the home of day. Imagine her surprise when she Marion Zaegel. Weiners were roasted pulled off the hood and saw cloud. Jo in the fire place along with the buffel Allison has been so busy she doesn’t dinner. The girls had a wonderful gab have time to talk. fest. Those present were Teresa James from Pittsburg, Pa. who is COLORADO CHAPTER now working in Anchorage. June Bif- By Donna Myers fle who lives in Anchorage. She and Hurray! There’s a good possibility husband teach school here. Virginia that Colorado will have 3 member’s Mullens of Berkeley, Calif, who is a in the AWTAR! Peg Ong, now living pilot. Crpha Dann Brockway, Monta­ in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mary na, is a 99. Ruth Shaw, Los Angeles, Irenzel plan to fly a Bonanza in Calif, who took flight training. Joyce fact. Mary has just returned from a Draper, Los Angeles, a 99, Shirley conference with Peg. And we hear Can, Berkeley, Calif., a student. La- that Pauline Meigheh, Colorado velle Betz, Marion Zaegel, Pat Gilda, Springs member will enter. Mighty Gladys Brogdon and Edna Gard­ Pat McGee, Aria Cumbie and Helen thrilled for all of them. ner Whyte, winning team of 10th Stoddard. May was our rummage sale, not as A n n u al Ssk-vUi H vr D p r h v OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 1961 SKYLADY DERBY HOUSTON CHAPTER By Louise Bickford H dcp H dcp Race Race Race Rated Speed Fuel Tim e Fuel Speed Our regular reporter, Nancy Jame­ Place Pilo. Airplane BHP MPH GPH Hours GPH MPH Score son, is off to Europe for a few weeks, 1. Edna W hyte 120 90 111 5.6 4 708 4.63 111.08 1.049 2. Jerry Sloan 175 175 127 9.1 3.946 8.94 132.52 1.024 so I will be substituting for her until 3. M ickey Clark 175 175 127 9.1 4 651 7.82 112.44 1.018 she gets back. We all hope she has a 4. June Evers 140 A 90 111 5.6 5 142 4.49 101.71 1.014 5. Gay McCauley 172 145 118 7.8 4.723 7.17 110.73 1.009 wonderful time. Understand she plans 6. M ary Burke Debonair 225 164 11.5 3.408 10.29 153.43 .987 to contact some of our Members-a1- 7. Pat W ard Bellanca 260 *172 12.0 3.194 10.86 163.72 .985 8. Jean Engler 210 260 168 12.2 3.258 11.96 160.48 .980 Large during her travels. 9. Pat Anderson Tri-P acer 160 123 9.0 4 606 8.16 113.54 .974 Merle Boitnott is going to summer 10. Earlene Varney Colt 108 109 6.6 5.061 6.63 103.33 .973 * Handicap speed adjusted to 174 mph (no co-pilot) school at the University of Houston to get her teachers certificate. TULSA CHAPTER June 9th Gertrude Howard and Al­ By Agnes Heilman ice Seaborn flew up to Crockett, Tex­ About the Sky Lady Derby; all we as, to help them celebrate the opening (•an say is “ it sure was fun” . Of the of their new airport. An Old Fiddlers 17 planes entered in the race, 5 were contest was held in conjunction with from our Chapter and 1 was piloted the festivities. They were the only wo­ by a potential new member. She is men to pilot an airplane up there and Mrs. Jean Engler. The 99’s members the townsfolk were certainly impress­ of our Tulsa Chapter who were en­ ed. They were interviewed during the tered in the race included Lois Mar­ fiddlers’ contest and later found out tin and her co-pilot Dorothy Rice; the interview was aired on the local Mary Helen Burke and her co-pilot radio station. Of course, they told ev­ Jan Mauritson; Earlene Varney and eryone they were members of the 99's her co-pilot Mary Krutsch; Charlene Ready to board a T-33 jet, Miss and explained the functions and pur­ Doyle; and Gay McCauley. Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk II. poses of the organization. Lois Martin really enjoyed her visit New Mexico, has been named one Dee Morris has a new baby boy .1 of the five Women Astronauts. with Edith Olovitch of the St, Louis was very pleased to meet her at our Wally took her primary astronaut Chapter. last meeting as it was the first one testing with the Lovelace Founda­ she had attended since I became a We will have a registration table tion in February, 1961, and this member. Hope she will be out more at the Riverside Airport during the summer she will be tested further often from now on. Antique Aircraft Association Conven­ for possible life in the astronaut The Houston Chapter Ninety-Nines tion next week-end. We are looking world. Women who pass this re­ and Petticoat Pilots are co-sponsor- forward to seeing many of you there. search project will become a ing a boat ride down the ship channel. OKLAHOMA CHAPTER group and later receive special­ June 24, for their families and guests. By Jean Williams ized training to participate in space flight as astronauts. Some The city operates the boat for the pur­ We flew to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, for pose of acquainting residents and visi­ our June meeting which had been twenty United States women have been tested of v/hich five have tors of the operations and industries planned for us by Miss Wally Funk. along the ship channel. We made a tour of the Post, lunched satisfactorily passed. The medi­ cal check of the women is exactly One never knows whom they will at the Polo Club and our business meet while airport hopping. Celia Par­ meeting was held afterwards. We the same as given to the men ish and husband, Hank, made just were very pleased that Wally had five astronauts. Wally received her such a trip one week end in their Cess­ of her lady students present. You can private wings at Stephens Col­ na 140 with several other friends in bet that we gave them much en­ lege, Columbia, Mo., then on to couragement to continue their fly­ Oklahoma State University where another 140 and a Bonanza. They lan­ ing and extended the invitation for she achieved more ratings, and is ded first at Conroe airport and then them to consider the thought of be­ presently a flight instructor with decided to fly over to College Station. coming one of us in the future. the Army at Fort Sill, Okla. There they met Virginia Anderson and husband who had driven over. In July we met at Catlin Aviation in Oddly enough, Virginia and Ed had Oklahoma City with Susie Sewell act­ convention were even more disap­ been at the Conroe airport a short ing as hostess. We had a very nice pointed after listening to these girls turnout with eighteen (18i members tell about the wonderful time they while before, and as nothing was go­ present along with three guests of had. ing on there, they decided to drive to whom two are prospective members. Rita and Leonard Eaves flew tc College Station. Celia is cur delegate We wish to extend a big WELCOME Baton Rouge, La., this month and arc to the National Convention. We wish 10 our newest member, Doris Sprak- leaving the 30th for Rockford, 111., her a most pleasant journey. er of Muskogee. We have certainly where they will be attending the Ex­ Helen Booker is planning a trip to missed the presence of Ruth Craig perimental Aircraft Convention. Odessa sometime this summer to gel Jones who has been hospitalized be­ Fern Yount reports to us that she checked out in a glider. cause of surgery and are looking for­ is in the air again and her plane has Our astronot, Rhea Hurrle, is off on ward to her return next mohth. Our a new coat of fabric. a flying trip to Idaho, Colorado and deepest sympathy goes to Manila Tal­ We would like to end our news with other stops. ley in the loss of her mother and a bit of bragging and here goes: The FORT WORTH CHAPTER uncle. Oklahoma Chapter now has its third By Edna Gardner Whyte Four of our lucky gals went to San girl taking the SPACE TESTS! Jerri The May meeting was a well attend­ Diego. They were: Broneta Evans, Cobb was our first, Wally Funk was ed luncheon at the Rigley Country Susie Sewell, Wally Funk and Jerry our second and Gene Nora Stum- Club. Everyone I talk to tells me of Cobb. Nema Masonhall went to Dal­ bough went directly from the business the very nice South Central Section las for the race stop and had a nice meeting Sunday to board her pi m e Meeting we had at Stillwater, Oklaho­ visit with several of the girls. All of for Lovelace Clinic. How abcut that? ma in May. Their program was too us that were unable to attend the We’re proud of you high minded girls. interesting to miss. Dates conflicted or I would have been there. Nice go­ two girls stranded as their 49%er’s ter, Marge Standish, placed second ing Stillwater Ninety-Nines! flew down in Thompson’s 170 and in the spot landing contest. We all en­ Martha Wright was my very good helped send the AWTARs on their joyed these activities so much that Co-pilot on the 1961 International Air way. Florence Moody and Penny Ash­ we have resolved to hold more of Race to Nassau, Bahamas. She made worth drove down in Florence’s Buick them in the future. good time running to and from the and I understand all had a grand and Jo Eddleman hostessed our busi­ time clocks. The islands were so pret­ glorious time. This reporter was un­ ness meeting on June 8th. It was a able to go as it seems that the first ty and inviting, the water with so well attended meeting and a prospec­ part of July is always a hectic one many beautiful shades of blue, gave tive member, Ruth Taylor, came with around our bank, but watched all pap­ a memory I shall never forget and Marge Standish. Business on the agen­ ers and TV newscasts, and listened to want to see it again real soon. It was da included a group discussion of a all radio reports rollowing the girls so comforting knowing the Coast float in the Rose Parade and the de­ across country waiting out weather Guard boats and planes were around cision was negative. Then we had a and the winner as I guess all we . . . frequently saw the big Grumann lively discussion about the prospect "stay-at-homes" did. of the 99’s affiliating with the NAA. over head watching all the little Peggy Archer’s 49V2’er spent the planes. What a thrill! As with most of our meetings we kept first week of his vacation rebuilding busy with business for nearly two Gladys Brogdon, a new 99er with a their C-90 engine and finally got it in hours and finally adjourned for coffee Commanche was my able co-pilot for the 120 in time to do a little flying dur­ and refreshments. the 1961 Skylady Derby E fficiency Air ing the second week. Weather has Race, flown 9 May. Sponsored by the been awfully hot here in the San Joa SAN DIEGO CHAPTER Womens National Aeronautical Assn.. quin Valley and all the flying was done By Elsie G. Watson 99 Race Chairman Pat Bauer of Tulsa. in the early morning or late evening Our busy transportation Chairman. Okla. did an excellent job handling hours i we don’t have the oil cooler on Boo Christensen with 49% er took time the Race. Pat we want you to con­ yet). We did get over to Oceano and out for a vacation trip via a 250 HP tinue to be the Skylady Derby Race visited with 99er’s Ada Blanchard and Comanche. Their trip took them to Chairman. Loydene Blanchard. For those of you New Orleans for several days of sight­ who like to go clam m ing that is the Our dear Chapter Chairman came seeing, thence on to Knoxville, Ten­ up with an idea and arranged for a 99 place to go. Ada and her husband run nessee for a few days of fishing, Mathematical constant Air Speed the airport at Oceano and it is only swimming, etc. They visited relatives race for 11 June. Dora Dougherty ar­ about three b’ocks from the beach. at Albert Lea, Minnesota, went to ranged every detail with perfection. Ii Fly in and land, tie down, walk down Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and then was a lunch and swim at the Martha to the ocean for a swim, then fly on flew down the Colorado River to Wright’s Air strip and home. Termi­ home that evening. A real pleasant Yuma and then back home. Boo says nated at Ranch Air Strip of Verna way to spend a day away from the beautiful weather all the way. Stubbs with a real barbeque feed. You heat. From there we flew on up to New members about to join our were given a sealed envelope by yout Monterey, Salinas and Palo Alto visit­ chapter are Barbara Tucker, a for­ plane with instructions. It was six ing with friends and relatives. mer Wasp who is flying a shiny new legs totaling 126 miles you had to hold We’ve got two new hot prospects, Mooney these days, and Joanne Al­ a pre-assigned airspeed. Dora had Ginger Griffin of Taft and Jo Ann ford, a former member of the Wash­ Bell Helicopter engineer checkers at Murphy of Bakersfield. I hear Jo Ann ington, D. C. chapter and Research Engineer at Convair Astronautics. each turning point clocking. Every has passed her written and will be Our June meeting was at the home second you were off at each check taking her ‘‘ride’’ any day now. She of Dottie Davis, where we gazed long­ point and end counted against you. It has oddles of right seat time as she ingly at the beautiful swimming pool, was a lot of figuring for both co-pilot and her husband are always flying off but "lotsa” detail work to do on Con­ and pilot and lots of fun. Winner was on weekends. Fly to Canada for fish­ vention and Race Start. Hope we get Lou Ellen Foster in her Bonanza. ing quite often, so you’ll be reading to see and meet lots of Ninety Niners. Edna Whyte in Cessna second, Verna about her when she becomes one of Stubbs, in Tri-Pacer third, Tony Page us. Our chairman, Irmyl Fitzgerald SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER in Cessna fourth, Martha Wright in tells us that her son is flying his Tri- By Shirley Gilmore Champion fifth and so on. It was so Pacer back to New Jersey to have it Orlando’s Restaurant in Pomona. much fun that we all voted to do it metalized. " J o ” Dunham took in the Calif., was chosen for our installation again, now we know what we were bull fights while taking her two weeks supposed to do. dinner meeting on June 8th, with 33 tour of duty in San Diego. Got it all on members, 49%’s and guests in atten­ film and we are looking forward to dance. Jane Haag conducted a very seeing them, as most of us have never lovely candlelight installation cere­ SOUTHWEST seen the fights. Most of us got up ,o mony for our new officers, namely. the Porterville Moonlight Flight, bu1 Norma Wilcox, Chairman; Ginny Gra­ SECTION missed seeing Joan Stienberger from ham, Vice-Chairman; Jane Haag, Santa Barbara this year. Where were Secretary; and Polly Phelps, Trea­ you Joan? BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER surer. At this time it apears that our chap­ SANTA CLARA CHAPTER By Peggy Archer ter will be heading en masse for At­ Conventions, summer vacations and By Helen V. Nelson lantic City in July. Six airplanes have the race all seem to come upon us at About forty pilots in the area met been entered in the Derby from San once. Five of our girls represented at Salinas, California on Sunday May Gabriel Valley Chapter, with nine of our chapter at San Diego for the con­ 28th for a luncheon and the opportun­ our members on the respective crews. vention. but none in the race this year. ity to participate in both bomb drop­ Coincidentally, starting positions No. Bertha Haycock flew down in her ping and spot landing contests. Ruth 1 and No. 2 were drawn by our chap­ Cessna 175 with Rhoda Thompson and Gambler won first prize when her ter members. Ginny Graham will pi­ Lorrene Witmer going along as pas­ bomb dropped within 43 feet of the lot the No. 1 plane with her co-pilot. sengers. Bert had to return home on bulls eye, and her prize was an E-6B Ginny Hall of Van Nuys. The Graham Friday but that didn’t leave out' other computer. Another 99 from our chap­ Apache has been undergoing a com­ plete interior rejuvenation in red and tess for letting us break-in her new were taken up and decisions reached white, including a white furry carpet apartment, and to Colleen Giglio for regarding several regulations and for the girls—about as powder-puffy the delicious refreshments. After a changes expected at the Sectional as you can get! Place position No. 2 brief meeting the girls went to ‘town’ meeting. went to Betty Humble, whose co-pilot finishing the table decorations for the Here’s a bit of a warning to all 99’s will be Shirley Gilmore. They will fly convention luncheon which the chap­ —that they visually check their gaso­ the Gilmore’s Cessna Skyhawk. Other ter is sponsoring on the 6th of July. line supply before takeoff. Last week members entered are Georgia Dover, Guest speaker will be Zeno Klinker Salt Lake radio received a “ mayday” who will pilot her Cessna 170, with and if you’ve never seen him and his call from a Santa Barbara 99, Muriel Penny Swope as co-pilot. Polly Stoehr program , this is a must. Lyon, flying in from the coast to Sher­ will have Pip Ragsdale with her in Please note that the July meeting idan Wyoming with her daughter the cockpit of Polly’s Bonanza, and will not be held due to the activities in Kathryn and son, Louis. Fortunately Opal Marie Sanders wil fly the race Ean Diego. W e’ll be looking for you she was able to set her plane down on in her Cessna 182 with Clara Aldrich, there. a dirt road just east of Cedar Valley San Diego Chapter, as her co-pilot. I see that Jean Rose, Nancy Miller, without damage to either plane or Our new chairman, Norma Wilcox, is Ruth Ling (these two are future limb but with empty gas tanks. Seems taking her sister-in-law, Donna Wil­ 99ers), Lorraine Parro, Dru Benefiel that Navions have a habit of being a cox of Hawthorne, Calif., a student and Colleen Giglio took advantage of bit slow in draining gas from one tank pilot. They will be flying Norma’s Tri- the Memorial Day holiday and flew to the other when being filled. It’s Pacer. With a membership of only to Las Vegas. Win any money, girls? just possible that the attendant at her twenty, we feel this average must set Katie Braithwaite flew to Reno for last gas stop didn’t wait for this trans­ a record of some sort—and certainly the Holiday on Wings. Dru Benefiel fer and Muriel took to the air, believ­ one of us should bring home a trophy! and Mary Ann Craig flew to Yuma as ing she had at least four hours of gas­ oline but her supply was gone just BAY CITIES CHAPTER a trial run of the AWTAR, Had a plea­ sant trip but the fuel tanks were giv­ short of three hours flying. We were The annual “Fowl Dinner’’ by ing them a little trouble. Dru again, happy to get acquainted with you Chairman Jean Tinsley was hostessed and Colleen Giglio flew to San Diego Muriel even if it was an emergency in her charming home in Artherton for the fun of it. Good girl, Lorraine— “ stopover.” on the San Francisco Peninsula on hear you checked out in the Cessna Jesse Carter, husband, Vern, and July 21. 140. Fun isn’t it? four youngest children had a well- Guest 99’s attending the dinner- earned vacation this month visiting Elsie Smith, Colleen Giglio and Dru meeting were Jo Eddleman and Dr. through Southern Utah Parks, Phoe­ Benefiel took in the Experimental Air­ Marion Wagner. The chapter's newest nix and Southern California. member, Jackie Bandt, who trans­ craft Association show at Torrance Airport and they had the opportunity Jo Waddoups participated in two ferred from the San Diego Chapter, air searches (scratched up nearly ten was also in attendance. Others were to meet Chet Huntley—a pilot in his hours of additional flight time) for a Maud Evanson, Mary Messersmith, own right. Thrilled girls! Sally La- lost Beech and Comanche, downed be­ Gail Lane. Miriam Brugh, Deby By­ Forge, an engineer at Hughes Air­ tween Kanab and Salt Lake City. ram, Eleanor Wilson, Juanda Bige­ craft, just bought a part in a glider. Eunice Naylor has been asked to be low, Ruth Rueckert and Lindy Boyes. Smooth ‘sailing’, Sally. Virginia Show­ ers just purchased a new car—guess on the International Committee of Latest approved gift item for 99’s Aviation Education chairmaned by is the enamel-on-copper round tray, she’ll be grounded for a while. Am proud to announce that the fol­ Mary Fecser. Nicky Harding has re­ or dish, that this chapter is offering enrolled at the University in Provo on a custom order basis. First sale lowing girls will be representing the L. A. Chapter in the com ing AWTAR. and is working toward her teaching was made to Bea MacPherson of Tuc­ degree. Ruth Walker is back in the son when she purchased a sample Dru Benefiel and Mary Ann Craig in harness this summer with the 4-H tray at the San Diego convention. The a Skylane; Katie Braithwaite and Eil­ een Pickering in a 175; Tekla Kauf- program. Maxine Nielsen is planning tray is available in sizes ranging from on flying down to the International 4” diameter to 12” at a cost of from mann and Irene Leverton (plane un­ known) ; also flying will be Barbara Convention for 99’s. She’ll be one of $7.50 to $26.00. Any color schem e is our representatives, along with Eu­ available. Willis and Jan Vawter. And of course, those two faithfuls Elsie and (491/2) nice Naylor and Alberta Nicholsen, at Ruth Rueckert reported at fascinat­ the meetings. The old grapevine tells ing length on the convention activities. Norman Smith will be following the race. Good luck, girls and a pleasant us that June Andreason has moved to Lindy Boyes gave an informal resume a new home in Salt Lake and no long­ of her participation in the AWTAR trip. UTAH CHAPTER er lives at the home in Emigration (with Margaret Callaway, All-Ohio Canyon. See you Next Month!!! Chapter) in which she placed 8th. Co­ By Lucile Christopherson pies of her just-published novel, “Sa­ Here’s news again of the gals in SAN FERNANDO VALLEY bres Over Brandywine” , were order­ CHAPTER Utah. ed by many of the race fliers who We had an unexpected visit from By Shirley Robinson wanted their copies autographed. The (chapter Chairman) Irene Leverton Congratulations to our Southwest author is willing; so be it! of Santa Monica, California the early Section gals Frances Bera, Aileen August 25 is the date of next part of June. She had been grounded Saunders, and our chapter chairman month’s meeting, one week later than here for over half a day due to mech­ Irene Leverton, for respective 1st, usual. In the event visiting 99’s are in anical delays on the Niki Rocket Sta­ 2nd, and 3rd places in the 1961 the San Francisco Bay Area at that tion project—Wished we all could AWTAR, and to our Jean Rose for Gth time, contact a Bay Cities member have had the chance to visit with you. place. Placing that well out of 101 en­ and join the gathering. A delightful patio breakfast was tries is no accident, and even though LOS ANGELES CHAPTER held June 17th at 7:00 A.M. at the the good “ breaks” are necessary, the By Tillie Elements home of Lucile Christopherson in Pro­ breaks aren’t any good wihout the The Los Angeles Chapter of the 99’s vo. Those attending were Eunice Nay­ “ brains” . A good pilot is not neces­ held it’s monthly meeting on the 13th lor, Maxine Nielson, Jesse Carter, Jo sarily a good Powder Puff Derby pi­ of June at the hdme of Eileen Picker­ Waddoups, Nicky Harding, Ruth Wal­ lot, but consistent good performance ing. Our tilahks to the charm ing hos­ ker and the hostess. Busihess tfiatters in the race proves the piloting profi­ ciencies of these gals. Hope to join to you and all the entrants and work­ and Evelyn Brown as I believe I you some day! ers who made such an exciting race mentioned before. Little ole TAR Baby 90 made it possible—glad to have Gerry Mickel- Things are always happening it home unspectaculary except for some son from our Chapter racing with Dor­ seems to me. It was time for re-licen­ generator trouble and the same spoo- othy Jenkins. Sacremento Valley sing of THE SPIRIT OF 45 in M a y - ky-type weather we all encountered Chapter also supplied plenty of boo­ and what do you think they found. A during the race. One senior local pilot sters for the take-off activities—Dona cracked crank case (try to say that in Midland, Texas said, “If I had Meyers, June Devine. Florence Breen fast—I dare you) and only 142 hours known the Powder Puff Derby was and their husbands and Genevieve on the engine! Well Continental is going through here I wouldn’t have Hall. They also provided consolation standing back of it but I’m wondering left the ground—the weather always for Ruth Wagner and Hialeah Reilich if Cora McDonald (Biloxi) and yours turns bad!’’ when the taxi accident prevented truly will get to make the convention If any one person deserves the their take-off in the TAR. in San Diego next month. If the new award for “ All-time Powder Puff Der­ case gets here, the mechanic says he Our June meeting: was at Gerry by Booster’’ it would be Minnie will work night and day to get the ma­ Mickelson’s home. Ruth Ruechert and Wade’s daddy from Clanton, Ala. Five jor done and he hopes to have it here Geri Hill visited from Bay a.Cities. days at the starting line at Montgom­ by the 29th of June—when I expect to Chairman Genevieve reports a social ery, Ala., clear thinking in expediting take off. H ere’s hoping it’ll get put atmosphere prevailed—pretty hard to troop operations, watching out for our back together as I’m looking forward get much business done with Gerry's safety, and handy hints about oil on to being with you all in San Diego. new swimming pool to initiate. I flew our own windshield, qualify him for Let’s all hope for good flying weather our Flutterbug (homebuilt) to Tor­ our most sincere gratitude. Juanita especially from July 8 to 12 for the rance that week end. They had a Halstead and her whole family de­ contestants! combination Experimental Aircrafl serve our thanks for putting up with MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER and Antique Aircraft fly-in there and 150 guests who came for dinner and By Barbara DeWees Reithmaier stayed most of the week! We were a pretty trophy for flying the longest An informal meeting was held at beginning to think that Greenville. distance to the event now graces our Jackson Municipal Airport Sunday, mantel. S. C., the next stop, was perm anently June 4, so future members and trans­ stuck with a weather report of “ ceil­ If you can’t get Elaine, Claire, or ferring members could get together ing 200’ —ground fo g ’ ’ . Mr. H alaby’s Florence on the telephone on Wednes­ and work up plans for organizing our boys in the Flight Service Station and days remember they are out being Mississippi Chapter. the weather bureau personnel at Ladybugs—flying, that is. Cora McDonald transferring from Montgomery were of the finest, as the Alabama Chapter, called the meet­ were all we encounterd from San Die­ Juanita Bigler, member at large ing together and got us rolling. Mrs. go to Atlantic City. Tower operators from British West Indies, now resid­ Bernice Kelly, president of the Lady and radio-men couldn’t have been ing in Sacramento, surprised me with Birds a flying club here in Jackson, nicer, going over and above the pro­ a post card from Alaska; she had which she organized to stimulate fly­ verbial “line of duty” to help all en­ flown there in a new Super Cub for a ing among our student pilots, filled trants. May we invite all 99's who Piper Dealer—nice work if you can in her application for membership. helped at the race stops to enter the get it! She may take a Cherokee up in Bernice is a private pilot working on race next year so that they can truly August. Speaking of far flung places, her commercial license. appreciate their importance in 1961. hear the Brandleys are vacationing in Mrs. Ethel Radzewicz of Jackson and maybe get even! Europe and that Mary Dunson has also turned in her application for Ginny Graham and our Virginia covered many an air mile with her membership. Ethel received her pri­ Hall earned the “ Best Apache” prize, 49%er the past few months. vate license May 12, checked out in and we’re proud. Our Lauretta Sav­ the Skylane last week and is getting ory and Nancy Walton were lament­ ready to work on her instrument rat­ ing the weather their Comanche ran ing. Both Bernice and Ethel are the into, preventing them from reaching only pilots in their respective families. Atlantic City before deadline, as were Mrs. Jesse Roberts, another Jack­ Jean Clark and our Liz Crowley, and son private pilot, was unable to attend TAR Baby 90. the meeting but assured us she would Back in town, but with that “ can’t get her application in immediately. stay home” feeling, we went to the Jesse and her husband own a Cessna grand opening of Mojave Airport to ALABAMA CHAPTER 182. I am transferring from the St. see the Cole Bros. Air Show and ex­ By Gertrude C. Luther Louis Chapter. perimental and antique airplanes; The June meeting of the Alabama Cora McDonald reported that she Gladys Hogins, Janine Ceccio, and Ninety-Nines was held in Montgom­ passed her instrument written exam Marge Frenzel attended from our ery with luncheon following it at the and has thirty hours toward her in­ chapter, also. Airport Restaurant. Members present strument rating. She had to take a Li’l Audrey Schutte had a choice of were: Jean Armstrong, Juanita Hal­ day off from work and fly up tu Jack­ Powder Puff Derby-ing this year, or stead, Minnie Wade Jr. and Sr., Sybil son, the nearest FAA office, and take studying for her instrument rating, Thistlewaite, Edith Chiocco, Helen the written. and she chose the latter. She has nine Grove, Jan Warrick, Grace Bailey, Mrs. Jessie Miller, a student pilot students now and not enough time Marie Carastro, and Evelyn Brown from Hattiesburg, also was able to at­ for them all. She and Lois Miles are Guests were: Estelle Moon, Birming­ tend the meeting. She reported on the now both helping out at Valley Pilots. ham, and Betty Collier, Montgomery, Aviation Workshop to be held at Mis­ Van Nuys Airport. who will be in charge of ham radio sissippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, See you next year, all you Powder operations during the AWTAR race. starting June 26. Puffers. Business concerned “getting ready” The Powder Puff Derby will come for the contestants on their stop at through Jackson and we’re making SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER Montgomery. And I believe every­ preparations for their visit. Bernice By Helen Mace thing will be in order thanks mostly Kelly told us that she had made ar­ Congratulations Fran! Best wishes to Juanita Halstead, Minnie Wader rangements with the Sun-N-Sand Mo­ tor Hotel for rooms and that the ma­ W ILLIAM S, Mary Jane (Mrs. John Clark) BROGDON, Gladys Cain (Mrs. Carter) Porter’s Chapel Road—60 Mississippi 3101 Westridge Fort Worth nager already had prizes for the first, Vicksburg, Miss. 636-0815 F ort W orth 16, T exas P E 8-5166 second, and third airplane to stay NORTH CENTRAL SECTION CHEW, Charlotte Herndon (Mrs. James L ) overnight. 901 West Taylor Kansas FISCHER, Martha Alice Lyons, Kan. CL 7-2306 R. R. 1 All-Ohio Our next meeting will be held infor­ Liberty Center, Ohio 878-3213 McEW EN, Pat Zoller (Mrs. Owen C.) mally at Jackson Municipal Airport, 16206 East Central Kansas KAYLOR, Laurine Wichita, Kan. RE 3-1607 July 9, the first day that TAR contes­ 930 Lexdale Lane All-Ohio tants will be coming through. Our aim Mansfield, Ohio SK 5-3556 SOUTHWEST SECTION is to have our Mississippi pilots get McMAHAN, Bette Fern (Mrs. Gerald) TUCKER, Barbara Hershey (Mrs. John R.) B ox 31 A ll-O hio 5775 Urban Drive San Diego acquainted with other 99 members. Mt. Victory, Ohio B-99 La Mep, Calif. HO 9-3710 TRIPLETT, Jean Hoover (Mrs. M. M.) FORD, Rose Ann R. R. 2 All-Ohio 505 North Sunnyslope Ave. San Gabriel Valley 99 Membership List Bluffton, Ohio 2661 Pasadena, Calif. SY 5-8204 MEMBER - AT - LARGE LEHM ANN, Stella Mae (Mrs. Edward B.) RAGSDALE, Lila Catherine (Mrs. John “Tex” ) 4004 East 53rd St. North Gr. Kansas City 1592 East Orange Grove Blvd. San Gabriel Valley BAILEY, Eleanor (Mrs. T. W. “ Bill” ) Pasadena, Calif. SY 6-3742 Nemiscam, Alberta, Canada Kansas City, Mo. GL 3-2057 F orem ost R 804 . .: JOHNSON, Madaline Ella (Mrs. K. T.) BLANCHARD, Wendie Lou (Mrs. Howard B.) R. R. 1 Iowa 5401 East 6 Street Tucson SARTORI, Grazia Tucson, Ariz. EA 7-8762 Via M agenta 19 B Callender, Iowa 809 Rome, Italy 497622 MICHNER, Suzanne GILBERT, Muriel Lewis (Mrs.) 1208 South Brown Michigan B ox 67 T ucson NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY SECTION Jackson, Mich. ST 9-8556 A jo, Ariz. DU 7-6770 ABBATE, Doris (Mrs. Ronald A.) 91 Morton Blvd. N.Y-N.J. M cCORKLE, Lorraine Sanderson (Mrs H. J.) — REINSTATEMENTS — 539 Kendall Lane Rockford Area Plainview, New York, N. Y. WE 8-9374 NORTHWEST SECTION DeKalb, 111. 6-5793 ERNSDORFF, Helen L. KUZENKO, Edith Pearce (Mrs. Michael T.) Stuart, Maxine Woodrow (Mrs. John J.) P. O. Box 212 Eastern Washington 20 Secatogue Lane East N.Y.-N.J. R. R. 3, Henderson Rd. Rockford Area Yakima, Wash. G L 3-7186 West Islip, N. Y. MO 1-5698 Freeport, 111. AD 2-8570 SOUTHEAST SECTION TAYLOR, Ethel Louise (Mrs. Willard “Pete” ) SOUTHWEST SECTION KELLY, Bernice Irby (Mrs. E. Tim) 1003 South 7th St. Rockford Area ALFORD, Joanne 4055 Roxbury Road Mississippi DeKalb, 111. 6-5574 2768 Front St., Apt. 7 San Diego Jackson, Miss. EM 6-3315 SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION San D iego 3, Calif. C Y 8-0213 RADZEW ICZ, Ethel C. (Mrs. Paul A.) TURRILL, Fredda Odessa (Mrs. Robert L.) SAVORY, Lauretta Foy (Mrs. William A ) 1802 Eastover Drive Mississippi 785 South Glencoe Colorado 15061 Hamlin St. San Fernando Valley Jackson, Miss. EM 2-2639 Denver 22, Colo. DU 8-2715 Van Nuys, Calif. ST 5-7637

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