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O C T O B ER , 1968 11 metijlline Hews r J h JDmety-LAJineg > HEADLINES from Hazel My doesn't the month go by fast? This issue is a bit nostalgic with a Here st is news time again. We have bit of the old and new. Last month done such a great job this month on we received a very interesting news the reports that I think we should article about CAL ROGERS and his all take next month off. THEREFORE first transcontinental flight in the '‘Vin NO DEADLINE UNTIL NOV. 20, Fiz” . The lady who sent the article in 1968, included a newspaper clipping and a There are some of you that are not plea for help for the widow of CAL OCTOBER, 1968 reading the NEWS. PEG got several ROGERS. I carefully put the informa THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. reports which she delivered last night tion aw ay and now I cannot find it. Will Rogers World Airport at 11:00 P.M. Come on now, send the (Nothing like having the News in cap International Headquarters ole report to me . able hands). Please, whoever sent the information, send the pertinent infor Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 How many of you knew the names mation again, so 1 can include it in of the people in the Gipson R ace in Headquarters Secretary the News. I saw the Vin Fiz while in last month’s issue. MELBA BEARD LORETTA GRAGG Washington recently and am most sent the following list: anxious to buy the book and to do 1. FA Y WELLS Editor a story on Rogers. 9 HAZEL McKENDRICK z. Several reporters are concerned P.O. B ox 38499 3. FRANCES MARSOLO about what to send in for the announce Dallas, Texas 75238 4. MAYNE GREY? ment only issues of the News. Send THE NINETY-NINES NEWS 5. EDNA GARDNER nothing unless you have an announce October, 1968 Vol. 12 No. 21 6. TEDDY KENYON ment of a coming event. In the in Published monthly, except bi-monthly July- 7. FLEU DE LYS LOERCH terest of economy, we will only publish August and November-December. the race news, special events, officers Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and is in 8. MARJORIE LUDWIGSEN cluded as <a part of the annual membership reports etc. 9. dues of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. ANNETTE GIPSON THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. 10. It has been real exciting getting news Will Rogers World Airport from all over the world and I really 11. A. E. Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 am enjoying this job, so until Novem Return Form 3579 to above address 12. 2nd Class Postage pd. at Chickasha, Okla. ber 20th, lots of safe fun flying to you 13. PEGGY REMY all . INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS President DONNA MYERS 11603 E. 6th PI. COMMITTEE REPORTS Aurora, Colorado 80010 International Committee Chairmen Vice-President BERNICE “BEA” STEADMAN 1 9 6 8 - 6 9 12214 N. McKinley Rd. Montrose, Michigan 48457 A erospace Incorporation Resident MARY JO OLIVER BARBARA C. BONETT Secretary LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN Air Marking M em bership South 1907 Oneida Place JERRY B. ROBERTS JUANITA B. HALSTEAD Spokane, Washington 99203 Auditing NIFA Award Treasurer PEGGY NORRIS LOIS FEIGENBAUM DORIS RENNINGER Budget Nominating Committee 10-01 162nd Street DORIS RENNINGER DR. ANNE ROETHKE Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 Contest Parliamentarian Executive Board MARION BETZLER ALICE DAVIS ALICE ROBERTS Flying Activities Public Relations 9828 North 19 Avenue GARNETT HASTINGS ELLEN TRINDLE Phoenix, Arizona 85021 GENE NORA JESSEN 49'% er R ecords Read and Approve Minutes 1969 BECKY THATCHER 2814 Cassia MINNIE BOYD Boise, Idaho 83705 Historian Resolutions BETTY W. McNABB VIRGINIA THOMPSON LOIS AUCHTERLONIE 926 Third Avenue Albany, Georgia 31701 Next Deadline: Received by Editor by November 20th BACKWARD GLANCE A. E. Scholarship Tid-Bits from the late 1929’s and early 1930’s as found in “ Women and Aviation’’ THE AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Virginia Thompson, Reporter A 1968 REVIEW Did you know: look a plane up lor its first llight Dr. Dora Dougherty, Reporter test. that in 1929 the endurance and altitude AMELIA EARHART, the first presi that in 1930, there were m ore women records, both official and unofficial dent of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. disap pilots named RUTH than any other were being set by such famous pilots peared in July 1937 in an attempted name. The MARYS and MARJOR as MLLE. MARYSE BASTIE, ELI flight around the world. Her loss was IES followed closely behind, NOR SMITH, LOUISE THADEN, felt by all people and especially by EVELYN TROUT, VIOLA GENTRY, that probably the pioneer flying hus The Ninety-Nines. It had been AMELIA MARVEL GROSSOM and LADY band and wife team were PHOEBE who, when she was president, had sug MARY HEATH. OMLIE and her husband who had gested the name, The Ninety-Nines, pilot licenses numbers 199 and 200 that the A ir Travel News of Dec. 1929 based on the number of charter mem respectively, carried 24 rotogravure pages of bers of our organization. The Ninety- Women in Aviation. They included that JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER had his Nines wondered what they could do to some of the women who helped write first flight at Ormond Beach, Fla. honor AMELIA and carry on her un Our earlier chapters in flying: He was flown by BLANCHE and selfish interest and enthusiasm for all HARRIET QUIMBY, KATHARINE DEWEY NOYES of Cleveland, Ohio, wom en in aviation. WRIGHT, MATHILDE MOISSANT, who received shiny new dimes for Out of many suggestions submitted, RUTH LAW, MARJORIE STINSON, their pains as well as the distinction a scholarship was finally selected as MRS. MAURICE HEWLETT, BER- of being the first to get the richest a “living memorial”. The Amelia NETTA MILLER, BARONESS DE man in the world up into the air. Earhart Scholarship Fund was created LAROCHE, MLLE. DUTRIEU, and that ANNE LINDBERGH (Mrs. Char in 1940. ALM A HARWOOD served as JANE HERVIEU. les A.) qualified for her first class the first permanent trustee. She as that another milestone in aviation was gliders license at San Diego, Calif, sumed the task of raising funds and passed in 1930 when MRS. KEIGH that by Feb. 1930, there were at least working out the details for the trust. MILLER as Chief Test Pilot of Victor 182 WOMEN PILOTS, or more than At the International Convention of the Aircraft Co. of Mount Holly, N.J. five times the 34 who held licenses Ninety-Nines in Albuquerque, New on Jan. 1, 1928. M exico in July 1941, under the presi that women pilots early recognized the dency of BETTY GILLIES, the resolu Coming Events need to have the names of towns tion legally establishing the trust was displayed prominently on buildings adopted. The care in drawing up the October 5 to aid fliers and did something about original terms is attested to by the fact New York-New Jersey Poker Run it. The same yellow and black colors that very few amendments have been necessary to keep it up-to-date. October 4, 5, and 6 are still used today, The trust and its fund are adminis 13th Annual Michigan SMALL Race that women pilots of the 30's were tered by five trustees, two of whom Ann Arbor Municipal Airport just as clothes conscious when flying are appointed by the Executive Com as they are today as noted by this October 12 mittee of the 99s to serve permanently, article. “As the thermometer tends AWNEAR . Burlington, Vermont upwards furlined flying suits are and three of whom are elected for three year terms on a rotating basis. October 12-13 going up also, up on the peg until All are 99s. Pacific Air Race next winter. Our spies tell us that a The first scholarship award of $150.00 (formerly the Fun Race) number of couturiers are busy work was made in 1941. The total award Gillespie Field, Santee, Calif. ing out designs for fetching spring was supposed to come from the ac New England Air Race flying togs. Some sketches by FAY crued interest from the fund. At that Avacado Festival at Fallbrook GILLIS, that versatile young lady time this amounted to $21.37. But gen Halloween Carnival . caterpillar and pilot, who designs erous 99s helped out to make the Breise & Johnson Hangar flying suits what time she isn’t selling award possible that year as well as Aircade two cents a pound Flights airplanes and flying courses to Cur tiss Wright customers literally took in 1942. During the war years 1943-46 October 18, 19, and 20 our breath away. A little creation no awards were made and the infant Canadian Fall Sectional which will emerge in Alice blue and had a chance to grow. Constellation Hotel orange rajah, or printed cotton pique The award was increased to $200.00 Toronto, Ontario or any desired color or material, sug in 1948. By 1955 it was increased to gests beach pajamas gone ever so October 19, 1968 $300.00. In 1954 for the first tim e two airminded and in a very entrancing New York-New Jersey Sectional awards were given. This was the year though not too fussy way. B'ig pock of the anniversary of the 99s. It then October 26 ets have been literally provided for. reverted back to one scholarship per Dallas Doll Derby Then there is a bloused trouser affair year. In 1959 the amount was raised Redbird Airport that has a neatly rounded collar, to $350.00 and a new procedure was Dallas, Texas and a profusion of pocket space.’’ adopted. No longer did ALL the funds available lor scholarship come from civil, educational, government, indus R ID G E, flying her Com m ander 200, the interest of the fund.